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knobbing with at a recent fundraiser for the arts in Queens. Katz’s reply in her own closing was direct. An Oct. 10 debate between the two “Your party shut down the federal govcandidates for borough president started with questions about the par- ernment,” she said, a shutdown that both tial federal government shutdown and Obam- candidates acknowledged early in the debate acare and ended with a terse exchange over was hurting Queens residents. On local issues such as job creation, Katz, just which candidate would only represent the interests of the city’s one-percenters in Bor- citing her years as chairwoman of the Council’s Land Use Committee, said creative land ough Hall. use regulations and investment in infraThe one-hour debate between Demostructure would make a difference. crat Melinda Katz and Republican She said the city is going a long Tony Arcabascio is scheduled to air way in its efforts to make Long 12 times on Queens Public TeleviIsland City a high-tech destinasion between today and the end of tion. But Arcabascio said those the month. Queens residents entering the job The most contentious moments market with the required skills came in Arcabascio’s closing often are leaving the area for highremarks, du r ing which he 2013 paying jobs elsewhere. addressed a mailer sent out recently Touting his more than 30 years in the by the Katz campaign. “You call me an evil Republican, a one- tech and private sectors, he said high tech is percenter,” Arcabascio said. “Do you mean not enough, and the new borough president the one percent who are the children of will have to work with businesses to foster immigrants, who work hard and succeed? job creation in a wide array of areas. On education, neither showed much defMaybe you mean the first four and a half pages of your [campaign] donations, which e r e n c e t ow a r d M ayo r Blo o m b e r g’s is how far you have to go before you see administration. Katz said the initiatives that Bloomberg’s anyone who contributed less than $3,850.” He also asked the former city Council- Department of Education is trying to push woman and Assembly member how many through in its final weeks — such as dozens wealthy “one-percenters” she was hob- of school co-locations — should be held in Editor

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With less than a month to go before Election Day, Democrat Melinda Katz, left, and Republican Tony Arcabascio took part in a debate that will run on Queens Public television through the end PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON of the month. abeyance until a new mayor assumes office in January. Arcabascio, without mentioning Bloomberg by name, assailed the mayor’s unrelenting attacks on the teachers’ union. Both said the borough is woefully under-

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Residents decry errant cricket balls after city moved pitch during fixes by Domenick Rafter Editor

The baseball diamond at Tudor Park near 80th Street and Conduit Boulevard has been used for more than just baseball recently. A testament to the growing West Indian and South Asian populations, in the Tudor Village and Liberty Heights sections of Ozone Park, the diamond found a second use as a place to play cricket. The sport, popular in Great Britain and many of its 19th century colonies, has some similarities to baseball — most notably, the action of hitting a ball to score runs. When cricket players were using the baseball diamond for their games — often all-day affairs — the balls would be prevented from being lost by a 40-foot-high fence at the outfield, built decades ago along the backyard property lines of homes on 80th and 81st streets to protect against fly balls and home runs. It served well to protect against hard-hit cricket balls. The rock-hard leather balls, 9 inches in diameter, do damage when they come in contact with other matter, which is why protective gear is often worn by cricket players. So it was lucky for the neighbors that the high fence was there. It prevented hit balls from f lying into adjacent backyards and into windows. That is until the Parks Department renovated the park in 2011 and built an actual cricket pitch. Responding to the sport’s growing popularity among the thriving South Asian and West Indian residents in the community — and concerns that cricket games and baseball games were overlapping — the city decided to build a dedicated cricket pitch in

The new cricket pitch at Tudor Park in Ozone Park is orientated east-west, which means balls are being hit over a fence into 80th Street. Previously, cricket players played facing north toward a PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER higher fence, seen in the far right. the far outfield. But to make it fit, they had to change the direction the game is played in. “Before the renovation, whoever played cricket there played in the ballfield, so they hit the balls in a north-south direction,” explained Frank Dardani, president of the Ozone Tudor Civic Association and chairman of Community Board 10’s Parks Committee. “To be able to play baseball and cricket at the same time, the Parks Department had to orientate the cricket field in an

east-west direction.” That means the cricket balls are no longer being hit toward the 40-foot fence, but a lower one that runs along 80th Street. On the other side of the street are private homes. The resulting problem is numerous cricket balls going over the fence and damaging property. “They broke windows in my car with the balls,” said one elderly neighbor. “I got balls all over my yard.” Several neighbors on 80th Street, none

of whom wanted to be identified, said the dangerous cricket balls have been a problem since the newly renovated park opened in early 2012. The situation became a safety issue during last Labor Day weekend, at least two residents said, when teams were playing cricket for most of the weekend. It was then that at least two cars had their windows broken. “What happens if there’s a kid walking by and one of those balls hits him or her?” she asked. “They’d be killed. It’s a tragedy waiting to happen. I don’t understand why they just don’t put up a higher fence.” Dardani suggested to the Parks Department placing netting over the fence similar to what is seen at golf driving ranges. The agency seems to be warm to the idea, but no movement has commenced as of yet. “Parks said it would look into it and it was confirmed they would put up netting,” Dardani said, noting the agency has been cooperative in listening to their concerns. “Unfortunately, it hasn’t been done yet, but that’s where we’re at now.” The Parks Department did not respond to multiple requests for comment by press time. But neighbors are cynical the department that they blamed for not foreseeing the problem will actually get around to fixing it. “I’ll be dead before I see any of that built,” said a resident who lives directly across the street. “The way the city moves, we’re never going to see that done. Why didn’t they think of it in the first place?” His neighbor a few houses down had a blunt reaction to the news the city was considering netting. She simply rolled Q her eyes.

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Cops seek man in Richmond Hill sex attack Girl, 12, was victimized in suspect’s car

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his vehicle, engaged her in conversation and had her enter his vehicle. After the girl got in, the suspect allegedly drove to a nearby location where he exposed himself to her and committed a criminal sex act. The victim then exited the vehicle, and ran to the nearby house of a friend, who called 911. The girl was removed to Queens General Hospi-

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tal Center where she was treated and subsequently released. The suspect is described as being about 6 feet tall, weighing 200 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a scruffy beard. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white undershirt, red jacket, red sneakers, a red and white baseball cap with a silver chain hanging to his waist.

He was driving a silver, 4-door SUV at the time of the attack. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are Q strictly confidential.

The Oct. 24 Queens Chronicle-Forum debate between 32nd District City Councilman Eric Ulrich and challenger Lew Simon has been canceled due to Simon’s medical condition [page 6]. We wish him a speedy recovery.

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The NYPD is looking for the man wanted in connection with a criminal sex act in Richmond Hill last weekend. On Sunday, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the suspect, described as a black man in his 20s driving an SUV, approached a 12-year-old girl near the corner of Lincoln Street and 116th Avenue, got outside of

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Council hopeful Lew Simon hospitalized by Domenick Rafter Editor

Lew Simon, the Democratic candidate for the 32nd City Council District, was hospitalized and underwent an angioplasty, his campaign said. Simon, a Democratic district leader from the Rockaways who is challenging incumbent Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), went to St. John’s Hospital in Far Rockaway Thursday after feeling sick. He was then transferred to Long Island Jewish Medical Center for several tests and was admitted. Simon told the Daily News that he plans on being back on the campaign trail as soon as possible and even took a shot at his opponent, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). “I’ve done more probably in my hospital bed than Mr. Ulrich has done since the storm,” he told the daily. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday evening. His opponent sent get well wishes. “I wish Lew a speedy recover y,” Ulrich said. “And I look forward to seeing him on the campaign trail soon.”

The 32nd Council District includes much of the Rockaway Peninsula as well as Broad Channel, Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill. Simon has run for the seat twice before, including in the 2009 special election that was ultimately won by Ulrich. The election is Nov. 5. A planned debate between Simon and Ulrich slated for Oct. 24 and hosted by the Queens Chronicle and The Forum has been canQ celled due to Simon’s illness.

Lew Simon, the Democratic candidate for the 32nd Council District, was hospitalized FILE PHOTO last week after feeling sick.

PA to roll out new JFK enviro study Oct. 18 Runway plan draws ire; meeting 10/24 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will host a public meeting in Rosedale on Oct. 24 to discuss a revised environmental assessment of a proposal to shift a runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The PA is actively seeking to relocate runway 4L-22R 700 feet to the north of its present position, and add a 500-foot-wide, 1,000-foot-long safety overrun zone at the end. The overrun zone and the widening of the runway by 150 feet have been mandated by Congress. The runway is 11,351 feet long. The plans are being spurred by the desire to accommodate larger commercial aircraft, such as the Airbus A380. Residents, however, fear that moving the runway closer to populated neighborhoods will mean larger planes flying lower over people’s homes at all hours. The Eastern Queens Alliance, an association of civic and neighborhood organizations, has been a leading critic of the PA’s procedures during the application process. The revised environmental assessment

was offered by the PA after the EQA and scores of residents protested that notice of the study was done in publications with few or no readers in Southeast Queens. The PA then extended the comment period. This past spring residents also sounded the alarm over the possibility that 300 to 700 trees in the nearby Idlewild Park Preserve could be cut down if it is deemed that they have gotten tall enough to serve as a hazard to planes flying into or out of JFK. The Oct. 24 meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, located at 224-04 147th Ave. PA officials are expected to be able to address concerns raised by residents both at a hearing last year and in writing during the extended comment period. The revised EA is expected to be available online beginning Oct. 18 at the Port Authority’s website, panynj.gov, after which there will be a 30-day public comment period during which time more input will be taken. The new comment period Q ends on Nov. 18. — Michael Gannon

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illions of people have seen the video of a family being terrorized by a gang of motorcyclists on the West Side Highway on Sept. 29. Most are disgusted as they see the bikers hem the driver in, force him to stop and trash his SUV. Off-camera, they beat him as his wife and their 2-year-old child cower in fear of the reckless mob. But not everyone is disturbed by the bikers’ behavior. Some people are on their side. And among their sympathizers may be a Queens woman who just happens to be the district office manager for City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras of East Elmhurst. As revealed by an anonymous blogger, and then reported in other media, Ferreras office manager Ivettelis Rodriguez goes by the name Bandolera Ryderz LdyStickey Pro online. At least she did until some of the things she and another poster, Untamed Ryderz Stickey Prez, who allegedly is her husband, were saying on Facebook came to light. Since then, their accounts have disappeared. Rodriguez, like other city officials and the media, received an email from the NYPD press office a few days after the West Side Highway incident touting the depart-

ment’s efforts to enforce the law against reckless motorcycle riders. Officers have issued 5,498 tickets to bikers so far this year and seized 1,440 motorcycles, quads and dirtbikes, the email said, including 57 the day the family was attacked. Good news, just about anyone who drives and has had to put up with crazy bikers would say. But not Rodriguez, oh no. She posted the stats on her Facebook page with the commentary, “I can’t believe the email I just got at work. This is ridiculous ... the harassment must stop!” Yes, the harassment must stop —the harassment of innocent drivers by insane bikers who go 100 miles an hour one minute and 20 the next, drive down the dotted line between vehicles, pull wheelies in traffic and sometimes target drivers to harass. Rodriguez also was proud to post a photo of herself back in August on a new motorcycle, which she called “my new b---h.” Classy. Even classier was how she was giving the camera the finger in the photo. Ferreras issued the following statement after her aide’s online activities came to light: “I am deeply disappointed with the behavior my staffer,

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At 12, a kitten killer Dear Editor: It is beyond comprehension as to why a 12-year-old girl tossed an innocent little kitten into oncoming traffic, causing it to be killed. What was this child thinking? What have her parents taught her about respect for life? What is the matter with them? This child needs a lot of help, and her parents better get it for her. If she could do this to a poor, innocent little kitten, what could she do to another person? This incident never should have been allowed to happen. Why didn’t someone stop her from doing this? All life, both human and animal, is precious. This child does not have respect for this — at all. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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Ivettelis Rodriguez, has exhibited. Her statements and behavior are not in any way indicative of my beliefs nor is it an accurate reflection of the high standard of personal conduct to which I hold my staff. I am currently working with the City Council to launch a full investigation into the matter.” Even worse than Rodriguez is the poster alleged to be her husband, who said online that he wanted to smack a few cop cars and knock some mirrors off vehicles while one of his pals said he was “about to get a bag of nails and spread them in front of the precinct.” Untamed Ryderz Stickey Prez lamented losing two bikes to “pig land” and said in an ominous manner that motorcyclists outnumber cops. And he’s been fundraising for a defendant in the Manhattan incident. Guilt by association is wrong, even as it relates to a husband and wife, so you can’t hang the threats made by Rodriguez’s alleged spouse on her. But we agree with Ferreras that her aide’s activities are inappropriate, at the very least, for someone whose job is to serve the public — and whose checks are paid for by that public — and we look forward to the results of the investigation.

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of the awful movies they were showing, the prices rising and Netf lix. Do you see the handwriting on the wall? And in addition there is the possible building on top of one of the malls in Rego Park. When the powers that be (the Community Board and others), approved these projects, did they consider what will happen to the rush hours on the trains and the buses, which are impossible to negotiate now, and the increase in cars with their honking horns? I don’t know if the building presently going up will include a garage. Ho ho ho. Is the public invited to put their two cents In? For all those opposed, I hope to see you on line before the fact. Someone interviewed for his opinion on the purchase of the Midway in one of the local papers would like to see a Barnes and Noble. Let me be the first to inform him that we already have one two blocks away, and the company is struggling to survive because everyone has his face in an e-book. I would like to see, and I think Forest Hills deserves the best, a Fairway, a Food Emporium, or a Whole Foods, instead of the cruddy, old-

fashioned Key Foods we have to tolerate. Another suggestion would be to keep the theater and turn it into a foreign film house or theater for plays. If Queens residents can schlep to the city, I’m sure the Manhattanites would come our way too. They go to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, don’t they? Shirley Sacks Forest Hills

We need the bag bill Dear Editor: Bravo to the City Council for introducing a common-sense bill aimed to reduce the number of unnecessary plastic bags used by shoppers (“How would bag fee law actually work?” and “Dime-a-bag bill doesn’t look promising,” Editorial, Oct. 10). Plastic bags end up in our rivers, lakes and oceans, which are swallowed by or wrapped around the necks and fins of sea animals, maiming and strangling sea turtles, dolphins, fish, and whales, causing long-term suffering and death. The bags also poison the water by leaching chemicals into it. Plastic

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is taken for a non-park purpose, it must be replaced. One would have more respect for those members who voted affirmatively, if they owned up to the fact they were approving a prioritized mall, instead of pretending the mall was not involved. One would have more respect for them if they demonstrated an independent judgment instead of following the unwritten Council law that the Council member whose district includes the area in question (Ferraras) decides if a bill is to be enacted, and particularly in a case like that at issue where the involved community board disapproved the application by a vote of 30-1, Land Use Committee Chairman Leroy Comrieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said he â&#x20AC;&#x153;especially thanks all the advocates that came and made sure the projects were done to their concerns. They were heard and listened to as part of the process.â&#x20AC;? Political nonsense, The only ones he listened to and made sure to satisfy were the applicants. He had a deaf ear to the concerns of the opposition. In thanking Council member Julissa Ferreras for her leadership he chose to ignore her own community boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s negative 30-1 vote. Any person with a functioning brain knew the applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim that it required a prioritized Citi Field shopping mall as a financial engine to generate enough funds with which to construct the original Willets Point Plan approved in 2008, was absurd and untrue. Ignoring the speculation whether a mall will be a financial success, the applicants are multi billionaires with enough assets to construct the 2008 Willets Point plan, and particularly with getting the Willets Point land for $1 and a $99 million city subsidy. That Ferreras mouthed the developerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim a mall was necessary makes it clear that as far as she and the members of the Council who bought into that nonsense are concerned, it is the developers, the wealthy and the real estate moguls who are their true constituents not the little people, the poor, the middle class and small business. It is to be noted that Council members Charles Barron, Danny Dromm and Dan Halloran had the intelligence and political courage to oppose the application. As to all the others it is pertinent to note Justice Louis Brandeisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; statement about the lack of transparency in government: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.â&#x20AC;? Those members who supported the application are now qualified in my opinion for admission to the Kingdom of Darkness. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

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New 106th CO meets the residents At his first meeting, new commander fields concerns by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Residents packed into the 106th Precinct at this month’s community council meeting in Oct. 9 to meet Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the precinct’s new commander, and voice concerns about quality-of-life issues. Schiff told the audience that he would be implementing his successful “Spot It to Secure It” program in the precinct, which involves cops patrolling the neighborhood for parked cars that have iPhones, iPads, laptops and other valuables inside and in plain sight. The officers will snap pictures and mail, to the vehicle’s owners reminding them not to leave belongings in their cars. Schiff said that in addition to criminal charges, he might also seek civil forfeiture penalties against bars, clubs and pawn shops that are found to be in violation of the law. In an effort to curtail the repetitive noisemakers in the community, Schiff and his staff will be reviewing noise complaints for the past three years and sending registered warning letters to the chronic violators informing them of the required permits they will need. “Those individuals will know that we are looking at them,” Schiff said. Schiff introduced the precinct’s new exec-

utive officer, Capt. John Ganley, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD and assigned to the 106th Precinct with Schiff. Howard Beach resident Rita Pristina, whose locked car was broken into three times since July, without a scratch on the door, asked Schiff how the thief could have gained access to her car. Pristina said that on the third break-in, she spotted the thief at 1:30 a.m., dressed in a black hoodie. He was scared away when a neighbor yelled at him. She had heard that there are master keys for her model car, and asked if this was true. “It wouldn’t surprise me,” Schiff said, adding, “It’s not unheard of for something like that to happen.” Pristina’s neighbor, Mary Ellen Krowicki, told Schiff that her and her daughter’s boyfriend’s cars were also broken into without any sign of forced entry. The women said that it was not possible to break into their cars with a “slim-jim,” a thin piece of metal used to pick locks. Krowicki didn’t report any of the breakins to the police because she believed them to be petty thievery. Schiff reminded the audience to always report any crime to the police, no matter how minor or petty they believe it is. “Basically, if you have a crime occur and

don’t report it, we don’t know where to go,” Schiff said. The inspector said that every Monday, he reviews the crime reports for the previous 28 days to see where he should deploy resources. A South Ozone Park resident who did not give her name, complained about loud music every Friday night near her home in the vicinity of 132nd Street and Sutter Avenue. “All I want to do is just get a good night’s sleep at night,” she said. South Richmond Hill resident Moody Bandelly, who complained about loud music at a bar in the vicinity of 129th Street and Liberty Avenue at the July community council meeting, said the problem continues. Schiff was aware of the location and the police and other agencies, including the Department of Buildings, the FDNY, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the State Liquor Authority conducted a joint operation at the bar on Sept. 27. Schiff added that the DEP sound-level meter check showed that the music was within the limits allowed under the city noise law, although the DOB and the FDNY did issue summonses to the bar owner for other violations. There were no SLA violations. Q

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The ongoing manhunt for the Forest Park rapist dominated the 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting on Tuesday night in Richmond Hill, along with suggestions on how to improve safety in the park. D e put y I n s p e c t or H a n k Sautner, the precinct’s commanding officer, stood next to giant wanted posters featuring the sketch of the suspect and infor mation in English and Spanish. T he d iscu s sion fo cu sed around the lighting issues, highlighted in the last few weeks by Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) spoke to the Council and said he would be allocating $250,000 toward placing security cameras in Forest Park. “I want to make sure the $250,000 goes to Forest Park, and not Central Park,” he said.

“We’re working on it.” The park has also been the scene of numerous car breakins, especially along Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South. As with every meeting, Sautner addressed a number of concerns from residents. A resident of Ozone Park complained about skateboarders on 101st Avenue, especially in the parking lot of Queens County Savings Bank when banks are closed. “They don’t look kosher,” the resident said of the skateboarders, though she said she had not seen any vandalism or graffiti of any kind. Wendell told the commanding officer that the crossing guard posted at 89th Avenue and Wood haven Boulevard retired and a replacement was needed. “That’s going to be dealt it,” Sautner said, adding that the school safety coordinator has interviewed potential crossing guards. Sautner also noted that he already has a working rela-

tionship with Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the new com manding off icer of the 106th Precinct. He and Schiff have spoken about problems that straddle both of the precincts, including illegal truck parking on Woodhaven Boulevard and the recently approved pedestrian plazas in City Line. “I’m very confident we will have a great working relationship, as I had with [the former commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Thomas] Pascale,” Sautner said. O n t he pla z a s , Saut ne r didn’t see any serious concerns about their construction from a safety standpoint. Bruno Iciano, community coordinator for the Depar tment of Sanitation, also spoke to the cou ncil and f ielded questions about ongoing garbage issues along Jamaica Avenue. Maria Thomson, executive director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation, said there has been an ongoing problem not only with

household trash in street bins, but also with trash dumping in front of businesses that has led to owners being fined for garbage they never k new was tossed where they’re responsible for it. “This comes from apar tment buildings dwellers and illegal conversions. They all put their garbage in cor ner receptacles,” she said. Wendell said a similar problem has occurred a few times in front of the WRBA office on Jamaica Avenue and the group had to pay the fines. “When we left one night, there was no garbage in front o f o u r p l a c e ,” We n d e l l explained. “When we came in the morning, we got a ticket for garbage we did not place there.” Wendell added that the Sanitation Department picked up the garbage before the WRBA offices opened, so he never saw it. Icia no suggested t a k i ng photos to prove the dumping Q in the future.

Richmond Hill fire injures 3 A f i re, possibly caused by an explosion, in a Richmond Hill home last weekend left three people hurt and investigators are looking into the possibility a faulty gas hookup was the cause. It happened around 1 a.m. Saturday at 87-40 124 St. It took firefighters nearly three hours to extinguish the flames. The three victims are being treated at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Nassau County Medical Center for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries that include cuts and smoke inhalation. The fire, which began in the basement, is still under investigation, according to the FDNY, but the home had been cited for an illegal gas connection by the Department of Buildings two years ago. Witnesses said they heard a loud boom, according to multiple published reports. The DOB has issued a vacate order for the building because its integrity has been compromised due to the fire. The entire front wall of the home separated from the rest of the house as a result of the fire and glass was strewn in the street, a possible sign of an explosion. Q — Domenick Rafter

Baby killed by SUV in ‘DWI’ Gilbert Echeverria, 35, has been arrested for allegedly striking and killing a 2-year-old boy while driving while intoxicated. On Oct. 11 at approximately at 9:50 p.m. on the corner of Junction and Northern boulevards in Jackson Heights, police responded to a 911 call of a child struck by a vehicle. According to police, a white 2011 Acura MDX was traveling northbound on Junction Boulevard and struck Jaied Figueroa, from Corona, who was crossing Junction Boulevard from west to east with his mother. Echeverria stopped and transported Figueroa and his mother to New York Hospital Queens, where the child was pronounced dead. Of f ices of the 115th P reci nct arrived at the hospital and upon further investigation, ar rested Echeverria. The South Ozone Park resident has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and d r iving while intoxicated. The mother sustained no injuries. Q

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Meet Lindenwood’s new ‘Flag Man’ Dennis Bermudez steps into role as neighborhood protector of Old Glory by Domenick Rafter Editor

Lindenwood “Flag Man” Dominick Papa has found its successor. Papa , 87, has spent the last th ree decades traveling around New York finding old wor n-out American f lags and replacing them with new ones, but recently announced his retirement. In his role as the “f lag man,” Papa would ring the doorbells or talk to the managers of homes and stores f lying ripped or faded flags and offer them new ones at no cost. But as the World War II veteran got older, he found it more and more difficult to keep up with the job, so he decided it was time to pass the torch. A f t er a n ex h au st ive sea rch , Papa expressed confidence that he has found someone who loves the Stars and Stripes as much as he does, his building’s superintendant, Dennis Bermudez. “He respects the flag, and that is most important,” Papa said. Like his predecessor, Bermudez has served in the armed forces — two years in the U.S. Marines and two in the Army. Also like Papa, Bermudez feels the flag is not getting the respect it deserves. “I told him ‘I’d be more than happy to

Dominick Papa, left, handed over the title of “Flag Man” to his super, Dennis Bermudez, who will now be tasked with making sure fresh Stars and Stripes wave proudly all over the city and old PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER flags are disposed of correctly. take it over,’” Bermudez said about the responsibility. “I think our flag is not being flown the way it is supposed to. The flag is

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Festive fall fun at St. Helen’s Sunday fair had pony rides, petting zoo, sack races and some shopping

he annual Fall Festival came to St. Helen Catholic school on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Howard Beach event welcomed families from all over the community with pony rides, a petting zoo, sack races, games and food for kids, and an indoor flea market featuring holiday decorations, household items and edible seasonal Q desserts for the adults.

Children toss pingpong balls into goldfish bowls for a chance to win a fish of their own. Children compete in a sack race in the St. Helen schoolyard. PHOTOS BY DOMENICK RAFTER

A festival attendee checks out one of the many vendors who took part in the fair’s indoor flea market. A child and his father meet an animal at the festival’s petting zoo in St. Helen’s schoolyard.

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Jimmy Carter, Habitat come to Queens Former president helps to rehab a home in Queens Village

Dawnette Dixon, left, soon will be able to purchase her first house through Habitat for Humanity. She and her children, Dwayne, center, and Jessica Sanchez, spent much of Friday removing old insulation from the basement.

The Dixons’ new deck will come with the presidential seal of approval courtesy of Jimmy Carter, who has PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON been rehabilitating houses with Habitat for Humanity for 30 years.

awnette Dixon of Queens Village did not know quite how to articulate her feelings last week as former President Jimmy Carter and Habitat for Humanity worked to renovate her future home on 112th Road. “Happy. Grateful. Words can’t apply,” she said. The 39th president, now 89, his wife Rosalynn and son Chip were among the scores of volunteers who came out on Oct. 11. The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project will rehabilitate five homes in Queens in the next 18 months among the more than 30 that Habitat for Humanity plans to work on in the borough. Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, and his family are marking 30 years of working across the country with Q Habitat for Humanity.

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Have tools, will travel: President Carter, left, his wife, Rosalynn, daughter-in-law Becky and son Chip will work to rehabilitate houses in five U.S. cities this year as part of the 2013 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project.

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the location, two of them severely, between 2006 and 2010. Forty percent of the pedestrian injuries were caused by turning cars failing to yield to people crossing in the crosswalk with a walk signal, the DOT reported. CB 6 approved a letter written by its Transportation Committee to be sent to the DOT, suggesting that instead of a turn bay, there should be a green arrow light, indicating when it is safe to make a left turn, while there is also a red light preventing pedestrians from crossing. As of press time, a DOT spokesperson said the agency has not received the letter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The committee questions the effectiveness of the left turn lane remedy minus the installation of a traffic turning signal,â&#x20AC;? the letter, signed by Transportation Committee Chairman John Dereszewski, states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only thing that actually works is not removing parking spaces, not moving a bus stop, and not adding a lane,â&#x20AC;? the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second vice chairman, Steven Goldberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only

The intersection at Metropolitan and 71st avenues is problematic with PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER the city planning changes. solution is a green arrow and a red light for pedestrians.â&#x20AC;? According to CB 6 Chairman Joseph Hennessy, the DOT was not receptive to the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counterproposal and told them that installing a green arrow turning signal is not in line with federal regulations. However, Hennessy said â&#x20AC;&#x153;the federal regulations donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really apply here. If they want to make

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“WE GROW BEAUTIFUL MINDS” Members of The Forest Park School community participated in various events and activities during September and now in October are preparing for what no doubt will be an exciting year! In support of promoting literacy, the school hosted its Fall Scholastic Book Fair during its Meet and Greet the Staff Night which was held on September 17. Members of the school community enjoyed their shopping experience which was made to be a pleasant one thanks to the Book Fair Team of volunteers! The ESL staff facilitated the ESL Parent Orientation Meeting with many ESL parents in attendance. They had the opportunity to view the Parent Orientation Video to help them make the right choice for their children. Mrs. Custodio, the principal, held the Annual Title I Meeting in September informing all in attendance the importance

of completing and sending in lunch applications, being involved and sharing ideas. She shared how the Title I funding is used in support of helping each student reach academic success. The BRT/Safety Committee met to review the responsibilities of each t e a m m e m b e r. Under the leadership of Mrs. K a l og r i d i s , t h e assistant principal, the school staff is c o m f o r t a bl e i n knowing that there are established routines to help handle an emergency should one occur. The school's parents and guardians continue to think healthy as they participate in a Zumba class every Wednesday at 9 a.m.

Mrs. Spar, a kindergarten teacher, facilitates this class allowing her to be involved with many families. The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) met in October sharing many ideas for this u p c o m i n g ye a r. Mrs. Cross and class 2-304 participated in the f irst readaloud of the year. The highlighted book was Back~to~School Fright from the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler. The read aloud was enjoyed by her class and the 35 parents and guardians who were attending. All parents and guardians in attendance received a copy of the book, which was supported by Title I parent involvement funding.

The school’s parents and guardians continue to learn about the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) with Mrs. O’Shaughnessy, one of the 4th-grade teachers. The first workshop was held this week, with a second scheduled for November. The parents and guardians know the importance of learning about the CCLS. We celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness month with Ms. Lupita Amadais from Amerigroup, Health Plus. To a group of 31 parents/guardians she stressed that early detection is the best protection. To support Breast Cancer Awareness, all in attendance received a pin provided by the Title I parent involvement funding. The school’s staff continues to support the parents and guardians in helping them help their children, making a wonderful home/school connection! (PHOTO COURTESY FOREST PARK SCHOOL)

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City taken to court as vast search for the missing teenager grows by Christopher Barca

tice” after the institution that was tasked with keeping the child safe failed them. “It’s a search of unprecedented proportions in this The massive search for missing Rego Park 14-yearold Avonte Oquendo continues, but the legal side of the city; I’ve never seen anything like it,” Perecman said. “But how did he get away? There is supposed to be a case is just beginning. Avonte’s family, represented by attorney David 6-1-1 ratio at all times, six students to one paraprofesPerecman, has filed a lawsuit against the City of New sional to one teacher. Someone dropped the ball here, York after the 14-year-old autistic, nonverbal teenager someone failed Avonte and Avonte’s family.” He did not say what the suit seeks from the city. ran out of his Long Island City school and went missing No hearings or court dates for on Oct. 4. A search of “unprecethe lawsuit have been scheduled, dented proportions” has continued as the process is still in the prefor over a week, with authorities t’s taken too liminary stage, but the efforts to notably combing through every find Avonte, who is fascinated subway station. long. I want them with trains, have intensif ied. Avonte’s mother, Vanessa FonAuthorities have expanded the taine, commends the city’s efforts to re-track and search onto Long Island as well as to find her son, but she believes re-search everything.” into New Jersey, while Perecman that it took too long for the search states that the city will scour the to begin in earnest. — Vanessa Fontaine, subway system for the second “It’s taken too long,” Fontaine Avonte Oquendo’s mother time in a week. said outside of a makeshift search In addition, urgent messages headquarters tent at Hunters Point South Park. “I want them to re-track and re-search informing riders of Avonte’s disappearance have been playing over the PA systems of the city’s subeverything.” As a police helicopter hovers just a few dozen feet way lines and over 3,000 f liers have already been above a police boat patrolling the banks of the East distributed around the city, and a steady supply of River, volunteers and family members come and go posters will be put up in the coming days as well. The incredible amount of volunteers and supporters from the poster-draped tent, often with stacks of fliers has only increased in the last week, but the Riverview in their hands. In between whirls of the chopper’s rotor and the School, where Avonte is enrolled, has provided little in sound of waves knocking against the rocky bank, the way of support right from the time he dashed out of continued on page 26 Perecman states how the worried family “deserves jusReporter

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106th Pct. Cop of the Month Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services. Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price hopes to help out in the most and let the Internet auctioneers honest way they can. STORE HOURS handle the rest. MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm “For this, I like to think we’re SAT. 10am - 6pm For anyone who has ever doing the community a service,” SUN. by Appointment dealt with the hassle of selling Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com and shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting spot. They can come to our store up a user and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee and know that we can educate them on what they that Ice Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. really a bargain deal. When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right. Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust. Sat urday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – pri vate “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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Police Officer Victor Sadarangri, second from left, was honored Oct. 9 with the 106th Precinct’s Cop of the Month award for two arrests he made last month. The first stemmed from the robbery of an iPhone from the front counter of a car ser vice office on Cross Bay Boulevard near Liber ty Avenue in Ozone Park on Sept. 2. The next day an individual called the owner of the iPhone offering to return it in exchange for $150 and set up a meeting time. The owner notified the police, who were waiting when the suspect showed up. The man, who Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the precinct’s new commanding officer said had 11 prior arrests, was arrested by Sadarangri when he arrived to make the exchange, but it turned out he had bought it from the actual thief for $80 and sought to make a profit on the exchange. The thief remains at large. Sadarangri’s second arrest came on Sept. 24. at a home near 107th Avenue and 86th Street in Ozone Park that was being burglarized by two men.

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Call for Sandy storm footage Dan Hendrick, the producer of the upcoming documentary film “Jamaica Bay Lives.” is seeking homemade videos and still photographs of Hurricane Sandy’s wrath in the communities around Jamaica Bay. “We’re really calling on the community to help us out,” Hendrick said. “From the beginning we’ve been a communitydriven project. We’re trying to keep it grassroots and locally driven.” He is looking for videos or still photos, specifically of the disaster as it unfolded. After the hurricane, residents from the

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Queens College’s annual homecoming weekend will be held this Saturday and Sunday, with a special anniversary reception for the classes of 1943, 1953, 1963 and 1973. The weekend will include a talk by Hollywood movie producer Alan Siegel, a 1973 graduate; a performance by pop singer Cyndi Lauper; a carnival; and a presentation of the college’s international programs by faculty members. Lauper, a native of Ozone Park, will perform songs from her Tony Award-win ning musical “K in k y Boots,” which is now on Broadway. Saturday’s event focuses on the class receptions from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday’s programs run from noon to 6:30 p.m. Other Sunday highlights include students performing excerpts from “South Pacific,” a tailgate party and soccer scrimmage. Queens College officials estimate more than 40 percent of its 100,000 alumni live in the borough. For tickets, contact the Alumni Relations Office at (718) 997-5534 or go online to qc.cuny.edu/homecoming. Q

Ferreras aide linked to biker gang suspect Denies Facebook post supporting him City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-Elmhurst) is calling for an investigation after a Facebook post appeared to link her district manager to a fundraising effort for a man arrested in last month’s gang attack by motorcyclists on a driver on Manhattan’s West Side Highway. Published sources say a posting on the page of Ivettelis Rodriguez supports and seeks donations for Robert Sims, who is being held on $100,000 bail following the gang attack on Alexian Lien of Manhattan on Sept. 29. “I am deeply disappointed by the behavior my staffer, Ivettelis Rodriguez, has exhibited,” Ferreras said in a prepared statement issued by her office on Tuesday. “Her statements and behavior are not in any way indicative of my beliefs nor is it an accurate reflection of the high standard of personal conduct to which I hold my staff,” she added. “I am currently working with the City Council to launch a full investigation into the matter.” The New York Post has reported that Rodriguez said she did not post the materi-

al in question, and that it was put on her page through a Facebook tag that she simply did not take down quickly enough. She told the Post she does not know, has not met and does not support Robert Sims. Following a Queens blog post, the Post reported that Rodriguez’s now-disabled page showed her sitting on a motorcycle while extending her middle finger to the camera. The paper reported that Rodriguez’s husband made derogatory and threatening remarks toward police officers on a Facebook page that also has since been disabled. Published reports state that Lien may have been involved in an accident with a motorcyclist before he was allegedly pursued and forced to stop. He was pulled from his SUV and beaten in front of his wife and young daughter. The attack was caught in video. An undercover NYPD detective who was riding with the group is among those who have been arrested in connection with Q the case.

Relief org. gets Red Cross aid The American Red Cross has awarded a $400,000 grant to worldwide disaster relief organization World Cares Center to support long-term recovery services for people affected by Hurricane Sandy throughout the city, including in South Queens. WCC will use the grant to provide training for 36,000 volunteers to conduct muck-outs, mold remediation and other forms of rebuilding support. WCC will work in partnership with community-based organizations, elected officials and National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters to ensure an adequately-trained volunteer workforce can help Sandy-affected individuals and families in the recovery process. “This grant will enable WCC to provide even more aid to the vulnerable populations impacted by Sandy,” said Lisa Orloff, executive director and founder of WCC. “It is only with the help and commitment of organizations such as the Red Cross that we are able to deliver vital resources to those affected.” As of Aug. 31, the Red Cross had committed $272 million, nearly 90 percent of total donations the organiQ zation received for Sandy aid.

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What are they thinking at Willets? by Tess McRae Associate Editor

The streets of Willets Point have remained unusually quiet despite the recent City Council vote approving the monumental $3 billion mixed-use development that would turn the “Valley of Ashes” into one of the largest shopping malls in the city. After several calls and emails to business owners, who have outwardly opposed the plan since it was proposed, went unanswered, some have speculated that the group, Willets Point United and others, may be planning something. “Unfortunately, the City Council and in particular Julissa Ferraras refused to hear the community’s overwhelming rejection of Sterling/Related’s proposed 1.4 million-squarefoot mall that will sit on 40+ acres of Queens parkland,” a representative of Willets Point United finally wrote back in an email on Tuesday. “Nothing that has been negotiated by Julissa Ferreras makes that mall any less objectionable now than it has been since it was first announced in June 2012.” The morning of the vote, Councilwoman Ferreras (D-Elmhust) gushed about the deal she struck with the developers to add more affordable housing as well as donating $15.5 million to the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Alliance despite city law that requires all parkland be replaced with an equal amount of viable land. The use of parkland for the project has

This strip of auto body shops next to Citi Field is slated to be transformed into a large shopping district as the City Council approved the Willets Point development plan. The project has been FILE PHOTO controversial since it was first proposed. been the subject of much debate, even leading to some Council members to not vote in favor. “A mall on 40+ acres of Queens parkland was never a component of the original Willets Point development approved in 2008 and it was, and is unnecessary to so drastically expand the plan to include and prioritize that mall,” Willets United wrote. Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) cited this and other factors as the reasoning for his abstention. “I supported the original proposal which

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• Extra care should be taken when crossing or walking on streets, especially after dark; • Children who go out trick-or-treating at night should carry flashlights and we a r r e f l e c t i ve o r l i g h t - c ol o r e d clothing; • Emergency information should be placed discreetly inside the clothing of small children in case of accidental separation; • Children should avoid wearing their names on their clothing or jewelr y which would allow a stranger to call them by name and appear to know them; • Children should be cautioned to avoid strangers, as well as poorly-lit areas and the homes of people they do not know; If after eating a treat there is evidence that it has been tampered with, has a strange taste, or if a child feels sick, call the New York City Health Department’s Poison Control Center at Q (212) POISONS (764-7667).

called for development at Willets Point which is a blighted area and needs improvements,” he said. “Since that time, the area has changed tremendously as did the proposal. The process should have started over so people could give their input on using parkland and the mall and other changes.” Vallone was pleased that highway ramps from the Van Wyk Expressway would be installed, allowing for more traffic flow. Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) voted no on the plans, but would not

comment on his reason for doing so. Another controversial part of the deal was affordable housing. According to the final agreement released by Ferreras’ office, 40 percent of the housing units will be affordable but housing will not be built until 2025 even though the mall is scheduled to be completed by 2018. The Queens Housing Coalition has continuously urged developers to prioritize the residential developments as opposed to the commercial development to ensure the company will stay true to its word. Some have theorized that the developers may pull a bait and switch resulting in little to no affordable housing at Willets Point. “Affordable housing is the biggest joke in New York City,” said Michael Rikon, an attorney who used to represent WPU. “Developers use the phrase to get the politicians on board and they promise all of these affordable housing units, but look at Atlantic Yard, there is no affordable housing there. It’s all just propaganda.” Rikon went on to say that this development will be a major blow to sur rounding businesses. “This truly is a horrible situation for a lot of small businesses,” he said. “All the city has to do is put all that money into sewers and lighting and this area would begin to self-improve on its own. They always show the holes in the streets but never show the continued on page 28

City sued in Oquendo case continued from page 23 the building, according to his mother and Perecman. “I heard it in the sound of their voice over the phone, I knew something was wrong,” Fontaine said. “They told me that he was missing but that they thought he was still in t he scho ol, t h at he didn’t get out.” “ T hey h ave b e e n silent this entire time,” Perecman said of the school. “They haven’t Dozens of people gather in Hunters Point Park last Friday to said much at all since pray for the safe return of Avonte Oquendo to his family. PHOTO BY STEVE MALECKI Avonte disappeared.” Department of EduAvonte was last seen leaving the cation spokesman David Pena said in an email, “We have been working with Riverview School at 1-50 51 Ave. in LIC at 12:38 p.m. on Oct. 4. He was wearing a police who are investigating.” A $79,500 reward for information gray striped shirt, black jeans and sneakleading to Avonte’s safe return home has ers. He is black, 5 feet, 3 inches tall and been offered, with the money coming weighs 125 pounds. Anyone with information about his from Autism Speaks, the Perecman Firm whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stopand anonymous donors. More than 100 people were present at a pers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The candlelight vigil held for Avonte last Friday at public can submit tips by logging onto Hunters Point Park in LIC. Fliers were hand- nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting ed out while attendees lit candles and prayed 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. Q All tips are strictly confidential. for a safe homecoming for the teenager.

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A HOWARD BEACH City rules in favor of black firefighters HALLOWEEN Vulcan Society exam preparation classes were private, not public by Michael Gannon Editor

Colavito himself dresses up and welcomes kids to his scary spectacle. “I love to see the faces of the kids when they come here on Halloween,” he said. Colavito has spent years collecting his gory decorations. Last year, he had to take down the decorations a few days before Halloween because of Hurricane Sandy, which struck two days before Halloween. This year, he hopes children in the neighborhood have an extra good holiday.

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Nick Colavito enjoys watching the children come to his Howard Beach home on Halloween and see his decorations. Decapitated heads, bloody chain saws and the sound of blood curdling screams turn his 84th Street home into a scene of a horror flick or medieval torture chamber. With the help of his family, including his nephew CJ, below left, Colavito begins putting up the ghosts, goblins and gore in September to prepare for the holiday. On Halloween,

T he cit y’s Com m ission on Hu ma n Rights has rejected a claim by a white FDNY applicant that an organization representing black firefighters was guilty of discrimination when it initially denied him entrance to an application test tutoring session in 2012. Martin Tubridy of Arverne filed the complaint this past January, claiming that the Vulcan Society, which is made up of current and former African-American firefighters, discriminated against him because of his race. But in a seven-page ruling issued on Oct. 8, the NYCHR ruled that the Vulcan Society is a private club and that the tutorials for the FDNY entrance exam were not a public accommodation as defined by law, and therefore do not come under the commission’s jurisdiction. Tubridy’s complaint states that he went to JHS 72 in Rochdale Village on Feb. 29, 2012, where the Vulcan Society planned to offer tutorials to potential FDNY candidates who had identified themselves as black on their applications. Tubridy said he and other white applicants were shunted to one side of the room while black applicants who were confirmed as invited guests were located in another. The applicants were invited by email and were required to respond to receive confirmation that they would attend. The commission also determined that the Vulcan Society did not advertise the tutorials on its website or elsewhere. “The commission finds that the ... tutorials were not a public accommodation ... because they were distinctly private in nature and thus, not within the jurisdiction of the [New York City Human Rights Law],” it ruled.

continued from page 26 substantial businesses that are here, that do not want to leave.” Part of the Willets Point plan involves assisting existing businesses in relocating but Rikon said it’s not that easy. “The company they’re working with is a great company but they aren’t going to be able to help these businesses,” he said. “No one is going to let them move in. I’ve seen it time and time again and it’ll be the same thing for these businesses. They will help them leave, but where will they go?” The WPU website has not had any posts

It found that the Vulcans are a private club, funded solely by membership dues, and that those signing up for the tutorial were guests being invited to a private function. It ruled that the process followed by the Vulcan Society made every effort to keep the event “distinctly private.” The commission also ruled that white applicants were not discriminated against by the Vulcans when ordered to leave the site of the tutorial, as they were ordered to do so by officers from the NYPD and were only ordered to leave after they allegedly became unruly and disruptive. Neither the Vulcan Society, the FDNY nor representatives of the group Merit Matters responded to messages seeking comment on this story. Merit Matters is an organization of firefighters who have been openly critical of lawsuits like the one filed against the city aimed at increasing minority hiring within the FDNY. They have accused the Vulcan Society and others of attempting to achieve diversity within the department’s ranks by lowering FDNY testing-and-hiring standards at the cost of public safety. Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis, ruling on a lawsuit against the city, found that black and Hispanic applicants were discriminated against on FDNY tests issued in 1999 and 2002 because they had lower passing rates than whites. He also ruled that the exams were not sufficiently job-related. A federal Appeals Court this past May completely reversed Garaufis’s finding of intentional discrimination against minority applicants. It remanded the matter back to U.S. District Court and also ordered that Garaufis be removed from any further participation Q in the case. since the vote was taken even though the group shared its thoughts openly and willingly throughout the process. The group has not addressed why members remain silent but ended the email with a sentence that left more questions than answers. “A mong the com mu n it y’s ma ny resources are the new mayor and the courts,” it read. “Stay tuned.” “I don’t know what they’re up to,” Rikon said. “They might be suing, that’s what I did last time and I was successful in that they abandoned the proceeding. Since I’m not representing Willets Point United any more, I don’t know what’s Q going on there.”

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Lawyer criticizes NYPD’s motives behind Queens man’s arrest Reporter

The Queens man charged with attempting to supply anti-American fighters in Afghanistan with winter clothing is simply a subject of “police entrapment,” according to his representative at arraignment. After a two-year investigation by the NYPD’s Intelligence Division, 27-year-old Humayoun Ghoulan Nabi of Elmhurst was arrested and charged last week with second-degree soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism and fifth-degree conspiracy along with 32-year-old Ismail Alsarabi of Brooklyn. Both men face up to seven years in prison if convicted and each is being held on a $500,000 bond. According to the lead detective’s deposition, Nabi allegedly was in the process of securing winter clothing and boots to ship to Afghanistan when he was nabbed. Kenneth Finkelman, his representative at arraignment, is questioning the NYPD’s motives behind the investigation. “It’s a ploy to show that all of the money being spent [by police] is being spent usefully and that they’re doing a great job,” Finkelman, who does not know if he will continue to serve as Nabi’s representative, said. “I suspect that after working for two years, this was the best the police could do. Maybe they got bored. It’s all very troubling and it’s a tragedy for this man.” According to the investigation, a confidential informant was introduced to Nabi in 2011, at which time the Elmhurst man allegedly declared his hatred for the United States and interest in mak ing his “brothers” powerful. He allegedly accused American soldiers of “raping our sisters” and expressed his desires to “kill them and cut them into pieces,” as well. Nabi and his accomplice allegedly continued their efforts to acquire winter boots and adequate cold-weather clothing and have them sent to Afghanistan for the following two years. He allegedly wired $2,000 to his father in Pakistan to aid his efforts as well, while his “ultimate goal,” according to the deposition, was being able to eventually supply Afghan fighters with weapons.

When Nabi was arrested last week, he admitted to the accusations while Alsarabi proclaimed his innocence, according to the deposition, but Finkelman doesn’t see Nabi’s confession as forced over the duration of the investigation. “It’s an outrage when you look at it from a broad perspective. There’s no evidence he was involved in anything,” he said. “Human beings are fragile. You push them far enough and they do ill-advised things. They took someone with different views and

However, Finkelman believes that this “waste of taxpayers’ money” is simply an example of bureaucratic stat-padding. “There is this competition between the NYPD and the federal government’s individual anti-terror departments,” he said. “He had a good job, he’s married and he’s college educated. The idea that it’s a crime because you don’t like America is silly, but that’s what our nation is now.” The two men will return to court on Q Oct. 25.

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pushed him and that’s not American.” In a press release issued last Thursday, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown descr ibed the defend a nt’s ef for ts to clothe Afghan f ighters “as serious as supplying the enemy with bullets and bombs.” “The cold-weather gear ... could have endangered the safety of Americans as much as supplies and guns and ammunition,” Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said in the press release

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a timely bill passed by the New York State Legislature and signed into law in July by Gov. Cuomo went into effect last month, authorizing “funding of mapping incidence of breast cancer from the Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund to qualified research institutions, organizations or agencies.” This is “extremely important,” according to Dr. Manmeet Malik, a surgeon who recently joined the staff of the Breast Center at N e w Yo r k H o s p i t a l Queens, which is dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of women with the disease and is the largest provider of such services in the borough. “There are certain things that we know contribute” to the incidence of breast cancer, Malik said, “but we still don’t know the cause.” The doctor indicated that through provi-

sions of the new law “we would have more insight into what to further study.” Malik suggested that studies thus far have indicated that there is “some sort of environmental factor” involved in incidence of breast cancer, though “we just don’t know what it is yet.” There are, according to the doctor, “certain things in the environment that may contribute” to the disease. She indicated, however, that while environmental factors have been “under a lot of investigation, we haven’t been able to find anything specific. A lot seems to do with lifestyle rather than environment.” One of the law’s supporters, state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), sees it as “another tool to aid in research,” saying, “The key is prevention rather than treatment. This hopefully will aid in prevention.” The law will create a database that doctors and researchers can use to examine environmental and socioeconomic factors that affect the incidence of the disease,

Stavisky said. Along similar lines, the Susan G. Komen Fou ndation, which is widely regarded as the world’s largest breast cancer organization, announced in August $4.5 million in research funding aimed at more fully understanding the role that environmental issues play in breast cancer development. The grants are part of Komen’s $42 million 2013 research portfolio, which includes more than $3.3 million in new funding to researchers at six New York institutions. The new grants will build on research that Komen has already funded to more fully understand the role of nutrition, toxins and other environmental factors that may contribute to the disease. Komen will also sponsor studies on the impact of radiation exposure during breast cancer screening and treatment, as well as on pollutants in areas where cancer rates are disproportionately high, on the impact of air pollution, and the role of synthetic chemicals in breast cancer development. The New York State Department of Health Cancer Registry, based on information the continuedon onpage page361 continued

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• Get your exercise. Exercising four or more hours a week can lower breast cancer risk. Exercise need not be heavy lifting at the gym. Any moderate physical activity, from cycling to walking, can be effective. Exercise decreases hormone levels in the body that can impact breast cancer risk. Some studies indicate simply walking briskly for one to three hours per week can reduce a woman’s breast cancer risk by 18 percent. • Eat a low-fat diet. The Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study from the National Cancer Institute found that the highest rate of breast cancer reduction was among a group of women who ate a low-fat diet. • Reduce alcohol consumption. Various studies have indicated that women who drink alcoholic beverages may develop cancer at a higher rate. Women who consume two to five drinks daily have a greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who abstain from alcohol. • Weigh the risks of hormone replacement therapy. There are mixed reviews on hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, for postmenopausal women. There may be a link between long-term HRT and breast cancer, particularly when estrogen and progesterone are used in combination. Some doctors advise estrogen-only

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in runs and fundraisers for breast cancer research. Some organizations even conduct breast cancer workshops to educate young women about breast health. Dorothy Paterson of Texas, a former Girl Scout leader who was diagnosed with breast cancer herself, began conducting workshops for Girl Scouts in 2007. The idea isn’t to scare girls into believing they have the disease, but rather to increase their awareness of changes in their bodies that may or may not be normal. Some parents worry that educating children about breast cancer may cause them to wor ry unnecessarily, especially considering a young girl’s risk of developing breast cancer is so minimal. However, others see the importance in schooling girls early on about a disease that is so common. Advocates of teaching young girls about breast cancer often note that any effort to help save lives and promote health is worthwhile. Just as with older women, adolescents and teens should realize that eating healthy foods, exercising, avoiding alcohol and tobacco, and maintaining annual physical exams with a doctor are key ways to reduce the risk for Q cancer. — Metro Creative Connection According to statistics published by the CDC, during that same year, New York State fell into the second highest of four intervals, based on the number of women who developed breast cancer. The number of women who died from the disease, however, placed the state in the second-lowest category. According to Komen, major advances have already been made in the fight against breast cancer. The organization indicated that about 70 percent of women 40 and older now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective screening tool to find breast cancer early. Since 1990, early detection and effective treatment have resulted in a 33 percent decline in breast cancer mortality in the U.S. In addition, Komen reports that in 1980, the five-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer was about 74 percent. Today that number is 98 percent. Today, there are approximately three million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. The number of deaths can be further decreased by increasing public recognition of practices that lead to early detection — what Breast Cancer Awareness Month is all about — and treatment and ensuring that affordable treatment is available. “The battle against breast cancer begins with information and early detection,” said Stavisky. “Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an opportunity to improve public health in New York and raise awareness about this disease which impacts thousands of our friends and neighbors every year. I urge New Yorkers to join me in saving lives by spreading the message not only in the month Q of October but all year round.”

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A healthy diet may cut the chance of getting cancer Few, if any, families can say they have never had an experience with cancer. Cancer is a potentially deadly disease with no cure. While cancer can be treated effectively, there is no way for men and women to eliminate their risk of developing cancer. Though cancer may strike even the healthiest of persons, there are ways men, women and even children can reduce their risk. One such way is to consume certain foods that researchers feel can reduce cancer risk. Though precisely how these foods fight cancer remains a mystery, cancer researchers feel they can effectively lower an individual’s cancer risk when combined to form a healthy diet. • Beans: Beans boast numerous healthy attributes, and their potential to reduce cancer risk is one such attribute. Beans contain many phytochemicals that researchers feel protect the cells from the type of damage that can ultimately make a person susceptible to cancer. Beans also have been shown to decelerate tumor growth and prevent tumors from releasing potentially harmful substances that can damage nearby cells. • Colorful fruits and vegetables: It may seem odd that a food’s color can have an impact on cancer risk, but colorful fruits and vegetables contain more cancer-fighting nutrients than fruits and vegetables that aren’t as flashy. Consuming such fruits and vegetables also helps men and women maintain a healthy body weight, an important benefit when considering overweight and obesity increase a person’s risk for multiple cancers. • Foods with folate: Folate is a B vitamin that can reduce a person’s risk of developing several cancers, including those of the colon, rectum and breast. Those who are fond of a healthy

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More than 200 city schools — including 54 in Queens — have been invited to take part in a contest sponsored by the city Department of Education to find new and innovative ways for schools to engage families. “W hen schools and fam ilies work together to support learning, everyone benefits,” said Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott in a statement. “The Essential A llies Challenge encou r ages pa rent involvement and establishes effective collaborations with families to support the

academic success of our students.” The challenge is open to all 280 iZone, or I n novation Zone, schools — cit y schools the DOE defines as “committed to personalizing lear ning to meet the needs, motivations and strengths of individual students.” They include most of the borough’s high schools as well as several elementary and grammar schools, such as PS 146 in Howard Beach, MS 137 in Ozone Park, JHS 127 in Briarwood and IS 204 in Long Island City.

Competing schools will develop innovative ideas and implementation plans based on a “user-centered design model,” which guides schools in creating personalized solutions that meet the unique needs of parents. Schools are required to demonstrate the feasibility of ideas, identify clear indicators that w ill t rack prog ress, a nd employ UCD methods to gather valuable feedback from families and the school community. Applicants must also show

their strategies’ potential to enhance the school experience for families, students and teachers. A pa nel con sist i ng of t e a che r s, DOE experts and parents from iZone schools will review and select finalists early next year. Those selected will a t t e n d a C h a l le n g e C ol l a b o r a t ive , where they will receive personalized ex p e r t is e a nd c on s u lt at ion t o help refine their proposals. A select number of about six to 12 schools will ultimately receive DOE support and up to $15,000 in private funding to put their Q methods into practice.

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Church rummage sale St. Barnabas Church in Howard Beach will host a rummage sale on Monday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Q the church located at 159-19 89 St.

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or the first time ever, MoMA PS1 has dedicated the entire building to a comprehensive retrospective of a single artist’s work, and for Mike Kelley to be that artist could not be more appropriate. Kelley, who killed himself by asphyxiation last year, had what some would call a sick sense of humor, and many of his pieces — usually those involving video — poke fun of and analyze the education system, making the halls of the old school an almost perfect venue. The show is quintessential Kelley, featuring more than 200 pieces including some of his most memorable works throughout his 30 or so years as an artist. Many of the works are disturbing but in an exciting way that stimulates the mind and makes the real world seem dull in comparison. One such piece, “Pay for Your Pleasure,” a prismatic spectrum of color that runs along a separate corridor, is one of the show’s highlights. Lining the walls of the hallway are large portraits of celebrated artists, poets and philosophers painted in a monochromatic graphic style — similar to those painted on Barnes & Noble canvas bags — each paired with an uneasy quote on the outlaw aspect of creativity. By the time you reach the end of the hallway, your mind is stimulated by the almost opposing juxtaposition of bright colors and dark statements. The last piece is different, though, as Kelley installed an artwork made in prison by a convicted murder. Each time the piece is displayed, it is by a different killer; at PS1, the criminal was Arthur Shawcross, known as the Genesee River Killer, who murdered 14 people in his lifetime. PHOTOS BY TESS McRAE Other works, such as “Day is Done,” are elabMultimedia artist Mike Kelley’s work, including orate funhouses featuring videos, sound, statues the “John Glenn Memorial Detroit River Reclamaand multimedia installations inspired by high tion Project,” and “Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites,” inset, are being featured posthumously school yearbook photos, pageants and sports

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The Museum of Moving Image, The Soundtrack Series - Music Video Edition, Friday, Oct. 18, 7:30-11 p.m., 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Features stories of music videos of Morrisey, Beyonce, etc. Contact: Dana Rossi, danarossi23@gmail.com, (917) 232-1931, $12.

St. Agnes Academic HS Reunion, Homecoming 2013, all years especially ending in 3s or 8s, Saturday, Nov. 23, 1-5 p.m. Contact: (718) 353-6276, denise.fetonte@stagneshs.org.

Dorsky Gallery,“Artists’ Walks: The Persistence of Peripateticism, 11-05 45 Ave., Long Island City, Thursday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., thru Nov. 17. Contact (718) 937-6317, or go to www.dorsky.org.

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The Friends of Maple Grove, Murder Mystery Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m., Celebration Hall at the Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 12715 Kew Gardens Rd, Kew Gardens. Reservations, (347) 878-6614, $35 - general public, $25 - members of the Friends of Maple Grove. STAR - Senior Theater Acting Repertory presents drama/comedy scenes and musical numbers, Wednesdays: Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Tpke., (718) 831-8636, Oct. 23, 2 p.m.; Cross Island YMCA, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, (718) 4790505 Nov. 13, 12:30 p.m. Free.

AUDITIONS Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Rehearsals/ auditions, Wednesdays, 7:30-10 p.m. Contact: Franklin Verbsky, (718) 374-1627, fhso.org

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The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, Friday Night At The Movies, “Box of Forgiveness,” about a boxer abused by his trainer, Friday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., 176-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Call (718) 523-3312. $10. Rego Park Jewish Center’s Sunday at the Movies series, “Kuni Lemel in Cairo,” Sunday, Oct. 27, 2:30 p.m. All welcome, $5 includes cake and coffee after the film. 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. Call (718) 459-1000.

MUSIC Church of the Redeemer, Guitar Music Concert, “500 Years of Music for Guitar,” Sunday, Oct. 20, 6 p.m., 30-14 Crescent St., Astoria. Admission is free-will offering ($15 suggested; $10 for students & seniors). Call (718) 278-8093. Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center, “Shirathon 5,” Sunday, Oct. 20, 2-4 p.m., 193-10 Peck Ave., Fresh Meadows. Free concert featuring noted cantors, choirs and soloists. Call (718) 357-5100.

Sacred Heart School, Fabulous Fall White Sale, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 19-20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 84-05 78 Ave., Glendale, bargains galore. The Voelker Orth Museum’s Tea and Talk series will feature storyteller Barbara Aliprantis on Oct. 27. COURTESY PHOTO

Queensborough Performing Arts Center, ”90’s Boy Bands Concert Reunion,” with ALL-4-ONE and COLOR ME BAD, Saturday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. $45 all seats. Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Contact: (718) 631-6311, visitQPAC.org.

FOR KIDS Kids’ Ukulele Jam Class, Mondays thru Dec. 16, 5 p.m., Genesis Tree of Life Yoga and Wellness Center, 102-02/06 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. Contact: Andrew Salamanca, andrewsalamanca@ gmail.com, (718) 544-5997. Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo, Flushing, registration for 2013-2014 fall and winter education programs, including teen zoo internship and meeting zoo keepers. Register: (718) 2717361, queenszoo.com/programs, qzeducation@ wcs.org.

CLASSES Italian Charities of America, Ballroom Dancing Classes, Year ‘Round Social Dance Program, Monday & Friday evenings. 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Contact: (718) 478-3100. Zumba, Yoga, Kickboxing, YWCA of Queens, Mondays-Fridays thru Dec. 12, 7-9 p.m., 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, all ages, $7. Contact: ywcaqueens.org, (718) 353-4553. LaGuardia Community College, open houses on The Affordable Care Act for Small Business Owners, Tuesdays, Oct. 29, 9:30-10:30 a.m., LaGuardia’s B-building at the Small Business Devel-

opment Center, room B-A02, 30-20 Thompson Ave., Long Island City. RSVP: (718) 482-5439, business_services@lagcc.cuny.edu. Defensive Driving Course, All Saints’ Church, 214-35 40 Ave., Bayside, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m.3 p.m., $50 fee includes course, breakfast & lunch. Call (718) 229-4631. English as a Second Language Course, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 333, Kew Gardens, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., thru Dec. 19. Free. Register: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. & Northern Blvd., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, $25/session. Instruction from award-winning artist. Call (718) 969-1128. About Boating Safety class, qualified instructors from Flotilla 12-01 of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Fort Totten, Totten Avenue and Cross Island Parkway, Bayside, Sunday, Oct. 20, 8:30 a.m. $65. Must pre-register: Mike Kaff (917) 952-7014, Ralph Traub (347) 336-5866.

MEETINGS Hike three lakes, three parks in Queens, 6 miles, Forest Hills to Flushing, through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Botanical Garden, Kissena Corridor and Kissena Park. Optional dim sum meal $10-$12 at end. Bring snack/water. Meet Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:45 a.m., E, F, R or M train to Continental/71st Ave. station, north side of Queens Blvd. at Sterling Bank, Forest Hills. $3-4 to enter Queens Botanical Garden. Contact: Rachel Donner, shorrd@yahoo.com.

Relay For Life Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2-6 p.m. 155-51 81 St., Howard Beach. Great vendors, products, refreshments and raffles.

COMMUNITY The New Homestead Home, A Kew Gardens fundraiser to fight hunger! Sunday, Oct. 20, 4-6 p.m., 82-45 Grenfell Street, $15 donation per bowl. Music and poetry, celebrity bowls silent auction (autographed). Call (917) 881-3358. Sunnyside/Woodside Community Blood Drive, Monday, Oct. 21, 2-8 p.m., 46th St. & Queens Blvd. No appointment necessary, walk-ins welcome. Must have ID. Call Joe Ferrara (516) 805-1637. 2nd Annual Woodside Halloween Pet Parade & Festival, Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Windmuller Park, 52nd St. & 39th Drive. Start Woodside Pet Store, 49-16 Skillman Ave. Costume contest, raffle, workshops, grooming demos, goody bags. $5 Fee. Contact Adriana: (718) 476-8449, woodside onthemove.org. St. Helen’s Church, the Secular Franciscans, a Candlelight Interfaith Prayer Service, to commemorate the 1st anniversay of Hurricane Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m., St. Helen’s schoolyard, 83rd St. & 157th Ave., Howard Beach. Fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Ben’s, 211-37 26 Ave., Bayside. Dinner and comedy show. $50 donation. Call to reserve: (718) 229-2367. Sacred Heart School, 84-05 78 Ave., Glendale, collecting for Annual White Elephant Fundraiser in Oct.; donations at 84th St. entrance to school, TuesdayFriday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (718) 456-6636.

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Hocher wanted to get some practice in. “We hadn’t performed since 2008 but I A typical father-son activity might be think with the album coming out, it’s kind playing catch, making model airplanes or of necessary for us to shake some of the working on a car, but Bill Hocher and his rust off and do a set before we do all ‘Let son Jesse decided to form a rock band. It Shine’ songs,” he said. “We always try to have a little fun and The Hochers describe themselves as a have a good time when we perform togeth- rock fusion group with R&B, soul, jazz and er,” Hocher said. funk influences. Originally, the band Traces of The Red was called the Raw Hot Chili Pepper s, Racks but after disone of the group’s covering a number of favorite bands, can other bands with the easily be distinguished When: Wednesday, Nov. 13 same name, Jesse in their sound, particWhere: iTunes Hocher thought it ularly in “Hour Website: Visit tatemusicgroup.com best to keep it simple Glass,” a song they to listen to songs from and call themselves performed in the pub. The Hocher’s new album. The Hochers. The band is an eclec“We’ve been doing tic group of three. Bill this for a long time,” Jesse Hocher said. “It’s Hocher, who has worked with such notables been more than 10 years, but we’re always as Hall and Oates and The Rascals, is more of looking to get better.” the quiet type, but that dissolves almost The Hochers performed at the Parkside instantaneously when drummer Tony JimPub, located at 24-14 149 St. in Whites- merez, a Corona resident, counts him in. tone, on Saturday, their first gig in five Jesse Hocher is more lively, both on stage years, but with their new album “Let It and off. The audio engineer who grew up in Shine” dropping in November, Jesse Whitestone is a bit of a clown, cracking qboro editor

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Bill Hocher, Tony Jimmerez and Jesse Hocher of The Hochers perform “Trying to Get By,” PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE a song from their new album “Let It Shine.” jokes with Jimmerez while tuning his guitar. Jimmerez, who wore a floral print shirt to the gig, is another character who sucks down orange and cranberry drinks faster than most people can sip a glass of water. “It’s really been lovely spending 10 years with these guys and watching us

grow and learn and become better musicians,” Jimmerez said. The band hopes to have one more show around Halloween or Thanksgiving before their album is released. No final performance date has been set, but you can check out Q their Facebook page for updates.

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Lawrence Bloom with his script “Resistance.” He has been working on the play since 1966 PHOTO BY MARK LORD and it will finally be staged on Oct. 20.

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A playwright finally gets his chance to shine young couple with different religious backgrounds. He completed the play early It has taken nearly half a century, but in 1967 and dedicated it to the memory of the fact-based drama “Resistance” from his own father. the pen or, more recently, the computer, “I put it in the drawer and I forgot of Kew Gardens resident and playwright about it,” he said. About four or five years Lawrence Bloom is finally going to be seen ago, he dusted it off and presented a in its entirety by an audience. reading of an excerpt from the play. Earlier It is being given a one-time only read- this year, he picked it up again. through at the Bay Terrace Jewish CenBloom has remained in contact with his ter with a cast drawn primarily from the professor across the years and though his t e m p l e ’s r e s i d e n t mentor now suffers troupe, Theatre By f r o m A l z h e i m e r ’s , the Bay. Bloom is hoping he will Bloom began writWhen: Sunday, Oct 20 at 2 p.m. be able to read it. ing the play as part Despite the pasWhere: Theatre By the Bay of an independent sage of time, Bloom Bay Terrace Jewish Center study course he was believes the play 1300 209 St., Bayside taking in 1966 while remains relevant. Tickets: Free attending Wilming“The feeling when (718) 428-6363 ton College of Ohio. someone is willing to The play, which is give his life for a set in 1946 Palestine, is cause, that’s still true based to a large extent upon the efforts of today,” he said. Hungarian-born freedom fighter Dov Bloom described the subplot as “the Gruner to establish Israel as a free state. struggle of young people and the parents Gruner was executed by the British Man- who try to understand them. It’s an agedatory Authorities for attacking a police long struggle. Everyone is fighting for station a year before his dream was to their own place. The themes are univercome true. sal,” he said. Bloom had read about Gruner’s Bloom is staging the piece “like a construggles for the cause and “was so cert version. The people in a scene will moved” that he decided to adapt the come forward. They will have scripts in story to the stage. their hands. It’s about the words, the story “I added in dramatic elements,” Bloom and the actors’ abilities.” continued on page 50 00 said, including a love story centering on a continued by Tess McRae qboro editor

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Mike Kelley lives on through his work continued from from page page 00 43 Those themes are ever clear continued and theater productions; some throughout the exhibit. One of the artist’s more wellare almost dreamlike. They overstimulate the senses and put the known pieces, “Deodorized Central viewer face to face with Kelley’s Mass with Satellites,” features a large celestial-like object comprised views on popular culture. “My entrance into the ar t of stuffed animals that is suspended world was through the counter- in the middle of the room. Surrounding it, culture, where it smaller circular wa s common satellites also practice to lift made from mater ia l from When: Thursday to Monday stuffed animals mass culture through Feb. 2, are placed in and per ver t it 12 to 6 p.m. such a way that to rever s e or Where: 22-25 Jackson Ave., LIC they resemble a alter its meanTickets: $10 suggested donation cuddly version i n g ,” K e l l e y MoMAPS1.org of the solar once said. “... system. Mass culture is It is not a happy piece to look at. scrutinized to discover what is It is disturbing but like the rest of hidden, repressed, within it.” Unlike that of many artists, Kelly’s Kelley’s work, there is something work does not develop linearly. He exciting yet savage about the work, frequently returns to underlying and despite the subtle feeling that themes of repressed memories, dis- you shouldn’t enjoy Kelley’s work, junctions between selfhood and you do. It ’s an exhilarat ing social structures and the lines experience. “Horizontal Tracking Shot of a between the sacred and the profane.

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Cross Section of Trauma Rooms” is another fascinating piece that features a flat wooden surface with 11 vertical stripes painted on it. Behind the board, four television screens appear sporadically showing videos from YouTube. The piece is supposed to represent repressed memory syndrome, in which even though an individual cannot recall an event, it still affects the person subconsciously. It is theorized that much of what makes us who we are has to do with repressed memories that dictate our emotions and how we approach everyday situations. All in all, the exhibit is an experience unlike any other. The old school walls complement Kelley’s tongue-in-cheek analysis of pop culture and repressed memory in such a way that you feel almos t transpor ted from the mostly industrial streets of Long Island City to the hilarious and imaginative mind of Kelley. In addition to the exhibit,

More than 200 of Mike Kelley’s works are being displayed at MoMA PS1, including this piece, “Pay for Your Pleasure.” PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE MoMA PS1’s Sunday Sessions will coincide with Mike Kelley’s work, highlighting the importance of critical reflection, performance and music. Participants in the workshops include long-time collaborators of Kelley and scholars, musicians and artists who were influ-

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RT REALTY GROUP LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/19/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 374 S. 2nd St., Apt. 20, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SOPHIA ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/16/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 73-27 190th St., Fresh Meadows, NY 11366. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION, Velvet Moon Chronicles LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/25/2013. Office location: QUEENS. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to Velvet Moon Chronicles LLC c/o: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity.

Notice of Formation of MJB BRONX RIVER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/23/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 39-12 Corporal Stone Street, Apt. 3C, PO Box 610519, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

PARKASH 315 LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/12/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 17214 89th Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Ridgewood Realty Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/17/2013. Office location: Queens County. Princ. bus. addr.: 451 Seneca Ave., Queens, NY 11385. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Term: until 12/31/2099. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Significan Tech, Limited Liability Company. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/27/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 66-10 Grand Ave., Ste. 7-C, Maspeth, NY 11378. Purpose: General.

Texceed LLC Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/26/13. Office: Queens. SSNY is design. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail process to 4344 Kissena Blvd., #6U, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of VERNON 4640, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 600 3rd Ave., Ste. 1500, NY, NY 10016. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Stephen P. Long at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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August Sunshine LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 8/12/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 136-20 38th Ave, #3D, Flushing, NY 11354. General Purposes. Classified Ad Deadline is 12 Noon on Tuesday for Thursday’s paper.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 6743 CENTRAL AVE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/09/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 84-25 109th Street, Richmond Hill, New York 11418. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ABIERTO ART LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/19/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 28-25 33rd Street, Apartment E8, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Abmari, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/6/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 38-05 Crescent St., 3H, Astoria, NY 11101. General Purposes.

PUBLIC HEARINGS The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on the following application: Variance (§72-21) to permit the construction of a singlefamily dwelling contrary to open area requirements (ZR 23-89). R1-2 zoning district. Address: 166-05 Cryders Lane, northeast corner of the intersection of Cryders Lane and 166th Street, Block 4611, Lot 1, Borough of Queens. Applicant: Akerman Senterfitt, LLP, for Eleftherios Lagos, owner. Community Board No.: 7Q This application, Cal. No.: 90-13-BZ, has been calendared for Public Hearing *Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 10:00 A.M. session, in Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Anthony Owens RE: Adoption of A.O., T.O., E.O., and J.O. Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania A petition has been filed asking the Court to put an end to all rights you have to your children, A.O., T.O., E.O. and J.O. The Court has set a hearing to consider ending your rights to your children. That hearing will be held as set forth below: PLACE: Luzerne County Court House, Bernard C. Brominski Building, Orphans’ Courtroom, 3rd Floor, 113 West North Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, DATE: November 7, 2013, TIME: 9:30 a.m. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing the hearing will go on without you and your rights to your children may be ended by the Court without you being present. You have a right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE ONE OF THE OFFICES SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. Legal Services of Northeastern PA, Inc., 410 BiCentennial Building, 15 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, (570) 825-8567 18701 Luzerne County Public Defender’s Office, Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18711, (570) 825-1754 BY: Nicole F. Bednarek, Esquire, Luzerne County Children and Youth Services, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701, Telephone No. : (570) 8268700 ext. 4139

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49-19 21ST AVENUE REALTY LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/5/05. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of 49-19 21ST AVENUE REALTY LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 28-02 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

August 23, 2013 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FAMILY COURT PLAINTIFF: ANIKA HARRIS VS. DEFENDANT: JORGE HAMILTON LINO CASE NUMBER: 2013 DRB 001820 By Order of the Chief Judge, you are hereby officially notified that a Default was entered in the above captioned case by the Clerk’s office. The case has been scheduled for a Default/Exparte Hearing on 11/01/2013 at 9:30 am in Courtroom JM3, before Judicial Officer: PETER A KRAUTHAMER at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Courtroom JM-3, 500 Indiana Aye, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001. WARNING: Please note that the hearing will proceed on the date noted above. In the absence of the defendant or respondent, a judgment or order may be entered against the defendant or respondent.

INDEX NO.: 27414/10. Filed Date: 10/01/2013. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE. MORTGAGED PREMISES: 150-24 84TH AVENUE, QUEENS, NY 11432. (BL #: 9750 – 46). Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK. SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF THE INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR25, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR25 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 1, 2005, Plaintiff -againstBALADEVA SAMANICH, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, MAXIM MELENDEZ A/K/A CARLOS MELENDEZ A/K/A MAX MELENDEZ, CITIBANK, N.A., NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, BIN SOO PARK, PETER OZELIUS, ZACK OZELIUS, BRETT GARNET, HO SOO PARK, JUN PARK, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). 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 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 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. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $508,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens on October 7, 2005, at C.R.F.N. No. 2005000561056, covering premises known as 150-24 84th Avenue, Queens, NY 11432 – BL #: 9750 – 46. 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. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant BALADEVA SAMANICH, the foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication to an Order of the Hon. TIMOTHY J. DUFFICY of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed on October 1, 2013, with the Complaint in the County of Queens, State of New York. The property in question is described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Fourth Ward of the Borough and county of Queens, City and State of New York, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE (FORMERLY FLORIAN AVNEUE), DISTANT 228.90 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE CORNER FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERLY SIDE OF 150TH STREET (FORMERLY ALSOP STREET) WITH THE SAID SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE; RUNNING THENCE SOUTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 100 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 41.60 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY AGAIN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 100 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 41.60 FEET TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. Dated: New Rochelle, N.Y. September 27, 2013. McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. By: Leroy J. Pelicci, Jr., Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801, p. 914-636-8900, f. 914-636-8901. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877226-5697 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to § 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in New York and any other applicable jurisdictions, and any other applicable law, General Trading Co., Inc. (the “Secured Party”) will offer for sale to the public (the “Auction”) substantially all of the assets of B & C Market, Inc. (the “Debtor”), including the Debtor’s right, title, and interest in all equipment, fixtures and inventory (other than leased property) (collectively, the “Assets”). Debtor has granted a security interest in all of the Assets to the Secured Party to secure Debtor’s obligations to the Secured Party. The Assets are being sold on an “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below. The Debtor owns and operates a supermarket and assets related thereto in Queens, NY. Date and Time of Auction: October 28, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) Place: Kaplan & Levenson P.C., 630 Third Ave., New York, NY 10017 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AUCTION The Assets will be offered in one lot. The Assets will be sold to the bidder with the highest or otherwise best bid for the Assets as determined by the Secured Party at the Auction. Unless otherwise agreed by the Secured Party in advance, to participate at the Auction, each potential bidder must be physically present at the Auction and demonstrate, prior to the commencement of the Auction, to the satisfaction of the Secured Party that each such bidder has the financial means to close on any bid made at the Auction. The Secured Party reserves the right to cancel, postpone or adjourn the Auction by announcement made at the Auction, either before or after the commencement of bidding, without written notice or further publication. In addition, the Secured Party reserves the right to bid for and purchase the Assets and to credit the purchase price against the expenses of sale and principal, interest and any and all other amounts due and payable to the Secured Party pursuant to the terms of any and all indebtedness secured by the security interests in the Assets. The Secured Party reserves the right to implement such other terms and conditions at the Auction as the Secured Party, in its sole discretion, determines to be commercially reasonable under the circumstances. For further information regarding the Assets or the Auction, please contact Steven M. Kaplan, Esq. at 630 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, (212.983.6900).

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Notice of Formation of Better Realty NYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/6/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 45-43 193rd Street, Flushing, NY 11358. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Denton Farm LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/29/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Ganfer & Shore, LLP, 360 Lexington Ave., 14th Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE FORCLOSURE Index No. 10944/12 Block 9187 Lot 35 Property Address: 102-51 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418 Date Purchased 5/23/12 PLAINTIFF DESIGNATES QUEENS COUNTY AS PLACE OF TRIAL Plaintiff’s Address: c/o Harry Zubli, 1010 Northern Blvd, Suite 310, Great Neck, New York 11021 FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiffs, -againstHAIMNATH RAMSAROOP, IF HE BE LIVING, AND IF HE BE DEAD, HIS EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, JUDGMENT CREDITORS, RECEIVERS, TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST AND HIS HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, JUDGMENT CREDITORS, RECEIVERS, TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, IF ANY, AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH OR UNDER ANY OF THEM, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KHEAIRA RAMSAROOP, STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, ROYAL CUTZ BARBERSHOP, Defendants. TO EACH OF THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the verified complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty days after service is complete of this summons if not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear, or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the verified complaint. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof Dated: September 30, 2013, Great Neck, New York Harry Zubli Esq., Attorney for Plaintiff, 1010 Northern Blvd., Suite 310, Great Neck, NY 11021, Telephone: (516) 487-5777, Facsimile: (516) 487-4834 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: the foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Augustus C. Agate, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated September 12, 2013 and filed with the complaint and other papers in Queens County Clerk’s Office, Queens, NY. The object of the action is to foreclose a mortgage recorded in the NYC Registers Office, Queens County, on the 28th day of February, 2005, as CRFN 2005000118235 covering prem. k/a 102-51 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Dated: September 30, 2013. Harry Zubli, Esq., Atty for Pltf.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: EAST 80TH REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/3/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 40-28 College Point Boulevard, Apt. 1615, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

ELPA LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/8/02. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Elena Tepeneu, 71-13 65th Pl., Apt. 1L, Glendale, NY 11385. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CUSTOM BROTHERS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/28/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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DAB Capital Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/30/12. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 102-10 Metropolitan Ave., Ste. 2000, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: General.

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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY and REQUEST FOR COMMENT and NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Revised Draft Environmental Assessment Runway 4L/22R Improvements Project John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), notice is hereby given that copies of a Revised Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Runway 4L/22R Improvements Project at John F. Kennedy International Airport are available for public review and at the following locations:

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The Port Authority of NY & NJ John F. Kennedy International Airport General Manager’s Office Building 14, 2nd Floor Jamaica, NY 11430 Attn: Jerry Spampanato Hours: 08:00 am to 04:00 pm

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The Revised Draft EA document for this project will be available at these locations until November 18, 2013. In addition, a copy of this document may be viewed online at: http://www.panynj.gov/about/pdf/JFK-Runway-4L22R-EA.pdf The EA responds to all of the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for preparation of an Environmental Assessment under NEPA and also documents compliance with Federal Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management. In accordance with NEPA, The Port Authority is inviting the Public to submit, in writing, comments on the Revised Draft Environmental Assessment prepared for the Runway 4L/22R Improvements Project at John F. Kennedy International Airport. This EA is a revision of the Draft EA that initially advertised for public comment in May, 2012. The Port Authority is accepting comment on this Revised Draft EA document until the official comment period for this document closes on November 18, 2013. Comments must be received by close of business on November 18, 2013 in order to be considered. Comments on this EA should be sent to: The Port Authority of NY & NJ, 225 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003, Attn: Edward Knoesel. In addition, comments may be emailed to JFKRWYEA@panynj.gov with the subject heading “JFK RWY 4L-22R EA COMMENT.” If you have any questions on this notice please contact Edward Knoesel at address above. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING The Port Authority will hold a public information meeting to highlight modifications in the revised EA document. The meeting will be held on October 24 at St. Peter’s Church at 7:30 p.m. in collaboration with Eastern Queens Alliance. The church is located at 224-04 147th Avenue, Queens, New York 11413.

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Steelers expose Jets by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The Jets entered last Sunday’s game with the then 0-4 Pittsburgh Steelers with a surprising 3-2 record although in fairness all three of the wins weren’t decided until the final minutes of the game and the results could easily have swung against Gang Green. Rookie quarterback Geno Smith, who was pressed into the starting role when Mark Sanchez was lost for the season after injuring his shoulder — when the Jets third-string offensive line could not protect him in the fourth quarter of a meaningless preseason game with the Giants — and was forced to have surgery on it, is not ready for a high-profile NFL starting spot. But the Jets have no choice but to hope he can learn quickly on the job. He has shown flashes of brilliance, but on Sunday he reminded Jets fans of his predecessor when he threw a pair of interceptions when the Jets appeared to be driving for touchdowns in the their 19-6 loss Sunday. Even though Jets head coach Rex Ryan disagreed with my assessment in his postgame press conference, the tone for the Jets’ dismal performance was set early in the first quarter. Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson appeared to have Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger sacked in his own end zone for a safety. Instead, Big Ben slipped away and

the Steelers escaped trouble. The turning point for the game probably came a few minutes later, when the Jets had a third down and one on the Steelers’ twoyard line. Smith called for a handoff to running back Bilal Powell. All he had to do was gain one yard for a first down or two yards for a touchdown. Instead Powell was stopped at the line of scrimmage and the Jets had to settle for three points on a Nick Folk field goal. The New York media got a bit too gaga over the Jets early in the season because the Giants have been so awful, being winless in their first six games. The G-men did show a pulse in a tough loss last Thursday night to the Chicago Bears. QB Eli Manning, however, had the misfortune of having a pass tip off the outstretched hands of his tight end Brandon Myers deep in Bears territory and into the arms of Bears cornerback Tim Jennings. As the late Jerry Reed once sang, “When you’re hot, you’re hot and when you’re not, you’re not.” I normally don’t make predictions in this column but I am picking Big Blue to easily beat the even worse Minnesota Vikings Monday night at MetLife Stadium. The Vikings have been plagued with quarterback issues and wish that Manning was Q wearing a purple uniform.

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LIBERTY 96-10 101st Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11416

718-848-4700 Fax: 718-848-4865 WWW.REMAXLIBERTY.COM

JOHN DIBS Broker/owner

VERY LARGE COLONIAL HOUSE FOR SALE

HOWARD BEACH

1 Fam Det., 3 BRs, 1 Bath, Living Room, Dining Room, Pvt. Dvwy, Full Fin. Basement

Waterfront Property!!! 3 BR Colonial – Handyman Special!! Asking: $399,000

Call Valerie Shalomoff For More Info 646-533-8142

Call Carolyn Defalco For More Info 917-208-9176

HOWARD BEACH 3 BRs, Master BR Suite W/Full Bath/Steam Rm, Dressing Rm, Walk-in His & Her Closets, 2.5 Baths, Full Bsmt, New Electrical Panel, Hot Water Heater & More!!! COME AND SEE IT!!

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Contact Glenda 646-325-3627

Call Carolyn Defalco 917-208-9176

Mint Condition 3 BR, 2 Bath Hi-Ranch W/Updated Kit. & Bath, Large Family Room W/Sliders To Yard. Asking $629,000

NEW CONSTRUCTION

For the latest news visit qchron.com

For More Info Contact Paul Deo 718-848-4700

OZONE PARK 2 Family Brick, 2 Car Parking, 4/4 Rms., Short Sale Pre-Approved!

Call Anthony Fernandez For More Info 718-848-4700.

RICHMOND HILL

GLENDALE

Two 2-Family Brick Store Front, 5/5 Fin. Basement, Pvt. Dvwy, About To Be Finished. Priced To Sell!

2 Family Brick, 7 BR, Two Car Garage, Near Everything!

For More Information Call Pedro or Cecilia Duarte 646-552-4422.

Call Gladys Martinez For More Info 917-443-0097

OZONE PARK

HOWARD BEACH

RIDGEWOOD

BROOKLYN

Affordable 3 BR/1 Bath Semi- Det. Colonial W/2 Car Garage, Great Starter Home in Convenient Location

Huge Colonial on 60 X 100 Lot. Great Block with Large Pvt. Dvwy. Perfect for Big Family or M/D, 5 BRs But Could Be 7 BRs. Lots of Extras.

4 Family Brick Plus Business (Laundromat) Asking $1,599,000

2 Family, Brownsville Area, 3 Story Property, Priced To Sell! $389K

Call Maryann 917-838-2624 or Theresa 347-531-9060

Call Listing Broker John Dibs For More Info 718-848-4700

Call Milady Fernandez For More Info 917-686-4595.

Call Rene 718-738-6618 or Visit Www.MrRose4homes.com

WOODHAVEN Great 3 Family Investment Property In Prime Location, Private Drive/2 Car Garage, 50 X 93 Lot.

Call Maryann 917-838-2624 or Theresa 347-531-9060

S. OZONE PARK

HOWARD BEACH

Totally Renovated 1 Fam. Features LR/DR, EIK W/Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, 3 BRs, 2.5 Baths. Hardwood Floors, New Light Fixtures, New Boiler, Full Fin. Bsmt & Dvwy. Conveniently Located Close To Transportation and All Other Amenities.

JAMAICA

One of a Kind Oversized Lot Property, 1 Family Home, Brand New 2 Water Heaters, 1 Boiler With 12 Zones. All New Electrical Panels, Pool Has 3 New Pumps.

1 Fam, 2.5 BRs, Completely Renovated, New Siding, New Roof, Kit., Bath, & Floors

Call Ali Rashid 646-981-3829

Call Valerie Shalomoff For More Info 646-533-8142

For More Information Contact Pedro or Cecilia Duarte 646-552-4422

HOWARD BEACH Huge 3 BR Corner Unit with Master Bath & Regular Bath, New Kit. & Lots of Closet Space, Close to Major Highways & Buses. Close to A Train & Walking Distance to Resorts World Casino.