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A batch of local lawmakers complained to the FAA about the increase in helicopter trafﬁc to and from JFK International Airport. The response was a shocker.

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Don’t think big when shopping Saturday A day for small businesses between Black Friday and Cyber Monday by David Russell Associate Editor

hink small. Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday. The promotion was created by American Express in 2010 to give attention to brickand-mortar stores. “Anything that helps encourage folks to buy local and shop local is a good thing,” said Queens Chamber of Commerce President Tom Grech, who noted that American Express’ new president and CEO, Stephen Squeri, grew up in Queens and graduated from Monsignor McClancy High School. Some business groups in Queens are taking an active role in marking the event and promoting area merchants. The Jamaica Center Business Improvement District is in its second year of participation, giving businesses the opportunity to latch onto a larger campaign. “The issue with small businesses, of course, is that they’re so busy running businesses so that’s why it’s really helpful to have a BID or a chamber of commerce or a local developing corporation that can do you the legwork to get the campaign materials and broadcast it,” said Jennifer Furioli, executive director for the Jamaica Center BID.

Small Business Saturday gives brick-and-mortar stores a better chance to get business in FILE PHOTO between the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales rushes. She said when she walked down Jamaica Avenue recently with Trey Jenkins, the director of marketing and business services for the BID, they realized almost every business they featured in the campaign was family-owned. One was run by a pair of cousins. Another was owned by a mother and son. Two sisters owned another business. Furioli said it showed the businesses were

a family’s livelihood, not just that of the community at large. “To me, that just made it more of a personal thing, that there’s a lot of investment in these families,” she said. Across the borough, Shop Small Astoria will host its fifth annual SBS Retail Crawl with more than 20 participating retailers. Shoppers who purchase items at six or more stores are entered to win a grand prize and

if shoppers make purchases from 10 stores, they receive an Astoria tote illustrated by an area artist. Nicole Panettieri, owner of The Brass Owl, began Shop Small Astoria in 2015 “to unite the local boutiques in the neighborhood and promote the amazing shopping opportunities we have here,” she said in a release for the event. The Long Island City BID’s holiday shopping guide breaks down the area and also says which businesses will be participating in SBS. A shopper could, for instance, could go to Lucy Pizza, have dessert at Tasté Creme and then go to Book Culture and catch up on some reading. Individual businesses also may offer their own specials. One example is Kew & Willow Books on Lefferts Boulevard in Kew Gardens. All new releases will be 15 percent off and customers can win a prize if they answer one book-related question at the literary trivia wheel. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) spoke about the importance of the day in reminding people to shop small. “Our small businesses are the backbone of our neighborhood, so it is imperative that when we are doing our holiday shopping that we spread some of the love to the local Q stores,” he said in a statement.

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FAA can’t find any copter complaints Lawmakers asked feds to look into buzz over HB, but there was a hitch by Michael Shain Editor

Residents of Howard Beach have not complained enough about an onslaught of helicopter traffic over their homes for the federal government to take notice. Hard to believe, but that’s what the regional director of the Federal Aviation Administration is saying. South Queens lawmakers and the FAA have been exchanging politically polite letters since last summer about the sharp increase in helicopter traffic swooping over the area. Charter services offering flights between Manhattan and JFK International Airport for as little as $199 each way appear to be the source of the new traffic, officials say. Surprisingly, when Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) and seven other local lawmakers asked the FAA to investigate, the agency replied that it could not help. Why? Because “a search of [its] records do not reveal any complaints of low-flying helicopters in the areas of Howard Beach and Marine Park,” FAA Regional Administrator Jennifer Solomon wrote back last month. In a copy of the letter obtained by the Chronicle, Solomon promised the agency would “continue to monitor the safety aspects” of the situation. But without a complaint to go on, there wasn’t much she could do.

A steep increase since last summer in the number of charter helicopters ferrying commuters from Manhattan to JFK International Airport has meant more noise over Howard Beach and nearWIKIPEDIA PHOTO / FRED BENENSON by communities along the Jamaica Bay shoreline. “Well, now they have it,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said this week. “I made a complaint.” Addabbo is among seven other local lawmakers who co-signed the Jeffries letter in early October asking for help.

Lawmakers from neighborhoods all along the Jamaica Bay approach to JFK — including three state legislators from Brooklyn, state Senators Andrew Gounardes (D) and Roxanne Persaud (D) and Assemblyman Jaime Williams (D), City Councilmen Eric

Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Alan Maisel (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) — say they signed on to the letter because of the volume of constituent complaints. “But people don’t know who to contact at the FAA,” said Addabbo. “They are more comfortable contacting their elected officials. “I told them: ‘You don’t get them because I get them. So, here’s you r off icial complaint.’” Since May, residents of the neighborhood say, what used to be a few, low-flying copters a day have turned into a procession of five or six per hour or more, swooping over homes heading for the airport. “The planes went away and the copters came to take their place,” said Peter McMahon, a contractor who lives in Old Howard Beach. “The amount of noise coming from these copters is absurd.” The FAA has suggested flight paths for helicopters over Spring Creek Park or Jamaica Bay to take them away from homes. In an earlier letter, the agency said it could not redraw the paths to take copters farther out over the bay without interfering with airplanes taking off from JFK. “My concern,” said Addabbo, “is that if it goes unregulated, these helicopter flights will become more frequent and a quality-ofQ life issue.”

Ulrich eyes jump to election board job ‘I’m up to the task’ of reforming city’s ailing voting system, he says by Michael Shain

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Councilman Eric Ulrich, who is precluded from running again, wants to fix the problem-racked Board of Elections. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN

Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is facing term limits on his City Council seat in 2021. In 2020, New York City is facing perhaps the most tumultuous elections in a generation, the presidential primary in April and the general election in November. Can these two deadlines find happiness together? Ulrich has quietly been exploring replacing the current executive director of the city’s Board of Elections, an agency that has been broadly criticized after a series of mishaps in recent years and longtime reputation for political patronage. A report this week in the Gotham Gazette, an online political news site owned by Citizen’s Union, said that Ulrich had been meeting with party leaders in the five boroughs, seeking support. The current BOE executive director is Michael Ryan, a Staten Island Democrat. “A lot of people have lost confidence in Mr. Ryan and I put my name forward,” Ulrich told the Chronicle on Tuesday. The Board of Elections is a quasi-independent agency made up of 10 people, one Democrat and one Republican from each borough, appointed by the county party leaders.

The board appoints the executive director and six votes are necessary to get the job. “Right now, I don’t have the votes,” Ulrich conceded. “But I’ve been having candid conversations with county leaders and a lot of people are frustrated with the Board of Elections as it now stands.” Ulrich, 34, has been the councilman for Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and parts of the Rockaways since 2009. He is one of only three Republicans on the Council and the last remaining GOP officeholder in Queens. His moderate views and willingness to work with Democrats on the Council have won him powerful friends in city politics, though whether that translates into the executive director’s job is an open question. “It’s an enormous challenge to reform the BOE” he said, “but I’m up for the task and I think it’s long overdue.” Despite the overwhelming advantage of Democrats in the city, Republicans have held the BOE job — which, on paper at least, is supposed to be nonpartisan — in the past. “I’ve demonstrated my ability to work across the aisle,” Ulrich said. Ryan has had a rocky few years. Last year, it was learned he was advising the company that supplied the Q city’s voting machines.

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Nat’l Grid gas war ends, no pipeline Cuomo and ultility declare truce, all new customers can hook up by Michael Shain Editor

National Grid and Gov. Cuomo have ended a six-month standoff that prevented thousands of new customers in Queens and Brooklyn and on Long Island from getting gas service, Under the agreement, National Grid will pay a $36 million fine — most of it earmarked to help customers who were harmed by the utility’s moratorium on new hookups. About 3,000 requests for service have been denied in the downstate region since the moratorium began last June, according to state officials. “National Grid will pay a significant penalty for its failure to address the supply issue, its abuse of its customers, and the adverse economic impact they have caused,” Cuomo said in a prepared statement. “We understand the frustrations of everyone who experienced a delay in service during this period and regret that we did not provide more notice or explanation to our customers about the moratorium,” said Badar Khan, interim president of National Grid U.S. The agreement follows a threat by Cuomo earlier this month to pull National Grid’s license to operate in New York City and the surrounding counties if the utility did not start accepting new customers.

Just as winter weather is about to move in, National Grid agreed to end a six-month stalemate with Gov. Cuomo over construction of a new gas pipeline. The utility has 30 days to begin hookPHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN ing up residential and small-business customers. National Grid declared the moratorium last May, days after the state Environmental Protection Agency refused to approve construction of a $1 billion gas pipeline across New York Harbor from New Jersey. The proposed pipeline would have come ashore in the Rockaways, not far from Jacob Riis State Park.

National Grid said that, without the pipeline, it could not guarantee sufficient supplies of natural gas to the region and, in order to protect existing customers, would no longer provide service at any new customers who applied after June 1. State officials acknowledged that the demand for gas, long-term, presents a prob-

lem. But National Gird had not explored alternative means of meeting the demand — including bottled gas delivered by rail and trucks, as well as conservation — before locking out new customers. The moratorium threatened to slow down large-scale real estate development in the area and left regular homeowners in the lurch. “A lot of Sandy victims were denied. That really got to me,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), whose district includes the Rockaways and who noted happily that the settlement makes no mention of the pipeline. Under the agreement, National Grid has 30 days to contact residential and small business owners who requested gas service. It has 45 days to begin hooking up largescale customers. An independent monitor is to be appointed by the Department of Public Service to oversee National Grid’s compliance. “We have worked hard to identify an innovative series of alternatives to meet growing demand,” John Bruckner, president of National Grid’s New York operation, said in a prepared statement. “With this agreement, we will present options for long-term supply solutions that ensure our customers have the Q service they require and desire.”

HB Yule tree to be lit Dec. 8

Ozone Park tree lighting Dec. 7

The Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association has set Sunday, Dec. 8 for the annual Christmas tree lighting. The ceremony starts at 4 p.m. and will feature the St. Helen Children’s Choir and Fazio Dance. As it has in years past, the civic association is erecting the community tree near the “Welcome to Howard Beach” sign on Cross Bay Boulevard at 156th Avenue. But the tree had always been unlit. Starting in 2017, Fred Lisena of Lisena Landscaping was able to arrange for electricity on the grassy plot across from Matteo’s Restaurant making lights — and the tree-lighting celebration — the official way to welcome the holiday. “We always let Fred f lip the switch because he is the reason we have the ability to put this tree lighting together,” said Joan n A riola Sh a n k s , pr e side nt of t he civ ic association. “He is extremely generous to this community.” The event is expected to last about Q 90 minutes. — Michael Shain

It will be impossible this year to miss Ozone Park’s Christmas tree — right on Cross Bay Boulevard. The official tree-lighting ceremony is set for Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. at the Living World Christian Fellowship Church at 132-05 Cross Bay Blvd. The event is being sponsored by the Ozone Park Residents Block Association for the second year in a row. Last year, the block association held its tree lighting ceremony at the home Harris and Gilda Taormina on the corner of Pitkin Avenue and 78th Street where, for decades, the family had stopped traffic with its elaborate Old World Christmas display and light show. Last year’s tree lighting was a community farewell to the couple who, after 60 years in the neighborhood, moved to Long Island last spring. This year, the tree lighting is moving to the boulevard. The ceremonies will include a live DJ, Mike Nappi, singers, photos wirth Santa and free food — including hot Q dogs, hot chocolate and pretzels. — Michael Shain

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Back-to-school Addabbo Twice a year, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) talks to a class on government at his old high school, Archbishop Molloy in Briarwood. “I’m an alum so I love to do it,” said Addabbo. Standing in front of a copy of his yearbook

picture, Class of ’82, the veteran lawmaker shared his thoughts on and experience in Queens politics and the state Legislature. Then he opened the floor to students “who, I must say, can ask some pretty tough questions.” — Michael Shain

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P Thankful and not so thankful EDITORIAL

here’s plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and in keeping with longstanding reverent tradition, that’s what the uniquely American holiday is all about. Here in Queens, we’re thankful that life is generally good for most people who play by the rules and don’t engage in self-destructive behaviors. Of course bad things happen to good people all the time, but looking at the big picture here, jobs are plentiful, unemployment is low and the streets are safer than they used to be. But not all is rosy. Here’s just some of what’s on our mind. We’re thankful the rate of violent crime is far lower than it used to be, but we’re not so thankful that it is ticking up in certain areas. We’re thankful the subways continue running around the clock, but we’re not so thankful that they’re one of the places where crime is up and where policy makers actually encourage lawbreaking by claiming things like turnstile jumping or the unregulated sale of food products are no big deal, not worth enforcing.

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We’re thankful that our two airports provide thousands of jobs of all kinds to our residents, but we’re not so thankful that a wave of helicopters flying between Manhattan and Kennedy are suddenly darkening the skies of South Queens. We’re thankful some of our buses are running marginally faster but we’re not so thankful that one of the reasons is there are fewer stops along their routes. We’re thankful the good economy keeps flooding City Hall’s coffers with tax revenue but we’re not so thankful the mayor keeps finding new ways to spend it rather than sock some away or actually reduce taxes on homeowners. We’re thankful so many homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy have been rebuilt, but we’re not so thankful that many still have not, more than seven years after the superstorm. We’re thankful to still connect with you, our readers, every week, but we’re less thankful that before we can say all we want, we run out space. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Suddenly helicopters Dear Editor: Within the past six to eight weeks there has been an extreme increase in helicopters flying over Howard Beach from JFK. They fly over at about eight- to 10-minute intervals, north and south, from 6 a.m. on. The result is a constant, deep whirring all day long. Is this something new? Why the constant flights, and was this route ever discussed with the community district? Has this been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration? For what reason? Carlos Pabon Howard Beach

No to school diversity plan Dear Editor: In the shadow of never-ending New York City political theater, parents of middle schoolaged children have been sucker-punched by the Department of Education’s District 28 Diversification Plan. Previously, Forest Hills and Rego Park parents, including myself, did not have to think about where their kids would transition from elementary school PS 196. The only choice (and the closest! for many within walking distance) was Halsey Middle School. “Not so fast!” says controversial Chancellor Carranza, who is hell-bent on diversifying and desegre© Copyright 2019 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 responsiblefor 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., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

Yes to flavored vape ban

he addiction of smoking is such a horror to those in its thrall that people have long recognized that tobacco warrants far more regulation than other commodities. The industry is, after all, just about the only one whose products, when used correctly, bring a miserable death. Along comes the vaping industry, with its promises of a somewhat less-destructive alternative. That’s great, if it can genuinely help people get off cigarettes. But the vaping companies were never just about marketing to adult smokers. Like the tobacco industry, they’re looking to hook kids. That’s been proven by their offering flavored vapes. Kiwi Berry, Strawberry Shortcake, Watermel-

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gating NYC schools. One of the plan’s goals is “Increase access to D28 middle schools for all D28 students.” On paper it sounds very noble and achievable. Just give kids from underperforming schools priority in admission to Halsey and Russell Sage middle schools so that they can flourish academically. However, with the bathwater the chancellor will throw out the baby (or babies). What about our kids who will be forced to schlep for 45 minutes to an hour to underperforming schools in South Jamaica to place themselves on the altar of DOE in the name of diversification? Similarly, the kids from South Jamaica would have to endure long commutes. We are talking about small children who would have to get up earlier and fight their way through overcrowded mass transit. The DOE cannot explain how this modern day busing would magically boost the perfor-

on Bubblegum — are you kidding? If those aren’t geared toward the teen or even tween set, what is? And once they start vaping, young people can easily switch over to smoking cigarettes. So our congratulations and thanks go to the City Council, which voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to outlaw flavored vaping products. Among large cities, only San Francisco has previously done the same. Mayor de Blasio is certain to sign the bill into law. Those who want to switch from smoking to vaping surely can do it with products that taste like, well, smoking. Banning flavors meant to entice youngsters into one bad habit, possibly followed by a much worse one, is entirely justified.

mance of underperforming schools. Good education starts at home regardless of where you live. I am all for diversification, and this area is already very diverse despite what the DOE and Carranza will have you think. However, the DOE’s “controlled choice” of where my child should go reminds me of Soviet Union or Nazi Germany, where certain groups of people were “instructed” where they could live, study, etc. Chancellor Carranza, the NYC school system is not broken, it is overcrowded (33 students with one teacher). We just need more and well-funded schools in the ever-growing city, in all neighborhoods. The only types of buildings that the de Blasio regime seems to be interested in are luxury condos, prisons and homeless shelters. Art Raevsky Forest Hills

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Homeless trouble here too Dear Editor: If you stand by your editorial comment regarding the poor judgment the city used when it built the Ozone Park homeless shelter near one school (“A shelter and a sex assault,” Editorial, Nov. 21), what do you think about the city’s plan to open a shelter on Cooper Avenue that will be located near six schools, a youth gym, a sports facility for kids and a large family mall? The nonprofit that will run it admits that some of its residents will be newly released prisoners from Rikers Island. And they also said that level 1 and 2 sex offenders would be permitted to live there. Is this a disaster waiting to happen? Lee Rottenberg Middle Village

Dear Editor: I am a senior citizen. I have lived all my life in New York City. I have never feared for my life when crossing the streets of Manhattan, Queens and other boroughs when cars cross my path. But I draw the line when it comes to bike riders, especially the younger ones. You are not safe whether you are on the sidewalk, in the streets or on the grass. They give no warning! They do not yell, ring a bell or blow a horn. Even if the light and the traffic is in your favor, they will scream or curse at you for getting in their way. They do not respect the traffic rules. I am surprised they are still alive after so

Lower drug prices now II Dear Editor: Please lower drug costs so that seniors don’t have to choose between their food and their health, and make the drugs more affordable. Jean Dobek Howard Beach

Our 100-year debt to Kurds Dear Editor: Here is my response to Carol Hazan’s “Trump right on Mideast wars” letter of Nov. 21. Since our commander-in-chief cleverly avoided military service, he ignored what I learned while serving America as an Army MP: Allies never “betray” each other in wartime! For five years Americans and Kurds fought the Islamic State. Trump abruptly abandoned our support for Kurds in Northern Syria. His outrageous decision allowed Turkish troops to invade Kurdish land. They unleashed chaos and bloodshed. Mr. 45 may have saved our men, but he caused Kurd families to lose their sons! Kurds admire America! President Wilson promised to help create a nation for them if they fought the Turks (an ally of Germany) in World War I. Sadly, Wilson’s promise never occurred. Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

MTA digital discrimination Dear Editor: Re Richard Heaton’s Nov. 21 article: “MetroCard successor is coming to Queens” (multiple editions): The MTA’s swipe-free payment system is digital discrimination that denies subway and bus service to seniors, low-income people and others who don’t have smartphones or contactless credit cards. Why does the MTA spend $645 million to replace MetroCards while the continued on next page

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City assault on SE Queens Dear Editor: Southeast Queens neighborhoods are seeing a large number of the city’s homeless and shelter people being placed in area homes and apartment buildings. Many of the placements suffer from serious mental problems and, being unemployed, spend their time wandering around the streets, acting out, panhandling and exhibiting menacing behaviors. They are not receiving needed social services nor are they monitored, so in effect, they are being abandoned by the city in its quest to just hide the homeless in already underserved neighborhoods. Mary Pope St. Albans

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Dear Editor: Thanksgiving is upon us: a time of good family, good friends and good food. It is a time for many of us to be thankful for what we have. But there are those who don’t have much to be thankful for. Our food kitchens and food pantries now have an increased demand for their services. This means there are more families with children who increasingly are hungry. So please give to those in the most need. I am grand knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council # 5911 in Douglaston, and my council has given six turkeys to those in need. Let’s all give this holiday season. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

many close calls. I have never had this experience with cars. Eli Rosenberg Laurelton

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Well-versed in the business of poetry Lindenwood mom starts imprint by Michael Shain Editor

It was just supposed to be a small publishing project for Christine Weimer, a single mom — and now published poet — from Lindenwood. Weimer, 28, wanted to put her poems between hard covers and see if anyone would buy them. Be careful what you wish for. Her book, “Tainted Lionheart,” came out last week and sold nearly 100 copies in its first few days on sale. “Way more than we expected thus far,” she said. The release also marks the launch of a new publishing company, Our Galaxy Publishing, based in South Queens. The imprint — owned jointly by Weimer and Lindsay Tisi, a friend of 20 years — has already signed five authors, who will be published in 2020. “The concept of starting a publishing company came after I decided to self-publish,” Weimer explains. “I started to learn that there are a lot of women out there who had stories to tell and didn’t know where to start.” Our Galaxy’s first-year schedule includes a memoir, a children’s book on the stages of grief, a chapter book for 8- to 12-year-olds and several more books of poetry, said Weimer.

The just-published poet and her partner came by entrepreneurship the old-fashioned way — growing up and working in familyowned businesses. Weimer’s family owns Auction Outlet of Queens, the longtime home improvement store on Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park. Tisi’s family also owned businesses on Cross Bay for years, said Weimer. Their first group of authors are from Alabama, New Jersey and New York, she said. “I never reached out to anyone,” she added. “They reached out to me.” Turns out, said Weimer, “there is a vast network of poets on Instagram.” Other writers began to get in touch when word spread that she knew how to get into print. “It snowballed,” she said. Her own book came from the breakup of a seven-year relationship. She and her boyfriend planned to have a baby, she said. But halfway through the pregnancy, she discovered he was in another relationship. Weimer turned to poetry to work out the pain and disappointment. “I didn’t want to worry the people around me so, instead of venting to them, I vented to a paper and pen,” she said. She wrote hundreds of poems at night in

LETTERS TO THE continued from previous page subways are literally falling apart? Debris drops from the No. 7 line, and OMNY (One Metro New York) won’t solve the problem. In fact, it’s an “OMNY-nous” threat to lowtech transit riders. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

the garden of her house, after putting her baby daughter to sleep. The poems — she eventually edited the book down to 115 pieces — are heartfelt, filled with loss and loneliness. You blended with my heart to make me think we were one in the same changed your colors

to match mine knowing it was not your best shade The work, she said, was “just to find a way to let go, a way to find forgiveness,” she said. And it worked. She and her ex are now “best friends and he is an incredible father. “The person I was when I wrote this Q doesn’t exist anymore.”

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NYC Transit: always late Dear Editor: More information is needed to understand how NYC Transit should proceed with the rehabilitation of six subway stations along the Flushing No. 7 subway line. How can residents, riders, taxpayers and elected officials have faith in the work being completed on time and within the available funding envelope? Rehabilitation of the 52nd Street, 69th Street, 82nd Street, 103rd Street and 111th Street stations is not off to a good start. The $122 million was provided in 2015 as part of the $29 billion MTA Five Year 2015-19 Capital Program. NYC Transit announced that the project is in the design phase. Why has this taken five years? When will NYC Transit share its schedule for completion for design and engineering, followed by the procurement process, approval of construction contract award by MTA Board, issuance of a notice to proceed to the contractor, contractor

Christine Weimer, left, discovered a number of other female writers who, like her, wanted to see their work published but didn’t know how. So she and a friend started their own publishing comPHOTOS COURTESY OUR GALAXY PUBLISHING pany with Weimer’s book, right, as its first release.

One and only Blue Ribbon PS 101 in Forest Hills collected the one and only 2019 Blue Ribbon Schools prize in Queens Nov. 15. At a special ceremony in Washington, DC with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, the school’s principal, Monique Lopez-Paniague, was presented with this plaque — the public school version of an Oscar. The award was started during the Reagan years as a way to recognize and bring

attention to the best schools in the country. “It was very, very exciting,” Lopez-Paniague said. Last week, the school held its own celebration with every student and teacher getting a blue ribbon to mark the school’s singular achievement. The plaque is headed for PS 101’s rotunda, where it will hang in special spot, said the principal. — Michael Shain

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Retired NYPD Sgt. Anthony Miranda, left, Councilman Costa Constantinides, Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman, former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, Councilman Donovan Richards and CouncilPHOTOS BY DAVID RUSSELL man Jimmy Van Bramer each made a case to replace District Attorney-elect Melinda Katz as borough president.

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During last Saturday’s forum for borough president candidates in Forest Hills, the halfdozen hopefuls looking to replace District Attorney-elect Melinda Katz were asked what they would do differently than she would if they were elected. Former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley said, “I don’t think the borough president was bold enough in her vision for Queens in terms of building our transportation infrastructure.” Crowley, who’s been attempting to get passenger service on the Lower Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, noted that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. recently got a rail line expanded. She also said the community boards weren’t as diverse as the areas they serve. Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) also spoke about the makeup of community boards. “I wish that was an area that she took a lot more ownership in,” he said, adding she could have enacted her own term limits, which would have ensured more turnover and diversity as demographics began to shift. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) criticized Katz as being part of the “Democratic machine.” She supported Amazon’s planned move to build a second headquarters in the borough “without even talking to me,” he said. “That is the work that she often did in this borough ... it was done with respect to politics and political relationships and who was in favor and who wasn’t in favor.” He disagreed with Richards that Katz was equitable in funding districts and also criticized the community board appointments. Retired NYPD Sgt. Anthony Miranda said transportation wasn’t improved and that the borough president “didn’t do the things that were necessary to alleviate the overcrowding of our schools.” Cou nci l m a n Cost a Con st a nt i n id es (D-Astoria) said Katz missed an opportunity to lead the way in combating climate change by solarizing and greenroofing schools as well as missed an opportunity to build the borough’s transportation network. “Too often it’s a ceremonial office,” Constantinides said. A s s e mbly wo m a n A l icia Hy nd m a n

(D-Springfield Gardens) said it’s important because “We have $10 billion to spend on for the borough president to work diligently brand-new mega jails but not on building with business improvement districts and small affordable housing for homeless individuals.” Miranda said a problem is that many of the businesses. “I think that’s one of the areas she fell short shelters have turned into permanent housing. “We’re doing an injustice to the people that on,” Hyndman said. Katz’s term is scheduled to finish at the end we’re trying to assist by letting them live in of 2021 but she will begin her new job as dis- these conditions,” he said. The candidates were also asked about landtrict attorney on Jan. 1, 2020. A nonpartisan special election will likely be called, similar to use issues. “If we’re pricing out or we’re gentrifying the race for public advocate earlier in 2019. The candidates were asked about several communities then that’s where the borough president has failed,” Hyndman said. topics, including homeless shelters. Like Hyndman, Crowley said the next borConstantinides said, “People are only one or two paychecks away from homelessness,” ough president needs to listen to the communiand that shelters being built too far from tran- ty boards and said there needs to be engagement. sit hubs doesn’t help anyone. “Amazon’s mistake was going to Long Hyndman said there needs to be more equiIsland City and Long Island City alone,” she ty in the borough. “No one community should bear the brunt said of the online retail giant’s proposed secof homeless shelters in this borough and I ond headquarters, which was scrapped after think that’s been disproportionate,” she said, community pushback. Richards, former chairman of the Council’s adding that people lose their humanity when Zoning Committee, they say they don’t noted the importance want them around. of making community Crowley, who was boards diverse. in office when the “Not every comshelter for Cooper wish that was an area munity board supports Avenue was initially affordable housing,” proposed, said, that she took a lot he said. “There’s no room for He would also creintolerance or racism more ownership in.” ate a zoning task force when it comes to — Councilman Donovan Richards if elected that would homeless families.” on the community boards make recommendaShe added that she tions for development believes added transit locations so that we’re would provide jobs not getting trapped.” and places to live. “Too often we are waiting for the adminisRichards denounced the rhetoric used at a public hearing in Middle Village regarding the tration to come to us and say, ‘We want to rezone here,’” Richards said. shelter. Van Bramer, who was vocal against AmaIt was “really shameful to say we should burn down a shelter with people who can’t zon’s planned move to the area, spoke of the afford to live in New York City because luxury “arrogance” of Gov. Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. housing has been built at a historic level.” “That was a victory for all people in Van Bramer also criticized the ongoing proQueens,” he said of the plan’s failure. tests of shelters. Van Bramer added that he believes every “Queens is better than that meeting,” he said. “Queens is better than protesting outside candidate for political office, as well as those of homeless shelters, yelling at children and already in office, should take a pledge not to take money from real estate developers. families who are in need.” Miranda said the development issue in the The lawmaker said he voted against the plan to close Rikers Island and build four borough- borough didn’t happen overnight and is the based jails, including one in Kew Gardens, work of politicians.

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“That was a victory,” he said of the pushback against Amazon. “What did we do after that? Where’s the plan to bring in the jobs that we’re talking about?” Constantinides said it’s overdue that city-owned property should be for public use only. He said what often happens in situations is that “We give away the pie to the developer and then they give us a piece of the pie back ... it was our pie to begin with.” Saturday was the second time in three days borough president hopefuls spoke in the neighborhood. Last Thursday at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, Richards, Constantinides, Hyndman and Crowley showed up at different times to make their cases. Richards addressed the Amazon situation, saying, “We can’t kill jobs in our borough.” He said that Bartlett Dairy, which supplies every Starbucks in the city with its milk, was talked into coming to the outskirts of JFK Airport. There will be 400 union jobs with an average salary of $75,000, according to the lawmaker. “Not everybody’s killing jobs in Queens,” Richards said. Constantinides spoke about his greenminded policies and said he would create a deputy borough president for sustainability and resiliency to fight climate change. “I want to solarize and greenroof every school in Queens,” he said, adding that related lessons would also be in a curriculum. Hyndman was asked about Gov. Cuomo’s plan to add 500 transit police officers to crack down of fare beating. “While I understand law and order, I don’t believe in overpolicing,” she said, adding that 250 officers would have been better and that it’s important to make sure residents have access to MetroCards. “We want people to obey the law but three officers for one lady with a basket of churros, I think, is a bit excessive,” she said, referring to a recent incident at a station. Crowley called Queens the “forgotten borough” when it comes to funding and also told the audience she was the first Democrat and first woman elected to the City Council in her district. “Imagine a district just next door that isn’t nearly as forward thinking as this district,” Q Crowley said.

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Diversity plan: first steps start Dec. 5 Parents can question firm hired to put together proposal for mayor by Michael Shain Editor

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The houses of New Howard Beach are going back to school. At PS 232 last Wednesday, the secondgraders showed off the collages they made based on the design and architecture of the neighborhood — part of an unusual STEAM program called ArchForKids. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.

The classes show kids how to break down buildings into their basic shapes and proportions, explained Kathryn Slocum, director of ArchForKids. She calls it a “hands-on, minds-on approach” to learning about design using the standout homes from the area around the school. — Michael Shain

Parents in Queens’ sprawling District 28 will get their first look next week at how the city plans to alter admissions procedures and other policies to bring greater diversity to the schools. The district — which encompasses Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Rego Park and Jamaica — is part of a pilot project to test methods for integrating a city school system that is notoriously segregated along racial lines. The project is still in its early stages, but the news that students may be directed to schools outside their own neighborhoods has been unsettling parents since last summer, when the plan was announced. “A lot of people are very hysterical,” said Vijah Ramjattan, chairman of the Community Education Council for District 28, the district’s advisory board of parents and elected officials. “They think the decisions have already been made.” Concerned parents have been turning up at the CEC’s meetings ever since it was announced last June that District 28 would be among the first in the city to devise a diversity plan for itself. “It’s very intense,” said Ramjattan. “Parents are taking video of us.” The “general consensus” among parents, he said, has been “why haven’t we been notified and made part of the process?” WXY, an urban planning and architecture firm based in Downtown Manhattan, has been hired by the city to organize public hearings, gather public opinion and a write a blueprint for the DOE.

The WXY organizer assigned to District 28, Akina Younge, will — for the first time — talk to parents at the Dec. 5 meeting and take questions on how the plan will be drawn up. Last July, the city gave District 28 and districts in four other boroughs each a $200,000 grant to draw up desegregation plans by the end of the 2019-20 school year. District 28 has about 40,000 students attending 27 elementary, eight middle and 15 high schools. Last year, the Brooklyn school district that encompasses Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, and Red Hook eliminated admissions standards for all its middle schools in order to integrate them. Last week, a few months after the plan was implemented, the DOE declared the experiment a success, making each school more like a mirror image of the district as a whole. But critics point to a 6 percent drop in enrollment among sixth-graders — the first drop in five years — as an indicator that some parents are putting their kids in private schools or wangling their way into nearby districts after spots in the most-desirable schools disappeared. “Unfortunately, they are using the public schools as part of a broader social experiment,” said the father of a District 28 elementary school student who asked that his name be withheld. “Just putting kids from high-performing schools into low-performing schools is not going to solve any problems.” The end result will be to drive middle-class parents out of the public school system and Q even out of the city, he predicted.

Laughing for a good cause On Dec. 5, Queens Bully restaurant is hosting “Chuckles for Charity,” a fundraiser for the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps Youth Corps. The money raised will be used to sponsor the kids who attend the annual state Pulse Check Drill competition. The kids compete against youth squads from the rest of the state. It trains them for real-life emergencies. The show, at 113-30 Queens Blvd., will begin at 8 p.m. and $20 tickets are available to the public. Performing comedians include James

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Russell Sage Junior High School in Forest Hills is one of eight middle schools in District 28. The district is among five citywide that have been tapped by the mayor and Department of Education FILE PHOTO to devise a plan to racially desegregate its schools.

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Melee at mall after early day of school by David Russell Associate Editor

Police were called to Queens Center mall last Friday after a number of fights broke FILE PHOTO out in the area.

Anti-vaxxers haunt and heckle Sen. Liu by Katherine Donlevy

At a town hall in Richmond Hill last weekend, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), above, spoke about his plans if — “God willing,” as he put it — he becomes majority leader of the U.S. Senate after next year’s election. First up, healthcare reform and a $1 trillion package to rebuild the nation’s highways, bridges and rail lines, he told a crowd of about 150 people at the Richi Rich Palace

on Atlantic Avenue Nov. 16. “That will be one of the first things we do,” he said. “Impeachment shouldn’t be the only thing going on in Washington — and it isn’t,” Schumer added. The town hall was organized by Democratic District Leader Richard David, above. — Michael Shain

The sixth annual Toy Run for New York Families for Autistic Children, a motorcycle parade down Cross Bay Boulevard that draws scores of riders every year, is set to take place Saturday, Dec. 1. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the bandshell in

Forest Park. The parade route ends at VFW Post 260 in Broad Channel. The fundraiser asks for a $25-per-motorcycle entrance fee and $10 for each rider, with all the money earmarked for kids clubs that are part of NYFAC’s day hab and afterschool programs. Q

State Sen. John Liu addresses the residents PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY of Whitestone. medical experts continue to dispute. Marianna Ferrari raised suspicions that Liu’s vote was swayed by big donors. “How much did they pay you to vote that way? I think it’s very coincidental how a lot of money suddenly hit Albany after this bill passed,” accused Ferrari. “If you’re saying that I voted in favor of the vaccines because I’m going to profit financially from it because of my ownership or my ties to these companies, that’s bulls--t,” Liu fired back. Despite the arguments laid out by the anti-vaxxers in the audience, Liu remained supportive of his original decision. “A lot Q of other parents are relieved.”

No sale! Police are seeking the youths in this photo in connection with an assault and cell phone robbery in Ozone Park Nov. 20. Surveillance video captured them at a Game Stop store on Liberty Avenue trying to sell a mobile phone that had been stolen a short while before. The victim, a 52-year-old woman, was struck in the head, pushed to the pavement and had her purse with the cellphone inside stolen by two men, police said. The mugging took place in front of 100-02 Rockaway Blvd. just before 6 p.m., according to a release. — Michael Shain

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Anti-vaxxers aren’t happy that Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing) backed mandated vaccines for public school students, and they won’t let him forget it. Liu spoke at the We Love Whitestone Civic Association meeting Wednesday, Nov. 20, to discuss community concerns, but the conversation turned to his June vote to end religious exemptions for vaccines. “You said you would protect my family and you lied, and for that I hold you accountable,” said Bonnie Skala Kiladitis, the mother of an unvaccinated, disabled son whom she took out of school following the passing of the bill and says is now without special needs assistance. Kiladitis, a member of the Holy Trinity Church community where the meeting was held, later told the Chronicle that her duties as a mother have her resorting to battling Liu at the local meetings he appears, many of which take place in religious institutions. “There’s an irony in that.” While many parents reject vaccines for religious beliefs, others worry that the injections cause autism, a rumor many

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A fight outside of Queens Center mall in Elmhurst took place last Friday afternoon, a day students were dismissed from school early. T he re we re fou r injuries and one juvenile report was prepared for a 16-year-old male for assault, though there were no arrests, police told the Chronicle Monday morning. At approximately 1:30 p.m., about 200 teenagers were acting up in the mall, the New York Post reported, they took it to Queens Boulevard and started fighting. The 110th Precinct tweeted at 11:23 a.m., “#HappeningNow we have a large disturbance @ Queens_Center Mall. Half-day for our schools has brought a large # of youths to the mall and some

are acting disorderly. Officers and Mall staff are acting quickly to restore normal conditions. For now please stay out of the area.” Forty minutes later, the precinct tweeted that the mall was op e n a nd cle a r e d inside. “We are still working on clearing the crowd from the surrounding area, just to be safe, please avoid the area and help us.” ABC7 reported rumors of a large fight had been spreading on Snapchat beforehand. No f ight happened but then someone began throwing fake cash from a railing over the upper level and people scrambled to grab it. It’s unclear if the later fighting Q outside was related.

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New projections hike city budget by $1.6B Mayor says tax revenue, state and federal grants are up; critics worry by Michael Gannon The city’s spending plan for the current fiscal year is growing by $1.6 billion, according to an update issued by Mayor de Blasio’s office last Friday. The projected budget for the 2020 fiscal year now stands at $94.4 billion. De Blasio and the City Council agreed to a budget of $92.8 billion back in June, just prior to the start of the fiscal year on July 1. “A budget is a statement of priorities and with this update, our priorities are clear,” de Blasio said in a press release issued by his office last Friday. “Paying workers a fair wage, increasing safety in our most vulnerable communities and improving how New Yorkers get around are some of the targeted investments we’re making to continue building a fairer and more equitable city.” The Mayor’s Office releases an adjusted budget analysis every November. The mayor said the growth was primarily driven by adding $974 million in state and federal grants. Tax revenues have increased by $482 million, which the administration says ref lects an increase in personal and corporate income tax collections. That was somewhat offset by a decrease in unincorporated business tax revenue.

Mayor de Blasio at a town hall meeting in Jamaica this month. New revenue projections have led PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON to a $1.6 billion increase in this year’s city budget The new figures add $311 million in spending for fiscal year 2020 and $386 million in fiscal year 2021. Increased spending for the current year includes $75 million to comply with the state’s discovery and bail reform legislation and a $16.6 million expansion of the existing Supervised Release program. It also includes money for the NYC Cri-

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TURKEY TROT PS 97Q, The Forest Park School, was thrilled to have the opportunity to host a Turkey Trot this year and what a success it was, thanks to Ms. Stuart, one of the science teachers. Together, as a school community, the students were able to raise over $12,000 which will be used to enhance their technology program. The principal, Mrs. Custodio, is looking forward to seeing the growth to the technology program which will support Scratch, Scratch, Jr., Coding and so much more. Students reached out to their family and friends for support and it just kept coming in. From the first day of the event, each day Ms. Stuart shared the total raised encouraging all students to be a part of what she knew would be a huge success. Ms. Kabbadias and Class 4-408 hit the ground running and never stopped! Their class had the highest total class amount with $2,690, earning themselves a pizza party which they cannot wait to enjoy! Individual students were watching the totals and had a healthy competition going on! Each day more and more money was being raised by all knowing that they were going to be able to give great support to the Computer Science program. The Grand Prize winners, raising over $2,000 each, Jacob Irizarry, Class 4-408, and Victoria Richards, Class K-316, earned a complete Thanksgiving Dinner basket to enjoy with their families. Earning Kindles are the third-place winner, Mia Maxwell, Class 2-301, with $935 raised, and the fourth place winner, Xavier Toromoreno, Class 1-203, with $600 raised. Placing in fifth-, sixth- and seventh-place, each earning a Prize Pack, are Kayley O’Donoghue, Class 2-301, with $550, Adam Ahmed, Class 3-306, with $465, and Mia Segura, Class 2-310, with $340 raised. The school was also honored to have state Sen. Joseph Addabbo join for the event along with Kenny Wilson, Community Board #9 Chairman, Ed Wendell, Project Woodhaven, Ken Gordon, Woodhaven Library, and with the support of officers from the 102nd Pct. keeping everyone safe while in the streets!

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savings between now and June 2021. The new numbers project existing outyear deficits of just over $3 billion in 202021; $2.95 billion in 2021-22 and just under $3.2 billion in 2022-23. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) told the Chronicle in an email that the new numbers are a cause for concern. “The Mayor continues to raise the budget without trying to decrease or even level off the city’s spending,” Holden said. “I cannot support that when the weight of those increases rests on the backs of the middle class. This city has not seen any fiscal responsibilit y du r ing the cu r rent administration.” The Citizens Budget Commission could not be reached for comment prior to the Chronicle’s deadline on Tuesday, but more than a week prior to the release, the organization had expressed concerns similar to Holden’s. “The city budget has been growing at an accelerating pace in recent years, putting the City’s already high level of expenditure on an unstable trajectory,” the CBC said in a document issued on Nov. 13. De Blasio’s statement did say that despite new expenditures, the city’s reserve accounts stand at more than $6 billion, a Q record high.

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Some English as a Second Language students took their coding skills on the road! Mrs. Abramowitz, one of the ESL teachers, took her students to the Apple Store at the Queens Center mall, left. They learned how to do coding and they were able to program their robots so they could be mobile. The students had a great time there and want to know when they are going back. Mrs. Abramowitz is planning another trip for them. Trips such as this one helps build on their vocabulary, strengthening their English language.

L ATEE S T H A PP P E N I N GS S Ms. Kabbadias, one of the fourth-grade teachers, and Class 4-408, right, have done an amazing job highlighting that they are all different but still all connected. The students enjoyed mapping out the countries they are from and shared important information about their cultures. Ms. Gould, along with her para Ms. Morrero and students in Class Pre-K 216, and Mrs. Spar, along with her para, Ms. Legaspi and students in Class Pre-K 215, right, participated in a “Shakers and Bakers” activity. The students mixed all the ingredients needed to make a donut using their math skills to make sure they measured each one carefully. The students learned how different ingredients react when mixed together. They then baked their donuts adding some sprinkles and enjoyed them together! Mrs. Spar and her para, Ms. Ligaspi turned the front yard into a pumpkin patch allowing students from their class, Pre-K 215 to experience a great time pumpkin picking! Each student ventured out to the yard and picked their favorite pumpkin! They returned to their classroom where each child turned their pumpkin to a jack-o’lantern!

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Borough President and District Attorneyelect Melinda Katz announced her transition team last Friday. Randall Eng, former presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, will serve as co-chairman of the committee with Christopher Renfroe, past president of the Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association. Deputy Borough President Sharon Lee will serve as executive director of the committee on a volunteer basis. “Justice has been denied as other counties in our state and across the country were at the forefront of reforming our criminal justice system,” Katz said in a release. “We will prove definitely in Queens that you can enhance safety and equality at the same time, in a way that is collaborative and benefits all of us.” The rest of the team includes: • Anstiss Agnew of Forestdale, Inc. • Amy Arundell of the United Federation of Teachers • Nicole Paultre Bell, activist • Pascale Bernard, of Planned Parenthood of New York City • Dr. John H. Boyd, II of New Greater Bethel Ministries • Victoria Brown-Douglas, of Lawyer’s

• Jo s hu a Gl ic k , of Q u e e n s L aw Associates • Everett Hopkins of Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association • Lucy Lang of Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College of Criminal Justice • Jacques M. Leandre • Hon. Jeffrey Lebowitz, retired Justice of the New York State Supreme Court • Jack Leibler • Nelson A. Madrid • Jane Manning of the Women’s Equal Justice Project • Hugh H. Mo, former NYPD Deputy Commissioner • Dilip Nath of the SUNY Downstate Medical Center • Thomas Oliva, of Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County • JoAnne Page, of The Fortune Society • Camille Russell • Lisa Sch reibersdor f of Brook ly n Defender Services • Matthew Silverstein of America Works of New York, Inc. • M. Jane Stanicki of Hour Children, Inc. Katz defeated Republican candidate Joe Mur ray in the election after nar rowly defeating public defender Tiffany Cabán in a tightly contested primary. She will take office Q Jan. 1.

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Striking back at lupus at Jamaica gathering Chronicle, businesses team up with patient advocates to raise awareness by Naeisha Rose Chronicle Contributor

Lupus isn’t the best-known chronic disease. But Jules Grant, 53, lives with it. “I’ve been living with lupus since I was 12,” said Grant. “In the beginning my elbows used to lock and I was a tomboy, so doctors initially thought it was a sports injury.” Growing up, Grant, the founder of Lupus Connection, was an athlete and loved horseback riding, swimming, basketball, softball and volleyball. Today she is the office manager at the JFK Redevelopment Community Information Center. Raymour & Flanigan and the Queens Chronicle hosted Lupus Connection, a nonprofit that works to bring awareness about the autoimmune disease, at the furniture store in Jamaica last Wednesday to raise awareness of the disease and where patients can turn for support. Aside from host Raymour & Flanigan, Helium Image of Jamaica provided balloons and decorations and the Bayside Kiwanis Club made a donation. “Fortunately, I had a very good pediatrician who had just [gone] to a symposium for black women’s health and [they] tested me for lupus with the anti-dsDNA test,” said Grant. “I was just a child, so my parents were more worried about the diagnosis than me. I was like, just give me more Alka-Seltzer, because that’s what they were giving me before to make the pain go away.” The anti-double stranded DNA test checks for a specific antibody that determines whether or not an individual has lupus, according to the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center. “The diagnosis didn’t really bother me until I had to start going to different doctors,” said Grant. “I had to go to my pediatrician, a hematologist and a rheumatologist.” As a teenager the only medication that helped Grant with her condition was steroids. “To be a young girl on steroids was not good, because you would blow up and look like a cow,” she said. “It was rough, the weight fluctuation was rough.” It was in adulthood that Grant came to terms with the disease. “I have systematic and discoid lupus, a double whammy,” said Grant. “I have faith in

Raymour & Flanigan Manager Marlon Robinson, left, and Chronicle Account Executive Ree Brinn PHOTO BY NAEISHA ROSE right, present a check to Jules Grant, founder of Lupus Connection. God, so I never worried about it killing me. I lived a very full life. I had my kid, I drank and I partied. I did what my parents did and when I wasn’t feeling good I slept.” Systemic lupus erythematosus affects different parts of the body and discoid lupus erythematosus affects the skin, scalp and face, leaving a scarred appearance like a wolf’s bite, according to the Lupus Foundation of New England. Bernadette Pierre, a Queens Village resident, was the former head of Research & Library Sciences at the Rockefeller Foundation, but gave up her corporate career nearly two decades ago when her then-4-year-old daughter started showing signs of lupus. “It was strange,” said Pierre. “We noticed she had a butterfly-like rash, but we couldn’t understand it because it wasn’t something that showed up in our family history. A pediatric dermatologist told us that it was lupus prior to all the blood work.” Pierre was shocked by the diagnosis, but the doctor was certain about the scars on her daughter’s face and referred the mom to an endocrinologist and rheumatologist. “All year long there is a problem with lupus,” Pierre said about her now 23-year-old daughter. “In the hot weather she is allergic to

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even lights in the house, much less sunlight. So in the summer she has to have sunblock, hats and long sleeves, which is odd for a kid. Then during the winter her feet, arms and fingers — all the joints hurt. Then her fingers also break out.” At school Pierre’s daughter was bullied about her skin and teachers would put her in special education classes because she struggled to write as fast as other students and at times had cognitive fog, which made it hard to focus. Despite having to cover up much of the time, Pierre’s daughter has found comfort in cosplaying, where she gets to dress up during

Comic Con events with her father. Pierre would sit on her daughter’s school board to bring awareness about the disease, hired tutors to help her child and gave her positive reinforcement to help her persevere against the bullying. “She just graduated college in May and works as a software developer,” said Pierre. “My daughter was the captain of an all girl’s robotics team in high school. We knew once she set her mind to something that she had what it takes to complete her degree.” Sanjay Gupta is a recruiter and educator for Be The Match, a bone marrow registry. Bone marrow transplants can help some patients. “We all have a DNA duplicate out there,” said Gupta. “In order to get to that person we have to get to that person and go through their beliefs.” There are 18,000 patients of different backgrounds across the U.S. in need of a bone marrow transplant for diseases like lupus, according to Gupta. But the odds can be daunting. “If you are Hispanic you have less than a 10 percent chance of finding a match,” he said. “If you are Asian like me you have less than an 8 percent chance. If you are African American it is less than a 7 percent chance and if you are mixed race or Pacific Islander you have 3 percent or less to find a match.” Gupta hopes that more people will sign up to provide the life-saving donation that can help those with blood cancers and autoimmune diseases find a new lease in life. It just requires more individuals of different Q backgrounds to join the registry.

Jules Grant, left, accepts a check for the Lupus Connection from Dr. Salwa Elmeawad, who is PHOTO BY NAEISHA ROSE vice president of the Bayside Kiwanis Club.

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Our annual toy and gift drive awaits you Donations sought for everyone from infants to young adults now in need by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Toys, games, books, items of clothing, high-tech items such as portable phone chargers and accessories including scarves, hats and gloves — all of these gifts and more are welcome during the Queens Chronicle’s 25th Annual Toy Drive. The gifts you provide will be given to children, teenagers and young adults who are living in five homeless shelters located across Queens: the Saratoga Family Inn, Dove House, the Metro Family Residence, the Boulevard Family Residence and the King’s Inn. Through our partners in the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program, some will go to the children of veterans who are in need. Gifts may be dropped off through Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Chronicle offices at The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201

in Glendale, above HomeGoods, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone with questions may call us at (718) 205-8000 and ask for Stela or Lisa. They also may be brought to any of the following companies and organizations, where Toys for Tots has donation boxes waiting. • Maspeth Federal Savings Bank branches at 56-18 69 St. in Maspeth; 64-19 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park; and 101-09 Metropolitan Ave. in Forest Hills; • Cross County Bank branches at 80-10 Eliot Ave. in Middle Village; 60-20 Fresh Pond Road in Middle Village; and 79-21 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village; • Sterling Bank at 75-25 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village and 31-24 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria; • TD Bank at 79-55 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; • St. Margaret’s School and Church at 66-10

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80 St. in Middle Village, (718) 326-0922; • Moose Lodge at 72-15 Grand Ave., Maspeth • Abraham Kevin Span & Sons Allstate at 64-77 Dry Harbor Road, Middle Village; • Kueber Reality at 67-13 Myrtle Ave., Glendale; • Astoria Bowl at 19-45 49 St., Astoria; • Modell’s Sporting Goods at 30-88 Steinway St., Astoria; • Verizon Wireless at 30-02 30 Ave., Astoria; • Push Fitness Club at 188-10 Union Tkpe. in Fresh Meadows; 15 Jericho Tpke. in New Hyde Park; and 132-15a 14 Ave., College Point.

• Bella Nova’s Pizza at 65-26 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; • Joe’s Resturant at 66-11 Forest Ave., Ridgewood. They may also be brought to the offices of those elected officials who have again partnered with us: state Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. at 159-53 102 St., Howard Beach or 66-85 73 Place, Middle Village; Assemblyman Ed Braunstein at 213-33 39 Ave., suite 238, Bayside; Assemblyman Mike Miller at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd., Woodhaven; Councilman Eric Ulrich at 93-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park; and Councilman Bob Holden at 64-69 Dry Harbor Road, Middle Village. Q Thanks in advance!

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Our school just got a whole lot cuter thanks to our new students in 3K! This is a totally new program, not only for our school, but it is something that is new to many New York City schools. To help us get the program going, we took Ms. Niko, left, one of the best kindergarten teachers, and made her the very first 3K teacher. But, she is not alone doing the job, she has the help of another familiar face, Ms. Immel. They are the ultimate team and it’s obvious, because the students are having so much fun and learning so many things in their classroom. Our school sets goals, even in 3K! The first goal the 3Kers have for themselves is “I can explore the classroom,” because this is their first time in a classroom. They are making this goal happen by learning in many different centers that focus on music, art, math, science and more. One of the most fun activities I saw was students having fun making their own creations with Play-Doh in the art center. Students were very calm and happy to be in their classroom. When I asked the students what their favorite part of school was, the answer I received over and over was listening to Ms. Niko reading different books. Some of the books they have enjoyed so far include “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and “The Wide-Mouthed Frog.” They have really good taste because these books are fun to read. We are so proud of our newest students and we can’t wait to help them and watch them become leaders of PS 254! By Diana Lopez

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5TH GRADE READING AND LEARNING This year fifth grade has two new faces in Room 425, Mr. R. and Mrs. Munnelly. Mrs. Munnelly isn’t totally new because she has taught fifth grade before, but she didn’t teach fifthgrade last year. Mr. R. is totally new to the grade and based on my research and the students, he is the perfect man for the job! The fifth-graders kicked off the year with a spooky book, “The Thief of Always.” As they are reading, they are focusing on the conflicts of their characters, who are receivers. Although the book is really fun to read, it can be scary, and the book itself says that all who read it will be cursed, so reader beware! The most exciting thing that students are getting prepared for is a performance at our first “Readers Are Leaders” pep rally. The goal of this performance is to tell other kids, old and young, how fun and important it is to read. They are working on the ideas for the performance after meeting with the librarian from the Woodhaven Library, Mr. Ken. Mr. Ken, top right, inspired them to get involved after telling them all about reading and his career encouraging kids to read more by telling stories, reading stories and singing songs from books. We can’t wait to see what they come up with. By Tamanna Ahmed

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City elected officials write letter to Carranza demanding explanation by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The Department of Education is three months late in fulfilling its promise to implement GPS tracking technology for every city school bus, and City Council members are demanding an explanation. Led by Councilmember Robert Holden (D-Middle Village), 24 City Council members signed a Nov. 14 letter to city Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza requesting information on the DOE’s failure to furnish the buses with the tracking technology. The legal responsibility was required to be carried out by the start of the 2019-20 academic year. “The DOE doesn’t seem to hold itself accountable for much of anything, and the students and parents suffer as a result,” Holden said in an emailed response to a question from the Chronicle. “The City Council passed important legislation that would give parents peace of mind when dealing with the city’s embattled busing system, but the DOE didn’t take it seriously enough.” Local Law 32 was introduced by Councilmember Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) and cosigned by 22 other Council members before being adopted in February earlier this year. It outlined that “GPS data regarding the real time location and velocity of the bus or other motor vehicle used to transport students to or from

City school buses were planned to be equipped with GPS tracking by Sept. 2019, a plan that is FILE PHOTO now delayed a year. schools shall be made available electronically to the department, as well as authorized partents or guardians of students who are being transported by such bus or other motor vehicle.” Kallos introduced the law after a November 2018 snowstorm left a bus of special needs students stranded for several hours in Manhattan. The bus was stuck on its route to the Bronx without the means to alert parents of the set-

back. The law, wrote the Council members, would allow parents to receive updates on their children’s whereabouts and avoid another frightening experience. “Every year, there are issues with New York City school buses,” Kallos told the Chronicle. “New York City can do much better and there is no doubt our kids and families deserve it. I authored and passed this law to prevent this perennial problem from occurring again.”

According to the letter, Holden realized the provision had not been met after a constituent complaint brought the issue to his attention. Through an email exhange with a DOE official, Holden demanded an explanation for the delay. In response, the DOE official stated that the implemenatation “will start getting on some of our buses this winter with full fleet operations by start of school next year.” Holden and his colleagues found that response unacceptable and the pushback of plans by a year illegal. The formal letter demanded “that the DOE explain its error and abide by the law immediately for the sake of our students and parents.” “The City Council passed this law so that parents would have accurate information regarding the location of their child’s bus,” said Councilmember Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), one of the 24 elected officials to sign the letter. “This is especially important as we head into the winter months, where snow storms could set buses far behind schedule. It has been nearly 10 months since this tracking device law was implemented, and it is a disgrace DOE hasn’t even taken the first steps to abide by the mandate.” “We are holding the Chancellor and his administration accountable and will continue to push them to obey the law,” Holden told the Q Chronicle.

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Access to Justice helps ‘level the playing field’ Program provides legal help for those facing cases alone in Civil Court by Eric He

in the back, smiling and waving. Then, they are mobbed. Usually, there are more clients than they can handle. On a recent Monday, a man walked into the Most people are confused by the concept. They Queens Civil Supreme Court house in desperate can’t believe there is a free service. Wrobel has heard straits. He was being sued by a third-party debt it all: buyer over late credit card payments — a card that “Maybe it’s free now and you will bill me later?” he didn’t remember owning. He was hard of hear“If this is free, you must not be very good.” ing, unemployed and had just moved in with his “Did you get your law license yesterday?” elderly and sick mother. He had never been in court Ultimately, the clients wind up grateful. Though before. He had no attorney. He was nervous, upset Wrobel’s team only does limited representation and and broke. He had less than $3,000 in his life savdoes not go to trial with their clients, the amount of ings, and his bank had frozen $2,600 of it. pre-trial help they can provide in just one sitting is He left that day with his case dismissed. He immense. Prior to the program, those attempting to couldn’t believe it, and headed straight for the bank represent themselves against attorneys working for with a judge’s order to unfreeze his account — debt-buying or big credit card companies like VISA never mind that he could barely afford the $6 it or American Express were getting “steamrolled.” cost to have a copy of the order certified. “We level the playing field,” Wrobel said. But “all’s well that ends well,” said Helen WroAnother perk the program provides is for law stubel, who supervises the volunteer law clinic at the dents. Wrobel, who works at St. John’s University courthouse. She, along with her assistant Rita School of Law, brings over a group of students who Wang, helped the man with his case free of charge. assist in the volunteer help clinic. His reaction is not uncommon among the clients Wang graduated from St. John’s last December who come to the clinic, which provides legal help and helps with both the consumer debt and unconto people who do not have an attorney in cases tested divorce programs. She is from China, and involving consumer debt, uncontested divorces and English is not her first language. She used to be tenant-landlord disputes. According to Fern A. Fisher, the former deputy Attorney Helen Wrobel, left, supervises the voluntary law clinic at Queens Civil Court, scared of the courts because she was worried she chief administrative judge of the New York City where attorney Miriam Devia is one of her volunteers. PHOTO COURTESY HELEN WROBEL would not be able to follow the language. The program has helped her gain more experience in court Courts, 98 percent of defendants are not represented by an attorney when sued for consumer debt. That figure at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd. for over three decades. He oversaw and to practice her English. Though she has already comis around 80 percent for those in housing cases. In uncon- the digitization of the courthouse, helping write a grant to pleted the 50 pro bono hours required for admission to the tested divorce cases, Fisher said that unhappy couples are bring in a scanner for the first time in 1997. The ability to New York bar, Wang is still helping at the Queens often forced to stay married because they didn’t file the image documents, send emails and place paperwork online courthouse. She was at a loss for words when asked to describe the paperwork right. has greatly expedited the court process for everyone That’s why Fisher — who retired in 2017 — started the involved. It helped free up time and money for programs program’s impact. “I don’t know how to describe this kind of feeling. It’s program, called Access to Justice, in 2009. In the wake of like Access to Justice. the recession the previous year, Fisher saw a growing need “There used to be lines out there,” Rothermel said, ges- just incredible,” Wang said. “I never imagined that I can for legal services, specifically in civil courts. The United turing down the hallway from the spacious clerk’s office in help people in court. Through this program and with help States is tied for 99th out of 126 Room 102. “If you had a question, from Helen, I did.” For Fisher and Wrobel, the program is a three-pronged countries in providing accessible and everybody had to come in.” affordable legal services, dropping Still, noted Francis Kenna, who is win. The court solves an issue and is not seen as a rigid, art of improving 30 spots from 2015, according to the in his eighth year as the chief deputy heartless institution. It ensures that those without access to human condition is World Justice Project’s 2019 Rule of county clerk: “It’s not glamorous.” lawyers in civil cases are not exploited by that institution. Law index. Kenna, who previously had a private And it helps train budding attorneys like Wang about the providing free civil Fisher said that while the U.S. juspractice, represents the office of the role of a lawyer to provide service to those who need it tice system has found ways to punish county clerk to the general public. most. legal services.” The program has grown, according to Wrobel, seeing criminal offenders with great effiMost of his days are spent outside ciency, it hasn’t figured out how to — Former Deputy Chief Administrative with the public, answering questions hundreds of cases of year. Q “Only good comes out of it,” she said. help people faced with civil cases — Judge for NYC Courts Fern A. Fisher and filing paperwork. Some days, he which impacts quality of life. said, are very difficult. And his big“Our country hasn’t come to grips that part of improving gest complaint? human condition is providing free civil legal services,” Fish“People representing themselves when they shouldn’t be,” er said. Kenna said. That’s where the volunteer law clinic, in Room 25A on * * * the second floor of the courthouse, is oftentimes a lifesaver. Just like the court system itself has its stereotypes, so do * * * the people who work in the courtrooms. Fisher received the As a civil court, not much fanfare surrounds the Queens Gary Bellow Public Service Award in 2006 from the Harcourthouse at the corner of Sutphin Boulevard and 88th vard Law School for the Access to Justice program, and she Street. The majority of cases that pass through don’t make remains the only judge to receive that honor. To her, it’s a the daily newspapers. But each one could potentially mark a signal that judges can think outside the box and engage with monumental moment in the life of a plaintiff or defendant. the community that elected them. People “think the court system is just filing or sitting in a “It’s a recognition that judges can serve the public intercourtroom,” said Kevin Rothermel, who has worked as an est in so many ways other than sitting on a bench,” Fisher administrator in the county clerk’s office for 34 years. said. Rothermel’s job includes a variety of tasks, including In the decade that the program has existed, Fisher has not financials, human resources and managing the e-file sys- heard a single complaint. People are grateful and don’t take tem. Since starting in the now-defunct records room in it for granted. It almost seems too good to be true, according 1985, Rothermel has worked in just about every department to Wrobel. She and her assistants are in the courtroom every in the court. Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 9:30 a.m., wait- Ninety-eight percent of people sued over consumer debt have It is rare for an employee to stay at the court for that long, ing for the calendar call and for the clerk to announce that no legal representation. That’s where the Access to Justice probut Rothermel said that the changes are what have kept him there is free legal service available. Wrobel’s team stands up gram comes in. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Chronicle Contributor

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It’s (not) complicated Rube Goldberg show reveals his warmth and humor

When a man is so influential his name becomes a new dictionar y entry to describe the deeper meaning behind his creations, that’s pretty much the definition of high impact. Merriam-Webster defines “Rube Goldberg” as an adjective meaning “accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply.” He officially became a reference noun in 1928. Inventor, engineer, vaudeville comedian, illustrator and Pulitzer

Prize-winning political cartoonist and satirist Goldberg himself referred to his fantastical invention drawings as a ”symbol of man’s capacity for exerting maximum effort to achieve minimal results.” “The Art of Rube Goldberg” at the Queens Museum is the first comprehensive retrospective of his work since 1970, and pulls together close to 100 never-exhibited pieces. His brilliant invention cartoons depicting machines that require exhaustive multiple steps and processes to complete basic tasks are a beloved part of New York and American culture —

but the exhibit highlights much of Goldberg’s other work that won him praise in his time. “It ’s especially fit ting for the Queens Museum to present the art of Rube Goldberg,” says Sally Tallant, the institution’s executive director. “Rube Goldberg’s generation saw an unprecedented and rapid explosion of new technology, and he was his moment’s best satirist. It’s productive for us to think about our time in relation to that one moment, and bring Goldberg’s humor and humanit y to the table while doing so. Playfulness and humor have always

been an impor t ant element of visitors’ experience at the Museum.” One of Goldberg’s oldest extant drawings is “The Old Violinist,” which he drew in 1895 at age 11 a nd, shocking no one, revea ls profound early talent, capturing the warmth of the subject in a palpable way. A compelling central focal point of the exhibit is an interactive multimedia machine combining solid objects along with video screens to pay whimsical tribute to Goldberg’s invention drawings. continued on page 29

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“The Search for Life Beyond Earth,” an interactive experience likening extreme environments on Earth to those on other celestial bodies such as Mars, Europa and Titan, as well as places outside the Solar System, and addressing the requirements for life. On permanent exhibit, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $20; $15 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Introduction to Midrash, each Mon., 10-11 a.m., through end of Jan. 2020; Jewish Medical Ethics, each Wed., 10-11 a.m., through end of Jan.; Star Trek and Judaism, Sun., Dec. 1, 7-9 p.m.; Introduction to Judaism, each Thu., 7-8 p.m., through May 21, 2020; all taught by Rabbi Daniel Wolpe, Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center, 193-10 Peck Ave. Free. Info: (718) 357-5100.

“At Sea,” with works by multiple artists in various media using sea imagery to address the idea of being adrift in the face of fraught events, natural and manmade, global and personal. Through Sun., Dec. 8, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org.

Defensive driving course, for better skills, insurance and point reduction; and to cut down on accidents, by the National Safety Council. Sat., Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., St. Mel’s Church of Flushing, 26-15 154 St. $45. Info/registration: (631) 360-9720.

“Time to Leave,” with works by Queens artist and poet Aileen Bassis on people forced to emigrate from their homelands, in Myanmar, the Middle East, Central America and elsewhere. Through Fri., Dec. 13, Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org. “Sculpture & Textiles by Linda Rettich,” with sculptural scenes made of tiny beads, figures, textiles, culinary delights and more. Through Sun., Dec. 22, Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $2 suggested. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. “Outs & Ins,” with works by Sarah Palmer exploring human and environmental vulnerability with recontextualized nudes, portraits, catalog images and more. Through Sat., Jan. 11, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 8416149, mrsgallery.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS “The Nutcracker,” Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet about a little girl’s journey through a fantasy world of fairies, princes, toy soldiers and an army of mice, based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s, will be performed by the Salzburg Marionette Theatre at Flushing Town Hall on Wednesday. See Kids/Families. COURTESY PHOTO

THEATRE “Tess Dworman — A Child Retires,” a one-woman show referencing the collapse of the performer’s maturation as an artist, with standup comedy, memoir, Irish step-dancing and more included. Wed.-Sat., Dec. 4-7, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

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“Añoranza de Colombia” (“Nostalgia for Colombia”), a musical love story about dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore, with 5 musicians and 15 dancers. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sun., 4 p.m., through Dec. 15, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40$45; $37-$42 seniors, students. Info: (718) 7293880, thaliatheatre.org.

“GingerBread Lane 2019,” the new edition of the world’s largest gingerbread village, with every single element edible, created by Queens chef Jon Lovitch; with make-your-own workshops on select days. Through Sun., Jan. 12, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $20; $15 seniors, kids, students with ID (workshops extra). Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. COURTESY PHOTO

MUSIC Roberta Piket Sextet featuring Karrin Allyson: Celebrating Marian McPartland, with the acclaimed pianist’s group and the five-time Grammynominated jazz vocalist performing works by the late jazz pianist. Fri., Dec. 6, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” a musical about two con men who team up to scam rich, lonely women, based on the film of the same name, by The Parkside Players. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 29-30, 8 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 1, 2 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills. $20; $18 seniors, students. Info: (718) 353-7388, parksideplayers.com. “Painted Alice — The Musical,” an adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” for adults, about an artist who falls through her canvas into a dark and comical world. Through Sun., Dec. 1, various dates and times, The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. $25-$45. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org.

FILM Local Filmmakers: How did they do it?, with five filmmakers presenting short works, each followed by Q-and-A, and buffet, by FirstCut Film

Club. Sat., Nov. 30, 2:30-5 p.m., Cronin & Phelan’s Bar & Restaurant, 38-14 Broadway, Astoria. Free. Info: filmproject.media. “Still Beginning,” marking the 30th annual Day With(out) Art, with seven short videos on the HIV/ AIDS epidemic, highlighting pioneering activism and staging intergenerational conversations. Sun., Dec. 1, 3-5 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, kids. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Apollo 11: First Steps Edition,” an exclusive version of the 2019 documentary about the mission that landed men on the moon for the first time 50 years ago, with never-before-seen footage. Daily through Tue., Jan. 21, 2020, 3 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $6; $5 kids, students, seniors, plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Trip to Resorts Casino, in Atlantic City, NJ, sponsored by the Sisterhood of Forest Park Jewish Center. Mon., Dec. 2, departing Lindenwood Shopping Center, 84 St. and 153 Ave., 9 a.m.; also Woodhaven Blvd. at Forest Park Drive, 9:15 a.m. $50 with $25 giveback. Info: Sharon, (917) 292-8732; Phyllis, (917) 601-2234.

KIDS/FAMILIES Open Studio: Clay, a monthly drop-in program with kids 2-11 and their families making art, this time with clay. Sun., Dec. 1 (and each first Sun. of the month), 11 a.m.-1 p.m., The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. Free with admission: $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org. “The Nutcracker” by the Salzburg Marionette Theatre, Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet about a little girl’s journey through a fantasy world, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story, told with puppets. Wed., Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $14; $8 kids; free teens. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Literary Sundays Reading Series, with Queens poets Maria Lisella and Oleana Jennings sharing their work, followed by an open mic and Q-and-A. Sun., Dec. 1, 5:30-7 p.m., Kew & Willow Books, 81-63 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens. Free. Info: (718) 441-0009, kewandwillow.com. A Talk with Seymour Kaplan: Dachau Liberator, with one of the first American soldiers to enter the Dachau concentration camp in April 1945, later a businessman, teacher and mental health advocate, telling his story. Mon., Dec. 2, 1-2:30 p.m., Commonpoint Queens, formerly Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Free. Info: (718) 268-5011, commonpointqueens.org/events.

“Toy Story 4,” the 2019 computer-animated comedy film with longtime characters including Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear meeting a new pal, Forky, and having a new adventure. Fri.-Sun., Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 12 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. DISNEY / PIXAR continued on page 30

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“The Fantasticks,” the world’s longestrunning musical (yes, even longer than that Phantom!), is a simple boy-meets-girl story. But, in the upcoming rendering by The St. Mary’s Drama Guild in Woodside, it is told with a twist: Two young ladies will portray the couple at the center of the piece. In fact, almost the entire cast and production team are female, and many of them are not even out of high school yet. Ashley Gleason, who in her other life is a fourth-grade teacher, helms the production, and said her cast is doing “remarkably well”

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adjusting to their respective roles. “There was a lot of giggling at first,” she said. Then the two leading players, Michelle Lambe (who is Luisa) and Katie Bagley (who plays Matt in full masculine attire), began to let go of their inhibitions and as showtime nears “chemistry is developing.” The pairing, Gleason added, “is believable.” The other lead role, that of a narrator figure known as El Gallo, created by the late actor Jerry Orbach, has been entrusted to 14-year-old Alessandra Alejandro, a ninthgrader from Elmhurst. Alessandra admitted that, prior to beginning work on the show, which was created by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, she had never even heard of it — but she soon fell for its charms. “It’s a really nice love story,” she said. And despite the show’s age (it dates to 1960, when it opened off-Broadway for a 42-year run, produced by longtime Forest Hills resident Lore Noto), she has had no trouble relating to it. “The message — love conquers all — carries over,” she said. One of the biggest challenges in playing a male character, she said, is having to lower her singing voice, which she employs

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Love conquers all as youngsters star in a classic

Claudia Whitmore, left, portrays Bellomy and Katie Bagley plays Matt in The St. Mary’s Drama Guild’s rendering of “The Fantasticks.” PHOTOS BY RHONDA WHITMORE, LEFT, AND MELISSA BOSCO-BAGLEY in “I Can See It” and the show’s most famous song, “Try to Remember.” She also takes part in “It Depends On What You Pay,” a number originally about a plot to stage a fake rape but which, in recent years and productions, has been modified to be about an abduction. It is this

tamer version that is employed here. Choreographer Claire Spinetti, a Woodside resident and veteran participant in the guild’s productions, said a lot of time has been devoted to the enactment of a ballet that stems from the number, one which the continued on page 31

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Fried Stuffing Bites with Cranberry Sauce Pesto • oil, for frying • leftover stuffing • 2 eggs • 2 teaspoons milk • 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs • 1 cup cranberry sauce • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper • 1/2 cup walnuts Preheat oil to 350 degrees. Cut leftover stuffing into bite-sized cubes and set aside. In a small bowl whisk eggs and milk. Coat each stuffing bite with this egg wash, then dredge in the bread crumbs until fully coated and set aside. In a food processor blend cranberry sauce, pepper and walnuts and set aside. Once oil is at temperature fry each piece of stuffing until golden brown about 4 minutes. Drain on a paper towel and serve with cranberry pesto. Turkey and String Bean Pot Pies • 4 servings or 4 cups leftover green bean casserole (recommended: Campbell’s Soup recipe) • 1/2 cup milk • 1/2 cup turkey, beef, or chicken stock • 1 cup roasted turkey meat, chopped • 2 standard puff pastry sheets Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl lightly blend leftover green bean casserole with milk, stock and turkey. Using the puff pastry, cut out 6 (4-inch) disks from each sheet. Lightly press the disks into the bottom and up the sides of 6 (1-cup) muffin tins, leaving about 1/2-inch crust over the edge to secure the top. Press the tines of the fork into the bottom and the sides to dock the pastry. Fill each cup to the top and cover with another cut circle. Secure the edges by pinching together. Cut a small hole in the top for steam. Bake for 30 minQ utes or until crust is golden brown. — Peter C. Mastrosimone This article originally ran Nov. 22, 2018.

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Goldberg’s sharp eye and ear for daily language and human interactions gave creative rise to the comic strip “Foolish Questions,” which premiered in the New York Evening Mail Oct. 23, 1908, featuring sarcastic and wildly imaginative answers to unnecessary questions. Spanning subject matter from tennis to shaving to a guy pretending to be headed on a long voyage to avoid having to buy a present for his girlfriend, “Foolish Questions” deftly captured the endearingly grouchy interactions between people, making the deeper point that, like poorly designed machines, superfluous communication is a clunky contraption in and of itself, a

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form of interpersonal social inefficiency. The strip was so popular readers wrote letters to t he pa p er suggesting their questions. A compilation book of “Foolish Questions” was published in 1909. “M i k e a n d Ike-They Look Alike,” “Phony Bolonies” and an original concept drawing of Goldberg’s character “Boob McNutt” were all drawn in the 1910s and 1920s. The charm and the power of Goldberg’s writing, set against the backdrop of life-altering historical events like World War I, the Great Depression and Prohibition, invaluably capsulized a real-time reaction, allowing a window into a perspective that further undergirds his multigenerational appeal as he captured the day-to-day of modern life

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Rube Goldberg drew on human complexities too

Two entries from Rube Goldberg’s “Foolish Questions” series, which premiered in the New York Evening Mail in October 1908, are among his works on display at the Queens Museum. Also there is “The Old Violinist,” left, which he drew at age 11. On the cover: “Mike and IkeThey Look Alike,” a conceptual sketch of “Boob McNutt,” “Phony Bolonies,” which got PHOTOS BY JORDANA LANDRES inside its subjects’ heads, and, rear, a U.S. postal stamp image. and the language of the time. Af ter Prohibition was repealed in 1933, one of Goldberg’s cartoons for the Saturday Evening Mail on ink and paper reveals an amusing series of regular people reveling in alcohol’s renewed legality and mass availability. Notably and sar-

castically, a little schoolgirl asks her teacher for money to buy beer. Exposing and skewering human foibles and idiosyncrasies, yet also doing so with deep affection, “The Art of Rube Goldberg” is an exper ience to be Q savored.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007AR3, V. MOHANIE BISHU, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 12, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AR3 is the Plaintiff and MOHANIE BISHU, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the QUEENS COUNT Y COURTHOUSE, COURTROOM #25, 88-11 SUTPHIN BLVD., JAMAICA NY 11435, on December 13, 2019 at 10:30 AM, premises known as 92-24 175TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11433: Block 10214, Lot 17: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE 4TH WARD, BOROUGH AND COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 705689/2016. David H. Sloan, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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Guardian Notice of Sale of Real Property. Supreme Court, County of Queens, Matter of TYRONE JACKSON, an Incapacitated Person. Pursuant to an Order of the Court, Index Number 15297/2013, dated November 18, 2019 by the Hon. Lee A. Mayersohn, an application to sell real property located at 172-15 144th Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11434 will be made on the 17th day of December, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at I.A.S. Part 22G of the Supreme Court located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Courtroom 22, Jamaica, NY 11435. Said sale is subject to the approval of the Court. Best offer over $530,000. Contact Mark J. Keller, Esq. (718) 297-1890. Bidders must be prepared to enter into a contract of sale and make a deposit of at least 10% of the purchase price by bank or certified check payable to “Mark J. Keller, Esq. as attorney”. No personal checks will be accepted. Closing within 60 days of Court Order approving contract of sale of real property. Mark J. Keller, 90-27 Sutphin Boulevard, Suite 402, Jamaica, New York 11435; (718) 297-1890.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Filing #98949652 E-Filed 11/15/2019 12:23:08 PM. CASE NO: 2019 DR 003617 IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF LEYLA MARGARET COAKLEY, Minor Child. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PUBLICATION TO: MUTALIP YALCIN a/k/a TALIP YALCIN, Turkish, age 35, brown hair, brown eyes, Height-5’11”, stature-tall and thin, Child born 5/3/05, Long Island, NY. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to Petition for Adoption by Stepparent has been filed against you. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on Melissa CascioIa, Esquire, of JODAT LAW GROUP PA, Petitioners’ attorney, whose address is 2620 S. Tamiami Trial, Sarasota, Florida 34239 on or before 12/27/2019 and file the original with the clerk of this court at Manatee County Clerk of Court, 1115 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205, either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. DATED this 20th day of November, 2019. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Laura Griffin, Deputy Clerk

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Carl Casseus; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 20, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County Supreme Courthouse, Courtroom #25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on December 20, 2019 at 10:30AM, premises known as 209-50 111th Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11429. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of NY, Block 11123 Lot 17. Approximate amount of judgment $131,013.97 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 713333/2017. Hon. Randolph Jackson, Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC, Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff, 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: October 10, 2019 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832

Action by MONTEFIORE CEMETERY, located at 12183 Springfield Boulevard, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413, to declare abandoned and reacquire certain unused grave sites on the grounds of the SHELIBER AND ZALINER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION Burial Society pursuant to NY CLS N-PCL § 1513-a. Contact Information: Montefiore Cemetery c/o Carl Schramm (718-528-1700) Notice of Formation of 450930 Astoria Management LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/29/2019. 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: IBRAHIM FODA, 45-09 30 AVE, ASTORIA, NY 11103. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO. 709416/2018, SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 12809 116TH AVENUE SOUTH OZONE, NY 11420. District: Section: Block: 11672 Lot: 37. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AM1, Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPHINE BRANCH if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SHTEIN EQUITIES, INC.; AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.; AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK; MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Subject Property described in the Complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $304,000.00 and interest, recorded on August 6, 2007, at Liber 2007000404345 of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 12809 116TH AVENUE SOUTH OZONE, NY 11420. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. 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 the mortgage company will not stop the 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. RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, BY:_VERONICA RUNDLE, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590, 516-280-7675

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No.: 712664/2017 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. GUITRY BERGEN, ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE YVONNE GORDON, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, CITY OF NEW YORK PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendants. To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, 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. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Robert J. McDonald, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 11 day of October, 2019 at Long Island City, New York. Tax I.D. No. BLOCK: 10943 LOT: 247 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of 203rd Street, distant 190 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of 203rd Street and the northerly side of 111th Avenue; RUNNING THENCE easterly at right angles to 203rd Street, 100 feet; THENCE northerly parallel with 203rd Street, 30 feet; THENCE westerly again at right angles to 203rd Street, 100 feet to the easterly side of 203rd Street; THENCE southerly along the easterly side of 203rd Street, 30 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. These premises are also known as 109-93 203rd Street a/k/a 10993 203rd Street, Saint Albans, NY 11412. WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, 500 Bausch and Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604

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Notice of Formation of A M & Z Car Service LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/31/2019. 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: A M & Z CAR SERVICE LLC, 8824 189TH STREET, HOLLIS, NY 11423. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CREATIVE BEGINNINGS REALTY GROUP, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/23/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 83-19 141ST STREET, APT. 705, BRIARWOOD, NY 11435. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GARDEN OPS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/30/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE LLC, 17-54 DEKALB AVENUE, Unit 2F, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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KG 6011 DEVELOPMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/16/19. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 132-01 34th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Line Venture Group LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/11/2019. 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: KAB Y. BANG, 28-23 208TH STREET, BAYSIDE, NY 11360. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS - Index No. 716108/2019 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF QUEENS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -vs- THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF FAY BOWEN A/K/A FAY M. BOWEN, deceased, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest, all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; DELROY G. WRIGHT; DERWIN BOWEN; KIERAN BOWEN; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 21919 134TH ROAD, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. 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 to 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 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. These pleadings are being amended to included Delroy G. Wright, Derwin Bowen and Kieran Bowen, as possible heirs to the estate of Fay Bowen a/k/a Fay M. Bowen, deceased. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. Dated: October 14, 2019 Mark K. Broyles, Esq., FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Block: 13097 Lot: 7 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of QUEENS, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of HON. CHEREE BUGGS, Justice of the SUPREME Court of the State of New York, dated October 21, 2019 and filed along with the supporting papers in the QUEENS County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of 134th Road distant 100 feet westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 134th Road and westerly side of 220th street; RUNNING THENCE Northerly at right angles to 134th Road, 100 feet; THEN Westerly parallel with 134th Road, 40 feet; THENCE Southerly again at right angles to 134th Road, 100 feet to the northerly side of 134th Road; THENCE Easterly along the northerly side of 134th Road, 40 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. For Information Purposes Only the Property Address is: 21919 134TH ROAD, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS NY 11413 Mortgaged Premises: 21919 134TH ROAD, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413 Tax Map/Parcel ID No.: Block: 13097 Lot: 7 of the BOROUGH of QUEENS, NY 11413

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 16793/2011 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF QUEENS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, -vs- THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF YVETTE FARNUM A/K/A YVETTE C. FARNUM A/K/A YVETTE CECIL FARNUM, deceased, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest, all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF QUEENS COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF YVETTE FARNUM A/K/A YVETTE C. FARNUM A/K/A YVETTE CECIL FARNUM, DECEASED; GEORGE FARNUM; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC APO GE MONEY BANK; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 131 15 218TH STREET, LAURELTON NY 11413 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. 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 to 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 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. These pleadings are being amended to include the Heirs at Large of Yvette Farnum a/k/a Yvette C. Farnum a/k/a Yvette Cecil Farnum, deceased, the Public Administrator of Queens County as Administrator of the Estate of Yvette Farnum a/k/a Yvette C. Farnum a/k/a Yvette Cecil Farnum, deceased, Yvette Farnum, George Farnum as heirs to the Estate of Yvette Farnum a/k/a Yvette C. Farnum a/k/a Yvette Cecil Farnum, deceased, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Criminal Court of the City of New York and Arrow Financial Services LLC APO GE Money Bank, as party defendants. These pleadings are being further amended to omit New York City Department of FinanceParking Violations Bureau Payment and Adjudication Center of Queens as a party defendant. These pleadings are also being amended to reflect the current Plaintiff of Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC as mortgage was assigned on July 23, 2014, in CRFN 2014000243772. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. Dated: August 9, 2019 Mark K. Broyles, Esq., FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Block: 12926 Lot: 256 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of QUEENS, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of HON. LEONARD LIVOTE, Acting Supreme Court Justice of the SUPREME Court of the State of New York, dated October 8, 2019 and filed along with the supporting papers in the QUEENS County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, known as Lots 455 and 456 in Block N on a map entitled, “Map of Springfield Hillcrest, Property of Wood-Horn Realty Corp., filed 8/12/1922 as map #4151, which said lots when taken together are bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the easterly side of 218th Street (60 feet wide), distant 40 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 132nd Avenue (formerly Clifton Avenue) with the easterly side of 218th Street; Thence easterly parallel with 132nd Avenue, 100 feet; Thence northerly parallel with 218th Street, 40 feet; Thence westerly parallel with 132nd Avenue, 100 feet to the easterly side of 218th Street; Thence southerly along the easterly side of 218th Street, 40 feet to the point or place of beginning. Mortgaged Premises: 131 15 218TH STREET, LAURELTON NY 11413 Tax Map/Parcel ID No.: Block: 12926 Lot: 256 of the BOROUGH of QUEENS, NY 11413.

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Many Jets fans were down in the dumps when November began as their team was mired in yet another fruitless season with a wretched 1-6 record. The brown paper bags over faces, long a symbol of sports fans who are humiliated by the play of their beloved team, were broken out when the Jets were beaten by the previously winless Dolphins on Nov. 3. The Jets began to turn things around by beating their equally inept MetLife Stadium co-tenants, the Giants, 34-27 and followed up that win by beating those perennial NFL dregs, the Washington Redskins, 34-17 the following week in Landover, Md. While no one would confuse either the Giants or Redskins with the Jets’ perennial tormentors, the Patriots, wins are wins, and Gang Green fans couldn’t afford to be fussy about whom their team beat to get them. All of which made Sunday’s 34-3 win over the Oakland (soon-to-be Las Vegas) Raiders very satisfying, marking the first time this season the Jets beat a team with a winning record. Jets quarterback Sam Darnold showed the same poise that he displayed against both the Giants and Redskins as he beat the Raiders with both his arm and legs. There’s little doubt the Jets benefited from the damp weather for which the Raiders, who play in balmy California, were not adequately prepared. After their

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Anthony Massino was born in Maspeth in 1911, the son of Neapolitan Italian immigrants. He married Adeline Cardinale in October 1936. With only a grammar school education, he worked in a laundry. His first son was Anthony Jr. His next son, Joseph, was born on Jan. 10, 1943. Shortly after, Massino served in World War II and didn’t see his sons again until he was honorably discharged in January 1946. The family lived above a store at 70-05 Grand Ave. in Maspeth. They later bought a small home at 71-21 Caldwell Ave. in Maspeth. Joseph dropped out of school and married Josephine Vitale in 1960. Their first child, Adeline, was born in December of that year and was named in honor of Joseph’s mother. Joseph had limited education and skills but excelled at stealing trucks. In partnership with Josephine’s brother, Sal, he opened Casa Blanca at 62-15 60 Road, a successful restaurant and catering hall where they held court. He met John Gotti

The childhood home of Joseph Massino, 71-21 Caldwell Ave., Maspeth, circa 1950. and their partnership was formed. Eventually, Massino moved to Howard Beach and became the boss of the Bonanno crime family from 1991 to 2004. But he got busted. Faced with a life sentence he flipped and became the first “Don” to give state’s evidence. As a reward, he was paroled and entered the witness protection program in 2013. The Caldwell Avenue home has been converted to two family with a second f loor now owned by a Luis Magnami, Q according to public records.

receivers dropped passes in the first quarter it appeared as if the team mentally checked out. Speaking of teams not showing up to play, the Knicks enjoyed a rare easy win last Monday as they lambasted the Cavaliers, who seemed to want to be anywhere but Madison Square Garden based on their putrid free throw shooting, poor passing and sloppy defense. Shooting guard Dameyan Dotson, who was chosen by the Knicks in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft, always seems to create instant offense when he’s on the floor and yet appears to be under the radar screen when it comes to recognition. Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson knows that his job is to not only win the next game but to make sure his players are not fatigued later in the season when playoff spots are on the line. He stated before Friday night’s game with the Sacramento Kings he is well aware of the cumulative wear and tear of playing minutes, which is akin to the accounting concept of depreciation vis-a-vis long-term assets. He said he has to be judicious given the injuries to Brooklyn’s best players, Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert. Fortunately for him, guards Spencer Dinwiddie, Joe Harris and Garrett Temple have provided solid offense and Q defense to compensate for the absences. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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