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CAURD applicants will also receive support from the Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund, which was included in April’s enacted state budget, according to the OCM. But if Rivera has to open up on Long Island first, he said, he will — and he has gotten a much warmer response from the Town of Babylon than he has here. Though recreational marijuana use was legalized in New York in 2021, many are still uncertain about such nonmedical dispensaries opening up. “There is a great deal of thought that needs to go into the issue of placement of legal marijuana dispensaries,” Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) said in a statement to theAriolaChronicle.said she is not in favor of having dispensaries in her district but, since it is now law, it will come down to the details.
One Ozone Park man has already submitted one application and is working on a second, with hopes of eventually opening a dispensary in Queens.“Mybusiness partner and I are both justice-involved and we both meet the criteria,” said Jeremy Rivera, a 38-year-old from Ozone Park. “Kush Culture is me 51 percent, him 49 and then Gourmet Buds is him 51 percent me 49,” he told the Chronicle this week.
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“I am and always have been ambitious. Even when I was in the streets and I was dealing drugs, I was very ambitious.”
“We definitely cannot have them placed near schools or other locations frequented by minors,” she said. “The siting of any business like this is going to be very important, and I think it’s crucial that we get community involvement and support before dispensaries start popping up in our neighborhoods.”
State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor L ast Thursday, the Office of Cannabis Management announced that New York State had begun accepting applications for the first recreational cannabis dispensary licenses. The first legal adult-use retail dispensaries will be run by those impacted by the prohibition of cannabis. Qualifying business applicants must have a conviction for a marijuanarelated offense or have a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse or dependent with one in New York.
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He specifically wanted to open up a shop in Ozone Park but was told by community leaders that it might not be “the right place.”
Rivera spent eight years in prison for nonviolent crimes, two of which were drug-related.Now,heowns a construction-consulting company where he teaches OSHA and city buildings regulations and audits job sites for construction-safety compliance.
His business experience helps him check off the box from the state that requires applicants have experience owning and operating a “qualifying” business that has been profitable for at least two years. His business partner owns a deli in Lindenhurst, LI. Although Rivera is a Queens guy through and through, he is not sure he will be able to open the dispensary here. “I’m not getting really good responses from the communities in Queens,” he said. “I’d love to open a dispensary here, but I don’t know. It seems like I’m getting a lot of conservative views on this.”
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Q by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor Sundaes and strawberry shortcakes are still a go despite some recent confusion that a law enacted last year prohibits people under 21 from purchasing whipped cream. In 2021, a bill introduced by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) to prohibit the sale of whipped cream chargers, also known as whippits or whip-its, to those under 21 was passed to combat using them to get Manyhigh.took that to mean, however, that the actual cans of whipped cream could not be sold to those deemed underage by the bill. Over the weekend, major media outlets sensationalized the story with headlines like “You now have to be 21+ to buy a can of whipped cream in NY,” “New York Wants People to Show ID for This Pumpkin Pie Staple,” and “Dem-run state bans teens from buying whipped cream canisters.” A Daily News cartoon by Bill Bramhall even highlighted it. But they all had it wrong: The bill refers to the cartridges that one would insert into a dispenser, or canister, for fresh whipped cream, — not the cans of the stuff. Minors can buy all the whipped cream they want, Addabbo told the Chronicle.
“A few days after I was informed by the Whipped cream chargers now require ID for purchase. The law, however, sparked widespread confusion.
Ceremony to plant HB Survivor Tree on 9/11
Misinterpreted law whips up confusion
Simonsen was a lifelong resident of Riverhead, LI, and spent his entire 19-year career in the 102nd Precinct.
PHOTO BY COURTESY NYS SENATE by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor Howard Beach will soon receive its sapling of the Survivor Tree, a tree that was damaged at Ground Zero and rehabilitated.Itnowstands at the 9/11 Memorial and each year the organization gives seedlings from the tree to three communities that have endured tragedy in recent years.
Area residents visited the original Survivor Tree back in June.
The foundation is a nonprofit that honors the fallen officer — an animal lover nicknamed “Smiles” because of his cheerful disposition — by providing scholarships to students and financial assistance to families and businesses in need and helping to vest police dogs.
Addabbo law to combat abuse of nitrous oxide gets widespread attention
Governor’s Office that it had become law, I began finding hundreds of these canisters on 156th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard,” Addabbo told the Chronicle back in December.“Alot of them were green with fancy lettering. That tells me they are being marketed to children. No baker or cook is going to use those neon green canisters. They say ‘Whip-it’ on the side! That’s definitely targeting younger kids.” He said in a statement last year that they were indicative of a significant nitrous oxide abuse problem.Though the law went into effect last year, the recent confusion may be traced back to a convenience store in upstate New York that recently put its own sign up saying that it would card people for whipped cream. That caught the attention of local news outlets, and Addabbo thought he made it clear when they called him that it was the chargers.“They mentioned ‘canister’ and I went, ‘cartridge,’ and they went ‘canister’ ... and I thought there was some miscommunication then,” he said. Then, he saw the final story but it had already taken off, he said. People didn’t realize, he thinks, that one can easily buy those little cartridges separately, even on Amazon, with no dairy required. Since then, corrections and follow-up stories have been“It’sissued.been an interesting 48 hours or so,” he Butadded.there is a silver lining. The attention to the issue, he hopes, will shine a light on the dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide. N2O is also known as “laughing gas” and dental professionals use it for procedures to relieve pain, but it is highly addictive and has detrimental effects if used improperly. Studies have shown that younger people are most at risk when it comes to inhalants because they are inexpensive, easy to obtain and may provide one of the easiest ways to get“Sincehigh. the bill was implemented, we have gotten no complaints of people seeing them in the street,” Addabbo said. “I’m hoping the bill in its intended form is actually working.”
Howard Beach is home to many first responders and families of 9/11 victims and is dedicated to honoring those affected by the attacks, and it was also impacted by Superstorm Sandy, which all contributed to its selection for one of the trees, the Chronicle first reported back in March when the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association announced that the community would receive it.
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It will be located at the former Rockwood Park Jewish Center site, and the Circle Academy and Parson’s PreSchool, which own the property, have offered theThespace.tree will be planted at a ceremony on Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. at the site of the 9/11 mural on 156th Avenue. Survivors and first responders of the Sept. 11th attacks and the families of victims will help plant the tree. The HBL Civic is collecting donations to decorate the site with American flags and also for upkeep of the site. The civic had help from Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, resident Eddie Earl and Lisena Landscaping to make this possible.
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The legislation specifies that, Addabbo said, and there was no better way to word the bill than how he did it, something the state Attorney General’s Office confirmed forThehim.issue at hand was that the chargers can be used as a recreational drug if users crack them open and inhale the gas inside. Addabbo took up the anti-whippit cause as concerns were raised in his district, and across the state, over the piles of used cartridges littering the streets.
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A day of family fun in Forest Park next week will also honor the late Det. Brian Simonsen of the NYPD 102nd Precinct. Simonsen was fatally shot in 2019 while responding to a robbery at a Richmond Hill T-Mobile store. The annual event will take place on Sept. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Victory Field at Myrtle Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard.Therewill be refreshments, bounce houses, cotton candy, giveaways and NYPD specialty units participating. The event is hosted by the 102nd Precinct and Detective Squad and the Detective Brian “Smiles” Simonsen Memorial Foundation. The rain date is Sept. 17.
Field day honors Simonsen
“There has been a misinterpretation of the language and intent of the bill,” he said in a press release Monday as his office sought to field the dozens of questions pouring in and set up interviews with news outlets to clear up the misunderstanding. “My bill is not intended to prevent people under the age of 21 from buying whipped cream dispensers, but the small, individual charger or cartridge inside the whipped cream canisters that is the target of this law.”
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“The MTA should not treat job loss in the FHV industry so cavalierly,” the two-page letter stated. In its presentation, the MTA reiterated that drivers who live in the CBD and make less than $60,000 per year could claim their charges on their state income taxes. A few CBD residents pointed out during the meeting that they still would have to come up with the money up front.
A 15-year-old boy lost half an arm and was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after falling between cars of an R train in Jackson Heights on Monday morning, while a another person is in critical condition after reportedly jumping in front of a train later that day at the 63rd Avenue M/R subway station in Rego Park.
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No lack of opinions on congestion tolls
In a two-page letter to the Traffic Mobility Review Board, which will make the final decisions, nearly a dozen companies in the for-hire vehicle business said the reduction of drivers’ income and the loss of jobs would be catastrophic.
The 102nd Precinct is hosting a blood drive with the New York Blood Center.
Thedriver.letter also said drivers will be on the hook for the fee “as our industry’s drivers do in London” as it would be very difficult to determine which passengers should be charged.
Bob Friedrich, lower right, president of the Glen Oaks Village condominium complex in northeastern Queens, said present congestion-pricing models do not help transit deserts in the city and harm those who need Manhattan-based medical care. MTA SCREENSHOT“Someone has to step up and stop this before it’s too late.” — Phil Konigsberg
The first incident took place at the Roosevelt Avenue-74th Street station at about 10:25 a.m., according to the NYPD. Published reports said the boy and friends were walking between cars when he fell, severing his left arm, and that the authorities are investigating whether he was subway surfing or attempting to. Police say the boy was not a victim of a crime.
A bus will be outside of the precinct, which is located at 87-34 118 St. in Richmond Hill, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 12 to 6 p.m.Donors will receive a free T-shirt that reads, “honor the fallen, help the living” on theWalk-insback. are welcome if capacity allows but appointments are preferred.
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In regard to concerns that places like the Bronx would get more truck traffic and pollution — the plans are designed to divert trucks — the MTA said any adverse impacts would be “monitored.”
Two hurt in subway incidents Riders Alliance, spoke in support of the plan, as did Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. City Councilman Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island), on the other hand, said Gov. Hochul and the MTA should be embarrassed by the effort.
Opinions of Queens residents at the first meeting ranged from congestion pricing being an idea that is long overdue to it being an economic burden that they and many businesses cannot afford.Others simply called it an outright cash grab by the MTA.Bob OakspresidentFriedrich,ofGlenVillage,saidhis
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Last week, officials announced that Rajtirath Bassi, 20, of Rahway, NJ, was arrested and charged with murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. He is awaiting arraignment. The 106th Precinct credited tips from the community as well as detective work for leading to an arrest.
Q by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday morning concluded six public hearings in seven days to solicit input on seven proposed possibilities for congestion pricing, a tolling plan that would charge drivers going into Midtown and Downtown Manhattan.Queens residents were represented on both sides at the opening meeting on Aug. 25, which lasted nearly seven hours with more than 80 speakers participating. The total was about one-fifth of the more than 400 who signed up. The proposals would charge between $9 and $23 during peak travel hours. The aims are to raise $1 billion a year for the MTA and decrease traffic congestion and pollution in Manhattan’s central business district. The revenue would allow the MTA to leverage $15 billion in borrowing.
A New Jersey man has been arrested for the June 25 murder of a South Ozone Park man who was sitting in his car, which was parked near his home. Officers from the 106th Precinct responded to a call of shots fired near 129th Street and Sutter Avenue and found 31-year-old Satnam Singh with gunshot wounds to the neck and torso. He was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
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The MTA also says it will waive fees for cabbies and FHV drivers who want to test for positions including bus drivers, and advocate for those seeking paratransit licenses. The letter from the FHV companies ridiculed both proposals as “poorly conceived and insulting,” pointing out that the MTA has been trying unsuccessfully to recruit FHV drivers for Access-a-Ride trips with littleTheysuccess.also said many of the drivers own their vehicles, rendering them useless for a bus
The precinct reminds people that just one pint of blood can save up to three lives and also to eat and drink before donating and have an ID or donor ID card available.
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fellow residents and neighbors in northeastern Queens have little choice but to drive. “We have no subway lines and no bus lines with 24-hour mass transit,” Friedrich said. He added that many residents must go into Manhattan for essential medical care, and that drivers with medical tags that are hung from rearview mirrors should be exempt from tolling along with those who have approved medical license plates.
Pedro Rodriguez of Forest Hills, on the other hand, said the environmental and financial benefits make implementation necessary.“Weneed congestion pricing,” Rodriguez said. “We needed it three years ago, and we need it now more than ever before.” Michael Gentile of Astoria said all studies were conducted with pre-Covid-19 data. He said the tolls would fall disproportionately on medical patients and their caretakers who rely on care only available across the bridges. Small businesses, he said, also would take a massive hit. And, Gentile warned of “toll creep” spreading the pain to other“Manageareas. your money better,” he told MTABelleroseofficials.resident Corey Bearak, a member of Community Board 13, called out the MTA on even the most minute details, calling it nothing more than a tax scheme. “It fails on every level,” Bearak said. He said it would do nothing to address transit deserts in the city, and would have a disproportionate impact on low-income drivers. He also said there is no capacity to absorb the displaced cars in Brooklyn and Queens; and that it would only exacerbate pollutionbased diseases such as asthma in places like the northern Manhattan, the South Bronx, Jamaica and other low-income areas. Phil Konigsberg of Bay Terrace, a longtime advocate for the disabled community, said even if many of the disabled could take buses and subways, they would decline because of safety issues. “Every day we hear of criminal activity in headlines, on television, radio, print and on social media,” Konigsberg said. “Why will people give up their cars and put their health and safety in jeopardy?” Konigsberg said a plan to keep people out of the city flies in the face of its stated goal of bringing the workforce back to pre-Covid levels in the CBD. He also forecast businesses leaving and taxi drivers getting financially“Someoneslammed.hasto step up and stop this before it’s too late,” he said.
The MTA said E, M, F and R train schedules were affected, with some trains skipping the station while the rescue and preliminary investigation were conducted.
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As far as declining MTA revenues, this is mostly due to the highest percentage in history of riders not paying their fares. The days when bus operators insisted on fares being paid are long gone because of fear for their own safety and bus passengers know it. The MTA must address this issue, not seek other sources of revenue to make up for this loss. We all agree on the need for improved mass transit, but congestion pricing will not increase service levels or lower fares, and not all the funds will go to MTA capital projects. Some will go to “road improvements” for things like redesign of intersections and unnecessary bus and bike lanes. Will funds for pothole repair, etc., now coming from the general fund, be shifted to come from congestion pricing revenues instead? Will most riders even notice the improvements to transit once it takes effect?
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Tolling delivery trucks will cause the prices of all goods to rise and that certainly will not benefit most.
he State of New York is discriminating against our best drug dealers. In order to get a marijuana dispensing license during the lucrative first round of permitting, you must either have a pot-related conviction on your record or have a close relative who does. That means our best and brightest weed dealers those who avoided getting caught all those years it was illegal — are now at a disadvantage. They’re being denied the opportunity to sell product legally. So are, you know, legitimate businesspeople — the types who never got busted with illegal drugs before because, well, they were illegal. What kind of upside-down insanity is this? It’s a special New York kind. This is the only state in the nation that is limiting its licenses to sell legal marijuana to people with criminal convictions. The goal, of course, is equity — to make up for the disproportionate negative impact the so-called War on Drugs has had on lower-income, minority communities over the years. Other states have taken measures to try to give people from such communities a leg up on getting legal weed licenses, but none are doing it the way New York is. Once someone is approved for what is called a Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary license, he or she will be eligible for state help to set up shop from the new $200 million Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund. That fund will be run by Social Equity Impact Ventures, a “joint endeavor” (that’s the state’s wording) that includes as a key player former NBA star Chris Webber, who earned $178 million over his career. Does that really get across the message that the program is meant to help out the poor and downtrodden? With all the money at stake, and the fact that past criminality is required, either directly or through a relative, the potential for corruption seems high. Also, will the licenses retain their value or become the next taxi medallion? We could easily see illegal sellers undercutting legal ones. Conversely, it’s hard to see how encouraging drug sales in already-challenged communities will benefit society. Guess we’ll find out soon enough.
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D on’t worry, kids, you can still go to the store to buy whipped cream for those sundaes you’re making at home! This week a number of media outlets, from local to national, put out some bad reporting about the state ban on selling nitrous oxide cartridges to anyone under 21, a law authored by Queens’ own state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. It was carried in the lower house by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and became law late last year. The canisters are used to make whipped cream. They’re also used by the young and reckless to get high. They call it doing whippits, and Whip-It is actually a brand name of one N2O cartridge. More recently, it seems a convenience store owner in western New York misinterpreted the law as banning the sale of whipped cream itself. The media began covering the issue, poorly and inaccurately, just jumping on each other’s stories without doing the research, and Addabbo was forced to explain what the measure actually does. (The Chronicle reported on the bill last year just before it became law and got it correct.) The lesson here may be to not jump on the bandwagon — not if all your friends are doing whippits, which are dangerous, and not if another media outlet reports something too good to check. Do your homework, kids. Only then may you have dessert, with whipped cream on top or not.
Allan Rosen Brooklyn Many must avoid transit DearTheEditor:main purpose of congestion pricing is to discourage people from driving their cars into Manhattan and take public transportation instead. However, there will need to be exemptions for certain groups. One such example is people with disabilities who possess an NYC handicapped-parking permit. In order to qualify for this permit you need both your private doctor and a city doctor to examine you and agree that your disability prevents you from being able to take public transportation. This makes it punitive to punish us with these high tolls for driving into Manhattan when the city agrees we have no other alternatives. If by NYC regulations we are not able to use city buses and trains, then it is blatantly unfair to charge us the congestion price penalty because we are That’sdisabled.notto mention people traveling to the city for the finest hospitals and doctors in the world. Are sick people expected to take trains and buses? Or should they be expected to drag their children or elderly parents or grandparents on MTA systems, making the trip both longer and more burdensome? What about shoppers traveling into Manhattan? If they are buying something small like jewelry, is it really safe to carry it in the subway? And if they are buying something large, how is it possible to take big boxes on trains and buses? How about people who work jobs that begin late at night or early in the morning? Most of us do not feel safe using public transportation during off hours. How are they supposed to get to and from Furthermore,work?this is the worst possible time
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If immigrants want to come here, they must be willing and able to support themselves.
I am aware that there is ongoing discussion regarding the noise but it seems as though it is very much one-sided. I sincerely hope that these discussions can be taken more seriously by the FAA and a solution can be found that is amenable to both sides.
America should be a land of opportunity, not a destination for dependence on taxpayer-funded handouts.
LETTERSTO THE DITOR to even consider implementing congestion pricing. Right now we are desperately trying to get people to come into the city following the pandemic. And with the horrible increase in subway crime many are apprehensive of taking mass transit so they are driving. In addition, there are many areas in the outer boroughs that are transit deserts with few subway stations, making access difficult. This huge toll known as congestion pricing will surely not encourage more of us going into Manhattan.
I don’t oppose immigration. My grandparents legally emigrated from Europe in the 1920s. After being vetted and medically examined on Ellis Island, they settled in Brooklyn, where they quickly learned English, got jobs and raised a family without receiving public assistance. Unlike many current immigrants, they assimilated and were not “accommodated” by pandering politicians.
DearHello.Editor:Keeping count on my subway trips in recent weeks until I actually see NYPD anywhere. So far, my tally is 50 trips on six train lines in three boroughs and the answer is zero policeDespiteseen.the press conferences, the clear message is ... Dear Commuter (seniors, kids, families, pregnant passengers, those with ADA needs, everyone): You are on your own!
Perpetual plane noise
Joel Schlosberg Bayside
I hope the Chronicle and similar media outlets help the community to take up this cause.
DearAllEditor:those criticizing Mayor Adams for providing aid, comfort and shelter to the unfortunate immigrants being shipped here from Texas should read Jesus’ parable about The Good Samaritan.
Howard Schneider Rego Park U.S. not best for biz DearThomasEditor:and Constance Dowd ask, “Where else in the world can you start out poor and rise to be a small business owner” besides the ‘great and unique’ United States?” (“Middle class targeted,” Letters, Aug. 18) The most recent U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Countries to Start a Business” ranking places the U.S. behind Singapore, Indonesia and Mexico.
Dear Editor: I was pleased to see the letter to the editor by Maria Becce regarding flight noise from LGA (“Plane noise roars back,” Aug. 25). I am a resident of North Flushing and have also suffered through the incessant airplane noise that plagues my neighborhood. Most days it is almost impossible to sit outside without being disrupted by the noise. The situation has gotten worse over the last few years (excluding the time during Covid when there were fewer flights leaving), and now there are instances in which planes are flying at midnight.
Misguided on migrants
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DearReEditor:Edward Riecks’ Aug. 25 letter: “NY asked for the migrants”: Mayor Adams blames Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for shipping over 6,000 migrants to NY as “a political stunt.” But Adams ignores the real culprit, President Biden, whose bonehead border policies unleashed a tsunami of illegal aliens invading our country. Adams calls them “asylum seekers.” Nonsense. Only 5 percent of them apply for asylum, notes the New York Post (Aug. 19). Many are welfare seekers, Covid-19 carriers (Post, Aug. 13), fentanyl mules for drug cartels (notes the Drug Enforcement Administration) and potential MS-13 recruits (says Immigration and Customs Enforcement) who take housing space away from homeless New Yorkers legally living here and strain an already-overburdened public school system. Operating New York as a “sanctuary city” for unlawful immigrants will add $300 million in annual costs to NYC’s budget (Post, 08/22).
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Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens
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Lee Rottenberg Middle Village I see no subway cops
Redistricting surprise Dear“AddabboEditor: Maintains Stronghold in D15” (Aug. 25, multiple editions) failed to address a disquieting aspect of Joe Addabbo Jr.’s state Senate primary victory on Aug. 23.
Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills
What would Jesus do?
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My Rego Park neighborhood has been represented for many years by state Sen. Toby Stavisky. This year the area was gerrymandered out of Ms. Stavisky’s district and, in effect, bestowed on Mr. Addabbo. (He was bound to win the primary because he had the name recognition that his opponents didn’t.) What I find particularly peeving about this is that I — and, I presume, my fellow Democrats in Rego Park — never received any official notice of the redistricting. When I finally figured out what was going on, it was 24 hours before the primary and I could uncover little about the three candidates other than their obligatory campaign platitudes. Is it any wonder that perfidious machinations such as this cause those of us who take politics seriously to fume indignantly?
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Softball league knocks it out of the park
American Softball wrapped up its 2022 season last Saturday with its annual World Series game. The league, which supports those with disabilities, served around 90 players from across the city this season, with help from 15 volunteers, and they met every Saturday throughout the summer to play.
JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, JR.
New York State Senator - District 15 Member of the Senate Civil Service & Pension Committees
On this Labor Day, please join me in recognizing and thanking the efforts of our workforce in this great city.
First baseman Jason, top left, was named this year’s Most Valuable Player. He leads the group each week in “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, below Jason, second from right, threw out the first pitch.The Cross Bay Boulevard McDonald’s in Howard Beach donated 150 Big Macs as part of the lunch after the big game. Founder Randy Novick and partner Tina Roseman, top right with players showing off their trophies, were granted citations from the Mayor’s Office. — Deirdre Bardolf
Basement apt. laws sought by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor
City Comptroller Brad Lander is calling for sweeping state legislation to implement reforms his office says are needed to turn illegal basement apartments into legal, safe and registered residences.
A group of parents who fear class size mandates will eliminate programs they seek out is circulating a petition that has garnered over 1,500 signatures.
Budget and class size battles
Upgrading basement apartments has taken on new urgency since Hurricane Ida, which one year ago drowned 11 residents in them. Lander is an ex-lawmaker but as comptroller cannot offer bills himself.
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A draft copy of the agreement may be obtained at no cost by any of the following ways:
Last month, a group of teachers and parents sued the city, arguing that state law was violated because of the way the budget was passed.ANew York state Supreme Court judge sided with the plaintiffs and sent the education budget back to the mayor and City Council.Thecity appealed and the appellate court blocked the ruling. Unless an agreement is reached, the proposed cuts are expected to remain. first day of school draws near, budget and mandate still in limbo persist
A transcript of the hearing will be posted on the FCRC website at Forhttps://www1.nyc.gov/site/mocs/reporting/agendas.pagefurtherinformationonaccessibilityortomakea
The Basement Resident Protection Law would create a Basement Board to protect the rights of tenants; administer funding for building owners to make safety upgrades; develop inspection regimes; and enforce tenant protections.
The public may participate in the public hearing by calling the dial-in number below. Written testimony may be submitted in advance of the hearing electronically to fcrc@mocs.nyc.gov. All written testimony must be received by September 9, 2022. In addition, the public may also testify during the hearing by calling the dial-in number. The dial-in information is below: Dial-in #: +1-646-893-7101 Access Code: 834 265 443 Press # on further prompts
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As the school year kicks off next week, a deal on mandating smaller class sizes in the city may be near, Gov. Hochul hinted, but proposed budget cuts remain in limbo. Last Thursday, Hochul said that she supports the legislation that would limit class sizes in public schools “I’m looking closely at it. I’m inclined to be supportive,” Hochul said on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show.” “I just have to work out a few more details with the mayor.”
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request for accommodations, such as sign language interpretation services, please contact the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) via e-mail at DisabilityAffairs@mocs.nyc.gov or via phone at (646) 872-0231. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation for the public hearing should contact MOCS at least five (5) business days in advance of the hearing to ensure availability.
School budget and class size questions remain as the first day approaches.
At the same time, the Adams administration has cut most school budgets, which some argue will cause class sizes to increase.
“NYC parents want successful programs that help students and families, not controversial class size mandates that will sacrifice the education, safety and well-being of our kids.”They say the expense of class size mandates will cut special-education services, mental health support, school safety agents, afterschool activities, sports, popular programs like 3K and Summer Rising and advanced and specialized offerings.
It would require owners to register all occupied basement and cellar units and establish basic rights and responsibilities for basement-dwellers and owners. Basement-dwellers would be protected from harassment, eviction and the denial of essential services.
2) Download from August 26, 2022 through September 12, 2022 on NYC Parks’ website. To download a draft copy of the agreement, visit
She said she has been in talks with Mayor Adams and expects a resolution in the coming“Theredays. might be something about a funding source or a responsibility that’s, you know, on the shoulders of the state right now — and I have to make sure I’m protecting the state taxpayers as well,” Hochul said. “So there are some loose ends, but philosophically it’s something I’m supporting.”
The Adams administration has opposed the bill, authored by state Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing), saying that the cost would take away from other priorities.
“We ask Governor Hochul to veto the unfunded class size bill,” the petition reads.
The city and state would be required to provide affordable housing to those in units deemed to be so unfit for living due to egregious fire safety, habitability and flood risks that they must be vacated.
A lawsuit against the school budget cuts appears to have been pushed back until Sept. 29, leaving potential negotiations well past the first day of school.
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NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING of the Franchise and Concession Review Committee and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (“NYC Parks”) to be held remotely via a Microsoft Teams dial-in on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. relative to: INTENT TO AWARD as a concession for the Renovation, Operation & Maintenance of an indoor tennis sports facility at Alley Pond Park, Queens, for a twenty (20) year term, to Samuel Field YM & YWHA Inc dba Commonpoint Queens (“Licensee”). Compensation under the License Agreement will be as follows: Licensee shall pay to City license fees for each Year, according to the following schedule: Year 1: $250,000.00 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 2: $263,125.00 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 3: $276,939.06 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 4: $291,478.36 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 5: $306,780.98 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 6: $322,886.98 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 7: $339,838.55 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 8: $357,680.07 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 9: $376,458.27 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 10: $396,222.23 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 11: $416,033.45 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 12: $436,835.12 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 13: $458,676.88 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 14: $481,610.72 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 15: $505,691.26 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 16: $530,975.82 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 17: $557,524.61 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 18: $585,400.84 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 19: $614,670.88 vs 17% of Gross Receipts; Year 20: $645,404.43 vs 17% of Gross Receipts.
After mortgage fraud, he still faces eviction continued on
Awais Chudhary, 22, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
According to the government, Chudhary pledged his allegiance in 2019 to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and began planning for a knife or bomb attack in Queens. Evidence cited by prosecutors indicates he pursued the knifeChudharyoption.
considered targets including pedestrian bridges over the Grand Central Parkway and the Flushing Promenade (now the Malcolm X Promenade) along Flushing Bay near the World’s Fair Marina, the prosecutors said. He sought guidance from people he believed were ISIS supporters, including on what type of knife to use and how to avoid leaving fingerprints or DNA behind. He said he would commit a knife attack because that is what he knows, but if someone could teach him how to make a “bucket bomb,” he would do that, according to the criminal complaint against him. In the case of a bomb, he would throw it off a footbridge onto cars on the Grand Central.
East Elm immigrant planned to stab in Queens lone-wolf attack, feds say Would-be terrorist pleads to aiding ISIS
This article was originally published on Aug. 29 at 6:00 a.m. EDT by THE CITY A Queens man fighting for more than a decade to regain control of the house he lost through a mortgage fraud could still be evicted — even after helping out in the federal case that convicted the man who took his deed.
Chudhary is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan. He is due to be sentenced Jan. 3.
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He said he was OK with dying in an attack. He ordered items online that the government said he intended to use in an attack, including a tactical knife, mask, gloves and a cellphone chest and head strap to facilitate his recording of the assault, which he hoped would inspire other ISIS supporters. He was arrested Aug. 29, 2019 as he attempted to retrieve the items from an online retailer’s locker in Queens. About two months later, al-Baghdadi killed himself, along with two children, in a suicide blast as U.S. forces closed in on him during a raid in Syria, according to the general who oversaw the operation. The Islamic State already had lost all of the territory it had seized in Iraq and Syria, which at its height in 2015 was about the size of Great Britain.
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Campisi’s name on May 19, 2011 to withdraw cash on the property — but payments stopped, court documents show. Jackson only realized he was no longer the home’s owner when a person knocked on his door one day to ask him for rent sometime in 2011. “I said, ‘Rent money? What do you mean, rent money?’” he told THE CITY.
The authorities hailed investigators for thwarting Chudhary’s plans in statements issued“AwaisFriday.Chudhary has admitted to planning to carry out a lone wolf terrorist attack in Queens against innocent civilians in an embrace of ISIS’s murderous cause,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said. “Thanks to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, Chudhary’s efforts to commit deadly violence on behalf of ISIS were thwarted, lives were saved, and he now awaits sentencing for his heinous crime.”
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Chudhary sent an undercover officer a screenshot from an ISIS propaganda magazine depicting a human body and where to stab it, and made “several” reconnaissance trips to his potential target sites, taking video of the locations, the authorities said.
The Flushing Promenade, now the Malcolm X Promenade, along Flushing Bay is one place Awais Chudhary planned a stabbing terror attack, federal prosecutors say.
Johnnie Jackson stands in front of the St. Albans house he’s called home his entire life.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell called Chudhary “a naturalized U.S. citizen who abandoned the country that took him in, and instead pledged allegiance to ISIS and repeatedly and diligently promoted its violent objectives, adding that “the threat of ISISinspired terrorism remains very real, and the members of our FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force will never stop working to identify anyone aiding groups that consider our country their sworn enemy.”
An East Elmhurst man the government says planned to stab people in the name of the Islamic State faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to terror charges, prosecutors announced Friday.
Q by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief
Johnnie Jackson, 64, has lived in the threestory white house in St. Albans for most of his life, he told THE CITY. His father transferred the home over to him as a birthday gift in 1994, and a few years later the mortgage on the home was paid off, city documents show. He took out a $108,000 mortgage on July 29, 2010 to help pay for some repairs, and less than a year later sought to refinance the loan after seeing low-rate ads in local newspapers, he Butsaid. the refinancing company, Express Home Solutions, turned out to be one of many launched by David Gotterup of Long Island as part of what the feds say was a scheme to defraud homeowners and banks who lent money, according to federal court documents stemming from a 2015 case. Jackson had signed paperwork that he thought was for the refinancing, but was actually to transfer the ownership of the house into the name of an alleged associate of EHS, James Campisi, according to wasgagerecords.cityprosecutorsfederalandpropertyAnothermort-onthehometakenoutin
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This Labor Day, the Department of Sanitation will have Monday collection as scheduled, and will pay volunteers time-and-a-half to do so.
Nespoli also pointed to the lightening of the load later in the week as an incentive.
DSNY collection to continue on Labor Day
There will not be street sweeping on Monday, and alternate-side parking will not be in effect.
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Though at the time, then-DSNY Commissioner Edward Grayson said that it would be too costly, it seems that Gennaro may finally get his wish: This Labor Day, the DSNY will continue pickup for those with Monday collection, the agency said Tuesday.“New Yorkers want the trash picked up, and we are testing as many options as we can to do so quickly,” a spokesperson said in a statement.TheUniformed Sanitationmen’s Association’s (or Teamsters Local 831) contract stipulates several holidays during which those working on those days will receive overtime pay (in this case, time-and-a-half). As such, approximately 800 employees who volunteer to work on Monday will be paid to that effect, the same spokesperson said. Harry Nespoli, president of Local 831, seemed more than open to the idea, and repeatedly emphasized that this is a “pilot program.”“Thecommission is focusing on keeping the city as clean as possible,” he told the
They’re safe and reduce the risk of severe preventable illnesses, like measles, polio, and chickenpox. COVID-19 vaccines are now recommended for children 6 months and older. Talk to your child’s health care provider or visit nyc.gov/health and search “student vaccines” or call 311 for information on immunization requirements.
Employees volunteer for holiday as agency tries to keep streets clean
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Eric AshwinMayorAdamsVasan, MD, PhD Commissioner Chronicle. “It’s something that they’re going to look at to see if it’s going to make the city cleaner and convenient for the public ... We’re willing to try it.” Contrary to the previous thinking, the agency said cost isn’t a deterrent in this case.“We believe this will be revenue-neutral, because it will mean less overtime during the week cleaning up after the holiday,” the DSNY spokesperson explained.
You remembered their books. You remembered their forms. You remembered their schedules.
Nespoli was not sure where his members stand on the program, but was clear that different people would have different priorities on the “Youholiday.can’t blame people that want to spend more time with their families,” he said, “and you can’t blame people that say, ‘You know something? I can make a little extra money here. Let me work.’” Those who receive Monday trash and recycling collection should put their material on the curb between 4 p.m. and midnight Sunday; compost will be picked up Tuesday.
“It’s always been the case that it would be too much money ... to get the Department [of Sanitation] to do that which the law mandates, which is weekly pickup of recyclables. Weekly means weekly,” he said.
“Labor Day, you get a whole bunch of new people, and there’s a whole mess,” he said. “So now if we’re already there, looking to work, we could clean that mess up, so the next week coming in, or the next day, then it’ll be a lot cleaner.”
During a hearing regarding the city’s sanitation budget earlier this year, Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) noted that, despite it being required by city law, many of his constituents occasionally go two weeks without having their recycling collected, as their Monday pickup days often coincide with holidays.
Nespoli said that if the program is a success, it could become a permanent staple on future holidays. He noted that the union’s contract expires at the end of this year; that could be a point of negotiation.
Q by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor With the borough just recovering from the latest heat wave (and bracing itself for the next one), it may not be difficult to fathom that Queens is in a moderate drought — or at the very least, is approaching one. The U.S. Drought Monitor says that Queens County is in a moderate drought, and, in parts of southern Queens, a severe one. College Point environmentalist and visiting scientist and faculty member at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution James Cervino characterized it as “the worst ever” in Queens. That is barely an exaggeration — Matthew Wunsch, a spokesperson for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told the Chronicle that between June 1 and Aug. 28, the area surrounding JFK Airport received 5.14 inches of rainfall. That’s the area’s second lowest level since 1949 for that period. The area surrounding LaGuardia Airport has gotten 8.09 inches of rainfall over those 12-odd weeks, the 14th lowest since 1940. But the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has not gone so far as to declare an official drought. “Things are certainly dry here in New York City. We have not had a lot of rain this summer — the ground is brittle and everything is pretty brown,” said Ted Timbers, the DEP’s communications director. “But New York City gets its water supply from protected reservoirs in the Catskill Mountains in the Hudson Valley.” Those, he said, have an “ample” amount of water in them, adding that the agency is monitoring the supply and the forecast closely. But as the borough prepares for hurricane season, the first since Hurricane Ida took 11 lives in Queens and damaged countless homes a year ago to the day, the drought may be that mean more flooding this fall? The answer’s not so simple.
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Queens residents may have noticed that some grassy areas look a bit dry as of late, one of several of the drought’s ripple effects.
rom June 1 to Aug. 28, the area surrounding JFK Airport received 5.14 inches of rain.
Queens suffers from monthslong drought
cause for concern, and may lend itself to flooding.“You’d think that because the ground is dry, that it can actually absorb more water,” Wunsch said. “But dry ground, it actually becomes less porous, and more likely to have runoff, especially if a lot of heavy rain happens at once.” Or, as Cervino put it: “Drought leads to cracks, desertification, floods and erosion.” But Bill Blanford, an assistant professor of hydrology at Queens College, said that that is an cleflow,”puddlingyouforthenifoversimplification.“Fornaturalsystems,thesoilisreallydryitislessconductivewatertoinfiltrateandcouldgetsomemoreandoverlandhetoldtheChroni-viaemail.“However, we live in an urban system and influences of the ‘built environment’ on the movement of water is also quite important.”FellowQueens College hydrology professor Timothy Eaton agreed, noting that much of the ground in New York City is paved. “Flooding in cities is more likely to occur because of extreme rainfall events, of which we’re having more due to climate change,” he said. “The logistical issues of draining water from large storm events is a growing problem — the DEP is actively trying to find better ways of dealing with extreme rainfall.”Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest), who chairs the Council’s Environmental Protection Committee and is a geologist by trade, pointed out that the drought’s impact on the borough’s plant life is also a factor.
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At the same time, Eaton said that a lower water table — which a locale may have during a drought — could make it possible for more water to be absorbed. Blanford had similar“Onthoughts.droughts, you have to look at shortand long-term issues,” he said. “In a longterm drought, streams and the local water table are lower and the system has capacity to handle more water. Alternatively, if we have had a lot of rain recently then the system has less spare capacity to handle a large stormTheevent.”bestway to predict where there may be flooding, he added, would be to look at where there has been flooding in the past. Eaton noted that different storm conditions associated with flooding would have different effects throughout the borough and the city as a whole; while heavy rainfall would have a widespread effect, he said, storm surge would hit waterfront communities.Theborough’s drought conditions come as last Friday, Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) led numerous Queens elected officials in calling for New York State to take action on flood prevention and recovery assistance in its climate change initiatives.
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“I am concerned at the detrimental impact the drought will have on trees and vegetation, which are critical natural infrastructure for the absorption and sequestration of rainwater,” he said. “When trees and vegetation die, it leads to soil erosion which leads to more stormwater runoff.”
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Hotel De Point can’t house them due to contract issue, DSS says
Briarwood has scored “a major victory” in negotiations with the city over a 175-bed men’s shelter, according to Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest), who on Friday announced an age restriction on residents and other details to which the Adams administration has agreed.
Gennaro said the plans still call for 24/7 on-site security and an 11 p.m. curfew. It will prioritize clients from within the 24th Council District.
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The city also has agreed to establish a special advisory board that will meet regularly with shelter staff and the DHS to discuss any community concerns. Additional details about the board still are being worked out. A DHS representative last week acknowledged receipt of the Chronicle’s request for comment on the matter but did not respond otherwise. Gennaro, DHS and the Adams administration will host a virtual town hall on the shelter beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. It will be limited to 100 people. Briarwood residents wishing to participate are asked to contact Gennaro’s office by phone at (718) Residents217-4969.also can submit questions in advance by emailing Natalia Kozikowska at nkozikowska@council.nyc.gov no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5.
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He thanked the Adams administration and DHS for listening to the community’s concerns and working with his office “assiduously” to make the shelter a better fit for Briarwood.Theshelter has drawn the ire of elected officials and civic leaders since it was proposed by de Blasio in 2020. It initially was planned for single men of any age, with the promise of on-site services and security.
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“It still got sent out to the press — the statement is fine,” she said.
Less than 72 hours after it was announced and denounced by Councilmember Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone), a plan to house 115 families bused to New York from Texas at the Hotel De Point in College Point was nixed Monday, her office said. “I am thrilled to see our efforts and concerns in regards to College Point have not fallen on deaf ears and the city is exploring other options for housing migrants,” Paladino said in a statement. “The people of College Point and District 19 as a whole are my top priority, and their interests come first. Promises made, promises kept.” But whether her vehement disapproval of the plan — in which she referred to the migrants’ arrival as “yet another burden,” arguing that it would stretch area school and law enforcement resources too thin and calling upon federal authorities to close the Mexican border — played a role in the plan’s reversal is unclear.Asked for comment on the situation, Mayor Adams’ office referred the Chronicle to the Department of Social Services. A DSS spokesperson said that the change in plan was due to a contract issue with the hotel.“As part of our legal and moral obligation to provide shelter to anyone who needs it regardless of background or immigration status, we are working around the clock to ensure that we are welcoming recently-arrived asylum seekers in need of shelter services with open arms,” the spokesperson told the Chronicle via email. “We did not move forward with this site because of a contracting issue but remain committed to identifying an alternative location in this area to provide shelter services.” The spokesperson did not say what the contract issue was, and did not immediately respond when asked.Asource familiar with the matter was adamant that the contract dilemma was the sole reason for halting the plan; outreach from the city was not a factor. The same source said Paladino’s tweet containing the statement Monday had been deleted because it was inaccurate; at the time of writing, it had not been reposted. Nicole Kiprilov, Paladino’s chief of staff, insisted that the councilmember’s relaying of concerns helped to move the needle. “This is basically the city informing us about what’s going to happen, which is that [Hotel] De Point — after speaking to the councilmember — will not happen because of concerns,” she told the Chronicle. Asked specifically about the DSS’s contention about the contract, Kiprilov said, “Well, that as well, but also because there are concerns in College Point which the councilmember has been very vocal about and the community has also been vocal about infrastructure concerns, health and safety concerns ... the city said they took that into consideration.” As for the tweet, Kiprilov said it was deleted not because there was anything wrong with the actual statement, but that the tweet it was posted with was somehow flawed.
The Adams administration has agreed to limit residents of a men’s homeless shelter planned for 138-50 Queens Blvd. to those ages 55 and older. Councilman Jim Gennaro is calling the move a victory for residents of Briarwood and the surrounding area.
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The Chronicle first reported exclusively on Aug. 25 that the city’s Department of Homeless Services has agreed to limit the controversial men’s homeless shelter slated for 138-50 Queens Blvd., to men 55 and older.“While I understand that this compromise will not please everyone, this shelter service provider has been under contract with the City since the de Blasio Administration,” Gennaro said in a statement from his office last Friday. “This contract was entered into without the input of my office or the community. Given the totality of the circumstances, the shelter for senior homeless men is a much better alternative for Briarwood.
“It’s just we don’t want this to come across as this having been a negotiation.”Thefamilies in question are among the nearly 9,000 people who, after crossing over the Mexican border, have been bused to New York City and Washington, DC, by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in an effort to force the hand of Democrats at the federal level on immigration policy. The New York Post reported this week that Mayor Adams puts the city’s total at almost 7,600 since May. So far, the Post added, 15 emergency hotels have been put aside for the asylum seekers.Though it is not yet clear where the group of migrants who might have gone to the Hotel De Point will end up, the DSS said it is looking at alternatives in the area.
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“I am confident that, under the careful strict and watchful eyes of the service provider, Westhab, this shelter will be a considerate neighbor all while helping the City’s most vulnerable population,” the councilman added.
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In the second row, Joan and James Mahon of Middle Village keep cool outside Arthur Ashe Stadium. Next to them the Summerfield and Ocampo families of Rego Park check out practice games in the Grandstand. At far right, Sharon Banfield of Flushing, who has been coming for 20 years, walks around after a rainOverdelay.bythe fountains, Bridget Nicholson of Jackson Heights had some lunch and a beverage before heading across the street to Citi Field. Next to her, Robert Rankins and Sharon Carter of Rosedale stroll around near the fountains and Arthur Ashe Stadium. At right, Barbara Odwak and Kew Gardens resident Barbara Linton stroll the grounds. Far right, former Jackson Heights resident Nikenya Hall and Nic Turner enjoy some lunch at the Food Court.
Fan Week at the US Open, when people can walk the grounds and take in the tennis atmosphere for free, was welcomed back last week like it never left.
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Top left, Alice Dong, her husband Charles and son Nolan of Elmhurst were building their autograph collection, while Maximus and Leonidid Necakov of Astoria relax in the shade. Next to them, Jesse Vera and former Woodhaven resident Jasmine Cortez-Vera did some shopping for hats while Miles, 17 months, and Mila, 3, show off their new balloon sculptures.
What I had no idea about, was the real technique that goes into kayaking.
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I thought you simply pulled the paddle through the water to propel forward.
Deirdreby Bardolf Mercedes Gallese ventures out onto Jamaica Bay aboard a kayak to find peace, she says. “You just let the waves take you,” she said. “It changes your whole perspective ... I get home and I’m happy to start over.”
Formerly of Rego Park, Gallese moved to the Rockaways during the pandemic, in part to be closer to the water. Now, she regularly takes part in the free kayaking program from the Gateway National Recreation Area that explores a variety of the inlets of Jamaica Bay with offerings for all ages and skill levels.Ifelt the sense of peace that Gallese spoke of when I did the open paddle for beginners last Sunday out of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. was cool and the sun had not fully pushed through the clouds that morning and Mill Basin was calm.
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Paddlers could explore the area at their leisure and get down the technique as guide Chris Wattenbarger gave guidance.
It’s a “push” not a “pull” sport, Wattenbarger told me, which took some mental effort to adjust to.
I had kayaked for many years but only upstate in the Adirondacks, on quieter, freshwater lakes, making the more lively waters of Jamaica Bay, with the occasional bowrider passing through, an added challenge.
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I paddled slowly along the shoreline and at other times paused to drift with the current. Kayakers trickled in and out over the course of two hours. The open-paddle format allowed people to join anytime throughout the two-hour session.
Instead of that move, which relies on the smaller muscles in the arms and chest, think of pushing the blade that is out of the water away from you, which will in turn move the submerged blade through the water, he instructed.
Time magazine voted Ferkauf one of six great merchants along side F.W. Woolworth and J.C. Penney. He bought a 4,480-squarefoot home at 187-06 Grand Central Pkwy. in Jamaica Estates. In 1966 he sold the company for $20 million. It closed its doors in 1980. Ferkauf died June 5, 2012, a few months shy of his 92nd birthday. His home last sold for $1,575,000 in 2004, but is valued at $2,675,000 today.
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Chronicle Contributor Eugene Ferkauf was born in Manhattan Nov. 13, 1920, the only son of Harry and Rose Ferkauf. Harry was a immigrant from Iasi, Romania. Yiddish was the language spoken at home; and the name Ferkauf means “to sell” in Yiddish. Eugene married Estelle Silverstein in July 1944. Eugene served in World War II and upon his discharge worked in his father’s luggage store. After his father’s death he opened up his own 400-square-foot store in Midtown Manhattan, selling luggage and household merchandise — and discounting one-third off the retail price, which was illegal at the time. In 1948 he and a friend together opened a store named E.J. Korvette. They circumvented the law by giving out membership cards as people entered the store, a technique coming from consumer cooperatives. The business exploded out to the suburbs, with 58 stores at its peak. Its cash cows were records and audio stereo equipment, which made record sales of $20 million in 1964.
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“There is a chance to do just about every level of kayaking, from some pretty long trips to beginner paddles and how-tos,” Daskalakis said.
DeFeo said students need not necessarily have been class clown material. “I like to work with anyone who shows up,” she said. “My beginner classes are literally for anybody, so you don’t have to have a desire or even an interest in comedy.
Some of the paddle trips welcome walk-ups, like the beginners one I did, but others are miles-long excursions that tour areas like the Plumb Beach, Rockaway Cove and the World War II fire control tower near Breezy Point. Often, they “go with the tide,” said John Daskalakis, who leads the Gateway kayaking program. The upcoming fire control tower excursion is designed to bring riders back with the tide.
Jamie Cummings, Kate DeFeo and Mary Theresa Archbold teach a doctor at NYC Health+Hospitals/Elmhurst that laughter really is the best medicine.
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My paddle last Sunday was actually moved from the more open waters of Jamaica Bay off the eastern coast of Floyd Bennett Field to the calmer waters on Mill Basin because the wind was too strong.
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That, as well as putting your whole shoulder and core into the move, gives you four times as much power, he said. And you should feel it all the way down to your feet, Wattebarger added, which I felt an immediate difference from. From doing yoga or lifting weights, I know the power of rooting through your feet, so the only difference here was pushing them into the foot rests fixed to the inside of my kayak, which gave me more strength and stability to push the paddle forward and get me moving.
“I always hear the thought, ‘Oh, I have to be funny to do improv.’ And that is not true. I want anyone who wants to be in a class about conversation, or maybe just wants to meet someone in the neighborhood or just reach out and talk to someone. Because my classes foster the warmest environment of community.” The company has nearly a dozen teachers who are actors, writers, musicians and even a scientist.DeFeo had performed, written and taught theater, improv and puppetry projects for about 20 years. She also is on the creative staff of the Garden Players and other groups in Forest Hills. “I had tons of classes, tons of performances in Manhattan — and Manhattan theaters are exceptional, don’t get me wrong. My experience was that I was meeting people from all over the five boroughs, which was exciting in its own right, but when it came to social activity, once I had a full-time job, had a family, had other obligations it became quite hard for me to fulfill the social part of the improv requirement.”Shewanted to bring that sense of creation and community to Forest Hills. “That’s how this started ... It doesn’t have to be actors and performers. That was my other big goal, which is exactly what I got.”
The comedy comes from not trying to be funny. That’s the sort of art they are doing.
As a journalist, he was always quick on his feet, though in news that could mean 30 seconds, as opposed to one second or even less required for improv. “It is hard work ... But it lets me get out of your more staid behavior and become the class clown for an hour. That’s fine with me.” Some classes have limited capacity. Schedules and fees are available by email at FoHiImprov@gmail.com.
“I think it’s just the best way to see Jamaica Bay. Being immersed in the resources, I mean, literally immerged, is really a fantastic way to appreciate what we’ve got here.”
He said it’s a “real New York City experience” because kayakers may see turtles and herons and egrets ... and then planes taking off from Kennedy Airport.
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Chris Wattenbarger led an open paddle on Jamaica Bay near Mill Basin. On the cover: Reporter Deirdre Bardolf gives kayaking on the bay a shot for the first time.
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Martin Howell, a retired journalist living in Forest Hills, spent much of his 40-year career as a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in Asia. He decided he wanted to give improv a try. “I think I went to two or maybe three live classes, and then of course, the pandemic hit,” Howell said. DeFeo, who has brought her shows to places like NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, did some improvisation of her own. “The great thing was we went online. We went on Zoom,” he said. “That was a real godsend for a lot of us because you know what it was like. We were all completely locked down and isolated from everyone. The Zoom classes were a lot of fun, a weekly highlight for those weeks when we were completely locked down.”
by Michael Gannon senior news editor Kate DeFeo already had an impressive resume when she decided to bring classes in improvisational comedy to her neighborhood by creating the group FoHi Improv in 2018. And her mission statement also is the slogan near the top of the group’s webpage at fohiimprov.com: “Building Community, One Laugh at a Time.”“What I’m teaching, longform improv, is the art of storytelling,” DeFeo said. “It’s the art of listening to people talk, mining their lives for things that stand out as unique, which nobody sees in themselves. They’re all unique storytellers.”Long-form involves multiple scenes tied in with each other, as opposed to shortform improv, which has been popularized by shows like ”Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
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Wattenbarger, a 70-yearold Sunnyside resident who was a longtime participant being hired during the pandemic to help run the program, calls it his “cool summer job.” He said one can kayak Jamaica Bay for years and still not see all it has to offer. “We’ve had people this year who we met probably five or six weeks ago who had never paddled a kayak and [last] Friday, they paddled six and a half miles,” he said. The participants ranged in age from 6 to 83 years old, he Thesaid.season wraps up on Sept. 11 but there are still plenty of trips to take. Walk-up kayaking is held at Floyd Bennett Field Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. There are also walk-up programs on alternating Saturdays at Canarsie Pier and Riis Landing from 1 to 3:30 pm. Visit nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit for the calendar of upcoming events or call (718) 758-3671 for more information. whole new perspective kayaking Jamaica Bay
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BEAUTYpurpose. DOCTOR NYC LLC, Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 08/01/2022. Offi ce loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Sona Badalyan, 6360 102nd Street F5, Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. B and Y Security LLC fi led w/ SSNY on 7/19/22. Offi ce: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 169-15 Northern Blvd., 1st Fl, Flushing, NY 11358. Purpose: any lawful.
CAIYU68 LLC, Articles of Org. fi led with the NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 07/19/2022. Offi ce in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 55-14 138th Street Flushing NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of C&A FIX HOLD & FLIP LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/05/2022. Offi ce 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: CARLOS GUILLERMO, 3254 104TH STREET APT 2A, EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369. Purpose: For any lawful
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Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court of The State of New York County Of Queens Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 709427/2022 Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. As Trustee For Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust Plaintiff, vs Gary Anthony Newkirk As Heir To The Estate Of Geraldine Newkirk, Unknown Heirs Of Geraldine Newkirk If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specifi c Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, United States Of America Acting Through The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, Equable Ascent Financial, LLC, Discover Bank, City Register Of The City Of New York, County Of Queens, John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 94-62 199th Street Hollis, NY 11423 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an offi ce for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Unknown Heirs of Geraldine Newkirk, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Philip Hom of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the TwentyEighth day of July, 2022 and fi led with the Complaint in the Offi ce of the Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated June 12, 2008, executed by Geraldine Newkirk to secure the sum of $544,185.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2008000247366 in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County on June 20, 2008. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed June 12, 2008 and recorded on June 20, 2008, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2008000247368. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 30, 2009 and recorded on October 15, 2009, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2009000335727. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed November 5, 2021 and recorded on November 17, 2021, in the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 202100045589; The property in question is described as follows: 94-62 199th Street, Hollis, NY 11423
Notice of Formation of ALL EXITS LGX LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/05/2022. Offi ce 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 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 75-25 153RD STREET, 322, KEW GARDENS HILLS, NY 11367. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
232 MARKETPLACE LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 06/23/22. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 20810 Cross Island Pkwy, Suite 294, Bayside, NY 11360. Registered agent address c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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616 METROPOLITAN AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 07/22/22. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 159-15 82nd Street, Howard Beach, NY 11414. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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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 fi led this foreclosure proceeding against you and fi ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: August 2, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 The law fi rm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 73027
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The New York City Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a virtual or hybrid public hearing on the following application on September 12th or September 13th, 2022: BSA Cal. No. 233-15-BZ Premises: 45-40 Vernon Boulevard, Queens, Block 26, Lot(s) 4 & 8 Variance (§72-21) to permit a mixed-use residential building with retail on the ground floor, contrary to use regulations (ZR §42-10), maximum building height (ZR §62-341(c)(2), tower floor plate in excess of 7,000 sq. ft. (ZR 62-341(c)(4)), and setback above base height from a shore public walkway (ZR §62-341(a)(2). M1-4 ZD and waterfront area.
191-01 JAMAICA PROPERTY LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 07/19/22. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 82-84 164th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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The public hearing will be livestreamed on the Board’s website and on YouTube. Interested persons or associations may watch online and call in to present testimony during the public hearing. Please see the Board’s Virtual Hearing Guides located at www1.nyc.gov/site/bsa/public-hearings/public-hearings.pagehttps://
Details for the hearing and whether it will be conducted as a hybrid will be posted on the Board’s website the Friday before the hearing. If the hearing is announced as a hybrid, in the interest of accommodating social distancing with limited seating capacity and to address ongoing health concerns, members of the public are strongly encouraged to participate in the hearing remotely.
In the event of a “hybrid” hearing, applicants and the public may attend in person or participate remotely by calling in to the Zoom Webinar and watching the YouTube livestream.
However, the Board may determine that it must conduct the public hearing as a “hybrid,” during which the Commissioners will meet in person at the Board’s office in Manhattan and also appear virtually on live-streamed YouTube and on an interactive Zoom Webinar.
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Notice of Formation of ROOKMIN & SUKHDEO ENTERPRISE, LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/06/2022. Offi ce 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: LILAWATI AHMED, 175-45 88 AVE, UNIT 5R, JAMAICA, NY 11432. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of MURILO CALGARO DENTAL DESIGNER LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/24/2022. Offi ce 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: MURILO CALGARO, SKYLINE TOWER, 3 COURT SQUARE W, 4811, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101. Purpose: For any lawful
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Francis Lewis Boulevard, 50 feet wide, (Rosedale Avenue), distant 50 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 249th Street, 50 feet wide, (President Street) with the easterly side of Francis Lewis Boulevard; RUNNING THENCE easterly parallel with 249th Street, 100 feet; THENCE southerly parallel with Francis Lewis Boulevard, 50 feet; THENCE westerly parallel with 249th Street, 100 feet to the easterly side of Francis Lewis Boulevard; THENCE northerly along the easterly side of Francis Lewis Boulevard, 50 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial based on the location of the mortgaged premises in this action. We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended verified complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the amended verified complaint is not served with this supplemental summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this supplemental summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this supplemental summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) or within (60) days after service of this supplemental summons if it is the United States of America; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended verified complaint.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this supplemental summons and amended verified 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 supplemental 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. The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable ULYSSES B. LEVERETT, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, dated the 6th day of February, 2000 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage lien on the premises described herein. The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $445,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on March 28, 2006 in Instrument No. 2006000170886, which mortgage was assigned to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS by assignment of mortgage dated July 25, 2005, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on April 1, 2010 in Instrument 2010000109573, which mortgage was further assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP by assignment of mortgage dated April 10, 2012, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on April 26, 2012 in Instrument 2012000166561, which mortgage was modified by a Loan Modification Agreement dated February 21, 2018, to modify said mortgage to an amount of $693,362.15, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on April 30, 2018 in Instrument 2018000142416, covering premises known as 249-07 FRANCIS LEWIS BOULEVARD, ROSEDALE, COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK 11422, AKA 249-07 250T ST AKA 249-07 250T ST. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant, NADINE MEZI, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy.
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 708773/2019 Date Filed: 5/20/2019 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- NADINE MEZI, and, if she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the amended verified complaint, M. JUDITH MEZI, and, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the amended verified complaint, JEAN M. JACQUES, GLADY’S GERBIER JACQUES, CENTURION CAPITAL CORPORATION AAO SEARS, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, LR CREDIT, LLC, PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendants.
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LUMIEREpurposeJSLLC. Arts of org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/1/2022. Office: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 6135 DRY HARBOR RD, MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY 11379. Purpose: General. Notice of Formation of CuraHealth LLC, name amended to: CuraeHealth LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 95 Chester St., Brooklyn, NY 11212. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Court Square Property LLC, Arts of Org. fi led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/3/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Jiashu Xu, 112-15 Northern Blvd., #2, Corona, NY 11368. General Purpose
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S & S Painting and Solutions LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/9/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 86-09 125th St., Richmond Hill, NY 11418. General Purpose
MPApurpose. INVESTIGATIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 07/06/22. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 72-11 Austin Street, Box #101, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS PennyMac Corp., Plaintiff, -against- DeoWantie Ramdin aka Dewantie Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, Camille Ramdin, as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, Warren Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, Christopher Ramdin a/k/a Chris Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, Tiffany Ramdin as Heir to the Estate of Motieram Ramdin, and Motieram Ramdin’s respective heirs-at-law, nextof-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.. as Nominee for AEGIS Funding D/B/A AEGIS Home Equity; New York City Environmental Control Board; New York City Parking Violations Bureau; New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, City of New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Premchand Samsundar, Bissoondai Samsundar, Edward Grant, Jamie Yodice, Defendants. Index No.: 706545/2021 Filed: 8/1/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $472,000.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Queens on August 15, 2007 in CRFN 2007000422668 covering premises known as 100-01 Atlantic Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York. November 6, 2020. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP /s/BY: Linda P. Manfredi, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100
No. 2022-8-BZ and the property address: 183-01 Harding Expressway, Queens - Block 7067, Lot 11. To coordinate review of the application materials, inquire about continued hearing dates and/or assistance, please contact the Board office at (212) 386-0009.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Lyons Mortgage Services, Inc., Plaintiff, -againstPrisca Deschamps individually and as Heir to the Estate of Tony Deschamps, Marie Jecrois as Heir to the Estate of Tony Deschamps, Tracy Deschamps individually and as Heir to the Estate of Tony Deschamps, Farah Deschamps individually and as Heir to the Estate of Tony Deschamps, Tony Deschamps Jr as Heir to the Estate of Tony Deschamps and Tony Deschamps’ unknown heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Melrose Credit Union, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Ariel Deschamps, Muriel Deschamps, Kevin Doe (Refused Last Name), Defendants. Index No.: 717268/2018 Filed: 8/17/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $164,000.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Queens on October 25, 2001 in Reel 6057, Page 1306 covering premises known as 145-13 226th Street a/k/a 145-15 226th Street, Rosedale, NY 11413. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York, March 29, 2022, Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP/s/ BY: Linda P. Manfredi, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706, (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-089348-F00
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OPCO LLC Articles of Org. fi led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/4/22. Offi ce in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 4 Canaan Cir S Salem NY 10590. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of URBAN CAFFEINE LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/16/2022. Offi ce 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: ROCKET CORPORATE SERVICES INC, 2804 GATEWAY OAKS DR. #100, SACRAMENTO, CA 95833. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of Yeats Country LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/1/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, P.O. Box 864045, Ridgewood, NY 11386. Purpose: any lawful
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The public hearing will be livestreamed on the Board’s website and on YouTube. Interested persons or associations may watch online and call in to present testimony during the public hearing. Please see the Board’s Virtual Hearing Guides located at thehybridDetailsthepublicWebinar.virtuallyinhearingHowever,nyc.gov/site/bsa/public-hearings/public-hearings.pagehttps://www1.theBoardmaydeterminethatitmustconductthepublicasa“hybrid,”duringwhichtheCommissionerswillmeetpersonattheBoard’sofficeinManhattanandalsoappearonlive-streamedYouTubeandonaninteractiveZoomIntheeventofa“hybrid”hearing,applicantsandthemayattendinpersonorparticipateremotelybycallingintoZoomWebinarandwatchingtheYouTubelivestream.forthehearingandwhetheritwillbeconductedasawillbepostedontheBoard’swebsitetheFridaybeforehearing.
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Premises: 183-01 Harding Expressway, QueensBlock 7067, Lot 11 Variance (§72-21) to permit an existing cellular monopole in excess of permitted height requirement contrary to ZR §33-43. C1-2/R3-1 zoning district. Applicant: Cuddy & Feder LLP
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: Jeremy Jordan-Jones, an individual; Amalgam Capital Ventures LLC, a corporation; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: Jaime Chavez, an individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more Information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtlnfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.
NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The Case Management Conference has been scheduled for October 4, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. The name and address of the court is: Los Angeles Superior Court, Civil Division, Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 39; 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, 90012 Judge: Honorable Stephen I. Goorvitch The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Rushing McCarl LLP (John Rushing, Ryan McCarl, Davit Avagyan), 2219 Main St. No. 144, Santa Monica 90405 310-8965082 Date: August 17, 2022
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“I’m calling on the state to make sure that the 105th Precinct and areas of southern Queens that were most impacted benefit from the fund as well.” Location is a factor to him, though, too.
“One of the things I don’t want to see is an oversaturation in certain communities of these shops,” said Richards.
Rivera said it’s a learning curve and that every day is something new with the industry.Fornow, he said, he’s preparing to meet with the community boards that are starting to meet again after a summer break to make his pitch.
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He cited his advocacy around the disproportionate number of Black and Latino people who were arrested for low-level marijuana possession and the fact that the 105th Precinct had more low-level marijuana offenses and summonses in Queens in 2017 than any other precinct in the city. Richards noted that a certain amount of proceeds from sales are supposed to go back into the communities.
“I think the state’s done a pretty good job of setting this up for success,” said CEO Tom Grech. “It’s a process.” He said it took him a while to rally around the notion of legalized marijuana but that the time has come.
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Jackson said he still feels like he’s been abandoned by the governmental agencies he “Everybodyhelped. said they’re sorry, but I’m out of a house that was paid for,” said Jackson, who works as a long-haul driver for UPS. His next date in Queens Housing Court is Oct. 20.
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“I think the state needs to do a good job at ensuring that, as they open up, it’s proportionate in all communities.”
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“This kind of dispensary causes a different kind of concern and brings in a different element,” he said, adding that people could light up right after their purchase.Tomany, including Rivera and also Borough President Donovan Richards, it’s about education and “destigmatizing” marijuanaRichardsuse.also said the state’s equity focus is key and something personal to him.“It’s about ensuring that we correct the wrongs, and that the communities who have been most impacted are the ones who see the biggest benefit through this application process.”
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PHOTO BY KATIE HONAN / THE CITY Beach) also emphasized the location of dispensaries.“Thedispensaries, in my opinion, should have been zoned for more commercial areas away from the residents,” he said.Residents in Forest Hills have expressed outrage, he added, about a storefront on Metropolitan Avenue that is expected to apply for a dispensary license.
He went to the District Attorney’s Office to report what happened to his house, and found out federal prosecutors had already started investigating Gotterup. Gotterup in 2017 took a plea deal on only one of the many indictments in the case, involving loan-modification scams, but it didn’t include Jackson’s home. So he’s not officially eligible for restitution, according to his lawyers. In the 11 years since being scammed, Jackson has fought unsuccessfully to get the home’s deed transferred back over to him. Further complicating the process is that there’s a six-year statute of limitation on what’s known as a “quiet title action” — a legal proceeding that determines the rightful owner of a property. The clock started ticking as soon as the fraud happened, so the deadline passed in 2017, as the federal trial was ending. Now Jackson faces eviction from the house he shares with his brother and two of his dad’s former caretakers. He had some support from the federal investigators whom he helped on the case. In July, they gave Jackson a letter for housing court that confirmed he lost his house due to a mortgage scheme. Following inquiries by THE CITY, the feds said they needed to amend the letter to note that Gotterup did not plead guilty to the charges in Jackson’s case.
As candidates prepare themselves for the opportunity, the Queens Chamber of Commerce is ready to support the businesses that will open here.
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by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor Mets Vice President of Alumni Affairs Jay Horwitz did a fine job arranging last Saturday’s Old Timers’ Day celebration; 65 Mets alumni took part. Jay told me he received numerous calls from former Mets players who were miffed they were not invited. The fans certainly responded as the game was a sellout. The interest in the first Mets Old Timers’ Day since 1994 was higher from all parties and far higher than I expected when it was announced last year. The question now is whether this will be an annual event, such as the Yankees have (although they did not play a game this year, a fact that Pedro Martinez had fun with during a post-event press conference), or a smaller event, such as the Phillies’ “Wall of Fame” ceremony in August. Most baseball teams do not hold Old Timers’ Days because of the expense and time involved.
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Colorado Rockies Manager Bud Black told me he hopes his team will hold one in 2023 to mark their 30th anniversary. Mets owner Steve Cohen saw Saturday’s event as the cornerstone of the team’s 60th anniversary celebration. He realizes Old Timers’ events are excellent branding tools because they unite different generations of fans. It was this thinking that led Cohen to have the Mets announce Saturday that Willie Mays’ No. 24 would be retired. Mays began his career in New York in 1951 as a member of the Giants but left when the team relocated to San Francisco in 1958. He returned to New York in 1972 when the Mets, under the aegis of owner Joan Payson, traded pitcher and Flushing native Charlie Williams to get the 41-year-old Mays from the cashstrapped Giants. Mays was still a productive player though far from the superstar he once was. Mets President Sandy Alderson revealed Payson told Mays she would retire his number. That promise, however, got lost in the shuffle when she died in 1975. Fulfilling that vow was important to DanielCohen.Murphy, the 2015 World Series hero, recently received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Jacksonville. He is content to be a full-time dad but has not ruled out working in the business side of baseball in the near future. Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker was excited to meet the players from yesteryear. “I was a shortstop growing up and Jose Reyes was one of my favorite players.” When I asked him if he was looking forward to taking part one day in an Old Timers’ game, he quickly replied, “Yes, but hopefully not for many years down the road!” Many fans were disappointed David Wright did not attend. Horwitz told me he has three young children and felt he was needed at home in Southern California.
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