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Curbside pickups of ‘e-waste’ banned Residents throwing their old TVs out with the trash face summons by Matthew Ern Chronicle Contributor

eginning Jan. 1 the Department of Sanitation will no longer collect old electronics left at the curbside. That includes computers, televisions, DVD players, keyboards, MP3 players, video game consoles and a variety of other devices. The change stems from a state law that will make it illegal to throw out such electronics in the regular trash. The goal of the 2010 Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act is to encourage the proper disposal of potentially harmful electronic waste. Residents who leave such items at their curbs may receive a summons and most will have to bring them to designated drop-off sites. “This new law will keep electronics, and their potentially harmful components, out of our waste stream,” Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said in a prepared statement. “I think people want to recycle, but we have to make it easy for them,” said state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside). “This law is a step in the right direction.” Avella is the vice chairman of the Environmental Conservation Committee. His sentiments were echoed by members of the City Council as well. “Electronics waste can be dangerous, hazardous, even toxic. I applaud our state legislature for passing this rigorous standard that

mandates the city to provide more environmentally friendly ways of disposing of these items,” Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), a member of the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, said. While regular Sanitation pickups will no longer take the electronics, the DSNY notes that there are a number of free alternatives. Apartment buildings with 10 or more units can enroll in a special pickup service program and all residents can bring their “e-waste” to designated sites at retailers including Best Buy and Staples or Goodwill and the Salvation Army. Some politicians also hold community e-cycling events. Manufacturers of the devices in question must provide a service for the disposal of any of these products. DSNY has partnered with Electronic Recyclers International in the past to host disposal events annually in each borough. The Environmental Protection Agency has cited electronics as the fastest growing type of solid waste in the U.S. Old cell phones are not part of the change, though their recycling is encouraged. “Clearly we need to do more in terms of recycling,” Avella added. But not all residents are convinced that the new method of waste disposal will be practical. Many expressed concerns that the dropoff points are too few and far between, and that it will be difficult to lug a heavy TV on

Pamphlets were distributed to residents alerting them to the change in regulations for IMAGE COURTESY DSNY e-waste pickups. the subway or a bus to get to one. “We have a great system where Sanitation trucks come right to our homes. What could be easier and more energy efficient than that?” Richard Polgar of Maspeth wondered in a letter to the Chronicle. “The DSNY should make electronic pickups like they do for air conditioners and refrigerators, where you can call to arrange a date to put it out. Otherwise we will wind up with

more things just piled up by trash bins on every street in New York or just dumped into a black bag to avoid detection,” he continued. Bill Herbert of Richmond Hill penned a similar letter, saying it is unfair for apartment complexes to get special pickup services but not smaller buildings. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) have hosted e-cycling events in their communities in the past and look forward to continuing, especially in light of the impending pickup change. “When the [government] puts out a regulation like this, they need to back it up with something else. They need to make it easier — say there’s going to be multiple drop-off points,” Addabbo said, echoing the citizens’ sentiments. Addabbo typically hosts two e-cycling events a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. His office has partnered with Suffolk County-based E. Green Management, which takes computers and wipes their hard drives before recycling the usable materials. The change in pickup policy was set in motion in 2008 when the city passed a law establishing a citywide manufacturer takeback program for e-waste. In 2009 a lawsuit was filed against the law, delaying its implementation. Then in 2010 the state enacted the continued on page 19

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Sandy recovery program seeks to build on 2014 success in Queens by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

In an effort to help families affected by Superstorm Sandy rebuild their homes, the city’s Build it Back program is seeking a new construction manager for Queens. “Since the mayor’s overhaul, this has been a year of significant progress,” Amy Peterson, director of the mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery, which oversees the Build it Back program, said in an email to the Queens Chronicle. “And we expect the onboarding of new construction firms — who will deploy new strategies to target entire neighborhoods — will continue to accelerate the city’s Sandy recovery.” The new construction manager, who will be selected through a bidding competition, will be tasked with working to rebuild homes in communities that were heavily hit by the Oct. 29, 2012 storm, and working on a bundle of homes at once instead of focusing on rebuilding one house at a time. The Build it Back program also wants 20 percent of the construction workers taking part in the renovations of the homes to be residents of Sandy-impacted communities. Peterson said Queens residents enrolled in the program will be allowed to “work directly with these new construction managers as

The city’s Build it Back program is seeking a new construction manager for Queens to increase the number of renovations on Sandy-ravaged homes. Here, Build it Back workers lay the PHOTO COURTESY BUILD IT BACK groundwork for a construction project in Broad Channel. they come on board.” Similar bidding competitions for construction managers are taking place in Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Build it Back program was initiated by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg in June 2013 in an effort to rebuild homes damaged by Sandy, or to give reimbursement checks to those who

made repairs to their houses by themselves. Many residents, however, found it difficult to receive help from the program in its first six months and many elected officials lambasted the program for its slow start, which at the beginning of the year had started zero construction projects and sent out zero reimbursement checks.

As of Tuesday, the program has started construction on 306 houses in Queens and issued more than $14 million in reimbursement checks, according to Build it Back officials. Peterson said the program has been working more closely with area elected officials to identify community needs in recovering from the storm, including placing satellite offices in their district offices. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), one of the politicians to host the program in his district office, believes it was overwhelmed at the start. “I think Build it Back was burdened by so many people who needed assistance,” the senator said. Many of his constituents, Addabbo said, have seen the program progress, but he said there’s still more work to be done. “We’re hopeful that over time we’ll see more progress,” he added. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) was at a town hall hosted by Build it Back in Breezy Point on Monday, and said people were less angry at program officials than at previous meetings. “While there were still some people who were frustrated, the mood was hopeful,” he said of the meeting. “We’re starting to see Q positive progress.”

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School bus depot angers its neighbors Drivers disturbing the peace by idling engines, honking: residents by Anthony O’Reilly

But it hasn’t always been like this, according to the owner of a 95th Avenue deli who did not give his name. He said the buses have only started departing via 95th Ozone Park resident Eduardo Venegas has been waking up at 5:30 a.m. to the sound of idling school buses for Avenue for the past two years, about the same amount of time Venegas has lived on the block. the past two years, and he’s sick of it. The buses enter the depot on “I’m thinking that I might have Atlantic Avenue at about 4:30 p.m. to move out of here,” he said. when they are done dropping chil“They honk, double-park and litdren back at their homes, which ter all around the street.” e’ve been in constant creates a traffic jam for blocks, Venegas’ house neighbors communication with the two men said. Logan Bus Co.’s Ozone Park Both the deli owner and Venedepot, located at 97-14 Atlantic the community board. gas want the buses to start leaving Ave. the depot via Atlantic Avenue in He said the school buses depart We are going to try the morning or for the company to via 95th Avenue, a quiet residento be the best address the noise and littering tial street, in the early morning problems on 95th Avenue. hours and idle their engines in neighbors possible. ’” Venegas said he has brought his front of people’s houses. complaints regarding the depot to The buses often double-park on — Corey Muirhead, representative for the Community Board 9, but has not the narrow road, he added, causowners of Logan Bus Co. reached out to any elected offiing people stuck behind them to cials about the situation yet. honk. He brought his complaint to the board at its Dec. 9 “At 5:30 a.m. all you hear is honking,” Venegas said. When they’re parked curbside, he claims the drivers meeting. Corey Muirhead, a representative for the owners of are behind the wheel either sleeping or eating before they Logan Bus Co., said the company is aware of the situation begin their routes. Venegas said in addition to waking up residents along and is working to correct it. “We’ve been in constant contact with the community 95th Avenue, the drivers are throwing their garbage in board,” he said. “We are going to continue to work to be front of their houses and on the streets. continued on page 27 the best neighbors possible.” “Every day my wife is cleaning up this mess,” he said. Associate Editor

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The sound of idling engines has been ringing through 95th Avenue for the past two years, according to a resident of the block. He claims the drivers are waking up residents and littering its streets.

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Margaret Finnerty to end ‘juggling act’ School District 27 family advocate looks back on education career by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Margaret Finnerty described her job as School District 27’s family advocate as a juggling act. “You have to cover parents’ meetings and attend community education council meetings once a month,” she said. “There’s a lot going on throughout the district.” After more than 10 years in the position, the juggling act will come to an end for Finnerty when she retires at the end of the year. “It’s been a hell of a journey,” she said. “I’ve laughed, I’ve cried. I’ve enjoyed the job.” The Richmond Hill resident has a career in the Department of Education that spans more than 20 years, starting as a paraprofessional at various schools in the district. Soon after beginning her career, she took advantage of education courses offered by Bronx Community College at PS 62 in Richmond Hill. “I said all right let me take one course,” Finnerty said. “I took one course, and then I took another course. Now I took all the courses

they were offering. I said now where do I go?” From there she went to SUNY Old Westbury to enroll in a oneon-one education mentoring program and ear ned an associate degree in education, later earning a bachelor’s degree. Finnerty said she tried to earn one more degree and in the early 2000s applied for a fellowship with the DOE that would allow her to earn her master’s. In 2002, she was rejected for the fellowship program. “I’ll never forget it,” she said. “I was hysterical.” The following year, the family advocate position opened up in District 27. “To me, it was like a gift from God,” she said. “It kind of just fell in place.” But her time in the district began even before her professional career. She attended PS 62 as a child and graduated from John Adams High School. As a family advocate she has been primarily responsible for listening to the concerns parents

have with district schools, a job that requires her to be available to the community all throughout the year. “In September you have open school night and I get flooded if parents don’t like the answers they get,” she said. “In June, report cards come out. And in July, summer school starts.” Fin ner ty over the past few weeks has been awarded citations from elected officials and civic associations across the district, which she said meant more to her “than any big party in Russo’s or Roma View.” “It kind of validates everything I’ve done,” she said of the honors. Finnerty said she is retiring for personal reasons and is looking forward to spending more time with her husband. But she remains a member of Community Board 10 and the president of the South Richmond Hill Civic Association. District 27 covers the communities of Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Broad Q Channel and the Rockaways.

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he rift between the NYPD and many of our elected officials, including Mayor de Blasio, only appears to be growing, and that is not good news for anyone. The situation took a turn for the worse when the mayor made an unwise comment about an incident in which several protesters injured two police lieutenants who had stopped a rioter from throwing a garbage can from the Brooklyn Bridge walkway onto cops who were on the roadway below. De Blasio called it “an incident ... in which a small group of protesters allegedly assaulted some members of the NYPD” — even though it was all caught on video. Both of the lieutenants were injured, one suffering a broken nose. As Michael Palladino, president of the Detectives’ Endowment Association, said, “When cops are the accused, the word ‘alleged’ never enters into the discussion.” Nor was there any legal reason for the mayor to say “alleged” since none of the protesters had been arrested. The man who allegedly was going to throw the heavy garbage can was caught and charged later, however. Officers tracked him down through information found in the backpack he left behind, which they said also contained three hammers and a black ski mask.

Some peaceful protest. And did we mention the suspect is a CUNY professor and alleged “poet”? In response to the lack of support officers get from the mayor, who previously said he has taught his son, Dante, to be careful around them, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association has invited its members to request that de Blasio not attend their funerals in case they are killed on duty. Yes, that furthered the division, but can you blame the union? Police have been subject to a lot of unjust criticism lately, including that they’re racists, despite the vast racial and ethnic diversity of the force. And despite the fact that they continue to bring violent crime to new record lows. When Gov. Cuomo was asked about the funeral request, he declined to criticize the cops and noted, to his credit, that they need protection, respect and consideration too. Unfortunately that’s not what they’re getting from too many city officials, who are pandering to police critics. Take the latest from the City Council, some of whose members, such as Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn, are calling for even more oversight of police operations from the department’s new, court-mandated inspector general. Several are also going to allow people to file complaints against

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the police from their district offices. No doubt they’re unhappy that complaints against the cops are down, because that doesn’t fit their views. Following the PBA’s posting about the funerals, some members issued statements complaining about how divisive it was. Cry us a river. These are the same lawmakers who earlier had claimed the city was suffering from “institutionalized discrimination” and “failed police accountability” after a grand jury declined to indict an officer over the tragic death of Staten Island scofflaw Eric Garner. And the same lawmakers who themselves saw fit to block traffic on Broadway to protest the grand jury’s decision, further legitimizing the disorder that has been allowed to go on. Police already have multiple officials and agencies watching what they do. Some are going to be wearing body cameras now to record their interactions with the public. They don’t need more oversight or exaggerated criticism from elected officials. Only when that stops can we hope to repair this rift, which must be fixed before things get any worse and the public really starts to pay the price. The safest large city in the United States must remain that way, and disorder cannot be allowed to take hold.

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Protecting the ill Dear Editor: Re “NY probes care for mentally ill inmates” by Khorri Atkinson, Nov. 20, multiple editions:

Why weren’t the guards educated enough to know what was happening was inappropriate? They are without a doubt at fault, but the failure is larger than the misuse of solitary confinement. I recently read that largest mental health center in the country is a county jail in Chicago. For such a large number of mentally ill to be in the prison system, let alone the fact they are being inadequately cared for, there must be a gross failure in the mental health system, failure in education and in action. A relative of mine who is a schizophrenic has a diligent intensive case management worker whom she sees every other Monday, a mandatory program she must attend and a loving family. This is not the case for many. What is the prevention, care and rehabilitation for them? If the mental health system knew how to better rehabilitate or treat those who need help, there would be fewer of them in jail. It’s obvious from this case that neglect is an issue within this jail, and probably many others. If pris-

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ons hold such a large number of mentally ill, they need to know and use practices that are not harmful to them. This now brings up the question of whether the mentally ill should even be in prisons. Is it the job of the mental health care system or the prison system to figure it out? The jails are obviously not the best place for them with their current regulations. These questions seem to have been answered, but the solutions aren’t working. This inmate, Bradley Ballard, obviously needed help from harming himself. Who was there to protect him? Whatever the case I’m glad to see some attempt at reform in action and great job to our assemblymen and women for helping ensure that. Niyah Pitters South Ozone Park

‘E-waste’ problems I Dear Editor: The Department of Sanitation as of January will no longer collect electronics such as TVs, computers and printers, etc. People will have to lug their things to a Best Buy or Staples, a Goodwill or Salvation Army thrift store or a community recycling event. This will truly be a hardship on many people and have negative effects such as the dumping of electronic equipment on the sides of roads in the city. How can they expect someone to carry a heavy TV on the buses and subways, or even from their cars or a taxi? This is a waste of our time and energy. We have a great system where Sanitation trucks come right to our homes. What could be easier and more energy efficient than that? It’s the same with the deposit law, where we have to return items to the store for a refund when a truck comes each week to pick up cans and bottles. The DSNY should make electronic pickups as it does for air conditioners and refrigerators, when you call to arrange a date to put it out. Otherwise we will wind up with more things just piled up by trash bins on every street in New York, or just dumped into a black bag to avoid detection, thus defeating the recycling program. Richard Polgar Maspeth Editor’s note: See page 2 for an article on the new regulation.

The GOP vs. the mail Dear Editor: There is a growing concern that the constitutional mandate of the United States Postal Service may go the way of the Pony Express! Not by competitive technology, but by political fiat. The GOP has a master plan to privatize every function big government provides to promote the general welfare. Its goal is to replace it with small government that would promote the welfare of corporate America. Here is proof. Grover Norquist, the GOP field marshal, said, “My goal is to cut government in half in 25 years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” Let’s review how the GOP plans to destroy the USPS. The GOP Congress enacted the Postal and Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, HR 6407. Bush-43 signed the PAEA into law. Note the fancy title of the law. On the surface, it appeared reasonable. However, the devil is in the details. The PAEA required the USPS to make payments of $5.4 to 5.8 billion into the Postal Service retiree health benefits fund each year from 2007 to 2016 to “prefund” 50 years of estimated costs. The USPS was ordered to stop using its savings to reduce postal debt. This prefunding is unique to the USPS, in fact unique to the private sector. What impact will the devil’s law have on the public? 1) Frequent postal rate increases. 2) Elimination of Saturday delivery. 3) Closing rural and poor area post offices. This may create economic hardship on small businesses that rely on a steady f low of commercial mail and will also hurt families. 4) Massive layoffs of postal workers, hurting one of America’s largest unions. This is a priority with Republicans — a weak union means a weak Democratic Party. Simply put, the GOP is out to choke the life out of the USPS. Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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‘E-waste’ problems II Dear Editor: Re New Dept. of Sanitation electronics recycling rules: The person who takes care of the trash for an apartment building of more than 10 units can call up and have a single TV or computer collected from their doorstep. As a homeowner, I will be required to lug a nonfunctioning, 45-pound, 55-inch TV on a bus to a very limited number of drop-off locations. How about the same consideration for homeowners, especially the elderly and those without cars? Bill Herbert Richmond Hill

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DSNY authorized to remove illegal bins New law establishes civil penalties for illegitimate donation containers by Stephen Geffon

$500 for each subsequent offense within 18 months. For bins on private property, the law The city Department of Sanitation is now authorized to immediately seize illegitimate requires that both the owner of the bin and clothing donation bins placed throughout the owner of the property will be responsithe city — a process that previously took ble for maintaining the container in a clean more than a month — after the City Council and neat condition and for reporting the approved new legislation last month and it amount of material collected on a yearly basis to Sanitation. went unaddressed by Councilman Eric Mayor de Blasio. U l r i c h ( R- O z o n e “While we want hese illegal bins are Park) applauded the to encourage New new law. Yorkers to donate an eyesore for the “These illegal bins clothing and other are an eyesore for the materials to those in entire community and ent i re com mu n it y need, we also want scam generous people and scam generous to ensure that orgapeople seek ing to nizations collecting seeking to donate donat e clot hes to these items are doing charity,” he said in so responsibly, and clothes to charity.” an email. “This legthis bill will achieve — Councilman Eric Ulrich islation enables the both of those goals,” city to immediately City Council Speakremove rogue bins er Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) said in a writ- a n d m o r e e f f e c t i v e l y h o l d t h o s e responsible.” ten statement. In fiscal year 2010, the city tagged 91 illeUnder city law, a bill that goes unaddressed by the mayor for a month automati- gal collection bins and confiscated 10, according to Mark-Viverito. cally becomes law. In fiscal year 2014, which ended Jun. 30, According to the new law, a civil penalty of $250 will be issued for the first offense of more than 2,006 bins were tagged and 132 were placing an illegal bin on city property and confiscated, the City Council Speaker said. Chronicle Contributor

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The Department of Sanitation now has the authority to immediately remove illegal clothing bins placed on city and private property, a process that previously took about a month to resolve, PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON thanks to a new city law. Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton, who said the illegal bins are a problem in her area, said in an email, “Not having the 30 day waiting period for removal of illegal bins will be helpful in ridding our sidewalks of them faster.” Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said in a statement, “The administration and

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City educators rank highly, report says Annual professional performance review still needs improvement: King by Anthony O’Reilly

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More than 90 percent of city teachers and principals were rated as effective or highly effective in the state’s Annual Professional Performance Review in the first year that the five boroughs were graded under the assessment system. “For our schools to succeed, we need to hold ourselves accountable for the development of our educators,” city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said in a written statement after the report was released on Tuesday. “At the same time, a well-developed evaluation system — with four, much more nuanced ratings, instead of only two — helps us identify and provide specific support to struggling teachers, as well as identif y t hose who do not belong i n t he classroom.” Of the 62,184 city teachers evaluated, 9.2 percent were rated as “highly effective” while 82.5 percent were labeled as “effective,” according to the state report. Only 7.2 percent of those evaluated were rated as “developing” and 1.2 percent scored an “ineffective” rating. Of 1,568 city principals evaluated under the program, 18.4 scored a “highly effective” rating, 73.5 percent scored an “effective” rating, 6.5 percent were labeled as

This is the f irst year the city was “developing” and 1.6 were “ineffective,” the reviewed under the state’s system, which is report stated. State Education Commissioner John King currently in its second year. The city last year could not come to an said in a written statement that the ratings for the city are more differentiated than in agreement on how its educators would be most school systems, a pattern that he said rated under the APPR system, and as a result was given a state-mandated assessmust change in future years. “I’m concerned that in some districts, ment system by King, who will be leaving there’s a tendency to blanket everyone with his state post to join the U.S. Department of the same rating,” he said in the Tuesday Education at the end of the year. One Queens public report. school teacher, who King also said the wished to remain city’s ratings were he state report said 91.7 anonymous, said the inf luenced by “sigstate’s assesement that nificant investments of city teachers are highly 90 percent of city edui n lea d eva lu at or effective or effective. cators are effective or training and calibrah ig h ly ef fect ive tion, the use of talent “sounds accurate.” coaches to fur ther “It’s hard to say for the entire city, but prepare principals, the development of student learning objective targets by the dis- that’s certainly the case at my school,” they trict, performance-based assessments across said. But, he added, the state needs to add a grades and subjects, the option for teachers to use video when observed, and significant new criteria to its grading system: the students lives outside of school. principal discretion in decision-making.” “It feels like everything has fallen on the Educators are graded on a three-pronged, 100 point system: 60 percent of the rating is teacher,” they said. “We’ve got to look based on in-classroom observations, 20 per- somewhere else, because we can’t keep cent on students performance in classes and using the teachers as a scapegoat.” While the anonymous teacher said he was 20 percent on students’ performance on happy with the report, they hope it will state assessment tests.

State Education Commissioner John King released a report that said more than 90 percent of city educators are effective or highly effective. PHOTO COURTESY LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

spark the state to look at external factors when reviewing a student’s peformance in class. Statewide, 41.9 percent of teachers scored a “highly effective” rating, 53.7 percent were “effective,” 3.7 “developing” and only Q 0.7 percent “ineffective.”

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Santa Claus came to town. The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club on Sunday hosted a free photo session with jolly old St. Nick at Almonte’s Key Food Supermarket, located at 163-30 Cross Bay Blvd. “It was a very succesful event and we all look forward to next year when it will be bigger and better,” said Tommy Savoca, a spokesman for the club. Dozens of children lined up for their chance to take a picture with Santa, and were given a free gift bag courtesy of Key Food.

The West Hamilton Beach Fire Department drove Santa to the event, and security was provided by the Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol Unit. Gincarlo Iannaucci suited up as jolly old St. Nick and was assisted by elves Stephen Sirgiovanni and Bob LoCascio. Jodie Stalh dressed up as a polar bear for the event. At the top, Santa and his helpers are greeted by Key Food owner Frank Almonte, right, and Queens Supreme Court Justice Augustus Agate, third from right.

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Reforms to assist mentally ill inmates Mayor’s Task Force proposes $130M plan designed to reduce jail re-entry by Khorri Atkinson

emy’s curriculum. The members said officers, who are first responders, should learn New York City will spend $130 million better techniques for interacting with the over the next four years, as part of a com- mentally ill on the streets. The report shows that the city’s jail popprehensive plan to reduce crime, jail reentry and the number of people with men- ulation at Rikers Island decreased from tal illnesses, who are often locked up for 13,049 in fiscal year 2010 to 11,408 as of fiscal 2014, which ended June 30. However, minor offenses. The plan, proposed by Mayor de Bla- the proportion of people with mental illsio’s Task Force on Behavioral Health and nesses in the jail complex has increased. In 2010, 29 perthe Criminal Justice cent of the inmates System, came in had mental health response to a number of cases i n ikers Island has become issues. Tod ay, 38 percent are mentally which mentally ill a dumping ground for ill. About 7 percent inmates died under suffer from “serious” questionable condithe mentally ill.” mental issues, such tions at R ikers as bipolar disorder Island, the country’s — Councilman Rory Lancman and schizophrenia. second-largest corTo curtail this probrection facility. lem, Man hattan The group is made of commissioners from city and state agen- courts will launch a pilot project that will cies, behavioral health experts, criminal screen all defendants at arraignment for justice reform experts, advocates and ser- mental health and substance abuse needs. “For years, the criminal justice system vice providers. They spent 100 days reviewing existing policies and creating strategies has been the default for dealing with that are designed to reduce “unnecessary behavioral and mental health issues, but incarceration” and assist the mentally ill that approach alone does not best serve public health or safety,” de Blasio said in with treatment. Among the recommendations, the task an announcement of the new plan. “This force said the NYPD should revise its acad- comprehensive plan to identify and divert Chronicle Contributor

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Marquis Auto of Queens Continues To Discount Automobiles For Those Affected By Sandy.

urricane Sandy affected so many and so quickly. As we look back on the two year anniversary, and with the holiday season upon us, one company doesn’t forget the hardships endured by us all and continues to give this holiday season. Marquis Auto of Queens is one of the largest auto leasing companies in New York with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. They are conveniently located at 158-01 Cross Bay Boulevard in the same building as Dr. Istrico. They opened their Queens location a little over a year ago.

Marquis Auto of Queens offers all makes and models for less than dealerships and competitors. They have built a reputation on price and service. Like your trusted stock broker and real estate agent, Marquis Auto of Queens brokers the best deal on the automobile of your choice. They purchase automobiles directly from a manufacturer’s fleet department, bypassing dealerships, and passing savings to their customers. Given their vast network of fleet departments, Marquis Auto of Queens has the ability to locate hard-to-find cars. They also specialize in helping you get out of a bad lease and into a new and better-priced automobile. They will make your car-buying experience a pleasure. Their white-glove service includes a knowledgeable staff and free delivery of your new car to your home or business. Candela is not shy to reinforce Marquis Auto of Queens’ business model. “We pride ourselves on servicing our community. We don’t just sell cars, we build relationships.”

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Like many of us, the owners were hit hard by Sandy and understand that even though it has been two years since the storm, most are still in recovery mode. That’s why Marquis Auto of Queens continues to provide discounts to those who were affected by Sandy. Grace Candela, General Manager and Director of Sales, vows to stay committed to those still in recovery. “Most people lost multiple cars as a result of the storm and were forced to either lease or finance a car right away. Because of that, most signed bad leases or likely overpaid for their cars. We want to help. Tell us you were

affected by Sandy and we will further discount our already low prices. We want to help rebuild our community.”

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U.S. senators secure money for bridge fix Cross Bay Bridge to receive upgrades PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE

Photo contest! Nancy Morelli, left, stopped by the Queens Chronicle offices on Tuesday with her daughter and her grandchildren to pick up the passes to Disney On Ice that she picked as her prize for winning our 2014 Summer in the Borough Photo Contest. Morelli, her daughter Jessica Schiefer and little Julianna, left, Joseph, Arianna and

Elizabeth, along with two other family members, will all be going to show. You can be a winner too, and get to see a family-friendly performance in or around the city, by entering our seventh annual Holiday Photo Contest, now underway. Details are available at bit.ly/1sH6TrO and the deadline to enter is Monday, Jan. 5.

Close to $5 million has been allocated to the revamping of the Cross Bay Bridge’s infrastructure and electronic equipment that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced last Thursday. “Superstorm Sandy damaged Rockaway’s critical infrastructure like the Cross Bay Bridge, which connects the community with the rest of Queens and beyond,” Schumer said in a written statement. “I am pleased to announce $4.7 million in FEMA funding which will help repair and protect the Cross Bay Bridge in the event of a future storm.” The Cross Bay Bridge, which connects Broad Channel to the Rockaway Peninsula, was severely damaged during the storm. The $4,712,320.36 secured by the two U.S. senators will go to the MTA, which will perform the work, and was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition to repairing the bridge and

its electronic equipment, the funding will also help to fortify the structure, so that it will be able to better withstand future flooding. “This funding to suppor t critical repairs and hazard mitigation for Rockaway’s Cross Bay Bridge is important for Rockaways families,” Gillibrand said in a written statement. “This bridge is a key link for the Rockaways community to the rest of New York City.” The funding will go to stabilizing the bridge’s slope, after damage from Sandy resulted in erosion to the roadway. The funding will also help to repair the northern approach to the bridge. Monies will also be used to strengthen the electrical equipment used for the bridge’s toll, so that it can withstand higher than average flood levels. Funding will also be used to fortify the bridge’s service building, internal security and clerk trailer complex, as well as the North End Toll Plaza. The female bridge and tunnel officers’ facility will also receive new fencing. Q

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Victims of domestic violence will now have an easier pathway into the city’s homeless shelter system. At a Friday press conference at City Hall, Mayor de Blasio signed into law Intro 361-a, which grants a presumption of eligibility for applicants to the city shelter system who are exiting Human Resources Administration domestic violence shelters. State law allows people running from abusive relationships to remain in HRA shelters for 180 days. After that, they can apply to

join the city shelter system. The mayor said Intro 361-a, which passed the City Council 43-0 on Nov. 25 and takes effect immediately, will make the application process that much simpler for spouses, partners or families left vulnerable by their brushes with violence. “For families needing more help, transition from the HRA system to the Department of Homeless Services system has not always been smooth,” de Blasio said. “Intro

361-a ensures that people who need more time will get it.” In the last year, 3,877 families entered domestic violence shelters, according to the mayor. According to DHS statistics, between 50 and 75 families each month enter the shelter system after staying in an HRA facility. When their eligibility ran out at one of those locations, they previously had to go to the DHS intake center in the Bronx if they sought additional housing.

Eligibility checks were done at the center, often causing children to miss school or parents to miss work because the process takes up an entire day. Councilman Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), the bill’s sponsor, said doing away with such a process is a “proud” moment for him and the city. “There is no doubt that these survivors of domestic violence are oftentimes among the most vulnerable members of the shelter population,” Johnson said. “These survivors should not be forced to undergo these Q extra steps.”

E-waste law continued from page 2 Recycling Act, which took precedence over the city law and required manufacturers to provide e-waste recycling alternatives to consumers across the state. The policy has been rolled out in phases, with the first changes coming back in 2011 and the final measure being the ban on curbside pickups coming in 2015. Avella says the incremental implementation was designed to give manufacturers time to figure out disposal plans. They offer consumers mail-back return programs and host their own collection events. With a system in place, residents now will feel the responsibility of changing their disposal behavior. Avella was not elected to the Senate until after the law had been passed, and his predecessor voted against it. Avella, like other officials, indicated there might be a need to have more e-cycling events than the city holds now since curbside pickups are no longer an option. Rich Hellenbrecht, executive vicepresident of the Queens Civic Congress, expressed satisfaction with the measure, saying that while it may be inconvenient, it’s important. “Personally I think it’s a great idea. I think it’s important to keep these metals out of the garbage,” Hellenbrecht said. Q

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The clock is ticking and soon the 20th annual Queens Chronicle Toy Drive will be over. Won’t you please contribute before the deadline on Monday, Dec. 22? This year, the Chronicle is collecting gifts for children in four Queens city homeless shelters and a safe house in Eastern Queens for victims of domestic violence. Particularly popular this year are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, WWF and super hero action figures, Elmo and Minnie Mouse dolls, Doc McStuffin toys, Thomas the Train, Monster High, Dora, headphones and Legos. We could use a lot more of those. And don’t forget the teens, who like gifts such as perfume, jewelry, makeup, scarves and CDs. The family shelters are the Kings Inn in East Elmhurst, Boulevard Family Residence in Elmhurst, the Metro Family Residence in Woodside and the Saratoga Family Inn in Springfield Gardens. The other recipient is Dove House, an emergency shelter for battered women or men and their children. Gifts can be dropped off at the Chronicle office, 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd., in Rego Park, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Each year the children at the shelters send us letters to Santa so we know what they want. Aaliyah, 12, who is at the Metro Family Residence, writes that she is living with her dad, “My dad feels bad that we are here and not able to do more for me this year. But I know he is

doing his best.” They are: state Sen. Joseph Addabbo She asks for Monster High wolf girl Jr., 159-53 102 St., Howard Beach and and horse girl dolls, Little Pet Shop drag66-85 73 Place, Middle Village; Counon and Minecraft animals. cilman Danny Dromm, 37-32 75 St., Pedro, 4, also at the Metro, would like Jackson Heights; Councilman Donovan Richards Jr., 234-26A Merrick Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, Blvd., Laurelton; and Councilman Care Bears and Paw Patrol, while Jimmy Van Bramer, 47-01 Queens Addison at the Kings Inn only Blvd., Suite 205, Sunnyside. wants books. In addition, the Marine Cor ps Josiah at the Kings th League, Detachment 240 of Queens is Inn would like a Thompartnering with the Chronicle this as the Train track colyear. Its annual Toys for Tots drive has lection, an Elmo doll ended, but it continues to collect for and foam ABCs and the Chronicle at: numbers. Victor at Jennifer Convertibles and K-Mart, the Boulevard Family Residence would Amanda and Joe Rivello bring in their gifts both in the Metro Mall in Middle VilPHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES lage; Carlo’s Pizza and Astoria Federal like ninth- grade for needy kids. Savings, both on Metropolitan Avenue books because he likes to read and a new school bag with in Middle Village; McDonald’s, 70-02 Cooper Ave. in Glendale; Trader Joe’s on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills; school supplies. Abigail, who is staying at the Boulevard facility, asks for a VFW Post 885, 120-19 14 Road, College Point; American Legion Post 131, 10-20 Clintonville St., Whitestone; and giant teddy bear, a skate- board, a tablet and “a house to live in.” Sebastian at Metro also wants Ninja Turtle toys and Lauryn at Jayaram Medical, 65-17 Myrtle Ave., Glendale. the Boulevard wants an Elsa doll from “Frozen” and a Tickle Me Please keep in mind our closing date for the drive while Elmo doll. Malikyh at the Boulevard wants a Hulk toy, a Ninja shopping. Turtle figure and a remote- control race car. Special thanks go out to Rosemarie Di Cristo of Maspeth, If you can’t deliver gifts to the Chronicle during regular office who has been extremely generous to our toy drive. She conhours, you can leave them at Barosa Brick Oven Pizza, next tributes every year. Joe, 9, and Amanda Rivello, 11, of Forest door, at 62-37 Woodhaven Blvd. Hills also donate toys every year and this time brought in a Q Several elected officials have drop-off boxes in their offices. game of Monopoly, a mermaid Barbie doll and Legos.

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QueensWay: 1. Rail: 0. Supporters of the idea to turn the abandoned Rockaway Beach rail line into an elevated park similar to Manhattan’s High Line scored a victory on Friday, as $443,750 was awarded to the QueensWay project through Gov. Cuomo’s New York City Regional Economic Development Council. The funding will be used to design the Rego Park section of the plan, between Burns and Fleet streets, as part of the first phase of the QueensWay concept. The Trust for Public Land and Friends of the QueensWay lauded the grant for the northernmost portion of the 3.5-mile long abandoned railway in a joint release issued last Friday. “This site, at the nor th end of the QueensWay, is an ideal way to begin to connect the residents to a portion of this 47-acre corridor,” the groups said. “This section will retain and feature a large number of mature trees, and will include a nature-themed adventure playground, large bioretention basins and other green infrastructure that can absorb large quantities of storm water and access paths to adjacent streets.” Friends of the QueensWay spokeswoman Maggie McKeon said Tuesday the $443,750 will cover the entire cost of the Rego Park section’s design, and the timeline for when construction may start, potentially within a year, has not changed. Included in the announcement of the funding were statements of support for the QueensWay issued by Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens), Assemblyman Andrew

Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), New York Director of the Trust for Public Land Marc Matsil and Queens Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jack Friedman. “We’d like to thank the Governor and the New York City REDC for acknowledging the tremendous value in building the QueensWay,” Matsil said. “They, like the thousands of local supporters and elected officials, recognize it will boost local businesses, provide safe access to recreation; will provide alternative transportation choices; and will help fill a significant park equity void.” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), a leading voice for the reactivation of the abandoned rail line, issued a strongly worded statement on Friday, saying he is “deeply disappointed” with the REDC’s decision. “Our tax dollars are being wasted on overpriced out-of-borough consultants that shove their one-sided studies and expensive designs down our throats,” Goldfeder said. “The Council has once again ignored the needs of real Queens families who struggle with our lack of transit options.” According to Friends of the QueensWay, the park plan would cost around $120 million to construct, while the reactivation of the Rockaway Beach rail line, abandoned since 1962, would have a price tag upwards of $700 million, per a Queens College study released last month. This is the second time funding for the QueensWay has been doled out by the REDC, as the council partially funded the feasibility planning study for the elevated Q park released in October.

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Cop honored for burglary bust Andres Gonzalez receives monthly award from 106 Pct. by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

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Wanted The 106th Precinct is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man who robbed an Ozone Park house of jewelry and cash. According to police, the above suspect entered an unidentified house at about 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 through an unlocked window. He stole jewelry and about $5,000 in cash from the top of a dresser and fled in an unknown direction. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or go online to nypdcrimestoppers.com. All callers will remain anonymous.

Officer Andres Gonzalez of the 106th Precinct was honored on Dec. 10 as Cop of the Month for his arrest of an alleged armed burglar who scuffled with officers while an accomplice allegedly came at them with a hammer. On Nov. 21 at 11:30 a.m. Gonzalez and members of his anti-crime team responded to a 911 call that an individual was breaking into a house at 107th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in South Richmond Hill, Commanding Officer of the 106th Precinct Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff said. The officers allegedly spotted the suspect using a crowbar on the front door of the house in an attempt to enter. A handgun allegedly fell out of the suspect’s waistband following a struggle with police, Schiff said. Schiff added that as the struggle continued a female accomplice, who had been acting as a lookout, got out of a car with a hammer. Schiff said backup off icers saw the female with the hammer and tackled her before she could attack the officers. The suspect, who has eight prior arrests, and his accomplice were arrested by Gonzalez, police said.

Good job! November 106th Precinct Cop of the Month Andres Gonzalez with Capt. John Ganley, the 106th Precinct’s executive officer, left, Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff and Community Council President Frank Dardani. Gonzalez received the award for PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON stopping an alleged gun-toting would-be burglar. “This is a dangerous job,” Schiff said before giving Gonzalez the award. “Our officers put their lives on the line for the community.”

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A recent report in the Daily News by Juan Gonzalez, whose exposé of some Queens Library spending late last January sparked the public controversy that has surrounded the institution since then, says that President and CEO Tom Galante could be out of a job by the time you read this. The Library Board of Trustees was set to meet Wednesday night, after the Queens Chronicle went to press. According to Gonzalez, the members will be receiving a report on Galante’s spending that will include a recommendation that he be fired, but that could not be confirmed by this newspaper. Asked if the board’s agenda included any items related to Galante’s employment status or that of interim President and CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey, library spokeswoman Joanne King noted that the panel does not release its agenda to the public before meetings. They are, however, open to the public. Quinn-Carey sent a letter to the media this week to “introduce myself ” to the people of Queens and tout some of the library’s plans for the future. The missive can be found in this week’s Letters to the Editor section. According to the latest article by Gonzalez,

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Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

WE PROVIDE CASH LOANS FOR AUTOS AND MOTORCYCLES! they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services. Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price and hopes to help out in the most STORE HOURS let the Internet auctioneers handle honest way they can. the rest. “For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10am - 6pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. bargain deal. When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right. Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust. Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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Action needs to be taken to improve mobility between northern and southern Queens along the Woodhaven Boulevard corridor, including to and from Midtown Manhattan. A new study by Queens College, Community Impact Study of Proposed Uses of the Rockaway Beach Branch Right of Way, reports that the region’s transit users must endure a subway trip that is 42 percent longer than the New York City average. In son of the positives and negatives for all some cases, such as from Far Rockaway to users of the roadway, not only bus riders. At the third and last community meeting, Midtown, the subway journey time is at least an hour. Travel to other parts of the final SBS designs were made public. Queens can exceed two hours. In contrast, Input had been solicited earlier as to which the Long Island Rail Road trains that design is preferred. Yet the SBS plans crossed Jamaica Bay on the Rockaway remain unknown to most Woodhaven corridor users because these meetings were only Beach Line took as little as 43 minutes. Not surprisingly, many people prefer to publicized on buses. Motorists and commerdrive. As a result, Woodhaven Boulevard cial operators were omitted from the prohas become one of the most congested high- cess. There only was an illusion of commuways and arguably the most dangerous road- nity participation and no opportunity for adequate questioning. Discussions were way in Queens. But the Woodhaven Select Bus Service steered to solicit specific responses that that is being fast-tracked by the New York would favor SBS. The DOT promised that eliminating generalCity Department of purpose traffic lanes Transportation is not on a road, already the answer. In fact, eviving the Rockaway operat i ng over SBS may do more capacity with many harm than good. rail line would do far left turns already The time savings more to ease congestion. b a n n e d , w o u l d for buses in Woodreduce traffic conhaven SBS will be marginal during the off-peak since buses are gestion rather than increase it. The agency already traveling at relatively quick speeds. presented no data to prove their assertions. Woodhaven corridor residents, businessDuring the peak, the gains to bus commuters will be more, but the losses to other cor- es and all roadway users deserve a transporridor users would far exceed the benefits. tation option that significantly reduces travThat is because SBS comes at the expense of el times, one that will drive some of the removing two general traffic lanes and ban- 357,000 daily users of the Woodhaven corning heavily used left turns. This will add ridor to shift from their cars to mass transit. between 10 and 20 minutes for many car That option is to return mass transit to the and truck trips, which for truckers and other RBL. The RBL would carry many more commercial operators means added fuel and people than SBS on cleaner, quieter and labor expenses that would be passed along safer electric trains, free from traffic. Rail lines like the RBL can attract development to the end users through higher prices. As there are no nearby parallel alterna- that can offset their costs, unlike bus tive roadways, traffic will slow down to 15 options such as SBS. The RBL deserves to be compared with mph during the off-peak and crawl or shift onto side streets during peak hours. That is SBS in a comprehensive study that looks at because over 60 percent of weekday traffic transportation, environmental, community is not buses. Consequently the increased and economic benefits and impacts of each traffic congestion would put residents, espe- choice, and at financing options. The cially children and seniors, at greater risk of Queens College study showed the need for vehicle-caused injuries and deaths. It also this in-depth examination as the next step. The LIRR East Side Access and Second will delay responding police, fire, and EMS units. The elimination of many parking Avenue Subway projects had studies that spaces will cause further hardship to resi- examined their merits, alternatives and options, with substantial public engagement. dents and local businesses. Only about a year ago, the DOT told the Woodhaven corridor users and neighborQ community that Woodhaven SBS was being hoods deserve a similar fair treatment. Allan Rosen is a former transportation considered as an option to reduce bus travel times. But it never responded to questions planner and a retired MTA employee. posed by the Queens Public Transit Com- Brendan Read is a former Richmond Hill mittee in early 2014 requesting a compari- resident and longtime transit advocate.

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Flug retiring as Holocaust Center head Served for seven years guiding programs at Bayside campus by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Arthur Flug loved all six of his careers, but has a special connection to his last one as director of the Kupferberg Holocaust Research Center and Archives. After seven years at the helm, Flug, 75, of Jamaica Estates is retiring on Dec. 31. He will leave his post on the Queensborough Community College campus in Bayside to travel and spend more time with his wife and grandchildren, but will still work on a few projects at the Holocaust center. The director and his wife, state Supreme Court Justice Phyllis Orlikoff Flug, have four children and nine grandchildren. Flug says he’s retired from previous jobs several times, but this time he really means it. Born on the Lower East Side, he moved to Queens with his family in 1951 when his father bought a candy store in South Jamaica and the Flugs lived above it. “My two brothers and I were either at school or work,” he said. “My mother did all the cooking for the luncheonette and I made a good egg cream.” Flug graduated from Queens College in 1961 and taught in Lower East Side public schools. He and his wife moved to Flushing in 1966 and he worked at JHS 109 in Queens Village, teaching social studies.

Arthur Flug at an exhibit in the Kupferberg Holocaust Research Center and Archives. PHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES

He became an assistant principal there and earned his master’s degree and Ph.d. at Teachers College at Columbia University. Flug gave up teaching in 1979 to work for the Board of Education in curriculum and teacher training. “By 1990 I had 30 years in with the Board of Education and retired. It

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how much they get out of it,” he said. “It becomes very emotional and they bond with the survivors.” Another inter nship deals with hate crimes and another with the Korean comfort women of World War II, who were sexually abused by Japanese soldiers. “The interns talk to the surviving comfort women on Skype at 8:30 p.m. at night because of the time difference,” he said. “It’s been very powerful and two of the women have come here for talks.” The center is working on adding a permanent exhibit on the comfort women. Other initiatives Flug is involved with include a Sunday lecture series for the community, film discussions and a lunchtime speakers program. There are about 40 Holocaust survivors that the center keeps in contact with, but Flug notes that it’s just a matter of time before they are gone. He is excited about grandchildren of the survivors, who have picked up the mantle and are keeping alive what their grandparents lived through. Although he’s leaving as director, Flug will continue to raise money for the comfort women exhibit space and finish an exhibit by June on the Holocaust in Persia. “This has def initely been the most Q rewarding of my six careers,” he said.

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was time to move on,” he said. The very next day he began working for then-Congressman Gary Ackerman as his district administrator. “He was a wonderful guy to work for and with that kind of position you can do a lot of good things for constituents,” Flug said. By 1999 he decided to retire again because he was on call 24 hours a day and needed a break. So he went to Israel for two months as a volunteer, cooking and driving a truck. Returning home, he began working for the American Jewish Congress as director of the Manhattan region. After retiring again two years later, he became chief of staff for then-Councilman David Weprin, remaining with him for two years. In his work with Weprin, Flug became acquainted with then-QCC President Eduardo Marti and told him when he was leaving. “He needed someone for community outreach at the Holocaust center, offered it to me and I took the job,” he said. “Two years later the director retired and I was offered it. I took a deep breath and said yes,” he said. Flug is proud of several programs he initiated including a Holocaust survivors internship in which students meet with a survivor once a week. “The students and the survivors tell us

Protesters gathered outside the Queens Center mall in Rego Park on Sunday, calling for justice for victims of police violence and an indictment of Police Officer Peter Liang, who fatally shot Akai Gurley in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project last month. Coordinated by DRUM — South Asian Organizing Center, formerly Desis Rising Up and Moving — and the Center for the Acceleration of African American Businesses, close to 80 people took park in a spokenword event inside Burlington Coat Factory. According to the two organizations, there were calls for the removal of NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, an indictment of Liang, federal charges for Police Officer Dan Pantaleo, who applied the fatal chokehold on Eric Garner, and the demilitarization of police. Dozens of people also gathered outside, blocking traffic on Junction Boulevard. “When police officers abuse their power, kill, and aren’t held accountable for

Protesters rally outside the Queens Center mall on Sunday for justice for those killed at the hands of police. PHOTO COURTESY DRUM their actions, officers are affirmed that they can kill with impunity,” CAAAV Executive Director Cathy Dang said in a statement. “When, as a society, we are taught to equate ‘black’ with ‘criminal’ and there is no overhaul of the so-called criminal justice system, then police officers and other armed vigilantes will continue to kill unarmed black people every Q 28 hours.”

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Two Queens residents on Tuesday were sentenced to 15 years in prison for their roles in the February 2011 shooting at a party that killed a 26-year-old woman. Oneil Mairs, 27, of 178th Place in Jamaica, and Nicholas Allen, 25, of 212th Street in Queens Village, were convicted back in November of manslaughter in the death of Avalisa Mor ris in the early morning hours of Feb. 2, 2011. The killing took place after Mairs and Allen were ejected from a party being held at a house on 119th Road in St. Albans.

Gunfire through door killed woman, 26 Morris, who was leaning against the door as the men tried to push their way back in, was shot in the head after someone produced a gun and fired two shots through the door. In a statement issued by his office on Tuesd ay af ter noon, Queens Dist r ict Attorney Richard Brown supported the sentences, saying they were needed to hold both men accountable for their lethal actions.

“The party was supposed to be a festive, celebratory event, but instead it turned tragic when a young woman was shot to death, all because the defendants had easy access to illegal f irear ms,” Brown said. A jury convicted Mairs and Allen of second-degree manslaughter, seconddegree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless endangerment following a three-week trial.

The shooting took place shortly after 4 a.m. Authorities charged that it was sparked when Mairs got into an altercation with his girlfriend and slapped her. According to the district attorney’s st atement, he a nd A llen were f i rst requested to leave the party. They then had to be physically removed from the premises. Shots were fired when they could not get back inside. Queens Supreme Cou r t Justice Michael Aloise, who presided over the trial in November, handed down their Q sentences on Tuesday.

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Opponents of the Pan American Hotel’s transformation into a homeless shelter six months ago have new ammunition in their fight to get the shelter shut down. On Friday, members of the civic group Elmhurst United, other area residents and state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) rallied outside the shelter to shed light on living conditions they described as “horrendous” inside the Boulevard Family Residence in a press release announcing the event. Specifically, the group highlighted multiple complaints about a lack of hot water in areas of the building throughout the week after Thanksgiving, as well as a bedbug complaint from Sept. 3. From Nov. 28 until Dec. 3, there were eight complaints of the entire building lacking hot water along with two complaints of no hot water in a single apartment. On Dec. 1, another report of no water throughout the entire building was registered, and on Dec. 3, there was a report of no heat or no hot water anywhere. Avella, who does not represent the area but appeared as the chairman of the Social Services Committee in the state Senate, chastised the city and the Department of Homeless Services for the problems at the shelter. “The homeless population is increasing dramatically. But that doesn’t mean you put these families in any location you can possibly find,” Avella said. “Putting them here in a facility that doesn’t work, has building violations — for days, no heat or hot water — that’s disgraceful.”

Avella added that he toured the facility a month ago when contacted by Elmhurst United, but was not permitted to speak to any of the residents about the conditions inside. After Avella spoke, Elmhurst United organizer Jennifer Chu and four other residents continued to plug away with their critiques of the shelter, its upkeep and the city’s “warehousing” of homeless families. “I’m not sure what kind of trick Mayor de Blasio and DHS is trying to pull, but shame on them for deliberately bypassing the public review process,” Chu said. “Shame on them for putting homeless families in a facility not fit for families with children.” A source familiar with the building’s operation said it always had hot water, but there were instances of a lack of water pressure. After a hot water booster pump was installed, the facility has had full water pressure since Dec. 7. The building was also certified lead-free in July and five units are being treated for bedbugs by a professional extermination company, the source said. In response to the rally, the DHS issued a statement on Monday, saying all complaints in the residence are immediately addressed. “We have worked swiftly with our provider to respond to all concerns in the building,” the statement read. “Providing adequate shelter for families in need is a priority for this administration, and it’s heartening to see the community concern about the welfare of these families — an encouraging development after unfortunate and regrettable opposition to this shelter.” Q

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Community Board 8 last Wednesday unanimously approved the renaming of 74th Avenue between Utopia Parkway and 175th Street to Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello Way, honoring the former pastor of Holy Family R.C. Church, who died in March 2013. The renaming proposal must be approved by the City Council and the mayor to become official. Catanello was a leader of many Queens parishes and organizations. He served as a priest at Saint Rita in Long Island City, St. Helen in Howard Beach and Holy Family in Fresh Meadows, which he led as pastor from 2007 until his retirement in 2010. He lived at the church from 1989 until his death last year. The street that might bear his name is located near the entrance of the church. Catanello, known as “Bishop Iggy” by the people who spoke in favor of renaming the street, also served as principal of Cathedral Preparatory Seminary High School in Elmhurst from 1991 to 1994, was the chaplain for the New York Mets and taught theology classes at St. John’s University for close Q to 30 years.

Wiping out graffiti in Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced on Tuesday that his anti-graffiti initiative has successfully cleaned up 60 locations throughout his district since its implementation in early October. “This initiative takes a proactive stand to nip this problem in the bud and revitalize our small business corridors,” Ulrich said in

a written statement. Ulrich donated $25,000 in discretionary funds to the Queens Economic Development Corp. to wipe out graffiti along Woodhaven Boulevard, Jamaica Avenue, 101st Avenue, Liberty Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard. Magic Touch Cleaning carried out the initiative.

The city will station 53 new certified trainers and EMTs at all contact football practices at schools with varsity and junior varsity teams, Mayor de Blasio announced last week, thanks to a $1.2 million donation from New York Giants Chairman and Executive Vice President Steve Tisch. As a result, the mayor said, nearly 3,500 high school football players will have trained personnel at their practices, helping avoid injuries and ensuring a swift response if a player is hurt on the field. There are 53 high schools with varsity and junior varsity football programs. Through the Steve Tisch Athletic Trainer Program, which began placing EMTs and trainers in schools this season, all 53 will receive a trainer or EMT for eight hours of contact practices weekly through the next football season. The Public School Athletic League provides doctors at league games, but most schools do not have them available for contact practices, where there is still a risk of concussion or other injury. The donation was lauded by officials from Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to Cou ncilman Corey Joh nson (D-Manhattan), chairman of the Health Q Committee.

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HIV-prevention pill made available to young people NSLIJ Health System partners with Nassau group in unique program by Laura A. Shepard Chronicle Contributor

An HIV diagnosis is no longer the death sentence it once was, as patients are now able to treat the condition with medication and live well into their 80s, but there are still 16,000 cases in Queens alone, according to health officials, and young gay and bisexual men are most adversely affected. Now there is a way to proactively reduce the risk of infection, by taking a pill called Truvada every day. The method is called PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, and doctors say it’s 99 percent effective when it’s done right. Increasing access to PrEP is part of Gov. Cuomo’s three-point plan to decrease new HIV infections. Fewer than 2,000 people are taking Truvada nationwide. Now the North Shore-LIJ Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV is partnering with Pride for Youth in Bellmore, LI to provide PrEP and other low-threshold medical services, such as vaccines for other types of infections, to high-

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center for young people is a part. Rosenthal said that most individuals rely on barrier methods such as condoms to prevent transmission of HIV, which are effective, but transmission rates are still stable so additional steps are necessary.

Truvada is a combination of two medications that have been used to treat HIV since the late 1990s. Over the past two years studies by the Centers for Disease Control and others have confirmed that it effectively prevents HIV too. Rosenthal has been prescribing it to patients since 2012. The pill works by inhibiting the virus’ ability to copy itself and attack other cells. “Young gay and bisexual men have been left behind oftentimes in our fight to prevent HIV infection,” Carney said. “The governor came out with this wonderful plan in June that we want to be a part of, but we want to make sure that all New Yorkers are included in this plan to end the epidemic.” He said that 98 percent of the young men who come to Pride for Youth have never had adequate healthcare of any kind, let alone testing for HIV. They consider PFY a safe space and have overwhelmingly said they would love to receive access to healthcare in that setting. “We have the opportunity with continued 34 continued on page 00

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Keeping kids healthy during the cold and flu season Each year, cold and f lu season strikes just as families are preparing to get together and celebrate the holidays. During these joyous times, stuffy noses, body aches and headaches are the last thing any child wants to experience. Prevention is key to keeping fever and flu symptoms at bay for everyone in the family — especially children under 6 years old, who routinely experience six to eight colds per year. Keep these simple steps in mind to help prevent coughs and colds in your family: Soap is your best friend: Make sure your children regularly wash their hands. It is one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of germs. D r i n k p l e nt y of l iqu i d s : Replenish your family’s bodies with Prevention is key to keeping your family healthy during plenty of water and electrolytes to cold and flu season. PHOTO COURTESY NAPS flush out toxins. Cough courteously: Remind your family keeping the body fully rested and healthy. to always cover their mouths when they Be proactive: Use disinfectant wipes and cough or sneeze to prevent the spreading solutions to remove germs from common of germs. areas and items such as phones, computers Q Get plenty of rest: A good night’s sleep, and toys. and the occasional nap, is a big help in — NAPS

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centrated personnel and resources in the southern section. Five burglaries were reported in South Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff said last Wednesday that the 106th Precinct has seen Richmond Hill between Nov. 20 and Dec. 3 crime drop by 7 percent year-to-date, fol- in the area between 114th and 123rd streets lowing a 5-percent decline in crime over the between 107th and 109th avenues, Schiff said. last month. Regarding the bars and clubs in the pre“The men and women of the 106th are doing are great job here, including transit cinct, Schiff said that bar-related shootings are down — year-toofficers,” Schiff, the date statistics showcommanding officer ing three shootings of the precinct, said he men and women of compared to nine last at the monthly meetyear. ing of the 106th Prethe 106th are doing a He said that is due ci nc t C om mu n it y great job here.” in part to a meeting Council. between bar owners He said the pre— Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, and police officials. cinct was mak ing 106th Precinct Commanding Officer “We’re on top of strides against auto [them],” Schiff said. thefts, which were up by only one in the last four weeks compared “We want them to cooperate with us and the to the same time last year. There was no community.” Lt. Frank DiPreta updated residents about increase in the number of reported burglara bar on Liberty Avenue and 108th Street in ies, he said. Detailing the crime numbers for the Richmond Hill that had been the source of month, Schiff said assaults were down by 13 complaints at last month’s meeting. “That place has been on our radar from percent, grand larcenies dropped 31 percent and robberies have declined 52 percent the day it opened,” DiPreta said. He said there have been a dozen arrests year-to-date. He said burglars have moved to the north- near the bar in recent weeks, including ones ern part of the precinct, after officials con- for disorderly conduct and assaults. Police Chronicle Contributor

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Former Republican City Councilman Dan Halloran and his former co-defendant Vincent Tabone have sought new defense counsel as Halloran awaits sentencing on corruption charges and Tabone prepares for a new trial. Halloran, Tabone and outgoing state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis) were among six people arrested in 2013 in connection with an alleged plot for Smith, a lifelong Democrat, to bribe his way onto the city’s 2013 Republican mayoral ballot. Halloran was convicted in July of taking bribes to act as a go-between for Smith and GOP officials in the city, who would have had to approve the party switch. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said last week that Halloran, who was represented during his trial by Vinoo Varghese, will be represented by Jonathan Edelson. The former councilman, who was originally scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, is now set to be sentenced on Jan. 21. Tabone was preparing to ask Judge Kenneth Karas to allow Dennis Ring to represent him as main counsel. Ring is a former prosecutor with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. No information on how Karas ruled was

Former Queens Republican leader Vincent Tabone, left, and ex-Councilman Dan Halloran were in court Tuesday seeking permission to hire new attorneys. Halloran was convicted of corruption charges this past summer and is scheduled to be sentenced next month. Tabone will start a new FILE PHOTOS trial along with state Sen. Malcolm Smith on Jan. 5. available on Tuesday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Tabone and Smith will go on trial on Jan. 5. Tabone was required to seek a new lawyer

in November after Karas refused to delay his trial until next September. The request had been made after his attorney, Deborah Misir, was ordered by her doctors not to

participate in a rigorous trial because of a difficult pregnancy. Grant Lally, Misir’s husband and law partner, previously had been Tabone’s lead counsel before he dropped the case to run for Congress. Lally won the Republican primary, but was defeated in November by incumbent Steve Israel (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens). Bharara’s spokesman said last Friday that Karas needed to approve of Ring’s appointment as Ring once worked for Halloran. Tabone and Smith originally went to trial with Halloran this past summer. Both were granted mistrials after Karas learned prosecutors did not turn over or even transcribe hours of recorded conversations in Yiddish between a key cooperating government witness and the witness’ rabbi. Halloran elected to continue. Also arrested back in 2013 were former Bronx Republican Chairman Joseph Savino and both former Mayor Noramie Jasmine and former Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret of the upstate Village of Spring Valley. Savino and Desmaret have pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Smith is in the closing days of a 14-year political career, having been pounded by Sen.-elect Leroy Comrie in a Democratic Q primary in September.

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Kew Gardens water main work complete City laid nearly seven miles of new pipes at the cost of $10.6 million by Christopher Barca

rupted parking occasionally, and Koslowitz thanked residents for their patience over the last two years. Kew Gardens residents can now enjoy the “I know that this job, at times, was disrupfinest tap water from sea to shining sea. tive and intrusive. The project, however, was That’s according to Councilwoman Karen necessary,” Koslowitz said. “This finished Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), in response to project is the last leg of a supply system that the city’s completion of a $10.6 million overbrings into people’s homes, arguably the finhaul of the neighborhood’s aging water main est drinking water in the country.” network, announced Friday by the DepartA s s e m bl y m a n M i c h a el Si m a n ow i t z ment of Design and Construction and the (D-Flushing) said the upgrades will greatly Department of Environmental Protection. benefit residents and those who attempt to The two-year project included the instalkeep them safe. lation of nearly seven miles of water mains, “There are few city services more essential replacing the cast-iron pipes installed by the than providing clean water to our residents,” Jamaica Water Supply Co. that had served Simanowitz said. “These needed upgrades to the area since the 1930s and 1940s. the water main system will ensure that Kew The work makes up a large part of a Gardens continues to have high-quality drinkbroader $14 million project, with a total of ing water for decades to come and help the 13 miles of water mains being installed in FDNY more effectively protect the communiareas of Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and ty from fires.” Richmond Hill. Acting Community Board 9 District ManThe DEP funded the project while the DDC managed it. The city announced the completion of the extensive two-year, $10.6 million water main project ager Lisa Gomes said there weren’t many According to the t wo agencies, the in Kew Gardens on Friday. Nearly seven miles of piping was installed. PHOTO COURTESY DEP complaints about the work throughout the project’s duration. upgraded infrastructure will “ensure a reli“We really didn’t get many complaints on it,” Gomes able supply of water, improved water quality and depend- inches in diameter and will serve as a conduit between large trunk water mains and household service lines, said. “We know it was an inconvenience for some people able water pressure for firefighting.” because of the depth of the work that was done.” “Some of the cast-iron water mains replaced were over making up the local water distribution network. In addition, the agencies installed 61 new manholes Over the last 10 years, the DEP has invested over $1.5 a century old,” DDC Commissioner Feniosky Péna-Mora said. “We are proud that these necessary upgrades will and 90 new fire hydrants while resurfacing 2.7 lane miles billion in upgrading water mains citywide, with more of roadways. than $380 million allocated for Queens work. serve the Kew Gardens community for decades to come.” The project required the closure of street lanes and disThe DEP said its budget for the next decade is similar. Q The piping installed ranges from between 8 and 12 Associate Editor

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Duo wanted The 106th Precinct is seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who allegedly robbed a laundromat at gunpoint on Dec. 10. The two men, shown above, allegedly entered a laundromat at 135-13 Lefferts Blvd. at 4 a.m. and forced an employee to the back of the business at gunpoint. One of the suspects took the employee’s driver’s license and $20, while the other took $196 from the cash register. The two then fled northbound on Lefferts Boulevard in a white sedan. Anyone with information is asked to call 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or go online to nypdcrimestoppers.com.

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continued from page 16 Of the $130 million, de Blasio said $40 million will come from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office asset forfeiture fund. In the past five years, the report said, more than 400 individuals accounted for 10,000 admissions to the city’s jails. This adds up to 300,000 days behind bars. Sixty-seven percent are said to have mental issues, while 87 percent of their charges were misdemeanors or small violations. Other reform moves include amending the city’s bail system, which the report said is a factor that triggers the incarceration rate. A number of inmates are locked up because they can’t afford to pay bail. The group said the city should “move away from the reliance on monetary bail.” Cit y Cou ncilman Ror y Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), chairman of the Council’s Committee on Court and Legal Services, said the task force’s report underlines that “bail reform has to be a big part of reforming the city’s criminal justice system.” “Rikers Island has become a dumping ground for the mentally ill,” said Lancman. “If they’re committing low-level offenses, they should not be turned in to the criminal justice system. We should get them treatment.”

continued from page 36 Street for allegedly driving a stolen van. “We contacted the District Attorney’s Office and this individual is still in jail with a $10,000 bail,” Schiff said. At midnight on Nov. 9, police arrested a resident at 115th Avenue and 128th Street in South Ozone Park. Schiff said the suspect was caught by police allegedly in the act of stealing property from a vehicle parked at that location. Also attending the meeting was Capt. Carlos A. Fernandez, commanding officer of Transit District 23, which covers several stations within the precinct area, who reported that crime is down by 23 percent for the last month compared to last year. Schiff added that the NYPD will be securing 20,000 smartphones for city police officers, mirroring a program used by the Los Angeles and San Fransisco police departments. The phones will be equipped with law-enforcement technology for officers to use while on patrol. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $50 million, Schiff said, and it is expected to start early next year. The next meeting of the 106th Precinct Community Council will be held at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 at 103-53 101 Q St. in Ozone Park.

The lawmaker further added, “Instead the city pay tens of thousand of dollars a year to house people. It would be cheaper to pay the bail. This is a big improvement and it is cheaper for taxpayers.” The city will also expand support housing at Rikers, to assist inmates with special needs. Upon release to their communities, mentally ill inmates will be enrolled in Medicaid and connected with behavioral health services. The city will also launch a CompSt at syst em to t r ack each inmate’s progress and accomplishments. The Department of Homeless Services will provide them with what are designed to be permanent housing solutions. The city Department of Correction and the mayor’s ability to reform the troubled facility has been under intense scrutiny. In August, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a scathing report to de Blasio and threatened to take legal action unless reform measures are enacted. The DOJ said correction officers routinely abuse inmates and violate their civil rights. Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), chairwoman of the Committee on Criminal Justice, lauded de Blasio’s plan. Crowley said it is an “important part of improving public safety and ending business as usual on RikQ ers Island.”

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Making a difference In what has become a popular annual tradition, more than 200 people gathered last Saturday at the Make a Difference Christmas gala to celebrate the holidays and step up for children in need. The event is held every year on the first Saturday in December at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. Attendees bring toys that will be given to underprivileged children at Christmas.

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Louis Armstrong’s house in Corona has been decked out in celebration for Christmas and rare audio clips of the musician reading and singing holiday classics.

decorations are simple and realistic, the way any Corona resident might decorate. Satchmo and his wife, Lucille, were famously welcoming to the community. In fact, on one of the rare occasions Armstrong came home from touring and saw his wife had laid bricks on the exterior, he walked around the neighborhood asking neighbors and friends if they’d like him to pay for similar work to be done. “He didn’t want to ruin the integrity of the neighborhood,” tour guide Robert Docent said. “No other house on the block had brick and he wanted to make sure it didn’t stick out too much.” This act of kindness was not uncommon in the Armstrong household. Children in the neighborhood were often invited over to watch cowboy movies on the TV and eat ice cream. That same sense of welcoming is still true even today. Most historic households place barriers in between visitors and the collection, but the Louis Armstrong House Museum has no Plexiglas protecting anything in the house and almost no velvet rope. Continued onpage page46 continued on

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he lifestyles of the rich and famous can often feel entirely unrelatable to the average working person. The glamour and grandness by of multimillion-dollar mansions, private drivers and huge walk-in Tess McRae closets are out of reach for most people, and yet tucked in a row of middle-class Corona homes on 107th Street sits the haven of one of the most famous jazz musicians of all time. Louis Armstrong’s house is almost impossible to pick out if you’ve never seen it before. Aside from the weathered plaque and visitor’s welcome center — constructed within the musician’s old garage — the house looks like any other on the block during this time of year: A wreath with a red bow hangs on the wooden front door, a Christmas tree glows gently from the living room window and outside, an evergreen is wrapped in twinkling clear lights. In honor of the season, the Louis Armstrong House Museum is holding special holiday tours through Satchmo’s home. The Christmas theme is not overly applied throughout the Corona home. The

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boro HOLIDAY EVENTS Annual holiday fesitval, Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30 Road, Long Island City, Fri., Dec. 19, 5 p.m. Children will perform holiday songs and dances, games, pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus and more. Open to the public. Info: (718) 728-0946, vbgcg.org. Annual Hanukkah dinner, Hollis Hills Jewish Center, 210-10 Union Tpke., Flushing, Fri., Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m. $36 adults, $26 teens, $16 children, free under 5. Kids activities, storytelling, latkes, line dancing, dinner at 7 p.m. Info: hollishillsjc.org. Living Nativity, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 36-01 Bell Blvd., Bayside, Fri.-Sun., Dec. 19-21, 7:30 p.m. Annual outdoor living nativity with actors, live animals, music and narration, presented on the Great Lawn. Free. Holiday events by Latin American Cultural Center of Queens: Las Posadas celebration, Arrow Community Center, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, Sat., Dec. 20, 2-4 p.m, free; Sunday to Remember holiday party, El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42 Ave., Corona, Sun., Dec. 28, 2:30-5 p.m. Suggested donations $25 and up. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. Holiday Market at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, 29-19 24 Ave., Astoria, main hall, Sun., Dec. 21, 12-6 p.m. Astoria Market upstairs with a full house of vendors with jewelry, body care, chocolate and much more; eggnog, chestnuts, hot apple cider and other holiday favorites on menu. Chanukah party, Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent St., Sun., Dec. 21, 3-5 p.m., $10 adults, kids free. Info: (718) 278-2680, astoriacenter.org. Christmas Dinner, Meals-on-Wheels, by CCNS Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Church basement, 103-02 101 Ave., Ozone Park, Christmas Day, Thurs., Dec. 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. To volunteer call Pat Critelli (718) 847-9200 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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The Daghlian Collection of Chinese Art, highlights of the collection of over 1,600 objects spanning 5,000 years, Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, thru Jan. 10. Info: daghlian.qc.cuny.edu.

THEATER Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only all-improv comedy theater, Indie teams: Wed. & Thurs. 7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5. House teams: Fri., 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for the whole night. Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Info: secrettheatre.com

The annual Holiday Market at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria concludes on Sunday, Dec. 21.

KIDS/TEENS Music open house, Play4Autism and Architots, 64-64 Dry Harbor Road, Middle Village, Sun., Dec. 21, 2-3:30 p.m. Combined with regular kids arts & crafts class, music therapist Eric Fraser will work with children and parents. Info: Greg (646) 836-4535, play4autism.org. Kids free art classes, by Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at Arrow Community Center, for ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tue. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

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DJ classes, Mainline, 218-12 Hillside Ave., Queens Village, 1st & 2nd week of every month. Once a week, four sessions, classes in beat mixing and MC techniques. Call: (718) 479-4848.

Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wed. of each month, 7-9 p.m. $7 members, $9 nonmembers.

Spanish for beginners and face & hand reading according to Zohar, Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32 Ave., free. Info: (347) 771-9132.

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COMMUNITY “The Men’s Rising Conference,” IS 59, 132-55 Ridgedale St., Springfield Gardens, Sat., Dec. 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Bus to Empire City Casino, St. Josaphat’s Church, 35th Ave. & 210th St., Bayside, Tue., Dec. 30, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $25 pp, give back $15. RSVP: Joy (917) 921-7631. Team Trivia Night, live host, fast & fun pop culture trivia, Monahan & Fitzgerald, 214-17 41 Ave., Bayside, every Thurs., 8 p.m. Info: gameongameshow.com.

St. Benedict the Moor Church, Merrick Blvd. at 110th Ave., Jamaica, every Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors welcome. Call: (718) 332-0026. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens.

MEETINGS National Council of Jewish Women/Lakeville Section, guest speaker Bud Livingston, historian, on why 1945 was the best year ever. Clinton Martin Park, Marcus Ave., east of New Hyde Park Road, Mon., Dec. 22, 12 p.m. Contact: (718) 343-6222.

Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Contact: (718) 478-3100.

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

AARP meetings: Open to the general public. Chapter 1405, Flushing, Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month, 1 p.m. Chapter 2889, Maspeth, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., meets 1st and 3rd Wed. each month, 12 p.m. Contact: (718) 672-9890. Chapter 4163, Ozone Park, Christ Lutheran Community Center, 85-15 101 Ave., meets last Tue. each month, 12 p.m.

Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced, with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128.

Free lung cancer screenings, Forest Hills Hospital, Weds., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 102-01 66 Road. Scan takes about five minutes and uses low-dose radiation. App’t req’d. Info: (855) 375-5864.

North Shore Chapter of Hearing Loss Association of America, LIJ Hearing & Speech Center, 270-05 76 Ave., New Hyde Park, every third Wed. of month, 6:30 p.m.

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“No man is a failure if he has friends,” is one of the more poignant lines from Frank Capra’s Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and no play is a failure when it perfectly captures the essence of the original with a twist that even fans who watch the movie annually on Christmas Eve can enjoy. Directed by Greg Cicchino, the managing director of the Variations Theatre Group, the play is set at WVTG Playhouse, a fictitious 1940s radio studio broadcasting the play. The audience gets to see the seven voice actors — many of whom play multiple characters — dressed in periodappropriate clothes, clustered around their microphones reading the script. Meanwhile, there’s a table covered in props — horns, bells and whistles — where a sound technician inserted the effects. There were boots for clomping against the table, sirens, a can full of coins and a box that could be knocked over to simulate glass breaking.

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Kirk Gostkowski, left, Sarah Bierstock, Nick Fondulis and Mark A. Keeton in “It’s a PHOTO BY LAURA A. SHEPARD Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” at the Chain Theatre. Kirk Gostkowski, the co-artistic director of Variations Theater Group, stars as George Bailey, the discouraged protagonist who is about to throw himself into a

raging icy river when his guardian angel, Clarence, comically played by Nick Fondulis, swoops down and shows him how awful the lives of ever yone he loves

would be — and the entire town of Bedford Falls would be a derelict slum — without him. Gostkowski mimicked Jimmy Stewart’s distinctive speech patterns and nailed the character’s joy to be reunited with his family at the end. T h e s t o r y re s o nat e s p a r t i c u l a r l y strongly now, in a world of stratified wealth. Mark A. Keeton was especially ruthless as Mr. Potter, the villain who bought up everything in Bedford Falls and condemned the people to living in slums in continued on page 49 00 continued

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‘A Wonderful Life’ continued from from page page 00 45 the George Bailey-less hell-scape. Keeton versatilely doubled as the radio show’s enthusiastic host. Sarah Bierstock played Mary Hatch, who became George’s courageous wife and put up their entire life savings to keep Bailey’s business afloat when the Depression hit, with similar grace. Kelly Jean Clair stars as Rose Bailey, George’s forceful mother, and Gordon Palagi as his father, the founder of Bailey Building and Loan. The other actors impressively transitioned between characters as well, particularly Christina Perr y, who played Violet, the more coquettish girl in town, and Zuzu, Bailey’s young daughter who got sick on her way home from school because she kept her coat open to avoid crushing her flower. Although it is a play, the fictitious radio show was interrupted a few times by commercials for decade-relevant products, such as a hair tonic that promises “all the girls will scream!” and Doug’s Toilet Cake “the soap of 100 uses.” Each wa s followed by the women singing a bubbly jingle to the tune of a popular Christmas song. When the studio’s applause light came

on at the end, the cast received a genuine one from the audience. The show is just one part of the special “12 Days of Chain Christmas,” a holidaythemed festival featuring a staged reading of “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” read by Barbara Rosenblat of the Netflix hit “Orange is the New Black” on Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. and a comedy Christmas special with Johan Blindadorf and Friends on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TG TRENTINO, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/22/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 68-37 78th Street, Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of U1&C-1, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/05/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 41-02 Queens Blvd., Unit C-2, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful activities.

VIRTUOUS HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/06/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 94-17 131st St., Jamaica, NY 11419. Reg Agent: Margaret Singh, 94-17 131st St., Jamaica, NY 11419. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

STARSHIP BEARCAT, L.L.C., Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/10/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 23-17 30th Drive, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

THE NEW YORK REAL PROPERTY GROUP LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/24/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Joern Arne Volkers, 4739 40th St., Ste. 6A, Sunnyside, NY 11104. General Purposes.

URBAN SEWN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/9/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 36-27 170th St., Apt. 7, Flushing, NY 11358. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: X & H GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/9/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to X & H GROUP LLC, 58-43 211 Street, OAKLAND GARDENS, NY 11364. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

J-5 REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/07/14. Off Loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 57-32 255th St., Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CITIWIDE FUNDING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/05/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process CITIWIDE FUNDING, LLC, 66-24 FRESH POND ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of KC HOSPITALITY II, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/23/2013. Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 87-23 144th St., Jamaica, NY 11435. Purpose: any lawful act.

TO: Heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of ANGELA LANGFORD, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unkown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence MICHAEL CAMPANALE, NANCY GRILLONI, CAROL CAMPANALE, LYNNE CAMPANALE, MARIE CAMPANALE, ANNE BOURDENS, KATHY KRUMEICH. A petition having been duly filed by JAMES F. ROONEY and LYNDA PERETORE who are domiciled at 15 Columbia Avenue, East Rockaway, New York 11518 and 86-07 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, New York 11421 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on January 22, 2015, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of ANGELA LANGFORD lately domiciled at 99-29 62nd Drive, Rego Park, New York 11374, United States admitting to probate a Will dated September 27, 2013, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of ANGELA LANGFORD deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to JAMES F. ROONEY and LYNDA PERETORE. Dated, Attested and Sealed, November 26, 2014. HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk, JOHN M. McFAUL, Attorney, Rivkin Radler LLP, 926 RXR Plaza, Floor 10 Uniondale, New York 11556. NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

AJG 146, LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/1/14. Office in Queens County. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 52-76 72nd St., Maspeth, NY 11378. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Balkan Sewer & Drain Cleaning LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 130-01 Jamaica Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DIANE CHANG CONSULTING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/20/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to DIANE CHANG CONSULTING LLC, 34-20 74TH STREET, #3C, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Articles of Organization Filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 17, 2014. NOTICE OF FORMATION Keisha’s Gemz LLC. Office location: Queens. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to SSNY designated for service of process. c/o: THE LLC, 114-52 Francis Lewis Blvd., Cambria Heights, NY 11411. Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity.

NOVI CONCEPTS, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/29/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Donald A. Tela, Esq., 21337 39th Ave., #189, Bayside, NY 11361. General Purposes.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILIT Y COMPANY. NAME: AMERICAN DREAMS PAWN, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/21/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 10611 37TH AVENUE, APT. 3R, CORONA, NY 11368. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

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

LAKEVIEW GROUP, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/07/2014. 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, 147-46 Delaware Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

ONERO REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/24/14. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 21-22 28th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

PROVENANT ENTERPRISE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/12/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 35-15 223rd St., Bayside, NY 11361. General Purposes.

Notice of formation of Anns Adventures in Travel, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the SSNY on 11/06/2014. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to Ann Toback, 73-11 210th Street, Apt. 4N, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BRH Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 6861 Yellowstone Blvd., #615, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given that a License Number (PENDING) for on-premises Tavern Wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Wine/Beer at retail under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 47-34 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 for on-premises consumption. GIZI LLC d/b/a GIZI CHOCOLATE WINE & CHEESE

NEW FALLS INTERNATIONAL LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/6/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 136-18 39th Ave., Ste. 1104, Flushing, New York, 11354. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PINTHA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/16/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to PHIMWALAN INTHAWONG, 70-64 YELLOWSTONE BLVD., 3B, FOREST HILLS, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Sandeep Express LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/16/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Jasvir Singh, 14404 87th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11435. Purpose: General.

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The recently concluded baseball winter meetings in San Diego produced little news for Mets fans aside from the team signing former Phillies outfielder John Mayberry Jr. to a $1.45 million, one-year contract. Mayberry has power and had been a thorn in the Mets’ side whenever they played Philadelphia. This kind of bargain-basement acquisition is a hallmark of Mets general manager Sandy Alderson’s tenure. If that was all that transpired, the Mets would have been better off than they were before the winter meetings. Unfortunately, Alderson once again felt compelled to discuss Mets’ fans least favorite topic: namely the Amazin’s need for continued “payroll flexibility.” That term has become a sports euphemism for pinching pennies, which of course is an area in which the Mets have expertise. As an example of the Mets’ desire to keep the payroll under $100 million, which by Major League Baseball team standards is a rather modest figure, Alderson virtually admitted that he would be delighted to trade reliable starting pitcher Dillon Gee for a bag of Skittles just to shed his estimated 2015 $6 million salary. Gee did not have a great 2014 season, posting a 7-8 record with a 4.00 earned run average. But throughout his career he has generally pitched well enough to give his team a chance to win. Given the Mets’ popgun offense of

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recent years, that is saying a lot. One of the most famous cliches in baseball is that you can never have enough pitching. Right now the Mets are counting on Matt Harvey (fresh off Tommy John surgery), 40-year-old Bartolo Colon, Jonathon Niese, Zach Wheeler and National League Rookie of the Year Jacob de Grom to be their 2015 starting contingent, which would leave Gee as the odd man out. Even the most optimistic Mets fan would doubt that all five will either stay completely healthy or be as productive as the team would like. Gee is a rather inexpensive insurance option who can work in long relief until he’s needed to start. There have been a lot of books written about Jewish baseball players but few about other sports. Sandra Harwitt shines a light on Jewish tennis players, many of whom participated in the US Open when it was played in Forest Hills as well as its current home, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, in her new book, entitled “The Greatest Jewish Tennis Players of All-Time” (New Chapter Press). It makes for a thoughtful Hanukkah gift. Former St. John’s hoops star JaKarr Sampson was in town Friday night when his current team, the Philadelphia 76ers, played the Brooklyn Nets. Sampson said that he is thrilled that the Red Storm are ranked in the top 25 college Q teams this year. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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It is now well known history that Long Island City has lost a lot of its old manufacturing industries. Another big labor-intensive jobs facility that was lost was the Postal Concentration Cen- Temporary Christmas postal assistants work on ter on Northern Boulevard and 43rd the deck and load trucks at the Postal ConcentraStreet. It was also called the Long tion Center at 43rd Street and Northern Boulevard Island Terminal by the Post Office. in Long Island City, Dec. 7, 1947. Before the days of FedEx, the Postal Service was choked every Christmas sea- to a 37-acre site in Maspeth, once an old son with parcels. They would reach to the metal-refining company, and build a new, ceiling on the platform at the PCC. They state-of-the-art mail processing center were collected by trucks and taken to ships there. It went into contract in 1985 and or the airport for final dispatch. It says on closed on the proper ty in 1986 for the back of this photo that the workers han- $14,680,000. But the site was contaminated dled 100,000 parcels a day. All the work with arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury and was done by hand. Today, foreign packages zinc and never had been cleaned up by the no longer travel by ship or surface trans- previous owner, Phelps-Dodge Corp. As a result, our Queens mail processing port and must go by air to arrive on time. The old PCC on Northern Boulevard center was built on 20th Avenue in Whiteswas said to be a disgusting place to work tone. Now we wish we could have some of by old union employees and was shut down these packages as they are starved for work at the end of the 1970s. It lay abandoned for there today. The old Long Island City Postal Concentration Center is now the site of many years after it closed. Q The Postal Service made plans to move Major World Automobiles.

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t’s been a long time since I and many other St. John’s alumni a r ou nd my a ge have said we’re proud of our basketball team, since our college squad has energized its fan base like this. It’s been a few years since Red Storm players have been asked what it’s like to be the best hoops team in the city, if not the best ball club in the five boroughs in any sport. I know it’s too early in the season to come to any sort of grand conclusion about this team. We’re still a little less than two weeks away from Big East play, after all. But it’s starting to feel a little bit like 2011 again at the intersection of Union Turnpike and Utopia Parkway. That season, the Johnnies beat the opponents they were supposed to beat and upset a few squads no one expected them to, with the Red Storm finding themselves ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 throughout the second half of the season. This year’s team is doing just that so far. This past week, St. John’s continued to do what good teams are supposed to do as we inch closer toward conference play, as the Johnnies hammered an inferior Fairleigh Dickinson group 74-52 last Wednesday on campus and took care of business against the diminished Fordham Rams 74-53 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. When the AP’s poll was released Monday, the 8-1 Johnnies found themselves ranked 20th in the country, the first time they’ve had a number to the left of their name since the 2010-11 team that made the NCAA Tournament. Coming off last Saturday’s historic upset of Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, St. John’s could easily have fallen victim to the dreaded letdown game, a contest where the night’s clearly inferior opponent isn’t taken seriously after a high-profile win. Right out of the gate, it was obvious that was not the case. The Johnnies took a double-digit lead just 10 minutes into the contest and were up 39-25 at halftime on the strength of 12 points from last Saturday’s hero, Phil

Greene IV, nine from leading scorer D’Angelo Harrison and eight from athletic point guard Rysheed Jordan. Although the Knights were able to cut the deficit to 10 with just under eight minutes to play, the Red Storm pulled ahead with a quick 6-0 run in the following three minutes to squash any hope of an FDU upset. Harrison finished with a game-high 26 points on 8-14 shooting, while Greene, Sir’Dominic Pointer and Chris Obekpa poured in 16, 12 and 10 points, respectively. Jordan didn’t score in the second half against the Knights. Instead, he saved himself for Sunday at the Garden. In 2010, Fordham pulled off a shocking upset of the Red Storm. The Johnnies have responded by topping their cross-city rivals in each of the last three seasons, and the winning streak over the Rams extended to four straight thanks to Jordan’s 24-point effort, a game and career high. Fordham actually led 19-13 at the 11:20 mark in the first half, but a Jordan three sparked an 11-0 St. John’s run and they never looked back. Things did get interesting late in the first half, however. Obekpa, one of the best shot blockers in recent NCAA history, picked up his second technical foul after shoving a Fordham player and was automatically ejected with four minutes left. Without Obekpa, St. John’s went to the four-guard lineup they’ve had a considerable amount of success with earlier this season, with the 6-foot, 6-inch Pointer playing center. The Red Storm didn’t miss a beat, as their full-court press forced 20 turnovers and held Fordham to just 38 percent shooting on their way to the 21-point win. St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin said he was “disappointed with the lack of composure and poise” his team displayed without singling out Obekpa’s actions, but he praised Jordan for his explosive game. “He was lights out,” Lavin said. “I thought Rysheed played with poise and made excellent choices. He played a nearperfect game.” Harrison chipped in 22 points of his own as he picked up his second straight Big East Player of the Week award. The senior will need to notch another big performance on Friday, as St. John’s hosts a tough St. Mary’s team at home.

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