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

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ALL ABOARD Study says 500K could benefit from Rockaway Beach rail line reactivation PAGE 5 Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder speaks at a press conference at Queens College,, announcing the results of a study he commissioned a year ago.

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Ulrich announces food drive for vets Council members to collect cans, other nonperishable items at offices by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

ouncilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) on Monday announced a citywide initiative to collect food items for homeless veterans. “It’s a heartbreaking reality that veterans around the city struggle each day to get a hot meal,” Ulrich said at a press conference. “Veterans’ homelessness and hunger are two serious issues in our city. Our veterans deserve better and this drive will help ensure that local food pantries and soup kitchens are equipped to assist those less fortunate with hot meals during the holiday season.” Ulrich, the chairman of the Council’s Veterans Committee, announced the initiative a day before the nation celebrated Veterans Day alongside Councilman Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn), chairman of the General Welfare Committee, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) and other elected and civic officials. “We as a city can bring an end to hunger and homelessness among veterans in New York City,” Levin said. Thirty Council members throughout the city will collect nonperishable food items at their offices from Nov. 10 to Nov. 20. The Council members will donate the food items to pantries and soup kitchens

Councilman Eric Ulrich and other officials announce a citywide food drive to benefit homeless vetPHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL erans. that serve homeless veterans. “It is unacceptable that many of our veterans go to bed hungry every night after having courageously served and protected our community,” Mark-Viverito said in a written statement. “I thank Councilmen Ulrich and Levin who are leading the Council in taking care

of our city’s greatest heroes.” The food drive also received the support of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Manhttan). “We must not lose sight of our responsibility to ensure that these veterans and those that served before them have adequate care when they return home,” Rangel said in a written statement.

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“I am proud to support the efforts of Councilmen Ulrich and Levin who are leading the Council in taking care of our city’s greatest heroes.” Ulrich, in announcing the food drive, cited a study by the Food Bank for New York City that concluded that about 30 percent of city veterans are dependent on emergency food from shelters and pantries. Several veterans organizations expressed support for Ulrich’s initiative. “I urge all veterans to join us in helping those veterans in need,” said Vietnam Veterans of America President John Rowan in a written statement. “It is unfortunate that some veterans find themselves wanting, as the country celebrates their service.” Triada Stampas, Food Bank for New York City vice president for research and public affairs, said in a written statement “We thank Council Member Ulrich, Council Member Levin and Speaker Mark-Viverito for their leadership.” The Council members from Queens participating in the food drive are Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst), Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), David Weprin Q (D-Fresh Meadows) and Ulrich.

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But trains could generate 500K rides a day, Queens College study states by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) and officials from Queens College on Monday released the results of a study that concluded reactivating the longaba ndoned Rock away Beach Branch would generate 500,000 subway rides per day, but that residents of the Rockaways support the alternative park plan. “Reactivating the Rockaway Beach line would connect South and northern Queens in a way that is not currently possible,” Goldfeder said at a press conference in Queens College’s library. The survey, which received answers from 363 residents and 44 businesses from the Rockaways to Forest Hills, found that roughly 40 percent of people would rather have a train run on the line, than see it become a 3.5-mile stretch of parkland to be called the QueensWay. Only 25 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer parkland, with the remaining 35 percent

saying they did not have a definitive answer on what they would prefer to happen to the line. The survey was sent to 5,000 residents and 800 businesses along the rail’s right of way, Queens College officials said. Only 6.8 percent of the people who received the survey returned it with responses and the survey had a margin of error of 5.2 percent. Queens College officials sent the survey to residents and businesses that are within a half mile of the line’s right of way. The survey revealed that three out of five respondents would be likely to use the train, with 16 percent saying they would ride it daily and 12.4 percent saying they’d use it at least once a week. Half of the business owners who responded said a train on the line would have a positive impact on their businesses. But the support for having a mode of transportation for the Rockaways did not come from peninsula residents.

Only 31.3 percent of Rockaway residents who responded to the survey said they would like to see trains run on the line, compared to 39 percent of respondents from Forest Hills, Rego Park and Glendale who said they support the idea of the train. “We were very surprised at that,” said Scott Larson, director of community studies at the Department of Urban Studies at Queens College. The survey showed residents who would neighbor the QueensWay were concerned crime would spike as a result of increased foot traffic in the area. The survey also claimed building the QueensWay would have a negative impact on property values, whereas a subway would increase the value of homes. It also concluded people living within a mile of the line already have more parkland per acre than other city residents. Goldfeder has been a vocal advocate for using the line as a subway to more easily connect the Rockaways to other par ts of

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder speaks on Queens College’s Rockaway Beach line study on Monday. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

Queens, at a cost the study pegs at about $700 million. T he idea clashes with the QueensWay plan, which would provide residents and tourists with a High Line-like park facility. Officials from The Trust for

Public Land, which is overseeing the QueensWay proposal, hailed the survey’s results as a victory for their cause. “This is good news for the QueensWay and we are grateful for the work of the Queens College team, who join several other colleges and universities who have studied and supported the QueensWay,” said Marc Matsil, New York director of The Trust for Public Land. Matsil also said the development of the QueensWay would only cost about $120 million, a significantly lower price than the public transportation alternative. He disputed the survey’s claims that crime would rise and property values would drop as a result of the QueensWay being built. The study released on Monday was commissioned by Goldfeder last year to examine potential benefits of the redevelopment of the line. Goldfeder said he used the Queens College Depar tment of continued on page 56

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Rockaways opt for QueensWay: study

QueensWay questions throughout Forest Hills Residents seek more information about the controversial park plan by Christopher Barca Assistant Editor

A train hasn’t rumbled along the tracks of the Rockaway Beach rail line in 52 years. Before residents of Forest Hills support its reactivation or the construction of an elevated park on the line, some PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA say they want more answers from each side of the debate. railway, which sits just feet from people’s homes on its northern end. “This could become a great thing for the neighborhood, or it could become an eyesore,” Valentino said. “We live here. They need to come ask us. We don’t know if we like it or not.” Also present at the meeting was Community

Board 6 Chairman Joe Hennessy, who said his board will “soon” hold a public hearing about the proposed park. While he criticized the QueensWay plan for not accounting for how the park would be patrolled, he also questioned the feasibility of reactivating the rail line, which would cost upwards of $700 million.

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Forest Hills doesn’t know what side of the track it sits on. Along the entire 3.5-mile stretch of abandoned Rockaway Beach rail tracks from Rego Park to Ozone Park, there are scores of people who strongly support either the reactivation of the rail line, which was shut down in 1962, or an elevated park called the QueensWay, similar to Manhattan’s popular High Line. Residents in Forest Hills, however, say they need more information about each plan before throwing their support behind one or the other. Tuesday’s meeting of the Forest Hills Civic Association lacked a strong attendance, only about 15 people showed up, but the debate over the $120 million QueensWay proposal was heated nonetheless. Residents who support an elevated park occasionally shouted back and forth with residents who deemed it a “waste of money,” all while a handful of others called for meetings with representatives from both the rail and recreation sides of the track in the coming months. Forest Hills resident Claudia Valentino said more community review of the QueensWay plan is needed before anyone can make an informed decision about the future of the old

“They’re pretty simple. They want the train, period,” Hennessy said, referring to residents who live near the southern end of the rail line. “But where’s the money coming from? We have all this money but we don’t have seats in our schools for our children.” When asked what the 112th Precinct’s role would be in patrolling any potential elevated park, Capt. Judith Harrison, the precinct’s commanding officer, appeared unfamiliar with the proposal, but said that officers would treat it like any other park in the area. “We would make it fit,” said Harrison, regarding the precinct’s ability to add patrolling the park into its schedule. “This would be no different.” Barbara Stuchinski, the president of the Forest Hills Civic Association, said she plans to invite Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), a supporter of the QueensWay, A ssembly m a n Ph i l Gold feder (D-Rockaway Park), a rail line reactivation supporter, and the Friends of the QueensWay to a future meeting to discuss the merits of each project. On Monday, a Queens College study, commissioned by Goldfeder, on the rail line’s future showed that 39 percent of Forest Hills, Rego Park and Glendale residents support the reactivation of the rail line, while continued on page 56

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Sandy victims irate over FEMA letters Goldfeder calls on federal agency to stop recoupment of $5.8 million by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Howard Beach resident Joyce Adamiszyn said she was blown away when she opened a piece of mail from the Federal Emergency Management Agency last month. The federal agency, she claims, was seeking to reclaim $16,000 it had sent to her so she could pay rent while rebuilding her Broad Channel house, which was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. “They’re asking for everything back,” Adamiszyn said. But her case is not a strange one. Rockaway Park resident Brian Rafferty, who has been living in Brooklyn since the storm, said he received an email last month from FEMA asking him for about $9,000 out of the $12,000 that was given to him to repair his basement apartment. “I was surprised but I wasn’t that surprised,” Rafferty said. Rafferty said he had heard similar cases of people affected by Sandy being contacted by FEMA for repayment. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) is calling for an end to the practice. “For FEMA to ask victims to pay back funding already spent on recovery, when many are still drowning in debt from the

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder is calling on FEMA to stop sending recoupment letters to people PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY who received federal aid in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. storm, is unacceptable,” Goldfeder said in a written statement. “Families who received additional assistance, through no fault of their own, should not be asked to return money that was clearly spent on aiding their recovery from Sandy.” Goldfeder said he and his staff have heard numerous complaints of recoupment letters

being sent in recent weeks, seeking a total of about $5.8 million back in federal aid that had been given in the weeks following the storm. A FEMA spokeswoman declined to respond to Goldfeder’s comments or on any specific case of a recoupment letter being sent. The spokeswoman did say in a written

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Help needy veterans this week

esidents of our borough showed their patriotism and respect for those who have served in the armed forces on Sunday with the fifth annual Queens Veterans Day Parade, which ran through Middle Village. We’re glad to see the event, as not everyone can make it to Manhattan for the big one there, and since they were on different days, anyone who had the ability and desire to could attend both. That’s a fine way to show you care about our former servicemen and women, but it only goes so far. More difficult but also more worthwhile is showing that you care about and respect veterans all year long. And a great way to do that is to help those in need, of which there are many. Veterans suffer from higher rates of homelessness, mental illness, suicide and other social ills than the general population. According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, nearly 50,000 were undomiciled at any given time in 2010, the latest year for which it posted statistics, and we doubt there’s been much improvement since then. They tend to be younger than the average ex-serviceman and woman, and roughly 40 percent of them are either black or Hispanic, far above those groups’ total 14 percent share of the veteran population.

Many of their problems can only be dealt with by professionals (and we certainly hope the Department of Veterans Affairs has been cleaning up its act). But there are some simple things the average citizen can do, and chief among them is helping feed those who are hungry. Toward that end, a group of 30 City Council members, led by Eric Ulrich of Ozone Park, the Veterans Committee chairman, is collecting nonperishable food items through Nov. 20 to distribute to organizations that feed homeless vets. Anyone can contribute simply by bringing donations to the lawmakers’ offices. See page 2 in this edition for a list of Queens councilmen and women who are participating. At the same time, a number of businesses here are offering discounts to veterans in a new program led by the Chamber of Commerce and Flushing Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz. Some large chains such as Home Depot already do, and it’s good to see more stores join in. We applaud both efforts. Our only questions would be why the food drive can’t be made permanent, why 21 Council members aren’t participating and why any business wouldn’t give veterans a discount. Please do your part to help those who have served.

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Dear Editor: I think the borough needs another rail link where the QueensWay is planned. Seeing the tremendous passenger loads on the Q52 and Q53 buses as well as the A train, and considering the increased population near where the greenway would be situated, like 101st and 103rd avenues, another transportation option is preferable. The High Line did not replace anything that could be functional. This abandoned rail line can be rebuilt and take the pressure off the existing bus lines. Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

MIA: the voters Dear Editor: It was reported that we just had one of the lowest voter turnouts since World War II. President Obama said the other night that twothirds of the voter population stayed home. In a local election on average about 40 percent actually show up to vote, while 60 percent show up for a presidential election. OMG. Where are all our voters, including all those who complain about our local and national leaders but didn’t bother to vote? It’s like the old saying, everyone complains about the weather and no one does anything about it. © Copyright 2014 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

25 grams is a lot of pot

e’re not exactly buzzing with joy at the city’s new policy decriminalizing the possession of less than 25 grams of marijuana, but we’re not exactly coming down on it either. We do recognize the contradiction between the illegality of marijuana and the legality of alcohol, which more and more people agree is actually more dangerous than the herb. And we don’t like the longstanding police trick of getting people, mostly young men of color, to empty their pockets in order to charge them with having pot out in public, which carries greater penalties than keeping it hidden. And we agree that, barring aggravating circumstances, possession of a little bit for personal entertainment is not something that should result in a life-altering criminal record. But 25 grams is a lot more than it takes to get high once, even for several people. It’s just under an ounce of the stuff, which can cost you about $400. There’s a decent chance someone carrying that much is selling it. We hope this new policy works out and doesn’t just add to the sense that law and order is on the decline here.

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Still working for you Dear Editor: I’m very grateful to my neighbors for renewing my contract for two more years in Congress. I intend to keep working hard to earn your support. The focus of that will continue to be middleclass security. It’s not enough to create jobs; they have to provide long-term stability and opportunity. We have to help middle-class families refinance staggering levels of college debt. We have to build infrastructure in this country and invest in medical research. I want New York to be the Alzheimer’s research capital of America; I want us to lead the nation in creating prosperous new jobs in cybersecurity.

And I want to make sure that tax reform is first and foremost beneficial to middle-class New Yorkers and not special-interest lobbyists. It’s a bold agenda. But America never succeeded with half steps. We need huge leaps for a middle class that has been neglected for too long. Steve Israel U.S. Representative for the 3rd District Huntington, LI Editor’s note: The writer’s congressional district includes much of northeastern Queens.

Veto hurts veterans Dear Editor: It is unbelievable that Mayor de Blasio was allowed to march in this year’s parade honoring our nation’s veterans especially just a few days after supporting Gov. Cuomo’s veto of the civil service buyback bill for veterans. As a proud veteran and leader within the veteran community, I find this quite disheartening, especially since Cuomo is the child of a

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Reverence over retail Dear Editor: Thanksgiving Day is supposed to be a holiday when families and friends gather to give thanks for their many blessings. There is absolutely no reason for any retailer or wholesaler to be open on this very special holiday. The only retailer that seems to value Thanksgiving as a day to be with loved ones is P.C. Richard and Son, the appliance store

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Dear Editor: I find it very interesting to look at the health issues Americans choose to worry about today. Just about everyone’s conversation these days, whether personally with someone you know or in the media, is about Ebola. We are all concerned about the health concerns about this usually fatal disease if someone contracts the virus and is not aggressively treated. Yet as of this writing, there have been only three confirmed cases of Ebola in the entire country, with one fatality apparently due to not following proper protocol. We should be more concerned about the effects of seasonal flu in this country, which results in approximately 36,000 deaths each year. This is a disease that can be prevented (or result in a milder case should someone who is vaccinated still comes down with the virus) by getting an annual flu shot. Yet so many shun the idea of getting the vaccine. And of course, we should be more concerned about the effects of smoking tobacco products in this country, which causes approximately 480,000 deaths each year. These are preventable as well. Yet millions of people continue to light a cigarette and put it into their mouth, either due to their nicotine addiction or their inexplicable belief in being immortal. I was glad to see that steps have been taken to have better health controls for those who return to the United States after being in the region where Ebola is widespread. But folks, let’s calm down. If you have to worry, the above two instances deserve more emphasis than the fear of Ebola in our homeland. Phil Konigsberg Bay Terrace

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chain. It’s always closed for Thanksgiving and always runs a full-page commentary on how those retailers who choose to stay open are showing a total lack of respect for their employees and their families. Now Macy’s is saying that it may open its stores at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving evening. That is totally ridiculous! Enough is enough already. If this keeps up, stores will be open on Christmas Day. That really would be a sad commentary on how money hungry businesses have become. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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World War II veteran. He may hold a progressive agenda but it does not seem to include those who have given so much in service to this country. It is quite understandable that we must be fiscally responsible but shouldn’t our veterans be included as a priority? Maybe we should remind our elected officials that if they support troops fighting abroad then they must have the responsibility of supporting our warriors when they come home and not with simple little parades or awards. I urge all fellow veterans in New York City as well as the rest of New York State to write your local newspapers, write the governor and express your discontent over the veto of this most important bill. Ryan S. Graham Commander, Queens County Council Veterans of Foreign Wars Ozone Park

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A new day begins at Richmond Hill High Community leaders lay out plan to remove trailer classrooms by 2015 by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Advocates and leaders of Richmond Hill High School last Thursday announced that the school’s much-maligned classroom trailers will be removed and replaced with a playground facility by spring 2015, and that seven additional classrooms will be constructed within the building to accommodate students. “The school is returning to its former glory,” said Vishnu Mahadeo, president and executive director of the Richmond Hill Economic Development Council, at a press conference in the school’s auditorium. Mahadeo, flanked by Community Board 9 Education Committee Chairman Seth Welins and Barbara Sherman, deputy policy director for Public Advocate Letitia James, also announced that the school will be receiving three new computer labs, a refurbished swimming pool and other resources as part of an $8.7 million renovation project granted by the state. “This came about because of the support of our elected officials,” Mahadeo said. The playground, which for years has been inhabitated by classroom trailers, will be remodeled as a “state-of-the-art playground facility,” including a running track, community leaders at the press

Vishnua Mahadeo, center, discusses plans for the removal of trailer classrooms in the playground area of Richmond Hill High School. The plan and recent improvements at the school were lauded by Barbara Sherman, left, deputy policy director for Public Advocate Letitia James, and Community PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Board 9 Education Committee Chairman Seth Wellins, right. conference announced. The trailers were placed at the high school years ago by the city Department of Education after RHHS began to take in more students than it had room for. The city also rented space at St. Benedict’s School, located a few blocks away, when the trailers

also became overcrowded. The de Blasio administration struck a deal to keep the annex open, after Bloomberg said the city would close it. Sherman said the public advocate toured the trailers and was appalled at the conditions the teenagers were being taught in.

“No child should be taught in a trailer,” she told parents. The seven classrooms that will be built with the $8.7 million from the state, Mahadeo said, will be more than enough to allow students to be taught in the main building. “It looks like we will be able to accommodate all of them within the school,” he said. Although three people stood at the front of the auditorium announcing the news of the trailers’ imminent removal, two of them said Mahadeo deserved all the credit. “This has been a one-man crusade,” Sherman said of Mahadeo. Community leaders also announced that the school was making internal improvements, with more teenagers completing their four-year program than in recent years. Last year, the graduation rate at the school was 64 percent, up from 48 just a few years ago, officials announced. The school also has an 88 percent attendance rate. Leaders also praised de Blasio for adding the school to a list of 12 Queens institutions that will receive new funding for additional resources, in an attempt to improve test scores. “I think it’s outstanding what this administration is doing,” Mahadeo said of the Q mayor’s initiative.

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Residents mixed on SBS proposals DOT, MTA present three plans to calm traffic on Woodhaven Blvd. by Laura A. Shepard Chronicle Contributor

Residents who live along Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards last Wednesday expressed mixed opinions about a series of proposals that would turn one lane of the corridor into a dedicated bus lane, saying they were concerned with how the proposal would be implemented. “This is a consolidation and when you consolidate, someone’s going to win and someone’s going to lose,” said Rockaway resident Phil McManus, a member of the Queens Public Transit Committee. McManus was just one of several Queens residents who spoke at a town hall meeting about the proposals to create Select Bus Service along the 12-mile corridor. “We’re not against SBS, but we’re concerned about SBS. We’re concerned for the local buses that are going to be reduced,” he added. The town hall was sponsored by the Department of Transportation and the MTA, who presented residents with three ideas to have buses travel in a dedicated lane in an effort to decrease traffic and provide easier access to public transportation. The stretch of road has been inundated with severe traffic congestion and accidents, sparking outcries from residents to

have it upgraded. “I think the project benefits the entire route,” said Eric Beaton, the DOT’s director of bus rapid transit planning. “People are always concerned about the effect on traffic and parking. Looking block by block, people have a right to be concerned. Everyone wants a street that works.”

The first proposal presented by Beaton and other officials would put dedicated bus lanes on the outer-right and left parts of the road, separated by medians. The second proposal would have buses traveling in the center lane, with turning bays at certain intersections. The final proposal would also have buses

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Officials from the Department of Transportation and MTA presented residents living along Woodhaven Boulevard with three proposals to calm traffic along the 12-mile corridor and place PHOTO BY LAURA A. SHEPARD a dedicated bus lane in the area.

traveling in the center lanes, with bus stops being located at “islands” located in the middle of the boulevard. Woodhaven resident Janet Forte said she loved the ideas, but could not imagine how any of them would be implemented. One aspect she disagreed with was the idea of having bus stops in the middle of the boulevard, saying they would be an “accident waiting to happen.” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said he was pleased by the number of people who showed up to the meeting. He added that making changes to the 12-mile stretch of road is long overdue. “It should’ve been done years ago,” he said. “If it doesn’t work out we can go back to sitting in traffic for two hours, which is the way things are now, which is a nightmare. Whoever was responsible 50 years ago did us a tremendous disservice.” Ulrich added that the changes to Woodhaven Boulevard would help bring jobs to the community and would be partially funded by grants from the state and federal government. Beaton said the DOT would seek further comments from the community before putting a plan in place, and added that it would Q take about four years to implement.

The battle between QueensWay and Rockaway Beach rail line advocates was fought over Twitter on Monday, as Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) faced off against Adrian Benepe, director of city park development for The Trust for Public Land and a former city parks commissioner. Several advocates of the QueensWay, a proposed 3.5-mile stretch of parkland along the abandoned rail line, began tweeting at Goldfeder, expressing opposition to the findings of a survey the Queens College Dept. of Urban Studies released on Monday. Goldfeder, in response to the tweets, said “Sadly @Adrian_Benepe and @tpl_ org have forgotten their mission and are actually removing access to parks for so many #Queens families!” Benepe, who left city parks in 2012, responded “@YPGoldfeder @tpl_org Rail reactivation (favored by 1 in 3 Rockaway res), would destroy 7 acres of Forest Pk

and 5 LL fields .@TheQueensWay.” The two traded tweets for more than four hours, debating the merits of the survey and taking jabs at each others tweets. “The @Adrian_Benepe @tpl_org @ TheQueensWay model, when in doubt just make up facts... #WeAreNotFooledByYourOverpricedRhetoric,” Goldfeder said. Q

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A Bronx man was indicted on Saturday on charges that he robbed an 88-year-old man of $1,000 that the senior citizen had won at Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Gregory Hillman, 57, is charged with one count of second-degree robbery, three counts of second-degree assault and one count of fourh-degree grand larceny. Brown, in court documents, alleges that Hillman had followed Kuan Yao, 88, home after noticing the senior citizen won $1,000 while betting at the casino on Oct. 31. Surveillance videos from the casino show Hillman walking in “close proximity behind” Yao, who was counting his winnings while exiting the casino. Yao, according to court documents, boarded a Resorts World Casino shuttle bus and was followed by Hillman, who also boarded the shuttle.

Hillman allegedly followed Yao onto an E train at 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue and into a grocery store. Hillman then allegedly followed Yao onto a Q47 bus and got off the bus at 30th Avenue and 77th Street. A few minutes later, Hillman allegedly wrestled Yao to the ground “causing him to hit the cement sidewalk, causing contusions and welts and a bump on his forehead and face and scratches to his hands and after his head hit the sidewalk he bla cke d out ,” a c c ord i ng t o c ou r t documents. While Yao was on the ground, Hillman allegedly took his wallet, which contained about $1,010 and a Capital One credit card, accordi ng to cou r t documents. “Hillman now faces the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence,” Brown said in a written statement. Hillman was arraigned on the charges on Nov. 8, a district attorney spokesman said in an email, and is due back in court Q on Nov. 21.

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Now, in Howard Beach, NY, one doctor is helping local residents with knee pain live more active, pain-free lives. Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience. Let’s face it, your knees aren’t as young as you used to be, and playing with the kids or grandkids isn’t any easier either. Maybe your knee pain keeps you from walking short distances or playing golf like you used to. Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your knees hurt and the pain just won’t go away! My name is Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C., owner of Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center. Since we opened seventeen years ago, I’ve seen hundreds of people with knee problems leave the office pain free. If you’re suffering from these conditions, a new breakthrough in medical technology may completely eliminate your pain and help restore normal function to your knees.

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Could This Noninvasive, Natural Treatment Be the Answer to Your Knee Pain? For 10 days only, I’m running a very special offer where you can find out if you are a candidate for cold laser therapy. What does this offer include? Everything I normally do in my “Knee Pain Evaluation.” Just call before November 23rd, 2014 and here’s what you’ll get… • An in-depth consultation about your problem where I will listen … really listen … to the details of your case. • A complete neuromuscular examination. • A full set of specialized X-rays to determine if arthritis is contributing to your pain (if necessary). (If you have films please bring them for evaluation). • A thorough analysis of your exam and X-ray fi ndings so we can start mapping out your plan to being pain free. • You’ll see everything firsthand and find out if this amazing treatment will be your pain solution, as it has been for so many other patients. Until November 23rd, you can get everything I’ve listed here for only $37. The normal price for this type of evaluation including X-rays is $250, so you’re saving a considerable amount by taking me up on this offer. Remember what it was like before you had knee problems – when you were pain free and could enjoy everything life had to offer. It can be that way again. Don’t neglect your problem any longer – don’t wait until it’s too late.

A new treatment is helping patients with knee pain live a happier, more active lifestyle. Here’s what to do now: Due to the expected demand for this special offer, I urge you to call our office at once. The phone number is 718-845-2323. Call today and we can get started with your consultation, exam and X-rays (if necessary) as soon as there’s an opening in the schedule. Our office is called Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center and you can find us at 162-07 91st Street in Howard Beach. Tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the Knee Evaluation before November 23rd. Sincerely, Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C. P.S. Now you might be wondering …

“Is this safe? Are there any side effects or dangers to this?” The FDA cleared the first Class IV Laser in 2002. This was after their study found 76 percent improvement in patients with severe pain. Their only warning – don’t shine it in your eyes. Of course at our office, the laser is never anywhere near your eyes and we’ll give you a comfortable pair of goggles for safety. Don’t wait and let your knee problems get worse, disabling you for life. Take me up on my offer and call today (718) 845-2323. For more information go to www.drgucciardo.com and click on the laser therapy tab.

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage. Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle. Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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Marijuana measure sparks controversy New NYPD policy decriminalizes pot possession below 25 grams by Matthew Ern

“That way we wouldn’t have to deal with the criminality element at all,” Dromm New York City has taken a step toward explained. “New York should follow the lead decriminalizing marijuana. Starting Nov. 19, of other states.” An amount less than 25 grams in open view NYPD officers will be handing out summonses instead of making arrests when they appre- has been processed as a misdemeanor-level hend someone in possession of 25 grams or offense. Under the new policy, someone caught with such an amount will face a $100 fine for less of marijuana. “This is an example of another important their first offense. Police are authostep, both for keeping rized to make arrests the people of New situations in which York City safe and think we’re on a slippery in the suspect cannot building a closer relaa valid form tionship between the slope. The administration produce of identification, the police and community in this city,” Mayor de is making a big mistake.” marijuana is burning, the type of possession Blasio said at a press — Councilman Eric Ulrich could indicate the conference Monday. intent to sell or if the Suspects must be suspect is in a location able to produce a valid form of ID, and as long as there are no war- s u c h a s a s c h o ol t h a t h a s s p e c i a l rants out for their arrest, the officer is ordered considerations. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is to confiscate their marijuana and send them on their way with a summons. The idea is that a not happy with the policy change. “I think we’re on a slippery slope. The ticket and fine rather than an arrest and booking will not affect anyone’s future over one administration is making a big mistake and this is not going to make the city any safer,” small mistake. Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Ulrich said. He warned that the new measure could Heights) commended the mayor’s decision and said that ultimately, marijuana should be legal- remove the stigma of marijuana possession and send a bad message to the city’s youth. ized altogether. Chronicle Contributor

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Carrying a small amount of marijuana is now noncriminal, but burning it will still result in your arrest. PHOTO COURTESY TORBEN HANSEN / FLICKR “By doing this they’re saying it’s OK to do drugs. This isn’t medicinal to help with someone’s pain, this is endorsing recreational drug use,” Ulrich said. The policy change has implications with regard to alleged racial profiling as well. “Too many New Yorkers without any prior convictions have been arrested for low-level marijuana possession. Black and Latino communities have been disproportionately affected,” de Blasio added Monday. In the past, such minor drug charges were

often associated with police stop and frisks that allegedly unfairly targeted minorities and people from poorer communities. Officers could ask a suspect to empty his or pockets, and if a bag of marijuana was produced, they could make an arrest for having the drug in open view because the suspect voluntarily complied. That is a procedure the NYPD has been attempting to discontinue since around 2011, according to Commissioner Bill Bratton. Dromm referred to the practice as “very problematic” and said that the new policy is a good step toward ending profiling. “I’m glad the mayor has decided to do something about it,” Dromm, who believes that young people of color were profiled for stop and frisks, said. The mayor’s new policy stirred responses citywide from both elected officials and advocacy groups. “To the extent the Police Department continues to disproportionately enforce the law in black and Latino communities, any administrative change on minor marijuana possession will constitute window-dressing in the name of reform,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens), a member of the Bi-Partisan Task Force on Over Criminalization, said in a prepared statement. “The policy must be continued on page 35

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Cuomo re-elected — will DREAM Act pass? Queens electeds confident governor will stand by campaign promise by Tess McRae Associate Editor

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The Queens Library Foundation Board of Directors has elected its new president. The library announced in a statement on Monday that Vincent Arcuri Jr., the chairman of Community Board 5, had won the position. “I’m honored to assume the role of board president,” Arcuri said in a statement. “I spent much of my formative years at the historic Glendale branch library, where I learned how to read and developed my love of history. “I know the importance of the library to the community and how much it needs the support of the private and philanthropic sectors,” he continued. “It’s a privilege to help the foundation create connections and drive that support.” The Queens Library Foundation, incorporated in 1988, is the fundraising arm of the Queens Library. Executive Director of the Queens Library Foundation Diana Chapin said the group looks forward to having Arcuri at the helm. “We’re fortunate that the foundation has such a capable candidate ready to Q lead us.”

Raising rates, cutting bonuses on table Published reports this week have stated that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering hikes of up to 25 cents for single rides on city buses and subways. Such an increase would increase the cost of a single fare from present rate of $2.50 to $2.75. In a report quoting knowledgeable sources the New York Post said the price of a weekly MetroCard would go from $30 to $31, and the cost of a monthly card from $112 to $116.50. Any change would have to amount to a projected 4 percent increase. It would represent a smaller hike than the 7.5 percent hikes that MTA officials were predicting for 2015 and 2017 less than two years ago. Numerous published reports state that the MTA also is considering an alternative plan that would decrease the bonus rates for certain MetroCard purchases In a statement issued by the MTA on Tuesd ay, aut hor it y spokesma n Kevin Or tiz said nothing has been

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Realtors beware. If state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) has his way, real estate solicitations may become a thing of the past in Queens. Avella announced on Monday that he will introduce a bill in Albany to add the entire borough to the cease and desist list, which will allow all Queens residents to opt out of receiving unwanted real estate calls,

mailings and ads. Under the present state law, only certain neighborhoods deemed eligible by the state can qualify as cease and desist areas. Residents must show excessive distribution of real estate solicitations to qualify. Avella’s bill will allow residents to add their addresses to the list, rather than by a neighborhood. The bill will also extend the active period from five to 10 years. “For too long, Queens residents have

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A new gym has been proposed for 10002 Rockaway Blvd. in Ozone Park, according to documents filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals. A letter from Great Neck-based law firm Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector, LLP to the BSA states a new facility, which will operate as Ozone Park 26 Fitness, will contain “exercise equipment, a stretching/ training area, locker rooms, a front desk and offices.” The law firm, in its letter, estimates the gym will have about 400 to 500 people per day. The gym will operate from Monday to Saturday during the hours of 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., according to the letter, and on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. There will be a total of 25 employees working at the gym, the law firm states. The law firm said the majority of the gym’s members will be “residents of the neighborhood and employees of nearby commercial uses that will walk to the

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“My dad took me to the movies as a kid. I fell in love with the power of the big screen,” Queens native Bart Mastronardi said, grabbing a bite at an eatery on Austin Street in Forest Hills. On Nov. 14, his second feature, “Tales of Poe,” an anthology based on the works of the classic poet and short story writer, will be screened at the New York Horror Film Festival in TriBeCa, with multiple showings planned for the near future in his home borough. The event marks another milestone for Mastronardi, 42, who enjoyed seeing his film premiere in August at the fabled Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. “That was the best place to have the premiere,” he said, describing it as “a full red carpet event,” with celebrities and members of the press among the 350 individuals in attendance. That night, he said, he “crossed the line from dreams into reality. That’s where I realized that all that I worked for, all the choices, all the mistakes finally paid off.” Already, the f ilm has won multiple awards, including the Audience Choice Award at the Screams in the Dark Festival in Omaha, Neb. and Best Cinematography at the New Orleans Horror Film Festival. Born in Ozone Park, Mastronardi spent a large portion of his childhood in a seat at the Midway theater in Forest Hills. Among his favorites as a kid were “Star Wars” and “Friday the 13th, Part 4: The Final Chapter.” He’s also a fan of Muppets movies and disaster films like “The Poseidon Adventure.” “I was pretty well-rounded,” he said. But for his own film work, he has always been drawn to the darker side of things. “Not in a gory way, but in a macabre way,” Mastronardi said. “I always liked the shadows. It’s ironic; I don’t live my life that way.” Mastronardi’s first feature was a psychological horror film called “Vindication,” about a young man who realizes his purpose in life is to be a serial killer. Filmed partly in Queens, it took four years to make. The new film, much of it also filmed locally, in Astoria, East Elmhurst and Forest Park, is comprised of three segments. One is an adaptation of “The Cask of Amontillado,” a dark tale of revenge. Another, which Mastronardi describes as a “surreal, very heavy period piece,” is based on a poem called “Dreams,” one of Poe’s early efforts. But receiving the most attention is the film’s shortest piece, a 25-minute adaptation of one of Poe’s best-known stories, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Though taking liberties with the work he stuck closely to Poe’s story. “He gave me the skeleton and I added the

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Northbound Van Wyck viaduct opens 18 months earlier than expected by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

A multimillion-dollar city project completed ahead of schedule is as rare as a traffic-free morning on one of the many highways running through Kew Gardens. With the opening of the new northbound Van Wyck Expressway viaduct last week, just one part of the extensive Kew Gardens Interchange project, at least one of those scenarios will come to fruition. On Nov. 5, the elevated viaduct running above the Grand Central Parkway opened to traffic for the first time, 18 months ahead of its originally scheduled opening in 2016. The 800-foot long roadway was built alongside the existing viaduct in order to maintain traffic flow, and is one of four parts of a $113 million project aimed at reconstructing sections of the Van Wyck. Construction of the viaduct itself cost $35 million. In a statement released last Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the early completion of the viaduct is indicative of the importance of the project for the approximately 50 0,0 0 0 motor ist s who pass through the area each day. “Completion of this viaduct is a large step toward improving traffic f low for commerce, commuters and JFK Airport

The newly constructed northbound Van Wyck Expressway viaduct opened last Wednesday, approximately 18 months ahead of schedule. Elected officials say the opening of the roadway PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON will help alleviate traffic in the area. users along a very congested interchange in Queens,” Cuomo said. “Getting it done a year and a half early is proof positive that our commitment to working harder and smarter to improve our state’s infra-

structure is paying off for New Yorkers.” Wider shoulders were also constructed on the viaduct to provide drivers with a breakdown lane. The Kew Gardens Interchange also

includes a $152 million plan consisting of the constructions of six bridges over the Van Wyck, the reconstruction of the eastbound Queens Boulevard exit ramp and the installation of an elevator and two new entrances for the Briar wood-Van Wyck subway station. The Mount Vernon, NY-based DeFoe Corp. is the contractor for the work. I n a st atement, Rep. G race Meng (D-Flushing) said the viaduct will lead to a reduction of traffic, which in turn will result in a boost in commerce and economic growth for the Kew Gardens area. “Completion of the project will go a long way toward improving safety and enhancing traffic f low in the borough,” Meng said. “It is critical we continue to invest in our borough’s infrastructure.” The Kew Gardens Interchange project will cost $265 million in total, but it has not been without controversy. The new entrance of the BriarwoodVan Wyck E and F train station has been under construction for years, and the estimated date of completion has been pushed back three times in the last 12 months. Most recently, the entrance was supposed to open in May, but that date was pushed back i n the spr i ng a nd it is u n k now n whe n t he proje ct w i l l b e Q completed.

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Investigation finds smuggling at jails Corrections Department to step up security protocols on Rikers Island by Khorri Atkinson Chronicle Contributor

Marijuana, narcotics, tobacco and alcohol are some of the contraband smuggled by correction officers at Rikers Island, in exchange for thousands of dollars from inmates’ relatives, an undercover city investigation found. The city Department of Investigation released a report last week, about their months-long probe into the criminal activity and civil disorder at the country’s second largest correctional facility. They found that even when contraband set off metal detectors at the staff entrances, security personnel allowed correction officers to walk in without searching them. Officers reportedly concealed contraband in their lunch bags and were allowed to put it on top of the X-ray machines at security checkpoints, rather than through them. “DOI’s investigation exposes the dangerous problem of weapons and narcotics smuggling within the City’s jails,” said Mark Peters, the department’s commissioner. Peters said the probe relied heavily on 50 hours of surveillance videos from June through October, which monitored the entry of more than 2,500 employees. Hundreds of telephone conversations were also reviewed and recent undercover tests by an investigator who pretended to be a correc-

Mark Peters, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, at a City Council PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL oversight hearing. tion officer. The report said the undercover agent successfully smuggled a razor blade and 250 glassine envelopes of heroin, one 16-ounce water bottle of vodka, a half pound of marijuana and 24 packaged strips of suboxone, which all valued more than $22,000. The agent was able to carry the contraband through six security checkpoints. When he set off a metal detector two times

at one checkpoint, a security officer asked him to empty his pockets. “The undercover responded that he already had emptied them,” the report said. “The officer accepted his answer without further inspection of his pockets.” The report also listed a number of corruption cases and contraband smuggling involving correction officers and other employees who were arrested and charged.

One included Correctional Officer Austin Romain, who was paid nearly $11,000 by an inmate’s girlfriend to bring tobacco and marijuana to her boyfriend’s cell. The report said payments dated back to March 2012 and the transactions were “concealed through an elaborate payment scheme” by way of Western Union. Another case involved a nurse who gave an inmate his cell phone number and told him, “If you need anything give me a call,” the report said. The DOI’s probe found that the nurse smuggled alcohol, suboxone and tobacco at least nine times. The report said the nurse “admitted that he smuggled the tobacco in his pants pockets, and that he knew he would not be stopped.” The nurse was arrested on Sept. 23, just three weeks after the city Department of Correction enacted new search protocols. The efforts to combat contraband smuggling into Rikers Island is not effective and adequate, the report said. “The improvements were not anything near the full compliance rate needed for facilities such as Rikers Island.” The investigation yet again triggered concerns about the DOC’s ability to reform the correctional facility’s policies and practices, amid several critical reports and conversations from the United States Department of continued on page 28

St John’s drops crime history query State attorney general said it will help to remove barriers to learning by Khorri Atkinson

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St. John’s University and two other New York colleges have reached an agreement with state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to stop asking prospective students about their contacts with the criminal justice system, including arrests that have not led to a conviction, sealed or expunged records or pardoned records. Schneiderman said an arrest or police stop that did not lead to a conviction or criminal record “indeed must not” be a standard question on a college application as it will discourage those who are seeking a higher education. “To the contrary, we need to provide opportunities to everyone seeking to better their futures,” he said, adding that the agreements are part of his office’s Civil Rights Bureau initiative to combat barriers for individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system. “My office will work to ensure that all applicants receive fair treatment when applying to a college, a university, or for a job,” Schneiderman said. Under the agreement, Schneiderman said the schools — St. John’s as well as Dowling College and Five Towns College, both on Long Island — will consider prior convictions and pending arrests only to the extent that they are relevant to public safety or some aspect of the institutions’ academic program. The agreements also ensure that the admissions staff will be properly trained in how to inquire about and evaluate criminal convictions for relevancy. In a statement, St. John’s Assistant Vice President for External Relations Dominic Scianna said the university reviewed and concluded that the language of the question

about criminal history “could lead to gathering information not relevant to its assessment of an applicant.” “The university modified the question to make it consistent with our other application,” Scianna said. “The revised form resolved the concern raised by the Attorney General’s Office. We were appreciative that the Attorney General’s Office raised this concern. The dialogue ... was cooperative and collegial and there was never a threat of formal legal action.” He further added that the safety of St. John’s students and security of the campuses is of “primary” importance. “The ability to inquire into convictions and pending arrests is an important part of maintaining a safe academic environment,” Scianna said. Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), who is a member of the Council’s Criminal Justice Committee, said the modification of the criminal history question will also “ease the transition of former inmates to society.” “If someone who has done their time and is not at risk to society decided to move on and earn a college education, there should not be a barrier,” Lancman said. The lawmaker noted that disqualifying someone’s application because of incarceration will only create a path for them to re-enter the criminal justice system. The possibility for the three colleges to amend their admission policy came in response to concerns from the Center for Community Alternatives, a Brooklyn-based jail reform advocacy group that helps former inmates who are seeking community reintegration. “Those college applicants that do have experience with the criminal justice system, and who then decide to take the big step to go on with their education, are less likely to

engage in high-risk behavior than their counterparts who have not had criminal justice experience,” said Alan Rosenthal, co-director of the Justice Strategies at CCA. Rosenthal said higher education “significantly reduces” the recidivism rate and denying educational opportunities to people who have a criminal conviction only increases the chances that they will have no alternative but to return to crime. “Young people are disproportionately affected by the criminal justice system, at every stage, from arrest through conviction and sentencing,” he said. “Denying individuals access to college based upon criminal justice screening will disproportionately close the doors to education on applicants of color and further widen the racial and economic divide.” The jail reform advocate said the CAA’s move to combat the problem stems from their experience working with college applicants six years ago. He said the organization has concerns with the policies of schools, other than the three Schneiderman targeted. “We have grave concerns about how all of the State University of New York schools engage in criminal history screening,” Rosenthal said. “In contrast, the City University of New York schools do not ask the criminal history question and yet there is nothing to indicate that crime on CUNY campuses looks any different as a result by CUNY students than by SUNY students.” Asked what SUNY’s response is about their concerns, Rosenthal said, “they told us that they would consider our concerns. They did nothing.” SUNY spokesman David Doyle did not offer a comment Q by press time.

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NYPD helps out NYFAC Police Officer Rafael Lugo II of the 106th Precinct along with his father, Rafael Lugo Sr., last Thursday presented a $750 check to Howard Beach-based New York Families for Autistic Children. “We are so grateful to this father-son team for their hard work, dedication and generous donations to our foundation,” said Andrew Baumann, right, NYFAC’s president. “They did an amazing job of bringing the community together, for a good time, to benefit a good cause.” The duo raised the $750 through a fundraiser in Brooklyn two weeks ago.

continued from page 26 Justice, local authorities and the news media outlets. “The DOC seems to be completely out of control from top to bottom,” said City Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), who sits on the Council’s Criminal Justice and Oversight & Investigations Committees. “There needs to be drastic manageable measures to solve the multiple deficiencies on Rikers Island.” The lawmaker said he is concerned with how DOC Commissioner Joseph Ponte is running the correctional facility. “I don’t see the figure I’d like to see in him,” Lancman said. “He lacks the figure and sense of urgency to bring the radical changes that are necessary. We’re getting closer to the point where Ponte has to step up or we have to get a new leader. It’s time to see results on the ground.” Ponte took the helm of the DOC in April. At the time of his appointment, Mayor de Blasio called him a reformer who has the “depth of experience and knowledge necessary to reduce recidivism.” Last week, Ponte said he agrees with the findings of the investigation, which asked for security protocols to be “immediately designed and implemented.” He promised to enact the proposed recommendations. “I have zero tolerance for anyone, including staff, bringing contraband into

DOC facilities,” said Ponte. “As part of the DOC’s ongoing system-wide reforms, we are working on significant new steps to improve our methods for contraband.” Those reform recommendations that Ponte will enact include the random deployment of drug-sniffing dogs at staff entrances and the assignment of a Special Operations Division to oversee security at staff entrances, which the DOI said should be i mplemented with i n six months. Ponte said he’s also exploring the use of similar screenings and technologies that are used at airports. President of Cor rection Off icers Union Norman Seabrook could not be reached for comment about the new security protocols. The Daily News said Seabrook was skeptical about the DOI’s findings. “I don’t know whether or not this is something that was real or something that’s not,” Seabrook reportedly said on Monday. “So until I see all of the facts, it’s not real to me ... If you got video ... show it to me.” Peters said he’s satisfied that Ponte is receptive to reforms the DOI proposed. “ We a re plea sed t h at DOC h a s responded quickly to these more-recent findings and proposed new protocols that we believe will add ress these Q issues,” said Peters.

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Midterm election talk at York College Errol Louis: Democrats failed to embrace their accomplishments by Khorri Atkinson Chronicle Contributor

Two days after the Republicans took control of both chambers in the United States Congress and the New York state Senate, York College hosted a post midterm election talk, which highlighted the implications it has on the nation going forward. Bad messaging, focusing on the wrong issues and lack of communication are some of the reasons why the democrats lost a large number of their seats across the nation, even in deep-blue states, according Errol Louis, host of the NY1 News political program “Inside City Hall.” “They didn’t embrace their accomplishments, which could have boost the interest of voters,” Louis said, in reference to the recent U.S. unemployment rate that is at 5.8 percent, the lowest in six years. “If I’m reading in the newspaper that the economy is getting better, but yet I can’t get the job I want to make ends meet, I’m going to vote for something better,” Louis said. Dr. Ron Daniels, a political science professor at York who moderated the event, said to Louis that Republicans are responsible for much of the gridlock in Congress. This, he said, includes last year’s govern-

ment shutdown. Daniels called the current Congress “the least productive.” Louis said it is time for the parties in Washington to eliminate decades of acrimony on Capitol Hill. The talk show host said it’s time for Republicans to find a way to compromise and work with the president and Democrats without having gridlock. “They’ve made a great show in Washington, including Senate Majority hopeful Mitch McConnell,” he said. “His number one priority was to make Obama a oneterm president.” Louis asserted that since Republicans now control both houses in Congress, it is an opportunity for them to prove to Americans that they can work with Democrats. “Or else, the Republicans will be labeled as a do-nothing Congress, which would make it harder for them to win the presidency,” he said. “They have to accomplish something. It should be on their interest to work with the president.” The morning’s conversation later shifted to issues that Louis said Congress and New York state failed to work on. They include the repeated call to increase the minimum wage, affordable housing, energy and transportation. In last week’s midterm election, voters

i n fou r st at es — A la sk a , A rk a n sa s, Nebraska and South Dakota — approved referenda to increase their minimum wage. The four states have Republican-controlled legislatures, who opposed the increases. Louis said since the election cycle is over, now is a “real opportunity” for voters and the media to hold elected officials accountable. “They don’t get there until we put them there,” Louis said. “You have to demand more. There is a serious need to know how development is going to happen, how equality issues are going to be addressed and what is the state going to do about the minimum wage and other issues.” Louis also urged the public to inform the media about their issues, so they could be publicized. State Sen.-elect Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) told the Chronicle last week that he hopes President Obama will increase communication with lawmakers that so more things could get done. He said the “bad messaging” also prevented Democratic state Senate hopefuls from winning their seats. “They just didn’t appeal to voters,” said Comrie, who added that he had been hoping for Democrats to control both chambers in Albany.

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Patriotism was the order of the day on Sunday as the fifth annual Queens Veterans Day Parade ran down Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village. Among those showing their love of country were, clockwise from the top right, members of the Coastal Patrol Cadet Corps; Grand Marshals Russ, left, and Paul Feddern, who both served in the Vietnam War, with the Marine Corps and the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, respectively; pals Tony Aldaarran, left, Sal Troia and hearty 101-year-old Vito Marino; Griffin Patrick, who is 97 years younger than Marino; the flag wavers of Cub Scout Pack 288; some police who apparently mastered time travel in the ’60s; members of the Catholic War Veterans; and members of the Vietnam Veterans of America. You’d better believe that star-spangled banner yet waves o’er Queens.

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Driver whose SUV killed her sees tickets dismissed but faces hearing by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

She was killed a little over a year ago, but for the parents of 3-yea r- old A llison Liao, the agony continues. Hsi-Pei Liao and his wife, Amy, recently discovered that the driver of the car who mowed down their daughter had his two summonses for $150 each voided by the Depar t ment of Motor Vehicles. The Liaos’ attorney, Steve Vaccaro, says the driver, Ahmad AbuZayedeha, 44, of Flushing is denying responsibility. The tickets were issued for failure to exercise due care and failure to yield to a pedestrian. The accident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 6, 2013, when Allison and her grandmother were crossing Main Street at Cherry Avenue. They were in the crosswalk and had the right of way. The two were on their way to the grandmother’s home after buying a watermelon, which the little girl had asked for. U n n a m e d p ol i c e s o u r c e s reported to the media at the time

that Allison had broken f ree from her grandmother and ran into the path of the car, an SUV. But Va c c a r o wa s a ble t o obtain a recording taken from a dashboard camera of a nearby ca r that showed A llison d id noth i ng w rong. T he g raph ic v id e o s h ows Abu -Z aye d e h a making a left-hand turn, striking the grandmother and then runn i ng over A llison. She d ied shortly afterward at New York Hospital Queens. “The family is devastated by her death and the 73-year-old grandmother is disabled and traum at i z e d ,” Va c c a r o t old t he Ch ronicle on Monday. “They want recognition that the accident was not her fault; it was his fault.” At the DMV hearing in July, t he d r ive r t e s t i f ie d t h at he believed the news report saying Allison had run into traffic and refused to watch the accident tape, Vaccaro said. “He is living in a fantasy bubble, but it will be burst,” the lawyer said. The tickets were dismissed by

an ad minist rative law judge, despite the fact that police officers, who acquired the accident video, argued in favor of the summonses. Vaccaro said that families are not invited to attend such hearings and are not given access to them, adding that Abu-Zayedeha had been drinking before the accident, but was within the legal drinking limit. Transportation Alternatives, an advocacy group that has been supporting the Liaos, issued a statement from its president, Paul Steely W hite, calling for the removal of the DMV commissioner. “This is an outrageous injustice to the family of Allison Liao,” Steely White said. Area elected off icials were also qu ick to respond. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said: “After watching the video of this tragedy, I find the decision to d i s m i s s t h e s e t i c k e t s ve r y troubling. “As the mother of young children, I cannot imagine what the Liaos went through last year, and I cannot imagine what they’re

going through now. This accident was a horrible tragedy and the driver must be held accountable. I will write to the state DMV about this matter.” Cou ncil ma n Peter Koo (D-Flushing) called the DMV’s decision “a travesty on top of a terrible tragedy. A family lost a child because this driver clearly failed to use due care while driving and failed to yield to a pedestrian. My stomach turned when I was made aware of the DMV’s ruling. “Officers testified in person and a young soul was lost, what more does it take to prove you were guilty of these mere infractions? W hat kind of message does this send? Imagine if this was your daughter? This could have happened to any one of us. “T he com m issioner of the DMV is ultimately responsible for this decision so it must be reviewed and resolved. Allison’s family, my community and I will not stand for this injustice,” Koo added. Si n c e t h e DM V d e c i s io n became public, the agency said in a statement that a hearing

Allison Liao, 3, was hit and killed by an SUV last year. The driver fought the two tickets he was given and won, angering the Liao family who want him to take responsibility for the death. FILE PHOTO

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would be held on Jan. 6 to determine if Abu-Zayedeha “has any culpability for the accident.” His driver’s license could be revoked or suspended. The Liao family is also proceeding with a civil case against t h e d r i ve r, w h i c h Va c c a r o expects will go to court within the next six months. At tempts to reach AbuZayedeha were not successful. Q

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What’s the delay at transfer station? Construction began in 2009 and city’s waste facility not open yet by Liz Rhoades

open in December or early next year, but had no definite information. In 2001, the Giuliani administration closed the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island and all the city’s waste transfer stations. Since then, garbage has gone to privately run transfer stations and recycling plants. I n 2 0 0 4 , t h e n - M ayo r Blo o m b e r g announced a solid waste management plan that would end the use of long-haul trucks to transport trash, reduce pollution, stabilize costs and locate garbage transfer stations fairly throughout the five boroughs. In College Point, plans call for 3,500 tons of residential garbage from Districts 7 through 14 to be trucked in, where it will be packaged, containerized and put on a barge. Most of the garbage will be from residential neighborhoods with about 1,000 tons coming from commercial locations. The barges are not expected to travel long distances. The containers will be shipped to another location in the city, where either trains or barges will move them to a landfill out of state. A spokeswoman for the DSNY said Wednesday that construction delays had occurred at the College Point location and that the facility would be fully operational Q by mid-2015.

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After five long years it appears that the North Shore Marine Transfer Station in College Point is finished, but when will it open? There have been problems along the way. Some people opposed it because of its location near LaGuardia Airport. They feared birds would be attracted to the site and ultimately cause accidents with planes. Eventually, the building’s three-story height was lowered by 12 feet and federal and Sanitation officials said the facility and its smells will be so confined that there will not be an issue with birds. The garbage will be processed in an enclosed building that maintains air pressure to prevent escape of odors. The $121 million North Shore MTS had also been opposed at one time by former Congressman Gary Ackerman, because of its proximity to LaGuardia. He believed it might be a hazard to airport traffic, since it is only 2,000 feet from one of the runways. But the FAA assured him that safety requirements were being met. Then there was trouble pile driving, which took longer than expected. The station is located at 120-15 31 Ave., the site of the original smaller transfer station, built in 1954, which was torn down.

The North Shore Marine Transfer Station in College Point as seen from the World’s Fair Marina. PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN The new structure lies 2,000 feet from a LaGuardia Airport runway. But similar projects in other boroughs have taken an average of two to three years to complete. Sanitation officials expected the College Point project to take three years and be completed by 2013. Gene Kelty, chairman of Community

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In a rather unusual attempt to keep people informed, New Immigrant Community Empowerment — an organization based in Jackson Heights — has taken its latest political stance in the form of a graphic novel, or novela gráfica, entitled “Ana Busca Trabajo” or “Ana Looks for Work.” The novela aims to educate the community about employment agency fraud. According to the activist group, shady establishments making false promises to desperate job seekers have plagued many areas in the city, especially in high immigrant populated areas. “They charge us a lot of money on ly to send us to exploitative jobs,” Francisca Rodriguez, a domestic worker and member of NICE, said. “I paid $140 to an agency and they sent me to a place that did not want to pay me my wages. I left that job and went to the employ- The cover of a new graphic novel aimed to inform immigrants ment agency to complain and about shady job agencies. PHOTO COURTESY NICE request a refund, but the woman at the agency yelled at me and refused to in protests and demonstrations outside agencies they deem exploitative. return my money.” The bill has not been passed, but NICE Rodriguez’s story is one NICE and elected officials, including Assemblyman Fran- has put representatives in Jackson Heights cisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), say hap- asking residents to sign a petition in support of the legislation. pens all too often. In the meantime, 4,000 copies of “Ana “Ana Busca Trabajo” tells the story of an i m m ig r a nt dome st ic worke r who is Busca Trabajo” will be circulated to the defrauded by two employment agencies as public through 15 distribution sites across she seeks to f ind work to support her the five boroughs, Long Island and Westchester County. family. In Queens, Catholic Migration ServicOne agency charges her fees without placing her in a job, the other sends her to a es, located at 47-01 Queens Blvd. in Sunjob with exploitative working conditions. nyside, and the NICE headquarters, locatIn the end, Ana learns about her rights as a ed at 37-41 77th St. in Jackson Heights, consumer of agencies and shares with other will have copies of the book for free. A more extensive list of distribution locajob seekers the lessons she has learned. “Writing this novela was a powerful expe- tions and a digital copy of “Ana Busca rience for us, fueled by a desire to help our Trabajo” are available at nynice.org. “This novela is important because in our community, especially victims of fraud,” Jesus Morelo, co-author of the graphic novel, neighborhoods you walk down the streets said. “It began over three years ago, when we flooded by agencies that make a lot of false surveyed agencies as mystery shoppers and promises, but you should not believe everylearned how they commit fraud. It’s been a thing you see or everything you hear,” long process, but one that has allowed us to Catalina Antonio, NICE leader and novela ref lect on our own experiences to create co-author, said. Maria Luisa Fretell, who also contributsomething useful to others.” This year, Moya sponsored the Justice ed to the graphic novel, echoed a similar for Job-Seekers Bill in order to deter preda- message. “To protect yourself, you have to educate tory employment agencies. Groups including NICE and Make the Road NY have yourself about your rights and your responQ supported the legislation and participated sibilities as a job seeker,” she said.

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U.S. Small Business head visits Queens Contreras-Sweet hears concerns from entrepreneurs in Bayside by Michael Gannon Editor

In an era when there are cable news networks devoted to reporting the world of big business and world finance, an Obama administration official was in Bayside last week talking small business. “Small businesses account for 51 percent of the jobs in this country,” said Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the Small Business Administration. That statistic may not be well-known to the general public, but is a fact of life on Bell Boulevard and along business corridors from Astoria to Rosedale. Contreras-Sweet was speaking at the Bayside Milk Farm on Bell Boulevard, one of a handful of small businesses she stopped in on at the invitation of Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing). “Small businesses are the backbone of the Queens economy,” said Meng, a member of the House Small Business Committee. “Their success is critical to the prosperity of our region, and we must ensure that they have the tools they need to succeed.” Cousins Pat and Patrick Perulli, whose parents co-founded the Bayside Milk Farm in 1976, said every small business has similar concerns. They and Dominick Bruccoleri, owner of nearby Papazzio Restaurant, said access

Congresswoman Grace Meng, left, and Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet of the U.S. Small Business Administration, meet with cousins Pat and Patrick Perulli of the family-owned Bayside PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Milk Farm on Nov. 6. to capital is key for start-ups or long-established places looking to succeed in competition against larger, far-better financed chain stores. “While big box stores are buying 10 truckloads of an item, we’re buying six

cases,” Pat Perulli said. “We don’t have a landlord, because we own the property. But our expenses keep going up. Maintenance costs keep going up. Electricity keeps going up. And the competition is better.” And this is a business, the cousins said,

in which they have been able to pay as they go without running up tremendous debts. “We’ve been lucky in that it has been successful pretty much from the time our parents opened up,” Patrick Perulli said. “I first came here when I was in third grade, and the children who came in then are now coming back with their children.” Contreras-Sweet said the federal government wants to make its loans and other assistance programs to be better known and more accessible to entrepreneurs struggling every day on Main Street America. One loan program, for example, allows a business owner to pay no fees on a loan of up to $100,000. Another waives fees for up to $300,000 for veterans looking to start out. Meng earlier this year got a bill passed in the Republican-controlled House that would extend expired Hurricane Sandy relief benefits for small businesses, a bill that has been sitting on the desk of outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ever since. On the tour, two days after voters handed control of the U.S. Senate back to Republicans in January, Meng did not directly say if she thought a business-friendly bill might have a better chance of coming to a Senate vote under presumptive GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ken.). “I’ll take it under any majority,” she said. Q

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Two pieces from Rena Leinberger’s triptych piece entitled “Zero Panorama” included in “From the Flesh of The World.”

ake frosting, chewing gum, wood and a photograph: these seemingly unrelated objects stir up a different thought, memory and association for everyone. But when the familiar is taken and distorted, reshaped or turned on its head, does a person perceive it any differently? This is the question curator Eileen Jeng and artists Adam Frelin and Rena Leinberger play around with in the new exhibit “From Within the Flesh of the World” at Radiator Gallery in Long Island City. The concept-focused space sits almost hidden on the bustling thoroughfare of Jackson Avenue, but Tamas Veszi and Daniela Kostova, who operate the space, have managed to carve out an enjoyably unique experience in an area dense with museums and exhibition spaces. “From Within the Flesh of the World” is inspired by Victor Burgin’s essay, “Monument and Melancholia.” The exhibit is small yet Frelin and Leinberger have managed to fill the space with powerful pieces. Of the showcased work, “Kodamazothgolemnkiski” by Frelin and “Zero Panorama” by Leinberger are clear standouts. The former is a series of photographs of totemic-like sculptures made from the blackened gum the artist scraped off the sidewalks of 14th Street in Manhattan. The process of picking up used gum may seem like a city dweller’s worst nightmare, but by heating the wads of candy in a small metal pot, Frelin could form the figurines until they hardened. The result is an archaic-looking statue that appears to have stood the test of time until it was excavated. In a way, it was. Continuedonon page continued page 46

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Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128.

“Ukiyo-e Heroes,” gamers and art lovers unite as modern icons meet an ancient art form, RESOBOX, 41-26 27 St., Long Island City, Opening reception, Fri., Nov. 14, 7-9 p.m. Exhibit runs thru Dec. 4. Free. RSVP to reception: info@resobox.com; info: resobox.com/ukiyoe-heroes.

Hawkins-based modern technique dance with Valerie Green, every Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. $18 pp; $15 dancers/students. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Contact: (718) 9563037, greenspacestudio.org/classes.html.

THEATER Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” Theatre By The Bay, Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 13-00 209 St., Sat., Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. $22 adults, $20 seniors/kids. Info: (718) 428-6363, theatrebythebay.com.

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“Thoroughly Modern Millie,” FSF Community Theatre Group, Free Synogogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd., Sun., Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. $18 adults, $15 seniors/kids under 12. Info: (718) 428-8681, fsfctg.org. Chekhov’s “Three Sisters,” Gingerbread Players, St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills Sat., Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 16, 2:30 p.m. $12 pp, $10 for groups of six or more. Info: gingerbreadplayers.org. “The Gingerbread Lady,” a dramedy by Neil Simon, Douglaston Community Theatre, Zion Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Church St. off Douglaston Pkwy., 8 p.m. on Fri.-Sat., Nov. 14, 15, 21, 22; 2 p.m. on Sat.-Sun., Nov. 16, 22. $17 adults, $15 seniors/students. Call: (718) 482-3332. “CabaDisney,” cabaret for charity to benefit St. John’s Bread and Life Mobile Soup Kitchen, presented by St. John’s University Chappell Players and Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honor Society, Little Theatre, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Fresh Meadows, Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 20-22, 8 p.m. $5, suggested donation. Info: sjucptg.com.

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“Basket of Flowers,” a Christian drama for the family, York College, Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, Sun., Nov. 23, 3 p.m. $20 pp. Tickets: (917) 519-1430. Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only allimprov comedy theater, Indie teams: Wed. & Thurs. 7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5. House teams: Fri., 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for the whole night. Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Info: secrettheatre.com.

MUSIC “The AirTrain Jazz Festival,” sponsored by Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica and the Jamaica Arts Council; a cultural greeting for AirTrain travelers with live jazz on the concourse level of Jamaica’s AirTrain station, 93-40 Sutphin Blvd., every Thurs., 6-8 p.m., featuring jazz artists from the Jamaica area and around the city. Nov. 13: The Bartlett Jazz Ensemble; Nov. 20: Michelle Marie.

The Colombia Musical Review, with Mestizo Dance Company, accompanied by Harold Gutierrez & his band is performed at Thalia Spanish Theatre weekends thru Dec. 14. The Lexington Piano Trio, presented by Musica Reginae, celebrating its 14th season at The Churchin-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills, Sat., Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. $20 adults/seniors, $10 students with ID, kids under 12 free. Info/tickets: (718) 8942178, musicareginae.org. Voca People, an acapella and beatbox music experience, Sun., Nov. 16, 3 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35. Contact: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. The Amity Baptist Church Choir presents the youth choir’s Songs of Solomon, Sun., Nov. 16, 4 p.m., 164-18 108 Ave. $20 donation.

DANCE Colombia Musical Review, with Mestizo Dance Company and Harold Gutierrez & his Band, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, now thru Dec. 14. Enjoy the beauty and diversity of Colombian music and dance. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m. $40 adults, $37 seniors/students. Info/tickets: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

LECTURE “Is Your Estate and Financial Plan in Order?” Senior Health and Financial Fitness Expo with Ronald Fatoullah, Esq., Fri., Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Dyker Beach Golf Course, 1030 86 St., Brooklyn. Free. “Evolution for Birders: A Guide for the Perplexed,” presented by Queens County Bird Club, Wed., Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: qcbirdclub.org.

CLASSES Turkish cooking class, Thurs., Nov. 13, 6:308:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, $20 pp, preregistration required. Contact: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Defensive driving courses, for insurance and point reduction, sponsored by the National Safety Council. Our Lady of Fatima Church, 25-02 80 St., Jackson Heights, Sat., Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $45 pp. Info/Reg.: (631) 360-9720. St. Margaret Church, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village, Sat., Nov. 22, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $45 pp. Info/Reg.: (718) 326-1911. Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Contact: (718) 478-3100. Turkish Erbu/water marbling art classes, every second Sat., 7-9 p.m., Turkish Cultural Center, 43-49 45 St., Sunnyside. $35 pp, space limited. Contact: Anne (718) 482-8263, info@tccqueens.org.

KIDS/TEENS Kids free art classes, by Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at Arrow Community Center, for ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tue. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 2617664, laccq@aol.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS Book signing with Paul Williams and Tracey Jackson, Fri., Nov. 14, 6:30-9 p.m., PS 186Q, 25212 72 Ave., Bellerose. Q&A of their new book, “Gratitude and Trust — Six Affirmations That will Change Your Life.” Free. Party in the Park, Sat., Nov. 15, 1-4 p.m., Hunter’s Point Park, Long Island City, hosted by NYC Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and the developers of Hunter’s Point South Living. Learn about affordable housing, listen to live music, family fun, free food (first hour only). Once Upon a Time Kids Fashion Show, Sat., Nov. 15, 4 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Contact: Marie Gentillon (349) 925-7935. Comedy night & live auction, presented by Kiwanis Club of Ozone Park, Sat., Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Boys & Girls Club, 110-04 Atlantic Ave., Richmond Hill. For a great evening of fun and entertainment. $25 pp. Call: Paul (917) 834-7327.

HEALTH Blood drive, Sun., Nov. 16, 9:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council #5911, Father Smith Hall, 45-12 245 St., Douglaston. Contact: Fred Bedell (718) 347-0874.

Yoga classes, Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, registration for fall series (15 classes), open level: Mon. 10:20-11:20 a.m.; beginners: Wed. 10:10-11:10 a.m.; intermediate/advanced: Fri., 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. $180 CQY members, $225 general; seniors, $71 CQY members, $128 general. Contact: (718) 268-5011, ext. 504; cgy.org.

Free flu shots, provided by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey and Elmhurst Hospital, Tue., Nov. 18, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., district office, 55-19 69 St., Maspeth. Seniors will be given priority; children ages 4-18 must be accompanied by adult. App’t req’d: (718) 651-3185.

Free English classes for Spanish speakers every Saturday, South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights. All levels available, must call (646) 727-7821 to register.

Free lung cancer screenings, Forest Hills Hospital, Weds., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 102-01 66 Road. Scan takes about five minutes and uses low-dose radiation. App’t req’d. Info: (855) 375-5864.

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Curious Queens residents who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decide between participating in an art event at the Queens Museum or checking books out of the Queens Library will soon be able to do both in one place. The Queens Museum is moving forward with plans to install a 5,500-square-foot circulating branch of the Queens Library system on the ground floor. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advertising a position for a part-time coordinator who will act as a liaison between the museum and library staffs, and construction is scheduled to begin in 2015 with plans to open the branch in 2016. The museum branch wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just house art books, according to Bridget Quinn-Carey, interim president and CEO of the Queens Library. It will provide programming and house a full-print and multimedia collection, including a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s section. Many museums have private noncirculating libraries, and some public libraries have located branches or partial branches within history, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art museums. But the two Queens institutions believe they would be the first all-ages art

The lobby of the new Queens Museum will soon house a special Queens Library branch. PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE

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Outside of Flushing Town Hall, guests awaited the performance of “CrossCurrent.” Inside were dozens of AsianAmerican families, friends and c o m m u n i t i e s u n i t i ng f o r a n emerging collaboration of classical music and modern dance with inspiration largely drawn from their culture. Accompanied by the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, composer Huang Ruo and the New Asia Chamber Music Society turned out the first of a three-part series on Sunday. The New Asia Chamber Music Society sat down, instruments in ha nd, a nd p er for me d St r ing Quar tet No. 12 in F major or “The American,” composed by Antonin Dvorák. The beautiful and elaborate sounds from the four-piece group captured the essence of Dvorák’s rich communal environment and his introduction

to America itself. As this segued into the next part of the program, an excerpt from a Chen piece, “Incense,” wa s per formed. The dancers captivated the audience with their intense, but precise movem e n t s t o r at h e r u n s e t t l i ng music, composed by Joan La Barbara. The sparse chanting we ave d in a n d o u t over a strange, infrequent interlude. “This is a first glimpse,” Nai-Ni Chen, the choreographer and artistic director of her dance studio and one of the organizers for “C r o s s C u r r e n t ,” s a i d . “G e t inspired by a well-casted group of dancers and musicians.” Though “CrossCurrent” only opened last weekend, Ruo and Chen have been working in collaboration on a separate piece, “Calligraffiti,” which was performed during the show at Flushing Town Hall. The calligraphy portion of the per formance moved ver y

mechanically, making that por tion appear strict in precision. Chen said a lot of her movements, accompa nie d by Ruo’s composition, played with tension, or the pulling and pushing of movement. G r a f f i t i , h o w e v e r, flowed from the motions of the artists themselves. E a c h m o ve g r a c i o u s l y intertwined with the next, and no step looked forced or uncomfortable in comparison to calligraphy. O ver a l l, t h e p er fo rmance transformed mod- Dancers performing “Calligraffiti.” ern dance and cla ssical music into a promising project, expand the entire stage to include which Ruo hopes will be finished both dancers and musicians to by March 2015. create a more unified experience. This immersing cultural experiWhile “CrossCurrent’s” proence took roughly one month to jected finish is March of next learn. Eventually, Ruo hopes year, the innovators behind this “CrossCurrent” will expand into truly unique show hope to comwoodwind and percussion instru- pose new music with new modment s, while Chen want s to ern dance movements.

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explosion in 1986, the Deepwater Horizon explosion “I liked the idea of something that we take from in 2010 and the bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 — out the earth, put into our bodies and eventually spit out of cake frosting. “These to me are disturbing because of their beauon the earth again and taking it to create something ty,” Leinberger said of her photographs. “The spectanew from it once more,” Frelin said. While the figurines are no longer in the artist’s pos- cle of these is an actual distancing of the horror these session — he left them on the sidewalks of Manhat- events caused.” The images, cast on a black tan — what was dispayed at Radiabackground, look almost like tor were up-close images of each deep sea creatures and give piece, replacing the sense of disoff an eerie sensation. gust with one of grandeur. The juxtaposition of the Facing Frelin’s photographs is a When: Fri. and Sun., 1 to 6 p.m.; frosting, often associated with series by Leinberger entitled “Zero through Dec. 13 celebration and joy and the Panorama.” events they represent, associThe artist said she was surfing Where: Radiator Arts, ated with death and horror, is the internet and found herself 10-61 Jackson Ave., LIC an interesting one that pulls a s e a rc h ing t hro ug h i m a ge s of Website: radiatorarts.com viewer in. famous explosions when she came The other pieces created by across a photo from 1946 of a Leinberger and Frelin are movgroup of Army and Navy men and women posing in front of a cake in the shape of a ing as well. Another piece worthy of mention is Frelin’s recremushroom cloud. The dessert was made in celebration of the first ation of the once-famous firefall at Yosemite State Park where rangers would burn wood and leaves until successful atomic bomb test. Leinberger drew inspiration from her discomfort in they became embers before raking them over a cliff. viewing the 1946 photograph and created sculptures The result is a waterfall made of fire. The park no longer does the firefall, but Frelin was of infamous explosions — the Trinity nuclear bomb detonation in 1945, the Challenger space shuttle able to recreate the tradition in a New York quarry. Q

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Notice of formation of Edenic Home LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/29/2014. 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, 12011 14th Rd., #3, College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: any lawful act.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on October 27, 2014, bearing Index Number 000930/14, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to assume the name Soobin Kim. My present address is 136-43 37th Avenue, Apt. 2G, Flushing, NY 11354; the date of my birth is January 15, 1986; my present name is Soobin Seong; my place of birth is Janrabook-do, Republic of Korea.

Notice of formation of Super International LLC, a limited liability company. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/17/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY had been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o THE LLC, 35-51 158th Street, Flushing, NY 11358. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BRANDISON WOODSIDE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/30/14. 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 Brandison Woodside, LLC, 20-34 37th Street, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CHUN TIAN LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/22/2014. 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 Chun Tian LLC, 52-02 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of MARLINAS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 9/4/14. Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Corporate Creations Network Inc., 15 N. Mill St., Nyack, NY 10960, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

SPYYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/28/14. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Yenyu Chen, 64-68 Booth St # 5C, Rego Park, NY 11374. General Purposes.

THE NEW YORK REAL PROPERTY GROUP LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/24/14. 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, c/o Joern Arne Volkers, 4739 40th St., Ste. 6A, Sunnyside, NY 11104. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name of LLC: Broadway36 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 9/24/14. Office loc.: Queens Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

Formation of CP114, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/26/14. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business loc. and address SSNY shall mail process to is 148-30 11th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357. Mgmt. shall be by one or more members. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10/22/2014, bearing Index Number NC-00090414/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) GERALDINE (Last) SALAS. My present name is (First) GERALDINE (Last) MEJIA AK A GERALDINE SUYAPA MEJIA. My present address is 3825 PARSONS BLVD., #2D, Flushing, NY 11354. My place of birth is BRONX, NY. My date of birth is July 18, 1990.

Notice of Formation of PDMA Holdings, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/18/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Simona Popescu Dolj, 43-10 49th St., Apt. 3G, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SUNKEN TOMB, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/14/2014. 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, 30-25 48th Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

URBAN SEWN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/9/14. 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, 36-27 170th St., Apt. 7, Flushing, NY 11358. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BROOKLYN SYNDICATE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/15/2014. 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 Jennifer Grady, 8800 Shorefront Parkway, Apt. 8L, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DRAGON AVIATION USA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/25/2014. 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 Dragon Aviation USA LLC, 34-10 Union Street, 2F, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Harmony 808 LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/29/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Shi Jie He, 808 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel, NY 11693. Purpose: General.

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LEGAL NOTICES To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Index No.: 705307/2014. Date of Filing October 6, 2014. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff -against- MD AKKAS ALI, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said MD AKKAS ALI, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and the respective husbands, wives, widows or widowers of them, if any, all of whose names are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, 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 Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Timothy J. Dufficy of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on September 24, 2014, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by MD AKKAS ALI to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. bearing date April 4, 2008 and recorded in CRFN: 2008000161530 in the County of Queens on April 22, 2008. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC by assignment of mortgage dated January 27, 2009 and recorded in the County of Queens on May 27, 2009 in CRFN: 2009000156679. Thereafter said mortgage was further assigned to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION by assignment of mortgage dated April 5, 2014. Said premises being known as and by 321 ELDERT LANE, WOODHAVEN, NY 11421. Date: September 10, 2014, Batavia, New York. Virginia C Grapensteter, Esq., ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff, Batavia Office, 26 Harvester Avenue, Batavia, NY 14020, 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working 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 at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

SUMMONS, Index No.: 6324-13. D/O/F: April 2, 2013, Premises Address: 17617 Sunbury Road, Jamaica, NY 11434. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff -against- ALBERT JOHNSON JR. AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; BARBARA SAMUEL AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; BETTY JO JOHNSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; DEBRA PATRICK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; NANCY J MILLER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; ROBIN HUNTER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 10; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 10, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON WHO WAS BORN ON APRIL 5, 1931 AND DIED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2011, AND WHO DIED IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD, VIRGINIA, DECEASED AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS WHO MAY BE DECEASED, AND THE RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; OCEANVIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; “JOHN DOES’’ and ‘‘JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendant(s), 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 Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of the debt as of the date of this summons: $282,080.26 consisting of principal balance of $273,206.39, plus Broker`s Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $550.00; Corporate Advances of $6,860.88; Attorney fees of $925.00 and title search costs of $537.69. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: Champion Mortgage Company. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector. If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: March 31, 2013. Patricia Boland, Esq., ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff, Main Office 51 E Bethpage Road, Plainview, NY 11803, 516-741-2585. Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure. New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working 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 at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

SUMMONS Index No.: 705547-13 D/O/F: November 27, 2013 Premises Address: 188-02 DORMANS ROAD, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff -against- PIERRE RICHARD MATHURIN AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF SOEURETTE LUBIN; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF SOEURETTE LUBIN WHO WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 19, 1936 AND DIED ON MARCH 3, 2012, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICAINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ‘‘JOHN DOES’’ and ‘‘JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendant(s), 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 Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of the debt as of the date of this summons: $ 275,236.06 consisting of principal balance of $235,550.00 plus unpaid accrued interest of $23,106.74, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $966.37, late charges of $0.00; MIP charges of $13,418.53; Broker`s Price Opinion/ Appraisal, Property Inspection and miscellaneous charges of $435.00; surrogate search of $21.73; attorney fee $1,200.00 and title search $537.69. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector. If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: November 25, 2013 Susan A. West, Esq., ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff, Main Office 51 E. Bethpage Road, Plainview, NY 11803, 516-741-2585 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure, New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working 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 at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT SUPERIOR COURT J.D. OF STAMFORD/NORWALK AT STAMFORD 123 HOYT STREET STAMFORD, CT 06905 DOC. NO. FST FA14-144027419 RAFAL KIRPSZA, PLAINTIFF V. ELZBIETA KIRPSZA, DEFENDANT NOTICE TO: ELZBIETA KIRPSZA. The plaintiff has named you as a Defendant in the complaint which is being brought in the above named court, seeking a dissolution of marriage and other relief. The court finds that all reasonable efforts to notify you have failed, your whereabouts are unknown and that notice of this action be given to you by this publication. To respond to this complaint or be informed of further proceedings, you or your attorney must file an “Appearance” with the above named court. You are hereby notified that Automatic Court Orders are effective and are a part of the complaint on file with the above named court. The foregoing notice is published pursuant to the ORDER OF NOTICE issued by the court on OCTOBER 20, 2014 This Notice shall appear once a week for two successive weeks commencing on or before NOVEMBER 13, 2014. Attest: /s/ John Corelli STATE MARSHAL COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD Stamford, Connecticut NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Notice of Formation of AAMC Baez Sales Direct LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 9/3/14. Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Corporate Creations Network Inc., 15 N. Mill St., Nyack, NY 10960, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Formation of 43-01 21st Street EAT L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Safe Harbor Exchanges, 10 S. LaSalle St., Ste. 3100, Chicago, IL 60603. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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he regular season is still a day away from beginning, and there are already major questions facing the St. John’s Red Storm. For the second time in three weeks, a player who was expected to be a vital part of the Red Storm’s interior defense this season has been deemed academically ineligible to compete. Word broke on Tuesday afternoon that freshman center Adonis Delarosa, a former Christ the King High School star, would not be able to suit up and play during the first semester, with the possibility that his absence from the team might be even longer than that. The loss of the seven-footer comes at a time when the Red Storm could least afford it. Junior college transfer Keith Thomas was ruled ineligible late last month in the wake of a transcript forgery scandal that also resulted in the firing of an assistant coach at Westchester Community College and two former WCC teammates losing their scholarships at other schools. With both Delarosa and Thomas out of the fold, the Red Storm will rely heavily on junior center Chris Obekpa, one of the greatest shot blockers in recent college basketball history. Teammates and fifth-year coach Steve Lavin have raved about the Nigerian’s vastly improved skills on the offensive side of the ball as well as his free throw shooting ability, and Obekpa recorded a monster 22-point, 11-block, 10-rebound game in an exhibition tilt with Humboldt State on Nov. 1. However, Obekpa missed last Saturday’s 97-71 win over St. Thomas Aquinas, a Division II school, after spraining his ankle a few days earlier at a public practice for students at the school’s Staten Island campus. The big man said after the game he fully expects to play Friday, but any sort of injury to Obekpa going forward may prove catastrophic to a team as deep as a

puddle after a light drizzle in terms of players with size. The Red Storm also have Christian Jones, Amar Alibegovic and Joey Delarosa, Adonis’ older brother, on the roster, but none have much in the way of experience or size to make a significant impact on the fabric of the team. Without Obekpa against St. Thomas Aquinas, the Red Storm employed a fourguard rotation, playing small for a sizable portion of the game. Star shooting guard D’Angelo Harrison scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while fellow senior guard Phil Greene IV scored a game high 21 points. Fellow guard Rysheed Jordan, a sophomore, scored 17 points while Jamal Branch contributed four points in 24 minutes of game action. Harrison, Branch, Jordan and Greene IV all played at least 24 minutes, while forward Sir’Dominic Pointer scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in 31 minutes of action as the team’s only physically imposing presence in the interior. The four-guard attack proved to be successful, as the Red Storm were too quick for St. Thomas Aquinas. Whether that success carries over into games against Division I and Big East Conference opponents remains to be seen, but Greene IV said he enjoyed playing in a small lineup. “It just depends on the matchup,” Greene IV said when asked if the Red Storm will employ that same lineup often going forward. “We moved the ball, it was faster. I liked the small lineup a lot.” “We struggled early, but I thought the smaller g roup of fou r seniors and Rysheed [Jordan] made a nice run,” Lavin said. “This team has some balance in terms of personnel.” After going 2-0 in the exhibition portion of their schedule, the Red Storm will finally open their 2014-15 regular season on Friday night against the New Jersey Institute of Technology on campus at Carnesecca Arena. And for what it’s worth, Sports Illustrated predicted St. John’s would finish fourth in the Big East this year. With the loss of two big men, that may be a tough task to accomplish.

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Muirhead flies high for York Stayce Kay Muirhead, center, a senior at York College in Jamaica, capped off her four-year career with the Cardinals by being named a first-team all-star in women’s volleyball by the City University of New York Athletic Conference. It is her second postseason selection, having been named as a second-team allstar following her freshman year in 2011.

Muirhead, who entered this season with the school’s all-time record for blocks in a career, upped her total to 225 while breaking her own school record for blocks in a season with 72. Her career total of 764 kills places her second in school history, falling just short of the 771 collected by Renee Thompson in the 2003-04 and 2006-07 seasons.

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given their support to the QueensWay.” The study also noted that residents in the Rockaways support the elevated park, even though the opposite is believed to be true. Several area politicians, such as Koslowitz, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) and Reps. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens) support the QueensWay. The Queens Chamber of Commerce and the Forest Hills Little League have also endorsed the QueensWay. According to Ramales, construction of the rail line would require the demolition and relocation of the group of baseball fields used by the little league on Q Fleet Street.

continued from page 5 only 20.3 percent of respondents said they support the QueensWay. Only 6.8 percent of people returned the survey, which was distributed to almost 6,000 residents and businesses, and Friends of the QueensWay members Travis Terry and Ruben Ramales were skeptical of the college’s results. “It doesn’t quite seem to jive with what I’m hearing from everyone I talk to,” Terry said. “They talk about the need for such an open space, and that’s proved by the fact that a huge amount of groups up here have

Rail line study continued from page 5 Urban Studies to carry out the survey because it is familiar with the area. Queens College President Félix Matos Rodríguez praised Goldfeder’s decision to have the study done by the institution, saying it was “higher education at its best.” Goldfeder was also joined by elected and union officials, who pushed the MTA to include the reactivation of the line in its 10-year capital plan. “I urge the MTA to support and fully study the reactivation of the Rockaway Be a ch l i ne,” Re p. Je r rold Na d le r

(D-Manhattan) said. John Samuelsen, president of Transportation Workers Union Local 100, said the reactivation of the line is “common sense” and that it would create jobs. Rep. Gregory Meeks expressed support for reactivating the rail line, saying in a written statement, “While this is only the beginning, I have always believed restoring the rail line would speed up the pace of recovery for residents and local businesses and create hundreds of jobs while laying the foundation for a transportation network that accommodates our future growth.” The idea of reactivating the line also received the support of state Comptroller Q Tom DiNapoli.

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NBA: It’s early, but ... A burger joint called by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The 2014-15 NBA season is only two weeks old, so it’s obviously impossible to forecast any long-term trends but our local NBA teams appear to be serious works-in- progress. My gut feeling is that the Knicks and Nets will be battling each other for the eighth and final playoff spot in the NBA Eastern Division. Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if both teams wind up on the outside looking in on the postseason come mid-April. The Knicks shocked the basketball world in their second game by ruining LeBron James’ return to Cleveland, beating the Cavaliers 95-90. The momentum did not last, as they fell apart in the second half against the Washington Wizards at Madison Square Garden a few nights later. If the Wizards had not missed a bushel of easy shots in the first half, the Knicks might have been blown out from the get-go. It’s clear it’s going to take time and probably more talent for Knicks head coach Derek Fisher to implement the triangle offense beloved by his boss, team President Phil Jackson. That was evident Friday night in Brooklyn as the Knicks looked totally out of sync in their first game against the Nets. The final 110-99 score belied the fact that the Knicks were down by 20 or more points most of the night. The Nets had lost seven straight games to the Knicks at the Barclays Center going into Friday,

but it was clear new head coach Lionel Hollins had his guys prepared for battle. Joe Johnson, always the Nets’ best shooter, was not only draining three-pointers but was more than holding his own defending Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony, who had an off-night. Point guard Deron Williams and center Brook Lopez also played like the All-Stars that they once were. If the triumvirate of Joe Johnson, Deron Williams and Brook Lopez can stay healthy the entire season — and that’s a very big “if” — the Nets are capable of beating nearly any team on a given night. The Knicks should play a lot better once point guard Jose Calderon comes off the injured list. Calderon is not only a skilled playmaker but a guy who can reliably knock down outside jumpers. Calderon’s understudy, Shane Larkin, who came to the Knicks in an off-season trade with the Dallas Mavericks, has been doing a respectable job. Shane is the son of Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin. Shane confirmed to me that his dad was willing to come to the Mets in 2000 but refused a trade to them when our Flushing heroes would not offer him a three-year contract. Having even a past-hisprime Larkin at shortstop would have been preferable to Mike Bordick or even Rey Q Ordonez. Same old Mets, even back then. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

White Tower by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

White Tower Hamburgers was founded in 1926 in Milwaukee. Its white fortress structure is considered an imitator of White Castle. The chain was so successful it expanded to 10 major cities. During the Great Depression it was selling hamburgers for 5 cents. In 1929 White Castle sued White Tower in Minnesota for unfair competition. White Tower countersued in Michigan, as it had arrived there first. White Castle won the Minnesota case in 1930 and also won the Michigan case in 1934. White Tower had deliberately copied White Castle’s building design, slogans and name. It now had to change to an art deco look. White Castle and White Tower stayed away from each other from that point on. White Tower entered the Forest Hills market early on, in the mid-1930s, on busy Continental Avenue, aka 71st. Across Queens, it also had locations in Astoria, Sunnyside, Jamaica and Queens Village. Forest Hills was known as store No. 26. By the mid-1950s, White Tower had 230

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