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Monday’s solar eclipse is must-see viewing Arts and crafts, educational videos at watch parties across the boro by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

hat exactly was going on in the world the last time a solar eclipse was visible across the entire nation? World War I was still raging in Europe. Babe Ruth, 23, collected two hits for the Boston Red Sox in a 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians, while future Beantown baseball icon Ted Williams was still two months from being born. Arizona and New Mexico were only in their fourth year of statehood. It’s safe to say it’s been a long time since Americans from coast to coast looked up to the sky in the afternoon of June 8, 1918 and saw the moon block out the sun, leaving them in the darkness of the former’s shadow. So when the rare phenomenon happens again on Monday afternoon, Queens residents should be ready. In addition to being the first solar eclipse to be visible in totality across the entire contiguous United States since 1918, the event — dubbed by scientists as “The Great American Eclipse” — is also expected to be the most viewed such occurrence in human history. The path of totality — where the moon blocks out 100 percent of the sun’s rays — will occur in a 70-mile-wide band stretching southwest across 14 states, beginning in Oregon and ending in South Carolina. Hotels in a number of small towns across Illinois, where the passing of the moon’s shadow will last the longest, have been completely booked for two years by visitors from as far away as China and Australia, according to some owners. Meanwhile, state officials in Missouri are expecting gas shortages and traffic jams due to the massive influx of drivers

Monday’s near-total solar eclipse can be seen at a number of watch parties at Queens Library branches and one at the West PHOTO BY MARIELLE RUFIN / FLICKR Pond Trail in Broad Channel. looking for a glimpse of the stunning spectacle. Here in Queens, the eclipse will be a near-total one, starting at 1:23 p.m. and ending at exactly 4 p.m. At the event’s peak, the moon will cover nearly 75 percent of the sun for approximately two minutes at 2:44 p.m., casting the borough into twilight. To stare directly at the eclipse, you’ll need special sunglasses, as staring directly at the sun’s rays can cause eye damage. And for anyone looking to get a pair, libraries across Queens

will be handing them out at viewing parties running predominantly from 2 to 3 p.m. The Queens Library system has been preparing for Aug. 21 for a week, beginning Aug. 14 with the first night of Eclipsicon — the showing of films featuring eclipses over four weeks at the Bayside branch. Already shown were the movies “Pitch Black” and “The Mummy,” while “Hellboy” will be shown on Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. In addition to the Bayside branch, nearly every other Queens Library will be hosting some sort of event next Monday, some with more in-depth programming than others. In Flushing, special glasses donated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s “NASA @ My Library” initiative will be handed out starting at 1:30 p.m. The program will begin with informative videos about the eclipse shown in the auditorium. After that session, attendees will be lead outside to watch the phenomenon. In Glendale and Queens Village, the children who come to the library are invited to take part in a solar-themed arts and crafts session before the eclipse reaches its peak. Sara Espanol, the children’s librarian at the Glendale library, told the Chronicle on Monday that she has hundreds of pairs of special glasses available for interested families, and they may go very quickly at Monday’s event. “A lot of people have been calling and asking,” Espanol said, when asked how much interest in the library’s gathering there is in the community. “I would imagine hopefully at least 100 people come.” The librarian added that children will be able to watch educational videos from NASA about eclipses, as well as continued on page 30

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No renewal for HB post office lease USPS to find a temporary Howard Beach spot before a permanent one by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Following weeks of negotiations, the property owner of the Cross Bay Boulevard Post Office has decided not to renew the lease with the U.S. Postal Service and now area leaders are scrambling to find a new location by December. “We can report that the current landlord confirmed their intention to lease to another party,” USPS spokesman Xavier Hernandez told the Chronicle Monday. “We have begun an aggressive process to find temporary alternate quarters for retail operations to include sales, package pickups and post office box services.” Howard Beach has been abuzz with rumors for weeks that the 160-50 Cross Bay Blvd. site would be closing — a claim Hernandez and elected officials denied at the time, saying they were confident an agreement on the lease would be reached before it expired in December. City records list GC Cross Bay Realty LLC, a subsidiary of Gindi Capital, the investment arm of the family who owns Century 21 department stores, as the owner of the site. The family last year purchased two other sites on the same block, 160-10 and 160-36 Cross Bay Blvd. — home of Gap, Rite Aid, RadioShack and others. It’s unclear what the intentions for the properties are and attempts to reach Gindi Capital for comment were unsuccessful. The USPS will first find a temporary site before beginning the search for a new, permanent post office in Howard Beach.

The Howard Beach Post Office on Cross Bay Boulevard will have to find a new home before December. The property owner has decided to lease the space to a different party. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

Hernandez said there is “no timetable or sites selected for relocation at this time. “We will stay in close contact with the community to provide that update,” he continued. Finding a permanent spot, he said, can be

a “time consuming process,” but the USPS is looking to do it “with as little disruption as possible.” “Once settled [in the temporary location], we will be more deeply involved in the more complex permanent search for long-term space

to serve this area,” Hernandez said. “As we find that location, we know we will have a need for some upgrades to match postal requirements such as box sections or counters.” Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association, was “shocked” to hear the news. “This is not a community-friendly direction,” Ariola said of Gindi Capital, “to cause a post office, which has been there for so many years, to first look for a temporary location and then a permanent one.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) expressed some concerns about the hunt, saying “it is difficult due to the real estate space available. I am hopeful the postal service can find something that is adequate.” Regarding the temporary spot, the senator hopes “it’s as full service as possible,” noting in addition to people on the new side of Howard Beach, Ozone Park and Broad Channel residents often go to the Cross Bay Boulevard office for their postal needs. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) said in an Aug. 15 letter to the USPS, “Many of the individuals I represent in the area are rightfully concerned that they will not have access to a suitable alternative to receive the critical mail services the facility currently offers. “I am deeply concerned about the undue hardship a closure or move would have upon Howard Beach residents,” he continued. The old side of Howard Beach has a post office, though it offers fewer services than the one on the main drag — for example, it Q does not take passport photos.

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The 106th Precinct was the site of two stabbings last weekend, one an apparent random attack on a subway in Howard Beach and the other the result of an argument at a Richmond Hill house party, the NYPD said. Late last Friday, a man sleeping on a Manhattan-bound A train woke up and started randomly punching a man as they pulled into the Howard Beach-JFK station just before 10:30 p.m., police said. Chris Bently allegedly then took a pen and stabbed the 36-year-old victim in the cheek and left arm, cops said. Bently allegedly refused to be taken off the train and was forced into custody by police officers. He was sent to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation. The next stabbing occurred roughly 24 hours later in Richmond Hill.

According to police, three men got into an altercation at a 115th Street home. Michael Jaikaran, 17, allegedly stabbed two victims in the torso, police said. Both suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. According to published reports, the argument originated on Instagram where the brawl was coordinated by one of the victims and his girlfriend. Jaikaran is charged with second-degree assault. According to NYPD statistics, assaults such as these are down in the 106th Precinct. Felony assaults through Aug. 6, before both of these incidents took place, dropped 3.5 percent compared to the same time last year, 141 to 136. Misdemeanor assaults dropped from 267 reported cases to 254, a 4.9 percent dip. Crime overall is down 11.82 percent, Q from 812 cases to 716 so far this year.

The 106th Precinct saw two stabbings last weekend. Left, Chris Bently is taken off a Howard Beach subway after allegedly stabbing a man in the arm with a pen. Right, a stab victim’s PHOTOS BY MARI ESTRELLA wounds are treated in Richmond Hill.

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A year later, there is one question: why? OP mosque holds vigil to honor imam, associate killed in broad daylight by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Standing across the street from where his father, Imam Maulama Akonjee, was killed a year ago, Saif Akonjee had one question — why? “I want to know why he killed my father,” he told reporters. Many others — who spoke at a Sunday vigil, honoring the elder Akonjee and his associate, Tharra Uddin, a year to the day they were fatally shot in broad daylight on Liberty Avenue — also wanted to know why the two were killed. “If I punch you, maybe it’s because of something you did to me,” said Badrul Khan, president of the Ozone Park mosque AlFurqan Jame Masjid, where Akonjee led prayers for years. “We want to know what is the reason we lost our imam and his associate. We still don’t know what the reason is we lost them.” T he t wo had just f i n ished prayers last Aug. 13 when their assassin shot them both in the back of the head just before 2 p.m. Brooklyn resident Oscar Morel was arrested and charged with

first-degree murder after police found a gun with bullets matching the one used in the killings in his home — the defendant was originally questioned in connection with an unrelated hit-and-run in Brooklyn. Adding to the cloud of mystery lingering over the case, police and prosecutors have yet to establish an official motive for the crime. Some residents believe the murders were connected to a feud between Muslims and Hispanics in the area. Immediately following the killings, Muslim leaders pushed Queens District Attorney Richard Brown to treat the case as a hate crime, which has not been done. The trial is expected to start this fall — Morel pleaded not guilty. Iqbal Ali said the Sunday vigil was organized to let the community know “this incident was not forgotten. “We didn’t just lose an imam who led prayer for thousands of people,” said Ali, who helped organize the event. “We lost a father, we lost a husband. We all

suffered from this.” Akonjee moved to Queens from his native Bangladesh less than two yeas before he was killed. Many who attend services at the Glenmore Avenue mosque he led are also of Bangledeshi descent. Uddin served as his assistant and the two were close friends. Shiblu Ahmed, Uddin’s son, was too overcome with emotion to speak during the vigil but afterwards told reporters “All of the people, all of the community are sad but we want justice.” For months, temporary imams took Akonjee’s place but a permanent replacement only came a few months ago — Imam Abdul Halim now le a d s pr aye r t he re. He declined to be interviewed by a Chronicle reporter earlier that day, and only spoke a few words in a foreign language at the vigil. Khan had good things to say about Halim, saying “he speaks almost like [Akonjee] did.” But those who spoke Sunday said the pain of losing Akonjee and Uddin is still present and must be carried by everyone.

Shiblu Ahmed, right, was overcome with emotion trying to speak at a vigil honoring his father, Tharra Uddin, and Imam Maulama Akonjee a year after PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY the two were killed. “As it says in our Koran, every Muslim is a part of a body,” said Belal Hussain. “If someone has any bad situation, the other Muslims should feel it. That’s why we’re here, to feel that we are one body.” Badr un Nahar K han, for mer

president of the Long Island Citybased Jalalabad Association, said “you lose one person, you lose a hundred. “We want to come together like we did a year ago,” she said. “We don’t want another drastic [inciQ dent] to happen.”

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Attacks on Muslims are still on the rise across the country, a recent report found. The Council on American Islamic Relations’ 2017 civil rights report, “The Empowerment of Hate,” found there was a 57 percent increase in anti-Muslim bias incidents from 2015 to 2016, and a 44 percent increase in hate crimes against Muslims during the same period. Harassment, which the group defines as “a non-violent or non-threatening bias incident,” was the most frequent type of abuse, accounting for 18 percent of the total cases recorded in the report. The trigger for most of the incidents was the victim’s “ethnicity or national origin, accounting for 35 percent” of all cases, and 16 percent were the result of women wearing headscarfs. The majority of the cases took place in a residence or home, according to the report. It also found FBI visits to American Muslims escalated right before Election Day — prior to then, there were an average of two to three visits per week. The seven days prior to the election, there were 84. During the visits, FBI agents would allege d l y a s k i f “a n yo n e d i s c u s s e s o r

Attacks on Muslims are on the rise across the country and New York City, a recently published report found. On the anniversary of Imam Maulama Akonjee’s and Thara Uddin’s murders, CAIR PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY called for more protections. diaspprove[s] of Al-Qaeda’s leader Farouq al-Qahtani’s killing in Afghanistan” and “Do you know who that is?” The agents also supposedly asked if the people knew of anyone who would be loyal

to Al-Qaeda or other extremist groups. CAIR reminded people of the report on Aug. 13, as it marked the one-year anniversary of Imam Maulama Akonjee’s and Thara Uddin’s assassinations.

Muslims leaders called for law enforcement and prosecutors to strengthen protections for Muslim Americans. “With the continued rise in hate crimes across New York, it is important to pursue justice for those who have been harmed by violence,” said Afaf Nasher, executive director for CAIR-NY, said in a prepared statement. “We encourage other district attorneys to follow the example of the Queens DA by working with the victims of hate crimes and their families to ensure justice is served.” Queens District Attorney Richard Brown charged Oscar Morel with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting Akonjee and Uddin in the back of their heads as they walked back from Saturday prayer services. “We commend the Queens District Attorney’s Office for their unfailing commitment to secure justice for the Akonjee and Uddin families,” said Albert Cahn, legal director for CAIR-NY. “This heinous crime not only robbed children of their fathers, and wives of their husbands, it robbed this community of its leaders. Every time Muslim New Yorkers are targeted for their faith, it is a horrendous crime, but these murders are a singular example of the climate of hate that has been created in this city and across this Q country.”

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Still serving, two years after his death Thousands of area youngsters get backpacks in honor of Det. Ramos by Christopher Barca

Round two of the giveaway is slated for Sept. 12 at PS 59 in Brooklyn, located at 211 It’s been almost 32 months since Det. Throop Ave., just under two miles from the Rafael Ramos — along with his partner, Ridgewood border. “Education is something that Rafael Det. Wenjian Liu — was assassinated while Ramos was very passionate sitting in his patrol car in about as was evident in him Brooklyn on Dec. 20, 2014. being in the top 10 percent of But even in death, Ramos is his police academy class,” the still upholding the creed he foundation said in a statement. signed up to uphold: to protect “The Detective Rafael Ramos and serve. Foundation will continue to The Det. Rafael Ramos excel in Rafael Ramos’ legacy Foundation has teamed up with of faith, giving, community The Legacy Center — the service, and leadership.” Ridgewood-based empowerLast year’s backpack givement organization the slain away, run jointly by the Det. officer volunteered with before Rafael Ramos Foundation and his death — to provide backThe Legacy Center, was the packs filled with supplies to first, and it is expected the thousands of area schoolchilevent will be an annual one. dren before the academic year Det. Rafael Ramos While he lived just over the gets underway next month. FILE PHOTO Brooklyn border with his wife The first of two giveaways occurred on Aug. 5, when hundreds of kids and two children, the 40-year-old Ramos descended on the intersection of Wyckoff was very active in the southwest Queens Avenue and Centre Street in Ridgewood for community. He was a member of Glendale’s Christ a block party, featuring an NYPD brass band, a bounce castle and a meet-and-greet Tabernacle Church — where his funeral services, attended by thousands of people, with officers from the 104th Precinct. By the end of the event, more than 1,500 were held — for the last 14 years of his life, the last few months of which were spent backpacks had been distributed. Associate Editor

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t should be the easiest thing for a president to do: Condemn a radical, hate-filled terrorist’s actions that claimed one life and left over a dozen others wounded. But no. President Trump — weakened by the chaos in his White House, special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and repeated legislative failures — couldn’t even make contact when pitched the easiest of easy political softballs, whiffing on his administration’s best chance for some positive press. On one hand, it’s surprising he missed such a great opportunity to at least momentarily unite a nation sharply divided along countless lines. All Trump had to do was think back to his home borough. Sure, Queens was a much different place six decades ago. But in many ways, it was just as much of a melting pot then as it is now, a place where people of all religions, races, ethnicities and sexual orientations live in relative harmony. However, we learned a long time ago that he doesn’t think or feel the way most of us in Queens do, something Judge Gonzalo Curiel, Khizr Khan and others can attest to. That’s why, in the end, his faux condemnation of the white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Va. last Friday

and Saturday — saying “many sides” were to blame for the sickening chants and brutal violence on display by the folks waving swastika flags — was ultimately of little surprise. But when you think there’s nothing this president can do that would shock you, he crosses yet another line. A day after finally issuing a more forceful anti-Nazi statement — 72 long hours after counterprotester Heather Heyer was killed, allegedly by unapologetic Adolf Hitler worshipper James Alex Fields — Trump, at a Tuesday press conference, compared Confederate General Robert E. Lee to George Washington, said those chanting “Jews will not replace us” at Friday’s gathering were “innocent” and defended attendees of Saturday’s rally by saying some of those aforementioned bigots are “very fine people.” No, Mr. President. There are not “many sides” here. They are not “very fine” citizens. They are programmed to hate people like Ivanka Trump, your Jewish daughter, and your Jewish grandchildren. They are people who proudly wave the flags of twisted nations that hundreds of thousands of American soldiers died on the battlefields of Pennsylvania and the beaches of France trying to eradicate. Considering this week’s chaos, it came as no surprise that

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more than a half-dozen members of Trump’s manufacturing advisory council — including Merck CEO Ken Frazier, and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank — all announced they would be resigning from the group in protest. But of course, Trump wasted little time in taking to Twitter to slam those leaders — specifically using the medium to accuse Frazier, an African American, of ripping off consumers, less than an hour after he resigned from the group. Trump followed that embarrassment with yet another laughable tweet, saying “many” CEOs were willing to fill the voids. That couldn’t be further from the truth — surprise, surprise — as the president was forced to disband his council on Wednesday after additional defections. And to think, this bewildering week could have been avoided if Trump was able to provide an ounce of moral clarity like GOP leaders Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Ohio Gov. John Kasich did in quickly and unequivocally condemning what happened in Charlottesville. And as an infuriated citizenry applauds Sessions — who himself stands on shaky ground when it comes to racism — and condemns you, Mr. President, know that you’ve not only failed this test, but an entire nation begging for unity.

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said it best, “I’m not going to make any bones about it. I place the blame for a lot of what you’re seeing in America today at the doorstep of the White House and the people around this president.” White-rights activist Jason Kessler, who lives in Charlottesville and is a sworn member of the pro-Trump “Proud Boys,” was the organizer who got the city permit for the rally. Trump, of course, not only received former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke’s support for his candidacy, but also declined to disavow the Ku Klux Klan on CNN. Speaking of CNN, they just fired proTrump political commentator Jeffrey Lord after he tweeted “Sieg Heil.” Perhaps Mr. Rodin would be interested in what (human rights organization) the Anne Frank Center thinks of Trump comparisons to Hitler — “The president creates his own media, he exploits youth at a rally” (Boy Scout jamboree-Hitler Youth), “he demonizes people who believe, look or love differently” and “he

believes Congress should change its rules to give him more power.” The comparisons are just, Mr. Rodin goes on to say of the Chronicle, “this paper is full of letters from individuals who criticize various policies (all of Trump’s) but offer no solutions.” It also seems to print letters from one individual who follows (in lockstep) a president who is wholly unsuited to hold the position. A president who is afraid to lose the support of neo-Nazis and racists. A president who, prior to the election, was despised by countless GOP officials who now praise his every disgraceful action. Truly putting party before country. Instead of being obsessed with retirees pensions and healthcare, Mr. Rodin should be more concerned with the fact that the Trump cabinet (Education Secretary Betsy Devos, Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Cia Director Mike Pompeo, Agriculture Secretary Sunny Perdue, etc.) attends weekly Bible study lessons with conservative

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Come together Dear Editor: I am appalled and find quite disturbing the news that white supremacists versus antibigotry protesters erupted into violence on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. Now all this was about plans of a removal of a confederate statue of General Robert E. Lee. Death and destruction marked the day what can only be described as a day of pure evil. Americans hating Americans demonstrate to the world how we don’t practice what we preach. And that is to love one another as we profess in our houses of worships. For all that let me say this, “Why can’t we all get along?” Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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Dear Editor: Over the past few years Trump has bashed Anderson Cooper, the Khans (the family of a Muslim military veteran who was killed in action), Whoopi Goldberg, Nordstrom, opinion polls and many other individuals and groups. But when it comes to white supremacists his comments are typically tepid. For example, in response to the chaos and violence caused by white nationalists, neoNazis, and members of the Ku Klux Klan last weekend in Charlottesville, Va., Trump gave a statement that didn’t blame anyone in particular. When he appeared on CNN’s State of the Union in February last year, host Jake Tapper gave him what should have been a pretty easy task: Condemn the KKK. Trump dodged. David Duke, the former Klan Imperial Wizard and a major figure in the white supremacist movement who was in Charlottesville last weekend, can read the tea leaves. He said, “We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump ... That’s why we voted for Donald Trump. The Daily Stormer, a white supremacist website, crowed “(Trump) didn’t attack us ... When asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. Really, really, good. God bless him.” Even though Trump’s advisors pushed him to condemn white racism earlier this week, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to conclude that with the Klan and neo-Nazis openly proclaiming their allegiance to Trump and with the president’s instinct to go along with their encomiums, the White House has become the White Supremacists’ House. Martin H. Levinson Forest Hills

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Dear Editor: For the last 17 years I have been trying to build community here in this very diverse part of the city. I was very impressed with the concepts advocated by M. Scott Peck in his book “The Different Drum” and by the personalist philosopher Gabriel Marcel. Early in May, while babysitting for our grandson, I was asked to step out of our front door by a Sanitation police officer. “I don’t think you knew that you are not permitted to post any signs on those pillars at the end of your block,” he stated. I agreed with him and had I known, I wouldn’t have spent almost two months preparing two signs encouraging neighbors to get involved with three community organizations: Community Board 3, the 115th Precinct Community Council and the North Queens Homeowner (and Renters) Civic Association. I also posted the names of elected officials and their addresses and phone numbers, starting with the president and down to city Councilman. I had secured these two signs to the brick pillars at the corner of our street, 76th and 32nd Avenue. Having responsibility for an elderly relative I had to spend some time in New Jersey. When I returned, the two signs were gone. I pinned a note on the pillar asking if anyone had them or knew where they were. That led to my visit by the Sanitation police. I also received two letters informing me that what I did violated the law and the amounts of the fines attached to each violation. By this time, our block association was seeking to collect money to repair a sidewalk exit leading out of our community driveway. I avoided posting any notices on city-owned poles, trees or pillars. I placed signs on my property. Soon two different Sanitation police visited me. They were responding to a new complaint. They read

my lat e s t sig n a nd we r e p o sit ively impressed, suggesting that I should create more. The last comment was, “Do you know who your enemy is on the block?” Subsequently, my signs updating residents about events were pulled down and thrown into the street, into our garden or just left there. I kept putting them up. This happened a total of five times, the last on July 27. It’s a challenge to encourage neighborliness on a block with so many new residents. It’s so hard to keep trying to unite people and build community. We come from different countries; in many cases we don’t know the traditions of the neighborhood and its institutions. What makes it even harder is when your opposition is covert and anonymous. But community building will go on. I’m not going down! Donald J. Young East Elmhurst

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City Council seeks to curb smoking Newly passed laws raises minimum price of cigarettes, cuts permits by Anthony O’Reilly

these companies to not only reduce smoking and tobacco usage in New York City, but Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-For- also save lives,” de Blasio said in April. Koslowitz, who lost her sister to lung est Hills) has been cigarette-free for 15 years now, and she’s hoping action taken by cancer, defended the move, saying governthe City Council last Wednesday will help ment plays a role in protecting people. “I’m trying to help people,” the councilothers kick the habit. “It’s the right thing to do, to try to discour- woman said. “That’s my job in government, to help people.” age people from smoking,” Koslowitz said. Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh The Council on Aug. 9 passed a package of Meadows), who bills that raises the enjoys the occasional m i n i mu m pr ice of cigar, voted against tobacco products — a ’m trying to help the bill raising the pack of cigarettes will people. That’s my p r i c e of t o b a c c o now run you at least products. $13, up from $10.50 — job in government, “I’m troubled by implements a 10 perusing price controls as cent tax on tobacco to help people.” a mean to inf luence products other than — Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz p u bl ic b e h av io r,” cigarettes, bans the sale Lancman said. “That of them in pharmacies and reduces the number of licensed retailers strategy should be used very sparingly ... It’s just unfair and it penalizes people for being by half over the next 10 years. The approximately 9,000 retailers already poor.” He also voted against the bills relating to permitted to sell the products will not be the permits allowing businesses to sell the affected by any of the bills. The plan was rolled out by Mayor de Bla- products. “I don’t see the reason to gouge the local sio and City Council members in April, in an effort to reduce the number of smokers stores that sell these products,” he said. “It’s just a way to pick their pockets. It’s hard by 160,000 in the next three years. “Today, we are taking a stand against enough being a small business.” Associate Editor

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Patricia Adams, publisher of the Forum Newsgroup, was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly trying to prevent the victim of an attempted rape from talking to the authorities, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. The complaint states Adams, 58, tried to “influence, delay and prevent the testimony of a person,” who had allegedly been sexually assaulted by Rob Pisani — shortly after he was released on bond following racketeering charges filed against him and nine others members and associates of the Bonanno family. Pisani’s arrest was a violation of his bond and a bail violation hearing was requested. Adams, who allegedly had gambling debts owed to the Bonanno family, was contacted by a number associated with Pisani and the following day, the sexual abuse victim’s father was contacted by the newspaper publisher and was asked to meet with her at Starbucks. The father recorded

the meeting. Adams, according to the complaint, then “threatened, intimidated, harassed and corruptly attempted to persuade” the father to convince the daughter not to cooperate with the upcoming bail hearing, threatening to “disseminate embarrassing information” about her. She further stated she had an “interest” in the case, allegedly her relationship to the Bonanno family and Pisani. “I have one objective — very honestly,” she allegedly said. “For my good, for everybody’s good, I’m hoping she’ll decide to drop it.” Adams allegedly told the father she was acting “on behalf of the Bonanno family and not as a neutral reporter,” according to the complaint. “I have a personal, personal liability,” she allegedly stated. “I’ve been trying to get out for two years. But because of certain obligations, I’m forced to stay on. I’m kind of under their ... thumb.” Adams faces 20 years in prison if convicted of the charges. She could not be reached for comment. Q

A federal court judge in Connecticut has sentenced a St. Albans man to 10 years in prison for trafficking in heroin and cocaine. John King, 33, also known as “Soy,” was sentenced last Thursday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. King had pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine. A statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut said the case stemmed from a longterm investigation headed by the Connecticut State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force East and U.S. Dr ug Enforcement Administration into the large-scale distribution of narcotics in southeastern Connecticut. The investigation revealed that King and others regularly acquired kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from sources in New York and transported the drugs to southeastern Connecticut. Much of the cocaine was converted to crack cocaine and the drugs were dis-

tributed through a network of dealers in Groton, Norwich, New London, Stonington, Westerly, RI and the surrounding area. On April 28, 2015, law enforcement officers raided an apartment in Norwich, Conn., and seized approximately 150 grams of crack cocaine and about 80 grams of heroin. Officers subsequently searched a vehicle that was registered to King parked outside of the stash house and seized a kilogram of cocaine. At the time of the drug seizure, King was incarcerated and awaiting sentencing in New York after having pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree with intent to cause serious physical injury. The conviction stemmed from an incident in which he shot another individual. Recorded prison calls revealed that King continued to run his narcotics trafficking enter prise while he was incarcerated. On Nov. 24, 2015, a federal grand jury in Hartford returned a 35-count superseding indictment charging King and 12 other defendants with various narcotics Q trafficking and firearm offenses.

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David: plans for both sides of the Van Wyck CB 9 member seeking Democratic nomination in 28th Council District by Michael Gannon Editor

Richard David says he was reluctant when friends and associates first approached him about running for the City Council in the 28th District. But David, 31, is nothing if not direct as to his reasons once he made up his mind. “I knew the 28th District could do better than Ruben Wills,” he said. Wills, sentenced to prison last week on corruption charges, still was in office when David made things official back in February. In a sitdown on Tuesday with the Chronicle’s editorial board, David said Wills’ legal troubles, including being stripped of discretionary spending authority by the last two City Council speakers, has hurt the district immeasurably. “Nonprofits in the district weren’t getting the funds they count on,” David said, forcing them to turn to other elected officials in order to survive. The 28th District includes South Jamaica, Rochdale Village, Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park. David, a native of Guyana, came to Southeast Queens when he was 10. He now owns a home in South Ozone Park. David has been on Community Board 9 for nine years. He is one of three candidates considered to be near the top of a six-person field for the Democratic nomination. “I’m the only candidate who has lived on both sides of the Van Wyck Expressway and the only one who has a plan for both sides,” he said. His government experience goes back 10 years, including a management position as a vice president with the New York City Economic Development Corp. He currently is on unpaid leave from his post as chief of staff at the Administration for Children’s Services, a post he first took just over a year ago. David said his public sector experience gives him an advantage over his opponents when it comes to things like budgets and navigating through city government. He said one post at the EDC put him in charge of a $2 billion program. One opponent in the Sept. 12 primary, Hettie Powell, lost

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to Wills four years ago. She too was in the race long before Wills’ conviction. Adrienne Adams, chairwoman of Community Board 12, was chosen by a vacancy committee a week after Wills was convicted. David said he was not even approached by party leaders, who had originally endorsed Wills. Vacancy committees, though controversial, already have been employed a number of times this year in Democratic Council districts. But the process still eaves a bad taste in David’s mouth. “There is something shady about the way [Adams] got the nomination,” he said. David, on his campaign website asserts that representation in the Council “has been virtually absent” in the district. He said some residents have come into his campaign office looking for help, not realizing that the election still has to be won. “I want to restore faith in government,” he said.

Given his choice upon election — the winner of the Democratic primary on Sept. 12 is virtually assured of winning in November — David’s first three preferences for committee assignments would include Economic Development, Transportation and Human Services in no particular order. David said there is a need in the district for immigrants, documented or not, to feel safe and confident in government, particularly in the age of President Trump. On citywide issues, David is for more complete mayoral control of schools; and opposed not only to raising the cap on the number of charter schools, but to charters on principal, saying it creates a system of haves and have-nots. Not that he harbors illusions about some of the public schools, acknowledging that some high schools in the 28th are averaging barely over 50 percent graduation rates. “But that is up — and for about 10 to 15 years many of them were going down,” he said. On transportation matters, David said sometimes the simplest thing can be the most important. One example is his desire to bring more countdown clocks to bus stops in the district. “People will say ‘Just download the MTA app,’” he said. “But some seniors don’t have smartphones.” Being on CB 9, David can speak chapter and verse on the Woodhaven Boulevard Select Bus Service. While he appreciates any effort to improve public transportation in the district, and that SBS buses can move more people more quickly, he does not think the city’s planners fully appreciated how the public would react to the loss of a travel lane and street parking spaces. “That’s what we heard at every meeting,” he said. It has been said that New York City in many ways was ground zero in the national foreclosure crisis, with Queens being ground zero in New York City. The 28th District was ground zero in Queens. “It’s better than it was; home prices are going back up,” he said. But he said the district still is suffering in comparison to other regions of the city. “We have a lot of homes boarded up,” he said. He would like the city to be able to buy some foreclosed properties and get low- and middle-income families in them. Q

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Mike Scala will appear on the Democratic ballot Sept. 12. FILE PHOTO

Democrat Helal Sheikh, who is hoping to win a three-way primary to face Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) in the November election, tried and failed to kick one of his opponents off the ballot. Sheikh contested Mike Scala’s petition signatures earlier this month, but the Board of Elections ruled he had more than enough to appear on the ticket during the Sept. 12 primary. Sheikh then challenged the ruling in court, alleging the Howard Beach attorney should be removed from the ballot due to “fraud.” However, after three days in front of a judge, the case was thrown out due to an issue over how the lawsuit was served to the defendant. Sheikh’s campaign could not be reached for comment on this story. Scala said in a statement sent to the Queens Chronicle, “Helal Sheikh, in a cynical grab for the Democratic nomination, tried and failed to deprive voters of their say. We beat him at the Board of Elections, we beat him at the Supreme Court and on September 12th we’re going to beat him at the polls.” Sheikh and Scala will also face William Ruiz during the primary. The winner will look to unseat Ulrich, who is running for his Q final term in the City Council.

Bagel cafe employee stole cash, cops say A Howard Beach Bagel Cafe employee was arrested last Thursday for stealing cash from the eatery’s registers, cops said. Ozone Park resident Susie al-Zoubi, 37, was taken out of the 162-54 Cross Bay Blvd. restaurant Aug. 10 and charged with petit larceny. According to sources, Al-Zoubi was allegedly stealing money out of the registers Q for weeks.

Addabbo to speak at Jewish Center State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) will be a special guest speaker at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center, located at 15645 84 St., Wed., Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Please use the 85th Street entrance. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Shelly RosenQ baum at (347) 564-3570.

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Outrage over Loeb’s racial comments Success Academy chairman, IDC donor, faces calls for his resignation by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The calls for Dan Loeb’s resignation as the chairman of Success Academy have not subsided since The New York Times first reported on a Facebook comment he made, criticizing a black state senator by saying she’s done more damage to the Black community than the Ku Klux Klan. “Loeb’s extremely offensive and racist attack on Senator Stewart-Cousins requires swift and dramatic action,” the Alliance for Quality Education said in an Aug. 11 open letter to Gov. Cuomo, who has received donations from the hedge fund manager. Loeb reportedly made a comment on a Times article shared on Facebook, saying Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester) has paid “fealty to powerful union thugs and bosses [who] do more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.” He deleted the comment and apologized after the Grey Lady reported on them. But his apology did little to calm the frustrations of many Democrats, who said he should resign from his role at the charter school network and called on those who have received donations from him to return them. Comptroller Scott Stringer has already announced he will use a prior donation from

The chairman of Success Academy’s board of directors, Dan Loeb, is asked to resign after he said the state Senate minority leader, a black woman, has done more damage to people of color FILE PHOTO than the Ku Klux Klan. Loeb, received during his days in the Assembly, to help flip control of the state Senate. The charter advocate has been a frequent donor of the Independent Democratic Conference, which shares power with Republicans in the upper chamber. In the controversial Facebook comment,

Loeb said “Thank God for [IDC leader] Jeff Klein and those who stand for educational choice and support Charter funding that leads to economic mobility and opportunity for poor [black] kids.” Klein said in a statement, “The statements are wrong and have to be repudiated. I disas-

sociate myself from such statements.” State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), a member of the IDC, said “It is unthinkable that in this day and age, people continue to use this disturbing and racist language. I condemn these frightening statements. These types of sentiments have no place in our society.” Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott, a former city schools chancellor, said in a Politico interview Tuesday “Sometimes words really do matter, and these words matter” and that the story “gets to the heart of the compass of Success.” In a letter to Success parents, teachers and staff, Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz said she was “deeply troubled by this comment. Success Academy has been built on the foundation of equality, social justice and respect. “Mr. Loeb’s comment was absolutely deserving of an apology, and I know from speaking with him that he was sincere when he publicly apologized and took down the post,” she continued. But she also defended Loeb’s record. “Unfortunately, charter school opponents are now trying to seize upon this incident,” she said. “[Loeb] has been a key player in the fight to reform criminal justice and raise the age, to win marriage equality, and to reform Q public education.”

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ICNA Relief holds school drive Dozens of Ozone Park children eagerly awaited their turn to receive a free backpack filled with school supplies on Monday, thank s to ICN A Relief and MedAid Pharmacy. The drive took place at the pharmacy, located at 77-08 101 Ave., for the second year in a row. Many of the recipients are of

Bengali descent. ICNA Relief, a Muslim advocacy group, has hosted back-to-school drives across the country and has handed out more than 100,000 backpacks to students in lowincome areas. Members of the group are seen here handing the backpacks to children.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced in Long Island City last Thursday 600 students from 74 high schools across the city participated in the first year of the Career and Technical Education Industry Scholars Program, which connects pupils with paid internships at 189 places of business. The Department of Education seeks to provide 3,000 school-year and summer internships in the automotive, finance, construction, culinary, hospitality, media, technology and design fields by 2019. “Through the CTE Industry Scholars Program, we’re preparing students for their future beyond high school, and giving them an opportunity to practice and hone the valuable skills they’ve learned in the classroom,” Fariña said in a prepared statement. “Equity and excellence means giving our students pathways to success after high school, and Career and Technical Education, internships, and industry partnerships connect our students with resources and experiences that will serve them well in college and careers.” Students participating in the program also receive resume writing tips, job

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña talks to PHOTO COURTESY NYC students in LIC. interview prep and other readiness tips. “The CTE Industry Scholars Program will provide our students with the quality hands-on training they need to succeed,” Councilman Danny Dromm, chairman of the Education Committee, said in a statement. “Thanks to support from industry leaders, these young people will be compensated while applying classroom learning in a work setting and honing their skills. Programs like these make public education more robust, and I will continue Q to support them.”

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Peralta, Kim urge parents to use app ParentPatrol allows users to report suspicious activities near city parks by Anthony O’Reilly

in crime in Bowne Park near his home. “As an elected official and a father, I was State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) alarmed by the recent rise in inappropriate and Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) activities and violent incidents in our city’s urged parents and caregivers last Thursday public parks,” he said. Since its launch, according to the assemto download the free ParentPatrol app, which allows users to report suspicious activities blyman, more than 2,000 people have downloaded the app and near city parks. approximately 200 “ Te c h n olo g y i s have been here to stay, and it is s an elected official and incidents reported. vital that we use it as Right now, accordmuch as we can to a father, I was alarmed ing to Kim, there are ensure the safety of no cases in which the ou r child ren. This by the recent rise in use of the app has led f ree resou rce will inappropriate activities to an arrest. permit users to report Users ca n also a ny i n ap propr iat e and violent incidents in take videos of incibehavior or potentially dangerous instancour city’s public parks.” dents and send them to the proper authores to the local author— Assemblyman Ron Kim ities when making a ities,” Peralta said. report. “Clearly, this smartSpeaking at Northern Playground in phone application enhances safety in the parks and playgrounds for everyone, not just Jackson Heights, the lawmakers highlighted for children. This tool can be the difference the app’s ability to notify elected officials, between having a wonderful time at the the police department and others of any illepark or experiencing a nightmare. I applaud gitimate activity. “T he const r uct ive feedback we’ve Assemblymember Kim for this initiative received convinces me that ParentPatrol is intended to increase safety for all.” Kim helped fund the app with his own ready for even greater implementation money last year, after witnessing an uptick across our city,” Kim said. “I thank Senator Associate Editor

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Assemblyman Ron Kim, right, and state Sen. Jose Peralta demonstrate how the ParentPatrol app works to caregivers at Northern Playground in Jackson Heights. The smartphone app has PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY already been downloaded more than 2,000 times. Peralta for working with me to expand its use in his district, and encourage anyone who visits parks or public spaces like Northern Playground to download it.” “It will let other parents know that maybe

this park is not safe right now,” Peralta said. The senator said the app could have been used last year, when Travers Playground in Jackson Heights was overtaken by gangs for Q months.

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Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) and Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) are calling on the city and state to take a look at how safety might be improved on a strip of the Grand Central Parkway. On Monday, the electeds — along with Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows and Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) — sent letters to the state and city departments of Transportation urging investigations of the highway between the Nassau County border and Main Street, an area where crashes have killed several people this year. Hoping to increase traffic enforcement on that stretch of the parkway, the lawmakers also sent a letter on the same day to NYPD Chief of Transportation Thomas Chan. A number of traffic deaths this year have involved the highway. On the early morning of July 16, a man speeding back from a party lost control of his car and it went over to the opposite side of the highway; several cars collided in a spectacular fashion and two people died. A Richmond Hill man was killed after driving straight across Winchester Boulevard from its GCP exit late on July 27; his car went into a wooded area. A multi-car crash on the parkway service road and 164th Street in May resulted in a Jamaica woman — who was riding in the car that was hit — dying of cardiac arrest. And in

Queens Civic Congress President Kevin Forrestal, second from left, speaks about the need to improve traffic safety on the Grand Central Parkway between the Nassau County border and PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY Main Street. April, a Long Island man driving on the parkway lost control of his car near 188th Street and fatally crashed it into a tree. Weprin and Grodenchik highlighted the issue at a press conference at the parkway’s 188th Street exit on the same day the letters were sent out. “New Yorkers pretty much now take for granted that the median on the highways of the City of New York will be Jersey barriers which are concrete and are cleverly designed to deflect

traffic away from crossing over the highway,” the councilman said. A portion of the highway starting west at Bell Boulevard, he added, has no barriers. The lawmakers would also like to see the installation of guardrails. Grodenchik added that he and the others who want the changes are also interested in seeing shoulder rumble strips, “which would let people know when they’re getting too close to the side of the road. It wakes people up if they’re getting sleepy or if they’re

just being careless.” Weprin said that, with two fatal accidents on the GCP last month, the area needs to be addressed before more people die. “We want to make sure that it’s very difficult if not impossible for someone who loses control of their car to go from one side of the highway to the other side, which resulted in the tragic deaths of those individuals,” the assemblyman said. In response to the Queens leaders’ press conference, the state DOT said that the crash on the parkway where two died last month was not a result of the GCP itself. “The July 16 accident was allegedly caused by reckless and impaired driving, not the roadway,” agency spokeswoman Diane Park emailed the Chronicle. “Out of an abundance of caution, we will review the location.” The NYPD did not immediately return a request for comment. The city DOT acknowledged one but ultimately did not send a comment. Community Board 13 District Manager Mark McMillan, Michelle Shing of the Holliswood Civic Association and Queens Civic Congress President Kevin Forrestal joined the eastern Queens lawmakers. “These are very modest and prudent steps that are being asked for,” Forrestal said. He later added: “Not only are the railings inadequate as far as size goes and width, they’re all rusted. ... Whether a car was going 120 miles an hour or Q 60, if it went in, it would go across.”

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Bi-cycling-partisanship You’re now entering the spin zone. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), center, and Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) on Monday biked their way down the Rockaway boardwalk during a press conference protesting City Hall’s move to stop a bike sharing company from opening on the peninsula.

Spin, a dockless bike sharing company, was set to open last Friday but was sent a letter by the Department of Transportation saying it did not have proper authorization. The three elected officials, seen here riding the set of wheels, believe Mayor de Blasio is protecting CitiBike’s “monopoly” on bike sharing in the five boroughs. — Anthony O’Reilly

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That’s a wrap on the inaugural Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema. The popular, 10-day celebration of film ended last Sunday night with an awards gala at Terrace on the Park, but event founder Jayson Simba said it didn’t take a joyful suit-and-tie affair to show how successful the festival was. “ We c ou ld n’t h ave asked for a better festival. The tur nout, audience reaction and support from Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema founder Jayson Simba, center, at t h e c o m m u n i t y w a s last Sunday’s awards gala with event co-organizers Brian Geldin beyond my expectations,” and Caroline Lim. PHOTO COURTESY KEW GARDENS FESTIVAL OF CINEMA Simba told the Chronicle on Wednesday. “Everything went fantastic.” staff is already talking about how to make it Held at the Kew Gardens Cinemas on Lef- bigger and better. We would absolutely love to ferts Boulevard, the event created a high level come back.” of buzz throughout the neighborhood. About 150 films from across the genre Banners and flyers advertising the festival spectrum — ranging from feature-length prowere posted on the windows of nearly every ductions to movies under 10 minutes — were area business, and a number of civic and elect- shown throughout the gathering. ed leaders urged their constituents to attend Four filmmakers even scored distribution the event. deals, a number Simba said hopefully rises The hype generated by his neighbors, even dramatically in the years to come. those who were originally skeptical of the fes“We hope we can become the festival that tival, Simba said, was “incredible.” can give the little guy a chance,” he said. “An “Those banners were not our doing, folks event where films can be seen by the right in the neighborhood made those,” he said. “I people, sold and hopefully distributed.” couldn’t be more grateful to the neighborBut when it comes to new ideas for next hood. We couldn’t have done it without them.” year’s gathering, Simba said he’s got a few And because of that strong network of sup- floating around. port throughout Kew Gardens, Simba said he “I was contacted two days ago by a compa“certainly” hopes to make the festival an ny that does virtual reality and wants to incorannual event. porate that into our second year,” he said. “We haven’t sat down and had those kinds “Also, maybe including a selection of web of talks yet, but there are ideas f loating series. We had a lot of requests this year from Q around,” he said in terms of scheduling. “My makers of web series and music videos.”

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Working out is for all ages Campers from the Ridgewood YMCA took over The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale on Tuesday, using the complex’s central green for their “Fit Kids” program. A pair of personal trainers led a few dozen children in jumping jacks, squats, stretches, running in place and a number of other exercises, all set to some of today’s most popular pop songs, giving the

youngsters quite the workout. The event even brought out some notable names, as Rep. Grace Meng and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley took time out of their busy schedules to partake in some of the drills and meet with the children. The Shops at Atlas Park hosts free Ridgewood YMCA events, like Fit Kids, for kids of all ages each Tuesday morning.

We’re still 11 days away from the opening ceremony of the US Open, but borough residents will get a sneak peak at the nation’s largest tennis tournament come Wednesday. The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will host Queens Day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 23, an annual event that draws hundreds of fans, young and old, from around the borough. “Queens Day features free entertainment from local performers, from Mexican and Peruvian dancing to interactive

martial arts, as well as exhibitions from local cultural institutions,” the United States Tennis Association said in a statement about the “celebration” of the tournament’s home borough. For those who actually want to watch a bit of tennis at one of the campus’ many courts, some of the sport’s top male and female stars can be seen practicing on some of the side playing surfaces. Meanwhile, US Open Qualifying Tournament matches will be going on Q simultaneously.

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Cuomo considering congestion pricing Gov. says ‘time has come;’ Queens officials don’t want East River tolls by Michael Gannon Editor

Facing a dire need for a dedicated subway revenue stream, Gov. Cuomo is wading into the controversial congestion pricing debate. “Congestion pricing is an idea whose time has come,” Cuomo told The New York Times on Sunday. Most incarnations have included tolls across the East River and a fee for crossing 60th Street in Manhattan. But whether he means variations on the plans of former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, the existing proposal being backed by MoveNY or a plan of his own is for now unclear. Cuomo’s office did not respond to a request for comment. But that came as no surprise to state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), who thus far has opposed every variation of the plan thus far. “I like the governor and would like to see what he has to say,” Avella said. “He will frequently announce a general idea and wait on the specifics.” He suspects Cuomo’s proposal might not be released until possibly his state of the state address in January. The MoveNY proposal would add tolls on the East River crossing, including the Queensborough/Ed Koch Bridge, but reduce them elsewhere, such as the Throgs Neck and Whitestone bridges by 48 percent. Crossing 60th Street in either direction would cost $5.54 with an E-ZPass or $8 without one. Backers say it would raise nearly $1 billion per year for mass transit and an additional $375 million for maintenance and repairs on bridges and roads. It has high-profile supporters, including several unions, civic and business organizations as well as the Riders Alliance and

Gov. Cuomo said he is considering some sort of congestion pricing plan as a way of bringing in revenue for the subway system. But he thus far is keeping his own counsel as to whether that FILE PHOTO would include tolls on East River crossings such as the Queensborough Bridge. Straphangers Campaign. It also has the support of Sam Schwartz, a former chief engineer and first deputy commissioner with the city’s Department of Transportation. He also is known as newspaper columnist “Gridlock Sam.” Alex Matthiesson, an environmentalist and campaign director for the Move NY, told the Chronicle on Tuesday that he was encouraged by Cuomo’s statement. “It’s good that he’s looking at options,” Matthiesson said. “We can tell he is taking this very seriously.” Matthiesson said their proposal is justifiably called “the Fair Plan,” saying it was

drawn up with much input from the city’s outer boroughs and suburban neighbors. “People in Manhattan pay their fair share,” he said. “It benefits drivers because a quarter of the revenue is for bridges and roads.” And, he said, everybody benefits from an improved subway system and fewer traffic-related backups on roadways. John Raskin, executive director of the Riders Alliance, also was pleased. “Congestion pricing is a fair and sustainable way to raise billions of dollars that we can use to improve our transit system,” Raskin said. “If Gov. Cuomo is embracing a plan that will produce substantial revenue

and reduce traffic congestion, he will have the support of millions of subway and bus riders who are desperate for long-term solutions.” Avella is not the only elected official from Queens nursing strong doubts on the subject. “The MTA must not charge those living in transportation deserts to subsidize those who already enjoy access to the subway system, especially those who live in luxury in Manhattan,” said Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans). “No matter the new details of this scheme, which no matter how you cut it will be a regressive tax that hurts working families. Plus, those residents who will pay the new tolls will not realize any benefits and these increased costs will hurt our local businesses.” “Let’s see what he puts forward,” said Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), who has been vehemently opposed to all plans presented so far. “Fundamentally, I don’t think middle class New Yorkers should have to pay more money to get around the city and into Manhattan,” he said. Lancman and Avella also say a toll would harm small businesses, but Matthiesson said taxis and other commercial vehicles would be capped at one payment per day, no matter how many trips. “If they get to make a few more trips, that is a net gain for them,” he said. Avella said there also is no guarantee that tolls on the Throgs Neck, Whitestone and other crossings would stay reduced. “They could be increased the next day, and then you still have the East River tolls.” Matthiesson said theoretically, that could happen with any piece of legislation. Mayor de Blasio’s office did not respond Q to a request for comment.

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A decision about the educational facility’s future could come down any day, but the leadership at Middle Village Preparatory Charter School is getting ready, as it always has, for another academic year to begin. With just 11 days until classes resume at the middle school, Serf Maltese, the chairman of Christ the King High School’s Board of Trustees, said it’s been business as usual. “Everything leads me to believe that the school will start on time,” Maltese told the Chronicle on Monday. “Preparations are being made at the school for the start of the academic year.” The issue at heart is a 1976 agreement between the Archdiocese of Brooklyn and Christ the King, in which the latter was

granted financial independence from the former in return for the Middle Village site being used only as a Catholic high school or something consistent with running such a Catholic educational facility. Christ the King began leasing extra space in its building to Middle Village Prep in 2013, sparking a lawsuit from the diocese. Queens Supreme Court Judge Marguerite Grays ruled in favor of the religious institution earlier this year, requiring MVP — which is not one of the parties involved in the lawsuit — to vacate the premises. But Christ the King officials, including Maltese, appealed the ruling and were granted an injunction shortly thereafter, temporarily sparing MVP and its approximately 380 students from eviction. Oral arguments were heard in mid-June, and a final decision on the appeal could

come down any day. “We have been expecting that in the absence of a court decision we will go forward as expected,” Maltese said. “And all the staff, faculty and students are prepared to do so.” Diocese leadership has said it does not want MVP to close, but its future is entirely dependent on its founder, Michael Michel — who also serves on CTK’s board — and whether he intends to sign an extension of the 1976 agreement, known as a reverter. Christ the King leaders have said they have no interest in signing the extension, claiming it would endanger the high school’s 40-year run of financial independence from the diocese. A spokesperson for the diocese acknowledged the Chronicle’s request for comment, but no such comment was provided to the Q paper by press time on Wednesday.

The students and staff at Middle Village Prep are preparing, as they normally would, for the upcoming school year. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

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The 27th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival dazzled in Flushing Meadows Corona Park last Saturday. Inspired by ancient patriot poet Qu Yuan, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event drew entries from numerous corporate and privately sponsored teams and happy spectators. Top left corner, clockwise: A boat rows during the festival; a spectacular dragon is carried around; Ryan 3, and Leyla Xu, 4 of Flushing pose for a pic; and some tasty-looking food.

In the top right corner, some of the rowers show their stuff. And below that, an up-close shot of some of the dragon faces. Bottom right corner, clockwise: one of the musicians at the festival plays; a photographer snaps shots of the boats; a few more musicians sit deep in performance and a man carries one of the dragons. Above, a boat rows during the fantastic festival.

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City cracking down on harassment by construction; creates advocate at DOB by Michael Gannon Editor

The City Council last week passed sweeping reforms aimed at protecting tenants, particularly those of lower income, from landlords who might use construction as a weapon to drive them out of their apartments. The 18 items, signed into law by Mayor de Blasio last Friday, also includes creation of a tenant’s advocate within the city’s Department of Buildings. The main example used by Council members was a landlord seeking to force out residents in order to rent the same apartment at a higher monthly rate. “The rapid development of New York City is not an excuse for unscrupulous landlords to fragment communities and force out longtime tenants,” Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx). In an email to the Chronicle, Councilman Donovan Richards, co-chairman of the Council’s Progressive Caucus, said the new laws were necessary. “New York City is putting landlords on notice that tenant harassment is unacceptable in this city,” Richards said. “These practices aimed at displacing New Yorkers are inexcusable and put resident safety at risk, all so a landlord can raise rents. This package of legislation will ensure that landlords are held accountable and root out any property owners who don’t stand for their tenants’ safety.” Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said the package “has good stuff.” He takes tenant protection seriously — and very personally. “I grew up with my mom in a rent-stabilized apartment,” he said. It was joining the fight to establish a tenants’ association

A tenants’ march in Jamaica in June highlighted many fears and frustrations. The City Council has responded with reforms that protects against landlords using construction to harass tenants and creates an advocate’s office within the DepartPHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA ment of Buildings. and avoid a large unforeseen rent increase that got him started in community activism. “Many Queens neighborhoods are seeing significant increases in property values,” Lancman said. “Some small percentage of landlords will act unscrupulously ... We have to address that. Briarwood, Jamaica in my own district, Ridgewood along the border with Brooklyn, Astoria and Long Island City already have increasing pressure on property values. We need protection for the tenants.” That, the councilman said, made inclusion of a tenant

advocate in the DOB essential. “Landlords deal with the DOB all the time, and they are more sophisticated than a lot of the tenants,” he said. “Without someone in there listening to tenants’ views and responding to their particular problems, it can be kind of like the DOB has been co-opted by the real estate industry.” Eleven of the bills are geared toward landlords who misuse construction to create hazardous conditions or who perform necessary work in a manner intended to drive people out. They include a monthly audit by the DOB of at least 25 percent of all construction applications for rent-regulated buildings or affordable housing projects. Another new law is aimed at landlords who receive vacate orders from the city and then delay making required repairs. The DOB now must specify a date by which building owners must correct any violations. “It is no secret that some unscrupulous building owners have used vacate orders as a tool to evict tenants from their lawful apartments,” Councilman Rafael Espinal (D-Brooklyn) said in a statement issued by Mark-Viverito’s office. The Council also added some teeth on the enforcement end of the law, with measures including but not limited to: • expanding the definition of tenant harassment to include repeatedly contacting a tenant or doing so at unreasonable hours; • allowing tenants to pursue harassment actions because of repeated interruptions of essential services; • allowing compensatory and punitive damage awards for tenants who win harassment cases; and • doubling the minimum harassment fine from $1,000 to $2,000, and from $4,000 to $5,000 if there was a successful Q harassment complaint in the previous five years.

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Flushing leaders rip prez’s NK escalation Meng, Kim say that Trump handled situation with Pyongyang poorly by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Images of abject pain in the Korean War haunted Pastor Chongho Kim’s father years after the conflict’s armistice agreement. “I remember him, after he drinks a beer, he always talked about how sad to see American young soldiers crying out, every night: ‘Mother, mother, I want to go home,’” said Kim, who preaches at the Flushing United Methodist Church. He and other Korean leaders joined Seoul-born Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) for an “emergency press conference” at Flushing Town Hall last Thursday to denounce President Trump’s back-and-forth threats with North Korea. Millions could have been killed if what was called a “war of words” between President Trump and North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Un escalated to one of nuclear devastation. The audacious young despot seems to have gone back on his plan to shoot missiles at the U.S.-controlled island of Guam. State media for North Korea reportedly said the country wasn’t planning to attack, but it would respond in kind “if the Yankees persist in their extremely dangerous reckless actions.” This apparently pleased Trump. The Jamaica Estates native on Wednesday morning tweeted that Kim Jong-Un “made a very wise and well reasoned decision.” Pyongyang had previously said that an attack plan for the island would be ready for Kim’s consideration by midAugust. Last Wednesday, Trump promised that any aggression would be met with retaliatory “fire, fury, and frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before.” A day after he said that, the group of Flushing leaders at the press conference stood in sobering contrast to his bravado. “War,” the pastor said, “is not a game.” He added that “people,” including North Koreans — like relatives and his father, who fled from it — have “a face and a name.” Assemblyman Kim recently hosted refugees from the Democratic People’s Republic. Some of them defected last year. “They’re telling us that people in North Korea are hungry to get out,” said the South Korea-born lawmaker, the first from the peninsula elected to the state Legislature. “They’re hungry for democracy.” Ten years ago, the assemblyman visited North Korea with a delegation of other young leaders. At the press conference, he recalled how one of the others on the trip cried when she saw the people living under the brutal regime. “She saw all these young North Koreans that looked like

Rep. Grace Meng, center, said President Trump was irresponsible with his rhetoric about North Korea, which had threatened to PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY attack a United States territory. any of our cousins, any of our sisters and brothers, they eat the same food as us,” Kim said. But, he pointed out, they were undernourished. The assemblyman has a pregnant cousin who lives in Seoul. That city, as was pointed out at the press conference, is about as close to Pyongyang as “Flushing is to Fort Lee.” Kim does not want to see the tremendous destruction of war on the peninsula, and worries that Trump is too reckless to do his part to keep it from erupting. “He’s impulsive and does his foreign policy on Twitter, it’s a very scary thing,” he said. Kim added that the message he wants to send the president is: “How can we engage all the parties to make sure that we foster the right environment for reunification in a peaceful manner?” Meng, whose husband hails from the peninsula and who has relatives in South Korea, also said she would like to see

the president tone down the bellicosity. “His inflammatory words only further escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula and does nothing to stabilize the region,” she said. “His comments are irresponsible, dangerous, and puts the people of South Korea and the United States personnel who are there at risk.” The White House did not immediately return a request for comment. Meng added that she supports the sanctions that the United Nations Security Council recently placed on North Korea. And America, she assured, would defend South Korea were Kim Jong-Un to attack. “These issues affect the people who are over there, far away geographically but in our hearts and emotionally not that far away from us,” added the congresswoman, a former Q member of the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Police open animal cruelty investigation by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The NYPD has opened an animal cruelty investigation into the abandonment and possible poisoning of dozens of cats inside a Ridgewood apartment building being renovated. According to published reports citing an NYPD spokesperson, police are looking into whether any criminality occurred during the construction work and, specifically, the alleged use of chemicals like Clorox at the site. The NYPD did not respond to a Chronicle request for comment by press time.

Cats possibly poisoned in Ridgewood When renovation work at 778 Onderdonk Ave. began in late July, area residents began to notice a strong smell of cat urine coming from the building, along with an increase in the number of cats in the area. When a handful of concerned citizens peeked into the structure, they discovered a gutted interior and dozens of starving cats, many of them suffering from a wide array of serious physical injuries, in addition to a number of dead ones.

During their rescue operation two weeks ago, multiple people posted pictures on Facebook of empty bleach and ammonia bottles strewn around the site, and one person told the Chronicle it appears either the building’s owner or the workers doing the demolition work — without city permits — tried to poison the felines. However, a managing partner of the building’s ow nersh ip g roup — who declined to be named — told the paper on

Aug. 2 that the construction company hired to do the renovation work brought in a second company to take care of the cats. That entity did so, he said, by pouring Clorox on the f loor and hoping they would run into traps placed at the building’s exits. According to three volunteers involved in the rescue, a former resident of the building owned between 30 and 40 cats that were not spayed or neutered. When she moved out earlier this year, she took some of the felines with her but Q left most of them behind.

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Avoid back injuries by choosing the right backpack Finding the right backpack is an essential component of more and more schools integrate technology into the classback-to-school shopping. Children may have their own ideas room. A less bulky bag might be lighter and easier to carry. of what’s in style, but parents should look for backpacks that • Consider shopping at a sporting goods store. Employare functional before factoring in style. Marrying form and ees at camping and sporting goods retailers understand how function together can be challenging, but it’s necessary to to fit backpacks for hikers and outdoor adventurers. They prevent students from developing back problems. But par- can help measure a student and find a pack that will fit his ents must give consideration to more than just the size of or her body frame. Also, these retailers may have a wider their children’s backpacks. selection of backpacks than some other stores, increasing Depending on school schedules, students may be carry- the chances of finding the right fit. ing backpacks for up to 10 hours • Select a pack with a waist strap. According to the American per day, five days per week. BackChiropractic Association, the body packs may be filled with several is not designed to carry items hangpounds of stuff, such as textbooks, ccording to the U.S. Consumer ing from shoulders. By using the binders, laptops and other supplies, waist strap in conjunction with taut potentially leading to injury. Product Safety Commission, shoulder straps, students can disAccording to the U.S. Consumer tribute the weight in their backProduct Safety Commission, at at least 14,000 children packs over their hip bones instead least 14,000 children are treated for are treated for backpackof the shoulders. The padded and backpack-related injuries every adjustable shoulder straps should be year. The American Academy of related injuries every year. at least two inches wide. All straps Orthopedic Surgeons says that the should be used each time the pack is weight of a backpack should not worn. exceed 10 to 15 percent of a child’s • Backpacks should be loaded properly. Heavy items body weight. But many students pack their bags with much should be near the center bottom to distribute the load, rathmore weight than that. Improperly sized, worn and overstuffed backpacks can er than placed on top. Students should only carry what is injure joints and lead to neck, back and shoulder injuries. necessary, visiting lockers or desks as needed to lighten their packs. They also may affect children’s posture. Backpack fit and functionality is something parents • Choose a streamlined model. Select a backpack that will get the job done without much added bulk. Many back- should take seriously when shopping for school supplies. Q — Metro Creative Connection packs have been designed to hold technological devices as

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says that the weight of a school backpack should not exceed 10 to 15 percent of a child’s body weight. But many students pack their bags with much more than that.

Add health screenings to back-to-school checklist As summer vacation winds down, thoughts turn year. Doing so facilitates the process of setting up profrom jaunts to the beach to readying for a new school cedures within the school while ensuring children have year. To-do lists include many of the typical tasks that what they need to excel in the classroom. All parents precede going back to the classroom, including shop- may want to ask doctors to provide copies of medical ping for new clothes, purchasing school supplies and and immunization records so that schools will have the finishing summer reading assignments. most recent copies on file. Another essential requirement parents must find Parents should schedule eye examinations well in time for is completing their children’s health screenings advance of the first day of school so they have ample and immunizations so youngsters time to fill new prescriptions for can return to school. youngsters before school begins. Health screenings may This ensures kids won’t be startinclude, but may not be limited ing off on the wrong foot because ealth screenings may to, routine physical exams, eye of vision problems that could exams and dental cleanings. already have been addressed. include, but may not Each school district may have its Parents of adolescents or stube limited to, routine own set of health requirements dents on the verge of adolesthat must be met in order for cence may want to address the physical exams, eye children to attend school. subject of bodily changes before Many schools require that the school year begins anew. exams and dental children are up-to-date with all Address which changes can be cleanings. Each school immunizations before they can expected, including the start of begin a new school year. While menstruation for girls. This will district may have its own the issue of vaccinations has help children better understand inspired debate in recent years, what is happening when they set of health reqirements. parents should recognize that witness changes in themselves many schools will only exempt and fellow classmates and give students from receiving certain them a chance to receive accuvaccinations due to religious reasons. For a list of state rate information rather than gossip from their peers. vaccination requirements and possible exemptions for Keep in mind that health screenings conducted in schools in the United States, visit https://www2a.cdc.gov/ advance of the school year may not preclude students nip/schoolsurv/schImmRqmt.asp. from school-sponsored screenings. Schools may offer Students who have specific learning disabilities or their own vision and hearing screenings and may take medical conditions that require classroom modification physical measurements to ensure students are growing Q should obtain recent documentation from any thera- on schedules in line with normal development. pists or specialists prior to beginning a new school — Metro Creative Connection

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Where to watch the eclipse continued from page 2 create a time capsule, meant to be opened on April 8, 2024, the next time New York City will experience such a celestial event. “It’s a celebration,” she said. “When we were all informed this opportunity was available, I thought it was a wonderful opportunity for our library.” The Seaside watch party will include trivia about the sun and the moon, while attendees can watch the eclipse from the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. The Laurelton branch’s event includes arts and crafts, trivia, a raffle and a live stream of NASA’s “Eclipse Across America” telecast. Solar-themed craft-making will also be ongoing during the eclipse at the Hillcrest, Queens Village and Forest Hills locations, while the East Elmhurst branch will also have trivia. Special eclipse glasses will also be handed out at the Jackson Heights, Woodside, Glen Oaks, Hollis and Bellerose branches while supplies last. For those who want a view of the eclipse unobstructed by artificial light coming from street lamps or passing cars, isolated spaces in the borough’s larger green spaces like Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Highland Park and Alley Pond Park are perfect places to spend the afternoon. The area around Jamaica Bay, however,

might be the most optimal place in Queens to observe the eclipse, considering it’s location in the southernmost portion of the borough. For those interested in flocking to the area, the National Parks Service is hosting a science hike around the West Pond Trail in Broad Channel throughout the entirety of the eclipse, starting at 2 p.m. According to the NPS, a park ranger will lead attendees through the picturesque location to “explore the celestial wilderness of the 2017 solar eclipse and collect data for citizen science projects.” The NPS asks that people pack sufficient amounts of water and bug repellent, in addition to wearing comfortable shoes. Special glasses for eclipse viewing will also be handed out. Anyone interested in attending is asked to reserve a spot on the nature hike by calling (718) 318-4340. In the event of inclement weather, the hike will be canceled. If you miss Monday’s cosmic occurence, don’t worry. Just make plans to head upstate in 2,426 days when the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse will turn day into night in cities like Syracuse, Buffalo and Watertown. Want to see a total solar eclipse without leaving the comfort of your home here in Queens? Well, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Q Until May 1, 2079, to be exact.

Students at PS 50 in Jamaica pose with the results of months of work with the Department of PHOTO COURTESY NYC DOT Transportation and professional artists.

Banner year for traffic safety on Sutphin Blvd. Students at PS 50 in Jamaica design driver awareness campaign banners by Michael Gannon Editor

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If your drive along Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica is a little bit safer and more sedate these days, thank the students at nearby PS 50, the Talfourd Lawn Elementary School. Students over several weeks this past spring planned and designed banners with the message “Drive with Care — Stay Aware,” works that now adorn light and utility poles along Sutphin’s business and commercial corridor between Hillside and Jamaica avenues. Glenn Greenidge, executive director of

Help keep The Torch lit at SJU Newspapers all across the country are struggling, and that includes student-run publications like The Torch at St. John’s University in Jamaica. The pupils who publish the award-winning paper — some of whom have interned, freelanced and been hired at the Chronicle in recent years — are calling for donations on the website GoFundMe to help them pay off about $5,000 in production debts. The Torch exists independently of St.

John’s and does not receive operational funding from the university. “We don’t expect to sustain ourselves by crowdfunding,” the GoFundMe page reads, “but we are eager to pay off our debts so that we can start fresh, and continue producing a high-quality student newspaper.” More than $1,600 had been raised as of press time on Wednesday. To donate, log onto gofundme.com/ support-student-journalism-at-sju.

The colors and design of PS 50’s traffic safety banners even fit in with the Sutphin Boulevard PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON streetscape.

the Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, said the effort was sponsored by his group, along with the city’s Department of Transportation and the mayor’s Vision Zero initiative. He said the students worked with DOT designers and ultimately a professional artist to bring the banners to the roadway. Vision Zero was introduced by Mayor de Blasio when he took office in 2014 with the aim of reducing and eliminating traffic fatalities and injuries. Greenidge and Kim Wiley-Schwartz, assistant commissioner for education and outreach, said the BID was looking for a project for the downtown area, and that the banner idea was a perfect fit. “It went from January to April,” WileySchwartz said. “We have projects where we engage with students and artists from the Groundswell Community Mural Project.” Officials at the school could not be reached, but Wiley-Schwartz said artists and DOT designers examined the section of Sutphin that is covered by the BID. The idea was to create a banner addressing some sort of driver behavior. “Reducing speed and driving in a safe way makes the roads safer for kids; safer for everyone,” Wiley-Schwartz said. The artists and DOT personnel met with the students to go over their ideas, taking the best and incorporating them into a few designs for a banner. In the meantime, the students were talking, studying and learning about issues involving their own safety. The technicians were back at PS 50 in May to unveil the final design. The banners now are in place for the start Q of classes next month.

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Take the kids to APEC, where the wild (and tame) things are by Victoria Zunitch

Papachristou said. They’re taught that pets need human caretakers who will be able to feed, clean and otherwise provide for the animal’s lifetime. This means never releasing a pet into the wild, which would be unfair to both the pet and the ecosystem. A pet won’t have developed the skills to defend itself in nature and could upset the balance of native species in the wild. “We do tell them that our animals inside are our ambassadors, so to speak,” Favuzza-Papachristou said. The dean of APEC’s diplomatic corps is celebrity tortoise Millennium, an approximately 95-pound critter at least 17 years old who was stolen the night of July 16-17 and recovered on July 24 continued onon page 34 Continued page

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A gaggle of geese was grazing on a recent weekend just uphill from a creek where two adult white egrets were swimming purposefully toward several juveniles. Suddenly, an osprey dove into nearby swampgrass. In the adjacent meadows, ponds, marshes and forests, cottontail rabbits, lizards, snakes, hawks, turtles, mallards, frogs and fiddler crabs roamed free. They didn’t seem to notice when an MTA bus raced by. Tell the children, this is Queens. Both wild animals and a variet y of small indoor creatures make their homes at the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Dougla ston and its surroundings. And folks young and old

can meet some of them up close and personal thanks to the programs that help APEC fulfill one of its core missions. “It’s to educate the public, primarily children, about how to take care of animals,” said Rosemarie Favuzza-Papachristou, the center’s education director. To participate, either register the kids for a formal program or drop by APEC for an informal visit. The center is open seven days a week except for major holidays (weekend hours vary). Drop-in visits are free, though a $5 donation is suggested. The theme of APEC’s programs is respect for all animals, wild and domestic. For example, the wild ones should only be experienced at a distance. Kids are told, “We don’t know that animal, so we shouldn’t invade its privacy,” Favuzza-

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

KIDS/TEENS Little Makers: Animal Survival, with kids 18 months and over learning how animals survive and using simple materials to design and make a prosthetic body part for an injured critter. Sun., Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $8 per family plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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

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“Fences,” starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in a drama about the life and challenges of an African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh. Sat., Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., Montbellier Park, Springfield Blvd. and 139 Ave., Springfield Gardens. Info: nyc.gov/parks.

“Solid Doubts: Robert Stadler,” with pieces by the designer placed next to the sculptures of Isamu Noguchi to exhibit contrasts and yield insight into both artists’ work. Thru Sun., Sept. 3, Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, families of active-duty military, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org. PHOTO BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN “Maureen Gallace: Clear Day,” paintings drawn from the American landscape and still-life traditions, but with elements that unsettle the reassuring sentimentality of the genres. Thru Sun., Sept. 10, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

The beauty of the orchid takes center stage at the Queens Botanical Garden this weekend with a stunning floral display and related arts and crafts in “Taiwan: A World of Orchids.” See Special Events. PHOTO BY LAURA A. SHEPARD

MUSIC Spanglish Fly, Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce’s free outdoor concert series continues its Jazz Thursdays series with a performance by the Latin boogaloo group “the greatest and the baddest boogaloo band on the planet.” Thu., Aug. 17, 7-9:30 p.m., 70 Road between Austin St. and Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Info: (718) 268-6565. Arnie Mig Memorial Concert, with a jazz band performing the the hits in honor of Howard Beach musician Arnold Migliaccio. Thu., Aug. 17, 7 p.m., rain date Aug. 24. St. Helen RC Church, 157-10 83 St. Free. Info: (718) 738-1111. Jazz Mobile, with special guest Ghanniyya Green, Summerfest concert at Cambria Playground/Cabbell Park. Thu., Aug. 24, 7-8:30 p.m. Francis Lewis Blvd. and 121 Ave. between 219 and 222 Sts., Cambria Heights. Info: (718) 776-3700.

located in Jamaica, is a nonprofit helping those diagnosed with mental illness. Info: (347) 697-5570.

AUDITIONS “Little Shop of Horrors,” a musical comedy being produced as a fundraiser for Venture House, will have auditions for performers in the last two weeks of August, date to be determined. Venture House,

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

FILM “Beauty and the Beast,” the 2017 Hollywood remake starring Emma Watson, in Juniper Valley Park. Free, courtesy of the Parks Department. Bring chairs, blankets, or sprawl out on the grass. Fri., Aug. 18, 7 p.m., Juniper Valley Park, Middle Village. Info: (718) 393-7370.

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

Kids Day with Ridgewood YMCA, with a focus on science. Tue., Aug. 22, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., The Shops at Atlas Park Center Green, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale. Free. Next YMCA event 11 a.m. Tue., Aug. 29 (focus on karate). Info: (718) 3263300; shopatlaspark.com/events.

“Dawson City: Frozen Time,” the 2016 documentary using “astonishing archival footage,” about a Canadian gold rush town where millionaires including Fred Trump, the president’s grandfather, got their start; and where movies were distributed in the early 1900s. Fri.-Sun., Aug. 18-20 varying times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. PHOTO COURTESY VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Yoga in the Garden, with Flushing studio Yumcha Yoga. Attendees are asked to bring their own mats and bring dinner for a picnic after yoga. Fri., Aug. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Suggested $5; free for members. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. PHOTO COURTESY FLUSHING TOWN HALL

SPECIAL EVENTS “Taiwan: A World of Orchids,” with the flowers on display, live paintings of them by Taiwanese artist Che Min Hsiao and the chance to make related crafts. Fri.-Sun., Aug. 18-20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (live painting 1-3 p.m.; crafts Sat.-Sun. only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.), Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Family Fun Day, free games, rides, food, health screenings, arts & crafts, representatives of city agencies. Sat., Aug. 19, 12-4 p.m., Wyanda Park on Hollis Ave. between Robert Lane and 217 St., Queens Village. Info: (718) 776-3700. Women’s Day barbecue and flea market, hosted by Ebenezer Baptist Church and Martin Luther King Day Care Center. Sat., Aug. 19, 12-5 p.m., church parking lot, 36-12 Prince St., Flushing. Table rental $15. Franks and burgers $2, water and soda $1. Info: (718) 353-6236, (718) 886-3165 or (718) 428-2918. continued on page 36

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A flaky croissant is a delicious one; a fleshy one, decidedly less so. And here, raised upon a Plexiglas stand in all its pink and veiny glory, it looks especially repulsive. The artwork on display in “Past Skin” at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City runs the gamut from the bizarre to the surreal and transcendent. Each of the seven artists whose work is featured in the exhibit was responding to a prompt from the science historian and “cyberfeminist” Donna Haraway’s question: “Why should our body end at the skin?” The implications are vast for our technologically synchronized world. In many ways, our devices are extensions of our physical bodies and our electronic

‘Past Skin’ When: Through Sun., Sept. 10 Where: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City Entry: $10; $5 students, seniors. (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org

communications an extension of our social lives. How has this technology changed our world? And perhaps more importantly, how has it changed us? The sculptor Jillian Mayer has focused on the body engaged with its phone, and for the exhibition provided her “Slumpies” — ergonomically designed for humans to check their Facebook, reply to texts or catch up on emails. Sometimes concave and occasionally perplexing, the fiberglass, acrylic and resin pieces are meant to hold weight and “ease the positions required for device interface.” Visitors are invited to sit on and otherwise interact with these objects, which is part of Mayer’s intention — she believes the interaction based on the “intelligence of the body” is its own performance in tandem with the viewer’s mind’s interaction with a device. Mayer shows how our technological world might shape the physical objects around us. Cui Jie’s paintings imagine urban landscapes as mutable as our digital world. At first glance, a work might seem to be of a standard contemporary high rise, but the structures within the painting collide with others, or are overlaid in symbols and abstract form. The work is a reaction to

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An animation background from Madelon Vriesendorp’s “Flagrant Delit,” left, and Cui PHOTOS BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN Jie’s “Crane House #4” both envision fantastical cityscapes. Cui’s move to Beijing from the smaller city of Hangzhou, and her many walks throughout the city, trying to make sense of its sprawl. The paintings are built on a confluence of “Social Realist painting, Chinese propaganda, and Soviet communist aesthetics” as well as the artist’s personal interests in Modernism. Among the most disturbing and fascinating items in the show are Hannah Levy’s

flesh-colored “Untitled” works. Casting them in a convincingly human flesh-like silicone, she has melded the sterile with the organic. What is most disconcerting about Levy’s works is how alive they appear — the veins of the croissant are blue and it seems that blood might yet flow through them — and yet how dead. The flesh-molds of two gourds sitting on a stretcher-like pedestal continued on page 37

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On a clear day she can see forever Works by famed artist Maureen Gallace, including “Summer Shade,” above, remain on view at MoMA PS1 in her “Clear Day” exhibit through Sunday, Sept. 10. Her rural pastorals and coastlines, often with an unsettling aspect, have received rave reviews. One fan,

Aja Johnson, declared on imgrum.org that she was obsessed with them, saying in part, “Each painting seems like you may have just missed the people at home. The beaches are abandoned, but painted so perfectly you feel like you are there staring at the ocean.”

Meet the animals of APEC continued from page 31 A Connecticut man told the NYPD he had traded for the animal but soon realized who it was. The homecoming was a quintessential tortoise spectacular, to hear it told by Favuzza-Papachristou. Millennium and his tortoise bro buddy, Mini-Me, walked up close and looked at each other, then ate from the same bowl at the same time and stayed in close physical proximity for several days. The two tortoises now have extra security befitting their VIP status. Everyone from age 1 through college can hobnob with Millennium and other APEC residents via the educational programs. Parent par ticipation cla sses star t with ages 12-17 months, priced at $43 ($33 for members) for a three-session series. Drop-off classes start at age 3, and prices range from about $150 ($126 for members) for a six-session series to $1,025 ($861 for members) for a three-days-per-week, morningsonly prekindergarten program for children who c a n us e t he bat hro om independently. APEC also holds one-off parent-child weekend events (generally $12 to $30

for nonmember s), school vac at ion events, part-time summer camps and afterschool classes, ideal for both the over-scheduled and the laid-back kid alike. For example, summer camps, which start at kindergarten and run through seventh grade, run just twice a week for two hours, and afterschool classes run once a week for an hour and a half. APEC also runs semester-long college field work and internship programs, high school field biology internships and single-day “Vet Tech” workshops for younger students. Come fall, animals can take a field trip to the classroom or classes can set up a field trip to APEC. Scouts, homeschoolers and special education groups get t a ilore d progra ms. R ates a re arranged with APEC. In their role as ambassadors, many of the indoor animals can be touched, but not handled by, children and other visitors. Caretakers mediate interactions to ensure everyone’s safety. Although APEC doesn’t do rescues, some of its indoor animals came from local rescuers, such as some rabbits and turtles. Others were purchased, including several Chilean continued on next page

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Wilbur, foreground, and Big Boy, sibling lizards, can be picked up by their handlers, while rabbit Niña took a break from eating an apple to examine the camera up against her cage. Pumbaa the quail, however, kind of quailed at the approach of a human, retreating to a corner of her cage. Meanwhile Harley Bekian, 21 months, told her mother, Jessica, all about the turtle she got to meet. On the cover: Millennium the tortoise is home at APEC after his unplanned misadventures in New York and Connecticut. PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH continued from previous page

rose-hair tarantulas that dovetail with lessons taught in the city’s public schools. A few critters were born on-site, such as the lizard Big Boy and his aquarium mate, runt-of-the-litter Wilbur. Despite their fearsome appearance, on a recent day both lizards placidly accepted being handled by Favuzza-Papachristou and positioned into a short stack, with Wilbur on Big Boy’s Back.

An adult bearded dragon almost seemed to be mugging for the camera when its aquarium was approached. In nature, the species has been observed to demonstrate highly social behavior, and some of those qualities exhibit themselves in captivity. The tarantula did its best impression of a possum when held by Favuzza-Papachristou. Despite their bad reputation, the fearsome-looking arachnids haven’t been

known to cause a fatal reaction with the venom from their bites. But they’re off-limits for touching by visitors because they can incite allergic reactions in some people by ejecting the urticating, or nettle-like, hairs

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boro ro continued from page 32 “Ready, Set, Engage,” a back-to-school block party hosted by the 103rd Precinct and the NYPD’s Police Service Area 9 housing unit. Free food, music and child- and family-friendly activities, along with live entertainment. Bounce houses, games, raffles, giveaways of school uniforms and school supplies, “Cops & Kids” events and more. Sat., Aug. 19, 12 p.m., rain or shine. Jamaica Playground, corner of 160 St. and 110 Ave. Info: readysetengageback2school.evenbrite.com. Sunday Family Workshop: Planes and Propellers, a drop-in event with storytelling and craft-making, all related to aircraft. Sun., Aug. 20, 1:304:30 p.m. (stories at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Pottery making demo, The Potter’s Wheel is offering a demonstration on the patio of Austin’s Ale House. Order a new coffee mug and have it designed right in front of you. Sat., Aug. 20, 1-4 p.m., 82-70 Austin St., Kew Gardens. Free to attend. Info: (718) 441-6614, potterswheelny.com. Flood and Storm Resiliency Resource Fair, with Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens, helping flood-prone residents prepare for the next big storm and giving homeowners the chance to enroll in the FloodHelpNY program. Sat., Aug 26, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Community Center of Our Lady of Grace Church, 100-05 159 Ave., Howard Beach. Free. RSVP: (718) 457-1017.

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“Clay Club,” SculptureCenter is using its exhibition space in Long Island City as a community sculpture studio. Those who attend will be able sculpt with the two thousand pounds pounds of clay available at the event or participate in artist-led activities. Sat., Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Sal Armeo, singing popular songs from the early 20th century song book for senior citizens. Fri., Aug. 18, 1 p.m., Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100. Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Senior Center, open Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; with lunch at 12 p.m.; strength/stretching exercise class each Mon., 1 p.m.; yoga each Thu., 10 a.m.; Zumba each Fri., 10 a.m.; arts and crafts, knitting, coloring for adults and educational presentations other times. Info: (718) 847-9200.

Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters. Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

MEETING Rockwood Park Jewish Center with guest speaker State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. Wed., Aug. 23, 6:30 p.m. 156-45 84 St., Howard Beach. Use 85 St. entrance. Call: Shelly Rosenbaum (347) 564-3570.

SOCIAL EVENTS Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:30-10 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

CLUBS “Hooks & Needles” Crochet & Knit Club, with participants bringing projects, hooks, needles and yarn, or working on charity projects. Every Thu., 6:30-9 p.m., Big 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd., Woodside (entrance inside shopping center, up one flight, down hall to left of 99-cent store). Info: Lorraine, (917) 817-4037.

MARKETS Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com. Outdoor flea market, with clothes, handbags, costume jewelry, toys, games, bric-a-brac, giftware and more; held inside in case of rain. Sat., Aug. 26, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Incarnation Church, 89-43 Francis Lewis Blvd., Queens Village. Info: (718) 465-8534.

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The liberal wrestler by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Professional wrestling gets knocked by sports purists because the results are predetermined, but I have always enjoyed watching it on television because of the showmanship. Wrestlers are terrific stuntmen and entertainers. To be successful they not only need to possess physical strength and athleticism but they’d better be able to handle a microphone to get the crowd either booing or cheering. I was watching “All In” on MSNBC a couple of months ago when host Chris Hayes said, “We don’t talk a lot about wrestling on this show but there is a 37 year-old wrestler in the small independent Appalachian Mountain Wrestling promotion named Dan Richards, who calls himself ‘The Progressive Liberal.’ Since he appears in the heart of Trump country (rural Virginia, and eastern Kentucky and Tennessee), he plays the heel which is wrestling parlance for villain.” Dan Richards — real name Daniel Harnsberger — enters the ring with a shirt that is plastered with photos of Hillary Clinton or the slogan “Not my president!” His knee pads have the Democratic Party donkey symbol. If that wasn’t enough, Richards riles up the crowd by saying things like, “Coal is a dying industry. The future is in clean energy!” “I’m going to take away your bullets and replace

them with bullet points of knowledge!” and “You’re too stupid to realize that you vote against your own interests!” He calls his finishing move “The Liberal Agenda.” Richards told me that while he amps up his act in the ring his real-life political views are left of center. I joked that if he were to ever wrestle in deep blue New York he would have to change his act and become a Tea Party fanatic to remain a heel. “Actually, it would be a nice change of pace to hear people cheering for me,” he replied. The best golfers on the PGA Tour will be making their annual New York-area appearance next week at the Northern Trust Open that will be taking place at the Glen Oaks Country Club in Old Westbury. Northern Trust is taking over sponsorship from Barclays, but it remains the first stop on the FedEx PGA Tour playoffs. The best value in sports takes place at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park as the US Open qualifiers runs from next Tuesday through Friday. There is no admission charge. This is a chance to see some of the best male and female tennis players in the world compete for a slot in the Open. Generally some familiar names whose rankings have fallen will play. There’s a good chance that Maria Sharapova, who was suspended last year for testing positive for a banned substance, will participate. Q

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Folks in E. Elmhurst once got groceries here

SUPPORT GROUPS Contemplating suicide? The Samaritans provide 24-hour confidential emotional support for those feeling suicidal or depressed. Call: (212) 673-3000; samaritansnyc.org. PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-TALK. Bereavement groups for assistance dealing with loss and the process towards healing, with others experiencing similar situations. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Registration req’d. Info: (718) 268-5011, ext. 160, olderadults@cgy.org. Anxious, nervous, depressed? Recovery International can help. Meetings every Thu., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 3:30 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: recoveryinternational.org.

Del Monaco Grocery Co., 97-02 23 Ave., East Elmhurst, May 1939.

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The Del Monaco Grocery Co. serviced the East Elmhurst community in a humble, quaint building for many years. It did so on a 31-by-100 property at 97-02 23 Ave., owned by an L. Lombardo, that was appraised for $1,800, according to 1939 taxation records. Not satisfied with only one store, the

grocery company opened up another busy branch at 38-14 104 St., in Corona to service the large Italian community. Today, the building remains fairly the same with the adjoining house next store. In 2005, the block of 97th Street next to the building where the Del Monaco Grocery Co. operated was renamed after Malcolm X, who lived in a house on it Q before his assassination.

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continued from page 33 bear resemblance to the kind of curiosities one would find preserved in small jars at the back of an anatomy classroom. In this act of display, they seem to be left out for study, but also somehow presented for spectacle. The exhibition also features a VR room, “Integrated Scape Transducer,” created by the MSHR art collective, with blacklight-lit wall patterns suggesting the glowing geometrical world that exists beyond the headset. The environment is woven together by a soundscape — digital voices sing out from the speakers. By wearing the headset, the visitor is able to see and move through

digital gateways, which change the sonic arrangement of the room. In this way, the physical and digital worlds are merged, and the headset-wearer becomes a performer unto herself. Observant visitors may learn to read the walls as an instruction manual, or a sort of digital sheet music, for how to make the room sing. We no longer merely use technology; we can create entire worlds within it, and even whole new identities for ourselves. But this is not a one-way street. The physical world has become transformed by the digital as well, and beyond shaping the objects around us, this new technology has also Q molded our minds.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 116-16 147TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11436 Block: 12006, Lot: 13, INDEX NO. 707717/2016, REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, vs. DAVID JONES, AS POSSIBLE ADMINSTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF EARLENE JONES A/K/A EARLENE PUGH; EARLINE PUGH, AS POSSIBLE ADMINSTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF EARLENE JONES A/K/A EARLENE PUGH AND AS POSSIBLE ADMINISTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSA LEE PUGH A/K/A NUHA SAABIRAH EL; LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, ESQ., QUEENS COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINSTRATOR, AS POSSIBLE ADMINSTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EARLENE JONES A/K/A EARLENE PUGH AND AS POSSIBLE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ROSA LEE PUGH A/K/A NUHA SAABIRAH EL; 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 the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12, “the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff the persons or parties intended being the tenants occupants persons or corporations if any having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $570,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 6, 2010, at Instrument number 2010000335612, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 116-16 147TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11436. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who 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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: August 4, 2017 Westbury, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff. BY: COREY ROBSON, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

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3 Mermaid’s Realty LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/19/2017. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 35-22 29th St., Long Island City, NY 11106. General Purpose.

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

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Greater Jamaica Development Corporation 90-40 160th St, Jamaica, NY 11432 Spanish language interpreters will be available. To provide written comments and/or request special accommodations, please contact: Van Wyck Expressway Project Team, NYSDOT, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, New York 11101 VWE@dot.ny.gov Comments must be submitted by November 30, 2017. Deadline for requesting special accommodations is September 20, 2017. NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 06-2817, bearing Index Number NC-000353-17/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) STEPHEN (Middle) OLUWANISURAMI (Last) POPOOLA. My present name is (First) OLUWANI SURAMI (Middle) ADURAGBEMI OLUWAMAYOKUN (Last) POPOOLA AKA OLUWANI SURAMI ADURAGBEM POPOOLA, AKA STEPHEN POPOOLA, AKA STEPHEN OLUWANI POPOOLA (infant). My present address is 110-50 207TH STREET, Queens Village, NY 11429. My place of birth is BROOKLYN, NY. My date of birth is November 29, 2000.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 07-19-17, bearing Index Number NC-000494-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) AVIS (Middle) MARJORIE (Last) GUTHRIE. My present name is (First) AVIS (Middle) MARJORIE (Last) RAMSAY AKA AVIS RAMSAY AKA AVIS M. GUTHRIE. My present address is 188-06 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Saint Albans, NY 11412-1907. My place of birth is JAMAICA W.I. My date of birth is May 03, 1958.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 05-16-17, bearing Index Number NC-000242-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) CARISSA (Middle) TAYLOR (Last) LINDO. My present name is (First) SHAMEQUA (Middle) CARISSA (Last) LINDO. My present address is 191-28 115th Drive, Saint Albans, NY 11412-2704 My place of birth is MAHATTAN, NY. My date of birth is August 29, 1995.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 08-01-17, bearing Index Number NC-000770-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) MICHAEL (Middle) ANTHONY (Last) MCLEAN. My present name is (First) MICHAEL (Middle) ANTHONY (Last) MCLEAN-HARRIS AKA MICHAEL ANTHONY MCLEAN AKA MICHAEL A. MCLEAN. My present address is 121-11 GRAYSON STREET, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413. My place of birth is MANHATTAN, NY. My date of birth is February 18, 1967.

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ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your defenses, if any, to GLORIA M. LOPEZ whose address is 4480 Spring Blossom Dr. Kissimmee, FL. 34746 before AUGUST 25, 2017 and file the original with the clerk of this court at 2 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee, FL. 34741 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Having a garage sale? Let everyone know about it by advertising in the Queens Classifieds. Call 718-205-8000 and place the ad!

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. INDEX # 4890/2012. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff,-against- Scott Gordon, as Administrator for the estate of Barbara Dunbar, Barbara Dunbar’s respective heirs-at-law, next-of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Henry James as heir to the Estate of Barbara Dunbar, Laurie Dunbar as heir to the Estate of Barbara Dunbar, Rose Mary James a/k/a Rosemary James as heir to the Estate of Barbara Dunbar, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Social Services of the City of New York acting by and through the Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Midland Funding LLC, “John Doe” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S):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 Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons 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 of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $862,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on June 18, 2009 in CRFN 2009000185344 covering premises known as 109-50 132nd STREET, QUEENS, NY 11420. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Queens County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who 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 11, 2017 Westbury, NY, RAS BORISKIN, Corey Robson, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) invite the public to a Project Scoping Meeting on the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) Capacity and Access Improvements to JFK Airport Project. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and solicit comments on the project. The purpose of the project is to provide increased capacity on the Van Wyck Expressway between the Kew Gardens Interchange and JFK Airport to improve vehicular access to and from the airport. In addition, the project will address operational, geometric, and structural deficiencies on the Van Wyck Expressway between the Kew Gardens Interchange and JFK Airport. The details of the scoping meeting are listed below: DATE: September 27, 2017 TIME: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

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Museum rethinking Israel event decision It had cancelled re-enactment of UN vote creating Israel, sparking outrage by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

After inflaming outrage with its cancellation of a re-enactment of a historic event in the State of Israel’s history, the Queens Museum is rethinking the decision. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly vote to establish the country, an event that occurred in what is now the Main Gallery of the Queens Museum. “While the Queens Museum has specific policies regarding space rentals, given the history of the building in which the Queens Museum is located, the Museum is reconsidering its decision and has reached out to the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations to further discuss the event later today,” a spokesperson for the institution emailed the Chronicle on Wednesday. Earlier that day, Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing) called on the board of the Queens Museum to remove the cultural institution’s executive director and president, Laura Raicovich. The Jerusalem Post has reported that Raicovich informed Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon that the anniversary re-enactment had been cancelled; the museum’s board had decided not to hold a “political event.”

“The decision by the Queens Museum to cancel the Israel Independence Commemoration is a disgrace and a violation of law,” Lancman and Simanowitz said in a joint statement. “It is a clear example of anti-Semitism, and we will not stand for it.” Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and other politicians issued statements in opposition to the museum cancelling the event. “Personally, I do not see how this project is ‘political,’” the congresswoman said. “How is commemorating a major world event that took place in Queens and the U.N’s establishment of one of America’s closest allies political?” According to the Jerusalem Post, an unnamed museum employee told the publication that “Palestinian friends of the museum” had said that they opposed the celebration. Danon reportedly criticized Raicovich’s decision, saying that the event was not a “political” one but “an expression of the historical and legal rights of our people.” Lancman and Simanowitz agree with Danon. They also called on the city Human Rights Commission to investigate Raicovich’s decision, which the councilman’s office said is “a discriminatory refusal to provide full and equal enjoyment of its services based on religion and national origin, both protected classes under the law, as well as an unlawful boycott.” The museum executive had previously edit-

The Queens Museum is “reconsidering” its decision to cancel an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly vote creating the state of Israel. FILE PHOTO ed a collection of essays; one of them was called “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Reasons to Support BDS,” according to Lancman’s office. A Palestinian-led movement, BDS seeks to place economic pressure on Israel to force the country to withdraw from the Palestinian territories it occupies.

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Move-In Really Split With Enormous DR, Family Rm, Lowest Price Home In Little Neck! Front Porch, LR, LR, Eat-In-Kit, Playroom, Office, 4 BRs, Formal DR, Kit, 3 BRs, Full Bath & Pty Driveway. 2 Baths, And Gorgeous Yard! Asking: $624,999 Asking: $688,800 Contact Angela Orlando For More Contact Angela Orlando For More Information 516-669-6119 Information 516-669-6119

BROOKLYN

OZONE PARK

OCEANSIDE

WHITESTONE

3 Family With 2 Stores On 35X103 Lot. Great Income Property! Asking: $999,998 Contact Subhas Ramroop For More Information 347-581-5596

Stunning Det. Colonial – 3 BRs Plus Master BR With Vaulted Ceilings. Hardwood Floors Throughout, Kitchen W/Granite Counters & High End Appliances, And New Deck In Backyard. Asking: $689,000 Contact John Dibs For More Information 718-848-4700

Beautiful Brick Ranch, 3 BRs, 3 Full Baths, Eat-In-Kit, LR, Formal DR, Laundry Rm & Pvt Driveway! Asking: $949,000 Contact John Dibs For More Information 718-848-4700

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RICHMOND HILL

S. OZONE PARK Excellent 1 Family Det. With Full Fin Bsmnt, LR, DR, Kitchen, 3 BRs and 2 Full Baths. Complete With Pvt Dvwy & Garage! Asking: $580,000 Contact Valerie Shalomoff For More Information 646-533-8142

Contact Milady Fernandez For More Information 917-686-4595

WOODMERE

QUEENS VILLAGE

Immaculate Side By Side 2 Family Duplex In Desirable Area. 6 BRs, 4 Full Baths, 2 Half Baths, 2 Eat-In-Kits, 2 Formal DRs, 2 LRs and 2 Sep. Basements! Asking: $889,000 Contact Fardeen Hamid For More Information 347-218-2168

Diamond Condition 1 Family With Open Concept Floor Plan! 3 BRs, 2 Full Baths, 2 Half Baths, LR, DR, Porch, Patio, Laudnry RM, Storage Attic, Garage & 4 Car Dvwy! A Must See! Asking: $569,000 Contact Farden Hamid For More Information 347-218-2168

Beautiful 1 BR Apartment In Desirable Area Across The Street From Forest Park! Laundry Room On-Site And Well As Community Room Available For Parties! Asking: $1,700 A Month Contact Max Levy For More Information 917-524-5420

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Move-In Condition Two Family Brick With Lots of Potential! 5 BRs, 4.5 Baths, 2 Kits, LR/DR and Central Air! Asking: $1,200,000