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A Father’s CALL TO ACTION Geo Marin demands PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

CROSSING GUARDS on Cross Bay Boulevard after his daughter’s death PAGE 6 Geo Marin is looking to channel his grief into action by working to secure a crossing guard for Cross Bay Boulevard and 149th Avenue, the intersection where his daughter, Jazmine, was hit and killed by a car on Oct. 24. Marin is seen here next to a memorial to his daughter at his South Richmond Hill home.

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No plan to remove 70 school trailers While SCA has made progress on some units, Borough Board pushes for more by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

he School Construction Authority has no immediate plans to remove 70 of the trailers being used as portable classrooms on school grounds across the borough, agency officials told Borough Board members Monday. “We go at them as we can find solutions,” said Michael Mirisola, director of external affairs at the SCA. The agency went over its amended 2015-19 capital plan with board members, detailing the plans to build and renovate schools in Queens district by district, but it was the part about the trailers — known as transportable classroom units — that most interested the community board chairpersons and a few City Council members who showed up to the meeting. The capital plan, as it stands, has $450 million allocated for the removal of the units, but before they can be taken away, a plan must be developed to seat the children in them back in their school or an addition built onto it. Right now, there are 17 Queens schools with such a plan, though some details still need to be hammered out. “Each one is slightly different but they’re moving ahead,” Mirisola said. For example, PS 131 in Jamaica Estates is listed as one of the schools with a plan to

The removal of transportable classroom units in Queens was a top priority at Monday’s Borough Board meeting, as School Construction Authority officials said there are no immediate plans to FILE PHOTO take away 70 of the ones being used in Queens. remove the three TCUs on its property but the SCA could not provide Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) with an answer on when the addition to it will be built. The officials told Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) that a plan

has been created to remove two trailers at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside starting in February. The SCA officials at the Borough Board meeting told the members that 33 units have been removed in the past three years, though

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Borough President Melinda Katz said she was told by the Department of Education that number was only 17. Trailers weren’t the only concerns brought up during the meeting. Gene Kelty, chairman of CB 7, asked if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is still providing money to the SCA to soundproof school buildings. “We don’t know if there’s any money in the pipeline for that right now,” Mirisola responded. Several members brought up concerns of the SCA not coordinating with other agencies, thus creating problems at some construction sites. The agency briefly discussed its plans to create 44,000 new seats citywide — at a cost of $4.4 billion — and highlighted some of its Queens projects, including PS 335, a new 500seat elementary school in Ozone Park set to open next year, a 366-seat addition to PS 144 in Forest Hills set to be completed in 2019 and a 600-seat addition to PS 24 in Flushing. In Queens, five brand-new schools or additions to existing ones are expected to open by next September, including PS 332 — a Bayside elementary school that is being built on the former Keil Brothers Garden Center and Nursery property on 48th Avenue and 211th Street — and a 600-seat addition Q to IS 125 in Woodside.

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More anger than answers at town hall Officials fail to calm frustration over planned Ozone Park drop-in center by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A three-hour town hall on the proposed drop-in center on Atlantic Avenue was billed as a way for residents to get answers on the plan from the Department of Homeless Services and nonprofit Breaking Ground, but it quickly turned into a raucous forum in which hundreds yelled at the officials and demanded the plan be stopped. “We don’t want it here,” the frustrated residents yelled throughout the forum last Thursday. “We don’t need it.” At the beginning of the event, high-ranking officials at DHS and Breaking Ground — the nonprofit that plans to operate the facility — sought to calm the anxieties of residents neighboring the center, located at 100-32 Atlantic Ave., the former home of Dallis Bros. Coffee Inc. “We’re not trying to do anything in the middle of the night,” said Matthew Borden, assistant commissioner for government affairs at the DHS. “We’re not trying to do anything by surprise.” The officials said drop-in centers — not permanent places of residence, but rather sites where homeless people on the street can come to take a shower or get a bite to eat — are in other parts of the city but not Queens. They promised security for the surrounding area and, in a reversal from what they said months ago, promised they would screen for sex

Hundreds of people, including Maspeth residents, left, lambasted Councilman Ruben Wills, with mic, and Department of Homeless Services officials on the plan to place a homeless drop-in PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY center on Atlantic Avenue. offenders at the location. The potential presence of offenders had been a concern for area leaders because there’s a high school not 200 feet away and at least five other schools in the immediate area. Despite all the promises made at the meet-

ing, the angry residents remained irate at the idea of the center opening there. “Do not believe a word that comes out of their mouths,” shouted two women who identified themselves as Maspeth residents. “They lied about the Maspeth shelter. They told us it

was going to be a shelter for adult families. Guess what we got on Columbus Day weekend? Single men were moved in there. They are liars.” Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica), who along with Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) sponsored the town hall, spent most of his night trying to calm the frustrated residents and get them to stop shouting their questions. The two Maspeth residents later brought up another homeless shelter when they responded to the DHS’s claim that sex offenders who might come into the Atlantic Avenue location would be removed within 24 hours. “You didn’t know about the Pan American sex offenders for months,” they said, referring to the presence of two Level 3 offenders who were staying at the Elmhurst shelter, as first reported by the Chronicle. A teenager who said she was a student at the nearby High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture, located at 94-06 104 St., asked a simple question: “Why do you want to put this near a school?” “It scares me,” the student said. The officials attempted to answer that question by reiterating their promise of increased security but were cut off by the crowd yelling “Answer her question.” They never did answer that question directly, to the dismay of the audience. continued on page 18

Nomadic RV turns up near Resorts Cops trying to get ride of vehicle by Anthony O’Reilly

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The RV that has been making its way around South Queens for about a year was one of the topics of discussion at Tuesday’s Ozone Park Civic Association meeting. Police said they’re trying to FILE PHOTO find a way to “permanently solve that issue.”

Police are looking to find a way to get rid of a recreational vehicle that’s been making its way around South Queens for almost a year. “We are aware of the issue and we are exploring ways to permanently solve that issue,” 106th Precinct Community Affairs Officer Mark Competello told the Ozone Park Civic Association Tuesday. “That guy has been everywhere.” The RV is now parked on Linden Boulevard near Resorts World Casino, under the elevated line. The large vehicle first caught the attention of community leaders last year when it was parked near JHS 202, the Robert Goddard School. Competello says he’s no stranger to the people living inside of it. “I’ve knocked on their door before,” he said. “I’ve seen children in there and threatened to call [the Administration for Children’s Services].” The owner of it stays in a spot for six days

and then drives to a different location on the seventh to avoid getting towed. He doesn’t have to worry about alternate side parking rules, since the neighborhoods in Community District 10 do not have that regulation. In other Ozone Park-related issues, residents briefly discussed issues regarding the sewer project and school construction in Centreville. Some at the meeting told Pat McCabe, chief-of-staff to state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), that the Department of Design and Construction and the School Construction Authority are leaving materials in the middle of the street, dirtying their property and blocking parking spots. McCabe said she and the senator are aware of those problems and are in the process of addressing them. She also stressed that only the DDC would be doing work on Saturdays, starting a week after Thanksgiving, to place sewers throughout the community. The SCA, which is building PS 335 on Albert Road, will not Q be doing any work on weekends.

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A grieving father looks to take action Geo Marin says he’ll push the city for more school crossing guards by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

As he looked at the tens of thousands of photos and videos of his late daughter, Geo Marin had only one goal in his mind: to ensure no parent feels the same pain he has for the past three weeks. “If I can prevent just one kid’s death, just one, then that’s one less grieving parent,” Marin said in an exclusive interview at his South Richmond Hill home on Tuesday. “I’m just going to keep pushing harder now.” Marin’s only child, Jazmine, was hit and killed by a car at Cross Bay Boulevard and 149th Avenue on Oct. 24 as she made her way to Robert Goddard High School. Now, he’s calling for a crossing guard or speed camera near the intersection to ensure schoolchildren are not put at risk. “I felt like it’s basically my duty to fix this situation,” Marin said. He recently started a petition on Change. org calling on the city to place a school crossing guard near the high school, which also houses a middle school. Under city law, crossing guards are mandatory only near elementary schools. The petition has garnered close to 1,000 signatures as of press time. A Department of Education spokeswoman said in an email, “The safety of students

As he continues to grieve the loss of his only daughter, Geo Marin is looking to ensure no parent feels the pain he’s experiencing. He wants a crossing guard at Cross Bay Boulevard and 149th FILE PHOTO Avenue, where Jazmine Marin was hit and killed last month. and staff is our top priority, and we work in close par t nership with the N YPD on requests for crossing guard assignments.” Marin, a widower, said Jazmine, 13, took the bus every day to school and always went with a group of her friends. Before she started high school, he would drive her to class every day and pass by 149th Avenue.

“I would always look at this road and think ‘Oh my God, how unsafe is this for the children crossing the street?’” he said. Regarding the incident that killed his daughter, Marin said he’s not angry at the driver but did claim that speeding may have been a factor. “Jazmine’s friends who were there said

she was airborne,” he told the Chronicle. “I feel like if he was going the speed limit, 30 miles per hour, maybe Jazmine would have had a chance.” Police did not say how fast the driver was going at the time. The motorist, whose identity was not released, stayed at the scene and was not criminally charged. If a crossing guard can’t be placed there, he would like to see a speeding camera installed to deter erratic motorists. He said he visited the intersection shortly after his daughter’s death and saw a car nearby that had been smashed into in the early morning hours. His friends, Marin said, are helping him in the cause by reaching out to area politicians and officials. He added that he’s not taking no for an answer when it comes to making the boulevard safer for students. Marin remembered his daughter as a loving spirit who enjoyed traveling with her father across the country, fixing cars and art. But there’s one thing he will miss more than anything else, her smile. “She was just able to light up any room she walked into,” Marin said. “Even when we fought, guess who came out of it smilQ ing? Jazmine.”

A year later, no study on bus lanes DOT says service has been bettered but offers no details or numbers by Anthony O’Reilly

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More than a year after the Department of Transportation implemented rush-hour bus lanes on Wood haven Boulevard in Rego Park and Forest Hills, the agency has yet to release a promised study showing how the measure has improved the commutes of bus riders. According to a statement from the agency, people are spending less time on the bus but a spokeswoman offered no details on how much time has been cut from their commutes. “While more definitive results are expected in the near future, preliminary results show a reduction in bus travel times after lane installation,” spokeswoman Gloria Chin stated in an email. The study, according to Chin, is still ongoing. “DOT is still working on the study for the bus lanes in Rego Park and Forest Hills,” she said. The study was at first promised six months after the bus lanes were placed on the corridor

last year, but the date was then pushed back to a year. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he has heard nothing regarding the agency’s probe into the lanes, which were implemented as part of the congested corridors study. “Sometimes the city has to be reminded that we need to take a good look at things like this,” Addabbo said. The lanes will remain where they are and will be effective only during rush hour even after the DOT implements Select Bus Service on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, which will put 24/7 dedicated bus lanes on the corridor from Park Lane South to the Rockaway Boulevard/Liberty Avenue intersection. The senator said he’s heard few complaints about the Rego Park and Forest Hills lanes. He did add that in addition to the study on commuter times, he’d like to see one done for the entire corridor on how SBS may affect nearby businesses. “We need to know what the

economic impact of this is going to be,” he said. Peter Beadle, a transportation advocate and member of Community Board 6 who favors bus lanes, said he, too, would like to see the numbers. “Data is always good,” Beadle said. “I’m always in favor of gathering data. I’m interested to see what their latest numbers are.” He added that he hasn’t heard any negative comments on the lane and motorists, for the most part, seem to be obeying the designation. “Even on the weekend, when it’s not in effect, you’ll see most drivers actually honor it,” he said. “And that’s a good thing because you don’t have cars changing lnes as much and you don’t have the pinch points at Metropolitan Avenue.” There are a few problems, he said, such as ones near 63rd Drive and 63rd Road where cars park in the lanes, forcing the buses out of them and onto the main road. “Enforcement needs to be made a priority to make sure

A study on how the Rego Park and Forest Hills rush hour bus lanes have improved the commute of bus riders has yet to be released, but the Department of Transportation said people are spending less time on the road. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

those stay bus lanes,” he said. When asked if he’s reached out to the NYPD about the problem,

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make it clear that those suffering the biggest increase in hate crimes are Muslims. And that was before the election. AntiIslamic hate crimes jumped 67 percent last year, from 154 incidents in 2014 to 257 in 2015. That’s the highest number since the 481 recorded in 2001, the year of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The number is far below the 664 anti-Jewish incidents reported in 2015, but so is the number of Muslims in the United States compared to the number of Jews. What are the chances the stats for 2016 will show any improvement? On Tuesday all five district attorneys in New York City issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to prosecuting any and all bias and hate crimes, saying they have received and are monitoring multiple reports of people being harassed over their race or religion. On social media, longtime friends are “de-friending” each other over their political differences. People are disinviting relatives to Thanksgiving dinner. President Obama and losing candidate Hillary Clinton called for the country to unite after the election, but it seems not everyone got the memo. President-elect Trump told any of his supporters who are harassing or attacking others to “stop it” — but only after an

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McCray on mental health Dear Editor: Thank you for your article on Chirlane McCray’s work on mental health (“‘Everyone’ has a mental health story,” Nov. 3, multiple editions). But I have to wonder how serious she is. When she first started this project, I wrote her a letter. I told her of my many years of work in the psychotherapy of schizophrenia without the use of drugs. Many schizophrenic patients are very unhappy with the effect of drugs, complaining of constant sluggishness and neurological damage. I have been very successful in my treatment of these patients who suffer so much. Many of these people also fear Kendra’s Law, which demands forced medication. There are very few therapists who specialize in this © Copyright 2016 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. 11374-7769.

interviewer brought up the subject. And he should have gone further, offering a real condemnation. Trump’s appointment of Breitbart News Executive Chairman Steve Bannon as his senior adviser and chief strategist adds to the angst, given Bannon’s reputation for promoting white supremacy and anti-Semitism (ironic since his website’s CEO is Jewish). The appointment has been applauded by the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party, while even some mainstream conservatives whom liberals would consider right wing have decried it. Meanwhile New York City’s government and many others nationwide are pledging to resist any new federal effort to root out unauthorized immigrants, a key plank of Trump’s campaign. They are allowing violations of federal law, but they’re doing it in the interest of protecting families, communities and the economy; and within the cities, they appear to have the support of most people. All of this is very, very dangerous. If our leaders, starting, especially in January, with Trump, don’t succeed in bringing people together, the future could look very bleak. But they can only do it if the people want to be brought together. Do we?

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kind of work, so patients would be happy to discover someone like me. This is true especially since my fees are so low because insurance companies will not compensate therapists who don’t insist on their patients’ taking drugs. I got no answer from her office, so I wonder if she is just hoping to help people, or actually being able to accomplish her mission. The idea for this project is wonderful. The question is whether she is actually able to do it if she ignores talented mental health practitioners. Revella Levin Elmhurst

Fine Chinese dining Dear Editor: While Bay Terrace may no longer have Joy Island, the Chinese restaurant remembered in “Bay Terrace, a gem in northeast Queens” (Blast from the Past, Nov. 10), it still offers some of the best Chinese food in Queens at Baybridge Szechuan Restaurant.

When Szechuan Inn of Bellerose closed after decades as my family’s go-to for Chinese meals, we found a worthy successor in Baybridge. Many an evening has been enjoyed at Baybridge savoring favorites like wonton soup, cashew chicken and orange beef while watching the sun set on Little Neck Bay and the Throgs Neck Bridge. Joel Schlosberg Bayside

Why wrong Whitestone? Dear Editor: It was quite upsetting that you forgot to include the wonderful community of Whitestone in your 38th Anniversary Edition, Blast from the Past (Nov. 10). My family and I have been residents of this community since 1955 and have witnessed many of the changes and growth the community has gone through. From the good times at the Cresthaven Country Club to the construction of new homes at

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Pump the Trump! Dear Editor: Thank you for a fair and balanced editorial appraisal of Donald Trump’s victory (“Our hopes for the Trump presidency,” Nov. 10). As JFK said: “A rising tide lifts all the boats,” and what better tide could there be than one created by a self-made billionaire who will shortly become a new government employee? For too long there have been too many presidents with little or no private-sector experience. Moreover, only Trump assumes the office after a self-financed campaign and is therefore beholden to no one. He has promised to “make America great again” by “drain[ing] the continued on next page

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destroyed — again! We are a nation of double standards. The same FBI crushed our efforts to attain recognition and empowerment, just as they did when Queens civil rights leader and community activist attorney Albert Baldeo ran for public office in 2010, when it over reached an impossible theor y that Baldeo’s use of his own money in a City Council election to repay his loans was a federal crime. Baldeo was acquitted of the underlying charges, but his nonpeer Manhattan jury, after a long deadlock, convicted him of obstruction regarding crimes he did not commit, a legal and illogical conundrum. Similarly, the fallacy that the FBI’s actions are as American as apple pie has gutted a great woman’s efforts, and we will be the losers for their egregious actions for generations. It is time for Congress to rein in such perverse actions of federal law enforcement officials, who are already immune from accountability. Kim Miller Richmond Hill

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Dear Editor: Your tweet: “Astoria may be next on the list to receive Citi Bike. Is that a good thing or a bad thing for the neighborhood?” (re “Citi Bike seeks input on its Astoria plan,” Nov. 10, multiple editions.) It’s a great thing! Why does your paper consistently hide behind a tinted windshield and take swipes at needed improvements to our public infrastructure, the safety of the citizens of Queens, and the betterment of transit options other than the private automobile? Your publication’s consistent denigration of Department of Transportation and other city projects that would bring us transportation options that have lower (or no!) emissions has me choking on not only your literal pollution, but your literary pollution as well. John Maier Ridgewood

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Letters continued from previous page swamp” and he is uniquely well qualified to do so. In short, our president-elect is the mirror image of the Clinton Crime Family. Only two days after the election George Soros’ brownshirts have taken to the streets to intimidate and harass. Patriotic Americans have said “Enough!” It’s time to move on so that the American restoration can begin. I will close by recommending a classic Sinatra tune which sums up Trump’s victory: “They All Laughed.” Mark Nahmias San Tan Valley, Ariz. The writer is a former resident of Queensborough Hill and Bayside.

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Dear Editor: Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the presidential election because of the Electoral College, a body that elects the president and the vice president of the United States every four years, determines who becomes president. According to numerous polls most Americans would like to see that body abolished. It is easy to see why. The Electoral College privileges some voters over others. For example, Wyoming has three electoral votes and only 563,626 citizens (as of the 2010 Census). Each of Wyoming’s three electoral votes corresponds to 187,875 people. That means folks in Wyoming have more than three times as much clout in the Electoral College as an average American. That’s not very democratic. The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes nationwide. It has become law in 10 states (and the District of Columbia) with 165 electoral votes, and will take effect when enacted by states with 105 more. Let’s hope that happens before the 2020 presidential election. Common sense and fairness demand it. Martin H. Levinson Forest Hills

Dear Editor: When I woke up on Nov. 9, I learned the news that most Democrats learned. I was stunned and shocked and mostly depressed. I called my sister. She said she was crying and felt a hollowed-out feeling like when our parents died. She hadn’t gone to bed until 4:30 a.m. the night before, communicating with friends on Facebook. Then I called my broth-

er. He said we must fight, now. It was a rainy November day, as if the angels were weeping. I wanted to wear black and walked five miles, some in the rain and just felt my sadness. I thought how this guy conned his way up to the highest office in America with no political experience. A narcissist, an egotist, the biggest insulter to women, the list goes on. Unbelievable! He’s not my president and never will be! Then I called my cousin in Florida, whose birthday happens to be Nov. 9. He said it’s the worst birthday he ever had, and he had to take a Xanax the night before. His teenage son volunteered work for Hillary and was close to tears after so much pain. I haven’t seen my cousin in over 25 years but he is coming to NYC next year. We will see each other and hope it will be in America, as we know it now. Some joy I have is seeing the protesters out for a cause I believe in. My world has changed now, the winds of sadness blow around me. That man will be sitting in his oily chair in the White House come 2017. I’m not sure the people will hear the chimes of freedom they so desperately want to hear in the next four years. And I’m not sure the stars will shine as brightly as they used to, or the moon. There are people standing, lost and wandering on Desolation Row. As I look today at the sun, sadly it’s a sad day in America. Carol Lynn Lustgarten Forest Hills

Replacing the FBI’s Comey Dear Editor: Rightly or wrongly, Hillary Clinton has blamed her defeat on the last-minute intervention of FBI Director James Comey. Mr. Comey’s peculiar and incomprehensible behavior has been criticized by both Republicans as well as Democrats. One suspects that in the near future, Mr. Comey — who had been selected by the supposedly incorruptible Attorney General Eric Holder — will soon leave office, after resigning voluntarily, or after being removed. Who will be chosen to replace him in that case? The outstanding choice would be Professor William K. Black, a law professor based in Harry Truman’s Kansas City. Black has an international reputation as the premier expert on the prosecution of bank fraud, as well as the developer of the legal theory surrounding the concept of “control fraud” in general. Bank and financial fraud were a huge part of the cause of the near worldwide economic collapse of less than a decade ago. There are, after all, those who say that a depression was merely temporarily postponed, not permanently prevented. Perhaps if Black is placed in a position of real power, such as the prestigious post of FBI director, we can be spared a terrifying catastrophe far worse than the events of the 1930s. Should Mr. Comey resign voluntarily, or should he be removed by either President Obama or President Trump, or should he be dragged kicking and screaming out of his office by a gang of FBI agents (as was former Director Judge William Sessions), Black is the definitive solution to many of America’s problems. Clifton Wellman Elmhurst

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T h ree of f icer s f rom t he 102nd Precinct were honored for arresting men committing a robbery last month at Tuesday’s community council meeting. “On Oct. 29 at approximately 2 a.m., our officers were patrolling,” Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad said. “They came upon a robbery in progress. There were four individuals on the fence, with a male with a gun, another one with a knife.” Sgt. Deane Powell, Officer Hernan Contreras and Officer Chris Maisch responded to the robbery. “They saw this going on, they exited their car and immediately they started a foot pursuit,” he said. Powell subdued one person, another was subdued by Contreras and Maisch. The two men were arrested a nd h ave b e e n pl a c e d o n $100,000 and $50,000 bail. Both are recidivists. T he t h ree of f icer s were named cops of the month.

Officers Hernan Contreras and Chris Maisch, left, and Sgt. Deanne Powell, fourth from left, hold their Cop of the Month awards with Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, third from left, 102nd Precinct Community Council President Latchman Budhai, Community Council member Sandra Datnarian, Council Secretary J. PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY Richard Smith and Assemblyman Mike Miller. Crime Prevention Off icer Quwella Brow n gave some advice about how to avoid being the victims of theft. “If you are gonna be outside at the peak of the [early] morning hours, definitely make sure that you’re in well-lit areas because this is the time where people are looking for people

who are by themselves who are alone,” Brown said. “Also, for the purposes of holiday shopping, don’t go outside with large amounts of cash, try to keep a debit card or a credit card.” ATM skimming, she said, is a crime that people can take steps to prevent. “Almost every single bank

from commercial banks to local banks now have an app where you can get some sort of alert to make sure that you’re keeping t rack of what’s going on,” Brown said. “You will be aware and you don’t have to wait until a week later or two weeks later to find Q out” about theft, she added.

Tackling quality-of-life issues 106th Pct. looks to address cars on sidewalks, loud radios by Anthony O’Reilly

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As most of the index crimes in the 106th Precinct continue to fall, the South Queens command is now looking to address more quality-of-life concerns throughout the area. “Cars with stereos booming, cars parked on the sidewalks, you name it,” Community Affairs Officer Mark Competello said Tuesday. Competello said the precinct’s

new commanding officer, Capt. Brian Bohannon, is looking to make sure those issues, and more, are resolved as quickly as possible. “If it annoys you, it probably annoys him as well,” he said. The community affairs officer noted that the precinct has been addressing a spate of vehicles parking on the sidewalks along Cross Bay Boulevard, as well as motorists playing music at high levels along Liberty Avenue. He also reminded residents that

the holiday season is here and not to leave packages in doorsteps or in their cars. “If you’re having something delivered, don’t leave it unattended for more than 12 hours,” he said. “It just screams that you’re not home.” In other precinct news, the command recently welcomed 12 soonto-be graduates of the Police Academy that will be assigned to the command in January. When it comes to crime in the

There are fewer cases of 106th Precinct officers responding to crime scenes in the past year, according to FILE PHOTO NYPD statistics.

precinct, it’s down 13 percent yearto-date, according to NYPD statistics. However, murder, rape and felony assaults are higher than they were in 2015. Murders are at six so far, up from three. The 100 percent jump includes the unsolved murder of Karina Vetrano, the 30-year-old woman found strangled in Spring Creek on Aug. 2, and the fatal shootings of Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin. There have been no reported murders since those two incidents. The suspect in the latter case is in custody and is awaiting trial. Rapes are up by three, 15 compared to 12. Felony assaults are up 13 percent, 202 compared to 178. The largest decrease in crime is in grand larceny autos, down by half, 102 to 204. The 106th has, in recent years, struggled with preventing the theft of automobiles. Grand larcenies are down 10.4 percent, 447 from 499. Burglaries are at 187, compared to 193 at the same time last year. Robberies are down close to 20 percent, 183 Q compared to 228.

Robbery at Howard Beach pharmacy The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying five men wanted in connection to a robbery in Howard Beach within the confines of the 106th Precinct. At around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, the five individuals entered the Rite Aid at 161-10 Cross Bay Blvd . a nd removed multiple pieces of merchand ise t h at t ot a led approx i m at ely $1, 350 , a c c o r d i n g t o a p ol i c e statement. As the group left the pharmacy, one of the individuals said to witnesses to not follow and that he had a knife in his possession. They were described as between 16 and 20 years old and they f led in a white Cadillac Escalade. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can also text information to the authorities to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential. Q

MTA fare hike proposals The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has, as expected, floated the possibility of a $3 bus and subway fare in a budget submitted to the MTA Board on Wednesday. Under one proposal, the $3 fare would be accompanied by a 25-cent increase in a single-ride MetroCard to $3.25; and a $4.50 increase for a 30 - d ay Met roCard, br inging the pr ice to $121. A seven-day card would increase $1 to $32. Another would leave the MetroCard fare at $2.75, but would increase 30-day and seven-day cards. Cash tolls at the Queens Midtown Tunnel would increase 50 cents to $8.50; and the two-way cash toll on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge would go up $1 to 17. The MTA board will vote on a fare plan in January, with new fares taking effect on March 19, 2017. There will be several public hearings in the city in December. The Queens hearing will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, at York College’s Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center at 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica. Information is available at mta.info. Q

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Engine 293 to move starting next month Gut rehabilitation will take 18 months by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Firefighters working out of their Woodhaven-based f irehouse will move out on Dec. 6 and be temporarily relocated to Richmond Hill while their base undergoes a gut rehabilitation, Fire Department Commissioner Daniel Nigro said in a Nov. 11 letter obtained by the Queens Chronicle. Firefighters with FDNY Engine Co. 293, which provides emergency ser vices for Rich mond Hill and Woodhaven out of 89-40 87 St., will be moved to Engine 294 / Ladder 143, located at 101- 02 Jamaica Ave., roughly a four-minute drive from Engine 293, Nigro’s letter states. Engine 293 was built in 1915 and is being updated so it can accommodate modern firefighting equipment. Nigro’s letter states another floor will also be FDNY Engine 293 FILE PHOTO added to the 87th Street firehouse. The Woodhaven-based firefighters problems during the renovation period will be relocated for 18 months, the FDNY and Woodhaven civic activists have put commissioner stated. their t r ust in the hands of the f irst An FDNY spokesman told the Chroni- responders to ensure response times are Q cle last month it does not expect any not compromised.

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Honoring a great detective Det. Brenda Reddick, center, has been on the front line of the 106th Precinct’s community outreach for years now. Always present at civic associations and Community Board 10 meetings, Reddick has been a mainstay in a command that has seen three commanding officers and two executive officers, so far, this year.

Last Wednesday, Reddick was honored as the cop of the month by the 106th Precinct Community Council for her dedication. She received the recognition from Capt. Brian Bohannon, second from right, the commanding officer of the precinct. Councilman Ruben Wills said on Twitter it was “A well deserved honor.”

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Frustration at DHS officials “We couldn’t go after them even if we wanted to,” he told a resident. The officials said drop-in centers in different parts of the city have worked handin-hand with the communities they’re in and that there has been no increase in crime around them. The residents didn’t believe that. “Stop lying,” many of them shouted. Perhaps one of the reasons they didn’t believe the officials, according to one Community Board 9 member, is because DHS suffers a “credibility problem.” “Twenty blocks away there’s the Lincoln Motor Inn, which is a homeless shelter,” said Richard David. “Since the Lincoln Motor Inn opened up, neighbors can’t go to the corner store. Any time you go to the corner store, there’s a homeless person asking for money ... the one time you don’t do it, guess whose windows gets broken? Guess who gets beat up? Guess who gets harassed? “These people are not on the ground,” David continued, referring to the officials at the town hall meeting. “The staff is hostile to the community.” David later asked “what’s next,” meaning what does the agency plan to do after the town hall? Tietz responded that he and his colleagues would have conversations with community leaders on how to best “serve Q the homeless.”

Rotary Club stuffs the bus Turkeys aren’t the only things getting stuffed this holiday season. The Rotary Club of Southwest Queens held a “Stuff the Bus” food drive last Saturday at the Stop & Shop on Cross Bay Boulevard, in which dozens of items were packed onto a school bus and donated to the Our Lady of Grace Food Pantry. The

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continued from page 4 Another recurring theme throughout the night was if the DHS and Breaking Ground had looked at any other borough sites — both entities said they had but would be open to suggestions from the public. Stanley Shuckman, a realtor who owns the strip of stores on Atlantic between 101st and 102nd streets across the street from the center, offered to help them out. “I will help you look for sites,” he said, adding, “and I won’t charge you.” “I think all of the people in this room agree with your mission. You’re just looking at the wrong site,” Shuckman said, receiving thunderous applause from the audience. Christopher Chopain, a resident neighboring the center, approached the table and shouted at the officials, “This man is offering you help. You don’t have an excuse now.” Daniel Tietz, chief special services officer at the Department of Human Resources, responded that he would take Shuckman up on his offer, but later said the center — whether on Atlantic Avenue or elsewhere — needs to open sooner rather than later because “ the winter months are approaching.” Approached by a resident who said she had four suggested sites, Tietz — after not answering the question for much of the night — finally responded by saying those locations “aren’t available to us.

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QueensWay backers at Forest Hills Civic Park advocates cite potential for a jewel in Queens; residents dubious by Michael Gannon Editor

Supporters of plans to create a linear park along more than three miles of the old Rockaway Beach Rail Line got a hot reception Tuesday night at a meeting of the Forest Hills Civic Association. T he g roup Fr iend s of t he QueensWay envisions a 3.5 mile, 47-acre park with walking and biking trails, recreational areas and educational opportunities all while linking six neighborhoods. But many Forest Hills residents, including Trevor Terry, a Forest Hills resident representing Friends of the QueensWay, spoke before a crowd of more than 100 along with landscape architect Su sa n na h D r a ke. T hey were joined by Andy Stone, director of the New York City chapter of the Trust for Public Land, a group Terry said has the needed expertise for planning, creating and maintaining a large park. “We ver y seldom have a n opportunity to add 47 acres of parkland in this city,” Terry said, emphasizing to residents that he too lives near the old rail line. Tuesday’s discussion was about the proposed first phase, running f rom Metropolitan Avenue to Union Turnpike. Terry said a park would result in increased property values, would result in the removal of accumulated trash as well as invasive species of plants, and improve security for homeowners. But residents said they feared for their security from an influx of visitors with no real way to keep them out of the park after closure at night. A few also seized on a slip where Ter r y, meaning to say increased property values, said property taxes. “It’s the same thing,” a woman

Trevor Terry from Friends of the QueensWay appeared before a skeptical crowd Tuesday night at a meeting of the PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Forest Hills Civic Association. called out from the audience.” Several residents said they already have nearby Forest Park, Juniper Valley Park and the massive Flushing Meadows Corona Park for available green space. “ We l ive i n Fo r e s t H i l l s because we like the quiet; we like our trees. We don’t want to live in Man hat tan,” Maylene Roman said. Drake said th rough proper planning, the grade, plantings and fences can assure residents along the trail of their privacy, and that much of the trail would not abut housing at all — she said claims that thousands of properties being at risk are closer to two hundred — and that other rails-to-trails projects in the country prove that lighting, cameras and security personnel can be used effectively.

Not every Forest Hills resident was adamantly opposed. Karen Imas said residents should look at businesses along Metropolitan Avenue just down the street from the American Legion Post where the meeting took place. “Our stores are shuttered,” she said. “The [former] Sizzler is a dump.” Imas said residents should at least weigh the benefits a trail might have for businesses and entrepreneurs before dismissing it out of hand Another said a far less palatable alternative also could be on the table, citing reports that developers have approached the city about affordable housing opportunities, a subject near and dear to Mayor de Blasio’s heart. “You know they’d rather build in Forest Hills, Glendale and

Ridgewood than the East Side of Manhattan,” the man said. A representative of the civic association reminded residents that the proposal still is not a fait accompli, with approval needed from numerous city agencies and the city itself before anything can happen. Then there is funding, which is estimated at about $122 million for the entire project. Joe Hen nessy, chair man of Community Board 6, speaking as a private citizen, said the board would review any application once it is made, and would ultimately issue an advisory opinion. But he too questioned the ability to secure such a park with multiple entrances. “The 112th Precinct is understaffed, and we have don’t have enough [city] park police for the

parks we already have,” he said. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D -Howard Beach) ser ved as chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee during his days on the City Council. He said security is an essential first step, and the main reason he is taking a wait-and-see attitude. “It you think we’re getting more park police in Queens, that’s as real as a unicorn,” he said. “They all go to Central Park.” Addabbo said he would rather see more detailed plans in the future before committing. “Right now, it’s easier to say no,” he said. “People live here — this is their lives we’re talking about. I’d rather wait a little than go ahead and we all wake up one morning and say ‘What did we do?’” Addabbo pointed out that he must weigh not only the conc e r n s of t h e p r o - a nd a nt iQueensWay residents, but those i n h i s d i s t r ic t who wa nt t o restore rail service to the line, particularly residents and business owners in the Rockaways, who now face one of the more brutal commutes in the city when they are going to Manhattan. “I’ve got to consider everybody along the line,” he said. Trains have not run along the old Rockaway Beach line since 1962, when the Long Island Rail Road discontinued service. About a half-dozen supporters of the rail project, led by Phil McManus of the Rockaways, had a small demonstration outside of the meeting on Metropolitan Avenue. “This is the best good for the most people,” McManus said. But the rail project was, if possible, even less popular among residents than the park plan, with two Q speakers being loudly booed.

Con Edison warns against scammers by Bryant Rodriguez Chronicle Contributor

Con Edison and other utility companies have formed a partnership seeking to warn customers against scammers targeting their wallets. The partnership declared Wednesday as “Utilities United Against Scams Day.” According to Con Ed, it’s part of a weeklong campaign to provide customers with information on the tricks scammers use and provide tips for customers to protect themselves. “Scam callers posing as Con Ed representatives are an ongoing, frequent and dangerous problem for the company’s customers,” reads the statement. The utility says it receives dozens of complaints each week about fraudulent calls and scams. Scam callers demand immediate payment by threatening a service shutoff due to unpaid

bills. They then tell the customer to purchase prepaid cards or transfer money via MoneyGram to settle the fraudulent bill. Con Ed does not accept such payments. Con Ed stated that the scammers sometimes inform the customer about stores nearby that sells prepaid cards, then instruct the customer to put an amount of money on it and provide the card number to the person who called. Scammers have even found ways to have a Con Ed number show up on caller ID. With MoneyGram and other money transfer services, scammers ask customers to provide money from a bank account, credit card or other sources by going online or to a specified location. The funds go into someone else’s bank account or is collected in person. Once the money is transferred, it can’t be retrieved. Con Ed urges customers be alert if someone contacts them

by phone asking for payment through these services. Some scammers have even gone to customers’ homes and impersonated Con Ed employees — a particular concern now that the utility is going door to door in Queens giving away more energy-efficient light bulbs. Customers should ask for identification from those who claim to be from Con Edison. Legitimate employees will have ID cards and clothing with Con Ed on it. The utility also wants customers to never divulge personal information, including bank and credit card information and Social Security number, unless they initiated the contact and know whom they are speaking to. Anyone who feels they may have been a target of a scam should call the police or Con Ed at 1-800-75CONED (26633). According to the Department of Justice, there are more than 12 million victims of fraud annually, with an average loss of Q $5,130 per incident.

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Lease not renewed; no closing date by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The very popular Cedarhurst Paper at 160-42 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach will close at a yet-to-be-determined date, the owners of the store announced in a Facebook post last Friday. “Unfortunately we have lost our lease on our Howard Beach store,” the post read. “We will be closing our doors and are discounting merchandise.” The store served as the community’s go-to place for party goods for years, offering costumes, balloons, banners and other goods for all times of the year. Cedarhurst Paper’s other two locations on Long Island, in Albertson and East Northport, will remain open. Customers who shop at the Howard Beach location before it closes will receive a coupon redeemable at the other two branches. The business is located just south of a stretch of storefronts slated to be turned into a new shopping center, which will contain a Planet Fitness and Chipotle.

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The Woodhaven Business Improvement District will have holiday lights from Dexter Court to 100th Street along with holiday music on Nov. 26, otherwise known as “Small Business Saturday.” We are encouraging you, as I have stated before, to shop locally. So with the holidays fast approaching, the BID encourages you to eat out or order in from one of the great Jamaica Avenue restaurants. The avenue will be clean and 99 percent free of graffiti vandalism. Last week, Councilman Ruben Wills held a meeting on the proposal to place a drop-in center at 100-32 Atlantic Ave. and I was very disheartened by what I heard from the officials there. The effect on the communities of Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven will be very negative. It was impressed upon the representatives for the Department of Homeless Services and Breaking Ground seem to be very adamant about moving into this site. It was explained that many public schools, Catholic churches, Skih Guardaras, a Hindu Temple, a mosque and the beautiful new High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture are in the vicinity of this proposed location.

Many good, important questions were asked, the most important question concerning the safety of our children and how their safety will be assured especially with sex offenders. Those in attendance were very feisty and everyone voiced their opinions. The owner of the shopping center adjacent to this proposed location stated that he would help them look for other sites. This would work, for we don’t need this location here. The Forest Parkway Plaza will again have the beautiful artificial tree that we had last year. So mark your calendar for Dec. 2 with our tree and menorah-lighting ceremony with costumed characters and the distribution of Santa hats. Join us again on Dec. 3 at noon to march with us on our “Welcome Santa to Woodhaven Parade.” Congratulations to our President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Michael Pence. May we have four safe, prosperous and winning years. Fly the American flag proudly above all others. May God bless our armed forces, may God bless our leaders, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless our NYPD and police officers everywhere and may God Q bless America.

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C M SQ page 22 Y K ELECTION AFTERMATH: A LOOK AT THE RACE, AND RESULTS

York speakers talk Election Night 2016 Sheinkopf, Thompson analyze the vote, implications of Trump upset by Michael Gannon Editor

Not much went as originally planned last Thursday at a postelection analysis at York College. But Hank Sheinkopf, an international political communications consultant, along with radio host and author Mark Thompson treated attendees to a thoughtful, noholds-barred assessment of how President-elect Donald Tr ump shocked much of the country and most of the media. Both were guests at one of York’s semireg ular executive leadership breakfasts, with an audience of elected officials, civic leaders and York students. Sheinkopf, who has advised U.S. presidents and other political leaders on four continents, is a York alumnus. Thompson, host of “Make It Plain” on Sirius Radio, was a last-m i nute f ill-i n for MSNBC host Joy Reid. The moderator was Professor Ron Daniels, who teaches political

science at the college. “I was very shocked with the outcome, and I know a lot of you were too,” York President Marcia Keizs told the group of more than 100. “This could be the most signific a n t e l e c t i o n s i n c e 19 6 8 ,” Sheinkopf said. And he spared nether Trump nor Hillary Clinton in his assessment. “In states with large voter lo d e s , sh e d id n’t p e r fo r m ,” Sheinkopf said. He said Trump was able to capitalize on divisions in class, such as people in the rust belt states who traditionally had been Democratic. He said Trump, t h roug h t h i ngs l i ke Tw it t er, seemed to connect more directly with voters. “He’s the perfect candidate for 140 characters,” Sheinkopf said, while Clinton “was discussing the Bretton Woods monetary treaty ... which no one understands. He eliminated the middle man.” He also said Trump had bene-

fited from taking on the establishment in a time when many of the country’s longtime civil institutions — such as churches, unions, lodges and others — no longer have the numbers or inf luence t hey onc e d id i n A me r ic a n society. He believes Trump’s proposals for economic changes, favoring the wealthy and financial institutions, could well be devastating to the economy. Thompson, who had broadcast his show the night before from a rally outside of Trump Tower in Manhattan, said those feeling disaffected by Tr u mp’s election should exercise civil protest. “Maybe an American Spring?” he said. Sheinkopf believes Trump can get much of what he wants through executive action, and still more from cooperative — and riskaverse — members of Congress. “It’s a job,” he said of House and Senate members. “They don’t

Radio host Mark Thompson, left, and political consultant Hank Sheinkopf break down the 2016 presidential election at an executive leadership breakfast at York College in Jamaica, with neither President-elect Trump, Hillary PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Clinton nor the media being spared. respond to pleasure. They respond to pain.” Democrats on Capitol Hill have experienced some of that pain in recent off-year elections,

Thompson placed some of the blame for the long-term slide of Democratic off ice holders on both President Obama and former continued on page 28

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C M SQ page 24 Y K ELECTION AFTERMATH: FEAR AMONG THE FAITHFUL; ‘DIVERSITY TRUMPS HATE’ RALLY

Muslims in Queens uncertain of Trump Concerns of hate crimes, database discussed after last week’s election by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Ibrahim Hooper, the national spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations, said on Tuesday he was having difficulty keeping up with the hate crimes his organization was hearing about in the past week since President-elect Trump secured victory in the Electoral College. “The Islamophobia that has existed in this country has found empowerment in the election of Donald Trump,” Hooper said. “We can’t keep up with everything that’s going on.” Queens has already one such incident, when a Muslim woman from Bellerose was told by a couple to remove her hijab while she rode the bus last Thursday. “You’re not allowed to wear that anymore,” the woman allegedly told the 19-year-old victim, Fariha Nizam. “I can’t see this not being related to [Trump],” Nizam told the Queens Chronicle. “I can’t say that they were Trump supporters or they voted for him but this election has made them feel like they’re at liberty to do things like that.” Incidents like that have made Muslim Americans in Queens feel uncertain about

The policies of President-elect Trump have caused some Muslim Americans, such as Rep. Keith Ellison, left, and Ali Najmi, to feel uncertain about their future, expressing concerns about what COURTESY PHOTOS might happen when the Queens native takes office next year. their future under Trump’s administration. “The mood is that a lot of people are nervous and uncertain,” said civil rights activist and attorney Ali Najmi. “It’s really scary to see that Islamophobia is a quality

people are willing to vote for.” In the aftermath of Trump upsetting Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the Jamaica-based Islamic Circle of North America put out a statement calling on the

future president to work for all Americans. “We ask that the new administration ensure the safety, security, and freedom of worship of minorities and their places of worship, in particular those who have been threatened,” the statement read. “We also request that the Department of Justice keep a close eye on known hate groups and individuals who are now organized, vocal, and well networked. In the event of any hate crimes, we ask that law enforcement act quickly and decisively.” Muslim Americans have already been under attack in 2016, according to the DOJ. Hate crimes against members of the community have gone up 67 percent so far this year, compared to the same time in 2015. Trump, in an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, called for his supporters to stop targeting all minorities. “I am so saddened to hear that,” he said when told people who voted for him were allegedly committing hate crimes. “And I say, ‘Stop it.’ If it — if it helps, I will say this, and I will say right to the cameras: ‘Stop it.’” That statement has done little to quell the fears of Muslims in this country. continued on page 29

Queens to Trump: We’re not changing More than 200 show up to Diversity Plaza to denounce Trump’s policies by Anthony O’Reilly

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The more than 200 people who showed up to Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights last Friday had a simple message for President-elect Trump: We’re not changing, no matter what. “We will fight. We will stand up to the beliefs of Donald Tr ump,” Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) said. “We will say ‘no’ to Donald Trump’s beliefs. We will urge all of our elected officials to put in the path every obstacle humanly possible to prevent him from implementing any of his terrible programs.” The near-three-hour rally, titled “Diversity Trumps Hate,” was organized by the Friends of Diversity Plaza as a way to express their grievances with the policies of the man who will become the 45th president of the United States. “What we have shown here is 100 percent the unity in our diversity as a community,” said Friends of Diversity Plaza Chairman Shekar Krishnan. “Thank you,

Jackson Heights, for showing up today. We are in this together and we need to support each other.” Several politicians spoke at the event and artists took turns reading poems and singing songs for the crowd, which grew as the night went on. The activists swore to stand up to some of Trump’s proposed policies, such as deporting undocumented immigrants, creating a database of Muslim Americans and forcing any members of the Islamic faith seeking to come into the country to undergo “extreme vetting.” “On behalf of Mayor de Blasio and the entire administration, I want to reassure you that we are going to fight in every single way that we know how to protect our sisters and brothers regardless of their immigration status,” said Nick Gulotta, the Queens borough director of community affairs at the Mayor’s Office. A s s e mbly m a n Ro n K i m (D-Flushing) said he came to Jackson Heights to come together with his fellow Queens residents.

“His values don’t really match with what a lot of us feel,” said Kim, who is considering a run for public advocate or comptroller next year. “Right now, a lot of us are just really uncertain of what’s going to happen.” Civil rights advocate Ali Najmi said “a lot of people are nervous right now. “But we’re going to fight,” he added. “We have a lot of allies that got our back. We have got to organize.” Dromm said Trump’s policies have already struck fear in the hearts of some of his constituents, including a second-grader at PS 222 in Jackson Heights who mistook the councilman’s name for the president-elect’s when it was announced on the loudspeakers. “The little girl mistakenly heard Daniel Dromm as Donald Trump,” he said. “She was afraid she was going to be deported.” Gulotta told the crowd the next commander in chief will not change the “progressive” policies of the de Blasio administration. continued on page 36

Councilman Danny Dromm addresses the more than 200 people who showed up at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights last Friday to denounce the policies of Presidentelect Trump. Dromm said the borough would stand up for immigrants and minorities. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

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party, doing the same.” Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) felt likewise. “Moving forward, Democrats need to stand together and signal to the American people that we will reject divisive policies when we see them,” he said. “And we won’t compromise on the core principles that define us a nation — that we are all created equal and and that we share certain unalienable rights.” In ter ms of gover ning when Tr ump becomes president, Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) is hopeful for renewed attention to New York. “Perhaps our city will have a shot of obtaining a greater share of resources from Washington since President-elect Trump is from New York,” she said. “As a New Yorker and son of Queens, he is familiar with our region’s needs such as the importance of infrastructure investment, antiterrorism funds and money for other important areas.” Meng feels that as a member of Congress, it is her “job and obligation” to work with Trump. As Trump builds his White House team, his recent appointment of Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of conservative newsite Breitbart, as his chief strategist has alarmed some officials, including Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn) and Steve Israel (D-Suffolk, Nassau and Queens) for Bannon’s political positions which the Anti-Defamation League calls anti-Semitic, xenophobic and racist. “This kind of hate has no place in the White House,” Maloney said. “I am deeply disappointed with this decision and I strongly oppose this appointment.” continued on page 29

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Retiring Rep. Steve Israel (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens) will not be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Israel made that declaration to the Chronicle on Tuesday after weeks of flirting with a possible run for the top spot with the party’s governing body. “I’m highly reluctant to do so,” Israel said, when asked if he would run for chair. “I have exhausted all the gray hair on my scalp. I think there are other good candidates out there.” After former chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) resigned from the post in July — shortly after controversial emails between top DNC staffers were hacked by Russia and released by whistleblowing website Wikileaks — Israel’s name w a s f lo a t e d a s a p o s s i ble i n t e r i m replacement. That role went to Democratic strategist and then-CNN commentator Donna Brazile, whose term ends in March. Much talk over the last week has been the candidacy of progressive Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) — the first African American from Minnesota and the first Muslim ever elected to Congress — whom many see as a rising star in the party. Ellison has since been endorsed by Senate heavyweights like outgoing minority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), his successor, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Progressive leader and former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — whom Ellison endorsed over eventual Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton early in the primaries — was one of the first members of Congress to suppor t the Minnesotan’s candidacy.

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Israel, however, declined to throw his support behind Ellison just yet. “I very well may,” he said, when asked about a possible endorsement. “But I think we ought to let whoever has an interest in running make their case first.” Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), one of five DNC vice chairpersons, also declined to endorse Ellison on Wednesday. “The selection of a new DNC chair is just beginning,” Meng said in a statement. “Several individuals have expressed interest and names are being floated. We will see how the process plays out in the days ahead.” Other candidates include former Vermont governor and DNC chairman Howard Dean, South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Har rison and the DNC national finance chairman, Henry Muñoz III. Israel also downplayed the role of DNC chair when it comes to rebuilding the party after its humiliating Election Day defeat at the hands of Republican Donald Trump. “It doesn’t really matter much to middleclass families who chairs the DNC,” he said. “What matters is, what party is most empathetic? Who can strengthen middle class Q paychecks?” foolish not to court the black community, given the impact even a small swing could have. “What would happen if [Republicans] could raise that number to 15 percent?” he asked. “That’s not a lot; it wouldn’t take that much.” Both men believe Trump could have at least three Supreme Court nominations, a notion Thompson finds troubling as it could have implications for decades. “My son is 14 now,” he said. “The same age I was when Ronald Reagan was elected. ...” Both speakers also believe the Democratic Party will need to sort out what Q happened this year and regroup.

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continued from page 24 “It’s a helpful statement to make but the problem is he’s mobilized a group of the population that’s felt this way for a long time that it’s not something he can quiet down by saying ‘stop it,’” said Richmond Hill activist Richard David. “You think that’s going to be enough to denounce the hate he’s generated?” Hooper asked. David said a major concern of the Muslims in Richmond Hill and Ozone Park is Trump’s proposed registering of Muslims into a national database.

“That’s one of the things he has not really disassociated himself from,” he said. The president-elect first proposed that idea along with a ban of Muslims coming into the country — which he has since softened to an extreme vetting of such people — as the Islamic State carried out terroristic acts in Europe and inspired similar atrocities here in America. David said it is “unfair to group all Muslims into that category.” “When you start doing that, then you’re getting into really dangerous territory,” he added.

If anything scares Muslim Americans more than Trump, it’s the advisors he has surrounded himself with — mainly, Steve Bannon — the chairman of the ultra-conservative news organization Breitbar t News, who will serve as the presidentelect’s chief strategist and senior counsel. “He needs to stop the rhetoric and the pandering to the hatemongers,” Hooper said. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim American voted into the House of Re present at ives a nd t he favor it e to become the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Trump should have addressed Bannon in his 60 Minutes interview. “M r. Ba n non is a dored by wh it e

supremacists, white nationalists, anti-Semites, neo-Nazis, and the KKK. It’s not hard to see why,” Ellison said in a statement on his Facebook page. “If the President-elect is serious about rejecting bigotry, hatred, and violence from his supporters, he must rescind Stephen Bannon’s appointment. This man shouldn’t be allowed inside the White House — let alone run it.” David added that Trump’s immigration policies may affect thousands of Muslims, specifically those from the Caribbean. “The Guyanese are the second largest group of immigrants in Queens and the third largest in the city and many of them are Muslims,” he said. “A lot of them are Q worried about what might happen.”

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Boro’s LGBT community pledges to fight Trump Some differ on how big a threat he is, but all encourage mobilization by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Countless millions of Americans woke up last Wednesday morning feeling uncertain — or even afraid — about their future in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning Election Day victory. That fear was especially palpable among the borough’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents. “It cuts deep,” LGBT Network CEO David Kilmnick, a Far Rockaway native, said in a Monday interview. “When we think about all the gains that we have made, gains to just live freely and openly, it cuts a lot deeper.” While the president-elect’s highly controversial views on Muslims and Hispanics have garnered countless headlines over the course of the campaign and the first week of his transition, what Trump’s presidency would mean for the LGBT community is unknown. Trump’s public statements about same-sex marriage over the last year have wildly contradicted each other. Last Sunday, he told CBS that last year’s landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide is “settled” and that he’s “fine” with it. That goes against a number of statements he made during his presidential campaign. Most notably, Trump told ABC in January that he would “strongly consider” appointing Supreme Court justices who would overturn the Obergefell decision if given the chance. Kilmnick — a gay man himself whose organization operates an LGBT support center in Little Neck and other sites across Long Island — believes that Trump is a pathological liar who can’t be trusted. “How can we believe anything that comes out of this man’s mouth? He’s lied since the day he started his campaign and he’s lying today,” he said. “If you dig deeper into that CBS interview, I think it’s very telling what their strategy is in discussing Roe v. Wade, where people will have to go to different states [where abortion would still be legal]. That’s the strategy they will use for marriage equality.” Kilmnick added that it isn’t Trump the LGBT community is most worried about. They are more fearful of Vice President-elect Mike Pence and Stephen Bannon, Trump’s new chief strategist and the former head of right-wing website Breitbart. “What I do fear is not so much Trump himself but the people he’s surrounding himself with,” he said. “Mike Pence is the most dangerous person around for the LGBT community, and the appointments he’s made to his inner circle so far are vile people who couldn’t be more anti-LGBT, anti-Semitic and xenophobic.” Vice President-elect Pence, the outgoing governor of Indiana, has endured a number of controversies when it comes to perceived anti-LGBT legislation he has signed and statements he has made. After signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law last spring — which protected individuals and companies from legal trouble if they thought the exercising of their religion had been burdened — critics pounced, saying the legislation allowed business owners to refuse service to LGBT customers under the guise of religion. After intense public pressure, Pence later signed an amendment to the law, saying it cannot be used by individuals or businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In his 2000 Congressional campaign, Pence caught heat when he argued for diverting taxpayer funds from “organizations that celebrate and encourage the types of behaviors that facilitate the spreading of the HIV virus” and redirecting them to “institutions which provide assistance to those seeking to

The Queens LGBT community is fearful over what a Donald PHOTO BY JULIE COURT Trump presidency means for their rights. change their sexual behavior.” While Pence has never publicly supported gay conversion therapy, many critics have interpreted that statement in his platform as doing just that. In a 2006 speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, he also said that while he does not oppose someone “choosing another lifestyle” than him in reference to homosexuality, he argued, citing a Harvard researcher’s recent work, that the deterioration of marriage’s sanctity represented the advent of “societal collapse.” Astoria resident Shanna Sciara said in a Tuesday interview that she sees Pence, not Trump, as her community’s biggest threat over the next four years. “Mike Pence is a politician, he knows what he’s doing,” Sciara, 25, said. “He’s not a reality TV host. And that’s why he’s a real threat. He’s the most anti-LGBT politician in the country.” Waking up before dawn the morning after the election, Sciara said she couldn’t help but sob with her girlfriend over what the results could mean for the nation. But after passing by a massive anti-Trump protest in Manhattan later that day, she said she knows the LGBT community and other minorities will be ready to fight the administration, should it propose any policy that negatively impacts them. “After that, I’ve slowly been feeling a little bit better about it,” she said. “We’ve gotten used to this, but we’re ready to fight.” Living in Queens, she said she hasn’t experienced any discriminatory acts from people based on her sexual orientation and she doesn’t expect to, either. But it’s the person in a deeply Republican area struggling to come to terms with sexuality that Sciara is most worried

about under a Trump administration. “People will be afraid to come out. You’ve seen stories of suicide and LGBT hotlines blowing up, and I think you’ll see more things like that where people feel hopeless,” she said. “We need to put things out there in social media and on the news to let them know that they’re not alone.” While many of the instances of harassment and attacks after the election have been against the Muslim community, there have been a number of reports of anti-LGBT incidents across the nation. In Rochester, NY, pride flags attached to two homes were burned by unknown assailants last week. In Okemos, Mich., the home of a lesbian couple was vandalized by someone who wrote “fags” in marker on their front door. “Maybe it will die down,” Sciara said. “But by electing Trump, we have validated this kind of behavior. People who were afraid to do those kinds of things won’t be afraid anymore.” That feeling of fear and helplessness has been seen across the borough already, according to Queens Pride House programmer Andres Duque. “We haven’t had anyone call to report a hate incident yet,” Duque said on Tuesday, “but we have had an uptick in terms of people calling scared and asking what the election means for them.” Going back in time, he pointed to the fear many American Muslims felt after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Duque said that fear, suspicion and feeling of being watched is starting to permeate among members of the LGBT community. “There was a real palpable sense of fear back then,” he said of the United States after 9/11. “But some of that fear has returned, unfortunately.” While a president can’t overturn a Supreme Court ruling like marriage equality, Duque noted that it’s impossible to predict if Trump would somehow clamp down on the rights of LGBT residents. But it’s the possible appointment of far right-wing conservatives to the Supreme Court that is already a very real, tangible worry among the LGBT community. “I know he said on CBS that it’s settled law, but the people he would nominate to the Supreme Court could be the most conservative justices in generations,” he said. “That means anything can happen.” Transgender activist Pauline Park, however, said on Tuesday that marriage equality is the last thing she worries about under a Trump presidency. “The Supreme Court will not overturn Obergefell,” Park, the head of the Pride House Board of Directors, said. “I’m least worried about marriage, public opinion has shifted so significantly. I don’t think the Supreme Court wants to get into it. There’s no way they would touch it with a 10-foot pole.” While she doesn’t believe Trump would want to start an “incredibly unlikely” public firestorm by clamping down somehow on the rights of gay and lesbian citizens, it’s transgender people she believes are at “some risk.” “Where he would have an impact would be the executive orders President Obama has issued, including the most controversial one about bathroom access,” she said. “There’s no clear statutory basis for those orders. That’s where Obama went out on a limb. And that is where, if Trump wanted to, he could rescind some executive orders.” Park added that anyone panicking over Trump’s victory needs to calm down, as it is still unknown what policies he will enact. But that doesn’t mean the LGBT community should be complacent, either. “We need to be alert and we need to organize,” she said. Q “But we need to avoid getting too hysterical.”

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Does oxygen therapy help mild COPD cases? November is COPD Awareness Month, and a newly published study of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease concludes that long-term supplemental oxygen treatment results in little or no change in time to death, time to first hospitalization or significant quality of life improvements for those with moderately low blood oxygen levels. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Oct. 27, are based on research examining oxygen treatment outcomes in 738 COPD patients with moderately low blood oxygen levels at 42 clinical centers in the United States. The study began in 2009 and ended in 2015. Patients who received supplemental oxygen over the course of the study showed no significant differences in rate of hospitalizations, time to death after diagnosis, exercise capacity or quality of life when compared to patients who did not receive supplemental oxygen. The results of the study, believed by the investigators to be the largest of its kind to date, show that most people with moderately low blood oxygen levels do not receive the same benefits from long-term oxygen therapy as COPD patients with severely low blood oxygen levels. “The benefits of long-term oxygen supplements for COPD patients with severe oxygen deficiency are clear,” said Dr. Robert Wise, professor of medicine in the Johns Hopkins Uni-

versity School of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and the paper’s corresponding author. “However, it’s never been established what benefits, if any, exist for patients with less severe oxygen deficiency.” For the study, moderate oxygen deficiency was defined as having a blood oxygen saturation between 89 and 93 percent at rest, or a blood oxygen saturation below 90 percent during a six-minute walk test. A normal blood oxygen saturation level is generally defined as between 94 and 99 percent. Blood oxygen saturation levels are a measure of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in circulating blood and a marker of lung function, and low levels are a hallmark of people with COPD. The researchers studied two types of COPD patients: those who suffered from moderate oxygen deficiency while resting, and those who suffered from moderate oxygen deficiency only during exercise. Some 133 patients had resting oxygen deficiency, 319 had only exerciseinduced oxygen deficiency and 268 had both. Participants in each of the two groups were randomly assigned to get supplemental oxygen or no supplemental oxygen at the start of the study, and all visited clinics annually for followup examinations. They also completed telephone interviews biannually and completed mailed questionnaires regarding symptoms and healthcare use at four and 16 months.

Of the 738 total patients studied with moderate oxygen deficiency, 368 received supplemental oxygen, and 370 did not. Wise said the primary outcomes measured — time to death or time to first hospitalization — were essentially the same in both groups. The risk of death in the no-oxygen group was 5.7 percent per year, compared to 5.2 percent per year for the oxygen group. Overall, the risk of death or hospitalization was not different between the two groups. Even when researchers controlled for variables such as total hours of oxygen use, race, sex and smoking status, no significant differences in the primary outcomes arose, Wise said. “No matter what measure we looked at, it made no apparent difference whether a patient with moderate oxygen deficiency received longterm oxygen treatments or not. I think the evidence is strong and shows that some patients may not need those treatments at all,” he said. Wise cautioned that “we don’t want to imply that everyone with COPD now using oxygen should stop; some individual patients may find that they can do more activities or have more effective exercise training if they use oxygen. Every patient should discuss his or her specific needs with his or her healthcare provider, but the data show, very clearly, that for many COPD patients with moderately low blood oxygen levels, supplemental oxygen won’t help you live any longer or keep you out of the hospital.” Supplemental oxygen therapy can be consid-

Those with moderately low blood oxygen levels may not benefit from supplemental oxygen, a new study says. ered burdensome and expensive for many. From 2009 to 2011, Medicare reimbursements for oxygen-related costs for COPD patients exceeded $2 billion per year. Supplemental oxygen therapy requires those using it to carry or cart around heavy and bulky delivery equipment, sometimes resulting in adverse events, such as tripping over equipment or the start of fires. According to the COPD Foundation, an estimated 24 million people in the U.S. suffer from COPD, and it is the third-leading cause of death Q in the nation.

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Between decking the halls, visiting family and attending holiday parties, it may seem like there is little time to maintain a workout routine during the holiday season. While the holiday season is an especially busy time of year, men and women who plan and stay dedicated to their routines do not need to let their health fall by the wayside until January. Several studies show that people can gain anywhere from one pound to a few pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although that might not seem like a lot of weight, a report in The New England Journal of Medicine noted that many people never lose the weight they put on during the holidays. Those who struggle to keep the weight off understand the importance of maintaining both a consistent fitness schedule and healthy eating habits. This may be challenging when the rich foods and parties synonymous with the holiday season are around to threaten healthy habits. Here’s how to stay on course: • Establish a regular exercise date. Treat exercise as any other obligation on the calendar. Make it a necessity and not a luxury. Schedule time for workouts, even if it means removing something else from your agenda. • Don’t worry about the length of your workouts. If you’re accustomed to an hourlong workout but cannot fit in more than 20 minutes on some days, don’t skip the workout simply because it’s shorter. Make the most of that time by targeting larger, core muscles. • Change your schedule. You may need to alter your daily schedule to fit in gym workouts or other exercise. Try getting up earlier and heading out prior to work or school. This will open up time throughout the rest of your day, and you can use that time to meet the demands of the holiday season. • Get a trainer or a workout buddy. It’s far easier to blow

Daily exercise need not fall by the wayside during the hectic holiday season. off a workout when you go it alone. However, if you have a workout partner who is counting on you and vice versa, you may be less inclined to miss a workout — even when you’re not especially motivated to hit the gym. • Try new activities. Workouts need not be limited to exercises in the gym. Plenty of activities work the body and burn calories. Sledding, ice skating, skiing and snowboarding are just a few winter sports that can help you stay in shape.

• Choose a hotel with a pool or gym. If holiday travel is on your itinerary, select a hotel that has fitness equipment. This way you can keep up with your routine. Even swimming a few laps in an indoor pool can provide a cardiovascular workout while you’re on vacation. Remember, it only takes a two-week break from exercise to experience a fitness regression, and you will only have to work harder to get back to your current fitness level if you let exercise slide too long. • Add short, high-intensity exercises. Burn more calories in less time with high-intensity workouts. This way you won’t need to schedule as much time for workouts but will still get the benefit of exercise. • Transform chores into exercise opportunities. See that vacuum cleaner, rake or broom as a piece of exercise equipment. While cleaning up for holiday company, turn on the radio and get your heart pumping, too. Do leg raises while you’re preparing meals or do some pushups off the kitchen counter. • Use your bodyweight. Even if you can’t make it to the gym, rely on your own body resistance for a thorough workout. Pushups, squats, burpees, mountain climbers, jumping rope and lunges are some exercises that rely on bodyweight for effectiveness. • Periodically exercise during the day. If you have a few free moments here and there during the day, use these opportunities to exercise. By the end of the day, you may find you squeezed in an entire workout’s worth of exercise over the course of several 10-minute intervals. Exercise and fitness do not have to play second fiddle to other holiday activities. Make time for workouts, and you will Q be ahead of the game come the new year. — Metro Creative Connection

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of Trump’s policies may not become the law of the land. “But we also have to be prepared for the worst,” she added. “There are so many groups of people who need our help now.” Krishnan vowed that the rally would not be the last event to be held in Jackson Heights, saying that “there’s so much more work to be done.” At the event, safety pins were handed out for people to wear on their chest — a symbol that they are a beacon of safety for anyone who may feel threatened. That method was first introduced in Britain after a rise in hate crimes following the Q “Brexit” vote earlier this year.

The importance of a last will and testament by Nancy J. Brady, RN, Esq., partner, Brady & Marshak, LLP Attorneys at Law The focus of this column is legal issues concerning the elderly and their loved ones. Today’s article addresses the topic of wills. Every adult should have a valid will in place, regardless of age, as detailed below. A last will and testament, commonly known as a “will,” is documentation of one’s wishes as to how his or her possessions and assets should be distributed after death. To understand why you need a will, it is important to know what happens if you die without a will in place. When a resident of New York State passes away without having completed a will, this is known as “intestate.” If that person has assets or property in his/her name with no joint owner or beneficiary designation, there is a statute that governs how those assets should pass. Part of that statute designates: If the decedent leaves a spouse and no children, spouse takes all. If the decedent left a spouse and children, the surviving spouse is entitled to the first $50,000 and one half of the balance of the value of the estate. If there is no surviving spouse and the decedent has left children, children take all; If an unmarried person dies, with no children, the decedent’s parents inherit; if there are no parents surviving, the decedent’s siblings inherit. The statute goes on to delineate beyond those relationships, to the furthest extent of relatives in line to inherit being first cousins once removed. Should a person have no relatives surviving including a spouse, or descendants of his or her grandparents, the estate will pass to New York State. Many people prefer a different allocation for the distribution of their estate. For example, commonly, spouses want to leave each other everything. Perhaps an unmarried person who has no children does not want elderly parents to

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inherit — especially if the elderly parent has a taxable estate, or is receiving government benefits to finance nursing home care. Parents of young children should designate in a will persons to be named as guardians for the minor children — appointment of the decedent’s spouse is not guaranteed. In the event minor children are left behind and there is no guardian named by the decedent, a court-appointed guardian will be required. In that case, court approval is required before any expenses can be paid on behalf of the minors. Additionally, if both parents predecease the minor children, it is important to name someone the decedent prefers to have custody and raise the children. Parents of disabled children, or adult children under a disability, can leave that person’s share in a trust within the will document. The purpose of this type of trust is to shelter the assets left to a disabled person so that government benefits aren’t jeopardized. Having a will in place involves choosing someone to be the “executor,” or responsible party who has the duty of making sure your wishes are carried out. The executor can be a relative, friend, attorney or bank or trust company. While some people choose not to complete a will, or to download a form from the internet, the best practice is to consult with and have an attorney complete the will. A last will and testament has certain requirements in order to be valid in New York State. A will that is not completed in conformation with the requirements, including witness designations and execution formalities, can result in your estate being distributed according to the statute of intestacy, which may not be what you intended. You should consult with an attorney to see just how your estate will pass, and how your will should be drafted. A will should be reviewed every few years, to make sure the document will still have the results you have in mind. The office of Brady & Marshak, LLP can be Q reached at (718) 738-8500.

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NYFAC’s third annual Toy Run Howard Beach-based New York Families for Autistic Children will host its third annual Toy Run on Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. The event has attracted 200 motorcyclists to ride Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards from Forest Park to Broad Channel. Each participant brings an unwrapped toy for a boy or girl with them. Those interested in participating this year

are asked to bring the toy and a $25 entry fee to the event, which will start at the Band Shell in Forest Park. Bikers will ride to the Veterans for Foreign Wars outpost in Broad Channel, where there will be a reception with music and food. Anyone with questions should call Bruce Schwartz at (347) 566-3122, ext. 305 or email Q him at bruce@nyfac.org.

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by Mark Lord Seeing certain shows can conjure such pleasant memories it makes one sigh that “they don’t write ’em like that anymore.” Case in point is “My Fair Lady,” now getting a delightful rendition from Theatre By The Bay, with only two performances left to go. One of the all-time great classic musicals, with songs such as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” and “The Rain in Spain,” the show at one time held the record as the longest-running musical on Broadway. It deserved the distinction. Not only is it filled with memorable melodies, but it overflows with wit, and

it seamlessly weaves its songs into the storytelling. Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion,” with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, the show traces the efforts of phonetics professor Henry Higgins to transform Eliza Doolittle, a poor flower peddler, into a duchess ... his “fair lady.” Ovi Vargas took over the reins of Theatre By The Bay in 2015. This production, the third under his direction, proves a vast improvement over his prior efforts, due, in large part, to the ideal casting of his lead performers. Frank Josephs dominates the proceedings as the self-centered, womanizing dialectician Higgins. He

struts, he rages, he rants and he even adds a bit more melody to his numbers than did the actor who originated the role on Broadway, Rex Harrison, whom Josephs, at times, calls to mind. Michele Lindner, a regular on the TBTB stage, brings her crystalline soprano to the role of the guttersnipe turned fair maiden. She carries the bulk of the musical numbers — sometimes wistfully, sometimes filled with vengeance — but always endearingly. She makes for a convincing Cockney in the early scenes and her transition throughout the course of the show is believable. Continuedononpage page continued 41

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The Dresden/Venice Connection, with classical works by Pisendel, Vivaldi, Veracini and more, by the Queens Consort baroque ensemble. Sat., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 33-50 82 St., Jackson Heights. $15 advance; $20 at door. Info: queensconsort.com.

“Life Reimagined,” more than two dozen paintings in various styles by residents of the Pomonok Senior Center in Flushing. Thru Dec. 31, Resorts World Casino Red Wall Art Gallery, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free. Info: rwnewyork.com.

Sweet Stone Gypsy + Open Jam, with the “nostalgic folk rock fusion” band playing and attendees welcome to bring instruments to jam afterward. Fri., Nov. 18, 8-9 p.m. (concert); 9-10 p.m. (jam). Woody & Pete’s Honky Tonk Lyceum, 146-49 Horace Harding Expy., Flushing. Free. Info/RSVP: (718) 762-8880, donkennedyalbert@gmail.com.

“Gingerbread Lane,” the 2013-15 world record holder for largest gingerbread village, with edible, homemade houses by chef Jon Lovitch. Thru Sun., Jan. 15; with gingerbread house-building workshops Nov. 19, 20, 26, 1 p.m.; Dec. 3, 4, 10, 17, 28, 29, 1 and 3 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission; workshops $10 per kit. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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“It Is Not Enough To See, One Must See Through To Find Truth,” works spanning 60 years by Jamaica-based Emmett Wigglesworth: paintings, sculptures and more, many with his signature “scribble” lines and patterns. Thru Nov. 25. Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400. “Intuitive Progression,” with 75 works of paint, ink and more by 20 modern artists, depicting the creative process as a unique journey. Thru Nov. 28, Thu.-Mon., 12-5 p.m., Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 9370727, flcart.org. “Rockaway!”, exploring painting in regard to location, condition and possibilities, by Katharina Grosse, in collaboration by MoMA PS1 and Rockaway Artists Alliance. Thru Nov. 30, 12-6 p.m., Fort Tilden. Free. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

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“RootedinQueens16,” with about 40 photos focusing on the boro’s green environs and promoting sustainability and environmental consciousness, drawn from 700 submitted on Instagram under the titular hashtag. Photos available for sale. Thru early Dec. Qns Collective, 36-27 36 St., Astoria. Info: (718) 762-8880, queenscapes@gmail.com, cody@growhome.com. “Toys & Games from the Attic and Beyond,” with more than 150 items including Queens-born Mr. Machine, Hess trucks, Lionel trains, Beanie Babies and more, with info on their histories. Tue., Sat., Sun., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment, thru June 2017, Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students; under 12 free. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. “Language as Representation,” with visual artworks examining the value and meaning of words, which appear in all the pieces. Thru Jan. 30, 2017, Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-0727, flcart.org. NANCY DWYER

“The Order of Myths,” the 2008 Margaret Brown documentary on how blacks and whites celebrate Mardi Gras differently in Mobile, Ala., with the director in person. Sat., Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. The Museum of the Moving Image will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the “The Muppet Show” with a special presentation on the beloved variety program Sunday. As Statler and Waldorf would say, “Don’t miss it if you can … and if you can, miss it!” See Film. PHOTO COURTESY THE JIM HENSON CO. / ATV

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“Dead Heat: Murder at the Race Track,” mystery dinner theater with food, music, performance by the Josephine Foundation Actors. Sat., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. $35. Info: (347) 8786614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

The History of Salsa, with award-winning Colombian dance co. Cali Salsa Pal’Mundo performing the genre’s “intoxicating rhythm and mesmerizing moves.” Thru Dec. 11; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m., Thalia Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40; $37 students, seniors; special group rates too. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

“Cabaret,” the hit musical set in a seedy Berlin nightclub during the Nazis’ rise to power, by the Parkside Players. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 19, 25, 26, Dec. 2, 3, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 20, 27, 2 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, Union Tpke. and 71 Road, Forest Hills. $20; $18 seniors. Info: (718) 353-7388, parksideplayers.com. “Blithe Spirit,” Noel Coward’s comedy about a cantankerous writer haunted by his late wife’s ghost, by Douglaston Community Theatre. Fri. 18, 8 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 19, 2 p.m., Zion Church Parish Hall, Church St. at Orient Ave., just off Douglaston Pkwy. $17; $15 students, seniors. Info: (718) 482-3332, dougcommthtr@gmail.com. “My Fair Lady,” the musical adapted from “Pygmalion,” about a Cockney flower girl taking speech lessons from a professor so she can pass as a lady, by Theatre By The Bay. Sun., Nov. 20, 2 and 7 p.m., Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 1300 209 St., Bayside. $22; $20 seniors, kids under 13. Info: (718) 428-6363. “In the Car with Blossom and Len,” a biting and poignant comedy about sisters needing to lend a hand to their long unpredictable, dysfunctional parents. Sat., Nov. 19, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 20, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

Fear in Porcelain, with Sam Kim incorporating “fierce sexual restraint to obliterate the ego” and “heightening the voyeuristic relationship between soloists and viewers,” in collaboration with other performers. Wed.-Sat., thru Nov. 19, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Tickets/Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

MUSIC KC and the Sunshine Band, the award-winning disco and funk band with hits “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” and more. Sat., Nov. 19, 8 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 22205 56 Ave., Bayside. Tickets: $55-$65. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. COURTESY PHOTO

Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra, with music by Beethoven, Mozart, Bizet and Reznicek. Sun., Nov. 20, 2 p.m., Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. $5. Info: (718) 374-1627, (516) 7852532, fhso.org.

“The Muppet Show”: 40th Anniversary Muppetational Celebrational, with music, comedy, guest stars, rare clips from the family-oriented comedic variety show starring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and more; intro by Jim Henson Legacy President Craig Shemin. Sun., Nov. 20, 1 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

SPECIAL EVENTS Book Trivia Night, testing participants’ literary knowledge, with prizes, raffles, products, gift cards from area businesses and more; competing in teams of 4-6 people; individuals welcome too. A fundraiser for the next Newtown Literary journal. Fri., Nov. 18, 7 p.m., Break Bar & Billiards, 32-04 Broadway, Astoria. $10 advance; $12 at door. Info: newtownliterary.org. COURTESY IMAGE Unfinished Business: The Black Panthers, panel discussion with area members of the group on its 50th anniversary, on their commitment to social change, in conjunction with “The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution” exhibit. Sat., Nov. 19, 2-4 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free; suggested donation. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. Queens Activism Now, reading and panel discussion on making change in communities after the election, with activists, artists, academics and more. Sun., Nov. 20, 2-4 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free; donation suggested. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. continued on page 42

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One of the greatest challenges for a theatrical director comes in the casting of a play. In the case of Douglaston Community Theatre’s current production of Noel Coward’s other-worldly, darkly comic farce, “Blithe Spirit,” Marilyn Welsher has hit the jackpot! All seven actors who form the tightly knit ensemble fit their respective roles like a glove. Written in the bitingly witty style that is a Coward trademark, the play focuses on the relationship among cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine (Rich Weyhausen), his

‘Blithe Spirit’ When: Fri., Nov. 18, 8 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 19, 2 p.m. Where: Zion Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Church Street at Orient Avenue, Douglaston Tickets: $17; $15 students, seniors. (718) 482-3332

rather stuffy second wife, Ruth (Barbara Mavro), and his temperamental, flirtatious first wife, Elvira (Virginia Green). Complicating matters is the not-so-minor fact that Elvira has been dead for seven years and is seen and heard only by Condomine (and, of course, the audience). The play, said to have been written by Coward in five days, features a rather complicated plot. Condomine, in search of material for his next book — about a homicidal medium — and his wife invite the local spiritualist, Madame Arcati (Joan Edward), for dinner and a seance. Also along for the evening are the Condomines’ friends, Dr. and Mrs. Bradman (Nick De Cesare, Annette Daiell). Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of Elvira, setting off a string of increasingly involved developments, not the least of which is a tug-of-war between Condomine’s two wives, each of whom wants Charles for herself. The play is, at once, a commentary on perceptions of the afterlife and on the institution of marriage. Local theater veteran Weyhausen, who handles a marathon role with aplomb, is

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The cast of “Blithe Spirit”: Nick De Cesare, left, Barbara Mavro, Annette Daiell, Rich PHOTO BY MARK LORD Weyhausen, Virginia Green, Sharri Mandel and Joan Edward. appropriately debonair, while trying to sort out the mess in which he finds himself. Mavro, with an extensive theatrical resume of her own, is effective as the straight-laced wife who has a hard time dealing with her jealousies and Condomine’s strange behavior. Weyhausen and Mavro are a wellmatched pair.

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A gripping take on the life of a homeless man by Mark Lord qboro contributor

A refreshing new theatrical voice emerges in playwright Christina Quintana’s “Evensong,” a raw, depressing and ultimately inspirational look at the homeless, presented by the Astoria Performing Arts Center through Nov. 19. It is a work that comes from the author’s own experiences as a volunteer at The Friends Shelter, based out of the Friends Meeting House and Seminary in Lower Manhattan, where the guests, as they are known, arrive nightly and sleep on foldout cots. Quintana points out in a program note that “44 percent of the homeless are employed — many have simply run into bad luck and don’t have anyone to turn to for help.” Their ranks, she says, span “age, ethnicity and background.” Working at the shelter transformed Quintana’s idea of what homelessness means, and her play may do the same for its audiences. Performed by a cast of seven, the 90-minute, intermissionless piece is directed meticulously by David Mendizabal, whose style blends beautifully with Quintana’s: clarity of words meets equally

unfussy staging. From its opening moments, the production grabs the audience and never lets go. Told in a series of blackout vignettes, the play focuses on Teo, a young man with big dreams who has come to New York City, where he struggles to survive. He ends up as a member of the working homeless population. Teo takes the spectators along on his emotional rollercoaster ride. Upon arriving at the shelter (rendered simply but effectively by Christopher and Justin Swader), he meets Bob, a Wall Street banker and longtime volunteer. Teo, who is gay, takes an immediate shine to Bob, who rebukes Teo’s advances. The play’s many themes emerge. “I could lose it all in a second,” Bob says of his success in life, suggesting that anyone could end up on the street. “You don’t look homeless,” Teo’s friend Hague tells him. Many homeless people don’t, Quintana is telling us. Along the way, Teo encounters several interesting individuals. Gladys, a fellow guest at the shelter, is loud, forward and seemingly just on the other side of “normal.” In the not-too-distant past, she was leading a far better existence. Then things happened. The relationship between Teo and Gladys takes several twists and turns. A shared scene late in the proceedings touches the heart. Fate, in the form of a wrongly delivered package, brings together Teo and a young woman named Rosa, who has been with her boyfriend, Ricardo, for five years and has recently lost her unborn baby. The contents of the package, a mystery at first, take on particularly sentimental overtones later on.

Performing a scene in “Evensong” are, Francis Mateo, left, Vanna Richardson, Daniel Prado and Doug Rossi. Joining Prado, who plays the protagonist, in various other scenes are Sai Somboon, below left, Chad CarstarPHOTOS BY MICHAEL DEKKER phen, Arlene Chico-Lugo and Carstarphen and Marie Louise Guinier. Each character is portrayed with an unusual sense of realism. Across the board, the acting is so completely natural that you will likely feel you have met some of the play’s inhabitants in your own life. Daniel Prado as Teo is on stage almost constantly, interacting with each of the other performers, undergoing one emotional experience after another, and remaining consistently believable. As Bob, Chad Carstarphen is the personification of a seemingly successful young man, whose relationship with Teo weaves in and out throughout the play. The actors play off each other well. Marie Louise Guinier is memorable as Gladys, startling at times, sometimes funny in her unexpected outbursts, and deeply moving when necessary. Arlene Chico-Lugo does double

duty as Rosa and as Abuela, Teo’s grandmother, who comes to him in a dream, and she is effective as both. Francis Mateo earns laughs with many of Ricardo’s lines. And Doug Rossi is a standout as Tragedy, a disheveled beggar with a poetic bent who meets up with Teo at various points in the play. Perhaps most impressive is Sai Somboon, who creates no fewer than three distinct characters, from the swag-infused Hague to the nearly-naked Len, a would-be onenight-stand for Teo. Mendizabal has shaped the disparate characters and multiple locales into a unified whole, keeping the action moving without interruption. Swift changes in set pieces and precision lighting (by Evan Roby) help considerably, lending a fluidity that adds to the play’s intensity. At last Saturday’s matinee, a brief

post-show discussion revealed the significance of the title, which refers to a daily service in the Anglican church, spoken or sung in the evening. Quintana claims a fascination with the musicality of the city and expressed hope that her play reflects it. It does, indeed. It should be noted that the play features adult themes and is not recommended for children. Coincidentally, APAC’s artistic director, Dev Bondarin, attended the Friends school, which shares a building with the shelter. “This connection between my history, Christina’s experience, and the play is a prime example of the theme of interconnectedness present in the piece,” she says in a program note. The Friends Shelter is always looking for new volunteers. Visit friendsshelter.org and contact volunteer coordinator Katy Homans at katy@katyhomans.com for more Q information.

‘Evensong’ When: Nov. 17-19, 8 p.m.; Nov. 19, 2 p.m. (matinee followed by a talk-back) Where: Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St., Long Island City Tickets: $18; $12 seniors, students (718) 706-5750, apacny.org

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As Eliza’s hard-drinking father, Alfred P. Doolittle, Sam Hunt has two music hallstyle numbers, “With a Little Bit of Luck” and “Get Me to the Church on Time,” which he carries off with aplomb, with support from the multigenerational, multicultural ensemble. Another TBTB favorite, John Canning, is an unusually robust Colonel Pickering, Higgins’ cohort and fellow student of languages, but he is gentle enough to serve as a muchneeded buffer between Higgins and Eliza. Jonathan Schuyler, in the rather one-note role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill, a young man of the upper crust who is smitten by Eliza, is entrusted with what is perhaps the show’s

‘My Fair Lady’ When: Sun., Nov. 20, 2 and 7 p.m. Where: Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 1300 209 St., Bayside Tickets: $22; $20 seniors, kids under 13 (718) 428-6363, theatrebythebayny.com

most famous song, “On the Street Where You Live,” which he sings serviceably. Ruthe McKeown is appropriately proper as Higgins’ no-nonsense housekeeper, Mrs. Pearce, while Lila Edelkind makes the most of her brief appearances as his often exasperated mother. The strongest male voice in the company belongs to Phoenix Gray, who, as Doolittle’s sidekick, Harry, leads many of the ensemble numbers. Strangely missing from the cast of characters is Jamie, another of Doolittle’s drinking buddies. The singing and dancing ensemble, in which young Peter Zhong is an energetic standout, is an integral part of the proceedings, at times providing beautiful harmonies and, occasionally, interpolating some off notes. Musical director Alan Baboff leads the in-tune three-piece band. Vargas provides the apt choreography. The scenic design, by Paul Kaplan and Bob Tominson, is simple but attractive and, more importantly, utilitarian. A wellrehearsed crew, comprising backstage hands as well as the actors themselves, makes for swift scene changes.

John Canning, left, as Colonel Pickering, Michele Lindner as Eliza Doolittle, Frank Josephs as Henry Higgins and Sam Hunt as Alfred P. Doolittle in “My Fair Lady.” On the cover: CanPHOTOS BY MARK LORD ning, Lindner and Josephs show some of their “Rain in Spain” flair. The sumptuous costumes, from an uncredited source, are a feast for the eyes, particularly in the black-and-white “Ascot Gavotte” racetrack scene. The show is undeniably long, and, in this

mounting, the second act begins to flag in spots, but it’s a pleasure to be in the company of such sturdy musical theater. Nope, they don’t write ’em like this anyQ more.

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CLASSES Knitting 101, covering the basics, including terminology and stitches, with attendees given needles and yarn or bringing their own, by Optimistic Crafts owner Elisabeth Prescott. Sun., Nov. 20, 12-2 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $30. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

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CLUBS “Hooks & Needles” Crochet & Knit Club, with participants bringing their own projects, hooks, needles and yarn, or working on charity projects, for entire meeting or just dropping in. Every Thu., 6:30-9 p.m., Big 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd., Woodside (entrance inside shopping center, up one flight, down hall to left of 99-cent store). Info: Lorraine, (718) 817-4037.

FLEA MARKETS Nativity Church Hall, with games, books, records, clothing, household items, homemade treats, snack bar, raffle and much more. Sun., Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 101-41 91 St. at Rockaway Blvd. Info: Marge, (718) 843-4680.

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu.; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue.; adult coloring classes every Wed.; art classes every Thu.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100. Young Israel Forest Hills Senior Center, with fitness classes and lunch every day, Mon.-Fri. Ping-Pong every Tue., 1 p.m.; Movie Club every Thu., 1 p.m.; Chinese Culture Club, every Mon., Wed., 1 p.m.; Beaded Jewelry Class first and third Tue. every month, 1 p.m., 68-07 Burns St. Info: (718) 520-2305, foresthillsseniorctr@nyc.rr.com. Della Monica-Steinway Senior Center. Serving adults 60 and over. 23-56 Broadway, Astoria. Exercise classes daily, 10 a.m. Social dancing every Mon. and Thu., 1 p.m. Daily lunch served 11:45 a.m. Info: (718) 626-1500. Woodhaven/Richmond Hill Senior Center, with arts and crafts, knitting, Wii bowling, education and more. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., lunch at 12 p.m. Strength/stretching exercise class every Mon., 1 p.m.; yoga class every Thu., 10 a.m.; Zumba every Fri. 89-02 91 St., Woodhaven. Info: (718) 847-9200.

SUPPORT GROUPS Family Place Corner, Babies, toddlers and caregivers welcome to an afternoon playing and reading while parents and guardians can meet and get information on social services. Corona Library, 38-23 104 St., noon to 2 p.m. most Mondays and Thursdays until Nov. 28. Registration not required. Info: (718) 426-2844. Overeaters Anonymous, for people who want to lose weight or have any eating disorder. Every Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill; every Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Ave. Info: (718) 564-7027 (Richmond Hill); (718) 8964756, (718) 459-5140 (Rego Park). Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177. Bereavement groups for assistance dealing with loss and the process towards healing, with others experiencing similar situations. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Call: (718) 268-5011, ext. 160, or email olderadults@ cgy.org; registration required. Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tue. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m. Anxious, nervous, depressed? Recovery International can help. Meetings every Thu., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 3:30 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: recoveryinternational.org.

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from head to toe, a pile of blonde curls atop her head, speaking in a Betty Booplike voice and floating about flirtatiously. De Cesare and Daiell are believable as the always bickering doctor and his wife, and, completing the cast, Sharri Mandel earns laughs as the Condomines’ alwaysin-a-hurry nervous new servant. Welsher has elicited memorable performances from her entire company and despite the play’s length (running two and a half hours plus intermission), the time flies. It is only during the cross-conversations between Charles and Ruth and Charles and Elvira that the staging is awkward. Ruth is supposed to be confused as to whom Charles is speaking, but, as blocked, it is too often all too obvious. The Condomines’ fashionable living room is beautifully depicted in Ian McDonald’s detailed setting, complete with fireplace, Gramophone and other period furnishings. The 1940s-style costumes, provided by members of the cast themselves, are unusually attractive. At last Friday night’s performance, the lights and sound effects (operated by Gary Tifeld) were timed nearly flawlessly. Two p er for ma nce s rema in, t his weekend.

Up next: “Cabaret” The next show to hit the Queens community theater stage will be “Cabaret,” the big hit of the 1966 Broadway season, which collected no fewer than eight Tonys, including Best Musical. Set in a seedy Berlin nightclub as the Nazis are rising to power, it will be presented by the Parkside Players. Per formances at Grace Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Union Turnpike and 71st Road in Forest Hills, are set for Nov. 19, 25 and 26 and Dec. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20; or $18 for seniors. For more information, call (718) 353-7388. Q

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1819 Cornelia Street LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10 / 03/16. 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: Bipin Mathew, 16-92 Linden Street, Apartment #3, Ridgewood, NY 11385 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS H & R Block Bank, a Federal S av ings B a nk , P la in t i f f AGAINST Jesus Guevara; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 5, 2014 I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse, Courtroom #25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on December 9, 2016 at 10:00AM, premises known as 84-12 108th Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11417. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block: 9143 Lot: 6. Approximate amount of judgment $447,206.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 17858/2012. Nicole Katsorhis, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff, 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14624, (877) 759-1835. Dated: October 26, 2016

Notice of Formation of 41-16 49 ST LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 53-42 Metropolitan Avenue, Ridgewood, N Y 113 8 5. Purpose: any lawful activity.

6704 Myrtle LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/15/16. 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, 62-68 Dry Harbor Rd., Middle Village, NY 11379. General purpose.

Alicia’s Candles LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/7/16. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 23-20 36th St #3F, Astoria, NY 11105. General Purposes.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 14045/2014 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE. CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, against TANYA M. JOHNSON, If she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, nextof-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the amended complaint, MAURICE JOHNSON AKA MAURICE E. JOHNSON AKA MAURICE E. JOHNSON, JR., SYMANTHA JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, QUEENS SUPREME COURT, KENNETH BENJAMIN, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU AND STATE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendants. To the above named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the amended complaint is not served with this supplemental summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within 20 days after the service of this supplemental summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. 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 foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable JANICE A. TAYLOR, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Queens County, dated the 19th day of July, 2016 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $305,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on September 2, 2003 in CRFN 2003000322925, covering premises known as 145-26 232ND STREET, ROSEDALE, COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK (Block: 13489, Lot: 97). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants, TANYA M. JOHNSON, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy. Premises lying and being in the Borough of Queens. BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of 232nd Street, 229.75 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 145th Avenue and the westerly side 232nd Avenue; being a plot 100 feet by 40 feet by 100 feet by 40 feet. Block: 13489; Lot: 97, Rego Park, New York. Dated: October 4, 2016. DAVID A. GALLO & ASSOCIATES LLP. By: Rosemarie A. Klie, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374 (718) 459-9000

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No.: 596/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, against ALBERTO L. IMPERIAL, ALBERT A. IMPERIAL JR., DARLENE GRACE T IMPERIAL, if they be living and if they be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HECTOR BAEZ, ZORAIDA TORRES, LILLY TORRES, Defendants. To the above named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the amended complaint is not served with this supplemental summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within 20 days after the service of this supplemental summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. 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 foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable CHEREE BUGGS, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Queens County, dated the 19th day of May, 2016 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT. The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $517,650.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on June 18, 2008 in CRFN 2008000244027, which mortgage was assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment of mortgage dated November 19, 2010, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on December 14, 2010 in CRFN 2010000418639, covering premises known as 78-19 PITKIN AVENUE, OZONE PARK, COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK (Block 9134, Lot 76). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants, ALBERTO L. IMPERIAL AND ALBERT A. IMPERIAL JR., for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy. Premises situate lying and being in the Borough of Queens. BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of 79th Street with the northerly side of Pitkin Avenue; being a plot 28.18 feet by 67.17 feet by 25.24 feet by 75.08 feet. BLOCK 9134, LOT 76 Dated: October 26, 2016, Rego Park, New York. DAVID A. GALLO & ASOCIATES LLP By: Rosemarie A. Klie, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374, (718) 459-9000

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Advantage Enterprises LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/20/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Rej J. Nieto, 10-87 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. General purpose.

Alternate Empire LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 4/7/16. Off. in Queens County. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Accumera LLC, 911 Central Ave #101, Albany, NY 12206. Purpose: all lawful activities.

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GENERAL REALTY GROUP LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/07/2016. 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, 80-22 210th St., Queens Village, NY 11427 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of formation of L & C GROUP DEVELOPMENT LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 08/09/2016. Office located in QUEENS. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 64-24 137TH STREET FLUSHING, NY 11367. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Mayflower Wenyu LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 9/15/16. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon Apts. For Rent whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail Ozone Park, studio, no pets/smokutils incl. $1,200/mo, 1 mo process to: 61-27 186th ing, sec. Call 718-738-6124 St., Fresh Meadows, NY Co-ops For Sale 11365. General Purposes. S & W REALTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/18/2016. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5316 193rd Street 2/F, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. The Rouge Dancers, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/29/2016. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

T R E E H O U S E DEVELOPMENT LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/27/2016. Office: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 41-14B Main Street #L5, Flushing, NY 11355. General Purposes.

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Legal Notices VINCENZO & ELISA LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/19/16. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 163-54 Willets Point Boulevard, Whitestone, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Many residents stand against Donald Trump Immigrants and supporters decry president-elect in Manhattan by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Queens residents have been among the thousands protesting President-elect Trump in Manhattan since the election. “It was a rally and a march called together primarily by immigrants rights groups to provide a space for immigrant communities, people that are undocumented to be able to raise up the voices and the perpsectives of immigrant communities,” DRUM — South Asian Organizing Center Executive Director Fahd Ahmed told the Chronicle, adding that Sunday’s march would not be the last that they attend. According to the immigrant advocacy group Make the Road New York, more than 15,000 immigrant New Yorkers and their supporters attended the event. “Well, basically we were marching because we will not tolerate the hate agenda, we’re here to stay and we reject that,” Ozone Park resident Julissa Bisono said. “We want to make sure that New York City continues to be a sanctuary for immigrant families and that’s why we decided to march yesterday, to make sure that Presidentelect Trump hears our message.” Kenneth Shelton, a St. John’s University student, organized the march on Saturday from

Queens residents have been among the thousands marching in Manhattan, protesting Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies, sexism and racism. Among undocumented immigrants, there is an acute fear that they will be harmed by his administration. PHOTO COURTESY JULISSA BISONO Union Square to Trump Tower with the news outlet BlackMatters US. “It was just for people to vent their frustration, get out there and protest but also to show that we’re unified,” Shelton said. “We need to organize ourselves into a movement socially, politically and economically.” “We reject his hate and refuse to live in constant fear under a president who does not regard

us as human,” Queens resident Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, said in a prepared statement. “[Sunday’s] rally and march marks our first, though certainly not last, line of resistance against Trump’s brutal anti-immigrant regime.” Queens is believed to have more unauthorized immigrants than any other borough, nearly 250,000, who could face deportation.

“The immigrant communities here, they’re real hard-working families and they’re scared,” Bisono said. According to Bisono, there is a serious fear among immigrants that they could be harmed after last week’s election. “We had kids that came who didn’t even go to school because they were afraid to not come back the next day,” she said. “We shouldn’t be living in fear.” For people who feel like they may be threatened by the Trump administration, the protests were an opportunity to stand in solidarity with others who are as worried. Ahmed, whose group is based in Jackson Heights and used to be called Desis Rising Up and Moving, said that the protests are “to get people out of fear, to get them out of isolation and to build with each other.” Although Trump has urged his supporters to not hurt others and commit hate crimes, those have spiked nationwide in the days following his election victory. “The large number of people that came to these actions have been black communities, Latino communities — the people explicitly being told that they need to watch out and will Q be targeted,” Ahmed said.

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A corner in MidVille, through three centuries by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

In 1881, Albert Schumacher, an immigrant from Stuttgart, Germany, opened the Albert Schumacher Hotel, a two-story building at the corner of Metropolitan Avenue and 70th Street in Middle Village, complete with a stable in the rear for the comfort of horses. After his death in 1894, the building passed through a succession of owners. Dietrich and Sons’ plating business, 70-01 Metropolitan In 1924, with the advent of Ave., Middle Village, May 1935. the automobile, a traveler no It became a very successful business, longer needed a hotel and a place to rest his horse during a journey east to Long thriving for decades until 1980 when Horst Herink, owner of Niederstein’s across the Island. George Dietrich bought the building — street, purchased the old hotel to build a it became Dietrich and Sons. George Jr., parking lot at the site and tore the landCharles and Frederick opened a chrome, mark down. After Niederstein’s was closed and torn nickel, brass and copper plating business, with all work done on the premises. down for an Arby’s, the parking lot was no Despite the noise and odors, George Sr. longer needed and a modern condo was and wife Catherine lived upstairs in the erected on the spot in 2007 with condos sellQ ing in the $500,000 to $750,000 range. old hotel. The sons lived elsewhere.

Bye-bye, Bartolo by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

When the 2016 season ended, Mets fans had ample reason to feel optimistic. The conventional wisdom was that the offseason would provide ample time for their many injured players to recuperate from a wide array of ailments and be fine come spring training. Given the early going this offseason, Mets fans probably now feel the way Hillary Clinton supporters did last Wednesday morning. As I discussed last week, the Mets’ top slugger, Yoenis Cespedes, opted out of his contract to become a free agent, while team closer Jeurys Familia was arrested on a domestic violence charge. It’s a near certainty that the latter will be suspended for a significant number of games next season without pay. Another unpleasant jolt for the Flushing faithful was the departure of beloved starting pitcher Bartolo Colon, who signed a one-year, $12.5 million deal with the Atlanta Braves. You can’t blame Bartolo for taking the money and leaving the Mets, where he was not just popular with fans but a leader in the clubhouse for Hispanic players. You also can’t blame Mets general manager Sandy Alderson for not wanting to match that lucrative offer. While the 43-year-old Colon was ironically the one Mets starting pitcher who did not endure any injuries in 2016, the Amazin’s do have a bit

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more depth thanks to the emergence of both Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo last year. Nonetheless, fans are going to miss the corpulent pitcher who they nicknamed “Big Sexy.” The Braves are determined to be the AARP’s favorite team next year. In addition to signing Colon, they signed another former Mets pitcher, 42-year-old knuckleballer, RA Dickey. There has been some offseason good news for Mets fans, however. One of baseball’s premier citizens, outfielder Curtis Granderson, received yet another accolade. Two weeks ago Major League Baseball named him the recipient of the 2016 Roberto Clemente Award for his work with young people off the field. Last week, the Major League Baseball Players Association awarded him the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award for the same reason. Mets SNY broadcaster and Flushing native Gary Cohen could be entering the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July. He was named one of the eight finalists for the Ford Frick Award, how baseball annually grants one legendary voice immortality in Cooperstown. Gary has been calling Mets games since 1989, which makes a lot of us who remember Q when he began feeling rather old. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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