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The former Skyway motel will no longer house sex offenders since it is located less than 1,000 feet from a school, Councilman Ruben Wills announced at a Tuesday press conference. The motel was converted to a men’s shelter in 2011 and people have been fighting against the presence of the offenders since then.

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Stringer’s audit slams Queens Library leaders Says Galante, Quinn-Carey misspent as hours, personnel and services were cut by Michael Gannon Editor

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ity Comptroller Scott Stringer released his long-awaited audit of the Queens Library system on Wednesday. And the 20-page report’s conclusions are scathing in their assessment of former CEO Tom Galante and Interim President and CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey, who served as chief operating officer before Galante was terminated back in December. “Tom Galante used the Queens Library as a personal piggybank,” Stringer said at a press conference outside the Astoria Library. He was only slightly less direct when asked about Quinn-Carey’s hopes to be given the permanent position. “I think the library’s board of trustees must ask some serious questions about her ability to remain in a leadership position,” Stringer said. Galante, through his lawyer, said Stringer’s report has factual errors and omissions. The audit alleges that Galante, from July 2007 to December 2013, made $670,000 in charges on library credit cards that were not approved by the library’s board or its chief financial officer. Between fiscal years 2012 and 2014, he and Quinn-Carey allegedly combined to run up more than $310,000 — about $260,000 by Galante — in expenses that violated the

City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a potentially damning assessment of spending practices of Tom Galante during his tenure as president and chief executive officer of the Queens Library system. His interim successor, former chief operating officer Bridget Quinn-Carey, also did not fare well in PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON the 20-page report that was released at the Astoria Library. library’s travel or purchase policies. The purchases allegedly included concert tickets, fine restaurants, gasoline fill-ups and other items. Stringer said similar audits of the Brooklyn and Bronx librar y systems

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Ruben Wills, parent leaders celebrate the move after four years of fighting by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica) and parent leaders have been waiting for four years to have sexual offenders moved out of the Skyway Men’s Shelter in South Ozone Park. On Tuesday, the councilman announced that their long-fought battle was successful. “As of yesterday, the Department of Homeless Services has announced that this is truly indeed not a compliant shelter and they will be removing the sexual offenders in an expedited basis out of this shelter,” Wills said at a press conference at PS 124. The reason the shelter is not compliant, Wills said, is because it lies about 920 feet away from PS 124, which violates state guidelines that mandate sexual offenders not live within 1,000 feet of a school. Wills called the struggle to remove the Level 2 and 3 offenders out of the shelter, formerly the Skyway Motel, “a long, hardfought battle” that was necessary. “And to the other communities across New York like ours that feel like there is something wrong ... you should definitely put the work into it,” he added. “Gather your community, and make sure that the state and the city listen to exactly what you’ve been saying. If you feel it in your gut, then go with it.”

Councilman Ruben Wills, at mic, announces the impending removal of sex offenders from the Skyway Men’s Shelter in South Ozone Park. With him here is Debbie Capuano, former president of the PS 124 PTA; Eileen Lamanna, the PTA’s president; Karyn Petersen, district manager for Community Board 10; Earl Roberts, former president of the 113th Precinct Community Council; along with a PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY member of the South Ozone Park Civic Association West. A DHS spokeswoman confirmed the presence of sex offenders at the old motel and that they will be moved. “We are working to transfer those residents to sites that are compliant,” the spokeswoman said in an email on Tuesday. The spokeswoman added, “Originally, this site met the requirement to be 1,000

feet from a school, but yesterday DHS was notified the facility no longer meets this geographic requirement.” The Skyway, located at 132-10 South Conduit Ave., was converted from a family shelter to a men’s shelter in 2011. The community feared the arrival of sex offenders to the shelter, citing nearby parks

and PS 124 at 129-15 150 Ave. “We had no safeguard in saying there wouldn’t be sexual offenders down the block from a school,” Wills said on Tuesday. Officials through the years have reported that sex offenders were indeed living in there, at one point 52 of them. Since then, civic and school officials have rallied for their removal. Eileen Lamanna, president of PS 124’s Parent Teacher Association, has been working on the issue “from the beginning.” “It was horrible,” Lamanna said of the 2011 discovery of sex offenders in the Skyway building. “They didn’t notify anybody.” Lamanna on Tuesday expressed relief at their removal. “It takes long, hard work but it can be done if you stick with it,” she said. A man who is staying at the hotel also said he was happy the sex offenders would be removed from there. “It’s a bad look for the community,” Jermain Baker said in an interview about sex offenders being near the school. Baker told the Queens Chronicle he is staying at the Skyway because he just got out of prison and that he has been mistaken for a sex offender by people in the community. “Nobody speaks to you because they think everybody is a sex offender. I’m not a continued on page 22

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Audit slams lack of oversight in ACS DiNapoli claims agency put children ‘at risk,’ contracts not awarded properly by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

the quality of services, and to ensure that our children and families are receiving services in a safe and healthy environment.” Regarding the comptroller’s concerns over the agency not adhering to procurement guidelines, the spokesman said in his email that all ACS contracts are “negotiated under the procurement rules established by the City of New York.” The ACS has come under fire in South Ozone Park and Queens Village as it tries to place a juvenile detention center in each neighborhood. The facilities would be implemented under the state’s Close to Home program, which was passed in 2012 and seeks to place teenagedoffenders in residential areas rather than in prisons upstate. A lawsuit by residents and the South Ozone Park Civic Association West seeks to block the implementation of the center at 133-23 127 St. The charge against that facility has been led by Councilman Ruben

As the Administration for Children’s Services plans to place a juvenile detention center in Queens Village, above, and another in South Ozone Park, an audit from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office has accused the agency FILE PHOTO of putting children under their care at risk of being abused. Wills (D-South Jamaica). In Queens Village, residents have vowed to protest every Saturday in front of the planned site at the closed Merrick Academy Queens Charter Public School, located at 207-01

Jamaica Ave. As first reported by the Queens Chronicle two weeks ago, Stringer is in the process of auditing the Close to Home program, a move that was Q requested by Wills.

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The city Administration for Children’s Services — the agency seeking to place juvenile detention centers near people’s homes in both South Ozone Park and Queens Village — put several children at risk and did not always comply with contract procurement guidelines for facilities in the five boroughs, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. An audit issued by DiNapoli’s office last Wednesday reported that the ACS continued to use vendors that had “poor performance ratings” in providing services such as foster care or group homes. The comptroller claims to have found cases in which children were abused by employees of vendors under contract with the ACS and by foster parents. In one case highlighted by the audit, a vendor had 34 “cases of substantiated abuse of clients by its employees.”

The report claims the ACS did not independently verify that the “problem employees” were suspended or terminated before extending a $29.6 million contract with that vendor. ACS officials told the comptroller they renewed that and other contracts with problem vendors because “there is a limited number of available providers,” the audit said. A spokesman for DiNapoli could not say if any of the sites where the abuses took place are in Queens. In addition to the reported cases of abuse DiNapoli claims “ACS officials did not always justify their selection process of vendors that were awarded contracts without the benefit of competitive procurement processes.” The agency also failed to “register contracts with” city Comptroller Scott Stringer “within 30 days of the start of the contract period,” the state comptroller claims. In an email responding to DiNapoli’s audit, an ACS spokesman said, “We constantly monitor and evaluate our contract providers to safeguard

Patrol hasn’t talked to us, officials say Howard Beach leaders, NYPD, dispute claim that the group has reached out by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Claims that the Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol has been speaking with community leaders are greatly exaggerated, according to officials. “He has not reached out to NYPD (106 Pct) at all,” Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said in an email on Monday referring to the patrol’s president, Joe Thompson. “He is putting on a good show, anything to bring at tention to himself and any thing to increase his notoriety. We have not had ANY interaction with him or his group.” The group, now operating under the name “Howard Beach Citizens Safety Patrol,” has said on its Facebook page it is talking with community leaders after the organization came under fire two months ago for not being sanctioned by the NYPD. “It is not in stone yet. But we are starting to talk,” Thompson told one person on the group’s public Facebook page. But Schiff and Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton both told the Queens Chronicle they have not heard from Thompson. Thompson did not return several requests for an interview about his Facebook posts or why the group did not disband on July 1, as

New look, same controversy. The Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol has changed its name to the Howard Beach Citizens Safety Patrol, but is being blasted for claiming they are in FACEBOOK IMAGE talks with community leaders, which some have disputed. he announced it would last month. In another Facebook post, Thompson told a Howard Beach resident “We are continuing to try and work with all Community Leaders, Public Officials, and the Police Depar tment on the issues within our community.” He also told that resident “we are working

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with the NYPD to be recognized as an official patrol group. Citing a lack of support from the precinct, Thompson announced in June his group would disband on July 1. But it stuck around and changed its name, Thompson announced on Facebook last Saturday, and still detail highlights of their patrol on the Facebook page. After making their name change official, the group changed the decal on its patrol vehicle to match the new moniker. The group also threatened to disband another time back in April but backed off of that after receiving an outpouring of support from community residents on its social media page. The reason for Thompson saying he was going to disband three months ago was that he was lambasted by The Forum, a Howard Beach-based newspaper, because he posted erroneous information about a burglary on Cross Bay Boulevard. The Forum then revealed that Thompson in 2001 pleaded guilty to enterprise corruption for financing a family member’s illegitimate business, which was providing prostitutes to people. Thompson admitted to that but said he paid a penalty and does not believe it should Q have any bearing on the patrol.

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he court decision blocking the Willets West mall project from going forward is a triumph for the people of Queens, the city and, due to the nature of legal precedence, the entire State of New York. In a unanimous decision, a four-judge appellate panel last week determined that the plan to build the 1.4 millionsquare-foot mall and a parking garage on what is now a Citi Field parking lot is illegal because, though paved over, the site is part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Under state law, parkland cannot be alienated without approval of the Legislature, which gave none in this case. The Bloomberg administration didn’t care about that, and gave away the 47-acre site where Shea Stadium once stood to developers for all of $1 — when its estimated value is $1 billion — so they could build. The city and its crony capitalist pals at Sterling Equities, owned by the same people who own the Mets, and The Related Companies, a major developer, justified the move by claiming that the 1961 law allowing for Shea’s construction also authorized the mall. That was nonsense, and a band of park advocates, civic groups and citizens, led by state Sen. Tony Avella of Bayside, said no, filing suit to block the plan. They deserve our

appreciation for all the effort they put into the case, especially in filing an appeal after they lost in a lower court last year. How the first judge decided the project is legal is beyond us — and beyond the four-justice Appellate Division panel, which was quite clear in its decision. “[T]he public trust doctrine is clear that any alienation of parkland must be explicitly authorized by the legislature,” the ruling reads in part. “No reasonable reading of Administrative Code section 18-118 allows for the conclusion that the legislature in 1961 contemplated, much less gave permission for, a shopping mall, unrelated to the anticipated stadium, to be constructed in the Park.” So what’s next? Sterling and Related, who formed a joint venture called the Queens Development Group, plan to appeal. Whether the city, also a defendant, will join them in that is unclear. We urge the mayor not to do so. Instead of appealing, the QDG should go back to the drawing board and redesign its building plans for Willets Point proper, the Iron Triangle, where a complete redevelopment is necessary. It’s sad that so many small businesses there were forced out, but face it: the place is a disaster and needs a complete overhaul. Unlike the Citi Field parking lot,

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Go solar today Dear Editor: The summer has definitely arrived, and our air conditioners are stretched to their limits. And though my utility has given me lots of tips on how I can help reduce the burden on the electric grid, one thing they haven’t encouraged me to do is go solar. That’s too bad. A new report from Environment New York shows that even a few homes and businesses putting up solar panels benefits all electric customers by reducing demand and providing electricity at the height of the day when we need it most. Because of benefits like these, the total value of solar power is about 17 cents per unit, compared to an average retail rate for electricity of 12 cents, according to the report. And right now, the New York Public Service Commission is considering establishing a program, called Community Net Metering, to allow expanded access to clean energy. Following through on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to expand access to renewable energy, the PSC is working to establish an innovative program that would empower low-income families, renters and millions of other New Yorkers to choose solar. The program would allow energy customers to subscribe to a local renewable energy project and receive a utility bill credit for their portion of the energy produced. © Copyright 2015 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.

it is not a part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Build the mall and the parking garage there, along with the affordable housing that was promised to get more public support for the project — and then put on indefinite hold in a classic bait-and-switch maneuver. We welcome the commercial activity the mall would bring, even while recognizing that industry, not retail, is the best engine for economic development. And it’s a fine spot for new housing that won’t change the character of any existing neighborhood. Yes, they’ve already paved over paradise and put up a parking lot outside Citi Field; we’re not talking about losing green space. But the precedence this plan would have set could have led to that next. We hope the state Court of Appeals agrees with the appellate panel or even declines to take the case, which it may do, given the judges’ unanimity. Then there’s the Mets angle. It’s tough enough to fill seats at Citi Field thanks to the team’s mediocre play. It would be even tougher if people had to use a parking garage instead of a lot because it takes so much more time to get out of one of those. The team’s owners should focus on getting some more victories inside the ballpark. The public just won something bigger even than the World Series right outside it.

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A liberal responds Dear Editor: Re “Doom is at hand,” Letters, July 2: Letter writer Joseph T. Klonowski thinks three of four nails have been hammered into the “coffin of the U.S.”: abortion, same-sex marriage and legalized marijuana. He says the last will be assisted suicide. 1-Assisted suicide: If a person is in excruciating pain and a long, slow, suffering death is inevitable, and that person wants to end his own life, will Mr. Klonowski say “No! You must continue to suffer until you draw your last gasp”? 2. Same-sex marriage: It’s called equal

rights. Plain and simple. 3. Legalized marijuana: It’s not as dangerous as alcohol and does not contain any of the 599 poisonous additives contained in cigarettes. 4. Abortion: It’s called a woman’s right to choose. And let me just say this: If men could get pregnant, the abortion argument would have ended long ago. Instead of worrying about marijuana, perhaps Mr. Klonowski should pay attention to the Supreme Court’s ruling against the EPA’s rules requiring power plants to cut emissions of mercury and other air pollutants. A “win” for the GOP! The losers? Lungs. And what about the 12 “nails” running around spewing hatred, bigotry and stupidity? I am referring of course to the current inhabitants of the clown car known as the GOP presidential candidates. One of them becoming president? That would be a certain sign of the coming apocalypse. That is, if God existed. Robert LaRosa Whitestone

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Dear Editor: The Confederate flag serves as a reminder of the Civil War and thus means different things to different people. Since the Confederate flag offends people, it should be removed from all government buildings. Only the American flag should be flown. It stands for liberty and justice for all. Frank Sforza College Point

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Dear Editor: (An open letter to President Obama) Mr. President, I am writing you with great urgency regarding the financial crisis in Puerto Rico. As you are aware, the Commonwealth is $73 billion in debt and its Governor has recently stated that these debts are “unpayable.� Given the potential for this situation to rapidly deteriorate further, I am requesting that you convene an emergency meeting of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets to address this matter and bring all parties to the table to negotiate an orderly resolution. This situation is unprecedented and therefore requires an unprecedented approach. Public utilities in Puerto Rico cannot resolve their debts through Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, as public utilities located in U.S. states are able to do. As a territory of the U.S., it is not a sovereign nation, which bars it from seeking assistance through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Such a reality means that the island is in an exceptionally rare predicament – one in which conventional legal options are not an option, nor are more traditional lines of international aid. As a result, there is great potential that the situation will resolve itself in a manner that is more disorderly and costly than it otherwise would be. It is the unfortunate reality that those least able to represent themselves in what will certainly be a long and arduous resolution process will suffer the most. Given that 53 percent of U.S. municipal mutual funds hold Puerto Rico’s bonds, it likely that those most affected will be individual American investors, including many senior citizens who depend on such

Catholic schools closed Dear Editor: It is a known fact that many of the Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn and Queens have been closed or merged over the last 15 years. It is really a shame that this has and is continuing to happen. Precious Blood School in Astoria is slated to close its doors for good now, despite a valiant effort by the parents to keep it open. Bishop DiMarzio, who claims that Catholic schools are essential, is such a hypocrite! Why is he continuing to close and merge schools? These closings and mergers are causing many teachers and principals to lose their jobs. Is this how t he Brook ly n Diocese thanks all of its dedicated teachers and administrators? Also, these closings and mergers put a tremendous emotional strain on hundreds of parents and students. The bishop has the nerve to expect Gov. Cuomo to support a bill that would extend tax credits to those whose children attend private and parochial schools. At the rate that these schools are being closed and or merged, there won’t be any schools for these hardworking and struggling parents to send their children to. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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funds for regular income. In addition, U.S. entities, many of which are household names, including mutual funds, commercial banks, and hedge funds have sizeable holdings of Puerto Rico’s debt. Two such mutual funds together hold $6.8 billion – or nearly 10 percent – of the island’s municipal obligations. Bond insurers, which guarantee $14 billion of Puerto Rico bonds, also stand to be impacted. A disorderly default and resulting protracted legal battle could lead to further losses for many of these individuals and corporations, potentially leading to concerns regarding financial contagion. For these reasons, it is in the interest of the United States to ensure an orderly resolution to this crisis. While the technical assistance that your administration has provided Puerto Rico has been useful, it is time to move beyond such limited measures. Absent the availability of Chapter 9, however, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets presents the best option to produce an organized and fair outcome for those involved. Bringing all parties — creditors and debtors alike — to the table, as only the White House can do, is our best hope, not just for Puerto Rico, but U.S. interests as well. Thank you for your attention and leadership on this important matter. Nydia M. Velåzquez U.S. representative for the 7th District Brooklyn

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Ku Klux Klan. by James Sanders Jr. Wherever there Birthed as a symbol of oppression, secession and racism, the Confederate flag wa s blo o d a nd continues to divide the nation, even today, mayhem, the rebel some 150 years after the last Johnnie went flag found a home, marching home. It is often a misunder- b e c o m i n g t h e stood symbol that some claim as a repre- badge of the KKK sentation of Southern pride. It waves over and other white the South Carolina State House and other supremacist orgagovernment buildings across the country nizations. Resurrected as part of right alongside the American flag. To correct the record, the stars and bars the centennial of the Civil War, the flag that we know, and some love, is not the continued to gain popularity throughout flag of the Confederate States of America, the 1950s and ’60s as a symbol of resisbut rather the battle flag of the Army of tance to desegregation efforts. It was often Northern Virginia. Historical revisionists waved shortly before violence was inflictclaim that the Civil War was not about ed on the defenseless. In 1948, it became the symbol of the slavery and paint a picture of a wronged South rising up to cast out an invading States’ Rights Democratic Party (DixieNorth, but a cursory search of the state- crats), who sought to maintain segregation. ments of secession by the individual Con- In 1963, then-Georgia Gov. George Walfederate states shows that many of them lace raised the rebel flag as a warning to the federal government cited slavery as one of against its integration the main reasons for efforts. Wallace linked their actions (South Caron’t buy the his flag raising with the olina, Georgia, MissisSouthern secession 100 sippi, Texas). ‘Southern pride’ years prior. So popular was the In June 2015, Dylann battle f lag among the argument; the Roof, the madman who Confederacy that it was Confederate battle allegedly killed nine incorporated into a new innocent people at the f lag designed by Wilflag stands for Emanuel AME Church liam T. Thompson. He in Charleston, SC, was put the stars and bars in oppression. seen in photographs the upper left corner of prior to the incident a white flag. The background was to symbolize the “supremacy waving the Confederate flag and posing in of the white man,” Thompson said, add- front of a car with a stars and bars license ing, “As a people we are fighting to plate. Roof, a self-proclaimed white maintain the heaven-ordained supremacy supremacist according to his manifesto, of the white man over the inferior or col- allegedly told the blacks praying in the church that “you have to go.” If the killing ored race.” After the South was defeated in the of the Charleston nine is to have any Civil War, the rebel flag became a part of meaning, we need to take down the flags the intimidation and violence used to of this lost cause. “Our Southern heritage is our cultural suppress Unionists and blacks. In fact, one of the Confederacy’s most successful right,” the supporters of the Dixie flag generals, Nathan Bedford Forrest, notori- say. What about the blacks, Union-supous for his mistreatment of black and porting whites, Native Americans and Union prisoners, became the leader of the others? The South is not a homogenous place. Many people who live there are offended by this flag on a daily basis. For them it is a symbol of white supremacy and humiliation. Imagine the damage done to the Jews if they were forced to pay taxes to a government that unfurled daily the Nazi swastika. It’s time to end the government support of secession, hatred, racism and violence. The Confederate flag belongs in a museum; let’s put it there. It’s time to end the Civil War (again) and begin ReconstrucQ tion (again). James Sanders Jr. is New York State Dylann Roof posed with the Confederate flag and a pistol before allegedly carrying Senator for the 10th District, in South and Southeastern Queens and the Rockaways. INTERNET PHOTO out his racist massacre.

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Court ruling may not be end to case Judges vote against mall at Willets Point but developers can appeal by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

The state Appellate Division’s ruling last week against developers’ plans to build a mega-mall on parkland at Citi Field was a victory for state Sen. Tony Avella and others, but they say the battle is not yet won. The developers, the Queens Development Group, immediately announced they would appeal, saying, “We strongly disagree with today’s r uling and will be appealing the decision. The communitydriven plan is the best way to rejuvenate Willets Point, a neighborhood that has been neglected for decades. “This decision, which overturns a wellrea soned de cision of t he New York Supreme Court, blocks a plan that has been embraced by a wide variety of stakeholders from the City Council to civic groups to labor organizations and others.” The four-judge appellate panel, however, voted unanimously that any alienation or removal of parkland must be authorized by the state Legislature, as per state law. The developers were basing their case on a 1961 administrative code that allowed Shea Stadium to be built. No reasonable reading of the code, the judges said, either contemplated or gave permission for a shopping mall, unrelated to the stadium, to be built in Flushing Meadows Park. “The public trust doctrine is clear that any alienation of parkland must be explicitly authorized by the legislature,” the ruling said. “While there is a legislative mandate for use of the park, that mandate does not encompa ss t he u se proposed by respondents.” The development group, made up of the owners of the Mets and The Related Companies, had plans to build Willets West, a 1.4 million-square-foot mall, and parking garage adjacent to Citi Field. The lawsuit filed by Avella (D-Bayside), the City Club of New York, Queens Civic Congress, members of Willets Point United and nearby residents and business owners challenged the city’s sweetheart deal

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that gave away 47 acres of parkland to the developers with an estimated worth of $1 billion for $1 to build the mall. “Today’s decision sends a message loud and clear — our parks are not for sale,” Avella said. “In a city where public land is in short supply, simply handing parkland over is a betrayal of the public trust. The court has affirmed what we have been fighting for all along.” Last Thursday’s ruling overturns a state Supreme Court decision made last August that said the project is legal. Although the developers can appeal to the state’s highest court, many believe it will be a difficult battle for them. Geoffrey Croft, president of NYC Park Advocates, said he was pleased with the latest decision, calling the developers’ plans “disgraceful.” He noted that since the ruling was unanimous, the Court of Appeals must first agree to even take the case. Avella is not so sure that will happen.

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underpayment of payroll taxes and a high risk that the CEO and COO underreported their income in their personal income tax filings.” Stringer also claimed that under Galante, the Queens Library paid for all its operations out of the portion of its budget that was monitored by the city, while stashing as much as $25 million in other accounts that were hidden from public scrutiny. And he said that from 2008 to 2013, library management collected pay raises of about 7 percent, while personnel, library

hours and other services were being cut. It also pointed to a number of instances when Galante allegedly billed the Elmont School District on Long Island for consulting services at the same time he was being paid for 40-hour work weeks by the library. Galante’s attorney, Joseph Martini, gave the Chronicle a statement via email. He said the library was audited by various government agencies more than 30 times during Galante’s tenure. “Not once has an allegation been made of any impropriety even though the City audited all of the Library’s records during a

“The court can say no to hearing the case,” he said by phone on Tuesday. “We’ve always felt that the higher the case goes up, the better chance we have. We’re on very solid ground, especially with the unanimous decision.” Paul Graziano, one of the plaintiffs and an urban planner from Flushing, said Tuesday that the strong decision by the judges, “is very difficult to overturn; it’s pretty ironclad.” Graziano added that the developers’ premise that the parkland had to be developed in order for the rest of the Willets Point development to be completed “was proven wrong in this decision. This shows that the taking of public land cannot be used for private gain.” Avella called it “ridiculous” that they can’t proceed without the mall: “They’ve changed the plans for Willets Point several times. It’s nonsense.” He noted that the developers hired prior investigation of similar records,” he wrote. “This city Comptroller has made serious allegations that should not be made by persons who have access to all of the facts, as the Comptroller surely had.” Martini’s statement said there are factual errors and omissions in the audit report, and that Galante has not violated the law or been involved in any improprieties with respect to any matter throughout his career. “Not once did the city comptroller even seek i n for mat ion f rom M r. Gala nte throughout his 17-month audit.” He said Galante cannot comment further at this time because of a confidentiality agreement. In a statement issued by the library, Carl

Judith Kaye, the former chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, to defend their case, but said her argument about economic development just didn’t hold water. He believes even if the developers try to revamp the project, the alienation of parkland would have to go to the state Legislature for approval. “Taking 47 acres with no replacement is not the kind of thing that is popular in the Legislature, based on similar cases,” Avella added. Joe Ardizzone, 83, who was born in Willets Point and has lived there all his life, is the last resident of the area. “I’m very happy Avella got it straightened out, but it’s not the end of it,” he said. Ardizzone believes the project “is totally illegal” and vows to “fight them to the end. They want to get me out, but who are they to say so? It’s stealing my property and not the American way,” he added. Jerry Antonacci, one of the WPU leaders, said Monday that he thinks the mall plan is dead. “But they may come up with another plan and it’s about a year-long process to appeal the case,” he said. “The chances are sli m to over t u r n all the judges.” Avella also pointed out that last week’s ruling prevents the developers from doing any outside work at the site without state legislative approval. The City Council approved a $3 billion redevelopment plan for Willets Point proper in 2008 to clean up the Iron Triangle area populated with used car parts dealers and repair shops. It wasn’t until 2013 that the developer was named and specific plans announced, many of which were not in the original proposal. The project also calls for adding a parking lot, building a hotel, shops, restaurants and offices on 126th Street, across from Citi Field, where the repair shops and other businesses are located. That area is not parkland. Although many of the businesses have been forced by the city to leave, no further action is expected while the court injuncQ tion remains in place. Koerner, chairman of the board of trustees, said the audit confirms many disturbing practices of Galante and the former “complacent trustees.” “The current board takes its duty to the public very seriously, and expects management to do the same,” he wrote. “Together we’ve launched sweeping refor ms to address concerns raised by the Comptroller and other public officials; we’ve opened the library’s books to stricter outside scrutiny; we’ve enforced greater internal accountability and we’ve ended excessive, unquestioned over-expenditures by management and staff.” No statement was available from QuinnCarey prior to the Chronicle’s deadline. Q

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tion of the road last month and was told by DOT officials then that the agency would “make pothole repairs as needed.” The anonymous disgruntled resident said despite the fact that some patches have been filled up, albeit not very well, more needs to be done by the DOT. The agency added last month that it will look into the possibility of resurfacing the street. In an email to the Chronicle on Monday, the DOT said it is still looking into whether or not a total makeover of the road is warranted. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) said he is “optimistic” that recently appointed Queens DOT Commissioner Nicole Garcia can make something happen for the Lindenwood residents. “This commissioner is one of the most proactive commissioners we’ve had,” Goldfeder said of Garcia. “I’m optimistic that we’re going to see real change.” Goldfeder said he brought Garcia around his district last month to show her the traffic woes his constituents face. The assemblyman, however, did say there might be some things that the agency will not be able to address, even under Garcia’s leadership. “It doesn’t mean that she’s going to get everything done in the neighborhoods,” he Q added.

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Volunteer department gives craft to upstate volunteer organization by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

After Supertstorm Sandy severely damaged much of the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department’s equipment, including some fire trucks, support flooded in from all over the country. Now, the volunteer organization is paying it forward by donating one of those trucks to their brothers upstate. Mitch Udowitch, former captain of the WHBVFD, on Wednesday handed the keys of a four-wheel drive fire engine to Chuck Ptacek, first assistant chief of the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department. “We’re really happy,” Udowitch said of being able to help out another department. “All of the volunteer fire departments, we’re a really close knit group. Whenever we can help each other out, we do.” The fire truck was donated to the Queens department by the Larimer Fire Department, located in Pennsylvania, following the Oct. 29, 2012 storm. It was one of many that came to the volunteers when they were in need. Udowitch said the truck was only put into use once — to pump water out of people’s basements during the massive flooding that took place in Lindenwood last May. Ptacek said his department will hopefully be able to put the four-wheel drive craft

Mitch Udowitch, left, hands the keys to a fire truck over to Chuck Ptacek of the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department. The truck donated by the Queens department was given to them by the Larimer PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Volunteer Fire Department after Superstorm Sandy. to good use. Many of their vehicles, he said, only have two-wheel drive. “We have some really high-priced developments in some back-wooded areas,” Ptacek said in an interview with the Queens Chronicle outside the WHBVFD station house. “It’s hilly country and tough to get

to. Two-wheel drives are just not going to get there.” Ptacek added that a pump on the truck will be able to help his crew prevent house fires from becoming forest fires. “We’ll have the capability with the pump to get the needed waters,” he said.

Ptacek made the near-five-hour drive from Hebron, located in Washington County, to Hamilton Beach early Wednesday morning. After inspecting the vehicle and replacing its battery, Udowitch said the old one had died out long ago, Ptacek took it back up to Hebron along with his trusty canine sidekick, Lucky. The two volunteer firefighters were able to connect after the Queens department put a story in the First Responders magazine, a monthly publication for fire departments, advertising that they had a truck available for a volunteer group in need of one. Udowitch said when the WHBVFD got the truck close to two years ago, they were told by the Larimer firefighters that they did not want it back. “We promised that we would pay it forward,” he said. But the practice of donating trucks to depar tments in need is not unique to Udowitch’s crew. He said “it’s common” for those departments with extra equipment to help out their brothers in other parts of the country. Hamilton Beach, he said, has benefited from that many times in the past. “Hamilton has always gotten its fire tr ucks from various depar tments,” he Q added.

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The second portion of the new Rockaway Beach boardwalk was opened to the public just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. Beach-goers can now walk on the path from Beach 86th Street to Beach 107th Street — a continuous mile of boardwalk — the city Parks Department said last Thursday. “We’re thrilled to welcome beach goers to the first full mile of a more resilient, and beautiful Rockaway boardwalk, just in time for the unofficial kickoff to summer,” city Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver said in a press release. The old boardwalk received substantial damage during Superstorm Sandy and beach-goers had limited access to it until the city opened the first portion, Beach 86th to

Beach 97th streets, just before Memorial Day weekend this year. The full boardwalk is expected to be finished by Memorial Day 2017. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), in an interview, called the reopening of the second portion of the path a sign that the Rockaways “will recover stronger than we were before Sandy.” The boardwalk is also meant to protect the peninsula from tidal storms. Goldfeder said you can tell just by standing on it that it is stronger than the old one. “It’s a symbol of strength,” he said. The Parks Department has also agreed to replace a flagpole at the boardwalk, Goldfeder announced on Monday, following community backlash at the absence of one Q at the Beach 94th Street entrance.

Record funding for CD 32 Southern Queens got a bigger piece of the pie than usual in this year’s city budget process. Regarding the budget recently adopted for fiscal year 2016, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who represents District 23, announced that $5,685,000 has been allocated to the area — a record high, according to his office. Specif ically, there was $ 685,000 secured in expense funding, to go toward area community organizations such as athletic leagues, senior centers and veterans groups. The money will also go

toward SAT prep programs for high schools, sanitation services, more litter basket service and other projects. There was also $5 million in capital funding for 30 projects, such as technology upgrades for 17 area schools; school librar y and auditorium renovations; l ibr a r y con st r uct ion a nd se cu r it y upgrades; and several park enhancements. Of the capital funding, around half, or $2.51 million, will go toward projects selected as part of the district’s participaQ tory budgeting process.

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Goldfeder joins school in plea to DOT third-grade class, Class 301, at the school, according to Goldfeder. “I am truly inspired by the students of Class 301 for their efforts to improve pedestrian safety in our community,� the assemblyman stated in his press release. DOT officials in an emailed statement said they will look into placing new signs around the school, which is located at 159-15 88 St. “We appreciate the Assembly Member’s interest in safety and can look into implementing other safety measures around the school in line with Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero initiative citywide,� a DOT spokesman said. “We will also work with our partners at the NYPD on enforcement issues.� The assemblyman said the installation of the signs would put students’ parents’ minds at ease. “No parent should have to fear for their child’s safety when sending them off to school each morning. This small step will help give area families the peace of mind Q they need and deserve.�

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Have you seen this man’s biological dad? Washington State resident believes his real father may be in Queens by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

For the 35 years Adam Maiello has been alive, he has not known his biological father. Now, the Washington State man has taken to social media in an attempt to find him or any information about who he may be — and according to Maiello, his father could be somewhere in Queens. “I’ve wanted to know for a long time,” Maiello said in a telephone interview with the Queens Chronicle. Maiello said he was born at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in April of 1980 and lived with his mother in Ozone Park and Flushing before moving to Pennsylvania with his stepfather early in his life. Curious as to who his biological father was, Maiello would frequently ask his mother for a name. “Sometimes she would say it was Joe and then it was Frank,” Maiello said. “I’ve gotten a lot of different names.” But the story she told her son about his biological father remained constant. “She said he was in an electrical accident and I guess he suffered brain damage,” he told the Chronicle. “He told her he couldn’t take care of us.” Although he’s always wondered who his biological father is, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that he seriously started a campaign to find out information about him. He and his wife have been using the website Ancestry. com, which tracks people’s genealogy, to pin down family members who may have some information for him. So far the two have gotten in contact with some of

Maiello’s distant relatives. Some of them, he said, referred to his father as “a local boy” in the Woodhaven-Jamaica area. “That’s exactly how they referred to him. As a ‘local boy,’” Maiello said. Right now, Maiello believes he has narrowed down his search to three men, one of whom goes by “Jerry,” though his birth name is Charles. Maiello believes there’s a strong chance “Jerry” could be his father. “My older sister remembered seeing a picture and my mom saying ‘That’s Adam’s Jerry,’” he said. When asked how likely he thinks it is that his internet search will result in him finding his biological father, Maiello expressed optimism. “I think there’s a great chance,” he said. “We live in an electronic age. There has to be something out there or someone who knows something.” Maiello said he plans on going public with his search on his Facebook page and that’s when the search will really kick off: “I feel once I go public that someone is going to know something.” So far, he’s gotten a few responses from people and was also contacted by Ed Wendell, a Woodhaven resident and former president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, who interviewed Maiello on his weekly internet radio show. Any people who believe they have any information, however small, on the identity of Maiello’s biological father are asked to email him at findmybiodad1980@ Q yahoo.com.

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Civic, electeds plead to Stringer over Pan Am State senators also urge Assembly to back community shelter notice bill by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Elmhurst residents have described the former Pan American Hotel as a thorn in their collective side since it was converted into the Boulevard Family Residence homeless shelter last June. At a Tuesday press conference outside the facility at 79-00 Queens Blvd., state Sens. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Jeff Klein (D-Bronx, Westchester) echoed their long list of complaints and called on city Comptroller Scott Stringer to once again reject the Department of Homeless Services’ proposed five-year, $42 million contract with service provider Samaritan Village. “We’re asking the city to do the right thing,” Avella said. “We’re asking the comptroller to deny this contract.” Stringer originally rejected the contract on May 11, citing a March city Department of Investigation report that highlighted supposed DHS failures in rectifying health and safety issues in over two dozen shelters, as well as the numerous complaints regarding the Boulevard Family Residence. In the two months since Stringer’s denial, $2,000 in fines stemming from a failure to file an annual boiler inspection report had been paid, while four complaints registered with the Department of Buildings had been resolved. However, multiple outstanding violations and fines are still out on the property, according to city records, including a violation regarding the missing chunks of the building’s facade. An Environmental Control Board hearing to discuss the issue has

State Sen. Jeff Klein, center, alongside Sens. Joe Addabbo Jr., left, and Tony Avella, joined by members of Elmhurst United, urge city Comptroller Scott Stringer to deny the proposed contract to operate the old Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst as a permanent shelter. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA been set for next Tuesday. The Boulevard Family Residence also remains in violation of New York City Administrative Code Section 21-124a, which requires that each unit within a homeless shelter have cooking facilities. Under legislation sponsored by Klein and passed 51-8 by the state Senate in May, any proposal for a social service site, including a homeless shelter, would be subjected to a public hearing process prior to ground being broken or a structure being renovated. Addabbo said the former Elmhurst hotel and all its issues exemplify why communities need to have their voices heard before such a problematic entity moves in next door. “Under this bill, everybody wins. None

of the residents’ voices are silenced with this bill,” Addabbo said. “The city wins out. They’re going to have a process that they’re going to have to adhere to, but maybe along the way, they would have avoided an inappropriate site. “Homeless individuals, people who truly need an appropriate space to live, won’t be warehoused like they are here,” he added, “It’s a win-win.” The Assembly’s companion bill, sponsored by Michael Benedetto (D-Bronx), hasn’t had the same success as Klein’s, as it has sat in the Cities Committee since mid-June. Klein blamed the bill’s lack of movement in the lower legislative body on the de Blasio

administration, which he said has intensely fought the legislation over worries that it would slow the integration of homeless individuals into the shelter system. “I’ve seen the de Blasio administration lobby so hard against this legislation in both the Senate and the Assembly,” Klein said. “You would have thought we were passing the worst piece of legislation imaginable.” Avella added that Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Gilbert Taylor even appeared in Albany to protest the bill in the spring, but declined to meet with the senator to discuss the agency’s policies. A DHS spokesman told the Chronicle last month that the agency will oppose any bill that would hamper its efforts to house homeless people in short order. “DHS has a legal and moral obligation to provide temporary emergency shelter to all those who need it,” the agency said, “and we oppose any legislation that could stop us from housing individuals and families that have nowhere else to turn.” Elmhurst United member Anna Orjuela took a few jabs at Taylor during the press conference as well, criticizing him for allowing his agency to resubmit its proposed contract to Stringer despite the building’s continued illegal standing. “They’re trying to shortchange the area residents and homeless families,” Orjuela said. “Basically, this is an abuse of power. Gilbert Taylor believes he is above the law.” When asked if they agree with Avella’s position that Taylor should resign as head of DHS, both Addabbo and Klein were noncommittal, saying they need to work with Q the agency as it stands.

Still no gas at Acropolis co-ops Despite June rally, meeting, those in six buildings ‘suffering quietly’ by Cristina Schreil

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As summer temperatures rise, emotions continue to build at the Acropolis Gardens cooperative apartments, located on Ditmars Boulevard and 33rd Street in Astoria. Residents in six buildings have not had cooking gas or hot water since April 29. Despite passionate cries from elected officials and residents at a rally on June 22 for all parties — including Con Edison, which shut off gas in eight of the 16 buildings on April 29, and the management company, which Con Ed and the city Department of Buildings say had illegal pipework resulting in the shut-off — to work together to restore gas, some residents say they feel without hope. “The neighbors are suffering quietly,” Azeddine Makhloufi, one of the affected residents, said.

A total of eight buildings were originally without gas, but two had ser vice restored mid-June, just before the rally, which was organized by City Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) and Public Advocate Letitia James. State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) also called for change. Since then, officials have said that they continue to press for progress. On June 29, there was a meeting between James and representatives from Con Ed, the DOB and Metropolitan Pacific Properties, which manages the Acropolis. But, as of press time, there was no change in gas service to residents. “It’s a shame, still,” said one longtime resident, who has been without gas since April and preferred to remain anonymous. The source also mirrored past complaints, such as ones uttered by many residents at the June rally, in

insisting that Acropolis management operates “poorly.” “I pay in maintenance $840 for what?” the resident said. “All of us are sick and tired of the nonsense.” In April, gas was shut off by Con Edison after an investigation following a laundry room fire; Con Ed said workers found what they and the city Department of Buildings contend is illegal pipework. There is still a stop-work order, issued April 29, the day of the fire, on the city Department of Buildings website. Management has st ressed throughout the ordeal that Con Edison and the DOB are to blame. Wednesday, Acropolis board President Debbie Vazquez echoed that idea. “Every day we have been, and are, ready to work and do our part to restore the gas,” Vazquez said in an Q emailed statement.

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Summer school enrollment for New York City public school students has reached a five-year low. The data poses the question as to whether the change is good or bad. The percentage of students recommended for summer school as of June 30 is 6.2 percent, compared to 7.4 percent in 2014 and 10.1 percent in 2013, according to a Department of Education press release on July 1. Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Fariña brought forth a new policy that took action as of April 2014 that removes state exams for grades 3 through 8 as the sole, primary or even major factor in any student promotion decisions. For the last 10 years, what had determined if students attend summer school was the state test scores. Controversy surrounding the situation is that some perceive the change as negligence of children who may need summer school, and “social promotion” is thought to have made its way back into the system, as expressed in an editorial from the New York Post on July 6 titled “Fariña’s Failure.” A press release sent to the Chronicle from the press office of the Department of Education stated that the new policy, which is overseen by superintendents, allows teachers and principals to determine which students are at risk of not making sufficient progress in the next grade based on a comprehensive and authentic review of their classroom work in addition to their scores on state exams. Under the old policy, preliminary testing data released in June was used to determine how many students should be retained and to recommend them for a six-week summer

school session. Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), who was an award-winning public school teacher and currently serves as the Chairman of the Education Committee, told the Chronicle over the phone that the new practice is much better because a one-sizefits-all policy simply doesn’t work. “This change is important and I support the chancellor’s decision,” Dromm said. “As an educator I know that state test scores are just one aspect, and there are many things to be taken into account.” He also said that under the old policy, thousands of students who did not actually have to attend summer school did anyway and later found out that they were wrongly placed. Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg banned social promotion in his first term. Ending social promotion meant that students who did not meet proficiency standards on state tests were held back until they did so, but with the new policy that ban has been reversed, which according to education officials is actually helping the children. The chancellor said in a press release that under the new administration there is “stronger and more targeted support structure for schools, increased professional development for teachers and policies and interventions that meet the whole needs of every child. I am confident that we are going to provide the rigorous education our students deserve and ensure that our students are making the progress they need to succeed in the next grade.” The Panel for Education Policy’s Queens represent ative, Deb Dillingham, and spokespeople of the teachers union did not Q respond to requests for comments.

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Remembering the Crimmins case Kew Gardens Hills children went missing 50 years ago this Tuesday by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

On July 14, 1965, Sophie Earomirski could not sleep. While smoking a cigarette from her third floor apartment in Kew Gardens Hills at 15022 72 Drive at about 2 a.m., she saw three people, with a dog, carrying a bundle to a car across the street. Under oath at Queens County Supreme Court, according to reporting by The New York Times, Earomirski swore that what she saw was Alice Crimmins carrying the dead body of her daughter into the car. Earomirski was a surprise witness in one of the, if not the, trial of the century. This Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the day when Crimmins reported her two child ren missing f rom their ground-f loor apartment. Crimmins told cops she put the two children to bed the night before and locked the bedroom door to prevent her son, Eddie Jr., who the New York Daily News described as “chubby,” from sneaking out for a late-night snack. The next morning, she called her estranged husband, Eddie — the two were in the middle of a custody battle — to see if he knew where they were. He did not. A boy “skipping home from a library” found the daughter hours after she was reported missing, The Times reported back at the time. She

Alice Crimmins leaves her Queens home with her then-husband, Edmund Crimmins. had apparently been strangled with her own pajamas, The Times wrote. Four days later, The Times reported, her brother was found decomposed at “the foot of an elm tree between Park Drive East and the Van Wyck Expressway.” Police first questioned a servant of the Crimmins, according to The Times. But in June of 1967, The Times wrote, an

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Queens link in Sampson trial Witness, real estate player Ahmad has checkered legal past by Michael Gannon

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Perhaps state Sen. John Sampson (D-Brooklyn) breathed a sigh of relief when a U.S. judge threw out embezzlement charges against him prior to his ongoing federal trial. But the powerful Brooklyn Democrat, who has been in the Senate since 1997, still could face a significant prison term if convicted on the remaining charges related to an alleged coverup. Sampson was originally arrested in May 2013 on a complaint that accused him of embezzling money from foreclosure proceedings he was overseeing. He also was accused of obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI, counts that remained active when Judge Dora Irizarry dismissed the embezzlement charges under the statute of limitations. The money allegedly was to finance a run for Brooklyn district attorney. One of the allegations is that Sampson asked an associate who at the time worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office to get him a list of people who might testify against him, saying that witnesses might need to be “taken care of.”

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The prosecution’s case had a very prominent Queens tie revealed last week. Multiple published and broadcast reports chronicled the testimony of Edul Ahmad, longtime owner of Ahmad Realty

on Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park with a decidedly checkered past who is cooperating with prosecutors. Prosecutors last week played jurors a tape of Sampson meeting with Ahmad in a Howard Beach restaurant in 2012, and appeared to discuss a check Ahmad wrote to Sampson in the amount of $188,500 to cover alleged shortfalls in the foreclosure account Sampson was supervising. “That is a problem, man,” Sampson allegedly said. Ahmad’s background could give Sampson’s defense team plenty of ammunition. He pleaded guilty back in 2012 to a multimillion dollar mortgage scheme. Ahmad made news a few years ago when he gave Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) $40,000 that did not show up on Meeks’ financial declarations for two years. Meeks and Ahmad eventually called the money a loan, though the Daily News reported at the time that no papers had been drawn up, there was no interest rate set and that Meeks at the time had not made a payment for more than three years. A Congressional ethics investigation eventually cleared Meeks of any wrongQ doing.

Drop dead!” Crimmins reportedly shouted at authorities as she was placed under arrest. Crimmins was put on trial for the deaths of her children, a case closely watched by many. The Times reported that people would wait outside the courtroom as early as 7 a.m. to be allowed into the trial. “They travel from all over the city to glean an insight into the famous case that has remained unresolved for six years,” the paper reported. The Queens mother was twice convicted of the murders, the first was overturned in 1970. She tried to appeal the second conviction, too, but was ultimately denied. Crimmins married a longtime millionaire boyfriend, Anthony Grace, in 1977 and was set free on parole in September of that year. The couple moved to Florida. She has reportedly been seen in Queens after Grace died of natural causes. The case is still remembered by many. Whenever a justice or investigator involved in the case dies, their obituary mentions something about their work in the matter. A book called “Where are the Children?” helped make mystery author Mary Higgins Clark a mainstream success. Although the 2011 case of Florida mother Casey Anthony is more at the forefront of people’s memories these days, Crimmins will forQ ever be a part of the borough’s past.

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sex offender,” he said. “They chase us out of the park and things like that.” Wills, during his press conference, said he believes the issue of where social service shelters are placed in the city should be revisited. “I think there’s a systemic racism problem in the city,” the councilman said, adding that “minority communities” are inundated with facilities such as Skyway and a planned juvenile detention center in South Ozone Park he is also fighting against. Jeysha Ruiz, a South Ozone Park resident who is on the front line of battling the detention center, said she’s seen a “detrimental decline in our community” since the social service facilities have been placed there. “Our community needed this, very much so,” she said of the offenders being removed. “I’m grateful, I’m happy and ecstatic that we have had some kind of movement toward the right direction for our community.” In a statement, the South Ozone Park Civic Association West, a plaintiff in a lawsuit to block the detention center, said the removal of sex offenders from Skyway “will enable the parents in the community to feel at ease when their kids go to the playgrounds and parks in Q the surrounding area.”

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Re p. G r a c e M e ng ( D - F lu s hing ) announced last week that seven students from her district have been accepted to the United States Service Academies after the congresswoman nominated them to attend. The accepted students are Julia Hsu of Flushing, left; Selah Cho of Fresh Meadows; Zachary Kurre of Glendale; Kate Gerodias of Middle Village; John Makiling of Flushing; Daniel Zakrevski of Richmond Hill; and Kevin Guo of Rego Park.

Cho, Hsu and Kurre will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; Gerodias, Guo and Makiling will attend the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.; and Zakrevski will attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, LI. “I am honored to congratulate these seven exceptional students,” said Meng, center. “All are outstanding individuals who will be future military leaders of our country. I have no doubt that they’ll make Queens and the nation proud.”

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• Repayment plan: Will you need long-term financing or is short-term financing sufficient? If you plan to borrow funds, consider the monthly payment that would fit your budget.These are some common financing options to explore: • Home Equity Line of Credit — A HELOC can provide ongoing access to funds using the equity in your home, which typically results in lower interest rates than unsecured credit. This type of credit may also provide you potential tax benefits. Consult your tax advisor regarding the deductibility of interest. • Mortgages with built-in renovation financing — These loans help homeowners complete renovations with a loan amount that is based on an appraiser’s estimate of what the property value will be with completed improvements. This is also an option for aspiring homeowners who purchase properties that need repair. Whether a home purchase or a refinance, this option finances the renovations and mortgage in one loan. • Cash-out refinance mortgages — A cash-out refinance replaces your current mortgage with a new and larger mortgage that pays off your current balance and allows you to use the equity in your home to provide additional funds for other purposes. • Credit cards — Credit cards can be used for large or small purchases and may earn rewards, which can add up to signif icant benef its when you’re making big home improvement purchases. However, credit cards often have higher interest rates than other loan or credit options, which should be taken into consideration. • Personal loans and lines of credit — These personal credit options typically offer quick credit decisions and access to funds in a day. Lines of credit provide

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Tips to help you avoid foreclosure rescue scams Imagine that you are one of the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers at risk of losing your home. You’ve fallen behind on mortgage payments, and — the home that you worked hard to buy for your family is suddenly in jeopardy. One day, you get a call from a company offering the help you so desperately need. A soothing voice on the other end of the phone line promises that you will be able to save your home. Desperate for any solution, you ar range a monthly pay ment plan, relieved that your nightmare is finally coming to an end. Several months and thousands of dollars later, you realize you have not received your mortgage modification. When you reach out to the company that promised you a lifeline, they’re nowhere to be found. You realize you’ve been scammed. Worse, you’re further behind on your mortgage, in an even more unstable financial situation. Since 2010, homeowners in Queens have reported more than 550 cases just like this — the highest number of any county in New York State. Scammers are targeting your neighbors, and they are coming up with new ways to take advantage of vulnerable families. In response to this troubling trend, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched a new consumer education campaign to help

New Yorkers identify, avoid and report mortgage scams, a commendable effort. There’s nothing more important than protecting families and communities. Shedding light on these mortgage scams will empower potential victims to identify predatory hucksters looking to make a quick buck. Attorney General Schneiderman urges homeowners to remember these four signs of a scam: • Someone “guarantees” a positive result. • Someone asks you to pay an upfront fee. • Someone tells you to stop paying your mortgage and start paying them instead. • Someone pressures you to sign paperwork. There is free help available through the Attorney General’s Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP), which provides legal and housing counseling to homeowners at risk of foreclosure. You can access help through HOPP by calling 855-HOME-456. If you are in danger of foreclosure, or suspect a scammer, visit AGScamHelp.com, where you can access helpful resources that you can trust. Spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors. Many communities are still reeling from the foreclosure crisis, and Queens families cannot afford to lose thousands of dollars Q every year.

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Home improvement projects range from small-scale undertakings that can be tackled in a single weekend to large remodels that can take several months to complete. While no two projects are the same, every home improvement project demands that homeowners dip into their pockets and spend some money. Much like the scale of projects varies greatly, so, too, do the financial commitments required of homeowners to make those projects a reality. But no matter the size of the project, homeowners can find ways to stretch their budgets without sacrificing the quality of their improvements. • Do your homework. Before you decide to make changes to your home, it’s best to first do some research into any potential projects you’re considering. Many homeowners have decided to dive into a project before they fully realize its scope and cost, and going in blind can bust a budget, turning what might have seemed like a relatively simple project into a money pit. Understanding just what a project entails and how much it’s likely to cost can give homeowners an idea of what they can afford and where they might be able to stretch their budgets. For example, if you want to replace your kitchen countertops but can’t afford engineered quartz countertops, you might be able to find a less expensive alternative, such as tile, that you like just as much. But it’s best to research such alternatives before you decide to replace your existing countertops. If you can’t find a less expensive alternative, you might want to postpone the project until you can grow your budget. But starting the project without first grasping its true cost is a recipe for disaster, so do your homework before you find your toolbox and start working. • Build unforeseen expenses into your budget. Another way to stay within your budget is to include budget-busting

unforeseen expenses into the budget from the get-go. Whether you’re doing the project yourself or paying a contractor, nearly every home improvement project will present some unforeseen, and costly, hurdles. For example, you might find mold inside the walls when you’re converting a basement, and it can cost a pretty penny to make that mold go away. If you go into the project expecting such hurdles, then the financial sting of addressing them won’t prove too great a burden. But if the mold catches you and your budget completely off guard, you might be forced to overextend that budget or make sacrifices elsewhere in order to complete the project. Build some contingency money, including permit fees, into your home improvement project to safeguard against such unforeseen issues. • Get to work. If you’re hiring a contractor, speak to him or her before signing a contract to see if there is anywhere you can pitch in to keep the labor costs low. You might be able to pitch in during the demolition phase, saving the cost of paying your contractor’s workers to tear down walls or remove debris you can just as easily remove yourself. Another way to pitch in is to do the end-of-day cleanup yourself. Any role you play with regard to labor will likely need to be negotiated upfront, but you can save yourself a substantial amount of money on labor if you’re willing to get your hands dirty. • Determine if piecemeal is the most affordable option. Sometimes it makes sense to tackle one project at a time, while other times you might want to combine projects to save on the cost of materials. For instance, if your ultimate goal is to install wood flooring throughout your home, determine if it makes more financial sense to install the flooring all at once rather than doing one or two rooms at a time. You might save by buying all of your materials

Homeowners willing and able to pitch in on their home projects can save themselves a substantial amount of money on labor costs.

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Bombing victims to be honored by police Two NYPD detectives were killed at the 1940 World’s Fair 75 years ago by Liz Rhoades

their own,” Miles said from her Orange, Conn. home on Monday. “I think there will be a good On the upcoming 75th anniversary com- turnout of police because morale is low right memoration of a deadly bombing at the 1939- now and this is a positive event for them.” The bombing is still an open case as the 40 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, the daughter of one of the victims will be on hand perpetrators were never found. “People are still working on it,” Miles said. “I even heard as the police pay tribute to their own. Two NYPD Bomb Squad detectives, Det. from someone in England about it.” According to police, authorities were Joseph Lynch, 33, of the Bronx and his partner, Det. Ferdinand Socha, 35, of Brooklyn tipped off that a suspicious package had lost their lives while trying to detonate a been left inside the British Pavilion on July 4. It was removed by offibomb outside the British cers and placed under a Pavilion. t r e e i n a va ca nt a r e a Lynch’s daughter, Easter behind the Polish PavilLynch Miles, was 10 years hey never forget ion. That location is now old at the time and undertheir own.” pa r t of the Van Wyck going hospital treatment Expressway. for osteomyelitis, a chronic — Easter Lynch Miles on the Still in street clothes, and painful bone infection. NYPD commemorating Lynch and Socha were Her mother didn’t tell her her father’s death 75 years ago summoned. The two men about her father’s death decided the ticking satchel until she returned home a needed to be more closely month later. Easter Miles, known as Essie, is an examined. Lynch made a small hole in the bag upbeat 85-year-old who remembers her and looked inside. His last words before the bomb went off father well and will attend this year’s commemoration outside the Queens Museum at were, “It’s the business,” meaning the bomb was real. 10 a.m. on Saturday. The device detonated, killing both men, The NYPD erected a plaque in honor of the two detectives in 1965 and each year places a seriously injuring five other officers and bouquet of roses at the site. “They never forget leaving a 30-foot-wide crater in the ground. Managing Editor

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Most fairgoers were unaware of it. The police carried out a major investigation, believing the bombing was perpetrated by Nazi or IRA sympathizers. No one was ever arrested. “It could have been done by the British,

who wanted the United States to enter World War II or it could have been done by the Nazis to keep us out,” Miles surmises. “There could have been many more casualties if the bomb hadn’t been removed from the building.” Lynch’s funeral was held at the family’s home because there were four younger children his widow couldn’t leave behind if it had been at a funeral home. Miles found out later that Yankees legend Babe Ruth was one of the 5,000 mourners who attended her father’s five-day wake. The British government sent a blanket of roses to cover the casket. After returning home from the hospital, Miles said, she grew up overnight. “As the oldest, I had to take my father’s place and I didn’t mind.” She called her mother the real hero, having to raise five children with the youngest only 22 months old. She remembers her father as a good-looking man, who was kind and wonderful and always had time for his children. The tragic deaths led the NYPD to develop more specialized gear and equipment for members of the Bomb Squad. Miles grew up, married and has one son and four grandchildren. She has survived her four siblings. The other detective killed was Q married but had no children.

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NYPD, Queens DA’s Office team up on 15-month investigation; two still sought Seventeen people, including 14 from Queens, have been charged in connection with an alleged credit card counterfeiting ring that was broken up last Wednesday. The 15-month joint investigation by the NYPD and the Queens District Attorney’s Office involved a group that allegedly forged credit and debit cards using stolen account infor mation purchased online. Brown said the ringleaders then recruited “shoppers” from among their friends to m a ke pu rch a ses at st ores i nclud i ng Bloom i ngd ale’s, Sa k s Fif t h Avenue, Macy’s, Target, Pathmark and Waldbaum’s. Two suspects remain at large. “Their alleged crimes victimized not just the businesses — costing them thousands of dollars in losses — but the consumers whose personal information was used to carry out this scheme,” Brown said in a statement issued by his off ice on Thursday. Brown added that while the businesses are out thousands of dollars, those whose personal identification was stolen now face the long and often arduous task of repairing their credit and financial reputations. “In some cases, that can take years,” the district attorney said. Brown said the 17 were “variously charged” in six indictments. All face sec-

Police said this handgun was among the items seized last week when the NYPD and the Queens District Attorney’s Office took down an alleged credit card counterfeiting and identity theft ring. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD Seventeen people were arrested. ond-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and at least one other charge from a list that Brown’s office said includes fourth-degree grand larceny; petit larceny;

attempted petit larceny; and third-degree u n law f u l possession of personal identification All face up to seven years in prison if

convicted on all charges. Those charged last week include Jamaica residents Rashem Davis, 25; Brian Gwenden, 23; Omar Majeed, 27; Emendjer Mathurin, 24; Amir Mohamed, 24; Isijola Olesegun, 24; and Vegelia Waters, 28. Ja maica residents Jasm i ne Blai r a nd Dashawn Coggins, both 27, are still being sought. Also charged were Peter John, 21, and Nicholas Pollard, 22, of St. Albans; Fendi Vance, 24, and Antoine Miller, 21, of Flushing; Andrew Pottinger, 24, of Queens Village; and Avion Smith, 26, Alexis Arrellano, 23, and Deemy Balbuena, 20, of Nassau County. The NYPD said five search warrants were executed at sites within the 105th Precinct last week, and that several identified members of the Bloods Gang were involved in the counterfeiting operation. Police said evidence recovered during their investigation included more than $11,200 in cash; a loaded .40-caliber Glock handgun and ammunition; computer equipment that included six laptops; five handheld card skimmers; two card readers; two embossing machines; four cell phones, three vehicles; numerous fraudulent credit cards and gift cards; 41 marijuana plants and two five-gallon drums containing marQ ijuana.

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The 20 new graduates of Queens-based Steamfitters Local 638 and union officials. The ranks of full-fledged steamfitters in Local 638, based in Long Island City, grew by 20 after a recent graduation ceremony celebrating their completion of a five-year apprenticeship. Among them were two with Queens ties whom the union highlighted in announcing the graduation. Azan Asmat, a graduate of Queens Vocational & Technical High School in LIC, installed fire sprinklers throughout the subway system during his apprenticeship. Many of these stations were previ-

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Kudos to the terrific Queens Chronicle team for your wonderful June 25 special section: “Queens On Screen.” Like any good movie, it stirred my emotions and evoked warm memories. But, as in any film production, some vital footage was left on the cutting room floor. Let’s start with the memories, some of them quite personal. The story on Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson (“The Nanny”) struck home — literally. Both of them grew up in my neighborhood, Kew Gardens Hills. In fact, Peter Jacobson and his parents, Pat and Eddie, lived at 77-14 138 St., next door to me. Peter attended PS 164 a few years after I did. Both went to Hillcrest High School, where they met, and then to Queens College (also my alma mater). But they left after a year because they couldn’t get into acting classes that were filled. They were married in 1978 and soon headed for Hollywood. I remember his mother, Pat, telling me: “The kids are moving to LA to be closer to the ‘business.’” I never saw them again. Kew Gardens Hills boasts two other notable natives: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They went to PS 164 and sang a rendition of Nat King Cole’s “Too Young” in a talent show. Later, at Forest Hills High School (another of my alma maters), they formed a singing duo. Simon attended Queens College, while Garfunkel went to Columbia University. After graduation, they wrote and performed many memorable songs, including “The Sound of Silence” and “Mrs. Robinson,” from “The Graduate.” In addition to composer Marvin Hamlish (whom you noted), Queens College launched the career of Carole King, who met her husband and song writing partner, Gerry Goffin, there. I would be remiss not to mention another stellar QC alum, Jerry Seinfeld, who honed his comedy skills while majoring in theater and communications. So much for the warm memories. Now for the cold facts you left out. I realize it’s impossible to include every tiny item in Queens’ cinema heritage, but how could you neglect Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Wrong Man” (1956), which he shot almost entirely here? His film focused on real-life musician Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda), who was falsely accused of robbery and later exonerated by Queens DA Frank O’Connor (Anthony Quayle). Hitchcock filmed many scenes in Jackson Heights, including at the Roosevelt Avenue subway station, the courthouse at Catalpa Avenue and 64th Street and a jail where Fonda acted a scene in a cell. This prompted a real inmate to yell: “What did they get ya for, Henry?” Sixteen years earlier, Hitchcock had shot a brief scene at the first Flushing Meadows World’s Fair for his comedy “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (not the one with Brad and Angeli-

na). A husband and wife (Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard) get stuck on the parachute ride during a rainstorm. The 1964 World’s Fair played a pivotal role in Disney’s 2015 sci-fi epic, “Tomorrowland,” starring George Clooney. He plays a scientist who’s inspired by a childhood visit to the fair, which is authentically recreated in the film. It was a flop, but a rich memory for Queens movie-goers. You noted Citi Field as the backdrop for “Sharknado 2,” but its predecessor, Shea Stadium, was featured in two earlier hit films — “The Odd Couple” in 1968 and the 1976 remake of “King Kong.” In the former, Walter Matthau played Oscar, a sloppy sports writer who works in the press box. Shea gets a much bigger role in “King Kong” when the big hairy guy goes ape and breaks free after seeing his girlfriend, Dwan (Jessica Lange), pestered by reporters. Kong demolishes Shea, then destroys nearby elevated train lines. The No. 7 line still operates like it never recovered. As the gateway to New York, Queens’ two airports were more than ready for their closeups. In “Gentlemen’s Agreement” (1947), John Garfield, as a World War II Army captain, landed at LaGuardia enroute home. Bette Davis took off from LaGuardia three years later in “All About Eve,” in which she said her classic line: “Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.” Idlewild (as JFK was then called) was the setting for a scene in Humphrey Bogart’s final film, “The Harder They Fall” (1956). Bogey puts a battered boxer on a plane home to Argentina so he can escape boxing’s brutality. Idlewild was the workplace and playground for stewardess-chasing pilot Cliff Robertson in 1963’s “Sunday in New York,” co-starring Jane Fonda. As JFK, the airport’s movie career continued. Steven Spielberg shot scenes at TWA’s Flight Center for his 2002 hit “Catch Me If You Can.” Leonardo Di Caprio played imposter Frank Abagnale Jr., who posed as a pilot. Every film needs a final fadeout, and mine is the Main Street Cinemas, a landmark in my neighborhood and my life. Formerly the Main Street Movies, it is (as far as I know) the oldest continously operating movie theater in Queens, having opened in 1942. I started going there in 1946. There are many ways to view movies now, but nothing beats the joy of sharing moving moments on a big screen with a large audience. SmartQ phones can’t compare with that. Richard Reif is a retired writer, book editor and Air Force captain, and a film buff.

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Stars and Stripes still flying outside Catholic church on Parsons Blvd. by Michael Gannon Editor

Authorities are investigating the burning of two American flags this past weekend at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Jamaica. The flags were among 10 large ones and several smaller ones adorning the fence in front of the Roman Catholic church at 88-19 Parsons Blvd. Nearby resident Amy Anderson said the f lags were burned on July 4. She found out about the first one in a phone call from the Rev. Manuel De Jesus Rodriguez, pastor of the church, at about 9:15 p.m. “He asked me if I saw anything,” Anderson said. “I told him I smelled something, but I thought it was a barbecue.” She rushed over to the church and was there when police arrived. About 10 minutes after she got back to her apartment, it happened again. Some of the charred remnants of both f lags were still visible Monday on the sidewalk outside the church and the poles on which they were affixed. Police were said to be looking for a witness who described a suspect to neighbors who gathered outside the church.

One witness to the second incident believed the suspect could be a local resident, not part of any sort of anti-American protest like one that took place in Brooklyn last weekend [see related story in some editions or at qchron.com]. Upon learning of the incident from the Queens Chronicle, City Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), who represents the neighborhood, was disgusted regardless of who did it. “Burning an American flag is offensive enough, but burning an American flag displayed by a church on Independence Day is an absolute disgrace,” Lancman said in a statement issued by his office. “Once the NYPD finds these losers, I hope a judge throws the book at them,” he added. Anderson did, however, say one thing about the incident made her smile. “I’ve been here 70 years and we’ve never had f lags here on the Fourth of July,” she said. “Police asked Father Manuel if he was going to take the flags down. He said ‘No.’” The pastor was not at the parish rectory on Tuesday afternoon, and could not be reached for comment on the matter. The NYPD said Monday that no Q arrests had been made.

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U.S. flags burned on July 4 in Jamaica

Old Glory still waved proudly Monday morning on both sides of a burned flagpole and cloth remnants on the ground outside Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Jamaica Monday morning. Vandals set PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON fire to a pair of the flags on the Fourth of July.

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by Cristina Schreil As hundreds filed into Astoria’s Athens Square last week, many clustered, as devotees might have in ancient times, around four statues: Athena, Socrates, Sophocles and Aristotle. Two of the Hellenic icons, Socrates and Sophocles, are Astoria natives, having sprung to life just north. On a recent afternoon, in their birthplace, the Modern Art Foundry, third-generation president Jeffrey Spring sat amid bronze heads and other curious objects in his office. The foundry, established in 1932 by Spring’s grandfather and now surrounded by warehouses and stray-cat-populated streets, still takes artists’ visions and churns them to life. The team at the foundry, who buzz about like bees-turned-metal-morphing craftsmen, have acted as midwives to thousands of bronze pieces over the decades. One famous creation is Central Park’s Alice in Wonderland statue. Seven-foot-tall Sophocles in Athens Square is a more recent work residents can visit; community members celebrated its installation with artist Chris Vilardi in March. The foundry has been a longtime object of fascination, having been featured in documentaries as far back as the 1950s, when Spring’s father, John Spring, and grandfather, Bob Spring, still roamed about the space. The most dazzling aspect of it all may be one of the last parts of the process, in which man seems to conquer earth and unleashes a fiery, primordial paste of heated bronze into a mold.

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2015 Tour de Queens bike ride: A relaxed, en mass roll of approximately 20 miles that starts and ends in Astoria Park. Ride through various neighborhoods with a rest stop at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village. Sun., July 12, 8 a.m. $22.50. Astoria Park. Info: (212) 629-8080, events@transalt.org.

“Images of Iceland,” a photo journey by Claudia Schellenberg. Thru July 13. Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona. Free. Info: (718) 6511100, queenslibrary.org.

Walking tour of Elmhurst: Learn about the area’s current diversity and rich history that includes three churches founded during Colonial times with Adrienne Onofri, author of “Walking Queens.” Sun., July 12, 1-3 p.m. Meet at Georgia Diner, Queens Blvd. and 55 Ave. $20. Info: (718) 939-0647, walkelmhurst.eventbrite.com.

“Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue,” with collages by Emily Barnett. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Thru July 19. Free with Garden admission. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. “Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens,” spotlighting the borough’s female icons. Thru May 2016. Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5, $3 seniors/students, members free. Info: (718) 939-0647, ext. 17, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

Yoga and tai chi, thru Sep. 27, Saturdays, 9:3010:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.-noon. Sundays, 10-11 a.m. Free. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Info: socratessculpturepark.org.

The Queens Historical Society is hosting a new exhibit on the borough’s influential women.

Magali Reus, Michael E. Smith and Erika Verzutti, three solo shows. Thru Aug. 3. SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

THEATRE “The Jennings Family Reunion,” profiling a family prepping for a reunion. Sat., July 18, 7:30-9 p.m. Jamaica Arts Center for the Performing and Visual Arts, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $25. Info: Dara Bragg (718) 658-7400, tyletteperry@gmail.com. Poetry reading with Y. Eli Benborie, who will read and discuss his poetry from “Like Rain on a Moon Swept Ocean: A Poetry Chronology of Time.” Sun., July 19, 2-4 p.m. Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills. 67-67 108 St. $5. Info: (718) 268-2100. Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only allimprov comedy theater, Indie teams: Wed. & Thurs. 7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5. House teams: Fri., 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for entire night. Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Info: secrettheatre.com.

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MUSIC Waterfront concert series 2015. Every Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Astoria Park’s Great Lawn, Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and the pool. July 9: Hot Jazz by The Cab Calloway Orchestra; July 16: Swingtime Big Band; July 23: Michael Patrick’s Ring of Fire Band (Johnny Cash tribute). Free. Info: 718-728-7820, centralastoria.nyc. Summer 2015 Katz concert series, sponsored by Borough President Melinda Katz. Every Sun. at 5 p.m. July 12: “The Tee-Tones – Motown Concert,” East Elmhurst Playground, 100 St. between 24 and 25 aves. July 19: “Yesterday and Today” Beatles tribute concert, Crocheron Park, 35 Ave., between Corbett Road and Cross Island Pkwy., Bayside. Free. Info: queensbp.org/katzconcerts.

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Pianist Tania Stavreva performs works by Chopin, Ginastera and more. Sun., July 12, 3 p.m. St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills. Suggested donation: $12 adults, $10 seniors/students. Info: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org.

“Grabbers,” the story of the charming but heavydrinking Ciaran and a new partner in a small village. Sat., July 18, 7:30 p.m. New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $8-$11. Info: (718) 482-0909, nyirish.org.

Bassist Florent Ghys, a concert presented by Bang on a Can. Sun., July 12, 3-4 p.m. The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $5-$10. Info: Aled Roberts (646) 536-7864, noguchi.org.

Movies on the Waterfront, Every Mon. 8:30 p.m. Astoria Park’s Great Lawn, Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and the pool. Begins July 23 with “The Princess Bride.” Free. Info: (718) 728-7820, centralastoria.nyc.

Hot Jazz/Cool Garden Summer 2015 to celebrate Louis Armstrong’s birthday, in Louis’ garden, 34-56 107 St., Corona. Jon-Erik Kellso & Friends, Sat., July 18; Each concert begins 2 p.m. $18, $45 for the series. (718) 478-8274, LouisArmstrongHouse.org. 13th annual St. Albans Jazz Festival, featuring Norman Connors, Michael Henderson and more. Sat., July 18, 3-10 p.m. St. Albans Park, Linden and Merrick boulevards. Free. Info: (718) 723-1800. St. John’s University summer concert, 17th annual performance featuring the Queens Symphony Orchestra. Tues., July 28, 7-9 p.m. St. John’s University’s Great Lawn, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 990-5892.

FILM “Invention for Destruction,” new digital restoration of Czech animator Karel Zeman’s 1958 film. Fri., July 10, 2 p.m., Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12, $9 seniors/students, $6 kids 3-12. Info: (718) 777-6800, movingimage.us. “King Kong” (1933), Sat., July 11, 1 p.m. Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Queens Museum Children’s Book Celebration, Sat., Jul 11, 12-4 p.m. Celebrate summer reading for kids of all ages at the Queens Museum! Enjoy readings and art making presented by local award-winning children’s book authors. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York City Building. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. DC Comics Spectacular! Sat., July 11, 3-5 p.m. Barnes and Noble, 70-00 Austin St., Forest Hills. Info: John Dessereau (718) 268-1479, crm2713@bn.com.

COMMUNITY Annual car wash fundraiser, Our Lady of Grace Soccer; Sun., July 12, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Ave Maria Catholic Academy parking lot, 100-05 159 Ave, Howard Beach. Lot entrance on 100 St. Peruvian culture celebration: Check out the culture of the South American country. Enjoy hands-on art-making workshops, theater presentations, dance performances. Sun., July 12, 1:30-4 p.m. Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Tuesday Night Bingo, every Tuesday in July, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., early game, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., regular games at 7:15 p.m., $4 includes 12 games. Cash prizes, everyone 18 & over. Info: (718) 459-1000. Free English classes for Spanish speakers, every Sat., South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights. All levels available. Register: (646) 727-7821. Free immigration services. First and third Wed. of each month, City Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley’s district office, 71-19 80 St., Glendale. Make appt. for help with naturalization and deferred action for childhood arrivals. All services are confidential and open to the public. Info: (718) 366-3900. Ridgewood Youthmarket, farmers market every Sat., July 11-Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Veteran’s Triangle, Cypress Ave. between Myrtle and Putnam aves. Info: twitter.com/nycyouthmarkets.

KIDS/TEENS Children’s science workshop, Sat. July 11, 2-4 p.m. Maple Grove Lake near the Center at 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens (if weather is inclement it will be held indoors). Learn how animals hide and survive in nature, live animal presentations with a nature walk on the grounds by Alley Pond Environmental Center. $5 per family or free for members of the Friends of Maple Grove. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. Arts in the Park, every Tues. at 10 a.m. thru Aug. 4, free summer series for kids sponsored by Cultural Collaborative Jamaica. Professional performances by local and National artists. Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. between 150 and 153 streets, Jamaica. Info: (718) 526-8700, go2ccj.org. Games galore: Children and teens age 8 and up play console and board games. 3:30-5 p.m., every Fri., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-8332. continued on page 00 42

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Revitalize a lazy summer with Queens theater by Mark Lord qboro contributor

The idle feel of summer has seemingly had no effect on Queens’ community theater scene, which will be offering up six new productions before early August. The first are two classics from a bygone era offering truckloads of charm with a touch of corn as they set audience members’ toes a-tappin’ and hearts a-flyin’. July 18 is the opening night for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!,” a love story between a handsome cowboy and a winsome farm girl set against turn-of-thelast-century western Indian territory. The hit-filled score includes “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “People Will Say We’re in Love” and the rousing title tune. Nic Anthony Calabro and Emily Mathis play the romantic leads joined by a large cast. Calabro also directs the production. Performances will be at Maggie’s Little Theater in St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, located at 79th Place and Juniper Valley Road in Middle Village. Show times are July 18, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and July 19 and 26 at 2:30 p.m. For details on ticket prices and more, call (917) 579-5389.

In rehearsals for upcoming shows, the cast of “Footloose the Musical” dances, left, and PHOTOS COURTESY HCJ TEEN DRAMA GROUP, ST. GREGORY’S THEATRE the cast of Mary Poppins poses. Also coming to Queens is “The Music Man,” with book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, telling the tale of fast-talking and singing Harold Hill, a traveling con artist who tries to pass himself off as the leader of a boys’ band, just to make a quick buck. His latest stop is River City, Iowa, where he meets colorful figures who are all prone to bursting into song.

Richard Masin takes on the leading role, and doubles as choreographer, with help from Dan Stravino, who plays Hill’s righthand man, Marcellus. Monica Barczak is Marian Paroo, a librarian who falls for Hill’s charms. Also featured is Danielle Fleming as the mayor’s selfimportant wife, Kiera Liantonio as Marian’s Irish-to-the-bone mother, and Eric Neilssen,

a salesman who’s onto Hill’s scheme. The director is Andrew Koslosky. The Jaben, USA production will take place at the ICC Theater, located at 7200 Douglaston Pkwy., in Douglaston. Shows are on July 24, 25, 30 and 31 and Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. and July 25 and Aug. 1 at 2 p.m. For details, call (516) 205-8169. Two shows aimed at younger audiences will kick off August in high gear. From Holy Child Jesus Teen Drama Group comes “Footloose the Musical,” based on the film about a small town where dancing is banned. Ultimately, all understand the value in listening to youth and guiding them with a warm heart. “Footloose,” directed and choreographed by Christine Breviario, features an energetic young cast. Performances will take place at the Church of the Holy Child Jesus’ Murray Auditorium, located at 111-02 86 Ave. in Richmond Hill. Shows will run on Aug. 6 at 7 p.m., Aug. 7 and 8 at 8 p.m., and Aug. 9 at 3 p.m. For details, call (718) 847-1860. Also opening then is “Seussical the continued on on page page 43 00 continued

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Music, food and good times at Jazz on the Lawn by Michael Gannon

the 13th annual St. Albans Jazz Festival at St. Albans Park, located two blocks north of Roy Wilkins Park. Musician Craig Crawford enjoys playing in Roy Wilkins He said the two dates, so close together in terms of Park, where the Craig Crawford Players will kick off time and location, pose some challenges. “Jazz on the Lawn — Barbecue Style” at 6:30 p.m. First is the amount of care that must go into crafting today, July 9. his set lists for each performance. “It’s one of the oases in Jamai“A lot!” Crawford said. “I don’t ca,” he said. “Absolutely a hidden believe on doing anything that’s gem, where you can find some of going to bore people ... I want the greatest musical talent that we people to get up and dance. If When: 6:30 to 9 p.m., July 9, have in Queens.” people who came to the first 16, 23 and 30. The concert series, sponsored by show come to the second one, I the Black Spectrum Theatre, feaWhere: Roy Wilkins Park, 177th don’t want them to see the same tures music and food in a relaxed Street and Baisley show. If I invite you over for dinatmosphere where people are ner twice, I’ve got to step it up Boulevard, Jamaica encouraged to bring lawn chairs the second time.” Tickets: $20; (718) 723-1800, and spread out blankets to enjoy Toward that end Crawford is blackspectrum.com. the show. promising some surprises, including Crawford said he expects his selections from his new CD, along audience to consist of those who with some different lineups of like his mix of jazz and gospel, with both original works musicians and performers for each show; “some people and some old standards. who might not be household names, but who in the jazz “We’re going to make magic,” he said. community have played with the legends in places like Q Adam Smith will be the emcee. Other scheduled per- the DC Jazz Festival and the Apollo Theater.” formers in the series include singer LaDee Streeter on July 16; jazz vocalist Rome Neal on July 23; and Chris Curry Craig Crawford of the Craig Crawford Players will kick and Friends on July 30. off the “Jazz on the Lawn — Barbecue Style” concert Crawford also is scheduled to perform on July 18 at series on July 9 at Roy Wilkins Park. COURTESY PHOTO editor

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After 80 years, masterpieces still spring to life continued from page page 00 37 continued from But other, cooler, steps also hold some sort of magic. The foundry follows a “lost wax process” technique. Using wax as one material part of an intricate, multi-stringed series of stages that replicates an artist’s clay sculpture and recopies the copy to make faithful molds leading up to the bronze pour allows for fine details to remain, Spring said. For those visiting Sophocles or Socrates, it’s easy to see this: muscular ripples, fabric folds and wrinkles come through, as if molded into the metal itself. But the process is challenging and takes time and skill, Spring said. “It’s all about the artist’s vision,” he said. “They come to us and we try to be flexible.” Once the artist has an original clay sculpture to be rendered in bronze, it undergoes a pricey process of “negative to positive to negative to positive,” Spring said. Trying to grasp how it all works might feel like delving into the logic of a Christopher Nolan film. An unexpected aspect are the different smells: pungent clay, earthy wax, chalky plaster, biting metal. Spring, who began working there as a teen, said each room surges with olfactory memories.

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Within developing Astoria, the Modern Art Foundry harkens back to ancient practices. From left: Wax tubes allow for bronze to flow later in the process; a newly fired statue is ready for fine-tuning; Sophocles stands tall in Astoria; Jeffrey Spring heads into a foundry building that was once a carriage house for the Steinway Mansion. On the cover: A beeswax replica, serving as the base for a bronze PHOTOS BY CRISTINA SCHREIL piece, awaits the next stages of the process; a worker welds. At one point, a bright red beeswax model, which looks curiously like the soul of a statue, is crafted. Before it goes in the kiln, a cage-like network of wax rods with antennae-like risers, which allow for air to escape, are positioned around the wax sculpture. The tubes later allow the molten bronze to siphon gently from a cup at the top of the cage into the cavity.

After being encased in a kind of plaster block, it all gets filled up with liquefied bronze and goes in a fiery kiln for days. The heat must steep into the core, at 1,900 degrees Fahrenheit. Once finished, the plaster is broken off and the sculpture gets fine-tuned. The bronze has a nature that the complex creation process aims to train, much like one of the bronze horses in Spring’s office.

As more artists move into the borough, Spring said bronze, seen as an ancient or retrograde material, might take a back seat in some artists’ minds. But in the foundry, its cavernous rooms brimming with art, it’s hard to see how it wouldn’t be fascinating. Some may get to see for themselves; the foundry offers tours for groups from museums or art institutions, as well as Q public schools.

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CLASSES Yoga in the Elements, Sat., July 11 & 25, 9:1510:15 a.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, $16, preregistration required. Contact: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. “English Now” for intermediate and advanced students, teaching reading, writing and verbal skills. July 13-Sept. 14. Monroe College’s Queens Extension Site, 135-16 Roosevelt Ave., 4th floor, Flushing. Tues. and Thurs., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or Mon. and Wed., 6-9 p.m. Free. Info: (917) 740-6614, queens@monroecollege.edu. Defensive driving course, for insurance and point reduction, sponsored by the National Safety Council. Holy Family Church, 175-20 74 Ave., Flushing, Sat., July 18, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $45 pp. Info/register: (631) 360-9720. Free summer yoga in Astoria Park every Wed., 7 p.m., thru August 26. (Enter at the parking lot and proceed toward the river. The group meets in the grassy area to the right of the path.). Info: (718) 545-2550, cityviewpharmacy.com.

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MEETINGS 104th Precinct/Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol, Thurs., July 9, 8 p.m., Christ the King High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. Info: (718) 497-1500.

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Notice of Formation of 34th Street Astoria Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the NY Dept. of State on 03/5/15. Latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2099. Office location: Queens County. NY Sec. of State (NYSS) designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to 25-75 34th St., Astoria, NY 11103, the principal business location. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BREATHE ART LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/17/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of East 165th Street, L.P. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/3/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Levy, Stopol & Camelo, LLP, 1425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556-1425. Name/address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Term: until 12/31/2099. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Gib & Jen Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/2/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 13680 Roosevelt Ave Fl 3, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: General.

JANOVIC 1106 LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/3/2014. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Donohue McGahan Catalano & Belitsis, 380 North Broadway, Ste. 306, Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 771 9th Ave., NY, NY 10019.

Queens Garden Management LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 05/21/15. Office Location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 3 Claridge Cir., Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

37-25 DEVELOPMENT LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/10/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 48-02 25th Avenue, Suite 303, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BROTHER REALTY DEVELOPMENT LLC., a limited liability company (LLC). Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 6/3/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 40-44 194th St., Flushing, NY 11358. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of EG&DA LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/11/2015. Office location, County of Queens. The street address is: 2107 Astoria Blvd., Queens, NY 11102. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Auciello Law Group, P.C., 26 Court St., Ste 1104, Brooklyn, NY 11242. Purpose: any lawful act.

GLENRIDGE PROPERTIES LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/18/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 7607 79th Street, Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Laura NG, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 6/10/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 68-56 Groton St., Forest Hills, NY 11375. General purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SOFTWARE STUDIOS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/13/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to THE LLC, 1717 Troutman Street, #329, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

55-05 FLUSHING STREET LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/27/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 59-22 55th St., Maspeth, NY 11378. General purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: COASTAL FROZEN YOGURT, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/18/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

ELITE PROPERTIES NYC GROUP LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/3/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 71-11 Austin St Apt 2D Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of GLOCAL LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/04/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 32-11 48th St., #1R, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LIDINE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/10/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LIDINE LLC, 66-35 HULL AVENUE, MASPETH, NY 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SPACE MINNOW LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/29/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: AZURE JSD LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/29/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, P.O. BOX 750816 FOREST HILLS, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DC INNOVATIVE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/14/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Esilk and beyond LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/26/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to kainan chen, 137-39 45TH Avenue, 12F, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF HUDSON RIVER 136-68, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process may be serviced and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 39-01 MAIN ST., STE 203, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Principal business address: 136-68 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful act.

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FIORITO FAMILY REALTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 05/13/2015. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 87-30 96th St., Woodhaven, NY 11421. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 2827 Long Beach Rd., Oceanside, NY 11572.

Notice of Formation of INFR A STRUC T URE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/24/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity

Notice of Formation of MP Horizon, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/19/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 42-01 235th Street, Douglaston, NY 11363. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TEIA NIKO ADORNMENTS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/04/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, 143-54 FERNDALE AVE., JAMAICA, NY 11435. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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PROBATE CITATION File No. 2015-394 SURROGATE’S COURT-QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENT TO: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF QUEENS COUNTY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of Leonette Vanderhost, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assigns and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having been duly filed by Gerald Lotenberg who is domiciled at 333 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 YOU ARE HERBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 89-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on the 30th day of July, 2015 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Leonette Vanderhost lately domiciled at 88-25, 153rd Street, Apt. 6C, Jamaica, NY 11432 admitting to probate a Will dated July 25, 2006, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Leonette Vanderhost, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: Gerald Lotenberg (Seal) June 11, 2015 Hon. Peter J. Kelly, Surrogate; Margaret M. Gribbon, Chief Clerk; Elisabeth St. B. McCarthy, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner, 212986-1200 Address of Attorney: Gordon Herlands Randolph & Cox LLP, 10th Floor, 355 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017 NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law: You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TOGGLE WEB MEDIA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/31/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to TOGGLE WEB MEDIA, 16405 GRAND CENTRAL PKWY, HILLCREST, NY 11432. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation: XQX Property LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June/2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to Tian Xing Xing, 51-05 Bell Blvd, Bayside Hills, NY 11364 Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WSB FLUSHING 58 GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/26/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, 43-17 220TH STREET, 2ND FL., BAYSIDE, NY 11361. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 129-10 ATLANTIC AVE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/17/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to AKWINDER KAUR, 120-05 ATLANTIC AVENUE, RICHMOND HILL, NY 11418. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Whitestone native, Archbishop Molloy High School alum and former Mets outfielder Mike Baxter made his return to Citi Field last week as his current team, the Chicago Cubs, swept the Mets in a three-game series. As he is with the Cubs, Mike was the 25th man on the Mets roster. He did get a few big hits, but will be remembered most for the spectacular catch he made on June 1, 2012, corralling a sharply hit fly ball off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina in the seventh inning to preserve Johan Santana’s no-hitter. Santana’s career was sadly never the same after that fateful game, and neither was Baxter’s, as he broke his collarbone and some rib cartilage slamming into the left field wall and spent two months on the disabled list. He did not have a productive 2013 and the Mets released him at the end of the year. The Dodgers signed him but put him on their Albuquerque minor league team for most of 2014. He signed with the Cubs as a free agent last winter. Joe Maddon, the classy Cubs manager, had Baxter bring out the lineup card to the umpires for each game so that he could get a little extra face time in front of his family and friends. Baxter started the last two games of the series playing right field. It would be nice to say that Mets fans gave

him a nice ovation when announcer Alex Anthony introduced him before he stepped into the batter’s box, but sadly that wouldn’t be true. Mets fans displayed a shocking lack of either memory or appreciation in their tepid response. I saw Mike briefly after Thursday’s game and he took the high road by saying that he heard some cheers. He was gratified by the warm welcome that he did get from former teammates, other Citi Field employees and from a lot of the media who cover the Mets. In fairness to the fans, they may have been anaesthetized by the soporific Mets offense, which managed only one run in three games with the Cubs. Just about the only thing that cheered them up upon leaving Citi Field was that Good Humor handed out complimentary ice cream novelties. A week earlier Good Humor contracted former Mets first baseman and current broadcaster Keith Hernandez to hand out ice cream bars to the public near Rockefeller Center as a way of kicking off the company’s “Joyhood” campaign. If Mets general manager Sandy Alderson does not start acquiring some players who can hit the ball, he had better contract Good Humor to hand out freebies to fans for the rest of the season in order to prevent Citi Field from Q becoming a ghost town. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Long Island City was always wellequipped with transportation because of its once-large industries devoted to making bread, crackers, chewing gum, cakes, ice cream, snap fasteners, staplers and movie projectors to name just a few. Manufacturing these items here played an important part in developing Queens’ middle class. With both subway and elevated rapid Looking west from the LIRR Hunters Point statransit lines, ease of travel was always a tion pedestrian bridge, with a subway train at strong selling point of this area. Rail the left, on April 9, 1948. traffic was also accommodated by the Long Island Rail Road, a division of the Avenue-Times Square line into the city. In the middle of the photo is an LIRR Pennsylvania Rail Road for the first half of the last century, and the railroad that enters train headed toward the East River tunnel on its way to Pennsylvania Station. Long Island City via the Hell Gate Bridge. The picture was taken on the day the At the Hunters Point station (seen at the right in this photo), Manhattan-bound pas- Hunters Point Avenue subway station introsengers arriving on trains from Long duced the very first modern chrome turnIsland could climb a stairway, walk half a stiles that were later everywhere. The factories are mostly gone now but block over a bridge (from which this photo was taken) and descend to the Hunters the population has exploded, as many were Point Avenue IRT subway station below converted into housing and more residenQ street level to take the Grand Central-Fifth tial towers are going up all the time.

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