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Rockaway boardwalk fully opened again New, improved structure to protect community from future storms by Anthony O’Reilly

of the neighboring communities. Rockaway residents have waited years for their boardwalk to be restored and have participated in numerous community meetings hosted by civic associations and the Parks Department, which took input from activists during the design phase. Many have expressed anger that Rockaway was without a boardwalk while New Jersey and Long Beach got theirs back much quicker than Queens. Construction on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk began in April 2014.

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or the first time since Superstorm Sandy, the f ull 5.5 miles of the Rockaway Beach boardwalk is open to the public. “The reopening of the entire 5.5 mile Rockaway Boardwalk is a major milestone for the Rockaway community – and for all New Yorkers,” Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver said in a statement issued last Wednesday. “Because our waterfront parks are our first line of defense against the effects of climate change, as well as a breathtaking public amenity for New Yorkers to experience, we have built back stronger and smarter, setting a new standard for shoreline protection.” The boardwalk received heavy damage during the Oct. 29, 2012 storm and beachgoers have had limited access to it since then. The first section of it, from Beach 86th to Beach 97th streets, was opened last Memorial Day with other stretches of the path opening at different intervals. Although the entire boardwalk is able to be walked and biked on, work remains to be done on the stretch from Beach 19th to Beach 39th streets, which were immediately repaired following the storm. That is expected to be completed by

Make your way down to Rock Rock Rockaway Beach where the full 5.5 miles of the boardwalk has been opened for the first time since Superstorm Sandy. The new structure has resiliency feaPHOTO COURTESY NYC PARKS tures, protecting nearby communities from future storms. Memorial Day 2017.

The boardwalk, according to the Parks Department, sets “a global standard for resilient shoreline design, while providing the Rockaway community with a beautiful, functional beachfront.”

Using a steel-reinforced concrete deck fixed to steel pipe support piles, it’s elevated above the 100-year flood plain, is protected by six miles of planted dunes and is in the process of receiving a concrete retaining wall on the beach and out

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) said the wait is worth it because the Long Island and Garden State boardwalks are just that — boardwalks. “They don’t provide the resiliency features that this one has,” Goldfeder said. He noted that the resiliency features make it vastly superior to its predecessor. “This is a barrier whereas the last boardwalk literally became a weapon,” Goldfeder said. “Pieces of it went flying into neighboring communities causing damage.” That, he added, won’t happen with the new boardwalk. The assemblyman, an avid runner and biker, gave his personal approval to the improved structure calling it, “beautiful.” Q “It’s just great,” he added.

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Fraudsters trying to rip off BiB applicants Crooks trying to get personal info, money out of Superstorm Sandy vics by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Breezy Point resident William Canterino knew the man on the other end of the line was a crook. “I could tell right away that this was a scam,” Canterino said. The man, who was calling from a number with a Texas area code, identified himself as a Build it Back employee who was helping out Anna — the case worker assigned to help Canterino get his Sandy-ravaged home back up and running. The man instructed the Breezy Point resident that he was eligible for a $95,000 federal grant to elevate his home — all he had to do was wire him $495 through Western Union. Fraudsters often instruct their victims to wire money through Western Union or other similar services, because they don’t always require identification to collect the money. Canterino is not the only person enrolled in the Build it Back program — the city initiative to rebuild homes damaged by the 2012 storm or refund homeowners who did the work themselves — to be targeted by fraudsters. A Build it Back spokesman said last Thursday that the program has received reports of applicants being contacted by individuals claiming to work for the program in

an attempt to gain personal information. The incidents are being probed by the Department of Investigation, a mayoral spokeswoman said. “Build it Back and the Department of Investigation work together to combat fraud targeting our homeowners,” Amy Spitalnick said in an emailed statement. “The City takes these issues very seriously and we encourage any applicants who suspect fraud to contact the Department of Investigation Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fraud Hotline at (212) 825-5959.” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), who represents Breezy Point and much of Rockaway, called the people behind the scheme “disgusting.” “After every disaster you have degenerates who are looking to take advantage of the system,” Goldfeder said. The assemblyman said he has not heard reports of anyone being defrauded due to this scheme. A Build it Back spokesman did not say if anyone’s personal information or money was stolen and did not elaborate on how many people had been contacted by the crooks. “Most people have been very vigilant,” Goldfeder added. But Canterino, who is living in Brooklyn while his house is being rebuilt, wouldn’t

Homeowners enrolled in the Build it Back system are being targeted by fraudsters seeking money or personal information, the city announced last week. So far, it does not appear that FILE PHOTO anyone has been ripped off. doubt that some could fall prey to the scam. “Especially a lot of the older people who are really vulnerable to things like this,” he said. When contacted by the fraudster, Canterino did not wire any money and reported the incident to Goldfeder’s office.

He did express concern that whoever is behind the scheme may have access to thousands of people’s information. “They had my phone number, I have my social security on the application,” he explained. “It sounds to me like it might be an inside job ... or someone got hacked.” Q

A mural with a double meaning? Many in area disappointed with South Ozone Park school’s mural by Suzanne Ciechalski

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A mural that recently appeared at MS 226 in South Ozone Park has left many in the surrounding community disappointed for more than one reason. The mural, which was part of an art project led by students, seems to depict the school’s principal, Rushell White, as a Hindu goddess, upsetting many in the community. Several Hindus in the area called on the mayor and the city Department of Education’s Chancellor, Carmen Fariña, to apologize for the mural. The situation even caught the attention of Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who said that no faith, whether larger or smaller than Hinduism, should be ridiculed. In a statement, Zed said, “Hindu goddesses were highly revered in Hinduism and were meant to be worshiped in temples or home shrines and not to be used indecorously or thrown around loosely in reimagined versions for dramatic

The above mural was painted at MS 226 at the end of the school year. Hindu residents in Queens have voiced frusPHOTO COURTESY JOE CONCANNON trations with the mural, as it seems to depict the principal as a Hindu goddess. effects in a public school premises; which reportedly had [a] considerable number of Hindu students.” Zed also said he “indicated that it was unnecessary dragging of a Hindu deity in a school mural and

urged NYC Department of Education to publish a disclaimer about this on its website along with prope r expla n at ion about H i ndu goddesses.” Although the mural was appar-

ently an effort by students, some have also alleged that it depicts the school’s Assistant Principal David Possner, a whistleblower at the school, who is currently suing the DOE, as the “bad boy in the cor-

ner,” according to a press release from community activist Joseph Concannon. Possner has named White in his lawsuit against the DOE. “Many recognized the fingerpointing at the man in the lower right corner as Possner, and were outraged by the public display of humiliation,” Concannon said. He also added, “Hindu staff members were also upset, particularly at the center character, supposedly of Ms. White, the figure with multiple hands and arms as in the Hindu religion; it depicts the goddess of death and destruction.” The Chronicle attempted to contact the principal but she referred comment to the DOE’s press office. DOE spokeswoman Devora Kaye in a statement said, “We encourage artwork and expression that is inclusive and respectful of all communities, and the school has taken down this mural.” In consultation with the superintendent of schools, Kaye added, the principal took the mural down. Q

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At 102 years young, he was the party Howard Beach resident Max Stern remembered as a kindred spirit by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Howard Beach resident Max Stern may have been the oldest man in the room — but you wouldn’t know it by talking to him. “He was an absolute gentleman with an absolutely great sense of humor,” said Judy Ascherman, program manager at Catholic Charities’ Howard Beach Senior Center. “He was a very kind person.” For Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), it was a pleasure to visit the centenarian every year at the senior center to celebrate his birthday. “He was hilarious,” Goldfeder said. “Nothing you said could ever phase him. He was just a kind spirit and a great man.” Stern, a member of the senior center since 2004 and a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, died on July 1. He was 102. “His passing is a tremendous loss to this community,” Goldfeder said. A memorial service was held at Schwartz Bros.-Jeffer Memorial Chapel on Queens Boulevard Wednesday and he was interned at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, LI following the service. Stern turned 100 in 2013 and was honored with a party at the senior center in which he danced and entertained the audience with jokes.

Max Stern, right, was always the life of the party at the Catholic Charities’ Howard Beach Senior Center, even at 102. The longtime Howard Beach resident, who said getting enough sleep was FILE PHOTO the key to his longevity, died on July 1. The secret to his longevity, he said at the time, was getting the right amount of sleep. He told the audience he took three naps a day: one in the morning, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, and “by then it’s time to go to bed.” Ascherman noted Stern was very active when he wasn’t in bed.

“He loved to dance,” she said. He also loved to sing, play the ukulele and always had a joke to tell. “He was the life of the party,” Goldfeder said. Starting on Stern’s 98th birthday, Goldfeder would visit him every year. Even dating back

five years, the assemblyman would have pegged Stern as a much younger age based onthe way he went about life. “You just couldn’t tell how old he was by talking to him,” he said. Ascherman noted there was one other notable quality of Stern’s. “He had a wicked smile,” she said. Stern moved to the community with his latewife, Reba, in 1968. He was born in Brooklyn on Nov. 20, 1913. He was drafted during World War II and served 37 months in the 100th Infantry Division. Prior to being called into service, he worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. According to his online obituary, Stern survived fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. He told senior center members during his 100th birthday that he was in Alsace-Lorraine, France, on Jan. 9, 1945 when his outnumbered unit was attacked by German forces. Stern and his fellow soldiers were able to fight back against the attack and captured several German soldiers. He received citations for his bravery in the face of battle. Following the war, he taught as an industrial arts teacher at Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights for 19 years. Stern is survived by his daughter, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Q

New signs to raise drivers’ awareness Assemblyman urges DOT to consider “Autistic Child Area” signage by Suzanne Ciechalski

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Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) this week called on the Department of Transportation to consider the installation of “Autistic Child Area” signs around facilities and special needs schools that cater to autistic children, as well as parks. The signs are similar to the “Deaf Child Area” signs. “I have made traff ic safety around our schools a priority and I know firsthand how scary it can be to have cars speeding around areas where our kids gather,” Goldfeder said in a statement. Area parents have urged lawmakers to consider installing this signage. “New signs making drivers aware of special children will ensure that they take extra precautions when they are near a facility that is used by people with autism, to give parents some peace of mind when they drop off their children with special needs,” the assemblyman added. The purpose of “Autistic Child Area” signs would be to used to alert drivers and make sure that they are taking proper precautions

when entering these areas. “Kids with autism are unpredictable, they can jet out into the street at any given time,” said Andrew Baumann, president and CEO of Howard Beach-based New York Families for Autistic Children. Horn-honking is one action that should not be relied upon in these areas, as it can irritate children with autism. “If people knew that an area had autistic kids, they could be more aware. They could look towards the sidewalks, and knowing that just because a kid is walking down the sidewalk doesn’t mean they’re not going to jet out,” Baumann said. He added, “I have a facility that deals with children with autism, so safety signs would help a lot. Anything that is going to make the community more aware is beneficial to us.” Goldfeder, in a letter to the DOT, urged the department to consider investigating potential areas where this signage could be of use, such as Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, near Baumann’s facility. Goldfeder has applauded the

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), along with residents, is calling on the Department of Transportation FILE PHOTO to consider the installation of signage in areas that cater to children with autism to increase awareness. actions of DOT Borough Commissioner Nicole Garcia and the agency for their effort to install similar signage outside of PS 207, in an effort to educate both students and parents. “It is my hope that the Department of Transportation will step up to the plate once again and consider this new educational opportunity that could help make drivers

more aware and keep our families safe,” Goldfeder said. “This sign will make drivers aware that they need to slow down and watch the street more carefully for running children who they might not [be] looking for in the street,” Raquel Gothardt, the mother of a three-year-old autistic son, said. Residents, along with Goldfed-

er, hope that by installing the signs, more people will become educated and take proper precautions when driving in areas with autistic children. “If a car honked at my son, he would not know to stop,” Gothardt added. “It has to be on the driver to be aware of children and slow Q down.”

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P A better, stronger boardwalk was worth the wait EDITORIAL

hen Superstor m Sa ndy rolled th roug h Queens almost four years ago, it left a trail of destruction never before seen in this borough. One of the most unforgettable images was seeing pieces of the Rockaway Beach boardwalk that weren’t propelled into residential areas laying twisted on the shoreline. Much like the homes and businesses across the peninsula, the boardwalk’s path to recovery was met with a trail of red tape and headaches. But now, beach bums and Rockaway residents have something to celebrate. Last weekend the full five-and-ahalf mile boardwalk opened up for the first time since the storm. Most of it has been reconstructed, with one 20-block section still awaiting a complete rebuild but intact thanks to post-Sandy repairs. The city boasts that the new boardwalk sets “a global standard for resilient shoreline design, while providing the Rockaway community with a beautiful, functional beachfront.” It’s elevated above the 100-year flood plain, is protected in some areas by planted dunes, and is getting a concrete retaining wall underneath to keep the sand where it belongs: on the beach and off the streets.

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Yes, we know New Jersey and Long Beach got their boardwalk back long before Queens did. But now we have something they don’t — peace of mind that this boardwalk will not only provide beachgoers with a good time, but also give nearby residents peace of mind when the next big storm comes their way. And no longer do nearby homeowners have to worry about pieces of it becoming dangerous objects flying into their communities. Of course, we’re hopeful the boardwalk’s strength will never have to be tested. We hope other government agencies can learn from the Parks Department when it comes to making the rest of the peninsula storm-proof and bringing modern structures to Rockaway. In many ways, the boardwalk represents the fight Rockaway and South Queens has and continues to fight. Just as the boardwalk was a mangled mess, so, too, were the communities north of it. But now, just as we have a state-of-theart boardwalk, Rockaway is in the process of receiving better infrastructure, resilient homes and improved storefronts. Just like the boardwalk, however, we’d like to see these projects — mainly getting people back into their homes —

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Why a Trolley? Dear Editor: There seems to be a lot of excitement about putting in a trolley line between the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront on the East River. I am trying to understand the advantage of a trolley line over a bus line. Spending 2.5 billion dollars to put in a trolley line, is that an advantage? Tearing up streets to put in trolley rails, is that an advantage? Putting rails down that can’t be moved, is that an advantage? Having shops lose business because of construction, is that an advantage? If a trolley gets stuck for any reason and blocks a street, is that an advantage? Is there an advantage? Robert Hartling Flushing

Quexit, No. NYC exit, Yes. Dear Editor: Re: your 06/30 “Quexit” editorial. You’re right. Queens seceding from New York City makes no sense. But the city seceding from New York State makes a lot of sense. It was proposed by writers Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin when they ran for mayor and City Council speaker in 1969 in a campaign to make New York City the 51st state. They lost, but their idea remains relevant today. Our town gets screwed by Albany (Preet Bharara’s predator hunting ground), constantly. We pay far more tax © Copyright 2016 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.

come to fruition a little quicker. In the meantime, you can bike or stroll down the boardwalk to your heart’s content, or hit any number of great shops, eateries and more along or near the beach. There’s no shortage of places to go and things to do. The roller hockey rink at Beach 108th Street is open for business, and is now home to weekly roller disco parties, taking everyone back to the ’70s and ’80s. The Parks Department lists a number of other events on its website. There’s yoga on the beach every Saturday morning. There’s Zumba under the stars every Thursday evening. There’s square dancing, outdoor movies and even a puppet show coming up — check out Parks’ website for details. And there are art installations, such as a new one simply called “Rockaway!” that’s on display at Fort Tilden, and other unique happenings all the time. Listen to those late, great Forest Hills kids the Ramones, who reminded everyone it’s not hard, it’s not far to reach, we can get down to Rockaway Beach. Don’t hitchhike like they said, but take a car, bus or train there, have a good time and support a community that shows how far Queens has come since we took that big hit just a few years ago.

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money to our state capital then we receive in funds and services. Albany controls our taxes, tolls, schools, rent regulations and public housing. Upstate politicians who live closer to Canada than Queens determine our destiny and they don’t care about us. They reside in failed cities like Buffalo or remote rural areas where lifestyles resemble the film “Deliverance” on snowmobiles. But even those who care can’t help us. They’re too busy fighting indictments, appealing convictions or avoiding criminal charges to serve our needs. Our best solution is BAXIT (Big Apple Exit), which we can achieve by amending our state’s constitution. You can start the process by voting yes on a 2017 ballot proposal for a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) in 2018. That will empower our elected leaders to revise the state’s constitution or create a new one from scratch. It could include a provision allowing the city to secede from New York state. Congress must then approve statehood by a two-thirds vote. Our state’s constitution gives us the right to vote for a Con-Con every 20 years, but we haven’t had one since 1967. Voters defeated a

ballot proposal in 1997 after incumbent office holders, labor unions, lobbyists and other special interests warned about opening a Pandora’s box unleashing unknown and unintended consequences. What they really feared was closing the door to corruption and losing all their powers, perks and privileges. Let’s slam that door shut. New York City deserves statehood. We have a larger population and more financial power than many states. The Big Apple is the Empire State’s economic engine, hauling heavy freight from upstate areas that don’t carry their own load. It’s time to uncouple those cars and move in our own direction. Tell Albany to give us our freedom and take a hike. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Dear Editor: July, 2016 marks the 52nd Anniversary of federal government support for public transportation. The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments which continues benefiting many Americans today. On July 9th, 1964 he signed the “Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964” into law. Subsequently this has resulted in the investment over time of several hundred billion dollars into public transportation. Millions of Americans including many residing in Queens County today on a daily basis utilize various public transportation alternatives. They include local and express bus, ferry, jitney, light rail, subway and commuter rail services. All of these systems use less fuel and move far more people than conventional single occupancy vehicles. Most of these systems are funded with your tax dollars thanks to President Johnson. Depending upon where you live, consider the public transportation alternative. Try riding a local or express bus, commuter van, ferry, light rail, commuter rail or subway. Fortunately we have the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its various operating agencies, including New York City Transit subway and bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, Staten Island Rapid Transit Authority and MTA Bus. There is also New Jersey Transit, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and New York City Department of Transportation Staten Island Ferry. Using MTA MetroCards provides free transfers between the subway and bus. This has eliminated the old two-fare zones making public transportation an even better bargain. Purchasing a monthly Long Island Rail Road or MTA subway/bus pass reduces the cost per ride and provides virtually unlimited trips. In many cases, employers can offer transit checks which help to subsidize a portion of the costs. Utilize this and reap the benefits. The ability to travel from home to workplace, school, shopping, entertainment, medical, library, etc. is a factor when moving to a new neighborhood. Economically successful communities are not 100 percent dependent on automobiles as the sole means of mobility. Seniors, students, low- and middle-income people need these transportation alternatives. Investment in public transportation today contributes to economic growth, employment and a stronger economy. Dollar for dollar, it is one of the best investments we can make. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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encourage Paul so that he could assure his embattled converts that they, too, would make it because their Stephen Roser heavenly Father’s is the pastor of faithfulness would Howard Beach keep pace with Assembly of their own perils. As they witnessed God Church Paul’s persecution and received the encouragement that came with it, they realized that they were part of a larger project of God with a purpose that made sense of their persecution. It really is not about you. As great as it feels to get through your struggles, God’s highest purpose is to use you to strengthen your struggling loved ones and friends. While no human being can bring about divine rescue from trouble for another, each of us can fortify a fellow struggler with our own stories of God’s amazing encouragement.

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Benghazi hearings Dear Editor: After nine house committees, at a cost of $7 million and 782 days of hearings, GOP leaders issued their final 800-page Benghazi report. This investigation was the longest in Congressional history…longer than 9/11; Pearl Harbor and Watergate. Let’s face the truth! The GOP was out to get Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi scandal. However, in the end they failed. The report concluded that our military, not the State Department, was faulted for their poor responses to the tragic deaths of four Americans assigned to Libya. Nevertheless, the Republicans won’t move on. They want to milk this report so as to turn voters away from Clinton. Their strategy will

fail – for on Nov. 8th, Hillary will be elected America’s 45th President! A closing thought. Trump blamed Clinton for the rise of ISIS, which formed during her tenure as Secretary of State. If Trump’s stupid remark was true, then Lincoln should be blamed for the rise of the Confederacy, since it was formed during his tenure as president. Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

they really do exit, all of which are not clear yet, such as not being part of the 28-country trading block for goods and services. They want to leave slowly, but the other members just want them out so the EU will stabilize and be back to normal. EU members will meet, minus Britain, to discuss where to go from here. Many Brits today are having a severe case of “buyer’s remorse,” and are claiming that they didn’t fully understand the consequences of exiting the EU. Had they known, they would not have voted to exit. They feel bamboozled, and want a do-over vote. Scotland, who voted overwhelmingly to stay, is thinking about separating from the United Kingdom just to stay in the EU. The “take America back” and “make America great” are the rally slogans of Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. We are being warned daily about the consequences of a Trump presidency. Those who support him don’t want to hear the warnings. Leading economists have said his tax policies would benefit the rich, and further decimate the middle class. Moody’s called his tax policies a disaster. Wall Street fears that pulling out of trade agreements would have strong negative repercussions in our markets, and millions of 401(k) plans. Other countries worry that Trump will withdraw from NATO, or shoot his mouth off and start a war with some country that disrespects him. Trump doesn’t handle opposition well. Many fear he would run our economy like he ran his casinos. He bankrupted them but not before pulling millions out for himself. Most of our immigrant base, illegal or not, have serious fears about his wall at the Mexican border, and what his hateful policies would mean for them. The warning signs are right in front of our face, just as the Brits had theirs. Immigration and foreigner rhetoric blinded many Brits when they voted their fears. We have the same vote here. If hate blinds us, and we vote accordingly, we will suffer cataclysmic consequences, according to those who know. Clearer heads must prevail in order to save our Republic from this predicted disaster. Wake up America. The warnings are there, loud and clear. There are no doovers for president. Tyler D. Cassell Flushing

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The Sourgoutsis family are no strangers to the diner business. For years, they’ve brought the charm of a classic diner accompanied with friendly service and good food to Nassau County residents in Valley Stream and the Five Towns. Now, the family has brought their years of restaurant experience, friendly staff and top-notch chefs to Queens with the Ozone Diner. The diner is owned and operated by brother-sister team Dimitrios and Chrisavgi Sourgoutsis, who say running a restaurant practically runs in their blood. “We grew up in the restaurant business,” Chrisavgi Sourgoutsis said. “We always came back to the traditions and values that we were brought up with in the business.” The two had been helping out at their father’s largely popular diners out on Long Island and were looking to expand when they heard about the recently opened Linden Mall on Linden Boulevard. The eatery’s address is 133-35 79 St. in Howard Beach. “We liked the corner property and that it had plenty of parking,” Sourgoutsis said. The business has been open for about three and a half months now, and word is slowly getting out to people in Howard Beach, Ozone Park and Lindenwood, all of which are located near the new mall. Although still new to the communities, Sourgoutsis is starting to familiarize herself with some of the local faces. “Slowly, we’re getting to know more

and more people,” she said. Although the owners try to provide the old-style diner feel with their menu options and friendly service, the interior is not like most other classic eateries. The tall windows allow for a relaxing view of the nearby parks while chowing down on your meal and, if you look up, you can see some of the machinery running across the ceiling. All of that is by design. “We wanted to offer something different than you see in most diners,” she said. In the back of the house, the brothersister duo brought one of the family’s best chefs to Queens. A look at the expansive menu shows classic choices such as all-day breakfast — but make sure to look farther back in the menu. The Ozone Diner offers daily lunch specials, freshly made sandwiches and wraps, soups, burgers and more. The diner also recently obtained a liquor license, so a full bar is at your service if you’re looking to wash your delicious meal down with a cocktail. If coffee is more your speed, make sure to also ask about the homemade pies, cakes and other desserts. Although you can call ahead and pick up you r order, deliver y is not yet available. “We’re still trying to figure the area out,” Sourgoutsis said. The Ozone Diner is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, or to place your order, call (718) 296-3141. Outdoor patio seating is available. Q

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

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

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Families, pols rally against gun violence Protest follows on heels of Jamaica shooting and Washington, DC sit-in by Mark Lord Editor

Four days after a 30-year-old man was shot in the face on Sutphin Boulevard in South Jamaica, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) and other community leaders gathered near the site to demand legislative change and an end to gun violence. The press conference on June 29 coincided with the National Day of Action to Prevent Gun Violence, and fell several days after Meeks participated in a 26-hour Democratic sit-in in Washington to protest House Republican leadership’s unwillingness to bring to the floor legislation to prevent gun violence. “We’re here because this is a national day against hate and gun violence,” Meeks said. “It is something we’re doing all over the country. We’re sick and tired of being sick and tired.” The legislation involves two bills: One would prevent anyone on a no-fly list from buying a gun; the other would close loopholes that allow individuals to purchase guns at gun shows or over the internet without background checks. “Nobody, unless you’re in the military or law enforcement, needs to have what is called an assault weapon, but I call it a weapon of mass destruction. Its sole design is to kill as many individuals as possible,” Meeks said. In the week following the sit-in, more than 400 people were shot across the country, 120 of whom died, according to Meeks. “Something has got to stop,” he said. Referring to the local shooting, he said, “Any time anyone is shot, it disturbs the entire family. They don’t have any recourse.” The press conference was held outside the headquarters of Life Camp, Inc., an organization that promotes peace as a lifestyle and provides positive alternatives to violence. Its associate director, A.u. Hogan, said that the recent shooting broke a string of 539 days without a similar incident in the area, an on-going tally recorded in a sign that changes daily in Life Camp’s storefront window. With the count starting over, Hogan said, “It is crazy that we are celebrating how many days people are not shooting each other. America is fascinated with violence. Innocent children are being killed.” Carolyn Dixon, a neighborhood resident, lost her own son. “I do not want to see another family member experience what we as parents who have lost kids go through on a daily basis,” she said. “We, Congress and the community need to form together and let it be known you cannot take over our

Congressman Gregory Meeks, left, Community Board 12 Chairwoman Adrienne Adams, Councilman Rory Lancman and state Sen. PHOTO BY MARK LORD Leroy Comrie joined families of shooting victims and peace advocates at a rally to call for tougher gun laws. streets and kill our loved ones. It has to stop!” State Assemblywoman Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica) was among the elected officials calling for change. “It’s very devastating to lose a young person,” she said. “Our children are not properly educated as to the fact of guns and any other weapons. We’re going to have to get back to basics. There’s a better life than being out here on the street being involved in a gang. We can no longer sit idly by.” Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica) agreed. “This is a community violence issue. It affects whole communities. All are affected by this,” he said. He blamed the on-going violence on “inaction by a certain political party in Congress that is controlled by the [National Rifle Association].” State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) said the NRA is blocking legislation that 80 percent of the country agrees on. “If you’re on the watch list, you should not be able to buy a firearm,” he said. “This is common sense legislation that the

NRA should support, that anyone that cares about this country should support.” He suggested that there are too many copy-cat murderers trying to gain notoriety through their actions. “We should never say their names again,” he said. “It gives them a brand, an opportunity to be known.” Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) applauded Meeks’ actions. “Sometimes in order to stand up you have to sit down. Let there be at least a vote on common sense simple gun control legislation,” he said. New York City has the toughest gun laws in the country, he said, but said laws are only as strong as the rest of the country. “Guns travel,” he said. “We still have a serious gun violence problem.” Meeks, in turn, applauded Life Camp, saying, “It has kept families together who have been in the worst of times. It is the Q volunteers that make a difference in this community.”

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At separate events last week, Queens Quiet Skies President Janet McEneaney and state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) criticized the Eastern Queens Alliance for, in their view, undermining the New York Community Aviation Roundtable. “I’ve called the Gover nor’s Off ice because I’m not happy with the lack of progress with the roundtable,” Avella told the Chronicle at an unrelated event. The roundtable includes officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Federal Aviation Administration as well as stakeholders who want quieter skies for their communities. Its coordinating committee is in the stages of ratifying bylaws for the roundtable. The JFK Committee, the interim leader of which is EQA President Barbara Brown,

has held independent meetings with PA and FAA officials. “I mean, I’m fed up with the bickering that’s going on because one section of all the neighborhoods that have to deal with airplane noise wants it all to be about them,” the state senator added, clarifying that he was referring to the alliance, which represents a group of civic associations. The committee’s meetings with aviation officials, he added, are not doing them or the roundtable at large any favors. “It’s so self-defeating,” said Avella, who advocated for the creation of the roundtable. “The Port Authority and the FAA would like nothing better than to have us squabbling amongst ourselves.” NYCAR’s LaGuardia Committee has not held similar meetings on its own. “You can’t just do JFK and LaGuardia separately because the flight patterns are

interlocked,” the state senator added. When speaking to members of the Northwest Bayside Civic Assocation about airplane noise mitigation last week, McEneaney made similar remarks about the eastern Queens activist group. “This is about a small group of civic associations that for years has made private deals with the FAA,” she said, referring to the EQA. According to the Queens Quiet Skies president, EQA member Patrick Evans opposed a proposed bylaw that would ban shifting airplane noise because he and the other alliance members i ntend to sh if t it to other communities. McEneaney, who is a member of Community Board 11, also mentioned the importance of letting the governor — who controls the Port Authority in New York — know about the problems with the aviation roundtable. “We need another push to remind Gov.

Cuomo that we are here and we are really disappointed,” she said. “It’s time for us to say we count. We’re not chopped liver.” McEneaney previously served as co-chairwoman of the coordinating committee, and stepped down after becoming a U.S. administrative law judge, which was determined to create a conflict of interest with the role. Bayside activist Warren Schreiber succeed her as the co-chairman. Brown — who is the co-chairwoman of the roundtable’s coordinating committee — could not immediately be reached for comment. “It’s always been my belief that the committees cannot operate autonomously,” said Schreiber, who is also the interim leader of the LaGuardia Committee. “My thought has always been that that’s not a direction I want to go in. My feeling is that I don’t have the authority to hold a separate meeting of the Q LaGuardia Committee.”

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NYPD storage facility planned for Maspeth Consolidation has no timeline yet PHOTO COURTESY ERIC ULRICH

A kind man who helped others Charles Pizzo — a World War II veteran, retired Post Office worker and, above all else, a family man — died on July 4 at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. He was 94. “He truly was the embodiment of the greatest generation,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich, Pizzo’s great-grandson. Pizzo, the son of Italian immigrants, was born on May 14, 1922 and grew up on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He served in the 716th Military Police Battalion during World War II from 1943 to 1946. A long-

time Staten Island resident, Pizzo worked with the U.S. Post Service until his retirement at 62. He was a mainstay at the Todt Hill Friendship Club on Staten Island and enjoyed dancing, taking trips to Atlantic City and spending time with his family and friends. In 2015, he moved to the SS. Joachim & Anne Nursing Home in Coney Island. He is survived by his three children, 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and his longtime friend and companion, Mary Vogel.

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A massive, 400,000-square-foot NYPD evidence storage facility may be coming to Grand Avenue in Maspeth. According to the NYPD, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services will not renew leases for the Kingsland Avenue evidence storage facility in Brooklyn or the Pearson Place location in Long Island City. That, combined with the risk of coastal flooding at two other storage sites, has led the NYPD to propose a single, massive facility for 55-15 Grand Ave., where items ranging from lost wallets to evidence seized in drug raids will be kept. “A consolidated warehouse creates increased operational efficiencies, reduction in duplication of services, reduction of operating costs and the ability to operate with fewer employees,” an NYPD spokesperson told the Chronicle in a Tuesday email. “The NYPD will be vacating its warehouse facilities at Kingsland Avenue, Pearson Place, Erie Basin,

Abbott Street and Bartow Avenue and intends to relocate all operations into the new, consolidated warehouse at 55-15 Grand Avenue.” Hurricane Sandy f looded the Erie Basin and Kingsland Avenue locations, destroying thousands of pieces of evidence and impacting numerous criminal trials in the process. While no construction timeline exists, the NYPD said it’s in the midst of filing the necessary applications and permits with the city. “The NYPD is currently working on the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure which it hopes to successfully complete by the beginning of 2017,” the spokesman said. “Once complete, we are eager to begin moving forward with the design and construction of the facility.” The NYPD takes in more than 500,000 invoices a year on average. Since 2011, it has processed over 2.4 million invoices of property. Community Board 5 and area civic Q associations are aware of the plan.

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America may be getting older and older — 240 years of age to be exact — but one thing that never gets old is the city’s stunning annual Macy’s fireworks show to celebrate our nation’s birthday. In what’s become a yearly tradition, thousands of people from across the World’s Borough descended on the Long Island City waterfront to spend the afternoon in the sun and the night staring up into the sky to catch a glimpse of the red glares of the rockets being shot into the air. Clockwise from top right: Queens youngsters Casey Mejia, 8, Mia Mejia 10, and 5-year-old

Marcus Delacruz enjoy some frozen treats at Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City while they wait for the fireworks to begin; folks from all over the borough spent the evening laying in the LIC grass before the big show; red, white and blue blasts light up the sky over the East River; the fireworks were so bright, it almost looked like dawn’s early light was approaching over the Manhattan skyline; a sea of humanity waits along the Queens waterfront for the show to start; and the grand finale was a patriotic sight to behold. Happy 240th birthday, America! Here’s to many, many more.

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Kew Gardens group creates new dog run Canine owners hope Forest Park Barking Lot becomes permanent by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

For years, a number of Kew Gardens dog owners have been clamoring for a space to let their canine run free and play. In Forest Park, they’ve finally found what they’ve been looking for in a 9,000-square-foot dog run that opened last week. “Everybody’s loving it,” said Kew Gardens resident and dog owner Gabriela Bobadilla. In the one week since the Parks Department installed temporary fencing around the shady patch of grass, Bobadilla said dozens of dog owners had already taken advantage of the space. Dubbed the Forest Park Barking Lot, the play venue has been on the minds of Bobadilla and 10 other area residents for years, especially since a baseball field was recently constructed on the site of a former dog run a few hundred feet away. After identifying a nearby patch of grass near the Queens Parks Department administrative building called The Overlook, Bobadilla said the city agency was enthusiastic in helping put up fencing to

create the dog run late last month. “They’ve been amazing,” Bobadilla said of the Parks Department. “They’ve been great.” On Tuesday afternoon, only Bobadilla’s dog, Moria, and a handful of other energetic canines were playing in the heat. But a fellow Kew Gardens resident named Joe said his puppy, Ruby, was playing with over two dozen dogs at the park a few days earlier. “On the weekend, there will be 30 dogs in here. It’s been super popular,” Joe said. “The dog community in the area has expanded. So there was a real need for the park.” When it comes to park maintenance, Bobadilla said a handful of dog owners have been volunteering their time to scan the park for any leftover droppings or trash. Fundraisers and other efforts are also in the works in order to come up with the funds necessary to operate a permanent dog run, which Bobadilla’s 11-person volunteer committee is determined to create. That will come in time, according to Parks Department spokesperson Crystal Howard, who said

The intense heat during the dog days of summer aren’t enough to keep these energetic canines away from the new dog run in the Kew Gardens section of Forest Park, which opened last week thanks to a group of area residents. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

in a Tuesday statement that the agency looks forward to working with the Barking Lot once they are fully established. “All NYC Parks dog runs are operated in partnership with local community groups that assist in the maintenance and management of the runs,” Howard said. “The new dog

run in Forest Park was set up as a temporary run until a more formalized dog owner group is established.” Joe couldn’t help but think Parks would be thrilled to help make the dog run as successful as possible, considering its location next to The Overlook. “I think they’re trying to make

way for a permanent fixture,” he said. “This is the Queens headquarters, so you could imagine they would want to make something really nice right next to it.” The closest dog run to the Barking Lot is approximately two miles away in the Richmond Hill section Q of Forest Park.

Illegal fireworks a no-go on the fourth 104th Precinct confiscates illicit devices during Independence Day by Suzanne Ciechalski

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The Fourth of July would seem incomplete without fireworks, but this didn’t stop the 104th Precinct from confiscating many illegal devices in the area on Monday. “It was a busy night,” said Capt. Mark Wachter, the commanding officer of the 104th Precinct, in a Tuesday interview. “There were definitely a lot of fireworks out there.” Wachter said that the majority of offenses were summonses, but that one person was arrested. According to the top cop, 18 devices were confiscated by the precinct on the Fourth of July, with 29 summonses issued for setting the fireworks off. “Illegal fireworks are a danger to the community plain and simple,” Bob Holden, president of the Juniper Park Civic Association, said in an email. “Each year we hear of serious accidents and fires caused by the illegal use of fireworks. We even see parents letting their young children light some very large explosives.” Holden said he spoke with Wachter on the evening of the Fourth of July about areas in Maspeth and Middle Village where fireworks were a major issue. He said that Wachter was “disgusted” by the amount of fireworks he was seeing, and Holden agreed.

A table full of illegal fireworks confiscated by the 104th Precinct this past Fourth of July. Nearly 20 illicit devices were confiscated, and 29 summonses were issued in connection with lighting TWITTER PHOTO fireworks. “I agree with him, this year was the worst we’ve seen since the early 1990s,” he said. Holden went on to suggest that this was a result of Gov. Cuomo making it legal to purchase fireworks in counties located in upstate New York.

Wachter agreed with Holden that this year was worse than the last. He attributed much of it to fireworks being easier to obtain in upstate New York as well. A recent law makes it legal for counties in New York outside of the five boroughs to sell fireworks leading up to the Fourth of

July and New Year’s holidays, if they choose to opt into it. Historically, people have driven to Pennsylvania to purchase fireworks and bring them back to New York, but now they can be purchased without even crossing state lines. “The person who would probably try to buy them illegally can now just go up [state] and buy them,” Wachter said. He said that people, as usual, voiced concerns about fireworks at community meetings before the holiday. Holden also said that he heard complaints from community members, both by phone and on Facebook. Wachter added that the precinct did receive 911 calls about fireworks being set off, and said that it did its best to ensure that complaints were being addressed as well as they possibly could be. “We definitely made a difference,” he said. No one was injured in the area during the holiday. Along with summonses issued for lighting fireworks, 20 other summonses were issued for quality-of-life offenses, such as public urination and consumption of alcohol. Wachter said that the precinct always plans ahead for the holiday in order to make Q sure things “go down without a hitch.”

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Resident burglaries plaguing 105th Pct. NYPD dispatching resources to stem recent spike in residential break-ins by Matthew Bultman Editor

Burglaries continue to plague the 105th Precinct in eastern Queens, jumping almost 30 percent in the month of June. Inspector Jeffrey Schiff said there were 28 burglaries last month in the precinct, which covers a 12-square-mile area that includes Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Bellerose and Glen Oaks. The figure is up 29 percent from the same period in 2015. For the year, burglaries are up 15 percent, Schiff said during a meeting last week of the 105th Precinct Community Council. “Ever since I came to this location, burglaries have really been a thorn in my side,” said the inspector, who joined the precinct in March after completing a stint as commanding officer of the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park. While there have been a handful of instances where people broke into businesses and automobiles, Schiff said it was largely residential burglaries that are contributing to the rise. The commander said 21 of the June burglaries, or about 75 percent, took place in homes. Police have noticed some trends in these burglaries. In more than half, the individual

Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the NYPD’s 105th Precinct, talks about an increase in burglaries in the 105th in recent weeks. Schiff said the majority have taken place in PHOTO BY MATTHEW BULTMAN private homes. entered through a window. Also, a large percentage has occurred between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Schiff said part of the challenge for

police is the large area that is covered by the 105th Precinct. When police crack down on one problem area, the burglars will often begin to

show up in another. “We displacing them and we’re chasing them,” he said. Still, there have been several burglaryrelated arrests in recent weeks. On June 26, for instance, police said they caught Joseph Amico as he tried to escape from a break-in at the Bellerose Deli. The 44-year-old from Manhattan, who police said had more than a dozen previous arrests, was also linked to a burglary at a gas station on Hillside Avenue earlier that evening. Two weeks earlier, on June 9, police allegedly caught 22-year-old Queens Village resident Fabricio Cabrera ransacking a parked vehicle, according to Schiff. “We’re tackling the problem,” he said. “In fact, the borough has given us a lot overtime to combat our problems, which we’re using just for this type of burglary problem.” Despite the uptick in burglaries, crime in the precinct was down 13 percent for the month of June. This continues a positive trend, as crime is down 4 percent for the first six months of 2016, compared to the first half of 2015. “We’re definitely headed in the right direction,” Schiff said. “I love the fact that Q we’re down this month.”

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Assembly man Ron K im (D-Flushing) stood with victims of the controversial Global Elites Network Xpeed Learning Academy company last Thursday, aiming to send a strong message to educational programs that aim to scam people. “Our office has also been very busy working to focus on a longterm solution because there are other companies like these that are out there who are constantly preying on vulnerable immigrant families and communities, making false promises because we come from families and backgrounds where we value education,” Kim said. Last Wednesday, state Attorney G e n e r a l E r ic S ch n eid e r m a n announced that a settlement had been reached with the academy to compensate the families victimized by it and requiring it to cease its deceptive advertising. The deal requires that the company pay $60,000 to the families whose children were enrolled in its tutoring program, end deceptive adver tising and implement a refund policy.

Instead of being able to skip multiple grade levels and learning several years’ worth of academic material in eight weeks, the children at the enterprise’s six locations played games on iPads and used free learning apps, Kim said. And, according to the assemblyman, the SAT tutoring, one-onone tutoring and group instruction that the parents were told about rarely happened. “Minecraft was the main source of education for them that summer,” the assemblyman said of Xpeed, which has a location in Flushing and is owned by Maverick Bian. A bill the assemblyman introduced in the last legislative session would require any entity aiming to offer supplemental educational learning programs or services to register with the superintendent of the local school district. Although the bill did not pass in the last session, the Flushing lawmaker will re-introduce the bill in the next legislative session, according to Kim spokesman Tony Cao. Stephanie Tan, who participated in Xpeed for a brief period before realizing it was a fraud, discussed

what the children at the program did. “We basically did not do anything that was valuable,” she said. “Even though there were tutors there, they did not have any instruction.” Yuh-Line Niou, the assemblyman’s former chief of staff, discussed his office’s efforts against the company at the press conference. With an intern at Kim’s office, Niou collected affidavits and made sure that documents were signed. They also researched the program, finding that its promises were largely untrue. Karlin Chan, senior director of the Chinese Freemasons, assisted Kim’s office in investigating the case and reaching out to the victims of the scam. “In Princeton, New Jersey, Maverick actually rented out the cafeteria but since it was technically on the Princeton campus, he gave the false impression that his program was approved by Princeton University,” Chan said. “So, this is the type of deceptive advertising that we’d like to tell people to be aware of.” According to Kim, around 30 families throughout the city were Q impacted by the scam.

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City talks services for Himalayan immigrants Hundreds swarm Jackson Heights school for town hall on services by Victoria Zunitch Chronicle Contributor

Himalayans are one of the city’s fastestgrowing immigrant groups and it’s not going unnoticed. Mayor de Blasio’s Community Affairs Unit and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs held its first-ever Himalayan town hall last week at PS 69 in Jackson Heights to share information about city services and gather information about issues facing the sometimes overlooked group of residents. “We want to be your partners in this work, as we have always been,” said Nick Gulotta, Queens borough director of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, to the crowd of several hundred people. Himalayans — people from Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and 10 Indian states in the Indian Himalayan region — are 50,000 strong in the city and are the fastest-growing community in Jackson Heights. The term “Himalayan” encompasses multiple ethnicities and religions, including Sherpas, Indians, Chinese, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs. Immigration from south-central Asia to New York City took off during the mid1990s. Nepalese immigration to the U.S. and the city increased during the country’s decade-long civil war, which lasted until 2006, during which about 100,000 Bhutanese

Himalayan immigrants line up at the microphone to ask questions about city resources available to them during last week’s town hall meeting in PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH Jackson Heights. of Nepali origin were expelled from Bhutan in the mid-1990s. Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Nisha Agrawal encouraged participants to sign up for an IDNYC card to use for identification, while adding the city is working to encourage Congress to grant tem-

It’s time for the Queens Chronicle’s eighth annual Summer in the Borough Photo Contest — and you’re invited to join in! Take your best shots of children playing, workers working, lovely landscapes, birds on the bay — whatever you think best says “summertime in Queens.” Check out these photos taken by two recent winners, Jennifer Morrison and Nancy Morelli, and see if you can do as well. Our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough this summer. We also ask that you give us all the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in the photo, whenever possible, and when it was taken (but don’t use time stamps!). Some entrants give us a whole backstory, and that’s never a problem. And please tell us where you live and whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer. The winner or winners will receive tickets to a family-friendly performance in or around the city, such as an off-Broadway show or the circus. Send your high-resolution digital photos to peterm @ qchron.com, or snail-mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park, NY 11374. The deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 6. Good luck!

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porary protected status to some immigrants in the wake of the 2015 Nepal earthquake, which killed over 8,000 people and destroyed countless homes last April. She noted her office will also be working with immigrants to help clarify their status in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June split ruling on President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents. That 4-4 decision leaves in place an appeals court ruling blocking Obama’s programs which would have shielded millions of undocumented immigrants from potential deportation and allowed them to legally work in the United States. Gulotta and Deputy Director of Policy for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Sam Solomon urged the audience to contact their offices for information and referrals when they have any questions about government services. The meeting included presentations by city officials, a Q&A session and the performance of cultural dances, yielding helpful information for all city residents, not just immigrants. Leonor Aviles, of the Department of Education’s Office of Adult and Continuing Education, touched on free adult basic education, career and technical classes — including Microsoft and Excel certification — that are available mornings, evenings or on Saturdays in Jackson Heights, Long Island City and Woodside. Headset translation was provided, and several presenters stressed the availability of free English language classes and translations for access to city services through 311 and other offices. Solomon reminded green card residents they’re eligible to apply to become U.S. citizens, conferring the right to vote and removing the expense of green card renewal fees. He said low-income people ineligible for public health insurance due to immigration status can apply for Action Health NYC at Elmhurst Hospital, the Queens Department

of Health and Mental Hygiene in Corona and other locations. Mayor’s Office for Domestic Violence representative Susan Jacob said people experiencing domestic violence should not hesitate to seek help due to immigration status because special immigration protections are available at places such as the Queens Family Justice Center in Kew Gardens — which provides free legal advice regarding public assistance and housing, as well as counseling for adults and children. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene official Jean Sullivan Meissner and Bureau of Mental Health representative Tsering Choeden added that free testing, vaccines and treatment is available for various conditions such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. A lack of education and vaccine availability in Tibet has also led to soaring rates of hepatitis B. “Hepatitis B is one of the major concerns in the Tibetan community,” Choeden said. A large number of people lined up to the back of the auditorium to ask questions after the presentation. “I wonder if there’s anything you can do to include and make our children proud of their culture,” said a woman who identified herself as Tibetan. She described the city’s addition of a Chinese New Year holiday this past school year as highlighting a feeling that recognition of Asian culture often begins and ends with Chinese culture, with others feeling left out. One man, who said he was 65 with limited funds, asked about his chance to get what he called “pocket money.” Darnley Jones, outreach director and emergency coordinator for the New York City Department for the Aging, told him to contact his office for information about looking into Supplemental Security Income, free transportation services through senior centers and a work program that pays seniors a Q stipend for working four hours a week.

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Queens residents wondering if they will be impacted by proposed L and M train construction projects are encouraged to cross the border into Brooklyn today, July 7, to get specifics from the MTA at a town hall meeting. Scheduled for 7 p.m. at the First Bushwick School at 1300 Greene Ave., the community gathering will feature presentations from MTA and NYC Transit leadership and technical staff about the planned work on the two subway lines. Two phases of extensive structural repairs will occur along parts of the M line, with the first requiring a 10-month service stoppage starting at the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year, impacting tens of thousands of straphangers. In that phase, the metal bridge over the stretch of railroad tracks near the western end of the Fresh Pond Rail Yard in Glendale will be rebuilt. That will force the closure of the line between the Myrtle Avenue station in Bushwick and the Metropolitan

Avenue-Middle Village terminus — a total of seven stops. Once the bridge work is complete, the MTA will embark on the rebuilding of a 103-year-old section of track between the Central Avenue and Myrtle Avenue stations known as the Bushwick Viaduct. That’s expected to take eight months, during which time a shuttle train will run between the Middle Village station and the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues stop on the Ridgewood-Bushwick border. The impacted section of the M train serves 60,000 riders each weekday, a 53 percent increase since 2000. The MTA plans to complete work on the M train in advance of the looming possible L train shutdown in Brooklyn, which will allow for repairs to the Canarsie Tunnel, badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The MTA is considering either a complete closure of the tube below the East River —with work lasting 18 months — or a partial closure, which would allow for limited L train service over three years Q while repairs are made.

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Myrtle BID head rips DOT over plaza plans Ridgewood avenue will look like a ‘third-world country’: Hochberg by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

If the construction of a permanent pedestrian plaza at Myrtle and 71st avenues in Ridgewood takes up to 18 months as Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District Chairman Herman Hochberg fears, he thinks the intersection will resemble one in Syria, not Queens. “I’ve never heard of an 18-month project,” Hochberg said at last Wednesday’s 28th annual Myrtle Avenue BID meeting. “It’s like a third-world country. This is a joke. A lot of coffee is going to be thrown.” The Department of Transportation was the subject of Hochberg’s criticism as he openly ripped Emily Weidenhof, the agency’s Director of Public Space, and her colleagues over the plan, citing the length of time it will take to build the plaza. According to Weidenhof, who gave a presentation about the plaza plans to the BID, construction will take between 12 and 18 months, as the entire space will be rebuilt. A temporary pedestrian plaza with a few pieces of furniture was installed four years ago, with the intent on creating a permanent space in time. “Again, it will hopefully be open in time for the next warm weather season,” Weidenhof said. Plans include creating a level, paved sur-

Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District Chairman Herman Hochberg railed against the projected 12-to-18-month time frame for the conversion of the temporary Myrtle-71st Avenue PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA pedestrian plaza into a permanent one at last week’s BID meeting. face, permanent seating, a bioswale, a new storm drain and the repair of a broken sewer line approximately 40 feet below ground. But Hochberg, who owns Queens Wines and Liquors at the intersection, said skyscrapers have been built in shorter order. “It’s ridiculous. I’m sorry this ever happened,” he said. “The Second Avenue Sub-

way project put people out of business. That’s what this is going to do. Kill, not help, business.” Weidenhof said the DOT and the Department of Design and Construction were aware of the negative impacts of the project, but the fact of the matter is that it will not be a quick process.

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Enough with the excuses! If Violet can do it, so can you! Violet Bakash, that is ... and what she does is attend every fitness class offered at the North Flushing Senior Center at 29-09 137th St., Flushing; telephone number (718) 358-9193. These include aerobics on Mondays, stretching on Tuesdays, sitting yoga on Wednesdays and, on Fridays, it’s a combination of aerobics and stretching. Oh, yes, Violet is 98! When asked how she can maintain such a rigorous regimen, the Flushing resident said, “I don’t know how to answer that question.” After a pause, she suggested, “I don’t smoke. I don’t drink. And I follow the doctor’s orders.” And she is not alone. As the senior population continues to explode, so, too, is there an increased need to maintain levels of fitness for longer periods of time. Senior centers all across the borough offer a wide variety of classes that can help you reverse the aging process. According to the National Institute on Aging, there are four types of physical activity which can enhance an individual’s well-being — at any age: Endurance or aerobic exercises, such as brisk walking, jogging, dancing, swimming and biking, increase the breathing and heart rate; strength exercises, which involve lifting weights or the use

of a resistance band, make the muscles stronger; balance exercises help prevent falls; and flexibility exercises can help the body stay limber. Violet, who has been going to the center for almost 15 years, said she likes all the classes, but admitted that her favorite is yoga. “Our teacher is very good,” she said. With a combination of defiance and apology in her voice, she added, “I don’t do everything. At my age and my condition, I don’t have to do everything.” Roberta Goldenberg, director of both the North Flushing Senior Center and its satellite College Point Senior Center at 22-38 College Pt. Blvd., Flushing, telephone number (718) 358-9193, said there are at least a couple of nonagenarians at the College Point location who can rival Violet’s dedication. Some seniors come in just for the fitness programs, she said, but “they may stay for lunch and play cards, bingo. They don’t have to be coaxed.” All of the classes are free and open to anybody 60 years of age or older, or married to anyone 60 or older or handicapped. Most have between 10 and 20 participants. According to Goldenberg, one of the most popular is the Broadway stretch, offered on Tuesdays at both locations. “It’s very lively and done to Broadway tunes,” she said. “We would love to offer our services to all people in the Flushing area. We invite all seniors and the

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week of exercise can help to make these changes more visual as we tend to look at our bodies. Some simple changes such as parking at the furthest spot available and walking this distance to the mall, the library or the grocery store can add up to 15-30 minutes per week.

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Although it has never been televised, nor does it draw the level of public interest and controversy that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does, the Songwriters Hall of Fame actually predates it, as it was created in 1969. It’s also the Hall of Fame favored by rock stars as evidenced from their speeches over the years. While there were no country music composers recognized this time around, there was certainly diversity. Elvis Costello was the first artist to be inducted at the June 10 event. Marcus Mumford, the guitarist and lead vocalist of the popular contemporary band Mumford & Sons, performed Costello’s “Pump It Up.” Costello went to the podium and joked that he was the least commercially successful songwriter ever elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He also apologized to Linda Ronstadt for making snide comments when she recorded “Alison” in 1978 and admitted that the royalties he received from her album sales helped fund his first U.S. tour. Tom Petty joked that he had to write good songs because if they weren’t of sufficient quality he would hear it from his bandmates in the Heartbreakers. Petty was inducted by one of his heroes, Byrds guitarist extraordinaire Roger McGuinn, who performed a rousing rendition of “American Girl.” Lionel Richie, who already was enshrined in the Hall, received its highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. Just as Petty had to write with the Heartbreakers in mind, so did Richie for the Commodores in the mid- to late 1970s before he embarked on a solo career in 1981. “I could write uptempo songs for them but they couldn’t sing them so I stuck with the ballads,” he told the audience at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Before he performed a superb verison of one of his best-known ballads, “Hello,” Richie poked fun at the memorable but somewhat cheesy video that was made for it and received a lot of play on MTV in its early days. The least-known inductee of the evening was Chip Taylor, whose best known hits include the Hollies’ “I Can’t Let Go,” Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts’ “Angel of the Morning” and the Troggs’ garage classic, “Wild Thing.” Taylor’s real name is James Wesley Voight and his brother is actor Jon Voight, who gave Chip’s induction speech. The audience laughed when Jon stated, “We did not have any musical history in our family so I don’t where Wes’ talent comes from!” Before the ceremony I asked Chip about comedian Bill Minkin’s 1967 spoof of “Wild Thing,” in which he imitated Robert F. Kennedy singing the tune with his strong Massachusetts accent. He used the pseudonym “Senator Bobby.” Chip Taylor smiled at the recollection. “I was a producer on that record,” he answered proudly. He acknowledged that RFK’s assassination just around a year afterwards ended radio airplay of that recording forever.

Lionel Ritchie, shown here with Jennifer Hudson, received the Johnny Mercer Award. PHOTO BY LARRY BUSACCA, GETTY IMAGES

Nile Rogers and his longtime collaborator, the late Bernard Edwards, were honored as well. The two were the key members of the very successful disco band Chic. I spoke with Nile on the red carpet and he grinned when I told him that my favorite Chic tune was the catchy theme from the 1982 film about single people, “Soup for One.” Nile quickly retorted, “It’s a shame that the movie wasn’t very good.” He’s right; it was a stinker. The legendary Philadelphia producing and composing tandem of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff took over the chairmanship of the Songwriters Hall of Fame from 1960s hit-making songwriter Jimmy Webb last year. Kenny was more than happy to chat with me when I mentioned that one of the first songs that I could ever recall hearing was the Sapphires’ “Who Do You Love?” that was co-written by him. The song got to No. 26 on the Billboard singles chart in early 1964 before being consigned to oblivion by Beatlemania. It did get a respectable amount of play, however, on radio stations in the Northeast, particularly of course, in Philadelphia. “That record still sounds great today!” Gamble beamed. It has become traditional for a record company executive to be honored, and this year Sire Records President Seymour Stein was the designee. He quickly reeled off the names of his successful acts over the years, which included the Climax Blues Band, Soft Cell, the Smiths, the Pretenders, Depeche Mode, the Cure and a quartet from Forest Hills. “The Ramones came into my office and played 18 songs in 20 minutes. I knew that I had to sign them on the spot!” he told the audience. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is a wing in the Grammy Museum, which is part of the LA Live complex in Downtown Los Angeles. The Grammys are operated by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, whose president is Bayside native Neil Portnow. I asked Neil if there was any possibility that the Grammy Awards might return to New York in the foreseeable future. “I can see it happening. We’ve spoken to New York officials P about it,” he replied.

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Helping raise your grandchildren As retirement age approaches, many older adults envision themselves downsizing and moving to a quaint community to enjoy their golden years in as relaxing a fashion as possible. However, for a growing number of seniors, their retirement years are being spent helping to raise grandchildren. Data from the 2010 census indicates 4.9 million American children are being raised solely by their grandparents. Although being raised by grandparents may not be the ideal situation for all parties involved, such situations are a necessity for many families. Seniors who are once again thrown into the caregiver arena may need a crash course in childcare or a few pointers on parenting in the modern age. • Get the right equipment. Children certainly require a lot of gear, more than grandparents likely used when raising their own children. Certain safety requirements are in place to safeguard young children, and that often means investing in new cribs, car seats, high chairs and other items. Grandparents should resist the temptation to use old items they may have kept in storage, as such items may no longer be safe and could put grandchildren at risk for injury. • Gather important documents. Grandparents should keep pertinent documents in one easily accessible place in their homes should an

Caring for grandchildren is a full-time job which can be fulfilling but requires a lot of energy and commitment. emergency arise. These include birth certificates, health immunization records, death certificates (if the child’s parents are deceased), dental records, school papers, citizenship papers and proof of income and assets. • Speak with an attorney. Lawyers can help grandparents wade through legal arrangements, such as filing for custody, guardianship or adoption. Options vary depending on where petitioners live, but lawyers can provide peace of mind to grandparents concerned about their grandkids’ futures. • Investigate financial assistance. Seniors may not earn the income they once did and may

be on assistance programs or living off of retirement savings. Grandparents who find themselves caring for a child may be eligible for financial assistance. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a joint federal and state program that can provide need-based financial assistance. The AARP or the organization GrandFamilies may be able to put grandparents in touch with financial advisors in their areas. • Contact schools and daycare centers. School-aged children will need to be enrolled in school. Grandparents should contact the department of education where they live to learn about local school systems, especially when grandkids are moving in with their grandparents. Some grandparents can qualify for free or low-cost daycare, and such programs can be discussed with local Social Services offices. Enrollment in school or daycare can provide grandparents with muchneeded free time during the day. • Find emotional support. Caring for grandchildren is a life-changing event. Although it can be fulfilling, it also requires a lot of energy and commitment. But grandparents needn’t go it alone, as there are numerous resources available to seniors who suddenly find themselves caring P for their grandchildren. — Metro Creative Connection

Senior fitness from page page 28 00 continued from Christian, a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer who has been at the Y since 2001, led a group of 20 energetic seniors through exercises with four-pound dumbbells, elastic resistance bands and large rubber balls. “Nice and controlled,” she reminded them. “Bring the heels up to the buttocks.” “Inhale.” “Exhale.” “Change.” “Come on, you can do this!” And so they did...for 45 minutes non-stop, not counting brief water breaks. There are different ways to participate in the fitness programs at the Y, including one plan that costs $85 for a series of 10 classes. Experts indicate that working out can improve muscle strength by up to 100 percent and bone density up to two percent. It can also reverse up to a decade of decline in heart and lung capacity. Regular aerobic workouts can improve hypertension (high blood pressure) and cholesterol levels. And exercise is known to even stimulate the brain, protecting against memory loss and depression. So, why not be like Violet and her fellow seniors and find a fitness center near you? A complete list of local senior centers is available in the March 17, 2016 edition of the Queens Chronicle, http://www.qchron.com/ editions /queenswide /senior-centers-inqueens/article_ff2daa38-3fa5-11e6-9cc2P 5760fa261175.html.

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e wasn’t in Kansas anymore, and for the couple of hours it took Richard Kershenbaum to visit some of the sites from the World’s Fairs that have endured the test of time in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, that was just fine. Twice a year, Kershenbaum leaves his small Midwestern town of Lawrence for an excursion to New York City, always looking for an economical and interesting way to spend his time. And on a recent Sunday, thanks to a new program from the city Department of Parks and Recreation, he found just what he was looking for. Led by volunteer docent Ken Frenkel, the walking tour took an informative, relaxing and informal approach, covering a dozen or so sites that would conjure memories for anyone who had actually attended the 1939-40 and 1964-65 fairs and provide insight for those visiting the area for the first time. Frenkel offered a brief but encompassing history of Flushing, and explained by Mark Lord

that the park became the site of the fairs in large measure thanks to the tenacity of Robert Moses, the city planner and master builder whose efforts transformed what had been an ash dump into a park for the first fair and then modernized the surroundings for the second. According to Frenkel, the first fair, which opened in 1939, was laid out so as to give it a “very European” feel, with the same basic layout used for the 1964 fair. The first stop on the tour was, not surprisingly, the Unisphere, the largest globe in the world and an iconic symbol from the second fair. Less well-known today are two modernistic structures, the spire-shaped Trylon and a sphere with a diameter of 180 feet that came to be known as the Perisphere, that stood on the same spot during the first fair. Both, like many of the structures built for each expo, were taken down following the fair’s closure. Continued page continued onon page 37

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“A Salute to the Tonys,” an original musical revue paying homage to more than 50 years of show tunes, by Theatre By The Bay. Sun., July 10, 17, 2 and 7 p.m., Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 13-00 209 St., Bayside. $22; $20 seniors, kids. Info: (718) 428-6363.

“Alive ’N Kickin’,” cover band plays hits from the ‘60s to today, part of Borough President Melinda Katz’s concert series. Sun. July 10, 6 p.m., Rockaway Beach. Shore Front Pkwy. and Beach 94 St., Far Rockaway. Free. Info: (718) 286-3000, queensbp.org/katzconcerts.

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Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series featuring Michelle Bradley, Kang Wang, Yunpeng Wang, and Dan Saunders. An enchanting evening of favorite opera arias and duets featuring Metropolitan Opera stars. Mon., July 11, 7–8:30 p.m. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: summerstage.org. The Machinist, a Queens-based groove metal band with their first EP dropping July 8; with Gladiators and The Blessing of this Curse also playing. Mon., July 11, 7 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.), Blackthorn 51, 80-12 51 Ave., Elmhurst. Free ages 21+; $5 ages 18-20. Info: (917) 915-3181, facebook.com/themachinistnyc. Salsa Warriors, with dancing, salsa lessons and a live band. Wed., July 13, 7 p.m. the Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Info: (718) 760-6560, danny.miller@parks.nyc.gov. White Wedding Band, Juniper Valley Park Concert Series, cover band breaks out hits from the 1980s. Tue., July 19, 7 p.m. Juniper Valley Park, 80 St. and Juniper Blvd. North, Middle Village. Free. Info: (718)651-5865, facebook.com/groups/JuniperCivic. Warm Up 2016, weekly shows with multiple acts in range of modern genres. Each Sat. thru Aug. 27, 3-9 p.m. (doors open 12 p.m.), MoMA PS1 courtyard, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $22 advance; $25 day of event. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

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Jackie Daly & Matt Cranitch, playing traditional Irish music on accordion and fiddle. Sat., July 9, 8:30 p.m. (doors open 7:30), New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $22; $17 seniors, students, unemployed. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org. COURTESY PHOTO

EXHIBITS “Sanctuaries,” wall-scale reinventions of natural Colombian landscapes by Tatiana Arocha, the works serving as both refuge and warning for the viewer. Thru Aug. 7, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $4; $3 seniors; $2 students, children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, info@queensbotanical.org.

Ayazamana — Traditional Music & Dances from Ecuador, with colorful costumes and enchanting melodies, accompanied by Andes Manta. Sat., July 9, 7:45 p.m., Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, 35-12 35 Ave., Astoria. $20; $25 at door. Info/tickets: (646) 229-5867, (347) 681-5769, queenscouncilarts.org.

FILM Socrates Sculpture Park offers free art workshops for kids every Saturday all summer long. This week they’ll get to make their own kites and fly them around the park. COURTESY PHOTO “Avian Life in an Urban Jungle,” with photos of birds on Jamaica Bay, by Francois Portmann. Opening reception with screening of wildlife footage and excerpts from “Saving Jamaica Bay” film by Dan Hendrick, Sun., July 10, 2-4 p.m. Exhibit thru Aug. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Info: (718) 3184340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit. “Different Roads — Same Destination,” improvisational sculptures made from discarded byproducts of the consumer culture. Thru July 10. Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. New Talent Showcase, watercolors by Cindy de la Cruz and photos by Julia Skyba, all related to the Voelker Orth Museum. Thru July 17, Tue., Sat., Sun., 1-4 p.m., at the museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested donation $2. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. “Tom Sachs: Tea Ceremony,” sculptures made of found materials, with modern take on traditional Japanese ceremonies too. Thru July 24. Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org. “In Practice: Fantasy Can Invent Nothing New,” works of creative fantasy differentiated by distinct material approaches. Thru Aug. 1. $5 suggested admission; $3 students; free to Long Island City residents. SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., LIC. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org. Arcade Classics: Video Games from the Collection, with more than 25 games from 1971-’93 on display and available to play, revealing how classics laid the groundwork for today’s gameplay. Thru Oct. 23, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students (18+); $7 youth 3–17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Rodney McMillian: Landscape Paintings,” 12 abstract paintings on bed sheets and an untitled video, provoking questions about class and identity. Thru Aug. 29, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. Works by Cao Fei, multimedia projects exploring the experience of young Chinese citizens in a rapidly changing society. Thru Aug. 31, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk,” memorabilia of the Forest Hills-born iconic punk rock band. Thru July 31. Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8 admission; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Rockaway!”, exploring painting in regard to location, condition and possibilities, by Katharina Grosse, in collaboration by MoMA PS1 and Rockaway Artists Alliance, thru Nov. 30, 12-6 p.m., Fort Tilden. Free. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

THEATRE “The Wake,” a one-man show with one Dick Johnson, a foul-mouthed racist drunk, reanimating himself at his wake and talking about the terrible afterlife he’s been in, by Luke Walker of Sunnyside. Thru Fri., July 22, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7), Maggie Mae’s Whisky Room, 41-15 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside. $25. Info/tickets: wakeofdickjohnson.com. “Antigone,” a modern take on Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy, examining personal and cultural vaules, set in Ireland. Thu., July 7-Sun., July 17, various times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $14. Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

“Grease,” the 1978 musical comedy about high school romance in the ’50s. Part of Movies Underthe Stars series; bring blanket or chair. Thu., July 7, 8:30 p.m., Beach 94 St. off Shorefront Pkwy., Rockaway Beach. Free. Other movies shown in other locations. Info: nycgovparks.org. “For the Love of a Man,” an Indian documentary about three men’s fixation with Rajnikanth, a famous Tamil actor. Part of an ongoing showcase of a new wave of cinema the South Asian country. Sun., July 10, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “Matilda,” the 1996 kids classic comedy, part of the Movies on the Green series; bring blanket or chair. Wed, July 13, 7 p.m. The Shops at Atlas Park, 80-00 Cooper Ave., Glendale. Free. Info: (718) 326-3300, shopatlaspark.com/events. “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You,” 2016 biography of influential TV creator, writer, producer behind “All in the Family,” “Good Times” and more, with live appearance by the directors and Lear himself. Sat., July 9, 1 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $20. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. PHOTO COURTESY MUSIC BOX FILMS

KIDS/TEENS Festival of Kites, with kids of all ages making their own kites with artists’ help and flying them to evoke freedom and community. Sat., July 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (different workshop each Sat. thru Sept. 24), Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org. continued continued on on page page 00 38

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A few of the bands weighed in on their feelings leading up to the event, and also talked about their styles. The Psychonaut Underground, a band based out of Astoria, said that they’re very excited to participate in the competition. They are first-time competitors in “Battle of the Bands.” “We are excited to see how the contest goes and hope we can place. It won’t be easy seeing all the talent there is involved this year but we truly believe we got something special,” Luis Moreno, the lead guitarist of the band told the Chronicle. Moreno said Psychonaut Underground plays a mix of hard rock and hip-hop. “Since we live in a very diverse area and come from different backgrounds it was only natural for our style to develop into an eclectic mix of genres,” he said. Moreno called the band “underdogs.” “We weren’t very good when we started but as time went on we improved and our message started resonating with a certain people,” he said. “Mostly our friends, those who would have been picked on or felt that they didn’t belong. We always try to make people feel welcome at our shows.”

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Historically, some of the best musical talent has come out of New York City. So, it’s no surprise that there are plenty of talented and aspiring musicians right here in Queens. This year, the 2,100 seat Colden Auditorium at Queens College will fill up as these artists once again have the opportunity to showcase their skills at the Queens Library’s second annual “Battle of the Bands” on July 14. Contestants include Chiv Culture, Global Warming, Noise on 93rd, Noni Rene and The Village, Psychonaut Underground, Roslyn School of Rock House Band and Summer Haze. Ralph McDaniels of the Video Music Box series is the official MC of the event.

‘Battle of the Bands’ When: Thurs., July 14, 6-8 p.m. Where: Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing Entry: Free. eventbrite.com

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Psychonaut Underground is one of the many groups that will perform at “Battle of the PHOTO COURTESY LUIS MORENO Bands.” Moreno added that he came up with the name for the band after reading an article in The New York Times that used the phrase. If you’re looking to hear more of an alternative rock/metal sound, that’s exactly what Noise on 93rd, another first-time competitor in “Battle of the Bands,” provides. Kevin Matharu, lead guitarist and founder of the Queens Village-based band said that

the band’s name comes from his address on 93rd Ave., as the group practices at his house. “So we are literally the Noise on 93rd,” he said. “Also a little alliteration never hurt anyone.” Speaking about “Battle of the Bands,” Matharu said, “Honestly I think what we’re continued on page 00 39

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At the end of every performance, actors take their bows and bask in the adulation of an appreciative audience. But behind the scenes, there are many unsung talents without whom the show most definitely would not go on. It’s common knowledge that playwrights provide the storyline and dialogue. Scenery, costume and lighting designers add to the ambience with their respective contributions. In musicals, composers supply the notes, and lyricists create the words that go along with them. Choreographers are in charge of dreaming up imaginative dance moves. One role in the theater, however, is less easily understood. To change that, the directors of three upcoming community theater productions, each running only one weekend, recently explained what they do to bring a show to life. For Mary Lynch, whose production of the comedy classic “Harvey” opens on July 14, “It starts with the playwright.” Lynch had a vision of the types of actors she would be casting; then, based on the actors who actually auditioned, “I adjusted my vision, and voila — comic gold!” A director must be the “guiding light,” she said. “Before we start,” she tells her actors at an early run-through, “take a deep breath.” She sits behind a long table, facing the stage, a note pad at her fingertips. “Right behind you,” she explains to the cast, on a set not quite complete, “that will be the sliding door.”

To that she adds, “We’ll have to adjust the blocking,” a reference to how the actors will move around on stage. Moments later, she cautions one of the players, “You have to be much louder. Right from the diaphragm.” Then come other suggestions: “Make sure you look at each other.” “I need to see a reaction.” “Let’s tighten that up — the entrance.” Listening intently is Jim Haines, who praises Lynch for being “very clear,” explaining, “She cares about your feelings, but she gets what she wants.” At the end of Act One, Lynch gives more notes, telling an actor to be “a little crazier” but more vulnerable. “And walk around a little more so it’s not so static.” Cecilia Vaicels, another leading player, says Lynch not only knows what she wants but “she knows how to tell us what she wants. She makes sure you understand.” The process “has to be collaborative,” Lynch says. “I’m working with other human beings to create a living art form.” Jean Tessier, helming “And Then There Were None,” an Agatha Christie mystery opening Aug. 6, is, similarly, beginning to run the show on-stage. And, like Lynch, she sits out front taking notes. She occasionally moves around the auditorium to check the audience’s sight lines. “Now that you have the blocking,” she tells the cast, “it’s time to start playing around with who these people are. If I don’t like something, I’ll let you know.” “She lets us run,” says actor

Johnny Culver. “She does not nitpick. She lets us find our own voice.” He’s happy that “there’s no tension. It’s very refreshing.” Meanwhile, for Christine Breviario, who’s leading an all-teenage version of the musical, “Grease,” opening Aug. 4, auditions are vitally important, particularly for young performers. “Everyone has to sing, read and dance, a mandatory staple,” Breviario said. “We make them go through everything, as torturous as it may be.” She looks for enthusiasm and lots of energy, as well as how quickly the hopefuls can pick up their movement. She also likes to see actors who “have courage to try something, to leave it all out there.” Breviario, who is also the choreographer, acknowledges that the show is a staple, so she hopes to give it an unusual spin. For one, “Greased Lightning,” a musical homage to a freshly souped-up car, is here re-envisioned as a tap number. Another musical highlight, involving most of the cast of 70, is

the focus of the first rehearsal. Breviario demonstrates what she wants and repeats the choreography, over a n d o v e r, a l o n g w i t h t h e performers. With only five weeks until opening night, she is still filling a few roles. When one young man was informed he had been cast, a roar of jubilation from his fellow actors filled the room. “I just got chills,” Breviario said. “That’s what it’s about.” “Harvey” will be performed by The First String Players at Our Lady of Mercy Parish Hall in Forest Hills July 14 through 17. Call (718) 2686143 for more information.

“And Then There Were None” will be put on by The Gingerbread Players at St. Luke’s Church, also in Forest Hills, on Aug. 6 and 7. Get the details at (718) 268-7772. “Grease” will be performed by Holy Child Jesus Teen Drama Group at Church of the Holy Child Jesus Msgr. Murray Auditorium in Richmond Hill Aug. 4 through 7. Learn more at (718) 847-1860. While the Queens summer theatrical season is in full swing, auditions for the fall are under way. If you’re interested in getting involved in community theater, either onstage or behind the scenes, check these pages for announcements. Q

Behind the scenes in Queens community theater: At top, members of the cast of “And Then There Were None” work on a makeshift set until the actual version is ready. Their director is Jean Tessier, above right. Next to Tessier, fellow director Mary Lynch gives notes to members of the cast of “Harvey.” And at left, Christine Breviario, serving as both director and choreographer, demonstrates moves for a PHOTOS BY MARK LORD dance number in an all-teenage production of “Grease.”

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Stepping back in time to the World’s Fairs 33 continued from page 00 He wasn’t in Kansas anymore, and for the couple of hours it took Richard Kershenbaum to visit some of the sites from the World’s Fairs that have endured the test of time in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, that was just fine. Twice a year, Kershenbaum leaves his small Midwestern town of Lawrence for an excursion to New York City, always looking for an economical and interesting way to spend his time. And on a recent Sunday, thanks to a new program from the city Department of Parks and Recreation, he found just what he was looking for. Led by volunteer docent Ken Frenkel, the walking tour took an informative, relaxing and informal approach, covering a dozen or so sites that would conjure memories for anyone who had actually attended

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the 1939-40 and 1964-65 fairs and provide insight for those visiting the area for the first time. Frenkel offered a brief but encompassing history of Flushing, and explained that the park became the site of the fairs in large measure thanks to the tenacity of Robert Moses, the city planner and master builder whose efforts transformed what had been an ash dump into a park for the first fair and then modernized the surroundings for the second. According to Frenkel, the first fair, which opened in 1939, was laid out so as to give it a “very European” feel, with the same basic layout used for the 1964 fair. The first stop on the tour was, not surprisingly, the Unisphere, the largest globe in the world and an iconic symbol from the second fair. Less well-known today are two modernistic structures, the spire-shaped Trylon and a sphere with a diameter of 180 feet that came to be known as the Perisphere, that stood on the same spot during the first fair. Both, like many of the structures built for each expo, were taken down following the fair’s closure. The Rocket Thrower, a 43-foot-tall statue depicting a god-like man launching a rocket through the stars, suggesting man’s relationship to space, is another recognizable remnant of the 1964 fair. Once extensively corroded, the piece was restored in 2013. The only surviving building from the 1939 fair, erected as the New York City Pavilion, eventually

Tour guide Ken Frenkel, left, David and Meredith Fulton of Astoria, Jou Jou Francis of Jamaica Estates, Adrean Jackson of Flushing, Richard Hannigan of Flushing, Richard Kershenbaum of Kansas and Lora Yu of Ozone Park visit the site of the time capsules buried during the two World’s Fairs. On the cover: The group, PHOTOS BY MARK LORD minus the Fultons, at the Unisphere.

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Notice of Formation of Ashforth UA Astoria LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/3/16. Office location: Queens County. Princ. bus. addr.: 707 Summer St., 4th Fl., Stamford, CT 06901. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation Proceeding Arianna M DeBari, Petitioner, -against- Michael Raymond Hussey Jr., Respondent File#: 559129 Docket#: V-0298509/ 15B SUMMONS (Publication) IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: Michael Raymond Hussey Jr., 4 Bayview Avenue, Howard Beach, NY 11414 A petition under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court requesting the following reliefs: Modification of Order of Custody and Modification of Order of Visitation; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court on Date/Time: July 28, 2016 at 9:00AM Purpose: For All Purposes Part: 8 Floor/Room: Floor 2/ Room 204 Presiding: Hon. Merik R. Aaron Location: Courthouse, 1200 Old Country Rd., Westbury, NY 11590 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 6 of the Family Court Act. On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest. Dated: April 12, 2016, Rosalie Fitzgerald, Clerk of Court TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Merik R. Aaron of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated and filed with the petition and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, Nassau County.

NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT: QUEENS COUNTY. NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST as successor in interest to the NYCTL 2012-A TRUST and The Bank of New York Mellon as Collateral Agent and Custodian, Pltf. vs. RAMESH JAINARAIN, et al, Defts. Index #703493/15. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Mar. 14, 2016, I will sell at public auction in Courtroom #25 of the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY on Friday, July 15, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., prem. k/a 145th Avenue, Springfield Gardens, NY a/k/a Block 13495, Lot 12. Approx. amt. of judgment is $4,511.63 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. GARY C. DILEONARDO, Referee. DELLO-I ACONO L AW GROUP, P.C., F/K /A L AW OFFICE OF JOHN D.DELLO-IACONO, Attys. for Pltf., 105 Maxess Rd., Ste. 205, Melville, NY. File. No. 14-039656- #88635

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Ideate, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/11/16. Office location: Queens. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Ideate, LLC, 5054 68th Street, Woodside, NY 11377. General purpose.

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OPTIMA CARE LITTLE NECK, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/26/2016. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O Central Assisted Living Attn: Eric Mendel, 1509 Central Ave, Far Rockaway, NY 11691. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

QIAN HAIN MANAGEMENT LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 2/4/2016. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Shu Fang Li, 132-15 41st Avenue, 5D, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Shilun82 Property LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 6/17/16. Office location: Queens Count y. S SN Y desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 227-17 56th Ave., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 Purpose: General.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 705689/2015 Filed: 06/01/2016. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the Mortgage premises is situated. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York as Successor Indenture Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee for the CWABS Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-M Plaintiff, - against Luis A. Arana, Maria Arana, if living and if she be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Midland Funding, LLC DBA in New York as Midland Funding of Delaware, LLC, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, Cindy “Doe” (Refused Last Name), Oscar “Doe” (Refused Last Name), Jackie “Doe” (Refused Last Name), Raul “Doe” (Refused Last Name), Damian Rosado, Liz Rosado, United States of America - Internal Revenue Service, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): 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 twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to 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 up to the principal sum of $93,050.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York on July 5, 2004, in Book CRFN 2004000410983, covering premises known as 62-03 Eliot Avenue, Middle Village, NY 11379. 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. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Williamsville, New York, September 4, 2015. By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100. Our File No.:01-075825-F00. TO: Maria Arana United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

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Police are looking for a suspect who they say robbed a man at gunpoint Tuesday night. The robbery occurred at around 9:39 p.m. in front of Hookah on the Bay at 161- 08 Crossbay Blvd. in Howard Beach. A gold Rolex and $1,000 were taken from the 42-year-old white, male victim. T he suspect is descr ibed as a black male with a thin build. Police say he is approximately 30 years old. After the robbery, police say the suspect fled in a black Chevy Impala. Police of f icer s a nd det ect ives f r o m t h e 10 6 t h P r e c i n c t h a ve responded accordingly. The 106th Precinct has seen 101 robberies so far this year, according to crime statistics. This is a decrease from 133 at this same time last year. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential. Q

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not break down which elected officials secured the state and city funding last year. It lists total expenses of $586,586. The expenses include a $58,000 salary for Sanders. DNAinfo and Politico reported that Huntley secured $75,000 in state money for the organization between 2007 and 2010. The group supported Huntley after her arrest on corruption charges. Huntley subsequently pleaded guilty to state and federal charges in 2013, and was sentenced to prison. Published reports state that the organization hosted a celebration in her honor upon her release from prison. A message left with the office of state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) — who defeated Huntley in a primary in 2012 — was not returned prior to the Chronicle’s deadline. In an emailed statement, Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) gave an outline of some of the Council’s newer standards for funding community-based organizations. “It is the duty of every Council Member to ensure that taxpayer money is being used responsibly, and that is why over the past two years, my office has enacted strict controls to ensure that all discretionary funds we allocate are used for the expressed purposes,” he said. He stated that includes adhering to the terms and conditions adopted by the Council last year which require organizations to provide a written repor t on Council-funded programmatic activities. “Our office works very closely with the Council’s Finance Department and General Counsel’s Office to ensure that organizations follow the rules and requirements that come with receiving discretionary funding,” the councilman added. “I will continue to oversee the programs these funds were meant to support, to ensure Q that they benefit those who need them in Southeast Queens.”

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As late as 1950 a huge lot off 108th Street and 64th Road lay dormant held under the name the Farmers Estate Corporation. Because of the huge amount of apartments in the area it was developed a few years later under the name The Yelloweb Shopping Center managed by Yelloweb Realty. In 1957 The Pizza Den was opened by owner Joseph Cuttietta at 105-21 64 Road. The business was assisted by only two The Pizza Den, 105-21 64 Road, Forest Hills, Decemother men, Vito Russo and Sal- ber 1966. Here, a few girls arrive for a some giggles vatore Advagana. It was a great and a snack. place for a retreat for all the baby boomer generation kids. In 1974 the E, a self-service 24-hour open washing name was changed to The Yellowstone machine operation which still thrives to Pizza Den. Unfortunately the store never this day due to the massive amount of got the massive amount of traffic that trav- apartments in the area. Ironically the beaueled along 108th Street down the block. A ty parlor next door to the Pizza Den after short time later it closed and became Phil’s 60 years is still alive and well, changing from Casa D’Art now under a new name of Laundromat. Q In 1989 the laundromat became A and Valentina’s Beauty Salon.

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Two weeks ago Mets manager Terry Collins was clearly uncomfortable discussing the surgery that his third baseman David Wright had that day to repair the bulging discs in his neck. When I asked Collins if the procedure would permanently resolve the neck problem, akin to repairing a hernia, or if it would be a chronic problem as per Wright’s back stenosis, he replied, “I don’t know I am not a doctor!” I later asked if the neck issue would create a domino effect on Wright rehabilitating his back, Collins snapped “I didn’t ask questions. I am not a reporter!” Wright returned to Citi Field last Thursday to get reunited with his teammates and to meet with the press. Gaunt and unshaven because of the neck surgery in which the physicians had to enter through the throat area, he described the harrowing procedure in terms that would probably make some medical students squeamish. Wright explained how the surgeons had to take bone marrow from his hips and place it in his neck as well as inserting a metal box with screws there. He also acknowledged that having quality of life was of greater concern than the future of his playing career. He did express confidence that he would have the ability to play again although it wouldn’t be this season. It instantly became clear to me why Terry www.howardbeachrealty.com

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