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Although not a general in real life life, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R (R-Ozone Ozone Park) led the charge to create a city Department of Veterans Services, a battle he won on Tuesday when the City Council unanimously approved his bill, which the mayor agreed to sign. The agency will seek to help the city’s 225,000 veterans and will go into effect July 1, 2016.

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ueens veterans said hooah to the City Council unanimously approving legislation to create a Department of Veterans Services, which starting on July 1, 2016 will assist those who have served in the military. “It’s a major, long overdue step,” Middle Village resident John Rowan, national president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, said on Tuesday, a day before the country commemorated Veterans Day, shortly after the Council’s vote. “I’m very happy about it.” The bill establishing the agency was introduced a year and a half ago by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who battled with Mayor de Blasio’s opposition to the legislation. Ulrich, chairman of the Council’s Veterans Committee, said last Thursday he had met with de Blasio the day before at City Hall in an effort to smooth out the differences the two had over the bill, which will do away with the Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs — which advocates have said has been ineffective in addressing the city’s 225,000 veterans’ needs and has received paltry funding. In the end, de Blasio announced he would support the legislation, which already had a veto-proof number of sponsors in the Council, including Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viv-

Councilman Eric Ulrich discusses the legislation at a ceremony for Queens veterans outside Borough Hall last Friday. He called it a “game changer” for the 225,000 in the five boroughs who PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER G. BARCA have fought for this country. erito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) and Public Advocate Letitia James. Speaking to reporters outside City Hall on Tuesday, Ulrich said de Blasio showed “political maturity” in supporting a bill that would inevitably pass even without his approval.

Ryan Graham, Queens County Commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, said he was “happy and shocked” to see de Blasio support it — shocked, he said, because the mayor has come across as “distrusting” from a veteran’s point of view.

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“He hasn’t really met with many of the advocates of the veterans’ communities,” Graham said. Graham and Rowan expressed excitement at the agency’s ability to approve grants for veterans service organizations. Previously, VSOs had to apply for funding through the Depar tment of Youth and Com munity Development. “It’s going to cut out the red tape,” Graham said. “We’ll go straight to the agency, instead of going through this whole big pipeline.” “They have no idea who we are,” Rowan said of the DYCD. Ulrich last Thursday said the budget for the city agency would no longer “be at the mercy of the mayor. “We felt that elevating MOVA to a city agency would mean the world of difference in terms of funding, resources and programs to veterans,” he continued. The agency will initially cost an additional $335,000 a year, though more money could be pumped into it by the Council. According to the bill, the agency will advise veterans of “educational training and retraining services and facilities; health, medical, and rehabilitation services and facilities; provisions of federal, state and local laws, and regulations giving special rights and privileges to members continued on page 18

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Protesters march in front of ACS facility as officials tour the building by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

After South Ozone Park residents shouted for 90 minutes on Monday outside a soonto-open juvenile detention center as a walkthrough of it was being held inside, city and nonprofit officials working to open the facility on a residential block in the community said they’re sticking by their plan despite the opposition. “At this time, we’re going to continue the best way we know how,” Eric Brettschneider, first deputy commissioner for the Administration for Children’s Services, said. “I understand that you all have concerns and they’re legitimate concerns.” Some of the residents continued to lambaste Brettschneider and Elizabeth McCarthy — CEO of nonprofit Sheltering Arms, which will operate the facility — for what they called a disregard for the quality of life of South Ozone Park residents. “You’re going to run this neighborhood down,” civic activist Michael Duvalle, who led the protest, said. This wasn’t the first time residents have protested in front of the Close to Home center at 133-23 127 St. — part of a state initiative to house criminal offenders under 18 in residential areas near where they live rather than upstate. Many of those who were there on Monday have marched around the site

Michael Duvalle leads the marching protesters as they shouted outside the facility for close to 90 minutes while a walkthrough tour of the building was going on inside. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY every Saturday since February. Police stood outside the building as the protesters walked around it, shouting “No more prisons” and “The prison must go.” There were no arrests and several officers said they did not expect the public action to get out of hand. An ACS representative said the facility

will open “in the coming days,” without giving any more specific information. Opponents are suing the agency and Sheltering Arms in an attempt to stop the opening, but never sought an injunction to do that from the court. McCarthy, asked why the former convent was picked for the center, said, “it’s hard to

find large sites in New York City.” Duvalle rebutted that he has offered nine sites to the Mayor’s Office where the center could be. Brettschneider and McCarthy attempted to allay residents’ concerns that the youths in the building could escape or would be a danger to children in the area. Brettschneider touted the security of the building, calling it one of the more safe facilities he’s been in. McCarthy touted the cooperation she’s seen in areas where Sheltering Arms operates. “We have a very good track record with the neighborhoods we’re in,” she said. Many of the residents still remained frustrated at them. “Would you want this in your neighborhood? Bring it to Douglaston,” they shouted at the two officials. Brettschneider and McCarthy were part of the walkthrough of the building, which also included Chiedu Uzoigwe — a South Ozone Park resident who has stood with the protesters at previous rallies — and an aide from Councilman Ruben Wills’ (D-South Jamaica) office. Hettie Powell — a Rochdale Village attorney who, according to city Campaign Finance records, is seeking to run for Wills’ City Council seat in 2017 — was also inside the building and later told residents she would stand with them in their fight. continued on page 31

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Bus plan debate escalates at CB 9 Member urges his colleagues to use ‘facts’ when giving their views by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

added number of cars would be a threat to the families living on those blocks. Kuszai said the personal anecdotes and conjecture used by the board members should not be what they base their position upon. He urged members to wait for “the experts” to educate the board on the matter before jumping to conclusions about the plan. Jose Vasquez, a Woodhaven resident who opposes the project, said he does have facts — such as photos and videos — that show the bus lane would not decrease congestion, as its supporters claim. Kuszai gave Vasquez a thumbs up when he said he bases his opposition on facts. Vasquez was one of several residents who spoke in front of the board at the meeting on Tuesday, the majority of whom were opposed. Near the end of the meeting, CB 9 member Joe Iaboni urged his colleagues to be courteous when discussing contentious projects.

The Select Bus Service plan for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards was a contentious subject at Community Board 9’s meeting on Tuesday, with one member saying conjecture should not be used when opposing, or supporting, FILE PHOTO the project. “We don’t get paid to be here. Let’s all be respectful,” Iaboni said. CB 9 Transportation Committee Chairman Kenichi Wilson said he’s trying to get the Department of

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A Community Board 9 member on Tuesday said speaking from the heart is not enough when it comes to discussing the plan to place a dedicated bus lane along the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor — you have to back it up with facts. “I’m going to start requiring that you cite your sources,” Joel Kuszai, a Woodhaven resident and supporter of the Select Bus Service proposal, said at the board’s monthly meeting after several people spoke against the plan. “You have to use facts.” Kuszai’s remarks earned him the ire of fellow board members Marian Molina and Maria Thomson, both opponents of the plan who had spoken about it prior to the board’s second vice chairman. A shouting match ensued among the three of them. “How dare you!” Molina said to Kuszai, which he repeated back at her. Thomson yelled too, but her softer voice was largely downed out.

Molina and Thomson briefly discussed the plan for the off-set lane, which would have commuters wait for the bus on medians and would ban left turns at certain intersections along the Q52 and Q53 bus routes, such as at Jamaica and Liberty avenues. The two women claimed it would not decrease congestion along the 14-mile road, from Queens Boulevard to the Rockaways, and would even add to it. Mol i n a cit e d t he r e c e nt ly installed bus lane along Woodhaven in Rego Park, which is not part of the SBS plan, and said it has already added an extra hour to her commute. She said putting a lane along the entire stretch of road would exasperate congestion. Thomson, executive director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, worried about the cars that would be directed through residential streets if they wish to access commercial corridors such as Jamaica Avenue. She claimed the

CB 9 rejects city’s zoning amendments Board says seniors do drive cars, despite what planning dept. claims by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A month after Community Board 9 members blasted the city’s Housing New York Plan, the panel unanimously voted against it, saying they believe the text amendments would do more harm to the five boroughs than good. Speaking of the city’s Zoning for Quality and Affordability text amendment that would relax density restrictions for new developments a nd eli m i nate pa rk i ng requirements for some affordable and senior housing buildings located near public transportation, the panel said in its resolution that such institutional buildings may not be required in the area. “While it is true that the baby boom segment of the population will tax social resources that provide health care, it is not all that clear how this health care need is synonymous with the need for affordable housing,” the board said in its response to the amendment. “Moreover, the national trend is moving away from institutional care, in favor of home-based medical care, because it is significantly less expensive; it is now understood that is best to keep seniors in their homes as long as possible.” Also regarding seniors, the board’s members rejected the idea that they do not drive

Sherman Kane, Community Board 9’s Land Use chairman, with mic, discusses his objections to the city’s Housing New York plan. His colleagues agreed with him and unanimously voted against PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY the plan on Tuesday. cars. They added the relaxation in parking requirements would make finding a spot even more difficult than it already is in the communities the board represents — Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and Woodhaven. “In areas close to mass transit, parking is already limited as drivers from outside the

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Regarding the city’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan — which would require a percentage of permanently affordable housing in all developments, enlargements and conversions of more than 10 units — the board said it “invites developers to seek out and purchase vulnerable properties in existing communities, in order to construct profitable housing in return for rezoning and providing a token number of ‘affordable’ housing units.” The board also took issue with the DCP only giving community boards 60 days from Sept. 21 to respond to the amendments. “Proper evaluation of proposals of this magnitude and complexity requires many years, not a few weeks,” they said. “In fact, CB9’s recent contextual rezoning required several years of painstaking cooperation between the community and the Department of City Planning.” On the same day as CB 9’s rejection, Astoria-based CB 1 became the first in mainland Queens to approve the proposals, though with caveats to keep parking rules. The Queens Borough Board, comprising all community board chairpersons, is set to vote on the proposals on Monday. Borough President Melinda Katz is hosting a land use hearing on them today, Nov. Q 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Borough Hall.

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ith public opposition only growing, it’s high time the School Construction Authority drop its plan to convert the former Bayside Jewish Center on 32nd Avenue into a high school. While District 26 high schools are overcrowded, operating at an average 140 percent capacity, according to the city, the site at 203-05 32 Ave. simply is not the right location for another one. It’s on a narrow, two-lane street just off the Clearview Expressway that people drive too fast on already, accidents are far too common, Bayside High School is just blocks away, two elementary schools are nearby and the parcel appears far too small for a decent high school. Residents have been expressing their opposition to putting a school there at repeated meetings and rallies. Sure, that happens a lot vis-a-vis city initiatives, with many instances of “not in my backyard” thinking, but in this case the residents are right. And they say they have a list of 11 other locations in the district that the SCA should look at instead. In addition to NIMBYism, debates over public policy also can be clouded by a vocal minority that seems to represent a prevailing sentiment but really does not. Based on protests, you might think, for example, that most African Americans

resent cops so much they’d prefer less policing in majorityblack communities. Yet poll after poll shows that’s not the case. The silent majority wants more police enforcement. But in Bayside, though no scientific survey has been conducted (there’s an idea, Department of Education), it seems clear the majority truly does oppose the high school plan. When it came before Community Board 11 on Nov. 2, nearly 200 people attended the meeting and almost all who spoke were against it. All but two board members voted the plan down — one of the latter abstaining just because her company previously had sought to buy the site. Like any community board vote, the action is only advisory, however. The people’s elected representatives also oppose the plan. State Sen. Tony Avella has been against it from the start. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng and Assemblyman Ed Braunstein have written the SCA to say it shouldn’t go through with it. And City Councilman Paul Vallone announced that he too is opposed after the community board vote. Vallone is the one whose opinion matters the most, as the City Council would have to approve the deal, and members tend to follow the lead of a given area’s lawmaker on such things. Avella, as usual, has been the most fiery of the opponents,

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pulling no punches in decrying the plan and saying the head of the SCA should resign over it. At the CB 11 meeting he made a strong point: “Government is supposed to be working for us. Somewhere along the line, that changed and now I spend 90 percent of my time fighting the city and state government for my community.” The DOE makes a lot of mistakes when it comes to deciding who goes to school where. In Jackson Heights, it succumbed to political pressure and removed trailers from overcrowded PS 19, telling some parents their kids would go to the new PS 315 instead. But then the space at PS 315 got taken up by prekindergarten children and the DOE started busing students who should have gone to PS 19 to other schools out of the neighborhood, prompting state Sen. Jose Peralta to plan a December hearing on the problem. The kids were probably better off in the trailers — as parents at PS 144 in Forest Hills decided their kids would be. At that crowded school, trailers are being installed so the children can learn locally, thanks to the political pull of some parents. Our system is not a direct democracy, but the people’s voice is supposed to matter. In the case of the old Bayside Jewish Center, the government should listen to it.

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to stay on top of it. This raises serious questions in my opinion as to the legitimacy of the so-called conservancy. Were preservation of legitimate uses of urban parks not enough to prevent MSG and others from private, for-profit use of our park, it should be noted MSG is the last entity with whom there should be permitted any connection with a public park. The firm is greedy without par, and as pointed out in a New York Times article by Jim Dwyer on May 20, 2014, MSG for years has taken unfair advantage of our taxpayers, not paying a dime to New York City in property taxes for the land and buildings it occupies from 33rd to 34th streets between Seventh and Eighth avenues. The Parks Department does not need a lengthy review of these plans. All that is required is a simple and prompt rejection stating public parks are not for sale. If it is unable to do so, the time has come to consider removing FMCP from its jurisdiction and turn it over to a professional park manager. Finally, it should be noted Mayor de Blasio

has the power to prevent this illegitimate intrusion in our park. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

Mr. Mayor: Answer us Dear Editor: Mayor Bill de Blasio again has demonstrated his lack of transparency, and the New York Press Club again protests his policy of not taking questions on topics that are not preapproved by the de Blasio administration. When WCBS-TV reporter Marcia Kramer tried to ask a question of Mayor de Blasio at a public bill signing at City Hall last Wednesday, she was ignored by the mayor, who eventually left the room without recognizing her question. Mayor de Blasio has established a policy of telling journalists what topic(s) he will discuss at a press conference. If a reporter tries to ask a question on another subject, he or she is brusquely told the question is “off topic,”

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Risky business Dear Editor: Will President Obama, with his new policy via executive order of “deletion of the box” for anyone applying for a federal job, ask applicants applying for positions in his own Secret Service detail if they have a criminal record? How about the CIA, FBI, Federal Marshals, Homeland Security, Drug Enforcement Administration or any other federal agency involved in protecting our nation? Should we also waive drug and alcohol testing of prospective employees as well? Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

“experts” are beginning to touch upon the realities of the education dilemma. In a recent opinion piece in the Daily News (“The central challenge: Teaching teachers,” by Michael Dannenberg and Alice Johnson Cain), the authors tell us that new teachers are “unprepared for classroom realities.” Unfortunately, Dannenberg and Cain steer clear of describing what the “realities” are. At a recent hearing in Albany, an education professional testifying about schools that are “struggling” said the governing bodies do not take into account the large number of highneeds students in these schools, which manifests in low test scores, low graduation rates and chronic absenteeism. The teachers and administrators in these schools face extraordinary challenges trying to educate these youngsters who are victims of extreme poverty and the “baggage” that goes with it, such as homelessness, crime, severe learning disabilities and a lack of proficiency in English. She went on to say that the politicians “dance around the root of the school problem.” School districts and educators that serve high concentrations of students living in poverty must deliver better support programs, such as wraparound services — afterschool programs, health services and job and housing referrals — that can help families living on the edge. The problem confronting them is they must have the resources to fund them! The teachers in these schools are really on the front lines, and the “generals” and “admirals” are not supplying them with the “ammunition” they need to adequately win the war on behalf of the non-learning youngsters sitting in their classes. Dave Shlakman Howard Beach

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and no answer is given. When Bill de Blasio was elected mayor, he promised transparency within his administration. Unfortunately, that transparency has been clouded by opaqueness. For generations, mayors of New York have been open to questions on all subjects. The 300+ members New York Press Club object to Mayor de Blasio’s current policy, and ask that the mayor reverse it in the interests of having an open — and truly transparent — administration. Steve Scott President, New York Press Club Gabe Pressman Chairman, NYPC Freedom of the Press Committee Manhattan

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MTA budgeting for increased access Three Queens subway stations to get ADA upgrades in five-year plan by Michael Gannon Editor

Three subway stations in Queens are slated for what the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is calling “accessibility improvements” in its new five-year capital improvement plan. Neither the report nor an MTA spokesman directly said elevators, but the total investment for the three stations combined is just over $82 million. According to a chart on page 186 of the MTA plan, the Astoria Boulevard station, which serves the N and Q lines, will get $4.3 million in the current budget year, followed by $30.7 million in 2017. The Court Square extension for the No. 7 line will get $3 million dedicated to improvements this year and $20.1 million in 2016. The Woodhaven Boulevard station on the J/Z line at Jamaica Avenue will have $2.4 million dedicated to the project this year and $21.6 million in 2017. According to the MTA’s website, it currently has 469 stations in the system, most of which were originally built by 1940. As of this spring, 109 are handicapped accessible under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Queens as of now has 17 accessible

The MTA is planning to spend $35 million by 2017 to improve handicapped accessibility at the Astoria Boulevard subway station. The agency is budgeting $739.5 million throughout the city for PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON elevators and upgrades through 2019 in its five-year capital plan. stations out of 81 in the borough. They include: • 21 Street-Queensbridge (F line);

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Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton last Thursday announced she plans to vote no on the city’s proposed Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan and Zoning for Quality and Affordability text amendment at this month’s Borough Board meeting, citing a reduction in parking requirements in the latter as the main reason for her objection. Braton, during her report at CB 10’s monthly meeting, stated builders in Queens have historically not met communities’ satisfaction when dealing with required parking on a development — such as the ones that could be built under the plans. “It’s not going to work in this borough,” she said. The chairwoman voiced her opinions on the plans minutes after Department of City Planning officials ran down the proposals to require a percentage of permanently affordable housing in all developments, enlargements and conversions of more than 10 units and relax or eliminate parking

requirements for senior housing, their argument being that many senior citizens don’t drive cars, while allowing for slightly higher buildings in areas zoned for multifamily dwellings. The DCP last Thursday told board members the plan has limited applicability in CB 10’s jurisdiction, since most of the area is zoned for one- or two-family homes. One key corridor, Liberty Avenue, could be affected if the plans were passed by the City Council. Braton slammed the idea of easing parking requirements along that road. “I defy anyone to walk out of this meeting tonight and go down any side street along Liberty Avenue and find a place to park,” she said. The Borough Board last month blasted the plan and is expected to cast a formal vote on it this Monday, Braton said. The board leader added she is not opposed to the mission of the text amendments. “We’re not against affordable housing,” Q she said.

“But we still don’t have enough. It is a largely inaccessible system. “Every other major city in the country has done better,” she added. She also said the MTA has made other improvements in stations while not fully complying with ADA regulations, and that the agency has been called out by the Federal Transit Administration for it. Not even elevators always eliminate confusion. The MTA’s website says passengers at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue /74 Street-Broadway hub may have to use multiple elevators depending on their destinations. Passengers in wheelchairs taking the E, F, M or R to Manhattan must take two elevators. Those heading to Forest Hills or Jamaica must take three. Manhattanbound 7 riders require two elevators, while those heading to Flushing require only 1. I n add it ion , t he M TA says t h ree Queens stations, including Broad Channel (A, S) Myr tle Avenue (J, M, Z) and Queensboro Plaza (7, N, Q) allow passengers to transfer on the same platform to a train that stops later at an accessible station. A list of accessible subway stations in the city is available online at web.mta. Q info/accessibility/stations.htm.

• 61 Street-Woodside (7); • C o u r t S q u a r e (7 o n ly ; G n o t accessible); • Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue (A); • Flushing/Main Street (7); • Forest Hills-71 Avenue (E, F, M, R); • Howa rd Beach-J FK Airport (A to Rockaway or Far Rockaway, not Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard); • Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue (E, F, M, R) and 74th Street-Broadway (7); • Jamaica 179th Street (F); • Jamaica Center /Parsons-Archer (E, J/Z); • Jamaica Van Wyck (E); • Junction Boulevard (7); • Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike (E, F): • Middle Village-Metropolitan Avenue (M); • Queens Plaza (E, M, R); • Rockaway Park-Beach 116 Street (A in rush hour, S at all times); and • Sut ph i n Bou leva rdArcher Avenue /JFK Airport (E, J/Z). Michelle Caiola, managing attorney for the New York office of Disability Rights Advocates, said any and all upgrades are welcome, but that New York City still lags behind. “We’re always pleased to see accessibility addressed, and we’re happy that the Access to and egress from the subway platform at Woodhaven MTA has included this in Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue is scheduled to be addressed its budget,” Caiola said. by the MTA in 2017. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON

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Keith Kolm — an alleged repeat criminal offender from Hamilton Beach — is once again wanted by police, this time for a burglary that took place in April in Ozone Park, according to Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct. Kolm had been behind bars until Nov. 5 after being arrested for punching a security guard in Brooklyn in August, but was bailed out by his girlfriend, Schiff said. “Please be on the lookout for him as we all know by now that he is a most prolific burglar plaguing our community as well as others,” the deputy inspector said in a community notice. Kolm has been in and out of jail on different charges this year. In April, he allegedly stole an ATM from a Key Food on Cross Bay Boulevard and led police on a foot chase through his neighborhood, after he had tried to lure them away from his house — which authorities had been watching in the days

The number of claims filed against the Department of Environmental Protection for sewage overflows in Community District 10 drastically increased during fiscal years 2014-15 compared to 2012-13, from 10 to 570 — the most throughout the five boroughs — according to a new report from city Comptroller Scott Stringer. The report showed the claims grew in Lindenwood, Howard Beach and Ozone Park, which historically have drainage and sewage problems. In the Centreville section of Ozone Park, residents there have been waiting for the start of a promised sewer and road project for more than 35 years. Some of the delay is due to residents being unwilling to let the city acquire parts of their property to complete the $57 million project. Lindenwood has had f looding problems for years, the worst of which came in April 2014 when the DEP’s Spring Creek overf low facility malfunctioned

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World War II vets saluted by the boro Citations, hugs, thanks and loud ovations given to three honorees by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

It’s been 70 years since the German and Japanese militaries laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Allied forces in 1945, ending the deadliest war in human history. And according to Borough President Melinda Katz, the sacrifice made by the three honorees at last Friday’s veterans remembrance ceremony at Borough Hall and their comrades who fought for freedom during World War II will never be forgotten, no matter how many decades pass. “Our honorees fought in that war and are veterans of that war,” Katz said, “and they deserved to be honored today by everyone in the City of New York.” With numerous elected officials, community leaders, police officers and dozens of veterans looking on, Cpl. Milton Webber, a Jamaica resident who served as a member of the Army’s Engineer Regiment during the Allied invasion of France and subsequent Nor ther n Eu ropea n ca mpaigns, was the first to receive a citation and hug from Katz. But instead of telling an old war story, Webber urged world leaders to st udy Queens, where people of every race, religion, creed and culture live amongst each

Borough President Melinda Katz smiles as she reads a citation honoring Army Cpl. Milton Webber, a Jamaica resident who served with the branch’s Engineer Regiment during the Allied invasion of Northern Europe. Two other borough veterans were also honored. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA other peacefully. “There are good some omens for the future and we have one of them right here in Queens,” Webber said. “Communities are made up of people from every corner of the Earth, living together and support-

ing each other. “Good idea,” he continued. “Let’s pass it on.” Fellow Army Cpl. Zygmunt Wartski, a Whitestone resident who fought in the Philippines and earned the Good Conduct

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Queens says ‘Thank you’ to its veterans Groups of all ages marched down Metropolitan Avenue on Sunday

Chapter 32 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, based in Whitestone, was among the many groups that marched in Sunday’s parade.

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t’s a simple phrase that veterans should hear every single day of the year, not just one special day in November. Thank you. And Queens residents of all ages, creeds and colors poured onto the sidewalks lining Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village on Sunday afternoon to say exactly that during the borough’s annual Veterans Day parade. Among those marching included veterans of World War II and Vietnam, as well as the New York Guard, led by parade Grand Marshal and Brigadier Gen. Stephen Bucaria, the group’s commander. The event was dedicated to the memory of U.S. Army Private First Class Le Ron Wilson, a Brookville resident and Thomas Edison High School graduate who was just 18 when he was killed by a roadside bomb while riding in a Humvee in Baghdad on July 6, 2007. His parents, Lawrence Wilson and Simona Francis, carried a picture of their late son with them as they marched in the parade. Q — Christopher Barca

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Council OKs veterans agency continued from page 2 of the armed forces, veterans and their families; employment and re-employment services; and other appropriate matters.” Ulrich also said the agency would address matters such as veterans homelessness. He called the bill, which is expected to be signed into law in the coming days, a “game changer” for every veteran. “We will never allow the veterans to be treated the way they have, quite frankly ever since Vietnam, which has not been very good. Our veterans deserve more. This was a long fight.” Retired Gen. Loree Sutton, who has served as commissioner of MOVA since January 2014, is expected to be appointed the head of the agency. Graham and Rowan believe she will do a good job there. “Her hands were tied because they were working under limited resources. I think she’ll do a much better job now that she has the resources,” Graham said. “She just didn’t have much of a job to do,” Rowan said. “Hopefully we’re going to have a lot more done now.” Both also didn’t see the agency deteriorating the way many say the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs did after it became a Cabinet-level position in 1989 — it was formerly an arm of the Defense Department called the Veterans Administration. Graham said the city agency needs to be

“transparent,” unlike the U.S. VA, and all monies should be accounted for. “Any misallocation of funding, anything like that, should be penalized,” the Iraq War veteran said. Rowan said the VA’s problem is too much bureaucracy, which he doesn’t see happening at City Hall. In a statement provided by Ulrich’s Office, Paul Rieckhoff, founder and CEO of the Manhattan-based Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said, “The passage of this bill will be a truly historic Veterans Day gift for veteran activists across New York City — and nationwide. We look forward to turning over a new leaf and to working with the Mayor to help make our already great city the best in America for veterans.” Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), a member of the Veterans Committee, said in a statement, “... it quickly became clear that MOVA lacked the budget and operational scope to truly provide the level of service that our city’s veterans need and deserve. “This legislation is a monumental and historic step towards fulfilling our commitment to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for our behalf. Now we can tell our city’s 200,000 veterans that they finally have an agency they can call their own and that we as Council Members and elected officials have stood together with them in this fight to make sure they had Q this day,” he continued.

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While last Friday’s Veterans Day ceremony at Borough Hall was mostly about honoring a handful of Queens residents who valiantly served in World War II, one elected official couldn’t help but bring a political issue to the forefront. Speaking to a crowd of dozens of veterans, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) managed to get in a few jabs at Gov. Cuomo over his October veto of a bill that would allow those who served during peacetime or undesignated conflicts to purchase up to three years of credit toward a state pension plan. “He vetoed the bill for monetary purposes, saying the bill would cost too much money,” Addabbo said. “Well, I’ll tell you as the ranker on the Veterans Committee in the state Senate, it’s incumbent upon us elected officials to put aside monetary problems and find a way to find the money for these benefits for every veteran throughout this state.” Cuomo also vetoed the bill in November 2014, with the governor saying the projected $607 million in long-term costs would “impose a substantial burden on New York’s taxpayers.” State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) concurred with his colleague, urging those

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. ripped Gov. Cuomo over his October veto of a veterans pension PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA credit bill. in attendance to pressure Cuomo into signing the piece of legislation “We hope that you will join us in Albany and remind the governor of his obligation to the people that paved the way so we can have the safe country we have now,” Q Comrie said.

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Mr. Kessler, the physical education teacher at PS 97Q, The Forest Park School, below left, along with Mrs. Filan, the social studies teacher, hosted the Annual March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon! Students from all grades participated in raising money to support this great event. Two prekindergarten classes along with one of the kindergarten classes lead the way!

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The school also held their annual fall carnival which was much fun for all! The students had a chance to play games and get prizes, ride in the bouncy houses, make a spin art and decorate a pumpkin. It was a great way to bring the entire school community together! At this event was the generationOn Kids Care Club of The Forest Park School, who sponsored a “Candy Corn Guessing Game.” They raised $75 which will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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As Veterans Day comes and goes here in the great City of New York, honoring those that serve our country through peril and hardship, we must continue to recognize the struggle our warriors face once they are integrated back into our communities. The issues are relevant, but not as com monplace as they once were a decade back, as the cry for war echoed across small towns and large municipalities across the country after watching the Twin Towers fall. The same goes for those that have served in Vietnam, Korea, as well as the Pacific and battlegrounds of Europe during World War II. Over the past few weeks the veterans community throughout the City has continued to battle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; win or lose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the veto of the Veterans Quality Act in Albany under the pen of the Gov. C uomo t o Cit y Cou nci l m a n Er ic Ulrichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (R-Ozone Park) push for and f inally achieving the suppor t of a mayor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who has been blind to the veteran plight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in moving forward with a Department of Veterans Services for the five boroughs. All in all, the issues continue to penetrate the fabric of those that have served, whether it is to employment, housing, homelessness and the stigma of post-traumatic-stress-disorder. Even with the near unanimous support of the State Legislature, the Veterans Equality Act survived till the last day before it would have become a law without the signature of Cuomo. The current law allows veterans of certain conf licts who work municipal jobs to purchase three years back off retirement, and the new law would have been available to all honorably discharged veterans. Furthermore, the law only allows veterans who served under Operation Iraqi Freedom to be eligible, but those that served under the flag of Operation Enduring Freedom continue to not be eligible. All within the veterans community have agreed that the current statute is outdated and must be overhauled, but the governor does not see it that way. On a positive note, Ulrich, chairman of the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee on Veterans, has successfully lobbied de Blasio to support and sign into law the creation of a department for the more than 225,000 veterans who call the five boroughs their home. Regardless, Ulrich, with the support of 45 Council members, could have provided the fire power to overturn the

veto, but thankfull y, t h e m a y o r agreed to support this venture. Even though as a veteran myself, and biased in the way of providing suppor t to veterans, I felt that any wheeling and dealing should not have been necessary, and the mayor should have been supportive from the beginning. Reg a rd le s s , much g r at it u d e t o Ulrich, Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx), Public Advocate Letitia James, as well as the countless advocates that have been vocal in pushing for a Department of Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Services for the city. Despite being a far cry from the front page death counts of those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, we are still in the midst of a different war â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this time, right here in our own front yard. Plenty of those who ser ved with highly valuable skills earned while serving their country are turned away from potential employers. It is felt that the certifications are not enough, and that war brings along feelings of that they are not fit mentally for the workplace. Both of these beliefs are far from the truth. Often, many of these warriors are relegated to the couches of friends and family, and as a last resort, the rough and tumble streets of the New York City, which leads to another stigma, that they may be addicts or alcoholics, which is also not true. Most of these veterans are just down on their luck, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to go. With the creation of a new department, these veterans can be provided light from the darkness of the city streets. A department creates hope that their home cares for them as much as they cared for their home under the stars of another country at war. I leave with a mantra that I have stated many times before: If we can provide the resources to send those to war, then we must provide the same resources necessary to take care of them when Q they come back home. Ryan S. Graham is Queens County Commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, an Air Force veteran who served in O pe rat ion Iraqi Free dom a n d reached the rank of senior airman, and a resident of South Ozone Park.

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It’s back to court in the case of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity vs. the State of New York. According to WNYC, disputes over a m isallocation of school f u nd i ng for schools in the five boroughs were heard in state Supreme Court last Wednesday, with the plaintiffs who won a 2006 case claiming Albany has still not ponied up the dough. “The state is not complying with its obligation to have a needs-based funding process in place,” attorney John Vassallo argued in

Funding still not restored, plaintiffs say court, according to WNYC’s report. The original CFE case successfully argued that the state underfunded city public school students by $2 billion and denied them their constitutional right to a high-school-level education, and the state was ordered to allocate that money. However, after the financial crisis hit in 2008, that money stopped flowing and is still not yet back in City Hall’s coffers. CFE attorney Michael Rebell argued the money still should’ve been paid to the

schools, saying, “The Constitution doesn’t get put on hold b e cau s e t he r e’s a recession.” W N YC repor ted that several high school students sat in the courtroom as arguments proceeded. Education advocates claim without the funding owed to the city under the CFE ruling, classrooms will be shortchanged of the necessary tools. “Being that my school is a writing school, we are depending on a lot of

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cess, he or she may sit on the Buddy Bench and think of something to do. Looking around, the child may decide to join in somewhere and get off the bench. If someone asks the child to join them, the child must say yes to the invitation. Or, if another child sees someone sitting on the bench, it is up to that child to go over and invite the other child to play a game or sit on the bench and see if they can decide together what to play. This is showing empathy and kindness. The Buddy Bench is not for anyone who chooses to be alone. It is only for the purpose of seeking a friend or buddy for recess. If no one approaches a child on the Buddy Bench, an adult will help find a “Buddy” for the child or help create a plan for what to play. The Buddy Bench should not be used by the same person every day. Once a child makes a friend on the bench, the friends should keep playing together every day!

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The PS/MS 146 Buddy Bench was designed and painted by Ms. Tucci and the many students she teaches including the Kenney and Kinsella families. Their dedication and hard work is evident in the bench’s artistic and colorful beauty which has been made with love and respect for everyone at PS/MS 146. What is the Buddy Bench? The Buddy Bench is a simple idea to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship in the playground/schoolyard. The idea came from a second-grade student at an elementary school in Pennsylvania and subsequently found its way into the hearts and minds of the Kenney family. They suggested the implementation of a Buddy Bench at PS/MS 146 and Principal Mary Keegan decided it would be great for the school community. How does the Buddy Bench work? If a child is not sure what to play during re-

and the new Buddy Bench was shown to all the students. Everyone was excited with this addition to the school along with its positive message. Words cannot begin to describe how upset and disappointed everyone was on Monday, October 19, when it was discovered the Buddy Bench was destroyed once again. One of the students came in with all the broken letters in a bag saying she found them under and around the bench over the weekend. It was so sad to see all the children’s faces as they came through the schoolyard and asking what happened to their Buddy Bench and why would anyone do such a cruel thing. The school spirit at PS/MS 146Q has persevered once again as the third time is the charm and the Buddy Bench has been restored - even stronger and just as beautiful!

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Semper caring Members of Detachment 240 of the Marine Corps League in Queens traveled to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Nov. 3 to visit with and buoy the spirits of the country’s wounded service members. At top, Long Island Area Vice Commander Jim Seaman Sr. meets Cpl. Christian Brown, a recipient of the Silver Star in Afghanistan

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Illegal fishers caught: Parks The U.S. Parks Police announced on Monday that it arrested 14 people and issued 41 summonses over a three-week period to people suspected of illegally harvesting shellfish and baitfish in the waters of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center in Broad Channel. “We want to make sure that we maintain the waters of Jamaica Bay for future generations by preventing overfishing,” Jen Nersesian, superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area, said in a statement. “We also want to make sure people are not eating these shellfish, since they

are not safe for human consumption. We applaud the efforts of this surveillance in helping support the mission of Gateway and the National Park Service.” According to Parks’ statement, 12 people were arrested for illegal harvesting and another two for interfering with agency operations. Besides being unsafe for human consumption, as Nersesian mentioned, the shellfish and baitfish that were being harvested are a main source of food for the marine and bird life around the center, Q Parks said.

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Corona daycare stays open for business Community support kept doors open PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

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Thanking New York’s Bravest When people are running out of buildings, members of the city Fire Department are running into them. They put other people’s lives ahead of their own. For those reasons and more, Community Board 9 thanked four firehouses in their area for being the Bravest in New York City. “All that is so valuable and greatly appreciated for us. Although you may say you’re just doing your jobs, we look at you as our heroes,” CB 9 member Sandra Datnarian said before presenting a plaque to each of the firehouses. Presented with citations of honor were

Engine Co. 293, Battalion 51, Division 13, located at 89-40 87 St. in Woodhaven; Squad 270, Division 13, located at 91-45 121 St. in Richmond Hill; Engine Co. 294, Ladder 143, Battalion 51, Division 13, located at 101-02 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill; and Engine Co. 285, Ladder 142, Battalion 51, Division 13, located at 103-17 98 St. in Ozone Park. Here, firefighters pose with Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, left, Datnarian, CB 9 District Manager Lisa Gomes, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and CB 9 Chairman Raj Rampershad. — Anthony O’Reilly

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A daycare in Corona that thought it would shutter has received an extension, following an outcry from parents and community members in past months. The Malcom X Early Childhood Educational Center on Northern Boulevard started notifying this past week that the facility will be open. The city negotiated an extension when the lease expired in January 2015, a spokesperson for the Administration for Children’s Services confirmed. The expiration is currently set for Jan. 31, 2016, but lease and funding negotiations are still ongoing. “We want to make sure people know ... we are confident ... they can also feel confident in coming back to the site and reenrolling their children,” Mohan Sivaloganathan, chief development officer at Sheltering Arms, said. The center has the staff for four of its eight classrooms, which is due to potential teachers being unaware it was staying

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Community Board 1 members gave the two main parts of the city’s affordable housing initiative the nod Tuesday — with some provided exceptions. With recommendation from the Land Use Committee, members voted to approve the city’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability plans, but that go-ahead included a number of stipulations. Stipulations for the ZQA text amendement included mandatory parking requirements for developments for no less than 20 percent of the affordable units. In addition, parking waivers should not be permitted for new developments, the committee’s recommendations stated. One of the many caveats made for the MIH plan stated that buildings with affordable units must place them throughout the building, and not house them in “less desirable” spaces in the facility. Another was providing upgrades to infrastructure and social services in any rezoning area to “accomodate the population and dwelling units,” the committee report stated. The city’s MIH proposal would require developers to set aside a percentage of affordable housing units in developments

Community Board 1 member Gerald Caliendo reads the Land Use Committee’s recommendations on the city’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability initiatives PHOTO BY HANNAH DOUGLAS to the board during Tuesday’s meeting. with 10 or more units. The ZQA plan would permit changes to building height allowances to encourage more senior housing, senior-care centers and inclusionary mixed-income housing. “I want to make it perfectly clear the board is recommending approval subject to,

and conditioned upon, the inclusion of the stipulations that have been proposed by the committee,” Chairman Joseph Risi Jr. said following the vote count. Land Use Chairman Gerald Caliendo said it would be the “wrong message” to vote “no” with stipulations, why the board took

the approach it did. “Why would they listen to you if you said no?” he said. “There’s so much included in this. It’s a lot. It’s huge, and to say no means you really didn’t look at the whole thing.” However, Astoria resident Judy Milo, who spoke to the board following the vote, said she was hoping that there would have been more time for review, mentioning tax abatements for developers and homeowners’ property taxes “going through the roof.” “I know many people are homeowners here, and I just don’t want to see the middle class being priced out of New York, especially in Astoria, which I feel that we are sometimes,” Milo said. A city official said that the recommendations to the proposals are taken into consideration as votes and comments are being received from community boards. Many others in Queens have voted no. However, the City Council could approve the plans without modifying them as per the suggestions made. “Things are just pushed through,” Milo added. “I never used to feel that way in New York, but I’m feeling it now.” The votes for the amendments were made separately, with unanimous support for MIH, with 33 in support, and 0 opposed. The vote for ZQA was 29 in favor, 4

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Another neighborhood, another no vote. Community Board 4 became the latest in a growing line of boards throughout the borough to officially oppose the city’s twin proposals aimed at promoting affordable and senior housing through rezoning, voting against the plans at its monthly meeting in Elmhurst on Tuesday. Before members could criticize the pitches, Debbie Carney, the deputy director of the Department of City Planning’s Queens office, first gave the board a lengthy and detailed presentation on Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and the Zoning for Quality and Affordability text amendment. The former proposal would mandate that all developments, enlargements or conversions of more than 10 units that are not built as-ofright must feature per manent affordable housing dwellings, while the latter would allow for a minor increase in the maximum height and number of stories for new developments in medium- and

high-density zoning districts. Under the ZQA amendment, which focuses heavily on affordable and senior housing developments, requirements forcing developers to provide ample parking spaces for residential buildings for the elderly in areas within a halfmile of a subway station — designated as “transit zones” — would be done away with, making the installation of parking optional. While not as aggressive in his remarks as other Queens community board members have been, Uniform Land Use Review Procedu re Com m it tee Chai r ma n Alton Derrick Smith said such a rule relaxation wouldn’t be beneficial to seniors living in Corona and Elmhurst. “With parking, that’s a big concern,” he said. “Just because you’re 62 doesn’t mean you stopped driving.” Carney said in her presentation that providing just one parking space could cost a developer between $30,000 and $50,000, but CB 4 Chairman Louis Walker wasn’t buying it, as he cast doubt on the DCP’s research.

“I don’t have a lot of confidence in that number,” Walker said. “I don’t t h i n k it’s been vet ted properly.” The board voted 16-3 against Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and 21-3 against the text amendment, with eight people abstaining in the first poll and three doing so in the second vote. In other board business, Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) urged those at the meeting to attend a public hearing tentatively set for December regarding PS 19 and the future of students going to school there. According to Moya, students attending class in trailers at PS 19 were supposed to move into PS 315, which opened this fall. However, students attending universal pre-K in the area were moved into the school instead, with former PS 19 students instead being bused to other schools within the district. On Tuesday, the lawmaker chastised the Department of Education for dragging its feet and postponing a public hearing originally set for Nov. 2, even going as far as saying

ULURP Committee Chairman Alton Derrick Smith criticizes the proposed relaxing of parking requirements for new senior affordable housing developments under the city’s proposed Zoning for Quality and Affordability PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA text amendment on Tuesday. such a practice would never happen in neighborhoods of a different ethnic makeup. “Our kids should not be the ones

being bused out of the district,” Moya said. “It’s only in communities of color where we see that hapQ pening and it ends now.”

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Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano, left, flanked by board chairman Vincent Arcuri Jr., criticizes the Port Authority’s proposal to build a freight rail tunnel spanning New Jersey and Brooklyn underneath New York PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Harbor. a vote on the former. Under the ZQA amendment, which focuses heavily on affordable and senior housing developments, requirements forcing developers to provide ample parking spaces for residential buildings for the elderly in areas within a half-mile of a subway station — designated as “transit zones” — would be done away with, making the installation of parking optional. CB 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri Jr. said the proposal won’t go over well with senior citizens such as himself who still rely heavily on their vehicles. “I can’t give up my car,” Arcuri said. “I might as well go to prison and stay there.” The board tabled a vote on Mandatory Inclusionary Housing because members of its Land Use Committee had not finalized Q its opinion or a report on the plan.

Facelift for MTA parking lot Renovation work has begun on an MTAowned parking lot near the Rockaway approach to the Cross Bay Bridge months after Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) first complained about conditions there. “The start of this work is a major victory and will help make our community a more inviting place for residents and visitors. I give credit to the MTA for bringing this project to fruition as scheduled and I look forward to seeing the work progress in the coming months,” Goldfeder said in a statement announcing the work.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ELDER LAW

The power and value of having a ‘Power of Attorney’ in place by Alexander Bader, Esq. “Is there a valid Power of Attorney in place?” Should you, a family member, or a dear friend be faced with a healthrelated crisis, the answer to this question may be so very crucial. When someone contacts our office in the midst of facing such a crisis in regard to a loved one, a valid Power of Attorney with proper language opens doors to critical, timely assistance. In turn, during office consultations and educational seminars, we commonly advise clients that there is no more important document for an adult to have in place than a valid Power of Attorney. So, what is a Power of Attorney? It is a legal document (sometimes referred to as an “advance directive”) whereby the individual (principal) grants authority to a person (agent) or persons (agents) to represent the principal in financial, business and personal transactions. The Power of Attorney is only in effect during the lifetime of the principal, and it can be revoked by the principal at any time. The principal may choose to limit the agents’ authority to specific transactions, or may give the agents broad authority for as many transactions as allowed by law. Should the principal become temporarily incapacitated, or afflicted with a chronic ailment such that the principal cannot handle his or her affairs, the agent on the Power of Attorney could, for example, make sure bills are paid, rents are collected and even assist in applying for Medicaid on behalf of the principal in appropriate circumstances. Keep in mind, simply being one’s spouse or one’s child DOES NOT give you authority to “stand in their shoes”

and handle your loved one’s affairs. In addition, should someone without a proper Power of Attorney be facing a chronic illness and need assistance in handling financial matters, for an individual to be granted the authority to provide such assistance a legal proceeding must be initiated in which the individual petitions the court to be appointed guardian for the impaired person. Such a proceeding may take months and be costly in legal fees. There would be no need for this if the person requiring the assistance had executed a Power of Attorney. The law governing a proper Power of Attorney in New York State was modified in late 2009, and again in 2010. In order to be valid, a Power of Attorney document signed since the new law went into effect must have particular language governed by statute. Additional requirements in New York include that the document must be notarized and witnessed by two people (the notary and witnesses cannot be the agents). Since the statutory requirements for a proper Power of Attorney document are more complicated than in the past, it is recommended that it be drafted by and signed in the presence of an attorney experienced with these documents. The contents of this article are in no way intended to be legal advice, are provided for educational and informational purposes only and are directed only to those domiciled in the State of New York. Please feel free to call our office if you feel we can be of service to you in any manner. Our attorneys can be reached at Brady & Marshak, LLP, AttorQ neys at Law, (718) 738-8500.

Man killed crossing Conduit A 68-year-old man trying to cross South Conduit Avenue against a red light was hit and killed by a car late Saturday night, according to police. Cops said the man, whose identity has not yet been released, was walking on South Conduit Avenue by 130th Street just before 9:30 p.m. A driver in a 2012 Ford sedan had the green light and attempted to swerve to

avoid hitting the man, but struck him with the driver side of the vehicle. The driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested. The elderly man was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He was one of three seniors citywide who died after being struck by cars last weekend, according to published reports. Q

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City Comptroller Scott Stringer released findings Monday showing that Queens neighborhoods FILE PHOTO had the highest percentages of those lacking health insurance in the city.

Nearly 1 million in city still uninsured Almost one quarter without health coverage in Queens neighborhoods by Gina Martinez Chronicle Contributor

A new analysis released by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer Monday suggests than nearly 1 million New Yorkers lack health insurance, with neighborhoods in Queens at the top of the list. Queens residents have the highest number of uninsured recorded, with the top neighborhoods being Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona, where approximately 22 percent of residents do not have health insurance. Sunnyside and Woodside were listed as one area, as were Elmhurst and Corona. The release of the data is timely considering there’s still time to change that number under current provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act began on Nov. 1, and it will continue through Dec. 15, with coverage starting on Jan. 1, 2016. Enrollment will remain open through Jan. 31, 2016 for coverage to begin March 1, 2016. According to the 2014 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 962,000 uninsured New Yorkers, 11.4 percent of residents. While that number may seem high, it’s a slight decrease from 2013 data that showed there were more than 1.1 million total uninsured in the city at 13.4 percent. The common thread in those neighborhoods? Immigrants and a younger populat ion , wh ich St r i nger believes is no coincidence. “One of the things we found in our survey was that in communities where a lot of young people live, there’s a large uninsured

rate,” he said in an interview with the Queens Chronicle. “We have a large immigrant population as well and a lot are uninsured. When you have new immigrants, it’s hard to reach people. We have to use all of the tools available to reach out to make sure they’re signed up as well.” The analysis helped to narrow the field as to which neighborhoods need the most outreach, according to Stringer. “The study was significant because we now know where the high rates of uninsured are, and we can concentrate our advertising campaigns,” he said. “We clearly see places in Queens without insured residents. These are the neighborhoods where we need to get people to enroll.” Two other communities in Queens were included in the survey, with Flushing at nearly 19 percent uninsured and Astoria at a little more than 15 percent. Stringer and his offices are not wasting time either; deadlines are coming up and they’re moving quickly. “We have just a few weeks to get moving, now is the time to take action,” he said. “We’re going to be using social media, talking to reporters and doing as much outreach as we can. Signing everyone in the city up for health insurance is important for the physical health of the city.” As to why Queens and New York residents should pick affordable plans, Stringer sees it as a no brainer. “With affordable healthcare, people don’t have to pay a ransom for basic healthcare, it’s right in front of you, just go online and sign up.” To find out more, and to search for health Q plans, visit nystateofhealth.ny.gov.

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NTSB chairman lauds Vaughn Col. students Hart tells budding designers, engineers ‘You are the future of aircraft safety’ by Michael Gannon Editor

The National Transpor tation Safet y Board investigates accidents involving planes, trains, and recently, a prototype for low-altitude space flight. But NTSB Chairman Chris Hart was talking almost strictly aircraft on Nov. 6 when he spoke to aeronautical engineering students at Vaughn College. The school is separated from the grounds of LaGuardia Airport by the Grand Central Parkway. And Hart, a pilot himself and a veteran investigator, felt right at home. “Our single focus is safety,” Hart said. “Safety is not a destination; it is a constant journey. You are the future of aircraft safety.” Hart said investigators learn something from every accident, be it about equipment, training, regulations or engineering. The chairman brought a slide presentation demonstrating how each of three recent accidents gave the NTSB valuable information, which it then shares openly with carriers, regulators and every corner of the industry. The first, from 2013, was the crash of a commercial cargo plane at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Hart said the 747 was flown by a civilian company that never moved military vehicles before, in this case five that weighed a combined 80 tons.

Chris Hart, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, discussed the future of aircraft safety with engineering students at Vaughn College, who in the coming years will be working to PHOTO BY HANNAH DOUGLAS improve it. Bagram was a refueling layover. One of the vehicles had shifted during the first leg of the fight. On takeoff, it shifted again, slamming into the rear bulkhead, and damaging the hydraulics, including a jackscrew that regulated the plane’s rear stabilizers. “Once that jackscrew was damaged, it was irrecoverable,” he said. The 747 fell on its belly

shortly after lifting off the runway. The massive explosion, captured by a passerby on video, killed all seven crew. Among the lessons lear ned was that while military loadmasters must undergo rigorous training and certification, civilians loading the plane that day had not, and may not have been acquainted with just how to

secure the vehicles. The NTSB recommended just such civilian certification to regulators. The November 2014 crash of an experimental Virgin Galactic space-going craft in California’s Mojave Desert broke new ground, with Virgin and others attempting to start commercial civilian space flight. “Just pay your $250,000 for a ticket,” Hart said. While the technology and some of the materials are new, none proved to be the cause. It was some of the simplest technology on board — a cockpit video recorder — that told the tale. The co-pilot, who was killed when the craft broke apart at 45,000 feet, deployed a system aimed at slowing the craft’s re-entry speed too soon. The pilot survived, though badly injured. It came down to the human factor and training. “The best pilots on their best days can make mistakes,” Hart said. “Single point human failure is going to happen.” Hart also said that while they practiced in a simulator repeatedly, the pilots were flying last November under conditions that were impossible to duplicate on the ground — working in restrictive f light suits under more than 5 Gs of pressure while the craft is continued on page 48

Questions abound as SJU starts new season New coach, players to make their debut on Friday against Wagner by Christopher Barca

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Gone are the days of D’Angelo Harrison burying deep threes, Sir’Dominic Pointer throwing down monster dunks and Phil Greene IV nailing mid-range jump shots. Gone are the days of Steve Lavin comparing his players to extraterrestrials or doctors in postgame press conferences. Gone are the days of exciting basketball at St. John’s University. Only two of those statements are true. The other, well it remains to be seen. To say the Red Storm men’s basketball team experienced tremendous turnover in the months after April’s loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament would be an understatement. their exit at Analysis theSince hands of San Diego St at e, t he Jamaica school parted ways with bot h at h let ic d i rector Ch r is Monasch and Lavin, the team’s head coach since 2010. Harrison, Greene, Pointer and fellow starter Jamal Branch all graduated, with Pointer being

selected in the second round of the N BA Draf t by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Enigmatic players Rysheed Jordan and Chris Obekpa, both of whom experienced some turbulent times during their time at St. John’s, left the school, with the former now playing in the NBA Development League while the latter is now en rolled at the Universit y of Nevada, Las Vegas. Enter interim athletic director Joseph Oliva, who will occupy the position while a national search for Monasch’s replacement continues. Enter basketball Hall of Famer Chris Mullin, the greatest athlete in school history, who will make his regular season coaching debut Friday against Wagner at Carnesecca Arena. And enter the likes of guards Federico Mussini, Ron Mvouika and Marcus LoVett, center Yankuba Sima, forward Durand Johnson and other arrivals, who look to follow in the footsteps of Harrison, Greene and Pointer to become the new core of talent at St. John’s. It’s far too early to make any sort of prediction as to whether or

not they will, but the only thing that’s certain is that the 2015-16 season is going to be a learning experience for all involved, from top university officials down to the last player on the bench. Many college basketball experts have picked St. John’s to finish at or near the bottom of the Big East this year, leaving the team with no chance at returning to the NCAA Tournament. It would be hard to disagree with those statements after watching the new-look Johnnies lose their first exhibition game 90-58 at the hands of Division II program St. Thomas Aquinas last Wednesday. But in last Saturday’s 64-46 win over Sonoma State — St. John’s’ final exhibition tilt — a few Red Storm players may have tipped their hands when it comes to how good they can be. Sima, a native of Gambia, scored 16 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, blocked eight shots and was a dominant defensive force at times. If the freshman can reproduce his Saturday performance throughout the regular season, St. John’s may have a gem on its hands.

First-year St. John’s men’s basketball head coach Chris Mullin isn’t the only new member of the program. He has almost an entirely new roster to work FILE PHOTO with and a new athletic director to report to. “I felt good on the court,” Sima said after the game. “I hope I can do it every day, every game.” The team will go through some dry spells, however, as Mullin gets his coaching legs under him and the players get acclimated to each other, so don’t expect brilliance. But it is a

roster with more than a few studentathletes with star potential, with point guards Mussini and LoVett leading the way. Don’t expect great things just yet from the Red Storm. But the future may be brighter than it’s ever been Q at 8000 Utopia Pkwy.

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ACOUSTIC

Through a medley of melody and called The Old Nationals. an attention-grabbing guitar se- Borough-based band That group has had its song quence, The Concentrics, a Queens“Same Mistake Twice” featured on will bring based alternative-rock group, greet TV shows like “Hart of Dixie” and the listener and seek to engage another set of strings “Friday Night Lights.” them through every pick, pluck and The indie-rock group will be exto Saturday’s show pound on their instruments. ploring a new acoustic bricolage of “I think the kind of music that we want to play now is sound during the show Saturday, calling themselves music that makes fans react in a way that we can feel it “Brick Moon” for the gig. on stage more than ever,” the band’s drummer, Astoria Although the musicians have previously gone acousresident Seth Goldberg, said. tic a couple of times at Espresso 77 at 35-77 77 St. in The Concentrics, who will play at the Irish Whiskey Jackson Heights, lead guitarist Matt Zimbelmann said Bar, formerly Olde Prague Tavern, will be joined by they will likely keep the trend going. groups like Mainline Gypsy and Space Jump Live! on Zimbelmann, a former Long Island City resident who Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 9 p.m. now lives in Brooklyn, said he will be “folking it” with The three-man band’s name is an assemblage of a softer guitar, as will bass player Paul Trust, a Jackson worlds like concentrate, trick and concert that has Heights resident. an essentially undefined meaning. The group, whose While they’ll be performing the same tunes, they’ll sound has a little bit of edge and twang nestled in be played and arranged a little differently, Trust added. with harmony, formed in 2009 from a previous more “The music part is a little quieter, and the singing Continuedonon page progressive rock group, which they all were a part of, continued page 39

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KIDS/TEENS

Artist Michael White’s Long Island City Mural. Opening party, Fri., Nov. 20, 6-8 p.m. 22-15 43 Ave., Long Island City.

Conservative Hebrew school, Howard Beach Judea Center, Sunday school for children 5-7 years; school twice weekly for children 8-13 to learn Hebrew and Jewish holidays. 162-05 90 St. Info: (718) 845-9443.

“Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact,” art exhibit explores Hollywood movies as contemporary artwork. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12 adults, $9 seniors/students, $3 kids 3-12. Info: movingimage.us. The Burns Collection & Archive, nineteenth century Japanese photographs, showing rice, tea and silk production, Nov. 13-Dec. 3. Opening reception, Fri., Nov. 20, 7-9 p.m. Free. Resobox Gallery, 41-26 27 St. Info: (718) 784-3680, info@resobox.com. Watercolors by Christine Yost, until Nov. 24. Closing reception, Sat., Nov. 21, 2 p.m. Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested $2 donation. Info: (718) 3596227, vomuseum.org. “Altered Appearances,” images that are not always what they appear to be. Thru Jan. 4. Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

MUSIC Percussia “Made in Queens,” Musica Reginae presents Queens-based composers, The Church-inthe-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Sat., Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. $20 adults, $10 seniors, kids under 12 free with adult. Info/tickets: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org. “The Band of Long Island,” celebration of the 60th anniversary of St. Albans Congregational Church, Sun., Nov. 15, 4 p.m. Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center, 172-17 Linden Blvd. $25, $12 under 18. Info/tickets: (718) 276-6175, (516) 326-9126. Mark Wade Trio, jazz concert, MuSE Sound of Arts Festival, Thurs., Nov. 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15, $12 students & seniors. Info: (917) 583-4099, musefriends@gmail.com. For the latest news visit qchron.com

Boy Scouts Troop 383 invites 11- to 17-year-old boys to join. Mondays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., St. Pancras’ Pfeiffer Hall, 68 St. and Myrtle Ave., Glendale. Info: Sal, stpancrastroop383@gmail.com.

THEATRE “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Shakespeare’s classic comedy by The Gingerbread Players. Sat., Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 15, 2:30 p.m. St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills. $12. Info/ tickets: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org. “Cliffhanger,” comic thriller, Douglaston Community Theatre. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 13-14, 20-21, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 15, Sat., Nov. 21, 2 p.m. Zion Episcopal Church, 243-01 Northern Blvd. $17 adults, $15 seniors. Tickets: (718) 482-3332. A Saturday Afternoon with Lauren Elder, cabaret and Broadway singer. Sat., Nov. 21, 3 p.m.

Gym and creative exploration for disabled preschool children (ages 3-5) and their families, every Mon. and Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy, Little Neck. $5 per family. Info: Amanda, (718) 423-6111 ext. 242, ASmith@sfy.org.

The opening party for the Long Island City Mural, above, will be held Friday, Nov. 20. Queens Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. Free. Register: http://laurenelder.eventbrite. com/?aff=Chronicle. Info: facebook.com/lalabirdmusic and Twitter @LalabirdLauren.

FILM “Merchants of Doubt,” documentary about climate change, toxic hazards. Thurs., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Church, JOBO Center, 215-35 38 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: Maura Vance (917) 670-8140, sacredheartbayside.net. Fall film festival, Fridays, 7 p.m.: Nov. 13, “The Year of Living Dangerously”; Nov. 20, “The Mission”; Nov. 27, “Gandhi.” Immaculate Conception Church, 21-47 29 St. at Ditmars Blvd., Astoria. Free. Info: (718) 7281613, immacastoria.org.

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COMMUNITY Richmond Hill Bingo. Every night (except Tues.), 6:30 p.m. Also every Wed., Thurs. and Sat., 11 a.m. 117-09 Hillside Ave. Great cash prizes daily! Must be 18 or over to play. Info: (718) 847-1418. Night of Recollection with Fr. Charles and Laurie. Topic: “God’s Mercy.” Transfiguration Church, 64-14 Clinton Ave., Maspeth. Wed., Nov. 18, 7-9 p.m. Info: (718) 326-2236. ASPCA mobile unit dog & cat spay/neuter clinics. Petland Discounts, all begin at 7 a.m. Wed., Nov. 18, 173-33 Hillside Ave., Jamaica. Info: petlanddiscounts.com.

BOOK TALK

Queens County Bird Club presents “Chile, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands” with photographer Ardith Bondi. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 22806 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, Wed. Nov. 18, 8 p.m. Free. Info: qcbirdclub.org.

“Keep the Change,” by Harley Spiller, who tells of lucky pennies, counterfeit notes and other curious currency. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Sun. Nov. 15, 2 p.m. $5, $4 members and students. Info: (718) 359-6227.

St. Pancras pasta night. Sat., Nov. 21, 5-9 p.m. 68-20 Myrtle Ave. Glendale. Dinner includes pasta, meatballs, salad, bread, beverages. 50/50 raffle also. Proceeds benefit Boy Scouts Troop 383. $8 adults, $5 kids. Tickets at the door.

WORKSHOPS

Tuesday Night Bingo, every Tuesday in Nov., Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. Early game, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., regular games at 7:15 p.m., $4 includes 12 games. Cash prizes, everyone 18 & over. Info: (718) 459-1000.

Grantwriting & Social Media Marketing, Queens Council on the Arts. Three-part workshop on expanding resources of social media. Every Fri., Nov. thru Nov. 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 37-11 35 Ave., Astoria. $10, members free, RSVP required. Info: (347) 5053018, queenscouncilarts.org. Poetry writing workshop group: Explore the craft of poetry writing, enrollment is free and open to all. Every Tues. 1:30-3 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Sponsored by Queens Community House. Info: (718) 268-5960, queenscommunityhouse.org.

Ridgewood Youthmarket, farmers market every Sat. thru Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Veteran’s Triangle, Cypress Ave. between Myrtle and Putnam aves. Info: twitter.com/nycyouthmarkets. City View Pharmacy’s 10th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Now through Nov. 25. Drop off canned food at City View Pharmacy, 23-07 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, between 23 and Crescent sts. Info: facebook.com/City-View-Pharmacy-157740562373.

Free art classes, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, 35-30 35 St., Astoria. For ages 8-16, every Tues. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS Annual talent show with a 1930s flair, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Commonwealth Blvd. and 87 Ave., Bellerose. Sat., Nov. 21, 6 p.m. $10 adults, $5 kids. Can auction and more. Info: (718) 347-0278.

CLASSES Latin dance lessons, Thurs., Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m. Ru Dance NY studio in Flushing. $10, drop-in rate $15. Open dance floor (8-9 p.m.); $5. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Info/register: (718) 760-0064. Defensive driving course, sponsored by National Safety Council, Sat., Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Holy Family Church, 175-20 74 Ave. $45. Info/ register: (631) 360-9720. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Call: (718) 969-1128.

FLEA MARKETS Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Sat., Nov. 14, 10 a.m-4 p.m. $25 per table. Call (718) 478-3100. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com. Ursuline Sisters annual holiday fair, Sat., Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. St Ursula Center, 186 Middle Road, Blue Point. Homemade crafts, delicious baked goods, raffle baskets, gift items, 50/50 raffle and more. Info: (631) 363-2422, info@tildonkursuline.org. continued on page 00 40

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For filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, whose latest documentary,“In Jackson Heights,” features the culturally diverse community in Queens, the style of shooting is “Vegas.” “You roll the dice and take a chance, and you figure it out in the editing,” Wiseman said. Indeed, a lot of the material was found by “chance,” like one scene in particular where Wiseman stumbled upon a group of Southern Baptists cleaning the sidewalk. “I started to shoot them sweeping the streets, and all of a sudden this woman came up and asked them to pray for her father,” he said. “It was chance.” Jackson Heights, being one of the most densely populated immigrant communities, attracted Wiseman, who has made more than 40 films, when he received an invitation from a friend who lives in the neighborhood. “Visually, it’s magnificent with the reds and greens and yellows and the clothes people wear,” he said. “It just struck me as a place that [would] be interesting to

Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, left, speaks with City Councilmember Danny Dromm during PHOTO BY HANNAH DOUGLAS a film screening at PS 69 in Jackson Heights on Oct. 23. make a movie.” The project in total took 11 months, Wiseman said. The film has a distant approach in its style of shooting, where interviews are not

included, but instead cameras sit alongside the scene of a group discussion. By implanting the viewers inside the event, the intention is to give them the sense that it is an experience all their own,

and therefore they can form their own interpretation of what they’re seeing. Larger themes and issues facing the community tie together in the film, where each greater story is told over a sequence of shorter captured moments in time. For example, a series of conversations among small business owners regarding the business improvement district is an ongoing subject in the movie, intertwined in transition with shorter shots of the No. 7 train, a musical performance in a laundromat and a view of a comedic cab-driver instructor’s course, to name a few. “I was interested in the struggles of small businesses because there are so many of them in Jackson Heights,” Wiseman said. “When I came across the BID, that was a really good way of illustrating some of the major issues facing small businesses ...” Other broader issues addressed by Make the Road New York are also in the forefront of the film. City Councilmember Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) is also a prominent figure featured, with filming of staff at his continued continued on on page page00 41

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known as “Pablo,” added that Astoria has quality is a little more up-front, and that’s been home in ways more than one. “I think seeing what they’re doing and good prac tice for ever ybody’s voc al seeing what’s working for them, what chops,” Zimbelmann said. The group’s album “Before All This,” people are gravitating toward has sort of which features Hunters Point in Long helped gear our own sound and what we Island City on the cover, is the first for the do,” Trust said. He ment ioned t hat A s tor ia ha s a band, though they have potentially gener“small-town vibe” in ated enough materia big city, which has al for another album, allowed for support he added. a n d c o l l a b o r at i o n Many of the tracks When: Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 p.m. among musicians in on “Before All This” Where: Irish Whiskey Bar, the area. were recorded at a 28-48 31 St., Astoria However, beyond studio called A Bloody band-bonding, even Entry: Free Good Record Inc. at individual musicians theconcentrics.com 44-02 11 St. in Long have shared the stage. Island City, he said. “ I t ’s j u s t b e e n T h e b a n d, wh o rehearses at Astoria Soundworks at 38-01 such a home base for us. It would be hard 23 Ave., also likes to mix and mingle with to do that in other places. I don’t think you can do that in Manhattan as much,” other musical groups in the area. “There’s a big music community in Zimbelmann added, mentioning that they Astoria, and it’s less of a competition it have performed in the city too. Saturday’s acts were originally slated to seems, and more of a ‘let’s get a bunch of bands together and have a good time be at the Irish Whiskey Bar as an after-show following Astoria Music Now! through together,’” Goldberg said. Trust, who is also more affectionately Astoria Music and Arts on Aug. 29.

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Members Paul Trust, left, Seth Goldberg and Matt Zimbelmann of the indie-rock band The Concentrics will perform at the Irish Whiskey Bar in Astoria on Saturday, Nov. 14. The musicians did a number during a photo shoot with the Queens Chronicle in Gantry PHOTO BY HANNAH DOUGLAS Plaza State Park in Long Island City on Sunday, Nov. 8. That show’s location was changed to The Quays Pub at 45-02 30 Ave., so the band is calling Saturday’s performances a

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MEETINGS Ozone Park Civic Association, guest speakers state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. and Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, 106th Pct. commanding officer. Tues., Nov., 17, 7:30 p.m., Ozone Howard Little League, 97-14 135 Drive, Ozone Park. Info: (646) 298-7575. AARP: Open to the public. Chapter 1405, Flushing, Bowne St. Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month, 1 p.m; Chapter 2889, Maspeth, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., 1st and 3rd Wed. each month, noon; contact: (718) 672-9890. Chapter 4163, Ozone Park, Living Word Christian Fellowship Church, 132-05 Cross Bay Blvd., last Tues. each month, noon.

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continued from page page 00 37 continued from office taking calls from constituents and Dromm walking in the Pride Parade, among other events. Dromm attended a screening of the film at PS 69 in Jackson Heights on Oct. 23. However, although he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin a project with a particular perspective, that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to say that Wisemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reflected in the film. Instead, his view is indirectly presented through his choice of sequences and the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structure, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The editing of the film is more novelistic than journalistic because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not interested so much in who, what, when, where and how, as I am in making a good narrative,â&#x20AC;? he said. As for the editing, he described the process as not entirely technical, but rather an internal discussion between the editor and the material. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Editing is talking to yourself,â&#x20AC;? Wiseman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m editing, I have to identify what I think is happening in a sequence in order to decide whether to use it and how to use it, what form it should be edited and then where to place it.â&#x20AC;? Topics in the film resonated with Jackson Heights resident Neha Gautam, also a filmmaker and educator, who attended the screening at PS 69. She spoke about

displacement as a result of the planned BID expansion, calling it a very â&#x20AC;&#x153;violentâ&#x20AC;? process, that struck a chord with her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This diversity that people love, [that] attracts people to the neighborhood is not going to exist, small businesses are going to get pushed out ... the whole process is going to happen, and that scares me,â&#x20AC;? Gautam said. The movie is showing at the Film Forum in Manhattan through Nov. 17. Dromm is introducing the film Nov. 13 and Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Q To learn more, visit filmforum.org.

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Notice of Formation of 25-49/53 38th Street Astoria LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/15. Office location: Q u e e n s C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 27-20 Skillman Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. NAME: B O W N E S T R E E T C A P I TA L PA RTNERS L.P. Ar ticles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/01/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The Partnership, 4241 247th Street, Little Neck, NY 11363-1642. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: D’NELLS’S TRANSIT LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/15/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Antonella Allison, P.O. Box 110048, Cambria Heights, NY 11411. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Iron Lion, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/11/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General.

Mind Your Business Hospitality, LLC, a domestic LLC filed with the SSNY on 10/25/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. General purpose.

Rehab World Physical Therapy PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/13/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The PLLC, 3815 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: Physical Therapy.

Notice of Formation of 2605 GC OWNER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/15. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: Douglaston Development, 42-09 235th St., 2nd Fl., Douglaston, NY 11363. 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. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Boysdancetoo LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/2/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O Michael Colucci, 35-20 Broadway The Quinn Bldg 4R, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: eFabIt, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/22/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The LLC, 58-77 57th Street, Maspeth, New York 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10/15/2015, bearing Index Number NC-000590-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) JACKSON (Middle) ELIAH (Last) ERAZO. My present name is (First) JACKSON (Middle) ELIAH (Last) MAY-ERAZO (infant). My present address 29-49 169TH ST., Flushing, NY 11358. My place of birth is QUEENS. My date of birth is May 20, 2014.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: OMAR A. CASTANOS PRODUCTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/16/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Omar A. Castanos, 115-01 107th Avenue, Apt. 41, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419-2622. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Sona Thali LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/17/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC c/o SUTPHIN DRUGS INC, 143-03 HILLSIDE AVE., JAMAICA, NY 11435 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

YMA ENTERPRISE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/29/2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 150-15 72nd Rd, 4L, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Cheung Family & Sons Holdings LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Ming Yi Cheung, 6004 84th St, Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: General.

FYLGDL Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/11/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 2118 149 St, Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORM ATION OF LIMITED LIABILIT Y COMPANY. NAME: JOYCE CRAFT CREATIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09 / 09 /2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPOR ATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

One&Only Data Systems, LLC, a domestic LLC, filled with SSNY on 07/01/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kenneth M. Rubin, 1865 211th Street, Suite 6C, Bayside, NY 11360. General purpose.

Notice of Formation of SRR FAMILY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/05/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, Attn: Steve Ferszt, 1350 Broadway, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

3053 47TH STREET REALTY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/28/2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Marino Ceko, 28-47 44th Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial #1290251, for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 133-42 39th Avenue, Unit 210, Flushing, NY 11354 for on-premises consumption. The company’s name is Chuange Fish Dumpling, Inc.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10/15/2015, bearing Index Number NC-000652-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) HARSHINI (Last) DHANANJAY. My present name is (First) HARSHINI (Middle) DHANANJAY (Last) DANI AKA HARSHINI DANI AKA HARSHINI DHANANJAY. My present address is 150-31 Jewel Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367. My place of birth is INDIA. My date of birth is October 20, 1981.

Notice of formation of KAROMA USA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/8/2015. Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 12-44 Clintonville St., Ste. 2C, Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: any lawful act.

OUTER BORO MEDIA LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 10/7/2015. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. NYLLCCO, LLC designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o NYLLCCO, LLC, 305 Broadway, Suite 200, New York, NY 10007. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Sunrise Ocean Aviation Enterprises LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/20/2015. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 14919 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11434. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

99 SECOND STREET BKLYN, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/22/2015. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 63-84 Saunders St., #3A, Rego Park, NY 11374, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Cordusio Media LLC. Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6-10-15. Office: Queens County. SSNY is designated as the LLC agent and shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 75-22 37th Ave., #432, Queens NY 11372. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Hoston LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/21/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 55-34 137th St, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: General.

Notice of Formation: King Li LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 27, 2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to King Li LLC, 24808 54th Ave, Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity.

Q & Y 168 LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/3/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 61-35 218th St, Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose: General.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1289751 for beer, wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at THAIS ASIAN CUISINE INC, 249-11 Northern Blvd., Little Neck, NY 11362 for on-premises consumption.

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Legal Notices VNR Capital, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/3/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 13805 Jamaica Ave., Queens, NY 11435. General purpose.

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Notice of Formation of WLP 57-38 Myrtle Avenue, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/02/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o JCI Realty, 39 Palmer Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583, Attn: Matthew B. Axelrod. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of YELLOW COMPASS GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/11/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Edward Henderson, 30-56 Whitestone Expwy., Flushing, NY 11354, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WMXF, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process may be serviced and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: Michael X. Tang, Esq., 39-01 MAIN ST., STE 203, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Principal business address: 136-17 39th Avenue, Suite 322, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful act.

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INDEX NO.: 16925/2013. Date Filed: 10/21/15. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 9430 52nd Avenue a/k/a 94-30 52nd Avenue, Elmhurst, New York 11373. BL #: 1886-111. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST 2007-A7, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-G UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED MAY 1, 2007, Plaintiff, -against- ELVA TORO AND ANTONIO ALBINO, if they be living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ET AL., Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $560,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of QUEENS on June 4, 2007, in INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2007000286192, covering premises known as 9430 52nd Avenue, Elmhurst, New York 11373, - BL #: 1886-111. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale and said premises. TO the Defendants ELVA TORO AND ANTONIO ALBINO, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Rudolph E. Greco, Jr., J.S.C of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated September 10, 2015. Dated: New Rochelle, NY. October 12, 2015, MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., Sonia J. Baez, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801, p. 914-636-8900, f. 914-636-8901, HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS. Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. 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NTSB’s Chris Hart at Vaughn continued from page 34 rattling and vibrating due to speed and atmospheric conditions. Hart said he has long been a proponent of video cameras in cockpits. “I was holding a press conference with the cause the second day,” he said. “That never happens.” Other technology, he said, will make things far easier. In regard to the Air Malaysia flight that disappeared in 2014, Hart is confident that once enough broadband can be secured, planes’ data recorders will send information out automatically. “I think our days of diving for black boxes are coming to an end,” he said. Hart also said videos taken by amateurs are increasingly playing a role in investigations, often saving investigators weeks of probing and testing. The third accident Hart discussed involved a Gulfstream jet that never left the ground while attempting to take off in 2014. “There are some accidents where you leave the scene and you just roll your eyes,” Hart said. Hart said the cockpit voice and data recorders showed that the pilot and copilot, with a combined 30,000 hours of f lying time between them, skipped two portions of the preflight checklist, including deactivating a gust lock, a mechanical system to keep a plane’s rudder and ailerons in place when the plane is on the

ground in heavy winds. There was also no evidence that they did a check of the steering system, which on many planes is inoperable with gust locks deployed. They taxied out to the runway and, according to published reports, were at about 190 miles per hour when they hit a tower, crashed through a fence and exploded in a gully. All seven people died. “The pilot said six times ‘It’s not rotating [taking off],’” Hart said. “They didn’t abort ... There were so many signs.” He said a check of the two pilots’ previous flights found the same omissions from the preflight check in 173 of 175 cases, leading Hart to bring up another word he and his investigators too often come across. “Complacency,” Hart said. “Safety is not a destination ... You design a gust lock that has to be removed.” On other topics, Hart believes driverless car technology is a long way from being applied to the cockpit. He also believes drone-related accidents are coming. “We haven’t had an incident where a drone is sucked into an engine,” he said. “We expect one million drones to be sold this Christmas season. It’s not a question of if, but when.” Student David Mejia, from El Salvador, said he enjoyed the talk, but admitted to being a little bit rattled by how the human factor can come into play. Q “I want to be a pilot,” he said.

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In WWII, women drove the trolleys by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

By 1940 a nationwide campaign was being conducted by General Motors, bus manufactures and oil companies to rid America of trolley street cars. However, the onset of World War II provided a reprieve for them, as wartime gasoline restrictions limited the use of automobiles and buses. The trolley car remained a necessary aspect of the city’s transit system for the duration of the war. The job of trolley car conductor had exclusively been a man’s job, until World War I, when a Czech woman named Maria Bocinec became the first “conductorette.” Fast forward to 1943, and the Transit Authority was actively looking for women to fill the shoes of all the young men in military service. In May 1943, a trolley car school was set up in the Fresh Pond Depot in Ridgewood, conducted by instructor Frank Imhoff (1892-1978) of Flushing, who was responsible for training the women. The first one fully trained and ready to operate a street car since World War I was

Instructor Frank Imhoff and Ruth Phillips pulling out of the Fresh Pond Depot on her first run as a “conductorette,” on May 11, 1943. Ruth Phillips of 54-16 69 Place in Maspeth. Her husband, John, and father-in-law were also trolley conductors. After World War II the demise of the clean-air trolley resumed, with many burned in yards in the Bronx or buried in the Canarsie sand pits. Imhoff, who trained thousands of conductors, moved to Patchogue, LI and passed away at age 86 in 1978. The whereabouts of Q Phillips are unknown to this writer.

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“It’s better to be lucky than good” is a shopworn sports axiom. It was, however, certainly apropos in the Jets’ 28-23 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars this past Sunday afternoon. The Jets had no running game as the Jaguars defense limited Chris Ivory to approximately one yard per carry. Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was outplayed by his young Jags counterpart, Blake Bortles, who had no trouble marching his team up and down the field as aging Jets cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie couldn’t keep up with young, speedy Jacksonville receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns. Bortles was able to generate two touchdown drives from deep in his territory with little time on the clock to finish out both the second and fourth quarters. That clearly rankled Jets head coach Todd Bowles, who more or less admitted in his postgame press talk that the Jets were able to beat the upstart Jaguars only thanks to ill-timed turnovers on Jacksonville’s part. Bowles also admitted the team did not have a place-kicker for Sunday’s game because Nick Folk strained a muscle in his right leg warming up and thus the Jets did not attempt any field goals. They’re fortunate their lack of a kicking game did not come back to haunt them. The Brooklyn Nets appear to be in for a long year as they dropped their first seven games.

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Official scorer and Bayside resident Herb Turetzky has seen the Nets’ peaks and valleys from their American Basketball Association days in Teaneck, NJ and West Hempstead, LI to now at the Barclays Center. Herb commemorated his 2000th game as official scorer last week. Queensbridge native Metta World Peace (the former Ron Artest) is turning 36 tomorrow, and he was in town last weekend as his current team, the Lakers, took on the Nets Friday night and the Knicks on Sunday afternoon. Metta is arguably the best schmoozer in NBA history. “You know that I’m a Queens guy,” he told me. “I was really crushed that the Mets didn’t win the World Series. I was watching all of the World Series because our games did not start until later because of the time difference on the West Coast.” He then asked what I thought of the Jets’ chances this year. He humorously tried to take credit for Friday’s record warmth, saying he brought California’s weather with him. I replied that if palm trees start growing on Queens Boulevard this winter, I’ll give him full credit and he chuckled. I expect Metta to be in demand from the various sports television networks when he retires. I have no doubt that he can bring the same quick wit to basketball telecasts that Charles Q Barkley does to TNT’s NBA games. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Greentree townhouse mint condo (2nd Large corner 2-Family, 6 BRs, 3 full baths, 2 half-baths, full fin. bsmnt, floor), large 3BRs/2 Baths, 2 terraces move-in condition. Only $314K $725K front & back.

Lg. legal 2 family Condo Townhouse, 3 BR, 1½ baths duplex, top flr with large deck, updated kit new appli, also lg. 2 BR, 1 bath duplex, new kit & updated bath on 2nd flr, plus walk-in unit - all new w/porcelain tiles throughout & sliding glass drs to pvt yard, pvt dvwy, 1 car gar, new boiler ASKING $649K & hot water heater.

HAMILTON BEACH Mint 2 BR, 1 Bath lovely home. All new kit with granite countertops. SS appl, new bathroom, HW fls. GREAT BUY!!

$299K

HOWARD BEACH Custom 50x100 Colonial. 4 BRs, 3 f/baths, granite kit. with Thermador stove & hood, sub-zero fridge, Jacuzzi bath, balcony, fireplace in fam. room, 1.5 car gar. A spectacular home!

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Large Hi-Ranch on oversized 45x100 lot – featuring 4 BRs/3 full baths, w/updated kitchens & baths. Park-like backyard with screened porch. $750K

Reduced $939K

HOWARD BEACH Lindenwood Co-ops HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Mint AAA, Xlg, hi-ranch (27x53) on oversized lot (41x107), all new 4 BRs, 3 full baths, new sheetrock, new tiled flrs in kit, hw flrs, xlg walkin, 1 car gar, 2 car pvt. dvwy. Walk to Crossbay

Asking $859K

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7 DAYS

Great Location, in the heart of Ridgewood, walk to Fresh Pond Road train, brick S/D, 2 family, 6 over 5, renovated throughout, full finished basement.

ELMHURST

All up-dated Brick/Stucco split level on 3-Family detached. Close to Roosevelt Ave. 40X100, paved driveway for 2 cars, Large 3 BRs, 2 f/baths, Large den with sliding doors train. Garage. Great income.Large rooms. Asking $1.299 mil Only $719K accessing rear tiled patio.

CONR-068188

ONLY $175K

RIDGEWOOD

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• Hi-Rise 1 BR/1 bath, (needs complete renovation) ..$70K • Hi-Rise 2 BR/1 bath, updated kit. ...........$154,500 • Real 3 BR/1 bath, deluxe garden co-op Asking $195K • Mint AAA 2 BRs/1 bath, Garden co-op, 1st flr, open kit floor plan (move-in) ...................$199K

HOWARD BEACH Lindenwood Condos • Greentree Condo, 2nd floor, 3 BRs, 2 baths, 2 terraces Mint ............................$314K • Plymouth House. Mint AAA. 2 BRs, 2 new baths, terrace, open kitchen, granite. Pet friendly ................. REDUCED: $299K

HOWARD BEACH HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Hi-Ranch, 3 BRs, 2 Baths, 38x100 lot

HOWARD BEACH OLD SIDE Cape on 60x100 lot, 3 BRs, 2 Baths, Fin. Bsmnt. In Contract in 8 Days!

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Mint Hi-Ranch on 41x100 lot, 4 BRs, 2 Baths

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Brookfield Hi-Ranch, Mint AAA, 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths

Lindenwood • Apartment For Rent 3 BR, 1½ Bath ..............$2,000/mo

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Large 1 BR Condo in Hi-Rise building, closets galore, laundry on premises, L-shaped living Rm., Dining Rm.

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

A 40 x 100 gated lot. Not cleared. Owner will clear when a contract is signed

Asking $285K

HOWARD BEACH H-RISE CONDO

Brooklyn 337 Amber Street

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