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NIGHTMARE TH ON 97 STREET Five-alarm blaze leaves dozens of families without homes for Christmas

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Firefighters battle a five-alarm blaze on the roof of 103-45 97 St. in Ozone Park. The fire and the water used to put it out left the entire apartment complex uninhabitable.

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Calls for love, respect in the wake of brutality Over 100 gather at candlelight vigil for officers assassinated in Brooklyn by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

he message was simple. Let’s always thank those who put their lives on the line each day to keep this city safe. And let’s always remember those who died attempting to do so. It was a somber Monday night at the 104th Precinct, as approximately 125 people participated in a candlelight vigil to honor Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were brutally assassinated by a lone gunman while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn on Saturday. A stoic but touched Capt. Chris Manson,

A woman lights a candle on the steps of the 104th Precinct after Monday’s vigil.

the Ridgewood-based station house’s commanding officer, led the ceremony, which took place in a cold drizzle. Flanked by various area elected officials and community leaders, Manson thanked everyone for the overwhelming support given to the precinct not only during the last week, but in general. “We want to thank you all for coming,” Manson said. “We appreciate everything that you do for us. We take pride in what we do for you.” While there were no songs sung or prayers openly recited, a handful of attendees were sporting NYPD hats and many kept their heads down in solemn prayer, staring at the candles, for most of the ceremony. The murders of the men come as tensions between the NYPD, Mayor de Blasio and citizens protesting the grand jury decision not to indict Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo for placing Staten Island scofflaw Eric Garner in what many say was an illegal chokehold, leading to his death, have run high. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in recent weeks, with protesters often blocking traffic for hours on major thoroughfares like the West Side Highway, as well as many of the bridges and tunnels to Manhattan. While the protests have been mostly

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Capt. Chris Manson, third from left, thanks the approximately 125 residents who attended Monday’s candlelight vigil for Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were murdered in PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Brooklyn on Saturday. peaceful, the destruction of a handful of police cruisers in Brooklyn, the highly publicized assault on a police officer on the Brooklyn Bridge and the sight of dozens of protesters chanting “What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want it? Now!” as they marched in Manhattan last week have grabbed headlines.

At Monday’s vigil, Borough President Melinda Katz called for peace in the city so we can remember two true heroes. “As we move forward as a city, it’s important to remember there are extremists on both sides,” Katz said. “But the one thing this whole city can agree on is that it’s time continued on page 25

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Officials say apartments might not be inhabitable until after Christmas Day by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

More than 80 families will not be in their homes on Christmas Day after a five-alarm fire ripped through their apartment building in Ozone Park last Thursday, rendering all of the units uninhabitable. Close to a dozen of those families heard the devastating news during a town hall with city Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Pa rk), Assembly ma n Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven), city agencies and the Red Cross at PS 65 last Friday. “You probably won’t be able to get back in there until Monday, and most likely not until longer than that,” said Katie Hill, Red Cross disaster program manager for Queens. The fire started in the cockloft of 103-45 97 St. at about 4:30 p.m. and spread to the roof of the building, according to Fire Department officials. A half hour after the blaze started, it was declared a five-alarm fire. The fire was under control by 6:30 p.m., but at that point had caused significant damage to the fifth and fourth f loors of the building. Apartments on the third to first floors were also damaged as a result of the amount of water used to quell the blaze. The Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order on the property, due to fire,

Families displaced by a fire last Thursday night gather inside PS 65 to hear of the fate of their homes. Unfortunately, city and elected officials said, they most likely will not be in their homes PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY until after Christmas Day. water and smoke damage to the property. The cause of the f ire has yet to be determined. Arsal Chaudry, who lives on the third f loor of the apartment complex, said he smelled smoke at about 4:30 p.m. and a few minutes later, someone was knocking on his family’s door telling them to get out.

His mother, Ghazala Chaudry, said she has not yet seen the extent of the damage caused to the apartment but was told by a neighbor that the ceiling received extensive water damage and parts of it have fallen down. “It doesn’t look good,” Ghazala Chaudry said.

The Chaudry family stayed at a local hotel. Some of the families slept in PS 65 overnight, after the school’s principal, Rafael Morales, heard of the fire that displaced several of his students’ families. “A lot of our families were affected by the fire,” Morales said. At PS 65 last Friday, Ulrich donated clothes, toys and food to the families and said his staff members were waiting to help those affected. “We care very deeply about all of you,” Ulrich said. Ulrich told those gathered at the school that the United Federation of Teachers union would be donating school supplies for the children affected by the fire. Ulrich also donated clothes, toys and food to the families. Pizza was provided by Aldo’s Pizzeria in Ozone Park. Those who are not staying with families or in hotels were provided the opportunity to apply for temporary housing. Aisha Crumpton, director of emergency housing for the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development, said residents might have to be placed in locations outside of Queens. “We may have to move you around from Q location to location,” Crumpton said.

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Fire displaces 80 Ozone Park families

More violations for Ozone Park house Stove in illegal apartment caused Thanksgiving Day explosion: FDNY by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

which is still in effect, stating that its structural stability had been affected by the explosion and issued the two violations for illegal construction, according to city records. Harrychand has been issued multiple DOB violations in the past, mostly for illegal conversions and extensions, city records state. In 2009, the DOB stated that the “entire house was converted into single room occupancies without a permit.” Most of the DOB violations to Harrychand were either dismissed or never issued to him in person by a DOB agent, city records state. The Chronicle’s story on the illegal conversions at the house was a topic of discussion at Community Board 9’s Dec. 9 meeting, where board members passed a resolution that stated the board was against legalizing basement dwellings as part of the mayor’s plan to place or preserve an additional 200,000 units of affordable housing throughout the city.

The homeowner of the house at 107-55 108 St. in Ozone Park has once again been penalized by the Department of Buildings. The agency noted illegal conversions and an extension in the house after it exploded on FILE PHOTO Thanksgiving Day. “This is one of many examples of what happens when you have illegal conversions,” community board member and Land Use

Com m it tee member Sher ma n Kane said of the unauthorized conversions on Ha r r ycha nd’s Q house.

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A Thanksgiving Day explosion at a South Ozone Park house was caused by the misuse of a stove i n side a n illegal apa r t ment, according to Fire Depar tment officials. “The location of the explosion was an illegally renovated setback apartment,” an FDNY spokesman said in an email. “The explosion was caused by misuse of a stove on the premises.” Accord i ng to cit y record s released last week, the owner of the house was given two violations by the city Department of Buildings on the day the back of the first floor spontaneously exploded. The house, located at 107-55 108 St., was illegally altered from a one- or two-family dwelling to accommodate four or more families, DOB records state. An illegal canopy at the rear of the house was also placed by the homeowner, according to records. The homeowner, identified by

t he D OB a s Bo on ne ss Ha rrychand, is scheduled for a hearing at the Environmental Control Board, the tribunal body that administers penalties to people who violate DOB regulations, on Jan. 13. Harrychand did not respond to requests for comments on the violations by press time. The DOB did not respond to requests for comment on whether or not gas work was done inside the illegal units. The two violations were issued on Thanksgiving Day when Harrychand’s house spontaneously exploded in the afternoon, records show. The details of the violations were not made public on the DOB’s website until recently. At about 1:45 p.m. that day, the rear of the first floor of the house collapsed due to an explosion, a spokesman for the Fire Department said. The DOB immediately issued a full vacate order on the house,

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AG: Pizzeria owners underpaid workers Papa John’s orders sale, closing of four Queens stores by year’s end by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a federal lawsuit last Monday alleging that the owners of six Queens Papa John’s pizzerias violated state labor laws by significantly underpaying their employees. “Like ever y other business in New York, fast food employers must follow the law,” Schneider man said in a written s t a t e m e nt a n n ou n c i n g t h e l aws u it . “Employers must pay for all hours worked — without shaving hours and without rounding down.” The lawsuit lists Emmanuel Onuaguluchi, who is listed as a St. Alban’s resident, and Uchenna Onuaguluchi, listed as a resident of Rosedale, and their company Emstar Pizza Inc. as defendants in the case. The lawsuit states Emmanuel Onuaguluchi, a for mer attor ney who lost his license to practice law in 2004, has “admitted key facts in sworn testimony” regarding the underpayment of employees, wh ich i nclude charges of “routi nely round[ing] down time worked by employees to the nearest whole hour increment” and failing to “pay proper overtime to employees who worked more than forty, often more than fifty, hours per week.” The husband-wife duo is also being

The Rego Park Papa John’s pizzeria is just one of six Queens restaurants that are closed or sold, after its owners were sued by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for allegedly cheating PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY employees on wages. charged with failing to pay for employees’ work uniforms, which they are required to do under state law. Court records state employees were only provided with one shirt and one hat, “regardless of the number of days per week worked.” The two own or owned Papa John’s loca-

tions in Richmond Hill, Rego Park, Flushing, Ozone Park and two in Brooklyn. The lawsuit states one of the stores has been sold and another is to be sold soon. The Papa John’s corporation has ordered that the other locations be closed or sold by Dec. 31, but Schneiderman is seeking to block the two from “dissipating assets.”

Both Emmanuel and Uchenna Onuaguluchi could not be reached for comment on the charges before press time. The state attorney general’s investigation of the restaurants began in August 2013, according to court papers, after an employee complained of “uncompensated work time.” Schneiderman served the company with a subpoena for information on its employee time records and payroll, the lawsuit states. Emmanuel Onuaguluchi testified at a hearing in February, court papers state, during which he admitted to cheating workers out of wages. The information from the testimony was corroborated with statements from employees and an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor. Court records state employees were being cheated out of wages as recently as Nov. 26. The attorney general is seeking to have the court force the restaurant owners to repay their workers for lost wages, with interest, in an amount to be determined by the court and the rewarding of attorney fees. He is also seeking to have the hubandwife duo barred from owning or operating any other pizzerias, stating that if they were allowed to operate, the illegal activity would continue. The two are due in court in January, Q court records state.

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ittle did we know last week, when we wrote in this space that anti-cop attitudes can only harm the city, the horrific form in which that concern would come to manifest itself. Police officers assassinated, killed in a flash by an assailant they probably never even saw. On the street. In broad daylight. By a piece of human garbage who planned the act, who tried to tell as many people as he could that he was going to do it. And then did. The fact that he took his own life afterward as other cops were racing to corner him is good news for humanity. The killer of New York Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu acted alone. But he did not act in a vacuum. He killed the two — one a married father of a teenager, one a newlywed — in a climate of anger toward the police that even veteran observers say they have not seen in a long time, if ever. That climate must change. And note that we’ve been here before. In 1995, right-wing lunatics Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City in hopes of starting a war against the government. Their hatred was fueled by an aggressive right-wing movement that was

on the rise not only in middle America but even in Congress, where Republicans led by Newt Gingrich had won a majority in the House of Representatives just months earlier. Of course the bombers’ mission failed: While they killed 168 people and wounded nearly 700 more, the public was repulsed and the movement that inspired them lost its steam. Later that same year, much closer to home, the Rev. Al Sharpton led protests against what he called a “white interloper” who owned a business in Harlem, Freddie’s Fashion Mart, and was planning to evict a black-owned store that was subletting space from him. One day one of the protesters set Freddie’s on fire, killing seven, before killing himself. Now we have these anti-police protests, which are not always as peaceful as you’d hope they would be. What do you expect when one of the familiar refrains is “No justice, no peace”? Too many people seem to hear those words without thinking about their meaning, which really is simple. “No peace” means conflict, violence. Could the threat be more clear? No ... at least not until you hear some of the protesters’ other chants, the awful “Shoot back” and “What do we want? Dead cops. When do we want it? Now.” Well, radicals, now you’ve got your dead cops. And guess

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what? Their murder is only going to hurt your cause. Public support is swinging away from the police critics and toward the police. Even Mayor de Blasio, who ran for office largely on a platform of reforming an NYPD he saw as institutionally biased, and Councilman Jumaane Williams, the biggest police critic in the City Council, have called for the protests to be put on hold until Ramos and Liu are laid to rest. Of course the protest leaders, being true believers, would not agree. But that won’t stop the turn of the tide away from their cause — even those parts of it that are legitimate. And so now this is Christmas, the time of year when people are supposed to be especially nice to one another and less selfish. A week from now is New Year’s, traditionally preceded by the word “Happy.” While it may look like those who would neuter the NYPD have the upper hand at the moment, that won’t last. The murders of Ramos and Liu will prove to be the low point, just as the similar assassination of Officer Edward Byrne was in 1988, and the vast majority of people — who know that cops sometimes do wrong but overall are among the most honorable people in the city — will insist that law and order be a top priority again. That will be a legacy worthy of the men we just lost.

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Let’s work together. We have millions of tourists visiting our great city every day bringing wealth and jobs. I believe in the next few years our population will continue to increase because our city is a safe one. Rudy Sarchese Astoria

Mayor, speaker are wrong Dear Editor: Please let us all express our sympathies and condolences to the families of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. Let us also strongly express our support for their families and for all the men and women of the NYPD. They put their lives on the line every day to keep all of us safe, to protect our families and friends. They deserve our support and respect. Unfortunately I have to agree with those who say the blood of these officers leads to City Hall, to both the offices of Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito. Their unwavering support for the pro-

testers, who accuse the entire NYPD of being racist and wanting to shoot and kill young black men, along with their silence and refusal to condemn the protesters who chanted “What do we want? Dead cops” and “Arms up, shoot back,” has signaled that this type of thinking and violence against the police is okay. Now we have a gangbanger thug cowardly ambush and assassinate two NYPD officers as, in his own words, retaliation for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Could he have been “inspired” to commit this heinous act by the fiery rhetoric of the race baiter-money hustler Al Sharpton or by the words and acts of support by our own mayor and Council speaker? We will never know since this mutt, thankfully, took his own life. Mr. Mayor and Ms. Council Speaker, you may have always wanted your words and visions to inspire others to action. You may have just accomplished that. Congratulations, you must be so proud of yourselves. Joe Cimino Middle Village

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Fire anti-cop prof Dear Editor: As a Queens College graduate (BA 1962) and commencement speaker (2012), I’m outraged that Q.C. adjunct professor Eric Linsker was among the mob of cop-haters who “allegedly” attacked police on the Brooklyn Bridge while yelling: “What do we want? Dead cops. When do we want them? Now.” Linsker “allegedly” tried to toss a garbage can at police (according to news reports), but was stopped by two cops who were beaten by other members of this murder-seeking mob. He has a First Amendment right to protest, but no right to assault cops and incite violence against them. Nor does he have a right to earn $18,000 yearly of taxpayers’ money as a teacher at Queens and Baruch colleges. Linsker is a self-proclaimed poet whose “alleged” poetry includes: “F--- the police.” He’s no Robert Browning, but his actions are worse than his verse. New York State provides a third of CUNY’s total budget. CUNY must fire this “alleged” felon or face the loss of taxpayers’ funds. Do it now. Richard Reif Flushing

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One would think that a person who is mayor of New York City would know the difference between a basement and a cellar. According to the Housing Maintenance Code, a basement can be occupied as living quarters; a cellar is not a legal occupancy. The Administrative Code clearly states what constitutes a basement or a cellar. The mayor’s request to make cellar occupancies is not a good idea. The New York Fire Department objects to it. One of the major reasons is the lack of a second means of egress in case of an emergency to save a human life. Apparently the mayor wants his affordable housing instituted at any cost: Let the people live in illegal cellars like rats probably with insufficient sanitary facilities and no secondary means of egress. And he wants to save a life! John Jellen Glendale

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Our beloved Miss Judy Dear Editor: Sadly, the children of Woodhaven lost their nursery school teacher +they loved so much, their Miss Judy Graves, who passed away last week. Ask any Woodhavenite if he or she attended, or their children or grandchildren attended St. Luke’s Nursery School. They knew our Miss Judy. This lady nurtured these children in her teaching with her warm, caring way. Miss Judy had a commitment to her home of Woodhaven and our little ones. She also had, as the French say a “joie de vivre” ( a joy of living). I had known Miss Judy for many years and her son when he was very young. Little did I k now that her son Sean would become a very important part of our Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. staff for many years. Miss Judy accomplished much in her lifetime, earning the gratitude and love of her little students and having a son to be proud of — a son whom she raised so well, even though she raised him alone, being left a young widow. Sean is such an intelligent, fine young man and a credit to our community of Woodhaven. To our much loved, No. 1 Woodhaven nursery school teacher, our Miss Judy, we will all young and old miss you. Sincerely, Maria A. Thomson Executive Director Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. Woodhaven Business Improvement District Woodhaven continued on next page

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Dear Editor: It is time for everyone, protestors and elected officials as well as others, to back off all of the angry rhetoric that has been going on for the last several months, culminating with the senseless and brutal assassination of two New York City police officers on a Brooklyn street. The families of these two officers need to be able to grieve their losses without any more unnecessary difficulties. The mayor and the Police Department need to sit down and begin in earnest to discuss all of the issues that have and continue to cause such tension and division. We cannot have our police officers being targeted by anybody who thinks that they have the right to shoot them. The mayor needs to unequivocally state that he supports the NYPD 100 percent. Our police officers all risk their lives each and every day to protect all of the people of this city, and they deserve the highest degree of protection and respect. If protesters cannot peacefully protest, then those protests must be halted immediately, since they are only exacerbating an already tense and worsening situation. Our thoughts are with the families and colleagues of these two brave officers. All New Yorkers mourn this tragic and difficult loss. It is time for working together, and not continued confrontation, which does not help anyone at all. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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two agencies’ credit, all three options have been presented for discussion in communicontinued from previous page ty meetings where plenty of substantive was provided. Many more meetFor Select Bus Service I feedback ings are planned, to examine bus perforDear Editor: mance and traffic impacts, and design I recently read the “Select Bus Service treatments of key street segments and will make Woodhaven worse” op-ed in intersections. The DOT and MTA to date the Chronicle (Dec. 18). As a small busi- have made good on their commitment to ness owner and a bus rider, I know first- conduct an open and fair process — while hand how dangerous and congested ensuring that an urgently needed project Wood haven Bou leva rd ca n be. My moves forward. employees who live along the corridor And the need is truly urgent. Over suffer from long and unpredictable com- 30,000 riders per day now suffer from mutes on a daily basis, as do I. slow, unreliable service on Woodhaven and I attended the DOT-MTA community Cross Bay boulevards. Long lines of riders meeting last month, where the concepts for now wait for buses throughout the day and SBS along Woodhaven Boulevard were late into the evening at Queens Center mall introduced. I was pleased to see that SBS and major subway transfer points, without would not only reduce congestion along even the minimal comfort and dignity that the corridor, but it would a decent bus shelter would improve travel experiences ONLINE provide. These riders deserve for bus riders and drivers. better, as do the drivers, Miss an editorial or Other SBS routes that have pedestrians and bicyclists article cited by a writer? been implemented in New who deal with these bouleWant news from our other York City over the years vards on a daily basis. editions covering the rest have created shorter comAnd they deserve to see of Queens? Find past mutes and have reduced botthose improvements soon. r e p or t s , ne w s f r om tlenecks to eliminate delays. T h e c o l u m n’s w r i t e r s across the borough and In addition, the street redeattempt to frame SBS vs. more at qchron.com. signs that the DOT and MTA rehabilitating the Rockaway are proposing in the SBS conBeach Line as an either-or cepts for Woodhaven Boulevard would miti- choice, but their costs, benefits and timegate many dangerous conditions along the frames are vastly different and need to be corridor, making it safer for pedestrians and evaluated on their own merits. Select Bus drivers. Service has the potential to transform Many of the 30,000 commuters who ride Woodhaven — today one of Queens’ most the bus along Woodhaven Boulevard every dangerous streets — by late 2017. That day lack the resources to travel by car. They transformation will be very much for the deserve better transit options than what is better, and can’t come a moment too soon. currently available, and SBS could be the Joan Byron solution. For bus riders, for drivers, for Director of Policy pedestrians — SBS could be the solution Pratt Center for Community Development we’ve been waiting for. Manhattan Toby Sheppard Bloch Glendale

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Dear Editor: The recent column “Select Bus Service will make Woodhaven worse” attempts to raise groundless fears about SBS, and dismisses its potential to benefit riders, drivers and pedestrians. The success of other SBS routes in New York City and the daily experience of bus riders on Woodhaven Boulevard tell a much different story, about both the need and the potential for improvement. On Webster Avenue in the Bronx, ridership on the Bx41 has increased, and new bus lanes have eliminated delays. SBS also makes streets safer. The M15 First and Second Avenue SBS saw a 21 percent reduction in traffic injuries on the route segments where improvements similar to those being considered for Woodhaven have been installed. Traffic congestion has also been reduced over most of the M15 corridor, as demonstrated by beforeand-after taxi GPS data. Of the three design concepts the DOT and MTA presented for Woodhaven, concepts 2 and 3 would transform a dangerous, congested corridor into a street that works for the entire community. To the

Dear Editor: What better gift could Gov. Cuomo have given the citizens of New York this holiday season than the assurance that the dirty drilling practice known as fracking will not be coming to the Empire State? Across the country, this rolling environmental disaster has been poisoning families, destroying rural and wild landscapes, and deterring our critical transition to a clean energy economy. Thankfully, after five years and more than 100,000 face-to-face conversations, New Yorkers Against Fracking has helped shaped the conversation so that this fundamental threat to our land, air and water has been deemed too significant of a risk to public health to permit. Despite the power of the oil and gas industry, Gov. Cuomo has chosen to respect the many communities concerned about the potential impacts of fracking and the latest science that backs them up. As cities and states across the country consider this issue, we urge them to show the same courage and foresight to reject fracking and protect health in 2015. Heather Leibowitz Director, Environment New York Manhattan

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Making their Christmas wishes come true Thank you, Chronicle readers, for donating to our largest toy drive yet by Tess McRae Associate Editor

When the Chronicle staff first set out to fill the wish lists of 1,500 children in five shelters, they knew it was going to be a tall order. With the number of homeless children on the rise and one of the newest shelters, The Boulevard Family Residence, having opened nearby in Elmhurst, the Chronicle wanted to ensure as many children as possible could have a happy and spirited Christmas — just like the ones celebrated by those more fortunate around the city. Our readers delivered. From Queens Village to Brooklyn, hundreds of toys, including Doc McStuffins, teddy bears and Ninja Turtles, were brought to our office in Rego Park and dropped off at our partners’ offices. Each week, we asked for the Chronicle readers to help us fulfill the wishes in letters from more than 400 children, and each week real estate companies, generous individuals and elected officials helped us reach our goal. On Monday, Chronicle publisher Mark Weidler, his children, Samantha and Matthew, his wife, Kim, and staff members dropped off toys at the Metro Family Inn on Queens Boulevard. While most of the children were still in school, a few little ones had the opportunity to celebrate Christmas early by picking out gifts under the tree. The wish list gifts will be delivered on Christmas Eve, of course. Cory Brown-Davis Jr., a 4-year-old living at Metro, was a ball of energy when he saw the presents under the tree.

After finishing their snack of cottage cheese and mandarin oranges, the preschoolers at Saratoga Family Inn got a little silly for the camera. They PHOTOS BY TESS MCRAE all said they are excited for Santa Claus to come and have been good all year.

“What I really want is a remote-control for, plus a few extra gifts to make the holi- Ser vice, Ronnie Newman of Sinks & Stones, Jennifer Rouse of Bond New York airplane, but I also want a bike,” he said in days extra special. The toy drive, in its 20th year, could not Real Estate, Jerry Fink Real Estate and between breaths. “I’d love to have a bike.” As a bonus, Cory picked a singing and have been as successful without the help of Connexion 1 Real Estate were incredibly talking Elmo book that comes equipped with the elected officials, schools and local generous and donated bags and bags of toys. North Shore Manhasset case managers businesses. a keyboard. Councilmen Donovan Richards (D-Lau- Ellen McRae, Liz McLaughlin and Alma Pedro, also 4, picked out a Mickey Mouse relton), Jimmy Van Aspiras also made substantial donations. electric guitar. In the end, your gifts — big and small Bramer (D -Su n nyWhen asked if they side), Danny Dromm — helped warm the hearts of children who would consider starthat I really want is (D-Jackson Heights), are so often forgotten. ing a band together, The Chronicle made sure that every child state Sen. Joe Addabthe t wo nodded a remote-control bo Jr. ( D -Howa rd at every shelter we partnered with got someenthusiastically. Beach), Assemblyman thing for the holidays and we tried to person“Yes, but a rock-star airplane, but I also E d B r a u n s t e i n alize every gift as much as we could so each band,” Pedro clarified. want a bike. I’d (D-Bayside), PS 207 child who wakes up in the morning will Later that day, the in Howard Beach, Ace know someone was thinking of him or her. Chronicle dropped off love to have a bike.” The Chronicle hopes to expand the toy Academy for Scholars toys at the Saratoga i n R idgewood , A l drive next year and we hope you will conFamily Inn on Rocka— Cory Brown-Davis Jr., Gentile of Astor ia tinue to be generous. After all, giving is way Bou leva r d i n Metro Family Inn Bank on Metropolitan what the holidays are about. Springfield Gardens. So to all our readers, thank you and have a Avenue, Artie Elias of Though the Saratoga kids had to wait for Santa to come and Ice Jewelry, NY Rehab Center in Astoria The happy holiday and a prosperous new year. Q deliver their toys to their rooms, the children Marine Corps League and Barosa in the facility’s daycare were more than will- Brick Oven Pizza stored collection boxes in their facilities. ing to meet and chat. This little one is all ready for Santa to come The Chronicle would like to give The little ones, ranging from 2 to 5 years to town. old, were finishing their snack — cottage a shout out to Dennis Lee of the cheese with mandarin orang- newly opened Astoria Coffee and es — and seemed super-excit- Nick Hoefly and Emily Miethner of e d t h a t C h r i s t m a s w a s Wonderbot Studios who each created their own boxes, donating scores coming. Of course, each of the kids of toys for the toy drive. Neither promised they had been good group was asked formally by the all year and deserve every- Chronicle to create a box, but they made one out of the goodness of thing on their wish lists. The Ch ronicle received their hearts. Thank you. While every donation is appremore than 400 letters to Santa Claus from children in the ciated, there are a few people who Metro Family Inn, Saratoga went above and beyond, donating Family Inn, Boulevard Family tons of toys and even filled the Residence, Kings Inn and wish lists for specific children. Mike Rizzo of Junior & UnlimitDove House. Almost every Pedro, left, and Cory Brown-Davis Jr. had fun with their single letter was matched with ed Baseball, Rose Marie DiCristo, Children from the Boulevard Family Residence in Elmhurst PHOTO BY MARK WEIDLER a specific toy the child asked David Adorno of Express DMV pose with their new toys. Mickey Mouse and Elmo gifts at the Metro Inn.

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The number of city high school students who graduated in four years increased from 66 percent to 68.4, education officials announced last Thursday. “We must make progress and increase graduation rates further, and make sure students stay in college and are equipped to have meaningful careers,” city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said in a written statement announcing the increase. In contrast to the citywide upward trend, Queens saw a decrease in the number of

high school students who completed high school in four years. The four-year graduation rate for borough students dropped 3.8 percentage points from 74.6 percent for the 2012-13 school year to 70.8 for 2013-14, according to the DOE’s statistics. But even with the drop, Queens retains the second-highest graduation rate among the five boroughs. Staten Island had the highest four-year graduation rate with 79.1 percent, the DOE statistics state, and

Manhattan fell just behind Queens with a 70.6 percent graduation rate. The Bronx had the lowest graduation rate throughout the city, with only 59.1 percent of its students completing a program in four years. The DOE stated in its report that of the Queens students who did not complete a degree in four years, about 3,600 are still enrolled in a high school. About 1,700 of them, or 8.6 percent have dropped out — the

third highest dropout rate in the city. The statistics do not include those who graduated with a special education diploma or a GED. School District 26 had the highest graduation rate in Queens with 81.2 percent, and also had the lowest dropout rate, 5.6 percent. School District 27 had the lowest graduation rate with 59.3 percent and had the highest dropout rate, 15 percent. Richmond Hill High School, which is in School District 27, had one of the highest dropout rates in the city with 21.3 percent of Q its students quitting.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;In response to the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s input, the T building redevelopment plan now seeks to renovate and upgrade the building to create 206 mixed-income units for community residents,â&#x20AC;? HHC spokesman Cleon Edwards told the Chronicle in an email last week. He said 75 of the units would be for people suffering from one of several chronic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but unspecified â&#x20AC;&#x201D; health conditions. The rest, according to the plan, would consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the next several weeks, officials from the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., Queens Hospital Center and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development will continue meeting with community residents to provide them with details about the proposal and to seek Q their feedback,â&#x20AC;? Edwards said.

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City announces new aid for Sandy vics Some Build it Back participants to receive temporary rent assistance by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Financial assistance for Sandy-affected residents who must move into temporary housing while their homes are being repaired under the city’s Build it Back program is just one of multiple storm relief initiatives that are included in a federally funded $4.21 billion recovery plan, city officials announced last Friday. “As we continue to build back a stronger and more resilient city after Sandy, it’s critical that we make every impacted family and small business whole again — and ensure they’re better protected next time they need to be,” Mayor de Blasio said in a written statement. According to city officials, people who must move out of their homes and into temporary housing for at least 30 days while Build it Back renovates their home will be reimbursed for rent. “By reimbursing homeowners for temporary relocation expenses during construction, the program can accelerate construction while providing much necessary relief to homeowners,” Amy Peterson, director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations, said in a written statement. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said he was glad the Mayor’s Office sought

Mayor de Blasio, at podium, and other city officials announced last Friday that participants in the Build it Back program will be eligible to receive rent assistance, if they have to move out of PHOTO COURTESY NYC their homes for 30 days or more. federal funding for storm victims and added that he looks forward to many of his constituents taking advantage of the financial assistance program. “It will mean that people’s houses will be able to be rebuilt,” he said. “I think it will help out a lot of people.” The program is part of an $839 million

housing recovery initiative that will be paid for through federal funding. Included in the funding is $3 million to expand Build it Back’s workforce, which will continue the program’s mission to provide jobs to residents in Sandy-affected communities. The money will also be used to provide

homeowners with grants to complete moderate work on their houses, instead of having to wait for Build it Back to complete the work. It also extends subsidies and housing referral assistance from two years to four for low-income residents displaced by the storm. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau), whose congressional district includes many communities heavily affected by Sandy, said in a written statement, “I know all too well that many are still struggling to recover even two years after the storm, particularly those in the Rockaways. “I stay committed to working with the mayor and my colleagues in Congress to continue the fight for New York’s full recovery from Sandy.” T he housi ng recover y f u nd s were announced alongside a Business and Coastal Resiliency initiative, which seeks to fortify business corridors such as those in the Rockaways and other neighborhoods throughout the city. Rockaway small businesses affected by the storm will also be granted money to rebuild. The funds were granted to the city by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Q Development.

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Photo contest! The Queens Chronicle’s seventh annual Holiday Photo Contest is underway. Have we received your submission yet? Take pictures of lights, miniature villages, snowmen (if it snows), joyous children and families — any thing that reflects the season — and send them on in. Make sure your photos are taken in Queens, tell us the location and other details about them, and be creative. Also be sure to say whether you are an amateur or professional photographer. The winner gets free passes to an offBroadway show or other family-friendly performance or sporting event in or around the city. You’ll also see your photo published. We’ll announce the winner in January. E-mail your high-resolution digital photos to peterm@qchron.com. Or snail-mail prints to Queens Chronicle Photo Contest, 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park, NY 11374. The deadline is Jan. 5. Good luck!

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A long-sought bill allowing school holidays on Lunar New Year and Diwali was signed into law by Gov. Cuomo last week, but does not mean that public schools will automatically be closed on those dates. The law was sponsored by Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and by state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing). The legislation was first introduced by Kim’s predecessor, Grace Meng, before she became a member of Congress. “This is about making sure that all Americans, regardless of where we come from, are institutionally recognized as first-class citizens,” Kim said in a statement. State elected officials were joined by Asian leaders outside PS 20 in Flushing last week to celebrate the signing. Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) said he hopes the legislation will encourage the city Department of Education to close schools on holidays such as Lunar New Year in February and Diwali, a major Hindu festival, celebrated sometime between mid-October and mid-November. This year, Diwali was celebrated on Oct. 23 and next year it will be on Nov. 11. “Students and their families should not be forced to choose between celebrating a holiday and having an absence marked on their record,” Braunstein said.

State Sen. Toby Stavisky, center, speaks about the new law on school holidays with other elected PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY officials and Asian leaders. Supporting the effort at PS 20 among others was Dr. Uma Mysorekar, president of the Hindu Temple Society of North America, located in Flushing; Hellen Kim, executive director of the Korean American Youth Foundation; and Lois Lee from the Chinese Planning Council. Research associated with the bill shows that Asian-American students make up almost 15 percent of the city school population, while in Queens 23 percent of the 2.2

million residents are Asian. In Flushing, the percentage jumps to 57 percent. DOE spokeswoman Yuridia Pena issued the following statement regarding the change: “We are committed to having a school calendar that reflects and honors the extraordinary diversity of our students. Adding new holidays to the calendar is a goal that poses some logistical challenges and we are actively working toward overQ coming them.”

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Residents want a far more detailed environmental study on relocation by Michael Gannon Editor

Ever since the Port Authority came out with a proposal to relocate a runway some 700 feet closer to residential neighborhoods near Kennedy Airport, members of the Eastern Queens Alliance have been telling anyone who would listen that there has not been enough attention paid to possible environmental impacts. Last week, the audience was a panel of appellate judges on the U.S. Second Circuit Court. The FAA ruled last year that an environmental assessment report commissioned by the Port Authority — which found there would be no appreciable impact in terms of noise, pollution and other potential hazards — was sufficient. On Dec. 18, Cambria Heights attorney Clyde Vanel argued that the more comprehensive federal environmental impact statement (FEIS) is warranted. He said a 900-page report presented by attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice looks impressive. “But it’s not substantive,” Vanel said in a telephone interview. “Their assessment assumes that there will be no significant impact of any measure of any factor,” Vanel added. “Look at the major

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at least two of the three judges on the panel that it is both needed and supported on legal grounds. Vanel said the latter is upheld by the Environmental Protection Act and other laws, and a series of federal executive orders over the years at the federal level. The FAA referred all questions to the Departmen of Justice. An email requested by the DOJ was not returned. Vanel did say that at one point a DOJ attorney told the court the flat-out truth. “One of the judges asked him the difference between the assessment and the statement,” Vanel said. “He said ‘Millions and millions.’” What is known is that the Port Authority is under federal deadlines, which Vanel said would have the runway relocated by December 2016. The project, which will include federally mandated widening of the runway and the addition of safety overrun zones at the ends, will allow JFK to handle larger passenger and cargo jets. The latter is seen as very important, and JFK has had a significant drop in its cargo volume in recent years. Vanel said the judges could take anywhere from a few months to a year to reach Q a decision.

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Close to a dozen people gathered at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue on Sunday to call on the cit y to i mprove t r a n spor t at ion infrastructure. “There’s nothing that we don’t disagree with when it comes to improved transportation in Queens,” said Phil McManus, president of the Queens Public Transit Committee. McManus said Sunday’s rally was one of many that have been held throughout the borough calling on several transportation improvements to be implemented, which include but are not limited to the elimination of the toll on the Cross Bay Bridge, the reactivation of the Rockaway Beach rail line and the reimplementation of the Rockaway ferry. “We had a pretty large agenda,” McManus said. One of McManus’ top priorities is the reactivation of the Rockaway Beach rail line, which has been unused for decades.

He said he is against the rival plan, which has been getting state support, to turn the line into a 3.5-mile stretch of parkland that would connect Rego Park a n d O z o n e P a r k k n ow n a s t h e QueensWay. “I absolutely believe that you cannot agree with this park,” he said. “It’s going to take away a major transportation corridor forever.” Although many of the items the rally addressed primarily affect the southern part of Queens, McManus said the committee is seeking to have borough residents from all over advocate for improved transportation. “There is definitely a bigger area of people that we’re trying to reach,” he said. McManus, a resident of Rockaway Park, said those who take public transportation in Queens suffer f inancially because the borough has a lack of buses that run all the way across it. “If you look at the boroughs that have to pay the most in transfers, Queens is Q probably at the top,” he said.

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Will former Queens Library President and CEO Tom Galante sue the Board of Tr u s t e e s fo r t e r m i n a t i n g h i m l a s t Wednesday? It depends on which of his attorneys you ask. Or maybe which newspaper you’re representing when you ask. According to the Daily News, Galante will sue. “The library breached the employment agreement, and we will see them in court,” the paper quoted attorney Hillary Prudlo of the Manhattan firm Schlam Stone & Dolan as saying. But when asked via email to confirm that, another attorney at the firm, Douglas Grover, said he could not. The library’s newly constituted board voted on Dec. 18 to terminate Galante “for cause.” The phrase was important, as it likely will serve as the library board’s justification to deny Galante a seven-figure buyout that his contract called for should he be terminated without justification. Galante has been under fire for nearly a year following a series of reports in the News that led to investigations of the board’s and Galante’s spending of library

Queens Library Board Chairman Gabriel Taussig and interim CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey prior to a PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON vote to terminate the contract of embattled former CEO Tom Galante. funds by the FBI and city Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office. Last week’s unanimous vote took place following an executive session of more than

two hours that included attorney Dan Kurtz. “This evening, the board of trustees heard a report by counsel,” the board said in a statement issued shorty after the meeting.

“Based on that and a prior report by counsel, a decision was made to terminate immediately Mr. Galante’s employment.” The board promised to continue changes and administration and fiscal transparency that have been in place since Borough President Melinda Katz and Mayor de Blasio sacked eight former members who were Galante loyalists and voted against a measure this past summer that would have placed him on paid leave while the library’s finances were examined. Two other trustees stepped down. Bridget Quinn-Carey, who worked under Galante, has been serving as interim president and CEO. Grover did talk about Galante’s 27 years of service to the library and some of its accomplishments during his tenure: “For the past year Mr. Galante has been under constant attack in press accounts that have been based on inappropriate comments about and leaks of Library information. Because of his integrity and respect for the Library as an institution, Tom has chosen not to respond in the press. When he does speak publicly, it will be in a forum that values the truth and not the half-truths and distortions that so far have monopolized the press accounts.” But he would not say whether that “forum that values the truth” is a court of law. continued on page 28

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We would like to thank the Queens community for the overwhelming response to our 20th Annual Toy Drive. We collected over 1,500 toys this holiday season! Every child under the age of 18 will receive at least one toy in the following Homeless Shelters: Saratoga Family Inn, Metro Family Residence, Boulevard Family Residence and The King’s Inn, and the Dove House Shelter for Domestic Abuse Survivors. A special thank you to area politicians who offered to provide drop-off points: Senator Joe Addabbo, Jr., Assemblyman Ed Braunstein and Councilmen Daniel Dromm, Donovan Richards and Jimmy Van Bramer. Happy Holidays to all of our readers and advertisers!

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Christmas came early for the good boys and girls of Ozone Park. The Ozone Park Civic Association hosted its annual free picture with Santa, aka state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., session on Dec. 6 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. The event took place at the Ozone Howard Little League Hall, located at 97-14 135th Drive in Ozone Park.

Above, children pose with the man in the big red suit and tell him what they want for Christmas. Upper right, jolly old St. Nick poses with civic association President Howard Kamph. Left, the executive board of the civic association poses for a picture with Santa Claus. Upper left, a collage of photos showing children with Santa.

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continued from page 2 to mourn the officers we lost. It’s time to have peace. It’s time to have discussions that are meaningful.” Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) shared Katz’s sentiment, saying we should never forget how difficult the job of a police officer is. “Two families will not have a holiday season because they lost their father or their husband,” Crowley said. “Officer Ramos and Officer Liu were doing what they signed up to do, to serve and protect. This has rocked our city. “It’s good to see such a strong showing out tonight,” she continued, “and I hope that over the next couple of weeks, and forever, we always continue to respect the job of a police officer and understand the stress they and their families go through.” The mother of an NYPD officer, Assemblywoman Marge Markey (D-Maspeth), applauded the bravery of the police force and mourned the fact that Ramos and Liu were assassinated just five days before Christmas. “Every time I see my son leave our home from the day he was sworn in, I say to him ‘Be safe,’” Markey said. “I ask everyone to keep the families in your thoughts and in your prayers. Not only for the next week or so, but for the coming year.” While both officers lived in Brooklyn, Ramos, whose family resides just over the Queens-Brooklyn border, was heavily involved with Christ Tabernacle church at 64-34 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale The fallen 40-year-old married father of two was studying to become a pastor at the house of worship, and had just finished his training with the New York State Chaplain Task Force when he was murdered. The church issued a statement on Ramos’ death on Monday, saying he “was a humble man willing to help at any capacity” at the parish. “Ralph Ramos was a long-standing member of 14 years at

A police officer stands guard outside the 104th Precinct’s front door, next to a makeshift shrine constructed in memory of slain NYPD OffiPHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA cers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. Christ Tabernacle,” the church said. “Ralph was definitely a family man ... He had an infectious and disarming smile. Our motto at Christ Tabernacle is ‘No place like home’ and Ralph was one of the faithful ushers who made Christ Tabernacle feel like home. “This is a tragic loss for us as a church,” it continued, “but we are fully committed to [his family] to give them what Ralph gave Q us week in and week out.”

Services set for killed PO Rafael Ramos The funeral of Police Officer Rafael Ramos, assassinated along with Police Officer Wenjian Liu while sitting in their patrol car last Saturday, will take place in Glendale this weekend. On Friday, a public viewing will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Christ Tabernacle church at 64-34 Myrtle Ave. On Saturday, his funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. at the church. He will be laid to rest at Cypress Hill Cemetery in Brooklyn. Myrtle Avenue will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, with various surrounding streets being subjected to possible closures and parking restrictions to accommodate the nearly 20,000 people expected to attend Ramos’ service. Capt. Chris Manson, commanding officer of the 104th Precinct, said at a candlelight vigil on Monday that officers from all over the country will be there. “It’s going to be what we imagine will be a massive funeral,” Manson said. “We expect thousands upon thousands of police officers to show up from not just NYPD but probably from across the Q East Coast.”

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Students urge Cuomo to include DREAM Act funding in FY15 budget by Khorri Atkinson Chronicle Contributor

For a group of undocumented students at the City University of New York called the CUNY DREAMers, it boils down to one thing: Pass the DREAM Act. That was the message they brought to Albany recently, urging Gov. Cuomo to include funding for the DREAM Act in his executive budget proposal next year. The act would allow undocumented students who meet in-state tuition requirements to access state financial aid and scholarships for college. It would also open 539 tuition savings accounts for all New York youth and establish a commission to raise private funds for a college scholarship program. “It’s horrible and disheartening to see students who are willing to pursue something have to drop out for financial reasons,” said Queens College student and Chairwoman of the New York Public Interest Research Group’s Board of Directors, Aileen Sheil. “I hear from dozens of students throughout the state of how great enacting the DREAM Act would be for them. Some people who graduated from Queensborough Community College, for example, [decided] not to continue at a fouryear school because they couldn’t afford it.” Sheil was among dozens of students, union leaders and university officials who

testified at a state Assembly Standing Com- tuition,” Vivar said. “CUNY has done its mittee on Higher Education hearing. The part. I have done my part. I am respectfully session was for students, colleges and uni- asking you to give DREAMers, like myself, versities in the state to testify about the access to tuition assistance programs. I’m effectiveness of the state’s Tuition Assis- not a burden. I don’t plan to live on TAP.” tance Program and The DREAM Act recommendations on is sponsored by how t he prog r a m Assemblyman Fran’m not a burden. All I could be bet ter cisco Moya (D-Jackstructured. son Heig ht s) a nd need is an education While she notes state Sen. Jose Peralto have a better future TAP helps thousands ta (D-East Elmhurst) of college students, The bill is espefor my family and to Sheil said the procially relevant now gram’s exemptions as President Obama make the state a “erode college affordannounced last better place for all of us.” month an executive ability.” She added that the approximateaction that would — CUNY DREAMer Denise Vivar ly 8,300 undocumentshield more than four ed students who are million undocumentenrolled at CUNY, according to the state’s ed immigrants from deportation. The presiComptroller’s Office, should benefit from the dent’s action will also provide working perprogram. mits for them to legally work in the country, CUNY DREAMer, Denise Vivar, who while paying taxes. It will go into effect in said she came to the United States of Ameri- January 2015. ca at age seven, testified that without CuoMany state elected officials and advocates mo’s action to fund and pass the legislation, criticized Cuomo for not pushing hard her career goals would never become a enough after the DREAM Act was passed in reality. the state Assembly earlier this year, but failed “I am tired of seeing qualified undocu- in the Senate 30-29. If the Democrats voted mented students drop out of college, or work with the party line, the bill would have gotten three to four jobs to be able to pay their the 32 votes it needs to be passed — two

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Democrats voted against the bill. Steven London, first vice president of the Professional Staff Congress, a union that represents CUNY’s faculty and professional staff, said the DREAM Act is a substantial step to help “motivated and talented young people.” “They deserve a chance for a better life and we need the new ideas and innovations that college will bring out of them,” he said. “The governor has promised to make the NYS DREAM Act law. The best way for him to keep that promise is to include funds and rule changes to implement it in the next state budget and for the Legislature to pass it.” Committee Chairwoman Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan), a Queens College alumna, said the Assembly is “passionate about providing opportunities” for those who excel academically. She said the Assembly will pass the DR EAM Act and hopes that Cuomo and the state Senate will take similar action. “And it is possible that the governor will include it in his budget,” she said. “And that will help move us closer to reality. I have no doubt that at some point it will be a reality. But I don’t understand why students have to wait longer,” Glick said. “I hope next year we will make the progress that many people Q said we should make.”

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Tuscany, a region in central Italy, is well known for its culture and traditional foods. But you don’t have to cross the Atlantic Ocean to taste the cuisine. That’s because a Howard Beach deli is keeping the tradition of Tuscan food alive with hearty, home-cooked dishes. Tuscany Deli, a family-run Italian delicatessen, has been serving fresh and delicious food with a smile for more than five years now. A business doesn’t run for that long unless it’s delivering exceptional customer service. John and Marly Gurino, the owners of the deli, have their regulars who they always greet by name when they see them. You can usually find John cooking up the delicacies of the day while Marly is maintaining their popular Facebook and Instagram accounts. “We like to treat others like we’re a part of their family,” Marly said. At the Tuscany Deli they serve great sandwiches, both hot and cold, and entrees that will fill your belly. As Marly says, they serve, “Funky, fun and fattening food.” Their unique specials have become popular alongside their regulars, which are brisket on Fridays, and fresh turkey on “Thanksgiving Thursdays.” For those on a diet, Tusancy Deli offers healthy options such as tossed salads, omelets and grilled vegetables. They also do catering for all occasions no matter how big or small it is. One of their specialty sandwiches is the Peter Luger wrap named after the

upscale steakhouse. The sandwich offers diners juicy chopped steak and onions smothered in Peter Luger sauce. It’s placed in a fresh wrap and cut in half in the middle. But make sure to take extra napkins, because you’ll be dripping sauce everywhere. Once you’re able to start chewing, you might notice the combination of the sauce and onions, which meld together perfectly. The wrap is also the perfect size, as it’s big enough to finish in one sitting. A lost art among many eateries, Tuscany Deli also serves food that is made from scratch and made just how mama used to cook. That could be a reason why they have earned the name “the best kept secret in Queens.” “We try to make everything ourselves. That’s what makes us different,” Marly said. “John takes any recipe and makes it better.” But for John, cooking at work is no different than how he cooks for his family. “I try to cook like I do at home,” he said. John and Marly don’t only just spend their time serving food, but they also serve the community. Their generosity even earned them a certificate from former mayor Mike Bloomberg. “We find in the area there isn’t much to do for children so we try to do what we think would be nice if somebody else did it for our children,” Marly said. Tuscany Deli is located at 82-41 153 Ave. in Howard Beach. Hours of operation are Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and SunQ day 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Galante may sue library Board continued from page 22 edly spent tens of thousands of dollars Prompted by a Daily News report on food, drinks, travel and entertainabout his salary, $392,000 a year, and ment using his library credit card. G rover said i n h is email, “Tom other aspects of his contract, as well as the tens of thousands of dollars spent on Galante devoted 27 years of his profesa renovation of his office at the Central sional career to the Queens Library, the Library in Jamaica, the controversy has past 11 as its President and Chief Execled to multiple developments, including: utive Officer. So, of course, Tom is dis• a probe by the Federal Bureau of appointed by the action taken by the Investigation and city Department of newly reconstituted Board of Trustees. Investigation into any possible crimi- He is extremely proud of his service to nalit y i n libra r y ma nagement a nd the Library and his accomplishments for the people of Queens.” finances; Grover noted that Gabriel Taussig, • an audit by Stringer’s office; • the resistance to providing all doc- the board chairman, and Jacqueline uments demanded by Stringer by a Arrington, one of the dismissed memmajority faction of the Library Board bers, had said in February, shortly after of Trustees, specifically, those dealing the controversy broke, “The Queens Librar y’s record w it h how t he of a c c o m pl i s h librar y spends ment and its treprivately donated mendous success hen he does speak funds; as a leader in the • the refusal of publicly, it will be in a f ield a n d a s a that same faction critical resource to put Galante on forum that values the for the people of leave wh ile the investigations go truth and not half-truths Queens is largely at t r ibut able to on; and distortions ...” M r . G a l a n t e ’s • a new state leadership.” law allowing the — Douglas Grover, attorney for former T h e at t o r n ey mayor a nd borQueens Library CEO Tom Galante then noted that oug h president, just two accomwho t a ke t u r ns appointing board members, to dismiss plishments achieved during Galante’s their respective offices’ appointees at tenure were the library’s becoming recognized nationally as a leading instituany time; • the launching of a lawsuit by six of tion of its kind, including its winning the dismissed trustees against Katz and two prestigious awards, and an increase state Attorney General Eric Schneider- in millions of dollars in contributions man, claiming the new law is unconsti- to it. Though it provides a municipal sertutional and the firings wrong; • the eventual dismissal of that suit vice, the library is not a public agency but a private nonprofit organization at the plaintiffs’ request; • the appointment of several new under contract to the city. It gets sometrustees, who then voted to put Galante where between 80 and 90 percent of its on leave and provide Stringer with all funding from the taxpayer and the rest from donations. documents; It was set up as a private institution • the introduction by City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunny- more than 100 years ago to avoid politiside), the majority leader, of six bills cal interference. Critics of the new laws designed to make library operations passed this year, and of the pro-Galante tr ustees’ dismissals, say it has now more transparent to the public; and • the recent revelation in another become a victim of just that interferQ Daily News article that Galante alleg- ence.

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Dollars for Dasher the dog The death of Dasher, the female Rottweiler tossed from a car in Glendale last month, has angered many area dog owners. One Forest Hills woman named Noel, who asked her last name not be printed, is hoping to pique interest in a possible reward fund for information leading to the arrest of Dasher’s former owners. “As many people are, I am an animal lover and advocate,” she said. “By setting up a reward fund for information, perhaps those involved will be caught.” She wants to know if others would be interested in donating to try to catch those

who left Dasher, who suffered from multiple health issues, on the side of Myrtle Avenue on Nov. 20. Det. Thomas Bell of the 104th Precinct said the case is being actively investigated, but that reward funds are created by Crime Stoppers, not the precinct. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. said he would donate his own money to a fund. “I will ask around if anyone will set up an account,” Addabbo said. Anyone interested in setting up a fund is asked to call the Chronicle’s Christopher Barca at (718) 205-8000 ext. 124. Q

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Their statements on the assassinations

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Santa’s helpers are on the job Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, center, and his community coordinators Tara Chester, left, and Alexis Carter prepare more than 200 toys donated by his staff for delivery this week to boys and girls on Santa’s nice list. The drive began on Dec. 1, and featured donation boxes in the corridors of offices on

Queens Boulevard and Kew Gardens Road. Recipients will include Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Child Life Department, the Briarwood Family Residence and the Cambria Heights Community Church. The toy drive was coordinated by DA Counsel Lois Raff and Executive Assistant District Attorney Jesse Sligh.

Following the assassinations of Police Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos last Saturday in Brooklyn, numerous elected officials from Queens issued statements lamenting the violence. The following is what Queens’ two boroughwide elected officials, Borough President Melinda Katz and District Attorney Richard Brown, said: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families of two of NYPD’s Finest, Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, who were murdered today on our streets,” Katz said in her statement. “Our officers deserve respect for their devotion and the dangers they face day-in and day-out in the mission to protect our city. Such abhorrent acts have no place in our society and are to be fully condemned in every sense of the word. As one city, we deeply mourn the senseless loss of these heroic officers who were tragically slain today. I echo the urging by the Mayor and the Police Commissioner for the public to bring forward any information you may have.” “Each day when a police officer leaves

home to go to work, the officer and his or her family share an unspoken fear — that the officer will not safely return home again,” Brown said. “Last Saturday that fear became a reality for the families of Police Officers Wen Jian Liu and Rafael Ramos and on behalf of all at the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, we extend to the Liu and Ramos families — indeed, to all of the men and women of the NYPD — our heartfelt condolences and prayers. We can only imagine the painful emotions that each of these families is feeling and we grieve with them as well. “As we mourn the loss of Officers Liu and Ramos we must find a way to channel our emotions into achieving positive change for our City. We must come together to heal each other, to recognize our common humanity and to build a City that is stronger and more united than ever.” Before the murders, the killer said on a social media page that he was committing them as revenge for the deaths of two black men at the hands of police this summer, in Q New York and Missouri.

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Cuomo vetoes Avella’s ‘save the swans’ bill Activists wonder when management plan due last spring will be released by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Gov. Cuomo last Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have delayed a plan to kill or remove every mute swan in the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation considers the birds an invasive species and wants all 2,200 of them that live in the state gone by 2025. Following an uproar from faunitarians, or animal lovers, the DEC decided it would revise its plan. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) in the upper house and Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) in the lower chamber authored a bill that would have put a two-year moratorium on any swan slaughter. It also would have forced the agency to hold at least two public hearings in areas where mute swans live, and to include a public comment period of at least 45 days after the second one, before adopting any swan management plan. It passed overwhelmingly, 59-2 in the Senate and 104-25 in the Assembly. But Cuomo said the measure is not necessary, so he vetoed it. “When the revised draft plan is completed, DEC will release it for public comment for at least 45 days and will respond to the comments it receives on the revisions,” he said in his veto message. Avella, vice chairman of the Senate

The state DEC wants all mute swans out of New York within 10 years, claiming they harm the FILE PHOTO environment, but animal activists and many lawmakers disagree. Environmental Conservation Committee, expressed his disappointment in a prepared statement. “It is a shame that Governor Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have gone a long way towards protecting New York State’s mute swan population,” Avella said. “Scientific

data does not back the decision to exterminate the mute swan, and public opinion has stated time and again that the mute swan must be saved. I am disappointed that the Governor failed to sign this bill, which had overwhelming support from both the people and the legislature.”

Avella’s office said he will reintroduce the bill in the next legislative session. Friends of Animals, an advocacy group that worked against the swan-kill proposal, said it wonders why the revised plan, which was supposed to have been released last spring, still has not been. “If Gov. Cuomo is entitled to veto a bill based on a plan, the public deserves to see that plan. We demand to see the plan immediately if not sooner,” said Edita Birnkrant, campaign director for Friends of Animals and a Fresh Meadows resident. “We are concerned that it will be as odious as the first plan — which was to eradicate all 2,200 wild mute swans in the state by 2025 and declare them a “prohibited species. The DEC has a record of treating birds miserably in New York, from shooting snowy owls at the airport to gassing Canada geese in our parks.” The DEC said that after releasing the initial swan management plan announced last winter, it received more than 16,000 form letters, 30,000 signatures on petitions and more than 1,500 individual comments in response, prompting the plan to draft a new strategy. At the time, agency Commissioner Joe Martens said, “DEC is listening to these comments and concerns and will revise the draft plan and provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the revised plan this spring.” Q

112th Pct. honors two fallen heroes Rego Park, Forest Hills residents young and old thank their cops by Christopher Barca

In addition to hugs, the conference room was filled with the sound of clapping at Many children want to be police officers times, as the crowd gave about a dozen offigrowing up; inspired by how they protect and cers who attended the vigil a loud ovation as they walked into the room. serve on a daily basis. Heidi Chain, president of the 112th PreOn Tuesday night, it was a child inspiring cinct Community Council, started the cerea towering police captain. The 112th Precinct held a prayer vigil on mony by applauding the way in which the Tuesday evening for Police Officers Rafael slain men lived their lives. “Officers Rafael Ramps and Wenjian Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were assasLiu were true examsinated as they sat in ples of the many their patrol car in thousands of police, Brooklyn last Saturfirefighters and miliday by a gunman tary who devote their seeking “revenge” lives to try and make over Staten Island a difference,” Chain scoff law Eric Garsaid. “To try and pron e r ’s d e a t h t h i s tect the public.” summer. After short What moved Capt. speeches by Borough Judith Harrison, the station’s command- Harrison and 112th Precinct Community Coun- President Melinda Katz, Councilwoman ing officer, just as cil President Heidi Chain at the prayer vigil K a r e n Ko slow it z much as the flooding of around 75 Rego Park and Forest Hills resi- (D-Forest Hills), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. dents into the precinct was a simple pink sign (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Mike presented to her by 12-year-old Plunkett after Simanowitz (D-Flushing) thanking the 112th Precinct for their hard work, Harrison looked the vigil. forward to a etter future following one of the It read “Thanks NYPD. Give Hugs.” “Oh wow, thank you so much for that,” city’s more saddening tragedies in recent years. Harrison said. “This is great.”

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Capt. Judith Harrison, the 112th Precinct’s commanding officer, poses with 12-year-old Plunkett, a Woodside resident, and this “Thanks NYPD” sign at the precinct’s prayer vigil for slain PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu on Tuesday. “These are tough times, but you know what they say? tough times don’t last. Tough people do. And we’re tough” she said.

“Together, and really together, police and community, we’re going to get through this. Q And we’re going to be OK.”

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Playground law meant to keep kids fit signed Gov. Cuomo recently signed into law a bill that “ensures that when playground space is lost or potentially lost, that the school should do its best to provide other open air playgrounds or other alternatives,” the office of Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Ridgewood) announced last week. The bill, A.151-A, builds on previous leg-

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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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ho would h a v e thought St. John’s would have been 10-1 by the time Santa Clau s c ome s t o town? I’m sure even the most diehard Red Storm fan or most optimistic pundit is at least a little surprised at how the season has played out thus far. Sure, pounding the Long Beach States and Fairleigh Dickinsons of the world is no surprise. But to come away with quality wins against Minnesota at home and Syracuse on the road, and to be within one possession in the final minute against Gonzaga, one of the nation’s more elite teams, only to lose a heartbreaker? And to be ranked 17th in the nation at Christmas time? As a St. John’s alum, I would sign up for that start in a heartbeat. The humble Red Storm squad have shown a lot of heart and willpower on their way to a top 20 ranking, and that trend continued this past week. Down 15 at halftime to a consistently underrated Saint Mary’s team, the Johnnies clawed all the way back to top the Gaels 53-47 for their ninth win of the season on Friday. On Monday, St. John’s took care of business against a second straight California opponent, trouncing Long Beach State 66-49 to earn their 10th victory. The Red Storm lack interior depth, with Chris Obekpa serving as the team’s only true center and undersized Sir’Dominic Pointer often playing the position when Obeka’s on the bench. Against Saint Mary’s, it was obvious that would be an issue, as the Gaels’ best player is the nearly 7-foot-tall Brad Waldow. And in the first half, Waldow feasted on the thin Johnnies front court. The big man scored 19 points in the first half, seeming unstoppable at times. Meanwhile, the Johnnies looked unwatchable, as the Red Storm struggled mightily to score early. They even endured one putrid stretch when the Queens squad missed 11 straight

shots from the floor, knocking down only six attempts in the first half in total. But as has become almost routine in recent years, the Johnnies saved their best for the last half of the game. After being down 33-18 at the break, the Steve Lavin-led unit opened the second stanza on a blistering 27-8 run that saw them take a 45-41 lead with 7:37 remaining in the contest. It was the Red Storm’s defense, led by Pointer’s shutting down of Waldow, that spurred the run. St. John’s held the Gaels to only 15 points on 26 percent shooting in the second half, this time with Saint Mary’s hitting only six shots in the segment, in addition to forcing nine turnovers. Once Pointer took over guarding Waldow after halftime, the Gaels center scored only seven points the rest of the way. Pointer was also the catalyst for the comeback on the offensive side of the ball too, scoring all 11 of his points in the second half, in addition to grabbing 11 rebounds. Star guard D’Angelo Harrison poured in a team-high 21 points, while Obekpa netted eight and point guard Rysheed Jordan scored just six points while shooting 2-11. “I felt that our players were uptight in the first half,” Lavin said after the game. “We managed to work through it by turning up the heat defensively, which led to transition baskets, and fueled our comeback.” Against Long Beach State, the Johnnies didn’t need a relentless comeback. They outscored the 49ers 24-20 in the first half, but blew the doors off their opponent with a 42-point second half, thanks to a spread out scoring attack. All five starters scored at least nine points, with guard Phil Greene IV and Obekpa recording 16, while Pointer and guard Jamal Branch scored 11. The Red Storm didn’t skip a beat without the dynamic Jordan, who missed the game because of a stomach virus, aside from a period early in the second half where their offense sputtered momentarily. St. John’s returns to the court for a tilt with Tulane at the Barclays Center on Sunday, with a hyped-up New Year’s Eve matinee against fellow upstart Big East squad Seton Hall looming large in the near future.

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by Peter C. Mastrosimone The civilization of China may seem eternal, but your chance to see some wonderful works of art produced there over the millennia at Queens College is ephemeral. There are only two weeks left to view the ceramics, porcelain, stoneware and earthenware that make up the Daghlian Collection, now on display in the college’s Godwin Ternbach Museum. And since the museum is closed when the college is, there are actually only seven days left in which you can see the exhibit. A visit to the museum would be well worth your while. On display are 60 objects from the Daghlian Collection that are not only beautiful but, in the words of Morris Rossabi, distinguished professor of history at the college, “often reveal a great deal about Chinese values and beliefs.” As Rossabi explains in an essay placing the works into their historical contexts, “The arts of China yield vivid and appealing insights about its economy, politics, religions, society, history, and culture, and offer a remarkable guide to the development of Chinese civilization. Visitors can scarcely gain a better introduction to Chinese culture than by examining its works of art.” The pieces on display trace that development all the way back to its origins in Neolithic times, stretching back 8,000 years. Most of the works are naturally utilitarian in purpose but still show the craftsmanship that went into making them beautiful, such as the svelte black-burnished jar with one loop handle that comes from the Longshan culture and dates to the second half of the third millennium BCE — between 4,000 and 4,500 years ago. Take a great leap forward, as it were, in time to the Qing dynasty and view a small porcelain box that could not only hold someone’s treasures but is a treasure in itself. The lid features two figures in a landscape, and

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Sunday to Remember holiday party, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, 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.

“Plymptoons,” short films and drawings by Bill Plympton, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., video screening amphitheater, thru Jan. 4. An hour-long selection of Plympton’s best short films, from 1987 to 2010, plus trailer for his new film, “Cheatin’,” Info: movingimage.us.

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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.

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.

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Empire City Casino bus trip, 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.

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.

Atlantic City bus trip, Tropicana Casino, Kiwanis Club of Lefferts-Liberty, Sun., Jan. 18. $45 pp, $35 give back. Refreshments served on bus. Call Marie (347) 255-2450 or John (347) 730-9638. 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.

MUSIC Twilight concert, Con Brio Ensemble, The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills, Sun., Jan. 11, 4:30 p.m., performing works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Dvorak, Kreisler, Dukas and Sarasate. $12 pp, $10 students & seniors. Info: (718) 459-1277.

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CLASSES Central Queens YM & YWHA classes, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, contact: Robin Budnetz (718) 268-5011, ext. 504, rbudnetz@cgy.org: yoga, registration ongoing for winter series, Mondays (open level), 10:20-11:20 a.m. begins Jan. 5; Wednesdays (beginners/seniors), 10:1011:10 a.m., begins Jan. 7; Fridays (intermediate/ advanced), 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m., begins Jan. 9; $144 CQY members, $180 general public; seniors, $56 CQY members, $102 general public; balance training, registration ongoing for winter series of 12 classess (begins Tue., Jan. 6); Section 1 – 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Section 2 – 12:30-1:30 p.m., Section 3 – 1:40-2:40 p.m; $70 CQY members, $102 general public. Free English classes for Spanish speakers every Sat., South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights. All levels available, must call (646) 727-7821 to register. Spanish for beginners and face & hand reading according to Zohar, Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32 Ave., free. Info: (347) 771-9132. Hawkins-based modern technique dance with Valerie Green, every Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. $18 pp; $15 dancers/students. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Contact: (718) 9563037, greenspacestudio.org/classes.html.

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.

Last chance for a 2014 snapshot with Santa Claus, Wed., Dec. 24 at the Queens Center and Atlas Park malls. 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. 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. 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. 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. Turkish Erbu/water marbling art classes, every second Sat., 7-9 p.m., Turkish Cultural Center, 43-49 45 St., Sunnyside. $35 pp, space limited. Contact: Anne (718) 482-8263, info@tccqueens.org.

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.

FLEA MARKETS 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

HOLIDAY EVENTS Photos with Santa, last chance for a 2014 snapshot with Santa Claus, Queens Center mall, 90-15 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Level 3, JCPenney Wing, Wed., Dec. 24, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-5 p.m; The Shops at Atlas Park, 8000 Cooper Avenue, Glendale, Center Green, Wed., Dec. 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:45-6 p.m. 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.

MEETINGS 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. 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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Community Calendar items must be sent two weeks before the date of the event. Listings should be typed, from a nonprofit organization, either free or moderately priced, and be open to the public. Keep the information to one paragraph. Email: artslistingsqchron@gmail.com or send to: Queens Chronicle, Community Calendar, P.O. Box 74-7769, Rego Park, NY 11374 or via fax to (718) 205-0150.

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Bet on the ‘The Gambler’ — it’s a sure thing by Lloyd Carrol

with his family and was a generally content person with the exception of his gambling vice. Bennett is self-loathing and hates his very distant mother, who places material things above love. He claims that he wants to get rid of all of his possessions but loves driving his fancy sports car, wearing his Armani suits and living in his beautiful condo. Bennett represents the prototypical hardcore gaming addict who doesn’t seem to care whether he wins or loses as long as he has action. When on a good run at the blackjack table, Jim inevitably lets every chip ride until he goes bust on a hand and loses it all. Of course he has to be extended lines of credit, known in the trade as being staked, by some nefarious types. As was the case with Nicolas Cage’s “Leaving Las Vegas,” it is very difficult to watch a film in which the lead character is self-destructive, but “The Gambler” is so good that it’s wor th the ef for t. Although he doesn’t get the celebrity gossip media buzz that say George Clooney, Tom Cruise and Brad continued on page 39 00 continued

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The new Mark Wahlberg film, “The Gambler,” is based on the 1974 movie of the same name that starred Sunnyside native James Caan, who was at the peak of his career coming off both “Brian’s Song” and “The Godfather.” In the film, Caan played Axel Freed, a literature professor at an unnamed New York college, who had a serious gambling addiction and found himself $44,0 0 0 in debt, which was very serious money during the Watergate era. Fast forward 40 years and Wahlberg is Jim Bennett, an English prof at an unnamed Los Angeles university. Jim is a novelist manqué whose most recent book sold a paltry 17,000 copies, and it’s clear that its commercial failure has taken a toll on him, as he constantly berates his students. He does have a soft spot, however, for Amy Phillips (Brie Larson), a top student who is ver y attractive yet quite shy, and a star basketball player, Lamar Allen (Anthony Kelley), who has NBA aspirations and is a lot sharper than he lets on.

Mark Wahlberg and John Goodman star in “The Gambler,” directed by Rupert Wyatt, a PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES semi-remake of a 1974 James Caan film. Like Caan’s Axel Freed, Wahlberg’s Jim Bennett is a gambling addict whose habit forces him to make the acquaintance of underworld figures who want a

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Nepalese temple by cable car. As the film goes on, it focuses on the 2014 was a good year for movies and in faces and interactions of the passengers in honor of the quality viewers got to see, the a mixture of humorous and serious Museum of the Moving Image will be hold- vignettes. ing a Curators’ Choice series this January. “The ef fec t is revelator y, a s the “The inventiveness and vitality of the rhythms of the cable car’s journey, panseven films in this annual year-end survey oramic views of the verdant landscape, prove that the art of cinema, in the digital and voyeuris tic plea sures of simply age, is far from dead,” the series descrip- observing others combine to produce a tion reads. riveting, meditative effect,” Chief Curator Kicking off the event is “Goodbye to Lan- David Schwartz and Assistant Film Curaguage 3-D.” The film tor Aliza Ma write of centers around the the film. relationship between “Manakama” will a man and married screen on Jan. 3 at When: Jan. 2-4, woman a s seen 3 p.m. times vary through the eyes of Closing out the the director’s dog. Where: MoMI, festival is “Boyhood,” As unusual as the 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria a groundbreaking film concept is, director that was shot over 12 Tickets: Free with admission Jean-Luc Godard is years. The movie uses movingimage.us no stranger to pushthe same cast ing the limit. throughout and folThe film is lows one boy’s jourdescribed as “a mind-bending visual and ney from childhood to adulthood. intellectual experience” and is being preThe long production period is said to sented in 3-D in the Moving Image’s the- add naturalism as the audience watches ater on Friday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. the cast age before their very eyes. It is On Saturday, “Manakama,” an ethno- also being eyed for an Academy Award. graphic documentary, will be shown. Other films in the festival include “The Directed by Stephanie Spray and Pach Wind Rises,” “The Strange Little Cat,” Velez, the film is composed of 11 long “Stranger by the Lake” and “Stray Dogs.” shorts that follow various pilgrims and Check the museum’s website for a full Q tourists as they travel to and from a schedule. qboro editor

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works from China, Daghlian’s home was like a museum itself. Volume, rather than the rarity of a given work, was his focus. “I never intended to build a collection of costly pieces or put together a collection for investment purposes,” he told Pepper. “... I built it in order to learn, and I have many pieces of the same type just for comparison.” Now the works are in the hands of CUNY, where Daghlian hopes others can learn from them too. “It is a didactic, comprehensive collection and should be used as a teaching tool,” he told Pepper. “Not just for learning ceramics, but it implies the study of art, history, anthropology, religion, and the philosophies of East Asia.” Those who wish to put the works in greater context before viewing them would learn extensively from the essays done by Pepper and Rossabi, both of which are posted on the exhibit’s website, daghlian.qc.cuny.edu. Pepper goes in depth about what drove Daghlian to collect — his interest in China star ted with reading the works of Mao Zedong — and her

outside the image’s frame, as well as along the sides of the box, is a repeated geometric pattern. Imitations of either piece would look perfectly at home in a modern American residence of taste, and the real ones spent many years in the Manhat tan apar tment of the collec tor, William Daghlian. As revealed by France Pepper, the collection’s consulting curator, in an essay about his passion for accumulating

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Dec. 29-30, Jan. 5-8, Jan. 10; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Where: Godwin Ternbach Museum, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing Website: daghlian.qc.cuny.edu

A black-burnished jar from the Neolithic period, left, and a porcelain underglaze box from the Qing dynasty are among the treasures on display at Queens College. PHOTOS BY MARIA PAULA ARMELIN / COVER PHOTOS BY MARIA PAULA ARMELIN AND BRITA HELGESEN

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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.

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.

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Notice of Formation, 61 Lexington, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/14/2014. Office location: County of Kings, SSNY designated for service of process, SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: THE LLC, 187-20 Brinkerhoff Ave., St. Albans, NY 11412. Purpose: For any lawful purpose or activity.

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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.

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 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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SPEEDWAY AUTO BODY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/29/2014. 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, 115-28 127 STREET, SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY 11420. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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.

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.

DOSOS Clothing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/14. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Danreb Soriano, 7829 88th Ave, Woodhaven, NY 11421. General Purposes.

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.

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.

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.

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Notice of Formation of 45-34 Pearson Street LIC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 64-34 184th Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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SQ page 44 Citation File No. 2014-2555 SURROGATE’S COURT, Queens County. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent 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.

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by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The Interborough Rapid Transit Co. was incorporated by contractor John McDonald and f inanciers August Belmont and Cornelius Vanderbilt on May 6, 1902 and began running the city’s first subway that lasted on Oct. 27, 1904. The IRT was always innovative. In 1910 it became the first subway company to operate a 10-car train. On May 10, 1920 it was first again, in using a coin-operated turnstile. The first modern subway turnstiles at the Hunter’s The first stations to receive the turn- Point Station went in on April 9, 1948. stiles, which replaced human ticket choppers, were 51st and 77th streets on reduced fare for schoolchildren went into effect for the first time. the Lexington Avenue line. Technology took another jump in 1993 On June 12, 1940 the City of New York acquired all private subway lines. The IRT with the introduction of the MetroCard. had gone bankrupt eight years earlier and Token turnstiles were totally eliminated on May 3, 2003, and Dec. 31 will mark 11 had been in receivership. On April 9, 1948, the Hunter’s Point sta- years since bus tokens were eliminated. The MTA plans to replace the Metrotion in Long Island City received the sytem’s new, all-metal turnstiles. In less Card in 2019, but it doesn’t know exactly than three months, on July 1, 1948, the fare with what just yet. Who knows what will Q jumped from 5 cents to 10 cents. However, replace magnetic strip technology?

The trade rumor that just won’t seem to die is the potential exchange of Colorado Rockies All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to the Mets for either Zack Wheeler or Noah Syndergaard, or perhaps even both in an expanded deal. I can’t understand why the Mets would even contemplate this deal. I have a lot of respect for what Tulowitzki has accomplished in his career, but he is injury prone and has a long-term contract that comes with an obligation north of $100 million. That figure alone should have team CEO Fred Wilpon ending any thoughts about seeing him in a Mets uniform. Aside from the economics, there is the old baseball adage that you can never have enough pitching. No one can predict the futures of either Wheeler or Syndergaard (who has yet to throw a pitch in the majors), but I would be very leery of trading them for a big name whose best days may be in the past. Forty-three years ago the Mets traded a young pitcher named Nolan Ryan to the Angels for veteran infielder Jim Fregosi, who had been a perennial American League All-Star. All teams make bad trades from time to time but that one remains a cautionary tale of lopsided exchanges in baseball. You can’t tell the Yankees without a scorecard after all of the moves their general manager, Brian Cashman, has made since the season ended, starting with the acquisition of shortstop

Didi Gregorius from the Diamondbacks as the replacement for the guy who had the long farewell tour this past season. Cashman understandably didn’t want to hand third base back to 40-year-old Alex Rodriguez, who missed the entire 2014 season serving a Major League Baseball-imposed suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, so he wisely re-signed Chase Headley, whom he acquired from the Padres last August. Last week Cashman made his most intriguing trade of 2014 as he sent pitcher David Phelps and second baseman Martin Pardo to the Miami Marlins for pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and first baseman Garrett Jones. Eovaldi was a highly regarded pitching prospect in the Dodgers’ system not that long ago, while Jones gives the Yankees some insurance in case Mark Teixeira doesn’t reverse his declining production. While all of us know Sports Illustrated as the weekly magazine that covers the world of athletics, it has expanded over the years into the book business. Among its recent releases are a pair of coffee table books, “NFL QB” and “Basketball’s Greatest,” which showcase the work of SI’s legendary photographers, as well as its annual compendium of facts and trivia, “The 2015 Sports Illustrated Almanac.” Any of these make for a good last-minute gift for any sports Q fans that you know. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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