Queens Chronicle South Edition 11-10-22

Hochul’s a first and Schumer sets record

Pheffer Amato faces possible upset as Queens voters go to the polls

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Some records were set on Election Night and a few upsets could be in the offing once the results are certified.

The following are the unofficial results of Election 2022 in Queens. All totals are from the state and city boards of elections.

In the U.S. Senate race, present Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has defeated Republican Joe Pinion 55 to 42 percent for a fifth term. Larouche candidate Diane Sare got an estimated 0.45 percent. Schumer will become the longest-serving U.S. senator in New York history.

In the 3rd District congressional race, Republican George Santos has beaten Democrat Robert Zimmerman 52 to 44 to fill the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens).

In the 14th District, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, WFP-Bronx, Queens) got 67 percent of the vote, coasting over Republican Tina Forte with 26 and Conservative Desi Cuellar with 1.8 percent.

In the governor’s race, Gov. Hochul became the first woman elected to the office, defeating U.S Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk) 52 to 47.

Democratic state Attorney General Letitia James defeated Michael Henry, 53 to 45.

Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli beat Paul Rodriguez, 55 to 42.

State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) handily won her new 11th District, 56 to 44, over Stefano Forte.

Queens votes

In the 5th District U.S. Rep Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) swamped Republican Paul King 72 to 24.

Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) handily defeated Thomas Zmitch 61 to 35 in the 6th District.

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D, WFP-Brooklyn, Queens) defeated Juan Pagan 77 to 19 in the 7th District.

In District 15 voters returned Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) to Albany with a 57 to 43 victory over Danniel Maio.

State Sen, John Liu (D, WFPBayside) topped Ruben Cruz II, 58 to 42.

In the state Assembly, a possible upset could be in the making in the 23rd District with Republican Thomas Sullivan leading Incumbent Democrat Stacey Pheffer Amato (D, WTP-Rockaway Park) by less than a percentage point at 50.37 percent to 49.56. They were separated by 246 votes of just over 30,000 cast.

The 25th District saw incumbent Nily

Rozic (D, WFP-Fresh Meadows) defeat Seth Breland, 56-43.

Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) topped the GOP’s Robert Speranza, 54 to 46.

The 27th District incumbent, Daniel Rosenthal (D-Flushing) defeated Angelo King, 58 to 42.

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D, WFP-

Forest Hills) beat Michael Conigliaro, 58 to 42.

In the open 30th District, Democrat Steven Raga won the seat of his former boss, Assmeblyman Brian Barnwell (D-Woodside), defeating Sean Lally, 58 to 42.

Veteran Assemblywoman Vivian Cook

Queens voters helped U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Gov. Kathy Hochul establish records on Election Day.

FILE PHOTO, LEFT, AND PHOTO BY DARREN MCGEE / NYS GOV. OFFICE / FILE

Winner up in the air for AD 23 race

South Queens turnout decisively red, putting Sullivan

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

The Assembly seat for District 23 could flip red for the first time in decades. In a race still too close to call, divided by a margin of 246 votes, incumbent Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) is trailing army vet and businessman Thomas Sullivan.

After the polls closed at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sullivan had a three-point lead over Pheffer Amato. About 10:45 p.m., with 85 percent of the scanners reported, Pheffer Amato jumped ahead with nearly 52 percent and Sullivan fell behind with almost 48, but that was short-lived.

As of press time, Sullivan held a slight lead with 50.37 percent of the vote and his opponent had 49.56 with 94 percent of the scanners reported, a lower number than surrounding districts which had reported upwards of 98 percent by the time, and which had the candidates questioning the delay.

“I don’t think this race was truly about me and my work,” said Pheffer Amato. “People think about me and think it was about party and some of the issues ... crime and really an antiDemocratic vote.”

“I think it is bigger than me,” she said, noting that colleagues of hers in Brooklyn were in similar boats. Assemblyman Peter Abbate Jr. (D-Bensonhurst) appears to have lost to a Republican by about 5 percentage points after representing the district since 1987, and Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Sheepshead Bay), who has held the seat since 2001, was trounced by a Republican 60 to 39 percent.

According to The City’s voter turnout map, most of Assembly District 23 voted overwhelmingly red, with over 80 percent of areas such as Breezy Point and Howard Beach supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin.

“It’s certainly a Zeldin effect,” said Brian Browne, political analyst and St. John’s University professor. “Sullivan concentrated on crime and safety as Zeldin was doing.”

Nobody expected the Assembly race to be so close, though, he said. Redistricting had not changed the boundaries much and the Pheffer name “has been on the ballot for a long time,” he noted, referring to the seat being held by Pheffer Amato’s mother, Audrey Pheffer, from 1987 to 2011. Pheffer Amato has held it since 2016, having succeeded Phil Goldfeder.

If Sullivan pulls off a win, it would mark the first time the seat would be held by a Republican in decades, since the ’60s, according to online records. It would be the only Queens seat an incumbent lost in this election and one of the few to flip parties.

Browne noted that it would be the only Queens district to be represented by a Republican at two levels of government, referring to Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), who attended Sullivan’s watch party.

But Browne does not underestimate the power of the Queens Democratic Party and said the counting of absentee ballots could very well carry her to a win.

“It’s not over till it’s over,” Pheffer Amato said Tuesday night at her Election Night event at Bungalow Bar in Rockaway Beach, a place where she worked as a teenager.

A few blocks away at Whit’s End, Sullivan was encouraged by the trends, which had him ahead at various points. He noted he wasn’t accustomed to such leads, having lost two past state Senate bids to Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach).

“Ended the night up 246 votes with 98% of the vote in, then it just went silent,” Sullivan tweeted Wednesday morning. “An amazing display of Democracy at it’s best. Wondering how it [will] actually end.”

Pheffer Amato ran a moderate campaign and emphasized support of the NYPD. In a recent interview with the Chronicle, she said she stood by her vote against recreational marijuana legalization.

“I’m a more conservative Dem on those. What I learned from year one to now is that there’s so much gray in some of these big bills and laws that I’ve absolutely taken three giant steps backwards,” she said.

Pheffer Amato now would vote to reverse policies like Raise the Age and bail reform. Illegal guns are “running wild,” she said.

On social media, Sullivan said, “Not many promises I can make other than to be a part of the dismantling of the ‘No Cash Bail Law.’”

His campaign site prioritizes reopening businesses following the pandemic, supporting the

in the lead

NYPD, property tax reform and maintaining coastal storm barriers.

“After multiple ‘Candidate Nights’ and community engagements I have confirmation that Republicans and Democrats in New York have more in common this election year,” Sullivan posted on Facebook in October. “Safe neighborhoods and safe transit to and from work and/or school or the stores. Very hard to talk about other matters when crime is on everyone’s mind.”

Addabbo, whom Pheffer Amato works closely with, sailed to victory in Tuesday night’s election against Republican Danniel Maio with nearly 57 percent of the vote.

Addabbo thanked supporters in a statement on Wednesday. His district was heavily redrawn this year and he lost the Rockaways and Howard Beach but gained more of Richmond Hill, Middle Village and Forest Hills.

“This honor wouldn’t be possible without the help of all of my supporters,” Addabbo said.

“My work is never done and I look forward to representing my constituents up in Albany and here in the communities with an eye on strengthening our police force, protecting our coastal communities, safely expanding gaming in New York and assisting our working-class families.”

Meetings return to address USACE plan

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

The New Hamilton Beach Civic Association is bringing back its Protect Our Community meetings, this time to increase awareness and support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to build storm surge gates throughout the area.

The first meeting to mark the return of the series, which was last held in 2019 when funding to build a storm-resistent barrier in Spring Creek Park was pulled, will be held at Our Lady of Grace this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.

The Army Corps recently released a report detailing a proposed $52 billion plan as part of the New York & New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study, which includes the tentatively selected Alternative 3B plan to build 12 storm surge gates, including one in Jamaica Bay.

“Really what we need is the support of not just this community but surrounding communities, too,” said civic President Roger Gendron. “I’m trying to make the point that if you live in Ozone Park and your doctor is in Howard Beach and it floods, you can’t get in ... if you live in Richmond Hill or Broad

Channel and you want to take the AirTrain to the airport, but Coleman Square is flooded, that’s not going to happen.”

He is expecting elected officials to attend and although an Army Corps representative could not confirm for Saturday, Gendron hopes someone will tune in for an upcoming virtual meeting in December.

The public is invited to comment on the Army Corps plan through Jan. 6.

Gendron is drafting a letter for people to sign on to. The meeting is just the start of the battle to make sure surge barriers remain part of the chosen final plan, he said.

A tentatively selected Army Corps plan could bring storm surge gates to New York and New Jersey waterways.

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, right, watches Election Night results alongside husband Frank at Bunaglow Bar in Rockaway. Thomas Sullivan and supporters gather at Whit’s End, above. PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF

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One rideshare program axed while another irks; home burglaries up Transpo concerns and more at CB 10

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Community Board 10 voted in favor of a “nasty letter” being sent to the city Department of Transportation after Rosemary Ciulla-Frisone, chair of the Transportation Committee, shared news that parking spots in the neighborhood will be sacrificed to the Carshare program.

“They did not come to us, the community board, to say, ‘Hey, you know, we need your help to find a location where we can do this pilot program,” said Ciulla-Frisone at last Thursday’s meeting at the Old Mill Yacht Club.

The four locations will include two in South Ozone Park, one in Ozone Park and one in Richmond Hill.

“What that means is we’re going to lose parking and we don’t want that,” she said.

The program provides on-demand access to vehicles for short-term use, designating dedicated parking spots for the use of eligible carshare organizations, according to the DOT’s website.

Chair Betty Braton agreed with one member that the agency was not asking but rather telling the board that this would be done.

“But you guys can ask me to write the nasty letter to them,” Braton quipped. “Is there a motion for me to do that?”

It passed unopposed.

Also shared at the meeting was news that the pilot rideshare program for seniors launched in partnership between the city Department for the Aging and the DOT has been canceled.

“We got a request from a resident asking us if she got picked for the program and when [District Manager Karen Peterson] inquired

about that, we got an email back from them basically saying that they discontinued the program due to a safety concern,” said Braton.

“It might have been nice if they told us they were suspending the program before the application period was basically over.”

Applications were due in September.

“Just sharing that with you as it is just some of the silliness that the City of New York

‘I will be back,’ says Ulrich

Former councilman and DOB commish takes to Twitter

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

After resigning from his position as city Department of Buildings commissioner, last week, Eric Ulrich took to social media with a Schwarzenegger-esque vow, “I will be back.”

Ulrich, formerly a three-term Republican councilmember representing District 32, reportedly became a focus of a criminal gambling probe by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and had his phone seized on Nov. 1.

“I’m truly grateful for the overwhelming support and encouragement I have received over the past week. I stepped down as [Buildings commissioner] so that I would not be a distraction to the Agency or the Administration,” he posted on Twitter.

“I will be back. Thank you again!” he said.

Ulrich was tapped by Mayor Adams in May to lead the DOB after serving as a senior advisor for the administration.

“This morning, Eric Ulrich tendered his resignation as DOB commissioner in an effort to, in his words, avoid ‘unnecessary distraction for the Adams administration,’” Fabien Levy, spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office, said in a prepared statement last Thursday.

He continued, “We have accepted his resignation, appreciate him taking this step, and wish him well. We have no further knowledge of any investigation and, out of respect for his and his family’s privacy, have nothing further to add.”

In the meantime, First Deputy Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik will serve as act-

ing commissioner and no city services will be impacted, according to the statement.

Ulrich was reportedly approached near his home in Rockaway Park by investigators with a search warrant last Tuesday, according to The New York Times.

The scope and focus of the investigation are not yet known but outlets have reported that, according to sources, the conduct relates to his time in City Council, not in the DOB, and involves debts racked up during back-room card games linked to the Mafia.

The New York Post reported that the investigation has been ongoing for a year.

After the news broke, Adams told reporters that it was too early to say whether Ulrich would be fired, according to the Daily News. “We’re going to take it as the days go,” he said.

While serving in the City Council, Ulrich wrote a letter in support of Howard Beach businessman and Bonanno crime family associate Robert Pisani, who was facing federal charges for collection of an unlawful gambling debt.

Ulrich also reported gambling winnings between $5,000 and $47,999 in 2016 and 2017, which he reported to the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board.

He could not be reached for comment.

does,” Braton added.

Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) gave an update and discussed an ongoing issue of fencing being cut near the Belt Parkway and 157th Avenue and 80th Street as well as along Shore Parkway.

“We’re trying to figure out with DOT — and we’ll work with the community board on this — what else can we put there. We don’t know yet but this is certainly not working. We’re spending a lot of money just to replace fencing that’s being cut immediately after,” Ariola said.

Constituents want a barrier wall like what is seen on parts of the Long Island Expressway, she said, and that has been discussed.

It is not clear who is cutting the fence or why but Ariola said that the police are aware and keeping an eye on it.

Capt. Jerome Bacchi, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said that crime is trending down but residential burglaries are up, especially in the eastern part of the precinct.

Individuals responsible for incidents on two different dates have been identified, he said, and they allegedly searched for unlocked doors and windows in the early morning hours.

He advised making it a nightly routine to lock all doors and windows and set the alarm system even if someone is home. Q

Principal at MS 202 gone

Principal William Fitzgerald of MS 202 in Ozone Park has been reassigned pending an investigation, the Chronicle has learned. The school’s website states that the acting principal is now Kelly Barton.

“As a result of a personnel matter Principal William Fitzgerald has been reassigned pending investigation,” a Department of Education spokesperson confirmed last week after an anonymous tip came in that the principal was gone without explanation. The personnel matter is not known.

“Our district superintendent is working to support M.S. 202 to ensure that students remain successful,” she said.

— Deirdre Bardolf

Community Board 10 covered transportation issues surrounding rideshare programs, crime and more at its meeting last Thursday, lead by Chair Betty Braton, center. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF

Former Councilmember Eric Ulrich FILE PHOTO

MS 202 in Ozone Park.

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City to turn former hospitals into homes

Four sites targeted over the next five years, in addition to the T

by Sean Okula Associate Editor

The city is taking steps to address healthcare in ways that go beyond a trip to the doctor’s office.

Mayor Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals announced the “Housing for Health” initiative at the T Building in Jamaica Hills last Thursday. The building, located on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, is a former tuberculosis hospital that has been converted into a 200-unit apartment building, with 75 units dedicated to supportive housing for patients of the hospital system who had been experiencing homelessness.

Residents started moving into the building over the summer. The other 125 units are dedicated for those with incomes from 60 percent to 80 percent of the area median income, which is $120,100 for a three-person family in New York City in 2022.

The initiative is four-pronged, with NYC Health + Hospitals pledging to counsel and help eligible patients find and apply for affordable supportive housing and dedicate respite beds to medically frail patients no longer in need of hospitalization but still in need of medical care, in addition to converting unused hospital land to affordable housing developments and funding social services at the sites.

Services at the T Building are handled by

the Brooklyn-based nonprofit CAMBA and funded through a former Mayor de Blasiodeveloped supportive housing initiative.

The Mayor’s Office says it plans to open 650 new affordable homes at four sites over the next five years, in addition to the 200 units at the T Building. The new sites will be located in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan.

The units will be strategically placed near hospitals and medical centers to provide easy access to care for New Yorkers with complex medical needs.

“It’s time to look at the full picture of New Yorkers’ health challenges, and to treat these challenges holistically,” Mayor Adams said in a statement. “It’s not enough to care for unhoused New Yorkers in the emergency room and then discharge them if they have no home to recover and heal in.”

NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz said he would often care for homeless people dealing with intoxication and other issues, discharge them after a few days and see them back in the emergency room a short time later. Mayor Adams said some homeless people experiencing mental health crises or other ailments will sometimes use trips to the emergency room as a substitute for primary care.

They hope that in connecting those patients to housing, they are streamlining the process

of getting them care.

“If the most effective prescription for my patient is housing, then that’s what I need to work on,” Katz said at a press conference last Thursday. “And I think the project that we’re looking at today is the fulfillment of that goal.”

One resident of the T Building shared the story of how the transition to permanent housing changed his life.

“I could not feel happier,” Jesus Cerda said. “I finally have my own studio apartment. It is

Building

truly a fantastic feeling to have tranquility, the ability to cook my meals and focus on my next steps in life. I finally feel happy and in control as I have improved my quality of life.”

Cerda said he arrived in the United States 13 years ago, and bounced around unstable homes for much of that time. Since settling at the T Building, he has begun to pursue a degree at Hunter College.

“Being here and being in control of what surrounds me, it allows me to be in peace, feel good and that helps me mentally,” he said. Q

Jesus Cerda, left, shared his story of struggle before moving into the T Building, a former hospital turned affordable housing space.

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On the Chronicle’s 44th anniversary: History Matters

Queens history runs deep, and we’ve covered a lot of it in our annual Anniversary special editions over the years, once even delving all the way back to about 18,000 BCE, when the land we stand upon literally was being formed as the glacier atop it retreated.

This week, in our 44th annual Anniversary supplement, entitled History Matters, we take a different approach. Here we look at the people and organizations who make it their business to preserve our history. And going one step further, we report on the history of those very organizations, as well as some of their present-day activities.

Naturally the focus is on historical societies, of which the borough has plenty, and we start with the Queens Historical Society. Did you know that the QHS grew out of the remains of the Flushing Historical Society, which once was quite active — and boasted President Theodore Roosevelt as its first honorary board member — but by the 1960s had become quite diminished? Or that the QHS was founded by an 18-year-old history buff, Abe Wolfson, who died just three years later in Montana when he crashed a small plane he was trying to learn to fly? As if that’s not enough to pique your interest, our piece on the QHS also includes a

cool photo of the house it’s based in, the Kingsland Homestead, being moved down a street via truck.

Much younger than the QHS is the Newtown Historical Society, but its namesake is one of the three original towns that made up western Queens County, along with Jamaica and Flushing (the eastern ones broke away to form Nassau County in 1899). Part of Newtown was Maspeth, where the first settlement was established in 1642 — Indians drove the colonizers out soon after, though only for a time. More than 300 years later, the NHS took a leading role in saving the Ridgewood Reservoir and the components of St. Saviour’s Church, though in dismantled form.

The other historical societies we write about this week are Richmond Hill, Bayside and Greater Astoria.

But we don’t limit History Matters to historical societies. Many other groups operate with history in mind or have interesting ones of their own, or both. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group is one. Another is the Juniper Park Civic Association. History shows it to be one of the most vital and successful civics out there, active since 1938 and protecting far more than its namesake. It played a key role in getting Elmhurst Park established where the old gas

tanks were, instead of a planned Home Depot.

Another group keeping history alive, perhaps somewhat ironically, is the Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery. Few groups make sure individuals who passed on long ago are remembered the way this one does. And everything it does is done with the respect its station in society calls for.

Working from a very different station in society are the volunteer fire departments that play such a vital role in South Queens. They’re covered too, and if they hadn’t made history before Superstorm Sandy, they certainly did then.

Other groups that bring a lot to the table when it comes to maintaining history are the various Friends of the Library organizations, which help keep the Queens Public Library one of the preeminent institutions of its kind. Among organizations dedicated to the arts, we look at two of the borough’s top community theater troupes. Also examined is PFLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, which grew out of a Queens mom’s love 50 years ago. We also cover a venerable animal rescue group and the Queens County Bird Club, which turned 90 this year.

Queens history runs deep, and we hope you’ll delve into History Matters to find some new bits of it, just as we did.

LETTERSTO THE EDITOR

Our parks await you

Dear Editor:

Re Esteban Segura’s Nov. 3 letter: “A young man for QueensWay”:

MARK WEIDLER

Queens College student Esteban Segura wrote that he often yearns for a wide-open space to escape the commotion and noise of the city. He said the beauty and serenity of nature have been missed throughout Queens.

The beautiful, serene, natural spaces of Alley Pond Park, Cunningham Park, Kissena Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and Forest Park are at Mr. Segura’s doorstep. They’re as close or closer to Queens College than the proposed QueensWay, and they would more likely fulfill his yearning for a quiet, wide-open space than a narrow linear park would. Many QueensWay proponents hope it will become our borough’s version of Manhattan’s High Line. I like the High Line, but walking shoulder to shoulder with throngs of people isn’t my idea of enjoying the serenity of nature.

I love hiking on the trails in Queens parks. When you’re on some of them, you’d never guess you’re in the middle of New York City. Unfortunately, security concerns keep me from hiking in parks as often as I’d like.

Since assaults have occurred in Queens parks, I caution women not to walk the trails alone. I would welcome more guided hikes and patrols that would keep residents safer on hiking trails.

Among other dangers, a linear park seems likely to lure the reckless operators of noisy ATVs, dirt bikes and the other unlicensed vehicles that plague our city. Recently, senior citizens in Juniper Valley Park observed dirt bikers riding on and potentially damaging the park’s newly refurbished running track. When they were asked to leave, the bikers assaulted the park patrons, sending one to the hospital.

The logic of adding parkland before ensuring the safety, maintenance and cleanliness of many existing Queens parks seems questionable to me.

Joanne Sullivan Rego Park

Wolves and hope

Dear Editor:

Thank you to the Queens Chronicle for printing the letter by Brandon Guaman, of Corona, regarding the gray wolves of North America (“Save western wolves,” Oct. 27). I just came back from a wolf conference in wolf

territory, namely Minnesota. I’ve only seen wolves in Superior National Forest in Minnesota and Yellowstone National Park.

Brandon explained so well the dilemma apex predators, such as the wolf, currently face in our everyday life. I think it is safe to say that we are in good hands, knowing that there are students like him who care enough about the Earth and the wildlife inhabiting it. I will use my extra copies of the Queens Chronicle newspaper to send to various other wolf organizations that I interact with.

Reading Brandon’s letter gives me hope in the future, that other students like him will be encouraged to make the world a better place.

Joan Silaco Queens Village

BOE doesn’t get my vote

Dear Editor: Remember Sophie Krichevsky’s July 7 report “Didn’t plan to vote by mail? Too bad” (multiple editions; “Voter gets absentee ballot

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he didn’t ask for“ at qchron.com) about my experience at the June 28 primary election, when I was forced to sign an affidavit ballot because I received an unrequested absentee ballot? I faced a similar experience Tuesday but with a different result. I forfeited my right to vote.

I went to the PS 164 polling site but was told I had to fill out an affidavit ballot because records showed that I had received an absentee ballot. When I refused, a clerk directed me to her supervisor, who identified himself as a “recording supervisor.” I showed him the absentee ballot I got in the mail, which I did not request and did not even open, let alone fill out and return. I also showed him a copy of Ms. Krichevsky’s article. Neither made an impact.

I had a choice. Fill out the affidavit ballot or don’t vote. I chose the latter, but told him I would file a protest with the Board of Elections. He urged me to do so and added: “Everyone should protest.” He said I was among numerous voters who complained about filling out affidavit ballots because they got unrequested absentee ballots. When I asked what caused this problem, he replied, “Computers.” The BOE has used computers for two decades, but apparently has not mastered them.

Forfeiting my right to vote is a drastic measure, but the BOE has forfeited its right to administer elections and receive public funds to do so. I plan to file a protest with the BOE, but want to notify the Chronicle and its readers, including city and state officials who can take corrective actions. Free and fair elections require competent people to run them. We don’t have that now.

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Radio is cheap, easy

Dear Editor:

As a medium, radio is not only accessible when TV broadcasts aren’t (“Mets fans at fault” and “Nostalgic, handy radio,” Letters, Oct. 27), but one of the few forms of technological media still requiring an inexpensive, one-time purchase of equipment, with no additional fees for internet data access or subscriptions. Fans following “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone” from broadcast TV stations like NYC’s WPIX to cable to streaming services could only hope for free-of-charge over-the-air play-by-plays!

As for the Mets being “vastly overpaid millionaires,” as Matthew Miranda noted in socialist Jacobin magazine (“Against the Salary Cap,” Oct. 28, 2018), “the gap between working-class fans and millionaire players is no less a chasm than that between millionaire players and billionaire owners.”

Joel Schlosberg Bayside

Media can be dangerous

Dear Editor:

Radio was king. Social media was unheard of. The 1938 “War of the Worlds” nationwide broadcast prompted many thousands to run outside their homes because they thought it was the end. Little green men were invading from Mars.

Leap to 2021. Thousands stormed the Capitol at the urging of Trump because the 2020 election was stolen.

Orson Welles said he was confused and stunned by the reaction. Trump was elated. Both messages were fake news.

The effects of a well-orchestrated and delivered message, whether meant as entertainment or as a vehicle to regain control by being part of a naive mob, serve as a reminder to look before you leap.

Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

Bring back civic ed

Dear Editor:

The impact of social media influencers on American citizens, who seem to be deficient in their understanding of the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other historical aspects of our national democracy, shows the need to bring back courses in civics and government to our schools’ curricula, which were required until the 1960s.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Hochul’s Penn funds un-rail

Dear Editor:

Gov. Hochul believes that she can find funding to pay for her $8 billion Penn Station improvement project without significant government funding. It is known as value-capture, which is payments in lieu of taxes, known as PILOTs, from developers and income from creation of a new commercial district adjacent to Penn Station.

Hochul’s $8 billion Penn Station project makes the same bet for the Port Authority $10 billion 42nd Street Bus Terminal. Both count on the sale of air rights and PILOTs as a source for billions to help defray construction costs. They will be competing against each other for tenants.

If the project fails to generate less than anticipated revenue, the shortfall could be billions. This deficit will have to be made up by Empire State Development, the project sponsor. It will look toward New York, New Jersey, the MTA and NJ Transit for a bailout. This means higher MTA and Port Authority tolls, fare increases and other tax increases and user fees.

The project is counting on billions in federal funding. It has never been accepted into the Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants New Starts Core Capacity national competitive discretionary funding program.

Hochul’s promise of completion on construction of the transit portion by 2027 is unrealistic. The project is still years away from receipt of any approved FTA grant.

If she is so confident of this financing scheme, let her put up her future government pensions, 401(k), mortgage on her Buffalo home and Social Security as collateral. This can serve as a small down payment to cover the inevitable multibillion-dollar shortfall in covering the costs, which taxpayers and riders will inevitably be stuck with.

Larry

Penner Great Neck, LI

The writer is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who worked for 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

FDNY may have to count ethnicities

to increase diversity, transparency

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

The Fire Department will have to produce annual reports breaking down the firefighters in each of its companies and units by gender, race and ethnicity if a bill passed by the City Council last week becomes law.

Part of a legislative package designed to increase diversity in the department, the measure also will require the FDNY to report annually on the demographics of the area each of its companies and units serve.

Each of the five bills in the package were approved 49-0 last Thursday, with two legislators not voting: Councilwomen Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone), who was absent, and Julie Menin (D-Manhattan), whose status among the yeas and nays was listed as “medical.”

“The bills in this package seek to address the historic lack of racial and gender diversity in the FDNY,” reads a City Council press release on the legislation. “The package addresses the recruitment and retention of diverse firefighters, confronts exclusionary practices that undermine diversity, and increases transparency about FDNY’s efforts.”

Mayor Adams’ office did not immediately respond when asked if he will sign the bills.

The measure to require demographic breakdowns of each fire company and its neighborhood, Intro. 552-A, was authored by Council-

man Kevin Riley (D-Bronx). He also sponsored Intro. 553-A, which would require the FDNY to develop and implement training plans related to diversity and inclusion and to report its efforts online.

The other three bills were authored by Queens lawmakers.

Intro. 516-A, by Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), would require the FDNY to develop and implement a plan for recruiting

firefighters from underrepresented groups, specifically women and minorities.

Intro. 519-A, by Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Howard Beach), chair of the Fire and Emergency Management Committee, would require the FDNY to survey each firehouse to determine what upgrades would be needed to facilitate its use by a mixed-gender workforce. Temporary measures would be employed until longterm upgrades were made.

Intro. 560-A, by Councilwoman Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), would require the department to produce a report each year on complaints filed with the FDNY regarding potential violations of the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, including the number of complaints; information on the types of misconduct alleged and case outcomes, including any corrective action taken by the department.

The five bills were approved just one week after Laura Kavanaugh was appointed the FDNY’s first female commissioner.

Supporters inside and outside of the Council praised the measures.

“The men and women that serve our communities in the FDNY are among the bravest and most selfless people in our City,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson (D-Brooklyn), co-chair of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Caucus. “Yet, we’re failing to provide Black and brown New Yorkers with equitable pathways to become firefighters; and falling short of guaranteeing women and LGBTQ+ firefighters, as well as firefighters of color, the right to work without fear of harassment.

“In too many ways, the current system is failing to foster a workplace that is safe, diverse, and inclusive to all.”

Hudson continued by saying the bills “will only strengthen” the FDNY. Q

Five bills on mayor’s desk are meant

Firefighters at a Richmond Hill blaze that killed three people in June. PHOTO BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY

Race, alcohol charge heat up Twitter spat

Richards and Holden throw sharp elbows in pointed exchange online

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

A series of online comments begun last Thursday between Borough President Donovan Richards and Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth) escalated into vitriol even by election season standards, including accusations of “white supremacy,” using “racist dog whistles” and “unhinged behavior.”

Holden, who endorsed U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk) over Gov. Hochul in Tuesday’s election, on Nov. 3 posted a photo of the City Council’s Common Sense Caucus and comments denouncing Hochul’s support of congestion pricing.

The measure would, if approved by the federal government, impose an as-yet-undetermined surcharge for driving into Manhattan south of 60th Street to raise money for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Estimates have run between $9 and $23. The group has called on Hochul to put it to the voters via referendum.

“What is she afraid of? The people have a right to decide,” the post said.

Richards, from his private Twitter account, replied in less than an hour.

“After he loses this election let’s elect an actual Democrat,” he tweeted. Holden and the entire Council are up for election next year, two years early, because of the City Charter. It

didn’t take Holden long to reply.

“I’m a Democrat longer than you’ve been alive,” he wrote. “If the party platform is now to further tax its constituents, including those with low income and seniors, you can have it. It’s time to elect a Borough President who actually works for Queens, not against it.”

“So why are you surrounded by republicans?????” Richards asked.

“I guess @KalmanYeger is a Republican. Breaking news,” Holden replied. Yeger is a conservative Democrat from Brooklyn.

The temperature kicked up several degrees when a poster with the handle Secret Squirrel @sheila.sq defended Holden.

“He’s one of the few that represents us,” she posted. Richards’ reply was direct.

“yeah white supremacy.”

“White supremacy!?? WOW... that’s actually hysterical,” Secret Squirrel replied.

Yeger chimed in a few hours later.

“Drunk tweeting in the middle of the day, Donovan?”

Holden then posted a GIF of actor Will Ferrell in a movie where he shakes uncontrollably while trying to sip a glass of wine with the comment “Donovan right now ...”

Richards, in an interview on Friday, said the white supremacy comment was not aimed at Holden’s district or the congestion pricing plan, with which he has some issues of his own,

including the possibility of a $23 fee.

“This is over his support of Lee Zeldin,” Richards said. “Democrats should stick with Democrats. And this election is high stakes.”

Richards, defending Hochul’s record, accused Holden and the Zeldin campaign of using racist dog whistles in regard to crime, which has been one of Zeldin’s most frequently raised issues. He accused Zeldin of stereotyping minorities as criminals.

“We’ve seen a campaign of fear being waged in this borough,” he said. “And I’m not going to allow any elected officials to negate the work this governor has done. Especially when you claim to be a Democrat. And Bob Holden, including in many campaigns, has been someone who dog-whistles. And yes, every step of the way, I will call out dog whistles ... It’s direct racism, whether you say it or not.” He also believes that Secret Squirrel is a bot rather than an actual Holden constituent. Holden spokesman Daniel Kurzyna wasn’t having it.

“The Borough President calls a colleague, and New Yorkers, white supremacists because they oppose congestion pricing, which will hurt his constituents,” he said in an email. “He ridicules and challenges residents to fights on Twitter and exhibits seriously unhinged behavior. That should be questioned, not a Will Ferell meme. This isn’t the first time he’s disparaged

BP: NYCFC at Willets Pt. is TBA

Richards alludes to soccer being part of redevelopment

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

The possibility of a soccer stadium for the New York City Football Club at Willets Point seemed closer to reality this earlier this week.

During a webinar on the borough’s economic impact with Travis Terry, chief operating officer of the Capalino Group, and Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech, Borough President Donovan Richards spoke about the future of tourism in Queens.

“Even if you like soccer, the redevelopment of Willets Point — which I think is gonna, we’re gonna have some announcements on — with the football club, New York Football Club,” Richards said.

Asked for further comment on the borough president’s remarks, a spokesperson for Richards wrote in an email to the Chronicle, “Borough President Richards was expressing his optimism about the future of various infrastructure, transportation and cultural investments in Queens — including the all-encompassing redevelopment of Willets Point.

“The Borough President is laser focused on ensuring Queens becomes a true livework-play destination, and will work with any organization or entity to help make

that happen.”

As the Chronicle previously reported, NYCFC’s owners have pitched a stadium to Mayor Adams, among several other elected officials. That prompted a protest from Corona residents and demonstrators from

Nos Quedamos Queens and the Black Leadership Action Coalition, the latter of which is led by longtime activist Bertha Lewis.

The BLAC did not respond to the Chronicle’s request for comment on Richards’ remarks by press time.

constituents on social media. As the Queens Borough President, he should unite Queens residents, not divide them. Don’t disagree with Donovan Richards or he’ll attack you and challenge you to a fight. It’s not a good look, and Donovan Richards should do better.”

While Richards did not address the drinking references, Yeger called him out in a telephone interview. He said this was not the first instance of some “incredibly stupid things,” Richards has posted. He stood by his own comment.

“It was said in jest to a guy I thought was being incredibly silly. Incredibly silly,” Yeger said. “I saw what he wrote and I responded in jest as I assumed he was acting in jest.” Q

Season of giving is here

It is the season of giving and there are opportunities across the area to do so.

Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) is hosting a Thanksgiving food drive at her offices until Nov. 15. They are accepting canned food and nonperishable items, which can be dropped off at the Ozone Park office at 93-06 101 Ave. or in Rockaway at 114-12 Beach Channel Drive. For more information, call (718) 738-1083.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is hosting a food and clothing drive to benefit local pantries and the Salvation Army, co-sponsored with the organization Bottomless Closet. Nonperishable items, new or gently used clothes and winter items as well as women’s professional clothing may be left at 159-53 102 St. in Howard Beach or 66-85 73 Place in Middle Village until Nov. 18.

— Deirdre Bardolf

Borough President Donovan Richards, left, and Councilman Bob Holden had a Twitter skirmish last week.

NYC COUNCIL SCREENSHOT / FILE, LEFT, AND PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE

Thanksgiving drives will continue through the month. FILE PHOTO

Borough President Donovan Richards suggested that an announcement regarding NYCFC at Willets Point may be coming.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN / FILE

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OPINION

Mayor’s crime plans are not working as intended

by Joseph Giacalone

Mayor Adams’ crime plans have been all sizzle and no steak, both literally and figuratively. So far in 2022, we’ve had snowstorms, sub-freezing temperatures, excessive heat, two serial killers, a mass shooting on the subway, Green Goblins, a ninja and a 31 percent rise in crime citywide. Not Mother Nature, who was the best cop I ever met, nor the myriad of plans have been able to prevent crime from going off the rails.

Brace yourselves Gotham, the excuses are coming and they’re right on brand.

We just had the first taste of pumpkin spice weather and if that was any indication of subway terror to come, it’s going to be an interesting last quarter. Don’t worry, New Yorkers, many of your elected officials will continue to ensure that the communities that need policing the most will continue to suffer due to what they believe are the definitions of fairness, equity and justice.

It’s quite obvious. None of the plans are working, especially the Mayor’s “Zero Tolerance in the Subway.” It’s been since February when he first rolled out the Subway plan; his third attempt to address rising violence in the City. During the first three months of the Adams administration, New Yorkers were introduced to the, “Blueprint to End Gun Violence,” “The 90-Day Plan to Address Gun Violence” and the “Zero Tolerance in the Subway” plan.

If you want to include the presidential visit about ghost guns, The NYPD All-Out, and — how can we ever forget? — Drill Rap, then there have been six such strategies and plans. Now enter the Hochul/Adams Subway Plan. It might look good on paper or at a press conference, but it’s no way to run a police department or an effective crime control strategy.

Adams’ whack-a-mole strategy hasn’t worked yet, nor should we think it will work now. Why not concentrate on the 10 mostused subway stations and take it from there? Let’s make workers and tourists feel safe. Instead, we’re told not to talk about it. Not talking about it won’t make it go away nor make people feel safe.

The subway is the lifeblood of New York City and we need it fully functional and safe. During the time that “Zero” has been in effect, the latest NYPD CompStat 2.0 statistics for transit showed an increase in crime of 41 percent. That’s not a typo. Crime in transit was up 47 percent one recent week, and it seems as if the subway is becoming more violent each day. Anecdotes? Hardly.

This comes at a time when officials are pushing people back to work. More people, more crime opportunities. First it was Covid and now it’s crime on the subway.

Like many straphangers, I envisioned cops everywhere within the system: greeting people as they enter, scattered along the platform and waving goodbye as they leave the train. The NYPD should have enough personnel to flood the system, but it doesn’t. Attrition in the NYPD is far worse than expected.

I don’t believe that crime in the subway is a perception, but a reality. Ridership is down and crime is up. I’m not talking about illegal churro vendors, I’m talking about murder. The violence and lawlessness we see every day is not an aberration nor is it fear-mongering. Quality-of-life problems in the subway are real and must be addressed. A feckless City Council, prosecutors who don’t prosecute and criminal justice reforms galore have exacerbated the problem.

The mayor owns the crime problem. He ran on a platform to reduce it and has made himself the de facto commissioner.

Who is actually running the department?

I think if asked, the average New Yorker would say the mayor. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell needs to be the face of the NYPD. Mr. Mayor, you chose her to lead, so let her do it already. She has been absent from the crime conversation and that is worrisome. Police officers need strong leadership, and at the moment, it’s a one man talk-and-cooking show.

In the next few weeks New Yorkers will turn into crime hawks searching for signs of improvement. The pressure has been on the mayor and especially the governor as the elections loomed. The new plan calls for a 1,000 more cops for subway patrols. Great, but any transit cop will tell you it’s different than being “topside.” There will be a learning curve, but the real problem is that there is no mention of enforcing transit rules and regulations in the plan. How can that be?

All this means effectively means is that the governor and mayor are putting out 1,000 “Blue Trees” to decorate the subway system and hope it all goes away. Hope is not a plan. What is even worse, is that the city will need to pay out massive amounts of overtime and, by doing so, will exhaust an already demoralized department.

Just wait until the “Defund the Police” crowd gets that bill. Q

Joseph Giacalone is an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, author and retired NYPD sergeant who formerly lived in Howard Beach and Forest Hills.

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Santos, Stavisky win close elections

Ron Kim

ekes out a win in AD 40, where Zeldin had more support

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

When it comes to election results, North and Northeast Queens saw it all on Tuesday night.

While the state’s 3rd Congressional District surprised many as Republican George Santos was victorious over Democrat Robert Zimmerman, state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) prevailed over Republican Stefano Forte in a somewhat competitive race for Senate District 11. Assemblymember Ron Kim (D-Flushing) was re-elected by a narrow 550 votes, even as more of his District 40 constituents voted for Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk) in his failed bid for the governor’s mansion. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D- Fresh Meadows) were also re-elected.

Santos was thrilled by the win.

Zimmerman, who, according to his campaign, called Santos to concede the race Tuesday night, thanked his supporters, calling the run “the honor of [his] life.”

“Although we didn’t receive the results we hoped for — our dedication to mainstream values reflects the best way to make real achievements for our Congressional District,” he said in a statement. “Hear me when I say that the fight to protect our rights and our democracy from assault does not end with this election.”

Queens votes

Though NY-3 covers much more of Nassau County than it does Queens, heading into Election Day, the seat — which had been vacated by Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Suffolk, Queens) when he ran for governor — had been projected to lean toward Democrats, according to FiveThirtyEight.

“It is a great honor to receive the support of the families, businesses and communities of New York’s 3rd Congressional District,” he said in a statement. “Yesterday the people spoke and they chose change. Now it’s time to go deliver results for the people of New York’s 3rd District by focusing on mitigating inflation, combating crime and the ever rising cost of energy.”

Political analyst and professor of government at St. John’s University Brian Browne noted that the race could have national implications.

“I don’t think many people had that on their political bingo cards — ‘New York is going to be responsible for net gains of the Republicans to their House majority?’” he said.

He added that, in addition to Zeldin’s success in the area, this year’s redistricting process may have played a role in Santos’ victory,

noting that portions of Northeast Queens, like Whitestone and Bay Terrace, are becoming increasingly conservative.

Though those same leanings came into play in the Senate District 11 race, Stavisky ultimately beat Forte with 56 percent of the vote with about 95 percent of scanners reported, according to the New York City Board of Elections’ unofficial results.

Stavisky thanked her neighbors and supporters upon declaring her victory Tuesday night.

“The results of this election are sending a clear message: Extremism has no place in our community,” she said in a statement. “The stakes in this year could not have been higher; with reproductive rights, public safety and

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State Sen. Toby Stavisky, center, defeated Stefano Forte in the race for Senate District 11. Rep. Grace Meng, center right, was re-elected to Congress. NYS SENATE PHOTO / TWITTER

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(D-Jamaica) garnered 85 percent of the vote, easily outdistancing Republican Marilyn Miller (8 percent) and Anthony Andrews Jr. of the Working Families Party (6 percent).

In the 40th District incumbent Ron Kim (D, WFP) held off a challenge from Republican and Conservative Sharon Liao, 52 to 48.

Karen Lin (D) and Maria Gonzalez (D) were elected as judges of Queens Civil Court over William Shanahan (R, C, I) and Daniel Kogan (R, C, I).

State Senate candidates running unopposed included Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park); Sen. Mike Gianaris (D, WFP-Astoria); Sen. Jessica Ramos (D, WFP-Jackson Heights); Sen. Leroy Comrie Jr. (D-St. Albans); Sen. Julie Salazar (D-Brooklyn, Queens); Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn, Queens); and Kristen Gonzalez (D, WFP-Western Queens).

Uncontested Assembly candidates included Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows); Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman (D, WFP-Springfield Gardens); Assemblyman Khaleel Anderson (D, WFP-Far Rockaway); Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village); Asemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas (D, WFP-East Elmhurst); Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry (D-Corona); Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D, WFP-Astoria); Assemblyman

Juan Ardila (D, WFP-Western Queens); Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven); and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D, WFP-Corona).

In the race for Justice of the Supreme Court-11th Judicial District, the four candidates for four positions were Denise Johnson (D, R), Leigh Cheng (D, R), Lee Meyersohn (D, R) and Nestor Diaz (D, R).

All four referendum questions on New York City ballots passed overwhelmingly.

The statewide Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act authorizes the state to borrow up to $4.2 billion to fund environmental, resiliency and green energy projects. It passed 59 to 29.

The remainder were citywide initiatives.

Question 2, approved 72-27, will amend the city charter to add “a just and equitable city for all” New Yorkers to the charter’s preamble, along with striving to remedy “past and continuing harms and to reconstruct, revise, and reimagine our foundations, structures, institutions, and laws to promote justice and equity for all New Yorkers.”

Question 3, which passed 69 to 30, will establish a Racial Equity Office, Plan and Commission.

Question 4, which passed 81 to 19, will require the city to “measure the true cost of living” in terms of the city meeting a number of social services. Q

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civil liberties on the line, this community wants a strong and experienced advocate in their corner. I am deeply honored to be reelected in this moment and I will continue to stand against right-wing extremism and hate mongering in all its ugly forms.”

Asked for comment on the results, Forte said that he “will be back.”

“While we’re obviously disappointed with the result, my team fought incredibly hard and I could not be more proud,” he wrote in an email to the Chronicle. “As they say, you get what you vote for, and we are all about to learn the meaning of that phrase firsthand ... I maintain that my opponent is not fit for office in any way. That her corrupt political machine managed to drag her to victory once more is meaningless. And our district is worse off for it.”

As of early Wednesday evening, the Stavisky campaign said Forte had not yet called the senator to concede the race. Asked if he’d called, Forte told the Chronicle, “No, of course not. The Senator can read my press release like everybody else.”

Browne said he expected Stavisky to win. “Toby Stavisky knows how to win the elections, and she’s demonstrated that, for decades now,” he said. “Forte, while he might have had a little spirited campaign, I think his youth, he’s a first-time candidate ... I think it was an uphill battle.”

Board of Elections unofficial results

show that the portions of SD 11 that overlap with Assembly Districts 24, 29 and 33, which cover Hollis, Queens Village and parts of Jamaica, overwhelmingly voted for Stavisky.

Browne also pointed out that turnout in the Senate race was particularly high; whereas, with about 95 percent reporting, 62,155 votes were cast in District 11, just 47,170 were cast in the neighboring Senate District 16 with 99 percent of the vote in, where state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) won his bid.

Turnout proved especially low, on the other hand, in Assembly District 40, where Ron Kim defeated Sharon Liao by a mere 550 votes.

“That was closer than expected,” Browne said. As for turnout, he suspected that voter fatigue following two primary elections may have been a factor, but he was unsure of why the AD 40 race may have been more affected than others.

At the same time, Zeldin won AD 40 by 512 votes, suggesting that some in Queens may be split-ticket voters.

“So much of our politics has become just that: red and blue, upstate, downstate, Republican, Democrat. I think voters are a little more sophisticated than that — I know they’re more sophisticated than that,” Browne said. “You can’t just say it’s pocketbook issues, or it’s one issue. It’s more nuanced than that.” Q

In diverse Queens, we’re improving cancer care

by Dr. Richard Barakat

Five years after the Obama administration launched the $1.8 billion Cancer Moonshot initiative, it’s good to look back and acknowledge the progress we’ve made in cancer care, and the work that still needs to be done.

The good news: We’ve made inroads in lowering cancer cases and mortality rates have dropped. The long-range goal is to cut the cancer death rate in half and properly provide for people and their families who have survived cancer. At Northwell, we’ve invested heavily in survivorship programs, because a person’s post-cancer care is key to keeping them healthy.

But the United States still deals with racial and ethnic disparities in all sorts of care, including cancer. This is an issue that oncologists are keenly aware of in areas such as Queens.

In large part, the disparities occur because of inadequate access to quality care, including routine cancer screenings like colonoscopies and mammograms.

There’s also inequity in clinical trials, where some ethnic groups aren’t properly reflected. That’s an issue Northwell is helping change through our Queens Medical Associates group, which works in concert with the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Hospital at Long Island Jewish Medical Center to deliver the highest level of care to patients.

Queens is the most diverse county in the United States, and through translation services and education, we plan to bring more patients into clinical trials, and we plan to do it locally, because patients properly demand that they

receive care close to home.

Our work begins with outreach bringing underserved populations to participate in cancer prevention programs, which will lead to early detection. That, in turn, will lead to better outcomes.

How are we doing this?

Providers like Northwell have been aggressive in publicizing the importance of preventative care like mammograms and colonoscopies at houses of worship, community centers and through public events and awareness campaigns.

We must work tirelessly to engage and connect with our neighbors who would otherwise be out of reach. It’s through education that the lack of awareness of clinical trials, along with communication issues and mistrust, will fade away.

As we’ve learned, so much of cancer care is tied to genetics, and without the proper trials, our outcomes will reflect the inequities we see in care. Surgeries, drugs and radiation treatments that generally work well for one racial group might fail for others.

The moonshot initiative, which President Biden reignited earlier this year, accurately points out that there are stark inequities in access and results.

Incumbents cruise in Southeast Queens

by Sean Okula Associate Editor

It was an election night for incumbent serenity in Southeast Queens.

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) cruised to victory in New York’s Fifth Congressional District, leading Republican challenger Paul King by more than 50 percentage points with 96.32 percent of scanners reporting at time of press.

“I am proud to continue to represent the people of New York’s 5th Congressional District,” Meeks posted to Twitter on Wednesday morning. “I want to thank my constituents and supporters for allowing me to serve them for another term in Congress.”

Meeks goes back to Congress for his sixth term representing the Fifth District and 13th term overall. King’s 24 percent at time of print represents the strongest general election challenge to Meeks since he started representing the Fifth District, comprising most of Southeast Queens and the Rockaways.

Assemblymember Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica) had netted nearly 85 percent of the vote in the 32nd Assembly District as of print, putting her well on her way to winning a 17th term in the legislative body. Her challengers, Republican Marilyn Miller and Working Families Party candidate Anthony Andrews Jr., had amassed less than 9 percent of the vote each with 98.98 percent of scanners reporting at time of print.

Rep. Gregory Meeks, left, and Assemblymember Vivian Cook cruised to victory over their respective challengers on Tuesday. Five other Southeast Queens officials ran unopposed. FILE PHOTO

voted in my favor to allow me to represent them for another two years,” Sanders posted to Twitter on Wednesday.

Area incumbents running unopposed in the state Assembly were Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens), Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson (D-South Ozone Park) and Assemblymember Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village). Hyndman was elected to her fourth full term, while Vanel was elected to his fourth term and Anderson was elected to his second term in the office.

“Thank you for trusting me to continue to serve you in the New York State Assembly,” Vanel said on Twitter. “I will continue to fight for you and your family!”

“Wow! Thank you Assembly District 31 for the honor of serving you in a second term in the People’s House,” Anderson posted to Twitter Wednesday morning.

Together, we will eliminate those disparities.

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Dr. Richard Barakat is Physician-inChief and Director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute.

Among the incumbents running unopposed were state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans). Sanders is elected to his sixth term in the body, while Comrie will head back for his fifth term in Albany.

“I feel deeply humbled and blessed that the people I have represented for the last decade have once again placed their trust in me and

“I humbly remain committed to taking the fight of the district, our home and our community with me into every room and every space where we have been excluded to make sure we are left behind and forgotten about no longer,” he added.

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Songwriter shines light on stars of SEQ

Raleigh Hall hosts ‘Blaq Brilliance’ and cooking show on YouTube page

by Sean Okula Associate Editor

Despite his background as a songwriter and producer, Springfield Gardens resident Raleigh Hall, who goes by the stage name Raleighall, has been creating content on his YouTube page aimed at shining a light on the Southeast Queens community he calls home.

On his show “Blaq Brilliance,” Hall invites guests on to share their stories. On “What’s Cookin with Raleighall,” he allows viewers a peek into his life. He says the purpose of his work is to provide viewers an outlet to consume content that makes them feel good, whether it’s through laughter or inspiration.

“There are many people, community-wise, that don’t have an outlet to laugh, to hear good, informative content that’s not something that they want to turn off,” he said. “I want to welcome them.”

Among those who have appeared on “Blaq Brilliance” are City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Black Spectrum Theatre founder Carl Clay and Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter Gordon Chambers. In choosing his guests, Hall says he wants to have people on who might help viewers discover their own potential.

“I want to place in front of people the best

projection of who they can be,” he said. “If you can relate, then maybe you’ll see yourself in another light.”

“I want people to find out how they can find themselves sooner, quicker,” he added. “That’ll make it better for all of us.”

Of all the guests featured on the show, two stick out for their stories of determination: Adams and state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park).

“Sen. Sanders’ story comes from a father who could not read, but had six, seven children,” Hall said. “Deliberately, his father would sit them down after having himself pushed a plow — the ‘forty acres and a mule,’ so to speak — and had the children doing their homework, when he couldn’t read.”

“Then, of course, there’s our Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, making history,” he added. “I am ecstatic because her proclamation in our interview here on Blaq Brilliance, before she won, was that it was a desire and dream of hers to be council speaker. Lo and behold, it was almost prophetic.”

Featured in one episode of Hall’s separate cooking show is his father, whom he credits for his interest in entertainment. He says his family would go to parks in the area when he was young, where his father would teach those willing to listen his skills on the drums,

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while his mother would teach African dance.

“Everything about him is amazing, but it’s just his being,” Hall said of his father. “It’s not like he worked to be amazing, as much as he worked at his craft, at his skill, and at giving and giving. I’m not just a byproduct, but a beneficiary of who that man is.”

Though the cooking show is light-hearted in nature, it also gives a peek into some of

Hall’s vulnerabilities.

“I myself have had challenges with keeping my weight down, being fit, as everyone else does,” he said. “Many of us have medical challenges that dictate what we can eat, when we can eat. I thought it would be a good thing to show people easy-peasy meals.”

Those interested in viewing Hall’s content can visit his YouTube page: bitly.ws/wtJA. Q

In his home studio, Raleigh Hall hosts guests on “Blaq Brilliance,” a web show highlighting influential and inspiring figures in the Southeast Queens community.

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Auburndale native runs for gun safety

Matthew Fertig to jog to Montauk to raise money for Everytown

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Matthew Fertig was a senior at Bayside High School when 17 people were murdered during a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in 2018.

Now a New York University-Shanghai graduate, the former track and cross country runner is putting his skills to work as he prepares for his “Manhattan to Montauk” run this weekend, the proceeds of which will go to Everytown for Gun Safety, a national nonprofit fighting to end gun violence.

“I think running has always been my method of driving change,” Fertig said.

This is not the first time he has organized a long-distance charity run. In 2018, he ran from Queens to Washington, DC, over a fiveday period to raise money for victims of the Syrian Civil War.

Though Fertig concedes that “Manhattan to Montauk” is a misnomer — he’ll be starting from his parents’ home in Auburndale at the crack of dawn — the 120-mile run is still quite the challenge.

“I’m not worried about the first day — it’s waking up the next day and having to run another 60 miles that’s the tough part,” he told the Chronicle. “So I’m not honestly as concerned, because it’s only two days this

time rather than five. But the amount of miles per day is more than I’ve ever done.”

In preparation, he has been running increasingly longer distances while mixing in shorter ones as well.

The majority of the route goes along Sunrise Highway and later, Montauk Highway, Fertig said.

“When you’re running across Long Island, there’s plenty of towns,” he said. “Honestly, the biggest concern with a run like this is always the safety of physically running next to the road. So because I’m passing through so many towns, there’s ample shoulder on the road.”

But Fertig won’t be running alone: He’s

recruited a number of people to complete sections of his journey with him from various running groups throughout the city. His parents will also drive along the route.

To facilitate those meet-ups — which will be at various delis, schools, even an ice cream shop — Fertig has split the run into several segments.

He’ll complete seven of them Saturday and, after staying in a hotel near the halfway mark overnight, eight on Sunday. He will also use those meet-ups to recuperate with food and water.

In addition to his friends and family, Fertig has also gotten some donations to the cause from members of the wider running community. During his run, he plans to wear a custom piece of clothing advertising his campaign, directing people toward his GoFundMe page.

“Whatever sources it takes to grow this campaign, and then raise as much money for Everytown, is worthwhile,” Fertig said.

At the time of writing, the campaign had raised just shy of $5,200. Fertig is aiming to have collected $15,000 for Everytown by the end of the weekend’s run.

Those looking to contribute money to Fertig’s campaign may visit his GoFundMe page at gofund.me/6f3a4b95. For more information about Everytown, visit everytown.org Q

Auburndale native and Bayside High School graduate Matthew Fertig, above, will run 120 miles to Montauk this weekend to raise money for Everytown for Gun Safety. COURTESY PHOTO

show support for veterans

Supporting veterans is a worthy endeavor at any time of year, though such efforts tend to be more prominent in November. Veterans Day is celebrated annually on November 11 in honor of the millions of individuals across the United States who are military veterans. The day coincides with holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other countries and also honor military veterans.

There’s no denying that veterans need the support of the people whose freedoms they protect. According to a 2021 study from researchers at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the percentage of veterans with disabilities is significantly higher among post-9/11 veterans (40 percent) than it was with veterans from previous eras (25 percent for Gulf War I veterans and 13 percent for veterans of previous wars). Veterans can benefit from support legislated by elected officials in Washington, DC, but there’s also many things ordinary citizens can do to show how much they appreciate the sacrifices veterans and their families have made and will make in the years to come.

• Visit wounded veterans . The United States Census Bureau reports that more than one-third of the nearly 3.8 million men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since September 2001 have a serviceconnected disability. Many of these individu-

als are fighting to overcome physical injuries sustained while on active duty. Individuals who want to show their support for veterans can contact their local VA facility to arrange a visit to wounded veterans. Such visits can lift veterans’ spirits and reassure them that their sacrifices are both acknowledged and appreciated.

• Support legislation that supports veterans. Though it might seem like a no-brainer, legislation to support veterans often faces an uphill battle to get passed. By supporting legislation that ensures veterans get the support they need, individuals can send a message to veterans that they haven’t been forgotten and that the very democratic principles they

fought to protect are alive and well. Citizens can write letters to their elected officials, urging them to support veteran-friendly legislation, and raise awareness of bills and laws through social media.

• Help raise awareness about homeless veterans. Data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that approximately 40,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. But that figure doesn’t tell the whole story, as the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans notes that, over the course of a year, roughly twice that many veterans experience homelessness. The NCHV believes that programs to assist homeless veterans should focus on helping them reach a point where they can obtain and sustain gainful employment. In addition, the NCHV feels that the most effective programs are community-based, nonprofit, “veterans helping veterans” groups. Individuals can offer their support to such groups through financial donations or other means so they can continue to ensure no veteran sleeps on the street.

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CULTURE & LIVING

Pieces and quiet

by Kristen Guglielmo

Art and culture go hand-in-hand. When searching for inspiration, artists will often reach into their heritage. Asian-American art is its own kind of culture. Though racial diversity is prominent in today’s society, it can be a struggle to accurately define the Asian-American experience. In her book “Minor Feelings,” poet Cathy Park Hong considers how Asian-American subjectivity is shrouded in shame, inferiority and invisibility. This is especially poignant with the disturbing rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans. These issues are not usually reflected in art surrounding Asian-American identity.

“I think the question of Asian-American identity is an urgent one right now, but it’s also something that has been this long conversation over many generations,” said Herb Tam, the curator and director of the Museum of Chinese in America. He was asked by Louise Weinberg and Maria Pio, co-directors of the Godwin-Ternbach Museum, to curate the exhibit “Understatements: Lost & Found in Asian

America.”

“There are a lot of art exhibitions that have tried to amplify the voices of Asian Americans, trying to create a bigger platform. Those were definitely necessary, but they also didn’t capture the complex feelings of what it’s like to be Asian in America, which are quieter, more reserved and subtle feelings. Maybe the kind of things that go unspoken,” Tam explained.

Upon agreeing to curate the exhibit, Tam visited multiple art galleries, spoke to artist friends, and networked to find the puzzle pieces that fit together to make up the exhibit. “I wanted to create a group of intergenerational artists — some young, and some that are more experienced.”

The exhibition was assembled with creations from the minds of eight artists: Mika Agari, Emmy Catedral, Xingjian Ding, Kiani Ferris, Megan Mi-Ai Lee, Jeremy Yuto Nakamura, Sharmistha Ray and Yu-Wen Wu. These artists encourage close readings of their work, which reflects upon the nuances of Asian-American culture and subjectivity. They used a variety of mediums: paint on canvas,

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Exhibit examines the Asian-American experience

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Father of G.I. Joe went from East Elm to Korean War

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Donald Mark Levine was born in Queens on April Fools Day April 1, 1928, the only child of Ralph, a successful salesman of women’s blouses, and Mildred, a city elementary school teacher. They lived on a 40-by-100 property at 25-20 Ericsson St. in East Elmhurst.

Levine went to Syracuse University and studied for a career in advertising. His parents moved out to Great Neck, LI. When the Korean War broke out he proudly served his country. Upon returning he married Nan Goldstein in Queens in 1954; they reared three children.

In 1963 he teamed up with Stanley Weston (Weinstein) to develop a doll that made it OK for boys to play with dolls. He pushed for the doll to honor the military and convinced the owners of Hasbro Toys to buy the rights for only $100,000 from Weston.

On Feb. 2, 1964 he introduced the 12-inch action figure called “G.I. Joe” to the public for $4. It became so popular that it accounted for two-thirds of Hasbro Toy Co. sales.

The unpopular war in Vietnam soured

The childhood home of Hasbro Toy Co. Executive Donald Levine at 25-20 Ericsson St. in East Elmhurst, as it looked when he was a youngster. INSET

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the sales of the doll, however, which caused it to be discontinued in 1975. In 1982, it was brought back in a 3.75-inch size as an antiterror commando and adventurer.

In 2003, Levine decided it was time to empty out his closet and sell off his collection of early prototypes. One G.I. Joe action figure fetched $200,000 at auction.

The father of G.I. Joe passed away on May 22, 2014 at age 86 in Rhode Island. But it appears G.I. Joe is here to stay, enjoyed by a whole new generation. Q

Jazz masters bringing the blues to Flushing

by Michael Shain qboro contributor

The National Endowment for the Arts initiated its Jazz Masters prize exactly 40 years ago.

In that time it has designated just over 100 musicians — from immortals like Count Basie and Miles Davis to boundary-busters like Sun Ra and Carla Bley — as masters of America’s most famous indigenous art form.

Terri Lyne Carrington, the 54-year-old jazz drummer who is the first female instrumentalist to win a jazz Grammy, knew the Jazz Master honors well. She’d served on the selection committee in the mid-1990s, the years when pianist Horace Silver and singer Anita O’Day were named.

When the NEA call came for her in 2020, Carrington was at home in Covid lockdown. “Nope, had no clue,” she told The Chronicle last week. “It’s top-secret until they let you know.”

For the first time, Carrington is joining Flushing Town Hall’s distinguished NEA Jazz Masters concert Saturday night (Nov. 12), playing drums behind a one-night-only, allstar band led by trumpeter Jimmy Owens (Jazz Master, class of 2012).

The Jazz Masters concert, a fixture at FTH for more than 15 years, is the pinnacle of the hall’s annual jazz lineup.

Something like the Congressional Medal of Honor, designation as a Jazz Master is called the highest honor the U.S. can bestow on a jazz musician.

Recipients are sworn to secrecy until the official announcement is made a few weeks later. “I called my parents when I found out,” Carrington recalled. “You can’t really discuss it.”

The designation comes with a $25,000 stipend and a handmade glass trophy that

looks a bit like the top of a Mr. Frosty cone.

“I keep mine on my piano” next to her three Grammy awards, said Carrington.

She admits to one disappointment, however.

“Unfortunately, it happened during Covid, which meant I didn’t get the dinner.”

The annual NEA Jazz Masters dinner in Washington, DC, where the prizes are handed out, is a once-in-a-lifetime night for the honorees when the legends of jazz play their

music and sing their praises.

But, like so much else during the pandemic, the dinner was canceled the year Carrington won.

“I was pretty sad about it,” she said from her home outside Boston. (Carrington has been a teacher at her alma mater, the Berklee College of Music, for 17 years.)

Thus, the FTH show this weekend will be the first time she has been formally recognized as a member of the elite jazz fraternity. Or sorority, as the case may be.

It will also be her first time at FTH, she said.

“Queens has had such a great community of jazz musicians who lived there,” Carrington said,

“I’m happy you have this space [in Queens]. It’s a drag to live someplace that doesn’t reflect what you do, like jazz.

“It’s really nice Flushing Town Hall exists.”

The rundown for this year’s show has not yet been set, she said.

“But Jimmy tells me the theme is going to be the blues,” Carrington said.

No worries about not having played with any of the other musicians on the bill before.

“That’s the nature of jazz,” she said. “We all have a language we all understand and have studied.

“It’s not hard after that.” Q

Artists consider Asian-American complexities

ceramics, paper sketches and more — including rice glued onto wood panels to create a beautiful yet complex abstract image, in art by Kiani Ferris.

Sharmistha Ray’s “Blindspot” series contains multiple small works on sketchbook paper, engaging language and color to mark time and essence.

“It’s rare to see an exhibition about Asian identities that is inclusive of many Asias, but

also one that doesn’t frame identity through a few familiar stereotypes of what it means to be Asian in America,” Ray said via email.

“I appreciate that the curatorial vision is one that distills the quieter moments of otherness and othering, focusing on how we see ourselves rather than how we are seen.”

Megan Mi-Ai Lee’s contribution to the exhibit deals with the social possibilities within built environments that push against conventional expectations. Her train seatinspired piece, “Place for Two Ponytails to Touch,” is based on an anecdote in which her ponytail brushed that of another passenger over a seat. “This encounter seemed to really activate the space around the train seat, which is supposedly built to create discrete units for individual bodies. I’m interested in thinking about the voids created around these objects, and how they can function as set pieces,” Lee said. Another piece in her collection features a set of bronze eyelashes. Through this, she is commenting on identity by making a light, disposable object heavy and more permanent.

“Understatements: Lost & Found in Asian America” is a CUNY Queens College School of Arts initiative, running at the college’s

Godwin-Ternbach Museum through Jan. 6, 2023. Admission is free to the public. For more information, visit gtmuseum.org.

Trumpeter Jimmy Owens will lead an all-star band including Terri Lyne Carrington, the first female instrumentalist to win a jazz Grammy, Saturday in Flushing. COURTESY PHOTOS

Pieces by Jeremy Yuto Nakamura, above, and Megan Mi-Ai Lee in “Understatements: Lost & Found in Asian America.” On the cover: More works in the exhibit, by Sharmistha Ray, Mika Agari and Yu-Wen Wu.

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Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CG&J MEZZ LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/21/2022. Offi ce 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: GEORGE XU, 3366 FARRINGTON STREET, SUITE 200, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CHANNEL BEACH, LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/27/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 847 Shepherd Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11208. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. offi ce. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of DDSL LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/16/2022. Offi ce 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: DAVID MLINARICH, 87-40 259TH STREET, FLORAL PARK, NY 11001. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GW LIKEMINDED LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/21/2022. Offi ce 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: GW LIKEMINDED LLC, 115-18 166TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11434. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JELLY LAB, LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/01/2022. Offi ce 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: BORAM PARK, 207-11 58TH AVE, OAKLAND GARDENS, NY 11364. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS - Index No. 712957/2022

– filed June 21, 2022 SUMMONS WITH NOTICE

PONCE BANK, Plaintiff, against ELMHURST TOWER LLC, XIU QIN SHI, XIU LING CHEN, ZHONG JIE ZHENG, FEI LIN, NAI LUI LI, SHENG AN CHEN, XUE FENG HUANG, WU LIN, NEW DA HUA INC, SUNBELT RENTALS – REGION 11, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, JOHN DOE “1” through JOHN DOE “10” both inclusive; Defendants JOHN DOE “1” through JOHN DOE “10” regardless of number being each a separate Defendant and being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint; Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS

NAI LUI LI, WU LIN, SHENG AN CHEN AND XUE FENG HUANG, BEING SERVED PURSUANT TO AN ORDER IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION BY HON. ROBERT J. MCDONALD, J.S.C., DATED OCTOBER 31, 2022, FILED NOVEMBER 2, 2022

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of the summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Plaintiff designates Queens County as place of trial. The basis of venue is the real property affected by this action, which is located in Queens County. The nature of the action is a foreclosure of a first mortgage originated on October 22, 2019 in the original principal sum of $3,250,000.00 made by Elmhurst Tower LLC, as Mortgagor in favor of Ponce Bank, as Mortgagee encumbering the following Real Property: 84-75 57 Road, Queens, NY 11373; 84-77 57 Road, Queens, NY 11373: 85-08 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; 85-10 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; 85-12 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; 85-14 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; 85-16 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373; and 85-20 57 Avenue, Queens, NY 11373 and designated on the New York City Tax Map, Queens County as Block: 2882; Lots: 1, 20, 21, 22 and 101 whereby any and all rights, title and interest of all defendants, including but not limited to defendants “Nai Lui Li” and “Wu Lin” and “Sheng An Chen” and “Xue Feng Huang” shall be forever foreclosed of any and all rights, title and interest they have or may have in the foregoing Real Property, including but not limited to all liens, encumbrances and Notices of Pendency that have been filed against the Real Property by said defendants.

Dated: New York, New York. November 7, 2022

FELDMAN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff

570 Grand Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey 07631 edward@feldmanesqs.com

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Defendant Joseph Justin is a defendant in a commercial foreclosure lawsuit that seeks to foreclose on real property with an address of 119-44 155th Street, Jamaica, New York 11434. A description of the real property follows. ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 120th Avenue (Cooper Street), 60 feet wide plus 5 foot courtyards on both sides for a total of 70 feet wide and the westerly side of 155th Street (Lakeview Boulevard), 70 feet wide; RUNNING THENCE westerly along the northerly side of 120th Avenue, 84 feet; THENCE northerly parallel with the westerly side of 155th Street, 30.04 feet; THENCE easterly parallel with the northerly side of 120th Avenue, 84 feet to the westerly side of 155th Street; and THENCE southerly along the westerly side of 155th Street, 30.04 feet to the corner, at the point or place of BEGINNING.

FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Said premises being more commonly known and designated by the street address 119-44 155th Street, Jamaica, New York; tax map designation Block 12214; Lot 31.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS AMENDED SUMMONS Index No. 700118/2021 Date Index No. Purchased: January 4, 2021 BANTAM FUNDING II, LLC, Plaintiff, -against- 119-44 155 ST. INC.; RAVEENA S. RAMOTAR; JOSEPH JUSTIN; THE CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; and JOHN DOE NO. I THROUGH JOHN DOE NO. XXX, inclusive, the last thirty names being fi ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendant(s) (See Attached Service List) 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); 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. The basis of venue is location of subject property, which is Queens County, New York. Date: Kansas City, Missouri June 30, 2022 Polsinelli PC By: /s/ Amy E. Hatch Attorneys for Plaintiff. 600 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (816) 753-1000 Service List 119-44 155 St. Inc. – 104-32 94th Avenue, Ozone Park, New York 11416, Raveena S. Ramotar – 104-32 94th Avenue, Ozone Park, New York 11416, Joseph Justin – 119-44 155th Street, Jamaica, New York 11434, The City of New York Environmental Control Board – c/o Corporation Counsel, 100 Church Street, New York, New York 10007, People of the State of New York – c/o Offi ce of the Attorney General, 28 Liberty Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10005, The City of New York – c/o Corporation Counsel, 100 Church Street, New York, New York 10007

Notice of Formation of LovePup Training and Care LLC

Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/18/2022. Offi ce 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: LOVEPUP TRAINING AND CARE LLC, 62-54 97TH PLACE, 12A, REGO PARK, NY 11374. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

RC ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/20/2022. Offi ce loc: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, c/o CellMark, Inc., 80 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854. The limited liability company designates the following as its registered agent upon whom process against it may be served within the State of New York is: C T Corporation System, 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful business activity.

Blow

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Fans who come to Citi Field hoping to hear Timmy Trumpet’s “Narco” will be overjoyed to learn potential free agent closer Edwin Diaz has signed a five-year, $102 million contract to remain the Mets’ closer. “Narco” is Diaz’s entrance song.

Diaz was obtained in a trade with the Seattle Mariners after the 2018 season. He was a dominant reliever with the Mariners, but as is often the case when a player goes to a new team, he struggled with the Mets in 2019 and heard the boos from the Flushing faithful. He pitched a lot better during the 60-game 2020 pandemic season and maintained that high level in 2021. Last year he was arguably the best relief pitcher in baseball.

A good chunk of the Mets roster currently is not under contract to the team, so getting Diaz back into the fold has to be a tremendous relief for General Manager Billy Eppler. Even if he stumbles a bit in 2023, Diaz is still better than 99 percent of major league relievers.

The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies reminded me of the 1973 New York Mets as the most unlikely team to make it to the World Series. The ’73 Mets won 82 games but managed to win the National League East title in a down year and then surprised the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Championship Series. The Phillies

clinched a playoff spot on the penultimate day of the regular season after having performed below expectations for the first half of the 2022 campaign. They proceeded to knock off the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. Not too shabby.

Yes, the 1973 Mets lost the World Series to the Oakland Athletics, who were amid a threepeat, and the Phillies lost to the vastly superior Houston Astros, so there wasn’t a Cinderella finish for either team. Nonetheless, it reminds us of the delightful unpredictability of sports.

One group that must be overjoyed with the Phillies’ postseason run is the Major League Baseball Players Association. Mets pitcher Max Scherzer, who is on the executive board of the MLBPA, told me over the summer that his union’s biggest beef with owners is the number of teams that are not serious about winning and are reluctant to invest in payroll. The term in sports parlance for this phenomenon is “tanking.” The Phillies’ late-season success should serve as an incentive for more team owners to give it their best. Of course, not every owner will feel that way.

Speaking of the 1973 Mets, they should be honored at Citi Field in 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the “You Gotta Believe!” Mets. They deserve a special day. Q

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