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SCHOOL’S OUT FOR NOVEMBER Mayor de Blasio makes call after crossing Covid threshold

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All school buildings will close for the indeterminate future as of Thursday, as did PS 196, the Grand Central Parkway School in Forest Hills, when Gov. Cuomo declared Covid restrictions in Central Queens in October.

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MTA is forecasting massive cuts, layoffs Transit agency says Congress must come up with $12B in short order by Michael Gannon Editor

he Met rop ol it a n Tr a n s p or t at ion Authority released its four-year budget proposal on Wednesday, and the numbers are ugly: • 40 percent reduction in service on New York City buses and subways; • the consolidation or elimination of city bus routes and frequency reductions on those that remain; and • more than 9,000 jobs eliminated. And the only way to avoid the transit armageddon is for Congress to approve a $12 billion bailout to offset the revenue lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “The MTA continues to face a once-in-100year fiscal tsunami and this is without a doubt one of the most difficult and devastating budgets in agency history,” MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye said in a statement issued by the MTA. “No one at the MTA wants to undertake these horrific cuts but with federal relief nowhere in sight there is no other option. As I have said, we cannot cut our way out of this crisis – we are facing a blow to our ridership greater than that experienced during the Great Depression. We are once again urging Washington to take immediate action and provide the full $12 billion to the MTA.” “The numbers speak for themselves, we are

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing cataclysmic cuts in jobs and service across the board in its new budget should a $12 billion federal relief package not be approved PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON by Congress. approaching a point where these draconian options will have to be implemented to ensure our survival,” said MTA Chief Financial Officer Bob Foran. “Not receiving the billions we

desperately need to survive would stunt the tangible progress we have made in service quality and infrastructure improvements. We can’t afford to let that happen.”

Higher-than-budgeted fare hikes and toll increases also are on the able. The full MTA Board will vote on the budget in December. Should a federal aid package arrive afterward, the budget would be adjusted. The Transport Workers Union of America Local 100, which represents many MTA workers, opposed the plan. “The @MTA has options to borrow to cover 2021, when federal relief can save our mass transit system and the devastating impact of cuts on riders,” tweeted John Samuelson, international president of the TWO. Betsy Plum, executive director of the Riders Alliance, also opposed the proposal in an email. “Firing 9,000 workers and slashing 40% of subway and bus service would cost millions of New Yorkers several hours of commuting time each week and devastate the city for decades to come,” she wrote. “Like never before, New Yorkers are counting on our Congressional champions like Senator [Chuck] Schumer and Representative [Hakeem] Jeffries to save public transit. “Failing to save transit at this pivotal moment is not an option. Should Congress fail to act, the MTA’s doomsday budget must be the absolute last resort. As Chairman Foye said, literally everything must be on the table. At the end of the day, Governor Cuomo must do all he possibly can to safeguard our transit system Q and New York’s future.”

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Richmond Hill’s high Covid rate persists Community leaders say no specific cause, criticize lack of city outreach by Max Parrott Associate Editor

As the citywide seven-day positivity rate has ticked up over the past week, Richmond Hill has remained near the top of the city’s infection rate. As of last Wednesday, the neighborhood had the second-highest seven-day Covid positivity rate in the city. As of Wednesday, Nov. 18, its seven-day positivity rate had increased to 5.33 percent, but its rank has dropped to the sixth-highest in the city as other neighborhoods have more rapidly spiked. Its neighbor Ozone Park’s infection rate has overtaken it, becoming the fifth-highest in the city. Yet as the Covid spread continues to increase in the area, community leaders have had difficulty pointing to particular reasons that Richmond Hill and Ozone Park in particular have seen upticks. That account aligns with Mayor de Blasio’s messaging over the past week, which maintained that it was not one thing or superspreader events that was increasing the infection rate across the city. “So, the challenge here is just how diffuse this is, and when it’s this diffuse, it isn’t always as simple as, ‘Oh, you know, I went to a restau-

Though Richmond Hill recently received a new testing center at the Lefferts Library branch, its Covid infection rates continue to stay among PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT the highest in the city. rant or I went to a gym.’ A lot of times there isn’t an obvious place because there’s a substantial amount of community spread, and it doesn’t always fit neatly into a package as it were. So I think what we’re seeing here is something more generalized,” de Blasio said in a press event on Tuesday.

Kamini Doobay, an emergency medicine resident physician at NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital who lives in the area, posted on Facebook that it does not seem like the spike has been traced to a major outbreak at one specific site or event, but pointed to the housing in the area, which tends to be small houses instead of contained apartment buildings. “There are a number of potential causes. While there are many testing sites in Manhattan and other areas (sometimes two centers are a few blocks apart), testing sites have been scarce in Richmond Hill. In addition, as it is getting colder now, our community members are forced to stay inside where risk of transmission is greater. Many of our families live in tight living quarters with 4-8 people in small apartments,” she wrote. One of the area’s Democratic district leaders, Richard David, wasn’t ready to let the city off the hook, though. David pointed out that the city had not done enough outreach to the neighborhood’s population, especially considering that the Hindu community was in the height of its Diwali holiday season until last Saturday. “The city has not funded a single nonprofit that is based here to do any culturally relevant

outreach,” David said in a message to the Chronicle. City lawmakers too have voiced that the city is not doing enough to keep them in the loop about Covid spread. Councilman Costa Constanitides (D-Astoria), whose district had a spike in rates last week, has said that his efforts to understand what was happening in his district were met with silence from the test and trace program. “The New York City Test & Trace Corps has not been forthcoming with its findings and that is incredibly frustrating for all of us, elected officials and the public alike,” Constantinides wrote in a letter to de Blasio last Thursday, which was first obtained by Patch. “Thus far, the Corps has not disclosed where positive cases have been contracted nor how they’re spreading. We’re not being told in concrete terms whether particular business industries or activities are contributing more to the spread than others.” Though Southeast Queens Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) recently expressed her relief that the city had opened up a new testing site at the Lefferts Library, she also vented frustration about her communicaQ tion with the Test & Trace Corps.

South Queens City Council race grows Four new candidates have entered the running for District 32 seat by Max Parrott

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Seven candidates so far have entered the field to succeed Queens’ only Republican councilman, Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who will be term-limited out of office at the end of 2021 — including four new entries since the Chronicle last updated the state of the race in July. Since then, young paralegal Shaeleigh Severino, filmmaker and community arts advocate Ruben Cruz, former teacher Helal Sheikh and Community Board 9 Chairman Kenichi Wilson have all registered to run for the seat with the Campaign Finance Board. As of July teacher and activist Felicia Singh, attorney Mike Scala and city planner Kaled Alamarie had all filed to run, with District Leader Lew Simon expressing interest as well. The field for District 32, which stretches over the west part of the Rockaways up through Howard Beach, Ozone Park and parts of Woodhaven and Richmond Hill, now boasts an increasingly diverse set of candidates both in terms of age, experience and ethnicity. Of the four new candidates none have reported the amount of money they have on hand yet, but Severino, the youngest of the field at 21 years old, has created an extensive website detailing her platform, which centers on education and public safety.

Shaeleigh Severino, left, Kenichi Wilson, Ruben Cruz and Helal Sheikh have all filed candidacies COURTESY PHOTOS for District 32’s City Council seat with the Campaign Finance Board. Severino, a Democrat who describes herself as “an advocate not a politician” said that her background representing residents from Queens at a civil law firm where she focused on elder law, and experience as a young black woman who grew up in Woodhaven and Ozone Park, would be critical to both those areas. Cruz, a Richmond Hill resident who is planning to run as an independent, said that he believes his experience running a theater and film group for seniors has put him in touch with the district’s needs. He is running on bringing more funding to the area.

Sheikh, a Democratic former public school mathematics teacher who lives in Ozone Park, is framing himself as someone who understands the challenges of the education system and is well-equipped to reform it. Of these four candidates Wilson, a Democrat, is the only one who currently serves in a governmental role as the chairman of Community Board 9, an experience that changed his life after Ulrich singled him out and convinced him to join the board. Asked what his priorities would be as a councilman, Wilson said that quality-oflife concerns would play a central role.

Public safety and police reform, which became hot-button issues across the country during this year’s state and federal elections, prove divisive issues for the candidates. Severino, who had made public safety a central part of her campaign, avoided some of the more incendiary rhetoric and demands of the George Floyd protests over the summer. “In order to really combat the issue of public safety it’s not just about budgeting,” Severino said, adding that it’s about supporting legislation that counters automatic immunity for police as well as effective community-oriented programs. Severino’s plan includes expanding the Crisis Management System, a program that trains “credible messengers” to mediate conflicts in order to prevent gun violence. She is also proposing reallocating money from the Homeless Outreach Unit of the NYPD to the Department of Homeless Services. While her focus on changing the structure of policing is broadly shared by Cruz and Wilson, their policy ideas were less precise. “I think we need to reorganize how the police works,” said Cruz, proposing that transit and housing police be separated from the rest of the department. Wilson, who said he first got into community service when he signed up continued on page 16

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City’s public schools to close Thursday Mayor de Blasio makes call after city’s 7-day positivity ticks over 3% by Max Parrott Associate Editor

All of New York City’s public school system will stop in-person learning starting today, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza wrote in an email to school principals Wednesday afternoon. The rate of people testing positive for the coronavirus over a seven-day period surpassed the 3 percent rate Mayor de Blasio had set for triggering the closure of all school buildings. The closures for the city’s 1,800 schools will force all hybrid students to adopt an allremote learning schedule in a move that reflects the second surge of Covid-19 cases hitting the city. “We’re going to fight this back. This is a setback, but it is a setback we will overcome. Our chancellor and everyone in the DOE today is sad that this moment has come but now are resolute that we serve kids and families in the meantime but get back up and running as soon as possible,” said de Blasio at a press event Wednesday afternoon. The mayor added that his administration will be working over the next several days to retool its standards for reopening and figure out how to most quickly reopen schools safely. “Testing is going to be crucial for the reopening of our schools,” said de Blasio.

The mayor had warned parents on ing but wishes that the mayor had creFriday that they should make a plan ated a plan that could have withstood a for their kids in the event that schools predictable Covid surge. close at least through the rest of “If you would have given parents November. something to go on from the beginThough the state government techning, we would have adjusted rather nically maintains the power to overthan this roller coaster ride of emoride any school district’s decision, tions,” Aviles said. Gov. Cuomo has previously said that She added that the Queens families the mayor had the discretion to close who have been messaging her and the city’s schools. The mayor’s posting on her text threads are up in announcement to close schools was arms about the decision. seemingly made without the goverThe order does not apply to prinor’s approval on Wednesday. Reportvate schools and charters. Though ers at a press conference the governor all 3-K and pre-K programs in disheld in Albany informed him of the trict schools will close, pre-K promayor’s final decision to close schools Mayor de Blasio announced Wednesday afternoon that the grams operated by community orgabased on city data, while the state’s city’s school buildings would close and also students will start nizations in other locations may seven-day positivity data remained at a remote-only schedule on Thursday. PERISCOPE SCREENSHOT / NYC remain open. 2.5 percent on Wednesday, below the The chancellor’s letter also clarified wide schools’ Covid positivity is only 0.23 that the Learning Bridges program, the childthreshold for closing. “Let us all acknowledge that none of these percent of all staff and students, according to care program being provided for free, will numbers is perfect. These are still choices. the Department of Education. Many had crit- remain open through the closures, with essenThey’re not perfect choices but they’re direc- icized the mayor’s decision to potentially tial workers prioritized. close the school system before taking meational choices,” said de Blasio. Students who need a device, need techniCritics of the looming transition to all- sures to stop Covid spread like putting an cal support or to fix a broken device, or are remote learning have questioned the mayor’s end to indoor dining at restaurants and bars. dealing with a lost or stolen device can call “The grinch that stole our education,” said the DOE’s IT Help Desk at (718) 935-5100 decision to use the citywide rate as the metric for schools, which have a markedly lower Community Education Council 26 President and press 5 to get assistance. They can also transmission rate. Cuomo has also said that and City Council candidate Adriana Aviles. go to the DOE website at schools.nyc.gov for Q Aviles said that she saw the closures com- tech support. schools’ rate should be determinant. City-

New plan to recycle religious leftovers by Max Parrott

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Never a Sunday e-wasted On Sunday, Nov. 15, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. joined Assemblyman Mike Miller and Councilman Robert Holden to host the Lower East Side Ecology Center, an environmental group of volunteers that holds recycling events across the city, at Forest Park for an e-waste recycling event. Over 400 cars came to the event to get rid of their electronic waste. The 104th Police Precinct helped mitigate the traffic.

Addabbo, lef t, Holden, center, and Kenichi Wilson, chairman of Community Board 9, here pose with the Lower East Side Ecology Center crew in the back. Addabbo’s spokesman said that his office is looking to schedule another e-waste event in Ridgewood with Councilman Holden in the near future. Go online to lesecologycenter.org for upcoming events or to learn more about the Ecology Center.

The National Park Service recently began a pilot program to help dispose of religious offerings that Hindu groups often cast from the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge. In an effort to stop the fruit, clay pottery and idols from wash i ng ashore the N PS brought a cage located next to the gazebo at the northernmost point of Broad Channel in early November in time for the Hindu holy season of Diwali. The cage receptacle for religious offerings off Cross Bay BouleThe cage comes after years of vard will be emptied by a Hindu organization regularly so the complaints from residents of contents can be recycled. PHOTO BY PJ MARCEL Howard Beach about debris from religious ceremonies floating onto the in ways that honor the worship that was done beach at Charles Park. and doesn’t result in them being lost in the The NPS is partnering with a local Hindu water at Jamaica Bay.” organization, the United Madrassi Association, Jenkins said that he chose the cage receptawhich will pick up the clay pots as needed so cle so that park visitors would not confuse it they can be repurposed as gravel in a pollinat- with a trash can. ing garden. “For years people have been saying that Park Ranger Rick Jenkins said that he people need to pick up the trash but this isn’t worked on the idea with a Hindu community trash. It’s religious iconography and symbols liaison intern at the NPS to try to find “respect- so they need to be treated with respect,” JenQ able and suitable second lives for these objects kins said.

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With a second wave of Covid-19 expected and many state and federal relief programs coming to an end, state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) is looking to the top of the ladder to get rent relief for residents, In a letter to President-elect Joe Biden dated Nov. 13, Gianaris urged Biden and his transition team to prioritize a substantial plan that can be enacted quickly, saying time is of the essence. “New Yorkers will be called upon to make great sacrifices as Covid-19 spikes across our city,” Gianaris said in a statement accompanying the letter. “While everyone is willing to make great sacrifices, we need the federal government to step up and help. Presidentelect Joe Biden has always had New York’s back and we need him to make relief for our residential tenants and small businesses a top priority for his transition and administration. “We need robust and targeted residential and commercial rent relief, ideally in the form of rent cancellation and forgiveness,” Gianaris wrote. “Access to no/low interest loans would also be a great help, so that people can remain in their homes and maintain their places of business until they can get back on their feet. Just as we must care for

one another’s physiRicci, executive vice cal health and safety, president of the Rent we must also take Stabilization Associthese measures ation, a group that because caring for represents more that one another’s mental 25,000 landlords in health and economic the city with holdings security is just as of four or five apartcritical.” ments to those with Gianaris has sub“a couple of hundred mitted a bill that units. would forgive rent “Ricci, in a telefor residents a nd phone interview, said small businesses that a more sound track have been harmed by for the government is Covid, along with to create a voucher sliding scale mortsystem to make paygage relief for the ments to landlords, affected landlords. who can then meet Mor tgage lender s President-elect Joe Biden is being called on to all their expenses. would be taking the fast-track a federal rent relief package with a “There is no losses. second wave of Covid-19 anticipated. FILE PHOTO rational reason to The bill, S. 8125A, say we need to canhas a companion in the state Assembly that cel rent,” Ricci said. has been sponsored by Assembywoman Yuh“[Gianaris] is just grabbing for headlines,” Line Niou (D-Manhattan). Two of its co- he said. “This is the man who stopped the sponsors are the outgoing Aravella Simotas Amazon project with billions in tax revenue (D-Astoria) and Michael Den Dekker (D and thousands of jobs.” East Elmhurst), who lost primaries this year. Ricci said a voucher system, modeled after Left unimpressed with Gianaris’ call for a the federal Section 8 program, would achieve similar measure at the federal level is Frank the goal of getting renters off the hook for

back rent by making payments directly to landlords. They, in turn, would have funds on hand to pay their mortgages, property taxes and required maintenance. “Without this, housing quality declines dramatically,” he said. Ricci also pointed to a state program that set aside $100 million for rent relief programs, but expended only $40 million based on applicants who met the criteria. “It might make sense to revisit the criteria,” Ricci said. “We could help people pay rent with that $60 million.” Ricci also said loans — and the incurred debt — would simply make it just that more difficult for business owners to dig themselves out of the hole. In a follow-up email responding to questions about the issues raised by Ricci, Gianaris’ office declined to comment on the potential merits of a voucher program; whether he would support property tax forgiveness as well; and Ricci’s questioning of the senator’s motives. “To date, the federal government has failed to deliver needed rent relief to help tenants and small homeowners alike,” Gianaris said in an email. “While we wait hopefully for the next administration to take serious action on this issue, we must do all we can to help those Q suffering during the pandemic.”

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A pilot program unveiled by the city Nov. 10 will see Mental Health Teams with social workers and medics responding to calls of people in mental distress, only dispatching NYPD officers if a person has a weapon or is behaving violently. “Treating mental health crises as mental health challenges and not public safety ones is the modern and more appropriate approach,” said Chirlane McCray, the city’s first lady who runs ThriveNYC, a program designed to promote mental health. She said of more than 170,000 mental health calls to 911 last year, most were people who just needed help and that people with psychiatric concerns are more likely to be victims or to harm themselves. “Our goal, overall, is to prevent these crises from happening but when they do we want to provide better and more compassionate support,” McCray said. But the announcement of the plan was met with some criticism. “Police officers know that we cannot singlehandedly solve our city’s mental health disaster, but this plan will not do that, either,” said New York City Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch in a statement. “It will undoubtedly put our already-overtaxed EMS colleagues

in dangerous situations without police support.” He said an overhaul of the mental healthcare system is needed to help people earlier. “On that front, the de Blasio administration has done nothing but waste time and money with ThriveNYC and similar programs,” Lynch said. “We have no confidence that this longdelayed plan will produce any better results.” The pilot program will launch in two neighborhoods in February 2021, with the goal of eventually going all across the city. “This is something new,” Mayor de Blasio said at the Nov. 10 event. “We have to get it right from the beginning so that it can become something much bigger for the city of New York and for people who need our help.” FDNY First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said the program will greatly improve mental healthcare for New Yorkers in need. She said the FDNY is partnering with Health + Hospitals, the NYPD and ThriveNYC to identify two communities at risk and, over the next few months, develop protocols and develop training. “The safety of our members and of the public is paramount, so in those cases where the police are needed to protect lives they will also be a part of our response,” Kavanagh said. However, the union leader representing FDNY EMTs voiced his concerns. “This is a highly dangerous situation to put

Chirlane McCray, the city’s first lady who runs ThriveNYC, announced a pilot program with the goal of removing the NYPD from responding to nonviolent mental health calls in favor of mental NYC SCREENSHOT / YOUTUBE health experts. EMTs and paramedics at,” Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay said in a statement, also telling CBS, “On a daily basis, our members get assaulted as is, with the police presence.” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) is another critic of the program. “In the heat of the moment, how exactly does a 911 operator determine whether an EDP has a weapon or is behaving violently? Sending EMS/EMT and/or mental health workers blind-

ly into danger is a recipe for disaster,” he tweeted. Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD detective sergeant who teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told the Chronicle he was part of hundreds of calls as a cop and supervisor. “You’ve got a lump in your throat every time you go to one of these things because you have no idea what you’re walking into. You have no continued on page 18

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ayor de Blasio’s decision to close the city’s public schools to in-person learning and go to the fully remote model for who knows how long is a tragic surrender in the city’s fight against the coronavirus. It’s true that the majority of students already were getting online instruction only. But for the hundreds of thousands whose families decided the vast benefits of in-person learning outweighed the small risk of catching Covid-19 in school, de Blasio’s ruling is tragic. And it’s one that is not at all borne out by the science. It is instead born out of fear, and perhaps politics. De Blasio set an arbitrary threshold of 3 percent positivity in community virus test rates, over a seven-day period, as the trigger to close the schools. No authority makes this the magic number. The state’s guidance under Gov. Cuomo is for schools to open if the rate is below 9 percent. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in its school Covid recommendations, recognizes 3 percent as the top level for the “lowest risk” of transmission, but labels the 3 to 5 percent range as “low risk” — and doesn’t even say the risk needs to be low for schools to be open. Many factors come into play. Yet de Blasio is reversing one of his most important and

most valuable Covid policies — offering some days of inperson learning to students who want it — because the city’s average positive test rate for the last week is above 3 percent. Meanwhile the positivity rate within the schools themselves, for students and staff, is 0.23 percent, less than one-tenth the rate for all of society. What that demonstrates, if anything, is that it’s not the schools where the virus is being spread around. That’s been known for some time. Children are not driving this disease. As the World Health Organization put it after studying the disease in schools, “In most infections or COVID-19 cases reported in children, infection was acquired at home,” and “Early modelling studies suggested that closing schools reduced community transmission less than other social distancing interventions.” It’s the in-school transmission rate that should concern us and determine whether buildings are shuttered. Why should schools close when their positivity rates are so low compared to the city’s overall? At least in school, somewhat random testing is being conducted. Those getting tested in the general community are self-selecting. The overall positivity rates actually aren’t science at all. Yet they’re driving policy — a policy that will harm children’s education and social

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development and further strain family relations and financial stability. The costs of closing schools far outweigh the benefits, whatever those are. Surprisingly, Cuomo is allowing this to go on. It’s hard to see why, unless he believes it’s to his political advantage to let de Blasio take all the heat. Again and again throughout the virus crisis, Cuomo has made clear that he’s the one who really wields the power, to open and close schools, to decide how many people can fit in a restaurant, to determine what is food and what is just a snack in a tavern, to specify how many may gather at the Thanksgiving table. Yet he didn’t follow de Blasio’s announcement with one of his usual “That’s his opinion; I’ll decide” statements. Instead he was silent until asked about the closures by reporters, and then he blew up at them. It’s too bad; this is one of those times when his overriding de Blasio could have saved the day. The mayor insists the school shutdown is temporary, “a setback we will overcome.” Yeah, sure. If you thought it was hard to open schools in the first place, imagine how it will be after this. We hope he’s right. But the smart money is on schools staying shut through December at least. Let’s hope a vaccine can save the spring semester. Our leaders won’t.

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city government. You are a typical city bureaucrat who now wants to sound the alarm for small businesses. Funny how you wait until six years into de Blasio’s administration before you criticize him. But where were you before? As comptroller you rubber-stamped every spending increase from this mayor. You signed off on his fiscal mismanagement. You are a clueless bureaucrat who finds the convenient time to attack “city government.” And did you ever stand up to the City Council while it is passing laws and regulations smothering small businesses? Of course not. But now you want to run for mayor yourself? You’re right, city government is the problem. And you’re the typical city government bureaucrat. I have no idea who’s going to be the next mayor but it won’t be you. Sebastian Mannuzza Long Island City

Ranked choice, simplified Dear Editor: The confusing complexities of ranked-choice voting that worry Ray Hackinson (“Ranked

choice may rankle,” Letters, Nov. 12) would be avoided with a simpler alternative. Under approval voting, as Paul Hoffman explained in his 1988 book “Archimedes’ Revenge,” “each voter can approve of [that is, vote for] as many candidates as he likes, although he can cast only one vote per candidate.” This would allow more than two contenders to compete on an equal footing, with voters having no perverse incentives to withhold endorsement of any they support. Joel Schlosberg Bayside

Benefits of the bag ban Dear Editor: Re “NYS plastic bag ban in force, but still in court,” Oct. 19, multiple editions: About 8 million metric tons of plastic is washed into the ocean every year, but there hasn’t been enough of an effort to do something about this. Thankfully, the plastic bag ban is now being enforced. This ban applies to supermarkets, bodegas, convenience stores, big box stores and many

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other retailers. Takeout food, fresh meat and fish and produce are not included in this ban. This ban will benefit our environment for a number of reasons, but one being because of the amount of fossil fuels used to make plastic — nearly 10 percent of all of the oil consumed each year goes toward making plastic. When the bags are made and thrown out, they end up in our oceans. While estimates vary, as many as 100 million marine animals die each year from consuming plastic waste, mistaking it as food. Customers should bring their own reusable bags to avoid the waste and production of plastic ONLINE bags. If they do Miss an article or a not have a bag, in letter cited by a writer? New York City, a Want breaking news paper bag can be from all over Queens? purchased for 5 Find the latest news, cents. If you see a past reports from all store that is still over the borough and giving out plastic more at qchron.com. bags, you should file an electronic complaint to the Department of Environmental Conservation online, email plasticbags@dec. ny.gov or call at (518) 402-8706. If you want more help on how you can fight plastic pollution, NYPIRG’s toolkit can help guide you take action for the greater good. It talks about other plastic issues such as plastic bottles, straws and utensils, what you can do about it, and how to contact and talk to your legislators about all these issues. Elizabeth Lopez Ozone Park The writer is a Queens College student with majors in early childhood education and environmental science and an intern with the New York Public Interest Research Group.

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Happy Christmas place Dear Editor: The Grinch known as Covid-19 that has attempted to steal everything from us missed one place, the Christmas Store on Atlantic Avenue. A North Pole cornucopia swaddles the customers in a euphoric experience of Christmas lights and decorations. If ever this was needed it is now. Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

Alzheimer’s care for all Dear Editor: As Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other legislators consider a Medicare for All plan, they must not ignore the five million Americans with Alzheimer’s and dementia. This is a serious and present issue, with Alzheimer’s deaths doubling in the last 10 years. In 2020 alone, Medicaid will spend an estimated $51 billion caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Due to the higher level of care required, the average annual per person Medicare spending for an individual with Alzheimer’s is more than three times higher than average. If trends continue, by 2050, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s could skyrocket to 13.8 million and combined Medicare/Medicaid spending on Alzheimer’s will rise to $777 billion, a 278 percent increase. My grandmother died with Alzheimer’s and I saw the devastating effects of the disease on her and on my family as they dealt with the physical, emotional and financial toll of caring for her. Research toward a cure continues, but while we wait for one, we cannot forget those who struggle with Alzheimer’s and dementia on a daily basis. Please join me in encouraging AOC to include provisions for Americans with Alzheimer’s and dementia in a Medicare for All plan. Lamia Hauter Corona The writer is a senior in the premedical track at Queens College, majoring in neuroscience and minoring in chemistry and Spanish.

No voter ID. I wonder why. Dear Editor: I am much in agreement with Thomas and Constance Dowd who wrote about identification being needed to vote, their letter appearing in the Nov. 12 issue (“Vote low-tech, with ID”). The current policy of not needing ID practically invites fraud. Identification is needed to open a bank account, marry, be hired for a job, drive a car, buy a home or apply for a reduced fare MetroCard. So why isn’t one needed to vote? Voting is a precious right but it must be ascertained that only those who have such right do so. continued on next page

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Dear Editor: Astoria is in the sights of NRG Energy for a dirty fracked gas power plant, and Gov. Cuomo and state Department of Environmental Conservation chief Basil Seggos are its enablers. Astoria already has the worst air pollution in the entire country — yes, the entire country. Nobody in Astoria wants this plant, and every elected official representing Astoria has publicly opposed the project. More gas infrastructure should be illegal under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which mandates that we convert to 100 percent clean energy by 2040. Gov. Cuomo needs to step up and make this clear — no new fossil fuel plants.

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Got a white tragic woman Dear Editor: Fifty-five percent of white American women voted for President Donald Trump in the recent election, an increase of 2 percent over the white women vote for Trump in 2016. Notwithstanding that Trump nevertheless lost the election, it is difficult to understand the vote when one considers Trump’s makeup. Here is a man who has spent a lifetime reducing white women to sex toys. A man whose public speaking is fraught with profanity; who has ignored the seriousness of Covid-19, which will cause the death of many elderly parents and grandparents; who has approved the snatching away of an infant from the breast of a mother and has taken hundreds of children away from a parent and has no records whatsoever that could be used to connect the children with a parent. My advice to the aforesaid white women, do not tell your young daughters whom you voted for, and hopefully with the passage of time you reconsider your vote. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

Biden win aids Mexico Dear Editor: Four years ago, Mr. 45 assured America that he was going to build a great wall ... Mexico would pay for it! Six months ago “Sleepy” Joe promised to create a blue wall to deny Mr. 45 from ever becoming Mr. 46. It looks like Presidentelect Biden also saved Mexico a ton of money! Anthony Pilla Forest Hills

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box, but in the audience of the courtroom behind the prosecutors’ table. Everyone in court, including For the first time in eight months, a jury last week began hearing evi- Judge Ira Margulis, must wear a mask. In order to see the jury and the dence at a criminal trial in Queens. The case is a fairly routine bur- judge at the same time, lawyers and glary — a 33-year-old man accused Harris position their chairs sideways. Plexiglas partitions separate the of sneaking through an open window of a Springfield Gardens home in defendant, Harris, from his attorney, 2018 and fondling a woman sleeping Michael Anastasiou. The witness stand is closed in on three sides by there. That is about the only thing rou- Plexiglas, as are the prosecutor’s and tine about the State of New York v. stenographer’s tables. A cell phone with a closed-circuit Robert Harris. The Harris trial was intended to connection is set upright at the be the first test of new and far-reach- defense table. It allows Harris to send ing changes that have been made to text messages to his lawyer seated traditional trials to prevent jurors, next to him without leaning over to defendants, lawyers and courtroom whisper face to face. Under a pretrial agreement, the personnel from contracting the defendant will not have to remove his Covid-19 virus. In his opening argument, the mask when the woman he is accused defense lawyer began by thanking of groping is asked by the prosecutor jurors for their “historic participation later in the trial to identify him from the witness stand. in this case.” Jurors’ temperatures are taken Then, on Friday, the day after the trial began, the state put the brakes upon entering the courthouse and on future jury trials as part of its lat- they must answer a series of questions about how they are feeling and est push to restrict public gatherings. Under the new restrictions, the where they’ve been. Shortly before noon on the trial’s only trial currently underway in opening day, MarguQueens will be perlis declared what he mitted to conclude. called a “mask But no new jurors will be summoned or ask break.” break.” “ T he at t or neys empaneled until fur— Judge Ira Margulis, have to breathe a little ther notice. giving attorneys bit,” he told jurors. Until then, here’s a time to breathe After the jury was look inside the first ushered out, a custojury trial in Queens dian appeared from since last March and how much the justice system was behind the judge’s bench and sprayed overhauled to accommodate the disinfectant on their seats. Also out of the ordinary was the pandemic: To maintain social distancing, 12 appearance of Melinda Katz, the regular jurors and five alternates Queens district attorney, seated in have been seated, not in the jurors’ the back row to observe the trial’s Chronicle Contributor

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When trials resume, jurors will be seated, spaced out, on the left section of what would normally be the area for the courtroom’s audience. At right, the PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN prosecutor’s table and the defense table behind it. first day. In earlier times, a garden-variety trial such as this would not have commanded the attention of the borough’s top law-enforcement officer for a full morning. Prosecutors in Queens and elsewhere in the city have been pushing since last summer to start in-person trials again. Starting last spring, the city’s justice system has been operating remotely over video hookups for bail hearings and other routine proceedings. Cases that could not be resolved with plea bargains were starting to clog court calendars. On the other side, defense lawyers have, for the most part, been outspoken about reopening the courts before the pandemic subsides. Lori Zeno,

executive director of the public defenders agency in Queens, has called it “reckless.” “I asked for a one-week delay in this trial after the most recent spike,” Anastasiou told the Chronicle during a break. “But here we are. Let’s see if we can finish.” The Harris trial is effectively a test run for procedures and protocols for operating the courts during the pandemic. If they work, court officials hope for a return to business once the latest spike subsides. In the Bronx, however, the first jury trial got off to a unpromising start. Two weeks ago, a judge there called a halt after one day when four court officers tested positive for the virus, a spokesman for the Office of Court Administration confirmed. Q

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Ringing out the old in Queens Metal detecting W’haven resident tracks down owner of ’50s jewelry by Max Parrott Associate Editor

A relic lost over a half-century ago recently popped back up in Queens and triggered a hunt for its owner. Woodhaven metal detector enthusiast Tracy Behling was combing the beach in Far Rockaway when she found a ring from the Brooklyn College Class of 1955. It also had initials inscr ibed inside, enabling her to track down the 87-yearold owner, who lives on Long Island. Behling often takes her Minelab Equinox 600 detecting tools dow n to the beach to see what she can find. Just as she was getting ready to leave the beach after a session on Oct. 17, her detector got a very good signal, and her wife, Tammy Schillin, dug out the ring, which was about 10 inches under the sand. Schillin did a little research and found a link on the Brooklyn College website to a woman, Phyllis Simon, who wrote the journal for the Class of 1955 50th class reunion in 2005. When she emailed Simon with the info and her phone number, she got a call the

next day. With Simon’s yearbook in hand, she was able to identify the owner of the ring, whose family members have asked for his name not to be published, based on his initials. Behling revealed the story in the Nov. 10 Daily News Voice of the People letters section. “I cold-called based on a number and address off of whitepages.com. His wife confirmed that it was his, and they were very excited about it,” said Behling. Behling added that the owner’s wife said she distinctly remembers when he lost the ring at Rockaway Beach the summer after graduating. To ensure this wasn’t some type of scam and schedule a time to drop off the r i ng, Beh li ng bega n com mu n icat i ng through the owner’s daughter. They made arrangements to meet so she could return the ring, but Covid-19 has made that complicated. Due to a combination of pandemic concerns and bad weather, the meeting was postponed, and Behling is still considering whether Q to mail the ring or try to reschedule.

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Cuffed for 3 rape attempts in 3 hours by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Two men were arrested following a hostage standoff in Richmond Hill late Tuesday and early PHOTO BY RHS NEWS Wednesday, according to police.

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A hostage situation in Richmond Hill began late Tuesday and ended early Wednesday with five people, including an infant, being rescued and two armed men surrendering to police. At approximately 8:45 p.m., police responded to a robbery in progress at 103-28 125 St. Officers were informed by a 36-year-old woman who was with her infant daughter that two unknown men were inside with firearms, according to police. The NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit, hostage negotiation team and aviation responded. Other hostages included women ages 33, 62 and 92. ABC reported that the men let the 36-yearold and her baby leave. Two other women were released about two hours into the standoff and the fifth woman was let out soon after that. NBC said the men asked the NYPD for a

NYPD response continued from page 8 idea,” he said last Friday, adding, “These things can turn ugly on you in a matter of seconds.” Giacalone remembered one instance as a cop when he went to a house because a mother said her son was not taking his medications. The officers arrived and the 6-foot, 5-inch, 350-pound man tried throwing himself out a window. “Once you walk into that person’s house or apartment, there’s no going back,” he said. Giacalone said there are times the person finally calms down until they go outside and

pizza to eat — which they did not get — and that they allegedly asked to speak to their own families during the negotiations. Just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, the two men surrendered without incident, according to police. Two firearms were recovered at the scene and no injuries were reported. “A Queens home invasion turned into a hostage situation,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea tweeted. “@NYPDSpecialops & Hostage Negotiation Unit members worked to de-escalate & safely get the hostages out, & took the armed suspects into custody this morning — all without a single shot being fired. Great work by your police!” The men, ages 35 and 51, were taken into custody with charges pending. The investigation is ongoing. News reports say a 36-year-old resident of the home had died of cancer in October and that the men believed he had a large amount Q of money in the house. see the ambulance waiting to take them away. “Then we get to the ambulance, they see the ambulance and, all of a sudden, game on ... All hell breaks loose,” Giacalone said. The retired detective said the situations for responders will not be like talking to a client in an office on a one-on-one basis. “This isn’t a sterile environment like they’re used to,” Giacalone said. “This isn’t their office, this isn’t a hospital where it’s a controlled environment. Going into people’s homes where danger lurks behind every curtain.” Giacalone added, “De Blasio has the antiMidas touch. Everything he touches turns to Q garbage.”

In less than two and half hours, one man tried to rape three women near Forest Park last Thursday, police say. By Fr id ay mor n i ng, t he NYPD had made an arrest of a suspect, 22-year-old Makijah Lino, in connection with the sex crimes, taking place at 108th Street and Park Lane South in Richmond Hill. The crimes all occurred in the Police took suspect Makijah Lino into custody on Fri102nd Precinct, starting at 10:40 day next to Forest Park. PHOTO BY RHS NEWS a.m. when police say Lino fled on foot without being injured. approached a 20-year-old female At 1:05 p.m. he grabbed the lower body in front of 86-55 104 St. in Richmond Hill. According to police, he grabbed her and of a 24-year-old female from behind near attempted to lift her up while groping her. Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park The victim resisted and fled on foot with- Drive in Woodhaven and knocked her to the ground in an effort to remove her pants, out being injured. Then at 12:35 p.m., Lino grabbed a according to the NYPD. Again, the victim 14-year-old female from behind on the cor- got away on foot without injury. Lino was charged with two counts of ner of 84th Avenue and 118th Street in Kew Gardens, and pushed her into the bushes attempted rape, one count of forcible while trying to pull down her pants, police touching and one count of acting in a Q said. The victim resisted the attack and manner injurious to a child.

Bayside car dealer to pay restitution: AG Star Toyota of Bayside used fraudulent, deceptive and unlawful practices to sell and finance vehicles to Chinese-speakers who lacked English language skills and were not familiar with typical auto sales practices, Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. The dealer will have to pay $100,000 in civil penalties to the state and $186,855 in restitution to 21 known customers. The business advertised in Chinese-language publications, inviting consumers to come in and meet with the dealership’s Chinese-speaking sales reps, James said. The sales staff built a trusting relationship with customers and reassured them that they could trust them because of their common language. Instead, the dealership preyed upon the customers by having them sign contracts to purchase their vehicles at higher costs than agreed to during Chinese-language negotiations, the AG’s Office said. The sales reps increased the consumers’ total costs by adding unwanted aftermarket products to customers’ contacts without the customers’ knowledge or consent. The aftermarket items jammed into the

contracts included unwanted supplemental warranties, service contracts and theft insurance policies. The dealership often failed to provide buyers with copies of the sales or lending contracts, which prevented the consumers from discovering how the dealership had increased their final costs, according to James. Star Toyota regularly submitted inflated or made-up personal financial information to their lenders to secure loans that the customers struggled to pay. The sales reps would take advantage of these consumers’ lack of familiarity with domestic auto sales practices by demanding tips or taking cash from consumers for expenses that were already included in their transactions. A notice of the settlement will be publicized in a local Chinese publication, the AG’s Office said, allowing additional claimants to come forward to claim restitution during a 90-day window. James wants any Chinese-speaking consumers who believe they were deceived by the dealership from Jan. 1, 2014 to March 1, 2018 to file a complaint at ag.ny.gov/startoyota-of-bayside-settlement or by teleQ phone at 1 (800) 771-7755.

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Federal judge rules to reopen DACA Court finds DHS Secretary Chad Wolf enacted restrictions without authority by Max Parrott Associate Editor

A federal court in New York invalidated the Trump administration’s recent restrictions on the program that protects young undocumented immigrants Saturday because it found Chad Wolf to not be legally acting in his role as acting Homeland Security secretary when he enacted them. The ruling will restore the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, after Wolf effectively suspended it in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling against President Trump’s plan to end DACA in June. The effect of the ruling will allow, for the first time since 2017, immigrants who are eligible for DACA but were too young to apply when the Trump administration cut off new applicants, to now apply for it. DACA, which began under President Obama in 2012, allows undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children to be protected from deportation, letting them work legally and obtain a driver’s license. In July, a month after the Supreme Court had argued that the DHS was obligated to reinstate the DACA program, Wolf issued a memorandum calling to reject all pending and future initial requests for DACA and to shorten all renewals for existing applicants to

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was found by a federal court in New York to have unlawfully enacted restrictions on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program PHOTO BY INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS over the summer. one year instead of two, among other restrictions on the program. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis determined that the sequence of events and legal maneuvers leading up to Wolf’s installation as the head of the DHS resulted in his

issuing the memorandum while he was serving unlawfully. The decision marks a victory for immigrant rights groups in Queens like Make the Road New York, whose members were some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

“This is an incredible victory for DACA recipients and first-time applicants like me,” said Johana Larios, a plaintiff in the lawsuit and member of Make the Road New York, in a statement. “DACA has opened so many opportunities for hundreds of thousands of youth and now I hope to be able to go through with my application. With DACA, I hope to be able to return to school, and feel safe from being separated from my young children.” Javier H. Valdés, co-executive director of Make the Road New York and an organizational plaintiff in the case, said that he hopes the decision signals a prelude to what he expects from a Biden administration in bolstering the DACA program. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who was part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general who made two filings against the Trump administration asking the court to vacate the Wolf memo as unlawful, also celebrated the news. “The Supreme Court already ruled that President Trump’s attempts to unfairly punish Dreamers was unlawful, but now another federal court has ruled that this administration’s attempts to circumvent the courts in an effort to target and punish innocent young people is just as unlawful,” said James in a Q statement.

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CB 6 approves plan at former Shalimar site Nine-story building would have 74 units, including affordable housing by David Russell Associate Editor

The plan for a nine-story mixed-use building at the site of the former Shalimar Diner took a step forward last Thursday as Community Board 6 voted 34-5 in favor of a zoning change for the Rego Park location. The application was filed by David Koptiev, owner of Platinum Realty. The building would have retail on the first floor and 74 dwelling units on the second through ninth f loors, including 24 designated as affordable independent residences for seniors, restricted to households with incomes at 80 percent of the area median income. The applicant agreed to provide some of the total at an average of 60 percent AMI, increasing the overall affordability of the project. “To put more affordable housing, senior affordable housing, on the market, it is so important,” said Michael Cohen, a spokesperson for Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), during last Thursday’s online meeting. Cohen added that housing is a top priority for Koslowitz and she supports the project, located at the southeast corner of 63rd Drive and Austin Street in Rego Park. Lauren George of Constantinople & Vallone Consulting said based on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development metrics, rents

for the affordable units would be around $909 for a studio, $1,143 for a one-bedroom and $1,366 for a two-bedroom. “I think this is meeting a need,” said George, who noted some asking rents in the area are around $3,000 for a two-bedroom. People will be able to get applications on the city’s Housing Connect website and Frank St. Jacques of Akerman LLP said there is a provision for 50 percent preference for area residents. CB 6 member Peter Beadle voted against the project when it was presented to the Land Use Committee but voted in favor of it during last Thursday’s meeting, saying he was happy the developer took board feedback into account. Beadle noted that the AMI used is actually for the city and even areas outside it. The AMI for Rego Park at 63 percent is lower than the city average of 87 percent, he said. And he said that while the original proposal technically met the city’s rules for affordability, it wasn’t enough for what the area really needs until the board gave its input. “We have a responsibility to our community to do whatever we can to try and get as much affordable housing as we possibly can,” he said. Prameet Kumar, vice chairman of the Land Use Committee, said, “I think this experience could be a model for how we approach rezoning conversations in the future.”

The Shalimar Diner closed in late 2018 and the lot where it sits has been vacant since but Community Board 6 approved a zoning change last Thursday that would allow for a nine-story, mixedFILE PHOTO BY RAY SITO use building to be constructed. CB 6 overwhelmingly voted in favor despite some residents contacting the board to voice concerns about the project. One person, whose comments were read by CB 6 Chairwoman Alexa Weitzman, worried about overbuilding destroying the area. “How many more riders can the buses and subways absorb? Small businesses are being forced out to make room for these new highrises,” the person wrote. “At what point does this become overdevelopment?”

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Greenway project prioritizes safety DOT tasks to include installing on-street bicyclist infrastructure by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is step one, so here we are tonight kicking everything off,â&#x20AC;? said Zoe Piccolo, of the city Parks Planning Division, at the Nov. 16 Destination: Greenways! public workshop. Over 150 participants tuned in to voice their opinions and suggestions on how to improve the greenway route from Flushing Meadows Corona Park to the Joe Michaels Mile along Little Neck Bay. The agency, along with the Department of Transportation, announced Oct. 29 that the project would identify gaps in existing networks, determine key needs and set priorities for park amenities. The proposed route the Parks and DOT representatives shared with the group already exists, but has a plethora of deteriorating infrastructure and unsafe links that cross major streets. The project would amend these ailments, as well as implement amenities to make park patronage more appealing and increase daily usage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The route is] this great, robust network that could use some improvements but the bones are really there for connecting,â&#x20AC;? Piccolo said. Parksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; focus, she said, would be to provide a better experience within parks and to create an open space greenway system, while the DOT would be responsible for creating neigh-

borhood links to bring the parks could explore hiking paths to the people and to improve onalong routes without worrying street connections. about becoming a victim of Amber Knee of the DOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theft. Office of Street Improvement To make green spaces more Programs added that the agency appealing to a wider audience, would invest in additional onmany suggestions for farmers street infrastructure to improve markets, movie nights, dog safety for cyclists, especially in facilities and concession stands areas where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re forced to were made. share the road with traffic and Destination: Greenways! also merge with vehicles. The proincludes a portion of south posed on-street facilities, such Brooklyn. There is no schedule as wider, protected bike lanes, at this time for the project would be accessible 24 hours a because the $1 million in fundday and ensure safe connections ing, being provided by the between park links. Leona M. and Harry B. HelmsDozens if not hundreds of ley Charitable Trust, has not yet suggestions were submitted to been secured. the agencies at the Monday â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the funding night workshop, which ranged to implement these projects yet, from general safety improve- The Destination: Greenways! proposed route. NYC PARKS RENDERING but we hope to have these plans ments to specific sites that ready to go to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey look, needed immediate attention â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pave- which has many amenities other areas do not, this is approved by the community, everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ment in Flushing Meadows Park is atrocious,â&#x20AC;? such as appropriate signage, benches, a wider really excited about this, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fund this and said Stephen Bauman, adding that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consis- protected pedestrian path and concessions at letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make it go,â&#x20AC;? Piccolo said. tently flooded. The bike path tunnel under- the Bayside Marina. The addition of comfort Due to overwhelming interest, the Parks neath the Clearview Expressway suffers from stations near routes across the borough was Department opened a second workshop sesthe same problem, he said. raised, so that travelers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to stray far sion to Queens residents on Nov. 19 at 6:30 One participant said the agencies should from the path to find one. Another participant p.m. Pre-registration is required and can be Q model the route after the Joe Michaels Mile, suggested parking for bikes so that riders done at bit.ly/32RA54V.

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David Rem, left, speaks to dozens of parents, right, at a Nov. 12 rally in favor of the Specialized High School Admissions test and gifted and talented programs in New York City schools, joined by a PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY representative of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York.

They fear loss of screened schools, children’s ‘dreams and hopes’ by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The dozens of parents gathered in front of MS 74 Thursday afternoon couldn’t be bothered by the rain and dropping temperatures — they were too angry that the Department of Education has, yet again, delayed specialized high school as well as gifted and talented testing dates. The DOE had released fliers two days earlier with information on how to register for Divi-

sion of Early Childhood and Enrollment information sessions, but after following the link, parents found they all have been “postponed until further notice.” Similarly, the Specialized High School Admissions Test has been postponed indefinitely after the department said it has to adapt to new COVID-19 developments. “There must be a way to administer the test,” said Laura, a parent of two public school children, who she said have spent the past few continued on page 25

months of the pandemic preparing for the SHSAT. “Please do not take away the dreams and hopes of our children by erasing all the progress that they make throughout the year and by taking the opportunity away from them. Do not erase my child’s progress, do not eliminate screened schools, do not take away our children’s hopes.” District 26 parents were even further outraged at the DOE’s negligence at including their students — of the 10 virtual scheduled SHSAT

information sessions, two were dedicated to Queens students, and those included all school districts except for northeast Queens’ District 26. One parent in the crowd said she believed that was done on purpose in an attempt to exclude working-class families, a large portion of which are of Asian-American descent. One of the controversies surrounding the specialized high schools that use the SHSAT is that they enroll overwhelmingly Asian populacontinued on page 36

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Owners and electeds rally in LIC, ask for funding and rent relief by David Russell Associate Editor

Western Queens small business leaders and elected officials rallied last Friday in Long Island City, asking the state for a specific plan to help guide them through the pandemic. “Why did the cruise lines and the airlines get support and relief when they were asked to close and all of us that run businesses in this fine state of New York cannot get somebody to sit down, make a plan and give us some financial relief?” said Roseann McSorley, who owns Katch Astoria with her husband. McSorley, calling the situation a “crisis,” has brought back 12 of the 40 workers she employed and said with 20 percent unemployment many people will struggle to have food for Thanksgiving. Activists asked for a plan, rent relief and help for employees. “Small businesses should be able to close and be given relief so that they are not putting anyone [at risk],” said Astoria Assembly ma n- elect Zoh ra n Ma md a n i. “Workers should be able to stay home and be given the relief so that they can have a sense of safety in their lives.” Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) criticized the city for giving more than 50 percent of small business relief grants to companies in Manhattan. “Manhattan is no longer the epicenter of New York City,” the borough

Roseann McSorley, owner of Katch Astoria, speaks at last Friday’s rally to protect small busiPHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL nesses and employees. president-elect said. “We are seeing more growth in the outer boroughs ... Queens is the future. So put the grant money into the businesses in Queens. They don’t need loans. They need grants.” The Creek and the Cave, an LIC comedy club, announced its closure after 14 years in business [see separate story in some editions or online at qchron.com].

“If you didn’t go to the Creek and the Cave you missed out on a lot,” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said, adding, “The governor and the mayor don’t give a s--about comedy clubs.” Owner Rebecca Trent said closing the doors was the most heartbreaking thing she’s ever had to do and had a message for Gov. Cuomo: “How dare you turn your back on the artists

and the gig workers that make this city great?” Bars, restaurants, gyms and fitness centers need to close at 10 p.m. following new Covid restrictions. That means customers won’t be watching late football games or the Mike Tyson fight against Roy Jones Jr. on Nov. 28. “We want all of our customers to be safe and sound and healthy and we will do what we have to do. We will close our businesses,” McSorley said, adding, “If you want to close us, close us, but sit down and tell us what you’re going to do for us and help us out.” McSorley said she and her husband are chasing their tails every week. “We need hand sanitizer. We need gloves. Oh, now we close at 10. Now what do we do? I feel like an idiot,” she said. “I’m counting heads in my business every night so that we don’t get the Liquor Authority closing us down.” State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-East Elmhurst) said there is no state plan for small businesses. “The governor’s been twiddling his thumbs for the past seven months,” she said, adding, “You’re driving our economy into the ground in this way and it’s going to be so hard to dig ourselves out of this hole if you keep digging us in further and further and further.” Ramos said people should not have to choose between risking their lives and putting food on the table. “It’s what’s leading to these Q waves,” she said.

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Comedy, cultural landmark to close The Creek & The Cave offered all a chance to take a chance in LIC by Michael Gannon

investors, buyers and ideas.” But she said in the end, the necessary repairs and renovations “would have been too expensive on a building that’s already crumbling. “The Creek has been my home for 14 years. More importantly, it’s been a home to such creativity and laughter and ideas. Together, we helped shape the New York Comedy scene and comedy as a whole for almost a decade and a half.” Sheila Lewandowski, founder and executive director of The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City, said the closing is a s e r io u s lo s s , a n d n o t j u s t fo r t h e neighborhood. “You just heard my initial reaction to the news — a tremendous sigh,” Lewandowski told the Chronicle. “This is a huge loss for Queens. It’s a huge loss for comedy and nightlife. It’s a huge loss for culture. It’s a huge loss for New York City. “It’s a loss for us because they’ve partnered with us on so many projects.” Lewandowski pointed out that, unlike The Creek and The Cave, The Chocolate Factory is a nonprofit organization. She is hoping a government relief package for small businesses passes soon before more places are forced to shutter. A GoFundMe page set up by Victor Varnado last week to help Trent offset some of

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The Covid-19 closures have claimed an entertainment and nightlife landmark in Long Island City, with The Creek and The Cave announcing that is closed for good. Located at 10-93 Jackson Ave., it had been in business for 14 years. The club featured live standup, improv and sketch comedy with both a regular roster of established performers and up-andcomers. The open-mic nights and casual atmosphere gave both regulars and newcomers an opportunity to test, f lesh out and fine-tune new material. Guests could enjoy the shows with beverages of all kinds and a Mexican-Californian-themed menu of meals and appetizers. “I wanted to wait until after the election was over before I let you all officially know something that I’m sure most of you already know,” founder Rebecca Trent said on Twitter Nov. 12. “The Creek & The Cave will not reopen.” The Chronicle was unable to speak with Trent prior to its deadline on Wednesday, but her posts on Twitter reflected her love for the business, and a place in her heart for the people and experiences who she said made it special. She said there were “some interested

The Creek and The Cave, where new comedy acts could step forward and others could hone new or experimental material, will not reopen falling victim to the continued Covid-19-related shutGOOGLE MAPS IMAGE downs for nightlife venues. her expenses had raised more than $11,000 of its $20,000 goal as of Wednesday. “There are literally thousands of up and coming artists who have benefitted from Rebecca’s generosity over the 14 years she has run the place,” Varnado said on the GoFundMe page. “From her annual selffunded community Thanksgiving dinners to

providing free stages to develop new shows, free studio space for podcasting, an annual awards show recognizing burgeoning comics, to even letting many artists who were down on their luck live in her home.” “Rebecca has tried her best to take care of so many of us. Let’s take care of her for a Q change.”

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Artist tackles plastic’s harm to ocean life by Katherine Donlevy

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It’s been one month since the state began enforcing the plastic bag ban, but thousands of sin single-use ng n grocery bags can be found throughout New York City. Some are being reused while others othe ot hee are being collected for recycling, but artist Soraya Navia has upcycled a few of hers to extend the useful th us u life of the environmentally damaging plastic, while commenting on the trauma it inflicts upon up on n wildlife. Her He er exhibit, “With Every Fiber of Our Being,” is on display in the narrow hallway of the Queens Botanical Bo ota tan n Garden’s Visitor & Administration Building. Several plastic bags have been repurposed into hand-embroidered h ha hand nd dportraits of sea creatures, the victims that bear most of the brunt of plastic pollution. “Our capacity to effect meaningful change begins with our ability to comprehend the nature of what needs changing,” is the statement that greets the exhibit’s visitors as soon as they walk through the door. The first featured work, which is also depicted on all the exhibit advertisements, is “Green Sea Turtle.” The creature is depicted not only wrapped in seaweed, but also enveloped in the famous repeated “Thank You”s of Chinese delivery bags. Sea turtles are a frequent victim of the single-use plastic. The bags, as they float through the murky ocean water, appear to be jellyfish, a favorite meal for the creatures. Navia points out that the “lapse in judgment can prove fatal as the plastic causes blockages in a sea turtle’s digestive tract, leading to a slow, painful death.” According to the Center for Biological Diversity, one in three leatherback sea turtles are found with plastic in their stomachs. Up to 80 percent of water-plastic pollution enters the ocean from land, the center found, which in turn kills approximately 100,000 marine animals each year. At least 267 different species have been affected by plastic pollution in the ocean. continued on page 31

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Daniel John Bongino was born in Queens on Dec. 4, 1974. He originally was from a broken home in Jackson Heights, but his mother remarried and he was raised in Glendale, attending Saint Pancras School and going on to Archbishop Molloy High School on a scholarship. A bright student, he went on to receive a degree in psychology in college. Bongino joined the NYPD in 1995 and was married a year later to Suncere Casillas Frehley. They Dan Bongino lived for a time at 66-16 79 Place in set up home at 66-16 79 Place in Middle Village, seen here as it appears today. GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE; INSET VIA TWITTER / DBONGINO Middle Village. In 1999 he left the department and joined the U.S. Secret Service as a special agent, soon unsuccessful campaigns for office. He wrote guarding President George W. Bush and a book, “Inside the Bubble,” which brought him attention, and has moved to Palm City, later Obama. The stress on the marriage led to divorce, Fla. He is seen on Fox TV and heard on talk and Bongino was married again in 2003, to radio with his outspoken conservative Paula Andrea Martinez-Ortiz. He left the views. His latest best-selling book is 2020’s Secret Service in 2011 to run for the U.S. “Follow the Money.” In October, he revealed Q Senate from Maryland, the first of three that he has Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

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Doing its part to keep children active and engaged during the pandemic, Alley Pond Environmental Center in Oakland Gardens continues to offer some enjoyable weekend programs for them. The programs, as always, focus on nature as well as enjoying its bounty. “We’re excited,” said Bonnie Bromberg, early childhood coordinator at the center. “I think people are looking for opportunities to get their kids away from the computer.” Tomorrow, Nov. 20, young chefs will prepare a meal of garlic mashed potatoes, fresh cranberry sauce and grilled cheese with fig jam sandwiches. All materials are included and participants are required to wear masks for the entire program. The program, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., is for children ages 8 through 12 and is $24 per child. Children ages 6 to 8 can spend a Saturday morning learning about birds, exploring feathers, nests and eggs. On the outdoor bird walk Nov. 21 from 10 to 11:15 a.m., they can see a ring-necked dove, quaker parrot and northern bobwhite quail, though they will not be allowed to touch them. Bromberg believes the kids will enjoy the quail, a “really sweet bird.” She added, “Talking about birds and bird

characteristics will hopefully inspire them to do a little bird-watching when they’re outside as well.” The event is $20 per child. On Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. children will feed animals different foods and see what they like the most. The lesson, for ages 6 through 8, will include hot apple cider, a fresh apple pie snack and an arts and crafts activity. Participants are required to wear masks and the event is $20 per child. From 1 to 2:30 p.m., children ages 9 to 11 can participate in an egg drop at which the goal is to create a protective case for an egg that will let it be dropped without breaking. It’s a new event for the center. “How successful the kids will be, I’m not sure,” Bromberg said. The event is $29 per child. On Nov. 28, from 1 to 2 p.m. children ages 9 through 12 can learn about different aspects of veterinary care in I Want to Be a Vet. Bromberg said they will learn what being one entails and about the different types. “There’s not just pet vets,” she said. “There’s farm vets, there’s field vets, there’s zoo vets.” Visitors are not allowed to touch the animals. “It used to be more hands-on before the virus but now it’s more demonstrating things and talking to the kids and engaging them,” Bromberg said. The event is $18.

On Dec. 6 from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., families will create a pinwheel to test out during an outdoor nature walk and learn about some wild weather and create their own rainclouds, snowstorms and tornado in a bottle to observe. The event is limited to six parent-child pairs, with only one adult per child. The event is for children ages 4 to 6 and is $24 per child. Chefs ages 8 through 12 can make their own gingerbread houses on Dec. 11 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The event is $24 per child. “Kids always love doing that so the parents won’t have all the mess at home,” Bromberg said. On Dec. 12 from 10 to 11:15 a.m., children ages 3 to 5 will enjoy a story about animals dwelling in evergreen trees, create a painting using pinecones and enjoy an outdoor nature walk looking for local evergreens. Live animals will also be observed in the class. The session is limited to six parentchild pairs with one adult per child. The event is $20 per child. On Dec. 18 from 5:30 to 9 p.m., parents who need to finish shopping or wrap gifts or just want to have a night to themselves can drop off their kids ages 6 and up for story time, a night hike, animal encounters and more. Limited to 10 participants, but needing at

Children can learn about birds in one of several fun activities at the Alley Pond COURTESY PHOTO Environmental Center. least four to make the program run, children should bring a bagged dinner, snacks and a water bottle. The cost is $45 per child. On Dec. 19, children ages 7 through 11 can learn about snow, take a winter nature walk and make a snowflake from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. The cost is $20. From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., children ages 6 through 8 can play Nature Bingo and observe some animals. Each child will take home a science book to enjoy. The cost is $22 per child. Advanced registration is required by going to alleypond.org. “People do want to have their kids see other kids other than on the screen,” BromQ berg said.

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“Bubblegum Coral,” left, and “Harbor Seal” both feature embroidered marine life on plastic, though the canvases appear in different forms. On the cover: “Green Sea Turtle,” “Mauve Stingers” and other works by Soraya Navia at the QBG. PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY Garden series, which showcases local artists. It will remain on view in the Visitor & Administration Building Tuesdays through Sundays during regular operation hours until Dec. 27. A virtual tour led by Navia is also available as of Nov. 16 — the embroiderer takes

the viewer on an in-depth journey into her artistic process and talks about each piece included in the exhibit. For more information on “With Every Fiber of Our Being” and artist Navia, visit queensbotanicalgarden.org/ Q artinthegarden/sorayanavia.

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continued from page 29 “With Every Fiber of Our Being” reflects on the pollution from the perspective of the victims of widespread plastic consumption and discard. By embroidering thousands of vibrant, textured stitches, Navia transforms the pollutant into a canvas to capture the resiliency of the wildlife as they fight for survival. The exhibition features various marine animals, such as jellyfish, sharks, harbor

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Williamsburg, 905 Metropolitan Ave, $475,000 apt 3R. NO FEE. 1 Month FREE. Brand New Renov Luxury 2 BR, www.russorealestate.com Howard Beach, Cross Bay Blvd., $2,500/mo. Ex-lg apt. HWF, high 2nd fl., 350 sq. ft., $1,500/mo., (201) 837-8800 ceilings. New SS appli. Avail Dec 1. plus heat & electric, all new tiles, Call Agata Lanbda 914-255-7284 Broad Channel, Sat 11/21, new bathroom. Also in same bldg, Capri Jet Realty 1pm-3pm, 404 Crossbay Blvd. 2nd fl, 850 sq. ft., all new tiles, Det 1 fam, 3 BRs, 2 baths. Totally new bathroom, $2,400/mo., plus updated, Oversized country kit heat & electric. Connexion Real South Richmond Hill, pvt house, w/office are & laundry closet. Trex Estate, 718-845-1136 2nd fl. Working female preferred. deck, pool, 4 ductless ACs & heat Non-smoker. No pets, owner has units. Home has evaluation certifia dog. Close to trans. Quiet house. cate. Turnkey charming Colonial w/front porch & pvt dvwy. Asking We are hiring Licensed Real Estate $800/mo. 718-683-6761 $779K. Connexion RE, Agents. Recruiting/Career 718-845-1136 Seminar via Zoom on 11/20 @ Email Rockwood Park, Sun 11/22, 11:30am-2:30pm. LUXURY LIVING SARATOGA 1-3pm, 163-22 91St. Totally renov info@CapriJetRealty.com for a link SPRINGS, NY—a stay-cation par- 1 fam. 4 BRs, 2.5 baths, semi in- or call 347-450-3577. for more adise, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bath- ground heated pool, BBQ, sink & info. Capri Jet Realty rooms, 4,568 SF, pool, 8 acres in refrig. Remote 20 ft retractable upscale neighborhood with gor- SunS etter awning, 2 sheds, 1 car geous views, custom craftsman- gar. Security system & cameras ship throughout! $3.29M, Julie & incl. Immaculate. Philip of C21 Ozone Park, commercial building (101st Ave) 2 blocks off Cross Co. Realty, 518-350-7653 Amiable II, 718-835-4700 Bay Blvd, 25x100 lot, 25x46 buildOzone Park, Det 1 fam, 3 BR/2 Valley Stream, Fri 11/20, 2-6pm, ing. 2nd fl, dental office, $2,200/ baths, basement, pty drwy & 1 car 54 Forest Ave. 4 BRs, 2 baths, mo. 1st fl gutted to studs & gar. Asking $610K. Connexion RE, Cape on an over-sized lot. Much vacant, bsmnt clean with new fur718-845-1136 bigger than it looks. Old world nace, zoning R6B, building K2. PRESTIGIOUS HISTORIC HOME charm w/modern updates, heated Reduced $798K, owner mortgage. SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY- fls in sunroom, French doors onto Connexion RE, 718-845-1136 Quintessential downtown home avail- deck, semi in-ground saltwater BUY! SELL! RENT! able for the first time! 4 bedroom, 3.5 heated pool, wood burning FP, bathrooms, 4,000 SF, amazing loca- gourmet kit, alarm system. Reach 300,000 Readers tion in downtown! $1.75M Julie & Jeanette of C21 Amiable II Co. Realty, 518-350-7653 718-835-4700 Call 718-205-8000

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Sustainability school grants Interested in starting a school garden, a bee hive or another sustainability project? There are plenty of grants available with applications being accepted now: • The Bee Conservancy is offering a Sponsor-a-Hive grant to support the creatures that in turn grow food, bolster local ecology and protect vital keystone species. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30. For more information, v i s i t t heb e e c on se r va ncy.org / s p on sor- a-h ive - el ig ibi l it y; • Evergreen Packaging and Kids Gardening are sponsoring the Carton 2 Garden Contest for public and private schools. Contestants compete by growing innovative gardens by repurposing at least 100 empty milk and juice cartons. The deadline to apply is Dec. 1. For more information, visit kidsgardening. org/2019-2020-carton-2-garden-contest; and • The Herb Society of America is offering 10 Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grants to ensure that students in grades 3 through 6 learn about the benefits of herb gardens. The deadline to apply is Dec. 1. For more information, visit herbsociety.org/explore / Q grants-scholarships.

Parents rally for gifted tests continued from page 25 tions. An April 2019 Manhattan Institute study found that within the eight schools, roughly 62 percent of students are Asian. Black and Latino students are vastly underrepresented compared to their share of the overall school population. Some officials have pushed for the SHSAT to be eliminated in the name of equality, including Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and Mayor de Blasio. The parents gathered at MS 74 seemed to think the continued postponement is just another attempt to dismantle admissions testing for the eight specialized schools, which is protected by New York State law. “Why is there no way for 30,000 students to take the test if they are able to get more than half a million students to school on a daily basis? The test only takes a few hours,” said one mother, who didn’t reveal her name. “We demand an answer. Open the test and don’t play the politician game with us.” David Rem, wearing a “Fire Carranza” T-shirt that called the chancellor a “corrupted racist,” spoke about de Blasio’s hypocrisy around specialized testing — the mayor sent his son, Dante, to Brooklyn Technical High School before he moved on to Yale University. “A filed lawsuit is the only thing that will prod de Blasio to finally administer the SHSAT test,” Rem said. “Unfortunately, there exists no legal ramifications or recourse

[with] respect to the critically needed, in this city, gifted and talented programs.” Several parents questioned what the purpose of the delay could be attributed to, especially since similar tests were conducted despite sharing the same challenges — the Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools was administered the weekend of Nov. 6 and is officially closed. SHSAT registration has been delayed well beyond the original Oct. 21 closing date and is still not open. Though the dates for the test have been postponed indefinitely, as well as those for high school applications and gifted and talented testing, the DOE promised it is still planning to administer the tests. “COVID-19 has had a profound impact across every aspect of our school system, and as a result we have updated our prepandemic admissions timeline to ensure families have enough time to explore their options prior to the process launching,” a spokesperson told the Chronicle Nov. 16. “We understand that families, schools and community leaders are eager for more information and we will soon share more details around the updated timeline including the deadline for middle, high school applications and the dates for SHSAT administration.” The agency reminded families that the testing is not the only thing that has been delayed. The school year, for example, began Q two weeks later than in years past.

Quicker secret address for vics The New York State Department of State an nou nced Monday a new online application for the Address Confidentiality Program in which victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual offenses and human trafficking can protect themselves from their perpetrators by getting a new undisclosed address. The application, which can be viewed at on.ny.gov/2Kcq37Q, is mea nt t o facilit at e a sw if t a nd secure enrollment into the program for individuals who previously could only apply for the program via mail or fax. The ACP is a free state program that allows victims to keep their physical address hidden from their perpetrators by using a substitute mailing address provided by the Department of State in lieu of their actual home, school or work address. The program serves approximately 3,200 people. Applications for the ACP will still be accepted via mail and fax also, and through Application Assistance Providers located throughout the state. For more info, visit dos.ny.gov/acp or call toll free at 1 (855) 350-4595. Q

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say he would have stayed with the Mets even if the Wilpons hadn’t sold the team. Stroman’s qualifying contract offer will go down as the last transaction to take place under the old Mets regime and it may very well have been the reason Sandy Alderson fired Brodie Van Wagenen as the team’s general manager less than two hours after Cohen officially took control. Stroman may not be the only Mets pitcher from Suffolk County in 2021. The team recently claimed veteran Nick Tropeano on waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tropeano is a SUNY Stony Brook alum. To borrow a line from the 1980 film “The Blues Brothers,” Cohen is putting the band back together when it comes to assembling Mets executives. Even before the sale was official Cohen had named Alderson to be the new team president. Alderson had served as the Mets GM from 2011 through 2018. Rejoining the Mets as the team’s senior vice president of communications is David Newman, who held that position from 2005 through 2018. I’ve always found him to be someone who treats smaller media outlets with the same respect as larger ones. My guess is former Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon chased away both Alderson and Newman. It’s good to have them Q back from exile. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Less than a week after Vice President-elect Kamala Harris became the first woman to ever be on a winning national election ticket, another gender glass ceiling was broken when the Marlins named Kim Ng to be their general manager. Ng has long been on the radar screen of many teams as she has served as an assistant general manager for both the Dodgers and Yankees. Marlins Chief Executive Officer Derek Jeter knew her from his days playing shortstop in the Bronx and was obviously impressed. Her love of baseball dates back to her adolescence in Fresh Meadows where she loved playing stickball and watching the woeful Mets circa 1980. Ng may be baseball’s first female GM but is not the first to have ties to Fresh Meadows. That honor goes to Jon Daniels, who has served in that capacity for the Rangers for 15 years. Marcus Stroman used Steve Cohen’s purchase of the Mets as the reason for accepting the team’s one year $18.9 million deal, which delays his free agency until after the 2021 season. That’s great spin but Stroman would have been crazy to test the free agency waters in a time when the pandemic is affecting everyone’s economic decision-making, especially as a pitcher who opted out of playing in 2020 because of COVID concerns. Stroman is a Duke grad so you know he’s a sharp guy. It’s safe to

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• Rockwood Park • • Valley Stream • 4 BRs, 2 bath, Cape on an over-sized lot. Must see to appreciate. Much bigger than it looks outside! Old world charm with modern updates, heated floors in sunroom, French door onto deck, semi in-ground saltwater heated pool, wood burning fi replace, gourmet kitchen, alarm system. Too much to list!!!

• Broad Channel • Zoning is C3A- permits waterfront recreation activities and residentialprimarily boating, fishing, docking, bicycle shop and ice cream store. This lot overlooks Jamaica Bay. Yearly taxes are $1,238.00. Walk to Express Bus to Manhattan, A train, and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Welcome home to this spacious Co-op in Howard Beach. This move in ready unit features 1000 square feet of living space with a modern kitchen that includes custom Thomasville cabinets, stainless steel appliances & granite counters. There are 2 large bedrooms, 2 full renovated baths and spacious closets for lots of storage. There’s also an extra large terrace, perfect for relaxing in your own private space. Conveniently located near shopping, stores, schools, highways, Q41, Q21 & express bus to Midtown Manhattan. Maint. includes heat, water, gas and taxes. Electric & cable separate.

Turn Key 1 BR garden cooperative with great sunlight exposures & good closet space! This 2nd floor unit has new LED overhead lighting in the living room (12’ x 17’) & Dining room; New electrical breaker; insulated flooring; & New doors throughout. NEW Kit features Quartz countertop with bar seating; new cabinets; flooring & backsplash. Bathroom features a new toilet & vanity. The home has just been freshly painted too. Oversized BR is 16’ x 11’.4” - check out the provided layout. The monthly maint. $671.26; utilities is $50.00 (fluctuates by usage); includes all utilities: heat, hot water, cooking gas, & electric. Flip Tax is $25/share, 236 shares. Building is Pet friendly. Ideally located near a shopping center, public transportation, express bus to Midtown, airport & major highways.

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Pristine/Stucco unique contemporary Colonial, 3/4 BRs, 3 full baths, 2 half baths, open floor concept on first floor & winding S.S staircase to second floor master bedroom en suite w/ Jacuzzi and bidet, 2 other BRs & full bath, fin. bsmnt, storage rm. den, ping, pong rm or 4th BR, fences front & backyard has I.G. saltwater heated pool, Jacuzzi (seats 8) Cabana, full bath, storage rm, S.S. gates, Asking $1.298 Mil 2nd flr balcony granite & awning.

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Det 1 Fam, 3 BRs, 2 Baths, House is Totally Updated, Oversize Country Kitchen, W/Office Area & Laundry Closet, Patio Doors Lead to Trex Deck, Pool, Marble Baths Has Hickory Wood Flrs Throughout, 4 Ductless A/Cs & Heat Units, New Windows, Siding, Roof, Walls, Insulation & Cement, Home Has Elevation Certificate, No Flooding, Turn Key Charming Colonial, Front Porch & Pvt Driveway.

Mint Hi-Ranch on 40x100 lot, 4 BRs/3 full baths, Vinyl siding with brick front, Andersen windows, Hi-Hats, tiled floors, new carpeting in BRs, security cameras, alarm system, freshly painted, mechanics all updated, heated spa & in-ground pool, brick patio, CAC, rollout awning Asking $889K

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Mint Detached Colonial, pvt dvwy & 2 car garage, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, completely renovated throughout within 7 years, windows, roof, gas boiler, hotwater heater, stoop, wood doors, porcelain tiles on 1st flr, hardwood flrs upstairs, lg living rm, lg formal dining rm. lg kitchen with cherry cabinets, S.S. appl, island, Beautiful.

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SED Lovely Colonial in heart of Richmond Hill South. Updated Kitchen, 3 BR’s, 2 Full Baths, Full Finished Basement, Garage.

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HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD Large 1 BR Co-op in Hi-Rise Building, Freshly Painted in the Beautiful Fairfield Arms

This totally renovated 1 family has everything a family can want. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, an inviting backyard with semi inground heated pool, BBQ, sink and refrigerator. A remote 20 foot retractable SunSetter® awning over dining patio. 2 sheds, 1 car garage. Beautiful landscaping with sprinklers. Custom window coverings. Security system & cameras included. Immaculate- just pack and move in. Waiting to welcome a new family!

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Howard Beach / Cross Bay Blvd. 2nd floor 350 sq. ft. $1,500 per mo. Plus heat & electric, all new tiles, new bathroom, - Also same building 2nd floor 850 sq. ft. All new tiles, new bathroom, $2,400 per mo. Plus heat & electric.

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MIDDLE VILLAGE Excellent expansion potential! Own this home in the highly desirable neighborhood of Middle Village for half the price! This meticulously maintained 2 BR home boasts an entryway leading to a spacious, open floor plan LR/DR. The large, sunny eat-in kit has wood cabinets & after the mudroom, has access to the landscaped backyard with enough rm to fit 2-3 cars. 2 lg BRs complete the 1st flr. There is also a full basement with high ceilings, recently updated Weil McLain boiler as well as A.O. Smith water heater. All electrical, plumbing & gas pipes have recently been upgraded.

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PRICE: $619,000

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CROWN HEIGHTS Pristine Brick 3 Fam located in Crown Heights. Great for personal use + income-producing, or investment. The first floor is a triplex with 4 BRs and 3 baths, featuring galley style kit, DR, LR, master suite w/ample closet space & hardwood flrs throughout. The 2nd floor is a 1 BR 1 bath. The third flr is a lg 2 BR, 1 bath with a galley style kit, living/dining rm combo, hardwood flrs throughout the entire apart, & ample closet space. Fenced yard! With designated parking spot. House is conveniently located near public transportation, schools, close to shops.

PRICE: $1,300,000

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REGO PARK 3 Bedroom Home For Sale PRICE: $888,000 Contact Carolyn DeFalco for more information 718-848-4700

Ton of foot traffic guaranteed at this prime location on Liberty Ave. in Ozone Park. This space is steps away from the A train & a number of bus lanes. The property has a 2 BR apartment with a terrace that the new owner may wish to expand onto. Commercial area with full bsmnt as well as yard space. A great location, a great price with endless possibilities for a new business.

LONG ISLAND CITY 2 Fam, BRICK duplex on a tree-lined st in the heart of Astoria! The first floor boasts hardwood flrs, a renovated kitchen & a queen sized master BR. The 2nd flr also features hardwood flrs, a queen-sized master BR, & a full, ren bath. The full, fin bsmnt has access to the front yard as well as the backyard. A party dvwy behind the house allows access through the new fencing to fit 2 full-sized vehicles. The property is landscaped in front & paved in the back. 1 & 1/2 blocks to Ditmars Blvd. & approximately 3 blocks to N/W trains.

PRICE: $1,225,000

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LINDENWOOD Sunny large 2 BRs 2 baths with nice terrace. Lots of closet space with open view. Walk everywhere. Clean building. Area Security Patrol. Walk to shopping mall & Transportation. 5 Min to JFK Airport.

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BROOKLYN Handyman special!!! 2 Family house NO C of O. This house features 1st Flr 3 BRs, 1 full bath, living room, dining room & kitchen. Walk-in Level has 2 BRs and full bath, dining room, large kitchen & access to yard. Pvt dvwy in front of the house. House needs TLC. NOT A SHORT SALE.

PRICE: $595,000

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PRICE: $525,000

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NEW YORK, NY This furnished apartment Features 4 Gorgeous Spacious BRs as Well as 4.5 Lovely Baths, a Powder Room with High ceilings! This 56th floor C Line Residence offers Spectacular Views of Central Park & New York City throughout. Boasting an impressive Foyer with a Large Window directly Overlooking Central Park & an Expansive Gallery leading to the Grand Salon. The Building at ONE57 Offers a 24-Hour Doorman and Concierge, Pvt Dining & Function Rm with full Catering Kit, on-site Valet Parking, Cold Storage, Library with Billiards Table, Art Atelier, Screening & Performance Room, Pvt Fitness Center & Yoga Studio Featuring Technogym, Cardio Equipment, Peloton bikes, a fitness MIRROR and free weights.

PRICE: $52,000/Mo RENT

Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 646-533-8142

FRANKLIN SQUARE Beautiful Cape in Franklin Square. Offering spacious EIK, Large LR, hardwood floors, master BR with sliding doors to pvt yard, fabulous ren bsmnt with family room, det garage, upgrades include updated full bath. Great location....Close to all. Low taxes! Move right in!

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PRICE: $633,000

Contact Lauren DiNovi/Alise Vitale for more information 917-847-2349/646-267-1871

WOODHAVEN Here it is...a rare 2-family with sep heat zones! High ceilings in both units make this a really roomy home. 1st flr boasts 2BR, brand new bath, a huge formal dining rm, eat-in kitchen with granite & an enclosed front porch with original stained glass detailing. 2nd flr has an open concept living dining kitchen with 2BR newer bath and a sleeping alcove! Bsmnt is full with high ceilings outside entrances (2) laundry, storage, 3 fin rms & a new full bath. Plenty of room for the entire fam or a profitable investment.

PRICE: $780,000

Contact Angela Orlando for more information 516-669-6119

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JAMAICA Beautiful 3 BR home needs cosmetics. Near to all transportation and schools. PRICE: $425,000

Contact Indira Persaud for more information 917-509-2874

BRIARWOOD Introducing you to a magnificent 1 family home with 5 BRs 3 1/2 baths , fin bsmnt as recreation area , pvt dvwy & gar. Ceramic & wood flrs with marble countertops, kitchen with open concept, Stainless steel appliances: Microwave, Refrigerator with TV, Microwave , Dishwasher. Ready to move in. Don’t lose the opportunity. Close to transportation & everything else.

PRICE: $729,000

Contact Isabel Zenocratti for more information 917-915-5618

FAR ROCKWAY House is a great investment. Zoning R-4 PRICE: $349,999

Contact Max Levy for more information 917-254-5420

Introducing a tremendous investment opportunity. This 2 Family dwelling features 5 With a possibility of a 6th BR, 2 baths, 2 X L/R, 2 X D/R, 2 X Kit as well as a Full finished basement, & a Detached 2 Car Gar all sitting on an 8,280 corner Lot. *This property is also registered for Medical Office Space on approximately 480 sq ft. designated to the front of the ground flr. Many additional features Must see to appreciate.

PRICE: $699,888 Contact Chatter Singh/Ryan Singh for more information 646-354-0799/347-257-9475

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ELMONT Beautiful one family home in the heart of Elmont with oversized BRs. Full fin bsmnt with separate entrance. Pvt driveway. Close to all amenities such as shopping, parks, and schools.

One family house frame in Ridgewood. Lot size 20 x 100, zoning R6B. Close to transportation, Close to L&M trains 20 minutes to Manhattan. PRICE: $875,000