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’Tis the season of tree lightings and Nativity scenes

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At Nativity BVM Church in Ozone Park, children from the religious school re-enact the Christmas story, one of a series of holiday events caught by our photographers this week.

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Chaos at school diversity meeting Dozens barred from room; no info on panel that decides crucial plan by Michael Shain

Meanwhile, inside the meeting room at a Department of Education building in Downtown Jamaica, parents made it clear they did not want to see their children forced to go to schools in other neighborhoods for the sake of what some called a “social experiment.” “You’re pitting families in Queens against each other because there are not enough good schools,” said one parent, John Schaefer. Emblematic of the mistrust between parents and the DOE was the announcement at the meeting that a commu nit y “work ing group” with the critical power of approval over the final proposal had been selected and held its f irst meeting the night before. But the names of the members would not be made public because of “privacy issues,” said Akina Younge, a consultant with WXY Studios, which was hired by the DOE to coordinate the creation of the plan. The DOE did not respond to emails asking for further information on the working group this week. The initiative to bring more diversity to the city schools system has been a priority

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he city’s strategy to allow local communities to write their own “diversity and integration” plans got off to a rocky start in Queens last week. In District 28 — which covers neighborhoods from Forest Hills and Rego Park south to Jamaica — parents, students and teachers are to map out a plan to bring greater racial balance to its middle schools. The dist r ict is to serve as the test for the rest of the borough and a meeting last Thursday was billed as the first informational session of the deliberations. But when scores of a ng r y pa rent s were locked out of the event because the meeting room — legal capacity, 112 people — was not big enough, tempers frayed. “They were mad,” said Elizabeth Crowley, the former councilwoman and candidate for borough president who found herself among those locked out. “How many times did we hear this meeting was about inclusion and community and democracy. And they locked people out?”

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Former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, center, was among those locked out of a parents meeting in Jamaica about school diversity because the room couldn’t accommodate everyone who PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN showed up. Inside, left, DOE officials listened to skeptical parents. of Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Both men have pushed for an end to the specialized test used to determine admissions to the city’s “elite eight” high schools, which has resulted in student enrollments that are overwhelmingly white and Asian.

But state law and stiff parent resistance have thwarted those plans. Now, their attention has turned to reforming admissions standards for middle schools, which feed high school enrollment, and eliminating gift-and-talented programs, which also continued on page 12

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Chamber comes out for QueensWay Borough’s biggest business group takes sides in park vs. rail dispute by Michael Shain Editor

QueensWay, the “vertical park” for the long-abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line, won a powerful ally this week — the Queens Chamber of Commerce. Word that the chamber, which represents more than 1,100 businesses in the borough, was throwing its weight behind the park proposal came last Thursday when the Gotham Gazette, an online local news site owned by the Citizens Union, posted an op-ed co-written by chamber President Tom Grech, Carter Strickland, New York State director of The Trust for Public Land, and Travis Terry, president of Friends of the QueensWay. The article called on Mayor de Blasio to fund preliminary work on the park. Backers of QueensWay have been battling proponents of a rival plan to return the line to active rail service, reconnecting Howard Beach, Ozone Park and Woodhaven with the Queens Boulevard subway or LIRR lines. It was the first time the chamber had taken a position on the dueling visions for the 3.5-mile rail line. “Now that the MTA has come up with a price tag of $9 billion, that makes it a nonstarter,” Grech told the Chronicle.

The rail line that once linked the Long Island Rail Road in Central Queens to the Rockaways was closed in 1962, allowing the old right-of-way to become overgrown. Occasional hikers explore PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN the abandoned line where it runs through Forest Park. The chamber is traditionally a supporter of improved and expanded transportation services in Queens, Grech pointed ourt. “We backed both BQX and the third rail on the LIRR,” he said, citing two major transit proposals in recent years. “But this is enormously expensive.” The MTA released a much-delayed study

last October estimating the cost of reopening the Rockaway Beach Rail Line would rival the most expensive project ever undertaken by the agency — $8.1 billion or more. Transit advocates believe it is a once-ina-lifetime chance to revive an unused rail right-of-way. The park people see the old rail line as a

chance for Queens to construct its own version of the High Line, Downtown Manhattan’s elevated vertical park, for the benefit of bicycle riders, joggers and walkers. “This is the moment to acknowledge the extraordinary gift of an open, expansive linear greenway and reclaim the desolate space as a place for people,” said last week’s op-ed. “It’s time for Mayor de Blasio to say ‘Yes’ to The QueensWay and include preliminary funding in the upcoming city capital plan. Further delay, while other boroughs see investments in greenways, is unjustified and unfair,” it said. The QueensWay proposal has been around for nearly a decade. With the release of the MTA’s eye-watering cost estimates, the park’s backers see this year as an opportunity to get the idea off the drawing boards. Rick Honan, who has headed the push to reopen the rail line, noted that the MTA estimates that 47,000 people a day would use it, if the line were built. “I just don’t know how you defend that,” he said of the chamber’s endorsement of a park. “Increasing the economic viability of the region doesn’t seem to be a real focus for Q them,” Horan said.

Crews still seeking sewage spill’s cause City has to pinpoint what went wrong for homeowners to get paid by Michael Shain

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Two weeks after a sewer backup devastated a large area of South Ozone Park, the city had helped clean up scores of homes — but is no closer to determining why it happened. The search for what caused thousands of gallons of untreated waste to spew into t he ba sement s of scores of houses on Than ksgiving night has become a 24 /7 job. Insurance companies will not reimbu r s e ho me ow n e r s until the city finds out what went wrong. The major concern of residents now is how to come up with the money for repairs and replacing hot water heaters and boilers while awaiting repayment, said Khari White, head of the 149th Street Civic Association. “But the pipe is 40 feet down and the

groundwater here is high,” White said. “It’s going to take some time.” Dozens of residents spoke Wednesday at a special City Council hearing in Manhattan, called by Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), about the anxiety and anger that the disaster left behind. “The neighborhood will never be the same,” said Grace Johnson, who lives at Inwood Street and 130th Avenue, more or less the center of the backup area of 4 0 s q u a r e blo ck s bounded by Baisley Pond Park and the Van Wyck Expressway on the east and west, and Rockaway Boulevard and the Belt Parkway on the north and south. The neighborhood “looks like a war zone,” Johnson told the Council’s Committee of Environmental Protection. Families’ sewage-soaked belongings continued on page 18

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Woodhaven couple: a Christmas story WWII veteran and wife have the gift of each other. That’s enough. by Michael Shain Editor

Arthur and Georgia Erasmi have a Christmas tradition of stringing fishing line across the living room, then hanging all their cards on it. This will be the 62rd Christmas for the couple, and the cards have always come in from friends and relatives all over the country — Chicago, New Hampshire, California. “Every year,” said Arthur, “one or two cards don’t show up and I tell her: ‘We didn’t get a card from so-and-so.’” Georgia, who is 87, and Arthur, an active 91, know what that means. In her address book, Georgia draws crosses in pen next to the names of the missing senders and the following year she takes them off her card list. The Erasmis, who moved from Cypress Hills to an apartment in Woodhaven 30 years ago, never had children. But they had each other — and a string of German shepherd dogs over the years. Too many to count. That was enough, they said. They met in the 1950s at a diner on Halsey Street in Bushwick when Georgia, the oldest of four girls, went in looking for her sister. Arthur’s family was much smaller and his story much more unusual. He’d grown up in East New York an only

Hamilton Beach is holding its community Christmas tree-lighting event — the eighth annual — Saturday night, Dec. 14 in the parking lot of the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Festivities start at 6:30 p.m, at the firehouse at 102-33 Davenport Court. The civic association, which sponsors the annual tree lighting along with the fire company, promises caroling and an appearance by Santa. After the tree lighting, everyone is invited to stay for coffee, tea, hot chocolate and snacks, holiday pictures and a chance to sit on Santa’s lap to whisper Christmas wishes in his ear. The tree-lighting celebration was inaugurated the year after Hurricane Sandy devastated the neighborhood on the shore of Jamaica Bay. It has served as both a chance for the community to come together and celebrate the holidays but also as an opportunity for residents to remember the flood — which stuck eight weeks before Christmas — and give thanks for getting through Q the ordeal. — Michael Shain

child raised by a single mother. At 16, in the waning days of World War II, he’d enlisted in the Army by lying about his age. He’d never told his mother. At basic training in Ft. Bragg, NC, he was suddenly summoned to the captain’s office. “He told me, ‘Let me see your dog tags,’” Arthur recalled. Seems Erasmi had the exact same name —

including middle initial — and hometown on his tags as another, older soldier standing next to the captain’s desk. “It’s a payroll problem,” said the captain. “I’ll straighten it out.” As they left, the older soldier asked: “Is your mother named Mildred?” Yes, he replied. “Well then, I’m your father.”

Vietnam memorial to open this Friday by David Russell Associate Editor

The new Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park will open Friday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. The memorial will feature the names of 371 Queens service members who died during the war or served and are classified as “missing in action.” Also recognized are the borough veterans who have since lost their lives as a result of their service during the conflict. Former Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 President Pat Toro came up with the idea for a memorial and led the campaign before his death in 2014. Current Chapter 32 President Manuel Eden hofer, for mer g roup president Michael O’Kane and Vietnam Veterans of American National President John Rowan were instrumental in continuing to seek the funding. Groundbreaking for the memorial took place last November. Two semicircular granite walls will flank the space. One will bear the name of the memorial, the five crests of the military and the Vietnam Service Medal, which is awarded to

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Arthur, 91, and Georgia Erasmi, 87, posed at Assemblyman Mike Miller’s office this week. The lawmaker has befriended the couple who have grown more reliant on each other now that so PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN many friends and family have passed away.

The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima while young Arthur was in basic training. By the time he shipped out to Okinawa a few weeks later, the war was over. He spent his military time guarding POWs in Japan and Manchuria, China. “I never fired my rifle,” he said. Back home, he went into his father’s business, installing wallpaper in homes and businesses all over Queens and on Long Island. Schmidt’s Candy on Jamaica Avenue was a regular customer, he said. Georgia worked for a hat company in Bushwick, and, for 21 years, waited tables at Pop’s Restaurant in Woodhaven. Arthur still drives. Georgia still cooks. But, during a conversation at the office of Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), who recently befriended them, they conceded their world gets a little smaller every holiday. Thanksgiving dinner at a cousin’s house on Long Island was a pleasure, they said. But the driving and the festivities “took a lot out of us,” said Arthur. Christmas dinner will be just the two of them this year. “People are always asking me what’s our secret and I can never say,” said Georgia, with a little shrug. “We never fight,” Arthur piped up. “That’s Q it.”

Chased teen Borough President Melinda Katz with Vietnam veterans at the memorial groundbreaking last FILE PHOTO November. all military members who served in the war. On the inside will be an etching of bamboo. The second wall will list key dates and events of the war along with the names, which will be placed strategically so that they receive sun most of the day. The walls, and the existing flagpole, will be illuminated at night. There will also be a map of Vietnam on the floor of the memorial, depicting key locations of Q the war.

Police say this man is wanted for allegedly menacing a 14-year-old girl at random on a Richmond Hill street, yelling, “I’m coming for you” and chasing her into traffic where she was struck by a passing car last Friday. The girl’s injuries were classified as serious but not life-threatening after she was treated at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. The motorist stayed at the scene but the apparently mentally disturbed man ran away before police arrived at the scene at 110th Street and Jamaica Avenue.

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Council vote urges NYPD to tow cars Tuesday’s 45-0 vote is latest step in crackdown of placard abuse by David Russell Associate Editor

The City Council passed a bill urging the NYPD to tow vehicles blocking sidewalks, crosswalks, fire hydrants, bike lanes and bus lanes whenever they pose a threat to safety by a 45-0 vote on Tuesday. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) introduced Int. 1412, which was also sponsored by Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and nine other Council members. “Parking is constantly becoming more limited in this city, and unfortunately that leads to drivers abandoning the rules of the road,” Holden said in a statement. “Not only is it dangerous for vehicles to block fire hydrants, crosswalks, sidewalks, bus lanes and bike lanes, but it greatly increases the amount of congestion on the roads.” The lawmaker drafted the bill after notifying the NYPD about a vehicle parked in front of a fire hydrant outside of his district office but being told the police could only continue ticketing the vehicle. The bill will also require the Police Department to issue a report in January 2021 that includes the number of vehicles towed in each precinct for each month in 2020. Tuesday’s vote is also a way of cracking down on placard abuse. Other recent legisla-

The City Council voted 45-0 on Tuesday urging the NYPD to tow vehicles. Councilman Bob Holden drafted the bill after a vehicle parked in front of a hydrant outside his district office wasn’t FILE PHOTO towed away. tion included doubling the fine for unauthorized or fraudulent parking permits and requiring the NYPD to electronically track placards. In a February statement, Johnson said regarding the new bill, “Placard abuse is corruption, plain and simple, and New York City cannot tolerate it any longer.”

Johnson added that as the city fights congestion and encourages other modes of transportation, “it is clear that cracking down on placard abuse has to be part of any serious attempt to make navigating our city easier and more efficient for all New Yorkers.” In May 2017, Mayor de Blasio announced

a new plan to crack down on placard fraud and abuse. Two months later, the Chronicle reported on abuse of city employee parking placards in the areas around Borough Hall and the Queens Criminal Courthouse. During four visits, the Chronicle found illegally parked vehicles with city-issued placards, vehicles in spaces requiring placards where drivers put items such as baseball caps or ref lective safety vests with city department logos on the dash instead, and cards with the logo of the NYPD or other law enforcement agencies. Vehicles were seen blocking fire hydrants, crosswalks and pedestrian curb cuts. In the wake of Tuesday’s vote, a spokesperson for Holden said there’s no minimum time a car has to be left before it is towed because it’s illegal to park in those areas regardless. “In reality, someone who stops at a fire hydrant for two minutes is highly unlikely to get towed because of response times,” the spokesperson said in an email. “This bill is mainly meant to address those who park in these spaces overnight or for long periods of time.” Holden told the New York Daily News “Safety has to be the priority — not if you park 10 minutes over the Muni Meter and Q then you get towed for that.”

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Jamaica drew far more people than the room set aside for it could take, leaving scores of parents and other interested parties locked out. You would think the Department of Education, knowing how contentious an issue such as sending young children to school outside their own neighborhoods is for parents, would have set aside a bigger space for the meeting. Was the room chosen on purpose to minimize the voice of the public? Or was it just incompetence on the part of a department and mayoral administration that displays plenty of it? We find it impossible to say. The administration also is keeping private the identities of those people charged with actually approving an integration plan: a “working group” that had met the night before the public event. A city consultant said the members’ names would not be disclosed due to “privacy issues,” and the DOE ignored emails asking for more information about the group. The names of members of the district’s Community Education Council are public. So are those on all community boards and their committees, not to mention every legislative body from the City Council to the U.S. Senate. And yet this group, charged with making decisions that could upend the lives of thousands of people, is in some kind of protected

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Library out to lunch Dear Editor: “Access denied” (Dec. 5, Western Queens edition) continues the lurid saga of Queens Borough Public Library and the city’s mismanagement surrounding the hugely expensive Hunters Point branch library. How can a prominent architectural firm not know about the basic requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act? Had an international competition been held for this commission, as is the norm for such prominent sites in most U.S. cities, surely the taxpayer would have secured a building at far less cost as well as being ADA-compliant. But no, the flawed combination of outsized egos of the since-fired CEO of QBPL and involved politicians forgot the taxpayer as they succumbed in awe to architect Steven Hull. The cost of correcting these serious professional failings should be entirely the responsibility of the architect, not the taxpayer. The building already is far more costly than any NYC branch library. Of course, had the library been located as originally planned in one of the various high-rise residential towers in the area, as was done in Battery Park City, the public would have had a fully operating and compliant building years ago at a small fraction of this palace’s cost. Peter T. Johnson Long Island City © Copyright 2019 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

class. Is this supposed to enhance the trust and cooperation of parents in District 28? It’s done just the opposite. In a perfect world, perhaps the schools would be more diverse than they are. But it’s not as if they got that way through some kind of state segregation policy. People live where they live, generally without facing the kind of racist real estate redlining of decades past. Forest Hills has been a largely Jewish community for generations. Jamaica has been predominately African American for a long time also. But neither area is solely made up of one ethnic or religious group, and demographics change over time all on their own — look how strong the Guyanese and Indo-Caribbean community has become in Richmond Hill, for just one example. District 28 won a $200,000 grant to come up with a plan to diversify its middle schools. Parents are right to be worried that not only will their kids be forced to spend hours commuting to new schools in unfamiliar neighborhoods if some kind of diversity plan is approved but that their education will suffer, not improve, as a result. And it would be divisive, amounting to forced busing, just without the buses. Queens is proudly the most diverse large county in the United States. We don’t need any mandates along such lines.

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Chicago got a library right Dear Editor: Not only the disabled are disregarded by the library and the city (“Library puts disabled on a shelf, suit says,” Dec. 5, multiple editions), but so are the taxpayers. At more than $2,000 per square foot, or $41.5 million total, the building should contain no flaws. Yet, in addition to its ADA deficiencies, it has little floodplain resilience, does not meet minimum energy conservation requirements and is one of the city’s noisiest libraries even in the quiet room. Compare Hunters Point branch library to the recently completed Independence Library in Chicago, which includes the same size library plus 44 units of low-income housing. Part of a design competition, this critically acclaimed project features advanced energy conservation measures and an extensive planted roof accessible to the disabled. Total cost? Twenty-four million dollars, and it met the mandate for a design and construction timeline of just over two years. How does New York get it so wrong? Elected

officials need to heed the warning of no taxpayer dollars spent on remediating this illdesigned, badly executed debacle. Thomas Paino Long Island City

More to the sewage flood Dear Editor: Re “City admits it was late to sewer mess (Dec. 5, multiple editions): I think rather than focus on how late the city reacted to residents’ complaints of flooded basements with not mere stormwater, which is what they are used to, but feces, the focus should be on public health and safety. The mayor stated that residents will be reimbursed for damage to a boiler/water heater, but will the Department of Health ensure that residents will return to safe homes? A boiler isn’t the only thing in basements — people live there, personal belongings are damaged, some irreplaceable. I grew up in Queens and as a kid it was a

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Gross, but good tips Dear Editor: A self-inflicted damage Regarding the recent sewage backup in Jamaica … To prevent a sewage backup, all responsible persons have to follow the 4Ps rule: You can flush only poop, pee, puke and (toilet) paper. Victor Maltsev Rego Park

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Dear Editor: I am writing to compliment the Queens Chronicle’s 41st Anniversary Edition (Nov. 14), particularly “Theater has bonded our communities together” by Mark Lord. Mr. Lord provided keen and entertaining historical insight on the last 41 years of local theater in Queens. I especially liked his recognition of some of the most influential figures in local theater: Lindo Meli, Barbara Mavro, Mollie Smith, Lawrence Bloom, the late Jerry Garfunkel, Shana Aborn and John O’Hare. I also enjoyed his citing very fine local theater groups that unfortunately are no longer here. To sum up, Mark Lord wrote a most enjoyable article. Michael Wolf Floral Park

bail “deform,” that begins on Jan. 1. Aggravated assault of a person below the age of 11 is among the “low-level, nonviolent” offenses to be exempted from cash bail. In another article, “Thankful to be alive after knife attack,” Donlevy reports on the arrest of a man charged with stabbing his girlfriend’s 6-year-old daughter in her Kew Gardens Hills home. He was placed in custody, but under the new rule, he may be released without bail. Dangerous criminals will be set free and bribed with free movie passes and baseball game tickets to appear in court. This insanity results from the reign of felon-friendly legislators and civil liberties lunatic law enforcement officials. But I’m glad to learn the 107th Precinct has a community council. How do I apply to join it? Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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regular event that the basement would always get flooded after rainstorms. Years later, attending community meetings and hearing how flooding is still an ongoing issue, it’s disappointing. The Southeast Queens Initiative that the city has invested in, nearly $2 billion, was meant to alleviate flooding. It’s an important point made in the article: the lack of urgency to respond to the residents’ complaints of feces flooding their basements. Why aren’t concerns being addressed appropriately? Is this due to who is living in these neighborhoods? The demographics/socioeconomic status — the fact that the houses are multidwelling? I also believe there is danger in limiting this issue to one based on individual actions, of grease being poured down the kitchen drains over Thanksgiving. Maybe the city should have invested in a study to see if educating residents not to pour oil down the drain would ameliorate the flooding issues; perhaps it would’ve cost less than $2 billion. The residents are working with old sewage systems, with ongoing construction and replacement of sanitary sewers. This neighborhood should be a priority when it comes to any concerns of flooding with the ongoing construction. Ruth Ruivivar Bellerose The writer is a registered nurse and a fellow at the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments.

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Amazon returns ... but it’s not HQ2 Crain’s reports company is closing in on warehouse in Maspeth by David Russell Associate Editor

As Amazon closes in on opening a warehouse on Grand Avenue in Maspeth, 42 elected officials wrote the online retail giant expressing concern about dangerous working conditions in its warehouses. Amazon is closing in on the approximately 700,000-square-foot warehouse at 55-15 Grand Ave, according to Crain’s. The Real Deal reported in 2018 that RXR Realty planned to build a multistory warehouse at the property that was bought for $72 million by LBA Logistics. “I would welcome an Amazon facility that brings hundreds of jobs to the neighborhood if that is the case, and I would work closely with them to facilitate a good relationship with the community,” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) said in a statement Wednesday. Amazon didn’t respond to a question regarding the impending move. The safety of Amazon’s warehouses has come into question. A Reveal investigation from the Center for Investigative Reporting found the rate of serious injuries for 23 facilities studied was more than double the national average for the warehousing industry. There were 9.6 serious injuries per 100 full-time workers in 2018. The industry average was four. In the New York Post, Maureen Donnelly, a

former employee at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse, detailed her nightmares working for the company, calling it “cult-like,” days after workers and supporters gathered outside the facility to protest working conditions. In a letter signed by City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), Rep. Max Rose (D-Staten Island) and 39 other lawmakers, the signees wrote in support of the workers. “We will be watching to be sure that Amazon management responds supportively to address and remedy the workers’ concerns,” the letter reads. “And we assure you that we will not tolerate any retaliation or adverse action of any sort against these courageous workers for speaking up.” Amazon told the Post that “There’s a dramatic level of under-recording of safety incidents across the industry — we recognized this in 2016 and began to take an aggressive stance on recording injuries no matter how big or small. It’s inaccurate to say that Amazon fulfillment centers are unsafe.” The company had planned to build a second headquarters in Long Island City but pulled out on Valentine’s Day following backlash from lawmakers and the community. Critics decried the $3 billion in subsidies the company was to receive and the helipad Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was to receive.

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require a test for admission. Both changes are within the city administration’s power to do unilaterally. District 28 has jurisdiction over 13 middle schools with success rates that range widely in terms of test score results. Five schools are rated as above the state average, according to the website greatschools.org. All are in Forest Hills, Rego Park or Kew Gardens. Four are rated the same as the state average and four others are below. About half the district is black or Hispanic. Just under one-third of students are classified as Asian and 16 percent as white. Earlier this year, in District 15 in Brooklyn, which covers Park Slope, the DOE tried out a plan that eliminated academics and neighborhood zones as stan-

dards for admission. Despite assurances from DOE officials at last week’s meeting, parents voiced deep concern that District 28 would end up with a similar plan — and that the process of sampling ideas from outside the school establishment was, as one parent put it, a “manipulation.” “If we are going to say to the families in South Queens that the only way to get a good education is to send your kids to north Queens, that is an embarrassment,” said Schaeffer, who lives in Forest Hills. “If we’re going to be honest here, most families in Rego Park, in Forest Hills, are not going to put their kids on extensively long commutes for the pleasure of attending a subpar school. It just doesn’t make any sense.” Parents from the southern parts of the district appeared just as reluctant. “Why aren’t we — instead of spreading out all the inequalities — focusing on the schools in the south, build the schools up in the south with the basic, necessary tools students need,” said Lorraine Reid, mother of a student at Redwood Middle School in South Jamaica. “You cannot use a blanket diversity plan to educate all students. Our students are not cookie-cutter products. “We’re from different cultures. My child does not learn like someone else’s Q child,” Reid said.

But the company will open an office at Hudson Yards in Manhattan in 2021. About 1,500 employees will work there. “Amazon is coming to New York, just as they always planned,” state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria), an opponent of the LIC plan, said in a statement. “Fortunately, we dodged a $3 billion bullet by not agreeing to their subsidy shakedown earlier this year.” Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio had negotiated the deal to bring the company to LIC. “This is crumbs from the table compared to a feast,” Cuomo told the Associated Press after the news came of Amazon is closing in on a fulfillment center warehouse Amazon’s move to Manhattan. “We on Grand Avenue in Maspeth, according to Crain’s. It’s don’t have a problem bringing busi- also opening an office in Manhattan. The company has nesses to Manhattan but we have been come under fire because of safety concerns as well as trying for decades to get that Queens anti-union policies. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN waterfront developed.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, not a way to come to our city, a city where 20 Queens), a vocal opponent of the company, percent of our people live at or below the povertweeted in the wake of the Hudson Yards ty line.” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyannouncement. “Won’t you look at that: Amazon is coming side) was one of the company’s most vocal to NYC anyway — *without* requiring the opponents, saying Amazon did not work with public to finance shady deals, helipad handouts the community when attempting to come to for Jeff Bezos & corporate giveaways,” she Queens. He ripped the company for its anti-union said. Another tweet had a picture of her relaxing stance at the hearing. “Shame on you, shame on your corporation on a couch with the words “Me waiting on the haters to apologize after we were proven right for coming to New York City, because both you and I believe the administration have made a on Amazon and saved the public billions.” distinction somehow that because this is a headShe also tweeted about “GOP disinfo.” “The 25,000 jobs figure was 10-20 year fan- quarters, those people working those buildings tasy # from Amazon, not a promise or agree- don’t need representation, don’t deserve to be in ment,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “In exchange for a union,” Van Bramer said. “All workers should have the right to be in a that lack of commitment, they wanted billions union, all workers should have the right.” of public $. Their Y1 jobs projection was 700.” Holden was asked Wednesday about the Another point of contention during the Amazon negotiations was the company’s opposition company’s union policies. “I don’t want to condemn a company that to unions. During a City Council hearing in January, offers people a chance to earn a living just Amazon Vice President Brian Huseman said because it hasn’t unionized,” he said in an the company would oppose unionizing attempts email. “People who really need a job probably won’t be picky about that, and they can choose among its workers in the city. “You are in a union city,” Council Speaker not to apply if they would prefer to be a union Q Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) said. “This is member.”

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Fans happy over talk of Mets sale Billionaire hedge fund manager Cohen looks for majority ownership of team by David Russell Associate Editor

Mets fans are encouraged by the news that hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is negotiating with Sterling Partners, headed by Fred Wilpon and brother-in-law Saul Katz, to gain majority control of the franchise. Cohen, 63, who has been a minority investor in the team since 2012, will continue as CEO and president of Point72 Asset Management. His stake in the Mets will continue to be managed by his family office, Cohen Private Ventures. “I’m excited over it,” said Nick Giampietro of Howard Beach, known by Mets fans as “Pinman” for the many pins on his jersey. “I just hope it goes through. It gives all the Mets fans a lot of hope.” He said he believes the Wilpons get a bad rap from fans. “They spend money, just not on the guys we need,” Giampietro said. Another fan, Fredrick Bedell Jr. of Glen Oaks Village, was compelled to comment immediately in an email sent to Queens media outlets. “I have felt the Mets could have done better and produced another World Series championship,” he wrote. “So for that I would like to praise Steve Cohen for stepping up to the plate and wanting to produce a winning team.” On the Facebook page “We are METS

Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is in talks to buy a majority stake in the Mets from the Wilpon family. The team has had seven winning seasons since Fred Wilpon bought the FILE PHOTO remaining half of the team from Nelson Doubleday Jr. in the summer of 2002. Believers,” one fan posted, “Sounds great to me! The fact that he’s a lifetime Mets fan is perfect. He knows exactly what we go through as fans, and he has the money to make this team as good as possible.” Another fan was more direct: “Please Cohen deliver this team from the hell its been in for so many years of the Wilpons.” There was also anti-Wilpon sentiment in comments on Dave’s Mets Dugout.

“That’s too long to assume control of the Mets,” one poster said. “I want the Wilpons out as soon as MLB approves the transaction.” As part of the agreement, Wilpon will remain as “control person” and CEO for five years and his son, Jeff, will remain as COO for five years. According to Forbes, Cohen is worth $13.6 billion. He attempted to buy the Dodgers in 2012 but was outbid by Guggenheim Partners.

He’s also had troubles. In 2013, SAC Capital Advisors, founded by Cohen, pleaded guilty to insider trading and paid $1.8 billion in fines. Cohen was prohibited from managing outside money for two years as part of the settlement reached in the civil case over his accountability. Fred Wilpon became president of the Mets in 1980 when he bought 1 percent of the team. Nelson Doubleday of Doubleday & Co. held the rest. In 1986, they became equal partners in the team. Doubleday had sold Doubleday & Co. to Bertelsmann AG but Wilpon had right of first refusal and threatened to exercise it. Wilpon bought the remaining half of the team in 2002, following a lawsuit to force Doubleday to sell. In 2010, Ir ving Picard, the tr ustee appointed to recover and distribute the assets of disgraced former financier Bernie Madoff, sued Fred Wilpon and his real estate firm, Sterling Equities, for withdrawing money they invested with Madoff. Mets ownership reached a $162 million settlement on the day a civil trial was scheduled to begin. For years, fans criticized the team for not pursuing the league’s best free agents. Sterling Equities, not the Mets, own SportsNet New York, which broadcasts the Q majority of the team’s games.

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‘I know the pain is unbearable’: coach Cardozo honors slain freshman Aamir Griffin with emotional tribute by David Russell Associate Editor

Aamir Griffin went to Cardozo High School to get in some basketball practice on Oct. 26. Several hours later, he played in a recreational league title game and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. Later that night he was dead. The 14-year-old was shot and killed by a stray bullet on the basketball court at the Baisley Park Houses in South Jamaica. “What can you say when there’s nothing you can say?” Cardozo coach Ron Naclerio asked during a postgame speech after Cardozo’s 101-65 win last Saturday over Epic South in the Aamir Griffin Memorial, which featured six games throughout the day. Naclerio remembered Griffin, a freshman nicknamed “Buddy” who made the junior varsity team at Cardozo days before his death, as “the ultimate well-rounded, respectful young man” with an innocence afforded very few kids, adding that his smile was like that of Lakers legend Magic Johnson. But, Naclerio added, dreams die hard. “There will be no more games or seasons for Aamir,” he said. “No varsity, college or possibly the dream of the NBA. Aamir has suffered the ultimate loss at an inconceivably young age of 14.” Naclerio thanked Griffin’s parents for sending him to the Bayside school. “The coaching staff loved that Aamir wanted to play for us as much as we were hoping to coach him,” he said. Griffin’s father, Warnell Wells, knew Naclerio when Wells played at Andrew Jackson High School 20 years ago. “It means everything to me,” Wells said of the tribute to his son. “Everybody loved my son. It means everything to me. Everybody showed love. I appreciate everything.” Dozens of family members came to Cardozo Saturday, with many wearing shirts honoring Aamir.

The parents of Aamir Griffin, Warnell Wells and Shanequa Griffin, are presented with Brooklyn Nets jerseys by team representatives at Cardozo High School last Saturday during a memorial PHOTOS BY DAVID RUSSELL for the teenager who was killed playing basketball in Jamaica. “He didn’t complain about anything,” Wells said. “He was happy. He didn’t complain about nothing.” In the hallway, there was a picture of Aamir on a whiteboard with tributes from classmates and faculty written all over it. One person wrote, “Aamir I only knew you for a short amount of time. But the smile you gave me lit up a room. I love you my brother.” Another wrote, “You would’ve been so successful lil man but Heaven couldn’t wait for you.” Aamir’s aunt Akiba was one of many family members to attend the tribute. “It feels surreal not to have him with us, especially being that it’s holiday season,” she said. Akiba added, “It just means a new chapter

for us as a family. It took a tragedy to kind of make us step back and say, ‘What else could we do?’ to make sure that, one, his legacy isn’t forgotten and also to step up and do more work within our communities to make sure that things like this don’t happen again.” In November, Mayor de Blasio announced the community center at the Baisley Park housing complex will be renamed for Aamir when it reopens in January 2020. The event at Cardozo was “also a wake-up call for how much he meant to the people in the school, and his family and just the community in general because the amount of love and support we’ve been getting from everyone has been phenomenal,” Akiba said. Following the Cardozo game, representatives from the Brooklyn Nets presented jerseys to Griffin’s parents with Aamir’s name.

There was a full slate of games played last Saturday, with f ive junior varsity matchups in addition to the Cardozo varsity game. Judges players wore “Aamir” headbands during warm-ups and some kept them on for the game. Banners featuring photos of him hung around the court. A silent fundraiser auction with items including Jets tickets, Knicks tickets and a Knicks team-signed ball, among other prizes, benefitted Aamir’s family. Days after he was killed, the Knicks took a team photo holding a jersey with his name and tweeted out a tribute. In late October, a GoFundMe page, Everything 4 Aamir, was created by Akiba to benefit his mother, Shanequa, for funeral and burial expenses. The fundraiser surpassed its goal of $10,000, having raised $15,255 as of Wednesday afternoon from more than 275 donors, with more donations still coming in. Hundreds of mourners came out to Greater Allen AME Cathedral in Jamaica in early November for Aamir’s funeral, with a white horse-drawn carriage carrying his body. Authorities are promising up to $10,000 for information in the shooting. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,500 upon the arrest and indictment of the responsible party or parties, and up to $7,500 upon a conviction. Police believe the fatal shot came from 100 yards or more away and that Aamir was not the intended victim. In March 2018, Dwayne Brunson, a Cardozo star in 2009 and 2010, was shot to death after an altercation in a bar in Wichita, Kan. Brunson, who was married and had two children, was 27. Two weeks later, Naclerio’s mother died of natural causes. The coach still grieves. “I know the pain is unbearable,” Naclerio said in his postgame speech. “I don’t know Q what to say. I hate feeling hopeless.”

Cardozo High School basketball head coach Ron Naclerio stands with Warnell Wells, father of the late Aamir Griffin, holding Aamir’s jerseys, left. Aamir’s aunt Akiba pauses in front of a whiteboard in the school hallway outside the gym with his photo and remembrances from classmates and staff. Senior forward Aaron Miller wears an “Aamir” headband during Cardozo’s 101-65 win over Epic South last Saturday in the Aamir Griffin Memorial. Posters honoring the slain 14-year-old were in the gym.

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After 16 years of fighting and waiting, the Center for the Women of New York celebrated its long-awaited move into its Fort Totten headquarters with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday, Dec. 8. “[The move] allows us to really broaden our activities and to go back to the kind of thing that we started to do when we had the old building,” said Ann Jawin, who founded the CWNY in 1987. The nonprofit membership organization, which “works for the full equality for women, advocating for their rights and focusing on their unmet needs,” had previously occupied a separate Fort Totten building until its temporary usage expired in 2003. The Parks Department evicted the center, and an FDNY facility moved in. After a four-year legal battle with the Parks Department, the city agency granted the feminist organization approval to use the 1905 former bachelor officials’ residence as its headquarters, an irony that is not lost on the center. “I think it’s funny! I think it’s comical,” said Jawin. “I think it tells a story of our progress. Bachelors’ office to women’s center. The trailblazers broke tradition, and the fact that this is the bachelors’ quarters and we’re here, it’s a sign of change.”

required by the Parks Department. “Do not enter. Building unsafe by order of the NYAC Fire Marshall” signs remained on the building just days before the ceremony, but were nowhere in sight the day of the ribbon cutting. An awards ceremony was held after the ribbon cutting to celebrate and thank major supporters who donated funds toward the center’s renovations and construction. “Outstanding contributions to the new home for the Center for the Women of New York” awards were presented to 10 public officials and honored guests, including state Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing) and Borough President Melinda Katz. While it waited for renovations to be completed, the feminist organization operated out of a small office and classroom space at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens, donated by the Queens borough president. Although it is finally inside its long-desired Fort Totten home, the CWNY will continue to use the small office as a second location for those unable to make the trip to Bayside. “We believe that this landmark historic site will be the only building completely dedicated to full equality for women between the New York metropolitan area and Seneca Falls in upper New York State,” Q the center says.

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Council considering paper receipt curbs Speaker says voluntary and digital alternatives are environment-friendly by Richard Heaton Chronicle Contributor

Citing the organization Green America, the office of City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) recently stated that more than three million trees are used every year to provide paper shopping receipts. In an effort to cut back on waste and potentially dangerous chemicals that are used on some of the receipts, the Council is taking a look at some other options. In the coming months, the Council plans on introducing four new bills that will ask customers to choose whether they want a receipt as well as eliminate those that use dangerous chemicals. “Nobody needs foot-long receipts,” Johnson said in a statement on Nov. 29. “Let’s not print receipts when they aren’t wanted, especially when we have technology to issue environmentally-friendly alternatives.” The four bills include Int. 290, which would require stores and banks to recycle their receipts. Int. 291 is a companion bill that would require all receipts to be printed on recyclable material. The bill also restricts the use of paper coated in Bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical that some studies have found can be harmful. Johnson’s statement said the European Union will enact a ban on BPA-coated

dismay, citing difficulties with proving that receipts in 2020. Int. 629 would require stores to ask shop- items were actually paid for, especially pers if they wish a printed receipt. The leg- among minorities. “I can walk out of a CVS with a product islation also would require point-of-sale devices to have a paperless option. Lastly, in hand and no receipt, but many of my Int. 1614 would require stores to have devic- neighbors can’t,” said former New Yorker es that can issue digital receipts to their Jonathan Warner, in response to Johnson’s tweet. customers. Many stores check C ou nci l me mb e r receipts as customers Costa Constantinides leave to keep shop(D-Astoria) echoed lifting at bay. Large Johnson’s statement uying a candy bar chain stores such as a nd r id icu led t he Wa l m a r t , Cost co, lengths that stores go shouldn’t require a Best Buy, and Home to with their receipts. Depot inspect cus“Buying a candy four-foot receipt.” tomers’ receipts at bar shouldn’t require — Councilman Costa Constantinides, the door. a four-foot receipt,” chairman, Committee on Some expressed he said in the press Environmental Protection concern that without r ele a s e f r o m t h e printed receipts, cusSp e a ke r’s Of f ice. tomers who actually “Yet many retailers have paid for a prodburn through unnecuct might not have any proof that they did so essary amounts of paper.” But the elimination of printed receipts and could be targeted by security. Some responding were concerned that might not be good news for everyone. The same day the bills were first introduced, would become an even bigger problem next Johnson took to Twitter to further promote year when New York’s “bag ban” officially the idea. “It’s 2019,” he said. “We don’t need goes into effect. Last April Gov. Cuomo signed into law a paper receipts anymore.” Many users responded to his tweet with statewide ban on single-use plastic bags,

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legislation that will go into effect next March. That means if a printed receipt ban does eventually arrive, those who make a small purchase may be without a bag or a receipt, walking out of the store holding a product in their hands. In addition, those who don’t have access to mobile devices or internet access will also be affected. Some senior citizens and those from low-income families may not be able to receive digital copies of their receipts. But some institutions are not waiting for the possible ban and have already begun making the switch to digital receipts. As of this summer, the United States Postal Service began offering customers the option to choose between a printed or digital receipt, or both. “The eReceipt option allows customers to save time, be paper free and obtain a receipt for USPS retail transactions digitally,” said USPS Strategic Communications Specialist Amy Bolgar. “We know many customers have sought a system that is environmentally friendly, reduces the amount of paper to carry around, and helps organize receipts using their mobile devices.” It is not yet known when exactly the Council will introduce the bills or how Q much support they will receive.

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✵ FROZEN II ✵ For over fiteen years, PS 97Q, The Forest Park School, has developed an amazing relationship with Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plus, educating families on health topics such as breast cancer awareness, stress management, heart disease, living with diabetes, living with asthma and so much more. Ms. Carina Vizhnay, Empire’s Community Relations, special event coordinator, has become

a family member and dear friend to the PS 97Q families through the programs she brings to them. During those years, Empire has shown their appreciation to the teachers with cupcakes and infusion bottles for Teacher Appreciation Day, as well as selecting this school to be a recipient of their school supply program — Teachers Closet, sharing many items such as notebooks, rulers, glue sticks, folders, tissues and paper towels.

Recently, Disney’s “Frozen II” opened with record breaking numbers at the box office — and thanks to Empire, 40 members of the PS 97Q school community received free tickets! Many of the families met at the Jamaica Multiplex Cinemas and enjoyed a wonderful morning watching the movie and enjoying some snacks! The school administration gives a big shoutout to Empire for their continued support.

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Make Christmas great again. Give. Chronicle Toy Drive ending soon. Have you made a donation yet? by Michael Shain Editor

Time is running out on your chance to play Super Santa for some kids who could use a super Christmas this year. Your donations to the Queens Chronicle’s Annual Toy Drive will put some cheer into the hands of families living the city’s homeless shelters and the children of our veterans in need. Open your heart and contribute all the toys and goodies you can. We’re looking for donations of new and unwrapped toys, games, puzzles, art supplies and children’s story and coloring books. Clothing is also appreciated — including gloves, hats and scarves. Tech items like portable phone chargers, ear buds and kids tablets are very much in need too. Gif ts may be d ropped off th rough Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Chronicle offices

at The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80 St., suite 8-201 in Glendale, above HomeGoods, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone with questions may call us at (718) 205-8000 and ask for either Stela or Lisa. And there are many other dropoff locations that may be more convenient for you: • Maspeth Federal Savings Bank branches at 56-18 69 St. in Maspeth; 64-19 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park; and 101-09 Metropolitan Ave. in Forest Hills; • Cross County Bank branches at 80-10 Eliot Ave. in Middle Village; 60-20 Fresh Pond Road in Middle Village; and 79-21 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village; • Sterling Bank at 75-25 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village and 31-24 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria; • TD Bank at 79-55 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; • St. Margaret’s School and Church at

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In Howard Beach, top left, members of the troupe from Fazio Dance Center took their turn decorating the community tree just before going on stage to do their Rockettes routine last Sunday at a lighting event sponsored by the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association. The choir from Sgt. Helen Roman Catholic Chuch, middle right, supplied caroles. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in a vintage convertible at the Woodhaven tree lighting, one of the oldest and biggest holiday events in

South Queens. Hundreds who attended the celebration, sponsored by the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, got a big blue greeting from the commander of the 102nd Precinct, Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, bottom right. The members of the PS 97 choir, above, loosened up before their performance with some inside jokes. And in Richmond Hill, bottom right, Santa held court at the triangle at 133rd Street and Liberty Avenue.

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fair sponsored by the Ozone Park Resident Block Association on Crossbay Boulevard last Saturday night. OPRBA President Sam Esposito, middle right, thanked all the volunteers who organized the event. On Crossbay, an oversized sign, above, helped draw hundreds to Saturday’s lighting, where hot dogs, middle left, pretzels, chestnuts and hot chocolate were plentiful and free. Right, last Friday’s tree lighting in Richmond Hill was sponsored by the Lions Club.

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At Nativity BVM Church, top left, children from the religious school staged a pageant of the Christmas story as told in the Bible. It was part of an elaborate tree-lighting ceremony sponsored by the Ozone Park Civic Association last Sunday. These two youngsters, middle far right, were among the shepherds in the nativity pageant. Top right, Tom and Carol Rebele play a game of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” (without Santa) at the second annual tree-lighting

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Photo contest! The Queens Chronicle’s 12th annual Holiday Photo Contest is underway! Take pictures of lights, miniature villages, snowy landscapes, children and families — anything that reflects the season — and send them on in. Our main requirement is that the photos be taken in Queens this season. Give us the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in the picture, when possible, and when it was taken. And please tell us your correct name,

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property holder in the target area, Plaxall, had not joined in the process. That changed Dec. 5, according to a spokesman for Your LIC, which sent out an announcement that day. “We have been paying close attention to the Your LIC process and want to support this community engagement and participation,” Plaxall Managing Director Paula Kirby said in the announcement. “Having been a part of Long Island City for more than 70 years, we are dedicated to the future of the waterfront and look forward to working with our neighbors to create a plan that works for the entire community.” One major criticism of the Amazon deal was that it had been negotiated behind closed doors among the company and city and state officials, without members of the public or their elected representatives being involved. The Your LIC process puts public participation front and center. It is being facilitated by Gail Mellow, the former president of LaGuardia Community College, and Bishop Mitchell Taylor, founder and CEO of the Urban Upbound social service organization. The developers say they came together after members of the City Council asked them to create a planning process that would include public participation in the wake of the Amazon debacle. The next visioning workshop is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Hunters Point Middle School,

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Plans to redevelop a key section of the Long Island City waterfront got a major boost last Thursday when the largest landowner in the targeted area, the Plaxall company, joined in a preparatory effort being undertaken by several other firms at the behest of the City Council. A family-owned manufacturing firm with deep roots in LIC, Plaxall holds the largest pieces of a 28-acre area around Anable Basin that has been eyed for redevelopment for years. The site runs from 46th Road on the south to a little north of the corner of 44th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, and from Vernon on the east to the East River on the west. It is where online retail and tech giant Amazon planned to build a complex until that deal was nixed last February. Several holders and managers of parcels in the area — TF Cornerstone, on behalf of the city; Simon Baron Development; and a partnership between L&L Mag and Two Pillars — have been conducting a planning process for redeveloping the area that focuses on including the public. Calling the process Your LIC, the firms recently held the first of several planning sessions with area residents. A second is planned for Dec. 16, and people can also participate online. But while the landowners had envisioned redeveloping the whole 28 acres, the largest

Plaxall join neighboring landowners, including the City, in this effort,” said Elizabeth Lusskin, president of the Long Island City Partnership. “We applaud Your LIC for partnering with Gail Mellow and Bishop Taylor on community engagement, which builds on Plaxall’s outreach efforts as part of its earlier rezoning proposal. We look forward to working with all parties and the community on an inclusive, equitable plan for the waterfront.” “The development of the Anable Basin area is crucial to the future of economic development in Queens,” said Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. “We are pleased that a company with deep roots in the LIC community like Plaxall has joined the YourLIC effort, which has the potential to be a transformative project that will bring jobs and opportunity to our borough. We look forward to working with all of the players involved, including the Queens Chamber membership and community stakeholders, to ensure we develop a community-based plan for the future of Long Island City.” The office of City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) was unable to provide a comment by press time, a spokesman said. But Van Bramer’s would-be successor, Hunters Point Civic Association President Brent O’Leary, issued a statement promising to hold continued on page 32

Lands surrounding Anable Basin are the target FILE PHOTO of a nascent redevelopment plan. located at 1-50 51 Ave. in LIC. It will focus on urban resiliency and equitable park access. More information can be found at yourlic.nyc, which also offers the opportunity for people to post about the development plans. Business leaders gave a positive reaction to Plaxall’s move when asked by the Chronicle for their take. “We’re strongly supportive of comprehensive planning for the LIC waterfront and glad to see

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Our Lady of La Salette church leader allegedly admits to charges by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

A Bayside bishop was charged with, and allegedly admitted to, predatory assault of a child congregant over the course of three years. Bishop Jesse Milagrosa, spiritual leader of Our Lady of La Salette church, was arraigned before Queens Criminal Court Judge Karina Alomar on Thursday, Dec. 5, where he was charged with predatory sexual assault against a child, first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, and first-, second- and thirddegree criminal sexual act. If convicted, Milagrosa faces 10 years up to life in prison. “The defendant is accused of using his position as head of the church to take advantage of an innocent child for his own sexual gratification,” acting District Attorney John Ryan said in a statement. According to the criminal complaint, Milag rosa, whose name t ranslates to “miraculous” in English, first inappropriately touched the young boy on May 12, 2011 inside of a 204th Street home, which would be the site of the molestation to come. The victim, who was just 12 years old at the time of the initial offense, was an active member of the congregation and spent a considerable amount of time with the now 69-year-old defendant.

Bishop Jesse Milagrosa, the spiritual leader of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salette, above, was charged with sexually assaulting a pre-teen congregant on and off between the years of PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY 2011 and 2014. Over the course of three years, Milagrosa allegedly engaged in sexual acts with the boy on at least six occasions inside the Bayside home, just six blocks away from Our Lady of La Salette. On Oct. 28, 2018, nearly four years after the final assault, the victim confronted the defendant for taking advantage of him as a

child, to which Milagrosa repor tedly responded, “That was my mistake ... if you want to report this and I’ll pay the consequences ... I know I’m going to prison, I know it will be for a long time and that’s it.” The conversation was recorded and recovered by the DA’s Office. Milagrosa also allegedly admitted to

detectives in Spanish at the time of his arrest that he made oral and anal contact with the victim. The bishop and his congregation made headlines in a 2007 New York Times story under less disturbing circumstances — Our Lady of La Salette church, while Roman Catholic in ideology, is separate from the Vatican. The traditionalist church performs services exclusively in Latin six days a week despite Rome’s mid-1960s mandate to conduct Catholic rites in vernacular languages. Because of its refusal to adapt to the Second Vatican Council’s reforms, the independent church is not recognized spiritually or financially by the Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes Queens. Milagrosa established the independent religious order after moving to Bayside from Venezuela in 1985. He held services for neighborhood Hispanics in his rented home until the services grew large enough to require a dedication space. The members, mostly South American immigrants, donated money to build the 46-44 204 St. edifice, which they refer to as a sanctuary and themselves as “minims of God.” The congregation could not be reached for comment. Milagrosa was ordered held on $250,000 Q bail and to return to court on Dec. 20.

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Ongoing Armstrong search Officials say new director to be named this spring by Michael Gannon Editor

After arriving at Corona’s Louis Armstrong House Museum with much fanfare last February, Kenyon Adams resigned as director in July after what was reported as sometimes acrimonious differences with some members of the staff and board of directors about the institution’s future direction. It came at a critical time as the museum, which operates under the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College, was in the midst of the ongoing construction of the multimillion-dollar Armstrong Center just across 107th Street. In an email this week, Queens College officials told the Chronicle that the museum’s board plans to name a new director this coming spring; and that the Armstrong Center, a cultural, musical and educational facility, continues to progress toward opening in the final quarter of 2020. “While we are proud of the 25-year history of the Louis Armstrong House Museum and its service to local, national and international visitors to the museum and archives, we are even more excited about what lies ahead for LAHM with the recent digitization of its archives, the opening of the new Armstrong Center in 2020, and a programmatic vision, ‘Armstrong NOW!,’ to celebrate Louis Arm-

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Kenyon Adams, right, resigned in July after barely five months as director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which is in the former residence of the jazz legend, left. A new director is FILE PHOTOS expected this coming spring. strong’s legacy with new and diverse audiences,” said Jeffrey Rosenstock, acting director and Queens College’s assistant vice president of external affairs and government relations. Adams had come to the museum from Grace Farms, a nonprofit arts center in Connecticut where he was founding director for its Art Initiative program. The college did not address questions about Adams’ departure left in a voicemail. An article in The Wall Street Journal in July said Adams had sought to include

more contemporary poets, artists and others to create works inspired by Armstrong in a broader context, and resigned due to “intractable opposition” to his Armstrong NOW! vision. The Journal reported that employees and some board members felt Adams’ focus was too far afield from the museum’s primary mission to preserve and display Armstrong’s legacy. It also said employees faulted him for “inattention” to administraQ tive duties.

Your LIC plan continued from page 28 the developers’ feet to the fire in response to a Chronicle request. “This past year, a people-driven process created what we called the Community RFP, which demanded that NYC only consider bids from developers which would at minimum address the most pressing community needs on these parcels,” O’Leary said, using shorthand for a request for proposals. “Nearly 100 residents and over half-adozen community based organizations used Ranked Choice Voting to determine how this area should be developed. Among the top requests by residents were a comprehensive, integrated plan of the four sites, flood resiliency measures, public schools, a continuous waterfront and guaranteed retail and job creation without the carrot-and-stick of luxury housing that many developers try to attach and disguise as affordable whenever neighborhoods demand these basic needs from the city. “The Plaxall group has attended our Civic Association’s open meetings, and they have listened to what our community wants. Their combining their property does facilitate an integrated comprehensive plan. Now we will see if the other members of this development group will listen and accept a community led plan based on the neighborhood needs. If not they can expect community resistance.” Q

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Despite his tremendously successful career as a writer, Charles Dickens, considered by many to be the greatest English novelist of all time, may never have imagined that a century and a half after his death his works would still be making glad the hearts of readers the world over. He might be even more surprised that so many of his stories have been adapted into motion pictures and as staged presentations, including “A Christmas Carol,” being performed through Dec. 22 by Titan Theatre Co. at Queens Theatre. It is said that Dickens himself laughed and cried over this particular story as he did over no others, and based on Titan’s rendering, it’s

clear to see why. This 90-minute adaptation by Emily Trask and Lenny Banovez is alternately laugh-out-loud funny and heartwarming. It is also simultaneously nostalgic and oh, so relevant. The production, which opened last Friday night to a packed house, marks the sixth annual go-round of this tale of redemption by this invaluable troupe. The stor y is, of course, quite well-known. It follows the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge, that irascible miser to end all misers, as he receives Christmastime visits from three ghosts, representing the pa st, the present and the future, who help him to see the world in a whole new light.

Despite the familiarity, Banovez, who also directed, manages to provide enough surprises to keep things fresh. And this year, thanks to multiple cast changes, and brand-new sets and lights, the show takes on a whole different look. Returning to the central role is Michael Selkirk, an actor of tremendous resources, who fully embodies his character from the moment he appears. It’s a difficult role, one that could seem unbelievable, as Scrooge’s change in outlook happens in the blink of an eye. But in Selkirk’s capable hands, it’s perfectly natural. And, as has happened in the past, Selkirk’s utterance of a certain two-word holiday phrase near the end of the play all but brings the house down in laughter. continued on page 37

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p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“The Black Box: Man’s Playground,” an intimate presentation of a mixed-media work in progress by Cyrah Ward, celebrating the beauty of the black female form and dissecting stereotypes. Fri., Dec. 13, 7-8 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free. Info: (718) 658-7400, bit.ly/2DGEnyU.

“Chinese Portrait,” the 2018 personal snapshot of contemporary China’s diversity, showcasing tableaus of people and environments. Fri., Dec. 13-Sun., Dec. 22, various dates and times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $20; $15 seniors, students; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Marbles in the Valley,” with abstract prints and otherwordly photos portraying nostalgic landscapes reminiscent of the native countries of Queens’ diverse communities, by Corona native Nancy Paredes. Through Sun., Dec. 22, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

“I Trusted You: Andy Kaufman on the Edge of Performance,” with famous and rarely seen clips of the entertainer’s comedy, live performances of pieces he conceived and members of his immediate family speaking about his work. Sat., Dec. 14, 5-9 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 7776888, movingimage.us.

“Time to Leave,” with works by Queens artist and poet Aileen Bassis on people forced to emigrate from their homelands, in Myanmar, the Middle East, Central America and elsewhere. Through Fri., Dec. 13, Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org. “Sculpture & Textiles by Linda Rettich,” with sculptural scenes made of tiny beads, figures, textiles, culinary delights and more. Through Sun., Dec. 22, Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $2 suggested. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. “GingerBread Lane 2019,” the new edition of the world’s largest gingerbread village, with every single element edible, created by Queens chef Jon Lovitch; with make-your-own workshops on select days. Through Sun., Jan. 12, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $20; $15 seniors, kids, students with ID (workshops extra). Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. Artist Co-op 2019, with paintings, sculptures, mixed media works and more by 12 emerging and midcareer Queens and NYC artists. Through Sat., Jan. 25, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org.

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MUSIC Queens College Choral Society Winter Concert, the 79th annual, with Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” the popular cantata celebrating the joys, sorrows and passions of life, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection of the same name. Sat., Dec. 14, 8 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $20; $5 QC students. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter. org, qcchoralsociety.org. IMAGE COURTESY QCCS Anna Webber Septet, with the avant-garde flutist, saxophonist and composer and her band blending avant-garde jazz and new classical music, part of

The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa comes from Ukraine to perform the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” at Colden Auditorium this Sunday. See Kids/Families. PHOTO BY DOMINICK TOTINO Thursday Night Jazz series. Thu., Dec. 12, 8-9 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. $10. Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. Winter Celebrations: An Evening of Classical Chamber Music, with popular music from the 18th and 19th centuries by Dongsok Shin on fortepiano and Leah Gale Nelson on violin; preceded by reception. Fri., Dec. 13, 6:30-8 p.m. (music starts 7 p.m.), King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $15; $10 students, seniors. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org. Sacred Music Society Christmas Concert, with the society joining with the Oratorio Society of Queens to perform highlights from Handel’s “Messiah” and play other beloved holiday songs in a singalong with the audience. Sun., Dec. 15, 4 p.m., Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, 110-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. $35; $10 kids under 13 with adult. Info: (718) 268-6251, ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org.

THEATRE “The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus,” the c. 1590 tragedy by Christopher Marlowe about a brilliant scholar who makes a deal with the devil, leading to his eternal damnation. Thu.-Sun., Dec. 12-15, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 14, 3 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $22; $25 at door. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com. “Añoranza de Colombia” (“Nostalgia for Colombia”), a musical love story about dancers of modern ballet and Colombian folklore, with 5 musicians and 15 dancers. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 13-14, 8 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 15, 4 p.m., Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40-$45; $37-$42 seniors, students. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

DANCE Take Root, with Elisabetta Minutoli and Beau Dobson & Dancers. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 13-14, 8 p.m. $17; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green. Sun., Dec. 15, 7 p.m. $15. Both part of monthly series at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org. “Navidad — A Mexican-American Christmas,” a performance blending mariachi with Tchaikovsky and folk dance with ballet, telling the tale of a young NYC resident with Mexican parents. Sat., Dec. 14, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 15, 1 and 5 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$30. Info: (718) 7600064, queenstheatre.org. COURTESY PHOTO

“Apollo 11: First Steps Edition,” an exclusive version of the 2019 documentary about the mission that landed men on the moon for the first time 50 years ago, with never-before-seen footage. Daily through Tue., Jan. 21, 3 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $6; $5 kids, students, seniors, plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

KIDS/FAMILIES “The Nutcracker,” Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet about a little girl’s journey through a fantasy world of fairies, princes, toy soldiers and an army of mice, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story, by the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa. Sun., Dec. 15, 3 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $23-$37. Info: (718) 7930923, kupferbergcenter.org.

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COMEDY National Lampoon’s LIC Comedy, with multiple comedians performing. Fri., Dec. 13, 10-11:30 p.m., The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. $15. Info: (347) 848-0030, nationallampoon.com, licartists.org.

Douglaston Winter Festival, with ice skating, snow slide, face-painting, music, crafts, food, games and more. Sat., Dec. 14, 12-4 p.m., Douglaston Station Plaza, 235 St. at 41 Ave. Free: Info: dlnhs.org.

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Jackson Heights Winter Caroling Sing & Stroll, with songs of many faiths, languages and cultures; small, acoustic, portable instruments welcome. Sat., Dec. 14, 7-10 p.m., meeting in front of Cassidy’s Ale House, 31 Ave. and 75 St. Free. Info: bit.ly/2qJ6jzx.

“Downtown 81,” the real-life look at a hip subculture in post-punk Manhattan filmed in 1980-81 but only released in 2000. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 14-15, 2

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An Elizabethan tragedy about a man who makes a pact with the devil. Not your typical holiday fare, but to the intrepid folks over at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, who always seem to think out of the box, it makes perfectly good sense. So, they’ve just opened Christopher Marlowe’s “The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus,” which runs through Dec. 22. “We might prefer to do it at Halloween,” admitted the show’s Executive Producer Richard Mazda, but he is obviously proud of the production, which he called “a credit to

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The Secret Theatre.” He finds it “a really fascinating play,” one he had directed about 10 years ago when the theater was in its infancy. Mazda added that the current rendering, directed by Justin Baldridge, is “nothing like the version I did.” According to Mazda, Baldridge has taken a “chorus/ensemble” approach to the piece, with actors playing multiple roles. Quick changes are made easily thanks to what Mazda calls the “clever costume design” of Devon James. “I did it in a more traditional way. Justin’s produc tion is really fascinating,” he concluded. Written sometime between 1589 and 1592, the play focuses on the title character, a respected scholar and scientist who, dissatisfied with his position, decides to take up magic with the help of some dark supernatural forces, leading to life-altering consequences. Two different versions of the play are known to exist; the current rendering combines parts of both. “It is so hard to find a solid throughline,” said Conner Keef, who plays the central figure. “This is notorious for being a

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Connor Reef as the title character in “The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus,” flanked by Benjamin Beruh and Juan Pablo Mendive. PHOTO BY REIKO YANAGI problem play. There is no complete script anywhere. We have made a valiant effort to make it a cohesive story, which is rare for ‘Faustus.’” To that, he adds, “We’ve done a pretty good job of filling in the blanks,” adapting the tale “to fit our company and our time.” Mazda takes particular note of the lan-

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It still amazes Jon Lovitch that his first gingerbread creation consisted of 12 homes that could fit in 4 square feet and now he creates a display of 2,300 of them at the Hall of Science. He notes how he went from a Missouri town with 2,000 people with one gas station and one stoplight to New York City. “It’s a very similar concept. GingerBread Lane is much like its creator,” Lovitch told the Chronicle. “I went from small to huge.” He said seeing the work is “awe-inspiring” but he’s his own worst critic. “All these people were like, ‘Oh, this is beautiful.’ ‘This is amazing.’ ‘You’re so tal-

‘GingerBread Lane’ When: Through Sun., Jan. 12 Where: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona Entry: Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, students, kids 2-17. (718) 699-0005, nysci.org

ented.’ And all I see is a house where a tree fell off, broken candy canes. I never got the partridge in the pear tree done for the festival,” Lovitch said. The display at the NYSCI runs through Jan. 12. On that day, from 2 to 5 p.m., gingerbread houses will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis until every piece is gone. Lovitch remembers people taking photos of his work with disposable cameras early in his career, motivating him to create more. “Now you can edit it on your phone and add moustaches and stars and reindeer noses and every other damn thing,” he said. Lovitch prides himself on his work. “I get a chance to create an atmosphere that takes them away from whatever’s going on ... for a few minutes I get the opportunity to create a feeling or an emotion for people that completely takes them away from what’s going on in the world,” he said. He flew with his wife to Norway to view a gingerbread village there and bury the hatchet after a war of words over who had the world’s biggest one. “Their’s is just stunningly beautiful. If there’s anybody that would break my

The Hall of Science is home to GingerBread Lane, an edible village from the mind of Jon Lovitch, on display through Jan. 12. PHOTO BY BEN HIDER / NY HALL OF SCIENCE; FILE PHOTO, INSET record, if they ever could get it together and do it, I’d be all for it,” he said. Lovitch added, “I definitely still have the record over them.” He remembered an attempt from India to break the record. “I was really pissed off because it was just so ugly looking. It was

just slapped together. It was terrible,” Lovitch said, adding that it “looked like hell.” Lovitch said he knows someone will break his record eventually and that he has some advice for anyone interested. “Know what you’re getting yourself into Q and make it beautiful. Make it art.”

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He is surrounded by a large group of game players, many of whom appear in multiple roles. As Jacob Marley, the long-departed former business partner of Scrooge, Kevin Stanfa is otherworldly, and appropriately weary, being doomed to eternally wander the Earth weighed down by heavy chains. He later appears to create a younger version of the character. All in white, and lit up like a Christmas tree, Chrissy Taylor is memorable as the Ghost of Christmas Past, though she makes less of an impression when she returns as the Ghost of Christmas Future, lacking the menacing aura the role demands.

‘A Christmas Carol’ When: Fri., Dec. 13-Sun., Dec. 22, various dates and times Where: Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Tickets: $25. (718) 715-5369, titantheatrecompany.com

Brad Makarowski makes for a delightful Mr. Fezziwig, for whom Scrooge apprenticed in his younger days. Even more spirited is Mrs. Fezziwig, brought to scene-stealing life by Gracie Lee Brown, who also does well as the Ghost of Christmas Present. Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s long-suffering clerk, earns pity thanks to the sensitive portrayal by Andrew Garrett. Two lovely scenes are shared by young Scrooge (Austin Doughty) and the love of his life, Belle (Julia Klinestiver). Quick mention must be made of the youngest member of the company, 7-year-old Rafael Milan Vasicek, who need only utter a few words as

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Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Selkirk) has his epiphany, above, while at left, his younger self (Austin Doughty) gets close with his soon-to-be-lost love, Belle (Julia Klinestiver). PHOTOS COURTESY TITAN THEATRE CO. On the cover: Bob Cratchit (Andrew Garrett) at work. Tiny Tim to touch the audience’s collective hearts. The new sets (designed by Stephen Hudson-Mairet) are choreographed to slide on, off and around with ease, while the ornate period costumes (Lorraine Smyth) are an

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SPECIAL EVENTS Global Arts for Global Kids, a benefit showcase and concert featuring Flushing Town Hall’s teaching artists, with singing, dancing, theater, art and more. Sat., Dec. 14, 2 p.m., FTH, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $14; $8 kids; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Hello Panda Festival, a cultural extravaganza with more than 120 lantern exhibits, 60 food vendors, live performances, art, crafts, games, heated tents and more. Daily through Sun., Jan. 26, 5-10 p.m., Citi Field parking lot, 41 Seaver Way (formerly 123-01 Roosevelt Ave.), Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25-$28; $22-$25 kids, seniors, military; free kids under 4; $80-$90 family; $90 season pass. Info: (718) 886-8158, hellopandafest.com.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Syrups & Salves, with participants learning how to make herbal remedies to support wellness during the winter. Sat., Dec. 14, 2-4 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $30. Info/registration (required): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Handmade Cards & Cocoa for the Holidays, with participants rediscovering designing with paper, focusing on print-making and stamping to make cards and gift tags for people. Sun., Dec. 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 14919 38 Ave., Flushing. $5; $12 family; free kids under 3. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. Wreathmaking, with all materials provided, along with music, cider and cookies, but attendees bringing their own garden shears. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 14-15, Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. $25. Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org.

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

LECTURES/TALKS The History of Breezy Point: 1900 to Today, with leaders of the Breezy Point Historical Society, formed after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area, on how items from the past that survived are being preserved. Sat., Dec. 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Queens Historical Society, Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 students. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. Book Talk: “The City Game: Triumph, Scandal and a Legendary Basketball Team,” with author Matthew Goodman discussing the 194950 double-championship City College Beavers and their point-shaving scandal. Thu., Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Temple Israel of Lawrence, 140 Central Ave., Law-

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:3011:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

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., 6:30-8 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., 12:151:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (347) 433-5876 (OA of Greater New York; leave message), (718) 459-5140 (library).

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‘Doctor Faustus’ continued from page 35 before his 30th birthday, believed by some to have been killed in a quarrel with a man over the settlement of a tavern bill, “would have gone on to equal Shakespeare in terms of his writing.” Just for the record, Mazda is of the belief that Marlowe was actually murdered. The play went into rehearsal Nov. 1, said Keef, 22, who arrived in New York from a small town in his native Kentucky in August. Featured primarily in musicals during his high school years, he began performing in straight plays in college, where “I became more aware of classical literature and how much I enjoyed it,” he said. Of Faustus, he admits, “It’s a massive role to take on. I approach it with such energy

Preston Fox as Mephistopheles and Connor Reef as Doctor Faustus. PHOTO BY REIKO YANAGI

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and need to seek out my joy actively. I need to have fun.” Joy and fun as a man who opts to remain loyal to the devil rather than seeking redemption? While the play ends darkly, he points out that early on, “Faustus is enjoying the pleasures of life.” But, he adds, “You have to get the idea from the beginning that Faustus doesn’t care about impending doom. The pleasures of the world trump the ideas of hell.” And in the midst of their seasonal shopping, theatergoers, he said, seem to be responding, “with energy shared between Q the audience and the actors.”

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C M SQ page 44 Y K SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 709804/2019 Date Filed: 12/4/2019 Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstGeraldine Bennett a/k/a Geraldine A. Bennett, if she be living or if she be dead, her spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau; State of New York; and “JOHN DOE”, said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 211-24 93rd Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11428 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robert J. McDonald, a Justice of the Supreme Court, entered Dec. 3, 2019 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $300,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Queens County Office of the City Register on April 23, 2008, in CRFN 2008000163506 covering premises known as 211-24 93rd Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11428 a/k/a Block 10554, Lot 70. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above, Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: November 4, 2019, Frank M. Cassara, Esq., Senior Associate Attorney, SHAPIRO, DICARO & BARAK, LLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14624, (585) 247-9000 Fax: (585) 247-7380 our File No. 19-080591 #98104

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO.: 706281/2019, DATE FILED: 4/9/2019, SUMMONS, NYCTL 2018-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR NYCTL 2018-A TRUST, Plaintiffs, -against- RODRIGO ACOSTA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; “JOHN DOE # 1” through "JOHN DOE # 100", the last 100 names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being the owners, tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, and if any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, be dead, their respective heirs-atlaw, next of kin, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest In and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiffs, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs' attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Darrell L. Gavrin, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated Nov. 19, 2019 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a Tax Lien as evidenced by a certain Tax Lien Certificate bearing number 4A, which was duly recorded as CRFN 2018000284203 in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on August 23, 2018 and that there is now due and owing to the plaintiffs the original amount of the Tax Lien, to wit: $4,976.53, along with interest, surcharges, penalties, additions, expenses, attorney’s fees, and the costs and disbursements of this action, less any payments made on account to premises k/a Block 8870, Lot 46. Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: April 9, 2019, LEVY & LEVY, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021, (516) 487-6655, BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ., File No. 1000859 #98052

KRISTINA LUCIA TEDDY BEARS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/30/2019. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3515 80 Street, Unit 41, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of SCOOP NYC, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/22/19. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 58-82 57th Dr., Maspeth, NY 11378. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

PROJECT QUEENS LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/18/19. Office location Queens Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/16/19 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Simon Gerson 39-01 Main St. RM 503 Flushing, NY 11354. DE address of LLC: 3411 Silverside Rd Ste 104 Wilmington, DE 19810. Arts. Of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, PO Box 898 Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of TEAM FRESH NYC LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/27/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: TEAM FRESH NYC LLC, 8911 153RD ST., APT 2G, JAMAICA, NY 11432. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

C M SQ page 45 Y K THE CROSSING AT JAMAICA STATION 667 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED UNITS AT 148-10 ARCHER AVENUE & 147-40 ARCHER AVENUE, JAMAICA, QUEENS Amenities: controlled entry access system, 24/7 on-site maintenance, fitness rooms, bicycle storage, outdoor terraces, children’s rooms, resident lounges, laundry rooms, on-site management office (located at 148-10 Archer Ave) Transit: E/F/J/Z, LIRR, AirTrain, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q42, Q43, Q44-SBS, Q54, Q56, Q60, Q65, Q83, Q84 No application fee • No broker’s fee • Smoke-free building More information: www.liveatJSQueens.com & NYHousingSearch.gov These buildings are being constructed through the ELLA program and the Mix-Middle program of the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC),the Inclusionary Housing Program of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and Tax Code Units through NYS Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). Individuals or households who meet the income and x A percentage of units is set aside for applicants with disabilities: household size requirements listed in the table below o Mobility (5%) may apply. Qualified applicants will be required to o Vision/Hearing (2%). meet additional selection criteria. Applicants who live x Preference for a percentage of units goes to: in New York City receive a general preference for o Residents of Queens Community Board 12 (50%) apartments. o Municipal employees (5%)

Who Should Apply?

AVAILABLE UNITS AND INCOME REQUIREMENTS

3 Bed

2 Bedroom

$828

$949

3 Bedroom

$2,142

$2,582

Monthly Units Rent1 Available

145% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)

$2,026

$2,542

$3,063

$3,530

$25,372 - $38,440 $30,446 - $34,160 $30,446 - $38,440 $30,446 - $42,680 $30,446 - $46,120 $35,178 - $38,440 $35,178 - $42,680 $35,178 - $46,120 $35,178 - $49,520 $35,178 - $52,960 Household Size2

$1,081

$1,309

$1,504

1 Person

$36,480 - $44,820

2 People

$36,480 - $51,240

1 Person

$39,086 - $44,820

2 People

$39,086 - $51,240

3 People 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 6 People 7 People

$39,086 - $57,660 $46,938 - $51,240 $46,938 - $57,660 $46,938 - $64,020 $46,938 - $69,180 $54,206 - $57,660 $54,206 - $64,020 $54,206 - $69,180 $54,206 - $74,280 $54,206 - $79,440

Annual Household Income3

Monthly Rent1

Minimum – Maximum

1 Person

$60,412 - $93,375

2 People

$60,412- $106,750

1 Person

$75,463 - $93,375

2 People

$75,463 - $106,750

3 People

$75,463 - $120,125

2 People

$90,583 - $106,750

3 People

$90,583 - $120,125

4 People

$90,583 - $133,375

5 People

$90,583 - $144,125

3 People

$104,640 - $120,125

4 People

$104,640 - $133,375

5 People

$104,640 - $144,125

6 People

$104,640 - $154,750

7 People

$104,640 – $165,500

Units Monthly Avail Rent1 -able

Minimum – Maximum

$1,481

$1,789

$2,059

$2,442

Household Size2

Annual Household Income Minimum – Maximum

Monthly Rent1

1 Person 2 People

$71,418 - $108,315 $71,418 - $123,830

$2,587

1 Person

$89,178 - $108,315

2 People

$89,178 - $123,830

3 People

$89,178 - $139,345

2 People

$107,075 - $123,830

3 People

$107,075 - $139,345

4 People

$107,075 - $154,715

5 People

$107,075 - $167,185

3 People

$123,669 - $139,345

4 People

$123,669 - $154,715

5 People

$123,669 - $167,185

6 People 7 People

Minimum – Maximum

1 Person $49,269 - $59,760 2 People $49,269 - $68,320 2 People $52,800 - $68,320 3 People 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 6 People 7 People

Units Household Available Size2 15

$2,943

Annual Household Income3

1 Person $52,800 - $59,760

$1,946

$3,391

$1,380

House -hold Size2

$52,800 - $76,880 $63,395 - $68,320 $63,395 - $76,880 $63,395 - $85,360 $63,395 - $92,240 $73,235 - $76,880 $73,235 - $85,360 $73,235 - $92,240 $73,235 - $99,040 $73,235 - $105,920

Annual Household Income3 Minimum – Maximum

1 Person

$68,675 - $97,110

2 People

$68,675 - $111,020

1 Person

$85,749 - $97,110

2 People

$85,749 - $111,020

3 People

$85,749 - $124,930

2 People

$102,960 - $111,020

3 People

$102,960 - $124,930

4 People

$102,960 - $138,710

5 People

$102,960 - $149,890

3 People

$118,903 - $124,930

4 People

$118,903 - $138,710

5 People

$118,903 - $149,890

6 People

$118,903 - $160,940

7 People

$118,903 - $172,120

Units Household Available Size2

Annual Household Income3 Minimum – Maximum

1 Person 2 People

$90,652 - $123,255 $90,652 - $140,910

1 Person

$113,212 - $123,255

2 People

$113,212 - $140,910

3 People

$113,212 - $158,565

2 People

$135,909 - $140,910

3 People

$135,909 - $158,565

4 People

$135,909 - $176,055

5 People

$135,909 - $190,245

3 People

$156,960 - $158,565

4 People

$156,960 - $176,055

5 People

$156,960 - $190,245

$123,669 - $179,510

6 People

$156,960 - $204,270

$123,669 - $191,980

7 People

$156,960 - $218,460

$3,243

$3,904

$4,501

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Tenant pays electricity; rent includes gas for cooking, heat, and hot water. 2 Household size includes everyone who will live with you, including parents and children. Subject to occupancy criteria. 3 Household earnings includes salary, hourly wages, tips, Social Security, child support, and other income. Income guidelines subject to change. 4 Minimum income listed may not apply to applicants with Section 8 or other qualifying rental subsidies. Asset limits also apply.

Apply online or through mail. To apply online, please go to nyc.gov/housingconnect. To request an application by mail, send a self-addressed envelope to: The Crossing at Jamaica Station, Attn: Application Request, 909 Third Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022. Only send one application per development. Do not submit duplicate applications. Do not apply online and also send in a paper application. Applicants who submit more than one application may be disqualiﬁed.

When is the Deadline? Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no later than February 6th, 2020. Late applications will not be considered.

What Happens After You Submit an Application? After the deadline, applications are selected for review through a lottery process. If yours is selected and you appear to qualify, you will be invited to an interview to continue the process of determining your eligibility. Interviews are usually scheduled from 2 to 10 months after the application deadline. You will be asked to bring documents that verify your household size, identity of members of your household, and your household income. Español

Presente una solicitud en línea en nyc.gov/housingconnect. Para recibir una traducción de español de este anuncio y la solicitud impresa, envíe un sobre con la dirección a: The Crossing at Jamaica Station, Attn: Application Request, 909 Third Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022. En el reverso del sobre, escriba en inglés la palabra “SPANISH.” Las solicitudes se deben enviar en línea o con sello postal antes de 6 de febrero de 2020.

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Чтобы подать заявление через интернет, зайдите на сайт: nyc.gov/housingconnect. Для получения данного объявления и заявления на русском языке отправьте конверт с обратным адресом по адресу The Crossing at Jamaica Station, Attn: Application Request, 909 Third Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022. На задней стороне конверта напишите слово “RUSSIAN” на английском языке. Заявки должны быть поданы онлайн или отправлены по почте (согласно дате на почтовом штемпеле) не позднее 6 февраля 2020 г.

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Kreyòl Ayisyien Aplike sou entènèt sou sitwèb nyc.gov/housingconnect. Pou resevwa yon tradiksyon anons sa a nan lang Kreyòl Ayisyen ak aplikasyon an sou papye, voye anvlòp ki gen adrès pou retounen li nan: The Crossing at Jamaica Station, Attn: Application Request, 909 Third Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022. Nan dèyè anvlòp la, ekri mo “HATIAN CREOLE” an Anglè. Ou dwe remèt aplikasyon yo sou entènèt oswa ou dwe tenbre yo anvan dat 6 fevriye, 2020.

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2 Bedroom

3 People 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 6 People 7 People

$1,705

$2,975

Unit Size

1 Bedroom

2 People $25,372 - $34,160

Monthly Units Rent1 Available

3 Bedroom

Studio

$1,007

Annual Household Income3

80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)

$681

125% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)

1 Bedroom

2 People $23,658 - $34,160 1 Person $25,372 - $29,880

Unit Size

Studio

1 Person $23,658 - $29,880

House -hold Size2

130% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)

2 Bed

$633

Units Monthly Avail Rent1 -able

Minimum – Maximum

165% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)

1 Bed

40% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)

Studio

Annual Household Income3

60% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)

Units House Monthly Avail -hold Rent1 -able Size2

Unit Size

How Do You Apply?

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Mixed Income Housing for Rent

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BEAT

I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

SPORTS

Taking a look at the Cuomo family homestead

Goodbye Fred, hello Steve? by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

It was very surprising when the Mets issued a press release last week stating the team’s owners, the Wilpon family, were negotiating with hedge fund entrepreneur Steven Cohen to sell their majority interest in the franchise. Fred Wilpon has had an equity stake in the Mets for nearly 40 years, since he and Nelson Doubleday purchased the team from its original owners, the Payson family, for $20 million, which seemed like a lot of money for a sports franchise. That was before the cable TV explosion, which would be followed by the advent of satellite radio and streaming services. The scuttlebutt surrounding the sale seemed to be that Wilpon, 83, didn’t want to do it but was facing familial squabbles about the future of the team and who would be heading it. Fred’s oldest son, Jeff, has been the Mets chief operating officer for years and would seem the obvious choice to be the next CEO. Apparently there was opposition from Fred’s brother-in-law, team President Saul Katz, and from Jeff’s siblings: sister Robin and younger brother Bruce. This is an age-old story that is currently the plotline of HBO’s popular drama “Succession.” Mets fans, through the encouragement of the media, were told to be delirious over this change. To borrow the title from another HBO

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Andrea “known as Andrew” Cuomo was born in Provincia Di Salerno Campania, Italy on Nov. 3, 1901 and came to America on Nov. 6, 1911 on the ship Principe Di Piemonte. U.S. Census reports reveal he had only a sixth-grade education and went into the retail grocery business in South Jamaica. He married Immaculata Giordano, and they had three children, Frank in 1927, Maria in 1928 and Mario in 1932. Hard, long hours and saving their money paid off. In 1949 they purchased a large 38-by-134-foot home at 188-17 Rio Drive in Hollis. Their youngest child, Mario, wanted to play baseball and looked forward to a career that began with a Pittsburgh Pirates farm team. But an injury put him in the hospital for six days, and had him make a serious career change when he got out. He graduated St. John’s University in 1952. Mario met a Brooklyn girl, Matilda Raffa, and got married in 1954. They moved into an apartment at 86-06 208 St.

The Cuomo family house at 188-17 Rio Drive, in Hollis, as it appeared in the 1940s. in Queens Village. He was now focused on a law career. The marriage produced five children — Andrew, Marie, Margaret, Madeline and Christopher. They lived in the Rio Drive home while they had their own home built in the 1960s at 196-07 Pompeii Ave. Mario got into politics and was elected the 52nd governor of New York State serving from 1983 to 1994. The Rio Drive Cuomo house still looks today as it did when Mario lived there. Q

show, they should curb their enthusiasm. The release used the phrase “in negotiations” meaning nothing is done and talks can break down at any time. Even if all goes as planned, the Wilpons will have a controlling interest in the team for five years. Cohen, 63, grew up a huge Mets fan just across the northeast Queens border in Great Neck, LI. He made his fortune running a hedge fund and is allegedly the inspiration for Damian Lewis’ Bobby Axelrod character on Showtime’s “Billions.” Cohen, like most hedge fund honchos, has been in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC suspended him in 2016 from taking in new money for two years over his failing to manage an employee who indulged in illegal insider trading. Cohen paid a $1.8 billion fine and has not gotten into trouble since then. A lot of tabloid headlines made nasty fun of the Wilpons as the story on the sale broke. Fred Wilpon is a very decent man whose biggest mistake, sadly like many others’, was getting involved with rogue financier Bernard Madoff. Yes, that limited the ability to spend on free agents but that doesn’t mean he should be humiliated after years of running a team that has given millions a needed diversion. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

CENTURY 21 AMIABLE II 82-17 153 RD Ave., Suite 202, Howard Beach, NY 11414

718-835-4700 69-39 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385

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296 Leonard St., Williamsburg, NY $2,699,000 Mixed-Use 2 Family + Commercial

117 N. 4th St., Williamsburg, NY $2,999,000 8 Family / 4 Vacancies

15 St Johns Rd., Ridgewood, NY $1,200,000 Gut Renovated Brick 2 Family

• Lindenwood • Renovated 1 bedroom Co-op in the Barclay.

68-28 65th Street, Glendale, NY $1,169,000 Fully Detached 2 Fam. w/ Garage

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73 Menahan St., Bushwick, NY $1,225,000 2 Family Brick w/Parking

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Updated One Bedroom Condominium with Terrace in Howard Beach. Monthly common charges are only $330 a month and that includes your heat, hot water, and cooking gas. Low taxes estimated $2350 annually. Close proximity to shopping center; express bus to Manhattan; LA Fitness; Gateway Mall; express way and Resorts World. Pet Friendly Building!

• Lindenwood • Large Updated L-Shaped Two Bedroom, Two Bath Cooperative With Terrace; In Prime Lindenwood Section. Laundry room on every floor. Intercom & buzzer vestibule entrance, park benches thru-out grounds. Low flip tax only $5.00 a share /355 shares. Monthly maintenance is $1129.33 plus $14.00 for security; total: 1143.33. Includes heat, hot water, cooking gas, security, and real estate taxes. Ideally located near shopping center, public transportation, express bus to Midtown, airport and highways. ©2019 M1P • CAMI-076986

• Lindenwood • Why Rent When You Can Own Your Own Cooperative In Prime Lindenwood Section. Studio apartment needs TLC, selling “As Is”, monthly maint: $475.27 includes heat, hot water, cooking gas, security, and RE taxes. Intercom and buzzer vestibule entrance, park benches thru-out grounds. Low flip tax only $5/share, 145 shares. Ideally located near shopping center!

• Howard Beach • • Broad Channel • Brand-New House Built In 2018. Raised home with a high foundation and storage room under the house. Hardwood floors thru-out, CAC, sprinklers, large yard and garage. Everything is new - just move right in!

Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to own this residential mixed use property in Howard Beach. The first f loor and lower level are currently occupied by a medical office. The second floor features a 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Close to public transportation and highways.

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

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Cape on 50x90 lot, 4 BRs, 2 full baths. 1st floor, hardwood floors, living room w/fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen, 2 BRs, full bath, access to enclosed sunroom. 2nd floor, 2 BRs, full fin. bsmt., new gas furnace & hot water heater (4 yrs old), large den. Owner Motivated! Reduced $749K

Garden Co-op, freshly painted, updated kitchen and bath, 3 BRs, 1 bath. Hi-hats in living room and master bedroom, new closet doors. Washer dryer combo in apt. Move-in condition. Asking $299K Total down payment required 25%

Mint AAA Hi-Ranch. 3 BRs/2 full bths. 3 zone radiant heat, porcelain tiles in 1st floor, gas Heat Glo fireplace, quartz countertop, top floor all GE Cafe series kitchen, SS appl., granite counter. All new kitchen and bath, 2 separate electric 220 boxes, tankless water heater, sec. cameras, hi-hats throughout, ductless AC, Pella sliding doors, no Sandy damage.

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH

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Beautiful Hi-Ranch. Top floor features 3 BRs, 2 all-new full baths, new mint kitchen with granite countertops, SS appl., custom granite island, tiled kitchen floor, walk-in apt., central air, in-ground pool. Asking $849K

Beautiful 4 Bed Colonial with deck overlooking water. All new. First floor features large living room and dining room, 1/2 bth, mint kitchen with granite countertops, new cherrywood cabinets, S/S appliances and commercial stone oven and broiler. 2nd fl features 3 BRs with beautiful full bth and water views. Top fl has another bedroom with deck overlooking water, yard, pvt driveway and garage. Asking $769K

One-of-a-kind Janet Ann Duplex Condo, 2 BRs, 1 1/2 bths. Renovated, granite, SS appl., washer and dryer, terrace. Reduced $365K

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Co-ops For Sale Hi-Rise - 2 Bed, 2 Baths updated kitchen. Asking $247K Hi-Rise - Mint AAA, 2 Bed, 2 Baths, custom kit., Asking $310K new baths. Garden Co-op - 3 Bed, 1 Bath, freshly painted, Hi-hats, new closet doors, w/dryer in apt, updated kit. Asking $299K

HOWARD BEACH All brick, legal 2 fam, 2 BR, 1 bath over 2 bed, 1 bath. Full finished basement with sep. entrance, 40x100 corner property. Asking $959K

Commercial Space For Rent HOWARD BEACH Cross Bay Blvd, commercial space for rent, 2nd fl, 850 sq. ft., all new tiled office w/bath, $2,750/mo., plus electric.

HOWARD BEACH Cross Bay Blvd, 2nd fl., approx 350 sq. ft., $1,500/mo., plus heat & electric. Bothgood for attorney/mortgage company/accountant/ trucking company, etc. Connexion | RE, 718-845-1136

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Beautiful Townhouse, 2 terraces, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, 2 half baths. Kitchen with SS appl., granite counters and table. Deck, AG pool, tiled floors, all renovated, 2 car driveway, garage, view of water from front balcony.

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Legal 2 fams, 4 BRs, 4 baths. Large brick on 25x100 lot. 5 over 5, full bsmt. with sep. ent. 9' ceilings. Driveway and det. garage, needs TLC. Asking $1,228,000

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