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Clinton and Trump mix it up at Hofstra Experts say the former secretary of state needed, got momentum swing by Michael Gannon Editor

everal issues discussed in Monday night’s presidential debate between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump could have been lif ted f rom mayoral debates in recent years. Amid discussions of the national economy and international relations, the two talked race relations, community and police relations and terrorism as represented by the recent bombing in Manhattan. Clinton and Trump squared off face-toface for the first time at Hofstra University in Nassau County. Experts consulted by the Chronicle said Clinton needed to do well, and succeeded. “Clinton was taking on water,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Poll at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Quinnipiac had not taken a postdebate poll as of Wednesday. “She had lost ground and was in a virtual tie in our latest poll,” Malloy said. “She had a good deal of momentum coming out of her convention, but she went into the debate in a statistical tie with Trump nationally. She had to stop the bleeding.” Brian Browne, assistant vice president of government relations and an adjunct profes-

Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday had their first debate next door at Hofstra University in Nassau County, setting the stage for what experts say could be PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON , LEFT/ FILE PHOTO an epic second engagement in St. Louis on Oct. 9. sor in the Department of Government and Politics at St. John’s University, said Clinton did just that and more. “Secretary Clinton didn’t have a perfect night, but she found her groove,” Browne said. “She looked presidential. She had command of the issues.”

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Browne gave Clinton a B+ and Trump “a solid C.” He believes Trump had a lower bar to clear, but still started out pretty well. “But then he could look lost at times,” Browne said. “The old Donald Trump, the one from the Republican primaries started

to creep back in, talking over her, interrupting her, making faces on the split screen.” Browne said Clinton clearly looked more prepared, but that Trump does have ample time to right the ship. “Four years ago, Mitt Romney won the first debate [with President Obama] by all accounts,” he said. The second debate is scheduled for Oct. 9 in St. Louis. “That is probably going to be the most watched of the three,” Brown said. “He has time to recover.” Lester Holt, anchor of the NBC Nightly News, was the moderator of a forum that frequently saw Democrat Clinton and Republican Tr u mp exchanging shar p elbows when they were not talking over each other or running over their timed segments. “Race still is deciding where people live, their education and how they are treated by the criminal justice system,” Clinton said. “We have to restore the trust between the community and police. Police have to have respect for the community, and the community has to have respect for law enforcement. Unfortunately, there are communities where that doesn’t happen.” Clinton would like to make changes to continued on page 14

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‘Peace has returned’ to 91 St. DOT finally installs No-Standing signs by Woodhaven charter schools by Anthony O’Reilly

As a result, motorists behind the buses had to wait until all the children, some of whom Ed Wendell slept sou ndly Tuesday have special needs, were safely off vehicles. Wendell said impatient drivers would morning. That’s because he heard no cars honking honk their horns until they got to the end of their horns or drivers getting into arguments the block and on occasions got into arguas they were stuck behind school buses ments with each other. That is no longer the case. unloading children at a charter school build“I watched yesterday as kids were getting ing on 91st Street. “Peace has returned to the block,” said off the bus,” said Wendell, who lives near the school. “It just Wendell, a Woodseems to be going a haven civic activist. lot faster. It’s just Buses are finally going to be a real able to pull over to watched yesterday as breeze.” the side of the road kids were getting off the Getting the signs and unload children, there was no as cars pass by to the bus. It just seems to be cakewalk. lef t , becau se t he Previous requests Depar t ment of going a lot faster. It’s just for the school hours Transportation last going to be a real breeze.” regulation had been Thursday installed turned down by the “No Standing During — Ed Wendell DOT, which gave Schools Hours” signs Wendell and other in front of the buildWoodhaven activing at 85-27 91 St. Previously, buses transporting children to ists different reasons for denying them. The and from the building — which houses the agency announced earlier this month that it Parsons and North Side schools — were would be reversing its position. Previously, DOT officials had told bus forced to stand in the middle of the street and unload the children because parked cars drivers and school officials they could use a took the place of where the “No Standing” nearby fire hydrant as the loading and unloading zone. zone now exists. Associate Editor

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The peace has returned to 91st Street after the Department of Transportation placed “No Standing During Schools Hours” signs by a charter school building, allowing buses to safely unload FILE PHOTO children as motorists behind them pass by. Wendell said not everyone on the block has adhered to the new parking regulation. “Just enough to make the difference,” he said. In the rare occurrence that someone does park there, they’re not being penalized for it just yet. Wendell said a dissolvable sticker is on

the sign that will wear away a week after its installation, which should be today, Sept. 29. The purpose of the sticker, according to the agency, is to give residents time to get accustomed to the new regulation before traffic agents start doling out penalties. “I give them major credit for that,” said Q Wendell.

Thomson gives the state of the avenue Queens Economic Development Corp. study due out by end of October by Anthony O’Reilly

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Jamaica Avenue is strong but there remains room for improvement. A study on the commercial PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY corridor is due to be released soon.

The Woodhaven Business Improvement District has its fair share of challenges but overall remains strong as new businesses come to the corridor, the BID’s executive director said last Friday. Maria Thomson said the commercial corridor from 100th Street to Dexter Court has 12 empty storefronts — out of the about 350 businesses there — and those that are open are doing well. “Everyone’s quite happy with how we’re doing and what’s been going on with the avenue,” said Thomson after the BID held its annual meeting with Jamaica Avenue business owners. The storefronts that are empty, she said, are typically larger properties that come with more expensive rents. The BID director is also looking to address one of the most frequent complaints about the area — a high concentration of 99-cent stores and delis. Thomson said her group is working on bringing more variety to the area, but

pointed out that a Japanese restaurant — U-Me Sushi — opened on the corridor in the past year and is doing well. “I was begging for a Japanese restaurant to come here,” she said. She would also like to see a gym open up in the area. Ideas on how to improve the strip will be revealed when a study — funded by the City Council and carried out by the Queens Economic Development Corp. — that aims to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the corridor in an effort to attract bigger businesses to it is released. Thomson said that study, announced last September, is due out by the end of October. The study area encompasses the strip from Forest Parkway to 114th Street, which includes some blocks in Richmond Hill and does not cover the entirety of the BID. Thomson is also looking forward to the arrival of new LED lights along the corridor, an amenity funded by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Borough Q President Melinda Katz.

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Now, in Howard Beach, NY, one doctor is helping local residents with knee pain live more active, pain-free lives. Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience. Let’s face it, your knees aren’t as young as you used to be, and playing with the kids or grandkids isn’t any easier either. Maybe your knee pain keeps you from walking short distances or playing golf like you used to. Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your knees hurt and the pain just won’t go away! My name is Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C., owner of Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center. Since we opened seventeen years ago, I’ve seen hundreds of people with knee problems leave the office pain free. If you’re suffering from these conditions, a new breakthrough in medical technology may completely eliminate your pain and help restore normal function to your knees.

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage. Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle. Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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HB gets update on Vetrano investigation Civic praises BP Katz for cameras; disturbed man found in the creek by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Close to two months after Karina Vetrano was found murdered and sexually assaulted in Spring Creek Park, police urged members of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association on Tuesday to remain calm as they continue the investigation. “When you see the 40 additional cops out there, it’s me trying to do my job until this predator is caught,” said Assistant Chief David Barrere, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens South. “Let me do the worrying for you.” Barrere showed up to the civic meeting along with Capt. James Fey, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, and Borough President Melinda Katz to offer an update into the death of the 30-year-old jogger. Vetrano’s killer has not been caught despite the massive manhunt looking for him or anyone with information on him. Shortly before the meeting started, Phil Vetrano, Karina’s father, who discovered her dead body on Aug. 2, told the Queens Chronicle he believes there might be some good news soon. “I think so,” he said. When asked about the investigation, Barrere said he could only divulge that the suspect is a man, but did not want to comment

Borough President Melinda Katz addressed the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association on Tuesday, talking about the surveillance cameras she funded for the area near Spring Creek Park PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY following the murder of Karina Vetrano. on his age or ethnicity. “That’s all I can say at this time,” he told the audience. Barrere told members of the civic the precinct and his command have dedicated 40 additional officers to the area in the aftermath of the death, ranging from mobile units to mounted patrols inside the park. The police are being assisted by U.S. Parks

police officers, Barrere said. The assistant chief added that the officers must meet face-to-face with the cops taking their place during the next shift. Since the murder, a squad car has been stationed outside the Vetrano home. Fey told the Chronicle the car was originally deployed for the family’s safety but it could be removed in the coming weeks,

pending a conversation with the family. Barrere also thanked members of the community for reaching out and caring for the officers stationed in the area and a mobile command station set up near the crime scene. “You brought us water, cold water, food,” he said. “We were able to use every bit of daylight that we had.” As members of the civic walked into the meeting, they were asked to sign a card thanking Katz for allocating money for eight security cameras placed around the perimeter of Spring Creek three weeks after the murder. “Much to our surprise, within days, the cameras were on the poles and they were active and they were recording,” said Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association. Barrere also remarked at the expeditious manner by which the surveillance equipment was put up. “That doesn’t happen,” he said. “It’s unheard of in our bureaucracy.” Katz, addressing the civic, said she was looking for a way to help the community after the murder. “I wanted to do something,” she said. “Everyone wants to do something to help continued on page 21

UPK problems in other Qns. schools Eight missing from one program; HB Judea Center listed in Kew Gardens by Anthony O’Reilly

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Lisa Pearlman-Mason spent most of her time last week calling and emailing Queens schools hosting Universal Pre-K programs, hoping some of them could refer children to the Howard Beach Judea Center. It was then she found out that she was not the only one with a major problem — fewer children than expected were enrolled in schools across the borough, causing directors to scramble in an attempt to find a way to fill seats. “I had one woman who was crying on the other end of the phone,” said Pearlman-Mason, the director of the Judea Center’s UPK program. “She had eight children missing from her program.” At the Howard Beach program, there are five empty seats of the 18 available for New York City children born in 2012. Parents are able to move their children from site to site until Oct. 5 — should a seat at a more-preferred school open up — at which time they become permanent students at that location. When applying for UPK, a cornerstone of Mayor de Blasio’s campaign, parents can pick up to 12 locations and select their top three. The missing students are a concern for the programs because they get paid per student — in the case of the Judea Center, which receives rent from the UPK program, a little under $10,000 per seat. Last year, the Howard Beach program had one empty seat and as a result had to cut one staff member. Pearlman-Mason said she was told by the Department of Education to reach out to other schools to see if they had any children on a wait list, in the hopes they could be

referred to her school. She has had no luck yet. The director emphasized that students wishing to attend the school don’t have to be Jewish, even though classes are held at the temple. “Ask me if I have one Jewish kid this year,” she said in a conversation with a Chronicle reporter. “I don’t.” She added that a problem the school and others face may be that there are too many seats available in the five boroughs, and not enough children to fill them. Mike Smith, president of the Howard Beach Judea Center, said he met with DOE staff and was told there was an excess of 5,000 seats last year. “At that meeting I was told that for the 2015-16 school year, the city had space for 63,000 children, but only 58,000 children enrolled,” he said in an email. “I was then told that this was an anomaly, and for the year 2016-17, the number of spaces would be trimmed. Obviously this was not the truth.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Education Committee, told the Chronicle last week it is rare to hear of a UPK program in need of students and added the more common problem is parents not knowing where they can send their children. Those looking in the DOE’s directory of UPK programs for a school may have be surprised to find the Judea Center is listed as being in Kew Gardens — despite the fact the community is in is in the school’s name. “I was told they fixed it online,” said Pearlman-Mason, though a PDF version of the directory still has the mistake printed. There is no 162-05 90 St., the address of the temQ ple, in Kew Gardens.

The Howard Beach Judea Center is still missing some students from its FILE PHOTO UPK program, but it’s not the only one.

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rue to form, Donald Trump was woefully unprepared for Monday night’s presidential debate but was fully prepared in the days following to both claim he “won” and to blame his shoddy performance on things like an allegedly defective microphone. As usual, Trump thinks he can turn some idea of his into reality just by tweeting that it is so. No, sorry, Donald, the fact is Hillary Clinton won the debate by showing she has a firm grasp on every issue she addressed and maintaining a proper statesman-like demeanor throughout the event, despite your constant interruptions, wacky sidebar comments and constant glowering. As analyst Brian Browne of St. John’s University put it, Clinton “didn’t have a perfect night, but she found her groove. She looked presidential. She had command of the issues.” Trump, on the other hand, though he started off OK, “could look lost at times,” and “The old Donald Trump, the one from the primaries, started to creep back in, talking over her, interrupting her, making faces on the split screen.” Browne gave Clinton a B-plus and Trump a C. We find that C to be a little bit generous. True, Trump did all right for the first third or so of the debate, at least compared to the

low expectations he faced as someone who’s never held or even run for office before, and the simple requirement that he appear at least somewhat civil to be competitive. He was probably strongest when he drilled the phrase “law and order” into the minds of viewers, but of course even then he faltered by falsely claiming that murders in New York are up; they’re not, though they are nationally. The NYPD made the unusual, probably unprecedented, move of issuing its own fact check noting that homicides are down again this year, while also saying that the constitutionality of stop and frisk was not quite as simple as Clinton put it. As Trump noted, the city dropped its appeal of a judge’s ruling that it was unconstitutional as then practiced, after the jurist had been removed from the case over evidence of bias. Overall, Trump showed far less respect for the truth than Clinton did during the debate, which should surprise no one. This page has lamented Trump’s shortcomings before, not because we want him to win — far from it — but because the American people deserve a good contest between two solid candidates offering concrete, competing visions. But while Trump has shown at least a little more discipline under the guiding hand of campaign manager Kellyanne

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Conway than he did during the tenures of her two predecessors, he just can’t hold up his end of the bargain. He just can’t help himself. For every respectable move he makes — wishing Clinton well after her Sept. 11 fall rather than taking advantage of it, for instance — out comes another stupid comment or three, going after a former beauty queen, threatening to bring up Bill Clinton’s infidelities (thereby bringing them up) or whatever. Of course Trump can’t go too far in talking about the former president’s penchant for affairs, not when he himself reportedly cheated on his first wife with the woman who became his second, and when that same first wife once claimed that he raped her. And it’s hard to see how the issue would help Trump anyway, since it’s 20 years old and Hillary Clinton was the victim of her husband’s activities. Reports say Trump doesn’t intend to change his approach before the next debate. His ally Rudy Giuliani even suggested he might skip it. If he really wants to lose the race, sure. But if he wants to have a rematch and not have 62 percent of the country think Clinton won it and 27 percent think he did, as a CNN poll found after the first debate, what he should do instead is study up. The voters are.

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we deserve to know if the candidates will commit to taking action to update it for us, our kids and grandkids. Attention candidates: Will you take action to strengthen Social Security?” Jairo Soto Briarwood

Equality unachieved Dear Editor: As a result of the 1967 Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, it was determined that police practices caused the most intense response at the base of the riots at that time, not despondency over race relations. It seems we have not learned from our historic past. Unfortunately, almost 50 years after the commission’s report, a number of rogue police still commit abusive and violent acts against African Americans with impunity, while being sheltered by the “blue wall of silence” and political expediency. African Americans are fighting for equal justice under the law. If they acquiesce to

police practices that treat them differently from the rest of society, then African Americans will be complicit in their relegation to second-class citizenship. This status will never be accepted, considering this group’s history, struggles, and blood shed for this country. It should be noted that the fight that African Americans continue to fight has benefited many groups in this nation and has encouraged others to stand up for their full citizenship rights, according to our Constitution. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Kaepernick’s rights, and yours Dear Editor: I am an African-American veteran of the United States Navy and have been employed as an attorney for the State of New York for the past 20 years. I felt compelled to respond to a letter from Ms. Ann Rychlenski of Ozone Park concerning Colin Kaepernick (“Heroes vs. Kaeper-jerk,” Sept 8). Ms. Rychlenski, before you presume to edu-

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Many folks acknowledge Roosevelt as the “First Lady of the World” because she was the author of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights! In conclusion, I wish to respond to Donald L. (for liar) Trump’s long overdue retraction concerning his Obama’s “Birther” claims. For five years Trump lied every time he discussed this issue. The Donald now thinks he can wipe the slate clean with his sentence: “Obama was born in the United States … period!” No way, Trump! The following words are needed before your period: “I apologize to Barack, his family and all Americans.” General Colin Powell said it best. Trump is a national disgrace! Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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Dear Editor: Mylan raised the price of its EpiPen to $608, an increase of more than 500 percent since 2007. Mylan CEO Heather Bresch said she wishes the company had “better anticipated the magnitude and acceleration” of the rising prices for some families. Really? She had no idea how devastating it would be for a family to have to pay a 500 percent increase, for something to keep their child alive in case of an emergency? Disgraceful. It’s all about profit. And these are the businesses Trump wants to deregulate and give huge tax cuts to! But Ms. Bresch knows how hard it is for a struggling family. After all, she only “earned” $12 million last year. And with that measly pay she could only afford two EpiPens per hour, every hour, every day, for an entire year! Greed is the downfall of America. Robert LaRosa Whitestone

Dear Editor: After 240 years of men winning the White House, Americans will at long last have an opportunity to elect a woman president! If this glorious event occurs on Nov. 8, 2016, historians will rank Election 2016 alongside two other firsts, Kennedy 1960 and Obama 2008. If (Madame President) Hillary Clinton can create a dynamic presidency, she would join other famous global woman leaders who have contributed to advance civilization. In my view, the following women are of this distinction: Queen Isabella of Spain; Queen(s) Elizabeth I and II, Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain; Catherine the Great of Russia; Golda Meir of Israel; Indira Nehru Gandhi of India; Evita Peron of Argentina; Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Eleanor Roosevelt of America.

Boats against the current Dear Editor: Donald Trump and ISIS have something in common. Both want to make bygone eras of the past “great” again. They each see the present world, with its complexity and profusion of choices, as something to be loathed and feared. They would rather hunker down in a mythical past where if you have the right beliefs and outlook nothing bad can happen to you and all will be well. Such backward-looking attitudes are described quite cogently by Columbia political theorist Mark Lilla in his new book, “The Shipwrecked Mind: On Political Reaction.” He notes that reactionaries tend to have apocalyptic, crisis-mentality mindsets and are willing to take extreme actions to go back to happier days. In their self-centered egotism they think they are anointed to oppose zeitgeists that they see as immoral. The fact of the matter is we can’t go back to the seventh century or a time in Donald Trump’s head when America was “great.” Time moves on and while it’s beneficial to learn from the past one can’t reside there indefinitely. Peter Pan may be able to live in Neverland, but the rest of us are supposed to grow up and live in reality. Martin H. Levinson Forest Hills

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cate others you must be careful that you yourself have a clear understanding of the subject you presume to educate others about. In the first instance Mr. Kaepernick doesn’t need to visit any far-flung battlefield or Arlington National Cemetery, as revered as these places happen to be, in order to find where his right to sit, stand or do a flop at the playing of the national anthem derives from. His right derives from the United States Constitution. It is the only thing that every member of the military swears to protect and defend, against all enemies foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same. I commend to your particular attention Amendment One of the Bill of Rights. ONLINE I was proud to wear the uniform Miss an article or a of the Un ited letter cited by a writer? States. I served Want breaking news to protect your from all over Queens? right be misinFind the latest news, formed, just the past reports from all same as served over the borough and to protect Mr. more at qchron.com. K a e p e r n i c k ’s right to petition for redress. I will relate a story from my youth in St. Albans, where I met an African-American veteran who landed on Omaha Beach. I found that interesting, what I found even more interesting is the story he told about having to give up his seat on public transportation in the United States, to a German POW, because of the color of his skin. Mr. Kaepernick’s right to protest for rights exists independent of any time, place or manner, restrictions you may impose on him. It exists independent of his profession, or his personal fortune. It is a right that attaches to every citizen of the United States of America. That, Ms. Rychlenski is what Gettysburg was about, what Omaha Beach was about. Not blind devotion to silly symbols, a song with vile racial overtones and a piece of cloth whose origins and symbolism are still in dispute. You by your obvious bias and intolerance have sullied the memory of the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to secure our right to petition for redress. Carl Foster Fresh Meadows

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Boom, clap — the sounds of 96th St. Residents want DOT to place four-way stop sign to stop frequent crashes by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

After two accidents occurred in as many days down the road from her house, Adriana Espada decided enough was enough. “This has to stop,” said Espada, a longtime resident of 96th Street in Ozone Park.

Accidents plague the intersection.

“It’s a miracle nobody has gotten killed here.” The intersection of 96th Street and 109th Avenue has been the site of numerous accidents throughout the years, Espada and her family said. “There’s one just about every other day,” said Espada’s mother Pam. There is a stop sign at the intersection on 96th Street, but none on the avenue. Espada would like to see a four-way stop sign installed at the intersection in an effort to reduce the number of crashes. Both roads are one-way streets. Espada said accidents most frequently occur around 2:30 p.m. as children are let out of school at nearby MS 137. What typically happens, the resident explained, is that motorists on 96th Street will edge out into the middle of the intersection only to be hit by cars driving on 109th Avenue. Espada showed a Queens Chronicle reporter three surveillance videos of accident s t h at m at ched t he pat t e r n she described. The 96th Street resident believes the crashes occur because those driving on the avenue often speed up in an effort to get to the following intersection before the light there turns red.

Residents of 96th Street in Ozone Park are accustomed to hearing the sound of cars colliding into each other where the block meets 109th Avenue. Last week, there were two in as many PHOTOS COURTESY ADRIANA ESPADA days. The DOT’s press office did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Espada said the intersection is not the only traffic-related problem on 96th Street. There have been times where drivers, looking to avoid traffic caused by crashes, will go in reverse down the one-way street. In one instance, she said, a driver backed

into a woman. The family has reached out to area elected officials in an effort to have the four-way stop signs put at the intersection to no avail. Espada said if the stop sign cannot be placed at the intersection, she would like to see speed humps placed on the two roads in Q an effort to slow down traffic.

Conditional discharge Parks police wouldn’t for alleged park perv be hurt by shutdown Barone must do community service by Anthony O’Reilly

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The Howard Beach man who allegedly masturbated in his car and punched a witness in the face in June pleaded guilty to the latter charge on Tuesday and was sentenced to a conditional discharge that mandates he does 20 days of community service and lives a law-abiding life for one year, a spokesman for the Queens d ist r ic t at t or ney t old t he Q ue e n s Chronicle. Kevin Ryan, the spokesman, said the charges of public lewdness, seconddegree harassment and exposure of a person that David Barone, 26, faced will be dropped so long as he completes the conditions of his guilty plea. If he doesn’t, however, he faces 60 days in jail. Barone was allegedly caught masturbating in his car at 99th Street and 165th Avenue near Frank Charles Memorial Park at about 6 p.m. on June 18 while looking at a woman watering her plants. He was later caught allegedly talking

to two young girls and punched an eyewitness who tried to stop him. Ryan said two full orders of protection were issued by the court against Barone for the two witnesses, which states he must have no contact with them. Barone’s arrest put the Howard Beach community on edge and dozens of residents attended a meeting of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association the next week to receive an update on the case. At that time, Executive Assistant District Attorney Jesse Sligh said he was following every development in the case. Joann Ariola, president of the civic, said she was not pleased with the outcome of the case. “I think he was old enough to know that was wrong,” Ariola said. “A shorter sentence does not help him or the community he serves in.” When he appeared at the civic, Sligh said Barone was not being monitored by any law enforcement agency and added that could only be done if a court deemed Q it applicable.

Increased patrols would continue by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The increased presence of the U.S. Parks Police in Spring Creek following the rape and murder of Karina Vetrano last month would not be affected by the potential partial government shutdown, a spokeswoman for Gateway National Recreation Area told the Queens Chronicle. Law enforcement personnel are considered “necessary” and therefore they would still report to work even if Congress does not pass a spending bill by the deadline of midnight on Sept. 30. Following the murder of Vetrano, 30, the Parks Police upped their presence in the marshland on weekdays, assisting the 106th Precinct with patrolling the area in the hopes of finding the on-the-loose killer. Spring Creek Park is federal parkland and part of Gateway National Recreation Area. Federal legislators have been arguing on the details of a spending bill to keep the government running before the deadline. As of Wednesday afternoon, shortly before the Chronicle went to print, there was no agree-

ment on such a bill. The New York Times, though, reported Wednesday morning an agreement in principle was reached by Republicans and Democrats for funding to address the issues with Flint, Mich.’s drinking water — one of the sticking points of the debate. Other issues central to getting a bill passed and signed by President Obama are federal funding to Puerto Rico — which is in serious financial distress and is an unincorporated U.S. territory — and money to address the Zika virus. Cases of the disease, which until recently was only a concern in tropical areas such as Puerto Rico, have spread to the United States and scientists have found mosquitoes capable of transmitting the disease to humans in the country. In the event of a government shutdown, some aspects of government are suspended until an agreement is reached. For example, staffers of federal legislators go unpaid though the lawmakers themselves continue to get money. The Senate on Tuesday voted against a Q spending bill, 45-55.

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Integration efforts funded by federal gov. School Districts 27 and 30 to get large chunk of money for programs by Anthony O’Reilly

The funds will go to help create the following programs at the following schools for DisTwo Queens school districts are set to trict 27: • PS 62 in Ozone Park: Computer Science receive a large chunk of federal dollars to pay and Innovation; for integration programs in schools there. • PS 254 in Richmond Hill: Leadership The U.S. Department of Education has awarded grants between $10.5 to $11.6 million Development and the Arts; and • PS 316 in Ozone Park: Global Conservato School Districts 27 — which stretches from Richmond Hill to Rockaway — and 30 — tion and Service Learning. The following profrom East Elmhurst to grams will be created Long Island City — at schools in District to help fund threee believe students in 30: year projects that will diverse classrooms • PS 92 in East create magnet proElmhurst: Engineergrams in an effort to learn from each other ing, Architecture and attract a more diverse the Arts; and groups of students. and learn better ...” • IS 145 in Jackson “We believe stu— Devora Kaye, spokeswoman for Heights: Innovation dents in diverse classthe Department of Education and Applied rooms lear n f rom Learning. each other and learn Two school districts in Brooklyn were also better, and we’re excited to build on this important work through these Magnet School awarded grants. “These grants will expand lear ning grants,” city Department of Education spokeswoman Devora Kaye said in an opportunities for students and help districts emailed statement. “Through a thoughtful foster schools that reflect the full diversity planning and implementation process we’ll of their communities,” U.S. Secretary of ensure rigorous educational experiences that Education John King said in a statement draws on the strengths of school communities issued Monday. Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson through focus areas such as STEM, the arts Heights), chairman of the Council’s Educaand computer science.” Associate Editor

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Two Queens school districts will receive a large chunk of federal money to create programs designed to attract a diverse group of students to five different schools in the borough. Two districts in Brooklyn also will get money from the federal agency. tion Committee, was unaware of the federal funding before contacted by the Chronicle but added he was glad to hear about it. “It’s great that it will be going to STEM,” he said, referring to the acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. “That’s where we need a lot of the funding to go to.”

Speaking of IS 145, which is in his district, Dromm said he was happy that a middle school would be receiving money to help diversify its student programs. “It’s especially great that it’s going to a middle school because that can be some of the Q more formative years,” he said.

The struggle is over — for some that is Four Queens schools left on Albany watchlist as receivership threat looms by Anthony O’Reilly

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Five Queens schools have managed to pull themselves out of the bottom 5 percent of academic achievement statewide and no longer have to worry of being taken over by a receiver — but for four others, the struggle continues. Nine institutions last year were labeled “struggling” by the state and were given a two-year timeline before Albany would appoint a “receiver,” a nonprofit, other school district or individual tasked with turning the schools around. For Richmond Hill High School, John Adams High School, Grover Cleveland High School, MS 53 in Far Rockaway and JHS 8 in Jamaica, that is no longer a concern. But Flushing High School, Martin Van Buren High School, August Martin High School and PS 111 must continue to make strides by next year if they wish to remain independent. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Education Committee and a representative for Grover Cleveland and John Adams in Albany, comm e n d e d t h e t wo s c h o ol s fo r t h e i r turnaround. “It’s very hard to do, especially in high schools,” Addabbo said.

John Adams High School, left, is no longer on a state watchlist for possible receivership. Meanwhile, institutions like Flushing High School need to get their act together before next school year, FILE PHOTOS according to the state. Speaking on the administration at Grover Cleveland, the senator had high praise for its principal, Denise Vittor. “Denise has been, in my opinion, the main force for really turning that school around in terms of academics and morale,” he said. Vittor, he added, was instrumental in

keeping the school open when it faced closure under then-Mayor Bloomberg four years ago. The praise Addabbo had for the high school in his district is different from the experience one of his colleagues has had with one of hers. State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flush-

ing), also a member of the Education Committee and a teacher at Flushing High School for a short period of time, has had difficulty getting in touch with the administration at the still-struggling school in her district. “The school has not contacted me,” said Stavisky. “I’m obviously troubled by the problems that exist at Flushing High School. There have been very small improvements.” The former teacher said there are a myriad of issues facing the institution but above anything else, it has a problem with its reputation as a struggling school. Half of the students at the high school, located in a heavily Asian area, are Hispanic, Stavisky noted. Asian students have been f leeing the school for better places of learning. “The Asian community has lost confidence in Flushing High School and that has to be restored,” she said. She did credit the Department of Education for keeping its principal, Tyee Chin, at the helm for another year. “What that school needs is stability at the top,” said Stavisky, noting it’s had a rash of changes in principals in recent years. The indicators for which schools were no longer under the threat of receivership were continued on page 21

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Build it Back probe called for by Ulrich Recovery program to cost $500M more than expected, report says by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Is the lack of progress made by Build it Back criminal? It depends on whom you ask. Following a Wall Street Journal report that the Sandy recover y initiative is expected to cost $500 million more than anticipated, Cou ncilman Er ic Ulr ich (R-Ozone Park) has called for a federal probe into the program. “As an elected official who represents several neighborhoods severely impacted by the storm, I am absolutely appalled by these figures given the small number of homes Build it Back has elevated or repaired to date,” said Ulrich in a Tuesday letter to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara. “I believe the gross mismanagement of these funds by the Mayor’s Off ice of Housing Recovery warrants an immediate investigation.” Build it Back, though a city program, is funded by federal dollars allocated by Congress months after the storm. A spokesman for Ulrich said the councilman has not heard back from Bharara. Build it Back officials, both in the WSJ story and a City Council hearing last Thursday, said the initiative is over budget due to rising construction costs and prevailing wages for u nion workers, among other reasons. A Cit y Hall spokesman cr iticized Ulrich’s call for the federal probe. “We are working hard to rebuild longstanding communities and create resilient neighborhoods,” the spokesman said. “New Yorkers need the City’s leaders to work together, not cheap political stunts like this that hurt communities.” Spokespeople for Build it Back did not respond to requests for updates on how ma ny homes have been elevated or repaired and how many are still awaiting work. Amy Peterson, director of the program, was unable to provide numbers on how many people were enrolled in Build

Councilman Eric Ulrich visited a home under construction by Build it Back in July. On Tuesday, he called for a federal probe into the alleged mismanagement of the program’s funds by the PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery. it Back during the Council hearing last week. When the Chronicle last reported on Build it Back in July, the city said 6,939 applicants have been served out of a total 8,729, though Ulrich disputed those figures by saying “construction starts” may count as the city putting a fence around a property without ever touching it. Build it Back was created by thenMayor Bloomberg in 2013 — in an effort to rebuild people’s homes destroyed by Sandy or repay them for work they did on their own — and was almost immediately plagued with problems of applicants having to resubmit paperwork several times and infor mation get ting lost by cit y employees. Mayor de Blasio, upon taking office, spearheaded a turnaround of the program a nd got hu nd reds of houses off the ground, but progress has been lacking in recent months.

Clinton, Trump debate at Hofstra police training nationally. She said there also is a need for intervention programs that would help less-serious offenders, particularly young men of color, avoid prison sentences. She also called for more gun control legislation. “I’ll use three words she doesn’t want to say — law and order,” Trump said. “If we don’t have it, we don’t have anything.” Trump used the occasion to tout his endorsements from police unions and other law enforcement organizations. He referred to New York City’s former stop-and frisk policy as an effective one for taking guns out of criminals’ hands,

crediting former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was present for the debate. “T hat brought cr i me way dow n,” Trump said. Clinton brought up the fact that the policy was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, with Trump countering that the city would have won on appeal, had Mayor de Blasio not elected to drop the matter. Clinton then pointed out that crime numbers in the city continue to drop under de Blasio, who also was in attendance, and that under the leadership of recently retired NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, stop-and-frisk encounters have dropped exponentially.

“You inherited a program that was in shambles ... but that’s getting old with people now,” Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn), chairman of the Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, told Peterson during the hearing. Ulrich, who is considering a mayoral run next year, in July called on Peterson to be fired, due to an abundance of homeowners kicked out of their houses so work could start, only for the homes to remain untouched for months. The councilman’s colleagues agreed that not enough houses are being rebuilt, but said it’s unfair to put the blame entirely on the Build it Back administration. “People need to look at the contractors who are literally milking this program for every penny,” said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park). The outgoing assemblyman said contractors seem to delay projects in an Clinton said she wants to pay for infrastructure investment, debt-free college and other initiatives through tax increases on the wealthy and corporations. She also wants to see more profit-sharing by companies, as well as broader implementation of programs already begun in New York City, such as paid family leave, and sick time. Trump wants to cut top corporate tax rates, saying that the result would be businesses expanding and more startups that would lead to more jobs. Trump said Clinton’s goals would be more achievable if the country were not already in tremendous debt. The former secretary of state, for her part, called her opponent’s economic plan “Trumped-up trickle-down economics.”

effort to draw out more money for them. “They’re overcharging and scheming as much as possible,” he said. Cou nci l m a n Donova n R ich a rd s (D-Laurelton) expressed similar concerns during the hearings with Peterson. “Are we sure they’re not milking the system?” he asked Build it Back officials. John Cori, president of the Rockaway Beach Civic Association, sided with Ulrich and criticized the lack of work being done in his community. “Out of more than 35 houses up on cribbing east of Beach 88th, less than 27 of them have had any significant work done on them in the past several weeks,” Cori said. Dan Mundy Jr., president of the Broad Chan nel Civic Association, told the Chronicle he understands and sympathizes with those who are frustrated with the program, but said that shouldn’t negate those homes that have been rebuilt. “The people who are not back in their homes, they should be and deserve to be angry,” Mundy said. “But for those who are back in their homes, we should be happy for them.” Mundy also said people should keep in mind that rebuilding homes requires coordination between several state and city agencies, which can at times delay projects. When asked whether he agrees with Ulrich’s call for a federal probe into the program, he said he’d rather work on ways to improve Build it Back. Similarly, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said an investigation could further hamper the recovery effort in Rockaway and elsewhere. “Like it or not, Build it Back is the only thing we have,” he said. De Blasio last October implemented a deadline for Build it Back — complete all single-family homes by the end of this year. “It’s not going to happen,” Addabbo Q said of the deadline. Both said the country must step up its defenses and countermeasures for cyber attacks on the country, businesses and individuals, and that those on terror watch lists or no-fly lists should not be able to obtain guns legally. Increased cyber security, both said, could help degrade the ability of groups such as ISIS to recruit within the United States. The second debate will be moderated by Martha Raddatz, chief global affairs correspondent for ABC News and co-host of “This Week,” and Anderson Cooper, an anchor with CNN. The third, slated for Oct. 19 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will be modQ erated by Chris Wallace of Fox News.

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A s A s s e m b l y m an P hil G o l d f e d e r (D-Rockaway Park) prepares to start a new life as a private citizen, the Howard BeachLindenwood Civic Association on Tuesday wanted to make sure he will always have them on his mind. That’s why the association’s President Joann Ariola, center, and Vice President Barbara McNamara gifted the outgoing legislator with a yarmulke with “HBL Civic”

stitched on it. “Who would’ve thought I’d come to Howard Beach and get more Jewish?” Goldfeder joked. His wife, Esther, was given flowers. Goldfeder is vacating his seat at the end of this year to spend more time with his family. Democrat Stacey Pheffer-Amato and Republican Alan Zwirn are looking to replace him.

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Maspeth marches on Bellerose shelter City hits back with video of facility residents’ day trip to a museum by Matthew Bultman and Christopher Barca Chronicle Contributor / Associate Editor

n impassioned crowd opposed to housing the homeless in hotels like the 55th Road Holiday Inn in Maspeth demonstrated in Bellerose on Saturday morning, while the city organized a trip to a museum for dozens of undomiciled children, hoping to shield them from the protests. Many taking charter buses from Maspeth to get there, the crowd of around 200 people marched along Jericho Turnpike and rallied outside two hotels the city has been using to shelter homeless families. Chanting, “Solutions, not shelters,” the group also marched on the Floral Park home of Harshad Patel, the owner of the Bellerose and Maspeth hotels. “This is not about politics,” rally coorganizer Joe Concannon told protesters outside the Bellerose Inn. “This is about developing a city policy that’s supposed to be helping everybody in the City of New York, including the homeowners, residents and taxpayers who live in these communities.” After learning of the protests, city officials arranged for children and families staying at the shelters to spend the day at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. The city’s Department of Homeless Services has been using hotels to meet its legal obligation to house the homeless. There are about 40 families staying at the Bellerose Inn and more than a dozen at the nearby Quality Inn, according to the agency. The demonst rations came one day after state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), Cit y Cou ncil ma n Ba r r y G rodench i k (D - Oak land Gardens) and others a n nou nc e d a n ag r e e me nt h a d b e e n reached with Patel to phase out the policy of accepting homeless families at those two hotels. Under the agreement, each would transition back to a tourist hotel by early 2017. Some of t he prot e st e r s Sat u rd ay remained skeptical. Several said Patel was supposed to meet them for discussions in the morning but did not show. Many in the crowd were from Maspeth, where residents have been protesting nightly for over a month outside the 55th Road Holiday Inn, which the city plans to convert into a 110-bed facility for homeless adult families next month — though Patel says he won’t agree to that. Cou ncilwoma n Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblywoman Marge Markey (D-Maspeth) have jointly filed a lawsuit to stop the plan, while area civic members say they’ll do the same. Last week, a group of over 100 protesters took charter buses from the hotel to Human Resources Adminstration Commissioner

Joe Concannon fires up the crowd of protesters outside a Bellerose hotel where some of the rooms are being used by the city to house homeless families. Many of the demonstrators were Maspeth residents who have been rallying against a shelter in their neighborhood for more than PHOTO BY MATTHEW BULTMAN six weeks straight. Steve Banks’ home in Brooklyn, where they loudly demonstrated outside his front door for an hour. Much of their fr ustration has been directed at Mayor de Blasio and Banks, both of whom have repeatedly been called liars and failures. That attitude was present on Saturday, with the crowd chanting, “One-ter m mayor” and holding signs that read “Fire the Liar,” alongside a picture of Banks. The kids’ trip was documented in a video titled “A Special Field Trip” and posted to the Twitter accounts of Mayor de Blasio, the Mayor’s Office and other officials. “How do you explain to children why angry adults are out in front of the place they’re living and want to throw them into the st reets? ” Hu man Resou rces Admistration Commissioner Steve Banks said in the video. “So we thought today we would take the children and their families to someplace nice where they can actually experience a helping hand from adults, rather than the back of the hand.” Both Chirlane McCray, Mayor de Blasio’s wife, and Councilman Brad Lander (D -Brook ly n) — who represents the community where Banks lives — called the protests “shameful” on Twitter. “Shame on all those who would deny children and families a safe place to live,” McCray wrote. “Let’s build our city with acts of kindness and empathy.” DHS spokeswoman Lauren Gray said in a Tuesday statement that the agency feels the same way. “More than 100 protesters bused themselves to the other end of Queens to

homeless children’s doorstep, shouting for hours that where these children are staying should be shut down,” Gray said. “This group is opposed to both the creation of new shelters and the renting of hotel rooms until new shelters can be built. Their demands would put homeless families on the street.” However, many protesters have taken to the Maspeth 11378 community Facebook page to hit back, saying they are advocating for those very children to be housed somewhere more dignified than a hotel. “This mayor is a joke. How can you possibly say we are harassing children by us going to protest yesterday? ” Mike LoCascio, a Community Board 5 member and protest organizer, wrote. “The city finally did something good for those children. Is that what it takes Mr. Mayor for

yo u t o d o t h e r ig h t t h i n g by t h e children?” One goal the Maspeth protesters are shooting for is creating a citywide force united against de Blasio’s policy of warehousing homeless families in hotels. In recent weeks, Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden and others said they would start reaching out to other community groups who have fought similar fights. The ultimate objective, the scorned residents say, is to have a massive group of people relentlessly protest outside City Hall, Gracie Mansion and other places to make their point as loud and clear as possible. John Schaffer, an Elmhurst resident who joined in the protest, said using hotels — like the former Pan American facility in his neighborhood — as shelters creates a bad situation for the families who live there. “Some of the places don’t even have a desk for [children] to do their homework,” Schaffer said. “Of course, without kitchens they’re not getting home-cooked meals. They’re eating whatever the city gives them.” Others raised concerns about security and the quality of life in the neighborhood. A few people who live in eastern Queens complained they have noticed panhandling and said there had been instances of lewd behavior. “I understand we have a problem with homelessness,” said longtime Bellerose resident Sam Hernandez. “But this is not the neighborhood for it.” Addabbo — who has sharply criticized the mayor in recent weeks over the Maspeth plan — once again put the blame squarely on de Blasio, chiding the mayor for what he said had been a lack of cooperation. “The bottom line is there is a better way to help people,” Addabbo said. “We are willing to help this administration find those solutions that are out there and that are credible. But this administration Q continues to ignore us.”

NYPD denies Chronicle FOIL The Chronicle’s Freedom of Information Law request filed earlier this month to acquire Human Resource Administration Commissioner Steve Banks’ aggravated harassment complaint he made in response to threats against him was denied by the NYPD this week. Banks has been the target of protests by Maspeth residents who are vehemently opposed to the planned conversion of the 55th Road Holiday Inn into a homeless shelter for adult families. According to the NYPD, he received two anonymous threats earlier this month, but the police

denied the Chronicle’s request because it “would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Additionally, the Depar t ment of Homeless Services has repeatedly failed to answer questions from the Chronicle regarding the legality of the hotel’s conversion, as it doesn’t have kitchen units in each dwelling as mandated by the city’s Administrative Code. Also ignored have been requests for proof that Banks’ claim that 250 homeless people cite Community District 5 as Q their last place of residence is true.

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CB 12 residents are wary of hotel glut Some worry that smaller operators may turn to city homeless shelters by Michael Gannon Editor

hen you live near one of the busiest airports in the world and a train ride from Downtown Manhattan, you are going to live near hotels. But residents of Southeast Queens are becoming increasingly worried that the proliferation of smaller hotels either opened up or under construction dovetails all too well with the city’s recent penchant for locating homeless shelters and other supportive housing within Community Board 12. Glenn Greenridge, the Land Use Committee chairman at CB 12, went down a partial list last week: • one in the early stages of construction at the corner of 115th Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard; • a 56-room facility beginning construction at 97-01 Waltham Street; • another two blocks away with a proposed 42 rooms near the intersection of Waltham and 97th Avenue; • an 85-room site under construction next to the Howard Johnson Hotel on Archer Avenue; and • excavation underway for a hotel at 140-35 Queens Blvd., less than a block away from a building at 140-17 that looks close to completion. “When the folks made their presentation to put a hotel in the old TWA building at Kennedy Airport, they said they’re spending $62 million of their own money. They said their research showed hotels in Queens were at capacity,” Greenridge told the Chronicle in an interview last week. “But what happens in two or three years if the economy changes and the demand doesn’t keep up with the supply?” he asked. “We have over 10 proposed hotels in CB 12 alone. A property owner [of a smaller hotel] might decide $80 to $100 per night per room from the city sounds pretty good.” Greenridge’s comments came two days after a meeting of CB 12 where many expressed their belief that the exploding number of hotel applications in the district coming at a time when the city is experiencing a homeless crisis is not a coincidence. One resident, who lives near Guy R. Brewer and 115th Avenue, said it was only a few years ago that they were able to chase out a “hot sheet” hotel in the neighborhood. She does not want that or a shelter in the new building. “There is a school right there,” she said. “We have churches there. Our property values will go down.” Greenridge said residents’ fears are not groundless, with the city having converted at least one hotel into a shelter in his memory, and that they have every right to be concerned.

Jamaica residents and officials at Community Board 12 say they were blind-sided when construction they thought had been suspended on a hotel proposed for the corner of Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and 115th Avenue restarted. Many, at a meeting on Sept. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON 21, fear it eventually will be converted for use as a homeless shelter.

Residents in the district already have little if any trust in Mayor de Blasio or the Department of Homeless Services when it comes to shelters. “We have 32 percent of the homeless population in all of Queens,” CB 12 District Manager Yvonne Reddick said on Sept. 21. Residents of St. Albans just recently lost a court case in which they sought to stop a shelter on Hollis Avenue that opened last winter as a shelter for homeless veterans. Sources attributing information to state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) said a building in Jamaica at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 183rd Street now is operating as a shelter though originally proposed as a hotel in records obtained from the city’s Depar tment of Buildings. The building on Tuesday did appear to have people coming in and out, though there is no sign on the building advertising it as a hotel. DHS did not respond to an email seeking information on the site prior to the Chronicle’s deadline. Comrie could not be reached for comment Monday or Tuesday. In an email, the Chronicle sought to confirm whether the building was a shelter or not; if so, its classification, such as for families, men, et cetera; whether any medical or social services are available on-site; and if the building has kitchen facilities. Under the city Administrative Code, permanent shelters for families must have kitchen facilities in each residential unit. The city has been evading the regulation in some cases by declaring a situation to be an emergency, and by providing meals prepared at another location. CB 12 chairwoman Adrienne Adams on Sept. Residents and leaders in Community Board 12 have run out of trust in the 21 said it is not the only way the city has repeatcity when it comes to the location of facilities for the homeless. They fear the edly violated its own regulations; she said they continually skirt what lenient requirements there approval of more than 10 hotels could lead to the creation of large shelters.

are for notifying a community through the board office when a major supportive housing facility if being proposed. Even if DHS had responded, residents say they have little reason to trust the agency or the de Blasio administration as a whole. Just as residents see a tie-in between the hotel approvals and the homeless problem, they do not believe it is a coincidence that the city is shoe-horning homeless shelters and other supportive housing into a largely minority district. Several residents pointed to rallies in Maspeth, where residents are fighting the conversion of a Holiday Inn to a full-time shelter. They have held nightly rallies outside the hotel and even protested outside the Brooklyn home of Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steve Banks. This past week they marched to the Floral Park home of the Holiday Inn’s owner. The city tells the Chronicle that it still is in negotiations with the Holiday Inn shelter’s proposed operator, Acacia Network. This is on top of the withdrawal last year of a shelter proposal in Bayside, which has been a thorn in the sides of CB 12 officials since it happened, with officials telling residents on Tuesday that they did not know the DHS stopped pursuing the Bayside proposal. Several residents expressed frustration that Bayside can stop an application while Maspeth has at least for now been able to fight DHS to a draw, while CB 12 residents have been unable to stop the flood. “We have compassion for the homeless,” Adams said at the Sept. 21 meeting. “But the city cannot solve the problem on the backs of our residents.” The Rev. Bishop Charles Norris of Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church in Jamaica said the time has long since passed to hold the city — and Mayor de Blasio — accountable for the impact the city’s choices have had on Southeast Queens. “We are the largest minority voting district,” Norris said. continued on next page

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Southeast Queens wary about hotels and homelessness continued from previous page “We gave [Public Advocate] Tish James our support, and we have gotten support. We gave Mayor de Blasio our support. We need to ask, ‘What do we get for that support?’”

Greenridge and Adams said on Sept. 21 that residents need to take a page from Maspeth’s playbook. “When people in Maspeth have a problem, they come out,” she said. “In numbers,” Greenridge said.

Adams said residents in District 12, unfortunately, do not have the track record for doing that. “When we have tried to respond, very often we have been alone,” Adams said. Q “Where is our sustained outrage?”

Officials of Community Board 12 say they have more than 10 small-sized hotels that are either under construction or have been approved within their boundaries, such as these two within a block of each other on Queens Boulevard between Jamaica and Hillside avenues. Residents are worried that owners might someday find city social service agencies more lucrative than Kennedy Airport travelers. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON

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Bellerose hotels to not house homeless Pols: Patel family agreed to phase buildings out of temporary shelter use by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

The Patel family will stop letting the city rent rooms at the Bellerose Inn and nearby Quality Inn to temporarily house homeless people, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D-Nassau) announced at a press conference on Friday. “We have reached an agreement in principle that they will no longer use either hotel for homeless families or individuals, that they will start to phase out within the next 60 days,” Avella said. “These hotels were designed for tourists or for people coming to visit their families in the neighborhood, but not for homeless families.” The Patel family, which owns a large portion of hotels in the United States, and others involved with the hotels reached the agreement with Grodenchik, Solages and civic association at a meeting they had last Thursday. No representative from the Department of Homeless Services attended the meeting. “As a member of the social services committee up in Albany, we have many ideas and plans that we want to implement,” said Solages, whose district is located a block away from the Quality Inn. “So, this session, we’ll be actively doing that and empowering fami-

State Sen. Tony Avella announced an agreement with the Patel family to phase out the use of the Bellerose Inn and nearby Quality Inn for use as temporary homeless shelters at a press conferPHOTO BY RYAN BRADY ence last Friday with other elected officials and civic leaders. lies throughout New York State.” “As the senator said, this is hardly a location that should be used to house homeless families,” Grodenchik said. “We hope that by Jan. 1 of 2017, there will no longer be homeless families housed throughout these hotels.” “The hotel will be just that, a regular hotel, for tourists and travelers,” Queens

Colony Civic Association President Angela Augugliaro said. The Patel family said that Dec. 31 is the last day that homeless families could be at the hotels, according to Augugliaro. The de Blasio administration has used hotels in several parts of Queens as temporary homeless shelters and wants to convert

one in Maspeth to a shelter, though the owner says he won’t agree to it. “These two hotels are part of the city’s ill-conceived push to convert neighborhood hotels into homeless shelters,” Glen Oaks Cooperative President Bob Friedrich said, “something they said would never be done when many of these hotels were f irst constructed.” De Blasio administration officials criticized the lawmakers and Bellerose area residents who oppose using the shelters to house the homeless. “This press conference came on the heels of repeated aggressive protests and complaints by community members, which have included traveling to the homes of government officials at night and calls threatening officials’ safety and welfare as well as their families,” a DHS spokeswoman told the Chronicle. The agency also received a complaint from a Bellerose community member about toddlers living in the hotel playing in a neighbor’s yard. “Opponents of our efforts to house the homeless have now trained their sights on homeless toddlers,” de Blasio spokeswoman Aja Worthy-Davis said in a prepared statement. “It’s disgusting and dangerous, and our Q city must stand up against it.”

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As a member of the board of trustees at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for two decades, Joseph Ferrara has seen firsthand how valuable the hospital is within the community. So when he decided to support the creation of a new, modern hospice unit at JHMC, it was not just because it was a good thing to do. “It’s a necessary thing,” he said. “The community deserves this.” The Ferrara Family Center for Hospice Care was officially renamed last Thursday at a ceremony attended by numerous Queens leaders, including JHMC President Bruce Flanz, Borough President Melinda Katz and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). Ferrara’s sons, Joseph and Jeffrey also were on hand. Dr. Alan Roth, chairman of the hospital’s Department of Family Medicine and chief of Palliative Care Medicine, said the refurbished unit will be completed by this coming spring. He said the aim is to give a fullness of life to patients who may only have weeks or even days left to live. It will have large bedrooms for patients, communal areas for families to gather and a full kitchen.

It also will continue to have medical personnel for counseling, pain management, alternative medical resources and spiritual guidance, depending on the needs of each individual. Roth also said hospice care can take place in the home, a hospital setting such as the Ferrara Center, or a nursing care facility. “Hospice is not a place,” he said. “It’s a philosophy of care.” Ferrara Brothers Building Material started in 1969 in Queens. “I’m an Ozone Park kid,” Ferrara said. It grew over decades into a major concrete supplier, delivering in the orange trucks with the connected FB logo familiar at job sites throughout the city. Hospital leaders and elected officials said the center is far from the only example of Ferrara’s generosity with his time, effort and financial assistance. Katz and others spoke of his decades-long affiliation with the Boys & Girls Clubs. Addabbo has known Ferrara “all my life.” Katz said her introduction came years ago after she first decided to run for elected office, and was seeking his input on how government affected and could help the building trades and construction industries. “I sat down in his office, and the first question he asked was, ‘What will you do for

Borough President Melinda Katz and Dr. Alan Roth, left, honor Joseph Ferrara, second from right, and his sons Jeffrey and Joseph on Sept. 22 at the formal renaming of Jamaica Hospital PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Medical Center’s Ferrara Family Center for Hospice Care. the children?’” Katz said. Flanz and Neil Phillips, chairman of the hospital’s board of trustees, presented Ferrara and his sons with a commemorative plaque thanking them for his help in getting

the refurbishment started. They also gave him a sledge hammer with a gold-colored head and an inscribed handle. “You’re in the construction industry,” Q Flanz said.

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Why are Catholic schools so great? Institutions set teens up for success in college and beyond RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS SECTION

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Every parents wants to set his or her child up for success in life. So when it comes to picking a high school, many might be wondering which the best place is to send them off for four of the most formative years of their lives. While this borough has its fair share of great public high schools, perhaps a Catholic institution is the answer to your prayers. Darius Penikas, principal at Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, said institutions such as his prepare students for college by giving them “intense” instruction from dedicated teachers. “We have teachers who see teaching as a ministry,” Penikas told the Chronicle. “It’s not just a job to them. It’s a calling. They want to make sure the student is looked after in all ways.” The principal also pointed out that Molloy, and other Catholic high schools, offer college and AP credits for anyone looking to get a head start on a college career. Penikas said he didn’t want to bash public schools, but highlight why Catholic institutions may be the better choice for teens. He has seen examples of students transferring from city-run schools to his and

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Archbishop Molloy High School, in Briarwood, co-ed, college preparator y program; honors and Advanced Placement courses (including computer science); expansive college credit program offering courses with SJU and Seton Hall University; advanced science research and science Olympiad team; competitive athletic and intramural teams; and extracurricular service programs. (718) 441-2100. Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, in Brooklyn, co-ed, college preparatory high school, Project Lead the Way: engineering, biomedical; college preparatory; advanced placement; college credit courses; honors classes; performing arts; athletics and clubs. (718) 857-2700. Cathedral High School, in Manhattan, an all-girls Catholic college preparatory school offering medical and law, Regents and honors, Advanced Placement. (212) 688-1545. Christ the King Regional High School, in Middle Village, co-ed, college preparatory curriculum; honors and Advanced Placement courses; Microsoft/IT Academy; college affiliation; visual and performing arts program; fouryear sequence in American sign language, Italian, Latin and Spanish. (718) 366-7400, ext. 240. Holy Cross High School, in Flushing, all-boys with advanced placement courses; college credit courses; Fr. Moreau Honors Program; St. Andre Academic Success Program; Science Research Program; Holy Cross TV; Service Learning Program; art, music, extracurricular and athletic programs. (718) 886-7250. Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, in East Elmhurst, co-ed, academic college preparatory; honors, Advanced Placement and college credit programs; athletics and clubs. (718) 898-3800.

St. Agnes Academic School, in College Point, college preparatory school for girls with Advanced Placement; college credit courses; honors program; science research; performing arts program; iPads; extracurricular activities and athletic programs. (718) 353-6276. St. Edmund Preparatory High School, in Brooklyn, co-ed college preparatory school with an international baccalaureate program; Advanced Placement; International World Scholars Honors program and a SJU College Advantage Program. (718) 743-6100. St. Francis Preparatory School, in Fresh Meadows, co-ed, 17 A.P. courses; 30 college credit classes; honor courses; adv. electives in art and music; three foreign languages; science research; over 100 extracurricular activities and athletic programs; iPads; academic support and college counseling. (718) 423-8810, ext. 229. St. John’s Preparatory School, in Astoria, co-ed, baccalaureate program with St. John’s University; Advantage Program with SJU; Advanced Placement and honors courses; religious retreat program; college credit courses; performing arts prog.; STEM prog.; writing center. (718) 721-7200. The Mary Louis Academy, in Jamaica Estates, allgirls college preparatory; college advantage program; Advanced Placement and honors courses including art and music; extensive extracurricular and sports programs. (718) 297-2120. Xaverian High School, in Brooklyn, co-ed, Advanced Placement and college credit through SJU and Syracuse University; PLTW STEM and internship programs; pre-prof. pathways spec. Music, community service and retreat programs; iPad; international travel and exchange program; college counseling; XCEL for 8th graders. (718) 836-7100.

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The Test for Admission i nt o C at hol ic High Schools will test SECTION eighth-grade students who are interested in attending a Catholic high school beginning in September 2017. In order to be admitted into Catholic high schools, students must take an admissions examination on Nov 5. The results from that examination, along with school records and other information, are then sent to the high school principals to assist them in making admission decisions. Each student’s information will be sent to three high schools of his/her choice. Results also will be sent to the Catholic elementary schools within the Archdiocese of New York or the Diocese of Brooklyn/ Queens. T h e TAC H S me a s u r e s a c a d e m ic achievement in reading, written expression and mathematics, along with general reasoning skills. The test has been developed with the advice and approval of diocesan representatives. There is a nonrefundable examination fee of $63 for the student handbook, test materials and the reporting of scores to three high schools of a student’s choice. Duplicate registrations may result in a processing fee. The TACHS is only for current eighthgrade students. Students wishing to apply to a Catholic high school for a grade other than the ninth grade should apply directly to that high school. A student may take the TACHS examination only once. A home report will be provided for each student after high school notifications have been mailed in January 2017. For Catholic school students within the Archdiocese of New York or the Diocese of Brooklyn/ Queens, the home report will be sent to the elementary school for distribution. For public, private and non diocesan school students, the home report will be sent to the student’s home address. All TACHS test results are final. No rescoring will be done. RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS

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Content of the TACHS examination The TACHS exam contains subtests measuring both achievement and ability. The tests, with brief descriptions, are as follows: • Reading — In the reading test, students will be presented with a variety of materials, both informational and literary. The questions will measure students’ ability to answer questions in factual, interpretative and evaluative comprehension. They may have to answer

questions about main idea, author’s purpose, the meaning of a word in context and other types of comprehension questions. • Written expression — This is a test about writing in standard English. Some of the questions focus on the most appropriate way to express the ideas in a piece of writing. Questions may address organization, sentence structure, clarity, and effective or appropriateness of expression. Other questions ask students to identify the line of text that contains an error. • Mathematics — Questions on the Mathematics test are drawn from the areas of number sense and operations, algebraic patterns and connections, data analysis/probability/ statistics, geometry and measurement. • Ability — This test measures students’ lear ned reasoning abilities. Although grounded in biological processes, these abilities are developed through in-school and out-of-school experiences. The questions assess students’ abilities to reason with somewhat more novel questions that use spatial and figural content. The questions show how well students use their reasoning skills to solve problems they may or may not have been directly taught. Test Information Before the test, make sure you get a full night’s sleep, eat breakfast, know how far away your test site is and allow plenty of time to get there, bring your admit card and identification with you, several No. 2 pencils with erasers. Make sure the pencils are sharp and the erasers are clean. Don’t bring any notes, books, or scratch paper with you. Don’t bring a calculator, a watch, a cell phone or any electronic devices with you. You won’t be allowed to take any of these into the examination room. During the test be sure to read the directions and listen carefully. Make sure you understand the directions in the test booklet before starting the test. Students are not allowed to write in the test booklet. For additional i nfor mation on the TACHS exam or special test accommodations, contact the Diocese of Brooklyn/ Queens at (718) 965-7300, ext. 5421. The student handbook and registration are available on the web at tachsinfo.com or Q telephone at (866) 618-2247. Information obtained from the 2016 TACHS student handbook.

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Spots near JAHS unused by teachers by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Anyone in Queens can tell you trying to find a parking spot is like finding a needle in a haystack. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is trying to clear some of the hay away for Ozone Park residents living near John Adams High School by giving them spots reserved for teachers that they don’t use. “If a school is in need of parking, of course it should be used by the teachers,” Addabbo told the Chronicle. “But if it’s not being used, then let’s give it back to the residents who live near there.” A Queens Chronicle reporter went to the school early last Friday afternoon and saw a row of empty spots on Sutter Avenue between Centreville and 101st streets. The street has a sign stating the spots are reserved for Department of Education employees only during school hours. A Depar tment of Transpor tation spokesman did not return requests for comment by press time.

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A representative from the Circle Academy Charter School, which is looking for a place in Woodhaven, on Tuesday updated members of Community Board 9’s Education Committee on the group’s hunt for a site to educate children. After meeting with the State Education Department two years ago for a capacity interview to review their application, Circle Academy withdrew the request upon the department’s request. The Education Department suggested the charter review its budget since it didn’t support the blended learning model it presented. Then it remained on hold after city and state conflicts with charter schools. “That was the year the Board of Regents denied and didn’t approve anyone that year until the second cycle ... so we determined that we would delay,” said Michael Estep, director of outreach for the charter school. In June, the group resubmitted its letter of intent. A follow-up interview with the state is scheduled for Oct. 13. One change made to the original application is that Circle Academy is looking to have 25 percent of the students be special-

needs pupils. “That is unique for charter schools in the State of New York,” Estep said. Two members of the charter school board have experience working with special-needs students, he said. Looking for a location in Woodhaven has presented some obstacles in that most of the schools in the area are already at maximum capacity. As a result, Estep said, the charter school may have to resort to suing the city for space, as charter schools often do. “We have to sue the Department of Education saying that our kids are public school kids and it goes before a court and the judge rules whether or not we should be allowed to receive $2,500 per child to assist with the cost of having a private facility,” Estep said. If Circle Academy is unable to get a private location, it may share space with another organization, such as Storage Maxx on 75th Street and Jamaica Avenue or an area church. But Estep said the school would prefer finding its own space. “Our founding group believes we can do a better job in our own facility,” he said. If everything goes as planned the school Q could open in August 2017.

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Boro Hall’s $23M atrium unveiled New community space named in honor of former BP Helen Marshall by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Borough President Melinda Katz wanted a cooler, more hip name for it, but the Helen Marshall Cultural Center will have to do. “I wanted the ‘Marshall Arts Center,’ but I was vetoed,” Katz said. “I still think it would have been a cool name.” She might not have gotten to name it, but on Tuesday, Katz helped unveil Borough Hall’s new, modern-looking atrium, an 11,000-square-foot space outfitted with a performance stage, a glass canopy, marble floors, trees and other plantings. The enclosed courtyard, named in honor of former Borough President Helen Marshall, was designed to host community and cultural events ranging from civic meetings to music and dance performances. Marshall, who served as BP from 2002 to 2013 after stints in the state Assembly and City Council, was someone who never stopped fighting for Queens’ cultural institutions and neighborhood groups, according to Katz. And what better way to honor her predecessor than by opening a space designed to support those same organizations she loved so much? “It’s going to be a place where her legacy is going to thrive,” she said. “Kids are going to come here and do productions. Seniors

A band performs at Tuesday’s grand opening of the Helen Marshall Cultural Center, the $23 million, 11,000-square-foot atrium in the rear of Borough Hall named for the Queens borough president PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA who served from 2002 to 2013. are going to use this. We’re going to have exhibits in here. This atrium is going to be a location where folks come from all over the borough and the city to utilize it.” Work began on the three-story space in late 2012, and the project originally came with a price tag of $17 million. However, the atrium, which was mostly

completed by the end of Marshall’s tenure at Borough Hall, ended up costing $23 million, while some area environmentalists were upset about the cutting down of two dozen trees to make room for construction equipment. Despite the added cost, Katz said the first major capital investment on the building in

over seven decades is well worth it, as she predicted it will be heavily used in the years to come. “I am so proud that we have this great project,” the BP said. “She spent so much time and effort to make sure that there was a location that Queens residents can call their own in the people’s house of Queens.” Tuesday’s unveiling event was attended by many of the borough’s elected officials, community board chairpersons, district managers and civic leaders. Also in attendance was Marshall’s daughter, Agnes, and her son, Donald. Agnes Marshall passed along an apology on behalf of her mother, who now lives in California, for not being able to attend the event. “This Friday will be my mother’s 87th birthday,” Marshall said. “Her only regret is that she can’t be here to receive this honor.” The student chorus of PS 127, where Marshall once served as PTA president, performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “America the Beautiful” to begin the ceremony, while two students read poems about the importance of community. Marshall was the first African American and the second woman ever, behind her predecessor, Claire Shulman, to be elected Q Queens borough president.

Glendale gas leak freaks neighbors One resident says National Grid has been slow to fix the problem by Christopher Barca and Bryant Rodriguez

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Fears of an explosion like the one that rocked the Bronx earlier that morning filled one Glendale neighborhood on Tuesday, as a gas leak forced a handful of residents to briefly evacuate their homes. According to area resident Tony Cammarata, there was a strong gas smell in the area of 81st Street and 78th Avenue, forcing multiple people to alert the authorities. O n c e f i r ef ig ht e r s a r r ive d around 1 p.m., they took readings of how much gas was in the area and began evacuating neighbors as they searched for the source of the leak. The impacted residents were allowed to return to their homes after about 30 minutes, Cammarata said, but their fr ustration remains after weeks of smelling gas. “The city has been digging up the streets in this neighborhood, carelessly breaking gas caps,” Cammarata said in a Tuesday email. “National Grid has been

called in, but has done nothing to repair these caps because, according to them, there’s no threat. “On 81st Street alone,” he continued, “there were no less than three of these busted caps that National Grid refused to fix until enough phone calls came in from the neighborhood complaining, and finally they fixed them.” But according to a National Grid spokesperson, Tuesday was the first time the company was alerted to an issue in the area. “National Grid responded to a gas odor call yesterday, identified a leak and repaired it,” the spokesperson told the Chronicle in a Wednesday email. “Based on our records it is the first odor call that we have received for 81st Street and 78th Avenue. Crews are scheduled to begin work tomorrow to replace the gas main. This work is being coordinated with other utility street work/projects in the area.” But Cammerata said gas leaks have been an ongoing problem not just on his block, but on another area street, for over a year. “One neighbor told me that even

on his block on 82nd Street and 78th Road they’re having issues with gas leaks as well,” he said. “In fact, since last summer in a non-related issue, the gas odor was so bad people had to leave their homes for a few days until National Grid decided to look into it. Even then, the odor remained.” A Chronicle inquiry regarding area roadwork and the possible dislodging of gas caps was sent to and acknowledged by the Department of Transportation, but an official agency response was not p r ov id e d by p r e s s t i m e o n Wednesday. Earlier Tuesday, a house explosion in the Bronx caused by a gas leak killed decorated FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy, of Yonkers, as he directed his men outside the building. Around sunrise, firefighters received a tip that marijuana was being grown inside the West 234th Street home and that a strong odor of gas could be smelled outside. Fahy alerted the NYPD after arriving at the site and shortly before the building was reduced to

Firefighters stand guard at the intersection of 81st Street and 78th Avenue in Glendale on Tuesday, the site of a gas leak. Residents had to be briefly evacuated from their homes while first responders made sure there was no PHOTO BY TONY CAMMARATA chance of an explosion. rubble in the ensuing explosion. The battalion chief and father of three was hit in the head by a piece

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

New food tours give a taste of the nabe too by Anthony O’Reilly Mumith starts here not just because of the tasty, juicy B.G. Burger, but because the restaurant is an ode to the neighborhood’s industrial past. Before it became a haven for artists, LIC was an industrial area known for manufacturing war weapons and other materials. The Burger Garage embraces that past. After eating the burger, Mumith leads his guests to Court Square, not the train station, but the defunct house of law that once saw some of the most prominent legal cases of its time. It served as a focal point in the establishment of New York City as we know it today and is the court where Ruth Snyder was prosecuted for her part in her husband’s murder, in what was then one of the most-watched court cases in the country, serving as the inspiration for the film noir classic “Double Indemnity.” Today, it’s mostly used as a set for “Law and Order” episodes. Continued onpage page continued on 33

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There’s no doubt that Queens is one of the, if not the, food capitals of the country — a fact lifelong borough resident Richard Mumith is proud of. “When it comes to food, Queens is king,” Mumith said. “Forget about Manhattan.” Mumith wanted to highlight the culinary prowess of the World’s Borough to show tourists — and Queens natives — what it has to offer while showing some of its history, present and future. That’s why he decided to start “Queens Food Tours,” a near-three hour journey through Long Island City’s restaurant scene and notable landmarks. When asked why he started in the gateway community of LIC, Mumith said he wanted to show a different side of Queens not many are accustomed to. “When most people think of Queens they think of three main areas,” he said. “Flushing, Jackson Heights and Astoria. But that’s not all Queens is.” A group of hungry adventurers, this reporter included, met at Burger Garage — a small eatery that serves, well, burgers — for a tour Saturday.

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boro EXHIBITS

Frieder and Allan Renz, grandson of bridge builder Gustav Lindenthal; and photo exhibit. Mon., Oct. 3, 6:30 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. $5. Info: (718) 2780700, astorialic.org.

Community art show, with works by six area artists, plus sketches by environmental artist Christo. Thru Oct. 20, Woody & Pete’s Honky Tonk Lyceum, 146-49 Horace Harding Expy., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 762-8880, lyceum@growhome.com, codyannherrmann.com/lyceum.

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“Works: Reflections on Failure,” with 11 artists investigating failure and the ambiguous border between success and downfall, in sculpture, painting and more. Thru Nov. 12, Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., LIC. COST. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com.

Tarot, unpacking the mysteries and insights the cards are said to offer, for beginners and those with some experience, led by Russ Ross. Sat., Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $35. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. 10-Minute Play Writing, a six-week workshop with creative writing exercises, readings and constructive criticism, for all experience levels, with recital at the end. Every Sat., Oct 1-Nov. 5, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; recitals Nov. 12, 4:30 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $50 entire course. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

“Intuitive Progression,” with 75 works of paint, ink and more by 20 modern artists, depicting the creative process as a unique journey. Thru Nov. 28, Thu.-Mon., 12-5 p.m., Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 9370727, flcart.org. “Free Hand, Free Spirit,” abstract paintings capturing the joy of creation, by Richard Hennessy, in show also serving as memorial to his longtime collaborator, actor, director and playwright Charles Ludlam. Thru Oct. 1, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org. “It Is Not Enough To See, One Must See Through To Find Truth,” with more than 40 works spanning 60 years by Jamaica-based Emmett Wigglesworth: paintings, sculptures and more, many with his signature “scribble” lines and patterns. Thru Nov. 25; artist talk/demo Sat., Oct. 1, 2 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400. COURTESY PHOTO

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“Maintenance Art,” photos and more celebrating the importance of cleaning and other work, by longtime Sanitation Department artist-in-residence Mierle Laderman Ukeles. Thru Feb. 19, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8 admission; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Fantasias y Carnavales,” hand-crafted masks, drawings, and paintings incorporating nature and animal imagery, Dominican heritage, by Manuel Macarrulla. Thru Nov. 13; mask-making workshop Sun., Oct. 30, 12-4 p.m. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, info@queensbotanical.org. Arcade Classics: Video Games from the Collection, with more than 25 games from 1971-93 on display and available to play, revealing how classics

The free Coke and Mentos show will erupt in Flushing Meadows this weekend in conjunction with the Maker Faire — the family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness — at the New York Hall of Science. PHOTO BY ANDREW KELLY laid the groundwork for today’s gameplay. Thru Oct. 23, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students (18+); $7 youth 3–17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us

MUSIC Wind Serenades, with works by Mozart, Prokofiev and more, by Astoria Symphony Orchestra’s wind section, part of Musica Reginae series. Sat., Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. (7 p.m. chat with conductor), The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 seniors, students; kids under 13 free. Info: (917) 300-8695, astoriamusic.org. The Havana Cuba All-Stars, celebrating their musical heritage from the rumba to cha-cha to habanera, with guitars, trumpets, vocals and more. Sat., Oct. 1, 8 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Tickets: $35-$45 Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. Orlando Marin, “the last Mambo king,” the only orchestra leader from the golden era of the Latin music genre in New York who still plays regularly. Fri., Sept. 30, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. dance workshop), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. COURTESY PHOTO

THEATRE “The Underpants Godot,” about an avant-garde production of “Waiting for Godot” with the actors in their underpants, and the possibility it may be shut down. Thru Sun., Oct. 2, various days, mostly 7:30 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15. Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com. “Apartment for Sale (Tenant Included),” a comedy about human relations and living space, in Spanish, “Se Vende Apartamento (Con Inquilino).” In English: Fri., 8 p.m.., Sat., 3 p.m.; in Spanish: Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 4 p.m.; Thru Oct. 23, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $25. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

Open Studio: Painting, exploring the galleries and making art in response to the experience, for families with kids 2-11. Sun., Oct. 2 (and every first Sun. of the month), 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10 per family up to 4; includes admission. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS World Maker Faire, a gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, engineers, artists and more, showing what they’ve made and sharing what they’ve learned, taking creativity to the people. Sat.-Sun., Oct. 1-2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $25-$80 (with one special ticket package at $1,250). Free Coke and Mentos show 5:30 p.m., both days at the Unisphere. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org, makerfaire.com.

FILM “Chronic,” the 2015 Michael Franco drama starring Tim Roth as an in-home nurse who must face his past to heal from his depression. Thru Sun., Oct. 2, various times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12; $9 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. Philip Seymour Hoffman Retrospective, with several films including “Magnolia,” “Charlie Wilson’s War” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” Fri., Sept. 30-Sun., Oct. 2, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

LECTURES Building the Hell Gate Bridge, celebrating its 100th anniversary, with Dave “The Bridge Man”

Spirits Alive, a self-guided walking tour of Maple Grove Cemetery with actors and actresses portraying interesting people interred there. Sat., Oct. 1, 2-5 p.m.; plaque unveiling for “Puzzle King” Sam Lloyd 3:30 p.m., 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Period costumes encouraged. Free; donations to Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery accepted. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. PHOTO COURTESY FRIENDS OF MAPLE GROVE

Italian Night, in the grand ballroom, with food, music, dancing and more. Sat., Oct. 8, 8 p.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $20. Info: (718) 478-3100. continued on page 34

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Artist captures the neuroses of cleanliness by Neil Chiragdin qboro contributor

It is waiting at the end of a dark corridor, cloistered in the dingy recesses below. Bound tight, and looming taller with every step you take toward it, it stirs something within you — you really ought to do the wash more often. “The Ball,” a knotted mass of cotton sheets, measures 5 feet in diameter, and is just one of the installation pieces in Aki Sasamoto’s new show at SculptureCenter, “Delicate Cycle.” This is the first solo exhibition in a U.S. museum for Sasamoto, who has previously shown her work in group exhibits in Paris, Tokyo and at the 2010 Whitney Biennial.

‘Delicate Cycle’ When: Through Jan. 2 Where: SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City Entry: $5 suggested donation; $3 students. (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org

She has claimed the lower level of the SculptureCenter — well-suited in its narrow passageways to Sasamoto’s sculptures, many of which are large for the space, lending an air of claustrophobia to a visitor’s experience. But the show creeps upwards into the north stairwell and out into the secluded courtyard as well. Outside on the SculptureCenter’s gravelfilled back lot, visitors will find two large pots and a frying pan, and a strange sound in the air. The churning and swishing of the laundromat has found its way inside the cookware, bubbling out and upward to a laundry line above, hung over the yard with sheets attached. Back down the stairs, past a wearable washboard and utensil ensemble that Sasamoto has designed, you will find canvases covered in Sharpie scribblings, more cooking utensils and toothpaste. Each diagram note somehow alludes to different shows that Sasamoto will perform in the SculptureCenter throughout the course of the exhibition, which unfortunately all sold out prior to the show’s opening. Around the corner, two industrial washers and a dryer fill out a small room in

Aki Sasamoto’s “The Ball” may remind you to do the laundry. which a small television screens a looping video titled “Birds, Dung Beetles, the Washer.” This theme, of the dung beetle rolling its ball of filth in contrast with the tendency of washers to tumble their items clean, is a

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Get your German on at Oktoberfest celebrations by Christopher Barca qboro contributor

Masquerading as a beer-swilling Irishman or woman is all the rage for one day in the middle of March. The Italian population of New York seemingly skyrockets during the week of the famous San Gennaro feast every September. But for the next month, you don’t need an excuse to chow down on some bratwurst and sauerkraut while knocking down a qualit y Kölsch like a true German. Bars and restaurants across Queens will be holding special Oktoberfest events starting Saturday, giving borough residents plenty of chances to eat and drink — and maybe even throw on a dirndl or some lederhosen to play the part — with friends. Kicking off the month will be an all-day festival at College Point’s Poppenhusen Institute at 114-04 14 Road on Saturday.

We’re all German starting Saturday! Numerous bars and restaurants across the borough are holding Oktoberfest celebrations, so don’t miss out! Running from 12 to 6 p.m., the celebration will feature authentic German food and alcohol, live music, dancing, face painting, historical presentations and even a beer stein-holding competition — the traditional strength contest in which players see who can hold a one-liter mug of beer out in front

of their bodies the longest. Admission is $18 at the door and free for children 5 and younger. The Voelker Orth Museum at 149-19 38 Ave. in Flushing will also be celebrating Oktoberfest that day from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the building’s garden.

“It is an evening of warm hospitality and lively entertainment, served up with home-cooked fare and tasty brew,” the museum’s website says. “So grab a sweater and join us.” Revelers can also enjoy German food, live music and raffles. Admission is $30 for members and $35 for non-members. In Forest Hills, it should come as no surprise that Manor Oktoberfest will be celebrating all month as well. German-American music duo Bud and Linda will be performing on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the 73-11 Yellowstone Blvd. restaurant, so kick back and enjoy the show with authentic German draft brews like the dark but crisp Köstritzer Schwarzbier or the mild and grainy Stiegl Goldbräu. Arguably the most famous German eatery in Queens is Zum Stammtisch at 69-46 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale and, of course, they’ll be doing it up almost all month.

The restaurant is taking reservations for its Oktoberfest events from Oct. 10 to 13 and 17 to 20, when $60 will get you a fourcourse meal and live music from Die Spitzbuam, a German-American dance orchestra. The food-and-entertainment special runs from 7 to 10 p.m. each night, and reservations can b e ma d e by c a l l i ng ( 718 ) 386-3014. When it comes to beer, oneliter steins and two-liter boots filled with various kinds of German brews are available. Oktoberfest will also be celebrated in Long Island City, as beer hall Bierocracy at 12-23 Jackson Ave. will be giving away prizes and serving all sorts of German brews on Oct. 22. The bar’s stein-holding competitions should prove exciting, while attendees can chow down on schweinshaxe, bratwurst and pretzels all night. Q Trinken sie! (Drink up!)

Two languages, one interesting and funny tale after all, would buy an apartment and let a complete stranger continue to live in it?), the play The venerable Thalia Spanish Theatre, in Sunnyside, develops into an interesting look at diverse indiwhich has presented over 200 productions in its 38 years viduals, each of whom is needy and in search of of serving the community, is the only bilingual Hispanic something. The old woman, Lola, who often speaks in axitheater in the borough. Its latest offering — in alternating English and Spanish versions — is a return engagement of oms and employs some unexpectedly salty lanthe American premiere of “Apartment for Sale (Tenant guage, is brought to memorable life by Soledad Included),” by renowned Spanish playwright Juan Carlos Lopez, a Spanish actress with a hefty resume who has become a mainstay at the Thalia. She totally Rubio, with an English version by Roger Pettitt. The play is described as a “comedy about human rela- immerses herself in the role, being expressive tions, living space and quality time.” And its title suggests both vocally and physically, and always coma light-hearted romp, perhaps leading to an “Odd manding the stage. Opposite her as Sara, a businesswoman who Couple”-type situation. But the show, which does have some laughs, is alter- finds herself in an unpleasant marital situation as well as in a medical crisis that nately a sad, surprising and, ultimately, comes off as soap opera-ish, is life-affirming look at some difficult sitanother talented actress, Basiliuations to which most people can easca Bliachas. ily relate. Also featured prominently Basilica Bliachas, left, Soledad Lopez and Jesus Martinez ham it up At its core, the play, which runs When: Through Oct. 23. is a third character (played by a bit in “Apartment for Sale (Tenant Included).” PHOTO BY MARK LORD about 90 intermissionless minutes, is In English: Fri., 8 p.m.; Jesus Mar tinez) who goes about the relationship that develops Sat., 3 p.m. through multiple career changes Gil Orrios, who elicits committed performances from his between a lonely old woman and the In Spanish: Sat., 8 p.m.; throughout the course of the proceed- trio of actors. The lighting and sound effects, along with young woman who purchases the Sun., 4 p.m. ings, in search of fulfillment. Martinez the colorful costumes, add to the ambience. apartment in which she lives. The twist At the first preview performance, in English, on Sept. 23, is sometimes over the top, but he proWhere: Thalia Spanish Theatre, is that (as suggested by the title) the vides some needed comic relief on var- the actors were already seemingly comfortable in their 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., older woman continues to live in the ious occasions. respective roles, playing off each other with ease. The same Sunnyside place, where she is visited with The detailed set, realistically depictactors perform in the Spanish version, as well, providing an increasing frequency by its new owner. Tickets: $25. (718) 729-3880, ing the title location, is the design of interesting opportunity for bilingual speakers to see the Once one overlooks the ba sic thaliatheatre.org Q the play’s producer and director, Angel play in both languages for comparison. implausibility of the situation (who,

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Take a big bite of Long Island City’s history continued from page 29 Mumith points out some other notable pieces of LIC history, for example a flagstaff that was originally a mast for a battleship that served in D-Day before being decommissioned. If all that walking gets you hungry again, perhaps the salted chocolate chip cookie at Long Island City Corner Cafe — a family-operated business — might be a good treat to get you re-energized. After this point in the tour, Mumith begins to point out the ever-changing landscape of the neighborhood. The tour passes what was once 5 Point z, the now-demolished graf fiti mecca that stood for decades and will soon become luxury condominiums. As

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Mumith points out, this is something happening all throughout the community. “Take a look around because when you come back in two, three years it’s not going to look like this,” he said. But don’t take his word for it. Gianna Cerbone-Teoli, affectionately known as “Mama Gianna” and the “mayor” of Long Island City, said she welcomes some of the change but thinks too much of it is coming at once. “I think if they add one more right now it’s going to push it over the edge,” she said when asked about the abundance of ongoing development in the area. Mama Gianna has lived in LIC for years and is owner of Manducatis Rustica, an Italian restaurant where the tour stopped to enjoy a slice, or two, of authentic Italian pizza. A German couple on the tour who had visited Italy said it was as close to the real thing as they have ever gotten. The stop at Rustica followed one at Woodbines, located not too far from the Italian eatery, where a helping of Scotch eggs — hard-boiled eggs wrapped in sausage and deep-fried — was served.

Iris and Sam dig into almond croissants at Cannelle Patisserie during the last stop at Richard Mumith’s Queens Food Tours. On the cover: A food blogger admires a pizza at PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Manducatis Rustica before digging in. The final stop on the food tour is Cannelle Patisserie, a Frech bakery owned by a former executive pastry chef at the Waldorf Astoria. After enjoying the eatery’s specialty, an almond croissant, the tour ends at Gantry Plaza State Park by the landmarked Pepsi-Cola sign. Mumith said he’s looking to expand his

food tours in the future to Flushing and Jackson Heights. In the meantime, make sure to head down to LIC for this tour. There is plenty of delicious food to make the trip wor th it, along with enough walking to help burn off some of Q the calories.

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What Difference Does Poetry Make?, a reading and discussion with some of the writers of “Veils, Halos & Shackles: International Poetry on the Oppression and Empowerment of Women,” an anthology of works written in opposition to violence against women. Fri., Oct. 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35 Ave. (entrance on 37 St.), Astoria. $10. Info/RSVP: queenscouncilarts.org.

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St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy all class reunion, with live entertainment by former members of Six Horse Hitch, food, raffles and more. Sat., Oct. 8, 5 p.m. Mass at church, 7 p.m. reception at school, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park. $50. Info: (718) 846-0689, smgh.org.

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Science Fair 101: Shrunken Heads, experimenting with oxidation to make funny apple faces that wrinkle and shrink, for kids 7-8. Sat., Oct. 1, 1:303 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $18. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Afterschool movie, for children, titles TBA; bring your own snacks. Every Fri., Sept. 30-Oct. 28, 3-5 p.m., Hollis Library, 202-05 Hillside Ave. Free. Info: (718) 465-7355, queenslibrary.org. Friday Kids Club, with board games, knitting, arts and crafts, Legos and more, for kids 5-12 and parents, grandparents, other caregivers. Every Fri. thru Dec. 30, except Oct. 7, Nov. 11, 3-4:30 p.m., Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Tpke. Free. Info: (718) 831-8636, queenslibrary.org. Super Cinema Saturday, great feature-length films for kids 5 and up and “their special grownups.” Every Sat., thru Oct. 29, 2:30 p.m., Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Tickets first-come, first-served 45 minutes before show. Free. Info: (718) 268-7934.

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St. Josaphat’s Church, with parking and pedestrian ramp. Sun., Oct. 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 35 Ave. and 210 St., Bayside. Info: (718) 229-1663. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, outdoors, with 150 vendors. Every Sat.-Sun. until Nov., 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd.-150 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226.

“Pete the Cat,” a play about a groovy cat and his pal, Jimmy, and the adventures they have when the second-grader needs help with art class. Sun., Oct. 2, 1 and 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $14. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

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St. Raphael Church, with vendor spots still available. Sun., Oct. 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (setup 8 a.m.), 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City. Vendors: $35 for 10-foot-spot; $45 if borrowing 8-foot table. Info: (718) 729-8957.

Greek Festival, with foods of Greece and Cyprus, music, flea market, vendors, games, church tours and more. Thu., Oct. 6, 6-10 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 7, 6 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sat., Oct. 8, 12 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sun., Oct. 9, 12-10 p.m., Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 196-10 Northern Blvd., Flushing. Info: (718) 357-4200, stnicholasflushing.org.

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Medicare specialist consultations, by appointment, every other Wed., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy. Info: (718) 225-1144. Have a loved one with memory loss? Selfhelp Community Services Inc., 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Stimulating program – One, two, three or four days a week; half-days are also available. Call Ellen Sarokin or Cathy O’Sullivan: (718) 631-1886. Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call: (212) 606-8177. Anxious, nervous, depressed? Recovery International can help. Meetings every Thu., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 3:30 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: recoveryinternational.org. PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-TALK.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org. Young Israel Forest Hills Senior Center, with fitness classes and lunch every day, Mon.-Fri. Ping-Pong every Tue., 1 p.m.; Movie Club every Thu., 1 p.m.; Chinese Culture Club, every Mon., Wed., 1 p.m.; Beaded Jewelry Class first and third Tue. every month, 1 p.m., 68-07 Burns St. Info: (718) 520-2305, foresthillsseniorctr@nyc.rr.com. Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., across from Stop & Shop. Basic beginner computer classes every Fri., 10:30 a.m. Adult coloring classes, every Wed., 10:30-11:30 a.m. Karaoke, every Fri., 1 p.m. New craft class, every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m. All seniors invited to join in the fun. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch served at 12 p.m. Info: (718) 738-8100.

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King Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 Baccarat alternative 5 Every iota 8 Mope 12 Soon, to bards 13 Lawyer’s due 14 Leg joint 15 Ocean swimmer’s worry 17 “An apple -- ...” 18 Poor 19 Loving grandparents, often 21 Receives 24 “-- the ramparts ...” 25 Verifiable 28 Aid 30 Watch 33 Attila, e.g. 34 Memoranda 35 “A mouse!” 36 See 25-Down 37 Ford or Lincoln 38 Having Y chromosomes 39 Shade provider 41 Formerly 43 British conservatives 46 Say 50 Tosses in 51 Too young 54 Mob scene 55 Regret 56 Press 57 Cribbage scorers 58 Suffer a recession? 59 Expense

Sasamoto exhibit continued from page 31 potentially rollable, if unwieldy, frames. One is shaped like the letter D, and the other is rhomboid with two corners cut short, to give it six sides. At the exhibition’s opening, early-arriving guests witnessed Sasamoto’s first performance, screwing the

final pieces of these “washrooms” into place, and strapping them up at odd angles to the wall and ceiling. Throughout the floor, shoebox lids are backlit and built into strange wall sconces, somewhat puzzlingly. In the final corridor of the space, a floor-to-ceiling array of shoeboxes fills the hollowed walls of the museum. Light leaks from holes bored into the sides of these, and when a visitor presses her eye to the box, she can see balled-up pages of literature, so only some words remain visible. Among them: beetle, brown Q and ball.

Crossword Answers

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16 Deli bread 20 “My bad” 22 Biblical pronoun 23 Squabble 25 With 36-Across, finis 26 Skedaddle 27 Likely loser 29 Rock group, Kings of -31 Moray, e.g. 32 -- out a living 34 Appellation

1 Mythical man-goat 2 Heche or Hathaway 3 Was a passenger 4 Nervous 5 Sternward 6 Zodiac sign 7 Lascivious 8 Glide 9 In Cousteau’s realm 10 Mad king of literature 11 Piano lineup

38 Measured in grams, e.g. 40 Rosters 42 Prompt 43 Rainout need 44 Garfield’s pal 45 Certain 47 Poi base 48 Hollywood clashers 49 Landlord’s due 52 Essence 53 Society newbie

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Derek Jeter surprises campers in Flushing by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

About 100 children got the thrill of a lifetime on Saturday when New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter paid their Flushing baseball clinic a surprise visit. With a huge smile on his face, the future Hall of Famer talked about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and took questions from the excited kids for about 30 minutes inside the Al Oerter Recreation Center, discussing everything from his favorite moment in Yankees pinstripes to why he wore No. 2. “They just gave me number 2. I think they gave it to me because it was the smallest jersey they had,” Jeter said with a laugh. “I was a lot thinner when I first came up.” The 17th annual free, two-day clinic hosted by the Turn 2 Foundation — Jeter’s charity organization that promotes education and healthy living — was well-attended by parents too. Before the baseball legend spoke, many of the mothers and fathers urged the kids to not just shake Jeter’s hand but to listen to his message about leading a productive life. “You have to find what you’re most passionate about,” he said. “That may take time. It may not happen at such a young age. It may happen in college or it may happen after college. But work extremely hard at it. Surround yourself with people who are going to be positive and who will support you.” The former Yankees captain also joked around with the youngsters about what he’s been doing in the two years since he retired. “What do I do in my free time? I golf,” he said, noting he doesn’t watch much baseball anymore. “I’m addicted to golf, but I’m not very good at it.” While the baseball icon didn’t stick around for long, his presence had a profound impact on South Richmond Hill youngster Aiden Anderson, a diehard Yankees fan who

idolizes the former shortstop. “I just want to be just like him,” Anderson said. “My mom, she makes me eat vegetables all the time. When I go to school, I eat fruit and when I come home, I eat vegetables.” Standing next to his sister and foundation president, Sharlee Jeter, the five-time World Series champion told the media afterwards that he still misses the sport, but he’s thoroughly enjoying spending more time working with the Turn 2 Foundation. “We were just in Michigan and we had an opportunity to go out there and do some events and clinics, which obviously I couldn’t have done while I was playing,” he said. “So I have a lot more time to do things related to the foundation. We wanted this foundation to continue beyond my playing career because it’s important to me and it’s important to my entire family.” Sharlee Jeter said he misses watching her brother put on the pinstripes every day, but the foundation benefits by having him around more often. “I liked it better when he had a game every day,” she said with a smirk. “He’s been more involved with the foundation hands-on. He’s always been involved but it’s been awesome having him.” In retirement, Jeter’s been as busy as ever. He founded book publishing company Jeter Publishing, created the popular media website The Players Tribune and married supermodel Hannah Davis. While he admitted to not watching a single Yankees game last year, he said he’s starting to do so whenever he can this season as he has his sights set on owning a major league team in the future. “Last year, I didn’t watch any at all. I would be lying to you if I said there was a game I sat down and watched,” Jeter said. “I would see highlights because I have former teammates and

friends that continue to play. I would watch their highlights. “But this year,” he continued, “[I watch] a little bit more because I have ownership aspirations. One day, I would love to get back into it so I started paying attention.” Some Yankees players he’s been watching closely, however, are catcher Gary Sanchez, outfielder Aaron Judge and first baseman Tyler Austin, three heralded prospects who made their major league debuts this season. Jeter said they remind him of the young core of players he was a part of in the 1990s, along with catcher Jorge Posada and pitchers Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera. “I live in Tampa and I would work out at the Yankees minor league complex in the offseason, so I’ve seen the young players come up since they were 16, 17, 18 years old,” he said. “I’ve been there to see them develop and grow. So it’s fun to see them get the opportunity to play and they’re taking advantage of the opportunity.” While it looks like the Bronx Bombers will miss the playoffs this year, the 23-year-old Sanchez has been a revelation with the bat and the glove. The top prospect has swatted 19 home runs in just 45 games as of Saturday since being promoted from the minor leagues in July, with some baseball minds calling him the next great Yankees slugger. Jeter said he’s been impressed with what he’s seen of Sanchez, saying his work ethic is what will take him places in his career. “He’s an example of someone taking advantage of an opportunity,” the former captain said. “The challenge for any young player is to be consistent and to do it year in and year out. “Gary works extremely hard. I’ve seen him firsthand work hard at the minor league complex in the offseason,” he conQ tinued. “Hopefully he’s here for a long time.”

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Derek Jeter’s surprise visit to Flushing on Saturday thrilled the approximately 100 Turn 2 Foundation baseball clinic participants in attendance. Some of the kids admitted to being New York Mets fans, but the former Yankees star received a huge ovation from the campers when he walked into the Al Oerter Recreation Center. Before and after his 25-minute Q&A with the kids, the smiling former shortstop high-fived, shook hands and took photos with anyone who Q approached him.

Cheese! Jeter poses for a photo with the Turn 2 campers. PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

Campers shoot their hands up in hopes of having their question answered by the legendary baseball player.

Jeter’s attention was in high demand, but he took a moment to personally give this youngster some advice on how to lead a healthy life.

New York legend Derek Jeter shakes camper Adam Melendez’s hand during the icon’s annual Turn 2 Foundation baseball clinic in Flushing on S a t u r d a y. J e t e r founded the group, which promotes healthy lifestyles, in 1996.

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The Morfogenis Family came to America from Greece sometime in the 1880s. The Greek surname was Americanized in the 1890s to Morfogen. Four brothers went to work for the Pappas Restaurant on West 14 St. in Manhattan around 1910. They learned the business from top to bottom. By 1954 the Pappas family sold The Chelsea Sea Food and Steak House, 40-48 Main their sister restaurant, the Chel- St., Flushing, summer 1960. sea Steak and Chop House on the east side of Eighth Avenue between retired. A third-generation Stratis Morfo22nd and 23rd streets. It was run by gen later co-founded the Philippe Chow George, Peter and John Morfogen, who Restaurant Group, continuing their great Q branched out immediately into Queens, food and service for a new era. opening on Main Street in Flushing. Correction Their success led them to open up more The Sept. 22 column “Corwin Gutleber, restaurants, at 253-11 Hillside Ave. in Bellerose, 92-10 Shore Pkwy. in Howard Beach tops in real estate” misidentified the leader and on Sunrise Highway in Rockville Cen- of the Corwin Gutleber Agency. He was tre, LI. By 1986, only the Bellerose and Stephen E. Gutleber Sr., whose daughter, Ellen Gutleber Owen, said he died in 1984. Howard Beach locations remained open. Q A few years later the aging owners We regret the error.

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Yes, all baseball teams have plenty of low points in a given season but last Wednesday sure felt like rock bottom for the Mets when Atlanta Braves centerfielder Ender Inciarte ran like a thoroughbred, jumped like a high hurdler and got his glove over the Citi Field fence to rob Yoenis Cespedes of what appeared to be a game-winning home run with two outs in the ninth inning. The end result was a bitter 4-3 loss for the Amazin’s to finish off getting swept in a three-game series by the Braves who occupy last place in the NL East, though they have played very well since the All-Star break. The following night the Mets found themselves going back and forth with another subpar division opponent, the Philadelphia Phillies. In the 11th inning the Mets were down 8-6 and it looked like their wild-card berth hopes were going to get a further negative jolt. With two men on base and one out shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who is arguably the team’s MVP this year, belted a hanging slider thrown by the Phillies’ Edubray Ramos into the right field stands to give the Mets a come-from-behind 9-8 win. I asked Mets manager Terry Collins the following day whether he was concerned if the Mets had lost that game to the Phillies things might spiral out of control for his team, one of three teams fighting with the Cardinals and

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2 BRs, 2 baths, Co-op in Dorchester. Eff kitchen, living room, dining room, terrace, large corner unit, hardwood floors, terrace was just re-done, plenty of closets. Maint includes all.

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1 Family Colonial - 3 BRs, 1.5 baths, living room, dining room, EIK, all renovated, full fi nished basement with OSE, patio, porch, party driveway, 1 car garage.

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HOWARD BEACH

Semi-detached 2 family, 3 BRs over 3 BRs, 1 full bath on each floor, hardwood floors, private driveway in front, large full basement, 2 new gas boilers & 2 new hot water heaters.

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Very unique 2 family, 3 floors, renovated fully, 5 BRs, 3 full baths, 2 half baths, porch. A must see!

Lovely det. Colonial/ Original molding, fireplace and banister. 4 BR, 2 full baths, near train

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH

Brick and frame low ranch (on 40x100). All new kitchen with granite counters/island, all new S.S. appliances, formal dining room, living room with vaulted ceiling, 3 BRs /1.5 baths, tile floors in kit and hallway, new doors, new pavers in driveway, full basement, will be finished, side and rear entrance, new rear deck Asking $649K

All new totally redone in 2016, stone front, siding, windows, roof. New kitchen w/SS appliances, granite, 4 BRs, 3 full baths.

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(Corner) Top floor unit, skylight in kitchen, 2 large balconies – one overlooking courtyard, updated kitchen and bath, garage, private driveway, low maintenance. Asking $419K

Brand new mint, 3 BR/2 Bath, 2 stories, detached, granite countertop w/stainless steel appliances.

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Brick custom Colonial on 45x100 lot, top floor features 4 BR, 2 full baths, master is huge with walk-in closet and master bath with Jacuzzi, terrace overlooking yard. 1st floor large formal dining room, mint kitchen, granite countertops, cherry wood cabinets, subzero frig, S.S. appliances. Full fin. bsmnt, magnificent yard with in-ground pool

Colonial/stucco corner, 1 family on 100x40 lot. Setup now is doctor’s office on 1st floor – 4 exam rooms + reception area, 2nd floor – 2 Bedroom apt + extra room + 3.5 baths, private driveway, CAC

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HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Charming Cape on 50x100 lot, featuring a large back sun porch, 4 BRs, 2 baths, IGS, new boiler & water heater. NEEDS TLC Asking $599K

Large mother/daughter property with huge backyard. New hot water heater/boiler. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 60X100. Asking $625K

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Very well maintained splitlevel home, spacious kitchen with large island, large open living room and dining area – 4 bedrooms/2 full baths – Huge family room, full finished bsmnt, paved yard with above ground pool.

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Asking $659K

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Large Ranch (65x27 on 80x100 lot) 3 lg BRs/2 full baths, living room, large dining room, new roof, new appliances, beautiful hardwood floors, lg attic, pvt driveway. Owner motivated.

With updated kitchen, 4 BRs, 2 full baths, screened-in sunroom, large deck off DR to an in-ground pool, fin bsmnt, windows are 8 years old.

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