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A piece of land at the mouth of Shellbank Basin along Cross Bay Boulevard has been collecting garbage for years and a fence blocking access to it collapsed during Hurricane Sandy and still has not been fixed. One neighborhood activist said the land, split between federal and city ownership, has been ignored and attempts to improve it have been spurned.

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Borough president race getting nasty Vallone confronts Katz over fliers’ content at Flushing Town Hall forum by Michael Gannon

Katz, the former Land Use Committee Chairwoman of the City Council, has taken he topic of Monday night’s borough “millions of dollars in six elections” from president forum at Flushing Town the real estate industry. Vallone’s brother, Paul, who is locked in a Hall was neighborhood preservation. But Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Asto- five-way primary for the Democratic nominaria) and former Councilwoman and Assembly tion for the 19th Council District, was the submember Melinda Katz spent a good deal of ject of similar complaints of real estate backtime discussing the real estate industry — ing on Tuesday at a press conference organized by state Sen. Tony Avella — who and just who is receiving more funding last week dropped his own borough from developers for their campaigns. president campaign. At issue was a mailer sent out in When Tuesday’s talk actually which Vallone said the Katz camturned to neighborhood preservapaign accused him of taking large tion, there were few surprises sums of money from the real from the candidates, who also estate industry. included Democrat Everly Brown “You can lie in a flier, but you 2013 and Republican Tony Arcabascio. can’t lie with me sitting here,” ValAll said the borough should be far lone said. The councilman said first off that he has more aggressive in seeking landmark status raised a lot of money from everyone — he from city authorities, and that zoning reguhas received more than $1.7 million in pri- lations, properly used, can be one of a borvate donations and public matching funds ough president’s most effective tools for while Katz has brought in over $1.2 million neighborhood preservation. Katz pointed to the 6,000 city blocks that — and upon a direct question he told moderators he does not know how much has were downzoned in her tenure on the land use committee to protect residential neighborcome from the real estate industry. “But as a percentage, Melinda Katz has hoods, while simultaneously upzoning other raised far more money from developers than areas to encourage economic development. “That created jobs,” she said. I have,” he said. She also claimed that $300,000 donated He also accused her of hypocrisy, saying Editor

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., left, and former lawmaker Melinda Katz exchanged barbs Monday night in a debate for borough president that included their fellow Democrat Everly Brown and PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON presumptive Republican nominee Tony Arcabascio. to Vallone’s campaign from developers “leaves no representation on the other side.” Brown said the exchange should give voters pause about both his Democratic opponents. “They are beholden to developers, not to you,” he said. A rcabascio said com mu nity boards

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Plot of land in Howard Beach is split between city and federal ownership by Domenick Rafter

Shellbank Basin faces. Walking down through the overgrowth to the waterfront, the signs of human presence lie strewn Standing on the sidewalk adjacent to the northbound lanes about: an empty Tropicana carton, the partially-folded legs of of Cross Bay Boulevard as the road descends from the Joseph a captain’s chair, glass bottles with the label peeled off, a buckP. Addabbo Bridge into Howard Beach, Dorothy McCloskey, et, a baseball cap and a partially eaten pastry. “Look at this; this is horrible,” McCloskey said. “This is a Howard Beach resident and president of Friends of Charles what you see when you come over Park, a group dedicated to protectthe bridge into our neighborhood? ing Howard Beach’s largest — and This is how we’re represented?” depending on whom you ask, only his is what you see when The land, which is about 50-feet — public park, pointed to the wide and several hundred-feet long, mouth of Shellbank Basin and you come over the bridge is in geographic limbo. Across the toward Jamaica Bay. A fence used into our neighborhood? This basin is Charles Park, clearly to line the sidewalk, blocking mapped as part of Gateway Nationaccess to the waterfront here, but is how we’re represented?” al Recreation Area, which also Hurricane Sandy blew the fence owns the marshy shorefront on the down. Now, the chain-linked barri— Dorothy McCloskey, president, other side of Cross Bay Boulevard, er lies rusted on the ground, parFriends of Charles Park but this land is split between federal tially embedded in the earth. McCloskey took a step onto the collapsed fence, which control — between 165th Avenue and the start of the physical bridge — and city control thereafter. Another chain-linked recoils like a trampoline. She jumped suddenly. “Ouch!” she cried as she looked down and noticed her left fence marks the property line. At the bridge, the situation is even worse with refuse washing up like clamshells in a tide foot is bare. “There goes my shoe.” The fence had caught the sole of the shoe and it was wedged pool. Graffiti mars the bridge’s concrete piers. But it sits at a scenic point in the neighborhood, with expanbetween the steel and the dirt. “You see how dangerous this is?” she asked as she pulled sive views of Jamaica Bay, subway trains snaking across the water and planes rising from the runways at JFK Airport. Birds, her shoe free. The fallen fence is only the beginning of the problems this many of which come from the refuge across the bay, zip by and continued on page 32 plot of land between 165th Avenue and Jamaica Bay alongside Editor

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Dorothy McCloskey, a Howard Beach resident and president of Friends of Charles Park, says the city and federal government need to step up and maintain a plot of land on the shore of Jamaica Bay that is strewn with garbage. PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER

Pedestrian plazas proposed for City Line DOT plans for street in Brooklyn are now shifting to Queens side by Domenick Rafter Editor

The city Department of Transportation’s planned pedestrian plazas for Drew Street on the Queens-Brooklyn border and 101st Avenue between Drew and 75th streets in Ozone Park were proposed by a Bangladeshi-American organization based on the Brooklyn side. IMAGE COURTESY NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

spur of 101st Avenue to eastbound traffic. Cars heading east on Liberty Avenue into Queens could only access 101st Avenue by making the left two blocks farther down. The DOT said the plazas are being proposed because the area around the intersection, which includes a mostly concrete triangle, is void of any usable open space and the plazas would add some green space to the area. The department also says the effect on

traffic would be minimal because the stretch of Drew Street being affected serves an average of 79 cars an hour, while the 101st Avenue spur serves only an average of 33 vehicles an hour. Other pedestrian plazas in the city have been built on streets serving 10 times that number. Eleven parking spots would be eliminated on 101st Avenue for the project. Community Board 9 District Manager Mary Ann Carey said the executive board

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The city Department of Transportation is looking at a request for pedestrian plazas in Ozone Park along the QueensBrooklyn border and some community members are wondering where the support is for them in our borough. The proposed plazas, which were discussed at a public meeting last week in Ozone Park, would include all of a small section of Drew Street, which straddles the borough border, between Liberty and 101st avenues, and the eastbound side of 101st Avenue between Drew and 75th streets. They would be constructed near the V-shaped intersection of 101st and Liberty avenues at the borough line. The plazas, proposed by a Brooklyn group based a few blocks from the site called the Bangladeshi-American Community Development and Youth Service, are a change from an earlier proposal to build one along Liberty Avenue west of Drew and Forbell streets in East New York on the Brooklyn side of the border. The new design would include a 16,000-square-foot section including the oneblock spur of the eastbound side of 101st Avenue, entirely in Queens, and the small section of Drew Street that straddles the border. The plans would close the small section of Drew Street to all traffic and the one-block

members will meet with DOT Queens Commissioner Dalila Hall this week on the proposed plazas, and the agency is expected to appear before the entire board next month. Carey said she has not seen much support for the project on the Queens side. “We have a process that includes people giving us signatures and notices that they want pedestrian plazas,” she said. “But we haven’t gotten any of that.” She said the original proposal for Liberty Avenue on the Brooklyn side was killed in part because of community opposition there after a meeting that was held in May, and the Queens proposal came to CB 9 by surprise this month. “You can’t have someone come out of the blue and propose this without the community knowing about it,” Carey added. At least two members of CB 9 said they did not even know the proposal had been changed to include streets on the Queens side until last week. But Darma Diaz, the chief operating officer for BACDYS, said her group proposed the plazas to improve the quality of life in the community. “We don’t have enough community space,” she explained. “We are also trying to create a safety net. Right now people continued on page 26

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Rape in Rego Park sparks concern Residents say they will be cautious after woman was attacked and robbed by Tess McRae Reporter

Last Friday around 10 p.m., a 52-year-old woman was exiting the Rego Park subway station at 63rd Drive and Queens Boulevard when a young man in his 20s started flirting with her. He introduced himself as Junior and told the victim he liked her shoes, asked if she was a model and for her phone number. When she refused, he pursued her and she walked into the Rite Aid drug store across the street in hopes he’d leave her alone. He didn’t. Junior followed the woman into the store and continued harassing her and reportedly cornered her in the back of the store and kissed her. After he left and the victim assumed the coast was clear, she left the pharmacy, denying the cashier’s offer to call the police, and continued walking to Saunders Street. It was at 63-45 Saunders St., in front of an apartment complex, that the woman felt two hands grab her and push her down a small flight of stairs. After looking up, the victim noticed it was Junior who had shoved her and after a struggle, she blacked out. Junior proceeded to rape and rob her, leaving her laying on the concrete for a

The staircase where a 52-year-old woman was shoved down by a young man who proceeded to rape and rob her. Residents say while the attack frightened them, they do not plan on living their PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE daily lives much differently. passerby to find her. “It’s scary,” Alyssa Hernandez, 24, said on her way into the same subway station. “I mean, it wasn’t even that late at night and to think that there was no one around to stop it or to make sure she was safe is unsettling. I’m not going to not use the subway because of it, but I’ll definitely be looking over my

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Goulde said. “There’s always people around, coming in and out of the station and going to the restaurants around here. I can’t imagine being a woman walking around here at night after that happened though.” Heidi Chain, president of the 112th Precinct Community Council, assures residents that officers are doing all they can to catch the suspect. “What happened that night was awful,” Chain said. “It was disgusting and unfortunate, but I think they will catch this guy.” The Police Depar tment has already placed a mobile command center at the entrance to the subway station. “It’s nice seeing that they have something set up,” local resident Gloria Baptiste said. “This is a safe neighborhood,” Chain said. “I would argue it is one of the safest in the city, but does crime happen? Yes but we need everyone to be cautious and aware of their surroundings.” Chain added that the police aren’t the only people who can deter crime. “Many of the incidents that happen here are things that could have been prevented,” she said. “People leave their car doors unlocked with their pocketbook inside or they leave their windows open when they leave the house. This incident, unfortunately, was a continued on page 33

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Bill Thompson for the Democratic mayoral nomination

he city’s at a crossroads. The next mayor will face serious challenges even before you consider the unexpected. The choice of whom we elect will largely determine whether the gains of the last couple decades are maintained or we reverse course. You’ve heard it all before. But that’s because it’s true. These are uncertain times. When will Wall Street’s recovery finally make its way to Main Street? How will roughly 150 new city union contracts be hammered out without either bankrupting the taxpayer or shortchanging the worker? Will violent crime begin to rise again? Will the next terrorist plot be successful? How can the schools be improved without leaving so many children behind? Serious questions that call for a serious leader. And on the Democratic side of the aisle, we believe the best choice for the mayoral nomination is Bill Thompson. That measured demeanor, that quiet but strong personality? They’re not an act. That’s Thompson. And that’s what New York needs. Thompson has vast experience in public service, as well as a stint in the private sector that would help inform his decision-making if elected. He’s always been a moderate, even a peacemaker. He was the youngest-ever deputy bor-

ough president in Brooklyn, and worked hard to restore racial harmony after the 1991 Crown Heights riots. Shortly after that he was appointed to the old Board of Education, and, with the support of then-Mayor Giuliani, successfully ran for president of the board. In that post he worked to centralize administration of the school system, a needed move that helped set the stage for mayoral control — a worthy though imperfect change. On that subject, one of Thompson’s more impressive proposals is to reduce the number of mayoral appointees on the 13-member Panel for Educational Policy from eight to six. That would end the guaranteed majority that Mayor Bloomberg has wielded like a club to force his agenda through. But Thompson says that if he can’t get one more person to agree to what he has to say, maybe there’s something wrong with what he has to say. Quite a novel tack to take. “Who gives up power like that?” rival candidate Anthony Weiner asked. Someone comfortable in his positions. After leaving the school board, Thompson won two terms as city comptroller. During his tenure the city’s pension fund investments achieved a 12.3 percent rate of return, 50 percent better than forecast. Not bad, not bad at

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Yes, vote Spitzer Dear Editor: There are other good reasons why “Eliot Spitzer for the Democratic comptroller nomination” (Editorial, Aug. 22) makes sense. Consider New York City has a municipal budget approaching $70 billion dollars with over 220,000 employees. This is greater than many states and nations. Spitzer’s opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who also previously served as a legislative assistant to state Assemblyman and Congressman Gerald Nadler, along with serving as a member of the state Assembly, has no private sector experience. He has never built a business, balanced a budget, created jobs, met a payroll or managed any significant agencies with large numbers of employees. Stringer has been running around town campaigning since November 2009, “unofficially” running for mayor as term limits prevents him for running Manhattan borough president in 2013. His dreams of running for mayor never got off the ground. Stringer had been consistently polling at no greater than 5 percent among potential Democratic Party primary voters over the past three years, coming in last among the four leading candidates. So he decides instead to run for comptroller. This hardly makes him a credible candidate. Stringer is just another career politician looking for his next meal ticket. Larry Penner Great Neck © Copyright 2013 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

all. And a promising sign of the financial acumen he would bring to the budget negotiation table. On the crimefighting front, Thompson has backed stop and frisk but has since softened his support for it. He’s running in a left-leaning primary, and we’re confident he would take a moderate position if elected. The practice was already being reformed, and used much less, before a majority of the City Council and a federal judge decided to handcuff the Police Department. A word about Thompson’s major opponents: Weiner also has some good ideas, and is dying to serve, but he’s made himself unelectable because of his personal habits. Council Speaker Christine Quinn also plays a good moderate game, but she’s too volatile and could get in trouble by shooting from the hip. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio knows where he would take the city but is simply too far to the left for us. Saddest of all for us is Comptroller John Liu, who could have made us proud as a son of Queens, but has been tainted by his campaign finance scandal. Thompson’s the one, and we’re glad to endorse him in the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for mayor. See page 10 for our Republican choice.

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A bad day for New York Dear Editor: The City Council has overridden Mayor Bloomberg’s vetoes over the policy of stop and frisk. Now we will all be unsafe and more innocent children will surely die. More guns will enter our city and the criminal element will rule the streets. Our NYPD will be handcuffed when they try to do their job, which is to serve and protect. Our elderly and young innocent children in these poor neighboorhoods will be in harms way. The middle class will move out of New York. That, in my opinion, makes this a very sad day. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

Parents should frisk Dear Editor: Here’s an idea. Why don’t parents stop and frisk their children? The guns must be somewhere. You may even find other stuff they should not have.

They live with you, so you not only have the right but the responsibility, as a parent, to do this. Or would Judge Scheindlin find this unconstitutional? Bernice Chorzepa Flushing

Please give blood Sept. 5 Dear Editor: For the past three years, I have had the privilege of organizing blood drives for the New York City Council in District 19, covering Northeast Queens from College Point to Little Neck. For reasons which have been all too obvious, this year has been something of a challenge, but the annual Council District 19 Summer Blood Drive will be on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., on Bell Boulevard at the LIRR Bayside Station overpass. I have a challenge of my own. There are six people vying for the opportunity to represent the district in the City Council. I challenge them to advance this valuable Council function

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by encouraging their supporters, friends and family to participate. I realize that this is an important day to my Jewish friends, but the need for blood observes no calendar and your donation could help save three lives. We will do anything we can to accommodate you so you can get home to be with your loved ones. Here’s the link to make an online appointment and be eligible to receive a $25 American Express gift card graciously provided by the Bayside Village BID after you donate: https:// drm.nybloodcenter.org/PublicScheduler/Group Landing.aspx?s=67568 You can also call the Council District Office at (718) 631-6703 during normal business hours. All donors are also eligible to receive a pair of Mets-Giants tickets provided by Gregg Sullivan of Bayside Live TV. Make an appointment or just show up. You can help save three lives. Thank you. Victor G. Mimoni Director of Communications Countil District 19 Whitestone

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Dear Editor: W hy hasn’t the federal gover nment informed the American people that a significant change in Earth’s tilt has occurred due to a shift in its axis? Apparently this occurred back in 2007, according to an article written by someone living in Dallas, Texas. The writer of this article stated that people should begin to make emergency preparations, such as leaving cities that are at or below sea level — which does include New York. Also, according to this writer, the position of the sun has changed because of this shift in the earth’s axis. Very severe and volatile weather will continue to occur all over the world, as climate changes becomes even more frequent. This is a very serious situation, and perhaps there is more to this story. The government has a moral obligation to tell the American people about this but apparently has chosen to withhold this vital information. Our planet is in real serious trouble, folks. Remember the 1961 movie “The Day the Earth Caught Fire”? John Amato Fresh Meadows

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served as an executive with Madison Square Garden and Cablevision, two very successful operations. More proof of his financial acumen. Back on the government side, after serving as Giuliani’s budget director, Lhota became director of operations, and that’s the post he held on Sept. 11, 2001. While the eyes of the world were focused on the horror, Lhota was busy ensuring the city government could still function. He succeeded there too, getting garbage service to most of Manhattan on Sept. 12, getting city paychecks out that same day and getting schools up and running the next week. Twelve years later, when he was chairman of the MTA, Lhota was tested again, though this time with warning. He wisely shut down the transit system before Hurricane Sandy struck, minimizing the damage to vital transportation infrastructure. And the damage that simply could not be avoided was repaired as quickly as it could be. Lhota has a great resume for a mayoral candidate, as well as a reassuring personality, and we gladly endorse him in the Republican primary Sept. 10. See page 8 for our Democratic choice.

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Residents living on one Woodhaven block had a long sleepless night last week. Several manholes along 75th Street exploded in flames early last Thursday morning, setting two cars ablaze and injuring five people. The fire started shortly before 1 a.m. near 88th Avenue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only a block from the Brooklyn border. At least three manholes started smoking along the block before flames shot up from the street, setting the two cars on fire. Five people, at least one a child, were

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Representatives from the Mattone Group spoke before the Community Board 4 Zoning Committee meeting on Tuesday to address questions concerned board members have about the group’s new project. The project, which would take the 2.3acre property located between the Queens Center mall and the Long Island Expressway and convert it into three restaurants: Joe’s Crab Shack, Longhorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden. “We tried a lot of different things out, at least 10 or 15 proposals that we tried and failed,” a representative said. “Over time the restaurant chains showed an interest and the family-style would fit great in the area. It’s considerably smaller than what we originally anticipated with the movie theater.” The meeting was short and the Mattone Group only spoke for several minutes but some committee members were not pleased with the lack of information they received. “I’m happy that you were able to join us and answer some questions but I am disappointed that EDC [Economic Development Group] didn’t send a representative to clari-

fy things for us either,” one board member said. In 2001, Mattone signed a contract with the EDC, promising to build a movie theater on the plot in four and a half years. The developer also agreed to buy the Elmwood Theater across the street and donate all proceeds to the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens. If the conditions were not met, the city could buy the lot back for $1. The Newtown Civic Association has claimed that the deal is fishy as the group did not fulfill its end of the contract but still owns the property. The EDC had CB 4 District Manager Christian Cassagnol read a statement that said much of the traffic mitigation and other recommendations are unnecessary now because the new project is so small. “I just think we have so many restaurants to begin with,” CB 4 member Audrey Galligen said. “I’d much rather they put the 110th Precinct there.” Building a new precinct on the Elmwood Theater land was just one of many recommendations originally made by CB 4. After answering two questions, the Mattone representatives immediately left the meeting. Q

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Reigning US Open Women’s champion Serena Williams, top, signed autographs for young admirers on Aug. 22 at the USTA National Tennis Center. Williams, along with 2012 Men’s champion Andy Murray of Scotland, center, held a youth tennis clinic for children from PS 207 in Howard Beach and those with The

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House fire in Ozone Park Residents of one Ozone Park block near one of the neighborhood’s busiest locations had a scary evening Sunday when a fire erupted in a two-stor y semi-detached house, filling the air with acrid smoke and bringing dozens of firefighters to the scene. The blaze broke out on the first floor of 106-53 95 St. — one block from the busy intersection of Cross Bay Boulevard and Liberty Avenue — just before 6:30 p.m. FDNY units responded four minutes after receiving a 911 call reporting the fire, and fought the fire for nearly a half hour as onlookers stood by and watched.

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Alleged drunk driver arrested after chase Accused of fleeing Ozone Park accident A Staten Island man who is accused of driving while intoxicated allegedly fled the scene of an accident in Ozone Park last week and led police on a two-borough car chase before crashing into another vehicle in Brooklyn. The suspect, Chance Deespina, 31 was hospitalized with a broken hip after the second accident and is to be arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault; one count of first-degree reckless endangerment; one count of third-degree unlawful fleeing from a police officer in a motor vehicle; one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and various other vehicle and traffic violations. According to the criminal charges, Deespina allegedly sideswiped a vehicle at the intersection of 106th Street and 109th Avenue in Ozone Park — half a block from the busy intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and Centerville Street — at around 2 a.m. on Aug. 21 and fled the scene. Officers later allegedly saw Deespina run a red light a mile away at 120th

Street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill and also allege he was speeding at the time. The officers then pursued Deespina with their sirens and lights on through several residential streets in Richmond Hill, including at least one one-way street where Deespina is alleged to have driven the wrong way at speeds near 80 mph. The chase then continued westbound on Atlantic Avenue through Richmond Hill and Woodhaven and across the border into Brooklyn, where police allege Deespina ran a number of red lights until he allegedly ran into a BMW at the intersection of Atlantic and Van Siclen avenues in Cypress Hills. The f ive people who were in the BMW, two cops and Deespina were taken to a local hospital for treatment where all but Deespina were released. Police say the suspect refused to submit to a blood test at the hospital. If convicted, Deespina could face Q seven years in prison.

Charges traded at BP debate continued from page 2 when asked if it should be converted to a High Line-style park, rebuilt as a rail line or left alone. He eventually said a park would likely be preferable with more than 250,000 people living within a mile of the tracks. Arcabascio appreciated that groups have received more than $467,000 to study the feasibility of a linear park, but worries that there will not be a proper study of the possibilities of revitalizing the rail line. Vallone said his first preference would be a rail line to improve transportation and economic development, but that the cost could prove an obstacle. Katz, echoing some of Arcabascio’s concerns, said she hopes the coming report will be unbiased when considering the rail and status quo options. Tangentially, Katz is concerned about how federal Sandy relief money for the Rockaways gets spent, and hopes that things like a new rail line, however beneficial that might prove to be, do not come at the expense of improving and expanding current projects, such as the recently extended ferry service between the Rockaway Peninsula and Manhattan. The RKO Keith Theater debacle in Flushing also was presented for the candidates’ consideration. Arcabascio, who earlier lamented the number of baseball

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After months of debate, the two stop-and-frisk bills are approved by Tess McRae Reporter

City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera (D-Bronx) called roll for the override vote of the Community Safety Act on Thursday and when bill co-sponsor Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) was called, all eyes were on him. Williams stood up, looking overwhelmed with emotion. “Until we admit that we are not in a postracial society, we cannot enter a post-racial society,” Williams said in a strong voice. He paused briefly, gathered his thoughts and took a deep breath. “My little brother texted me at 1 a.m. today,” Williams said, his voice shaking. “He told me that our father would have been proud. I vote yes on all.” It was a short speech but arguably the most emotional during the two-hour-long meeting when almost every Council member spoke, regardless of his or her position on the NYPD oversight bills. Williams’ speech was met with a standing ovation from most of the Council and cheers and applause from the packed gallery above. The issues of ethics and the Constitution in the NYPD’s use of stop and frisk have been brought into question over the past few months. Rallies, press conferences and town hall meetings have been held on the matter and on Aug. 12, a judged deemed the prac-

The City Council overrode Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of the Community Safety Act which will put in place more oversight of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactic. The mayor said he plans to sue the FILE PHOTO Council. tice unconstitutional as it stands. But now that the City Council has voted through the CSA — two bills that will place greater oversight on off icers and give opportunities for those who have been stopped to take legal action — and overrode Mayor Bloomberg’s inevitable vetos, Council members, activist groups and residents are hoping the city will come together.

“Everyone has been saying that this issue has made the Council divided,” Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) said before casting his vote in favor of the CSA. “This is not a divided Council. We are united even if we disagree on a certain issue. At the end of the day, we want this to be a safe city and whether or not this bill goes through, we will continue to try and make this a safer city.”

Though members agreed that they all would like the city to be safe and to continue to decrease murder rates, not every member agreed that establishing a police inspector general and allowing state lawsuits for alleged racial profiling would be the best solution. The final vote on the former was 39-10 and on the latter 34-15. “To vote for 1079 [the inspector general bill] is absurd and downright dangerous,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who has been opposed to the act since day one. “It is an unnecessary waste of money and no one has yet to suggest how an inspector general is going to make us any safer.” The crowd immediately booed Ulrich, swallowing up much of his speech but the councilman stood by his statement. “I will not be intimidated and to be honest, anyone who is in favor of this is just as out of touch with reality as the judge who ruled stop, question and frisk unconstitutional,” he said. “It will lower the morale of the Police Department whose officers are already underpaid and undervalued.” Cou nci lwom a n El i z abet h Crowley (D-Middle Village) agreed. “I respect Council member Lander and Council Member Williams but I strongly disapprove of these two bills,” she said before casting her vote. “This will result in a Police continued on page 36

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Lever machines to be used for Sept. primary, and many are OK with that by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Remember t hose old lever vot i ng machines? They’ll be back for the Sept. 10 primary elections. Last month, the city Board of Elections decided to use the lever voting machines for the primaries and the runoff that is expected to follow. The board’s vote came after Gov. Cuomo signed legislation that authorized the return of the machines, which had been replaced in 2010 by the new optical scan voting devices. BOE officials had warned that if they were forced to use the electronic voting machines for the primary and runoff, they might not be able to tally the primary vote quickly enough and then get ready for the runoff only three weeks later. New York City law requires a runoff to be held if no candidate for mayor, public advocate or comptroller gets 40 percent of the vote in the first round. Cuomo suggested that he was signing the legislation with misgivings, noting his strong belief “that the use of lever voting machines is a poor solution to the Board’s concerns.” The governor added to his message, “Moreover, the proposed reversion to lever machines poses significant problems for voters; indeed, they are often inaccessible to many voters with disabilities and can routinely ‘lose’ more votes than the optical scan sys-

tems in each election.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who chaired the Senate’s Elections Com mit tee f rom 2009 th rough 2011, expressed disbelief with the board’s warning. “I cannot believe the scanning machines and all their technology are not prepared to handle a runoff election,” he said. Addabbo said he is opposed to runoff elections in principle, but backs the temporary return to lever machines in this case. “But since we still have to deal with the possibility of a runoff election this year, we have to make every effort to validly count the votes of our people,” he said. “The Board of Elections should always work to provide the voters the most accommodating and accessible voting environment possible under all election situations,” Addabbo cautioned. “A common complaint from my constituents is the newer scanner voting machines, and most of those I spoke to are welcoming back the older lever machines.” BOE spokeswoman Valerie Vazquez said the board would be able to tally the vote with enough time before a runoff. “The board is confident that, using these lever machines, we will be able to conduct the primary elections and the potential runoff,” said Vazquez. She added that the board believes that New Yorkers will be comfortable using the

The old level machines, seen here in 2008, will be back for a one-time only appearance FILE PHOTO for the Sept. 10 primary. lever voting machines since they have used them in the past. “We do not anticipate confusion at the polls on primary day,” said Vazquez. Many voters were happy to learn that the lever voting machines were coming back. “I’m all for it,” said Lindenwood resident Ellie Greenberg. She added that people

using the paper ballots with the optical scanning machines were totally confused. “They didn’t know whether to make a little circle or to make a dot,” said Greenberg. “I love that they’re coming back, they should have never left,” said Maria Thomson, executive director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, adding, “I think that it’s going to be a nice nostalgic trip.” Sue Bildner of Lindenwood was also glad to see that the lever machines were coming back. She said many have complained about privacy with the paper ballot system. “I’m on their side,” Bildner said, “I think the old machines were better.” Lindenwood Alliance president Joann Ariola said she had never been a fan of the scanning process for voting, adding, “I will be glad to be able to ‘turn the lever’ when I go to the polls on Primary Day.” A differing view was expressed by Barbara Brumberg of Howard Beach, who cast her vote for the optical scanning machines, saying they “may be easier, cheaper and less apt to break down.” She added, “the new machines seem more efficient — when they work properly — and take up much less space.” The legislation also moved the date of the runoff to Oct. 1 from Sept. 24. The paper ballot optical machines will be back for the Nov. Q 5 general election.

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Greens worry Liberty will export U.S. gas Would a fuel port off the Rockaway Peninsula encourage hydrofracking? by Laura A. Shepard Chronicle Contributor

he environmental group Clean Ocean Action is urging the corporations that seek to build and operate Port Ambrose, a facility planned to import liquified natural gas delivered by ships, to speak openly about their intentions for the port, which would be located about 20 miles from the Rockaways and include a pipe linking to the existing Transco pipeline, 2.2 miles offshore. LNG is natural gas that has been cooled and condensed to one-six hundreth of its usual volume so that it can be shipped. While Roger Whelan, the CEO of Liberty Natural Gas, a Delaware corporation headquarted in New York City, claims the port will only be used for imports, a broad coalition of environmentalists, including Cindy Zipf of Clean Ocean Action, say this is a “bold-faced myth” and that if the import facility is licensed, “it will only be a matter of paperwork” to convert it to an export port, and there will not be any public input. “The port will definitely be used for exports and any attempt to make it sound like it’s for imports is just a joke,” said Dan Mundy Jr., a member of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatch, who is concerned about the port’s potential impacts on fish and wildlife in the New York bight. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) is staunchly opposed as well. “I don’t doubt for a moment that the port will be used for exports,” he said, adding that Liberty’s claim that it is just for imports is “just a farce” to get the project through the licensing process. Environmentalists across the state fear that exporting LNG would cause companies to ramp up natural gas extraction via hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale, which lies beneath upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Bruce Ferguson, a member of Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, said that exporting shale gas through Port Ambrose would increase political pressure to allow hydrofracking in New York, where the practice is not permitted because the state Department of Environmental Conservation has not completed an environmental impact study. The Assembly passed a moratorium, but the Senate did not vote on a similar bill before the legislative session ended in June. Queens state senators oppose fracking in New York. “We are the new Third World, devastated by fracking,” he continued, citing proven groundwater contamination, among other harmful impacts of the drilling practice, in Dimok, Penn. and Pavillion, Wyo. Many scientists now agree that although natural gas burns cleaner than oil and coal, escaped methane, combined with the energy used to extract and transport shale gas, make the fuel “dirtier” than oil and coal in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, which they say exacerbates climate change. Ferguson added that the federal government is not considering the upstream impacts of hydrofracking in its review of Port Ambrose.

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Liberty claims that the project has nothing in the Caribbean and that it has no involvement to do with fracking and that they will not seek in any export projects and will not seek approvapproval to switch from impor ting to al to export supplies from Port Ambrose. Whelan said “the facilities will not have the exporting. However, Clean Ocean Action believes that cooling equipment that would be needed to liqRoger Whelan is responsible for “creating an uefy gas for exports,” but Höegh LNG’s webenergy bridge” across the Atlantic to ship shale site states that they have “invested about 400,000 engineering man-hours in the developgas to England via Port Ambrose. They cite the fact that Liberty Natural Gas ment” of floating liquified natural gas soluis owned by West Face Long Term Opportu- tions, which means that they can liquify the gas nities Global Master, a $3 billion Cayman aboard their vessels. Liberty claims that Isla nd I nve st me nt both Port Ambrose Fund, which is manand Port Meridian are aged by a Toronto import-only projects, affiliate called West e are the new Third and will not utilize Face Capital, which is Höegh’s floating liqalso building a simiWorld, devastated by uefaction technology. lar port outside LiverThe port’s oppopool in the United fracking.” nents also say that Kingdom, called Port — Bruce Ferguson, while U.S. domestic Mer idian. Höegh Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy natural gas production LNG, a Norwegian is at an all-time high company that specialand prices are lower izes in transporting than ever in America, exporting natural gas to LNG, will operate both ports. Clean Ocean Action is “calling on the feder- Europe and Asia, where natural gas commands al government to require Liberty Natural Gas, prices four to six times higher, is irresistible to West Face Capital, and Höegh LNG to disclose companies. The U.S. Deepwater Port Act was recently their connection and plans so there can be an open and transparent review,” said, Sean amended to allow up to 40 percent of domestiDixon, a coastal policy attorney for the cally produced gas to be exported, and several ports have already been approved for convernonprofit. “This connection is the final step needed to sion, with 22 more pending, according to the Department of Energy’s website. create this export window,” Zipf said. “This will be a disaster for the American British Prime Minister David Cameron said in March, “Future gas supplies from the United consumer because our industry will have to States will help diversify our energy mix and compete,” Ferguson said, meaning that shipprovide British consumers with a new long- ping gas overseas will raise prices for Americans. term, secure and affordable source of fuel.” The port’s opponents argue that an import Liberty claims that the gas delivered to both Port Meridian and Port Ambrose will come port is unnecessary, but Roger Whelan argues from conventionally drilled natural gas fields that the port will “replicate the Boston experi-

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ence” by enabling deliveries during peak seasons to keep energy costs down. However, Liberty’s Port Neptune, outside of Boston, was shut down in July for the next five years because there is no demand for imported gas. Port Ambrose is currently undergoing the federal approval process required by the Deepwater Port Act, regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Administrator. The public comment period ended on Aug. 22. Thousands of people commented, with the vast majority opposing the project, and the agencies will have until Feb. 8, 2014 to complete their review, including releasing the draft and final environmental impact statements and holding public hearings. “We are confident that through this thorough review process we will be able to prove the merits of the project to the public,” Liberty said in a statement. Both Gov. Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can veto the project and Christie already vetoed a similar project in 2011 due t o e conom ic a nd e nv i ron me nt a l concerns. Mundy said that constructing the port and pipelines will destroy the ocean f loor and create an exclusion zone in a productive fishing habitat and create a terrorist threat. Meanwhile, the 2.7-mile Rockaway Lateral pipeline, which will connect the Transco pipeline to the Rockaways and Brooklyn, is still awaiting approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, although some components which do not require federal approval are already under construction. Williams, the company that operates the 10,000 mile Transco pipeline, which delivers about half of the city’s natural gas to National Grid and Con Edison, filed an application for the expansion in January 2013. Stockton said that the pipes trajectory, through Jacob Riis Park, Jamaica Bay, and Floyd Bennett Field, was selected because it will have minimal impacts on the environment and people. He added that the pipe will be drilled horizontally under the beach to avoid the harms caused by trenching or dredging. Mundy said that he is concerned about the artificial reefs, which are “loaded with life” and the DEC considers essential fish habitats. He hopes that Williams will provide offset mitigation for the coral reef or for wetlands in the bay. The pipeline has no connection to Port Ambrose, according to Williams spokesman Chris Stockton, and the gas will only be able to go in one direction, although their pipes elsewhere, such as Pen nsylvania, are bi-directional. “We’re adding another delivery point,” Stockton said. “As the city’s need for gas grows, we’re obligated to add whatever facilities necessary to keep up with gas needs.” Williams provides gas from a variety of sources, including the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, shale gas from Ohio, Louisiana and Texas and LNG imports from Maryland. “We have an ample supply that we’re connected to and have access to, to provide service Q for a very long time,” Stockton said.

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5Pointz tenant asks for $ for move Next, City Council will vote on zone change for graffiti building by Josey Bartlett Editor

For the last five years an arts organization called Local Project has run classes and a gallery space out of the unique building at 22-44 Jackson Ave. called 5Pointz, but with plans to raze the site moving forward, the organization has been asked to leave. On Aug. 21 the Department of City Planning voted in favor of a zoning change that would allow the owners of the 5Pointz property to build a 1,000-unit glass tower instead of a 620-unit one the developer could build as of right.

The City Council has 50 days to vote on the change. The construction of the new complex means the several-story old factory that for years has displayed legal graffiti will be torn down. Individuals affiliated with 5Pointz are planning a rally against the plans, according to 5Pointz’s Twitter page. Ahead of these changes, 5Pointz tenant Local Project launched Keep LP Spinning on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding website that allows groups to ask for funds. LP needs $27,000 to move, Director Carolina Penafiel said.

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So far contributors have given about $2,000. “We really need the money,” Penafiel said. “Any dollar counts. If you have ever had a beer for free, met someone here, taken a class, please give us a dollar to keep us going.” Depending on the amount, those who help will be given postcards, tote bags, portraits painted on CDs and records, a DJ for a private party at the donor’s home, classes on how to use Photoshop or “your own show at the new Local Project space.” The campaign will run until the end of the month though LP must vacate its space, which also contains the thrift shop Fancy Foxes, by Sept. 20. Then they will move to a warehouse at 44th Road and 11th Street in Long Island City. Fun fact: Police emptied the new space of 1,000 marijuana plants in April. The arts organization will share the spot with Susan Peters, who operates LIC Salon Apparel, a salon and spa wear manufacturer, with whom LP shared the 5Pointz space.

Local Project Director Carolina Penafiel says the new space allow the organization to host programming throughout the year. In the past LP stopped during the winter because its space in the 5Pointz building didn’t SCREEN SHOT have heat. Peters found the new location. Additionally, LP is looking for artists to occupy studios in the back of the warehouse. “It will be more of a community of people that will come together, who are looking to have a network,” Penafiel said. “It will be a community space with everyone helping each other with the gallery and thrift store.”

The location is much bigger and comes with a doubled price, which Penafiel says is still reasonable, but st resses t he volu nt eer-ba sed organization. It also comes with heat, something the 5Pointz space does not have. “We had to cut out programming during the winter and now we can Q run all year,” she said.

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Keeping an eye on the birds at Jamaica Bay Dozens of birders from all over the tri-state area grabbed their binoculars and cameras and flocked to Jamaica Bay on Saturday for the 8th Annual Shorebird Festival, held at the federal wildlife refuge in Broad Channel, left. The American Littoral Society partnered with NYC Audubon and Gateway National Recreation Area in organizing the special event

which celebrates the annual fall migration of thousands of sandpipers, plovers, right, and other shorebird species as they stop to rest and feed at the refuge ponds. Over 125 people came out to see those shorebirds as well as herons, ibises, terns and many other species found at the refuge, which is still recovering from damage

caused by Hurricane Sandy. Birding experts Kevin Karlson, Don Riepe and Lloyd Spitalnik were on hand to give presentations on the behavior, biology and beauty of the birds. NYC Audubon Executive Director Glenn Phillips spoke about the future of Gateway and the new General Management Plan currently under review.

continued from page 5 congregate on the corners and don’t have a good place to gather.” The Bangladeshi-American population in both East New York section of Brooklyn and Ozone Park along the border has exploded in recent years, in a community that had been plagued by a notoriously high crime rate. Crime has dropped as of late and new stores, many operated by Bangladeshi-Americans, have opened on both sides of the border. “We were thinking that this was under-utilized space and perhaps this would improve our BID and have a place for our community to congregate,” Diaz added. She also said the original plans for the plaza on the Brooklyn-side along Liberty Avenue were scrapped because the DOT and BACDYS saw more promise along Drew Street and 101st Avenue, where a big triangle already exists. Carey said CB 9 would look at the proposal and take it into consideration. The board’s liaison with the Bangladeshi community on the project — Woodhaven resident David Adorno — is still in the hospital recovering from severe injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. “We’ll see what happens,” she said. Diaz said she felt optimistic after last week’s meeting, even with some residents expressing opposition to the plan. Q

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Aug. 21 through 25. Revelers enjoyed Italian favorites like sausage and peppers and zeppoles, top, and rides like the Jumpin’ Star, above left, while Fazio Dance performers Christal Taormina, clockwise from left, Ellie Folias, Victoria Bencivengo, Alexandra Hausser, Nancy Colamarino, Gabriella Ramaglia and Alyssa Molina stopped for a photo after a routine.

Willets Point clears hurdle The $3 billion Willets Point redeveloment plan is one step closer to reality after the city Planning Commission voted on Aug. 21 to approve the project. If passed by the City Council within 50 days, developers Sterling Equities and the Related Companies will have the green light to build a shopping center and parking garage on the present Citi Field lot and construct shops, restaurants, a hotel and parking on the 126th Street auto shop area. Promised affordable housing is likely to come later. The only dissenting vote was from

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ground for construction vans too.” N PS Sp okeswom a n Daph ne Yu n acknowledged in an email that the site is owned by the federal agency and was cleaned in the spring, adding that the site is slated to be cleaned again in the fall. The city section of the land also got some attention in the spring. In April, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg demanding the city clean up its part of the property, including removing the graffiti from the Addabbo Bridge. Most of the graffiti was removed by the New York City Graffiti Unit in May, but some of it has returned. The problem even goes beyond the plot of land. On Monday, crews were working to clean up trash — including a mat t ress — lef t on the nor thbou nd shoulder of Cross Bay Boulevard just before the bridge on what is city property. One of the workers struggled as he used a stick to pick up a piece of cardboard from the street. “You can see how long this has been here,” said the worker, who did not want to be named. “It’s stuck to the street. This must have been here for months.” “If you can put cameras on our cars to catch us speeding, then why can’t they put cameras up here to see who is dumpQ ing?” McCloskey asked.

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Horse fan claims retaliation; senator tried to aid him by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

A Middle Village fan of horse racing is still being denied access to the track by the New York Racing Association, even after enlisting the help of state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) in his cause. But John Stalzer, a disabled retiree, isn’t going away without continuing the fight. Stalzer was barred from Aqueduct Race Track, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course on April 10. He says it’s because he had blown the whistle on several bad practices at NYRA — ranging from not paying out the full winnings on certain bets to not locating handicapped parking spaces as close to the clubhouse as possible to letting nonmembers into the exclusive Players Club area. NYRA officials will not say why they barred Stalzer, warning him in writing that he would be arrested for trespassing if he showed up at the track, but they told Addabbo they have good reason. Stalzer insists it’s all about retaliation. After months of trying to resolve the issue himself, he went to Addabbo, who serves on the Senate’s Racing, Gaming & Wagering Committee. And he went to the Queens Chronicle, which ran an exclusive report on the situation May 30. But Addabbo said NYRA won’t budge, despite his best efforts. A racing official, Susan Stover, told him Stalzer was banned “based on his actions against NYRA employ-

ees and other customers,” the senator said, but did not go into detail. The official said she would send Addabbo a package of information on the reasons Stalzer was kicked out. “They’re going to make sure they’ve got grounds, so my guess is they have the documentation,” Addabbo said this week. “It’s always frustrating when we don’t see eye to eye with an entity like NYRA, and when a constituent is frustrated because he didn’t get the answer he wants. Certainly I feel bad for him, but the ban is NYRA’s prerogative. “What bothers me about the situation is that I still believe in his issues, the handicapped spots and how those with disabilities are treated. He does have a valid point there.” But while Addabbo said he did all he could, Stalzer asserts that he didn’t — especially since he didn’t go right to the head of NYRA but instead dealt with a member of the association’s “middle management.” “He didn’t give 100 percent effort,” Stalzer said. “In his position he could have done more. It’s absurd that the New York Racing Association can get away with this and he can’t do anything about it. It’s state-owned property and he’s a state senator.” Stalzer first made his complaints about NYRA in late 2011, and Addabbo wrote the association about them. Stalzer had discovered that NYRA was shorting winners of “exotic wagers,” bets involving at

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Republican City Council candidate Craig Caruana is calling the sitting members out for the recently proposed bag fee. “In the latest move to pull the bag over the eyes of the middle class of our city, some Council members propose a ‘charge’ or ‘fee’ on all bags in grocery stores,” Caruana said in a release. “It’s essentially a tax, no matter what semantic game they play. It’s a compulsory charge, forced by the government, to make people conform to what the elites think is important. “This might be fine for the wealthy elite, who have the luxury of being concerned about what’s fashionable,” he said. “For the hard-working, middle-class families in our district, it’s yet another expense that stretches our budgets even further.” On Monday, the Middle Village resident running against incumbent Elizabeth Crowley for the 30th Council District seat gathered with community members to protest the proposal on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. “The small stores will suffer most, since corporate chain stores can more easily lower their prices to compensate for the fee and keep their customers,” Caruana said. “As always, the city would hit small business owners the hardest.”

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Caruana slammed Crowley for her support of the proposal. “My opponent is in favor of this misguided bill,” he said. “We keep paying more and more and get the worst return on our tax money in the city. The theme of her time in office is everincreasing taxes and abysmal funding.”

Crowley could not comment on the matter but her spokesman Eric Yun offered the following statement on her behalf: “New York City currently uses more than 5 billion plastic bags annually that clog our streets and landfills, which costs the city $10 million to remove. This is a smart policy that

will improve our environment and save the city money that can be spent addressing quality-of-life sanitation issues, and similar laws across the country have shown great success in reducing plastic bag use without negatively impacting consumers or retail stores.” Caruana insists that the proposal unfairly favors higher-income families who are more likely to use reusable bags. “If you’re just running to the store from work or you need to pick something up really quick, you aren’t going to have those bags with you so why should you have to pay the price for that?” Caruana asked. “Besides, there have been a number of studies that show these reusable bags aren’t as safe as they are being made out to be.” The candidate said many people do not clean their bags regularly, resulting in bacteria buildup that can be unhealthy. He also added that the city would be using resident tax dollars to enforce the policy which he deemed unacceptable. “This will be another tax on small businesses,” he said. “The law would be enforced by the Department of Consumer Affairs and would allow businesses an initial warning before they could incur a $250 fine for not charging a customer for a bag. A third offense could yield a $500 fine. Do you really want the city spending your tax dollars enforcing this?” Q

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Smoke and ... Last Thursday afternoon a thick cloud of smoke covered a several-block area of southeastern Long Island City, snaking down Dutch Kills Creek and causing some drivers to pull over to the side, but it turned out to be really not much more than smoke. According to the Fire Department the smoke was caused when water doused a rubbish fire on a large lot at 30-27 Greenpoint Ave. The Fire Department received a significant number of calls about the incident, but by the time the smoke dissipated, no damage or injuries had been caused.

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continued from page 21 Department that will be less able to fight crime. It will eliminate their ability to be proactive and it will completely change the Police Department we know today.” Others, like rookie Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) — who passed his first piece of legislation during the same meeting — said there is a serious divide between the police and the community that needs to be addressed. “Before I was elected, I met with a 13-year-old boy who had been stopped and frisked,” Richards said. “He wouldn’t stop crying and it was sad for me to tell him that this will probably happen again and it will keep happening. Today we have a chance to do something about that. The fact that people in my district come to me with issues rather than the police is wrong. There is something very wrong with that.” “I have always voted in what I believe is best for my district,” Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) said. “The people who are against this bill have never been stopped or have known anyone who was stopped and so they don’t know the humiliation innocent people in the black and Latino community face every day. This was a vote of conscience for me.” While the effects of the CSA and court ruling won’t be immediately obvious, Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and the Patrolmen’s Benevolent

Association have insisted that crime will increase. Queens resident and Senior Organizer for the New York Civil Liberties Union Candis Tolliver said that the position the PBA, the mayor and police comissioner have taken is frightening and unacceptable but won’t deter the good work police officers do every day “I have faith in our Police Department and the officers that care for the safety of all New Yorkers, and I think that the PBA and the mayor and their frustration will hopefully subside and we can go back to a city that will respect the rights of everyone,” she said. “I do want to thank the NYPD for risking their lives,” Williams said. “No one here is anti-NYPD, we are only antiabuse of civil rights, and I wish that the administration would have sat down with us so that we could hear each other out but unfortunately that didn’t happen.” On the same day of the vote, the mayor announced that he intends to file a lawsuit against the City Council in a last effort to prevent the lawsuit expansion piece of the CSA from becoming law. He has already filed an appeal on the stopand-frisk court decision. “This is just plain, good government,” said Councilman Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn) who helped Williams write the bills. “Our city has a lot to be proud of but we also have a lot of problems to work on.” Q

West Nile spraying set To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus, the Health Department will spray pesticide from trucks in parts of Northern Queens on Thursday, Aug. 29, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning, weather permitting. In case of bad weather, application will be delayed until Tuesday, Sept. 3, during the same hours. The neighborhoods listed below are being treated due to rising West Nile virus activity with high mosquito populations. Areas to be sprayed include parts of Bellerose, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Hollis Hills and Queens Village. For these sprayings, the Health Department will use a very low concentration of Anvil 10+10, a synthetic pesticide. When properly used, this product poses no significant risks to human health. For added protection, the DOH recommends staying indoors during spraying. People with asthma or other respiratory conditions are encouraged to stay inside during spraying since direct exposure could worsen these conditions. Air conditioners may remain on, however, to reduce indoor exposure, set Q vent to closed position.·

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Procedure is only for the worst cases, doctor says by Domenick Rafter Editor

In 2010, more patients were discharged from Jamaica Hospital Medical Center after being admitted for asthma-related issues than from any other hospital in Queens. Why the high number of asthma-related problems at Jamaica is up for debate, and many of the cases treated are minor and can be controlled with drugs, but for a small number of patients, the problem is extreme and life-threatening and now Jamaica Hospital is offering a new treatment for those patients. Dr. Craig Thurm, director of pulmonary medicine at Jamaica Hospital, said about five to ten percent of patients with asthma have symptoms that are very severe and not well controlled by medication. “First, you do evaluations of patients,” Thurm explained. “But then, sometimes you’re stuck with some asthma patients who are good patients but still have problems.” For those patients there is another option, an injection of a dr ug called XOLAIR, which lowers immunoglobulin E, a natural substance in the body that is often blamed for exacerbating asthmatic issues when high levels of it are present. But even then, some patients don’t respond and the drug is often expensive. Thurm said the patients who can’t afford or

don’t respond well to that medication are the most at risk. Four thousand people die each year due to asthma and the costs for hospitalization and treatment are significant. “Bad asthma patients are often hospitalized, and are disproportionately upping costs for treatment,” Thurm said. That led him to bring a new kind of asthma treatment to the hospital — bronchial thermoplasty. The procedure is minimally invasive, usually outpatient, and is only for those with severe asthma that hasn’t been improved by other available treatments. The Food and Drug Administration only recently approved bronchial thermoplasty and Jamaica Hospital is the only location in Queens offering it. Patients can undergo complete anesthesia for the procedure or it can be done under mild sedation. Dr. Thurm, who is the only doctor who performs the procedure, places a periscope into the airways three different times in three different par ts of the lungs in three procedures done every few weeks. A special catheter with prongs in the scope that is connected to a box is put into middle size airways of the lungs. Thurm then presses a pedal on the box sending thermal energy to the airway to decrease the smooth muscle that often constricts during asthma attacks. The procedure is not uncommon and is

done already for other pulmonary issues, Thurm said. Patients are pretreated with drugs such as Prednisone, which alleviates inflammation. Thurm, who has done the procedure on six patients so far, said the FDA approved the treatment after conducting it on 280 patients. He notes there are side effects and initially, symptoms will remain and could get worse. “Hopefully a month or so after the procedure, you should see the benefits,” he said, noting that only one of his six patients had to be hospitalized after the procedure and only for one night. He said many of those who took part in the trial before FDA off icially approved the treatment saw reduced severity of asthma attacks and fewer visits to the emergency room. Of the other five patients that he’s conducted the treatment on, one was able to come off oral mediation, another saw dramatic improvement, a third saw some early improvement, a fourth saw no improvement at all and the fifth is still undergoing the treatment. The FDA is working on a five-year time frame to analyze data to see what improvements occur. The treatment is only approved for adults and only as a last resort after all other treatment has failed. Some insurance Q companies do cover the procedure.

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Railroad continued from page 22 However, the 30 to 45 minutes include more than just that ride. It takes into account some riders will take the train further to Grand Central Station, the time spent waiting for the train and the time a customer would spend traveling from the station to their destination in Manhattan, which could include a subway or bus ride. “The times and costs associaed with all three travel mode choices were designed to represent realistic travel choices, based upon total travel time that Elmhurst residents would be making, rather than simply examining the run time of an LIRR or subway train trip,” Arena said. Results as to whether the railroad thinks it’s worth the $30 million pricetag to restore the station should be released early next year, according to the LIRR. “As we await the results of the Elmhurst LIRR station survey, some quest ions have been raised w ith respect to how the survey was conduct e d ,” sa id Re p. Jo e Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx). “I believe it’s clear our community wants to see the station reopen and I am confident the results of the survey will ultimately Q support this proposal.”

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Fans arrive early for Mumford and Sons Queue for concert at the West Side Tennis Club starts hours before show by Tess McRae Reporter

Mumford and Sons fans took the band’s latest hit “I Will Wait for You” literally yesterday morning as dozens of fans from all over the country queued up by the West Side Tennis Club early for the folk group’s Queens debut and the first musical performance the stadium has hosted since the 1980s.

“Well, we were going to get here at midnight, but we had to drive from Philly and we didn’t have that kind of time,” said Fatima, the first person in line. “So we got here around 5 a.m. instead and it was worth it. I got a free poster for being first.” At 10 a.m., seven hours before the stadium doors opened and eight hours before the group

Fans line up just outside the West Side Tennis Club grounds. Many people brought cards and board games to pass the time, while others brought books and some snacks.

would step on stage, spirits were high as fans enjoyed each other’s company, passing the time with some music and small talk. “T he f irst 200 people get wristbands so that’s really why we’re here so early,” Morgan, a Manhattan resident, said. “It gets you way in the front in the standing area and obviously, since we’re here so early, we are big fans and really want to be as close as possible.” W hen the event was f i rst announced, there was much controversy. Many said that Forest Hills Gardens, where the stadium is located, would be filled with delinquent young people who would leave trash in their wake. But there was none of that going on before the show as the sun shone bright on the fans. “We’re having a good time,” Kaitlin, a fan from Forest Hills, said. “I’m meeting some cool people and it’s been a blast so far. I can’t wait to see them perform.” Fou r of f icer s a nd sever al event staffers were also there to ensure everyone was safe and

The front of the line where fans look on as an event staffer demonstrates how to properly play the guitar. The young man he is instructing is a music major and needs to learn to play the instrument for a class. PHOTOS BY TESS MCRAE

having a good time. One fan, a music major in college, brought along his new guitar that he was learning to play.

“It’s not like there is anything else to do,” he joked. “Besides, what better place to learn to play a guitar than in line for a concert?” Q

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33rd annual antique motorcycle show to take over Queens County Farm firefighters or breast cancer,” the show’s organizer, Steve Eftimiades, who is also the farm’s caretaker, said. “They really help out the farm, very respectful.” For the last few years about 120 bikes have been entered for judging at the annual show. (If you want your bike to be judged, register between 10 and 11 a.m., for no additional fee.) In the parking lot outside the official judging area there are about 400 bikes of all makes and models ridden by people who want to check out the spread.

For 33 years the Queens County Farm Museum has welcomed a bevy of antique motorcycles including this Indian model to its grounds.

*** Antique bikes have to be at least 35 years old and are judged against their original model — meaning they are as close to what they looked like in the showroom in the ’20s, ’40s or so on, as possible. Continuedononpage page continued 43

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by Josey Bartlett It won’t be a scene out of Hunter S. Thompson’s Hells Angels chronicle, but there’s sure to be lots of rare and antique motorcycles, games for the kids, and heck, probably a fair share of black T-shirts, leather and ponytails — but probably a good number of them on people who wear suits to work on the weekdays. The Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park will host its 33rd annual antique motorcycle show on Sept. 15. “It’s very family-oriented,” said Keith Moser, the co-director of the Sand Bar chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, which participates each year. “It’s not drunk debauchery — of course there are loud, obnoxious people — but it’s one of the nicer motorcycle shows in the New York City area.” “Bike groups are very philanthropic — riding for

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Pre-registration a must. Call Mike Kaff (917) 9527014, Ralph Traub (347) 336-5866.

AUDITIONS

Maspeth Town Hall Community Center, 53-37 72 St., offers toddler playgroups in Sept., children 3 and under. Call (718) 335-6049.

The Queens College Choral Society, Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts” and Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” Queens College music building, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., room 246, Wednesdays, Sept. 4, 6-8:30 p.m.; Aug. 28, Sept. 11, 6-7:15 p.m. Rehearsals, Wednesdays, 7:30-9:45 p.m. Call (718) 997-3818.

LECTURE Alley Pond Environmental Center, Scientifically Speaking – Wonder About Weather? Saturday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. $24. Pre-registration required. Contact: 718-229-4000, www. alleypond.com.

The Bayside Glee Club, a male chorus, fall rehearsals begin Tuesday, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., All Saints Church, 214-33 40 Ave., Bayside. Men who love singing are invited to join. Call (718) 961-6852. The Community Singers of Queens, rehearsals for winter concert in Dec., Messiah Lutheran Church, 42-15 165 St., Flushing, Monday, Sept. 9, 8 p.m. Call (718) 658-1021. The Oratorio Society of Queens (OSQ) is preparing for its Annual Holiday Concert, Sunday, Dec. 22. Auditions 7 p.m. on Mondays, Sept. 9 and 16. Reservations are required. Contact: 718-279-3006, www.queensoratorio.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS “Music in the Garden” concert series features the ensemble “Zikrayat,” at the Queens Botanical Garden. COURTESY PHOTO AARP Chapter 2889 meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 12 Noon at the American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., Maspeth. Call: 718-672-9890.

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Free Jewish holiday services (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), Thursday, Sept. 5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Paul’s International Church, 262-22 Union Turnpike, Floral Park. Contact: office@templeshalom. org, templesholom.org, (718) 343-8660.

The Ridgewood Youthmarket, an urban farmstand supplied by local farmers and operated by youths to provide fresh healthy foods to the community, intersection of Myrtle and Cypress avenues, Saturdays, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. until Nov. 23.

FILM Laughing Devil Comedy Club, 47-38 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, Devil Science Theater 3000, “The Creeping Terror,” Thursday, Sept. 5. $5. 10:30 p.m. Contact: Daniel Reynolds, devi lscience@gmail.com, (407) 276-6724. Selichot service, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 31, 10 p.m.; plus a film, “The Exodus Revealed,” and refreshments, 8:45 p.m. Call (718) 459-1000.

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Queens Botanical Garden announces the latest in the “Music in the Garden” concert series: the ensemble “Zikrayat,” in a concert featuring the classical music and dance traditions of Egypt, Lebanon and the greater Arab world, Saturday, Sept. 7, 6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Contact: 718-886-3800 ext. 330 or dhector@ queensbotanical.org.

Labor day weekend Artisan Flea Festival, Ridgewood Market, Saturday, Aug. 31- Sunday, Sept. 1, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, 59-03 Summerfield St. Contact: contact@ridgewoodmarket.com, (347) 460-7549. St. Raphael’s Church, Sunday Outdoor Flea Market, Sunday, Sept. 8, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., 3520 Greenpoint Ave. Call 718-729-8957.

HEALTH Free mobile mammography, Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m., New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 122-05 Smith St., Jamaica. Contact: Rosalie Harris, remhamf@verizon.net, (718) 723-6287.

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Play4Autisim, programs for kids on the Autism Spectrum: “Kidz Into Action” St. hockey program, Fridays in August, Juniper Valley Park, Juniper Boulevard between Lutheran Avenue, 71st St. and Dry Harbor Road, Middle Village. Small registration fee. Contact: Grey Vasicek, greg@play4autism.org, (718) 894-3400.

V.F.W. post 4787, 19-12 149th St., Whitestone, will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. All those who served in the military overseas are invited to attend.

Hey Kids – Play Gym News! Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, invites infants and toddlers from 7 months to 3 years of age to come to Play Gym Open House on Wednesday,

Sept. 11. The schedule is as follows: 7–18 months, 10:00–10:45 a.m., 19–36 months 11:00–11:45 a.m. Contact: 718-268-5011. Visit www.cqy.org. The City Parks Foundation Puppet Mobile is coming the Queens Historical Society with a modern version of Little Red Riding Hood, Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. at 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing. Call 718-939-0647 ext. 14 or dhilkin@queenshi storicalsociety.org. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Sunny Bunnies, Sept. 9 - Dec. 20 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), from 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, Ages 3-4. The Happy Hedgehog Band, Saturday, Sept. 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Agest 3-4. Pre-registration required. Pre-register by calling 718-229-4000. Visit www. alleypond.com for more info.

CLASSES National Alliance Mental Illness (NAMI) Queens/Nassau, twelve-session class for caregivers of an adult living with mental illness, Monday, Sept. 9, 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Emblem Health Neighborhood Care, 206-20 Linden Ave., ground level, Cambria Heights. Call 718-347-7284 to register or email: NAMIQN@aol.com. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. & Northern Blvd., 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, $25 per session. Instruction from award winning artist. Call: 718-969-1128. Coed mixed-level line dancing for adults, Cambria Heights Community Church, 116-02 220 St., Saturdays, Sept. 7, 21, 9:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. $10 per session. Call (646) 229-0242. About Boating Safety class, qualified instructors from Flotilla 12-01 of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, held at Fort Totten, Totten Avenue and Cross Island Parkway, Bayside, Sunday, Sept. 29, 8:30 a.m. $65.

Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, hosts: (Knot Only) Knitting Circle, Mondays, Aug. 26, Sept. 9, 23, 6-8 p.m. Adults, $5 per session. All knitters, crocheters or crafters welcome. For adults who know how to knit.; Preregistration required. Contact: (718) 2294000 ext. 214 or alleypond.com. Sacred Heart School, 84-05 78 Ave., Glendale, collecting for Annual White Elephant Fundraiser in Oct.; donations dropped off at 84th St. entrance to school, Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (718) 456-6636.

SPECIAL EVENTS 33rd Annual Antique Motorcycle Show will be held at the Queens County Farm Museum, Sunday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. Admission $5 per person. Contact: 718-347-3276, queensfarm.org.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES The CCNS Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horrace Harding Expy., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Both kosher and nonkosher lunch at 11:30 a.m. with a $2 contribution. Bingo 3 times a week. Adults 60+. Much more. Contact (718) 225-1144. Middle Village Adult Center, 69-10 75 St., offers: computer training classes, all levels, beginners to advanced, including: 21st Century Technology, teaching use of iPods, smartphones, e-readers, tablet computers, and other latest gadgets; and Microsoft Excel (separate class); fitness classes in Zumba, aerobics, line dancing, chair and mat yoga, tai chi, lower-body toning, sit and be fit; recreational activities (daily bingo, singing, watercolor painting, bus trips, daily meals and more). Call Hindy at (718) 894-3441 or visit the Center. Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47 165 St., details its safety program about rent, Medicaid and food stamps. Call for an appointment at (718) 657-6500. Free.

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Calling all Queens writers: workshops this fall by Domenick Rafter editor

Attention all Queens writers — and we know you’re out there — the Newtown Literary Alliance is holding workshops you may be interested in. The nonprofit who brought us the Newtown Literary journal will offer a workshop and a 10-week writing course this fall.

E-Books 101: A DIY Introduction When: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Tuition: $20; newtownliterary.org.

Queens Short Fiction Workshop When: Tuesdays, Oct. 8 through Dec. 17, 6 to 7:45 p.m. Where: Greater Astoria Historical Society 35-20 Broadway Tuition: $200; newtownliterary.org.

“Writing classes in New York City can cost anywhere from two to four times the amount we will be charging for our classes,” said Tim Fredrick, president of the Newtown Literary Alliance. Because the alliance’s mission is to support writers in the borough, Fredrick thought of the idea of holding affordable seminars on writing, which are not widely available in the city. “One of the ways we felt we could support writers is to hold low-cost workshops,” he said. The first course so far scheduled is E-Books 101: A Do-It-Yourself Introduction, which will be taught by Katherine Garrigan, the Newtown Literary journal’s production editor and a writer who has also lectured at John Jay College. The workshop is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Greater Astoria Historical Society’s headquarters. The seminar is $20 and seeks to help participants learn about new technology available to writers. The second class hosted by the Newtown Literary Alliance — Queens Short Fiction Workshop — will take place over 10 Tues-

days starting on Oct. 8 and ending Dec. 17 from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the same location. For $200, writers in Queens can apply to take part in the 10 weekly, short writing exercises to explore aspects of short fiction writing, such as mood, character, setting, word choice, revision and dialogue. The course will definitely put writers to work. Students are expected to put together two short stories (of approximately 5,000 words each) or one longer shor t stor y, in two par ts (of approximately 10,000 words total), and prepare at least one manuscript for submission to literary journals and set a submission plan for that story. There are eight seats available for the short fiction workshop and applicants will also need to submit a writing sample for consideration. Interested in taking part in either or both of these workshops? Visit newtownliterary.org/classes to sign up or email events @ newtownliterar y.org for more information. And keep yours eyes open and pens ready. Fredrick said the alliance is planning on holding more workshops for writers in Q the future.

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Holographics: What’s real and what’s an illusion? by Josey Bartlett qboro editor

The curator of a new exhibition in Long Island City says making holograms is like working inside a camera. “You’re shaping light,” said Martina Mrongovius, who is curating for the Holocenter. A zebra will prance to life, a banana will fool the audience as to whether it’s edible or not and a woman will allow a glimpse of her blood pumping and her cells oscillating just under the surface of her skin. All play with the idea of what’s real and what’s not. “They will question your perspective of what’s solid and tangible,” Mrongovius said. Mrongovius, originally from Australia, selected the 35 works in “Interference: Coexistence,” at the Long Island City Clock Tower from Sept. 6 to 28, from her mentors, whom she met teaching and traveling from Germany to South Korea. Mrongovius will also show one of her own holograms, which she made from 200 video frames and then animated.

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In addition to filling the tower with holographic art, the empty entryway and old bank vaults will buzz with several shows. Opening night Robert Aaron and SPI Music Artists will perform their unique brand of music with beverages donated by Brooklyn Brewery and CoolVines.

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boro The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30; free computer classes, Mondays at 12:30 p.m.; Eldercise, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; massage therapy, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.; yoga, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Movies every Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 1:15 p.m. MetroCard van, 4th Thursday of month. Call Karen (718) 456-2000. The Selfhelp Latimer Gardens Senior Center, 34-30 137 St., Flushing, offers ballroom dancing, Mondays, Wednesdays through Fridays at 10:30 a.m. to noon; tai chi, Tuesdays at 10 a.m. to noon; English as a second language, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. to noon; Ping Pong, exercise and mahjong, Mondays though Fridays. Call (718) 961-3660. Computer classes are being held at Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal Prince St. Senior Center, 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. For seniors 60 plus. Call John at (718) 559-4329 to register.

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In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on Their cash loans program is straightforward her ring from another area shop, but was looking and simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone to get a better deal. In what may be viewed who has a bill due and a check on the way,” as poor business acumen, she told her new Goldberg said. “But we make sure they have a prospective buyer what her previous offer was. game plan to buy their jewelry back before the Still, after examining her piece, he offered her end of the term. Sometimes these are people’s $1,600. He did so, as he says, “...because that’s heirlooms we’re talking about and we respect what it was worth.” that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry manufacturing. They understand that people get Buying would purchase, like a handbag or antique into situations where they just need a little cash furniture, they can help find a buyer on their eBay fast to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying store. Elias consults with the customer to find a Service hopes to help out in the most honest way target price and let the Internet they can. auctioneers handle the rest. STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re doing the community a service,” For anyone who has ever MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm Elias said. “We’re in the business dealt with the hassle of selling SAT. 10am 5pm of helping people who are in a and shipping an item on eBay SUN. by Appointment tough spot. They can come to — all the forms involved in our store and know that we can setting up a user and paypal educate them on what they have and we’ll give account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice Jewelry them what their items are worth. When that Buying charges to do all the work is really a woman told me her previous offer, it made me bargain deal. wonder how many times this happens — how “At the end of the day, I just want people to many people who really need that money get feel comfortable doing business with us. People taken advantage of?” have this conception of gold buying stores as Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg these slimy places with slimy people, and they’re less than a year ago, and already they’re seeing typically right. But we want to be different. I don’t a lot of repeat customers and referrals. This is think it’s cool to see someone buy a ring for a sign to them that they’re doing something right $200 and put it in their counter for $800. We — the pawn business typically deals in one-time don’t do that.” transactions but Elias is determined to break that Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located at mold, building a reputation on trust. 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of “Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 days; you can go into the barber shop down the pm and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday– private road and sell your jewelry. The problem with all appoinments are available. Call for more these places is they treat everything like it’s a Q information (718) 830-0030. one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. - ADVERTISEMENT -

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SUPPORT GROUPS Bereavement groups for the loss of a spouse, facilitated by a licensed social worker. Central Queens YM&YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Call Pamela Leff: (718) 268-5011 ext. 621. Gay and Jewish siblings of Gay and Jewish Victims of Domestic Homicide/Violence meets in Forest Hills. All are welcome. Call (917) 561-4252. Nar-Anon is a self-help support group for anyone affected by a loved one’s use/ abuse of drugs. The group meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement lounge at The-Church-In-The-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Call 1(800) 9840066, or visit nar-anon.org.

The Lupus Alliance of Long Island and Queens meets once a month on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Flushing. To attend and for more information, Alliance members can register by calling Paula Goldstein at (516) 8023142. A fee of $10 per person for members and $15 for nonmembers includes a light breakfast, handouts and lunch. Call (516)826-2058. Try a NEW way OUT of FAT with Overeaters Anonymous, Thursdays at 11 a.m. at Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Dr. Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177. Emotions Anonymous, an emotional support group, will be held on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Victoria Congregational Church, 148th St. and 87th Avenue, Briarwood. Call (718) 938-8869 or (917) 312-7150. Free caregiver support groups at Queens Community House, Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Call (718) 226-5960 Ext. 226 Drug problem? Call Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com. Meetings are held seven days a week. Al-anon meets every Sunday at noon at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park. A free schizophrenics anonymous self-help support group will be held on Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. at L.I. Consultation Center, 97-29 64 Rd., Rego Park. Call (718) 896-3400. Problem with cocaine or other mind-altering substances? For local Cocaine Anonymous meetings call: 1 (212) COCAINE (262-2463). Co-Dependents Anonymous (women only) meetings are held every Friday from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Fr. Freely Hall, 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park.

VOLUNTEERS The Louis Armstrong House, the longtime home of the great musician Louis Armstrong, is a national historic landmark located on 107 St. in Corona. It is open to the public as a historic house museum and needs volunteers to assist in the Welcome Center. Contact Deslyn Dyer at (718) 478-8274 or visit satchmo.net. The Samuel Field YWHA, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, is seeking individuals who would like to volunteer their time to teach a class in the older adult services or computer department. Applicants should have some experience either teaching or working in their field of interest, but those with a specific hobby they would like to share are welcome to apply. To volunteer, call (718) 225-6750, ext. 233.

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Raising the steaks at Resorts World Casino by Domenick Rafter Editor

The best gaming spots in the world all have more in common than slot machines, poker tables and glitzy shows. Travel to Atlantic City or Las Vegas or Monte Carlo and you’ll hear a lot about the food. In fact, food and gaming go together like, well, steak and potatoes. So it’s not a surprise that New York

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City’s first casino boasts elegant eateries like RW Prime steakhouse. And this culinar y gem at Aqueduc t Race Track’s Resorts World is not just a place for steaks. Located on the casino’s second floor directly across from its gourmet Chinese restaurant, Genting Palace, RW Prime has the ambience of a traditional New York steakhouse with its dark wood interior and classy wine bar atmosphere. The music is soft and the wait staff surveys the dining floor dressed in uniforms that will conjure up thoughts of Downton Abbey. At the entrance sits a fully stocked bar with flat screen televisions showing the latest sporting events. One notable feature is the open view from the dining room into the kitchen, so you can see your chefs cooking your meal. The restaurant was quiet on this particular Monday night, but Luis, our waiter, was quick to bring us a basket of warm bread and a glass of red wine. The first course featured crab meat wrapped in avocado and topped with parsley served with a choice of dressings. On one side, a mango puree, on the other one that includes horseradish. The sweet

and the spicy complemented each other nicely in this appetizer joined by strings of pickled radishes. The next course featured mouth-watering pan-searedscallops that melted in your mouth like butter. In keeping with the fruits and vegetables theme, the scallops came drizzled in a carrot puree with corn succotash and baby beets. But this is a steakhouse, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t leave without tr ying the steak. C h e f J o s e f, w h o w a s behind the grill that night, RW Prime, Resorts World Casino’s New York-inspired served me up a sirloin cooked PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER steakhouse. to perfection. The outside was blackened, which appeared to seal in vanilla creme brulee, chocolate lava cake the flavor, where the meat was red and and pistachio ice cream — with real tender. The steak was served with rustic pistachios. potatoes topped with a tangy blue cheese, After the last bite of the chocolate cake, which only helped further bring out the a freshly made cappucino topped off the taste of the meat. night perfectly and it was time to go from For dessert, Chef Josef brought the great steaks to, we hope, just as good creme de la creme — almost literally: stakes at the slots. Q

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Saturday, Sept. 14 will go to the kids with optics experiments and drawing. On the 19th artist Gerry Marks will project his hologram photos including ones taken of the view from the top of the clock tower, and then on the 21st the space will be filled with experimental music for the wrap-up party of the Maker Faire, an event at the Hall of Science that shows off pretty much anything that’s new and mind-blowing in the world of manufacturing and technology. “The music pushes the tech side,“ Levy said. “There’s going to be some grooves and some thoughtful stuff.” Up until March the nomadic public arts group No Longer Empty filled the tower that once was the borough’s largest building with an exhibit about money, a throwback to the spot’s former tenant — the Bank of Manhattan. The group, along with Andover Realty, then donated the space to the Holocenter for the show. “It’s our first major show in four years,” Levy said. In 2009 the center lost its funding and had to vacate its office in Court

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Notice of Qualification of 3JS MANAGEMENT, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/13. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/25/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Urban American Mgmt., Attn: Jana Schmidt, Esq., 590 56th St., West New York, NJ 07093. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State for the State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO LAW, that the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., at 66 John Street, 11th floor, on a petition from Barosa Inc, to continue to maintain and operate a sidewalk café at 62-29 Woodhaven Blvd., in the Borough of Queens.

BEACHWALK LLC App. for Auth. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/12/2013. LLC was organized in CT on 6/7/2013. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 18 Nawthorne Rd., Old Greenwich, CT 06870, which is also the principal business location as well as the required office in CT. Cert. of Org. filed with SSCT, State Capitol, Rm 104, Hartford, CT 06106. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

SUMMONS, NOTICE AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF NATURE OF ACTION CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 3803/2013 M&T BANK, Plaintiff, -againstDANIEL CHONG a/k/a DANIEL D. CHONG a/k/a DANNY CHONG; JORGE CHONG a/k/a JORGE W. CHONG; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; RAB PERFORMANCE RECOVERIES; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE #1- #50” and “MARY ROE #1- #50”, the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS DANIEL CHONG A/K/A DANIEL D. CHONG A/K/A DANNY CHONG and JORGE CHONG A/K/A JORGE W. CHONG: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Trial is desired in the County of Queens. The basis of venue designated above is that the real property, which is the subject matter of this action, is located in the County of Queens, New York. 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. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Summons and Complaint You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. Source of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-269-0990 or visit the Department`s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. Foreclosure Rescue Scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Augustus C. Agate, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on the 31st day of July, 2013, in Queens, New York and to be duly entered in the Queens County Clerk’s Office, in Queens, New York. The Nature of this action pertains to a note and mortgage held by Plaintiff on real property owned by the defendants, Daniel Chong a/k/a Daniel D. Chong a/k/a Danny Chong and Jorge Chong a/k/a Jorge W. Chong. The said defendants have defaulted on the note and mortgage and the plaintiff commenced a foreclosure action. Plaintiff is seeking a judgment foreclosing its mortgage against the real property and premises which situates in the Neighborhood of Woodhaven, County of Queens and State of New York and is commonly known as 97-28 95th Street, Ozone Park, New York 11416 and all other relief as to the Court may seem just and equitable. DATED: August 28, 2013 BY: SCHILLER & KNAPP, LLP, WILLIAM B. SCHILLER, ESQ., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 950 New Loudon Road, Latham, New York 12110, Telephone: (518) 786-9069

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563/65 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/23/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Bartolomew Tesoriero, 138-03 Whitelow St., Ozone Park, NY 11417. General Purposes.

File No.: 2012-461/C CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Giovanni Bigioni, Rita Marcatante Landri, Jeannette Marcatante Gallo, Our Lady of Fatima, R.C. Diocese of Brooklyn, Angelo Colapietro, Vincenzo Colapietro, Alessandra Bigioni, Claudia Bigioni Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of ANGELO BIGIONI, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of ANGELO BIGIONI, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 24-40 79th Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11370, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Temporary Administrator of the Estate of ANGELO BIGIONI, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 10th day of October, 2013 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Temporary Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $9,055.65 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship; and why the Last Will and Testament dated September 30th, 1979 should not be admitted to Probate as an ancient document; and why said Will dated September 30th, 1979 should not be deemed ineffective; and why Letters of Administration duly issued by the Surrogate’s Court on November 9, 2012 should not be revoked; and why Letters of Administration C.T.A should not be issued to the Public Administrator of Queens County; and why the net distributable estate should not be distributed pursuant to E.P.T.L. 4-1.1. Dated, Attested and Sealed 9th day of August, 2013 HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queens County, Margaret M. Gribbon, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court, GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

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Notice of Qualification of BRICKMAN 48TH AVE LIC LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/15/13. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/28/13. Princ. office of LLC: 30-02 48th Ave., Long Island, NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Brickman Associates, Attn: Steven H. Klein, 712 Fifth Ave., 6th Fl., NY, NY 10019. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

GREEN MOUNTAIN BUILDERS, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 08/06/2013. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, C/O Matthew Moss, 4823 42nd Street, #6-L, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Managed by one or more managers.

M.C.A. INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/29/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 59-55 47TH Ave., 3F, Woodside, NY 11377. General Purposes.

Christian Culture Daycare Learning Center, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/23/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 147-12 231 St., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413. Purpose: General.

Notice of Formation of ILL era, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/20/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: Attn: Brigitte Rangel, 91-01 91st Ave., Woodhaven, NY 11421. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

CMJ NORWICH LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/16/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 139-19 109th Ave., Jamaica, NY 11435. General Purposes.

Notice of formation of JANINESTYLES LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/26/2013. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2584 36th St., Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

M A RQUEE TA LENT 24/7 FREE Community Service MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Houses For Sale Office For Rent Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/20/13. Office location: Ozone Park, 1st fl, office for rent, Queens County. SSNY is fully furn, 350 sq ft. Call, designated as agent upon 212-203-1330 whom process against the DIAMOND CONDITION LLC may be served. SSNY 9 Room Colonial, 4/5 BRs, Vacation R.E./Rental shall mail process to: The 1½ Baths, New Roof & OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best Apts. For Rent LLC, P.O. Box 750578, Windows, Updated Kit, 2 selection of affordable rentals. Full Forest Hills, NY 111375- Centreville/Ozone Park, G&E incl, partial weeks. Call for FREE 0578. General Purposes. no pets/smoking, $950/mo. Car Garage, Wraparound /brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Porch, Near Berkshire Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online 718-877-2299 Attractions and Ski NOTICE OF FORMATION OF reservations: www.holidayoc.com Resorts. 11½ Acres. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Howard Beach, exclusive agent for studios & 1 BR apts, absentee NAME: MOORE & GONZALEZ $285,500. A Must See! Land For Sale L/L. Call Joe Trotta, Broker, REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/19/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 23-54 Crescent St., Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FX HOLDING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/9/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: F&T Group, 136-20 38th Ave., 12th Fl., Flushing, NY 11354, Attn: Earle Tockman, Esq. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Jireh 1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/20/12. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 13511 221st St Suite 1, Laurelton, NY 11413. Purpose: General.

NICOLE FRONTERA FAMILY HEALTH, NP, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/26/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 173 Beach 140th St., Belle Harbor, NY 11694. Purpose: To practice the profession of Nurse Practitioner in Family Health.

GANZO MOVING, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/1/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Alfredo Tepale, 108-47 42nd Ave., 1st Fl., Corona, NY 11368. General Purposes.

LAMBRAKI REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/15/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 23-39 BQE West, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program will assist you every step of the way Antonio and Sabrina Torres had been thinking about fixing up their basement when Hurricane Sandy struck last fall. The flooding forced them to tear out the walls and insulation, and when they did, they discovered they had cracks in the foundation that had let the water in. Fixing it would be a big project, but luckily they had contacted the Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program, which helped them through every step of the job, from financing to selecting the right contractor to making sure the job was done right. The contractor dug 6 feet down and 3 feet out from the foundation, sealed it and installed a new concrete walkway all around the house. The NRP is there to ensure home improvement jobs are done correctly, helping with everything from financing to selecting the right contractor and following up to make sure the homeowner is satisfied. The NRP provides a safe route to accomplish your home improvements affordably and with someone who is reputable. Antonio recently took the time to talk about how helpful the NRP is, and the great job his NRP-approved contractor did.

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How did you find out about the Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program? I got their card in the mail. I was upset at the lack of assistance I had gotten from FEMA after Hurricane Sandy. So after I got the card, I did some research on the computer and called. They got back to me literally in five minutes — a lot faster than FEMA, who I still have to finish arguing with. At first we were going to work on getting the basement fixed, but then we discovered that we had an underlying water issue there. We had water seeping in through cracks in the foundation. It was actually the contractor the NRP sent who discovered that. All this time we hadn’t known what was going on behind the walls. In all our dealings with the NRP, they’ve been very helpful, as well as very friendly and extremely courteous.

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and helpful. The contractor always called to see how it was going, and even afterward, they checked back on the work, saying “We’ve had a lot of rain recently, are there any leaks?” That was very much appreciated. How happy are you with the job they did? Very happy. The work was done correctly the first time and it was done on time. It’s not like they said, “Oh, it’ll be done on this date” and then said, “Oh, it’ll be this date instead.” That’s what happened with another contractor we had hired for our floors and Sheetrock upstairs, a real fly-by-night ripoff artist. He left something half done and we had to go back and finish it. That’s why I was

so glad I found the NRP. The job was done within three or four days. I was shocked; I thought it was going to take a week and a half. How did the NRP’s field specialist make the process easier? Our NRP rep, Russell, took the time out to come over here and get all the paperwork that was needed and stayed in constant contact with me to make sure everything was in order — before, during and after the job. He explained everything to us from start to finish. You know, you get very hesitant with people coming into your house, but the first time he was here he made sure to show us his ID, the NRP website and everything. Hiring NRP to get help get the work

done made a big difference, compared to the first time we hired a contractor. I didn’t have to worry about the contractor being registered with the Better Business Bureau. NRP took the time to understand my needs, pair me with a reputable contractor and place me in an affordable program to get it all done. Would you recommend the NRP to other homeowners and your friends? Yes, I would recommend the NRP. With their help, the job was done fast and easy. They were courteous, helpful and friendly, and got the job done with no gimmicks, no hassles, no problems. A few of our neighbors have looked at the work and said, “Wow, who did that?” I said, “The NRP. Here’s Russell’s number; give him a call.” To get the same great service the Torres family did for a home improvement project of any kind, call the NRP at (866) 921-9082 or visit nrpnow.org.

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A lot was made of Andy Roddick’s retirement last year, since he remains the last American man to win a tennis Grand Slam event: the 2003 US Open. What got surprisingly little play when he lost to Argentina’s Juan Del Potro in 2012 was that he was the last American men’s player left in the US Open at that point. Things have not markedly improved for those who want to chant “USA!” at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center this week and next. Yes, Serena Williams remains the top-ranked women’s player, but after her, things go downhill precipitously for the red, white and blue — in both genders. Twenty-year-old Sloane Stephens has been billed as the heir apparent to Williams for the last three years. Other American women who have been generating some buzz are Madison Keys, Lauren Davis and Jamie Hampton. While it’s unlikely that any of the aforementioned will be raising a trophy this year, it’s important for American pride, and to American TV ratings, that at least some of them play into next week. 2010’s Cinderella story, Melanie Oudin, got bounced in the first round of the Open qualifiers last week at the BJKNTC, which incidentally was free to the public. I guess it’s safe to dub her “Flash in the Pan” Oudin. On a bright-

er note, another once-touted American female player , Coco Vandeweghe (the niece of former Knicks player and Nets head coach Kiki Vandeweghe), did survive the qualifiers to make it into the first round of the Open. John Isner, the thirteenth seed, came into the tourney as the highest-ranked American men’s player. Isner has arguably the most powerful serve today and he possesses incredible stamina, as his matches always seem to require timeconsuming, physically draining tiebreakers. Unfortunately like a hard-luck pitcher who always loses close games, Isner always seems to come up a dollar short to higher-ranked opponents such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Mardy Fish was the one American who could give the European big boys fits, but he will be missing from this year’s Open because of persistent health issues. There has been a lot of talk about alleged rising stars Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock. While it would be nice to believe that they will one day be the next Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, the odds are that they will follow in the footsteps of journeymen Robbie Ginepri and Taylor Dent. At least the US Open is a homecoming for ESPN’s Mike Tirico, who will be anchoring a lot of the coverage. Mike is a graduate of BayQ side High School.

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In New York City many soft drinks have come and gone over the last 100 years, but one major player had been located right here in our Borough of Queens. It wasn’t Coca-Cola, which until 1935 had dominated the market. In 1936, Pepsi, which was growing in popularity after introducing a 12-ounce bottle, built a plant at 47-51 33 St. in Long Island City. It was such a success and grew so quickly it was relocated to 46-00 5 St., overlooking the East River. Pepsi executives worked out of offices in upstate Purchase, but the production and bottling were here up until 1999. In 2001, the Elghanayan family and their company, Rockrose Development, became designated developers of the north end of the Queens West waterfront. They acquired 21 acres from Pepsi, leaving out a 60-by200-foot parcel the cola company had carved out to serve as a permanent home for its famous billboard. With the construction of a 25-story luxury tower at 46-10 Center Blvd., the Elghanayans decided to incorporate the

Pepsi-Cola’s first Long Island City plant was sited at 47-51 33 St. This view looks south from 47th Avenue, in January 1941. Pepsi-Cola sign as part of the project. The lower eight floors were recessed 12 feet, keeping a 45-foot distance from the famous 120-foot-long sign. The idea was to have the colossal pop-art sign serve as as a focal point of attention and admiration. The Elghanayans are Iranian Jews who immigrated to the United States in 1948 and settled in Forest Hills Gardens. The name of their company, Rockrose, was derived from the block they lived on in the Q Gardens, Rockrose Place.

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Mint Raised Ranch on 40x100, 2 Family, 3 BRs over 2 BRs, on 49.5x100, 5 BRs, 2½ Baths, New Kit 3 BRs, 1 Bath, New Hardwood w/Maple Cabinets and SS Appl, Granite Formal Dining room, Full Flrs, New Centrail Air, Full Countertop, New Baths, Fireplace in LR, Basement, 2 Car Garage. Unfinished Bsmnt, 1 Car Unique M/D Cape, Huge Wraparound yard, Asking $799K Garage. Asking $549K 1 car gar. A Must See! Asking $629K U SI V

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HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK Large expanded 42x100, 3 BRs, Walk-in, Private Driveway, Garage. $529K

Cape in excel cond on 50x100 lot. Updated siding & windows, 4 yr old roof, New boiler & H/W Heater, New electric panel, 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, LR w/Fireplace, Pvt Dvwy, IGP w/New Liner. Asking $579K ED

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HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE High Ranch on 41x110, 2/3 BRs, 1 Bath, Great location! Can be converted to colonial, Huge attic. Great price! $499K

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Hi-Ranch, XLg 5 BRs, 3 Full Cape on 40x100, 4 BRs, 1 Bath, Baths, Updated Thruout, 27x55, Full unfinished basement, Needs TLC. Asking $469K On 40x109 Lot. Asking $689K

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Mint Hi-Ranch, All Redone in 2004, 3/4 Mother/Daughter, Curb appeal + on Unique Hi-Ranch, 4 BRs, 2½ Baths, BRs, All New Kit w/SS Appl, All New 40x100, 3 Car Garage, 4 BRs, Duplex Deck on top fl overlooking yard w/ Brick, Stucco Windows, Kit, Baths, featuring EIK w/SS Appliances, Wood beautiful pool w/ unique sideyard, Pavers front & back, New Roof, New backyd to entertain, walk-in, mint cabinets, Ceramic/Marble Floors, Gas Boiler, CAC, Polished Porcelain H/W Fls thruout, Deck off DR, + 1 BR with granite etc. Beautiful bath, 1 car Tiles. Asking $699K gar, 3 car dvwy. Asking $649K Walk-in Apartment. Asking $569K I NG L IS T T W E N AC TR ! N I N D L CO ! SO IN LD SO

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• Mint 1 BR Hi-Rise ........ $96K • Mint 1 BR Garden, New Kit & Bath, 1st Fl, Low maint, Dogs Allowed.......................$132K • Hi-Rise 2 BR 2 Bath, Move in Condition ................... $149K • Hi-Rise 2 BR/2 Baths, with Terrace .............. $159K • Mint 2 BR Garden co-op, Parking Available....... $179K

HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE

HOWARD BEACH Charming Large Colonial, 5 BRs, 2.5 Baths w/H/W Fls, Updated Kit, New S/S Appl, Lg FDR w/Breakfast nook, Foyer & Den area, Full Fin bsmnt w/Full Bath, Laundry & Work Rm, Pvt Dvwy, Det Gar, Deck. Asking $545K

HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE Corner Property, Mint Condition, 3 BRs, 2 Baths, Move in!

Mint AAA, 4 BR Colonial, 2 Full Baths, Fin Bsmnt, New Kit w/ SS Appliances, Porcelain Flrs, Cemented Backyard w/multi car driveway. $599K

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HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE

Mint Stucco (Built in 2006) Colonial. Colonial, - 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, All Large Hi-Ranch, Amazing Location! 55x100 irregular lot, All updated 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, MBR updated, EXCLUSIVE (Douglaston w/Balcony, Oversized bath w/Sep Manor Location), Steps to 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, Hardwood Bath & Jacuzzi, All new appl, Radient Memorial Field. Asking 1.225 mil. Flrs under rugs. $659K floors, Full fin bsmnt. $779K TR

HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD CO-OPS

• Beautiful 3 BR/ 2 Bath Townhouse Condo, Updated Kit & Baths, Laminated wood floors, 2 terraces, 1 car garage & parking ......................... $355K HOWARD BEACH/ spot • Gorgeous "Elite Building" HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE 2 BR/2 Bath Condo, New ROCKWOOD PARK Rare find, charming colonial Kitchen w/SS Appliances, Mint Hi-Ranch, 3/4 BRs, New Kit, on 80x100, needs TLC, Empty New Bosch Washer/ 2 New Full Baths, Crown Molding, 40x100 lot adjacent to the house, Dryer, Terrace, Garage w/ New Roof, Skylights, Pvt Dvwy, R3-1 Zoning, Can build Two 1 Driveway, Low maintenance New Cond, Simply Mint! $719K Family or 2 Family Homes. $675K & taxes ................... $289K

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OLD SIDE Charming cape on 50x100, 4 BRs, 2 Full baths, Full Bsmnt, Colonial on 30x100, 3 BRs, 1.5 Baths, New Roof, Det 1.5 Car Brand New IGP, CAC, Upgraded Garage, Finished Basement. thruout. Only $595K Asking $419K

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Beautiful 5 BR Home, 2 Full Baths, Legal 2 Family, 6/6, 5 Full Baths, Full Fin Bsmnt w/Sep Ent, Deck off Fin Bsmnt Update Kitchen & Baths, 1st Fl, New Appl, 2 Car Gar. $689K H/W Floors, Only $629K OUR E X CLUSIV

Mint AAA Colonial, Legal 2 Family being used as 1, 4 BRs possibly 5, 2.5 Baths, New Kit, LR w/Parquet Fl, New Baths, Top Fl has Master Suite, Full Fin Bsmnt w/OSE, New Appl, Must See! Asking $580K

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Beautiful 2 Family Home, 6/6, 2 Baths HOWARD BEACH/ per flr, Full HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK fin bsmnt w/ sep ent, Kit Mint AAA 3 Level Split, 3 Brs, 2 Gorgeous "Elite Bldg" 2 BR/2 Baths, Porceline tiled fls in LR, incl S/S Appl Bath Condo, New Kit w/SS Radiant heat, H/W Fls, Den, Custom and Granite Appliances, Washer/Dryer, S/S & Glass Railings, House Beautiful yard w/In ground 3-ft pool, Pavers, Countertop, Fire sprinklers and Terrace, Garage w/Dvwy, Low Alarm. Asking $589K maint & taxes. Only $289K Security Cameras. Asking $719K I L IS T

OZONE PARK CENTERVILLE

Charming 1 Family Colonial Legal Det 2 family, 2 BR Apt on 40x100, New Kitchen w/ over 2 BR Apt, Enclosed Sun Ultra mint 4 BR Colonial, House redone Stainless Steel Appliances and 4 years ago, 4 new full baths, New New Cabinets, Full Bsmnt, LR w/ Rm, Pvt Dvwy, Garage, New LAJJA P. Kit, Expanded Full Fin Bsmnt, kit, fireplace, In-ground heated pool, Fireplace, New Bathrooms, MARFATIA New carpeting. Asking $519K Broker/Owner stucco & pavers front & back. 3 BRs, 2 Full Baths. $449K I NG I NG L IS T L IS T NE W NE W

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