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Assemblyman calls on Cuomo to use state money to fund new train by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

His way is not the QueensWay. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) on Monday called on Gov. Cuomo to allocate part of the state’s $5 billion surplus for the reactivation of the Rockaway Beach rail line. “This is a one-shot infusion of money that should be used for infrastructure that could provide Queens and the entire city with the transit options it so desperately needs,” Goldfeder said in a written statement. “What better use of state dollars than for the restoration of an abandoned rail line that could create jobs, remove congestion from our roadways and improve transit options for up to 500 thousand riders per day.” In a Nov. 17 letter to Cuomo obtained by the Chronicle, Goldfeder tells the governor that “the rail line will increase transit options, stimulate the economy, improve our environment and create jobs for our local residents.” “The MTA signaled its willingness to restore the rail line in their twenty year plan and Comptroller DiNapoli agreed restoring service on the line would be the most cost effective way to speed commutes between South Queens and Manhattan, improve travel within the borough, promote economic development and prepare our neighborhood

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder sits on the deactivated Rockaway Beach rail line. He has been advocating for the line’s reactivation, saying it will ease transportation and create jobs for thousands PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY of Queens residents. for future growth,” Goldfeder’s letter to Cuomo states. The state has a surplus of about $5 billion, which comes from settlements and fines of financial firms who were prosecuted by the state in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Goldfeder believes the surplus should be

used on “major infrastructure improvements.” “A small portion of the $5 billion still waiting to be allocated could improve transit for millions of residents and provide additional access to JFK air port,” the assemblyman said in his written statement. “In the best interest of our Queens families and to the benefit of every resident across

New York City, I strongly urge Governor Cuomo to use our state’s surplus dollars to fund the restoration of the Rockaway Beach Rail Line.” The cost of reactivating the rail line would be somewhere between $600 and $900 million, according to Goldfeder’s letter to Cuomo. The letter to the governor comes a week after a survey Goldfeder commissioned through the Queens College Department of Urban Studies found that 500,000 riders could benefit from the reactivation of the long-abandoned line per day. The survey also showed that roughly 40 percent of people along the rail’s right of way would rather see a train on the tracks than have it turned into the QueensWay, a 3.5 mile stretch of parkland. Goldfeder cited the survey in his letter to Cuomo, saying it showed that “roughly 40% [of people] favored reactivating the rail line.” A spokesperson for Friends of QueensWay, an organization advocating for the parkland proposal, said in a written statement, “When the facts are presented, the overwhelming impacts and drawbacks associated with rail reactivation are obvious.” “The Friends of the QueensWay and its continued on page 26

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Traffic concerns over sewer project DEP tries to calm fear of motorists using side streets to avoid delays by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

“If you do see an impact [on traffic], it might be for a period of about two or three weeks.” — Raymond Palmares, NYC DEP representative

The work, according to city documents, will take place on North and South Conduit avenues between 124th and 126th streets. The construction will also require the removal of some trees and plants along the highway, but DEP officials said those amenities would be

replaced by the department. DEP officials said during the time of construction, the rightmost lane of the westbound Belt Parkway will be closed off to make room for workers to complete the project. Palmares said lane closures would occur periodically, and that the lane would not remain closed throughout the duration of the project. “If you do see an impact, it might be for a period of about two to three weeks,” Palmares said. Members of the civic group, however, said cars are already starting to use the side streets as a way of avoiding the construction along the highway. Palmares said he is aware that some people would use residential streets to expedite their commute. “There’s inevitably going to be people who a re goi ng to go around,” he said. Residents also expressed concerns over the project possibly blocking the flow of groundwater

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Members of the South Ozone Park Civic Association West on Tuesday expressed concerns about a possible increase in traffic as a result of a sewer expansion project t a k i ng place along t he Belt Parkway. “I’m just worried about the heavy traffic,” one member said. “It’s already bad as it is.” The resident and other members of the civic organization were addressing representatives from the city Department of Environmental Protection after a presentation on the sewer expansion project. The work by the department along the Belt Parkway, according to off icials, is being done to address problems with the area’s sewer capacity levels. “We’re adding capacity to the sewers because right now it’s too small,” said Raymond Palmares, a representative with the DEP. The project is slated to take

place from now to spring 2017, a time frame DEP officials said they are legally bound to. The work is scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekends.

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MTA releases fare hike options for ’15 Bus or subway ride could cost $2.75; bonuses could be cut while tolls rising by Michael Gannon

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rivers and mass transit riders all will be digging a little deeper into their pockets come March, when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to enact one of two proposed fare-increase plans. One proposal would increase the base cost of a MetroCard fare to $2.75, up from the present $2.50. Riders would get a bonus of 11 percent with a purchase of $5.50. The base fare under Proposal 2 would keep fares at $2.50, but would eliminate the bonus for the purchase of multiple rides. Total increases, including tolls for MTA bridges and tunnels, would amount to 2 percent per year for two years. “The MTA is keeping its promise to ensure fare and toll increases that are as low as possible, and these options are designed to minimize the impact on our customers,” MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said in a statement issued by the agency. Prendergast said the MTA has cut more than $1 billion from its ongoing annual operating expenses, but that a modest fare increase is necessary to balance its budget with expected cost increases. The cost of a 30-day MetroCard would increase from $112 to $116.50 under both proposals, while a seven-day card would go

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is weighing two proposals for a 4 percent fare increase in 2015. One would boost the price of a bus or subway ride to $2.75 from the present rate of $2.50. A second would keep the single-ride fare where it is but eliminate bonuses for the purILLUSTRATION BY ELLA JIPESCU chase of multiple rides. Bridge and tunnel tolls also are on the rise. up from $30 to $31 under both. Gene Russianoff, spokesman for the Straphangers Campaign, pointed out this represents the fourth fare increase in seven years. He approved of the MTA’s $32 billion

capital campaign but said his group believes the state should be doing more to pay for capital projects with more dedicated funding and less borrowing. “They will be purchasing new subway cars and buses, new signals, countdown

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No more restraints on the police

he New York Police Department is a victim of its own success. Nowhere else have crime reductions quite like those seen here been achieved. Murder is down 85 percent since its peak 24 years ago; you cannot name another social ill cut back so drastically. And while credit certainly goes to policy makers, it goes above all to the Finest, who have carried out those policies. Yet many members of the City Council, seemingly comfortable that the relative safety of today’s New York cannot be reversed, want to micromanage the force even more than it already is. Two bills that have been introduced recently would endanger not only the great progress the city has made in the last generation but also add to the deadly risks officers face on the street every day. Even Mayor de Blasio, who was elected in large part on a platform of reforming and restraining police activities, and has put his campaign promises to drastically reduce frisks and end the special attention given to certain communities into action, opposes the measures. That says a lot about just how overboard they are. One would make it illegal for police to ever use chokeholds to restrain suspects. Written in response to the tragic

death of Eric Garner, the bill would leave officers vulnerable to criminal charges for something that could save their lives or someone else’s. It was only last month that a group of officers in Jamaica was attacked by a nutjob with an ax, with one gravely injured. The unexpected happens, and police must be able to respond as needed to any situation. The second proposal would require officers to get a person’s written or recorded permission before doing a search. Why? Is there some epidemic of unwarranted searches being made without the target’s consent? Not that we’re aware of. We are aware that shootings are up, both in Queens and citywide, and that murders here are slightly higher than they were last year. Searches, and the threat of searches, tell the bad guys to leave their guns at home. Further restraints on search capabilities do the opposite. Our progressive Council wants to enact all sorts of new programs and spending measures that require taxpayer money to be funded. So we cannot afford to drift back toward the old days when middle-class families were fleeing the city for the suburbs out of fear, taking their tax dollars with them. Nor can we afford to put police in greater danger. Neither of these bills should be enacted into law.

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Dear Editor: Something has to be done about the corner of 60th Street and 60th Road in Maspeth. This morning our crossing guard Mary was not there. Taking my daughter to school was a nightmare. Drivers coming up 60th Street would not stop. I even put my hand up and they ignored me. After about a few minutes finally a driver stopped to let us cross. I had to run up the block to PS 153Q so my daughter would not be late for school. Then I had to help other children and parents cross. Drivers would not stop a few seconds. Some mothers had babies in strollers trying to cross and they still would not stop. Some of these drivers had to be going more than the 25-mph speed limit, and you had no chance to cross unless they stopped. Charlene Stubbs Maspeth

Trains won’t run Dear Editor: While I strongly support increases in both mass transit and in park areas, one has to consider what is possible and what is highly unlikely. There are no budget plans for a Rockaway Beach rail line and Gov. Cuomo is looking to halve the proposed transit funding. The Republican state Senate is not going to © Copyright 2014 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

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here are many measures worth implementing to protect the environment, but some are simply more cumbersome and costly than they’re worth. The revived City Council plan to make stores charge 10 cents for each bag a customer gets is one of those. The goals are laudable, of course — to reduce the garbage New Yorkers produce and therefore the cost of shipping it, to keep the bags from clogging drains, to prevent them from getting tied up in trees and stuck elsewhere in the natural environment. But a family of four that goes grocery shopping could easily end up needing two or three dozen bags, and it’s just not practical to expect them to bring that many of the reusable kind the city wants people to use instead. And most cannot afford the extra $3 they might have to pay to use disposable bags. In Queens, Councilmen Rory Lancman of Fresh Meadows and Eric Ulrich of Ozone Park agree. A much better answer is to reuse the bags in wastebaskets and the like, as many do, and to just not litter.

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approve funding for the rail line and even Democrats will not be thrilled to spend $700 million. The fact that the Queens College survey could not even get a majority of Rockaway residents (the people who would most gain by the rail) to choose it over parkland indicates that there is less support for this option. But let’s say that at some point a rail line were to be approved. Given the way transit projects progress, I doubt that many of us will be around to see it reach completion. The Rockaways have more transit options than many other areas of Queens. Ferry service can be extended and expanded as an alternative. If we’re going to spend $700 million dollars, spend it evenly to a greater part of our borough. There are arguments to be made for and against either the QueensWay or the status quo, and those should be further discussed. Let’s limit the debate to those two options and drop the one that would be nice but will never be. Louis Kramberg Rego Park

A better rail idea Dear Editor: The Queens College study concerning the potential restoration of Long Island Rail Road service on the old, abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch may accomplish very little at the end of the day. Feasibility studies for this concept have come and gone for decades. They generate money for consultants and free publicity for elected officials, who promise a bright future but leave the public holding an empty bag. The debate between those wanting to convert this corridor to a permanent park (perhaps similar to the successful Manhattan High Line) with hiking trails versus restoration of LIRR service will continue for years without any final resolution. In the meantime, there is an improvement which could be quickly implemented that could benefit thousands of residents. Why not reopen the Woodhaven LIRR station, which was closed in 1976? Look out the window when traveling on the LIRR from Jamaica to Brook-

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Dear Editor: I especially enjoyed the special section with last week’s Queens Chronicle. Most of all, your coverage of our State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. proves that not all “politicians are crooks.” We are very thankful that our man was returned to the state Senate. Mr. Addabbo is a credit to his dad’s memory and to all politicians. He listens to his constituents, including when the mood changes on an issue, as it did on gay marriage. His vote is not always appreciated by his district; in that case many voters say he flip-flopped. Wrong. He is just doing his job. Would that

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Recalling Flushing Dear Editor: Regarding “Looking Back at a Community That Was,” with Millicent O’Meally, in the section “Our Borough, Our Lives,” I would like to add a few things I remember about Flushing. I was born here 70 years ago, and have lived here most of my life, except for a few years when I lived on Long Island with my family. I moved back to Flushing in 1997 to the same apartment building I was born in. My grandparents also lived in this building. My grandfather Ralph Atkins owned The Fabric Shop on Main Street, near Northern Boulevard. Next to his store was Gould’s Music Store, where I bought records and albums. Musical instruments were also sold here. On the comer of Main Street and Northern was Nedick’s. They sold delicious hot dogs and french fries, and more. I graduated from Flushing High School, and the ceremony was held in the RKO Keith’s Theatre. I’d also mention Bauer’s Bake shop, which sold delicious cakes, fresh pastries and breads. The breads were sliced by machine while you waited. Thanks to Millicent O’Meally for a trip down memory lane. Carole Josephs Flushing

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The Holdens’ touching tale Dear Editor: I just finished reading your 36th Anniversary Edition, “Our Borough, Our Lives.” This edition was the best out of any other newspaper’s special editions on the borough, and overall. Other Queens newspapers load their specials with advertisements. The Chronicle was loaded with relevant stories of people and families making a difference in Queens. Of course you have many advertisements too — I love the “Husband for Hire” ad. I was especially touched by Bob and Amy Holden’s story, “Coping with racism as a kid and a couple.” Bob has a beautiful wife and good-looking children. Just think, in the sixties the Asian population had to overcome discrimination along with other minorities. Bob Holden was brave to pursue the beautiful girl he saw and not think twice about what anyone who shunned them for their “ethnic mix” would think. Today, he has a beautiful family and a wife oozing with class and beauty. Bravo to Bob and Amy Holden. The Queens Chronicle is the best Queens weekly and the only one I read from front to back. Thank you. Joyce Shepard Bayside

others would follow his example. We are also thankful for our state assemblyman, Phil Goldfeder, and our councilman, Eric Ulrich. Aren’t we lucky to have such dedicated people to represent us? We wish all of our neighbors and you at the Chronicle a safe, healthy and prosperous Thanksgiving. BK Brumberg and family Howard Beach

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lyn. This underground station is still intact and would probably require a minimum amount of work to restore. If the MTA could find $40 million to rebuild the Elmhurst LIRR station, why not do the same for Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Ozone Park and other residents who reside near the abandoned Woodhaven station? Restoring that would probably cost far less, since it doesn’t need to be built from scratch. Imagine, within 15 minutes or less, those using a reopened LIRR Woodhaven station to reach the Atlantic Avenue LIRR Terminal could access the Barclays Center. Transferring to the subway there provides access to points from Downtown Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan, depending upon the final destination, in between five and 25 minutes more. Reverse commuters wanting access to jobs and colleges in eastern Queens, Nassau and Suffolk County could transfer in less than 10 minutes at the Jamaica LIRR Station to numerous LIRR lines serving those areas. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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will serve an estiby Andrea Crawford Queens College recently released the m at e d 30 0,0 0 0 results of a student survey gauging com- riders daily. • 2 013 d a t a munity opinions on how to utilize the vacant land surrounding the 3.5-mile, f rom t he M TA long abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail shows daily riderLine. The Friends of the QueensWay ship at the busiest commends these students for their hard subway station on work, and we were delighted to see the t h e R o c k a w a y results provide additional support for the Peninsula — Far Rockaway/ Mot t QueensWay. The QueensWay is a community- Ave — serves 2,651 a day. Furthermore, the Queens College surdeveloped plan to turn this blighted land into a 47-acre linear park that will pro- vey itself suggests potential ridership vide safe, easy access to Forest Park; from the Rockaways if a new rail is pronew recreation opportunities for the vided would be low — only 31 percent of 322,000 people living within a mile; a residents in the Rockaways say they boost to local businesses; and a high-pro- would favor rail service, and only 16 perfile showcase for the most culturally cent say they would use it daily. It’s concerning that someone diverse borough of would so inaccurately New York City. represent the usage of As often happens othing in a recent this potential line. when opinion surveys Other claims were a re released , some study says 500,000 made about the cost of people inter pret the would use a revived reactivating the rail data to support their line. Estimates given own personal views. Rockaway rail line. at the press conference We saw t hat here, pla c e d t h at f ig u r e where the release of the student survey was followed by between $700 and $900 million. But a claims that it shows Queens residents look at the fine print tells a different want a rail line. We realize there are dif- story. In 1975, the Port Authority of New fering views about what to do, but let’s York & New Jersey estimated the cost of reactivating Rockaway Beach Branch look at the facts, not the opinions. First, there were claims that 500,000 rail service for a direct trip from Penn subway rides daily would be served by Station to JFK ( just part way to the rail reactivation. But that high a number Rockaways) at a cost of $469 million, is not backed up by any of the data col- which in today’s dollars reaches over $2 billion, at a direct cost to taxpayers. This lected by Queens College. Here are some facts involving daily estimate does not even account for full ridership in the New York City metropol- service to the Rockaways. And finally, let’s look at what the suritan area and Queens: • The American Public Transportation vey showed about whether Queens resiAssociation’s Ridership Reports Statis- dents prefer rail reactivation or a park. tics for the second quarter of 2014 show The survey itself says: “While these the Long Island Rail Road ser ves results demonstrate a preference for the 337,800 riders per weekday, while Met- transportation option, they are within the ro-Nor th ser ves 298,200 riders per margin of error of the survey and so cannot be taken as statistically significant.” weekday. • Recent reports announcing the open- Even without residents being provided ing of the new World Trade Center Transit with any information on the high costs Hub — New York’s biggest transit hub and impacts of rail, the survey shows where nine subway lines meet — say it there is no statistically significant preference for rail service. A great New Yorker, the former Sen. Patrick Moynihan, used to say, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” We understand there is a legitimate debate to be had about the future of this property, and we at the Friends of the Queensway are happy to do that. But let’s have that debate around the facts. Q Andrea Crawford is a Friends of the A rendering of what one section of the QueensWay Steering Committee member who lives in Richmond Hill. FILE PHOTO QueensWay would look like.

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Marquis Auto of Queens Continues To Discount Automobiles For Those Affected By Sandy.

urricane Sandy affected so many and so quickly. As we look back on the two year anniversary, and with the holiday season upon us, one company doesn’t forget the hardships endured by us all and continues to give this holiday season. Marquis Auto of Queens is one of the largest auto leasing companies in New York with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. They are conveniently located at 158-01 Cross Bay Boulevard in the same building as Dr. Istrico. They opened their Queens location a little over a year ago.

Marquis Auto of Queens offers all makes and models for less than dealerships and competitors. They have built a reputation on price and service. Like your trusted stock broker and real estate agent, Marquis Auto of Queens brokers the best deal on the automobile of your choice. They purchase automobiles directly from a manufacturer’s fleet department, bypassing dealerships, and passing savings to their customers. Given their vast network of fleet departments, Marquis Auto of Queens has the ability to locate hard-to-find cars. They also specialize in helping you get out of a bad lease and into a new and better-priced automobile. They will make your car-buying experience a pleasure. Their white-glove service includes a knowledgeable staff and free delivery of your new car to your home or business. Candela is not shy to reinforce Marquis Auto of Queens’ business model. “We pride ourselves on servicing our community. We don’t just sell cars, we build relationships.”

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Like many of us, the owners were hit hard by Sandy and understand that even though it has been two years since the storm, most are still in recovery mode. That’s why Marquis Auto of Queens continues to provide discounts to those who were affected by Sandy. Grace Candela, General Manager and Director of Sales, vows to stay committed to those still in recovery. “Most people lost multiple cars as a result of the storm and were forced to either lease or finance a car right away. Because of that, most signed bad leases or likely overpaid for their cars. We want to help. Tell us you were

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Two boros unite in bid to remove plaza Business owners say site has hurt revenue, nonprofit says it will stay by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

There is one thing that is uniting business owners in Queens and in Brooklyn on 101st Avenue: their disdain of the pedestrian plaza at the intersection of 101st Avenue and Drew Street, which sits on the border of the two boroughs. “W hat’s the pur pose of this? ” said Khairul Islam, a real estate broker whose Brooklyn office sits a block away from the plaza. “I don’t know any people who are benefiting from this.” Islam was pointing to the plaza, which on a bright and relatively warm November afternoon was unused by pedestrians in the area. “People don’t feel safe sitting there,” he said. “They’re afraid a car is going to come by and hit them.” But Islam’s main concern is not the under-utilization of the plaza, but its effect on his business. “This is destroying the businesses,” Islam said. “This isn’t a benefit.” The construction of the plaza required the removal of several parking spots along 101st Avenue and turned the corridor into a one-way street. Islam said dozens of his customers have complained about a lack of parking along the street, resulting in them having to circle

The pedestrian plaza along 101st Avenue on the Brooklyn-Queens border was unused last Friday around noon. Business owners in both boroughs have been calling for its removal, saying it has PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY caused fewer people to visit their stores because of a lack of parking. around the block to find a place to leave their cars. On the other side of the BrooklynQueens border, Ozone Park Discount Variety and Hardware co-owner Hasib Ali echoed Islam’s comments, saying his business of 30 years is “suffering.” “We are not surviving,” Ali said. “What we need is parking back. Not this.”

Other business owners in Ozone Park joined Ali in saying their longevity in the community is being threatened by the plaza. “It’s no good for our people,” one business owner said. “I want everything to be open.” News that the pedestrian plaza will be reduced by year’s end, according to

Department of Transportation officials, was met with criticism by the business owners. “I t h i n k it shou ld b e c omplet ely removed,” Islam said. The DOT said in an email that it would bring back metered parking along 101st Avenue, but still leave a portion of the plaza and not return the road to its original twoway status. Installation of the plaza was proposed by Brooklyn-based nonprof it Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services, which also pays for the maintenance of the site. Misba Abdin, the chief executive officer of BACDYS, said in response to the business owners’ comments that the pedestrian plaza is “actually one of the only positive things about the area” and criticized the business owners, many of whom, he claims, don’t live in Ozone Park or Brooklyn. “Not all of them live in the neighborhood,” he said. “A lot of people like the plaza.” Abdin, in contrast to other people’s comments, said the plaza is extremely popular and claimed that at certain times during the summer months it can be hard to find a place to sit down. “By eight, nine o’clock you can barely find an open spot,” he said. continued on page 21

Pedestrian plaza to Stringer questions be reduced by spring midnight fine policy Parking spots coming back to City Line by Anthony O’Reilly

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Plans are in place to reduce the size of the pedestrian plaza at City Line and add parking spots to the area, less than a year after the public space was officially opened. Community Board 9 Transportation Chair man Kenichi Wilson said last Wed nesday that the Depar t ment of Transportation will add parking spots to the plaza that borders Brooklyn and Queens by next spring. “They’re planning to reduce the plaza and bring back some parking spots,” Wilson said. But a DOT spokesperson said those changes might come sooner, rather than later. “DOT is working with the community to address concerns regarding Ozone Park Plaza and will revise a portion of the plaza on 101st Ave to restore metered parking spaces along the block,” the DOT spokesperson said in a written statement. “The change is expected to take place

before the end of the year, weather permitting.” Wilson’s announcement came a few minutes after several Brooklyn and Queens business owners pleaded with community board members to bring parking back to the area, saying the loss of the spots is hurting their business. Community board member Maria Thomson, head of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, said the plan should be implemented before next spring. “Those businesses are going to go out of business by the time they make those changes,” Thomson said. The plaza was supported by elected and police officials last year, but has been under utilized since its opening last November. Wednesday’s meeting was one of many at which business owners whose stores are by City Line have complained of the parking situation in the area and pleaded with officials to bring some spots Q back.

Pol takes up WRBA’s fight against DSNY by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Tuesday began questioning the Department of Sanitation regarding its policy of fining business owners for garbage dumped on their sidewalk after their doors have closed, according to a letter from the politician obtained by the Chronicle “I am writing to your office to request a review of Department of Sanitation New York City overnight ticketing policy concerning trash that is dumped by third-parties and leads to violations being issued to property owners,” Stringer said in the Nov. 18 letter to DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia. Stringer, in his letter, asks Garcia several questions about how the agency determines if trash left overnight was dumped by a business owner or a third party. “Resolving these questions would be important steps to not only understand the current policy, but to determine if it is the right course to address the needs of maintaining a clean city and a strong economy,”

the comptroller states. The letter comes about a month after he visited the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, which has been advocating for the abolishment of the policy after several neighborhood businesses received “midnight fines” from the city agency. Stringer promised to intervene on behalf of the group. Alex Blenkinsopp, director of communications for the WRBA, said in an email about the comptroller’s letter, “We thank Comptroller Stringer for looking into this practice, which Sanitation has been unwilling to end.” “A policy that can victimize anyone in the city deserves the attention of a citywide official,” Blenkinsopp said in his email. “We hope that the Comptroller’s letter leads to changes to Sanitation’s policies, unlike the letter Bill de Blasio sent when he was public advocate questioning this exact same practice.” Sanitation did not respond to requests for comment on Stringer’s letter by press Q time.

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Pay phones to become free hot spots Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications announced Monday the selection of CityBridge to implement a citywide, municipal communications network called LinkNYC. The contract is awaiting approval by the city’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee. “This administration has been committed to expanding affordable access to broadband for all New Yorkers from the outset. It’s essential for everything we need to do to be a fair and just city, because we can’t continue to have a digital divide that holds back so many of our citizens,” the mayor said in a prepared statement. The proposal will replace existing pay phone kiosks with state-of-the-art WiFi hot spots, or “Links.” If approved, the network is projected to generate more than $500 million in revenue over the next 12 years. The project will be funded by advertising at no cost to the taxpayers. LinkNYC will offer 24/7 free public internet at speeds over 100 times faster

A Howard Beach-based day care facility has been honored as one of the top businesses in the borough for the second consecutive year. Reach for the STARS! Day Care, located at 156-18 96 St., was awarded t he Best Day Ca re Se r v ices i n Queens Award by the Queens Award Program. “To win this prestigious award for two consecutive years is a great accomplishment,” Frances O. Scarantino, owner of the day care, said in a written statement. “I am so very proud of my hard working staff. It is their commitment to excellence and our educational and fun curriculum that puts Reach for the STARS! above the rest.” Having received the award for the second consecutive year, the day care is now entered into the Queens Award Program Business Hall of Fame. The Queens Award Program seeks to honor the accomplishments of businesses in different communities. The small businesses that receive the award are recognized for contributions to their surrounding neighborhood and the U.S. economy, according Q to a statement.

LinkNYC will connect city with public WiFi than the average public WiFi provider. Other features of the hot spots will include charging stations, free phone calls to anywhere in the United States and display screens for advertising and public service announcements. A touchscreen tablet interface will enable users to quickly access city services and make 911 and 311 calls. Construction of the network is slated to begin in early 2015 with the first hot spots replacing existing pay phones expected by the end of the year. CityBridge is authorized to install 10,000 “Links” citywide under the nonexclusive contract with the DoITT. CityBridge is composed of several telecommunications companies including Titan, which will ser ve to oversee LinkNYC’s operations and manage the advertising program. “We are proud to serve as the managing member of CityBridge and honored to work with New York City to make LinkNYC a reality,” said Dave EtheringQ ton, chief strategy officer at Titan.

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Club shooter The NYPD is seeking a suspect in the fatal shooting that occurred outside Club Hive in Elmhurst early Halloween morning. After police responded to a call at the nightclub, a crowd formed outside. A suspect fired gunshots, striking three individuals; killing a 20-year-old woman. The suspect is a black male in his 20s last seen wearing a shirt with a large number “99” on it. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

106th Precinct’s Cop of the Month Award Detective Nathaniel Tauber of the 106th Precinct was honored at the Nov. 12 meeting of the precinct’s community council with the Cop of the Month award for September, in recognition of his work as assistant field intelligence officer. Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the precinct’s commanding officer, said that Tauber’s

interviews of individuals arrested this year by precinct officers resulted in the gathering of valuable intelligence information that led to an additional 35 arrests. Schiff said that with the information Tauber obtained from debriefing detainees, he was able to secure 17 search warrants for locations where police seized illegal drugs

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Plaza battle continued from page 12 He also accused business owners of having their customers sign a petition to remove the plaza, without telling them what they were signing. “I can bring thousands of people who support it,” he said. He said that, as of right now, he would not support the removal of the plaza. Islam said he and other business owners have gone to Community Board 9 in Queens and Community Board 5 in Brooklyn, urging their members to advocate for the removal of the plaza. Community Board 9 members at previous meetings have expressed mixed opinions on the plaza, with some calling for its removal while others have said it should stay in the area. Islam said he wanted to see City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), whose district stretches into Brooklyn, work with the business owners and restore parking to the area. He accused the Republican lawmaker of taking sides in the battle between the business owners and BACDYS. “I don’t think he should be taking political sides,” Islam said. Ulrich did not return requests for Q comments by press time.

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ever, the roadway was declared by the DOT as one of the most dangerous corridors in New York City. When Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero plan — which aims to eliminate pedestrian fatalities within 10 years — was announced, Queens was reported to have the highest number of traffic fatalities in the city. As the so-called “Boulevard of Death” continues to live up to its name, officials have declared the switch essential to

reducing the number of accidents resulting in fatalities. The decision has garnered the praise of traffic reform activist group Transportation Alternatives and area elected officials. But the speed reduction is not the only change scheduled for Queens Boulevard. Trottenberg announced the DOT will begin hosting meetings to kick off a comprehensive redesign of Queens Boulevard. No official dates or locations have been released yet, but residents should expect to learn more in January, after the speed limit Q transition has been largely completed.

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Howard Beach resident Catherine Lumetta, right, celebrates her 104th birthday with her daughter, Pauline Mantineco, left. Lumetta marked the milestone birthday Tuesday with a small party at the Howard Beach Senior Center. PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH

Celebrating 104 years of happiness Howard Beach Senior Center honors longtime visitor Catherine Lumetta by Victoria Zunitch

For some years now, Lumetta has been answering people’s question about her secret Howard Beach resident Catherine Lumet- to a long life with the same answer. “I drink a lot of milk,” she tells people ta’s birthday isn’t until Nov. 21, but on Tuesday the staff of the Howard Beach Senior who ask about her longevity. But her answer about the meaning and Center and her family gathered to celebrate happiness in her life always goes back to her 104th. “My beautiful children. My wonderful family and friends. Although she has outlived the friends of friends. What more could you ask for? ” her early life, she has her five children, nine Lumetta said. The party was attended by about 50 fami- grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Two nieces also ly members, friends, attended the birthday seniors, and staffers y beautiful children. p a r t y : A nt oi n e t t e at the Catholic CharNachman and Vita ities Howard Beach My wonderful friends. Divino, for whose Sen ior Center, What more could bir th Lumetta was where Lumetta eats present. lunch and particiyou ask for?” She was also was pates in social activbaptismal godmother ities every Tuesday. — Howard Beach resident to each. The senior center Catherine Lumetta, 104 years old. Her long life has holds sway on the provided her and her ground floor of The Peter J. Striano Residence, which hosts live- children extra chances to enjoy their in seniors upstairs, said office manager relationship. Lumetta still tells family stories that are Rosalie Hawk. Lumetta said she immigrated with her new, or feel new, to her daughter. One of her stories is how her husband parents from Italy at the age of four and felt that a bolt of lightning hit him when he lived in Brooklyn much of her life. She worked as a seamstress and raised first saw his Lumetta. And Mantineco remembers being visited five children with her late husband, Salvaby her mother often during the years when tore, who died in 1963. All of those children are living: Sal, now she had four children in quick succession. After many visits, Mantineco remembers 86; Jim, 85; Pauline Mantineco, 81, who attended Tuesday’s party with her mom; Joe, suddenly realizing that she would sit down and watch television during these visits while 80, who lives with Lumetta; and Vic, 75. The family has plans to celebrate their her mother took over with her children. “That’s what a mother does,” Mantineco mother’s birthday several times this week, Q said. Mantineco said. Chronicle Contributor

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Lawyer lashes out after being denied chance to speak at meeting by Anthony O’Reilly

The fact that there were two prior hearings on the liquor license application was news to Genao. “We’ve never been notified of any meeting prior to this,” The attorney for the owner of a proposed billiards hall in Woodhaven blasted Community Board 9 members for deny- he said. He pleaded with the board for the opportunity to speak ing him and his client the opportunity to speak before votbefore its members, in an effort to have them rescind and ing to deny the establishment a liquor license. “I am surprised at what happened here tonight,” attorney recast their vote in favor of granting the hall a liquor license. However, board Chairman Ralph Gonzalez and Public Safety Franklin Genao said during the public forum part of the and Consumer Affairs Committee board’s meeting last Wednesday. Chairman Joe Iaboni said the attorney “However this community board would have to refile paperwork with the is run, something needs to change.” am surprised at what board to have his case reheard. Genao represents Dio Genes, who Genao was joined by Juan Rodriis proposing to open a billiards hall at happened here tonight. guez, a friend of Genes who said the 75-16 Rockaway Blvd. in Woodhaven. businessman was being t reated Community board members voted However this community unfairly by the board. unanimously against a liquor license, “It doesn’t show that they want to citing a board policy that forbids the board is run, something help the businesses,” he said in an sale of alcohol at pool halls because needs to change.” interview. people under the age of 21 frequently “These are anti-business people.” visit those establishments. — Attorney Franklin Genao Rodriguez and Genao throughout Under city law, community boards the meeting met with board members only have advisory power and the granting of a liquor license is ultimately decided by the just outside the main door of the Royal Indian Palace in Richmond Hill, where it was being held. State Liquor Authority. The side conversation was a source of distraction Some board members said the location where the hall would be placed is a “problem area” that has been brought throughout the meeting, with Genao and Rodriguez frequently become visibly frustrated. up to the board by Woodhaven residents in the past. During their conversation, board members overwhelmBoard member Alexander Blenkinsopp said Woodhaven residents have attended two previous board meetings to ingly denied a liquor application for San Cecilo Palace at express opposition to the granting of a liquor license for the 90-04 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven. The back-to-back no votes come two months after board billiard hall. Associate Editor

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Parks plan touted at Borough Board City initiative aimed at improving spaces not renovated in decades by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

An overhaul is on the way for a handful of Queens parks relatively neglected over the course of the last few decades. Detailing a plan unveiled last month at Bowne Playground in Flushing by Mayor de Blasio, Queens Parks Department Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski outlined seven borough green spaces that will be revamped as part of the Community Parks Initiative at a meeting of the Borough Board at Borough Hall on Monday. The plan targets 35 out of the 215 parks in the city that have received minimal capital investment, quantified as less than $250,000 over the last 20 years. Population density, the number of residents living under the federal poverty line and population growth were the three criteria used to establish which spaces out of the 215 parks eligible for inclusion in the CPI would be selected. In that process, Astoria Heights Playground and Van Alst Playground in Astoria; Corona Mac Park and Louis Simeone Park in Corona and Grassmere Playground, Rockaway Community Park and Conch Playground in the Rockaways were those selected in Queens. The CPI’s budget includes $111 in capital

Borough President Melinda Katz and Councilman Rory Lancman discuss the Queens spaces included in the Parks Department’s Community Parks Initiative at a Borough Board meeting at PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Borough Hall on Monday. dollars earmarked by Mayor de Blasio, with $19.8 million in capital commitments by elected officials targeting the Queens parks. Approximately $36 million from the Department of Environmental Protection will also be provided for storm water management and $750,000 made available

through the City Parks Foundation. “We do service [the parks] in terms of maintenance,” Lewandowski said. “We clean and we do what we can, but this will give them a greater enhancement.” With the new funding, the neglected parks will see improvements such as fence and equipment repairs, additional seating, freshly

painted surfaces and additional greenery. The lines on sports surfaces such as handball courts and other play areas will also be repaired and repainted. “The primary focus is the capital investment in the rebuilding of 35 community parks,” said Jennifer Gardner, a senior project planner at the Parks Department who gave the present at ion alongside Lewandowski. In addition to the physical improvements, the new investment in the selected Queens parks would involve the hiring of 70 new department employees who will be in charge of recreational programming and increased maintenance. When asked by Community Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri Jr. if the CPI would impact any other Parks Department initiatives in other Queens green spaces, Lewandowski said it would not. “It doesn’t take away from anything we currently have running in the borough,” she said. “It goes into those neighborhoods where there hasn’t been a big investment from the city or that other partnership with com munity par tners to become more invested in their neighborhood park.” Lewandowski said the hope is to have construction completed at the Queens parks Q by 2017.

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City Comptroller Scott Stringer has had no shortage of projects or union contracts to review in his first 11 months in office. And he likes it that way. “I think we’ve had a very busy year,” Stringer said in a sitdown interview with Chronicle editorial staff last Friday. “When I got elected, we really thought this office would play a very important role because we would work with the administration where we could, but we would also be an important counterweight. I think we’ve been able to meet that standard.” Stringer wasted no time in celebrating the fact that approximately 60 percent of the city’s 152 labor contracts open on Jan. 1 had been negotiated this year, including the headline-grabbing deal between Mayor de Blasio and the United Federation of Teachers in May. “When I took office, we said that part of looking at the long-term health of the city was really about how we were going to land those labor contracts,” he said. “I would give the administration a very good grade on tackling that issue.” The remaining 40 percent of the contracts still awaiting successful negotiation, Stringer said, may be more difficult to settle, especially those between the city and the police unions, which may be headed for arbitration. “Things are going to get a little harder from here,” he said, “especially with the police unions.” Much like the number of unions settling on new contracts, Stringer said the city’s job creation rate has climbed significantly over his first year in office as well.

According to a Bureau of Fiscal and Budget Studies report released earlier this month, third-quarter job creation in New York City was the best in 25 years, with private-sector jobs growing 5.4 percent and city personal income tax withholdings rising to $1.6 billion, the highest third-quarter level ever. Stringer said many of those jobs created were low-wage positions, but still a positive sign nonetheless. We’re definitely seeing a robust economy,” the comptroller said. “The economy of this city is doing very well in a host of areas, whether it’s high-tech, low-wage jobs. We are poised economically in many ways to be robust economically.” As the city pulls farther away from the recession of 2008, Stringer said, he expects the technology sector to become just as, if not more, important a job market in New York than the financial sector, and the city has already started to grow by leaps and bounds in that area. “The next generation is going to work differently than we do,” he said. “There’s a real opportunity for our kids to take advantage of these jobs, not just from the top down, but also the kid in Queens who’s going to public school. They can become a coder or a programmer as an entrylevel job making $60 or $70,000 a year. “This is going to be their gateway to the middle class,” he continued. “The kids going to public school, this is their shot. This is their moment.” What Stringer believes would further economic growth is a planned increase in the city’s minimum wage, which he says would help improve the economy of areas in New continued on page 28

City Comptroller Scott Stringer discusses job growth as well as his views on the city’s minimum wage. PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE

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Lawmakers said immigrants are being locked up without a warrant by Khorri Atkinson Chronicle Contributor

Mayor de Blasio signed two bills into law last week that mandate the city to reject most requests from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to detain undocumented immigrants for deportation, except in limited circumstances. Intro. 486-A bars the Police Department and the city Department of Correction from honoring detainer requests without a judicial warrant. Other exceptions include if the immigrant is on the U.S. terrorist watch list, has been convicted of a violent crime or has committed a serious crime in the past five years. The other bill, Intro. 487-A, will cause ICE’s office on Rikers Island and other city facilities to close. It also prohibits correction officers from assisting federal authorities with the enforcement of detention. The bill-signing ceremony was held at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Corona, which provides assistance for undocumented residents. The mayor said the Police Department and the DOC support the measure, which he said protects the rights of immigrants. “Mass deportation has not only pulled apart thousands of New York City families, it has also undermined public safety in our communities and imposed disproportionate penalties on immigrant parents and spouses who these

In Queens, Mayor de Blasio signs into law two bills that will result in rejecting most requests PHOTO COURTESY NYC from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold illegal immigrants. families depend on for emotional and financial support,” de Blasio said. “What these bills do is protect undocumented immigrants, or visa holders, and legal permanent residents alike, all of whom have suffered under the previous approach, and ultimately prevent families from being torn apart.” The NYPD and DOC have honored detain-

ment requests from ICE by holding suspected illegal immigrants on Rikers Island for up to 48 hours until ICE picks them up. They are then carried to detainment centers. Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, said ICE issues between three and four thousands requests a year in New York City and about 65

to 70 percent were honored. She said the law will “dramatically reduce” the number of detainers the city honors. “These are not criminals that we’re talking about,” said Agarwal. “They’re getting ensnared in a system that is sort of trapping hardworking people. Even if ICE were able to get judicial warrants for all of these contexts, we think it’s about 5 to 10 percent of detainers would end up being honored.” Last year, NYPD officers arrested and charged Carlos Rodriguez with trespassing on someone’s property. Authorities later learned that he was visiting a friend. Although the charge was dropped, he was taken to a detention center in New Jersey and spent eight months there. He has no criminal record. “I was scared because, when you are in detention, you have no idea what is happening with your case,” he told dozens of advocates, city officials and residents, after the mayor signed the bill. Rodriguez, who lost his job as a chef after he was arrested, is fighting his deportation order. Even though the laws may not help him, he said he’s thankful that it will assist others after they go into effect in 30 days. “Out there is another family that can be destroyed, but thanks to this law, something can change now,” he said. continued on page 26

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WOODHAVEN EVELOPMENTS Woodhaven prepares for the Holidays by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

This year, although there was a good turnout of voters, our polling location ran smoothly as always because of our professional poll workers and translators. I just couldn’t help but think about how easy the “shower curtain” voting booth was. With no small print and the searching for the right offices and the right names. But we were all there voting the new way making sure that we voted for our candidates. The candidates that were re-elected to their positions were Rep. Nydia Velazquez, state Senator Joe Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman Michael Miller; every one of these incumbents was re-elected. The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District congratulate all of our elected officials and look forward to working with them to keep our beloved Woodhaven community strong, prosperous and safe. Now we continue working with our elected officials on all of our local ongoing projects such as the Rockaway Beach Branch Line/ Queensway Proposal (as I mentioned in my last column), which we do not want to affect the Woodhaven homeowners on 98th Street, and their quality of life. There are alternatives here, one to make the entire area parkland, go underground at the Atlantic Avenue entrance or leave it as is. Also to be noted: the GWDC and the WBID wish list project for last year was our request of LED street lights for our

Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue. This wish fulfilled by our Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. The GWDC and the WBID thank Katz for this lighting. Also, we got the enclosure of our now historically landmarked Forest Park Carousel for all year use. Hopefully the two remaining wish list projects will also be fulfilled. Last Tuesday was Veterans Day, which was observed throughout our city. We in Woodhaven revere and honor our Veterans of our Armed Forces, for without their sacrifices there would be no we. Now to our Woodhaven Business Improvement District Christmas tree saga. As you probably have noticed, we still have the replanted Christmas tree that sadly died in the Forest Park Plaza area. This tree will be removed and a new tree planted. This will not be completed before the holidays, so we will have another artificial tree this year. Now mark your calendar for the Woodhaven Business Improvement District sponsored Holiday Weekend, which will be on Friday Dec. 5 with our tree and menorah lighting ceremony and Woodhaven will have a Christmas tree on Saturday, Dec. 6 with our holiday parade kicking off our holiday events. Fly our American Flag proudly above all others. May God bless our Armed Forces, may God bless our leaders, may God bless our disabled veterans, and may God bless America. Q

ICE detainers continued from page 25 City Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito (D-Manhattan), who sponsored the bills, concurred with de Blasio that a large number of immigrants are arrested without a warrant and for petty crimes. “The vast majority of the people who are here are hard workers, who are contributing positively to our community, contributing positively to the City of New York,” she said. “Because of this broken system, they get ensnared, they get ripped apart.” The two bills passed overwhelmingly last month in the Democratic-controlled Council. The vote was 41-6 on both measures. Four members were absent. Three Democrats joined all three Republican members voting no. Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), who voted against the bills, said the Council is sending a bad message. “What we’re saying here is that we aren’t going to honor requests even if there is a warrant obtained to deport violent felons if five years have passed,” he said at the meeting before the bills were passed. “How does this help our city? We would rather [have] this murderer in our city than [see him] being deported?” New York City now joins Philadelphia, San Diego, Newark, Chicago and Los Angeles, which have similar laws Q against most detainer requests.

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Ex-Howard Beach resident pens book Parenti tells story of his survival after Cross Bay Boulevard accident by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Joseph Parenti had just filled up his car with gas when he was on his way back to his Howard Beach home on Dec. 5, 1988. As he was driving down Cross Bay Boulevard a man, who was being chased by cops, sped down 91st Street and collided into the passenger side of Parenti’s car. The force of the impact sent Parenti’s vehicle into a parked car and knocked him unconscious. “I don’t remember the accident at all,” Parenti said. Throughout his recuperation process, many people wanted to hear the story of Parenti’s survival. Now, people from around the world can read his story in his self-published book “Miracle on 91st Street.” Parenti, now a resident of West Hempstead, LI, said he got the idea to write a book on his experience from somebody he told his story to. “I wish I could remember who it was, but somebody told me, ‘That’d make a great book.’” It wasn’t until about three years ago, however, that Parenti began to seriously write down notes about his memory of the accident’s aftermath.

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Former Howard Beach resident Joseph Parenti, left, has a new book out about surviving a car crash on Cross Bay Boulevard 26 years ago. His car, right, was totaled and the crash caused his heart to stop three times on his way to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. “Miracle on 91st PHOTOS COURTESY JOSEPH PARENTI Street” tells the story of his recuperation. “A lot of it was from my memory,” he said. “I also had an article that detailed the accident but most of it was from my memory.” Parenti said he carries a notebook with him, and when he first started writing the book had his assitant type out his notes.

He said he would get frustrated with the writing process and would give up at certain points. He said that he would speak to his family about the aftermath of the collision, which would bring up details he had forgotten. One such memory was that his heart

Queens NAACP has eyes on Ferguson, Mo. Ruling in Brown death expected soon by Michael Gannon Editor

People in Queens, like those elsewhere in the country, are awaiting what they are being told is the imminent decision of a Missouri grand jury that is examining the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Brown was unarmed when he was shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson has claimed that Brown attacked him and that they struggled for the officer’s gun. Manhattan’s Union Square was the starting point of a rally and march protesting Brown’s death several days later, and one source told the Chronicle Manhattan again might be a rallying point when the grand jury verdict is handed up. Several organizations did not respond to messages from the Chronicle seeking to determine if any actions are being planned for Queens. But Leroy Gadsden, president of the Jamaica branch of the NAACP, said the organization is keeping an eye out both in

Ferguson and in its local chapter areas. “Our national director, Mr. William Brooks, has been on the ground and we have branches and our leadership is ready to try to intervene if there is violence after the verdict,” Gadsden said in an email to the Chronicle. He said the national organization is prepared to seek the empaneling of a federal grand jury if Wilson is not indicted. Gadsden said much of how the verdict is received in Missouri depends on how state and city officials deal with the public. He believes the administration of Gov. Jay Nixon is off to a bad start by going public with plans to crack down hard on any violence in the aftermath. “We have been able to avoid in Queens some of what we see in Ferguson due to the fact that we have been able to address police brutality issues over the past few years with our local police commanders and district attorney,” Gadsden said. “We do not always agree, but our complaints and concerns on police brutality issues do not fall on deaf ears,” he said. Q

stopped three times from the time of impact to the time he arrived at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for treatment. He was later transferred to Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan, where he began to become consciously coherent nearly six weeks after his near-death experience. “My family said that I was coherent and talking to them while in Jamaica Hospital,” he said. “But I don’t recall any of that.” Following weeks of bed rest, Parenti was put through physical and occupational therapy for a few weeks before being allowed to go home. He said he wanted the book to let people know that “there are limitless possibilites.” “The doctors were telling me, ‘Oh you’re not going to be able to do this, you’re not going to be able to do that,’” he said. “I wanted to give people an idea of how bad I was and how far I’ve come.” Parenti, who works as an accountant in Manhattan, said he sometimes thinks about the accident as its anniversary approaches, but that it does not have any heavy bearing on him. “The first few years I didn’t want to drive on that day,” he said. “And then sometimes I’ll think, ‘Oh the date is coming up.’” The book is avaliable on Amazon.com. Q

Scott Stringer continued from page 24 York that are “barren.” “We would actually stimulate the local economies in many communities,” he said. “I do think we need to have a real discussion about raising the minimum wage.” When asked if a bump to $13 per hour, as some officials seek, would hurt small businesses rather than help area econom ies, St r i nger said a crackdown on fines issued by city agencies would more than make up for higher payroll. In terms of the city’s pension fund, Stringer said he didn’t expect divesting in gun manufactures to negatively impact the crucial fund. When it comes to audits, one of Stringer’s biggest moments of the year has been the ongoing audit of the Queens Librar y system after the hours worked, salary and spending of CEO Thomas Galante were questioned. The comptroller said the process is a serious one and audits of the city’s other two library systems are underway to show balance. “This is a very serious audit, we are working very hard to get it done,” he said. “Not ever y audit shows financial impropriety, but sometimes Q an audit informs citizens.”

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Cuomo signs veteran tax exemption bill 20 years after it was first introduced, Queens electeds get Butler leg. through by Tess McRae Associate Editor

After being introduced to the state Legislature 20 years ago, the bill to increase property tax relief for veterans was signed into law by Gov. Cuomo last week. “It is incumbent upon all of us to take care of our veterans when they return home,” state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), who sponsored the bill, said at a press conference on Nov. 13. “With this new law, we send a message to all those who serve that New York welcomes you back with open arms and will do everything we can to repay you for keeping our country safe.” Gianaris was joined by Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria), who sponsored the sister bill; state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.(D-Howard Beach), ranking member of the Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security; Officer of the Catholic War Veterans Department of New York David Crum and other former servicemen at the Veterans Memorial in Astoria Park. “I just want to say thank you to everyone involved in getting this through,” Crum said. “On behalf of all the veterans, it really means a lot.” The new law immediately increases the tax exemption from $5,000 to $7,500 to accommodate for the effects of inflation. According to the bill, the amount is

Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, second from left, state Sen. Mike Gianaris, center, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. joined by David Crum, right, and other veterans gather at the memorial in PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE Astoria Park to announce the property tax exemption was signed into law. determined by the assessed value of the property being appraised. “Veterans Day is every day, not just one day on the calendar,” Addabbo said. “The cost-of-living increase is far outweighed by the cost paid by our veterans. While the value of a dollar has f luctuated, the

dedication and service our veterans have given has stayed the same.” The original bill was authored in 1994 by former Assemblyman Dennis Butler, who served the Astoria community in Albany for 24 years and eight months before retiring in December 2000, with Gianaris then taking

over the position. “It’s wrong to say we resurrected this bill, because it never really went away,” Gianaris said. “Dennis Butler was an advocate for our servicemen and women and pushed for a long time to have this bill passed. In addition to the thousands of New York State veterans this bill will assist, it is also a tribute to Dennis Butler’s hard work.” Simotas, who took over Gianaris’ seat after he moved to the Senate, said the bill is a small but important step to support veterans. “Now we are able to give our veterans a break and say thank you,” she said. “It’s a minor step for the service these men and women provided to protect our freedoms. My daughter, who is playing not too far from here, I tell her that these veterans put their lives on the line and that we have to say thank you.” The property tax exemption bill was not the only veterans-related legislation signed by Cuomo just after Veterans Day. The governor also signed off on five other bills including one to ensure city workers are given military service credit for their efforts on or after Sept. 11, 2001 and before January 2006 as well as a bill to get rid of a fee imposed on veterans who were honorably discharged and are seeking a driver’s license Q to identify them as a veteran.

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The DOC has been under increasing scrutiny after critical reports from the U.S. Department of Justice, local authorities and media outlets questioned the agency’s ability to reform Rikers Island. Earlier this year, the Associated Press exposed the death of Bradley Ballard, a mentally ill inmate, who was found naked in his cell and covered in feces. He had sexually mutilated himself while in solitary confinement and his genitals

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and not a luxury. Schedule time for workouts, even if it means removing something else from your agenda. • Don’t worry about the length of your workouts. If you’re accustomed to an hourlong workout but cannot fit in more than 20 minutes on some days, don’t skip the workout simply because it’s shorter. Make the most of that time by targeting larger, core muscles. • Change your schedule. You may need to alter your daily schedule to fit in gym workouts or other exercise. Try getting up earlier and heading out prior to work or school. This will open up time throughout the rest of your day, and you can use that time to meet the demands of the holiday season. • Get a trainer or a workout buddy. It’s far easier to blow off a workout when you go it alone. However, if you have a workout partner who is counting on you and vice versa, you may be less inclined to miss a workout — even when you’re not especially motivated to hit the gym. • Try new activities. Workouts need not be limited to exercises in the gym. Plenty of activities work

the body and burn calories. Sledding, ice skating, skiing and snowboarding are just a few winter sports that can help you stay in shape. • Choose a hotel with a pool or gym. If holiday travel is on your itinerary, select a hotel that has fitness equipment. This way you can keep up with your routine. Even swimming a few laps in an indoor pool can provide a cardiovascular workout while you’re on vacation. Remember, it only takes a two-week break from exercise to experience a fitness regression, and you will only have to work harder to get back to your current fitness level if you let exercise slide too long. • Add short, high-intensity exercises. Burn more calories in less time with high-intensity workouts. This way you won’t need to schedule as much time for workouts but will still get the benefit of exercise. • Transform chores into exercise opportunities. See that vacuum cleaner, rake or broom as a piece of exercise equipment. While cleaning up for holiday company, turn on the radio and get your heart pumping, too. Do leg raises while you’re preparing meals or do some pushups

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Fantasy Football, meet your match. FantasySCOTUS — a website where legal enthusiasts compete to accurately predict the outcome of upcoming Supreme Court cases — attracts thousands and is increasing in popularity. During this Supreme Court session, which began in October and continues until late June or early July, one Kew Gardens resident hopes to edge out more than 25,000 lawyers, law students, law academics and other legal enthusiasts to win the “golden gavel,” as well as the enviable title of “Chief Justice.” There’s no reason why he shouldn’t — he’s already done it three years in a row. Jacob Berlove, 30, has a Supreme Court case outcome prediction accuracy rate of around 80 percent. That’s impressive to many, considering that a first-of-its-kind algorithm called “{MARSHALL}+”, which was developed by law experts, can only predict outcomes with around a 70 percent accuracy. Berlove began participating in the fantasy league, which is run by the company LexPredict and sponsored by Thomson Reuters, when the free site launched in 2009. He didn’t win the first year, but did the second,

third and fourth. Unlike dozens of teams from law firms and top law schools such as Harvard Law School and Georgetown University Law Center, Berlove works alone. He’s one of the more than 800 participants who play solo. Berlove, who is from Cincinnati but moved to Queens eight years ago, found a constitutional law textbook lying around in a classroom in his high school and read some of it over a long holiday weekend. Since then, he hasn’t gained any experience in the legal world. He said he’s taken math and economics classes at Queens College, but hasn’t studied law in a formal setting. “I’ve just been really interested in this stuff for many, many years,” Berlove said. He said when the Supreme Court is in session and he’s playing in the league, he pores over the website SCOTUSblog, which has up-to-date case summaries and analyses. He tries to prepare as much as he can by looking up similar cases from history and reading their oral and legal arguments. He said he usually tackles one case at a time and said making a call and predicting an outcome boils down to understanding the justices as complex individuals, something he thinks he’s done through research. If one case in particular fascinates him, he delves into what each justice has said about it.

When asked what his secret is, he sheepishly replied, “Maybe it’s God-given talent, I don’t really know. What I try to do is just get into the minds of these justices. To some extent, I try to get a sense of what makes these people tick.” Berlove also said the reason he thinks some people make wrong predictions is because it’s hard for many to separate personal wishes or beliefs from the case itself. “It doesn’t matter what I think about it; it matters what those nine people think about it,” he said. He does admit there are some cases that are out of his league, referencing a previous one that had to do with state water rights, something he said he knew nothing about. Berlove actually took a break from the league last year, saying he was “fed up” that there was no cash prize offered. Now, with $10,000 on the table, Berlove is ready. He said to be eligible, he must predict every case. As he studies, he said one case that people should watch out for is Elonis v. U.S., which has a hearing on Dec. 1. The case examines whether threatening another person requires proof of an intent to harm. He said he doesn’t mind being thought of as the “Random guy from Queens,” as one website titled him. Berlove understands how

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New bill would charge consumers a 10-cent fee for every single-use bag by Matthew Ern Chronicle Contributor

A proposal to charge consumers 10 cents for every single-use plastic bag they use at checkout is gaining traction again. City Hall held a discussion Wednesday to discuss a bill introduced by Councilmembers Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn) and Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan) that’s designed to reduce disposable bag use in the city by implementing the 10 cent fee. According to its sponsors, the goal of the bill isn’t to charge consumers the fee but to incentivize them to change their habits and become more environmentally conscious. Retailers would keep the money and the bill exempts transactions made using food aid programs. “Each year, thousands of plastic bags end up clogging our sewers and polluting our rivers, while costing the city millions of dollars,” said one of its co-sponsors, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale). “Reducing waste and expanding recycling efforts must go hand in hand to reduce pollution in New York City. It’s up to us to be proactive and take steps now to make sure the next generation inherits a stronger and healthier city.” Queens Councilmembers Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), Daneek Miller (D-Laurelton) and Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) all

co-sponsored the bill as well. The fee would not apply to plastic bags used internally within stores, such as those provided for handling meat and produce or those distributed at the pharmacy. One of the stipulations of the bill is that free, reusable bags be distributed throughout the city in partnership with nonprofit organizations. In the other 142 municipalities around the country that have adopted the fee, a reduction of plastic bag use of 60 to 95 percent has been observed, according to the supporters. It’s estimated that 100,000 tons of plastic bags are processed by the city’s waste management system every year. That constitutes some 5.2 million bags, most of which are not recycled and cost the city $10 million to transport to landfills. Sponsors of the bill argue that the fee would not only have an environmental impact but would also save the city money in the long run. Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) does not support the bill on the grounds that it would make an already expensive city cost consumers even more money. “How can we call it progress to make people’s regular shopping trips more difficult?” he asked. Lancman, who has a household of five, says he typically uses 10 to 15 bags on a shopping trip, and that it would be impractical to carry

that many reusable ones with him. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) also opposes the bill, citing the cost. The New York League of Conservation Voters has been a major supporter of the measure. Vice President of External Affairs Dan Hendrick pointed out the risk plastic bags pose to animals that may ingest them. NYC Sustainability Director for the league Ya-Ting Liu said the bill is the most effective way to reduce plastic bag use and that it’s time to take a stand. “Bags aren’t free. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We pay visually when we see bags stuck in trees and on our playgrounds,” she said. “Enough is enough. We can do better.” According to Liu, New York State already has a system in place to recycle the excess of plastic bags, but it lacks enforcement and has failed to produce any demonstrable impact. She added that an important result of the fee would be getting the consumer to pause and consider whether a bag is really necessary. Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd released a statement on behalf of the union condemning the proposal and urging lawmakers to consider other means of battling pollution. “We believe this legislation would lead to irreparable harm to the unionized plastic bag manufacturing industry in New York City in favor of reusable bags that are made overseas,”

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Before last month’s annual St. John’s Tip Off pep rally to begin the basketball season, Red Stor m forward Sir’Dominic Pointer said the Joh n n ies were primed for a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. This summer, D’Angelo Harrison said the team’s guards were unguardable oneon-one, something he reaffirmed at Tip Off. O n Mond ay n ig ht , bot h player s couldn’t provide an answer as to why the Red Storm’s perpetual inability to play two complete halves of basketball has already permeated into the young 2014-15 season. After drubbing the New Jersey Institute of Technology 77-58 at home in last Friday’s season opener, the Johnnies’ collective minds were anywhere but Carnesecca Arena in the first half of their second tilt of the year against Franklin Pierce University, an athletically inferior Division II school. The Red Storm (2-0) eventually bested the New Hampshire program 94-81, but the Johnnies were firmly on upset alert early on, as Franklin Pierce’s Ryen Vilmont launched an all-out assault on the hoop while hapless defenders like Pointer and sophomore guard Rysheed Jordan looked on. In addition to snaring six rebounds, the senior Raven sharpshooter buried eight of his nine first-half shots, including five three pointers, en route to 21 points in the stanza. The Johnnies tried locking up Vilmont with the likes of Pointer, Jordan and senior guard Phil Greene IV at times, but to no avail, as Franklin Pierce, which was playing its third game in as many days, led 50-43 at half. “I don’t know,” Harrison said, when pressed on why the team continues to start contests, including both exhibition games earlier this month, visibly f lat. “Every game is different. In this game [Vilmont] got hot early.”

After a “demonstrative” halftime talk from coach Steve Lavin, who Harrison said simply wrote “#32,” Vilmont’s number, and “threes” on a blackboard, the Johnnies rightfully throttled Franklin Pierce in the second half. An aggressive, more focused defensive attack and a barrage of buckets from Harrison effectively ended the contest, as the Johnnies went on a 21-0 run over the first 6:45 of the second stanza, with the Ravens not burying a shot from the field until 10 minutes had already elapsed. Har rison had 11 points and nine rebounds at halftime and finished with 31 points and a career high 17 boards, the most by a St. John’s men’s basketball player since JaKarr Sampson, now a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, grabbed 17 rebounds against NJIT on Dec. 2, 2012. Jordan contributed a quiet but solid 19 points and eight rebounds, something Lavin said he was pleased with, while Greene IV chipped in 18 points of his own. “I did it for the win,” he said. “We came together in the second half and shut [Vilmont] down.” Lavin said after the game he was “really disappointed” with the team’s first half performance, but that he was pleased with the Red Storm’s much improved defense in the second half. “We found a nice rhythm,” Lavin said. “We have to continue to go back to the drawing board and continue to improve in all areas that we need to as we move down the line this season.” When asked why his team, yet again, started a contest slowly, Lavin said it was purely poor on-court execution instead of any type of mental unpreparedness. “If you don’t play with a sense of urgency or in a cohesive manner,” he said, “you’re going to get beat or you’re going to put yourself in a position to get beat.” It was a quick turnaround for the Red Storm, as they were scheduled to take on LIU-Brooklyn at home on Wednesday night. After the tilt against their cross-city opponent, the Johnnies will travel to Manhattan for their first home game of the year at Madison Square Garden against Minnesota on Nov. 26.

The woman who was wounded by a stray police bullet during an attack on two NYPD officers last month has notified the city that she intends to sue because of her injuries. Latoya James, 29, was shot in the back while walking along Jamaica Avenue on Oct. 23 seconds after Zale Thompson of Queens Village attacked rookie officers Kenneth Healey and Joseph Meeker of the 103rd Precinct with a hatchet. Officers identified as Peter Rivera and Tyler Kraft shot and killed Thompson, a self-proclaimed jihadist, reportedly firing a combined 19 times. James required surgery for a perforated colon. There was some concern in the initial days following the incident that she might be paralyzed, but her attorney, Andrew Siben of Bay Shore, LI, said she began walking again in recent days. “She spent 10 days in the hospital and some time in a rehabilitation facility,” Siben said Monday. “She was discharged

over the weekend. Now she’s back in the homeless shelter system because Medicaid opted to cut off her payments.” Siben said James still is in considerable pain and discomfort, and still is in need of medical care. “The question is who will pay for it,” he said. Siben said normal procedure in such cases is for the plaintiff to file a notice of intent to sue prior to filing an actual lawsuit. The city could take 60 to 90 days to formulate an initial response and could seek a hearing on the matter. Healey, 25, sustained a serious wound to the back of his head and has begun what police have said is expected to be a long rehabilitation process. Meeker, 24, suffered a broken arm. Speaking at a meeting last week, Deputy Inspector John Cappelmann, the commanding officer of the 103rd Precinct, said Healey’s first question upon waking after surgery was about whether he could still be a police officer. The city’s Law Department did not Q respond to a request for a statement.

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spend $1 million on brick-and-mortar projects throughout South Queens, which residents then vote on. Ideas pitched by WRBA members ranged from improvements in Forest Park to infrastructure repairs on some of the major roads in Woodhaven and surveillance cameras throughout the area.

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Authentic Greek cuisine in Howard Beach by Anthony O'Reilly

The moussaka, a traditional Mediterranean dish, is piled high with layers of eggplant, zucchini and savory When one thinks about food options in Howard Beach, ground meat and topped with creamy Bechamel Greek cuisine is typically not on the top of that list. sauce, served hot. But residents of the neighborhood have been flocking The ingredients complement each other when to Greek Grill at 156-40 Cross Bay Blvd. for about two eaten together, but are just as good when eaten years now. layer by layer. “There is a lot of Italian restaurants The souvlaki combo comes and diners around here,” said the manwith an offering of chicken, pork, ager Nick. “But no Greek food.” lamb and beef gyro. From the start, Greek Grill offers its Each of them is succulent patrons an authentic taste of the Mediand not at all greasy. Taken all terranean country. together though, they can be A basket of pita bread, seasoned quite filling, especially when with extra virgin olive oil and oregano, eaten alongside the moussaka. and a side of tzatziki sauce start off Both dishes are served with a your meal. The traditional Greek conperfectly cooked lemon potato. diment is a little thicker than those However filling your meal served at other Greek restaurants. may be, it would be a wise Nick said that is because of the decision to save some room yogurt used by the restaurant. for dessert. Moussaka PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O'REILLY “It's a special yogurt made in WisNick recommended a trio of A helping of desserts from Greek Grill in Howard Beach. consin,” he said. desserts: a small helping of “It's a lot thicker than the ones in the supermarket, which homemade rice pudding, baklava and galaktoboureko. which is free, and that most people visit the restaurant for have a lot of water on the bottom.” The baklava, chopped nuts wrapped in phyllo dough, is dinner. The tzatziki sauce is seasoned with dill, garlic and elegant and sweetened with just a little bit of honey. Catering is available for all occasions, and free parking is cucumbers, which have been drained of all their water. The galaktoboureko, custard wrapped in puff pastry and available in the rear of the restaurant. Nick said he recommends two of the restaurant's entrees baked, is rich and decadent. Greek Grill is open every day, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. to first-time visitors, the moussaka and the souvlaki combo. Q Nick said most lunch orders are called in for delivery, and early bird orders are available from 4 to 7 p.m. Associate Editor

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Singer-songwriter and Appalachia native Martha Redbone, performing this week at Flushing Town Hall, is the product of an interracial marriage and uses the culture of her parents and her hometown melting pot to create a truly unique music experience.

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who moved to Brooklyn Brook when she was 12, has a sound unlike any other and yet, fe familher music still feels iar. African aand indigstyles melt enous sty into one another and are complemented by men Redbone’s Re ssoulful so u voice and folksy a an harmonies. h ha “Our live “ show is i funky anything,” the as anyth singer said. “I “ sang R & B for a long time and I still do, but tthis music is a reflection of who I am today.” But while the marriage her music of cultures in h happened natur naturally, being of mixed race — Redbone is Cherokee, Cheroke Choctaw, white and black — resulted many biracial in an inner conflict man lives. children face in their lives “There was a profound moment when I was 12 years old and we she had come back to Brooklyn,” Brookl said. “My younger brother and a I had been dancing in the house and we put on that James Brown Brow record, ‘Say It Loud’ and we were wer just really going for it. “After, my mother was just jus sitting ther there and sh she said, ‘Don’t I count for

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The meeting eeting of cultures can result in a beautiful collaboration on or a messy ge of noise. hodgepodge But for Martha Redbone, the mix of cultures that influence her music is an entire entity unto o itself. Her sound ound is not composed mposed of pieces pasted together as an experiment, t, instead is like a metamorphic hic rock that has been een compressed and nd formed into an unique ique object. “It never er seemed separate to me,” ,” Redbone, who will perform m at Flushing Town Hall this week, said. “When you’re making king your own music, you don’t see it as separate. For me it was kind of a reflection of my home in n Harlan County.” The mining ing region in Kentucky was an unexpected cted melting pot, even during the civil vil rights movement, when so many neighboring hboring areas hit a racial tension boiling g point. “Even during uring the Jim Crow era people were integrated grated because you were assigned housing byy the coal company,” Redbone said. “In the he 1930s a black family could easily live next to a white ite family. The musicc was a reflection of that.” The sing-e r- s o n gw r i t e r,

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The Daghlian Collection of Chinese Art, highlights of the collection of over 1,600 objects spanning 5,000 years, Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, thru Jan. 10. Info: daghlian.qc.cuny.edu.

Atlantic City bus trip, Kiwanis Club of LeffertsLiberty, Sat., Nov. 22. $45 pp, $35 give back. Refreshments served on bus. Call Marie (347) 255-2450 or John (347) 730-9638.

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

THEATER “The Gingerbread Lady,” a dramedy by Neil Simon, Douglaston Community Theatre, Zion Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Church St. off Douglaston Pkwy., 8 p.m. on Fri.-Sat., Nov. 21, 22; 2 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 22. $17 adults, $15 seniors/students. Call: (718) 482-3332. “CabaDisney,” cabaret for charity to benefit St. John’s Bread and Life Mobile Soup Kitchen, by St. John’s University Chappell Players and Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honor Society, Little Theatre, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Fresh Meadows, Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 20-22, 8 p.m. $5, suggested donation. Info: sjucptg.com. “Basket of Flowers,” a Christian drama for the family, York College, Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, Sun., Nov. 23, 3 p.m. $20 pp. Tickets: (917) 519-1430. “The Foreigner,” Parkside Players, Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills, Fri.-Sat., Nov. 23, 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, at 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 30, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. $17 adults, $15 seniors. Info: (718) 353-7338, (516) 520-9474.

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“Tableau Vivant,” music of Mozart, Bach and others, King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, Fri., Dec. 5, 6 p.m. (wine & light refreshments), 6:30 p.m. concert. $25 in advance, $30 at door. Reservations/info: kingmanor.org/ events/concerts.php. “The AirTrain Jazz Festival,” sponsored by Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica and the Jamaica Arts Council; for AirTrain travelers with live jazz on the concourse level of Jamaica’s AirTrain station, 93-40 Sutphin Blvd., Thurs., Nov. 20, 6-8 p.m., Michelle Marie performs.

New York’s Strongest Arm will be crowned in the 37th Annual Arm Wrestling Tournament of Champions at Cheap Shots Sports Bar in Flushing on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. 4 p.m. $40 adults, $37 seniors/students. Info/tickets: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

LECTURE Free elder law lectures, Tue., Nov. 25, 2 p.m., Debby Rosenfeld, Esq., presenter, Pomonk Library, 158-21 Jewel Ave., Flushing; Mon., Dec. 1, 6 p.m., Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St., Ronald Fatoullah, Esq., presenter. “Evolution for Birders: A Guide for the Perplexed,” presented by Queens County Bird Club, Wed., Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: qcbirdclub.org.

CLASSES Defensive driving course, for insurance and point reduction, sponsored by the National Safety Council. St. Margaret Church, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village, Sat., Nov. 22, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $45 pp. Info/Reg.: (718) 326-1911. Turkish Erbu/water marbling art classes, every second Sat., 7-9 p.m., Turkish Cultural Center, 43-49 45 St., Sunnyside. $35 pp, space limited. Contact: Anne (718) 482-8263, info@tccqueens.org.

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

Colombia Musical Review, with Mestizo Dance Company and Harold Gutierrez & his Band, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, now thru Dec. 14. Enjoy the beauty and diversity of Colombian music and dance. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun.,

Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Contact: (718) 478-3100.

Free English classes for Spanish speakers every Saturday, South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights. All levels available, must call (646) 727-7821 to register. Hawkins-based modern technique dance with Valerie Green, every Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. $18 pp; $15 dancers/students. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Contact: (718) 9563037, greenspacestudio.org/classes.html. Yoga classes, Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, registration for fall series (15 classes), open level: Mon. 10:20-11:20 a.m.; beginners: Wed. 10:10-11:10 a.m.; intermediate/advanced: Fri., 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. $180 CQY members, $225 general; seniors, $71 CQY members, $128 general. Contact: (718) 268-5011, ext. 504; cgy.org. Kids free art classes, by Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at Arrow Community Center, for ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tue. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 2617664, laccq@aol.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS Multicultural Sonic Evolution Sounds of Arts Festival, six programs, eight shows of dance, music and theatre, great new works from classical to musicals, Wed.-Mon., Nov. 19-24, Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15 in advance, $20 at door. Tickets/info: musesoaf2014.brownpapertickets.com, musefriends.org. New York Arm Wrestling Association’s 37th Annual Championships, Sun., Nov. 23, 1 p.m., Cheap Shots Sports Bar, 149-05 Union Tpke., Kew Gardens Hills. Entry fees: $25 amateurs, $30 pros, $10 women, open to the public. Spectators, $5. Info: Gene Camp (718) 544-4592, nycarms.com.

American Legion Post 1424 Annual Turkey Shoot, Sun., Nov. 23, 2 p.m., 107-15 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. $10 pp for 20 raffles of turkeys & prizes. Info: Kevin (917) 656-4703 or Tom (718) 704-4197. Thanksgiving Dance Party by Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, at El Paraiso Tropical, 10211 42 Ave., Corona, Sun., Nov. 30, 2:30 p.m. $5, suggested donation. RSVP/Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. Farmer’s Market Fridays, Queens Botanical Garden, Dahlia Ave., off Main St., Flushing, , 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Greenmarkets — Long Island City: Socrates Sculpture Park, Vernon Blvd. & Broadway, Sat. , 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Info:grownyc.org/socratesgreenmarket. Astoria: 14 St., between 31 Ave. & 31 Road, Wed., Nov. 26, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: grownyc.org/astoriagreenmarket. Last week for all farmers markets! Affordable housing info session, by Sunnyside Community Services for Hunters Point South Crossing and Hunters Point South Commons developments, Mon., Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m., 43-31 39 St. Free and open to the public. Info: Adam Lenter (929) 244-0329, lenter.scs@gmail.com. Free lung cancer screenings, Forest Hills Hospital, Weds., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 102-01 66 Road. Scan takes about five minutes and uses low-dose radiation. App’t req’d. Info: (855) 375-5864. Free immigration services, first and third Wed. of each month, City Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley’s district office, 71-19 80 St., Glendale. Make appt. for help with naturalization and deferred action for childhood arrivals. All services are confidential and open to the public. Info: (718) 366-3900. Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wed. of each month, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 members, $9 nonmembers.

FLEA MARKETS Immaculate Conception Church, Christmas/ Holiday Fair, Fri., Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 22, 12-8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 86-45 Edgerton Blvd., Jamaica Estates. St. Gregory’s Craft Sale, Sat., Nov. 22, 12-6:30 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 23, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Church lower level (Oak Room), 88th Ave. & 242nd St., Bellerose. Redeemer Lutheran Church, Christmas Fair, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 36-01 Bell Blvd., Bayside. Info: facebook.com/RedeemerLutheranBayside, (718) 229-5770.

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Two of the plays were developed in the Minor Variations Playwriting Lab, where qboro contributor “Do you always talk when you’re on brand-new shows are developed and preguard?” the dueling instructor asks. “Inigo sented to the public. Montoya does it,” the student replies in One was “Reading Under the Influ“Renaissance Dueling Club,” the first play ence” by Tony Glazer. Cicchino said it has performed at the Chain Theatre’s Harvest a “Stepford Wives,” “Real Housewives of Festival, which opened on Thursday Nov. New Jersey” feel. 6. The play parodies stories of epic duels “Biolife” by Cecilia Copeland was also fought for amusingly absurd reasons and developed in the lab. Set in the near often with surprising outcomes. future, the sci-fi piece tells the story of It’s just one of the next-generation pharfive ver y dif ferent maceuticals and what full-length and onethey mean for the act plays featured in world at large. Cicchithe festival. no directed the play This is the fif th and said it’s great for Harvest Festival, and people who want to When: Nov. 16 to 23, times vary this year the format see something that Where: Chain Theatre, has been changed to will make them think. 21-28 45 Road, LIC include fewer shows, Another play, “SKA Tickets: $15; chain-theatre.org but devote more time Days,” is a multimeto each production, dia performance with hoping that will draw projec tions about larger audiences. dance and movement “Vengeance Room,” another play by by Chelsea Sanz in collaboration with Michael Hagins that debuted on opening Kathleen Granados. “It exists in two times night, was also about violence. and talks about the sort of ska scene in “It’s a theatrical take on ‘Saw,’” Greg New England,” Cicchino said. Cicchino, the managing director of the “Ocht Bufalo Presents: Breakfast in Variations Theatre Group at the Chain Cold Blood, an Evening with Truman Theatre, said of the “high-stakes, big, Capote,” written by Griffin Hennelly, drastic choices,” the characters had to begins as a one-man show about having make. breakfast with Truman. It goes down the “There are five very different pieces. If rabbit hole from there. Cicchino said, “It’ll you’re in the mood to think, if you’re in make you laugh and have a few moments the mood to laugh, if you’re in the mood of WTF.” to kind of take in the weirdness, we have The festival runs through Nov. 23 and Q all of that in this festival,” Cicchino said. each play will be performed six times.

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The product of an Appalachian melting pot continued from page page 00 51 continued from something?’ I remember that moment and just feeling so bad.” While the experience was a wakeup call, Rebone said it was the birth of her son that solidified her identity and musical style. “When you have children and all of your family members start passing away, you realize your children are going to be too young to remember them,” she said. “It’s vital for people to know where we came from. The music is a gift for our son.” Redbone’s latest album, “The Garden of Love — Songs of William Blake” is another marriage of cultures. “The reason I chose William Blake was because he was unrecognizable for most of his life,” she said. “Most people don’t even know that there were black coal miners and had no idea that in the middle of Appalachia, we were this melting pot. I want there to be a celebration of all our cultures.” The singer set music to the famous poet’s words, making them almost unrecognizable and fresh.

Martha Redbone Roots Project When: Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Tickets: $15; $12 for members flushingtownhall.org

Martha Redbone, the singer-songwriter from a small coal-mining town in Kentucky, will PHOTO COURTESY FLUSHING TOWN HALL be performing at Flushing Town Hall on Friday. “When we perform, we aim to take you to church and bring you home again with a warm mug of cocoa,” Redbone said of her live performances. “That’s part of the

reason why doing the poetr y of Blake works well. Then we throw in some blues and some other sounds. We encourage a lot of hooting and hollering. I want it to be

like congregational singing with people going crazy.” In addition to her live performance, Redbone will lead a family music workshop in which children and adults can learn about traditional Native American rhythms and sounds. The workshop is on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall and costs $6 and $4 for members and children. “You know, I used to be a graphic designer and a freelancer doing lots of different t ypes of jobs,” Redbone said. “None of those jobs is as fun as the job I’m doing right now. Every night is a fun night. I strongly believe that making music Q for a living is a privilege.”

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Death Comedy Jam continued from from page page 00 54 and self-deprecating, and you address the crowd’s silence with embarrassment, it’s easier to lose your audience. Even if the material isn’t working, a defiant, confident comic can persevere. Perhaps the best moment of the night was an accidental interaction. Williams gestures to an older gentleman who could have been an extra in Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider” and tells him that there’s free Tecate in a bucket behind him. The gray-ponytailed man nods solemnly. He knows. Crowd work is difficult to pull off, and many seasoned veterans still can’t do it well. There is a fine line that borders being awkward and being annoying and obnoxious. At the end of the show, Williams and Bhasin invite audience members up to try out one joke of their own, for two prizes: a Long Island iced tea and a one-on-one with Williams in Newark, where he lives. More than half of the remaining audience gets on stage. Surrounded by white men (one of whom tells a joke about how bad white guys have it), the winner tells a simple groaner that’s easily the most successful Q joke of the night.

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

FORMATION in New York Notice of formation of PRINCE TOWER HOLDING, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 59-05 Main St., NY, 11355. Purpose: any lawful act.

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

URBAN SEWN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/9/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 36-27 170th St., Apt. 7, Flushing, NY 11358. General Purposes.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1271852 for beer, wine, and liquor, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a restaurant/bar under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 46-19 48th Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377, for on-premises consumption. El Amanecer Caliente Restaurant & Bar Corp.

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

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

THE NEW YORK REAL PROPERTY GROUP LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/24/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Joern Arne Volkers, 4739 40th St., Ste. 6A, Sunnyside, NY 11104. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: X & H GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/9/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to X & H GROUP LLC, 58-43 211 Street, OAKLAND GARDENS, NY 11364. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PIPPA FRANCE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/06/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of U1&C-1, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/05/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 41-02 Queens Blvd., Unit C-2, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of formation of Edenic Home LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/29/2014. Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 12011 14th Rd., #3, College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: any lawful act.

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24 SPMM LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/19/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 37-20 Broadway, 2nd Fl., Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BROOKLYN SYNDICATE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/15/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Jennifer Grady, 8800 Shorefront Parkway, Apt. 8L, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CHUN TIAN LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/22/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Chun Tian LLC, 52-02 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

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

Notice of Formation of B&H LIBERTY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 07/15/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 67-34 Harrow Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DRAGON AVIATION USA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/25/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Dragon Aviation USA LLC, 34-10 Union Street, 2F, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BRANDISON WOODSIDE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/30/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Brandison Woodside, LLC, 20-34 37th Street, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

DS TRADING COMPANY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/09/2007. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 167-41 147 Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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

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

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SQ page 64 SUMMONS, Index No.: 6324-13. D/O/F: April 2, 2013, Premises Address: 17617 Sunbury Road, Jamaica, NY 11434. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff -against- ALBERT JOHNSON JR. AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; BARBARA SAMUEL AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; BETTY JO JOHNSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; DEBRA PATRICK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; NANCY J MILLER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; ROBIN HUNTER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN FOR BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 10; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 10, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JOHNSON AKA BETTY LOU JOHNSON WHO WAS BORN ON APRIL 5, 1931 AND DIED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2011, AND WHO DIED IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD, VIRGINIA, DECEASED AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS WHO MAY BE DECEASED, AND THE RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; OCEANVIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; “JOHN DOES’’ and ‘‘JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendant(s), TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of the debt as of the date of this summons: $282,080.26 consisting of principal balance of $273,206.39, plus Broker`s Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $550.00; Corporate Advances of $6,860.88; Attorney fees of $925.00 and title search costs of $537.69. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: Champion Mortgage Company. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector. If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: March 31, 2013. Patricia Boland, Esq., ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff, Main Office 51 E Bethpage Road, Plainview, NY 11803, 516-741-2585. Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure. New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

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The 1955 Chevrolet was one of the most successful cars in history. General Motors produced over 1,776,000 of them. The car had a snappy small block V-8 engine and a host of power and luxury options. Chevrolet was no longer thought of as an old man’s Leftover 1955 Chevrolet cars from Luby Chevrolet parked on car and was raised to a the lot at Austin Street and Yellowstone Boulevard in Forest new level by young buyers. Hills, Sept. 14, 1955. Luby Chevrolet, located My, how things have changed. By 1965 at 105-02 Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills, was one of the largest Chevy dealerships in the luxury 24-story Gerard Towers, numQueens. However, they ended up with hun- bered 70-25 Yellowstone Blvd., holding 563 dreds of unsold ’55 models that September, residential units and valued by the city just a few days before the ’56 cars were to Department of Finance as worth over $40 be introduced. They were parked on a huge million, was built on this lot. The 1955 Chevy became one of the parcel of land that for many years was owned by Cord Meyer and then by The most recognizable and desired cars in history. It is today sought after by collectors Luby Realty Co. and the Judley Garage Co. On the back of this photo it says “The throughout the world. One can only wononly thing moving is the lady in the fore- der how they disposed of all these unsold Q Chevrolets nearly 60 years ago. ground wheeling the baby carriage.”

A buyer for Cuddyer by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Those masters of frugality, the New York Mets, surprised the baseball world by becoming the first Major League Baseball team to sign a name free agent as they inked veteran outfielder Michael Cuddyer to a two-year, $21 million contract last week. Normally this kind of signing spells trouble. Cuddyer will be 36 years old when the 2015 season begins and he missed most of 2014 because of a combination of shoulder and hamstring injuries. He is also a defensive liability. Let’s give Mets general manager Sandy Alderson the benefit of the doubt for now. I bashed him for signing rotund 40-year-old pitcher Bartolo Colon to a contract similar to the one he just lavished upon Cuddyer, and Colon led the team in wins and stayed surprisingly injury-free. Cuddyer is also a professional hitter, something that has been a rarity in Flushing. Even Alderson couldn’t stomach another spring training in which a corner outfielder position would come down to a duel between very inexpensive options Matt den Dekker and Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Cuddyer should serve as a bridge until minor leaguers Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto are ready for Citi Field. The Mets can probably live with Cuddyer’s shortcomings as a fielder since they’ll have Gold Glove winner Juan Lagares playing next

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LD SO

Centreville HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK OZONE PARK/CENTREVILLE One Family S/D, 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 baths, full basement, private Move in condition, open floor plan home. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Detached legal 2-Family, 2 Bedrooms, over 2 Bedrooms, $560K private driveway, garage, finished basemet. driveway, garage. $350K full baths. $560K $468K

• Extra Large L-Shaped Studio, updated ..........................SOLD $72K • Mint L-Shaped Studio.IN CONTRACT ................................................... $76K • L-Shaped Studio.......................$79K • Mint 1 BR Garden, 1st fl ........$126K BAY RIDGE Brooklyn • Hi-Rise - Mint 1 BR w/Terrace, new AAA Mint Jr. 4 renovated co-op kit & bath. ....................... Ask $139K in beautiful, pre-war building. • Garden-beautiful 1 BR, new bath, Courtyard/gym & storage. hardwood floors, hi-hats, pets Ok. .. ASKING $369K ................................................. $145K • Largest 3 bedroom/2 bath co-op, 1st fl., HW flrs, pets OK.................... ........................ IN CONTRACT $175K LD • Mint 2 BR, w/terrace, granite SO kit, SS appl, wood cabinets. ....................... IN CONTRACT $179K • Mint AAA 3 BRs, 1 bath, Garden. ...... ..........................IN CONTRACT $219K • Hi-Rise 2 bedroom, 2 baths, mint, HOWARD BEACH all renovated with terrace. Rockwood Park .......................IN CONTRACT $227K All new Hi-Ranch 3 BRs/2 baths, • Mint AAA Garden, 2BR, DR, 2nd fl.... fireplace, stainless-steel appliances. ....................................................$249K ASKING $649K • STORE FOR RENT. 1,365 sq. ft. ED Howard Beach/Crossbay. Parking UC D RE Available. ..................$4,500 per mo. CT HOWARD BEACH RA T Lindenwood Condos ON C IN • Greentree Condo (3rd floor), cathedral ceilings 3 BRs/2 baths, 2 terraces.$320K • Greentree Condo. 2nd fl., mint HOWARD BEACH 3 BRs/2 baths, 2 terraces....$319K Rockwood Park OZONE PARK Oversized 50x100 lot on amazing block. Centreville Condo Dormered Cape featuring 5 BRs, 3 full • 4 BR, 2 bath, 2 terrace, plus garage. baths, full unfinished basement. ....................... IN CONTRACT $419K ASKING $599K

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$320K private driveway.

HOWARD BEACH Lindenwood Large All Brick corner 2 Family with walk-in & fin bsmnt. 6 over 6. Pvt dvwyz & attached 1-car gar & additional legal parking on side of house. ASKING $649K

Updated 3 BR/2 Bath Condo w/vaulted Hi-Ranch on 40x100. 3 bedrooms/ ceilings, 2 terraces, kitchen w/tilestone 1½ baths with formal dining room countertops, stainless steel appliances, & eat-in-kitchen, hardwood floors washer/dryer, storage attic, low taxes. throughout. 1½ car garage & 2 car

HOWARD BEACH

Old Side All brick Colonial, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, full-fin. bsmnt w/radiaheat, kit. w/ HOWARD BEACH nt S.S. appl, comRockwood Park mercial stove, Mint large corner Brookfield (27x53) on 47x110 oversized lot. Brick/Stucco, fireplace, slid4/5BRs, 3 full baths, garage, large den, ing doors to rear deck, built-in with access to paved backyard. Outdoor BBQ, IGP, boat dock. REDUCED $899K BBQ, IGP, PVC fencing.

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LIBERTY 96-10 101st Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11416

718-848-4700 Fax: 718-848-4865 WWW.REMAXLIBERTY.COM

JOHN DIBS Broker/owner

OPEN HOUSE Sunday Nov. 23rd 4:30-6:30 pm 81-14 155 Ave.

HOWARD BEACH

OZONE PARK

2 BR Co-op Garden Apartment. Ready To Move In! Formal Din. Room, F/Bath, Kit., Lots of Closets! Pet Friendly. 20% Down Payment Required. Owner Very Motivated!

2 Fam. Det Colonial, 3 BRs, 2 Baths, Full Fin. Bsmnt, Large Deck. Excellent Condition.

Call Glenda For More Info 646-325-3627

For More Info Contact Nancy Yen 718-938-1298

HOWARD BEACH

BROOKLYN

2 BR, 2 Bath Corner Unit Co-op in Desirable Fairfield Arms, Formal Dining Room, Living Room

Property For Sale. Can Be Used As Cabaret Hall, Bar, Beauty Salon, Pvt Office, Capacity For Up To 150 Persons, Has Gar. & Parking Lot. Call Pedro Or Cecilia Duarte For More Info 646-552-4422

Call Theresa 347-531-9060 or Maryann 917-838-2624

BROOKLYN

RICHMOND HILL

GLENDALE

RIDGEWOOD

Great Investment 2 Family with Store, Busy Location. Close To Shopping, Schools & Transportation, Steps From Subway.

Excellent 2 Fam. Det. Home, 7 BRs, 2 Baths, Near Everything! Asking: $679,000

Over 10,000 sq. ft. Corner Lot. Church Building Seating Up To 150-200 People + Auditorium For Additional 260 People with Full Kitchen & Stage.

2 Family Home Semi Det, Party Dvwy, 1 Car Garage, Full Open Basement with ½ Bath, Lot Size 25’ X 127’

For More Info Call Rene Rose 718-848-4700

Call Teddy Navarrete For More Info 917-513-6621

Call Subhas Ramroop For More Info 718-848-4700

Call Gladys Martinez For More Info 917-443-0097

RICHMOND HILL Commercial Properties For Sale, Property and Business, Great Location!

RICHMOND HILL

Call Ali Rashid 646-981-3829

HOWARD BEACH

RICHMOND HILL

Rare Find, 1 Fam Home with 110 X 120 Lot Size, 5 BRs, 5.5 Baths, Private Dvwy

1 Fam Semi Det, with Big Backyard, 3 BRs, X-Large LR, FDR, EIK, 1 F/Bath, Party Dvwy, Fin. Bsmnt. Used as a Family Room.

Call Valerie For More Info 646-533-8142

For More Info Call Pedro or Cecilia Duarte 646-552-4422

Call Paul Deo For More Info 718-848-4700

OPEN HOUSE Sunday Nov. 23rd 2:00-4:00 pm 156-23 80th Street

HOWARD BEACH

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH

WAKEFIELD

OUR EXCLUSIVE!! Det 1 Fam Stucco Colonial, Totally Renovated, 3 BRs, 3.5 Baths, Fin Bsmnt, Deck & Pool, Off Kitchen.

Det. Brick Cape on 60 X 100 Lot, Open Floor Plan, Totally Renovated, Granite Counters, Hardwood Flooring Throughout, French Doors Off Kitchen To Deck & In-Ground Pool.

Beautiful 3 BR Garden Apt on the First Floor, Very Good Condition, Living Room/Dining Area, Full Bath, 20% Down. Pet Friendly.

DELI FOR SALE! Included In Sale Is Store, Small Store and Beautiful One Family Home.

Call Glenda For More Info 646-325-3627

Call John Hamel For More Info 718-207-2656

Call Carolyn Defalco 917-208-9176

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Two Family House In Prime Location. Fully Renovated With 7 BRs, 4 Full Baths, 40 X 100 Lot.