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PEACE BROKEN Vandals target temple’s Gandhi statue

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Three individuals allegedly targeted the Tulsi Mandir temple in South Richmond Hill earlier this month, toppling over a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and a ﬂower pot holding a sacred plant. Elected ofﬁcials and community leaders gathered Tuesday to condemn the act, calling it a hate crime and urging that it be investigated as such.

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Congestion pricing choices revealed MTA options could mean tolls of $9 to $23 for trips to Manhattan by Michael Gannon

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ueens drivers entering Manhattan could pay between $9 and $23 during peak hours under an array of congestion pricing plans released by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday morning. The aim of any eventual plan is to charge drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district — Midtown or Downtown — defined as below 60th Street, to reduce the number of vehicles, thus easing traffic congestion and pollution before the end of next year. The goal also is to raise $1 billion a year for the MTA, allowing the agency to leverage $15 billion in borrowing toward its existing $55 billion capital improvement plan. “The tremendous detail included in this assessment makes clear the widespread benefits that would result from central business district tolling,” MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said in an announcement. “Bottom line: congestion pricing is good for the environment, good for public transit and good for New York and the region. We look forward to receiving public feedback in the weeks ahead.” The entire environmental assessment plan, including a 34-page summary, can be found online at mta.info/CBDTP. A series of six virtual public hearings will

take place over six days between Aug. 25 and Aug. 31. Members of the public who wish to speak at the hearings can sign up online at mta.info/CBDTP. The hearings will be accessible online at mta.info/CBDTP at these dates and times: • Thursday, Aug. 25, 5 to 8 p.m.; • Saturday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; • Sunday, Aug. 28, 1 to 4 p.m.; • Monday, Aug. 29, 1 to 4 p.m.; • Tuesday, Aug. 30, 5 to 8 p.m.; and • Wednesday, Aug. 31, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Should the Federal Highway Administration ultimately approve the plan, it would move on to the MTA-appointed Traffic Mobility Review Board, which will weigh how high to set prices for peak periods (6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekends); off peak weekdays (8 p.m. to 10 p.m.); overnight (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and overnight weekends (10 p.m. to 10 a.m.). Under all six proposals being considered, most passenger cars, motorcycles and commercial drivers would be charged only once per day. But some trucks, commercial vehicles and taxis could be charged multiple times per day. Many groups, such as city workers, taxi owners and people who need to get medical care in Manhattan among numerous others, have asked that exemptions be carved out for them.

But a senior MTA official pointed out to the Chronicle that every exemption or discount granted would necessitate increasing base fees for everyone else in order to meet funding goals. Speaking with the Chronicle last week, Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, reiterated his concern from the beginning that any fees will hit small businesses that often must make multiple trips. “My concern has always been, from day one, like many other organizations that represent small businesses, is the impact on the small businesses that drive back and forth numerous times over our now toll-free bridges,” Grech said. “All those costs will need to be passed on to the consumer. There’s not much left when it comes to margin for many small businesses to eat that. “Those costs will be passed on to the consumer in an environment where we haven’t seen inflation this high for 40 years,” Grech added. “If you think your tomatoes and your bananas and your HVAC experts going back and forth over the bridges are high now, wait. And get ready.” In addition to the hearings, the agencies on Wednesday began public feedback online at mta.info/CBDTP; via email at CBDTP@ mtabt.org; by regular mail at CBD Tolling

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Iconoclasts wreck statue of Gandhi

Community denounces vandalism; call for hate crimes investigation by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Faith and community leaders evoked the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi outside the Hindu temple Tulsi Mandir in Richmond Hill on Tuesday to denounce the recent vandalism of a statue of the nonviolent spirtual leader that stands outside there. “We can’t treat hate with hate,” said Pandit Lakhram Maharaj, the temple’s founding pandit, or Hindu priest, told the Chronicle. “We’ve got to treat hate with love.” “Everybody’s very upset, but I have to tell them that being upset is not going to solve the crime. We have to start educating the people ... Mahatma Gandhi stood for love and peace,” he added. In the early morning hours of August 3, Lakhram said three individuals approached the temple and knocked a tall statue of Gandhi over onto a flowerpot holding the Tulsi plant, or Holy Basil, a sacred plant in Hinduism. Surveillance footage obtained from the temple and a nearby deli shows the alleged perpetrators leaving but then coming back around 3:30 a.m. to further wreck the statue and tip over the planter. According to Lakhram, the three spoke in Spanish and said that the door was locked but footage did not show them trying to open the door. He said it was not the first time the temple was targeted. A few years back, he said, someone lit a flag on fire there. The incident, although being investigated as a hate crime, was swept under the rug and he did not hear anything back, Lakhram said. “If we continue to allow this to happen, it will continue,” he said. Dozens gathered outside of the temple this week to stand together against such acts of bias and some called for the incident to be investigated as a hate crime, amid a rise in such attacks across the city. A sse mbly wom a n Je n ife r R ajk u m a r (D-Woodhaven) organized the press conference

Pandit Lakhram Maharaj of the Tulsi Mandir Hindu temple in Richmond Hill gathered with offiPHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF cials to denounce an act of vandalism against a Gandhi statue there. and said that she has been in contact with the 106th Precinct, urging Capt. Jeremy Kivlin, the commanding officer, to have the incident investigated as a hate crime. Police confirmed an individual knocked down a statue and fled and said the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has been notified and the investigation is ongoing. Rajkumar spoke about recent Islamophobic and anti-Sikh attacks near and far as well as an assault against a white woman that is being investigated as a hate crime. “Hinduism is about more than tolerance,” she said. “It is about actively loving people from different backgrounds and different faiths. This was Gandhi’s dream and we have realized Gandhi’s dream right here in Richmond Hill, where people who are Hindus, Muslims, Jewish, Christian and Sikh all live together harmoniously, often on the same block.” While introducing one of the speakers, Rajkumar fainted, due to the baking sun and high90 degree weather. She had urged attendees to

go into the shade and take water that was being offered before falling ill herself. Ambulances arrived and her team assured the crowd that she was feeling better as she came to in the temple, and the rally continued with several speakers following the scare. Many referenced the Mahatma Gandhi Peace March that takes place each year on Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill. “That march culminated this year in this very temple, this very temple where the Mahatma Gandhi statue was desecrated,” said Pandit Ram Hardowar, president of the Federation of Hindu Mandirs. “We have got to teach the people about what Mahatma Gandhi symbolizes,” he said. “I think with the proper teaching, this kind of activity will be subdued ... he stood for love, the unity, togetherness, despite his own personal discomfort.” Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) recalled participating in the peace march as well and said, “I may not come from a Hindu background but I view this vandalism as

if it were an act against my own synagogue, my own religion.” He continued, “Hate against any of us, any people of faith, is an attack on all of us.” U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) attended the press conference after having just returned from Southeast Asia where he said a focus was bringing people together. “I wish I wasn’t here, not for this,” Meeks said. “I wish we were here in celebration of the life, the philosophy, the togetherness that Mahatma Gandhi brought to the world.” Gandhi was known for his resistance to tyranny through nonviolent civil disobedience. Meeks continued, “We should be here to celebrate our diversity, ethnicity, our religions ... because that is what makes us a better place, a better borough, a better city, a better state and a better country.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) also spoke about teaching love and respect. “We are hopeful that justice will be served against those who committed the crime here,” Addabbo said. He continued, “We will be active against acts of hate and discrimination.” Also in attendance were Betty Braton, chair of Community Board 10; Romeo Hitlall, president of the South Richmond Hill-Ozone Park Lions Club and member of CB 10; the Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol; representatives from the offices of Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Councilwoman Lynn Schulman (D-Forest Hills); and two national Hindu groups, the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America. “Unfortunately, we are seeing a surge in Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu hate crimes, including the desecration of Gandhi statues and attacks on Hindu public officials in multiple places,” said Nikunj Trivedi, president of the Coalition of Hindus of North America. “We call upon law enforcement, public officials and the general public to stand against such Q hate and bigotry.”

Protected eggs and nests destroyed: feds by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the conviction of those who intentionally destroyed at least one American oystercatcher egg in Breezy Point, the agencies announced in a press release this week. The exact date and time of the incident is un k nown but the

destroyed egg was discovered on July 6. It had been broken on the back of a private property sign. Shards of glass were fou nd around the egg shell and sign as well. American oystercatchers are protected u nder the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act while another beach nester, the piping plover, is protected as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. Penalt ies u nder the ESA i nclude

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QueensLink study gains pols’ support Electeds and community boards call for EIS on restoring train line by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Seventeen city, state and federal lawmakers and community boards have signed onto a request for an environmental impact statement for the proposed QueensLink, which would bring subway access linking the A line to the Rockaways to the M line on Queens Boulevard. A study that includes community engagement would help understand the “challenges and opportunities presented by reusing a city-owned right-of-way,” advocates stated in a press release. “An EIS would provide greater detail on QueensLink’s potential economic and environmental impact, as well as provide solutions to preserve the quality of life for people and businesses along the right-of-way,” reads the letter asking Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul to fund the study. Signed onto the letter are Queens Borough President Donovan Richards; U.S. Congressman Gregor y Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau); state Sens. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights) and Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach); Assemblymembers Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park), Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Khaleel Anderson (D-Far Rockaway), Jessica Gonzáles-Rojas (D-East Elmhust), Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven) and David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows); and City Councilmembers Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), Bob Holden (D-Maspeth), Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton) and Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park). “Transportation equity is a major issue in our city that must be confronted,” said Brooks-Powers, who is chair of the City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, in a statement. “It requires addressing the needs of

Advocates are calling for a feasibility study into the transit and PHOTO COUTESY QUEENSLINK park proposal QueensLink. neighborhoods that have suffered from divestment, long commutes, often in two-fare zones, and a lack of transit access.” Pheffer Amato said in a statement, “My community for far too long has faced the label of a transit desert because we have not seen the true investment in transportation that we deserve.” She continued, “QueensLink is the transportation project my community needs.” Holden applauded “common sense” projects like Queens-

Link that are efficient and environmentally friendly. Community Boards 6 and 14 signed on to the letter as well. CB 6 reiterated after that its signing on did not signify support of the project over Queensway, a proposal to turn the abandoned rail into a linear park, but simply the need for a study. “Our signature on this letter represents just that — a request for an EIS as previous studies have failed to address this,” the board wrote on Facebook. The letter lists potential benefits og the proposed 3.5-mile long transit and park corridor including new transit connections that would reduce commutes and allow faster access to education, job and recreation opportunities; reduced traffic on Woodhaven Boulevard and the Van Wyck Expressway; “transit equity” for “underserved” areas like Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Howard Beach, Broad Channel and the Rockaways; faster access to Resorts World, John F. Kennedy Airport and Queens beaches; a boost to business districts along Metropolitan, Jamaica, 101st, Atlantic and Liberty avenues as well as Cross Bay and Queens boulevards and in the Rockaways; returning the G train to Forest Hills; and creating up to 33 acres of park space. The reactivation of the line, formerly the Long Island Rail Road’s Rockaway Beach Branch, made it into the MTA’s 20-year needs assessment and advocates hope that it is “kept on the same footing” as the Interborough Express project, which would connect Queens and Brooklyn along an existing freight corridor. The MTA estimated the QueensLink project, previously known as QueensRail, would cost $8 billion, but an independent transportation consultant determined it would cost Q $3.5 billion.

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and photos of the suspects obtained from near the scene portray a mediumAssociate Editor to dark-skinned bald male with a thin Footage released by police caught a beard wearing a black graphic tee, black woman making a seemingly impulsive shorts and black sneakers. decision to try and nab an unattended The woman who jumped into the van in Woodhaven Tuesday morning, driver’s side of the van was lightdragging her two friends into the mess, skinned, had dyed blonde hair in a bun too. and was wearing cut-off denim overalls Police in the 102nd Precinct are seekwith a black bra underneath and black ing the three people for the attempted robbery on 76th Street near Rockaway Police are seeking these three suspects for an sneakers. A third person was tall and thin with Boulevard. PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD attempted robbery. medium complexion, buzzed red hair At approximately 8:30 a.m., three individuals, estimated to be in their late 20s, approached a white and was wearing a white cropped top, black leggings and dark red van, which was left unattended by a 31-year-old man and a 62-year- sneakers. Car thefts are up in the 102nd Precinct almost 10 percent for the old woman. Video surveillance shows the three walking down the street when year compared to 2021. There have been 144 so far compared to 131 suddenly the blonde female suspect darts toward the open door of last year. Citywide, they are up 25 percent with 1,141 compared to 910 last year. the van and hops in the driver’s seat. Police continue to raise awareness on safeguarding vehicles. The other two pause before running to assist her in the attempted They are stolen for parts, insurance fraud, retagging, exporting and theft, the male accomplice’s belongings scattering in the street. According to police, a struggle ensued when the victims returned joy riding, an NYPD document stated. Police advise to lock and secure vehicles, park in high-traffic and to the vehicle. The suspects struck the male in the head with a metal object and, as one of them tried to flee with the van, the driver ran well-lit areas, activate alarms and not leave keys in the ignition or over the female victim’s foot. But they did not go far before giving leave valuables in the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 up. The video cuts to the three walking away afterward, following (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). the leader as one of the suspects appears annoyed at the whole situa- The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers. com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577, or tion, chastising the other two. It can be viewed at qchron.com. Police described the suspects as two females and a male. Video by going to @nypdtips on Twitter. All tips are strictly confidential. Q

Killer driver pleads guilty A reckless act of drunken driving now leaves a Queens man with a one-way ticket to prison time. Forty-two-year-old Tyrone Absolam pleaded guilty last Thursday to aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with the deaths of 31-year-old Diana Granobles and her daughter, 10-year-old Isabella. The incident occurred in July of 2021. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says Absolam was going 94 mph in a 35-mph zone on Rockaway Boulevard just two seconds before the crash. Granobles was attempting to make a left-hand turn at the intersection of Rockaway and Guy R. Brewer boulevards when Absolam’s 2018 Nissan Altima crashed into her Chevy Cruze. Absolam’s blood alcohol level was .15 at the time, nearly triple the legal limit of .05. Queens Supreme Cou r t Justice Michael Aloise is expected to sentence him to five to 15 years in prison, according to Katz. “No amount of accountability will heal the pain felt by this loss, but I hope today’s plea and subsequent sentencing will provide a measure of closure to the loved ones of both victims,” Katz said in a Q statement. — Sean Okula

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ust about every weekday morning, even in summertime, the folks at ICCD, the Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development, on 62nd Drive in Rego Park go out to the arriving buses to guide the preschoolers inside. One of the adults usually holds up a sign that says “Slow” so the rush-hour traffic can keep moving — though Queens residents already seem to think they’re exempt from having to stop for a school bus with red lights flashing. The ICCD can do what it does because it has the luxury of a 14-foot-wide parking lane in front of the school, enabling kids to get off buses and into the building without even stepping into the travel lane. But that will end as the Department of Transportation reconfigures the street, narrowing the parking lane to 8 feet so it can add a bike lane across the road. The DOT calls the wide parking lane “excess road space.” Actual humans in the Rego ParkForest Hills area consider it the place that lets children get off the bus safely and allows for double-parking in front of the apartment towers on both sides of the street — as well as the homes and shops on 63rd Road, which is getting the same treatment. Space for cars is being reduced along both streets from Queens Boulevard to the Grand Central Parkway service road, part of which is also being redone. The goals are to close gaps in the bike network, reduce crashes, slow traffic to a crawl and convince

enough people to switch from cars to bikes or buses that they can help reduce the rise in average global temperatures. What the change really will do is cause chaos for thousands of people. Driving through the area is frustrating as is, but people manage. All the double-parking for pickups, drop-offs and shopping is annoying, but cars can squeeze by. Now double-parking will close a lane off. Meanwhile the bike lanes will sit there mostly empty, except for delivery people on motorized scooters and e-bikes. Certainly you’re not going to see much in the way of commuters or families on a leisurely ride to picnic in the park. The redesign just means the “excess road space” will no longer be available — whether it’s for getting kids off buses safely, waiting for your passenger to come out or running into a store. In a way, the people asked for this, at least some of them — driving recklessly on these roads, speeding and crashing all the time. And a handful will benefit from the bike lanes. But most will just be innocent victims of the DOT’s insistence on imposing Manhattan solutions on Queens problems — much like those suffering from business-killing busways in Jamaica and Flushing, chaos-causing dividers in Howard Beach and more. One thing, though: However worse the road gets, please watch out for those kids at the ICCD and elsewhere who are losing their safe space.

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Holden your horses Dear Editor: New York City Councilmember Bob Holden’s bill to replace horse-drawn carriages with horseless carriages is a win-win (“Bill would end horse carriages in the city,” July 21, multiple editions). It would preserve jobs for the workers while taking the horses off of the streets and out of harm’s way once and for all. In 2008, I made the documentary film “Blinders: The Truth Behind the Tradition,” about NYC’s horse-drawn carriage controversy, and the equine veterinarians whom I interviewed conveyed the same basic point: Certain conditions in NYC cannot be corrected in a way that would make the operation of horsedrawn carriages humane or safe. For instance, no amount of regulation or enforcement can prevent a horse from spooking. When horses spook and bolt down a busy street, they become weapons, injuring or killing themselves and putting the public at risk of harm. Also, New York City has no pasture for horses to graze and interact physically with each other, as herd animals do. They have been stripped of the ability to do anything that comes naturally to them. I hope that other Council members choose the right side of history by voting in favor of Holden’s legislation. Donny Moss Manhattan © Copyright 2022 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 responsiblefor 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., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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he powers that be seemingly will not rest until they add to everyone’s cost of living by imposing congestion pricing fees on people driving into Midtown and Downtown Manhattan. Even if you don’t go into the city much, the companies that deliver to all the stores you shop in do, and they’ll pass their higher costs along to consumers: Congestion pricing seems like a done deal, but that’s been true before and it has not been implemented yet. You’ll get a chance to fight this planned hit on the working people of Queens and elsewhere at hearings set for Aug. 25 to 31. See the details in a separate story in this edition or at qchron.com. Congestion pricing is supposed to help fund the MTA and thwart climate change. But the MTA will always need more and a slight cut in traffic won’t stabilize the climate. New fees would only siphon more money out of the private sector. Just say no.

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Amateur street planning Dear Editor: Re “A bad situation on 156th made worse,” Aug. 4, multiple editions: I would suggest that the problem discussed in the story is a classic example of (unlawful) traffic engineering by city planners. The law requires that the work be performed by professional engineers. Eugene Falik Rockaway

MTA and DOT don’t care Dear Editor: A 15-minute ride on the Q69 took 35 minutes because of the lack of caring in spite of the new bus lane on 21st Street and the buses running on time. So what happened? I walk the block to 37th Avenue to board

the bus. A Q69 passes me by. Then I notice a sign saying the bus stop is out of service for thirty days and passengers should walk to the next bus stop. So I walk to 36th Avenue and wait at the bus shelter. About 10 minutes later, another Q69 bypasses me and the driver blows his horn to alert me he saw me. Then I realize, although I was in a bus shelter, the bus stop was eliminated, so I walk to 35th Avenue and wait again. If the MTA’s sig n at 37th Avenue instructed passengers to go to 35th Avenue instead of saying “walk to next stop,” I would not have made the mistake of waiting at 36th Avenue and would have only missed one bus instead of two. As part of installing the bus lane, the Department of Transportation eliminated all left turns for about a mile. There should be at least one sign alerting drivers where the next left turn is allowed, so drivers

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Adams must act on crime Dear Editor: As just reported, NYPD statistics show a major increase in crime. Murders are up over July 2021 by 34.3 percent and shootings by 13.4 percent. Overall crime is up by 30.5 percent. Mayor Adams needs to get real and do something. Crime starts at an early age and parents must teach their children what is right and what is wrong and schools must teach the same. The old African proverb that says, “It takes a village to raise a child” is so true. An entire community must provide for and interact positively with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. Mayor Adams also should start a campaign that shows respect for our brave men and women in the NYPD. There could be ads on television, posters and fliers that say to our youth, “We care and are trying to keep you all safe from all this gun violence.” That being said, I’m 73 and am concerned for all my fellow senior citizens who have been victims of all this violence. Mayor Adams, do what is needed to make our once great city safe again. We are counting on you. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Bellerose

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Taking out the trash? You may need to wait. Queens weighs in as DSNY looks to cut time garbage sits on the street by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

As the push for cleaner streets in New York City continues, the Department of Sanitation is “strongly considering” a policy change in pursuit of that goal: delaying the hours when trash bags can be put on the street prior to collection. At present, residents are allowed to put their trash on the sidewalk at 4 p.m. the afternoon before it is picked up. According to DSNY spokesperson Joshua Goodman, the new measure would push that to 8 p.m. Those who use “secure bins” would be allowed to bring trash to the sidewalk at 6 p.m. Businesses would be allowed to do so an hour before closing, provided they use a secure container; otherwise, they, too, would need to wait until 8 p.m. And while Queens residents seem united in their desire to get trash off the street and get rid of the vermin it attracts, they are divided on whether the proposed policy is the best solution. Among those in favor of the idea is Dian Yu, executive director of the Downtown Flushing Transit Hub Business Improvement District. “When a restaurant or business takes out the garbage too early, especially in the summertime, the diners going to a restaurant will notice the stinky garbage first when they walk into a restaurant,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a great way to show our beautiful city. When you walk down Main Street, you’re constantly bumping into the garbage.” He also noted that the policy would help clear sidewalks, particularly narrower ones. Councilmember Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), who sits on the Committee on Sanitation and Waste Management and whose district has been hard hit by illegal dumping, also supports the potential policy shift. “How many times have you seen mountains of black plastic bags on the street? It’s absolutely ridiculous,” she told the Chronicle. “So I think it really works to address that issue, and hopefully minimize the rat problem, particularly.” Queens Borough President Donovan

ed that it be piloted and reviewed before being enacted. “Pests are obviously a huge negative, and we’re having a problem with them,” he told the Chronicle. “But also, obviously, it’s going to be an inconvenience for some people’s schedules.” Indeed, there was no shortage of scheduling concerns about the potential delay. “I think it will do more damage to the community as a whole than it would for the sanitation,” said Aracelia Cook, vice president of the 149th Street South Ozone Park Civic Association. “Say if I get home from work, I’m tired, I don’t feel like doing all that. And I just I want to go to bed early. I’m not going to do that, because I’ve got to wait.” And though some may be exhausted from work, others may have just started their shifts. “It could be problematic, for example, for somebody who’s going to work nights and leaves for work before they’re allowed to put the garbage out,” said Betty Braton, chair of Community Board 10. Martha Taylor, Community Board 8 chair, noted that taking the trash out at 8 p.m. could be troublesome in the winter. “At eight o’clock at night, in the winter, The Department of Sanitation is “strongly considering” a new policy that would shorten the periit’s dark out,” she said. “Somebody like me PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN od of time garbage sits on the sidewalk awaiting collection. — a widow who is not 20 years old — I Richards, too, voiced his approval, albeit, of container,” said Community Board 7 don’t want to go out with my heavy garbage with a caveat. Chair Gene Kelty, whose father worked for at eight o’clock at night when it’s dark out.” Taylor did think, however, that 6 p.m., which “The proposed policy change is a sensible the DSNY for many years. way to keep our communities cleaner,” RichJohn Choe, executive director of the would be allowed for those using secure ards said in a statement. “However, the pro- Flushing Chamber of Commerce, had simi- bins, would be reasonable. Asked about that posal should go through a robust public l a r t h o u g h t s , b u t concer n, Willia m s review and comment period so that any emphasized the need suggested that perhaps potential pitfalls are discussed and addressed to avoid burdening the DSNY could look ow many times have before such a change is implemented.” business owners. into moving the time Since the change would be one enacted by “We need to make you seen mountains of up during the winter the DSNY, it would not need Council sure that if there are to account for daylight approval; instead, it would be subject to the p l a s t i c b i n s a n d black plastic bags on saving. agency’s administrative rulemaking process, enclosed containers, A nd some we r e which includes public comment. that these are leakthe street? It’s ridicuskeptical that the poliSome pointed to the policy’s incentivizing proof and not difficult lous.” cy alone could fix the of using containers as its biggest asset. for business people to city’s rat problem. “I think that the only way you’re going to h a nd le. Becau se I — Councilmember Nantasha Williams “They don’t look at solve the problem, pretty much, is that think that if there’s (D-St. Albans) clocks,” Taylor said, they’re gonna have to put them in some type one thing that we all referring to both rats rely on in the city, it’s sanitation,” he said. “There’s so many other and raccoons, which are a problem in the borthings that we have to take care of — to add ough’s more residential neighborhoods. “They another huge headache at this point would come around at all times of the day and night. really be a blow to the Flushing business It’s not gonna make any difference.” ed, on a first-come, first-served basis. The Marpman had similar thoughts. community.” recruitment will be offered for 10 business “If the main concern is pest control, [garFormer Queens Solid Waste Advisory days or until 500 applications have been Board Chair Amy Marpman shared some of bage] is still being left out for X number of issued, whichever comes first. those concerns, noting that keeping contain- hours,” she said. Applicants must be at least 18, have a Both Ryan Brenner, the new chair of the ers clean could be an issue, especially for high school diploma or equivalent, pass a QSWAB, and Angela Miskis of the volunteer businesses. drug test and meet other requirements. “It’s going to be an undue burden to put group Abuela Neigborhood Maintenance Anyone with questions may call the on the businesses to wash their own contain- said that the key to getting rid of those pests Finishing Trades Institute at (718) 937ers, if they don’t have appropriate designated is to cut down on the amount of food scraps 7440. More information about the recruitareas, or drains and washing stations within put in the garbage. ment, as well as others, may be found at “Reducing the window rodents have to get their facility, which a lot of them probably dol.ny.gov/apprenticeship/overview. For to the trash may help some but doesn’t don’t,” she told the Chronicle. even more job opportunities, one may visit Richard Khuzami, president of the Old address the problem of food waste ending up Q dol.ny.gov/jobs-and-careers. Astoria Neighborhood Association, had in landfills instead of in brown bins destined Q mixed feelings about the policy; he suggest- to compost,” Miskis said.

Bridge painter union jobs up The Finishing Trades Institute of New York is recruiting 50 painter and decorator apprentices, for structural steel-bridges work, from Aug. 29 through Sept. 12, the state Department of Labor said last week. The openings represent the total number for three recruitment regions: the city, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Applications must be obtained, in person only, from the Finishing Trades Institute at 45-15 36 St. in Long Island City, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays during the recruitment period. Only 500 applications will be distribut-

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Largest curbside compost program in the nation to debut in Queens by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Mayor Adams announced Monday that, starting Oct. 3, Queens will receive boroughwide curbside compost collection, no signup required. Not only will Queens be the first of the five boroughs to have such a program, but with it, New York City will have the largest compost program in the country. “When you think about it, almost a third of the waste is compostable, almost a third. That’s a significant amount that won’t end up in our landfills, but when it goes into our landfill, and the reason we are fighting against that, is because it produces methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas,” Adams said Monday. “That is why we’re doing everything possible to keep it out of our landfills.” The news marks a significant shift in Adams’ compost policy; back in February, the mayor made significant cuts to the city’s curbside compost program in his preliminary budget, halting its expansion despite having promised the opposite during his campaign. At the time, he justified that by saying the city would not “use taxpayers’ money just to do a symbolic program.” Monday, he seemed to walk that back: “We looked at this program that was already in place and thought differently about it. When

Mayor Adams, center right, was joined by Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch, right, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Rit Aggarwala, left, and Borough President Donovan Richards at the Unisphere Monday morning as he announced that curbside PHOTO BY MICHAEL APPLETON / NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE compost collection will be available borough-wide. we suspended the composting program, I said that we are going to bring it back, but we’re going to bring it in a more equitable and a more cost efficient way.” Adams said that Queens was chosen for the program because it contains 41 percent of the city’s street trees; that yields a large amount of

yard waste, which can be used as a foundation. A press release from the Mayor’s Office added that the borough’s “diverse communities and housing stock” were also a factor. Ryan Brenner, chair of the Queens Solid Waste Advisory Board, was thrilled. “We’re very excited,” he told the Chronicle.

“We’ve been trying to get to curbside composting for a very long time.” The Mayor’s Office told the Chronicle that the new program is expected to cost $2 billion; to date, it’s the lowest cost per-district of any curbside compost effort. That price tag may be, in part, attributable to the fact that the program will cease operations from late December to late March; Adams said Monday that the pause is due to there being little yard waste then. “The history of composting programs in New York City and comparable cities shows that during the start-up phase, yard waste is the primary driver of tonnage collected — producing far more compostable material than food scraps,” he said. Though she said the plan is a “step in the right direction,” environmentalist Kat Cervino, president of the Coastal Preservation Network, was very concerned by the three-month hiatus. “People don’t stop eating in the winter, so we’ll still have food scraps,” the College Point resident said. “The stopping and starting of the program leads to confusion and frustration, and people will stop participating.” The city will deliver free bins to residential buildings of 10 or more people; others can order t hem for f ree u nt il Oct. 1 at Q nyc.gov/curbsidecomposting.

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School budget cuts can remain, for now Setback for advocates as appeals court grants stay; August hearing by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

The legal back-and-forth over cuts to the city Department of Education budget continues as an appellate court judge has most recently ruled in favor of Mayor Adams and the city, allowing the budget to stand until a hearing at the end of August. The appellate court ruled on Tuesday that the cuts could remain, meaning $215 million in cuts go back into effect. Last week, state Supreme Court Judge Lyle Frank had sided with a group of parents and teachers when he ruled that the Department of Education budget approval violated state law, a temporary win for advocates, but the city appealed. The decision was originally seen as a setback for Mayor Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks, who argued that the cuts were necessary due to drops in enrollment. Although the mayor said he would honor the judge’s ruling, the city appealed it, saying that renegotiating the budget would hinder planning for next year. The city’s appeal, obtained by education outlet Chalkbeat, stated that the Supreme Court “vaguely” reimposed last year’s budget, which was significantly higher, and that language in the order “may be construed to require DOE to

increase its levels of present spending, without approval or a vote by the Mayor and City Council.” It says that a “wrench” has been thrown into planning for principals and administrators and that “months of painful but necessary adjustments to fiscal realities have been called into question with very little time to recover.” “We are pleased that the court has agreed with us that we are allowed to move forward with our current spending plans,” a statement from a City Hall spokesperson read. “As Mayor Adams said this morning, schools will open, on time, in September and will have the resources they need to ensure our students thrive next month. We will continue to

determined until a week before school starts, which means, even if we win, the City Council still has to vote and they will probably have a bit of back and forth, and then we’re talking the start of the school year at best, before a determination would be made,” he told the Chronicle on Wednesday. For Trust, the damage has already been done. He lost his job when the program in which he taught was cut and has spent the summer applying to teaching jobs. On Wednesday, he picked up guitars and said goodbyes at his old job. “Schools are going to lose their treasured teachers, their guidance counselors, you know, during a pandemic. Nothing is more important for students than stability, than consistency. And we really tried to do that.” “Sometimes it feels like the mayothing is more important for students or’s idea of ‘getting stuff done’ is undoing everything we’ve been trying than stability, than consistency.” to do to provide a nurturing learning environment for the students. Now — Richmond Hill teacher Paul Trust they’ll see new faces and they’ll be more challenging for them.” defend the city’s budget process.” He is confident that the suit, which is also Paul Trust is a Richmond Hill parent and backed by the group Class Size Matters, has a music teacher who was also one of the plain- strong case, which is based on state law, not tiffs in the lawsuit against the city. whether the budget was right or wrong. He called the decision “disappointing.” Michael Athy was the principal of Bayside “The determination on whether schools High School before retiring. He called Frank’s will get more money or not now will not be ruling “groundbreaking” in part because it brought the “DOE machine to a halt,” which he said was unheard of. Trust expects the City Council to act in response to news of the appeal. “We tried to appeal the decision,” he said of Tuesday’s ruling. “Apparently we can’t. So our hands are tied at the moment. It’s just going to have to be more political rather than legal pressure. Now, it would be nice to have the City Council jump in any time they want to.” The Council has sparred with the mayor in recent weeks as some members who had voted to pass the budget reversed course after parents and school staff protested the cuts and said that they regretted their votes. Last Friday, Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) said in a statement, “The Council has been clear that the school budgets should be restored, and the Department of Education must immediately fix the problems it has caused for

Warm welcome never so Cool St. Albans’ favorite son LL Cool J, left, took a few minutes last Saturday in his Rock the Bells Hip Hop Festival at Forest Hills Stadium to accept honors from Queens Bor ough President Donovan Richards. The rapper, actor and entertainment producer who grew up as James Todd Smith

received a key to the borough as Richards proclaimed Aug. 6 to be LL Cool J Day in Queens in front of a packed house. Fans also can see LL Cool J star as Special Agent and former Navy SEAL Sam Hanna on the CBS drama “NCIS: Los Angeles.” — Michael Gannon

School budgets remain in limbo as a battle PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF over cuts continues. New York City public school students.” Adams said it is clear that the DOE “lacks transparency” and removed “millions of dollars more from school budgets than it ever conveyed in the city budget.” She also stated that the Council is considering “a full range of legal actions” to ensure budgets are restored” and that a detailed account of the status of remaining federal funds is provided. Mayor Adams also slammed the Council’s backtracking as “continued false attacks” on the DOE budget. In a statement last Friday, he said, “The city charter is clear: The mayor puts forward a budget, and the City Council votes on it — that is one of its most important duties. Both sides did their job, except now the Council refuses to stand by its vote and is, instead, repeatedly issuing misleading and irresponsible statements.” Councilmember Shekar Krishnan (D-Jackson Heights) issued a statement with Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan). It read, “We fully support a re-vote on the Department of Education budget in order to fully restore individual school budgets and ensure that no teachers lose their jobs and no Q students lose access to key programs.”

Photo contest! The Queens Chronicle’s 14th annual Summer in the Borough Photo Contest is ongoing! Send your best shots of children playing, workers working, lovely landscapes, birds on the bay — whatever you think best says “summertime in Queens.” If you need some inspiration, check out this past winner by Linda Joblonski, of her daughter in Juniper Park. With the pandemic ebbing, the free passes to a family-friendly performance in or around the city that our winners get are slowly becoming available again. All the rules are posted at bit.ly/3aQ83Oz. Please tell us where in Queens you live and send your high-resolution digital photos to peterm@qchron.com, or mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385. The deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 21, the last full day of summer. Good luck!

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Women of Distinction honored Six remarkable women from Ozone Park to Breezy Point were recognized in Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s annual Women of Distinction event last Saturday. This year, Pheffer Amato, center, honored Karen Buffolino-Nevirs, left, and Barbara Buffolino, tenant rights activists who founded the Surfside Housing Association for Tenants; Holly Gendron, treasurer of the New Hamilton Beach Civic; Clare Hilger, secretary of the Rockaway Beach Civic and a member of the Water Safety Coalition; Patricia Raghunan-

dan, a volunteer and advocate for the Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol and its food pantry; and Kathleen Lawless, secretary of the Broad Channel Civic for over 10 years. “I believe in women supporting women, celebrating each other for their accomplishments. We have so many amazing women in this community who do so much, and this is a great way to come together and thank them for their work and contributions,” Pheffer Amato said in a prepared statement. — Deirdre Bardolf

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

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Still more to do in delivery slay case

Hirsch, facing 29-to-life, commits suicide before Aug. 5 court hearing by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Last Friday’s suicide of Glenn Hirsch, the man accused of murdering food deliveryman Zhiwen Yan on April 30, has not quite ended the case. Multiple law enforcement sources have told the Chronicle that the NYPD still has some work on its hands, including trying to determine just how Hirsch obtained the gun he used to kill himself. Hirsch, who was free on $500,000 bail and wearing an ankle monitor, shot himself in the head, according to findings released by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He was found by law enforcement in his apartment on Friday, Aug. 5, after he failed to show up at a court hearing that morning for pretrial matters on second-degree murder and other charges. The NYPD had no comment when contacted this week. Hirsch was accused of stalking Yan and shooting him down on a Forest Hills street after engaging in a months-long dispute with Yan’s employer, the Great Wall Restaurant in Forest Hills, over what he deemed to be an insufficient amount of duck sauce brought with a food delivery. In a visit to the restaurant last Jan. 28 he allegedly threatening the staff with a gun. Published reports state that Hirsch in his

Glenn Hirsch, in custody at left, avoided a trial on the charge that he murdered deliveryman Zhiwen Yan, seen in a wedding photo with his wife, Kunying Zhao. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON, LEFT, FILE; AND COURTESY KUNYING ZHAO / GOFUNDME / FILE

suicide note proclaimed his own innocence and that of his estranged wife, Dorothy, who was charged after a search warrant allegedly resulted in the recovery of eight guns from a closet in her home. Dorothy Hirsch’s attorney has repeatedly denied that she knew the weapons were in her home, as the closet was one used by her

husband. Multiple published reports state that Glenn Hirsch was tied to at least one of the guns by DNA testing and feared he would be ordered back to jail on Aug. 5. The New York Post has reported that the office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has dropped eight counts of criminal possession of a weapon against Dorothy

Hirsch, though facing five counts of criminal possession of a weapon and other charges. In his suicide note Glenn Hirsch took full responsibility for the guns, writing that his wife had no knowledge that they were being stored in her home. Katz confirmed in a press release last Friday that Hirsch was dead, but has not commented publicly on the case since. “The loss of a human life is always tragic,” the Queens district attorney said in a statement from her office. “Obviously, we would have preferred to try Mr. Glenn Hirsch for the calculated murder of Mr. Zhiwen Yan in a court of law, but this is no longer an option. We once again express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Zhiwen Yan, who continue to grieve his tragic and senseless loss.” Yan, 51, worked as a deliveryman for years for the Great Wall, located on Queens Boulevard, and became very popular with his customers over two decades in the business. He lived in Elmhurst with his wife, Kunying Zhao, and their three children. A GoFundMe page for his family, which can be accessed at bit.ly/3pfgJBi, has raised more than $221,000 as of Wednesday afternoon. The Chronicle was unable to contact Yan’s family or Kenny Yang, owner of the Great Q Wall restaurant, prior to deadline.

Synagogue passes first CB 6 hurdle

Land Use and Housing Committee approves property line setbacks by Michael Gannon

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Two recent developments appear to have brought a synagogue proposed on 66th Road in Rego Park much closer to fruition. The first was when Congregation Ohr Eliyahu reduced the size of its building in its plans from three floors to two, plus a basement. The second came this past Monday night when the Land Use and Housing Committee of Community Board 6 approved the application with conditions at a virtual meeting. The committee now is expected to recommend approval by the full board at its next general meeting on Sept. 14. Ohr Eliyahu, a Sephardic Jewish congregation, is planning to tear down a single-family home on the lot it owns at 85-94 66 Road. The neighborhood’s zoning permits synagogues already, though the congregation is seeking variances for smaller front, side and rear yard property line setbacks than permitted to allow for more interior floor space. Attorney Jay Goldstein said building what Ohr Eliyahu could do as of right would greatly reduce the occupancy capacity and not allow for larger numbers of worshipers — the reason they are moving to a new site. “We would lose 69 people [in legal capacity] in the basement, 106 on the first floor and 86 on the second floor,” Goldstein said. He said the congregation now meets in the rabbi’s home, limiting the number of people who can participate at any one time, particularly with requirements keeping men and women separate. To say the proposal is unpopular with its prospective neighbors would be an understatement. “I’ve collected 136 signatures from people who oppose

this,” resident Norman Ng said. Committee Chairman Keith Engel said all the letters he received to be read into the record were against the project. Every resident who spoke at the meeting opposed it. Many cited quality-of-life issues they said would be incumbent with large numbers of people, such as noise and traffic. Light and noise, some neighbors pointed out, could be particularly intrusive for events or services going late into the night. Ng and Douglas Rokaw in their letters said traffic safety and accidents already are an issue along 66th Road and called for a traffic study before any approval is given. Two speakers suggested a synagogue might make the neighborhood a target of terrorist attacks — “That’s disingenuous,” board member Michael Arcati would say later in the evening — with one woman, whom the Chronicle was unable to identify, resorting to uglier rhetoric. “Go where you’re welcome,” she said. Congregation Ohr Eliyahu is looking to tear down this house at 85-94 66 “You’re not welcome here.” READER PHOTO / FILE Road in Rego Park to construct a new synagogue. Goldstein said the initial goal is to allow more people from families already in the congregation to other board members said they have not had overwhelming attend functions more regularly than they now can at any one quality-of-life complaints connected with the other numerous time at the rabbi’s home. small synagogues in the district. He also addressed numerous questions as to why they did Engel also told residents they still will have the opportuninot opt for larger, already-existing spaces somewhere like on ty to register their opposition four more times: before the full Woodhaven Boulevard or Metropolitan Avenue very directly. community board; the Queens Borough Board; the city “We can’t afford it,” he said. Board of Standards and Appeals; and with Councilwoman Q Prior to the vote — it passed 15-2 — Peter Beadle and Lynn Schulman (D-Forest Hills).

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Gateway trims some trees

A tree removal project at Charles Memorial Park is underway and a plan to plant replacements is expected to follow, the Chronicle has learned, thanks to an observant resident who noticed the pruning underway. Branches and entire trees had been cut down as of last week, noticed Howard Beach resident Louie Ruocco. “The tree removal at Frank Charles Park is part of a larger tree removal in the Jamaica Bay Unit,” Gateway National Parks spokesperson Daphne Yun explained in an email. In total at Charles Park, 11 trees are being removed and 30 are being pruned, she said. Trees at Fort Tilden, Jacob Riis Park and the North Channel Bridge were also being tended to. Those being removed were deemed hazardous and pose a threat due to dead limbs or disease, and those being trimmed had dead branches. The agency has plans to replace them but does not have a firm schedule yet. — Deirdre Bardolf

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A Long Island man was caught in an alleged ploy to scam the family of his late brother. Fifty-one-year-old Wagner Recio of Elmont was indicted in connection to his filing fraudulent paperwork to claim full ownership of a Queens Village home he co-owned with his late brother. The property is valued at more than $500,000, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Alejandro Recio, Wagner’s brother, left his portion of the 220th Street home to his then-10-year-old daughter upon his passing in 2014. Around the same time, her mother obtained a court order establishing her the child’s guardian for any property passed down by her father. New York State law says tenant-incommon status, as Alejandro Recio possessed with his brother, Wagner, means an ownership of undivided interest in the whole property. That means Alejandro Recio was free to sell, borrow, transfer, or, in this case, pass his stake in the property down to the person specified in his will.

Unbeknownst to Alejandro Recio’s daughter or her mother, Wagner Recio made moves to take control of the portion of the property formerly owned by his brother in summer 2021. According to the charges, Wagner Recio filed affidavits with title and mortgage companies claiming he was the sole heir of his brother, recruiting three others to file separate affidavits in support of his claim. Katz says on or about July 13, 2021, Wagner Recio met with a representative from the Meadowbrook Mortgage and Equity company and closed on the move to change the deed to read solely his name. In turn, Katz says Meadowbrook Mortgage and Equity granted Recio a mortgage of $261,000, $145,000 of which was used to pay off a previous mortgage on the house, and $97,000 of which went directly into Recio’s pocket as a cash payout. In January of this year, Alejandro Recio’s daughter’s mother discovered that the name on the deed had been changed and contacted the office of Katz, leading to the investigation. If convicted, Wagner Recio faces up to Q 15 years in prison.

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Jewish groups slam Mt. Carmel practices Bukharian org. criticizes operations, maintenance amid sinking graves by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Several members of the Queens Jewish community participated in a rally last Sunday over what they believe to be an impasse with management of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Glendale over a number of issues involving maintenance and religious propriety. Steven Saphirstein, a member of the All Bukharian Community Network, told the Chronicle that things like sinking graves and toppling headstones have become a serious issue; and that Mt. Carmel in some cases is disregarding Jewish religious law and custom in dealing with it. Renate Namias, general manager of the cemetery, said their service to the Jewish community goes back well over a century and that an engineer and state regulators have approved of their approach. And with cemeteries being regulated by the state, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) are sponsoring companion legislation to tighten up some requirements on cemetery corporations, especially when it comes to those dealing with religious requirements for burials. Saphirstein told the Chronicle approximately 100 graves are sinking or have foundation issues. Namias said the number is not

correct but declined to be more specific. “The graves are basically sinking, both the granite headstone and the piece in front that covers the entire plot,” Saphirstein said. The stone over the grave, he said, normally rises about 12 inches above ground level but that some have sunk to as little as three. He sent photos of headstones that have broken upon topping over. “The issue of Jewish law is when they want to fix these lots that have fallen through, the cemetery in certain cases has used a metal plate,” he said. “In Jewish law, you can’t have any metal near the remains.” Saphirstein said an alternative offered by the cemetery involves exhumation, which also is not done under Jewish custom. “And there are other methods we’ve showed them,” he said. “There are different things we’ve brought to their attention, and they haven’t even entertained the ideas.” He also raised the issue of the extent to which Mt. Carmel uses large pieces of heavy equipment on-site. Namias, reading from a prepared statement, defended the cemetery and its practices. “Mount Carmel has been serving the Jewish community since 1903, and the Bukharian community for over 35 years,” she said. “The cemetery has always had an excellent relationship with the leaders of the

Councilwoman Lynn Schulman, center, joined rally organizers outside Mt. Carmel Cemetery NYC COUNCIL PHOTO / TWITTER on Sunday. community and they do still continue to support us” Namias said they have engaged in a number of discussions with the Bukharian community in the last two years about cemetery

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less than that. Visitors to the strip of stores between 62nd Road and 62nd Drive — Editor-in-Chief where the Chronicle’s offices used to be — Maybe Mayor Adams’ mantra that “We do not want to hit it while parking. get stuff done” is having an impact. The deli owner says the hole does not It wasn’t more than a couple hours after affect his business, but he has seen people the Queens Chronicle emailed the Departtrip over it. ment of Environmental Protection’s press “Yes, I want it fixed,” he said when office about a sinkhole in Rego Park that asked. “For the people, not for me. Maybe the agency had a crew on-site to check it some people get hurt some day.” out. DEP spokesman Edward Timbers said Deli owner Ayman Alim has been fed via email that there were no records of any up enough with the hole in front of his 311 complaints made about the location Woodhaven Boulevard store that he once where the hole is. After the crew went out asked one of the crews of contractors that on Monday, Timbers said they believe stop by in the morning if they could fix it there may be a small leak in an underfor him. He’d foot the bill. ground pipe. He said they would begin No, they said. Can’t do it. Only the city excavating this week. could take care of the deepening, waterAsked if that means the crew would actufilled pit in front of J & J Superstar Deli. Alim had called the Department of This sinkhole on Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego ally fix the problem, Timbers said it depends. “If the crew does find a leak and it’s on Environmental Protection three or four Park now sports a marker called a looper tube times, he said, but all the agency did was for safety. PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE a City water main — they will fix it,” he said. “If there is a leak but it’s on a private come take a look and leave, never to return. He said the workers told him the problem is a water line that has to water line (connecting each building to the City’s water main) — an Order would be issued to the property owner to hire a licensed be replaced. Since the cavity is a sinkhole and not a pothole, the DEP is plumber and have the pipe repaired.” Alim said he is sure the problem is not with his line, and that the responsible, not the Department of Transportation. It first appeared about two years ago after gas line work was DEP knows that after examining the hole and checking his basedone and has grown to a couple feet wide and, Alim estimates, ment, where there is no water coming up. Meter readings at the Q maybe 15 inches at its deepest — though the visible edges go down businesses on the strip also show that, he said.

operations, including how they prepare foundations for grave sites. “Now if a monument needs to be reset in the cemetery, it’s always been our policy that we recap all foundations at no charge to the families,” she continued. “However, that as a result of these discussions, we did retain the services of a structural engineer to review our procedures, and we also had a representative from the Division of Cemeteries, a state regulatory agency, to the cemetery. In both cases, they approved our procedures.” Saphirstein said there also has been an issue with the cemetery not being open evenings, which he said is necessary due to the Jewish practice of burying the deceased within 24 hours of death. Among the provisions of the AddabboHevesi legislation is that cemetery corporations keep the grounds open outside of normal business hours “in the case of persons belonging to a religious and/or ethnic tradition” that requires quick burials; but also allows the cemetery to charge for the additional costs incurred outside regular hours. It also would call for the appointment of inspectors for cemeteries catering all or in part to communities and religions to assure that the cemetery is in keeping with applicaQ ble religious laws and traditions.

Tires slashed in Bayside Capt. John Portalatin, commanding officer of the 111th Precinct told the Chronicle Wednesday morning that the person allegedly responsible for slashing tires on 40 Bayside vehicles Sunday morning has been identified and had been taken into custody. Perhaps fittingly, that suspect’s name is Dee Razor Smith. According to Portalatin, the cars were all parked along Corporal Kennedy Street between 42nd and 43rd avenues. Footage shows that the incident occurred between 4 and 6 a.m. Sunday, and that a white male with a bald head and a beard slashed through “at least one or two tires on 40 different vehicles,” Portalatin said. According to NBC New York, one of those car owners had just replaced her tires after a similar incident last week. Portalatin said the motive has yet to be determined and that the investigation is still ongoing. By press time, the NYPD’s press off ice had not responded to the Chronicle’s query about whether Smith has a pr ior Q record. — Sophie Krichevsky

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What to know about life insurance Millions of adults go to great lengths to protect their assets. The measures they take run the gamut from simple everyday efforts like utilizing two-factor authentication when accessing financial accounts via online or mobile banking apps to more complicated undertakings like estate planning. Life insurance is a component of estate planning that is vital to all those looking to protect their assets in the event of their death. Explaining life insurance Life insurance is both similar to and different from other types of insurance. Like homeowners and auto insurance policies, life insurance provides financial protection in difficult circumstances. A life insurance policy is a contract between an insurance provider and a policy holder that guarantees a payout to beneficiaries designated by the insured individual in the wake of that individual’s death. Personal history Insurance providers differ, but individuals interested in life insurance can expect to be asked about their medical histories and lifestyle habits when discussing policies. Prospective policy holders will often be asked to sign waivers that allow providers to access their medical records. This is necessary so companies can get an idea of the health of the person applying for life insurance, which will determine the cost of a policy. That information, as well as family history, is important because it can serve as an indicator of future health risks. Some variables, including lifestyle habits like smoking, won’t necessarily appear on an individual’s medical history. In an effort to address that, insurance

providers typically ask prospective policy holders to answer a variety of questions about their lifestyle, including whether or not they smoke and how much alcohol they consume. It’s vital that individuals answer these questions honestly, as companies can deny payouts to beneficiaries if they determine policy holders misled them during the application process. Coverage Coverage needs vary depending on the individual. Life insurance is intended to provide for loved ones in the aftermath of a policy holder’s death. How much money will those individuals need to pay their bills? Young adults who are just starting their families may want more coverage than aging adults who have already paid off their homes and saved a considerable amount for retirement. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recommends that individuals ask themselves how much of the family income they provide and if anyone else, such as an aging parent, depends on them for financial support. Answering these questions can help individuals determine how much coverage they need. Types of coverage Insurance providers offer various types of life insurance policies. Term-life policies are among the most popular because they tend to be affordable while offering substantial coverage. There are different types of termlife policies, but policies tend to run for anywhere from 10 to 30 years and expire around the time individuals reach retirement age. That’s because many people save

Life insurance is a vital component of estate planning that is important for individuals looking to protect their assets in the event of their death. enough for retirement and don’t have the sizable expenses, such as a mortgage, to account for at this point in their lives. That means loved ones won’t necessarily need to be provided for in the wake of a policy holder’s death. Permanent life insurance policies last until the policy holder’s death so long as he or she continues to pay the premiums on time. Financial advisors can help individuals understand the ins and outs of the various types of permanent life insurance policies, which differ from term-life policies because they can serve as investment vehicles and sources of loans in certain instances. Life insurance is a vital component of asset protection that can offer peace of mind to policy holders who want to ensure their loved ones are provided for in the wake of Q their death. — Metro Creative Connection

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Spring and summer are perhaps the busiest times of year for gardeners. However, fall also is a prime time to tend to gardens. The tree and bare root retailer Bower & Branch advises that soil temperatures in many regions of the country may still be warm enough to encourage root growth well into the start of winter. Furthermore, fall is often the ideal time to plant, fertilize and keep a garden going or to get a head start on next year’s bounty. Here are some tips to make the most of the fall gardening season. • Think about fall annuals and bulb planting. Near the end of September, start planting coolweather-loving pansies and violas for pops of color as summer flowers fade. Also, it’s a good idea to stock up on bulbs that will bloom in the months to come before they sell out in stores. Wait until the temperatures really cool down before planting them in desired spots for spring sprouts. • Sow salad seeds. Lettuce, spinach, radishes and arugula tolerate cooler temperatures. Try new and interesting lettuce varieties and enjoy salads well into the fall season. • Take inventory of the sun.

Positioning a garden carefully means maximizing hours of sunlight, which begin to dwindle in the fall. Exper ts say gardens grow best in sunny locations that receive six hours of direct sunlight each day. This is where container gardens can be helpful, as they allow gardeners to move plants into spots that will get ample sunlight.

• Fill in landscaping gaps. Some fall plants can add color around the landscape and brighten up homes to add curb appeal. In addition to pansies and violas, asters, kale and chrysanthemums are fall blooms. Keep in mind that mums can come back year after year. So take them out of those f lower pots and get them into the ground. They can be enjoyed next year as well, sprouting in early spring and develop-

ing leaves and buds through late summer. • Clean up unwanted growth. Fall is an ideal time to cut back spent vegetable plants and get rid of errant weeds. Rather than bagging leaves, mow them with a grass catcher and then add the mix to a vegetable garden as an excellent soil insulator. The nitrogen and carbon will fertilize the soil, enhancing growing possibilities and limiting weed growth. • Propagate plants in the fall. As temperatures gradually begin to cool, start taking cuttings from perennials, gathering seed pods from azaleas and rhododendrons and dividing hardwood cuttings, says the resou rce Gardening Know How. Consult with a garden center or horticulturist on the proper ways to propagate stems using rooting hormone and other techniques. • Continue to water plants. Water is essential in the fall and winter as roots can still be growing. Gradually reduce watering duration as plants go dormant. Fall planting and maintenance can extend gardening season and improve the chances of growing a Q healthy spring garden. — Metro Creative Connection

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by Sophie Krichevsky hough the play is called “Much Ado About Nothing,” that cannot be said of Hip to Hip Theatre Co.’s production of the show, which is certainly something to see. Roughly 75 people of varying ages attended the group’s Aug. 4 performance of the beloved Shakespeare comedy in Crocheron Park, setting up their lawn chairs and picnic blankets at the bottom of the hill, which created a natural amphitheater of sorts. That, along with the surrounding greenery, made for the perfect spot for the lemon vine-covered, dark wooden set (save for the occasional car driving down 35th Avenue).

The company’s rendition of the play, which centers on two love stories plagued with mixed messages and misunderstandings, is one of two alternating shows in its 15th annual Free Shakespeare in the Parks summer tour, the other being the lesserknown “The Adventures of Pericles.” At the heart of the “Much Ado” cast is Colin Wulff, whose excellent choice and execution of facial expres-

sion capture Benedick’s coy and flirtatious (yet at moments, flummoxed) manner. Director and company co-founder Joy y Marr spoke very highly of Wulff, who has progressed from playing smaller parts when he first joined the company. “That first year he was with us, we lost like a pretty big part the week that we were closing,” she recalled.

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“He subbed in so incredibly ... I was like, ‘Wow, this is a whole different play with this guy acting with us.’” Wulff finds an excellent scene partner in Chaunice Chapman, who, as Beatrice, stole the show. Her electric performance was characterized by her knack for physical comedy and hilarious cadence, which in turn made the language much easier for a younger audience to comprehend. Chapman was not the only one with excellent physical comedy. Joy Marr’s fingerprints are all over one scene, during which Benedick is not so subtly eavesdropping on a conversation. Knowing that someone is continued on page 23

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John Joseph Gotti Sr. was born in Mount Vernon, NY, on May 29, 1907. He was a troubled child who left school in fourth grade. He married Philomena “Fanny” DiGiorgio in 1931 soon after being released from the Napanoch Institute for Defective Delinquents in Wawarsing, Ulster County. They lived in the Bronx and had 13 children (two died in infancy). He worked as a laborer for the Works Progress Administration on Eastern Boulevard & White Plans Road, making $52.80 a month. John Gotti Jr. was born Oct. 27, 1940, the fifth child in a family already living in poverty. On June 29, 1941, John Sr. mugged a man and was caught and sentenced to a year in Sing-Sing on Jan. 20, 1942. In 1953, the family relocated to the East New York section of Brooklyn. John Gotti dropped out of high school at age 16 and chartered his own course in life: the Mafia. He found love and married Victoria Di Giorgio in 1962 and they had five children. They purchased a home at 160-11 85 St. in Howard Beach in 1976 from Carlo Inzanti.

The family home of John Gotti at 160-11 85 St. in Howard Beach, as it looked in the FILE PHOTO, LEFT 1990s when he lived there. Some residents contend car thefts dropped to nil as thieves knew better than to come here. The location was also close by his Bergin Hunt and Fish Club. Gotti was elevated to godfather of the Gambino crime family upon the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985. After many acquittals, he was eventually convicted of charges including murder and sent to prison for life, dying at age 61 in June 2002. His old home has been sold several times and is Q now valued at around $900,000.

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Much to like in Hip to Hip’s ‘Much Ado’ 21 continued from page 00 listening in on the discussion, Claudio (John DeFilippo), Leonato (Jason Marr) and Don Pedro (Steven Lamont), take a well-timed, giant step back toward Benedick’s hiding spot, all in lock-step; that elicited a roar of laughter m the audience. Equally expressive were DeFilippo and Logan Schmucker, who plays Don John, who has just fallen to Don Pedro, his half-

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brother, in a small war. At one point toward the beginning of the play, Schmucker absolutely nailed Don John’s bitterness and reluctance to serve Don Pedro in such a way that one can only laugh at the tension. DeFilippo’s approach to Claudio is spot-on, and gets his character’s shyness and awkwardness exactly right. Which is why his dramatic performance during the wedding scene, when he publicly accuses Hero of adultery, is somewhat jarring. That may in part be due to the play’s being truncated to 90 minutes, a staple of the company’s family-friendly shows; it’s likely the audience missed some of Claudio’s more nuanced scenes. Given the company’s small size, naturally, some people play more than one role. And while most of the time, it was not an issue, Schmucker’s doubling as Don John and a member of the watch team is confusing, since it is Don John and his henchman who orchestrate the plan the group is involved in. Hip to Hip’s remaining Queens performances — both of “Much Ado” and “Pericles” — are on Aug. 11, 12, 13, 17 and 18 at various parks throughout the borough.

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Above, theatergoers sniff out the best seats in the house. At right, Benedick (Colin Wulff) and Beatrice (Chaunice Chapman) dance. On the cover: Benedick eavesdrops on Claudio (John DeFilippo), left, Leonato (Jason Marr) and Don Pedro (Steven Lamont). PHOTOS BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY Visit hiptohip.org/current-production.html Q for performance times and locations.

Maspeth writer collaborates with Thoreau by Michael Gannon senior news editor

Maxine Fisher of Maspeth found a book by Henry David Thoreau that she could not explain; and discovered a kindred spirit in her love of writing and teaching. PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER

particularly by Thoreau’s perceptions of nature, his view of the universe as being fully animated. “There was a lot of ecstatic writing about nature,” she said. “But along with

that, one night I picked up the book I found a sentence something to the effect of ‘There are times when you feel a vulture gnawing at your heart.’ And I thought, ‘Ah ha — it’s not just ecstasy. This guy is real.’ It was so personal, so intimate. And I could connect with that feeling.” She also noticed that throughout, Thoreau wrote about the writing process itself, whether it be the odd sentence or whole paragraphs. The writing instructor decided to compile his lessons for writers, including some things so simple as writing about what one sees sitting at a window for a half hour; writing dialogue; or “the uncommon usage of commonplace words.” And she said 7,000 pages was not as daunting as it might seem, though it took her three months to find all the tips. “They were like scattered little nuggets,: she said, comparing herself to the squirrels Thoreau described in detail foraging for nuts on the forest floor. “Then I noticed ... that he used literary devices better than most of the authors I was reading; and which I was already using in my writers’ workshop.” “A lot of this book is his illustration of the way I teach, so I feel like we are really Q collaborators over the centuries.”

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Maxine Fisher of Maspeth has no idea how she came into possession of Henry David Thoreau’s “Journal,” a work in which Thoreau wrote down his observations on nature, politics, people, food and just about everything else he laid his eyes upon between 1837 and 1861, the year before his death at age 44. But the lifelong writer and now writing instructor, upon deciding to read it, found that Thoreau (1817-1962) also took the time to teach and inspire writers, albeit ones he knew he never would meet. Fisher, who since retirement has taught a writers’ workshop at the Maspeth Library, enables all to share his tips and techniques in her new book, “Henry Thoreau’s Guide to Good Writing,” which was published June 29 by Trajectory Press. It is available online from Amazon at amzn.to/3p1405t. Its origins, for more than one reason, remain a bit of a mystery to Fisher to this day. “It started with the fact that I found myself with a book that I did not recall purchasing, ever receiving from somebody, while bringing stuff from my old apartment when I moved back to Maspeth,” Fisher said. “And what this book was was an

abridged version of t h e 7, 0 0 0 - p a g e , 24 -year per sona l journal of Thoreau. And I couldn’t imagine how I got this book in my hands.” And there was a reason she would not have bought the book, first published in 1906, herself. “It didn’t make any sense. Of course I’d read ‘Walden’ in college years ago. But I think the people who read it from my generation felt a little cheated by that book.” She said while “Walden” was sold to the “back to the Earth movement” as a guide to how to survive in the wilderness should one choose to, she realized he was not far at all from nearby Concord, Mass.; he even had visitors and visited his mother regularly. Battling insomnia one night, she decided to pick up the journal. “I was very much taken by the prose poetry ... even greater than in ‘Walden.’” Fisher, whose apprenticeship in the writing field focused on short animated children’s films for public television, including “Sesame Street,” was instantly captivated,

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-AR25, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 402 of the SERIES 2006-AR25, V. BIBI Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: GOPAUL, ET AL. NOTICE OF a) a report of unclaimed amounts of money or other property SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN held or owing by the above named corporation has been pursuant to a Final Judgment of made to the Comptroller of the State of New York. A list Foreclosure dated January 14, of names of the persons appearing from the records 2020, and entered in the Ofof such corporation to be entitled thereto is on fi le and fi ce of the Clerk of the County open to public inspection at its principal offi ce or place of of Queens, wherein DEUTSCHE business in any city, village or county where any BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMsuch abandoned property is payable or by calling the PANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYcorporation at 800-642-4272; MAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-AR25, MORTb) such deposits, payments and refunds, together with GAGE PASS-THROUGH CERinterest due thereon and less lawful deductions, will TIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR25 be paid by the corporation on or before the succeeding is the Plaintiff and BIBI GOPAUL, twenty-fourth day of September to persons establishing ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, to the corporation’s satisfaction their right to receive the the undersigned Referee will same; and sell at public auction RAIN OR c) in the succeeding month of October, and on or before the SHINE on the COURTHOUSE tenth day thereof, such unclaimed deposits, payments and STEPS OF THE QUEENS refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 88-11 deductions, still remaining will be paid to the Comptroller SUTPHIN BLVD., JAMAICA, NY of the State of New York, and that the corporation shall 11435, on August 19, 2022 at thereupon cease to be liable therefore. 10:45AM, premises known as 9339 205TH ST, HOLLIS A/K/A The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid QUEENS, NY 11423: Block One MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201 10480, Lot 29: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL 24-50 92nd Street LLC fi led OF LAND, SITUTATE, LYING New York City Department of AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH Transportation Notice of Public Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y AND COUNTY OF QUEENS, Hearing Publish in Queens of State of NY (SSNY) on CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Chronicle. The New York City 12/6/2021. Offi ce: Queens Premises will be sold subject Department of Transportation County. SSNY has been desig- to provisions of fi led Judgment will hold a public hearing, the hearing will be held remotely nated as agent of the LLC upon Index # 722933/2021. Everett Hopkins, Esq. - Referee. commencing on Thursday, whom process against it may Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, August 18, 2022 at 2:00 be served and shall mail pro- Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 P.M. via the WebEx platform, cess to: c/o The LLC, 72 SouthMerchants Concourse, Suite on the following petitions gate Rd, Valley Stream, NY 310, Westbury, New York for revocable consent, in the 11581. Purpose: any lawful act. 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Borough of Queens. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Co191-01 JAMAICA PROPERTY #1. 4807 Realty LLC– to LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with vid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing continue to maintain & use a the SSNY on 07/19/22. Offi ce: and mask wearing. *LOCATION fenced-in area on the north sidewalk of 21st Ave., east of Queens County. SSNY desig- OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE nated as agent of the LLC upon DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH 48th St. whom process against it may COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. #2. Antonio Ambrosino– to continue to maintain & use be served. SSNY shall mail 616 METROPOLITAN AVENUE LLC. a fenced-in area on the west copy of process to the LLC, Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY sidewalk of 66th St., south of 82-84 164th Street, Jamaica, 49th Ave. on 07/22/22. Offi ce: Queens NY 11432. Purpose: Any lawful County. SSNY designated as agent Interested parties can purpose. of the LLC upon whom process obtain copies of proposed Need an apartment? against it may be served. SSNY agreements or request signSee our language interpreters (with at shall mail copy of process to the Queens Real Estate least seven days prior notice) LLC, 159-15 82nd Street, Howard or place your own at 55 Water Street, 9 Floor, Apartment Wanted ad Beach, NY 11414. Purpose: Any New York, NY 10041, or by Call 718-205-8000 calling (212) 839-6550. lawful purpose. NOTICE OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY: THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, BROOKLYN AND KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, HICKSVILLE

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS PennyMac Corp., Plaintiff, -against- DeoWantie Ramdin aka Dewantie Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 Camille Ramdin, as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, Warren Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, Christopher Ramdin a/k/a Chris Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram of Formation of Notice of Formation of Notice Ramdin, Tiffany Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram DKTS GLOBAL ENDEAVORS LLC SIKDER BROTHERS LLC Articles Ramdin, and Motieram Ramdin’s respective heirs-at-law, nextArticles of Organization were fi led of Organization were fi led with the of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, with the Secretary of State of New Secretary of State of New York legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest York (SSNY) on 06/15/2022. Offi ce (SSNY) on 06/14/2022. Offi ce and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through location: Queens County. SSNY has said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it described in the complaint herein, Mortgage Electronic Registration LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a Systems Inc.. as Nominee for AEGIS Funding D/B/A AEGIS Home it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: TIFFANY SINGH, Equity; New York City Environmental Control Board; New York a copy of process to: SIKDER 11530 114TH PLACE, QUEENS, NY City Parking Violations Bureau; New York City Transit Adjudication BROTHERS LLC, 31-45 CRESCENT 11420. Purpose: For any lawful Bureau; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; ST, APT B-11, ASTORIA, NY 11106. purpose. United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, City of New Notice of Formation of Teado’s Smoke Shop LLC, York Department of Housing Preservation and Development, HERA JEWELS LLC Articles of Premchand Samsundar, Bissoondai Samsundar, Edward Grant, Organization were fi led with the Arts of Org. fi led with Sec. of Jamie Yodice, Defendants. Index No.: 706545/2021 Filed: Secretary of State of New York State of NY (SSNY) 6/7/2022. 8/1/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens (SSNY) on 06/23/2022. Offi ce Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in location: Queens County. SSNY has which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED been designated as agent of the agent upon whom process DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall against may be served & Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice mail a copy of process to: HERA mail process to of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) JEWELS LLC, 43-25 HUNTER shall STREET, ROOM 634 E, LONG 220-19 134th Rd., Laurelton, days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; ISLAND CITY, NY 11101. Purpose: or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons For any lawful purpose. NY 11413. General Purpose is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case Notice of Formation of Notice of Formation of of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against U NEST LLC Articles of OrganizaMURILO CALGARO DENTAL DESIGNER LLC Articles of Organization were fi led tion were fi led with the Secre- you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above tary of State of New York (SSNY) with the Secretary of State of New York on 07/26/2022. Offi ce location: captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $472,000.00 (SSNY) on 06/24/2022. Offi ce location: and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Queens County. SSNY has been Queens County. SSNY has been desigQueens on August 15, 2007 in CRFN 2007000422668 covering designated as agent of the LLC nated as agent of the LLC upon whom premises known as 100-01 Atlantic Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. upon whom process against it process against it may be served. SSNY The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing may be served. SSNY shall mail a shall mail a copy of process to: MURILO the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured copy of process to: U NEST LLC, CALGARO, SKYLINE TOWER, 3 COURT by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF 134-54 MAPLE AVE, APT 3M SQUARE W, 4811, LONG ISLAND CITY, FLUSHING, NY 11355. Purpose: LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and NY 11101. Purpose: For any lawful complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the For any lawful purpose. purpose. mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against Notice of Qualifi cation of Perfect Square Notice of Formation of you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may Management LLC. App. For Auth. fi led URBAN CAFFEINE LLC Articles of with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on Organization were fi led with the be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go 6/1/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. to the court where your case is pending for further information on Secretary of State of New York LLC formed in DE on 4/26/22. SSNY (SSNY) on 06/16/2022. Offi ce how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a designated as agent of LLC upon whom payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure location: Queens County. SSNY has process against it may be served. SSNY been designated as agent of the action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER shall mail process to: c/o National RegLLC upon whom process against ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) istered Agents, Inc., 28 Liberty St, NY, it may be served. SSNY shall mail AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, NY 10005, the registered agent of LLC a copy of process to: ROCKET upon whom process may be served. DE New York. November 6, 2020. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman CORPORATE SERVICES INC, 2804 address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilm& Gordon, LLP /s/BY: Linda P. Manfredi, Attorneys for Plaintiff, GATEWAY OAKS DR. #100, SACRAington, DE 19801. Arts of Org fi led with 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 MENTO, CA 95833. Purpose: For DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Dover, Our File No.: 01-088300-F00 any lawful purpose. DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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C M SQ page 28 Y K To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court of The State Of New York County Of Queens Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 710479/2022 Mortgage Assets Management, LLC Plaintiff, vs David Burgos, Jr. As Heir To The Estate Of Sylvia Burgos, Caroline Demarco As Heir To The Estate Of Sylvia Burgos, Unknown Heirs Of Sylvia Burgos If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, United States Of America Acting Through The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, People Of The State Of New York, VNB Loan Services, Inc., The New York Hospital Medical Center, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 174-09 69th Avenue Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Unknown Heirs of Sylvia Burgos, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Philip Hom of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the Fifteenth day of July, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated April 8, 2009, executed by Sylvia Burgos (who died on April 11, 2021, a resident of the county of Queens, State of New York) and David Burgos (who died on April 3, 2021, a resident of the county of Queens, State of New York) to secure the sum of $675,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2009000126267 in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County on April 29, 2009. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed July 16, 2012 and recorded on August 24, 2012, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2012000337428. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed August 26, 2016 and recorded on September 20, 2016, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2016000326952. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 28, 2021 and recorded on October 18, 2021, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2021000409322; The property in question is described as follows: 174-09 69th Avenue, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: July 21, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 72878

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

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New law says Bellerose complex good for more than baseball and softball by Sean Okula Associate Editor

For young athletes in the East Queens area, the phrase “Play ball!” may now beg a follow-up question: Which kind? State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village) joined forces to get bills passed in their respective state bodies to expand use of the Padavan-Preller Fields complex in Bellerose. Per a 1980 charter between the Hollis-Bellaire-Queens Village-Bellerose Athletic Association and the state, only baseball and softball were allowed to be played on the premises without state permission. Under the new laws, any sport or community event can be held at the HBQVBAA’s discretion. “By opening up these nine athletic fields to more sporting activities like cricket, soccer and football, and giving HBQVBAA more control over their own fields, we are expanding opportunities for thousands of athletes throughout Queens,” Liu said in a statement. The complex houses nine baseball and softball fields, and while there are no plans for expansion, HBQVBAA Vice President Paul Busciolano says the new legislation could open that avenue. “We hope to raise money to turf the complex and put lights up,” he said. Other sports have been played on the field

State Sen. John Liu, center, and Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, center left, were joined by representatives from local youth sports organizations, and some of the athletes themselves, to announce the PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL expansion of use for the Padavan-Preller Fields complex in Bellerose. over the past two decades, but the new laws make it so the HBQVBAA does not have to worry about violating any sort of edict when staging non-baseball or softball games. “We need to keep the kids playing,” John Zullo, executive director of the DePhillips Athletic Club flag football program that has been operating at Padavan-Preller since 2005, said. “That’s the most important

thing.” “We live in the world’s borough and we play the world’s sports here now,” Queensbororough United Youth Soccer Club President Sean Peckett said. “For our children growing up here, spaces to play those sports have become much fewer.” “To have this space to offer all these sports is such a great opportunity,” he added.

Chuck Schub, a former HBQVBAA umpire chief and alumnus of the baseball league’s predecessor, says the energy on the complex is palpable during its peak seasons. Off-season, however, the space sits listless. “A good part of the year you drive by and you see potential,” he said. “Land developers have seen that potential. Fortunately they’ve been held off.” Peckett has seen instances of kids changing from their baseball or softball uniforms right into their soccer uniforms and hitting the pitch. He and other youth sports organizers hope the new legislation opens up opportunities for kids to explore different athletic pursuits and stay active on the complex even during those typically quiet times. “This place was underutilized,” Vanel said. “We want to make sure more people are able to use it throughout the year.” “While baseball will always be known and treasured as ‘America’s Pastime,’ newer immigrant groups have come and brought in sports that also require the use of grass fields,” Mark McMillan, district manager of Queens Community Board 13, said. “As our society struggles with physical maladies like hypertension, diabetes and so many being overweight, opening up areas where organized physical activity may take place goes a long way in addressing some of Q these issues,” he added.

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Mets General Manager Billy Eppler experienced his first trade deadline last Tuesday. Fans remembered how the Braves made several lowimpact trades at the deadline in 2021 and wound up winning the World Series. It is safe to say Eppler was aware of that fact as well. Then again, he was cognizant of how his predecessor, Zack Scott, gave up a former firstround draft choice, Pete Crow-Armstrong, to the Chicago Cubs for infielder Javier Baez at the 2021 trade deadline. Baez played well although he is best remembered for giving Mets fans a thumbs down after hitting a double. In November he signed a lucrative deal with the Tigers. Mets President Sandy Alderson told media the week before the Aug. 2 deadline he very much regretted sacrificing a highly touted prospect for a two-month rental. He made it clear he wasn’t going to make the same mistake again. Eppler understandably was not going to upset his boss. The Chicago Cubs were hoping history would repeat itself and were holding out for blue-chip players from the Mets farm system in exchange for catcher Willson Contreras and southpaw relief pitcher David Robertson. Both will be free agents right after the 2022 World Series. The San Diego Padres traded with the Washington Nationals to obtain one of the best players in the game, Juan Soto, along with slugging first

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