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When Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar put out a plan to add parking spots around the Forest Park Co-op in Woodhaven, she included a proposal to build a lot on “vacant park space.” Residents expressed concerns that she was targeting Forest Park, and advocates protested, though she claimed that was not her intention. She has since clariﬁed that she meant a lot on Forest Park Co-op land more than 100 yards from the intersection she originally mentioned.

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Queens County to receive FEMA funds President Biden to make assistance available for housing, property loss by Max Parrott

The mayor then promised “an White House, President Biden entirely different approach” to called, offered any assistance, he resiliency projects going forward. resident Biden declared New York City’s repeated any assistance that the Richards cited the city’s $1.9 bilfour outer boroughs and Westchester state of New York needs — I told lion investment from 2018 that the County the site of a major disaster Mon- them, we’ll take him up on that,” de Blasio administration put aside said Hochul at the Thursday press day, greenlighting federal aid for people affectfor building drainage systems in conference. ed by Hurricane Ida’s torrential downpours. several Southeast Queens neighThe governor appeared with Assistance from the Federal Emergency borhoods like Rosedale and the Mayor de Blasio, U.S. Sen. Chuck Management Agency will include funding for Rockaways as mitigating the Schumer (D-NY), Congressman temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost effects of Wednesday’s storm. Greg Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) loans to cover uninsured property losses and aid Councilman Daneek Mille r and Borough President Donovan from other recovery programs to help fight the Richards among other Queens (D-St. Albans) said that he has effects of the disaster. repeatedly had to come out to 90th The federal allocation comes after Biden electeds to pledge recovery support. Avenue, near where the Jamaica made assurances to Gov. Hochul last Thursday Hochul said she has directed the storm-related deaths took place, that FEMA money would be available to help during flooding events to help resiNew Yorkers recover from the damage caused Department of Financial Services Gov. Hochul, center right, joined Mayor de Blasio, center left, and Borto contact insurance providers so ough President Donovan Richards Thursday to discuss federal relief dents recover. by unexpected flash floods that swamped roadthey could transport staff to affect- from last Wednesday night’s flooding. “The cruel irony is, as Borough ways, houses and apartment buildings the preNYC MAYOR’S OFFICE / TWITTER President Richards indicated, of the vious night, killing more than a dozen people as ed neighborhoods and start the matched the wettest hour on record only 10 $2 billion in infrastructure that was spent, nearclaims process. Schumer said he had spoken to the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and days after the rainfall from Hurricane Henri ly half the city’s infrastructure budget, spen t the city. promised that New York would be declared a had broken that same record. For the first time here in Southeast Queens, the priority was Hochul made her first stop the next morning ever, the National Weather Service issued a 183rd Street,” said Miller. outside a home on 90th Avenue in Jamaica, disaster area — a designation that would unlock But Richards said the storm shows the recen t where two residents were found dead on federal relief money for residents and munici- Flash Flood Emergency in New York City. “What we’ve got to recognize is the sudden- infrastructure projects are not enough, and the palities [see separate story]. Wednesday night. ness and the brutality of storms now. It is differ- area needs more federal money. Schumer said the storm had increased his The Jamaica victims, a mother and her adult ent. A record set two weeks ago, another record resolve to pass the infrastructure and budget “If we do not address climate change, we son, were killed when the crush of water caused reconciliation bills, which contain climate set now. We haven’t seen this ever. This is the will continue to lose lives across not just this part of a wall to cave in, inundating them in biggest wake-up call we could possibly get,” de borough, but across this country and this state,” change provisions. their basement home. Q Wednesday’s downpour in Central Park Blasio said at the event. Richards said. “Moments ago I was on the phone with the

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Parking plan spurs Woodhaven protest Confusion over Rajkumar’s proposal of new spots for Forest Park Co-op by Max Parrott Associate Editor

A proposal to add parking spaces to a stretch of Woodhaven bordering Forest Park released by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven) has sparked confusion and protests from a group of ecologically minded residents in her district. In a press release from two weeks ago, Rajkumar publicized a walkthrough with Department of Transportation Commissioner Nicole Garcia, in which she said she was proud to provide plans to convert “vacant park space at the corner of 98th Street and Park Lane South” into parking, among other ideas for increasing the number of spots as locations for diagonal parking next to the Forest Park Co-op and finding other spots along the roadway. In response, advocates and residents of her district raised concerns that Rajkumar’s plan at the intersection, which contains two wooded areas — one a section of Forest Park — and two private driveways on the other side, aimed at building a parking lot on the park land. On Sept. 2, Rajkumar’s spokesperson Vjola Isufaj tweeted that the assemblywoman never proposed cutting down trees or adding parking in Forest Park, and said that the “park space” was located on a gravel lot owned by the Forest Park Co-op, but did not provide the exact location when the Chronicle reached out multiple times last Friday about where Rajkumar proposed to put the new parking lot. Rajkumar later told the Chronicle over the phone that the space she was referring to is next to Section 2 of the Forest Park Co-op on 98th Street — over 100 yards from the intersection mentioned in her origi-

nal press release. “It’s on 98th Street off of Park Lane South,” she said. But such clarification was not made by Sunday when South Richmond Hill resident Aaron Narraph Fernando, a constituent of Rajkumar’s, had organized a protest that brought out around 20 advocates and Woodhaven residents who gathered at Rajkumar’s office to protest not just against any plan that involved park space specifically, but more broadly, the addition of parking spaces to the area as encouraging greenhouse gas emissions through car infrastructure. In advance of the protest, Rajkumar’s office sent out a statement that accused the activists of making up facts, painted them as politic a l ly m o t iv a t e d D e m o c r a t ic Socialist of America members and claimed that the parking lot idea was being proposed on “a vacant plot of gravel at 98th and Park Lane South that is privately owned by a co-op building” as opposed to the wording she used a week earlier: on “park space.” Around that time, according to an email Rajkumar sent the Chronicle on Wednesday, her office also sent an email to the DOT which included a final list of requests based on her walk-through that included redesigning median striping on Woodhaven Boulevard, creating angled parking along 98th Street next to the co-ops and slimming down the bus lane on Woodhaven to make room for additional spots. The email, sent after Rajkumar’s “park space” plan had garnered criticism on social media, denied the assemblywoman had ever proposed building parking in Forest Park.

Protesters took issue with Assemblywoman Rajkumar’s plan to add parking spots to Woodhaven. “While some residents proposed different ideas such as building on the edge of Forest Park, the assemblywoman never at any time supported such a plan,” the email read. “Separately our office is reaching out to the leadership of the Forest Park Co-operatives to see if they would be willing to convert their vacant gravel lot at 98th Street and Park Lane South into parking.” Asked if she should have provided the exact location of the proposed parking lot in her first press release and avoided the controversy, Rajkumar said no, “all of the releases and plans that I have sent out were perfectly correct.” The protest on Sunday centered around a half dozen Woodhaven residents who took turns speaking about environmental and safety

Rajkumar identified a lot with benches on co-op land as a potential site where she would add parking spaces. COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY

concerns they said Rajkumar’s parking announcement had raised. The protesters acknowledged the fact that Rajkumar had denied she was planning to chop down trees, but argued that they were still concerned since at that point she had not clarified the exact site that she was proposing. “She hasn’t said where she expects to put this parking. So we’re here today to make our vision clear that we are against this new parking and we are against cutting down any of these trees,” said Fernando. Among the protesters the consensus was that car infrastructure promotes the burning of fossil fuels and should be shelved for mass transportation and green space. “What makes this neighborhood a joy to live in is Forest Park and what makes it a struggle and scary sometimes are the cars,” said Woodhaven resident Scarlett Ahmed, who spoke about the dangers of her children crossing Crossbay Boulevard. Other residents raised concerns spurred by Hurricane Ida, pointing out that more pavement could create more runoff that could potentially lead to flooding. “I am a homeowner who was affected in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida,” said Kat Bridges, another Woodhaven resident. “Our community is at such high risk of stormwater, sewage system overflowing every time there’s a moderate rain, let alone what we experienced this past week.”

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In addition to Rajkumar’s constituents, the protest drew a number of green transportation advocates. “When she ran for office, she spoke of wanting to improve mass transit and transportation. Wonderful, beautiful. Let’s do that. There’s so many different ways we can do that,” said Peter Beadle, a Transportation Alternatives volunteer. Rajkumar has said that her plan came in reaction to multiple complaints about the dearth of parking from residents of the Forest Park Co-op, a housing development with thousands of residents that sits just north of the intersection at issue and right next to Rajkumar’s district office. “Her plan to create angled parking on 98th Street and open up spots on the Woodhaven Boulevard Service Road are common sense solutions that many of us support,” said Kenneth Mankowitz, president of Forest Park Co-op Section 1, who has been raising the issue in public forums since at least March. Beyond those at the protest, other members of the Woodhaven civic community said that they were let down about not being approached before Rajkumar’s meeting with the DOT. “Honestly I was a little disappointed that Community Board 9 wasn’t invited or had any input, and I was almost getting that same general feeling from some of the other community groups,” said CB 9 Q Chairman Kenichi Wilson.

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Prez says Ida is just the beginning

Biden tours East Elmhurst, calls for action to halt climate change crisis by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

“This is America where I’m standing right now,” President Biden said in the middle of an East Elmhurst alley Sept. 7. “These are the people, whether it’s in Scranton or Clamont or anywhere around the country, who built this country and it’s about time we step up. They’re always the first ones that are hurt and the last ones that are helped. But that’s not going to happen this time.” Biden visited the western Queens neighborhood one week after Hurricane Ida swept through the city, flooding streets, damaging homes and taking the lives of at least eight in the borough. Two days before his visit, the president declared that a major disaster exists in the state, particularly in the five boroughs and Westchester county. The action makes federal funding available to individuals affected by the storm [see separate story on page 2]. Before surveying the damage in Queens, the president had visited New Jersey and spoken to victims who were just as badly battered by the storm. In the days prior, Biden had seen similar devastation from Ida in Louisiana. Speaking between 87th and 88th streets off Astoria Boulevard, Biden said that the hurricane, coupled with the recent wildfires

President Biden joined various city and state officials to visit the Hurricane Ida damaged neighPHOTO BY DON POLLARD / NYS / FLICKR borhood of East Elmhurst Tuesday. in California, should be a stark reminder that the climate crisis is a present and accelerating danger. “My mother used to say, ‘Of everything bad, something good will come if you look hard enough for it.’ Well, I think we’ve all seen. Even the climate skeptics are seeing that this really does matter,” Biden said. “Folks, the evidence is clear. Climate change poses an existential threat to our

lives, to our economy and the threat is here. It’s not going to get any better.” The president pointed to his “Build Back Better” agenda as one of the keys to suppressing climate change. Building strong infrastructure that would survive storms like Ida is instrumental, he said, because the storms are going to “get worse and worse and worse.” The Biden administration has been trying

to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion spending bill, both of which have funding allocated specifically for climate change projects. Gov. Hochul also blamed the storm on the climate crisis, pointing out that Ida delivered a record volume of rainfall that had been set just 10 days earlier by Henri. “One week ago today, as I saw the path of Hurricane Ida, I called the governors of Mississippi and Louisiana to offer help from New York and they were grateful. Little did I know that just one day later we would be the ones asking for help,” the new governor said. “We’re experiencing a climate crisis as we speak.” After speaking with the victims of East Elmhurst, Hochul and Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) visited the victims of Flushing. The two officials toured the damage, spoke with residents, provided them with hot food and made information available to help with their insurance claims. Hochul and Meng also paid their respects to the three individuals who drowned in their basement apartment at 153-10 Peck Ave. near Kissena Park. “The damage and loss of life in my district has been devastating, and so many of my constituents are still struggling in the Q wake of the storm,” Meng said.

Ida’s torrential rain kills eight in Queens Most victims died at home, in Rego Park, Woodside, Elmhurst and Hollis by Naeisha Rose

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Hurricane Ida may have been downgraded to a tropical depression when it hit several states with flash flooding in the Northeast on Sept. 1, but it was just as dangerous as when it decimated Louisiana on Aug. 28. Eight people in Queens have died since the torrential downpour hit New York City with nearly 10 inches of rain and 35 mph of sustained wind on Sept. 1, according to the NYPD and Accuweather, a weather news outlet. Seven people ranging from 2 to 86 in age died on Wednesday within six precincts, according to the NYPD. “It took place in residential homes in basements,” said NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea at a press conference at noon in Hollis on Sept. 2. A 2-year-old boy, 48-year-old woman and 50-year-old man died in Woodside at 44-60 64 St. within the 108th Precinct at approximately 10 p.m., according to the police. The child was found unconscious and unresponsive, the woman was removed by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, but both were later declared dead. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Forty minutes later, within the 112th Precinct, police responded to a 911 call of a

flooding condition at 61-20 Grand Central Pkwy. in Rego Park, where a 48-year-old woman was found unresponsive. EMS members brought the woman, Darlene Hsu, to Forest Hills Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD. At 11:15 p.m., a 22-year-old male and a 43-year-old woman at 90-11 183 St. in Hollis within the 103rd Precinct, were discovered unconscious. The male, Khrishah Ramskriet, was declared dead at the scene and the older woma n, h is mother, Pha matee Ramskriet, was pronounced dead at H+H/ Queens. Police responded to another call about flood conditions at 11:59 p.m. at 55-35 84 St. in Elmhurst, where officers observed an 86-year-old woman, Yue Lian Chen, unconscious and EMS later pronounced her dead at the scene, said the NYPD. The eighth deceased person was found in his car on Sept. 2, according to Shea. “The latest victim passed away after a vehicle accident on the Grand Central Parkway,” said Shea. “That individual was discovered in the backseat of the car within the last hour. Again, we pray the number does not go up from there ... our hearts go out to everybody.” At 10:45 a.m. police responded to a motor vehicle collision on the Grand Central Park-

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, center, joined by state Sen. John Liu, left, Gov. Hochul, U.S. Rep. Greg Meeks, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Mayor de Blasio were at a press conSCREENSHOT VIA NYC VIDEO ference in Hollis. way at the Brooklyn Queens Expressway within the confines of the 114th Precinct, which encompasses Jackson Heights, Astoria, Long Island City and Woodside, and observed the unidentified unconscious individual in a burnt vehicle, according to the NYPD. Police believe the individual was involved in a previous accident and EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

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Subways downed by Ida floodwaters Gov. Hochul says it’s time to make infrastructure improvements now by Naeisha Rose

Queens County had rainfall as low as 2.77 inches at John F. Kennedy International AirDays after answering Gov. Hochul’s call to port and as high as 6.9 inches in Flushing on provide federal relief for New York and to sup- Sept. 1, according to the National Weather Serport infrastructure initiatives after flash flood- vice, the federal agency tasked with providing ing from Tropical Storm Ida poured into the climate forecasts. Beechhurst was hit with 3.9 Big Apple’s subway system, President Biden inches of rain, Kew Garden Hills had 5.77 inches and LaGuardia Airport had 6.89 inches. made a visit to East Elmhurst on Sept. 7. “The waves crashed through the streets “This goes so far beyond what anybody is willing to speak up to until now,” said Biden. here,” said Biden, “testing the aging infrastruc“We just finished surveying the damage here in ture and taking lives. More lives were taken here than down in Louisiana.” Queens.” Tropical Storm Ida may have been downOn Sept. 1, the World’s Borough was graded from a hurricane slammed with heavy rainafter it killed 13 in Louisifalls that knocked out the ur transit workers ana, according to officials subway system, which has in the Pelican State, but had staggered service since are heroes.” when it devastated the Sept. 2. Northeastern states of New “Trains were shut down, — Gov. Hochul Jersey, Connecticut, Marypeople were stranded,” said Hochul at an earlier press conference on Sept. 2 land, Pennsylvania and New York, at least 52 in Hollis, where Phamatee Ramskriet, 43, and people died. “They had over 20 inches of rain,” in the her son, Khrishah Ramskriet, 22, where found South, Biden said. “They had 178 mph wind dead after the flash flooding. At least eight people from the borough were gusts.” The torrential rains caused a suspension of found dead after the torrential downpour and over a dozen throughout the city, according to the E and W trains, as well as delays on the 7, J and G trains and a partial suspension of service the NYPD. Associate Editor

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Gov. Kathy Hochul, center, state Sen. John Liu, left, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, U.S. Rep. Greg Meeks, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Borough President Donovan Richards and Mayor Bill SCREENSHOT VIA NYC VIDEO de Blasio. on the F, M, N and R trains, according to the reached out to Biden for federal funds. “Our transit workers are heroes,” said MTA’s website on its Service Status page for subways. There was no information of changes Hochul at that conference. “Especially, all the bus operators who had to be deployed to take to the Z train line on the webpage on Sept. 2. Pumps had to be used to remove the flood- people from stations to where they needed to waters from the subway system, according to go. It was an extraordinary rescue operation Hochul. The toll of the flood was so immense just a few hours ago.” Hochul said it was time to invest in infrathat bus operators had to rescue straphangers from subway stations when they were left structure for streets because that has a direct stranded because of the rainwater, according to effect on the subway system. “We got to build this up ... and get this done Hochul, who declared a state of emergency on Sept. 2 during the Hollis press conference and continued on page 14

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ssemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar needs to learn to admit when she’s wrong and just move on. Instead, she’s led us and her constituents down a rabbit hole of confusion this week, one so weird and in denial of reality that seeing Alice in Wonderland joining a tea party at the Forest Park Co-op in Woodhaven would not be the strangest thing. As with so much in Queens, the root of the problem is parking. Rajkumar, to her credit, wants to get more for residents of the co-op. She’s proposed, for one thing, some diagonal parking on 98th Street where it runs through the complex just north of Park Lane South. If there’s room, that’d be great. But she also proposed, bizarrely, creating parking in “the vacant park space at the corner of 98th and Park Lane South.” The “vacant park space” at that corner is a part of Forest Park designated as Forever Wild by the city Parks Department. It must remain so, for the benefit of all (think drainage in a storm!). It’s also on a hill, next to an old railroad. Turning any of it into parking would be an engineering nightmare, if not impossible. When this was pointed out to Rajkumar — and

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when a mix of environmentalists and her political opponents protested — her office went silent. Then, as the Chronicle pressed the issue, things got weird. A staffer claimed Rajkumar had never proposed parking at that corner. But she did, in writing, on the internet, in public. Eventually the assemblywoman sent us an email her office previously had sent the Department of Transportation claiming that she “never at any time supported such a plan.” Really? She proposed it. Then the office shifted to claiming that she really had been talking about a “vacant plot of gravel,” with the assemblywoman herself explaining that it was not at 98th and Park Lane South but on 98th off Park Lane South. She’s apparently talking about an asphalt (not gravel) seating area in the co-op complex. It doesn’t look like it would fit many cars, but if that’s what the residents there want, OK; it’s not precious parkland. Meanwhile, Rajkumar denies any mistakes at all, telling us that “all of the releases and plans that I have sent out were perfectly correct.” Nope. Why claim something so obviously false? Just admit the error. Otherwise it’s tea time with Alice at the co-ops.

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Too lax on the vax Dear Editor: As a recently retired RN I follow the NYC Covid-19 data. It alarms and I guess frustrates me that my neighborhood (11414) Howard/ Hamilton Beach rates third highest in NYC for seven-day percent positive, with 8.31 percent. There are 177 ZIP codes listed in this table, and we are only surpassed by Tottenville in Staten Island at 9.29 percent and Breezy Point at 13.51 percent. In the last week of August, 53 of our friends, family and neighbors have tested positive, and those are the numbers we know. Vaccinated people who are asymptomatic have no reason to get tested. The reason for my frustration is that citywide 66 percent of the population has received at least one vaccine and the county of Queens is at 72 percent. We are below the city rate and well below the Queens county rate at 56 percent and in the bottom 25 percent citywide. Not to sound like a public service commercial, but vaccines are free, widely available and safe. As we are seeing across the country, the vaccine prevents hospitalization and severe illness. You can check the data for yourself at www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data. page. Hoping someone will read this and a light bulb will go off! Protect yourself and your loved ones. Stay safe and healthy. Annie Sullivan Howard Beach © Copyright 2021 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

wenty years ago this week, America was united as it had not been in years. When the Twin Towers came down, a hole got blown in the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania was torn up, as four commercial jets hijacked by terrorists were turned into missiles that killed nearly 3,000 people, we knew where we stood. Aside from a few fringe elements with little following, we were united in protecting our country and exacting revenge against those who had organized and enabled the slaughter of Sept. 11, 2001. Remember all those U.S. flags flying high? The magnetic ribbons on the backs of cars? The jump in volunteerism? For those of us who do, it seems like yesterday. So does the horror of Ground Zero, where the vast majority of deaths occurred, where the hopeful yet hopeless missing posters went up, where the fires within the pile burned for months, where the searchers in and out of uniform sought the remains that might bring closure to the victims’ families. To this day, no trace has been found of more than 1,100 people who perished when hell reached up 110 stories into the sky. This week we remember. But we’re no longer unified. We’ve been torn asunder, by differences that seem irreconcilable. Can we rediscover any of that unity? It seems unlikely, but we can hope. Maybe on Sept. 11, 2021, we can remember we’re all Americans.

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Dear Editor: All of a sudden every elected official you can think of comes running all over Queens trying to show concern for street drainage that was too small, or did not work, or was never built in the first place. Did they not learn a lesson after Hurricane Sandy? Where did all the money that was supposed to be used to build modern drainage systems go after Sandy? Enough phony press conferences; action speaks louder than words! Kevin O’Leary Kew Gardens

Hochul’s local yokels Dear Editor: Gov. Hochul suggests having local politicians inform her of who needs money to improve their districts. Is she kidding? Local leaders in Ozone Park had no clue of the renovation of the two motels near Cross Bay

Boulevard to turn them into enclaves for the homeless. They had no idea of the existence of illegal apartments that were sitting ducks for the hurricane. How would she ever think they would know anything about improving anything? Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

Biden’s fake ‘success’ Dear Editor: Re Lenny Rodin’s Sept. 2 letter, “Biden’s Afghan lies”: He cited several false statements that President Biden made about America’s humiliating retreat from Afghanistan. But perhaps the biggest lie was his Aug. 31 speech declaring that the U.S. evacuation of Kabul was “an extraordinary success” (New York Post, Sept. 1). “No nation has ever done anything like this in all of history,” he said. Did Biden or his speech writer ever hear of a place called Dunkirk, where Britain evacuated more than 330,000 British,

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Prep for the next war Dear Editor: America has continually increased its defense spending, which is already multiple times that of China and Russia combined. The nation boasts that we have the best jets, the best ships, the best bombers and the best tanks, as though anticipating a 20th century-style war. This military advantage might deter our adversaries from contesting us in a traditional war, but not from menacing us with other types of attack. This nation’s coordinated response to the Covid pandemic and recent cyber attacks have exposed some vulnerabilities, which adversaries might exploit by developing more sophisticated and shadowy attacks with biological and cyber weaponry. If America is serious about national security, it must shift a portion of its defense spending to pharmaceutical and cybersecurity companies and away from traditional armament manufacturers. For instance, the ability to produce and distribute vaccines quickly, and the ability to prevent adversaries from hacking into our vital computer systems might play a more strategic role in our national defense. Weapons for the 21st century and beyond must be concurrent with the threats of the age. A cognizant national focus will require strong and effective leadership, timely intelligence, strategic infrastructure, research investments and the cooperative will of the people. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

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Dear Editor: President Biden has now approved an expedited major disaster declaration to provide federal financial relief for New Yorkers affected by Hurricane Ida. That’s the only good news courtesy of Ida’s remnants. Last Wednesday night’s wettest hour in the city’s history blew the shutters off the painfully ignored yet foreseeable truth: Basement “apartments” are not only illegal firetraps, they are weapons of mass destruction, courtesy of climate change. Ida’s whirlpool of death was also, however, actively aided and abetted by collaborators including but not limited to greedy homeowners and landlords, the commissioner of the Department of Buildings, the mayor and the City Council. Why? In Queens County, which has the highest number of NYC DOB complaints (77,000), 59 percent of illegal conversion complaints were closed without inspection. There was no legislation written when the Council should have known that emergency egress would be impossible with warming oceans already creating increased instances of alarming local flooding. Cellar apartments are no answer. Ang, the 2-year-old Woodside resident whom the waters took away, was of Nepalese ancestry. The first Dalai Lama appeared in 1391. The Buddhist tradition teaches that death is the single-most important life event. For Ang and those who so woefully died 630 years later to experience a “fortunate rebirth,” the City Council must exit lame duck lane and have all relevant agencies and their commissioners testify under oath. What did they know and when did they know it? And be prepared to deliver concrete capacity deliverables for truly integrated NYC resiliency. Ang, whose spiritual Sherpa ancestors include the mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who, in 1953 became the first climber alongside Sir Edmund Hillary to be confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest, will be our guide to realize New York City’s spiritual and structural reawakening. F.E. Scanlon Flushing

Abortion and elections Dear Editor: The possible overturning, of the Roe v. Wade decision, by the Supreme Court, reminds me of a quote by Thomas Jefferson: “the government you elect is the government you deserve.“ Being that the American public is sometimes bipolar in its thinking, I wonder if we should recap how we got to this makeup of the Supreme Court. After 2000, there have been five presidential elections, a Republican winning two of them. A president selects the nominee. For him or her to get on the Supreme Court, the Senate votes to confirm the nominee. That didn’t happen in 2016. Then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to give Judge Merrick Garland a vote on his nomination. What happened to McConnell? He remained the majority leader of the Senate, with no repercussions for his actions. Given that it’s the majority party of the U.S. Senate that ultimately decides on a Supreme Court nominee, wouldn’t it be prudent for that body to be mostly made up of Democrats? Wouldn’t that be a good way to prevent the overturning of Roe v. Wade? The last two Republican presidents have seated five justices: five! I spoke of the bipolar nature of the American public. Maybe a thousand polls have said the people are for abortion rights. Unfortunately, that’s not how they vote, when it comes to the presidency and the Senate. Those are the two deciding factors, when it comes to who is seated on the high court. Face it: Roe v. Wade is not the deciding factor when it comes to elections in this country. SM Sobelsohn Kew Gardens

French and Belgian troops under heavy Nazi fire from the French seaport in 1940 (Wikipedia)? No one was left behind in a rescue mission led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. By comparison, the Biden-led evacuation of Kabul should be called “Dumb Kirk.” It was a series of colossal screw-ups that caused the death of 13 U.S. troops and left more than 100 U.S. citizens trapped in Afghanistan at the mercy of the merciless. But it was a success for the Taliban, which have nearly $90 billion of U.S. weapons and can hold Americans as hostages to bargain for financial aid and global recognition. Biden hopes to become the next Franklin D. Roosevelt, but he’s really the next Jimmy Carter, a failed president soundly rejected by voters after one term in office. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Ida’s flooding renews basement unit debate Advocates say regulations will protect, opponents cite dangers, mayor demurs by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Hurricane Ida’s unexpected flash floods that bombarded Queens houses and apartment buildings and killed more than a dozen people have amplified a debate over basement apartment regulation in the city. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, housing advocates and a group of councilmembers pointed to a stalled program aimed at converting basement apartments that are prohibited by New York City zoning and building codes as a potential tool for combating basement apartment fatalities. Out of those who died from f looding, reportedly 11 were in basement apartments. Proponents of a legalization program say that the process of getting illegal apartments up to code could make them safer for people who are going to seek them out, legal or not. Opponents say that the apartments aren’t safe and the city should not sanction them with a program. The mayor, for his part, has not been optimistic about expanding a basement apartment legalization program in the wake of Ida. In 2019, the city started a pilot program to legalize basement apartments in East New York and bring them up to code, which would mean that units need a ceiling at least 7 feet high, a window in each room and an exit to the outside to be considered legal, but much of its

funding was reallocated during the pansafety that needs to be thought of and demic, and the program has been put on included that many technical experts hold. were not including over the years. It was “I could tell you that we’ve got some always so focused on fire,” Morris said. miraculous plan to solve the illegal baseShe added that the storm did not ment problem overnight. We don’t. I want change whether legalization was a good to be blunt about that. It is a massive idea, but she didn’t hesitate to add what a structural problem in the city. It has been huge investment and political push it for decades. We don’t have an immediate would take for the city to tackle the issue. solution to this one,” said Mayor de Bla“Do I believe that de Blasio is going to sio in a press event Tuesday. do anything? I don’t,” said Morris, addAdvocates have argued that even ing that it is looking like it will come though the storm showed that basement down to the City Council to pressure if it apartments are susceptible to flooding, wants to push through a bigger legalizathe best approach for the city to protect tion program. the estimated 100,000 people who live in Councilwoman Adrienne Adams them is to make sure that they at least Flooding in a basement apartment in Jamaica trapped a (D-Jamaica), a Council ally of the BASE meet the minimum safety requirements. NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE / TWITTER campaign and potential candidate for family inside and killed them. “Basements have been around a long City Council speaker, said that the harm time. People are going to continue to live in ment legalization. and deaths caused by the storms from HurriAs far as what measures outside those cane Ida only strengthened her resolve to them. I think it’s the city’s responsibility to make sure that they’re safe and they’re regulat- already in place in the 2019 legislation could expand the program citywide. ed,” said Annetta Seecharran, executive direc- protect residents from extreme flooding events Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Viltor at housing advocacy group Chhaya Com- like Ida, there are remaining questions. lage), on the other hand, an opponent of the Rebekah Morris, a small homes policy basement pilot program who has proposed legmunity Development Corp. Seecharran added that she believed the researcher at the Pratt Center who has worked islation that would crack down on illegal mayor needs to be the one to create a city- extensively on the BASE campaign, said that apartment conversions across the city, said, wide program. Chhaya CDC, which launched the flooding has forced those involved in the “Ida has taught that these apartments aren’t the Basement Apartments Safe for Everyone campaign to do more research on how to stop safe. While there is a shortage of affordable campaign, spurred the mayor’s basement pilot flooding in basement units. housing in the city that needs to be addressed, Q “It just clarified that there’s another area of basement apartments are not the answer.” program in its years of advocacy for base-

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With four months left in office, Mayor de Blasio said this week he has no plan for dealing with the combination of poor drainage infrastructure and illegal apartments that resulted in 13 deaths in the city from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa, the top two men hoping to take his job in January, don’t have that luxury. De Blasio said in the near future the city would increase warnings and forced evacuations from illegal apartments in endangered areas, but he stopped short of saying he would increase enforcement against the illegal dwellings. Adams in published and broadcast reports, and Sliwa in those and a telephone interview with the Chronicle, said long-term — and expensive — efforts must be made to improve stormwater infrastructure and increase affordable and legal housing options. Democrat Adams said Ida was a call to take climate change seriously. And he said building up the shoreline is not enough. “This storm and water damage that we witnessed didn’t come from a full moon or a high tide, it came from rain ...” Adams told CNBC. “We were flooded in areas that had

never witnessed flooding before.” He said one problem is that the city at the moment is building out its sewer system under standards that now are old and outdated. Republican Sliwa, in a press conference streamed on YouTube, visited Forest Hills. He walked along a common driveway behind a set of houses where people had been taking ruined possessions out of their basements. The high water mark from Ida was at the level of Sliwa’s shoulder. He reached into an undersized and clogged storm drain. “The city knew these drains were inadequate when there were floods here in 2007,” he said. At least five of the fatal incidents in the city took place in illegally converted apartments. De Blasio said he prefers stepping up future warning efforts rather than cracking down on violations as so many people with low incomes rely on basement apartments and other conversions. Adams, like the mayor, said it will take a dedicated effort to address the combination. Adams’ campaign did not respond to multiple requests for an interview or comments, but expanding on the de Blasio administration’s efforts to legalize and man-

age basement apartments is mentioned in the housing platform on his website. “[B]asement apartments are still illegal, despite their common use elsewhere,” his website says. He said legalizing them, along with allowing the rental of accessory units or “granny f lats,” could add hundreds of thousands of affordable units. Sliwa told the Chronicle he has never agreed with the move to legalize basement apartments. “I’ve always been opposed to that,” he said. “It’s very dangerous.” He said the reduction of building inspections across the board forced by the pandemic has made it more so, adding fires are every bit as much a concern as flooding in terms of being able to get out. “They were never meant to be lived in,” he said. “People do live in them — I’ve certainly had that in my extended family. People have broken the rules for years and they want to legalize it and normalize it.” De Blasio last week first said the city was misled by weather forecasters about the seriousness of storm Ida. Others subsequently pointed out that the National Weather Service on Sept. 1 warned city officials that “Significant & life-threatening flooding is forecast ...” with three to eight inches of rain “especially in urban Q areas and areas of steep terrain.”

Council: no criminal check A bill pending before the City Council woud ban landlords from conducting criminal background checks on prospective tenants. Councilman Steve Levin (D-Brooklyn) and supporters say it is necessary and bans discrimination against ex-convicts who have turned their lives around. Many have trouble getting leases once their backgrounds are known. Advocates told the Daily News on Monday that the bill would ease homelessness and shelter overcrowding. The bill reportedly has 27 co-sponsors — and the backing of Mayor de Blasio. Joseph Strasburg, president of the Rent Stabilization Association, represents thousands of landlords. He told the News on Monday the bill is problematic, and should be rewritten to allow exemptions. He said landlords should have control over their properties, and have a right to prevent drug dealers, gun dealers and gang members from operating in their buildings. He also said the bill would expose landlords to unacceptable levels of potential liability. The measure is expected to come up for a vote in the Q next few weeks. — Michael Gannon

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Vignettes from the storm, as Queens floods out

Residents’ Twitter videos track killer rains in real time by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Manholes turned into geysers, shooting water onto streets where an SUV might make it but a compact could not. A stuck bus filled with several inches of water. Basements flooded out. Subway stairs turned into waterfalls. And, tragically, a number of deaths. When the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit Queens and the greater New York region with unexpected force last Wednesday, they prompted the first-ever flash flood emergency warning for the city along with, later on, a travel ban. The storm shattered the record for the most rainfall ever recorded in one hour in the city, dropping 3.15 inches on Central Park in one 60-minute period, far more than the 1.94 inches that came down less than two weeks ago during Tropical Storm Henri, according to USA Today. As the storm raged, countless residents and visitors posted video of flood and fury on social media, many saying they have never seen what they were seeing before, at least not where they were seeing it. Among them was Christopher Barca, a Flushing resident who’s been in Queens about 12 years, since his time at St. John’s University. One of his videos was posted at 10:50 p.m. on Twitter. “So this is 33rd Avenue in Flushing, one of the highest points in the neighborhood,” Barca, a weather buff and former Queens Chronicle editor who posts at @cbarca_, said as he recorded the rain pouring down and the water piling up. “As you can see, it’s become an actual river.” “Traffic stops,” he narrates as he heads down the block. “The entire sidewalk is flooded. This isn’t even the worst part. As

A green taxi is stopped on a street in Elmhurst while woman approaches what appears to be her vehicle behind it, left. An SUV, right, barrels SCREENSHOTS VIA VIDEOS BY @JVBETAPHOTOS, LEFT, AND @CBARCA_ (CHRISTOPHER BARCA) through the corner of Parsons Boulevard and 33rd Avenue in Flushing.

you get further down to the intersection of 33rd and Parsons, it’s actually significantly worse. I’ve lived in this neighborhood for about eight, going on nine years, lived in Queens for about 12, and I’ve never, ever seen this kind of flooding in this neighborhood. “This is definitely not one of the more flood-prone areas of the borough, that’s for sure, but it is today. I mean, this is ankle-deep right here. It actually gets significantly heavier this direction ... this is whitewater rapids kind of flooding.” He notes that it’s “significantly worse” at the intersection — though earlier, the water there had been above his knees. “It’s a little better now,” Barca said, “about shin-deep but still intense.” Twitter was full of videos of the flooding in Queens, many of them more intense than Barca’s and some narrated in a different manner. “Yo, what? No; this guy’s a f--in’ idiot,” Twitter user @eddyisboring posted as he filmed a car driving through f loodwaters. “He’s gonna get stuck,” he said, drawing out the last word. “Oh, this man is sick,” he continued as the driver stopped, backed up and stopped again. “Yeah, he’s f---ed,” the narrator’s friend added as the waters rose. “He is f---ed.” Over in Elmhurst, @JVBetaPhotos posted a vignette from his street, focusing on a woman who was walking through water up to her thighs toward a parked Lexus SUV, which was inundated nearly up to the top of its tires. Also prominent in the scene was a green cab, a Toyota Camry, that apparently was stalled out in the flooded street. “All right, so, here in Queens, we A car sails through the water somewhere in Queens have a taxicab that stopped in the before the driver decides to stop and back up. SCREENSHOT VIA VIDEO BY @EDDYISBORING middle of the road,” the narrator

says. “We have people — I don’t know why that lady is out, really, unless she’s trying to move her car. Her car is screwed if that’s her car.” Twitter user @PDTV3 had it worse, posting video at 12:30 a.m. from the hallway of

his apartment building in Woodside that showed residents wading through water up to their thighs. “You got your bathing suit?” one person asks another as people pass each other in the Q hallway.

Flash floods downed subways continued from page 8 so that we can take care of the drainage in our streets,” said Hochul. “When the streets get flooded, what happens next? The water washes down. Not just into our highways, but it also finds its way to penetrate our subway system.” Biden would later declare on Sept. 2 that New York was eligible for federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions from the remnants of Ida. Many straphangers were surprised on Sept. 2 after flash “The President’s action flooding from Tropical Depression Ida led the MTA to authorizes the Department of close many subway stations. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), York” and said there needs to be a nearly to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which $10 billion allocation for the MTA in infrahave the purpose of alleviating the hardship structure legislation in the U.S. Senate. “If Ida has shown us anything, it is the and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population ... or avert the threat of a need to pass legislation that deals with the catastrophe in the counties of Bronx, wrath and fury of storms amid a very real Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, climate crisis,” said Schumer. “Whether it’s Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rock- the needs of the MTA, projects like Gateland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and West- way, the Second Avenue subway, the East River Tunnels, Penn Access and others, this chester,” said a White House press release. Hochul is also working with U. S. Sen. package represents massive investments that Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to get more infra- will rebuild and revive the Empire State’s infrastructure, which recent hurricanes have structure dollars for the Empire State. In a press release on Sept. 5, Schumer shown is in dire need of upgrades and resilQ called the storm “a warning bell to New iency funds.”

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Queens marks two decades since 9/11

Communities honor victims with vigils, installations, prayer by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Saturday, Sept. 11, marks the haunting 20th anniversary of the Twin Towers attacks. Communities across Queens will honor the thousands who were lost in the tragedy there and elsewhere, from office workers to first responders. Some events will start in the days before the anniversary, many are planned for the day of and some for the days following. ART The Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College opened its “Remember This: A 9/11 TwentyYear A n niversar y Memor ial” exhibition on Sept. 1. It features six dramatic, oversized photog raphs of the proposed 2002 “Tribute in Light” and will be on display until Dec. 17. In-person viewing is only available to the campus community, but the exhibit is online for all. The Poppenhusen Institute will host a 20th Anniversary Remembrance in its Grand Hall, at 114-04 14 Road in College Point at 1 p.m. on Sept. 11. The program includes violin and vocal performances; inspirational readings; lighting of memorial candles, dedication of a memorial bird bath, trestle and garden bench; and refreshments.

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VIGILS The Friends of Charles Park Committee and American Legion Post 1404 will host a community sunset ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the f lag pole in Howard Beach’s Charles Park. The Port Authority of New York

and New Jersey and JFK Chamber of Commerce are hosting a 9/11 memorial at JFK Port Authority Building 14 in Jamaica on Sept. 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. A monument dedicated to Port Authority members who died during the terrorist attacks will be unveiled. The color guard for the event will be from Aviation High School in Long Island City, and St. Anthony’s Catholic High School, from Hu nti ng ton, LI, will play bagpipes. Queens College will mark the anniversary by hosting an outdoor ceremony next to the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library. President Frank Wu will read aloud the names of the 40 college community members who died in the attack 20 years ago. Among the guests will be Talat Hamdani, whose son, Mohammed Salman Hamdani — an alumnus and NYC-certified EMT — died in the towers’ collapse after rushing downtown to help during his morning commute. The 8:30 a.m. event will also include a presentation to local FDNY Engine 315/Ladder 25 and musical performances. Tolling bells will mark the times the towers were struck and collapsed. The Northwest Bayside Civic Association is holding a wreathlaying event on Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at its 204th Street and 33rd Avenue monument. The A Better College Point Civic Association and Coastal Preservation Network will host a candlelight vigil at the 9/11 Living Memorial Grove in MacNeil Park at 7 p.m. The grove is one of five Living Memorial Groves around

Residents of Howard Beach held a candlelight vigil for the victims of 9/11 last year when many other neighborhoods shifted away from in-person gathFILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN erings.

The Twin Towers collapsed two decades ago, but the wounds are still fresh for the people of New York City. Queens communities have planned dozens of vigils, ceremonies and other events this week to honor the thousands who died FILE PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER 20 years ago. the City, one in each borough in a on 84th Street between 157th Avepark with clear views of Down- nue and Shore Parkway. The imagtown Manhattan where the Twin es in the mural, created by a group of selected neighborhood artists, Towers once stood. The Bayside Hills Civic Associ- ref lect drawings that neighborhood residents presentat ion w ill place ed to the artists. glass-enclosed canSTARS, the Striving dles at its Memorial ueens to Achieve and Reach Garden, on the remembers Success Com mu nit y northside corner of is organizing its the Horace Harding the tragedy Center, a n nu al ca nd lelig ht Expressway and Bell memorial ceremony of Boulevard, on Sept. 20 years the attack at 7 p.m. 11 at 7 p.m. T he Sept. 11 in the Our attendees will close later. Lady of Grace parking out the ceremony by singing Lee Greenwood’s “God lot on 100th Street between 158th and 159th avenues. The ceremony Bless the USA.” The Friends of Maple Grove will remember the victims with Cemetery will host a virtual event words and music. The parking lot via Facebook at 4 p.m. Sept. 11. will be closed to all vehicles. The event will honor the 23 vic- Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. All tims who have been buried in the attendees are encouraged to bring Kew Gardens cemetery. The event their own candles and American will be available for future view- flags and chairs, if they so wish. The 9/11 Candlelight Vigil ing on its YouTube channel after Committee of Queens will host its the premiere. A retired NYPD couple will annual candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. host a candlelight vigil on Sept. 11 on Sept. 11 at the flagpole in Midin honor of the victims of 9/11, dle Village’s Juniper Valley Park. especially the fallen members of Those who attend are invited to Engine 205/Ladder 118, in Queens bring candles, lawn chairs and Village. The vigil will be held at American flags. People are being 88-01 208 St., on the corner of asked to wear masks. On Sunday, Sept. 12, the 42 Hillside Avenue, at 7 p.m. The Friends of Francis Lewis people from Glendale, Middle Park and the We Love Whitestone Village, Ridgewood and Woodcivic will gather in the 3rd Avenue haven who were killed in the and 147th Street park on Sept. 11 attacks will be remembered in a ceremony set for 12:30 p.m. in at 7:30 p.m. The Howard Beach Lindenwood Forest Park’s Dry Harbor PlayCivic will also host a ceremony at ground at Myr tle Avenue and a new 9/11 mural at noon Sept. 11 80th Street in Glendale.

FUNDRAISERS The Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association will be running a patriotic bow drive as part of the remembrance for the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. The cost is $6 per bow. To purchase a bow contact Phyllis Inserillo at (917) 488-5067 or email HBLCIVIC2014@gmail. com or use Venmo username: @HBL-Civic. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation in support of first responders and military personnel. At 1 p.m. on Sept. 12, the Run for Richie, the largest 9/11 motorcycle parade in New York City, will take off from Aqueduct Race Track at 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park. The ride, which will go to the World Trade Center in Manhattan, is run every year in memory of Richie Pearlman of Howard Beach. Registration still is open at eventbrite. com/e/135188162433?aff=ef bneb. Those wishing to sponsor, donate to or vend at the event may inquire by email at r4r@fhvac.org. The New York Blood Center is hosting a slew of blood drives throughout the city in commemoration of 9/11. Two are scheduled in Queens: on Sept. 14 at the NYPD’s 107th Precinct, at 71-01 Parsons Blvd. in Flushing, from 12 to 6 p.m., and Sept. 17 at The Shops at Atlas Park, at 8000 Cooper Ave. in Glendale, from 1 to 7 p.m. Donors must register in advance by calling 1 (800) 933Q 2566 or visiting nybc.org.

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‘I don’t let people forget 9/11’ Hamilton Beach firefighter had to fight to overcome the tragedy of the attacks by Max Parrott Associate Editor

What does the 20th anniversary of 9/11 mean to a rescue worker? For Archie Koenemund, a former f iref ighter and Hamilton Beach resident, it’s a reminder for the world that “it’s never gonna go away.” Koenemund, who took an early retirement from the FDNY in 2002 and moved to the Southwest after a ceaseless cavalcade of fellow service members’ funerals in the months following the attacks, will take the trauma of that day with him the rest of his life. “I don’t let people forget 9/11,” he said, adding that he keeps a fire truck set up in addition to having a 9/11 memorial in his front yard in Otero County, NM, for that very purpose. Koenemund said it took him years of struggle and therapeutic help to find a way to talk about his experiences on the pile on September 11, 2001 — the day that ended

Former Hamilton Beach resident and 9/11 first responder Archie Koenemund, left, keeps an antique fire truck as a COURTESY PHOTOS 9/11 memorial at his home in New Mexico. up taking his brother’s life. The morning of 9/11 Koenemund, a deputy chief inspector with the fire department, was teaching a class at FDNY headquarters, when he encountered a

hysterical co-worker from the legal department. In response, he went to the seventh story of the building where he could see the aftermath of the strike on the North Tower “plain as day.” His boss tapped him

on the shoulder and told him to grab his gear and get on a bus. “What happened was a fire marshal went out in the middle of Flatbush Avenue and hijacked a city bus — literally pulled out his nine

millimeter, made the bus turn in by headquarters and loaded it up with us guys,” Koenemund said. At first his group was assigned to put out fires in a parking lot on the west side of the site. Once they had cleared the lot, they went up on the pile and were able to bring down a World Trade Center worker. At that moment everybody on the west side of the site was told to go down Vesey Street towards the river to take shelter before 7 World Trade Center collapsed. Asked about the experience of being on the pile, Koenemund said that some of it is hard to recall because “the major thing on my mind that day was, ‘Is my son alive?’” Koenemund had said goodbye to his son, a New York University student at the time, at the Metro Tech Center before he caught the train over to have breakfast in the World Trade Center food court like he did every morning. continued on page 24

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TWENTY YEARS AFTER 9/11: IT TOOK YEARS TO FIND WORDS FOR THAT DAY

THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID NY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (“Company”) that it has filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) tariff revisions to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No. 12 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, September 1, 2021. These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to September 1, 2021) to rates effective September 1, 2021 by service classification. Effective September 1, 2021 $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills. S.C. No. 1A, 17-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 17-1AR Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $16.25 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.7273 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.7690

09/01/21 $16.25 $1.9845 $0.8835

S.C. No. 1B-DG, 17-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $32.93 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1360

09/01/21 $32.93 $0.1885

S.C. No. 2-1, 17-2-1 – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.6527 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4506 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2704 S.C. No. 3, 17-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage First 3 therms or less Next 997 therms, per therm Over 1,000 therms, per therm

S.C. No. 1B, 17-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 17-1BR-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $21.55 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.1429 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.4050

09/01/21 $21.55 $1.1710 $0.4372

09/01/21 $37.55 $0.6259 $0.4359 $0.2986

S.C. No. 2-2, 17-2-2 – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.6949 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.5757 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.3837

09/01/21 $37.55 $0.6848 $0.6105 $0.4250

Current Rates $39.51 $0.4404 $0.3238

09/01/21 $39.51 $0.4548 $0.3558

S.C. 4A, 17-4A – High Load Factor Monthly usage First 10 therms or less Next 990 therms, per therm Over 1,000 therms, per therm

Current Rates $250.00 $0.2756 $0.2578

09/01/21 $250.00 $0.2718 $0.2718

S.C. 4A-CNG, 17-4A-CNG – Compressed Natural Gas Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $250.00 Next 990 therms, per therm $0.2756 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2578

09/01/21 $250.00 $0.2632 $0.2632

S.C. 4B, 17-4B – Year Round Air Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 1 therms or less $130.00 Next 199 therms, per therm $1.2139 Over 200 therms, per therm $0.4107

09/01/21 $130.00 $0.8587 $0.4294

S.C. 7, 17-7 – Seasonal Off-Peak Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $39.51 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1787 $

09/01/21 $39.51 0.2163

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $235.61 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0940 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1200

09/01/21 $235.61 $0.0991 $0.1264

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $333.14 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0940 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1200

09/01/21 $333.14 $0.0991 $0.1264

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $771.69 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0230 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.0320 Demand charge per therm of MPDQ $4,414.11

09/01/21 $771.69 $0.0230 $0.0319 $4,821.52

S.C. 22 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 1 (Commercial & Governmental / Multifamily) Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $300.00/375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.3837/0.3238

S.C. 22 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 2 (Commercial & Governmental / Multifamily) Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $300.00/375.00 $375.00 $375.00 $0.3837/0.3238 $0.1290/0.1076 $0.1613/0.1346 Over 10 therms, per therm

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309. Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com/NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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S.C. No. 1A, 5-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 5-1AR – Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $19.75 $19.75 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.4354 $1.5459 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3407 $0.3670

S.C. No. 1B, 5-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 5-1BR – Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $21.66 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.2839 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.2938

09/01/21 $21.66 $1.2939 $0.3046

S.C. No. 2-A, 5-2A – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7282 $1.8007 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.3553 $0.3651 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2132 $0.2346

S.C. No. 2-B, 5-2B – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7716 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4370 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2914

09/01/21 $37.66 $1.7779 $0.4464 $0.3082

S.C. No. 3, 5-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $74.66 Next 997 therms, per therm $0.4855 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2685

09/01/21 $74.66 $0.4921 $0.2906

S.C. No. 16, 5-16 – Year-Round Space Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $230.43 $230.43 Next 497 therms, per therm $1.6650 $1.6932 Over 500 therms, per therm $0.2833 $0.2903

S.C No. 15, 5-15 – High Load Factor Service Monthly usage Current Rates First 10 therms or less $153.35 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1954

09/01/21 $153.35 $0.2247

S.C. 9, 5-9 – Uncompressed Natural Gas Vehicle Service Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 3 therms or less $38.00 $38.00 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.6422 $0.5645

S.C. No. 1B-DG, 5-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates First 3 therms or less $33.04 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1260

09/01/21 $33.04 $0.1772

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $180.61 $180.61 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1330 $0.1506 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1710 $0.1935 (Nov – Mar)

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $328.22 $328.22 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1330 $0.1506 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1710 $0.1935 (Nov – Mar)

S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 2 Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.2914 $0.0600

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NAGR-079508

These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310. Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $949.35 $949.35 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.033 $0.0373 (Apr – Oct) Over 10 therms, per therm $0.045 $0.0509 (Nov – Mar) Demand charge per therm $6,252.00 $6,252.00 of MPDQ S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 1 Monthly usage Current Rates 09/01/21 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.2914 $0.0749

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KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“Company”) that it has filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) proposed tariff revisions to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No.1 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, September 1, 2021. These revisions have been filed in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to September 1, 2021) to rates effective September 1, 2021 by service classification. Effective September 1, 2021 $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills.

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Civilians eligible for financial assistance by Deirdre Bardolf Chronicle Contributor

Tehuti Ausar English was just a freshman at Stuyvesant High School in 2001 when the World Trade Center was attacked three blocks away from his school. He remembers temporarily relocating to another school following the attacks because of damage and unsafe air quality but less than a month later, they were back on Chambers Street at Stuyvesant, which had also been used as a command center. English, who goes by his middle name, Ausar, was born in Tehuti Ausar English Queens and commuted was a high school to high school from East Elmhurst. He student on 9/11. COURTESY PHOTO started feeling symptoms like acid reflux about a year after the attacks, he said. “Even some of my friends started getting allergy and breathing problems, too,” said English.

After doing research about the symptoms he was experiencing and seeing commercials on television, English enrolled with the World Trade Center Health Registry and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, which provides compensation to those who were present at Ground Zero but also the surrounding New York City exposure zone, including all of Lower Manhattan South of Canal Street. “A lot of this has emerged years later so it would have been hard for people to really know in that moment. It is sad and there are a lot of people who have been affected,” he said. English is part of a large group of civilians who are eligible for assistance, including families who lost loved ones, but many do not know they qualify for it, said Lee London, partner and managing attorney for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund practice at the law firm of Barasch & McGarry. “People in the 911 community have many different cases. There were first responders, volunteers, students, teachers, workers and residents that lived in the zone. They are all entitled to the benefits of the World Trade Center health program and the Victim Compensation Fund,” said London.

Toxins released on Sept. 11, 2001 affected not only first responders, and not only those who PHOTO COURTESY PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS were at Ground Zero itself. “The hardest part is making the connection to 20 years ago to say, ‘wait a minute, maybe these respiratory or these cancer conditions were caused by my 9/11 exposure,’” he said. The firm has over 20,000 clients, he said, but estimates show at least 500,000 people were part of the exposure area, the majority of which were students, teachers and residents. “We’re just getting the word out to the survivor population that they qualify as well,” said London. Illnesses related to 9/11 may only be surfac-

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ing now and a recent FDNY report found that 75 percent of first responders are facing longterm illnesses linked to their time spent at the site. Out of 16,000 EMT providers and firefighters who were enrolled, more than 11,300 have been diagnosed with at least one mental or physical health condition linked to the World Trade Center, according to the report. Conditions include asthma, rhinosinusitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease, most cancers and continued on page 26

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Maspeth firehouse not a landmark — yet Residents will keep up effort to memorialize 19 heroes from 9/11 by Michael Gannon Editor

As a retired architect with some prestigious Manhattan firms, Steve Fisher of Maspeth knows a thing or two about historic buildings, and has worked on several of them. Fisher watched from his office in Manhattan when the Twin Towers fell on 9/11. He would find out later that 19 men assigned to the firehouse on 68th Street in Maspeth were killed. In a city that had just lost 343 firefighters, it was the largest number of deaths sustained by any FDNY station. Back in 2013, he and his sister, Maxine Fisher, first tried to get the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to landmark the firehouse for its architectural significance — it now is 107 years old — and also for its historic importance. “We’ve had a lot of support,” Fisher said in a telephone interview last week. “We’ve had tremendous support from the community and elected

officials. We’ve got support from widows and loved ones of the men who were lost.” But the Landmarks Commisson has said since 2013 that the building does not meet its standards, and that the events of 9/11 fall short of its 30-year criteria for historical event significance. Those lost included from Hazmat 1, Firefighters Dennis Carey, Martin Demeo, Thomas Gardner, John Giordano, Jonathan Hohmann, Dennis Scauso and Kevin Smith; Battalion Chief John Fanning, Captains Thomas Moody and Patrick Waters; and Lt. John Crisci. Losses from Squad 288 included Lt. Ron Kerwin and Firefighters Peter Brennan, Ronnie Gies, Joseph Hunter, Jonathan Ielpi, Adam Rand, Brian Sweeney and Timothy Welty. Fisher said the effort is not without precedent — the station for Engine 305 and Ladder 151 in Forest Hills was landmarked back in 2014, one of about 50 in the city. He also has written about their quest on the website

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urbanarchive.org, including letters of support and photos dating back to its days as a volunteer company. The commission, in an email to the Chronicle, explained its process and criteria. “When LPC received requests to designate the Maspeth Firehouse at 56-29 68th Street in 2013, after careful review, the agency determined that it had not been identified in a citywide survey of firehouses as a priority for designation based on architectural merit, and that the events of September 11 were not yet within 30 years, the amount of time necessary to confer historic significance according to the Landmarks Law,” a spokesperson wrote. “We recognize the incredible bravery and sacrifice of emergency responders who gave their lives to help fellow New Yorkers during the horrible events of September 11.” Fisher’s article and accompanying photos and documents can be found “The Maspeth 19” are memorialized on the HazMat 1 rig at the 68th Street online at urbanarchive.org/stories/ firehouse. Some residents would like to see the city do the same with their Q bd2CHLaXvt5. FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON firehouse.

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TWENTY YEARS AFTER 9/11: A COMMUNITY ENDEAVOR

Reduce your energy bills this fall with these tips The updates you make this fall can prepare your home for the long winter months ahead, helping you stay more comfortable all season while reducing your energy bills and other expenditures. Here are some home improvements to consider, as well as tips and insights for making the most of these upgrades: • Select insulated siding. Did you know that most wall insulation is placed only between the studs? Since wall studs represent up to 25 percent of the wall surface of an average home, that’s like having one side of your home with no insulation at all! Check out siding that provides continuous insulation, such as CedarMAX insulated vinyl siding from ProVia, which is not only one of the most energy-efficient exterior claddings on the market, but offers enhanced curb appeal and durability.

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• Improve windows and sliding glass doors. New windows can make a substantial impact on your overall energy-efficiency, if you select wisely. To identify the most energy-efficient windows

for your home, refer to the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate zone map, which divides the country into four regions. For each region, the agency provides recommended values for the two major characteristics that affect the energy efficiency of vinyl windows: the U-Factor (which measures the window’s insulating value) and the Solar Heat Gain

ecoLite, Aspect, Endure and Aeris lines from ProVia all offer comfort and energy efficiency, as well as optional upgrades that can help make an additional dent in your energy bill or add aesthetic appeal. Some lines come standard with ComforTech Warm Edge Glazing, a high-tech glass package that measurably improves thermal performance for less heat loss, warmer glass temperatures and reduced interior condensation. Finally, be sure any new products are delivering their full value with a proper installation that eliminates drafts.

Coefficient (which represents the amount of heat from the sun that passes through the glass). Learn the specs of any windows you’re interested in before making a purchase to ensure they’re a good fit for your region.

• Seek further savings. Did you know that by installing energy-efficient products, you may be eligible to receive an energy tax credit? When purchasing products for your home, consider shopping with companies that are clear about the status of their products, as well as provide needed documentation certifying your eligibility.

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C M SQ page 24 Y K TWENTY YEARS AFTER 9/11: MULTIPLE MISSIONS AT GROUND ZERO

Sobriety and service mark his WTC story Michael Mulvaney of Forest Hills was at the Twin Towers during both attacks by Deirdre Bardolf

f u nd a ment alist s. “It st uck w it h me because of the trauma.” So, eight years later, when an American It may have been a regular coffee date with his work friends and a lunchtime Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the North meeting that kept Michael Mulvaney Tower, Mulvaney knew to run and not look directly out of harm’s way during the back. A survival instinct kicked in, he World Trade Center attacks of 1993 and said. He got to his car and headed home to Forest Hills, where he has lived for 43 2001. Mulvaney was buying his morning cof- years, to check on his wife and two young fee in the World Trade Center concourse daughters. Then, he headed to Rockaway on Sept. 11, 2001 when he heard a rum- and watched U.S. fighter jets fly in toward New York Harbor. By that evening, Mulbling that was all too familiar to him. “When I was at the coffee shop in 2001, vaney was back at Ground Zero to begin I heard the exact same rumble, the build- volunteering for several months of recoving shook,” he said. “I didn’t wait around ery missions. “At night the streets were still burning,” to ask any questions. I knew something was wrong because I had heard the ambu- he said. “If you were down there, you lances from 1993, I knew about the deaths remember the tar was bubbling. There was and injuries. So, I just ran out of the Trade nobody breathing good air.” He was looking for friends, like FDNY Center.” Mulvaney was a former commissioner Lt. Robert Wallace, who worked at Engine for the State Liquor Authority and licensed 205 on Middagh St reet in Brook ly n restaurants including the famed Windows Heights but was stationed out of Engine 22 in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill that day. He on the World in the North Tower. In 1993, the year that a van filled with was killed in the attacks. “Those are the real heroes,” said Mulexplosives blew up in the parking garage vaney. “I was just a u nder the Nor th witness to history.” Towe r, t he SLA’s His heroes from offices were located in the World Trade thank the guy upstairs.” that time include the church ministers in Cent er. Mu lva ney — Michael Mulvaney the area, he said, like was there again eight beloved FDN Y ye a r s l a t e r w h e n C h a pl a i n Myc h a l another ter rorist attack struck. This week he recalled both Judge, whose death was the first recorded in the Sept. 11 attacks. Mulvaney recalled events. Just after noon on Feb. 26, 1993, he was the nearby churches, like St. Paul’s Chapel, headed to lunch and an Alcoholics Anony- which was 100 yards from the site and mous meeting when the bomb went off, became known as the “Little Chapel that killing six people and injuring over a Stood” because it survived. The chapel thousand. Mulvaney was hit by a door that offered aid and assistance in the weeks that was blown out, he said, recalling the cold followed. Mulvaney registered with the Red Cross February day. “They were so busy getting the city to aid in the recovery efforts from Septemback together between ’93 and 2001, that ber through December. He said he would people actually didn’t talk about what sleep at the nearby church and remembers happened,” said Mulvaney of the attack, getting a massage for an injury he suswhich was carried out by radical Islamic tained from one of the many volunteers Chronicle Contributor

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Hamilton Beach firefighter continued from page 17 It wasn’t until Koenemund was sheltering by the water that he got a call from his son telling him that he had made it out of the area in time. His brother was a different story. Though he survived the events of that day, Koenemund’s brother Kevin Delano, wasn’t fortunate enough to make it out unscathed. Delano, a fireman with Ladder 142 in Ozone Park, ended up on the east side of the pile. “The guys on the east side of the site didn’t get the message to clear, so when

seven came down, they ran like hell,” Koenemund said. “Kevin wound up diagnosed with leukemia related to the byproducts of benzine.” He died July 30, 2008. “I broke Kevin into the fire service when he first started. We were very close. I even hooked him up with his wife,” Koenemund said. It took until around 2015 for the government to classif y Delano’s death as 9/11-related. Koenemund worked the World Trade Center site for two weeks before he was assigned to the ceremonial unit, where he

A neighbor gifted Mulvaney a hand-decorated hat for his birthday in July, featuring Rockaway Beach, one of his favorite places, as well as his Forest Hills home of over 40 years and tributes to 9/11. Following the attacks, Mulvaney registered with the Red Cross to volunteer and provide PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF assistance. who signed up for shifts at St. Paul’s. But Mulvaney and some friends had a mission of their own. They got clearance for “pastoral care,” he said, receiving permission to hold secret Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to provide support for the first responders who were struggling to stay sober through the difficult times. “The guys were trying not to drink during all this, and it was almost impossible,” he said. “That’s why we were there so long, from September 11th to December. We called it the Ground Zero Group. It was people that met every night at the World Trade Center while they were doing the rescue and recovery of the bodies, and they were finding friends and family.” “They needed help. We all needed help,” said Mulvaney. Mulvaney was diagnosed with three cancers, two of which were directly related to the effects of 9/11. He still has f lashbacks, said his wife,

and this time of year can be very difficult for them. She would like to see the lives of those who survived being celebrated more. “The people that survived, how they’ve gone on, what they’ve been able to do in the 20 years since then,” she explained. “I’m the luckiest guy alive,” he said. Mulvaney celebrated his 73rd birthday in July and his grandson’s second birthday last week. “These guys we talked about, they didn’t get to do this,” he said. Mulvaney also served on Queens Community Board 6 for over 30 years, leading the Zoning and Land Use Committee. One of his daughters now works out of the new World Trade Center Oculus. “It freaks me out, but I don’t talk about it because I’m happy that she’s happy with her job,” he said. “I thank the guy upstairs,” he said. “I don’t believe in coincidences anymore; I just think there’s a plan. I don’t know what Q it is. It’s to do some kind of service.”

would attend five or six memorials a day, where a motorcade of county fire departbefore he decided he couldn’t take it ments will end up for a ceremony. “I got the assembly permits. I got the anymore. He took his early retirement from the noise permits ... I have two bagpipers. I have a bugler. I have a pasFDNY and moved to New tor who’s going to do the Mexico where he had served service,” he said. as a GI and continued to Koenemund stressed the work in the field of fire safe’ve learned to importance of survivors ty for a number of years, overcome.” taking the mental health before he retired to serve in i mpact s of t hat d ay a volunteer fire department. — Archie Koenemund seriously. To com memorate the “I’ve learned to overg r ave o c ca sion of t he attacks’ anniversary, Koenemund said he come, and I’ve had some really great people would basically do the same thing that he’s to help me overcome. I think that’s really done every year: attend memorials, only important to let people know that it’s out Q this year it will be in his own backyard, there.”

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TWENTY YEARS AFTER 9/11: SEBASTIAN RASPANTI WON’T FORGET THOSE WHO DIED

Engine 233 fireman remembers 9/11 Astorian says we must honor the fallen service people and civilians by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

For Sebastian Raspanti, an Astoria native and retired firefighter with FDNY Engine 233 and Ladder 176, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 should always be a day to honor those who lost their lives. “What 9/11 is about was the lives that were lost and the people that were missing,” said Raspanti, a father of three girls. “They don’t have the experience that I have where I get to take care of my kids and have life experience with them ... there are a lot of people who are not here who weren’t able to see their kids go to their first day of school. That is really the impact of what happened.” Raspanti remembers being overwhelmed at Ground Zero trying to help with the search and rescue efforts 20 years ago. “I had worked Sept. 10 into Sept. 11 and we were called to cue up by the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel,” said Raspanti. “We saw the first tower come down and we proceeded, but we were blocked by debris, people coming and cars

coming the other way.” Unable to move with the fire truck, the firemen from Engine 233 went toward the World Trade Center on foot, according to Raspanti. “We got off on foot and went through the tunnel and as we emerged from the other side the second tower collapsed,” said Raspanti. “We tried to search and rescue people. We tried to find whatever water we could to try and apply to the fire. We were left with a feeling of sadness and shock, but you had to keep that under check and do what you were taught to do.” Raspanti spent 59 days total at Ground Zero. “I was there for search and rescue going into the recovery effort,” said Raspanti. “It was very disheartening, because you just realized the magnitude of the loss of life.” An estimated 2,996 people died on Sept. 11, 2001, according to the Associated Press. At least 283 were from Queens. Raspanti noticed he had respiratory difficulties right away during his nearly two-month efforts to help at Ground Zero. “I had trouble breathing,” said Raspanti,

Retired firefighter Sebastian Raspanti, center left, receives a certificate from Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, with FDNY Commissioner Thomas Von Essen and FDNY Chief of Department Peter PHOTO COURTESY SEBASTIAN RASPANTI Ganci, who died on 9/11. who has a 70 percent lung capacity. “Diagnostically, it got progressively worse ... the accumulation of the exposure gets to work its thing into your body.” Raspanti was officially diagnosed with low lung capacity around late 2004 or early 2005. Lead and heavy metals were inhaled by the survivors who were exposed to the plume of

the fallen Twin Towers, according to Scientific American, an outlet that covers science, health, the environment and technology. “I had to retire in 2008,” said Raspanti. “I didn’t pass the lung test. I was upset. The Fire Department was like a family.” Despite having to retire early, Raspanti continued on page 26

On the 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 tragedy, join me in taking the time to remember and reflect on all those who perished, and honor the heroes of that day.

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Rec centers reopen Spoiler alert — the with free membership ball gets by Buckner by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

All but one city-run recreation center in Queens will reopen Sept. 13, and the city is offering free one-year memberships to celebrate. The announcement came from the Parks Department Tuesday after most centers have been closed for 17 months. Select centers had reopened on a limited basis in June to patrons who had active memberships in March 2020. The department announced that all New Yorkers, members or not, are welcome to visit the recreation centers, but warned that vaccinations are required to enter. Three of Queens’ four recreation centers will reopen starting Monday: • Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center, at 93-29 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park; • Al Oerter Recreation Center, at 13140 Fowler Ave in Flushing Meadows Corona Park; and • Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, at 177-01 Baisley Blvd. in St. Albans. The Sorrentino Recreation Center in Far Rockaway will remain closed indefinitely while it is used as a Covid-19 testing site.

At this time, indoor pools will remain closed, however. To kick the grand reopening off, each center will host a preview week from Sept. 7 through the 10th to offer New Yorkers the chance to stop by, watch or participate in demonstrations, and get acquainted with center amenities. Recreation center staff will be available throughout the week to lead facility tours, preview programming, and provide visitors with information. Free memberships are available to New Yorkers who sign up between Sept. 7 and Dec. 31. The membership term will last for one-year from the date the individual signs up and grants access to citywide facilities. Though only vaccinated individuals will be allowed in, the recreation centers will still have new policies that are being implemented to keep patrons safe. Covid19 vaccinations are required, for those who are eligible, and mask wearing is required for all. In addition, equipment has been arranged to promote social distancing and shared equipment will be Q cleaned frequently.

American Airlines is seeking proposals to develop, market, lease, and manage the Concessions Program at JFK’s Terminal 8, including food and beverage, travel essentials, specialty retail, duty free, currency exchange, and services concessions This is a unique and exciting opportunity to create a new world-class customer experience at JFK’s Terminal 8 For more information, visit https://www.anewjfk.com/work-with-us/work-with-american-airlines/

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Mets fans who have been growing frustrated with the team’s hot and cold performance this season can give themselves a break next week when the documentary “Once Upon a Time in Queens, a four-part presentation that is part of ESPN’s award-winning “30 for 30” series, debuts Sept. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. ,according to a press release from the network. It was produced by late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, a lifelong Mets fan, and directed by Nick Davis. It chronicles how the team after years of second-division finishes developed home-grown talent like Mookie Wilson, Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry; while adding finishing pieces like Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter, all leading up to an epic World Series against the Boston Red Sox. One fan guaranteed to be looking in is superfan and Howard Beach’s own Nick “the Pin Man” Giampetro. “Defintely,” he said in a phone interview last week, “I was at game 6 and game 7, so 1986 was my favorite year.”

Darryl Strawberry is among the 1986 Mets FILE PHOTO who will be featured. Giampetro said he was 11 when the Miracle Mets won in 1969. “I remember coming home f rom school and watching the last inning,” he said. “And I remember my mom telling me a few minutes later, ‘Time to do your homework.’ I’m definitely watching anyQ thing with the Mets.”

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continued from page 20 mental health conditions such as major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. In light of the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, legal advocates are revamping efforts to get more first responders and civilians in the area registered in order to receive screenings and medical treatment. English received a cash settlement from the victim’s fund and receives free therapy sessions and health screenings, including physicals and blood work. “It feels good just to know and be aware that you have resources,” he said. He has shared the information with friends who may be eligible, too, he said. The survivor population of Stuyvesant High School has made headlines and an HBO documentary focused on the high school. StuyHealth advocates for young people who were impacted by the events of 9/11 and connects them with benefits. London says there is a huge disparity in how few people under the age of 35 are registered with the World Trade Center Health Registry, considering all the schools that fall within the zone. “I tell anyone who could be impacted by 9/11 exposure to register, even if you’re healthy, because it will protect any future claim you might have,” said London. More information can be found at cdc. Q gov/wtc, vcf.gov or 911victims.com.

continued from page 25 noted that unlike those who died he is still able to be there for h is d aug ht e r s who were ages 3, 5 and 11 during 9/11. “Cou ld you imagine watching p e ople’s l ives Sebastian Raspanti disappear from COURTESY PHOTO you?” said Raspanti. “Imagine the hurt and the angst of knowing firemen that you were just speaking to a couple hours ago — and friends — not being there anymore, people that you’ve grown to love and cherish. Then all of the civilians who were going to work that day — they were mothers and daughters and brothers and sons who were gone in an instant ... It’s a scar that you hold with you through life, but you move forward and the scar becomes a part of you and you try to live honorably. Honor the people that we lost that day.” Raspanti shares stories of hope at speaking engagements and volunteers in place of firefighters who have to call out sick. “Remember what happened 20 years ago ... those people are not faceless,” said Raspanti. “They were real people like Q you and me.”

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ARTS, C ARTS CULTURE & LIVING

by Mark Lord

To everything T th hi tthere th h is a season at APEC folk music show grams to “a rea sonable amount” for the participants, “We’re doing fairly well,” Scheid said of the current fundraising drive, which has so far raised over $30,000 from sponsorships and concert ticket sales.

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It seems only fitting that an upcoming g ffundraisundr un drai aissing concert at Alley Pond Environmentall Center, a nonprofit group that advocates for sustainable ustainable environmental policies and practices, should ould spo spotp tlight a band with a song list featuring elements from nature. So it is, as plans are underway for the event, billed as a “Welcome Autumn Concert” and and d set set for or 5 p.m. Sept. 18 (rain date the next day) in the shady grove just north of APEC’s current building at 224-65 76 Ave. in Oakland Gardens. According to APEC Executive Director Irene Scheid, the center hopes to make up for its inability to hold its annual fundraising gala the past two Aprils because of Covid-19 restrictions. She said each event typically raises $50,000, which goes toward maintaining its popular collection of live animals and helps the center, whose home base is being renovated, keep the cost of its many pro-

The band selected for the show, Gathering Time, will present pr what is described as “family-friendly folk fo lk m music,” calling to mind such forebears of the genre as Peter, Paul and Mary and The Weavers. While the music may be a throwback to an earliWh er tim time, it is “brought to today with an acousticelectric alchemy all its own,” according to the electr group’s press releases. group Guitarist/bassist Stuart Markus, like percussionist Guit Hillary Hill Hi llar aryy Foxsong, has been there from the beginning, touring nationally and internationally for more than a decade. They were joined in 2013 by guitarist/bassist Gerry McKeveny. All three provide the vocals, replete with tight harmonies, which, according to Markus, invariably cause crowds to gather whenever they sing in public places. Thus, the band’s name was born, after what Markus called a long search. Markus, a former journalist who now works full-time as a musician, said the upcoming concert’s

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C M SQ page 28 Y K The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY Ͳ DRAFT NOISE COMPATIBILITY PROGRAM and NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION WORKSHOPS and PUBLIC HEARINGS Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 150 (14 CFR Part 150) Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Studies for John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA)

As part of the onͲgoing Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Studies (Part 150 Study), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) has completed the Draft Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) pursuant to the requirements of 14 CFR Part 150 for both JFK and LGA. Notice hereby is given that the Draft JFK and LGA NCP documents are available online from September 1, 2021 to October 15, 2021 at:

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AM Ron Kim’s policies were developed in childhood by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Ronald Tae Sok Kim was born on May 2, 1979 in South Korea, the only child of Sun Hee Kim and Seo Jun Kim. The family moved to America seven years later so that Ron could have a better life. They opened a Korean grocery store that faced many financial challenges and ultimately filed for bankruptcy. This left an indelible mark on Kim and inspired him to be a strong advocate for immigrant workers and small business owners. They moved into The Barbizon at 142-05 Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing. Despite financial hardships, Kim’s parents invested everything they had — and even borrowed money from family — to send their son to the $50,000-a-year Riverdale Country Day School. Later, he earned a full scholarship to Hamilton College and Baruch College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and master’s degree in public administration as a national urban fellow, respectively. In 2012, Kim married Xilou “Alison” Tan and became the first Korean American

The childhood home of state Assemblymember Ronald Kim at 142-05 Roosevelt Ave. in GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE; INSET FILE PHOTO Flushing. elected to the state Legislature. He gained national attention in 2020 after questioning Gov. Cuomo on his handling of the nursing home death crisis and exposing Cuomo for threats to end Kim’s career if he did not retract his statements. His childhood building, where his apartment was purchased by his grandmother for $100,000 in the early ’90s, is now a condo Q where units sell in excess of $500,000.

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Patrick Coker, an Alvin Ailey dancer, will have a full-circle moment at the Making Moves Dance Festival, which will be on an outdoor stage at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Downtown Jamaica on Sept. 17 and 18. “Three years ago ... I got to be a part of the Jamaica Making Moves Festival as one of the emerging choreographers,” said Coker, who is planning on making a transition into a full-time choreographer. “It is cool now coming back, getting more support from the organization.” The festival will be the first time Coker has independently choreographed a dance piece, he said. “This is my first time hiring dancers, choreographing them and presenting it under my name,” said Coker, 28, who hired five dancers. “This is a really exciting opportunity for me.” Coker has been dancing since he was 7, but at his high school in Virginia and later Fordham University (2014) he got a taste of what it was like to choreograph a musical piece. “We had composition classes in school and I started to learn how to make dances,” said Coker. “Once I discovered that, I also

loved that too ... it’s something I’ve done parallel to my dance career ... It was something I’ve done as a side project to complement my dancing, but now I’m starting to transition and to put my own work out there.” Soul Dance Co.: The Soul Experience, the Thomas/Ortiz Dance company, Batingua Arts, sisters Charly and Eriel Santagado, Thuy Wyckoff, Quaba Venza Ernest, Guanglei Hui and the Visions Contemporary Ballet will also present musical numbers at the show at 153-10 Jamaica Ave. at 7 p.m. Details and ticket information can be found at jcal.org. Getting to see his work presented is like seeing the world in his head come to life, according to Coker. “It really is my baby,” said the dancer. “It is like giving birth.” His work will express the ephemeral nature of cherry blossoms, famously found in trees in Japan. “A couple years ago when my grandmother passed away I was really affected by it,” said Coker about Shinako Masui. “She was the only grandparent ... with a link to my Japanese culture. I took it really hard. Now that I have processed the grief, I want to make a nod to her life ... As a Japanese woman she really loved cherry blossoms. I

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Patrick Coker has his full-circle moment at JPAC

Patrick Coker, top, will present his first independently choreographed piece at the Making Moves Dance Festival on Sept. 17 and 18. Visions Contemporary Ballet, above, will be at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center event, too. PHOTOS COURTESY JCAL, TOP, AND ANDREW WILLIAMS love what they stand for. They are these beautiful flowers and they bloom for about three weeks — they are miraculous — and then they fade and disappear.” The flowers remind Coker of the cycle of life within friendships, romantic relationships and familial love. “We are left without them for so much of the year and they come back,” he said. “I

thought about how it relates to life. Out of death comes rebirth. It has such incredible beauty.” Coker hopes that audience members will cherish their own lives more after seeing the piece. “Life does not last forever,” said Coker. “Cherish the beautfiul moments while you Q have them.”

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their parents’ record collection, and young people who like the harmonizing.” Their audiences consist primarily of 50- to 70-year-olds who, he said, simply love the music. Just as the pandemic had an impact on APEC, so it did on Gathering Time. “There was a huge drop-off for us” in bookings, Markus said, from one or two a week to one a month. And, for about a year, all their performances were canceled. The upcoming event will honor two long-time sup- A Sept. 18 performance by the folk group Gathering Time, right, will welcome the fall and help fund porters of APEC, which, for various Alley Pond Environmental Center programs like this nature walk led by Karen Donahue. On 45 years, has served as an the cover: Gathering Time is Stuart Markus, left, Hillary Foxsong and Gerry McKeveny. oa sis for environmental PHOTOS COURTESY APEC, LEFT; BY ROBERT BERKOWITZ / RSB IMAGEWORKS, ABOVE; AND BY TED STOFOROS, COVER studies and is dedicated to “We’re hoping for a lovely evening in the the preservation of Alley Pond Park, open Bread, with a choice of roast turkey or vegspaces and waterbodies: Juan Santiago of etarian sandwiches. Tickets for the concert park to help support our organization,” National Grid and Michael Serao of First alone are $25 for adults and $20 for chil- Scheid said. For tickets and further information, visit dren 12 and under. Add $10 for lunch. Free Central Savings Bank. In addition to the live music, the event parking is available. Bring lawn chairs or alleypond.org/welcome-autumn-concert. Q html or call (718) 229-4000. will feature boxed lunches from Panera blankets and practice social distancing.

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continued from page 27 program includes titles such as The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun,” but he would not reveal any of the other nature-related songs that are planned. The band’s appearance will be their third at an APEC event. “We always enjoy playing outside as long as the weather holds out,” Markus said. ”We get a good number of young people who grew up with the music from

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 713427/2019 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 130-50 227TH STREET LAURELTON, NY 11413 District: Section: Block: 12904 Lot: 63 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. LINDA HOOPER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE HOOPER A/K/A LUCILLE SPICER; RENEE HOOPER AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE HOOPER A/K/A LUCILLE SPICER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE HOOPER A/K/A LUCILLE SPICER, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF ROCHESTER, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on November 30, 2006, at Instrument number 2006000660732 , of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 130-50 227TH STREET LAURELTON, NY 11413. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: August 17th, 2021 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff ANKIT MEHTA, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

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

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