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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2014

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STILL WAITING FOOD FOR VETS City pols donate food to LIC shelter

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HOLEY MOLEY Goldfeder calls for Conduit fence fix

WINTERCON IS COMING Comic, fantasy icons to appear at Resorts World on Dec. 6

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Hamilton Beach residents take ‘street fight’ to City Hall

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The condition of 104th Street in Hamilton Beach has remained poor for years, and now community activists are calling on the mayor to repair the road.

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Activists want more from Obama plan Community leaders and groups call for protection for more immigrants by Tess McRae Associate Editor

resident Obama’s executive order to provide certain undocumented residents with deferred action in case of future reform legislation as a possible pathway to citizenship or deportations was debated over and over again on the news and in legislative offices around the country. Many activist groups, including Make the Road New York, hosted viewing parties of the president’s speech and tweeted about being excited to hear Obama’s plan. But onc e t he pr e sid e nt m a d e h is announcement, many immigration groups said it was less of a victory and more of a bittersweet moment. “Thanks to the President’s much overdue actions these families will face relief from the constant possibility and threat of deportation, and will be able to better fight against workplace exploitation given their qualifying work permits,” New Immigrant Com mu n it y Empower ment Execut ive Director Valeria Treves said in a prepared statement. “At the same time, we are deeply saddened that so many immigrant workers, who do not have U.S. citizen children, have been left out of this deferred action program. Despite not having children in this country, millions of undocumented immigrant workers have contributed for

Naim Islam speaks at a rally in Jackson Heights on the recent executive order made by President Obama. According to reports, the president’s immigration plan could protect as many as five PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE million illegal residents but still leaves about six million in the shadows. years to the economic well-being of this nation, and deserve equality.” In response to Obama’s speech, activist group Desis Rising Up and Moving held a special rally at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights “Thanks to the brave immigrants around

the country who have fought for President Obama to provide relief to their families, we no have relief for others,” Naim Islam, a socalled Dreamer and DRUM youth member, said at the rally. “However, that is still only a fraction of the total number of people who need relief, relief that they deserve.”

According to reports, Obama’s order could protect up to five million immigrants, but only if they fall under a set list of qualifications that includes having children who are United States citizens and have lived in the country for five years. These stipulations cut out a number of people who have lived in the country for years but do not have children who are citizens or have no child ren at all, like Samsurnahar. “I was forced to migrate to the United States after being targeted by the current ruling party in Bangladesh,” Samsurnahar said. “We cannot benefit from President Obama’s administrative relief because we are recent immigrants and don’t fall into the criteria ... We ask Obama, ‘What happens to the millions of people like myself and my family who are not eligible for administrative relief? What about the thousands of undocumented students including my son who are unable to attend college because of their status?’” While the executive order has many Democrats praising Obama and many Republicans criticizing him, activist groups around the country have made their opinions clear: Thanks, but we need more. “The fact of the matter is, this is historic, but the facts are that we didn’t get to this continued on page 37

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

It Promotes Rapid Healing of the Injured Tissues. Before the FDA would clear the Class IV laser for human use, they wanted to see proof that it worked. This lead to two landmark studies. The fi rst study showed that patients who had laser therapy had 53 percent better improvement than those who had a placebo. The second study showed patients who used the laser therapy had less pain and more range of motion days after treatment. If the Class IV Laser can help these patients, it can help you too.

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Suspects caught on video, civic leaders plead two men to confess by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

A wreath and an American flag in front of a memorial honoring Woodhaven residents who died during World War II were vandalized by two drunken men, according to civic leaders and police in the community.

The Woodhaven Veterans’ Memorial at 84-01 Jamaica Ave.

“It was a couple of guys who were drunk off their asses,” said Ed Wendell of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. “They were falling down drunk. I mean one guy actually fell down.” Surveillance video shows two males in a visibly drunk state removing the American flag and wreath placed in front of a memorial plaque by the Chase Manhattan Bank at 84-01 Jamaica Ave. Wendell said the incident took place sometime in the late hours of Nov. 15 into the next day. “This is the f irst time, I’m aware of, that there’s been a problem there,” he said. Officers from the 102nd Precinct were made aware of the incident and said the investigation, at press time, is still ongoing. But Wendell believes it will only be a matter of time until they’re caught. “The video is too good,” he said of the surveillance tape that was released by the Greater Woodhaven

Development Corp. “Someone has got to know these guys.” Ma r ia T homson, executive director of the GWDC, which helps maintain the site, said she noticed the flag and wreath were missing Sunday mor ning, but thought they had blown away and were somewhere close to the site. “I felt so sad,” she said of her reaction as she watched the surveillance video of the incident. “It was terrible. It was just so despicable and disgraceful.” Thomson, who has multiple family members who have served in the military, said she hopes the actions taken by the two men is a reflection of their inebriated state, and not an accurate depiction of their thoughts toward the U.S. military. “I just hope that it was a stupid act, and that they didn’t realize what they were doing at the time,” she said. Both Wendell and Thomson added they hope increased media

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Woodhaven WWII memorial vandalized

Two men can be seen on surveillance video vandalizing the Woodhaven Veterans’ Memorial in between the late hours of Nov. 15 and the early morning hours of the next day. Officers from the 102nd Precinct are seeking PHOTOS COURTESY GWDC help in identifying them. coverage of the incident and the release of the surveillance video will make the two men come clean

and confess to the authorities. “I would hope they would do Q that,” Thomson said.

Rep. Meeks joins fight against FEMA Queens pol seeks to allow FEMA to forgive overpayment of emergency aid by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, left, speaks with reporters following the announcement that Rep. Gregory Meeks, center, would be reintroducing legislation that would allow FEMA to forgive PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY overpayment of emergency aid given to Sandy victims. b et we e n “ t he p e r io d of Aug u st 28, 2005-December 31, 2010,” according to the act. If passed, the act would allow FEMA administrators to waive the collection of any aid issued in error following any natural disaster that occurred before the end of 2014.

“These overpayments occurred through no fault of the recipients, and are a result of the over whelming size and scope of FEMA’s response,” Meeks added. “Some of these overpayments were for as little as $1000 and went to retired seniors, like those

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Help is on the way for many residents still suffering from Superstorm Sandy. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) announced on Monday that he is reintroducing legislation that would allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to forgive the overpayment of emergency aid to victims of natural disasters, if they were given the funds due to a clerical error. “To prevent the U.S. Government from dragging everyday hardworking Americans through a potentially lengthy and costly collection process, I am drafting legislation with Senator Menendez to provide relief for Sandy victims who are in debt to FEMA through no fault of their own,” Meeks said in a written statement. “It is my hope that Congress will take swift action to fix this problem. Sandy taught me the importance of our community coming together, and it is my hope that the nation, through its representatives in Congress, will unite to bring closure to the thousands upon thousands of victims of major disasters in the United States.” Meeks is seeking to reinstate the Disaster Assistance Recoupment Act of 2011, which allowed FEMA administrators to waive any “debt owed to the United States relating to federal assistance” that was issued by the agency

living at the Belle Harbor Manor in the Rockaways. For these seniors, many of whom live on a fixed income, as-well-as the tens of thousands of other recipients of overpayments, the debt-collection process potentially includes attaching one’s Social Security benefits, reducing their credit scores, and lengthy and costly litigation.” U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on Monday expressed his support for the reinstatement of the act. He said in a written statement, “Most victims used whatever assistance they were given to make emergency repairs and simply don’t have anything left to give.” “That’s why I’m working with the New Jersey and New York Congressional delegations to draft legislation to protect vulnerable disaster victims from these unjust and onerous clawbacks,” he added. The announcement came two weeks after Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) called on FEMA to stop the recoupment letters. Goldfeder applauded Meeks’ efforts, saying he was a “champion for families affected by Sandy.” He said families in his district are still receiving recoupment letters from FEMA. FEMA officials did not return requests for comment on Meeks’ proposal by press Q time.

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Chan Jamoona found guilty A Richmond Hill woman was found guilty on 11 of 14 charges she faced as part of a financial scheme that she was arrested for in 2013, according to court records. Chan Jamoona in a nonjury trial was found guilty of the top charge of fou r th-deg ree conspiracy, public records show. She was also found guilty on several counts of first-degree falsifying business records and second-degree grand larceny, according to records. Records state she was acquitted of six counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing and eight counts of first-degree falsifying business records. She is due back in court on Jan. 23, 2015 for sentencing. Jamoona and t wo others were arrested in 2013 when the city Department of Investigation and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found that her South Ozone Park organization, United Hindu Cultural Council of USA North America Inc., had billed the city Department for the Aging $50,000 worth of services to the elderly it never provided, which included Q free meals.

Goldfeder asks DOT for help Pol wants fence fix to keep children off Conduit Avenue by Anthony O’Reilly

has a hole that allows students of the middle school to cross Conduit Avenue. “From there, they pass over the grass Holey moley! Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder is calling median and cross South Conduit where the on the Department of Transportation to fence ends at 149th Avenue in Lindenpatch up holes in several fences near MS wood,” he states in the letter. “This creates a dangerous situation 202 Robert H. Goddard School in Lindenwood, which he and school officials say are where an accident is waiting to happen, and is a major conbeing used by stucern to local famidents to cut across lies and school offiConduit Avenue. e’ve had to keep our cials,” he added. “By leaving fingers crossed that “ Fi x i n g t h e s e t hese fences i n fences will put pardisrepair and none of the children ents’ minds at ease filled with gaps, we are encouragend up in the hospital.” and encourage student s to u se t he ing our children — Gaytrye Persaud, MS 202 proper pedestrian to take a dangerParent Teacher Association President crossing, which ous path across already exists.” this busy highway DOT officials did and risk injury or even death,” Goldfeder said in a written not respond to requests for comments on Goldfeder’s letter by press time. statement. But he has received the support of Gay“I urge the NYC Department of Transportation to immediately extend these trye Persaud, the MS 202 Parent Teacher fences and close the gaps before someone Association president. “We’ve had to keep our fingers crossed gets hurt.” In a Nov. 19 letter to Dalia Hall, bor- that none of the children end up in the ough commissioner for the DOT, Goldfed- hospital,” Persaud said in a written er states a pedestrian fence at Arion Street statement. Associate Editor

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n Monday West Maspeth civic leader Charlene Stubbs called to our attention some graffiti on a box containing the Q54 schedule at a bus stop on Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village. Its simple, sickening message: “N-----s go home.” Also sickening is that it was there for around two weeks, apparently without anyone telling the MTA. The agency said it would remove the graffiti containing “the N-word” the day after being notified of it by the Queens Chronicle. How ironic that Monday was also the day President Obama presented the families of three civil rights activists killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964 with posthumous Medals of Freedom honoring their work — the real-life inspiration for the film “Mississippi Burning.” One of the three, who were murdered while trying to get blacks registered to vote, was Andrew Goodman, a student at Queens College. Monday of course also was the day a grand jury in Ferguson, Mo. determined that there was not enough evidence to indict white Police Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of black youth Michael Brown. As predicted, the decision set off protests as well as rioting, looting and the

torching of businesses and police cars. Six years after America’s first black president was elected, race relations are taking a worrisome turn for the worse. The decline is being fed not only by actual events such as the Brown killing, the death of Staten Island scofflaw Eric Garner at the hands of police, or the apparently accidental, stupid shooting of innocent man Akai Gurley by a rookie cop in a dark housing project stairwell in East New York. It’s also being fed by reckless rhetoric from both whites and blacks, ranging from the thoughtless to the outright racist. In online media comment threads, phrases like the one written on that bus stop box in Middle Village are not out of the ordinary at all. Neither are posts espousing reverse racism or open calls for violence against the police. Obviously not everyone agrees with the message from Brown’s father and President Obama alike, that violence is not the answer to the grand jury’s decision. And it’s not just Joe Citizen posting comments on USA Today’s website. Here in New York, firebrand Assemblyman-elect Charles Barron, a former member of the Black Panther Party who proudly still adheres to its beliefs, made pretty clear what he thinks of the Gurley shooting in a Twitter

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Dear Editor: Thank you for covering Community Board 9’s wise decision to deny a liquor license to a proposed billiard hall at 75-16 Rockaway Blvd. in Woodhaven (“Pool hall scratches on CB 9 liquor bid,” Nov. 20, multiple editions). The majority of our community is opposed to the opening of the pool hall. For almost 20 years, we’ve had bad experiences with a pool hall at that location. We dealt with late-night crowds on our residential streets, illegal parking and parking shortages, underage drinking, property destruction, public unsanitary behavior, gun and knife fights, gang activity, drug dealing, street robberies, and trespassing on private property. When the last owner closed that location several years ago, we all breathed a sigh of relief. So the prospect of another pool hall at this spot is an unwelcome one. Parking is a special concern. El Rey has applied for a new certificate of occupancy, to allow for approximately 200 people at this location. This location does not have a parking lot. There is no way our already-strained parking situation can accommodate so many additional cars. It is my understanding that the Community Board has asked representatives from the proposed pool hall to meet with the community. We would be glad to meet with them and make our concerns known. We have been awaiting © Copyright 2014 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

post: “I am not calling for peace and calm.” Great. An elected official advocating violence. Wonder if there’ll be a cop around when Barron needs one. Not in the same league but still regrettable were comments former Mayor Rudy Giuliani made during a sharp debate Sunday on “Meet the Press.” Pointing out that more than 90 percent of black homicide victims are killed by other blacks, Giuliani challenged Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson, who is black, to pay as much attention to that as to the Brown shooting. After Dyson responded that blacks who kill blacks go to jail, but white police who kill blacks do not, and the two went back and forth a little more, Giuliani declared that white cops wouldn’t need to be in black communities, “if you weren’t killing each other.” Ouch. Meanwhile polls consistently show a racial gap in Mayor de Blasio’s approval ratings, with proportionately more blacks than whites saying he’s doing a good job. There is no simple answer to improving race relations. But riots, hate-filled graffiti, calls for violence and even insensitive comments driven by frustration certainly don’t help. We have to prove that we’re better than this.

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such an opportunity for over a year now. I suspect the owners of this property are not aware that this is a close-knit, integrated, quiet, family-oriented community! It is difficult to imagine this establishment having anything but an adverse impact on its neighbors’ quality of life. Patti Eggers Woodhaven

No postal cutbacks Dear Editor: I just read Victoria Zunitch’s Nov. 20 article “Postal Workers Rally in Whitestone.” As president of the West Cunningham Park Civic Association, I am unhappy because closing the processing center in Whitestone would make it harder for us to mail out civic association newsletters to our members. It is a long trip to the Brooklyn processing center somewhere near the Belt Parkway. Any closing in Queens would make life harder for any civic association or other nonprofit group to

mail notices to their members. Civic associations function with volunteers, so why make things harder for them? Why go to Brooklyn so newsletters can come back to Queens? The Postal Service just raised rates for bulk mailers. What more do you want to do to us volunteers? Bob Harris President, West Cunningham Park Civic Association, Inc. Fresh Meadows

Shop mom-and-pop Dear Editor: Why not continue participating beyond the annual national Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29? Do the same as often as you can during the other 364 days a year. Skip the national chain stores’ annual Black Friday madness, which now starts early Thursday night at most big box large retail stores. Only P.C. Richards puts aside financial greed in favor of allowing their employees to stay home with family and

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Spirit of giving Dear Editor: The winter holiday season is fast approaching. In the spirit of the season, New York Junior Tennis & Learning is taking part in the third annual day of giving, called #GivingTuesday, on Tuesday, Dec. 2. This day is devoted to inspire giving and create a better world. That speaks directly to our mission. For more than 40 years, NYJTL has endeavored to bring the joys of tennis and education to underserved youth. Together, we are changing the lives of inner-city youth, providing them with the necessary tools they will need to excel on and off the court. The words of Arthur Ashe speak of the difference a person can make in this world. “Start where you are. Use what you have,” he once said. “Do what you can.” I encourage all New Yorkers to mark their calendars for Tuesday, Dec. 2. Seek an opportunity to channel the generous spirit of the season, and make a meaningful difference. Dr. Deborah Antoine President and CEO New York Junior Tennis & Learning Woodside

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Dear Editor: I note with interest that Mayor de Blasio arrived “by boat” and some 20 minutes late for the Nov. 12 ceremony annually held on Beach 116th Street in Rockaway to honor the lives of the 265 passengers and crew of Flight 587, who tragically lost their lives some 13 years ago as a result of their plane crashing into the Rockaway Peninsula. Coincidentally, and just maybe, if he had not canceled the Rockaway ferry, he and his staff could have taken the 7:05 a.m. Seastreak boat from Wall Street to Beach 108th Street and arrived at 8 a.m. (even with the stop in Brooklyn) and been on time or even early to greet and console their survivors, family, friends and relatives who attended this heartfelt and emotional coming together. Just maybe! S. Agramonte Rockaway Beach

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Dear Editor: Before the spectacular GOP electoral victories, Republicans were the target of political invective falsely accusing them of racism and extremism. Presently, Obama’s executive action on illegal i m m ig rat ion has spaw ned const a nt smears from the left that Republicans are anti-immigrant and anti-Latino. But it’s really problematic when these lies trickle down into the popular culture That awful GOP II and are accepted as legitimate. Recently I heard a startling statement on a New York Dear Editor: When the American people elected City radio news station, when a reporter Barack Obama as the country’s first Afri- said literally, “Republicans hate immigracan-American president, Republicans tion.” The context was that the GOP elecdenied it was a mandate. But now when the toral victories should be good for business GOP has their largest majority in 85 years but are not, he said, because immigration thanks to the lowest voter turnout in 72 is a huge driver of the economy, and years it’s (according to Rush Limbaugh) “Republicans hate immigration.” Although Republicans oppose illegal “the biggest and perhaps the most important mandate a political party has had in the immigration and open borders with the recent era and it is very simple what that ever-present threat of terrorism and the mandate is. It is to stop Barack Obama. spread of Ebola, we welcome our recent immigrants who bring new ideas to the Republicans were not elected to govern.” Absolutely amazing! But not surprising table and the spirit of entrepreneurship and in the least. Conservative magazine The rugged individualism, the very principles that Republicans embrace. National Review says in an Queens is the melting pot of editorial titled “The Governthe world, and the GOP here ing Trap” says, “If voters ONLINE i n Q ueens ref lects that come to believe that a RepubMiss an editorial or diversity. That’s why we lican Congress and a Demoarticle cited by a writer? found the reporter’s statecratic president are doing a Want news from our other ment so troubling. fine job of governing togetheditions covering the rest W hen d iscussi ng th is er, why wouldn’t they vote to of Queens? Find past complex issue above the continue this arrangement in r e p or t s , ne w s f r om level of political f lame2016?” Four years of compeacross the borough and throwing we’ve seen in negtent governing? Who would more at qchron.com. ative campaigns, we expect want that? Not Republicans. objective news reporters to Prior to the recent midterm elections Republican Mitch McCon- refrain from such irresponsible statenell (next head of the Senate) said this ments in order to paint Republicans as the regarding the Senate, which still had a bad guys. We set the record straight with Democratic majority. “There are still the reporter involved as to the distinction enough Republicans to block the Demo- between legal and illegal immigration, cratic agenda, as long as they all march in but it’s instructive for all to hear both “lockstep” (a prison term) and as long as sides of the story. The Queens Village Republican Club is Republicans refuse to follow his lead, Americans will see ‘partisan food fights’ America’s oldest and perhaps most ethniand conclude that Obama has failed to cally diverse Republican Club, and we are produce change”. But that was then, right? proud that our members hail from the IndiWrong. The National Review goes on to an, Haitian, Caribbean, Russian, Chinese say “The GOP should focus on the future and other communities, recent immigrants by building the case for Republican gover- who came seeking the American Dream. nance after 2016, and explaining what They believe in our credo that if you work Republicans “would do” if they had the hard, study hard and sacrifice for your chilWhite House”. And they’re absolutely dren, anyone can succeed with minimal right. It’s time to show the American peo- government assistance and interference. Utah voters elected to Congress Repubple that Republicans are capable of bold, decisive action! But later in the future, lican Mia Love, the Brooklyn-born daughmaybe, if in that future Republicans have ter of Haitian immigrants, who said: “My the House, the Senate, and the presidency. parents immigrated to the U.S. with $10 in Or maybe Republicans will wait until they their pocket, believing that the America have an all-Republican Supreme Court, 50 they had heard about really did exist. Republican governors and 50 Republican When times got tough, they didn’t look to Washington, they looked within.’’ state legislatures. These are the new faces of the “Party of However, refusing to govern at all might be hard to sell to the American people. Per- Lincoln,” the party that abolished slavery haps they’re waiting until there isn’t an and continues to fight economic slavery and America anymore. Well, if they refuse the welcomes all to our shores who wish to sucresponsibility to govern, that reality will be ceed free from government overreach. Phil Orenstein right around the corner. President, Queens Village Republican Club Robert LaRosa Queens Village Whitestone Obama’s hands. The next Congress will send GOP radical bills to the White House. Obama will have the strongest left hand in DC. He will either sign executive orders or veto bills. Hey Republicans, have fun trying to get 67 senators to override a veto. Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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This week, the Queens Chronicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th annual toy and gift drive is focusing on letters from youngsters living at the Boulevard Family Shelter in Elmhurst. The facility, the former Pan Am Hotel, opened in June and now has 388 children living there. Many of their letters to Santa Claus start off by asking for a new home. The children just want a permanent place to live with their families. Many have been uprooted from other boroughs and have to go to school in a strange location. Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you help make some of their smaller wishes come true? Here is a sampling of their letters: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My only wish is a house for me and my family where we can cook,â&#x20AC;? writes Natasha, 12. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possible, any gift for me is alright.â&#x20AC;? Keith, 16, writes for his younger siblings, asking for a Hello Kitty tea set and pillow and black doll for sister Tyra, 2; for his 4-year-old brother Aaron, a basketball and Legos; and for brother Keyzia, 10, an RC helicopter and Legos. For himself he asks for a mini SD card for a phone of 32 GB and a kit to clean his tablet. Qwandier, 6, loves Spider-Man and would like the silver Spider-Man action figure.

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According to Brown, Kurz was stopped by a police officer on Nov. 19 after entering his car. The officer allegedly noticed a small bag with pill bottles in it, which when opened was found to contain a “pill scraper with six blue oxycodone pills” and hundreds of other prescription painkillers. The police, authorized by a court-ordered search warrant, later found a stash of pills in Kurz’s home, primarily oxycodone.

Other drugs allegedly found in the house include Valium and acetaminophen. More than $800 in cash was also found by police during the bust, Brown said. The bust followed an investigation into Kurz by the city Police Department’s Organized Crime Investigations Division and the Brown’s Rackets Bureau. The two departments investigated Kurz using court-authorized audio surveillance for an unspecified amount of time. Brown alleges the investigation found that Kurz was conspiring to arrange the sale of the narcotics on numerous occasions. Q

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Road, vows broken in Hamilton Beach 104th Street remains torn up, now residents want mayor to help out by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Residents of Hamilton Beach are taking their fight to have a street in the community repaired to the highest level of City Hall. Roger Gendron, president of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association, has started a petition asking Mayor de Blasio to direct the Department of Transportation to repave 104th Street, which has been neglected for years. “We just want to get it leveled,” Gendron said. “That road is our only way in and out of Hamilton Beach.” The corridor, which runs north and south, was ripped up along with other Hamilton Beach streets in 1997 as part of a city project to place sewer pipelines throughout the area, Gendron said. Following the completion of the construction later that year, Gendron said, many of the roads were repaired, repaved and maintained by the city, with the exception of 104th Street. “It hasn’t been touched,” he said. The condition of the road has been made worse by a construction boon in the area. Gendron said about six houses have been erected on 104th Street since 2008, which has only exasperated the problem. “Wherever they had to dig up had settled,” he said. “And it settled to the point

Hamilton Beach residents are complaining that the condition of 104th Street has been neglected by the city for years. The New Hamilton Beach Civic Association is calling on Mayor de Blasio to PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER direct the DOT to pave the road. where there was a four-inch puddle.” The poor condition has caused many problems throughout the neighborhood, Gendron said, including damage to residents’ cars. He also said one former resident moved out of the hamlet, because the sound of cars

driving over the road would keep his son up at night. Gendron, who has been the civic president since February 2012, said he had reached out to Mayor Bloomberg in the past to get answers on when the road would be fixed.

“We cannot get answers from the city of New York,” he said. Requests for comment from de Blasio on the condition of 104th Street and if he would direct the DOT to repave the road were not returned by press time. Gendron also claimed that the DOT has outright lied to the community in its promise to repair the road. He claimed that then-DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan promised at a civic meeting about four years ago that shovels would be in the ground in 2012. “Along comes 2012, and nowhere in the city’s capital plan does it show 104th Street,” Gendron said. “I’m personally a little angry at that. It was her way of keeping us quiet for a while.” Gendron also claimed that elected officials for the community have offered their help to have the road repaved, to no avail. “For some reason, everyone hits a brick wall,” he said. Gendron also claimed city officials have said they have not heard any complaints about the road. He said the condition of the road has been well documented by major news outlets and the civic assocation. Officials from the DOT did not respond to a request for comments on Gendron’s Q statements by press time.

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Architect Gerald Caliendo on Thursday told Queens Borough President Melinda Katz that the owner of a South Ozone Park home needed a variance on the property so that he could receive a certificate of occupancy from the city. “There is a two-story building directly behind it,” Caliendo said during a land use public hearing. “So it is still in context with the neighborhood.” He said the second floor of the house at 106-02 Sutter Ave. was constructed by a previous owner and is against the current zoning laws for the area.

The owner of the house never received a variance for the addition, Caliendo said. Community Board 10 unanimously voted in favor of allowing the variance back in April. “They thought it wasn’t out of character,” Caliendo said. The Department of Buildings rejected the variance back in January, city documents state, and recommended the matter to the Board of Standards and Appeals. Under city law, Katz may only cast a recommendation, not a vote on the matter. She had not done so by press time. Q

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Kamph said Calore was engaged in the community, and reached out to anybody who needed help. “Anybody who came to him, he donated to them,” he said. Kamph added he would have civic meetings catered with food from the restaurant. Sam Esposito, a Community Board 9 member, said in a post on the eatery’s Facebook page, “We hate to see you go Aldo you have been a fixture in Ozone park for decades.” “Good luck with whatever you do,” he added. “And thank you for the good food all these years.” Calore could not be reached for comment on his closing or the future of the restaurant Q by press time.

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Council members donate food to vets Officials gather at LIC shelter to announce result of citywide initiative by Anthony O’Reilly

veterans from Nov. 10 to 20, which will be distributed to food pantries that serve homeElected officials on a cold and windy Fri- less veterans. “What’s happening here today is really day afternoon gathered in Long Island City to donate more than 1,000 pounds of food to special,” said Van Bramer, who is married shelters that serve homeless veterans, fol- to a veteran. The food drive was spearheaded by lowing a 10-day-long food drive by Council Ulrich and Levin, members throughout who announced the the city. i n it iat ive a d ay “Many of these e can never do before Veterans Day. brave men and enough for our Standing next to a women are in need of portion of the food a hot meal and safe veterans. In reality, that was donated , place to call home,” Ulrich said while it Cou ncil Speaker it’s never enough. was a start to help feed Melissa Mark-ViveriWe can do more the city’s homeless, to ( D -Ma n hat t a n , must be done. Bronx) said in front and we will do more.” more “We can never do of the Borden Avenue enough for our veterVeterans Residence. — City Councilman Eric Ulrich ans,” he said. “It is unacceptable (R-Ozone Park) “I n realit y, it’s that veterans go to never enough. We bed hungry.” Mark-Viverito was joined by Council- can do more and we will do more.” Ulrich thanked Mark-Viverito for her supmembers Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), chairman of the Veterans Committee; Jimmy port of the food drive and of city veterans. “I thank her not only for her cooperation, Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), majority leader; and Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn), chair- but for her encouragement,” he said, adding that the speaker has worked to create legisman of the General Welfare Committee. The four Council members were part of a lation that would benefit veterans. The Council members were joined by citywide effort to collect food for homeless Associate Editor

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City Councilmembers Melissa Mark-Viverito, left, Stephen Levin and Eric Ulrich on Friday stand in front of a portion of food items that will be donated to homeless veterans throughout the city, PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY following a 10-day food drive they spearheaded. Janice Peters and Michael Rodriguez, two veterans who visited the Borden residence when they were homeless. Levin said the city had a “social contract” to help veterans like Peters and Rodriguez. The Food Bank for NYC, which worked with the Council members on arranging the

food drive, reported last year that 70,000 veterans throughout the city relied on soup kitchens and food pantries for their meals. Triada Stampas, director of government relations and public education for the Food Bank For NYC, said the food drive was iniQ tiated by the Council members.

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If you have a passion for fixing up crumbling homes and $1.2 million burning a hole in your pocket, look no further than 84-62 Beverly Road in Kew Gardens. Nearly f ive years after the historic Anglo-Japanese home was sealed with cement by the Department of Housing Preservation, the decaying structure has been placed on Craigslist with a selling price of $1.2 million. In September 2009, the Department of Buildings issued two unsafe building violations, but Mun Chang, listed as the home’s owner since 1973, never appeared in court to fight the tickets. The vacant, damaged building was sealed shut in Januar y 2010, and the Craigslist ad details the 3,600-square-foot structure as a “huge, beautiful one family house” on a 7,000-square-foot lot. A phone number for a man named Scott is listed on the adver tisement. When called and asked about the home, the man who answered and identified himself as Scott hung up once the caller said he was with the Chronicle. James Melikian, an Arizona resident who lived in the house with his family from 1956 to 1969, told the Chronicle in January that the structure is the only

This decaying Anglo-Japanese home, which has been cemented shut since 2010, is being advertised FILE PHOTO on Craigslist for $1.2 million. Anglo-Japanese home in Queens. The building, which has wires and gutters dangling from it, was originally constructed by Joseph Fleischmann, a flower

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A Verizon Wireless store at 159-20 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach was robbed at gunpoint on early Saturday morning, according to the business owner. Jodi, the owner of the Verizon store, who did not give her last name, said one of her employees was at the register when a man entered and pointed a gun at them. “He instructed my employee to empty the cash register and then persisted to come behind my counter and wanted the phones as well as the money,” Jodi said. The culprit allegedly then walked to the stock room, where he instructed the employee to load a bag with cell phones, Jodi said. “He then told the employee to stay in the back while he left,” she said. Jodi, who was not in the store during the time of the incident, said this is the first case of a gunpoint robbery happening in her business of 13 years. “This type of thing has never happened here,” she said. The robbery came about two weeks after Liberty Travel, also on Cross Bay Boulevard, was robbed at gunpoint. Q

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Firefighters decry shrinking pensions City Council under pressure to raise reduced disability benefits by Matthew Ern

According to Slevin, who has served as a firefighter for the past 20 years, there is a Would you put your life on the line for bill in Albany waiting to address this issue, just $27 a day? That’s the question being but state legislators are unable to act on it posed by hundreds of firefighters and police until the City Council passes a home rule officers citywide who are putting pressure message. Slevin added that the reduced penon City Hall to denounce severely reduced sions is an issue specifically facing New Tier 3 disability pension benefits for new York City first responders, and that firemen throughout the state F DN Y a nd N Y PD already have the benemembers. fits his organization is Officers and firehe city has a moral trying to gain. f ighters hired after “W hen ou r f i re July 1, 2009 who are obligation to protect f ighters and police injured on the job are f ic e r s r isk t hei r eligible to receive disthese firefighters. This of lives for the safety of ability benefits consisNew Yorkers, we owe tent with 50 percent of is mind-boggling that them assurance that their f irst-year pay. the City Council could their families will be Those hired before provided for should June 30, 2009 would say no to benefits.” a ny t h i ng h a p p e n ,” receive 75 percent of Cou ncilwom a n Li z their pay. Groups like — UFA Vice President James Slevin C r owle y ( D - Gle n the Uniformed Firedale) said in a written fighters Association and the Uniformed Fire Officers Associa- statement. “We cannot allow the city to cut tion argue that the lower pensions are not corners when it comes to fundamental public safety. Our cops and firefighters are enough to support New York’s bravest. “The city has a moral obligation to pro- always there when we need them, now the tect these firefighters,” UFA Vice President city needs to be there for them and their James Slevin said. “This is mind-boggling families.” The movement is supported by some indithat the City Council could say no to vidual Council members, but as a whole the benefits.” Chronicle Contributor

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body has made no move to pass the home rule message. Slevin says that Tier 3 disability pensions do not cover diseases such as cancer or heart attacks that may be incurred as side effects of working in hazardous environments such as burning buildings. The Queens resident says that he’s had plenty of ex p e r ie n c e w it h d i s a bi l it y claims over the years at the U FA helping other f irefighters try to get the help they need. “Except for the U.S. military, being a New York City firefighter is the most dangerous profession i n the world,” UFA President Steve Cassidy said in a prepared statement. “No other job has lost so many of its members to lineof-duty death and disability, all in the service of keeping New York safe. Actions speak louder than words. New York City Firefighters are calling on the New York City Council speaker and the mayor to take swift and decisive action to correct this public safety crisis with an immediate home rule message.” Former Gov. David Paterson vetoed city firefighter and police Tier 2 pension disability protections in 2009. Since then,

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Following decriminalization step, Chronicle polls lawmakers on pot by Khorri Atkinson Chronicle Contributor

When asked in recent days if New York should legalize marijuana for recreational use, a move that is supported by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx), six of Queens’ 15 Council members gave varied responses. All 15, including Councilman Antonio Reynoso (D-Brooklyn), whose Brooklyn district also includes much of Ridgewood, were asked the same questions via email to their main spokespersons: Would you support the legalization of marijuana in New York? Why or why not? And how would how would it benefit or affect New York? Eight Council members did not acknowledged being asked. The spokesperson for Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) said the lawmaker had no comment. Of the six other lawmakers, Councilmmembers Da n ny D rom m (D -Jack son Heights), Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) and Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) said the legalization of marijuana should be explored. The lawmakers cited racial disparities in arrests for low-level marijuana possession as the main reason why pot should be decriminalized. They said it will prevent minorities, who are disproportionately targeted with marijuana arrests, from having

In opposition are Cou ncilmembers contact with the criminal justice system. That was one of the major reasons the Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), the city recently touted its decision not to majority leader, Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) charge those in possession of 25 ounces or and Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows). Wills told the Chronicle that with legal less of the drug with a crime. “I believe Mayor de Blasio’s and Police recreational use, children would get the Commissioner Bratton’s new policy allowing impression that the use of pot has no conseindividuals found with small amounts of mar- quences. He said it “can negatively affect both their health and acaijuana to be given a ticket demic performance.” instead of being arrested is S h o u l d N e w Yo r k a step in the right direcome would legalize decide to legalize pot, tion,” Richards said. “Too Lancman, a former New many young people, espemarijuana, some York Assembly member, cially young people of said officials should examcolor, are introduced to the would not, most ine the progress of other criminal justice system declined to say. states that are using pot because of a marijuana for recreational purposes. arrest. Our goal should be “It’s best to wait for a few years to see the to work with these individuals rather than advantages and disadvantages that are matecriminalize them.” He said that would change the city’s rialized from other states before New York approach to marijuana use and enforcement supports full legalization,” he said. Days after Mayor de Blasio and Police that “has failed on many levels.” “The lasting impact of obtaining a misde- Commissioner Bill Bratton announced the meanor can prevent many from accessing new guidelines for cases of low-level marijuaemployment, student aid and other means na possession, reporters asked Melissa Markthat contribute to financial independence and Viverito if she supports outright legalization. “It’s not something we can just do ranstability,” he said. “Our approach to marijuana can no longer be considered a fringe issue domly, but with a thought process, and but as an important social justice matter for looking how it’s being implemented in other areas,” she said. “But I do support the this generation of New Yorkers.”

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New urgent care clinic unveiled in Forest Hills North Shore-LIJ, GoHeath team up to open 50 locations here and on LI by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The days of sitting in an emergency room for five hours because of an ankle sprain or a bad cold that hasn’t gone away may be numbered. While urgent care clinics might not be the “future” of how one receives care, medical professionals from the North Shore-LIJ Health System and GoHealth Urgent Care see them as the healthcare industry’s biggest growing trend in the nation. That trend includes Queens, as the medical partnership cut the ribbon on its new GoHealth Urgent Care clinic at 102-29 Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills on Friday. Speaking about why so many similar clinics are opening throughout the region in recent years, Sarah Arora, the vice president of operations for GoHealth, believes the explanation is two-fold. “The first is that people are more consumer-driven,” Arora said. “People are demanding the same level of convenience and service that they get in every other aspect of their lives and now they’re starting to demand it in healthcare. “The second thing,” she continued, “is that there’s a big trend in healthcare even at the policy level to match the cost of your setting with the acuity of care.”

GoHealth founder and CEO Si France speaks at the unveiling of a new North Shore-LIJ GoHealth urgent care clinic on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills on Friday. The center is the first of 50 set PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA to open on geographic Long Island over the next three years. Over the next three years, residents of Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties can expect to see an urgent care center every few miles, as North Shore-LIJ, in partnership with GoHealth, plans to open 50 such facilities across Queens and Long Island, with the Forest Hills location being the first. Between 10 and 12 employees, including

up to three doctors who are credentialed through North Shore-LIJ, will be present at the Queens Boulevard center. According to Arora, such a small footprint in terms of space, just over 2,000 square feet, and employees will be a trademark of each clinic. “We will always maintain a small footprint,” she said, “and that’s why we would

never have more than t wo or th ree providers.” Inside the clinic, all of the walls are curved and the examination rooms feature transparent walls that, with the f lip of a switch, can be turned translucent. GoHealth founder and CEO Si France said he met with Apple Store founder Ron Johnson and branding officials from Starbucks and Nordstrom when creating the program’s concept, and some of the facility’s aesthetic features borrow from the success of those establishments. “What we were trying to do was take the best of what we’ve seen in retail and hospitality organizations and bring that to healthcare,” France said. “When you drive by this place, you’re visually drawn in. People know this is not a retail clinic, this is truly an emergency room alternative.” The partnership between North ShoreLIJ and GoHealth also extends to medical record access. France touted the f lat-screen monitors in each exam room and the doctors’ ability to pull up one’s medical records on the screen and add to them as the patient watches on. And according to Daniel Goldberg, CEO of Gold Medical Marketing, a partner of continued on page 35

Queens divided over airport roundtables Northern part of borough seeks one group; Southeast wants JFK separate by Laura A. Shepard

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Those with gripes and grievances about airplane noise and pollution met with Port Authority officials last week after a threemonth hiatus to try once again to establish the structure and governance of a community aviation roundtable. The governor ordered the Port Authority to create the roundtable over a year ago, but nothing has materialized because different groups from various impacted com munities can not agree on whether there should be one roundtable for the entire airspace or sepa rate rou ndt ables to address issues at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports. Ralph Tragale presented the PA’s proposal last Thursday at a me et i ng at Yor k C ol lege i n Jamaica. The proposal, which would have a roundtable for each airport with a coordinating committee, was billed as a comprom ise b et we e n fa ct ion s f rom Nor ther n Queens and Nassau County, who want one regional

r ou n d t a ble, a n d t h o s e f r o m Southeast Queens near JFK, who want separate groups. The PA also put out a list of 32 voting members from each committee, consisting of representatives of community boards, towns on Long Island, politicians and aviation indust r y-related interests and labor. “It’s your roundtable, we’re just here to facilitate,” Tragale said. “My hope is that we get to a point where we can agree on a structure right and then the Port Authority sits down like everybody else and you appoint your own group to lead the roundtable and the community leads and makes the decisions and votes as a group.” Residents and representatives from Southeast Queens, including Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau), Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica), Councilman Daneek Miller (D -St. Albans), and a representative from state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) unanimously supported having a separate roundtable for the communi-

ties impacted by JFK Air por t because they feel that is the only way to adequately address their problems and concerns. They pointed to the vastly different scale of operations at Kennedy which is 4,930 acres with over 30 miles of roadway while LaGuardia is only 608 acres. JFK accommodates significantly more passengers, air cargo and mail as well. Barbara Brown, the chairwoman of the Eastern Queens Alliance, an organization devoted to i mprov i ng l i fe i n Sout he a st Queens, argued that creating a separate roundtable for JFK is logical because Newark airport has its own roundtable, as do the major airports in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Those from north and northeastern Queens neighborhoods impacted by LaGuardia and their counterparts from Long Island, some of which experience air traffic from both airports, supported having one roundtable for practical and logistical reasons. “If we have two roundtables and each individual committee

Congressman Gregory Meeks was one of several elected officials who spoke out on Nov. 21 for separate community roundtables for both LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports at a meeting hosted by the Port PHOTO BY LAURA A.SHEPARD Authority at York College. really has its own authority, in my opinion, you can disagree w it h me, it a l lows t he Por t Authority to do what it wants,” state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said. “The two committees have to work together. They can

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Airport roundtable continued from page 24 roundtables, one for each air port, is going to get what you want, it is not going to happen.â&#x20AC;? Janet McEneany, the president of Queens Quiet Skies, an organization that led the push for the roundtablesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; creation, has strongly advocated for one roundtable since March 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We understand that this is one big tent and everything that happens at one air por t affects ever ybody who lives around other airports and we understand that we cannot divide them,â&#x20AC;? she said. McEneany said that in other parts of the country single airports in large metropolitan areas have separate roundtables since they are significantly farther apart than LaGuardia and JFK, where ai r t raf f ic pat ter ns a re of ten intertwined. Patrick Evans, vice chairman of the EQA, said flight patterns are the least of his worries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m dealing with pollution,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m dealing with the din of the airport, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m dealing with the truck traffic that goes in and out the airport. A lot of people who are at this meeting, even our f r iends f rom Long Island, once we change the air traffic pattern, you go home, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re quiet, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finished. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to deal with the pollution. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to deal with the din, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to

deal with traffic from the cargo, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to deal with that day and night.â&#x20AC;? Several people criticized the lack of civic group participation in the PA proposal, while Tragale defended the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice to include aviation interests. Though the community members protested the Port Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unilateral decision mak ing in the past, many begged the agency to show leadership in order to end the internal squabbles to establish a viable governing body that can actually tackle the issues at hand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;W hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the gover nance here? â&#x20AC;? Assemblyman Jeff Aubry (D-Corona) asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who is the decision-making body here? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re basically throwing it back to us and saying that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to vote on it. So what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking you is for some leadership and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking you for some structure and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to expect this group here to make a decision after a year and a half of input, that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting from you. Give me some leadership, Ralph.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re afraid to provide leadership,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tragale replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that when we have provided leadership weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cr iticized for providing leadership.â&#x20AC;? He agreed to bring back another proposal for structure at a future meeting Q for the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perusal.

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Many Queens lawmakers back President Obama’s executive order on undocumented immigrants, which says that many who have lived in the United States for at least five years without a criminal record can apply to legally work in the country and be protected from deportation. Up to five million may qualify. Officials here largely said the move will not alleviate all the problems that exist in the nation’s “broken immigration system,” but is a “welcome step” that will move the country in the right direction. “President Obama’s executive order is bold, lawful and compassionate,” U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) said at a press conference held last Friday at the Shirley Chisholm State Office Building in Brooklyn. “It is a substantial step in the right direction. We still got some work to do.” Jeffries was joined by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn), who led a host of other Democrats in Brooklyn to voice support for President Obama’s executive order on immigration. The two lawmakers, who co-chair the Congressional Black Caucus Task Force on Immigration Reform, said Obama’s action is well within his jurisdiction, in reaction to House Speaker John

where you have millions of people with a lawful legal citizen or a permanent resident in their family, living with the risk that their child may go to school and when that child comes home he doesn’t see his or her parent anymore. That’s not the American way to do business.” Phil Orenstein, president of the Queens Village Republican Club, disputed Jeffries’ take and argued that Obama doesn’t work in a bipartisan manner. “The president is showing arrogance,” said Orenstein. “What we’re doing is giving illegals the green light to f lood into the country. We can’t handle this. Republicans said that the border has to close.” Orenstein added that Obama’s plan does not secure the country’s borders, even in light of threats from the Islamic State and the Ebola virus. He said he wants to make it clear that some Republicans do not oppose immigration reform, but said the president’s action does not correct the problem. When it goes into effect in spring 2015, Orenstein said, “All hell will break loose.” “It’s just the timing and the way the president does it,” he said. In his 15-minute primetime address to the nation last week, Obama said he had given the House of Representatives, which continued on page 36

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Committee to state pols: Override veto Ulrich calls for Skelos, Silver to vote to allow vets to buy into pension by Anthony O’Reilly

veto to essentially close the door on helping thousands of veterans who deserve the help Members of the City Council’s Veterans the most.” “I think it’s more important now more than Committee are urging state lawmakers to overturn Gov. Cuomo’s veto of a bill that ever that we demonstrate and show our supwould allow veterans who served during port for our veterans,” he added at a veterans peacetime or undesignated conflicts to pur- homeless shelter in Long Island City, where chase up to three years of credit toward a state he had earlier donated more than 1,000 pounds of food colpension plan. lected du r ing a “We firmly believe 10-day food drive. that all military serthink it’s more important “ Not on ly i n ou r vice is public service words, but in our and therefore all honnow more than ever that deeds.” orably discharged vetCuomo on Nov. 7 erans deserve access we demonstrate and vetoed the bill, stating t o t he a dd it ion a l show our support for that it would “run retirement credits this rough-shod over sysbill would afford,” a our veterans.” temic reforms carewritten statement by fully negotiated with the members of the — Councilman Eric Ulrich the Legislature to committee states. avoid saddling local The committee on Nov. 20 wrote to both Senate Majority Leader property taxpayers with additional, unmanDean Skelos (R-Nassau) and Assembly ageable burdens.” “It is disheartening to see the Legislature Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan), urging the two to direct their respective houses to reverse course only two years after it overvote in a special session of the state Legisla- whelmingly agreed to avoid tossing these burdens onto local taxpayers in cities, towns, ture to override the veto of the governor. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), counties and school districts,” Cuomo added. “But the Legislature has chosen to ignore chairman of the Veterans Committee, said the two leaders should “not allow Gov. Cuomo’s its commitment to shield property taxpayers Associate Editor

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Councilman Eric Ulrich, left, chairman of the City Council’s Veterans Committee, is urging an override of Gov. Cuomo’s veto on a pension bill. Cuomo, right, said the bill would put a financial FILE PHOTOS burden on state taxpayers and municipalities. from the costs of the new statewide pension enhancements.” The estimated first-year cost to city employers would be about $18 million, according to the bill. Ulrich said he was “extremely disappointed” in the governor for not supporting the bill.

“The pension bill is going to have a lasting positive impact on veterans and their ability to provide for their families in their golden years for a very long time,” he said. Skelos and Silver did not respond to requests for comments on the Veterans ComQ mittee’s letters by press time.

More safety upgrades eyed for Queens Blvd. Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi writes DOT asking for new improvements by Christopher Barca

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The banishment of left turns from Yellowstone Boulevard onto westbound Queens Boulevard may not be popular with many motorists, but another effort to improve safety along the dangerous roadway is gaining community support. A month after listening to the concerns of Forest Hills and Rego Park residents at October’s 112th Precinct Community Council meeting, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) is petitioning the Department of Transportation for various safety improvements for pedest r ians along Queens Boulevard. In a letter dated Nov. 19, Hevesi called on the DOT to conduct a st udy regarding the possible employing of audible beaconing and leading pedestrian intervals, two measures Hevesi said would cut collisions by as much as 60 percent. “The constituents have stated that audible beaconing and leading pedestrian intervals have been used in other jurisdictions to assist visually impaired and elderly pedestri-

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi has asked the Department of Transportation to study troublesome intersections along Queens Boulevard, specifically the feasibility of installing audible beaconing or leading pedestrian interval systems PHOTO BY MARK LORD to reduce collisions. ans while crossing traffic,” Hevesi wrote. “They believe that implementation of these measures would greatly improve traffic safety conditions for this thoroughfare. Therefore, I respectfully request that you consider implementing these tech nologies along this corridor.” Audible beaconing targets those who are visually impaired, as noise

emanating from the walk signal on the opposite side of the street is designed to guide pedestrians across the crosswalk, instead of having them accidentally veering into the path of vehicles. Leading pedestrian intervals gives those attempting to cross a street a slight head-start, normally around five seconds, before motorists attempting to turn across the

crosswalk are given a green light. LPIs are already in place along Queens Boulevard from 32nd Place to 47th Street in Sunnyside, as well as multiple intersections in Flushing, Jamaica and Middle Village. The DOT did not return inquiries for comment by press time. Heidi Chain, president of the 112th Precinct Community Council, applauded Hevesi’s efforts at the

group’s Nov. 18 meeting, and said she hopes the DOT heard the community’s concerns loud and clear. “It is great when someone comes here, listens to us and does something particularly like this,” Chain said. “[The DOT] know it. We will see if we get it, but at least we’re all trying to get it.” In a statement, Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio said he fully supports Hevesi’s two proposed measures along Queens Boulevard. “Pedestrian and vehicular safety is a major priority of Community Board 6,” Gulluscio said. “Therefore, we are 100 percent behind such an implementation should it be validated by the Department of Transportation.” In early September, the DOT attempted to help safeguard pedestrians and motorists by banning left turns from Yellowstone Boulevard onto westbound Queens Boulevard. However, the move has angered many residents, who say the turn ban confuses drivers and leads to a backup of traffic on area side streets as motorists try to navigate Q back onto Queens Boulevard.

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continued from page 24 North Shore-LIJ, patients at the new facility won’t have to worry about the office of an affiliated doctor not having one’s records on file when arriving for a follow-up appointment. “We can, through bilateral medical records and communications, connect them with a doctor within the North Shore system,” Goldberg said. “That helps in every way.” As to why Forest Hills was chosen, Arora said the demand is there. “We found a great location here. This is also a very interesting community in transition we can provide services to,” she said. “There’s also this influx of young families who are seeking this immediate after-hours care.” When asked if the quality of care at the clinic would be just as good as it is in a hospital, Goldberg said that’s one of their biggest attributes. “When you’re here, the standards of care and quality are the same as they would be in the hospital,” he said. “We don’t want to diminish qualities because it’s outside the hospital set ting. That doesn’t ser ve anyone.” The next facility to open in Queens will be at LeFrak City in Corona in early 2015, with more Queens locaQ tions to potentially follow.

Civil Rights activists honored Obama recognizes murdered Queens College student were killed by the Klu Klux Klan on June 21, 1964 and their bodies were found by FBI agents 44 days later beneath a dam. Goodman was 20 years old at the time. Queens College honored the sacrifice and tragic deaths of the young men by tolling its ChaneyGood m a n-Schwer ner Clock Tower bell three times Monday afternoon, once for each of the victims. The clock was renamed in 1989 to honor the victims. “The entire Queens College community is extraordin a r i ly proud t h at President Obama has recognized one of our own in this unprecedented way,” school President Félix Matos Rodriguez said in a w r it ten statement. “Andrew Goodman sacrificed his life for the cause of civil The FBI missing poster released following the rights during Freedisappearance of Andrew Goodman, left, dom Summer, which helped fuel the strugJames Chaney and Michael Schwerner. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS COLLEGE gle and ultimately President Obama posthumously honored former Queens College student and civil rights activist Andrew Goodman with the Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony Monday. Goodman was murdered along with James Chaney and Michael Schwerner after traveling to Mississippi in 1964 to register disenfranchised voters. The three men

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It’s Small Business Saturday in Queens Some communities in the boro will promote buying locally on Nov. 29 by Cristina Schreil Chronicle Contributor

With the height of the holiday shopping season on the horizon, businesses in Queens hope to get a boost from the fourth annual Small Business Saturday this Nov. 29. The promotion, created by American Express in 2010 to urge consumers to shop at local small businesses the day after Black Friday, will be a focus in some Queens communities this year. The Queens Chamber of Commerce plans to spread the word about Small Business Saturday throughout this week. “This has proven to be a meaningful way to help local merchants, and we encourage everyone to take part in supporting your local businesses,” Jack Friedman, executive director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, said. He added that the group will use social media to inform residents about promotions in different neighborhoods. The Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District will jump start the day with an event in Bliss Plaza on Queens Boulevard and 46th Street at noon. The event will have live music performed by the Sunnyside Social Club. Attendees will receive a free “Shop Local Holiday Gift Guide,” which spotlights 22

This strip of Flushing shops on 45th Avenue shows just some of the variety of the countless PHOTO BY STEVE MALECKI small businesses in Queens. stores in Sunnyside. “Launching the gift guide on Small Business Saturday is a perfect way to make the community more aware of the importance of shopping locally,” Czarinna Andres, a Sunnyside Shines board member and the owner of Bing’s Hallmark on Greenpoint Avenue, said in a statement. Also on Saturday, the Sunnyside Shines

MTA scrubbing racial slur from bus stop Language has been there for weeks by Christopher Barca

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Because waiting in the cold for a bus to come isn’t frustrating enough. For at least the last three weeks, a racial slur aimed at African Americans has remained on the schedule canister of the Metropolitan Avenue/69th Street Q54 bus stop in Middle Village, angering Maspeth West End Block Association Co-President Charlene Stubbs and others. “I want to know what kind of world are we living in when the N-word does not bother anyone anymore?” Stubbs said in an email. “Disgusting.” The offensive phrase, urging blacks to “go home,” was scheduled to be cleaned by the Metropolitan Transpor tation Authority on Tuesday. Spokeswoman Marisa Baldeo said the agency was not aware of the slur until the Chronicle brought it to their attention, and despite bus shelters being the Department of Transportation’s property, an MTA crew would be dispatched to service the canister.

The defaced Q54 schedule canister. The image has been altered to conceal the PHOTO COURTESY CHARLENE STUBBS racial slur. “In this particular case, there is no record of a complaint,” Baldeo said Monday. “Once we receive complaints about graffiti of any nature, it is addressed within 48 hours or sooner if possible.” While the DOT maintains all city bus shelters, the canisters are cleaned and the schedules inside them replaced, when Q needed, by the MTA.

Facebook page will announce a holiday window contest challenging local retailers to decorate window displays. Other business improvement districts are also spreading the word, even if there isn’t an event planned specifically for the day. Simone Price, executive director of the Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, said the day isn’t a good fit for its

neighborhood’s small businesses, as many don’t operate on weekends, or are serviceoriented. But the BID will pass along news of other events throughout Queens. “Small businesses are the cornerstone of businesses in NYC,” Price said in an email. “They stir economic growth and are a part of the fabric of communities.” In Bayside, some shops along Bell Boulevard have united to host a special day of discounted shopping in lieu of an official event. Margaret Papacostas, of Karma Boutique on Bell Boulevard, will promote Bayside’s small businesses on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a festive day of shopping at her clothing store. The event, which Papacostas said involves around 10 businesses and counting, will discount items by 30 percent and will have raffle prizes such as gift certificates to nearby stores and food and beverages from eateries such as Teaspoon Bake Shop and Bayside Milk Farm. Last year, they had more than 300 shoppers. Looking ahead, Papacostas would like to involve more businesses and reach out to the Bayside BID to organize an official event. “I’ve always wanted to somehow join forces with everybody in the neighborhood,” Papacostas said. “You want people to shop locally and to help support the local busiQ nesses. They need it the most.”

Obama’s immigration order continued from page 33 is controlled by the Republicans, enough time to pass the immigration reform bill. He maintained that his executive action is not only lawful, but is in line with “the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every Democratic president for the past half-century.” “To those members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill,” said Obama. He said deportation protections and grants for legal work status will be given to about 4 million illegal immigrants whose children are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, who have no criminal background and have lived in the country for at least five years. Other provisions include the expansion of the program for immigrants known as “dreamers,” those who arrived in the United States illegally as children but gained protection from deportation through a 2012 presidential directive. The president has removed the age limit for people to qualify. Obama said beneficiaries must be willing to pay taxes. His order does not make them citizens. He also outlined plans to help entrepreneurs get visas. The intent is to retain talented foreign workers.

The president emphasized that “felons, not families,” are in line for deportations. “Criminals, not children. Gang members, not a mom who’s working hard to provide for her kids.” Obama’s move was lauded by other Queens lawmakers and also by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, who recently championed a measure to stop honoring most detainment orders from U.S. immigration officials unless there’s a warrant from a judge. The measure was sponsored by Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights). “This administrative relief is smart policy that will benefit the country economically and socially for generations to come,” Mark-Viverito said of the president’s move. “It will keep families together and strengthen ties between immigrants and the country they so proudly call home and contribute to.” Mayor de Blasio said it’s now time for Congress to continue what the president started. “The United States of America has always been a country of immigrants,” de Blasio said. “The announcement is also an unquestionable reminder that improving policies to further make immigrants part of the makeup of our society can be a powerful tool for fighting inequality, because it levels the playing field for more people, Q and expands opportunity for all.”

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The winner gets free passes to an offBroadway show or other family-friendly performance or sporting event in or around the city. You’ll also see your photo published. We’ll announce the winner in January. E-mail your high-resolution digital photos to peterm@qchron.com. Or snail-mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park, NY 11374. The deadline is Monday, Jan. 5. Good luck!

continued from page 2 point without the grassroots activism of organizations like DRUM and many of the other organizations that have for years and years and years been pushing for comprehensive immigration reform,” s a id C o u n c i l m a n D a n ny D r o m m (D-Jackson Heights), a strong advocate for illegal immigrants. Though the general response from immigration activists has been less than ecstatic, the executive order poses unforeseeable threats to those looking to apply for relief. “I have some concerns locally, because already, my office is getting calls saying ‘I went to see a notorio — I went to see a lawyer’ and they told me that they want to charge them exorbitant fees to help them get this deferred action,” Dromm said. “Right now, nobody should be jumping to see a lawyer because we don’t know all the details yet.” When the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals order directive went into effect in 2012, Dromm said the Jackson Heights area was blanketed with f liers and signs from law offices attempting to appeal to immigrants looking to apply for the program. “They boast cheap prices, but in the end, they have put people out by thousands of dollars,” Dromm said. According to the president, immi-

grants won’t be able to apply for relief until spring 2015, meaning there is no immediate need for representation. But shady lawyers are not the only concern. “We are also concerned, based on past experience, about potential overreach of enforcement programs and the adverse effects on individuals and whole communities who are not protected under the new deferred action program,” Treves said. Many leaders in the im migration reform movement worry the information collected by the government from people applying for relief may be used against them. Since Obama’s latest announcement is only an executive order and not a law, the program could be reversed by a future president or Congress. “People need to make an individual decision about whether this fits them or not because there is still some concern that if you put your name into this, because it’s only executive action, it might affect you in the future going forward because the government will have your name, your address and that type of information,” Dromm said. Dromm and other leaders suggest families sit down and assess their lives and determine if they will qualify and if it’s worth risking possible deportation in Q the future.

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WE PROVIDE CASH LOANS FOR AUTOS AND MOTORCYCLES! 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 and hopes to help out in the most STORE HOURS let the Internet auctioneers handle honest way they can. the rest. “For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10am - 6pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. 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. Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “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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It has been said the small businesses are the backbone of our communities here in Queens, and I am certainly one to reiterate that sentiment. The small businesses, many of which I frequent myself — convenience stores, delis, restaurants and more — are what keep so many of our borough’s commercial corridors going. Small Business Saturday, this year set for Nov. 29, is a time to acknowledge the services our local stores have to offer. The everyday items we may not always take the time to note, the comfort you have in being a “regular” somewhere or simply just having a convenient place to shop are certainly reasons to appreciate our local stores. Cross Bay Boulevard, Myrtle Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue, Jamaica Avenue, Grand Avenue, Beach 116th Street and Beach 129th Street are just some of the corridors that see thousands of people every day. Where would we be without them? Sm a l l Bu si n e s s Sat u rd ay fa l l s between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the busiest shopping days of the year, and two days not necessarily reserved for local shops. We should take this day as a reminder to give back to the smaller stores that really allow us to live our day-to-day lives locally. While the holiday chaos can bring us toward larger department stores or big-name brands, we mustn’t forget the mom-and-pop stores which help us all year round. Statistics show 23 million small businesses account for 54 percent of all sales nationwide, over 50 percent of jobs and nearly 70 percent of all net new jobs since the 1970s. In New York City, those numbers shouldn’t surprise us. Thanks to our corner stores, local supermarkets and more, we should know the impact our small businesses have on our communities. In Albany, we continue to fight for the

r ights of small store owners, and this upcoming 2 015 s e s s i o n should be no diff e r e n t . I h ave sponsored a variety of bills and supported budget items relating to local businesses, including ones that would establish a small business tax credit for the employment of seniors, of unemployed college graduates and of unemployed veterans. Another would provide grants to small business owners to rebuild storefronts severely damaged by Sandy. In last year’s budget discussions, we were able to adopt several measures to help our local stores financially. The budget provided new, pro-business tax cuts, hiring tax credits, reduction of costs and red tape for businesses, workforce training for job openings, a Start-Up New York Tax Free program and more. In reducing the red tape for store owners, the budget modernized and simplified both unemployment insurance and workers compensation, and ultimately provides employers with $1.2 billion in savings without affecting workers’ benefits. Whether at home in the district or in Albany, I will continue to keep the needs of the small business owners in mind. There can always be something done to promote their services and remind them they are vital to our community. This Small Business Saturday, I urge you to do the same. I hope you will join me in shopping at your favorite local store and show the owners the gratitude they deserve. Q Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is New York State Senator for the 15th District, in South and southwestern Queens.

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Comic, fantasy icons to appear at Resorts World on Dec. 6

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Yaya Han, famous cosplayer, will be one of the guests on hand at the inaugural Wintercon.

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rank Patz loves attending comic and science fiction conventions, but has always had to travel outside of Queens to attend them. “I’ve always wanted to do something like this in Queens,” the Jackson Heights resident said. “Queens has always needed its own comic-con.” Now it will have one of its own, when Patz brings the biggest names in the comic book and cosplay industries to the inaugural “Wintercon: NY Comic & Sci-Fi Expo” to Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park. The one-day event will mirror the larger comic conventions held throughout the country, but Patz, the founder and president of Wintercon, believes those do not allow attendees to enjoy the full experience of what is offered. “It’s almost too large for its own good,” he said of the annual New York Comic Con held in Manhattan every year. Wintercon will allow attendees to interact up close and personal with comic book artists, professional costume players and actors. “It’s more of an intimate type of event,” Patz said. And Patz promised the convention will offer something for everybody. “If you like comic books, we have comic books,” he said. “If you like cosplay, we’ll have plenty of that.” Andrew Benjamin, an actor, sci-fi buff and Queens Chronicle contributor, agreed that Wintercon is something Queens has needed for a very long time. “I definitely think it’s an important thing for Queens and for New York City in general,” Benjamin said. He concurred that the large conventions held in Manhattan and other major cities are “too large for their own good,” saying Wintercon “could be not as crowded but still have the fun and attractiveness.” And while Benjamin said he cannot attend

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MUSIC “Tableau Vivant,” music of Mozart, Bach and others, King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, Fri., Dec. 5, 6 p.m. (wine & light refreshments), 6:30 p.m. concert. $25 in advance, $30 at door. Reservations/info: kingmanor.org/ events/concerts.php. Winter Concert, Community Singers of Queens, Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 Ave., Flushing, Sat., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Contact: csofq@aol.com. Holiday Concert, Sacred Music Chorale of Richmond Hill featuring professional soloists and chamber orchestra at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114 St., Sun., Dec. 7, 3.p.m. $15 pp, $12 seniors/ students/advance, children free. Reception to follow. Info: richmondhillny.com.

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

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

W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G Affordable housing info session, by Sunnyside Community Services for Hunters Point South Crossing and Hunters Point South Commons developments, Mon., Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m., 43-31 39 St. Free and open to the public. Info: Adam Lenter (929) 2440329, lenter.scs@gmail.com.

Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128. Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Contact: (718) 478-3100.

QJC blood drive, in memory of Ludmila Herz, Queens Jewish Center auditorium, 66-05 108 St., Forest Hills. Bring ID with signature/photo, minimum weight 110 lbs., ages 16-75 only. Info/app’t: qjcblooddrive@myqjc.org.

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

Free immigration services, first and third Wed. of each month, City Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley’s district office, 71-19 80 St., Glendale. Make appt. for help with naturalization and deferred action for childhood arrivals. All services are confidential and open to the public. Info: (718) 366-3900.

Hawkins-based modern technique dance with Valerie Green, every Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. $18 pp; $15 dancers/students. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Contact: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org/classes.html.

Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wed. of each month, 7-9 Yoga classes, Central Queens YM & A Winter Solstice Celebration and Tree Lighting at the Queens p.m. Fee: $7 members, $9 nonmembers. PHOTO COURTESY APEC YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, regis- Botanical Garden will be held on Dec. 7. tration for fall series (15 classes), open level: Mon. 10:20-11:20 a.m.; beginners: Wed. 6-9 p.m., Occasions Banquet Hall, 127-08 Merrick 10:10-11:10 a.m.; intermediate/advanced: Fri., Blvd., Springfield Gardens. Meet entrepreneurs and 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. $180 CQY members, $225 business owners with promotions to share. Info: American Legion Post 1404, Annual Craft Fair, general; seniors, $71 CQY members, $128 general. (917) 720-2485. 209 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel, Fri., Dec. 5, Contact: (718) 268-5011, ext. 504; cgy.org. 6-9 p.m.; Sat. Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. All proceeds Annual Christmas Tree Lighting, Glendale benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. Chamber of Commerce, Sun., Dec. 7, 5:30 pm, 71st St. and Myrtle Ave. Rain or shine. Santa will Redeemer Lutheran Church, Christmas Fair, Sat., be in attendance and give each child a gift (while Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 36-01 Bell Blvd., Bay“Katz ’N’ Dogs,” a new children’s musical, The supplies last). Joe Fuoco and friends will play side. Info: facebook.com/RedeemerLutheranBayside, (718) 229-5770. Secret Theatre, 4402 23 St., Long Island City, Sat., favorite holiday songs. Dec. 6, 20, 12 p.m. $10 kids, $15 adults, $40 family pass for four. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre. Winter Fest at Citi Field, New York Mets and Met- Zion Episcopal Church, Holiday Bazaar, Sat., Dec. com. ropolitan Hospitality team up for an afternoon of 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 243-01 Northern Blvd., Dougfamily fun, caroling, winter arts & crafts, meet and laston. Use Church St. entrance. Free parking. Kids free art classes, by Latin American Cultural greet Santa and more, Sat., Dec. 13, 1-5 p.m. $10 St. Josaphat’s Church, Christmas craft sale and Center of Queens at Arrow Community Center, for adults, $7 children. Tickets: mets.com/winterfest. ethnic Polish bake sale, parish hall, 35th Ave. & ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tue. & Thurs., 210th St., Bayside, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: Steve (718) 224-3052. 7664, laccq@aol.com.

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HOLIDAY EVENTS Thanksgiving Dance Party by Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, at El Paraiso Tropical, 10211 42 Ave., Corona, Sun., Nov. 30, 2:30 p.m. $5, suggested donation. RSVP/Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. Winter Solstice Celebration and Tree Lighting, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, Sun., Dec. 7, 1-5 p.m. Live music, botanical craft workshops, appearances by Santa and more. Contact: (718) 886-3800, ext. 330, queensbotanical. org/programs/events. Mingle & Jingle Chamber Holiday Party, South East Queens Chamber of Commerce, Tue., Dec. 2,

Book extravaganza fundraiser and art antique valuation, Greater Astoria Historical Society, Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 35-20 Broadway, 4th fl., Long Island City. Reps from Capo Auction will review your treasures for a $5 donation, collectibles include jewelry, art, porcelain, furniture, toys and lots more. Info: (718) 278-0700, info@astorialic.org. Walking tour, Flushing’s Chinatown vs. My Childhood in Flushing with Jack Eichenbaum of the Queens Historical Society, Sun., Dec. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $15 pp. Contact: jaconet@aol.com. Free lung cancer screenings, Forest Hills Hospital, Weds., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 102-01 66 Road. Scan takes about five minutes and uses low-dose radiation. App’t req’d. Info: (855) 375-5864.

Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church, Sun., Dec. 7, 12-4 p.m., 31-12 30 St., Long Island City. St. Clare’s Church Christmas Holiday Gift Fair, Sun., Dec. 7, 137-35 Brookville Rd., Rosedale. All handcraft vendors invited, reserve by Nov. 21 ($10 for half table, $20 for full table). Register: dwright@lanausa.com. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Ridgewood Market, Gottscheer Hall, 657 Fairview Ave., Sun., Dec. 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Benedict the Moor Church, Merrick Blvd. at 110th Ave., Jamaica, every Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors welcome. Call: (718) 332-0026.

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An unrecognized film genius honored in Astoria by Silas Valentino qboro contributor

When considering French cinema, almost guaranteed is discussion of French New Wave, but the presence of Jean-Luc Godard, his gun and his girl is so large that a shadow is cast over prior filmmakers and films. Lost in this fold is Jean Grémillon and his collection of subtle-yet-enthralling tales that rock back and forth in a cinematic current film historians dub “poetic realism.” Grémillon may not have a section dedicated to his work in a college film history course but for the next month at The Museum of the Moving Image, 12 of his features and eight of his short films will be presented on the big screen. The selected films span decades and include the early “talkie” from 1930, “La Petite Lisa,” and Grémillon’s 1945 short “Le Six juin à l’aube,” which depicts D - D ay i n N o r m a n d y a s r e t o l d by eyewitnesses. The path Grémillon took to sitting in the director’s canvas chair was gradual and jagged but each development contributed to

Jean Grémillon Retrospective When: Various times, through Dec. 21 Where: MoMI, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria Tickets: $12; $9 seniors and kids; movingimage.us

A still from the 1932 film “Dainah la métisse,” directed by Jean Grémilon. The film will COURTESY PHOTO be shown on Nov. 29 at 3 p.m. at the Museum of the Moving Image. shaping his eye and ear for displaying profound emotion through his films. Beginning as a violinist for a small

orchestra that played alongside silent films in Paris, Grémillon quickly developed an incurable interest in cinema. He started

editing films and crafting documentaries in the 1920s and by the end of the decade was producing his own shorts. “Dainah la métisse” shown on Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 at 3 p.m., is one of Grémillon’s most haunting shorts, about 50 minutes. The high-sea tale revolves around the flirtatious title character, a mixed race dancer who entertains on a mid-voyage ocean liner while drifting away emotionally from her husband, the ship’s magician. Her antics lead her to teasing the wrong man and an investigation begins continued on on page page 46 00 continued

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The cast and crew of “Colombia Musical Review” pose with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, center left, and Thalia Spanish Theatre Executive Director Angel Gil Orrios. PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE

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Not only does the audience pick up the energy from the live band, but the dancers Colombian culture is hard to pin themselves seem much more committed down. With each region — Andes, and excited. plains, Pacific or Atlantic coast — comes The costumes were phenomenal — in part a different flavor. due to a $4 million endowment from the “Colombia Musical Review” attempts to City Council Cultural Affairs Committee, take the audience on a dance tour of each chaired by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer. region and, in turn, the culture it brings to Another standout is the live band accomthe table. panying the dancers. In most shows, the The show, running music takes a backseat at the Thalia Spanish to the performances, Theatre in Sunnyside, but in many cases, is a bit slow to start, music director Harold the Bambuco lacked Gutierrez and his band the energy and spice perform in such a way When: Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m.; Latin dancing is so that it demands the Sun., 4 p.m.; famous for. To be audience’s attention. through Dec. 14 fair, the choreograThough there are a Where: Thalia Spanish Theatre, pher and director try few bumps in the 41-17 Greenpoint Ave. to stick as close to beginning, “ColomTickets: $40, $37 seniors, students the traditional dancbia Musical Review” thaliatheatre.org es as possible, ends on a high note though some modwith a tribute to Carern influences may nival, a worldwide have filled out the routines more. holiday celebrated just before Lent. But as soon as the program enters the The costumes are reminiscent of the wild coasts’ routines, “Colombia Musical and over-the-top wardrobe worn by Review” feels less like a stiff museum exhibit Colombians in Carnival parades and the and more like a culturally saturated party. music tied everything together. The two regions are heavily influenced By the end of the show on Friday night, by Africa, which means dancing with a the audience was clapping and dancing in lot of gyrating, quick and hard-hitting their seats and with the energy in the Q movement. room, it was almost too hard not to. qboro editor

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Brace yourself: Wintercon is coming to Queens continued from page page 00 39 continued from many to be one of the best cosplayers. Wintercon, due to acting obligations, he hopes the Han has reached worldwide fame for making herevent will offer its attendees the chance to listen in self look like comic book and fantasy characters. She on panels about comic books, movies and other will be bringing her expertise to a cosplay contest to subjects. be held at 5 p.m. “I find those a lot more interesting to go to,” he Taimak, who performed in the martial arts movie said. “You get to hear the “The Last Dragon,” is also slatinteresting stories and kind of ed to make an appearance. the behind-the-scenes look on Former actor, professional how things are made.” wrestler and comic book artist When: Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Several comic book artists Brimstone is also scheduled to will be popping up throughout speak to attendees. Where: Resorts World Casino, the convention, but the biggest Patz said he picked Resorts 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., being Neal Adams. World Casino because holds Ozone Park Adams has drawn several the largest open indoor space Tickets: nywintercon.com characters in the DC comic book in Queens. $20 for adults, universe, but is most well-known “It’s a beautiful space,” he $10 for children for illustrating the Dark Knight, sa id. “And the other good otherwise known as Batman. thing, too, is that it’s easy to “He’s probably the most get to.” famous Batman artist of all time,” Patz said of Adams. He said the convention will get to use up to Other artists slated to attend the event include 75,000 square feet of open space. Sean Chen, known for drawing X-Men character Patz said he hopes to extend the event into a Wolverine; Rich Buckler, creator of Deathlok; Nelson multi-day affair in future years, and plans to hold a DeCastro, artist for Superman and Ghost Rider; and “Star Wars spectacular” next year, to commemorate many more. the seventh in the franchise, which will be released a “These are the legends in the business,” Patz said. few weeks after the second Wintercon, which is slatQ Also slated to attend is Yaya Han, considered by ed for early December 2015.

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Grémillon festival continued from from page page 00 41 after she disappears. Examples of Grémillon’s cinematic poetry is evident with each recurring shot of the ship’s engine attendants climbing out of the engine room, eventually transforming the once monotonous view into an eerie shaft where danger resumes. The topic of desire is presented early into the short where some women long for attention while the ones who possesses it themselves end up alone on the top deck seeking refuge from their lonesome cruise. Not all but many of Grémillon’s films explore the ocean with all of its isolation and adventure. The details of his characters’ lives often mirror the sea, and the director’s past in documentary filmmaking shines as he presents provocative shots of the ocean’s vast distances surrounding the solitary ship. Considered to be one of his masterpieces, “Remorques,” made in 1941 and shown on Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 at 5 p.m., continues Grémillon’s exploration of the ocean and the people — mainly men — who choose it over land. Captain André is the respected leader of a tugboat that retrieves distressed vessels

and his seriously ill wife begins to grow weary of waiting for his return every time he’s called out to sea. She pushes for his retirement while at the same time André meets the beautiful Catherine, forcing the captain to choose between stability and the rush of risk. Grémillon leads viewers to a cathartic finale where the orchestral soundtrack comes crashing down to an elongated shot of André left with his own decision. Subtitles are not required in order to Q read into the character’s emotion.

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

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

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

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

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1280153 for beer, wine, and liquor, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a restaurant/bar under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 46-19 48th Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377 for on-premises consumption. El Amanecer Caliente Restaurant & Bar Corp.

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

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

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10/22/2014, bearing Index Number NC-00089314/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ALEXA (Middle) MADISON (Last) VALLEJO. My present name is (First) ALEXA (Middle) MADISON (Last) COHEN (infant). My present address is 149-05 79th Avenue, Apt. #637, Flushing, NY 11367. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is October 14, 2013.

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

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

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

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In 1928 Erik S. Dahlgard arrived here from Copenhagen, Denmark. A tough man in a new world, he made a good living as the manager of a credit and collection agency during the Depression. In Seen here in the spring of 1959, Dahlgard Ford, at 150-01 1953 he opened up the Dahl- Northern Blvd. in Flushing, soon became Monahan Ford. gard Buick Automobile dealership at 141-50 Northern Blvd. and a used dealership for more affordable Fords, such as car lot at 150-01 Northern, complete with a those seen here in the photo. He struggled for a year to get a following but failed and closed service department on Prince Street. In 1955, as president of the Flushing Lions his doors, turning the business over to John Club, Dahlgard was an outspoken opponent Monahan. It became Monahan Ford. Dahlgard passed away in 1983 at age 71. of the proposed Clearview Expressway. He argued that World War II vets whose homes Monahan eventually did click with the comwere slated for destruction to make way for it munity and got a large clientele that lasted would not be approved for new loans, as the for decades. Following Monahan’s death his daughter Micaela tried to keep the dealership GI Bill had expired. The dealership was in trouble too, maybe open, but it closed in 2003. On the Ford site today is another group of because middle-class Flushing residents did not have the funds to buy the expensive lux- immigrants, Korean Americans, with signs on stores there written in both English and ury Buicks of that era. In 1959 Dahlgard made the used car lot at their native tongue. Asian-oriented H Mart Q 150-01 Northern Blvd. his primary new car sits where the Buicks were sold.

Mets move ’em in by Lloyd Carroll For the third time in Citi Field’s six-year history, the Mets have altered their ballpark’s dimensions. This time a good chunk of the right field wall was brought in an average of 10 feet. While moving in the fences would seem counterproductive to a team that lives and dies by its pitching, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson believes the changes will yield a net benefit to the Mets. Apparently his thinking is that Mets pitchers can shut down opposing hitters in even a bandbox while the visiting teams’ mediocre pitchers have looked like the second coming of Cy Young against our Flushing heroes because of the spaciousness of Citi Field. Constantly tinkering with the outfield walls would appear to be a costly activity. The team would not provide the cumulative costs of past and current structural modifications but a Mets spokesman said that it hasn’t been expensive. I have a feeling the Mets are funding their outfield modifications from the savings of not having to feed the media at free-agent introductory press conferences at Citi Field. Last year the Mets had Curtis Granderson chat with the writers at the winter meetings in Orlando, while two weeks ago they made Michael Cuddyer available only to the team’s beat writers from the dailies via a conference call at the general managers meeting in Phoenix. The Columbia University Lions went winless

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“Perfection Is Not An Accident” SPRAY BOOTH USI ITALIA

Sonn onnyy’s

No Job Too Big or Too Small

COLLISION SPECIALISTS We Only Use ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED PARTS

Where perfection is not an accident... And at Sonny’s Collision Specialists that’s what we offer our customers - PERFECTION! We know how stressful it can be when you are without your vehicle. At Sonny’s you will never be dissatisfied - in fact we’re so sure, that we offer you a rental vehicle

at our expense if you’re not completely satisfied with our work when we return your vehicle.

OUR LIFETIME GUARANTEE IS UNLIMITED.

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SPECIALIZING IN COLLISION AND THEFT REPAIRS

OUR UNLIMITED LIFETIME GUARANTEE “If You Are Not Completely Satisfied We Will Put You In A Rental Vehicle at Our Own Expense Until We Satisfy You!”

• FREE 24-Hour Towing With Any Collision Repair • We will deliver your vehicle upon completion • Rental Cars Available • Paintless Dent Removal • Computer Color Matching • Laser-measured Unibody Straightening • Full Down Draft European Heated SPRAY BOOTH USI ITALIA

1- 888-4SONNYS Tel: 718-738-6721 • Fax: 718-846-7755

106 -12 ATLANTIC AVE. RICHMOND HILL

We are not only a State-Of-The-Art Repair Facility, Our On-Staff Insurance Adjusters Will Help Settle Your Claim & Insure Prompt Service Reporting Your Claim.

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