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COUNCIL CONTENDERS Candidates battle for 32nd District seat

PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF

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Progressive Democrat Felicia Singh, left, and moderate Republican Joann Ariola are ﬁghting for the last GOP seat in Queens. Singh is centering education and the environment, while Ariola is focused on public safety and quality of life.

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PA puts AirTrain on hold pending study Agency taking up Hochul’s orders to review alternative rides to LaGuardia by Michael Gannon

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he Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is temporarily ceasing preparatory work on the controversial $2.1 billion LaGuardia Airport AirTrain project. “At Governor Hochul’s request, the Port Authority is undertaking a thorough review of potential alternative mass transit options to LaGuardia Airport,” the agency said in a press release Tuesday afternoon. “The agency will work in close consultation with independent experts and stakeholders, and will complete its work as expeditiously as possible, consistent with the need for the review to be thorough and rigorous. During the review, the Port Authority will pause further action with respect to the LaGuardia AirTrain project.” State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights), who has been fighting the project, thanked Hochul in a statement Tuesday evening. “The announcement of a halt on the LGA AirTrain is welcome news, and I want to express gratitude to Governor Hochul for heeding the advocacy of the Sensible Way to LGA Coalition,” Ramos said. “This project was nonsensical from the start and failed to meaningfully address the problems it claimed to solve. I’m confident that the Port Authori-

The Port Authority has at least temporarily suspended preparatory work on the proposed AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport, which would run along the Malcolm X Promenade. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON ty’s review will reveal what we already knew: this was a $2.1 billion dollar vanity project, and that money can be better spent to build 21st-century public transit that Queens can be proud of.” Initially proposed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a price tag of $450 million, the intention is to cut travel time between LaGuardia and Manhattan.

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Protests and debate over G&T

Parents want the program expanded and improved, not eliminated by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Mayor de Blasio announced a plan last Friday to phase out the Gifted and Talented program from New York City public schools, sparking outrage and debate across the boroughs. The controversial program tested incoming kindergarteners to identify “gifted and talented” students and set them on an accelerated learning track. The current cohort of first to fifth graders will finish out the program but Mayor de Blasio said it will be overhauled with a new plan, Brilliant NYC, which will offer accelerated lear ning options to students later on in elementary school. “We’re going to train teachers and prepare schools to actually reach you as a child and bring out your gifts and abilities that would have been ignored if you were not accepted into one of those very small, very exclusive, Gifted and Talented programs previously,” the mayor said on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on Friday. “We’re going to reach 10 times more kids each year with accelerated learning,” he said. Queens parents took to social media in criticism of the mayor’s announcement. “I’m livid and beside myself,” said Jean Hahn, a Rego Park parent and head of Queens Parents United. “It tears down any opportunity for children who are more advanced and that need an academic push,” said Hahn. “Making vast changes to any policy, you should engage the public,” she said, adding that they were promised more public and parent engagement sessions. “Parents are outraged and rightfully so,” said stateSen. John Liu (D-Bayside). He said they were promised full engagement with the Mayor’s Off ice and it never happened. “I’ve been in touch with City Hall and

Protests and demands for public engagement continue following Mayor de Blasio’s announcePHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY ment that the Gifted and Talented program will phase out. the Department of Education for follow ups and information and there’s been complete silence on their part,” he said. This time, Department of Education Chancellor Meisha Porter says the Department of Education will turn to the community for input. “We want to hear from parents, community leaders, educators, and students,” she said on “The Brian Lehrer Show” alongside the mayor. “I know when we get out into communities, they will make it better. They will add more. And so we’re looking forward to engaging city wide and district-based conversations.” Hahn’s daughter is in fifth grade and is part of the Gifted & Talented program. She was not accepted into the program for kindergarten even after taking a prep course, so they had the experience of one year of

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general education, said Hahn, until she was accepted for first grade and transferred schools to participate. “It really has made a world of difference for her,” said Hahn. She recalled a lesson in her daughter’s second-grade class in which they were taught about Leonardo da Vinci and did a project on the artist. An aspect of the Gifted & Talented program that she feels is important and overlooked is that teachers provide special emotional support in addition to the academics. “These kids need emotional support,” she said. “It’s different from honor students.” Critics of the program say it leads to racial divides and that access is unequal. Christopher Wagner is an assistant professor of elementary and early childhood cducation at Queens College and served on the Citywide Council on English Language Learners. He called the mayor’s announcement a “positive step.” “I think that the type of program that they’re proposing as an alternative is much better for all children, including the large number of children who have been excluded from the current Gifted and Talented program,” he said. Wagner said the test excluded Black and Latino students and did not measure actual aptitude or intellect, just ability to follow directions. “When we talk about what children should be doing, what we value in childhood but also from a learning standpoint, children should be playing, socially interacting, engaged in meaningful and rich sensory experiences.” Test prep, on the other hand, can result in negative feelings towards school, he said.

Some parents want the disparities to be addressed and access to be broadened. “While the Gifted & Talented program is good for those special students, we want the everyday child to be able to have a good basic education,” said Michael Duncan, a Queens activist and founder of the Students Improvement Association. “Our children in our community didn’t really have much access to them anyway,” said Duncan, who advocates for education improvements in Southeast Queens’ District 29. “For the majority of them, the gifted and talented wouldn’t be for them because they’re not even ready to get to that level,” said Duncan. Phil Wong, former president of Woodside-based CEC 24, says the Gifted & Talented program should not only be expanded but also aggressively promoted, especially in neighborhoods with less access to it. “We have this problem right now because so many poor neighborhoods had the G&T program canceled,” said Wong. He and former City Council candidate Donghui Zang are organizing continued rallies in favor of keeping the program. Queens off icials weighed in on the announcement, also calling for more widespread and improved gifted and talented programs. “Mayor de Blasio’s decision to phase out the Gifted and Talented program instead of making it more inclusive with improved resources, is shortsighted and inappropriate, especially as his term ends in a couple of months,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) in a statement. “I understand the desire to increase diversity in our Gifted and Talented programs, but getting rid of the program and exchanging it with a replacement program that is dumped on us with minimal parent input isn’t the answer,” he added. Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) also touched on the fact that de Blasio’s term is almost up. “It is my hope that the incoming administration reconsiders this decision and offers full parental and community engagement on this important issue,” he said. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) is also calling for improvements to the program. “Reforming the process would be the harder choice, and instead of making any adjustments, the City is taking the easier way out by implementing a mass elimination of the program,” she said. But Sen. Liu doubts the plan will carry through. “De Blasio and his DOE won’t get this done or cleaned up,” he said. “It not only leaves the next administration with another mess to clean up, it penalizes students and parents with a huge amount of Q uncertainty.”

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Singh fights to flip Ariola’s platform: red seat to blue ‘common sense’ City Council candidate says she

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As the daughter of immigrants, Felicia Singh wants voters to know that she understands the difficulty of navigating New York City’s systems as well as the middle-class struggle. Her father, who is a Sikh from Punjab, was a taxi driver who lost his medallion during the pandemic and had to file for bankruptcy. Her mother, who is Muslim and from Guyana, was a school bus matron. “These are the stories that I want to center in City Hall because they’ve been missing due to lack of representation,” said Singh. Previously an English teacher, she is now running in the City Council race for District 32, in arguably the most competitive race in the city. The seat has been held by Republican incumbent Eric Ulrich (Ozone Park) for the past 12 years and he is backing Singh’s opponent, Queens GOP chairwoman Joann Ariola. “The best advocate is someone who’s had to navigate the same systems everyday New Yorkers have to,” Singh said in an exclusive sitdown interview with the Chronicle. “We need folks who have the world view of being working class, of being a daughter of immigrants.” Singh is running on a platform centering education and the environment. She served in the Peace Corps and taught in India, Thailand and China for a cumulative two and a half years. Her teaching experience includes time at schools on Long Island and at Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School. As part of her education platform, Singh supports a cap on charter schools, removing mayoral control of schools, free CUNY and SUNY tuition and more investment in the public school system. “Why can’t I be able to send my child to the local school that’s in my neighborhood? Why are we not fixing that issue?” asked Singh, calling the New York City school system “one of the most segregated in the nation” and adding that the Gifted and Talented program adds to that. “If you are a student who would love that opportunity to participate in Gifted and Talented, you have to be lucky enough to have it in your school,” said Singh. She calls for investing in the schools in people’s own districts. The conversation, she said, is similar to the law enforcement conversation of “preventing crime versus responding.” As for law enforcement, Singh proposed reallocating at least one billion dollars from the police budget and putting that toward programs like violence interrupters who intervene in conflicts and B-HEARD, the

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With over 30 years of civic experience, Joann Ariola is hoping to take her knowledge to City Hall next year and fight to keep residents in her district from moving out of state in what she called an “exodus.” “I was raised in this district, I raised my children in this district and now my grandchildren are being raised in this district,” Ariola said in a sitdown interview this week with the Chronicle. “What I’m seeing is an exodus within the community because they’re not seeing the public safety that they were accustomed to,” she said. “They’re not seeing the quality of life that they were accustomed to, and therefore they’re exiting.” Ariola, a mother of three sons, does not want to visit her grandchildren in Felicia Singh is running on an education and another state, she said. environment platform. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF Ariola is running in November’s City Council race for District 32, one of the Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance most competitive races in the city this Response Division, which handles mental year. She is looking to maintain the health crises. Republican seat held by Councilman She said the system in which police are Eric Ulrich (Ozone Park), who is being called for violent situations is “not going term-limited out this year and who has anywhere” and that her opponent is a oneendorsed A r iola. Outside of Staten issue candidate who wants to put police on Island, it is the last Republican-held City every corner. She assures that she will Council seat. expand public safety, but through alternative A r iola is the chair woman of the means. Queens Republican Party, the president of “I talk about us preventing crime in a difthe Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic ferent way than we always have,” she Association and a member of Comsaid. munity Board 10. She founded the “I believe that law enforcement Lindenwood Alliance before it absolutely is a system that really merged with the Howard Beach needs some overhaul because of Civic Association. the behavior in which we’ve been Her opponent is progressive policing Black people and brown activist Felicia Singh. people in New York City. It’s On the doorsteps of constituinhumane, it’s unacceptable and we ents, Ariola said, she gives them 2021 need to find other ways to make sure her three top issues: public safety, our community members feel safe quality of life and education of the because not everyone feels safe calling the children. cops.” When asked about her opponent’s Domestic violence is another one of her claims that she is a one-issue candidate, priorities and she said she would allocate a Ariola said it all begins with public $10 million emergency fund to help get vicsafety. tims out of harmful situations. “If you don’t have public safety, you She would also push for grants or loans for don’t have anything,” she said. “You will seniors to help them renovate their homes to not be able to enjoy your beautiful parks. be more accessible, such as with ramps and You will not be able to feel safe when handrails. She supports abolishing tax lien your child is at school or when you’re on sales, wherein the city sells delinquent liens your way to work and you get mugged or to a buyer who purchases the right to collect thrown on a train track. the money owed plus interest, often ending in “All of those wonderful things that we foreclosure of the property. It often effects want to do, you have to be safe first,” elders, she said, who fall victim to predatory Ariola said. Some of those wonderful lending. District 32 was among the top things include renovating Charles Park continued on page 12

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Priorities are safety, education and quality of life for mother and grandmother Joann PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF Ariola. and Hamilton Beach Park and preserving Spring Creek. As for public safety, Ariola wants to see police funding restored, cultural sensitivity and diversity retraining and more neighborhood and youth coordination officers. “My opponent talks a lot about violence interrupters — I think that those are violence interrupters,” she said of the NCOs and YCOs. “I think that if the community sees the face of the NYPD, better relationships can be had,” she said. Ariola also would like to see a new and improved anti-crime unit, which was disbanded last year following protests. More patrols are the way to deter crime, she said, contrasting her opponent’s promises to divest and put funds toward community-based and public health organizations. Ariola believes she and New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams have similar ideas about what elements of policing should come back and be revamped. “He was once a police officer and he knows the NYPD from the inside out,” she said. “I think that the more logical approach is coming from the Democratic candidate.” Ariola is familiar with reaching across the aisle, she said, from her roles serving in the Giuliani and Bloomberg administrations and also when she worked for Democratic City Councilman Noach Dear. Under Giuliani, she worked for NYCHA and the Department of Buildings, and for Bloomberg as a coordinator continued on page 12

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Zoning change offers developers breaks to build elevators, access to the trains by Michael Gannon

Yorkers — particularly riders with mobility disabilities, seniors and parents of young children — to modernize the entire transit system The Metropolitan Transportation Authority as quickly and efficiently as possible,” he now will be enlisting private developers in its effort to make more subway stops handi- said. And the help is needed. Only 136 of the city’s 493 subway stations, capped accessible with a zoning change or 28 percent, are accessible. In Queens the approved by the City Council on Oct. 7. total is 22 out of 80, or 27.5 percent. That The Zoning for Accessibility initiative includes the Court Square station, where the expands the areas where the city can offer incentives to developers of large projects near No. 7 line is accessible but the G is not; and subway stations who allow easements for ele- Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street, where the A train is accessible only during rush hours. vators, ramps or other accommodations. When signed or enacted into law by may- The E and M trains at Court Square-23rd oral inaction — Mayor de Blasio supports the Street are only accessible for Manhattanbill — it will require developers of large proj- bound passengers. The MTA’s five-year, $5 billion capital ects that are adjacent to underground or elevated subway lines to consult with the MTA plan for 2020-24 includes elevators or other upgrades at 77 more stations, which in theory to determine if an access easement and infrawould leave a rider no more than two stations structure are needed. In return, developers could receive one or away from an accessible stop. The MTA believes working with private more accommodations from the city, such as developers will get more stations in compliin increase in allowable density, more floor ance more quickly, with less strain on the space, or partial relief from some zoning MTA’s seemingly always-challenged budget. requirements for things like parking spaces, “This is a game changer for millions of property line setbacks and landscaping. New Yorkers,” Council Speaker Corey JohnIn a statement from the MTA, acting Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said the son (D-Manhattan) said in the press release. “Zoning for Accessibility will bring muchmove will augment the accessibility projects needed accessibility throughout the New York already underway within the agency. “This initiative reflects Gov. Hochul’s and City subway system,” said José Hernandez, the MTA’s shared commitment to all New president of the United Spinal Association, Editor

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P Save Gifted and Talented courses EDITORIAL

tepping up to the plate one last time for educational mediocrity and against excellence, lamest-duck Mayor de Blasio last week announced the end of Gifted and Talented programs for students citywide. The move came as a surprise in the sense that there was no outreach to parents ahead of time, no meetings, no hearings, no solicitation of input, just a bit of fiat from the mayor and his like-minded toadies in the Department of Education. But it was really no surprise to those who have been well aware of the mayor’s ongoing war on excellence in the schools, whether it’s his taking advantage of the pandemic to eliminate academic screening in middle schools or his failed attempts to get rid of the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test. It’s all been done in the name of equity because students in some racial groups continue to do much less well collectively than others on the tests. In this case, the brightest students would no longer get to be in advanced classes. The real answer, of course, is to improve educational opportunities for all students, not to take them away from the fastest learners. Unfortunately, that’s not the de Blasio way. Fortunately, he won’t get to actually implement his plans before he leaves office, and the next mayor could very

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well reverse course (which, incidentally, leaves one wondering if de Blasio did this more to position himself in a potential run for governor than to actually implement new policy). None of this is to say that the G&T program should not be changed at all. Far from it. It is indeed a bit unfair to base admissions on one test given to 4-year-olds (though second chances are available too). We support both expanding the program and modifying it. One good way to do that would be to enact legislation proposed by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. of Howard Beach, who sits on the Education Committee. Addabbo’s measure would create more advanced and G&T classes. It also would allow students to get into the accelerated classes via academic merit, rather than just the exam. We would couple that with a determined drive on the part of the DOE to get these courses into every school possible, greatly expanding their availability to students. As Addabbo notes in a press release about his bill, likely next mayor Eric Adams supports building up accelerated learning programs and creating new ones. Extreme longshot Curtis Sliwa backs G&T all the way, too. We just need to wait until Jan. 1 for a new leader to nix de Blasio’s plan and then work to give more kids more opportunities to excel.

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Enforce bike lanes Dear Editor: Finally! The section of Queens Boulevard from Union Turnpike to Yellowstone Boulevard is being remodeled by the NYC Department of Transportation. I was part of the local group tasked with giving our opinion as to what should be done. Sadly, the same problems that affect the bike lanes on the other part of Queens Boulevard that were transformed to accommodate bicyclists will happen to this stretch of the boulevard. I don’t see any mitigation of the problems about to occur. Recently, I was in Elmhurst and observed how the bike lanes are used there. Motorcyclists use them, as well as delivery persons on scooters and motorized bikes. Buses and cars move into them when there are doubleparked cars on the one available lane of traffic available. If a car is moving slowly, in the local lane, a driver will go around that car, entering that bike lane to the detriment of any bicyclist traveling on it. I have seen it happen many times. The main reason for all these trespassers is a lack of enforcement when it comes to doubleparkers as well as no enforcement when a nonbicycle goes into these bike lanes. The stretch from Yellowstone to Union will carry the same risks to bicyclists. I also remember being part of the group concerning the earlier segment, from Eliot Avenue to Yellowstone. There were © Copyright 2021 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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ongratulations, civic and environmental activists of East Elmhurst and Flushing Bay! We did it! You did it. You defeated the folly of the LaGuardia Airport AirTrain planned by former Gov. Cuomo. No longer is the idea that people will ride the rails from Manhattan all the way to Citi Field and then back along the bay to the airport being taken seriously. The Port Authority, following the lead of Gov. Hochul, announced Tuesday that the proposal has been shelved. Yes, something must be done to alleviate vehicular traffic going to and from the airport. But this misguided AirTrain that would have ruined the Malcolm X. Promenade along the bay was never the answer. One might worry that the plan is only temporarily on hold. Don’t be. With all the infrastructure money the city and state hope to get from Washington, this was the project’s time. Shelving it now likely means shelving it forever, or close enough. Remember that last scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in the warehouse? That’s where the AirTrain plan has gone. Never to be seen again, even by “top men.” Good riddance.

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people double-parking on that stretch as well, with little to no traffic enforcement. It doesn’t seem as though NYC DOT has traffic enforcement as a priority for Queens Boulevard. Until that is a priority, bicyclists using these “dedicated” bike lanes will take their own lives in their hands using it. SM Sobelsohn Kew Gardens

Library fines were unfair Dear Editor: Re your Oct. 7 editorial “Library fines were just fine”: No, they weren’t, because many Queens Public Library users could not return books during the pandemic when most branches were closed for 18 months. Your assumption that eliminating fines for overdue material will encourage library users to keep books indefinitely unfairly stigmatizes library patrons,

including me. I’ve checked out five books since the Kew Gardens Hills branch reopened in August and returned all of them on time. Late fees discourage low-income people, who really need the QPL’s services, from using them, said CEO Dennis Walcott. Rather than defend late fees, the Chronicle and other news media should investigate why NYC still has three separate library systems: one for Queens, another for Brooklyn and a third for Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. This awkward structure dates back to the era before all five boroughs merged into one city in 1898. That was 123 years ago. What has prevented the creation of one citywide library system since then? A central system will save money by cutting costs for administration, technology and purchasing books and other materials. Now that’s something you guys should “check out.” Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Dear Editor: Our men and women who honorably serve as NYC correction officers on Rikers Island have been unfairly besmirched and tarnished by the mayor and City Council for conditions of neglect that have been ongoing for years. I know this firsthand, since as an attorney for over 27 years, I have made countless trips to Rikers to meet with my clients. Yet, the hypocrites in government never go inside Rikers but hold staged press conferences outside it criticizing and attacking correction officers. Rikers Island has always been a “third world” jail since there have been no significant investments in its infrastructure and network since its creation. Medical and mental counseling services have become abysmal there. With the onslaught of Covid-19, the city has failed to provide safety to prisoners and officers by not providing adequate personal protective equipment or staff. The dangerous conditions at Rikers are only magnified by the array of gang members who initiate membership and unleash brutal terror in the system. Rikers is the most dangerous place in the city. And it has only gotten worse thanks to elected officials who demonize law enforcement and justify criminal conduct. Now our leaders in government want to release the most dangerous criminals, many of them rapists, robbers, burglars and murderers, onto our streets by closing Rikers and endangering our communities by releasing 6,000 detainees. Many of our electeds want to eliminate our police and jails with the Tooth Fairy belief that

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Dear Editor: In correction to Mr. Reif’s letter in the Sept. 30 edition, “Your neighborhood HS,” I also graduated from Forest Hills High School, Class of 1959. Originally built in 1941, FHHS has always been overcrowded; there were actually over 3,000 students attending in the late ’50s, with three sessions to accom- ONLINE modate the overflow due to the Miss an article or a growth of the letter cited by a writer? c o m m u n i t y. Want breaking news Overcrowding of from all over Queens? our alma mater Find the latest news, has been a longpast reports from all standing issue, over the borough and unrelated to more at qchron.com. school choice. Interestingly, there was only one Asian student in my class, Takao, who was brutally teased for being a “Jap.” Hopefully he has thrived, and the far more diverse current FHHS student body has increased tolerance at our alma mater. Go Rangers! Robert Keilbach Queens Village

social workers will solve society’s evils. Officials who attack the hardworking correction officers who risk their lives every day should look in the mirror and realize it is the city government that has failed the prisoners and unleashed a crime wave on the people of this city by praising criminals and justifying their conduct while attacking our law enforcement officers and making their jobs impossible. John J. Ciafone Astoria

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Cast your votes as early as next week Early voting slated from Oct. 23 to Oct. 30 at 22 Queens locations by Katherine Donlevy

Blvd. in Kew Gardens; • Queensborough Community College at The general election is scheduled for Nov. 222-05 56 Ave. in Oakland Gardens; • Queens College at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. 2, but voters have the opportunity to cast their votes for mayor, comptroller, public in Flushing; • The Boys’ Club of New York — Abbe advocate, City Council, Queens borough president, justices of the Supreme Court and Clubhouse at 133-01 41 Road in Flushing; • Queensborough Elks Lodge No. 878 at judges of the civil court as early as Oct. 23. Queens has 22 early voting sites this year: 82-20 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst; • Rego Center Community Room at 61-00 • Rockaway YMCA at 207 Beach 73 St. 97 St. in Rego Park; in Arverne; • Board of Elections’ Queens • Resorts World Casino New Voting Machine Facility Annex York City at 110-00 Rockaway at 66-26 Metropolitan Ave. in Blvd. in South Ozone Park; Middle Village; • Our Lady of Grace Catholic • The Shops at Atlas Park at Academy at 158-20 101 St. in 80-00 Cooper Ave. in Glendale; Howard Beach; • LaGuardia Community Col• Antun’s at 96-43 Springfield lege at 31-10 Thomson Ave. in Long Blvd. in Queens Village; 2021 Island City; • Holy Trinity Parish Church at • Queens Public Library at 35-51 81 St. in 222-05 116 Ave. in Cambria Heights; • Rochdale Village Community Center at Jackson Heights; • First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst at 169-65 137 Ave. in Jamaica; • York College’s Performing Arts Center 100-10 Astoria Blvd. in East Elmhurst; • Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens at at 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica; • Creedmoor Hospital at 79-25 Win- 21-12 30 Road in Astoria; and • Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 chester Blvd. in Queens Village; • Korean Community Services at 203-05 35 Ave. in Astoria. Voters must vote at their assigned Early 32 Ave. in Bayside; • Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Voting Site. To find one’s assigned locaQueens Borough Hall at 120-55 Queens tion, use the poll site locator at findmypollAssociate Editor

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site.vote.nyc. Voters can also see a sample ballot, which lists the candidates for their district, by visiting that page. In addition to voting for candidates, voters have the opportunity to vote on five amendments to the laws on legislative districts, the environment, voting and civil court. The amendments and descriptions can be found via the poll site locator page in a voter’s sample ballot. Though all early voting locations are open every day from Oct. 23 through Oct. 31, the times for each day vary: • Oct. 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; • Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; • Oct. 25 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; • Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; • Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; • Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; • Oct. 29 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; • Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and • Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2, and polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Every voter has the opportunity to vote via absentee ballot, but the deadline for the Board of Elections to receive an absentee ballot application for the general election is Oct. 18. Those who opt to vote via absentee ballot

Election Day is Nov. 2, but voters can cast their ballots as early as Oct. 23 and through the following week, or send in absentee balFILE PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY lots. should check the box for “temporary illness.” The definition has been temporarily expanded to include “a risk of contracting or spreading a disease” such as Covid-19. Voters can submit an absentee ballot application through mail, email, fax or online. Directions for each option can be found at Q vote.nyc/page/absentee-voting-0.

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Ariola makes case for Council

continued from page 6 Queens districts for the most tax liens in 2020. Singh said the problem is that people cannot afford their property taxes in the first place, which could be addressed by raising the minimum wage on the federal and state levels, investing in more jobs and changing and lowering proerty taxes. As for small businesses, she proposed more Council oversight hearings and decreasing fines. In addition to job creation from public safety patrols, climate resiliency would offer opportunities for new jobs, too, she said. Additional jobs could come from community cleanup programs provided by the City Cleanup Corps, said Singh, who also promises to increase garbage cans around the district. “When you look around and you see whether or not your neighborhood is clean, whether or not there’s trash on the ground or Sanitation has picked up the garbage on time or people are illegally dumping, it tells you everything about your city’s values,” she said. Singh seeks to bridge the gap between owners of small properties and their tenants, make renting and home owning more affordable and to utilize the City Council as a space for nonprofits that help people apply for relief. As for basement apartments, funds must also go to

continued from page 6 for Queens, assistant commissioner of the five boroughs and with the community assistance unit. “Whatever job I’ve held, it has been about outreach to communities,” she said. “Whether it was for issues that were happening to them or healthcare issues, I was always on the outreach portion of it.” Today she is the director of intergovernmental affairs at the MediSys Health Network. If elected, Ariola hopes to sit on the Parks and Recreation committee and the Transportation committee, covering two of the biggest issues in her district. Ariola said she would like to see more express buses to address the transportation desert her district is in and she would love to see more ferry stops, including in the Jamaica Bay area. “If Staten Island can have a free ferry, why can’t we?” she asked. To tackle the lack of parking in the neighborhood, she said she would like to see increased police enforcement of counterfeit paper license plates and the rules on commuters and travelers who park for extended periods in front of residents’ houses near JFK airport. More enforcement could also aid in addressing illegal basement apartments. “I think that the Department of Buildings needs to be funded for more inspectors,”

landlords to make the spaces legal and codes must be updated to accommodate them, she said. “It’s not about actual experience in government, it’s about how you build relationships and what gets passed and what doesn’t,” said Singh. Singh’s endorsements include U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens), Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights). Her fundraising has surpassed her opponent’s with almost $100,000 more public and private dollars raised and over $80,000 more spent so far. When asked if she is too progressive, Singh said, “I don’t think wanting more for our education systems, wanting more for our working-class families, wanting real, affordable housing for renters and homeowners is radical or too progressive. It’s actually the right way to go in a city where we are going to have a majority Democrat, women of color City Council.” While doorknocking recently, Singh said a constituent told her he felt Councilman Ulrich “did OK” despite the majority Democrat City Council. “Do we just want OK? Or do we want something better than that? That’s what Q I’m offering. Something better.”

she said. As for education, Ariola believes all schools should have a Gifted and Talented program as well as increased individualized education plans. She cited her years of civic experience working on bus lanes, bikes lanes and resiliency projects in the f lood-prone area, as well as alongside the MTA and the departments of Transportation, Sanitation and Environmental Protection, as further reasons she is the best candidate. Ariola does not believe that holding a Republican seat in the City Council would hold her back. “Look at what Ulrich has brought home as the same member of the same minority,” she said. “It’s how you work with your fellow elected officials.” “[Councilman] Bob Holden is a very common-sense Democrat, and I don’t think he’s alone and I look forward to joining him in the Council and creating what we’re referring to as the Common Sense Caucus,” said Ariola. Her endorsements include Holden (D-Middle Village), former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and law enforcement, first responder and labor unions. Ariola said she believes this is probably the most important and competitive race and the most watched in Queens. “You’re looking at common sense verQ sus radicalism,” she said.

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Bill would ban triple shifts at Rikers jails Holden says practice has made site dangerous for COs, inmates alike by Michael Gannon Editor

Two weeks after paying a surprise visit to Rikers Island, Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) introduced a bill that would cap the shifts of correction officers at two backto-back tours of duty. Staffing problems, from injuries and AWOLs to the lack of new hires in the last two years, have led to guards on Rikers being forced to work 24 hours straight or more in order to fill all posts. Holden, who visited Rikers on Sept. 23 with Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-Staten Island) and state Sen. Minority Leader Robert Ortt (R-Lockport), said in a statement issued last Thursday that it is unreasonable and unsafe to ask correction officers to continue the practice. “Ending the unreasonable triple and quadruple tours of correction officers is a single but critical step toward ending the humanitarian crisis at the Rikers Island jail complex,” Holden said. “Officers cannot effectively and safely do their jobs under these working conditions, as they fight their own exhaustion in this nightmarish environment, and it has made the facility more dangerous for both inmates and officers alike. “The administration has repeatedly failed to take action, so the council must.” Holden’s bill would legally define a correc-

tion officer’s tour of read about and seen in duty as “8 consecutive the news each and hours”; cap assignevery day.” ments at no more than Staffing, health and two consecutive tours; sanitar y concer ns, and prohibit the Covid-19 and inmate assignment of hours processing times were upon the completion among the many items of back-to-back shifts. on the agenda at a In an accompanyrecent hearing before ing statement, Patrick the state Assembly’s Ferraiuolo, president Committee on Correcof the Correction Caption, chai red by tains’ Association, Assemblyman David praised the bill — and We p r i n ( D - Fr e s h launched a full broadMeadows). side barrage at Mayor News reports cite de Blasio. Many have been aghast at the recent revela- contraband, violence “ T h e m e n a n d tions that correction officers at Rikers Island and even takeovers of women that don the have been required to work triple shifts total- some parts of the jail u n ifor m each a nd ing 24 hours to ensure adequate staffing. A by inmates as ongoing every day on Rikers bill introduced at the City Council would ban problems. Island have been not the practice. Benny Boscio Jr., FILE PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY only abused and president of the Corassaulted by inmates; they have been abused rection Officers Benevolent Association, last and neglected by the current administration, week followed up on testimony he gave before starting from the mayor,” he said. “The mayor Weprin’s committee in a statement accompanyhas deliberately allowed the deterioration of ing Holden’s press release. Rikers Island as part of his efforts to have it “While the staffing shortages in the city’s closed. He is the sole reason why we are suffer- jails originated during the pandemic, it was ing the devastating conditions everyone has exacerbated by Mayor de Blasio’s refusal to hire

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After Hur ricane Ida f looded large swathes of New York City and became the most recent climate event to expose its vulnerabilities, the City Council passed two pieces of legislation aimed at addressing climate change last Thursday. One bill, sponsored by Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), will require the city to identify and plan for climate change-related hazards. Another, sponsored by Councilmember Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), will tackle its carbon footprint by creating a fleet of electric buses. Brannan’s bill creates a five-borough climate adaptation plan that will require, no later than Sept. 30, 2022, and every 10 years thereafter, the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to lead the process of creating a climate adaptation plan that considers and evaluates hazards including extreme storms, sea level rise, tidal flooding, extreme heat, extreme precipitation, extreme wind, wildfire and flooding surge events. In a meeting of the Council’s Committee of Resiliency and Waterfronts, Brannan referenced the 2020 tropical storm Isaias and

this year’s storms Henri and Ida as new real- children inhaling particulate matter while ities that the city must contend with. Isaias riding diesel-burning buses. “Environmental justice communities, left over 70,000 Queens residents without power — 14,000 of whom did not get it back such as the one I represent, have had to deal for five days. Ida killed more residents in with a host of economic and health disparities. Dirty buses and the noxious fumes they Queens than any other borough. “These recent storms and heat waves spew most impact the individuals who demonstrate that the city needs a much more spend the longest time on them: drivers and comprehensive approach to address the cli- special education and homeless students,” D r o m m s a id i n a mate hazards that the statement. city faces. The city reported must also ensure that ecent storms are seen t h atGennaro t r a n spor t at ion the most vulnerable made up about 5 perneighbors are prepared as the new reality. cent of the Department and protected,” Branof Education’s spendnan said. The legislation tasks the city with identi- ing, as of 2019. New York State reimburses fying areas that are most vulnerable to cli- the city for approximately 50 percent of mate hazards and helping determine where transportation costs. The legislation will resiliency and adaptation measures should require the DOE to report to the mayor and the Council speaker on a variety of implefirst be implemented. Dromm’s bill will require the city to mentation targets within three reporting ensure that all operational school buses by deadlines, in 2023, 2028, and 2033. “Let our work here inspire the country. If Sept. 1, 2035 are all-electric, zero-emission vehicles. In addition to the goal of reducing New York City can do this every municipalthe city’s carbon footprint, Councilmember ity can,” Dromm said during the Committee and Committee on Environmental Protec- on Environmental Protection Mayor de Blasio is expected to sign both tion Chairman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) Q framed the issue as a health risk for school bills.

more Correction Officers, even as our workforce shrunk and the inmate population rose steadily,” Boscio said. “As a result of this mismanagement, our officers have been forced to work triple and quadruple shifts without meals and rest. No municipal workforce comprised of essential, first responders, should ever have to be subjected to these inhumane working conditions.” Boscio said he is committed to advancing legislation introduced in Albany by state Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island, Brooklyn) that would ban triple shifts at the state level. Joseph Russo, president of the NYC Assistant Deputy Warden and Deputy Warden Association, commented, “This is the most challenging time in the history of the NYC Department of Correction. Now more than ever we need the help of men and women with influence who are willing to speak out and take action on behalf of our correction officers. Triple tours must be ended.” De Blasio and the Council have passed legislation that would close Rikers and replace it with neighborhood jails in Kew Gardens, Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Neither the mayor’s press office nor that of Cit y Cou ncil Spea ker Corey Joh nson (D-Manhattan) responded to requests for comment on whether they would consider Q supporting the bill.

Queens GOP backs Holden The Queens County Republican Party has endorsed Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) for re-election to the City Council. Holden now will appear on the ballot on the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines. “My priorities have always been the issues that unite most New Yorkers, like public safety, clean parks and quality education,” Holden said in a statement. “I’ve always thought of the people of the district as my party, because they’re who I serve.” “Council Member Holden’s unmatched track record of fighting for the quality of life in his district and throughout the city, standing up for our police and putting meaningful solutions that work for everyone above party politics make him an elected official whose values appeal to the vast majority of Queens residents,” said Queens County Republican Party Chairwoman Joann Ariola, herself a candidate in District 32. “The district and the city need Council Member Holden’s continued voice of reason. We are proud to support him in the general election.” Holden won election in 2017 on the GOP line after losing the Democratic priQ mary. — Michael Gannon

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Racial justice report finds six inequities

Commission seeks more input ahead of proposals going on 2022 ballot by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Weeks after a summer input session, the city’s Racial Justice Commission has released a report outlining persistent patterns of inequity experienced by New Yorkers that it would like to address with proposals to revise the Big Apple’s charter. The NYC Racial Justice Commission, which consists of a temporary committee of 11 people, identified six systemic barriers to power, access and opportunity for minorities based on feedback from virtual sessions, online surveys, conversations with leaders in racial justice work and a variety of other disciplines across the five boroughs, including a session that was held at Borough Hall at the Helen Marshall Atrium in Kew Gardens on Aug. 5. Inequity in quality services that promote social and emotional well-being; inequity in work, advancement and wealth building; inequity within and across neighborhoods that inhibits thriving individuals, families and communities; marginalization and over-criminalization of [Black, indigenous and people of color] persons and communities; inequity in representation in decisionmaking; and uneven enforcement and accountability for government and entities were the six patterns that the Oct. 5 report identified. “Today, with the release of the NYC for Racial Justice [report] from the Racial Justice Commission Staff, New York City is taking a giant step forward in naming and dismantling structural racism,” said Chairwoman Jennifer Jones Austin of the NYC Racial Justice Commission in a statement. “I am enormously grateful to the many residents who shared their personal stories, challenges, and ideas for creating a more equitable New York City. This staff report is based on thousands of minutes of testi-

Jennifer Jones Austin, the chairwoman of the NYC Racial Justice Commission, held a Zoom meeting on six areas of structural racism that were identified after summer input sessions, one of which was at Borough Hall. SCREENSHOT COURTESY NYC RACIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

mony from a diverse array of New Yorkers from every borough. It is also a formal public acknowledgment that many of the laws, policies, and practices that govern our city are rooted in racism that has harmed too many for too long.” The citywide input sessions included nine in-person and virtual meetings that had 260 attendees, which had 104 individuals who testified about the racial injustice they either faced or witnessed, according to the report. In addition, there were nine issue

area panels, conversations with 71 thought leaders and 50 oneon-one interviews with community-based organizations. There were also over 1,100 online submissions of input and 1,950 minutes of testimony and question-and-answer sessions. “Our job is to listen and to transform the recommendations into structural change,” said Vice Chairman Henry Garrido, who also serves as the executive director of District Council 37, at a Zoom meeting held last week. “Every testimony will be kept in the city record and the highlighted issues will shape what the commission creates as ballot measures.” Ultimately, the proposals that the commission comes up with cityside will be used as a potential guide to dismantle structural racism nationwide, according to Garrido. “We have to achieve things on a federal level to make any lasting change,” said Garrido. “This process will be used as an organizing tool and serve as a roadmap to what can be done.” The commission is still processing the testimonies from the input to come up with proposals to address racial inequities found in public policy, but it has released a timeline for further actions before releasing its suggestions. Later this month there will be a second public engagement period to allow more communities to testify in front of the RCJ and share their feedback on the interim report through November. Then a final report with proposed ballot measures is expected to be released in December. They are expected to be on the ballot on Election Day 2022. “The next phase of the process ... is coming up with solutions to address these patterns of inequity,” said Anusha Venkataraman, the executive director of the RCJ. There won’t be 100 ballot proposals for every idea expressed continued on page 22

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The Kew Gardens Interchange project is continuing to inch forward, the governor announced last week. New ramps opened the evening of Oct. 8, marking the next step toward traffic easement. The westbound Union Turnpike to westbound Grand Central Parkway ramp is a new concept. The ramp from eastbound Jackie Robinson Parkway to eastbound GCP is a redesign, is carried on a new bridge structure, has standard lane and shoulder widths, which did not exist before, and eliminated a stop sign that had been at the bottom of the previous ramp. The state Department of Transportation said approximately 600,000 drivers use the interchange daily, which causes extreme traffic. “We are committed to building back our infrastructure to meet the challenges of the 21st Century and help our local communities flourish,” Gov. Hochul said in a statement. “These new ramps at the Kew Gardens Interchange will help alle-

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viate congestion and make it easier for motorists to navigate this vital interchange, keeping goods and people on the move more safely.” The project to enhance safety at the multifaceted junction has been underway since 2015. It’s been in the fourth final phase since early 2019, which is expected to cost $365 million in upgrades. The state DOT told the Chronicle that the completion date is still expected for Q June 2022.

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Crystal Windows family unveil sculpture of former borough prez by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

A bronze statue of the first female Queens borough president was unveiled in College Point Oct. 7. A six-foot tall sculpture of Claire Shulman was revealed by Thomas and Steven Chen, the respective founder and president of Crystal Window and Door Systems, last Thursday to celebrate the late politician’s lifelong dedication to small business. “When I was starting my window manufacturing company in Queens, Claire helped me avoid many of the typical setbacks immigrant entrepreneurs face,” Thomas said in a statement. “She encouraged me to take executive business courses, engage reputable service providers and suppliers, and make Crystal Windows a good corporate citizen.” The bronze statue will remain on view for the public at the Crystal Windows headquarter’s main lobby, at 31-10 Whitestone Expy., through Oct. 22. Then, it will be moved to the Chens’ private oasis, Crystal Park, in Duchess County. The statue unveiling was celebrated with a reception, in which various elected officials and civic leaders shared their favorite memories of Shulman. According to Thomas Chen, Shulman had served as his mentor when he was expanding

Thomas Chen, center, and son Steven Chen of Crystal Windows and Doors unveiled a bronze statue of former Queens borough president and friend Claire Shulman at the corporation’s headPHOTO COURTESY LIVINGSTON MARKETING quarters last week. his business in the borough. She helped him create relationships with city agencies so he could open a new factory, and the relationship evolved into friendship, which lasted beyond Shulman’s time in office. Chen had intended to honor the two’s friendship even before Shulman’s August

2020 death. Several years ago, he was inspired to commission sculptures of the friends who had helped him in his journey to success. Shulman, he said, was the obvious first pick. Chen commissioned Taiwanese sculptor Yutien Chang in 2019, who met with Shul-

man. The former borough president was depicted in motion to represent her neverresting determination during her time as a leader. Shulman served as the borough president from 1986 to 2002 after years as a civic leader and community board chairperson. She had been deputy borough president under Donald Manes, but took over his role after he committed suicide while under scrutiny over a corruption scandal. She then was elected to continue serving three times. After exiting the Queens office, she became a board member for what was then New York Hospital Queens in Flushing and founded the Flushing-Willets Point-Corona Local Development Corp., which supported the redevelopment of the area. Unfortunately, Shulman passed after a battle with cancer before the statue was completed. She was 94. “I was thrilled Claire was able to visit Crystal Park in October 2019 to see the location selected for her statue along a wooded path overlooking the lake,” Chen said. When the statue is moved to the 200-acre private nature preserve, it will be placed on an 18-by-8-foot metal pathway base in the shape of the infinity sign, which also symbolizes Shulman’s “continuous drive forQ ward.”

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Summer in the Borough Photo Contest!

Rosemarie Italico of Ozone Park got this whimsical shot of her brothers Anthony and Bruno, “the baby of the family,” in the wagon, having some fun in Howard Beach on Father’s Day. Queens photographers love their landscapes! Check out more That was proven to be true once more in this, our SEE 13th annual Summer in the Borough Photo Con- great Summer in MORE test. We received a number of beautiful photos the Borough Photo of sunsets, with open land, open water and sky- Contest entries at PHOTOS lines in the foreground or middle ground. Also qchron.com! ONLINE well-received were closeups of flowers and, in one case, that most intriguing of insects, the praying mantis. In the end, first place went to Trisha Luongo for her shot of surf, surfers and sky at Rockaway Beach at Beach 84th Street. Congratulations to Trisha and our thanks again to all who sent in such wonderful entries. Don’t forget our Holiday Photo Contest, starting next month, to make your next submission! — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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Jessica Watz captured the magic of a sunset from her attic in Glendale looking toward Ridgewood, left, while John Carlo Aliberti of Howard Beach caught this late-afternoon shot from the Cross Bay Bridge. The moon is just visible at top.

The power of the sunflower, by Richard Melnick of Astoria.

John Cerverizzo Jr. of Howard Beach photographed a colorful morning sky at Charles Park, left. Louis Kramberg of Rego Park captured ghostly images of people emerging from the mist that sprays next to the Unisphere. Mike McGevna of South Richmond Hill caught skateboarders in action at Rockaway Beach Skate Park.

A praying mantis at home in the foliage by James Luongo of Middle Village, Trisha’s husband, far left, a flower by Kristina Raevsky of Forest Hills, another by Judy Dultz of Douglaston, the bay and the bridge by William Aiello of Howard Beach, a flag and a rainbow by Cerverizzo and a bevy of petunias and impatiens by Donna M. Van Blarcom of Astoria.

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New legislation decriminalizes the use of drug antagonists like Narcan by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Gov. Hochul signed a bill into law last Thursday that promotes the use of opioid antagonists to combat drug-related deaths and overdoses. “Addiction can impact any family, suddenly and harshly — those who find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle are there through no fault of their own,” Hochul said in a statement. “This is a personal battle for me and I am proud to be able to combat the opioid crisis by signing these bills into law.” As lieutenant governor (2015 to 2021), Hochul was responsible for leading the state’s task force on opioid addiction. “There is no shame in seeking help for substance use and I want to let all New Yorkers know that we are here for you,” she added. “Treatment should always be accessible for those who need it.” Bill S911/A2354 was co-sponsored by state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) a nd A s s e mbly m a n Jef f r ey D i now it z (D-Bronx) to prevent overdoses by decriminalizing the possession of opioid antagonists, which counted as controlled substances and were used as evidence of illegal possession at trials, hearings and other legal proceedings, according to the senator’s office. When administered, an opioid antagonist

negates or neutralizes in whole or in part the effects of narcotics, according to the bill, based on a definition from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which approved the generic nasal spray naloxone on April 19, 2019. Naloxone, which is more commonly known by the brand name Narcan, and other opioid antagonists have been in existence since the 1960s and have prevented numerous heroin and opiate overdose-related deaths in emergency situations, according to Sanders’ office. “Opioid addiction is a scourge on our society — causing great pain and suffering on those addicted, their families and friends,” Sanders said in a statement. “Deaths from opioid overdoses nationwide [were] nearly 50,000 in 2019, according to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]. This legislation will lead to less opioid deaths by encouraging people to use medicine that can save lives since using such medicine will not be used as evidence against them in a court of law.” At hearings and roundtable discussions held by the Assembly, chemical dependence prevention and treatment providers, physicians, drug policy experts and law enforcement cited the importance of the availability of opioid antagonists in preventing overdose-related deaths, according to the senator’s office. For the second quarter of 2021, the NYPD

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Opioid bill signed into law by Hochul

Naloxone, an opioid antagonist that negates or neutralizes the effects of narcotics, is being decrimFILE PHOTO inalized so that it can be readily available to prevent drug overdose-related deaths. received 9,736 naloxone kits, according to an Opioid Antagonist Report from the agency. Patrol Borough Queens North has 1,154 of those kits, while Patrol Borough Queens South has 568. “Opioid antagonists such as naloxone (Narcan) are a vital tool in the fight against the overdose deaths which have devastated New

York’s communities during the pandemic and for decades longer,” said Dinowitz, who introduced the companion bill in the Assembly. “Experts, such as drug treatment providers, physicians, law enforcement, and others all believe in the importance of having opioid antagonists available to prevent overdose-relatQ ed deaths.

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Fox will lauch new weather app Oct. 25 South Ozone Park anchor fulfills dream as meteorologist by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

After years of delaying his dreams and then taking them elsewhere, Jason Frazer, who grew up in South Ozone Park, will co-anchor for the Fox Weather app with fellow meteorologist Amy Freeze in the Big Apple on Oct. 25. “Growing up, I always used to watch Al Roker and a couple of the other meteorologists — Lloyd Lindsay Young on Channel 9,” said Frazer, who now lives in Long Island City. “One of the things that I was fascinated about both of those meteo-

rologists was that they were very really good storytellers. They made you feel as though, even if you weren’t a scientist, you understood what was happening.” Frazer’s favorite subject growing up was science, and clouds and why storms happened often captivated him. Despite his dreams of having a career in meteorology, Frazer pursued banking after finishing his degree in political science at Columbia University (2005) and he worked at Citigroup in Sunnyside and JPMorgan Chase in Oakland Gardens.

Racial justice report continued from page 16 from the input sessions, but there will be measures that address encompassing racial issues, added Jones Austin at the Zoom meeting. “It’s not about any one specific idea,” said Jones Austin. “It’s about hearing and listening to New Yorkers, listening to their

experiences, their concerns and trying to identify in what they share with us. How does that tie to a structural inequity? How are persons of color prevented, precluded or challenged to have their voices heard in decision-making and what can New Yorkers can do Q about that?”

“As the market was tanking, I was like, I really want to pursue television,” said Frazer, who also had worked as a general assignment reporter in Rochester, Ohio and Connecticut. He also worked as an investigative reporter in Massachusetts. In 2017, Frazer pursued a broadcast meteorology certificate at Mississippi State University (2019) and received his first meteorology gig in Georgia. He later had other job opportunities in Ohio and Canada, but 13 years after initially deferring his dream job, he will now be reporting the weather in his stomping grounds of New York City. “I finished the Mississippi State program in two years even though it is three years,” said Frazer. “Now I’m back in New York and it feels so good to be in New York and living in Queens.” Frazer is also happy that his relocation back to New York City means that he gets to be closer to his mom, Inez. “My mom has played a critical role in keeping me motivated to stay in this,” said Frazer. “She said, ‘Keep pushing.’”

The Fox Weather app is a free service available on iOS and Android phones, according to Fox News Media. Viewers will also be able to use the application via smart televisions at Fox Now, the Fox News app and Tubi or they can go to foxweather.com. The streaming service will have local, regional and national reporting, in addition to live programming, from 120 meteorologists. “We have been working towards this moment for the last nine months and are thrilled to debut Fox Weather with our talented and innovative team,” said Fox Weather President Sharri Berg in a statement. Frazer is enthusiastic about people trying the app. “This is going to be the first app with a 3-D live radar,” said Frazer. “You’ll be able to see into storms and see where those storms are.” Users will also be able to get weather estimates up to six months out. “My favorite part about the app is that you will be able to go into it and put a date in there for a specific time,” said Frazer. “Let’s say it’s your

Jason Frazer from South Ozone Park will serve as one of the morning weather co-anchors on the Fox Weather app that launches Oct. 25. PHOTO COURTESY FOX NEWS MEDIA

birthday, a holiday or maybe it’s a trip, we will be able to give you updates as far as what the weather will be.” One individual who really wanted to know the weather on her big day was Ashli Chavannes, a St. Francis Prep alum who attended the Catholic high school with Frazer, whom she asked to officiate her Oct. 10 wedding. “I had to give her weather updates throughout the weekend as well as yesterday,” said Frazer to the Queens Chronicle on Monday. “Unfortunately, there was some mist as well as Q some rain in the forecast.”

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A fresh new take on a classic Spanish play is on at Thalia Spanish Theater this month only, starring Guatemalan actor Roberto Díaz Gomar in his New York theater debut. “El Veneno del Teatro,” or “The Poison of the Theater,” by Spanish playwright Rodolf Sirera, is a thrilling and thought-provoking play about a conniving mind game carried out on an unsuspecting victim. The story follows an ambitious actor who is forced to give the performance of his life, literally, by a nefarious and demanding director who is hungry for the most authentic and raw performance. “I have always been in love with this play,” said Angel Gil Orrios, executive director at Thalia. “It is very intense.” The play explores perceptions, social constructs and power. In Sirera’s original script, both the characters are played by men. Gil Orrios, who produced, directed and designed the play for Thalia , ha s explored the dynamics of gender differently from the original screenplay, once 16 years ago with the e v il d i r e c t o r p l aye d b y a man deceiving an actress, and this time with a woman playing the powerful, master manipulator. “I always love, of course, to be faithful to the original play. But at the same time, I try to make it contemporar y,” he said. “Every time you put the text alive on its feet, depending on the actors — for me it is like b eing a t a ilor, bu t you’r e doing a suit , especially for that actor or that actress,” he said. Gil Orrios was tailoring the suit to fit not only Díaz Gomar but also Gil Orrios’ wife, Soledad Lopez, who co-starred in the show. He estimated that out of about 170 plays he has directed, Lopez has only been in a third of them. “If the role does not fit her, she’s not going to be in it,” he said. Lopez was supposed to be in the 2005 iteration of the same play at Thalia but was called at the last minute to go to Guatemala for the adoption of

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Domenico (Dominic) Addabbo was born in Gioia del Colle, a town in the City of Bari in Southern Italy, on Jan. 1, 1896. He immigrated to New York in 1912 and became a citizen in 1918. He married and had two sons and two daughters. After losing their first home to eminent domain so MS 210 could be built, the family bought a house at 81-21 102 Ave. in Ozone Park. Son Joseph Patrick, born on March 17, 1925, graduated St. John’s Law School in 1946 and pursued a law career. He married Graziella (Grace) Salamone in June 1949. He became interested in Democratic politics and successfully ran for Congress in 1960. Addabbo kept winning, serving the 5th District from 1961 to ’63, the 7th from ’63 to ’83 and the 6th from ’83 to ’86. He was very popular, beloved by the Italian Americans and others in his district. He never left Ozone Park, purchasing his own house at 132-43 86 St. His wife still lives there today. He butted heads with President Reagan

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The childhood home of Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo Sr. at 81-21 102 Ave., in Ozone Park, as it FILE PHOTO, LEFT looked in the 1940s. over out-of-control defense spending. He did manage to kill the MX and Pershing II missile funding. In 1985 he was stricken with liver cancer, and he died in 1986 at age 61. His youngest son, Joseph Jr., is continuing his good work for the people as the New Q York State senator for the 15th District.

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of photographer Ricky Weaver, who captured a photo of a 103-year-old woman in The Flux Factory, an artist incubator and 2018, which kicked off the exhibit. “We exhibitor in Long Island City, held a curator talked about what it means to make imagtalk while displaying artwork on Oc.t 8 by es of Black people. An image, a photoeight Black artists at the Chocolate Factory graph, is not just what is in the frame. A photograph is a whole system of power Theater, also in Long Island City. The “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes itself ... There is a narrative being told ... Can See” exhibit, located at 38-33 24 St., As Black people we haven’t always been features a photo, visual media pieces, a col- able to control our image. What responsibility comes from that?” lective, three-dimensional A long wit h Weaver, everyday objects, prints, wor k s by Tyler Davis, collages and tubing. Kea r ra A maya Gop e e, Running through Oct. Komikka Patton, Brianna 23, the exhibit was curated Robinson, Jen Everet t, by Cameron Granger in colSasha Phyars-Burgess and la borat ion wit h Ha iba Terrance James Jr. also Hamilton, from Astoria, explored the visibility and and Makeba Rainey. Dario invisibility of Black faces Mohr, who was raised in and bodies in the past, Flushing, moderated the present and future. show. James uses polyurethane “Put Your Hands Where tubing and polyvinyl aceMy Eyes Can See” is a part tate, or wood glue, to creof the Rhizome Project, a ate futuristic sculptures of series of exhibits and artist Black bodies. talks dedicated to providing “I think about my own a platform for Black narrarelation to my own body,” tives, from the Flux Factory. “We talk about images “Synapse — Purple Rain” by said Granger to attendees of the art show. “People all the time,” said Granger Terrance James Jr.

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The past meets the future at the Flux Factory

The “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” exhibit is curated by Cameron Granger, PHOTOS BY NAEISHA ROSE left, and moderated by Dario Mohr at the Chocolate Factory. are not just bodies. Our bodies are another form of character, property and commodity. So how can we move away from that? How can we rebuild ourselves and become something boundless, limitless?” The next Rhizome program is the “Black Femme Brunch presents The Dream Salon: Destroy this World with Desire: A Black Femme World-Wielding Salon.” The virtual event will be on Oct. 16 from

2 to 3:30 p.m. and people can RSVP for the free program at withfriends.co or go to FluxFactory.org. “I was looking forward to this,” said Mohr about the exhibit. “I really wanted to see some of the artwork, which had very powerful perspectives from different artists speaking in their own ways interpreting the same overarching theme. It’s amazing how Q this came together.”

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know, it’s a dream,” he said. An hour and fifteen minutes flies by as his character is captured, presumably posioned and forced to perform. The play breaks the fourth wall when Lopez’s character momentarily sits among the front row of the audience to watch her captive, whom she has shackled and forced to act. It is also unique in that the premise explores what makes an authentic performance and actor, how true emotion can be garnered for a performance and “artistic truths.” The performance is entirely in Spanish, with English subtitles running on a banner above the stage. English speakers can request to sit higher in the crowd to see the subtitles. Janet Gonzales and Alexander Lozano, both of Rego Park, were happy to find an event celebrating Spanish culture. Gonzales, who was born in Cuba and grew up in Miami, had been looking for things to do in Queens when she came across Thalia. “After Covid, it’s nice to get out and have a little normalcy,” she said, as the couple sipped wine and ate tapas at the show’s premiere. Thalia is the only bilingual Hispanic the-

Roberto Díaz Gomar and Soledad Lopez in “El Veneno del Teatro” at Thalia Theater. At right, Angel Gil Orrios, the director, left, with the actors. On the cover: Lopez and PHOTOS BY SEBASTIAN Díaz Gomar perform. GIL-LOPEZ AND, RIGHT, DEIRDRE BARDOLF

ater in Queens, offering plays, musicals and dance performances. The play ends on Oct. 24, showing every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Q thaliatheatre.org/buy-tickets.

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EAZZY LENDING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/16/21. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 13633 37th Ave, Ste 9A&9B, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO. 714877/2019, SELENE FINANCE LP, Plaintiff, Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property vs.AMANTA ADONIS A/K/A AMANTA ADONISMAITLAND; DELROY MAITLAND if living, and if she/he be dead, 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; SLOMIN’S INC.; SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS LLC; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Mortgaged Premises: 110-32 207TH STREET QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429, District: Section: Block: 10947 Lot: 48. To the above named Defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $423,702.00 and interest, recorded on February 17, 2009, at Instrument number 2009000046221, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 110-32 207TH STREET, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: January 31, 2020, ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, MERVE KATI, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590, 516-280-7675

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The term “sports legend” gets frequently tossed around and many times it is hyperbolic. Longtime Bayside resident Herb Turetzky is unquestionably a sports legend, and he was never a professional athlete. He has been the official scorer for the Brooklyn Nets from that franchise’s first game in 1967 when they were called the New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association. Last week, after 54 years of serving the Nets in that capacity, Turetzky announced his retirement. He is already in the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame, and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for holding the record for scoring the most professional basketball games in history, with well over 2,200. I have watched the biggest names in basketball seek him out to chat over the years. Many in his position would act like snobs in the press room but Herb made it a point to be friendly and welcoming to all. The Nets should hold a night to honor him, and should hoist a jersey with the name “Turetzky” to hang from the rafters of Barclays Center alongside that of his good friend, Julius “Dr. J” Erving. He also deserves to be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. The New York Mets won’t hire a field manager until they have a president of baseball opera-

tions in place. Of course, that has not stopped sportswriters and radio sports talk shows from speculating. Among those getting a lot of buzz are Buck Showalter, Ron Washington, Carlos Beltran, Joe Espada and Bob Melvin. I’m surprised Walt Weiss’s name has not come up. He was a high school baseball star in Rockland County, and played shortstop in the majors for 13 years. He has managerial experience with the Colorado Rockies from 2013 through 2016. For the past four years he has been the bench coach for the Atlanta Braves, who have won the National League East — the division the Mets reside in — each year. ESPN’s Devin Gordon penned an article for its website in which Mets players Michael Conforto, Jeff McNeil, and Aaron Loup admitted the team lacked leadership. No one ever called anyone out for poor play. The article cast a poor light on players who should be team leaders. Francisco Lindor stupidly angered fans with his “thumbs down” nonsense while Pete Alonso’s “We got this!” reassurances proved utterly worthless. The one who must be most hurt by the article is pending free agent Conforto. While he may get a qualifying one-year offer from the Mets, I can’t imagine owner Steve Cohen offering a long-term deal, given his poor season and apparent lack of Q clubhouse presence. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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