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Gov. Cuomo allocates $50 million in Sandy aid for flood project on Howard Beach bay front PAGE 5 A massive rehabilitation is slated for Spring Creek Park, on the south and west sides of Howard Beach, that would alleviate flooding from Jamaica Bay in future storms like Hurricane Sandy, and also beautify the coastal parkland adjacent to hundreds of homes.

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Council mulls lower speed limit, plans more bumps

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Council bills take aim at speeders Speed hump mandate near schools passes; 25-mph side streets sought by Michael Gannon Editor

ueens officials are hailing the City Council’s passage of a bill that will result in speed humps on busy streets that run past schools, and are pulling for one that would reduce speed limits on some side streets while mandating approval of slow zones. Bill 732-A, introduced by Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-Staten Island), mandates that the Depar tment of Transpor tation install one or more speed humps on a minimum of 50 streets per year adjacent to public or private schools. The schools must have at least 250 students at or below 12th grade. Cou nci l Sp ea ke r C h r ist i ne Q u i n n (D-Manhattan), in a statement issued by her office, said reducing speeding will reduce traffic fatalities in the city. “This legislation will help to protect pedestrians — especially our youngest pedestrians,” Quinn said on Nov. 26. She expected Mayor Bloomberg to sign it into law. While the vote in the Council was unanimous, the bill may have had no more ardent supporter than Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), a retired schoolteacher at PS 199 in Long Island City. Dromm pulled plenty of shifts on earlymorning and dismissal-time bus duty in

One-way residential side streets like 84th Street in Middle Village could be subject to lower speed limits if the City Council can convince New York State to go along with a bill to adopt a 25 PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN mile-per-hour proposal. his previous career. And he said the combination of young children, large school buses and busy streets with morning traffic can have horrifying results. “One day, about eight or nine years ago I was in the schoolyard for the morning arrivals,” Dromm said. “I saw a little girl get hit

by a car as she was crossing the street ... Fortunately, she wasn’t killed. But she was banged up quite a bit.” Dromm stated f lat out his belief that t raff ic-calming measu res do work to reduce speed near schools. He said this ye a r he wa s s uc c e s sf u l at get t i ng $300,000 in the DOT’s budget for such

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devices near a pair of schools in his Jackson Heights district. Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), who has been asking the DOT for speed humps, slow zones and other measures in Southeast Queens since taking office in February, welcomed the citywide approach. “It is critical that we do all we can do as elected officials to ensure that our children can travel to school without worrying if a speeding car will end their lives,” Richards said in a statement issued by his office. “The law we passed is a step in the right direction in ensuring that we protect our children at all cost.” While it’s not exactly a companion bill, Richards and Dromm also said they support legislation introduced by Councilman David Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) that would, as presently written, reduce the city speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 25 on oneway, single-lane streets. That would affect a large percentage of residential streets in the borough. “This is for kids who run into the street after a ball,” he said. “It’s for kids, the elderly, dogs who run into the street.” It does represent some bargaining with the Bloomberg administration. Greenfield’s initial desire was for 20 miles per hour on a continued on page 26

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Cuomo allocates $50M in Sandy aid for overhaul at Spring Creek Park by Domenick Rafter Editor

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last Friday that he will allocate $50 million from the state’s share of the $67 billion federal Hurricane Sandy aid package toward rebuilding protective marshland in Spring Creek Park to serve as a stronger barrier between Howard Beach and Jamaica Bay and alleviate future flooding in storms like Sandy. The project, developed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, will involve excavation, recontouring, and revegetation to establish a self-sustaining system of wave-dampening barriers to reduce storm damage on the south and west coasts of Howard Beach. It would also make the land, which is a public park, into a more inviting and functional space. Key features of the innovative project include low- and high-level vegetated salt marshes, dune complexes, grasslands and maritime forests at increasing elevations, which will protect against storm surges like those experienced during Sandy and provide an additional level of resiliency against sea level rise. The project will restore over 150 acres of valuable maritime habitats including 86.6 acres of upland buffer (dunes and maritime forest), 49 acres of low marsh, 10 acres of

Spring Creek Park, background, at the corner of 78th Street and 161st Avenue in Howard Beach, is one location where restoration efforts will take place as part of a $50 million effort to PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER improve flood barriers along the Jamaica Bay shoreline. high marsh and 6 acres of tidal creek. The project also allows for the introduction of shellfish reefs which lessen storm surge and will interact with ongoing efforts to restore marshes to ultimately establish multiple barriers of protection for Howard Beach and other neighborhoods around the bay. “To strengthen Howard Beach against future flooding and storms, we are moving forward on a major project that improves the

natural infrastructure along Spring Creek and the Jamaica Bay coast in Queens, with the approval of federal funding,” Cuomo said in a statement. “As the state continues to work with local communities to identify and implement strategies to make at-risk areas more resilient to extreme weather, this project is another example of how we’re building back better to better protect New Yorkers’ homes and businesses.”

Nearly 2,000 homes and 38 businesses were damaged due to Sandy’s storm surge in Howard Beach, as were two schools. According to FEMA, 700 of the affected homes received disaster relief loans totaling $43 million. The community also experienced damage during Hurricane Irene in 2011. “A grant of $50 million in federal Sandy funding being allocated for flood-mitigation to protect our homes and businesses in Howard Beach is great news,” said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park). “This project will repair the deteriorating waterfront and build on nearly 150 acres across Jamaica Bay to create a resistant barrier that will limit floodwaters and surges during potential storms.” But some in Howard Beach are concerned the project does not tackle the neighborhood’s main vulnerability. The most devastating storm surge during Sandy struck in the eastern part of the neighborhood and along Howard Beach’s main commercial strip on Cross Bay Boulevard. That part of the neighborhood is home to two canals — Hawtree Creek and Shellbank Basin — which overflowed their banks during the storm. Many of the homes located closer to Spring Creek Park were not as badly damaged as those on or near the two canals. The eastern portion of the neighborhood continued on page 30

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Howard Beach crash kills one, injures two Driver faces manslaughter charges; residents say location is a problem by Domenick Rafter Editor

Island on $300,000 bail as of Monday. He had a prior DWI arrest in 2011. Two days after the crash, the cars are removed, but signs of the wreck remained. Pieces of shattered glass and black-colored shards from the cars littered the road. Damage to the brick wall could clearly be seen and f lowers had been tied to a pedestrian crossing sign along 159th Avenue. According to multiple friends of Sinisi’s family, his mother, a lawyer, lives in the Rockwood Park section of Howard Beach, but the family is originally from Woodhaven, where Sinisi, along with his brother and sister, grew up. Sinisi lived in Howard Beach until last year when his apartment was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy, according to sources who knew the victim. He later moved to Glendale. Sinisi is survived by his wife, mother and siblings. The accident occurred directly across the street from PS 146 at an intersection that some residents say is dangerous.

Flowers have been tied to a road sign at the accident scene. The brick barrier in front of the dentist’s office shows the damage caused by Celauro’s car PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER jumping the curb. There are stop signs on 98th Street, but no traffic controls along 159th Avenue between 95th Street and a traffic light at 101st Street. A number of residents have said they would like to see a four-way stop sign or a traffic light on the corner. In the criminal complaint, the District Attorney’s Office alleges Celau-

ro ran the stop sign on 98th Street. Ed Kampermann, a resident of Howard Beach, said he took his concerns to Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who requested the city Department of Transportation look into a four-way stop or traffic light on 98th Street at 157th and continued on page 24

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A horrific car accident, allegedly caused by a driver impaired by alcohol, killed one man and injured two others in Howard Beach very early on Saturday morning. The accident happened at the intersection of 159th Avenue and 98th Street at around 1 a.m. According to police, a 2006 Ford sedan operated by James Celauro, 23, of Ozone Park, was traveling southbound on 98th Street, entered the intersection and struck a 2001 Saturn, operated by James Sinisi, 38, of Glendale, who was killed. The force of the accident caused Celauro’s car to jump the curb, barrel through the small brick barrier of a dentist’s office on the corner and hit the front stoop of the building. Sinisi’s car spun down the block and slammed into another parked car. The Saturn was damaged so badly that police needed to use the jaws of life to extract Sinisi from his car. An unidentified passenger riding with Sinisi was also injured.

EMS responded and transported Sinisi, his passenger and Celauro to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where Sinisi died at around 2:15 a.m. and Celauro and Sinisi’s passenger were listed in stable condition. Police suspected Celauro had been driving drunk. He was later released from the hospital and arrested and arraigned on charges of second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving while impaired by alcohol, which is a violation less serious than driving while intoxicated typically levied on drivers who have alcohol in their system, but less than the legal blood alcohol content of .08 percent. Celauro’s lawyer told the Daily News that the suspect had a BAC of .068 when he blew into a handheld tester at the scene, but he declined a more comprehensive test. Police said they drew blood from Celauro at the scene. The assistant district attorney assigned to the case told a judge results of the blood tests were not available Monday morning. Celauro was being held at Rikers

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Survivor thrives 20 years after tragedy Now a granddad, man recounts his recovery from LIRR massacre by Stephanie E. Santana Chronicle Contributor

All that a 38-year-old Robert Giugliano wanted was to leave his city office by 2 p.m. on Dec. 7, 1993 to see his daughter rehearse for a Christmas event. But, work kept him long, and so he ended up taking his usual 5:33 p.m. LIRR train to Hicksville, nodding to familiar commuters and taking his regular third seat on the third train. And then at Garden City, Colin Ferguson stepped on, permanently and horrendously changing Giugliano’s life. When Giugliano speaks of the 1993 LIRR massacre, 20 years later, he doesn’t mark a specific turning point in his recovery. “You’re going to live it the rest of your life,” he said of the incident in which Ferguson opened fire on the LIRR train killing six people and wounding 19, including Giugliano. “I couldn’t do anything on the train, I couldn’t control the situation, I couldn’t stop him,” he said. In a span of three minutes, Ferguson shot through a car packed with 80 passengers. As he walked down the aisle, Marita Magtoto, one of the familiar and “angelic” faces to Giugliano, began crawling in Ferguson’s direction. She looked up and he opened fire, her blood splattering on Giugliano.

He was the last shot, with a bullet flying right over his head and another going through his arm and into his chest. Shortly after, three passengers tackled Ferguson and the shooting ended, but Giugliano’s anguish had only begun. Despite dealing with physical therapy, the first year wasn’t the toughest for him. During that time, he was sidetracked by all the media attention that built up to the trial where he confronted Ferguson, who chose to represent himself in court.

“You’re going to live it the rest of your life.” — Robert Giugliano

Giugliano recalls only staring straight into Ferguson’s eyes throughout the entire 42 minutes of questioning. “He was fumbling, he didn’t know what to do. He was very nervous,” Giugliano said. After Ferguson was sentenced to 315 years in prison, Giugliano famously asked for five minutes alone to show him what pain was. He says he vividly recalls evaluating electrical work for the Andy Warhol Muse-

um the day he stayed late. He remembered it because of Warhol’s famous statement that everybody would get their 15 minutes of fame. It was after his time was up that the psychological toll of the tragedy hit. By February 1995, Giugliano said he suffered an emotional breakdown and began alienating his family and friends. He went through a divorce and several jobs before coming to a point of acceptance. For the first few years, Giugliano found some consolation in reuniting with other survivors. He still keeps in touch with Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was killed in the massacre, as he is also a staunch critic of gun crime and laws. “Every shooting that happens ... there’s a domino effect [of tragedy],” he said. As the years went on, Giugliano persevered, finding more work in his career in the electrical industry, and meeting Maria Dattolo, now his fiancee. Although she knew who he was at their first date, Giugliano said she was understanding and compassionate from the start. Ultimately, it was the family support that got him through. While Dec. 7 used to be a torment of memories, you can find Giugliano celebrating birthdays with food he probably cooked for everyone. Two years ago, the birth of his granddaughter engendered happier

Robert Giugliano poses with his new grandson, COURTESY PHOTO Santino Franciso Adames. memories, which as of this past Saturday, seem to have only improved with the birth Q of his second grandchild, Santino.

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Repair work at Charles Park

Cutting the ribbon on new senior housing Several months after its first residents moved in, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens officially cut the ribbon the Peter J. Striano Residence in Howard Beach at the former Bernard Fineson Developmental Center. The residence, located at 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., offers 96 units of affordable housing to seniors and persons with developmental disabilities. It is named for Peter Striano, a

long-time member of the Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Cutting the ribbon are state Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr., left, Queens County Clerk Audrey Pheffer; Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder; Sister Ellen Patricia Finn, deputy executive Ddrector of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens; Mgsr. Alfred LoPinto, vicar for human services for the Diocese of Brooklyn; Caroline Striano;

Peter J. Striano; Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, bishop of Brooklyn; Robert Siebel, CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich; Darryl C. Towns, commissioner and CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal and Sheila GreenGholson, deputy director of New York State Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Construction began this week on the east side of Charles Park in Howard Beach to fix the erosion problem there. National Park Service spokeswoman Daphne Yun said the construction is being done on the beach at the mouth of Hawtree Creek facing JFK Airport. Dorothy McCloskey, president of Friends of Charles Park, said she wasn’t aware of any imminent work before it began on Tuesday. The erosion problem on the east side of the park has become dangerous, McCloskey noted, as the path that circumnavigates the park is in danger of being eroded away there. The condition of the park, which is owned by the NPS, overseen by the federal Department of the Interior, has become a sore point for many Howard Beach residents in the past decade, and especially after Hurricane Sandy, which f looded the park with nearly 10 feet of storm surge water. Many of the fences are in terrible condition and lit ter was lef t strewn in the park for months. A lamppost on the west side of the park destroyed by a fallen tree still has not Q been fixed. — Domenick Rafter

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Bloomberg’s greatest achievement is in fighting crime

f all the accomplishments of Mayor Bloomberg’s three terms in office, which this page will be examining over the next several weeks, along with his shortcomings, the most profound is the remarkable reduction in violent crime that he has achieved. The cut in the murder rate over the last 20 or so years has been nothing short of a miracle. In 1990, homicides in the city peaked at 2,262. They began dropping the next year under Mayor David Dinkins, continued falling under Mayor A mayor’s legacy and Rudy Giuliani. But it was under First in a series the leadership of Mike Bloomberg that New York became, as he would be the first to point out, the safest big city in the United States, with murder rates far below comparable municipalities such as Chicago and Los Angeles. In 2001, the year before Bloomberg took office, there were 649 murders in the city, discounting of course the terror attacks of Sept. 11. Last year there were 417, a reduction of 36 percent, and a cut of 82 percent from the peak in 1990. Through Dec. 1 of this year, there have been only 307 murders, compared to 385 at the same point last year, a

further reduction of 20 percent. Of course Bloomberg does not get all the credit. First and foremost in that respect are the men and women of the Police Department, who have had to do more with less due to budget cuts brought on by the end of the ’90s economic boom and a great expansion of their responsibilities in combating terrorism brought on by Sept. 11. Giuliani and Dinkins also deserve credit, as does former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., whose leadership was key in expanding the NYPD in the Dinkins years. And of course every police commissioner, starting with Kelly when he first served, under Dinkins, and including Bill Bratton, who introduced the CompStat crime-tracking system, and going back to Kelly today, has been crucial in keeping the momentum going. But they could not be effective without the right leadership in City Hall. Bloomberg has provided that leadership in large part by giving Kelly leeway in how he runs the department, something the mayor has done, with varying degrees of success, in all city agencies. And he hasn’t fought with him or begrudged his popularity ratings, which are higher than the mayor’s. Giuliani actually fired Bratton over that.

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Progress on planes Dear Editor: As a Queens resident who has had to deal with the issue of increased airplane noise in our borough, I’m writing to commend our local elected officials — specifically Reps. Steve Israel and Grace Meng, state Sen. Tony Avella and Assemblyman Edward Braunstein — for their work to curb airplane noise over our neighborhoods, and to create an Airplane Noise Community Roundtable. Their work has paid off after Gov. Cuomo recently directed the Port Authority to both monitor noise levels and form a roundtable. Increased airplane noise has been detrimental to the quality of life of so many in our community, and it’s encouraging that Queens residents will now be able to voice their concerns. Warren Schreiber Bay Terrace

Bad news on Keil Bros. Dear Editor: How disappointing to learn that “Council OKs school at Keil Brothers site” (Domenick Rafter, Nov. 21, multiple editions). Keil Brothers Inc., established in 1930 as a flower shop, grew into a well-respected, full-service garden center. The owners of Keil Brothers had annual revenue in the millions and they provided gainful employment to over a dozen people. © Copyright 2013 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

The results of Bloomberg’s leadership are clear in any comparison of violent crime in the nation’s three biggest cities. Per capita, the murder rates in Chicago and Los Angeles are both about twice as high as New York’s. Other violent crimes are down too, naturally. There were 1,445 rapes reported in New York in 2012, a cut of 25 percent since 2001. There were 20,144 robberies, a cut of 28 percent; and 19,465 felony assaults, a cut of 15.4 percent. It’s true, as critics point out, that some police officers have discouraged citizens from filing crime reports in an apparent effort to make things look better than they are. But you can’t hide hundreds of homicides and rapes. This city is genuinely far safer than it’s been in two or three generations, maybe longer than that. Meanwhile morale in the NYPD — though it can never be perfect — is also up under Bloomberg because of the support he gives the department, such as in the controversy over stop and frisk, where he’s gone to court to protect officers’ ability to confront people they deem suspicious. There is no more important element to our quality of life than violent crime or the lack of it. Bloomberg’s gains in reducing it are his greatest achievement.

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Many are our neighbors. Both the owner and employees pay taxes like the rest of us. They also generate employment for many suppliers, along with gardeners and landscapers who purchase their products. With 8 percent of residents out of work, 7 percent who have given up looking and many more looking to upgrade from minimum-wage or part-time jobs, the last thing we need is to drive more stores such as Keil Brothers out of business. Many residents oppose construction of a school on this site for good reasons. It is primarily a residential neighborhood with two other schools located only blocks away. The site rests along two major bus routes, and is next to a large thoroughfare in an area made up mostly of narrow residential streets. These capacity-constrained streets will be negatively impacted by both school buses and parents dropping off their kids during rush hour taxing strained city resources. Street crossing for students could be dangerous. The City Council approved this new school by a vote of 36-2. Only aspiring candi-

date for Council Speaker Mark Weprin and outgoing Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. voted no. Weprin was unable to convince 49 other Council members to protect a thriving business and residential neighborhood. How effective would he be as the next Council speaker? Perhaps there are better candidates for than Weprin, ones who can protect small businesses and the residential neighborhoods which make up the heart of New York City. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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dals, is led by Richard M. Nixon, who is proudly wearing his bold printed banner “Watergate!” This ill-advised endeavor resulted in indictments, trials, convictions and incarcerations of 48 Nixon aides, including Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman. They are all walking behind the Nixon banner. The final unit in our shame parade is led by the “Teflon” president, Ronald Reagan. His banner reads “Iran Contra Affair.” Congress ruled it illegal to provide arms to the Contras. Reagan violated the law by secretly selling arms to Iran in exchange for cash to buy arms for the Contras. Two Reagan aides — John Poindexter and Oliver North — worked through CIA and military channels. Reagan admitted he supported the sale. Ten officials were convicted. They are now marching proudly behind their “Teflon” president. Epilogue: Fox and friends have been beating their drums while shouting that the Barack Obama presidency is not only antiAmerican but the worst ever. Folks, you will never see Obama lead a fourth unit in the Parade of Shame! Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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Borough President-Elect Melinda Katz has tapped a longtime associate and a former rival for key positions in Borough Hall come January. Cou nci l m a n L e roy Com r ie ( D -St. Albans), who dropped out of the borough president race this past summer, will serve as deputy borough president, while Jay Bond, a former policy advisor to Katz during her tenure on the City Council and in the state Assembly, will be brought on board as chief of staff. Katz, in a telephone interview on Tuesday, said both men have knowledge and experience vital to the effective operation of Borough Hall. She said Bond’s responsibilities will include coordinating a staff of more than 50. “Also important to me is that he worked with me in land use when I was chair of the Council’s Land Use Committee,” Katz said. “Since the Borough President’s Office has a lot to do with land use, that expertise is important.” Bond most recently worked as policy director for the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Comrie, the deputy majority leader in the City Council and leader of the Queens delegation, is being forced out of office by term limits after 12 years in City Hall. He had been rumored as a possible deputy ever since shutting down his own campaign for the borough’s top slot. K at z sa id Com r ie h a d a n e cle ct ic

background in Queens public service long before joining the Council, including posts as chief of staff to former Councilman Archie Spigner and on his local school board in the former District 29 prior to the establishment of the city’s community education councils. “And the expertise he brings as chairman of the Finance Committee for the last four years also will play an important part,” she said. While Katz said Comrie’s duties will be more clearly defined in the coming weeks, she said they will not necessarily include supervision of Queens community boards. Those now are overseen by current Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik. “I might appoint someone to that,” said Katz, who herself had the task under one of her mentors, Claire Shulman, though there also was a deputy borough president. Both men were upbeat in a statement issued by Katz’s transition team on Tuesday morning. “Now, more than ever, Queens needs Melinda’s vision for a more prosperous and equitable borough,” Com rie said. “Over the 20 years I have worked with her, Melinda has proven herself a tireless and honest public servant with a real plan to move our borough forward.” Bond said the borough president-elect has shown tangible results during her career of public service. “I’m excited to build on that progress by helping Melinda assemble the most qualified team possible from every walk of life Q and every corner of our city,” he said.

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Woodhaven to host second railway forum Dec. 9 meeting will discuss train, park by Domenick Rafter Editor

The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association will host another public forum on the plans for the old Rockaway Beach rail line, which runs along 98th Street, abutting dozens of neighborhood homes. The forum will be held on Monday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m., at Emanuel United Church of Christ at 91st Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard. The meeting is open to the public, but only Woodhaven residents will be permitted to speak. “Except for the WRBA’s meeting last year, Woodhaven residents have not had a true, open forum to voice their concerns about the future of this land,” said WRBA President Ed Wendell in a statement. “They were promised open forums, ‘many of them,’ at a QueensWay meeting in September and that promise was not kept.” Several Woodhaven residents complained that the QueensWay workshop on Nov. 13 in the neighborhood did not offer them the opportunity to speak about their concerns about the proposal to build a

High Line-style park on the line that has been abandoned since 1962. Several residents argued with the workshop’s organizers at the meeting. The forum is the second the WRBA is hosting on the plans, after one in September 2012 that was attended by representatives of both the park proposal and a competing plan to rebuild the rail line to the Rockaways. Residents at that meeting were allowed to offer public comment. Wendell said he has invited representatives supporting both proposals to listen to concerns. Residents along 98th Street have been largely opposed to both the rail and park plans, citing security and quality-of-life concerns. In most cases, the rail line abuts the backyards of homes between Atlantic Avenue and Park Lane South. After last year’s forum, the WRBA announced its official position on the rail line, deciding not to support either of the proposals at the time and calling on the city, which owns the property, to mainQ tain the land.

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whom are still struggling after Hurricane Sandy 13 months ago. The pantry itself was also damaged in the storm. A volunteer from OLG’s food pantry, left, is seen here accepting the turkeys from Local 338 staff members Joseph Fontano and Nikki Kateman, joined by Kevin Sullivan, a representative from state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.’s office.

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Final push to take ‘Koch’ off bridge Vallone introduces bill to restore Queensboro Bridge’s original name by Tess McRae Associate Editor

Though the signs have been hung and decision finalized, the fight over co-naming the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge continues. Outgoing Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) has introduced a bill that would remove former Mayor Ed Koch’s name from the historic bridge and place it on the Municipal Building in Manhattan. “If you look at all of the surveys done on the issue, they all show between 70 percent to 90 percent disaproval of changing the name and yet it happened,” Vallone said. “This has nothing to do at all with Ed Koch as a person but the people of Queens don’t want this name.” The co-naming of the Queensboro Bridge was voted through by the City Council in 2011 with only four members of the Queens Delegation — Vallone and Councilmen Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) and Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) — voting against. Reasons vary why Council members voted in the affirmative or negative. Some, such as Comrie, cite Koch’s controversial approach to minorities as reason enough not to put the former mayor’s name on the span. Others, like Vallone, are against naming any landmark after a living person — Koch was still alive at the time.

A bill introduced by Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. would remove former Mayor Ed Koch’s name from the Queensboro Bridge and place it on the Municipal Building in Manhattan despite the FILE PHOTO City Council approving the co-naming more than two years ago. “The voting on the Queensboro Bridge was a textbook example as to why people shouldn’t name things after people who are living,” Vallone said. “You had a speaker who was seeking endorsement and even Koch was vocal about wanting the bridge to be named after him.”

Though Vallone did not address it directly, there have been rumors that many Council members voted in favor in hopes of gaining endorsements from Koch. Despite the majority of Council members being in favor of the name change in 2011, many members of the community spoke out

against the decision, claiming the importance of maintaining the Queensboro Bridge’s name. While many in office will not speak on the matter, there are Council members who plan on sticking to their original vote should Vallone’s bill come to the floor. “It’s been done,” Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) said. “Vallone has reasons for feeling the way he feels but at this point, we’d have to change all of the signs and that’s money that could be going elsewhere.” Councilman Jim Gen naro (D-Fresh Meadows) passionately disagreed with the need to change the bridge’s name back. “It’s silliness,” he said. “All of these people are running around saying this was a big taking, but before the vote no one called it the Queensboro Bridge, they called it the 59th Street Bridge. There were no campaigns or rallies held asking people to call it the Queensboro Bridge before they added Ed Koch’s name. What’s more preposterous is that the good name of Queens would be in any way diminished by the addition of six letters. “This is the most diverse borough in the nation and it will not rise and fall based on those letters. It’s an insult to the borough to think that way. Acting like the fate of Queens is at stake because of this undersells it.” continued on page 32

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orothy Falzetta began decorating her home at 133-32 122 St. in South Ozone Park the same day Bill de Blasio was elected mayor. That’s how she’s done it for years and by Thanksgiving, the Falzettas’ house and yard are always illuminated with festive decorations. Last week she flipped the switch on her 2013 display, which now features several inflatable items, including a large Snoopy, a Santa in a hula skirt and a helicopter carrying Jolly Old St. Nick. Lighted t r e e s , fe st ive music and several Nativity scenes round out the display. Falzetta said revelers of ten stop to take photos in front of h e r d i s p l a y, which she changes around A Santa in a hula skirt wishes Q every year. you a Mele Kalikimaka.

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Three men, Redinel Dervishaj, Besnik Llakatura and Denis Nikolla, have been charged with extorting money from an Astoria restaurant owner. “The defendants told their victims they offered ‘protection,’ but in reality, they peddled fear and intimidation through the Albanian community — their community — of Queens,” said United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch. “When one victim turned to law

Men made thousands in ‘protection’ fees enforcement for help, he was betrayed again by a corrupt officer on the take, who turned his back on his badge, his oath, and his friend in exchange for extortion money in his pocket.” What’s more, Llakatura was an NYPD officer assigned to the 120th Precinct in Staten Island. He was suspended without pay upon his arrest. According to the indictment, Dervishaj, Llakatura and Nikolla demanded monthly

payments from the restaurant owner in exchange for “protection,” repeatedly using threats and intimidation to ensure his compliance. The mob-style scheme began shortly after the victim opened the restaurant. He was visited by Dervishaj who told him that he had opened a business in “our neighborhood” and, as a result, “you have to pay us.” The owner sought the help from his friend Llakatura who, unbeknownst to him, was

conspiring with Dervishaj in the extortion. The victim was discouraged from going to the police and when he resisted, he was threatened with physical violence and chased at gunpoint down the street by Nikolla. Court-authorized wiretaps of the defendants’ telephones uncovered detailed evidence of their efforts to maintain control over businesses in the neighborhood through fear, intimidation and violence. Over the course of five months $24,000 in so-called protection money had been colQ lected from the restaurant owner.

Carjacking in Howard Beach A man was injured after police say he was carjacked on a Howard Beach street on Nov. 26. The incident happened around 11 p.m. on 91st Street and 159th Avenue, one block west of Cross Bay Boulevard. The unidentified victim was getting into his white Porsche Cayenne when a man wearing a black face mask approached and pointed a firearm at him demanding he give up his car. The victim complied with the per petrator, but after he tur ned away, he was allegedly struck in the back of the head by the butt of the gun, causing a laceration. The suspect then fled the scene in the victim’s car. Police were called to a pizzeria a rou nd t he block where f rom which the 911 call was made. The victim was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and treated for his injuries, which police say were not serious. No arrests have been made and Q the investigation is ongoing. — Domenick Rafter

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Police have been cracking down on the ongoing party situation at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center. According to NYPD sources, cops from the 106th Precinct issued two summonses to party organizers at 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 25 for not posting a liquor license and unlicensed sale of alcohol. The source did not say if the summonses were issued to the party promoters or the caterer, Crown Royale, but a member of the synagogue said it was not issued the summonses. Gary Rosen, the temple’s lawyer, said the police action would be helpful in the Jewish center’s ongoing court battle to void its contract with Crown Royale, which it says has been hosting Latin-themed parties, often serving liquor, at the synagogue on weekends behind the center’s back. The caterer has not had a liquor license for several years. Rosen has said he needed proof that parties were still continuing in order to get an injunction from a judge that would evict the caterer immediately while the case to void the contract works its way through Q the courts. — Domenick Rafter

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menorah lighting ceremony at Forest Parkway Plaza area off Jamaica Avenue. On Saturday, Dec. 7, the “Welcome Santa to Woodhaven Parade,” kicks off at noon from 100th Street marching down Jamaica Avenue to Dexter Court, where Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet the young children and those young at heart. Also, the WBID will take free pictures with Santa Claus and friends at Forest Parkway Plaza area on Saturday, Dec. 14. On Dec. 15 we will have a free trolley along Jamaica Avenue for your shopping convenience from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Dec. 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. the WBID will again take free pictures with Santa and friends. The GWDC also has gifts for your consideration. We have an original miniature Woodhaven Flag, suitable for window display. Also, a gift of the recognition of the landmarking of our Forest Park Carousel, “the Jewel of Forest Park,” This gift was given to us by the noted and accomplished artist Constance Del Vecchio Maltese, who has contributed to us replicas of her painting of a beautiful Carousel Horse, “the Forest Park Beauty.” These two unique Woodhaven gifts are fundraisers that you can give to relatives or friends and are priced at $12 for the flag, and $5 for the replica of the painting. Please call (718) 805-0202 to order either of these gifts. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans and may God bless America. Q

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Kaufman cuts ribbon on first outdoor stage by Tess McRae Associate Editor

“I know they call us ‘Hollywood East’ but soon they’ll be calling Hollywood ‘New York Cit y West’,” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joked in Kaufman Studio’s Stage K on Tuesday. The senator, joined by founder George Kaufman, Kaufman Astoria Studios President Hal Rosebluth and city and state representatives, cut the ribbon on Kaufman Studios’ new outdoor lot — the first backlot ever in New York City. “The addition of New York City’s firstver outdoor sound stage puts Astoria on the map when it comes to producing blockbuster movies in the United States,” said Councilman and Chair man of the Cultural Affairs Committee Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside). “By expanding Kaufman Astoria Studios we are continuing the resurgence of the arts that has spurred a renaissance here in Astoria. From a dormant industrial building Kaufman has built a world-class institution that has helped Western Queens become ‘Hollywood East.’” Kaufman Astoria Studios has been considered a vital part of the city’s culture and having an outdoor stage will allow for many more films and television shows to be shot there. Though elected officials have hailed Kaufman Astoria Studios as a staple in the neighborhood, there have been residents who complain that the massive campus

Grover joins Sen. Chuck Schumer, center, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, left, Councilman-Elect Costas Constantinides, state Sen. Mike Gianaris, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and George PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE Kaufman as they cut the ribbon on the new backlot. limits parking, which has led to fist-fights and frustration. State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), who has spent many hours mediating the town-studio tension, said that the new outdoor lot is even more important for those living near the film studio. “I have gotten calls complaining about parking and I have to say that whenever I get one of those calls, I smile a little

because for every call I get, Kaufman is securing 10 jobs for New Yorkers,” he said. “So we will continue to ask trucks parked in the area to respect the neighborhood but I couldn’t be happier with all that this studio has brought to us.” The 34,800-square-foot backlot allows productions to construct temporary outdoor sets and shoot exterior and special effects shots within the campus.

What’s more, a closed outdoor stage will limit the amount of street closures that occur when filmmakers need to shoot a scene outside. The lot comes with a dramatically lit steel truss that rises 40 feet above the street and ser ves as a work ing cat walk for productions. The gate, designed by David Rockwell of the Rockwell Group, is reminiscent of those found in Hollywood. “Ou r desig n for the gateways was inspired by classic old Hollywood studio gates, and was also informed by the muscular character and distinctive ‘New Yorkness’ of the surrounding buildings,” Rockwell said, After speeches were made, the crowd gathered at the foot of the truss to cut the ribbon and were joined by Grover from the classic children’s television show “Sesame Street” and Dascha Polanco, a star in the Netf lix hit series “Orange is the New Black.” Both shows shoot on the Kaufman Astoria Studios stages. “The backlot at Kaufman Astoria Studios is going to add to the life of the campus and will help us attract more productions to New York,” Kaufman said. “When I first came here in the early 1980s, I knew that we had the potential to turn this neighborhood into a thriving production, arts and cultural district for the city and I am proud to see that vision is a reality today.” Q

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One of the victims of Sunday’s train derailment in the Bronx was a nurse living in Woodside who cared for children after immigrating to the United States from South Korea and was known as “an exceptional person. Kisook Ahn, 35, was the youngest of the four people killed in the accident, which also injured more than 60 as a southbound Metro North train left the tracks near the Spuyten Duyvil station at about 7:20 a.m. The federal government says the train was going 82 miles an hour around a curved section of track where the limit is 30, reportedly because the engineer had dozed off. Ahn was a registered nurse who worked at the Sunshine Children’s Home and Rehab Center in upstate Ossining and had completed a prog r a m t o b e c ome a fa m i ly nu r se practictioner. A wake for her has tentatively been set for 8 p.m. Friday at Central Funeral Home in Flushing, and her funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Woodside, according to Sheldon Meikle, the director for international nurses at Perfect Choice Staffing of Woodbury, LI, which sponsored Ahn’s immigration here. “She was an exceptional person,” Meikle said. “Anywhere she worked, people had good things to say about her. She was the epitome of

a nurse. She was very caring and loving, and she cared more for others than for herself.” It was Meikle who had to identify Ahn’s body and notify her family in South Korea. His company had offered to pay their travel expenses, but then the Metropolitan Transportation Agency covered those, he said. The f a m i ly a r r ive d a t Ke n n e d y A i r p o r t Wednesday. Before her current posting at Sunshine, her second one there, Ahn had worked in the pediatric unit at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, from July 2011 to December 2012. She had earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Lehman College in the Bronx, in 2009 and 2012, respectively. “We are completely stunned and saddened by today’s news,” Catherine Alicia Georges, chairwoman of Lehman’s Nursing Department, said in a statement when the college learned of Ahn’s death. “Kisook was a model student, who did well in both her undergraduate and graduate programs.” Myung Sook Cho, president of the Greater New York Korean Nurses Association, also had only positive things to say about Ahn. “I admired her,” Cho said. “She was there whenever we asked her to do something, and even though she had a tough time adjusting to America, she always had a smile on her face.” Cho explained that by “a tough time adjusting to America,” she meant that Ahn had to

Kisook Ahn worked hard at her job and studFACEBOOK PHOTO ies, but always with a smile. balance work, school and a long commute — all so that she could stay in the country and get the green card that members of the nurses’ group said she was on the verge of receiving. “It’s so sad she had to go through such a tremendous accident and lose her life,” said Cho, who like her organization’s members, immi-

grated to the United States from Korea. “She was so young; she was 35 years old. We are very sad at the nurses association.” Ahn’s closest friends could not be reached for comment about the kind of person she was, but her Facebook page showed that she had changed her profile photo to one of yellow roses, a symbol of friendship, in early November. It also showed that she had visited the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in early August. The Woodside resident was the youngest victim of the accident, which derailed the 5:54 a.m. train from Poughkeepsie. The other people killed were all upstate residents: Donna Smith, 54, of Newburgh; James Lovell, 58, of Cold Spring; and James Ferrari, 59, of Montrose. “The MTA extends its deepest sympathies to the families of the victims,” the agency said in a statement, adding that it is “fully cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board.” Borough President Helen Marshall also issued a statement expressing her condolences to those who knew the victims. “I cannot even begin to comprehend the grief Ms. Ahn’s family and friends must be feeling right now,” Marshall said. “Ms. Ahn came to America looking for a better life, and unfortunately her life was taken away from her Q much too soon.”

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Parents give pols a schools priority list CEC members meet at Borough Hall to draft ideas for new administration by Domenick Rafter Editor

For several years now, Dmytro Fedkowskyj, Queens’ representative on the Panel for Educational Policy — the Department of Education’s policy-making body — has convened parents and community education council members at Borough Hall several times a year to discuss education issues and concerns with him and policy advisors to Borough President Helen Marshall. On Tuesday, they met one last time. With Marshall — and likely Fedkowskyj, who serves at her pleasure — leaving office at the end of the month, the parents, officials, former teachers and CEC members gathered to put together a list of concerns and suggestions they hope Borough President-Elect Melinda Katz, her future PEP appointee and the de Blasio administration will tackle. The list was extensive: overcrowding; colocations; school closures; trailers; Common Core; busing; art and music programs and even the lack of cursive handwriting in many schools’ curriculums. Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Ridgewood), chairwoman of the Assembly Education Committee, also attended the meeting. Michael Duvalle, a member of CEC District 27, noted the DOE’s decision last month to close the Richmond Hill High School freshman annex to open a new high school

Dmytro Fedkowskyj, Queens’ representative on the Panel for Educational Policy, speaks to parPHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER ents, teachers and CEC members at Borough Hall Tuesday evening. there and move the students back into trailers in the schoolyard where they had been moved from several years ago. He noted that the students themselves got involved in the fight to save the annex. “There were kids there, students of the school, testifying to keep the annex,” he said. Fedkowskyj said the DOE had promised, and even allocated money, to get rid of the trailers, but hasn’t followed through. “The new capital plan is earmarked to do just that, but the last capital plan was ear-

marked to do just that,” he said. Deb Dillingham, president of CEC District 28, said she hoped to see more accountability and communication between DOE headquarters and the community. She also noted that foreign language instruction has been scaled back. “Our children are really at a disadvantage,” she said. “Colleges look at that.” She added that schools in Manhattan have more language options than those in Queens. Alicia Hyndman, president of CEC Dis-

trict 29, said her biggest issue was co-locations, noting there are now six high schools in the Campus Magnet in Cambria Heights. “I don’t know where they are going to find the space to add more classes,” she said, echoing Mayor-Elect de Blasio’s call for a moratorium on co-locations. Jeanette Segal, president of CEC District 26, said she felt the budget priorities of the DOE were confusing and were unfair, not taking into account the types of students in the school and their needs. “There is something wrong with the formula for funding these schools,” she said. She also noted that cursive writing was not being taught thoroughly in the schools and that there are high school sophomores and juniors who do not know how to write in or read script. Fellow CEC District 26 member Susan Shinoma suggested Katz issue regular reports on the state of education in the borough to keep parents and schools abreast of problems. Fedkowskyj also received proclamations from Marshall and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), whose district he resides in, for his five years of service on the PEP. He told the meeting attendees that he would still be involved in education issues after his term as PEP representative ends at Q the end of the month.

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Verizon sponsors boroughwide food crawl to an array of eateries by Tess McRae Associate Editor

To promote the first Verizon “smart store” in Queens, foodies were taken around the borough to sample local eateries and using the latest technology to tweet, blog and post about it. Sampling everything the largest borough has to offer would take days, if not, weeks but food critics and bloggers Joe DiStefano, Jonathan Forgash and Kelly Yen gave recommendations for the best places to grab a bite. First up was Artopolis Bakery, located on 31st Street and 23rd Avenue in Astoria. The quaint space was opened in 2003 by Regina Katopodis and her husband Angelos. Katopodis, an immigrant from Greece, claims that every thing in the store was brought over from Athens, including her family recipes for Greek village bread, baklava, passion fruit mousse and more. A hot cup of their fresh coffee complemented the sweets wonderfully and not a single baklava square was left by the time the group headed to the next stop. In addition to the latest gadgets, the food crawl used a new app called Uber to get from place to place. Uber allows users to hail taxis, town cars or zipcars with just two presses of a button. The GPS on your phone shows the driver

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Pork heart, head cheese — it’s made from the entire head of a pig — and pig kidneys are just a few of the exotic dishes served up and Forgash — a frequent patron of Uncle Zhou — and DiStefano couldn’t have been more thrilled. The other attendees, including the two event hosts, were a little less inclined to sample some of what Uncle Zhou had to offer. The fanciest restaurant was saved for last. M. Wells Dinette doesn’t sound like much — especially since it’s cafeteria-style seating — but the eatery housed within MoMA PS1 in Long Island City blends Quebeco and American cuisine. Dishes include beef tartare, calf brains and the less odd stuffed chicken. The faugras with oatmeal was a crowd favorite. The milky and sweet oatmeal made a delicious base for the duck liver, nuts and berries that were mixed throughout. Of course, dessert is always a crowd favorite and foodies weren’t too stuffed to indulge in the black forest charlotte cake with a bourbon cherry topping. Not a bite was left. “Greek, Thai, Chinese and post-modern diner, today’s #vswfoodcrawl was epic,” DiStefano tweeted shortly after attendees Q went their separate ways.

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Restoring trains is the way to go for Queens dents in Queens by Phillip Goldfeder The right of way exists, the tracks exist, who would greatly the infrastructure, although it needs work, benefit from the still exists — if we want to improve Queens complete restoratransportation and stimulate economic tion of the Rockagrowth for future development of our bor- way Beach Rail ough, the complete restoration and rehabili- Line. I am confitation of the abandoned Rockaway Beach d e n t t h a t a n y object ive st udy Rail Line is our best option. Sandy revealed what our communities will conclude that have known for too long: We need more a transpor tation transit options for our families in Queens. option is the only real choice. Local small business owners There is no better time than right now. Last week I partnered with Queens Col- will tell you the current lack of public tranlege President James Muyskens and profes- sit options in Queens is strangling their sor Leonard Rodberg to announce an objec- businesses and hurting our families. Revitalizing the Rockaway Beach Rail tive and comprehensive study to determine the best options for the abandoned tracks. Line would offer a permanent and viable The Queens College Department of Urban transit solution for countless hardworking fam ilies all across Studies’ Office of ComQueens and provide them mu nit y St udies is with safe, affordable and renowned for its commueopening the expedient access to other nity-based research and parts of the borough and as our neighbor their old Rockaway a manageable commute interest is in Queens and to midtown Manhattan. helping our city. Beach Rail Line Last month, the MetWhile other groups ropolitan Transportation are assessing the feasibilwould serve all Authority released its ity of the rail line using our residents. Twent y-Yea r Capit al tax dollars to hire expenNeeds Assessment, sive consultants and do one-sided studies, we are utilizing local which included the restoration of the Rockexpert resources and educating our stu- away Beach Rail Line as part of the agendents, all while supporting an objective cy’s plans for the future. The Capital Needs study that will enormously benefit each Assessment is a blueprint which details the MTA vision to repair, rebuild and expand Queens family. The study will assess local transporta- the city’s transit infrastructure in the next tion patterns and needs, as well as impact, 20 years. Restoration of the Rockaway cost, and feasibility for proposed uses of Beach Rail Line would be a realistic, effithe abandoned rail line, and is expected to cient and inexpensive project that would be completed as early as the end of next significantly improve transit options for Queens residents while creating jobs and summer. There are more than 2.3 million resi- helping the environment. Over the last two years our coalition has grown, and now that the MTA has signaled in its Twenty-Year Capital Needs Assessment Plan an interest in reactivating the line, it’s important we take the next appropriate steps to conduct an objective study. We have made enormous leaps in making this dream become a reality. This week the New York Daily News enthusiastically agreed with thousands of Queens residents and my colleagues Congressmen Greg Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries that restoring the rail line for transportation would be the best use of the land. We are on the right track, and I will continue to fight to reactivate the Rockaway Beach Rail Line and work with every community as well as my colleagues to ensure that Queens will finally receive the Q public transit we need and deserve. Phillip Goldfeder is New York State The old rail line is marked here as the Assemblyman for the 23rd District, in South Queens and the Rockaways. FILE PHOTO vertical dotted line.

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Queens jobless rate up; analyst cites optimism by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

October was one of those months when the unemployment rate went up but analysts see good news behind the numbers. The jobless rate in Queens for October was 8 percent, up half a point from September and just a tenth of a point below where it was in October 2012, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Labor, released last week. But that’s not because fewer people are working, it’s because more of them are being counted as part of the labor force whether they’re employed or not, according to analyst Elena Volovelsky of the Labor Department. Approximately 91,700 people in Queens were listed as jobless in October, compared to 85,800 in September and 91,600 in October 2012, the department’s figures show. But 1,060,200 were working in October, compared to 1,057,400 in September and 1,046,100 a year ago. How can there be growth in both jobs and joblessness? A growing workforce. The state’s figures are largely derived from telephone surveys, which ask people if they’re working and, if not, if they’re looking for work. When respondents say they’re out of work but looking, they’re counted as part of the workforce. When they say they’re out of work and have given up looking, they’re not. An increase in the number seeking jobs reflects more confidence in the economy, according to Volovelsky. “What we’re seeing is, the pickup in the unemployment rate, and it’s true for the city as well as the boroughs, is due to an increase in the labor force,” she said. “That’s it entirely. People perceive that the underlying economic conditions are improving.” Other factors could be playing a small role, she added. Last year holi-

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158th avenues, where two-way stops similar to those at 159th Avenue exist. The DOT did a study and decided to not install four-way stops or traffic lights. Rudy Giuliani, Ulrich’s chief of staff, said the DOT can review the request for 158th Avenue again because it was made more than 18 months ago — in late 2009. A DOT spokeswoman said there had been no request for additional traffic control at 98th Street and 159th Avenue and there have been no pedestrian fatalities there since at least 2007.

day hiring among retailers got off to an early start and was in full swing by October, she said; this year it may have started later. Hiring for the school year can be another variable, she added. Citywide, the figures were proportionately similar to those for Queens. Unemployment was 8.9 percent in October, compared to 8.5 percent in September and 9 percent in October 2012. Roughly 3,708,300 New Yorkers had jobs, compared to 3,698,700 in September and 3,659,100 a year ago; while 360,700 were unemployed, compared to 342,100 in September and 362,600 in October 2012. Statewide the unemployment rate was 7.5 percent, compared to 7.4 percent in September and 8.1 percent in October 2012. Approximately 8,923,700 people had jobs, up from 8,897,700 in September and 8,834,700 a year ago. Roughly 721,800 people were unemployed, compared to 712,200 in September and 781,300 in October 2012. Nationally, unemployment was 7 percent in both September and October, compared to 7.5 percent in October 2012. Approximately 144,144,000 Americans had jobs, down from the 144,651,000 who did in September but up from the 144,039,000 working in October 2012. T he nu mb e r of u ne m ploye d wa s 10,773,000, down from September’s 10,885,000 and 11,741,000 a year ago. Q

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But at least one neighbor says it’s bound to happen. “It was a ticking time bomb,” said one resident who lives near the scene and did not want to be identified. “Cars speed along the avenue to try to catch the light at 101st Street. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen cars come close to colliding. The fact that this happened, it’s terrible. I hope now the city puts a light here.” She said she and her neighbors became frustrated about the lack of attention paid to that and other intersections near PS 146. “We’re always so cynical and say ‘Is it going to take a death for them to do something?’” the resident said. “And here we are. Q It’s a tragedy.”

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Council tackles speeding continued from page 2 larger number of streets. “It also would mandate the establishment of at least seven slow zones per year,” Greenfield said in a telephone interview on Tuesday. Slow zones, when approved by the DOT, get residential neighborhoods reduced speeds, signs, street markings, the elimination of parking near corners to “d aylig ht ” i ntersect ions a nd other measures. “Twenty-five miles per hour will save lives every year,” Greenfield said. Again, officials on the Queens side of the border are in agreement. “Thirty miles per hour is just too fast for some side streets,” said Gary Giordano, district manager for Community Board 5. “I can see not wanting reductions on Woodhaven Boulevard or Queens Boulevard,” he added. “But in a residential area, 30 is pretty quick. And if a pedestrian walks out into the roadway, God help them, because it can take a driver three car lengths to stop.” Giordano also would like to see more ways of combating thoughtless drivers who refuse to yield the right of way to pedestrians. Richards said he welcomes just about any or all possible remedies. “Speeding on residential streets is an issue across my district and one I have

been combating for years,” he said. “I am very excited for the opportunity to deal with this problem on a large scale.” Dromm said three young children in his district have been hit by vehicles in recent months. He said a major danger to residents comes from people who literally are just passing through. “Drivers use Jackson Heights as a shortcut to get from Northern Boulevard to Queens Boulevard,” he said. “If something slows them down it’s to the advantage of all pedestrians, and even the drivers. The thing about crashes is that they’re preventable.” Richards hopes that whatever version of Greenfield’s measure ultimately passes will have teeth. “We need to make it clear that dangerous driving will not be tolerated in our neighborhoods, and there will be hell to pay for anyone who puts our friends and family members at risk,” he said. Greenfield is cautiously optimistic that the Council can get a suitable measure to the f loor for a vote before the end of the year, when a new Council and speaker take off ice along with new mayor Bill de Blasio. A sticking point is that the city must get the changes approved in the state Legislature. But Greenfield is confident they will be able to do so in January or Q February.

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Flood mitigation planned for Howard Beach continued from page 5 also lacks the green space between homes and the bay that exists on the west side. Dorothy McCloskey, president of Friends of Charles Park, said she wanted the state to focus on repairing the bulkheads at Charles Park and Hamilton Park in Hamilton Beach, which provide natural protection along with investing in f lood mitigation efforts in the canal. “If they’re going to do work on federal property, why do the work there and not where it’s needed,” McCloskey said. “The most u rge nt issue is t he bulkhead.” She added that nearly all of the neighborhood’s businesses that were damaged were located on the east side of the neighborhood and were flooded by storm surge coming from the canals. Dan Mundy Jr. of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers said he was pleased to hear of the project and noted that it complements similar work being done on marshland in the bay and a vacant location called Sunset Cove in Broad Channel. “It’s an investment in the

future,” he said. “It’s going to be a huge ecological boost, and in that one area, it will help stop the tidal surge.” Mundy added that he agreed with McCloskey that more attention needed to be paid to the bulkheads in Charles and Hamilton parks and flood control in the waterways and noted that he has been involved in conversations about that which have included input from experts who designed and maintain f lood control barriers in the Netherlands, which is mostly below sea level and are flood-prone. “ W h a t we’ve b a s ic a l ly learned is that you have to combine the hard infrastructure with the soft infrastructure,” he said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will undergo phase two of their coastal flood mitigation study next year, which will focus on Jamaica Bay. Mundy said many of the hard inf rast r uct ure concer ns — including bulkheads and floodgates — will be explored in that study. Mundy also pointed out that the work would also restore the

parkland to make it more inviting and usable to local residents in a part of the borough that has very few parks. Goldfeder said he too wants to see more attention paid to the bulkheads and other flood

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TLC cracks down on illegal airport ‘taxis’ by Michael Gannon Editor

Seizures of unlicensed livery vehicles at John F. Kennedy International Airport have skyrocketed 500 percent since a new enforcement facility opened there on Oct. 8, according to a statement issued Monday by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The new facility, opened in coordination with the Por t Author it y, which operates the airport, was established to combat illegal activity by drivers of livery cars, so-called “dollar vans” and other drivers looking to make a buck off

New JFK facility, more vehicle seizures of fares from the airport. In New York City, only drivers of yellow medallion taxis may pick up fares at Kennedy and LaGuardia airports. “JFK is an exceptionally active transportation hub, and for that reason it is a magnet for illegal for-hire activity,” TLC Commissioner David Yassky said Monday. “It is very natural for us to have a home here at JFK, and we’re g ratef u l to the Por t Author it y for embracing this initiative and for so

ef fe c t ively p a r t n e r i n g w it h u s o n enforcement in general.” Joseph Dunne, the PA’s chief security officer, said the new facility benefits everyone. “There is no place at Port Authority airports for illegal taxi hustlers, and we are pleased that the [TLC] is enhancing its crackdown initiatives to supplement those by Port Authority police officers,” Dunne said. “The TLC’s increased vigilance will

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Holiday bake sales Luigi, formerly of Seviroli, will be holding bake sales this holiday season at Nativity Church Hall, 101-41 91 St. in Ozone Park. The sale dates at Nativity are Dec. 22 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Dec. 23 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Dec. 24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Dec. 25 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Dec. 29 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Dec. 31 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Jan. 1 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will also take place at St. Helen in Howard Beach at 84th Street and 156th Avenue on Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Italian dessert favorites such as fig cookies, honey balls, cannoli and sfogliatelle will be on sale. There will also be free coffee with Q cookies.

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that she has been “really, really, really good this year.” She is asking for a Fisher Price With Thanksgiving just over and Christ- Little People dollhouse and Leap Frog learnmas and New Year’s Eve fast approaching, ing toys. Alvin is in second grade and says he does it’s time to take action for the Queens Chronicle’s annual holiday toy drive for homeless well in school, so good that he is in the advanced class. “For Christmas I would like youngsters in Queens. Our toy box is only half filled and there to have a Lego Marvel and Lego Star Wars are more than 300 youngsters waiting for a sets, a Hess truck, a Nerf gun and a Razor present at the Kings Inn in East Elmhurst, scooter,” he said. Chantelle, 8, is asking for Monster High the Metro Family Residence in Elmhurst, both city homeless shelters, and Dove dolls, folders and coloring books and a VicHouse, an emergency shelter for battered torious locker decorating set in blue. Claire didn’t give her age but is asking for men or women and their children in Eastern a big teddy bear and a blue roller book bag Queens. This week, we have received letters to and school supplies. Stacey would like a Santa from children at loom kit for making Dove House and the bracelets and a JourMetro facility. Won’t ney girl doll, while you please take the Darcy’s mother wants time to read excerpts baby toys, a Happy from them and help Lig ht s bea r a nd a fulfill the children’s musical mobile for the dreams? 3-month-old. A m y ’s m o t h e r Items may be writes for the 2-yeardropped off Monday old, saying the little through Friday until girl likes music, Dora Dec. 20 from 9:30 a.m. the Explorer and Elmo y daughter would to 5:30 p.m. at the mov ie s. “ For my Chronicle office, 62-33 daughter I would like appreciate anything Woodhaven Blvd., in anything musical and Rego Park, about a entertaining,” the Dove for Christmas.” quarter mile south of House client wrote. — Mrs. L., writing for her 4-year-old the Long Island Christian, 5, writes daughter. They are living in a Queens Expressway, exit 19, on from the shelter: “I am homeless shelter. the east side of the a good boy. I love you, street. Santa.” He is requestAfter business ing toy cars and trucks. Sally is also 5 and says she loves Christ- hours, presents may be left at Barosa restaumas. “I would like any toy and I like Justin rant, next door to the Chronicle at 62-29 Bieber,” she wrote, adding in a postscript: “I Woodhaven Blvd., or Barosa Brick Oven Pizza at 62-37. also like Barbie dolls.” Please leave your name and where you Mrs. L. writes for her 4-year-old daughter that she’s “a beautiful, shy little girl. She is live with any gifts brought after hours so we the light of my life.” Although her mom may thank you later. In addition, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein doesn’t have any specific requests, she says Emily enjoys school, playing, reading and (D-Bayside) will donate a portion of the music. “My daughter would appreciate any- toys in his drive to the Chronicle’s. His office is located at 213-33 39 Ave., Suite thing for Christmas,” Mrs. L. said. Karen, 11, loves the pop group One 238, in Bayside. The deadline for his drive Direction and wants One Direction lipsticks is Dec. 18. And don’t forget the many teens who live and their movie, while Lincoln, 4, likes Spider-Man, remote-controlled cars and trading in these shelters. Popular gifts for them include makeup, cologne and perfume, scarf cards. We’ve also gotten lots and lots of letters sets, jewelry, basketballs and T-shirts. Thanks to the following Chronicle readers from children and their mothers at the who dropped off gifts. They are: Dan Golom Metro residence. Here’s a sample: Nancy, 6, says she’s been a very good girl and the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club, which this year, does well on her report cards and provided several Flexible Flyer foam snow has perfect attendance. “I also listen to my gliders, Rich Weyhausen of Flushing who is mommy,” she wrote. “Please bring me a also the Chronicle proofreader, Keith Pressley of Howard Beach and Cathy Chirichella Barbie doll and a puzzle game.” Q The mother of 1 1/2-year-old Hope writes of Glendale. Managing Editor

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‘Knockout game’ gets a bit closer to Queens The latest potential victim of the so-called “knockout game” was assaulted Nov. 26 on Wortman Avenue in East New York, a couple blocks northwest of the Spring Creek Towers housing complex, formerly called Starrett City. The victim was a 76-year-old woman who was hit in the head from behind by an unknown assailant at about 11:35 a.m., according to police. She was treated at Brookdale Hospital and released. “Knockout game” is the term used for assaults in which the goal appears to be to knock the victim unconscious with one blow and robbery is not the motive. Many victims

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De Blasio names team to oversee pre-K plan Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday the creation of a “working group” of early childhood experts to guide his plan to put all 4-year-olds in full-day pre-kindergarten. The six members are Jennifer Jones Austin of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Elba Montalvo of the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Josh Wallack of the Children’s Aid Society, Sherry Cleary of the City University’s Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, Gail Nayowith of SCO Family Services and Nancy Kolben of the Center for Children’s Initiatives. They are charged with “developing a roadmap” for implementing pre-K for all next September, de Blasio said. That would increase enrollment from 20,000 children to 68,000. De Blasio wants the state to raise income taxes on city residents earning more than $500,000 to pay for the program, along with afterschool services for middle schoolers, so he needs the Legislature’s approval. Asked by the Chronicle Tuesday if he has an alternate funding plan in case his request is denied, his transiQ tion team did not respond by press time.

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A home away from home, the Barclays Center is not for the Red Storm. St. John’s struggled mightily in its two contests in Brooklyn, first losing 89-82 in overtime on Nov. 29 to an improving, but still inferior Penn State team that finished an abysmal 10-21 last season. The Red Storm nearly lost its second straight game on Nov. 30, needing a massive comeback to notch a 69-58 victory over a mediocre Georgia Tech team to push their record to 5-2. After its inconsistent performance in a sloppy 65-47 win over Longwood on Nov. 26, in which suspended freshman Rysheed Jordan returned to score eight points, the Red Storm carried its struggles to Brooklyn against Penn State. The Nittany Lions finished in last place in the Big Ten conference last season, but still took it to the Johnnies. St. John’s started slow, allowing a staggering 42 points in the first half, and the Red Storm even found themselves down by 15 points early in the second half. With a loss all but clinched, the Johnnies stormed back, outscoring Penn State 17 to 5 to tie the game with three minutes remaining. While the Red Storm’s winning ways appeared to have been left behind in Queens, junior guard D’Angelo Harrison’s hot hands made the trip to the Barclays Center. The preseason All-Big East selection continued to shoot well, scoring a team-high 20 points, including seven in the final 90 seconds of the game to push the contest into overtime, where St. John’s eventually fell behind for good. Sophomore forward Max Hooper made his presence known for the first time this season in the defeat, as the bench player sizzled the

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net with 15 points on the strength of five three-pointers. Hooper is known for his elite three-point shooting and should be a key player for the Johnnies going forward. While there were glaring holes in the Red Storm’s play, fourth-year coach Steve Lavin saw positives in his squad moving forward. “It was an exhilarating game and disappointing to lose in overtime, but there were a number of positive takeaways,” Lavin said after the game. “Some positives were the three-point shooting, Hooper stepping up and our team rallying.” A new day didn’t bring much change in the Red Storm’s ways, as St. John’s once again struggled against Georgia Tech in Brooklyn, but luckily for the Johnnies, one aspect of the tilt that did change from the previous night was the final score. The Johnnies once again found themselves down by 15 points, this time in the first half, but they rallied to cut the deficit to seven at halftime. After the break, the Johnnies found their groove offensively for the first time since thrashing Wagner last month, as they scored 45 second half points. Harrison once again led the team in points with 21, and with an outstanding average of 19.7 points-per-game, the junior sits second in the Big East in scoring behind Doug McDermott of Creighton. Lavin has seen Harrison develop into a weapon this season, but the coach believes he has an arsenal at his disposal outside of just the junior. “It’s the deepest team I’ve ever coached,” he said after the win. “We’re going to be a team that utilizes its depth.” St. John’s will next face rival Fordham in its first of nine home games at Madison Square Garden on Saturday Q at 1:30 p.m. Johnnies top Georgia Tech 69-58 on Nov. 30.

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The SculptureCenter recently unveiled several new artworks as part of its fall exhibition. This time around, the venue has taken more of a bare-bones approach, only showing three pieces and not doing much in the way of decorating. It is one of the more modest exhibits the SculptureCenter has put on, though it is refreshing. The center lets the artwork speak for itself. Stepping into the SculptureCenter, your eyes are immediately drawn to Tue Greenfort’s piece “Garbage Bay,” which is part research project, part art installation examining Jamaica Bay’s marshland. The work looks at “the inherent contradictions following perceptions that some types of nature are more significant than others.” Jamaica Bay’s marshland is not so much suitable for recreational use as it is a functioning ecosystem for many living things. Greenfort argues that because of this, the waterfront has become neglected and is full of garbage — as the title suggests. One subject Greenfort heavily focuses on is the horseshoe crab, one of the many inhabitants of the Jamaica Bay marshland. For years, this creature has been killed by fishermen, beach-goers and others because of their continued on page 43

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Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, Saturday, Dec. 7, 4 p.m. Presented by the World African Diaspora Union, free. Call (718) 523-3312.

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

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

THEATER Thalia Spanish Theatre, “Heartbeat of Latino America,” 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, thru Dec. 15, Fridays & Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 4 p.m. Music and dance of 14 Latin American countries. $35, $32 (seniors and students); Fridays only, all tickets $30. Contact: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

MUSIC Festival of Lessons & Carols, hosted by the St. Padre Pio Group, Our Lady of Hope Church, Eliot Avenue & 71st Street, Middle Village, Friday, Dec. 6, 7:30-9 p.m. Community Singers of Queens, ”Winter Magic,“ Church on the Hill, 168th Street at 35th Avenue, Flushing, Saturday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Works by Handel, Brahms, Loesser, Broadhurst and traditional music. $10. Contact: (718) 326-1922 or (718) 658-1021, csofq.org. Gingerbread Players, “Nowell: The Christmas Story in Song,” St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills, Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 7-8, 3 p.m. A family-friendly concert in pageant form, featuring original music and traditional carol arrangements by composer William Ryden. $12, $10 (seniors and students). Contact: gingerbreadplayers.org.

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Sacred Music Chorale of Richmond Hill, J.S. Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio,” St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114 St., Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m. $15, seniors and students or in advance $12, children free. Reception follows downstairs. Contact: richmondhillny.com. Black Spectrum Theatre Company Holiday Concert, featuring Craig Crawford Gospel Jazz Ensemble and poet Kayo, Roy Wilkins Park, 177th Street & Baisley Boulevard, Jamaica, Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. $25. Contact: (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com. Sacred Music Society Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Annual Christmas Concert, Ascan Avenue & Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, Sunday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m. $25, $10 for children under 12. Performance of Handel’s “Messiah” and Christmas favorites. Call (718) 268-6251.

The Community Singers of Queens perform in Flushing at Church on the Hill, Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. COURTESY PHOTO Oratorio Society of Queens, Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside, Sunday, Dec. 22, 4 p.m. Traditional Christmas favorites and Chanukah songs. $30, $25 for seniors and students. Contact: (718) 279-3006 or queensoratorio.org.

MOVIES ”Biography of Benito Mussolini“ and ”Growing Up Italian American,“ Bella Italia Mia, Christ the King High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, CNL Anne+Henry Paolucci Center (Door #10), 3rd fl., Sunday, Dec. 15, 12 p.m. for social time, snacks. $5 Members, $7 nonmembers. Contact: (718) 426-1240, bellaitaliamia@ mail.com.

LECTURE Outside Comfort Zones: Muslim/Jewish Relations, Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $15 in advance, $21 at the door, includes desserts. Contact: Central Queens YM & YWHA, (718) 2685011, ext. 151 or cqy.org.

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

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

English as a Second Language Course, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 333, Kew Gardens, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., thru Dec. 19. Free. Register: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. Ballroom Dance Classes, Year ‘Round Social Dance Program, Monday & Friday evenings, Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Call 718) 478-3100. Zumba, Yoga, Kickboxing, YWCA of Queens, Mondays-Fridays thru Dec. 12, 7-9 p.m., 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, all ages, $7. Contact: (718) 353-4553, ywcaqueens.org. English as a Second Language Adult Classes, Immanuel Church, 68-10 31 Ave., Woodside, Saturdays, 10 a.m. Licensed NYC teacher. Free. Contact: (718) 335-1623, rnadar@ImmanuelChurchNY.org. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. & Northern Blvd., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, $25/session. Instruction from award-winning artist. Call (718) 969-1128.

COMMUNITY Knitting Club, Fridays, Dec. 6, 13, 1:30 p.m. Bring your own knitting supplies and projects. Book Discussion Group will discuss “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m. Queens Library Queens Village branch, 94-11 217 St. Holiday Toy Drive for Autistic Children, bring new unwrapped toys, games, books (suitable for kids under 12) to Assemblyman David Weprin’s office, 185-06 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows, for Lifeline Center for Child Develompent. All donations must be in by Wednesday, Dec. 18. Call (718) 454-3027. 114th Precinct Community Council 2013 Christmas Party for underpriviledged children, Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd., Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Donations appreciated. Contact: Det. Eddie Negron, (718) 626-9327. Annual Bro. Masai Winter Health Fair, the Center for Culture, Afrikan Poetry Theatre, 176-03

Pictures With Santa, on a vintage MTA/NYCT bus, Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, 71st Avenue Triangle, one block off Forest Ave., Sunday, Dec. 8, 12-2 p.m. Also at Vendetti Square (Myrtle & St. Nicholas aves.), Sunday Dec. 15, 12-2 p.m. Bring your own camera. Singles Social & Dance, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2-6 p.m. Ages 45+, proper attire please. $10. Call Bernice (718) 897-6255.

FOR KIDS Kids’ Ukulele Jam Class, Mondays thru Dec. 16, 5 p.m., Genesis Tree of Life Yoga and Wellness Center, 102-02/06 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. Contact: Andrew Salamanca, andrewsalamanca@ gmail.com, (718) 544-5997. Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo, Flushing, registration for 2013-2014 fall and winter education programs, including teen zoo internship and meeting zoo keepers. Register: (718) 271-7361, queenszoo.com/programs, qzeducation@wcs.org. APEC Safari, Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, Saturday, Dec. 21, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Hike the trails of Alley Pond Park and discover all kinds of wildlife. $12, 6-11 year olds only; pre-registration required. Contact: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com

SPECIAL EVENTS St. Nicholas Day & Candlelight Tours, Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, The Vander Ende Ondedonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Sunday, Dec. 8. Visit with St. Nicholas, 12-4 p.m., holiday treats, music & crafts. Candlelight tours, 6-8 p.m., explore the house, music, hot cider. $3 donation, children free. Contact: (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org. Queens Historical Society Historic Holiday House Tour, ride a trolley to visit seven historic sites in Flushing & Corona, Sunday, Dec. 8, 1-5 p.m. Contact (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. Winter Solstice Star Celebration, Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Join professor/astronomer Mark Freilich for an evening of star gazing and a party celebrating the winter solstice. $18, pre-registration required. Contact: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

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recently recalled about Feterman. “I heard him singing and thought, ‘Oh, my God, that is gorgeous.’ I go up “Come to the cabaret,” Liza Minnelli famously sang. and I do a song. And the rest is history.” And now, courtesy of the Bay Terrace Jewish Center in Feterman, who today shares a home with Kump in Bayside, cabaret is coming to you — for one night only, Middle Village, got an early taste of show business though the engagement could be the start of some- when he played Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof” as a thing big. 16-year-old. “My whole family was into doing commu“We hope the cabaret will take off,” leading to nity theater,” he said. other bookings in the future, said Martha Stein, a He later played in a Beatles cover band, which member of the committee responevolved into a sixties band. sible for organizing the event. With his next group, he spent “Cabaret Night,” being presentsome time making music on the ed in cooperation with the tembar circuit and finally hooking up When: Saturday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. ple’s resident troupe, Theatre By with a wedding band before Where: Bay Terrace Jewish Center the Bay, brings local favorites, eventually setting out on his own. 13-00 209 St., Bayside singer and actress Jean Ann Kump “Bay Terrace Jewish Center Tickets: $22 in advance, and impressionist and comedian has been promoting all types of $25 at door Barry Feterman, to the stage in an cultural events,” Stein said. “Last evening of show tunes, comedy year, we brought in a group from (718) 428-6363 and reminiscences. the city that did interpretative Kump and Feterman had each dance. It was very well received. been performing separately for years — she in clubs The Sisterhood brought in a Klezmer group.” and musical theater, he in various bands — when they She said the synagogue hopes to bring in “as many met 15 years ago, appropriately enough, during an areas of the performing arts as we can so the commuevening of karaoke at former favorite night spot Kate nity can expect to see different performances.” Cassidy’s, on Woodhaven Boulevard. The upcoming show in Bayside, which will assume “A gentleman was sitting at the end of the bar — all an intimate club setting, complete with individual continued on in black; he looked very interesting to me,” Kump continued on page page 00 46 qboro contributor

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SculptureCenter rolls out a modest exhibit continuedfrom frompage page00 37 continued of the final versions. “The deleted footage of three to five menacing and prehistoric look. They are also poached for medicinal purposes and characters will be combined with newly their hard shells. Despite their hard shells shot footage of a meeting of these phanand what appear to be stingers protruding tom characters from various films to crefrom their rear, horseshoe crabs are ate a new narrative based on surplus content and labor,” the harmless. press release for the Greenfort does well work reads. by reminding viewers of While Kurant’s and the destruction caused Greenfort’s pieces were to both the bay and the When: Thursday to Monday, moving, nothing made crabs by scattering the through Jan. 27 quite the impression shells of dead horse11 a.m. to 6 p.m. that Sam Anderson’s shoe crabs, which creWhere: The SculptureCenter untitled piece did. ates a chilling effect on 44-19 Purves St., LIC A new program at the viewer. Tickets: $5 suggested donation the SculptureCenter is Polish Artist Agnieszsculpture-center.org giving artists the opporka Kurant also had an tunity to pair their artexhibit unveiled entitled work with the unique“Exformation,” which examines the ways rumors and fictions ness of the center’s venue as part of its enter into social, economic and political “Now Showing” series. As the first artist of the series, Anderson systems of the contemporary world. She achieves this in one of her pieces was asked to work with a newly renovated called “Cutaways.” Produced in collabora- corner of the SculptureCenter by incorporattion with film editor Walter Murch, “Cut- ing ideas and images around the general aways” is based on footage of characters notions of inauguration and celebration. What Anderson came up with was who were originally scripted and shot in various films but were subsequently edited out truly odd.

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Sam Anderson’s untitled piece at the SculptureCenter features a frog skeleton and folded PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE pieces of loose-leaf paper. In the small area, on top of a white table is a frog skeleton standing upright and holding a scepter of sorts in the air. Though just a skeleton, the figure is placed in such a way that it appears to be joyously leading a group of folded pieces of loose-leaf in some sort of mini parade. Anderson, known for her small-scale works, carefully balances between the humorous and the unsettling.

Attendees of the opening reception seemed drawn to the little frog despite the simplicity of the artwork. While there aren’t as many pieces on view at the SculptureCenter as in the neighboring MoMA PS1 — the space isn’t nearly large enough to accommodate such a collection — all of the pieces on display are moving and solid works of art that are Q worth checking out.

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tables and candles and evocative lighting, will highlight the duo’s talents as individuals and as a team. “We’ve done pieces of it before,” Kump said, but “we’re formatting a new show” for this engagement. She promised it will include “a little bit of everything.” Kump’s numbers will include several from Broadway musicals that she has sung on local stages. Feterman will perform his renowned impressions, from Johnny Mathis to Willie Nelson to Michael Jackson and other name entertainers. “We’ve had Jean Ann in several of our plays,” Stein said. “She’s bigger than life. I saw her and Barry perform in Great Neck. I thought it would be an entertaining evening.” Also taking to the stage will be 14-year-old Theatre By the Bay veteran Isabel Robin, who has been taking voice lessons and appearing in school and community plays for several years. She is best known for playing the title role in “Annie” at the Bayside venue several years ago. In the new show, she will be recreating

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a number she sang with Kump in “Mame,” a plaintive duet called “My Best Girl.” As for which solos she will perform in the show, Isabel said the audience will have to see the show to find out, but hinted they will include a few Broadway favorites. Stein said she hopes “Cabaret Night” will lead to more genres and performance styles at the Bay Terrace Jewish Center. “It would be wonderful to have the community at large anticipate all kinds of arts going on” at the temple, Stein said. Q

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: AFB LOUNGE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/23/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 3727 Hunters Point Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

5225 Grand Realty LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/6/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 39-25 61 st #770081, Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: General.

Anestat Services LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/4/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 251 E 32nd St., Apt 15C, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: General.

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

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

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Index No. 5489/10 AMENDED SUMMONS Plaintiff Designates QUEENS County as the Place of trial. The basis of venue is plaintiff CARLOS INTRIAGO’s residence. Plaintiff CARLOS INTRIAGO resides at 163-09 99th Street, Howard Beach, NY 11414 County of Queens CARLOS lNTRlAGO, VIVELKA DOMINGUEZ and IVONNE lNTRIAGO, Plaintiffs, -againstFIDENCIO VASQUEZ and JOHN DOE a/k/a ANTONIO AMIGON, Defendants. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your amended answer, or if the amended complaint is not served with this amended summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s Attomey(s) within 20 days after the service of this amended summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if the amended summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded herein, DATED: Forest Hills, New York, October 12, 2011 Defendants’ Addresses: FIDENCIO VASQUEZ, 192 Crescent Street, #2R, Brooklyn, NY 11208. JOHN DOE a/k/a ANTONIO AMIGON Address unknown Yours, etc., WITTENSTEIN & WITTENSTEIN, ESQS., P.C. By: ROBERT H. BRENT, ESQ. Attomey(s) for Plaintiff(s) CARLOS INTRlAGO, VIVELKA DOMINGUEZ and IVONNE INTRlAGO, 108-18 Queens Boulevard Forest Hills, NY 11375, (718) 261-8114 Notice: The nature of this action is for severe personal injuries, sustained as a result of an accident on January 20, 2010 on Jamaica Avenue at or near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue, County of Kings, City and State of New York. The amount of damages sought exceeds the jurisdictional limits of all lower courts which would otherwise have jurisdiction. Upon your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for damages with interest from January 20, 2010, and the costs of this action.

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LEGAL NOTICES To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BRISAM JFK LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/03/05. 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, 92-29 Queens Boulevard, #2B, Rego Park, New York 11374. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: KUEI-CHU CHRISTIE CHEN, DDS, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/09/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC, 21-90 47th Street, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

BTS COLLECTIVE LLC , a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/18/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. General Purpose.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MIKA CONTRACTING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/20/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 18-12 25 Rd., Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GAK 2010 Enterprises, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/30/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 229 Cleveland Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: D & B LIMO, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/01/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 7119 162nd Street, Apt. 1G, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

King Of Salem Limited Liability Company Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/1/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 47-15 47th Ave, Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: General.

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

DIVANZSAK PROPERTIES, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/11/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 47-10 30th Ave. (Store), Astoria, NY 11103. General Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: KOLLEGA, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/24/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 90-02 63rd Drive, Apt. #5J, Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

RED HOUSE BK LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/18/11. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 311 6th Ave., #3F, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Whenever the history of Forest Hills is discussed, the names Cord Meyer and Frederick and Ascan Backus always come up. Relatively few people remember another major player in the area’s history — the Springsteen family. The Springsteens were farmers of Dutch descent who owned a large portion of land on the south side of Queens Boulevard, unlike the Backus family, which was dominant on the north side. Springsteen’s holdings started at Ascan Avenue and extended to 77th Avenue. The Springsteen homestead was labeled 112 Queens Blvd. when it was custom built in 1898. The house had three indoor bathrooms and a wood-burning fireplace. Standing on the south side of the boulevard at 71st Road, it was later renumbered as 108-36 Queens Blvd. Azariah and David Springsteen, aware of their proud Dutch history, joined the famous Holland Society in 1913. Howard Springsteen owned a garage on Austin Street. Nelson Springsteen opened a firm

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The Springsteen mansion at 108-36 Queens Blvd., at 71st Road, in Forest Hills on Jan. 13, 1940. The Midway Theater is at the far right. that specialized in appraisal and mortgages in Jamaica. He was elected vice president of Jamaica Savings Bank in 1950. He and his wife, Gwendolyn, lived at 110-27 70 Road on the north side of Forest Hills. The old Springsteen mansion was torn down in the late 1940s and in its place the Stratton Bar and Restaurant was built, becoming a nightlife haunt for decades. TD Bank has now claimed this corner space. Both the Springsteen homestead and the Stratton are gone, and no members of the Springsteen family can be found anymore in Queens County. Some might suggest lookQ ing in New Jersey.

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Things sure looked a lot brighter for the Jets a month ago when they went into their bye week with a 5-4 record, as they had just knocked off one of the NFL’s best, the New Orleans Saints. The conventional wisdom was that the two-week break would give Rex Ryan’s troops much-needed rest and a chance for some injured players, such as their best wide receiver, Santonio Holmes, a chance to fully recuperate. Sadly for the Jets and their fans, things have not gone that way. Gang Green lost badly on the road to both the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Ravens. Still, there was no sense of panic because historically the Jets have always had trouble winning in those places. The common thinking was that the Jets would right the ship when they would take on the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium to begin December. A win over Miami would put them in a strong position to earn a playoff berth. To paraphrase the late Israeli diplomat Abba Eban, the Jets never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. They were beaten by the Dolphins 23-3, and even that score was not indicative of how badly they were dominated. Ryan immediately apologized to Jets fans for his team’s miserable performance in all facets of football that day. Geno Smith was awful again as nearly every

Jets drive in the first half was three downs and a punt. The patient Ryan had seen enough and replaced him with fellow inexperienced QB Matt Simms, who was only marginally better. The Jets head coach admitted that he may activate veteran signal caller David Garrard next week. Garrard was signed during the off-season by new team general manager John Idzik, even though he hasn’t played since 2010. Stephen Ross, the New York real estate developer and Dolphins owner, was certainly a happy man after the game. Ross is partnering with Mets owner Fred Wilpon to develop Willets Point into a shopping center and apartment complex. Mayor Bloomberg gave them his blessing even though there was a complete lack of transparency in the process, angering many. “We have all of our permits and we are ready to get going,” Ross told me. He confirmed that Willets Point will have affordable middle-class housing, a promise thought to be just lip service to the public by many who saw Bloomberg’s giveaway of the Iron Triangle to Ross and Wilpon as an example of crony capitalism at its worst. When I told Ross that he was lucky that he got his permits before there was a change in mayors, he quickly replied, “You’re not kidQ ding!” with a relieved smile. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Magnificent custom 5 BR, 3.5 Baths, All stucco, Custom Mediterranean home, 10 foot Mint Stucco (Built in 2006) Colonial. ceilings, 1st & 2nd fls. Radiant heat on all 3 fls, All updated 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, MBR 3 Romeo & Juliette Balconies, Full fin bsmnt, w/home movie theater, Wine rm, Sitting area & w/Balcony, Oversized bath w/Sep full bath, Sep ent, 1 car gar, 2 pvt dvwys, 8 ft Bath & Jacuzzi, All new appl, Radient French round doors, I/G heated saltwater pool. floors, Full fin bsmnt. $779K NEW LISTING

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Lovely Detached Corner, 1 Family Colonial, - 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, All on a small quiet block, 3 BRs, 1 JAMAICA Full Bath, 2 Half Baths, New Roof updated, EXCLUSIVE (Douglaston Det Corner 1 Family Colonial, 2 Manor Location), Steps to & Siding, 1 Car Garage, Finished BRs, 1 Bath, Pvt Dvwy, 1 Car Gar, Memorial Field. Asking 1.099 mil. Basement. Asking $449K Needs TLC. Asking $299K NEW LISTING OUR EXCLUSIVE! CT T RA AC T T R N T AC CO TR ON N C N I IN CO IN

HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE Mint Raised Ranch on 40x100, 3 BRs, 1 Bath, New H/W Fls, New CAC, Full Bsmnt, 1 Car Gar. Asking $499K

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OLD HOWARD BEACH Large 2 Family on great block, 6 BRs, 2 Full Baths, Full Basement, Private Driveway. $589K

• "Elite Condo" - 1st Floor, Spacious 2 BRs, 2 Baths, Low common charges, Modern Kitchen and baths, Pets welcome!..............$299K

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HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK Brick Wideline Cape, 50x100, 5 BRs, 2.5 Baths, New Roof/Front Porch/Stairs, Brand new fin bsmnt, Lots of upgrades, Manicured Yard. Asking $589K

HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK Large Hi-Ranch, Amazing Location! 55x100 irregular lot, 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, H/W Flrs under rugs. $659K

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Pristine (One of a kind) Custom Center Hall HOWARD BEACH/ Colonial, Wrought iron curved staircase, ROCKWOOD PARK 3/4 BRs, 3½ Baths, Det 2½ Car Gar, Pella Mint colonial, 3/4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, Master BR w/bed sized closet, was windows, Fab island kit, Cherry wood 4 BRs, All updated, 5 y/o kit, New cabinets, Viking stove, Family Rm w/remote roof, New stove & New flr. Fireplace, gas fireplace, Crown moldings thruout, Wine Skylights, Granite counter, New cellar, Hi-end Spa bath, Cathedral ceilings, concrete, IGP, Pavers in back, Pvt dr for 2 cars, 1 car garage. $679K Motorized Chandelier & much more!

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