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MASK LASH With rising Covid rate, Howard Beach protests mask rules PAGE 4 A group of around 100 residents gathered along Cross Bay Boulevard to protest the mayor’s requirement of masks for public school students and vaccines for teachers on Tuesday. At the time of the protest, Howard Beach’s ZIP code was listed as having the second highest Covid positivity rate in the city.

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Richards: ‘No more excuses’ on vaccine Borough president says folks must get their shots; city, state must end disparities by Michael Gannon

rates in the Black community. The most recent numbers show 33 percent Queens Borough President Donovan Rich- of the Black community in Queens and the city as a whole have been fully vaccinated. ards was unmistakably clear Tuesday after the The rate for the Asian community is 74 U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted final approval for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine percent in Queens, followed by Hispanics at for all 16 years of age and older the day 52 percent and whites at 45 percent. Low vaccination rates and high percentages of before. “If you’ve been waiting for the FDA to positive tests for Covid are especially prevafully approve Pfizer’s #COVID19 vaccine for lent in ZIP codes in sections of the Rockaways. ages 16+. the time is In a follow-up email now to get vaccinated from his office, Richand help save lives,” here are no more ards said aside from his Richards tweeted on push for personal his official page. excuses. It’s safe, responsibility, his “There are no more office will continue to excuses,” he continued. free and effective ... ” marshal city and state “It’s safe, free and — Queens Borough President Donovan resources. effective — go to vacRichards on the Pfizer Covid vaccine “There is no quescinefinder.nyc.gov and tion that our communiget yours.” ties have been disenfranchised and the drastiRichards’ sense of urgency on the matter is cally different vaccination rates across backed up by the latest vaccination data for Queens make it abundantly clear more must Queens published by the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Citywide be done to vaccinate our families,” he said. Richards said he in constant contact with Immunization Registry. the DOHMH and is “looking forward to Queens as a borough has 64 percent of its closely working with the incoming Hochul population fully vaccinated. While that is the second highest of the five boroughs, trailing Administration to address these unacceptable disparities, strategize the best ways to engage only Manhattan at 68 percent, Richards is particularly distressed by low vaccination these neighborhoods and help break through Editor

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Borough President Donovan Richards said government — and residents themselves — must end IMAGE COURTESY NYC CIR racial disparities for Covid-19 vaccinations. any historical distrust of medicine in our minority communities.” Richards supports Mayor de Blasio’s initiative to pay people $100 to get their shots. He also is lobbying for the city to deploy door-todoor knockers and mobile vaccination units across Far Rockaway, both in high-traffic areas and in underserved neighborhoods. De Blasio applauded the Pfizer approval, according to a transcript of his daily press conference on Tuesday, And while the mobile vaccination units may not have been in the Rockaways in the numbers and frequency to suit Richards, de Blasio said they have been valuable and will be expanded. “Here’s another milestone, we’ve now had over 200,000 vaccination doses at mobile

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Covid mandates spark Cross Bay protest With nabe Covid rate rising, Howard Beach rallied against masking rules by Max Parrott

a Howard Beach mother who organized the rally through several of the neighborhood FaceA rally planned to “Unmask Our Kids” in book groups. Greenberg, whose children go to St. Helen Howard Beach on Tuesday turned into a platCatholic Academy in Howard Beach, said that form against Covid mandates of all kinds. What was organized as a rally to provide a she had gotten a notification that day that the forum for those who are upset about the mask school would require masks indoors as a result requirement in public schools brought out of Gov. Hochul’s statewide mandate for both around 100 people from Howard Beach and public and private schools. Many signs at the protest were not just beyond to gather on Cross Bay Boulevard waving “no mandate” signs as well as “Don’t Tread aimed at the mask policy, but at Mayor de Blaon Me” flags, and appealing to the principle of sio’s Monday mandate that all teachers must get at least one vaccine dose by the end of Septempersonal liberty. “It’s not anti-mask. It’s not anti-vax. I just ber. The mayor has said that a mandate for stuwant to be able to make a choice about what to dents is not on the table, and maintained that do with my children,” said Andrea Greenberg, it’s the city’s legal right as an employer to impose the requirement on its employees. “It’s the mandate that bothers us. It should be someone’s choice. Whether it’s FDAapproved or not, it’s still new,” said a woman who only identified as Claudia S. from the Rockaways. “Our freedom is b e i n g t a k e n aw a y. It ’s unconstitutional.” A group of city workers, several of them Department of Education staffers, said that they hadn’t decided how they were going to respond to the city’s vaccine mandate. At the time of the protest, A grandmother and granddaughter from the Rockaways protest Howard Beach’s ZIP code was listed as having the secondthe city’s mask mandate for students. Associate Editor

A group of women who work for the city, several in the Department of Education, protest the PHOTOS BY MAX PARROTT vaccine mandate for school employees. highest Covid positivity in the city. One city medical responder, when asked if she was concerned that a lack of vaccine mandates might spark a second wave of infection, said she believed the city had control of the virus. “We know more now. We’re better equipped to deal with if people get Covid,” said Anastasia Z., who declined to give her full name for work reasons. The recent FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine did not make a difference to the group of city workers, who said the process mostly revolves around the business interests of phar-

maceutical companies. “It means nothing,” said Anastasia. As residents gathered around sunset, cars zooming through the boulevard consistently honked their horns, seemingly in support, with some exceptions. “Oh, he’s giving us the finger,” a protester noticed at one point. “My body, my choice” chants, co-opting the language of the abortion rights movement, echoed out from the sidewalk. Another rallier held a sign comparing the city’s mandates to continued on page 6

City to phase out Ozone hotel shelters DHS plans to relocate 23 homeless families, inns plan to renovate by Max Parrott For the latest news visit qchron.com

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The city will be phasing out the use of two Ozone Park hotels to shelter homeless families in the fall, according to the city Department of Homeless Services. Travelodge by Wyndham Ozone Park located at 137-30 Redding St. is slated to close Sept. 30, and the Ozone Inn & Suites at 137-08 Redding St. will close on Nov. 30. The DHS will work with approximately 23 households residing at these locations over the coming weeks to connect some to permanent housing and others to alternative shelter placements. The agency’s use of the two Ozone Park locations goes back to late 2016. They are not Covid-period commercial hotels, which the agency

used throughout the pandemic to provide social distancing for its clients, and also began dismantling in July. The agency maintains that the effort to transition from its use of hotels for homeless shelters is part of a longer-term process of phasing out the stop-gap use of commercial hotels that goes back to previous administrations. “No one will be displaced and turned out onto the street. This is normal course-of-business work that is part of the plans/commitments we laid out in the Mayor’s Turning the Tide plan several years ago,” wrote a Department of Social Services spokesperson in an email response to questions from the Chronicle. Sam Esposito, president of the Ozone Park Residents Block Associ-

ation, said that he had heard the shelters were closing down months ago, but a manager at the hotel confirmed it to him more recently. The hotels’ use as shelters initially sparked controversy among residents and local electeds in 2017. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) condemned the use of the hotels as homeless shelters and criticized the de Blasio administration for not letting them know beforehand it was planning to use the hotels as shelters. But Esposito said that since then he had not heard of any issues surrounding the families living there. In fact, the civic had worked out a system in which it would receive any extra food

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NYC schools require staff to get vaxxed The city’s move will kickstart a negotiation process with unions by Max Parrott Associate Editor

New York City is going to require all Department of Education staff, including central office administrators and custodians as well as teachers, to have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine by Sept. 27, the mayor announced Monday. The mandate, which adds on to the city’s requirement for all city workers to either receive the vaccine or submit to weekly testing, will impact about 148,000 DOE employees. Though de Blasio said the city will immediately start negotiating with the school unions over the implementation of the policy, their response was mixed. The city’s teachers union, United Federation of Teachers, seemed to be on board with the premise of the mandate, but District Council 37, the city’s largest municipal workers union, declared its opposition and called into question the legal basis of the city’s move. “Everyone in our buildings will have their first dose completed by September 27. Currently at least 63 percent of [DOE] employees are vaccinated,” said Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter at a Monday press event. The mayor and Porter suggested that

some of the unions that represent school that the City has the legal authority to staff still have issues surrounding the change the ter ms and conditions of implementation of the policy, but insistemployment without bargaining. District ed there would not be a rash of resignaCouncil 37, along with a coalition of tions as a result of the new requirement. unions that make up the Municipal “I do not expect a staffing shortage. I Labor Committee, will file an Unfair expect our teachers to get vaccinated,” Labor Practices complaint over the Porter said. City’s failure to bargain,” wrote its execThe chancellor added that 40,000 staff utive director, Henry Garrido. have already uploaded their proof of vacGothamist reported that the MLC cination documents to the DOE’s online voted on Monday to take legal action portal. that would kickstart negotiation over the Michael Mulgrew, UFT president, details of the mandate’s implementation, suggested that the union would be workbut as of Tuesday, DC 37 was still drafting out what to do about members who ing its labor practices complaint. cannot or do not want to comply but Asked about the looming legal action accepted the city’s right to enact the on NY1’s “Inside City Hall,” the mayor policy. suggested that it had caught him by “While the city is asserting its legal surprise. authority to establish this mandate, there “I understand their job is to defend the are many implementation details, includinterest of their unions, but I’m confused ing provisions for medical exceptions, The mayor announced Monday that all DOE staff myself because when I said this morning that by law must be negotiated with the will need to get vaccinated in September. FILE PHOTO in the press conference, we will immediUFT and other unions, and if necessary, ately be going to go to bargaining, I resolved by arbitration,” said Mulgrew in a place,” de Blasio said. thought that was pretty clear,” he said. statement. With the MLC set on heading to the barOn the other hand, DC 37, which repreThe mayor said Monday the new rule sents 125,000 members and 50,000 retir- gaining table. Harry Nespoli, the umbrella will t ake effect regardless of u n ion ees, publicly clashed with the mayor about organization’s chairman, said in statement response, with arbitration if necessary. that any move from the city to impose the the inevitability of the policy. “Either way you slice it, this mandate is “While we strongly encourage our mem- policy on its members will only end up Q going forward and this policy will be in bers to get vaccinated, we do not believe delaying its implementation.

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Put me in, coach, I’m ready for J&J. Public school athletes will need a vaccine to play several high-risk school spor ts, city off icials announced last Friday. The policy will make vaccination required for the roughly 20,000 students and staff participating in high-risk Public School Athletic League sports this year, including football and volleyball in the fall. The move stems from state guidance, which recommended that “high-risk sports and extracurricular activities should be virtual or canceled in areas of high community transmission unless a l l p a r t ic i p a n t s a r e f u l ly vaccinated.” A memo circulated by the city Department of Education clarified that winter high-risk spor ts include basketball and wrestling, and spring sports include lacrosse, rugby and the cheerleading-based sport known as stunt. Vaccination will also be required for bowling

DOE officials announced Friday that participation in high-risk sports FILE PHOTO would require vaccination. because it takes place in spaces that require vaccination even though it is not itself high-risk. Fully vaccinated participants can remove their masks while engaging in high-risk PSAL activities held outdoors, the memo said. “Vaccinations are our passport out of this pandemic and this vaccine mandate will ensure everyone on high-risk teams are protected and able to compete,” said Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter in a statement.

Emma Steele, a volleyball player at High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in Ozone Park, said that she had already been vaccinated but the announcement did lead to a conversation among several players on her team who were hesitant. She spoke with her teammates about the importance of the vaccine not just for their health, but for that of all those they compete with in an indoors setting and of

their coach, who is pregnant. “We changed a couple of their minds and couple of them started getting vaccinated,” Steele said. Participants in fall high-risk sports are required to get their first dose of the vaccine by the first day of competitive play, which varies by sport. The first day of competitive play for football is Sept. 3. The first day of competitive play for volleyball is Sept. 27. Winter and spring PSAL participants have until the beginning of their seasons to be fully vaccinated. Around 57 percent of 12-to17-year-olds in the city have at least one dose, the DOE reported. Families can go to vaccinefinder. nyc.gov to find a convenient vaccination site. Additionally, mobile vaccination sites are visiting schools and PSAL conditioning sites across the city this fall. The DOE recently created a COVID-19 vaccination portal for all staff to log their vaccination status. It is now making that website available to families at vacQ cine.schools.nyc.

Mask protest continued from page 4 Nazi Germany. Angelo King, a former City Council candidate, came prepared with a bullhorn, which police officers from the 106th Precinct stopped him from using because the rally did not have a parade permit. Community Affairs Officer Brenda Reddick told the Chronicle that protesters claimed they didn’t need a permit for the rally. Shortly after, another officer in a 106th Precinct cruiser driving by the rally on Cross Bay blew kisses to the protesters. Q

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P Back to School/Fall Guide is here EDITORIAL

e’re not letting go of summer just yet, but face it, fall and the new school year are right around the corner. The good news? You’ve got the Queens Chronicle’s Back to School and Fall Guide special edition in your hands already! One of our signature annual supplements, this special edition gives you the latest on the schools, not just the public system but also Catholic academies and institutions of higher learning. That’s the first half. The second half delves into the arts and entertainment options you have available here, along with what’s new on the small screen, or screens, and a day trip out of town. The first story in the supplement gives an overview of the city’s plans for returning to school Sept. 13. Vaccinations? Now mandatory for all teachers and other staff — as well as students who play high-risk sports. Social distancing? It won’t always be easy in Queens, whose schools, overall, are the most overcrowded in the city. Closures? You bet those are addressed, with Mayor de Blasio saying there should be fewer than last year. Next comes a piece on the Catholic schools, whose leaders tell us the students are rarin’ to go. And there are

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more of those students, a reversal we’re glad to see. Other articles deal with the crisis in education facing Southeast Queens, where a Brown v. Board of Education-inspired lawsuit is planned against the city; how Covid delayed classroom construction; and our colleges. The school calendar we publish every year is there too. Then comes our guide to fall events and activities. There is a lot more planned than there was at this time last year, that’s for sure. Live performances are promised at venues across the borough, from the Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City to the Black Spectrum Theatre on the Jamaica-St. Albans line. Expect a mix of indoors and out. The performing arts are followed by the visual arts, as we delve into the exhibits you can find around the borough. Virtual programming at the library — much but not all of it geared toward the young’uns — is next. Then we go into the new TV season, including the old networks, cable and streaming. Lastly we include, as always, a suggested road trip outside Queens: this time a very short distance to Museum Row in Nassau County. Be well and be safe this fall — and be well-informed with our Back to School and Fall Guide special edition.

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etween the genuine threat posed by the Covid-19 Delta variant and the natural, biologically ordered compulsion to protect children, it can be easy to think there must be a “remote option” for city students this fall. After all, Mayor de Blasio says there will not be, and taking the position opposite his is often the right move. But not this time. After the last school year, it’s clear that remote learning is, for nearly all students, anything but. It’s also incredibly damaging to the social development of children and adolescents, and if you don’t think that’s a vital concern, maybe you’ve never seen a kid sink into drug and alcohol abuse or suicide, or you’ve never read about one of those horrific school shootings. Kids simply must be in class this fall. Those whose immune systems are truly so weak that they cannot attend are actually being offered inperson at home learning, the city says. So we respectfully differ from Borough President Donovan Richards, who wants that “remote option.” Better answers are to have kids wear masks and have teachers get their vaccines. Maybe we can keep the virus in check but we have to realize it’s not going away. Make peace with that.

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those were obtained via illegal or unethical practices. Cuomo falsely claimed credit for getting Covid under control. His abusive behavior was a cancer on our electoral process. Every vestige of that cancer must be surgically removed ASAP. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Ice cream insensitive Dear Editor: Re “Ice Cream Holiday,” by Larry and Wendy Penner, Letters, Aug. 19: I do not doubt that the Penners have the best of intentions with this letter. and that not every letter to the editor has to be about a serious subject. But I also feel the letter could be more sensitive to those who cannot eat ice cream. My mother has type 2 diabetes. Eating a sundae such as the one described by the author could quite possibly kill her. I suffer from lactose intolerance and cannot eat ice cream. Too

much ice cream likely won’t kill me, but will likely make me wish I was dead. Without being too graphic, let’s just say my digestive system doesn’t like ice cream, has no problems telling me so, and does everything possible to make that ice cream in my system history. I’m sure there are other readers who likewise can’t eat ice cream. Perhaps the authors could bear this in mind the next time they write a letter like this, or Queens Chronicle could remember this the next time it thinks about publishing a letter like this. Nat Weiner Bronx

Peace for our warriors Dear Editor: Re “Queens combat vets talk Afghanistan,” Aug. 19: Thank you to both of you warriors for your service. I am sorry that our government cannot figure out how to extricate our brave men and

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Afghans and Trump Dear Editor: Trump announced the U.S. would leave Afghanistan in May. All his supporters cheered and backed him 100 percent. But now? It’s all Biden’s fault that Afghanistan has gone to hell. The American occupation of Afghanistan has cost the U.S. $2.6 trillion. The Pentagon receives $700 billion a year. It is never audited. Who knows where that money goes? The president of Afghanistan fled with over $169 million. Money was literally falling from the helicopter he used to flee the country. The U.S. poured $90 billion into an Afghan military that crumbled in 11 days. A complete waste. Has everyone forgotten President Eisenhower warning American citizens to be vigilant in monitoring the military-industrial complex? Are American soldiers supposed to give their lives for a country whose own military lays down like dogs when the upper echelon of its government is exposed as completely corrupt? No thank you! The same people who are saying we can occupy Afghanistan for multiple generations in an attempt to turn it into Denmark are the same people here in the U.S. who are saying no to universal childcare, paid family leave, paid preschool, food stamps for the hungry and health coverage for all Americans. If Trump announced that he was a communist, Republican leadership would immediately begin calling each other “comrades.” Trump wanted to meet the leaders of the Taliban in Camp David! Republicans complained about the amount of people at Obama’s birthday party. At least he didn’t invite the Taliban! Robert LaRosa Sr. Whitestone

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Oaths broken Jan. 6 Dear Editor: It has now been seven months since the insurrection of Jan. 6 and I have yet to hear of any senators or members of the House of Representatives being put to task about their role in the events of that day. No one in those two esteemed bodies has been expelled, censured or even disciplined because of his or her actions.

Zombie tax hurts biz Dear Editor: As the Empire State begins to reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic, we are just now starting to get a glimpse into the catastrophic impact it had on our family-owned small businesses. According to an analysis conducted by Facebook, New York State had the highest reported small business closure rate in the country at 31 percent. Covid-19 upended our ability to do business. What is hard to understand is why politicians in Washington are proposing to raise taxes on the next generation of small business owners who are still struggling. Tucked away in President Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan is Senate legislation called the STEP Act, which the White House claims will only raise taxes on the rich. The STEP Act seeks to rewrite 100 years of tax law by forcing heirs to pay unrealized capital gains on inherited assets and estates — like a family-owned small business — by eliminating a tax provision called “stepped-up in basis.” This provision was first enacted in 1921 and is essential so small business owners can pass on the family business to their children after they die. If President Biden’s tax proposals are enacted and stepped-up in basis is eliminated, those children would be subject to capital gains taxes just for inheriting the family business. This creates a brand-new retroactive tax that some have already called “the zombie tax,” which would force the children to track down every purchase made dating back to 1970. Most small businesses wealth is tied up in illiquid assets such as land, buildings and equipment. Very few family-run operations would have the cash on hand to withstand such a massive and unexpected tax bill. Raising taxes on multigenerational businesses that barely survived the pandemic would be a death sentence for many families. We need our elected leaders to stand up and fight back against these job-killing tax increases. I am urging Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-3) to be an independent voice who will work across the aisle to stand up for what residents need. We need him to speak out and tell the Biden administration that small businesses owners cannot afford the punishment of the unfair zombie tax. Naidoo Veerapen Woodhaven The writer owns a financial services company in South Ozone Park.

Will they? I doubt it; representatives and senators are wary to punish members of their own parties: even for the most offensive of acts. You could argue that since members of those two groups didn’t physically attack the Capitol, they are not guilty of a crime, but are they guilty of violating their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States ...?” There is evidence to support this, by how they acted before that fateful day, their actions on that day and beyond. Will they pay for their complicity? I doubt it. The last time a senator was even censured was 1990 (David Durenberger). As for the House of Representatives, Charles Rangel was the last to be censured, in 2010, while David Schweikert was “reprimanded,” a less severe rebuke, in 2020. (You could look it up, on the two bodies’ websites, if you wish.) Since no hearings have been ordered, for the House Committee on Ethics or the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, I doubt any member of Congress will be put to task for their actions concerning Jan 6. What is needed is a new way to monitor Congress members, one that does not rely on themselves to sit in judgment of one another. This time, it isn’t bribery, misuse of public funds or “unethical conduct” some are guilty of, but of violating the oath they took, to the Constitution. SM Sobelsohn Kew Gardens

women from “wars” that should never have been commenced in the first place. I wish you both peace. Linda Sperling Forest Hills

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Haiti needs funds to thrive, not pity

Elected officials, nonprofit leaders: Support community organizations by Naeisha Rose

Saint-Louis. “Not to come and take over. We do not get to tell the people of Haiti what they Funds. That is what the people of Haiti need, we need to speak to them and ask them need now more than ever, said elected offi- what their needs are ... As far as people colcials and nonprofit leaders at a candlelight lecting things— and I’m all for people colvigil held last week in Queens Village after lecting things — donate dollars. Right now, the island nation was rocked by a 7.2 magni- by the time the ports are open, it will be tude earthquake on Aug. 14. Not thoughts months and those people need water.” While the island is in ruins, the main and prayers, not pity or a government takeover by Western countries disguised as source of recovery is going to be access to certain items, according to Saint-Louis. charity. “HAUP was able to deliver water to hurtFollowing the July 7 assassination of Haiti’s then president, Jovenel Moïse, all ports in ing parts directly,” she said. “There is water in Haiti. There is food in Haiti. There is the Caribbean country ceased operations. Instead of simply collecting items to be clothing in Haiti. So when you donate dollars sent to Haiti once the ports open up, the to people on the ground, donate to organizaelected officials and nonprofit leaders want tions in the south like Capracare.” Capracare Haiti, Ayiti Community Trust, residents here to support the people with their dollars by giving to reputable charities that Hope for Haiti and Partners in Help were are on the ground on the island and providing four of the reputable organizations recognized by the Mayor’s Fund, a nonprofit orgaresources to family members here in the U.S. “I’m not into the poor Haiti model,” said nization working with 50 city agencies and Elsie Saint-Louis, the executive director of offices, 300 institutional funders and 100 Haitian-Americans United for Progress, a community-based partners. “To be chosen as one of four reputable nonprofit that has supported Haitian-Americans and other people of the Caribbean for 46 organizations to do relief work in Haiti ... I years. “I think one of the things people need feel really humbled by that,” said Jean Pierreto remember is that things happened every- Louis, the president of Capracare. “In 2010, where. These are unfortunate, these were when the earthquake happened, Capracare was nine months old. Yet we responded to the man-made and these were natural disasters.” Haitians are a resilient people, but now disaster of 2010.” Despite not receiving any funds from the they need help in a way that is substantive, more than they got in 2010, when the country billions that were raised in the 2010s, Capracare was still helping people on the ground was leveled by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. In 2015, NBC News reported that the even during the cholera outbreak. “Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Matthew, international community raised $13 billion for that previous crisis but most of the donat- Chikungunya — a mosquito-born illness — ed dollars went to foreign contractors instead Pays Lock 2018, Pays Lock 2019 — the counof the Haitian government or local communi- try shutdown,” were some of the many crises ty-based organizations. That same year, NPR that Capracare was present for to help Haiti, reported that the American Red Cross raised said Pierre-Louis. “All that to say that Capra$500 million, but only six houses were built care has been doing the work on an ongoing on the island. ARC’s original goal was 700 basis. We are not a pop-up organization.” The organization operates Monday to Frihomes. Also, nearly 800,000 Haitians were infect- day and conducts youth programs over the ed by cholera from U.N. peacekeepers from weekend. “We have doctors and nurses running Nepal, which resulted in approximately 9,000 healthcare, we have a mental health program, deaths, according to the AP. “Haiti needs people to support it,” said a prevention program, we have a youth leadership program and professional development program,” said Pierre-Louis. “By 12:30 p.m., my nurses, my doctors were coming back to the off ice to begin working. Mind you— some of them were also hurt. Leg injuries, scratches, nothing major, but they were bruised too. They were shocked. They were traumatized ... We have the leadership, we have the team, but what we need is support. Financial support.” U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he is fightCapracare President Jean Pierre-Louis, center, with Assembly- ing to get a new round of Temporary Protected Staman Clyde Vanel and Borough President Donovan Richards. Associate Editor

Executive Director of HAUP Elsie Saint-Louis, center, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Councilman Daneek Miller, Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman, Borough President Donovan Richards and Ludy Thenor, assistant to the deputy borough president. PHOTOS BY NAEISHA ROSE

tus for Haitians. TPS is a nonpermanent immigrant status that allows nationals of other countries to stay in the U.S. to live, work and go to school during times of war, escaped gang violence or natural disasters, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. “I represent the largest Haitian diaspora in the world,” said Schumer. “In this hour of need, I stand ready to do everything as majority leader to help. I’ve already spoken to the president’s team and said we need to get everything there.” Schumer said he advocated for money, blankets, medical aid, food, assistance for search and rescue and emergency shelter when in talks with President Biden. One of Schumer’s Haitian constituents is Sabine French, a community leader from Cambria Heights, also known as Little Haiti in Queens. She was touched by the outpouring of love by people from The World’s Borough and cried during the vigil. “This truly warms my heart,” said French. “When you are Haitian and you are from Queens, you often go to Brooklyn for support. Being here in my own community and to know that we have support and a voice means so much.” Haitian immigrants make up 3 percent of the city’s population, and the second-largest group of émigrés in the Big Apple resides in Queens (31,000). Only Brooklyn (45,705) has more Haitian immigrants. There is a population of 84,334 throughout the city, according to the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. French believes it’s important to fund nonprofits from Haiti because of the language barrier. Creole and French are spoken on the island. “English is not their first language,” said French so outside charities “do not speak the language.” Fafaot Behar, a Haitian immigrant who attended the gathering, recalled being in

Haiti in 2010 to the Queens Chronicle. “I was overwhelmed,” said Behar, who was on vacation at the time. “My uncle went to the supermarket, it collapsed on him and we never recovered his body even today.” To relay to her mother in New York that she was safe, Behar drove around the island for six hours to get reception on her cell phone. She had to allow herself to become numb to eventually fight her way back home. “I had a fear of blood,” said Behar. “I tried to find my uncle ... I would see a hand, a foot or a head. It was pieces of people that you were getting. That was the most horrifying scene that you would get over there.” After six weeks of failing to find her uncle, Behar drove to the Dominican Republic and took a plane home. “It wasn’t my time,” said Behar, whose family is fine and is on the island helping with relief efforts. Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village), “a child of Haiti,” became emotional at the vigil too. “It’s not about the tragedy, but it’s what we do with it,” said Vanel. “I’m very encouraged to see how we are getting together and how we are trying to do better than what we did in 2010.” Working with Haiti should be about strengthening the country, according to Vanel. “It’s not about charity, it’s about rebuilding and rebuilding better,” added Vanel. Vanel is working with Haitian elected officials statewide and nationwide to identify more trustworthy organizations in the island country and the U.S. like HAUP to aid in its recovery. Borough Hall, located in Kew Gardens at 120-55 Queens Blvd., is accepting donations of items 24/7 for when the ports do open. “Everyone speaks of the tragedy,” said Behar. “But there was bravery too. People were injured and still helping one another.” Q

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Queens leaders like Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Women for Afghan Women in Fresh Meadows have been pressing efforts to evacuate as many allies from Afghanistan as possible. But not everyone, even those of Afghan descent, think it’s the place of the U.S. to get involved in the country’s affairs any longer. “As long as there’s foreign interference it’ll never get solved,” said Wais, a Glen Oaks business owner. Wais recognizes that the Taliban have a “bad track record” and are “not sophisticated,” but said that the militant organization may have changed since the last time they were in power 20 years ago. “There’s been so much bloodshed,” Wais continued. “I want a modern government backed by the West, of course, but it’s an unwinable war.” Wais does not have any family in the country. He asked to exclude his last name and his place of business from print because he expects plenty of Afghans to disagree with his sentiment. Many, including those from WAW, worry that the Taliban will revert to their old ways of violence and misogyny, despite their claims that they want women to participate in its new government. “We will respect rights of women. Our policy is that women will have access to education and work, to wear the hijab,” Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesperson, told the BBC Aug 15. That same week, posters of female models on storefronts in Kabul were caught being painted over, and just this Tuesday another Taliban spokesperson

advised women to say home from work “for their own safety” from soldiers. WAW, which is based in Queens but has centers in Afghanistan, has been raising money to evacuate its staff and clients in the days before the capital of Kabul fell Aug. 15. Donations can be made via PayPal at paypal.me/womenforafghanwomen or at bit.ly/3swQZ4y. Meng was the top signatory of an Aug. 19 letter from Congress demanding that the federal departments of Homeland Security and State take immediate action in evacuating Afghan allies from the region and into the U.S. “We write to express our urgent concern and to share our priorities to help save the lives of our Afghan allies and their families, women and girls, journalists, non-government organization employees, translators, and so many others currently stuck in Afghanistan,” the letter read, and was signed by 75 members of Congress Only one Republican, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), signed the letter. The letter asks the Biden administration to take several concrete actions: to establish a special humanitarian parole program specifically for women leaders, activists, human rights defenders, parliamentarians, journalists and others at risk; increase processing capacity within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; appoint an interagency refugee coordinator; and work to ensure the safe exit from Afghanistan of evacuees and to support them upon arrival. The U.S. has helped evacuate approximately 70,700 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, the White House revealed Q Tuesday.

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QCPC now provides doula services by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

The Queens Comprehensive Perinatal Council located in St. Albans now provides doula services for teen moms — adding to a slew of services it offers young people. “A doula is a person in the community who is knowledgeable about prenatal, labor and postpartum symptoms of birth,” QCPC Deputy Director Breanna Watson said. “What they do is provide comfort measures, education measures and empowerment — also advocacy for teen moms ... they advocate for the mom throughout the whole birth process.” QCPC, located at 200-29 Linden Blvd., is a nonprofit that provides support primarily to 13- to 19-year-old Latina and Black women who live in one of the nine neighborhoods and 11 ZIP codes that have the

TEEN Support Project volunteers.

highest teenage pregnancy rates in Queens, according to data from the state’s Department of Health in 2016. In Southeast Queens the neighborhoods with the most teen pregnancies were Cambria Heights (11411), Jamaica (11432, 11434), St. Albans (11412), Springfield Gardens (11413), South Jamaica (11433) and South Ozone Park (11435, 11436). On the Rockaway Peninsula, Arverne (11692), Far Rockaway (11691) and Rockaway Beach (11693) also had high teen pregnancy rates in the Big Apple. “Our teens in Southeast Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula are the most afflicted with teen pregnancy,” said Watson. “That speaks to the access and education that our teen moms don’t quite have over in these regions, so the TEEN Support Project tries to help dispel some of those disparities. That is really the objective of our program.” Mothers in the Teen Educational Enrichment Network Support Project have a case coordinator who helps them to access resources. They receive incentives for participating in workshops, gifts for Mother’s Day for them and their babies and transportation to the office for in-person visits. “We provide case management, educational workshops and a slew of enhanced services, including the doula program right

Teen mom, center, with child and QCPC worker. now,” said Watson. “We want to prevent a rapid repeat pregnancy, which is a pregnancy that occurs within two years of the first pregnancy for a teen mom.” A rapid repeat pregnancy comes with psychosocial consequences for a teen mom, according to Watson. “That means a higher dropout rate among teen parents, especially teen moms, and they are less likely to maintain one job or to pursue a long-standing career,” said Watson. “That is often the result of them not being

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able to complete their education on time.” The program also has a support system for teen dads and provides mental health resources for teens. There are more initiatives nowadays to help underserved communities than when QCPC was founded 33 years ago, according to Watson, but there is still more that needs to be done to close the gap in sex education for minority women in Southeast Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula. continued on page 20

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ATF proposes new rule on ghost guns

House GOP pushes back on agency initiative, AG James supports Bureau by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

State Attorney General Tish James joined a coalition of 22 across the country in issuing a letter last week to urge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to finalize regulations that would close a legal loophole that allows felons to have access to ghost guns. “Deadly ghost guns exist for only one purpose — to put guns into the hands of those who are legally prohibited from owning a firearm,” said James in a statement. “In New York, we have taken significant action to crack down on gun violence and have taken nearly 2,000 guns off our streets, but our efforts can only go so far if these untraceable weapons are not effectively regulated.” James announced on Aug. 21 that 98 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at a gun buyback event hosted by her office and the Utica Police Department upstate, which included working and nonworking, unloaded handguns, shotguns, rifles, antique guns and an assault rifle. She held a similar initiative in Syracuse in July that saw 342 firearms turned in. In exchange, people who turned over their guns received monetary compensation in the form of prepaid gift cards and Apple iPads. “Ghost guns are just as dangerous as traditional firearms, yet our laws don’t reflect that reality,” said James. “For the safety of our communities, it’s past time we change that.” Ghost guns are unserialized and untraceable firearms that can be bought online and assembled at home with a kit, according to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control. The guns are widely available and can be easily purchased by minors, gun traffickers and other prohibited users like felons or domestic abusers without a back-

DA Melinda Katz, center, state Attorney General Tish James, second from right, and members of the NYPD, DA’s PHOTO COURTESY NYS AG Office and Attorney General’s Office at a gun buyback event in June. ground check. The kits are also accessible at gun shows. The kits include an unfinished receiver for a Glock type handgun and an unfinished frame inside of a jig, which functions to provide a pattern for drilling holes to make it a finished frame, according to the Brady Center. Weapon kits and incomplete weapon parts, like a frame or receiver, are not overseen by current federal law, according to James. The letter was in response to the ATF proposing a rule on May 21 that it will provide new definitions for firearm frame or receiver; will amend the definition of firearm to include firearms parts kit; it will amend the definition of gunsmith to clarify that people with that title must be licensed to mark firearms for unlicensed persons; and it will provide definitions for a complete weapon.

The ATF will also provide the definition for a complete muff ler or silencer device and privately made firearms. It will also provide a definition of importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number; will provide a deadline for marking firearms manufactured; clarify marking requirements; amend formats for records of manufacture and acquisition and amend the time periods records must be retained at a licensed premises. House GOP members, however, want the rule to be struck and believe that the ATF “seeks to unilaterally insert a new definition using language from the Federal Firearms Act of 1938,” which was repealed in 1968, according to a letter signed by U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Gregory Stube (R-Fla.), Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.), Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wisc.) and Burgess Owens

(R-Utah) on Aug. 10. “The proposed rule would expand the definition of ‘frame or receiver’ to include any part of a firearm that can house even one mechanism of the firing process,” said the Republican lawmakers. Overall, the GOP believes that the proposed rule goes well beyond the authority granted to the agency. “Closing this ‘ghost gun’ loophole is a vital step to restricting the unregulated flow of these dangerous and deadly weapons,” said U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). “Violent crime and shootings are on the rise across New York and the last thing we need is more untraceable ‘ghost guns’ making the situation worse.” Queens DA Melinda Katz, who participated in a different gun buyback initiative in June hosted by James that saw 79 guns overturned, agrees that the loophole needs to be

closed. “Attorney General James is a force in fighting illegal guns in our communities and working with us and other agencies to increase safety,’” said Katz in an email. “The Attorney General’s effort to close the loophole regarding ghost guns is a necessity and we applaud the efforts.” In 2019, Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) sponsored a bill that requires the NYPD to report on the number of seizures of ghost guns and 3-D-printed guns. It was passed through the City Council later that year. “Untraceable and illegal ghost guns are a serious threat to public safety,” said Miller. “Closing the loophole and finally recognizing ghost guns as deadly firearms on a federal level will go a long way in stopping arms traffickers who have gotten more sophisticated over the past several years.” State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside), who has co-sponsored legislation to criminalize the sale of ghost guns and require gunsmiths to register and serialize firearms, rifles, shotguns and unfinished frames or receivers they assemble, also supports James’ initiative to close ghost gun loopholes. “It is urgent for the federal government to undertake measures to fight ghost guns,” said Liu. “While the state legislature passed two bills this year to fight ghost guns, Attorney General Letitia James has been a champion of getting illegal guns off our streets and a great partner to the state legislature in fighting gun violence ... the federal government and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) need to do their part and revise their regulations to close the ghost gun loophole to help keep us all safe.” The proposed rule is currently under a 90-day comment period. Q

Richmond Hill man faces dog-fighting charges by Max Parrott Associate Editor

A Richmond Hill man faces charges of animal cruelty after he allegedly bred dogs for fighting and kept them under unhealthy and brutal conditions. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz charged Andrew Cato, 59, with a 92-count criminal complaint with aggravated animal cruelty, prohibition of animal fighting and other crimes last Wednesday. The DA reported that scars on 27 dogs and dog fighting paraphernalia indicate that Cato

allegedly bred dogs for fighting. Cato was arraigned before Queens Criminal Court Judge Denise Johnson on a complaint charging him with three counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, 35 counts of prohibition of animal fighting, 27 counts of failure to provide proper food and drink to impounded animal and 27 counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals and failure to provide sustenance. Judge Johnson ordered the defendant to return to court on Sept. 8. If convicted, Cato faces up to four years in prison.

On July 28, an NYPD Detective responding to neighbors’ complaints about barking dogs and bad smells from Cato’s backyard garage observed 17 pit bull-type dogs in the unventilated space that had the strong smell of animal waste and was infested by flies, according to the DA’s Office. The officer found another 10 dogs housed in concrete enclosures that were soiled with urine and feces. The food was also contaminated with waste, said the DA’s report. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals veterinary and behavior

experts conducted forensic exams on the dogs and determined that they all suffered from pain and discomfort due to various medical ailments and had dirty, stained, malodorous hair coats from living in a filthy environment with prolonged contact to urine and feces and lack of adequate grooming. ASPCA forensic exams revealed that some of the dogs had injuries consistent with dogfighting, including scarring. The ASPCA assisted in the rescue and removal of all the dogs and continues to provide ongoing medical and behavioral treatQ ment and enrichment.

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Three NYPD precincts are hosting blood drives Sept. 1 from 12 to 6 p.m.: • the 106th Precinct, at 103-53 101 St. in Ozone Park; • the 109th Precinct, at 37- 05 Union St. in Flushing; and • the 155th Precinct, at 92-15 Northern Blvd. in Jackson Heights. The New York Blood Center asks donors to self-screen for Covid-19 before coming to donate. Those with fever or other symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; who had close contact with someone diagnosed with or suspected of having Covid-19 in the last 14 days; or who have been diagnosed with or suspected of having it (until 28 days after the illness has resolved) are asked not to donate. The blood center does not test for the virus. Donors must be at least 17, or 16 with written consent from a guardian, and weigh at least 110 pou nds. Donors over 76 can participate if they meet eligibility criteria and provide a physician’s letter. Donors can schedule appointments by calli ng 1 (800) 933-2566 or Q visiting nybc.org.

Illegal gun cache in Rich Hill Queens DA makes 117-count criminal complaint by Max Parrott Associate Editor

A Richmond Hill man faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly hauling an illegal weapons cache over state lines from a Pennsylvania gun show. Richard McCormick, 42, was charged by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz with criminal possession of a weapon and other crimes in a 117-count criminal complaint last Tuesday. The DA reported that the man purchased a bounty of high-capacity magazines, firearm components and ammunition — some of which are illegal in New York City — at a gun show in Pennsylvania and crossed back over into the Big Apple. Following a stop on the George Washington Bridge where police allegedly found McCormick’s spoils from the gun show, they then raided his Richmond Hill home and recovered a stockpile of more illegal guns, high-capacity magazines, silencers and ammunition, the DA’s Office said. “The scourge of illegal guns in our City has caused bloodshed and heartache. This defendant is accused of taking advantage of the easy access to guns outside of our state in order to bring them into our communities,” Katz wrote in a statement. According to the charges, McCormick was observed at the Oaks Gun Show in Pennsylva-

A Richmond Hill man was charged with criminal firearm possession for allegedly having these and other parts. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS DA nia on Aug. 15. After he crossed the George Washington Bridge into New York City, he was pulled over by members of the Port Authority Police Department, who allegedly seized 44 high-capacity magazines, an upper slide and barrel for a 9 mm pistol, a trigger assembly, 15 rounds of 12-gauge slug ammunition, 1,000 rounds of 7.62 rifle ammunition, a hook knife and switchblade, 15 rounds of 12-gauge buckshot ammunition and 100 rounds of 9 mm ammunition. During the stop, the DA said, the defendant “told police in sum and substance that every-

thing in the car was his. He was bringing it home and he lives in Queens.” Police then executed a court-authorized warrant to search McCormick’s home and seized $8,500 in cash and more weapons and ammunition they allegedly found in his residence including a package containing all parts needed to assemble a 9 mm SCCY pistol, parts needed to assemble a polymer80 .45-caliber ACP pistol, the parts to assemble a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol, five high-capacity magazines capable of holding in excess of 10 rounds, four firearm silencers, a set of brass knuckles, two switchblades, three finished upper receivers for pistols and 9,991 bullets for various calibers of weapons, including 9 mm and .45-caliber firearms. The city’s gun laws make it a misdemeanor for a person who is authorized to possess a pistol or revolver to have any other pistol or revolver bullets that are not for the firearm he or she is permitted to maintain. It is also unlawful to knowingly possess an ammunition-feeding device where the device contains more than seven rounds of ammunition. The defendant is charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second, third and fourth degrees; criminal possession of a f irear m; make-transpor t-dispose-deface weapons and dangerous instruments and unlawful possession of pistol or revolver ammunition. If convicted, McCormick faces Q up to 20 years in prison.

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‘Onslaught’ of AAPI hate continues to rise NYPD report finds incidents jumped 363 percent from July ’20 to ’21 by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

“We deserve to be safe” signs were waved in Manhattan for the third time this year after a July police report showed that hate targeting anti-Asian American and Pacific Islanders has continued to rise. The Asian American Federation led the third rally of 2021 on Aug 18. Two earlier protests were held in February and May, but neither has seemed to sway the rising prejudice, which the NYPD says is up 363 percent from last July. “The continuing onslaught of anti-Asian hate and attacks requires that we stay evervigilant to underscore and denounce the violence and bigotry that has devastated the community in lockstep with Covid,” state Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing) said at the rally. “Neither the passage of time nor the overwhelming numbers of incidents will dull the shock and outrage experienced by our community.” The NYPD released its July crime statistics earlier this month, which found that overall hate crimes throughout the city jumped 107 percent compared to July 2020. Incidents motivated by anti-AAPI bias showed the highest increase: There were 87 more reported crimes this year. One of those crimes was an assault on

Community members and leaders protested hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at an Aug. 18 rally in Manhattan after an NYPD report found incidents jumped 363 PHOTO COURTESY ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION percent from July 2020 to July 2021. Potri Ranka Manis, a Filipina nurse from Queens, who was attacked by a couple on the E train near 42nd Street and Times Square after a day of work. According to Manis, she was in the process of passing out free masks to train riders when one man took her offering, threw it away and

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yelled at her to go back to “dirty” China. The woman her assaulter was with joined the attack. She allegedly hit Manis over the head 20 times and shouted, “Mind your own business, ch--k! You are the virus! You’re a terrorist, get off this train.” Manis said the couple stole her phone

while she was trying to call 911. She was later taken to the hospital by ambulance for various contusions and bruises. “Potri Ranka Manis is a Queens healthcare hero who had taken it upon herself to help protect her city from COVID-19 by passing out free face masks to subway riders. She should have been applauded by everyone who walked past her, not become a target of vile anti-Asian hatred in the very city she is trying to keep safe,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who hosted his own We Belong Here: Queens Rises Against Hate rally in Flushing in May. A report released by the Stop AAPI Hate organization found, after comparing national incidents from March 2020 through June 2021, that New York State has the secondhighest number of hate incident reports involving the Asian community. Nearly 16 percent of the country’s hate crimes occurred in New York, the report stated, the second-highest of any state. California was responsible for 38.6 percent of the country’s hate incidents. Stop AAPI Hate found that physical assault accounts for nearly 14 percent of AAPI discrimination, and the chances of being coughed or spat on are even lower. Most discrimination comes in the form of verbal harassment and shunning, the group found. Q

Give backpacks, school supplies With school starting soon, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. is urging Queens residents to donate backpacks and other school supplies to help provide children in need with items that will help them succeed in the classroom. In addition to backpacks, needed supplies include No. 2 pencils, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, crayons, pens, colored pencils, washable markers, Elmer’s glue, glue sticks, composition notebooks, 1-inch and 1.5-inch binders, ruled paper, safety scissors, rulers, pocket folders and scientific calculators. Donations will be accepted through

Wednesday, Sept. 1, in a box next to the security desk at Queens Borough Hall, at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens. Richards noted in a statement that Covid19 has been hard on Queens families with school-age children, saying, “Our backpack and school supply donation drive will make life a little easier for many of these hardworking families by providing them with the tools kids need to get the upcoming school year off to a great start.” For more information, one may email education@queensbp.org. Richards’ office Q can be reached at (718) 286-3000.

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Selin Alicanoglu was an assistant principal at Flushing High School by Michael Gannon Editor

The city’s Department of Education has appointed a temporary principal at Maspeth High School with three weeks to go before the start of the academic year on Sept. 13. Selin Alicanoglu, most recently an assistant principal at Flushing High School, was named interim acting principal in Maspeth effective this past Tuesday, Aug. 24. She replaces Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, who was relieved of his duties in July following an investigation of alleged grade fixing and testing misconduct at the school. The DOE in its announcement said Alicanoglu, while at Flushing HS, “fostered a collaborative and rigorous academic culture and created an [English language arts] advanced literacy curriculum that helped increase the ELA Regents passing rate by 31 percent. Prior to her tenure in Flushing Alicanoglu already had served in New York City schools for over a decade. The DOE said in that time she was recognized for her focus on student voice and teacher development. According to a copy of a letter to Maspeth High’s staff, parents and students provided by the DOE, Alicanoglu, who grew up i n Q u e e n s , i s excit e d t o h ave t h e opportunity.

“I was raised in Sunnyside, Queens and am a product of Queens public schools — PS 150, IS 125 and William Cullen Bryant High School,” she wrote. “If I could turn back time, I would not have it any other way. I was lucky to have wonderful teachers who inspired me to foster the same levels of compassion and hard work that they embodied.” Alicanogu also said she was an English language learner as a student who was inspired by her own teachers to enter the profession. She earned her degree at Queens College. “As we recover from the impact of the pandemic, I am hopeful that the road ahead will be filled with joyful moments as we fully reopen our school system,” she wrote. “I cannot wait to meet and establish relationships with each and every one of you.” A spokeswoman for the DOE said the procedure for hiring a full-time principal, known at the C-30 process, is underway. It is unknown if Alicanogu is being considered for the full-time position. The DOE also is continuing the process in its attempt to fire Abdul-Mutakabbir, who had been principal at Maspeth High School since it opened in 2011. Allegations of improper conduct on Abdul-Mutakabbir’s watch were first made

Selin Alicanoglu has been named acting interim principal at Maspeth High School while the Department of Education continues to investigate allegations of grade fraud against her PHOTO COURTESY NYC DOE predecessor. public by the New York Post in 2019 after parents, frustrated by going through official school and DOE channels, brought their concerns and suspicions to Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village). Maspeth High School was boasting of 99 percent graduation rates when the rest of the city was averaging 76 percent. Holden last

month told the Chronicle that he first brought parents’ concerns to then-School’s Chancellor Richard Carranza and Mayor de Blasio personally two years ago “and there was no action taken.” Holden is openly calling for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI to step in and conduct their own investigations, along with the state Department of Education. The DOE filed internal charges against Abdul-Mutakabbir after its own probe, conducted by the Office of Special Investigations, allegedly substantiated a number of complaints, including: • that “incomplete grades were improperly changed to passing marks; • that students were improperly awarded one credit per semester for a Spanish course that did not exist, and that students were awarded advanced Regents diplomas without earning six credits in a single language that was not English; • the awarding of student credit for writing courses that did not meet requirements; and • testing misconduct where staff members assisted students on Regents exams. The OSI investigation reportedly included more than 90 interviews with students, staff and parents along with the review of Q numerous documents.

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Suit against Queens doctor alleges sexual abuse

Five women claim unnecessary breast exams, clothing removal by Christine Chung THE CITY

This article was originally published on August 17 at 4:20 p.m. EDT by THE CITY Five Queens women filed a classaction lawsuit against a prominent physician who practices in Jackson Heights, charging he sexually abused patients — including allegedly conducting unwarranted breast exams on girls as young as 14 years old. The suit against Dr. Ferdous Khandker — described in court papers as “a self-styled celebrity doctor of great prominence in the Bengali community” — emerged last Friday, the final day Child Victims Act civil cases could be filed for years-old claims of sexual misconduct in New York. In their complaint filed in Queens Supreme Court, the plaintiffs allege that in incidents spanning two decades Khandker touched their breasts, even when they sought routine care for symptoms such as a sore throat. In some instances, they say, he instructed them to partially undress. “Dr. Ferdous Khandker is a serial sexual predator who, for decades, has sexually assaulted and harassed dozens of women and young girls, under the auspices of providing medical care,” the complaint alleges. The complaint, filed against Khandker and medical providers associated with his practice, followed an unsuccessful defamation suit the physician filed last year after a series of women began posting online about his alleged behavior. “I believe he will regret that choice for the rest of his life because of how spectacularly it backfired,” said Susan Crumiller, an attorney representing the five women. “It led to many of his survivors coming together and summoning the extraordinary courage required to speak out against a man like him: one who has cultivated a reputation of power and invincibility. Khandker must have truly believed that filing a lawsuit would successfully silence his victims. Instead, it did the opposite.” Neither Khandker nor his attorney could be reached for comment. In legal documents in the defamation case, Khandker said that he does not sexually assault his patients, that he’s never molested anyone, and that he did “not give breast exams if the reason why the patient is seeing him does not require one.” Khandker has appealed the decision dismissing his defamation claim.

‘Beyond My Imagination’ The class-action suit details multiple allegations against Khandker that the women say happened when they were ages ranging from 14 to 23. One woman described accompanying her mother to Khandker’s 37th Avenue office for an appointment. While at the office, the woman, then 23, asked Khandker if he could give her “a routine blood test,” according to the lawsuit She said she then entered an exam room with him, where he told her that he needed to perform a checkup prior to the test. He attempted to pull her shirt up, which she said she resisted, but he insisted and ultimately pulled her shirt up to her neck, according to the lawsuit. He then allegedly placed his stethoscope underneath her bra and commented on its padding and tightness. The exterior of Dr. Ferdous Khandker’s office in Jackson Heights. The woman, now 24, said that Khandker stared at her chest, mak- petition calling for Khandker’s medi- sional Medical Conduct, according ing her deeply uncomfortable. Then, cal license to be revoked. More than to Crumiller. Jeffrey Hammond, a she said, he touched her nipple with 4,500 individuals signed the change. spokesperson for the Office of Proorg petition, which has since been fessional Medical Conduct, said that his fingers. the agency does not comment on or “This was beyond my imagina- removed from the website. confirm investigations. tion,” she told THE CITY. “I pushed The five plaintiffs brought the ‘Scared to Come Forward’ him harder. That’s when he realized I Khandker responded by suing the class action suit against Khandker wasn’t OK with this.” She said she left the room, shaken woman, and two other individuals “on behalf of the class of patients with fear. When she and her mother who posted the allegations, for who were too young to know what exited the premises, she told her online harassment and defamation, was happening, too traumatized to mother what had happened but did seeking damages of at least $1 act sooner, or too scared to come forward against a powerful offender,” not feel prepared to conf ront million. “I know how difficult it is to walk the complaint reads. Khandker. Later that day, the plaintiff posted around with this in your heart,” the Their stories, as outlined in court about the alleged incident on her woman told THE CITY, adding that papers, are similar. Most allege they she w a s went to see him for cold symptoms Facebook page, shocked that he and respiratory issues, were asked while describs u e d h e r . to take their shirts off and then were ing it as a had nightmares for “After seeing touched inappropriately. Some of friend’s experithe lawsuit, I the plaintiffs told THE CITY that ence, the comdays; I didn’t know was k i nd of they were paralyzed with fear and plaint reads. how to tell my mom.” weak and this shock. “Education is what he doesn’t really Dr. Furman McDonald, a senior — A plaintiff alleging sexual abuse w a n t e d , t o vice president at the American Board educate you or when she was 14 make me feel of Internal Medicine, said that while else every highweak so I don’t there “certainly are conditions which ly educated individual would be the most civi- fight anymore, but that’s not going to it’s appropriate” for a doctor to lized human being ever,” the post happen.” screen a patient for breast cancer, In addition to practicing medicine administering breast exams to read, according to the defamation suit. “One of my friends went for a in Queens, Khandker also regularly patients who sought treatment for regular checkup this morning and he posts videos on his YouTube chan- respiratory issues like sore throats tried to molest her. She was so in nel, where he describes himself as a and colds was “unusual.” shock that she couldn’t take actions “renowned” physician specializing right away. This is so absurd and in internal and geriatric medicine. In ‘People are Speaking Up’ unacceptable if your doctor does that his lawsuit, he alleged “irreparable The eldest of the plaintiffs harm” to his personal and profes- charged Khandker abused her in to you.” Over the following months, the sional reputation. 2003, when she was 14 years old. A year after Khandker filed the post garnered increasing attention. She said she arrived at KhandkOthers contacted the woman, offer- defamation suit, the judge tossed it er’s office with her mother to seek ing similar accounts, she said. In and ordered the doctor to pay the treatment for her asthma. In the June, the woman reposted her allega- defendants’ attorneys fees. Khandker examination room, the complaint tions and the anonymous stories of has appealed the decision. alleged, he asked the plaintiff if she Several women filed complaints knew how to perform a breast others on her social media. Others circulated a change.org with the New York Office of Profes- self-exam.

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He then instructed her to partially undress and performed the exam, according to court papers. A month later, after experiencing an asthma attack, the plaintiff returned and he touched her bare breasts again, the complaint reads. Another plaintiff, described an incident to THE CITY that she said occurred a decade ago when she was also 14. Recapping the allegations in the complaint, the plaintiff said that she went to the doctor to assess her flu-like symptoms. During the exam, he placed his stethoscope on her bare breast and touched it, she said. She doesn’t recall Khandker asking her about her health or recording her vitals. “I had nightmares for days; I didn’t know how to tell my mom,” she said. “I was young enough to not know how to speak up, but I was also not naive. I knew this was not how a doctor tests you. I knew something happened to me.” She said she wasn’t ready then to share her account. “I can advocate for myself now, I am stronger. I know who I am,” she said. “Now I’m speaking up and a lot of people are speaking up.” The five women are seeking compensatory and punitive damages for allegations that include false imprisonment at his medical facility, emotional distress, gender violence and discrimination, medical malpractice, lack of consent and sexual violation Q of minors. THE CITY (www.thecity.nyc) is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to hard-hitting reporting that serves the people of New York.

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Breezy Point’s 11697, while it has a reported 81 percent vaccination rate, had a positive test rate of 10.75 percent in the latest numbers from the Citywide Immunization Registry based on data between Aug. 15 and Aug. 21 Other neighborhoods with high positive rates in that time frame included Hamilton Beach/Howard Beach/Lindenwood in 11414 (8.63), Ozone Park in 11416 (7.23 percent), Edgemere/Far Rockaway in 11691 (5.9), South Jamaica/Ozone Park (5.66), Whitestone in 11357 (5.63), South Ozone Park in 11420 (5.3), Maspeth in 11104 (5.29), Ozone Park in 11417 (5.26), Rosedale in 11422 (5.2) and Laurelton/ Rosedale in 11413 (5.16). Neighborhoods with low positive test rates include Douglaston in 11363 (0.6), Douglaston/Little Neck in 11362 (1.2), Queens Village in 11428 (1.6), Sunnyside in 11104 (1.83), Ditmars/Steinway in 11105 (1.88), Bayside/Oakland Gardens in 11364 (2.14), Astoria/LIC/Sunnyside in 11101 (2.37), Jackson Heights in 11372 (2.44), Woodside in 11377 (2.5), Jamaica in 11433 (2.83), Cambria Heights in 11411 (2.87), LaGuardia Airport/East Elmhurst in 11369 (2.91), Forest Hills in 11375 (2.94) and Astoria in 11106 (2.98). A complete interactive map listing Covid test results for all ZIP codes in the cit y is available on line at on.nyc. Q gov/2XTWvD0.

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continued from page 2 has been registered in 11691, covering portions of Edgemere and Far Rockaway, where only 36 percent have been fully vaccinated. Next door in 11692, covering Edgemere and Arverne, the total is 40 percent. Next come Rosedale (11422), St. Albans (11412) and John F. Kennedy International Airport/South Jamaica/Springfield Gardens/St. Albans (11434) at 43 percent. Arverne-Beach Channel in 11963 is at 44 percent. Queens Village (11429) and Cambria Heights (11411) have reached 45 percent, followed by Jamaica’s 11433 ZIP code at 49 percent. ZIP Code 11414, with all or parts of Hamilton Beach, Howard Beach and Lindenwood, is listed in the roll as having 50 percent of all potential recipients fully vaccinated. The percentages in all sections of Queens go up when factoring in those who are partially vaccinated, such as those who have had only one of the two required Pfizer shots. Residents can find the vaccination rates in their own neighborhoods by ZIP code as well as related information, charts and graphs online at on.nyc.gov/3kDlSRl. Tying ZIP codes with low vaccination rates to those with high rates of positive tests for Covid can be tricky, and in some cases not possible.

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Lee passes the torch High school student Tae Kyu Lee from Bayside was honored Aug. 19 for providing exemplary educational service to his peers. Lee founded Pass the Torch in early 2020. The nonprofit offers academic help with free, virtual, one-on-one tutoring lessons and spreads education to all. Pass the Torch grew rapidly, and other

tutors joined the cause. The network now includes over eighty high school, undergraduate and graduate school volunteers and has provided 3,000 academic and extracurricular lessons as of July 2021. To recognize this achievement, state Sen. John Liu granted a state Senate Proclamation to Lee last Thursday.

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DOT shares vision for Downtown travel New bus lanes for Jamaica and Archer by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

The city Department of Transportation held two open houses last week in Jamaica to reach out to the community as it showcased how it intends to improve busways and transportation speeds at the Jamaica and Archer avenue corridors. “This project came out of the mayor’s Better Buses initiative,” said Andrew Arcese, a borough planner at DOT, as he pointed to slides that depicted how the agency wants to improve transportation and what to expect. The Better Buses Action Plan is focused on improving bus speeds citywide by 25 percent and reversing downward ridership trends, according to the agency. “We did Merrick Boulevard last year and we are doing Jamaica and Archer this year,” said Arcese. Last year, Mayor de Blasio announced during the pandemic that the city would add 20 miles of busway and bus lanes throughout the five boroughs, including one on a 6.4mile stretch of Merrick Boulevard. After his June 2020 announcement, residents had four months to adjust to parking loss and those unaware of the expansion were susceptible to ticketing because of bus cameras. Both the MTA and Transportation Alternatives say Merrick Boulevard was not proposed as a priority corridor, unlike the far busier Archer Avenue, which has a higher ridership and is located near York College, the Sutphin Boulevard Long Island Railroad Station and the E/J/Z subway lines. “We started with some outreach last summer,” said Arcese. “We had some feedback and were asked to take a step back and dig a little deeper. That is what we did and we are here right now.” The two bus corridors are the busiest in the city and 300,000 straphangers use them daily, according to Arcese. “They are important to the entire bus network in Queens, but also even further in the Bronx, Brooklyn and even Long Island,” he said. “Archer Avenue buses go throughout Southeast Queens and Jamaica Avenue buses go all over.”

When buses in Southeast Queens get delayed going to or from their first or last stop that could delay the other buses throughout the city and increase traffic and turnaround time when the bus has to go in the opposite direction, according to the borough planner. “The speeds for buses on Archer are 5.7 to 6 mph and a little under 5 mph in Jamaica,” said Arcese. “This clearly shows a need for improvement.” On Jamaica Avenue from Sutphin Boulevard to 168th Street and crossing over Parsons Boulevard to 161st Street, the DOT wants to move the bus lane from the curb to the main road to improve bus speeds and truck loading times, said Arcese. The agency also wants to increase pedestrian space. Drivers, including those with ride share companies, won’t be able to use those routes, but will have to take a left turn onto a local road. “You are expected to make a turn,” said Arcese. There will be an exception for Access-A-Ride vans that have their namesake on the vehicle. On Archer, drivers will be allowed to go eastbound on 150th Street to 153rd Street, but must make a left turn at the latter street. From 153rd Street to 160th there will be buses only on the avenue, according to Arcese. Candace Prince-Modeste, a Springfield Gardens resident, is against what the DOT has done to Merrick Boulevard. She says there is a 24-hour bus lane because of the lack of communication about what residents actually need and there is now bumper-tobumper traffic in Southeast Queens, while the initial problem of abandoned vehicles that are double-parked by auto body shops remains unsolved. She foresees that as the future of the both the Archer and Jamaica plans. “I feel like with a lot of these projects there is a disconnect with what the DOT and the MTA wants and what the residents want.” Prince-Modeste has created a petition to change the bus lane from 24-hours to focus

QCPC supports teen moms continued from page 13 The city’s Department of Education has the LYFE program, which offers teen parents free early childhood education to their children to help them graduate high school. The agency also has the Pathways to Graduation initiative, which has free classes at over 90 locations to help students ea r n thei r h ig h school equivalency diploma. “While there is improvement, there are still historical ramifications,” said Watson. “We see this in a lot of areas of public health. We see this in infectious disease

and chronic disease as well. Teen pregnancy is not resistant to that. It really has to do with the social and historical determinants of health that lead to inequity of access to birth control, sexual health education and a teen mom needs to know about using birth control effectively.” The Support Project also informs teens about sexually transmitted infections, sexually transmitted diseases and proper birth control methods while on workforce development, it pushes them to set training goals for new skills and offers academic resources.

Image of DOT plans for Downtown Jamaica on Jamaica and Archer avenues. on increasing bus times during rush hour times instead, so that drivers who are near Merrick Boulevard do not have to deal with excessive ticketing since most are city employees who are working at home because of Covid-19 and do not have to come through Jamaica or Archer to get into Manhattan. Her goal is to have 1,000 signatures to raise awareness about the problems on Merrick and she hopes for a better outcome for Downtown Jamaica. Currently, she has 847 signatures. “The changes don’t make sense to me when the bus ridership is not back,” said Prince-Modeste. Richard David, a Democratic district leader in Assembly District 31, agrees with Prince-Modeste about Merrick and sees the same outcome happening in Downtown Jamaica. “I’m sur prised that the bus lane is 24-hours,” said David. “I assumed that they would make it for peak hours of travel because there is so many cars and it is a twolane road. Now they made it into a two-lane road to accommodate the bus lanes. There is so much traffic from the bus lanes and they need to relook at that.” It takes 15 to 20 minutes to get through a couple of blocks, according to David. Outside of the community resources, the teen moms also have home visits as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology because those result in less social isolation for the new mother and help prepare children for a more successful life, according to the AAP. QCPC’s AIM 4 Teen Moms initiative has empowerment sessions and activities designed to enable mothers to achieve selfefficacy, set professional goals and recognize abusive relationships. Birth spacing, family planning, safe sleep practices and best parenting methods are also taught. Cultural factors are also at play with the

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“That is what it is like now and they are expanding it,” said David. “I think it is important to have dedicated bus lanes. I don’t think we should compromise on that. I believe where we are right now, it would be appropriate if it was during peak hours ... We are a car-driving community and I think we have to find a balance.” Cou ncilman Daneek Miller (D -St. Albans) said he wouldn’t sign off on what is going on at Jamaica and Archer unless there are improvements to Merrick Boulevard to fix the traffic problems. “We have to take the nuances of Southeast Queens into consideration,” said Miller. “The hours of operation is number one ... Why do you need a bus lane if it is only coming every 20 minutes?” Miller does not want punitive traffic cameras in Downtown Jamaica, because it has resulted in residents who live near Merrick Boulevard from checking out businesses Q there.

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Fair appraisal Queens Museum revisits ’64-’65 extravaganza

Give the folks at the Queens Museum credit — as they pr prepared for their July reopening to the public,, they p the were not afraid to re-examine their most popular popu collection in a new light. “Ambitious Slogans and Colorful Promises: The “Ambitio 1964-65 World’s Fair,” takes its title from the 1964 1964 intr introduction o of Robert Moses, who drew countries, state delegations and large businesses and indust industries to show their visions of the future. The museum has a massive catalogue of items and memorabilia from the fair, which took place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The display has, for example, cards typed by IBM machines

for people seeking g bits of information from a data da ata retrieval system. It has a table at which many Americans may have sampled their first-ever Belgian waffle. But it also looks back at things like a promotional poster from the oil and petrochemical industry promoting its products and benefits in each state, through the lens of what now is known about pollution; and others that promoted the wonders of nuclear energy, which, while still in wide use, has come under its share of scrutiny since. The exhibit also casts a harsh eye on Moses and his tilt toward making the fair almost a corporate event; and for its avoiding dealing with

the social and civil strife that was brewmuch of th ing in the country. Lynn Maliszweski, the museum’s archives and collections manager, said the staff were looking for some way to feature the collection, as they had not done a fair-related presentation since 2016. They began planning back in April. “We wanted to focus on really bringing the World’s Fair collection back into the minds of the community, but also to the fine art audience,” Maliszweski said. “This is a big part of our history here at the Museum.” One of the goals is to examine where some of the projections for the future led. continued on page 23

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C M SQ page 22 Y K SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 700565/2018 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 10972 201ST STREET SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 District: Section: Block: 10940 Lot: 116 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. ANGELA WALLACE HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE AKA GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE AND DEVISEE UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE; PAUL WALLACE, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE AND AS DEVISEE UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE, DONALD WALLACE, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE AND AS DEVISEE UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE, TREVOR WALLACE, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE AND AS DEVISEE UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE, MINERVA BROWN A/K/A MENERVA BROWN, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in 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, STANLEY J. BROWN, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE, ANGELA BROWN HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE, HOGARTH BROWN A/K/A HOUGHARTH BROWN, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE, SELVIN WALLACE HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in 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, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF GRACE WALLACE A/K/A GRACE WINIFRED WALLACE 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; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE - TAX COMPLIANCE DIVISION - C.O.-ATC; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; REDSTONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; MIDLAND FUNDING NCC-2 CORPORATION; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF NYC O/B/O SHAKIEMA JOHNSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CCP LIEN UNIT; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and ‘’JOHN DOE #1’’ through ‘’JOHN DOE #7,’’ 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 $450,000.00 and interest, recorded on July 13, 2012, at Liber Page , of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 10972 201ST STREET SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412. 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 17th, 2021 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff ERIC S. SHEIDLOWER, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675.

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Danny Dromm fought back from family tragedies by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The life of City Councilman Daniel Dromm has been one of privilege and pain. His mother, Mary Audrey Murray, the daughter of NYPD Lt. Joseph Murray, had graduated The Mary Louis Academy with the school’s highest honors. She married St. John’s University law student Warren Dromm in January 1955 in St. Margaret’s Church in Middle Village. The firstborn of five children was Daniel, born on Nov. 27, 1955. They moved into Mary’s parents’ beautiful 24-by-100 English Tudor home at 64-65 84 St. in Rego Park. Eventually they moved to Long Island. But tragedy struck, when mental illness overcame Warren, requiring 26 shock treatments. This lead to the loss of their Manhasset home in 1971. The family moved around a lot, accepting welfare. Mary remarried in 1978. Danny Dromm became a teacher at PS 199 in Sunnyside. He lost his sister Lori to alcoholism at age 32. Openly gay, he embraced the LGBT movement and entered politics in the 1990s. In 2009, his upset Democratic primary victory put him on the ballot

The childhood home of City Councilman Danny Dromm at 64-65 84 St. in Rego Park, as it appeared in the 1950s when he INSET FILE PHOTO lived there. for the 25th District in the City Council. He won the job, to which he has been re-elected twice. Term limits will end his tenure soon. Dromm credits his victory to his mother, who knocked on over 1,500 doors seeking votes for her son. His voice is appreciated by both gay and straight constituents as he has a reputation for getting things done for the people. His childhood home last sold in 1988 for $227,000 and is valued at $811,000 today. Q

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Until you’ve gotten lost in the countless pages that make up the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s “That’s My Home” collection of virtual exhibits, it’s hard to imagine how extensive they are. Imagining the number of leaves on one of those “trees of green” Armstrong visualizes in his signature “What a Wonderful World” is one of the analogies that might spring to mind. That’s how endless the pages, links, images, documents, videos and sounds seem. Recording sessions, letters, a virtual tour of the museum that Armstrong’s home in Corona became and more photos than anyone could ask for — they’re all accessible from the home base at virtualexhibits. louisarmstronghouse.org. One section alone, dedicated to the time leading up and following the jazz legend’s death 50 years ago last July 6, is entitled simply “1971.” As the date approached this summer, museum Director of Research Collections Ricky Riccardi told the Chronicle in an email, “I knew we had to commemorate it on the ‘That’s My Home’ site, but soon realized we had the opportunity to tell a longer, more dramatic story. I’m continually fascinated by Armstrong’s final years as doctors told him

Countless luminaries wrote letters of condolence to Louis Armstrong’s widow, Lucille, after his death, ranging from A-list celebrities to New York City Mayor John Lindsay. Papers including LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM IMAGES the Daily News made his death a front-page story. to stop playing the trumpet and to just retire but Louis only lived to perform and went back on the stage.” In March 1971, Riccardi noted, Armstrong went ahead with a two-week engagement at

the Waldorf-Astoria, against doctors’ advice. Eventually he had a heart attack and spent two months in the hospital. He took it easy for a while after that, mostly staying home and doing things like compiling his record-

ings going back to 1923 on reel-to-reel tapes. But he started warming up on his beloved trumpet again and inviting people over to his always-welcoming home. He celebrated his birthday on July 4, told his manager the next day that he was ready to play a gig again, went to bed ... and never got up. “Everything I just mentioned is covered on the ‘That’s My Home’ site in incredible detail, taking eight individual installments to tell,” Riccardi said. “We shared his collages, all of the surviving photos, transcriptions of letters and interviews and much more. The reaction has been sensational as people felt that they were right along with him in those final weeks.” Riccardi continued the painstaking posting beyond Armstrong’s death, including his funeral — with one article noting how a much more lively Black-style service in New Orleans was than the somber white-style one in Corona. “Satchmo’s Funeral ‘White and Dead’ in New York, But ‘Black, Alive and Swinging’ In New Orleans” read the headline in Jet magazine. Regardless of color, “alive and swinging” is one way to describe all the material about Armstrong that can be found in “That’s My Home” — where even “1971” is just one of nine sections. And Riccardi isn’t even done Q posting. What a wonderful site.

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Racial Equality was making well-publicized plans to demonstrate at the fair against efforts to keep minorities locked out of construction and maintenance jobs associated with the event — a topic that still is in the news in Queens. Maliszweski said those who still remember the fair fondly thus far have not seemed disturbed by the potential for controversy. “Honestly, the people I’ve spoken to are just so thrilled that there is any type of reassessment of the materials. They still have nostalgia for and attachment to the event, which I would never tr y to overwrite.” But she compared some of the 1964-65 offerings to the one at the 1939 fair promoting asbestos as a miracle material. “These are double-edged swords, ideas of technology and ideas of progress,” she said. “They made such an impact on whole generations’ ways of thinking. That doesn’t mean we can’t interrogate those ideas.” Especially, she said, if ignoring the problems and discrepancies allows them to become accepted as the norm. The exhibit itself right now has just over

The sparsely appointed gallery of artifacts from the 1964-65 World’s Fair is designed to add more and more items in the coming weeks and months. On the cover: an origiPHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON nal illustration from Time-Life’s official preview of the fair. two dozen items on display, and one can view all of them at leisure in a brief time. But Maliszweski said the intention is to add pieces from the collection steadily by various means in the coming weeks. She said a masters student working at the museum will be making selections to

join the display, including his own captions and descriptions. Others, including gallery guides and museum volunteers, will be adding their own choices. “Right now it’s almost deliberately sparse,” she said. “This is really a show Q that will grow.”

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continued from page 21 A write-up on the wall accuses Moses of being more interested in advancing propaganda for business and industry than in the typical world’s fair’s historic aims of promoting peace, unity and cooperation. One of the items on display is a boldlettered sign banning any type of demonstrations, protests or other related interference on fair grounds. Maliszweski said those were erected as the Congress of

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC AUCTION United States District Court, Eastern District Of New York. CIT BANK N.A., Plaintiff, -against- DOUGLAS HAWKINS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM ACTING SOLELY AS A NOMINEE FOR CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC.; MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION, Index No. 1:17-cv-04704-NGRER. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated, April 15, 2021 and entered with the Clerk of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York on April 15, 2021, as extended by an Order duly dated July 21, 2021 and entered with the Clerk of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York on July 21, 2021, Elizabeth Gill, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 69-52 De Costa Avenue, Arverne, New York at public auction on the sidewalk adjacent to the United States District Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on September 28, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. Please note, the rules for the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York and all applicable COVID-19 health and Safety Protocols will be in effect at the auction. Please visit: https://www.nyed.uscourts. gov/covid-19 for additional information. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens and State of New York known as Block: 16045; Lot: 65 will be sold subject to the provisions of ﬁ led Judgment, Index No. 1:17-cv-04704-NG-RER. The approximate amount of judgment is $722,470.34 plus interest and costs. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, Queens County. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE CABANA SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff- against- OSCAR A. PRIETO, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH DE LA CRUZ A/K/A EDITH DELACRUZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH DE LA CRUZ; ARELYS DUQUE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH DE LA CRUZ; EDGAR DE LA CRUZ, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH DE LA CRUZ; LUZ PAREDES, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH DE LA CRUZ; HARRY ANGEL MACIAS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH DE LA CRUZ; 108 QUEENS JAM MANAGEMENT INC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Index No. 703250/2015. Mortgaged Premises: 154-17 108th Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11433 Block: 10133 Lot: 60. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT - THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $450,750.00 and interest, recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on August 20, 2007 in CRFN 2007000429274, covering the premises known as 154-17 108th Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11433. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. 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. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, (212) 471-5100, Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 713427/2019 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 130-50 227TH STREET LAURELTON, NY 11413 District: Section: Block: 12904 Lot: 63 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. LINDA HOOPER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE HOOPER A/K/A LUCILLE SPICER; RENEE HOOPER AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE HOOPER A/K/A LUCILLE SPICER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE HOOPER A/K/A LUCILLE SPICER, 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 STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF ROCHESTER, “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 $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on November 30, 2006, at Instrument number 2006000660732 , of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 130-50 227TH STREET LAURELTON, NY 11413. 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 17th, 2021 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff ANKIT MEHTA, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

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The Queens Chronicle’s 13th annual Summer in the Borough Photo Contest is, like the 12th, a bit different from its predecessors. We still want you to take your best shots of children playing, workers working, lovely landscapes, birds on the bay — whatever you think best says “summertime in Queens.” If you need some inspiration, check out these photos taken by two prior winners, Jennifer Morrison and Nancy Morelli. With many venues reopening to the public, we hope the free passes to a family-friendly performance in or around the city, such as an off-Broadway show, which we give to all our winners, will be available again soon. If you’re willing to wait, like our last couple of winners, please do enter! We’ll get the passes to the winners as soon as they’re available. As to the rules, our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough this summer. We also ask that you give us all the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in the photo, when possible, and when it was taken (but don’t use time stamps!). Some entrants give us a whole backstory, and that’s great. Please tell us where in Queens you live and whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer. Send your high-resolution digital photos to peterm@qchron.com, or mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385. The deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 21, the last full day of summer.

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Three NYPD precincts are hosting blood drives Sept. 1 from 12 to 6 p.m.: • the 106th Precinct, at 103-53 101 St. in Ozone Park; • the 109th Precinct, at 37-05 Union St. in Flushing; and • the 155th Precinct, at 92-15 Northern Blvd. in Jackson Heights. The New York Blood Center asks donors to self-screen for Covid-19 before coming to donate. Those with fever or other symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; who had close contact with someone diagnosed with or suspected of having Covid-19 in the last 14 days; or who have been diagnosed with or suspected of having it (until 28 days after the illness has resolved) are asked not to donate. The blood center does not test for the virus. Donors must be at least 17, or 16 with written consent from a guardian, and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors over 76 can participate if they meet eligibility criteria and provide a physician’s letter. Donors can schedule appointments by calling 1 (800) 933-2566 or Q visiting nybc.org.

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