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Mayor proposes tax hike on rich for MTA Permanent levy would fix subways; subsidize low-income MetroCards by Michael Gannon Editor

ayor de Blasio on Monday formally announced a proposal to raise up to $500 million per year for subway repairs and more than $200 million to subsidize half-priced MetroCards for low-income city residents. And now he has an ally in state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) who told the Chronicle he will introduce a bill to do just that. Speaking at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Monday, the mayor said his proposal — which would require approval of the state Legislature and Gov. Cuomo — would reinvigorate the mass transit system at minimal cost to those most able to afford it. “Rather than sending the bill to working families and subway and bus riders already feeling the pressure of rising fares and bad service, we are asking the wealthiest in our city to chip in a little extra to help move our transit system into the 21st century,” de Blasio said in a statement issued by his office. “Instead of searching for a quick-fix that doesn’t exist, or simply forking over more and more of our tax dollars every year, we have come up with a fair way to finance immediate and long-term transit improvements and to better hold the state accountable for the system’s performance.” The new tax would increase the city’s high-

As Albany and the MTA search for ways to fund subway upgrades quickly, Mayor de Blasio is PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON pushing for an income tax on the city’s top 32,000 earners. est income tax rate by 0.534 percent, from 3.87 percent to 4.41 percent, on taxable income above $500,000 for individuals and above $1 million for couples. De Blasio’s office said the tax would be paid by an estimated 32,000 New York City tax filers, or 0.8 percent of the city’s filers. It is projected to raise $700 million in 2018, before rising to $820 million a year by 2022. That would be on top of $1.6 billion annually

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in city operational support for subways and buses, and a $2.5 billion commitment in 2015 to the long-term needs of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers would be financed by an expected $250 million of the revenue raised by this tax. About 800,000 are expected to qualify. De Blasio traditionally has gotten an icy reception in Albany any time he has asked for

tax increases. A request for a $500 million increase in 2014 to fund citywide pre-K programs was never seriously taken up, with Cuomo instead directing state funds to the program. Last year he floated a mansion tax to help pay for affordable housing for seniors. The proposal never got off the ground floor. Cuomo himself is said to be supporting a congestion pricing option involving vehicles entering and traveling around Midtown and Downtown Manhattan. But Gianaris has been pushing for a similar tax hike since June, when he rolled out a proposal for a three-year “millionaire’s tax” on all well-off residents of counties served by the MTA. The senator has the entire Queens section of the N and W lines in his district. “As well as a large part of the 7,” he said. The bill Gianaris is now sponsoring will differ from his original proposal in two major ways — it will be limited to residents of New York City, and it will not sunset after three years if passed as submitted. “It would be permanent,” the senator said, explaining that he changed his mind on a sunset period after consultation with the Mayor’s Office and others, discussions he said convinced him that any legislative measure had to be a continuous and dedicated one. “That’s how legislation works,” he said. continued on page 38

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Advocates thank NYPD for rape arrest Mark Andrade allegedly attacked six women on Forest Park trail by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Although it’s been four years since the Forest Park rapist last attacked a woman, the threat is one that’s been on the minds of advocates and community leaders for years. Now, some are breathing a sigh of relief following the arrest of a Richmond Hill man suspected of sexually assaulting six women along the park’s bridle path. “Queens residents can rest assured today because of the professionalism of our NYPD Queens Special Victims TaskForce and Queens South,” Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), who often jogs in the park, said in a statement. Mark Andrade, 45, was arrested by the NYPD after DNA recovered from one of the crime scenes matched his, which was submitted to the state databse following a 2015 arrest for grand larceny in Nassau Cou nt y, Ch ief of Detect ives Rober t Boyce said at an unrelated Aug. 3 press conference. According to a spokeswoman for Nassau County District Attor ney Madeline Singas, Andrade was arrested on Feb. 25, 2015 for stealing copper from utility poles in Rockville Centre — he pleaded guilty in August 2016 and on Dec. 2 of last year was sentenced to five years probation. “I will tell you that we have been working this case straight since 2013, since its inception,” Boyce told reporters. “So, we never really lost sight of it.” The NYPD had DNA from the attacker on file because one of the rape victims on March 29, 2013 pulled a beer bottle out of A nd rade’s back pocket and th rew it,

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accord i ng t o Boyce. T hose st r a nd s matched the ones he submitted following his sentencing on Long Island, according to the NYPD. “That’s where we swabbed and got the DNA,” the chief said. “And that’s how we identified him.” R ight now, A nd rade is only being charged with the March 29, 2013 case, in

which he allegedly used a stun gun on the victim. “We hope to add on more as we go forward,” Boyce said. Andrade was arraigned on one count attempted rape, second-degree robbery, second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon Aug. 3, according to a spokesman for the Queens

County district attorney, and is due back in court Aug. 18. There were two cases each in 2011, 2012 and 2013 — all of which took place along the same path. Some of the women, who ranged in age from 13 to 69, were able to escape the attacker and in two of the cases he allegedly used a stun gun. The series of rapes put the communities surrounding Forest Park on edge and was the impetus for Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) in 2013 to allocate funding for security cameras near the park — which were only installed last July. “I am pleased the perpetrator that has raped and sexually assaulted women in and around Forest Park from has been caught,” Miller said in a statement. Mike Moore, president of the Friends of Forest Park, said he’s received more than a dozen emails in the days since the arrest from people “very happy to see some closure.” “People would always talk about the attacks that took place ‘last year,’” the Kew Gardens resident added. “So it never left people’s minds that these actually took place many years ago ... T hey always felt like this person was still there. So, I think this is a great way to bring some closure to that.” Cou ncilman Er ic Ulr ich (R- Ozone Park) said, “I applaud the 102nd Precinct for all of their hard work in cracking this case. It is my hope that the victims of these heinous crimes will rest easier knowing that the suspect is in custody Q and that justice will be served.”

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Those looking to check into a city hotel would be notified that some of their neighbors are homeless people being sheltered by the city, if a bill introduced by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) becomes law. Ulrich introduced the bill during the City Council’s monthly meeting Wed nesday and told WPIX-11 “It’s going to be a big stick in the eye to the mayor, who has absolutely failed abysmally when it comes to addressing the homelessness crisis that we have in this city.” The use of hotels to house the undomiciled has been a hot-button issue in recent years, with many in Queens being utilized and paid for with taxpayers dollars.

In Ulrich’s district, the Comfort Inn and the Days Inn & Suites on Redding Street in Ozone Park had homeless people moved in late last year, and city documents state the former might see all of the rooms be used as temporary shelters. “The public has a right to know whether or not that hotel or that motel is also being used as a temporar y homeless shelter,” the councilman told WPIX. Rooms at both hotels do not have kitchens, which violates the city’s own law that states family shelters must have proper cooking facilities. But that’s not a problem unique to the Ozone Park sites, as other hotel shelters do not have kitchens, including the for mer Pan Am Hotel on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst.

At press time, the number of homeless people staying in city shelters was at 58,803, according to the Department of Homeless Services. That’s down from more than 60,000 earlier this year. The de Blasio administration unveiled a plan in March to phase out the use of 360 hotel shelters and cluster apartment sites by building 90 new shelters and expanding 30 others by 2023. Ulrich believes his bill will “scare the daylights” out of hotel owners profiting off the homeless crisis. “They don’t want to advertise on the internet or in the lobby of their hotel or motel that they have homeless people staying there but they ought to know better,” he told the TV station in front of City Hall. The borough’s only Republican elected official, one of three in the

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80th Street is a trash heap: resident Ulrich’s office seeks to clean up the block, stop illegal dumping there by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

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Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday signed an agreement with Delta Air Lines that will have the carrier invest $3.4 billion for the second phase of the complete reconstruction of 78-year-old LaGuardia Airport. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will kick in $600 million as part of a lease agreement that runs through 2050. Cuomo and Delta CEO Edward Bastian hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new Delta terminal that included Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. “LaGuardia is a pillar of New York’s transportation network and a key driver of economic growth, but for too long the airport has been unworthy of New York State,” Cuomo said in a joint statement with Bastian. “The groundbreaking at Delta’s facilities represents another step forward as we build an entirely new airport at LaGuardia. Together with our private sector partners, we are making rapid progress to create the world-class gateway to the Empire State that New Yorkers deserve.” Delta will take the lead on reconstruction of the eastern side of the airport. LaGuardia Gateway Partners began construction on the western side and the airport’s roadways last year. The first passengers should be using the first of the new terminal facilities in 2019. “This is a historic day for Delta as we break ground on our state-of-the-art facility at LaGuardia Airport,” Bastian said. “This investment underscores our commitment to LaGuardia, to New York and to providing our customers and employees here and across

the state with a world-class experience at one of our most important hubs.” When completed, all terminals will be linked around a central structure that will offer all passengers access to all airlines flying out of the airport. The main structures will be closer to the Grand Central Parkway, allowing for construction of about two miles of additional taxiways that are intended to reduce flight delays. Cuomo and Delta envision high-end retail and restaurants for passengers who have passed through security checkpoints. Parsons Brinckerhoff, a Manhattan-based engineering firm, was hired in May to analyze and develop a plan for an AirTrain-type link capable of getting people between LaGuardia and Manhattan in 30 minutes. In February 2014, then-Vice President Joe Biden compared LaGuardia to a third-world facility. Pat Foye, who last week stepped down as executive director of the PA, agreed at the time with Biden’s assessment. Passengers have long complained about flight delays and a lack of parking and amenities. Airline pilots derisively refer to the airport as “USS LaGuardia,” with its short runways — just over 7,000 feet — that jut out into the water, making it reminiscent of landing on a Navy aircraft carrier. Biden was with Cuomo in July 2015 when the initial redesign plans were unveiled. Katz, in an email from her office, said the groundbreaking is “a significant milestone in the transformation underway at LaGuardia Airport to turn it into a state-of-the-art, unified entry portal befitting of the international Q capital of the world.”

Ozone Park resident Felix Varela has seen all sorts of items dumped along 80th Street between Pitkin and Glenmore avenues — and while he’s reached out to the city and elected officials to complain about the conditions there, he recently went one step further and took to social media and brought the issue into the spotlight. “Everybody parks here and acts like this is their public dumping ground,” Varela said in the video, posted July 27 to the Facebook page of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). According to the resident, the Sanitation Department first told him it would take three to seven days to remove a dead dog dumped there — but Ulrich’s office expedited that process and it was removed in less than 24 hours of the video being posted, along with other trash. But four days after the video’s posting, a Chronicle reporter spotted broken tiles, industrial tile adhesive, a door, a rug, a bro-

ken coffee table and a mattress all dumped on the block, which is on the opposite side of the abandoned Bayside Cemetery, an old Jewish burial ground. Varela said the dumping comes from area construction workers and nearby residents. They will bring their trucks or vehicles near the sidewalk, open the door and kick out whatever items they’re looking to get rid of, he said. Two days after he met with a Chronicle reporter, the site was cleaned again, but within a matter of hours, more trash was dumped there. Varela added that he’s been unable to get anything done about the condition longterm, despite numerous 311 complaints. A spokeswoman for Ulrich said his office is seeking to have Wildcats — a cleaning service that has done work in other parts of South Queens — clean up debris once every two weeks. The Sanitation Department has also increased its enforcement near the area and Q has issued multiple summonses.

Felix Varela highlighted the illegal dumping happening on 80th Street, where a dead dog, top, and FACEBOOK SCREEENSHOT, TOP; PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY items such as a rug and door were dumped.

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by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A revocation hearing for the liquor license of the TrapHouse Gentleman’s Club in Ozone Park, an establishment that has been the source of complaints from many neighboring residents, has been set for Friday, according to an email obtained by the Queens Chronicle. Margarita Marsico, associate general counsel for the State Liquor Authority, states in the email the hearing will begin Aug. 11 “and we anticipate the hearing will continue for at least one more session.” An SLA spokeswoman said the hearing will take place at the agency’s Manhattan office, located on the fourth floor of 317 Lenox Ave., starting at 10 a.m.

Community Board 9 unanimously voted in June to send a letter to the SLA requesting the 78-16 Atlantic Ave. establishment’s liquor license be revoked. Residents at that meeting complained of public sex acts and urination, drinking, and drug use emanating from the gentleman’s club. One woman said her car was shot up by club-goers and some, though speaking willingly, feared they might face retribution for doing so. Police Officer Jose Severino, a community affairs cop with the 102nd Precinct, said at the CB 9 meeting five arrests have been made and 21 criminal summonses issued at the club in the past two years just by the NYPD — not counting any other actions that might have been Q taken by other agencies.

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Special Enforcement, which enforces such codes. When informed of the Airbnb listing by the Chronicle, a spokesman for the office said someone will be going out to the house and that the matter “will be a high priority.” It’s likely that’s not the only law being broken at the home, given the Fire Code and zoning regulations. And every law needs to be enforced to put this place out of business immediately. It’s one thing for some enterprising New Yorker to try and make some money renting out a spare bedroom now and then, or even a whole house for a short period of time like a week’s vacation — it’s another thing entirely to turn a single-family home into an illegal hotel, as is being done here. It’s extremely unsafe, for starters. The OSE did not say what kind of fines the Jamaica Estates host could be subject to. In multifamily buildings, state law allows for fines of up to $2,500 a day for Airbnbstyle violations, and city law tacks on another $1,000 for the first one, $5,000 for a second and $7,500 for a third, but none of that applies to single-family homes like the old Trump place. Clearly more legislation is needed. State Sen. Tony Avella of Bayside, who told reporters about the listing in the first place, is working on legislation

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Dear Editor: So, Councilman Ruben Wills is finally convicted after three years of delays. Now, the question is how long a sentence he’ll get? Let’s look at the case of Assemblyman Seminerio who extorted $1 million and got a six-year sentence: A million divided by six is $167,000 a year, or $13,900 a month, or $3,205 a week. Let’s call this “the Seminerio Benchmark.” Since Wills embezzled $32,500, the Seminerio Benchmark says we divide 32,500 by 3,205 and get 10 weeks. Shoot, he’ll be out in plenty of time for his birthday next August! Jerry Nutter South Ozone Park

Callous commentary Dear Editor: Re “Case dismissed,” Editorial, Aug. 3: I am so glad your skepticism was misplaced when stop and frisk was discontinued. I wonder if the families left behind from the “brief uptick in killings” share your opinion. The loss of one life is too many. Perhaps had stop and frisk been in place, there would have been no lives lost. Your detached indifference is repugnant. Christine Lotti Bayside © Copyright 2017 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

that would do a number of things to bring Airbnb hosts under more of the laws that apply to traditional hoteliers and impose other restrictions. Much of what he’s talking about makes sense — requiring that guests show photo ID and that hosts keep records of their customers for three years, for example — but none of that would stop someone from renting out a house like the one on Wareham Place. And at least one idea Avella supports, already introduced in the lower chamber by Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, is a very bad one. It would require hosts to list their exact addresses in their online ads, which they generally do not, only telling people after they’ve booked a place. The problem is that such a measure would make the casual Airbnb host vulnerable to burglary or other crimes while away on vacation, for example. Whatever is done, it should be done in the open, with hearings, with average citizens, hosts, Airbnb itself, the hotel industry and any other interested party getting a chance to testify before the Legislature. Meanwhile, the city must enforce any and all laws being broken at the old Trump house. Too bad that sign about him and his parents isn’t illegal and can’t be seized. It sure is a crime.

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Children could drown Dear Editor: Glad to hear the elected officials have concerns over the Economic Development Corp.’s Anable Basin project, as reported in “City announces new LIC Development,” Aug. 3, multiple editions. It may be based on a trendy mixed-use formula encouraged by a sweetheart lease deal, but the deficiencies are all too familiar. The baseline median income requirement to be eligible for the affordable housing will be beyond the reach of 50 percent of Queens’ households; the postage-stamp sized park in a community with one of the lowest open space ratios in the city is egregious; and the infrastructure to accommodate the increased worker and resident population is woefully inadequate. All of these familiar issues, however, pale in comparison to the circumstance that the 4.5 acres are in the floodplain. The entire area, originally a delta, was “dewatered” in the mid-

1800s. It is vulnerable to re-inundation due to sea level rise, which occurred during Superstorm Sandy and, according to the NYC Panel on Climate Change, will occur on a regular basis by the 2030s. It is unconscionable that praise by government officials is placed on a project that will put schoolchildren in such risk. Thomas Paino Long Island City

Stick to the city, Lancman Dear Editor: Earlier this year, City Councilman Rory Lancman wrote an opinion piece claiming that President Trump was responsible for the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States (“Trump fans the flames of anti-Semitism across U.S.,” March 2, multiple editions). His claim was proven wrong when right after that piece was published two major arrests were announced of individuals who called in

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Dear Editor: The Independent Democratic Conference consists of eight state senators, elected as Democrats, who align themselves with Republicans through their leader, Jeffery Klein. This, along with the defection of Simcha Felder, who conferences with the Republicans on his own, provides the Republican minority with a 32-30 majority, and with that all the perks and privileges that come with that. While the IDC states this alliance with Republicans has resulted in “progressive” legislation being passed, this claim does not hold up under closer scrutiny. What the IDC has claimed as legislative victories are instead “progressive-light” versions of what the Assembly passed. As well, for every “progressive” bill the IDC claims victory for, at least five others languish in committee. And while it’s true that IDC members co-sponsor a number of progressive bills, this merely provides them cover for the fact that most of them never make it to the Senate floor for a vote. Why? Because Republicans, as the party in majority, control what gets voted on. While I was encouraged to hear U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand state her opposition to the IDC at her recent town hall meeting at the Flushing Library, my follow-up question on what she could do in her role as junior senator from New York was largely left unanswered. Despite this, the IDC’s near-immediate response to her comments show that they realize the influence our Democratic leaders can exert, if only they would. We need all our elected Democratic leaders, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gov. Cuomo, et al. to continually press to restore the rightful Democratic majority to the NYS Senate. New York can and should be at the vanguard when it comes to promoting progressive values. An unchecked IDC prevents this from happening. Fred Hetzel Flushing

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Dear Editor: This is response to your editorial about a losing battle on bike lanes (“Battling bike lanes is a losing cause,” Aug. 3). I am dead set against bike lanes being put on major thoroughfares in the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn, and I was sorry to see that you say it is a losing battle. I live in Rego Park and now I see bike lanes being put in. I know that Community Board 6 went along with these bike lanes, but at what cost? They have taken away major parking spaces along the s e r v i c e r o a d ONLINE already in Rego Park, and now Miss an editorial or a we wait and see letter cited by a writer? wh at t he e co Want breaking news nom ic impact from all over Queens? will be on these Find the latest news, businesses that past reports from all relied on these over the borough and people to come more at qchron.com. into their shops, I will also wait and see how many parking spaces will be taken away in Forest Hills. There is now only one slip lane entrance to the service road on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, which is not even marked, so if you miss that entrance, you cannot get on the service road until you get to Yellowstone Boulevard. All the other exits have been closed off because of bike lanes. Does that make any sense? As a driver on Queens Boulevard, I see firsthand that some bike riders ignore the bike laws of New York but nothing is being done to crack down on them. Maybe in the city itself it is, but not on Queens Boulevard. Some bike riders, just like some car drivers, go through red lights, dwell in intersections to get a jump on the light changes, wear ear-

buds to either listen to music or talk on their phones, with no helmets, no rearview mirrors, no safety equipment at all. They do not have to carry ID or have insurance. They have to be required, just like drivers, to have some kind of regulations. I asked Mayor de Blasio and Nicole Garcia at his town hall Meeting at Lost Battalion Hall about 13-year-olds who have to ride their bikes in these bike lanes, which is the law in NYC, without a helmet. No one ever brings this up when talking about bike lanes. He told me that my suggestion that every bike rider in NYC has to wear a helmet was a very sincere suggestion and that he would act on it, but the other part about 13-year-olds and up riding on Queens Boulevard was tricky. But nothing so far has been done. I have tried many times to find out how much putting in these bike lanes has cost the taxpayers of New York City, to no avail. Maybe you can find out. Kathleen Schatz Rego Park

multiple threats against Jewish sites — neither one of whom had anything to do with Trump. Now, once again Mr. Lancman wants to get involved in national politics by urging everyone to protest Republican plans to repeal and replace Obamacare. If he wants to do that, it is his right. However, if he wants to criticize the Republican plan he has an obligation to come up with an alternative as to how he would “fix” Obamacare. If he does not, he is not contributing to the dialogue. This paper is full of letters from individuals who criticize various policies but offer no solutions. The standard for public officials should be even higher than for others. I have one more suggestion for Mr. Lancman. Instead of trying to rile up your base with anti-Trump columns, why don’t you write about something that is pertinent to your job? I would like to see him write a column about how he would address the fact that city retiree pension and healthcare costs are taking an ever-larger portion of the city budget. It is a problem that needs to be addressed, and isn’t that why he was actually elected? Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

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OH Bulldogs take home the top prize Softball team beats New Jersey 15-5 to take home regional crown by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

They are the champions, my friend. The Ozone Howard Bulldogs’ 8-10 softball team took home the biggest prize in the program’s history when they were crowned the Eastern Regional Champions. “This championship is the highest you can win at this age level for the girls,” said coach Tiffani Spinelli in an email. “It is a tremendous accomplishment which highlights the amount of hard work and dedication the players and coaches put in. Way to bring the championship home not only to NY but to our hometown of Ozone Park/ Howard Beach! So proud of the girls!” The tournament was held in Jenkins Township, Penn. and ended when the Bulldogs defeated Robbinsville Little League, of New Jersey, 15-5 on Aug. 4. “It was a total feeling of elation,” said Manager Lou Piazza, describing his emotions upon being crowned champions. “It really was surreal ... You never like to set any kind of expectations, you just hope for the best.” The regional championship is the highest honor for the girls’ age group — were they in the next group, they would advance to the Little League World Series. “But still, we’re one of the top four teams

The Ozone Howard Bulldogs softball team won the Eastern Region Championship last Friday. Seen here are Pennsylvania District Administrator Bob Bertoni, top row left, Bulldogs Manager Lou Piazza, Ashley Dalo, Melanie Snyder, Maryloy Piazza, Coach Tiffani Spinelli and Coach John Nolan. Bottom row: Emma Priest, left, Alexa Nolan, Kimberly Piazza, Jovanna Donaruma, Gia PHOTO COURTESY TIFFANI SPINELLI Corcoran and Ashley DeStefano. in the nation and that’s an amazing feeling,” Piazza said. Before heading to the championship game, the Bulldogs had to be one of the top two teams in the Mid-Atlantic pool — which included the Robbinsville Little

League, Plymouth Little League of Pennsylvania and the host team, Mountain Top Little League. “We always try to evaluate each team,” Piazza said of the team’s thinking heading into each game. “We try to apply some kind

of strategy.” The Ozone Howard team cruised to victory in its first two games, crushing Plymouth Little League 14-3 and Mountain Top 11-0. But in the third match, the Bulldogs fell to the team they’d eventually beat for the championship 11-4. In the semi-final, the Bulldogs beat Fairfield Little League, of Connecticut, 13-1. Heading into the final, Piazza knew there had to be a change in his team’s pitching and hitting strategy. “This was a team that beat us in pool play,” he said. “We looked at the way they pitched us, the way they hit off our pitchers in the first game ... so we changed a few things in that regard.” And while the final score line may not suggest so, “there were moments that the game could have swayed the other way,” according to Piazza. “It’s a game of momentum and once you get it, you try to hold on to it,” he said. When asked if the girls, when they get older, could go the distance in the Little League World Series, the manager said “We’re always hopeful. “I have all the faith in the world in these girls,” he said. “I think they can do anything, whatever they put their minds to they Q can do.”

Battaglia, HB native, lauded at Rutgers Practice complex named after former NFL pro who got start in South Queens by Anthony O’Reilly

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It was at age 7 that Howard Beach native Marco Battaglia donned a football helmet with the Lynvets Sports Association in Ozone Park and knew he wanted to make his living on the gridiron. “When I put on that helmet, it was the one thing I wanted to do with the rest of my life,” Battaglia told the Queens Chronicle in a telephone interview Sunday. Little did he know that one day he would not only make it to the NFL, but become one of the most decorated players at Rutgers University and have the school’s brand-new practice field dedicated in his honor. But that’s exactly what happened Sunday when the Marco Battaglia Practice Complex was dedicated during a special ceremony at the East Brunswick, NJ campus. “You get emotional,” Battaglia said. “It’s been ups and downs. It’s been tears and joy and you name it. It’s been a mix of emotions for sure. All good, though.” The practice complex, which will be used by the school’s football team, features two new Kentucky Bluegrass fields with rebuilt drainage, a state-of-the-art LED lighting system, revamped fencing around the perimeter, two new scoreboards and more. “It’s by far, the best in class I’ve ever seen in my journey through the NFL, through

different universities I’ve visited,” the Howard Beach native said. “This is the state-ofthe-art, top facility in the country. Bar none.” Rutgers’ head football Coach Chris Ash called the dedication ceremony “a special day for our football program. “We look forward to getting the most out of this facility as we work to build a firstclass football program,” Ash added. After his tenure with the Lynvets, Battaglia played high school ball for St. Francis Prep under the late legendary coach Vincent O’Connor. He is one of Rutgers’ most decorated players, ranking first among tight ends for reception yards, 2,221, catches, 171, touchdowns, 16, and games with 100 yards or more, seven. During his senior year with the Scarlett Knights in 1995, he was a unanimous first-team All-American and led the nation in catches and touchdowns for a tight end, 69 and 10, respectively, and was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year. But he never really thought something like this would happen. “It doesn’t become real until you’re far removed from your playing days and then somebody has an idea, and it develops into a bigger idea,” he said. “Then you become aware, ‘Hey maybe something special is going to happen 20 years after you last played on the campus.’”

Rutgers University on Sunday dedicated its new practice complex in honor of one of its most decorated football players, Howard Beach native Marco Battaglia. The former football pro got PHOTOS COURTESY RUTGERS ATHLETICS his start in South Queens. Asked what memories came rushing back during the ceremony, he said all of them. “It all comes back,” he said. “It’s not one moment. It’s the camaraderie of the team and the camaraderie of your teammates. It all comes back all full.”

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Campaig n ing early and of ten has g iven t wo Democr at s a sig n if ica nt financial edge in the six-person race for the party’s nomination in the 28th City Council District. Hettie Powell and Richard David both received $ 95,095 in matching f u nds f rom t he cit y’s Ca mpa ig n Fi n a nce Board, adding money to the advantage they already enjoyed in terms of time over Democratic Party-backed candidate Adrienne Adams. With just over a month to go before

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Powell, David get $95K in matching funds the Sept. 12 primary, Powell, who began campaigning not long after she came in second to Ruben Wills in the primary four years ago, had $136,039 in the bank as of Tuesday, according to records obtained on the CFB website. David, who has been campaigning for more than a year, now has an estimated balance of $118,039. Adams, who last week was formally placed on the ballot by the Democrats’ Vacancy Committee, lists $10,168.

Matching funds are provided at the rate of 6 to 1 for qualified small-dollar donations from individuals. Former Councilman Allan Jennings reported $3,445 raised for his campaign thus far and $564 remaining in the bank. Two other late entries into the race, Wills’ ch ief of st aff Jah i Rose and Anthony Andrews Jr. reported no funds either raised or spent as of this week. The vacancy on the Democratic line

was created last month when Wills, the endorsed Democratic candidate in the 28th Dist r ict despite his impending criminal trial, was convicted on state corruption charges and automatically expelled from the Council. A spokesman for Adams said she and the party are working to catch up. “She had to go from zero to 60 in very short order to gain entry at this stage,” he said. “But she was a prolific fundraiser with the public in her [2016 state] campaign, and we’ll be working diligently to make sure she gets the full Q funding match.”

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Karina mourned a year after her death Howard Beach murder victim is called a ‘force of love versus evil’ by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

A year to the day after Karina Vetrano was murdered as she jogged along a popular but heavily overgrown trail in Spring Creek Park near her Howard Beach home, family, friends and complete strangers gathered to remember her in a memorial walk through the streets of her beloved neighborhood. Dozens of people, young and old alike, many dressed all in white, gathered at the intersection of 165th Avenue and 84th Street, from where they slowly made their way past stately houses with perfectly manicured gardens to St. Helen Roman Catholic Church, several blocks away. Escorted by a pair of mounted U.S. Park Police officers, along with members of the NYPD, the crowd, including many clinging to white or purple balloons, passed a sprinkling of neighbors who had come out along the route to show support and pay their respects. Among them were Paulina Tesoriero and her daughter Jessica, 10, who have lived in the area for three years. “We always walked where she would always walk,” the elder Tesoriero said, adding that they continue to do so “as a memorial to her.” But, she admitted, the murder “tainted it for us.” It was on Aug. 2 of last year that Vetrano’s body was found by her father, Phil Vetrano, who became concerned when the 30-year-old

graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School and St. John’s University failed to return from her daily run. The alleged perpetrator, Chanel Lewis of Brooklyn, was arrested for the crime in February after police said DNA evidence placed him at the scene. He pleaded not guilty to multiple charges including first-degree murder. If convicted, he faces life behind bars without the possibility of parole. As the crowd arrived at the church, where another large group had already gathered, the Rev. Francis Colamaria greeted Vetrano’s parents and led them into the church. The pastor reminded the near-capacity crowd in the church, the family’s place of worship and where Vetrano’s funeral service were held, that “this is a time of peace and a time to mourn but also a time to be thankful for so many of you who have supported the Vetrano family in their grief, in their loss. For the last year it has been my prayer that peace be with this family.” He added, “The community has experienced all sorts of emotions, emotions that perhaps have taken us to the brink. We come here a year later to recognize as a community that, united together, in faith and prayer and community we can overcome anything.” Her emotions barely in check, Vetrano’s mother, Cathie, said, “I speak to express my gratitude to all of you. You uplift us. We are

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As she and her husband made their way to an awaiting police vehicle, she was greeted by an elderly woman who took Vetrano’s hands in her own and reminded her of happier times many years ago. “Your daughter played with my granddaughter,” she said. The two women embraced. And, as strains of “Over the Rainbow” filled the air, the crowd released their balQ loons, filling the early evening sky.

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Hundreds of Howard Beach residents joined Phil and Cathie Vetrano to mourn their daughter, Karina Vetrano, on the oneyear anniversary of her murder. The crowd gathered near the Vetranos’ home and walked the path Karina took on her nightly jogs to St. Helen Church, where a brief prayer service was held to mourn and remember the slain Howard Beach resident. Top left: Two mounted U.S. Park Police officers led the memorial walk and the Rev. Francis Colamaria, pastor of St. Helen Church, speaks from the pulpit at the

prayer service. Middle left: Paulina Tesoriero and her daughter, Jessica, 10, paid their respects to their slain neighbor Karina Vetrano as the procession honoring her passed by their home. Top right: Balloons were released into the sky after the memorial service for Karina Vetrano as the unforgettable “Over the Rainbow” played. Above: A near-capacity crowd packed St. Helen Church for the brief service and Phil and Cathie Vetrano speak from the pulpit, remembering their daughter.

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Trump home listed for 20 guests on Airbnb Avella aims to introduce legislation to regulate the online rental marketplace by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Denizens of the alt-right may be thrilled that the Wareham Place home in Jamaica Estates where President Trump first lived as a boy is listed on Airbnb. But with the website’s page for the single-family Tudor boasting that 20 people can sleep there, the situation shocked neighborhood leaders. “Oh my God,” Community Board 8 Chairwoman Martha Taylor told the Chronicle. “This is outrageous.” On Wednesday, the home was listed as available for rental for $725 a night. Taylor, who alerted her board’s district manager to the situation minutes after being interviewed, highlighted that more than three unrelated people are not allowed to live in a house. “Twenty people? Holy mackerel,” Jamaica Estates Association President Ed Toriello said. The ad lists 17 beds as being at 85-15 Wareham Place. Trump lived there as a child before his family moved nearby on Midland Parkway. It was not clear where three other people might sleep. The Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement filed a complaint based on the Chronicle’s inquiry about the Jamaica Estates listing. “We will be going out,” Alexander Schnell, a spokesman for the office, said. “This will be a high priority.” If 17 people are there, he added, “it would exceed the maximum two-guest requirement that the city housing law has.” Photos posted in the listing show framed photos of President Trump in the home, a framed art poster with multicolored por- A man can be seen in the mantel mirror of President Trump’s childhood home on Wareham Place in Jamaica Estates, which can be traits of him a la the Andy Warhol portraits of Marilyn Monroe rented with Airbnb, in a picture on the online rental marketplace’s listing for the property. AIRBNB PHOTO and what appears to be a life-size cutout of Trump. There is also “Suppose once you pay, you don’t like it?” the lawmaker The Wareham Place home is far from the first in Queens to a framed piece of paper hanging on a wall that says that “this bedroom” is likely the place where Trump was conceived and trigger blowback with a listing on the “sharing economy” site. pointed out. The “sharing economy” company has admitted that it only Two people were shot at a Bayside house rented with the service that “The world has never been the same.” Real estate news website Mansion Global reported in March in 2015. And earlier this summer, Avella reached out to the conducts background checks on hosts who are U.S. citizens and that the Wareham Place location would be available for rental, Department of Buildings to get an illegal Airbnb hotel shut have given it enough information about themselves. To the northeast Queens senator, it must be an absolute system. down in Little Neck. although it said nothing about Airbnb. “If it’s not something that they do 100 percent of the time, He hopes to make the rentals safer by bringing them Intrigue has surrounded the house. Earlier this year, a limited who’s to say that somebody who goes on Airbnb couldn’t be a liability corporation called Trump Birth House, whose owner is legally closer to traditional lodging establishments. “It’s just disgraceful that rentals are allowed to operate in pedophile?” unknown, bought the property. In March, a New York Times The online rental marketplace has aggressively spent on our communities without safety protostory reported that someone “with knowlcols,” Avella said. The senator added political campaigns. And the senator is not naive. “Airbnb has edge of the deal” said that the owner is a that Queens civic leaders, concerned staunchly resisted any such safety protocols,” he said, referring Chinese woman. about the rental service’s impact on area to the checks on the company he would like to see. Nobody answered when the Chronicle quality of life and the safety threats it Avella spokesman Conner Quinn said that it has not yet been rang the home’s doorbell on Tuesday. can pose, have voiced “agitation” with determined whether Avella’s proposals would be codified into Airbnb stands by the listing. “This is Airbnb to him. one or several pieces of legislation. And there is no Assembly coone of the millions of Airbnb listings in Requiring photo identification for the sponsor yet, he said, because a bill hasn’t yet been put together. 65,000 cities around the world that offer service’s guests is one of the rules that the Bluntly, the company responded to Avella’s proposed travelers the chance to stay in homes and senator would like to see. A supporter of regulations. communities they might have missed if legislation sponsored by Assemblywom“It is unfortunate that a lawmaker who has taken tens of thouthey stayed in a traditional hotel,” compaan Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) to sands of dollars in campaign contributions from the hotel indusny spokesman Christopher Nulty said in a require the registration of Airbnb rental try would introduce legislation that would punish hardworking prepared statement. addresses with law enforcement authori- New Yorkers,” Nulty said in an email. “If Senator Avella is seriThe Trump administration does not ties, Avella said that he would speak to ous about this issue, he should join Assemblyman [Joe] Lentol appear to be anywhere close to as conthe lower chamber lawmaker and other in fighting for common sense legislation that allows New Yorkcerned as Taylor and Toriello. colleagues concerned about the online ers to share their homes while protecting public safety and “This is not a White House issue so rental marketplace. affordable housing.” there is no comment,” a White House Keeping records about guests with Lentol proposed in the last legislative session to legalize spokesperson said in an email. basic information for three years, which short-term rentals when homeowners can prove that the site in The Chronicle twice called Trump’s short-term rentals do not have to do but question is their primary residence. As the Times Union reportNew Jersey golf club where he has been staying, trying to speak with the com- A sign in the home boasts that the room it legal lodging establishments do, is anoth- ed earlier this year, the Brooklyn politician used language mander-in-chief or a staffer about the hangs in may be the very one in which er policy the northeast Queens lawmaker directly taken from an Airbnb memo in the bill. Avella did not mince words in his response. Wareham Place situation. Messages left President Trump was conceived. FILE PHOTO is interested in. Information about departures and arrivals, including the identity “Airbnb wants to be a player in the hotel industry yet won’t were not returned. Although it falls just outside his district, state Sen. Tony of the guests and the time they got there, would have “to be pro- allow itself to be held to the same standards of that industry,” the lawmaker said in a prepared statement. “My bill would simply Avella (D-Bayside) alerted reporters to the Wareham Place vided to regulators and law enforcement upon request.” Another regulation on the rental company the lawmaker aims bridge the gap between short-term rentals and other lodging home’s Airbnb situation on Monday during a conference call about legislation the senator wants to get passed to regulate the to get implemented concerns its advertisements. On the Airbnb establishments like hotels to create uniformity and protect pubwebsite pages showing the properties available for rental, Avella lic safety. Furthermore, the Lentol bill the Airbnb spokesperson rental service company. “Don’t we usually make presidential homes historic sites?” wants the addresses to be posted. As it stands now, users brows- mentions specifically says it would NOT be required to provide Q ing the site must pay to book a listing before seeing its address. any info on hosts like names or addresses.” he said. “Now, it’s on Airbnb.”

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Some school-based clinics to see drop, others see slight increase by Anthony O’Reilly

school-based health clinics are “carved-in” to Medicaid Managed Care, which means The funding formula for school-based they will no longer receive reimbursement health clinics across the city will change for directly from the state for services they prothe upcoming school year, causing some to vide, the alliance said on its website. “[School-based health clinics] will negotiate see a dramatic drop — 70 percent in some cases — while others, including in Queens, with and receive reimbursement from Medicaid Managed Care plans,” the group said. “The will see a slight increase. The only big increase is for clinics run by carve-in will reduce revenue to SBHCs due to insurmountable Elm hu rst Hospital administrative chalMe d ica l C e nt e r, lenges involving crewhich in the 2017-18 he funding formula for dentialing, contracts c h o ol ye a r w i l l receive $147,394, up school-based health clinics ing, billing and claims processing.” from $0 in 2016-17. has changed, leading to a Since the Great NYC Health + HosRecession, the allipitals /Queens will drop for some while others ance said, health cenalso see a jump from ters statewide have $0 to $63,451. will see an increase. seen a $4 million dip Meanwhile, in funding and the Ja m a ic a Ho s pit a l Medical Center will see its funding go down alliance fears the changes could lead to another near-$40 million drop, which would from $410,556 to $148,150. The changes are partially due to cuts in cause further closures. Four Brooklyn-based clinics have already state funding and the consolidation of state funding lines into “four competitive pools” announced impending closures, according to and a cut in funding “for each pool by 20 DNAInfo, and 20 have closed across New percent — a total reduction of $24.6 mil- York since the 2008 economic downturn. School-based clinics have been included lion,” according to the New York Schoolin Mayor de Blasio’s new community Based Health Alliance. The changes are also due to the fact schools initiative, which seeks to provide Associate Editor

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The funding formula for school-based health clinics has changed, causing some centers to see a FILE PHOTO dramatic drop in funding while others see a slight bump. different institutions with various resources, including access to healthcare. According to the alliance, the majority of children served by these centers are AfricanAmerican, 33 percent, and Hispanic, 44. “For some youth SBHCs are their only source for counseling, health screenings,

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Crowley looks to build on her record Incumbent slams her challenger, saying Holden is ill-suited to serve by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) knows a thing or two about tough elections. She was just 24 years old when she won the Democratic nomination for the 30th Council District in 2001. She was just 30 when she lost to Republican Anthony Como in a special election for that same seat in 2008 before winning a rematch the next fall. The 2012 Democratic primary for New York’s Sixth Congressional District saw Crowley finish a distant third, but she picked herself up and topped the GOP challenger for her Council seat by 18 points two months later. Even in one of Queens’ more conservative districts, Crowley has proven to be a formidable force at the ballot box, and she expects this year to be no different. In a sitdown interview at the Chronicle’s Glendale office last Friday, the two-term lawmaker said with confidence that her record is strong enough to carry her through September’s Democratic primary against Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden, arguably the toughest challenger of her career. “The voters have a choice between me and my opponent,” Crowley said. “They see my record. They know me by now. They know I work hard for the district.” Despite being just 39, Crowley has been in the City Council longer than any other sitting member from Queens aside from Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills). When it comes to the entire 51-member legislative body, only eight people have more experience than her. Crowley believes that is a strength of hers, telling the Chronicle that the district knows what to expect of her by now. “When you’re a Council member, you’re supposed to be the person your community identifies when it comes to the city concerns and needs, to be that person people can go to,” she said. “If you look at my attendance record in the Council, I’m near 100 percent going back eight years. “I’m someone that’s always there for my constituents and I will always be there,” she added. “I wake up in the morning and think, ‘How am I going to do better by my constitutents?’” Before looking ahead to the future, Crowley looked to the past and highlighted what she believed are her greatest accomplishments, such as increasing capacity in district schools, investing heavily in improvements to area parks and libraries and working with the 104th Precinct to reduce crime levels to historic lows. When it comes to education, she noted both planned and completed additions at schools like PS 49, PS/IS 87 and PS/IS 128 are helping alleviate overcrowding somewhat in the part of School District 24 she represents. She also touted this spring’s $2.2 million initiative allocating $100,000 in capital funding to each district school, with the students — or parents, in the case of elementary schools — at those facilities then voting on how they want that money spent. But what the engaged mother of two was most proud of when it comes to the classroom was the passage of legislation she sponsored in 2015 that requires the Department of Education to publicly disclose each year whether it provided state-mandated amounts of physical education in city schools. “When my kids were younger, I was frustrated with the fact that they didn’t have gym every day,” she said, adding the city has since hired more physical education teachers and refurbished dozens of gyms. Despite being an unabashed liberal Democrat, Crowley has been a sharp critic of Mayor de Blasio at times, but never more so than last summer, when the city put forth

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley touts her eight-year record in an interview with the Chronicle last Friday. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

plans to commandeer the Maspeth Holiday Inn Express and convert it into a homeless shelter. Crowley and other area lawmakers slammed de Blasio’s “failed” homelessness policies repeatedly, culminating with the councilwoman and her colleagues filing a lawsuit to stop the plan. That suit was eventually dismissed, but Crowley said the legal action — along with massive community opposition — forced the city to change course somewhat and only rent some rooms at the hotel. Holden and others in the community accused Crowley repeatedly of not fighting hard enough against the city’s plan, and there was even an unverified rumor going around the area that Crowley was complicit in the usage of the hotel as a shelter. But the lawmaker said last Friday she was proud to have won the fight against the proposal. “I fought the shelter in court in the legal way I had the capacity to. The mayor had a plan that was illegal and we stopped him,” she said. “I don’t understand what my opponent would have wanted me to do differently or what he could have done better.” If she’s able to defeat Holden in September and November — her opponent is also running on the Reform and Conservative party lines in the general election — Crowley said she plans to keep holding the mayor’s feet to the fire when it comes to changing his ways on homelessness. In addition to demanding the mayor invest more in affordable housing development in her district and others, Crowley said she plans on pushing a trio of bills in an effort to force the city, specifically the Department of Homeless Services, to be much more transparent. The first would create an inspector general position whose sole job would be to monitor the DHS and the Human Resources Administration. The two agencies are already overseen by a pair of inspector generals, but they are also responsible for providing oversight for two other departments. The second bill would force the city to publicly report on a daily basis how many homeless people are living in shelters per borough, instead of just on a city level. Her final piece of legislation would require the DHS to enter into contracts to operate homeless shelters with property owners instead of service providers, making it harder for building violations accrued by the former to slide under the radar.

“We need much more regulation,” Crowley said, “and we need to hold those property owners accountable.” When it comes to transportation in the district, Crowley plans on charging ahead with her proposal to reactivate commuter rail service on the Long Island Rail Road’s Lower Montauk line between Jamaica and Long Island City, two decades after it was discontinued over low ridership. She says the proposal, which the MTA is “three-quarters” of the way done studying, would give residents of Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood and Maspeth — an area many label a transit desert — a new, quicker way to get to Manhattan. “The right-of-way is owned by the MTA and they have it within their ability to put the money in place to make this a reality,” she said. “This would provide that interand intraborough service that we’re lacking right now. We’re stretched thin.” Should she be victorious in the fall, Crowley would be entering into her final consecutive term in the Council. When asked if she viewed light rail service, if realized, as a possible legacy builder, she laughed and said as long as it makes a difference in someone’s life, it will be worth it. “I don’t care if my name is on it or the governor’s name is on it,” she said. “I live two blocks away, my mother lives on the rail. This is a district I care about and I would like to leave it better off transportation-wise than when I found it, and I think this would do that.” Despite both being Democrats, Crowley and Holden disagree on a number of issues, most notably on the proposal to close the incarceration facilities on Rikers Island and replace them with community-based detention centers located nearer to courthouses. While Crowley said she would not support a jail in her district, she noted it would save the city millions to house inmates as close to courthouses as possible. “I think detention centers should be near courthouses,” she said. “We spend over $30 million every year just transporting inmates to courthouses.” In recent weeks, Holden has accused Crowley of wanting to relocate the Middle Village training academy for corrections officers to Rikers Island, but the lawmaker emphatically shot that claim down, saying she actually wants to expand the site. “I never said that,” she said. “Do I want an academy in my district? Yes.” One thing the candidates do agree on is a personal dislike for each other. While Crowley did give Holden credit for being such a motivated and effective civic leader, she compared her outspoken opponent’s brash style to that of President Trump, saying his divisiveness makes him unsuited for public office. Additionally, she questioned his passion for the job he seeks, calling Holden’s past comments about not being wholeheartedly interested in winning elective office “silly” and “juvenile.” “He should say something like, ‘I want to be the Council member and this is why I’m running,’” she said. A July 31 Crowley for NYC press release announcing Gov. Cuomo’s endorsement of the incumbent went even further, saying Holden has a “record of taking strong antiwoman, anti-LGBTQ and conservative stances.” When pressed for examples of those stances, Crowley simply cited his quarterly production of the Juniper Park Civic Association’s magazine, which sometimes features right-wing commentary. “He’s the editor of the Juniper Berry,” Crowley said. “Whether it’s him controlling the Twitter handle of the Juniper Park Civic or whether it’s articles he allows to be Q written, his fingerprints are all over it.”

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Old elevated tracks are a point of contention between D30 hopefuls by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line isn’t just an issue for central and South Queens Councilmembers Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), respectively, to discuss. A short sliver of the rail runs through the 30th Council District, and the two hopefuls for that seat offered their own ideas for the future of the elevated tracks in interviews with the Chronicle last week. The dueling plans for the 3.5-mile line from Rego Park to Ozone Park include an elevated park called the QueensWay — similar to the popular High Line on Manhattan’s west side — and the reactivation of rail service, giving South Queens residents another way of getting around. While a number of people along the length of the line are in favor of leaving the tracks as they are, support for the park plan seems to be higher on the rail’s northern end while those who live near its southern section tend to be more in favor of a train. But Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), the incumbent lawmaker seeking her third term, thinks both plans could coexist just fine. “The Forest Hills and Rego Park communities that don’t want that train reactivated,

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Crowley’s opponent in September’s Democratic primary, Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden, took a different stance last Thursday. “Why wouldn’t you be for rail? ” he asked. “Have you ever driven down Woodhaven Boulevard? If you know Woodhaven Boulevard, you would know we desperately need another rail line.” In addition to the exorbitant cost of reactivating commuter service — hundreds of millions of dollars, at least — another pressing issue would be the displacement of the Forest Hills Little League complex on Fleet Street, where over 1,000 children from across the city participate in baseball, softball and soccer leagues. Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), a QueensWay supporter, has been adamant about protecting the youth sports league from relocation at all costs. But Holden said she and other opponents of the rail line need to consider what’s best for the countless residents who could benefit from another train. “We could find space for them. I love that little league,” he said, noting Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village would be a viable option. “But for the greater good of Queens and all those residents, we could certainly Q find space for them.”

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Holden hopes to pull off the upset Civic president says no one fights for his community quite like him by Christopher Barca

“There’s no rhyme or reason to close Rikers,” he said. “Rebuild the facilities on the island, there’s plenty of Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden room. Why would we want community jails?” Holden also accused Crowley of wanting to shift the says he needs a long vacation with his wife, Amy, more corrections officers’ training facility in Middle Village to than he does the City Council position he’s running for. But his opponent, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley Rikers Island, a claim she vehemently denied in an inter(D-Glendale), needs to win the Sept. 12 Democratic pri- view with the Chronicle last Friday [see separate story]. Another pillar of his is addressing the homelessness mary more than anything, he says, and that’s why the 30th crisis and, specifically, the way undomiciled individuals Council District needs a change in leadership. “I don’t need this job. I’m doing this because I’ve been are treated. When the city proposed taking over the Maspeth Holiurged by so many people in the neighborhood,” Holden day Inn Express and using it as a homeless shelter last said. “I had no plans to run. I wanted to relax and travel.” In a sitdown interview with the Chronicle’s editorial August, the civic leader helped lead massive, daily proboard last Thursday, Holden went so far as to call the tests against the plan, even leading marches on other such Democratic primary against his longtime adversary a locations across the city to raise awareness to the community’s plight. “win-win.” The city eventually relented somewhat, renting a numIf he pulls off the upset, the neighborhood sheds itself of Crowley in favor of someone looking to “stir up things” ber of rooms in the hotel to house the undomiciled. Holden and his civic colleagues filed a lawsuit last year to stop in the Council. If she wins in both September and November — Holden the plan, as well. “The mayor was trying to isolate Maspeth, but we took is running on the Reform and Conservative lines in the general election — the recently retired college professor that away from him,” he said. “We formed a coalition of and father of three adult children gets to go on that vaca- united civics around the whole city.” To better involve residents in the tion he’s been wanting. planning and operation of homeless But based on what he said over more shelters — as well as helping the peothan two hours with Chronicle staffers, ple living there — Holden said he plans it seems Holden almost certainly wants to introduce legislation that would the job more than he lets on. ’ve looked into her mandate the creation of neighborhood “Anyone that follows me or knows eyes and I know advisory boards for each facility. my history knows I’ve always fought “We can find people homes, counsel for this neighborhood,” he said. “I’m a she doesn’t care.” them on how to get a job, get people fighter.” drug treatments,” he said. “[Mayor de While Holden lacks a legislative — Bob Holden on Blasio] has said we should have neighrecord, he said voters should study his Elizabeth Crowley borhood advisory boards, but that was ex t e n sive h ist or y i n pu sh i ng for only for siting shelters. I say go a step improvements, large and small, across further.” Middle Village and Maspeth before When it comes to transportation, the outspoken civic and during 19-year tenure as Juniper Park Civic Associaleader slammed Crowley’s proposal to re-establish passention president. And when he wasn’t addressing community concerns, ger light rail service along the Lower Montauk freight line Holden was helping lead the successful MidVille Dodgers between Jamaica and Long Island City — which the MTA youth baseball program that produced multiple Major is in the process of studying — calling it “ludicrous.” “It’s going to fail,” he said, citing structural issues with League Baseball draftees — even cutting Juniper Valley redesigning a number of bridges and crossings. Park’s grass twice a week. Speaking on more citywide subjects, Holden said the But his greatest accomplishment, he said, is the conversion of the property containing the Elmhurst gas tanks, recent spate of subway issues proves New York’s public owned by Keyspan Energy, on Grand Avenue into the transportation system pales in comparison to the ones he’s used in cities like St. Petersburg, Russia. sprawling, beloved park it’s become today. As was the case with a number of issues discussed, Some entities in the community were vehemently in favor of a Home Depot proposed for the site, but Holden Holden didn’t get into specifics when it comes to his legsaid the pressure he and his civic put on developers and islative or policy proposals. But he did urge Gov. Cuomo fellow community leaders over the course of a few years and Mayor de Blasio to acknowledge their failures when it comes to the MTA and come together to fix the agency. made the difference. “It’s an aging system,” he said. “Every governor over “I go by Elmhurst Park every day and I say, ‘That would have been a Home Depot if it wasn’t for me. Bob the last 20 years hasn’t done what they should have done. Holden made a difference,’” he said. “When you do some- We should have been modernizing on a regular basis.” Financially, Holden said the city would be better off not thing that changes the landscape and the history of the using taxpayer dollars to pay for the mayor’s legal defense neighborhood, there’s no better feeling.” When asked what issues would be top priorities for him in his corruption investigations, adding, when asked if elected, Holden broached the controversial plan to close where else the city might save money, that he would the correctional facility on Rikers Island, replacing it with explore cutting the Department of Education’s “bloated” budget. community-based jails. When it comes to the city’s students, the civic leader is Sparked largely by the 2015 suicide of Kalief Browder, a teenager who was brutalized for three years at the aging, a strong advocate of charter and parochial schools, saying poorly managed facility awaiting a petty theft trial that anyone who isn’t doesn’t have the best interest of the never happened, the proposal includes replacing Rikers pupils, their parents and the severely overcrowded school with jails built near courthouses in each borough, among district in mind. “I would certainly fight for vouchers. We have Catholic other reforms. Holden differs from his opponent on the issue, saying schools that are sitting mostly empty, yet we build on pubthe last thing neighborhoods like Kew Gardens need is lic schoolyards,” he said. “Why not create a program where parents who send their kids to parochial schools get prisoners awaiting trial down the block. Associate Editor

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Bob Holden is looking to unseat Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley in September’s Democratic primary. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA a tax write-off?” When asked about his campaign, the first-time candidate said he didn’t see the point of stumping for votes. Calling it a “waste of time,” Holden noted there have been days where prospective voters have slammed the door in his face, leaving him depressed. “If you don’t know Bob Holden, you’re not paying attention,” he said. “I could be doing something better for the neighborhood than campaigning. “I dedicated over 30 years in the neighborhood fighting on every little stinking issue,” Holden added, “but they can’t spend 30 seconds to sign a petition to get me on the ballot?” The civic leader has been one of the largest figures in Middle Village for years, but his status as a rookie candidate has left him reaching out to political veterans for advice. One of those gurus is John Haggerty Jr., a GOP operative who recently served 10 months in prison for laundering $750,000 from Michael Bloomberg’s 2009 mayoral campaign. Asked about his ties to Haggerty — whose resume includes serving as a consultant to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign — Holden said the convicted felon is just a friend. “Did he go to jail? Yes. Do I defend that? No,” he said. “He’s not a rapist. I don’t even know what he did. But I’ll call him for advice because he’s a friend.” A self-described moderate Democrat, Holden said the last thing he will do in the Council, if elected, is toe the party line without fail. While he believes he’ll work well with colleagues from both parties he respects — specifically mentioning Councilmembers Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Borough President Melinda Katz by name — he won’t be afraid to stir things up. “Electeds always circle the wagons for each other,” he said. “You’ll know I’ll rock the boat. I like rocking the boat because the boat needs to be rocked a little bit.” At the end of the day, he said, the 30th Council District can’t take one more day with Crowley at the helm. “I don’t need this job, but she does. I’m not a politician, but she is,” he said. “I’ve looked into her eyes and I know Q she doesn’t care.”

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The office of Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has confirmed the designation of $2 million in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget to help the NYPD permanently beef up security at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Katzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office said the money has been earmarked for a mobile command center and equipment. Further details will be released in the future. The NYPD referred all questions to Katzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office. Geoffrey Croft, president of New York Cit y Pa rk Advocates, said Wednesday that he had not heard of the funding. He said additional NYPD presence is needed in the park, and that a mobile command center would be far preferable to a bricks-and-mortar substation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Among parks, the crime rate is second only Central Park,â&#x20AC;? Croft said. While not wishing to say too much until hearing more details, Croft hopes the 897-acre park would become its own command with regular beat cops rather than just rotating officers in and out from surrounding precincts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just like Central Park,â&#x20AC;? he said. Q â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Gannon

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Elected officials and Howard Beach advocates are pushing the Department of Transportation to implement more changes at the Lindenwood Triangle, which has been the site of many crashes and pedestrian injuries. The DOT in February changed No Parking regulations on the west and south curbs of 88th Street and 153rd Avenue to No Standing Anytime in an effort to increase visibility for drivers. But even back then, area leaders said thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It needs to be completely reconfigured,â&#x20AC;? Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, said at the time. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) issued a statement Tuesday saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really have to step in and completely re-evaluate this intersection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This intersection has been identified by the civic association and other residents as a menace, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a clear project for the DOT to move forward on, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re calling for an end to the foot-dragging, right now.â&#x20AC;? Residents say the triangle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where 153rd and 155th avenues meet 88th Street â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has poor visibility and confusing signage resulting in many crashes and near-misses. The latest high-profile incident took place

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Making the home of your dreams a reality In the 2017 housing market, those who choose to pursue the dream of owning a home face several important decisions, such as how much to put toward a down payment. Twenty percent down is typically recommended by most lenders. While 20 percent is not a requirement, paying less can have a big impact on the amount you pay monthly. It is important for homebuyers to know that when seeking a conventional loan with less than 20 percent down of the sales price or appr aised value of t he home, lenders will often require Private Mortgage Insurance. This article takes a deeper look at PMI by answering the most common questions on the topic. What is PMI? PMI is a type of mortgage insurance. Like most other types of mortgage insurance, it protects the lender in the event the borrower is unable to repay the remainder of the loan. In many cases, PMI is required on conventional loans when the buyer has a down payment of less than 20 percent. Some lenders may offer conventional loans that require a smaller down payment without PMI, but the tradeoff can typically be a higher interest rate.

How does PMI affect your loan? PMI can affect your loan in several different ways depending on the loan type and the lender. In some cases, the PMI will be required in a lump sum at the time of closing. This PMI payment type is called an upfront premium. Other PMI plans call for monthly payme nt s whe r e t h e t ot a l value of the PMI is divided a nd factored i nto you r month ly mor tgage payments. The PMI can generally be cancelled under certain conditions once 20 percent of the amount borrowed has been reduced from the principal balance, or amount borrowed. Finally, the lender may also opt for a plan that requires both upfront and monthly PMI payments. In this case a portion of the PMI is paid at the time of closing, and then the remaining PMI is paid as part of the monthly mortgage payment. Alternatives to PMI Some government-backed loans offer alternative options to buyers paying less than 20 percent down on a home loan. There are several of these loans and each has a different approach to handling down payments and mortgage insurance. By being educated on the different types of

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Financing your home improvement projects Many homeowners recognize that improving and maintaining a property makes a home more livable for its inhabitants and more attractive to prospective buyers when the time comes to erect a “For Sale” sign in the front yard. But a well-maintained home also provides additional benefits. According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, home improvements not only raise the values of individual homes, but they tend to raise neighborhood standards as well. Home improvements can create jobs and help local communities flourish economically. Maintaining a home can be a costly undertaking. Home improvement projects can be expensive whether homeowners hire professionals or tackle renovation projects on their own. The following are a handful of options homeowners can consider as they look for ways to finance renovation projects. • Paying outright: Paying for the renovations upfront and in full is perhaps the simplest way to finance a project. Homeowners who have the cash to pay for renovations outright won’t have to worry about interest rates or balloon payments. • Mortgage refinancing: Some homeowners tap into their home equity to cover home remodeling projects. Refinancing a mortgage means paying off the debt owed and starting over with a completely new loan. Refinancing comes with various fees and can cost between 3 and 6 percent of the loan’s principal. • Home equity loans and lines of credit: Both of these options are commonly referred to as second mortgages. When homeowners apply for home equity loans or lines

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Take a sneak peak at Don’t trust DOT stats on the new Kew bookshop OPINION

bike safety — or anything by Allan Rosen Leave it to the New York City Department of Transportation to bend and manipulate statistics. In your Aug. 3 editorial “Battling bike lanes is a losing cause” you cite some DOT statistics heralding the safety of cycling to promote their agenda of increasing the number of bike lanes. The negatives of losing travel and parking lanes are summarily dismissed. You show the average number of deaths per year falling despite a dramatic increase in the number of cyclists as well as other favorable statistics, and quote the number of fatalities per million excursions. However, the DOT report shows the numbers of those killed or seriously injured comparing the five-year periods of 2006-10 with 2011-15 actually rose from 365 to 392, or 7.4 percent. But check the footnote in the DOT study. It says that 2015 data was not available. Therefore, they are using four years of data for a five-year period without extrapolating for the fifth year. If we do that, the 392 becomes a projected 490, or a whopping 34 percent increase in the number of those killed or seriously injured comparing the two five-year periods. So the truth is that the more we encourage cycling by increasing the number of bike lanes, the more will die or be seriously injured even if the numbers of those killed or seriously injured declines per million excursions. Perhaps, instead of building more bike lanes, it would be wiser to invest in promoting bus ridership, which is safer, by improving bus service reliability and routing. It took my friend three hours the other day to travel from Astoria to Brooklyn using two buses and a train; one hour of that time was spent waiting for two buses. If pedestrian deaths rose by 34 percent, it would be considered catastrophic. A single pedestrian fatality in 40 years was enough for the DOT to declare an intersection in Sheepshead Bay dangerous enough to ban

left turns for buses la st yea r. T h re e pedestrian deaths a year on a long roadway such as Woodhaven Bou leva rd makes it one of the “most d a ngerous roadways” in the city. Three deaths a r e n’t d r a m a t i c enough; instead the DOT cites statistics over a 15-year period. So why do they not also show the number of bicycle fatalities over a 15-year period? Why do they gather bicycle statistics per million excursions? Why aren’t the number of pedestrian fatalities quoted “per million street crossings?” That is not done because the percentage of fatalities would seem infinitesimal. But DOT’s agenda is to make it appear that crossing the street is exceedingly dangerous to justify Vision Zero. Statistics are supposed to help guide policy, not collected in a manner to justify predetermined policy, as the DOT consistently does. It hides the fact that Select Bus Service costs more to operate and in most cases has led to a loss of paid riders. Instead, the DOT brags about SBS buses traveling faster when the true measure of success is if passenger trip times are reduced. They are not for the vast majority of bus riders. When it was pointed out to the DOT that a simple calculation using its data showed an exclusive bus lane on Woodhaven Boulevard slowed traffic by 38 percent, it removed that page of statistics from its website and replaced it with modeling data instead. Here, the DOT is counting on no one reading a footnote when it used fouryear data for a five-year period. Don’t trust anything the DOT tells you without checking the fine print and asking questions. Q Allan Rosen is a retired director of bus planning for MTA New York City Transit.

Lefferts Blvd. is home to the boro’s second independent bookstore by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Borough bookworms rejoice. Queens is now home to two independent bookstores. Friends Holly Nikodem, Natalie Noboa and Vina Castillo accomplished their dream of owning their own shop last weekend, when they opened Kew & Willow Books at 81-63 Lefferts Blvd. for the first of two sneak previews. “We will never forget our first customer walking in and the first book purchase,” the trio said on their Facebook page last Sunday. “We were so happily overwhelmed by the community’s love and encouragement. We truly love you, Kew Gardens, Queens, and those who trekked over from all around.” The three women are all former employees of the Barnes & Noble branch formerly located on Austin Street in Forest Hills, which closed in January 2016. In the weeks that followed, Nikodem, Noboa and Castillo started the Queens Bookshop Initiative — their quest to open their own bookstore through a call for donations. By April 2016, over 800 contributors from across the metropolitan area had given the group a collective $72,000 to help make their dream a reality. Nearly a year of scouring empty storefronts followed before Nikodem, of Massapequa, LI, Noboa, of Briarwood, and Castillo, of Richmond Hill, came across the Lefferts Boulevard location. Kew Gardens Civic Association President Dominick Pistone said the bookstore’s soft opening, along with the ongoing Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema down the street, make it an incredibly exciting time to call the neighborhood home. “I think they can do well. There are plenty of people in the neighborhood who wouldn’t mind browsing through a local bookshop,” Pistone said. “I think it’s a great

The Queens Bookshop Initiative has found a home for their new store on Lefferts Boulevard FACEBOOK PHOTO in Kew Gardens. thing for our neighborhood and I really hope it succeeds. I’m hoping they take off.” Dozens of Kew Gardens residents have taken to the neighborhood’s Facebook page to wish their new neighbors luck. “Many of us lamented the loss of Barnes & Noble in Forest Hills,” Jeff Tone wrote. “The Queens Bookshop at 81-63 Lefferts Boulevard is a new, independent bookstore and a valued resource for our community. Let’s make sure it remains by actually buying books here!” In addition to various genres of books, including titles for children, other items such as mugs and tote bags are also for sale. The bookstore’s second two-day sneak preview will take place this weekend, with the hours of operation being 12 to 8 p.m. Q both days.

Interchange project enters phase three by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The Kew Gardens Interchange Project is entering its $110 million third phase. According to a state Department of Transportation letter sent to the Kew Gardens Civic Association in late July, the replacement of the Van Wyck Expressway’s southbound two-lane viaduct over the Grand Central Parkway is underway. Built in place of it will be a continuous three-lane viaduct, as well as new exits to the Jackie Robinson Parkway and Union Turnpike westbound. Part of the project also includes the closure of the

82nd Avenue pedestrian bridge over the Van Wyck, which got underway this week. That span won’t reopen to the public until the end of 2018. “The closure is necessary in order to widen, reconfigure and reconstruct the southbound Van Wyck Expressway,” state DOT representative Geoff Rick said in the letter. Over $300 million worth of work reconstructing the maze of thoroughfares further south in Briarwood, as well as building a new entrance to that neighborhood’s subway station, has already been Q completed.

The 82nd Avenue pedestrian bridge above the Van Wyck Expressway is closed through 2018. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

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Anthony Herbert Hoover in 1928 famously promised at the Republican National Committee that if he won, there would be a “chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.” And while he never made good on that promise, the bird can be seen in just about every American home. Back in Hoover’s days, poultry wasn’t a common item found in

food stores. But according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, it will become the most consumed meat in the world, kicking pork out of first place, by 2023. In America alone, people ate an average of 60 pounds of chicken in 2014, according to Priceonomics. And while people prepare chicken every way possible, there’s one method that’s stood the test of

time and is used almost wherever you go — we’re talking fried chicken, of course. Whether it’s your grandma’s special recipe or a blend of 11 secret herbs and spices, most folks here have their way of preparing it. Enjoyed hot or cold, it’s one of the best comfort foods out there, and a staple of the summer picnic basket. And with the summer days winding down and school soon to begin

again, the opportunities for a family picnic are now limited. So we decided this would be the perfect time to grab some drumsticks, load up the pic-a-nic basket and head out to our favorite city park and enjoy the great outdoors while we still can. So buy a bird, get your apron on and learn how to make some great fried chicken. Continued page continued onon page 28

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“The Jim Henson Exhibition,” with nearly 300 artifacts including 47 puppets tracing the film and TV career of the Muppets creator and his impact on popular culture on permanent display. Related live events and screenings of Muppet movies and other Henson films thru Sun., Aug. 27, various times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“The Emperor’s New Clothes,” a performance of the classic tale about a delusional ruler followed by a civic engagement workshop to help people take action on issues, by the In-Sight Dance Co. Fri., Aug. 11, 7 p.m., Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39 St. Free. Info: (718) 784-6173, insightdance.org.

Angry Birds Universe,” with attendees using slingshots to propel balls with the images of characters from the video game series, learning about its creation and about real birds, and more. Thru Sun., Aug. 27, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. High School to Art School alumni show, with works by six graduates of the Queens Council on the Arts program that sends HS students to some of the country’s best arts schools. Sat., Aug. 19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Experimental Space at Reis Studios, 43-01 22 St., 3rd floor, Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 505-3012, queenscouncilarts.org. “Summer through Greta’s Lens,” nature photography from single flowers to misty landscapes, all on 35-mm film and unaltered, by Greta Jaklitsch. Thru Tue., Aug. 29, Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested $2. Info: (718) 3596227, vomuseum.org. “Picturing Female Robots and Androids,” a look at the portrayal of women in various media, from ancient times to today, including “Lady Fortune,” left, based on Julie Wosk’s book “My Fair Ladies: Female Robots, Androids, and Other Artificial Eves.” Thru Sun., Sept. 3, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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Dance at Socrates, with various companies performing in a partnership with the Norte Maar collaborative arts organization. Sat., Aug. 12 and 19, 4-5:30 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org, nortemaar.org.

“Maureen Gallace: Clear Day,” paintings drawn from the American landscape and still-life traditions, but with elements that unsettle the reassuring sentimentality of the genres. Thru Sun., Sept. 10, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. Photos of Astoria & NYC, with a rotating selection of pictures by Astoria photographer Brian Sills, available for sale. Thru Thu., Nov. 30. QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 4513873, qedastoria.com.

MUSIC Jazz in the Garden, with 2-4-1 performing, as a fundraiser for the Federated Blocks of Laurelton group. Sun., Aug. 13, 3-7 p.m., Theta Chi Chapter headquarters, 219-03 Merrick Blvd., Laurelton. $40. Info: (718) 528-1152, (917) 642-7785, (917) 750-0966, (917) 969-6215 or (718) 276-6989.

FILM Where are you going to get Christopher Walken belting out Tom Jones’ “Delilah” on a quintessential Queens street with a squad of “NYPD” dancers behind him? As far as we know, only in “Romance & Cigarettes,” the freewheeling rom-com directed by Queens’ own John Turturro, who’ll introduce it at a free screening this Wednesday. See Film. GREENESTREET FILMS / UNITED ARTISTS Albert Muland, the renowned violinist in concert, with refreshments afterward. Sun., Aug. 13, 2 p.m., Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center, 193-10 Peck Ave., Fresh Meadows. $5. Info: (718) 3575100, ffmjc.com. British Dependency, a three-piece reggae band from the island of Anguilla, part of Kupferberg Center for the Arts SummerSounds series. Sat., Aug. 12, 6 p.m., Hunters Point South Park, 4-10 Center Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 5700920, kupferbergcenter.org/summer-sounds, britishdependency.com. High and Mighty Brass Band, playing New Orleansstyle jazz, part of weekly Live at the Gantries concert series. Tue., Aug. 15, 7 p.m., Gantry Plaza State Park, 4-09 47 Road, Long Island City. Free. Info: Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org. Brianna Thomas, the jazz singer known for getting across an array of emotions with her multitonal voice, to wrap up Hot Jazz/Cool Garden Summer Concert Series. Sat., Aug. 12, 2-4 p.m., Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107 St., Corona. $20. Info: (718) 478-8274, louisarmstronghouse.org. COURTESY PHOTO

THEATRE “The Little Mermaid,” the Disney musical based on the film based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a mermaid who dreams of the

world above the sea, by the St. Gregory’s Theatre Group. Thu.-Sat., Aug. 10-12, 8 p.m. (also 2 p.m. Aug. 12); Sun., Aug. 13, 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, sgtg.org. “Garden of Delights,” a show “designed to punish and delight audiences in equal measure,” about the experiences of a self-loathing actress, in a setting based on Hieronymus Bosch’s painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” by the Dirt [Contained] Theatre Co. Fri.-Sun., Aug. 11-13; The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. $25; $15 seniors, students. Info: 7908552455, dirtcontained.com. “1776,” the musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, by the JC Players. Sat., Aug. 12, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 13, 3 p.m., Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. $20; $15 seniors, students. Info: (917) 647-7526, facebook.com/jcplayers.

Asian-American International Film Festival, with seven shorts on the theme Made in NYC: Love Letters to New York, Fri., Aug. 11, 8 p.m.; and “I Can I Will I Did,” a 2017 drama about a depressed, disabled teen who finds new life through martial arts, Sat., Aug. 12, 8 p.m.; Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema, with dozens of films of all kinds, from shorts to feature-length, from dramas to documentaries; plus filmmaker Q-andA sessions and more. Thru Sun., Aug. 13, varying times, Kew Gardens Cinemas, 81-05 Lefferts Blvd.; Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park; other ancillary locations. Varying prices. Info: (929) 278-5432, kewgardensfestivalofcinema.com. “Romance & Cigarettes,” the zany, anarchic, profane 2005 musical romantic comedy with an all-star cast about relationships, sex and more, all set in Queens; with live intro by director John Turturro. Wed., Aug. 16, 7 p.m. (prescreening concert; intro at dusk), Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

“Henry IV, Part I” and “Measure for Measure,” a historical play about events surrounding an English king in 1402-03 and a dark comedy with serious themes of justice and virtue, respectively, both by Shakespeare, put on by the Hip to Hip Theatre Co. Nearly every day thru Sun., Aug. 19, various times, various Queens parks (and elsewhere). Workshop for kids before each show. Free. Info: (718) 729-8567, hiptohip.org.

AUDITIONS The Melodians, for the fall 2017 season of singing Broadway show tunes, opera and more for seniors around Queens. Mon., Aug. 14, 1-3 p.m., Austin St. Senior Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Bring music if possible, accompanist is available. Info: Lena (718) 592-0178, David (718) 275-0244.

“North by Northwest,” the revered 1959 Hitchcock spy thriller starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, with action from New York to Mt. Rushmore. Fri., Aug. 11, sundown, Rufus King Park, between Jamaica and 89 Aves. and 150 and 153 Sts., Jamaica. Last in Classic Film Fridays series. Free. Info: (718) 657-2605. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER

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Big dreams, both below the sea and on Broadway by Mark Lord qboro contributor

Leave it to the creative team behind The St. Gregory’s Theatre Group to come up with an eye-popping production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” in the tight confines of a Bellerose basement. The show focuses on Ariel, a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. Surrounding her are an assortment of intriguing characters — both good and evil — all of whom are brought to vivid life by a talented multigenerational, multiethnic cast. Sarah Manas sings pleasantly in the leading role, and she is matched by the

‘The Little Mermaid’ When: Thu.-Sat., Aug. 10-12, 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., Aug. 12-13, 2 p.m. Where: St. Gregory the Great Church, 242-20 88 Ave., Bellerose Tickets: $18; $15 seniors, students; $9 kids under 12. (718) 989-2451, sgtg.org

dulcet tones of Joe Mendez as her prince. Carnell E. Angel, physically imposing and vocally impressive, makes an appropriate King Triton, while the dexterous Matthew Disiena gets quite a workout as the crab Sebastian. James Brautigam steals a couple of scenes as two disparate characters, Scuttle the seagull and Chef Louis. Kelly Pipa is a joy as lecherous sea witch Ursula, who delivers one of the show’s best songs, “Poor Unfortunate Souls.” The score also includes a couple of near-classics, the plaintive “Part of Your World” and “Under the Sea,” a big, colorful production number featuring nearly the entire cast. But it is the physical production that is the true star here. Director Kathy Rollo Ferrara and choreographer Deanna Mayo fill the tight playing area to the brim, with actors appearing from every direction, as the three-piece band, led by musical director Jon Riss, plays nearly without a break. Set designer Todd Wilkerson and his team created a total underwater environment, abetted immeasurably by Marjorie Wilkerson’s stunning costume designs.

Sarah Manas shines as Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” while Rosario Amico, front, and his fellow “West Side Story” Jets get clever with “Gee, Officer Krupke” in “It’s PHOTOS BY MARK LORD a Musical.”

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While the space makes for tremendous intimacy, it also poses a couple of probWhen: Thu.-Sat., Aug. 10-12, 8 p.m.; lems: The audience is seated to the sides Sat., Aug. 12, 2 p.m. and the lights are often blinding. But the Where: Immaculate Conception Center, p r o d u c t i o n r e m a i n s a m u s t- s e e 7200 Douglaston Pkwy., experience. Douglaston Another show not to be missed is playTickets: $18; $15 seniors, students; $9 ing not so far away in Douglaston: “It’s a kids under 12. (347) 556-3325, Musical,” a sleek, professional compilathejosephinefoundation.org tion celebrating the 15th anniversary of continued on page 31

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St. Michael’s will commemorate the attacks of 9/11 this year on Saturday, September 9th at 2PM. For the first time St. Michael’s will introduce an essay competition open to all school children. The essay will be “What it means to be an American.” Winners will be announced on Sept. 9th. The Grand Prize is $1500 generously presented by NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK. Prizes to be used for educational purposes only for high school or college bound students. There will be two other groups, divided

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The best fried chicken This food writer believes that the longer you spend in the kitchen, the better your food will taste. So while this recipe won’t be ready in a flash, the end result is worth the wait. Ingredients: • 3-4 lbs. of chicken pieces • 5 cups of strained pickle juice • 4 cups of buttermilk • canola or vegetable oil • 6 cups white all-purpose flour • 4 tbsps. smoked paprika • 1 tbsp. sweet paprika • 1 tbsp. dried mustard • 1 tbsp. whole fennel seed • 1 tbsp. ground black pepper • 4 tbsps. kosher salt • 1 tbsp. poultry seasoning • cayenne (optional)

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• In a large pot, submerge the chicken pieces in the pickle juice. Refrigerate for 12-24 hours. • Remove chicken from pickle juice and submerge in buttermilk. Refrigerate for 4-24 hours. • In a large bowl, combine the flour with the herbs and spices. If you like it spicy, add as much cayenne as you want. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then dredge in the flour, shaking off the excess. • In a large saucepan, heat 4 inches of oil in a large saucepan over medium until a thermometer reads 325 F. • Working in batches, slowly add the chicken, turning occasionally to avoid it sticking to the pan. Cook white meat for about 15

Fried chicken, an American classic.

minutes and dark meat for about 20, or until you stick a thermometer in the pieces and it reads 165 F. • When done, place on a cooling rack and immediately sprinkle with salt. • Put in your favorite Tupperware or other carrying device and place in your picnic basket. Serve with lemon wedges. Quick fried chicken Did you forget about the family picnic? Get a last-minute invitation and can’t spend two days preparing your poultry? No worries, there are plenty of ways to prepare chicken that will be ready in less than hour. This recipe comes courtesy comedian C.K. Louis, who made it on his TV show when invited last-minute to a family potluck. The secret is adding lemon juice to the egg bath, which eliminates the need for a buttermilk soak or a brine. Ingredients • 10 chicken pieces • 2 cups white all-purpose flour • 1/2 tsp. baking soda • 1 tbsp. garlic powder • 1/2 tbsp. cayenne (optional) • 2 tbsps. smoked paparika • 2 cups crushed corn flakes • 5 eggs • juice of a lemon • salt and pepper • 2-3 cups of lard • Heat the lard in a large saucepan. • Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, spices and crushed-up corn flakes.

After frying up your chicken, grab your family members, a blanket and picnic basket and head to your favorite city park. On the cover: Chef Anthony O’Reilly holds up a plate of his favorite fried chicken fresh PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY AND, COVER, JULIE AMADEO out of the pan. • In a separate bowl, whisk lemon juice and eggs together. • Coat your chicken pieces in the egg mixture, drip off the excess, then dredge in flour. Make sure they’re well coated then transfer to a plate. • Once the lard reaches 350 F (don’t go higher than 370 F) fry the chicken in batches. When done, transfer to a cooling rack. Wrap in aluminum foil. Cold fried chicken If you’re someone who enjoys fried chicken the day after it’s made, you can easily make your favorite recipe and just grab a piece whenever the desire for crispy poultry arises. But by using self-rising flour instead of all-purpose, a Southern trick courtesy Paula Deen, you can ensure the chicken stays nice and crispy in the fridge for days. You could also use this type of flour if you’re looking to enjoy the chicken warm as well. Ingredients • 2 1/2 lbs. chicken, cut into pieces • 4 eggs • 1/3 cup water • 1 cup hot sauce • 2 cups self-rising flour • 1 tsp. black pepper • vegetable or peanut oil

• 1 cup salt • 1/4 cup black pepper • 1/4 cup garlic powder • Combine the salt, 1/4 cup black pepper and garlic powder in a bowl and set aside. • Beat the eggs with the water, then add hot sauce so the mixture is a bright orange color or as much as you desire. • In another bowl, combine flour and the rest of the pepper. • Season the chicken with the pre-made seasoning mix, dip in the egg and coat well in the flour mixture. Shake off any excess. • Heat oil to 350 F in a deep pot, and cook chicken in batches until complete. • Enjoy warm or wait until cool and put in an airtight container in the fridge. Should keep for up to three days. Healthy “fried” chicken So you’ve actually kept that New Year’s resolution to get and stay in shape and you don’t want to get off track. While fried chicken will never be the healthiest food out there, you can cut down on the calories and fat. Men’s Fitness says this recipe, the creation of chef and fitness buff Bobby Deen, is “way better than KFC.” But don’t take their word for it, try it for yourself.

Ingredients • 2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces • 1/2 tsp. black pepper • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder • 1 cup egg whites • a few dashes of hot sauce • 2 cups unsweetened corn flakes • Place a skillet on high heat and preheat oven to 375 F. • In a Ziploc bag, add chicken and seasoning and massage until combined. • Put egg whites into a bowl. Add chicken and hot sauce. Combine the poultry with the mixture. • Put cornflakes into a bag and crush them, using a heavy object or your fists. Put chicken pieces into the bag with cereal and shake until fully coated. • Turning off the stovetop first, add chicken to the hot skillet and, wearing oven mits, place it into the oven. • Bake until the chicken pieces are golden brown, about 40 minutes. Serve. These are just some of the ways to prepare one of America’s favorite dishes. Got more? Head to qchron.com to share your favorite recipes in the comments Q section.

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An unexpected triumph when it opened on Broadway in 1969, winning the Tony Award as Best Musical, “1776,” with a book by Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, is a brilliant and surprisingly humorous look into the backstory of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. With more than two dozen speaking (and singing) roles — all males except two — the show is a challenging one to cast, particularly in community theater. In fact, the current mounting by The JC Players might well be the first to have found its way to the

‘1776’ When: Sat., Aug. 12, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug 13, 3 p.m. Where: Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village Tickets: $20; $15 seniors, kids under 13. (917) 647-7526, jcplayers.weebly.com

borough. For that alone, this intrepid troupe deserves to take a bow. Director Barbara Auriemma went out on a limb when she cast women in nearly half the Founding Fathers’ roles. Most of whom don’t go to any great lengths to disguise their true gender — and somehow it works. Perhaps it is because there is talent to spare in this production, both on stage and behind the scenes. Many of the participants, in fact, are members of Auriemma’s own family. Her husband, Frank Auriemma, serves as music director, who, along with bass player Edward Voyer, provides the always-efficient but sometimes sparsesounding musical accompaniment. And their four offspring fill several of the lead roles: Frank B. Auriemma is the steadfastly annoying John Adams; Annice Auriemma plays John Dickinson, leader of the Continental Congress’s conservative faction; Alicia Brosky emotes as the pompous Richard Henry Lee; and, perhaps best of the quartet, last-minute replacement Austin Auriemma takes an emotional turn as Edward Rutledge, objecting to one particular element in the still-evolving document.

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Others making memorable appearances include Miriam P. Denu, as the always-imbibing Stephen Hopkins; Richard Miller, whose Col. Thoma s McKean delivers several of the evening’s biggest laugh lines; and Mark York, as John Hancock, president of the Congress. In t h e t wo ac t ua l female roles, Amy Ellis (Abigail Adams) and Elizabeth Grumley (Martha Jefferson) both sing quite prettily. Playing a courier who has seen the atrocities of war, the youngest Frank B. Auriemma as John Adams, left, Elizabeth Grumley cast member, Julia Mar- as Martha Jefferson and Alan Perkins as Benjamin Franklin shall, displays a focus in “1776.” PHOTO BY MARK LORD that belies her years. Delivering the fullest and most natural the costumes, hair and makeup, all of performance is Alan Perkins, a familiar face which seem apropos. At nearly three hours including intermison local stages who is here unrecognizable as the wise and witty Benjamin Franklin, a sion, the show would benefit from faster natural scene stealer. pacing, but history was never this much fun Kudos, too, to the team responsible for back in the dear old golden school days. Q

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SPECIAL EVENTS ¡Oye Corona!: Life is Beautiful! (¡La Vida es Bonita!), with music, dance, healthy food workshop, art making and more, by the Queens Museum. Sat., Aug. 12, 2-6 p.m. (certain elements at certain times), 39 Ave. between 108 and 111 Sts., Corona. Part of a monthly series. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Rock-A-Way Ba-by for the Sun-Set, a stroll on and off the Rockaway Boardwalk, highlighting post-Sandy renovations and the beach scene, led by Boro Historian Jack Eichenbaum. Wed., Aug. 16, 6-8 p.m., meeting at Thai Rock, 375 Beach 92 St. $20. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 961-8406, geognyc.com, jaconet@aol.com.

LECTURES The Worldview of a Moderate Federalist: the Politics of Rufus King, with historian and King expert David Gary on how the signer of the Constitution, senator and presidential candidate viewed the world, through a Federalist Party lens. Sun., Aug. 13, 2-3 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, the 27th annual, with more than 200 teams competing and multicultural music and dance shows, parade, food and more. Sat.-Sun., Aug 12-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m, Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: (718) 767-1776, hkdbf-ny.org. FILE PHOTO Kayaking and canoeing, for those of all skill levels and ages (minors must have parent/guardian present), in Hallets Cove, by LIC Boathouse. Sun., Aug. 13, 1-4 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park Beach, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (631) 5422628, licboathouse.org. Car show, with classic muscle cars, trucks, motorcycles, trophies, music by Joe Fuoco and DJ Unlimited Sounds, and more, to benefit St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside, by the East Coast Car Assn. Sun., Aug. 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Maspeth Federal Savings, 56-18 69 St., Maspeth. Free; $20 to show vehicle. Info: Bob, (917) 3852322; Lou, (917) 682-5362, eccatoysfortots.org.

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KIDS/TEENS Kids Day with Ridgewood YMCA, with an exercise class taught by a fitness instructor; plus visit from U.S. Rep. Grace Meng. Tue., Aug. 15, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., The Shops at Atlas Park Center Green, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale. Free. Other YMCA events 11 a.m. Tue., Aug. 22 (science focus), Aug. 29 (karate). Info: (718) 326-3300; shopatlaspark.com/events.

TOURS/HIKES Healthy weight loss walk with a doctor, a light 30-minute stroll around the Elmhurst area led by Dr. Guangdong Liu of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and City Councilman Danny Dromm, including a brief presentation on weight loss and exercise by the doctor, boardcertified in obesity medicine. Sun., Aug. 13, 9:30 a.m., meeting at Elmhurst’s Community Medical Center, 81-03 Baxter Ave. Free. Info: (718) 334-1259, bit.ly/2urqDBa.

Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100. Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Senior Center, open Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; with lunch at 12 p.m.; strength/stretching exercise class each Mon., 1 p.m.; yoga each Thu., 10 a.m.; Zumba each Fri., 10 a.m.; arts and crafts, knitting, coloring for adults and educational presentations other times. Info: (718) 847-9200. Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters. Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

SUPPORT GROUPS Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tue. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: (718) 520-5021, queensaa.org. GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing): Find peer-lead grief support for those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse. Meetings held once a month. Info on date, times and location: nycmetrograsp@gmail.com. Bereavement groups for assistance dealing with loss and the process towards healing, with others experiencing similar situations. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Registration req’d. Info: (718) 268-5011, ext. 160, olderadults@cgy.org.

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Queens FNTSY gurus by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Fantasy sports, where participants select players from various teams in a given sport to create teams and where the victor is determined based on cumulative statistics, was once a cottage field. It is now estimated to be a $7 billion industry with over 60 million participants in the U.S. and Canada. The founding fathers of fantasy sports as we know it today are a couple of journalists, Daniel Okrent and Glen Waggoner, who created the rules for fantasy baseball in a now-defunct French restaurant, Rotisserie Francaise. Many fantasy sports websites use the term “roto” in their names as a tribute to when fantasy sports were first called “rotisserie sports” because of that locale. Flushing native Scott Engel is one of the most recognized fantasy sports media personalities. He has written for CBS SportsLine and ESPN, in addition to being an on-air personality on Sirius XM, and can be seen mornings on the FNTSY Sports Network — carried by cable systems RCN and Cablevision and noncable content carriers as Xbox, Roku, Pluto TV, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and YouTube. His column is nationally syndicated and can be read locally in the New York Daily News as well as on the website RotoExperts.com. Scott has become so well known in fantasy

circles that he is sought out for advice from participants the way investors dream of getting private investing tips from Warren Buffett. I have watched many Major League Baseball players sit enthralled at their clubhouse lockers as they cadge advice for their fantasy NFL teams from him. Mike Florio and Frank Stampfl, who grew up in Middle Village and Ridgewood respectively, have been buddies since their days at Martin Luther High School in Maspeth. They began as interns at RotoExperts.com and FNTSY, and are now air personalities on the network as they host the nicely named and very apropos “Best Friends Forever” from 11 a.m. to noon. “While our core audience are fantasy sports players we also try to put together an entertaining show that appeals to all sports fans,” Mike told me the day I visited their studio. To drive that point home, their guest that day was World Wrestling Entertainment star Eric Young. Neither Mike nor Frank expects either of the city’s NFL teams to do much this year, but there is some good news for fans. “Odell Beckham, Jr. is definitely a top-5 pick for any fantasy NFL player,” Frank said. “Jets fans will be in for a long year but running back Bilal Powell should have a huge season since he’s one of the team’s few legitimate offensive weapons,” Mike said with a smile. Q

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A guiding light in Qns. extinguished by the LPC by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

During the War of 1812, the U.S. military feared the British Navy’s steamboats would make their way through Hell Gate and make an attack on New York Harbor. Gen. Ebenezer Stevens came out of retirement at 61 to command the newly constructed Fort Stevens at First Street and 26th Avenue in Astoria. Stevens was a Revolutionary War veteran who had been at the Boston Tea Party. A lighthouse was erected to warn boats of the treacherous Hell Gate passage. A lighthouse keeper lived behind the structure. The Landmarks Preservation Commission never saved it and it was demolished in 1982, with the excuse that the land was unsafe. Today, the land is a city park named for New York Yankees pitcher and Astoria native Whitey Ford. The lighthouse was replaced by a Q green navigation light in the park.

The Hell Gate or Hallets Cove Lighthouse in 1907.

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continued from page 27 Broadway Blockbusters. Director Andrew Koslosky, who also headlines, has assembled a first-rate team: a terrific orchestra under musical director Patrick White; three creative choreographers (Richard Masin, Alyssa Pitaluga and Dan Stravino, all of whom also appear on stage); a crackerjack technical team, headed by Tim Morgenstern; and outstanding contributions from Francine Morgenstern and Steven Kristie on costumes and lighting, respectively. And the entire cast, from preteens to seasoned performers, performs this threehour spectacular tirelessly. There are many standout moments. Rosario Amico and Paul Inglese kick the show into high gear with an appropriate number from “Something Rotten.” A tribute to Disney musicals is highlighted by “Be Our Guest,” leading into an invigorating tribute to Broadway’s Golden Era. Golden-throated Kiera Liantonio and strong-voiced Reagan Stone share a thrilling duet, “Who Will Love Me As I Am?,” from “Side Show,” and Stone, reprising her Blockbuster role as Bloody Mary, is terrific on “Bali Hai.” Monica Barczak is showcased to good effect throughout. Song-and-dance man

Masin conjures Gene Kelly in the classic “Singin’ in the Rain.” Among the comic highlights are the cleverly staged “Gee, Officer Krupke,” from “West Side Story,” and “Heart,” from “Damn Yankees,” with some sly references to a certain other team. Stravino reaches his pinnacle on “I Believe” from “The Book of Mormon,” humorously bringing one of the musicians into the action. And there are thrilling musical excerpts from several other past Blockbuster productions, including Koslosky leading superb renditions from “Fiddler on the Roof” and, especially, “Les Miserables.” Q

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 05/17/17, bearing Index Number NC-000299-17/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) YISRAEL (Middle) ERIC (Last) SEWNATH. My present name is (First) YISRAEL (Middle) EMMANUEL GIOVANNI (Last) SEWNATH AKA YISRAEL EMMANUEL GIOVANN SEWNATH (infant) My present address is 219-02 121st Avenue, Cambria Heights, NY 11411-2001. My place of birth is WASHINGTON, D.C. My date of birth is September 11, 2008.

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b) such deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, will be paid by the corporation on or before the succeeding thirtieth day of September to persons establishing to the corporation’s satisfaction their right to receive the same; and c) in the succeeding month of October, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such unclaimed deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, still remaining will be paid to the Comptroller of the State of New York, and that the corporation shall thereupon cease to be liable therefore. The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid One MetroTech Center Brooklyn, New York 11201

30 EAST 98TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/03/2017. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Joseph Yunatanov, 7013 Austin Street, 3rd Floor, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of BGY Cityview LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/11/17. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/6/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jia Shu Xu, 112-15 Northern Blvd., #2, Corona, NY 11368. DE address of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law.

Amber K Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 5/26/17. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 42-37 209th St, Bayside, NY 11361. General Purposes.

DADI NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/23/17. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 131-05 40th Road, Unit 15D, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Apex Visual LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/05/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Benjamin Qiu, 8622 106th St., Richmond Hills, NY 11418, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities.

VRT Consulting, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/22/2017. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS, H & R Block Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Jesus Guevara; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 5, 2014. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse, Courtroom #25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on September 8, 2017 at 10:00AM, premises known as 84-12 108th Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11417. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of NY, Block: 9143 Lot: 6. Approximate amount of judgment $447,206.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 17858/2012. Nicole Katsorhis, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney (s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14624, (877) 759-1835, Dated: July 23, 2017 47641

Notice is hereby given that a license, with a pending Ser No., has been applied for by East West United Realty Development Group LLC & 233 Q-CYTD Innkeepers, LLC, to sell liquor, wine and beer at retail in a Hotel under the ABC Law at 183-15 Horace Harding Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 for on-premises consumption.

Notice is hereby given a license, number 1304026 for on-premises liquor, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 47-25 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 for on-premises consumption. ME7782 LLC d/b/a Bellwether

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1303608 for on-premises liquor, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 171-53 46th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11358 for on-premises consumption. J & S Blue Corp. dba Pado Sushi

NORTHERN LOTS LLC Articles of Org. Filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) April 24, 2017. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Greenberg & Hofstein, P.C., 254-10 Northern Blvd., Suite. 204, Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose. Any lawful purpose.

EQUAL HOUSING. Federal, New York State and local laws prohibit discrimination because of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, marital status, familial status or disability in connection with the sale or rental of residential real estate. Queens Chronicle does not knowingly accept advertising in violation of these laws. When you suspect housing discrimination call the Open Housing Center (the Fair Housing Agency for the five boroughs of New York) at 212-941-6101, or the New York City Commission of Human Rights Hotline at 718722-3131. The Queens Chronicle reserves the right to alter wording in ads to conform with Federal Fair Housing regulations.

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE NOTICE To: NAEEM AKR AM, last known address, unknown. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your defenses, if any, to GLORIA M. LOPEZ whose address is 4480 Spring Blossom Dr. Kissimmee, FL. 34746 before AUGUST 25, 2017 and file the original with the clerk of this court at 2 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee, FL. 34741 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Notice of Formation of JELB SEAVIEW FP-A, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/01/17. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 42-09 235th St., 2nd Fl., Douglaston, NY 11363. 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. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NYVA EATERY GROUP LLC Notice of formation of NYVA Eatery Group LLC Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/11/2017. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against LLC to: NYVA Eatery Group LLC, 254-55 Horace Harding Exp., Little Neck, NY 11362. Any lawful activity or purpose

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1303074 for liquor license has been applied for Kama Hookah LLC d/b/a HOUSE OF HOOKAH to sell liquor, wine and beer in a restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 39-07 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 for on-premises consumption.

Notice of Formation of OCEAN BAY PAYROLL SERVICES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/15/16. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 87-14 116th St., Richmond Hill, NY 11418. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o The Wavecrest Management Team Ltd. at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

GN1 MEADOW WOODS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/13/2017. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: GN1 Meadow Woods LLC, 87-49 130TH Street, Richmond Hill 11418 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Lindytown Films, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/06/2017. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

PRISMFUSE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/10/2017. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Gabriel Hitt, 72-11 Austin Street, MB# 328, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Film festival is a hit halfway through Kew Gardens civic leader hopes the event becomes the next Tribeca by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Glendale actor Jayson Simba had been planning and organizing the inaugural Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema for nine months. So naturally, opening night last Friday brought some nerves. But the celebration of film, now in its seventh day, has gone about as well as he could have hoped. “That opening weekend was crowded and it went incredibly smooth,” Simba told the Chronicle on Tuesday. “On Saturday, we opened our box office up at 12:30 p.m., and we had people lining up at 10:30 a.m.” Kicking off the festival last Friday was a party at Austin’s Ale House across the street from the Kew Gardens Cinemas, along with the unveiling of a plaque honoring late comedian and neighborhood native Rodney Dangerfield. About 200 people attended the party, Simba said, a harbringer of last weekend’s excitement for the festival. The blocks of films shown on Monday and Tuesday saw lower attendance, which Simba blamed on the rain that came down each day. But the feedback he’s gotten on the festival from both the filmmakers and ordinary moviegoers in attendance has been overwhelmingly positive.

The ongoing Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema has created a buzz in the neighborhood, as evidenced by this banner and others plastered across fences and buildings in the area around the PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA cinema. The festival ends on Sunday. “We had some random attendee raise their hand during a question-and-answer segment and say, ‘I was expecting some really amateur looking stuff, but this is on another level,’” Simba said. “The general consensus is that the films are blowing people away. I’m very proud and glad the attendees are enjoying it.” The festival hasn’t had seen any celebrity appearances just yet, but last Sunday’s show-

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ing of “The Witness” — a film about the famed 1964 Kew Gardens murder of Kitty Genovese — featured a surprise appearance from Billy Genovese, the victim’s brother. Once the festival wraps up with an awards gala on Sunday, about 150 films from across the genre spectrum and the world will have been shown, in addition to a number of question-and-answer segments with f ilmmakers, podcast recordings,

afterparties, red carpet events and outdoor screenings at the Queens Museum. Kew Gardens Civic Association President Dominick Pistone said in a Tuesday interview that there’s been a buzz in the community about the festival for a while now. At least in the immediate area surrounding the cinema, there are posters and flyers for the event taped to almost every store window. A number of large banners have even been tied to some fences along Lefferts Boulevard. “I hope it’s a screaming success,” Pistone said. “I’m hoping those guys do incredibly, incredibly well.” The civic leader added the event has helped put Kew Gardens on the map for a lot of people, noting he hoped Simba realizes there’s a real appetite for such artistic endeavors in the neighborhood. “I hope this becomes an annual affair, like the film festival in Tribeca,” he said. “I know I wouldn’t mind seeing the guys come back next year.” Simba said he would “love” to see his brainchild become as big as Tribeca, but he has to get through this year first. “It’s going just as well as I hoped it would go,” he said. “We’re hoping to get enough attention that next year, we’ll start to see Q some recognizable faces.”

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Toys such as these had illegal levels of lead PHOTO COURTESY U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE paint. The Ridgewood company, along with a similar establishment in Brooklyn that was also reprimanded, can start importing the toys again if a number of remedial steps are taken. Those include implementing a product safety and testing program, hiring a product safety coordinator, having products tested by accredited testing bodies and submitting to monitoring by the CPSC. The release from Rhode’s office did not specify where the toys came from. Q

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De Blasio eyes tax hike on rich for MTA, discount MetroCards continued from page 2 the city’s control. The de Blasio administraAnd while the legislation is being spon- tion has cited fears of an economic downturn sored in the Assembly by Danny O’Donnell as a rationale for putting money into contin(D-Manhattan), it is considered unlikely to gency funds at a record rate. A downturn in the financial sector could hit pass in the state Senate, where Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Smithtown) and the rest the city and state particularly hard. A report of the GOP are opposed. But Gianaris feels issued in March by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said that 7 the bill should meet percent of all tax colwith less resistance lections in the city in from suburban 2016, as well as 18.5 Republicans than percent in all of New previous proposals. York State, come “The tax won’t from the securities affect anyone in their industry. Gianaris districts — until they said other revenue get to New York City sources can be volaand enjoy improved tile too. subway ser vice,” “Any surcharge is Gianaris said. Mayor de Blasio, left, and state Sen. Mike GiaWhen asked back naris support a new MTA tax, but they face volatile when subject in June about the hurdles in Albany. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON to market forces,” he said. “That can be plausibility of a subway tax ever sunsetting, Gianaris compared it said for any tax — a gasoline tax, payroll tax, to the “Safe Streets, Safe Cities” legislation in property tax. Economic planners have to prethe 1990s which he said was allowed to disap- dict that the best they can.” Several officials and advocate groups welpear once its objectives were met. John Raskin, executive director of the Rid- comed the mayor’s stepping into the fray, even ers Alliance, also called for a stream of dedi- if they did not agree with his reasoning. “After saying the MTA doesn’t need cated funding on Monday. The Mayor’s Office did not directly money, we’re glad the Mayor reversed himrespond to a request for comment as to the self,” said Joe Lhota, chairman of the authoriwisdom of using income taxes as the source of ty. “However, we need short-term emergency funding. Income taxes are largely subject to financing now. The mayor should partner with the economy and market forces largely beyond us and match the state funding now so we can

turn the trains around. There’s no question we need a long-term funding stream, but emergency train repairs can’t wait on what the state Legislature may or may not do next year.” Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island), who is running against de Blasio, called the tax ill-conceived and unneeded. “The fact of the matter is, the roughly $800 million that the new tax would generate annually, could have been found in the present and future budgets simply by having Bill de Blasio’s City Hall exercise some fiscal restraint,” she said in a statement from her campaign. Malliotakis said the money could be found in the city’s $4.2 billion surplus, aided by a hiring freeze and a 10 percent cut in City Hall staff. Raskin was more receptive. “Mayor de Blasio is right that we need a fair and sustainable source of revenue to fix public transit, and he is right that any longterm source of funds will require the approval of the governor and state legislature,” he said in a Monday statement. “A millionaires’ tax would require some New Yorkers to pay, but the status quo requires literally millions of New Yorkers to pay in the form of lost wages, missed work and days ruined by breakdowns and delays. It’s fair to ask the New Yorkers who benefit the most from our city’s prosperity to pay a little more to repair the infrastructure that the entire economy relies on.” He also said the

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