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It’s official: Cabán concedes to Katz Six weeks after primary, Borough Prez wins Dem DA nod by 55 votes by Michael Gannon Editor

rooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Ingram said Tuesday that he was prepared to go into Wednesday as he oversaw the examination of disputed ballots in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney. Public defender Tiffany Cabán made that unnecessary, conceding the nomination to Queens Borough President Melinda Katz as the math turned inevitably against her. Katz started the day with a 60-vote lead over Cabán, which narrowed to 55 by the end of the court proceedings at the Board of Elections offices in Kew Gardens. From the very start, Ingram, with attorneys from both sides around him as they argued about squiggles, check marks and voter intent, ruled repeatedly in support of the Board of Elections’ decision to invalidate them. The Daily News reported that Katz came out ahead by a final tally of 34,913 to 34,858. “I want to thank Tiffany Cabán for bringing closure to this long and hard-fought race,” Katz said in a statement issued by her campaign Tuesday night. “Too often, the process of primary campaigns obscures the vast commonalities we share as Democrats and reformers,” Katz continued. “We all want a safe Queens where everyone is treated equally. “From the beginning of this race, I have been committed to bringing fundamental change to the District Attorney’s office,” she continued. “With the horrors of this past weekend still in my mind, I believe we need to focus on reducing gun violence and put an end to the proliferation of hate crimes.” Katz now will face off against Republican nominee Daniel Kogan, an attorney who to date has run a minimalist

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz now is the official Democratic nominee for district attorney following Tuesday’s FILE PHOT0 concession from Tiffany Cabán. campaign. He even was quoted in the New York Post in June as saying he might not wage a serious battle for the general election. The winner in November will replace the late Richard Brown, who served for more than 28 years. Brown, who announced earlier this year that he would not seek renomi-

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All things being equal, Habitat for Humanity — the 43-yearold nonprofit organization — would prefer to renovate old houses and turn them over to first-time homeowners in need of family housing. But the long-abandoned house on 132nd Street in South Richmond Hill was in such bad shape, it became only the second time the group tore down a home and built a new one from the ground up, officials said.

Using volunteer and professional labor, most Habitat houses can go from gunk to glow in six months. This house, which will not be offered to a qualified new owner until fall, will likely take a year to complete. On an 80-degree day last week, 28 volunteers from the American Montessori Society in Manhattan took the subway to spend 10 hours framing the second floor. “This is the first time for us,” said Tim Purnell, CEO of AMS,

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Between Aqueduct Race Track and two branches of the GallopNYC riding stables, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), right, can fairly claim his district is just as horse-oriented as those of upstate lawmakers. Last week, Addabbo dropped in on the Howard Beach stables of GallopNYC on Linden Boulevard, where the group

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A 23-year-old driver was killed after his speeding car hit a tree in Ozone Park around 4 a.m. Sunday morning, police said. Sadman Sakib, of 75th Street in Woodhaven, had lost control of his 2008 Honda Accord before the crash at South Conduit Avenue and Linden Boulevard. The collision launched him from the vehicle, according to the NYPD. First responders found Sakib lying in the roadway with severe head trauma. They pronounced him dead at the scene. Police said no arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing. According to the Daily News, Sakib was a computer science student at LaGuardia Community College who also worked two jobs, one as an Amazon delivery worker and another as a pharmacy technician. He was making a delivery for the e-commerce company when he died, the publication said. Sakib and his family are Bangladeshi immigrants. His death isn’t the only South Queens traffic fatality in recent weeks. A pedestrian was killed on July 25 when a driver hit him at Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue. Q

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Police precincts across the city held their National Night Out Against Crime celebrations with residents Tuesday. In South Queens, the 102nd Precinct hosted its party at Victory Field in Forest Park, while the 106th Precinct held its event at Addabbo Playground in Tudor Park. Both drew crowds that had a great time, tightening the bonds between the police and those they serve. At top left, Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, salutes a member of John Adams High School’s Air Force ROTC. Nilan was presented with an American flag by ROTC for her role in protecting the community. At top center, members of the John Adams ROTC folded the American flag during a brief ceremony. At top right, Chloe, 1 1/2, and Levy, 3 1/2, get in a police vehicle under the supervision of Officer Esposito. In the second row at left are Community Board 9 members Faiuze Ali and Sherry Algredo, and next to them Chef Sunil, of Heat Kitchen on Atlantic Avenue, grilling up burgers. To protect and spin: Police Officer DJ Rohit Singh, next to Sunil, played music for the crowd. In the third row at left, Nilan speaks, joined by members of the 102nd Precinct Community Council. Next to them, several community members were honored for supporting the 102nd Precinct, especially when its members were grieving the loss of Det. Brian Simonsen in February.

Simonsen, a longtime 102nd Precinct officer, was shot and killed by friendly fire while responding to an Atlantic Avenue robbery. On the right side of the page, below the kids in the police vehicle, Neighborhood Coordination Officers of the 106th Precinct stand, while next to them Resorts World Casino representatives Courtney Hayward, left, Rulyan Day and Dax Maier display the free shirts and hats provided by the South Ozone Park venue. In the next row, Felicia Singh, vice president of the Our Neighbors Civic Association, discusses community matters with residents, while next to them, Det. Brenda Reddick “deputizes” residents Angelo Dinicolantonio, left, and Shamar McCalla. In the next row, Deputy Inspector Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, looks ready to shoot some hoops, while Mister Softee was all smiles before the ice cream rush started and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent Amanda Tripple shows how Denny (a beagle, basset and pitbull mix) sniffs for seeds, fruits and vegetables at Kennedy International Airport. At right, Community Board 10 Chairwoman and 106th Precinct Community Council member Betty Braton hand out bags filled with free swag to residents, longtime West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department leader Jonah Cohen, left, converses with 106th NCO John Maderik and it’s “Geronimo!” for a girl on the inflatable slide.

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P Some incremental gun law reform? EDITORIAL

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e’ve been here so many times before, and there’s little reason to believe anything will change this time either. The country suffers a mass shooting — in this case two in less than one day, and another one a week before those — and nothing happens. The usual suspects send their thoughts and prayers, the usual suspects denigrate prayers and those who believe in them, and nothing is done to make it harder for sick people to commit massacres using high-powered rifles. The only exception in recent years is the federal ban on bump stocks, the accessories that allow semiautomatic rifles, like the AR-15 and civilian versions of the AK-47, to mimic fully automatic fire. That was done in response to the October 2017 Las Vegas shooting that killed 58, wounded 422 with gunfire and injured 429 more as people fled. The ban took effect last March. But no other federal gun control laws have been enacted. No restriction on the number of bullets magazines can hold. No “red flag” laws allowing officials to seize the weapons of those who clearly are losing their minds and becoming dangerous, according to their own friends and families. No universal background checks that apply to personal gun transfers too. And of course no ban on weapons such as the AR-15 and civilian AK-47, which differ from their military counterparts primari-

ly in that they cannot fire automatically. The trigger has to be squeezed for each round — yet the perpetrator of last weekend’s massacre in Dayton, Ohio managed to kill nine people in just about 30 seconds using a semiautomatic. And if the police hadn’t been so close by, and he had been able to get into the club he was trying to enter, it would have been far worse. Having such destructive weapons in the hands of young men, so young their minds are still developing, so alienated that, in the case of the alleged El Paso, Texas, shooter for one, they turn to white supremacy and feed their hate online, clearly is not something the Framers of the Constitution meant or even could have contemplated when they wrote the Second Amendment. But the chances of passing a new assault weapons ban, one more effective than the defunct 1994 law, which gunmakers worked around, remain just about nil, thanks to Republicans. Even they, however, seem to be softening their views on background checks and red flag laws after the most recent incidents, which together killed 34, plus two of the three shooters. Certainly the country wants change. Even President Trump appears open to some gun safety reform (except of course, when he doesn’t). We offer our hopes and prayers that he and Congress can agree on new laws in these two areas at least, before the next horror occurs.

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Ads too sexy for buses Dear Editor: Museum of Sex ads are back again, on the front of MTA buses. In the past, women bus drivers have complained that some passengers were making lewd remarks to them because of such ads. Now there are women who were interviewed by the media and said they did not like the ads on the front of the buses and did not want their children viewing such ads. The MTA has said it has a right to reject and to censor ads it finds to be indecent and lewd but has never found these ads to be such. Well, I think such ads do promote bad behavior from those who might say and do things to women that I find most appalling and troubling. To the MTA let me say, “Take these ads for the Museum of Sex down and put them somewhere else!” Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

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esidents of one small part of Queens have reason to be glad this week as the city has finally addressed the continual presence of deep standing water on Edsall Avenue in Glendale. All it took were four new catch basins, 160 feet of new sewer lines and 676 feet of new curbing, $300,000 — and about 10 years of distress for the area. An exponentially larger project remains ongoing in Southeast Queens, where flood conditions caused by a high water table and a halt to the city’s pumping of drinking water from the area have been terrible for decades. As of last March, $900 million out of a planned $1.7 billion had been spent on new storm drains, sewers and the like. Neighborhoods all over the borough remain in need of relief from flooding and ponding. Let’s see more Edsall Avenue-style projects across the borough and make Queens dry again, one street at a time.

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into buying his phony fake news … Make America Great Again, and Mexico will pay for the wall! A Joe Biden-Tim Ryan ticket for 2020 would reclaim those (blue wall) electoral votes, which Hillary lost to Trump in 2016. It is my view that this moderate-progressive team will restore the respect to the White House that Donald J. Trump so badly destroyed! Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

MAGA means no Trump Dear Editor: Just as Trump used hats with Make America Great Again to further his campaign, people wishing to get rid of him should get hats or T-shirts saying “MAGA — Dump Trump!” He has fostered enough hatred and division to last

far beyond two terms if we are foolish enough to re-elect him. Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

My angry opponent Dear Editor: The intelligent readers of the Chronicle who have read Mr. Robert LaRosa’s and my letters have made judgments regarding their substance and are aware of the roots of our differences. Mr. LaRosa’s responses seem to indicate he is not. I really don’t know how to respond to his latest hodgepodge of non sequiturs and talking points (“The battle continues,” Letters, Aug. 1) except to say something nice. I appreciate his reading my letters, chroni-

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Dear Editor: Did Phil Orenstein really write, “Trump is not racist or hateful”? (“Let’s focus on unity,” Letters, Aug. 1) Wow. Then he criticized Democrats of “disgracefully interjecting the politics of division into an otherwise solemn occasion”? Wow! Disgracefully interjecting the politics of division into any occasion is Trump personified. So when Trump said the torchbearers chanting “Jews will not replace us” were good people, that’s not hateful? And when Trump was asked whether his tweets telling Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib to go back to their home countries (three were born here) were racist he replied, “It doesn’t concern me because many people agree with me.” Those people would be other racists. Is that an appropriate response from the president of the United States? Remember when 16 other Republicans on the dais all agreed that candidate Trump was the worst thing that could ever happen to the United States? Now they lick his boot heels. They’re truly putting the Republican Party ahead of the United States of America. Absolutely disgraceful. But not surprising. Oh, and remember the deficit? Oh, how Republicans screamed about it when Obama was president. Even though the cause was the Bush recession. But now? With the deficit through the roof and destined to go higher still due to the Trump budget proposal, I would say that Republicans are looking away in shame. But they have none. Robert LaRosa Whitestone

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Support hospice care Dear Editor: I am a Middle Village resident who had the valuable opportunity to intern with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, a membership advocacy group for hospice and palliative care providers in Alexandria, Va. As a rising college senior interested in health policy, I learned the benefits of hospice and palliative care and current legislation that can improve access from this internship. Before my time with NHPCO, I had very little understanding of hospice or palliative care, and even thought it was a depressing topic. However, I have seen the holistic support hospice and palliative care provides for patients and families by utilizing an interdisciplinary team consisting of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, volunteers and chaplains. I also learned that current legislation blocks many patients from receiving this highquality care. Federally Qualified Health Centers serve as an important safety net for Queens residents. However, patients at the forty FQHCs in Queens face barriers to accessing hospice because FQHC physicians cannot be paid for hospice attending physician services. This impedes access as FQHC patients must forego their trusted physician and find a new one, violating a core principle of hospice care that guarantees a patient the physician of their choice. During their end-of-life transition, patients and their families don’t need more burdens. Further, while palliative care can greatly increase the quality of life for patients an impending workforce shortage will restrict access for seriously ill patients. Luckily, there are policy options for both problems. The Rural Access to Hospice Act (S.1190/H.R.2594) would allow FQHC physicians to be paid for hospice services. Meanwhile, the bipartisan Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, or PCHETA, (S.2080/H.R.647) would provide grants to train future hospice and palliative care professionals. I want to thank Reps. Thomas Suozzi, Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng, Nydia Velazquez, Hakeem Jeffries and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for cosponsoring PCHETA. However, I urge all these representatives as well as Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Sen. Chuck Schumer to support the Rural Access to Hospice Act, which would send a powerful signal of support to Queens hospice and palliative care patients. While Queens is far from rural, the bill will help our fellow New Yorkers who rely on FQHCs. After learning the benefits hospice and palliative care can provide, I can say for certain that everyone deserves access to these highquality services regardless of their ZIP code. Nicholas Telesco Middle Village

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Dear Editor: Now that the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the U.S. and Russia has been terminated, there must be another diplomatic measure done, that being a negotiated trilateral arms control treaty between the U.S., Russia and China. It is very critical to prevent another arms race from occurring, because that would certainly move the world perilously close to a nuclear war, one that would certainly negate all forms of life on this planet. President Trump has already suggested this proposal to have a trilateral nuclear pact; now China and Russia both need to sign on to this idea as well. Diplomacy is better than conflict, and the world will be watching to see what all three nations will do with regard to their nuclear arsenals. We cannot and must not return to the days of the Cold War, when frightened schoolchildren were taught to get down under their desks in the event of a nuclear attack. The fear of another nuclear conflict in itself should be enough impetus to have the leaders of these

three most powerful nations on Earth sit down and begin to negotiate how their nuclear arsenals of mass destruction can be first gradually reduced and eventually eliminated once and for all, so that our planet will be still inhabitable for future generations. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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Let it ride! A night out at the OLG feast Thousands come out to spin and scream, with zeppole on the side by Michael Shain Editor

In Old Howard Beach, summer is like a roller coaster. When the feast at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church opens in July, it means summer has reached the top of the hill and is about to plunge down. Started in the early ’80s by the Interna-

tional Society of Saints Cosmas and Damian to benefit the parish school, it has since been taken over by the parish itself and grown into a bright-lights, five-night event. This year’s feast featured more than 20 rides — from kiddie cars to the gravitydefying Zipper — as well as games, cotton candy, a different band every night, a cigar Q roller and, of course, zeppole.

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In July, the huge parking lot around Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Old Howard Beach becomes a fantasyland for children, a meetup spot for teens and a night out in the neighborhood for grownups. Many of the thrill rides — like the Paratrooper, top right, and the Zipper, center — were only for the strong of stomach. Speaking of stomachs, cheesesteak sand-

wiches from Lenny’s, sausage-and-pepper heros, above, mac ’n’ cheese wedges, lemonade and a beer stand (ID required) were doing steady business. And of course there were games. Kiera McDonald, center right, here shows off her prize for getting a ping-pong ball into a goldfish bowl at Charlie’s Fish Toss booth. Who needs San Gennaro?

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Hero detectives save would-be jumper Kevin Rodgers and Sean Blake were able to talk man out of suicide by David Russell Associate Editor

The 112th Precinct serves Forest Hills and Rego Park, but a pair of detectives traveled to the Brooklyn Bridge to save a man. It was July 27 when Dets. Kevin Rodgers and Sean Blake received a call from patrol units that there was a missing person who was possibly suicidal. Blake notified the Technical Assistance Response Unit to start the process of getting a GPS track of the man’s cell phone. The detectives met with the parents of the 27-year-old Forest Hills man. As they searched the apartment they found a suicide note. “There were also some text messages to his father that clearly stated that he wanted to do harm to himself,” Rodgers said. The man didn’t want to be a financial burden on his family. “It was dishear tening to lear n that somebody was at that point in their life, at such a young point in their life, that he was willing to do something so drastic,” Rodgers said. The Technical Assistance Response Unit informed the detectives that it had located him.

“It was hitting right in the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge and hadn’t moved,” Rodgers said of the GPS locator. The detectives began to drive over to the bridge while Sgt. William Eisner, the squad’s commanding officer, notified the 84th Precinct of the situation and requested officers at the Brooklyn Bridge also respond. “We felt that it was a bit of a dire situation that we needed to act as quickly as possible, especially when I had him on the line,” Rodgers said of their action to drive over. Speaking to the man on the phone, the detectives were able to use what they learned from the parents during the tense talk. “I just sort of used that as a tool and just say, ‘Hey, I know you went to this college and you graduated. What do you mean you don’t have nothing to live for? You have a college degree and you’re into IT. It’s a good career to be in.’ And that’s when I think I started to get him to sort of turn,” Rodgers said. At the start of the 30-minute drive, Rodgers said, the man “seemed very tense at first and it got kind of scary there for a minute.” Finally, the man took a deep breath.

Push to track down South Ozone gunman by Michael Shain

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The hunt for a young man with a gun who tried to shoot a woman in South Ozone Park last month picked up speed when police realized the would-be shooter was wanted for two other robberies in the neighborhood. The police were already eager to find the man depicted in a July 19 surveillance video attempting to shoot a woman outside her home near 109th Street and 109th Avenue, then fleeing on foot after the gun jammed. The next day, police believe the same man stole an e-bike from an Indian restaurant on the service road of the Van Wyck Expressway. When the owner of the bike gave chase, the thief turned to fire a shot at his pursuer. The shot went astray. Later that night, a 53-year-old man walking on 87th Avenue and 143rd Street in Briarwood was robbed by a man with a firearm. The gunman took $7,000 in cash and a cell phone, police said. The gunman is described as a black male last seen wearing a white shirt, blue

Dets. Kevin Rodgers, left, and Sean Blake, rear, of the 112th Precinct helped talk a man out of suicide NYPD PHOTO / FACEBOOK on the Brooklyn Bridge. On the right is their commander, Sgt. William Eisner. “I sort of knew I got him,” Rodgers said, adding, “I felt a calmness sort of come over him” as the detectives were on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. “My heart went out to this kid,” Rodgers said. “He was a bit of an introvert and he wanted to not be a burden on anybody anymore. And I felt bad.” Explaining to the man that suicide isn’t worth it, Rodgers was able to establish a personal connection. The detective also explained that he was not going to be in trouble. “This is not going to be lights and sirens,” Rodgers said. “We’re not going to go in handcuffs.” The bridge cops were escorting the man when the detectives got to the loca-

tion and introduced themselves. “I’m Rodgers. I’m the one that you’ve been on the phone with.” “Oh, nice to meet you.” “I’m glad you didn’t do anything to hurt yourself,” Rodgers said. Neither Rodgers nor Blake had been in a situation like this before but Rodgers credited the training he received. “A lot of training goes into this,” he said. “Communication is key, especially being a detective. Being able to elicit information and communicate with people on many different levels.” There wasn’t much fanfare when the detectives went back to the precinct. “It’s our job, really,” Rodgers said. “It’s Q what we do.”

Open run in Baisley Pond Park Police suspect the man wanted in a failed shooting is behind two robberies commitPHOTO COURTESY NYPD ted the next day. jean shorts, black socks and black Nike sandals. He has also been seen in other surveillance videos wearing a Sonics basketball jersey. Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call the Crime Stoppers Q hotline at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477).

The New York Roadrunners are sponsoring free open runs in Baisley Pond Park on Saturdays at 9 p.m. The event is open to runners of all ages and abilities. Participants with strollers and dogs also are welcome. All who are interested are invited to meet with the group at 8:45 a.m. at the Baisley Pond Park South cricket pitch at the intersection of Rockaway and Baisley boulevards. All the runs are directed by volunteers, and the course is two full loops around the pond.

The course will be clearly marked, and participants are encouraged to go at their own pace. Runners not wanting to do two complete loops are welcome to do one. The runs are held in cooperation with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation under its Community Parks Initiative. Volunteers are also needed. More information can be found online on the event’s Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/328717541146271/?ref Q =bookmarks.

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Melinda Katz

Can we trust the DOT on buses and bicycles?

President, Borough of Queens

SUMMER 2019 ABOUT KATZ CONCERT SERIES

by Allan Rosen

30 percent quicker, They promised us a safer Woodhaven why were Limiteds Boulevard, up to 30 percent quicker bus scheduled to make trips with Select Bus Service and smoother the entire trip in 64 traffic due to reduced merging. Did they minutes and SBS buses in 69 minutes? deliver? We cannot even Last week, the Queens Chronicle reported a traffic fatality at 91st Avenue and a determine if service bike rider injured at 1 a.m., both on Wood- is more reliable since haven Boulevard, when motorists do not a Q52 and a Q53 expect to see cyclists on the road; some do arriving together and not have required headlights and reflectors. a Q11 and Q21 arriving together after 20 It was also reported that new traffic barriers minutes, but scheduled 10 minutes apart, near Forest Park and new concrete medians are not considered bunched because the have caused traffic problems and made the route numbers are different. The routes parchanges u npopular for Ozone Park allel each other for a great distance; many passengers can use either bus; there should residents. Are bus trips 30 percent quicker? Per- be a better way to measure bunching. Although the DOT promised meaningful haps in a few cases, but passenger travel times may actually be longer since the city community participation, the Woodhaven Department of Transportation and the MTA SBS was instituted amidst numerous comonly consider time spent on the bus, ignor- munity objections, ignoring many of their ing walking and waiting times and delays suggestions. Promises to install signage resulting from fare enforcement or missed alerting drivers of the next allowed left turn buses by having to prepay your fare. Con- were never fulfilled. A meeting last week in sider my friend’s experience last Saturday. Brooklyn about installing curbside bus The SBS machine would not accept her lanes along Church Avenue ended in a 30-day MetroCard. She had to buy a round- shouting match when the DOT announced the plan was going trip card at the 61 through regardless of Street-Woodside stacommunity concerns. tion. Cards from other raffic is worse on Several years ago, passengers were also representatives rejected. Woodhaven Boulevard DOT stated at a Brooklyn When the bus finalmeeting that bicycle ly arrived 30 minutes than it was before. lanes are only installed later, it was standing when a community room only at the first stop. By the second stop, the bus was jam asks for them, but in Manhattan hundreds packed. When a wheelchair passenger need- of parking spots are scheduled for eliminaed to board, some passengers had to get off tion so that bike lanes can be installed along to make room. An elderly gentleman had to Central Park West despite widespread comsit in my friend’s lap to make room in the munity opposition. Woodhaven Boulevard is not safer as aisle. The trip to Howard Beach was approximately on schedule, taking 56 min- promised. SBS buses are still delayed, and utes; 86 minutes including waiting, or 2 traffic is noticeably worse although the hours 12 minutes for all three buses her DOT promised less traffic for all. Cyclist fatalities for the first half of this intraborough trip required. Has SBS made service more convenient and reliable, year equal the total number for the entire increased bus ridership, shortened trip 2018. The DOT’s response? We need more times and provided a viable alternative to protected bike lanes. However, cyclists still have to mix with traffic to get to these lanes driving? You decide. Total annual paid ridership in the corri- and are especially difficult for trucks to see. We cannot have protected bike lanes on dor declined slightly in 2018 by 3,041 passengers. SBS ridership rose by 5.1 percent, every street, so why should we believe the but local ridership on the Q11 and Q21 DOT that more protected lanes and further declined by 13.9 and 16.2 percent, respec- encouragement of cycling will make tively. One could still argue that riders who cycling safer? Have they kept any of their switched from the local to the SBS had other promises? We need to make real improvements to quicker trips. The counter argument would be they only switched because of longer our transit system, such as restoring the waits for locals. Bottom line— as long as Rockaway Beach rail line, not further the DOT and the MTA do not measure total encouraging cycling as a means of commutpassenger trip time, we will never know if ing. Many have turned to cycling only Q an increase in SBS speed is greater than the because of a failure in mass transit. Allan Rosen is a former director of bus time lost from extra walking and/or waiting. We must also wonder, if bus trips are planning for MTA New York City Transit.

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Crowds from all over descended upon Meadow Lake last weekend for the 29th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. They caught races, listened to a diverse roster of musical talent, ate delicious food and enjoyed everything else the event offered. In the top row, from left, is a performer in one of the concerts and a group of boats. In the second row, children play; festival PR and marketing director David Archer dots the

dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye, marking the official kickoff of the competition; and the dragon dancing team leads the racers to the main stage. Above, teams in an early race move around, while cars move on the Grand Central Parkway by the western edge of the lake. On the right, clockwise from upper left, are a vendor at the festival, a dancer and the HSBC team, showing some enthusiasm during Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening ceremonies.

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At least 3 young children recently fell from windows in Flushing area by Ryan Brady

leave their windows open. A city law passed in 1976 requires landFirst, a 3-year-old boy fell onto the third lords to provide window guards for apartfloor from the sixth floor of a building at ments with children under 10. It’s been credited with helping to dramatically reduce the Union Street and 38th Avenue on June 27. Then, a 3-year-old girl died from a three- number of deaths from young kids going out story fall from a housing complex on Union of windows. Koo is urging residents who need window on July 11. After that, a 2-year-old girl fell from a guards to get their landlords to install them. And if the owners refuse? second-f loor window on 26th Avenue by “We will make sure they receive a violaCollege Point Boulevard on July 21. In response to the three incidents, state tion,” said the councilman, who held a window guard at last FriS e n . To b y A n n day’s press conference. Stavisky (D-Flushing) Koo and Stavisky and City Councilman distributed multilinPeter Koo (D-Flushe’ve got to remember gual cards to Flushing ing) stood with city officials last Friday to that a child’s home is residents that show how to get the guards. tell the public about the a place of safety.” Depa r t ment of importance of window Housing Preservation guards. They gathered — State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky a nd Development on 38th Avenue, in Deputy Commissioner front of the building for Enforcement and Neighborhood Servicwhere the June 27 incident took place. “We’ve got to remember that a child’s es AnnMarie Santiago joined the lawmakhome is a place of safety,” Stavisky said. ers. Her agency can issue violations to land“It’s a place where a child and the family lords who fail to provide window guards at can feel safe, and window guards help that apartments where the law demands them. “Window screens are not window guards. sense of security.” The issue is especially acute during the There’s a big difference,” Santiago said. “And summer months, when many New Yorkers the guards should be installed with special Editor

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The sportscaster from Forest Hills Five-time New York Emmy winner Ian Eagle discusses his career by David Russell Associate Editor

Ian Eagle finally has some free time. The broadcaster who grew up in Forest Hills is busy in the fall, winter and early spring calling basketball and football for both television and radio. The summer is for relaxing at home. “I actually have skin that could be considered somewhat tan,” Eagle — who this year was honored by the Brooklyn Nets for 25 years calling their games — said of his temporarily quiet schedule. He was 8 years old when he told his parents he wanted to be a sportscaster. “Both of them said, ‘Then that’s what you’ll do.’ So that was very empowering to get that sort of validation from your parents,” Eagle said. His father did point out that Eagle might want to work on getting rid of his lisp. After two weeks of working with a tape recorder and listening back to himself, he was able to fix the problem. Eagle’s favorite sport was baseball — he was a Mets fan and his father had been a Brooklyn Dodgers supporter — and everything else was a distant second. The other sports became part of the equation later on. He was initially raised in Rego Park before moving to Forest Hills Gardens. His father, Jack, portrayed “Brother Dominic” in the popular Xerox commercial of the era. Eagle attended PS 101, Russell Sage Junior High School and Forest Hills High School. “You found like-minded people and I didn’t feel as if I was the residential know-it-all,” he said. “There was a lot of big sports fans. I found a group of people that loved sports as much as I did. It made it easy to talk sports on a daily basis.” His favor ite an nou ncer was Mar v Albert. “His versatility, his ability to build the drama, his back and forth with his broadcast partners,” Eagle said of the sportscaster who called Knicks, Rangers and football games in addition to boxing and other NBC assignments. “I felt he had a little bit of the sarcasm gene which kept viewers and listeners on their toes and he was omnipresent.” Eagle added, “That’s what I aspired to. I wanted to be able to multi-task and not get pigeonholed into one sport or one specific assignment.” Because of that, Eagle was eager to accept anything that came his way. “When opportunities pop up, I decided early on that I would be open to all of them,” he recalled. “And I said yes a lot.” He graduated from Syracuse University in 1990 and worked at WFAN, where he had interned as a student. “It just seemed like the perfect place to work,” he said. “It checked all the boxes.” Eagle took a job as a producer though he was advised it wasn’t a gig to take if he

Ian Eagle, left, and Sarah Kustok before a Brooklyn Nets game on the YES Network. Eagle, who hails from Forest Hills, has won five New York Emmys for his work with YES and has also called COURTESY PHOTO YES NETWORK NFL games on CBS since 1998. wanted to get on the air. He believed it would be a good environment and in September 1991 he was given his first update shift. “I felt that I was going to be able to make a living talking about New York sports, that I was going to stay home,” Eagle said. “That was always the goal.” In 1993, the year he was married, Eagle began doing Jets pre- and postgame shows. The following year he became the play-by-play announcer for the then-New Jersey Nets at the age of 25. “I didn’t know what a jughandle was,” he said, referring to the state’s muchdebated left turn slip lanes. “That was a main challenge early on in my tenure. Just getting around the state of New Jersey was difficult. I grew up, obviously, as a New Yorker and had very strong opinions on New Jersey despite the fact that I d i d n’t h a v e a d e e p r e s e r v o i r o f knowledge.” Eventually he “bit the bullet” and the New Yorker moved to New Jersey. For his second year with the Nets he was teamed with Bill Raftery, the former Seton Hall coach who combined insight with a sense of humor. Eagle said it was probably the best thing to happen in his career. “It opened my eyes to how you’re supposed to do this job,” Eagle said. “It’s supposed to be fun. It’s supposed to be organic. And I learned from him. Not him telling me, not teaching me, but just being in his presence I learned valuable lessons on how you’re supposed to handle your business when the red light goes on.” He received a break in 1998 when he was asked to fill in for CBS on an Arkan-

sas-Vanderbilt basketball game when a number of network sportscasters were in Japan for the Winter Olympics. Happy with his work, CBS asked him to call NCAA Tournament games that March. During that time, the network acquired rights for NFL games in 1998, the first time it would air football in five seasons. The network was looking for some new blood as opposed to just hiring NBC announcers and Eagle, who called Jets games on the radio in 1997, was hired. “I was in the right place at the right time and it changed my career,” he said. The first game he called was a matchup between the Colts and Dolphins, pitting Peyton Manning in his NFL debut against Dan Marino in the twilight of his career. Eagle said he was impressed with Manning from the first time he met with him for a production meeting. “He knew my name,” Eagle said. “He used my name when answering the questions. He looked me in the eye. He had not played a regular season game yet but he had the presence of a veteran. Each meeting that I had with him over the course of his career, I learned something.” Manning spoiled Eagle, though. “Because he’s literally the first player I met with in this new position so I just assumed that everyone was at this level,” Eagle said. “And I quickly learned, no, he was unique.” As great as Manning was, the legendary quarterback retired after the 2015 season and Eagle is still announcing. “Maybe when young people start making decisions about their careers they’ll t h i n k of broadcast i ng as a n opt ion

because of the longevity as opposed to being a professional athlete,” Eagle said. He has called tennis, boxing, golf, volleyball and track and field in addition to the football and basketball he is closely associated with. Over his career, he has been able to work well with a multitude of different partners in the broadcast booth. “My philosophy has always been, it’s my job to make the analyst comfortable,” Eagle said. “And that means you have to be malleable. If the analyst isn’t doing their job well, the broadcast will suffer. I never viewed it as being a solo act. You’re part of a team.” He credits having a selfless attitude for his ability to make a good combination with his analysts. “The audience is going to react based on how you sound together, not just how one individual sounds and how the other individual sounds,” Eagle said. To pick a favorite memory from his career, Eagle said he would have to categorize them. There are all the people he’s met and the friends he’s made. There’s the traveling around the world. And then there are the games. Seeing Michael Jordan beat the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals. Watching up close as the Nets went from laughingstock to a pair of NBA Finals appearances led by Jason Kidd. And Duke winning the 2010 national title when a halfcourt shot from Butler’s Gordon Heyward just missed the mark. The Nets celebration of Eagle’s 25 years announcing for the team was held in February. “Usually you’re retiring or you’re dead when these things happen,” he joked. Eagle has won four New York Emmys for his Nets play-by-play work on the YES Network and a fifth as part of the network’s broadcasting team. He was also nominated for a National Sports Emmy in 2015 for his NFL and NCAA March Madness play-by-play work for CBS Sports and Turner Sports. Eagle has some advice for anyone who would like to become a sportscaster. “If it’s something that you are truly passionate about, you have to immerse yourself in it,” he said. “You can’t just stick your toe in the pool.” When he had some free time as an intern with WFAN he would read not only about sports but about all the announcers. “I made it my business to learn everything that I could about the industry. And that included memorizing the bios of every play-by-play announcer in the four major professional sports. Where they went to college, what their first job was and their journeys, their paths. “I felt the only way to figure out your own path is to take note of how others have done it. And then when I started on that path it didn’t feel out of place. It felt Q like I was writing my own story.”

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Eclectic mix of shows planned throughout the borough this month by Ryan Brady Editor

Relax by the river with some jazz at Socrates Sculpture Park. Check out some R&B in Cambria Heights. Rock out to a Kiss tribute band in Forest Park. All for free. The Parks Department and cultural nonprofits have plenty of gratis concerts scheduled throughout Queens this month. No matter what corner of the borough is yours, it won’t be hard to find one. That’s especially true if you want to find one Thursday, Aug. 8, which will be a busy one for free shows in the borough. Pop singer-songwriter Shelly Bhushan is performing from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Long Island City Events Landing Space in Hunters Point South Park, which is at Center Boulevard near 51st Avenue. The concert is part of “Live at the Landing,” a series presented by the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, LIC Landing and the Queens Council on the Arts. It’s not the only free park show in LIC that night. Jazz lovers may want to head to Socrates Sculpture Park at Broadway and Vernon Boulevard, where the Bertha Hope Quintet will perform from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Hope, a pianist and composer who’s toured with legends like Nat Adderley and Dizzy Gillespie, won the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Legend of Jazz Award last year. Those who go to Hope’s show can also join students and faculty from LaGuardia Community College for stargazing through a telescope at the riverfront park. South Queens is getting in on the fun, too. The Elton John tribute band Captain Fantastic will play in Forest Park at the

Enjoy the sounds of Taikoza, a group that plays ancestral Japanese taiko drums, at a free Alley Pond Park show on Friday, PHOTO COURTESY NYC PARKS Aug. 23 from 1 to 2 p.m. George Seuffert Bandshell from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at a concert sponsored by the Forest Park Trust, Inc. During the same time frame, over at Astoria Park’s Great Lawn, American roots and country singer D.B. Rielly and his band will perform. Their show is part of the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition’s 2019 Waterfront Concert Series.

Do-si-do on the next night in Alley Pond Park. From 6 to 7:30 p.m. there on Friday, Aug. 9, City Stompers and the Parks Department are joining hands for a square dancing event for the public at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard in Oakland Gardens. They’ll be doing the same thing on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rockaway Beach boardwalk and Beach 17th Street. On Sunday, Aug. 11, northeast Queens residents can see cover band Alive ’N Kickin play at Fort Totten in Bayside from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The band plays classic pop rock, as well as Broadway, Motown and Latin songs. The show is part of Borough President Melinda Katz’s summer concert series. Are you a Kiss fan? If so, head over to the George Seuffert Bandshell on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 7:30 to 9 p.m., where the tribute band Kiss Army will play. Katz’s series will come to Cambria Heights on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Barlett Contemporaries, an R&B group, will perform then at Cambria Playground, which is at Francis Lewis Boulevard and 120th Avenue. Head over to Alley Pond Park at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard on Friday, Aug. 23 from 1 to 2 p.m. That’s when there’ll be a performance by Taikoza, a group with a unique sound that fuses the sounds of bamboo flutes with those of ancestral Japanese taiko drums. Those wishing to go should RSVP in advance, which they can do at taikozaa. eventbrite.com. Some more fun is planned for Sunday, Aug. 25 at O’Donohue Park on Seagirt Boulevard between Beach 15th and Beach 17th streets in the Rockaways. Cover band Dr. Q K’s Motown Revue will perform from 5 to 6 p.m.

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Councilman Bob Holden and Glendale resident Brian Heinz before and after the work on Edsall Avenue to alleviate flooding.

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The area once k nown as “Lake Edsall” has been improved, with the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection announcing Tuesday the completion of work to alleviate ponding on the avenue in Glendale. “I do want to apologize to the homeowners because now you don’t have lakefront property anymore,” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) said at the announcement. The project includes four new catch basins, 160 feet of new sewer and 676 linear feet of new curb along the northern portion of the street adjacent to the railroad tracks that

were installed this summer. The curb will better channel the water. DOT Queens Borough Commissioner Nicole Garcia noted that it was a “historic and very severe ponding issue that has plagued Edsall Avenue for more than a decade.” The four new basins are at Edsall Avenue and 73rd Place, Edsall Avenue and 72nd Place, and along Edsall between 71st Place and 72nd Street. They are expected to help effectively drain stormwater. “Hopefully this goes a long way for the community,” said DEP Deputy Commissioner for Water and Sewer Operations Tasos Georgelis. In the fall, the DOT will mill and pave four blocks of

Edsall Avenue from 71st to 73rd Place. Altogether, the new drainage and street infrastructure is more than $300,000. Holden said it is nice that residents will no longer have to wade into a foot of water to get to their cars. “It brings us to the 20th century,” he said. “We didn’t get up to the 21st century. We will.” Also at Tuesday’s event were residents, DOT and DEP representatives, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Community Board 5 President Vincent Arcuri Jr. “I apologize to the residents of this area that we couldn’t do anything faster but as those of us that know it takes six to 10 years to get a real project accomplished,” Q Arcuri said.

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Buying a home is one of life’s biggest financial milestones, but people often think it’s out of reach because of the costs involved, including the myth that you have to put 20 percent down. The fact is, you don’t necessarily need to deplete all of your savings to qualify for a mortgage and you can purchase a home sooner than many people believe. You aren’t alone in thinking you can’t afford a home right now. According to a recent report, 49 percent of nonhomeowners stated that not having enough money for a down payment and closing costs was a major obstacle to purchasing a home. But when you look at the data, many aspiring homebuyers can afford to buy a home with less than 20 percent. In fact, another recent survey found that among first-time homebuyers who obtained a mortgage, approximately 80 percent had down payments of less than 20 percent. There are several low down payment mortgage options available to you, such as conventional loans with private mortgage insurance or government-backed loans like those insured by the Federal Housing Administration. For example, a qualified borrower can get a conventional loan with private MI for as little as 3 percent down. If he or she

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It’s a tale almost as old as time, but “Beauty and the Beast,” a musical being performed by The JC Players through Aug. 11, remains an enchanting fairy tale, a story of how love can change people and overcome just about anything. In this version, a stage adaptation of the Disney film of the same name, the music by Alan Menken adds immeasurably to the telling. The simple lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice help to reveal the characters’ innermost thoughts, while Linda Woolverton’s book is frequently touching. This rendering, under the direction of Bar-

bara Auriemma and music direction of Frank Auriemma, a veritable one-man band on the keyboard, proved a crowd pleaser at last Saturday night’s performance, as young and old alike reveled in the romance, humor, and magical transformations of many of the show’s denizens. At the center are Belle (Sara Svezia), the beauty of the title, and a young, heartles prince who, as punishment for his cold-hearted ways, is turned into The Beast (Charles P. Hinz). They are surrounded by a large assortment of memorable characters, of both the good and evil sort. Among these is the local town hero, the egotistical Gaston (Austin Auriemma), who spends much of his time posing and flexing and

trying to win Belle’s affections. Every member of the company, which spans the generations, was fully invested in the proceedings. Svezia, who resembles a young Sutton Foster, was a vocal pleasure, imbuing her solos with a sweet sentimentality that serves the material well. This was particularly evident in “Is This Home,” in which Belle reflects on the need to find the positive in a dark situation, and “A Change in Me,” a realization that “a truer life” is about to begin for her. Hinz, assuming a gravelly speaking voice, often roaring with abandon, delivered a heartfelt “If I Can’t Love Her,” coming to terms with a potentially disastrous fate. continued on page 27

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS “Escape: Celebrating the Great Outdoors,” with paintings created en plein air that represent the artists’ intimate communion with the landscape, including Emilie Lee’s “Indian Creek Canyon,” with a portion of proceeds going to The Nature Conservancy. Through Thu., Sept. 5, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 3925164, eleventhstreetarts.com.

“The Dark Crystal,” the 1982 Jim Henson-Frank Oz animatronic fantasy adventure about an elf-like being on a quest to restore order to the world. Wed., Aug. 14, 12 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission, including to Henson exhibit with material from the film. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Above and Beyond — The Ultimate Flight Experience,” with interactive components including flight simulation, augmented reality, design and skill challenges and more, examining innovations in aviation from the first powered flights to space. Through Sun., Sept. 8, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $4 plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 6990005, nysci.org. “Tiffany’s Iridescence: Glass in Rainbow Hues,” exploring the science and artistry behind Louis C. Tiffany’s groundbreaking achievements in iridescent art glass, with vivid colors, hypnotizing patterns and more. Through Sun., Oct. 6, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

MUSIC Jazz Thursdays, with live outdoor performances honoring the late musicians William Brown and Lois Brown, hosted by the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce. Thu., Aug. 15 (Richard Boulger’s After Hours Band) and Thu., Aug. 22 (Carl Bartlett Jr. and Charles Bartlett), 7-9:30 p.m., 70 Road between Queens Blvd. and Austin St., Forest Hills. Free. Info: (718) 268-6565, jazzthursdayslive.com.

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“Do the Right Thing,” the 1989 Spike Lee comedydrama about racial tension in Bedford-Stuyvesant and one eventful, hot summer day. Fri.-Sun., Aug. 9-11, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

Cumbia River Band, with both traditional and contemporary tropical sounds drawn from Colombia, featuring guitar, accordion, percussion, tuba and vocals; part of the Live at the Gantries music series. Tue., Aug. 13, 7 p.m., Gantry Plaza State Park, 4-09 47 Road, Long Island City. Free. Info: Info: (718) 5442996, kupferbergcenter.org COURTESY PHOTO Bertha Hope Quintet, with one of jazz’s living legends, pianist/composer Hope, who has toured with artists like Nat Adderley and Dizzy Gillespie, featuring selections from the songbook of her late husband Elmo Hope. Thu., Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

The beauty of the orchid will be celebrated this weekend at “Taiwan: A World of Orchids,” at the Queens Botanical Garden, with hundreds of flowers on display, an opening party, plant care demonstrations, art workshop and more. See Special Events. PHOTO COURTESY QBG Nashville Attitude, with the energetic, crowdpleasing group playing top country hits as well as blues and rock ‘n’ roll, part of the Woodside Summer Concert Series. Thu., Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Sgt. Collins Park Triangle, Broadway and 58 St., Woodside. Free. Info: thenashvilleattitude.com/shows. Summer Sings in Queens, with attendees singing open, informal scratch performances of major classical works, held by the Forest Hills Choir, Oratorio Society of Queens and Schola Sine Nomine. Thu., Aug. 8 and 15, 7: 15 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $15 each. Info: fhchoir.org/summer-sings.html. Songs in the Key of Peace, with jazz, folk and more and a reception, celebrating and fundraising for the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship in honor of its 75th birthday. Sun., Aug. 11, 4 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 70-35 112 St., Forest Hills. $15 (pay-what-you-can tickets available). Info: (718) 268-4036, (817) 291-3952, presbypeacefellowship.org/concert. Queensboro Symphony Wind Quintet “Summer Winds,” a performance of chamber music. Sun., Aug. 11, 7 p.m., Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Free-will offering. Info: (718) 359-5996, qbsymphony@gmail.com, facebook.com/queensborosymphonyorchestra.

“Beauty and the Beast,” the fairy tale about a selfish prince transformed into an unsightly creature and the woman he has imprisoned and must learn to love. Sat., Aug. 10, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 11, 3 p.m., Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. $20; $18 kids, seniors. Info: (917) 647-7526, jcplayers.com.

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” with daily 3-D screenings of the 2018 animated film introducing Miles Morales, 13, who learns how to find the hero inside himself, for kids ages 9 and up. Through Sun., Aug. 11, 12 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15, $11 seniors, students, $9 youth ages 3-17, free for kids age 3 and under. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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“Ephemera,” the debut of “an Afrofuturist, sitespecific, dance-media piece by the Renegade Performance Group. Sat., Aug. 10, 3 & 6 p.m. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org. Queensboro Dance Festival, with troupes from the borough performing as part of a tour running through Oct., activities and giveaways. Sat., Aug. 10, 2-3 p.m., George Seuffert Sr. Bandshell, Forest Park Drive, Forest Park. Free. Info: (929) 282-0620, queensborodancefestival.com.

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Steinway Village, with participants walking through the piano family’s “utopian settlement,” including past the Steinway & Sons factory and the Steinway Mansion, above, led by Bob Singleton of the Greater Astoria Historical Society. Sun., Aug. 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., location delivered upon registration. $30. Info: (718) 278-0700, (212) 935–3960, astorialic.org, mas.org/events. IMAGE COURTESY GAHS / HARRY Z. STEINWAY PAPERS

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THEATRE “Shrek The Musical,” the fairy tale about a beloved ogre with abandonment issues, his friend Donkey and their quest to save a princess, by the St. Gregory’s Theatre Group. Thu.-Sat., Aug. 8-10, Wed.-Sat., Aug. 14-17, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 11 and 18, Sat., Aug. 17, 2 p.m., St. Gregory the Great Church, 242-20 88 Ave., Bellerose. $18; $15 seniors, students; $9 kids under 12. Info: (718) 989-2451, visitsgtg.org.

Festival of Cinema NYC, with more than 120 films from 40 countries in this third annual, 10-day event, including features, documentaries, shorts, animation and music videos. Through Sun., Aug. 11, Regal UA Midway, 108-22 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. With free screenings at Forest Hills Library, Sat., Aug. 10, 1:30, 5:30 p.m. 108-19 71 Ave. Info and ticket prices: festivalofcinemanyc.com., queenlibrary.org.

“Jaws,” the 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller based on Peter Benchley’s book about a giant man-eating great white shark terrorizing a resort town, on a 30-foot screen. Thu., Aug. 8, 8 p.m., Hunter’s Point South Park, near 48 Ave. and Center Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: hunterspointparks.org. UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival, with activities including hikes, lectures by experts, kids programs and more, all about shorebirds, in partnership with NYC Audubon and the American Littoral Society. Sat., Aug. 17, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 474-0896, don@littoralsociety.org, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit. continued on page 29

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Different cities share a similar spirit by Michael Gannon Editor

Simone Caprifogli came to New York City from his native Bologna, Italy, in 2004 looking to improve his English and experience a bit of adventure. But the graphic artist and photographer also found an adoptive home. “I walked around New York City and found so much that reminded me of Bologna,” Caprifogli said. And while New York is a relative newcomer when compared with his native city, his photo exhibit, “Out of Time — Senza Tempo,” p , on display p y at Queens College g

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through Aug. 15, captures how the two have so much in common. One of his first stops the first night in the city was Greenwich Village, where he saw the famous arch in Washington Square Park, reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. His exhibit juxtaposes photos that show both cities’ histories, even as both change and adapt to modern times. The Jefferson Market Library in the Village, which has seen multiple uses since its construction as a courthouse, is paired with one of Bologna’s famed porticos. A woman walking along West 10th Street in a breezy summer dress stands next to a woman under the porticos of the Collegio di Spagna, a university founded in 1307. A photo of an old Fiat 500L on a narrow Italian street — “Like my Dad’s Geppa” — is positioned on the wall between a vintage mid-1960s Ford Mustang and a classic Checker cab outside a restaurant in the West Village. The Mustang, says the admitted car buff, can be dated by the wheels. “With my family’s old photos, you see

A famous sidewalk cafe in Greenwich Village, right, would not attain the age of a downtown street in photographer Simone Caprifogli’s native Bologna, but he says the PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON two cities have remarkable similarities. the date written on the back,” he said. “I like to see if I can tell the date of a picture by what is in the picture.” The most poignant is the pairing of a

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continued from page 23 Auriemma, as always, was a strong presence, self-confident, and delighting in his character’s over-the-top antics. A couple of troupers made for a delightful team: Andres Caamal as Lumiere, who, for the most part, cavorts as a candelabra, and John DiBono, as Cogsworth, a clock come to life. Dolores Voyer was charming as Mrs. Potts and delivered the show’s well-known title song with feeling. Young Benjamin Brosky was an adorable Chip, a living, breathing teacup, and Mark York as Maurice, Belle’s eccentric father, shared a tender moment with his daughter in “No Matter

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What,” a paean to their mutual uniqueness. Another lovely moment came with Belle’s reading of a classic novel to the illiterate Beast, when they come to understand they have more in common than might have been suspected. Two production numbers were particularly enjoyable: “Human Again,” and, most especially, “Be Our Guest,” which turned the dancers loose, bringing to life the choreography of Christine Hinz. A few drawbacks must be noted. The tiny stage at the show’s first venue (it moves to a more spacious locale this coming weekend) often seemed crowded, leaving performers little room to move. On occa sion, exaggerated reac tions

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SPECIAL EVENTS “Taiwan: A World of Orchids,” with more than 400 flowers on display, art workshop, plant care demonstrations and more. Fri.-Sat., Aug. 9-10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (certain events at certain times; opening party with music food and drinks Thu., Aug. 8, 6-8 p.m.; flower sale Sun., 4:30-7 p.m.), Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 kids over 3 (workshop $20 more). Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Pizza party, to celebrate fifth anniversary of Therapeutic Cuts barbershop and thank the community for its support, with slices, soft drinks and more. Sun., Aug 18, 1-4 p.m., 63-53 Alderton St., Rego Park. Free. Info: (718) 210-7453, therapeuticcuts.com. PHOTO BY JASON LAM / FLICKR Arbitration Rock Battle of the Boroughs, a festival focused on the boulder marking the Queens-Brooklyn border, with history, food, drinks, tug-of-war, pie-eating contest, trivia, baby crawl, arts and crafts and more. Sat., Aug. 17, 12-6 p.m., Onderdonk House (inside tour included), 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5; free under 19. Info: (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org. Open Mic Series, with Thunderbird American Indian Dancer of the Year Bobby Gonzalez spinning a yarn and encouraging the audience to participate, part of the Building Bridges through Storytelling program presenting events every other Monday through Sept. 9. Mon., Aug. 19, 7 p.m. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested donation; members, students, teens free. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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Making History Workshop: Doughnuts!, with kids 9-13 making fried doughnuts in a Dutch oven, 19th-century style. Wed., Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

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CLUBS Alley Eco-Club — a Citizen Science Club for Adults, a new group with participants making and recording their observations about the natural world and discussing them at meetings. Sun., Aug. 11 (and each 2nd and 4th Sun. of the month), 10 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com, tom0153@hotmail.com.

SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dance, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, top 40 Italian and Latin music, food and more. Sat., Aug. 10 (and every other Saturday all year), 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100. Yoga and tai chi, with participants enjoying classes in sun or shade. Yoga: each Sat., 9:3010:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 p.m.; each Sun., 10-11 a.m.; tai chi: each Sun., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; both through Sept. 15, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

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Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org.

King Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Moment, for short 4 Nevada neighbor 8 Detergent brand 12 Savings plan acronym 13 Actor LaBeouf 14 Moby Dick’s pursuer 15 Insect repellents 17 “-- Lisa” 18 Harbor structure 19 Asian nation 20 Not intoxicated 22 Actor Newman 24 On in years 25 San Francisco carriage 29 Under the weather 30 Divine 31 “... and seven years --” 32 1776 crossing site 34 Porn 35 Sampras of tennis 36 Vatican heads 37 “Caribbean Queen” singer Billy 40 Sleeve end 41 Bedframe piece 42 Stump 46 Drunkard 47 On 48 Carnival city 49 Do as you’re told 50 Say it isn’t so 51 Tackle’s teammate

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‘Out of Time’ continued from page 25 of MacDougal and Bleeker streets. The two were built centuries apart, but Caprifogli said he was a regular at Cafe Del Mare, which reminded him of the sidewalk cafes in Italy and Europe. It had a history of its own that Caprifogli cherished, if only a brief one by European standards. “It had been there for more than 40 years,” the artist reminisced. “Then they had to close because of rising rent. Since 2015 the space has been filled by a national chain.” The fountain in Washington Square Park is paired with the Fontana di Nettune, or Fountain of Neptune, the latter of which was completed by the sculptor Giambologna only 67 years after Columbus landed in the Caribbean. And while Giambologna and Greenwich Village are separated by an ocean and a half millennium, the artist, to hear Caprifogli tell it, just may have had a New York City sense of humor. The local priest at first objected to how well Neptune was endowed in a certain respect. “He was the god of the sea,” Caprifogli explained. Giambologna reluctantly agreed to a change.

10 Carvey or Delany 11 Abba of Israel 16 Piper’s adjective 19 Seventh of a series 20 Put into words 21 Leer at 22 Chaplain 23 Competent 25 Layer 26 Marshmallow toaster 27 Chills and fever 28 Decays 30 Verdon or Stefani

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“But he sculpted it with Neptune’s hand placed in a way so that if you approach the fountain from a certain angle ...” Caprifogli attended Queens College as a student. He is seeking to obtain an artist’s visa to remain in his adopted city. Some of the photos of Bologna he already had, others were shot on a recent visit there. “I shot some on film and others digitally,” he said. Then came the process of making color shots almost black-and-white, scanning them in and using Photoshop to age them and add layers of depth to give them an Q older appearance.

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Live Drawing with Models, for those 20 and over, with nude models, music and refreshments available. Mon., Aug. 12, 6 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

bubbles’ sizes, shapes, colors and more. Sat., Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free. Info/ registration (required, by Aug. 9): (718) 6990005, nysci.org, dmeza@nysci.org.

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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on the 25th day of July, 2019, bearing Index Number NC-000266-19/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY, grants me (us) the right to Assume the name of Ashley Samantha Tenemea Morocho. My minor child’s present name is Yesli Caroline Tenemea. My child’s present address is: Elmhurst, NY 11373. My minor child’s place of birth: Queens, New York. My minor child’s date of birth is: April 2016. NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 06-07-19, bearing Index Number NC-000194-19/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) DYLAN (Middle) ALONSO (Last) MOYON BRAVO. My present name is (First) DAVID (Middle) ALONSO (Last) BRAVO (infant). The city and state of my present address are Woodside, NY. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. The month and year of my birth are January 2019.

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New York City Department of Transportation Notice of Public Hearing Richmond Hill, 1 BR, 1 bath, LR, The New York City Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Wednesday August 21, 2019 at 2:00 P.M., at 55 Water St., 9th Floor, in Manhattan on the following petition for revocable consent in the Borough of Queens: 46-43 193 Street LLC - to continue to maintain & use a retaining wall & a stoop on the east sidewalk of 193rd St., north of 47th Ave. Interested parties can obtain copies of proposed agreements or request sign-language interpreters (with at least seven days prior notice) at 55 Water Street, 9 Floor, New York, NY 10041, or by calling (212) 8396550

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Howard Beach/Lindenwood, Investors Special! Rare legal 3 family, property features a 3 BR, 1 1/2 apt w/ sliding doors to yard. Also a 1 BR, 1 bath apt. Also a studio apt, double spot dvwy & gar. Asking $999K. Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136

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The New York City Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Wednesday August 21, 2019 at 2:00 P.M., at 55 Water St., 9th Floor, in Manhattan on the following petition for revocable consent in the Borough of Queens: Teresa Yuen Ling Chan & Benedict Chun Man Chan - to continue to maintain & use retaining walls, together with fences on the east sidewalk of 213th St., south of 28th Ave., & on the south sidewalk of 28th Ave., east of 213th St. Interested parties can obtain copies of proposed agreements or request sign-language interpreters (with at least seven days prior notice) at 55 Water Street, 9 Floor, New York, NY 10041, or by calling (212) 8396550

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Those were the days on Cooper Avenue in Rego Park

NBA musical chairs by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The annual National Basketball Association game of free agent musical chairs took place last month, and the conventional wisdom was that the Brooklyn Nets were big winners while the New York Knicks were total losers. The Knicks have not had the best of luck during the offseason but some of the finger pointing is unfair. Yes, it would have been nice had they landed the top pick in the draft, which would have netted them Zion Williamson but statistically they only had a 14 percent chance of getting the first choice. Right after the New Orleans Pelicans won the pick, many callers to sports talk radio stations and even some journalists made it sound as if they had a 14 percent chance of not getting the first draft choice. It’s not fair to blame Knicks owner James Dolan, who has never been reticent to spend money on players, for refusing to shell out over $160 million over four years for Kevin Durant who everyone knows will miss the entire season recovering from an injury, while there’s no guarantee he’ll return to his dominant form after that. The Knicks aren’t going to win an NBA title next year but they won’t be a joke either. Newly signed forward Julius Randle is a star and Dennis Smith Jr., who was acquired in the Kristaps Porzingis trade, is a solid point guard. Forward

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

From 1971 to 1979 this house served in the opening credits of “All in the Family” as the home of Archie and Edith Bunker. In real life it has been owned by one family since it was built over 90 years ago. While many think the house is in Gendale, it really is located in a sliver of Rego Park. Real estate site synopses always tag it as being built in 1930. However, this semiattached two-story 20-by-128 foot home is much older. The 1925 state Census record shows John and Catherine Gensler lived there with their son, Benedict, and daughter, Dorothy. John Gensler, born in 1882 of German immigrant parents, married an Irish girl ,Catherine Moran, born in 1884. They originally settled in Ridgewood but then needed more room. Federal Census reports list his occupations as rope maker, sexton and mechanic. Benedict followed in his father’s footsteps as a mechanic. Dorothy married Howard Brandow in 1947. They had a love-

The Archie Bunker House, 89-70 Cooper Ave., Rego Park, as it originally appeared in its original condition, winter 1939. ly daughter named Joyce. Benedict died in Florida in 1981 at 71. Dorothy passed away in 2009 at the ripe old age of 97. The famous house was left in trust to Joyce. The city tax assessor site lists the house at $754,000 but because of its famous pedigree it could sell for a lot more one day if Joyce Brandow decides to sell it. Who knows, the way Hollywood does remakes of everything the show could even Q return once again.

Kevin Knox and center Mitchell Robinson, who both enjoyed good rookie seasons, will be able to further develop in the upcoming season. The Nets had a very glitzy offseason signing the aforementioned Durant, along with guard Kyrie Irving and center DeAndre Jordan. While Nets General Manager Sean Marks generated great buzz with those moves (as did ex-Nets GM Billy King in 2013 when he acquired Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry from the Boston Celtics in an ill-advised trade) it is still questionable how good they’ll be next year. Is Irving significantly better than D’Angelo Russell, who had a breakout season with the Nets last year and was then jettisoned by them? Not in my book. Ironically the free agent who may best help the Nets is former Knicks center Jordan, who can mentor Jarrett Allen. The Nets’ future depends more on the development of Allen, guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Caris LeVert than on the big names for whom they just dropped a king’s ransom. The best golfers in the world are back in our area as the Northern Trust, the first leg of the PGA Tour playoffs, gets underway at Liberty State Park today and runs through Sunday. Brooks Koepka, who has become golf’s most dominant player, will probably be the favorite while Tiger Woods will certainly have the bigQ gest galleries following him around.

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• Hamilton Beach • 1 Family- 2 bedrooms. Bathroom is 5 years old with 6 foot jetted tub and radiant heated floors. Tub has marble surround. Tankless hot water/boiler, on demand hot water, 3 heating zones, spacious ceramic tile on ground level, plenty of storage and laundry room, pavers and railing less than 10 years old.

• Old Howard Beach • • Hamilton Beach • Buildable 20X80 Lot. Also available for use as parking, boat storage, garage, shed, deck. Close to shopping, transportation and park.

One family home on 30x100 in Howard Beach. This one bedroom home with formal living room, dining room, and kitchen can easily be converted to a two bedroom. In addition there is a full basement and storage in the attic. Close proximity to Howard Beach “A” train; shopping and parkway. Great opportunity!!!

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 8/11 • 2:30 - 4:00pm 17-05 Palmetto St., Ridgewood, NY 73 Menahan St., Bushwick, NY $1,565,000 $1,300,000 X-Large Brick 6 Family Brick 2 Family w/2 Parking Spaces

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• Lindenwood • Renovated Dog-friendly Garden Co-op set back in courtyard. 3 bedroom, 1 bath unit; converted to open concept 2 bedroom with formal dining room. Features new kitchen with granite countertops; renovated bathroom, new windows; intercom system; stackable washer/dryer in unit; and double insulated flooring to name a few. Maint. is $849.00. Flip tax is $25.00 per share / 306 shares. Down payment is 33.3%. ©2019 M1P • CAMI-076325

• Rockwood Park • This lovely waterfront home has lots of potential. Features very large rooms, porch in front and sunroom in back. Great for boat lovers offering dock space and 2 boat slips. Located in Old Howard Beach on quiet block. Must see!! Also near schools and transportation to Manhattan- express bus and A train.

Two bedroom two bath with terrace cooperative in prime Lindenwood section. Home needs TLC, selling “As Is”, monthly maintenance: $1,065.70 plus $14.00 security = $1,079.70. Includes heat, hot water, cooking gas, security, and RE taxes. Intercom and buzzer vestibule entrance, park benches thru-out grounds. Low flip tax only $5/share, 335 shares. Ideally located near shopping center, park & express bus to Midtown.

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Stunning Huge All Brick Colonial on 80x100. House totally gutted and redone last 3 years, 5,000 sq. ft., 3 level house, 49x45. 5 BRs, 5.5 Bths. Legal maid's quarters, 3 new kit, oversized 2 car garage (900 sq. ft.). In-ground heated pool, 2 balconies, sun room & 600 sq. ft. private deck. New roof, solar, parking for 7 cars, wood burning fireplace, Pella windows, new electric. Exclusive New Listing.

Mint AAA Hi-Ranch. 3 BRs/2 full bths. 3 zone radiant heat, porcelain tiles in 1st floor, gas Heat Glo fireplace, quartz countertop, top floor all GE Cafe series kitchen, SS appl., granite counter. All new kitchen and bath, 2 separate electric 220 boxes, tankless water heater, sec. cameras, hi-hats throughout, ductless AC, Pella sliding doors, no Sandy damage. Reduced $879K

Beautiful Low Ranch. 3 BRs/2 1/2 Bths, pavers front and back, French drains, in-ground sprinklers, new front Andersen window, x-lg. bath w/shower & Jacuzzi, granite tiles in liv. rm., 40x100, lg. fin. bsmt., move-in. Asking $730K

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Mint (all redone Low Ranch), new stoop, 42 x 100 lot, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, newly open kitchen, SS appl., granite counter, vaulted ceiling, skylight, Mitsubishi AC unit, full fin. bsmt., Andersen windows. Asking $758K

Beautiful Hi-Ranch. Top floor features 3 BRs, 2 all new full baths, new mint kitchen with granite countertops, SS appl., custom granite island, tiled kitchen floor, walk-in apt., centeral air, in-ground pool, solar panels fully paid for, minimal electric cost.

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Totally unique, mint 2 fam. on the water, 41x110. Featuring 3 floors, walk-in mint 1 bed apt. with granite kit, custom island, SS appl., wine fridge. Gorgeous bedroom, tiled throughout. Middle floor boasts a huge custom kitchen, granite counter, new cabinets, SS appl., double wall oven and much more. Spacious living room, bedroom and sliders to huge terrace for beautiful sunsets. Master suite and mint 1/2 bath on top level. Dock to 4 boat slips. MUST SEE.

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Mint High Ranch, move-in-cond, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, 1st floor, 2 large rooms, full bath, laundry room and heating system, central air, sliding glass doors to lg. yard with in-ground pool. 2 1/2 ft. to 5 1/2 ft. shed w/ elec. Garage, 2nd fl, 3 BRs, 1 bath. Large mint kitchen, cathedral ceilings in living room with hi-hats, dining area, living room, beautiful arched Andersen windows in front. Asking $809K

Investors Special! Rare legal 3 family, property features a 3 BR, 1 1/2 bath apt. with extra room, sliding doors to yard. Also a 1 BR, 1 bath apt. and a studio apt. Double spot driveway and garage. Asking $999K

HOWARD BEACH CROSSBAY BLVD. Commercial Storefront 2000 sq. ft. Open floor plan with 3 extra rooms, tiled throughout, 1/2 bath, previously hair salon all updated, 250 amps, 7 1/2 tons for C/A and heat, 6 parking spots. $6,700

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