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C M SQ page 1 Y K SOUTH QUEENS EDITION Serving Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, City Line and JFK Airport

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020

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State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., left, is running against Republican Tom Sullivan in District 15. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, center right, is running against Peter Hatzipetros in District 23. Democratic Assembly nominee Jenifer Rajkumar, above, is running against Republican Giovanni Perna in District 38.

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Nightlife businesses gird for challenges 1,000+ join city agencies for advice on getting through coming months by Michael Gannon Editor

utdoor dining was still new for most city restaurants when the city made it permanent. That and new indoor dining regulations soon will be tested under cold weather conditions. And with all the uncertainties, the city’s Office of Nightlife on Tuesday hosted a Zoom presentation that linked more than 1,000 people to experts from eight city agencies in an effort to make the coming months at least a little less tough. “As a former nightclub owner I understand how deep this struggle is at many levels,” said Ariel Palitz of the ONL. “It’s not lost on the city how hard this is on many businesses.” The emphasis of the meeting was indoor and outdoor dining regulations for restaurants, though Palitz acknowledged it still means some roug h goi ng for ot her businesses. “Not all nightlife will be able to take advantage of outdoor programs,” she said, referring specif-

ically to live music venues and dance clubs. “The administration doesn’t want you to feel that you’re not included in all efforts to bring the nightlife industry back and thriving better than ever.” Ch r ist ia n K lossner of t he Office of Special Enforcement said there is not a city agency that is not involved in the inspection process, but that owners can help inspectors help them. “Follow state guidelines to a T,” he said. “You know your business better than the inspectors.” Chelsea Cipriano of the Departme nt of Hea lt h a nd Me nt a l Hygiene pointed out that the bulk of rules for reopening, reporting and record keeping come down from the state. She said the website at forward.ny.gov has lists of rules, regulations and requirements. The city also has regulations at nyc.gov/DiningChecklist. FDNY off icials were asked many questions about heating outside venues in the winter, including questions on permissible loca-

Representatives from eight city agencies fielded questions from and offered advice to owners of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues Tuesday. Businesses were given contacts for dealing with both new rules and the ZOOM SCREENSHOT uncertainties that are ahead. tions for propane heaters and storing the canisters; full regulations can be found online at nyc.gov/ assets/fdny/downloads/pdf/busi-

ness/guidance-comfort-heatingoutdoor-dining.pdf. “Anticipate,” said Joseph Ackroyd of the Department of Build-

ings. “If the manufacturer’s recommendations on an electric heater say keep it 5 feet away from other surfaces, do that.” He also said businesses intending to run electricity to outdoor seating must have a licensed master electrician determine if the business’ existing system can handle the additional burden. DOB officials also pointed out that structures with coverings might not have roofs that are designed to stand up to heavy winter winds or a snowstorm. The Department of Transportation said that winter storms will also necessitate easy removal of the structures for plowing. In regard to other questions, records on temperature checks must be kept for at least 28 days; and outdoor diners who come in to use the restroom must get a temperature check before being admitted. Other agencies on the call included the Department of Small Business Services and the Office of Ad minist rative Tr ials and Q Hearings.

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Hindu holiday goes virtual in Queens Annual ceremony broadcasts from a tent with a 20-person capacity by Max Parrott Associate Editor

As the Hindu population of South Queens celebrates Navratri, one of its biggest holidays, the pandemic has forced the colorful services, described “as a feast for the eyes and the ears,” to go mostly virtual. Navratri, a Hindu festival that spans nine nights and is celebrated every year in the autumn, began this year on Oct. 17. Though the holiday has different meanings in various regions of India and other parts of the Hindu world, Rajin Balgobind, a pandit or Hindu religious leader whose congregation consists of many Queens residents, described it as celebration of the feminine. Balgobind typically organizes nine nights of services that each draw around 1,000 people at a private park along Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill. This year, he has been holding his nightly celebration, which involves two and half hours of sermons and traditional Hindu singing, in a tent in the yard of one of his congregants. No more than 20 participants were allowed to attend in person. All were required to wear masks inside the large, intricately decorated tent. A sizable segment of the nearly 50,000 Hindu New Yorkers live in Richmond Hill,

according to figures by the Public Religion Research Institute. Similar Navratri services are being held at private residences and temples around Richmond Hill and Jamaica since the pandemic has restricted religious gatherings across the city. While Balgobind said that at first he was resistant to the idea of moving the service online, he knew that there was no other safe way to proceed. “I was very hesitant about it. Prior to it, I wasn’t too keen on it because I want people to be there in person,” he said. The services usually involve a stage centered around a deity decorated by a massive fruit and f lower arrangement. This year, the tent ceremony displayed a glittering statue of Durga, a protective mother goddess commonplace in many temples across India. Balgobind said that he views Navratri as a lead up to the Hindu New Year, Diwali. The City Council has fought to recognize Diwali as a school holiday. The Council has a resolution to declare it such, and had an Education Committee hearing in February but has not been revisited it since the pandemic hit. Balgobind, who described his congregation as a progressive community during the sermon, made filial harmony a central part of his sermon. “This period is given to us to remind ourselves not just of the goddess but our mothers who brought us forth in this world. The importance of the feminine gender: her role, her status,” Balgobind said. Richard David, one of the area’s Democratic district leaders, who is not a practicing Hindu himself but grew up in a Hindu household, was one of the c ong r eg a nt s i n at t e nd a nc e. Asked to address the crowd,

Rajin Balgobing, top, a Hindu religious leader, addresses a small Navratri crowd catered mostly to an audience of congregants on social media. Above, Balgobind’s backing band plays along PHOTOS BY MAX PARROTT with a harmonium and percussive instruments. David praised the Hindu community for its discipline in observing the state’s COVID rules. “The Hindu community has been in compliance and has done everything we

can to protect our lives and to save our community around us. And that’s why you’ve gone from 7,000 to 10,000 people over the nine days to 20 a night,” David Q said.

106th Precinct hears trash complaints by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Trash talk overwhelmed the 106th Precinct’s Sector C Build the Block’s meeting last Thursday. That is, literal talk about trash. The increase in trash debris in the 106th since budget cuts have forced the Depa r t ment of Sa n it at ion to reduce its pickups is not limited to com mercial districts like the one along Jamaica Avenue. John McGinnis said he has been noticing large items build up on 80th

Street off Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park. “It’s a lot of people who come over there and they keep dumping things,” said McGinnis, about the intersection. Another precinct resident suggested that there’s nothing he could see the police doing about dumping that he sees regularly in front of his house because it comes from people driving by in their cars. The neighborhood coordination officers agreed that it’s a difficult problem for the precinct to confront

but said that they would keep an eye out. The NCOs said that most of the calls that the precinct receives haven’t changed: mostly noise complaints. The city’s policy for illegal dumping is to call 911 if it’s in progress and 311 Q to report past or chronic instances.

Neighborhood Coordination Officers John Fox, left, and Michael Martinez, center, listen to residents at last Thursday’s Build the Block meeting. PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT

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Queens cluster cases drop by 50 percent Boro zones turn yellow with looser restrictions, Ozone Park cases rise by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Positive cases in the Central and South Queens clusters have each dropped by about half over the past two weeks, which is enough to move out them of the red zone. At his Oct. 21 press conference, Gov. Cuomo revealed that his cluster initiative has been successful in its first 14 days, with all red zones across the state showing reduced positive cases after he struck down on nonessential businesses and mass gatherings. The Queens clusters have all been changed to yellow designation, the least severe zone with the fewest restrictions. “Trace it back to where it starts. Find the cluster and jump on it. Contain it and eliminate it — that’s the best you can do in this situation,” he said Wednesday. Parts of Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Rego Park reported 4.7 percent positive cases on Oct. 12, which has since dropped to 2.5 percent as of Monday. The governor’s plan allows densely populated neighborhoods to exit red designation after reporting positive cases under a 3 percent benchmark. Red zones in more rural areas only have to reach a benchmark of 4 percent positive cases to be reduced to exit. The Rockaway cluster reported a slightly more significant drop in positive cases: 3.7

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zone and leaving a red zone.” Yellow zones allow houses of worship to open at half capacity, groups of 25 to gather both indoors and outdoors and all businesses to operate. Schools can also stay open for in-person learning, but with mandatory weekly virus testing for students and staff. Restaurants can serve customers indoors and outdoors, but with a four-person per table limit. Yellow areas from Oct. 6 will

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The plaintiffs who earlier this year launched an unsuccessful lawsuit to block the state’s plastic grocery bag ban now are asking an Albany judge to find the state, Gov. Cuomo, the Department of Environmental Conservation and others in contempt of the Aug. 20 ruling allowing the ban to be enforced. It also is asking that the state be barred from enforcing the ban until the Legislature clears up problems with exemptions the DEC had originally allowed for certain plastic bags. The request, filed by Poly-Pak Industries, Inc. of Long Island, Green Earth Grocery Store, store owners Francisco Marte and Mike Hassen and the Bodega and Small Business Association, is expected to be taken up in Albany on Nov. 4. The ban applies to most bags given away by supermarkets, bodegas, convenience stores, big box stores and many other retailers. Plastic bags for items such as takeout food, fresh meat and fish, produce and prescription medicine from a drug store are exempt. Most merchants in New York City now are also required to charge a 5-cent fee for paper bags for customers who want them. The plaintiffs allege that the DEC has issued regulations that run contrary to the August ruling by Albany Supreme Court Justice Gerald

Connolly and changed regulations three times thereafter, the last time just days before the ban went into effect on Monday. The contempt request, filed Oct. 16, asks for “an injunction preventing the DEC from enforcing the act and regulations until either the legislature can remedy the Act’s problems or until such time as the confusion caused by the DEC has been rectified ...” Connolly ruled that an exemption made by the DEC for plastic bags of a certain thickness was not permitted under the wording of the law, but dismissed the plaintiffs’ other objections. In screenshots provided by representatives of the plaintiffs, DEC regulations dated Sept. 28 appear to define a reusable bag as “cloth or machine washable fabric,” and a “durable nonplastic bag.” But regulations dated Oct. 9 include bags containing nylon, polyester and polypropylene. “The judge ruled all plastic bags are banned,” said Richard Lipsky, a lobbyist for the bodega owners. “The DEC said, ‘We’re gonna do it anyway.’” The plaintiffs filed the contempt motion on Friday, Oct. 16. In a copy dated this past Monday the Sept. 28 definition was back. A spokesman for the DEC in an email on Monday confirmed that enforcement has begun, but would not comment on pending

litigation. “The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is currently conducting extensive outreach to stakeholders, including grocery stores, retailers, and others, to provide notice of the start of enforcement and to answer questions,” the spokesman said. “DEC continues to encourage New Yorkers to use reusable bags wherever and whenever they shop with the #BYOBagNY campaign, launched earlier this year. Information about exemptions to the plastic bag ban, frequently asked questions, and posters, flyers, and tip strips to download, as well as tips for keeping reusable bags clean are available on the DEC website,” he added. The City Council had passed a 5-cent fee that was set to go into effect in February 2017 before Cuomo stepped in at the last minute, with the governor creating a task force to examine a statewide ban. The law was passed as part of last year’s state budget. Marte, who owns a number of bodegas in the Bronx, told the Chronicle the DEC’s multiple and rapidly shifting changes have slammed small business owners. “They have no understanding of our situation,” he said. He said paper bags are no longer available from manufacturers given the high demand, and that they can cost up to four times as much

The state’s plastic bag ban, which went into effect last Monday, is back in court. FILE PHOTO as plastic. He said reusables, unless regularly cleaned, can be a hazard. “It’s also been proven that reusable bags hold germs,” he said. “When the state shut down, we stayed open, providing a service and Q risking our health. We kept operating.”

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Party bust at Ozone Two more schools in Park banquet hall Queens lockdown by Max Parrott

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The New York City Sheriff’s Office busted up an alleged illegal party at the Queens Luxe banquet hall in Ozone Park with over 215 people inside early on Saturday morning. Deputy sheriffs arrived at the venue at 106-09 Rockaway Blvd. around 1:40 a.m. to allegedly find revelers inside dancing, smoking hookah without social distancing, not wearing face coverings and drinking alcohol without food. The venue had been hosting a hookah party, which was meant to be capped at 45 guests, according to the New York Post. Johnny Albuja, the owner, and an employee, Miguel Her nandez, were charged with five summonses each for violation of emergency orders, unlicensed sale of alcohol and unlicensed warehousing of alcohol, the Sheriff’s Office said. Two other employees, Juan Carlos Barona Uribe and Luis David Mera Acosta, were each issued summonses for violation of emergency orders. B e yo n d v i ol a t i n g m a yo r a l a n d

Two elementary schools, PS 108, a Jamaica Hills school with nearly 700 students, and PS 131, a South Ozone Park school with over 1,200 students, have both closed for two weeks. PS 131 closed on Oct. 15 and PS 108 closed on Oct. 19. Under the city’s protocol, schools must close down for two weeks if an NYC Test & Trace Corps investigation shows that at least two positive COVID cases within a building were not connected. The closures come after the John F. Kennedy Jr. School in Elmhurst was the first in the city to close for two weeks. Both school buildings were closed for an initial 24 hours because two or more members of the school community tested positive for COVID. Shortly after, the Test & Trace Corps and the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene determined that the building must remain closed for 14 days. Barring more positive test results, PS 131 will reopen on Oct. 29 and PS 108 on Nov. 2. Though the late September COVID

Queens Luxe hall was busted for allegedly COURTESY PHOTO hosting an illegal party. gubernatorial COVID regulations, the catering hall was operating without a liquor license, according to the sheriff’s report. According to its website, the venue contains several ballrooms, two of which have a respective maximum capacity of 250 and 160 guests. Under state COVID rules, indoor arts and entertainment venues can open at 25 percent capacity, but social gatherings are limited to no more Q than 50 people.

spikes in various pockets of the city have abated somewhat, according to state data, Jamaica Hills is not out of the woods. The ZIP code in which PS 131 is located had a positivity rate of 3.48 percent, the ninth highest of all New York City’s ZIP codes as of Wednesday, based on the city’s data. South Ozone Park, where PS 108 is located, is not as high up on the list of positivity rates as Jamaica Hills, but is still above the city’s median positivity rate for the last four weeks. The Queens closures come as the city Department of Education revealed a bit of promising news about COVID spread within schools earlier this week. The results of the first three weeks of its random testing program have shown a surprisingly small number of positive cases. Of the 16,298 staff members and students tested, The New York Times reported that there were only 28 positives. The DOE has published a map that tracks which schools have had to close one or more classrooms in a building, have had a member of the school community test positive or have had to close for a twoQ week period.

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P It’s your duty to go vote EDITORIAL

ou hear the same old mantra every four years, and you may be tired of it: “This is the most important election of our lifetimes.” But the thing is, it’s true, just about every time. As the country becomes more divided, as the government grows in scope and power, as technology and ecology pose questions we haven’t had to confront before, yes, you could say each election is more important than the one before. That seems especially true today, when our candidates for president differ more in outlook, background, personality and belief than any in living memory. George W. Bush and Al Gore were two peas in a pod 20 years ago compared to President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden today. So get out and vote! You don’t even have to wait until Nov. 3, and it may in fact be a good idea not to wait. Nationally at least, this election will almost certainly draw the biggest turnout in history. There are likely to be long lines in many polling places, at a time when standing on long lines is one of the last things you want to do.

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Early voting starts Saturday, and while you may have to travel a little farther than on Election Day to get to the polls, it’ll probably be worth it. You can find out where both your early and regular voting sites are at findmypollsite.vote.nyc. And don’t forget there are plenty of races other than the one for the White House to vote in. Seats in Congress, the state Senate and the Assembly are also up for grabs, along with judgeships. You can find a comprehensive list of candidates in Queens in this edition of the Chronicle, or at qchron.com. You’ll also find some races covered this week, with how many depending on which edition of the paper you get. If you don’t find one you’re looking for, all the stories we’ve done in recent weeks on this year’s contests are also on our website. Searching there for a candidate’s name should get you the story you’re seeking. People died so you could vote. A lot of them. Our system of government requires some activity on the part of each of us in order to work. There’s much you can do, but the least is to vote. Do it.

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f you’re going to do a traffic study at a complex intersection adjacent to a school, following a request from the administration and the area’s community board for a new stop sign, naturally you’re going to do it in July. During the coronavirus pandemic. Right? When else would you get an accurate count of the number of students and other folk who typically walk through the intersection, as well as the vehicular traffic? No, none of that makes sense. But it seems to be enough for the city Department of Transportation, which ruled that the messy corner of Fresh Meadow Lane and 65th Avenue and 174th Street in Fresh Meadows does not need a northbound stop sign. The request for one was made after a driver going north on Fresh Meadow made an illegal zigzag turn onto 174th, which meant going against traffic on one-way 65th for a few feet, and hit a child attending MS 216, the George J. Ryan School, which is right there. People must find that zigzag move tempting; there’s a special sign there warning against it. But the DOT did a study and determined that neither the pedestrian nor vehicular counts were high enough to warrant a new stop sign. Well, of course not, it was July. And there’s a pandemic going on. Wiser than the DOT, area civic leader Jim Gallagher wants another study done during regular school hours. Unfortunately, student foot traffic will remain down thanks to blended learning. But maybe it will be enough. We urge the DOT to do another study — or maybe just install the darn sign.

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COVID contradictions II Dear Editor: Twelve days have passed since I took a COVID-19 test, something I’ve been told is important to prevent the spread of the virus (“COVID contradictions,” Letters, Oct. 15). It was free of charge, courtesy of the City of New York, with a testing company given the contract to do the tests and then give the results. I find it sad that I have been waiting this long and have not gotten the results back. Is the city getting its money’s worth with this company? I think not, because I could be contagious throughout this period and not even know it. Of course, I do what is right and wear a mask outdoors, practice social distancing, wash my hands often and am concerned when my fellow residents don’t do any of that. Given all of it, I probably was not contagious during this 12-day period, but how would I know? The testing company indicated, on a card I was given, that “Results may not be available on the patient portal for up to 5-7 days.“ Talk about timely results! I am still waiting. While I am waiting, Gov. Cuomo has redefined the “hot spots” he previous delineated with three zones. Now, they are street-bystreet, indicating where they are according to, well, what? I find this method, of showing where the positive results are, to be as helpful as his zone indicators. What’s next, I wonder, © Copyright 2020 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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house by house? Why not do something sensible, such as a public service blitz in the neighborhoods affected? That would be productive. Let’s take the media campaign that we had to organize the protests against the community jail in Kew Gardens. It brought people out to protest it, time and time again. That worked. My COVID-19 test only made my nostrils itch. SM Sobelsohn Kew Gardens

Hope for 2020 Dear Editor: As we face the most challenging times in history (pandemic, racial inequality, job losses, political divide), let’s have hope that with effort and caring about humanity, our lives will get better.

It is rough to see so many people suffering and feel powerless. While no one person can solve all the problems of the world, there’s something that each of us can do every day to make a difference. Many elderly people can’t get out of their homes, so offering to do errands can help. Taking the time to listen to a distressed person can make his day a little better. As helpless as we might feel, we do have strengths and the ability to help ourselves and others. There are people who have more difficulty coping with problems, so let’s not be judgmental. Appearances can be deceiving. No one knows for sure what another person is going through. Emotional health is just as important as physical health. We are all human beings, and a little kindness goes a long way. Debbie Vogel Rego Park

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Dear Editor: Recently, I got an e-mail from a doorman informing me that my Amazon package had arrived. To get the package, I had to leave my apartment in which I stay six days a week (I go outside only once a week to buy food). My first thought was that I had to have a shave. But then I realized that I did not have to do it. In common areas of my building, you have to wear a mask all the time. And that means that you do not have to shave! Of course, this (surprising) benefit of wearing a mask is for men only. Victor Maltsev Rego Park

Where’s the real dead wood? Dear Editor: President Trump blames the California fires on poor management? The forest floors are left littered with fallen trees and leaves. Really? There are no words for such profound ignorance. Even a 6-year-old knows better. So, to what does he attribute the increase in surges, floods and hurricanes? Certainly not to climate change, as there is no such thing. So says he. Leala Childs Elmhurst

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Dear Editor: State Sen. Jessica Ramos said this about legalizing marijuana for recreational use: “I don’t believe in hiding what people do. We have to acknowledge people do things even if that behavior makes us uncomfortable” (“Legality of sex work, pot use at issue in race,” Oct. 15, multiple editions). So if a parent is walking on a public sidewalk with their small child and someone is smoking marijuana out in the open for all to smell, tough. That’s our problem if that makes us uncomfortable. ONLINE We just have to accept that Miss an article or a behavior. letter cited by a writer? Fi r st of f, I Want breaking news thought legalizfrom all over Queens? i ng ma r iju a na Find the latest news, was about people past reports from all of color being over the borough and stopped or more at qchron.com. arrested dispropor tionality to the rest of the public. Now according to Ramos it’s about “people.” Leftists like her want to hide behind people of color when pushing legislation as if they actually care about them, but now she gives the game away that she’s only interested in legalizing another-mind altering substance that can be abused to the point of impairment. What about people smoking weed and getting behind the wheel of a car, Jessica? Or haven’t you considered that possibility? I guess that’s all right, we’ll just figure it out as we go along, while vehicle collisions and injuries start occurring because of “people” driving while impaired on marijuana. Please, Queens, we must have enough sense to vote out these radical leftists before they completely destroy this borough all in the name of “social justice” and “good intentions.” Sebastian Mannuzza Long Island City

It reminds me of the election of 1980 when Ronald Reagan was running against Jimmy Carter. Reagan won 44 states and 489 electoral votes by voicing the famous line “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Voters have to be reminded once again of the booming economy before the pandemic. The tax cut and elimination of government regulations that resulted in opening the economy resulting in more jobs than people to fill them! The lowest unemployment number in 50 years, across the board, among women, blacks, Hispanics and Asians. The return of manufacturing that devastated Middle America, a campaign pledge that Trump kept and which brought out in droves many Americans who hadn’t voted in years because of a lack of hope in the system and a feeling of despair. His accomplishments, such as the newly brokered peace Middle East plan between Israel, UAE and Bahrain and the handling of the VA, firing those who weren’t doing their job and giving the veterans the option of seeing a doctor outside the system because many were dying because of the terrible wait time to get an appointment are but just a couple of accomplishments to his credit. The choice is clear. Here is a man who did more in three and a half years than Biden did in 47 years! He kept his word; that in itself is a miracle for any politician. But he is not a politician! He loves his country and saw what had to be done to it and did it! Don’t let his accomplishments go down the drain by electing a Biden-Harris ticket that will not only erase his good work but bankrupt this country with the return of higher taxes, overburdensome regulations and espousing “free everything” from cradle to grave. The perfect recipe for the creation of a third-world country. Is this what we will leave our children, grandchildren and their prosperity? Thomas and Constance Dowd Oakland Gardens

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LETTERS TO THE continued from previous page regarding preventative protocol and clinical treatments and research. His anti-science mentality first surfaced in his opposition to climate control and his deregulation of agencies for environmental oversight. His administration cabinet is popularized with corporate CEOs, with political power exerted of, by and for the capitalist economic sector. This is fascism, as defined by Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile. He wants to coldheartedly abolish the Affordable Care Act and Social Security programs. In foreign policy he seeks to aggrandize his own political and economic interests, the former through bribery of foreign officials (as in Ukraine, resulting in his impeachment), and the latter due to emoluments from his business links to foreign state-owned companies (prohibited under the American constitutional emolument clause). He has betrayed the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks by his unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and has financially undermined the United Nations and the World Health Organization. He has built a wall against neighboring Mexico and imprisoned immigrant children in cages at the border, as he sends ICE as Gestapo agents into our cities. Further, he cheated the IRS out of tax millions, as he refuses to release his tax returns. He is racist, misogynistic, narcissistic, arrogant, ignorant, insulting, and just plain stupid — a far cry from his claim of being “a stable genius.” If he wins the election by his manipulat ion at t he pol ls, he shou ld be impeached as mentally unfit for president under the 25th Amendment of the Constitution. If he loses and refuses to vacate the White House, then the combined National Guards (state militias) of the blue states should remove him dead or alive. Sic semper tyrannis. Joseph N. Manago Briarwood

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Trump bad, Fauci good Dear Editor: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a career government scientist who has advised six presidents and managed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, has overwhelming support from scientists and the public about his beliefs how coronavirus should be handled, as compared to President Donald Trump’s

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negativism and rejection of science. Trump now believes the virus “will run its course” and insists, “America is turning a corner” despite the current mounting death toll, a claim Dr. Fauci does not agree with. While the U.S. is still facing a gross pandemic, Trump instead of doing something positive to curtail that is attacking Dr. Fauci, the country’s top disease expert, and calling him a “disaster” and “idiot. “ In typical fashion, Trump’s calling Dr. Fauci a disaster and idiot, he was confused. It would be more accurate if Trump stood in front of a mirror and calling the person he sees in the mirror a “disaster” and “idiot.” Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

Dems would kill the U.S. Dear Editor: I reply to Linda Imhauser, whose letter advocating Democratic victories for the Senate and presidency appeared in the Oct. 15 issue (“Vote Dem or we’re done”). I can’t see how Democrats have shown any leadership skills after the events of the last week at the hearing for a new Supreme Court justice. Over and over they asked the same questions about the Affordable Care Act and abortion until Amy Coney Barrett admonished the senators that she had already answered such questions. The line went from the repetitive to the ridiculous as she was asked if she had engaged in any sort of sexual perversion or pedophilia. Ms. Imhauser mentioned programs such as Social Security and Medicare and acts as if those programs are on a proposed chipping block. They will never be touched, a politician of any party looking to terminate those programs will face the end of a career. This is, however, a notable difference in programs of the past which Americans have paid into and the myriad social systems proposed by Democrats today. Most of those, such as food stamps, welfare and quota systems, merely foster government dependence, laziness and victim mentalities generation after generation. It is pure socialism. That has never worked anywhere. One need only look to Cuba, Russia and Venezuela to see how previously successful, capitalist societies deteriorated into valleys of poverty and dependence. America is facing myriad issues now with unemployment, drowning economy, health, education. If ever there was a time to end or severely curtail the time is now. Instead, Democrats want to increase immigration. Rather than fearing four more years of a Trump presidency, it is Democratic rule in the White House and upper chamber which will be the deathblow to this nation. Edward Riecks Howard Beach

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State senator says experience and centrism are key to serving district by Max Parrott Associate Editor

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who will go up against a Republican challenger on the Nov. 3 ballot, has framed his bid for re-election on legislative experience and his ability to work across the aisle. It’s the second time that Tom Sullivan, a Breezy Point resident and member of the Army Reserve, has challenged Addabbo. The incumbent senator, a moderate Democrat, beat Sullivan by over 20,000 votes in the 2018 election. “Personally I like being a moderate. You can talk to everyone,” Addabbo said in a Monday interview. Addabbo argues that his ability to listen to the concerns of his Republican as well as progressive constituents is necessary in a district that stretches over some of the deepest red Trump hotbeds in Queens including Middle State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) Village, Howard Beach and the western por- is running against a second-time Republican tion of Rockaway. challenger for his district seat, which stretch“Trump is not going to walk in that door es from Maspeth to the Rockaways. FILE PHOTO and help you. You’re going to call me for the pothole, the street light, the unemployment the quality of life of his constituents. As the chairman of the Committee on Racclaim,” Addabbo said. In his bid for the seat, Sullivan has argued ing, Gaming and Wagering, whose district his bona fides as a small business owner encompasses Resorts World Casino, Addabbo would help him push back on the governor’s has long been pushing for the legalization of restrictions on small businesses during the sports betting in the state. His mobile sports betting bill would allow land-based casinos to pandemic. For his part, Addabbo said the enforcement have sports betting licenses, with an initial of restrictions is also an area where he differs limitation of one “skin” per location, or the from the governor. He criticized some presence of one brand for each license. Over the years the bill has seen a numinstances in which Gov. Cuomo hass ber b of amendments, including addibrought the State Liquor Authority in tional safety and support measures t to crack down on businesses violatto t combat gambling addiction. ing the restrictions as draconian. Addabbo has argued that to make “This business just got back on gambling safer, the state must g their feet, but they closed in legalize it. March. They just rehired 40 peo“You want to help someone, reguple,” he said. “Oh, so they played late it because right now you can’t music until after 10 o’clock?” 2020 help people in New York because you Addabbo said he’s especially concerned about the effect of the economic recession on don’t know who they are.” As far as other ideas like some of the taxes businesses in the Rockaways because of the area’s geographic isolation. Last year he said on the ultrawealthy that some of his more prohe had tried to draw consumers to the area gressive colleagues have proposed, Addabbo and boost its economy by getting a toll rebate said that his vote is up in the air. “I would have to look at the numbers,” he program enacted for all Queens residents driving over the Cross Bay Bridge, but the told the Chronicle. “I know it would only be like less than 1 percent of my own constituenplan was delayed once quarantine began. “We expect to get it back by 2021, but that cy, but what does that mean for the economics would help the economics in Rockaway,” of our state?” In terms of his recent legislative accomAddabbo said. With a possible $59-billion deficit hanging plishments, Addabbo touted his bill that over the state through 2022, Addabbo has requires a 9/11 day of remembrance in New argued that the main task facing the state York’s public schools as his biggest accomplishment. Cuomo signed it into law last year. Legislature is generating revenue. As the son of a congressman who served for “At some point, you cannot cut your way out of this,” said Addabbo, who added that 25 years, Addabbo grew up in the neighborcuts to healthcare, education and public safety hood and around politics. He said that his firstcontinued on page 16 were red-line areas that would start to affect

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BOE gears up for busy Election Day Long lines expected; many absentee ballots already being mailed back by David Russell

slash between the words “absentee” and “military” on thousands of them, causing a recent Approximately 1.35 million registered vot- controversy. The ballots are the same. As of Monday morning, he said, 190,000 ers, 278 polling sites and nearly 10,000 poll workers will make for a busy Election Day in people in Queens had requested an absentee ballot and 186,000 had been mailed out. Queens. Before Election Day, Nov. 3, borough voters Already 50,000 had been sent back to the BOE. “This far out from the election, I think that’s can cast ballots at 18 early voting sites from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, the same 18 that were an extraordinary figure,” Haggerty said, also noting, “There’s some mythology out there no used for the June primary. that we don’t count absentee ballots t “The less frequently we changee unless the race is close. That’s not the u polling sites on voters, the more likecase in New York State.” ly they are to get to the right place An absentee vote is invalidated if on Election Day,” said Bart Haggerthe t voter also goes to the polls and ty, deputy chief clerk of the Queens votes in person. There is no restricoffice of the city’s Board of Election on bringing someone else’s tions, during Monday’s online meetabsentee ballot to the polls as long as ing of the Borough Board. 2020 the voter signed the affidavit and had Haggerty, noting long lines are expected Nov. 3, said absentee ballots can be dropped off requested the ballot themselves. Haggerty said there is usually an eight-day in drop boxes at polling sites and that early votwait before absentee votes are counted. ing is recommended to avoid larger crowds. “There’s some talk of making it more of a “If a voter has reservations about voting by absentee and is afraid of crowds or interacting rolling canvass of those ballots,” he said. The deadline to register was Oct. 9 but resiwith lots of voters on Election Day, early voting dents who became citizens after that have until is a really great choice,” he said. Borough President Sharon Lee added, “My the 24th to register in person. Haggerty also mentioned that while poll rule of thumb: If you can go to the grocery workers have to wear masks, voters are not store, you can go to your poll site.” Haggerty said not to be concerned with legally obligated to. “We cannot require a voter absentee ballots despite a typo leaving out a to put on a mask in order to exercise their conAssociate Editor

Bart Haggerty of the Board of Elections recommends participating in early voting to avoid long PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN lines expected on Nov. 3. stitutional right to vote,” he said, noting that there will be sanitizing, cleaning and personal protective equipment at each site. Community Board 14 Chairwoman Dolores Orr, an adjunct trainer at the BOE and a site coordinator, said if any voters decline to wear a mask a poll worker will walk them to a voting station and make sure they are 6 feet from everyone else so there’s no contact. Haggerty added that police officers are aware of the protocols. “You can’t ban anyone from voting for any reason if they are registered voters,” said CB 5

Chairman Vinny Arcuri Jr. “That’s the Constitution. Everyone’s entitled to vote. They want to come in naked, you could arrest them afterwards but that’s it.” Lee noted that seven of the 18 early voting sites are in yellow, orange or red zones on COVID cluster maps, but Haggerty does not foresee any of the sites changing or closing. “We did not close on an emergency basis, any site for the pandemic back then,” he said. “We do not expect to do so here.” To learn where to vote and to see a sample Q ballot, visit Findmypollsite.vote.nyc.

Richards says Council prepared him for BP Touts his experience, committee chairmanships as leadership assets by Michael Gannon

Though disappointed over some projects in the borough such as AmaIntellectually, Councilman Dono- zon not achieving what they might van Richards (D-Laurelton) knew all have — “There was some pushback about the ethnic and cultural diversi- on that; a lot of it justified” — he ty that has made Queens “The believes even developers pursuing “as-of-right” projects benefit from World’s Borough.” His decision to run for borough being good neighbors. “If you’re a developer and you’ve president still had some surprises. done a bad job, I’m gonna see you do “Queens has so much to offer,” r, again. Community participaa he said in a telephone intertion is critical to developt view. “One thing about runers,” he said. ning is it enabled me to get Richards said his own into every corner of the experience with diversity borough ... Where else do on the Cou ncil is an you hear 190 languages advantage. He served as spoken and see 200 counof the Committee tries represented?” 2020 on chairman Environmental Protection Richards believes the job of borough president makes one the and the Subcommittee on Zoning Queens cheerleader-in-chief. But the and Franchises before his present post as chairman of the Committee game is hardball. He said keeping an eye on land use on Public Safety. “I’m ready day one,” he said. and bringing back financial invest“No one has broug ht more ment from the city and state are the affordable housing units to their distop duties of the office. On land use, he favors using regu- trict in my seven years than I have,” lations and zoning to foster “responsi- he said. “We have the blueprint for ble growth,” bringing developers and that with what we did in my district city agencies together to benefit on the Rockaways. We’ve built 3,000 units, but it wasn’t just housneighborhoods.

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ing. It was a new library, $119 million for infrastructure. Not only new parks but money for old ones. Rockaway is a blueprint for how to rebuild after a crisis.” Richards also touted the new Bartlett Dairy warehouse and distribution center that soon is expected to break ground near John F. Kennedy International Airport, with hundreds of jobs, local hiring guarantees and student scholarship programs. Richards also is not shy about the 10-year, $2 billion water and sewer infrastructure plan that he was able to get from Mayor de Blasio shortly after the latter took office, which has the aim, among others, of reversing six decades or more of chronic flooding issues. As for immigrant issues, the Democratic candidate says he’s got that covered. “I’m the son of an immigrant, now a new United States citizen,” he said. “My father is voting in his first election. I’ve been lobbying him to vote for me ...” Richards is a big believer in fostering relationships within government, and he said his knowledge of the

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inner workings would be a benefit to the borough. Take small businesses, specifically, loan and grant programs offered through the city’s Department of Small Business Services. “I uncovered one program where 56 percent of the loans went to businesses in Manhattan,” Richards said. “Seventeen percent went to Queens.” That led to a recently passed bill that mandates periodic reports from the SBS detailing such information.

“Queens has the city’s secondhighest population,” Richards said. “The last I checked, we have two airports, JFK and LaGuardia, that are the welcome mats for the world into the country. We should be treated that way ... I want to hold city agencies accountable if they do not act responsibly to the borough. Seventeen percent for Queens is unacceptable.” On public safety, Richards has jousted very publicly with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, particularly over reforms and increases in violent crime since the start of 2020. They are in stark disagreement over the impact state bail reforms have had, if any, on increases in some major crime categories. Richards, echoing Mayor de Blasio’s “perfect storm” analogy, said much of the increase can be attributed to the pandemic, though shootings and murders were up in January and February before COVID-19 struck. Richards said some is attributable to the number of officers afflicted with COVID-19, taking them off the streets for extended periods. He also blames the department. continued on page 16

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Your candidates for Election Day 2020 by David Russell Associate Editor

ueens voters can participate in early voting from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1 or wait for Election Day, Nov. 3, to cast ballots. Here are the candidates voters will pick from. President President Trump on the Republican and Conservative parties lines, former Vice President Joe Biden on the Democratic and Work ing Families par ties lines, Howie Hawkins on the Green Party line, Jo Jorgensen on the Libertarian Party line and Brock Pierce on the Independence Party line. Borough President Cou nci l m a n Donova n R ich a rd s (D-Laurelton) on the Democratic line, e,, Joann Ariola on the Republican,, Conservative and Save Our City y lines and Dao Yin with the Red Dragon Party.

12th Congressional District Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens) with the Democratic Party, Carlos Santiago-Cano on the Republican and Conservative lines and Steven Kolln with the Libertarian Party. 14th Congressional District R e p. A l e x a n d r i a O c a s i o - C o r t e z (D-Bronx, Queens) with the Democratic Party, John Cummings on the Republican and Conservative lines and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera with the Serve America Movement Party. 11th State Senate District State Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing) on the Democratic and Working Families lines, Elisa Nahoum on the Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines. 13th State Senate District St at e Se n. Je ssica R a mos (D-East Elmhurst) on the Demo( cratic and Working Families c lines, Jesus Gonzalez on the Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines.

Third Congressional District Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Suffolk, Queens) on the Demo2020 15th State Senate District cratic, Working Families and IndeState Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard pendent parties lines, George Santos on the Republican and Conservative party Beach) with the Democratic Party, Tom lines and Howard Rabin on the Libertari- Sullivan on the Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines. an line. Sixth Congressional District Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) on the Democratic and Working Families lines, Thomas Zmich on the Republican, Conservative, Libertarian and Save Our City lines. Seventh Congressional District Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Queens) on the Democratic and Working Families lines, Brian Kelly on the Republican and Conser vative lines, Gilber t Midonnet with the Libertarian Party.

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Eighth Congressional District Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) on the Democratic and Working Families lines, Garfield Wallace on the Republican and Conservative lines.

23rd Assembly District Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) with the Democratic Party, Peter Hatzipetros on the Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines. 26th Assembly District Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) with the Democratic Party, JohnAlexander Sakelos on the Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines. 28th Assembly District Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) with the Democratic Party, Danniel Maio with the COVID19 Stories Party. 31st Assembly District Khaleel Anderson on the Democratic

Voters have nine days of early voting and Nov. 3 if they want to vote in person. and Working Families lines, Joseph Cullina with the Republican Party. 34th Assembly District Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas on the Democratic and Working Families lines, William Marquez on the Republican and Conservative lines. 35th Assembly District Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry (D-Corona) with the Democratic Party, Han-Khon To on the Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines. 38th Assembly District Jenifer Rajkumar with the Democratic Party, Giovanni Perna on the Republican, Conservative and Save Our City lines. 40th Assembly District Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) with the Democratic Party, Steven Lee with the Justice & Peace Party. Running unopposed for their respective seats are state Sens. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria), Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau);

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continued from page 12 hand knowledge of the area’s long-term problems best qualify him to continue representing the district — the awkward J-shaped boundaries of which stretch over an ideologically and demographically heterogeneous mix of neighborhoods. To close the interview Addabbo rattled off a set of problems facing each neighborhood in his district. In the north, he described the Glendale homeless shelter, a project he opposed, as a “bad bill of goods” for its neighbors. In the Rockaways, he said inadequate access to health-

continued from page 14 “My first experience with the police was when I was 13,” he said. “They stopped me with their guns drawn. They said I matched the description of a suspect ... The NYPD cannot abdicate its duties because they don’t like reform. The commissioner broke up the anti-crime teams. Nobody made him do that. If you’re a gang-banger and you commit serious crimes, yes, you deserve to be punished ... But you can’t arrest your way out of a crisis. You need to deal with the root causes of crime.” Queens borough presidents going back to

care rivals that of transportation as a major issue. In Woodhaven, he’s concerned about the shops along Jamaica Avenue. In Howard Beach, he’s worried about the trash building up in Charles Park and flooding. “My office is in high-tide territory. So I understand,” Addabbo said of the residents of Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach, where high tide washes into the neighborhood’s roadways on a frequent basis. “I understand the community. I listen, I Q live close to that,” he said.

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Council school hearing probes testing, devices Education Committee chairman blasts mayor’s reopening strategy by Max Parrott Associate Editor

The New York City Council Committee on Education held a hearing on school reopening in the pandemic last Thursday, in which the chairman of the committee blasted the mayor for his handling of the school reopening. C ou nci l m a n M a r k Tr eyge r (D-Brooklyn) pressed the chancellor and various Department of Education officials on several issues, chiefly the city’s so-called mandatory testing, its distribution of tech to students and its use of Zoom-based learning inside the classroom. Treyger was explicit that he holds the mayor accountable for “failing students.” His questioning revealed that the city is not close to receiving the parental per mission for ms required for random COVID testing and has tens of thousands of technology requests that it still needs to fulfill. Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said that 72,000 consent forms have been returned by students giving permission for random testing out of about 500,000 students participat-

his video press events that ing in in-person learning. the school system has Dr. Jay Varma, the been fulfilling the techmayor’s top health advinolog y ne e d s of it s s o r, d e s c r ib e d t he students. response as a substantial “He said for weeks that sample size of the group every kid who needed in schools for in-person technology has technololearning. He added that gy. This is not the case,” he’s not worried about the said Treyger. relatively low proportion Treyger went on to ask of p a r e nt a l c o n s e nt about the number of stubecause testing is not a dents who are receiving prioritized line of defense in-person instruction conagainst the virus. ducted without an in-perTreyger also demanded son teacher. In the days t o k now how m a ny leading up to the return of requests for lear ning devices the DOE had Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza testified last Thursday in-person classes for the fulfilled. that some of the 70,000 pending device requests could be majority of hybrid-learnLauren Siciliano, chief coming from schools and not students. ZOOM SCREENSHOT ing students, Carranza announced that some inoperating officer of the DOE, said that the agency had dis- many of the requests are coming person classrooms would have to be tributed roughly 350,000 network- directly from students because they conducted over Zoom under the enabled iPads, but it still had around are coming from the schools. Some- supervision of a learning aide — a 70,000 pending device requests that times the rolls of device requests that situation that Treyger likened to a have yet to be filled. the agency receives contain requests “study hall” during the hearing. Neither Carranza nor First Depu“The fact that thousands of our for computer labs and other school ty Chancellor Donald Conyers had kids still don’t have a device is facilities shameful,” said Treyger. That explanation did little to the exact figure of students on hand Carranza responded with the cave- appease Treyger, who pointed out during the hearing although they at that the department cannot tell how that the mayor has been claiming in assured Treyger that they would

have it ready soon. In addition to giving a chance to the councilmembers to scrutinize the progress of schools’ reopening, the hearing also provided a forum for two proposed bills. The hearing came a day after the Council released a list of findings from remote-learning attendance data showing that majority black and Hispanic schools were more likely to have low student engagement and attendance. The Council also reported that those findings mirror attendance data from 2019, showing that the inequities during the pandemic are merely an extension of issues that were already in the school system. One of the bills up for consideration would require the DOE to report annually on a series of metrics any time the department is engaged in remote learning. Another would require the agency to report student attendance for remote learning on a weekly basis. The data would be disaggregated by school, district, grade, race, individualized education plan status, multilingual language learner status and Q English language learner status.

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Councilwoman forgoes participatory budgeting to save for pending project by Max Parrott Associate Editor

C ou n ci l m e mb e r K a r e n Ko slow it z (D-Forest Hills) has assured her Richmond Hill constituents that their library will not be forgotten when she leaves office. Koslowitz told Queens Com munity Board 6 last Wednesday that she would not take part in participatory budgeting this year to assure that some remaining capital projects would be finished under her watch. Those projects include the Richmond Hill Library, as well as some other school and library renovations. The library, which sits in Community Board 9’s district, has been slated for renovations for over three years, but each year the entity in charge of the construction process, the Department of Design and Construction, has pushed it back. What started as a $6 million overhaul in 2016, had swollen into an estimated $16 million process, as of the last time the project was submitted to the DDC, according to Community Board 9 Chair Kenichi Wilson. The newest incarnation is still making its way to the desk of the DDC, which will ultimately make a decision about whether it can afford to take on the work over the next year. After the project was delayed, the Queens Public Library hired its own architect for it, and still has not submitted its final design, according to the DDC. A QPL spokesperson said that the agency is working toward assembling the supplemental documents requested by the DDC. When the agency does finalize its plan, the price tag of the renovation may change with the f luctuations on the construction market, but Wilson cautioned that generally means more money. “With any delay, what ends up happening is that the cost rises,” said Wilson. Koslowitz, whose term will end in 2021, allocated $4.2 million from the 2021 capital

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SJU wants you Judge upholds red zone regs; synagogues await ruling for COVID study by Michael Gannon Editor

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens has lost its legal battle to reopen churches in areas designated as red zones after a recent increase on positive tests for the COVID-19 virus. The diocese, in a case before U.S. District Court Judge Nichols Garaufis, also sought to increase the legal capacities on churches in red zones, which now is 10 for buildings that in some cases can hold 500 to 1,000 or more. “The Diocese of Brooklyn is extremely disappointed by today’s ruling, as we believe we presented a strong case in support of our right to worship,” Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said in a statement issued last Friday. “It is a shame our parishioners in the red zones cannot return to Mass when the judge acknowledged we have done everything right. We are now considering our appellate options.” The Chronicle could not immediately obtain a copy of Garaufus’ ruling in the suit filed last week against Gov. Cuomo. A coalition of Orthadox Jewish organizations, including Agudath Israel of Kew Gardens Hills and Agudath Israel of Bayswater, have a separate suit against Cuomo before U.S. District Court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto. Both the diocese and the Orthodox groups last week were denied temporary restraining

Our Lady of the Angelus Church, in a COVID-19 red zone in Rego Park, can legally only host 10 people for Mass in a building that holds GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE 1,200. orders to lift the capacity regulations for their houses of worship while the cases advanced through the court system. No ruling on the synagogues’ suit had been made as of the Chronicle’s deadline. Cuomo on Oct. 5 issued an executive order establishing color-coded zones in the city based on resurgences of positive tests for COVID-19. Red sectors have the harshest restrictions on schools, businesses and houses of worship. One such zone exists in Central Queens, including portions of Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens and Kew Gardens Hills, and another in the Rockaways. Houses of worship

in the zones are limited to 25 percent capacity or 10 people. Cuomo and city officials have pointed out that the red zones are centered around Orthodox Jewish communities. DiMarzio said they have multiple options. “There is nothing more important than the safety of our parishioners,” he said. “That is why we have worked diligently to implement strict COVID-19 safety rules that go above and beyond state requirements. We will continue to require masks to be worn in order to participate in all our services. We will continue to voluntarily limit capacity in all buildings to 25 percent occupancy, and we will abide by social distancing guidelines as required. The proof of our compliance is the fact that we have not had any COVID outbreaks or significant cases in either our churches or schools. We continue to evaluate our procedures to build upon the safety we have so far achieved.” DiMarzio said the diocese will comply. “It is unfortunate that our inalienable constitutional right to worship is still impeded despite the efforts we have made,” he said. The bishop also said the diocese will continue to advocate for places of worship to be classified as essential, “for there is nothing more necessary today than a community of believers, united in prayer, asking the Lord to Q end this pandemic.”

Supporting transfer schools Advocates oppose potential cuts to internship program by Max Parrott

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Youth education advocates, students and principals from Queens hosted an online rally on Tuesday to support a program that they argued is integral to the city’s transfer schools, small, full-time high schools that function to support students who have dropped out or fallen behind in credits. The area of funding that the advocates worry about is called the Learning to Work program, which offers paid internships and college and career readiness training to students in transfer schools. Chalkbeat first reported that this year the city is considering cutting the program’s budget by 72 percent, according to data provided by the city’s Independent Budget Office. The city Department of Education has responded that the figures are speculative, and that it has not made any decisions around funding, but that has not deterred the loyal group of education advocates from vocally opposing any such cuts.

Jaffari Williams-Fox testified about the importance of Learning to Work programs for high-risk youth. He said it has been vital in his journey ZOOM SCREENSHOT pursuing a job as an EMT. “We’re currently evaluating the funding level for this fiscal year in light of the pandemic-driven crisis that has caused the City to lose billions of dollars in revenue, forcing very difficult decisions about programming across all DOE divi-

sions and City agencies,” said DOE spokesperson Katie O’Hanlon. The two-hour rally was filled with current transfer high school students, alumni, principals and employers who work with LTW

interns — all explained how vital the LTW program was to keeping high-risk youth in high school. “It’s just not possible to support our students effectively without LTW fund support. That would be taking away the soul of what we do. We pride ourselves in supporting our young people with what we call wrap-around high school,” said Winston Mccarthy, a principal at North Queens Community High School, a transfer high school in Flushing. Voyagers South High School alumnus Jaffari Williams-Fox described how his internship at a hospital was a bridge to his job working with the Mayor’s Office to Prevent Gun Violence while he studies to be an EMT. “It’s also important to our highrisk youth,” Williams-Fox said, adding that providing a legal way to earn an income is a crucial element of transfer schools. “A lot of these kids that go to these credit recovery schools — they weren’t able to function normally at their old schools because they were in Q the streets.”

St. John’s University is asking Queens families with children 11 to 17 years old to participate in an anonymous study on the impact COVID-19 has had on them. Entitled “Children’s Reactions to COVID-19,” the study asks participants to complete a set of surveys about the experiences, feelings and behaviors they and their children have exper ienced du r i ng t he pandemic. The surveys are done online and should take about 20 minutes to complete, according to SJU. Each adult and child who participates will receive a $10 e-gift card upon completing the surveys. The questionnaire is posted online in English at bit.ly/31pVcub. It is also available in Spanish, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian and Chinese, thanks to funding provided by the office of acting Borough President Sharon Lee. The researchers will not collect any identifying information, SJU says, and any that is found in the data will be deleted. For more information, one may contact Dr. Elissa Brown of SJU’s Psychology Department, the study’s lead investigator, at browne@stjohns.edu. Q — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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NYPD outreach at Allen AME Cathedral Shea and department brass take questions, speak on reform efforts by Michael Gannon Editor

The NYPD this month launched a series of public meetings aimed at gathering public input on its efforts to make the department more fair and transparent. Commissioner Dermot Shea led the delegation Monday night at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral in Jamaica. Capacity was limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the meeting was streamed on Zoom and Facebook. Chief of Collaborative Policing Juanita Holmes opened the program by saying the precision policing initiative has led to progress in community engagement by targeting the very few people who are responsible for the bulk of crime in the city. But Holmes, Shea and others said the department knows it still has room for improvement. “In order to make changes, we need your recommendations,” Holmes said. “We are absolutely willing to reinvent the department,” Shea said. “We wouldn’t be here if we were not.”

NYPD Chief of Collaborative Policing Juanita Holmes gives opening remarks Monday at the latest in a series of police department outreach sessions aimed at increasing transparency and bettering community relations. ZOOM SCREENSHOT Holmes and Assistant Chief Matthew Pontillo made a brief presentation on where the department has been focusing its efforts on community outreach. Then Ayanna Behin, manager of training and business development at the New York Peace

Institute, and Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and executive director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, moderated a nearly 90-minute session of questions and answers from participants followed by community discussion.

Assistant Chief Ruben Beltran, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens South, also was among the speakers. In response to questions about officer training, Pontillo said the NYPD has long recognized that it cannot stop once an officer walks out the doors of the Police Academy. “Use of force does not come easy, but, unfortunately, sometimes it is necessary,” Pontillo said. “We look to make it as infrequent as possible.” Using an example of a four-day training course on implicit bias, Pontillo said training is key, “but a really skilled police officer must continue to be refreshed in training. It has to be an ongoing effort, career-long professional development ... Skills are perishable.” He said while in the past officers could have as little as three hours of training per year, most officers today have 10 or more. He also reminded the audience that use-of-force policies were revamped in 2016, and that data is now available online.

Shea and audience members alike brought up the “blue wall of silence” used to describe police off icers either protecting bad behavior of fellow officers or just not rocking the boat. Shea acknowledged that there is a need in some ways to change the culture. “It’s incumbent on all of us in the law enforcement profession to speak up and that we hold people accountable,” he said. “We want that officer who is stepping in and saying ‘That’s enough.’” But he also pointed to the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, made up of officers who investigate major breaches of conduct. “In the majority of cases they receive, the complaints come from other officers,” he said. Speaking earlier on the point of accountability, Pontillo said the NYPD’s body camera program is the largest anywhere. Erica Ford, founder of Life Camp, expressed serious doubts. Among her organization’s efforts are those that see volunteers go out continued on page 34

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WOKE people are not particularly tolerant of AWAKE people. They are often ill-mannered and nasty. Hillary’s “deplorable” comment and the Albany Bully’s declaration that people who don’t agree with him do not belong in this state are two examples of rude WOKE attitudes that come to mind.

negative reaction as the No Bail Law. Both the Albany Bully and the Agitator of Chaos - two of NY’s leading WOKE - are calling for its revision. Consider too, the NYC Council vote to defund the NYPD budget by $1 billion. Do you think they gave any thought to the safety of you or your family? We think not.

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Hot plates and cold comfort in Astoria NYCHA leaves 48 units without gas to cook as activists step up to help by Michael Shain Chronicle Contributor

As the residents of a building in Astoria Houses enter week four without gas for cooking, the clamor for answers from the New York City Housing Authority is getting louder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing is the many years of neglect and disinvestment in public housing,â&#x20AC;? said Evie Hantzopoulos, executive director of the Global Kids, Inc. youth leadership organization and a candidate for City Council. State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) is calling on NYCHA to reduce the monthly rents until gas service is restored. In a letter to the beleaguered agency this week, he called the gas outage â&#x20AC;&#x153;an unacceptable situationâ&#x20AC;? that requires immediate attention. Gas service to the 48-unit building at 10-4 Astoria Blvd. was cut off Sept. 23 after a leak was reported. The apartments make up one of 22 buildings in the Astoria Houses complex on Hallets Point, a peninsula on the East River. The location has been plagued â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like much of the NYCHA system â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with service breakdowns and disrepair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disgusting already,â&#x20AC;? said resident Jacqueline Guzman, a Department of Education employee who has lived in the complex with her wheelchair-bound son for 12 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing anything.â&#x20AC;?

Young community activists with The Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bodega hand out breakfast to residents of 10-4 PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN Astoria Blvd. in the Astoria Houses on Monday morning. Guzman and others in the building have been supplied with hot plates to substitute for their useless stoves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible for people with families to cook meals with just a hot plate,â&#x20AC;? said Hantzopoulos, who organized hot-food giveaways for strapped residents the last three Saturdays.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This could go on for months.â&#x20AC;? The outage is particularly hard on older residents who have to walk three blocks to get to the stores that sell prepared food outside the complex, she said. NYCHA has told officials the repair is a complicated job that will require an outside

contractor to replace gas lines throughout the building. All 48 apartments will have to be checked for leaks once the work is completed. Tenants were told last week that the designated contractor is tied up at the nearby Ravenswood Houses, also a public housing project, and NYCHA could not say when work could begin at the Astoria site. A NYCHA spokeswoman said the contractor was scheduled to visit the Astoria Boulevard building Wednesday and determine the scope of the repair job. The spokeswoman said she had no information beyond that. The public housing complex, built after World War II, is surrounded by the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. New apartments are going up on streets all around the Astoria Houses, principal among them the Durst Organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pricey new development, 10 Hallets Point, which will add more than 2,000 units on the northern edge of the NYCHA project. The gas outage has drawn the attention of community activists who see it as evidence that low-income residents are being pushed out of the neighborhood to make room for real estate developers. Justice 4 All Queens, a group of young activists, staged an impromptu rally on the steps of the Long Island City courthouse Monday afternoon, calling the outage â&#x20AC;&#x153;an emergency.â&#x20AC;? continued on page 34

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NYPD looking for three thieves who target tech device retail stores by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Cell phone retailers beware — three men have stolen nearly $16,500 worth of tech gear in a crime spree, much of which occurred in broad daylight, across eight police precincts and three boroughs in just one month. The first of 12 known incidents took place on Sept. 11 in Flushing. Just past 4:30 p.m., two unidentified men entered the 57-23 Main St. T-Mobile store and forcibly removed three Apple watches, valued at $1,460, from a display before f leeing on foot toward Booth Memorial Avenue. On Sept. 13 at 3:30 p.m., two unidentified men stole an Apple iPhone 11 from the display window of a T-Mobile store in Jamaica. An hour later, two men repeated the crime in Forest Hills, taking an Apple iPhone 11 Pro from a Queens Boulevard Verizon store. Both items are worth about $1,000. The list of incidents is sporadic — they traveled to Soundview in the Bronx to hit an AT&T store at 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 15 before returning to Queens two days later, where they stole a $1,400 Samsung Galaxy S20, their only non-Apple product heist, from the 198-25 Horace Harding Expy. T-Mobile, this time at 2:45 p.m. Another ten days passed before the perpetrators struck again, this time at Bayside’s

The police are searching for three individuals in connection to a spree of grand larcenies that PHOTO COURTESY NYPD targets cell phone providers. 38-27 Bell Blvd. Within the following five days, the suspects would target Fresh Meadows’ 61-44 188 St. AT&T store, Auburndale’s 205-14 Northern Blvd. AT&T store, Little Neck’s 248-25 Northern Blvd. Verizon store and, in Fresh Meadows for the third time, the 167-13 Union Tpke. AT&T store. The men traveled out of Queens again to target a Veri-

zon store in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. The final grand larceny connected to the three suspects thus far took place on Tuesday, Oct. 13 — they stole two Apple watches from the 94-16 Northern Blvd. T-Mobile store at 3:15 p.m. The individuals committing the crimes alternated between three different men. The

police believe all three are between the ages of 16 and 18, each described to have dark skin. One individual was described to have a medium build and black hair, another with a slim build and the third with a medium build and black hair. The reported incidents have all occurred between the hours of 2:30 and 8 p.m. The perpetrators typically flee on foot, though they were reported to have escaped into a black vehicle after their hit in the Bronx. Grand larcenies throughout the city have gone down by over 18 percent in 2020 compared to the first ten months of 2019, as well as in most of the precincts the suspects hit during their spree. Only two of the Queens commands saw a slight increase in reports for the year — the index crime has increased by just 2.6 percent in the 115th Precinct, which translates to a ten-incident difference, while the 107th Precinct reported a 12.2 percent; there have been 48 more grand larcenies thus far in 2020 than during the same time period last year. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577, or by going to @nypdtips on Twitter. All tips are Q strictly confidential.

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A cabbage white butterfly eating from a coneflower in Forest Park was captured by Catherine Goode of Kew Gardens, our winner in the professional category.

Molly and Casey have been fascinated by the new baby squirrel visiting the home of Kathleen Lang’s family in Elmhurst, keeping silent watch. David Doblack shot the scene at Rockaway Beach at 118th Street.

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Nia Thomas of Laurelton photographed her model, Joshua Smith, in Springfield Gardens. May Lee of Woodhaven captured friends Lucy Lello and Norah Perez at Strack Pond in Forest Park.

John Michals captured the Whitestone Bridge framed by clouds.

Malgorzata Bartyzel of Woodhaven is the winner of the Check out more Queens Chronicle’s 12th annual Summer in the Borough SEE great Summer in Photo Contest, for this amazing shot of Jamaica Bay. MORE “Often driving the Beach Channel we could see the most the Borough Photo Contest entries at PHOTOS incredible sunsets,” Bartyzel said. “Nothing beats the intense colors of sun as it was on fire. I was lucky to capture qchron.com! ONLINE it with two swans that leaned toward each other making like a heart shape. Swan is a symbol of love, balance and healing powers. Today’s world needs more of those.” It also needs more photos like Bartyzel’s, and the other great images seen here, including that of the winner in our professional category. Next up is our 13th annual Holiday Photo Contest, starting in about a month. We hope to see your entries then! — Peter C. Mastrosimone

Mike McGevna of South Richmond Hill painted a picture of Jamaica Bay with the Cross Bay Bridge at sunset. Christina Cabrera of Whitestone photographed friends since kindergarten and new high school graduates Connor Oh, left, of Stuyvesant HS and Dimitri Skaliotis and Sebastian Cabrera, both of Bayside HS.

Antonia Cafaro photographed her son Luca at the Queens Botanical Garden. Kristina Raevsky captured ducks at Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Judit Olah of Rego Park snapped her kids Liliana and Jordan at the Playground for All Children.

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If you’re old enough to remember double features at drivein movie theaters — or even if you’re not — Halloween week will provide thrills, chills and even a little comedy at the New York Hall of Science in Corona. NYSCI is teaming up with the Museum of the Moving Image and Rooftop Films to show classics from 95 years of filmmaking. Tickets are $45 per car or $75 for special benefits. The site opens at 6:30 p.m. and the first film begins at 7:30 each of the five nights of Horror Week. Tickets must be purchased online in advance, and some movies are not suitable for children. Information and event regulations and restrictions is available at rooftopfilms.com/drivein/queens. The series kicks off Oct. 24 with two of Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s best. “Psycho” (B/W, 1960) set the standard for modern horror and slasher films, featuring Janet Leigh as a woman on the run after impulsively stealing money that could help her and her boyfriend, and Anthony Perkins, who runs the out-of-the-way Bates Motel with his nagging mother. It inspired countless future movies, both classics and schlock, as well as entire film school courses. The second feature is “The Birds” (1963), wherein a wealthy socialite played by Tippi Hedren heads to a bucolic coastal California town in search of a lawyer portrayed by Rod Taylor after their introduction to each other gets off on the wrong foot. Upon her arrival every bird from barnyard chickens to gulls on the bay begins acting very strangely. Oct. 25 pairs the two most disparate films, opening with “Nosferatu”(B/W silent w/subtitles, 1922). Every print of the German expressionist work by F.W. Murnau was to have been destroyed to settle a copyright lawsuit brought by the widow of “Dracula” author Bram Stoker. Luckily, one or two survived to allow Count Orlok to haunt generations of horror fans. Then stay in your car for “Young Frankenstein” (B/W, 1974). The Mel Brooks-Gene Wilder film, featuring sight gags and vile puns, is both a send-up and loving tribute to the 1931 classic

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Actor Sid Caesar was born in Yonkers, NY on Sept. 8, 1922. The youngest of three sons of luncheonette owners Max and Ida Caesar, Sidney was a saxophone player who wanted to study music until he met producer Max Liebman while serving time in the Coast Guard. Liebman saw more than just musical potential in Caesar and promoted him in Broadway productions and backed him in “Admiral Broadway Revue,” which started airing in January 1949. That same year, he moved his family into the brand-new Rego Park apartment building Walden Terrace at 98-10 64 Ave. The convenience of the subway got him to work at the old International/Park Theater at 5 Columbus Circle in under 30 minutes. Unlike the typical tubby, short or scrawny funnymen of the day, Caesar was tall, handsome and strong. He was an “avant garde” uninhibited sketch comic who could mimic sounds of machines and many foreign languages even though he couldn’t speak any of them. In February 1950, he began the successful “Your Show of Shows” at NBC. The

The Walden Terrace apartments at 98-10 64 Ave. in Rego Park, the former home of Sid Caesar and his family, c. 1950 when they INSET PHOTO VIA WIKIPEDIA lived there. gig earned him $3,500 a week, more money than the average American made in a year. After the death of his mother, Ida, in January 1951 he bought a house in the Kings Point section of Great Neck, LI. His wife of 67 years, Florence, passed in 2010 and he folQ lowed in 2014 at age 91.

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The Poets of Queens readings that had been a staple of Astoria until the virus forced them online have made their way to another place they really belong: the printed page. “Poets of Queens” is a new anthology edited by Olena Jennings, the founder and curator of the readings, the next of which will be held Nov. 15. The book is a musthave for residents of a modern literary bent. “I wanted to do something that would give even more visibility and voice to Queens poets,” said Jennings. “I would hope that people would come away inspired by the book, inspired to do their own writing.” The works are varied in theme, subject and style. While several pay homage to some element of life in Queens, others could have been written in and about anyplace. Some speak to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. In “It Takes a Pandemic” by Ron Kolm, the speaker laments a 50-year career in a

Poets of Queens reading When: Sun., Nov. 15, 2 p.m. Where: facebook.com/yaraartsgroupinc Entry: Free. poetsofqueens.org

number of independent bookstores in the city, the last of them Posman Books ... which closed on March 16th, due to the virus. The last book I sold there was Camus’ The Plague. Emily Hockaday’s “Saltwater Components” could be about any altered shoreline, but Queens residents may recognize her writing about Broad Channel after Superstorm Sandy struck. After the hurricane broke through the sandy path, the freshwater marsh became saltwater, an ecosystem changing in moments ... Like Hockaday, Jared Harél is a contributor with several poems in the book. One of them, “Late-October at Washington Irving’s House,” may echo the works of Robert Frost for some, both in its choices of words and its rural subject. There is rain and there is rain and this is the latter. It lays upon us heavy and cold As we scramble up the pathway to the dead author’s home.

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“Poets of Queens” is a new anthology with dozens of works that grew out of the readings organized by Olena Jennings, long held in Astoria and then online during the pandemic. PHOTO BY DIMITRI KEUNGUEU Jennings recognized that even though the poets and their works are from Queens, they’re not just writing about life here, and that they can convey a “daily experience beyond the borough,” which has value “especially now, in the time of COVID.” The editor herself is a Wisconsin native who came to New York to earn her master’s

at Columbia and now lives in Queens with her partner, Dodson Ng. The book lists at $14.99 and is available at the usual online sellers as well as Queens shops such as Kew & Willow Books in Kew Gardens, Astoria Books and Book Culture LIC, home to the Poets of Queens readings Q before they went online.

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Oct. 28. In “Get Out” (2017) Chris Washington, a young African-American photographer, and his white girlfriend go to her family’s country place for Chris to meet her parents. They’re pleasant, if a little overbearing, but he senses something is a bit off. He has no idea. Writer-Director Jordan Peele won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. That is followed up by “The Babadook“ (2014), from Australia, in which a newly widowed mother is raising her 6-year-old son alone. The boy has become fascinated with a pop-up book that just appears in their home about Mr. Babadook, a boogeyman who is always up to no good. Then young Sam begins blaming him for strange goings-on; later he tells his mom they need to protect themselves ... The first show on Oct. 30 is “Halloween” (1978). Director John Carpenter was heavily influenced by “Psycho” when crafting the tale of Michael Myers, the silent boy who killed his sister on Halloween night in 1963, now a man who has escaped from an asylum for the criminally insane. His doctor, Sam Loomis, tells anyone who will listen that Michael is heading back to Haddonfield. Sam Loomis was the name of Leigh’s

boyfriend in “Psycho.” And, as providence would have it, Carpenter cast his second choice, Leigh’s daughter, Jamie Leigh Curtis, 19, as reluctant heroine Laurie Strode. The second flick will be “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974), which chronicles the homicidal habits and peculiar dietary choices of the Sawyer family, particularly a son nicknamed “Leatherface.” Horror week closes, suitably, on Oct. 31 with a pair of dark comedies. “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986) based on the off-Broadway musical and a 1960 film, tells the story of Seymour Krelborn, a downand-out employee at a down-and-out flower shop on Skid Row. Things change for the better temporarily when Seymour discovers an interesting new plant. The show is stolen by Steve Martin and Bill Murray cameos, and by Levi Stubbs of the Motown group The Four Tops as the voice of the plant who belts out the best-named Oscar-nominated song in history. The curtain call is “Beetlejuice” (1988) in which Michael Keaton’s title character has spent his centuries-long afterlife haunting and disrupting people, places and things. Now a young Winona Ryder needs him to

“Nosferatu,” a silent classic, is coming to the New York Science Center on Oct. 25. On the cover: Hitchcock classics “Psycho” and “The Birds; comedy “Young Frankenstein”; and a small indie titled “HallowFILM ARTS GUILD, ABOVE; AND, een.” COVER, PAR AMOUNT (“PSYCHO”); UNIVERSAL (“THE BIRDS”); 20TH CENTURY FOX (“YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN”); COMPASS INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (“HALLOWEEN”)

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continued from page 27 “Frankenstein” with Boris Karloff. Wilder’s Frederick Frankenstein, an American doctor and medical professor, heads to Transylvania after learning that he is in his great-grandfather’s will, inheriting a castle (with lab equipment from the 1931 movie); two lab assistants, the comely Inga and the less-so Igor (pronounced Igor); and a strange housekeeper, Frau Blücher. Modern films are on the marquee on

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-14-2020, bearing Index Number NC-000561-20/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) JOSHUA (Last) SCHONBRUN. My present name is (First) JOSHUAH (Middle) SANFORD (Last) SCHOENBRUN AKA JOSHUA SCHONBRUN AKA J SCHONBRUN. The city and state of my present address are Kew Gardens, NY. My place of birth is BRONX, NEW YORK. The month and year of my birth are June 1941.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-09-2020, bearing Index Number NC-000556-20/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) HAMZA (Last) HABEEB. My present name is (First) HAMZA (Middle) HABEEB (Last) ALAM AKA HAMZA HABEEB AR-REHMAN ALAM AKA HAMZA H. ALAM AKA HAMZA HABEEB A R ALAM. The city and state of my present address are Elmhurst, NY. My place of birth is UNITED KINGDOM. The month and year of my birth are February 1994.

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For whom the Bell tolls by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The Jets decided to cut ties with their talented yet disgruntled running back Le’Veon Bell last Thursday. Bell was vocal about how he was being utilized by Jets head coach Adam Gase. With the season beyond repair the Jets’ corporate triumvirate of Gase, general manager Joe Douglas and owner Christopher Johnson agreed to release Bell from his contract. Bell’s story is a case study of how corporate shakeups can adversely impact an athlete’s career. Bell was unhappy with the contract his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, had offered him for 2018 so he decided to sit out that season in the hopes of landing a big free agent deal from a different team the following year. Mike Maccagnan, the Jets general manager at the time, was understandably excited to have someone many considered to be the best running back in the game on his roster. He saw Bell as the man who would help get the Jets back to the playoffs for the first time since 2010 when he signed him in March 2019. Unfortunately for Maccagnan, and for most Jets fans at this point, he had hired deposed Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase, to replace Todd Bowles two months earlier. At the time I praised the move considering Gase had beaten the Jets whenever the Dolphins played them and he had a reputation as an offen-

sive guru while the Jets offense stunk for years. We’ll never know whether Maccagnan and Gase discussed signing Bell but I would have to assume they did and there were no reservations from the Jets head coach. It’s highly unlikely any sports team general manager would spend roughly $52 million for an athlete if his head coach expressed serious reservations. Gase, for whatever reason, was not happy about having Bell on his roster. Two months after Maccagnan signed Bell to that lucrative contract, Johnson fired him. Rumors swirled at the time Gase was involved in deposing the man who hired him. With Bell having lost his chief supporter in the Jets organization it was inevitable things would spiral downwards quickly. He understandably showed a little rust last year but what really prevented him from piling up his old stats was the Jets putrid offensive line, which couldn’t create any running lanes for him. In spite of their pathetic lack of weapons, Gase only half-heartedly made Bell a part of the Jets offense this year. As soon as he was contractually free to do so Bell signed to play with the Kansas City Chiefs who the Jets will play in two weeks. Don’t be surprised if oddsmakers have Gang Green as a 25-point underdog for that game. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

continued from page 22 into neighborhoods in the Jamaica region in the immediate aftermath of shootings to help keep the peace. Ford says she has heard promises before. “These issues are brought onto us day after day, with people harassed and brutalized for years under many commissioners,” Ford said. “People are arrested over and over again by people who do not live in the areas that are being discriminated upon.” Ford believes more misconduct should be punished by firing officers. “Crisis intervention is the first step in

real reform,” she said. Kevin Livingston, a youth advocate and founder of 100 Suits for 100 Men, questioned why more youths were not on hand Monday, though Shea pointed out first that the event was limited by capacity, and that this would not be the only opportunity for young residents or anyone else to participate in the outreach effort. Those seeking more information or looking to RSVP for future meetings can go to https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/ about/about-nypd/reformcollaborative. Q page.

Gas is cut off continued from page 24 A group of activists with The People’s Bodega set up tables outside the building Monday morning to hand out breakfast and other food donated by Astoria Comfort, the popular restaurant on 30th Avenue that announced last week it was closing due to the COVID-19 business slowdown. The gas cutoff did not affect the heating or water in the building, the agency said. Q

Astoria Houses resident Jacqueline Guzman was displeased with her building even before PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN the gas went off.

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2 story Colonial, 10 rms, 4 BRs, pvt dvwy and 1 car gar, full bsmnt, new chef’s kitchen, granite tops, new baths, Jacuzzi. PRICE REDUCED

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Connexion REAL ESTATE

161-14A Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach (Brother’s Shopping Ctr.)

ARLENE PACCHIANO Broker/Owner

718-845-1136 FREE MARKET EVALUATION

CONNEXIONREALESTATE.COM OZONE PARK

Reduced $798K Owner Mortgage

OZONE PARK D OS E

HOWARD BEACH

• Brooklyn •

• Lindenwood • Completely and beautifully renovated studio with terrace. Features open floor plan, stainless steel appliances, porcelain floors, walk-in closet, fi replace. Condo has soundproof walls. Near transportation, shopping and restaurants.

Welcome to this unique & beautiful 2 fam. home with a fi n. bsmnt, a spacious backyard & central A/C. This recently-renovated property was updated with top-of-the-line fi xtures & fi nishes. The 2nd apt has a custom kit. made from recycled wood imported from France. The Mediterranean bathroom is breathtaking, with spa fixtures such as a rain shower, Jacuzzi, jet massage & heated floor. The apt has beautiful wood fl rs, new noise reducing windows and a charming terrace. The 1st apt is a true gem with unique moldings, French doors, beautiful wood fl rs, an updated kit., patio & stunning bathroom. The bsmnt is fully renovated with marble fl rs, large mirrors throughout & exposed brick. The bohemian style backyard, accessible from either apt, is perfect for a private relaxation session yet spacious enough to entertain family & friends. The property boasts parking & is conveniently located right on the border of Greenpoint & Williamsburg.

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Pristine/Stucco unique contemporary Colonial, 3/4 BRs, 3 full baths, 2 half baths, open floor concept on first floor & winding S.S staircase to second floor master bedroom en suite w/ Jacuzzi and bidet, 2 other BRs & full bath, fin. bsmnt, storage rm. den, ping, pong rm or 4th BR, fences front & backyard has I.G. saltwater heated pool, Jacuzzi (seats 8) Cabana, full bath, storage rm, S.S. gates, Asking $1.298 Mil 2nd flr balcony granite & awning.

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH

Mint Hi-Ranch on 40x100 lot, 4 BRs/3 full baths, Vinyl siding with brick front, Andersen windows, Hi-Hats, tiled floors, new carpeting in BRs, security cameras, alarm system, freshly painted, mechanics all updated, heated spa & in-ground pool, brick patio, CAC, rollout awning Asking $889K

RICHMOND HILL

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT Howard Beach /Cross Bay Blvd. 2nd floor 350 sq. ft. $1,500 per mo. Plus heat & electric, all new tiles, new bathroom, - Also same building 2nd floor 850 sq. ft. All new tiles, new bathroom, $2,400 per mo. Plus heat & electric.

Asking $825K K

OZONE PARK

MIDDLE VILLAGE

Det. 1 Family, 3 BRs, 2 baths, basement, pty driveway and 1 car garage

Mint Detached Colonial, pvt dvwy & 2 car garage, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, completely renovated throughout within 7 years, windows, roof, gas boiler, hotwater heater, stoop, wood doors, porcelain tiles on 1st flr, hardwood flrs upstairs, lg living rm, lg formal dining rm. lg kitchen with cherry cabinets, S.S. appl, island, Beautiful.

$610K

HOWARD BEACH IN C

1 Fam Colonial 3 BR/ 2 full bath, 20x100 lot, 9 ft ceilings, skylight in bath, tall kitchen wood cabs, basement inc LG storage room, LG patio off kit w/entry. Asking $588K

OPEN HOUSE

Mint Waterfront property with views of Sunday, Oct. 25th the bridge, all redone inside, new bulk- 2:00 - 3:30 pm th head, new double docks, beautiful kit 163-46 95 Street with S.S. appl., open flr plan, vaulted ceilings, 2 BR converted to one lg master with wall to wall closets, lg new bath with state-of-the-art huge shower, new electric & plumbing.

CO-OP FOR SALE Hi-Rise, 2 Bedroom, 2 Baths Asking $229K

• Lindenwood • Welcome home to this spacious Co-op in Howard Beach. This move in ready unit features 1000 square feet of living space with a modern kitchen that includes custom Thomasville cabinets, stainless steel appliances & granite counters. There are 2 large bedrooms, 2 full renovated baths and spacious closets for lots of storage. There’s also an extra large terrace, perfect for relaxing in your own private space. Conveniently located near shopping, stores, schools, highways, Q41, Q21 & express bus to Midtown Manhattan. Maint. includes heat, water, gas and taxes. Electric & cable separate.

T! R AC O NT

Colonial 3 BR, 1 Bath, needs updating, pvt. dvwy, 1 car garage, 30x100 lot, $619K 3 floors.

Asking $968K

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Commercial Building (101st Ave.) 2 blocks off Cross Bay Blvd./25x100 lot, 25x46 building/ 2nd flr., Dental Office $2,200 per mo./ 1st floor gutted to studs & vacant / basement clean with new furnace / zoning R6B / building K2

69-39 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385

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move in cond, 1 fam det Cape, 8 rms, 4 BRs, 2 baths, granite countertops, sec cams, hardwood flrs, new roof, pvt dvwy. yard pavers, elec awning

718-835-4700

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Quaker Instant Oatmeal

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ea.

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• 16.7 Oz Box Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs • 16.7 or 19.6 Oz Box Golden Grahams • 19.3 Oz Box Cinnamon Toast Crunch • 12 Oz Box Original Cheerios

General Mills Cereal MIX OR Lesser or Additional Items to Scan at $3.99 Each.

Maxwell House Coffee

6.7-8.1 Oz Jar Assorted

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23-26 Oz Can Assorted Asso ted Assor

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$ 99

lb.

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2/$

$ 99

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5 Lb Bag Bag

1299

AquaStar Shrimp Ring

US #1

Idaho Potatoes

Fresh

Broccoli Crowns

Green Limes

3 Lb Bag Easy Peel

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$ 99

88¢

lb.

Boar’s Head® American Cheese

39977

Boar’s Head ad d Mozzarella a Cheese

Sliced To Order

lb.

697

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Sliced To Order

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88¢

599 Organic Bananas

69¢ lb.

398

49977

39¢

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Boar’s Head® Buffalo Chicken & Pepper Jack Cheese

No Antibiotics Ever 100% All Natural Traditional or Flavored

BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella Logs

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397

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10-22 Oz Bag Assorted

Frito Lay Multipacks

699

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7.2-10.8 Oz Pkg Assorted

Hershey’s H h ’ Miniature Candy

349

Tyson T Rotisserie Chickens

499

405.6 Fl Oz Pkg Half Liter Btls

U b Urban Meadow M d Water 24 Pack

Deer Park Spring Water 24 Pack

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67.6 Fl Oz Btl ... Assorted Fresca, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Minute Maid, Fuze, Barq’s, Seagram’s,

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216 Fl Oz Pkg 12 Oz Assorted Btls or Cans

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BUY2 GET1

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499

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11.7-13.7 Oz Box

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249

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DiGiorno Pizza

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With Club Card. Limit 4 Offers. Must Buy 2.

MIX OR MATCH!

599

4/$

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3/$

College Inn Broth

2/$

13.5-14.1 Oz Box Assorted

Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts 8 Pack

2/$

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499

14.5-15.25 Oz Can ... Assorted ((Excl Ex udes: Organic) Org (Excludes:

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3.99

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Heinz Tomato Ketchup

2/$

3.8-5.7 Oz Pkg Assorted

Knorr Side Dishes

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5.25-6.75 Oz Bag Assorted

5 Oz Can In Water or Oil

G dH Good Health Veggie Snacks

Chicken of the Sea Solid White Tuna

Land O’Lakes Butter Sticks

4/$

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Thomas’’ Th Bagels

2/$

299

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With Club Card. Limit 4 Offers.

5.25-12 Oz Pkg ... Assorted (Excludes: Garlic Quinoa Burgers, Brown Bags & Breakfast Sandwiches)

150 Fl Oz Btl ... 100 Loads: Mountain Breeze or Natural Elements or 128 Fl Oz Btl ... 71 Loads Plus Clorox

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With Club Card. Limit 1 Offer. Must Buy 5.

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12 Fl Oz Can ... Regular, Low Fat or Fat Free

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14.5-24 Oz Jar ... Assorted Regular or Plus (Excludes: 22 Oz Homestyle & Farmer’s Market)

3/$

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399

Campbell’s Chunky Soup

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20 Oz Pkg

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S l f i Sclafani Peeled Tomatoe Toma toe Tomatoes

499

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1599

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2/$

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2/$

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10.5-11.5 Oz Can Assorted

Roast Beef

Kellogg’s K ll ’ Cereal

279

Home Made

½ lb.

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• 22.4 Oz Box Original Cocoa Krispies • 19.2 Oz Box Regular Frosted Flakes • 14.7 Oz Box Regular Apple Jacks • 14.7 Oz Box Regular Froot Loops • 22.5 Oz Box Raisin Bran Crunch • 18 Oz Box Original Corn Flakes • 24 Oz Box Frosted Mini Wheats • 18 Oz Box Rice Krispies • 14.6 Oz Box Corn Pops • 24 Oz Box Raisin Bran

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YOUR CHOICE!

lb.

10.7-12.3 Oz Pkg ... Assorted (Excludes: Pancakes, French Toast Sticks and Thick & Fluffy, Family, Gluten Free and NutriGrain Waffles)

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78¢

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499

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Farm Raised

AquaStar Raw Shrimp

Post Cereal

Sabrett S b tt Beef Franks

Pork Spareribs

2 Lb Bag ... 31-40 Count Per Lb Easy asy Pe Pee el Easy-Peel

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• 20 Oz Box Raisin Bran • 18 Oz Box With Almonds or Honey Roasted Honey Bunches of Oats • 15 Oz Box Fruity F ity Fr Fru y or or Cocoa Coc C o oa Pebbles

399

14 Oz Pkg Assorted

Fresh

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16 Oz Pkg ... Thick Cut, y Smoked or Low Salt Hickory

STORE HOURS: Mon.-Sun. 8 am to 9 pm

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Chobani C Ch h b i Greek Yogurt

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64 Fl Oz Btl

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True Spring Water With this coupon.

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For All SENIOR CITIZENS

4.5-5.3 Oz Cont Assorted Flip, Less Sugar, Complete or Regular

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12 Oz Can Regular

Libb ’ Libby’s Libb Corned Beef

SEE INSIDE FOR UNILEVER PROMO DETAILS! 5 Oz Can In Water or Oil

Chicken Chi Ch hi k off the Sea Chunk Light Tuna

89¢

4.6 Oz Can ... Regular, Chicken or BBQ Chicken

Libby’s Libb ’ Vienna Sausage

5/$

399

32 Fl Oz Btl ... 32 Loads YOUR Small & Mighty Stainlifter or CHOICE! Assorted: 16-24 Count Pkg ... Mighty Pacs or 36-40 Fl Oz Btl

• All Laundry Detergent 64 Fl Oz Btl ... Blue Sparkle, Purple Fusion or Green Burst

• Snuggle Fabric Softener

2/$

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699

With Club Card. Limit 4 Offers.

299

With Club Card. Limit 4 Offers.

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