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New traffic pattern makes 156th Ave. more dangerous PAGE 2 Newly installed trafﬁc diverters on 156th Avenue near Stop & Shop have made the dangerous area even worse, some say. Cars now drive down the wrong way of the street to enter and exit the parking lot, as the white car above is seen doing. The Department of Transportation tried to intervene but many want more to be done, like installing a trafﬁc light and crosswalk.

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Lawsuit challenges outdoor dining sites Complaint states emergency that required them no longer exists by Michael Gannon

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utdoor dining served as a lifeline to restaurants as they struggled to stay a f l o a t d u r i n g t h e C o v i d -19 pandemic. But a lawsuit filed on July 27 asserts that the outdoor structures that popped up on sidewalks and at curbsides have not only outlived their intended purpose, but are causing harm to the health and safety of those who live near them The 10-page complaint, naming New York City and state as defendants, includes five Queens residents among 35 petitioners and says that the emergency conditions that prompted the creation and proliferation of the outdoor structures no longer exist, and that the state and city do not have the authority to keep extending continued emergency declarations. The suit, filed by attorney Michael Sussman of Goshen, NY, states that even as emergency conditions and restrictions were relaxed or eliminated, the outdoor structures — even ones no longer used for dining — no longer are justified or needed. “By July 2022, respondents’ chief executive off icers [Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul] had abandoned vaccine and mask mandates, occupancy limitations on indoor

A hand-lettered sign on this curbside facility in Forest Hills states “No Outdoor Seating,” but it is PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON being used for storage of chairs, tables and other items. dining and social distancing requirements and recognized that no public health emergency exists,” the suit states on page 5. “Restaurants, bars and taverns in New York City are again now permitted to utilize their indoor capacity at pre-pandemic occupancy levels, and they are doing so throughout the respondent City.”

The complaint states that the city and state have since relied on an economic rationale for extending the Temporary Outdoor Restaurant program. “However, such a rationale does not provide a sufficient legal basis for an emergency order in New York absent the existence of an underlying public health or natural emergen-

cy, neither of which now exists ... In reality, no public health emergency exists and, therefore, there is no premise for TOR.” As a retired police officer, former PTA president and now president of the board of directors of the Southridge Cooperative section 3 complex, Ricardo Pacheco of Jackson Heights is an experienced observer of the community around him. He is one of t he 35 p et it ione r s, approached, he said, after he became a strident critic on his Twitter account. “I’m retired. I take walks. I like restaurants,” Pacheco said. “And I noticed, after the pandemic, these shacks — not to demean their value when they were needed.” He told the Chronicle of conditions he and others mentioned in their affidavits. The complaints include that the shacks by the curb eliminate parking — “Which the businesses you’re trying to help need,” Pacheco said — force residents to navigate around the structures, furniture, delivery bikes and scooters on sidewalks; subject those who live by bars and taverns to contend with noisy patrons and sometimes music well into the night; and cause a stench from standing water when they block street drains. Pacheco and others state that the structures have brought rats, mice and roaches in continued on page 6

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A bad situation on 156th Ave. made worse Fears over new HB traffic pattern but solution could be on the way by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Just a few minutes observing the new traffic pattern on 156th Avenue reveals a variety of creative — and illegal — ways that people are evading the new diverters installed last Thursday to prevent cutting across the double-yellow, cross-hatched markings to go to or from the Stop & Shop parking lot. Some drivers coming from Old Howard Beach looking to visit the store or bank are going down the wrong way of the road on the opposite side of the barriers to cut into the parking lot or making a dangerous U-turn at the western end of the dividers to loop around and enter the lot. Drivers exiting the lot to head to Cross Bay Boulevard are sometimes also going against oncoming traffic, which is coming around an already blind and dangerous curve, to make it to the intersection, or they make a tight and risky U-turn on 156th Avenue to turn around. The latter drivers are up against the westbound traffic headed toward Cross Bay, and those coming out of Killarney Street, who, neighbors griped, roll through that stop sign anyway. “All you heard all day was horns and brakes,” one resident who has a front row seat to the chaos told the Chronicle last Friday. She has lived there for 60 years but wanted to withhold her name for privacy. “People are confused,” she said. Complaints and suggestions flooded Facebook pages like Howard Beach Dads as residents became privy to the new setup. Department of Transportation employees last Friday extended the

Drivers on 156th Avenue in Howard Beach are making illegal and risky moves, including into oncoming traffic, to get around newly installed diverters that PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF were intended to remedy the dangerous spot outside of the Stop & Shop parking lot. delineators eastward but that only prolonged an eventual U-tur n, instead of having drivers do them right opposite Killarney. The resident said the U-turn situation was worse before the additional dividers were added because those drivers would come head-to-head with those coming off Killarney. The block has always been dangerous and congested, she said, but the current situation is “definitely worse.” The painted “median” was formerly a dangerous spot, in part due to the blind curve that sends 156th in a southeast direction just before Killarney Street and the illegal turns that would ensue there. “ T h is wa s cle a rly not t he answer,” said Lisa Uribe, observing the situation alongside a neighbor while walking her dog. Uribe lives on Killarney, a road

she said commercial vehicles often speed down, and said she has witnessed delivery tractor trailers also making a U-turn on 156th Avenue or having to congest the narrow 96th Street in order to loop around and come out on Cross Bay from 157th Avenue. “You’re now sending commercial traffic into residential areas,” she said. The move came after a visit from DOT officials including Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on July 26. While touring the area with Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) to observe issues including medians on Cross Bay, which have sent cars f lipping on their sides, residents approached the commissioner about 156th Avenue specifically. Two days later, the diverters, which DOT spokesperson Tomas Garita called “kwik curbs” in a state-

Family fun run at Forest Park Race to Forest Park on Saturday, Aug. 13, for the second annual Queens Olympics. The Queens Running Collective is hosting the family-friendly track meet, which will feature individual and mixed relays for all ages and fitness levels. Admission is $10 for adults and free for kids. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each event and to all children. The events will include men’s and women’s individual 100m, 200m and 400m runs; kids’ 100m, 200m and 4x100m; and a mixed 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m and a one-mile

walk. Participants can sign up for more than one. The event starts at 9 a.m. and a celebration at Neir’s Tavern will follow. Visit the Queens Running Collective’s Eventbrite page to register. The Queens Running Collective, founded in 2020, is a coalition of six Queens-based run crews (Queens Distance Runners, Run Hustle Run, We Run Hollis, WEPA, Woodside-Sunnyside Runners and World’s Fair Run Crew) uniting for community action. For more information, follow Queens RunQ ning Collective on Instagram. — Deirdre Bardolf

ment, were being installed. Garita confirmed that they came after “hearing safety concerns from stakeholders about the illegal left turns.” Ariola said she got on the phone with the DOT immediately to say a modification was needed. It quickly become a “nightmare,” she said, and she got the 106th Precinct help direct traffic. “As it stands right now, the delineators are causing a very dangerous situation when it was meant to take away a dangerous situation,” Ariola said. A meeting among different stakeholders, including Ariola’s office, Stop & Shop, its landlords, the NYPD, the DOT and Community Board 10, is in the works. “We will continue to monitor the location and work with the Council Member, the privately owned lot, and

others in the community as we explore additional street safety treatments and markings,” said Garita. Ariola feels that the “perfect modification” would be crosswalks for people like patients at the doctors’ offices to cross safely, and also a traffic light. She proposed having Stop & Shop move its 156th Avenue entrance to be directly opposite Killarney for the pedestrian crosswalk and for a light to allow legal turns. Ariola said the DOT agreed that there is enough traffic there to warrant a signal. She said she will also be speaking with the Catholic Charities Peter J. Striano Senior Residence because trucks from the center line the streets and further obstruct visibility. Cars must inch out to see past the vehicles even to make a legal turn out of the Q supermarket’s parking lot.

Shorebird Festival Aug. 13 The 17th Annual Shorebird Festival is back on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. August is the perfect time to explore the diversity of New York City’s shorebirds, according to NYC Audubon. The refuge is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, which hosts more than 325 species of birds, most of them visiting on their migration travels along the Atlantic Flyway. The upcoming festival will offer guided hikes to the East Pond with visiting and resident shorebird experts.

The event starts at 9 a.m. in front of the visitor center and runs until 1 p.m. It is family-friendly and free, although donations are suggested. For more information or to register in advance, visit littoralsociety.org/shorebirdfestival. The refuge can also be reached at (718) 318-4340 for more information. The annual festival is presented by the American Littoral Society, along with NYC Audubon, the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and Gateway Q National Recreation Area. — Deirdre Bardolf

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City declares ‘emergency’ as roughly 4K asylum seekers arrive since May by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Amidst the city scrambling to find space to house an influx of asylum seekers and increasing homeless in New York City, one former Ozone Park shelter has been reactivated to meet the demand. “The need for space has a direct correlation to New York being a sanctuary city,” Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) told the Chronicle. She learned last week from the community board that the Travelodge on Redding Street would be converted back into a shelter. That location and the adjacent Ozone Inn & Suites were previously used to shelter homeless families but were phased out by the city in the fall of 2021. Now, the one location will be used to house up to 75 families. So far, approximately 60 families had already moved in. On Monday, the Mayor’s Office announced an emergency procurement declaration that allows the city to contract quickly with shelters and service providers. “Over the past two months, we have seen a significant increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving in our city’s shelter system,” Mayor Adams said in a statement. “To fulfill our city’s legal and moral mandate to provide quality shelter to anyone experiencing homelessness, and to ensure we are provid-

tion is also keeping tabs on the situation, ing appropriate services to asylum seeksaid President Sam Esposito, and he ers, we are immediately issuing an emeragrees that it is “all about the kids.” gency procurement declaration to rapidly Cooking is not permitted on the site procure additional shelter and services to and he is interested in having the block serve these individuals and families.” association donate food and other things According to officials, approximately for the kids there. 4,000 asylum seekers have entered the The OZPKRBA has also been in concity shelter system since late May, largetact with the shelter operators, Esposito ly contributing to the 10 percent increase said. “We told them, we’re here to help ... in the city Department of Homeless Serwe have to do our fair share.” vices’ census. Earlier in July, the city was criticized More than 100 additional asylum for its treatment of families in shelters seekers are seeking housing each day, and it acknowledged violating the rightthe Mayor’s Office stated in a press to-shelter law when families were left to release. sleep overnight in an intake center. As of May, there were nearly 50,000 The city provides shelter to anyone in homeless people, including over 15,000 need regardless of immigration status, children, living in the city’s shelter syswhich it does not track on intake forms. tem, according to the Coalition for the Homeless. The Travelodge in Ozone Park has been reactivated as a shel- Therefore, it says, estimates of those who The city is in talks with the federal ter amid a citywide need for space. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF are seeking asylum are conservative. One source close to the matter congovernment to seek reimbursements for Travelodge accountable and make sure they’re firmed that all but two of the families at the the emergency costs. Ariola said there will be bi-weekly meetings transparent, then for the amount of time it Travelodge fit into that category. The DHS did not respond to any inquiries at the Travelodge with her office, Community remains activated — which right now is unknown — I think that it will have less of a about the Ozone Park location. Board 10, the NYPD and the DHS. “No matter what the population is, I will “I’m concerned about how the families are negative impact on the community.” One thing she is looking to find out is how make sure that I am involved completely to being treated and I’m concerned about any type of negative impact that could have on the sur- many kids might be entering local schools so make sure that the community is not negatively impacted,” said Ariola, “and that [the families] that proper funding can be allocated. rounding community,” said Ariola. Q The Ozone Park Residents Block Associa- are taken care of.” “If I remain in constant contact and hold the

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Suit challenges outdoor dining

Hats off to Det. Reddick Communities across the city joined with their police precincts on Tuesday for National Night Out Against Crime but for the 106th, it was also an opportunity to honor one of its finest. Community Affairs Det. Brenda Reddick, center left, served in the 106 for 21 years and is now headed to work in community affairs for all of Queens Borough South. She will be suc-

ceeded by Officer Terryann Ferguson. Councilwoman Joann Ariola presented Reddick with an award of excellence at the event alongside Capt. Jerome Bacchi, left, Community Council President Frank Dardani, Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Anthony Iuliano and Community Board 10 Chair Betty Braton. — Deirdre Bardolf

continued from page 2 their wake; and that unruly or drunk patrons trespass — and worse — on their sidewalks, front stoops and yards. Pacheco said many he has seen now are being used not for dining but outdoor storage of tables, chairs and other items. Asked about the lawsuit this week, Mayor Adams said the situation requires fixes, not the elimination of outdoor eating. “As it has been reported previously over and over again, the nightlife is a multi-billion dollar industry,” Adams said in a partial transcript of a press conference provided by his office. “And our restaurant owners have gone through a very difficult period. Some of them are still back in their payments. And whatever I can do to help our restaurant industry that employs dishwashers, waiters, bus boys and girls, this is an important industry and it is an indicator of our city.” The lawsuit, Adams acknowledged, will play itself out. “But I’m a supporter of the outdoor dining,” he said. “I think we need to modify it because some of the outdoor dining locations have become a hazard. They have become places that’s not suitable.” Adams believes there are ways to modify and standardize what the structures should look like, and how they must be used.

“It can’t be used for storage. It can’t be used for all other things. But I’m a supporter of the outdoor dining. And I believe it was a lifeline for the restaurant industry.” Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), in an email from her office, said the time has come to move on from the structures. “These sidewalk sheds were vital during the pandemic because they allowed businesses to continue serving their clients when indoor dining was prohibited,” the councilwoman said. “Now that we’ve resumed indoor dining, there’s no reason for these vestiges of the lockdown to remain in place.” Ariola said they take up valuable parking spaces on already-congested commercial corridors, and that they are becoming eyesores and are negatively impacting the quality of life for the people who live and work around them. She too cited the health concerns due to the creatures and critters that they have attracted; and people who have taken to using them for taking drugs or engaging in after-hours drinking. “There’s no need for them to remain on our streets, and as we continue our journey into recovery, an important step forward is to clear the streets of these structures and get our communities back to a pre-norm, a norm in which these sheds did not exist,” Q Ariola wrote.

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utside one restaurant in Flushing, the outdoor dining shed wasn’t even being used for dining. A handwritten sign appeared on it in Chinese characters, saying it was busy store location available for rent, according to an affidavit filed in state Supreme Court. Sure enough, some entrepreneur moved in and turned the place into a fruit stand. Neither landlord nor tenant appear to have any respect for any rules or regulations whatsoever. The site isn’t far from the location of another outdoor dining structure that suffered from a fire that then spread to the building behind it, according to the same affidavit, one of at least four filed by Queens residents as part of a lawsuit seeking to put a stop to the city’s temporary Open Restaurants program. In Sunnyside, a plaintiff says she’s lived there for 70 years and that two restaurants next to her building have thrown her quality of life into the toilet. For one thing, a toilet is part of what the outdoor dining structures have become — for the dogs people are allowed to bring with them. The rats are having a field day, making both her building’s laundry room

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Truck rules ignored Dear Editor: The problem of “Off-route truck traffic in Whitestone an issue” (July 28, multiple editions) has been going on for the last 40-plus years. I myself have filed over 1,000 complaints with the city, police and truck traffic enforcement. We even had NY1 news come out to my street in Whitestone to interview persons who live very close to me. The solution is not more signage; it is the NYPD as a whole doing its job! One of the reasons trucks take the Third Avenue exit is that Con Edison and the city have been upgrading utility lines in certain areas for months. But the overall problem of off-route truck traffic in Whitestone is the city as a whole not caring about the people of Whitestone. The city and the NYPD have told me and

school when children are present, you deserve a ticket. The summonses are $50 and don’t add points to your license, since they’re issued to the owner of the car in violation. At least this program is something our elected officials voted to implement, unlike much of the other stuff the Department of Transportation is foisting upon us, like business-killing bus lanes and the mini speed bumps that are blistering up at intersections like some kind of highly contagious roadpox. (How will the snowplows handle those?) You probably have bigger concerns in life than having to go 35 or less in a 20. Slow down.

others who lived near me over the last 40-plus years that a unit of the NYPD known as truck enforcement is assigned to handle this. I’ve called and been told that truck enforcement for Queens is always being reassigned to Manhattan. Only once can I recall them coming to my street. It was like a reality TV show when they came, for the agents seemed to be angry they had to be in Whitestone. When the NYPD sees trucks off of truck routes, they just ride past the drivers without saying a word. They fail to issue tickets for not only using side streets but for failing to signal when making turns, speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road, having brake lights not working and even not having the correct letter on their trucks. I also have even got into yelling matches with truck drivers demanding I move cars in front of my home that I do not own.

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New York State Legislature should follow by passing the All-Electric Building Act and other proposed laws that would lower carbon emissions. As more and more wind and solar power comes into our grid, we can fuel our lifestyles with clean energy and avert climate catastrophe. Our leaders need to embrace the compromises that will get this done. Ronald Chiu Whitestone

and made it great. And the older adult population is booming, with the 65-plus age group growing 12 times faster than the under-65 population. We owe it to them to make Queens a great place for them to live as they age. Beth Finkel State Director, AARP NY Manhattan

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Communities across the country joined together with their police precincts for the 39th annual National Night Out Against Crime Tuesday night. The event aims to raise crime- and drug-prevention awareness, generate support of anti-crime programs, enhance community partnerships and send a message that the communities are fighting back against crime. Resources are handed out from NYPD units, community organizations and city agencies. The 102nd Precinct hosted its event at Victory Field in Forest Park and had hundreds of guests who enjoyed a variety of different foods, a bouncy house, raffles and more. Borough President Donovan Richards presented citations to the precinct. Assistant Chief Ruben Beltran, commanding officer of Patrol Bor-

ough Queens South, presented a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Adams. He is seen above right with 102nd Precinct Commanding Officer Jeremy Kivlin, left, and Community Council President Simc ha Waisman, c en ter, holding the proclamation. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., second row, center in white, joined in the fun along with representatives from the Police Benevolent Association. The 106th celebrated in Tudor Park and Capt. Jerome Bacchi joined the Richmond Hill South Ozone Park Lions Club, above top right in yellow vests, and officers from the precinct handed out cotton candy, popcorn, hot dogs and more. The West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department was there and young riders got to hop aboard a — Deirdre Bardolf truck for photo ops.

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Mayor Adams announces crackdown on three companies, one with mob ties by Sean Okula Associate Editor

The city is upping its effort to keep waste hauling clean. L a s t We d n e s d a y, M a yo r A d a m s announced unlawful waste-hauling charges against three companies hired for a construction project at JFK Airport. The companies lacked the Business Integrity Commission licensing and registration required to operate as waste haulers in the city, Adams said. One company, LMC Trucking, was denied registration based on connections to the Gambino crime family, according to a decision passed down by the BIC in 2020. The company has continued to operate illegally in the city for the two years since, according to BIC Commissioner Elizabeth Crotty. The other two companies, Ferreira Construction Co. Inc. and Bond Civil & Utility Construction, Inc., lacked a current BIC registration, Crotty said. LMC Tr ucking had previously been licensed to operate a waste-hauling business in the city, with initial registration and approval taking place in 2006 and renewal requests being approved by the BIC every two years from 2008 to 2018. “We cannot allow commercial waste hauling to become a dirty business,” Mayor

Mayor Adams with Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, left, and BIC Commissioner Elizabeth Crotty announced charges against companies accused of illegal waste hauling at JFK last NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO Wednesday. Adams said. “We were there before, and we’re not going back there again.” In addition to the mob connection, LMC was found to pay employees in cash as part of an effort to defraud a trade waste union and failed to pay union benefits, according to the

2020 BIC report. “In the absence of proper regulation and enforcement, bad actors would once again flourish in the waste-hauling industry, running companies that did not meet the required standards for safety and integrity,”

Crotty said. “Companies that do not comply with the proper regulations cannot be allowed to operate unchecked, especially on projects that involve public funds, like this modernization project underway here at JFK Airport.” The companies were working on a renovation project for Terminal 4 at JFK. The site is owned by the Port Authority but privately developed by Delta Airlines. Port Authority Inspector General John Gay says the agency does have a role in regulation and oversight on the premises, but that contractual work is exclusively between the airline and the contractor. “I’m not suggesting it’s anybody’s fault here except the persons who are charged,” Gay said. Operation of a waste-hauling business without proper BIC certification is punishable by up to six months in prison and fines of up to $10,000 per day of unlicensed activity and $5,000 per day of unregistered activity. “We are here to send a very clear message to unscrupulous company owners and contractors who choose to do business in New York: We will not stand for dishonest and unlicensed work and unsafe conditions that creates,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Q Katz said.

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Willets Point could be home to NYCFC arena Yet again, stadium proposed for area; casino still on the table

by Sophie Krichevsky

neighborhood,” a spokesperson for Richards told the Chronicle via email. “The same is Willets Point is being pitched as the per- true with this proposal, which must first manent stomping grounds for the New York make its way th rough the exhaustive ULURP process.” City Football Club. Getting through a Uniform Land Use State lobbying records show that the City Football Group — which owns NYCFC — Review Procedure would not only mean has pitched the stadium to numerous stake- going before Community Board 7 and the holders in the area, including Mayor Adams borough president, but gaining political supand Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Coro- port as well, as it would need to be approved by the City Council and eventually, the na), among others. “There is no agreement at this time. We mayor. Lobbying records show that NYCFC has continue to engage in ongoing conversations around the mayor’s goals of building a hired political consulting group Red Horse world-class stadium in New York City that Strategies for work “in connection with prowill finally give NYCFC a permanent home, posed sports facility in New York City.” Among the firm’s past clients are Adams, bring in millions of dollars in revenue to boost the local economy, and grow afford- Moya, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams able housing options for New Yorkers,” (D-Jamaica), Councilmember Linda Lee Fabien Levy, the mayor’s press secretary, (D-Oakland Gardens), Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-St. Albans), Rep. said in a statement. NYCFC did not respond to the Chroni- Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica), Rep. Nydia Velázquez cle’s query. Queens Chamber of Commerce President (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens), state and CEO Tom Grech said that the site is “a Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), very appropriate place,” noting that some state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Gov. land use considerations would be warranted. Hochul and former Secretary of State and “That’s becoming more and more of a Democratic presidential nominee Hillary sports mecca and a sports destination,” he Clinton, among numerous others. Red Horse told the Chronicle, referring to the broader did not respond to the Chronicle’s request for Willets Point-Flushing Meadows Corona comment. This comes as the 61-acre site is in the Park area. Grech was also enthusiastic that the space early stages of a major redevelopment project; 1,100 units of could function as a affordable housing convention center, and a new public which he likened to Manhattan’s Javits hat’s becoming more and school are slated for the area. That numCenter. more of a sports mecca.” ber is significantly He a d d e d t h a t s m a l le r t h a n t he improved transport — Queens Chamber of Commerce 5,500 units of housto the area — such President and CEO Tom Grech on the ing (1,925 of which as a rail connection Willets Point-Flushing Meadows Corona would be affordable) between LaGuardia Park area that had been proAirport and Willets posed back in 2007. Point, as has been Meanwhile, the possibility of a casino going proposed previously — would be an asset. Grech seemed to think there is enough in the area is still on the table, as the Chronpolitical support for the project. Asked icle previously reported. That plan is being about whether he thought Moya is on board, pushed by New Green Willets, a company he said, “I think Councilmember Moya has with ties to Point 72, Mets owner Steve a very, very open mind and also sees the Cohen’s financial firm. Cohen is also said to have been in conversation with casino comgreat potential for the Willets Point area.” Though Moya’s office had been in contact pany Las Vegas Sands, though a spokesperwith the Chronicle on the issue, it did not son for Cohen previously said that there was offer an official comment in time for publica- no formal relationship between them. But a stadium proposal would not mean tion. The same is true of the office of Assemthe casino plan would be nixed. Asked blymember Daniel Rosenthal (D-Flushing). Queens Borough President Donovan whether having both is plausible, Grech, not Richards has also been approached by lob- saying either project would be connected to byists — specifically, the Related Compa- Cohen, said, “Why not? There’s acres and nies, which had worked with the Wilpon acres and acres of empty land that’s been family-owned Sterling Equities in pursuit of lying fallow for generations.” Mayor Adams has previously voiced his the court-rejected mega-mall proposed nearby — about development at Willets Point, support for having two full casinos in New York City, once applications for three downcity records show. “The Borough President is consistent in state licenses open, which, per the state’s fishis belief that any and all development pro- cal year 2023 budget, must occur no later posals slated for Willets Point must include than January 2023. Asked whether the mayor a robust community engagement process would support having both a casino and the that clearly outlines tangible community NYCFC stadium at Willets Point, Levy said deliverables and benefits to the surrounding via email, “The mayor has not stated any Associate Editor

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A soccer stadium has once again been pitched for Willets Point, this time for the New York City PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN Football Club. Work on land slated for affordable housing is underway. preference on where to place any casinos, other than he wants two in New York City.” He continued, “The gaming commission will decide on where these casinos will be located, but it is indisputable that the casinos will spur billions in economic activity for our city and state.” Grech, while cautious to note that Cohen does not own any part of Willets Point, said he could be a force in its revitalization: “Steve Cohen has the financial chops and the resources to get it done.” “I’m not saying it would be his — but again, he is kind of, like, leading the charge for that whole entire area,” Grech said. “I’ll never forget the first time I met him and sat in the conference room, and he looked out at that wasteland and said, ‘This is really a shame. We need to do something about this.’ I take him at his word.” A source familiar with the matter said that building the soccer stadium and the casino at Willets Point were not necessarily related; the same source said that Cohen is not funding the soccer stadium. Asked whether Cohen will fund both projects, Tiffany Galvin-Cohen, a spokesperson for Cohen, declined to comment.

This is far from the first time a soccer stadium has been proposed for Willets Point; the idea was initially floated roughly two decades ago when the city made its final bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Ten years after that, an effort to put a soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park was met with much opposition. In 2017, then-Borough President Melinda Katz proposed a soccer stadium at Willets Point that could double as a hockey arena. When the Willets Point Task Force began to inch closer to choosing a plan for the site back in 2019, one option was to have both a soccer stadium and the 1,100 affordable housing units that are still part of the current plan. At the time, many Corona residents objected to the stadium. Nor are they pleased with the latest push for a soccer stadium. On Sunday, activist Bertha Lewis led the Black Leadership Action Coalition and Nos Quedamos Queens in a protest against the stadium [see separate story]. The newest campaign comes as New York City has been selected as one of the 41 cities set to host matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, albeit, with the intention of Q using MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

City concert series in Queens Southeast Queens will be a haven for music lovers next weekend. Last week, Mayor Adams announced the “Rise Up NYC” concert series, a 10-show program slated to take place across all five boroughs over the remaining weeks of summer. On Aug. 13 and 14, the series comes to Roy Wilkins Park on the Jamaica-St. Albans line. On the 13th, Ja Rule and The Lox will be joined onstage by DJ Funk Flex starting at 4 p.m. The next afternoon, Funk Flex will join PJ Morton, Marsha Ambro-

sius, Raheem DeVaughn, Alison Hinds, Montell Jordan and 112 starting at 3 p.m. Both shows will be free to the public. Doors open an hour before showtime. “We are inviting all New Yorkers to come together to celebrate culture, music, and unity as New York City rebounds from the pandemic,” Mayor Adams said. “Our city overcame many challenges over the past few years, but ‘Rise Up NYC’ will allow New Yorkers to enjoy one another and the city we call home once Q more.” — Sean Okula

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Lewis, Monserrate lead rally as fight for housing at Willets Pt. continues by Sophie Krichevsky

said Sunday afternoon. “But somehow, our local councilmember and A group of activists and Corona others have concocted a scheme to residents gathered along the outer build another, fourth stadium in this wall of the Willets Point construction neighborhood — number four — site, where Phase 1 of the city’s devel- 25,000 more seats, when people opment project is underway, to voice don’t have a damn place to live.” The news of a potential NYCFC their opposition to the potential stadium is the latest in a years-long building of a soccer stadium in the saga surrounding development proarea this past Sunday. Though Mayor Adams’ office told posed for the area, during which time a previous soccer stadium, a the Chronicle that no agreement has been made for a stadium — which shopping mall and, most recently, a would permanently house the New casino, have been proposed for the York City Football Club — at this broader Willets Point-Flushing point, state lobbying records show Meadows Corona Park area. All of that the team’s owners, the City Foot- those plans, including the casino, have been met with widespread ball Group, have pitched the stadium to numerous area stakeholders, opposition from residents in the surrounding communities. including Adams and Councilman Not only do stadium opponents Francisco Moya (D-Corona) [see believe that the need for housing separate story]. Upon hearing the news, longtime supersedes the need for the borough’s fourth stadium, but the 1,100 activist Bertha Lewis joined forces with the Black Leadership Action units of housing slated for Willets Coalition, Nos Quedamos Queens Point is far fewer than the 5,500 agreed upon in 2007 (a deal Monserand former Councilman and state rate helped broker), prior to the conSen. Hiram Monserrate, for Sunstruction of Citi Field. day’s rally. “It’s an insult. It’s ridiculous,” “Our city, as the mayor has stated, has a housing crisis,” Monserrate Lewis told the Chronicle. “1,100 Associate Editor

Activist Bertha Lewis, center, and former Councilman and state Sen. Hiram Monserrate lead community groups in a rally against the soccer stadium PHOTO COURTESY NOS QUEDAMOS QUEENS Sunday. units. And, oh, we’re supposed to be happy with that? It’s the same story.” She added that 5,500 units of housing need to be built before anything else is, along with the school the public was promised; the latter is part of the current plan. One of the chief arguments in favor of building a soccer stadium at

Willets Point is that it would create a myriad of new jobs, both in the construction process and once the stadium opens. But Lewis rejects that argument outright. “You mean selling hot dogs and popcorn? You think that’s a nice career? Don’t give me that bulls--t,” Lewis said.

Plus, she said, the displacement of the hundreds of auto shops that had been in Willets Point for years was meant to be temporary; adding a stadium at Willets Point might leave those businesses without anywhere to return. “Those business owners had pleaded with the city, many, many times going back 30 years, that if the city would have only installed infrastructure there to serve their businesses, they would have flourished,” said Robert LoScalzo, a Whitestone resident who has been working on a documentary about Willets Point for years; he, too, was in attendance Sunday. “What was downtrodden about the area was the city-owned property, the streets that were in disrepair, the lack of snow removal and other municipal services that you get in every other part of the city, that were specifically denied to Willets Point to ensure that it would take on characteristics of blight.” As far as Lewis is concerned, she told the Chronicle, the stadium is far from a done deal: “If I have anything to do with it, it Q will never be approved.”

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Program helps students rise and shine

Diverse programming preps kids for upcoming school year by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Middle school math teacher Sindy Schwan said she had one of her proudest moments ever on Tuesday with her Summer Rising class at PS 24 in Flushing. “This morning, I gave them a full-on sixth-grade task and they were making so many connections from what they understood from fourth- and fifth-grade math to understand the sixth-grade content,” she told the Chronicle. “And I feel so comfortable with them moving forward, having a little bit of a leg up now that they’ve experienced some of these activities. It really was one of my proudest moments.” That is a major benefit of the Department of Education’s program, especially as many students struggle with pandemic-related learning loss and social and emotional struggles. Schwan describes the program to them as a “buffet” where they get to try a little bit of everything before the next school year — the main course. PS 24 Principal Debra Cassidy said Summer Rising prevents what educators know as the “summer slide” or “summer slippage.” “This prevents the learning loss and hopefully accelerates them to go even further and that’s so important after the pandemic, because so many of our children were far behind when they came back.” Summer Rising is a mix of academ ics a nd en r ich ment t h at includes field trips, art and outdoor recreation. The first half of the day focuses on academics and then a community-based organization comes in after lunch — at PS 24 it is the Child Center for NY, which is based out of Forest Hills — and

then the dancing, sports and board games begin. Another important part is that the program is free, runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and provides kids with two meals a day. Kids from all over the city come to PS 24, said Cassidy, some because their parents might work in the area. “I think that if this was something that was offered everywhere, it would be a huge game changer for all the kids,” said Schwan. Summer Rising, which is in its second year, was in high demand across the city. Cassidy said the 280-seat capacity was filled in 20 minutes once applications opened. “It’s not just about the academics and it’s not just about the activities,” said District 25 Deputy Superintendent Michael Dantona. “It’s about making sure that all of those things meld and that they’re not sitting isolated by themselves, not connecting with others.” The kids at PS 24 were happy to get into the program, they told the Chronicle. They shared their favorite things so far, which included sports, mainly basketball, and the different math and science activities, like a tin-foil boat competition in which the winner was able to hold 52 Jenga pieces, six scissors and 42 markers in hers. Many students shared how they were happy to meet new students and play with friends after more than a year of remote learning. “I think it’s kind of good because each of us has different techniques learned from each of our different schools,” said one student. “I would say Summer Rising is an equal amount of learning and fun activities,” said Jason C., who is Q going into fifth grade.

Students in the Summer Rising program at PS 24 enjoy diverse programming that centers learning and social and emotional growth. Children performed a “rainbow in a jar” experiment that taught PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF about volume and density, top and above center. Others planned school supply shopping with fake money and a civics lesson focused on how to solve community issues.

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For a great view of the borough’s business prospects — and a great view period — the Queens Chamber of Commerce invites you to its August Summer Rooftop Mixer in Long Island City. The event is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Vista Sky Lounge, located 12 floors above street level on the rooftop of the Vista LIC Hotel. The venue at 27-05 39 Ave. features a 30-foot bar under the stars. “Come prepared with your business cards and be prepared to leave with an impression made,” the chamber advises. Though the focus is on commerce, one need not be a chamber member or even in business to attend; all are welcome, though space is limited. The night will feature complimentary appetizers and soft drinks with a cash bar, and raffles for two $50 gift cards. Tickets are $15 for chamber members and $35 for others. More information can be had at queenschamber.org/ events. Other upcoming Queens chamber happenings include seminars for business owners and its foundation’s annual golf outing and dinner, set for Sept. Q 19. — Peter C. Mastrosimone

The Finishing Trades Institute of New York is recruiting 50 painter and decorator apprentices, for structural steelbridges work, from Aug. 29 through Sept. 12, the state Department of Labor said last week. The openings represent the total number for three recruitment regions: the city, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Applications must be obtained, in person only, from the Finishing Trades Institute at 45-15 36 St. in Long Island City, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mond ays th rough Fr id ays du r i ng the recruitment period. Only 500 applications will be distributed, on a first-come, first-served basis. The recruitment will be offered for 10 business days or until 500 applications have been issued, whichever comes first. Applicants must be at least 18, have a high school diploma or equivalent, pass a drug test and meet other requirements. Anyone with questions may call the Finishing Trades Institute at (718) 9377440. More information about the recruitment, as well as others, may be found at dol.ny.gov/apprenticeship/overview. For even more job opportunities, one may visit dol.ny.gov/jobs-andQ careers.

Rooting for the home team WORKS Little League held its annual awards luncheon last Saturday at the Deshi Center in Ozone Park and was in turn awarded with a check to the tune of $22,500. Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar presented the group with a check representing state funding she secured for them. The group serves children with special needs ages 4 through 18 and has been operating since 1958. Rajkumar also presented proclamations to volunteer coaches Jash

Boodrham and Laura Latham. “I have per sonally witnes sed how W.O.R.K.S. Little League changes the lives of special needs children in my district, and have been honored to throw some pitches at their games,” Rajkumar said in a statement. “As the Mets proved ... with their sweep of the Subway Series, the World’s Borough is home to the world’s best baseball. One cornerstone of our baseball scene is W.O.R.K.S. Little — Deirdre Bardolf League,” she continued.

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Diabetes affects millions of people across the globe, and its prevalence has risen significantly in recent decades. Data from the World Health Organization indicates that the number of people with diabetes nearly quadrupled between 1980 and 2014. Life with diabetes can be challenging, especially when the disease leads to additional complications like vision problems. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases notes that diabetes affects the eyes when blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. The damage to the eyes caused by diabetes occurs over time and can contribute to poor vision and, in certain instances, blindness. As their vision worsens, people with diabetes may be diagnosed with diabetic eye disease, which is an umbrella term used to describe a handful of conditions. Which conditions are included under the umbrella of diabetic eye disease? The NIDDK notes that diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, cataracts and glaucoma are some of the conditions included under the umbrella of diabetic eye disease. Though they

As their vision worsens, people with diabetes may be diagnosed with diabetic eye disease, which is an umbrella term used to describe a handful of conditions. might all be referred to as diabetic eye disease, each condition is different. Diabetic retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy affects the retina, which is the inner lining at the back

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You may know someone who gets a monthly Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income payment and who also needs help managing their money. If someone you know needs help, we can appoint a person or an organization to act as a “representative payee” responsible for receiving and managing a person’s benefits. When we assign a representative payee, we select someone who knows the beneficiary’s needs and can make decisions about how to best use their benefits for their care and well being. Representative payees are responsible for completing an annual form to account for the benefit payments they receive and manage. They must complete this form and return it to Social Security by mail or, if they have a personal "my Social Security account," they can file it online using the Representative Payee portal. Account holders can get a benefit verification letter and manage direct deposit and wage reporting for their beneficiaries.

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Learn more about the portal at ssa.gov/myaccount/rep-payee. html. You also have the option to identify, in advance, up to three individuals you trust to serve as your future representative payee and help manage your benefits, if the need arises. We call this Nilsa Henriquez Advance Designation. We offer Advance Designation to capable adults and emancipated minors who are applying for or already receiving Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income, or Special Veterans Benefits. With Advance Designation, you and your family can enjoy peace of mind knowing someone you trust may be appointed to manage your benefits. Find more information about: • Advance Designation at ssa.gov/payee/advance_designation.htm; • representative Payees at ssa.gov/payee; • training videos on the duties of a representative payee at ssa.gov/payee/rp_training2.html; and • publications about representative payees at ssa.gov/ P payee/newpubs.htm. Nilsa Henriquez is a Social Security Public Affairs Specialist located in Queens.

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Mapmaking tool gives data you need; Queens public hearing set for Aug. 16 by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Think you can do better than the New York City Districting Commission when it comes to drawing new Council districts? Now’s your chance! The commission is offering a new online tool that lets anyone and everyone create districts like the pros, providing access to “population data, census blocks, citizen voting age population data by race, existing Council district lines, Community Board boundaries, and the new five percent population deviation legal requirement” — all the info you need to draft your own 51 districts of about 173,000 people apiece. You may also submit your maps to the commission as part of the public testimony process. Led by Dennis Walcott, the Queens Library president and longtime government official, the commission created a draft Council map after hosting a series of public hearings around the city, and released it July 15. The panel said it received testimony from nearly 500 residents at the hearings, held in May and June, and also meets with advocates and stakeholders. The new map must be drawn up following the most recent Census. City Council members elected last year under the old lines only won two-year terms, instead of the usual four, and elections will be held in 2023 under the

A draft map of new City Council lines is subject to public hearings that will run from Aug. 16 to 22. One new element would see District 26, held by Councilwoman Julie Won, extended over the NYC DISTRICTING COMMISSION East River to include Roosevelt Island and a slice of Manhattan. new legislative lines. The draft map, videos of the past hearings, the new mapmaking tool, called DistrictR, and other information are all available at nyc.

gov/districting. The commission next will hold another series of hearings, on Aug. 16, 17, 18, 21 and 22, one in each borough.

Queens will lead off the series, with the Aug. 16 hearing set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35 Ave. in Astoria. The times and places had not yet been updated on the commission’s website by press time Wednesday. Testimony on the districts may be provided via Zoom, in person at the hearings, by email to publictestimony@redistricting.nyc.gov or by mail to NYC Districting Commission, 253 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10007. Following the hearings, a final map will be drawn and sent to the City Council for approval. The city’s population grew from 8.2 million in 2010 to 8.8 million in 2020, which the commission noted is “an increase the size of the city of Detroit” (where the population was estimated at 632,464 in 2021 and has been in decline since the 1950s). That means the Council districts have to contain an average of 172,882 residents, up from 160,710 10 years ago, according to the commission. The DistrictR mapmaking tool takes the population requirement into account. Walcott, the commission chairman, praised DistrictR in a prepared statement, saying, “This is a big step forward in digital democracy. Never before have New Yorkers had this kind of opportunity for full participation in the Q mapmaking process.”

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Two key commerce curators partner up GJDC and Queens Chamber announce agreement to share revolving loan fund by Sean Okula Associate Editor

will not dilute the loan fund for Southeast Queens businesses looking for funding. The organization is also working to acquire additional funding for the program. The loan money comes from a U.S. Treasury community development fund program. According to the GJDC website, both term loans and lines of credit are available to business owners. Term loan plans are available from $10,000 to $300,000, with any loan over $100,000 required to be asset-based. The GJDC says interest rates are below market, as compared to Wall Street prime rates. The loan maturity period is negotiable, but typically lasts up to five years. As part of the GJDC’s Capital Access Express program, businesses can apply for loans with an expedited turnaround rate, based on an evaluation of credit score and character, up to $100,000. The organization’s credit line program is for amounts between $10,000 and $25,000. The interest rates are also below market and a credit line is typically open for two years. Additionally, the organization offers debt refinancing up to $35,000, merchant loans based on historical revenue from credit cards up to $35,000 and purchase-order financing up to $100,000. The GJDC lists an inability to find funding through conventional sources as one of the

GJDC President Justin Rodgers announces the organization’s partnership with the Queens Chamber of Commerce at a press conference PHOTO COURTESY GJDC in July. parameters for eligibility. Once funding is secured, the organization offers technical support and counseling. Interested businesses may reach out to GJDC business services program associate Adam Cohen at acohen@gjdc.org or by phone at (917) 725-0079, or may reach out to the GJDC’s business services wing directly by email at bsg@gjdc.org or by phone at Q (718) 291-0282.

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Two leading names in Queens economic development are now officially working in tandem. Last month, the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. and Queens Chamber of Commerce announced a partnership focused around the GJDC’s revolving loan fund. The agreement opens the fund to businesses throughout the borough. “Why not formalize what has to date just been an FYI?” Chamber President and CEO Tom Grech said. “We can now drive, on a regular basis, people that call and look for funding sources for loans for their businesses, we can say we have a partnership with the Greater Jamaica Development Corp.” In the past, businesses would call the chamber and Grech would direct them to the GJDC on an informal basis. Under the new agreement, that direction is a more formalized and under an official partnership. Grech says that the partnership offers the chamber a source of direction for businesses looking for loans. In the time of the pandemic, many businesses were looking for grants because they could not afford to make the return payments on loans. As business has begun to improve, he says, organizations and storefronts in the area are looking to expand,

and are seeking funding to do it. “While the Chamber works with a number of organizations to facilitate grants that are available, now we’re going to be able to get them into the middle of loan opportunities with a very reliable, local, professional partner in the Greater Jamaica Development Corp.,” Grech said. The loan fund, part of the GJDC’s status as a Community Development Financial Institution, operates as something like a bank or credit union, according to Grech. Businesses must meet certain standards to be eligible for lending. According to the GJDC website, the standards for eligibility include annual sales of less than $10 million and an employee body of fewer than 500. Grech says the East Elmhurst-based chamber is not equipped to operate as a lender, hence leaning on the expertise of the GJDC. “They have been certified by the federal government to be a CDFI, they’ve gone through all of the proper controls, and when they make their loans to the borrowers to whom they send them, they’re known to be, first of all, good loans with a decent rate of return for the lender, but as importantly, providers of better access for the small businessperson,” he said. A GJDC spokesperson said the partnership

2022 Thunderbird Powwow soars

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Native American nations of the past and present were celebrated last weekend as the Queens County Farm Museum played host to the 43rd annual Thunderbird American Indian Powwow, presented in partnership with the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers. More than 40 different first nations were represented in this year’s powwow, one of the 10 largest in the country. The educational and cultural event showcased traditional Native American dance, music, food, art and more. The festivities kicked off last Friday with the Grand Entry ceremony. At top

left, one of the dancers in the Grand Entry, who also played drums throughout the festivities, holds his young son. Above, one performer shows off his skills with a hoop dance; a young woman partakes in a “fancy dance” with women of all ages; another dancer smiles, taking in the beauty of the Grand Entry ceremony. At left, one dancer moves to the rhythm, while another stands around the bonfire, which is lit between 8 and 9 p.m., before the fancy dances begin.

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SJU summer concert returns Jazz and classical tunes from the Queens Symphony Orchestra floated over the Great Lawn at St. John’s University as hundreds enjoyed the return of the 22nd annual Summer Concert last Thursday. The show was postponed for the last two years due to the pandemic. “We are so happy to be back. We missed everyone,” said Maestro Martin Majkut, a native of Slovakia and leader of the orches-

tra since 2017. “This brings back memories of all the past years in which we enjoyed some of the best music in the borough by the Queens Symphony Orchestra,” said Joseph Sciame, the university’s vice president for community relations. Among the orchestra’s setlist was “Prayer for Ukraine,” a non-jazz work by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov.

The arts and entertainment highlight of the Southeast Queens summer makes its return this weekend. On Friday, the “JAMS Under the Stars” concert will kick off the Jamaica Arts and Musical Summer Festival along Jamaica Avenue. The festivities will continue on Saturday with an afternoon of st reet shopping, enter tain ment and exhibits. Friday’s event gets going at 6 p.m. in Rufus King Park. The concert will pay homage to icons of jazz, R&B, hip-hop and gospel music. On Saturday, Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 170th Street will be overrun with fun for the whole family from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Automobile aficionados can stop by the classic cars exhibit on 161st Street, featuring vintage collections of Cadillacs, Buicks, Fords, Dodges and various other makes and models. Young ones will have the opportunity to test their skills at the kids’ pavilion, featuring a rock climbing wall, a game

truck, arts and crafts and, of course, a bouncy house. The main stage, featuring m o r e p e r fo rmances of the R&B, hip-hop and gospel music so A man dancing in the i n g r a i n e d i n s tr ee t a t the 2021 S o u t h e a s t JAMS festival. FILE PHOTO Queens culture, will be located at the center of the festivities, on 164th Street. The Jamaica Multiplex Cinema, located at the easternmost end of the celebration, will offer discounted movie tickets all weekend and into the beginning of next week in honor of the festival. Hot dogs and Icees will be available for just $2, and ticket prices will be lowered to $5 for all shows until Tuesday. In total, the festival will feature more than 450 pop-up storefronts and multiculQ tural vendors.

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Shirley Mitchell remembers that when she at attended t te t en n d ed Long nd Lo o Island City’s PS 1 in the early 19 1960s, 9 boys and girls lined up outside aat the beginning of the school day at separate entrances. It was how things were done at schools in those days. PS 1 was decommissioned — for lack of students — shortly after Mitchell left for high school. After a decade of standing empty, tthe building was turned over to a nonprofit arts organization that specialized in repurposing underutilized city properties. In 2000, it was taken over by the Museum of Modern Art, which has used it ever since as an outpost for scrappy, contemporary art in the outer boroughs. “The museum left those signs — boys and girls — on the building over the two entrances,” Mitchell said. “But the restrooms at PS 1, now they’re unisex,” she said with a laugh. “Now, boys and girls use the same restroom.” Mitchell and her older sister, Dorothy Grant, are members of an amateur photographers’ group called the Queensbridge Photo Collective, which is now the subject of a precedent-setting new exhibition called “Still, Like Air I’ll Rise” at PS1. The show, which was just extended to Sept. 23, is a double-barreled glimpse at how photography grabs not just the important moments of our lives but also the personality of the person pressing the shutter. The exhibition is also a walk-through of the neighborhood that once surrounded PS 1 before the glass high-rises and outdoor cafes arrived 20 years ago. The QPC is nine women, all retired, who live or used to live at the Queensbridge Houses, the huge housing project 10 blocks from PS 1. Mitchell — former illustrator for a dress pattern company — and Grant — who spent her entire career at the city Department of Labor as a hearing officer — remember making the 15-minute walk from Queensbridge to attend PS 1. Among the

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Vincenzo (Vincent) Sardi was born in Italy on Dec. 23, 1885. He immigrated to America and married Eugenie Pallera in 1912. Their first child, a girl they named Anna Elizabeth, was born July 27, 1913. A son followed on July 23, 1915, named Vincent Jr. Vincenzo worked as a hotel steward. He bravely went out on his own and opened a restaurant in the basement of a building that was going to be torn down to build the St. James Theater on West 44th Street. He called it “The Little Restaurant.” By 1930, he moved down the block and opened “Sardi’s” at 234 West 44 Street. Times were hard to start a business in the Great Depression. The Sardis lived above a drug store owned by family in-laws at 40-38 162 St. in Flushing. Vincent Jr. attended Flushing High School. They needed a gimmick for the restaurant. They hired Alex Gard, who adorned the eatery with over 700 celebrity caricatures of their most famous patrons. Sardi’s became “The Toast of Broadway.” In 1940, they left Flushing and moved out to Manhasset on Long

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Garden displays the delicate beauty of orchids by Kristen Guglielmo qboro contributor

What better way to enjoy the warm summer weather than by taking in the sights of beautiful Taiwanese orchids right at home in Queens? In partnership with the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York, the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing will be holding their ninth annual “Taiwan: A World of Orchids” exhibition from Friday, Aug. 12, to Sunday, Aug. 14. The all-ages event showcases beautiful scenery and a multitude of Taiwanese art and culture. “Taiwan is one of the world’s largest exporters of orchids, so they have really perfected the art of growing them,” Dylan House, the public programs manager for the Queens Botanical Garden, commented. This year, the event will display more than 750 pots of Phalaenopsis (a genus of orchid native to Taiwan and other Southeast Asian countries) sourced from a Taiwanese grower in upstate New York. If you spot a specific orchid display you like, the displays will be available for purchase at the end of the event on Sunday in the Queens Botanical Garden’s Post-Exhibit Orchid Sale. “So if someone sees a display they would want on Friday, they can come back Sunday and hopefully take it home with them,” House said.

Various orchids that are not on display will also be for sale throughout the weekend for anyone wishing to bring a pot of beauty home with them. If you’re interested but unsure how to care for them, the Queens Botanical Garden has you covered — there will be care demonstrations for the prospective orchid owners, and experts ready to answer any questions. Additionally, for the first time, nano-printed orchids will be showcased at the event. “We were able to print images onto the petals of the flowers, and so we customized them to have Taiwanese flags printed onto a number of the orchids. It really highlights the displays,” House explained. “It’s not like the traditional dyeing you might have seen on orchids and other flowers, like carnations, where they change the colors of the petals.” Though the exhibition is focused on the beauty and sights of Taiwanese orchids, there is also a variety of activities for attendees to engage in. “Obviously, the orchid is the star of the show. But this year, we have the most cultural programming yet. It complements the exhibit really well,” House shared. The weekend’s recurring activities are sure to have something for everyone. Festivities include unique crafts, Chinese calligraphy, a tea ceremony, ancient storytelling, Taiwan-

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Orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis will be the focus at a special annual show set for the PHOTO BY ERYN HATZITHOMAS Queens Botanical Garden Aug. 12 to 14. ese vendors and street foods, a poetry reading, a jazz band and more. For the art lovers, there will be exhibitions of artwork created by young Taiwanese artists based in New York, including photography, sculptures, paintings and fashion design. House clarified that while a lot of the event is outdoors in a large, covered plaza,

many of the demonstrations, including the art exhibits, will take place indoors (and surely grant a reprieve from the heat). If you want to explore the event and see the orchids for yourself, “Taiwan: A World of Orchids” is free with admission to the garden. For tickets and more information, visit Q queensbotanical.org/orchids.

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us how to use them,” said Grant. “They did everything,” Instructors would take home the memory cards from the cameras and bring back prints the next week of what they’d photographed. “Then, we’d all discuss the photos and talk about how they could be better,” said Grant. “That’s how we learned.” From the beginning, the show was intended to be an exhibition of personal history as well as art, said Elena Ketelsen Rodriguez, the PS1 curator. There is little or no sign in the show of what made has Queensbridge notorious, a troubling crime rate and a music scene that gave rise to a slew of rap stars including Nas, Capone and Mobb Depp. “This is about a specific generation,” said Rodriguez. “Still, Like Air I’ll Rise” (the title is borrowed from a famous Maya Angelou poem) “was a way to reconnect the neighborhood to PS 1,” said Mitchell. “When the school became a museum, it lost its connection with the neighborhood. But we were still here.” The nine members show photos from every decade of their lives leading up to their

The exhibit “Still, Like Air I’ll Rise,” featuring works by the Queensbridge Photo Collective, is on display at MoMA PS1. On the cover: Curator Elena Ketelsen Rodriguez with exhibit items including a photo of John Henry and Rosalee Jacobs, Henry’s Rolleiflex PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN camera and a collage of shoes and fabric by Nafisa Madhi. recent work in the collective. The show works at being local and personal history at the same time. Piled on a table is a free magazine featuring the collective’s photos that were squeezed out of the show for a lack of space. “You are never too old to set another goal

or to dream a new dream,” a quote from C.S. Lewis, author of the “Narnia” books, is on the magazine’s opening page. “Now these photos will be saved just as any photos that have been shown at PS1,” said the curator. “They can’t be destroyed now. A museum has that responsibility.” Q

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continued from page 21 items on display there now are a photo of their parents, John Henry and Rosalee Jacobs, and Henry’s Rolleiflex camera, a topquality piece of equipment. The collective is an outgrowth of the Queensbridge-Riis Senior Center, where members of the society have been working since 2019 with a group of photography teachers called the 5 Corners Collective. “They even brought cameras and taught

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191-01 JAMAICA PROPERTY LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 07/19/22. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Having a garage sale? Let every- copy of process to the LLC, one know about it by advertising in the Queens Classifieds. Call 82-84 164th Street, Jamaica, 718-205-8000 and place the ad! NY 11432. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-AR25, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR25, V. BIBI GOPAUL, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 14, 2020, and entered in the Offi ce of the Clerk of the County of Queens, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-AR25, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR25 is the Plaintiff and BIBI GOPAUL, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE on the COURTHOUSE STEPS OF THE QUEENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 88-11 SUTPHIN BLVD., JAMAICA, NY 11435, on August 19, 2022 at 10:45AM, premises known as 9339 205TH ST, HOLLIS A/K/A QUEENS, NY 11423: Block 10480, Lot 29: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUTATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH AND COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Index # 722933/2021. Everett Hopkins, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

Legal Notices BEAUTY DOCTOR NYC LLC, Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 08/01/2022. Offi ce loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Sona Badalyan, 6360 102nd Street F5, Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Legal Notices Notice of Formation of HERA JEWELS LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/23/2022. Offi ce 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: HERA JEWELS LLC, 43-25 HUNTER STREET, ROOM 634 E, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

of Formation of 24-50 92nd Street LLC fi led Notice Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y BLUE MILL LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secreof State of NY (SSNY) on tary of State of New York (SSNY) 12/6/2021. Offi ce: Queens on 06/12/2022. Offi ce location: County. SSNY has been desig- Queens County. SSNY has been nated as agent of the LLC upon designated as agent of the LLC whom process against it may upon whom process against it be served and shall mail pro- may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE LIMITED cess to: c/o The LLC, 72 SouthLIABILITY COMPANY, 6056 67TH gate Rd, Valley Stream, NY AVE., FL.1, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. 11581. Purpose: any lawful act. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualifi cation of Perfect Square Management LLC. App. For Auth. fi led with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/1/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. LLC formed in DE on 4/26/22. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 28 Liberty St, NY, NY 10005, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts of Org fi led with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY DASTAAN LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on on 07/22/22. Offi ce: Queens 07/05/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 83-10 of the LLC upon whom process Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, NY 11416. SSNY designated as agent against it may be served. SSNY of LLC upon whom process against shall mail copy of process to the it may be served. SSNY shall mail LLC, 159-15 82nd Street, Howard process to the LLC, Attn: Misba Beach, NY 11414. Purpose: Any Abdin at the princ. offi ce of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. lawful purpose.

SANFORD HOME FOR ADULTS LLC Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/27/13. Offi ce in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 14040 Sanford Ave., Flushing NY 11355. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Alphina LLC. Articles of Organization fi led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/13/2022. NY offi ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post offi ce address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is The LLC, 308 Onderdonk Avenue #2R, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of DKTS GLOBAL ENDEAVORS LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/15/2022. Offi ce 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: TIFFANY SINGH, 11530 114TH PLACE, QUEENS, NY 11420. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SIKDER BROTHERS LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/14/2022. Offi ce 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: SIKDER BROTHERS LLC, 31-45 CRESCENT ST, APT B-11, ASTORIA, NY 11106.

Notice of Formation of BARACK, LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/12/2022. Offi ce 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: CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY 80 STATE ST., ALBANY, NY 12207 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EILEEN’S ESCAPES, LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/14/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 8380 118 St., Apt. 3A, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. offi ce. Purpose: To announce the opening of my new travel agency.

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Notice of Formation of U NEST LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/26/2022. Ofﬁ ce 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: U NEST LLC, 134-54 MAPLE AVE, APT 3M FLUSHING, NY 11355. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 705815/2022 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 121-23 192ND STREET, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413 Block: 12674, Lot: 43 REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, vs. SIHON JACKSON, AS POSSIBLE HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM JACKSON; COLLETTE JACKSON, AS POSSIBLE HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM JACKSON; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM JACKSON, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specifi c lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; STEVEN “DOE” (REFUSED FIRST NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #3; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #4, JOHN DOE #5” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eight names being fi ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a defi ciency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $577,500.00 and interest, recorded on January 03, 2018, in Instrument Number 2018000002337, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York., covering premises known as 121-23 192ND STREET, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413. The relief sought in the within action is a fi nal judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fi led this foreclosure proceeding against you and fi ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: July 13, 2022. ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS; Index No. 716915/2021 Filed 5/2/2007, Plaintiff U.S. BANK, N.A.,AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST V UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM E. LEE; MARILYN BENNETT; COMMISSIONER OF LABOR STATE OF NEW YORK; LVNV FUNDING LLC APO CITIBANK; AUTOVEST, LLC; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDUCATION BUREAU; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; DITECH FINANCIAL LLC; “JOHN DOES” AND “JANE DOES” SAID NAMES BEING FICTITIOUS, PARTIES INTENDED BEING POSSIBLE TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES, AND CORPORATIONS, OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS WHO CLAIM, OR MAY CLAIM, A LIEN AGAINST THE PREMISES, Defendants. PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM E. LEE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Amended Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action may answer to appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Amended Summons and Amended Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fi led this foreclosure proceeding against you and fi ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the publication and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF, U.S. BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST(MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. To the above named defendants: The foregoing Publication is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Lance P. Evans J.S.C, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated June 10, 2022, entered with the Court on June 13, 2022 and fi led along with the supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Offi ce. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage on the property located 111-40 148th Street, Jamaica, NY 11435 Block: 11964 Lot: 223 Queens County is designated as the place of trial based upon the location of the property being foreclosed. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 485 B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830, T: (732) 582-6344.

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C M SQ page 28 Y K Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Queens Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 709812/2022 Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. As Trustee For Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust, Plaintiff, vs Annie Joseph As Heir To The Estate Of Leonard M. Joseph, Lynette Joseph As Heir To The Estate Of Leonard M. Joseph, Leonard M. Joseph, Jr. As Heir To The Estate Of Leonard M. Joseph, Unknown Heirs Of Leonard M. Joseph If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, United States Of America Acting Through The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 119-45 233rd Street Cambria Heights, NY 11411. To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Unknown Heirs of Leonard M. Joseph, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Robert J. McDonald of the Supreme Court of The State of New York, dated the Fifteenth day of July, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated May 31, 2006, executed by Leonard M. Joseph (who died on June 26, 2021, a resident of the county of Nassau, State of New York) to secure the sum of $544,185.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2006000445690 in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County on August 7, 2006. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 28, 2009 and recorded on October 7, 2009, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2009000326116. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed November 5, 2021 and recorded on November 17, 2021, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2021000455900; The property in question is described as follows: 119-45 233rd Street, Cambria Heights, NY 11411 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: July 21, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 72884

Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Queens Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 723823/2021 Nationstar Mortgage LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs Oscar I. Prieto As Administrator Of The Estate Of Blandine Louissaint, Sabine Louissaint As Heir To The Estate Of Blandine Louissaint, Thecle Louissaint As Heir To The Estate Of Blandine Louissaint If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting Through The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 90-23 181st Street Hollis, NY 11423. To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Thecle Louissaint, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Allan B. Weiss of the Supreme Court of The State of New York, dated the Nineteenth day of July, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated February 22, 2010, executed by Blandine Louissaint (who died on September 26, 2016, a resident of the county of Queens, State of New York) to secure the sum of $585,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2010000164414 in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County on May 17, 2010. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed August 17, 2017 and recorded on August 22, 2017, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2017000312366; The property in question is described as follows: 90-23 181st Street, Hollis, NY 11423 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: July 21, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 72885

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Chamber prez says restaurants ready by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Beginning Aug. 29, the US Open will bring the greatest tennis players and tennis fans from around the world to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for two weeks. And with an event that could generate more than $1 billion in economic activity in the Big Apple, there are folks hoping to keep a good portion of that spending in the World’s Borough. “The US Open is a keynote and a keystone event for the summer season,” said Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, in an interview last week. “The folks at the [United States Tennis Association] employ hundreds of people during that tournament, and they generate a great deal of interest in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and the stadium,” Grech said. “My goal at the Chamber of Commerce is to get people who come here to watch the tennis matches to stay in Queens.” Grech said while many people arrive at the airports and go to hotels in Manhattan by various modes of transportation, they can enjoy local engagement, even with the tennis center located a bit of traveling time to hubs for restaurants with cuisine from across the globe. “We have a plethora of restaurants and quality hotels in the vicinity,” Grech said. “People can get from the US Tennis Center to Roosevelt Avenue. They can go north up to Flushing. They can go a bit south into Corona and Elmhurst by an Uber. You might not want to walk or hop on the train, but that is no reason not to go locally into Queens. “We have the largest Chinatown in America. It’s a stone’s throw from the USTA to Flushing. Conversely, to the south, you have Peruvian, Colombian, Venezuelan and more. It’s incredible.” Melissa Fleischut, president and CEO of the New York State Restaurant Association, concurred.

The Queens business community hopes visitors to the 2022 US Open tennis tournament will dine at area restaurants as well as the PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE food court. “The US Open is such a large event that it has potential for Queens,” she said. “I’ve read that they can draw 700,000, which is good for restaurants,” Fleischut said. “But we can always do more to encourage them to check out community, learn about the local restaurants, do more outside they one event.” She said visitors can get excellent food at good prices. Beginning the second day of tennis, the New York Mets will be at home across the street at Citi Field. Grech is not troubled by that whatsoever. “It’s a wonderful experience for Queens and sports enthusiasts in general,” he said. “You talk about a subway series between the Mets and Yankees. How nice is it to be able to pivot from tennis to baseball and vice versa over a few days? This is becoming the jewel of Queens County, for parks, sports, concerts and other activities, you name it. Q And I say the more, the merrier.”

LaGuardia Community College is returning to the City University of New York Athletic Conference this fall, CUNYAC announced Tuesday. “CUNYAC is excited to welcome back the LaGuardia Red Hawks for the upcoming season, after a brief hiatus, and we look forward to supporting their student-athletes, coaches and staff as they return to athletics competition,” the conference’s interim commissioner, Carl Christian, said in a prepared statement. “Athletics have a unique way of bringing communities together, so restarting the

Red Hawks following the past two and a half years of the COVID-19 pandemic will benefit our community and create a sense of team spirit,” LGCC President Kenneth Adams said. “Having an athletics program also benefits our recruitment efforts — drawing students interested in playing team sports during college. We look forward to cheering on our players. Go Red Hawks!” LGCC teams will compete against five other city community colleges in CUNYAC, as well as other two-year schools in the downstate region as part of the National Q Junior College Athletic Association.

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Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court of The State Of New York County Of Queens Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 710479/2022 Mortgage Assets Management, LLC Plaintiff, vs David Burgos, Jr. As Heir To The Estate Of Sylvia Burgos, Caroline Demarco As Heir To The Estate Of Sylvia Burgos, Unknown Heirs Of Sylvia Burgos If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, United States Of America Acting Through The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, People Of The State Of New York, VNB Loan Services, Inc., The New York Hospital Medical Center, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 174-09 69th Avenue Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Unknown Heirs of Sylvia Burgos, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Philip Hom of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the Fifteenth day of July, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated April 8, 2009, executed by Sylvia Burgos (who died on April 11, 2021, a resident of the county of Queens, State of New York) and David Burgos (who died on April 3, 2021, a resident of the county of Queens, State of New York) to secure the sum of $675,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2009000126267 in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County on April 29, 2009. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed July 16, 2012 and recorded on August 24, 2012, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2012000337428. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed August 26, 2016 and recorded on September 20, 2016, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2016000326952. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 28, 2021 and recorded on October 18, 2021, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2021000409322; The property in question is described as follows: 174-09 69th Avenue, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: July 21, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 72878

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