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John Albert, a founding member of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean advocacy group Taking Our Seat, joined other community advocates at a press conference last Thursday aimed at keeping Richmond Hill in one Assembly district as opposed to the six that now divide the neighborhood as the state begins the process of drawing new legislative and congressional lines.

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Queens zeroes in on redistricting Residents across borough testify on problematic legislative lines by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Queens has had its first hearing in the post-Census process of redrawing congressional and state legislative lines under a new commission ushered in by voters back in 2014. A n on li ne for u m last Thursday gave constituents of the World’s Borough a threeminute opportunity to expose gerrymandering and propose alternatives to the current formation of legislative districts. The hearing was the Queens leg of a virtual “listening tour” that the nonpartisan Independent Redistricting Commission is holding to gather public testimony about legislative districts across the state. “Tell us about your neighborhood , you r relig iou s group, your school district, your village and why as a community you should be kept together for redistricting,” said David Imamura,

chairman of the commission. In September, the commission, which is being used in the process for the first time, will publish an initial set of district maps and hold another round of public hearings to get more feedback f rom residents. As repor ted at greater length in a separate story in some editions and online at qchron.com, Richmond Hill garnered the most attention for its six Assembly districts, which residents pointed out have the effect of splintering the Guyanese and Punjabi communities that live there. Another area that got a lot of attention was the nexus of Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Rego Park, which are represented by four state senators and three assemblymembers. “Seven state representatives and only one of them has a district office in central Queens,” said Maria Kaufer, a me mb e r of t he Ce nt r a l Queens Redistricting Coali-

Queens residents took their opportunity last Thursday to testify about problems with the borough’s Assembly map, among other legislative maps, seen here laid over the borough’s comNYC PLANNING SCREENSHOT munity districts. tion, a group of residents, who have banded together to keep the area intact. Kaufer said that the district

lines make community organizing around school funding, among other political causes, difficult.

In both Central Queens and Richmond Hill, the critics argue that a splintered neighborhood makes politicians less responsive to constituents’ needs because it diminishes their ability to sway elections. Other mentioned areas included Assembly Districts 34 and 35, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst; the Sunnyside and Woodside portions of Assembly District 37; the Whitestone portion of AD 27; state Senate District 15, which snakes all the way from Ridgewood down to the Rockaways; and New York’s 3rd Congressional District, which groups parts of Little Neck, Whitestone, Glen Oaks and Floral Park into a district that is mostly on Long Island. The commission, which was appointed by Democratic and Republican leaders in the state Legislature, will eventually submit its proposed maps to the Legislature, which can either approve the changes or

reject and redraw them. But neither the commission nor the Legislature will have free rein to redraw as they like. The nonpartisan group and electeds will have to follow rules set out in the federal Voting Rights Act and state Constitution that require districts to be compact and contiguous, and preserve “communities of interest,” among other guidelines. One section of the Voting Rights Act that is aimed at insulating the electoral rights of racial groups and other protected classes gives courts the power, in some areas, to require the creation of majority-minority districts. Jerry Vattamala, a lawyer and the director of the Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund’s Democracy Program, called the section on majority-minority districts a crucial tool for advocates. “So if you can illustrate that to them, that’s very powerful,” he told the Chronicle. Q

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Advocates demand to keep Rich Hill whole Neighborhood becomes focal point of redistricting commission hearing by Max Parrott Associate Editor

One neighborhood, six Assembly districts, over a dozen advocates demanding reform. Richmond Hill residents railed against the neighborhood’s state legislative boundaries at a redistricting hearing focused on Queens County last Friday. The Queens-specific meeting of the Independent Redistricting Commission, a nonpartisan body that is being implemented for the first time to suggest redrawn state and congressional lines, heard comments from all across the borough, but Richmond Hill stood out as the most discussed place. Critics contend that the neighborhood is a

textbook case of gerrymandering, which serves to divide and dilute the political power of several tight-knit ethnic communities, such as the Punjabi Sikh and Indo-Caribbean populations, both of which have seen increased recognition over the past year by the City Council through street renamings. “The community is split. This was the map that was drawn 10 years ago. What we’re asking is that focus is placed particularly on Richmond Hill so that we can correct this tremendous injustice,” said John Albert, a founding member of Taking Our Seat, an organization focused on building South Asian and Indo-Caribbean political power. Albert spoke ahead of the hearing at an event put together by citywide organization Asian Pacific A mer ican Voting and Organizing to Increase Civic Engagement, also known as APA VOICE, which has deemed the neighborhood to be the most egregious example of gerrymandering in the city. “If you take a look at these district lines ... you see a blatant disregard for the natural communities of interest that exist. You’re going to see lines that defi-

nitely do not comply with the Voting Rights Act,” said Aminta Kilawan-Narine, the founder of the South Queens Women March. To the west, the neighborhood is broken up into the 38th Assembly District, which cuts down from Glendale through Forest Park and Woodhaven. To the north, it is split between ADs 28 and 27, and to the south it’s split between 31 and 32. Some advocates even included a seventh district, AD 23, as intersecting the neighborhood depending on where they drew its boundaries. APA VOICE advocates, above, criticize Richmond Hill’s legislaDuring the four-and-a-half- tive boundaries, left, at a press conference held last Thursday. hour hearing on Thursday, over The neighborhood is intersected by six Assembly districts a dozen residents and advocates including ADs 38, 24 and 28 as well as several community distuned in to speak specifically tricts. PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT; NYC PLANNING SCREENSHOT about the “cracking” of Richwho their electeds are,” said Kilawan-Narine. mond Hill into disparate Assembly districts. The critics argue that the neighborhood’s Critics contend that one problem is that census data does not reflect the ethnic makeup of varying electeds are less responsive to their the neighborhood because Indo-Caribbean and constituents’ needs in the Richmond Hill secSouth Asian residents often do not identify with tion of their districts because they don’t make the racial categories provided through the feder- up enough of the electorate in any particular district to play a decisive role in elections. al survey. South Richmond Hill resident Aaron Narra“We’re not able to be a strong voice and we’re not able to elect candidates of our choice. ph Fernando presented a map of where he and continued on page 6 Most people in our community don’t even know

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Illegal trash piles have been growing in South Ozone Park, and with them, residents’ frustration. Aracelia Cook of the 149th Street South Ozone Park Civic Association recently documented several of the chronic illegal dumping spots in the neighborhood, where 311 complaints haven’t stopped trash from piling up for three weeks. “You have rats out there, raccoons out there, rodents — all these things. And that’s not to talk about the smell,” Cook told the Chronicle on Friday. Cook reached out to the Chronicle after trying to work with the Department of Sanitation. There were two areas of concern for her — one at a residential intersection, and another along the Van Wyck Expressway service road in between Rockaway Boulevard and Conduit Avenue. At the residential location, on the southeast side of 146th Street and Rocka-

way Boulevard, a large trash pile containing tires and crates sat on the sidewalk as of last Friday. A 311 log from July 7 shows that a complaint had been “investigated and addressed,” but the trash remained there for weeks after, Cook said. The mess at that intersection has been a chronic problem for months. Google street views from November 2020 captured a similarly sized heap sitting on the intersection. After the Chronicle reached out to Sanitation, the agency cleaned it up over the weekend, but by Monday afternoon Cook said more trash had already begun to pile up again. “This is frustrating and disappointing to us, and surely to the neighbors as well. We would reiterate that this is illegal behavior — and that neighbors should call 311 when they see illegal dumping and check out our award and tip,” wrote Vincent Gragnani, a Sanitation spokesperson. On the Van Wyck service road, Cook

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DOT holds five-year planning workshop City consults Queens residents on street safety, mass transit, emissions by Max Parrott Associate Editor

The city Depa r t me nt of Tr a n s p or t at ion heard from Queens residents from community boards spanning wh at it c a l le d “outer Queens” from the south of the borough to the northeast dur ing a work- The DOT asked residents to pick between a series of options at a workshop shop on its five- to gather input for the agency’s master plan last Friday. NYC DOT SCREENSHOT year master lane for safe bike travel. street plan last Friday. The majority of the residents in the The DOT held the virtual workshop, one of three for all Queens residents, to solicit breakout session attended by the Chronicle their feedback on improving New York City went with the bike lane option. “The problem is that many drivers do not streets. The workshops form the preliminary respect the bike lanes if they are just painted stages of the DOT’s five-year street plan to lines so I think the best and ideal solution improve safety and accessibility. The DOT would be protected bike lanes that are actuwill hold a second round of workshops in ally separated by the cars,” Community September and October in which the agency Board 7 member John Choe said. Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty will make draft recommendations and solicBraton objected to giving one across-theit public feedback. Christopher Hrones, the DOT’s director board answer to the slide. “Given the nature of streets throughout of strategic transit initiatives, said that the overarching goals of the workshop was to Queens and throughout Community Board identify priority-corridor areas where the 10, there has to be a balanced approach DOT needs to focus, keeping in mind that because what is appropriate on one street many of the agency’s future projects will be may not be on another,” she said. Another slide asked whether residents based on the principle of equity, among wanted a car-restricted bus lane or one open other factors. The master plan process is a result of a to other vehicular traffic and elicited more City Council law passed in 2019 that mixed preferences. One slide showed the requires the DOT to issue a blueprint every 34th Avenue Open Street in Jackson Heights five years that addresses goals of prioritiz- pre- and post-pandemic, with its Open ing the safety of all street users, use of mass Streets program in full effect and asked resitransit, reduction of vehicle emissions and dents which they preferred. Many said that they were in favor of temporary street access for individuals with disabilities. During the workshop, which hosted closures. In the next section of the workshop, the around 40 residents, the DOT split people up into breakout rooms to facilitate smaller DOT facilitators asked whether the agency conversations about what kinds of streets should focus its projects on where there are t h e y wo u ld p r efe r t o s e e i n t h e i r more people and jobs, where a higher percentage of the residents are low income and neighborhoods. The workshop also gave time for the pub- people of color, where fewer beneficial projlic to voice concerns about making their ects have been built in the past or in comstreets safer. Most participants spoke about munities that suffer from negative effects of dangerous streets in their neighborhoods in past transportation projects. Most of the participants in the breakout need of traffic lights or other interventions session ranked some combination of helping to curb speeding. In those breakout sections, the DOT low-income and people of color and areas showed residents a series of slides with two that have suffered negative effects of past opposing scenarios on each and asked them transportation projects. Residents who were not able to attend the which one they prefer. For instance, the first asked whether the workshops can still provide feedback to the residents would prefer streets that use both DOT through an online survey that is availcurb lanes for parking and deliveries with able to all in 10 languages. To fill out the Q no bike lanes or streets that use one curb questionnaire, visit bit.ly/3zKP5zp.

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Lindenwood gets geometrical For the next year, the Lindenwood Circle will serve as the location for a new minimalist design project that aims to display greenery in geometrical shapes. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), the Queens Botanical Garden, the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association, Community Board 10, the city Department of Transportation and artists from Combo Colab gathered in Howard Beach Monday to unveil a new public art installation at the circle. The public art installation incorporates colorful seasonal plantings to accent the traffic circle at the intersection of 153rd Avenue and 88th Street in Lindenwood. The project was created by the botanical garden and the Queens-based artist team Combo Colab in partnership with the DOT and the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic. “This area was once a desolate, barren eyesore in our community. It was lots of brick and asphalt — not much more. Simply put, it was unwelcoming,” said Ulrich in a statement. “That’s why we brought together a wonderful and driven coalition of partners to initiate a project to beautify the area. This pop-up art installation will bring nature and a wonderful artistic display to a once empty eyesore.” Ulrich initiated the project by securing

$38,500 in Council discretionary funding for the botanical garden. The installation will remain in the traffic circle for 364 days. The “Rotation Garden” installation was designed to revolve around a focal point in the circle so that the plantings and colorful planks can be enjoyed from all angles. According to a press release, it’s designed so that when viewed from within the circle it looks like a different shape. The release describes it as “a structure of wonder, a counterpart to the existing towering trees wrapping the roundabout.” “Rotation Garden” references the dynamism of the Lindenwood traffic circle. The basin-shaped structure is made of metal stock tanks that have been retrofitted as planting beds and with slanted wooden stakes. “This Arterventions piece by an area artist here now will be temporary, but it provides a blending of a street infrastructure safety project with a visually attractive focal point. We will be continuing to work on the vision we’ve had since the start of the circle project that the area will not only provide better safety, it will be an area that adds to the neighborhood’s beauty,” said Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton. — Max Parrott

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and state legislative district maps to be submitted to the Legislature for consideration in the fall. Regardless of how the commission decides to take the advocate’s advice, the testimony did not fall on deaf ears in the Legislature. Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven), representative of AD 38 and herself the first South Asian woman elected to state office, immediately sent out a press release taking up their cause. “I urge the Independent Redistricting Commission to listen to the people who spoke today and create common-sense district lines that give South Asian New Yorkers the political voice they deserve,” she Q wrote.

continued from page 4 his aunts live: one in AD 38, two in AD 24, with he and his family a five-minute walk away in AD 31. But to try and organize with his family members over issues like piling trash, rising property taxes or Covid rates, he said, “I cannot tell them to go to a single person. I have to tell them to go to three different Assembly members, which is absurd when I can walk to all their houses in mere minutes.” The advocates asked for the commission to leave Richmond Hill as one compact district as it draws up new congressional

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P Rein in dirt bikers who scare even our tough guys EDITORIAL

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line-powered. None could tell us the make and model when we asked. The NYPD press office insisted “dirt bike.” Another source offered up “minibike” as a possibility. Whatever it was, the police have been cracking down following the tragic incident in the park. According to NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Kim Royster, they seized more than 500 dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles in just a week, and have, over time, destroyed more than 5,000. Those efforts must continue (though it really is too bad there’s no place legal to ride, because dirt bikes and ATVs can be an awful lot of fun. They just don’t belong on the streets). We’re a little wary about the future of the crackdown because we remember when police were seizing and destroying electric scooters, trotting out the same argument that because they cannot be registered and insured, they cannot be used on the streets. And then one day our elected officials decided to make them legal. This page did not oppose that because the demand for legalizing them was clearly overwhelming, but that better never happen with gaspowered dirt bikes. You want to play motorcyclist, go get a motorcycle. And don’t ride it through a park. And don’t try to stare down any retired cops stopped at a red light.

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flourishes. But try to go from Astoria to Forest Hills or Flushing. The Citi Bikes disappear and the streets get more dangerous. It’s time to demand expansion of the Citi Bike program farther east into bike-benighted areas of Queens. Edwin Eppich Glendale

Mets strike out on disabled Dear Editor: After 20-plus years of debilitating arthritis in both knees (old sports injuries), I am the blessed recipient of two total knee replacements. But I still need help with stairs. Fortunately, my visits to Citi Field on the Q48 bus are a door-to-door deal and no stairs to deal with. But, on a recent trip to the ballpark, I took the subway. It was several hours before game

time and I wanted to get there early enough to score tickets. After all, deGrom was pitching that night. As my train pulled into the elevated “MetsWillets Point” station I was anticipating an easy descent to street level by a thoroughly modern escalator or elevator — or at least the beautifully curvaceous descent ramp I recall from the 1990s that led to the ticket booths of the old Shea. Instead, I was left to contend with a labyrinthine route of dirty stairwells, decrepit boardwalks and a dangerous crossing of Roosevelt Avenue at street level! I met one wheelchair-bound fan who was also navigating these same conditions and my exasperation grew to a mild rage. Had Citi Field actually opened in 2009 at a cost of $1.09 billion without a state-of-the-art

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Dear Editor: Re Joan Silaco’s July 22 letter, “Wear masks”: Mayor de Blasio agrees with me that facemasks are not an effective defense against Covid-19. He called demands to reinstate a citywide indoor mask mandate “a step backward” because it would discourage unvaccinated New Yorkers from getting their shots. President Biden and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said that vaccines, not masks, are the best way to combat Covid. My June 24 Chronicle letter followed the facts, while Silaco’s letter flowed from fear. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Good story on Medicare Dear Editor: First I want to thank you for being the first (and only) newspaper to even cover this tragic story (“City unions vote for shift in health benefits,” July 22). This deal has been cloaked in secrecy since negotiations began three years ago. The only way I learned about it was a letter to the editor in the Daily News. After I Googled it and found a few articles I called my union, DC37, which claimed to know nothing about it. I spoke to dozens of city workers, including police officers, firemen, EMS, sanitation and park workers, hospital employees and others, and not a single one of them had heard anything about their Medicare being in jeopardy. Another example of the city’s transparency. Perhaps the most despicable part of this is it’s retroactive. With city jobs, we all realize that we are making less money than a private business would pay, but we are trading it off for the benefits package. And a major part of these benefits is the health coverage. As far as comparable coverage, that seems to be impossible. Common sense dictates that continued on next page

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Dear Editor: There is now a spike in the coronavirus due to the unvaccinated. Dr. Anthony Fauci says we are going in the wrong direction and that more people ought to get vaccinated. In my opinion he is right. Dr. Fauci is predicting that the country could reach 4,000 virus-related deaths a day if vaccination rates don’t improve. Right now there is an increase of new cases up to 314 percent. I don’t understand what the unvaccinated are waiting for. I’m 72 and my wife is 68, and we have gotten both our shots and did so to protect ourselves and others. I had served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and in boot camp it was mandated that we receive many shots and vaccines that would protect ourselves as well as others from getting sick and even dying. I therefore believe that once the Food and Drug Administration fully approves the vaccines for Covid-19 that they should be mandated for the whole nation to protect everyone’s health. Half the country is unvaccinated and many are getting sick and hospitalized, and some are dying. This should not be. So get vaccinated. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Bellerose

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Time for a vax mandate? Dear Editor: Ironically, only 45 to 50 percent of Americans get the flu vaccine each year, even though hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated are hospitalized and tens of thousands die each year. These anti-vaxxers put a tremendous strain on our healthcare system and exacerbate the cost of medical care, which affects us all. At present, 50 percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. With the onslaught of the Delta variant, however, the unvaccinated are again filling up the hospitals and dying, putting a strain on our healthcare workers, medical infrastructure and medical costs. Does the bulk of the Covid-19 unvaccinated come from the same anti-vaxxer group who selfishly refuse to get the flu shot or any other vaccine? Without more cooperation, this pandemic might require a stronger mandated response, if we want to get our economy fully back and put Covid-19 behind us. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

No vax, no treatment Dear Editor: Is anyone really surprised that infection rates are going up in red states where people have not been vaccinated? These “Covid19 deniers” stand by their belief that it is their right to refuse the vaccine. Some people disagree. I think I’ve come up with the perfect solution for anyone who doesn’t want to wear a mask or get the Covid-19 vaccination. The health department should just issue a permit, basically a license, showing that said person has filled out the proper paperwork permitting them to not have to wear a mask as well as allowing them the right to refuse vaccination. If and when this person arrives at the emergency room suffering from multiple symptoms, doctors can check the anti-mask/ vaccine database and give this person a specialized treatment they deserve: handing them a 50 percent off coupon for bleach and gently guiding them to the “treatment room” marked Exit! Robert LaRosa Sr. Whitestone

train station upgrade? How did Citibank, the City of New York and the New York Mets miss the boat on this one? Disgraceful. Nicholas Psaltos East Elmhurst

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Nightlife panel wants drinks allowed all over Bayside compares recommendation to to-go drink pandemic policy by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Imagine the Open Streets and Open Restaurants programs that popped up during the pandemic, but in libraries and parks. A proposal by the city’s Nightlife Advisory Board would make that a reality if implemented by opening public areas to gathering and drinking. “A thriving nightlife goes beyond bars and clubs,” the panel said in its summer 2021 report, released July 19. The recommendation is just one of 15 contained in the NAB’s report. The suggestions were made so that “government officials may lay the groundwork to enact laws, rules, policies, and systems that address the many complex issues pertaining to the City’s nightlife,” it said. The recommendations range from providing business owners with standardized sexual assault prevention training for staff to permitting dancing in more commercial establishments where it is currently not allowed, enacting sound-proofing requirements and more. Affordability and accessibility dominated several recommendations, however, including the one that would make public spaces available for drinking. “New Yorkers need affordable options for all kinds of nightlife. In most global cit-

Ryan’s customers continue to lament the loss of to-go drinks one month later, he said, but he is hopeful the NAB’s proposal could bring them back. The restaurant and pub lies next to the Long Island Rail Road station, and Ryan frequently sold to-go drinks to customers before they hopped on the train to a Mets game, or to commuters coming home from a long day at work. Additionally, Ryan thinks the NAB’s suggestion is timely: Many people are still scared of visiting crowded spaces, but want to participate in nightlife. The recommendation would allow them to fraternize in public spaces where they feel comfortable, he said. In Ryan’s experience, his to-go customers weren’t abusing the privilege. But his neighbor, a store manager at Golden Wine and Liquor, is nervous the recommendation John Ryan, owner of Bayside’s One Station Plaza, was a huge supporter of to-go drinks during would lead to public rowdiness and chaos. “It’s not ideal for the community ... It’s the pandemic, and thinks the policy should be brought back if the city’s Nightlife Advisory like opening a can of worms,” the manager, PHOTO BY CHRISTINE SILLETTI Board’s recommendations are implemented. who asked to remain unidentified, said. He doesn’t believe the recommendation ies people can gather informally in squares ing that city-owned buildings “must” be and parks to drink with friends and even opened after hours for rehearsal and perfor- would benefit his business either. Though wine and liquor could be bought at the Bell dance to the rhythm of impromptu concerts. mance space. Drinking in the public space and dancing “Public libraries could also enrich New Boulevard establishment for a significantly anywhere in the city should be regulated York’s cultural nightlife by staying open cheaper price than from a restaurant, the but not prohibited,” the report stated, add- later and incorporating engaging program- manager said he believes supermarkets, ming. The City should create a mechanism which can sell some types of alcohol, would to activate nightlife establishments for day- absorb that business. The manager said he was against to-go time activities where appropriate such as using the venue for rehearsal space, a kitch- service when it was implemented because en incubator, and other uses which could he believes it encourages drunk driving and lawlessness. He pointed to Washington also generate revenue.” In Bayside, known for its popular Bell Square Park, which has been a party scene made back in 2018 between the city and the in recent Boulevard bar Municipal Labor Committee and in my months, as an strip, business view the unions impacted were afraid to example of what owners are torn share this with their members until just the freedom on whether the recently. When they had to. Because the thriving nightlife goes beyond could result in. recommendastart or transition date was set back then for “I wou ld n’t tion would be July 1, 2021. bars and clubs.” want my kids of beneficial. The UFT would have you believe, and in — city’s Nightlife Advisory Board t he f ut u r e t o Those in my view your article supports this, that this have access to favor compared was all new to them. The union did set up a alcohol a nyit to the state’s committee in May of this year to review it, to-go policy, which allowed restaurants and where instead of having it served at a resand later told retirees it was going to fight it. bars to sell alcohol in sealed containers dur- taurant or bar because we have to worry But, with little fanfare, the union signed off about people getting behind the wheel,” the ing the pandemic, but ended June 24. on it on July 14, 2021, basically telling mem“Drinks to go are a convenience in cer- manager said. bers it’s alright. Well, it’s not. The key to preventing such situations tain circumstances which a few other cities Your article should have identified the have absorbed,” said Christine Silletti, the would be regulations, said Michael Feiner, actual timeline of this change and exposed executive director of the Bayside Village president of the Bayside Hills Civic Assothe union for its inability to rally their memBusiness Improvement District, adding that ciation. Feiner said the NAB recommendabers and protect their most vulnerable, their once the novelty of the idea wears off, the t ion c ou ld b e a g r e at id e a i f it is retirees. This group is on a fixed income and marketplace could absorb it as a standard well-controlled. at this stage of their lives needs medical care “I have seen these kinds of nightlife policy. more than any other group, not change and To-go cups not only allowed customers activities in various municipalities in many additional costs. the freedom to order their favorite drinks parts of our country,” Feiner said, though he So, thank you again, for publishing what from their favorite restaurants to enjoy in said now may not be the most ideal time to I believe to be a less than honest, factual the comfort of their own home or at a park implement new nightlife options. article. A little research would have possi“Currently our city is in a very volatile on a beautiful day, they boosted profits for bly resulted in a different tone to the article state where crime has been on a surge persmall businesses. and a better understanding of what had “We built up a big takeout business. Peo- haps like never before,” Feiner said. “Since actually happened. And they wonder why ple remembered us du r ing pandemic everything is cyclical we should wait till people call it the fake media. Sadly, this is times,” said John Ryan, owner of One Sta- these conditions improve, then little by little a great example. tion Plaza on 41st Avenue off Bell Boule- we can begin opening up these areas for Brian B. Reilly vard. “[The to-go cups] were very success- nightlife entertainment on an experimental Glendale Q basis.” ful. It helped them and it helped us.”

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LETTERS TO THE continued from previous page saving the city $600 million dollars a year for 250,000 retirees would be impossible without reducing our coverage. The new Advantage program would have to reduce the average amount spent on each member by $2,400 just to break even. This deal was brokered by the Office of Labor Relations (on behalf of NYC), and the Municipal Labor Committee (representing all of the unions). Harry Garrido, president of DC37, is a chairperson on the MLC yet did not notify his members. Also part of this deceit is Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers. Adding even more irony to this story is the fact that President Biden is pushing for increased items covered by Medicare including hearing aids, eyeglasses and dental care. And as many politicians push for Medicare For All, New York City has decided on giving Medicare to none. Lee Rottenberg Middle Village

Bad deal, bad story too Dear Editor: After reading the article on the “City unions vote for shift in health benefits,” I thought I was reading about another city and another union. This agreement was

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Ceremony followed by parade, music, grand buffet meal by Max Parrott Associate Editor

The Rockwood Park Jewish Center hosted its Torah Scroll Dedication Celebration on Sunday afternoon at its synagogue in Howard Beach. It was well attended with over 100 residents, including area electeds, community leaders and members of the 106th Police Precinct. The event involved Rabbi Gershon Chaimson inscribing the “Final Torah Letters” with the assistance of some of the guests. The dedication was followed by a shofar blowing and a grand buffet mitzvah meal. The weather cooperated perfectly, allowing a special “Mitzvah Truck” to display the new Torah scroll and silver crown additions to the synagogue, as congregants and guests paraded around the block singing and dancing to the sounds of religious music. The celebration was planned and put together by Rabbi Yehoshua Samuels and his family, along with Rockwood Park Jewish Center President Harold Rosenbaum. Q

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New Torah unveiled at Rockwood Park

Congregants, top, hold a procession with the Rockwood Park Jewish Center’s new Torah. Rabbi Gershon Chaimson, above left, writes the last few letters on the scroll. Above right, Chaimson is joined by NYPD Capt. Eynat Naor of the 106th Precinct, left, Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton, 106th Precinct Det. Sgt. Brenda Reddick, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic President Joann Ariola, Rockwood Park Jewish Center President Harold Rosenbaum, Rabbi Yoseph Samuels, Rabbi Yehoshua Samuels, Democratic District Leader Frank Gulluscio, PHOTOS COURTESY ROCKWOOD PARK JEWISH CENTER Councilman Eric Ulrich, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and retired Justice Augustus Agate.

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National Night Out is back in Queens NYPD precincts to welcome and celebrate the community on Aug. 3 by MIchael Gannon Editor

After being canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, National Night Out Against Crime returns to the city and all the precincts in Queens the afternoon and evening of Aug. 3. The free event always is scheduled for the first Tuesday in August. The gatherings typically include food and beverages, especially freshly grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, family- and child-friendly activities, plus useful information on crime prevention, safety and communitypolice relations. Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea also just might happen to drop in and say hello at a precinct or two in the World’s Borough. All information here was provided by the NYPD. The 102nd Precinct will gather from 6 to 9 p.m. in Richmond Hill at Forest Park’s Victory Field, located at Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive. The 103rd Precinct will meet as it always does at Rufus King Park in Jamaica from 5 to 9 p.m. The park entrance is located at 89th Avenue and 150th Street. The 104th Precinct will meet in Middle Village from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Juniper Valley Park between Juniper Boulevard North and Juniper Boulevard South. Attendees are asked

Folks line up to sample the culinary expertise of officers from the NYPD’s 103rd Precinct at Rufus King Park during National Night Out Against Crime in 2018. Following cancellation last FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON year to Covid-19 and to torrential rains in 2019, it’s back on Aug. 3. to use the 80th Street entrance. The 105th Precinct will welcome guests from 5 to 9 p.m. at Cabbell Park in Cambria Heights. The park entrance is located at 121st Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard.

The 106th Precinct will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. at PO Nicholas Demutiis Park in Ozone Park. The park is on Liberty Avenue between 101st and 102nd streets. The 107th Precinct will host its gathering

from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Electchester Shopping Center at 70-63 Parsons Blvd. between Jewel and 71st avenues in Pomonk. The 108th Precinct will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Torsney/Lou Lodati Playground, located at Skillman Avenue and 42nd Street in Long Island City. The 109th Precinct will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bowne Playground, located at Barclay Avenue and Union Street in Flushing. The 110th Precinct gathering will be in Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 4 to 6 p.m. near the Queens Zoo at 111th Street and 56th Avenue. The 111th Precinct will gather from 6 to 9 p.m. as the Douglaston Shopping Center’s second level at 242-02 61 Ave. The 112 Precinct gathering will be from 5:50 to 8:30 p.m. at MacDonald Park, located at 10606 Queens Blvd. The 113 Precinct will meet at the North Rochdale Playground at Baisley Avenue and Bedell Street in South Jamaica from 4 to 8 p.m. The 114 Precinct will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. in Astoria Park on the Great Lawn. The park is at 19th Street and Hoyt Avenue in Astoria. The 115th Precinct will meet in Jackson Heights from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Northern Playground, located at the intersection of Northern Q Boulevard and 93rd Street. Max Parrott contributed to this story.

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Mets bringing back Mom, daughter killed virtual Banner Day in alleged DWI crash The New York Mets are bringing back their classic Banner Day, though field access restrictions related to Covid-19 will make it a monthlong virtual event. The team began accepting photos and videos of banners on Monday at Mets. com/BannerDay. Submissions must be sent by Aug. 9. The club will announce a winner on Aug. 26. Banner Day was a Mets tradition from 1963 to 1996, with fans of all ages parading on the field showing their homemade banners made from bed sheets that professed their love for the team. The fan-favorite event was reinstated in 2012 as part of the Mets’ 50th anniversary season and last occurred in 2015. The first-place winner will receive a Pete Alonso-autographed baseball, a Mets goodie bag, tickets to a 2021 game and a 2022 private tour of Citi Field, along with tickets to a game next season. All submissions must meet the following guidelines: • Fans must submit their banners on Mets.com/BannerDay either in the form of a photo or video. • Banners must not contain any inappro-

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An autographed Pete Alonso ball is just one FILE PHOTO BY SLGCKGC / FLICKR of the prizes. priate material and must follow all submission guidelines. Specs and instructions will be provided on Mets.com/BannerDay to ensure that all banners are created and uploaded correctly. • All official submissions must be entered through the Mets.com form. Fans are then encouraged to share their banners on social media using #MetsBannerDay. The Mets will unveil the top 20 submissions Aug. 11 and fans will vote on those from Aug. 12 to Aug. 20 to determine the Q winner.

A Long Island woman and her 10-yearold daughter were killed around 8:45 p.m. last Saturday just outside Kennedy Airport by an alleged drunk driver from Jamaica. Diana Granobles, 31, was turning left from eastbound Rockaway Boulevard onto northbound Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Springfield Gardens with her daughter, Isabella, 10, when they were hit by a car being driven westbound by Tyrone Absolam, 42, according to police. The victims were in a 2019 Chevrolet Cruze and the defendant was driving a 2018 Nissan Altima “at a high rate of speed” when he hit them, police said. Also in the Altima were a 38-year-old woman, said in published reports to be Absolam’s girlfriend, and a 16-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy, said to be her children. The Granobles, who lived in Copiague, were taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where they were pronounced deceased, police said. Absolam and his adult passenger were also taken there, he in stable condition and she in critical. The children in his car were taken to Cohen Children’s Med-

ical Center in New Hyde Park, both in s e r iou s but s t a b l e condition. P o l i c e c h a r g e d Absolam with manslaughter, vehicular Isabella, left, and Diana manslaughter, criminally Granobles died Saturday. PHOTO VIA WALKER FUNERAL HOME n e g l i g e n t homicide, assault and driving while intoxicated. A cousin of Isabella, Kassandra Granobles, set up a GoFundMe page to help the victims’ family cover funeral expenses. “This family is the epitome of the ‘American Dream’ as they worked their tails off to do right by their 3 children,” Granobles said on the page. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had raised $14,078 of its $15,000 goal. Services were handled by the N.F. Walker Funeral Home in Woodhaven and the victims were cremated. Diana’s husband and their two other children were left behind. Q

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NYC mandates vaccine ultimatum for workers City employees must get inoculated or submit to weekly Covid test by Max Parrott Associate Editor

All state and city workers will need either the vax or the swab by mid-September. Mayor de Blasio announced Monday that the city will expand a vaccination or mandatory test ultimatum to the entire municipal workforce — more than 300,000 employees, including those in the Department of Education, the Fire Department and the NYPD. Two days later, Gov. Cuomo made the same guidelines for all state employees. The mayor’s announcement, however, came as a shock to some of the municipal unions, several of which have expressed their intention to resist the mandate. Many unions have pointed out that the mayor cannot actually institute such a mandate without first meeting them at the bargaining table. But while the mayor previously announced that city healthcare workers will be required to show proof of vaccination or undergo weekly Covid testing, he’s now building on that model. On Sept. 13, the first full day of public school, the entire city workforce will have the same requirement. “In September everything is going to come together. September is the pivot point of the recovery,” he said at his Monday press event. “September is when it will all happen.” For 45,000 city staffers who work in residen-

tial and congregate care settings, the Not only will it save lives, but it will deadline will come earlier, on Aug. 16. help all of us,” said Arthur Caplan, head The new mandate comes at a deciof the New York University Langone sive moment in the city’s recovery, with Medical Center’s bioethics division. He the Delta variant on the rise, and city added that the city is on solid legal school reopenings only a month and a ground. half away. Along with the announceDe Blasio appeared at his press event ment, the mayor introduced a new techwithout any union leaders, and said that nological tool, the NYC Covid Safe city officials had not yet spoken with all App, that will help its workforce, and of the affected municipal unions. The all other city residents, demonstrate that unions will have a right to negotiate they have either been vaccinated or about the safety and impact of the decirecently tested. sion, added Campione. According to city data, about 54 perWhile some, such as the United Fedcent of all New Yorkers have been fully eration of Teachers, expressed agreevaccinated to date, but the speed of ment with the city’s strategy so as to inoculations has slowed in recent Mayor de Blasio announced Monday that all city workers boost the vaccination rates before months, and the number of daily cases would be required to show proof of vaccination or undergo school begins, others were not so have spiked since early July. The seven- weekly testing as of Sept. 13. FILE PHOTO supportive. day average of confirmed and probable The Uniformed Firefighters Associacases as of July 25 was 976 — a fraction of said at his press event. tion, which represents city firefighters, held a what it was at its worst in January, but still Asked about the legal grounding for the press conference later on Monday pushing back nearly five times what it was at the end of June. announcement, de Blasio explained that it’s the on the mayor’s decision, reportedly saying that The mayor added that beyond the September city’s right as an employer to require vaccina- the union is “pro-choice” when it comes to its deadline, he would be taking other measures to tion from its workforce in the interest of health members’ views on vaccines. encourage city employees to get vaccinated in and safety. If employees refuse to comply, they DC 37, the city’s largest municipal workers the short term. As of Aug. 2, all unvaccinated will be put on leave without pay, according to union, joined the UFA in its resistance to the city government employees must wear a mask Renee Campione, commissioner of the Office mayor’s mandate, but pointed its criticism at while on the job. of Labor Relations. the testing rule. Its president, Henry Garrido, “We’ll have to be very tough if a city “Vaccinating city staff, employees, frontline said that mandatory testing would necessitate Q employee is not wearing a mask,” de Blasio workers, is prudent. It’s important. It’s ethical. bargaining to discuss its implementation.

In boro’s center, a focus on bikes and walkers Workshops solicit community input for best use of roads, public spaces by Michael Gannon

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It used to be when people thought of the city’s Department of Transportation, it was limited to filling potholes and setting up detours to navigate drivers around road construction. But the NYC Streets Plan, or the agency’s master plan for the next five years, is due before the City Council in December and now also must consider pedestrians, bus lanes, bike lanes, Open Streets, Open Restaurants and countless small details. The DOT has been conducting a series of outreach and informational Zoom meetings in the last few weeks. The meeting on July 22 covered residents served by Queens Community Boards 5, 6 and 9. “This is something the DOT is very excited about, but something with a lot of requirements,” said Christopher Hrones, director of strategic transit initiatives at the agency. “We’re focusing on the streets, but also on public spaces. What we want is for this to be a blueprint, a road map for moving forward in the next five years.” Many matters discussed during the meeting were citywide, such as road paving and bridge maintenance and how best to deal with street and sidewalk space needed for outdoor dining outside of restaurants.

A pedestrian, a motorist, a city bus and a cyclist meet at an intersection ... and, no joke, the city Department of Transportation is soliciting public input on just how to use finite road space in its PHOTO COURTESY / NYC DOT next five-year road master plan. So-called benchmark items include protected bus and bike lanes; pedestrian signal and handicapped accessibility access upgrades; commercial loading ones and truck routes; and encouraging use of mass transit. Others were more local — a breakout room conversation, for example, involved many

cycling enthusiasts including Peter Beadle of CB 6 and John Maier of CB 5, and focused on changes they would like to see in areas such as the Austin Street corridor in Forest Hills that would make them less dependent on cars and more bike- and pedestrian-friendly. Beadle said many in the cycling communi-

ty still consider the DOT too automobile-centric when it comes to allocation of resources and road design. “There has to be a radical shift within the DOT so that some of these projects can come to fruition,” he said. Several interactive surveys were offered both in the main meeting, whose participants included DOT Queens Borough Commissioner Nicole Garcia, and the breakout sessions. Many decisions, presenters said, will necessarily involve trade-offs, such as the ongoing dispute in several areas of Queens between bike lanes and parking spaces. Hrones said one of the purposes of the workshops is helping the DOT prioritize projects both large and small. Asked about preparing a plan with looming city deficits extending out at least three years, he said part of the process is identifying the necessary financial resources. “We’re going to have budget constraints,” he said. “We don’t want to submit something where we say it is a wish list.” The DOT will develop draft recommendations between now and the fall, with more public workshops planned in October. Information on the NYC Streets Plan, including opportunities to submit input, are Q available online at on.nyc.gov/3yaApt9.

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Queens is getting back in step. The Making Moves Dance Festival, presented by the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, will return to an outdoor stage at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave., at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 and 18. For 12 years, the festival has served as a platform to promote new, emerging and underrepresented dance companies. “What a difference a year makes!” said JCAL Interim Executive Director Leonard Jacobs in a statement. “In 2020, COVID-19 forced JCAL to pivot to digital-only, suddenly turning choreographers and dancers into filmmakers. This year, we’re blessed to gather together again — and to proudly pres-

ent some of the best dance work in Queens and New York City — in a moment of life to celebrate.” Along with the outdoor presentation of the festival, all residents of Southeast Queens will be able to check out the process, as rehearsals will be held in full sight of the community on Jamaica Avenue. The performers set to hit the stage include the Soul Dance Co.: The Soul Experience, right, led by Cory “Nova” Villegas, far right; the Thomas/Ortiz Dance company, top right; and, clockwise from top left, Batingua Arts led by Persephone DaCosta; sisters Charly and Eriel Santagado; Thuy Wyckoff; Quaba Venza Ernest; Guanglei Hui and the two commissioned

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artists, Patrick Coker and Ranardo-Domeico Grays with Visions Contemporary Ballet. “There’s a reason that the title of this year’s Making Moves Dance Festival is ‘To Life!’,” added JCAL Interim Artistic Director Courtney Ffrench. “We’ve seen too much of not having life, not having hope, not feeling that there’s a future for artists. Now, we’re presenting some of the most stunning dancers and choreographers from Queens and New York City. It is a moment of getting back ‘to life’ — now more than ever.” The festival also is aimed at promoting the diversity of Queens. JCAL says its lineup is by far, its most diverse ever, with styles including ballet, Afro-Latin, East Asian and others.

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Unlicensed, but unbothered by the city Vendors have their defenders following crackdown in Bronx by Deirdre Bardolf Chronicle Contributor

On most days in Corona Plaza under the 7 train subway line, Manuel Mayancela sells baseball hats and visors, $15 each or two for $25. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayancela worked for two different restaurants but when they closed, he started selling hats in the Corona market, which he lives blocks away from, to support himself and his young daughter. “A lot of people here,” he said of the busy plaza. Though he does not have a street vending permit, Mayancela says he has not gotten into any trouble with police or city agencies for setting up his tables and tents and selling the hats, which he gets from Brooklyn or Chinatown. This work is temporary, though. “I’m looking for a job,” he said. He has been applying for jobs and hopes to be starting somewhere next month. On the other end of the plaza, Fernando Lopez sets up several tables and sells an array of disposable and cloth masks, all different colors, prints and sizes, as well as hats, accessories and toys. Before the pandemic, Lopez worked as a handyman specializing in flooring, plumbing, tiling, moving and deliveries, but he started street vending to make up for the loss of work. He said “yes, of course” street vending helped him survive the pandemic. He does the work alongside his sister. In the past, he said, police would sometimes tell him to pack up and go home and even ticketed him at one point, but they have not given him a problem recently. When they did ticket him, he turned for help to the Street Vendor Project, which is part

of the Urban Justice Center, a nonprofit that provides legal representation and advocacy to marginalized New Yorkers. “Now, it’s OK,” said Lopez. Sometimes, the officers even give him some business, he said, by buying his masks. He points out that it is not food he is selling, but personal protective equipment: “It’s good, it’s protection for the people.” He relies on the police when people steal items off his table, which happens often, he said. Mayancela and Lopez conduct their business mostly unbothered, especially compared to vendors on Fordham Road in the Bronx, where NYPD officers reportedly cleared out many unlicensed sellers last week. In June of 2020, Mayor de Blasio announced that police would no longer be enforcing the oversight Vendors operate in Corona Plaza beneath the elevated 7 train. of vendors but last week he appeared Heights, East Elmhurst, Woodside United, an “anti-BID working group to defend the Fordham Road sweep. “Unfortunately, the world is not and Corona. She signed onto a letter of community folks in Corona, Elmblack and white; we have vendors last week from the Street Vendor hurst, and Jackson Heights fighting Project to de Blasio displacement and criminalization.” who are acting illeBIDs are business improvement demanding the gally, who refuse to NYPD stop street districts, which represent brick-andrespond to civilian treet vendors vending enforce- mortar stores, many of which object inspectors and won’t give their really keep the ment. The letter to the proliferation of street vendors w a s s i g n e d b y who don’t have to cover the same information, won’t community almost 40 elected overhead they do. give their ID, won’t The letter stated, “For decades, officials and neighaddress the thing growing and borhood g roups, vendors have been forced to work they’re doing that’s including state Sen. excluded from the formal economy, illegal,” said the thriving.” J e s s i c a R a m o s subject to antiquated regulation Mayor on WNYC’s (D-East Elmhurst), spurred by larger business interests, — Assemblymember “The Brian Lehrer Assemblymembers and unable to access the business Jessica Gonzáles-Rojas Show” last Friday. C a t a l i n a C r u z licensing they so desperately need.” “If that happens, “Street vendors really keep the then we send in the NYPD, because (D-Corona) and Khaleel Anderson (D-Far Rockaway) and City Council- community running and thriving,” that has to be addressed.” “That’s the mayor going back on me mb e r Ji m my Va n Br a me r Gonzáles-Rojas said. “When the reshis word,” said Assemblymember (D-Sunnyside). Borough groups taurants were closed, I got my food Jessica Gonzáles-Rojas (D-East Elm- included the Queens Mutual Aid from a street vendor and when I hurst), who represents Jackson Network and Queens Neighborhoods needed PPE, they were out there sell-

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Manuel Mayancela, left, and Fernando Lopez, at right in white shirt, both operate at Corona Plaza without the benefit of a street vending permit. Even as the city recently cracked down on unlicensed vendors in the Bronx, some Queens officials are supportive of their entrepreneurship.

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ing it. The argument that street vendors create unfair competition for storefronts is “overblown,” she continued. “I believe that vendors create their own experience that doesn’t quite compete with what many brick-andmortar stores offer.” On enforcement she said, “It’s certainly a Queens issue because we see how the street vendors have been a fixture in our community. If they’re doing that in the Bronx, I don’t question that it could be happening in our communities, too,” she added. Last month, the Street Vendors Project organized a rally in Corona Plaza to protest against f ines imposed on unpermitted mobile food vendors, which started again on June 1 as the city reopened. “We need to dedicate resources and assistance to our street vendors in languages that they understand,” said Gonzáles-Rojas, “in a way that protects them and protects the consumers.” They need help to apply for licenses once the citywide cap on vending permits is officially raised, she said. The City Council voted in January to end the decades-long limit on how many permits could be issued, creating 4,000 new ones and also creating a separate unit to oversee the businesses. Though many New Yorkers support the vendors, many have issues with them. Over the past week, at least seven 311 complaints related to consumer issues around Corona Plaza were in regard to mobile food vendors in prohibited areas or unliQ censed vendors.

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Firefighter beaten while walking his dog; residents still say park is safe by Michael Gannon

Part of the attack was captured on video. The victim suffered multiple cuts and The NYPD is releasing few details on the bruises, but declined medical assistance. His arrest of two juveniles on Tuesday for the mob dog was unhurt. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Vilattack of an off-duty firefighter on July 23 outside of Juniper Valley Park in Middle Vil- lage) met on Monday with Deputy Inspector lage. And as the investigation continues, a Louron Hall, commanding officer of the handful of residents among the throngs in the 104th Precinct, his staff and representatives park on Monday morning told the Chronicle from the Department of Parks and Recreation to discuss addressing they feel the park the matter. remains safe, even at “The recent assault night. Police said only that think the park is safe.” by young people of a firefighter walking his one suspect is 14 and — Resident Obelia Hunter dog is a disgrace and the other 15, in a press must not be tolerated,” release issued at 1:41 Holden said in a statep.m. Tuesday. Both have been charged with gang assault. No ment issued on his Twitter page Monday, accompanied by a photo from the meeting. other details of the arrests were available. The councilman said Hall has assured him It is not known if the two surrendered or were picked up. Police also did not comment that patrols of the park will be stepped up to as to whether the two were among three peo- prevent any recurrence. Holden is hardly a newcomer when it ple depicted in surveillance photos released comes to upgrading security at the park. on Monday. “For t he pa st 4 -yea r s I’ve a sked The incident took place at 9:55 p.m. on Juniper Boulevard North near 75th Street @nycparks to install cameras and keep larger when the victim was walking his dog. He saw fences in parks to better protect this vital a large group of people yelling and screaming infrastructure,” Holden said on his Twitter while setting off fireworks and confronted page shortly after the assault. Monday morning also saw the park in full them. He was attacked during a verbal altercation, and was kicked and punched by multi- use. Senior citizens sat on the numerous ple people. At one point he was struck in the benches. Joggers, bicyclists, dog walkers and baby strollers were everywhere in the park head with a bottle. and on the sidewalks bordering it. There was even a group of what appeared to be pre-schoolers being introduced to soccer while their parents cheered from the sideline of a marked-off area. Obelia Hunter told the Chronicle she is a regular visitor during the daytime. While she does not generally come out at night, she said it is not out of concern. “I think the park is safe,” Hunter said. A pair of dog walkers, a man and a woman who did not give their names, agreed, even though the man’s friend recently witnessed a knifepoint mugging. He also said crowds are not generally an issue. “Young people hang out in the park,” he A sign of weekend revelry at Juniper Valley said. “I hung out in the park. I still think it’s safe.” Park in Middle Village. Editor

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Two teenagers were arrested for a gang attack near Juniper Valley Park one day after police released photos of three people they were looking for. It is not known if those arrested were PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD among those in the photo array. “I think the other night was a rare occurrence,” the woman said. But a cursory check of the park also found a trash basket with a discarded carton from a six-pack of beer bottles at the top. Beer and alcohol are not permitted in city parks unless it is at a specially permitted event. Anyone with information on the assault is

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on redistricting, it announced the winners. The Queens grand prize of $750 went to Peiqi Chen, of Woodside, above left, for her painting, “The Street.” “The people know each other on this street. We help each other like a family,” Chen said. Second place, for $250, went to Ruponti Wazid, of Jamaica, center right, for her photo collage, “Mini Bangladesh.” “It’s my neighborhood — the supermarkets we shop at; the

spices that we cook with; the food that we eat; the park that’s across from my house where all the Bangladeshi communities goes,” Wazid said. Third place and $100 went to Chloe Kim, of Little Neck, above right, for her painting, “Pieces of Ho(me).” “It’s a bunch of different aspects of my neighborhood that I really felt like home in,” said Kim. — Max Parrott

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Asian Pacific American Voting and Organizing to Increase Civic Engagement, also known as APA VOICE, recently held an art contest to engage high schoolers to think about what their communities mean to them. In two competitions for Brooklyn and Queens youth, the organization challenged each artist to create works set in their neighborhood with the theme of “This is where I belong.” At a press conference the organization held last Thursday

102 years of service Dr. Sheldon Schwartz of Holliswood celebrated his 102nd birthday July 21. Born in 1919, Schwartz attended Richmond Hill High School, graduated cum laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and earned his medical degree from New York University’s School of Medicine. He was the chief of the Clinic of Arthritis and Rheumatism at Bellevue Hospital and was the first chairman of rheumatology at

Long Island Jewish Hospital. Schwartz also helped build Hillcrest General Hospital, where he served as the chief of medicine. With his wife, Marlene Wadler, by his side, the accomplished JASA Holliswood Senior Center member and “hometown herp” was presented a proclamation by Assemblymember David Weprin as he celebrated another year of his long and accomplished life.

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Hip to Hip Theatre revives Shakespeare in the Parks

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Jason Marr, artistic director of Hip to Hip Theatre Co., a Queens-ba sed nonprofit troupe dedicated to developing interest in theater ar ts in underser ved communities, admits he would not feel comfortable putting on shows indoors just yet. Luckily for him and the thousands of devotees who show up to see the group’s productions each summer, this company, founded in 2007 by Marr and his wife, Joy, plies its craft in the great outdoors, bringing classic works of the theater to locations across the city. With a tip of the hat to impresario Joseph Papp, the program is called Shakespeare In the Parks. After a mandatory hiatus imposed by the arrival of Covid-19 last year, the lights of Hip to Hip are turned on once again, offering two works by Will i a m S h a k e s p e a r e p l a y i n g i n r e p e r t o r y, for free, from now through Aug. 19 : the complex tragedy “Antony and Cleopatra” and the lighthearted romp of mistaken identity “Twelfth Night.” In keeping with the company’s tradition, each play has been trimmed to a brisk running time of around 90 minutes, making each “more accessible for a summer night in the park,” according to Marr. But in a departure from seasons past, the overall size of the company has been reduced this year because of safety restrictions, Marr said. A total of 10 actors will bring the two plays to life — and they’ll be doing it in what has to be near-record time. Also, the troupe won’t be able to hold its joyful interactive workshops with children ahead of each show. It was only recently that Actors’ Equity, the professional union, gave the green light to return to in-person performances. It was a process that was fast-tracked because every member of the company was to be fully vaccinated, Marr said. From go-ahead until opening night there would be a scant two-and-a-half weeks’ rehearsal time, with all but the final week carried out remotely. But Marr remained unfazed, suggesting it was “sort of how they worked in Shakespeare’s time. I’m hoping we’ll be able to pull it off seamlessly.”

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his heavy Yiddish by Mark Lord When I received the news last Saturday accent, which puncthat comedian Jackie Mason had passed tuated many of his away earlier that day, I felt as if I had lost a pu nch l i ne s, he would not have been good friend. It’s not that Jackie (everyone, it seems, out of place on the always called him that) and I were personal Lower East Side of acquaintances, though I was fortunate to Manhattan in days have met him on several occasions over the of old. In fact, his family moved there years. He was an omnipresent figure who when Jackie was 5. He was born into an Orthodox Jewish could frequently be spotted walking along the streets of Manhattan. Or at a local family, one with several generations of rabdiner. Or just about anywhere “regular” bis, including his father, in whose footsteps he followed for a brief while. But he soon people go. In many ways, he was one of us. But he was a legend, a word I don’t toss discovered that his place in this world was around as freely as some do nowadays. not on a bimah but in the spotlight. Many of Jackie’s routines stemmed from When it comes to Jackie, though, I think it his takes on human nature, replete with is warranted. For six decades he toiled as an entertain- jokes based largely on stereotypes. For that er, in a career that plummeted and soared in he had plenty of detractors, to be sure, but he picked on everyone and equal measures. everything with equal relHe almost single-handfrom Jews and Blacks edly kept alive the spirit of ackie, you don’t ish: to Hispanics and Italians, the Borscht Belt that sushi to the ballet. served as the launching remember me?’ from He often spoke directly pad for him and many of to individual members of his contemporaries. I asked, using his audiences, picking out He co-authored and his own tone. someone in the front row starred in a Broadway to ask, “You understand comedy that opened and closed on the same night. Years later, he this?,” as if looking for reassurance that he would return in a series of one-man shows was not alone in his way of thinking. As for my own encounters with Jackie, I that enjoyed long runs and garnered for saw him perform once on Broadway and on Jackie a coveted Tony Award. He made several appearances on the sil- multiple occasions at Queens Theatre in the ver screen, again with varying degrees of Park, where he often went to try out new success. And there was his famous feud material. And I ran into him several times on the with Ed Sullivan that found him blacklisted for years, after which he won Emmy streets of Manhattan. Once, as we passed Awards for his work on various other TV each other, I turned and called to him. He spun around and, in his inimitable voice, programs. He was the quintessential New Yorker, said, “And who would this be?” I respondwho, by a twist of fate, actually came into ed with my best Jackie Mason inflection, this world in Sheboygan, Wisc. But with “Jackie, you don’t remember me?,” adding, “I can’t believe I’m doing Jackie Mason for Jackie Mason.” Another time, on a school trip with a group of my high school students, I pointed Jackie out to them as a famous comedian. They didn’t believe me and called out his name. When he responded, they were shocked. He stopped to chat with us for several minutes. Later that same day, we ran into him again. It felt like we were catching up with an old friend. Jackie was 93 years old when he died. That he left us on the Sabbath, the holiest day of the week on the Jewish calendar, would surely have provided him with Q enough material for one last routine. Mark Lord is a Queens Chronicle contributing writer, retired teacher, lifelong lover of Broadway, playwright, community theater actor and author of “The Theater and I,” who lives in Forest Hills. Jackie Mason PHOTO BY CARL LENDER / FLICKR

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Grace Meng came from a family of firsts in Bayside by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Kuang Lui Meng was born in China on Dec. 30, 1943. He made it to Taiwan and immigrated to New York. Shiao Mei Wang, also born in China, did the same and they married in Manhattan in 1974. Kuang adopted the name “Jimmy K” and opened up a successful lumberyard. They were blessed with a baby girl, named Grace, on Oct. 1, 1975. They bought a home at 211-18 34 Ave. in Bayside. The address may have played a part in selecting the The childhood home of Congresswoman Grace Meng at property as the number 18 in Asian 211-18 34 Ave. in Bayside, as it appears today. culture means “great success and GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE; INSET FILE PHOTO prosperity.” Jimmy advanced himself in the Chinese Merchants Association came back strong in 2008, defeating Young. and entered politics, becoming assembly- In 2012, she became the first Asian Ameriman for the 22nd District and leaving can elected to Congress from New York; that same year Jimmy was convicted on a federal office in 2006. Grace, then an attorney living in Manhas- fraud charge. The 2,696-square-foot 34th Avenue home set, LI, felt obligated to continue her father’s works in the Asian community. She was is still in the family. Since 2000, it has been blocked on a residency challenge filed by under the name of Grace Mansion Realty Ellen Young, who then won the seat. Grace LLC and is appraised at $1,250,000 today. Q

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The beauty of folk art is that it showcases artists who are not formally trained but instead create solely based on personal life experiences. At the American Folk Art Museum, exhibits and programming make this art attainable for all, from high school students to those experiencing Alzheimer’s and related dementias. “There’s something special about folk art and self-taught artists, as the main thing that we’re bringing to people, because it’s encouraging, it’s inspiring,” said Elizabeth Gronke, an art therapist and access educator at the museum. “It doesn’t feel like this fine art that’s unattainable. People can look at the artwork and say, ‘someone like me made this.’” Gronke leads the Folk Art Reflections program which is interactive and designed for people with a range of memory loss as well as their family members and caretakers. They partner with organizations including Sunnyside Community Services and Queens Community House. Folk Art Reflections is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. The museum announced last week that it is the

recipient of a $100,000 grant to continue support for the program. During the pandemic Gronke produced videos in English and Spanish to send to their community partners that highlighted artworks and encouraged discussion at home. When they can meet in person, she brings art projects and materials like quilts, which trigger a sensory reaction that can bring back memories to those living with memory loss. She recalls one man who was reminded of playing under a quilt stretcher frame as a child. “It’s meant to be social — it’s meant to be lighthearted and hopefully those positive feelings and memories and even opinions can just spring up naturally,” said Gronke. Socializing and fostering an appreciation for folk art is also encouraged through the Youth Art Connection program, which offers teens behind-the-scenes access to the museum’s exhibitions and collections. This summer’s class of 15 students includes 11 from Queens. “We wanted to reach out to Queens students in particular as a way to engage the community around Long Island City,” said Natalie Beall, senior educator and manager of student engagement at the museum. “The Queens community is one that’s important to us,” said Beall.

The museum’s Queens outpost in Long Island City is home to its administrative offices, collection storage, archives and libraries, which students have an opportunity to tour as part of the program. Its Self-Taught Genius Gallery has been closed since the pandemic began. Ellison Daone is a student at Townsend Harris High School in Queens and she is part of the Youth Art Connection cohort this summer. “I’ve been in other summer arts programs in the past, but none of those opportunities are comparable to this one,” said Daone in an email. “The learning experiences made possible through our access to exhibits and staff from the museum make YAC one of a kind.” “Having started high school during the pandemic has been creatively isolating, and I haven’t had the chance to find a like-minded creative community. Being a part of this program, I can say that I have found a very close-knit and welcoming community,” said Daone. Beall said that part of the goal of the Youth Art Connection program is for students to realize the different careers they could have in the arts. They also offer a Museum Career Internship Program in partnership with LaGuardia

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The American Folk Art Museum’s Youth Art Connection program gives students opportunities for hands-on learning experiences. PHOTO COURTESY FOLK ART MUSEUM Community College students who are interested in pursuing museum careers and it provides paid internships. Daone believes that the relationships she has built through the Youth Art Connection program will endure. “I know that the people I’ve met here will always be open to reconnecting or giving advice in the future,” she said. To find out more information about programming and visiting the American Folk Art Q Museum, visit folkartmuseum.org.

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there,” Marr said. “Our patrons are really excited to see us back in action.” And he promised social distancing will be maint a ined a mong t he crowd, adding, “I’m not overly concerned about an unsafe environment.” While the group previously performed “Twelfth Night” in 2008, this year marks its first stab at “Antony and Cleopatra.” Marr is particularly excited to be playing opposite his wife as they assume the title roles. The play, he pointed out, has “a certain amount of intimacy,” so it made perfect sense to cast a couple who already exist “in their own bubble. I would not be comfortable asking two strangers to make out on stage.” The couple will also be seen to good advantage in “Twelfth Night,” prompting Marr to say, “I’m having fun already in rehearsal,” playing a role “I’ve always had my eye on.” “Antony and Cleopatra” was first scheduled for July 28 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Additional shows elsewhere will take

Hip to Hip Theatre Co., seen here performing in 2017, is once again bringing the works of Shakespeare, aka The Bard, to parks across Queens. On the cover: Jason and Joy Marr in “Antony and Cleopatra.” The other play they’re staging this year is “Twelfth PHOTOS BY MARK LORD, ABOVE, AND JULIAN VOLOJ, COVER; ENGRAVING BY MARTIN DROESHOUT Night.” place on Aug. 5, 7, 12, 13, 15 and 18. “Twelfth Night” debuts on Aug. 3 in Cunningham Park at 8 p.m., to be followed by

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At an IAS Part 22G of the Supreme Court of County of Queens, at the General Courthouse, located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on the 9 day of July, 2021. PRESENT: HON. LEE A. MAYERSOHN, Justice, KEVIN JEFF, As Guardian for the Personal Needs and Property Management of LAVERNE JEFF, An Incapacitated Person. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO SELL REAL PROPERTY. Old File No.: 2754/19, E-File Index No.: 707237/2021. On reading and filing the annexed Petition of KEVIN JEFF, as Guardian of the property of LAVERNE JEFF, duly verified the 15th day of March, 2021, from which it appears that an Order should be granted to authorize the sale of the interested of LAVERNE JEFF/LAVERNE JEFF GUARDIANSHIP situated in the County of Queens, more particularly described as 175-04 145th Drive, Springfield Gardens, New York 11434, and granting such other and further relief as to it may deem just and proper upon the proceedings had herein; LET LAVERNE JEFF, the incapacitated person, NYC Human Resources Administration, NYC HRA Office of the Legal Affairs, and Maurice Gray, Esq., as Court Examiner, SHOW CAUSE before me or the Justice presiding at Part 22G of this Court, to be held in the Queens County Supreme Court at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, via Microsoft Teams, on the 18 day of August 2021 at 9:30a.m. of that day or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard why a judgment should not be rendered: ORDERED, that Jeffrey Langer of 21443 JAMAICA AVE., QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11428, (917) 930-2072, LANGERREALTY@GMAIL.COM, is hereby appointed as appraiser to go upon the premises, to make an appraisal thereof, and report the same under oath in writing to this Court. ORDERED, that the Guardian shall comply with the requirements of RPAPL Section 1722, Subdivision 5 by advertising once a week for a period of four (4) consecutive weeks in The Queens Chronicle, except that no “FOR SALE” sign need be posted. Advertising shall include a provision that any interested Purchaser shall contact the clerk by e-mail, at qscpart22@nycourts.gov, prior to the return date to receive an invite to the Microsoft TEAMS virtual auction. NO IN-PERSON APPEARANCE PERMITTED; VIRTUAL APPEARANCE ONLY. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO APPEAR VIRTUALLY CONTACT THE COURT AT (718) 298-1626 OR QSCPART22@NYCOURTS.GOV. Why an Order should not be made authorizing and directing the sale of the interest of the Incapacitated Person located at 175-04 145th Drive, Springfield Gardens, New York 11434, as further described in the Petition; Why this Court should not appoint an appraiser and direct a hearing before this Court to inquire into the merits of this application for the sale of the subject premises; Why this Court should not approve the brokerage commission and authorize the Guardian to pay the commission to the real estate broker from the proceeds of the sale of the subject premises; Why the Petitioner, as Guardian of the LAVERNE JEFF GUARDIANSHIP should not be permitted to make the conveyance and carry out these proceedings; Why this Court should not award attorney’s fees to Kassoff, Lerner & Associates, LLP for their work in this matter; and Why Petitioners should not have such other and further or different relief as may be just in the premises. SUFFICIENT REASON APPEARING THEREFOR, IT IS, LET service of a copy of this Order to Show Cause and the Petition to sell the interest of the Incapacitated Person, be made upon all persons named herein, by certified mail, on or before August 4, 2021 and said service shall be deemed good and sufficient service.* Jallyah Jeff, John Jeff, Maurice Gray, NYCHRA. ORDERED, that the Petitioner’s attorney provide the Court with a full list of email addresses for all interested parties ten (10) days prior to the return date herein. ENTER: HON. LEE A. MAYERSOHN, J.S.C.

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Former Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz, who was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays over the winter, returned to Citi Field Friday night to start against his old team. His old buddy, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, rudely greeted him in the first inning by slugging a two-run home run. Mets fans remember all too well how Matz would get rattled and seem to fall apart at the first sign of adversity. On this night, however, he showed total composure. He settled down and mowed down most batters until the sixth inning when he was pulled by Jays manager Charlie Montoya after yielding a double to Alonso, who would go on to hit another home run to give the Mets a 3-0 win. It was the first big-league win for rookie pitcher Tylor Megill, who deserved to have a couple more but was victimized by the bullpen in previous starts. Citi Field patrons showed class by giving Matz, a Long Island native, a nice ovation as he left the mound. He responded by tipping his cap and was clearly touched by their gesture. Unlike a lot of starting pitchers who are prima donnas, Matz has always been accessible and down to earth. Whereas many pitchers stay out of sight before a start, he was happy to soak in the atmosphere of his old stomping grounds before the game. He chuckled when I told him he should retain a good CPA to handle the Cana-

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