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5Pointz paint job rocks community Hundreds of art pieces now under a layer of paint, marking end of an era by Tess McRae Associate Editor

treet artists and activists are calling the recent paint job on 5Pointz “art genocide” after waking up on Tuesday to learn that the aerosol arts mecca was painted over. The building, once covered with hundreds of pieces created by artists from around the world, is now nothing more than a storage space for food vendors, and 5Pointz founder Jonathan “Meres” Cohen is feeling the blow. “Jerry and the whole Wolkoff family will go down in history as murderers of art,” Meres said. “That will be their legacy forever.” Jerry Wolkoff, owner of the building, allowed Meres and other artists to paint on it for years. He now plans to knock the building down and construct two mixed-use apartment buildings with designated green space and artists’ galleries. For months the 5Pointz group has been fighting to save the building from the wrecking ball and despite countless rallies and community board disapproval, the City Council approved Wolkoff’s proposal in September and the project is slated to begin in January. Almost immediately after the council vote, Meres and 15 other artists filed a federal lawsuit against the Wolkoff family on the

The No. 7 train passes by as hundreds gather at the 5Pointz loading dock just hours after the PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE artwork was painted over. grounds that razing the building would violate an obscure law called the Visual Artists Rights Act. A U.S. court judge recently lifted a restraining order on the building, allowing the Wolkoffs to do as they wish with it. The lawsuit is still in court. Never one to hold back, Meres alleged

that the decision to whitewash the building was in reaction to a landmark application submitted by the 5Pointz organization this week. An additional 1,000 other applications were sitting in Meres’ apartment waiting to be filed. Though malicious intent on the Wolkoffs’ end cannot be proven, there have been

instances in the past where pending city landmarks were destroyed, voiding any chance to protect their exteriors. “That restraining order gave us the peace of mind that this wouldn’t be touched,” Marie Flageul of 5Pointz said. “Now look at it. This is absolutely a response to the fact that we applied for landmark status.” As word spread, scores of people came to Long Island City to pay their respects to the building. “This was an exhibit,” Laura Green said. “It was one of the few bright spots in Long Island City and anyone who saw it has to admit that it was art and it was beautiful. The way they did this was shady, immature and disrespectful to the artists and to the community.” The Wolkoffs could not be reached but they reportedly justified painting over the building by saying it would make it easier on the artists and supporters once it was brought down. Later, at 5 p.m., hundreds gathered at the loading dock for a candlelight vigil and to say goodbye to the building for the last time. Everyone was emotional. Some felt anger, others sadness, but most stood with mouths gaping in disbelief that the art was gone. Poster boards were placed along the walls of 5Pointz so that supporters could leave continued on page 21

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Angry parents and students gathered in the Richmond Hill High School auditorium last Thursday night to fight against the city Department of Education’s attempt to close down the school’s annex several blocks from the main building and turn it into a new high school. Several students talked about how the annex, located at 94-25 117 St., serves as a transitional location for freshmen to adjust from middle school to high school. It also increases morale and school spirit, they said. “No good can come from closing our annex. It has helped our high school grow and develop,” said John, a student at Richmond Hill, to those in attendance. “Richmond Hill High School is not just a number, it is a community.” Parents believe that the DOE is sending the wrong message to the students at Richmond Hill. Last year, the city attempted to close the school, along with six other high schools in the borough, due to failing grades and the school’s overcrowding and reopen them under new names with new administrations. The United Federation of Teachers sued the city to block the plan and won. As a result, the school remains open under its original name, but with a new administration. However, the principal appointed in 2012 was removed this past summer and replaced, and that signaled trouble to the school community. “We have had three principals in the past three years. Something is always being

Richmond Hill High School PTA President Vishnu Mahadeo, second from left, speaks on a panel joined by Editha Rivera, a member of the School Leadership Team, left, Michael Duvale of District 27’s Community Education Council and Alleyne Hughley, Queens representative on the PHOTO BY MICHAEL FLORIO Citywide Council on High Schools. taken from them [the students],” said Cheryl Rose, the PTA treasurer and a School Leadership Team member. “They feel like they are not worthy; a lot of them are already dealing with abandonment issues. They are being taught we don’t matter, and when you think you don’t matter, you act like you don’t matter, and when you do that, you bring down the whole school.” Not only does the annex boost morale and school spirit, parents believe that if another school were put in its place it would suffer from the same issues as Richmond Hill. “You want to take away from Richmond Hill and open up another school which is the same thing, ninth grade. It doesn’t make sense,” said Editha Rivera, the parent of a

student in the annex and an SLT member. “It is going to have the same problems as here; it is going to be overpopulated like Richmond Hill. It is just making things worse.” The DOE says the new high school will add another option to the area, which only has four high schools — Richmond Hill; John Adams; the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture; and Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology. The latter three are all located in Ozone Park. The DOE’s policy-making body, the Panel for Educational Policy, is slated to vote on the proposal on Nov. 26. But critics of the plan say the DOE should focus on making the existing school better.

“Instead of using your energy to make a new school, take that energy, put it in this school and make it better,” Rivera continued to loud applause from those in attendance. “Get more programs and better the education of our children.” Some believe the fight may end once Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio, a staunch critic of Mayor Bloomberg’s education policies, takes office on Jan. 1. “How many times can the Department of Education hammer a school again and again till they fall down? Well, guess what, Richmond Hill is still here and it is still strong,” exclaimed James Vasquez, the UFT’s high school representative for Queens. “It is the heart and spirit of the students, parents, staff members and the community that surrounds it. This Department of Education has been deaf to all of this. Well guess what, we are going to be here long after you guys are gone.” PTA President Vishnu Mahadeo believes that the DOE has not listened to the school’s request. He, along with the school, plans on bringing the issue to the attention of the new mayor. “They do not have the authority because the new mayor never gave it to them, and they have to listen to the wave of the new authority,” he said. “Now it is his turn to fight for our interest.” Although the action was nonbinding, Community Board 9 also voted against the proposal at its November meeting last week, with only one member abstaining Q from the vote.

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Off-duty cop beaten on Liberty Avenue NYPD sergeant in a medically induced coma after brutal assault by Domenick Rafter Editor

who was lying on the street, and started punching the window of Deen’s white BMW to harass the victim’s wife, who was inside. The couple had recently been married, according to a source. Police say Deen was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and was placed in a medically induced coma. He had been suffering from skull fractures and brain hemorrhaging, but was listed in stable condition and is expected to survive. It is unclear what, if any, permanent brain damage Deen will suffer. Holder was charged with seconddegree attempted murder and seconddegree assault and arraigned on Monday at Queens Criminal Court. He is being held without bail and will return to court on Dec. 2. He faces up to 25 years in prison if Q convicted.

In a screenshot from an eyewitness video, two men, alleged to be Holder, left, and Deen, argue before Deen was brutally beaten on Liberty Avenue PHOTO COURTESY ERROL JOHNSON/FACEBOOK early Sunday.

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An off-duty NYPD officer was beaten nearly to death Sunday, allegedly by a man who was later arrested for the incident. The attack happened outside the St. John’s Express restaurant at 118-14 Liberty Ave. in South Richmond Hill, near the busy intersection of Lefferts Boulevard and Liberty Avenue. According to police, Sgt. Mohammed Deen, 40, who works in the 32nd Precinct in Harlem, parked his car on Liberty Avenue around 4:40 a.m. Sunday when he got into an altercation with the suspect, 29-year-old Hayden Holder of Jamaica, and beaten unconscious. A short time after the attack, police arrested Holder a few blocks from the scene. Police allege Deen and Holder

got into a verbal argument outside the restaurant on Liberty Avenue, but they suspect the quarrel began more than a mile away at Maracas bar at 121-08 Jamaica Ave. Police also allege that Holder followed Deen to Liberty Avenue after the f ight at Maracas. They believe Holder was unaware that Deen was a police officer. The attack, which lasted several minutes, was filmed by an eyewitness who later posted the video to his Facebook page. Several other people can be heard on the video screaming during the assault. At the beginning of the video, two men alleged to be Holder and Deen are seen arguing before one man begins savagely beating the other until he ends up motionless on the street. At one point, the man police allege is Holder turned from beating Deen,

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School safety concerns go beyond Lindenwood As city tries to fix PS 232 problem, spotlight shines on other areas by Domenick Rafter Editor

Back in June, students and parents at PS 232 rallied in front of the school on 153rd Avenue in Lindenwood demanding safer crossings there, specifically at the corner of 153rd Avenue and 83rd Street, where a number of students and parents often jaywalk to reach the Lindenwood Shopping Center across the street. Four months after that rally, there were signs of progress, though the city Department of Transportation did not install crosswalks or stop signs or traffic lights. Instead, the DOT put up a large speed board warning drivers to slow down to 25 mph on that stretch of road. But some are not impressed. “It’s the least they could do. No seriously, it’s the least,” one parent cynically joked when asked about the sign. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) said the speed board is a temporary fix and a more permanent solution is being looked at. “It’s a first step,” Goldfeder said at a meeting of Community Board 10 on Nov. 7. “DOT is continuing its study of the roads around PS 232 and we’re going to have much more permanent solutions very soon.” One solution the DOT is looking at is the construction of speed bumps on 83rd Street and 153rd Avenue.

“It should not have to take a tragedy for the city to act,” he said. While the situation at PS 232 has received a lot of attention, several other locations around schools in South Queens have become worrisome. Last month, Goldfeder called for a traffic study similar to the one being done at PS 232 to also be conducted at MS 210 in Ozone Park, especially along 93rd Street, which runs along the west side of the school. The assemblyman noted the lack of crosswalks around the school and the constant problem of parents double-parking when picking up their children. Geoffrey Duldulao, chairman of CB 10’s Education Committee, said at the board’s Nov. 7 meeting that there have been issues at JHS 202 in Ozone Park, where a student was nearly hit by a Sanitation truck on Lafayette Street recently. Duldulao said the incident occurred because the student was not paying attention to where she was walking. “These kids, they’re always looking down at their phones and not in front of them,” he said. “And then they step out into the street, still with their eyes on the phones.” Garbage pickups at schools do not start until 4 p.m., while collection on blocks near schools, like Lafayette Street, occurs in the

morning, mostly before school is in session, though sometimes lingering long enough to coincide with the morning arrival of students. JHS 202 is also home to a high school, and many of its students travel by public transportation and walk from bus stops on Cross Bay Boulevard, two blocks away. Meanwhile, at PS 63, the problem of double-and triple-parked cars remains, more than six months after a parent was injured after being hit by a car near the school. Back in April, several elected officials suggested looking into the possibility of closing the roads on the side of the school — 90th and 91st streets — but that proposal has not yet been explored. Goldfeder also asked for a traffic study to be done at PS 63, as well as around PS 207 in Howard Beach, where some parents have expressed concern about speeding cars on the residential streets that surround the school. “You can drive 10 blocks between Cross Bay and 84th Street without hitting a stop sign,” a PS 207 parent said about 159th Avenue, which runs along the north end of the school and is crossed by a number of students in the morning and afternoon. “It’s a death trap. I see cars race down the road all the time.” Similar problems occur on 160th Avenue on the south side of PS 207, where there is an Q entrance to the school’s playground.

The speed board outside PS 232 that was installed last month to slow down traffic on 153rd Avenue. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder said the board is only a temporary solution until more permanent changes are made. PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER

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or many years, the Wolkoff family, wealthy developers, allowed street artists to paint all over the old warehouse in Long Island City known as 5Pointz. That came to an end in the very early hours of Tuesday morning, as crews painted over the street art that had made the building an icon to many. But the artists and those who keep up with the news in Queens knew, or should have known, that it would happen one day. And the Wolkoffs had every right to do it. Yes, the artists were trying to stop the building’s pending destruction in court, but they had a very difficult case to make. And they were trying to get it landmarked, but that’s a long, arduous process. They may very well be right that the Wolkoffs took action this week in response to the landmarking effort. We feel sympathy for the artists, but the main point is that it was only thanks to the Wolkoffs that 5Pointz became what it did at all. They allowed people to spray paint the building, making the images there street art, according to the Police Department’s definition, as opposed to graffiti, which is done without a building owner’s permission. Instead of vilifying the family for deciding that this is the time to tear down the old warehouse and build gleaming skyscrapers in its place, the artists should be glad they got to

utilize the building for as long as they did. The Wolkoffs own it, and property rights are valued in the United States for good reason. The fact is LIC has changed a great deal since people first started painting 5Pointz. The building is in what had been a rundown area for years. Some bohemian artwork was clearly an improvement. And people naturally got used to it — though not everyone is a fan. You’re just not hearing much right now from those who considered it an eyesore. Now, however, LIC is the place to be, with million-dollar apartments going up all over the place. Graffiti, or street art, has also changed. It was not too long ago that it was the very symbol of urban blight. Now someone such as the British street artist called Banksy can sell his works for six figures. But that doesn’t mean the loss of 5Pointz is equivalent to the loss of the old Penn Station back in the ’60s. Much of the art there was temporary in the first place. The Wolkoffs promise to provide street artists with a new canvas on their planned buildings. As long as they keep their word, we can’t blame them for doing what they want with their property. That’s their right as the owners. We hope the artists can work with them when the new buildings go up.

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Shrink class sizes Dear Editor: Jugglers amaze us with their ability to actually manipulate objects. Magicians,. also known as illusionists, confound us with their ability to fool us ... and so do unscrupulous individuals when they manipulate statistics to pull the wool over our eyes! Small class sizes are universally known to be one of the main selling points of any educational institution. Why? Simple logic tells us the instructor can give more individual attention to each of the students if there is less of them in a classroom. If each teacher has an average class size of 30 pupils as opposed to 23, then a great deal of money is saved – at the expense of each child getting more individual attention! As far as looking at this through a thick wool sweater, we must ask ourselves, how is average class size determined? Elementary arithmetic says divide the total number of students in the school by the the total number of classroom teachers on the faculty of the school. Simple, right? No! It is not so simple if you go inside the school and you find out that there are many classroom teachers with reduced classroom programs because they are recruited to do administrative jobs, attendance, discipline, lunchroom and hall patrols. So if you look inside all of the classrooms where teaching and learning is going on, the © Copyright 2013 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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real actual class size will be much higher then the fake “average class size”. Without a doubt more students per class equals less individual attention a teacher can give to each child! Dave Shlakman Howard Beach

Sandy’s anniversary Dear Editor: Congratulations on the anniversary coverage of last year’s superstorm. The lucky residents who were untouched by the flooding, weeks of power outages and loss of homes, cherished possessions and vital records need these reminders of the hardships others faced and surmounted. Driving through Broad Channel last month, we were amazed at how normal it looked. So many homes were repaired. At the office in Arverne of “Build It Back,” we noticed that the new development there seemed unscathed. We learned that the homes were built to defy the forces of severe storms. Shouldn’t this be

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he redevelopment of blighted Willets Point, next to Citi Field, took a big step forward Monday when the Borough Board approved selling more than 20 acres of land to the developers for all of $1. We liked the idea of redeveloping the Iron Triangle at first, but the bait and switch the city pulled — letting a mall go up first and then maybe, eventually, the affordable housing Queens needs — was a bitter pill to swallow. We hope the housing gets built one day. The board also heard Monday about the possibilities for the nearby State Pavilion from the 1964 World’s Fair, a wondrous landmark. They range from tearing down the Tent of Tomorrow and the Observation Towers to repurposing them as a public attraction. We hope the city chooses the latter plan. It would be expensive, but seeing the pavilion decay is a terrible thing. And we might be able to afford the cost if we stop giving land away.

required in all low-lying areas? It is shameful that insurance costs are prohibitive through FEMA increases. Our legislators must find a way to prevent another disaster without flood insurance bankrupting families and businesses. We applaud the efforts of our state assemblyman, Phil Goldfeder, and others who are pushing back against these costs which will doom whole neighborhoods. For all of us who survived and are able to repair and restore our losses, we surely have reasons to celebrate this Thanksgiving. May all who need assistance get it swiftly. B K Brumberg Howard Beach

And in the left corner Dear Editor: To David Rivkin, first please excuse my “vituperation” (“The ignorant Left,” Letters, Nov. 14). I will venture to circumscribe my subsequent opprobrious declamations and endeavor to exhibit a more altruistic causatum.

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Dear Editor: My good friend, Marjorie Ferrigno, passed away on Nov. 14. She was in her upper 90s. A founding member of the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association, she was an indefatigable advocate for city landmark designation of her beloved neighborhood. She also had been a member of the Queens Preservation Council and many other organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers. Marjorie was extremely knowledgeable and knew how to talk to everyone in order to achieve her selfless goals and objectives. She had a t win kle in her eye and always expressed herself in assertive yet polite and charming ways. She was very successful in convincing elected leaders and other officials to take her position on a variety of issues. Together with her late husband Nick, they were a dynamic duo of energy and persistence. They were role models for all preservationists. They were loved by all. In 2010, the Queens Preservation Council presented Marjorie with the Nancy Cataldi Memorial Award for her dedicated service to her community. Her husband and teammate, Nick, was also honored at that time posthumously. They will both be remembered for their work in preserving and protecting their community as well as their style and grace. May they both rest in peace and may Broadway-Flushing achieve the historic landmark status that so many have been working for over the years. What a fitting tribute that would be for the Ferrignos! Henry Euler Bayside

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Soulless medicine Dear Editor: The whole bureaucratic nightmare of healthcare delivery in contemporary America with a zillion insurance carriers and reams of paperwork smothers patients and doctors in an impersonal market generally devoid of an authentic loving and caring relationship. Patients are shuffled willy-nilly amongst hospital, medical and prescription plans within the private sector and the public sectors of Medicare, Medicaid and workers’ compensation, and subject to the vagaries of insurance bureaucrats, in the scramble for medical treatments, sometimes a matter of life or death. Obamacare just introduced a mandatory privatizing scheme, and rubber stamped the present American healthcare system, antithetical to a national universal healthcare plan as practiced in social democratic countries of Europe. In the last 50 years, what has happened to family doctors who knew and cared about their patients, instead of delivering impersonal care with a plethora of tests (to safeguard against malpractice lawsuits) and promoting a pharmacopoeia of body and mind generally of palliative (and toxic) effects? My beloved childhood family doctor, Dr. Fankuchen, whose office was in a Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone on Marcy Avenue, charged $2 for an office visit, including diagnosis with an office fluoroscope of the internal dynamics of the living body, rather than static pictures. Three generations of my family were cared for by Dr. Fankuchen, even with house calls. The bottom line is that the ideal doctor (physician or psychologist) treats the whole person of body and soul, which are inextrica-

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We obviously live in a republic (“and to the republic for which it stands”). It’s so sad that Republicans don’t understand sarcasm and instead pick and choose which facts to ignore (the rest of my letter). You’re right to say we don’t live in a democracy. If we did, our country wouldn’t be held hostage by one-third of one-third of our government. Gun control legislation? It would’ve been passed since over 90 percent of Americans want it. Global warming? Still a hoax as Republicans say? Or fact, as more than 99 percent of scientists have proven? In just six months our planet experienced the largest tornado ever recorded (in Oklahoma) and the largest typhoon with the highest recorded wind speed on record (in the Philippines). An act of God? Spare me the fairy tales. As for filibusters, what Sen. Ted Cruz did in his filibuster was an absolute disgrace. Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, on the other hand, was a true American during her filibuster. Making passioned and fact-filled point after point! Republicans used a “point of order” to cut off her filibuster, arguing that Davis had strayed off topic by mentioning ultrasounds. Amazing! Protesting an anti-abortion bill and mentioning ultrasounds is off topic? Yet protesting Obamacare and quoting “green eggs and ham” is on point? Finally, the words “reasoned argument and republican” should never appear in the same sentence. Robert La Rosa Whitestone

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As the leadership of the Rockwood Park Jewish Center and the on-site caterer accused of hosting par ties behind the temple’s back battle in a courtroom, residents who are fed up with the often-wild parties at the Howard Beach house of worship have taken their concerns directly to the area’s top cop. A handful of residents attended the Nov. 13 meeting of the 106th Precinct Community Council to complain directly to the precinct’s commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, about the parties held in the center’s catering hall on Saturday nights. The parties go back over a year and pre-date Hurricane Sandy, which badly damaged the synagogue and its adjacent school building. Since the storm, the temple has also had financial troubles. The most recent parties held there were on Oct. 19 and Nov. 6, according to a number of witnesses and residents. During the Oct. 19 party, cars — some with New Jersey and Florida license plates — were spotThe rowdy Saturday night parties, such as one this ted parked under the Belt Parkway overpast weekend advertised in this flyer, are continuing pass on 84th Street adjacent to the synaat the Rockwood Park Jewish Center in Howard gogue after midnight. Beach, leading residents to take their complaints to “We have a lot of elderly people on the the 106th Precinct’s commanding officer directly. block, most of the block is elderly, and one FILE PHOTO of our neighbors is very fearful of what said he has been trying to line up witnesses to goes on across the street, she is afraid to go out,” said an 85th Street resident at the meet- the parties to seek an action to evict the catering. “I think it is very rude of these people to er, Crown Royale, from the center and void its be doing this. One o’clock should be their contract with the synagogue. “I don’t have any witnesses so I don’t limit.” The resident added that the music played have proof,” Rosen said. “We are trying to at the party is loud and distracting and goes locate the people who are holding the parties and find witnesses who have seen the on well into the night. “We’re not talking nice wedding music, parties take place.” Rosen said in September that the caterer we’re talking heavy-duty, really pumping music,” she said. “It’s very disturbing for had vowed to stop holding the parties and all of us on the block to have to deal with any future parties could be grounds for that, we never dealt with that in all the immediate eviction. In the meantime, the case continues to years that we’ve been living there, and I’m move its way through the courts with heartalking 30 years.” Another resident, who only gave his first ings scheduled on Dec. 9 and 10, Rosen name, Jeff, said partygoers tend to leave lit- said. Rockwood Park is seeking $1 million and other damages from the caterer. ter behind. An employee of the caterer, who declined “There are beer bottles and liquor bottles to be identified, said Crown Royale would on people’s lawns,” he said. Another resident, who did not want to be argue in court that the synagogue knew identified, said later that she was a neighbor about the parties all along. Some of the earlier parties were adverof Jeff’s and had seen people leaving parties drunk and arguments breaking out in the tised on Facebook with fliers in both Engstreet as late as 3 a.m. One woman was seen lish and Spanish promoting Latin-themed events with liquor, even though the temple allegedly urinating on someone’s lawn. “Nothing seems to get done,” she said. “It does not have a liquor license. Some of the just keeps happening every few Saturdays. f liers advertised the venue as Rockwood Center or Rockwood Park Center, omitting What’s it going to take?” Q Gary Rosen, a lawyer for the synagogue, the fact it is a house of worship.

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An Ozone Park woman was murdered last week and her husband is accused of killing her, then attempting to kill himself. Police responded to a call of a female stabbed inside of 101-34 84 St. shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday. When they arrived, officers found Josefa Sanchez, 41, inside a locked bedroom. She was unconscious and unresponsive in her bed, with stab wounds to the upper torso. Adalberto Sanchez, 50, was found in the next room with a knife in his hand and a stab wound in his abdomen. Both were removed by EMS to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where Josefa Sanchez was pronounced dead. Her husband has been arrested and is charged with second-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a weapon. The couple had three children, who were in the house at the time. One of the children called 911 to report the stabbing. A police source said investigators believe the killing stems from an earlier argument over infidelity accusations and that the husband attempted to comQ mit suicide after stabbing his wife. — Domenick Rafter

CB 9 to reconsider Esposito removal Board chair says rules invalidate vote by Domenick Rafter Editor

Community Board 9’s internal strife is not yet over. Because of a rules issue, the board’s vote against removing longtime member Sam Esposito last week has been invalidated and the panel will vote again on the action next month. CB 9 Chairman Jim Cocovillo said in a statement Tuesday that a review of CB 9’s bylaws showed the Nov. 12 vote, where members voted 34-10 to keep Esposito on the board, was wrongly conducted. “The Borough President’s Office has confirmed that I have wrongfully allowed CB 9 bylaws to be bypassed, a fact that needs to be rectified to sustain the confidence and trust of the board as well as the public, and which will be attended to at the next board meeting,” the statement said. Esposito was in trouble with the board for sending an email to three Jewish members from Kew Gardens that the trio said was anti-Semitic. The trio, Wallace Bock, Evelyn Baron and Jan Fenster, sought to

have Esposito removed from the board over the comments. At issue is whether or not Bock, Baron and Fenster had the right, under the board’s bylaws, to speak to the member before a vote was taken. The vote on Nov. 12 was moved through a procedure called “call the question” used in “Robert’s Rules of Order,” to allow for a vote without much discussion, but that does not supersede the board’s bylaws, Cocovillo said. He added that Robert’s Rules are only used in situations where a procedure is not explicitly outlined in the board’s bylaws, which does include a process to remove a member. As a result, Cocovillo said consideration of Esposito’s removal will be placed on the Dec. 10 agenda providing it is agreed to at next week’s executive board meeting. Bock resigned from the board after the vote last week and Baron and Fenster waked out, but did not resign. Esposito, who has served on CB 9 for more than two decades, has suggested he was being targeted for his support of DisQ trict Manager Mary Ann Carey.

Big drug bust at JFK Airport U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agents stopped an attempt to smuggle over 150 pounds of illegal drugs into the country on a flight that originated in the Caribbean and landed at JFK Airport late last month. The bust occurred on Oct. 29. CBP officers at JFK conducted an aircraft search that day on a f light arriving from Montego Bay, Jamaica. During their aircraft search, they discovered 28 brick-shaped objects in two large, blue folded duffle bags behind a side panel wall. According to CBP, six of the brickshaped objects were probed, revealing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine. Six more bricks that were probed were made up of numerous pellets containing a brown tarlike substance that tested positive for hashish. The last 16 br icks were inspected and officers found a green leafy substance that tested positive for marijuana. A total weight of 28.88 lbs. of cocaine, 42.02 lbs. of hashish and 89.88 lbs. of marijuana was seized, CBP said. The estimated street value for the seizure is approximately $1.2 Q million.

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New report on stop and frisk policy Attorney General’s Office shares new findings after studying arrests by Tess McRae Associate Editor

The stop and frisk debate continues and now a new study has been thrown into the mix. The New York Attorney General’s Office released a report last week that supports the claim that the policy targets mostly young men of color and did not reduce crime. “Supporters and opponents of the practice agree that only 6 percent of all stops result in an arrest,” the report reads. “Yet until now, no known study has sought to assess what happens following those arrests.” The report analyzes 150,000 stop-andfrisk arrests from 2009 through 2012 out of the 2.4 million stops conducted during the same time. The study reports that close to half of all stop-and-frisk arrests did not result in a conviction, 1.5 percent result in a jail or prison sentence, 0.1 percent led to a conviction for a crime of violence and possession of a weapon and 24.7 percent were dismissed before arraignment or resulted in a noncriminal charge. The report is very clear that it is not taking a side in the debate or whether the practice is unconstitutional. “These findings merit consideration in

The New York Attorney General’s Office reports that about 50 percent of all stops did not result in a conviction. Critics of the NYPD policy say this is proof that stop and frisk is misused by FILE PHOTO police officers. the broader discussion of the efficacy of stop and frisk as a law enforcement tool,” the report concludes. Not surprisingly, many critics of the NYPD’s use of stop and frisk used the newly released report to support their claims.

“[The] numbers show clearly that the excessive abuse of a stop-and-frisk policy that violates New Yorkers’ civil rights is not necessary to keep our city safe,” said JooHyun Kang, spokesperson for Communities United for Police Reform. “Our city needs

to finish the job and implement the reforms that will end stop-and-frisk abuses and protect New Yorkers. “This will improve safety and rebuild the relationship between the NYPD and the communities they are supposed to serve.” Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria), who chairs the Public Safety Committee and is an avid supporter of stop and frisk, was not convinced the study tells the whole story. “They didn’t have a control group,” he said. “They need to know the statistics for the non-stop-and-frisk arrests as well. I spoke with the NYPD recently and sure enough, the statistics are exactly the same. I sleep sound knowing that I stand for something that won’t change based on the political wind.” Just recently, federal Judge Sh i ra Scheindlin’s ruling that the policy was unconstitutional was thrown out by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the second circuit. In addition, over the last few months, the NYPD reports their use of the tactic plummeted 80 percent. In the time between July and September, officers made a little over 20,000 stops compared to the 106,000 stops made during the Q same period last year.

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Illegally-parked trucks have been an ongoing concern throughout the communities served by the 102nd Precinct, and the precinct’s executive officer Matt Hanrahan told the community council Tuesday night that the police have been cracking down. “This past Saturday night, we did a heavy tow operation,” Hanrahan said. “Three vehicles were towed, two tractortrailers and a box truck, in the Atlantic Avenue-Woodhaven Boulevard vicinity. We also issued 20 summonses.” The issue of illegally-parked trucks has come up at nearly every community council meeting in the past year. Most of the illegal parking is done on Woodhaven Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue. On other issues, Hanrahan confirmed arrests made in connection with the robbery of a Radio Shack store on Atlantic Avenue earlier this month. He also warned residents about a rash of car break-ins all around the command. Residents who attended the meeting brought several concerns to the precinct’s

second-in-command. Kenici Wilson, a resident of Ozone Park, said there has been an ongoing issue with a used car lot under the Woodhaven Boulevard overpass at Atlantic Avenue. At night, the cars are parked in the street, but facing the wrong way. “I’ve seen cars make the left onto Atlantic, then slam on the brakes because they see cars facing them,” he said. Hanrahan said he would keep an eye on the problem. Simcha Waisman of the Richmond Hill Block Association complained about cars parking under the LIRR trestle on Babbage Street on the weekends, often blocking through routes under the elevated line. Hanrahan said the precinct would look into that problem as well. Another resident asked about the sudden spike in crime. Hanrahan said the CompStat statistics showed an increase compared to a year ago, in which the city was coming off several weeks of abnormally low crime after Hurricane Sandy. “It’s not so much that we’ve had an increase, but that it’s a return to normalcy,” Q he said.

Victims suspect vandals with BB guns by Domenick Rafter

Shore Parkway between 84th and 86th streets and Panteleno said the incidents Marc Panteleno is getting tired of happen at night. “We’ve never seen or heard them,” he going outside and seeing his and his said. neighbors’ car windows broken. A police source said they are investiAt least half a dozen instances have occurred near his home on Shore Park- gating the incidents but would not go into det ail a s t o a ny way in Lindenleads they have. wood where car r va nd alism w i ndows have t’s like they have nothing hasCabeen an issue in been shattered, last few years in allegedly, Panbetter to do but shoot out the southern Queens. teleno thinks, by Last summer, a our car windows.” BB guns, shot by number of commerpeople as they — Marc Panteleno, Lindenwood resident cial va ns were drive along marred with graffiti Shore Parkway’s on Pitkin Avenue in service road. “It’s like they have nothing better to do Ozone Park and police fought a rash of hubcap thefts in the same community earbut shoot out our car windows,” he said. Panteleno added that he believes the lier this year. Cops have also warned citiwindows were being shot by people driv- zens that thieves were going around checking by because all of the broken windows ing to see if car doors were unlocked. Last month, at least half a dozen cars faced the street and the small bullet holes were broken into along 90th Street in in the window point to BB gun pellets. Q The cars that were hit were parked on Howard Beach. Editor

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I hope that you are enjoying this sunny temperate weather. It is perfect for shopping on Woodhaven’s “Everything” Jamaica Avenue. As you know, it has been a very difficult economy, especially for our small shopping strips in the last few years. This difficulty is also being felt by the big stores. It has been stated that the sale of Christmas decorations and cards have been placed out too early. This acceleration, although early, is a result of all of the bigger box stores setting the pace for our little commercial strips. It is becoming increasingly difficult for our stores and businesses to compete. Although our little Woodhaven offers good prices, two-hour parking, personalized assistance in our small home town atmosphere, we still have to compete for every sale. This is why the Woodhaven Business Improvement District does so much to keep your money here shopping locally. The WBID will have holiday lights from Dexter Court to 100th Street also with holiday music. Our WBID streets will be clean and 99 percent graffiti free with ample security. To give local shopping a boost, Saturday Nov. 30 has been designated “Small Business Saturday,” and we are encouraging you to “Shop Small.” Remember we have “walkability”; save gas and find anything you need on Jamaica Avenue. In my previous article in regard to our For-

est Park Carousel’s landmarking, I had written that our Carousel, “The Jewel of Forest Park,” now has a crown, “Landmarking.” Now that we have newly elected citywide officials and our re-elected council members, the GWDC and the WBID have a wish list for their consideration, which includes LED street lights for Jamaica Avenue. Now we are working very hard planning our WBID sponsored holiday activities. Forest Parkway Plaza will again have the beautiful artificial tree that we had last year. We were not sure our special live “Blue Atlas Cedar” would arrive on time to take out the other tree and replant it. We also had to reserve the artificial tree, or possibly end up with no tree at all. So the decision was made to get the new tree for next year. Mark your calendars for Friday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 for the tree-and-menorah-lighting ceremony and Saturday, Dec. 7 for the “Welcome Santa to Woodhaven Parade” starting at noon. This past week our venerable pharmacy and the very loved pharmacist Joe Testa closed the doors of his store, Woodhaven Pharmacy. This was such a shock to everyone for through the years we depended on Joe Testa for our prescriptions and caring advice. Many tears were shed. Joe, we love you, we will miss you and we wish you well. Fly our American Flag proudly above all others. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans and may God bless America. Q

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102 Pct. Cops of the Month Police officers Jose Cotto and Vianka Schuman were honored Tuesday as the 102nd Precinct’s Cops of the Month for their work in apprehending a thief who stole an iPhone. On Monday, Oct. 28 at about 11 a.m., a woman had her iPhone stolen on a J train at the 85th Street-Forest Parkway station in Woodhaven. Cotto and Schuman used the “Find my iPhone” app to locate the woman’s stolen

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A spike last month in robberies, larcenies and auto thefts in the 106th Precinct was confirmed by the precinct’s commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, at the Nov. 13 Community Council meeting. NYPD crime statistics for the 28-day period ending Nov. 3 showed that robberies in the precinct jumped by 38 percent, grand larcenies rose 47 percent and auto thefts went up 61 percent compared to last year. However, those numbers include comparison to the week after Hurricane Sandy last year when there was very little crime. Nevertheless, Schiff said the majority of the robberies were occurring around Liberty Avenue and 129th Street near a bar, where two individuals were robbed exiting the place by two crooks. Officers arrested the alleged perpetrators in the bar that night. In an effort to combat the robberies, Schiff said he has assigned the 16 new officers he recently received to Liberty Avenue during the time the robberies are occurring. In addition, Patrol Borough Queens South has provided the precinct with additional manpower and approved additional overtime for officers. Schiff also acknowledged that car breakins and tire and rim thefts were occurring throughout the precinct.

In one instance in Howard Beach, the police had surveillance video of an individual loosening the lug nuts of a tire with a power tool. The individual then left for about five or 10 minutes and returned with a crew in a van, who, Schiff said, jumped out, took the tire, put it in the van and sped away. Schiff said that during the midnight touring when there has been a rash of auto thefts, officers will be concentrating on stopping suspicious vans or those which have violated any traffic laws. Checkpoints also have been set up on North Conduit Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard. A group of suspected auto thieves were spotted jumping out of a flat-bed tow truck, putting an automobile on the truck and driving away, according to Schiff. Under the law police can stop tow trucks for a safety inspection, which, he said, officers will be doing on all shifts. Officers will also be checking the vehicles that are being towed. Tow drivers will be checked for outstanding arrest warrants and to see if they are properly licensed with city and state regulatory agencies. Discussing several recent larcenies at a Home Depot on Rockaway Boulevard, Schiff said police have made a number of arrests in conjunction with the store’s security personnel, which seems to have brought the number down. He added that auxiliary

police officers have also been assigned to patrol the area around the store. Also, Schiff said that crime at the adjacent Resorts World Casino New York City has gone down. He also detailed some recent arrests. On Oct. 25 at 3:10 p.m. a 15-year-old playing basketball at Sutter Avenue and 81st Street in Ozone Park was allegedly robbed of an iPhone by three teenage individuals. Schiff said officers spotted the alleged perpetrators and arrested them. The three are also suspected in at least five other robberies in the area. A 15-year-old walking home from school in the vicinity of 129th Street and 103rd Avenue in South Richmond Hill was allegedly confronted by three alleged perpetrators who forcibly took his iPod. Schiff said that after a brief canvass of the area police officers caught the three teenage suspects, two of whom had prior arrests. On Oct. 16 at 4 p.m. a 47-year-old individual riding his bicycle on the sidewalk in violation of the law was stopped and questioned by police. When police ran a name check they found that he had an outstanding warrant and 44 prior arrests. Schiff said that he was carrying an illegal gravity knife. Based on surveillance video, police believe that the individual is also responsible for two commercial van break-ins in South Q Ozone Park.

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5Pointz that much closer to coming down “No artist is going to want to come here,” proposal, the Wolkoff family promised continued from page 2 their tag, signature or a message for all to they would allot a few walls for street art- he said to the shivering crowd on the brisk Tuesday evening. “I’m not coming back and ists to continue working on. see. “We want them to continue to work with none of the other artists are going to want to Many wrote words of hope and three artists created tribute pieces that hung us,” Jerry Wolkoff said during a City come back. Not to this graveyard. I hope he enjoys his apartments.” above the crowd like the ghosts As the artists have lost any of 5Pointz past. hope of preserving the work on Heather Grady, a lifetime the building’s walls, they will proAstoria resident who visited ceed with the lawsuit and intend 5Pointz frequently, shambled to seek compensation for the around the building, tracing her damaged work. hand along the art that was just “I’m suing him for everyvisible under a coat of white thing,” Meres said. paint. 5Pointz attorney Jeannine “I’m so angry,” she said. “I Channes said that because the feel like a family member died work has been damaged, compenbecause that’s what it is. It’s a sation jumps to $150,000 per death.” piece and could ultimately cost Altogether the vigil, the tribWolkoff $50 million if a judge ute art, the laughter and candles approves. made it easy to forget that anyMeres said he will buy his own thing had been taken away from building with the money he may the artists. But as soon as peogain from the lawsuit where he ple looked around, expecting to will open his own community see “5Poi nt z” scrawled i n PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE center for the arts. orange bubble letters, they saw The new 5Pointz paint job. “T hen we won’t have to a blank wall instead. Council hearing in September. “I appreci- answer to any fat cats,” he said. “But I’ll It was devastating for many attendees. “I keep wanting to look up,” one man ate the arts. I’ve given them my entire tell you what, Long Island City officially said. “I keep wanting to see the paintings building to use for years and we are still sucks now. I have no desire to stay here.” After lighting candles, Meres had one and then I remember and it hurts my going to have a place for them.” Meres has said on several occasions that thing to say: “They call us the vandals. insides.” Though hundreds showed up to mourn he would not curate the new space even They say we’re the vandals but look at this. Q This is vandalism. It’s art genocide.” the loss of 5Pointz, as part of the project though Wolkoff asked him to.

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Senior Center throws big party for Lindenwood man as he turns 100 by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Reaching the century mark in his life, Max Stern was honored last Friday afternoon at the Catholic Charities Howard Beach Senior Center by fellow seniors and his family and friends with a party that included music, dancing and, of course, cake.

Stern dances his way into his second century of life.

Stern, a 45-year resident of Lindenwood, was born Nov. 20, 1913. He has been a member of the Howard Beach Senior Center for the past 10 years. He moved to the community from Brooklyn with his late wife, Reba, an artist, in 1968. Stern said the secret to his longevity is getting the right amount of sleep, noting that he takes three naps a day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening, and “by then it’s time to go to bed,” he said, as the audience laughed. Stern, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, is one of six children; his only living sibling is his 92-yearold sister. He has a daughter, Lea, two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. An active member of the senior center, Stern enjoys its various activities, including dance, exercise and health management. He has participated in the center’s talent shows, telling jokes, singing and playing his ukulele. Stern worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard before being drafted in 1942, serving in the 100th Infantry Division for 37 months during World War II. On Jan. 9, 1945, while serving in AlsaceLorraine, France, his platoon, though outnumbered, repelled a German attack on their position, capturing many German soldiers in the battle. Stern received citations for his bravery.

After he was discharged, Stern became an industrial arts teacher at Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights, where he taught for 19 years. The party for Stern was attended by about 100 seniors and local dignitaries including the Rev. Msgr. Alfred LoPinto, pastor of St. Helen Catholic Church; state Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach); Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park); Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park); Stina Skewes-Cox, district director for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn/Queens), and representatives of the city Department of the Aging. The local elected officials presented Stern with legislative certificates honoring his landmark birthday. Good wishes for Stern were expressed by many. “May he continue to enjoy good health and happiness for another 100 years,” Msgr. LoPinto said to the audience. Addabbo commented that Stern had a wonderful sense of humor. “I truly believe it is a sense of humor that keeps us smiling, and for that matter you are going to make us all live a long life,” said Addabbo, adding, “What you bring here to the senior center is truly life. You bring a breath of fresh air each and every day you are here.” Ulrich said Stern is “a beloved and won-

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I’ll fight for higher pay for our airport workers w r ong. Wor ke r s by Melinda Katz As home to two of the country’s big- and their families gest airports, Queens owes much of its d e s e r ve f a m i lyeconomic activity and jobs to JFK and sustaining wages LaGuardia. Airports sell merchandise, and real job beneemploy local residents and need support fits like health and staff to keep things running around the dental insurance. clock. Those jobs used to pay decent My whole career, wages that allowed Queens families to I’ve fought to make live nearby and raise their kids in our city. that a priority at But now, there’s a disturbing trend. every level of state According to a recent report by research- and city government — and I won’t stop ers from the University of California at as borough president. We need to level the playing field, Berkeley, wages from airport jobs are falling rapidly as families find them- and give workers a tool to get the wages and benef its they selves struggling just to deserve. The employees pay the bills and keep up. who work for airline That’s because loopholes ne out of three contractors at LaGuarand outside contracting dia and JFK have signed exempts many of these airport workers cards to join a union and e m ploye e s f r o m t h e lives in poverty demand a living wage wages and benefits that r o m t h e i r m a n a ge come with being an offiand receives aid fment—and now it’s on cial employee of a major us to stand by them. airline company. As a from the public. That’s why I’m going result, one out of three to be using the most valuairport workers lives in poverty and relies on taxpayer assistance able tool at my disposal to raise awareness of this issue, and ensure all airport workto feed and shelter their families. Anyone who’s recently paid for an ers in our borough get the wages they airline f light can tell you that’s just deserve. By using the bully pulpit of the Queens Borough President’s Office, I’ll spread the word and engage in dialogue with airports, government agencies, airline companies, and their contractors to try and reach a meaningful settlement that makes life better for workers across the borough. In the coming weeks and months, you’ll be reading more about those efforts. In the mean time, I invite all residents to learn more about this issue at: Q TKTK.com. Melinda Katz is Queens Borough Many workers at Kennedy, above, and LaGuardia airpor ts aren’t getting the President-Elect and a former city councilwoman and state assemblywoman. FILE PHOTO wages they deserve.

they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services. Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price hopes to help out in the most and let the Internet auctioneers honest way they can. STORE HOURS handle the rest. MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm “For this, I like to think we’re SAT. 10am - 6pm For anyone who has ever doing the community a service,” SUN. by Appointment dealt with the hassle of selling Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com and shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting spot. They can come to our store up a user and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee and know that we can educate them on what they that Ice Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. really a bargain deal. When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right. Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust. Sat urday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – pri vate “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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in describing what would be done under the stabilization plan. “The basement is flooded and utilities are all abandoned.” The second course of action would be full restoration, which would allow for public use of the towers. “It would require some architectural upgrades,” Young said. “The lower level would be enclosed and walls would be installed. The elevators would be restored as well, and there would be extensive work with utilities to bring it up to code.” According to Young, Arcadis’ estimated stabilization cost for the three towers alone is $11.4 million while the cost of complete restoration of the towers is $20.5 million. A 2009 survey from Manhattan-based Robert Silman Associates discussed the possible pricey cost of restoring the Tent of Tomorrow. The structure sits upon rotting timber piles, leaving the landmark vulnerable to collapse. Young said that Robert Silman Associates’ estimated restoration cost is $31.5 million. She also presented the board with a more imaginative study from architectural design firm Perkins + Will, based in Chicago. Their “adaptive reuse plan” has an estimated cost of around $72.9 million and would involve the installation of a skywalk between the Tent of Tomorrow and one of the Observation Towers, with the site being completely renovated for public use. “The study is just an investigation of ‘what if?,’” Young said. “We are not proposing this plan at this point, but we suspect that any reuse plan would not cost less than what they have provided.” continued on page 36

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City to sell Willets Point plots for $1 Queens Council members vote in favor of land sale to developers by Christopher Barca Reporter

The upscale development of Willets Point is one step closer to fruition. The Queens delegation of the City Council voted Monday in favor of the sale of 23 acres of land across the street from Citi Field in Willets Point, where a tremendous overhaul of the area has been planned. The only opposing vote in the Borough Board tally came from Community Board 7 Chairman Gene Kelty. The land will be sold by the city, which has already purchased nearly all the property in the area, to the Queens Development Group for $1, and the demolition and remediation of the site will commence in 2014. If everything goes as planned, retail and office space and a 200-room hotel are planned for Phase 1 work. Economic Development Corp. representative Sara Tranter briefed the board on what the first phase of the project will look like. In addition to the demolition and remediation of the area, a temporary parking lot containing 2,750 spaces for those visiting Citi Field will be constructed, as the ballpark’s lot will become a mall and parking garage in the future. Tranter also heralded the project’s ability to create 12,000 construction jobs during the renovation of the area and 7,100

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, right, explains his vote to the Borough Board on Monday night while Councilman Eric Ulrich listens. The board approved a $1 sale of 23 acres of land in Willets PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Point to the Queens Development Group. permanent jobs once all the different buildings have opened for business. The seven Council members voted in favor of the land sale, with Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) all basing their vote on the work of Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) in get-

ting the project off the ground. Ferreras, while joking that the project probably won’t be finished until her newborn child is 15, believes that it will alleviate two major issues facing her constituents. “The two issues that come before my office are affordable housing and jobs, and this project will mitigate that,” Ferreras

said. “We’ve come to a place where we’re comfortable and I’m comfortable as the local councilwoman. I am very humbled and honored as a resident of Corona to give this vote here today.” “I’ve watched Julissa work very hard on this project,” Koslowitz said. “Economically, it’s great for Queens. Queens is usually the forgotten borough and this will absolutely put us on the map.” “Julissa Ferreras is an amazing woman and a terrific councilwoman,” Van Bramer added. “Because I believe in her and I know how much this project means to her and the future of Queens, I’m proud to join her.” The housing component is proposed for a later phase of work, which is one of the major reasons driving grassroots opposition to the project. It wasn’t all smiles in the Borough Hall conference room, as Kelty vehemently expressed his skepticism and opposition to the plan prior to the vote. “Board 7 has no intention of voting for this agreement,” Kelty said. “We feel that we have not been dealt with fairly by the EDC.” After Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) gave the second yes vote, Kelty stormed out of the room. In Comrie’s explanation for his vote, he urged everyone involved to take CB 7’s concerns to heart. Q

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Silver is optimistic about the match because Bouba is young and not related to A young male bear named Bouba, other U.S. bears, so any offspring would imported from France, has been relocated have a totally different blood line. Meanwhile, Spangles to the Queens Zoo in and Bouba are getting along hopes of expanding the fine. Silver said the male b r e e d i n t h e Un it e d encourages Spangles to be States. more active and playful. Bouba is a 2-year-old, But being so you ng, which translates to 16 Bouba is descr ibed as years old in human years, clumsy and less coordinatis now sharing a habitat ed than his mate. Silver with Spangles, a 23-yearsaid that will change in old. She was brought to time as he matures. the zoo in 2006 from “We want to make peoHouston to breed with ple aware of the Andean Cisco, 21, but that didn’t bears,” Silver said, noting happen. that there are only 55 in 26 The critters are b e s p e c t a cle d A nd e a n Bouba, an Andean bear from accredited zoos. The Queens Zoo origibears, native to South France, is now at the Queens Zoo. PHOTO BY JULIE LARSEN MAHER/WCS nally had t win brother America and classified as Andean bears, Pancho and vulnerable. According to zoo Director Scott Silver, Bouba repre- Cisco. Pancho was moved to the St. Louis sents an important addition to the Andean Zoo in 2006, prior to Spangles’ arrival. Q Cisco was recently relocated as well. bear breeding program in U.S. zoos. Managing Editor

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Community Board 5 voted unanimously during its Nov. 13 meeting to disallow a partially built warehouse to extend the building’s construction into the mapped street bed of Metropolitan Avenue. The warehouse at 10 Woodward Ave. in Ridgewood is already half-constructed, but building within 30 feet of Metropolitan Avenue violates Section 35 of the General City Law, which forbids building into mapped street beds. CB 5’s Land Use Committee Chairman Walter Sanchez reported to the board that, while only about 1,500 square feet of the 56,075-square-foot lot sits within the mapped street bed, the board should not set a precedent in its vote. “If we don’t object to building into the bed of the mapped street, it sets a precedent for future developers for building into the mapped street,” Sanchez said. “So we would like you to vote to object permitting construction on this portion of the building.”

The board voted 36-0 in favor of preventing constr uction into the mapped street bed. Carl Sulfaro, who represents Woodward Avenue Realty, the lot’s owners, couldn’t be reached for comment as of press time on Wednesday. He was not present at the CB 5 meeting, but he defended the construction plans in a speech to the board in October. He stated that the reason why building within a mapped street bed violates city law is because it allows for future widening or remodeling of the street. However, in correspondence with the Department of Transportation, Sulfaro said he was assured that there are no plans to widen Metropolitan Avenue at this time. The lot on which the warehouse is located will also contain three off-street loading docks and seven parking spaces. Additionally, Sanchez worried that sight lines at the intersection of Woodward and Metropolitan avenues could be partially Q blocked by the warehouse.

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Gingerbread town: sweet treat for kids Brooklyn chef cooks up unique holiday village at Hall of Science by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

The aroma of cinnamon, ginger and candy hangs in the air at the NY Hall of Science as the museum unveils a special gingerbread village on display now through the holidays. Although the 19- by 14-foot creation went on display Sunday, its creator, Jon Lovitch, expected to put the final finishing touches on by Tuesday. Taking time out from those preparations on Monday, Lovitch said his work was a labor of love. “This is my 20th season making the gingerbread villages,” he said. “I don’t use a template and want it to look like something anybody could make.” It takes the chef almost a year to create all 160 structures for the display, which he does in his off hours from his regular job as a chef at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott. Aside from the 152 gingerbread houses, the display includes a large hotel, four gingerbread cable cars, five train cars, an underground candy subway station, a clock tower, a carousel and much more. There is even a behind-the-scenes window showing the process of making a building. The trees, lampposts and two-foot-high nutcrackers are made of many layers of royal icing. The icing is the glue and mortar holding the gingerbread and candy together. Candy lovers will be amazed at the vari-

GingerBread Lane creator Jon Lovitch adds some finishing touches to his village at the Hall of PHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES Science on Monday. It will be on display through Jan. 12. ety of sweets used in the display. Lovitch also used different colored chewing gum to create bricks. For his brownstones, the chef imported coffee-flavored gum from Korea. The creator estimates it took 1,500 hours of labor. He tallied 2,240 pounds of icing, 400 pounds of candy and 500 pounds of gin-

gerbread dough. He is also hoping to set a record with the “Guinness World Record.” He’ll find out soon if he made it. Lovitch’s GingerBread Lane project is funded entirely by him and on Jan. 12, when it closes, he will give the buildings away on

a first-come, first-served basis. “People can take two home with them but I would not recommend eating them,” he said. It is possible to preserve the gingerbread and Lovitch says the best way is to reinforce loose pieces with royal icing, made from powdered sugar and water. Then spray it with 10 layers of shellac. “It will last forever,” he said. A native of Missouri, Lovitch most recently worked in Pittsburgh, moving to New York City earlier this year. He said other contenders for the display were Grand Central Station and the New York Botanical Garden, but that the Hall of Science, located in Flushing Meadows Park, offered the ideal setting for him. “Most of those other places only have visitors on the weekend, but here it’s all week long.” He’s already thinking about what next year’s village will look like and has found a new candy to use: a gummy candy corn. Children will be able to make their own gingerbread creations at workshops on Dec. 7 and 28. Lovitch will be there to help. It’s free with museum admission. The display will be on view Tuesdays to Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be closed on Christmas day. Museum admission is $11 for adults; $8 for children, Q students and seniors

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When a phone call came in for Dr. Chong Park of New York Hospital Queens late Tuesday afternoon, the caller had to wait for the cardiologist to give him a ring back. He was busy with a patient, performing a cardiac angiogram. It’s an invasive procedure that allows a doctor to directly look into a person’s arteries near the heart. And it’s an absolute necessity for patients such as the one Park was examining — those who have had high blood pressure for a long time. Park was looking to see if the patient has lesions, or plaque deposits, on the inside of the arteries. When he finds a patient who does, the Heart and Vascular Center he heads at NYHQ will perform a percutaneous coronar y intervention, or PCI, to reopen the arteries. Formerly called an angioplasty with a stent, a PCI is a noninvasive procedure that saves lives. It can prevent a heart attack, stroke and other lifethreatening events and conditions such as kidney damage. That’s because high blood pressure is a silent killer. “There’s a common misconception that people with high blood pressure, also called hypertension, will experience symptoms such as nervousness, sweating, difficulty

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Successfully fend off workplace fatigue Fatigue can prove a formidable foe to anyone. Exercise enthusiasts and couch potatoes alike periodically can suffer from fatigue, which can affect performance at work and one’s relationships with friends and family. Fatigue can be temporary or chronic, and while quick fixes like an energy drink might work for a little while, such solutions may only mask fatigue for a brief period before it returns once the stimulant wears off. Many times fending off fatigue

involves making some lifestyle changes that can boost your energy over the long haul and make fatigue a distant memory. • Eat breakfast no matter what. According to a study published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, a high-fiber, high-carbohydrate breakfast can increase alertness between breakfast and lunch, a period of time during which many professionals begin to feel fatigue settling in. Whole-wheat toast or a bowl of

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Chronicle’s toy drive is underway Readers are asked to make wishes come true for needy youngsters by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Nineteen years and counting. Yes, it’s that time of year again for the Queens Chronicle’s annual toy drive for displaced children in the borough. So while you’re preparing for Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season, don’t forget about these youngsters who might not get any presents if not for your generosity. You’ve always come through before and we’re sure you will again. This year, the Chronicle is collecting for two city homeless shelters in Queens and a safe house in Eastern Queens for victims of domestic violence. The two shelters are the Metro Family Residence in Elmhurst and the Kings Inn in East Elmhurst. They have hundreds of children living there, anywhere from six months to a year. The other beneficiary is Dove House, an emergency shelter for battered men or women and their children. According to Christelle Padmore, the center’s child care coordinator, there are 22 children at the facility now, ranging in age from 3 months to 12 years. At this time, all the adults are women, though Dove House helps abused men as well. Residents remain at the facility for

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need is even greater now than in past years. “It’s hard for people to get a job a nd t here a re no new cit y hou si ng programs.” Readers are asked to contribute new toys and other gifts unwrapped so they can go to children of the proper age. Popular gifts include dolls, stuffed animals, action figures, trucks, storybooks, games and puzzles. And don’t forget the t e e n a g e r s . Pe r f u m e , makeup, jewelry, CDs, T-shirts and other gifts are most welcome. Items may be d ropp e d of f Mond ay t h roug h Fr id ay f rom 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Chronicle office at 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park, about a quar ter mile south of the Long Island Expressway, exit 19, on the east side of the street. After business hours, presents may be left at Barosa restaurant, next door to the Chronicle at 62-29 Woodhaven Blvd., or Barosa Brick Oven Pizza at 62-37. Please leave your name and where you live with any gifts brought after hours so we may thank you later along with others

Interchange plans ahead of schedule Major remodeling of Kew Gardens thoroughfares nearly halfway done by Christopher Barca Reporter

Work is nearly halfway done on the Kew Gardens Interchange and the project may actually finish ahead of schedule. In a presentation to the Borough Board on Monday night, Department of Transportation Director of Government Relations Charles O’Shea and construction supervisor Craig Ruyle laid out the construction plans for the coming winter months and gave an update on the project’s status. The massive undertaking is split into two contracts, with the first one involving a reconstruction of a half-mile section of the Van Wyck Expressway between 86th Avenue and the Grand Central Parkway as well as a section of Queens Boulevard over the Van Wyck. The first contract allows for reconstruction of six bridges, including the Queens Boulevard bridge over the Van Wyck. The rebuilding of the bridge will allow space for pedestrian green spaces as well.

“Queens Boulevard is skewed, but the bridge won’t be,” Ruyle said. “There will be extra room on top of the bridge that will have plaza areas and pedestrian areas.” That project began in July 2010 and involves the construction of a new Briarwood subway station entrance and pedestrian tunnel, scheduled to open in January. The target completion date for the first contract is January 2016 and is approximately 46 percent finished, according to Ruyle. The second contract, which began in April 2012, involves the construction of a new, two-lane ramp from Union Turnpike to the north-bound Van Wyck, as well as the installation of retaining walls and drainage structures. This section of the interchange project is approximately 40 percent complete and will be finished “way before February of 2017,” Ruyle noted. According to the DOT, approximately 500,000 vehicles traverse the interchange Q roadways each day.

who came to the office earlier. In addition, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) will donate a portion of the toys in his drive to the Chronicle’s. His office is located at 213-33 39 Ave., Suite 238 in Bayside. The deadline for his drive is Dec. 18. The Chronicle campaign will end Dec. 20, which is a little over four weeks away. Please don’t delay. The sooner your gifts come to us, the sooner they can go to the needy facilities. If you have any questions, call the Chronicle at (718) 205-8000. Plea se don’t let t hese you ngst er s down. They need your help more than ever. We thank you in advance for your Q generosity.

DONATION DETAILS New, unwrapped gifts are being accepted from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays now through Dec. 20 at the Queens Chronicle, 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park. Call (718) 205-8000 for more information.

Pavilion plans continued from page 25 The other option is demolition. The cost of demolishing the tent alone would be $10.6 million while the cost of demolishing both the tent and the towers would be $14.6 million, according to Young. Melnick added that there will be listening sessions about the future of the site in early 2014 at the Queens Theatre, the only structure of the pavilion still in use by the public. Dates and times of the meetings have yet to be determined, but there will be a minimum of at least three sessions. “We recognize that this is one of the iconic structures in the borough,” Lewandowski said “We have a bit of road before us before we decide what we want to do.” She added that there is no cost estimate at this time for maintaining the structures if a stabilization or adaptive reuse plan is chosen. At the end of the presentation, Community Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri raised concerns over the potentially monumental costs of simply stabilizing and maintaining the structures. “It would probably cost more to stabilize it than adaptive reuse,” Arcuri said. “That’s probably the worst case, stabilization and then maintaining it.” Q

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SHOWS THAT’LL FLOOR YOU Flushing Town Hall’s main theater is being remodeled to make for a more sophisticated venue.

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ough is paying attention to itself as opposed to what is going on in Manhattan for the first time and I think that Flushing Town Hall is one of a number of groups forming that identity.” While spaces like MoMA at PS 1, the Museum of the Moving Image or the Queens Museum — which is also in the midst of its own face lift — focus on modern art, Flushing Town Hall dedicates a majority of the workshops, classes and performances to immigrant culture. “We can’t ignore that we’re in Flushing which has a massive Asian population,” Shumays said. “There are so many immigrant art forms that are being brought here and are being kept alive here in Queens. So many of our events will center around Asian culture but not everything. We want to reach out to as many cultures as possible. In addition to showcasing the talent of immigrant artists, Flushing Town Hall does a lot of experimentation with music and dance. Continuedonon page continued page 46

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by Tess McRae pon walking by or hearing the name, one might think Flushing Town Hall is number of things: a church, a government building or a space where community board meetings are held. Little would most people know that behind the brick walls and tall windows, art is being made. “We are all about promoting a cross-cultural dialogue,” Sam Shumays, the deputy director of Flushing Town Hall said. “We want diversity in the discipline of art and diversity in where it’s coming from.” From American tap dance to full-moon drumming to Chinese Pipa, Flushing Town Hall does not skimp on diversity. Smack dab in the middle of Flushing on bustling Northern Boulevard, the venue is just one of many art spaces in Queens starting to spread its wings. “We’re in this unique time where Queens is really starting to grow into itself,” Shumays said. “The bor-

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Thanksgiving Day Brunch, Church of the Nazarene, 95th Avenue and 108th Street, Richmond Hill, Thursday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free; space is very limited. Call to reserve (718) 849-5734.

Art of Ink in America, “Gesture and Beyond,” Godwin Ternbach Museum at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, Nov. 21-Dec. 30, Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; opening reception, Thursday, Nov. 21, 6-8 p.m. An East/West exhibition of contemporary calligraphy.

Blood Drive, Queens Jewish Center, 66-05 108 St., Forest Hills, Sunday, Dec. 8, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. All donors will be entered into a sweepstakes for one pair of tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII this February. Contact: (718) 459-8432, qjcblooddrive@myqjc.org.

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Parkside Players, “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,” Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills, Fridays, Nov. 22, 29, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 23, 30, 8 p.m.; Sundays, Nov. 17, 24 at 2 p.m. $17, $15 seniors, $10 children under 12. Call (718) 353-7388. Thalia Spanish Theatre, “Heartbeat of Latino America,” 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, Nov. 15-Dec. 15, Fridays & Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 4 p.m. Music and dance of 14 Latin American countries. $35, $32 (seniors and students); Fridays only, all tickets $30. Contact: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

DANCE Estampas Folkloricas Peru, “Dances “ and Music from Peru,” a concert showcase, Queens Theatre, United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Saturday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m.; adults $35, children under 12, $25. Contact: Luis M. Mostacero, (516) 473-5765, estampasny@ gmail.com.

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Gingerbread Players, “Nowell: The Christmas Story in Song,” St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills, Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 7-8, 3 p.m. A family-friendly concert in pageant form, featuring original music and traditional carol arrangements by composer William Ryden. $12, $10 (seniors and students). Contact: gingerbreadplayers.org. Chanukah Concert & Celebration, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2:30 p.m. Snack of latkes and applesauce after the performance is included. $12 Call (718) 4591000.

Kiwanis Club of Bayside, Bourbon Street Restaurant, 40-12 Bell Blvd., meets 1st Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m. Contact: joecorace@aol.com. Estampas Folkloricas Peru presents “Dances and Music from Peru” at Queens Theatre, Saturday, Nov. 23. COURTESY PHOTO

FOR KIDS Kids’ Ukulele Jam Class, Mondays thru Dec. 16, 5 p.m., Genesis Tree of Life Yoga and Wellness Center, 102-02/06 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. Contact: Andrew Salamanca, andrewsalamanca@ gmail.com, (718) 544-5997. Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo, Flushing, registration for 2013-2014 fall and winter education programs, including teen zoo internship and meeting zoo keepers. Register: (718) 271-7361, queenszoo.com/programs, qzeducation@wcs.org. The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, Children’s Writers Workshop, for children 7 & up. Learn to perform poetry with Sheila Carter, two-week workshop, Saturdays, November 23, 30, 3-5 p.m., Center For Culture, 176-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Register: (718) 523-3312.

CLASSES Wreath-Making Workshop, Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park, Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 7-8, 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. Registration required (please bring garden shear), $20 per wreath. Register: (718) 347FARM, ext. 301.

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English as a Second Language Course, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 333, Kew Gardens, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., thru Dec. 19. Free. Register: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Rehearsals/ auditions, Wednesdays, 7:30-10 p.m. Contact: Franklin Verbsky, (718) 374-1627, fhso.org

Ballroom Dance Classes, Year ‘Round Social Dance Program, Monday & Friday evenings, Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Call 718) 478-3100.

Zumba, Yoga, Kickboxing, YWCA of Queens, Mondays-Fridays thru Dec. 12, 7-9 p.m., 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, all ages, $7. Contact: (718) 353-4553, ywcaqueens.org. English as a Second Language Adult Classes, Immanuel Church, 68-10 31 Ave., Woodside, Saturdays, 10 a.m. Licensed NYC teacher. Free. Contact: (718) 335-1623, rnadar@ImmanuelChurchNY.org. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. & Northern Blvd., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, $25/session. Instruction from award-winning artist. Call (718) 969-1128.

COMMUNITY Self-Transcendence 5K at Flushing Meadows Fundraiser, Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m., $20, $25 on race day. Fun-run for kids 13-under following, $5. For more info us.srichinmoyraces.org/ events/ny5k. Holiday Toy Drive for Autistic Children, bring new unwrapped educational toys, games or books (suitable for children under 12) to Assemblyman David Weprin’s office, 185-06 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows, to benefit Lifeline Center for Child Develompent. All donations must be received by Wednesday, Dec. 18. Call (718) 454-3027. Bake & Rummage Sale, Trinity Reformed Church of Brooklyn, 66-30 60 Place, Ridgewood, Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call (718) 821-2700. Singles Social & Dance, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Sundays, Nov. 24, December 29, 2-6 p.m. Ages 45+, proper attire please. $10. Call Bernice (718) 897-6255. Forum about excessive airplane noise, PS 69 auditorium, 77-02 37 Ave., Jackson Heights, Monday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m. Call (718) 803-6373.

The Flushing AARP Chapter No. 1405, Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., meets Mondays 1 p.m. AARP Chapter 2889, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., Maspeth, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, noon. Call (718) 672-9890. St. Agnes Academic HS Reunion, Homecoming 2013, all years especially ending in 3s or 8s, Saturday, Nov. 23, 1-5 p.m. Contact: (718) 353-6276, denise.fetonte@stagneshs.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Annual Skillman Ave. Holiday Lighting Party, Aubergine Cafe, 50th St. & Skillman Ave., Woodside, Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Music and carole singing by students from PS 11 & PS 150, guest speakers, USMC, Toys for Tots, complimentary hot chocolate and hot apple cider by Aubergine and an appearance by Santa Claus. Bars/restaurants along Skillman Ave. offering seasonal beer specials. Art Exhibit & Auction, Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing, Saturday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m., $10 pre-paid, $15 at the door. Arts in all media and price ranges, door prizes, raffle, refreshments. Contact: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org. Turkey Shoot Fundraiser, American Legion, 10715 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2-6 p.m. Call Tom Long, (718) 704-4197. Thanksgiving Day Brunch, Church of the Nazarene, 95th Avenue and 108th Street, Richmond Hill, Thursday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free; space is very limited. Call to reserve (718) 849-5734. Jazz Bruch at ‘The Castle,’ Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave., Ft. Totten Park, Sunday, Dec. 1, 1-2 p.m., $25 ($20 for members); Reservations required. Contact: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org.

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The matriarchal complexities in ‘Daughters’ by Mark Lord

intertwine to create a rich plot. The conversations within the D’Angelo The latest production the Douglaston family, which is far from angelic, often lead Community Theatre is putting on is a little- to arguments — a concept commonly porknown domestic comic drama aptly entitled trayed in scripts that focus on family “Daughters” — there isn’t a man in sight. dynamics and relationships. The story, written by John Morgan Evans, Of utmost concern is the health of the revolves around four generations of women family’s patriarch, who, as the play begins, in an Italian-Ameriis in the next room, can family as they listening to opera, deal with a crisis. and possibly facing As directed with the removal of his understanding by larynx. The family is When: Nov. 22, 23, 29 and 30 at Marilyn Welsher, the torn as to what step 8 p.m.; Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. five actresses who to take next on his Where: Zion Episcopal Church Hall compose the entire behalf — a conflict 243rd Street and cast work as a wellalmost every person Church (44th) Avenue, oiled ensemble to ha s to dea l with off Douglaston Pkwy. bring to life the indieventually. Tickets: $17; $15 for seniors and vidual charac ters All the while, the students, (718) 482-3332 who make up the out sp oken eldes t female side of the daughter, Tessie, is family. the last to discover The men in their that her husband has lives, who are often the focus of their con- been philandering. When she gets word, versation, are never seen. her mental instability kicks into high gear. As this is an ensemble piece, several stoHer sister Patty Ann, whose husband ries — as opposed to a singular tale — has recently taken control over their qboro contributor

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Flushing Town Hall also hosts weddings and pri“We had a full-moon drumming event where we vate galas in the upstairs theater which is currently invited Colombian and Korean drummers,” Shu- being re-floored. But if Flushing Town Hall specializes in one mays said. “First we had one group perform and then the other but then we invited both groups to thing, it’s jazz. “Queens has been home to all the big jazz just jam out together. Even the musicians were a little skeptical at first but once they got into it, it was musicians,” said Betsy Enright, the director of external affairs and unofficial really something.” his tor ia n of t he building. Flushing Town Hall also has “Most people think it’s just an extensive education proLouis Armstrong but it was gram that involves teaching also Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerartists traveling throughout When: Monday to Friday, ald, Lena Horne and so many the city to encourage children noon to 5 p.m. and others.” to explore the arts beyond two hours before events The venue makes sure to what they see on television or Where: 137-35 Northern Blvd. have a series of jazz music on the silver screen. Website: flushingtownhall.org performances offered “We also realize that we throughout the year to honor don’t visit every school and Queens’ musical roots. there may be kids or parents In the wooden-floor lobby, photos and memoraout there that want to experience our programs. So we also offer programs and performances on the bilia from Louis Armstrong line the walls and the gift shop offers a Queens jazz trail map so music weekends for those families to come nand see. One huge difference between typical children’s fans can travel around the borough and learn shows or workshops and those that are offered at some of its history. “We’re not just a place for artists,” Shumays Flushing Town Hall is sophistication. “We don’t dumb things down for the kids,” Shu- said. “I think that’s what makes us different. You mays said. “We give them high-quality shows that don’t have to be an ar tist to call this place Q home.” even the parents enjoy.”

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Sito details history of computer animation by Alessandra Malito Chronicle Contributor

From moving lines to cartoons so realistic they could possibly be mistaken for people, computer graphics have come a long way since they were first used. And in just two hours on a damp Sunday afternoon, visitors were able to see two-decades worth of significant progress in computer graphics at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria — and hear about them from an expert. Tom Sito, an animator who has worked on projects for Disney classics and DreamWorks, presented parts of the New Age: Computer Shorts program, along with Dean Winkler, who has focused more on the technical side of the computer graphics spectrum. Both have been in the business for years and have seen the industry change and grow each step of the way. “I’m fascinated by the people, by the artists, by their passions,” Sito said to the crowd before showing the first short, the history of computer graphics in 90 seconds. “I saw computer graphics rising in the east.” A variety of topics were shown in ’70s and ’80s computer shorts, such as hunger in “La Faim” by Peter Foldes, from 1974, and trees in Steina Vasulka’s “Treecuts,” from 1980. A distinct note of progress was shown as years went on, such as the introduction of computer graphics on MTV, such as in “Adventures in Success” by Lynn Goldsmith and Joshua White in 1983,

Tom Sito discusses animation at the Museum of the PHOTO BY ALESSANDRA MALITO Moving Image. and the depiction of the Voyager 2 Flyby that was used on the news in 1981. According to Sito, at one time the idea of using a computer for art was controversial. But since the early years of computer graphics, it has become more accepted. Woody Vasulka’s piece “Explanation,” from 1974, was a 12-minute short, but showed the true experimentation of landscapes that are still used today. Some of the pieces, like Winkler’s “Aquarelles” in 1980,

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BP ALLIANCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/18/2007. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 179-50 Selover Rd, Jamaica, NY 11434. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: EXTEND INDUSTRY U.S. LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/09/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 136-20 38TH AVE #3G, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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CHUIS DEVELOPMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/29/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 56-15 228th St., Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 84-03 149th AVENUE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/16/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 157-18 88th Street, Howard Beach, New York 11414. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of EVERCLEAR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/11/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1040 45th Avenue, Ste. 3G, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Queens Market LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/13/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 7268 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUMAN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/01/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Updenra Solanki, 98-07 161 Ave., Howard Beach, NY 11414. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of YONG MING REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 10/8/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 46-28 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: all lawful activities.

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RT REALTY GROUP LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/19/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 374 S. 2nd St., Apt. 20, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

THE KIND EX-WIFE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/8/13. 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, 94-20 66th Avenue, Apt. 6J, Rego Park, NY 11374. General Purpose.

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Johnnies chalk up two home wins

St. John’s pounds Wagner and edges Bucknell to start season 2-1 by Christopher Barca

defense creating our offense,” Sampson said after the game. “That’s the way we’re built.” St. John’s followed up their hope-opening After a tough opening day loss on the road against Wisconsin on Nov. 8, the Red win with a statement 67-63 victory against a Storm returned home and walloped Wagner 2012-13 NCAA Tournament participant in 73-57 in their first Queens-based contest of the Bucknell Bison. After missing all 10 three-point shot the season on Nov. 15. Junior guard D’Angelo Harrison led the attempts against Wagner, the Red Storm way for the Johnnies offensively as he once again shot poorly from long-range, hitting just one of scored a game-high eight shots 25 points, a solid folattempted f rom low-up of his beyond the three27-poi nt outbu r st point line in the against Wisconsin. first half. Harrison also S t . J o h n’s chipped in with five found themselves rebounds and f ive dow n 35 -32 t o assists as well, makBucknell at halfing it one of the most time, but junior well-balanced indistar ting point vidual performances guard Phil of h is St. Joh n’s Greene IV came career out firing out of Sophomore forthe break. He hit ward JaKarr SampSt. John’s defeats Wagner 73-57 on Nov. 15. two three points o n c o n t r i b u t e d 13 points and seven rebounds of his own, as he ers in the span of one minute to give the Red continues to give St. John’s a dependable Storm a lead, on his way to a team-high 16 points. option both offensively and defensively. The Bison found themselves back in the While the Red Storm faithful cheering inside Carnesecca Arena appreciated Harri- lead with 10 minutes left in the game, but son’s big game offensively, it was the Red the Johnnies went on a torrid run two minStorm’s defense that was a big reason for the utes later, scoring 12 unanswered points to secure a resume-padding victory against a sizable margin of victory. Sophomore center Chris Obekpa, who led talented team. “It was a tale of two halves,” fourth-year all of Division 1 college basketball with four blocked shots per game last year, dominated St. John’s coach Steve Lavin said after the the paint defensively once again. The Nige- game. “It was a quality win for our team rian-born big man blocked four shots while given the stage of the season.” Obekpa swatted seven more shot attempts grabbing eight rebounds in just 16 minutes. to give him 11 However it was blocks in his last Sir’Dominic Pointtwo games, adder, the Red Storm’s ing to his legend most well-rounded as one of the most defensive player, prolif ic shot who provided the blockers in colJoh n n ies w ith a lege basketball. spark late in the “We feed off game to help St. blocks,” Pointer John’s pull away told repor ters from the lateafter the game. charging Wagner “Obekpa is the Seahawks. best in the counW hen Wag ner try. We get hyped clawed to within six points of the St. John’s defeats Bucknell 67-63 on Nov. 19. and that makes us more energetic.” lead late in the game, The Red Storm finishes off its four-game the junior forward delivered two powerful dunks to help grow the lead to double digits, homestand with a Friday matchup against Monmouth at 9 p.m. and a Nov. 26 matchup a lead the Red Storm would not relinquish. Q “I feel like that’s just our game. Our against Longwood at 7 p.m. Reporter

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The Nets’ dreary start by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

“The ooooonly reason that I decided to come to Brooklyn was to win an NBA championship!” future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett declared to the press at Nets media day on Sept. 30. He was speaking as well for his fellow ex-Celtics, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, who came to Brooklyn in the big trade that occurred last June. But based on what we’ve seen in the first three weeks, the Nets look to be far from a lock to make the NBA playoffs, let alone win a championship. Garnett seems to be a shell of himself as he has had trouble putting the ball in the basket while rookie head coach Jason Kidd has gingerly limited his playing minutes. The same can be said of Pierce and Terry. While it is understandable that Kidd wants to be careful how he utilizes his older players to avoid injury, they will not shake off the rust unless they start playing more minutes. Surly point guard Deron Williams has been a player with a big name but not much of a big game since he came to the Nets over two years ago, though in fairness, he keeps reinjuring his ankle, which has limited his effectiveness on the court. Forward Reggie Evans was an unsung hero from last year’s Nets team who seemingly grabbed every rebound and loose ball

in his vicinity. The Nets’ acquisition of the aforementioned Celtics greats and Kidd’s desire to play rookie big man Mason Plumlee have made Evans a forgotten man on the bench. That may also be the main reason why the Nets are getting out-rebounded by opposing teams and have a losing record. Evans was one of the many athletes taking part in the annual Starlight Children’s Foundation Sports Auction fundraiser last Monday. Starlight’s mission is to brighten the lives of chronically ill children. Reggie took the high road and did not bemoan his lack of playing time. He believes it’s just a matter of time until the team jells, and he praised Kidd for creating more rebounding drills during practices. Madison Square Garden CEO James “JD” Dolan was absolutely correct to express his outrage to Knicks head coach Mike Woodson about their lethargic play after they were humiliated on national television by the San Antonio Spurs a week ago Sunday. The media loves to pick on Dolan but no one can say that he doesn’t care. My only criticism of JD is his recent limiting of the on-court minutes of the very talented Knicks City Dancers. Taking frustration out on them because of the basketball team’s failures is unfair to the Garden’s paying customers. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Jackson Ave. and its namesake by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Jackson Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and Fourth Street in Long Island City was a major shopping hub early in the 20th century, with stores such as Snedeker Hardware, Hirshfield Jewelers and Willmark Baking Products, to name just a few. At the time there were exactly 22 Jackson Avenue and Fourth Street, later renamed different Fourth streets scattered 50th Avenue, on Aug. 7, 1922. throughout Queens, making it a nightmare for emergency services, and the name well-known for its farming before the opening of the Queensboro Bridge in 1909. was eventually changed to 50th Avenue. Jackson Avenue was named for John C. Also serving as president of the Hunter’s Jackson (1809-1899), once one of the most Point, Newtown and Flushing Turnpike Co., respected and best-known citizens of Jackson had control over road construction. He died 10 years before the opening of Queens County. Jackson came to American from England in 1830, making his for- the great bridge connecting Manhattan and tune by importing china. In 1834 he mar- Queens, missing the development boom in ried the daughter of Capt. Andrew Riker his home neighborhood of LIC. In later and moved into Oak Hill, a once-famous years a new development to the northeast, Jackson Heights, was named in his honor. estate in Long Island City. Jackson Avenue today begins at Vernon Jackson, an avid breeder of cattle, served as president of the Queens County Boulevard and terminates at Bridge Plaza, Agricultural Society and the Queens more often called Queens Plaza, where Q County Fair for many years. Queens was Northern Boulevard begins.

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Spectacular Det. 1 Fam. Home, Totally Renovated. It Features L. R., Dining-R., Kit. W/Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths. Hardwood Floors, New Light Fixture, Full Fin. Bsmt, Pvt. Dvwy & Gar. Conveniently Located Close To Transportation and All Other Amenities.

For More Info Contact Paul Deo 718-848-4700

CALL ALI RASHID 646-981-3829

HOWARD BEACH 3 BRs, Master BR Suite W/Full Bath/Steam Rm, Dressing Rm, Walk-in His & Her Closets, 2.5 Baths, Full Bsmt, New Electrical Panel, Hot Water Heater & More!!! COME AND SEE IT!!

Contact Glenda 646-325-3627

HOWARD BEACH No Flood Damage!! X-Large Lot 40 X 119, Hi-Ranch Style Home, 5 BRs, 3 F/Baths, New Kitchen, Great Backyard For Entertaining.

Call Carolyn Defalco At 917-208-9176

BELLE HARBOR 1 BR Condo, Living Room Looking to the Beach and Manhattan View. Appointment Anytime,

Submit Your Offer With Preapproval To Pedro Or Cecilia At 646-552-4422

GLENDALE 2 Family Brick, 7 BR, Two Car Garage, Near Everything!

Call Gladys Martinez For More Info 917-443-0097

OPEN HOUSE Sun., Nov. 24th 12 - 3 pm

OZONE PARK

WOODHAVEN

RIDGEWOOD

KEW GARDENS

Affordable 3 BR, 1 Bath Semi-Det. Colonial W/2 Car Garage, Great Starter Home in Convenient Location

STORE FOR RENT. Large Corner on Second Floor. 1400 SQ FT On Jamaica Ave. Suitable For Office Space 20 X 70 Terrace. Available Now, Will Build To Suit. All Pvt. Entrance. Woodhaven Business District.

4 Family Brick Plus Business (Laundromat) Asking $1,599,000

Beautiful 2nd Floor 2 BR Co-Op Unit, Living Room/ Dining Room, Full Bath. Asking: $198,990.

Call Milady Fernandez For More Info 917-686-4595.

Call James Nastasi For More Info 718-848-4700

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

HOWARD BEACH

Call Rene Rose for more info at 718-848-4700

SPRINGFIELD GARDENS

Gorgeous Custom Built Brand New 2 Fam. Home on Charming Five BR/Two Bath Colonial Featuring Pvt. Drive, Gar., Rear Deck & Pool, Well-Maintained Beautiful Block Is Now Available. It Features L. R./Din. Rms, Kits W/Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel & Perfect For Large Family or Mother/Daughter, Appliances, 6 BRs, 5 F/Baths. Hardwood Floors, Great Location, Convenient To All Transportation, Central A/C & Heat, Full Fin. Bsmnt, Pvt. Dvwy & Gar. Schools & Shopping. Conveniently Located Close To All Amenities. Call Maryann 917-838-2624

or Theresa 347-531-9060

Won’t Last! Call Ali Rashid 646-981-3829

HOWARD BEACH One of a Kind Oversized Lot Property, 1 Family Home, Brand New 2 Water Heaters, 1 Boiler With 12 Zones. All New Electrical Panels, Pool Has 3 New Pumps.

Call Valerie Shalomoff For More Info 646-533-8142

JAMAICA Fully Renovated 1 Fam. Det., 2 BRs, Pvt Driveway, 35 x 100

For More Information Contact Pedro or Cecilia Duarte 646-552-4422

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152-56 Jewel Ave.