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A STALLED RECOVERY

FOR QUEENS AND COUNTRY

‘FORGOTTEN QUEENS’

Hamilton Beach still struggling 14 months after Sandy

In final days as mayor, Bloomberg hails legacy in boro

A bridge to boro’s past

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Mike’s farewell tour comes to Queens Three-term mayor shares reflections, high hopes for future with students by Michael Gannon

cy in the country. The mayor said that the four-year graduring his 12-year r un in off ice, uation rate at city high schools is at 67.6 Mayor Bloomberg had fewer issues percent, an increase of more than 25 percent since 2005. more contentious than education. “And schools like Bard have led the But with 11 days remaining in office, it was a school in Queens that Bloomberg way,” he said, segueing into a talk of 650 chose last Friday to discuss and assess new schools in the city since 2001, includi ng 81 i n Q ueens what he has termed a alone, with 63 new ver y successf ul b u i ld i n g s a d d i n g mayoralty. n a world with more more t ha n 41,0 0 0 Blo o m b e r g a n d globalization, more new school seats. o u t goi n g S c h o ol s He defended the Chancellor Den nis technology and more smaller and charter Wa l c o t t m e t f o r schools that h is more than 30 minchallenges, the administration has utes with st udents supported. and staff at the Bard competition has never “In a world with High School Early been greater. But so more globalization, College i n Long m o r e t e c h n ol o g y Island City, located are the opportunities.” and more challengwithin the main es, the competition building of LaGuar— Mayor Bloomberg has never been dia Community g reater,” he said. College. “I wish I could have gone to a school “But so are the opportunities.” His Honor also was unabashedly proud like this,” he said. “They didn’t exist.” Bloomberg, who will pass the baton to to tout his administration’s record on pubMayor-Elect Bill de Blasio on Jan. 1, took lic safety, with crime down in the borough the opportunity to praise Walcott for his by more than 37 percent since 2001; murhandling of the New York City school sys- ders down 33.3 percent; shootings down tem, calling it the largest municipal agen- more than 27 percent; and traffic fatalities Editor

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Mayor Bloomberg reflects on his 12 years as mayor of New York City on Friday morning during a visit with students at Bard High School in Long Island City as Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON left, and Bard student Omar Ferreira of Woodhaven look on. lowered by 19 percent. O n the economy Bloomberg, said Queens has seen the building of 52 hotels on his watch, the most of any

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One resident still does not have a kitchen, dining or living room by Domenick Rafter Editor

When strolling down the narrow dead-end block of 164th Road in Hamilton Beach, it doesn’t immediately dawn on you that this street — so narrow that cars are only allowed to parallel park on one side of the street and on the other side, telephone poles sit in the asphalt a few inches from the sidewalk — was under 10 feet of water 14 months ago. The homes along 164th Road don’t look damaged from the outside. Some residents even put up Christmas decorations. But inside many of the homes here, the destruction from Sandy is still apparent. Jean Ferrara-Rodriquez, 52, is one of those Hamilton Beach residents still struggling to rebuild after Sandy. From the outside, her home at 102-01 164 Rd. looks normal. On the inside, however, it’s far from normal. She has no floors, except for new tiles in the kitchen, which has no appliances. The only sign of the season is a small Christmas tree sitting on a paint-splattered step stool near the stairs. Ferrara-Rodriquez calls it her “Charlie Brown Christmas Tree” and explains she only put it up for her teenage daughter, Jean Marie. Her walls are still bare, plaster marks the spots where the Sheetrock was nailed in. Her life is lived out of boxes scattered all over the rooms, packed with photos and paperwork that she has collected to help her stalled recovery. She and her daughter eat nonperishable food, which she stores in a closet near the front door and on a folding table in the middle of what was a living room. “Welcome to my palace,” Fer raraRodriquez said, exhausted. When Hurricane Sandy bore down on Queens last October, Ferrera-Rodriquez and her daughter evacuated. Hamilton Beach — a low-lying section of Howard Beach wedged between Hawtree Creek and the A subway line — floods often and was classified as Zone A. They didn’t go far, however, taking

Jean Ferrera-Rodriquez’s living room — 14 months after Hurricane Sandy — does not have a couch, television or any furniture at all except for a folding table to store nonperishable food. PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER

shelter at the Surfside Motel on Cross Bay Boulevard. Sandy’s storm surge flooded the hotel with six feet of water. When she returned home the next day, she found her house had been hit by a 10-foot storm surge. “I opened the door, looked in and then closed it right away,” Ferrara-Rodriquez said. “I couldn’t handle what I saw at that time.” It would be several more weeks before she would return to begin the cleanup, which itself took several months. She was not able to return to live in the house until last February. But even then, with a new boiler installed, thanks to the city’s Rapid Repairs program, her house was nowhere near what it was. For months, progress has been slow. One contractor did such a terrible job, much of what he did had to be redone. The cutouts in the Sheetrock for outlets and switches didn’t line up right, her new radiators had

bent coils and her back sliding door was installed wrong and crooked — and those who installed it damaged the fence and steps on her back deck. To make matters worse, there are three cracks in her foundation and inspectors discovered mold in her exterior walls behind the siding. Now, 14 months later, her house is still not a home. And there’s no telling when it will be. “We still need some Sheetrock installed in the first floor and insulation,” she said. Though she had full flood insurance protection, Ferrera-Rodriquez said, the funds have been slow in coming. The banks have been holding back the money, claiming that she needs to reach a certain threshold of completion before she gets more money. “They want me at 90 percent, but how can I get 90 percent of this home finished if I can’t get the money?” she said. “You tell me.” She pointed out that in some cases, Hurricane Katrina victims did not get all the funds

they needed for two years. She added that many of her neighbors are in the same position as she. “Look up and down these blocks and you’ll see home after home in the same situation,” Ferrera-Rodriquez said. On Dec 18, a group called Faith in New York, an interfaith, multicultural federation of over 50 congregations citywide, held a vigil in Hamilton Beach to pressure MayorElect Bill de Blasio to prioritize those who are still struggling to recover from Sandy in his first weeks in office. The vigil began at the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department headquarters and went to Ferrera-Rodriquez’s home a few blocks away. “While city leaders take a victory lap, families we minister to in neighborhoods like Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach, and Far Rockaway are still waiting and suffering unnecessarily,” says Msgr. Al Lo Pinto, vicar for Human Services in the Diocese of Brooklyn, Catholic Charities, and pastor of St. Helen Church in Howard Beach. “De Blasio must make New York City a model for how to leverage billions in disaster recovery funds to create long-term resiliency for Sandy survivors and other vulnerable New Yorkers, emphasizing repairs, good jobs, and affordable housing.” The de Blasio administration has until March 18 to submit its plan to HUD for how it will maximize public benefit and create long-term resiliency. Faith in New York is hoping that by then, the new administration will have released the more than $628 million in funds attached to the city’s Build It Back program. Some of that money is what Ferrera-Rodriquez is waiting for to move forward with rebuilding. She said she still plans on bringing the house back to the way it was before the storm — and hopefully better. “This was such a beautiful home,” Ferrera-Rodriquez said. “Hopefully it will be Q again soon.”

Police say a dispute may have led to fatal shooting early Sunday morning by Domenick Rafter Editor

A Richmond Hill native was shot and killed near a nightclub on Liberty Avenue early Sunday morning. Gerrard Edwards, 23, was walking down Liberty Avenue near 112th Street at around 3:30 a.m. when his killer attacked him and shot him several times in the chest. Police sources say Edwards was out with several friends when a dispute occurred between them and another group of men. A short time later, Edwards was jumped, allegedly by the same group he had the dispute with, and he was shot.

Police and EMS responded to the scene and Edwards was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Cops cordoned off the scene of the shooting on Sunday morning as they began an investigation into the murder. Friends set up a makeshift memorial next to a call box on the corner where Edwards was killed. One woman was seen sobbing at the memorial Sunday morning. According to published reports, Edwards was raised in Richmond Hill, but his family has since left the neighborhood. He worked for a medical supply company. Edwards’ murder is the sixth in the 106th Precinct in

2013, an increase from two last year, but those numbers include two men who were found dead in a marsh in Howard Beach in March who were believed to have been killed in Brooklyn, then dumped in Queens and their bodies set on fire. The suspect in that case was arrested a week later. Police believe those murders were drug related. The three other murders — all stabbings — included a man who was stabbed on 123rd Street in Richmond Hill in May; another who was stabbed to death on Linden Boulevard and 128th Street in South Ozone Park in June; and a man found stabbed to death in a house on Q 131st Street in November.

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Goldfeder calls for pipeline mitigation Asks builders to help in ocean and bay PHOTO COURTESY NYPD

Missing girl The NYPD is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Richmond Hill girl. Ana Perez, 13, was last seen at her home at 112-04 93 Ave. She is described as being 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black jeans, a black Adidas sweatshirt and black boots Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

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Assembly ma n Ph il Goldfeder (D-Rockaway) is urging the Williams Co., one of the largest-volume transporters of natural gas in the United States, to commit to offset mitigation in Jamaica Bay that will be affected by the Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project— a plan designed by Williams to deliver additional natural gas to Southern Queens and the Rockaways. In his letter to the Williams Co., Goldfeder requested the company commit to remediate any damages the pipeline installation may cause to the ocean habitat as well as assist in mitigation efforts in Jamaica Bay. Specifically, he asked that they provide funding to repair and improve the adjacent artificial reef as well as invest in the waters of Jamaica Bay through wetlands mitigation. “Williams has committed to being a strong community par tner, but they must agree to oversee and repair any potential damage to nearby artificial

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reef and take into consideration funding for offset mitigation in Jamaica Bay to restore our marshlands,” he said in a press release. The ongoing project involves installing a 3.2-mile, 26-inch-diameter pipeline that would create an additional delivery point from the existing system into National Grid. The line would run approximately 2.9 miles offshore and 0.3 miles onshore under Jacob Riis Park to a tie-in point with National Grid in Brooklyn. That means it will run under the Rockway Inlet, the channel that connects Jamaica Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, affecting wildlife there. “The installation of the ocean portion of this project will cause a substantial environmental impact on marine wild life, essential fish habitat and to the adjacent reef which must be mitigated — both at the reef site and with offset mitigation in Jamaica Bay for marsh restoration projects,” said Dan Mundy Sr., president of the Jamaica Bay EcowQ atchers.

Cyclist and ped. killed A 78-year-old woman and a motorcyclist were both killed when the biker struck her on Saturday afternoon on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside. According to police, Darien Baker, 31 of Yonkers was allegedly driving west on the boulevard around 4:30 p.m. when he hit the woman as she was trying to cross “the Boulevard of Death” at the 58th Street crosswalk. The busy corridor is more than 10 lanes wide in some spots and has resulted in many fatal pedestrian accidents through the years. Baker and the pedestrian — whose name will not be available until the authorities notify her family — were taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where they were pronounced dead on arrival. The police are still investigating the accident, but Baker was reportedly riding with a large group of bikers who were popping wheelies down Queens Boulevard. Only one person from the group stayed behind after the crash. The bike, a white Suzuki model, was legally registered, according to Q police. — Tess McRae

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It’s been a cleaner, healthier city under Bloomberg

he air is cleaner, the food is healthier and the environment is greener than ever before in the modern era in New York City. And the credit for that goes to Mayor Bloomberg more than to any other individual. Bloomberg, whose very name suggests an unspoiled environment — it means “flower hill” in German — has from the start of his administration done everything possible to encourage or outright force people to live healthier lives, while at the same time making the around them healthier too. A mayor’s legacy world One of his f irst signature Fourth in a series achievements was the ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other indoor venues. Critics fought it vehemently, claiming it would hurt businesses and violate their right to decide what goes on in their establishments. But bartenders and waitresses who had to inhale secondhand smoke day after day disagreed, as did the medical professionals who said they were being harmed. Now it seems bizarre there was ever a time when people could smoke in public establishments. The ban has since been extended to city parks, and may eventually include multifamily buildings too.

Then there was the ban on trans fats in restaurants. The artery-clogging oils were used to cook everything from doughnuts to french fries when the city began phasing them out. The market adjusted by using healthier cooking oils, and french fries are as tasty as ever, but much less harmful. Calorie counts and the restaurant grading system are other fine health achievements. Go into a fast food place in New York and the number of calories each meal contains is right there on the menu, and every restaurant’s level of cleanliness is shown in a nice, simple grade anyone can understand. Every restaurateur wants to earn that A rating because every diner wants to eat in a grade-A establishment. Bloomberg has also pressed for healthier living through more exercise, installing bicycle lanes all over the city and starting the CitiBike program to encourage riding. All these measures are among the reasons New Yorkers are living longer than ever before, and longer than people in most other parts of the country. And they’re living in a healthier and more pleasant environment. Bloomberg has placed great emphasis on improving and expanding parks, with Elmhurst Park being a perfect example of a once-blighted area turned into something

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Keep adding ferries Dear Editor: “E River ferry service extended” (December 19) is great news. Our waterways are an underutilized natural asset which can offer significant transportation alternatives for thousands of New Yorkers. Most of our existing public transportation and roadways are already operating at or above capacity. New ferry services can be implemented far more quickly than construction of new subways, commuter rails or highways. These can take years or even decades until completion of environmental reviews, planning, design, engineering, real estate acquisition, permits, procurements and actual construction before reaching beneficial use. Completing all of the above along with finding funding for ferry boats, docks and parking with costs in the millions may be easier than finding the billions of dollars necessary for construction of new or extended subways, commuter rails or highways. Utilization of ferry boats equipped with modern fuel-efficient engines can make a positive contribution to air quality. In April 1967, the old Jersey Central Rail Road ended ferry service between Liberty Street and Pavonia, New Jersey. Later that year, in November 1967, the old Erie Lackawana Rail Road suspended ferry service between Barclay Street and Hoboken. Fast forward to today. Thousands of © Copyright 2013 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

beautiful under his leadership. He set out to plant a million trees around the city and has gotten more than 800,000 in the ground. Pedestrian plazas are springing up all over. The record is not perfect, of course. While Queens got Elmhurst Park, we nearly lost a big chunk of Flushing Meadows Park that Bloomberg wanted to give away. Bicycle lanes and CitiBike kiosks have often been installed against the wishes of area residents and businesses. While the city has been good at planting trees, it’s been less good at watering and maintaining them. Also, the development the mayor has encouraged in places such as Western Queens has often outpaced the installation of infrastructure to go with it. And not all Bloomberg’s initiatives have been successful. When he tried to ban sodas larger than 16 ounces, a court blocked the move because it was done without the City Council and would have applied to some stores but not others that might be direct competitors. And he just couldn’t get the state support needed for his congestion pricing plan, which would have reduced the emissions produced by cars. Overall, however, Bloomberg’s policies improved the health of both New Yorkers and New York itself, great achievements that are hallmarks of his legacy as mayor.

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daily commuters use ferries from Hoboken, New Jersey to the World Financial Center. There are also 66,000 daily patrons of the Staten Island Ferry System, which connects St. George, Staten Island with the Whitehall Street Ferry Terminal. Unlike the other four boroughs, 500,000 Richmond County residents have no direct subway or commuter rail system linking them with the rest of NYC. Over two years ago, thousands of ferry riders began utilizing the East River ferry connecting various waterfront neighborhoods including Long Island City, East 34th Street, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Wall Street and Governors Island. Who would not want to enjoy the fresh air and breeze that only waterborne transportation can provide? Riding a ferry can be less stressful than being packed in a subway car like sardines in a can. Larry Penner Great Neck

Ulrich no help to veterans Dear Editor: I am extremely disappointed with Councilman Eric Ulrich’s support of Melissa Mark-Viverito as she r uns for Council speaker. The fact that he will support such an individual who has displayed contempt for our national symbol and refused to pledge allegiance to our f lag until she decided to run for speaker is nothing less than disgusting. Mr. Ulrich has done nothing for veterans since being elected. When I was County Commander, I scheduled a meeting with him to discuss the needs of veterans in Queens County. He deceitfully canceled after I traveled from Woodside to the Rockaways to meet him. I now know why. He has no clue as to what is important to the men and women who defend our great Republic. Mr. Ulrich and Ms. Mark-Viverito are unfit to represent the citizens of Queens because of their self-serving lack of

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Dear Editor: It is always satisfying especially during this time of the year to see that there are still some around who recognize the need for empathy and respect for one’s fellow human. In your 12/19 issue Mr. Cassell expressed his disdain for yet one more disgusting display of our Republican Congress’ assault on the middle class — in this case the unemployed. That these politicians, these over paid, underworked, nonachieving, slakers living on our tax dollars getting f u ll-t i me pay ONLINE plus incredible Miss an editorial or healthcare covarticle cited by a writer? erage for a Want news from our other pa r t-t i me job editions covering the rest should have the of Queens? Find past audacity to r e p or t s , ne w s f r om l a b el a nyo n e across the borough and sla cke r s is a more at qchron.com. tribute to their h y p o c r i s y. They are historically by far the least productive Congress we have ever had. As Mr. Cassell stated, it is disgusting that they have left on one more of their vacations without extending unemployment insurance for those unfortunates who through no fault out of their own are out of work. Let us hope that the disaster of 2010 will remain emblazoned on the minds of the voters come 2016. Nicholas Zizelis Bayside

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Drivers, patrons take on union leadership Nearly a year after strike, bus workers say they’ve been sold out by Domenick Rafter Editor

School bus drivers and patrons took to the picket lines last Thursday. But this time, they weren’t protesting the city or the bus companies; the target of their ire was their union. Outside Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1811’s office at 101-49 Woodhaven Blvd. in Ozone Park, more than 100 drivers and patrons marched demanding the resignation of the union’s president, Michael Cordiello, and other top officials whom they blame for job losses and pay cuts after last winter’s strike. “We’re honest people,” said driver Raymond LaRouche. “Cordiello is not. Cordiello must go.” The seeds of Thursday’s protest were planted nearly a year ago when Local 1811 called a strike over the Bloomberg administration’s decision to bid out certain school bus routes without the inclusion of the Employee Protection Provision, a clause that has been in place for decades that protects the jobs of employees. However, a New York Court of Appeals ruled that the clause is illegal in 2011 and Bloomberg argued his hands were tied because of it. That led to a five-week-long strike last winter that kept many buses off the road —

School bus drivers and patrons marched outside Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1811’s office PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER on Woodhaven Boulevard in Ozone Park last Thursday. most serving children with special needs. At the end of the strike, some bus companies shut down, leaving workers unemployed. Just this week, parents and bus drivers protested the shutdown of one of the largest

school bus companies, Atlantic Express, which ser ves 40,000 school child ren throughout the city. Reyna Martinez, a bus driver for 26 years, said she knew friends who lost their

jobs, because of other bus company shutdowns. But she said one company later reopened and the jobs were later filled by new workers, whom she believed were making less money. “How can you have people with 35 years on the job get fired, while they hire somebody off the streets,” she said. “It’s not fair, it’s not right.” She said that Cordiello doesn’t understand her job. “Our president was never a bus driver,” Martinez, who drives buses for special needs children, said. “He doesn’t know what it’s like. The first time I drove a bus, I went home and cried.” But many workers remain cynical that the union will change its leadership or do anything to help their situation. They are now relying on Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio, who last year said he would revisit the EPP if he was elected, to step in on their behalf. “Our best hope right now is de Blasio,” Martinez said. “We’re hoping that he does do like he said and reassesses the EPP and tries to reinstate it.” A union spokeswoman did not return a request for comment at press time, but a note on the union’s website told members that no rally was scheduled to take place on Thursday and to disregard any text message about it. Q

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Mark-Viverito says she has votes for Speaker Seven Queens members buck party leadership to back councilwoman by Domenick Rafter Editor

Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan) is declaring victory in the race to be the new speaker of the City Council, but opponents of her bid are not conceding defeat, setting up battle lines just weeks before the Council is scheduled to vote on the second-most powerful job in the city. Mark-Viverito, who represents East Harlem and the South Bronx, announced Thursday that she had the support of 31 members of the 51-member body, including herself and seven Queens members: re-elected Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside); Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights); Julissa Fer reras (D-East Elmhurst); and Donovan Richards (D-Rosedale); two Council members-elect Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Antonio Reynoso (D-Brooklyn), who though from Brooklyn, represents a district that covers part of Ridgewood; and most notably, the borough’s only Republican, Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). “I am proud to have been one of NYC Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito’s earliest supporters,” Dromm, who has been backing Mark-Viverito for a while, said. “Having a bright, dynamic, independent and committed progressive as the

Queens council members and council members-elect Antonio Reynoso, clockwise from left, Danny Dromm, Eric Ulrich, Donovan Richards, Daneek Miller, Julissa Ferreras and Jimmy Van Bramer, are backing Manhat tan Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito for City FILE PHOTOS Council speaker. leader of the Council is truly exciting. Mark-Viverito will continue to be a voice for the voiceless. Her connection to the people is her greatest strength.” Ulrich’s support is seen as most surpring and he had previously said he would vote with the two other Republicans on the Council — Vincent Ignizio (R-Staten Island), who is widely expected to be minority leader, and Councilman-elect

Steve Matteo (R-Staten Island). He has also been critical of Mark-Viverito on not standing during the Pledge of Allegiance during Council sessions. Mark-Viverito’s chief rival in the speaker’s race, fellow Councilman Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan), was not declaring defeat and had the suppor t of for mer speaker candidate Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) and K aren Koslowit z

(D-Forest Hills), as well as Queens Democratic Party Chairman Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights). Some members, including three new Council memberselect — Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), who is expected to join the Progressive Caucus and Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) — have not yet publicly endorsed a candidate and neither have incumbents Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) and Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica). “Dan has the strongest credentials and record to be the most effective speaker and move this body forward in a progressive manner,” Koslowitz said in a statement. “Dan always fights for working people-plain and simple. Dan possesses all the needed qualities to be an exceptional speaker.” Crowley joins Bronx Democratic leader Assemblyman Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) in favoring Garodnick, Brooklyn Democratic leader Frank Seddito backed Mark-Viverito, as did the borough’s entire delegation — the largest of the five — including a number of moderates like David Greenf ield (D -Brook ly n), Vi ncent Gentile (D -Brook ly n) and Cou ncilman-Elect C h a i m D eut sch ( D -Bro ok ly n) , who continued on page 30

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The news that Republican Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) was bucking his party and backing Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan) for speaker was met with stiff opposition from some, especially a few veterans upset over reports that Mark-Viverito did not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in past Council sessions. “The fact that he will support such an individual who has displayed contempt for our national symbol and refused to pledge allegiance to our flag until she decided to run for speaker is nothing less than disgusting,” Marvin Jeffcoat, former commander of the Queens Veterans of Foreign Wars, said in a letter. What appears to be a form letter being sent to media outlets by veterans also criticizes Ulrich’s backing of Mark-Viverito. “Don’t let Ulrich and his comrade Mark-Viverito continue to trample on and tarnish our flag, even as the blood of our brothers and sisters is soaking into foreign soil,” the letter reads. “Let Ulrich know you believe in the right to salute and pledge your allegiance to our flag. Let Ulrich know he can’t put a price on patriotism without risking a loss at the polls.” Ulrich, who said Mark-Viverito would be a “disaster” as speaker last month, told reporters at City Hall last Thursday that the pledge issue was worked out between him and Mark-Viverito “behind closed doors” and that he had apologized to her for the “disaster” comment. “It was a very strong word for me to make,” he said. “I was being reactive. And sometimes I think we have a tendency to react to what we hear or read about without

necessarily getting it from the horse’s mouth.” On NY1 last week, Ulrich said an aura of inevitability around Mark-Viverito is what pushed him to support her. “I had heard and read about up until that point that a number of my colleagues were starting to coalesce around her,” he explained. “And I thought that I could play a very important role in cementing a solid majority of support for her candidacy.” Ulrich is the only Republican to win a Council seat this year in Queens and one of only three citywide and the only one to be backing Mark-Viverito. He endorsed GOP candidate Joe Lhota for mayor last year and has been critical of Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio on a number of issues, most notably de Blasio’s opposition to stop and frisk. Ulrich was a staunch opponent of the Community Safety Act, which seeks to curtail stop and frisk and was supported by Mark-Viverito and most of her backers. But the 28-year-old Ozone Park native, who won reelection last month against Rockaway civic leader Lew Simon by a 53 percent to a 47 percent margin sided with the liberal Democrats on the Council when he supported paid sick leave, a bill that was vetoed by Mayor Bloomberg and later overridden. Ulrich had the support of the United Federation of Teachers in his last race as well as the Working Families Party, although he failed to get their ballot line. The WFP has also been said to be pushing for a Mark-Viverito speakership. Published reports said Ulrich may be in line to chair the Council’s Waterfront Committee, which would cover issues dealing with Rockaway Beach and the Jamaica Bay waterfront in his district, including possibly issues like the new FEMA flood maps and other aspects in the recovery from

Councilman Eric Ulrich, a Republican, surprised many — and angered some — when he announced that he would be backing Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito, a liberal Democrat, to replace Christine Quinn as speaker of the City Council last FILE PHOTOS week. Hurricane Sandy and redevelopment. Republicans, who have been the minority party on the Council for decades, typically do not chair committees. Committee chairs also receive $10,000 stipends, called lulus, for chairing committees. The for m letter being sent out criticizing Ulrich continued on page 23

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Chronicle toy drive a huge success Over 1,500 gifts collected this holiday season

he 19th annual Queens Chronicle holiday toy drive was an overwhelming success thanks to our readers. We received so many presents— more than 1,500 — for youngsters at the Metro Family Residence in Elmhurst, Kings Inn in East Elmhurst and for the domestic violence shelter Dove House in Eastern Queens that we were also able to send over gifts to the Saratoga Family Residence near JFK Airport, another city shelter. This year’s toy d r ive began before Thanksgiving and picked up steam the last two weeks. We were overjoyed with the response. We’ve already received thank-you letters from the Kings Inn and Dove House for your generosity. We would be remiss if we didn’t also thank the outside groups who supported our drive. Q You’ll see some of them on this page. — Liz Rhoades

Keiko Kiyashi, 8, of Forest Hills donated several toys so that other children could have a Merry PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE Christmas. Lt. Richard Erdey, his elves, officers and volunteers from EMS Station 46 in Elmhurst COURTESY PHOTO donated some of their toy drive gifts to the Chronicle’s efforts.

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Students from the Civic Leadership Academy in Corona brought toys to the Metro Family Residence, accompanied by Eric Torres and Cristy Gell of the WIA Program. PHOTO BY MARK WEIDLER

A mountain of toys was donated from Bayside Assemblyman Ed Braunstein’s drive. Braunstein, 2nd from left, is shown with his staff members. PHOTO BY LISA LICAUSI

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Our drive even reached Manhattan with 60 Sutton Place South donating. Shown are Louis Rodriguez, left, Eugene Thomas PHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES and Rubino Rey.

Students from the Civic Leadership Academy’s music honor society in Corona brought lots of presents to the newspaper office. They are accompanied by teacher Jaymes Welsh, left. PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE

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Now it’s de Blasio’s turn at the lectern Education experts have ideas for new mayor on school policy by Domenick Rafter

“The past process of engagement has to change going forward,” he said. “Changing the makeup of the board will hen Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio takes the oath of help, but without sufficient public engagement, support of office on Jan. 1, he will have inherited complete school communities and CEC’s members, the policy changes will be met with continued opposition, which only sets control of the nation’s largest school system. That means when the new Panel for Educational Policy up any new policy change for possible failure. I’m hopeful that the next administration and chancellor engage and utimeets next year, eight of the 13 appointees will be his. Though a critic of the Bloomberg administration’s educa- lize our school communities in a proactive manner. This tion policy, de Blasio has not come out against the corner- will certainly lead to successful outcomes and better results stone of his predecessor’s legacy on schools — mayoral for our kids.” Though de Blasio has not yet chosen a schools chancellor, control. During the campaign, de Blasio expressed support for Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) has filed a mayoral control, the state-sanctioned system that gives the bill that would force future mayors to have that choice conmayor of New York City an outright majority of appoin- firmed by the City Council. Though the prospects of such a tees on the PEP, the city Department of Education’s poli- bill remain unclear, Dromm said his bill would give the city’s legislature a check on the mayor. cy-making body. “It provides much needed checks and balances,” he said. “Bill de Blasio believes in mayoral control, but he also Much of what happens with schools in the next four to knows we must do a better job of involving and listening eight years will rely on whom to parents,” the mayor-elect’s de Blasio appoints to the PEP. campaig n website explains. Some obser ver s expect h is “His plan to revamp mayoral control will allow Community he past process of engagement appointees will agree with at least four of the five borough Education Councils an advisory has to change going forward.” appointees, who will be chosen vote on major school utilization by the borough president and changes in their communities, —Dmytro Fedkowskyj, Queens representative, borough presidents-elect. Statwhich will inf luence and proPanel for Education Policy en Island Borough Presidentvide insight to the Panel for Elect Jimmy Oddo, a RepubliEducation Policy. The role of can, would likely appoint a four Citywide Education Councils — high schools, special education, English language member who would not be totally supportive of the maylearners, District 75 — will be enhanced by ensuring they or-elect’s education policies, one DOE source suggested. “We may see some unanimous votes on the PEP next year can provide written recommendations to the Panel for Education Policy on issues related to their respective depending on where [Oddo] goes,” the source said. De Blasio is only the second mayor, after Bloomberg, to councils.” What that will entail is as unclear as his choice for govern under mayoral control and if his appointees see eyeSchools Chancellor was still unknown as of Dec. 24. Any to-eye with the four Democratic borough president appoinchanges in mayoral control would come from the state Leg- tees, much of the contentious debate that became a staple of islature, which is not scheduled to revisit the issue until PEP meetings during the Bloomberg years will disappear. Topping de Blasio’s education wishes is the establishment of 2015. Dmytro Fedkowskyj, who has served as Queens’ repre- universal prekindergarten citywide. That is one of the very few sentative on the PEP since 2008, said he hopes there will be issues that may be mostly out of his hands. De Blasio has said he would fund pre-K with a tax hike more engagement between the DOE and parents and school on New York City residents making over $500,000 a year. communities in the de Blasio administration. That would require approval from the New York State Legislature and Gov. Cuono, who has been resistant to tax hikes on the wealthy before. But the mayor-elect has public support on his side. Recent polls have shown more than 60 percent of New Yorkers statewide support his plan, including 68 percent in the five boroughs in a recent Quinnipiac poll. Lucy Accardo, a parent and member of CEC District 24, is among those who think raising taxes on the rich is a good idea, but beyond that, she said she wanted de Blasio to completely change much of the current education policies, including communication between the DOE and parents. “Parents are demoralized,” she said at the final Parental Advisory Board meeting with CEC heads, parents and Fedkowskyj at Borough Hall on Dec. 3. “There is less parent involvement.” She is especially opposed to the new Common Core standards, which she said have created a negative vibe around teachers, students and parents. “Educated adults can’t even answer some of those questions,” she said. De Blasio has said he would seek to lower the stakes on testing. He said he will try to remove single-test criteria for all admissions and gifted and talented decisions, including selective schools, and he will expand the use of portfolio assessments in schools. In addition, de Blasio Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio said schools like Jamaica High School has proposed eliminating letter grades of schools. The new mayor has also been critical of the number of were closed too hastily and he would seek to give them more schools that were closed under his predecessor. Though support, earlier, to attempt to keep them from having to close. Editor

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Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio will have complete control over most education policy under mayoral control when he takes office on FILE PHOTOS Jan. 1. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said in an interview on Dec. 11 that the DOE does everything it can do to help struggling schools, de Blasio has suggested pouring more resources into failing schools earlier, before they make the Persistently Low Achieving list. His solution is to create an “Office of Strategic Support,” housed in the DOE, to intervene in schools at risk of making the list that often ultimately lead to closure. De Blasio has not ruled out the controversial practice of co-locations, in which multiple schools are housed in the same building with different administrations, but shared facilities like cafeterias and gymnasiums. The mayor-elect has proposed offering more information on the way colocations will impact programs for students with disabilities in the building, establishing additional venues for parents to relay their concerns, and creating a process in which the DOE responds to parents’ concerns. On charter schools, de Blasio has suggested a moratorium on establishing new schools and charging existing ones rent to use school buildings — a move charters say would cause them to divert resources away from students. But James Merriman, president and CEO of the New York City Charter School Center, said he believes de Blasio will come around rather quickly to charters. “During a campaign lots of things get said. Governing fundamentally is a different proposition,” he said. “What I am happy about is that the incoming mayor, like the last one, has staked his mayorality on an economic climate good for everyone, public safety and education being the single most important equalizers.” Merriman pointed out that as many as one in seven minority students will be served by charters by the time de Blasio faces voters again in 2017. The mayor-elect won more than 90 percent of black voters and over 70 percent of Hispanic voters in last month’s election. “We are going to be serving his voters,” he said. Dromm, a former teacher, had some simple advice for the new mayor. “Anytime you have a problem, bring the parent into the classroom; parents can be your strongest ally,” he said. “And listen to the teachers. You have got to find out what works in Q the classroom and what doesn’t work.”

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He hasn’t taken office yet, but MayorElect Bill de Blasio is already pushing for his proposal to establish universal prekindergarten in the city, and pay for it with a tax hike on wealthy New Yorkers. His campaign, UPKNYC, kicked off last Thursday in Brooklyn. It is spearheaded by a group of prominent de Blasio supporters including celebrities Cynthia Nixon, Olivia Wilde and John Legend, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Roger Altman, a former deputy treasury secretary, and Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. De Blasio’s proposal, which tops his list of campaign promises, is to fund universal prekindergarten in public schools through raising the city’s tax rate to 4.41 percent, from 3.87 percent, on income over $500,000. It would need the approval of the state Legislature and Gov. Cuomo, who has been hesitant to support raising taxes on higher incomes in the past. The campaign began with an ad, feat u r ing a voiceover by Chirlane McCray, de Blasio’s wife. It will seek to

push New Yorkers to lobby their state legislators in favor of the tax. “I believe that an absolute necessarily step forward for this city is to achieve the tax on the wealthiest New Yorkers so we can have full-day pre-K for every child and afterschool for every middle-school child,” de Blasio said at a press conference Thursday. “And we will proceed vigorously to get that done in Albany.” Supporters of the proposal say prekindergarten available to every child in New York would help children in lower-income homes, who tend to have less access to pre-K and would put those children on a more equal standing with wealthier kids later in life who have greater access to early education. But opponents say the tax hike on the rich may lead to wealthy residents leaving or de-investing in the city. Nevertheless, de Blasio has public support on his side. A recent Quinnipiac University poll found that 63 percent of New Yorkers support de Blasio’s plan, including 68 percent in the city. De Blasio has said he had no “plan B” to fund a citywide prekindergarten program Q without the tax.

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The plan to install security cameras in Forest Park is moving foward. In a joint effort by Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and State Sen. Joe Ad d a b b o Jr. ( D - How a r d B e a c h) , $250,000 dollars in state funding was secured for the cameras. The installation of these cameras is in response to repeated attacks in the vicinity of Forest Park including the Aug. 26 rape of an elderly female jogger and another in late March in which a jogger was tasered and sexually assaulted near the Union Turnpike entrance to the park. Miller announced he would be seeking funding for security cameras at a 102nd Community Council meeting last spring in the wake of the March attack. Addabbo said the cameras are part of a larger discussion about security at the park. The two Council members who represent the park, Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Liz Crowley (D-Middle Vil-

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lage), have also suggested security proposals for the park, including bringing mounted police to the park permanently. After the Aug. 26 rape, patrols in and around the park were beefed up. Cop cars from precincts other than the 102nd, which patrols the park, were seen parked at busy locations including Forest Park Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue and Freedom Drive, close to where the attack took place. In a statement, Miller acknowledged the cameras aren’t the only security measure area officials were working on. He said the cameras were “a small part of future plans to improve safety” in Forest Park. Addabbo said he and Miller would meet with Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski about what specific entrances into Forest Park the cameras should be installed, but he stressed the f i n a l d e cision w i l l b e t he Pa r k s Department. “We still have a ways to go,” he Q admitted.

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City Council votes to RICHMOND HILL HS maybe ban Styrofoam SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

Sanitation Commissioner would make final decision after a study by Domenick Rafter Editor

The Cit y Cou ncil voted last Thursday to ban Styrofoam containers in the five boroughs, but the ban is conditional on whether or not manufacturers can prove their products are recyclable. The bill, sponsored by Councilman Lew Fidler (D-Brooklyn), passed by a 51-0 vote during the Council’s last meeting of 2013. It would seek to ban items made of polystyrene, such as Styro- Items made of polystyrene, such as Styrofoam cups, containers foam cups and contain- and packaging items, will be banned in New York City, providing ers often used by fast- the manufacturers of the products can’t convince the city they can f o o d r e s t a u r a n t s . I t be recycled. FILE PHOTO would also seek to ban Nevertheless, Dart Container, the comthe small pieces of Styrofoam used in packaging commonly called “packaging pany that manufactures many of the Styrofoam packages that would be banned, peanuts.” “Foam pollutes the waste stream, mak- issued a statement in support of the bill ing it harder to recycle food waste as well because of an amendment that was added as metal, glass and plastic,” the mayor said to the bill that would allow for a review. “T h roug hout th is process we have in a statement after the vote. Supporters of the bill said it eliminates negotiated with the city in good faith and items that are not biodegradable and can we thank Speaker Quinn and the members sit in landfills for centuries. They are com- of the city’s Committee on Sanitation and monly used because the polystyrene pad- Solid Waste Management for mak ing ding provides insulation to keep food and sensible changes to the proposed bill,” beverages hot or cold. In packaging, the Michael Westerf ield, Dar t Container’s Styrofoam provides padding to protect director of recycling, said in the statement. “While it is clear that this legislaitems during transport. “Most foam ends up in landfills where it tion singles out and unfairly maligns a can sit for literally 500 years or longer,” quality, cost-effective, and safe line of Council Speaker Christine Quinn said, products, we a re suspend i ng f u r ther quipping that the only things that last lon- opposition as we believe it is in the best ger than Styrofoam in a landfill are “cock- interests of all parties that we turn our attention to successfully passing the recyroaches and Cher.” But although the new law would take cling test.” In the statement, Westerfield added that effect four months after Mayor Bloomberg signs the bill — expected to occur before Dart would work with the city to prove he leaves office at the end of the month — that recycling is possible and noted that it it would not ban the product immediately. was being done in other cities. Dart has Instead it would take effect July 1, 2015 previously been opposed to the bill, proproviding the makers of the products do posed earlier this year by Fidler, and supnot convince the Department of Sanitation ported by Bloomberg. Before the amendment was added, the bill would have that they can be recycled effectively. But a source said it is highly unlikely banned Styrofoam containers immediately. “A successful polystyrene foam recythat will happen. “[Sanitation officials] do not believe cling program in New York City will only they can be recycled effectively,” the add to the environmental, performance, source said. “It’s going to take a lot to and cost advantages that foam has over competing foodservice materials and make change their minds.” Fidler admitted that much to the Daily it one of the most recyclable foodservice containers in NYC,” Westerfield said. News after the vote. New Yorkers throw away 23,000 tons of “They’ll have another year to show that, in my view, what is up is really down, but I polystyrene per year, though that is only a don’t believe they’re going to be able to do small part of the 3 million tons of total annual trash tossed away by city residents. Q that,” he said.

FUTURE LAW STUDENT PREPARES FOR MOOT COURT AT THE HAGUE This year Richmond Hill High School was asked along with approximately thirty-plus other high schools across New York City to participate in the second International Moot Court at The Hague sponsored by the Justice Resource Center and The City Hall of The Hague. The Law Club adviser, Ms. Doobay, right, shown with Nicholas Phillips, was asked to nominate one student from her law class to participate as a representative of the high school. Ms. Doobay is a former graduate of the high school, teaches the 12th grade law and government classes, and is a lawyer. In order to participate in the International Moot Court, the student must be enrolled in the Justice Resource Center Law Program at the high school. In addition, the student must have Moot Court or Mock Trial experience, an average above 80 and a recommendation by the teacher and the principal. A total of 50 students competed for a spot on the team but only 14 students could earn a spot based on a competition before lawyers at various law firms in Manhattan. Each student had to prepare a three-minute presentation before a panel of lawyers on whether a person committed crimes against humanity from a fictional country using statutes/laws and case law. The law program at Richmond Hill High School is three years beginning in the student’s sophomore year through senior year. All students in the law program are eligible for participation in Moot Court, International Moot Court and Mock Trial. As the law club adviser, Ms. Doobay was asked to select a student whom she could tutor and train to compete in the competition for a spot on the International Moot Court Team to represent New York City at The Hague. She selected

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Phillips, a bright and articulate young man in her government class and from the law program. Ms. Doobay states that she selected Phillips because, “he is smart, loves history and has a great passion for the law.” Ms. Doobay prepped Phillips during her lunchtime and free time at the school for two weeks. In addition, Phillips prepared at home by watching videos on Moot Court competition, reading the case and relevant law. In fact, the entire Moot Court team helped to prep him during their free time at lunch. Who is Nicholas Phillips? He is a senior at Richmond Hill HS. He is an active member of the law program at the high school. Nicholas states that his teacher, Ms. Doobay, “had a lot of faith in me that I could do it and I did.” Further, he loves to debate about the law. Nicholas found the competition by far to be “the most intensive thing he has ever done.” Phillips has earned an all-expense paid trip to Europe and a spot on the International Moot Court Team representing New York City and the United States. For Phillips, this will be very exciting as he has never been to Europe, more importantly he will get an opportunity to debate at The Hague. After high school, Phillips plans on going to college and earn a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a minor in business then attend law school. Phillips feels very blessed to have earned a spot on the 2014 International Moot Court Team and looks forward to meeting new people and the competition January 18-25 at The Hague.

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The Sons of Italy Fiorella LaGuardia Lodge 2867 held its annual Christmas Party at the Old Mill Yacht Club in Howard Beach last Thursday. Enjoying the festivities and wishing everyone a very happy Buon Natale and Felice Anno Nuovo are Order of the Sons of

Italy in America New York State Grand Lodge President Carolyn Reres, left, William Aiello, immediate past president, Assemblyman Phil Goldfelder, Lodge 2867 President Rosemary Ciulla-Frisone and lodge member and Howard Beach businesswoman Frances Scarantino.

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Secret Sandy With some homes still not completely recovered from Hurricane Sandy, many children are still not having a normal Christmas for the second year in a row. To help those still struggling, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, right, turned his community office in Rockaway Park into the North Pole and teamed up with the Secret Sandy Claus Project — formed last year during the holiday season — to bring holiday cheer to children whose families were impacted by the storm. The Secret Sandy Claus Project is a collective city-wide effort to distribute toys to over 15,000 children across the Sandy-damaged areas.

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Bloomberg continued from page 2 Queens, Bloomberg said, with its racial, ethnic and international mix of immigrants from around the world (“No one knows exactly how many native languages are spoken here”), is the embodiment of what is great about the city and country. “When people want opportunity, they come to the United States,” he said. “There is more opportunity than anyplace in the world ... This is the place where the world comes.” “Because in New York City, we have a true melting pot,” Bloomberg said. “Everywhere else has a mosaic.” And as high as Bloomberg’s hopes are for the students’ futures, some of his own goals are somewhat more mundane. “I intend to live long enough to speak Spanish like a native, and hit a golf ball like a pro,” he said. “Which means I’m going to die at a very old age.” But u lt i mat ely t he fou nder of Bloomberg LP, the i nter nat ional financial and media conglomerate, returned to the students and their own hopes and aspirations. “As you know, I’m a numbers guy,” he said. “And the numbers say you are going to have a real future. The rest is Q up to you.”

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Fatal cigarette fire in Flushing

Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio on Sunday appointed Gladys Carrion as his commissioner for the Administration for Children’s Services. Carrion, a former commissioner of the city’s Community Development Agency, presently serves as commissioner for the state’s Office of Children and Family Services. “There is no responsibility more sacred than protecting the lives of children,” de Blasio said in a statement released by his transition team. “Gladys Carrion knows just how high the stakes are in this work. She has been a conscience both inside and outside of gover n ment, one who stands up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.” “We are going to approach this mission with compassion, purpose and an unwavering commitment to protect the most vulnerable among us,” Carrion said. At the state, Carrion’s department oversees foster care, adoption and juvenile delinquency matters. Under her, the state has shut down more than a dozen juvenile centers, and has sought alternatives to law enforcement Q intervention.

Authorities are citing smoking as the cause of a fire that killed a resident of the Flushing House retirement community early Thursday morning. The identity of the victim, who police at the 109th Precinct said was a 73-year-old woman, was not being released. “The staff and residents mourn the loss of one of ou r ow n,” Rober t Salant, director of community relations for the facility said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon. “According to the New York City Fire Department, the resident had been smoking in bed and apparently fell asleep, and the lit cigarette ignited her bed on fire,” he said. The FDNY confirmed the cause of the fire. Police received a 911 call from the 38-20 Bowne Street complex at 12:04 a.m. She was transported by EMS personnel to Flushing Hospital Medical Center, where she was pro nounced dead. Salant and the NYPD confirmed that firefighters were able to confine the fire to the victim’s apartment. No other residents were harmed or disQ placed.

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JetBlue banks on Aviation HS Students and administrators at Aviation High School in Long Island City here receive a $25,000 grant from the JetBlue Foundation, an independent organization founded by the airline to support aviation-related education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Those in attendance for the donation include Joanna Geraghty, president of the JetBlue

Foundation, left, Aviation HIgh School Assistant Principal Mario Cotumaccio, center, Principal Deno Charalambous, third from right, and Aviation High School students. The foundation is an entity legally independent of the airline and has a separate board of directors and advisory committee that both are made up from employees from various levels of the company.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will modify its schedules on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, to accommodate people going into Times Square for the annual celebration, as well as the Billy Joel concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Travelers to Times Square on Tuesday are advised to avoid the 42nd Street-Times Square station, as they may not be able to exit onto the street. In addition, the northbound platform for the No. 1 train at 50th Street and the northand southbound platforms for the N, Q and R

Set for Times Square, Joel concert lines at 49th Street will close from 7 p.m. until after midnight. Riders are urged to exit the system at 57th Street or 59th Street-Columbus Circle and walk to Times Square. Buses are not recommended for those wishing to see the ball drop because of the numerous street closings that will be required in the area to accommodate crowds and security considerations. After midnight, trains on the lines around Times Square will run every

eight to 12 minutes until 3 a.m. The 42nd Street S shuttle that runs to and from Grand Central terminal will operate all night. Regular bus service will resume as streets reopen after midnight. The Long Island Rail Road and MetroNorth will operate on modified weekday schedules with extra city-bound service in the evening and extra outbound service departing after midnight. The LIRR will have extra trains leaving

from its Atlantic Avenue terminal beginning 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Billy Joel concert. On New Year’s Day, city buses and subways will run on a Sunday schedule, while the LIRR and Metro-North will be on holiday schedules. The MTA also is warning drivers that it will have beefed-up police patrols at all its bridges and tunnels to look for motorists suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Further information is available online at Q mta.info.

Ulrich speaker continued from page 12 accuses him of backing Mark-Viverito in exchange for a chairmanship. “Now, Councilman Eric Ulrich – once a staunch and vocal supporter of pledging allegiance to Old Glory – has sold her and all veterans out in exchange for a New York City Council Committee Chairmanship and a $10,000 lulu,” the letter reads. “Is that all our sacrifice is worth to him? But multiple Council sources said com mittee assign ments have not been fleshed out yet. “It’s all just speculation r ight now,” one source said. “The members know where they want to go, but they haven’t been off icially promised anything.” Ulrich himself has also denied a chairmanship was offered to him in exchange of his support. While his backing of Mark-Viverito was surprising to many, some Democratic sources said they were not shocked. “Eric has always been easy for Democrats to work with,” a Democ r at ic sou rce sa id , p oi nt i ng t o Ulrich’s vote on paid sick leave. “It’s not surprising he’s backing a Democrat for speaker. It helps his district Q enormously.”

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Parents fight gifted and talented change DOE nixed automatic promotion to middle school with little notice by Laura A. Shepherd Chronicle Contributor

Upset about the DOE’s abrupt change to the middle-school enrollment procedure for District 26’s gifted and talented program, the parents of children in the program packed a public community education council meeting at MS 67 last Thursday night to air their grievances. For the first time, fifth-graders in the gifted and talented class at PS 203 in Oakland Gardens will no longer automatically continue with the program at MS 74. Traditionally, each class would move on to a specific middle school together as a group. Jackie Ling, the father of a fifth-grader at PS 203, brought a petition bearing 375 signatures to the CEC, opposing the changes and advocating for a fair enrollment process for the middle-school gifted and talented program. Parents of gifted and talented students at PS 188 in Hollis Hills and PS 18 in Bellerose protested in solidarity with the PS 203 parents against the threat to their children’s promotions to MS 158 and MS 67, respectively. A gifted and talented class at Glen Oaks’ PS 115 feeds into IS 216, and was founded two years ago, as was the PS 203 class. While fifth-graders in most gifted and talented programs citywide must reapply for middle school, District 26’s program has been an exception because it has existed since the 1980s. Another exception exists in District 30 in western Queens, where parents successfully fought to keep their children’s automatic seats until 2019. The District 26 parents argued that District 30 ought to have set a precedent. “It is unfair for District 26 to have seats taken away when District 30 kids won’t have their seats taken away until 2019,” Ling said. “We recognize that all gifted and talented kids should have more opportunities to enter a gifted and talented program, but not at the expense of another kid. That’s why we’re asking for more seats. Our kids have earned their automatic seats over the past five years.” A mother of a gifted and talented student

Jackie Ling, a parent of a gifted and talented student at PS 203 in Oakland Gardens, speaks at the meeting of District 26’s Community Education Council last Thursday. PHOTO BY LAURA A. SHEPHERD at PS 18 said that breaking up classes that have been together since kindergar ten may mean that some children go off to m idd le school without thei r existi ng friends. She argued that this would be “extremely detrimental and har mf ul,” since middle school is already a socially challenging time for most people. “We get more notice about upcoming talent shows,” Ling said, as parents and students in the program were only informed of the changes on Nov. 13, leaving them with only a month to complete the middle-school application process. Many complained about being blindsided and running to middle school open houses every other night. District 26 Superintendent Anita Saunders said that she first heard about the changes discussed at a DOE meeting on March 21, but the procedural details remained nebulous until last month. She said that previously, there was never an issue

because seats for new students always opened up between grades 5 and 6 because people moved away and middle schools allowed larger class sizes than the elementary schools. Sarah McPhee, a representative of the city’s Office of School Enrollment, which now handles all middle-school placements, explained the DOE’s rationale for the change. “The intent is that the highest scoring kids are the ones in the gifted and talented programs,” McPhee said. Placements will be determined using a list of students in descending order of test scores on the fourth-grade standardized tests. However, many parents felt that was unfair, as more than 700 students in the district earned fours on both the math and English language arts exams, while there are only 165 seats in the program. “Our kids took these tests in April and

did not know what was at stake,” Ling said. “The teachers told us not to worry.” CEC member Su sa n Sh i roma told McPhee that Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott had said the test scores weren’t going to matter. She asked what changed. McPhee replied that tests are used for placements throughout the city. Many parents balked at the idea of state testing determining “giftedness” in the first place. One mother of a fifth-grader at PS 203 said that her child is thriving in the program and consistently brings home 95s and 100s on tests, but only earned a three on the ELA exam. “Our children were tested when they were four years old. Wasn’t that test good enough?” asked Roshan Perrara, the father of two children in the gifted and talented program at PS 203. Shajid Ali Muhammad, the father of a second-grader at PS 18, noted that he moved from Jamaica to Oakland Gardens so his child could be in District 26’s gifted and talented program. However, his child was placed at PS 18 instead of PS 188. Several years later, the family moved to Queens Village to live near the school. Soon after, his second son placed into the program at PS 18 too. However, if his child does not go onto MS 67 and is placed elsewhere, the commute to other middle schools is ver y far f rom their home. “All parents planned where to live based on schools,” Muhammad said. “This throws off all of our planning.” Jungah Paterson, the mother of a fifthgrader at PS 203 said that she chose to move based on the assumption her child would go to MS 74. Now that this is no longer guaranteed, she is left in a lurch because her family has a temporary address until their closing on Jan. 20, after the deadline. Therefore, her child is technically zoned for schools far away from the new house because of the temporary address. “We did not have enough notice, it’s not Q fair,” she said.

Councilman’s last bill goes to the dogs by Tess McRae Associate Editor

An animal abuse registry bill introduced by Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) was voted through on Dec. 19 by the City Council. According to the legislation, crimes that would result in inclusion on the registry are animal fighting, abandonment, aggravated cruelty and failure to provide proper sustenance, among others, and all persons included on the registry would be prohibited from owning an animal. “This is a Christmas present not only to

Vallone’s animal abuse registry approved New York City animals, but animals in all of the areas that will now move forward with similar registries,” Vallone said. “Abusers are now on a short leash and this registry will help prevent them from being able to torture another animal.” Entities that sell or adopt out pets, such as animal shelters, pet shops, veterinarians and duly incorporated animal rescues will be required to consult the registry before transferring ownership to anyone listed on the registry.

Residents convicted of animal abuse crimes will be required to register upon release f rom incarceration, or if not i n c a r c e r a t e d , w it h i n f ive d ay s of sentencing. Once convicted of animal abuse, the abuser will remain on the registry for five years following his or her first offense, and 10 years for any subsequent convictions. Anyone convicted of animal abuse who fails to report to the registry or who owns an animal while listed in the registry will

face punishment of up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. Vallone, the self-proclaimed “chair of the Animal Safety Committee” hopes the bill will inspire other areas to emulate and create a safer environment for animals across the United States and maybe the world. This bill is particularly special because it is Vallone’s last piece of legislation in the City Council. He is being term-limited out and will be replaced by Councilman-Elect Costa Q Constantinides in January.

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City Council levies wide ranging e-cigarette ban Devices barred from inside public venues and certain outdoor areas by Christopher Barca

Heights) co-sponsored the legislation. Gennaro spokesman Paul Leonard said it Some of those who were smoked out of should be signed into law by Mayor Bloomenjoying a pack of Marlboro in bars and berg on Monday. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) other public places 11 years ago may be the was one of eight votes cast in opposition to subject of a city ban once again. The City Council voted 43-8 on Thurs- the bill. In a statement, Gennaro touted e-cigaday to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in cer tain public venues, reinforcing the rettes as devices that “threaten to turn back Smoke-Free Air Act passed in 2002, which the important gains we as a city have made banned cigarette smoking in bars and later in the last decade to de-normalize the act of smoking and to maintain a clean air enviin parks, among other public spaces. The ban will go into effect 120 days after ronment to live, work and play. “This bill extends the important protecMayor Bloomberg signs the bill and businesses such as bars and restaurants will tions in the Smoke-Free Air Act to prohibit the use of addictive then have six months e-cigarettes in our to put up signs indirest au r a nt s, ba r s, cating e-cigarettes parks, beaches and are not allowed in workplaces,” Genntheir establishments. t’s pretend smoking aro said. E-cigaret tes are and it’s ridiculous.” “As a co-sponsor tobaccoless, batteryof t he bi l l, I a m operated devices — Councilman Daniel Dromm pleased the legislamodeled to look like tion banning indoor real cigarettes. Comuse of e-cigarettes panies such as Blu passed,” Dromm said in a statement. “It sell models in different sizes and colors. The battery heats up a liquid solution, doesn’t matter that e-cigarettes only prowhich either can be a mixture of nicotine duce vapors. It’s pretend smoking and it’s and flavoring or the flavoring by itself, and ridiculous. I want to end smoking, period. the e-cigarette then emits a vapor to simu- Allowing e-cigarettes to remain unregulatlate the smoking sensation gained from ed wou ld have on ly sent t he w rong message.” lighting up a real cigarette. While the City Council debated whether The law will ban the use of e-cigarettes from indoor public places like restaurants to ban the indoor use of e-cigarettes, a and public transportation facilities as well national discussion over exactly how safe as outdoor venues such as pedestrian plazas the devices are has gone on for years. The American Lung Association says on and open-air theaters. Cit y C ou nci l m a n Ja me s G e n n a r o its website that it is “very concerned about (D-Fresh Meadows) authored the bill, while the potential safety and health consequenccontinued on page 28 Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Reporter

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The NYPD is warning people to be alert to a scam by which people have lost thousands of dollars to criminals using Green Dot MoneyPak cards while misrepresenting themselves as being from utility companies or the Internal Revenue Service. Police said the criminals call people claiming to be debt collectors, and then threaten them with the loss of heat or electricity, or in some cases, tell them they will be deported if they do not pay a given amount of money. In the utility scam, the victims are contacted by a caller who states that they are collecting money that is past due. The caller informs the victims that they can avoid having their utility service disconnected if they immediately pay the past-due amount using a Green Dot MoneyPak card that can be purchased at a local store. The caller instructs the victim to purchase a Green Dot MoneyPak card in a specified amount and provides the victim with a phone number to call back when the MoneyPak has been obtained. The victim purchases a Green Dot card at a local store and proceeds to call the number they were given. The victim is instructed to scratch off and read the MoneyPa k ca rd ser ial nu mber to the perpetrator. Once the scammers have the Green Dot MoneyPak serial number they are able to transfer funds onto a prepaid debit card. The victims have now lost their money. In the IRS scam, the victims receive a call and are told that they owe back taxes, fees or fines to the government, and that if they do not make an immediate payment using a Green Dot MoneyPak card they will be arrested or deported. Using the same instructions in the utility scam, the victims lose their money. The NYPD is emphasizing that Green Dot MoneyPak cards themselves are legitimate products when used for the right purposes. Once purchased at a participating retailer with cash, consumers can use MoneyPaks to reload other prepaid cards, add money to a PayPal account without using a bank account, or make same-day payments to major companies.

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Retiring QC president honored Retiring Queens College president, Dr. James Muyskens was honored with his own “Dr. James Muyskens Day” by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall at a ceremony held on Dec. 18 at the college. Marshall presented Muyskens with a proclamation on his accomplishments during his 11 years of service, which included recruitment of over 300 faculty members

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continued from page 26 es of electronic cigarettes.” However, Spike Babaian, the president of a nationwide group of e-cigarette smokers called the National Vapers Club, says that the NVC has completed nearly a dozen studies in recent years and that they have never found e-cigarettes to be dangerous. The NVC is considering taking legal action against the city concerning the bill, and Babaian believes that kicking e-cigarette smokers outside hurts public health more than it helps it. “It’s a violation of civil rights to make e-cigarette users stand next to smoke r s a nd i n h a le se cond h a nd smoke. If they did this to people who chew nicotine gum, there would be outrage,” Babain said. “New York City is going to lose business because of this too.” Because the vapor used in e-cigarettes comes in different f lavors, Babaian also does not understand the belief that e-cigarette use will serve as a gateway to smoking real cigarettes. “If you have something that tastes like raspberry or vanilla, you wouldn’t go inhale smoke that doesn’t taste like raspberry or vanilla,” she said. “But it’s not smoking, how is that going to Q make people switch to smoking?

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Chairman of the Committee on Immigration Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) joined fellow Councilman Mathieu Eugene (D-Brooklyn) on the steps of City Hall on Dec. 19 to call on the U.S. Congress to support and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to designate Temporary Protected Status to the Philippines. The TPS desig nation, proposed by Eugene, would permit eligible Filipino nationals already living in the United States to remain in this country while the Philippines recovers from the recent devastation of the category-five typhoon Haiyan. “Pa r t of my d ist r ict i n El m hu r st , Queens, is home to the city’s largest Filipino community,” Dromm said. “I have worked with many advocates living in this community to address work and human trafficking issues that hurt this growing group. Last Sunday, in commemoration of the one month anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan hitting the Philippines, I attended a vigil to continue to keep the focus on the disaster. “I am encouraged by the resilience of the Philippine people. We must press forward by granting TPS status to Filipino immigrants living in the United States.” If the T PS goes th roug h, Filipi no nationals, many of whom had their homes destroyed by the storm, will be able to

continue living here without wor r y of deportation or being arrested. “The devastation and the loss of life in the Philippines is tragic,” said Immigrant Protection Unit’s Director, Irina Matiychenko, on behalf of the New York Legal Assistance Group. “The TPS would protect individuals who would be endangered by returning home, and empower Filipino nationals temporarily living in the United States to aid in the recover y of their homeland. “As one of the largest providers of free immigration legal services in the country, NYLAG has seen firsthand the plight of foreign nationals living in the U.S. when disaster strikes their home countries.” Queens is home to one of the largest Filipino populations in the nation. Woodside is commonly referred to as Little Manila because of its large Filipino population. “The devastation from Typhoon Haiyan has long-term implications for Filipinos,” said Jonna Baldres, National Alliance of Filipino Concerns deputy secretary-general. “The recovery needs are great. We call on the Philippine government to make an official request to the U.S. government to g rant Filipinos Temporar y Protective Status.” Typhoon Haiyan is one of the largest storms to hit the southern Philippines, killing at least 5,260. The actual death toll is Q still unknown.

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Mark-Viverito may be speaker continued from page 12 defeated a former Republican state senator in a South Brooklyn district which GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota won. St aten Island’s lone Democratic member, Councilwoman Debi Rose ( D - St a t e n I sl a n d ) , h a s e n d o r s e d Mark-Viverito. Some sources say progressives are concerned Garodnick, whose district includes part of the Upper East Side and the East Side of Midtown, would be too much of a counterweight against the agenda of the Progressive Caucus. “Dan’s a progressive guy, but he represents a district that Joe Lhota did well in and would resist much of the progressive agenda,” one Democratic source said. Mark-Viverito has been a key member of the Progressive Caucus, the group of liberal Council members who are also seen as close to Mayor-Elect de Blasio and the powerful Working Families Party, the minor party that often cross-endorses Democratic candidates. Mark-Viverito is also seen as an ally of de Blasio, who multiple sources and published reports said had been making calls to Council members on her behalf last week. If she does get the gavel, she will be the first Hispanic speaker and the second woman, after the outgoing Speaker

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Christine Quinn. She will also be the third consecutive speaker to be from Manhattan — after Quinn and her predecessor Gifford Miller — and the first to represent part of the Bronx. The Council officially votes on the new speaker when it opens its 2014 sesQ sion on Jan. 8.

Thief uses fire as a weapon The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery. On Dec. 15 at 2:30 a.m., the suspect entered a check cashing establishment called ATN Financial Services located at 94-72 Corona Ave. in Corona. He proceeded to squir t lighter fluid in each of the teller’s windows throughout the location before displaying a lighter to a teller, threatening to ignite the flame and demanding cash. The employee complied and the suspect f led with an unidentif ied amount of money. There were no customers in the establishment at the time and no injuries were repor ted by any of the employees who witnessed the incident. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CR IMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential. Q

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Dean Fuleihan, a longtime aide to state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) who is now with the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, will be Bill de Blasio’s budget director when the mayor-elect takes office in January. Fuleihan has served as the top fiscal advisor to Silver and the Assembly’s Democratic Caucus, and was the lower house’s chief budget negotiator in three-way talks with the governor and Senate for years, de Blasio noted. “During the hardest of times, when we had a Republican governor and State Senate determined to leave New York City’s most vulnerable to fend for themselves, Dean Fuleihan stood his ground,” de Blasio said in a prepared statement. “Dean is a true progressive who understands not only our limits, but our possibilities. He will ensure our priorities live up to both our responsibilities and our values.” Fuleihan said the new administration’s budget plan will “confront inequality with critical investments” in education and other areas. De Blasio wants the state to impose a tax hike on city residents earning more than $500,000 a year in order to fund early childhood education and afterschool programs. Some analysts told the media last week that naming Fuleihan could help his effort because the incoming budget director is well-known and respected among lawmakers in Albany. Q

Hearing on campaign finance set for Jan. 22 The city’s Campaign Finance Board is holding a public hearing Jan. 22 on how its efforts “to amplify the voices of New Yorkers in our elections” panned out in this year’s voting. The hearing will address four topics: the matching funds that campaigns get from taxpayers; disclosure of independent groups’ spending; voter education and engagement; and the use of new technology in fundraising and disclosure. The discussions will provide a basis

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pols’ pension money Four politicians found guilty of corruption charges and sent to prison, including former City Councilman and state Sen. Hiram Monserrate of Queens, will have to give up their pension benefits to pay back their ill-gotten gains if federal prosecutor Preet Bharara has his way. Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, filed papers last week seeking to seize the four criminals’ pension money in order to satisfy forfeiture judgments made against them as part of their convictions. Monserrate owes $79,434.49, according to Bharara. Ex-Councilman Miguel Martinez owes $106,000. Ex-Councilman Larry Seabrook owes $418,252.53. Ex-Yonkers Councilwoman Sandy Annabi owes $1,270,302.99. All were convicted between 2009 and 2012, and Bharara said none has paid back a dime yet. The prosecutor said he is committed to making sure crime doesn’t pay, including by “preventing public money from being used to fund the comfortable retirement of corrupt officials.” Q

NYCHA agrees to fast fix for mold problems Residents of public housing who have mold in their apartments can get it cleaned up within 15 days of making a complaint, rather than waiting for months as they often must, under a settlement reached between the New York City Housing Authority and advocacy groups. They also will be able to go to a federal judge if NYCHA does not live up to the agreement, and the court could impose penalties on the agency. Mold exacerbates asthma, which reports say is far more common among public housing residents than other people. The agreement settles a class action lawsuit filed against NYCHA by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Law Center for Economic Justice. Q — compiled by Peter C. Mastrosimone

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Upset after missing out on an opportunity to pull off a massive upset against the rival Syracuse Orange on Dec. 15, the Johnnies emphatically took out its frustration on two nonconference opponents this week. And some team history was even made in the process. On Dec. 18, St. John’s returned to Queens to take on the University of San Francisco after losing to Syracuse at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s and fourth-year coach Steve Lavin, who’s late father Cap was a star at San Francisco in the early 1950s, suffered a stunning upset at the hands of the Dons 81-65 last season, but the outcome of 2013’s contest proved much different. Despite the family ties, Lavin and the Johnnies showed no mercy on the Dons, as St. John’s rolled to a dominating 81-57 victory and improved to 7-3 on the season. Freshman guard Rysheed Jordan followed up his solid performance against Syracuse with another consistent all-around game. He appeared in almost every stat category, scoring 10 points, dishing four assists, grabbing three rebounds and recording a steal in just 22 minutes. The rest of the Johnnies, led by junior guard D’Angelo Harrison’s team-high 18 points, also had solid games offensively. Sophomore star JaKarr Sampson scored 14 points of his own while transfer center Orlando Sanchez scored 10 points. San Francisco had no answer for the Johnnies defensive pressure, as well. The Red Storm converted 21 San Francisco turnovers into 27 points on their way to the lopsided victory.

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Harrison tied the team record for threepointers in a career with 151, but he wasn’t done making history for the week. On Dec. 21, it was Youngstown State’s turn to witness Harrison’s remarkable longrange ability. Twenty-six seconds into the contest, he nailed his 152nd career threepointer, passing Willie Shaw, a Harlem Globetrotter, for most threes in school history. “It feels great. I’m excited I got it but I think that’s a beatable record,” Harrison said after the game. “It’s good to have it and hopefully I hold onto it for a while, but I couldn’t have done it without those guys.” While Harrison was making history in Queens, Jordan was away from the team in Philadelphia to be with his ill mother. The Johnnies were still able to score without Jordan, as the Red Storm prevailed 96 -87, but St. John’s str uggled defensively. Six Youngstown State players scored in double figures, with guard Kend r ick Per r y leading the way with 20 points. But they were never able to close to within six points of the Johnnies, as Har rison lit up the Youngstown State defense for 29 points, including five th ree-pointers. Sampson and Phil Greene IV cont r ibuted 16 and 17 points, respectively. “I think when our defense is getting shutouts and stops, that fuels our offense and that’s when we can go on our runs,” Lavin said. “It’s more about getting a quality shot on offense and today, I think we did that.” The Johnnies will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a Saturday tilt with Columbia at 2:30 p.m. The home of the Brooklyn Nets was not kind to the Johnnies back in late November, when they defeated Georgia Tech but lost a heartbreaker in overQ time to Penn State. St. John’s tops Youngstown State on Dec. 21

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“FORGOTTEN QUEENS” a bridge to boro’s past by Michael Gannon

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The book “Forgotten Queens” starts with a photograph of a streetcar crossing the Queensboro Bridge in the 1920s and ends with one of a General Motors showroom in the Rockaways in the 1940s. Robert Singleton of the Greater Astoria Historical Association says that was a very deliberate choice. “This is a visual narrative of Queens in the early 20th century,” Singleton said. “There is a wonderful heritage in Queens. We feel we can go toe-to-toe with any of the other boroughs in terms of the quality of the housing, the history, and particularly in terms of the people who came here. We want to reconnect people with that age of Queens that was defined by the Queensboro Bridge.”

The book, by Kevin Walsh and the GAHS, contains 127 pages of photographs of how Queens transformed from farmland and scattered communities to the minimetropolis it is today — and emphasizes the importance of the Queensboro Bridge to that development since it opened in 1909. Walsh said he first was approached by Arcadia Publishing more than 10 years ago to do a book, but he was unable to access the research material needed. He subsequently began working with the GAHS. “Figuring a book about Queens in the early 20th century would be a good bet, we proposed that theme, and Arcadia accepted,” he said. Continued onpage page36 continued on

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A block of houses sits in a field in rural eastern Flushing in the early 20th century, a sign of things to come for the borough. And the authors of “Forgotten Queens” say it all was made possible by the completion of the Queensboro Bridge in 1909.

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Blue Suede Birthday - The Elvis Bash, Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Master performers Scot Bruce & Mike Albert deliver a superb Elvis experience. $40. Box Office: (718) 631-6311.

Queens County Farm Holiday Open House, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park, ThursdaySaturday, Dec. 26-28, 12-4 p.m. Enjoy family tours of decorated farmhouse, craft activity for kids and mulled cider. Free. Contact: queensfarm.org.

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Kwanzaa celebration, Afrikan Poetry Theatre, The Center for Culture, two-day special event, 176-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, Sunday-Monday, Dec. 29-30, 2-8 p.m. African dance, music, poetry, free fruit for children, lighting ceremony. Free. Contact: (718) 523-3312, ext. 10 or 11, afrikapoetrytheatre.org.

Richmond Hill Flea Market, 117-09 Lefferts Blvd., off Jamaica Ave., every Sunday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens, something for everyone.

Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Avenue, Ridgewood, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. Candlelight tours for the holidays, mulled cider, tuning the instruments for a special musical treat, Sunday, January 5, 6- 8 p.m. Contact: (718) 456-1776, www.onderdonkhouse.org.

Kiwanis Club of Bayside, Bourbon Street Restaurant, 40-12 Bell Blvd., meets 1st Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m. Contact: joecorace@aol.com.

Hawaii in December, New Year’s Eve Dinner, Danny's Szechuan Garden, 156-40B Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.12:30 a.m. Choice of Hibachi table or Chinese dining, soup to dessert, two cocktails, champagne toast, party favors. $69.95 per person. Call: (718) 738-6500 for reservations.

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

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Museum of the Moving Image, Indie Essentials: 25 Must-Play Video Games, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Exhibition of 25 playable, independently produced games, through March 2. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. $12 adults, $9 seniors over 65 and students with ID, $6 children 3-12, under 3 free.

THEATER Queens Secret Improv Club offers comedy every Wednesday-Saturday, approx. 7:30 p.m. $7, for the best improv in Queens. 44-02 23 St., Long Island City, Contact: secrettheatre.org.

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

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CLASSES Yoga classes, Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, registration ongoing for winter series (14 classes), Mondays begins Jan 6. (intermediate/open), 10:20-11:20 a.m.; Wednesdays begins Jan. 8 (beginners/seniors), 10:10-11:10 a.m.; Fridays, begins Jan. 10 (intermediate/advanced), 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. $168 CQY members, $210 general public; seniors, $66 CQY members, $119 general public. Register: (718) 268-5011, cgy.org. Defensive Driving Course, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-08 Queens Blvd., sponsored by the National Safety Council. Sunday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Register: (718) 263-7000. English as a Second Language Course, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 333, Kew Gardens, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., thru Dec. 19. Free. Register: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. Ballroom Dance Classes, Year ‘Round Social Dance Program, Monday & Friday evenings, Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Call 718) 478-3100. English as a Second Language Adult Classes, Immanuel Church, 68-10 31 Ave., Woodside, Saturdays, 10 a.m. Licensed NYC teacher. Free. Contact: (718) 335-1623, rnadar@ImmanuelChurchNY.org. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. & Northern Blvd., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, $25/session. Instruction from award-winning artist. Call (718) 969-1128.

COMMUNITY Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. Singles Social & Dance, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2-6

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p.m. Ages 45+, proper attire please. $10. Call Bernice (718) 897-6255. Afternoon Bingo, every Tuesday, January-February, early game, 2 p.m., doors open at 1:30 p.m., everyone 18 & over. Call (718) 459-1000.

The American Legion Continental Post, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills. All veterans invited, enjoy comraderie and support, every first Friday of the month, 7 p.m. Call Tom Long, (718) 704-4197. The Flushing AARP Chapter No. 1405, Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., meets Mondays 1 p.m.

Briarwood Action Network, canned food & diaper collection, 3rd annual drive for the Briarwood Family Residence. Collection box locations: HSBC Bank, 137-61 Queens Blvd.; Key Food, 13837 Queens Blvd., until Thursday, Jan. 2. Contact: briarwoodactionnetwork.com.

AARP Chapter 2889, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., Maspeth, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, noon. Call (718) 672-9890.

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Computer class for seniors, Selfhelp Innovative Senior Center (Benjamin Rosenthal Prince Street Senior Center), 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, 8 weeks, basics/email/internet began Monday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m. Call John to register (718) 5594329.

Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo, Flushing, registration for 2013-2014 winter education programs, including teen zoo internship and meeting zoo keepers. Register: (718) 271-7361, queenszoo.com/programs, qzeducation@wcs.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Auction, The Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 Ave., Flushing, Saturday, Jan. 11, view at 9:30 a.m., auction at 10 a.m. Free admission, door prizes, lunch, refreshments available. Contact: (718) 358-3671, churchonthehill.org. Queens Botanical Garden, annual electronic waste event, “After the Holidays“ event in the QBG parking garden, 42-80 Crommelin St., Flushing, Sunday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Rain or shine. Shorewalker Walks: Bridgebagging the LIRR, Hunters Point to Woodside, Saturday, Jan. 11; Queens Waterfront, Sunday, Jan. 12; Hellgate Ferry Road (Astoria) to Newtown (Elmhurst), Saturday, Feb. 1; Three Lakes, Three Parks, Sunday, Apr. 13. Contact: Christine at (212) 787-1136, chryost@hotmail.com.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES

The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., Regular weekly hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30; Eldercise, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; massage therapy, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.; yoga, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Movies every Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 1:15 p.m. MetroCard van, 4th Thursday of month. Monthly bus trips to Yonkers. Call Karen (718) 456-2000. The CCNS Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horrace Harding Expy., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Kosher/ nonkosher lunch, 11:30 a.m. $2. Bingo 3 times a week. Adults 60+. Contact (718) 225-1144. Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 Adult Center members, $9 nonmembers.

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New book shows more to Argentina than the tango by Tess McRae

“The life of a dancer is not glamorous,” she said. “It is hard and usually requires artists to work mulMany associate Argentinian culture with the tiple jobs to support themselves and yet we romanpassionate and glamorous facade of dance and ticize it and make it seem as though we all live in music, but Queens College professor and author this passionate way.” of the new book “More than Two to Tango,” The positive things that have come out of this Anahi Viladrich, says there is more to a people tango fascination are the milongas — tango than the tango. parlors. “We’re selling this idea of “The most impor tant authenticity that we dance word in 'tango' is milongas ‘More than Two to Tango: tango because it is a good because it is a place for image for ourselves,” said socializing and has become a Argentine Tango Viladrich, who is originally from Immigrants in New York City’ very international communiArgentina. “Most people don’t ty,” Viladrich said. “It’s all Where: Barnes & Noble, Amazon actually dance the Argentine about hanging out. I was and other booksellers. tango in Argentina. Of course able to enter the ethnic comTickets: $24.11 for paperback, there are a few people but we munity by following the $16.79 on e-readers. don’t bond through dance, we tango steps of my people.” bond through food, barbecues The implication is that and other get-togethers.” milongas bring Argentinians Though Viladrich’s words together and give them a may seem harsh, she said she is in no way judging sense of identity that has little to do with dancing. people who make a living by teaching dance or love The tango is what brings them to these spots, but it dancing in their free time. is the socialization with their own people that keeps Instead she said she believes that it is a lack of them there. identity in the United States that leads many “Most people fall in love with the tango while Queens College professor Anahi Viladrich’s new book “More Than Two to Argentinians to live up to this romanticized idea they are away because it somehow connects them Tango” delves into the life of Argentinian immigrants. of the tango. continued from page 00 38 PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS continued on page qboro editor

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scenes of an epic and unlikely, East-meetsWest musical collaboration between Japanese taiko — ensemble drumming on Japanese percussion instruments — and Western jazz, interwoven with Fairbanks’ closeup, candid interviews. The filmmaker said he first encountered Jeff at a meeting of local artists searching for ways of collaborating. Fa i r b a n k s s a i d t h e p e r f o r m a n c e itself was very experimental; it wasn’t a traditional concer t setup. With 25 musicians total, he split them into five sma ller groups in each room of the temple: trombones on the first floor, s a xe s u p s t a i r s , t a i ko d r u m s i n t h e basement, etc. “I gave them all different music to play at the same time, unsynchronized, for 45 minutes,” he said. “It was a sound collage, and very ethereal, as you could hear traces of the other groups from a given room. This was an extension of the effect I often heard, while playing with multiple bands...“ The audience wandered freely from room to room to see each group, like an art exhibit. The film shows a couple of glimpses of the unique setup, and at the end there’s footage from the traditional concert setup of the combined groups that Fairbanks closed the performance Q with.

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to their home,” Viladrich said. “I don’t dance but I do identify with the music and the lyrics. It’s not just about the dance Viladrich does not blame Argentinians for taking on the role of the tango dancing kings and queens. “I’m not saying anything insulting to those who decide to teach or perform,” she said. “People have to survive. There are people out there who teach salsa lessons because that sells. “If I’m Argentinian and I can make money teaching dance then why not? Argentinians are not selling crystals as diamonds but I don’t like the misconceptions that have developed. These people are free agents in a very competitive market. They have no benefits and no insurance.” It is that harsh reality that artists who work in any medium have to deal with that the professor wants to emphasize. “Most of my book tries to show the reality of it,” Viladrich said. “We want so badly to be shown as passionate people with tango running in our blood. We don’t have tango running in our blood.” In essence, Viladrich is analyzing a culture from an anthropologist’s point of view and for her, to simplify an entire culture of

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millions of people into a dance is an injustice to the people of that culture. “I’ve even had fellow anthropologists who go to Argentina and come back saying how much the tango is a part of the culture,” she said. “No it isn’t. They are romanticizing and only seeing a small part of Argentinians.” So far she has not received any negative feedback on her analytical book. When Viladrich is not writing about the tango, she is conducting research at the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology at Queens College and at the Doctor of Public Health program at the City UniQ versity of New York.

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The rise and fall of Bayside’s Belfort by Lloyd Carrol qboro contributor

Martin Scorsese has always been fascinated by organized crime. Ironically, his latest crime saga, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” is free of bullets, but he makes it clear that the world of white collar crime can be of far higher economic stakes than that of the gangster world. “The Wolf of Wall Street” was a moniker that Forbes Magazine bestowed upon Bay Terrace native Jordan Belfort when he was making the firm he founded with buddy Daniel Porush — renamed in the film as Donny Azoff and portrayed by Jonah Hill — Great Neck-based Stratton Oakmont, into the largest over-the-counter brokerage house in the country. The film opens in the fall of 1987 with a young Belfort — Leonardo DiCaprio — eagerly looking forward to get his foot into the door at a fictitious Manhattan investment firm. His mentor is fast-talking Mark Hanna — Matthew McConaughey — who takes him to lunch on his first day and gives one of the most memorable pep talks in movie history. Unfortunately, on “Black Monday,” Oct. 19, 1987, the New York Stock Exchange lost

508 points, which was a major percentage back then. Belfort’s firm goes belly-up and so it appears is his dream of becoming a stockbroker. Jordan knows little about the world of “thinly capitalized” corporations but his ears perk up when he hears that commissions can be 50 percent of the revenue that he collects from clients, which is a lot better than the 1 percent he was earning on the trade of Fortune 500 stocks. All he needs to do is cold call a few folks and work his sales magic. Belfort has the knack for getting people to part with their cash even when they are hemming and hawing. Financial success was certainly a huge motivator for Jordan but the true fun was indulging in wonton excess whether it be buying the biggest mansion, the longest yacht, or the most sought-after women, the ultimate trophy wife and the finest cocaine and Quaaludes. Martin Scorsese spends a lot of time filming these indulgences and it needlessly bloats the film to a three-hour running time. A perversely funny scene is where Jordan and his not-too-bright lieutenant, Donny, are in a conference room seemingly oblivious to

the SEC enforcers going through their records while they are more concerned about arranging a dwarf-tossing event. Rob Reiner, who has done more directing than acting since his “All In The Family” days, has a small but meaty role as Jordan’s father, Max. Deep down he knows that Jordan is involved in insider trading and market manipulation, which are all federal crimes of course, but doesn’t say anything because he is thrilled that his kid is not living the mundane middle-class life that has always been his anonymous existence. Scorsese is a native New Yorker and he makes good use of Queens. Jordan meets Donny while he is having a bite at the Kaskades Diner, which many will recognize as the iconic Rego Park restaurant, the Shalimar Diner. DiCaprio is spectacular as Jordan Belfort and it is probably worth the price of a movie ticket just to watch him. On the other hand, there is something disappointing about “The Wolf of Wall Street,” besides its long running time. Scorsese is known for his original work yet throughout this film you keep thinking of other movies where you have seen the same thing and I don’t just mean Oliver Stone’s 1987 “Wall Street,” which is referenced here.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BRISAM JFK LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/03/05. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 92-29 Queens Boulevard, #2B, Rego Park, New York 11374. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICES To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 CITATION File No. 2013-4753, SURROGATE’S COURT, Queens COUNTY, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: DONALD LAZAR, LAWRENCE LAZAR, BARBARA BLEIWESS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, and to the heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of CLARA DUNLEAVY, 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 unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having been duly filed by Gregory L. Matalon who is/ are domiciled at 110-10 Queens Boulevard, Apt 22G, Forest Hills, New York 11375. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica , New York, on February 13, 2014 at 09:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of CLARA DUNLEAVY lately domiciled at 35-20 Leverich St., Apt. B224, Jackson Heights, New York 11372, United States admitting to probate a Will dated May 14, 2008 (and Codicil(s), if any, dated__), a copy of which is attached, as the Will of CLARA DUNLEAVY, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to Gregory L. Matalon. Dated, Attested and Sealed, Dec. 13, 2013. Hon. Peter J. Kelly, Surrogate; Margaret M. Gribbon, Chief Clerk; HOWARD CAPELL, Attorney. CAPELL BARNETT MATALON & SCHOENFELD LLP, 100 JERICHO QUADRANGLE, SUITE 233, JERICHO, New York 11753, (516) 931-8100. 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.

SUPREME COURT - QUEENS COUNTY- MARILOU S. MARTIN and ROBERT ABAD as Sole heir of VIOLET M. ABAD vs. MARIA CARMELITA M. CASTANEDA Index No.: 25640/2004Pursuant to judgment of Partition and sale dated April 13, 2010 and Order Appointing Referee ZENITH THERESA TAYLOR, ESQ. dated March 20, 2013 auction in Courtroom #25 of Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY on Friday January 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. prem k/a 85-09 Kendrick Place, Jamaica, NY. Said property located at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Kendrick Road, (formerly Pembroke Road) with the easterly side of Mayfield Road, (Kendrick Road being also known as Kendrick Place); northerly along the easterly side of Mayfield Road, 72.34 feet; easterly 97.42 feet to a point distant 86.91 feet northerly from the northerly side of Kendrick Road; southerly 86.91 feet to a point in the northerly side of Kendrick Road, distant 114.06 feet easterly from the point of beginning measured along said northerly side of Kendrick Road; westerly along the northerly side of Kendrick Road, 114.06 feet to the point or place of beginning, said premises known as 85-09 Kendrick Place, Jamaica, NY Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed Order and terms of sale. ZENITH THERESA TAYLOR, Referee, LAW OFFICE OF SCOT T SCHWEBER, P.C, 250 West 57th Street Suite 1216 New York, NY 10107 Attys. for Plaintiffs.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No.: 11519-2013 Date Summons filed: 06/14/2013 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is: Plaintiff’s residence SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Plaintiff/Defendant resides at: 79-25 150th Street, Flushing NY CARMEN EMILIA JIMENEZ GARCIA, Plaintiff, -againstJULIO DIEGO GUERRERO LOIZA, Defendant. ACTION FOR A DIVORCE To the above-named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff within (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Dated: December 12, 2013 Plaintiff: Carmen E. Jimenez Garcia Address: 79-25 150th Street, Apt D-26 Flushing, NY 11367, Phone No.: 718-577-9728 NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties, on the grounds: DRL §170 subd. (2) abandonment. The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action. The nature of any ancillary or additional relief demanded is: Sole distribution of matrimonial property to the Plaintiff and exclusive occupancy of the marital residence. AND any other relief the court deems fit and proper.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. (LLC) NAME: FB 1914 3rd AVE. LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11-14-2013. Office Location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: David Weinman, 52-55 74th St., Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Fox Sports NFL reporter Jay Glazer reported during Sunday’s pregame show that Jets head coach Rex Ryan had told his team at a meeting the previous night that he expected to be fired at the end of the year. At the press conference following the Jets’ 24-13 win over the Cleveland Browns, I asked Ryan to comment on the Glazer report. “What I said during the team meeting is private. I will not comment on it. Right now my focus is to win our last game of the season in Miami,” he said. While Rex did not corroborate what Glazer reported, he did not angrily deny it either which indicates to me that Jay got the story right. Rex also sounded like he was speaking of his tenure in the past when he told the media that coaching the Jets has been a great opportunity for him. He also remarked that he had a contract for next year, but did not say whether he thought that he would be back as coach. Jets quarterback Geno Smith had arguably his best day in the NFL last Sunday. Being from Miami he admitted that he enjoyed playing a football game in late December in the freakish 70 degree weather that New York enjoyed last Sunday. Geno would not answer my question about whether he used

his time-stopping resources efficiently as he burned through the Jets’ three timeouts fairly early so that the team did not have any left with six minutes remaining in what was then a tight game. The New York Islanders won their first game in over a month last Friday night. Of course that 5-3 win came over the equally inept New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. There was a time when a RangersIslanders game was always an intense affair, but with both teams stinking this season it was hard to feel any electricity in the Garden. Islanders right winger Michael Grabner called the win over the Rangers on their home ice the biggest win of the season. “Then again we haven’t won too many other games,” he added with a knowing smile. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” play-byplay man Al Michaels was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the annual ceremonies held at the Hilton last Tuesday night. I have always felt that his career was overly boosted by his “Do you believe in miracles call?” during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, when the Americans upset the Soviet Union in the semi-finals. Even though his “SNF” partner Cris Collinsworth was the MC, Michaels refused to come to New York and gave an Q acceptance speech from his home in LA.

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Next month is going to be an important anniversary in Ridgewood transit history. In January, it will be the 100th anniversary that the groundlevel trains were elevated overhead. G.X. Mathews was a major builder and developer in Ridgewood who constructed strong and well-built fiveroom flats, as he called them, with a The elevated trains “bents” going up into place on bath. With the building boom created Palmetto Street between Seneca and Cypress aveby the Mathews Company, thousands nues in Ridgewood, Jan. 22, 1914. of new residents were flooding into the area monthly, which turned the ground- this area was German. Shown here are the rows of residences with an iron structure level train stations into deadly hazards. In January 1914 work was begun to ele- going up in front of them. The excitement vate the trains from Wyckoff Avenue and of watching the “ bents ” being put into Palmetto Street to Metropolitan Avenue in place to support the track which was to be Middle Village at the Lutheran Cemetery. followed shortly brought people out on a The Public Service Commission called it cold day. These brick buildings have changed hands many times over the the Lutheran Cemetery Line Contract M-7. Now going on 100 years old, it is still decades with the EL still standing. Mathews’ “flats” still look as good as referred to as the “ M “ line. The line is one of the older ones in the city and still trans- they did when they were built. Despite the trains, public records show these multifamiports thousands every day to work. Q The first wave of immigrants to inhabit ly structures sell for around $750,000. FIRA-063083

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