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The playground at PS 90 in Richmond Hill often doesn’t see many laughing children running around, according to some in the community. Instead, the space is used for illicit activities such as public drinking.

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Your guide to the 2017 primary races The race to replace Wills; Holden v. Crowley; Moya v. Monserrate and more by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

n Middle Village, a longtime civic leader seeks to put his money where his mouth is by unseating the incumbent he’s publicly criticized for years. An assemblyman’s wife in Flushing looks to become his colleague in government by becoming the area’s councilwoman. And in Corona, the Democratic establishment seeks to stop a candidate from regaining his seat. These are just some of the storylines playing out as Democratic voters get ready to head to the polls Tuesday, to cast their ballots in citywide and Council races. Here are the basics you need to know before heading to the polls next week. The end of the story contains information for anyone with questions on when and where to vote. Holden vs. Crowley For almost as long as Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) has been in office, Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden has been there criticizing her. Now, he’s looking to convince the voters it’s time for a change of pace. As anticipated by some, the race has become personal and ugly at times. Holden last week said a Crowley campaign mailer led

Top row left to right, Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden takes on Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, while Assemblyman Ron Kim’s wife Alison Tan challenges Councilman Peter Koo. Above left to right, Assemblyman Francisco Moya hopes to stop Hiram Monserrate from regaining his seat while urban planner Paul Graziano takes on Councilman Paul Vallone for FILE PHOTOS the second time in four years. to a bomb threat being made at his house. Even if the incumbent wins on Tuesday, she’s not rid of Holden just yet — he’s also running on the Reform and Conservative

lines in November. The 30th Council District includes parts of Woodhaven and Ridgewood and all of Middle Village, Maspeth and Glendale.

Moya vs. Monserrate Hiram Monser rate last held public office on Feb. 9, 2010 — the then-state senator, and for mer cou ncilman, was stripped of his title after he assaulted his girlfriend in their apartment lobby and in 2012 he pleaded guilty to fraud and spent two years in prison. Now, he believes he’s owed a second chance and is looking to win the seat he previously held. Monserrate started campaigning before Councilwoman Julissa FerrerasCopeland (D -East Elm hu rst) in Ju ne announced she would not seek another term in the Council, citing personal reasons. After her announcement, Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) threw his hat into the ring. Although the assemblyman enjoys the support of Mayor de Blasio and the Queens Democratic Party, Monserrate does have a base — he’s popular among LeFrak City residents, where he’s been leading a protest against the moving of the complex’s polling site; the residents are now suing the Board of Elections over the move — and is hoping to pull off the upset. Whoever wins the race will essentially be crowned councilman-elect — no Republican is running in November. continued on page 28

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‘Sex, drugs ... rock ’n’ roll’ outside PS 90 Community playground sees plenty of illicit activity, residents claim by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The sounds of childrens’ laughter and basketballs bouncing off the pavement are what one expects to hear coming from a school playground. But some Richmond Hill residents are more accustomed to hearing, and seeing, illicit activities occurring in the playground of PS 90, the Horace Mann School. “There’s everything going on there,” Richmond Hill resident and Community Board 9 member Regina Santoro said during a recent meeting of the panel’s executive committee. “Sex, drugs ... rock ’n’ roll.” And those suffering from the increased noise and alleged illegal activity say they are not receiving much help from the police. “There really has not been a lot of police presence,” Santoro, who does not live near the playground, said of the 102nd Precinct Tuesday. “I’m not looking to bash the cops, but the truth is the truth.” Public records show a number of 311 calls have been made by residents neighboring the 86-50 109 St. school — but in almost every case, the response from the NYPD was that no illegal activity was spotted when officers arrived to the scene. One resident who lives near the school, who wished not to have her name published, said she’s seen people “getting high on the playground structure ... It’s really just an unsafe space. They’re doing drugs, throwing beer bottles or trash into our yards.”

The community playground at PS 90 in Richmond Hill is more of an illicit hangout than it is for children to come together and have fun, residents claim. Those on the block are now looking for PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY an increased police presence in the area. She added the “noise has been pretty unbearable,” which affects her son, who has health issues. “He has to go to bed at 7 and even with

the windows closed it’s just really loud out there,” the resident said. “It’s very different from playground noise from little kids with parents there. It’s constant.”

The playground at PS 90 is not like most other school play spaces — it’s a community playground, one of many in the five boroughs, which means it’s open during non-school hours and doesn’t close until dusk. The problem, according to Santoro, is nothing new. “There’s always been a couple of rowdy kids every once and a while,” she said. “But this summer has definitely been the worst — to the point where the quality of life for the surrounding houses is really jeopardized.” It’s even gotten to the point where some residents have threatened to move out of the community, the CB 9 member said. “I’m interested in people moving into the community, I’m not interested in people moving out,” said Santoro, who is a realtor. “I tell them, ‘Hang on, things will change and people are working on it.’” Raj Rampershad, chairman of CB 9, recently met with the 102nd Precinct to discuss the issues at the playground. The school’s principal, Adrienne Ubertini, is aware of the issues and is doing everything in her power to resolve them, according to the resident who spoke anonymously. Ubertini did not return a request for comment by deadline. Santoro believes the principal, and everyone else, has the same goal. “Everyone here wants there to be a peaceful community,” she said. “Nobody is interested in having a community that’s not peaceful. People want to live in peace.” Q

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Two people in Lindenwood have fallen ill with Legionnaires’ disease in the past 12 months and now the city is investigating the water in two buildings, the Queens Chronicle has learned. A Sept. 5 letter from the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, obtained by the Chronicle, states the water in the Pembroke Square Apartments — 84-10 and 84-20 153 Ave. — which “share a boiler or water distribution system,” will be investigated in the coming days. “We wanted to notify you right away about this testing, and we will keep you informed once we have the results,” the letter states.

It’s not clear how sick the two people became once they contracted their disease or what their condition is now. The letter also does not state when in the past year the two fell ill. Legionnaires’ is a form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can be found in water pipes. Its symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches and coughing. People who suspect they may have contracted the disease should seek medical attention immediately, especially if they’re older than 50. Legionnaires’ can be fatal if left untreated — 12 people in a Bronx housing complex died from it two years ago. The Lindenwood discovery is

the second such instance of the disease being found in Queens in the past two weeks. The city DOH announced on Aug. 30 that two Rego Park residents contracted the illness within a six-month span of each other. The city DOH stresses the “risk of getting sick from a building’s water supply is very low, especially for healthy people.” But for those over 50, or those who smoke, the DOH suggests taking baths instead of showers, to avoid creating water vapor, or mist, and breathing in the bacteria; and filling the sink slowly while washing dishes to not create mist. Anyone with questions can call the DOH’s Community Affairs Q Unit at (347) 296-4161.

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MS 137, A mer ica’s School of Heroes located in Ozone Park, is having a food drive for veterans in need, and also is collecting toiletry items for men and women on active duty in the Unites States ar med forces. Michael Troy, the school’s assistant principal, is running the collection as a 9/11 service project, for which MS 137 received a grant last year. The school is seeking donations of canned and dried food for veterans, and personal care items for those currently in the military. All items that are received will be dropped off at area Veterans of Foreign Wars posts on Nov. 13. The school’s 1,900 students also will be writing thank you cards to veterans and active duty personnel. The grant also will help pay for stationery and pre-paid phone cards that w ill be d ropped of f on or around Veterans Day at the Queens National Guard center in Jamaica. A nyone w ish i ng to donate is asked to br ing the items to the Q school, located at 109-15 98 St.

The group Friends of Whitey Ford Park is planning a volunteer cleanup day beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17 in the green space named for the Astoria native and New York Yankees legend. Tools and supplies will be provided. The park is located in Astoria’s Hellgate Park on 26th Avenue between First and Second streets. Ford, now 88, pitched for the Yankees from 1950 to 1967, with the exception of two years spent in the military. The 1961 recipient of the Cy Young Award for baseball’s best pitcher won 236 games and had a career earned run average of 2.74. His 10 World Series victories mark a record that has stood for coming up on 55 years. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974, and his No. 16 was retired by the Yankees that year. The group also is looking for a member to fill out its management board with an individual with organizational skills who can volunteer a few hours per month. Further information on both can be obtained by contacting the group at friendsofwhiteyfordfield@gmail.com. Q — Michael Gannon

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Alleged purse snatcher caught Police last Friday said they arrested and charged the man who allegedly pushed a 55-year-old woman to the ground and robbed her of her winnings from Resorts World Casino. Devon Young, 36, seen here, is facing assault and robbery charges after he allegedly caused injury to the woman. Cops say Young ran behind the victim just

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an the seemingly impossible be done? Can the tiger change its stripes? Can the woefully unproductive Republican-led Congress and the bombastic President Trump actually get together on major but simple legislation to avoid throwing the lives of about 800,000 people into utter chaos? Trump started the ball rolling, whether toward disaster or reconciliation we’ll soon find out, on Tuesday, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions made the long-expected announcement that former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is being shut down. DACA is the means by which hundreds of thousands of young people, who were brought into the country illegally by their parents, or someone, can avoid deportation. Under Trump’s plan, it’ll be phased out over the next six months. A way needs to be found for these young unauthorized immigrants — many of whom reportedly were brought here so young they have no memory of their “home” country and speak only English — to stay in the United States. Unlike the adults who snuck them in, they are innocent of breaking the law against entering the country without authorization. An estimated 30,000 of these “Dreamers” are in New

York City, and if their demographic dispersal aligns with that of illegal immigrants in general, a little more than 38 percent of those are in Queens — at least 11,400 of our neighbors. They’re students, workers, the new couple that just moved in down the hall. And if even the biggest critics of DACA and illegal immigration in general are to be believed, only one-quarter of 1 percent have been convicted of or even charged with any crime. Now they’re in limbo and uncertain about their future — though that’s always been their lot. DACA was never meant to be a long-term solution to their situation, according to Obama himself. He created it in 2012, his re-election year, out of frustration with Congress’ refusal to pass legislation protecting the innocent illegal immigrants. But therein lies the problem, as Obama himself declared more than once before establishing DACA: It’s not constitutional. Prosecutorial discretion is one thing, but the president cannot unilaterally declare an entire class of people above the law. DACA’s cousin, DAPA, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, which would have let more unauthorized immigrants stay, was blocked in court. Several Republicanled states were planning to sue over DACA if Trump did not

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act this week. It likely would have suffered the same fate. Now, however, a number of states, led by New York, are suing to block Trump’s move, making their own constitutional arguments. They have the support of most of Queens, judging by public statements issued this week, such as that of Rep. Joe Crowley, a member of the Democratic leadership, who cited the president’s history of “demonizing immigrants” and called ending DACA “heartless and senseless.” Meanwhile Trump has been all over the place on DACA as on so many issues. He’s long insisted he’ll “deal with DACA with heart” and that its beneficiaries shouldn’t be worried, even though he had pledged to end it during the campaign. Then, hours after Sessions made the announcement, Trump tweeted about how Congress better act or he might “revisit” the issue. Not far from what Obama said and did. That’s our president — always contradicting himself. But there’s no doubt the best solution here is indeed for Congress to act. There would be no question about the constitutionality of a law that does exactly the same thing as Obama’s order did. The biggest opponents of illegal immigration won’t like it, but tough. Let’s see the unexpected: the art of the deal, actually successful, made so “with heart.”

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Save the diners Dear Editor: How disappointing to learn about Briarwood’s “Flagship trying to stay its execution” (Christopher Barca, Aug. 24, multiple editions). I have enjoyed many excellent meals for decades when frequenting any one of our many local diners including the Flagship. Over the years, we have seen the demise of too many others including the Bel Aire (Astoria), Gold Star (Bayside), Seville (Douglaston), Sage (Elmhurst), Saravan (Flushing),

Palace (Flushing), Future (Fresh Meadows), Fame (Jamaica), Scobee Grill (Little Neck) and other diners. Diners have been part of my life from teenage years to today. Eating out is a periodic ritual with either friends or family. Portions are generous. Who has never taken a doggie bag home with leftovers to eat the next day? Between the customary soup, salad, rolls, coleslaw and pickles — along with the main course — dinner could satisfy the heartiest appetite. Many times, we bagged our desserts to go. Neighborhoods all over Queens have seen changes over time. Many new immigrant groups sometimes favor their own ethnic foods and restaurants. Diners have also lost customers over time to numerous fast-food restaurants. Many of their menus have expanded to also include breakfast items and a greater variety of items to select from for lunch or dinner.

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Deport the racists Dear Editor: According to many accounts, the DACA beneficiaries are law-abiding and educationally and economically striving, and include some who are acting or former members of our military. These are the types welcome, ones who have shown the potential to make a positive contribution to our nation. Another option would be to transport back to Europe those white supremacists who deny full constitutional rights to other citizens, and who have repugnantly practiced other social and economic injustices. Historically, these racists have obstructed this nation from realizing the worthy ideals on which it was foundered. One of the iconic stories in Christianity depicts how Joseph had to flee to Egypt with his wife and infant son to escape persecution and the threat of death. Evidently, there are those now who feel the Egyptians should have sent the holy family back to Bethlehem to face the wrath of King Herod. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

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Dear Editor: In November 2016, I was one of more than 600 college and university presidents from public and private institutions across the United States who signed a statement sponsored by Pomona College offering to meet with U.S. leaders on the issue of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. We urged business, civic, religious and nonprofit sectors to join us in supporting both the DACA program and undocumented immigrant students. Today, I unequivocally reaffirm my support for Queens College and all CUNY students who find themselves at risk of deportation from a country that has benefited greatly from their academic achievements, multiple talents and hard work. Every day it is my privilege to witness the commitment of young women and men to building successful futures through education. The notion of tearing these students away from what is, in most cases, the only country they have ever known is not only heartbreaking, but family-breaking. They have my assurance that my voice will be among those helping to persuade Congress to uphold support for the DACA community. Congressional action is the best and most secure way to protect and promote the well-being of our DACA students. In the challenging months ahead, Queens College will continue to provide services to our immigrant students, accessible on our website’s immigrant services page, under student life/ student services. Our support reflects one of the best ideals of a nation built by immigrants — that from many we are one in our pursuit of the American Dream. Felix V. Matos Rodriguez President, Queens College Flushing

the federal flood insurance law was passed into law in 1968, at the behest of the noted Texan, President LBJ; the purpose of the law was to force New York and New England to subsidize real estate development in east Texas. The 1968 law establishes two categories: land that is subject to massive floods once every 100 years, and land that is vulnerable once every 500 years. Homebuyers who want federal mortgage guarantees for houses in the first area must first purchase f lood insurance, and have the insurance on a permanent basis. But homebuyers in the second, 500years area are exempt from the mandatory insurance purchase. The problem of course is that 500-year floods are now appearing once every 10 or 20 years. Most of the flooded area in east Texas and Louisiana was in the 500-year area, and less than 20 percent of the homeowners had flood insurance. The American taxpayer will be forced to subsidize these irresponsible Texans who have only themselves to blame. A simple solution: If the federal flood insurance program is reauthorized, it must first be modified to mandate that all homeowners with mortgage guarantees living in the 500-year area must be required to purchase flood insurance on a permanent basis. And another, perhaps better, option: Terminate the federal flood insurance and mortgage guarantee program entirely, and put everything in the private sector. That would mean far less building in flood-prone areas, perhaps the best outcome for everyone. Clifton Wellman Elmhurst

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Remember these entrepreneurs who own and operate diners are our neighbors. They have continued to invest in our community, creating new employment opportunities without the assistance of taxpayers’ federal stimulus dollars. They work long hours, pay taxes and provide local employment. If we don’t patronize our local restaurants, they don’t eat either. Why not honor the found memories we had at the Bel Aire, Gold Star, Fame, Future, Neptune, Palace, Sage, Saravan, Scobee, Seville and possibly soon the Flagship, which have come and gone, by continuing to patronize our remaining diners? Here’s hoping that Queens diners including the Bayside, Court Square, Kanes, Neptune, Nevada, North Shore, Terrace and a handful of others still in business don’t go the way of the dinosaurs into permanent extinction. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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Sandy vics lend a helping hand to Texas Goldfeder and Pheffer Amato serve food, give advice to Harvey survivors by Anthony O’Reilly

amounts of families that needed food there,” Pheffer Amato said. But her work down south didn’t end with When Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) was asked by just handing out food. Both she and Goldfeder used their experiher predecessor, Phil Goldfeder, if she wanted to head down to the communities impact- ence from Superstorm Sandy to help guide ed by Hurricane Harvey, she didn’t have to Texas elected officials and community leaders on what they should expect in the comthink twice. “Never thinking in my elected official ing weeks, months and years in terms of hat, I just thought, ‘Yeah, let’s go help,’” assistance from the Federal Emergency Pheffer Amato told the Chronicle Tuesday. Management Agency. In one instance, the “Watching it, you get two sat in on a conferf lashbacks to ence call that was [Sandy], seeing all atching it, you get supposed to last only t h e fa m i l ie s d i s flashbacks to [Sandy], about 10 minutes. placed I t houg ht , a 10-minute ‘What can I do to seeing all the families p h“But one call then help?’” became a half-hour,” T h e a s s e m b l ydisplaced ...” Pheffer Amato said. woman along with “Because they were her husband, Frank, — Assemblywoman Stacey like, ‘If you could Goldfeder and her Pheffer Amato give us pointers on chief of staff, Amanhow to deal with da Kernorzek, headed down to Houston Sunday and teamed up FEMA, could you write up something for with Texas Kosher BBQ, operated by the us?’ And we said, ‘Yeah we’ll write up a docformer assemblyman’s cousin, to deliver ument for you.’” And while those in the Harvey-impacted kosher food to those who were without the communities appreciated all the help that means to cook their own meals. “In 20 minutes, they had their grills on came from across the country, there was a and started cooking. There were numerous special connection with those who lived Associate Editor

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and her predecessor, Phil Goldfeder, not seen here, teamed up with Texas Kosher BBQ to deliver hot meals to Houston residents impacted by HurriPHOTO COURTESY STACEY PHEFFER AMATO cane Harvey and give advice to area elected officials. through Sandy almost five years ago. “I was so proud to represent these communities,” Pheffer Amato said. “We said, ‘We know what you’re going through’ and made sure that they understood that we had their back.” This weekend, South Queens will return to Texas when New Hamilton Beach Civic Association President Roger Gendron drives

down with dozens of boxes of bath essentials, first-aid items, diapers and more with his family. Many of the items were donated by community residents during Hamilton Beach’s annual Baby Parade and Labor Day barbecue on Sunday. The items will be driven to Groesbeck, Q about 150 miles north of Houston.

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The Hamilton baby parade

One of the most anticipated Hamilton Beach events of the year rolled into town on Sunday — the Baby Parade. While rain poured down for most of the morning, the sun came out just in time for the youngsters’ stroll down 104th Street. Top left, a race car driver zooms down the community’s

main corridor while one girl, center, decided to put on her cowgirl boots and tell her horse to giddy up. The parade also provided Hamilton Beach a look at some of the cutest Build it Back workers seen in the community to date, right. At the end of the parade, a barbecue was held for all.

And while there was plenty of fun and games, the community also came together to help those in need. Bottom left, residents collected dozens of boxes of materials to be shipped to areas of Texas devastated by Hurricane Harvey. The goods will be driven down by New Hamilton Beach Civic Association President Roger Gendron.

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Northwell a helping hand in Houston Health system sends 38 volunteers in first wave; two more are planned by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Doing its best for Hurricane Harvey-ravaged Texas, Northwell Health sent 38 volunteers on Monday to help a Houston hospital respond to the medical needs in the area, according to hospital system spokeswoman Michelle Pinto. Made up completely of employees of the healthcare system, the volunteer group deployed is the first of three that Northwell is planning; each deployment will relieve the previous one. However, the plan could change depending on the demand for medical help. Northwell Health President and CEO Dr. Michael Dowling discussed the outreach effort at a press conference last Friday at the system’s headquarters in New Hyde Park, LI. The hurricane, he said, has made it hard for many of the doctors at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to respond to the medical needs in the area. “We’ve been in constant contact with them and they have now told us the types of help that they actually need,” he said. “They need a lot of clinicians, physicians, support staff, to subsidize and help what they’re doing right there.” The volunteers are “mostly nurses, support staff and physicians,” he added. “Many of the staff at MD Anderson

Dr. William Lowe of Northwell Health, a Long Island City resident, is scheduled to go with the PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY healthcare system’s second wave of volunteers to hurricane-ravaged Texas. whose homes have been destroyed, they have obviously been working full-time since this calamity began,” he said. As Dowling spoke, Northwell employees sat at a long conference table behind him speaking to the people who offered to volunteer, and determining who is the best to send to Texas based on the needs of the MD Anderson facility.

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According to Nor thwell’s chief, it’s imperative that the volunteer deployment be made to target specific needs that have been created by the hurricane’s damage. “Unless it’s organized, you’ll find people kind of just tripping over each other,” Dowling said. Northwell also stepped up to help the relief efforts for hurricanes Katrina, Irene

and Sandy. A Long Island City resident, Medical Director for the Employee Health Service and Work Force Safety Dr. William Lowe is slated to hit Houston with the second volunteer wave next Monday. According to Lowe, MD Anderson told Northwell that it badly needed oncology specialists to cope with the medical need created by Harvey. Specifically, he told the Chronicle in an interview after the press conference, they need “infusion specialists, specialists in chemotherapy and pharmocology.” Although the doctor said that he did not know any others personally from Queens in the group of volunteers, he said that it’s “very likely” given how many people who work for the medical system live in this borough. A community near Houston where many of the MD Anderson doctors live, Lowe added, was impacted by a levee breach. He spoke sympathetically about the tough situation that they face. “Not only now are they exhausted from working so many hours, but now their own homes are in jeopardy,” he said. “So, you can imagine, they want to go home.” According to CBS News, more than 60 people have died as a result of the violent Q hurricane.

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Woodhaven day care worker is arrested: DA Allegedly lost child in Juniper Park by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A Woodhaven man who operates a day care there is being charged with child endangerment after he allegedly lost a 4-year-old boy he was supervising inside Juniper Valley Park last Tuesday and failed to report the missing child, Queens District Attorney R icha rd Brow n a n nou nced last Wednesday. Oscar Jaramillo, 32 of 85th Street, was arraigned Aug. 30 on one count each of abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child. As of Tuesday, he was being held on $10,000 bond and a judge issued a full order of protection for the child, according to Brown. Jaramillo faces four years in prison if convicted of the charges. “As a daycare operator, the defendant was entrusted with protecting the children that parents left in his care and ensuring that they were safe from physical and psychological har m,” Brow n said in a release announcing the charges. “According to the criminal charges, the defendant failed to do the job he was paid to perform and, in the process, endangered the life of an innocent fouryear-old who was left alone to wander a park. Luckily, the child was found unharmed.” Prosecutors allege a police officer found the child, Emiliano Marquez, walking alone inside the Middle Village park Aug. 29 at 12:30 p.m. and called 911. Hours later, according to Brown, Jaramillo walked into the 104th Precinct stationhouse and told officers there, “I was walking in the park with my daughter and Emiliano Marquez and I lost him” and later said, “I looked around the park for a little while and left without notifying the police or Emilio’s parents that I lost him.” Jaramillo, along with his wife, operates PeekaBoo Daycare out of their 85th Street home in Woodhaven. There was only one review for the place on Yelp, which was positive. “Within 2 days your child will love this place,” a reviewer named Tracey wrote. “I never have to worry about my son because the moment I leave him here I know that he’s been taken Q care of.”

Astoria graffiti vandal wanted Statue of Christopher Columbus defaced last week by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Police are looking for the person responsible for spray painting “Don’t honor genocide” and “Take it Down” on a statue of Christopher Columbus in Astoria as the debate over whether the historical figure should be removed from city property continues. The message was discovered last Thursday morning, cops said, on the image of the Italian explorer next to the Astoria Boulevard train station on 31st Street. City workers power washed the graffiti off the base of the statue later Thursday afternoon. The NYPD confirmed it is investigating the incident. The statue stands over Columbus Triangle, which according to the city Parks Department’s website has been a gathering space for the borough’s Italian Americans since the 1920s. The image of the Italianborn Columbus was erected shortly after World War II and the space is where the Queens County Columbus Parade terminates every year. The vandalism comes two weeks after Mayor de Blasio announced plans to conduct a review of which “symbols of hate” could be removed from city property in the five boroughs following the violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the planned removal of the statue of Confederate Gener-

al Robert E. Lee, which was met with opposition by neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups. One rightist killed a counterprotester and injured many more in an alleged terroristic car-ramming attack. De Blasio, during a Democratic primary debate Aug. 23, said the statue of the explorer in Columbus Circle — erected in 1892 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his expedition — may be one of the ones slated for removal. “We have to look at everything here,” the mayor said at the time. Italian Americans in Queens and elsewhere have protested the move and took to the steps of City Hall last Thursday to bring their message to the mayor. Gov. Cuomo on Monday, speaking at the West Indian Day Parade, lent them his support, saying, “The Christopher Columbus statue is really about honoring Italian Americans.” Columbus came to America while trying to sail to Asia, on behalf of the Spanish crown. But some have pointed out he was hostile, even murderous, to the Native Americans he found when he got to this hemisphere’s shores. His defenders recognize that aspect of his explorations, but still say the statue of him Q should not be touched.

An unknown vandal sprayed graffiti on a statue of Christopher Columbus in Astoria last PHOTO COURTESY DITMARSASTORIA Thursday.

Cops cuff property manager Man behind Nazi symbol at Sunnyside building arrested by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

A YouTube video ostensibly shows Neal Milano, a Sunnsyide building manager arrested on Sunday, harassing someone. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT

The manager of a Sunnyside condominium building who has been criticized for having hate symbols there has been arrested. Cops nabbed Neal Milano, 69, on Sunday afternoon on charges of harassing and stalking a woman who used to live in the 39th Place building, according to the police and the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. According to the complaint from Brown’s office, the woman said Milano grabbed her neck and pulled her in one incident; and another time, he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her. On both occasions, the complaint says, the victim feared being harmed. The complaint alleges that Milano committed one count of third-degree attempted assault, three of second-degree harassment, one of first-degree harassment and two of fourth-degree stalking. He approached the victim and yelled curse words at her 20 times, according to the complaint; on other occasions, the victim said, he called her profane names. And the victim also accused him of harassing her after she told him to stop speaking to her. All of the incidents happened between Sept. 20, 2016 and July 11, the complaint said. Milano ignited outrage in western Queens with photos in the building lobby of World War II-era despots and other images that

many find offensive — along with those of American statesmen — leading City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) to call on the state and city governments to look into the issue. Activist Jeff Orlick said on his Instagram that he went into the property and tore down hate images on Aug. 28. The arrest was preceded by other complaints about Milano allegedly bullying and harassing residents of the building. A YouTube video posted by someone named Manny Cuervas appears to show Milano harassing and cursing at somebody in the building. According to the description of the video on YouTube, the person who recorded it has been harassed by Milano more than once and that when the victim called the police on him, he went to the building’s basement to hide. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the city Commission on Human Rights opened probes into the complaints of harassment. According to media reports, Sunday’s arrest was not the result of a probe. “With the arrest of Mr. Milano, I hope that the people of this condominium can feel safer, more secure, and find peace of mind knowing that the NYPD and our city government are ready and able to act and monitoring the situation in the condominium closely,” Van Bramer Q said in a prepared statement.

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Autographs: a sign of the times at US Open Fans can get the top players and journeymen with a little bit of luck by Michael Gannon

orous title of the practice courts. But it is where fans with a lot of persisThe ultimate destination of a tennis fan tence and a little bit of luck can score a grand at the US Open is Arthur Ashe Stadium, slam of player autographs. David Lewis of Texas was at his third with a couple of big names taking the USTA’s center stage under its brightest Open last Thursday, but his first with daughter Sabryina. lights. “It’s for her birthday — she’s turning The second-most popular, for both casual fans and diehards, is a short distance away, 16,” he said. And he was at the ready with what looks like playground tennis courts one of the oversized tennis balls. “I want to get Roger Federer. And Domibehind a massive chainlink fence. The enclosure even goes by the unglam- nic Thiem,” Sabryina said. Thiem, of Austria, is seeded sixth among the men at Flushing Meadows, while Federer, of Switzerland, is No. 3 — and the career men’s leader with 19 grand slam titles. But the latter may prove tough to land, accord i ng to Jorge Villagran of Denver. “ “ Feder e r is t he white whale,” he said. “I’ve tried to get his autograph a couple of Beginner collector David Lewis, left, was part of a sea of Roger Feder- times. But his tennis er fans at the practice courts, while the prize of Jorge Villagran’s col- ball already sported more than a dozen lection is from Rafael Nadal. Editor

Ethan Katz, right, came to the US Open from Toronto with his dad, Anton, and a plan for snagPHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON ging autographs from the game’s top players. player signatures, with one making him especially proud. “Rafael Nadal,” he said. “I have his on a hat too. He’s my favorite player.” Nadal, from Spain, is the No. 1 men’s seed with 15 grand slams.

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AG: storm warning on gasoline price gouging

Another great season done American Softball, a nonprofit for the challenged and handicapped, played its last game of the year Aug. 26 with some special guests on hand to cap off the league’s season. Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) threw the first pitch of the game to Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park). The two are seen here standing with the players before the start of the game, which

was played at Kissena Corridor Park, Field 10, at Booth Memorial Avenue and Kissena Boulevard in Flushing. “This is a great, heartwarming program, and it gives opportunities to folks who wouldn’t normally have them,” Pheffer Amato said in a statement issued by the league. “If you haven’t been following American Softball, you should next season — this is sports at its finest.” — Anthony O’Reilly

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey lar reaching $ 2.709, as opposed to interfering with gasoline production in $2.479 on Sept. 26. Harvey is known to have left at least and around Houston, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman 66 dead in its wake in the Caribbean was offering assurance to consumers and United States. It was the first storm and a blunt warning to retailers about classified as a major hurricane to make landfall in the United States climbing gas prices. since Wilma gouged a path “Exper ience has show n across southern Florida in that some gas station owners 2005. u se seve r e st or m s a s a n H a r ve y d u m p e d m o r e opportunity to exploit conthan 40 inches of rain on sumers,” Schneiderman said eastern Texas. Damages and in a statement issued on Sateconomic losses are expecturday. “Hur ricane Har vey ed to be well over $10 0 has led to gas price spikes billion. across the country, including The forced shutdown of in New York — but we’ll major refineries in Texas and hold accountable those who along the Gulf Coast, as well seek to capit alize on the storm at the expense of hard- NYS Attorney General as the temporary closure of the Colonial Pipeline used to working New York families.” Eric Schneiderman Harvey made landfall in FILE PHOTO carry gas from Texas to the Northeast, had what SchneiTexas on Friday, Aug. 25. Schneiderman said on Thursday, Aug. derman’s statement called “a significant 31, gasoline prices across the country effect” on nationwide and local prices. Schneiderman’s office in 2012 invesrose to a two-year high. Similarly, he said, as of last Saturday, tigated more than a half-dozen gas stathe statewide average price of gasoline tions in Queens following Hurricane Q had risen 23 cents per gallon, with regu- Sandy.

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Seventh-seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria obligingly signs autographs outside the practice PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON courts after his morning workout.

Sign of the times at US Open continued from page 16 to find out where they’re playing and practicing,” he said. “You follow them around.” On some courts, with unfilled seats it is possible, he said, to get down to or near courtside as matches draw to a close. Then, you have to move quickly. “And sometimes, nudge people a little bit,” he said. Ethan recommends coming prepared

with a Sharpie, the preferred marker for athletes and fans alike. The official US Open website also recommends the practice courts for up-close looks at the players, adding that many each year participate in formal autograph sessions and other appearances connected with the tournament. So, too, do some of the game’s former Q stars. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON

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Ceremonies throughout the borough honor those lost by Michael Gannon Editor

The Borough of Queens will witness numerous memorials to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Word Trade Center, Washington, DC, and Flight 93 over Pennsylvania. On Saturday, Sept. 9, Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens will host a community conversation moderated by JoAnne Raskin from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Victorian Administration Building at 83-15 Kew Gardens Road. It will be followed by a walk to the cemetery’s 9/11 memorial. Admission is free but preregistraton is required at info@friendsof maplegrove.org. Free parking is available at the cemetery but the building is not wheelchair-accessible. A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at Maspeth Memorial Park at the corner of 69th Street and Grand Avenue. The annual memorial takes place across the street from the station housing the FDNY’s Hazmat 1 and Squad 288, which lost a combined 19 men when the towers fell, the single largest loss of life from any firehouse in the city that day. Sunday, Sept. 10, will see the second annual “Run for Richie,” a motorcycle run

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From the Ramones to Simon & Garfunkel, Forest Hills has been home to some of music’s biggest icons. Count Walter Becker as one of them. Known for his sweet guitar riffs and smooth lyrics, Becker made up one-half of the rock ’n’ roll group Steely Dan. And just a month after group co-founder Donald Fagen said his fellow musician was recovering well from a recent operation, Becker died last Sunday of an undisclosed illness at the age of 67. Born on Feb. 20, 1950, the rocker lived in Forest Hills for the first five years of his life before moving a few miles away to Scarsdale, just north of the Bronx. Becker met Fagen while attending Bard College, and the duo formed Steely Dan in 1971 when the duo moved to California. By Becker’s death, Steely Dan had produced nine albums and maintained a massive following. Considered one of the best bands of all time, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. The duo were supposed to perform together during the Classic East music festival at Citi Field in July but Becker’s Q condition left him unable to play.

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Queens pays homage to Mike Simanowitz Late assemblyman was a ‘light’ for his district and a ‘dedicated public servant’ by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Across the nation and world, many politicians have a reputation of looking out only for themselves. But those who knew Michael Simanowitz would say the assemblyman was one of the few who had a true, heartfelt dedication to the people he served. “Mike was a dedicated public servant who worked tirelessly to improve his community, both as an elected official and as a staff member to his predecessor,” said U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing). “He had a heart of gold and was among the warmest, friendliest and most down-to-earth individuals I have known. His passing is a terrible loss for me personally as well as for our borough, city and state.” Even before entering politics, first as chief of staff to his predecessor, Nettie Mayersohn, whom he replaced in a special 2011 election, he served as a member of the 107th Precinct’s Auxiliary Unit, working his way up to commanding officer of the volunteer squad, and was honored for his work following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the blackout of 2003. “He was a person beyond reproach and someone who carried out the duties of the office with dignity and honor,” said U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), chairman of the Queens Democratic Party, in a statement. “He fought tirelessly for his community and will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him.” Simanowitz, who has been called a “light” for his district — his name in Hebrew, Meir, means “one who shines” — died last Saturday following a long battle with an undisclosed illness. He was 46. Sources said he had cancer, though what type was unclear. A funeral service was held the next day — in accordance with his religion’s customs — at Schwartz Bros. Funeral Chapels in Forest Hills. “He was a remarkable guy who loved his family and the people he was so proud to represent,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) in a social media post late Saturday night. “May his memory be a blessing now and forever.” A spokesman for Gov. Cuomo did not immediately return a request for comment on whether plans have been made to hold a special election for the seat. Simanowitz, an Orthodox Jew, was raised in Forest Hills and lived in Queens his entire life. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Queens College in 1993. He joined the 107th Precinct’s Auxiliary Unit in 1995 and

Michael Simanowitz was remembered as a man dedicated to serving the public, either as a politician or a member of the FILE PHOTO 107th Precinct’s Auxiliary Unit. He was 46. was the commanding officer for the nine years before he won the seat. Before joining Mayersohn’s office in 1996, he was a planner and community liason with the city Housing Preservation and Development office, where he worked on developments such as the MetroTech Center and Atlantic Terminal. During his tenure with his predecessor, he worked on issues such as passing stricter penalties for drunk driving and protecting at-risk children and victims of rape. According to his website, he also helped create a pilot program to bring stroke centers to hospitals in Queens and Brooklyn. There are now similar centers in more than 100 hospitals across the state. Mayersohn resigned in 2011 to spend more time with her grandchildren. Simanowitz, a resident of the Electchester Housing Cooperative, won by a landslide. His district included all of College Point and parts of Whitestone, Flushing, Pomonok, Briarwood, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Richmond Hill.

During his time in office, he helped pass a law requiring children under 18 to receive written parental consent before obtaining a body piercing. In 2016, he helped pass a law that forbids the use of unclaimed corpses for mortuary practice unless the person had registered as a body donor or a next of kin gives permission. Simanowitz was recognized a number of times for his work on district issues, receiving proclamations from the Richmond Hill Block Association, the 107th Precinct Community Council and more. He was also recognized for his service to the Jewish community. The Yeshiva World, a Jewish news website that first reported the news of the assemblyman’s death, said “He served as a tremendous voice for the Jewish community, and his passing is a terrible loss for our community and for the State of New York.” Most recently, Simanowitz stood alongside Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), who is also Jewish, to condemn a decision by the Queens Museum to cancel a reenactment of the United Nations General Assembly’s vote establishing the State of Israel on Nov. 29, the 70th anniversary of the event. The museum, following the outrage, reversed its decision. It was reported by the Jerusalem Post that an unnamed museum employee said “Palestinian friends of the museum” had opposed the planned celebration. Cuomo, in a statement, mourned the loss of the assemblyman who “shared a love for our home borough of Queens and a belief in public service as a vehicle for positive change. “Michael was also a man of faith and, first and foremost, a dedicated family man whose efforts were in the service of a better future for his children and everyone’s children,” the governor continued. Borough President Melinda Katz said “Michael cared deeply about the people of Queens and fought tenaciously on their behalf throughout his distinguished career in public service.” Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), a good friend of Simanowitz’s, quoted Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” in a statement, saying “He was a man. Take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again.” Grodenchik’s statement continued, “Goodbye, my brother. I shall not forget you as long as I draw a breath.” Simanowitz is survived by his wife, Jennifer, his four children, his parents, Sherman and Shila, and his brothers, Q Alan and Barry.

‘Run for Richie’ set for Sunday afternoon by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The last time anyone saw Howard Beach resident and Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps member Richard Pearlman alive, he was running back into the World Trade Center’s South Tower after helping a bloodied woman out of the burning building. It’s been 16 years since the day Perlman, 18, and thousands of others were killed on Sept. 11, 2001. But on Sunday, his friends, former colleagues and even people who never knew him will honor the terror victim with the

Honoring Sept. 11 terror attack victim annual “Run for Richie” motorcycle procession across the city. The ride — organized by the FHVAC and the Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club — will begin at Resorts World Casino at 1 p.m. On the drive, par ticipants will hit Queens, the East Side of Manhattan and, eventually, Brooklyn, where the commemorative ride will conclude at Indian Larry’s motorcycle shop. Last year’s event saw over 1,200 riders

descend on Queens from as far away as California and Florida. Registration for the ride costs $25 and interested motorcyclists can sign up at nycpunisherslemc.com. All proceeds from the ride will benefit Q the FHVAC.

The annual Ride for Richie event in honor of Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps member Richard Pearlman, who died in the FILE PHOTO Sept. 11 attacks, is Sunday.

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Ring the bells in Forest Hills again The angelic chiming sounds return to Our Lady Queen of Martyrs by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

It’s been decades since the “positively angelic” sound of bells last enveloped Queens Boulevard and Ascan Avenue. But all that changed on Aug. 27 as, for the first time in 60 years, heavenly chimes emanating from the church floated over Forest Hills to call parishoners to Sunday service at Our Lady Queen of Martys. “It was such a beautiful thing to hear that sound running through the air,” church music director David Close said in a Tuesday interview. “We’ve waited a long time to hear them again.” Why the church’s bells fell silent all those years ago is somewhat of a mystery, according to Close. But more recently, the house of worship’s bell tower had fallen into a state of deterioration as decades of weather eroded much of the infrastructure inside it. The repair work has since been mostly completed, however, just in time for the 100th anniversary of when the church’s founding pastor, the Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, began negotiations to purchase land allowing for the building’s development. And that’s how the idea for a new bell system came into play. “To honor his memory,” Close said, “we figured to look at getting a carillon.”

The bells are ringing again at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Forest Hills, six decades after FACEBOOK PHOTO / OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS the chimes were last heard on Queens Boulevard. The sounds the faithful hear coming from the church now aren’t created by the physical swinging of a bell. Instead, what’s playing are chimes created by the carillon, a set of stationary bells rung

by a keyboard-like instrument that can be programmed to play at certain times of the day. “You can set it and forget it,” Close said. “It’s fully automated.” Our Lady Queen of Martyrs’ carillon is

programmed to ring four times a day — 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. — in addition to seven minutes prior to Mass on Sunday morning and just before funerals. According to Close, the chimes are loud enough to be heard over the noise of Queens Boulevard but don’t last for minutes at a time, in an effort to not annoy neighbors. “They’re at just the right level,” he said. “They don’t disappear in the din of Queens Boulevard, but I guess a good siren going by will obliterate it.” Some parishoners have given the new system positive reviews, as a handful of people posted on the church’s Facebook page to say the bells sound like they are being played by angels, among other compliments. The blessing of the carillon will take place during Mass this Sunday morning. In addition to the new bell system, Close said the church has also invested in a new organ which was installed over the summer. And just as the bells don’t move, the organ is a state-of-the-art digital model that’s much different than older, piped ones. “The new organ gives us a full stereophonic sound. The instrument is a major technological advancement over the instrument that we had before,” he said. “It creates this beautiful, pipelike sound. You would never know it’s not Q pipelike.”

M train project moves into second phase Subway service partially restored to MidVille, Glendale and Ridgewood by Christopher Barca

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School is back in session, the temperatures are getting cooler and the M train has partially returned to Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood. The MTA has completed the first phase of the two-step, $163 million project to renovate and restore portions of the M line in southwest Queens, allowing service to be restored from the Middle Village-Metropolitan Avenue station — the train’s terminus — and the Myrtle-Wyckoff stop. What wrapped up last week was the replacement of the century-old Fresh Pond Bridge — near the western end of the Fresh Pond Rail Yard in Glendale — which had become severely corroded in recent decades. That work, which began in early July, forced the complete closure of the seven stations north of the Myrtle Avenue-Broadway stop in Brooklyn, requiring commuters to take one of three shuttle bus routes from southwest Queens to the J, M, Z or L lines in Brooklyn. But with the Fresh Pond Bridge’s restoration in the rearview mirror, the MTA is now embarking on the reconstruction of the 104-year-old section of track between the Central Avenue and Myrtle Avenue stations called the Bushwick Viaduct. Like the bridge before it, the viaduct is also in terrible physical shape and both the tracks and the concrete supporting the infrastructure are in desperate need of repairs. But unlike the bridge portion of the restoration, this phase is expected to take eight months instead of just two, even with the small amount of preparation work

that was conducted this summer. The intensive repairs include the installation of a new bridge deck, third rail, steel columns, safety walkways, foundations and drainage. “While regular monitoring and critical maintenance permits ongoing service, the 103-year-old viaduct is now beyond its useful life,” the MTA’s webpage for the project reads. “The aged concrete deck has suffered major deterioration, and the tracks and structure must be replaced.” While repairs are ongoing, the M train will be shut down between the Myrtle Avenue-Broadway station and the Myrtle-Wyckoff stop, where southwest Queens riders can transfer to the L train. With two stations in Brooklyn out of service, the MTA will be running a single shuttle bus line to connect Myrtle-Wyckoff and Myrtle Avenue-Broadway at 10-minute intervals during the day and 20-minute intervals at night. As with the first phase of the project, the M train will be extended five stops beyond Myrtle Avenue to Broadway Junction in Brooklyn, while the J and Z will make all local stops. All the work with the M train will be done in advance of the shutdown of the L line in Manhattan, set to start in 2019. That 18-month project will involve the rebuilding of the East River’s Canarsie Tunnel, which was flooded and severely damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. L train riders unable to use that line to get to Manhattan are expected to use the M train once the shutdown Q occurs, making repairs on the latter line paramount.

Signs like these are no longer needed in Middle Village, as the M train has been partially restored in the area after two months of repairs on the line. Work now shifts to the Myrtle Viaduct in PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Brooklyn.

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Turning a new leaf for fall by Dr. Zahava Hersh September arrived and it seems like autumn has begun overnight. The school year is beginning, and the indulgent days of summer will soon be a distant memory. With the new season comes many opportunities to improve our health. A focus on healthy eating, staying active and taking steps to prevent illness can be accomplished through some simple steps. A healthy lifestyle starts with healthy food choices. Over two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. A weight loss of as little as 3-5 percent can have huge health benefits including improvement in blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. A wellrounded fall diet should include lean protein including poultry and fish, whole grains such as brown rice, oats, or quinoa, legumes including beans and lentils, low-fat dairy products, and, of course, ample fruits and vegetables. These ingredients can be incorporated into hearty soups, stews, or casseroles for satisfying chilly weather meals. Staying active in the summertime allows for a variety of outdoor activities, but cooler weather should not preclude an exercise routine. The American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week, along with bi-weekly high-intensity muscle strength training. Many, however, find fitting in this much activity nearly impossible

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Staying active, no matter the season, is a step toward staying healthy. COURTESY PHOTO due to real-life obligations. It is important to remember, something is better than nothing. If needed, divide activity into short 10 to 15 minute sessions, snuck into the work day. Finally, colder weather brings along an infamous slew of infections. While the fluvirus might seem like nothing more than a short-lived illness, severe cases can be fatal. A simple flu vaccine can provide protection against this potentially deadly virus. Talk to your doctor about your options for flu protecQ tion. Stay warm, and stay healthy! Dr. Zahava Hersh is a family practitioner located in Lawrence, NY. She specializes in primary care and preventative medicine for adolescents and adults. Call (516) 400-9302 to schedule your annual wellness visit today.

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Til death do they part This past holiday weekend was a particularly celebratory one for a member of the Chronicle family, as Associate Editor Christopher Barca married his college sweetheart, Amy Rio, in Ithaca, NY. Barca, who has covered mid- and central Queens for the newspaper for four years, met Rio during their freshman year at St.

Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University in Jamaica in 2009 and the duo began dating in 2012. After a two-year engagement, they finally exchanged their vows last Saturday. The couple has lived in Flushing since 2013, but Barca was born and raised in Connecticut while Rio is a native of Hastings, NY, just north of Syracuse.

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MMA fighter Sergio Da Silva was arrested for allegedly FACEBOOK PHOTO robbing a bank.

The NYPD may have dealt MMA fighter Sergio Da Silva a knockout punch. The athlete was arrested last Thursday morning for allegedly robbing an Astoria Citibank location a short walk away from his Steinway Street home. Da Silva, 31, was charged with robbery for the incident, police said. The crime happened on Aug. 24 around 9 a.m.

Earlier this year, he was in the news for trying to cheat the scale to make weight. After telling three employees that he had a gun, Da Silva demanded money and made off with approximately $40,000, according to the NYPD. He then allegedly fled south on Steinway and then went east on 28th Avenue. Da Silva is apparently not incarcerated. TMZ Sports reported that on Saturday, he was seen in public shopping. In a Facebook post published at

10:53 p.m. on the day of his arrest, the athlete addressed the situation. “I got all the text, calls, emails, messages etc. thank you to my phenomenal lawyer I’m home and my attorney is working hard to clear this up,” he wrote. “As much as I would love to speak more about the allegations my legal team has rightfully advised me against discussing any details until the case is over.” Da Silva added: “I’m ready to coopQ erate and clear up my name.”

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OLGCA ribbon cutting A special Mass and ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Sept. 17 to celebrate the renaming of Ave Maria Catholic Academy to Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy. The Mass will take place at 10 a.m. The 158-20 101 St. Howard Beach school was renamed Ave Maria four years ago when it took on the academy model of education. Before that, it was known as Our Lady of Grace. Many Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn changed their name upon becoming an academy four years ago, but since then institutions have been able to keep their name and have only had to add “academy at the end.” For more information, contact Doreen Q DeCandia at (718) 757-2728.

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Trump announces wind down of DACA Queens leaders slam the president’s decision to end immigrant program by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

he Trump administration announced Tuesday that the federal government will wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program over the next six months, leaving the futures of about 800,000 beneficiaries across the nation who illegally came to the U.S. as children uncertain. “The program known as DACA that was effectuated under the Obama administration is being rescinded,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said at a Tuesday press conference. “The policy was implemented unilaterally, to great controversy and legal concern.” Born as an executive order signed by former President Obama in 2012, DACA protects young people who illegally immigrated to the United States as children from deportation for a period of two years — or longer, if renewed. Those eligible for the program had to have come to America by their 16th birthday and President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals unauthorized immigrant protection program over a six-month periprior to June 2007, have no criminal record and od was met with fury in New York City, as Rep. Nydia Velazquez and others called it “hateful” and anti-American. FILE PHOTOS either be enrolled in school or a high school “DACA is about respecting human dignity. In recent weeks, there has been speculation graduate. While not providing a path to citizen- ed to countries many of them have never known. As expected, reaction across the city to that Trump and Congressional Republicans Children of undocumented immigrants deserve ship, DACA also allows recipients to legally Trump’s move was that of fury. may try to tie DACA protections — or even fed- our compassion. The President should reconsidwork in the United States. After protests last week, a large group of eral aid for Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas er repealing DACA.” As part of the six-month wind down of the A number of Queens educational and culturpolicy, no new applications from childhood demonstrators descended on Trump Tower in — to funding for the president’s proposed borimmigrants will be accepted. But those with Manhattan on Tuesday to slam the decision, der wall in an upcoming spending bill, forcing al entities also blasted the president. In a Tuesday statement, James Hong, the coapplications pending and those who need to while immigrant rights group Make the Road Democrats into a tricky political corner. New York pledged on social media to sue. But like her colleague, Velazquez called for a director of Flushing’s MinKwon Center, called renew their status by Oct. 5 can still do so. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) said in “clean” up-and-down vote on legislation simply Tuesday a “sad and disappointing day” in our Republicans have slammed the program nation’s history. since its inception, criticizing its constitutional- a statement that Trump’s move wasn’t surpris- designed to protect Dreamers. Hong also called out Trump’s “deep hypocriLegal challenges may also be on the horizon, ly questionable creation via executive order, and ing, considering the president’s history of as Gov. Cuomo tweeted both Monday and Tues- sy” when it comes to following the law, citing Trump pledged during last year’s presidential “demonizing immigrants.” “It is absurd to think that our nation’s inter- day that if Trump rescinds DACA, New York his recent pardoning of former Arizona sherriff campaign to dismantle his predecessor’s immiests are served by ending this program and forc- will file a lawsuit to stop him. Joe Arpaio — who was convicted of defying gration policies. Meanwhile, Mayor de Blasio, who has been court orders over his detainment of Latinos — In a Tuesday morning tweet, Trump placed ing these individuals back into the shadows,” the burden of dealing with DACA on Congress, Crowley said. “Without a doubt, this action is a sharp critic of Trump, slammed the president and his controversial travel bans. bot h hea r tless a nd in a Tuesday press conference and pledged in a “Economically, morally and socially, our while administration senseless. press release to hold a “DACA Day of Action” country is now worse off,” Hong said. “Trump officials called on the “It is now time for in the near future. has opened a wound to our country, one we do House of RepresentaRepublicans in ConBut his Republican challenger this fall, not expect to heal soon.” tives and Senate to hese are Americans. gress to stand up. At a Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten The MinKwon Center, which has helped prowrite the program into minimum, Congress Island, Brooklyn), took a more moderate tone a cess over 1,200 DACA applications, is also crelaw — should its memMany of them have must act to reverse this day before the administration’s announcement, ating a services hotline. bers decide to do so — harmful and revolting calling on Trump to not rescind DACA and Individuals can dial (718) 460-5600 seven as soon as possible. know no other home.” policy change,” he con- Congress to act. days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for more Later Tuesday, how— Rep. Nydia Velazquez tinued. “Bicameral leg“This is an opportunity for President Trump information. ever, Trump again took islation has been intro- and Congress to fix a broken system once and LaGuardia Community College President to Twitter to say that if duced that would pro- for all, so that these young people, brought to Gail Mellow worried what Trump’s decision Congress didn’t act on tect this population — and there is no reason for the United States at an early age and educated meant for her students and those across the DACA, he will “revisit” the issue. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) Republicans to delay bringing it to the House in our schools can have the opportunity to country, saying many are just trying to make become citizens and fulfill their dreams,” she better lives for themselves and their families. expressed an interest in solving the issue legis- and Senate floors for a vote.” Crowley’s colleague, Rep. Nydia Velazquez said. “I strongly urge Congress and the courts to latively in a Tuesday statement, while Trump On a borough level, Assemblyman Francisco overturn today’s calamitous decision by Presisaid in a press release that he looks forward to (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens), called it the latest example of the administration’s Moya (D-Jackson Heights), who represents dent Trump,” Mellow said. “We owe it to our working with Congress. “As I’ve said before, we will resolve the “hateful idealogy” and said it will cause vast some of Queens’ most immigrant-heavy com- students and our neighbors to protect and retain munities, called Trump a racist in a Tuesday DACA, which is vital to our country’s values DACA issue with heart and compassion —but economic damage. “These are Americans. Many of them have statement and promised to help lead the fight and communities.” through the democratic process,” Trump said, Like the MinKwon Center, LaGuardia Com“while at the same time ensuring that any known no other home. Some of them speak against his decision. “The one thing that we can take solace in is munity College has established a resource guide immigration reform we adopt provides endur- only English and many came here when they ing benefits for the American citizens we were were so young that they cannot even remem- the fact that this is only the beginning,” Moya for anyone impacted by DACA’s phasing out. ber the journey,” Velazquez said in a state- said. “Mark my words: We will send a powerful T he webpage — lag u a rd ia.edu / elected to serve.” If Congress fails to pass legislation that ment. “Their parents brought them here in message to Trump that we no longer have to immigrationhelp — features information on how to acquire confidential legal and financial Trump finds suitable enough to sign by DACA’s search of a better life, seeking that simple, but live in the shadows.” Even the borough’s lone elected Republi- help regarding one’s immigration status, as well expiration date of March 5, 2018, then its uniquely American compact — the promise 800,000 enrollees in the United States known as that America is the land of opportunity, where can, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) as a frequently asked questions section about “Dreamers” — about 30,000 of whom live in anyone with a dream and the right talent and disagreed with Trump’s decision, citing his DACA and contact information for various immigrant rights and legal services groups. 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Your guide to the 2017 Democratic primary races in Queens continued from page 2 The 21st Council District includes all of East Elmhurst, LeFrak City and Corona and parts of Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. It’s also home to LaGuardia Airport and parts of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

ger than David’s been alive — and says she’s the best candidate to deliver constituent services, something the area has been “craving” for, she says. But the Queens Democratic Party pick Adrienne Adams, chairwoman of Community Board 12, says her experience on the advisory panel, working with city officials Tan vs. Koo Community Board 7 member Alison a nd agencies, m a kes her t he most Tan, the wife of Assemblyman Ron Kim qualified. Other candidates announced their inten(D-Flushing), believes it’s time for a more “aggressive” approach in the City Council. tions to run but did not make it onto the That’s why she’s challenging Councilman ballot. The winner of the three-way race will Peter Koo (D-Flushing). Koo believes his “district-oriented” face Republican Ivan Mossop on Nov. 7. The victor of that approach to governrace will be sworn ment has made in upon certification Flushing a bet ter of t he resu lt s to place since he took he polls will be open from serve the remainder office in 2010. He’s f Wi l l s’ t e r m now looking to get 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 12. obefore starting the the city to invest in full one in January. t h e d i s t r i c t ’s Call (718) 730-6730 The 28th Council infrastructure. for more information. D ist r ic t i nclud e s The two in recent parts of Richmond weeks have traded Hill and South barbs over campaign contributions, their views on development, Ozone Park and all of South Jamaica and cigarettes and Koo’s second home in Port Rochdale Village. Washington, LI, which Tan says the Graziano vs. Vallone incumbent actually lives in, something he Urban planner Paul Graziano is to denies. There is no Republican challenger run- Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) what Holden is to Crowley. The civic activning in the general election. The 20th Council District has Down- ist has lambasted much of what the incumtown Flushing, Murray Hill and Queens- bent has done during his time in office. He wants to stop the “jarring changes” he’s boro Hill. seen in the district and use his background to do so. The race to replace Wills Graziano’s website says he would focus For years, the ongoing corruption trial of former Councilman Ruben Wills has on affordable housing issues, animal care hung like a cloud over 28th Council Dis- and control, reforming building and zoning trict. That cloud was lifted when he was codes and improving public safety. Vallone on his campaign website touts kicked off the Council following his conthe $40 million in funding he’s brought viction in August. Richard David, a native of Guyana, has back to the district to pay for vital resourcbeen campaigning since last year and has es such as libraries, parks and schools. Council District 19 includes the areas of the support of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who represents one of the College Point, Whitestone, Malba, Bayneighboring districts. David says he’s the side, Douglaston, Little Neck, Nor th only one who has lived on both sides of the Flushing and Auburndale. Van Wyck Expressway, which splits the Grodenchik vs. Itteera district, and is the only one with a plan for The BOE states Floral Park resident both halves. Rochdale Village attorney Hettie Powell Benny Itteera is challenging Councilman touts that she’s been using her legal back- Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) ground to help people for 35 years — lon- on Tuesday, but no information for the candidate can be found online. Grodenchik is looking to win his first full term in the Council. He replaced former Councilman Mark Weprin in 2015. He’ll face Republican Joe Concannon in November. The 23rd Council District includes parts of Queens Village, Bayside, Fresh Meadows and all of Bellerose, Douglaston, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Hollis, Hollis Hills, Holliswood and Little Neck.

Richard David, Adrienne Adams, center, and Hettie Powell are all seeking to replace forFILE PHOTOS mer Councilman Ruben Wills.

Rahman vs. Lancman Mohammad Rahman, a retired civil servant with the Human Resources Administration, claims Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) has not fairly served

lyn, Queens). The district includes a part of Ridgewood. Katz vs. Brown Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is being challenged by perennial candidate Everly Brown, who has run for office multiple times including in the 2013 Democratic primary that Katz won. He came in third in that race.

Mohammad Rahman, left, is taking on CounFILE PHOTOS cilman Rory Lancman. the South Asian community with his funding of district nonprofits. Lancman denies that charge, saying he’s provided tens of thousands of dollars to such groups since taking office in 2014. The 24th Council District includes parts of Fresh Meadows and Jamaica and all of Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Electchester, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, Briarwood and Jamaica Hills. Rivers vs. Miller Anthony Rivers, a former U.S. Marine and retired police officer, is looking to unseat Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and promises to address inequity in the district and issues such as the many homeless shelters in the area, according to his campaign website. He’s also looking to bring more affordable housing there. Miller’s campaign website touts his record of promoting transit equity, regulating the dollar van industry, adding security cameras and more. The incumbent took office in 2014. The 27th Council District includes parts of Jamaica and Queens Village and all of Cambria Heights, St. Albans and Springfield Gardens. Scala vs. Sheikh vs. Ruiz Three Democrats are looking on Tuesday for the chance to defeat the borough’s lone Republican, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). Mike Scala is a Howard Beach attorney who’s made a name for himself as a transportation activist. He wants a chance to prove he’s not a one-issue candidate. Helal Sheikh is an Ozone Park doctor whose website states is focused on preserving affordable housing and assisting homeowners on ways to stay in their houses. William Ruiz works at a nonprofit that seeks to provide people with permanent housing and wants to use that experience to help the district. The 32nd Council District includes parts of Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Rockaway and South Ozone Park and all of Ozone Park, Howard Beach and Broad Channel. Torres vs. Reynoso In the district that has the smallest sliver of Queens, Brooklyn Democratic district leader Tommy Torres is challenging Councilman Antonio Reynoso (D-Brook-

Citywide seats Mayor de Blasio is being challenged by former Councilman Sal Albanese, Richard Bashner, Michael Tolkin and Rober t Gangi, according to the BOE. Albanese is considered his most serious threat, though the incumbent is expected to win handily, according to several polls. The win ner will face Republican Assembly woman Nicole Malliotak is (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn), who has no primary opponent, in the general election. Former police detective and TV personality Bo Dietl will also be running in November as an independent after he bungled paperwork trying to switch from Republican to Democrat and was left off both party lines.

Mayor de Blasio, left, and one of his primary FILE PHOTOS opponents, Sal Albanese. Public Advocate Letitia James faces a challenge against David Eisenbach of Manhattan. Unopposed The following candidates running for re-election have no primary opponents: Council members Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Ulrich. How and when to vote All of the races next week are for Democratic nominations, so only registered members of that party can vote. To see if you’re registered, call the state Board of Elections at (518) 474-6220. You can also call the city BOE’s Queens office at (718) 730-6730. Polls across the city will open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. To find where your polling place is, you can visit voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us or call 1 (866) VOTE-NYC (868-3692). Q

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Eyeing a second term, the borough president highlights her record by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Incumbent Borough President Melinda Katz spends most of her days constantly running from engagement to engagement and meeting to meeting, just as she did last week before and after she sat down for an interview with the Chronicle at the newspaper’s Glendale office. Add in being a single mother raising two young sons, and it would be understandable if she dreaded going to work most days. But with a big smile on her face, Katz told the Chronicle her daily thought process couldn’t be more opposite. “This is the best job for me, and I would hope for the borough, that I could ever dream of,” she said. “Queens has been doing phenomenally. We have grown while still maintaining a community aspect in our borough. I can’t ask for much more than that.” Like some City Council members from her borough, Katz must dispatch a challenger, Everly Brown, in Tuesday’s Democratic primary before moving onto November’s general election. But unlike some of her colleagues in government, she is expected to overwhelmingly win her race. Regardless of her status as the unquestionable favorite, Katz still spent close to an hour with the Chronicle defending her first four years in office and laying out plans for the next four. When asked what she believed some of her biggest accomplishments were, the borough president pointed to the reform of the Queens Library, which was headed by former CEO James Galante when she was first elected in 2013. After a Daily News series exposed Galante’s misappro-

Borough President Melinda Katz talked the Queens Library system, soccer and hockey at Willets Point and more in a recent visit to the Chronicle’s Glendale office. PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE

priation of funds, leading to his eventual ouster, Katz, along with state lawmakers, helped usher in reforms of the library board’s structure and mechanisms for removing and appointing members. Now, years later, Katz said, the Queens Library is finally

“in a really good place.” “We’re cutting a lot of ribbons, but it’s not just about the ribbons, it’s about the fact that contracts are moving forward,” she said. “I have faith in [the board] now.” The borough president also highlighted the Jamaica Now revitalization initiative as an accomplishment-in-progress, saying the continued investments in workforce programs, park repairs and cultural organizations has “truly been a boon not only for the economy there but for the community.” “We did it from the ground up. We had 30 meetings with 30 different civic associations and three public meetings,” she said. “It was a stakeholder-based plan done with the administration and it’s worked out well.” Looking ahead to the next four years, if re-elected, Katz called either a hockey or soccer stadium being built in Willets Point in the near future “very realistic,” with the New York Islanders and New York City Football Club seen as possible tenants. “I would like to see soccer, at least, at Willets Point, along with affordable housing,” she said. “I wish the Islanders would come in. I’m a big advocate for that. “Right now, only about 35 acres has the city taken over,” she added. “So you wouldn’t probably be able to do the Islanders plus a soccer stadium there. If there’s only one, I want soccer and affordable housing. At the nearby New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Katz said $16 million is “in play” to repair its aging infrastructure, while the entire structure will be lit up like the Unisphere and the Queens Museum Q within a year.

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Fumes sicken cops in Rego Park Seven officers had to be hospitalized last Friday by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

More tha n a half- dozen officers from the 112th Precinct had to be hospitalized early last Friday morning after coming in contact with noxious fumes while responding to a 911 call in Rego Park. According to Deput y Inspector Robert Ramos, the commanding off icer of the 112t h P r e ci nc t , t wo c ops responded to an excessive noise complaint and a report of an emotionally disturbed person at 63-84 Saunders St. around 2 a.m. When the officers arrived at the front door of the fifth-floor apar t ment, they called for backup. And shortly after the g roup of seven cops made their way into the residence â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where a man in his late 30s was discovered in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;catatonic state,â&#x20AC;? according to NYPD Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ramos said they all started feeling light-headed,

This large pile of cash was recovered when officers raided a Saunders Street apartment in Rego Park last Friday. Seven officers were sickened by noxious fumes upon arriving at the residence. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD

dizzy and nauseous with tingling in their fingers. T he allegedly dist u rbed person was given naxolone, a drug used to revive patients who have overdosed on heroin, before bei ng a r rested a nd taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center for observation. The off icers who fell ill were then transported to Long

Island Jewish Medical Center, where they were treated and quickly released. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They started feeling better as the day went on,â&#x20AC;? Ramos said in a Wednesday interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are all fine now.â&#x20AC;? No one else was injured or affected by the f u mes, he added. An undetermined amount of

heroin was found inside the apartment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in addition to a la rge pile of ca sh â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Ramos said police are still unsure what exactly made the officers sick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a substance right on the f loor next to the front door inside the apartment,â&#x20AC;? the deputy inspector said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what it was yet though.â&#x20AC;? Tests on that substance were inconclusive, he added. The fact that he still doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what sickened his off icers, Ramos said, is of great worry to him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To see seven officers overcome like that, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very concerning,â&#x20AC;? the commander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerning for our officers and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honestly concerning for the people who live in that apartment building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a cop, you never know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re responding to,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can never predict whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen on a Q call when you get it.â&#x20AC;?

Free movie for seniors State Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) helps mark Seniors Appreciation Month with a free showing the 2016 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fences,â&#x20AC;? starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, from 9:30 to noon on Friday, Sept. 8 at the Jamaica Multiplex at 159-02 Jamaica Ave. The film tells the story of the lives and struggles of an African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh. Seniors wishing to RSVP or obtain more information are invited to call (718) 523Q 3069 or (718) 327-7017.

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campus quad. Queens College President Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, top center, and other school administrators led students in a ceremonial procession along Kissena Boulevard and in through the campus’ main gate.

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Cops make arrest in attempted kidnapping by Michael Gannon Editor

The NYPD has arrested a man police say tried to abduct a 12-year-old girl from a Queens Village supermarket parking lot on Aug. 31. P ublished repor ts said V ladim ir Suero, 38, was charged with two counts of kidnapping and harassment, as well as a single count of acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17 years of age. “He was positively identified by the victim and he has confessed,” Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the NYPD’s 105th Precinct, said in an email. “He thought the female victim was older and he wanted a ‘wife.’” Schiff said the suspect was identified and arrested with the help of a Crime Stoppers tip. The incident took place at about 6:30 p.m. at the edge of a Key Food supermarket parking lot at 213-22 Jamaica Avenue. Police said the girl was walking with her mother. Suero allegedly grabbed her arm and said “You’re coming with me,” in Spanish. When she resisted he allegedly Q fled west along Jamaica Avenue.

According to Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich, the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center should develop a “code of conduct” for patients that addresses hygiene and dressing. Patients FILE PHOTO from the facility walking around Glen Oaks have annoyed some in the area.

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Matt Kruger does not think Glen Oaks is the place to raise his kids anymore. A picture he sent to the Chronicle shows a man at a bus stop with his pants down, wiping himself with fecal matter on the ground. Others show people loitering, a man heedlessly walking through traffic, and someone on the ground looking asleep at the Little Neck Parkway and Union Turnpike bus stop. He thinks Long Island may be a better place. Kruger said in an email his family is “100 percent out of here once my son finishes his school year,” adding, “I’m trying to move now.” Kruger says that the people are more visible in commercial parts of the Glen Oaks area. One man outside Key Food, Kruger said, “got nasty with my wife about how we don’t give him money.” He added that others have aggressively panhandled. According to area leaders, many of the people panhandling are from the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village. Police for the state Office of Mental Health, which runs Creedmoor, are responsible for the patients; the 105th Precinct has been working with them on the issue. The hospital’s management met with the precinct, Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich and others about patients disturbing the community. “We understand that Creedmoor is a huge facility and it provides great benefits to people who are mentally ill and it houses a lot of different programs, including the SNAP Senior Center for now,” Grodenchik said. “But it also has a responsibility to the sur-

rounding community.” “When it comes to the mentally ill, you’re going to have a whole gambit of different types of crime that are committed,” said Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the chief of the 105th Precinct. Typically, they are “very low offenses and other types of situations.” Like panhandling. The commanding officer denied that the infractions amounted to “any big crime wave or anything like that,” though. According to Schiff, a “plan of action” has been formed to deal with the situation. “If the community sees someone on a regular basis, let’s say panhandling at Union Turnpike and 260th Street, well then they would contact the NYPD or the Community Affairs Office or myself,” he said, adding that people also have the number for the Office of Mental Health police. If the OMH cops get the call first, they “pretty much take the lead on it,” he added. Schiff added that when the mental health police get a call that does not involve a Creedmoor patient, they call the 105th. Although people get upset that some being treated at the psychiatric center beg for money, Schiff said, there is nothing illegal about it. “It’s not against the law,” he explained. In any case, the police can talk to them: “We have common-law right of inquiry,” Schiff said. Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) pointed out that while panhandling is protected speech, it can easily cross a line. “Clearly, any kind of physical contact, any kind of major verbal abuse, that will not be tolerated in our community,” he said. In a statement, the OMH discussed the continued on next page

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Council election, has taken to Twitter to hit his opponent on the issue, tweeting out photos of individuals who appear to be mentally ill and criticizing the councilman. “Glen Oaks never had a homeless problem but this fella is now a fixture @BarryGrodenchik -out of touch @errollouis,” Concannon tweeted in one picture with a disheveled-looking man. The situation, Concannon said in an interview, has “pitted the community against the patients at Creedmoor because of the crimes being committed in the community and our elected officials have been so irresponsible in letting this go on and fester for years, our elected officials, especially our city councilman, who claims to have such high regard for the mentally ill and emotionally disturbed.” In response to the criticism, Grodenchik’s campaign took a shot at Concannon’s tweets. “Councilman Grodenchik has worked with his colleagues on the NYC Council’s General Welfare Committee, the New York City Human Resources Administration and with community and civic leaders to combat New York City’s homelessness problem,” a campaign spokesman said in an email. “This citywide crisis demands compassion not the demonization of people, many of them families with children and many who work full-time, who are struggling through extremely difficult times.” Q

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continued from page 32 steps that it has taken to address the situation. “The administration at Creedmoor has met with and continues to work with local civic associations, the 105th precinct, not for profits and other stakeholders to address their concerns,” OMH Director of Public Information James Plastiras said in an email. “We have increased patrols by our own safety department in the surrounding community and are coordinating with the local precinct to identify individuals who have been responsible for these acts.” According to Grodenchik and Weprin, it has been agreed that civic associations in and around Glen Oaks will have meetings about the issue on a quarterly basis. While happy with the precinct’s handling of the issue, Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich says the psychiatric center could do better. “I’d like to see Creedmoor take a more aggressive approach,” he said. “They can work out a code of conduct that they have to teach these individuals.” Many patients leaving the campus look disheveled, Friedrich added. “Do they understand there’s an appropriate way to dress? There’s hygiene that must be attended to.” Joseph Concannon, Grodenchik’s Republican challenger in this November’s

Ribbon cutting at KGH library Area leaders cut the ribbon on the finally renovated and expanded Kew Gardens Hills Library on Wednesday. Standing at the celebration are Amale Andraos, the architect for the project, left; Councilman Rory Lancman; Librarian Bernard Margolis ; state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky; Queens Library Trustee John Ottulich; Library CEO and President Dennis Walcott; Borough President Melinda Katz; state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman David Weprin. “We’ve developed a collection and are providing resources that recognize the

needs of a diverse and dynamic community and lives up to the ideals expressed by this outstanding renovation and expansion,” Walcott said in a prepared statement. “We are grateful to everyone who worked so hard to deliver a library that will inspire our customers to learn, discover and pursue their dreams.” The new facility was long-awaited — its groundbreaking and initial completion date both being in 2013. The library was officially reopened after the ceremony. — Ryan Brady

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Take care when hiring for home repairs by Michael Gannon Editor

With tropical storm season underway and much colder weather around the corner, residents may have to deal with the task of selecting a contractor. But consumer advocates said seniors and other homeowners these days need to arm themselves with knowledge to avoid disreputable companies that seem to specialize only in separating people from their money. The New York office of the Better Business Bureau offers numerous tips for both avoiding scams and finding a reputable contractor whom you are happy with. On its website (bbb.org/homescam/), the BBB says home repair scams abound especially after a major storm, flood or other weather event. The organization counsels people to be wary of unsolicited knocks on their doors or fliers from people who approach the homeowner first. These visits often are accompanied by promises of low prices or short time frame for completion of the work, high-pressure sales tactics and up-front fees. Often this comes from a contractor claiming to be “working the neighborhood,” with leftover supplies from another project. “Not all ‘storm chasers’ are con artists, but

enough are that you should be cautious any time a contractor contacts you first, especially after a natural disaster,” the BBB advises. Residents are urged to avoid businesses that insist on cash-only deals, handshake agreements and contractors offering no contracts or ones that are difficult to read or understand. Disreputable firms of rogue contractors may begin work only to “find” damage that significantly raises the quoted price; they may threaten to leave if a homeowner objects. Also be careful when a person claiming to be a contractor tries to persuade you to sign over your insurance payment. The BBB says that in New York City all contractors and salespersons must be licensed by the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs. Reputable contractors will share their license information and will provide references. The BBB also keep online records on complaints against contractors. All homeowners are cautioned to: • not pay for the job in advance; and to be wary of any contractor who demands full or half payment upfront; • pay by credit card, if possible, as it may offer additional protection if there’s a problem; • get a written contract that specifies the price, the work to be done and who will do it, the

Use home repair contractors whom you or friends have used before and been satisfied with. Avoid ones who insist on cash payment or FILE PHOTO who offer no or unclear contracts. amount of liability insurance coverage maintained by the contractor, and a time frame; • require a copy of the contractor’s current certificate of insurance; and

• be wary regarding places you can’t see. In regard to the latter, the BBB says, for example, that while most roofers abide by the law, people should be careful allowing someone they do not know to inspect your roof. An unethical contractor may actually create damage to get work. The same goes for attics, crawl spaces, ducts and other places that people cannot easily access or see for themselves. Before any work is begun, homeowners should have a written, signed and dated contract that includes the following information and stipulations: • the home improvement contractor’s company name, address, phone number and license number; • a list of materials to be used, including brand names and model numbers if applicable; • a schedule of completion; • a payment schedule; • a written account of all verbal agreements; • any guarantees or warranty for service or parts; • guarantees that the contractor will obtain all necessary permits and provide proof of payment to all subcontractors and suppliers; and • a statement that the contractor will be responsible for repairing all mistakes and for P cleaning the area after a job is finished.

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Medicare adds tool Choosing the right Medicare Part D plan to compare hospices

If you’re turning 65 in 2017 or 2018, you’re one of 10,000 people who become Medicare-eligible each day. Choosing Medicare prescription drug coverage can be confusing, especially for the first time. You may have questions about which plan fits your healthcare needs and budget or how to enroll. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming if you know these four rules. • Rule 1: Lower premium plans may mean higher costs. Plans with a lower premium may end up costing more in the long run if they have higher drug co-pays, which can really add up. • Rule 2: Not every plan covers every drug. Drug lists (formularies) can change every year and so can the drugs you take. Be sure to check your plan’s formulary each year to make sure any medications you take are covered. • Rule 3: Check that there are pharmacies close to you. That way, it’s easier to fill your prescriptions. Select a plan with a wide range of “preferred” pharmacies, which typically offer lower co-pays than standard pharmacies in the network. Also, see if using a home delivery pharmacy or a 90-day supply

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services already has tools to help seniors make informed decisions about healthcare: Physician Compare, Hospital Compare, Home Health Compare and Nursing Home Compare. Now it’s taken the next step with Hospice Compare. The website medicare.gov/hospicecompare just recently launched online. Right from the front page it’s helpful: You can search for a hospice agency by name, or you can see what’s available in your area by putting in your ZIP code. The next page will give you a list of choices. You can choose up to three facilities to compare. On each facility’s profile page you’ll have a choice of patient preferences, managing pain and treating symptoms. Click on each one and you’ll be shown the facility’s score compared to the national average. While all of the categories are important in hospice care, some might carry more weight than others. For example, there’s a category about patients being asked about preferences for resuscitation, and patients who got a thorough pain assessment within one day of finding that pain is a problem. If you compare enough facilities, you may discover that there’s a pattern. One facility might rank lower than the national average in all the categories, while another might rate even higher than the national average. Once you’ve scouted the various facilities, go back to the front page of the website and click on “Here are some good things to know about hospice care.” Read as much as you can about Medicare and hospice services and what is required in each one. Then click on Learn more about how Medicare covers hospice services. While you or someone in your family may never need these services, by reviewing hospice information now you’ll be a few steps ahead should that P time ever come. — Matilda Charles, King Features Synd., Inc.

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Antique bike show racin’ with the wind into Queens again

What started as a way to show an appreciation for antique and vintage motorcycles has now morphed into one of the biggest collections of bikers in New York. The annual Antique Motorcycle Show will take place for the 37th year at the Floral Park venue on Sept. 17, providing residents of the five boroughs a rare chance to see some classic pieces. “Most of the antique bikes that we tend to draw come out from Long Island,” said Steve Eftimiades,

caretaker at the farm museum and organizer of the annual event. “There are a few in the city but space is at a premium here. So it’s an opportunity for people in the city to see these old bikes.” The show, which will be accompanied by live music and food, is “definitely the largest” of its kind in New York City, Eftimiades said, with people from all over the state riding to Queens to take part. For Keith Moser, co-director of the Sand Bar chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, which has participated in the Queens show

since day one, the venue itself is one of the main draws. “It’s just a really neat place to have a motorc ycle show,” said Moser, whose chapter represents motorcyclists on Long Island and in the five boroughs. “You’re actually on a farm, which is not something you see a lot of in New York City.” But of course, the historical pieces on display are what keep fanatics, and bike novices, coming back year after year. “It attracts a lot of bikes you won’t normally see and he’s always tried to get the antique crowd

involved ... he even does some pre1940 stuff,” Moser said of Eftimiades. “Our group’s objective is the antiques, not these big new choppers everyone is trying to build, though those are nice too, but that’s not what we’re about.” It was the love of antique motorcycles that started the event. Ed Souffle, the man who organized the show for 13 years before his death, wanted to bring enthusiasts into one place and to make sure the pieces weren’t just collecting dust in someone’s garage. Continued onpage page43 continued on

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“Nicola L.: Works, 1968 to the Present,” with multimedia works taking up notions of skin and surface, including functional items such as furniture that resemble human forms. Mon., Sept. 18-Mon., Dec. 18, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

“Jaws,” the 1975 thriller based on Peter Benchley’s book about a giant man-eating great white shark terrorizing a resort town. Fri., Sept. 8, 7 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 10, 3:30 p.m. “War of the Worlds,” the 2005 sci-fi thriller loosely based on the H.G. Wells novel about an alien invasion of Earth. Sat., Sept. 9, 3 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. To wrap up Spielberg Still Summer series in tribute to the director. Each $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Maureen Gallace: Clear Day,” paintings drawn from the American landscape and still-life traditions, but with elements that unsettle the reassuring sentimentality of the genres. Thru Sun., Sept. 10, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 7842084, momaps1.org. “Past Skin,” with diverse paintings and sculptures, such as Jillian Mayer’s “Slumpie 1,” addressing the idea that technological devices are extensions of ourselves, that our bodies don’t “end at the skin.” Thru Sun., Sept. 10, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. Photos of Astoria & NYC, with a rotating selection of pictures by Astoria photographer Brian Sills, available for sale. Thru Thu., Nov. 30. QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

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“Bayside: The Actors’ Enclave,” with photos, posters, newspaper articles and ephemera from the early 20th century, when many stage, vaudeville and silent movie stars lived in the neighborhood. Thru Dec. at least, Thu.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 12-4 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten Park. $5. Info: (718) 3521548, baysidehistorical.org. “First I Was Afraid,” with works in various media by 11 artists, including Amy Archambault’s “You Can Survive,” left, addressing what living in an age of anxiety means and trying to make people feel less alone. Sun., Sept. 17 (opening reception 2-5 p.m.) -Sun., Nov. 19, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. PHOTO COURTESY DORSKY GALLERY CURATORIAL PROGRAMS

MUSIC Con Brio Ensemble Twilight Concert, with the quartet performing late Romantic works by Brahms, Laszlo Weiner and Hans Gal and a baroque piece by Telemann. Sun., Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $12; $10 seniors, students. Info: (718) 459-1277, conbrioensemble.org.

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The Oratorio Society of Queens, above, is holding auditions for new members the next two Mondays, while the Sacred Music Society of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church is also starting rehearsals next week and seeks new singers of various skill levels. Both perform under Maestro David Close. See Auditions. PHOTO BY DOMINICK TOTINO Trumpet virtuoso Alphonso Horne, a two-time Grammy nominee who’s performed with artists such as Wynton Marsalis and Rihanna. Thu., Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m., Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 990-0778. Enchanted Formosa, with Yu-Wei Hsieh and his band combining folk, pop and alt-rock to capture more than 100 years of Taiwanese history. Fri., Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10 suggested. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

THEATRE “Cast,” with a rotating cast of four performers each negotiating a new script, using audio and video recordings of performing artists generated by Yanira Castro. Part of a trilogy by “a canary torsi,” with the other two shows playing elsewhere concurrently. Wed., Fri., Sat., Sept. 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 7 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org. “Jimmy and Carolyn,” a “hysterical, true-to-life” comedy-drama about a retired auto body repairman and his wife visiting their gay son and his life partner, and the family memories and choices that are raised. Fri.-Sun., Sept. 15-17; Sept. 22-24; Thu.Sun., Sept. 28-Oct. 1, varying times, Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $18. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS THEATRE

“Love is Dead,” a “paralytic presentation of murder, deceit and sexism,” told in a series of stories, with mature subject matter and content. Thu.-Sun., Sept. 7-10; Wed.-Sun., Sept. 13-17; Wed.-Sat., Sept. 20-23, all 8 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18. Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

Open mic, with performers chosen on a first-come, first-served basis; order chosen by lottery; some nights open to acts other than comedy. Each Wed.Sun., varying times, QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free (purchase of drink or snack suggested). Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Sculpting in clay, with attendees “embrac[ing] the earth while creating an entirely organic sculpture,” led by Noguchi Museum educator Harumi Ori. Sat., Sept. 9, 12-3 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

“Simple Gifts,” a work exploring the theme of extinction via an aging opera diva and other characters, and asking what makes life worth living, in its first public reading. Sun., Sept. 10, 2 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $10 suggested. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

AUDITIONS Oratorio Society of Queens, under Maestro David Close, to sing at the OSQ’s holiday concert on Sun., Dec. 17. Mon., Sept. 11 and 18, 7 p.m. (those who pass then rehearse until 10 p.m.), Temple Beth Shalom, lower level, 171-39 Northern Blvd., Flushing. Rehearsals each Mon., 7:30-10 p.m. Info: (718) 2793006, queensoratorio.org. Sacred Music Society, under Maestro David Close, to sing at weekly Sunday Mass at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church and annual Christmas Concert, for all ages and different levels of singing ability. Rehearsals each Tue. starting Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., OLQM, 11006 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Info: (718) 268-6251, ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org/music. Queens College Choral Society, for its upcoming “Season of Unity,” performing Mozart’s “Requiem,” “1001 Voices: A Symphony for a New America” and Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem.” Wed., Sept. 13, 6-7:15 p.m., Music Building room 246, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Info: (718) 9973818, qcchoralsociety.org.

Full Moon Drumming, with participants joining with master drummers from Puerto Rico led by Grammy nominee Juan Gutierrez and then jamming, with all skill levels welcome and drums provided. Wed., Sept. 13, 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $25 Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. PHOTO COURTESY FLUSHING TOWN HALL

Kombucha Magic!, with the Contraband Ferments team teaching the basics of making the fermented tea, and participants taking home a “symbiotic ‘colony’ of bacteria and yeast” to produce their own. Sat., Sept. 9, 2-4 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $30. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. Talking to the Bones: Poems on New York’s African American Burial Ground, with poet David Mills reading from his collection “Talking to the Bones,” discussing his process and leading participants in writing poems and exploring the legacy of poet and inventor Lewis H. Latimer. Sun., Sept. 10, 3-5 p.m., Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Free. Info/RSVP: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org. continued on page 44

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Artist Che Min Hsiao sat in the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing after hours on Feb. 5 last winter, waiting for animals to come out of hiding. “After security announces that everybody should go, you feel like they know the presence of human beings is less and less,” he said. By 6:30 p.m., a flock of birds was danceflying around a tree, diving, zooming and inspiring his favorite painting, “Before Sunset,” in a series of site-specific watercolors commissioned by the QBG and on exhibit in its Art Gallery now through Sept. 24. His

‘Sitting with the Garden’ When: Through Sun., Sept. 24 Where: Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing Entry: Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors, students; $2 kids over 3. (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

first solo show, “Sitting with the Garden,” it presents the moods and visuals of QBG from winter 2016 to summer 2017. Visiting the paintings recently, Hsiao rec alled his hands numbing in a snowstorm, chunky ice crystals forming on a bush and many surprises of animal life. Hsiao walked the grounds “over and over and over and over,” every time he arrived. QBG gardener Karl McKoy helped him learn about the garden and pin precise names on his subjects. “The whole project was really about watching the garden,” he said. “I might see something not attractive to me. I sit with it and see what happens.” Once, he sat with a scrap of food left on the ground after QBG’s June 13 Rose Gala. “The Squirrel and the Toast” tells a critter’s tale in three aspects: The artist caught a few details with the cautious approach of the courageous scavenger, many details while it vigilantly ate nearly within an arm’s

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‘He paints heaven on Earth’ — in Queens, in fact

Che Min Hsaio, left, dubbed his painting of a snowy hillside “Surfing Johnny” because of the way the shadow “is pulling down like a wave.” It’s one of many of his watercolor PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH landscapes on display at the Queens Botanical Garden. reach, and barely any as it made its triumphant getaway. “That’s the biggest thing. I feel like I’m with them. They don’t feel like I’m an intruder,” Hsiao said.

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Being set in Miami, Alex Segura’s latest mystery novel “Dangerous Ends” (Polis Books) bears no obvious signs of Queens. But according to the Kew Gardens-based writer, the borough inspires him. “I’m very active in the Queens literary community,” he told the Chronicle. Segura later added: “It’s inspiring. You interact with other people doing creative work and it makes you want to up your game.” There are, he added, some great authors who call the borough home. One he cited is Lyndsay Faye, the Ridgewood-based author of “Jane Steele” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons). You can check out both authors on Sept. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall for “Lyndsay Faye & Alex Segura in Conversation,” a free event presented by the Queens Bookshop Initiative and sponsored by the Friends of Maple Grove. They will discuss how this borough has affected their prose, along with “how they have woven their tales of mystery,” as a flier for the event put it. “Dangerous Ends” is the third in a series about Pete Fernandez, whom its author describes as a “washed up ex-journalist” who works as a private investigator. In the novel, Fernandez’s work on a murder case leads him to stumble upon “a much bigger conspiracy.” Without revealing too much, Segura — a Miami native who moved here 10 years ago — said a “Queens element” will be in the series’ next installment. Faye describes the title character of her novel as a hybrid of Jane Eyre, the main character of the famous eponymous

English novel, and the well-meaning murderer of the TV show “Dexter.” “It’s easy for the boilerplate to say that she’s a serial killer, but while she kills a large number of people in the novel, she always does so with a strong, strong motive,” Faye said in an interview. Heavily referencing and paying homage to the famous Charlotte Brontë novel, Faye’s book has been described as a retelling of it. “Jane Steele’s life very closely mirrors that of Jane Eyre and she’s reading ‘Jane Eyre’ during the course of the book,” Faye told the Chronicle. Like Segura, whose work she said she admires, this borough has inspired the Ridgewood-based writer. Especially its diversity. She said that Queens is a “vast rainbow of all sorts of different people, myriad cultures and sexualities.” Some of the characters in “Jane Steele” are Sikh. And although Faye “extensively researched” the Sikhs’ religion and their 19th-century conflicts with the British Empire, she can also find them in Queens. “When I’m writing about Sikh characters, I can walk straight into a Sikh restaurant and I can sit down and eat the food,” Q she said.

Mystery writers’ talk When: Thurs., Sept. 14, 7-9 p.m. Where: Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road Entry: Free. (347) 878-6614, thequeensbookshop.com

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“He was into antique bikes and his motto was to use the bikes, don’t just store them away in your garage,” said Eftimiades, who was with Souffle during the first-ever show. “He wanted to encourage people to get out and use these old dinosaurs.” Just how old are these “dinosaurs”? Some may date back all the way to 1933 or before — those are classified as “vintage” bikes in the show. Antiques are those made after 1933 to 1955 and a “classic” is anything from 1955 to a bike that has been out of production for at least 10 years, so something

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last made in 2007 could be entered into the show. Awards will be given out throughout the show, at least 18 Eftimiades said, in “at least a dozen categories.” Want to enter your motorcycle? You’ll have to get to the farm by 10 a.m. Those who may have created a custom bike are also more than welcome to attend. “We embrace the custom bikes as well,” Eftimiades said. “They are beautiful machines.” If there’s one thing that’s bigger than the bikes themselves, it’s the boneyard — a place to buy or swap old parts to complete repairs to the motorcycles. “What we’re getting more and more are people who come out and sell things,” Eftimiades said. “That appeals to anybody who is modifying a bike, building a bike or wants to get the original 1975 Norton exhaust system for their bike. They might find it here.” While seasoned motorcyclists, such as Moser, may have seen many of the pieces up for sale, those always have been a bigger draw to those just getting into the hobby.

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Time to dust off that old bike. The Antique Motorcycle Show is coming back to Queens. PHOTOS BY RICK MAIMAN On the cover: Bike enthusiasts admire some vintage pieces. “That’s always been a big draw to the shows,” Moser said. “For us, since most of the vendors know each other, it’s like we’re looking at our own stuff. But it’s neat to walk around and see what there is.” According to the bike enthusiast, there are a handful of antique shows in the New

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Spike Lee’s “Crooklyn” wins first ever One Film, One New York contest Come to free screenings in Queens on September 13th During the month of August, New Yorkers were invited to decide which of five New York-themed films would unite the city for simultaneous free screenings on September 13th. Now, Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin and the chief film critics of The New York Times have announced “Crooklyn”, director Spike Lee’s ode to brownstone Brooklyn, has won the first ever One Film, One New York contest. The campaign sparked a lively citywide discussion online and around watercoolers about great New York movies. On September 13th, New Yorkers are invited to come out and see “Crooklyn” in select parks and independent theaters throughout the five boroughs. “We are thrilled that Spike Lee’s film is the one New Yorkers have chosen to watch together on September 13th,” said Julie Menin, Media and Entertainment Commissioner. “Film has the power to unite us in these tumultuous times, and this film celebrates New York in a creative and resonant way. We’re also delighted to provide the opportunity for all New Yorkers to come out, and bring the whole family, at no cost, and to support for the city’s culturally vital independent theaters.”

A. O. Scott, New York Times chief film critic, is also a fan. “Crooklyn” is a warm and vivid picture of a Brooklyn family in the 70s,” he said. “It’s full of memories and personal details but also irresistibly familiar to anyone who has been a child or a parent in this challenging, wonderful city.” Free screenings of “Crooklyn” on September 13th in Queens will be shown at: • Windmuller Park/Lawrence Virgilio Playground. Seating starts at dusk. • Rain location: Al Oerter Recreation Center • Kew Gardens Cinemas – 81-05 Lefferts Boulevard Screening begins at 1 p.m., with first-come, first-served seating. Tickets are available for pick-up now through September 13 at the box office. • Museum of the Moving Image – 36-01 35 Avenue Doors open at 6 p.m. Screening at 7 p.m., first-come, firstserved. For more information on free screenings and the One Film campaign, go to nyc.gov/onefilm.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Designer Handbag Bingo Night, with pocketbooks by makers such as Michael Kors, Coach, Tory Burch and Gucci given out as prizes, by the Maspeth Kiwanis Club. Fri., Sept. 8, 7 p.m., Martin Luther High School, 60-02 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth. $30 advance; $35 at door; sponsorships $100-$300. Info: Victoria Grappone, (718) 3351300, vgrappone@maspethfederal.com. Italian Charities of America Red Cross Donation BBQ, with hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, soda, beer, wine and more, to raise funds for Hurricane Harvey relief. Sat., Sept. 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100. United Nations Association meet and greet, with the Queens chapter of the UNA-USA describing to attendees what it does to build support for UN ideals and programs, such as sustainable development and refugee education overseas. Wed., Sept. 13, 7 p.m., Borough Hall room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens. Free. Info/RSVP (by Sun., Sept. 10): (718) 8735924, queens4unausa@gmail.com.

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sories, phones, TVs, radios, etc., which are no longer legal to throw out curbside, by Elmhurst United and the Lower East Side Ecology Center. Sat., Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., New Life Fellowship Church, 82-10 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (212) 477-4022, lesecologycenter.org. St. Josaphat’s casino trip, to Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pa. Leaving from the church, 34-32 210 St., Bayside, Thu., Sept. 21, 8:30 a.m. $30; get back $30 plus $5 in food. Info/reservation: Joy, (917) 921-7631. Dribble for the Cure, the 7th annual, with people making up teams and dribbling basketballs with members of the St. John’s Red Storm, along with children’s activities, to raise funds for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Laboratory at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and New York Medical College. Sat., Sept. 23, 10 a.m., St. John’s University Carnesecca Arena, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Info: 1 (800) 354-7273, pcrf-kids.org.

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TOURS/HIKES Bird Walks with NYC Audubon, spotting and ID’ing birds and learning how the Queens Botanical Garden provides them with resources like food and shelter. Sat., Sept. 16 and Oct. 14; Sun., Oct. 1 and 29, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Queens mystery writers, with authors Lyndsay Faye and Alex Segura sharing their writing processes and how Queens influences their work, to honor the grand opening of the new Kew & Willow Bookshop, moderated by Daniel Ford. Thu., Sept. 14, 7-9 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info/RSVP: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

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continued from page 41 techniques of engaging in prolonged documentation of every detail of a bloom, every crack on a stem, with a thin brush. “You stay in the moment,” he said. “Public Baths” captures the moment some birds found a temporary miniature wetland, aka a puddle. “You could sense how happy the robins and the starlings were, because they suddenly had a swimming pool,”he recalled. “Catbird” is a close-up, one of a few works incorporating drawing techniques. Landscape “White Blanket” shows meadow snow melting. “Surfing Johnny” reveals leafless trees throwing shadows on a sharp-pitched, snowy hill. “Three to 5 p.m., the shadow is pulling down like a wave; it feels like surfing,” Hsiao said. “He paints heaven on Earth,” said Carol Iverson, an artist herself who visited the exhibit recently. She noticed simplicity and a lot of motion in his work. Hsiao left Taiwan in 2008 to study at Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts and now lives in Elmhurst. In August 2016, he visited QBG for the first time, to see Taiwanese orchids, flowers his math-teacher mother and her peers like to share as gifts. “She’s not a specialist but she’s a botanical lover,”

he said. Garden staffers noticed him painting that day and encouraged him to apply for a gallery show there, and then QBG supported Hsiao’s ultimately successful application for a Queens Council on the Arts New Work Grant to support the project. Some pieces from that day are displayed in an alcove off the main exhibit, including “Phalaenopsis 01,” a dual-bloom painting that’s a Hsiao favorite due the top bloom’s watercolor bleed of red/pink into green. Artists can apply on the garden’s website for one of its four annual shows, part of its mission as “the place where people, plants and cultures meet,” said QBG Public ProQ grams Manager Dylan House.

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Legal Notices Notice of formation of ALBA ALVAREZ DESIGN, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/22/16. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 6406 Fleet St., Apt. 6B, Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of formation of 7421 QUEENS BLVD. REALTY LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/21/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 133-47 Sanford Ave., Unit Tutoring C1E, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful act. Certified Teacher will tutor in Woodhaven, Sat 9/9, 9:00AM, Math, Science, Reading & SATs, 87-69 96 St. Too much to men- Subscriptions are only $19 for a tion! Priced to sell! very reasonable, 718-763-6524 full year!!! Call 718-205-8000

Amber K Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 5/26/17. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 42-37 209th St, Bayside, NY 11361. General Purposes. Notice of Qualification of BGY Cityview LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/11/17. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/6/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jia Shu Xu, 112-15 Northern Blvd., #2, Corona, NY 11368. DE address of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law.

Notice of formation of BLOSSOM BEAUTY & AUXILIARY SERVICES, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/01/2017. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to, Unisex Blossom Beauty Salon, 121-07 Sutphin Blvd. 1st Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 08-31-17, bearing Index Number NC-000710-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ANAAHAT (Middle) SINGH (Last) SAHOTA. My present name is (First) ANHAT (Middle) SINGH (Last) SAHOTA (infant). My present address is 8539 239TH STREET, Bellerose, NY 11426. My place of birth is NEW YORK, NY. My date of birth is January 10, 2017.

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Notice is hereby given that a license, serial# 1303967, for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 42-35 Main Street, Suite 1J, Flushing, NY 11355 for on-premises consumption. The company’s name is Go Go Fast Food Inc. dba Hundred Taste

Notice of Formation of JELB SEAVIEW FP-A, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/01/17. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 42-09 235th St., 2nd Fl., Douglaston, NY 11363. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. INDEX # 4890/2012. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff,-against- Scott Gordon, as Administrator for the estate of Barbara Dunbar, Barbara Dunbar’s respective heirs-at-law, next-of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Henry James as heir to the Estate of Barbara Dunbar, Laurie Dunbar as heir to the Estate of Barbara Dunbar, Rose Mary James a/k/a Rosemary James as heir to the Estate of Barbara Dunbar, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Social Services of the City of New York acting by and through the Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Midland Funding LLC, “John Doe” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S):YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $862,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on June 18, 2009 in CRFN 2009000185344 covering premises known as 109-50 132nd STREET, QUEENS, NY 11420. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Queens County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: July 11, 2017 Westbury, NY, RAS BORISKIN, Corey Robson, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675

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by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Obscure lots went unnoticed and undervalued for many years along Corona Avenue near the service road of the Long Island Expressway. T he a rea was known to house gas stations and scrap- and junkyards. But in 1962, a 126-by-156-foot group of lots owned by the Moltasch and Greiff families were transformed into a six-story motor inn in anticipation of the New York World’s Fair to come The Fair Motel and Motor Inn, 112-14 Corona Ave., in 1964. Being about only 300 feet Corona, summer 1964. from one of the entrance gates to After the fair closed, the motel was sold the World’s Fair, it was to be a sure winner with its rooftop swimming pool. In fact, to Polish immigrant Elias Scharf, who had because of its colors and design, at a quick nursing homes already prospering in Long glance some tourists thought it was a fair Beach LI, and East Elmhurst. Today, the building is an assisted living pavilion. The fair attracted about 51 million peo- facility called Madison York. The teleple, but not the projected 70 million tour- phone number the motel started with 55 ists that Robert Moses predicted and busi- years ago is still the exact same number of Q the facility today. ness was only lukewarm at the motel.

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Roger Federer may be the greatest tennis player ever, but what really is impressive is that he was able to get on a Central Park public court to practice one day after he struggled to defeat 19-year-old American Francis Tiafoe. Even the biggest celebrities have to reserve time well in advance for those courts! The preparation paid off because Federer was able to hold off Russian Mikhail Youzhny in five sets the following day. He said that he wanted to practice in Central Park because he is staying in Manhattan and did not want to deal with a car ride across the RFK Bridge to get to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. At age 36 and competing with a surgically repaired left knee — while also having back issues — Federer admitted that in all likelihood he will be having longer matches if he is going to win. The days of putting even the best opponents away in three sets are in the past. After winning her first round match at the Open, I asked Venus Williams if after all of these years she still gets a thrill out of being a US representative at the US Open. She downplayed that by basically saying that while she is an American, it’s really not on the forefront of her mind. The tennis draw gods were unkind to the #2 ranked female player coming into the Open,

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Simona Halep. Normally the first round matchup is a walkover for someone ranked that high but her opponent was far from an unknown. Maria Sharapova, who was given a wildcard berth and was unranked coming off of a suspension for using unauthorized drugs, beat Halep in three sets. A number of players, including Caroline Woznaicki, were unhappy that Sharapova was able to avoid competing in the Qualifiers Week because of the largesse of the United States Tennis Association, who gave her automatic entry into the tournament. Donald Young, who many thought would be the Tiger Woods of tennis not so long ago, lost a tough second-round, five-set match to Gael Monfils. Afterwards, Young candidly told reporters that he knows that he has never lived up to that billing. Young also spoke about the difficulties of making a living in tennis where only a small percentage of players get the big endorsements. Those harsh economics make it difficult for minorities to turn pro, but he did add that tennis is a great way to earn college scholarships. Today, Sept. 7, is Community Day at the US Open and there is no admission until 6 p.m. It’s a great opportunity to watch the various douQ bles and juniors matches. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Mint Cape on 60x100, 3 BRs, 2 full baths. First floor, extended open floor plan, new kitchen, SS appl., large living room, formal DR, lg master bed, with walk-in closet, 2 lg BRs. 2nd fl, new bth, full finished bsmt. w/lg den, new windows, electric CAC, in-ground pool with new liner.

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