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A Merry Christmas, thanks to our readers The Queens Chronicle’s annual toy drive ends with many happy children by Anthony O’Reilly Editor
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t’s been said that Christmas is a time for giving. Perhaps nobody in Queens knows that better than we do at the Chronicle. For the past few weeks, our office has looked a little more like Santa’s Workshop than a newsroom. That’s thanks to the countless people who brought in dolls, action figures, building blocks, coloring books, stuffed animals, sports balls and more to help make our 23rd annual holiday toy and gift drive as successful as the previous 22 have been. The many bags filled with toys and more went to the grateful boys and girls at the Dove House, a shelter for battered women and men and their children in eastern Queens, the Boulevard Family Residence in Elmhurst and the Metro Family Residence in East Elmhurst. It was great to see the smiles of so many children as they received their gifts. We received so many presents, we even had enough to give out to other needy families in this borough and others. This could not have been done without the
help of so many people and we’d like to thank all of them — especially to the staff at The Shops at Atlas Park, who gave us a room to store all of the toys until we could drop them off at the shelters. We’re not sure where we would’ve put everything if they hadn’t helped us. We’re also grateful to the many people we’ve mentioned in previous stories, and those who came in the week leading up to Christmas to drop off donations. Special thanks goes out to everyone at PS 290, A.C.E. Academy for Scholars in Ridgewood; Eugene and Danny at 60 Sutton Place South; St. Margaret School and Church in Middle Village; the staff at Astoria Creatives, especially Nicholas and Ashley Hoefly; GED Coffee in Astoria; Astoria Coffee; Ref lection Dance and Fitness; Green Desk in Astoria; Charlie Agnello, the vice president of the PTA at Queens Metropolitan High School in Forest Hills; the Department of Sanitation Brooklyn North 5 Garage; Victor Sawchuck, of Middle Village; the Shannon Gales-Gaelic Athletic Association of College Point; the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach; Janice Schatt of Woodhaven; Sterling Bank on Met-
The children at the Metro Family Residence in East Elmhurst were all smiles as gifts collected PHOTO BY MARK WEIDLER during the Chronicle’s toy drive were dropped off. ropolitan Avenue in Middle Village; Kevin Spann from AllState on Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village; Jerry Fink Real Estate in Howard Beach; P. La Lande from Queens Village; Carmella Cerar from Howard Beach; Patricia Sogga from Middle Village and Francesca Mazera from Middle Village. These people and businesses either col-
lected gifts for us, or took the time to come out to our office at The Shops at Atlas Park — above Home Goods — to drop them off during regular business hours. We’d especially like to thank James Seaman Sr., vice commandant for the Long Island area of the Marine Corps League, continued on page 21
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The election of Queens native President Trump in November 2016 guaranteed that 2017 was going to be an interesting year. But The Donald’s impact on this borough, and beyond, wasn’t the only source of major headlines these past 12 months. South Queens saw the launch of Select Bus Service on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, a citywide debate over the legacy of Christopher Columbus, the arrest of several Mafia associates, political drama and more. Here are some of the memorable news stories from 2017.
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January Howard Beach and Ozone Park commuters weren’t too surprised to learn the Straphangers Campaign named the A train the worst subway line in New York City. Gov. Cuomo announced a $10 billion plan to add another lane to the Van Wyck Expressway in both directions from the Kew Gardens Interchange to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Centreville residents complained they were forced to park blocks away from their homes while construction workers, installing sewer and water lines as part of the 35-year HWQ411B project, were hogging up spots in the community. The Regional Plan Association, a think tank, suggested reactivating the Rockaway Beach Rail Line to provide commuters a oneseat ride to JFK. Cuomo proposed reprivatizing the New York Racing Association, which was taken over by the state in 2012. Area leaders expressed support for the idea, saying it could help improve conditions at Aqueduct Race Track.
Chanel Lewis was arrested and charged with the 2016 murder of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano.
Thousands of people descended onto John F. Kennedy International Airport in January to protest President Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban,” an FILE PHOTOS order which was struck down by the courts. Speaking of horse racing, industry leaders said a 2016 deal to bring 1,000 additional video lottery terminals originally allocated for Long Island to the Big A’s neighbor, Resorts World Casino, shortchanged horse racing because most of the winnings from the machines go to Nassau County Off Track Betting, not to breeding funds and subsidizing purses at racetracks. A Richmond Hill pastor landed in hot water when he shared a picture of a man leaping off a skyscraper with the caption “Show your hate for Trump. Do it for Social Justice,’” with the hashtag #JumpAgainstTrump. The post came a day after thousands descended upon JFK Airport to protest Trump’s first “Muslim ban,” an executive order which barred citizens from seven Muslimmajority countries from entering the United States. The order, and several other versions of it issued in later months, was later deemed unconstitutional by federal judges. Lady Jane Craft Center, a beloved business that stood on Cross Bay Boulevard for decades, closed its doors. February One of the biggest stories in 2016 was the Aug. 2 murder of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano. Cops searched for a suspect for six months and two days, and on Feb. 4 arrested Brooklyn resident Chanel Lewis, 20. Lewis allegedly made “incriminating” remarks and admissions when talking to police officers and his DNA is said to match strands found at the Spring Creek crime scene. Despite the evidence, his parents and The Legal Aid Society, which is representing him in court, deny he had any involvement in the killing. Lewis faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. Woodhaven residents expressed frustration at the onslaught of unsolicited realty offers being mailed to their homes. Area leaders are
collecting the mailings in the hopes of establishing a cease-and-desist zone. The Chronicle first reported that the city was housing 50 homeless families at the Ozone Park Comfort Inn and Days Inn & Suites, both on Redding Street. As is the case with most other hotel shelters in the five boroughs, surrounding residents and elected officials received no notification of the move. Mail fishing, the act of a thief stealing checks and other sensitive materials from mailboxes, hit Woodhaven — seven receptacles were hit in the span of a few days. Longtime Howard Beach resident and philanthropist Michael Mannarino died in a freak accident — according to police, he exited his SUV while it was still in reverse and he was struck and killed by the vehicle. The Department of Homeless Services and nonprofit Breaking Ground signed a lease to turn the former site of Dallis Bros. Coffee into a homeless drop-in center. Liberty Avenue business owners said fears of immigration raids were keeping people in their homes, and not shopping on Little Guyana’s main business strip. March Farther east on Liberty Avenue, five buildings, from 110-08 to 110-16, had to be demolished after a five-alarm fire broke out in the middle of the night on March 4. Former Borough President Helen Marshall died at 87. It was revealed the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps — which in 2016 sold its former headquarters three years after the neighboring building partially collapsed, causing significant damage to the organization’s base — was disbanded by the state Department of Health due to a lack of necessary paperwork. Community Education Council 27 and Community Board 10 were at odds over the name of the recently opened PS 377 because
Art Beroff, the former community leader the latter wants it named after, was accused of violating securities regulations two years before his 2004 death. The CEC said a majority of its members were against naming it after Beroff. Transportation advocates worried a spending plan proposed by Trump would drastically reduce the amount of money for federal grants to fund initiatives like SBS on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards. That plan ultimately did not pass. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) in 2016 teased a possible run for mayor — but announced in March he would instead seek a third term in the City Council. Ozone Park native Jimmy Breslin, one of the most famous newspaper columnists of all time, died at 88. Some critics said the Renewal Schools initiative, which sought to assist struggling institutions like John Adams and Richmond Hill high schools, was failing to save the troubled schools. Ten members of the Bonanno crime family were arrested and charged with running a loan sharking ring in Howard Beach. It wouldn’t be the last time the case affected South Queens in 2017 — more on that later. April The Richmond Hill Historical Society launched a campaign to designate part of the neighborhood as a historic district in an effort to prevent major alterations or demolitions of the Victorian-style homes there. The Police Department announced the 106th Precinct would receive Neighborhood Coordination Officers, a new version of beat cops who walk assigned sectors, get to know the problems of the area and foster better police-community relations. The state Legislature approved the reprivatization of NYRA. The Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association suggested residents should boycott continued on page 6
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The biggest South Queens headlines in 2017 continued from page 4 the Cross Bay Boulevard Stop & Shop because the manager allowed homeless people to panhandle and “harass” shoppers in the parking lot.
May A city investigation revealed a little more than 80 percent of Queens schools were found to have at least one water outlet with lead over the accepted federal limit — but the Department of Education said there was no cause for alarm as all fixtures were replaced following the probe. Changes in the federal flood map led to dozens of homeowners being kicked out of the Build it Back program, the still ongoing initiative that seeks to put those affected by Superstorm Sandy back into their homes. Cashless tolling started on the Cross Bay Veterans Bridge — months later, residents and electeds would claim the program was costing some motorists thousands of dollars in fines. As if waiting 35 years for HWQ411B wasn’t enough, the contractor walked off the site for weeks to go work on another project, leaving construction cones and dirty sidewalks behind. The Ozone Park branch of the Queens Library on Rockaway Boulevard reopened after a year-long renovation. South Queens parents called on CEC 27, and the DOE, to add more Gifted and Talented programs to the district — it only has one, at PS 108, the Capt. Vincent Fowler School in South Ozone Park. Forest Park Drive was co-named “Forest Park Memorial Drive,” in honor of Woodhaven residents who died in the line of duty during World War I. Woodhaven residents cheered a joint letter by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) asking the city to direct film companies to utilize the Forest Park Band Shell parking lot, rather than taking up spots on Woodhaven Boulevard. June The city Planning Commission approved a rezoning of Hamilton Beach and Broad Channel that limits future developments to single-family detached homes, with a few exceptions for larger homes to be built in the area. Business owners in the Coleman Square section of Howard Beach announced their intentions to create a business alliance to provide more resources, such as street paving, to the area. At the request of concerned residents, Community Board 9 asked the State Liquor Authority to shut down the TrapHouse Gentlemen’s Club on Atlantic Avenue. Surrounding homeowners told the advisory panel the club’s patrons were creating an unsafe environment and one woman said her car, which was unoccupied at the time, was shot at one night. Federal prosecutors announced an alleged Hezbollah operative was arrested for trying to coordinate a terrorist attack at JFK Airport and other Queens sites. Familial DNA testing — a method that examines a sample found at a crime scene and looks to see if it is a close match to that of anyone in criminal databases, providing investigators with a possible path to the actual perpetrator of a crime — was approved by the state Commission on Forensic Science. The Vetrano family pushed for its approval following their daughter’s murder. In 2016, then-Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder secured an MTA feasibility study to look into if the Rockaway Beach Rail Line could be reactivated. His successor, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park), announced in June more agencies and an outside contractor would join the probe. The New York Post reported cops cannot enter a house where loud music is being played unless they’re invited in by the homeowner — despite that, 106th Precinct Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Bohannon said his officers would still respond to calls of rowdy parties and use “other avenues” to
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turn the music off. Emergency call boxes were installed in Forest Park. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced people with ties to the Woodhaven-based Grace Baptist Church for allegedly blocking people from accessing a Jamaica clinic that provides abortions. The city announced that it “could” utilize all of the rooms at the Comfort Inn on Redding Street, but denied it had any intention to utilize the entire space to house homeless families. Ulrich announced the Sanitation Department would drive street sweepers down Cross Bay Boulevard during overnight hours. July As beach-goers were hitting Rockaway Beach, peninsula residents and Pheffer Amato were sounding the alarm on increasing erosion along the shoreline. They said more sand needed to be put on the beach because much of it had been washed away by the tides, getting rid of the natural barrier protecting coastal homeowners from the water. The rezoning of Hamilton Beach and Broad Channel was approved by the City Council. In 2015, the city said an Ozone Park street — 76th Street between Old South Road and Glenmore Avenue — was in need of repair because the slope of the road caused a flooding condition at the foot of a homeowner’s driveway. But two years later, it claimed the resident’s sidewalk was to blame for the condition. They have still not fixed the street. Rumors that the Howard Beach Post Office would close by the end of the year first started spreading — the story would change multiple times before a happy conclusion was eventually reached months later. Police Commissioner James O’Neill discussed quality-oflife concerns at a special town hall in Woodhaven. The 106th Precinct NCOs were introduced to the neighborhood. The Ozone Howard Bulldogs’s 8-10 softball team became state champions — and would soon go on to secure an even bigger honor. August Former Councilman Ruben Wills was convicted on corruption charges and booted from the Council. Richmond Hill resident Mark Andrade, 45, was arrested and charged with committing a series of rapes in Forest Park
in 2013 — a spree that put the community on edge at the time and was the catalyst for Miller and other electeds to fund surveillance cameras in the park. The Ozone Howard Bulldogs’ softball team won the Eastern Regional Championships, the biggest prize in the program’s history. In other sports news, Rutgers University renamed its practice football field in honor of one of its best players, Howard Beach native Marco Battaglia. A memorial walk and prayer service were held on the first anniversary of Vetrano’s death. After first denying the rumors, the U.S. Postal Service said the Howard Beach Post Office would relocate after the landlord said he wanted to lease to another party. The story would change once again months later. Community Board 9 leaders worried the renovations of the Richmond Hill and Woodhaven libraries, both expected to start in 2018, would leave residents in the area without a working branch. After Rob Pisani — one of the defendants in the Bonanno loansharking case — was accused of sexually assaulting an employee at one of his stores, Howard Beach resident and Forum Newsgroup publisher Pat Adams allegedly tried to get the victim’s father to convince his daughter not to testify at a bail revocation hearing. Adams, who allegedly owed thousands of dollars in gambling debts to the crime family, was arrested and charged with witness tampering and obstruction of justice in August. She faces 20 years in prison if convicted. All Queens school districts saw an increase in students’ state test scores — the World’s Borough ranked third in English language arts and second in math. An Ozone Park man was arrested and charged with trying to join the Islamic State. “USA are the real terrorists,” the man, Parveg Ahmed, 22, allegedly said in one Facebook post. As the Department of Transportation continued to seek federal funds to complete the Woodhaven-Cross Bay SBS project, the federal government gave the initiative a “low” cost-effective rating. Borough Italian Americans said statues of Christopher Columbus should not be moved as the city, and country, debated which, if any, historical monuments should be removed from public property. The conversation began after the violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the planned removal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which was met with opposition by neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups. The mayor created a panel to come up with nonbinding suggestions on which city monuments should be moved and which should not be touched. September Two residents of a Lindenwood co-op complex contracted Legionnaires’ disease — but the city found no traces of it following an investigation of the buildings’ water system. South Queens residents who were victims of Superstorm Sandy five years ago traveled to Houston to assist in the recovery effort following Hurricane Harvey. Neir’s Tavern, one of the oldest bars in the country, was vandalized overnight and robbed of hundreds of dollars. Woodhaven residents held a fundraiser to help the establishment, opened in 1829, recover from the theft. Howard Beach attorney Mike Scala won a three-way primary for the right to go up against Ulrich in the November general election. Former Community Board 12 Chairwoman Adrienne Adams won a three-way Democratic primary in the race to succeed Wills — she would go on to win the general election and be sworn into the Council in late November. Crowley handily defeated Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden in a Democratic primary race — but the results would not be in her favor two months later. People from all over the country — and world — came to Richmond Hill to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Holy continued on page 10
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she pursued them with a fervor that people half her age rarely exhibit. She would need that energy to roll out de Blasio’s signature Universal Pre-K program, which, despite some bumps, has proven to be wildly popular in all five boroughs. Fariña also worked in her first few months in office to get the United Federation of Teachers a new contract. The union had not had one since 2009. Those two accomplishments alone would look great on her resume — something she won’t need as she’s made it clear she’s going to enjoy her second retirement. City Hall touts that under the chancellor’s leadership, test grades are up, the number of suspensions are down and schools are safer than ever. But as this paper, and many others, have reported, that may be attributed to alleged grade-fixing and lowered academic and disciplinary standards. Perhaps her replacement can address those issues and more. Let’s hope de Blasio’s second chancellor is as passionate and dedicated to the job as Fariña has been. We hope she enjoys retirement.
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Lonely bike lanes I Dear Editor: The photo accompanying the December 21 article “CB 4 says 111 St. is still dangerous” (Dec. 21, multiple editions) is a perfect example of what is wrong with the misguided program of encouraging and abetting bicycle riding on city streets. The photo shows three vehicles, one taxi and two passenger cars. In total they can hold three and probably up to fifteen people. On the far left one lonely bike rider is seen. And this is the norm. There just aren’t that many bike riders to justify the millions of dollars being expended. And the vast majority of middle-age and senior populations do not ride bicycles, especially on city streets. They need autos, cabs and buses. If the goal is to move the most people through city streets, then bicycles are not the answer. For elected officials to reduce the number of vehicle lanes and the number of parking spaces to accommodate bicycles and then turn around and complain that traffic congestion is getting worse is the height of chutzpah. Richards Nebenzahl Astoria
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More sports stars Dear Editor: Enjoyed your sports special on Queens (“Boro of Sport,” 39th Anniversary Edition,
Nov. 16). Two names worthy to be added are Hank Kraft and David Joseph Sheppard. Hank, a certified Kodokan Sixth Degree Black Belt in judo, was one of the finest sensei in the New York area. In his Metropolitan Avenue dojo he literally taught thousands not only judo, but discipline and self-control poses helping them become champions. Recognized by his peers as a perfectionist much was lost upon his retirement. David Joseph Sheppard held four world records in Olympic-style weightlifting. He competed in many tournaments winning the Pan Am Championship. When unable to compete, he encouraged others and was a strong supporter of the sport. Both men represented Queens in the best tradition of their respective sports. No one has yet come to replace them. Joseph T. Klonowski Middle Village
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Dear Editor: Like corporations that will use the new tax plan boon to their best advantage, such as, buying back stock or issuing dividends, households must decide the best use of its tax benefit, while it lasts. Two suggestions come to mind: (a) use it to maintain health insurance and(b) apply it to outstanding credit card debt. Health insurance provides security against the onerous burden of uncovered, expensive medical costs. People seem to forget that one of the major causes of bankruptcy in the United States is due to medical expenses. Young healthy people, at times, tend to feel indestructible, and neglect to get coverage. Yet, that irresponsible decision can exacerbate health problems by neglecting preventative health care, leaving them exposed to advanced chronic illnesses. Also, the dire financial consequences of having uncovered medical expenses can have a long-term detrimental effect on a person’s financial credit. So, it would be wise to use the tax benefit to help offset a portion of health insurance premiums. Again, maintaining active health insurance will help to protect an individual from an unexpected medical cost catastrophe. Currently, U.S. households have the highest outstanding credit card debt in our history, passing the infamous record of 2008. Stifling credit card debt is another major cause of
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Dear Editor: Increasing LIRR service to support the “Islanders bringing NHL to Belmont Park” (Michael Gannon, Dec. 21, multiple editions) will be challenging. Conversion of the Belmont Park LIRR Station to full-time 24/7 service may not be possible until 2032. This would provide a fulltime transit connection to the planned 2020 opening for the Islanders arena at Belmont Park. Off-peak service is easier to implement. It will be several more years before the LIRR completes the upgrading of interlockings and signals adjacent to Jamaica Station. East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal will not be completed until 2023. New equipment to expand the current fleet needs to be delivered. Amtrak may delay the start of work by six years from 2019 to 2025 for work on the East River Tunnels. Remember, only one of four East River tunnels can be worked on at a time. This will result in a direct reduction in rush-hour service. It will take one to two years to finish work on each tunnel. As a result, this project may not be completed until 2032. Initiation of LIRR East Side Access to Penn Station means the end of direct service to Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn. This will be replaced by a scoot service to Jamaica. This means a change at Jamaica for riders to and from Brooklyn. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and advocate who worked 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.
bankruptcy. These balances will probably further increase after the holiday shopping season, and most of the revolving credit cards have double-digit interest rates. Wise households should take the tax windfall, while it lasts, to accelerate paying off these credit card balances. There is not a better way for a household to get a double-digit return on the use of its money. Both options, however, require financial discipline, but should be considered investments, providing individuals and families with a more secure future. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens
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SBS, Columbus and more were in the news continued from page 6 Child Jesus Catholic Academy. An analysis by city Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed 936 Howard Beach residents dropped out of the Build it Back program for various reasons from 2013 to 2017.
October Ozone Park and Howard Beach residents said SBS-related construction work at Cross Bay Boulevard and Liberty Avenue was making traffic worse, not better. The pedestrian bridge connecting the old side of Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach was renamed in honor of late Community Board 10 Chairman and city commissioner Joel Miele. An Ozone Park woman was killed by her estranged boyfriend, whom she had an order of protection against and had just gotten out of Rikers Island. The New York Racing Association completed extensive renovations at Aqueduct Race Track. The main track was renovated so it could better handle winter weather and turf was put down on the outer course. Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, took on another hat when she beat out former Congressman Bob Turner in an election to become head of the Queens Republican Party. A new group, the United Madrassi Foundation, formed and made one of its chief goals to clean up Jamaica Bay, which is often littered with remnants of religious sacrafices. McDonald’s confirmed its plan to demolish the existing franchise on Cross Bay Boulevard and replace it with a new building. De Blasio announced South Queens would receive 3K For All, prekindergarten for three-year-olds, starting September 2018. Ulrich and Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) filed an amicus curiae brief alleging the city’s property tax system was not only unconstitutional, but racially biased. Business owners on Cross Bay Boulevard expressed frustration that curbside parking would be restricted during rush hour because of the SBS lanes. The city, meanwhile, announced more routes will become SBS routes but have yet to say which ones would see the change. And DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg walked back a comment that coverage of the issue in this paper made her look like “the Antichrist.” Just weeks before Election Day, Ulrich alleged Crowley abused her power as a lawmaker, claiming she sent a “SWAT” team of city agencies to a restaurant in his district after one of her sons was injured in a fight near the establishment. South Queens residents marked the fifth anniversary of Sandy, saying much has been done since the devastating storm made landfall but a lot more remains to be accomplished. November Ulrich easily defeated Scala to win re-election. Crowley lost by 137 votes to Holden, who ran on the Republican line. Cuomo suggested the Spear & Co. Factory, the former home of hats and candle manufacturers, in Ozone Park be named to the state and national registers of historic places. In the final chapter of the Howard Beach Post Office saga, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) convinced the landlord to renew the lease. Just as they feared — Cross Bay Boulevard merchants said their bottom line was being hurt by the SBS lanes and the parking restrictions that came with them. The mayor’s statue commission held its first public meeting in Queens. Some people said they wanted monuments to Columbus, and others, to stay while some advocated for their removal from public property. The mayor’s top lawyer argued Richards and Ulrich should not have been allowed to file the amicus brief on the property tax case, saying the city should speak with “one voice.”
Businesses on Cross Bay Boulevard said the bus lanes were hurting their bottom line. The TrapHouse Gentleman’s Club was shut down by the SLA. The NYPD held a seminar in Howard Beach to educate people on what to do in the event of an active shooter situation. The event was organized following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, in which gunman Stephen Paddock killed 58 concert-goers and injured 546 more. At the seminar, St. Helen RC Church pastor, the Rev. Francis Colamaria, said he encourages those with a license to carry a firearm to do so in church. Deodat Urprasad was promoted to inspector and moved from the 102nd Precinct, where he was the commanding officer, to Patrol Borough Queens South. Capt. Courtney Nilan, the former executive officer of the 101st Precinct, was named his successor at the Richmond Hill command. The new cashless tolling system at the Cross Bay Veterans Bridge was criticized by drivers, who were racking up hundreds of dollars in fines because they were no longer alerted if there was a low balance on their account. Pisani and four other defendants in the Bonanno case pleaded guilty to their part in the loansharking ring. December A Rockaway man allegedly stabbed two people and ran over six, killing one, following a dispute over a parking spot on Liberty Avenue. Desiree Gibbon, a beloved Ozone Park bartender from Hollis, was found dead on the side of a rural road on the island of Jamaica. Her killers have not yet been found.
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De Blasio appeared at a town hall in Rockaway with Ulrich and discussed SBS, coastal resiliency and more. Woodhaven activists said a number of people on 88th Street illegally paved over their front yards — which according to city law must have a percentage of plants — to use them as driveways. Two of the homeowners tell the Chronicle they’ve put greenery back on the property. Ozone Park resident James Huskisson, who was previously convicted of a violent rape, was charged with traveling to Wisconsin and coercing a teenage girl to have sex. If convicted, he faces life in prison. The city announced John Adams High School will no longer be a Renewal School, and will instead be labeled a “Rise” school — an institution that met at least 67 percent of its benchmarks. Meanwhile, two renewal sites in Rockaway are set to close next year. The 106th Precinct warned residents of an uptick in package thefts. The TWA Flight Center hotel at JFK topped out, meaning the last beam was put on. The project to bring the Eero Saarinen-designed f light center, opened in 1962, back to life is expected to be completed in 2019. The Jockey’s Guild and the NYRA were involved in a contract dispute that, if not resolved by the end of the year, could see some races — starting Jan. 6 — at Aqueduct stalled. Union leaders are “hopeful” there will be a Q resolution.
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Another short-term NFIP reauthorization Program is pushed back, along with spending bill, to January 19 by Anthony O’Reilly Editor
Congress has once again kicked the can that is the National Flood Insurance Program down the road. The program, which provides coverage to homeowners in coastal communities like Hamilton Beach and Rockaway, was renewed last Thursday until Jan. 19, the same day by which the House and Senate must authorize a new spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. The prior spending bill and the NFIP were set to expire on Dec. 22. It’s the third time a short-term extension has been granted for the beleaguered program — which is more than $25 billion in debt, a figure that was exacerbated by the hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. The NFIP was originally going to sunset in September, but was pushed to Dec. 8 and then to last Friday. Some are irked Congress has not come to a long term-solution. “With the NFIP now set to expire on January 19th, we urge lawmakers to use this time to pass much-needed reforms to the NFIP, so the program can better protect lives, property and taxpayer dollars from a future of more frequent and severe storms,” SmarterSafer, a coalition of environmental, housing and
Congress has once again passed a short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance ProFILE PHOTO gram, this time extending it to Jan. 19. insurance advocates, said in a statement, according to published reports. The House, in a 237-189 vote Nov. 14, passed a measure titled the 21st Century Flood Reform Act, which proposes increased premiums for certain homeowners, by 15 percent in some cases, and renews the NFIP for five years. The Senate has yet to vote on it.
The House bill also makes it easier for private companies to enter the flood insurance market and prohibits the NFIP from covering homes that repeatedly flood. Democrats who voted against the legislation claim it unfairly raises insurance premiums and would remove too many low-income homeowners from the program. The Congressional Budget Office in Sep-
tember said the bill would cut direct spending on flood insurance by $187 million and raise revenue by $4 million from 2018 to 2027. If the NFIP were to lapse, real estate deals in coastal communities that involve mortgage companies would be stalled — as they were in 2010 when the program was not renewed for four weeks. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) — whose district includes much of Rockaway and coastal communities on Long Island — said lawmakers should’ve focused on a long-term extension of the program rather than other matters, like the recently signed tax bill. “Congress’ votes this week were very disappointing,” Meeks said in an emailed statement to the Chronicle. “Instead of passing a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP, my Republican colleagues prioritized tax cuts that will drive up the deficit.” Meeks believes the tax bill could also impact the insurance program. “More unfortunate, those deficits will be used as an excuse to why my Republican colleagues do not support government spending towards programs like the NFIP, which help homeowners access affordable flood insurance,” he said. “What they did this week is the definition of a reverse Robin Hood Q scheme.”
Jockeys could walk out at Aqueduct Race Track Races may be stalled starting Jan. 6 if union, NYRA don’t reach a compromise by Anthony O’Reilly
their families in the event of injury, dismemberment or death. Published reports state the Guild has paid out Jockeys at Aqueduct Race Track may soon come more than $13 million in benefits since 2007. out of the gates — and onto the picket line. Meyocks said it’s vital that the pool remain The Jockeys’ Guild and the New York Racing Association must agree on a new contract by the well-funded. “It’s not if a jockey gets hurt, just when,” he said. end of the year, or races starting Jan. 6 may be “We provide them with money to help out with stalled. Entries for Jan. 1, 4 and 5 are taken in Decem- expenses or whatever it is they need.” The Guild president pointed to Jose Espinoza ber, allowing those races to proceed undisturbed and Ramon Dominguez — because the contract will still both of whom were injured be valid. But if there is no on the job — as two examcompromise between the two t’s not if a jockey ples of people who needed sides, Guild members would the money. not take assignments begingets hurt, just when.” Dominguez, according to ning in the new year. published reports, sustained Jockeys’ Guild President — Terence Meyocks, a career-ending brain injury Te r r y Meyo ck s t old t he Jockeys’ Guild president at Aqueduct in January 2013 C h r o n icle Tu e s d ay h e’s when he was unseated from “hopeful” a resolution will be his horse when it clipped heels with another equine. reached before then. The jockey was then kicked by another horse and “We’ve had agreements dating back to 1968 with tracks throughout the country, and this is no differ- was treated in three hospitals for three weeks ent,” Meyocks said in a telephone interview. “We’re before being released. The 13-year veteran announced his retirement hopeful it will be resolved.” A NYRA spokesman did not return a request for that June. Those injured on the job receive $250 a week for comment before deadline. The Guild is seeking a three-year contract with the first eight weeks, and then $200 every seven the racing association that calls for no increase in days for the following 96 weeks. Meyocks said “well over 90 percent” of the benefit payments in the first year, and 1 percent NYRA jockeys are in the Guild. increases in the following two. Q “It’s a strong pact,” he said. The money in question is used to pay jockeys or
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Fariña to retire by end of school year A nationwide search is underway; Moskowitz has some suggestions by Anthony O’Reilly
Federation of Teachers, which did not have a contract since 2009, in their first Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña on few months in office. “Carmen has a lot to be proud of during Dec. 21 confirmed her intention to retire by the end of the school year, bringing a her tenu re,” U FT President Michael close to her 50-plus years in the education Mu lg rew said i n a st atement. “Her decades of experience in the system gave field. “I came into this job to be respected her a deep understanding of how our and to be understood so that people would schools work.” Fariña was also tasked with overseeing then be motivated to do what I think is important for the children of New York,” the Renewal Schools initiative, which Fariña, 74, said at a City Hall press placed extra resources and established longer school days at failing institutions conference. A nationwide search is underway to three years ago. The city announced Dec. find her replacement, according to pub- 18 that nine schools in the program that lished reports. City Hall officials told failed to make significant progress will reporters last week a replacement should close next school year. Two a r e i n Q ue e n s , b ot h i n t he be in place by the time she leaves Tweed Rockaways. Courthouse. Fariña also led the charge to decrease This is Fariña’s second retirement — the number of susthe f irst being in pensions, par ticu2006 after she larly those against served for decades he proceeded to do minority students. as a teacher, princiI n a sitdow n pal, superintendent something miraculous.” interview with the and deputy chancelChronicle in August lor i n t he publ ic — Mayor de Blasio on retiring 2016, Fa r i ña said school system. Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña she used the same But she was philosophy as chancalled back to work by Mayor de Blasio in 2014 to take charge cellor as she did when she was principal of the la rgest school system i n the at city public schools — figuring out the cause of a student’s problems, rather than country. “One thing I did not know about Car- just punishing them for their actions. She added raising academic standards men at the time was that she would take on the role with the kind of energy you could help solve behavioral issues. “If you actually raise the curriculum, a can only call superhuman,” de Blasio said at City Hall. “When someone’s coming student is more likely to behave in class,” out of retirement to take on one of the Fariña told the Chronicle. The city is looking to add more comtoughest jobs in the country, you wouldn’t blame them if they just worked like any- puter science, algebra and Advanced one else. She proceeded to do something Placement classes across the city through the “Equit y and Excellence for All” miraculous.” Fariña worked alongside Deputy Mayor program. Councilman Danny Dromm (D-JackRichard Buery, who is also leaving City Hall in the coming weeks, to roll out de son Heights), chairman of the Council’s Bla sio’s sig n at u re Un ive r sa l P re -K Education Committee, told the Chronicle in an interview last Thursday her biggest program. The chancellor and the mayor also achievement was “giving respect back to worked to strike a deal with the United teachers. Editor
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Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced last Thursday that she will retire by the end of the FILE PHOTO school year. “What she did was treat them like people and not just look at them or the students as data,” he said. The councilman and for mer public school teacher said she found success as a chancellor because she was a for mer educator. He believes Fariña’s successor should also have experience in the classroom. And while Dromm didn’t give any specific examples of whom he’d like to see lead the city’s public schools, charter school leader and frequent Fariña critic Eva Moskowitz released a list of 14 candidates. Moskowitz wrote in a letter to the mayor “Of the many people coming to, leaving from, or moving within the de Blasio administration, none will likely have a longer-lasting effect on the lives of New Yorkers than the new Schools Chancellor.” The Success Academy founder and CEO — who has feuded with de Blasio and Fariña on co-locations and other issues — said “not all of the leaders
highlighted below are char ter school supporters. “All of the leaders below are individuals with the experience and skills to run New York’s schools, and are the types of candidates that all New Yorkers should hope this Mayor can attract,” Moskowitz said. De Blasio told reporters last Thursday, “I want to make a formal public pledge — I will not hold her endorsement against any of the candidates. “I have not seen her list, and we will be generating our own list.” Dromm said he would not be against looking at the Moskowitz’s candidates. So what’s next for Fariña? “I am going to go out to dinner and not have to respond to any emergencies,” she said at City Hall. “I’ve already started thinking about at least one vacation with each of my daughters and their children, so I do not see anything in my life that is going to put me in an area of big responsibility.” Q
Hit-and-run collision kills Forest Hills man by Christopher Barca Editor
A Forest Hills man died last Thursday after a hit-and-run collision on the neighborhood’s border with Glendale. According to authorities, 47-year-old Thomas Kelly was discovered unconscious, unresponsive and suffering from severe trauma close to the left turn lane of southbound Woodhaven Boulevard just north of Metropolitan Avenue — just steps from his Alderton Street home — shortly after 10:30 p.m. The Forest Hills man was taken to Jamaica
Thomas Kelly was struck on Dec. 21 Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a few hours after he arrived. Police said Kelly’s injuries were consistent with being struck by vehicle, but the motorist who hit him had f led the scene before the authorities arrived. According to reports, Kelly was a popular figure on Alderton Street and had many friends on the block. One of them, Jessica Alvarez, told the Daily News that he was a big sports fan who
would talk with anyone willing to lend an ear. “He was a great person,” Alvarez said. “He would sit outside and talk to my husband about sports. He would sit outside in his little blue chair and basically talk to everybody that walked by. He was a very friendly guy.” According to the Daily News, Kelly was a plumber, but a series of health issues, including a stroke seven years ago, had left him unable to work and in
need of a live-in caretaker, Moira Lopes. Lopes told the newspaper Kelly was a “great friend” and a “wonderful person.” “He would warm to anybody,” she said. “I just cannot believe that he was struck by a car that left him there to die so close to home.” No arrests have been made in connection with the fatal hit-and-run, but the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about Kelly’s death is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1 (800) 577-8477 or submit a tip online at nypdcrimestoppers.com. Q
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Bike and bus lanes inflamed in 2017
Biz from Rego Park to Kew Gardens took a hit; pols eyed jail site by Christopher Barca
And on the last Sunday of the month, hundreds of people descended on MacDonald Park for the “Queens Stands Together” rally. Speaker after speaker not only excoriated Trump for his controversial, divisive views on minorities, but called on fellow residents to love and protect one another, regardless of one’s race, religion, gender or ethnicity.
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One of the most challenging careers one can embark on is that of small business ownership. And in this city, even the most knowledgeable, frugal entrepreneur could still wind up in danger of failing — thanks to circumstances out of his or her control. That was 2017 for a number of business owners in the central part of the borough. In Rego Park, the installation of bike lanes on Queens Boulevard caused some entities to see a double-digit drop in business over the course of just a few months. In Kew Gardens, a handful of mom-andpop locations fought back against an MTA plan that would have actually destroyed them. Oh, we almost forgot. Donald Trump became the president this year. And the relative chaos that was his first months in office was felt in more ways than one here in his home borough. Let’s take a look back at the year that was in central Queens.
It was a tough year for neighborhood businesses thanks to some controversial city transportation plans. Ben’s Best Deli owner Jay Parker said the bike lanes on Queens Boulevard have been “murdering” him, while Nathalie Reid of Thyme Natural Market is facing a relocation, thanks to FILE PHOTOS an MTA plan to tear down the Lefferts Boulevard bridge.
Many of the meeting’s attendees were in favor of the bike lanes the city planned to install along each of the boulevard’s service roads, while Community Board 6 worried about the potential loss of 198 parking January The first week of 2017 featured the first of spaces to accommodate them. Much, much more on that later. many transportation issues area residents With parking already at a premium at the grappled with, as folks living in Forest Hills’ Lane Towers took the city to task over the taxi Metropolitan Avenue-Woodhaven Boulestand at the corner of the eastbound Queens vard shopping complex, motorists were irked when the parking lot of the former Boulevard service road and 71st Avenue. They said the cab drivers idle their Sports Authority next door — which was engines, honk their horns, block traffic and being renovated into a Dick’s Sporting even argue and fight with each other all Goods — was fenced off. The first of a few notable 2017 passings night long. The Lane Towers residents circulated a came midway through the month, when Forpetition to ban cabbies from parking on the est Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps conorth side of the service road while law- founder Josephine Bebirian died at 93. Just a week after Trump was sworn in as makers and the 112th Precinct promised the nation’s 45th president, he signed a execustricter enforcement. Speaking of Queens Boulevard, the tive order banning citizens from seven MusDepartment of Transportation hosted a lim-majority countries from entering the U.S. The flawed directive took effect immeditown hall to gauge the community’s interest ately, resulting in travelers from those in redesigning the dangerous thoroughfare. nations being detained at airports nationwide, even if they were already e n rout e t o t he United States when Trump signed it or had previously approved visas. In response, thousands of New Yorkers descended on Kennedy International Airport on Jan. 28 to protest, while lawmakers, such as Rep. Nydia V e l a z q u e z (D-Brooklyn, Thousands of demonstrators descended on Kennedy International Airport M a n h a t t a n , in late January to protest President Trump’s executive order banning trav- Queens) and lawel from seven Muslim-majority nations and the subsequent detaining of yers worked feverish ly i n side t he travelers inside the terminal.
ter minals to free those who had been detained. On a happier note, Forest Hills saw a new neighhh-bor move in toward the end of the month, when GallopNYC — which offers therapeutic horseback riding programs, mainly for those with disabilities — purchased Lynne’s Riding Center on 70th Road. February The DOT released plans to overhaul the tricky intersection of Austin Street and Yellowstone Boulevard, including wider pedestrian spaces, clearer road markings and relocating parking for 112th Precinct squadcars. The agency also announced it would be redesigning the area outside PS 220 at the Forest Hills-Corona line to improve safety for the youngsters and their parents walking to the building. Unlike the Queens Boulevard project, these two were much more welcomed by the surrounding community. The Queens Bookshop Initiative kicked into high gear, as the three former Austin Street Barnes & Noble employees told the Chronicle their search for a storefront where they could open their own business was bearing fruit. After raising tens of thousands of dollars for their dream in 2016, the Kew and Willow bookshop would open later in 2017. GallopNYC’s new Forest Hills location opened its doors, as dozens of area residents met, pet and rode the horses at the group’s open house. A pair of Forest Hills High School teachers shed light on what they called a shady search for a new principal — the duo said educators at the facility believed the hiring process was being conducted in a far from transparent manner. As the first full month of Trump’s presidency came to a close, borough Jewish leaders slammed him for not speaking out forcefully against a nationwide wave of violent threats against Jewish community centers and synagogues.
March Former Borough President Helen Marshall died on March 3 after a lengthy battle with an illness. Queens’ first black borough president was 87. Over 100 people paid tribute to Marshall — “the sky’s brightest star” — at an emotional Borough Hall memorial service one week later. It was heartbreak of the less consequential kind at Archbishop Molloy High School, as the boys basketball team was upset by Cardinal Hayes in the Catholic High School Athletic Association city title game. While they weren’t able to end the school’s 30-year championship drought, acclaimed Stanners players Cole Anthony and Moses Brown established themselves as two of the most sought-after high school prospects in the country — and possibly two future NBA stars — in 2017. Transportation advocates worried Trump’s proposed spending plan would drastically reduce the amount of money for federal grants to fund initiatives like the controversial plan to bring Select Bus Service to Woodhaven Boulevard. That plan ultimately did not pass. Yet another anti-Trump rally was held at MacDonald Park. This one, on March 26, was centered around women’s rights. April The first of a number of new underpass murals popped up in Forest Hills. In this case, a pair of street artists spent two days painting the faces of five people influential in the creation of Forest Hills Gardens at the corner of Ascan Avenue and Austin Street. Two weeks after the city announced plans to close the Rikers Island incarceration facilities on Rikers Island within a decade in favor of borough-based jails, talk in Kew Gardens began to center around the Queens House of Detention on 82nd Avenue. A handful of neighborhood lawmakers and civic leaders said the site could feasibly become a jail once again — prisoners haven’t been housed there since 2002 — but such a move would likely be unpopular. After spending most of 2016 advocating for it, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) said he was “deeply disappointed” his Home Stability Support initiative was not included in the state budget. The $450 million plan would have replaced all city and state rental supplements with a new statewide one that, he said, would help turn the tide of homelessness across New York. continued on page 18
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The City Council voted overwhelmingly last Tuesday in favor of forcing self-storage facility developers to get a special permit in order to build within industrial business zones. If and when Mayor de Blasio signs the bill into law, self-storage entities looking to open within an IBZ will have to go through a two-year application process, including a uniform land use review procedure, to get a special permit, which costs about $2,000. Of the 51 Council members, only
Developers would need special permit Rober t Cor neg y (D -Brook ly n), Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) and Steven Matteo (R-Staten Island) voted against the measure — which advocates say will help protect IBZs from having low job producers like self-storage facilities take up precious manufacturing space. Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) was absent from the legislative body’s meeting and did not cast a vote. According to the Department of City Planning, about a quarter of the city’s
240 self-storage facilities — each of which produces about five jobs — are located in IBZs. In Queens, 25 of the 63 existing sites can be found in the business zones, mostly in the western portion of the borough “We’re looking for businesses that are going to evolve and grow and create new jobs,” DCP Queens Director John You ng t old t he Boroug h Boa rd i n March. “The goal is to ensure future citing opportunities for industrial job
i nt e n sive bu si ne sse s t h at w i l l not diminished by low job generating uses such as self storage facilities.” On average, only two or three new self-storage entities are constructed in IBZs across the city each year — something Borough President Melinda Katz said made her wonder why a special permit process is even necessary. The Borough Board voted this summer to abstain from giving an opinion on the initiative, but Community Board 5 u nanimously voted in favor of it wh i le CB 13 wa s ove r whel m i ng ly Q against it.
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A Wood haven woman is being charged with driving while intoxicated on Christmas Day on Long Island while her 11-year-old son was in the back of the car, Nassau County cops said. Luisa Santana-Justo, 29, was allegedly speeding and failing to stay in her lane early Dec. 25 when a Nassau County cop pulled her over at Glen Cove Road and Northern Boulevard. The cop allegedly found that Santana-Justo was drunk and her son was in the backseat. No injuries were reported and she was arrested without incident. Under state law, driving while drunk with a person 15-years-old or younger in the car is an automatic felony. The act that created the penalty is called Leandra’s Law, which was enacted in New Q York in 2009.
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Tragic deaths, anti-Trump protests and more continued from page 16 A 13-year-old Rego Park girl, Dina Kadribasic, was hit and killed by an R train at 63rd Drive on April 2 as she tried to retrieve her cell phone, which she dropped on the tracks. Over $32,000 in online donations were raised in her name — with the money going to the girl’s favorite charities — while the 112th Precinct said it would send officers to area schools to educate students about the dangers of going onto subway tracks. The waitlisting of zoned kindergarten students was arguably the story of the year in Forest Hills in 2015, and the issue reared its head again this April, when 56 kids were waitlisted at PS 196. After being told their children were accepted to schools miles away, parents called on the city to eliminate PS 196’s prekindergarten program to create additional space. The Department of Education declined to do so, but it did add another 25-seat kindergarten class to cut the waitlist in half. Mayor de Blasio would announce his plan for universal early education for 3-year-olds a week later. The Forest Hills branch of the Queens Library closed for six weeks of repairs to its leaky roof.
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May “Complete devastation” came to the Dale Gardens complex in Kew Gardens, as residents sla m med ma nagement for destroying its picturesque, tree-lined courtyard without warning. Benedict Realty said it was only redoing the green space, but a number of residents said the heartbreak of losing their beloved trees — and the birds that called them home — had motivated them to move. Pushback against President Trump took a new shape, as Rep. Grace Meng (D-Forest Hills) hosted an activism fair for those
Central Queens demonstrated against President Trump multiple times in 2017.
looking to turn their anger at the White House and the Republican Party into action. Community Board 6 voted overwhelmingly to approve the DOT’s controversial Queens Boulevard redesign. Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) enthusiastically endorsed the project before the advisory council voted, but she would be singing a different tune before the year was out. Cyclists were also happy to hear The Trust for Public Land announce the northern half-mile of the QueensWay — a proposed elevated park that would connect Rego Park and Ozone Park via the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line — could open as early as 2020. While the partially funded plan is a popular one in Rego Park and Forest Hills, many South Queens residents and lawmakers want to see the defunct rail track reactivated for passenger use, a proposition the MTA is studying. But the rail-related story that got the most attention in central Queens this year was the proposed demolition of the Lefferts Boulevard bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Kew Gardens. The MTA broached the idea with the handful of people who own small businesses on the bridge, telling them at a May 18 meeting they will have to vacate the area by 2020. The disappointed entrepreneurs chose to fight back — launching a petition that would garner 5,000 signatures and enlisting the help of area lawmakers. “I will not let these people be put out of business,” Koslowitz told the Chronicle, which exclusively reported the MTA’s plan. “I will lay down on the railroad tracks to stop it if I have to.” A Chronicle investigation revealed widespread parking placard abuse around Borough Hall, with Mayor de Blasio, days later, pledging an enforcement crackdown on the issue. June The month got off to a depressing start, as beloved Forest Hills Youth Athletic Association volunteer Carl Bobick died June 2 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was just 65. Friends and colleagues remembered Bobick as not only a dedicated coach and administrator who helped lead one of the most popular little leagues in Queens, but also as a hero. Some said his quick evacuation of the Fleet Street complex ahead of the Sept. 16, 2010 microburst that felled dozens of trees and destroyed numerous fields saved the lives of numerous baseball players. One year after they were painted, a pair of 71st Avenue underpass murals were heavily damaged by a water leak on the rail bridge above. Not only was the face of tennis icon John McEnroe ruined, the artwork featuring legendary neighborhood rock band the Ramones was stained. The Forest Hills Stadium concert promoters ended up repairing the murals on
their dime. De Blasio came to Rego Park for a June 8 town hall, where he announced the neighb o r h o o d’s s m a l l , aging Queens Library branch will be demolished and rising in its place will be a $32 million, two-stor y replacement. Area leaders applauded the move, saying a bigger, stateof-the-art library has been on the forefront of many residents’ minds for years. The 112th Precinct doesn’t see much violent crime compared to other commands in Queens, as property crimes are the biggest offenses officers deal with. And in June, the Beloved Forest Hills Youth Athletic Association volunteer Carl precinct saw a sharp Bobick, 65, died June 2 after a long battle with cancer. FILE PHOTOS rise in mail fishing — the stealing of mail out of sidewalk mail- mares, mostly in Ozone Park. boxes by lowering adhesive substances into The controversial Queens Boulevard them — frustrating Capt. Robert Ramos, bike lanes were also installed, but it would the commanding officer. be a little while before they really made The command also saw a rash of airbags headlines again. being stolen out of Hondas and Nissans. Two months after the Chronicle’s placard abuse investigation — and the mayor’s July promise to crack down on it— a second The Lefferts Boulevard bridge saga con- survey of the area around Borough Hall by tinued into the summer’s first full month, a Chronicle reporter found the issue was as Koslowitz and the Kew Gardens Civic still as prevalent as ever. Association expressed interest in hiring A pair of candidates stepped up to chaltheir own engineer to study how to rebuild lenge incumbent Borough President Melinthe crumbling span while simultaneously da Katz for her job. Spoiler alert: Katz had keeping the shops on it operational. no trouble dispatching perennial electoral That engineer, former KGCA President hopeful Everly Brown in the Democratic Al Brand, conducted a preliminary investi- primary and Republican Bill Kregler in gation of the bridge and found it was feasi- the general election. ble to do just that. Plans were filed with the city to demolAugust ish the Key Food at 105-02 Queens Blvd. The highly anticipated inaugural Kew and replace it with an 11-story mixed-use Gardens Festival of Cinema ran for nearly development. two weeks, drawing thousands of movieSome in the area worried it will take goers to the neighborhood. away the closest grocery store where elderArea civic leaders, business owners, ly Parker Towers residents do their shop- lawmakers and attendees offered high ping, a main reason why Koslowitz initial- praise for the event, which founder Jayson ly opposed the proposal. Simba said hopefully will lead to the festiBut after meeting with the developers val becoming one of the premier film — who told her they are interested in events in the city. allowing a grocery store to occupy the Sick of seeing crash after crash happen future building’s first floor — she said she in front of his house, Forest Hills resident was no longer adamently against the plan. Chris Caballero started a petition to have The MTA told the Borough Board that the city install speed bumps on 72nd Avethere would be no weekend E or F train ser- nue as a way to prevent more scary, highvice between Forest Hills and Jamaica for speed wrecks from happening there. three weeks, prompting lawmakers and civic The issue would rear its head again later leaders to decry a potential “devastating” in the year. loss in business for shops near the closed In Briarwood, the owners of the beloved train stations — in addition to the announce- Flagship Diner accused its new landlord, ment being made on incredibly short notice. White Rock Management, of burying them The installation of Select Bus Service in mostly baseless violations in an effort to lanes and medians on Woodhaven Boule- have the eatery evicted — the company continued on page 22 vard resulted in multiple traffic night-
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Crash perp had no license The man cops believe caused a multi-car crash on the Van Wyck Ex pr e ssway, whe r e one veh icle f lipped over Dec. 23, was driving without a license and had marijuana in his possession at the time of the incident, according to published reports. Joseph Wood, 36, is being charged with five counts of leaving the scene of an accident, marijuana possession and driving without a license, reports state. According to several media outlets, the crash happened at 9:39 p.m. on the Van Wyck service road near 111th Avenue in South Ozone Park. Wood, heading north, rear-ended another car, causing it to flip. The driver of that car was treated for a shoulder injury. Wood left the scene of the incident and hit a second car, which crashed into two more vehicles. Nobody was seriously hurt in that incident. Witnesses told NY1 the suspect’s car was still smoking from the impact when he tried to get onto the highway, but his car stopped right before the ramp. Wood was allegedly taken into police custody a few blocks away from Q the crash.
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A 57-year-old man’s body was found hanging from a tree in a playground in Jackson Heights on Christmas Eve, according to multiple published reports. The unidentified man was found wearing all black and covered in a blanket at Rory Staunton Field Park, near 79th Street and Northern Boulevard, at about 7 a.m. Police declared him dead at the scene. One witness told the New York Daily News, “It was really sad. It’s Christmas Eve. To see someone hanging like that, it’s like, ‘Oh my God.’” The investigation is ongoing and the Medical Examiner has not yet released Q the cause of death. — Anthony O’Reilly
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The parents of students at John Adams High School in Ozone Park are decrying a lack of notice given to them about the discovery of bed bugs in the building, according to published reports. NBC News first reported last Thursday that the school is set to be fumigated during the break between Christmas and New Year’s Eve due to the discovery of the blood-sucking bugs. Students were sent home with notes detailing the infestation, according to NBC, but some pupils apparently knew about it a week before parents were officially notified. One parent, who didn’t reveal her name, told NBC, “They call me when my son is late, they call me when he’s absent, they call me for every little thing they call me. They didn’t mention this.” On top of that, the school remained open days after everyone was told about the bed bugs. The Department of Education said in a
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continued from page 2 who collected toys for us from several sites across the borough and made several trips to our office in Glendale. Many people also donated money to us, so that we could go out and buy everything on the lists the children wrote to Santa Claus. There are many of you who dropped off toys at the offices of several politicians’ offices in Queens, and we’d like to thank you for your generosity, and to the lawmakers who opened their doors and helped us load our cars — sometimes more than once. The politicians who helped us are: Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), Cou ncil man Er ic U l r ich
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Thanks for everyone’s help (R-Ozone Park), Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside), who collected for other drives as well as ours. They have helped us year after year and we thank them for their continued support. To our old next door neighbor, Barosa Brick Oven Pizza in Rego Park, thank you once again for collecting toys for us after business hours and on the weekends. We hope your holiday was an enjoyable one, with time spent with good food and beloved family and friends. So until next December, thank you for all your help over this past month and from our family to yours, have a happy and safe Q new year.
The city Department of Parks and Recreation will collect Christmas trees for recycling or chipping at 13 sites throughout the borough from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 7. Chipping sites, which will have mulch available, will be at Astoria Park at 19th Street and Hoyt Avenue; Brookville Park on Brookville Boulevard between Caney Road and 144th Avenue; Cunningham Park at Union Turnpike and 196th Place; Forest Park at Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive; Hunter’s Point South park at 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard;
Juniper Valley Park on 80th Street between Juniper boulevards North and South; and Travers Park on 78th Street at 34th Avenue. Drop-off locations include Capt. Mario Fajardo Playground on Kissena Boulevard at Booth Memorial Avenue; Queensbridge Park at Vernon Boulevard and the Queensbridge Park Greenway; Roy Wilkins Park at Merrick and Foch boulevards; Windmuller Park at the Lawrence Virgilio Playground at 34th Drive and 54th Street; and Rockaway Beach at Shorefront Parkway and Beach 94th Street, as well as the Beach Q 11th Street parking lot.
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Lanes, trains and automobiles ruled the roost continued from page 18 plans to replace the restaurant with a new, mixed-use building on the site. Over 1,000 customers signed a petition calling on White Rock to cease its actions in just a few weeks. The former “Civic Virtue” statue site outside Borough Hall, now a pedestrian plaza with new seating and a restored fountain base, was rededicated in honor of influential Queens women. Hateful and violent messages and symbols — such as a swastika — were found written on a handful of trees in Forest Park. The Parks Department quickly removed them.
September As was the case in June, September began on a tragic note, as Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz died Sept. 2 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. The lawmaker, who represented most of Kew Gardens, was just 46. Daniel Rosenthal, a staffmember with Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), won a special election for Simanowitz’s seat in November. Seven officers from the 112th Precinct had to be hospitalized after responding to a call of an emotionally disturbed person in Rego Park. Heroin was found in the man’s home, but it is unclear what made the cops sick. Speaking of illegal substances, cops conducted a historic drug bust in Kew Gardens, apprehending two men and confiscating 213 pounds of the potent pain killer fentanyl — which is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine — enough to kill 32 million people. Dozens of Flagship Diner customers, the eatery’s owners and a handful of area lawmakers slammed White Rock over its alleged efforts to close the restaurant at a Sept. 12 press conference. “Have we gotten to the point where greed overtakes community?” state Sen. Tony Avella asked. The third story in the Chronicle’s series about Borough Hall parking placard abuse found the issue had greatly diminished as summer became fall. However, a number of cars with placards not parked in “placard only” spots were not ticketed as they should have been. The city began investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Parker Towers residential complex in Forest Hills, where one tenant died and another was sickened over the course of the previous four months.
The Queens Boulevard bike lane project proved extremely controversial in 2017.
Some residents there, however, were critical of building management, which they said did not provide as much information about the outbreak as they should have. October Led by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley ( D - Glend ale) , nea rly every Queens member of the City Council signed onto a letter calling on Mayor de Blasio to officially consider the Queens House of Detention as a future jail site, once Rikers Island is shut down. However, t he Kew Gardens Civic Associa- The Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens is what many borough lawmakers want the city tion and the Kew Gar- to use as a jail, once the incarceration facilities on Rikers Island are shut down. But neighbord e n s N e i g h b o r h o o d hood civic associations are “united” in their opposition to the plan. FILE PHOTOS Association blasted the idea in their own letter, saying they were “united in their Sima announced the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema strong opposition to the plan offered by Elizabeth would be returning to the neighborhood for the second Crowley.” time in 2018. The proposal may have led to Crowley’s downfall a The state Department of Transportation told the Bormonth later, as the two-term incumbent lost her re-elec- ough Board that it anticipated the next phase of construction bid by 137 votes to Juniper Park Civic Association tion on the sprawling Kew Gardens Interchange Project President Bob Holden — a staunch opponent to the Rikers would begin in September 2018. Island shutdown plan. The issue of the Queens Boulevard bike lanes came to a Just days before Crowley’s letter was sent, the Depart- head midway through the month, when a number of Rego ment of Homeless Services began renting out rooms in the Park entrepreneurs along the strip told the Chronicle they Comfort Inn Hotel on 82nd Avenue in Kew Gardens had seen a crippling downturn in business since the strips across the street from Borough Hall in order to house were installed. homeless individuals there. A number of owners, including Jay Parker of Ben’s Best Koslowitz told the Chronicle she was given just a few Deli, said things were so bad at his eatery that he was hours’ notice, while area civic leaders said they learned of looking at potential cuts in hours and even layoffs in early the plan only when the lawmaker called them to inform 2018 if things didn’t get better. them of “this madness” shortly after. Gary Taylor, the owner of Tropix Bar & Lounge, began Tenants living in the residential section of the building organzing a coalition of other neighborhood merchants the hotel is located in were apoplectic, as were people liv- who are feeling the same hurt in the wallet that he is. They ing in neighborhoring buildings, as they told the Chroni- met in December to brainstorm how to fight back against cle, Community Board 9 and others that they felt betrayed the city-installed bike lanes. by the city and wanted to move. Parker Towers tested negative for Legionnaires’ disDecember ease, allowing life there to return to normal. Crashes continued to occur on 72nd Avenue in Forest The DOT announced plans to expand Select Bus Ser- Hills. After a particularly scary one at the start of the vice at the end of the month, encompassing 11 existing month, Caballero said he had broken the 1,000-signature routes that either run entirely in Queens or through a por- mark on his speed bump petition, while CB 6 District tion of it. Manager Frank Gulluscio said his group would keep Included in the proposal was the Q10, which runs from pressing the DOT for exactly that. Kew Gardens to Kennedy Airport. Caballero, who lives at the corner of 72nd Avenue and Kessel Street, told the Chronicle later in the month that he November is now so fearful for his young son’s safety, that he and his Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce President Leslie family are moving in 2018. Residents of the Forest Hills Co-Op Houses on 62nd Brown announced at the start of the month that the festive holiday lighting that normally adorns Austin Street Drive voted to break from the New York City Housing would not be hung this year — citing a lack of annual Authority after 40 years and become their own private monetary donations from area businesses used to pay for entity — the Forest Hills Mutual Housing Association. The birth of the complex four decades ago led to thenthem. But on Nov. 8, the Forest Hills Stadium concert promot- Rep. Ed Koch’s rise to the Mayor’s Office. He helped lead ers told the Chronicle that, after being asked to do so by neighborhood protests against Mayor John Lindsay’s push Koslowitz, they would be picking up the approximately for a public housing project there. President Trump’s year-end announcement that the U.S. $10,000 tab, allowing for the snowflake lights to hang Embassy in Israel would move from Tel Aviv to the holy above the street during the holiday shopping season. The promoters also exclusively informed the paper of city of Jerusalem was met mostly with praise from central plans to transform the music venue into a year-round Queens Jewish leaders — a break from the near-constant attraction, starting in 2018 with the potential installation bashing the commander-in-chief had received earlier in Q the year from area residents and officials. of an ice rink and an interactive winter wonderland.
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Massive building, economic development projects highlight 2017 by Michael Gannon Editor
In 2017, talk of turning Jamaica around at some unspecified date in the future officially became a thing of the past, with major developers and even national stores and restaurants vying for space on either side of the Jamaica Avenue corridor. The death of a 5-year-old boy would lead to the shake-up of the de Blasio administration and bring down one of his commissioners. And in a year when a bombastic businessman from Queens became the 45th president of the United States, could the happenings in the race for the 28th District seat on the City Council represent the new politics as usual?
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January Gov. Cuomo announced plans for a $10 billion reconstruction of John F. Kennedy International Airport and the roads and highways leading to it. Plans call for securing $7 billion in private investment. Michael Guzman was 5 years old when police responded to his home on Jan. 22 to find him unconscious; he would be pronounced dead soon afterward at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. It would come out that the city’s Administration for Children’s Services had visited his family’s South Jamaica home 13 times and found eight instances of abuse or neglect of Michael or his siblings. He would be the fourth child under ACS supervision to die under suspicious circumstances since June 2016, on a list that would grow to seven in the following weeks. ACS Commissioner Gladys Carrion, who supposedly had announced her intention to resign six weeks earlier, was out for good shorty afterward. The mayor also was ordered by Cuomo to appoint an outside monitor for the agency.
NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, donated 50 custom suits in April to 100 Suits for 100 Men in Jamaica. 100 Suits founder Kevin Livingston, left, was joined by Hot 97 Radio host Nessa for the presentation.
Officials broke ground April 25 on the largest construction project in Jamaica in decades at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue, where the $407 million, 669-unit Crossing at Jamaica Station now is being built, one of several big projects in Jamaica making headway in FILE PHOTOS 2017. Cou ncil man Daneek Miller (D -St. Albans), a former New York City bus operator, submitted two bills aimed at curbing the inconvenience and dangers posed by the legal “dollar vans” that plague portions of the city, and are especially prevalent around the Parsons Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway and bus hub in Jamaica. With support from legal van operators, Mayor de Blasio would sign Miller’s bills into law in February. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority did raise the cost of weekly and monthly MetroCards, but elected to keep the base fare for a single bus or subway ride at $2.75. Tolls on the Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Triborough-RFK bridge all rose 50 cents to $8.50 per trip. February Less than a week after President Trump was sworn into office, thousands gathered at Kennedy Airport to protest a new travel ban pertaining to seven predominantly Muslim countries. The Queens Library on Feb. 3 had a protest of its own on a smaller scale at the Central Library in Jamaica. President and CEO Dennis Walcott invited a half-dozen library employees who are immigrants to tell their stories. He also invited myriad city and social service agencies that offer assistance to Queens’ flourishing immigrant community. The opening days of the Trump administration did lead to a spate of false reports of raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Southern and Southeast Queens. With a citywide 5-cent fee about to apply to virtually all paper and plastic food and grocery bags on Feb. 15, Cuomo signed a law
preventing municipalities from implementing such regulations, opting for a panel to study statewide economic and environmental options for the bags. A bull destined for a slaughterhouse in Jamaica had a brief run of freedom on Feb. 21, running through the streets of Queens before being brought down by multiple tranquilizer darts from the NYPD. Unlike two bulls and a goat that had similar escapes in Jamaica in the prior 12 months, the bull died on its way to a city animal control facility. Mayor de Blasio on Feb. 24 had his longawaited sit-down with the office of then-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was investigating the possibility of pay-to-play violations with those doing business before the city. Residents, members of the clergy and elected officials marched from Det. Keith L. Williams Park to Douglas Avenue in Jamaica to protest the concentration of garbage transfer and sorting facilities along both sides of Douglas for nearly seven blocks. Marchers were seeking support of a bill in the City Council that would cap the amount of trash capacity that could be processed in a single community district. March Helen Marshall, who served as Queens borough president from 2002 to 2013, passed away in California on March 3 at the age of 87. Marshall, a Democrat, began her political career as a district leader in 1974. Prior to her run in Borough Hall she served nine years in the City Council, which had been preceded by four terms in the state Assembly from 1983 to 1991.
April Cuomo on April 10 signed a law raising the criminal age of responsibility in New York State from 16 to 18 for most nonviolent crimes, effective in October 2019. Business, political and community leaders on April 25 broke ground on the largest single building project in Jamaica in decades at the future site of The Crossing at Jamaica Station, a $407 million project at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue that will create 669 units of housing in a pair of towers across from the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station. A total of 224 units will be permanently affordable. National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick donated 50 custom-tailored suits to 100 Suits for 100 men, a Jamaica organization that helps at-risk men prepare for employment and educational opportunities. Kaepernick, who remains a free agent just a few years after leading the San Francisco 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, would donate $33,000 to the organization in August. State Sen. James Sanders (D-South Ozone Park) joined a medical mission to Nigeria with the When in Need Foundation, a Philadelphia-based relief agency. May The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation announced that it will commit $450,000 to replacing the outdoor stage at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans. When completed, the project will include a new stone-and-concrete stage; concrete seating; a performance area in front of the stage; and accessibility upgrades in compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The city’s Department of Environmental Protection applied to state authorities for permission to upgrade and modernize wells and infrastructure at the facilities of the old Jamaica Water Supply Co. The city’s application states that the move would allow it to have a backup water supply in the event of a drought or an unforeseen emergency at the city’s upstate reservoirs. June The Borough Board gave an enthusiastic green light to a proposed affordable housing development at the corner of 168th Street and 93rd Avenue in Jamaica. The land, which now is an NYPD parking and vehicle storage facility, will have a minimum of 350 housing units. City First Lady Chirlane McCray brought her battle to improve mental health awareness and treatment to the Queens Central Library in Jamaica for a public outreach program. McCray also brought representatives from more than a dozen city agencies that play a role in the initiative. NYPD Officer Kenneth Healey, who was seriously wounded by a hatchet-wielding jihadist in October 2014 while on patrol in the 103rd Precinct, was promoted to the rank of continued on page 26
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NYCLV praises votes on asthma and energy efficiency; warming up for ’18 by Michael Gannon
Jordan Levine, communications director for the NYLCV, said the group is counting this Leaders of the City Council were touting session as a win. “It’s all part of the process,” Levine told the last week’s passage of a flurry of legislation as Chronicle. “There were some things we a great success. So is one of the state’s leading environmen- couldn’t get done that I’m confident we can get done in 2018 — we’ll be starting next week. tal advocacy organizations. Some of these things T he New Yor k are complex issues League of Conservaand if we’re going to tion Voters is praising get things done, it’s the Council for passmore important to get ing what it is calling them right. three significant envi“As for the others, I ronmental measures. think we’re pleased One, co-authored that the things we felt by Councilman Costa were ready to go Constantinides (D-Astoria) will, if A bill by Councilman Costa Constantinides, through the Council signed by Mayor de right, is one of three environmental measures got through the CounBasio, speed up the on Mayor de Blasio’s desk. FILE PHOTOS cil,” he said. The heating oil bill phasing out of No. 4 fuel oil in power plants. Another will require mandates that power plants phase out use of building owners to inspect for and fix aller- No. 4 fuel oil earlier than the existing deadline gens that could lead to asthma. Both passed by under one of two options. If they adhere to the required 2020 deadline a vote of 48-2 with Steve Matteo (R-Staten Island) and Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) the of eliminating No. 6 fuel oil they must stop using No. 4 by 2025, five years earlier than the only ones opposed in both instances The third, and the only one of the three to law now says. Or they can keep using No. 6 pass unanimously, would require that all build- until 2022 but must also stop using No. 4 by ings of 25,000 square feet or more post letter that time and immediately transition to ultralow sulfur No. 2 or another fuel. grades based on energy efficiency. Editor
No. 2 oil contains half of the nitrogen oxide areas are four times more likely to be hospitaland a fraction of the sulfur dioxide of No 4. ized for asthma.” And if health and environmental concerns Those pollutants damage public health includare not enough to draw support for posting ing by contributing to asthma. The fight is as personal for Constantinides building energy grades, the NYLCV also says as it is professional. He spoke at Community the bill is a clear victory for those interested in Board 3 last week describing his own son’s consumer protection. “This will make information about building daily struggles with asthma. energ y use easily Among the bills available to tenants Constantinides sponand visitors, including sored this year that did think we’re pleased prospective purchasnot get voted on was that the things we ers or lessees,” the one that would require group said. “Consumall schools to have felt were ready to go ers can use this data to nebulizers available make an infor med for asthmatic students through the Council got decision when chooswho suffer sudden through the Council.” ing an apartment or attacks. commercial space — I nt r o. 385, t h e — Jordan Levine, New York League of just as they weigh Asthma Free Housing Conservation Voters other specifications of Act, was sponsored by a building.” Coucilwoman Rosie Landlords, the NYLCV continued, could Mendez (D-Manhattan). The NLCV, in its statement, said indoor hazards such as mold be encouraged to make energy upgrades to and infestations, have been subject of emerg- make their sites more attractive to environing research that finds them to possibly be a mentally conscious tenants. All three bills have been sent to the maygreater danger than poor outdoor air quality. “Asthma is the most common cause of hos- or’s desk. An email to his press office pitalization for children aged 14 and younger,” inquiring about his intentions had not been the group said. “This is an environmental jus- answered prior to the Chronicle’s deadline Q tice issue, as children living in low-income on Wednesday.
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Building for the future in Jamaica, SE Queens continued from page 24 sergeant on June 12. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued 14 people, including members of a Woodhaven church, for allegedly blocking or obstructing access to the Choices Women’s Medical Center on 148th Street in Jamaica. The clinic provides abortions along with other services.
July Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on a visit to Jamaica announced $10 million in state-backed downtown improvement grants for the neighborhood. Recipients will include the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. Co-Working Space program for entrepreneurs and local professionals; improving high-speed broadband for Downtown Jamaica; creation of a public space at the Long Island Rail Road underpass at 159th Street near York College; and enhanced pedestrian space on Parsons Boulevard between Jamaica and Archer avenues near the subway station. Four suspects were arrested for their alleged roles in a brutal attack on a 50-year-old Jamaica woman who was assaulted and robbed on July 11 in the neighborhood after leaving church services. The office of the Chief Medical Examiner on July 14 ruled that the Jan. 22 death of Michael Guzman of South Jamaica was a homicide. The investigation is continuing. Four days later, police would arrest the grandparents of 3-year-old Romeo Lewis of Richmond Hill for their alleged roles in his July 2016 death. Romeo, like Michael, had been known to ACS authorities before his death. A jury on July 19 convicted Councilman Ruben Wills of Jamaica on charges including scheming to defraud and thirddegree larceny for stealing $33,000 from campaign funds and a state grant that was awarded to a nonprofit he controlled. Wills was automatically expelled from the City Council — his photograph and biography were gone from the Council website less than 30 minutes after the guilty verdict was announced — and now is serving a two-to-six-year sentence. Mayor de Blasio on July 19 took a brief tour of small businesses along the Jamaica Avenue corridor with Borough President Melinda Katz. De Blasio touted a program that provides up to $20,000 to small businesses that upgrade their storefronts; and a visiting inspector program in which businesses can meet with city inspectors in an effort to diagnose and eliminate violations before they rise to the level of a fine. August De Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill visited Rufus King Park on Aug. 1 as the 103rd Precinct held its annual National Night Out festivities. Adrienne Adams, chairwoman of Community Board 12, announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 28th Council District, the seat vacated by Wills’ conviction. With Wills the officially endorsed candidate, county Democratic officials were able to declare Adams as their choice via a vacancy committee even after the deadline for submitting nominating petitions had passed, thus bypassing Democrats such as Hettie Powell, who had been campaigning since losing the nomination to Wills in 2013; and Richard David, who had been doing so since February. Students at PS 50, the Talfourd Lawn Elementary School in Jamaica, planned and designed back-to-school driving safety banners that went up along Sutphin Boulevard in time for the fall semester. The children, sponsored by the Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, worked hand-inhand with artists and other professionals from the city Department of Transportation. September Trevis Hall, a former Golden Gloves boxing champion, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for stabbing and bludgeoning Margarita Rivera, 31, in Jamaica on Dec. 1,
Cappelmann and Grover both were promoted to assignments with Patrol Borough Queens South, with Cappelmann subsequently being reassigned to 1 Police Plaza in Manhattan.
Adrienne Adams is flanked by supporters after her victory in a three-way Democratic primary in September. The former chairwoman of Community Board 12 then crushed all competition in November’s general election to fill the seat left vacant by the criminal conviction of former Councilman FILE PHOTO Ruben Wills. 2014. Rivera was his ex-girlfriend. Hall still had the Home Depot receipt for the pipe in his pocket when he was arrested. Adams on Sept. 12 won a three-way Democratic primary with 38.8 percent of the vote. David took second with 32.1 percent, while Powell, who would run in November on the Working Families Party line, came in third with 28.8 percent. Miller won handily over challenger Anthony Rivers in the 27th District primary. Donald Warren, 55, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for crimes including the shooting of Maryland resident Andrea Koller in the parking lot of the Hampton Inn Hotel near Kennedy Airport on Jan. 21, 2016. Warren, working with a partner during a string of robberies, robbed and pistol-whipped Koller’s daughter in their car while Koller was checking in at the hotel in preparation for her daughter’s flight to South Africa the next morning. Warren shot and wounded Koller after attempting to take her purse. An old store at 93-43 Sutphin Boulevard, located across the street from the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station, was demolished to make room for construction of the longawaited 24-story, 200-room hotel being planned by Long Island-based Able Hotel Management. Viral Patel, the CEO of Able, told the Chronicle that construction of the hotel should be complete in late 2019 or early 2020, and that it is ideally suited given its proximity to Manhattan-based trains and the JFK AirTrain. In other economic development news, the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. announced it is teaming up with BRP Companies — which is building the Crossing at Station Plaza — and Wharton Properties to construct 300 mixedincome residential units at 90-02 168 St. with a groundbreaking set for late 2018. The land, located across the street from the NYPD’s 103rd Precinct station house, currently is a paid parking lot. The site back in 2013 was planned for a $50 million shopping mall and parking garage. The deal with a private developer fell through in 2016. The NYPD named Deputy Inspector Peter Fortune as commanding officer of the 103rd Precinct, transferring him from the 114th Precinct in Astoria to replace Inspector John Cappelmann. Deputy Inspector Jerry O’Sullivan, commander of Public Service Area 7 in Manhattan, was named to replace Inspector Frederick Grover in the 113th Precinct.
October The NYPD and the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit joined with the Sikh Cultural Society of Richmond Hill for “Together as One,” an interfaith service that was held on Oct. 10. De Blasio was at August Martin High School on Oct. 16 for a town hall meeting. Among the goodies that the mayor traditionally brings to such events were millions of dollars in funding for upgrades to Baisley Pond Park, including the running track, fitness equipment and the all-purpose football-soccer field. On Oct. 20, the Department of Transportation announced that a number of city bus routes would be designated as Select Bus Service routes within the next 10 years. Those include the Q43, which runs along Hillside Avenue between Jamaica and Floral Park; the Q113 or Q114 between Jamaica and Far Rockaway; the Q4 or Q5 between Jamaica and Rosedale; and the Q25 or Q34 between Jamaica and Flushing. Twenty volunteers from Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center spent two weeks in Puerto Rico aiding people still suffering the aftereffects of Hurricane Maria, which was a category 4 storm when it slammed into the island on Sept. 24. Ranking scientists and administrators from the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, DC, visited Borough Hall for the Oct. 31 meeting of the New York Community Aviation Roundtable, which addresses noise and other pollution issues from John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports. The visitors made a presentation and took questions dealing with ongoing and planned technical and medical research aimed at improving the lives of residents near airports. August Martin High School, a long-underperforming school in Jamaica, was removed from the list of schools facing placement in state receivership on Oct. 31. November Election Day produced no surprises in Southeast Queens, even in so-called contested races. Adams secured 86 percent of the vote against Powell, with 8.5 percent, and Republican Ivan Mossop, who garnered 5.3 percent. Miller took 95 percent of the vote against the GOP’s Rupert Green, with 3.1 percent, and Frank Francois of the Green Party at 1.8 percent. Desiree Gibbon, 26, who grew up and lived in Queens, was found murdered with her throat slashed on the island of Jamaica on Nov. 25. Gibbon, an aspiring model and film student, grew up in Hollis and attended Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside. She also was a bartender at CJ’s Bar & Lounge in Ozone Park. She had been in Jamaica for five days. December Charter schools were back in the news. Success Academy, whose founder, former Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, is a frequent sparring partner of the mayor, has floated the possibility of yet another charter school to be co-located within IS 59 in Springfield Gardens. Parents at the school have won and lost multiple co-location fights in recent years. On the other hand, representatives of the New Dawn Charter School in Brooklyn told Community Board 12 on Dec. 13 that they want to expand into Jamaica. But they only take at-risk students who have not succeeded at one or more other schools; and they have a policy against co-location. Fresh off its reprieve from state education officials, August Martin on Dec. 18 was spared — at least temporarily — the threat of closure, a fate that befell two other Queens schools on the city Department of Eduction Q Renewal School list.
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by Victoria Zunitch Who doesn’t enjoy punching up daily life with a splash of color and cuteness? At Resobox in Long Island City, a new amigurumi exhibition offers a tsunami of cute crocheted dolls and stuffed animals — what some New York grandmas might call “loveys” — many attached to, or serving as, everyday products. “Like, who uses these? What is this obsession with cuteness?” Resobox visitor Laura Christianson said of her first reaction to the amigurumi. From now until March 31, you can view or purchase practical whimsies at “World Amigurumi Exhibition vol 4: Dolls for Daily Life” at the gallery-cafe, located at 41-26 27 St. Resobox founder Taka shi Ikezawa runs the hub of Japanese culture and just opened two new locations in Manhattan, at 203 West 20 St. and 91 East Third St. The amigurumi tradition of cute crocheted dolls is a relatively new but solid one, going back a few decades. Traditional amigurumi are meant for display, but Resobox’s current exhibition sought to “explore wider possibilities” and called
for artists to submit products that can be used in daily life. In part, this call produced what seems like it just might be the most massive supply of tiny, cute, crocheted bees, soda bottles and dolls with key-chain rings attached the world has ever seen. For the office, you can do just as good a job keeping track of a sheaf of papers with a unicorn clipboard as you can with a plain old boring clipboard, can’t you? The unicorn version, $25, by Atelier de Nana of Thailand, is a brown board with a horn and ears crocheted over it, and a necklace of flowers at top to call to mind the happy frivolity of most unicorn accessories. Paper clips and Post-it notes can be collected on the white tummy of the cat desk organizer, $39, by Snacksies Handcraft Corner. Those who have seen the improbable shapes a cat can twist itself into will appreciate the boxy design of the feline’s ostensible torso and the way its head and face seem perfectly happy to recline as a pretzel would. A m ong t he ma ny ot her cute creat i ons s t ill ava ila ble recent ly were a c at phone continued on page 31
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boro EXHIBITS “Never Built New York,” with images and models of infrastructure projects that did not come to pass, including apartments enveloping a bridge and a dome over much of Manhattan. Through Sun., Feb. 18, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.
Seasonal garden tour, the monthly event led by knowledgeable staff. Sat., Jan. 6, 1-2 p.m. (activity table 2-4 p.m.), Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.
GingerBread Lane, an entirely edible village made over an entire year by Jon Lovitch; winner of the 2013-16 Guinness World Record for largest gingerbread village. Thru Mon., Jan. 15; workshops to make your own gingerbread car, boat or train, with kit provided, on various dates thru Sat., Dec. 30, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students (workshops $15 more). Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. “Naeem Mohaiemen: There Is No Last Man,” with a film about a man stranded in an abandoned airport and other works examining the artist’s great uncle’s mistaken hope that Nazi Germany would defeat Britain and liberate India; together imagining a relationship between two lonely narrators. Thru Sun., March 11, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. “Self-Interned, 1942: Noguchi in Poston War Relocation Center,” works by Isamu Noguchi focusing on his time voluntarily spent in a WWII camp for Japanese-Americans ordered there by the U.S. Thru Sun., Jan. 7, Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org. “Mage,” with works by several artists in various media, examining the “spells” cast over us by modern technologists with specialized knowledge, analogous to the mages of yore. Thru Fri., Jan. 19, Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com.
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while walking the trails. Sat., Jan. 6, 2-3:30 p.m. Both Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.
“The Socrates Annual,” 15 sculptures by different artists, including “National Park,” above, many commenting on the current political climate. Thru Sun., March 11, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org. PHOTO BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN “The Sculpture of Gonzalo Fonseca,” with roughly 80 works, most in stone, with some drawings and sketches, by the major figure in developing modern Latin American art. Thru Sun., March 11. Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10; $5 seniors, students; NYC HS students, kids under 12 free. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS New York Road Runners Open Run, with all levels welcome and brisk walking fine too, held by group that oversees the NYC Marathon. Thu., Dec. 28, 7-8 p.m. (arrive by 6:45), west end of United Nations Ave. S., by parking lot at 111 St. and 55 Ave. Free. Info: (212) 860-4455, nycgovparks.org. The Voelker Orth Museum is hosting an exhibit of the works of Elizabeth Korn, an abstract expressionist who fled Nazi Germany. Curator Larry Qualls led a recent talk about her work in the historic Flushing house. See Exhibits. PHOTOS BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN “Highlights from Self-Taught Genius,” with American folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries in various media, in a new gallery. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., thru Jan., American Folk Art Museum Collection and Education Center, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org. “Elizabeth Korn: Her American Half-Life,” with works by the painter and illustrator who fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and worked in various styles. Thru Sun., March 18, Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $2 suggested. Info: (718) 3596227, vomuseum.org.
FILM Curators’ Choice 2017, a selection of what the Museum of the Moving Image considers some of the best films of the year, with a focus on independents over the mainstream. Thru Mon., Jan. 1, various dates and times, MoMI, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each (includes museum admission); $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.
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Kwanzaa festival, with music, dance, spoken word, giveaways and more. Sat., Dec. 30, 12-8 p.m. $8-$15. The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, Amazura Concert Hall, 91-12 144 Pl., Jamaica. Info: bit.ly/2DUNKu3
COMEDY No Such Thing as Love, a variety show with Claire Burns and Jessie Jolles, who always start the new year optimistically but then get slapped with reality. Thu., Jan. 4, 7:30-9 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $7. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. COURTESY PHOTO
“Patty Chang: The Wandering Lake, 20092017,” a multimedia meditation on mourning, caregiving, geopolitics and landscape, partly inspired by Sven Hedin’s 1938 book “Wandering Lake,” about a migrating body of water in China. Thru Sun., Feb. 18, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. Liquid Light Lab, a “mind-blowing psychedelic light show” with works in various media by Astoria artist Steve Pavlovsky, whose art has accompanied Grateful Dead side projects, psych rock band The 13th Floor Elevators and more; with items available for sale. Thru June, QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. “Conspiracy of Goodness: How French Protestants Saved Thousands of Jews During World War II,” about an isolated community, Le Chambon, that saved 3,500 Jews from Nazi Germany and Vichy France. Thru June 2018. Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 281-5770, qcc.cuny.edu/khrca.
Open mic, with performers chosen on a first-come, first-served basis; order chosen by lottery; some nights open to acts other than comedy. Each Wed.Sun., varying times, QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free (purchase of drink or snack suggested). Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. Yalla, the folk rock band from Uzbekistan that was popular across the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries in the 1970s and ’80s. Sat., Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $35-$100. Info: (718) 7930923, kupferbergcenter.org. COURTESY PHOTO
TOURS/HIKES New Year’s Day hike, a relaxed walk through Kissena Park led by the Parks Department. Mon., Jan. 1, 1-2:30 p.m. Meet at Oak and Rose Aves., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 352-1769, nycgovparks.org. Turning Over a New Leaf, a guided walk through the East Pond trails, for all ages. Sat., Jan. 6, 10-11:30 a.m. Nature Journaling Workshop, with adults learning how to hone their skills of observation
KIDS/TEENS Adriance Farmhouse Holiday Open House, with folks warming by the 1772 landmark’s fireplaces, hot cider and kids’ crafts. Thu., Dec. 28, 12-4 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. Free. Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org. Winter Recess: “The Lego Batman Movie” and Family Workshop, the 2017 3-D computer-animated superhero comedy; and kids creating their own Lego animations, masks and costumes. Thru Mon., Jan. 1, 11 a.m. (workshop 11 a.m.-4 p.m.), Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Free with admission: $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. continued on page 32
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They came, fleeing hardship or seeking fortune, longing to flourish in the land of opportunity. The immigrant’s tale — from whatever time period it originates — is one of hope, and each is as resonant today as ever. An exhibit at the Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing showcases the 1960s-70s era paintings of Elizabeth Korn, who emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and created Abstract Expressionist mixed-media artwork. The museum is the former home of several generations of a German-American family that first emigrated in the late 19th century, and now a historic house
‘Elizabeth Korn: Her American Half-Life’ When: Through Sun., March 18 Where: Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing Entry: $2 suggested. (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org
that honors their legacy. Beyond preserving the house and giving tours that inform visitors about the ways the family would have lived during various time periods, Voelker Orth also hosts a wide variety of programs on its premises. Whether it’s a workshop for youngsters who want to try their hand at crafts projects or storytime, or events for parents who want to take in the charming Victorian garden with some punch whose components are grown right there, the historic house has grown into a cultural hub of note for Flushing. The Elizabeth Korn exhibit is something new for Voelker Orth. While the museum has displayed art on its walls for years, it has in the past drawn upon local and contemporary artists from surrounding neighborhoods in Queens. This is the first of its shows to feature a deceased artist’s work, but there are some parallels between Korn and the Voelkers and Orths. Korn came to the United States in the 1930s, around the same time that Theresa Orth, née Voelcker, and her husband made the house their home, and both share an origin in Germany. When Korn emigrated to the United States, it was to escape the hostility and
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Elizabeth Korn’s approach to art often incorporated classical images with abstractions, PHOTO BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN including oddly shaped canvases with frames she fashioned herself. persecution of a Nazi Germany on the warpath. Korn and her husband, an inventor of the cathode ray tube, eventually made their way to live in New Jersey. She had studied art in Germany and been an illustrator. When she settled in America, she began to teach classes and continue her work, but
the character of her paintings and illustrations began to change. Korn was part of the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1950s, and according to Larry Qualls, the Voelker Orth exhibition’s curator, her work “challenged continued on page 33
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Tired of watching the same TV personalities chit-chat and the same B-list pop stars perform for hours on end on New Year’s Eve while you wait for the ball to drop? We wouldn’t blame you if you are. So this year, turn off Anderson Cooper, pop open the champagne a little early, kick back, relax and enjoy a film you haven’t seen before. And no, you don’t need a Netflix or a Hulu account to do so. Just your library card and access to the internet. The Queens Library has partnered with Kanopy, the San Francisco-based online film company, to provide free video streaming to anyone with an active library card. To use the service, one doesn’t need to visit a library branch. To access it via a computer, log onto queenslibrary.kanopy.com and create an account for free by simply typing in your email and library card number. Those with smartphones can also watch films on the subway, bus or during a slow day at the office by downloading the Kanopy mobile app in the Apple Store, Google Play or Roku. You’ll have to head to the theaters to see the new “Star Wars” cinematic masterpiece, but Kanopy offers more than
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A wave of cuteness with a crest of usefulness continued from page 27 case, $18, by artist Meemanan of Thailand; a pig mug cozy, $2, by Jody Rhodenizer of MadebyJody666 in Canada; and a cat hanger, $27, by hirunekotei of Japan. The name Resobox calls to mind the rectangular boxy shapes of the main rooms at each location and is a shoutout to the enterprise’s slogan, “Where Japanese culture resonates.” Customers who drop by for a free visit to see the art might decide to sample Japanese cuisine such as tofu- or ramenbased dishes, while diners enjoying lunch or dinner and drinks get to take in the art. In addition to Japanese-brand beer and sake, soft drinks including matcha-based
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shopping. Also, exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.
Winter Vacation Workshops, for kids 4 and up and families, with craft-making and storytelling. Thu.-Fri., Dec. 28-29, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.
SNAP of Eastern Queens Innovative Senior Center for adults 60+. 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village. Classes — Exercise every Mon.: advanced, 11 a.m.; beginners, 1 p.m. Every Tue.: magic and ABC computer class, 10 a.m. Every Wed.: armchair yoga, 9 a.m.; Zumba gold, 10 a.m. Every Thu.: creative writing, 11 a.m.; painting, 1 p.m. Every Fri.: fall prevention, 10 a.m.; women’s discussion group, 11 a.m. Info: (718) 454-2100.
Make Some Noise, learn how to design and make noisemakers. Sun., Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m. New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $6. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org Make It: Digital Paper Cutting, with kids using a silhouette cameo cutter, a desktop robotic machine, to intricately cut paper and make holiday cards; recommended for ages 6 and up. Sun., Dec. 31, 1:30-3 p.m. and 3:30-5 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $3 child/adult pair plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Remake the Holidays, other kids’ workshops using various materials, Thu.-Sat., Dec. 28-30, 12-4 p.m., with demos and more at certain times. Free with admission. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. Storytime!, every Thu., 11-11:30 a.m., Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31 St. Free. Info: (718) 2782665, astoriabookshop.com.
SOCIAL EVENTS Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:30-10 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.
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SENIOR ACTIVITIES Howard Beach Senior Center, new computer classes starting Mon., Jan 8. Runs every Mon. and Wed. thru March 14. Basic class for beginners, 1-2:15 p.m.; beyond basics class, 2:30-3:45 p.m. will delve into social networking and online
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SUPPORT GROUPS Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: (718) 520-5021, queensaa.org. Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tue. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous, for people who want to lose weight or have any eating disorder. Every Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill; every Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (347) 433-5876, (718) 564-7027 (Richmond Hill), (718) 4595140 (Rego Park). GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing): Find peer-lead grief support for those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse. Meetings held once a month. Info on date, times and location: nycmetrograsp@gmail.com. Bereavement groups for assistance dealing with loss and the process towards healing, with others experiencing similar situations. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Registration req’d. Info: (718) 268-5011, ext. 160, olderadults@cgy.org. Anxious, nervous, depressed? Recovery International can help. Meetings every Thu., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 3:30 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: recoveryinternational.org. Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177.
BEAT
Welcome back, Omar by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor
The Mets surprised everyone last Friday when they announced that they were bringing back Omar Minaya as an adviser to the man who replaced him as general manager in 2010, Sandy Alderson. While many Mets fans remember Minaya — who grew up in Corona and attended PS 19, IS 61 and Newtown High School — for his splashy trades and free-agent signings that netted Pedro Martinez, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Cliff Floyd, what is often overlooked about him is that he has a keen eye for amateur talent that has succeeded at the big league level. At the recent winter baseball meetings in Orlando, Alderson admitted that the Mets’ minor league system was pretty threadbare in terms of potential major league talent. It’s natural that Mets CEO Fred Wilpon would want to reach out to Minaya to do a third tour of duty with the team and that Alderson would wisely accept his assistance. Minaya handled his dismissal as general manager seven years ago with a ton of class. He knew it was part of the business that he had chosen and did not burn any bridges. He has actually been a frequent visitor to Citi Field since then, first working as a talent evaluator for the San Diego Padres and later as an executive for the Major League Baseball Players
Association. His career shows the value of both being good at your job and being likable. A lot has been written in the dailies about how Mets fans got coal in their Christmas stockings. I am not in the habit of defending Mets management, but Alderson may be right in being patient. Aside from the Yankees’ splashy trade for slugger Giancarlo Stanton, both the baseball free agent and trade markets have been slow to develop for all teams. I was saddened to learn of the passing of sportscaster Dick Enberg last week at age 82. He led broadcasts of nearly every sport and won countless Emmy Awards for his work over the years on the US Open at Flushing Meadows. The last time that I spoke with Dick was in the summer of 2016 at Petco Park after he announced that he was retiring as the San Diego Padres play-by-play voice — and from broadcasting in general. I asked him if it was difficult to walk away from something that he loved. “It sure is, but I am 81 and I don’t know how much time I have left to spend with family or travel or a lot of other things,” he said. “I don’t want to die in the booth the way [Phillies broadcasters] Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn did.” Dick’s greatest gift was that he had a way of making anyone who spoke to him feel special. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.
I HAVE OFTEN WALKED
The Depression uproots a family farm in Woodside by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor
Francisco “Frank” Mennella was born in Upper Manhattan on March 11, 1892, the son of Italian immigrants. He had little schooling and decided early in life he wanted to be a farmer. With no land available to farm in Manhattan, he moved to Paramus, NJ, and took up his calling there. In 1921 he married Henrietta Dickson from Scotland. With her father, Andrew Dickson, and her brothers, Archie and William, they moved to Woodside and rented a very large 200-by-889-foot irregular lot with an old house on it at 30-15 51 St. to grow their produce. Frank and Henrietta had one son, Vincent, named after Frank’s father, in 1922. Their arm succeeded and they had a good life. Everything came to an end in 1934 when the owner of the land, Cord Meyer Development, received $3,490,000 from the Depression-era Public Works Administration in Washington, DC to build 10 six-story apartment buildings for 96 families each. It was named Boulevard Gardens and boasted an average rent of only
The Mennella Farm at 30-15 51 St., Woodside, June 1932. Above, Frank Mennella spreading lime. $11 a room. Frank and family moved nearby to 28-39 38 St. With farmland drying up in Queens he had to go to work for Phillips Produce Co. on Greenwich Street as a truck driver delivering produce the rest of his life. He passed away in June 1958 at age 66. His son Vincent had moved to Seattle, graduated from college there and stayed away from the farming business. Boulevard Gardens on the site of the farm still looks pristine today with no marker of the successful farm that once Q operated here.
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continued from page 29 notions of what women could do in that sexist environment.” She developed a distinct style through the following decade that incorporated classical antiquity, figures that resembled Greek and Roman sculptures but on wildly manipulated canvases of no clear shape, often requiring her to fashion her own frames. Her work makes use of charcoal and graphite sketching, pieces of metal, wood and plastic, paint, canvas, bent nails and even dolls’ eyes. And it is this style of work, distinctly Korn’s, which is on display at Voelker Orth. The most notable thing about Korn’s work, the majority of which is untitled, is first that the assemblages seem to break free of their frames. Respect is paid to a standard rectangular form as a starting p o int , a n d then the viewer sees how Korn ha s broken the frame and cobbled it back together with Before World War II, Eliza- wood scraps, beth Korn did book illustra- or extra cantions. PHOTO BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN vas. This has
an abstracting effect, and yet the second thing you notice is the classic Grecian faces, and thirdly, the way they stare down at you. Korn used plastic eyes that used to be common in toys decades ago, which follow your gaze as you move around the canvas. It is striking, unique, and for its departure from a “classical” approach to art, shows extremely well in the parlor of Voelker Orth. For Qualls, the exhibition is an opportunity to give credit to a brilliant artist who was not given the recognition she was due in her time. “Many women didn’t have the careers that they should have had ... the way the art world works is that women were marginalQ ized and continue to be,” said Qualls.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 701620/2015 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF QUEENS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, -vs- MERAJUL M. MOQUE; THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF SHAHEEN RAHMAN, deceased, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; NASIMA RAHMAN; NAZIA RAHMAN; MARUFUR BHUIYA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CSGA, LLA; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCEPARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION CENTER OF QUEENS; HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS “JOHN DOE� AND “JANE DOE� said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 70-16 TROTTING COURSE LANE, FLUSHING NY 11374 A/K/A 70-16 TROTTING COURSE LANE, REGO PARK, NY 11374. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. NOTICE – YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer to the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. These pleadings are being amended to include the Heirs at Large of Shaheen Rahman, deceased. These pleadings are also being amended to include Nasima Rahman, Naziz Rahman, and Marufur Bhuiya as possible heirs to the Estate of Shaheen Rahman. That these pleadings also be amended to reflect the current Plaintiff, U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust. These pleadings are also being amended to include the United States of America. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. Dated: March 23, 2017, Mark K. Broyles, Esq., FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614, Telephone No. (585) 232-7400, Block: 3177 Lot: 28. NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION – The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of QUEENS, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of HON. DAVID ELLIOT, Justice of the SUPREME Court of the State of New York, dated November 28, 2017 and filed along with the supporting papers in the QUEENS County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southwesterly side of Trotting Course Lane distant 133.09 feet northwesterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southwesterly side of Trotting Course Lane with the northerly side of Metropolitan Avenue; RUNNING THENCE westerly on a line forming an interior angle of 44 degrees 5 minutes 53 seconds with the southwesterly side of Trotting Course Lane 96.24 feet; THENCE northwesterly on a line forming an interior angle of 49 degrees 09 minutes 32 seconds with the last mentioned course and part of the distance through a party wall 62.93 feet to the southwesterly side of Trotting Course Lane; THENCE southeasterly along the southwesterly side of Trotting Course Lane 72.91 feet to the point of place of BEGINNING. Mortgaged Premises: 70-16 TROTTING COURSE LANE, FLUSHING, NY 11374, A/K/A 70-16 TROTTING COURSE LANE, REGO PARK NY 11374, Tax Map/ Parcel ID No.: Block: 3177 Lot: 28 of the BOROUGH of QUEENS, NY 11374
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Metro-Fresh Pond contract defaults Bridge deck replacement project had been delayed numerous times by Christopher Barca Associate Editor
The oft-delayed bridge deck replacement project at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road isn’t going to be wrapping up anytime soon. According to the Department of Transportation, its contract with New Jersey-based firm Mugrose Construction for the project at the Middle Village-Ridgewood border was defaulted, indefinitely delaying construction. “The DOT defaulted the contractor working on the Metropolitan Avenue bridge deck replacement,” an agency spokesperson told the Chronicle in a Wednesday email. “We are working closely with the bonding company to get this project completed as quickly as possible after it suffered delays beyond our control.” The three-stage project, which was intially slated to be completed in January 2018, has been delayed numerous times. The original kickoff date was July 2016, but a longer-than-expected design approval process saw it pushed back to August and then to October. That’s when Mugrose had issues getting the necessary work permits, delaying the project another month. This past summer, construction was put on hold yet again, thanks to the two-month shutdown of the M train. During that subway-
The Department of Transportation’s contract with Mugrose Construction to reconstruct the bridge deck at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road has defaulted, FILE PHOTO indefinitely delaying work there. related project, Metropolitan Avenue was temporarily restored to four full traffic lanes to allow shuttle buses to easily move through the area. Once M train service was restored in September, bridge deck replacement work was supposed to pick back up, but little has been done there in the months since. Most city construction contracts include a
surety bond, a three-party agreement in which the surety company assures the owner — the DOT, here — that the contractor will live up to the obligations of the contract. And when a construction deal is defaulted on, options for the owner include the right to re-bid the job, bring in a replacement contractor, provide financial or technical assistance to the existing contractor or pay the
penal sum of the bond. The DOT did not respond to questions posed by the Chronicle about whether the project will be re-bid or if Mugrose is officially out as the contractor. Throughout the course of the project, Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano said repeatedly he was unhappy with Mugrose’s work and its communication with the community about it. He also believed DOT brass was just as upset. The district manager told the Chronicle on Wednesday he doesn’t think he’s seen a contract for a neighborhood project default in his nearly three decades with the board. “What was the city supposed to do here?” he asked. “In my opinion, they should have defaulted on them sooner.” Giordano added that while he didn’t know for certain what would happen next, he expects the surety bond company to have a say in which contractor will be selected to replace Mugrose in the next few weeks. “I don’t see how anyone will be willing to stand up for these guys,” he said of Mugrose. “I don’t think it’s a question of rebidding it right now. It’s a question of the bonding company and who they have in their listings to replace the contractor.” Mugrose could not be immediately Q reached for comment by press time.
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Mint Hi Ranch all redone, 3 bedrooms, living room, FDR, EIK, new full bath, upstairs, 1 BR, new kit, new full bath, dining room, living room, sliding door to newly concreted backyard, new aboveground pool. Asking $758K
Large home w/oversized property, 60x100. Mint renovated 4 years ago, 3 BRs, 2 1/2 baths, detached garage, patio, new windows, siding, insulation, walls, high ceilings, king size bedrooms, GE Profile appl. Great party yard with pool, with deck patio and pergola sitting area, in-ground sprinklers, mud room w/powder room. Unfinished basement with plenty of storage. CAC, heat each floor. Asking $759K
Hi-Ranch, on 40x100, 4 BRs/ 2 full baths, pvt.dr, 1 car garage. Reduced $659K
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Totally new (built in 2015) mint Colonial featuring 3 BRs/2 baths on top floor, master has walk-in closet, balcony and master bath. Laundry room on top floor. 1st floor has beautiful kitchen, stainless steel appl. & granite counter, large living room, dining room & den, 43x100. Asking $699K
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Beautiful 4 BR, 2.5 bath, Colonial, gourmet kitchen, Reduced $859,900K
"WATERFRONT" Corner 1 family, 3 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, 20x80 lot w/2 car garage. Large dock, fits 5 boats, 30x22 deck over water. New siding w/architectural roof. Asking $399K
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Mint Cape on 60x100, 3 BRs, 2 full baths. First floor, extended open floor plan, new kitchen, SS appl., large living room, formal DR, lg master bed, with walk-in closet, 2 lg BRs. 2nd fl, new bth, full finished bsmt. w/lg den, new windows, electric CAC, in-ground pool with new liner
Mint large 2 fam on 40x100, 5 BRs/3 full baths. Top fl. has 2 BRs/ 1 bath, all newly renovated. Open floor plan for kitchen with island, granite fls. throughout. New bth & terrace. 1st fl features 3 bed/1 bth, ceramic tiled fls. Full fin. bsmt. with sep ent. New boiler, hot water Reduced $918K heater & electric.
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WHITESTONE • Co-op Clearview Gardens, 2BR, garden w/attic, updated kitchen and bath, w/d .............Asking $299K
OZONE PARK • 101 Ave., store for rent, doctor's office. .... Asking $3,100/MO
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Mint condo (Bayberry) triplex style. 1st level, kitchen, living room, dining room. 2nd level, 2 BRs with double closets, 1 bath plus large walk-in closet. 3rd level, master bedroom with master bath w/ Jacuzzi tub, 2 closets and terrace. Washer and dryer. Reduced $449K
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