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Holden, Crowley race still too close But elsewhere in Queens and NYC, incumbents win re-election easily by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

he hotly contested, closely watched race between Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and her longtime foe Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden was too close to call at press time. As of Wednesday, Holden — who, despite being a registered Democrat, ran as a Republican, in addition to being on the Conservative, Reform and “Dump de Blasio” lines — led the incumbent by 133 votes with 98.9 percent of all votes counted and declared victory late Tuesday night. “We took on the machine, a nine-year incumbent who had all the advantages,” Holden told his supporters. “But we had the drive. We had relentless volunteers. This is a victory for the community.” Crowley, who defeated the civic president handily in the September primary, has not conceded. There are still several hundred absentee ballots to be counted before the race in southwest Queens is over. “We have done tremendous work over the last nine years to make our communities a better place to live and raise a family, and I am confident once all of the numbers come in, we will have four more years to build on that success,” she said in a statement. And while those two will continue to await

Councilmen Barry Grodenchik, left, and Eric Ulrich both cruised to victory on Tuesday, as did most Queens incumbents. But in Council District 30, the race between Councilwoman Elizabeth FILE PHOTOS Crowley and Bob Holden is still too close to call. the final result, races elsewhere in Queens and New York City were decided by wide margins. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) easily survived a challenge by Democrat Mike Scala, a Howard Beach attorney, winning 65.7 percent of the vote to secure a third, and final, term for the seat representing South Queens and Rockaway.

“Tonight was a tremendous win,” Ulrich told his supporters at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach, “not just for myself but for this community and for this district that came out in overwhelming numbers.” In northeast Queens, Reform candidate Paul Graziano fell short in his quest to unseat Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), in

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part due to the candidacy of a relatively unknown Republican. Vallone received 57.4 percent of the votes counted by press time, while GOP candidate Konstantinos Poulidis came in second with 24.6. Graziano, who lost by 8 points to Vallone in the Democratic primary, came in third with 17.9 percent. Poulidis, president of the Queens College Republican Club, did not have a campaign website and was not as active as the other two candidates. Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) easily defeated Republican Joe Concannon for the second time — the incumbent had beaten the retired detective in 2015 to succeed former councilman Mark Weprin in the eastern Queens district. Grodenchik took home 64.7 percent of the vote, while Concannon won 33.3. Candidate John Y. Lim, running on the John Y. Lim party line, received 1.94 percent. In southeast Queens, Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) won a three-way race with 95 percent of the close to 24,000 votes cast. Republican Rupert Green received 743 and Green Party candidate Frank Francois got 429. Community Board 12 Chairwoman Adrienne Adams also had a significant win — defeating Working Families candidate Hettie Powell and Republican Ivan Mossop with 86 continued on page 6

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HB post office will not move: Jeffries Deal is reached months after the landlord said he was kicking USPS out by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

After months of rumors that the Howard Beach post office might close, with the United States Postal Service saying at one point that it would at the end of the year, there is finally a happy ending for the community. The landlord for the post office at 160-50 Cross Bay Blvd. and the USPS recently signed a 10-year lease for the property, following much advocacy from Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) and other elected officials. The congressman is being praised for his work in keeping the facility at its present location for another decade. “Just remember, Hakeem was there for us when we needed him most,” Pat McCabe, chief of staff to state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), said at last Thursday’s Community Board 10 meeting. “Just remember that in the future.” Spokespeople for the USPS and landlord GC Cross Bay Realty LLC, a subsidiary of Gindi Capital, did not respond to requests for comment seeking details of the lease extension. Jeffries, in a telephone interview last Thursday, said he does not have all the details but “would not be surprised if there was some modest and reasonable rent increase” for the post office. The rumors of the site’s closure began this summer, but elected officials and the USPS denied any such claims — until August, when GC Cross Bay Realty confirmed it

The Howard Beach post office on Cross Bay Boulevard will remain at its present location for at least another decade. Community leaders are praising Rep. Hakeem Jeffries for his work in FILE PHOTO keeping the facility in place. intended to lease to another party, though its plans for the site were never made clear. The lease was set to expire next month. The company last year purchased two other sites on the same block, 160-10 and 160-36 Cross Bay Blvd. — home of Gap, Rite Aid, RadioShack

and others. Jeffries said his office sat both sides down and urged them to come to an agreement. “We made clear early on that a longterm renewal of the post office lease was critical to the residents of the Howard

Beach community,” the congressman said. “This was a great effort that involved community leaders, civic activists and elected officials at every level of government and I’m pleased that we have a happy ending.” Residents let out a sigh of relief upon hearing the news. “There are many people who utilize that post office in our area, as well as many people who work at that location,” said Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association. “We would have hated to see it removed or moved to another location.” Residents of Ozone Park and Broad Channel also frequent the site, according to Addabbo. “I know this Post Office is an integral part of the community and plays an important role in the quality of life for my constituents,” he said. “The service that the Howard Beach Post Office provides is important to so many aspects in the lives of our people.” Getting the two sides to reach a deal was “touch and go” at times, Jeffries said. “But at the end of the day, an agreement was reached that leaves everyone satisfied with the outcome,” he said, “and the real winner is the residents of Howard Beach.” The community does have another post office, Station B on 159th Avenue in Coleman Square, though that one is much smaller and offers fewer services — for example, it does Q not take passport photos.

A better Van Wyck Expressway? State Dept. of Transportation seeks to add lane to highway, fix bridges by Anthony O’Reilly

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The state Department of Transportation is seeking to make driving on the Van Wyck Expressway from the Kew Gardens Interchange to John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the most infamous stretches in all of Queens and the country, a little easier but will first have to cross figurative and literal bridges to get there. Part of the plan, presented at Community Board 10 last Thursday, requires rehabilitating more than 10 bridges carrying cars on side streets above the expressway. Most of the bridges are in dire need of repair, according to the state DOT. In some instances, netting has been placed on the structures to prevent concrete and other materials from falling onto the Van Wyck. The poor state of the spans

reflects a nationwide trend — more than a quarter of all U.S. bridges are obsolete, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Four bridges carrying Long Island Rail Road lines will also have to be reconfigured to accommodate the highway work — which seeks to, among other things, add another lane of traffic in both directions from the interchange to the airport. Driving that route takes a little bit more than five minutes in “free flow” conditions, meaning no traffic whatsoever. But, as just about everyone knows, that trip can easily take half an hour for the more than 170,000 drivers on the highway every day. The plan is in its preliminary stages — no engineering or feasibility reports have been conducted. Whether cars will be allowed in the new lanes, which will be on

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Ulrich cruises to victory over Scala Republican incumbent says ‘This will be the best four years of my tenure’ by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

On a night when Democrats across the state — and country — won seats not held by the party in many years, Republican Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) not only survived but thrived on Election Day. The incumbent on Tuesday defeated Democrat Mike Scala, winning 65.7 percent of the votes counted at press time for the right to serve a third, and final, term. “Tonight was a tremendous win,” Ulrich told his supporters at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, “not just for myself but for this community and for this district that came out in overwhelming numbers.” The result is the councilman’s largest margin of victory in his eight years in office — he won re-election four years ago 53-47. “Today was a very long day,” Joann Ariola, chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party, told the crowd. “But all of our voters came out. Why? Because Eric Ulrich has served this community well and will continue to serve this community — a job well done, great success.” A Scala campaign spokesman said in an emailed statement, “We had a great time on the campaign trail, talking to voters every day through a primary and a general election and are honored that our ideas and platform reso-

Councilman Eric Ulrich, at podium, addresses his supporters following his victory over Democrat Mike Scala on Tuesday. The Republican incumbent will now serve a third, and final, four-year PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY term representing South Queens and Rockaway. nated with more than seven thousand voters last night. It wasn’t the outcome we hoped for, but tomorrow’s another day, another fight.” During the campaign trail, the Howard Beach attorney — a transportation advocate who has pushed for bringing trains back to the defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line — criticized Ulrich for flip-flopping on several policy

matters, such as supporting then opposing a state Constitutional Convention, which was overwhelmingly rejected by voters. The incumbent alleged a member of Scala’s team circulated racist literature during the Democratic primary and blasted him for sexist and violent rap lyrics sung by the challenger years ago.

But on Tuesday, all that seemed to be water under the bridge — for Ulrich at least. “He fought very hard, I think he put my feet to the fire and I have a lot of respect for him,” the councilman said. “I’m sure he has a very bright future, but it wasn’t going to be today.” The GOP incumbent ran on a platform that he has, and will continue to, bring desperately needed resources to the district and keep an eye on Mayor de Blasio, who easily won another four years in office Tuesday. “We will do an incredible job for this district,” he said. “I have very big plans for Rockaway, I have very big plans for Broad Channel and Howard Beach ... Not one community, not one constituent will go ignored.” The Republican was helped not only by his own party, but by members of “Democrats for Ulrich,” who crossed the political aisle to endorse him. Former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), George Russo and former Southeast Queens Council candidate Richard David are just some of the Democrats who gave their support to Ulrich. “They stuck their necks out for me and they got some backlash for it,” the councilman said. “But they know this community votes for people, not parties, and they believe in supporting and voting for the right person for the job.” Q

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Holden-Crowley close, every other race goes as expected continued from page 2 percent of the votes. She will be sworn in upon certification of the results to serve the remainder of former Councilman Ruben Wills’ term. Wills was booted from the Council earlier this year following his conviction on corruption charges. In Astoria, park advocate Kathleen Springer was hoping to dive into the 22nd Council District race by unseating Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), but found shallow water when the incumbent received 93 percent of the 18,199 votes cast in that race. Springer, who created the “Dive In” party, has been trying to preserve the landmarked diving pool at the Astoria Pool for years. Also in western Queens, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) defeated Woodside resident and Operation Desert Storm veteran Marvin Jeffcoat with 85 percent of the vote. In a repeat of the Democratic primary, Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) easily defeated Reform candidate Mohammad Rahman with 88.3 percent of the vote in his favor. Councilmembers Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), Antonio Reynoso (D-Brooklyn, Queens), Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) and Peter Koo (D-Flushing) were all unopposed and there were no last-minute surprises. Also unopposed Tuesday was Assembly-

man Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), who will succeed retiring Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-East Elmhurst). Moya defeated disgraced former politician Hiram Monserrate in the Democratic primary two months ago. Daniel Rosenthal, an aide to Lancman, was also unchallenged in the race to succeed the late Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, who died Sept. 2. Borough President Melinda Katz, a Democrat, cruised to victory over Republican Bill Kregler, winning 77.9 percent of the vote. Kregler, of Woodside, got 21.25 percent of the 25,9220 votes cast and Everly Brown, on the Homeowners NYCHA line, received 0.75. Mayor de Blasio, as expected, did not have much difficulty winning another four years in office. Of the 1,097,846 votes cast, the Democrat received 66.16 percent. Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn) came in second with 27.67. Ozone Park native Bo Dietl, on the independent “Dump the Mayor” line, came in fifth — behind Green Party candidate Akeem Browder and Reform candidate Sal Albanese, who came in third and fourth, respectively. Comptroller Scott Stringer won 76.7 percent of the vote against Republican and former New York Jet Michael Faulkner, who got 19.5. Public Advocate Letitia James defeated Republican Juan Carlos Polanco with 73.8 percent of the vote. The GOP candidate got 15.7

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Mayor de Blasio Maurice Muir for the 4th Municipal Court and Flushing resident Phillip Hom for the 6th Municipal Court. The controversial proposal to hold a state Constitutional Convention was rejected by voters across New York, with 78 percent casting a no vote. Voters did approve an amendment that can strip public officers, including elected officials, of their pension if convicted of certain felonies. A referendum on whether the state should create a land bank of 250 acres of forest preserve eligible for use by Hudson Valley and upstate towns and villages that seek to do work in certain areas was voted down, with 55 percent of Q voters voting against the idea.

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Is this Ozone Park factory historic? Cuomo seems to think so, seeking to put it on state & nat’l registers by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Gov. Cuomo last Friday named the Spear & Co. Factory, located just south of the Woodhaven-Ozone Park border, one of 21 properties he’s suggesting be added to the state and national registers of historic places — but if you ask area historian Ed Wendell about the place, he couldn’t tell you much. “This is the first I’m hearing anything about the building,” said Wendell, who has studied the history of Woodhaven and some Ozone Park buildings. The building, located at 94-15 100 St., was once home to Regal Spear Co., which produced hats, and the Columbia Wax Products Co., a national manufacturer of novelty candles. A report compiled by Gregory Dietrich Preservation Consulting, a group that assists individuals and entities in getting buildings landmarked, states the building’s history and architecture make it eligible for historic status. On the latter, the preservation group states, “The Spear & Company factory is not only significant for embodying the practical benefits of reinforced-concrete factory construction, but also for its simplicity and utility as exhibited by a restrained eclectic utilitarian design.”

The former site of the Spear and Company Factory on 100th Street in Ozone Park is one of the 21 across the state suggested for historic status by Gov. Cuomo. The city last year announced FILE PHOTO plans to retrofit the site to accommodate businesses and skilled workers. Unlike becoming a city landmark, being added to the state and national registers of historic places does not prevent a structure from being torn down but it’s often considered a first step in preserving a site. The status also makes property owners eligible for tax credits to rehabilitate the structures.

“The Empire State proudly celebrates its diverse culture and rich heritage, and with the addition of these significant sites to the Registers of Historic Places, we will continue to honor all of the great things that make New York, New York,” Cuomo said in statement announcing the suggested sites. “Listing these landmarks will honor the

contributions made by so many New Yorkers throughout our vast history, and helps advance efforts to preserve and improve these important historic sites for future generations.” Although Wendell, who has never been inside the factory, had little knowledge of the site before being reached by a Chronicle reporter, he said it might be a victory for other historic sites in the borough. “I’m ver y happy when any thing in Queens gets considered,” he said. “That makes it more likely something else will get considered.” Gregory Dietrich’s report states the 100th Street building was a manufacturing hotspot in its heyday — today, there are still workers inside the building, who will soon be joined by even more. The city Economic Development Corp. announced last December the site will be retrofitted to accommodate 24 businesses and 80 skilled workers thanks in part to a $10 million grant and $3.7 million loan from the EDC. The 24 businesses that will work out of the space are expected to employ woodworkers, set builders, metal workers, home goods manufacturers and more at an average rate of $51,500 per year, according to Q the EDC.

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another topic the PA officials had discussed at the meeting. But the point is, we had a story. We cover nearly all the boards in Queens, and we always have a story. This is relevant now due to the unfortunate loss of the DNAinfo and Gothamist news websites. Their owner, billionaire conservative Joe Ricketts, closed them down last Thursday, less than a week after their New York staffs voted to unionize. It was devastating for the employees, who were given no warning, though they will get a remarkable dismissal package: three months’ pay and one month’s severance. Still, no one wants to go to work one day and see a locked door with a note saying the company has shut down, or the virtual version: an email announcing the closure. Those reporters, now laid off, were doing some of the best community journalism you could find in the city, in-depth work that helped fill the gaps left as the number of newspapers out there has declined over the decades and the remaining dailies scale back their local coverage nearly to the point of nonexistence. We fill those gaps too, the best we can. Given the timing, and Ricketts’ political leanings, it certainly looked like the shutdown of DNAinfo and Gothamist was made in retaliation for the union vote. But the fact is, in

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The issue has been periodically agreed to spend $753 billion to replace studied for decades. Besides the MTA, both MetroCards with a new fare collection systhe city and state comptrollers, NYC Office tem? Why change fare payment technology of Management and Budget, NYC Indepen- when the service we now get isn’t worth dent Budget Commission and others have what we pay? conducted either studies or audits on this MTA geniuses failed to link the new issue. system to Select Bus Service, as retired Locally, MTA union work rules some- federal t ranspor tation off icial Lar r y times prevent contracting out work to the Penner noted in Christopher Barca’s report private sector. Third-party “SBS machines a waste withcontractors require MTA New out MetroCards?” (also Nov. York City Transit, Long Island ONLINE 2, multiple editions). These Rail Road and other operating brilliant minds spent $4.5 bilMiss an article or a agencies to use Force Account lion to build a two-mile tunletter cited by a writer? rules (their own employees) to nel for the Second Want breaking news provide both supervision and Avenue subway line that from all over Queens? protection when private conopened on Jan. 1. Find the latest news, tractors work on or adjacent to If the Olympics awarded a past reports from all active right of way track. Are gold med al for st upidit y, over the borough and excessive numbers of MTA MTA top brass would win it. more at qchron.com. supervisory or Force Account Their plans are really offemployees adding to costs? track. On the federal level, there Richard Reif are Federal Transit Administration “Buy Kew Gardens Hills America” requirements. They continue to play a role in the inability of the MTA to both speed up capital projects and contain More SBS mistakes cost growth. Second is the Davis Bacon Dear Editor: requirement of paying prevailing wages. I can see the amount of planning that Third, is the “Arts in Transit” 1 percent went into the Cross Bay Boulevard Select expenditure requirement. Fourth is the Bus Service routes. U.S. cargo preference requirement for priIn front of 137-05 Cross Bay, where they vate companies to use only American ves- plan to make a Q52/53 stop, the payment sels when shipping product from abroad kiosks were placed in the middle of the to the USA. sidewalk and there they stood for a month Is the Federal Transit Administration in before they were dug up and moved to a position to waive any of these requirecurbside. Who paid for this debacle? ments for transit projects? Anyone in the In addition, the extended buses must transit industry knows that compliance have an intercom installed for the passenwith federal Buy America rules and regugers in the rear to contact the driver. Last lations frequently adds both time and cost week the driver did not open the rear door to a project. The Second Avenue subway and passengers who wished to get off at may have been a good example of how federal requirements added to costs, resulting Atlantic Avenue had to disembark at Jamaica Avenue in a final price tag of $4.6 billion. This intercom is a safety issue as an isoYou can count on one hand the number lated passenger could be assaulted without of Buy America waivers issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FTA to anyone even knowing it. Ray Hackinson transit agencies in recent years. This Ozone Park impacts the MTA’s ability get the best bang for the buck when spending over $6.3 billion in direct federal formula grant funds, A common-sense gun law potentially an additional $1.5 billion more Dear Editor: in competitive discretionary, New Starts Isn’t it time for an Extreme Vetting Proand Hurricane Sandy relief/resiliency dollars under the MTA’s $32 billion 2015-19 gram for anyone buying a firearm? Richard Nebenzahl Five Year Capital Program. Astoria Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and The GOP and the NRA advocate who worked for 31 years for the Federal Transit Administration in New York. Dear Editor: Everyone needs to relax. Yes a “madman” in Texas entered a church, killed 26 What’s the MTA smoking? people and wounded 20 more. But there’s nothing to worry about. Republicans will Dear Editor: Re Michael Gannon’s Nov. 2 report: send their “thoughts and prayers” while “Alcohol ads out at MTA; Rx drugs next?” they suck on the teat of the NRA. Problem solved. Lord knows now is not the time to (multiple editions): The MTA should not ban alcohol and talk about gun regulations and background prescription drug ads on subways and checks. The time for that is on the horizon. buses. Its service drives many riders to It’s identified as the time Satan will be drink or take medications to endure their wearing a parka and mittens. daily travel ordeals. But what substance Robert LaRosa did MTA leaders consume when they Whitestone

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Holden appears to have upset Crowley Incumbent councilwoman says she isn’t conceding the race just yet by Christopher Barca

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who showed up to the election party around His supporters sang, chanted and cheered. 11:30 p.m. after winning his own re-election bid, believe many of the outstanding ballots Some even cried tears of joy. But all Juniper Park Civic Association will have Holden’s name bubbled. “I think it’s going to take a couple of President Bob Holden could do was smile. The fiery Middle Village community lead- weeks. There’s military ballots that are still er appeared to pull off a remarkable upset on coming in,” Ulrich said. “But I believe that Tuesday, defeating two-term incumbent when they count the ballots, he will still be Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glen- ahead.” According to preliminary BOE data, Middale) by less than one percentage point. The unofficial District 30 results from the dle Village and Maspeth were Holden’s city Board of Elections showed Holden had strongholds. The civic leader earned 5,065 earned 10,221 votes to Crowley’s 10,088 as collective votes to those areas, compared to of Wednesday — a razor-thin margin of just Crowley’s 3,137. Specifically, many of the precincts around 133 votes. Shortly after 11 p.m., Holden walked into Juniper Valley Park broke for Holden by the back room inside Connelly’s Corner in nearly a 3-to-1 margin. The challenger also did better than anticiMaspeth to screams and cheers from around 50 of his staunchest supporters. After hug- pated in Glendale and southern Middle Vilging his wife and other family members, the lage where Crowley was strong in the primacivic leader and political newcomer proudly ry — racking up 2,704 votes to her 2,184. Crowley was able to roughly double Holddeclared victory over his bitter rival. “We took on the machine, a nine-year en’s total in Ridgewood and southern Glendale incumbent who had all the advantages,” — by far the incumbent’s most reliable areas Holden said. “But we had the drive. We had — but, quite simply, the civic leader was relentless volunteers. This is a victory for stronger with his base than she was with hers. Barring a turn of events, Holden’s upset of the community.” Crowley is arguably Holden was quick the most shocking to note, however, that result seen in the city the race hadn’t been e’re confident this will on Election Day. called for him yet. It will also be the But even with some hold true and I think second hairsplittingly absentee ballots still close defeat Crowley to be counted and a we won this race.” will have suffered in potential recount on — Bob Holden on Tuesday’s results her political career. the horizon, he said In a Ju ne 2008 he expects to ultispecial election to fill mately be declared the Council seat, she lost to Republican the winner. “We’re confident this will hold true and I Anthony Como by just 41 votes before winthink we won this race,” he said to raucous ning a rematch that November. This go-round, Crowley significantly outcheers. A Crowley source told the Chronicle on raised and outspent her opponent while earnTuesday night the lawmaker wasn’t conceding endorsements from Gov. Cuomo, various ing just yet, as the process of counting absen- unions and numerous area city and state tee ballots postmarked on Election Day can lawmakers. Just two months ago, she thrashed Holden potentially take weeks. “It isn’t over. Still plenty left to be count- by more than 25 points in the Democratic ed,” the source said. “It’s just a matter of primary, blowing him out by more than 60 percentage points in some parts of the waiting until all the votes come in.” The campaign affiliate added that about district. In the following weeks, however, the 500 paper ballots were still outstanding as of Tuesday night. And with Holden’s margin of Queens County Republican Party offered its apparent victory so thin, the source said there line on the ballot to Holden after its original was no reason to stop fighting until each one candidate in the race, Joseph Kasper, withdrew to seek a judgeship. was counted. The self-described moderate Democrat In a statement issued Wednesday morning, Crowley said she was still confident she will also ran on the Reform, Conservative and Dump de Blasio tickets, but 8,457 of his votes ultimately be declared the winner. “I am proud of my record and the cam- came on the Republican line. Holden’s acceptance of the GOP’s nod paign my team and I ran based on truth and hard work — values that I know my constitu- only created more tension in the race, as ents care about,” Crowley said. “We have Crowley and some others on both sides of the done tremendous work over the last nine political aisle called it a bait-and-switch. By Election Day, the candidates had spent years to make our communities a better place to live and raise a family, and I am confident the better part of eight months personally once all of the numbers come in, we will insulting each other and sending out negative have four more years to build on that mailers, with both Crowley and Holden bemoaning at times how nasty the race got. success.” Almost lost at times were the policy differHowever, some in Holden’s camp, like Associate Editor

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Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden smiles while being serenaded with cheers on Tuesday. Preliminary election results show Holden squeaked past Councilwoman Elizabeth PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Crowley by just 133 votes, but the lawmaker isn’t conceding just yet. ences between the two. Holden has pledged to fight against the city’s plan to eventually close Rikers Island and replace it with borough-based jails, something Crowley supports, saying the Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens could be used. He’s also called her proposal for light rail service between Jamaica and Long Island City a joke and said he is more interested in downzoning parts of the district than she is. By far the biggest issue that divided them, however, is homelessness, specifically last year’s proposed conversion of the Maspeth Holiday Inn Express into a shelter. Holden helped lead nightly protests against the plan, using his times at the microphone to blast Crowley for not attending any of the rallies or fighting back against Mayor de Blasio. She and other lawmakers eventually filed a lawsuit against the city, but it was later dismissed in court, with the civic leader calling it a smoke-and-mirrors attempt to make it seem like she was standing up to City Hall. Crowley has denied those claims repeatedly over the last year, but many of her constituents pledged then to hold her accountable for the city’s actions at the ballot box. While in-depth policy discussions were not had at Holden’s victory party, he told reporters gathered there that he had a message for his potentially vanquished opponent and her “arrogant” cousin, Queens County Democratic Party Chairman Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx). “She needed a wakeup call,” Holden said. “Tonight, she got it.” “Joe Crowley, the handwriting is on the wall,” he added. “You should recognize that you work for the people, not the other way around.” When asked whether he would caucus with the Democrats or Republicans in the City Council, Holden said he hadn’t decided yet. If it’s the latter, Crowley will retain the title of being the only Democrat to ever rep-

resent the 30th Council District. While Holden’s upset is remarkable, it isn’t unprecedented in the area. Last year, 30-yearold lawyer and political rookie Brian Barnwell crushed then-Assemblywoman Marge Markey in the Democratic primary, riding the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment created by the Maspeth homeless shelter plan. Holden was a vocal supporter of Barnwell in that race, but the relationship between the two soured this year when the new assemblyman endorsed Crowley earlier this fall. Ulrich said he wasn’t surprised in the least to see a second upset of an establishment Democrat, especially one as disliked as he believes Crowley is. “This district is tired of rubber stamps for de Blasio like Liz Crowley and they showed it tonight,” he said. “She ran such a negative, nasty campaign. It was disgusting.” The two lawmakers came to verbal blows last month, as Ulrich accused Crowley of abusing her power in getting a restaurant in his district shut down — one where her son worked before being assaulted last year. She vehemently denied those charges. “Liz was just an awful candidate and she was a horrible elected official,” Ulrich said. “I’m glad she’ll no longer be at City Hall.” When asked by reporters about Holden’s apparent victory on Wednesday, the mayor said he wasn’t too familiar with the civic leader, but referred to him as a member of the GOP who sees things very differently. “I don’t know him. He’s obviously a Republican and we don’t share values,” de Blasio said. “If you run as a Republican in Donald Trump’s America, you just bought the whole label.” Ulrich wasn’t the only one enthused by the election results. Those attending Holden’s party had burst out into song by 11 p.m., as the civic president inched closer to what appears to be a stunning upset. “Ding, dong, the witch is dead,” the crowd Q sang. “The witch is dead.”

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Democrats cruise Four more years for BP Melinda Katz in Southeast Queens Democrat cruises to an easy victory by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Borough President Melinda Katz is here to stay for another four years. It was smooth sailing for the incumbent Democrat on Election Day, as she took 78 percent of the vote in her demolition of Woodsideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Kregler, the Republican Partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nominee. Despite Kreglerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s repeated guarantees of victory, he claimed just 55,077 votes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; good for 21 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to Katzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 201,877. Perennial candidate Everly Brown picked up 1,957 votes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; three-quarters of 1 percent of the total â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while 309 people wrote in a candidate. The results were quite similar to 2013â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general election, when Katz captured 80 percent of the vote to GOP challenger Tony Arcabasioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17 percent. The borough president will begin her second term in January, and the elected official told the Chronicle in September she has big plans for the next four years. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been pushing for new sports and

transportation infrastr ucture in and around Willets Point, the former being stadiums to house New York City Football Club and the New York Islanders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to see soccer, at least, at Willets Point, along with affordable housing,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish the Islanders would come in. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a big advocate for that.â&#x20AC;? In terms of transportation, Katz has pushed hard for the creation of an AirTrain that would run between the Mets-Willets Point subway station and LaGuardia Airport, which is in the process of a multibillion renovation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a good thing for the neighborhood, a good thing for the community and a good thing for the folks coming from LaGuardia,â&#x20AC;? she told the Queens Chamber of Commerce in February. At the nearby New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Katz said in September that $16 million is â&#x20AC;&#x153;in playâ&#x20AC;? to repair its aging infrastructure, while the entire structure will be lit up like its neighbors, the Unisphere and the Q Queens Museum, within one year.

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About the biggest question on Election Day in Southeast Queens was whether Republican Ivan Mossop could hold off Working Families candidate Hettie Powell for second place in the 28th Council District. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Adrienne Adams, selected for the nomination by Democratic Party leaders after former Councilman Ruben Willsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; criminal conviction, was elected to her first term with 86 percent of the vote. She was expected to be sworn into office by Wednesday in order to fill the vacancy immediately. Powell, who finished third to Adams in Septemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Democratic primary, received 8.5 percent, while Mossop came in at 5.3 percent. Incumbent Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) had an even more commanding performance in the 27th District, snaring 95 percent of the vote in a three-person race. Republican Rupert Green got 3.1 percent, with Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final vote margin coming to 22,731 to 743. Green Party candidate Frank Francois received 1.8 percent of the vote. Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; being mentioned in some circles

Mayor de Blasio and Councilman Daneek Miller campaigned together in Jamaica Monday. Both, along with other Democrats in Southeast Queens, won by predictably enormous margins PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON on Tuesday night. as a candidate to replace outgoing Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ran unopposed with the exception of himself on the Working Families Party line. He received 98.8 percent of the vote with Q 228 people casting write-in votes.

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Ending TPS would be a blow to immigrant families connected communiby Bitta Mostofi At the end of October, we celebrated the t y members with 131st anniversary of one of this nation’s most support like free and treasured gifts: the Statue of Liberty. Lady safe im mig ration Liberty is such a powerful and enduring legal help through landmark because she reminds us of our val- Act ion N YC. T he ues as a city, and as a nation. Lady Liberty Mayor’s Office stood proudly affirms a commitment to opportuni- alongside Councilty, openness and equality in the land of member Mat h ieu immigrants: “Give me your tired, your poor, Eugene, Rep. Yvette your huddled masses yearning to breathe Clarke and commufree, the wretched refuse of your teeming nity leaders in Central Brooklyn to bring shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost focus to the program and urge the White to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” House to provide a full extension while our Queens is a perfect embodiment of this current neighbors’ former homes heal. And live tradition — holding within it countless last week, Mayor de Blasio and more than cultural and ethnic communities speaking 20 mayors across the country sent a message over 200 languages that together create one to the secretaries of the Department of of the most vibrant places on the planet. Homeland Security and the Department of One piece of this vivid tapestry is TPS hold- State, urging them to grant full, 18-month ers, or Temporary Protected Status. TPS is extensions of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragranted when the U.S. government recog- gua, following a previous letter seeking a nizes that armed conflict or natural disaster full extension for Haiti. This week, the Department of Homeland in another country impedes their nationals’ safe return. In New York City alone, we Secu r it y issued t he d isappoi nt i ng estimate over 12,000 immigrants have TPS, announcement that it would not issue full the vast majority with origins in El Salva- 18-month TPS extensions for Honduras and Nicaragua. Instead, TPS for dor, Haiti and Honduras, as Honduras is only extended for well as many from Nicaragua. housands of six months, while Nicaragua’s These communities are curexpires altogether, rently on alert as the White immigrants designation after a final 12-month renewal. House has yet to announce a This means that TPS for Nicadecision on TPS for these will suffer raguans expires on Jan. 5, nations, and the humanitarian without 2019. Many TPS recipients and economic impact of a have been in the United States wrong decision would be huge. temporary for decades, as successive Thousands of New Yorkers administrations in Washington would be hurt as a result. protected recognized the impor tant TPS grants immigrants humanitarian rationale for from an embattled country status. extending their status. This with work authorization and protection from deportation while their failure to renew TPS for Nicaragua will nation recovers. This process has enabled make life much more difficult for many over 300,000 uprooted people the ability to families — if this is an important issue for make lives for themselves in the U.S. and you, make your voice heard by calling the care for their families both here and abroad. White House at (202) 456-1111. Mayors across the country know that The program also has its benefits for the immigrant’s new city. These New Yorkers TPS has served as a door to a more stable contribute $260 million in earnings every future for hundreds of thousands of people. year. They’re homeowners and make impor- The federal government is expected to tant contributions in a variety of fields, announce whether it will renew TPS for including healthcare, construction, and Haiti and El Salvador, and Honduras by foodservice. Many TPS recipients use those Nov. 22 and Jan. 9, respectively. Leaders in earnings to raise families — about 8,000 Washington still have an opportunity to use their power to bring stability to the lives of children in our city have a parent with TPS. The city and our local coalition of elected many immigrants, including over 12,000 officials, labor leaders and faith leaders have immigrant New Yorkers, and fulfill a historrallied New Yorkers in our push to protect ic commitment this nation has made to peothis critical program. We have helped lead ple seeking refuge and opportunity to thrive. Days of Action, with volunteers distributing In NYC, the ultimate city of immigrants, we tens of thousands of flyers to help inform will continue to follow the lead of Lady Libresidents and direct those impacted to essen- erty and encourage the Trump administratial information and resources. Through tion to do what’s best for our city’s commuQ direct outreach to the community at places nities and economy by renewing TPS. Bitta Mostofi is Acting Commissioner of like houses of worship and the Consulate General of El Salvador, our organizers have the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.

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A project to stop the deterioration of James Court in Hamilton Beach will start next fall. It’s the first time a start date for the long-delayed project has been announced, according to state Sen. FILE PHOTO Joe Addabbo Jr.

Finally — a start date for James Court work Hamilton Beach project, delayed for years, will start in fall 2018 by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

After more than 15 years of conversations, com mu nit y meetings and cost increases, the city has finally committed to a start date for a flood mitigation project in Hamilton Beach. Karyn Petersen, district manager of Community Board 10, said at the panel’s meeting last Thursday that the long-awaited James Court overhaul will begin next fall. It’s the first time a start date has been announced for the project, according to state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who said it’s about time. “We can’t do this project fast enough, in my opinion,” Addabbo said in a Monday telephone interview. “I think the residents will be happy and benefit from it greatly.” The plan involves milling and paving James Court and constructing a bulkhead at the end of the block to stop the deterioration there. Fixing James Court, which is prone to floods even during light rainfalls and slight changes in the tides, has been in the works for more than a decade. Addabbo first started allocating money for upgades there when he was a city councilman. His successor, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), has also set aside tens of thousands of dollars for the work, but nothing has been done and the price tag for the project has climbed in recent years. “These capital projects are kind of complex ... but we don’t have unlimited funds or unlimited time,” the senator said. “We built the Empire State Building in a shorter amount of time.”

The community has seen delay after delay, including one due to the Department of Transportation trying to pitch a “Shared Streets” idea for the block, saying it could better prevent flooding and stop the end of the roadway from deteriorating. But homeowners on the street have said many times, most recently through an April letter by civic president Roger Gendron, that they’re against the proposal — which would remove the curbs and make the sidewalks f lush with the roadway. Despite that, the DOT t r ied several times to push the concept. “The residents have made it perfectly clear that they do not support the Shared Street Project, which was proposed to them several times,” Gendron said in his April letter to the agency. The DOT said the following month it would proceed with the plan approved by a majority of James Court residents. “I think I can speak for the residents of James Court when I say — It’s about time,” Gendron said in an emailed statement Tuesday. “This project has been in the works for a quite a while so it’s nice to see that things are finally progressing forward. The project finally has a start date and it’s the closest we’ve ever been to having the unsafe conditions of the roadway permanently repaired along with improving the street for all who live on James Court. Hopefully the project moves forward without issues” Much of the work revolves arou nd designing a bulk head that will do its intended purpose but not interfere with wetlands or private property at the end of the Q roadway.

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is working with New Yo r ke r s for Equal Transportation Access and is br inging lawsuits. One complains that the by Victoria Zunitch Taxi & LimouChronicle Contributor sine Com misGloria Guerra and her husband, William, of Little sion isn’t living up to its responsibility to protect the Neck bought a taxi medallion in 1984 for $100,000 viability of the medallioned taxi industry. The other as an investment and to create a cab-driving job for says the City Council has denied infor mation William. Over the years, they relied on the taxi NYETA requested under the Freedom of Informabusiness to build a middle-class life. tion Law about which Council members are behind “We bought a house, we put our kids through coltaxi-related legislation. lege,” Gloria Guerra said. Woloz said that the taxi industry has a long histoCarolyn Protz, a Manhattan resident who has a ry of not having much competition, and that when full-time job but leases her medallion through a brothe ride-sharing industry came in, the regulators, ker in Queens, had planned to use its value for which include the City Council and the Taxi and retirement. Medallions can be sold to a new owner Limousine Commission, were slow to respond. for a lump sum to finance retirement, or leased out “They have not properly regulated the app industo others to produce a regular income stream. try, and by neglecting to do so have left medallion This all seemed to be working for these and other owners, taxi drivers and their families holding a medallion owners when, in 2014, the price of them Cab driver and owner William Guerra of Little Neck, like many others, has devalued tin,” Woloz said. went up to $1.3 million. But since then, the business seen the value of the medallion he holds drop precipitously, forcing him to “The playing field is not equal,” he said. of app-based ride-sharing services, such as Uber keep driving longer than he might have. Woloz said the Metropolitan Board of Trade is PHOTOS COURTESY GLORIA GUERRA and Lyft, has exploded in the city, subjecting taxis optimistic about the long-term because the yellow to fierce — and what medallion owners says is unfair — keeps driving, he isn’t earning enough. cab retains its status as an icon in New York City and competition for fares, lowering the income that drivers Guerra said things are even worse than they seem passengers want safe, affordable, metered rides. He noted and medallion owners can make and forcing medallion because of unfair competition. The New York Post that New York’s yellow cabs have the exclusive right of prices through the floor. Protz’s medallion rental income reported on Oct. 14 that 46 medallions went to Connecti- picking up hails on the street in a majority of Manhattan has been cut in half. cut hedge fund MGPE for a mere $186,000. While that’s a and at the airports, are more affordable than other cities’ Michael Woloz, a representative for the Metropolitan sign of confidence in the business that Guerra hopes is similar services, and are situated in a high-density streetTaxicab Board of Trade, which represents 5,500 yellow justified, she asks, “What about in the meantime?” hailing town. medallions through 40 f leet garages in all boroughs “It’s still going to take you less time to stick your hand Yellow cabs’ exclusive right to pick up at the city’s airexcept Staten Island, said the playing field is not level, ports is often cited as an advantage for medallion owners, out on Sixth Avenue at 3 o’clock in the afternoon than to and that ride-sharing companies are growing at a rate of but Guerra says ride-sharing competition is horning in on tap your phone a few times,” he said. around 2,000 cars a month. A TLC spokeswoman said the com mission has that business. At LaGuardia, she said, Uber and other “They now are about more than 10 times in number the ride-share vehicles wait for hails in a black-car lot near responded to the e-hail sector by easing many of the more amount of yellow medallion taxicabs that are on the the Delta terminal and respond quickly to e-hails from onerous regulations in the medallion industry, most notastreet,” Woloz said. “And that’s only happened in the last arriving fliers. bly doing away with the “Owner Must Drive” requirethree and a half years or so.” “He hardly ever goes to Kennedy,” or LaGuardia, ment, which had depressed the price of owner-operator Protz and Guerra say this all has blown a hole in their Guerra said of her husband. medallions, and was a particular burden for aging ownfinancial stability and that of other taxicab medallion ers, she said. “Why are they allowing them to park there?” she asks. owners. She also said the TLC has backed legislation lowering “I’m behind on my mortgage on my house,” Guerra Results of the September auction as posted on the Taxi said. “He has diabetes, he has three stents, he was ready the transfer tax on medallion sales and easing prohibi& Limousine Commission’s website show that three unre- to retire. But he can’t. He’s still behind the wheel.” tions on individual owners from holding more than one stricted (non-wheelchair accessible, non-alternative fuel) Other medallion owners have mortgaged their houses, medallion; provided financial incentives to owners of medallions changed hands, for $400,000, as the result of sometimes with balloon loans, to get one. Many of these accessible taxicabs; created the “universal driver license” a foreclosure, $255,744 and $130,000. Guerra says she loans have been with credit unions, and defaults on them in 2016, which allows drivers to operate black car, limo, believes she and her husband are unlikely to get a price have imperiled the health of some credit unions. One, car service, street hail livery and taxi vehicles; and creatany better than somewhere between $100,000 and Melrose, went into conservatorship earlier this year. ed a permanent regulatory framework for medallion and Q $200,000 if they were to sell. And even if her husband As a result of the financial situation, Guerra’s husband green taxis to serve customers who hail them by app.

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The state Department of Transportation has agreed to install new bollards on the westbound Long Island Expressway service road near 69th Street in Maspeth, three months after a motorist was killed in a grisly wreck at the site. Assemblyman Brian Barnwell (D-Maspeth) told the Chronicle on Tuesday that he and area civic leader Roe Daraio recently met on-site with officials from the state and city DOT. And, to his surprise, they were quick to

NYSDOT to install Qwick Kurb bollards address the issue of truckers parking their big rigs on a section of roadway where oncoming drivers don’t have a clear line of sight ahead. “We went out there and I was very impressed. They said they were going to address the issue and they did,” Barnwell said. “It shouldn’t take someone dying for that to happen, though.” The troublesome stretch of street made headlines earlier this year, when 27-year-old Westbury, LI resident Kevin Hurtes slammed

his SUV into the back of a parked tractortrailer shortly before 2 p.m. on Aug. 8. Hurtes’ car was obliterated and he was pronounced dead at the scene from severe head and chest injuries. The d r iver of the t r uck su r vived unscathed. Barnwell, representatives from Community Board 5 and other area leaders quickly called for fixes at the site, where truckers have been known to park their vehicles and

sleep for a few hours. And according to an email from the state DOT to Barnwell, the agency will soon be installing Qwick Kurbs — easily installable bollards that block off a section of roadway from being utilized. “As a result of the meeting, NYSDOT issued a work order to its maintenence contractor to install hatch line pavement markings and Qwick Kurb devices in the left shoulder area,” the email reads. Meanwhile, CB 5 has asked either the state or city to install “no parking” or “no Q standing” signs.

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De Blasio talks shop at Martin Van Buren Mayor’s Town Hall brings City Hall to more than 300 residents in Bellerose by Michael Gannon Editor

Parks, bike lanes and just what to do about onerous co-op and condominium property taxes were among the myriad subjects addressed on Nov. 2 as Mayor de Blasio and officials from numerous city agencies met with about 300 residents at a town hall event held at Martin Van Buren High School in Bellerose. The meeting, sponsored by Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), included two hours of the mayor and department heads taking questions from the audience. City officials in attendance included Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Consumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas; Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia; Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop; and NYPD Assistant Chief David Barrere, the commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens South. Among the speakers at the start of the event were Borough President Melinda Katz; state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans); and state Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows). In regard to education, both de Blasio and Grodenchik paid tribute to their host school and Martin Van Buren Principal Sam Sochet for the school’s dramatic turnaround in performance in the five years since he took the helm there. “When he became principal, the school’s graduation was 45 percent,” Grodenchik said. “This summer it was 68 percent, and he is promising 70 percent next year.” The school last week was taken off the state Department of Education’s list of those that were under threat of being placed into receivership.

Mayor de Basio takes a question from the audience on Nov. 2 during a town hall meeting at Martin Van Buren High School in Bellerose, along with Councilman Barry Grodenchik and Commissioner Polly Trottenberg of the city’s Department of Transportation. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON With less than a week to go before Election Day, De Blasio did tout some of the higher-profile successes of his first term, including universal pre-K and universal afterschool middle-school programs; the Vision Zero traffic safety initiative; the hiring of 2,000 new police officers combined with historic drops in major crime; and the new 116th Precinct planned for Rosedale. “The money [$70 million] is in place; the site is in place,” de Blasio said of the latter. On parks, de Blasio announced $4 million in funding for the continued refurbishment of the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway on top of $1.25 million already pledged; and an addi-

Consumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas meets one-on-one with a resident during Mayor de Blasio’s Bellerose town hall meeting last week.

tional $4.3 million for Cunningham Park [see separate story in some editions and at qchron.com]. He also had praise for Grodenchik. “We have a word for you in Italian — mensch,” de Blasio joked. Neither the residents nor the mayor shied away from any subject during the questionand-answer session. Residents discussed new bike lanes with one advocate being booed when she thanked the mayor for his support of the new one on Northern Boulevard. The mayor and Trottenberg came under attack from numerous residents living near the new bike lanes — often put in with little or no public notice or input according to residents — such as one on 210th and Oceania streets between the Horace Harding Expressway and the Vanderbilt Parkway Trail in Oakland Gardens. The bike path is adjacent to Cunningham Park, but residents such as Cheryl Fruchter, vice president of the Windsor Park co-ops, said the impact on traffic and safety is a concern, and may only get worse during the winter when the now narrower road must be plowed. Trottenberg said as with all such projects, conditions will be monitored and adjustments made when deemed necessary. De Blasio took questions on affordable housing, mass transit and property tax reform. Other topics included food carts, homeless shelters and replacing Rikers Island with jails in each borough, with the old Queens House of Detention, adjacent to the Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens, as the local alternative. De Blasio pointed out that Grodenchik, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), in whose district the detention center sits, and others from Queens have agreed to the plan in principle.

The most frequent question from co-op and condominium owners — Grodenchik’s district has a high concentration of them — was about the city’s practice of classifying condos and co-ops as commercial properties for property tax purposes, meaning higher rates. Several residents mentioned a bill in Albany that would offer temporary relief, a measure held up in the state Assembly by Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) because the administration does not approve of it. “The only one not supporting us is you,” Fruchter, from Windsor Park said. De Blasio believes any adjustment for co-ops and condos must be part of a complete overhaul of the city’s property tax system rather than a series of patchwork fixes. “I have people all over the city who don’t like the system,” he said. He also said any overhaul of the tax system must prove to be at least revenue-neutral, and certainly cannot end up reducing the city’s income. “Because I know you like those 2,000 new Q police officers ...,” he said.

DEVELOPMENTS A tough economy by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

As you know, the economy has been very difficult lately, especially for small shopping strips such as Jamaica Avenue. It is becoming increasingly difficult for our stores and businesses to compete. Although Woodhaven stores offer good prices and there is 2-hour street parking along with personalized assistance, we still have to compete with every big store and online companies like Amazon. This is why the Woodhaven Business Improvement District does so much to attract customers to shop locally. For the holidays this year, there will be lights along Jamaica Avenue from Dexter Court to 100th Street and music will be playing. Nov. 25 has been designated “Small Business Saturday,” and we are encouraging everyone to shop small on Jamaica Avenue, not at the big malls. The WBID is working very hard to host holiday activities. The Forest Parkway Plaza will again have a beautiful tree. The holiday tree, and menorah-lighting ceremony will take place Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. and the next day, starting at noon, the “Welcome Santa to Woodhaven Parade” will be held. There will be many groups marching this year. May God bless our leaders, may God bless our armed forces, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless our NYPD and all of our police officers and Q may God bless our America.

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Observers brave the wet weather to celebrate the borough’s veterans

he overcast skies and the light rain last Sunday wasn’t enough to keep people from honoring those who answered the call for our nation. Throngs of observers lined Metropolitan Avenue to watch the Queens Veterans Day Parade process down the roadway, waving flags and saluting Q as the former servicemembers walked by.

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With the holiday season of giving and gratitutde just around the corner, Stop ’N’ Swap is returning to The Shops at Atlas Park. This community reuse event — hosted by GrowNYC — is the perfect opportunity to share with others, get rid of excess clutter, and take home items that will be useful this holiday season — all at no cost. Participants can donate unwanted items like clothing, books, shoes, toys, and housewares, and take items they can use. No one is required to give anything in order to get something. By participating in swaps, residents can reduce their contribution to landfills and prevent the waste that comes from the production, packaging and transportation required to get new things. Leftovers are recycled or donated locally. The Shops at Atlas Park’s sixth annual Stop ‘N’ Swap will be held on Sunday, Nov. 19th from 12 to 3 p.m. and is free to attend. For more information about the Q event, visit grownyc.org/swap.

Vanderbilt Parkway, Cunningham Park to get $8.3M by Michael Gannon Editor

Mayor de Blasio came bearing gifts last Thursday at a town hall meeting sponsored by C o u n c i l m a n B a r r y G r o d e n c h i k (D-Oakland Gardens). At the top of the list was more than $8 million in funding for Cunningham Park and the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway trail. The Vanderbilt project is an ongoing effort to upgrade what now is a biking and walking trail but was first built in 1908 by billionaire William Vanderbilt to race new inventions called automobiles. De Blasio, speaking to about 300 of Grodenchik’s constituents at Martin Van Buren High School, said the city already had committed $1.25 million. He added that the trail has not had major work done in about 20 yeas. “But what do you always say to me, Barry?” the mayor asked. “Not enough,” the councilman replied. So, de Blasio continued, the trail will receive another $4 million. “Don’t let Barry’s appearance fool you, the mayor added. “He can be a dog with a bone when he wants something.” The trail originally ran about 48 miles from Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County into Queens.

Where the wealthy once raced cars more than a century ago, one now can enjoy the early fall foliage on one of the last remaining segments of the old Vanderbilt Motor Parkway. Mayor de Blasio last week said the trail and Cunningham Park, through which it runs, are getting major FILE PHOTO funding increases. It eventually operated as a toll road, but by 1938 it could not compete with the free Northern State Parkway andwas shut down. Only one lengthy segment still exists. Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows

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Holiday lights will return to Austin St. Forest Hills Tennis Stadium concert promoters will help pay for them by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Dozens of Forest Hills residents have spent the better part of a week bickering on social media over who’s to blame for a lack of holiday lights on Austin Street this year. Those arguments were rendered moot on Wednesday when Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) announced she was able to secure a significant amount of money in order to purchase the displays. The source of the funds? The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium concert promoters. In a Wednesday interview with the Chronicle, Koslowitz said that since the venue started hosting concerts again four years ago, Madison House Presents has been helping pay for supplemental street cleaning service throughout Forest Hills and Kew Gardens. Last year, the lawmaker said, the promoters overbudgeted for the service, leaving them with a surplus. It is that leftover money that Madison House Presents is donating to purchase the lights. “They’re giving us that money,” Koslowitz said. “I had asked them if they could help out and they were more than happy to do it.” It is the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, led by Leslie Brown, that had been buying the displays and paying for them to be installed at a collective cost of about $15,000. But Koslowitz said that because the company the chamber purchases the lights from had only a limited amount left, only $9,100 worth will be bought and hung up. “It will still look nice,” the lawmaker said. “[Brown] has done it before with less lights. Hopefully they will go up soon.”

Austin Street in Forest Hills will be adorned with holiday lights after all, according to Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz. FILE PHOTO Last week, it was Brown who announced that the displays would be missing from Austin Street this year. Normally, the chamber uses donations from area business and property owners to buy them, but only a mere $200 had been contributed as of last week. In past years, one property owner was footing most of the bill. But Brown told the Chronicle on Monday that the person dropped out. “I’ve been raising that money by the skin of my teeth for years,” Brown said. “For the last 10 years, there has been

almost no merchant participation. It’s been all property owners, but that’s dwindling off.” Her announcement sparked an online firestorm, with dozens of neighborhood residents taking to Facebook to slam store owners for not contributing. Some even called for a boycott of the Austin Street drag during the all-important holiday shopping season, something Koslowitz said was unfortunate. “It’s not fair for them to take it out on the store owners,” the lawmaker said. “They pay an exorbitant amount in rent and many of them probably aren’t even breaking even.” One Forest Hills resident, Catherine Rakowski, tried to start her own fundraising effort to help pay for the lights. “There was great enthusiasm in local Facebook groups for the lights to be reinstated, and it seemed like a problem we could come together and solve,” Rakowski told the Chronicle on Monday. “Many people said that they would be willing to contribute, so starting a GoFundMe was a no-brainer.” She raised $875 before being told by Brown that it was a fruitless effort. “I thanked her and tried to be cordial,” Brown said, “but I don’t know if she comprehended that even if she raised $5,000, that only pays for one-third of the lights.” Rakowski said that two donors have asked for refunds, and she plans on giving the rest of the money to CANpaign4Moms, an area nonprofit that provides food, clothing and shelter to needy single mothers and domestic violence victims throughout the city. “Each donor has received a personal message that his or her donation will be redirected to this nonprofit unless a Q refund is requested,” she said.

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Queens movie lovers rejoice. Jayson Simba, the founder of the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema, announced last Thursday the cinematic celebration will return for a second go-round next August, running for 10 days. And in a Tuesday interview, Simba said making the decision to return in 2018 was as simple as can be. “We all definitely wanted to come back, it was just figuring out the logistics. We had to ask if [Kew Gardens Cinemas] wanted us back,” he said. “But everyone seemed really on board. It didn’t take much convincing, let’s say that.” Last year’s inaugural event, Simba added, was more successful that even his ambitious self could have expected. More than 400 films of various genres — ranging from full-length features to five-minute shorts — were submitted, and 157 were chosen to be shown. The creators of two feature films eventually contracted with a sales agent, while two more features earned the attention of an independent film distributor, Simba said. The Glendale native added about 3,000 people visited the festival over its 10 days, with hundreds more attending the various afterparties, panel discussions and podcast recordings. Bridges, fences and store windows in the area around the theater were adorned with signs and banners advertising the event. “It was definitely bigger than I had imagined,” Simba said. “We had 3,000 people come out, and that’s incredible

for a first-year festival no one has ever heard of.” Because of last year’s success, event organizers are only adding a few touches in 2018, the most notable being the creation of categories for music videos and web series — two kinds of films that were submitted in bunches in 2017. “We had a lot of requests last year for those,” Simba said. “We actually received a lot of web series that were edited to become short films and you could tell.” The organizer added that it will also begin converting all selected films into digital cinema packages — a collection of digital files used to store and convey cinematic audio, image, and data streams. The filmmakers could then choose to buy back the DCP version of their work. That type of transaction normally costs thousands of dollars, depending on the length of the movie, but will be offered at a significantly discounted rate. “We’re looking at probably charging below 50 percent of the market rate,” Simba said. “We’re giving them a big discount.” Submissions for this year’s festival are now open, and all films must be mailed to the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema with the attention line, “submissions,” at 60 First Ave. Unit 12C, New York, NY 10009. Entry fees run from $25 for short films to $40 for features until Dec. 6, when prices will rise by $15. The final deadline to send in a film is April 18 and the festival will run from Aug. 3 to 12. “We’re hoping to get a lot more submissions,” Simba said. “We’re excited and we’ll welcome more.” For more information and further rules, log onto Q kewgardensfestivalofcinema.com.

Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema founder Jayson Simba is bringing his smash hit back for another year, he announced last week. The 2018 event, which drew 3,000 people over a 10-day span this summer, will FILE PHOTO run from Aug. 3 to 12.

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It was carrying special needs adults, no injuries; some point to bike lane by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Last last Wednesday afternoon, a bus carrying adults with special needs rear-ended an SUV on the Cross Island Parkway’s westbound Northern Boulevard exit. People in neither vehicle — 10 were on the bus — had any injuries at all, according to the police. All were taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, LI. And even though the accident is no great tragedy, some say it’s just a matter of time before one happens. Community Board 11, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and others in northeast Queens have said the new Northern Boulevard bike lane — which took away a lane of traffic for westbound vehicles, like the bus and the SUV that were merging from the highway — is highly dangerous. “Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in the crash but the number of crashes along Northern Boulevard since the bike lane’s installment have left community members worried that the next incident will not be so lucky,” Avella said in a prepared statement, claiming the path caused the crash. The senator wrote a letter to Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Transportation about the situation. The DOT has a different view of what happened. “The bike lane had no role in this rear-end crash, as per our discussions with the 111th Precinct, and there were no injuries in the incident,” the agency told the Chronicle. “Given the NYPD’s 2016 crash stats, and given that none of the recent incidents Senator Avella cites has resulted in injuries, it is important to give this safety improvement project time to work.” The NYPD did not respond prior to deadline after being

A video posted on Facebook appears to show the bus that rearended an SUV on the Cross Island Parkway’s westbound exit FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT/MARIE SAHTILA onto Northern Boulevard. asked if the bike lane was a factor in the crash. Community Board 11 had endorsed the bike lane plan in June, but later rescinded the vote to back an alternative plan advanced by Transportation Committee Co-chairman Bernie Haber. Along with Avella, the advisory council has called for the city to implement its proposal, which would allow drivers to use

three lanes of traffic heading west on Northern, as they could do before the city’s lane was installed. Haber’s plan would have cyclists and pedestrians sharing an expanded sidewalk, an idea that the city has said would take years and millions of dollars to realize. The Cross Island Parkway exit onto Northern’s westbound lanes was specifically singled out by board members as a dangerous spot for cyclists and drivers. “If the bicycle lane wasn’t there, most likely the accident wouldn’t have happened,” Haber told the Chronicle. Another opponent of the bike path, Douglaston Civic Association President Sean Walsh, said that the loss of the third driving lane played a role in the crash. “That’s a very bad turn because there’s no third lane,” he said, referring to where cars get onto Northern from the Cross Island exit. According to Transportation Alternatives activist Juan Restrepo, Avella misinformed people by blaming the collision on the bike lane. “This is a little bit disturbing because our politicians, for a lot of people, are key sources of verified information,” he said. On the Bayside, Queens community Facebook page, area residents gave their own takes on the collision and the bike lane in a comment section for a post about the incident. “Mayor de Bozo & his DOT commish pushed these bike lanes under his ‘progressive agenda,’” user Andy Cohen wrote. “Neither one of them cares what the community thinks and/or have ever driven nearby.” Others had different perspectives on the matter. “Crash had nothing to do with bike lane, but let’s post about Q it anyway ... get real,” George Kenneth wrote.

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Christopher Miraba was badly injured after being run down by a driver on Halloween in Long Island City. FACEBOOK PHOTO / CHRIS MIRABA

A 50-year-old Long Island City man has been hit with charges for allegedly running over and badly injuring a teenager with his car on Halloween night. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced on Thursday that Keith Richard (also known as Richard Keith) was arraigned on a complaint that charged him with seconddegree attempted murder, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting serious physical injury, reckless driving and first-degree assault. The Long Island City man allegedly drove his gray 2008 Dodge Caravan into a group of people who were egging. In the crowd was Christopher Miraba, 17. The victim is the starting quarterback for Long Island City High School’s football team. According to the Daily News, doctors have said that it is unlikely that he will ever be able to play the game again. The paper also featured quotes from friends and family who said that the victim did not egg Richard’s car, as some media reports shortly after the incident had said. The New York Post reported Miraba is a Far Rockaway resident. Richard is accused of driving into the group on the sidewalk at Jackson Avenue and 23rd Street at around 8:19 p.m. Running from

the Caravan, the teen crossed Jackson Avenue. The driver allegedly followed Miraba and hit him, reversed the car over his body and then drove forward again. Then, he allegedly stopped his car after driving half a block, according to the District Attorney’s Office. And when someone came up to the Caravan and said that he killed someone, Richard allegedly said, “That’s what happens,” in sum and substance. He is accused of then fleeing the scene without trying to help at all. Miraba was moved to Elmhurst Hospital Center, according to published reports. He is being treated for multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs, a fractured skull base, a broken right ankle, broken right femur and pelvic fracture. If convicted, Richard could spend 25 years in prison. The defendant has 18 prior arrests, according to the police. Four of them — ones for criminal mischief and grand larceny in 1986, robbery in 1987 and criminal possession of a controlled substance in 2009 — are unsealed. Miraba’s Facebook page shows his love of football. A photo on it from April captioned “Bouta b that season again” features him clutching a football in a field with other playQ ers in the background.

Closing arguments in the trial of the man accused of killing NYPD Off icer Brian Moore star ted and ended on Wednesday. Demetrius Blackwell is accused of shooting Moore on May 2, 2015 and trying to kill his partner, Officer Erik Jansen, as the plainclothes officers approached him on a residential Queens Village street. The 25-year-old cop would die two days later at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. A spokesperson for the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brow n t old t he C h ron icle t h at Q ueen s Supreme Cou r t Ju st ice Gregor y Lasak was scheduled to begin his instructions to the jury on Wednesday afternoon. Moore, the son of a retired NYPD s e r ge a nt , s e r ve d i n t h e 105t h Precinct. He had been a member of the d e p a r t me nt for fou r ye a r s but already had earned a promotion to the elite Anti-Crime Unit. He had been decorated four times for meritorious ser vice, and was posthuQ mously promoted to detective. — Michael Gannon

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Union says 35 employees have been without a new contract since 2012 by Michael Gannon

out on Friday, Oct. 27, and returned after two hours at the request of management Deli workers at four Foodtown supermar- with a promise for more contract talks. McDowell said the talks broke down on kets, including three in Queens, have gone on strike, alleging that management has Nov. 2, but that further negotiations are failed to bargain in good faith during a scheduled for later this week. The union on Wednesday announced that now-five-year-old contract impasse. The stores, operated by Ferreria Food- it is planning to file an unfair labor practice town, include stores at 173-09 Jamaica Ave. charge this week with the National Labor and 84-05 Parsons Blvd. in Jamaica; 76-10 Relations Board. She acknowledged that Washington, DC 37 Ave. in Jackson Heights; and in Nassau at the moment is not County at 3367 Hillseen as a remarkably side Ave. in New hospitable place for Hyde Park. organized labor in Kate McDowell, t the top of our list the era of President com mu nications is a fair wage increase Trump and a GOPdirector for Local controlled Congress. 342 of the United for a new contract.” “ I t ’s t r i c k y , ” Food & Com merMcDowell said. cial Workers Union, — Kate McDowell, Local 342 “There have been no said 35 workers are communications director changes on the affected. [National Labor RelaShe said they have been working without a new contract tions] Board yet, but they are coming.” Local 342 said deli workers are the only since 2012. “At the top of our list is a fair wage unionized employees at the four stores, so increase for a new contract, and retroactive there is not a situation where other workers might honor the strike by staying out. raises to 2012,” McDowell said. “But some of the vendors who make Messages left with Ferreria Foodtown by phone and email were not returned prior to deliveries to the markets are union,” McDowell added, saying some have refused the Chronicle’s deadline on Wednesday. Q McDowell said workers initially walked to cross the picket line. Editor

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Deli workers picket outside of a Foodtown supermarket on Jamaica Avenue Wednesday morning. A union representative said 35 workers at three Foodtowns in Queens and one in Nassau County PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON have been without a contract since 2012.

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LinkNYC kiosks a boon to Queens biz Jamaica retailers use Wi-Fi hotspot advertising space to self-promote by Anthony Medina Chronicle Contributor

LinkNYC has placed 1,399 of its Wi-Fi kiosks across New York City almost two years after its launch. The stations were placed around the city near transit stops and businesses, replacing old telephone booths. Business owners with kiosks in front of their stores in Jamaica have been using the advertising capabilities of LinkNYC to boost customer traffic and profits since their release. “We are excited to work with the Jamaica BID and local small businesses to give them the opportunity to advertise on Links,” said Ruth Fasoldt, the community affairs manager for LinkNYC. “Local ads run on two 55-inch digital displays on the Link closest to each business. Over 15 businesses along Jamaica Ave have participated thus far and we have gotten great feedback.” LinkNYC Wi-Fi can bring free services like phone calls and wireless web access to the city because of its paid advertising program. Its latest efforts citywide allow for business owners to advertise on booths closer to their area. Valerie Stevens, the director of business services at the Jamaica Center Business Improvement District, says she’s seen an increase in walk-ins at individually owned businesses and a change in aesthetics on Jamaica Avenue. “I think it’s great to have it here,” said Stevens. “It’s a great marketing tool for the businesses on Jamaica Avenue. It promotes the avenue in a way that says this is marketable, there is revenue and businesses here.” Stevens helped multiple stores advertise on the kiosks and gain the attention of larger audiences. In a back-to-school fashion show event hosted by the Jamaica Bid in August, Stevens said, she received a much larger crowd than

A LinkNYC kiosk located at 148th Street and Jamaica Avenue in front of the J City supermarket PHOTO BY ANTHONY MEDINA and steps away from the Cici Beauty Salon and Barber Shop. expected thanks to the advertisements. Maria Delgado from Yvelisse Salon talked to LinkNYC about how her profits have increased since the placement of the kiosks. “We have recently had an ad (thanks to LinkNYC and JBID for sponsoring us) entered onto the LinkNYC screens,” said Delgado said in an email to the Chronicle. “We have had fans of our salon send us photos of our salon being promoted on the LinkNYC screens. It’s so fun to see them engage with our brand!” Stevens’ talks with LinkNYC helped generate two months advertising on kiosks across the Jamaica strip for some businesses. Stevens planned to hold another meeting with LinkNYC

to expand advertising to other boroughs and create a better package for Jamaica businesses. “I think our businesses should be offered a reasonable fee to promote,” said Stevens. “The businesses really liked seeing their brand on the machines. Our businesses should be given first choice to promote because they will be making money within the district.” Mayor de Blasio’s office announced the choice of CityBridge as the 12-year franchise agreement winner to orchestrate the LinkNYC program on Nov. 17, 2014. The project was set to replace public pay-phone booths with the latest technology. Technological companies CityBridge, Inter-

section, Qualcomm and CIVIQ Smartscapes coordinated to make the kiosk stations userfriendly with a touch screen pad and slim design. Antenna Design, the tech company responsible for the kiosks’ structure, made them to withstand the extreme weather conditions of New York like floods and snowstorms, and even earthquakes, according to LinkNYC. “There are more than 1,100 active Links in all five boroughs and thousands more are coming over the next few years,” said Fasoldt. “Each Link offers superfast Wi-Fi, phone calls, a 911 button and other services completely for free. Working with neighborhood businesses is a key part of our mission to make Link an integral part of the communities we deploy.” Nearly 163 Links are placed around Queens on bus, train and traffic routes. That means almost 12 percent of kiosks in the city are in Queens. Along Jamaica Avenue between 76th and 168th streets, there are 51 kiosks, according to the LinkNYC website map. Queens Boulevard holds the most in the borough between 78th Avenue and Van Dam Street with 54. Roosevelt Avenue falls in second with 35 booths between 72nd and Warren streets. Broadway between Corona Avenue and 75th Street holds 31 kiosks with other areas in the single digits. A representative from Make Me Over Beauty Bar on Jamaica Avenue and Merrick Boulevard talked to LinkNYC about how they encourage customers to use the Links. “We recommend LinkNYC to our customers daily when they ask for free Wi-Fi service,” the company said, in an email sent to the Chronicle. “The comfort of the nearby kiosk provides free Wi-Fi to our customers sitting in Q the waiting area.”

State charges bias vs. Corona landlord Allegedly demanded immigrants’ residency, employment status; threatened evictions by Michael Gannon

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The state’s Division of Human Rights has f iled a complaint against a Corona landlord for allegedly threatening to evict immigrant tenants who could not provide proof of citizenship or their residency status. The complaint is the result of an investigation ordered by Gov. Cuomo back in June after tenants in a building on 42nd Avenue near Junction Boulevard complained that they received letters demanding they report to building management off ices with photo ID, Social Security cards, proof of employment and proof of residency status. The building is owned by Jaideep Reddy of Long Island. The complaint alleges discrimi-

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nation against tenants of Latin A mer ican descent. Cuomo’s office said the complaint itself cannot be released at this time. “We are a nation of immigrants, and New York will not stand by while innocent men and

women are targeted and discriminated against,” Cuomo said in a statement issued by his off ice on Monday. “Make no m ist a ke : t h is re prehen sible behavior is against the law and against what we stand for as New Yorkers and we will use every avenue to stop this, weed out these bad actors and protect the basic rights of tenants across the state.” Reddy told the Daily News in June that the letter was drafted by an electrician at the building as a result of being unable to access a number of apartments for more than a year following a fire. Reddy also was quoted as saying that some of the apartments house as many as 12 people, leading him to have concerns

about safety in the building. Cuomo’s office said many of the building’s residents have come to the United States from Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala. “In New York, it is illegal to requi re a tena nt to provide immigration status information as a condition to renew their le a s e ,” t h e gove r n o r s a id . “Through a formal enforcement process, New York will seek an order requiring the landlord to cease and desist all discriminatory practices, and require him to pay civil fines and penalties to the State of New York.” S t a t e S e n . J o s e Pe r a l t a (D-East Elmhurst), in a statement issued shortly after Cuomo’s announcement, said he was livid when a resident brought

him a letter from a landlord, which the senator said threatened eviction for those who did not comply. “As soon as we were alerted of the existence of this unacceptable, racist letter, we immediately notified the state authorities,” Peralta said. “This is clearly a case of housing and immigration discrimination against my constituents, and I am not going to tolerate this kind of inconceivable behavior,” he added. Back in August, Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) introduced a bill that would add proof of citizenship requests or other discriminator y threats to the landlord harassment section of the city’s Housing Maintenance Q Code.

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Turkey is low in fat and full of protein and other nutrients, making it a worthy addition to our diet no matter the time of year. decrease levels of homocysteine, which can contribute to cognitive decline. • Immune system effects: People may not know turkey contains selenium, which is key to healthy thyroid function. It also helps boost the immune system by playing a role in the body’s antioxidant defense system. Selenium may help eliminate free radicals in the body that would otherwise contribute to cancer risk. • Relaxation: Many people are aware of turkey’s ability to induce feelings of relaxation, particularly when eaten in abundance at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Turkey contains the amino acid tryptophan, which plays a role in triggering production of serotonin. Serotonin can induce feelings of relaxation and sleepiness. Turkey is lean, full of essential nutrients and low in saturated fat, making it a worthy addition to your diet no matter what time Q of year it happens to be. — Metro Creative Connection

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be played to the hilt. In the title role, Giovanni Marine makes an auspicious R S T debut, ac ting, singing and dancing with never-ending enthusiasm, and, like everyone on stage, apparently having an amazingly good time. The feeling is infectious. Each of his three leading ladies is a talent to be reckoned with. Amanda Doria offers a powerful voice and good comic timing as Elizabeth; Stephanie Sands’ Inga has a touching moment in a sweetly sung “Listen to Your Hear t;” and as Frau Blucher, Donna Falzon stopped the show at last Friday’s opening night with her musical paean to Frederick’s late ancestor, “He Vas My Boyfriend.” continued on page 41

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Could there be a better time than Halloween week for “Young Frankenstein,” Mel Brooks’ stage musical adaptation of his hit film of the same name, to make its long-awaited Queens community theater debut? Courtesy of Royal Star Theatre of ICC, the show has remaining performances on Nov. 10 and 11. All the beloved loonies from the film are here: Fre d e r i c k Fr a n ke ns t e i n ( s t i l l p ro n o u n c e d Fronkensteen!), the only remaining descendant of the famed Dr. Frankenstein; Igor (yes, still pronounced Eye-goor), his faithful servant; Inga, his voluptuous laboratory assistant; Elizabeth, his frigid fiancee; Frau Blucher, whose ver y

name spooks horses; and, of course, The Monster himself. Also here are a couple dozen songs with music and lyrics by Brooks, along with the best-known song in the show (featured prominently in the film), “Puttin’ On the Ritz,” which remains a highlight of the madcap proceedings. It’s not an easy show to mount, with its many scene changes, large assortment of characters both human and not, and plenty of special effects — both visual and audio, but director Maryellen Pierce (along with her co-choreographer Amanda Montoni and musical director Paul L. Johnson) has managed to bring it all to life. And the cast is beyond game, throwing themselves into roles that, for the most part, need to

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GingerBread Lane, an entirely edible village made over an entire year by Jon Lovitch; winner of the 2013-16 Guinness World Record for largest gingerbread village. Thru Mon., Jan. 15; workshops to make your own gingerbread car, boat or train, with kit provided, on various dates thru Sat., Dec. 30, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students (workshops $15 more). Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

“Fertile Ground,” a showcase of new works by emerging and established artists and choreographers, with wine-and-cheese discussion afterward. Sun., Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. $12. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

“Small Works Variety Show,” with 44 figurative and landscape paintings by Long Island City-based Elinore Schnurr. Through Sat., Nov. 11, Dougherty Gallery at Crescent Grill, 38-40 Crescent St., LIC. Free. Info: (718) 729-4040, crescentgrill.com. “One Hundred Years Later: Impressions — Russian Artists of America and the Century of Revolution,” with dozens of paintings by 30 Russian artists now in the U.S. to commemorate the communist revolution of 1917. Thru Sun., Nov. 12, Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: 1-(800) 876-5709, info@licartists.org. “First I Was Afraid,” with works in various media by 11 artists, addressing what living in an age of anxiety means and trying to make people feel less alone. Thru Sun., Nov. 19, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. . Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. “All the Queens Houses,” with 273 photos of low-rise residences in the borough, reflecting the diversity of its architecture and people, by architect/ artist Rafael Herrin-Ferri of Sunnyside. Each Fri. thru Dec. 15 (except Nov. 24), 2-6 p.m., The Architectural League of New York, 594 Broadway, suite 607, Manhattan. Free. Info: (212) 753-1722, archleague.org. “Highlights from Self-Taught Genius,” with American folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries in various media, in a new gallery. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., thru Jan., American Folk Art Museum Collection and Education Center, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

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Dances of the World, “a cultural voyage” featuring salsa, merengue, tango, belly dancing and more, by Cali Salsa Pal’ Mundo. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sun., 4 p.m., thru Nov. 26, Thalia Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40 advance; $45 at door; $37 advance students, seniors; $42 at door. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

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

FILM It’s the 75th anniversary of “Casablanca,” the beloved World War II romantic drama about relationships, political intrigue and sacrifice, whose script left the cultural landscape littered with new phrases still used to this day. Round up the usual suspects and see it at either of two venues celebrating with screenings, or else you’ll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow … See Film. WARNER BROS. PICTURES The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective: Love and Other Stories, songs about love, both for and against, some humorous, derived from poetry, by a classically trained chorus. Sat., Nov. 11, 8 p.m., Our Lady of Mercy Church, 70-01 Kessel St. (entrance on Juno St.), Forest Hills. $20; $25 at door; $5 kids 11-17; free under 11. Info: c4ensemble.org. Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert: Jason Danieley, “the most exquisite voice on Broadway” as per The New York Times, in a show entitled “Romantic Notions.” Sun., Nov. 12, 3 p.m., LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 482-5151, carnegiehall.org, lpac.nyc. An Evening with Gladys Knight, the Empress of Soul and seven-time Grammy winner, known for hits like “Midnight Train to Georgia.” Thu., Nov. 9, 8 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $39$115. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org. COURTESY PHOTO

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Ben Parag, the Richmond Hill-born romantic singer, with Fakhrul Razi, both finalists on “Dil Hail Hindustani,” an Indian talent show like “American Idol.” Sat., Nov. 11, 7 p.m. (doors open 5:30), York College Performing Arts Center, 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica. $20-$100. Info: Dave Thakoordeen, (347) 291-3807, Shivani Persaud, (929) 327-2691, bit.ly/2iEVJoS.

“Veil’d,” a world-premiere play about a teen girl with a skin condition that keeps her at home and her secret friends, a poet and a talking shark, presented by the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Each Thu.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sat., 2 p.m., thru Nov. 18, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St. $18; $12 students, seniors. Info: (718) 706-5750, apacny.org.

“Little Shop of Horrors,” the horror-comedy rock musical about a plant that eats people, by Theatre By The Bay. Sat., Nov. 11, 18, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 12, 19, 3 p.m., Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 1300 209 St., Bayside. $22; $20 seniors 62 and up, kids under 13. Info: (718) 428-6363. “Cat’s Cradle,” a baffling mystery with a shocker ending, by Douglaston Community Theatre. Fri.Sat., Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 12, Sat., Nov. 18, 2 p.m., Zion Episcopal Church, Church Street off Douglaston Pkwy., 243-01 Northern Blvd. $19; $17 seniors, students. Info: (718) 482-3332, dougcommthtr@gmail.com. “Young Frankenstein,” a musical adaptation of the Mel Brooks comedy about the grandson of the mad scientist who created a monster, by the Royal Star Theatre. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 10-11; 8 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, 179-14 Dalney Road, Jamaica. $18 advance; $15 seniors 65 and up, kids under 13; $2 more at door. Info: (718) 428-8681, royalstartheatre.org. “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme” ( “The Bourgeois Gentleman”), the 17th-century Moliere comedy about a merchant who yearns to be an aristocrat, by The Gingerbread Players. Sat., Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., Sun., Nov. 12, 2:30 p.m.; St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15 suggested; $12 students, seniors. Info: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org. “She Loves Me,” a “musical valentine” about two co-workers who are lonely hearts pen pals, by the Parkside Players. Sat., Nov. 18; Fri.-Sat., Nov. 24-25, Dec. 1-2, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 19 and 26, 2 p.m. $20; $18 seniors. Info: (718) 353-7388, parksideplayers.com.

“Casablanca,” the 1942 wartime romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, about Europeans fleeing the Nazi advance and the relationships among a jaded nightclub owner, his old flame and her husband; often ranked among Hollywood’s greatest. Sun., Nov. 12, 2 p.m.; Wed., Nov. 15, 2 and 7 p.m., College Point Multiplex Cinemas, 28-55 Ulmer St. $13.50. Info: 1 (800) 315-4000, showcasecinemas.com. “Casablanca,” to celebrate the film’s 75th anniversary, followed by discussion. Sat., Nov. 11, 1 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org. India Kaleidoscope Film Festival, featuring eight films, with a focus on independent regional cinema. Thu.-Sun., Nov. 9-12, various times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17; multiday passes $55-$80. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “Membra Disjecta: Gonzalo Fonseca and the Heart of Stone,” the new biography of the Latin American artist, his works and his influences, with reception and talk with director Michael Gregory afterward, in conjunction with Fonseca exhibit. Wed., Nov. 15, 6:30-9 p.m., Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. Free. Info/RSVP (req’d): (718) 204-7088, publicprograms@noguchi.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Chimney swifts and people, about our relationship with a bird that spends almost all its life airborne and can’t even perch like other types, by researcher John Connors, for the Queens County Bird Club. Wed., Nov. 15, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 229-4000, qcbirdclub.org. CHESTER A. REED / WIKIPEDIA continued on page 42

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Performers with thin white fabric over their bodies gather center stage. The lights are still dim and all the audience hears is the jingling of costume accessories. The house knows the first performance is on a Middle Eastern theme, but has no idea about the acrobatic moves and Bollywood-inspired dance about to take place. The music begins to play and the performers move to the rhythm of Middle Eastern beats. The female dancers move at a delicate pace, still covered from head to toe. All eyes in the room are trying to focus on the disappearing bodies to just catch a

Dances of the World When: Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sun., 4 p.m., through Nov. 26 Where: Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside Tickets: $40; $45 at door; $42 seniors, students; $37 at door. (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org

glimpse at the young dancers’ faces. Then, their bodies are unsheathed and the cultural voyage across the globe begins. The decision to start the Dances of the World performance in Bollywood style at the Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside is a daring move executed perfectly by the Colombian dance troupe Cali Salsa Pal’ Mundo. The venue is featuring Dances of the World (Bailes del Mundo) until Nov. 26. Thalia is the only bilingual Hispanic performing arts center in the area, offering shows in English and Spanish for over 40 years. It’s won 204 awards for artistic excellence that decorate the walls of the theater’s entrance. “Our focus and our mission for 40 years is to be able to promote and infuse the Hispanic culture not only to the Hispanic community, but for all the other communities to be aware and better know of the richness and the diversity of the Hispanic culture,” said producer Angel Gil Orrios. Among the nearly two dozen other pieces in Dances of the World are ones telling the story of apartheid and a long history of Caribbean music. From Africa to Salsa NY,

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Dances of the World starts off with a Middle Eastern-Bollywood performance. The dancers are initially hidden beneath a shroud but then the big reveal kicks off a global PHOTO BY MADISON PAREDES FOR THALIA SPANISH THEATRE cultural voyage in the performing arts. each performance projected a different theme onto the stage with the help of dramatic lighting and digital effects.

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Don’t let the title fool you — ”Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,” with two remaining performances by The Gingerbread Players in Forest Hills, is not only in English, but oh, so easy to identify with! The play, written by Moliere and first performed in 1670, has been translated by Philip Dwight Jones, its title becoming “The Bourgeois Gentleman.” It remains funny and relevant today, thanks to a title character, Monsieur Jourdain, who is hellbent on joining the aristocracy, even if it means making a complete fool of himself — which he does on many occasions. It helps that he is here played by Jim Chamberlain, a mainstay with the troupe, turning in an impressive performance in a marathon role. The play, a satire on the pretentious middle class as well as on the snobbish aristocracy, features plenty of humorous situations. To the dismay of his more level-headed wife, Madame Jourdain (an appropriately short-tempered Debbie Smith), her husband, on the far side of middle age, decides to learn about the arts of music, dancing and, most comically, fencing. Even funnier is his stab at philosophy, wherein he is delighted to learn from his teacher (the always satisfying Andrew Dinan, another longWhen: time Gingerbread Player) that, unbeknownst to him, he has been Where: speaking prose his entire life. Ludovic Coutaud and Mike MillTickets: er have fun in disguise as two Turks, part of a plot to trick Jourdain into allowing his daughter (Natalie Lombana) to marry the

‘Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme’ Sat., Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 12, 2:30 p.m. Saint Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills $15; $12 seniors, students (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org

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continued from page 37 Perhaps no one enjoyed himself more than pint-sized Mike Park, in the physically demanding role of Igor, the hunchback with the moving hump. And Joseph Marchione is perfectly cast as the larger-thanlife creation at the center of it all; he’s imposing, for sure, but he can also sing and proves a touching figure when called for. Among the supporting players, several were memorable, including Kieran Larkin, as Police Inspector Kemp, forever mindful of his inability to move one of his arms; Michael Beltran, who creates a sympathetic character out of the town hermit; and Edwin Palacio, who tackles a variety of

minor roles with aplomb. Kudos, too, to the hardworking ensemble. While turning loose on a couple of big production numbers, many double in bit parts, remaining unusually committed to the material. Among them, Andrew Koehler stood out as both singer and dancer. The book for the show, which Brooks wrote in collaboration with Thomas Meehan, remains funny, though familiarity with the lines would likely prove a blessing, as some of the dialogue comes across muffled in the vast auditorium. So, too, with the lyrics, many of which show off Brooks’ way with a double entendre. Costumer Jennifer Fessler provided a wide array of colorful designs; John Palmieri devised the appropriate lighting scheme; and the set When: Fri.-Sat., Nov. 10-11, 8 p.m. design crew created a workable Where: Immaculate Conception space highlighted by a rotating bookCatholic Academy, 179-14 case that provides laughs of its own. Dalny Road, Jamaica Estates At nearly three hours, the show is Tickets: $18; $15 seniors, kids under 13; all long (Oh, those darn scene chang$2 more at door (cash, Venmo only) es!), but it provides a full evening of (718) 428-8681, royalstartheatre.org diversion, much needed in these tryQ ing times.

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‘It’s Fronkensteen!’ — a comedy classic comes to life

Stephanie Sands as Inga, front left, Giovanni Marine as Frederick Frankenstein, Amanda Doria as Elizabeth, Joseph Marchione as The Monster and Mike Park as Igor take center stage in “Young Frankenstein.” At right, Sands, Marchione, Marine and Park perform. On the cover: Marine and Edwin Palacio as his grandfather, Victor Frankenstein, do a number with the PHOTOS BY MARK LORD laboratory staff.

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boro continued from page 38 Finding Your Ancestors’ Occupations in Genealogy Research, by lecturer and genealogist Tony Laurino. Sat., Nov. 18, 2-4 p.m. (doors open 1 p.m.), Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5. Info: (718) 4561776, onderdonkhouse.org. Free adult civic education classes, sponsored by the organization It’s Who We Are and the Taft Institute at Queens College, a six-week series on topics including the U.S. Constitution and the lawmaking process in Washington. Each Thu. thru Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: iwwaa.itswhoweare@gmail.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS Kristallnacht commemoration, marking the 1938 Night of Broken Glass pogrom against Jews in Germany, with candlelighting ceremony and more. Keynote address: “‘Casablanca,’ the Refugee Question and the Fateful Summer of 1938,” including clips from the film centered on WWII refugees, by Noah Isenberg, author of “We’ll Always Have ‘Casablanca’: The Life, Legend and Afterlife of Hollywood’s Most Beloved Movie.” Sun., Nov. 12, 2-4 p.m., Goldstein Theatre, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free; all welcome. Info: (718) 997-5730. BLUV-072827

KIDS/TEENS Storybook Afternoon: “Skippy’s Family,” a reading of the 1945 children’s book relating the true story of a longlived pet, “a joy for anyone who loves dogs.” Sun., Nov. 12, 2 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $4 suggested. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

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ASD: Dino Hunt, with kids 5-7 with autism spectrum disorder becoming “junior paleontologists” to discover secrets left behind by the dinosaurs, part of a weekly series of hands-on workshops by Science Scouts for ASD children and their families. Sat., Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 6990005, nysci.org. Chess, card and board games for teens, with Uno, poker, chess and more, every Mon.-Sat. except major holidays, 2-6 p.m., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 359-8332, queenslibrary.org. Lego Building Club, where children grades K-6 have fun being creative with Legos. Most Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m., Bellerose Library, 250-06 Hillside Ave. Free, no registration required. Info: (718) 831-8644, queenslibrary.org/bellerose.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Stargazing Wonders — Astronomy Night, led by seasoned professor Mark Freilich, with Q-and-A, info packet and viewing session, for adults and kids 9 and up with an adult. Attendees may bring telescope or binoculars. Sat., Nov. 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Rain date Nov. 18. $16. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

SOCIAL EVENTS Italian Charities of America dance, with classics, oldies, Italian and Spanish music, food, drink and more. Sat., Nov. 18, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100.

CLUBS St. Josaphat’s Leisure Club, with bingo, games, cake, coffee and more. Nonmembers welcome; bingo prizes doubled if 60 or more in attendance. Thu., Nov. 16, 11:30 a.m. (bingo starts 1 p.m.), 34-32 210 St., Bayside. $2. Info: Joy, (917) 921-7631.

MARKETS PS/IS 113 PTA fall sale/holiday craft fair, with hundreds of unique items by more than 20 area vendors and raffles. Sat., Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 78-23 87 St., Glendale. Info: (718) 847-0724, ext. 5. St. Nicholas Orthodox Church gift sale and food festival, with culinary delights, Christmas decorations, toys, folk art, household items and more. Sat., Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (tour of church 3 p.m.), 14-65 Clintonville St., Whitestone. Info: (718) 767-7292, stnicholasny.org. Italian Charities of America flea market, with new and used items of all kinds. Sat., Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100. Immaculate Conception Church Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair, offering food, fellowship, family fun and Christmas shopping. Fri., Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 18, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (breakfast with Santa 11 a.m.; reservations req’d); Sun., Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 86-45 Edgerton Blvd., Jamaica. Some activities, food service at certain times only. Info: (718) 7390880, iccjamaicaevents@gmail.com. Nativity BVM Flea Market, with vendors still sought. Sun., Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Nativity Church Hall, 91 St. and Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park. Info: Marge Colace, (718) 843-4680.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Howard Beach Senior Center, seminar on on Tue., Nov. 14, 10:30 a.m., “Aging Gracefully with Stretching.” Exercise classes every weekday except Thu. 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

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continued from page 39 song’s theme, such as shackled hands and cityscapes. The acrobatic stunts executed by pairs of performers took the audience by surprise. They timed every move precisely and in unison. Each performer held his or her own weight as both male and female dancers were spun, flipped and tossed into the air. Sael Nunez, one of the performers from Elmhurst, says the group practiced the performance six hours a week for about a month. Nunez says every part of the performance was his favorite and his most inspiring outfit was his all-black uniform with sparkling blue shoes. What brought the night together was the live band performing behind the center stage. They played flawlessly as 23 songs, including “Mentiroso,” for a merengue, and “Echale Salsita,” in the Cuban style called son, enveloped the theater through the hour-and-a-half performance. “The audience loves it because we play a lot of Latin American music. So people recognize immediately where the music is coming from initially,” singer Yaremis Felix said. She’s a part of the Puerto Rican traveling theater troupe and trusts the Thalia Theatre, knowing its history with the Latino/Hispanic cultural alliance she’s a part of.

“Sometimes we have people shouting ‘Hey, Viva Peru!’ when we play ‘Toro Mata’ or of course singing along to ‘Colombia Tierra Querida.’ I hope they feel like dancing at the end of the show.” Producer Angel Gil Orrios wanted to emphasize the importance of the Dances of the World show as a celebration of diversity in New York and recognition of Hispanic culture. “There are 22 Spanish-speaking countries and in New York there are immigrants from all of those countries,” Orrios said. “So even if you are a Hispanic or not it’s an opportunity to see what really makes it common in all of us in terms of culture.” Q

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-23-17, bearing Index Number NC-001058-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ROZLYNNE (Middle) KEM (Last) WILLIAMS. My present name is (First) ROSLYN (Middle) KIM (Last) WILLIAMS AKA ROZLYNNE K. WILLIAMS NELSON AKA ROZLYNNE K. NELSON AKA ROZLYNNE K. WILLIAMS. My present address is 188-11 Nashville Boulevard, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413-1020. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is May 20, 1965.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF INYO Elizabeth Corpora (SBN 105592) 308 West Line Street, Suite A. Post Office Box 1161 Bishop, California 93515. 706-872-8226 Attorney for Minor. In re Matter of Adoption Request of Nathan M., Petitioner, on Behalf of Christopher C., a minor. Case No. SIADSQ 15-82 CITATION TO APPEAR TO: STALIN CALDERON By order of this Court, you are hereby cited to personally appear on the following date, and at the following time: Date: December 14, 2017 Time: 8:30 a.m. in Department Four, located at 301 West Line Street, Bishop, CA, to show cause why CHRISTOPHER C., a minor child, should not be declared free from your parental custody in order that Christopher might be adopted by the petitioning party. If you appear at the hearing on the termination of parental rights, and you do not have legal counsel, the Court may appoint an attorney for you if you cannot afford to hire your own legal counsel. The Court will do this unless you knowingly and intelligently waive your right to counsel. It will not be the same attorney who has been appointed to represent the minor child. It may be a public defender or a private attorney. The Court may continue the hearing up to 30 days, to allow your attorney adequate time to appoint Counsel and allow your attorney to become familiar with your case. Date Nov. 1, 2017 Brian J. Lamb, Judge of the Superior Court

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 06-14-17, bearing Index Number NC-000319-17/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) CECELIA (Middle) DEANN (Last) SUTTON. My present name is (First) CECILIA (Middle) DEANN (Last) SUTTON AKA CECELIA D. SUTTON. My present address is 245-15 133rd Road, Rosedale, NY 11422-1419. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is August 05, 1984.

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SUMMONS (Family Law) Notice to Respondent: Stephanie Cureton Petitioner’s name is: Christopher Cureton Case Number: 17FL004527N. You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center. (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpca.gov), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE – RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses and domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address of the court are: Superior court of California, 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081. The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Matthew E. Palmer, Esq., 301 Mission Avenue, Suite 205, Oceanside, CA 92054 (760) 529-0461

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS H & R Block Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Jesus Guevara; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 5, 2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse, Courtroom #25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on November 17, 2017 at 10:00AM, premises known as 84-12 108th Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11417. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of NY, Block: 9143 Lot: 6. Approximate amount of judgment $447,206.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 17858/2012. Nicole Katsorhis, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney ( s ) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: October 12, 2017 49406

New York City Department of Transportation Notice of Public Hearing. The New York City Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 2:00 pm, at 55 Water Street, 9th Floor, in Manhattan on the following petition for revocable consent in the Borough of Queens: WMAP LLC - to continue to maintain and use electrical conduits, together with electrical sockets under, across & along the south sidewalk of Cooper Avenue, between Atlas Drive West & Atlas Drive East. Interested parties can obtain copies of proposed agreement or request signlanguage interpreters (with at least seven days prior notice) at 55 Water Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10041, or by calling (212) 839-6550.

EQUAL HOUSING. Federal, New York State and local laws prohibit discrimination because of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, marital status, familial status or disability in connection with the sale or rental of residential real estate. Queens Chronicle does not knowingly accept advertising in violation of these laws. When you suspect housing discrimination call the Open Housing Center (the Fair Housing Agency for the five boroughs of New York) at 212-941-6101, or the New York City Commission of Human Rights Hotline at 718722-3131. The Queens Chronicle reserves the right to alter wording in ads to conform with Federal Fair Housing regulations.

Notice of Formation of Daily Distro LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/14/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Limited Liability Company, 36-16 29th St., Long Island City, NY 11106. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Legal Notice Hanover Community Bank Notice of Application For A Branch Office Notice is hereby given that Hanover Community Bank, 2131 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, NY 11040 intends to file an application for FDIC consent to establish a branch at 138-35 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Regional Office, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10118, not later than 15 days from the date of this publication, or November 27, 2017. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file in the Regional Office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request. A schedule of charges for such copies can be obtained from the Regional Office.

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C M SQ page 48 Y K SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property INDEX NO. 704596/2016 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 116-26 133 STREET SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY 11420 Block: 11688 Lot: 18 CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. YUL G. CLARKE, AS ADMINISTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SYLVIA COURTAR A/K/A SYLVIA CLARKE; CHARLYSE CLARK, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SYLVIA COURTAR A/K/A SYLVIA CLARKE; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through and including “JOHN DOE #25”, the defendants last named in quotation marks being intended to designate tenants or occupants in possession of the herein described premises or portions thereof, if any there be, said names being fictitious, their true name being unknown to plaintiff, Defendants. To the abovenamed Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $570,000.00 and interest, recorded on April 28, 2009 in CRFN # 2009000125174, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 116-26 133 STREET, SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY 11420. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: August 24, 2017 Westbury, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: IRINA DULARIDZE, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DARGAN COLLECTION LLC, Art of Org. Filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/10/2017. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent and shall mail process to: 9734 72nd Drive, Forest Hills, New York 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

DRAGON H REALTY LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/13/2017. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o Min Xiao, 5422 102nd Street, Corona, NY 11368. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE - Supreme Cour t County of Queens, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff AG A I N S T Dorrick Nurse, Deryck Nurse, Jennifer Nurse, et al, Defendant, Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/9/2014 and entered on 11/3/2014, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction a t t he Q ue en s C oun t y Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Courtroom 25, Jamaica, NY on December 01, 2017 at 10:00 AM premises known as 145-63 176th Street Jamaica, N Y 11434-5231. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 13304, LOT: 20. Approximate amount of judgment is $503,099.86 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 32566 / 09. Victor Levin, Referee, FRENK EL L AMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706

Janus Global Associates LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 09/13/2017. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 68-17 Olcott Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Madison Holding Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Madison Holding Management LLC., 1827 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385 Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Mount Hope Preservation Managers 2A LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/17. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 29-10 120th Street, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Action to Foreclose a Mortgage INDEX #: 700011/2015 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-4, Plaintiff vs Pranant Ram Anatram, Jairam Pranantram aka Jayraam Pranantram As Heir To The Estate Of Pranant Ram Anatram And, Yasmanie Pranantram As Heir To The Estate Of Pranant Ram Anatram If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, Bank Of America, N.A., Bissoondai Shivlall, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. As Nominee For First Magnus Financial Corporation, New York State Department Of Taxation And Finance, People Of The State Of New York, Vanessa Singh, JOHN DOE (being fictitious, the names unknown to Plaintiff intended to be tenants, occupants, persons or corporations having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the property described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors.), Defendant(s) MORTGAGED PREMISES: 90-63 198TH STREET HOLLIS, NY 11423 BL #: 10481–1. To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Leonard Livote of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated February 6, 2007, executed by Pranant Ram Anatram (who died on October 27, 2011 a resident of Queens County, New York State) and Jairam Pranantram to secure the sum of $540,000.00, and recorded at CRFN 2007000212188 in the Office of the City register of the City of New York, Queens County, on April 24, 2007; which mortgage was assigned by an assignment executed March 10, 2009, and recorded on March 27, 2009, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2009000089244; which mortgage was further assigned by an assignment executed July 9, 2013, and recorded on August 19, 2013, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2013000327276; which mortgage was further assigned by an assignment executed November 14, 2014, and recorded on December 15, 2014, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at Instrument No. 2014000411575. The property in question is described as follows: 90-63 198TH STREET, HOLLIS, NY 11423. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: October 16, 2017 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 49566-1

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When you could grab a hamburger at White Tower by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The White Tower hamburger chain was founded in 1926 by Irish immigrant John E. Saxe (1873-1939) and his son John Edward Saxe (1903-1975) in Wisconsin. The business strategy was to open the eateries near train and trolley stops. In 1929, White Castle, which was founded earlier in 1921, sued the chain for trademark infringement. It won; White Tower fought the ruling. In 1934, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed that the chain deliberately copied the White Castle model. It now had to build its locations in an art deco style, as opposed to the medieval castle-like structures of White Castle. Both were ordered to stay away from each other competitively. White Tower had a commanding marketplace in Queens with locations in Long Island City, Astoria, St. Albans, Forest Hills and Queens Village. The new Queens Village location, shown here, had car hop service. In 1970, the company closed this location and moved to Hillside Avenue at 167th Street in Jamaica Hills, a much more dense-

White Tower located at 219-44 Hillside Ave., Queens Village in the summer of 1938. Internally, the chain called it “No. 24.” ly populated area. By 1975, all the Queens stores were closed. Brock Saxe — who was named after the maiden name of his great grandmother, Anna — was now running the company behind White Tower, which had been renamed to the Tombrock Corp. Trying a variety of new restaurant startup models, it finally decided to focus on real estate ventures instead of food. The last White Tower still exists in Toledo, Ohio. At the chain’s former Queens VilQ lage location, there is now a Wendy’s.

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Mint Hi Ranch all redone, 3 bedrooms, living room, FDR, EIK, new full bath, upstairs,1 BR, new kit, new full bath, dining room, living room, sliding door to newly concreted backyard, new above-ground pool. Asking $758K

Totally new (built in 2015) mint Colonial featuring 3 BRs/2 baths on top floor, master has walk-in closet, balcony and master bath. Laundry room on top floor. 1st floor has beautiful kitchen, stainless steel appl. & granite counter, large living room, dining room & den, 43x100. Asking $699K

HOWARD BEACH

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Large home w/oversized property, 60x100. Mint renovated 4 years ago, 3 BRs, 2 1/2 baths, detached garage, patio, new windows, siding, insulation, walls, high ceilings, king size bedrooms, GE Profile appl. Great party yard with pool, with deck patio and pergola sitting area, in-ground sprinklers, mud room w/powder room. Unfinished basement with plenty of storage. CAC, heat each floor. Asking $759K

HOWARD BEACH

Beautiful 4 BR, 2.5 bath, Colonial, gourmet kitchen, Reduced $874,900K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Mint Cape on 60x100, 3 BRs, 2 full baths. First floor, extended open floor plan, new kitchen, SS appl., large living room, formal DR, lg master bed, with walk-in closet, 2 lg BRs. 2nd fl, new bth, full finished bsmt. w/lg den, new windows, electric CAC, in-ground pool with new liner

Asking $ 819K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH HAMILTON BEACH

Asking $857K Hi-Ranch, on 40x100, 4 BRs/2 full baths, pvt. dr, 1 car garage. Reduced $659K

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HOWARD BEA BEACH LINDENWOOD 3 bed, 1 bath, garden Co-op.

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HOWARD BEACH Co-ops & Condos For Sale HOWARD BEACH LINDENWOOD • Mint Garden – 2BR with FDR, 1 bath, newly carpeted, soundproof, low maint. ...Asking $245K • 3BR, 1 bath, 1st floor Garden Co-op, .............. Asking $215K • 2BR, Garden Co-op, .............. Asking $189K RENTALS • Howard Beach/Lindenwood 3 bed, 1 1/2 bths, 2nd fl. $2,100 incl. heat & hw

• Howard Beach/Rockwood Park 3 bed, 2 bths, 2nd fl. Jacuzzi in master bed, driveway/yard, washer dryer, granite kitchen must pay heat & G&E $2,500

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

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

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www.ConnexionRealEstate.com Mint large 2 fam on 40x100, 5 BRs/3 full baths. Top fl. has 2 BRs/1 bath, all newly renovated. Open floor plan for kitchen with island, granite fls. throughout. New bth & terrace. 1st fl features 3 bed/1 bth, ceramic tiled fls. Full fin. bsmt. with sep ent. New boiler, hot water heater & electric.

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