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GOP Senate primary gets nasty through the mail in final days PAGE 5 AND 8 Juan Reyes mailer, left, attacks Councilman Eric Ulrich for his support from the State GOP by invoking the Soviet Union, while an Ulrich mailer accuses Reyes of being a Queens GOP puppet.

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Advocates: Perv teacher should get more time Faces up to six months in prison for having sex with 13-year-old girl by AnnMarie Costella

Charles Oross, 45, of East Islip, LI was employed as an eighth-grade teacher at IS 238 married public school teacher who in Hollis. He allegedly engaged in sexual pleaded guilty last Thursday to having a activity with the girl in an empty classroom sexual relationship with a female stu- and in his car between January 2009 and dent for more than a year starting when she was April 2010, according to the Queens District 13 “is rightly being punished,” according to Attorney’s Office. “It’s absolutely appalling,” said education Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. He faces up to six months in jail and 10 years pro- advocate Adrienne Adams of Jamaica. “Six bation when he is sentenced on Oct. 18. But months is a reward for a rapist — a gift. It’s advocates from Queens and beyond say that is very tragic. We are just allowing our children to not nearly enough time, and that it sends the be victimized.” Oross pleaded guilty to one count of secondwrong signal to other would-be sex offenders. degree criminal sexual act in a plea deal that saw the other charges of second- and third-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child dropped. He has no prior criminal history, a spokeswoman for the NYPD said Monday. In addition to jail time, Oross will be required to participate in a sex offender treatment program, to register as a sex offender and to pay a $1,000 supplemental sex Some of the illegal sex acts took place in empty classrooms like this one. offender fee. PHOTO BY ANNMARIE COSTELLA “It is both sad and Assistant Editor

disturbing that a school teacher preyed on a vulnerable young girl for sexual favors,” Brown said in a prepared statement. “Such behavior will not be tolerated.” If Oross had been found guilty of seconddegree rape — someone age 18 or older engaging in sexual intercourse with someone under the age of 15 — he would have received up to seven years in prison on each count. A day after Oross admitted guilt, Carlos Arango, a Corona-based fake plastic surgeon who disfigured his patients, also received a six- month prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlicensed practice of medicine. According to a spokesman for the Queens DA, Oross “was given the opportunity to plead guilty to the top count of the indictment and to surrender his teacher’s license in order to spare the young victim the ordeal of testifying at trial. The plea and proposed sentence were discussed with the victim and her family prior to today’s court appearance and they were in total agreement with the proposed outcome of this case.” Crime victims advocate Shawn Williams, 46, of Lefrak City, who was sexually abused as a child, said Oross should have gotten at least five years in prison. “Six months is not at all adequate,” Williams said. “She is being victimized by the judicial system all over again. This incident is really going to affect her later on in life when she real-

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izes that it was someone in authority who abused her trust.” Ann Jawin, founder of the Center for the Women of New York in Kew Gardens, expressed similar sentiments, calling the sentence “a slap on the wrist,” but she was pleased that Oross will have to register as a sex offender, continued on page 22

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GOP Senate race goes into the gutter Reyes mailers slam Ulrich’s ties to LGBT colleagues, State Republicans by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

The Republican primary for the state Senate in the newly redrawn 15th District got nasty in its final days. The campaign of Forest Hills lawyer Juan Reyes, who is backed by the Queens GOP leadership, sent out a number of mailers in the last week accusing his opponent, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), of being a flip-flopper with ties to liberal politicians and the LGBT community and also blasting his support from the state Senate GOP leadership. One mailer bemoans Ulrich having voted 95 percent of the time with Democratic Speaker Christine Quinn (DManhattan) — even stating his voting record is more aligned with Quinn than Democrat Charles Barron (DBrooklyn), who is a known political nemesis of the speaker. In one instance, Ulrich, who was endorsed in the primary race by the Queens Chronicle, is accused of voting in favor of same-sex marriage, stemming from a 2010 bill that passed by the City Council that required the City Clerk’s Office to present information regarding the rights same-sex couples have in New York. The law passed after former Gov. David Paterson issued an executive order allowing New York to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The mailer also accuses Ulrich of providing $18 million in taxpayer funding to liberal groups, money that was approved by the full council. The mailer also criticizes Ulrich’s ties to John Haggerty, a Republican campaign operative who was convicted of stealing money from Mayor Bloomberg’s 2009 campaign. Haggerty’s brother, Bart, was Ulrich’s chief of staff. A mailer accusing Ulrich of “going both ways” due to his perceived support of LGBT issues attacks him for hiring a gay chief of staff and an another openly gay staffer, but does not

One of the mailers from the campaign of state Senate Republican candidate Juan Reyes accusing his opponent, Councilman Eric Ulrich, of flip-flopping on LGBT issues. identify the staffers by name. The mailer also attacks Ulrich and his wife for having dinner with “a gay Councilman and his husband,” alluding to fellow Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and his spouse, Dan Hendrick. Responding to the mailers, Van Bramer said he was “shocked, outraged and saddened that anybody would say that in 2012 in New York City having dinner with a gay person would be a disqualification for someone to be in elected office. “It reminds you of another time, another place and another

era,” he said. “It says to me I guess that Mr. Reyes doesn’t have any gay friends, gay family members, and his family refuses to eat dinner with gay people. I wonder if he’s ridden the subway because if he had, he’s probably sat next to gay people.” Van Bramer added that the mailer went beyond just attacking a bipartisan work relationship. “He’s not attacking Eric and me for working together on legislation, he’s attacking us for talking to each other,” he said. In a statement, a spokesperson for Reed Smith, the law firm where Reyes is a partner, said it does not discriminate against LGBT employees. “Reed Smith is an international law firm, with nearly 1,700 lawyers that embraces diversity as a core part of its culture,” the statement read. “The firm is a recognized leader in the area of diversity and human rights, including the rights of LGBT individuals. Reed Smith was among the first firms in the nation to provide full spousal benefits to the partners of its LGBT lawyers and staff and we are justifiably proud of a record of support for individuals of both genders, all races and ethnicities, and every sexual orientation.” Gerry O’Brien, spokesman for the Juan Reyes campaign, said the mailers were not meant to imply disapproval with hiring LGBT staff or befriending gays and lesbians, but rather to highlight Ulrich’s “hypocrisy.” “The point of that is to show the transformation of Eric Ulrich in the past three years from a guy who put the Pope in campaign mailings to becoming a typical New York City liberal,” he said. “Nobody cares who he has dinner with, that’s not what the issue is.” O’Brien added that the mailer was aimed at older Catholic voters who would see a candidate who ran as a continued on page 26

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City seals problem house in Woodhaven Home on 90th Street hosted 2011 party that ended in teen’s murder by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

“No one has seen the home’s owner there in a long time.” — Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association

old Anthony Collao was beaten to death after leaving a party at the house. Six teenagers were arrested, accused of taking part in the fatal beating. They are standing trial on multiple charges including the most serious — second-degree murder as a hate crime because witnesses say they shouted anti-gay slurs while beating Collao, who was not gay. Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, said the house was not

The city has boarded up this home at 87-19 90 St. in Woodhaven that has been a nuisance to neighbors for over two years and was the site of a 2011 party that ended with a teenager being beaten to death a few blocks away. PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER

“No one has seen the home’s owner there in a long time,” he said. Wendell also wondered how no trespassing charges were filed against

the organizers of the 2011 party or any other party that the police have dispersed at the house since. continued on page 31

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With the exception of the broken window on the second floor, the detached one-family house at 87-19 90 St. in Woodhaven looks like any other house in the neighborhood. But for those who live on this stretch of 90th Street, the home had a colloquial nickname: Hell House. “There are always parties there,” said an unidentified neighbor who lives a few houses away. “Loud music, fighting, it’s scary.” Another neighbor said she has called the police “eight or nine times” to report loud parties or fights but the cops said there was not much they can do other than break up the parties. The house, which had its first floor sealed by the city on Monday, has been the scene of numerous parties that have had neighbors frightened to go outside. In one instance in March 2011, 18-year-

brought to his attention until the March 2011 incident, but the house quickly fell off their radar. “The first time we heard about this house was the night [of Collao’s murder],” he said. “And then we really didn’t hear about it again.” The Buildings Department has issued nine different violations on the home since 2010, all of which are still considered active. The most recent complaint was filed on Aug. 14 around the same time a neighbor said her window was broken. According to City Department of Finance records, the owner as recently as earlier this year was a man named Hector Sanchez, but the most recent Buildings Department violation had no owner’s name on the document which was dated Sept. 10, the same day neighbors retold Wendell that the home was sealed by the DOB. Wendell said he has had little luck reaching out to the owner.

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Police: Girl killed brother A Woodhaven teenager was arrested last weekend, accused of fatally stabbing her half brother after a fight in the apartment they shared. According to the NYPD, a 911 call was made around 5:24 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7 of a man stabbed in a f irstfloor apartment at 89-22 88 St. in Woodhaven. Police arrived to find the victim, Frank Fortuna, 20, with a stab wound in his neck. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Fortuna’s half sister, Yoearis Diaz, 18, who lived in the same apartment, was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Diaz allegedly made the 911 call in which she threatened to kill her brother. Neighbors told the NYPD that the siblings would often quarrel and their fights could be heard from the street. The two shared the apartment with their mother, who regularly traveled to the Dominican Republic. A lawyer for Diaz said she stabbed Fortuna in self-defense after she felt threatened during a fight over a cell Q phone.

106th commander promoted Thomas Pascale receives new title- Deputy Inspector by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

The commanding off icer of the 106th Precinct has received a promotion. Thomas Pascale has been recognized by the police department for his crime fighting efforts in the community and promoted to a new title at a ceremony last week — Deputy Inspector. Pascale, who has commanded the precinct since Nov. 10, 2010, was promoted to his new title at a ceremony at 1 Police Plaza. Pascale’s philosophy of police work is that officers should be inquiring. “Police off icers that ask questions are going to be better police officers,” he said. The new deputy inspector is a 17-year veteran of the NYPD. His first assignment upon joining the Police Department in 1995 was with the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst. He was later promoted to sergeant and moved to the 106th Precinct in 2000. After being promoted to lieutenant, he went over to the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights in 2004. Achieving the rank of captain in 2007, he was assigned to the Organized Crime Control Bureau where he supervised the narcotics division, until he received his post to command the 106th Precinct in 2010. Since he arrived at the precinct, Pascale

has told residents at Community Council meetings they don’t have to wait for a Council meeting to bring their nonemergency problems and concerns to the police. He said he wants to know about problems as soon as they happen so that he and his officers can address them in a timely fashion. Last March, Pascale was honored by the Lindenwood Alliance with its first award since the group was established in 2010 for being supportive of the civic organization. “We would like to thank him for being a part of our community and making it a safe place to live,” Christina Gold, the Lindenwood Alliance copresident, said as she presented the award to Pascale. Pascale has focused on enforcement efforts to reduce crime and quality of life violations in the community. Since Pascale has taken over at the 106th Precinct, there has been a 16 percent increase in crime, but that jump is almost entirely due to grand larcenies — a battle Pascale has put front and center recently. At the June meeting of Community Board 10, Pascale explained much of the rise in grand larcenies is due to stolen identities and warned citizens to be careful with their personal information. He has also been working with local banks to fight the problem of skimmers at ATM machines. Q Domenick Rafter contributed to this story.

Thomas Pascale, who has been the commanding officer at the 106th Precinct since 2010, was promoted from captain to deputy inspector. PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON

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Gay commies and lynch mobs: Qns. politics hit new low isgusting. Outrageous. Disgraceful. Choose whichever word you’d like to describe the depths to which some Queens political activists have sunk in two of the borough’s most important primaries, in which voters cast ballots today, Sept. 13. They all work. On the Republican side, the campaign of Forest Hills attorney Juan Reyes, the party leaders’ choice, has stooped as low as it can in attacking his opponent in the 15th Senate District, City Councilman Eric Ulrich of Ozone Park. Last week the Reyes team called Ulrich a Communist, even mailing out a fake photo of him wearing Soviet-style medals like Stalin reviewing a Red Army parade. This week it reached even lower, claiming in large type on a flier that Ulrich “goes both ways.” The fine print says the loaded phrase refers to Ulrich’s alleged flip-flopping on issues such as gay marriage, but everyone knows what going both ways really means. The mailing blasts Ulrich for all kinds of gay-friendly things, even for having dinner with a married gay couple — Sunnyside Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and environmental activist Dan Hendrick. So Republicans can’t even associate with gay colleagues? In New York City. In 2012. Are you kidding? Reyes also crit-

icized Ulrich for hiring a gay staffer, raising two questions: Is the councilman supposed to ask applicants their sexual orientation? That would be illegal. Is he supposed to fire anyone he discovers is gay? That would prompt a lawsuit bringing such a huge payout that the $103,000 the Assembly paid to the women who accused Vito Lopez of sexual harassment would be a drop in the bucket by comparison. He also takes Ulrich to task for allegedly mocking former Sen. Bob Dole, who endorsed Reyes, because the councilman tweeted a joke this newspaper made about Dole’s last known endorsement having been for Viagra. But we never impugned Dole’s service to the country, in World War II or as a senator, as Reyes claims. And guess who else has made jokes about Bob Dole’s Viagra ads? Bob Dole. Reyes is doubtlessly making such desperate moves because he knows Ulrich is going to beat him badly. His mailings show him to be morally bankrupt, something voters should remember if he ever runs for another office. The Ulrich-Reyes contest isn’t the only primary that’s been dragged into the gutter. Equally disgusting is the flier distributed by a supporter of state Sen. Shirley Huntley of Jamaica — yes, the one facing two felony charges. Written

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Willets Pt. fantasy Dear Editor: There are three and only three major vehicular arteries that service the Willets Point and Downtown Flushing areas. They are Northern Boulevard, the Grand Central Parkway and the Van Wyck Expressway, arteries that are frequently choked to capacity. There is no way these roadways can in any meaningful manner be enlarged to accommodate any substantial increase in vehicular traffic. Mayor Bloomberg’s ill-advised Willets Point proposal whether as originally planned or as currently in a phased manner, will involve a huge increase in vehicular traffic in the areas. The mayor’s attempt to ignore the obvious environmental problems his plan entails has now been exposed and a court has correctly directed there be an environmental review (“Willets Pt. plan is issued setback,” Sept. 6, multiple editions). The review must come to grips with the vehicular monstrosity the proposed development will surely create. Of particular importance, the mayor’s attempt to blindside the problem by simply talking about the construction of ramps to the Van Wyck Expressway as the solution must be exposed as a world-class folly. Ramps can only bring and exit vehicular traffic from Willets Point, but do not and cannot deal with what awaits the vehicles once they are on the highway assuming they ever get there. Exit ramps without understanding the inability of the roadways to accommodate © Copyright 2012 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y. 11374-7769.

by a black man for a black audience, it claims that the indictment of Huntley, who, like her two opponents, is black, is a “political lynching” aimed at affecting the vote. If there’s one thing more insulting in politics than one Republican calling another one a gay Communist, it’s one black Democrat saying another one is benefiting from a lynch mob. The Rochdale Village official who wrote this in the housing complex’s newsletter should be ashamed. Of course, he probably did it because Huntley has secured $55,000 in grants for Rochdale’s social service organization in recent years. And the Huntley campaign should also be ashamed because it refuses to disavow the newsletter. Before any of these fliers were issued, the Chronicle had endorsed Sanders and Ulrich in their respective primaries. These tactics only deepen our belief in those endorsements. As to the people who prepared and authorized these fliers, you’re the lowest of the low. Just think about the pain you’ve caused in the pursuit of power. You have nothing to be proud of, not in the realm of politics and not in the sphere of humanity. Crawl back under the rocks from which you came and never trouble the good people of Queens again. They’re smarter, and better, than you.

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For Obama Dear Editor: The debate over the first term of office for President Barack Obama has raged, poisoned by politics and racism. It is important that this debate occurs with hard, objective facts so that we can arrive at a conclusion based on objectivity. It is important that we remember that the economy was already in a free fall and crashed before President Obama took office. On January 20, 2009, the economy was in a full free fall, losing more jobs monthly than any time in history. The job losses began in early 2008

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second part (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003) was a giant mistake on the part of President Bush and the Republican Party. To cut the income of the national government while in the midst of two wars was a gross miscalculation on the part of the Republican leadership of the country. The repeal of the Glass–Steagall Act was a mistake. We have seen the economy without the Glass-Steagall Act, twice, and with the act in effect. The results are clear that there was greater economic stability with the Act in effect: Congress must take action. Just as we all must do in our house, all income to the government must be reviewed and prioritized before it is expended. Social Security and Medicare can easily be made solvent. Eighty-six percent of the Social Security shortfall would be eliminated if we simply remove the annual earnings income cap and tax all income through the end of each year. In addition, increase the Social Security tax by a quarter of one percent for employers and employees; then the Social Security trust fund becomes fully funded. Now we can have a pleasant debate about increased benefits. By merging all government programs — Medicaid, Medicare, military and veterans — and including a small increase in the Medicare contribution rate, we would have a solid, single-payer system. This puts our house in order regardless of political affiliation. If we love our country, then we must have a shared sacrifice and return to the Clinton tax rates. This action coupled with closing some corporate loopholes and some belt-tightening puts the country on a clear path to once again being “in the black.” The question at hand for the citizens of this great nation is embodied in the words of President John Kennedy, “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Fitzverity C. Silvera Secretary Treasurer IBT Local 808 Long Island City

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Homeless woman a concern at meeting Lindenwood residents say ‘Laura’ has been a nuisance and danger by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Lindenwood residents packed the Lindenwood Alliance meeting room at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center last Monday evening to express their concerns about a homeless woman now making her home with her clothes-filled cart on Cross Bay Boulevard near 156th Avenue. Alliance President Joann Ariola told the audience that although she feels for the woman’s situation, she has become a danger. “I don’t know what we can do to help her, she obviously needs help,” Ariola said, adding, “She is an emotionally disturbed person, she has outbursts.” Ariola said the woman’s name is Laura and was told by an audience member that Laura has two adult sons. A resident, who did not give her name, said that her calls to city agencies elicited the response that a person cannot be forced to go to a city shelter. The woman added that some people on the boulevard have even taken a liking to Laura and have given her money and cigarettes and a couple of people have even opened their pool houses to her so that she can take a shower. However, the woman said, Laura later threatened her with a knife. Since Laura appears to be making her home outside the Queens County Savings Bank at the corner of Cross Bay Boulevard and 156th Avenue, bank Vice President Camille Ruggiero-Lyons said she had found a woman’s shelter for her and also found a person who said she would help her get all the benefits she may be entitled to. Ruggiero-Lyons said that she brought this information to

Laura, but to no avail. She has also contacted the police, but Laura still walks the boulevard. Ariola said that in the beginning Laura was quietly pushing her cart along the street and cashing in her cans at the supermarket, “but now she is becoming a hazard and a public nuisance.” “We need to address it,” Ariola said. “It’s a quality of life issue.” Deputy Inspector Thomas Pascale, commanding officer

CB 9 approves DOT speed hump plan

SLA OK’s liquor store in Lindenwood center

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A resident at the Lindenwood Alliance meeting expresses his concerns about ‘Laura,’ the homeless woman who has been living PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON on Cross Bay Boulevard.

of the 106th Precinct, told the Alliance members said that police would seek to find help for Laura. Dangerous Lindenwood intersections were also a concern expressed by residents. A speaker named Ellen, who did not give her last name, said she is concerned about the dangerous triangle at 88th Street and 153rd Avenue, where a stop sign was knocked down four years ago and never replaced. A traffic signal request was turned down for the triangle after a City Department of Transportation traffic study. Another dangerous intersection noted was 84th Street and 151st Avenue, where there are four stop signs that residents say drivers pass through without stopping. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Far Rockaway), who attended the meeting, told the residents that he has requested the DOT to do a complete traffic study in the Lindenwood area, particularly around PS 232. Double parking by parents at PS 232 at school dismissal time was described by many meeting attendees as a pedestrian accident waiting to happen. Olivia Watkins, a new Lindenwood resident, said she is worried about cars speeding without concern for pedestrians crossing at 84th Street and 153rd Avenue. She said she had spoken to Assemblyman Goldfeder about the DOT putting in speed bumps at that location. Residents also brought up issues with a potential liquor store at the shopping center and raccoon sightings in the neighborhood. The next meeting of the Lindenwood Alliance will be held on Monday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dorchester Q building at 151-25 88 St.

Six speed humps were approved by Community Board 9 at its monthly meeting on Sept. 11, but Chairwoman Andrea Crawford called on the Department of Transportation to explore more traff ic calming measures, especially in an area in Richmond Hill where three of the humps are to be located. Three of the speed humps approved are in Richmond Hill while two are located in Woodhaven and one in Kew Gardens. The three in Richmond Hill are all located within a two-block radius — one on 104th Street between 88th and 89th avenues, one on 89th Avenue between 102nd and 104th streets and the third on 91st Avenue between 104th and 107th streets. The proximity of these three speed humps to each other perked the interest of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (DMiddle Village), whose representative at the meeting said Crowley wanted the DOT to look deeper into the traffic problem in the area and perhaps find more solutions.

104th Street between Park Lane South and Atlantic Avenue is a heavily trafficked thoroughfare between southwestern Queens and major highways like the Grand Central Parkway. “We all agree that this is a Band-Aid to a problem in need of a bigger solution,” she said. “But you put on the Band-Aid to stop the bleeding and then you address the larger wound.” The two humps approved in Woodhaven were on 89th Street between Jamaica Avenue and 88th Road and 96th Street between Jamaica Avenue and Park Lane South. Marianne Blenkinsopp, who lives on 96th Street, said the speed hump is necessary. “This is a residential street and cars are always speeding here,” she explained. The sixth speed hump approved is on Abington Road in Kew Gardens between 83rd Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. A resident who lives on Abington Road brought in a petition favoring the speed hump signed by nearly every resident on Q the block.

by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Next month Lindenwood residents will be able to buy wine and liquor in the Lindenwood Shopping Center on 153rd Avenue after State Liquor Authority approval of the liquor license application for GNG Wine & Liquor, Inc. was given at its meeting last Tuesday. John Springer, who represented the business at the SLA hearing, said the commissioners felt the store’s distance from PS 232 was not an issue since the closest distance from the business to the school was more than the 200 feet required by law. He said the closest door of the school, located at the corner of 153rd Avenue and 84th Street, was measured at 303 feet from the store’s proposed location. Springer added that the closest liquor store to GNG is on Linden Boulevard, one-half mile away, with the other three liquor stores on Cross Bay Boulevard more than a mile away. “They (the SLA) thought that it was a

good location for a liquor store,” he said. According to Springer, the SLA believed the public would be well served with the liquor store located in the shopping center with the supermarket and other service stores. He also noted that there were 5,300 apartments located within a three-block radius of the shopping center. Springer said that over a four-day period, more than 400 people signed a petition saying they wanted a liquor store in the center. He said that the owner, Gurinder Singh, was looking forward to working with the shopping center’s landlord, the members of Community Board 10 and the Lindenwood Alliance and being a good neighbor in the community. The store met fierce opposition from some area residents, including members of the Lindenwood Alliance, who felt it was too close to the school. A final vote on the store’s license was postponed last month as the SLA ordered new measurements taken from the store to PS 232’s Q entrance on 153rd Avenue.

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Goldfeder wants TSA to park at airport

More than two dozen boro schools failing

Says workers hog spots near AirTrain

State releases list of troubled schools

by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

Pat downs and long lines are not the only complaints about Transportation Security Administration people have. For residents of the neighborhoods surrounding JFK Airport, the TSA is causing problems even outside the airport terminal. People living near the A subway line in Ozone Park, South Ozone Park and even in the Rockaways, as well as residents of Old Howard Beach near the AirTrain say rhar agency employees are also intrusive when it comes to parking. “Residents have written letters, compiled pictures, and videos of TSA agents demonstrating complete disregard for our neighborhood,” said Donna Gilmartin, member of Community Board 10 and president of the Locust Grove Civic Association, which covers a few blocks of South Ozone Park. “We have been complaining for years and the TSA has yet to respond to our concerns. The local police precinct has better things to do

than respond to TSA agents blocking our driveways.” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Far Rockaway) is calling for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide compensation for TSA agents to park in JFK parking lots, as is done already in several other states around the country. Besides the parking complaints, Goldfeder said he has heard of blocked driveways, littering and even in one instance a TSA off icer changing his clothes outside his car on a public street. “Hardworking families and residents of Southern Queens should not have to deal with rude and careless TSA agents,” Goldfeder said. At several airports, including Chicago O’Hare, TSA employees have their own dedicated parking lot, but no specif ic parking is provided for them at JFK. Agents can park at the airport and pay the fee but often choose the cheaper option of parking on a local street and taking the subway or AirTrain to Q their jobs.

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The State Education Department released its list of troubled schools last month, just before the start of the new school year, highlighting over two dozen borough schools in need of improvement or risking closure by the end of the decade. Among the schools listed on the priority list — schools with graduation rates under 60 percent — are the seven high schools that were part of the failed turnaround program earlier this year and two high schools that are already being phased out — Jamaica and Beach Channel. The list also includes Grover Cleveland High School, which was taken off the turnaround list at the last minute in April, along with Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village and Excelsior Prep High School in Springfield Gardens. JHS 8 in South Jamaica, MS 53 in Far Rockaway, IS 192 in Hollis and PS 111 in Astoria also made the priority list, which includes more than 200 schools citywide.

The list of focus schools includes four high schools — Flushing International, Pan American International in Elmhurst, Frederick Douglass Academy in Far Rockaway and Business Computers Applications and Entrepreneurship at Campus Magnet in Cambria Heights; six elementary schools — PS 42, PS 197 and PS 252, all in Far Rockaway, PS 151 in Woodside PS 80 in Jamiaca and PS 178 in Holliswood; and one junior high school, JHS 226 in South Ozone Park. . The SED released the list on Aug. 30. Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, said the number of schools on the list showed the Bloomberg administration’s education policies are failing. “This is a wake-up call for the Bloomberg administration to come up with an educational strategy to help struggling schools succeed instead of the failed policy of closing them,” Mulgrew said in a statement. The city Department of Education did not respond to a request for comment. Q

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The combined noise of LaGuardia takeoffs and landings is not an environmental issue and a flight pattern test that officials had not been told had begun has, in fact, been completed. Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration made both statements to the Queens Borough Board on Monday night in regard to a growing number of complaints about the growing levels of airport noise near LaGuardia Airport in recent months. Jeffrey Clarke, New York district manager for the FAA, and Ralph Tamburro, an air traffic management officer, appeared at Borough Hall in Kew Gardens to discuss a pilot program used in the last few months that has had residents and officials — particularly those in northern and northeastern Queens — furious. The increased noise from the tests caused state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) to host a public rally outside his office on Aug. 31 that drew nearly 50 people demanding answers from the FAA. And if the FAA folks thought they were in for an easy evening on Monday, the thought was dispelled as Borough President Helen Marshall opened the meeting. Marshall was livid to find that officials and community boards had not been told that

City Councilman Danny Dromm voices objections to increased takeoff noise at LaGuardia Airport PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON and to a lack of notice by the FAA that a takeoff pattern was under study. the tests were going on. She, Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and representatives of more than a half dozen community boards all said the FAA left them with no answers when

noise complaints across the borough started to go “off the charts.” “You show up here first,” Marshall said. “You don’t come to us last ... We have two airports in Queens. One is the gateway to

America and the other gets you around America. This seems unfair to this borough.” Hugh Weinberg, who serves as Marshall’s general counsel, told the FAA representatives that he is at most meetings of the Borough Board’s Aviation Advisory Council and that the study was never broached to local officials. “We’ve had reports of a great increase in noise without notice to the community or elected representatives,” he said. Dromm said it is simply a matter of courtesy to the airport’s neighbors. “We can’t tell people what is going on because you don’t tell us what is going on,” Dromm said. Tumburro said the test was of an already active but seldom used TNNIS climb pattern out of LaGuardia’s Runway 13, which is oriented roughly northwest to southeast. The TNNIS climb, initiated some years ago in connection with but not exclusively for the US Open, has all such planes climb steeply and circle back quickly after takeoff in order to avoid overlapping with patterns for incoming planes that are preparing to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s 22-Left and 22Right runways. But he also said that the tests began on Feb. 13 and ended on Aug 13, the latter more than continued on page 30

Emergency landing at JFK

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A Delta Airlines flight flying to New York from Europe made an emergency landing at JFK Monday afternoon after its cargo bay fire indicator light turned on in flight. Pilots aboard Delta Airlines Flight 107, a Boeing 767 flying from Frankfurt, Germany reported that the cargo bay fire indicator light came on in the cockpit and requestd an emergency landing. The plane landed without incident around 2:30 p.m. All 210 people on board the flight were evacuated safely. Emergency vehicles met the flight on the runway, but no fire was reported. The plane then taxied to the gate. Flight 107 was on a scheduled flight from Frankfurt to JFK and was due to arrive at JFK around 3 p.m. The incident is the third emergency landing involving a Delta flight in two months. On Aug. 14, a Delta Connection flight en route to Kansas City, Mo. from Boston made an emergency landing at JFK due to a blown tire. On July 12, a Delta flight outbound from JFK to Madrid retur ned to the air por t Q because of a bomb scare.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, this week named Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) one of the most corrupt members of Congress for the second year in a row. The lawmaker could not immediately be reached for comment. The watchdog group cites a House Ethics Committee investigation into a 2007 loan Meeks received from area real estate broker, Edul Ahmad, but failed to report for three years; a probe into a charity he allegedly founded with state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Jamaica) that was supposed to provide money to Hurricane Katrina victims, but never did; and Meeks’ alleged ties to convicted Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford. In past interviews with the Chronicle, Meeks said he had nothing to do with the day-to-day operations of the charity, that he repaid the loan to Ahmad and that not initially declaring it was an oversight. “The more the Ethics Committee and the Justice Department drag their feet in investigating Rep. Meeks’ misdeeds, the more they undermine the public’s confidence in their elected officials,” CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan said in Q a prepared statement.

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alternative soul band boasting six members, earned the second place prize of $2,000. The showcase capped off a summer-long competition which featured competiting bands performing Wednesday nights at the casino’s Bar360. Resorts World also hosted disco-era group KC and the Sunshine Band for a concert Saturday night at Festival Commons.

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Senior forming new advocacy group by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Shirley Singer chairs the inaugural meeting of Seniors United for an Equitable America, held PHOTO BY MARK LORD in Middle Village.

She’s had enough and she’s not going to take it anymore. Encouraged by the belief that “seniors can change America,” Shirley Singer convened a group of about a dozen fellow concerned citizens at the Middle Village Adult Center on 75th St. on Sept. 5 to take the first steps toward the formation of a new organization dedicated to the well-being of seniors. To be called Seniors United for an Equitable America, the organization will address issues such as Social Security, Medicare and senior centers.

Singer was prompted to start the group when she read an article that suggested “older adults should organize,” she said. “Everyone has complaints and they’re worried. Let us get our voices heard. Let us not be victims. We have to be passionate. We need a focus. Once we’re together, we’ll decide what we want to fight for.” With many seniors relying on Social Security as their only source of income, Singer said, “What we have now is very good. They want to take stuff away from us that belongs to us. We deserve it. We don’t even know where we stand.” She also worries that revisions in the

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Medicare program will leave seniors shortchanged. And she feels strongly about the important role senior centers play in a community. Singer, a resident of Howard Beach who was a paid employee for seven years at the Glenridge Senior Center in Ridgewood before it was closed about three years ago, fears that, without enough support, many more such facilities will see the same fate. According to Rabbi Richard Levy, director of the center in Middle Village that hosted last week’s meeting, as many as 150 seniors take advantage of the facility’s activities every day, participating in computer classes, health seminars, fitness sessions, and singing and dancing groups, among other events. Now a part-time volunteer at the center, Singer plans to take her message to other centers and clubs around the borough. “She has a big heart,” the rabbi said, “and a sensitivity for what will benefit society.” Singer realizes she is fighting an uphill battle but is going to try to make a difference. “It’s difficult to get people together,” she admitted. “But I’m determined. I can’t let go.” Once she has a committee in place, Singer plans to apply for nonprofit status for the organization and pursue grants that will allow members to take their fight to the state capital. According to Levy, Albany stopped providing funds for the center two years ago. “No one’s making a noise,” Levy told the group. “The political people aren’t hearing from you.” Kathy Wrona, a recent retiree from Ridgewood who attended the meeting, said, “A lot of seniors don’t know what’s going on.” Looking around the room, Singer concluded, “The more I come to the senior center, the more I think it’s fantastic. I come here, it’s a whole different feeling. I don’t want to see it go. I want to see America the way it should be.” To participate in the center’s activities or to get involved with Seniors United for an Equitable America, stop by the center, located at 6910 75th St. in Middle Village. For further inforQ mation, call (718) 894-3441.

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9/11 coverage extends to cancer Ground Zero first responders will be included in Zadroga funding by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Dr. Jacqueline Moline, director of the Queens World Trade Center Clinical Center of Excellence in Flushing, is applauding the federal government’s plan announced Monday to cover up to 50 types of cancer under the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. For years, first responders, their families and many health experts have been pushing the government to include cancers for coverage under the Zadroga Act. Federal guidelines previously prohibited the use of funds for cancer patients because it was believed there was not enough documentation to prove the connection with 9/11. But last June, a decision in favor of inclusion was made by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, primarily based on a study published by a British medical journal, The Lancet. It found that firefighters exposed to toxic dust and fumes at Ground Zero were more likely to develop cancer than their peers who were not exposed. “It’s a welcome but sad reminder of the health effects on 9/11 responders,” Moline said. “It still affects their lives and their health.” She also serves as chairwoman of population health at the North Shore-LIJ Health System. The WTC clinical center Moline heads

serves about 5,000 f irst responders from Ground Zero. The center is now located on the Horace Harding Expressway, but will be moving to a larger facility near parking and public transportation on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. There have been numerous delays but the clinic is now expected to open in late October or early November. Moline hopes the government will allocate more money to the program now that cancer patients will be given coverage. The total allocation is $2.8 billion. Cancer patients who will benefit include first responders as well as survivors of the attack and residents who lived near the impact zone. So far, it’s been estimated that 1,000 people have died from illnesses related to 9/11. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly noted on Tuesday, prior to the 9/11 commemoration in Manhattan, that 23 NYPD officers were killed at Ground Zero and since then 52 who worked on the smoldering pile have died from illnesses contracted there. The FDNY lost 343 firefighters in the attack and 64 since. Cancers to be included are lung, colorectal, breast, bladder, leukemias, melanoma and all childhood cancers. “The government has a moral obligation to the first responders from 9/11,” Moline said,

noting that cases can sometimes take 60 to 70 years to develop. She doesn’t expect to see many new patients immediately due to the additional coverage. “We’ve already seen cancer patients, but couldn’t treat them,” the doctor said. “Instead we have referred them, but now we will be able to help them.” New York’s two U.S. senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, who worked to pass the Zadroga bill, offered the following joint statement: “We fought long and hard to make sure that our 9-11 heroes suffering from cancers obtained from their work at Ground Zero get the help they deserve. Today’s announcement is a huge step forward that will provide justice and support to so many who are now suffering from cancer and other illnesses. We will press on — with advocates, the community, and our partners in government — to ensure that all those who suffered harm from 9-11 and its aftermath get the access to the program they so desperately need.” Also issuing a joint statement were Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-Queens, Manhattan), Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) and Peter King (R-Nassau, Suffolk): “On the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, today’s announcement is great news for the responders, survivors and their families, who have

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The FDNY responded to the stabbing of multiple people at the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway station at 8:55 Wednesday morning. A department spokesman confirmed that a woman, who was taken into custody by the police, stabbed four individuals. The NYPD did not immediately release the suspect’s A police officer speaks with a rider at the Sutphin name. Three of the victims were Boulevard-Archer Avenue train station a few hours after transported to Jamaica Hospi- Wednesday’s stabbing incident. PHOTO BY TREVINA NICHOLSON tal, the FDNY said, and one “When I saw blood I figured someone refused to seek treatment. The department also reported that one got injured,” she said. “I didn’t see any tape or police so I didn’t think it was seriof the victim was a minor. They were seriously injured, but none ous.” Train service continued as the police had wounds that were life-threatening. One passerby, Tameika Edwards, who investigated the scene, but the Sutphinwas heading to work, caught sight of the Archer station was skipped. Within a few blood left at the scene before it was hours, the scene had been cleaned up and Q regular service restored. cleaned up.

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Major candidates cite union support in primary campaign’s final days Despite her indictment on felony corruption charges, state Sen. Shirley Huntley (DJamaica) still has the support of many powerful unions in the city, according to her campaign, which issued a press release touting their backing on Friday under the heading “Senator Shirley Huntley Bags Major Endorsements.” Huntley, a Democrat, is seeking re-election to the 10th Senate District, representing Southeast Queens. She faces primary challenges from City Councilman James Sanders Jr. (DLaurelton) and Gian Jones, a member of Community Board 14, in the Rockaways. Voting is today, Sept. 13. But Huntley also faces legal challenges — she’s under indictment for allegedly covering up the misuse of taxpayer funds that she allocated to a nonprofit group run by her niece and a former aide. She was arrested Aug. 27 after turning herself in to state investigators in Nassau County, where the case is being prosecuted, and has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor. Sanders called on Huntley to step down the next day, but she has stayed in the race. And a number of unions and other supporters are sticking with her, according to her campaign, including the United Federation of Teachers, Service Employees International Union 1199 and DC37, and many others. When asked by the Queens Chronicle if it would be dropping its support for Huntley due to the indictment, a UFT spokesman responded in an email with a one-word answer: “No.” Other supporters of Huntley’s could not immediately be reached for comment. The Sanders campaign released a list of its own “heavier” union endorsements on Monday. Those include the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, the United Food and

Commercial Workers, the Council of School Administrators, the Uniformed Firefighters Association and the Detectives Endowment Association, along with many others. In announcing Huntley’s support on Friday, the incumbent’s camp said in part that her “strong labor and clergy backing” bolstered her campaign, and is based on her “principled commitment to her community.” “I am very grateful to this coalition of labor, clergy, elected officials and local community leaders that reflect their confidence in my ability to lead this district and its people,” Huntley said in the announcement. “I have been a friend of labor all my adult life and they know it. I have fought hard for increasing the minimum wage for all New Yorkers and I’ve been a staunch advocate for the wellbeing of working families and children. That’s my record.” Huntley is also backed by several other elected officials in Jamaica and the surrounding area, including City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), the deputy majority leader, and state Assemblyman Bill Scarborough (D-Jamaica). She also lists the support of a number of clerical leaders, including the Rev. Charles Norris of the Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church. Sanders is supported by the Rev. Floyd Flake, leader of the Greater Allen AME Church, along with two community newspapers, including the Queens Chronicle. “These groups are backing my campaign because they know that I place a premium on honesty and integrity,” Sanders said in part. “To change the culture of Albany, we have to start by changing the leadership we send there to represent us. I’ve been a part of a dwindling ‘clean team’ here in Southeast Queens for more than 10 years, and I am extremely proud of the fact that I can honestly proclaim that my campaign has been Q endorsed by these organizations.”

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No action made on tragic intersection Corners of Greenpoint Ave. on all sides of LIE are hectic traffic spots by Josey Bartlett Associate Editor

Jeff Guyton has advocated for safer pedestrian crossings at the corner where west-bound Borden Avenue meets Greenpoint Avenue for seven years — ever since he happened upon the death of an infant on that corner. “Many start advocating for public safety because they have been impacted in some way,” Guyton said of the location next to the Long Island Expressway. He owns an office and a rental property not 200 yards from the problem spot in Sunnyside. He also serves as the co-president of the District 30 Community Education Council.

Jeff Guyton wants action on several dangerous corners of Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside.

On the other side of the LIE next to the cemetery is another hazard with cars always in the mix either turning from north- or southbound lanes. At the very least, Guyton would like to see a leading pedestrian interval system installed at that corner and the corner where the child was hit, identical to what’s in place on Queens Boulevard. LPI allows pedestrians to start walking 10 seconds before vehicles can turn. In the case of the infant, Guyton said both the driver and pedestrian were legally crossing. Cars exiting the expressway barrel up Borden Avenue westbound and cross Greenpoint. A babysitter had the walk sign and had begun to push the stroller into the crosswalk. At the same time the driver had the green turn signal. About a year later, a bicyclist was killed at the same corner. A white bicycle now marks the site. “It is a very dangerous intersection,” said Abraham Cohen, who owns Storage Plus a few block away. “It’s a high traffic area and so many cars try to cut off each other.” Adding to the dangers are the hedge surrounding St. Raphael’s which block drivers’ vision on their right side and large green highway signs that hang at car level on Greenpoint Avenue above the LIE and block their sight on their left side. The north side of St. Raphael’s has its own set of issues with one-way Hunters Point Avenue, also known as 51st Avenue,

The white bicycle memorializes the corner on the north side of the LIE where Borden Avenue driving west-bound crosses Greenpoint Avenue. A man was killed there about six years ago. PHOTO BY JOSEY BARTLETT

turning into a two-way street as it crosses Greenpoint going west. Guyton said many cars driving east, across from the church, cut through the Mobil gas station to get to Greenpoint instead of waiting at the congested intersection. Guyton said the problems stretch as far as

39th Street, where another bicyclist was killed about six years ago. To mitigate issues, Community Board 2 Chairman Joe Conley said he would like to see Greenpoint turned into a one-way to Van Dam Street and 36th Street turned into a one way north-bound. continued on page 39

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Federal award given to 269 public and private schools nationwide by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

Two boro schools have been given special recognition from the federal government. PS 191 in Floral Park and PS 203 in Oakland Gardens were given “blue ribbon” recognition from the U.S. Department of Education. The award is given to schools the DOE says have shown significant improvements in student academic achievement. This year it has gone to 269 schools around the country. The blue ribbon award does not come with any extra funding, but is a coveted federal endorsement of a school’s academic excellence that was established during the administration of President Ronald Reagan by then- Secretary of Education Terrel Bell. “I’m so proud of this accomplishment for my children, my teachers and the parents,” said Carole Nassbaum, principal of PS 203. “This award really personifies excellence in education. It's just something that you dream of getting.” Michael Ranieri, principal at PS 191 said his school’s success can be attributed to the “strong community” surrounding it and the amount of programs and workshops the school offers to parents. “We only have 400 kids,” he said. “I read every report card. I know every student. We’re a close community.” Ranieri, who has been at the helm of PS 191 for 10 years, said the reaction from parents, students and staff was “ecstatic.” “It's good to finally be recognized for all the good we do for children,” Ranieri said. Nassbaum has been principal at PS 203 for 20 years. She said the school has always had a positive reputation and it has received four A grades in progress reports, and an “outstanding” review and her students have scored high on ELA and Math — 90 percent and 97 percent respectively. She credits all

three for the school’s recognition. “It might be a collaboration or combination of all of the above,” she said. Nassbaum explained that as principal, she worked to create a school she’d want to be part of. “I had a dream for this school. I wanted a school where I would send my children and I'd want to be a teacher and and a place as a parent where I’d really have my ideas regarded,” she explained. “I have always known my

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Are you interested in having fun, hiking, camping, discovering new skills and helping people in our community? To find out more about becoming a Scout and the fun-filled program of Boy Scout and Cub Scout Pack 237, parents and future Boy Scouts and Cubs are invited to a rally and information meeting on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church, 15919 98 St., Howard Beach. For more information contact John Engler, Cubmaster, at (718) 835-2670. Q

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in the Bronx and another in Harlem — and a public elementary school in Brooklyn. Schools were notified of their nomination months ago, but f inal winners were not announced until Sept. 7, once scores from the 2011-12 school year were factored in. Past Queens schools to receive blue ribbons include PS 41 and PS 159 in Bayside, PS 173 in Fresh Meadows, PS/IS 178 in Jamaica Estates and Transfiguration Roman Q Catholic School in Corona.

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school to be a gem and treasure. You just go each day and you bring as much joy to the children as you can.” Nassbaum said a committee has been formed to plan for a ceremony to highlight the award. The schools will receive a blue banner to hang in the school, though Ranieri said he plans on hanging the banner outside the school when they get it in November. Three other schools citywide received the status including two charter schools — one

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Ulrich explained that many of the funds listed on the mailer were not his, but were part of a budget he and most of his colleagues voted for. Ulrich further criticized Reyes’ campaign for being made up of “the lowest of the low.” The Reyes campaign is also slamming Ulrich for his re-tweeting of a line in this newspaper’s primary endorsement of him that noted former U.S. Senator and 1996 GOP Presidential nominee Bob Dole’s “last known endorsement was for Viagra.” Dole has endorsed Reyes. “Eric Ulrich’s rude and mocking comments about Sen. Bob Dole prove that 27-year-old Ulrich is unf it for public office,” Reyes said. “This sleazy and sarcastic comment about one of America’s greatest heroes is beyond contempt.” O’Brien echoed that statement, saying the Tweet shows Ulrich’s inexperience. “There’s going to be a lot of people out there who will say ‘He’s just not ready,’” he said. The Democrats are going to have a field day with Ulrich.” O’Brien said he expects people to be surprised by the results of the election. Ulrich said he believes the mailer controversy will help him. “This is helping my campaign,” he said. “My base is fired up.” Ulrich, meanwhile, received a big endorsement on Wednesday from former Q Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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continued from page 5 devout Catholic conservative, as he said Ulrich did in his initial run for the council, socializing with LGBT people as a “betrayal.” “As soon as he was elected, he began cultivating his persona as a more urbane cosmopolitan Republican,” he said. Another mailer features a photo showing Ulrich in a suit that is decorated with Soviet-style medals. O’Brien defended the “Comrade” mailer, comparing the way Senate Republicans lobbied Ulrich to get into the race to politics in the former Soviet Union. State Senate Republicans gave the Ulrich campaign $250,000. “I’ve never heard of a local Republican candidate getting a check that size by [state Republicans],” he said. “It was never intended to be a Republican slush fund for state Republicans to pick their own candidates. It just rubs a lot of the people the wrong way. It reminds people of the top-down form of government the Soviet Union had.” All the mailers were sent out by Friends of Juan Reyes. “This type of hateful and malicious mail has no place in a political campaign,” Ulrich responded. “Juan Reyes is spreading lies about my record because he is desperate. He is running a campaign that his children won’t be proud of.”

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The United Federation of Teachers passed a resolution backing the ongoing teachers’ strike in Chicago and the union gave $10,000 to the Chicago Teachers Union’s solidarity fund, UFT President Michael Mulgrew said on Tuesday. Over 25,000 teachers in Chicago went on strike on Monday after they failed to reach an agreement with the Chicago Board of Education and the city’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel over the summer. The strike is the f irst in the city since 1987. The Chicago School District is the third-largest in the country after New York City and Los

Angeles, with nearly 400,00 students. Though New York City teachers have been working without a contract for several years, a strike is extremely unlikely as no contract negotiations are currently underway. City teachers work under the current contract until a new one is negotiated. Public union strikes are illegal in New York under the Taylor Law. The last teachers’ strike in New York City was in 1968, but union leaders received jailtime as a result of that strike for violating the Taylor Q Law. — Domenick Rafter

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East Elmhurst Hi-Tek votes to make it first NYC car wash to join Employees at an East Elmhurst car wash joined a union on Saturday, becoming the first in the city in this industry to do so, organizers said. Workers at Astoria Car Wash & Hi-Tek 10 Minute Lube, who are mostly minorities, voted 21 to 5 to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. This is the first victory in a six-month campaign to unionize car wash workers and regulate low, and illegally low, wages. A worker at the car wash said he was happy about unionizing, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to stop to talk because he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure how his boss was taking it. There are 200 car washes in New York City and 5,000 low-wage employees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this city, workers will no longer stay silent in the face of abuse, wage theft and mistreatment,â&#x20AC;? said Deborah Axt, co-executive director of Make the Road New York. The New York campaign, a joint effort between Make the Road New York and New York Communities for Change and supported by the RWDSU, was launched earlier this year to combat mistreatment in

more than 71 percent of the workers put in at least 60 hours a week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and some worked 105 hours a week. Despite the long hours, 75 percent of these workers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get overtime pay for exceeding 40 hours. When workers did get overtime pay, it was often less than the legally mandated rate of time-and-a-half. Some 66 percent of the workers said they often received less that the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Only f ive

workers said they were paid the difference to make minimum wage if their earnings with tips were less than the legal rate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expect this vote will be the first of many,â&#x20AC;? said Jon Kest, executive director of the New York Communities for Change. According to RWDSU Organizer Joseph Dorismond, who helped lead the effort at Hi-Tek, there are many other car wash employees he is working with who would Q like to join.

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Workers at Astoria Car Wash & Hi-Tek 10 Minute Lube voted 21 to 5 to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on PHOTO BY MIKE RAMAN Saturday.

the car wash industry, according to the union. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The RWDSU has long been dedicated to improving the lives of the immigrant worker,â&#x20AC;? RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their courage in standing up for themselves sends a powerful message to other car washes and low-wage workers throughout New York City.â&#x20AC;? A WASH New York survey of 89 workers at 29 different car washes found that

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Huntley accused of a deep-fried attack Sanders camp denounces alleged negative campaigning by senator by AnnMarie Costella Assistant Editor

The race for the 10th Senatorial District keeps getting uglier with campaign materials that make reference to lynchings, fried chicken and a jolly lawmaker who is more like Santa Claus than a man with a cause. City Councilman James Sanders Jr. (DLaurelton) is taking on embattled state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) in today’s Sept. 13 Democratic primary. She was recently indicted on corruption charges, stemming from an allegedly bogus nonprofit group that she funded with taxpayer money. Last week, the Sanders camp blamed Huntley’s people for spreading rumors that he was somehow responsible for her legal woes. They denied the allegation. This week a flier was distributed throughout the Rochdale Village co-op complex, written by its second vice president, Joe Evans, who called the state investigation against Huntley a “political hanging” by a “political lynch mob.” Evans could not be reached for comment, but Huntley’s campaign spokesman, Michael Roberts, weighed in on the flier. “We never authorized anything of that sort,” he said. “Mr. Evans is a private citizen, and he is entitled to his opinion. He can do what he wants. You can say it has objectionable, inflammatory language attached to it,

The Sanders camp says this flier was being circulated by Huntley’s staffers. PHOTO COURTESY STEVE BEHAR but we can’t stop him from putting it out there. We are not going to get involved in disavowing it. That is above and beyond the scope of what we are doing.” Sanders’ campaign manager, Steve Behar, also said the opposition was handing out fliers that read, “We deserve more than free concerts and fried chicken,” with Sanders’ face on

what appears to be a KFC bucket, and another flier that features the lawmaker in a Santa hat and reads “Sanders Claus — He, too, comes around once a year (with the exception of an election year).” “It just goes to show the desperation of Senator Huntley’s campaign,” Behar said. “They feel their character is being questioned,

so they are questioning the character of their opponent.” While it is true that Sanders sponsors free concerts in the park, where free food is available and he dresses up like Santa Claus at Christmas and distributes toys to needy children, that is no reason to lampoon the lawmaker, the Sanders camp said. In fact they believe he should be praised for giving back to the community. “We are shocked that they would do something like this,” Behar said. “We should be at a point now where we are trying to move beyond the historical issues of years past.” Leroy Gadsden, the president of the Jamaica branch of the NAACP, said while the organization is prohibited from endorsing candidates, he believes Huntley is innocent until proven guilty. But Gadsden also decried the language used in the racially heated ads, stating that it is wrong to use such wording and symbolism, no matter who is responsible for distributed them. “I think things are getting nasty on both sides,” Gadsden said, “but ultimately it will be up to the voters to make up their minds.” Roberts denied that Huntley was behind the fried chicken and Santa fliers. “Our campaign has nothing to do with it,” he said. “We are focused on Senator Huntley’s record. She has an impeccable record. We don’t need to get Q into negative campaigning.”

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112th CO The NYPD has appointed a new commanding officer for the 112th Precinct, with Capt. Thomas Conforti, above, replacing Deputy Inspector Christopher Tamola. Heidi Chain, president of the 112th Precinct’s Community Council, said she had the pleasure of working with Confor ti in the past when he was assigned to the 112th as a lieutenant. “I am very excited to see him back as commanding officer,” Chain said last Thursday in a telephone interview. “I think he’ll do a really good job. He really knows the community.”

Several Springfield Gardens residents are concerned over a depression near a busy bus stop, which is across the street from a school and down the block from a scenic park. Some said they have fallen while trying to board the bus. Donovan Richards, chief of staff to City Councilman James Sanders Jr. (D-Laurelton), said the lawmaker has been asking the city to pave the parcel, known as a mow strip, for about a year, but to no avail. It is located on Springf ield Boulevard, near 145th Avenue at the bus stop for the Q77. When asked about the depression and why it had not been paved over, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Transportation said in an email that the area will be reconstructed soon as part of a capital project that will include enhancements to the roadway, sidewalks and drainage systems, but did not specifically say if the mow strip would be made level.

“I take my cane and I walk careful, so I haven’t fallen, thank God,” said Delma George, 84. “If you make a mistake, if your foot twists, you could easily fall. It’s a hole. The city should fix it. It’s really bad. Other bus stops – I don’t think they look like this.” Kiana Lewis, 20, a student at Queensborough Community College, said she takes the bus on weekdays to get to school. And she agreed with George, that the mow strip should be paved, adding that she had fallen there once in the snow. “It’s a problem, especially in the winter, and people have to be careful because the sidewalk is uneven, so somebody could fall and there are a lot of rocks and pebbles in the dirt,” Lewis said. Eula Hinds, 80, who takes the bus at least twice a week to go grocery shopping, said she was injured on July 6, while trying to get on the bus. “I stepped off the sidewalk and into the ditch — that’s what it is — a ditch,” Hinds said. “I tried to step up onto the bus and fell. I hurt my arm and knee, but

Delma George, foreground, and Kiana Lewis say the sunken sidewalk is PHOTO BY ANNMARIE COSTELLA dangerous. I could walk.” A good Samaritan helped Hinds get up, and she went home. Although she only sustained minor bruises, she still reported the incident to 311. The operator said the city would send out an inspector within 30 days, Hinds recalled. But two months later, nothing had changed. When she called back to find out what had

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Opening American eyes to world issues Flushing student, teacher help raise awareness of global concerns by Domenick Rafter Associate Editor

Just a few years ago, Aury Hernandez was an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, entering the U.S. in search of a better life as tens of millions have done before him. In only a few short years, Hernandez, who goes to Flushing International High School, went from being a new immigrant to the United States to being an ambassador — taking part in the American Youth Leadership Program, an initiative sponsored by the U.S. State Department and World Savvy, an organization dedicated to enlightening young Americans about world affairs, helping them to become “global citizens.” As part of the AYLP, Hernandez went to Bangladesh, visiting the low-lying country’s slums and learning more about the effects of climate change on those areas. “Anything that would help my education, I'll take part in it,” Hernandez said. AYLP is one of a number of programs offered by World Savvy, which sponsored a survey that showed American students are less than stellar when it comes to awareness of the world outside the borders of the United States. According to their poll, nearly threefourths of students in junior high and high school did not know in what region

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Flushing International High School student Aury Hernandez, above center squatting on tree branch, joined a group of fellow American students who went to Bangladesh to learn about the effects of COURTESY PHOTO climate change as part of a program sponsored by World Savvy. Afghanistan was located and less than half correctly identified Libya as being in North Africa. The United States has been involved in conflicts in both nations in the last decade. But the survey also suggested that the vast majority of students — about 75 percent — were interested in learning more

about world issues and wished their education focused as much on global as it does national issues. In helping with bringing that education into the classroom, World Savvy, which has off ices in Manhattan, San Francisco and Minnesota, also offers programs for teachers

Feds wiretapped John Liu since 2010 by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Court documents revealed this week that the federal government has been listening in on Comptroller John Liu’s phone calls since 2010. The documents were filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Monday by lawyers for Oliver Pan, a Liu fundraiser, and Jenny Hou, Liu’s former campaign treasurer. They have both been charged in a conspiracy to use straw donors to bypass limits on donations for Liu’s mayoral run in 2013. Such donors are reimbursed as a way to funnel illegally high contributions. According to the documents, the federal investigators had 10 wiretaps on six different phones belonging to Liu and others in his campaign for more than 18 months in 2010 and 2011. The investigation began in 2009, allegedly, when a source approached the FBI with information about one of Liu’s campaign donors. He became comptroller in 2010. The attorneys for Pan and Hou said the federal investigators’ “obsession” with prosecuting Liu caused the government to mount its undercover investigation to “manufacture a crime.” They are asking that their clients’ charges be dropped. The two lawyers added: “The government misled these judges either intentionally or

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with a reckless disregard for the truth.” Liu, who previously served as city councilman from Flushing, has not been charged with a crime and has insisted all along that nothing illegal has been done in his campaign. Requests for comments on the wiretapping charges were not returned. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, which is prosecuting the case, and the FBI in New York also Q declined to comment.

to bring more global concerns into their lessons. Lindsay Shields, a theater teacher at Flushing High School, was one of the educators who brought in one of World Savvy’s programs — Media and Arts. Shields, who came to Flushing High School after teaching overseas, said there was a difference between students in the U.S. and students elsewhere. “Students over there knew more about what’s going on the world,” Shields said. “When I came back to the U.S. to teach, I found that my students have good critical thinking skills, but were not exposed to what was going on in the world. My students are very unaware of basic things like where countries are located and why some regions might have a problem.” As part of the program, Shields has her students put on performances that tie into global issues, which helps them learn and understand events going on across the world that they would not normally hear about in their daily lives. Shields said many of the issues discussed are not commonly seen on typical news broadcasts or in most newspapers and magazines. “The students are surprised to see what they can do or learn,” she said. For more information about the programs Q and the survey, visit worldsavvy.com.

FAA LaGuardia continued from page 14 two weeks before Avella’s rally at which residents said they had seen no relief. That left Gene Kelty, chairman of Community Board 7, with more questions. “We have been getting increased noise complaints for the last two months,” he said. “You can say it started in February, but we had people with their windows open in April and May. What did you do differently in the last two months?” Both men said the FAA did nothing differently. But Clarke said he would pass on the request for future notice “even though we were not specifically required to. I’ll call that a lesson learned.” This, Clarke said, was not a function of his staff — “We just move planes and keep them apart in the air and on the ground,” he said — but of the FAA’s environmental division, which deemed that a study of takeoffs did not have enough of animpact to warrant notification. Vincent Arcuri Jr., chairman of CB 5 was incredulous. “If you have 10 takeoffs and 10 landings in one area and you add two takeoffs, you are studying the combined noise,” he said. “That’s not an environmental impact,” Tamburro said without elaborating. Q

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Bojos for Miss New York USA Kelly Bojos of Ozone Park will be competing for the crown of Miss New York USA 2013 this January at Purchase College. Bojos is a graduate of the “Fame School,” LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, where she focused on dance. She’s also a “Miss Rising Star,” representing Rising Stars Dance Studio on Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, where she began to dance at the age of 4 and where she now teaches. A sophomore at Adelphi University, where

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continued from page 5 “They were in an abandoned home, they were trespassing, they were holding a party without any electricity. How did they get away with not getting charged?” he asked. “It’s just a strange situation.” The house is a part of the reason Wendell has undertaken a project to identify and report any abandoned home in the neighborhood and get ahead of any other possible problems. “We’re casting a wide net so that we hear of a house that is abandoned, open and unguarded,” he said. Wendell also noted that he would have to investigate the addresses residents give him because many homes in the neighborhood that may be mistaken as abandoned may actually be home to people who are not f inancially or physically able to f ix the problems. “We want to focus on the ones that are really dangerous,” he said. The house on 90th Street is one on Wendell’s list along with another just up the block. He has asked residents to report abandoned homes to the WRBA by emailing the address of the property to info@woodhavennyc.org or calling the office at (718)Q 296-3735.

Poll addresses NYS corruption Gov. Cuomo, not legislative leaders, should take the lead in cleaning up legislative corruption in New York State, voters say 54-32 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released this week. Corruption is a “very serious” or “somewhat serious problem, 79 percent of voters say. Cuomo is doing an excellent or good job cleaning up legislative corruption, 56 percent of voters tell the independent poll. A total of 29 percent of voters rate Cuomo’s cleanup efforts as “not so good” or “poor.” Cleanup efforts by legislative leaders are “not so good” or “poor,” 63 percent of voters say, while 24 percent say they are “excellent” or “good.” State voters oppose by 76-17 percent a pay raise for legislators, with overwhelming opposition among every group. Higher pay will not attract better candidates, voters say 81-14 percent. Voters also oppose by 48-41 percent public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide offices and the Legislature. “Is legislative corruption a big deal? This poll echoes the headlines. New Yorkers don’t like what they see,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the university polling Q institute.

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Seniors grab racquets, head to the parks by Josey Bartlett

court, until only one group remains and is crowned the king or queen of green. Apostolo encourages his students to also Seniors can learn to play like the stars of the US Open with free classes at city parks play outside of the twice-a-week classes. Usually by halfway through the program they around the borough. The City Parks Foundation, a nonprofit do, and begin to bring questions and problem offering fitness programs throughout the five areas to class. He wants the seniors to be able boroughs, organizes tennis, yoga and walking to play a game by the end of the seven weeks, but he said that’s not the course’s No. 1 goal groups for New Yorkers 60 years and older. “Tennis is generally the most popular — — it’s to form lasting friendships. “It’s good to get outside and make friends,” specifically in Queens,” said Michael Lippert, Apostolo said. manager of the sports and fitness programs. At Astoria Park, Since 2006, 4,000 for example, two seniors have taken women have attendadvantage of the free ed the classes each seven-week classes. When: Sept. 24 to Nov. 2 year and have Held twice a week, Times vary by location. formed a friendship the programs vary in so they can call size depending on Where: Astoria Park, Cunningham Park, each other up and the weather, Lippert Flushing Meadows Park and play a few matches said, but hover Roy Wilkins Park throughout the year. around 20 particiTickets: Free, cityparksfoundation.org That sort of pants. At some sites, (718) 760–6999 return rate isn’t the course is so popunusual either, ular that the foundaApostolo said. There tion has added an addiare many program veterans at the four particitional class to handle the need. “By and large the classes are small enough pating Queens parks. Seniors can play at Astoria Park at 21st that instructors get to know participants quite well and interact with them directly,” he Street and Hoyt Avenue and Flushing Meadows Park on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 added. The weeks begin by going over basic skills a.m.; Cunningham Park at Union Turnpike — backhands, forehands, volleys, and some and 193rd Street on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m.; and Roy Wilkins Park at Baisley serving — instructor Steven Apostolo said. Boulevard and 177th at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays “We progress as the weeks go on,” he said. By week three the seniors are playing and Thursdays. The City Parks Foundation also offers yoga matches as well as participating in basic drills. A game they often play is king or at all Queens locations except for Astoria Park. For more information visit the foundation’s queen of the court, wherein players team up Q in pairs. If the duo wins they stay on the website or call. Associate Editor

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Simple ways to reduce fatigue Fatigue can indicate a host of things. Men and women who are overworked feel fatigue, as do men and women whose diet is low on nutrition. Fatigue can also be the result of a medical condition, which only sheds light on how important it is for men and women dealing with fatigue to speak to their physician about their condition. In addition to working with a physician to fight fatigue, there are steps men and women can take to Exercise and drinking plenty of reduce fatigue and start feeling more energetic. water are two ways to effectively • Get off the couch. A sedentary lifestyle will combat fatigue. only make it more likely that you will feel

fatigued. Including daily exercise as part of your routine will not only boost your energy levels, but also improve circulation, increase your metabolism and relieve tension, an especially valuable benefit for overworked men and women. • Get enough sleep. The notion that sleep can help fight fatigue might sound simple, but a good night’s sleep can elevate energy levels throughout the day, helping the body rest and recover. Failing to get sufficient sleep, which many people find is seven to eight hours per night, can turn today’s fatigue into tomorrow’s fatigue, and so on.

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If your child has asthma, add this to your checklist: a written asthma action plan from your child’s healthcare provider. “For 7 million children in the U.S., asthma is a lifelong disease that requires daily care. But with proper treatment, most children who have asthma can spend as much time in the classroom, or being physically active, as those who do not have asthma,” said James P. Kiley, Ph.D., director of the Division of Lung Diseases at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. This school year take control of asthma: • Work with your child’s healthcare provider to create a written asthma action plan. It will tell you what to do every day to control your child’s asthma and how to handle asthma when it gets worse. Asthma symptoms, or attacks, which may include coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, or wheezing, can disrupt learning and limit

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everyday activities. By following the written action plan, you and your child can prevent symptoms, treat them promptly if they do occur to prevent a severe attack, and help your child participate fully in all school activities. • Share copies of the asthma action plan with the

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When you were younger, your mother may have suggested drinking a bay leaf tea to calm a queasy stomach. For a sore throat, you may have swallowed a spoonful of honey. To calm jitters, you may have turned to chamomile. What you may have not known then is that you were taking herbal remedies for common ailments. The herbal market is a billion dollar industry. According to a report in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, about one-third of adults in developed countries and more than 60 percent of people in Asia use herbal medicines for Herbal medicines may be available over-the-counter, health promotion or treatment of vari- but that doesn’t means they won’t interact with other ous chronic diseases. Herbal medicines drugs. Nor does it mean they should be used without can now routinely be found lining the doctor supervision. shelves of everything from pharmacies food interactions similar to prescription drugs. to supermarkets to discount stores. For example, St.-John’s-wort, one of the Many consumers feel if a product is sold over the counter it is safe to use, even if they more popular herbal remedies, is a common haven’t consulted a physician. This is not product used to ease the symptoms of always true. Certain herbal remedies require as depression and anxiety, and because of its much caution as prescription drugs. Further- widespread availability, most patients more, it is often imperative for individuals to assume it to be safe. But St.-John’s-wort understand the dosing instructions and drug may cause photosensitivity, meaning individuals with fair skin could have an interactions that come with herbal medicines. Unlike prescription medications, herbal increased risk for sunburn. Also, Biol Psyremedies may not be required to undergo the chiatry has released data that St.-John’s-wort strict testing measures for safety and efficacy. may cause manic episodes to occur in bipoThese products also may not be checked for lar individuals. Immunosuppressants, benzoquality control, such as whether the same diazepines and antiretrovirals, as well as level of active ingredient is contained in each many other prescription drugs, are known to package — or even pill. Sometimes it is buyer interact negatively with St.-John’s-wort. Here are some other popular herbal medbeware when it comes to herbal medicines. That isn’t to say that all herbal products are ications and their potential drug interactions. • Echinacea is used to boost the immune bad. Herbal medicine, sometimes referred to as botanical medicine or herbalism, has been system and fend off colds and flu. But it practiced with great success throughout histo- may cause inflammation of the liver if used ry. Before there were pharmacies or drug with certain other medications, such as anamanufacturers, ancient cultures relied on the bolic steroids, methotrexate or others. • Feverfew is used to minimize migraine products of the land — namely plants — to improve overall health and to treat illnesses. headache attacks and for rheumatoid No one knows for sure when humans first arthritis. It may increase bleeding risk, espebegan using herbs for medicinal purposes, but cially in those taking anti-clotting medications. • Ginseng increases concentration and there are written records of herbal medicine use in China dating back to 2800 B.C. Since physical stamina. Those using ginseng can see then, herbalism has fallen out of favor, only to an increased heart rate or higher blood pressure. • Kava-kava is used to calm nervousness resurface several times. Herbs were used in Ancient Greece, monks once employed their or muscle spasms. However, kava-kava may use, and when lack of availability of drugs increase the effects of certain anti-seizure occurred during World War I, herbal medi- medications and/or prolong the effects of cines increased in use. Herbal remedies are certain anesthetics. It can also enhance the still in use today and may have found even effects of alcohol. Many herbal remedies are notorious for more supporters. Although the European Union started to affecting metabolism, meaning they can be regulate the testing of herbal medicines dangerous for people taking medications that beginning in the 21st century, there still isn’t need to be dosed into the bloodstream at a any official overseer to most of the herbal specific rate. It is best to discuss use of an herbal remedy products on the market. Thanks to rising healthcare costs, many with a doctor prior to beginning any treatpeople turn to herbal medicines in lieu of ment. Always keep health professionals seeking out professional medical advice. This apprised of changes in use of herbs or vitacan be dangerous, because, although these mins, as they may interfere with prescriptions Q products come from nature, they can carry the doctor has issued or may issue. — Metro Creative Connection with them side effects and produce drug or

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Health & Fitness

Your Pharmacist Speaks Presented by Joseph Testa, R.Ph.

STATINS BENEFIT BOTH GENDERS Although there are studies that raise doubts about cholesterol-lowering drugs’ ability to provide as much benefit to women as to men, new research shows that they help both. According to an analysis of 18 clinical trials, the drugs collectively known as “statins” cut the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death in both men and women to a similar extent. Previously, some statin stud-

ies have shown that drugs such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol) and rosuvastatin (Crestor) do not benefit women as much as they do men when it comes to preventing fi rst-time heart problems, stroke, or sudden death. There was never any dispute that statins provide similar benefit to both men and women who already have heart disease.

Statins are only one part of a total heart-health program. Your doctor or a dietician can suggest a low-cholesterol and low-fat diet to help. Avoid alcohol and smoking, and keep a proper exercise schedule. For more information, please call WOODHAVEN PHARMACY at 718-846-7777. Our professionally trained pharmacists are happy to provide authoritative answers about your medications. Located at 86-22 Jamaica Ave., we are open weekdays 9 to 8; Saturdays 9 to 6 and Sundays 9 to 2. We accept most major insurance.. HINT: Potential side effects of statin drugs include nausea, constipation and muscle/joint aches.

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Optometrists say it’s wise for your eyes when you’re working at a computer screen to take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and view something 20 feet away. PHOTO COURTESY NAPS overhead lighting or windows. • Blink frequently to keep the front surface of the eyes moist. • Most importantly, students should see a doctor of optometry for a comprehensive eye examination prior to or early in each school year to ensure their eyes are healthy and functioning properly. Early detection and treatment are key in correcting vision problems and helping students see clearly. To find a nearby optometrist and for additional information on children’s vision and the importance of schooltime eye exams, Q visit aoa.org. — NAPS

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Exciting changes are taking place at Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica. Margaret Tietz has completely expanded and renovated their kosher kitchen. Until now, Margaret Tietz had a fullservice kosher kitchen under the supervision of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens, as well as a nonkosher kitchen. Now they have eliminated the nonkosher kitchen and expanded and renovated their kosher kitchen to include state-of-the-art separate meat and dairy — all Cholov Yisroel — sections. The entire facility, including the cafeteria, is now completely kosher. This step will help the facility better serve the needs of the Jewish community, providing patients and their families with a new level of comfort. Now anyone can join a loved one for a meal in the cafeteria, and feel secure in the knowledge that the food and premises are fully kosher. This is just the next phase in a journey that began seven years ago, when Mar-

garet Tietz joined the Beth Abraham/CenterLight family. Originally established as a nonkosher facility, Margaret Tietz installed a separate kosher kitchen upon becoming a part of Beth Abraham. Three years ago, Chef Yossi came aboard upgrading the caliber of the kosher cuisine even further. And now, as their Jewish clientele keeps growing and the demand for kosher has increased, Margaret Tietz has moved to an entirely new level by transforming their main kitchen and implementing the highest Kashrus standards and stringencies. “There’s so much outreach activity going on as Margaret Tietz reaches new heights,” says Linda Spiegel, director of Public Affairs at Margaret Tietz. “This is another step towards making our facility the premier choice of the Jewish community.” Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located at 164-11 Chapin Parkway. For additional information, call Q (718) 298-7800.

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continued from page 24 But change is starting to come to the area. Two blocks down where Hunters Point Avnenue meets 39th Street the Department of Transportation has said it has plans to start traffic calming construction. Last spring a resident of that street, Stephen Grande Jr., took a video of cars driving the wrong way up one-way 39th Street. The video was given to Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), who showed it to the DOT. Conley said the video gave the DOT the push they needed to start improvements there. Guyton wonders why deaths on Greenpoint Avenue havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t given the department the same sort of nudge. Additionally, bike lanes could be installed on Greenpoint Avenue in the next four years. At a July transportation meeting CB 2 residents said they would like to see lanes on Jackson and Greenpoint avenues as part of Phase 2 of a bike lane roll out. Phase 1 will paint nine miles of lanes on 11th Street, Skillman Avenue, 47th Avenue and 39th Street during the next year. The growing popularity of Williamsburg and Long Island City has increased bike traffic on Greenpoint Avenue, GuyQ ton, a biker himself, said.

Alleged cop shooter, 24, turns himself in Perp was on the lam for a month by AnnMarie Costella

at a house party in South Jamaica. A man with a rap sheet dating back to Cox survived. The suspect 2002 who allegedly shot and injured a police officer last month turned himself in on Sun- allegedly shot and wounded Sgt. day, police said. John Thomas, 24, accompanied by his Craig Bier, 44, a lawyer, surrendered to NYPD detectives on member of the Sept. 9 at around 7 p.m. in the parking lot of Queens gang unit, John Thomas FILE PHOTO the Pep Boys store at Liberty Avenue and on Aug. 8 in Jamaica after he and his partner, Det. Nick Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica. He is charged with second-degree Romano, tried to stop Thomas, who was ridattempted murder, second-degree criminal ing a bicycle and â&#x20AC;&#x153;acting suspicious,â&#x20AC;? at possession of a weapon and first-degree around 10:30 p.m. at 107th Avenue and Union Hall Street, the NYPD said. assault. Thomas, of Jamaica, allegedly tried to Thomas has prior arrests on charges including criminal possession of a weapon, flee from the cops and fired at Bier when the possession of marijuana, possession of a off icer tried to block his escape route. controlled substance and assault, according Thomas shot at Bier, four times. Bier returned fire six times. to the NYPD. The officer was struck in both legs and He is also being charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a collapsed on the sidewalk. He was taken to weapon in regards to a July 6 incident Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and involving his â&#x20AC;&#x153;friendâ&#x20AC;? Troy Cox, according released a few days later. Meanwhile, the to the NYPD. However, police would not NYPD circulated a photo of Thomas, enlistconf irm published reports that Thomas ing the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help in order to determine Q allegedly fired 17 times during the incident his whereabouts. Assistant Editor

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Fake plastic surgeon jailed A man posing as a plastic surgeon was sentenced to six months in prison last Friday. Following a felony complaint in April, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman charged unlicensed physicians Carlos Arango and William Ordonez along with licensed doctor Marlon Castillo for allegedly performing cosmetic surgeries on women without general anesthesia and leaving them permanently disfigured as a result, the attorney general said. Ordonez is still at large. Arango pleaded guilty to one count of unlicensed practice of a profession. He will be sentenced to six months in prison and five years probation, and must pay $8,700 restitution to his victims. Arango admitted that he recruited women from Bellisima Full Service Spa, located at 51-03 108 St. in Corona. He also allegedly performed the procedures in Stamford, Conn., and in Manhattan. Ordonez Castilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cases remain pending. Anyone who may have been a victim is asked to call (212) 416-8356. Spanishspeaking personnel will be available for individuals who do not speak English. Q

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

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A man was beaten unconscious and later pronounced dead after a confrontation with a pump attendant at a Long Island City gas station last Thursday. Oscar Arzeno, 28, was having difficulties withdrawing money from the station’s ATM, according to the Gulf gas station staff at 53-26 Van Dam Street. He called the issue to the attendant’s attention a little before 6 a.m. “He was taking money from the machine out there,” another Gulf employee, who goes by Kumar, said. The attendant and Arzeno began to animately argue and circle around each other, as shown on Gulf surveillance tape. An unidentified passerby appears in the footage and stands in the gas station, watching the confrontation. A car pulls up to a pump and the attendant moves to assist the car. At that moment Arzeno takes a jab. The Gulf employee chases Arzeno into the street, as captured on tape. The two exchange punches, as cars slow to a stop. Police and emergency personnel arrived shortly after and took Arzeno to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Kumar describes his coworker as a nice guy

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who lives within walking distance from the gas station. When he lived in Bombay, now Mumbai, he used to study boxing, but Kumar says he doesn’t any longer. “He was trying to save his body. He’s not a fighter guy. He never fought anyone,” Kumar said. The attendant was taken into custody at the scene, but no charges have been made. “The district attorney is working with police to see if charges will be filled,” said a police spokesman. This is the first incident in the last 17 or 18 Q years at the gas station, Kumar said.

Nativity/St. Stans parish celebration Parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary-St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, will have a celebration on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. under a big top tent in Nativity’s parking lot on Rockaway Boulevard between 91st and 92nd streets. The celebration will feature many ethnic foods, a DJ and entertainment. There will also be various activities for children including arts and crafts, games, face painting and fire truck rides. Pony rides will also be available. For adults, there will be bingo, a ChiQ nese auction and a 50/50 raffle.

Howard Beach Senior computer classes The Howard Beach Senior Center will host computer classes for beginners, intermediate and more advanced senior citizens. The cost is $25 for a six-week course. Anyone interested in taking the class should call Judy at (718) 738-8100. The Howard Beach Senior Center, located at 156-45 84 St., is open to anyone over 60 years of age. Use the Q 85th Street entrance.

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Queens 2012 -13 community theater lineup is full of laughs

If it’s true that laughter is, indeed, the best medicine, there should be lots of healthy folks all around the borough this fall, as the local community of thespians promise an unusually high percentage of comedies for its upcoming season. A pair of large-scale musicals and a murder mystery are also in the offering. First up is “Macbeth Did It,” a play within a play by John Patrick that traces the trials and tribulations of a community theater production of “Macbeth,” from casting to rehearsals to the highly anticipated opening night. “We decided to do this show because it’s funny and it’s not been done around here,” according to Judy Vincent, coproducer of the Theatre Time production. Performances at Theatre Time’s new home at the Colonial Church of Bayside, 54-02 217 St. in Bayside are on Oct. 19, 20, 26, and 28 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 21 and 28 at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $16 or $14 for seniors and children; group rates are available. Call (718) 391-8697 for more information. At the Douglaston Community Theatre, an all-female cast will take center stage, which is presenting another rarely-performed play “The Dixie Swim Club.” The show is described as a touching comedy that follows the relationships among five close friends, southern women, over several decades. Performances at Zion Episcopal Church Parish Hall at 44th Ave. off Douglaston Pkwy. in Douglaston are on Oct. 27 and Nov. 2, 3, 9, and 10 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 28 and Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $13 for seniors and children. For details call (718) 482-3332. The Gingerbread Players will present “The Learned Ladies,” based on Moliere’s 1672 comedy of manners, “Les Femmes Savantes,” in a rhyming English translation by Richard Wilbur. A satire on academic pretention and female education, the play will be performed in traditional 17th century costumes. Featured actors include Jim Chamberlain as a henpecked husband, Martha Morenstein as his domineering wife, Terri Matassov as their frigid daughter and Andrew Dinan as a pretentious poet. Direction is by Louise Guinther. Continued onpage page continued on 47

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SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City, presents the group exhibition A Disagreeable Object on Sunday, Sept. 16-Nov. 26. This exhibition brings together a group of international artists who similarly posit the object in relation to capitalist culture and technology, as well as the gendered oppositions between interior and exterior space. Exhibition hours: Thursday-Monday, 11a.m.-6 p.m. There is a $5 suggested donation for entry, $3 for students.

CLASSES A free CPR course at Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, on Monday, Sept. 17 at 9:30 a.m. will be conducted by the Fire Department. Call (718) 229-4000 to pre-register. Central YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St. in Forest Hills is now offering a ballet fitness fusion class which will combine the fundamentals of ballet barre work with traditional fitness training. This Wednesday class is designed to strengthen, tone and shape the lower body. Classes will run through Wednesday, Dec. 19. Free for members of the CQY; nonmembers can purchase a 10-class card at $150. One can start classes anytime.

The Queens Botanical Garden presents the Jamaica Estates Association Art Show “The Artist Within: The Urge to Create” on view through Sept. 30, Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Gallery of the Visitor Center and Administration Building, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. During NYC’s fall fashion week, the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing, is exhibiting a selection of formal gowns by Hee Myung Han through Sunday, Sept. 16. The exhibition brings Han’s elegant classic designs into the intimate setting of the museum’s period rooms. A musical performance is scheduled Saturday evening. Elegance, Music & Bubbly is a cocktail hour performance with Paul Gabriel Winston on the piano in the parlor on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 6-8 p.m. Delight in the tunes of Cole Porter and other memorable masters of the American songbook. Admission is $12 and $10 for members. Reopening after extensive renovations, the GodwinTernbach Museum at Queens College will mark the event by exhibiting the work of Swiss abstract artist H.A. Sigg through Oct. 26. This retrospective of nearly 40 paintings and numerous collages celebrates the career of a remarkable octogenerian artist. Museum hours are Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chamber musician Steven Graff performs with the Lhevinne Classical Concert Series at The Center at Maple PHOTO BY PETER SCHAAF (COURTESY STEVENLGRAFF.COM) Grove on Saturday, Sept. 22. Concert Series returns, with chamber musician Steven Graff, to Celebration Hall at The Center at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. The hourlong program, with a 10-minute intermission, also includes a pre-concert wine and cheese reception scheduled for 7:30 p.m. There is limited seating and tickets are $25, $20 for seniors and $15 for members. Checks are payable to Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery (include name and number of tickets) Online payment (PayPal) via friendsofmaplegrove.org. Astoria Jazz Band with guest artist octogenarian Sarah McLawler on organ and vocals will be featured at the annual picnic of Grace Lutheran Church, 31-20 21 Ave., Astoria, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. She is to be followed by a jam session to include young, new talents from Queens.

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As part of the city-wide Locating the Sacred Festival produced by the Asian American Arts Alliance, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, will host traditional artists from Asia and Africa presenting authentic music and dance grounded in spiritual journeys and beliefs on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. on the Cherry Circle. Free with Garden admission.

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Flushing Town Hall: Celebrating 150 Years, an exhibition at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, will run through Sunday, Oct. 7. Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Suggested admission is $5/members free.

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The AARP Queens Chorus performs at Queens nursing homes and rehab/senior centers. If interested in joining call (718) 523-1330 for audition dates. Auditions for the Oratorio Society of Queens are Monday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Reservations are required. Visit the website queensoratorio.org for audition and membership information or call (718) 279-3006. Rehearsals are held Monday nights at 7:45 in the FSG Hall at Temple Beth Solom, 172nd Street and Northern Boulevard, Flushing.

MUSIC The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery announce that on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. the Lhevinne Classical

St. Nicholas of Tolentine, 150-75 Goethals Ave., Jamaica, is having a blood drive on Sunday, Sept. 16 from 8:15 a.m.-1:45 p.m. at Tolentine Hall. A health fair and blood drive will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 19610 Woodhull Ave., Hollis, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol screenings. A doctor will be on site and osteoarthritis will be the topic at 2:30 p.m. No-cost breast cancer screenings are being offered in Queens through the American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s mobile clinic. Locations include: Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Maspeth Federal Savings Bank parking lot (upper level), 56-18 69 St., Maspeth; and Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Office of Council Member Peter Vallone

Jr., 22-45 31 St., Astoria. Call (877) 628-9090 to schedule an appointment.

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A points/insurance reduction defensive driving course will be held in VFW Hall, 102-17 160 Ave., Howard Beach, on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost per person is $35. Call Keith at (917) 599-6674 or visit progressive-training-ltd.com to register.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish continues to run its outdoor flea market every Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Union Turnpike in Jamaica.

The Jackson Heights Art Club offers art classes in all mediums, adults, children, days, evenings. Classes are held at St. Mark’s Church, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue. Costs are: adults, $75 for four sessions; children seven years and up, $50 for four sessions. Membership available. For information, call Geraldine at (718) 446-4709.

Queens Angels Church, 44th Street and Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside will hold its annual rummage sale on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Parish Center.

Ongoing watercolor class every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the National Art League, 4421 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston. Instructor is Diane Leiberman. Fee is $25 per class. Call (718) 969-1128.

Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, will hold a flea market on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction will be given at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 34-24 203 St. in Bayside on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information and registration call (631) 360-9720. The cost is $45.

MEETINGS NAMI Queens/Nassau invites all to meet William Jiang, the author of “A Schizophrenic Will: A Story of Madness, A Story of Hope” on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sloman Auditorium of Zucker Hillside Hospital, 266th Street and 76th Avenue in Glendale. A support group for families meets at 6 p.m. The Flushing AARP Chapter No. 1405 holds its meeting at the Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., on Mondays at 1 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Sept. 24. New members welcome. Howard Beach Metal Detecting/Treasure Hunters Club will be meeting at the VFW Hall, 102-17 160 Ave., Howard Beach, on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in joining the club contact Keith at (917) 599-6674 or email Keithprez12@aol.com.

FOR KIDS “Kids Walk-In Craft Workshop — A Step Back in Time” will be held on Sunday, Sept. 16 from noon-2 p.m. at the Bayside Historical Society, 208

Suran Song offers a free yoga class every Wednesday from 8-9 a.m. at JH Laundromat, 85-15 37 Ave., Jackson Heights. The YWCA of Queens, 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, has expanded its GED preparation program to include free adult classes. Tracks vary in length from 10 to 20 weeks depending upon entrance test results. Contact the YW and sign up for the next placement examination. Call Stacy McKelvey at (718) 353-4553 for more information or to reserve your placement exam seat. Mindfulness Meditation one-hour class with Rabbi Michael Weisser at Free Synagogue of Flushing, 4160 Kissena Blvd., on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, call (718) 961-0030 or email info@freesynagogue.org. Ongoing drawing class every Wednesday 1-4 p.m. at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston. Instructor, Marc Jasloff. Call (516) 2237659. Fee: $25 per class.

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Queens repped in Battle of Boroughs by Josey Bartlett qboro Editor

The “On Air” sign blazed in the background at the lower Manhattan performance hall as the 2012 Battle of the Boroughs winners bounded onto the stage. This was the culmination of the third annual battle, a citywide talent competition produced by New York City public radio, WNYC, and held at Greene Space. In previous years Queens has come out on top, but alas, this year’s winner — dancey, reggae/Spanish-infused Brown Rice Family — hails from Brooklyn. Still, Queens didn’t walk away empty-handed last Friday. During the second half of Brown Rice Family’s victory show, Joe Trombino, of the Astoria-based The Great Apes, took the stage to sing with the winning band their song “Believe in Yourself.” He leaped, danced and shimmied with the group. At the end of the night announcer Terrance McKnight presented Trombino with the Audience Appreciation Award. “A great ending to a blessed experience,” Trombino said. “Icing on the cake.” “He’s our Mick Jagger,” Sticky Rice of Brown Rice Family said. A five-person funk band, The Great Apes, takes its influences from Prince and Talking Heads. Their song “Bones,” with its thumping bass line and dance-along-to

rhythm, received a big response at the March show, which narrowed 11 Queens bands down to five. They also played “Dance for Democracy.” Since then, The Great Apes have recorded that single and will be releasing the record along with their first music video at the Rockwood Music Hall in lower Manhattan on Oct. 13. The Audience Favorite Award was given to The Great Apes because they received the most in-house votes from attendees of the final competitive show of the battle series on June 29. “We put a lot of focus on our stage show — into every moment on stage,” Trombino said. “It’s great that the crowd that saw us live, regardless of who they were there to see, recognized that and wanted to show their gratitude.” The Brown Rice Family won the entire series for collecting the most combined votes from in-house, online and texts on June 29. People could watch the show online via video feed. The Battle of the Boroughs started in February with 55 bands competing for a winning spot. More than 400 acts answered the radio station’s search for bands. Each borough’s representatives fought it out over the competition leaving only one winner — Brown Q Rice Family.

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The symbolic language of artist H.A. Sigg by Josey Bartlett qboro Editor

In the ‘60s Swiss International Air Lines moved to acquire Swiss painter Hermann A. Sigg’s works. Instead of asking for money in exchange, the artist wanted to fly to Asia — and not just coach or even first class, but in the cockpit. These trips touched his subsequent abstract pieces that allude to landscapes by influencing his style, perspective and color choice. After a one-year hiatus for extensive remodeling, the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College reopened on Monday with an exhibition of

Sigg’s collages and paintings. The museum is outfitted with a refinished wood floor, sleek glass and metal balconies and plans for a plasma screen to digitally display artist introductions at the entrance to the space. The revamped gallery also boasts a lighting system that for the most part leaves no corner unlit, a modern climate-control system and a state-of-the-art security system. Curator Amy Winter said these upgrades allow the museum to acquire and borrow “more special pieces.” Without the technology to regulate humidity, artworks could either mold or crack, she noted.

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John Canning as Horace Vandergelder and Andria Amarosa as Dolly Levi in Theater on The Bay’s production of “Hello Dolly.” PHOTO COURTESY THEATER ON THE BAY

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When Lawrence St. was longer by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

“He knows how to make color sing and speak,” Winter said.

46 continued from page 00 background hints at a river down below. In addition to perspective, his trip to the ancient Cambodian ruins of Angkor Wat prompted him to create a symbolic language that looks like it’s stamped in the middle of his paintings. Unlike the inscriptions in Angkor Wat, Sigg’s calligraphic shapes allude to objects found in the environment, not letters that form a definite word. “He created an abstract language,” Winter said. “He invented a new way to read the signs of nature.” Some of his larger paintings show layers on layers of mottled rectangles, and in the middle is a shape with a pattern. For example, the few paintings entitled “The Course of the Rivers” have a rectangle in the middle of two parallel rectangles that show a tangle of swiggles that look like several tributaries feeding together from a bird’seye view. In Winter’s essay about Sigg’s work, “An Other Reality,” she calls these patterns surrogates for the river and the land. His color preference shifted too. He began to paint more with cobalt blue, a color heavily used in Asian art.

Sigg uses lots of peaceful colors such as shades of blue and green. His touch is light and the viewer can see the canvas poke out, which adds to the sense of push and pull. Rectangles on the edges of the works pull the viewer’s eyes left to right, where the white of the canvas and the play of dark and light colors makes it look as if the art is Q pulsating forward and back.

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The Mets showed class last Friday by honoring Chipper Jones with a ceremony held in their press conference room before the start of the Braves’ last visit to Citi Field this year. Jones talked about how much he enjoyed playing at Shea Stadium and how he has no regrets naming his son, Shea, in its honor. Contrary to popular opinion, he did not relish being known as the Mets’ tormentor. “I think John Rocker enjoyed that role far more than I did!” he quipped. When asked if he ever thought about playing elsewhere, he said that he was always happy with the Braves and complimented the team on how they never him let him get near free agency by offering him generous longterm contracts. Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon shuffled his feet nervously upon hearing Chipper say that. As everyone knows, Jones’ counterpart on the Mets, David Wright, has one more year to run on his contract. Even with the Madoff financial mess allegedly behind them, the Mets’ payroll is likely to resemble that of the Milwaukee Brewers next year. They will be under tremendous pressure to re-sign RA Dickey, particularly if he wins the Cy Young Award this year, in

addition to Wright. In his post-game press conference last Sunday, Mets manager Ter ry Collins promised that he would shake things up following the Braves’ three-game sweep of the Mets. For the 10th straight home game, the Mets failed to score more than three runs. Mets radio voice Josh Lewin, who apparently has had it with Collins’ empty words as much as any fan, wondered aloud to his listeners, “What’s he going to do? Bring in psychics?” The Jets showed last Sunday that they were not as awful as many of their faithful feared following a winless preseason in which they generated exactly one touchdown. The extremely good news following their 48-28 win over the Buffalo Bills was that QB Mark Sanchez was extremely sharp and in sync with his receivers and thankfully had time to throw, as the Jets frequently maligned offensive line was magnificent that day. The bad news was that the defensive backs kept missing easy tackles and allowed the Buffalo Bills three fast and easy touchdowns in the second half, turning a 41-7 blowout into a 41-28 competitive game with more than eight minutes to go in Q the fourth quarter.

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The administration of the estate of ENA RICKETTS-PERRY Deceased, File Number 11-4556 is pending in the Miami-Dade County, Florida, Probate Division. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: Any Relatives of ENA RICKETTSPERRY and all persons on whom this notice is served who have objections that challenge the validity of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. Attorney for Personal Representative: Robin D. Benjamin 3850 Bird Road Suite 903, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Telephone: 305-569-9900 Personal Representative: Janie Rickets- Hoffenden 1005 Winding Lake Rd. #202, Sunrise, FL 33351

Healthy Options 4 Kids LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/3/12. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 8510 160th St., Jamaica, NY Having a garage sale? Let everyone know about it by 11432. Purpose: General. advertising in the Queens Classifieds. Call 718-205-8000 Classified Ad Deadline is 12 Noon and place the ad! on Tuesday for Thursday’s paper.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: MADISON GROUP 66 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/27/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 120-15 Liberty Avenue, South Richmond, Hill, NY 11419. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of JMDH REAL ESTATE OF MASPETH PARKING, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/30/12. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/04/12. Princ. office of LLC: 15-24 132nd St., College Point, NY 11356. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 1220 N. Market St., Ste. 806, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., State of DE, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: JOYS ADULT SOCIAL DAYCARE CENTER LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/10/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 41-61 Kissena Blvd., C28A, Flushing, NY 11355. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

CHENG GOURMET RESTAURANT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/18/2012. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 421 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: 12-31-2060.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: IEFA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/03/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 108-14 67 Rd., Forest Hills, NY 13175. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT QUEENS COUNTY SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 15150-09 Borough: Queens Block: 12164 Lot: 12 NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN, Plaintiffs, vs. The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through FLORENCE HUNT, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiffs; DROR VAKNIN; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; JAMES HUNT, A/K/A JAMES LINDY HUNT and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #100,” the names of the last 100 defendants being fictitious, the true names of said defendants being unknown to plaintiffs, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the liened premises and/or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the liened premises, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and, the assignees, lienors, creditors and successorsin-interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint herein, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Queens County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: June 26, 2012 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Bernice D. Siegal, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated June 27, 2012, and filed with supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 110-29 160th Street, Jamaica, New York and being a parcel of land designated as Block 12164 and Lot 0012. The relief sought is the sale of the subject property at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $10,282.18, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the property. Anthony J. Iacchetta Phillips Lytle LLP Office and Post Office Address 1400 First Federal Plaza, Rochester, New York 14614. Tel. No. (585) 238-2000

Notice of Qualification BKS MERGER, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/12/12. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/25/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 17-17 Troutman St., 254, Ridgewood, NY 11385, also principal office address. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with the DE Secretary of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1265786 for EATING PLACE BEER has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell BEER ONLY at retail in a restaurant under the Alcholic Beverage Control Law at 4012 83rd St., Elmhurst, NY 113731318 county of Queens for on-premises consumption. *TACOS TULCINGO CORP.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Valenti Martin Media LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/2/2012. Office location is New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Vanessa Valenti, 34-19 29th St., Apt. 6B, Astoria, NY 11106. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

86-18 JAMAICA AVENUE LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/20/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Felice J. Muraca, 114 Old Country Rd., Ste. 420, Mineola, NY 115014410. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SYMBIONTS LIVING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/24/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 21-53 42nd Street, Apartment 3, Astoria, New York 11105. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Great Stone Development LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/17/12. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 135-21 Roosevelt Ave., #A, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: General.

RMPC MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/13/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 64-17 Madison St., Ridgewood, NY 11385. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: H & Y TAX SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/20/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 144-31 37th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: A2H LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/13/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS INC., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MIAMIDADE COUNTY, FLORIDA: PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 11-4556 IN RE: ESTATE OF ENA RICKETTS-PERRY

Abounding Enterprise, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/07. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 182-30 Wexford Terrace, Ste. #L-12, Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: General.

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SQ page 56 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on the following application: Variance (Â§72-21) to permit construction of a cellar and four-story mixed use building with commercial use on first floor and three dwelling units on upper floors on a vacant lot that does not provide a required side yard (3â&#x20AC;&#x2122; proposed, 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; required). C24/R6A zoning district. ADDRESS: 146-61 105th Avenue, north side of 105th Ave., 34.65â&#x20AC;&#x2122; southwest of intersection of 105th Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, Block 10055, Lot 19, Borough of Queens. APPLICANT: Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector, LLP, for M.S.P. Realty Development, Inc., owner. Community Board No.: 12Q This application, Cal. No.: 152-12BZ, has been calendared for Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 1:30 P.M., session, 40 Rector Street, 6th floor Hearing Room â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eâ&#x20AC;?, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. This application can be reviewed at the Board offices, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This notice is published by the applicant in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Standards and Appeals.

Sealed Bids will be received at Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Above Worldwide Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office at 134-11 Kew Gardens Rd., Richmond Hill, NY 11418 until noon on 9/21/12 for school meal catering services at approximately 25 locations throughout Brooklyn and Queens beginning Oct. 1 2012. Specifications are for approximately 3000 breakfasts, 3000 lunches, and 3000 snacks Monday thru Friday, with approximately 3040% requiring kosher meals. We are looking for multiple NYC DOH licensed vendors that are capable of delivering all meals, who are experienced and certified in CACFP, and will provide all their required documentation. Solicitation is only by email to: CACFP@babove.com You will receive an application by return email. All work will be conducted in strict confidence and in accordance with bid specifications. Bids will be opened and read on 9/21/2012 at 12 Noon. Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: GFORCE BOUNCIES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/21/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Mayra Guzman-Ramos, 85-57 87th Street, Woodhaven, New York, NY 11421. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Transit retiree gives his home a makeover, thanks to Housing Rehabilitation Assistance pleted by HRA-approved contractors are done to the homeowner’s satisfaction.” Soto certainly is. “I’m quite pleased with the work and would definitely recommend them to anybody interested in spending a little money to fix up their house,” he said. Soto’s home, built in 1920 in a hilly section of the Bronx, provides a perfect example of how utilizing HRA can help the homeowner. Though solid overall, it had a roof that leaked for years, a drafty foyer, some bad floor joists and a small kitchen that needed a modern makeover. It wasn’t that Soto wanted to upgrade the home he’s lived in for 27 years just for himself. With his daughter and his grandchildren having moved out for a place in the suburbs a few years ago, he’s decided it’s getting near time to sell. So he needed more curb appeal and a more inviting interior, one where the kitchen and foyer matched the quality of other rooms he remodeled himself over the years. He will miss his home, but Soto has been retired for nearly 23 years and says it’s time to move to an apartment where someone else can take care of the maintenance. “I’m fixing it up for the next owner,” he said. “It’s cozy and I love it, and if it wasn’t for the snow and the grass and everything else, I’d stay here. But I don’t need a house. It’s just me; the kids are gone, and it’s time to move on.” Until he does sell, Soto’s enjoying a new level of comfort and style provided by those HRAapproved workers he’s so glad to be employing. The first thing they did was replace the roof, taking care of the

leaks. On the inside, the kitchen was the first part of the project to be finished. Formerly a bit drab, it now features new granite countertops and complementary floor tiles in soft, eye-pleasing earthtones, rich real-wood cabinets, a ceramic brick backsplash and wall treatment, a gleaming stainless steel stove, new lighting, energy-efficient windows and a new door. “I love these cabinets; they still smell like wood,” Soto said as he made himself dinner one recent night. “These are not the cabinets you buy in your local Home Depot. And the ceramic brick is beautiful; it’s a beautiful selection.” It’s not just the parts you see that have been upgraded, though. The HRA-approved crew removed and replaced all the walls, the floor, the joists below it and the ceiling. Because the home had settled over the years, when they replaced the rafters they also had to raise the floor. To make up for the difference, they then lifted the ceiling a little, allowing those new wood cabinets to fit as well as they do. Since the kitchen juts out of the rear of the house, and none of the second-floor rooms are above it, they were able to make the adjustments without causing any other issues. That’s how it is with the contractors HRA supports — they respond to whatever unique needs a client has. The only thing Soto decided to change after the kitchen was done was the color of the door, so he was repainting that when he received a visitor recently. Soto just couldn’t resist getting in on the work somehow. “I love projects,” he said. In the foyer, which looks out over the hilly street, the crew

Soto’s HRA-approved contractors replaced inefficient windows in the foyer with a beautiful new bay window, adding tremendously to his home’s curb appeal.

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Rich wood cabinets, granite countertops and ceramic brick make Tito Soto’s kitchen more inviting than it’s ever been. removed the old ceiling, walls and front windows. They replaced any beams that had rotted because of the leak and put in a beautiful new bay window that gives the home’s curb appeal a major boost. Since there’s nothing like a first impression, that window alone will have a big impact on prospective buyers. “It’s a tremendous, tremendous difference,” he said. “Without a doubt, just seeing it adds value to the house.” Like many HRA clients, Soto found out about the program through a card that came in the mail. Deciding it was worth checking out, he called and met with HRA representatives, who explained how the program works.

“They were very amiable,” he said. “They make you feel comfor table, because it is a big investment.” He received financial assistance for the window treatments and help with getting the loan that covered most of the project, and has remained in touch with his HRA representative as the work continues. “I would recommend them to anybody,” Soto said. To find out if you qualify for the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program, just call HRA toll-free at 866-791-6302. Tell them you read about the great job they’re doing for Tito Soto, and they’ll be sure to give you the same level of excellent service.

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Tito Soto likes to see people working, especially in these difficult times. So when he decided it was time to do major renovations on his house — more than he could do himself, though he’s always working on some project or another — he was glad to hire the crew of construction workers that has been doing the job. “They’re hardworking guys, very hardworking guys,” said Soto, who learned something about hard work during his 32 years as an electrician for the MTA. “I’m happy to be putting people to work with the way the economy is. I told them every day, ‘I’m glad to see you guys working.’” Soto didn’t select the crew all on his own, however. The company was prescreened for him by the group that helped make the entire project — and the jobs it created — possible: Housing Rehabilitation Assistance. HRA is the organization that’s helping homeowners all over the city and on Long Island do the home renovations of their dreams, by not just screening for the best contractors but working with banks to get the loans for major projects, finding extra financial assistance for clients who qualify, explaining the tax breaks that come with energy-efficient door and window treatments and new insulation — and ensuring that the job is always done right by holding contractors’ payments in escrow until clients cer tify that they’re absolutely satisfied. “The services offered by the HRA extend beyond just financial assistance for home improvement projects,” an administrator with the program explains. “We have implemented numerous processes to ensure that projects com-

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Hershey is more than just candy Halloween in Chocolate World offers some sweet and spooktacular thrills ocated only three hours from Queens, Hershey, Pa. offers guests the chance to enter a world of chocolate paradise. Perhaps no holiday means chocolate more than Halloween, and Hershey has many exciting events going on in October. The Halloween season transforms the town of Hershey into an extra-sweet destination. Featuring family-friendly events and activities, Halloween In Hershey provides guests with three weekends of spooktacular thrills. The celebration takes place on Oct. 19 to 21, Oct. 26 to 28 and Nov. 2 to 4, and includes: • Hersheypark In The Dark — Featuring more than 50 rides and attractions including the park’s 12th roller coaster, Skyrush, Hersheypark In The Dark transforms all ride names to reflect the Halloween season. Popular examples include “FEARenheit” (Farhenheit) and “Bats in the Belfry” (Kissing Tower). Children 12 and younger are encouraged to dress in costume to experience Hershey’s Trick-or-Treat Adventure, which is sure to satisfy every kid’s sweet tooth. The adventure begins at Hershey’s Chocolate World Attraction and continues to “Treatville,” a town inside Hersheypark where Hershey’s candy treats are offered at eight locations. Hersheypark in the Dark also features fall-themed cuisine and live entertainment including a group of crazy singing scientists in “Bunsen and the Burners,” a rockin’ band of misfit mummies in “Screaming Mummies” and juggling jesters in “The Ghoul Getters.” Event hours are Fridays from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturdays from 2 to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $29.95 for regular admission (ages 9 to 54), and $20.95 for junior (ages 3 to 8) or senior (ages 55 and older) admission. Children ages 2 and younger are free (halloweeninhershey.com).

The Halloween season transforms the town of Hershey, Pa. into COURTESY PHOTO three weekends of spooktacular thrills. • Hershey’s Chocolate World — Hershey’s Chocolate World attraction offers fun for the whole family each weekend during Halloween In Hershey. Enjoy the Hershey’s S’mores Campfire Party and experience traditional s’mores along with songs and stories; participate in Hershey’s Create Your Own Candy Bar attraction and Hershey’s Dessert Creation Studio that offer Halloween-themed ingredients and toppings for visitors to customize their treats; and hop on a trolley for an evening tour of Hershey that includes a journey to see the lights of Hersheypark In The Dark through Hershey Trolley Works. The trolley,

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which departs from Hershey’s Chocolate World attraction, promises an entertaining experience and Halloween treats (hersheys.com/chocolateworld/events.aspx). • Hershey Gardens — Hershey Gardens lights up the night with more than 150 uniquely carved, illuminated pumpkins during its annual Pumpkin Glow. Kids ages 12 and younger are invited to come in costume, listen to a gardenthemed story time and collect candy treats at stops along the Gardens’ paths. Visitors also can learn about the importance of “being green” by walking through the Recycling Graveyard. Pumpkin Glow is on Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 (hersheygardens.org). • Hershey Resorts — As the official resorts of Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, (thehotelhershey.com/rates/holiday.php), Hershey Lodge (hersheylodge.com/rates/holiday.php) and Hershey Highmeadow Campground (hersheycamping.com/ index.php) offer overnight accommodations and exclusive benefits so families can extend their Halloween In Hershey fun. Advantages to staying at one of the three resort properties include discounted admission to Hersheypark in the Dark and complimentary shuttle service. The Hotel Hershey and Hershey Lodge also offer a Halloween In Hershey Package, including deluxe accommodations, breakfast with the Hershey’s product characters, oneday admission to Hersheypark In The Dark and admission to Hershey Gardens and The Hershey Story’s Museum Experience. The package is available Fridays and Saturdays from Oct. 19 through Nov. 3 with prices starting at $399 at the Hershey Lodge and $559 at The Hotel Hershey. For additional information, hours and pricing for Halloween In Hershey, visit hersheypa.com or call 1 (800) HERQ SHEY (437-7439).

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Beautiful 1 Family Near 101st Ave., 3/4 BRs, Lg LR, FDR, 2 Renovated Full Baths, Tiled Floors, Full Basement, 1 Car Garage, Asking $339K. Move-in Condition!

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H appy Valentine's Day!

A new addition, a baby Roosevelt elk, recently arrived at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows Park. It’s the first elk calf to be born at the facility, operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society, since 2003 and joins four others, located on the plains area. The male calf, as yet unnamed, was born to mother Olympia in July.

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