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‘GAME CHANGER’ 3K For All coming to South Queens next year

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There were smiles on the faces of everyone at PS 316 in Ozone Park last Thursday as the city announced that 3K For All, a free preschool program for 3-year-olds, will come to School District 27 next year.

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DCP studying special permits for new hotels Proposed text amendment would apply to construction in M1 zones by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

he Department of City Planning presented to the Borough Board its proposal to require self-storage companies to get special permits to build within industrial business zones multiple times over the summer. And at each meeting, Borough President Melinda Katz and others would ask the agency to go further and look at establishing similar restrictions for hotels. After a few months, City Planning has done just that. The DCP came back to the Borough Board on Monday to present a proposed zoning text amendment that would require developers to get a special permit before building a hotel or motel in M1 manufacturing districts citywide. According to DCP project manager Amanda Eyer, the city has seen a proliferation of hotels in recent years as the number of tourists coming here has skyrocketed. For example, 61 million tourists came to the five boroughs in 2016, up from 44 million just two years earlier. In Queens specifically, 116 hotels offer a combined 12,000 rooms — double 2007’s total and the most of any borough after Manhattan — with many of them located in Long Island City, Flushing, Jamaica and near both

LaGuardia and Kennedy airports. Of those 12,000 rooms, Eyer said 25 percent are located in M1 zones, much higher than the city’s combined total of 13 percent. And of the approximately 24,000 hotel rooms across the city in the construction pipeline, 30 percent are in M1 zones. Should the city institute a special permit requirement, Eyer said she believes it will be a steep enough hurdle to keep hoteliers away from such locations designed for manufacturing uses. “Because of the length and difficulty of the process, we don’t expect many developers would be applying for this special permit,” Eyer said. “Overall, we think a special permit is quite a significant deterrent to building a hotel in an M1 district.” There was no provided cost estimate as to how expensive a permit would be, and Eyer said getting one would take approximately two years, as a developer must go through the full Uniform Land Use Review Procedure process. There are a handful of exceptions to the proposed text amendment. No special permits will be required for hotels in MX mixed-use districts, M1-R manufacturing-residential combination districts and M1 districts that “include airport property and areas adjacent to airports.” None of the community board chairpersons

that make up much of the Borough Board took an issue with those qualifiers. But of the more than half-dozen officials who questioned Eyer on the plan, they all piggybacked on Katz’s simple question. “Why aren’t we doing the special permit for the whole city?” Katz asked. “It seems like residential areas would be even more appropriate, if not as appropriate, for communities to have a say. Why would it hurt to do it?” Starting with CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton, the board leaders asked their own variety of the same question: Can the city start requiring that all hotel developers get permits for their buildings, regardless of what zone the structures are slated for? “Having a special permit in place at least allows the community to have a discussion,” Braton said, with CB 2 Chairwoman Denise Keehan-Smith and CB 11 Chairwoman Christine Hader next echoing the same comments. But it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn toward the city’s renting of hotel rooms to house the homeless, a controversial scenario that has played out in Sunnyside and Kew Gardens in recent weeks. The proposed special permit does not safeguard against such an action, something CB 6 Chairman Joe Hennessy said was inexcusable. He countered that attached to the permit should be a clause that would require the

Department of City Planning’s Amanda Eyer discusses special permits for hotels before the Borough Board. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA building remain a hotel “for 20 or 30 years” and prevent the city from housing the homeless there. “If I’m a hotel developer, I’ll have my hotel for five years and after that, I’ll go back to the city and rent it out the homeless for big money,” Hennessy said. “There has to be a time frame put in.” Eyer said there is no time frame attached to continued on page 23

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3K For All coming to Queens districts Mayor de Blasio, Fariña hail program as a way to reduce inequality now by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced in Ozone Park last Thursday that 3K For All, a prekindergarten program for 3-year-olds, will be coming to two Queens school districts in the next three years. School District 27, which encompasses South Queens and Rockaway, will get the program next fall and the Southeast Queensbased SD 29 will get it in fall 2020 — the year after that, it will go universal. “This is a tough city to be a parent in,” de Blasio said at PS 316 on 101st Avenue. “To get a pre-K for free and now 3K is going to be a game changer for so many families.” For Fariña, the initiative offers students a chance to become “social beings” at an earlier age. Before speaking to reporters at a press conference in the school’s gym, the chancellor and mayor visited a “mommy and me” class upstairs. “These kids are already getting used to being independent,” Fariña said. “They were playing, leaning forward, learning how to use manipulatives.” The children, for the most part, continued to play as the city officials asked the parent coordinator and parents in the class questions. “They’re good New Yorkers, ignoring what’s going on around them,” de Blasio joked. When the program is available in all school districts, City Hall expects 60,000 parents to take advantage of it — about 70,000 have their 4-year-olds in Pre-K For All.

Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña visited a mommy and me classroom at PS 316 in Ozone Park before announcing that 3K For All would be coming to two Queens school PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY districts by 2020. In 2021, the program will go universal. “Some parents will not want to have their kids in a school setting earlier, although from what you’ve heard ... there are many parents who are ready,” de Blasio said. By fall 2020, the program will be in eight school districts in all five boroughs and will cost $180 million — all of which will be paid for with city money. To reach all school districts, the city will need $700 million in either state or federal funding, or a combination of both. That money will not be needed until 2021, hizzoner said, but he’s confident there will be no problem obtaining the funds.

State Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) said he believes Albany lawmakers will “see the light” when their constituents beginning requesting 3K For All in their district. “Once people understand how good it is, they’re going to call their representatives and say, ‘Excuse me ... We want it in our district also,’” Sanders said at the press conference. But for state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), it’s too soon for the program — which launched in the South Bronx and Brownsville, Brooklyn last month — to

go elsewhere. “We have to improve upon UPK before we go to 3K,” said Addabbo, who represents all of SD 27 but was not at last week’s press conference due to a scheduling conflict, in a Monday interview. The main problem with UPK, the lawmaker said, is a lack of available seats. Many parents, he added, have to send their children “one or two communities over.” “Let’s make space available first,” Addabbo said. De Blasio, at the press conference, said districts that will get 3K before it goes universal are the ones able to take on the extra load. “We wanted to ensure there was space,” the mayor said. “So a key issue in the decision around the districts was which districts had the most space available now.” But SD 27 is not one of them, Addabbo said. “The calls I’m getting about parents not finding UPK seats near their homes, that’s in District 27, not District 24,” he said. The 3K initiative, city officials said, will also be instrumental in addressing things such as inequality and behavioral issues at an earlier age. It also affords parents an opportunity to seek employment while their children are at school. “It’s an investment because for many of our parents, the gap starts out of the womb and we need to stop the gap sooner so it doesn’t get wider sooner,” Fariña said. De Blasio added the city is looking to hire teachers just for 3K, saying some educators are better at teaching 3-year-olds than Q others.

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Richards, Ulrich among group of five to back lawsuit against the city by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Five City Council members, including two from Queens, late last month filed papers backing a lawsuit that alleges the city’s property tax system is not only broken, but unconstitutional. “With everything going up ... we should be doing everything in our power to safeguard the middle class,” said Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), one of the politicians who joined the Sept. 29 amicus curiae brief. “We want to level the playing field and have property tax equity across the board. We should not be shouldering the burden for the people who have the means to pay more in property taxes.” The brief — which was also signed by Councilmembers Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Fernando Cabrera (D-Bronx), Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) and Jumaane Williams (D-Brook-

lyn) — claims the city’s property tax system is “inequitable, unfair and discriminatory.” The papers are in support of an April lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court by Tax Equity Now NY, a group headed by former state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and Bloomberg administration Finance Commissioner Martha Stark, alleging the system for taxing properties varies by neighborhoods and has a racial bias that violates the Fair Housing Act. The coalition — which includes mega-developers The Related Companies and The Durst Organization — claims homeowners in predominantly white neighborhoods pay less than those in minority areas, like Southeast Queens — which encompasses most of Richards’ district. For example, Mayor de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, in 2016 paid a little continued on page 21

Councilman Donovan Richards has backed a lawsuit that may reform the city’s property tax system. He says his constituents in Southeast Queens are paying much more each year than homePHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON owners in wealthier neighborhoods.

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Meeks, Amato talk nat’l flood insurance U.S. rep wants Sandy claim deadline extended; state pol seeks to fix NFIP by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) and 14 other members of the House on Tuesday asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s administrator to delay a deadline for victims of Superstorm Sandy to file insurance claims, saying the program has been bungled. “Due to the mishandling and underpayments of insurance claims, many of our constituents are still in need of guidance, assistance, and time to make themselves whole again,” the legislators said in a joint statement to FEMA Administrator Brock Long. “That is why we are asking FEMA to extend their October deadline and continue our partnership so we can finish rebuilding.” The lawmakers say many in coastal communities are still struggling to rebuild almost five years after Sandy, “partially due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mishandling of claims.” Following the storm, many homeowners were allegedly cheated out of insurance money rightfully due to them because engineering firms doctored damage reports to claim the homes were not damaged by the storm. FEMA created a claims review process to allow policyholders to appeal the rulings, but some claim even that is fraught with

Five years after Superstorm Sandy devastated Howard Beach, Rockaway and much of South Queens, Rep. Gregory Meeks said homeowners are still owed insurance money rightfully due to them. Meanwhile, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato is looking to reform the NFIP. FILE PHOTO corruption and designed to rip people out of money — others charge the federal agency is complicit in the scheme. “We understand that rebuilding after such a calamity is a long, arduous process, but it should be done right,” the letter to Long states. “We hope that Federal Emergency

Management Agency, under your management, prioritizes completing all outstanding Sandy claims.” About an hour before Meeks released his Oct. 17 statement, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) said she will be working with the congressman, and

civic leaders, to recommend changes to the National Flood Insurance Program. The suggestions will be released on Oct. 29, the five-year anniversary of Sandy. “The rest of the country is, unfortunately, about to experience some of the five-year horror show we went through — red tape, bureaucracy, and blatant exploitation,” Pheffer Amato said in a statement. “There’s no one better than a Sandy survivor to bring a list of important ‘To Do’s’ to a nation now grappling with these issues every year.” The NFIP, which provides policies to homeowners in communities like Howard Beach and Rockaway, is set to expire Dec. 8. There are a number of proposals to reform the system, while keeping rates affordable for homeowners. “The loss of affordable flood insurance will destabilize coastal communities,” Dan Mundy Jr., president of the Broad Channel Civic Association, said in a statement. The assemblywoman hopes the ideas thought up by her working group — which includes Borough President Melinda Katz and civic leaders from Breezy Point and Hamilton Beach — will help shape the debate in the nation’s capital. “Together we have come up with strong legislative recommendations for improving and strengthening the National Flood Insurance Program,” Katz said in a statement. Q

HB residents present rezoning suggestions City to take ideas into consideration by Anthony O’Reilly

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Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach residents gathered at St. Helen Catholic Academy Tuesday to suggest zoning changes that would allow homes and commercial properties in the areas to better withstand future floods. The residents were asked to design what their homes look like now and what they think a resilient home should look like by using 3-D pieces of paper. The Department of City Planning in 2013 implemented temporary flood resiliency measures and is looking to make some of them permanent. The requirements were put in place shortly after Superstorm Sandy and involve the elevation of some buildings and retrofitting others to allow them to withstand floods. Changes to the homes may also save homeowners thousands of dollars on flood insurance premiums, DCP officials said at the meetings. The DCP representatives told residents they want to meet

Roger and Holly Gendron presented their ideas for resilient homes at a meeting TuesPHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY day. three goals with the rezoning: • allow homes to withstand damage from future storms; • achieve long-term resiliency, taking future flood rise into account; and • ensure the changes are in line with the character of the community. The city will take the ideas presented Tuesday into consideration while develQ oping its plan.

Kudos to Maderik, Coffey The two 106th Precinct Neighborhood Coordination Officers who saved a grandmother and her grandson from a burning home were honored in the City Council’s chambers Tuesday for their heroic actions. Police Officers John Maderik, left, and Brian Coffey were flagged down while on patrol in July and were told a 112th Street

house was on fire. The duo entered the home and ran upstairs, where they found a disoriented 56-year-old Vicenta Gutierrez, 56, and her grandson Jayden, along with their dog. Maderik, who has 30 years on the force, and Coffey, who has 16, escorted the two to safety. They were presented with proclamations by Councilman Eric Ulrich.

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iven President Trump’s thoughtless comments to the grieving widow of a soldier slain in Niger, his baseless claims during a recent press conference that other presidents didn’t necessarily even make condolence calls to Gold Star families, and North Korea’s assertion that we are on the brink of nuclear war thanks to his mouth, it might be easy to miss other statements he’s recently made that threaten one of our key freedoms. Taking his “fake news” claim about news reports he doesn’t like to a new, disturbing level, Trump included in his rage-tweeting routine last Wednesday the question of when it would be appropriate to challenge the Federal Communications Commission licenses of broadcast networks such as NBC. “Bad for country!” he bleated. Then that night he doubled down, claiming “network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked.” All presidents have beefs with the press. But none in recent history has ever dared, or possibly even desired, to utterly violate the First Amendment by publicly threatening to get an unfriendly outlet shut down. Yes, unfriendly, not fake. Like most of the main-

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No jail in Kew Gardens Dear Editor: I have heard the City Council is looking into building a jail in Kew Gardens at 126-02 82 Ave. This is a horrible idea. Instead of delivering to Rikers Island the reform it needs the Queens pols who signed on to that letter expressing support for the plan to build a jail here want to export the issues we’ve had with Rikers to residential areas like Kew Gardens. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. summed this up very well when he said, “Right now we have one facility [i.e. Rikers Island] with a list of concerns and problems. But don’t scrap it,” he said (“A jail in Kew Gardens? Feasible but unpopular,” April 13, multiple editions). “If you close Rikers, now you’ll have multiple sites with those same problems all across the city. What makes you think you’ll be immune to what goes on at Rikers by simply moving to smaller situations across the boroughs?” There are many differences between a correctional institute and a detention center. A correctional institute would likely reduce property values here, as it would in all likelihood be a disamenity, especially given how close it’d be to residential areas and to PS 99. I urge everyone to oppose this terrible plan to put a jail in Kew Gardens. Zachary Kleiman Kew Gardens

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ere they go again. The city is targeting yet another successful industry that apparently is getting too big for its britches. As usual, it’s looking to either thwart business or, in lieu of that, get a bigger piece of the action. This time it’s the hotel sector. Not exactly a favorite of many in Queens, but before you cheer — wait, wait, there’s more. If successful, the city’s latest ploy could see more hotels go up as close to residential areas as the law allows. The issue is that many are being built in manufacturing zones, especially in Queens, where 25 percent of the borough’s 12,000 hotel rooms are in M1 zones, compared to 13 percent citywide. Some might think it better if they’re located there than next to one’s home, especially since so many are becoming homeless shelters. But the city doesn’t think so, and now it’s proposing a special permit to build a hotel in such areas [see page 2]. The idea is to make getting a permit so cumbersome it will be a deterrent to building a hotel. A deterrent to more local jobs largely based on out-oftowners’ money. An incentive to build hotels closer to homes. A way to cost an industry already hurt by Airbnb even more money. Another bad idea that’ll likely get enacted anyway.

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Dear Editor: Re your Oct. 12 editorial “Keep the Columbus statues”: If City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito really has her way, she’d replace Columbus statues with monuments to convicted FALN terrorist leader Oscar Lopez Rivera, whom she wanted to honor in the Puerto Rican Day Parade. But why stop there? Let’s rename our state and city, both of which are named after a slave trader — England’s Duke of York. Politically correct paranoids want to erase all history and heritage, just like Nazi book burners did in the 1930s. One hopes Mark-Viverito’s term of office and that of her supporter, Bill de Blasio, will end on Jan. 1, 2018, if voters choose wisely. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Dear Editor: I read with interest your headline “Here they come down the stretch” (Oct. 12, central Queens edition). I have been an opponent of these bike lanes since they first came to Woodside on Queens Boulevard. From the beginning, you could see the traffic mess they cause while not being utilized at all by bikers themselves. The service road was and still is a mess in Woodside and down by the Queens Center mall, as is getting through the slip lane at Woodhaven Boulevard. Then they came to my part of the woods here in Rego Park. The way the bike lanes are designed is terrible. They go from one side of the street to the other side of the street with stop signs and red lights for drivers. The Department of Transportation took up all 198 of the parking spaces along a business friendly

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Dear Editor: The obvious solution to ending the controversy over reopening the ex-Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Line is putting it underground, in a bored or less expensive cut-and-cover t un nel. Undergrounding resolves the train noise and the removal of parking and recreational space issues, and it permits a rail trail on top. Placing rail transit lines below ground is worth the extra money for those reasons. It has long been New York’s preferred answer when transit is slow and it impacts neighborhoods. Enabling the RBL by undergrounding will end the lousy commute to Midtown Manhattan, like mine when I lived in Richmond Hill. And JFK Airport flyers and employees would get a convenient one-seat ride. The old LIRR trains took 40 minutes to travel from Rocka-

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community and put in bike lanes. The DOT closed all the slip lanes on Queens Boulevard except for one at Yellowstone Boulevard — just for bike lanes. Now Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz has to look into the second phase because it is going to impact Forest Hills. What about Rego Park? You said in your article that four people responded to the DOT on its website — who even knows about the website? You said that the DOT asked people’s opinions on the street at a concert in Forest Hills; when and where did they ask people in Woodside and Rego Park? DOT, how about asking the ones impacted most with these bike lanes? The everyday drivers. Did you ask any of them what they think? And about being utilized, I am sure there are many avid cyclists who got to wherever they were going before bike lanes and can still get there again by bike without having to disrupt the flow of traffic on heavily used major thoroughfares such as Queens and Northern boulevards. I filed a Freedom of Information Law request with the DOT for the monies spent on these bike lanes and received a letter stating that my answer would be coming in about 159 days. Still waiting. ONLINE I will now go t o t he D OT’s Miss an article or a website and ask letter cited by a writer? the agency to Want breaking news redesign a porfrom all over Queens? tion of Eliot AveFind the latest news, nue and Queens past reports from all Boulevard over the borough and because workers more at qchron.com. put i n a new turning lane to Queens Boulevard, but drivers on Eliot still have no idea where the lanes are going. The sign is old and needs to be put farther up on Eliot Avenue along with new markings in the street because drivers don’t know where the left lane takes them and the right-hand lane is just a turning lane to Queens Boulevard, leaving the middle lane clogged with cars. And now the DOT is messing up Woodhaven Boulevard with these Select Bus Service lanes. What else is this agency going to do? Kathleen Schatz Rego Park

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Letters continued from previous page system, hiring 10,000 more immigration officers and building the quixotic wall along the southern border. Trump administration officials said the president would insist on their passage in exchange for supporting legislation that would extend the DACA program. The specific list includes limiting familybased green cards to spouses, the minor children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents and creating a point-based system; boosting fees at border crossings; making it easier to deport gang members and unaccompanied children; and overhauling the asylum system. It also includes, among other proposals, new measures to crack down on “sanctuary cities,” which don’t share information with federal immigration authorities — like New York City. The ability of federal, state and local authorities to detain illegal immigrants would be fully enshrined in law. Visitors who come legally but overstay their visas would now face a misdemeanor penalty. These are inhumane proposals that make these innocent lives unwilling pawns in the vicious game of politics. Mr. President, you can, and must do, better! Albert Baldeo Ozone Park

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Dumb Trump in PR Dear Editor: In connection with the Charlottesville, Va. demonstrations, President Donald Trump had difficulty condemning protesters voicing Nazi and anti-Semitic chants. It now appears that when it comes to Latinos, Trump has no difficulty in making it clear he is anti-Latino. Puerto Ricans are American citizens entitled to be treated just like all other Americans. For Trump to claim three weeks after a killer hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico that he is losing patience with its people, and that some of the blame for the continuing deplorable situation there lies with its residents, is outrageous. It is compounded by the way, while speaking before an audience of Puerto Ricans who require food, clean water, medical help and electric power, Trump tossed them rolls of paper. If that had occurred during a celebrity game, the tosser would have been told, “You’re fired.” It becomes clearer each day that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s view that Trump is a “moron” is right on the mark. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

U.S. facts over myths Dear Editor: Positive aspects are evident in the uproar against ill-reputed statues, Hollywood icons and other powerful figures. In our pluralistic society, previously silent players are now confidently expressing opposing viewpoints based on historical facts and other relevant information that cause us to question not only the validity of the myths but also the character of the idols concerned. Seeking the truth and facts before assessing a subject is what distinguishes an educated society from one that has been indoctri-

nated. It is refreshing to see that many in this nation are still concerned with historical truth and see exemplary character as a positive value, a trait that should not be ignored. Models of barbarism, treason, sexual predation and other depraved behavior should be vulnerable to criticism and rejection. As the facts pertaining to these characters spread, they or their statues might still stand, but their reputations won’t. We are a relatively young nation, and the criticisms of our mythical past or anachronistic behavior might indicate the growth in political and economic power of those formerly powerless, whose voices of protest, challenge and truth will cause not only some discomfort, but will also enlighten us to our shortfalls; yet, if we can hold onto the principles that bind us rather than cling to the falsehoods of the past, our nation will thrive and its cultural maturation will be spurred. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Help our Kurd allies Dear Editor: A historic event recently took place in the Middle East. Iraqi Kurds have voted to declare their independence. Most Americans know very little about proud democratWrite a these Letter! ic folks. They have always admiredthan America. Letters should be no longer 400 During War President words World and may be I,edited. TheyWoodrow may be Wilson called on Kurds to help defeat Ottoemailed to letters@qchron.com. Please man Turksyour whophone were allies of Imperial Gerinclude number, which will many. Wilson assured them that after the war not be published. he would help them create Kurdistan. That never happened! In our current struggle to defeat ISIS, the Kurds have played a vital role. It is my view that Kurds are in the same position displaced Jews were after World War II. Under the leadership of President Harry Truman, the U.N. General Assembly voted statehood for Israel. The Trump presidency should now do the same for the Kurds. A Kurdistan nation would join Israel as America’s two best friends in the Middle East. Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

‘Rape-rape’ or just rape? Dear Editor: (An open letter to the ultra liberal feminist Whoopi Goldberg) After Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to a charge of statutory rape of a 13-year-old child, as a guest on The View you said what Polanski did you know wasn’t rape-rape. To quote you,”I know it wasn’t rape-rape. It was something else but I don’t believe it was rape-rape.” I’m sure you have many suggestions for the numerous accusations of rape and sexual harassment leveled against Harvey Weinstein. What say you? Bill Viggiano Williston Park, LI

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ConCon 2017 is too risky and costly to vote yes on Since there is no by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Do you think it’s OK to spend roughly set agenda for the $50 million of the taxpayer’s money and c o nve n t io n , t h e not be guaranteed a positive result for the entire Constitution is open for amendpeople? ment by the I don’t. That is one of the reasons why I will delegates. They would also not vote for a constitutional convention decide whether this November. Every 20 years, by law, New York vot- each change proers must consider the important question posed would be a of whether a convention should be con- single amendment, or placed in one overvened to rewrite or otherwise amend the riding proposal for consideration. In 1967, the proposals, which were state Constitution. On Nov. 7, as we vote to elect govern- bundled in one document, were rejected ment officials, we will also have the by the voters. Most estimate the cost of a convention opportunity to weigh in on the so-called at over $50 million, but it could be more. “ConCon” ballot proposition. While I understand that some believe Delegates would be paid $79,500 each, the time is right for a convention and see plus expenses and travel. State legislators elected to the convenit as a means of curing government dysfunction, I simply do not believe a con- tion could collect this sum in addition to vention is an efficient solution to achiev- their existing salaries. In the end, New York’s taxpayers ing these goals. I share much of the public’s frustration would be hit with the bill. With no time limit on how long a conabout limited government action on antivention may run, the cost corruption laws, election becomes even harder to reform and many other pinpoint. vital policy concerns. 1967, the convention But I am also extremely n the end, New ranInfrom April 4 to Sept. hesitant about haphazard26 and not a single constily spending millions of York’s taxpayers tutional change was ultidollars on a convention mately approved by the t h a t m i g h t n o t e ve n would be hit voting public. address these issues. with the bill. In the five conventions To start, the delegate held over the last 150 selection process is deeply years, New York voters flawed. Of the 204 convention delegates, 189 have overwhelmingly rejected proposed will be elected from the state’s 63 state changes to the Constitution four out of Senate districts; therefore, many of these five times. While many of us are deeply condelegates could likely be elected officials. The other 15 delegates would be cerned about government corruption, it elected at-large and, therefore, could also is worth noting that the Legislature, with be politically connected, and almost cer- my support, passed a constitutional tainly fail to offer the “people’s conven- amendment that will also be on this November’s ballot, to strip public offition” that proponents are touting. In 1967, the last time a convention was cials of their pensions if they commit held, 91 percent of the delegates were crimes directly related to their public duties. politicians or union officials. Thus, the voting public this NovemA convention could attract deep-pocketed special interests from both inside ber, along with its state legislature, is and outside New York that would spend actually changing the state’s Constitumillions of dollars to sway voters to sup- tion, without spending millions of dollars port their positions when potential con- on a convention. In the end, I believe a constitutional stitutional changes are placed before the convention is a costly deal for New public for final consideration. Proposed amendments could affect Yorkers. It will be very expensive, be subject to pensions, the environment, the education of our children, human rights and many questionable outside inf luences, could seek to erode important constitutional other vital issues. The voters could reject the proposed protections, and — when all is said and amendments after the convention, but done — may accomplish nothing at all. Q Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is a Democratic that would be after actually wasting approximately $50 million on a conven- New York State Senator for the 15th District in southwestern and central Queens. tion that produced no results.

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Lights, camera, action at the 106th Command’s comedic videos break the ice with community residents by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Police Officer Daniel Levy is already noticing everyday residents in the 106th Precinct feeling more at ease approaching him on the streets. “These are people who would not have approached me otherwise,” said Levy. What’s been attracting so much attention to the special operations cop? He, and Community Affairs Officer Mark Competello, appeared in a series of videos posted to the 106th Precinct’s Facebook page that seeks to educate the community on a variety of topics while trying to make the public more comfortable with approaching the boys and girls in blue. “This way people can say, ‘Hey, they’re not just cops, they’re guys we can talk to on the streets in a human manner,’” Competello told the Chronicle last Wednesday. The satirical skits, posted to the NYPD 106 Precinct Facebook page, started Aug. 25 with an introduction to the command — that first video has been viewed 22,000 times so far. The idea was put forth during a meeting at the NYPD’s headquarters, in which they asked precincts to create a basic introduction video — but the 106th wanted to go a step above. “Myself and Danny decided to take it to the next level and make it more of a humor-

Police Officers Daniel Levy, left, and Mark Competello are the stars of the 106th Precinct’s Facebook videos, which seek to educate the public on crime trends and help make people more FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT comfortable approaching cops. ous thing to keep it on a human level,” Competello said. In the beginning of the first skit, the two are seen hanging outside Dunkin’ Donuts and, after a while, rushing to the precinct’s headquarters to check out the new Facebook page. And yes, the opening location was a deliberate choice made by the actors.

“It shows we can laugh at ourselves,” the community affairs cop said. Since then, they’ve made videos on how to properly file a quality-of-life complaint, how to track a collision report and, most recently, previewed community meetings with Neighborhood Coordination Officers. “The main thing for us is to bridge the gap

between us and the community in a positive light and have us be approachable,” Levy said. “I think it’s valuable because we can capture people’s attention, it’s not so boring and you can learn something at the same time.” The last video attracted people not previously involved with the precinct to the NCO gatherings. “There were people there I’d never seen before,” Competello said. Each video also has a few recurring themes — the cops are always seen drinking coffee and every one begins with Levy saying “What’s going on Mark, how we doing today?” “We wanted something consistent and recognizable,” Levy said. Capt. Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, is impressed at how well Levy and Competello have worked together on the bits. “These two have known each other for less than a year and you can already see the type of chemistry that takes place,” Bohannon said. Levy said the videos may have a positive impact on the precinct’s crime-fighting strategy. “The positive aspect I’ve noticed is when I get noticed and people approach me, it breaks the ice,” he said. “And then they may be able to go ahead and tell me about an Q issue they may be having.”

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Council members spar over power abuse claim Ulrich alleges city targeted Bayview at Crowley’s request after assault by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) dropped a bombshell on one of his colleagues this week, an allegation that could shake up her bitter race less than three weeks before Election Day. In a Monday interview with the Chronicle, Ulrich accused Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) of abusing her power as a lawmaker — claiming she sent a “SWAT team” of city agencies after a popular Broad Channel restaurant last year, not long after one of her sons, then an employee of the eatery, was injured in a fight nearby. The establishment is in his district. “Put the shoe on the other foot,” Ulrich said. “If I go to a bar on Austin Street and have a bad experience — or my daughter works there and gets groped — and I send the entire damn city after that bar, [Councilwoman] Karen Koslowitz would be apoplectic. “Crowley has no political jurisdiction in Broad Channel. What is she doing there?” As first reported last Sunday by the New York Post, Ulrich filed a complaint against Crowley with the Conf licts of Interest Board on April 3, saying owners of Bayview Restaurant “are fearful that Councilwoman Crowley will continue to misuse her position as an elected official to harass them when they reopen next month.” According to Ulrich and Bayview coowner Anthony Martelli, Crowley’s two sons Dennis, 20, and Owen O’Hara, 19, were involved in a physical altercation about a block away from the restaurant on July 1, 2016. The Post reported that the former was severely injured and had to be hospitalized for 10 days. Two sources with knowledge of the situation told the Chronicle that a criminal investigation into the incident is still ongoing. However, Martelli said he believed Dennis O’Hara, who worked at Bayview at the

Councilman Eric Ulrich has accused his colleague, Elizabeth Crowely, of abusing her power in an alleged effort to get a popular Broad Channel restaurant shut down after her sons were involved FILE PHOTOS in a physical altercation there last year. time, to be the aggressor, while Ulrich said those who witnessed the incident “all know who kicked the kid’s ass and thinks he deserved it.” “The irony here is that the kid and his brother are known for making trouble,” Ulrich said. “I don’t want to attack Crowley’s kids or anything, but her son got smart with his mouth and they followed him outside and kicked his ass down the street from the place.” In response, the Republican lawmaker said his “idiot” colleague prompted a multiagency task force — including officials from the FDNY, the State Liquor Authority, the MTA, the Board of Standards and Appeals and the departments of Buildings and Health and Mental Hygiene — to be deployed to the restaurant on or around Sept. 2, 2016. According to SLA records, investigators found 25 violations at Bayview, including the operation of a stand-up bar without state permission, dancing without a cabaret

Crowley’s sons got in a fight near the Bayview Restaurant on July 1, 2016. According to Ulrich, Crowley prompted a multiagency task force to crack down on the eatery after the incident, FILE PHOTO resulting in its forced closure after violations were discovered.

license and the failure to inform employees of an SLA investigation. Ulrich said the other agencies found numerous violations, many of them minor, resulting in the eatery’s closure. Martelli added the process of rectifying the issues are ongoing, but the business’ continued closure has been “devastating.” “It was an altercation that started a block away. Nothing ever happened in the restaurant,” Martelli said in a brief Monday phone interview. “I’m still shell-shocked.” In an email to COIB Director of Enforcement Michele Weinstat obtained by the Chronicle, Ulrich said officers from the 100th Precinct told Bayview’s owners that Crowley called the NYPD to report underage drinking at the restaurant. However, that supposed offense was not listed in the SLA’s complaint against Bayview, nor was it mentioned in a July 2017 SLA hearing regarding the restaurant’s liquor license. “There was never any underage drinking there,” Ulrich said. “But this is what she did. She did everything she could to shut this guy down. It’s like someone went in there with instructions to bang [Bayview] over the head until it got shut down.” The lawmaker went so far as to ask District Attorney Richard Brown to investigate any possible criminality committed by Crowley. “She did this for revenge,” he said. “The DA and the [Department of Investigation] need to sort through all these facts.” When asked why these allegations are coming out less than three weeks before Crowley’s general election race against Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden — and one week after Crowley endorsed Ulrich’s Democratic opponent, Mike Scala — the Republican said it was restaurant ownership who leaked the story to the Post and that he had nothing to do with it. “Elizabeth Crowley and I have no love for

each other,” he said. “I could have dropped this in April, over the summer or right before the Democratic primary, but I didn’t.” In a brief statement issued Tuesday, Crowley slammed Ulrich for making such accusations, calling them baseless. “It’s shameful that Councilman Ulrich is abusing his own power by making this false complaint,” Crowley said. A spokesperson for Crowley went further a day earlier, telling the Post that the lawmaker was never contacted by the DOI. “Her only involvement with this restaurant is contacting law enforcement after her sons were assaulted there, as any mother would do, and taking every step to aid their recovery from this attack,” the spokesperson told the newspaper. When contacted by the Chronicle on Tuesday, a DOI spokesperson said the agency will not comment on the matter. Crowley’s office declined to comment when asked about claims made by Ulrich about her sons, citing family privacy. However, a source described the Republican’s comments as hurtful and uncalled for, while adding that Ulrich and Bayview’s ownership group might not be telling the entire story. The source also claimed that one of the restaurant’s co-owners is alleged Bonanno crime family member Robert Pisani — who was arrested for alleged racketeering and accused of sexual assault earlier this year. Ulrich said Pisani hasn’t been involved with the restaurant in years, while the source further claimed that the latter made a questionably timed donation to the former’s campaign fund. According to city records, the alleged mobster gave $250 to the Republican two weeks before the incident involving Crowley’s son, while Pisani’s wife gave $100 a few months later. Pisani was also named in the federal racketeering complaint just five days before Ulrich reached out to the COIB. When reached for comment on Monday, Holden said he didn’t know anything outside of what he read in the Post, but added he hoped Ulrich’s claims would be “thoroughly investigated.” “I hope the COIB and the DOI take this seriously and don’t sweep it under the rug,” Holden said. “Knowing Crowley, she would probably abuse her power and this needs to be investigated.” With Election Day mere weeks away, Ulrich’s claims could be classified as what’s called an “October surprise” in the political world. But Brian Browne, assistant vice president for government relations and political science professor at St. John’s University, said in a Tuesday interview he doesn’t expect the story to hurt Crowley’s re-election chances much. “I don’t think one story that other outlets don’t pick up besides yours is going to have a tangible impact,” Browne said. “It won’t Q move the needle in either direction.”

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Queens leaders mostly oppose ‘ConCon 2017’ What is a constitutional convention and what does your rep think of it? by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The most hotly contested race on the ballot next month might not be the bitter battle between Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden. It also might not be the testy duel between Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) — the borough’s only elected Republican — and Mike Scala, who recently earned the backing of Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) and the Queens Democratic Party. And it certainly isn’t Mayor de Blasio’s reelection bid against Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn) — an anticipated landslide win for the incumbent. No, what could be the tightest race in November isn’t a contest between two people. It won’t even be on the front of your ballot. You’ll actually have to flip over that piece of paper when you get in the voting booth to find it. Every 20 years, New York voters are given a choice: Should we convene a convention of delegates to examine the state constitution — and propose changes as they see fit? It was 1997 when state residents were last asked that question. The final result? Sixtytwo percent of voters said no. The result of this year’s referendum could be closer, as a Siena College poll taken earlier this month showed 44 percent of registered voters support such a convention compared to just 39 percent opposed. But according to Brian Browne, assistant vice president for government relations and political science professor at St. John’s University, predicting the final result is next to impossible. The reason? Many voters either don’t know about the ballot measure or know what a constitutional convention is. Are you one of those people? Well, here’s a quick rundown of what happens if “ConCon” passes. A total of 204 convention delegates will need to be elected by the people, three from each of the 63 state Senate districts and 15 atlarge delegates from across New York. Anyone can run to be a delegate, including lawmakers. And like any other political race, voters will decide who they want their three district delegates and 15 statewide delegates to be on Election Day 2018. Come the spring of 2019, the 204 victorious representatives — who will earn whatever share of a $79,500 annual salary that the length of their work equals — will convene in Albany to discuss possible amendments to the state constitution. Should a majority of the group come to an agreement on one or more potential amendments, the delegates will then choose to either bunch every proposal into one ballot item — as was done in 1967 — or break them off into their own individual referendums, like the 1938 convention did. In the end, enacting the amendments will be up to the voters on Election Day 2019. Should one or more pass, they become part of the state Constitution on Jan. 1, 2020.

The prospect of a possible constitutional convention in the near future has elicited strong opinions on both sides of the aisle. When it comes to Queens leaders, opponents of ‘ConCon’ seem FILE PHOTO to outnumber those in support of it. If the proposals fail, that’s the end of that. Got it? Good. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, which way are Queens leaders leaning? The Chronicle surveyed nearly three dozen city and state lawmakers, political party leaders and civic groups over the last week. And of the approximately two dozen responders, only Holden said he planned to vote yes. “We can’t keep going on in the current political climate,” the JPCA head said on Monday. “New York State leads the nation in corruption. Term limits might be one answer, but there are many others.” He also cited a number of other laws that need to be changed, such as the one requiring homeless individuals seeking help to be immediately housed regardless of the state they originated from. Holden and other more centrist and conservative ConCon suporters have pointed to the state Legislature’s seemingly muted interest in ethics reform — stemming from numerous recent arrests of lawmakers on corruption charges — as a major reason for a convention. A number of both progressive and nonpartisan groups are also in favor of ConCon. The Sanctuary State Project, for example, claims it is a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for those on the left. Specifically, the SSP said a convention could lead to amendments guaranteeing statewide universal healthcare, automatic voter registration and abortion protections and many other progressive policies. “Saying yes to a constitutional convention means saying yes to expanding voting access, protecting a woman’s right to choose, supporting immigrants and achieving other important progressive goals,” SSP member Art Chang said in a statement. “Anyone who says a convention would be overrun by Republican or anti-labor interests is either not paying attention to the data or simply lying.” The vast majority of Queens leaders who discussed their opinions with the Chronicle

disagreed with Chang for a number of reasons, however, ranging from the necessary cost of a convention to potential corruption. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) told the paper spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for a convention would be silly. “Most of the cost estimates I’ve seen is around $45 million. Delegates make $79,000 and it’s going to add up,” Addabbo said. “I would love to do ethics reform. Would love to. But if I’m not guaranteed postive results, I can’t waste $45 million.” Both Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) have other financial concerns, specifically as it relates to lobbyists donating money to candidates in return for support of their issues. “People running as delegates will need to raise money to get elected,” Miller said. “So it’s special interests that could control the process — the super ultrarich such as the Koch Brothers.” “The selection process for delegates will be corrupted by corporate interests,” Dromm added. “I do believe we can and should go forth with these efforts legislatively.” One major concern shared by a number of leaders on both sides of the political aisle polled is possible rollbacks of education and labor benefits — such as pensions. “When you have 100 percent of the labor unions opposing it, you really have to think twice,” Queens County Republican Party Chairwoman Joann Ariola said. “I would not want to take a chance voting for something like this.” “There are special interests in this state that would like to roll back these basic rights of ordinary people,” Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) added. Holden said he doesn’t see that as the least bit realistic. “Some folks are saying this might jeapordize pensions, but it won’t,” he said, citing the state’s status as a reliably liberal one.

It’s a fallacy.” State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) vehemently disagreed. She is worried that because many of the state’s more suburban and rural residents outside New York City are conservatives who predominantly voted for Donald Trump — overwhelmingly so in some locations — most of the convention’s delegates will be people who share his controversial, far-from-progressive ideals. “During these difficult times, I think it would be a big mistake,” she said. “There are some advantages and it certainly is tempting — we want to clean up state government for one. “But I’m afraid [the delegates] will take away everything we have fought for over the years in labor and especially education,” she added. “The dangers far, far exceed the advantages.” One official who has waffled on his support for ConCon in recent weeks is Ulrich. After originally coming out in favor of a convention with conditions, such as pension reform being off limits, the Republican said in a Tuesday statement he is rescinding his support. “My job as an elected official is to represent my district. I simply cannot, in good conscience, go against the views of my constituents on such an important matter,” Ulrich said. “I have always supported collective bargaining rights and have fought very hard to protect public pensions under two administrations (Bloomberg and de Blasio). I won’t allow the ConCon question to tarnish that record.” City leaders who voiced their opposition of a convention to the Chronicle this week include Queens Civic Congress President Kevin Forrestal and Councilmembers Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), who called it an “enormous waste of our tax dollars.” State officials who issued similar statements include state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), Assemblymembers Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), Stacey Pfeffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills). However, one of their colleagues, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Long Island City) said in a statement she had yet to make up her mind. “I remain personally undecided and can see pros and cons,” Nolan said. “I recently attended a debate where most people leaned against, but I do not want to tell people how to vote. It is up to the voters.” Those voters, Browne said, are at a disadvantage this fall, not of any fault of their own, but of those same officials who speak of ConCon in such a doom-and-gloom way. “I wish there was more of an awareness campaign for ConCon,” he said. “But there seems to be a lot more fearmongering than intellectual discussion. “This fear of a convention, I find puzzling,” he added. “Part of me wants to see Q one just to see what it’s like.”

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Responding to questions from a representative for Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Democrat Mike Scala’s campaign manager said the City Council hopeful is not backing anyone for mayor. “We haven’t endorsed anyone in the mayor’s race and won’t until we feel that our issues are well considered and properly represented by one of the candidates,” said Andrey Bystrov, who is running Scala’s campaign against Ulrich. Kevin Tschirhart, an unpaid advisor to the incumbent’s re-election campaign and his chief of staff, had been curious of the challenger’s opinion of City Hall’s chief executive. “[Mike Scala] has been oddly silent on whom he’s supporting for mayor,” Tschirhart tweeted last Thursday. “Guess he’s afraid voters will find out he’s a puppet for de Blasio.” Bystrov responded in an emailed statement, “Kev is a funny guy. The Tshirt tweets don’t concern us,” referring to Tschirhart’s Twitter handle, KevinTShirt. And while Scala — a Howard Beach attorney who won a three-way Democratic primary to face Ulrich in the general election Nov. 7 — has no favorite choice for mayor, he said he’s against the city’s Select Bus Service project for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards. Bystrov said the councilman “capitulated to City Hall on this issue early.”

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Democrat Mike Scala, after receiving questions from Councilman Eric Ulrich’s chief of staff, said FILE PHOTOS he’s not endorsing anyone in the mayoral race just yet. Although Ulrich is an opponent of SBS, he’s told his constituents that it’s going to happen whether they like it or not. “And maybe if we had more of a fighter in City Council last year, Mike and I wouldn’t be getting stuck in traffic when we’re traveling though our district,” the Democrat’s campaign manager said. The Republican’s camp responded by saying, “Mr. Scala gets more desperate every day

and continues to say weird things. “Democrats, Republicans and Independents are coalescing behind Councilman Ulrich because they know he’s the only candidate who will fight de Blasio’s agenda and protect our quality of life.” Ulrich is running for a third, and final, term. He’s represented the 32nd Council District since 2009, succeeding state Sen. Joe Q Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach).

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De Blasio talks the issues in Jamaica Mayor touches upon schools, jails, parks, NYCHA and more by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

She’s 8 years old and, at least for a few moments, she stole the spotlight from Mayor de Blasio at his town hall meeting with residents of City Council District 28 at August Martin High School in Jamaica Monday evening. Coming up just about to the mayor’s waist, Alayna Khan stood in front of hundreds of concerned citizens from the area, many of whom came armed with questions regarding everything from affordable housing to transportation for seniors, and let the mayor know in no uncertain terms that she wants Baisley Pond Park cleaned up. In response, de Blasio made one of several major announcements: He promised upgrades to the park’s fitness equipment to the tune of $850,000; renovations to the running track for $3 million; and renovations to the soccer/football field in the amount of $6 million. Those figures paled in comparison, however, to the $2 billion he promised that would go toward “addressing and ending” the flooding problem in the community. The event, held as the mayor runs for re-election against state Assembly woma n Nicole Malliot a k is (R-Staten Island) and other third-party candidates, was co-sponsored by state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), who moderated, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica), Assemblywoman Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica), and Borough President Melinda Katz who, in her welcome address, said she looked forward to a “rambunctious but meaningful” meeting. A lot of territory was covered but for nearly three solid hours the crowd remained relatively low-key, as several topics kept resurfacing, with a distinct emphasis on housing. Acknowledging that the homeless-

ness problem is at crisis level, the mayor said, “We are going to reorient the whole system; if people become homeless, they’ll be sheltered in their own borough and as close to their home neighborhood as possible.” One goal, he added, is to shelter people in the same community district they come from. “We need to make sure that we get out of the hotels,” de Blasio said, adding, though, that “this is going to take several years. We need shelters that are actual shelters.” The mayor was temporarily stumped by one question posed by a retired nurse who asked about living conditions in Northeastern Towers, where she lives, and other residences in the area. She fears that seniors were especially vulnerable to uncontrolled “vermin, grime and garbage.” When no one on his team stood up to address the issue, the mayor quipped, “We found a problem here, haven’t we?” and called upon a representative from the Department of Health to field the question. “We have to have a holistic policy because we’re going to be doing more and more senior housing all over the city and we need to have clear health standards,” de Blasio said. In response to one attendee’s comment, the mayor stated, “We’re not privatizing” the New York City Housing Authority. “NYCHA is public land, public property, controlled by the city.” He said the city does not lose control of the land under his housing plans and “we never lose control of the decision making. I do not believe in privatization.” There were also several calls for more community centers in the dist r ict, prompting de Blasio to announce that the Baisley House Community Center, closed since 2008, “will be a community center again.” He cautioned that how it will

Mayor de Blasio addresses a full house in the August Martin High School gym in Jamaica, where he covered issues PHOTOS BY MARK LORD from homelessness to transportation, education and more. be run and what programs it will facility. The process, he said, will include public hearings and “full offer remain up for discussion. The much-in-the-news plan to community input. That is the only close the Rikers Island jail complex site in Queens we’re looking at.” One attendee questioned the disreared its head, eliciting from the mayor the opinion that “it has to be crepancy between the percentage of closed. We have to do something students graduating from the city’s high schools and ver y different the percentage of going forward. those who are It’s going to take e need to make a c t u a l ly p r e 10 years to do it, but I’m commitsure we get out of pared for college. The mayor ted to doing it.” the hotels ... this admitted, “Our Par t of the graduation plan, he said, is going to take requirements means that peoand college readple sentenced to several years.” i ness a re not ser ve time at aligned. It will Rikers for up to — Mayor de Blasio take a long time one year will on housing the homeless to align them.” le ave w it h a Part of his plan is “an initiative to guarantee of a transitional job “to get all our kids reading on grade level help them on the right track.” The mayor said there is a need for by third grade,” he said. Middle new jail facilities in four of the five school students, he added, need to boroughs. The old Queens House of have more afterschool enrichment Detention, he said, is being consid- available to them, and he suggested ered as one location, with a larger jail there should be Advanced Placement

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Grade-schooler Alayna Khan tells the mayor Baisley Pond Park needs a cleanup, to which he responded that it will be seeing millions of dollars in upgrades, and high-fived the girl for her participation in public affairs. City Council candidate Adrienne Adams, right, was among the hundreds in attendance.

classes for all high school students. “All of these pieces we have to fire on all cylinders to get that college readiness level up,” he said. “We won’t get a perfect correlation between graduation and college readiness, but we can get a lot closer.” Audience questions on a number of other topics received responses from the mayor, among them: • On quality of life: The mayor announced plans for $2.6 million in upgrades at Police Officer Edward Byrne Park and $4.6 million in upgrades at Jamaica Playground. In addition, de Blasio promised security cameras at the Baisley Park Houses. • On hate crimes: “If there is hate speech and an act of violence that happen at the same time, that’s a bias crime. We are very, very aggressive in the city at addressing hate crimes.” • On the police: In the next two years, every patrol officer will be wearing a body camera, providing the “ultimate act of transparency and accountability.” • On feared cuts to Medicaid: “I am now hearing some better news from Albany about the [Medicaid] money coming to us. We will continue to verify that.” • On the need for more cultural institutions: “We believe our cultural funding should be distributed more equitably across the five boroughs to reflect all the cultures that make up New York City. We’re trying to get more equity in the cultural funding ... that should be felt more in Southeast Queens.” • On transportation: “I’m not at all happy with the way Access-A-Ride is being run.” Noting that it is operated by the state, the mayor expressed an interest in more vehicles as well as Q “more flexible” vehicles.

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South Queens cops write ‘far and above’ more tickets for noise: CO by Anthony O’Reilly

a result of lawsuits against the NYPD after cops barged into properties without a warrant. Despite the Post’s reporting and the While crime might be falling in the 106th Precinct, the number of summonses being NYPD’s Patrol Guide saying officers once had written by officers is going up, the area’s com- that ability to forcibly enter residences — the latter saying it should only be done as a last manding officer said last Wednesday. As of Oct. 11, 317 summonses for exces- resort — Police Commissioner James O’Neill sive noise — such as house parties and run- said at the time nothing changed and officers ning engines — were written by South were never allowed to enter into a home withQueens cops, according to Brian Bohannon, out permission. The number of illegally parked or stored commanding officer of the 106th. cars removed in South “That is far and Richmond Hill, above any other preOzone Park, South cinct in Queens North hat is far and above any Ozone Park and Howand South,” Bohannon said at last Wednesother precinct in Queens ard Beach is also on the rise — as of the day’s meeting of the North and South.” precinct council meetprecinct’s community ing, 510 of them had council, though he did — Capt. Brian Bohannon on the number been taken away. not give specifics on of noise summonses “That’s a tremenwhere the other comwritten by the 106th Precinct dous amount of vehimands stand. cles,” Bohannon said. The number seems Meanwhile, there was an 8 percent drop in to indicate that the precinct has had no problem complying with new guidance issued by reported crimes through Oct. 8 when comthe NYPD, first reported by the New York pared to the same time period in 2016. Murders were at five year to date, compared Post in June, that states police officers can no longer enter into a residence where loud to six at the same point last year; rapes were at music is playing unless granted permission four, compared to 12 reported cases; robberies were even at 159; felony assaults jumped two, from the homeowner. The change, according to the Post, came as from 184 to 186; burglaries down seven Associate Editor

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Community Affairs Officer Mark Competello, left, was named Cop of the Month at last Wednesday’s 106th Precinct Community Council meeting. He’s joined here by Capt. Brian Bohannon, the PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY precinct’s commander, and Frank Dardani, the council’s president. reported cases; grand larcenies down at 350 compared to 416 and grand larceny auto at 89 compared to 92. The last category was once the 106th Precinct’s weakness, with reported cases at more than 300 in one year. “We actually had a little spike last week that I’m not too happy about,” said Bohannon of

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On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the eighth-grade students were treated to an educational trip to the Linden Theater to see a special screening of the documentary “Man in Red Bandana.” This is an inspirational film about Welles Remy Crowther, who worked on the 104th floor of the South Tower and saved many lives on September 11th. Although Welles guided a number of people to safety on that fateful day, it regrettably cost him his life. Those who recall his efforts remember him wearing a red bandana around his mouth and nose to block out the smoke. That red bandana was Welles’ “trademark” gift from his dad when he was just six years old. This is remarkable story of courage, as well as selflessness and how one man inspired thousands. For more about this remarkable young man, visit www.espn.com/video/clip?id=11505494.

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A Jamaica man is going to prison for up to 18 years to life — six years for every one year he sexually assaulted a little girl, starting when she was 7. The sentence faced by Shaking Jones, 36, was announced Tuesday by the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Jones had been convicted last month of predatory sexual assault against a child, first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and endangering the welfare of a child following a three-week jury trial. First-degree course of sexual conduct against a child is committed when an adult

The Korean American Family Service Center is hosting its fourth annual Purple 5K Dash to End Domestic Violence on Sat., Oct. 21 at Astoria Park at 8:30 a.m. The meeting spot for the 5K, which participants can run or walk in, is in the park next to Shore Boulevard by the bocce court. The event will raise money for the KAFSC’s Transitional Housing and Rainbow Hou se Shelter prog r a m s a nd increase awareness of domestic violence and the community resources for victims of it.

engages in two or more acts of sexual conduct that include at least one act of intercourse, oral sex, anal sex or aggravated sexual contact with a child less than 13, and does so over at least three months. Predatory sexual assault against a child is a higher charge encompassing any one of several sex crimes. Jones had been dating the victim’s mother. The assaults started Aug. 1, 2012 and went on until July 2015, the DA said, when the girl told an adult cousin what was happening. Brown said the sentence was more than deserved for a “frightening ordeal of sexual Q violence that went on for years.”

The race is sponsored by the restaurants Myung Dong Noodle House, Miss Korea BBQ and Barn Joo. It costs $25 to register to run in the 5K, which you can do at tinyurl.com/y8925coj. Those who want to start a corporate or individual fundraising page can head online to tinyurl.com/ybw823e9 to make one. If you would like more information about raising money for the event, head to the latter page or contact Caroline Kang at (718) 460-3801 ext. 20 or caroline.kang@ Q kafsc.org. — Ryan Brady

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continued from page 4 more than $7,000 on two Park Slope properties, according to a copy of their joint filings, whereas some Queens homeowners pay much more than that on homes valued at much less than hizzoner’s. The Council members backing the suit argue it “undeniably involves questions of important public interest. “The questions of New York and federal constitutional law that the Court must address are of the utmost importance to [the Council members’] constituents and to all residents of New York City,” the brief states. Richards said he hears near-constant complaints of rising property taxes, and that his constituents’ dollars are not being invested back into their communities. “The services are not as great as we want them to be,” he said. “We’re not seeing a total return on what our property taxes are supposed to be going towards.” Ulrich announced his support for the lawsuit last month. “We have to come up with a tax system that’s fair, that’s easy to understand and that doesn’t reward the rich and hurt the middle class,” he said at a meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. The plaintiffs aren’t seeking any direct monetary relief for homeowners, but rather are asking the court to change the way properties are assessed and taxed. De Blasio admits the system needs reforms, but does not believe the lawsuit is the way to achieve the desired result. “Putting it into the court system, that’s not the way to make decisions,” he said at an unrelated press conference in April. “And also I guarantee you that will be years and years of litigation that won’t Q result in anything anytime soon.”

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A Hero of Hope lives in Queens Ozone Park resident fights through kidney failure to help young adults by Anthony Medina Chronicle Contributor

Luis Matos lost complete function of both kidneys at 25. His time as a football player, coach and organization manager seemed finished. Although his situation looked dire, Matos continued to help others in and out of his Ozone Park home. Taking the trip to visit his football team and manage their needs were all but a portion of a typical day. But Matos’ health forced him to focus on other ways to help his team like answering phone calls from players looking for guidance and finding ways to provide financial support. Recently, he was named a Hero of Hope by the American Kidney Fund, for all of his efforts helping young adults labeled at risk. “I’m being acknowledged for the work I’ve done till this point, but for me it’s only a starting point,” said Matos in a phone interview. “I see myself on a broader scale doing much more — taking this wave I’m riding of momentum right now and taking it elsewhere to create a larger wave, or open up other doors. I’m not done. I’m far from it, in fact I’m just beginning.” The Hero of Hope award is given by the American Kidney Fund to one person annually dealing with kidney failure and contributing to a community, according to Senior Director of Communications Alice Andor. “It was clear to us from the nomination his wife, Luz, sent us, and our subsequent conversation with him, that Luis is a man with a mission whose impact has already made a difference in a great many lives,” Andor said in an email. “Despite the many challenges of living with kidney failure, Luis continued

Luis Matos, center, stands with LaVarne Burton, president and chief executive officer, and Robert Tarola, chairman of its American Kidney Fund Board of Trustees, right, at the groups Hero of PHOTO COURTESY AKF Hope Award event in Washington, DC. coaching until his body simply would not let him do so any longer.” Matos, 39, founded a minor-league football team called the Hawkeyes in New Jersey and partnered with the Major League Football organization, which allows adults between the ages of 18 and 23 to participate in a community-driven team. This partnership spurred Matos’ move to get the medical help he needed and continue his passion of helping others. “It was all basically blood, sweat and tears by me and my staff, my general manager, coaches, and even certain players who went

beyond the call of duty,” said Matos. “I sacrificed a lot of time, money, and even sacrificed my matrimony to make it work.” Luz is currently Matos’ wife. The personal benefit of helping at-risk young adults for Matos comes from a longstanding passion with football and volunteer work. Matos balanced his time before coaching between school, work and football. Matos graduated from the class of 2012 from York College with a bachelors degree in business administration and later graduated in 2015 with a masters from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry Univer-

sity. He also played for a semi pro minor league football team called the Brooklyn Seminoles and worked at a foster care agency. “Minor league football for many people who are in it is more of a hobby and I looked at it more as an opportunity to make more for your community,” Matos said. It was in 2005 that Matos’ life would change from being an active athlete to a familiar face to doctors and nurses. He was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder know as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy — a disease that forces the body’s nerves to inflame and ultimately stop vital organs from functioning without treatment. “It hit me like a ton of bricks,” Matos recalled. “All I’ve been doing is fighting as much as I could honestly; it hasn’t been easy. I’m just glad that God has given me the strength that he has because if I was less of a man, I wouldn’t be here today.” Matos had to adjust to receiving dialysis three times a week for possibly his entire life. He underwent multiple procedures and visited many doctors to determine the cause of his illness. In one instance, he had to undergo physical therapy to learn how to walk again. “Knowing Luis, he has taken on a different role as his sickness progressed,” said CEO of Major League Football Dexter Girven in an email. “Luis would give his last to a stranger. Over the years he encouraged me without saying a word, just his actions, and his fight made me appreciate him even more and I am proud to know him.” Recent signs of heart complications were found in doctor visits according to Matos, but Q he stays optimistic overall.

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Gov. Cuomo and state health officials may have averted a potential lawsuit from the city and NYC Health + Hospitals over $387 million in federal funding that both claim the state is improperly withholding from the federal fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30. In a letter released late Friday afternoon, New York State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson told Stan Brezenoff, interim president and CEO of H+H, that the state could deliver up to $360 million after Dec. 1. No specific date or deadline is mentioned in the letter. Two of the 11 impacted city hospitals are in Queens: Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica and Health + Hospitals/ Elmhurst. The money is a federal allocation for so-called “disproportionate share hospitals,” which are either public or private medical centers that voluntarily take on a high volume of Medicaid cases. An additional $119 million, requested as an advance on projected spending in the current fiscal year, “will be addressed

when we have certainty as to the availability of future DSH funds.” According to a press release on the governor’s website, directors of other DSH recipients throughout the state received similar letters. Freddi Goldstein, a spokeswoman for Mayor de Blasio, said in an email to the Chronicle on Friday night that the city is reviewing the proposal. The city and H+H were anticipating the money before Sept. 30, and made no secret of their displeasure with Cuomo. In a conference call last week, City Budget Director Dean Fuleihan asserted that none of the money involved includes state funds, and that Albany legally serves only as a conduit to get the money from the federal government to H+H. Friday’s statement from Cuomo’s office, to which Helgerson’s letter is attached, reiterated the state’s stance that the money was being withheld largely because of funding cuts being imposed by federal authorities this year. “The state’s immediate objectives on managing federal cuts to the DSH program are to provide each participating hospital a fair allocation and to assure each hospital’s financial stabili-

ty,” the statement from Albany read. “Therefore, all payments to all public hospitals were paused to reconcile their accounts before additional disbursements exhausted all funds.” “The State Division of the Budget (DOB) and the Department of Health (DOH), working with outside financial consultants, have completed a preliminary analysis of the program,” Helgerson wrote. “This final review of hospitals which are heavily dependent on DSH is expected to be completed by December 1, 2017.” Helgerson’s letter states that the $387 million H+H requested is broken down into $268 million for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2016-17; and the requested $119 advance payment. “The state will distribute the $268 million for services rendered in prior years. In addition, the state will distribute $92 million in scheduled DSH funding for a total of $360 million as the remainder of their annual allocation,” Helgerson added. Helgerson also noted that H+H last May announced a $1.1 billion financial deficit in 2018 growing to $1.8 billion. Brezenoff said in last week’s conference call that H+H already has accelerated cuts through personnel attrition, with Q all other measures “on the table.”

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continued from page 2 the permit as planned. She added that the city’s practice of renting out hotel rooms for the homeless “might not be on the table much longer,” referring to Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to phase out hotel shelters. Bouncing off Hennessy’s proposal, CB 13 Chairman Clive Williams said City Planning had a solid opportunity to counteract hoteliers who build with renting out rooms to the city already in mind — something he said has become a lucrative, ir resistable industr y for developers. “It has to have teeth,” Williams said. “What has happened is that we’ve spawned an entirely new business model where investors know there’s big money in creating hotels that will ultimately get a deal from the city.” Eyer encouraged Williams and the other officials in attendance to make their opinions known at a Manhattan scoping meeting on the topic on Oct. 26. But before the meeting wrapped up, Katz prodded DCP once more to consider making the special permit process mandatory citywide. “This is an opportunity for community boards to be a part of it from the beginning,” she said. “We should take that opportunity if we can. This gives communities a semblance of more control.” Q

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Excel Urgent Care reopens Excel Urgent Care of Howard Beach, located at 157-40 Cross Bay Blvd., celebrated its reopening last Thursday. The medical services facility, one of 26 in the tri-state area, was closed for three months because a car crashed through its storefront on June 29. It reopened Sept. 28 and held the ceremony Oct. 12. Richard Lombardo, left, director of Urgent Care Development, cut the ribbon with Salvatore Giunta, branch manager of First National

Bank of Long Island in Howard Beach; Caroll Andrade, operations manager of Excel Urgent Care of New Hyde Park and Wantagh; Dr. Ann Marie Nolan, the facility’s lead physician; Naomi Lopez, practice development manager of Excel Urgent Care of Howard Beach; Christopher Carbonell, regional practice development manager for Urgent Care; Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato; state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and Natalia Kozikowska, Councilman Eric Ulrich’s communications director.

The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach will host the 31st annual Halloween Parade on Cross Bay Boulevard on Sat., Oct. 28. The parade will start at 11:30 a.m. at Cross Bay Boulevard and 159th Avenue and make its way to 165th Avenue. At the end of the route, there will be hot dogs, pizza, soda, rides and more for everyone. Parade-goers are encouraged to d r e s s u p i n t h e i r H a l l owe e n costumes. There will be six grand marshals for the parade: • Det. Brenda Reddick, community affairs officer for the 106th Precinct; • Rosalita, Brendan, Christian and Samson Holihan; and • Lily Ulrich, who was born on Halloween 2012 and is the daughter of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). “Thank you to my fellow Kiwanians for thinking of my little girl,” Eric Ulrich said in a social media post. The rain date is Nov. 4 in the parking lot of St. Helen Church, located at Q 157-10 83 St. — Anthony O’Reilly

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Schools ready for Puerto Rican pupils Fariña: How many will come here after Hurricane Maria is still unknown by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

New York City still has one more way to show its support for Puerto Rico — by allowing children displaced by the storm to continue their education here. “This is a moral obligation for the city of New York to help the people of Puerto Rico,” Mayor de Blasio said at an unrelated press conference in Ozone Park last Thursday. “We’re not going to see a generation of Puerto Rican children miss their education.” Hurricane Maria last month made landfall on the U.S. territory as a Category 5 storm and decimated the island — at press time, more than half of its population was still without drinking water or electricity. De Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said they’ve already heard from some families seeking to bring their loved ones to New York City — and have the children be taught in schools here. “We think there will be an influx,” said Fariña. “We’ve asked principals to send letters home where we think there will be an influx.” But the exact number, or which school districts will be the most affected, is unknown right now mostly because people are still stranded in Puerto Rico. “We don’t have a handle on when they’re coming,” the chancellor said. “By Nov. 1 or so

Mayor de Blasio said in Ozone Park last Thursday that the New York City school system will be ready to provide assistance to Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria. It’s not FILE PHOTO known how many pupils will come here. we’ll have a better idea.” According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the number of people of Puerto Rican descent living in New York City was 723,621 — most living in the Bronx. At the time, 102,881 were living in Queens. It won’t be the first time the city’s schools have opened their doors to those affected by disaster — following Hurricane Katrina,

New Orleans students attended classes in the five boroughs. “We would be ready to handle any additional families who come up and join our school system,” de Blasio said, adding that he believes people who come here should have relatives living in the city. The city officials’ statements were made

hours after President Trump tweeted federal aid will not stay in Puerto Rico for the long haul. “We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever!” the president tweeted early Oct. 12. De Blasio, responding to the tweets, said, “I really don’t understand President Trump’s problem with the people of Puerto Rico.” He went on to say if a U.S. state was hit by a storm similar to Maria, “The entire United States military would be there, saving people’s lives, and there would be no end to that.” De Blasio wasn’t the only elected official from New York City to slam the president’s tweets. During a House Financial Services Committee hearing Oct. 12, Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens) — the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress — told Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson that his boss’s tweets were “shameful.” “T hose t weets a re u npresident ial,” Velazquez said in a passionate speech which has since gone viral. “The most basic, fundamental responsibility of the president of the United States, the president of the most powerful country in the world, is to show up and make and provide the assistance and the relief that American citizens need. They don’t need Q those types of insults.”

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Officials from the Mount Sinai Health and multi-specialty care for the commuNetwork cut the ribbon last Tuesday on nity,â&#x20AC;? Mount Sinai Queens Executive its new, state-of-the-art medical practice Di rector Ca r y n Schwab said i n a facility within the office tower at 99-01 statement. The opening comes 15 months after Queens Blvd. near the Rego Park-Forest 99-01 Queens Blvd. was sold by Vornado Hills border. According to the health network, the Realty to Syosset, LI-based Blumenfeld 12,000-square-foot clinic will have doc- Development Group for $31.2 million. BDG then immediately entered into a tors on staff specializing in primary care, Q cardiology, endocrinology, general and lease agreement with Mount Sinai. vascular surgery, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, and urology. Radiology and lab services will also be available on-site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited t o s u p p or t t he Mount Sinai expansion in For- Cutting the ribbon on the Mount Sinai Health Networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Forest est Hills, increas- Hills clinic included MSHN officials Steven Shayani, left, Herbert ing access to high Lempel, Michael Robbins, Benjamin Kornitzer, Brad Blumenfeld and quality primary Alicia Gresham. PHOTO COURTESY MOUNT SINAI HEALTH NETWORK

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Sotomayor chats with Queens College SCOTUS justice talks about civics, education and other topics in Flushing by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took questions from Queens College students on Monday in Flushing, discussing civics and a range of other subjects, including education. According to the Bronx native, the American educational system is failing to adequately engage students about civic issues and train them to be engaged citizens. Queens College President Felix Matos Rodriguez moderated the discussion; students in the audience asked the questions. The justice sat on the stage during the early part of the event, then opted to walk around the audience and take pictures with people throughout the rest of it. “For me, I don’t think schools — whether they’re middle schools, high schools, colleges and sometimes even law schools — are spending enough time inspiring their students … to take charge of their life and be aware of what civics is about,” Sotomayor said. She added that it is crucial for people to truly grasp the relationship that laws have to their lives and warned against indifference toward the government. “The worst thing in the world is to let life happen to you,” the justice said. “That’s what you do when you’re not civically involved. You let things happen instead of being someone who makes things happen.” She encouraged the audience to visit iCivics, a website she supports that educates students about civic involvement in government and encourages them to be active in it. Answering one of the students’ questions, Sotomayor discussed how much her own life was enriched by receiving a bachelor of arts

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked about a range of topics on Monday at a disPHOTO BY RYAN BRADY cussion moderated by Queens College President Felix Matos Rodriguez. degree and the importance of earning one more generally. “I took introductory art,” she said as an example, adding that it was the only creative art course that she took in college. “Now, I can walk into a museum and I actually enjoy the experience.” One student asked about how the justice being a Latina — she is the first one to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court — affects her decision-making. According to Sotomayor, her ethnicity influences her perspective in the same way that being “a child of a single parent, raised in a Catholic school environment,

going to Princeton University and Yale, serving in this capacity and that capacity” have. “We’re amalgams of all our life experiences,” Sotomayor said. “We’re not just one thing. I am not just a Latina; I am so many other things. And I’m richer because of it, too. And I may be limited because of some of it.” The justice, who said that she would be releasing three children’s books next September, avoided discussing politics completely. That included not responding to President Trump’s reported belief that he will be able to appoint a justice in Sotomayor’s place by the end of his first term

because she suffers from diabetes, something that appeared in an Axios story. The Ivy League-educated justice, who had worked for decades in the legal system prior to her SCOTUS appointment by President Obama, said that she regards her clerks’ input with great importance. Sotomayor told a story about the way that she worked with clerks at her office when working on a “huge case,” without mentioning which one it specifically was. When the justice and her clerks started drafting sections of her decision, she explained to them that they had convinced her to go with a different conclusion. “And they looked at me and they said, ‘You didn’t sound like you believed us.’ And I said, ‘No, I was making sure through my questions that the advice you were giving me was the right one,’” the Bronx native said. “They have told me since that that was their first life lesson, which is that you never sit and think your answer is right. You always check it ... you argue against yourself, you go back and forth, back and forth testing it from every angle.” In response to a different question, the justice — who also is a former law professor — spoke about the differences between teaching law and applying it. “Administering the law, it seems superficially to be probably the most powerful tool,” said Sotomayor, pointing to how judicial decisions are overturned. “But to me, in reality, teaching is more powerful.” Those in that profession, she added, “have the opportunity to have students think in new ways, to be inspired to do new things, to be more creative, more thoughtful and in turn, make greater changes to the world.” Q

Negative Legionnaires’ test at Parker Towers Two were sickened, one fatally, by the disease earlier this year by Christopher Barca For the latest news visit qchron.com

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The city has given the all clear at Parker Towers, where a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak earlier this year sickened two residents of 104-60 Queens Blvd., one fatally. According to Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene informed her last Wednesday that recent tests of the water at the Forest Hills residential complex yielded negative results. “The test results show no Legionella bacteria in the building’s water system,” Koslowitz said, “and it is now safe to use the water as you usually would.” Of the three buildings at the complex, the 104-60 Queens Blvd. structure was the only one in which Legionella was discovered last month. According to the city, a pair of tenants living there contracted the disease between June and September. Neither person’s identity was made public, but the resident who died was described as elderly with existing health problems. The other has since recovered. In a statement issued Wednesday, Parker Towers manage-

ment said it was “very happy” to learn of the negative test results. “We are also glad for the tenants who no longer need to take precautions in using water in their apartments,” the statement reads. While the test results were pending, residents of 104-60 Queens Blvd. were advised to not run hot water — either in the sink or shower — or use any appliance that creates steam, so as to avoid breathing in mist that could contain the bacteria. Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can be found in water pipes. It is only contracted through inhaling mist containing the bacteria — which can cause flu-like symptoms in humans — and is not contagious. In most cases, the disease is easily treated with antibiotics. However, children, seniors, smokers and those with lung and breathing problems are at the highest risk for more serious complications. In some cases, the illness can prove fatal. Most notably, a dozen people died in an outbreak in a housing complex in the Q Bronx two years ago.

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Following the horror of being diagnosed with breast cancer, and, in some cases, radical surgery, the traditional process for reconstructive surgery can be long, painful and time-intensive with doctor’s visits. But with October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has announced that it is the first hospital in New York City in the outer boroughs to offer a new, faster way for women who have opted for a mastectomy to start the process for breast reconstruction surgery. Dr. Sophie Bartsich, a plastic surgeon at JHMC, said the AeroFoam technique places an implant inside the woman’s chest and allows for quicker, less painful expansion of the tissue in creating space for a per ma nent implant. “The t raditional method is by inserting an implant that has to be expanded in a doctor’s office, usi ng a need le to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is the inject saline,” Bartfirst hospital in the outer boroughs to sich told the Chronioffer a newly approved remote control cle. process to help breast cancer survivors But the AeroFoam prepare for reconstructive surgery. procedu re uses an

Dr. Sophie Bartsich, left, of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, and Jamaica resident Angela Corker, are spreading the word that faster, less painful options are now available to help ease the preparation process for mastectomy patients choosing to undergo breast PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON reconstruction surgery. implant that has an internal CO2 cartridge that the woman can inflate up to three times per day using a hand-held remote control device. She first learned of the device when it was being tested by one of her mentors, Dr. Jeffrey Ascherman, chief of

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Breast Clinic, Episcopal Health Ser vices Inc., in Far Rockaway offers the following facts about breast cancer in the United States: • one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime; • breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women; • breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among women; • each year it is estimated that more than 252,710 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,500 will die; • though breast cancer in men is rare, an estimated 2,470 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 460 will die each year; • on average, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every two minutes and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes; and

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Making mammograms more comfortable Mammograms help to detect breast cancer early, improving women’s prognosis as a result. Susan G. Komen states that mammography is the most effective breast cancer screening tool in use today. When women should begin getting mammograms remains open to debate. The American Cancer Society now recommends that women between the ages of 45 and 54 receive annual mammograms. Despite the benefits of mammograms, many women avoid them out of fear of the pain and discomfort associated with the procedure. But researchers are examining h ow m u c h p r e s s u r e m a m m og r a m machines need to apply to get accurate breast images. Until widespread customized mammograms are offered, women can take various steps to reduce the amount of discomfort they feel while undergoing these important screening procedures. • Apply a topical numbing gel. BreastCancer.org says a study found that applying a numbing gel an hour before having a mammogram resulted in less discomfort when compared to placebo and other painreduction techniques. Be sure to discuss application of the gel with your physician prior to your procedure.

• Schedule your procedure for the right time. Do not schedule a mammogram right before or during a menstrual cycle, when breasts already are very tender due to hormonal changes. Waiting until seven to 14 days after a period is a better bet. • Take pain relief pills. A physician may suggest taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen prior to the appointment to reduce discomfort before and after the procedure. • Speak with the technician. Women can express their concerns about pain to the mammogram technician, who might suggest various ways to minimize discomfort. • Learn about padding. Find an imaging center that uses padding on mammogram plates. MammoPad is a soft, white, single-use foam pad that is invisible to X-rays. • Avoid caffeine. Some women find that caffeine contributes to breast tenderness. Avoid caffeine the week before the procedure. Mammograms are an important healthcare tool. Reducing discomfor t may encourage women to follow guidelines regarding mammograms more closely. Q — Metro Creative Connection

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The topic of breast cancer can feel familiar — from October walks to pink ribbons, Americans know breast cancer. That is, until you or a loved one is diagnosed. Sudden ly, brea st ca ncer moves from a topic that feels championed to a topic that is entirely too new, too unknown and too fresh. Suddenly, there is not enough information or resources to help a family cope. Nearly all Americans are aware that breast cancer poses a serious health threat to both women and men, but despite the vast awareness, many don’t know what it really means to fight this disease. According to a recent study conducted by Ford’s breast cancer awareness initiative, Warriors in Pink, more than 40 percent of Americans are unfamiliar with the day-today challenges patients face while in treatment, and even more, nearly 75 percent admit that they are unsure how to best support patients. Loved ones may not know how to help, but they make a difference because family and friends are proven to be patients’ greatest resources for getting through treatment. Supporters may not know where to start in providing support, feeling that the issues facing patients are too big for them to solve. But what you still don’t know about breast cancer is that the little things matter more than ever. In fact, the ability to maintain day-to-day routines during treatment is one of breast cancer patients’ top concerns — second only to life expectancy. “In terms of the day-to-day, it’s those tasks that were hardest for me,” says breast cancer survivor Jenn Nudelman. “So my friends and family just came and did things. They didn’t give me a choice. A lot of times people reach out and say, ‘What can I do?’ But I’m not a person who asks for help. It was those friends who didn’t even ask, just acted, that I really shared the journey with.” The key to care and being able to “just act” is being familiar with what types of support patients need most. When asked what type of support that is, patients report

needing the most help with daily activities like household chores, errands and meal preparation while undergoing treatment. “People brought meals to me,” says survivor Lisa Hedenstrom, “and my husband organized a lot of the logistics — taking me to appointments and helping me organize those appointments. Family and friends would come help with tasks for me, too. Because of them, I didn’t have to worry about grocery shopping or other types of tiring daily chores.” Another survivor, Lori Redunski, could relate. “My husband hired a cleaning crew to come in and my kids would come home and see the lines in the carpet, smell the cleanser and feel comfortable in their home. It made our life so much easier,” she says. These daily tasks are often overlooked, but every action taken to help patients to focus on their health and fighting this disease makes a difference. “There are missing things that people don’t think about,” says survivor Heidi Floyd. “For example, if you need your sidewalk shoveled because of the snow, your lawn mowed or your pets cared for. Who has energy to walk their dog when they’re doing eight or nine hours of chemo or daily radiation?” While help with these daily tasks undeniably lessens the burden on breast cancer patients, it’s important to remember that emotional care is also vital for those going through treatment. To empower friends and family to take action and support the breast cancer patients in their lives, Ford Warriors in Pink offers free support services that make it easy to respond to their greatest needs. These resources are available on their website, warriorsinpink.ford.com. The site allows loved ones who don’t know how to help to simply click and “just act” without being asked. Additionally, the site offers tips and ideas on how to help patients have more good days during their journey. Take the time to learn how you can make the little things add up to a suppor tive jou r ney for the breast cancer Q patients in your life. — warriorsinpink.ford.com

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MU Health is proud to announce the opening of their new Multispecialty Health Center, adjacent to its Ambulatory Surgery Center. The beautifully renovated 20,000 square foot facility, located at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue in Glendale, will provide the highest-quality preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services by or under the supervision of qualified physicians. The center is licensed by The New York State Department of Health and offers comprehensive services to the local community, including: Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Diabetic Care, Dentistry and a new, comprehensive Women’s Health Center. EMU’s Women’s Health Center is excited to announce their new 3-D mammography screening facility. This screening, also known as tomosynthesis, is a cutting-edge technology has been determined to be far more effective at cancer detection than traditional 2-D mammograms. By using X-rays to collect multiple images of dense breast tissue from various angles, 3-D mammography images will mean reduced false positives and increased early

cancer detection. Early intervention is imperative in increasing the chances for successful treatment. EMU Health is one of the few sites in the Queens area to offer the new technology. Daniel Lowy, CEO and founder of EMU Health said, “EMU is proud to bring this life-saving technology to the Queens community and promote access to improved care. We are confident that this technology equips our doctors and radiologists with the best tools in the industry. Our first priority has and always will be to put the patient first. EMU will continue efforts such as these to provide patients with the resources needed to improve outcomes and provide a higher standard of care.” The October opening of the center coincides with two very important healthcare events, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the beginning of Flu Season. EMU’s Women’s Health Center is equipped with 3-D Mammography, the most accurate method of diagnosing breast cancer. The Multispecialty Center also offers flu shots, which help prevent the risk of getting sick with seasonal flu and spreading it to others. EMU Health is the vision of Founder and CEO, Daniel Lowy, who said, “This is a

Renovation Rendering very exciting time for our talented team of professionals who have been brought together at EMU to enhance access to high quality healthcare in Queens.” About EMU Health: Queens is the most diverse urban area in the entire world and home to two and a half million people. Yet its residents are often compelled to seek quality healthcare outside the borough. Why is this? Because that’s just the way things have always been. But Daniel Lowy, EMU’s CEO and founder, is not content with how things have always been or how they are. He sees how things should be, and he makes them happen. Like the indigenous Australian emu that cannot walk

backwards, Daniel is an Aussie who is always moving forward. Daniel founded EMU (Efficient Medical Utilization) to capture and incorporate business efficiencies so that medical practitioners can focus on providing every patient with the highest-quality healthcare possible. EMU moves healthcare forward in a way that will benefit every resident of Queens. EMU Health provides high-quality, multi-specialty medical and surgical services in its newly renovated and spacious facility conveniently located at 83-40 Woodhaven Boulevard, Glendale, Queens. They can be reached by calling (718) 849-8700 or you can visit their website at http://www. emuhealth.com for more information.

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in a series of adaptations of classic novels to find their way to the Queens Theatre stage. “Aquila Theatre consistently does great work,” Executive Director Taryn Sacramone said. “When I learned that they would be producing ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ I knew that their approach would be fresh and clever. These classic works attract new audiences to Queens Theatre.” Queens Theatre and Aquila Theatre share a common goal: to make classical works accessible to the greatest possible number of people. Aquila, founded in London in 1991, became a U.S. nonprofit organization six years later. Its home base is now Manhattan. Though dramatic, the play, Sanchez said, has “pockets of universal humor” that make it relevant to modern audiences. continued on page 39

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Two hundred years later, the stories and characters created by Jane Austen remain relevant, as audiences are about to find out, as Queens Theatre and Aquila Theatre co-present a new adaptation of the novel “Sense and Sensibility,” on tap in the indoor theater in Flushing Meadows Corona Park for a limited run beginning Oct. 20. In fact, director Desiree Sanchez said in a recent telephone interview, “They’re more relevant than I would like to admit. It’s one of those classic novels that women — and men, but particularly women — in the western world love.” The play, adapted by British author Jessica Swale, “brilliantly pokes fun at characters who represent oppressive society,” Sanchez said. “There’s

this rebellious spirit about Austen’s work.” Today, Sanchez said, there are “still a lot of people who look for mates who would ensure economic success,” an issue at the center of the piece. “As we know, that doesn’t always lead to happy marriages.” As Austen’s most devoted followers, or Janeites as they’re sometimes called, know, the story follows the Da shwood sis ters, Elinor and Marianne, who are forced to leave their comfortable lives after the untimely and unexpected death of their father. The only hope for each is a profitable marriage. Audiences can expect seduction, courtship, love, heartbreak and surprise to abound. The play, which will be staged in three matinee performances and one evening show, is the latest

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Aquila Theatre Co. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 20-21, 2 p.m.; Sat., 8 p.m; Sun., Oct. 22, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

“The Sculpture of Gonzalo Fonseca,” with roughly 80 works, most in stone, with some drawings and sketches, by the major figure in developing modern Latin American art. Wed., Oct. 25-Sun., March 11, 2018, Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org.

“The Mother----er with the Hat,” a story about the struggles of addiction, friendship, love and the challenges of adulthood, by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Wed.-Sat., Oct. 25-28, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 29, 2 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15. Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

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

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“First I Was Afraid,” with works in various media by 11 artists, addressing what living in an age of anxiety means and trying to make people feel less alone. Thru Sun., Nov. 19, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Artist talk; Sun., Oct. 22 (see Lectures/Talks). Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. Photos of Astoria & NYC, with a rotating selection of pictures by Astoria photographer Brian Sills, available for sale. Thru Thu., Nov. 30. QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. “Nicola L.: Works, 1968 to the Present,” with multimedia works taking up notions of skin and surface, including functional items such as furniture that resemble human forms. Thru Mon., Dec. 18, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

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“Conspiracy of Goodness: How French Protestants Saved Thousands of Jews During World War II,” about an isolated community, Le Chambon, that saved 3,500 Jews from Nazi Germany and Vichy France. Thru June 2018. Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 281-5770, qcc.cuny.edu/khrca. “Highlights from Self-Taught Genius,” with American folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries in various media, in a new gallery. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., thru Jan., American Folk Art Museum Collection and Education Center, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org. The Socrates Annual, new public sculptures by multiple artists in multiple media, addressing “the most urgent issues of today.” Formerly called The Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition. Thru Sun., March 11, 2018, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org. “Bayside: The Actors’ Enclave,” with photos, posters, newspaper articles and ephemera from the early 20th century, when many stage, vaudeville and silent movie stars lived in the neighborhood. Thru Dec. at least, Thu.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 12-4 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, 208

Sacred Music Society, under Maestro David Close, to sing at weekly Sunday Mass at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church for all ages and different levels of singing ability. Rehearsals each Tue., 7:30 p.m., OLQM, 110-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Info: (718) 268-6251, ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org/music.

FILM You may be a good doggie, but don’t think you’re getting any of this! The folks at Urban Adventures are running a pub crawl next week that you can bring your dog on. Yep, they call it a pup crawl. See Tours/Hikes. PHOTO COURTESY ASTRID COOK Totten Ave., Fort Totten Park. $5. Info: (718) 3521548, baysidehistorical.org.

MUSIC Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo, with the icon of Afro-Venezuelan music and her village’s own multigenerational percussion band. Sat., Oct. 21, 8 p.m. (dance lessons 7 p.m.), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students. Info/ RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Ustad Shafaat Khan, the world-renowned Indian classical sitar and tabla master, with his group East Meets West. Sat., Oct. 21, 3:30-5 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. The Queens Consort: The Riches of Italy, 18thcentury music on period instruments, including works by Vivaldi, Scarlatti and Gallo. Fri., Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $15; $10 students, seniors. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org. Sat., Oct. 21, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 33-50 82 St., Jackson Heights. $20; $15 students, seniors. Info: (718) 639-8893, queensconsort.com. PHOTO BY SHARON GUNDERSON

Wings of Song: Bel Canto, with soprano Phoebe Chiu and pianist Teng Cao performing a range of songs from around the world, in genres from classical to spiritual to Chinese folk, including works by Handel, Mozart, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more. Sun., Oct. 22, 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15 suggested; $12 seniors, students. Info: (718) 268-7772, stlukesforesthills.org. An Evening with Peter Yarrow, the singersongwriter of Peter, Paul and Mary fame and co-writer of “Puff the Magic Dragon.” Sat., Oct. 28, 8 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. $35-$45. Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org. COURTESY PHOTO

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

An Evening with Dan Rather and “Get Me Roger Stone,” a live event with the longtime CBS news anchor and screening of the 2017 documentary about the political operative and friend and adviser to President Trump. Thu., Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $20. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. COURTESY PHOTO

LECTURES/TALKS “Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel,” by Francine Klagsbrun on her new book about the chain-smoking, “passionate socialist Zionist” and grandmother who became Israel’s fourth prime minister. Mon., Oct. 23, 1:30 p.m., Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $8 suggested. Info: (718) 268-5011, cqy.org. Women’s suffrage and Seneca Falls, a discussion of a book about the early fight for women’s voting rights and the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Tue., Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org. Mapping Thoughts: An Artist Talk with Ingrid Burrington, on her investigation of the city’s technology and information networks, and the connection between anxiety and being watched by surveillance cameras, in conjunction with the “First I Was Afraid…” exhibit. Sun., Oct. 22, 3-4:30 p.m., Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 9376317, dorsky.org. continued on page 40

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It’s that time of year again, boys and ghouls — Halloween. The jack-o’-lanterns have been carved, the night is coming sooner and everyone’s just waiting to put on a costume — if you haven’t gotten one yet, consider this your reminder. And of course, there’s the one thing everyone is waiting for: the pounds of chocolate and sugar waiting to be put into children’s trick-or-treat bags. But while they wait to dive into the candy, the little monsters need to have something to keep them full during their walks around the neighborhood. We’ve dug up three recipes that are not only delicious, but fit into the spirit of Halloween and are easy enough that the kids will want to get involved, too. “Finger” Pretzels Looks like the mummy got into the cookie jar again, and left behind a piece of himself. Ingredients: • 8 oz. white chocolate

• 20 pretzel rods • 20 pumpkin seeds Instructions: • Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Place the chocolate in a microwavesafe bowl and heat on high for 30 seconds, stir, then microwave again until it’s almost completely melted. • Take a pretzel rod and spoon some of the white chocolate over it, leaving a little bit uncoated at the end. • Place on the tray and press a pumpkin seed onto the tip to resemble a fingernail. • Repeat as many times as necessary and, when finished, refrigerate for 15 minutes to set the chocolate. • Serve in your spookiest mason jar. Dead Man’s Meatloaf This one is guaranteed to be a hit with the kids. Decorate the delicious “corpse” as you see fit and feel free to substitute this meatloaf recipe with your own. Ingredients: • 2 lbs. lean ground beef • 1/2 cup diced onion • 2 eggs • 1/2 tsp. black pepper

• 3/4 cup quick oats or breadcrumbs • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce • 1 tsp. garlic salt • 1 tsp. onion salt • 1/2 cup tomato sauce • 1/4 cup ketchup • 1/4 cup brown sugar • 2 tsp. mustard Instructions: • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking tray with parchment paper or nonstick spray. • Mix together all ingredients except ketchup, brown sugar and oatmeal until just combined, making sure to not overmix. • Here comes the fun part. Create body shapes with the meat mixture and assemble it on the tray. • Add olives for the eyes and use chopped onions for the mouth, or use other items — just have fun with it. • In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and spread over the meatloaf. • Bake for 75-90 minutes, or until meat is cooked through. • Let the kids have fun — use ketchup continued on page 41

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There are select places in Queens where children can learn to corner the real estate market; outmaneuver and outflank an opponent on a flat, open field of combat; and create elaborate crosswords that are limited only by the imagination. Just try and be a little quiet — after all you’ll be in a library. A number of Queens Library locations have between one and four days a month dedicated to fun and games, with an emphasis on board games. Kids can also play card games such as Uno and poker. The events are listed on the library’s website under names such as Fun Friday, Kid/Teen Board Gaming, Fun & Games or Chess and Board Games for Teens. Some branches

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dedicate their slots to single games such as Scrabble or chess and others set time aside for seniors to play. At the Woodhaven Library, they simply call it Game Day. Ken Gordon, the children’s librarian at Woodhaven, said his program can draw 20 to 30 people to the basement section between 4 and 5 p.m. on most Fridays — and up to 50 on days when the weather and school calendar mesh just right. “Sometimes we have people sitting on the floor,” Gordon said. “We have a lot of board games, Jenga, ... Connect Four, Sorry,” he said. “ ... We have Monopoly too, but sometimes kids don’t want to play that until there’s five minutes left.” For the uninitiated, Monopoly, in which players try to buy all the properties on the board and bankrupt opponents, can take hours if the dice roll just right. In recent years, fundraisers by Friends of the Woodhaven Library have let the branch add a foosball table, iPads and a Wii system. “Some other libraries just keep their games out in the open, but we have a homework program — fewer distractions,”

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Libraries and board games never go out of style. Several sites of the Queens Library FILE PHOTO offer something for everyone from the classics to those found on iPads. Gordon said. The library tends to see slight dropoffs in attendance after the school year starts, and sometimes doesn’t run the program on some Fridays when the schools are on things like their winter breaks. Just some branches featuring some variant of a board game program include

Queens Village, Broadway in Long Island City, St. Albans, Auburndale, Fresh Meadows, Bayside, Corona, Queensboro Hill, Forest Hills, Rochdale Village and Laurelton. Gordon said games suitable for all ages and levels of ability are available. “Adults are welcome too,” he added, “if Q they can stand the noise.”

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For the production, Queens Theatre is one stop on a tour that began Sept. 25, with plans to visit 35 to 40 cities, Sanchez said. Aquila’s artistic director since 2012, Sanchez previously joined forces with Queens Theatre on a 2016 production of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.” Making this version of Austen’s work particularly noteworthy is the casting, which includes five male and three female actors: six Brits, one American and one South African, Sanchez said. Most of the cast — Harriett Barrow, Lewis Brown, Lauren Drennan, Gys de

‘Sense and Sensibility’ When: Fri.-Sun., Oct. 20-22, varying times Where: Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Tickets: $20-$42, (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org

Villiers, Tyler La Marr, James Lavender, Rebecca Reaney and Michael Rivers — play multiple roles. As was the wont in Shakespeare’s time, men play some female roles, including 13-year-old Margaret, the youngest of the Dashwood sisters. “We decided we will play it like a true Shakespearean company,” Sanchez said. So far, Sanchez has been pleasantly surprised by the reaction of audiences to the piece, especially male college students. “They’re hardest to reach,” she said. “Women are swooning and men are on the edge of their seats,” she added.

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C M SQ page 40 Y K STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS Filed: 09/19/2017 Index No.: 711539/2015 SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 171 15 Foch Boulvard, Jamaica, (City of New York) NY 11434 CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. Any unknown heirs to the Estate of CLAUDINE NEWTON a/k/a CLAUDINE V. NEWTON, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; JAWAM INC. D/B/A EMPIRE BAIL BONDS; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; ROGER NEWTON; JOANNE NEWTON-JONES JUDITH COLON; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES; “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein), Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of November 13, 2004, executed by CLAUDINE NEWTON to CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSB to secure the sum of $86,163.19, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County on January 24, 2005 in Instrument Number 2005000042746. That CITIBANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSB duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. by Assignment dated July 22, 2015 and recorded on August 5, 2015 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in Instrument Number 2015000270040. That CITIMORTGAGE, INC. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DBA CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR VENTURES TRUST 2013-I-H-R by Assignment dated February 18, 2016 and recorded on March 8, 2016 in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County in INSTRUMENT NO. 2016000079027. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated.Block: 12353 Lot: 388 DATED: 06/14/2017 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Block 12353 and Lot 338 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Jamaica, Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Foch Boulevard, distant 120 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Northerly side of Foch Boulevard with the Easterly side of 171st Street; RUNNING THENCE Northerly parallel with 171st Street and part of the distance through a building and garage party wall, 100 feet; THENCE Easterly parallel with Foch Boulevard, 20 feet; THENCE Southerly parallel with 171st Street, 100 feet to the Northerly side of Foch Boulevard; THENCE Westerly along the said side of Foch Boulevard, 20 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 171-15 Foch Boulevard, Jamaica, New York

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Notice of Formation of Madison Holding Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Madison Holding Management LLC., 1827 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385 Purpose: any lawful activities.

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boro ro continued from page 36 Free adult civic education classes, sponsored by the organization It’s Who We Are and the Taft Institute at Queens College, a six-week series on topics including the U.S. Constitution and the law-making process in Washington. Each Thu. thru Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: iwwaa.itswhoweare@gmail.com.

TOURS/HIKES Corona-East Elmhurst jazz homes and houses of worship, a walk dubbed “a little bit of Jesus, a little bit of jazz, some history and some ethnic eats,” led by area residents who knew some of the area’s famous musicians, with lunch and talk at the end. Sat., Oct. 21, 11 a.m. $19. Info: (212) 614-9107, hdc.org. Pup Crawl, a pub crawl with people taking their dogs along, to canine-friendly bars and breweries, to benefit an animal rescue group. Costumes for humans and dogs encouraged. Wed., Oct. 25, 7-10 p.m., starting at John Murray Playground Dog Run, 11-99 45 Road, Long Island City. $35, includes one pint, pizza and dog goodie bag. Info: (347) 878-8444, urbanadventures.com

“mammovan” mobile care clinic. Sun., Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., outside the office of Assemblyman Mike Miller, 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd., Woodhaven. Info/app’t (req’d): (718) 205-0950.

FESTIVALS Fall festival, with historical cooking demonstration and folks pressing their own apple cider, making a corn husk doll and a crazy quilt. Sat., Oct. 21, 1-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org.

KIDS/TEENS LEGO Building Club, where children grades K-6 have fun being creative with Legos. Most Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m., Bellerose Library, 250-06 Hillside Ave. Free, no registration required. Info: (718) 831-8644, queenslibrary.org/bellerose. Arts and crafts for school-age children, all welcome, no registration req’d. Each Fri. thru Oct. 27, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Briarwood Library, 85-12 Main St. Free. Info: (718) 658-1680, queenslibrary.org.

Bird Walk with NYC Audubon, spotting and ID’ing birds and learning how the Queens Botanical Garden provides them with resources like food and shelter. Sun., Oct. 29, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info/registration (req’d): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

Chess, card and board games for teens, with Uno, poker, chess and more, every Mon.-Sat. except major holidays, 2-6 p.m., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 359-8332, queenslibrary.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS

St. Margaret’s Boy Scout Troop #119, now 72 years old, seeks new members age 10 1/2 and up. Meetings each Tue., 7:15-9 p.m., Parish Hall, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. Info: Mr. Krzewski, (718) 894-4099.

Health & Business Expo, with more than 35 exhibitors on massage, solar power, video games, healthy lifestyle demonstrations, business services and more. Sun., Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Young Israel of Jamaica Estates, 83-10 188 St. Free. Info: Mark, (917) 703-4694, mark@lifereallybeginsat50.com. Bobbi and the Strays Masquerade Ball: “Go Bats for Halloween,” with four-course dinner, unlimited beer, wine, soda, dancing, raffles and more, to benefit the animal rescue group. Costumes optional (prizes for best). Thu., Oct. 26, 7 p.m., Russo’s On The Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. $100. Info: Bobbi, (718) 8450779, (917) 213-9840, bobbiandthestrays.org.

HEALTH EVENTS Free health event, with flu shots for the first 50 people, blood pressure and blood oxygen screenings. Thu., Oct. 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., EMU Health, 83-40 Woodhaven Blvd., Glendale. Info/ app’t: Office of Assemblyman Mike Miller, (718) 805-0950. Free mammograms, for NYC women 40 and over who haven’t received one in 12 months or more (50 and over only if no health insurance), in the American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s

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MARKETS Our Lady of Perpetual Help flea market, with old and new items and food. Sun., Oct. 22, 9 a.m.3 p.m., 114 St. and 111 Ave. Info: (718) 843-1212. Rummage sale, with donations of usable clothes, glasses, household items, toys, etc. still sought (no TVs). Sat., Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Josaphat’s Church, 34-32 210 St., Bayside. Donations accepted Mon.-Fri., Oct. 23-27 only, may be left at side door of parish hall. Info: (718) 229-1663. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

SOCIAL EVENTS Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

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King Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Chevy Equinox, e.g. 4 The enemy 8 Pharmaceutical 12 Corroded 13 Wise one 14 Simple 15 Guard of a sort 17 Leading man? 18 Unlikely loser 19 Every crumb 21 Illustrations 22 Frank 26 Pamphlet 29 Peruke 30 Regret 31 Kind of mark or tag 32 A welcome sight? 33 Bouquet holder 34 Guitar’s cousin 35 “Monkey suit” 36 Feelings, informally 37 Old salt 39 Shell game need 40 Affirmative 41 Yellow-flowered herb 45 New Zealander, informally 48 Elvis hit 50 Green land 51 Approximately 52 Ostrich’s cousin 53 Rumble faction 54 Adolescent 55 Witness

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Bloody Spiderweb Cupcakes What’s that? The kids want even more dessert? Eh, what’s a little more sugar on Halloween night? Ingredients: • 1 1/2 cups white flour • 1 cup sugar • 1 tsp. baking soda • 1 tsp. salt • 1/2 cup cocoa powder • 1 cup water or milk • 1/2 cup applesauce or vegetable oil • 1 tsp. vinegar • red food coloring gel • 2 sticks of room temperature unsalted butter • 4 cups of powdered sugar • 2-3 tsp. of vanilla essence Instructions: • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and add cupcake liners to your tray. • Add all your dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Add your wet ingredients and stir until the mixture is free of lumps. • Fill each cupcake mold 2/3 of the way, leaving room for it to rise as it cooks. Bake for 17-25 minutes, or until you can insert a toothpick into the center of a cupcake and

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Notice is hereby given that a club wine license, number 1304455 for beer and wine, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail for a club incorporated under the not-forprofit law, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 37-39 103 Street, Corona, NY 11368 for on-premises consumption. Centro Comunitario Hermanos Unidos de Queens NY Inc.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 09-27-17, bearing Index Number NC-000538-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) KARANDEEP (Last) SINGH. My present name is (First) KARAN (Middle) DEEP (Last) SINGH AKA KARAN DEEP (First) SINGH (Last) AKA KARANDEEP SINGH. My present address is 101-20 108th Street, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419-1714. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is July 06, 1995.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 08-31-17, bearing Index Number NC-000445-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) AMOURA (Middle) SKYE (Last) MABRY. My present name is (First) AMOURA (Middle) SKYE (Last) BASNIGHT AKA AMOURA S. BASNIGHT (infant). My present address is 99-18 211TH STREET, Queens Village, NY 11429. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is January 11, 2016.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 09-25-17, bearing Index Number NC-000434-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) SAMIRA (Last) MASHERIPOVA. My present name is (First) ALINA (Last) MASHERIPOVA (infant). My present address is 65-20 BOOTH ST, APT 4E, Rego Park, NY 11374. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is March 26, 2014.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 08-31-17, bearing Index Number NC-000437-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ELIAS (Middle) GIBRAN (Last) KHAN. My present name is (First) ELIJAH (Middle) GIBRAN (Last) KHAN (infant). My present address is 11442 114TH STREET, South Ozone Park, NY 11420. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is June 07, 2016.

Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial Number 1304924 for wine, beer and cider, has been applied for by Yes Chef Corp. d/b/a “Yes Chef Wine Bar” to sell wine, beer and cider at retail in a bar/tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 44-10 30th Avenue, Astroia, New York 11103 for on-premises consumption.

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Notice of formation of BONNYAY, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on JUNE 7, 2017. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, SSNY shall mail process to Sat 10/21, 1:00-3:00PM, 159-15 78 St. Custom lg Colonial, huge BONNYAY, LLC, 4602 21st MBR w/luxury bathroom, premium STREET #1098, LIC, NY fls, radiant heat, CAC unit on each 11101. Purpose: Any lawful fl, gourmet kit w/high- end appli, 3 purpose. more BR, 3 baths. Reduced $989K. Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136

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12:30-3:00PM, 164-43 96 St. Mint lg 2 family, 40x100, 5 BR, 3 full baths. Top fl has 2 BR, 1 bath, all newly renov, open fl plan for kit w/island, granite fls, new bath & terr. 1st fl 3 BR, 1 bath, ceramic tiled fls, full fin bsmnt, OSE, new boiler, HW heater & electric. Reduced $918K. Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136

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

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Halloween Family Fun 10/29 Looking for a cool event to bring the kids to next weekend? The Halloween Family Fun Day in Bayside should be a blast. It’ll be on Sunday, Oct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 41st Avenue between 213th Street and Bell Boulevard near the Long Island Rail Road station. It’s free. Organized by the Bayside Village Business Improvement District, the event will kick off with (not so) Spooky Ghost Stories, which are sponsored by the Turn the Page Again Bookstore. At noon, there will be “Magic and Games” by Mappi the Clown. Live performances of rock, pop

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night that the Yankees were finishing off their comeback against the Cleveland Indians in the American League Division Series. Its CEO, Mike Waterman, admitted that he was rooting for the Yankees to move on and play the Astros for two reasons. The Bombers are the best-known American sports brand and they certainly have a far larger fan base than the Indians, which would be great for the city’s hotels and restaurants. But more importantly, it would be a priceless chance to show the New York media that despite Hurricane Harvey, Houston was open for business and its downtown area shows little evidence of devastation. The Mets have benefitted economically from the Yankees’ October success. Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club, which normally plays home games at Yankee Stadium, had to move this Sunday’s game to Citi Field. The Mets have leased out the stadium for international soccer contests before, but this will be the first MLS game to be played there. Last week wasn’t a good one for soccer’s growth in this country. The Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago beat the U.S. men’s team 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match, which means that our nation won’t vie in 2018’s global tournament. Fox Sports executives who spent a lot of moolah on rights fees can’t be happy. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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