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Michael O’Kane, president of the Whitestone chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, advocated for years to get a public space dedicated to those from Queens who fought.

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Katz enters the fray to be Queens DA Borough president touts an ‘aggressive agenda’ for prosecutor’s office by Michael Gannon Editor

ueens Borough President Melinda Katz announced her candidacy on Tuesday for Queens County district attorney in 2019. Katz, 53, made her announcement in McDonald Park in Forest Hills with her sons, Carter and Hunter, and more than 100 supporters. She said she will pursue an aggressive agenda including bail reform and more stringent prosecution of hate crimes, sex crimes and domestic violence. She also wants to address gun crime as a public health concern. Her campaign released a list of 300 political and civil leaders who have endorsed her. Katz joins Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and recently retired Queens Supreme Court Justice Gregory Lasak in seeking the office that has been held by DA Richard Brown since 1991. He was appointed to fill a vacancy by thenGov. Mario Cuomo — district attorney is a state position — and has been repeatedly reelected with few serious challengers. But he does have known health issues. Brown, in an email to the Chronicle, declined to comment on the race directly. “My present term does not expire until

Throngs of supporters welcome Borough President Melinda Katz just prior to her announcement PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON that she is running for the post of Queens district attorney. December 2019 and I will make no decision about the future until sometime next year,” he wrote. “The District Attorney’s Office needs to be more involved in the community,” Katz said. “Things aren’t the same as they were 25 or 30 years ago.” Katz, a former state assemblywoman, member of the City Council and attorney in private

practice, has never worked as a prosecutor. But she said her record shows her to be capable of delivering justice for both victims and defendants. Katz spoke of her own experience, one she says she seldom talks about. “My mother was killed by a drunk driver; someone who decided to break the law and devastated our family,” she said. “It affects

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Picking up pieces of pet-store wreck Next-door businesses back in few weeks; GoFundMe page started by Michael Shain Editor

When the back wall of Animal Pantry on Cross Bay Boulevard collapsed on the day after Thanksgiving, the chaos and mess took two other businesses down with it — a laundromat and a Colombian restraurant. Now, it appears they are on track to reopen sometime around New Year’s Day. Nothing is official, store owners said, but quietly word has begun to filter back from repair crews and city workers that the Arepalicious Restaurant and the laundromat next door could be cleared to reopen in around three weeks. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for Animal Pantry, the family-owned pet supply store that will have to remain closed until repairs are made to the devastated shop. “They do not k now when they will reopen, how much insurance will cover or when their back wall ... will be built back up,” the page reads. “They have worked so hard and have done so much for our community through this store. “They do not know how they will come up with the means to ever reopen again,” it says. “Bills still must be paid, the entire store will end up having to be redone. We need to come together as a community to help this beloved

Work crews started making critical repairs last Monday to the back wall and roof of the building that housed Animal Pantry. A second collapse Nov. 25 brought out city inspectors who found PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN and rescued pets in hiding after the original collpase three days earlier. local business.” So far, the fundraising effort has raised nearly $8,000 from more than 100 different donors, according to the GoFundMe page (gofundme.com/6glf53s). The collapse has also undermined a house directly behind the pet supply.

Three days after the wall of Animal Pantry fell, inspectors from the city Department of Buildings were called back to the site by reports that a parapet, several roof joists and another large chunk of the back wall had come down. Several cats and “other animals” from the

store that had apparently been in hiding since the first collapse were rescued by building inspectors, according to a DOB spokesman. Also after the second incident, inspectors determined that the back and side yards of the house at 90-17 Albert Road were no longer safe and posted a peremptory vacate order on its front door. A woman who answered the door at the home said the order covered only the outside parts of the property and not the house itself. She declined to give her name but said she lived there. Inspectors have been back to visit the house on a regular basis — including an inspection as late as last Monday — since the order was posted, she said. They padlocked her back door, she said, to prevent anyone using it. “I don’t know what’s going to happen after this,” she said. The Express Laudromat and Arepalicious shared with Animal Pantry a gas line that was crushed in the collapse, forcing them to close too. Utility repairs, however, cannot begin until the back wall of Animal Pantry has been fortified and it is safe for workmen to go in. A fourth store in the small strip, a smoke shop, was not affected by the collapse because it has a separate gas line, the owner Q said. It has remained open.

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The view of the back of Animal Pantry shows the damage left by a second collapse, above. Inspectors from the Department of Buildings posted a vacate order on the front door of the house directly behind it.

Arsonist pleads guilty in car spree by Michael Shain Editor

A South Ozone Park man who went on an arson spree, torching nine cars in his neighborhood, has pleaded guilty to arson charges, prosecutors said this week. Evan Person, 29, of Linden Boulevard, did not say why he set the cars ablaze. But the judge in the case indictated Person will be sentenced to four to eight years in prison on Dec. 13, his next court appearance.

South Ozone Park man never gave motive There did not even seem to be a pattern among the cars he chose to torch. They ranged from a 2017 Mercedes Benz and a 2000 Ford Excursion to a ten-year-old Kia and a 20-year-old Honda Civic. Most the cars were parked on streets near Aqueduct Race Track when they were set ablaze. Person started his spree just before Christmas last year, torch-

ing five cars in one night in five different spots near 116th Street, officials said. Seven weeks later, he went out again and set three more cars ablaze on 124th Street, not far from his home. Ten days after that, he was at it again. On his third venture out, Person was able to burn only one car, a

2004 Buick, parked in front of a home on 109th Avenue in South Richmond Hill. While no motive was alleged for the arson spree, cops put a high priority on finding the fire starter for fear someone would be hurt by the blazes, some of which were set in broad daylight. “He damaged these vehicles and knowingly endangered the lives of

his fellow neighbors and firefighters, who responded to the scene of these fires,” District Attorney Richard Brown said in a prepared statement that accompanied the announcement of the plea deal. “He will now be sent to prison as punishment for his crimes.” Pe r s o n ple a d e d g u i lt y t o third-degree arson in an arrangement that avoided a trial. That charge means that he did not set the fires with the intent Q of harming anyone.

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Ground broken for Vietnam vet tribute Those who served are honored at Elmhurst Park; will be finished in ’19 by David Russell

“‘Get it done.’ This was literally his dying wish,” O’Kane recalled. O’Kane said the memorial is the latest Ground was broken for the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Elmhurst Park on step in a “long healing process” for those Thursday after noon. The memorial is involved. “It’s going to be a place where citizens expected to be completed by the end of 2019. “To all of those that are ill because of can come and reach out and touch the name serving our country in the war, for those that of their loved one and that’s going to be a have died after serving our country during visceral connection between them and their the war, you are remembered, you are loved one,” said O’Kane, who noted that the acknowledged and, from a very, very grate- memorial was the dream of Toro. Toro’s widow and son were at the ceremoful nation, you are thanked,” said Queens ny. “If I ever were to forget about any of the Borough President Melinda Katz. A decade ago, Katz thought the memorial people who served in the Vietnam War, he would be ready in one or two years. Then it never would have allowed it,” Katz said. Middle Village resident John Rowan has got to a point where she thought it would served as national president of the VVA for never happen. There had been a long process in making 14 years. He spoke about the importance of the area a park instead of seeing a big box the monument at the ceremony. “This wall will represent the entire United store move in. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) even joked that the park States of America, given the people who come to this country, both who were born Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 President Michael O’Kane, left, and John Rowan, should have a statue of Katz riding a horse. Two semicircular granite walls will flank here, came later, whatever the case may be,” national president of the VVA, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memothe space. One will bear the name of the Rowan said. “And it’s going to be interesting rial at Elmhurst Park on Thursday. PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL memorial, the five crests of the military and for young children from this community ans Day” and that he was honored standing the Vietnam Service Medal, which is award- today, many of whom came from somewhere when she was growing up. “We remember the horror of coming among so many who served. ed to all military members who served in the else, [who] are going to see names in the Addabbo said elected officials have an war. On the inside of the wall will be an wall that are going to look like theirs. And home to a nation that didn’t seem grateful,” they’re going to think about that.” she said. “There weren’t systems in place to obligation to help veterans with any issues etching of bamboo. After the ceremony, Rowan told the take care and to pay honor and to give they may have. The second wall will list key dates and “For generations now, people will come events of the war. It will also have the names Chronicle he was pleased about honoring the honor.” She added that the younger generations here,” he said. “People will see this monuof the 370 Queens residents who were killed veterans who died from effects of the war, “should know every ment, this memorial, and they will underor are POW/MIAs not heard from since the i n cl u d i n g A g e n t single day that peo- stand, and they will know, and they will see war. The names of the fallen will be placed Orange. “I like the idea ple fought in Viet- the sacrifices, the pain and the dedication the strategically so that they receive sun most of nam so they could Vietnam veterans experienced both in Vietthe day. The walls, and the existing flagpole, that they’re going to et it done.’ This was c o m e b a c k t o a nam and at home.” will be illuminated at night. There will also h a v e t h a t e x t r a Assemblyman Michael Den Dek ker country who be a map of Vietnam on the f loor of the m e m o r i a l t h a t ’s literally his dying wish.” s h o u l d ’ v e b e e n (D-East Elmhurst) spoke about the losses he memorial, depicting key locations of the war. going to talk about — Michael O’Kane, Vietnam Veterans g ratef ul for their dealt with during that era. A separate plaque will be installed, recog- those who died from “I remember losing a lot of neighborhood of America Chapter 32 President, service.” nizing Pat Toro, the late former president of the war afterwards recalling his final conversation with Pat Toro “The country has friends,” he said. “Woodside had an overVietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32, because that list is e vo l ve d a n d we whelming loss ... a lot of my friends’ brothand fellow Vietnam War veterans from the longer than the list know what a sacri- ers didn’t come home and so, to me, this is borough who died at home due to the effects on the wall,” said Rowan, who served two and a half years in fice you made and we know what a sacrifice about a very real and moving experience.” of the war. Elmhurst Park is the former location of Michael O’Kane, current president of the military. He said he was in Vietnam for your families made,” Katz said. Part of the evolution has been that veter- two KeySpan Newtown natural gas holders, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32, 31 days but flew [over] it for seven months ans returning from more recent wars have known as the Elmhurst gas tanks. In the late remembered visiting Toro in the hospital the working intel in the Air Force. Katz remembered seeing how Vietnam been treated far better in America. 1990s, the tanks were removed and a few night before he died. Toro had a message for veterans were treated upon returning home “We thank you for never allowing the next years later, KeySpan began remediation of him. generation of people who served their coun- the site as part of a state Department of try to know what it was like to come home Environmental Conservation Voluntary without a grateful nation paying tribute to Cleanup Agreement. The city bought the land for $1 and them” and providing the services they need, eventually launched a $20 million project Katz said. State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flush- to transform the former brownfield into a community open space for the public. Katz ing) echoed the sentiment. “Regardless of how you felt about the war, has allocated $2.85 million to fully fund it’s irrelevant. The point is we have an obli- the design and construction between her gation to help our servicemen and women time as a Council member and borough who served our country and some made the president. “We are elated to celebrate the start of ultimate sacrifice,” she said. “This is long overdue without a doubt,” construction on this memorial, which is the said Assemblyman Brian Barnwell (D-Mas- product of years of collaboration between peth). “However, every time we do a memo- Parks, Borough President Katz and local rial or a monument, I always think to myself, veterans,” said city Parks Queens Commishonestly, there’s nothing we can do to repay sioner Dorothy Lewandowski. “The result the sacrifice that you guys and females have is a thoughtful design that pays tribute to our borough’s heroes, and provides a physidone for this country.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard cal space for contemplation and communiA rendering of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst, which is due to be completed by the Q Beach) said he believes “every day is Veter- ty gathering.” NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT RENDERING end of the 2019. Associate Editor

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P Our Vietnam vets honored at last EDITORIAL

he late Pat Toro’s dying wish was finally granted last Thursday when ground was broken for the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Elmhurst Park. It’s about time. The effort to get the monument built has been going on for 10 years — longer than the time full-fledged U.S. combat forces spent in country following the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. There are many to thank for getting the project underway, but key among them are Toro, the former president of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32, VVA Chapter 32 President Michael O’Kane, national VVA President John Rowan and Borough President Melinda Katz, who allocated nearly $3 million for the project in both that role and as a city councilwoman. We salute them all. Katz, speaking at the groundbreaking, recalled the dark days of the war era when those sent there returned to “a nation that didn’t seem grateful.” That’s putting it mildly. They were spat upon and called baby killers in certain quarters. Some World War II veterans didn’t want them joining their American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts because the conflict supposedly wasn’t “a real war.” These were disgraceful attitudes to take

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o opinion page in Queens has been more adamantly opposed to the way some street redesigns — namely bus and bike lanes — have been implemented than this one. This is, after all, as Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told another outlet, the paper in which she looks like “the Chris Christie of Woodside” and even “the Antichrist” (we enjoyed her sense of humor). And, we daresay, no other paper has been as thorough, or fair, in covering controversial street redesigns and their actual effects on life here. But we’ll also take a back seat to no one in denouncing the disgusting attempt someone made to cause property damage — and physical harm — to riders of one of the new bike lanes on 43rd Avenue in Sunnyside. Someone tossed a bunch of thumb tacks onto the lane. They had their desired effect: a rider’s tires were punctured — including one on an attached cart in which his children were riding. This act of violence comes just a few weeks after cyclists held a family bike ride, with lots of children participating, to celebrate the bike lanes. It’s disgusting and we hope surveillance video helps cops find the perp. We hate the bike lanes’ negative impacts, on business and, ironically, safety. We hate this act even more.

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We not only save money, but time and effort as well. Amazon has made our lives easier and for that I applaud them. Shirley Sacks Forest Hills

Escalating MTA idiocy Dear Editor: (An open letter to the MTA) I have never visited a place that has a broken or inactive escalator as frequently as the Flushing Main Street station. It would seem that a station that serves so many New Yorkers would not be in such a bad state of repair. It seems like 25 percent of the time at least one of the three escalators in the station’s easternmost entrance/exit are either blocked off due to repairs, or just shut down. Why don’t you just fix it permanently next time you shut it down? Why not fix it so it won’t break for a long time? Are your escalator repair people incompetent or are they working with a tiny budget that does not allow them to make the necessary repairs? Because it seems like those are the only two options.

And I would suggest taking care of it. People in Flushing deserve better service. There are a lot of us and we pay taxes and we are regular customers of the MTA and it’s not right to have the Flushing Main Street station in such a bad state constantly. The Flushing community already has to deal with congested streets due to everybody in northeastern Queens and many people on Long Island utilizing the Main Street subway station by way of buses that clog our traffic and make our streets less safe and less clean. The least you could do is make our life a little easier by keeping the escalators in tip-top shape. I mean, come on. We put a man on the moon. We can make the escalator work without breaking down every other week. Thank you and I hope you have a beautiful week. Robert Reynolds Flushing

No apts. at Shalimar site Dear Editor: Since the Shalimar Diner has left us, I have an idea for what can be done with the property.

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Root for Trump Dear Editor: Can someone tell me why so much negativity toward our president? Is it because the economy is good? Is it because more things are proudly made in the USA now? Or is it because unemployment is low? Come on! Which is it? You may not like his personality, but for the good of the country and the world, we should root for him and hope he does well. After four years, if you are not satisfied, vote him out! J. S. Chorzepa Rego Park

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Since we do not need a big 23-story building on the site with more congestion, I suggest that either the Long Island Rail Road build a new train station, similar to the one that is in Forest Hills, and open a new lane of transportation on the LIRR, or Mayor de Blasio can give us the new two-story library that he promised us in his town hall meeting at Lost Battalion Hall. As I drive down Queens Boulevard from 71st Avenue, I cannot believe how many new buildings are going up. One on 65th Avenue, which is in state of flux, according to Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz. The one where the Georgia Diner used to be, that is a monster. The one on Broadway that is not even done yet. Two or three that were built down in Woodside and I am sure a new one is slated not far from those two where the property is still empty. Enough is enough on building up Queens. We cannot not afford any more people, cars, debris, parking, transportation and so on. All you hear from the politicians is give to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, take care of the homeless vets — and then they go and build up more and more buildings, bringing in more and more people. What are they thinking? What is the old saying? “You do not know what you’ve got till is gone.” No more buildings. Kathleen Schatz Rego Park

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Jeffries is the new man of the House Brooklyn-Queens congressman is tapped as Democratic Caucus chair by Michael Gannon Editor

U.S. Rep Hakeem Jeffries will serve as House Democratic Caucus chairman when Congress convenes in January. PHOTO COURTESY U.S. HOUSE

W h e n U. S. Re p. H a ke e m Jef f r ie s (D-Brooklyn, Queens) won a close vote last week to become the House Democratic Caucus chairman, a lot of people may not have given it a second thought. “In terms of politics, this is really, really inside baseball,” said Brian Browne, assistant vice president for government relations and a political science professor at St. John’s University. “I don’t think many people know who the caucus chairman is.” But Browne also said the vote and the results were good for both New York City and political junkies alike. Jeffries, 48, was elected to his fourth term in November. He eked out a 123-113 victory over Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), 72, who is set to begin her 10th term representing voters in and around Oakland. “Jeffries has been a rising star,” Browne said. “This is good for all five boroughs.” Jef f r ies replaces Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) as caucus chairman. Crowley, whom many considered a possible successor to former and future House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was defeated in a Democratic primary earlier this year by Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Numerous published reports state that Jef-

fries is considered a Crowley protege. Browne said the fact that a young African-American congressman from New York has attained a leadership position is a positive sign for the city and the party. “Congress is a seniority-driven system,” Browne said. “It took Joe Crowley nearly 20 years to become chairman.” He said the vote was in contrast to Pelosi, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

“Hakeem Jeffries is a New York City progressive.” — Professor Brian Browne, St. John’s University

(D-Md.) and House Democratic Whip James Cyburn (D-SC) facing little if any strong opposition. The initial reaction to Jeffries’ selection was negative from many in the Democrats’ progressive wing. Lee, the only member of either house of Congress who voted against the use of military force in response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001, was considered the candidate of the progressives. Ocasio-Cortez was among those voting for her over her fellow New Yorker.

Browne downplayed published reports that Crowley may have tried to engineer her defeat. “It seemed until the last minute that both candidates thought they had the votes,” Browne said. He added that the close vote would be an argument against Lee’s claim of ageism and sexism. And while some of Jeffries’ stances have not endeared him to some of the diehards of the Democrats’ left, he’s not likely going to be caucusing with incoming Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) any time soon. Indeed, Browne said his selection keeps some East Coast-West Coast balance within the party’s leadership. “Hakeem Jeffries is a New York City progressive,” Browne said. “House Democrats helped defeat attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, branded the GOP tax scam as the most unpopular so-called tax cut in American history and elevated the importance of healthcare as a potent electoral issue,” Jeffries said in a statement on his House website. “We have seized the majority; now we must keep it,” he said. “There is an unconventional President in the Oval Office who dominates the news cycle with his outrageous claims, namecalling and falsehoods. Undoubtedly, he will try to use the House Democratic Caucus as a foil to explain his shortcomings and inability to lead.” Q

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Football star opens trampoline park Ty Law takes Launch to Howard Beach for family fun and exercise by David Russell Associate Editor

Any football player who is a three-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Pro Bowler could likely have a post-playing career in the NFL. Ty Law went in a different direction, opening trampoline parks. The former Patriots star, who also spent two seasons with the Jets, owns the Launch Trampoline Park chain. The newest location has opened at 163-50 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach. “As soon as you come in, you’re going to have the wow factor,” Law said at the grand opening last Friday. He compared it to a casino where management wants to draw people in as soon as they step in the door. Another factor is being active. “When I grew up, we went outside to play, streetlights come on, you come in ... get off the couch and come have fun,” Law said. “Do something.” He added that jumping on the trampoline for an hour can burn 1,000 calories and there are other positives, such as using the place for team-building activities. “What better way than to get your boss and have fun and throw a dodgeball at him?” Law said.

Sadeq Assaedi cuts the ceremonial ribbon at Launch Trampoline Park in Howard Beach. Assaedi is running the location, while three-time Super Bowl champion Ty Law, second left, owns locaPHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL tions around the country. Attractions include an obstacle course, trampoline dodgeball and basketball, a battle pit and an arcade. Birthday parties can also be held there. Law’s business partner, Rob Arnold, brought up the idea of trampoline parks

while working as a contractor on Law’s home. Law recalled going to a trampoline park with his son and being unimpressed but seeing school buses full of children pulling up. The lightbulb went on that this could be

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TWA at JFK:Come fly with me Vintage aircraft to be centerpeice of $265-million terminal hotel project by Michael Shain

open hanger was bought from Lufthansa, the German airline, for an Once the most sophisticated crea- undisclosed sum earlier this year. Taken out of service in the early ture in the air when it took off in 1956, this airplane is about to 1960s after the introduction of the become par ty central for JFK Boeing 707 — the first passenger jet — it found a second life ferrying oil Airport. Only four Lockheed Constella- wildcatters around Alaska. Sometime in the 1970s, Morse tion aircraft — “The Connie” — are still in existence, but this one is slat- said, it found its way into the hands ed to become a cocktail lounge with of South American pot smugglers waitresses dressed in vintage stew- who abandoned it when it ran into a ditch in Honduras. Eventually it ardess outfits. The four-engine, propeller-driven ended up at an airport in Maine, plane, after it is renovated this win- “where it has been sitting for the last ter, will be parked outside the land- 35 years,” he says. With the wings and tail unbolted mark TWA Terminal at JFK where from the body, the Connie was “Catch Me If You Can” was filmed. It is the newest addition to an transported by truck more than 320 audacious, $265-million project that miles to JFK three weeks ago. Over will turn the mid-century-modern the winter, it will be restored to its terminal — opened in 1962 — into original condition, inside and out, a luxury hotel and the hub of social including the cockpit, says Morse. Long banquettes will be installed life at the airport. “A lot of aviators say it was the down the two sides of the plane that, most b eaut if u l a i rc r af t eve r in its lounge mode, will accommodesigned,” says Tyler Morse, the date about 120 people — reservareal-estate developer who is rebuild- tions suggested. Speaking of reservations, officials ing the TWA Terminal. The terminal itself was designed specifically say they will begin accepting them for the hotel’s 512 guest rooms shortto handle the Connie. he says. The TWA Hotel, as it will be ly after the new year. The hotel will rescue the terminal called, is set to open next spring, if current plans hold. It promises to — designed by architect Eero Saaemploy more than 1,000 people, rinen, who also designed the St. L ou is a rch — Morse says. The from nearly 20 first job fairs for of disuse. prospective e’re re-creating years The building, one workers are set to start shortly, offi1962 — without of the most recognizable pieces cials say. (Details the cigarettes.” of modern archiare available at t e ct u re i n t he twahotel.com.) — Developer Tyler Morse world, is a nationThe hotel is al landmark. conceived as a The problem was that the termistep back to the beginning of the jet age, the developer says. “We’re re- nal, financed by Howard Hughes, creating 1962 — without the ciga- was almost immediately obsolete. rettes,” Morse told reporters last Saarinen had designed it to accommodate prop planes. But by the time week at a media briefing at JFK. The plane he showed off in an it was completed, jets were taking Editor

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This vintage Lockheed Constellation aircraft — one of only four still in existence — was found in an airport in Maine, then trucked to JFK Airport, where it will be refurished as a cocktail lounge for the new TWA Hotel. Developer Tyler Morse, below, heads the company remaking the TWA terminal into a hotel. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN; BELOW LEFT , TWA HOTEL over the skies. And the building was too small to handle them. TWA shut it down shortly after 2000, then TWA itself went out of business, leaving behind a white elephant. The Port Authority decided in 2015 to entertain proposals for preserving the building by turning it into the lobby for a hotel. Morse, a California investment banker who specializes in distinctive hotels — he is also the developer of the High Lines Hotel in Manhattan — won the competition. The TWA Hotel will be the only hotel on the grounds of JFK. With 45 event rooms constructed underground, beneath the terminal’s old tarmac, the plan is to generate enough corporate meeting business, weddings and bar mitzvahs to make Q the new hotel a success.

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Santa’s brand-new sleigh No need for Rudolph on this foggy day — the fourth annual Toy Run for the New York Families for Autistic Chirldren. This Santa guided the way for more than 60 motorcylists through the drizzle and gloom last Sunday to benefit the 20-year-old center for autistic kids in Howard Beach. The fun run down Cross Bay Boulvard

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Is Woodhaven SBS a success or a failure?

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ing. The DOT claims by Allan Rosen Is a project that achieves one-third of its ve h ic u l a r t r avel goal to reduce bus travel times successful? times increased an Before it began, I predicted no matter what average of only 30 the data show, the Department of Transpor- seconds by not using tation would proclaim the Woodhaven- real before and after Cross Bay Boulevard Select Bus Service a t r a f f i c d a t a . Although the Rego success; I was correct. According to a new DOT report, SBS Park bus lanes were reduces bus travel times by 20 percent. Up installed in August to 30 percent was projected for Woodhaven- 2015, the DOT is Cross Bay, due to some of the exclusive using April 2016 as the “before” date. The lanes being placed in the main roadway report states three lanes for vehicles are instead of curbside. Fewer general traffic always maintained. Not true when conlanes and a reduction in merging were sup- struction closes a general traffic lane; no posed to result in a smoother and quicker signs are posted allowing drivers to use the bus lane when a lane is blocked. traffic flow for cars. Why is there no discussion of changes in The DOT now states bus travel times were reduced by only 10 percent in the average bus or car speeds, changes in traffic peak, half the improvement of other SBS volumes or an analysis of traffic being routes, but bus travel times between Queens diverted to side streets or other corridors? Why are the Q52 and Q53 treated as sepBoulevard and Metropolitan Avenue increased. Removal of the bus lanes is not arate routes in measuring bus bunching contemplated. Most likely, off-peak bus when most passengers can use either route? That means if there is a travel time savings are 30-minute wait, and one even less. No explanabus from each route tion is given for not he Department of arrives at once, they are achieving the goal. not considered bunched. Transportation’s Q52 / 53 r id e r s h ip Measuring peak vs. offincreased between 5 and report on Select peak bus reliability and 8 percent, and reliability car travel times would improved. Why weren’t Bus Service leaves indicate if bus lanes need local route ridership to be in effect 24/7. ch a nge s ex a m i n e d ? out a lot of data. An impartial analysis Would it not be pertinent if riders switched from local to SBS always shows absolute numbers with perbecause of poorer local service and now centages and includes an appendix with raw data for categories that are ignored, rather have longer walks and trip times? Why compare only Febr uar y and than merely presenting a few selected conMarch? Were the two months with the larg- clusions. Data would not be manipulated to est weekday ridership increases chosen? yield the most favorable results which are still disappointing. Don’t weekends matter? Why ban Cross Bay Boulevard parking The DOT cherry picks data. Why would it compare two monthly periods for bus rid- in the off-peak direction? Is it needed six ership, one-month periods for bus on-time hours a day? Why didn’t the DOT install performance and car travel times (February signs as promised to alert drivers of the next for buses, but April for cars), and four- intersection where left turns are permitted? month periods for bus travel times? Why What would have happened if left turns not examine nine months of comparable were banned at Metropolitan Avenue or if data for all categories or wait until 12 Trotting Course Lane were made two-ways as proposed? months of data are available? Only bus riders traveling at least five If the DOT couldn’t show success, a report would not have been issued, as with miles during peak hours in the peak directhe B46 SBS which began in July 2016 — tion save three minutes; others save less still no report. The B44 SBS report was not time. Since there are five times as many issued for two years; even the DOT could people in cars as in buses, each bus rider not spin the data to show success after the would have to save five minutes for every first year. When the route’s ridership still minute lost by someone in a car to balance was decreasing after year two, only the sec- out time lost. Bottom line? If SBS were so great how ond-year SBS ridership increase was shown, ignoring f irst-year ridership many switched modes from car to the bus? declines and a second-year local bus rider- Were more people helped than were hurt? Was it worth $150 million? You decide. Q ship decline. Allan Rosen is a retired former director We do not know if the Woodhaven-Cross Bay SBS reduced total trip time for bus pas- of bus planning for MTA New York City sengers, which includes waiting and walk- Transit.

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Woodhaven Library temp $$ The money to rent a temporary home for the Woodhaven branch of the Queens Library is in the bank. Now, the search begins for a space. Councilmember Eric Ulrich second from left at top, recently presented a ceremonial check for $250,000 to officials at the landmark branch on Forest Parkway, which is preparing for a two-year renovation starting

in 2020. The branch is home to a popular pre-K program that would have been forced to close without a temporary site, Joining Ulrich at the presentation were Queens Library President Dennis Walcott, left; Community Library Manager Jiang Lu; Assistant Community Library Manager Kendra Kuszai; Ulrich; and Children’s Librarian Kenneth Gordon.

Children’s Christmas party The A mer ican Legion Benjamin Moore Post 1946 Auxiliary in St. Albans will host its fifth annual Children’s Christmas party from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22. Children up to and including age 13 are eligible to receive free gifts. Santa Claus himself is expected to take time out from his busy preholiday schedule to come down from the North Pole to give out presents to the children in person. Refreshments will be served. The Legion requests that all children be registered by Sunday, Dec. 16. All

children must be present in order to receive a toy. People seeking to register children or make donations can contact the auxiliary by email at al.auxiliary@yahoo.com, or by phone at (718) 864-3836; (917) 951-3671; (718) 541-9633; (646) 338-8874; or (718) 479-6569. Benjamin Moore Post 1946 is located at 204-03 Linden Blvd. For those who would like to attend and rely on public transportation, the Q4, Q27, X64 and Q77 bus routes all have Q stops located near Post 1946.

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Experts talk elder abuse in Queens Social workers, attorneys discuss the issue at meeting of QICA by Orla McCaffrey Chronicle Contributor

A recently established team in Queens is aiming to change the way elder abuse cases are treated. The enhanced multidisciplinary team, a product of the New York City Elder Abuse Center, brings together social workers, police officers and doctors, among others, to help manage the most challenging cases. “We’re each doing our own part and doing great individually,” said Kristen Kane, chief of the Elder Fraud Unit at the Queens District Attorney’s Office. “But we achieve the best and broadest results by bringing all these disciplines and agencies together.” Kane moderated a panel on elder abuse at the Queens Interagency Council on Aging on Wednesday morning at Borough Hall. Before the panel discussion, QICA President Barry Klitsberg asked attendees if they knew an elderly person who had been abused. Half of the 60 people raised their hands. Asked for examples of elder abuse, the crowd didn’t hesitate. “Verbal abuse,” one woman said. “Financial exploitation,” another said. “Physical abuse,” a man said. New approaches to preventing and dealing with abuse are much needed in Queens, panelists said. The borough is home to half a million

New York City Elder Abuse Center Senior Program Coordinator Peg Horan, at mic, speaks at the Queens Interagency Council on Aging’s meeting on Wednesday morning. PHOTO BY ORLA MCCAFFREY people age 60 or older, according to the 2017 American Community Survey. Only Brooklyn has a larger 60-plus population. “If you’re not paying attention to seniors, then you’re missing out on the boat about the true demographic of Queens County,” said City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside). The first multidisciplinary team launched in Brooklyn in 2010, followed by one in Manhat-

tan three years later. The Queens team formed in mid-September and meets twice a month to brainstorm the most difficult cases encountered in the borough. By the end of this year, a team will be up and running in each borough, said Khi-Lynn Johnson, the multidisciplinary team coordinator for Manhattan. Once the group discusses a case, it develops

an action plan for pairing older people with services. Those can range from therapy sessions to help navigating housing court. Dr. Veronica LoFaso, a geriatrician, said that before she joined a multidisciplinary team, she didn’t understand why it took so long for Adult Protective Services to process a case. “There’s so much involved,” LoFaso said. “You need more than one person in a cubicle somewhere trying to deal with the complexity of these cases.” Cases are particularly challenging when there’s more than one abuser, panelists said, or the abuser also helps take care of the elderly person. There have been some positive changes in the field, said Peg Horan, senior program coordinator at the New York City Elder Abuse Center. “People are finally starting to get smart about it,” she said. “We can’t ignore the suffering of older people. They’ve given us everything.” New Yorkers who suspect someone they know someone who might be suffering from elder abuse are encouraged to call the abuse center’s help line at (212) 714-6905. “This is a largely preventable problem,” said Horan. “Know that there is help for anyQ one you know.”

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by Michael Gannon Editor

Former Vice President Joe Biden wasn’t on hand last Saturday when the first stage of a moder n LaGuardia Air por t was unveiled for passenger service. But developers are confident Biden would not be reminded of the “third-world” facility he commented on in 2014. Gov. Cuomo invited Biden back for the ground breaking in 2016. The new concourse in Terminal B features 11 gates serving American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Air Canada. United will begin using the terminal in 2019. It also features Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounge, with the United Club to follow in 2019. It is part of a $4 billion reconstruction project. “The opening of the new eastern concourse at Terminal B is just the first step in our mission to provide a top-class visitor experience at LaGuardia, worthy of the greatest city in the world,” Stewart Steeves, chief executive officer of LaGuardia Gateway Partners, said. “Our concourse’s innovative design, inclusive atmosphere, and choice food and retail options will bring LaGuardia into the 21st century, and we’re proud to work with both the Governor and the Port Authority to transform Terminal B into a gateway New Yorkers can be proud of.”

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The NYPD wants the public to help it nail a man who burglarized the Oasis Café in East Flushing. Around 4 a.m. on Nov. 23, the man entered the 196-30 Northern Blvd. business through a basement door. He stole $300 from a cash register before kicking open an office door and stealing $10,000 from a safe. The crook fled through a rear door, police said. The cafe has been burglarized before: In 2016, someone stole $30,000 from it. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. Tips are confidential. — Ryan Brady

Anger after tacks placed on bike lane Sunnyside father says he had tires blown out while with his children by David Russell

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A Sunnyside man says he had a tire blowout on his bicycle and on one of the wheels in the attached cart he had his two children in while in the bike lane on 43rd Avenue. And he says thumbtacks are to blame, adding that he saw them scattered across the parkway for four blocks he traveled. “I just want it to be known that whomever did this is obviously in opposition against this already existing bike lanes and their protest could have seriously injured or even killed me or one of my kids,” Pete Shore posted on the Sunnyside Together Facebook page last Thursday. Police say they are investigating but no arrest had been made by press time. The bike lane on 43rd and another on Skillman Avenue have been hotly debated before they were installed in September. A protest rally against them was held less than three weeks ago. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) tweeted, “Let me be clear: the bike lanes are not going away. I support them. And while people may disagree, the increasingly desperate campaign against them is now riling up the worst enemies of our community and inspiring criminal vigilantism.” He added, “No matter where you’ve stood on this debate, we should all be disgusted by how negative and now dangerous the opposition against them has become. Now little children have been placed in harm’s way because some will never come to accept that we have bike lanes in our community.” One person tweeted the councilman, saying the hostility towards cyclists is “very palpable.” Van Bramer responded, “That’s awful. I’m sorry that is what you are experiencing. The anti bike lane hysteria must end.”

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer displays some of the tacks that were placed on the bike lane along 43rd Avenue. NYC COUNCIL PHOTO / TWITTER

Cristina Furlong is a bike activist and co-founder of Make Queens Safer. She cited some of the support the bike lanes have in the community. “You have a vigilante out there who’s like, ‘None of that is acceptable to me. I’m going to take this into my own hands and put people at risk.’ It’s really a sick situation,” Furlong said. She said the bike lanes help save riders money and make for a better quality of life especially if the subways are not efficient and someone has two toddlers and a stroller. Furlong added that Sunnyside residents need to accept all kinds of change. “I’ve always felt that we as bike advocates, we look entitled

or privileged, we want to have our recreation be a priority and nobody was ever looking at the needs of the changing city,” she said. “It’s transportation. We’re not talking about entitled cyclists, we’re talking about a new channel of transportation.” Brent O’Leary is the president of the Hunters Point Civic Association and an early candidate for the Council seat currently held by Van Bramer. He has spoken out against the location of the bike lanes, though he did tell the Chronicle, “Nobody supports anybody putting thumbtacks in the lane. That’s criminal activity and that person should be prosecuted.” Given the recent rally, the bike lane opposition doesn’t seem to be slowing down. “It’s actually the opposite,” O’Leary said. “I know a number of bicyclists who were for the redesign before it went in and now are against it. Sometimes the devil’s in the details. This design is just not working for this space.” O’Leary believes the redesign has made the situation more dangerous. “It’s hard for the cars to see, when they’re making a turn, if a bicyclist is coming,” he said. According to O’Leary, there are other problems with the lanes. There is the impact on small businesses, the road is too small for fire trucks to make turns and their ladders can’t reach roofs of buildings. He would still like to see the lanes moved to the “logical location” of Northern Boulevard. “Our position has always been, we’re not against bike lanes, we’re against the location,” O’Leary said. He said when leaves came down there were some in bike lanes that couldn’t be cleared and one bicyclist slipped and fractured his wrist. O’Leary is concerned that snow coming means more headaches. Q “I don’t see this problem going away,” he said.

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Please help these children have a special holiday by donating a gift this year Editor-in-Chief

The letters to Santa Claus are now coming in from some of the children in Queens homeless shelters. Will you play Kris Kringle this year? It’s the Queens Chronicle’s 24th annual Toy Drive, and we’ve teamed up with the Marine Corps League’s Toys for Tots program to provide gifts to needy children at several shelters in the borough, and the kids of veterans. The kids are looking for not just toys but also clothing and other basics. Nicole Aponte hopes for an LOL Confetti Pop doll, a Barbie doll car and Dream House and a Fingerling Dragon. Dalilah Cruz would like a Creativity for Kids Designed by You Fashion Kit, Make it Real Juicy Couture Chains and Charms, a Project MC2 remote control hoverboard with doll and MC2 Grow-Your-Own Crystal jewelry. Anasofia Lucero is asking for Hatchimals and Shopkins. Her sister Jocelyn hopes for a computer, a slime kit, a soccer ball and Elmer’s glue, plus neon glue, glitter glue, clear glue and glow-in-the-dark glue. She’s stuck on glue! Rhyannie, 4, would like a baby stroller playset, “Frozen” stufff and winter clothes. Ray-

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Forest Hills Jewish community on edge Meeting held following a rash of antisemitic incidents in the area by David Schneier Chronicle Contributor

The Jewish community in Forest Hills is on edge after numerous altercations between Bukharian Jews and, allegedly, students from Forest Hills High School. A 16-year-old Bukharian Jewish male remains in NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst with deep bruises and cuts to his head after being beaten by a group of teenagers on Nov. 29. A quickly arranged meeting with elected officials, Bukharian Jewish leaders and the community was held at Beth Gavriel synagogue and yeshiva last Sunday. The police believe the events originated from disputes in Forest Hills High School. On Nov. 28, two Bukharian kids were harassed but didn’t report it to police, sources said. The following day, Bukharian, African-American and Hispanic students from the school reportedly fought at 64th Road and 108th Street. No arrests were made. Then on the 30th at approximately 11:30 a.m., groups of teenage Bukharian Jews, Hispanics and African Americans fought again. Twelve arrests were made, including eight of Bukharian Jews, for unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct for refusing to disperse. None of the incidents have been classified as a hate crime, which drew the ire of elected officials and local Bukharian leaders. One attendee said, “The kids purposely went out to 108th Street to find Jews.” Meanwhile, the 16-year-old victim has been dealing with “tremendous” headaches and falls back to sleep, said Rabbi Levi Mushaiev on behalf of the boy’s parents, who were in attendance Sunday but did not speak. “He is a yeshiva boy with no affiliation with Forest Hills High School, who had no ties with any of these people,” Mushaiev said. A picture of the boy in the hospital was posted on Facebook, saying that the incident was a hate crime. Mushaiev believes the boy was a target because of his appearance. He was wearing a yarmulke and tzitzit, the knotted ceremonial tassels many Jews wear. “He is a boy who stays the furthest out of trouble in school,” Mushaiev said. “He’s a very sweet boy. He

A Bukharian teenager was beaten near Forest Hills High School and sent to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. A meeting was held to address concerns of the Jewish community in Forest TAMARA MEIROV PHOTO / FACEBOOK Hills. couldn’t harm a cockroach.” City Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said the two kids set upon in front of Munch Restaurant Nov. 28 had nothing to do with the altercations going on among the Forest Hills High School students. The second student ran for help. “We have to get the police and the city and the DA to charge these crimes as hate crimes,” he said. State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) said, “We think this sounds like a hate crime.”

Mark Katz from the Queens District Attorney’s office said the Hate Crimes Office determines what categorizes a hate crime with a large factor being the victim’s identity. Katz asked for people to give statements and videos to the police. Yaniv Meirov, operations manager for Chazaq, a Jewish educational organization, has seen videos of kids on 108th Street yelling, “Kill the Jews” and “Kill the Bukharians.” Forest Hills High School is only one block from the Beth Gavriel synagogue and school. “This fighting has been going on for too long,” said David Morduk haev of the Alliance of Buk harian Americans. He said students from the high school are out of classes on Saturdays when 400 to 500 Bukharian Jews are praying at Beth Gavriel and worshippers and students are frequently taunted and harassed without adequate police protection. Videos show students from the high school going down 108th Street in “the hub of the Bukharian Jewish community,” with no police presence, Mordukhaev said. “Many Bukharian Jews built new homes in the section around Forest Hills High School,” he added. “We want to stay in this community but if it is going to get bad, many young Bukharian Jews will simply move out.” Community Affairs Police Officer John Maser promised a heavier police presence with both uniformed and undercover cops. More meetings are planned with the police, the community and elected officials. Capt. Kevin Yam, executive officer of the 112 Precinct, Maser and Katz said the cases have been referred to their hate crimes units for investigation. Also in attendance were City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows). There were also representatives from the offices of Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) and Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills). Chairman of Community Board 6 Joseph Hennessy and Queens Jewish Community Council Executive Director Cynthia Zalisky were also at the meeting, among other Q dignitaries.

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Residents want parked cars moved by Michael Gannon Editor

Residents of Ozone Park say parking their cars was never easy, with curbside space at a premium near the intersection of 107th Avenue and 93rd Street. “Then they took away spaces on Woodhaven Boulevard when they put the [Select Bus Service] lanes and it got worse,” resident Bill Folz Jr. said. But he also said the neighborhood in recent months has been inundated with vehicles that have been parked curbside in the neighborhood, many with no license plates, several adorned with signs advertising them as for sale. He said residents recently discussed the matter at a forum attended by officers from the NYPD’s 106th Precinct. Folz said he

also has complained to the office of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). Some of the vehicles reportedly have not been moved for weeks or months, though there was no way of confirming how long given cars were parked. The Chronicle paid an unannounced visit the neighborhood on the morning of Nov. 30 and confirmed many of the neighbors’ claims. A brief stroll up 93rd Street saw a car and a pickup truck with no plates, with the car advertised as for sale. Heading away from Woodhaven on 107th there was a minivan with a flat tire, also with for sale signs. And an unscientific survey of the neighborhood, conducted between noon and 12:45 Q p.m., found very few available park

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College Point crowd slams shelter plan DHS official talks about 127-03 20 Ave., where 200 homeless men will be living by Ryan Brady Editor

The crowd in College Point wasn’t exactly loving what Jackie Bray had to say last Wednesday night. Around 150 residents were at the jampacked Poppenhusen Institute with an overf low crowd of dozens waiting outside. The talk of the neighborhood — the extremely unpopular plan to open a homeless shelter for 200 single men, mostly from Queens, in September 2019 at 12703 20 Ave. — was the main topic at the College Point Civic & Taxpayers Association meeting at the historic building. Bray, first deputy commissioner for the D e pa r t me nt of Homele s s Se r v ic e s , explained to the crowd that men “with serious mental illness or substance use disorders” won’t be among those living at the building. And because the 20th Avenue site has a courtyard, she said the homeless men won’t be “loitering or smoking on the outside of the building or on the street.” The facility will have at least 43 security guards and supervisors, along with 130 security cameras. “Once the shelter opens, we’ll have community engagement specialists that work in the community,” Bray explained. “They will be out walking blocks around the shelter to make sure that our clients are following our good-neighbor policy.” But what she said didn’t appear to make the shelter plan any more attractive to the gathered crowd, which occasionally erupted into shouting while she was talking. Myriad individual residents were also given the chance to voice their concerns. “We def i n itely have ma ny, ma ny, many, many, many security issues and concerns,” said Ken Westerfeld, a neighborhood man whose 8-year-old daughter goes to a nearby school. He and others brought up the fact that in their view, College Point has already done its part when it comes to hosting municipal facilities. Existing ones in the

Jackie Bray of the Department of Homeless Services speaks at the College Point Civic & PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY Taxpayers Association’s contentious meeting last Wednesday night. area include a wastewater t reat ment plant, a marine transfer station, an NYPD academy and other police locations, plus a Department of Motor Vehicles office. “We have a sanitation depot on one side of town; we have a sewage treatment plant on the other side of town,” the man added. “We’ve given to the community of Queens moreso than the sur rounding towns.” The crowd gave him a thunderous applause. But it was quite different when Bray spoke. There were chants of “No shelter! No shelter!” One man yelled “F--- you!” at Bray before leaving the building. She was often interrupted by noise from the audience, leading College Point Civic & Taxpayers Association President Joe Femenia to yell “Quiet!” often. Concerns cited by Femenia and others

were College Point’s lack of strong public transit options and a nearby hospital. Bray said her agency would bring the city Department of Transportation “in to look at the area to see if there’s any work that they can do,” a remark that drew more yells from the crowd. One woman asked the DHS official: “W hat kind of men? W here are they coming from? Are they from prison?” Bray conceded that some of the men in t h e DHS s yst e m b e c ome homele s s because they don’t have a place to stay after being incarcerated upstate. “Why, right in the middle of all these schools? ” College Point activist James Cer vino asked the f irst deput y commissioner. “We have over 400 buildings citywide and we have a lot of shelters near schools and we don’t exper ience the t y pe of

problems that you’re worried about,” said Bray, adding that she understands their “fear” but that it’s unfounded. When some members of the audience were yelling at each other toward the end of the meeting, neighborhood activist Jennifer Shannon called for a united front. “We are supporting each other. We have to stay together, work together, not f ight amongst each other,” she said. “We’re working together for the greater cause here.” She urged the crowd to attend an antishelter rally scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 2 at noon at 127th Street and 20th Avenue [see separate story]. Shannon is also raising funds for area residents to sue the city over the shelter plan. One of the speakers on Wednesday was E. Christopher Murray, an attorney who’s sued the city on behalf of Queens residents f ighting plans to house the homeless in their neighborhoods. He said he would be interested in litigating for the people of College Point. The crowd also heard from City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), a vocal foe of the shelter plan. He expressed support for a potential lawsuit against the city, as did Michael Deng, a realtor based in the neighborhood active in the antishelter efforts, and Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Civic Association President Kim Cody, who is also battling the plan. Vallone also told the crowd that there will be an upcoming town hall about the shelter plan with de Blasio administration officials. It will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 17 at PS 29. More than 100 people tur ned away from the packed Poppenhusen Institute went to the We Love Whitestone Civic Association’s meeting on Wednesday night, according to the group’s president, Alfredo Centola. His civic group is also fighting the 127-03 20 Ave. shelter plan. Plans to house the homeless at locations in Ozone Park, Glendale and Blissville have also ignited opposition from Q Queens residents this year.

New HIV diagnoses at historic low in NYC The annual number of new HIV diagnoses in the city has reached an all-time low since the Health Department began reporting it. The de Blasio administration announced last Thursday that 2,157 New Yorkers were newly diagnosed last year, 64 percent less than were found in 2001, when the agency started tracking the number. The number for last year, which is from the 2017 HIV Surveillance Annual Report, also marks a 5.4 percent decline over the one for 2016. “Our City has been on the frontlines of

Number decreases by 5.4 percent in a year the HIV and AIDS epidemic for decades,” Mayor de Blasio said in a prepared statement. “Reaching our goal to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020 in New York City is a good start, but we won’t rest until we eradicate the epidemic once and for all.” Aside from reporting HIV diagnoses across the five boroughs, the Health Department also estimates the number of new infections. That number has declined by 36 percent since 2013, with a 35 percent decrease

discovered in the time period among men who have sex with men, or MSM. The city has distributed condoms to New Yorkers and promoted HIV prevention strategies, including pre- and postexposure prophylaxis. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of women — transgender and cisgender ones included — diagnosed with the disease went down by 11.6 percent. And for me n , cisge nd e r or t r a n sge nd e r, it

declined by 3.6 percent. MSM r e m a i n d i s p rop o r t io n a t ely impacted by HIV. The group accounted for 74 percent of the new diagnoses last year. And among the MSM found last year to be newly infected with the condition, 73 percent were black or Latino. “Although we have made great progress in this fight, the battle is far from over,” City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), who is openly HIV-positive, said in his own statement. “We will continue to fight for all New Yorkers Q affected by this disease.”

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Photo contest! The Queens Chronicle’s 11th annual Holiday Photo Contest is underway — and you’re invited to join in! Take pictures of holiday lights, miniature villages, snowy landscapes, joyous children and families — anything that reflects the season — and send them on in. Be inspired by these quality past entries, by Kimberly Graves, our 2013 winner, top, and Kayla Luongo. Our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough this season. We also ask that you give us all the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in the picture, whenever possible, and when it was taken (but don’t use time stamps!). Some entrants give us a whole backstory, and that’s never a problem. And please tell us where you live and whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer. The winner or winners will receive tickets to a family-friendly performance in or around the city, such as an off-Broadway show or the circus. Send your high-resolution digital photos to peterm@qchron.com, saying “contest” somewhere in the subject line so your email won’t be missed, or mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385. The deadline is Thursday, Jan. 3. Good luck!

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continued from page 2 Katz also said programs and services must be expanded for those who are cycling out of the correction system. “That’s how you reduce recidivism,” she said. The press conference was briefly interrupted by a protester screaming his disapproval of the government deal to bring Amazon to Long Island City. He was not arrested, but police officers escorted him a short distance away from the gathering, still within the park. Lasak, who was a longtime assistant district attorney in the borough before ascending to the bench, appeared ready for a primary. “I welcome Borough President Katz to the growing field of career politicians running for District Attorney,” he said in an emailed statement. “As the only nonpolitician in this race, I look forward to putting my decades-long record of fighting crime and freeing the innocent up against anyone else’s.” Lancman, in a text to the Chronicle, preferred to discuss his own qualifications. “I’ve been delivering real criminal justice reform as a Councilman, and that’s what I’ll continue to do as our next District Attorney — protect women from internet harassment and sex trafficking, homeowners and tenants from being defrauded out of their homes and working

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people from being cheated,” he wrote. Katz said she would stay on as borough president through Dec. 31 of next year should she win. Brian Browne, assistant vice president for government relations and a political science professor at St. John’s University, said the race could prove an interesting one. “As the first real competitive race for Queens District Attorney that the borough has experienced in almost 30 years, 2019 is shaping up to be an exciting political year,” Browne told the Chronicle. He pointed out in an email that Katz would be the first woman to serve in the office in Queens. “Melinda Katz is a proven vote-getter in the borough who has served in city and state government and, thus far, as the only female Democratic candidate in the race her campaign could be unique,” the professor said. “How Melinda distinguishes herself from a growing field of candidates and how exactly she approaches the role of district attorney will be one to watch.” Browne also said the way the contest appears to be shaping up has potential pluses for all candidates. “Many voters don’t quite interact with the Office of District Attorney, so as a candidate Melinda Katz and the other declared candidates have an opportunity to help to define their vision for the job, as Q they describe themselves,” he said.

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Hawtree Creek Middle School of South Ozone Park just concluded its sixth annual Celebration of Reading Week! This event has been a yearly tradition since the school first opened its doors in 2013 and its sole purpose is to embed in the students a love for reading. Reading, specifically novels, is one of the most impactful things a student can do to achieve at high academic levels but is often overlooked.

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At Hawtree Creek, teachers, parents, students and staff all contribute to provide events and activities that unlock the power of reading. Some events include: • First- and second-graders from nearby PS 316 visited class 603 to share their love of reading. For one period, HCMS students read to some local youngsters, giving them a preview of what it’s like to be a middle schooler.

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How Christmas and Chanukah have changed by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... and Chanukah, too. But somehow the holidays are different than in the days of yore, at least through the eyes — and memories — of those who have celebrated them for half a century or more. For Aurora Torres, Christmas was a time for sharing with all her neighbors in the housing project in the Bronx where she grew up. “Every year, somebody had something going on,” she recalled, sitting in the glow of the tablesized Christmas tree in her Forest Hills home. “It was a time for gathering as neighbors and family,” she said. “It was a feeling of warmth.” Her husband, Manny, bemoaned the premature loss of innocence among today’s youth. He remembered that, back in the day, “We all believed in Santa Claus.” On Christmas Eve, he said, “I would wake up in the middle of the night, hearing stuff, and I thought it had to be Santa.” Long before she met Manny, Aurora was, similarly, finding it hard to get any shuteye. “I couldn’t sleep the night before Christmas,” she said. “I was so excited. I had that anticipation in me. In the morning, I would run to the tree. I was fortunate Santa always used to get me whatever I wanted.”

Manny and Aurora Torres, seen here in their Forest Hills home, say celebrating Christmas has PHOTO BY MARK LORD substantially changed since their youth. “It’s a great fantasy,” Manny said. “Were we damaged by it,” he asked with tongue embedded firmly in cheek. “You have to have some fantasies in life.” Much of that, the couple agreed, seems gone now. And in those days Christmas celebrations actually began in December, they recalled. “We never had Black Friday,” Manny said.

“There wasn’t a stampede of people shopping for presents,” Aurora added. But one thing has remained constant for the Torreses: They still send out 50 or 60 Christmas cards each year. “I don’t like sending greetings electronically,” Aurora explained. “I like a personal touch.” And she regrets that “society is too busy moving from

one holiday to the next and not enjoying anything.” Meanwhile, at a local senior center, three individuals from different parts of the world who have become friends had vastly different holiday experiences growing up. The three, each of whom admitted only to being “over 60,” declined to give their last names. Linda was born Jewish but, she said, her family, living in the Bronx at the time, celebrated Christmas. “I never met another Jew until I was 14 years old,” she said. “I wanted to feel like everyone else.” When a person is young, she added, “You’re full of excitement. Christmas was wonderful. I loved to see all the stores on Fifth Avenue. It’s changed.” George hails from Greece where, he recalled, “Kids went house to house singing Christmas songs. People are different today. Sometimes I don’t feel like celebrating Christmas.” And Meelin, born in Hong Kong, came here in 1975 and found Christmas a very different experience. In her native country, she explained, “Christmas is not celebrated in the house. Everybody goes to street fairs at night.” Today, in her adoptive country, she said, some people are afraid to leave their homes. “Every time you turn on the T.V.,” she said, “You’re afraid to go out. continued on page 34

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Cost-saving when gifting a large family Exchanging gifts with loved ones is one of the joys of the holiday season. But it can be challenging to reign in holiday spending when your shopping list is especially lengthy. Fortunately, there are many ways for holiday shoppers to cut costs this season. • Create a limited gift exchange. Speak with other family members who also may be feeling the pinch of holiday spending to establish a gift exchange system. Rather than purchasing a gift for everyone in the family, split the list accordingly. Maybe ever yone will only be expected to purchase gifts for the children, instead of buying for kids and adults. Propose that you only exchange gifts with immediate family members and not your extended family, such as your cousins, aunts and uncles. Develop a system that works for everyone so no one feels like they need to break the bank this holiday season. • Host a holiday grab bag. Grab bags are great ways to

Exchanging gifts with a large family can be expensive. However, there are ways to curtail your spending without taking any joy out of the holidays. exchange gif ts without going broke. In a traditional grab bag, everyone brings a gift that does not exceed a predetermined value and puts it in the bag. Each family member then pulls a gift out of the

bag. Allow everyone the option to swap with one another if one gift is more fitting for a particular person. • Set a price limit. Decide in advance that gif ts should not exceed a certain price. This way if

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you are budgeting for the holidays you will have a better understanding of what you can expect to spend if every gif t should be around $30. • Pool your resources. Rather than giving many little gifts, pool your resources with some relatives and give a single big-ticket gift. Each person can contribute the same amount, or family members can contribute as much as they can afford. • Give an experience. Sometimes the gift of an experience, such as tickets to a sporting event or a night at the theater, can make a thoughtful and impressive gift. Again, other family members can contribute, and collectively you can enjoy a night on the town or another adventure. Having a large family can be expensive come the holiday season. However, there are ways to curtail your spending without taking any joy out of the holidays. P — Metro Creative Connection

For Meelin, George and Linda, celebrating the holidays today is very different from PHOTO BY MARK LORD how it used to be. J u d i t h M e r me l s t e i n o f H ill c r e s t observed that “Chanukah has changed from a minor holiday where the gifts were chocolate coins and dreidels to a big deal with giant public menorahs lit by a guy in a cherry picker, inflatable lawn decorations, blinking lights and presents every one of the eight days. It’s become this big Jewish Christmas.” A sad note, she said, is struck by her acquaintances who are Holocaust survivors or their children. They “are second-guessing Chanukah decorations in light of the recent uptick in anti-Semitic incidents,” she said. “They don’t want the ‘look, we’re Jewish’ thing. I think it’s more important Q than ever.”

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Classic with a twist s Titan Theatre revamps annual fave

‘A Christmas Carol’

For its fifth annual engagement at Queens Theatre, Titan Theatre Company’s production of Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” running from Dec. 7 to 23, has plenty of surprises up its holiday sleeve. But keeping with tradition, several performances, including opening night, are already sold out. Artistic director Lenny Banovez estimates that 50 percent of the show’s audiences are returnees, many coming back to see what new spins the company will put on this iconic story of redemption and forgiveness. “We do little things,” he said, “to make them go, ‘Ooo, that’s new.’ “

This year there are some particularly notable changes in store. For one, Banovez is taking a break as the show’s director, bringing on board Broadway veteran Tony Clements to fill his shoes. While carrying over some of the production’s trademark touches, Clements indicated that there will be some noticeable differences from the past. He drew an analogy: We had the framework for a house but we’re adding new furniture. “Every year I see ‘A Christmas Carol’ in a different theater,” he said. He’s hoping his rendering will include “a couple twists and turns that might surprise the audience.” For starters, the group’s stalwart Ebenezer Scrooge, Michael Selkirk, who has played the role four of the last five years, is also taking a break,

opting instead for a couple of less taxing roles. In a continuation of the group’s penchant for blind casting, the role will be filled by Carine Montbertrand, an actress who made a strong impression at her audition. “She’s a chameleon,” Banovez said. “It seemed the logical next step.” And, added Clements, “It’s not about being a gimmick. We cast the person best suited for the part.” In this case, she just happened to be a female. Montbertrand will appear opposite Laura Frye, a Titan mainstay who will be doing some gender bending of her own in a return appearance as Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s long-deceased business partner. continued on page 41

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Dec. 14-16; Wed.-Sun., Dec. 19-23; Fri.-Sun., Dec. 28-30, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 16; Sat.-Sun., Dec. 22-23 and Dec. 29-30, 3 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18 advance; $20 at door; kids under 17 $12 advance; $14 at door. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

“Exhibition A” and “Exhibition B,” with works in various media from painting to video, by dozens of artists from Long Island City and elsewhere in New York. Thru Fri., Jan. 4, The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave. Free. Info: (718) 361-7633, licartsopen.com.

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“Elizabeth Atterbury: Night Comes In,” with sculptures that clasp at a rhythmic and repetitive nature, many made during the artist’s pregnancy with her second child, “marking a specific period of mental space during physical occupancy.” Thru Sat., Jan. 19, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

“Navidad — A Mexican-American Christmas,” a performance blending mariachi with Tchaikovsky, folk dance with ballet, all telling the tale of a young NYC resident with Mexican parents. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sun., 4 p.m., Thru Dec. 16, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $45; $42 students, seniors. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

“From the Desert to the City: The Journey of Late Ancient Textiles,” with decorative cloths from 3rd- to 7th-century Egypt, Coptic pieces and contemporary works inspired by them. Thru Thu., Dec. 13, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org. “Complicated Territory,” with works in various media by three artists taking a contemporary look at traditionally female subjects and forms such as interiors, domesticity, florals and handicraft. Thru Sun., Dec. 16, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. “GingerBread Lane 2018,” the new edition of the world’s largest gingerbread village, with every single element edible, created by Queens chef Jon Lovitch. Thru Mon., Jan. 21, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID (extra for related workshops on select days). Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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“Sowing Memories & In your wildest dreams,” with sewn works inspired by traditional fabric handicrafts and surrealist paintings, available for sale. Thru Sun., Dec. 30, The Local NY, 13-02 44 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (917) 923-9902, hitomimatsui. com, kennethburris.com. “Domingo Carrasco: Themes & Variations,” with paintings and works on paper by the Queens native that celebrate line, color and classical forms, attempting to idealize the human spirit. Thru end of Dec., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts, with works in multiple media from watercolors to sound installations, tracing “withdrawal as an art form” and compelling viewers to relinquish the safety of the familiar. Thru Feb., MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. “Roadside Attraction,” with marvels and oddities including trade signs, decorative art objects and more that capture the American fascination with the open road, from the 18th thru late 19th centuries.

The Queens Consort, the baroque ensemble that plays music on instruments from the 18th century, will perform a holiday concert Saturday in Jackson Heights. See Music. FILE PHOTO Thru Thu., Jan. 3., American Folk Art Museum’s SelfTaught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

MUSIC Queens College Choral Society Winter Music Concert: Handel’s “Messiah,” with the group made up of students and the public in its 78th annual show, performing “perhaps the most popular and beloved choral work of all time,” accompanied by a full orchestra and professionals on the solos. Sat., Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 15349 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $20. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org. BALTHAZAR DENNER VIA WIKIPEDIA Co-Written: An evening of songs written by young people of color, with music created in workshops and designed to empower youth with a sense of ownership as co-writers. Fri., Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Donations suggested. Info: (718) 6587400, jcal.org. Tchaikovsky & Mozart, with the Queensboro Symphony Chamber Music Society performing the former’s string Sextet in D minor “Souvenir de Florence” and the latter’s String Quartet No. 17 “The Hunt.” Sun., Dec. 9, 6 p.m., St. Ann’s Church, 58-02 146 St., Flushing. Free-will offering. Info: (718) 3595996 or visit facebook.com/qbsocms/posts.

Voices of New York Holiday Choral Concert, with a 25-member community chorus performing sacred and secular Christmas and seasonal music, and a Chanukah song. Sat., Dec. 8, 2:30 p.m., Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Free. Info: (718) 268-7934, queenslibrary.org. Music for Yuletide, with the Queens Consort and three special guests performing music for the season by Corelli and Telemann, along with selections from Handel’s “Messiah” and early carols, all on period instruments; followed by festive reception with wine. Sat., Dec. 8, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 33-50 82 St., Jackson Heights. $20; $10 students, seniors; $5 kids under 10. Info: queensconsort.com. Oratorio Society of Queens Holiday Concert, with selections from Handel’s “Messiah” and works by J. Strauss Jr., J. Flummerfelt, D. Close and more. Sun., Dec. 16, 4 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. COST. Info: (718) 279-3006, queensoratorio.org.

THEATRE STA presents … Drama and Musical Showcase, with young people from in the Secret Theatre’s Academy of Dramatic Arts performing dramas and a musical. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 15-16, various times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15; kids under 17 $10. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com. “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” a family-friendly musical based on the beloved 1965 animated special about the holiday’s true spirit, featuring “Christmas Time is Here,” jazz and new numbers. Fri.-Sun.,

Neil Greenberg: To The Things Themselves, with movement, music materials and physical objects manipulated to emphasize what they are, and then transformed into representations. Thu.-Sat., Dec. 6-8; Wed.-Sat. Dec. 12-15; Tue., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org. Navidad Flamenca, a festive program of music, dance and songs highlighting the holiday customs of the Spanish-speaking world in the Americas, by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana and special guests. Thu., Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 8, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 9, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

COMEDY Ken Jeong, the actor, producer and writer who played Asian mobster “Mr. Chow” in “The Hangover,” in a live show. Sun., Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 15349 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $40-$55. Info: (718) 7930923, kupferbergcenter.org. COURTESY PHOTO

Saturday Night Stand-Up! with Mike Marino, Richie Byrne, Gary DeLena, a mix of comedy featuring, respectively, “New Jersey’s bad boy,” the “Dr. Oz” warmup comic and the singing impressionist. Sat., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $50. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. Frank Conniff’s Open Riff Night, with TV’s Frank of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” hosting groups of three riffing on short films open-mic style, and the best riffing with Frank himself at the end. Wed., Dec. 12 (and each 2nd Wed. of the month), 7:30-9 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $5 to riff; $8 to watch. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. continued on page 42

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Movie buffs looking to get into the holiday spirit can take a trip to the Museum of the Moving Image for a pair of Christmas classics. The museum will be screening “A Christmas Carol” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” “I chose the original ‘A Christmas Carol’ because while there have been many ver-

‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ When: Sat.-Sun., Dec. 8-9, 11 a.m. (‘Carol’); Sat.-Sun., Dec. 15-16, 11 a.m. (‘Nightmare’) Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria Tickets: $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

sions, this was the original film version and it’s a great way to introduce kids to black-and-white films with a story that is already familiar to them,” said Pia Cooperman, manager of family programs at the museum. “‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ was chosen because it’s a fun mashup of different holidays and a twist on the typical holiday movie. A little wacky and weird fun.” It’s the 80th anniversary for “A Christmas Carol,” an early cinematic take on the story that came before Ebenezer Scrooge has been portrayed by Alistair Sim, George C. Scott and Patrick Stewart over the years. The 1938 version of the Charles Dickens novella stars Reginald Owen as Scrooge, who undergoes a transformation from his cynical ways after being visited by the ghost of his business partner and the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. Gene Lockhart plays Bob Cratchit, who works for the unappreciative Scrooge. Lockhart’s real-life wife, Kathleen, plays his movie wife. Their daughter, June,

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Leo G. Carroll, left, and Reginald Owen in the 1938 film version of “A Christmas Carol” MGM which will be screening at the Museum of the Moving Image. made her screen debut as one of the Cratchit children, decades before she would find her greatest successes playing a television mother on “Lassie” and “Lost in Space.” D e sp ite p lay ing t h e mu c h o l der Scrooge, Owen was only four years older

than Gene Lockhart in real life. Leo G. Carroll plays Scrooge’s deceased business partner. Ironically, Carroll, who would later appear in a half-dozen Alfred Hitchcock movies, would play a banker haunted by ghosts on the popular 1950s continued on page 43

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Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana’s Navidad Flamenca

Navidad Flamenca highlights the rich holiday customs of the Spanish-speaking world, from Argentina and Mexico to Colombia, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Incorporating live music, dance and traditional songs, the show shines the spotlight on these diverse traditions united by a single language, and reﬂects the inﬂuence of Spanish/Hispanic culture across the Americas.

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Perhaps you’ve seen “The Nutcracker.” But according to National Ballet Theatre of Odessa Artistic Director Igor Levin, you’ve definitely never seen anything like his company’s take on the Christmas classic. “Nobody in the United States does ‘The Nutcracker’ like this,” he told the Chronicle. Presented by Queens College’s Kupferberg Center for the Arts, the Ukrainian company’s performance will be held at Colden Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 15. Tickets are going fast, so those planning to go to the show should order them immediately. Levin says those who attend “should expect to hear wonderful music, see a wonderful fairy tale and a wonderful, wonderful level of dance.” For anyone unfamiliar with it, the twoact ballet begins with young Clara and other kids gathered around the Christmas tree. Things get interesting — and magical — when the girl’s favorite toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive after the clock strikes midnight. The fun includes toy soldiers, snowflakes that dance and an army of mice. Recent years have seen some radical reimaginings of the Tchaikovsky classic. One that came to Long Island City in 2015 had the show taking place in the Jazz Age. More recently, rapper Kurtis Blow has been starring in “Hip Hop Nutcracker.”

Those at Colden Auditorium on Dec. 16 will get a more traditional version by the Odessa company, which is on a 72-date tour in the United States. One of the company’s ballerinas, Anna Tyutyunnyk, ranks “The Nutcracker” up with “Swan Lake” as her favorite shows to perform. She’ll be prominent on the Colden Auditorium stage. “It’s very special,” Tyutyunnyk said. “The choreography is very beautiful. So are the costumes ... And amazing music from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.” The show’s award-winning director, Nikolay Anokhin, is a soloist from the Moiseyev dance company. Those who can’t make it to the Dec. 15 show may want to see if they can get tickets for the company’s performance in Brooklyn at Kingsborough Community College on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. It’s also coming to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ on Dec. 16. at Q 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

‘The Nutcracker’ When: Sat., Dec. 15, 7 p.m. Where: Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing Tickets: $23-$42; family four-packs $72-$128; (718) 793-8080; kupferbergcenter.org

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A holiday staple evolves at Queens Theatre continued from page 37 “I love working with Carine,” Frye said. “She brings a whole new life to Scrooge, a new sensitivity. She’s very good at comedic timing.” Playing the opposite sex poses no special challenges to Frye, who has done it on many occasions. “I don’t worry about sounding like a man or the idiosyncrasies that men do,” she said. “I take it as any character.” For Marley, she plans “some subtle changes” from last year. “I don’t know what people will notice. There will be some new subtext and actions.” Many other cast members will be

‘A Christmas Carol’ When: Fri., Dec. 7-Sun., Dec. 23, various dates and times Where: Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Tickets: $25. (718) 760-0064, titantheatrecompany.com

returning, as well, though not necessarily in the same roles they played in the past. This is particularly true of the youngest members of the company. “We’ve juggled them a s they’ve gotten taller,” Banovez explained. Clements is particularly appreciative of the space in which the show will be performed. “It’s rare to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ so close,” he said. “Here it’s intimate and real.” And as for keeping the show fresh, Banovez gives much of the credit to Dickens himself. “The story is iconic,” Banovez said.

Alyssa Van Gorder as Sally, with Jake Lesh, left, as Topper and Michael Selkirk as Scrooge last year. This year, Scrooge will be played by Carine Montbertrand, near left. Sara Ornelas, far left, will again play Belle. On the cover: Tekla Zurashvili as Tiny Tim and Marcus Johnson as Bob Cratchit. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL PAULEY EXCEPT NEAR LEFT, COURTESY PHOTO “It’s timeless. The meaning of the play is still relevant and touches our hearts. Great stories don’t age.” Titan will round out its 10th anni-

versary season with Edmond Rostand’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” in February and Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” with Frye in Q the title role, opening in March.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Key to the City, a community resource event geared toward immigrants, with Mexican consular services, one-on-one confidential legal clinic, resource fair with community service groups, public benefits and health insurance screening and more, by the New York Immigration Coalition. Sat., Dec. 8, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., IS 61, 98-50 50 Ave., Corona. Free. Info: (212) 627-2227, ext. 238, nyic.org, jso@nyic.org. St. Nicholas Day, with a visit from the jolly old elf, a la Clement Clark Moore’s poem, holiday crafts, singing, tree lighting and more. Sun., Dec. 9, 12 p.m., Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5; kids free. Info: (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org.

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KIDS/FAMILIES “Lift Him Up” gospel concert and family jubilee series, with live DJ, guest speakers, dancing, singing, games, giveaways and more. Each Sat. thru end of Dec., 4:30-6 p.m., Jamaica Market, 90-40 160 St. Free. Info: (718) 291-0282.

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SOCIAL EVENTS Community luncheon, a hot vegetarian meal for all residents of Flushing, prepared by the Hindu Temple Society and presented by the

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens. Sat., Dec. 8, 12-2 p.m., 147-54 Ash Ave. Free. Info: (718) 353-3860, uucq.org.

MARKETS Christmas flea market, with holiday items and more. Sun., Dec. 9 and 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd., Jamaica. Info: (718) 5911815, stnicholas-queens.org. Holiday market, with Queens artists and crafts people selling jewelry, paintings, ceramics, paper goods and more. Sun., Dec. 9, 1-5 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Flea market, with household items, clothes, accessories and more; tables available for $25. Sat., Dec. 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100.

SUPPORT GROUPS Overeaters Anonymous, for anyone with an eating disorder or other problem with food or maintaining a healthy weight, in various neighborhoods. Each Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill. Info: (718) 564-7027 (leave message). Each Thu., 12-1:30 p.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Info: Julie, (718) 848-4338. Each Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (347) 433-5876 (OA of Greater New York; leave message), (718) 459-5140 (library). Monthly bereavement group, for dealing with the loss of a loved one, with handouts, light refreshments and more. Wed., Dec. 12 and every 2nd Wed. of the month after that, 7-8:30 p.m., Maspeth Town Hall, 53-37 72 St. Free. Info: (718) 335-6049, maspethtownhall.org.

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continued from page 39 television series “Topper.” The other Christma s movie being screened at the museum is more recent, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is a stop-motion animated holiday film mixing Halloween and Christmas. Jack Skellington, voiced by Chris Sarandon for the speaking parts and by Danny Elfman for the singing, is the “Pumpkin King” of Halloween Town and leads the creepy characters of the world in annual celebrations but is tired of the same routine and finds a portal to Christmas Town, leading to worlds colliding. Elfman also composed the music for the movie, in addition to providing the singing voice for Skellington. Catherine O’Hara voices Skellington’s love interest, Sally. The idea was conceived by Tim Burton, who wrote a poem about it when he was an animator for Disney. He was inspired by the changing of the decorations in store windows. USA Today recently included “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on its list of the top 20 Christmas movies of all time. “I think families will enjoy seeing these classic films on the big screen, most for Q the first time,” Cooperman said.

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Forest Hills lights up for the holidays by David Russell Associate Editor

The holiday lights are up again in the Forest Hills business district, giving the area the feel of the season. “It’s really wonderful,” said Councilmember Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), after a ceremony at the corner of Continental Avenue and Austin Street on Monday. “Last year we were at a point where there wasn’t going to be anything and we gave money, but it was late in the season so we couldn’t have as many lights as we have this year.” Also speaking was Michael Luba, representing Madison House Presents Forest Hills Stadium, the organization that donated the money for the lights. Luba said the neighborhood has been “incredibly welcoming” but there was some concern years ago over concerts again being held at the stadium. “Everything from fear to apprehension to outright terror that we were going to destroy the neighborhood and that was never our intent,” he said. “This is really the product of everyone who comes to a concert. Part of the ticket goes to a gener-

Leslie Brown and Councilmember Karen Koslowitz at the holiday lighting ceremony PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL in Forest Hills. al fund we then use to kick back into the neighborhood. So this is really the fans of the music who go to see shows at the stadium who help pay for things like this.” Speaking during the ceremony, Leslie Brown, president of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, thanked Koslowitz and Madison House “for giving us glowing snowflakes to make our holiday season wonderful.” Brown added, “It means so much to the community and the business owners.” Q PHOTOS BY DAVID SCHNEIER

Menorah lit in Forest Hills Borough President Melinda Katz, Rabbi Eli Blokh of Chabad of Rego Park and more than 50 people, including the Dubiansky and Blokh families, top, celebrated the first night of Chanukah at Federoff Triangle Park in Forest Hills on Sunday night. Blokh lit the candle on a 16-foot menorah. He also asked the gathered crowd to

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Swindled by Seattle by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Nicholas Rose was born in Romania on Dec. 12, 1880. He immigrated to America, where he would become a naturalized citizen, and opened up a bicycle shop in Flushing. His wife, Mary, three years his junior, came from Hungary. No children were born of the marriage, and Rose’s bicycles soon became his kids. In 1912 Henderson Motorcycles hit the market and were deemed the fastest sport bikes. They were loved by the Police Department for traffic patrol. Rose quickly became a dealer of the new product and also used them as a delivery service with a sign each reading, “Parcels Delivered Anywhere Flushing 3591.” William and Tom Henderson sold their company in 1917 to Ignaz Schwinn, an immigrant from Baden, Germany who had a bicycle factory in Chicago. Operations were moved there. The Henderson brothers stayed on and worked in management for Schwinn. Rose then sold other motorcycle brands. Sadly, William Henderson was killed on a new motorcycle he was testing in 1922. In the

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New York Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen clearly wants the Mets to win now in the worst way — and he may have done just that with his first trade. After prolonged negotiations, the Mets received second baseman Robinson Cano and relief pitcher Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for outfielder Jay Bruce, reliever Anthony Swarzak and prospects Gerson Bautista, Justin Dunn and Jarred Kelenic. The Mets also reportedly got $20 million from the Mariners to defray some of the hefty financial obligations remaining on Cano’s contract. Granted, divesting of Swarzak, one of former General Manager Sandy Alderson’s many expensive relief pitcher free agent signings, was a positive. Bruce was hurt for a good chunk of the year but when he came off the disabled list in late August he was hitting with power. Cano was one of Van Wagenen’s former clients so it is understandable that he would have an affinity for him. He was also a very productive player for the New York Yankees in his prime and there is always mystique in that from a Mets viewpoint. But Cano is not the same player he was when Van Wagenen negotiated that ten-year, $240 million contract with the Mariners five years ago. He is 36, and was suspended 80 games last year for testing positive

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VOLLURE XC ®

575

REDUCE WRINKLES

125* ($10 PER UNIT ADD-ON)

($200 VALUE)