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GUARDIANS OF THE B AY New group hopes to clean up the beach

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Boro leaders slam Trump DACA plans President calls for tighter restrictions, border wall; Dem critics claim betrayal by Michael Gannon

sional Democrats on a compromise. The administration’s proposals include: • building the much-discussed wall along umors of President Trump’s willingness to cut a deal with Democrats on the U.S. border with Mexico; • tightening restrictions on “unaccompaimmigration appear to have been nied alien children” greatly exaggerated. who are not victims The White House of trafficking or in on Sunday released danger upon return“Immigration Princiing to their native ples & Policies,” a countries; seven-page document • tightening specifying about 70 restrictions for those ch a n ge s t h a t t h e seeking asylum; administration wants • expanding the as part of any imminumber of factors that gration refor m package. U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, left, chairman of the would bar admission Absent any will- House Democratic Caucus, calls the presi- to the country, includingness to negotiate, dent’s immigration reform package “beyond ing membership in a the document could unreasonable.” FILE PHOTOS gang or a list of criminal offenses; be seen as jeopardiz• enacting new laws and federal funding ing any agreement on extending or codifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, cuts aimed at so-called sanctuary cities; • cracking down on visa overstays; and or DACA, which could affect as many as • increasing border security and internal 800,000 people who came to the United States law enforcement powers. as the children of undocumented immigrants. In a joint response, U.S. Senate Minority Both elected officials from Queens and advocates for various immigrant groups were Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House standing unified in their opposition this week, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Franwith several calling it a reversal of the presi- cisco) excoriated the president over the fate of dent’s recent promises to work with congres- young unauthorized immigrants. Editor

President Trump was not in office three weeks when the first immigration protests occurred in Queens. His administration’s controversial reform agenda, released last Sunday, could well spur FILE PHOTO more of them. “The administration can’t be serious about compromise or helping the DREAMers if they begin with a list that is anathema to the DREAMers, to the immigrant community and to the vast majority of Americans,” they said. “We told the President at our meeting that we were open to reasonable border security mea-

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Hindu group hopes to clean up the bay United Madrassi Foundation founder says worshipers must protect the Earth by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Vijah Ramjattan, like many other people in South Queens, wishes he could safely walk along the shores of Jamaica Bay. “But you can’t,” he said. “There’s broken glass everywhere, and the water is polluted. It’s not clean.” The water has been polluted for years due to followers of Hinduism and other religions dumping articles of clothing, picture frames, animal carcasses and other trash into the bay during religious rituals. Environmental activists have for years been calling on the National Parks Service to address the issue. But R a mjat t a n, a faith f u l Hi ndu, believes it can’t be up to the federal government alone to fix the problem — and that worshipers need to start picking up after themselves. “If we want to continue doing what we’re doing, we need to protect the Mother Earth,” he said. “We can’t destroy the very life that she sustains.” Last month, the Jamaica resident founded the United Madrassi Foundation Inc., an organization that will work on a variety of issues in the community — including, making sure Jamaica Bay is a clean, safe place for everyone to enjoy. The group will hold its f irst beach cleaning event Sun., Oct. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. on the south Broad Channel parking lot at the foot of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge. If time permits, the volunteers will work their way to the north

Vijah Ramjattan picks up trash along the shores of Jamaica Bay. The Hindu activist has founded an organization that will seek to educate people on the dangers of leaving garbage in the water, PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY and will urge them to clean up after themselves. parking lot. Some Hindus bring offerings — sometimes coconuts or flowers but also include non-biodegradable materials — to the bay and offer it to the goddess Ganga, who

brings healing and fertility. The practicers believe the items must go into the water for them to be offered to her. Other rituals call for the ashes of loved ones to be released into the water

and for the hair of infants to be cut on the beach and dropped into the bay. Ramjattan hopes to convince worshipers to not leave items in the water, saying it’s unnecessary. “You can take your items, dip it into the water and say your prayers,” he said. “Say ‘I am offering this to you’ and then take it back and throw it out.” He’s already run into some resistance. “There’s always going to be people who say that’s the way it needs to be done,” he said. And while it might be too late to change the mind of some longtime worshipers, Ramjattan says this is a perfect opportunity to educate the youth. “This is a start,” he said. “Let’s start teaching them while they’re young and by the time they’re older, they’ll k now better.” But the bigger problem, according to the activist, is that many temples are unwilling to accept responsibility for the littering. “They all just want to point fingers and not do anything about it,” Ramjattan said. “Let’s just do something about it.” He added that while Hindus are not the only ones to perform rituals on Jamaica Bay’s shores — practicers of Voodoo and Santeria have also been found there — he understands why the faith has become the face of the issue. “We’re the only ones who do it in broad daylight,” Ramjattan said. “Everyone else Q is sneaking around doing it at night.”

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Be warned, Howard Beach residents, you will soon have to leave the community to get a Big Mac — but only temporarily. The McDonald’s at 159-40 Cross Bay Blvd. is set to be demolished later this year and reopen months later in a brand-new, modern building, according to building records and a spokeswoman for the fastfood giant. A demolition permit for the site, which has been home to the golden arches for decades, was approved by the Department of Buildings on May 17. At press time, no building plans had been approved by the DOB for the site. Amanda Pisano, a spokeswoman for McDonald’s, said last Friday construction will begin “later this fall.” She did not say how long the project will take.

In an emailed statement, Pisano said the company seeks to, “modernize and deliver a redesigned, elevated guest experience with new levels of choice, engagement and service.” “When the modernization project is complete, guests in Howard Beach will notice a new modern look and feel with new designs and new ways of ordering with self-order kiosks,” she added. “Additionally, guests’ orders will be delivered to tables by crew members, allowing customers to relax and enjoy a more custom dining experience. We can’t wait to share the new McDonald’s experience with our guests and look forward to offering them a new way to dine at McDonald’s.” The spokeswoman did not answer why the building has to be demolished to accommodate the upgrades. According to a representative for state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach),

The Howard Beach McDonald’s will be demolished later this year, but will come back in a brandPHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY new, modern building. the planned renovation is the reason why there is no American flag flying at the site — residents have been irked at Old Glory’s absence there. For Howard Beach residents who may

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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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CB 10 not happy with SBS so far Design work for improvements on Cross Bay Boulevard has begun by Anthony O’Reilly

Lane South to the Rockaway Boulevard/Liberty Avenue intersection, buses riding in bus-only Most, if not all, Community Board 10 mem- lanes and banned left turns at some key interbers had an audible negative reaction when sections to reduce congestion on the corridor. The design for SBS on Cross Bay is being Chairwoman Betty Braton announced last Thursday that the design work for Select Bus managed by the Department of Design and Service-related improvements on Cross Bay Construction and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019, according to a DOT Boulevard has started. “I know many of us are not happy with spokesman. The Cross Bay portion of SBS is not expectwhat’s going on just north of Rockaway Boulevard,” Braton said after reading a Department ed to have bus lanes or stops on medians, of Transportation letter sent to the board’s according to the DOT. Braton was authorized by CB 10 members office. to get out her “poison The DOT said in a pen” and voice the statement emailed to the Chronicle that the know many of us are not panel’s concerns and objections regarding work in CB 10’s jurishappy with what’s going the project. diction will consist of “We will ask them “elements that DOT on just north of to come and do a prewas unable to build insentation,” the chairhouse, including bus Rockaway Boulevard.” woman said. “But we bulbs, pedestrian safe— Betty Braton, chairwoman of can anticipate them ty improvements and Community Board 10 making a mess of it, as concrete bus pads. they’ve done with DOT will carefully monitor the launch of Woodhaven SBS service Woodhaven.” Last week, the Chronicle documented resito enable DOT to make any required changes dents’ complaints of the SBS-related construcbefore capital construction would begin.” The agency plans to fully implement SBS on tion at Woodhaven Boulevard and Liberty Woodhaven Boulevard on Nov. 12 with com- Avenue. Many believe it’s worsened, not relieved, muters waiting on median bus lanes from Park Associate Editor

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The design work for Select Bus Service-related improvements on Cross Bay Boulevard has started, and members of Community Board 10 have already voiced objections. Woodhaven SBS is FILE PHOTO expected to start next month. congestion along the corridor. The DOT in prior years has conducted many town hall meetings and workshops on the project, though opponents of the plan feel they’re being ignored. Those sentiments were echoed by CB 9 member Nick Comaianni at his panel’s meeting Tuesday night. “They’re saying ‘Oh don’t worry, we know

better than you, the people who live in the community,’” Comaianni said. Those along Cross Bay Boulevard should not expect the DOT to solicit any future comments on the design work. “The public outreach for this project was done in conjunction with the Woodhaven SBS project,” the agency spokesman said in an Q emailed statement.

No insanity plea for Ulrich blasts Crowley after she backs Scala Lewis, report says

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Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) called Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) one “of the most incompetent electeds in NYC” after she endorsed the Democrat running against him. “I wasn’t planning on getting involved in her race but I might just have to remind the voters in district 30 how unlucky they are to have her,” Ulrich said in a Twitter post Tuesday evening. Howard Beach attorney Mike Scala, who is challenging the borough’s only Republican in the Nov. 7 election, posted on Facebook Tuesday that Crowley — whose district abuts Ulrich’s in some areas — endorsed him. “Our supporters, including Councilmember Crowley, stand united with us to ensure our public schools are strengthened and the constitutional convention, which threatens to undo our protections, is defeated,” Scala said. The statement did not include a quote from Crowley and a spokesman for the councilwoman’s campaign did not return a request for comment on Ulrich’s Twitter tirade by press time.

The lawyers for Chanel Lewis, the Brooklyn man accused of killing Karina Vetrano, will no longer try to prove he’s legally insane and will instead focus their defense on DNA evidence, according to a published report. DNAInfo reported last Thursday attorneys from The Legal Aid Society determined Lewis is not insane following psychiatric evaluations. “He does have some mental issues, but it’s not enough to make a legal statement,” lawyer Robert Moeller told the website following a court appearance. “It doesn’t mean he doesn’t have problems ... It’s just not at the level of legal insanity for the defense.” Legal Aid, DNAInfo reported, will now focus on scrutinizing the forensic evidence prosecutors used to connect Lewis to the murder. According to police and the Queens Dist r ict At tor ney’s Off ice, st rands obtained from the 20-year-old match those found on Vetrano’s corpse and he had confessed to the crime.

Chanel Lewis’s lawyers will no longer try to FILE PHOTO prove he’s legally insane. Vetrano, 30, was found dead in Spring Creek Park Aug. 2, 2016 hours after she went on a jog. Police said she was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death. If conQ victed, Lewis faces life in prison.

Elizabeth Crowley has backed Eric Ulrich’s FILE PHOTOS opponent. Crowley will face Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden, who was granted the Republican line for the general election after losing to the councilwoman in the Democratic primary — he’s also on the Reform and Dump de Blasio lines. Scala, in a statement sent to a Chronicle reporter, compared Ulrich to another Republican known to use social media as a platform to criticize people. “Juvenile tantrums have no place in elective politics,” the Democrat said, “but we understand — Eric is taking cues from the Q head of his party.”

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P Free up hospital funding EDITORIAL

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Keep the Columbus statues

ere’s an idea for Mayor de Blasio’s statue review commission. Or better yet, for the mayor himself. Immediately declare that Christopher Columbus is off limits. That no statue of him will be removed. That of course would fly in the face of Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s goals, but then again, so many reasonable things do. Like not honoring unrepentant terrorists in parades. De Blasio has been wishy-washy about the fate of the Columbus statues, even as several, including one in Queens, have been defaced. And the panel, co-chaired by Cultural Affairs chief Tom Finkelpearl, the former head of the Queens Museum, has only just had its first meeting. But its agenda is to consider for removal monuments that the mayor calls “symbols of hate.” Statues of Columbus do not

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DOT ruins a roadway Dear Editor: Kudos to the editorial staff and the reporting on the Select Bus Service lanes imposed upon all the taxpayers of NYC, especially Queens, by the Department of Transportation (“SBS critics: Plan as bad as advertised,” multiple editions, and “Hate to say we told you so,” Editorial, Oct 5). That is one city agency that does not care what it does and never goes back and fixes anything that it completely screwed up. The traffic that the DOT has forced on the people who drive Woodhaven Boulevard is disgraceful. Does any one of those so-call bigwigs that run the DOT ever drive themselves, not in a car driven by someone or with a siren on and not in a DOT car, down Woodhaven Boulevard and see what they have done to the drivers who sit in hours of traffic now? Some time ago, it would take 15 minutes to drive down to Liberty Avenue, but now you are lucky if you can drive down in 45 minutes to an hour. Trying to get over the two bridges is a nightmare and they thought that taking away the left turn at Union Turnpike would help. What a laugh! The DOT is one agency in NYC that does not answer to the taxpayers of NYC. Officials do what they do and who cares what anyone thinks. Not one politician, one City Council person, not even the Queens borough president goes after them. The DOT is worst-run agency in the NYC © Copyright 2017 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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and they really do not care. Also, I believe that the federal money for these so-called SBS lanes is nonexistent now because the government found the SBS lanes did not justify the monies spent. Kathleen Schatz Rego Park

Make that two roadways Dear Editor: First, the Department of Transportation took away 198 parking spaces on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park and Forest Hills, two areas where it is difficult to park to begin with. Now it has installed posts so that traffic on the service road cannot go into the bicycle lanes. Have they decided how traffic on the service road is going to move when the cars are sitting in back of double-parked trucks that are unloading their orders? This can sometimes take upwards of 15 to 20 minutes. Do they plan to build a tunnel under the ser-

fit that bill. Yes, he was a flawed human being responsible for some atrocities against people he surely deemed inferior. This was more than 500 years ago. You’d be hard-pressed to find a historical group of people who did not oppress others when given the chance. And it’s not as if many of the Amerindian tribes encountered by European explorers were nonviolent themselves. Brutal warfare was often their stock in trade too, along with, for some, human sacrifice on a massive scale. The results of Columbus’ voyages include the very creation of Hispanic culture, a mix of Spanish and Amerindian, as well as, eventually, the establishment of the United States. And his achievements are a point of pride for many of Italian descent here. Are those bad things? No. This country, and this city, should not turn its back on the great explorer now.

vice road or do we go on the sidewalk like the bicyclists do? Sidney Rubin Forest Hills

Vote ‘yes’ on convention Dear Editor: All New Yorkers should commit to voting “yes” this November to start the process of a state constitutional convention and halt the New York State Legislature from wasting billions of tax dollars in unaccountable spending. New Yorkers secured rights and protections from every previous convention, we have everything to gain in this effort. The state Constitution guarantees the right to a free public education, to join a union, to protect our health, to care for the needy, to secure jobs, and to protect state lands and forests. These rights — and much more — could be strengthened with a constitutional convention.

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Trump-ets of the past Dear Editor: The Trump administration has no agenda other than reversing President Obama’s accomplishments, rehashing stale “trickle-down economics” policies that jeopardize middle-class and low-income citizens, and warmongering braggadocio that might lead us into a nuclear holocaust. Too much time and energy is being wasted on reconstructing the past rather than on generating forward-thinking 21st-century ideas and solutions. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

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Dear Editor: Re Ryan Brady’s article “Pols call for Q-75 bus to be restored” (Oct. 5, multiple editions): Brady noted that before the MTA’s 2010 budget cuts halted Q-75 service, the bus line brought residents of “public transit-barren Oakland Gardens to the F subway line on Hillside Avenue.” Another vital bus line was cut seven years ago: the Q-74, which brought residents of mass transit-starved Kew Gardens Hills to the E & F subway lines at Queens Boulevard & Union Turnpike. It also transported Queens College students from that station to campus and back again. Now we rely on the delayed and overcrowded Q-46 line to reach the subway. Queens College started a shuttle bus system in 2015, charging students $40 a semester to use it. But some students complain those buses can’t accommodate disabled riders, according to a recent report in the QC newspaper, Knight News. Restoring the Q-74 line would help KGH residents and QC students. It makes more sense that wasting money on Select Bus Service, which according to remarks in your Oct. 5 editorial “Hate to say we told you so,” should be called “Defect Bus Service.” Our city councilman, Rory Lancman, state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. and whoever replaces the late Michael Simanowtiz as our state

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Those who want to squash this process do not trust New Yorkers. We can build a convention of the people. Last year, Citizens Union reported that $13 billion in the state budget were neither accounted for nor available for review by the public. We demand innovation from our workplaces to our homes. It is time to innovate government, with the tool provided to innovate, the constitutional convention. This year alone the New York State Senate has rejected 19 pieces of proposed legislation. If the current Legislature were up to the task of moving forward with good government initiatives, we would not have to vote yes, calling for a meeting. If the current Legislature were up to the task of providing information to the public about 13 billion dollars, spent in the shadows of New York State government, we would not have to call for a meeting. In this meeting, we could have a room that includes the brightest and most forward-thinking minds of our present moment in New York State. New York is ranked top in the world for bringing together technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, prioritizing public health and valuing public transportation. We are also the most politically corrupt state in the United States. Thirteen billion dollars unaccounted for represents a failure to adequately serve the people of New York. Nearly every elected official is against the New York State Constitutional Convention, the ones not against the convention are not talking about it. We could balance our state government to serve the people and not backroom deals. I urge all to vote “yes” on the Nov. 7 ballot referendum to hold a New York State Constitutional Convention. Priscilla Grimm Communications & Marketing Manager Citizens Union Manhattan

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Campaign video calls Eric Ulrich a flip-flop by Anthony O’Reilly

strongly oppose any effort which would take away the retirement security of our cops, firefighters, teachers and other municipal workers.” The two will go head-to-head on Election Day, Nov. 7. In terms of the fundraising race, the councilman has a wide lead. At press time, Ulrich’s campaign had $135,788 in its war chest — Scala, meanwhile, has a little more than $2,000 on hand. Both have received public funds, $93,575 for t he i ncu mbent ; $ 42 ,375 for t he challenger. Scala, so far, has relied on small donations — the average contribution has been $67, according to the city’s Campaign Finance Board, whereas Ulrich’s is $229. Some of the incumbent’s money, though, was collected when his contributors thought he might have run for higher office. While he was teasing a possible mayoral campaign, Ulrich held a fundraiser at Resorts World Casino on Oct. 25, 2016 — on that day, his campaign reported more than $13,000 in donations. He paid the racino $8,500 for the event. At the time, the CFB’s website stated he was running for an “undetermined” position — he announced in March he would not challenge Mayor de Blasio. He’s now listed as a candidate for Council District 32, which he’s represented since Q 2009.

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Democrat City Council hopeful Mike Scala on Sunday released a campaign video on social media accusing his opponent, i ncu mb e nt C ou nci l m a n Er ic U l r ich (R-Ozone Park), of flip-flopping on several policy positions. “When you take both sides on every issue, it’s hard to tell where you really stand on anything,” Scala said in a Facebook post linking to the clip, titled “Ulrich: Councilman 180.” The video begins with an excerpt of Ulrich debating state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) in 2012 — when the councilman was challenging his colleague in government for the Senate seat — and shows the councilman saying, “When we make decisions as elected officials, we do not stick our finger in the air to see which way the wind is blowing.” It then goes on to show news clips of Ulrich changing his position on term limits for Council members, gay marriage, an upcoming referendum on whether a Constitutional Convention should be held and more — in between each topic, a clip of the incumbent saying “you don’t flip-flop one way, the other way” is played. Liam McCabe, Ulrich’s campaign manager, said in an emailed statement, “Desperate times call for desperate measures. Our opponent has ripped a page right from Bill

Democrat Mike Scala, left, released a campaign video blasting Councilman Eric Ulrich for flipflopping on several positions. Meanwhile, the incumbent holds a wide lead over the challenger in FILE PHOTOS the fundraising race. de Blasio’s playbook of mud-slinging and divisive politics, while Councilman Ulrich has been working hard to build a broadbased and bi-partisan coalition of support. Councilman Ulrich will be taking the high road in this election because he knows his constituents will not be fooled by scare tactics intended to mislead the voters.” The Scala campaign-produced piece wasn’t the only shot the Howard Beach attorney took at Ulrich last week. On Oct. 6,

he shared an interview the incumbent gave earlier this year saying a Constitutional Convention would be a good opportunity to address “pension entitlement reform.” “Our working men and women deserve better,” the Democrat said. The Republican responded on social media with a lengthy statement, saying in part, “I support Con Con with one caveat — that it does not interfere with collective bargaining agreement or public pensions. I

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Most Qns. homeless students in SD 24 Ten percent of student population in 2016-17 were homeless: state by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The most overcrowded school district in Queens is also the one with the greatest number of homeless students, according to a new report. School District 24 — which stretches from Ridgewood to Corona — had 4,186 students who were identified as homeless during the 2016-17 school year, according to state data compiled by the New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students on Tuesday. That’s up from 3,709 in 2015-16. The second-highest homeless concentration was in SD 27 — which has Richmond Hill to Rockaway — which in the most recent school year had 3,164 and the year prior had 2,870. Dmytro Fedkowskyj, co-president of Community Education Council 24, said he was aware of the homeless issue but seeing the numbers broken down district by district is “concerning.” “It’s probably concerning for all of CEC 24 and the members to see,” Fedkowskyj said. “I had no idea we were the leading school district in terms of homelessness, at least in Queens. There’s more of an emphasis now to better understand the situation.” Homeless students citywide make up 10

Ten percent of students in the 2016-17 school year experienced homelessness, according to state data compiled by an educational advocacy group. School Districts 24 and 27 were the top FILE PHOTO two highest ranking areas in Queens. percent of the school population, according to the state data. “The number of children and youth experiencing homelessness in NYC is twice the size of the entire Boston public school system,” Kim Sweet, executive director of Advocates for Children of New York, said in a statement.

The group called for the city to increase the number of social workers for homeless students, and “devote the resources needed to address the significant challenges faced by the rising number of students who are homeless.” Toya Holness, a Department of Education spokeswoman, said in an emailed statement

the agency and the Department of Homeless Services “remain focused on addressing the unique needs of students in temporary housing, which is why we’ve worked together to expand dedicated staffing and programming ... and released a plan earlier this year that puts people — and students — first by offering those families the opportunity to remain close to their communities and schools, as they get back on their feet.” Homelessness has risen 115 percent citywide from 1994 to 2014, according to the DHS. Fedkowskyj, the former Queens representative on the Panel for Educational Policy, said he understands homelessness “creates a learning situation for the kids because their education is interrupted. “They’re being moved from temporary shelter to temporary shelter,” he continued. “It is concerning and I want to better understand the situation.” School District 30, in western Queens, ranked third in the borough for student homelessness at 3,058. In central and Southeast Queens, SD 29 had 2,787 and SD 28 — Forest Hills, Rego Park and parts of Jamaica — had 2,638. Norther n Queens’ SD 25 had 2,020 homeless students and SD 26 ranked at the Q bottom with 945.

James can’t sue for AC on buses: judges Ruling nullifies public advocate’s 2016 victory to help special ed students ditioning and that it be put on whenever the temperature is over 70 degrees. The lack of AC can have health impacts. An appellate court on Oct. 3 ruled Public At a rally in Ozone Park in 2014, parents Advocate Letita James does not have standing to sue the Department of Education in an said their children come off the bus sweating, effort to force the city to install air condition- sick, dehydrated and, in some cases, have ers on school buses carrying special educa- passed out due to heat exhaustion. A spokeswoman for the public advocate tion students. The unanimous decision reverses a 2016 said in an emailed statement, “There’s nothing ruling made by a Manhattan Supreme Court more important than the safety of our children, and we’re disappointed that the adminisjustice in favor of the tration chose to hampublic advocate. per our efforts to pro“The Public Advotect kids with disabilicate, who does not he Public Advocate ties in this case. clai m th i rd-pa r t y will never stop fighting “We are particularstanding, fails to ly disappointed that establish that she will for the most vulnerable Mayor de Blasio, who suffer har m in the used litigation during absence of the relief New Yorkers.” his own tenure as Pubsought, since she does — Anna Brower, spokeswoman for lic Advocate, would not ch a l le nge a ny Public Advocate Letita James try to limit the powers administrative act or of t h is wat chdog omission interfering off ice,” the spokeswith matters within her pur view,” the judges said in their woman, Anna Brower, continued. James is exploring all “options, including decision. Air conditioners are on a majority of the appeal and legislative remedies,” the spokesbuses used to transport city school students, woman added. “The Public Advocate will never stop but James wants to see all of them cooled down, especially those carrying special edu- fighting for the most vulnerable New Yorkers,” she said. cation students. A city Law Department spokesman said City law requires all buses to have air-con-

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An appellate court ruled Oct. 3 that Public Advocate Letitia James cannot sue the Department of Education for not air-conditioning every school bus carrying special education students, because FILE PHOTO she doesn’t have standing to bring a case. despite the ruling, the DOE will ensure all students are kept cool. “The Court ruled that the Public Advocate doesn’t have the authority to sue the DOE over school busing,” the spokesman said. “Nevertheless, the DOE is working hard to address the air-conditioning issue for students.”

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Keeping the faith in NYPD Queens South 400 share prayers and a meal at the Sikh Cultural Society in Richmond Hill by Michael Gannon Editor

An interfaith prayer ser vice on Tuesday night brought 10 religious congregations and seven NYPD police precincts under one roof toward the end of further strengthening police and community ties. Bhai Gurdev Kang of the Sikh Cultural Society welcomed about 400 people, including those from the community at large and a healthy contingent from Patrol Borough Queens South, which includes the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th and 113th precincts. “We are all here from different walks of life,” Kang said. “No matter what our backgrounds, our values are shared. ... Today we come together as a city and a community. Our future peace and security come when we live together, not apart.” Speakers included the Rev. Dan Bowman, pastor of the Queens Tabernacle Church in Jamaica; the Rev. Francis Colamaria of St. Helen Church in Howard Beach; the Rev. Greta Gainer Anderson of Greater Allen A M E Chu rch in Jamaica; Pandit Vishal Maraj of the Hindu Learning Foundation in Jamaica; the Rev. Ejaz Nabie of Faith Assembly Church in Jamaica; Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov, Kehilat Sephardim of Ahavat Achim in Kew Gardens; the Rev. Bishop Erskine Williams of the New Seasons Family Worship Center in Jamaica; Pastor James Williams of St. John Baptist Church in Arverne; and Imam Hafiz Zafer Ali of the Islamic Circle of North America. NYPD Assistant Chief David Barrere, commanding officer of Queens South, was in attendance, as was Chief Joanne Jaffe, commanding officer of the department’s Community Affairs Bureau. Mayor de Blasio was rumored to have been coming, but he was repre-

sented by Commissioner Marco Carrion of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit. Elected officials on hand for the service included Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Assemblym a n D a v i d We p r i n ( D - F r e s h Meadows). Several clerics offered prayers specifically for the men and women of the NYPD, and all prayed asking for a stronger bond between the officers and those they serve. “We as a community need your light; we need your presence,” Rabbi Nisanov implored the Father. Bishop Williams, who serves as president of the 103rd Precinct Community Council, also asked for diving light. “Help us be a beacon, a beacon of love, peace and unit y,” Williams prayed. Police and community relations long have been a delicate subject in Southeast Queens. Anderson said efforts such as those on Tuesday are essential for bonds among police, residents and religious institutions. “A three-ply cord is not easily broken,” she said. Naraj invoked an ancient Hindu prayer, calling all people to be of one family “regardless of race, creed, caste or status.” He also counseled the group to take up the spirit of an old standard Christmas song. “Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me,” he said. The evening included an instrumental musical selection by PO Yang Zhang of the NYPD Band. At the conclusion of the prayer service, Kang invited all in attendance to the basement where attendees cold help themselves to anything from a cup of coffee to a sit-down meal that included chicken and rice. “Join us for friendship and fellowQ ship,” he said.

About 400 people gathered at the Sikh Cultural Society in Richmond Hill Tuesday night for an evening of spiritual and personal bonding — and a sumptuous buffet dinner — with residents, police officers and PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON clergy from Southeast Queens.

NYPD Chief Joanne Jaffe, commander of the department’s Community Affairs Bureau, joins community PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON clerics after Tuesday’s prayer service.

Resorts World Casino gets ready to turn six by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Resorts World Casino New York City will be holding multiple events and promotions throughout the month to celebrate its sixth anniversary. The racino, located adjacent to Aqueduct Race Track at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park, opened Oct. 28, 2011. It’s now in the process of adding a fourstar hotel, four dining outlets, retail space and additional room for gaming — the expansion is expected to be completed by mid-2019.

Events being held throughout October Resorts World is the most successful racino in the state and since its opening has sent more than $1 billion to the state Education Fund. The sixth anniversary celebration will start Oct. 14 with “The Rhythm Revue Roseland Reunion Fall Classic Dance Party” from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. On Oct. 18, guests can eat their way around “The World’s Borough” while supporting a good cause. The Boys & Girls

Club of Metro Queens will hold its “Global Cuisine of Queens” event, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets for the event start at $50 and can be purchased at metroqueens.org/globalcuisine or by calling (718) 441-6050 ext. 201. There will also be an opportunity to do the “Monster Mash” on Oct. 28 at Resorts World’s “Halloween Costume Party,” starting at 9 p.m. There are also a number of promotions

for those looking to hit the slots in October, such as: • a free scratch-off for the first 800 guests who earn 50 points and print out a voucher from noon to 3 p.m.; • on Thursdays only, guests who earn 100 points can earn a $20 Resorts World gift card from noon to 4 p.m. and $25 in free play from 8 p.m. to midnight; • $15 in free play for guests who earn 50 points from 4 to 8 p.m.; and • a free anniversary gift for those who print out a voucher with 60 points or more Q from noon to 4 p.m. on Oct. 29.

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Live concert at Eastwood The board at Eastwood 1 Co-op in Lindenwood last Saturday held a free music concert for the building’s shareholders. Michael Evans and Mia Theodoratus, seen here, performed on the harp and drum

while Gideon and Michael Lublin from the band “Sea Kelp” performed on the guitar. This was the first time a music show was held for residents of the Lindenwood co-op. — Anthony O’Reilly

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City hospital funding stalemate continues State not budging on $380 million in earmarked federal reimbursement by Michael Gannon Editor

New York City and NYC Health + Hospitals are planning a lawsuit in an effort to force the state to turn over $380 million in alreadyapproved federal money from the federal fiscal year that ended on Oct. 1. But the state countered that with more cuts from Washington expected in the foreseeable future, all hospital systems in the state need to tighten their belts to face the crisis. Health + Hospitals operates 11 hospitals in the city, including ones in Elmhurst and Jamaica, as well as numerous clinics and other facilities. In a conference call on Friday afternoon, Stan Brezenoff, the interim H + H president, and city Budget Director Dean Fuleihan said the money was budgeted and approved by federal officials. They added that in their view, the state is legally nothing more than a conduit for the funds, with no authority for Gov. Cuomo, his staff or the Legislature to withhold the money or redirect it for other purposes. “To recap, to date, the state has not given us $380 million in money we have budgeted for services to those with the least access to health care, those on Medicaid and the uninsured,” Brezenoff said. “This has caused a major unforeseen and unforeseeable gap in our budget in the fourth month of our fiscal year and the seventh month of the state budget.” He said as of Friday he had 13 days of cash on hand, and that he and his own senior staff are examining numerous belt-tightening measures ranging from steeper-than-planned attrition for personnel hires to slowing payments to vendors “to a crawl, or a walk. “And that has consequences,” he said.

Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica is one of two borough hospitals caught in a $380 million FILE PHOTO funding fight between City Hall and Gov. Cuomo. “... Nothing is off the table, except that which would place our patients in danger. ... We have long lists. People are gonna be working this weekend.” Freddi Goldstein, a spokeswoman for City Hall, said the lawsuit is coming next week, but that she could not immediately comment on details, such as whether the city or H + H would bring the suit, and whether it would be filed in state or federal court. “This is not an empty threat,” she said. Gov. Cuomo’s office begs to differ. “We know the city prefers political theatre to governing, but a more productive action would be to sue the federal government since they are making these devastating cuts, or if it actually cared about patient care, to use its

funds to improve the hospital network that it owns,” Cuomo spokeswoman Dani Lever said in a statement issued by his office. “In the meantime, the state continues to call on Congress to restore this federal funding and the city should stop with the distractions and be part of the solution,” she added. Fuleihan, however, in discussing the economic details laid out what could be a pretty clear indication of the city’s possible arguments in any suit. He said that under regulations for so-called Disproportionate Share Hospitals, the state serves as a conduit for federal money used to compensate hospitals with high rates of patients on Medicaid or without insurance. Fuleihan said the $380 million — all fed-

eral money — was budgeted in an agreement covering the federal fiscal year that ended at midnight on Oct. 1 He said that money traditionally has always been sent to H + H and hospitals around the state by Sept. 30. “It is well-known,” Fuleihan said. “There are meetings with the New York State Comptroller, the state Department of Health, the State Division of the Budget monthly, more than monthly, to plan and review things like cash on hand. “We were never told that $380 million would not be paid to Health + Hospitals before Sept. 30,” he added. “We had no inkling this was in the works,” Brezenoff said. Fuleihan reiterated that as far as the city is concerned, the state’s only function is to serve as a vessel to allocate the $380 million that has been approved for H + H by federal officials. “There is no state money involved,” he said. “... The state cannot reappropriate [this particular] federal funding.” State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing, a member of the Senate Health Committee, pointed to Washington. “The focus of blame should not be on the state or city, but on the Trump Administration and Republican-controlled Congress that has done nothing to mitigate the impact of cuts to New York State hospitals,” Stavisky said. “These cuts would result in a loss of $1.1 billion to hospitals in our state. In light of the continued attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, this lack of action is unconscionable and further demonstrates the president’s Q lack of compassion.”

Eat your way around the World’s Borough Dine in Queens starts on Oct. 16 by Anthony O’Reilly

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Real foodies know Queens offers the best dining options in New York City — and for a limited time, some of the borough’s best establishments will be offering a three-course meal, and more, at a discounted price. The 14th annual Dine in Queens — a threeweek celebration — kicked off Tuesday at an outdoor ceremony at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale. Four restaurants gave away free samples to more than 150 passerby during the kick-off, which has been held at the mall for the past four years. “Along with offering a prime location, our outdoor lifestyle center offers guests the finest in retail, dining and entertainment as well as ample green space for our family-friendly community,” said Peter DeLucia, Atlas’ property manager. Most restaurants participating in Dine in Queens will offer a three-course, prix-fixe

dinner for $28 and lunch for $14. Some eateries will be offering other deals — those interested in taking advantage of them must call ahead to find out what will be offered. There’s a little something for everyone — American, Irish, Italian, Cajun and Colombian cuisines, and more, will be available at discounted prices. Longtime borough establishments, as well as some new to Queens, will be participating. For a full list of eateries in the event and what specials will be offered, visit itsinqueens.com/ DineinQueens — the list will be updated as more businesses sign up. You can also call the QEDC for more information at (718) 263-0546. “The entire world loves the restaurants in Queens,” Queens Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Seth Bornstein said in a statement. “Now these customers can enjoy the wonderful cuisine and warm hospitality at tremendous prices. I suggest the steaks, sushi, soul food, Spanish dishes, salads, scallops, sesaQ me chicken, and soba.”

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Tenants living above Comfort Inn said they found out on evening news by Anthony O’Reilly

“We weren’t consulted on this,” Rampershad said. A Department of Homeless Services source Tenants living in the apartments above the Kew Gardens Comfort Inn — where the city is said the agency plans on using all of the 42 renting 42 rooms and housing homeless individ- rooms it’s rented at the 123-28 82 Ave. Comfort uals in 19 of them — only found out about the Inn to house homeless individuals — despite move through media reports, according to one Mayor de Blasio’s promise last year to reduce resident who spoke at Community Board 9’s the city’s reliance on hotels to alleviate the homelessness crisis. meeting Tuesday night. Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest “I myself found out watching the evening Hills), who found out news,” said Jonathan, about the plan just who only wanted his before a major Jewish first name used. “And his is outrageous. I’m holiday — leaving her then my mother unable to immediately called me to tell me going to do my best to do anything about it — she saw it on the news railed against the use as well.” stop this madness.” of the hotel at the CB 9 According to Jona— Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz meeting. than, residents at The “ T h is is out r aKewl — the name for geous,” Koslowitz told the apartments above the hotel — have been unable to get in contact board members. “I’m going to do my best to with their management company about the stop this madness.” The councilwoman added that people situation. “deserve permanent housing, and not to be “We know nothing,” he said. He pleaded with board members to provide moved from here to there.” Hotel shelters, she continued, don’t belong the tenants with any information they can. “Help us know what’s going on so we can anywhere, “but certainly not in a residential community like Kew Gardens.” make decisions for our family,” Jonathan said. But her main opposition was that the people Raj Rampershad, chairman of CB 9, said he, staying at the shelter are single men, not families. too, was irate at the lack of notice. Associate Editor

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A tenant living in the apartments above the Kew Gardens Comfort Inn said this week they only found out about the move by watching the evening news. Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz has FILE PHOTO vowed to stop “this madness.” At press time, there were 60,089 people staying in city shelters, according to the DHS website. Of that, 22,964 are children. Nick Comaianni, a CB 9 member, charged the hotel was built with the intent to house homeless individuals there and suggested the panel’s Land Use Committee keep a “close eye” on any hotels proposed in the future. When construction on the building began in

2013, Kew Gardens residents said it didn’t fit with the character of the neighborhood. Construction wrapped up last spring, months after it was originally slated to open, but sat unused — despite being mostly furnished — until February. In April, it was announced the site would be operated by the Comfort Inn chain, after originally being branded as the Queens Savoy Hotel and then as Hotel Louie. Q

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Where Crowley-Holden stands three weeks out Meng weighs in, Avella stays out and who’s bringing in the big bucks by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

ne high-profile Queens lawmaker has waded into the testy race between Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden, while another is seeing his way out. In an interview with the Chronicle last Friday, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) pushed back against a TimesLedger report that said he had withdrawn his September endorsement of Holden, calling that newspaper’s article “misleading.” “I endorsed him in the Democratic primary, but not in the general election. It does not carry over and that’s standard,” Avella said. “I’ve never in my political career endorsed a Republican candidate and I don’t plan on doing so.” Avella’s comments came a week after the Queens County Republican Party offered its line on the November ballot to Holden, a selfdescribed moderate Democrat. Holden originally ran against Crowley in September’s Democratic primary, losing by more than 25 points. Despite his insistence on staying neutral in the general News election, Avella — a member of analysis the Independent Democratic Conference, which maintains a power-sharing agreement with Republicans in the state Senate — said he still believes Holden would be a great councilman. “I like Bob. If he got elected, he would do a great job,” he said. “This doesn’t change my wonderful opinion of him, but I haven’t changed my stance on endorsing Republican candidates.” Meanwhile, the district’s Congress member, Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), threw her support behind Crowley on Monday. “I have had the pleasure of working side-byside with Elizabeth Crowley on many issues affecting Queens, and I’ve seen firsthand how hard she fights for her constituents,” Meng said in a statement. “I’m proud to endorse her candidacy for re-election so that she can continue the important work she has done, especially fighting for first responders, improving transportation and being an independent voice at City Hall.” It’s arguably been the most divisive City Council race of the year, and now the battle between Crowley and Holden has become one of the most expensive ones too. With just three weeks and five days left until Election Day, both candidates are digging in for the home stretch — and they’re doing so with plenty of money in their respective campaign coffers. At $207,840, Crowley has more money in her campaign account than any other Council candidate in the city except Councilmembers Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside.) But sitting in sixth place is Holden, who has $151,526 on hand — an impressive total for a first-time candidate running against a twoterm incumbent — making the race one of the priciest Council races of the year.

The race between Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden is in the homestretch. With less than four weeks to Election Day, the Chronicle took FILE PHOTOS a look at each candidate’s fundraising numbers through early this month. Over the course of the campaign, the JuniThe outskirts of the district haven’t been per Park Civic Association president has kind to him, either, as only four people in received 538 donations from 413 individuals Woodside have pitched in a collective $660. totaling $55,552, with an average contribution Meanwhile, not a single person from Woodsize of $135. haven has donated to the civic leader, accordThe lifelong Democrat running on the ing to city records. Republican, Reform, Conservative and Dump But even with his struggles in the southern de Blasio lines has seen money pour in from a and western portions of District 30, Holden number of notable names on either side of the has still managed an impressive haul of cash aisle, as well. over the course of his campaign thanks to his Prior to losing September’s Democratic pri- participation in the city’s six-to-one matching mary to Crowley, he received $1,000 from for- campaign funds program. mer Republican Gov. As of Monday, he’s George Pat a k i — received $195,195 Holden’s wife, Amy, is through that process, like Bob ... but I his personal secretary allowing him to not — $175 from Avella only hold his own haven’t changed my and $175 from Reform against a prolific funPar ty head and draiser like Crowley. stance on endorsing Gu a rd ia n A ngels Legally, that money Republican candidates.” can only be spent on founder Curtis Sliwa. And one day after the campaign and left— State Sen. Tony Avella the Queens County ove r f u nd s b ei ng on Bob Holden GOP voted on Sept. returned to the city 27 to give Holden its after the election. line in November, Councilman Eric Ulrich According to public records, nearly half of (R-Ozone Park), the borough’s only elected Holden’s spending — $41,598 to be exact — Republican, donated $175. stems from his purchase of signs, mailers and It is unclear whether Holden’s landing of the other literature from NYPrints, based in Long Republican Party line has provided a fundrais- Island City. ing boost, as the latest campaign finance Meanwhile, Crowley has spent over reports were due just three days after he gar- $270,000, with $127,367 of that going to Red nered the GOP’s support. Horse Strategies, a political communications The next filing is due in two weeks. and consulting firm that represents a number When it comes to where Holden’s money of candidates across the city. comes from geographically, the insurgent canEight of her 10 largest individual expendididate’s biggest cash cow has been his native tures were Red Horse bills, but her secondMiddle Village, home of his civic group, where largest spending item was a $29,000 payment he’s received 271 donations totaling $25,647 on Sept. 29 to Tulchin Research, a San Francis— a whopping 46 percent of his total. co-based political polling firm. His fundraising has been satisfactory in Tulchin’s notable clients include two potenMaspeth, as over $12,000 from 132 people has tial 2020 presidential candidates — former poured in. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, the Holden’s operation gets weaker the farther frontrunner in California’s 2018 gubernatorial one goes from Middle Village, however, as race, and Julian Castro, who served as Departhe’s raised just $2,400 combined from 25 ment of Housing and Urban Development secGlendale and Ridgewood residents. retary under President Obama.

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In terms of fundraising, Crowley has pulled in far more than Holden, as expected, accumulating $478,428 since 2014. But only $179,000 of that has come since her opponent declared his candidacy in the spring, meaning Holden, with the help of matching funds, has pulled in nearly $20,000 more than she in that time period. Overall, 928 people have given to Crowley, with an average donation size of $516, something Holden has called proof that his opponent doesn’t have or want support from everyday residents. City records show that just $60,865 of her nearly $500,000 in donations has come from Queens — $12,445 from Maspeth, a combined $10,689 from Glendale and Ridgewood, $4,940 from Middle Village, $1,675 from Woodside and $975 from Woodhaven. Where both the incumbent’s and the challenger’s funds comes from, as expected, matches up with where most of their electoral support was during the Democratic primary. A Chronicle analysis of city election data showed Holden won 776 votes to Crowley’s 703 in Middle Village — a 4 percentage point margin of victory. His best precincts were the ones surrounding Juniper Valley Park, where Holden consistently topped Crowley by between 20 to 30 votes — a strong showing considering only 5,687 of the district’s 42,403 registered Democrats, a 13 percent turnout rate, went to the ballot box that day. His biggest margin of victory anywhere in the district was precinct 00630 — which includes the homes along Juniper Boulevard South and Penelope and Furmanville avenues between 75th Place and 80th Street on the south side of the park — where he nearly doubled Crowley, earning 79 votes to her 43. Holden also kept impressively close in Maspeth, capturing 48 percent of the tally en route to a tight, 43-vote loss. Unsurprisingly, Holden’s best precinct in that neighborhood was the one containing the Holiday Inn Express the city proposed turning into a homeless shelter last year. After leading months worth of protests and even a lawsuit against the plan, the civic leader was rewarded with a 61-40 victory over Crowley in the primary. But the key to the incumbent’s victory was her dominance in Glendale, Ridgewood and Woodhaven, where Crowley earned a cumulative 2,027 votes to Holden’s 499. In many precints across those areas, Crowley consistently earned over 40 votes, while Holden pulled in less than 20 — even being shut out 23-0 in precinct 08637, located in southwestern Ridgewood. Both Woodhaven and Ridgewood saw her win a whopping 85 percent of the vote. Her biggest win in the former came in precinct 02538 — bordered by Eldert Lane, 88th Avenue, 90th Avenue and 78th Street — where she earned 58 votes to Holden’s four. In the latter, it was precinct 04937 — bordered by Fresh Pond Road, 68th Avenue, Myrtle Avenue and 64th Street — where she Q smacked Holden 81 votes to 14.

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Hate message sent to CUNY campuses

Sex crime charges for R’wood math teacher

Advocated for ‘separation of races’

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by Anthony Medina Chronicle Contributor

CUNY campuses last week alerted students of the mass mailing of a message from the Ku Klux Klan to multiple college offices. The letter, which was obtained by the Chronicle Oct. 11, advocates for the separation of races. “We follow the teachings of the Bible and only wish to keep the white race pure as God intended for His chosen people,” the letter states. “Only those who live in ignorance call us hateful. We wish no harm to anyone if they just leave us alone.” The mailing criticizes so-called “loudmouth literature that poisons society against us” and labels the organization as a “hate group.” It further encourages students to contact them to find out more about “other harmful literature, and how you can help us eliminate it for all mankind.” An email is provided at the end of the missive. York College sent an email to its students last Thursday notifying them that

the letter had been received, but at the time did not specify who was behind the mailer. Eileen Sepulveda, a Lehman College student who is the editor-in-chief of the school’s newspaper, said the publication’s office also received a letter of hate, also allegedly sent by the Ku Klux Klan. The message was sent at a time when anti-Semitism and racial discrimination are at the forefront for national concern. Some Jewish-owned businesses in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan received letters with Nazi symbolism and anti-Semitic remarks on Sept 28. CBS news reported the letter sent to those businesses had “Make America Great Again,” President Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, and a Nazi phrase meaning “Jews Out.” And in Westchester, Identity Evropa — a neo-Nazi group that appeared at the Charlottesville protests earlier this year — sent literature to community colleges Q there. Anthony O’Reilly contributed to this story.

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A Ridgewood math teacher is looking at a lengthy prison term after being charged with engaging in sexually explicit conversations online with a former student. According to District Attorney Richard Brown, 35-year-old Michael Cognato faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on all 33 charges he was indicted on last Friday — one count of use of a child in a sexual performance, 16 counts of firstdegree disseminating indecent material to minors, 15 counts of promoting a sexual performance of a child and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. The online relationship, Brown said, began last summer when Cognato, of Bethpage, LI, served as the 14-year-old girl’s tutor shortly after she graduated from IS 93, where she had taken the suspect’s math class. But it wasn’t until this summer when the conversation allegedly turned sexual. According to Brown, Cognato started

sending shirtless pictures of himself to the girl via the popular social media app Snapchat. Their conversations then quickly turned sexual, all while the math teacher allegedly sent her multiple photographs of his naked body. The next month, Brown says, the victim then started sending naked pictures of herself to Cognato, who replied with videos of himself masturbating. Between late August and late September, the teacher allegedly sent 15 videos of himself performing the sexual act, while she did the same at Cognato’s request. It wasn’t until the victim’s mother discovered the relationship that the authorities were aler ted and Cognato was arrested. “A classroom should always be a safe place for a child,” Brown said in a statement. “If true, this teacher destroyed his former student’s trust. This case should serve as a clear and unmistakable warning that law enforcement is prepared to apprehend and prosecute sexual predators Q who betray and defile youngsters.”

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Following the fatal school stabbing in the Bronx late last month, allegedly committed by a student who was persistently bullied by his peers, the Council’s Education Committee and Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) will hold a hearing Oct. 30 to exa m i ne the cit y’s a nt i-bu lly i ng measures. Abel Cedeno, 18, allegedly stabbed two classmates at Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation Sept. 27, k illi ng 15-yea r- old Mat t hew McCree a nd ser iously wou nd i ng 16-year-old Ariane Laboy. Published reports claim Cedeno was bullied for being f lamboyant, and the school’s administration is being accused by some for not doing enough to address the issue. “If we want to eradicate all forms of bullying, we need to stop beating around the bush and directly address these issues,” Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Education Committee, said in a prepared statement. The hearing — which is open to the public — starts at 10 a.m. in the CounQ cil’s chambers in Manhattan. — Anthony O’Reilly

Our Lady of Grace Soccer — which has introduced Howard Beach children to the beautiful game for years — will honor C ou nci l m a n Er ic U l r ich (R-Ozone Park) at its second annual dinner dance on Fri., Oct. 20. The event starts at 7 p.m. at Roma View Catering, located at 160-05 Cross Bay Blvd. Tickets are $100 per person and include a deluxe cocktail hour, an open bar, sitdown dinner, dancing and entertainment. Those interested in purchasing tickets should visit olgsoccer.com/pages/ DinnerDance.aspx, call (347) 378-8814 or email olgsoccermom@yahoo.com. Q — Anthony O’Reilly

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QICA talks federal, state senior issues Group encourages elderly activism by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Amid threats to social programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and with ongoing concerns over affordable housing, transportation and proper nutrition, the Queens Interagency Council on Aging held its annual Legislative Forum last Friday at Borough Hall, drawing a capacity crowd. Those on hand heard the projected needs of the growing senior population, outlined in the council’s position paper and presented by QICA President Barry Klitsberg, who wrote that Queens seniors must forcefully oppose any federal proposal to curb entitlements. “Last year’s election demonstrated that many elected officials intend to roll back social programs including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the Affordable Care Act, which provides enhanced services to Medicare beneficiaries,” Klitsberg wrote. “All members of our community, especially seniors, must make their voices heard. “New reforms should be enacted that give all Americans coverage similar to Medicare,” he added, “which has been proven to be the most efficient health care insurance in the country.” While not diving headfirst into the Medicare-for-all debate, about a dozen elected officials and community leaders offered words of encouragement at the gathering.

“We really had a wonderful year in terms of budgeting,” said Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), indicating that the city included over $20 million in new funding for seniors. While he said Access-a-Ride “continues to be a plague,” he indicated that the Council has been discussing funding for taxis and other forhire vehicles. “There is a movement on that,” he said. “We’re hoping we will be able to move in that direction quickly.” And Klitsberg said, with many seniors relying on the borough’s food pantries, the past two years have seen a 65 percent increase in the amount of funding available for that purpose, from $11 million to $18.2 million. “It’s still not enough but I am determined that nobody should go hungry in the greatest city on the planet,” he said. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park), a freshman legislator, addressed both the “transportation desert” and “housing emergency” facing her constituents, promising she will be a “fresh new voice in this conversation.” Regarding those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) promised that in the next legislative session he will be looking to see where an increase in funding for certain services will come from, admitting that “funding is always difficult to find.” And on the “inequities in the borough in property taxes,” he indicated that “ideas are floating about to overhaul property taxes,” including a so-called circuit breaker. “If your property taxes continue to go up but your income doesn’t continue to rise,” he explained, “once your income hits a certain level, a circuit breaker would cap how much property tax you’d have to pay. That’s something I’d like to insert.” Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) expressed concern with Medicare fraud that he said exists in some adult day care centers. There is a scam going on, he said, with centers competing against each other and offering incentives to draw people in. “There are so many good operators that are

The city is working to end wait lists for some senior services, Department for the Aging Commissioner Donna Corrado, above, told the Queens Interagency Council on Aging, of which Barry PHOTOS BY MARK LORD Klitsberg, left, serves as the president. providing amazing services that are being undermined by these bad operators.” A s s e m bly wo m a n A l ic i a Hy n d m a n (D-Springfield Gardens) said among her constituents, the “number one request” is housing for everyone, not just seniors. She indicated that the Assembly “is working very hard to ... direct resources to take care of our communities.” Admitting that “we already have transportation issues,” she suggested that Move NY, a proposed plan for improving the city’s transportation system, does not address the borough’s problems comprehensively. “You cannot talk about putting more of a burden on Queens residents without taking care of our dilapidated bus system and our trains,” she said. Department for the Aging Commissioner Donna Corrado told the audience that there are “a lot of wonderful things going on in NYC,” suggesting that “somehow we’re not getting the message out.” “We have to find ways to support people that have Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias related to living longer.”

Efforts are being made, Corrado said, to eliminate waiting lists for home-delivered meals and for home care, points touched on by Public Advocate Letitia James. “We now have more funding for seniors waiting to receive home care,” James said. “We wanted to end the waiting list for seniors waiting to receive home care because home care is a requirement, not a luxury, and now that waiting list has been reduced significantly as a result of the resources we received.” In one of the morning’s more shocking moments, James announced that seniors “are having a lot of sex,” making them “one of the fastest growing groups who are contracting sexually transmitted diseases.” And, she said, “more and more seniors are contracting the HIV/Aids virus.” In her opening remarks, Borough President Melinda Katz acknowledged that senior advocacy groups are among the strongest and most vocal groups in the city. “Queens is growing,” she said “We need to Q make sure that we all work together.”

Where does the NFIP stand these days? by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The House of Representative’s Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved $36.5 billion in emergency funding for relief and recovery from recent hurricanes and the wildfires ravaging California’s Napa Valley, as well as $16 billion for the National Flood Insurance Program, but some fear it might not be enough. The NFIP — which provides coverage to homeowners in coastal communities such as Howard Beach and Rockaway — is quickly running out of money and according to

Program is running out of money some published reports is spending $200 million per day in claims from victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told Congress members recently “The NFIP is simply not fiscally sustainable in its current form,” according to the Insurance Journal. At press time, the House had not voted on the Appropriations Committee’s funding bill.

Without that money, the NFIP is set to run out of money by Oct. 23. The NFIP was set to expire at the end of September but lawmakers approved a measure to keep it intact until Dec. 8. House representatives and U.S. senators have proposed a number of reforms for the broken system. The leading bill is one by U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chair man Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and ranking member

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), which, if passed and signed by President Trump, would extend the NFIP for six years, require the development of flood area risk mitigation strategies, update flood mapping procedures and impose “appropriate” premium increases. Mulvaney has proposed his own changes to the program, including protecting low-income policyholders from exorbitant rate hikes, allowing the government to kick properties that repeatedly flood out of the program and phase out policies on new Q homes in flood zones.

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Congressman hits Blaz, Banks for supposedly not keeping promises by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

City and state lawmakers have taken their turns slamming the city for moving homeless individuals into a Best Western in Sunnyside with no advanced notice. And now, the area’s federal representative is getting his licks in. In a letter dated Oct. 5, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) blasted Mayor de Blasio and Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steve Banks over the decision to rent out all 82 rooms at the 38-05 Hunters Point Ave. hotel two weeks ago, saying the officials have gone back on their word. “Despite a litany of promises of greater accountability, including at least 30 days’ notice, and increased transparency in the process of siting these emergency shelters, this community finds itself once again blindsided with the last-minute announcement of yet another hotel conversion,” Crowley wrote. “While I am deeply sympathetic to the plight of homeless families, your administration has shown a sustained pattern of making promises that you have no intention of keeping.” According to a city source, the Department of Homeless Services notified area lawmakers Sept. 26, the day the rooms were rented. The source added that only 64 rooms

Rep. Joe Crowley, left, slammed Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steve Banks and Mayor de Blasio over the usage of a Sunnyside hotel as a homeless shelter in a scathing letFILE PHOTOS ter accusing them of deceitfulness last week. were in use as of last Monday, but that the city anticipates using all 82 in the near future as nearly 250 households in the area are experiencing homelessness. Jamaica-based Childrens Community Services is the shelter’s operator. According to reports, the company also offers job placement and financial planning services to

the homeless individuals living there. Security staff are also on-site 24 hours a day and residents have a 9 p.m. curfew. Regardless of the safety measures and social services in place, Crowley said he still hoped to have a meeting with Banks in the near future to discuss the city’s policies on using hotels and how the city can better

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partner with communities on the use of the venues. “It is my sincere hope that you will attempt to provide some of the transparency and accountability that our communities were promised,” he said. “The residents of Community Board 2 deserve a full accounting of what the plans for this location are, who the service provider in charge is, and where they can route any safety concerns that may arise at this location.” In a separate letter written to the mayor last week, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Long Island City) also said her office was given no advance notice of the move and that the community had a right to know the details. “No one wants to see children homeless, but the administration’s approach makes it impossible for a community to accept a shelter,” the lawmaker wrote. “They become a source of resentment in the communities in which they are placed.” The commandeering of the Best Western came just days before the city began renting dozens of rooms at the Comfort Inn in Kew Gardens, just across the street from Borough Hall — and two months after Banks himself announced in Corona the phasing out of a Holiday Inn Express shelter in that Q neighborhood.

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The Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens last Saturday held its 40th annual Columbus Day Parade in Astoria. The parade kicked off at Kaufman Astoria Studios and ended at the Christopher Columbus statue at Hoyt Avenue/Astoria Boulevard at 32nd Street. At top, the parade’s grand marshal Rocco Commisso, founder, chairman and CEO of Mediacom, as well as the owner of the New

York Cosmos soccer team, poses with cheerleaders Alison Sproat, left, and Nicole Caruso. Middle, Long Island City High School Junior ROTC members Efstathios Maloumos and Emil Guanzon stand with Goffredo Palmerini, Giuseppe Di Pangrazio and Gino Milano. Above, parade dignataries pose at the foot of the Columbus statue.

You can see the video as part of the live show, “Sounds of a #Taplife: Homecoming” on Nov. 10 at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center at 8 p.m. LoCascio, according to the company’s website, taplifecompany.com, “combines the art form of tap dance with spirituality and personal awareness in order to explore the universal dots of life. It’s like Morse code for the soul.”

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Howard Beach native Anthony Lo Cascio, producer of #Taplife Company’s video “#Taplife-Eyes,” was awarded “Best Music Video” at the Ocktober Film Festival. The festival serves as a platform for artists to express themselves through film and new media. “Eyes” appears on the album “Salutations from Ozone Park,” available on iTunes, and is written by singer/songwriter Frank Persico.

Lennon helping kids ‘imagine’ Funk musician Bootsy Collins, in the tiedyed hat, and Councilman Danny Dromm, fourth from right, last Saturday helped celebrate the visit of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Block Party at the 78th Street Plaza in Jackson Heights. The bus, named for the late Beatles legend and partially funded by his widow, Yoko Ono, tours the country giving young people an opportunity to write, produce and record broadcast-quality music and songs in a state-of-the-art facility. The bus offered free tours throughout the day.

“The Lennon Bus is giving young people the gift of music in their own unique and effective way,” said Dromm, whose office sponsored he visit. Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland also was in attendance. Lennon was a singer, songwriter and musician with The Beatles before launching a successful solo career. He was 40 when he was murdered outside his Manhattan residence in 1980. The bus came to Jackson Heights one day before what would have been Lennon’s 77th birthday.

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tan, Brooklyn and Queens) was not nearly as diplomatic, calling the White House’s statement repugnant. “President Trump’s new demands to crack down on immigration are completely antithetical to America’s long history as a land of opportunity,” she said in an emailed statement. “By stripping away protections for unaccompanied minors at the border to building a wall at the expense of American taxpayers, these ‘priorities’ are beyond heartless.” Outside of Washington, Nayim Islam serves as an immigration rights organizer for Desis Rising Up & Moving, or DRUM, an advocacy group for Queens residents of Southern Asian origin and heritage. He said excerpts and summaries of the Trump plan are not encouraging. “As someone who myself is a DACA recipient, I see this as just another attempt to use undocumented folks as leverage against the rest of the community,” he told the Chronicle in a telephone interview. “The administration’s immigration priorities are clear — it’s to engage in mass deportations,” Islam said. DRUM is calling once again for a “clean” DREAM Act bill with no ammendments attached. “With this wish list, why he is asking in exchange for a DREAM Act is unreasonable,” he added. “Why would I want an act that might benefit me at the expense of my Q parents, family and community?”

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Rosary rally in HB Queens residents are invited to pray the rosary in Howard Beach on Saturday, Oct. 14, from noon to 1 p.m., in front Russo’s On The Bay’s outdoor garden, located at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd. The “rosary rally” will be held in honor of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three children in Portugal on at least six occasions. The last apparition is believed to have happened Oct. 13, 1917. Q

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Was that the president at Comic Con? by Andrew Benjamin Chronicle Contributor

New York Comic Con isn’t all about science fiction or fantasy stories or characters. There’s also 43-year-old comedian Anthony Atamanuik, who lives in Astoria and plays a real-life person who is the most powerful political leader in the world. His work sees him don a fake spray tan and blonde combover wig to play President Trump on Comedy Central’s “The President Show.” A year before Alec Baldwin debuted his version of the Jamaica Estates-born commander-in-chief on “Saturday Night Live,” Atamanuik was playing him in skits at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in Manhattan. “The character came about from an improv scene at UCB, Upright Citizen’s Brigade, in Chelsea in 2015, two months after Trump announced” his run for the presidency, he said in an interview at the con, held Oct. 5 through 8 at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. “Somebody said ‘Mr. President’ while improvising a scene, and I was on the backline and I stepped up and did a Trump that I thought was funny.” Atamanuik’s version of the then-candidate became a sensation overnight after he, playing Trump, “debated” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on “@midnight with Chris Hardwick.” Sanders, who still was running for president at the time, was played by comedian James Adomian. The video went viral, garnering over 7.8 million views on YouTube. “It became this thing,” recalled Atamanuik. He and Adomian entertained crowds around the country with their mock debates, but then came the actual election. Atamanuik had a feeling Trump was going to win, though he hoped not. “I thought I was going to hang up the wig on November 8th,” he said. “And the next day I was on “The Howard Stern Show” wondering, ‘What am I going to do with my life?’” Along with some friends in the comedy world, he developed the concept of “The President Show,” a talk show hosted by Atamanuik as Trump, which includes interviews with celebrities, skits and interactions with his “staff.” The show premiered April 27 on Comedy Central. Reflecting the show’s popularity, Atamanuik as Trump and Peter Grosz as Vice President Mike Pence held an interview-style panel at NYCC where every seat was filled. “We have our finger on the pulse of what’s happening. That means we’re doing a good job,” Atamanuik said. “The President Show” is on Thursdays at midnight on Comedy Central and at cc.com/shows/the-president-show. The con attracted fans from all over, even as far away as Australia, though many only took a subway ride to get there (not all heroes wear capes — especially you, 7 train 34th Street-Hudson Yards stop!). Aside from Atamanuik, notable Queens attendees also included the crew from Troma Studios in Astoria and comic book artist Soo Lee of Flushing. “I love Comic Con,” Lee said. “This is where everyone Q can be their true geek self. I feel connected here.”

Astoria comedian Anthony Atamanuik as himself, and as President Trump.

Up-and-coming artist Soo Lee of Flushing, who draws the “Fantomah” comic book.

The crew from Troma Studios in Long Island City, perhaps best known for the cult classic “The Toxic Avenger.”

One installation at New York Comic Con was a reproduction of Peter Parker’s — aka Spider-Man’s — room in Forest Hills from the newest spiderman film “SpiderMan Homecoming.” It w a s b uil t up s i d e down to allow people to “crawl” on the c e iling like t h e ir favorite web-spinning superhero.

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Comic Con cosplayers from Queens included Howan Cheng of Elmhurst, left, as “Batman” villain Harley Quinn; Erica Bruning of Glendale, as Rick from “Rick and Morty”; Vania Tecson of Rego Park, as the evil clown Pennywise from “It”; and Shannon Sheridan-Chiaro of Glendale as Zero Suit Samus from the Metroid video game series.

Largest number of students pass AP More than 25,800 students passed at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2017, the highest number ever, the city Depar tment of Education announced Tuesday. In 2016, 24,006 students passed one exam, according to the DOE. Last school year also marked the highest number of students who took at least one AP exam, 49,364, up from 44,906 in 2016. “Across all five boroughs, our students and educators continue to raise the bar, and I celebrate their progress,” Schools Chancellor

Carmen Fariña said in a prepared statement. “Our investments in Equity and Excellence for All are working to ensure all our kids — regardless of what neighborhood they live in or school they attend — have access to the rigorous, challenging coursework they’ll need to succeed once they graduate high school. I am also excited to see colocated schools working together to offer more rigorous courses to students campuswide. Today’s results show that we are making the right investments and moving in the right direction, and I look forward to

the work ahead of us.” The 2016-17 school year was the first in which the city implemented “AP for All,’ in which new AP classes were offered at 63 schools in the five boroughs, including 30 that offered no such courses ever before. The initiative seeks to offer the courses in 75 percent of all high schools by next year and all of them in fall 2021. “For too long, our students’ access to AP courses has been dictated by their zip code,” Mayor de Blasio said in a statement. “We are making the investments to right

that wrong, and to ensure that every kid has access to the challenging courses they need to be ready for college and careers.” “I celebrate these historic gains,” Counci l m a n Da n ny D rom m ( D -Ja ck son Heights), chairman of the Council’s Education Committee, said in a statement issued by the Mayor’s Office. “Thanks to NYC’s AP for All and Computer Science for All initiatives, many more of our students are prepared for college. This just goes to show what a substantial investment Q in public education can do.”

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their children a hug? When you’re walking through Stop & Shop on a Tuesday, looking for that two-for-one sale on orange juice for your Tropicana-loving kids, do you ever wonder if your favorite NFL player is doing the same? Ask those questions of a million sports fans and more times than not, you’ll get “no” for an answer. As the popularity of college athletics grows to that of the professional variety, it can be easy to forget that the men and women who don uniforms are like the rest of us — red-blooded, imper fec t humans with fears, opinions and vulnerabilities. And that’s exactly what Yulia Tikhonova, the new director of St. John’s University’s Dr. M. T.

Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery, wants you to remember every time you turn on ESPN from now on. Itself a school with an incredibly rich tradition of athletics, St. John’s is home through Nov. 17 to “Diamonds, Rings and Courts,” a striking look at sports through a symbolic and stripped-down lens. The contents of a trio of glass cases in the hallway outside the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall gallery serve as the exhibit’s starting point, and a familiar one at that for a school as successful as St. John’s — banners and trophies. But instead of words of triumph, they have much more introspective phrases, such as “I’m not good at being vulnerable,” gathered by artist Cheryl Pope from Kenyon College student-athletes in Ohio. continued on page 35

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The Roman gladiators who fought, and often died, at the Coliseum weren’t seen by the audience as human beings. No one thought of them as men with hopes, dreams, families and friends. They were simply objects of entertainment — robots who lived only to battle. Our society and our sports themselves are much more advanced and much less bloodthirsty than in centuries past, but how Americans view collegiate and professional athletes has yet to considerably evolve. When you walk out of your favorite NCAA basketball team’s gym after a tough win, have you ever noticed the players’ parents waiting to give

SJU exhibit goes in depth on sport and symbolism

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“Small Works Variety Show,” with 44 figurative and landscape paintings in watercolor and oil by Long Island City-based Elinore Schnurr. Through Sat., Nov. 11, Dougherty Gallery at Crescent Grill, 38-40 Crescent St., LIC. Free. Info: (718) 729-4040, crescentgrill.com.

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“Conspiracy of Goodness: How French Protestants Saved Thousands of Jews During World War II,” about an isolated community, Le Chambon, that saved 3,500 Jews from Nazi Germany and Vichy France. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; official opening with curator Cary Lane Sun., Oct. 15, 1 p.m., Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 281-5770, qcc.cuny.edu/khrca. “Highlights from Self-Taught Genius,” with American folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries in various media, in a new gallery. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., thru Jan., American Folk Art Museum Collection and Education Center, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org. “First I Was Afraid,” with works in various media by 11 artists, addressing what living in an age of anxiety means and trying to make people feel less alone. Thru Sun., Nov. 19, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. “Nicola L.: Works, 1968 to the Present,” with multimedia works taking up notions of skin and surface, including functional items such as furniture that resemble human forms. Thru Mon., Dec. 18, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org. “Bayside: The Actors’ Enclave,” with photos, posters, newspaper articles and ephemera from the early 20th century, when many stage, vaudeville and silent movie stars lived in the neighborhood. Thru Dec. at least, Thu.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 12-4 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten Park. $5. Info: (718) 3521548, baysidehistorical.org.

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Wine and Chocolate Pairing, a guided tasting with chocolate sommelier Roxanne Browning, pairing artisan chocolates with good wines. 21 and over only. Sun., Oct. 15, 1-3:15 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $40. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

How to keep your money safe from scammers and how to prevent elder abuse, a one-time lecture led by Lori Woods from the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Tue., Oct. 17, 10:30 a.m., Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 738-1889.

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THEATRE “Richard III,” the historical Shakespeare tragedy about a ruthless king’s rise to power and short reign, by the Titan Theatre Co. Fri.-Sun., Oct. 13-15; each Thu.-Sun., Oct. 19-29, 7:30 p.m. except Sun., 4 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $18 (discount with code ITSINQUEENS16). Info: (718) 760-0064, titantheatrecompany.com. “Sense and Sensibility,” Jane Austen’s tale of love, romance and social standing in early 19th-century England, focused on the lives of two sisters with very different temperaments, by the Aquila Theatre Co. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 20-21, 2 p.m.; Sat., 8 p.m; Sun., Oct. 22, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

Lost Dog New Music Ensemble soloists, with pianist Jacob Rhodebeck and violinist Esther Roh of the Astoria-based group performing contemporary music from the UK, in first concert of 2017-18 Musica Reginae series. Sat., Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m., The Churchin-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students 13-30; free kids under 13 with adult. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

DANCE Take Root, with performances of works by Bobby Morgan & Artists and Falcon Dance, part of a monthly series. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 13-14, 8 p.m. $15 advance; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and a post-show discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green. Sun., Oct. 15, 7 p.m. $13 advance; $13 cash at door; $15 credit card. Both at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

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“Self-Interned, 1942: Noguchi in Poston War Relocation Center,” works by Isamu Noguchi focusing on his time voluntarily spent in a WWII camp for Japanese-Americans ordered there by the U.S. Thru Sun., Jan. 7, 2018, Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org. The Socrates Annual, new public sculptures by multiple artists in multiple media, addressing “the most urgent issues of today.” Formerly called The Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition. Thru Sun., March 11, 2018, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

An Evening with Sean Tyrrell, with the Irish native who lived in Greenwich Village for a few years telling the story of John Boyle O’Reilly in both music and spoken word. Fri., Oct. 13, 6:45 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $20; $25 at door. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS George Gee Swing Orchestra, blending big-band traditions with “exhilarting modernism”; part of Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concerts series. Fri., Oct. 13, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. dance lesson), Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd. Free (tickets all reserved; standby may be available at door on first-come, first-served basis). Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. COURTESY PHOTO

Bobbi and the Strays Masquerade Ball: “Go Bats for Halloween,” with four-course dinner, unlimited beer, wine, soda, dancing, raffles and more, to benefit the animal rescue group. Costumes optional (prizes for best). Thu., Oct. 26, 7 p.m., Russo’s On The Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. $100. Info: Bobbi, (718) 845-0779, (917) 213-9840, bobbiandthestrays.org.

Free adult civic education classes, sponsored by the organization It’s Who We Are and the Taft Institute at Queens College, a six-week series on topics including the U.S. Constitution and the lawmaking process in Washington. Each Thu. thru Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: iwwaa.itswhoweare@gmail.com. World War I: free reading & discussion program, six sessions on readings from three books on the conflict, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Penguin Book of First World War Stories” and “Verdun,” led by Jo-Anne Raskin. Each Sat., Oct. 14-Nov. 18, 10-11:30 a.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Administration Building, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info/registration (req’d): (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. Immigrant Voices: Aravella Simotas, with the state assemblywoman, the first Greek-American woman elected to office in New York, speaking about her experience growing up in Astoria. Tue., Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. COURTESY PHOTO Alaska’s Pribilof Islands: Bucket List Trip!, on the remote Alaskan islands known as paradise for birders and other viewers of wildlife, by pro photographer and author Marie Read. Wed., Oct. 18, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 2294000, qcbirdclub.org.

KIDS/TEENS LEGO Building Club, where children grades K through 6 have fun being creative with Legos. Most Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m., Bellerose Library, 250-06 Hillside Ave. Free, no registration required. Info: (718) 831-8644, queenslibrary.org/bellerose. continued on page 36

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The head of a goddess emerges skyward from a shallow pool beside the East River. Her gaze is commanding, yet her eyes are impassive, and her lips are poised for ... something. Is it to sip, or kiss, or speak? Tanda Francis’ “Take Me With You” is one of 15 new sculptures on display at the Socrates Annual, formerly known as the Emerging Artist Fellowship, at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City. The exhibition does not conform to a single theme, yet the artists’ works often share themes that respond to the current political climate. This was not a requirement for inclusion in the show, but it does indicate that the artists chosen were widely responsive to the issues

‘The Socrates Annual’ When: Through March 11, 2018 Where: Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City Entry: Free. (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org

facing the world, often on a global scale. At the same time, they all approached their work with respect to the environment and community of Socrates, and many of the projects would be inherently changed if they were placed elsewhere. Francis’ piece makes fine use of the East River and skyline as a backdrop, and the site upon which her sculpture is placed in the park was part of her proposal from its inception. Her inspiration for the piece came from the simple connection between all humans and the life essence we draw from water, but her intentions for the sculpture changed over time. Initially, the bust was to be faced with her head downward, as if sipping from the water in the broken ground, but as the piece evolved, Francis turned it to face skyward, and began to view it as an image of the Yoruban deity Oshun, who represents, among many things, beauty, love and water. “For me, her features and what she represents is our universal origin and our connection ... a reminder of our source,” said Francis. Many of the artists’ pieces draw upon their specific site to amplify their underlying themes. Devra Freelander’s “Fluorescent

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Wang Xu’s “Rain Bird” depicts Socrates Sculpture Park’s resident horticulturalist, Yousif Dawud, using found materials that washed up on the park’s shore. Dawud joined Wang and his sculpture on Opening Day. Joe Bochynski’s “POTUS” is either an excavation or a burial of a broken tile cut of the presidential seal. PHOTOS BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN Sunrise” is a resin-cast pink-orange half-circle sprouting from the ground with the East River to its back, a digital-age twin to its inreal-life counterpart. The piece feels like a commentary on contemporary life and the authenticity of experiences in today’s world. Amy Ritter’s “Single Wide” lays out the plot of a mobile home, incorporating all

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Oct. 29 will mark five years since Superstorm Sandy uprooted the homes and lives of tens of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey’s coastal communities. Richmond Hill resident Helen Day, who was not affected, wonders if people in Rockaway, Howard Beach and elsewhere will “ever be whole again?” “And what does it mean to be fully restored?” Day asked. “It really does make you think.” Those might be some of the questions that come up at “After Sandy,” a free community conversation at the Maple Grove Cemetery Oct. 21. The discussion will offer attendees a chance to reflect on “how communities were transformed and united by Sandy, and to consider what it means to be fully restored,” according to the website for Friends of Maple Grove, of which Day is the senior vice president. This won’t be the first time people come together at the Kew Gardens venue to discuss historical events — conversations on the Civil War and the Sept. 11 attacks are among many the group has hosted there. Attendees of this month’s event will be asked to read an article and discuss with each other how it pertains to the aftermath of the devastating storm. “It creates more of an in-depth awareness of what was going on in history, whether it was a long time ago or

recent events,” Day said. “It really adds a little more dimension and perception to the thing you’re reading about. “That’s what’s going to come out during this conversation,” she continued. “Everyone has their own experience to draw from.” The discussion will be moderated by Jo-Anne Raskin, a Friends of Maple Grove board member. “Even when we’re discussing different things, everybody is there sharing their own ideas,” Raskin said. “They’re bringing to the class different pieces of information and each person learns and grows as an individual. That’s how we learn, by listening to each other.” The talk is being funded by a grant from Humanities New York, which provides training and materials to allow organizations to host conversations in an effort to “bring people together for short, thoughtful discussions on themes central to American life.” Humanities New York has paid for Maple Grove’s Q previous community discussions.

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“Banners are celebrations of victory, but these quotes come more from the hearts of athletes,” Tikhonova told the Chronicle. “It’s an interesting juxtaposition between athletes being strong, being fast and victorious. But here, we see their vulnerability.” The theme of athletes as humans instead of just players on a screen, field or court is a common one throughout the exhibit, which features numerous works highlighting the humanity, and mortality, of even our most beloved sportsmen and women. Queens artist Shaun Leonardo’s two charcoal drawings of famed boxer Sonny Liston are stark examples of the latter.

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The former world heavyweight champion was a deeply unpopular figure throughout his career — a common nickname of his was “Bad Negro” — and America’s disdain for Liston only grew after Muhammad Ali famously knocked him out in 1965 in a fight many thought was fixed. Just five years after Ali sent him to the canvas — as depicted in the first of Leonardo’s two pieces — Liston was mysteriously found dead in his Nevada home. The official cause of death was listed as a heroin overdose, but many believe Liston’s ties to organized crime and drug dealing played a role in his untimely demise. And just as suspicious as the boxer’s death is his appearance in Leonardo’s second drawing, right next to the first. Instead of a downed fighter, as previously depicted, the once-iconic Liston is reduced to a mysterious, wispy shadow. “It’s two different stages of him,” Tikhonova said. “You could see how the crowd is just waiting for his fall.” The exhibit doesn’t just tackle the vulnerabilities of our beloved athletes, it also takes on our sports-loving culture’s gender bias.

One stunning example is Andrea Katz’s “Swooshed,” a 7-foot-tall dress made solely from male sports attire — including everything from Nike shirts to Golden State Warriors NBA championship gear. But underneath the train of the dress are sobering statistics detailing just how much women — both athletes and garment workers who make such clothes — are ignored and unrewarded. For example, women’s sports in America receive 2 percent of the television airtime men’s games do and female garment factory workers in Asia, in addition to being paid poorly, are not given maternity leave. “Fashion can be very political and on the front lines of history,” the curator said. Speaking of politics, the exhibit also covers arguably the greatest upset in sports history — the U.S. men’s national hockey team’s defeat of the Soviets at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY — and its overlooked geopolitical equivalent. Artist Leah Modigliani’s piece, titled “Miracle” after the hockey game’s nickname, is made up of eight rugs — including two featuring American and Soviet players facing off and two depicting the brutal

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C M SQ page 36 Y K STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS Filed: 09/19/2017 Index No.: 711539/2015 SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 171 15 Foch Boulvard, Jamaica, (City of New York) NY 11434 CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. Any unknown heirs to the Estate of CLAUDINE NEWTON a/k/a CLAUDINE V. NEWTON, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; JAWAM INC. D/B/A EMPIRE BAIL BONDS; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; ROGER NEWTON; JOANNE NEWTON-JONES JUDITH COLON; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES; “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein), Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. 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boro ro continued from page 32 Jim Henson Exhibition Fall Family Day, with tours of the exhibit on the Muppets creator, puppet-making, live performance, film screening and more. Certain events at certain times. Sat., Oct. 14, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; free kids 17 and under. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. Arts and crafts for school-age children, all welcome, no registration req’d. Each Fri. thru Oct. 27, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Briarwood Library, 85-12 Main St. Free. Info: (718) 658-1680, queenslibrary.org. Chess, card and board games for teens, with Uno, poker, chess and more, every Mon.-Sat. except major holidays, 2-6 p.m., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 359-8332, queenslibrary.org.

FESTIVALS Diwali Motorcade & Cultural Show, a parade and extravaganza celebrating the Hindu Festival of Lights, with decorated floats, young women dressed as the goddess Lakshmi and more. Sat., Oct. 14, starting at 3 p.m., Arya Spiritual Center grounds, 104-22 133 St., Richmond Hill; motorcade 5:30 p.m.; cultural show 7:30 p.m. Free. Info: (917) 846-3899, (646) 529-6770, diwalimotorcade.com. Harvest Fest & Pumpkin Patch, with the big orange gourds available to take home, live music, bounce houses, petting zoo, craft and food vendors, beer, wine and more. Sun., Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (certain activities at certain times), Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $12; $10 kids; extra fees for some activities and food and drink. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. PIXABAY.COM

TOURS/HIKES Birding by Ear, an introduction to the calls of backyard birds. Sun., Oct. 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340. Bird Walks with NYC Audubon, spotting and ID’ing birds and learning how the Queens Botanical Garden provides them with resources like food and shelter. Sat., Oct. 14; Sun., Oct. 29, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Queens Interfaith Unity Walk, celebrating religious diversity and Flushing’s historical role in freedom of religion, with visits to houses of worship, photo exhibit, potluck dinner and more, by the Flushing Interfaith Council. Sun., Oct. 15,

1-5 p.m., starting at Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd. Free. Info: (929) 251-4301, flushingfriends.org. Restoring Prospect Cemetery, a behindthe-scenes tour of Queens’ oldest cemetery, including the rarely seen inside of the Chapel of the Three Sisters, preceded by a talk by preservation architect Dan Allen. Sun., Oct. 15, 2-3:30 p.m., starting at King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org. Whale watching and dolphin adventure cruises, on a boat boasting a 90 percent sighting rate. Various dates, times, thru Nov.; usually 12-4 p.m., Riis Landing, State and Heinzelman Roads, Breezy Point. $48; $43 seniors; $33 kids 5-12; free under 5. Info: (718) 474-0555, americanprincesscruises.com.

SOCIAL EVENTS Singles social and dance, with refreshments and DJ Andrew Foreman. Sun., Oct. 15, 2-6 p.m., Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. $10. Info: (718) 459-1000. Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

MARKETS Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

CLUBS “Hooks & Needles” Crochet & Knit Club, with participants bringing projects, hooks, needles and yarn, or working on charity projects. Every Thu., 6:30-9 p.m., Big 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd., Woodside (entrance inside shopping center, up one flight, down hall to left of 99-cent store). Info: Lorraine, (917) 817-4037.

SUPPORT GROUPS Overeaters Anonymous, for people who want to lose weight or have any eating disorder. Every Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill; every Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (718) 433-5876, (718) 564-7027 (Richmond Hill), (718) 459-5140 (Rego Park). Contemplating suicide? The Samaritans provide 24-hour confidential emotional support for those feeling suicidal or depressed. Call: (212) 673-3000; samaritansnyc.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: (718) 520-5021, queensaa.org.

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continued from page 33 local approach, as with Wang Xu’s “Rain Bird,” which depicts the Sculpture Park’s horticulturalist, Yousif Dawud, with a largerthan-life raincoat-clad statue. The materials used to make the replica of Dawud were crafted from found objects, such as polystyrene that washed up from the river, and scrap metal found around the park. Moeinedin Shashaei cast a concrete tower with “Unum,” a Tower of Babel-esque piece whose pillar erodes to reveal hundreds of smiles. Those smiles are casts of real visitors to the park who Shashaei engaged in conversation during his summer fellowship at Socrates. “The only rule that I had for this piece is that all these mouths had to be from people who I spoke with in New York City,” said Shashaei. More and more of the mouths b rea k o ut of the concrete mat r ix surrounding them a s t h e p i l lar Tanda Francis’ “Take r e a c h e s s k y- Me With You.” PHOTO BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN ward, which is

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE–SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS–NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against LISA A. MCCORT, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LIANE MCCORT; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF LIANE MCCORT any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION CENTER OF QUEENS; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE #1 through #7, the last seven (7) names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants-Index no. 707279/2017. Original filed with Clerk May 26, 2017 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Queens County Premises: 4744 196th Place Flushing, NY 11358 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This Supplemental Summons is filed pursuant to Order of the court dated September 8, 2017. NOTICE – YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Cheree Buggs dated September 8, 2017 and filed September 15, 2017. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 4744 196th Place, Flushing, NY 11358 located at Block 5615 Lot 56 Dated: September 21, 2017. Pincus Law Group, PLLC, George J. Weissinger, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556, 516-699-8902

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STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS Filed: 07/11/2017 Index No.: 709403/2017 SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 136-29 220th Place Laurelton, (City of New York) NY 11413 MIDFIRST BANK, Plaintiff, vs. Any unknown heirs to the Estate of Marcia Lewishall a/k/a Marcia E. Lewishall, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; SAMANTHA LEWISHALL; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAVALRY SPV I, LLC AAO FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.; SLOMIN’S INC.; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; and “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of the plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein.) Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of October 25, 2006, executed by Marcia Lewishall to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for 1st Republic Mortgage Bankers, Inc., a New York Corporation to secure the sum of $367,400.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County on November 8, 2006 in CRFN: 2006000622453. That Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for 1st Republic Mortgage Bankers, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to CitiMortgage, Inc. by Assignment dated July 1, 2009 and recorded on July 29, 2009 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in CRFN: 2009000233172. That CitiMortgage, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. by GAP Assignment dated February 13, 2015 and recorded on February 24, 2015 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in CRFN: 2015000062278. That CitiMortgage, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for 1st Republic Mortgage Bankers Inc. by GAP Assignment dated February 17, 2015 and recorded on March 3, 2015 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in CRFN: 2015000072230. Loan Modification bearing the date of October 11, 2011, executed by Marcia Lewishall to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to secure the sum of $427,605.16, with interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County on March 7, 2012 in CRFN: 2012000088404. That Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to CitiMortgage, Inc. by GAP Assignment dated June 6, 2017 and sent to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County. Loan Modification bearing the date of November 4, 2013, executed by Marcia Lewishall to CitiMortgage, Inc. to secure the sum of $400,944.01, with interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County on October 9, 2015 in CRFN: 2015000363702. That CitiMortgage, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to MidFirst Bank, a federally chartered savings association by Assignment dated December 9, 2016 and recorded on December 16, 2016 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in CRFN: 2016000445450. That CitiMortgage, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to MidFirst Bank, a federally chartered savings association by Correction Assignment dated June 6, 2017 and sent to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Block: 13114 Lot: 15 DATED: 07/03/2017 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State New York, bounded and describes as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly side of 220th Place (Clermont Avenue) distant 153 feet Northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Easterly side of 220th Place with the Northerly side of 137th Avenue, 50 feet wide; RUNNING THENCE Easterly and at right angles to 220th Place, 99.92 feet; THENCE Northerly parallel with 220th Place, 32 feet; THENCE Westerly and again at the right angles to 220th Place, 99.92 feet to the Easterly side of 220th Place; THENCE Southerly along the Easterly side of 220th Place, 32 feet to the point of BEGINNING.

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England native Eli Bishop em ig r at ed to America in 1869 at 21, settling in Brooklyn. He married his wife, Fanny, four years later, and they had three sons, E d g a r, B u r t o n a n d Bishop McCormick Dodge Plymouth Dealership, left, in the summer of 1947 and Bishop Daniel L. Dineen Refrigerators Clifford. In 1914, the Dodge and Applicances and Service, seen here in the summer of B r o t h e r s i n t r o d u c e d 1990, were both located at 139-28 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica. their automobile to the marketplace, with Eli opening his own And in 1955, the aging duo closed down dealership with Burton and Clifford in the Jamaica dealership, moving to Jericho Turnpike in Mineola, LI, following Brooklyn. More than a decade later, the two the migration to the suburbs. Their original building was left sons decided to enter the Queens marketplace, building a beautiful, Spanish- intact, becoming the home of D.L. style stucco building at 139-29 Hillside Dineen — a successful refrigerator sales and service appliance dealer — Ave. in Jamaica. Their silent partner, John McCor- for the next 30 years. The Bishops’ Dodge Dart was affordmick, helped finance the sale of the able and sold well to the suburbanites. large property. They closed their doors for good in Burton later moved to Great Neck, LI Q while Clifford relocated to Garden City. the early 1970s.

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The Mets waited 48 hours after Terry Collins confirmed he would not be returning as manager before announcing most of the coaching staff were free to seek employment elsewhere; that pitching coach Dan Warthen was reassigned to work in the organization and that longtime head trainer Ray Ramirez was being dismissed. My guess is that General Manager Sandy Alderson would have fired Warthen outright had it not been for ace pitcher Noah Syndergaard voicing support for his retention. Alderson probably figured it was better to mollify Syndergaard and other pitchers on the staff who have had a close relationship with Warthen. In fairness to former Mets Athletic Trainer Ray Ramirez, retired Yankees trainer Gene Monahan spoke very highly of him at a recent Conair men’s grooming products media event. Alderson publicly agreed with Monahan’s assessment, but realized retaining Ramirez might lead to a revolt among the team’s season ticket holders and concluded that it would be best to bring in a fresh face as the team’s trainer in 2018. Last week, Mets captain David Wright endured his second surgical procedure on his back within the last 18 months. Last month, he underwent surgery to correct a shoulder malady. None of these medical procedures can cor-

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"WATERFRONT" Corner 1 family, 3 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, 20x80 lot w/2 car garage. Large dock, fits 5 boats, 30x22 deck over water. New siding w/architectural roof. Asking $399K

Lovely 2 family featuring 6 bedrooms/2 full baths, on 40x100 lot. Full finished basement, pvt driveway.

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The Newly Renovated Woodhaven Manor Features 4 beautifully appointed rooms which can be connected to create a larger space for 100 to 900 guests. Amenities include free self-parking with a valet parking option, 6 dressing rooms, buffet or sit-down menu options, a diverse International Cuisine menu, spacious dance floors, and much more. You deserve the event of your dreams, and we can deliver your dream at an affordable price. Call or e-mail us to schedule a walk-through. Hablamos Español.

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