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Foreclosure picture still grim in Queens Jamaica remains hardest hit in borough that has been hit hard by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

n industry study for the month of December 2011 by the website RealtyTrac.com found that Queens continues to be hurt by the ongoing home mortgage foreclosure crisis, and that Jamaica remains ground zero for the borough. City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-Jamaica) said in a recent telephone interview that he hadn’t read the study. He didn’t need to. “It’s accurate,” Comrie said. “And in Jamaica the numbers are still going up. People are still struggling to maintain their loan payments.” The figures, available on interactive maps on the company’s web site, list 5,776 foreclosures in Queens for the month. Jamaica had 1,366 — or 23.7 percent. The next closest area is Flushing with 1,013, or 17.5 percent. Other areas with high numbers include Far Rockaway (239), Sunnyside (229), Floral Park (203), Queens Village (187), Long Island City (185), South Ozone Park (152), Forest Hills (136), Springfield Gardens (133), St. Albans

(111), Ozone Park (109), and Woodhaven (102). Many of the people contacting Comrie’s office bought houses during the last housing boom with mortgages having large balloon payments after a certain period. Some people lost jobs or did not get salary increases they had counted on regularly, causing them to fall behind on their payments. “The combination is just devastating,” he said. The councilman on Monday was particularly focused on the concerns of affected homeowners. Earlier that afternoon, he and Councilman Al Vann (D-Brooklyn) called on Gov. Cuomo to restore funding for the state’s Foreclosure Prevention Services Program. The fund helps people facing foreclosure secure legal advice and representation during the process. Comrie said Cuomo’s recently released budget proposal for fiscal year 2012-13 eliminates the line item. “We feel the governor needs to reverse that and restore money to a critical program,” he said. “It will make sure some homeowners still have a free option, make sure they can still stay in their homes.” Citing court records, the coun-

cilmen said 67 percent of all city homeowners in foreclosure proceedings in 2011 were not represented by lawyers, up from 63 percent in 2010. Comrie said restoring state funding is necessary to protect people who might otherwise need expensive attorneys, or fall prey to unscrupulous people offering little or no real help. “People who are trying to save their homes from foreclosure can’t afford that,” he said. In a joint statement issued with Comrie, Vann said he will introduce resolutions in the council calling for statewide reform of the foreclosure process. Among “the dubious practices” Vann seeks to address are the socalled robo-signing of official documents by lenders, the filing of false paperwork and the initiation of foreclosure proceedings by parties with no legal standing to do so. Comrie is conf ident that the Legislature will win restoration of funding for the foreclosure prevention program once it begins budget negotiations with the governor in the coming weeks. Calls to the offices of Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) and Senate Majority

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Proposed district lines enrage Queens leaders Many say plan is gerrymandered and would tear apart communities by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Queens legislators and residents lambasted the state group tasked with redrawing district lines that will cement New York’s political landscape for the next decade, accusing its members of splitting apart communities and pitting democratic lawmakers each against each other. One member of a good government organization — Bill Mahoney from the New York Public Interest Research Group — even called the proposed redistricting maps for the state Senate “clearly the most gerrymandered lines in recent New York history.” The Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment, often referred to as LATFOR, released its maps last Thursday, which redraw lines for Assembly and state Senate districts. While the majority of legislators, and Gov. Cuomo, had pledged there would be an independent redistricting committee, no such group was formed and the process was overseen by majority leaders in each chamber. The state Legislature must still vote to approve the maps, which a number of Queens Democrats said they plan to reject, and Cuomo, who on Friday called the maps “unacceptable,” would have to green-light the lines before they were implemented. “It’s obvious the political parties drew these lines in what is truly a flawed process,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). “I’m intrigued about having the opportunity to represent the Rockaways, like I did in the city Council, but it goes in contrast to what I’ve been saying all along — we need to keep communities together. This splits up the Rockaways, and for me they broke up Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Ridgewood. I don’t accept my lines.” Redistricting happens once every 10 years after the federal Census numbers are published. The idea behind it is to redraw the political coverage areas so they better represent the changing demographics as reported by the Census, though everyone from good government groups to civic leaders and legislators themselves have criticized New York’s process, saying it leads to gerrymandered maps with contorted boundary lines that divide residents of similar backgrounds or interests, to favor incumbents. “The lines this year are definitely just as bad as they’ve always been,” Mahoney said. “This year, more than in years past, they’ve manipulated the lines in the Senate, which means New York City is horribly underrepresented and upstate has more legislators than it should. In the Assembly, the opposite is true.” “In the Senate, they’re more concerned with protecting a few members who had been in very close districts,” Mahoney continued. Mark Hansen, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Long Island), said lawmakers were careful to draw lines that best represented communities of interest. “When the reapportionment task force held its public hearing in the city, it was made very clear by the Asian-American

community that they wanted to see an AsianAmerican district,” Hansen said. “We achieved that goal and protected other communities of interest throughout the city, as well as strengthening the Hispanic districts in New York City.” However, Asian-American groups criticized the proposed lines. The Flushing-based Asian American Community Coalition on Redistricting and Democracy, said the two proposals “present extremely mixed results for the Asian American community.” ACCORD members said while they appreciate the presence of a majority AsianAmerican Senate district that reflects the tremendous growth of Asian-Americans in Queens over the past decade, they said the “contorted lines” divide Flushing. The Senate proposal creates five open districts in the state, including an Asian district in a part of Flushing now represented by state Sens. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone) and Tony Avella (D-Bayside). “A compact district in Flushing-Bayside should be drawn to keep Asian-American communities of interest together in these neighborhoods,” ACCORD said in a prepared statement. ACCORD was happier with the Assembly’s proposal, which would create three Asian-American majority Assembly districts — two in Queens and one in Brooklyn — though members said the proposal does not unite the Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park communities. The Manhattan-based Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund agreed with ACCORD, and Jerry Vattamala, a staff attorney for the group’s Democracy Program, said the plan for the Senate majority district creates a “boundary line that runs straight down the heart of downtown Flushing, diluting the strength of that community.” Along with accusing Republicans of pitting Avella and Stavisky against each other, the proposal would place state Sen. Michael Gianaris’ (D-Astoria) house in northeast Astoria in state Sen. Jose Peralta’s (D-Jackson Heights) district — forming an area that Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Astoria) said looked like “a baby alien popping out of a stomach.” The proposed lines in Astoria would force Gianaris to run in a primary against Peralta or move if he wants to remain in office. “The proposed lines are a joke,” Gianaris said. “The Senate Republicans should be embarrassed they even suggested them. There was a complete disregard for the public will, but the effort is not over yet.” Gianaris, as well as a number of other legislators and civic leaders, said they plan to speak out against the proposal during a public hearing on the proposed maps on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. at Queens Borough Hall, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. Peralta too slammed LATFOR for what he called “petty, election-year politics as arrogant as it is obvious.” “The pledges to redistricting reform by Republicans clearly are not worth the ink used to sign them,” Peralta continued. “If they have at least minimal respect for

Queens legislators and civic leaders said the proposed lines for the borough’s Senate districts are COURTESY DRAWING gerrymandered and split apart communities that should be kept together. voters, Republicans will spare New Yorkers further hypocrisy and keep to themselves ridiculous claims that their bold-faced power grab was done in the name of minority enfranchisement.” For the most part, Assembly members in Queens, all of whom are part of the majority party, were happier with the proposed lines for their districts, with the exception of Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck), who said he plans to also testify against the plan. “My new proposed district is only 40 percent of my old district,” Weprin said. “It doesn’t keep the communities of eastern Queens together. I’m going to testify against the plan. I’m not happy with the proposed lines.” Weprin would lose Fresh Meadows, most of Bellerose and parts of Bayside and Glen Oaks. “In Queens they intended to create an additional Asian district, and I think the gerrymandering of my district, and others, was to create that new Asian district,” Weprin said. “It may be a noble cause, but the proposed district splits apart communities.” Weprin would also pick up portions of Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens. Bob Friedrich, the president of Glen Oaks Village Co-Op and a civic activist who has long advocated for a fair redistricting process, also criticized plans for District 24, which Weprin represents, as well as other Assembly districts in northeast Queens. “LATFOR has abdicated its responsibility to serve the needs of the communitiy and instead has served the needs of its politicians,” Friedrich said. “The new legislative maps are an abomination and are gerrymandered to break up our communities that have simply asked to remain united.”

While Weprin was upset with the lines, Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said his office is fine with the proposal. Lancman would lose Richmond Hill, Briarwood and the Broadway-Flushing area, while he would pick up most of Fresh Meadows and Bayside Hills. He would also acquire more of Flushing. “The district he represents right now is tough because it comprises six community boards, six precincts, and four school districts,” said Eric Walker, a spokesman for Lancman. “The proposed district has only two school districts, three community boards and three precincts. It makes sense.” The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association supported the Assembly districts but panned the proposed Senate lines. All of Woodhaven remains within a single Assembly district, but is split into three Senate districts. “LATFOR’s decision to split up a onesquare-mile neighborhood among three different senators is bewildering and has no basis in the character, demographics or needs of our community,” said Alexander Blenkinsopp, the WRBA’s communications director. Assemblymen Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) also said they support the lines for their respective districts. Miller would lose a portion of Glendale, but gain sections of Ozone Park and Ridgewood. “I’m going to continue to push for an independent redistricting commission,” Goldfeder said. To see the proposed maps, go to latfor.state.ny.us. Editors Michael Gannon and Paula Neudorf contributed reporting to this article. Q

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Reform defeated; so now what? Most proponents of independent redistricting stop short of ‘no’ vote by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

Thirteen members of the Queens delegation to Albany and Gov. Cuomo were among those who signed on to a pledge from NY Uprising that called for an independent commission to draw up new state legislative districts in the wake of the 2010 Census. The campaign was championed by former Mayor Ed Koch. Its website hails those who signed as “Heroes of Reform,” and those who did not as “Enemies.” But with newly drawn Assembly lines being criticized and those for Senate districts drawing outright contempt, very few members of the Queens delegation — all Democrats — said they would vote against the draft districts if they were presented as now drawn. “I would absolutely vote against these lines,” said State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). The proposed Senate lines were drawn up by the body’s Republicans who have a razor-thin majority, and, according to critics, gerrymandered the new districts to maintain it. The new lines would set Queens Democrats Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Jose Peralta (D-East

Elmhurst) against each other, as well as Toby Ann Stavisky (DWhitestone) and Tony Avella (DBayside). “It’s no coincidence that the Republican proposal puts the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee co-chairs, Sen. Gianaris and I, in the same district,” Peralta said in a statement issued by his office. Cuomo has called the new lines unacceptable, and Addabbo said Senate Republicans would have zero chance of overriding a veto. Gianaris said while he does not think the plan will even come to a vote through either a veto or a court challenge, he too would vote no, and not out of sudden political convenience. “Five or six years ago I wrote an independent redistricting bill similar to what the governor has proposed,” the senator said. While Addabbo is considered highly unlikely to suffer electoral damage from his proposed district, he is opposed to the process in principal. “I don’t accept these on a number of levels,” he said. “Instead of keeping neighborhoods together, they fragment Ridgewood, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill and Ozone

Park. It cuts the Rockaways in two. I don’t see the rationale behind it.” On the Assembly side, where the lines were drawn by his fellow Democrats, David Weprin (D-Little Neck) also said he would vote no. “I suspect there will be changes, but I’m against them the way they are now,” he said. Assemblyman Mike Miller (DWoodhaven) said Assembly lines were imperfect, and those for the Senate far worse. But he also said even the most ardent supporters of an independent redistricting commission would have to think seriously before casting a no vote absent alternatives. “I support independent redistricting, but I don’t see the benefit of objecting unless there is a plan on the table for an independent redistricting commission to take hold,” he said. Miller said upcoming primaries put lawmakers up against hard deadlines. “What if someone wants to primary me?” he asked. “Is it fair to that person to keep pushing things back?” Assemblymen Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) and Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) said they

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were moving the process,” he said. “But in general I think independent redistricting would give people more confidence in what is going on.” A spokesman for Stavisky said she stands by her call for an independent commission and would have no comment on the new lines other than to say the process is not completed. Sen. Shirley Huntley (DJamaica), Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Assemblywoman Arvella Simotas (D-Astoria) also all signed the pledge. Their offices did not return calls seeking comment on their positions Q or a possible vote.

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Just say no to GOP’s redistricting plan rian Browne, the vice president of governmental relations at St. John’s University and an adjunct professor of government and politics, put it as well as anyone in describing the Senate Republicans’ approach to drawing new lines for legislative districts, as required every 10 years following the Census: “My view is that the Republicans were not just partisan; they went rogue,” Browne said. (Note the playful slap at GOP rabble-rouser Sarah Palin, a nice touch.) And that’s not just rhetoric. First the Republicans on the committee charged with crafting the new districts for state Senate seats decided they would expand the body from 62 members to 63. Make no mistake: There was no reason to do that other than to give them the opportunity to gerrymander the lines so that the new member would most likely be another Republican, helping the party maintain its super-slim edge in the Senate. Then they went a step further and drew the districts so that incumbent Democratic senators would be forced to face off against one another in three separate districts. They did this by crafting the lines so that a given senator’s house is now within what used to be the neighboring district. Two of these blatant political maneuvers were made in Queens. In the western part of the borough, Sen. Mike Gianaris will either have to move or run a primary against Sen. Jose Peralta. In

northern Queens, the same thing was done to Sen. Tony Avella and Sen. Toby Stavisky. These attempts at dividing and conquering are reason enough for Gov. Cuomo to veto the plan, as he has indicated he will. But then there’s the fact that they were drawn up by lawmakers themselves, rather than an independent commission. Under pressure from former Mayor Ed Koch, dozens of legislators in both houses had said they would only back new district lines drawn up by a nonpartisan panel of non-lawmakers. Some, like Gianaris, Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. of Ozone Park and Assemblyman David Weprin of Little Neck stuck to their word this week when asked about the promises they had made. Many other Queens lawmakers, alas, dithered or simply declined to answer. The lines also largely failed to do what the people wanted: keep similar communities with common interests together. And the GOP used the allowable population range in senatorial districts to its maximum advantage, sticking to the low end upstate and the high end in the city, diluting the relative power of individual citizens here. Unlike some lawmakers, as governor, Cuomo will have no choice but to take a stand one if the plan ever reaches his desk. We hope it doesn’t, but if it does, we hope he will keep his word and veto it. Barring that, the insightful Browne says, the proposal will end up in court, where again, fairness would call for it to be defeated.

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Make English official Dear Editor: (An open letter to Rep. Joseph Crowley) I resent that your latest newsletter mailed to me was printed half in Spanish. Queens prides itself on being the most ethnically diverse areas of the world, so what about all the other languages that are spoken? Are their speakers going to demand equal rights? Our government unites us as a people and so does our common language. How do I, as an English-speaking person, know what you are telling the Spanish-speaking people? Congressman, unite us, don’t divide us. Please don’t become like Mayor Bloomberg, with whom after hearing his speech you have to hear it again in broken Spanish. Make English the official language of the United States for all government business and we’ll save lots of money just from printing everything in different languages and other services. Living and growing up in Queens I know there were many languages spoken around the neighborhood, but in school and with each other English was spoken unless you were learning a foreign language. There were always waves of immigration to New York, but why now are our schools not performing and students not graduating? You are not really helping people by catering to them. Immerse them in English; it will help them be successful in the business world, where it is spoken all over the world and learned in school in foreign countries. Congressman, we need leaders and uniters in Washington. I hope you can do the job. Richard Polgar Maspeth

Convention center fantasies Dear Editor: Queens Borough President Helen Marshall believed it was a grand idea to destroy hundreds of trees in Flushing MeadowsCorona Park and construct a Grand Prix Auto race track around Meadow Lake. She believed it was a good idea to allow the United States Tennis Association to double its area in the park, thereby giving up irreplaceable public parkland. It was fine with her that hundreds of cars could be parked on FLMCP

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grassland when the Mets and the USTA were in play, something that would not be permitted in any other major city park. It was also a great idea to construct a huge Jets football stadium smack in the middle of FLMCP. Ms. Marshall couldn’t care that the owners and occupiers of Willets Point, her taxpaying constituents, were being taxed for sewers, notwithstanding that there were no sewers. It did not matter to her that the Bloomberg Willets Point proposal, supported by her, would destroy hundreds of small businesses, financially ruin thousands of workers and their families and make a mockery of the timehonored concept that eminent domain existed to acquire property for a needed public purpose and not for the benefit of fat cat real estate moguls. The paltry few dollars she doles out annually from a discretionary fund, miniscule in terms of the city’s billions of dollars economy and budget, hardly qualifies her as a friend of the poor, the middle class and small businesses. Were any one of the above let alone, their totality is sufficient to question Ms. Marshall’s qualifications to hold public office, here now is an absurdity beyond parallel. Notwithstanding the existence of the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, and its taxpayer-committed $1.4 billion renovation, included in the Willets Point proposal was another convention center. Comes now added

Raise the wage he economy struggles on, ceaselessly it seems, despite the recession having technically ended some time ago. Those hurt the most are of course those on the lower end of the economic spectrum. Pointing this out does not constitute class warfare. Nor would a modest hike in the minimum wage, which is now under consideration by the state Legislature. Proponents would raise the state minimum from $7.25 per hour to $8.50. That would be $1.25 more than New Jersey but only a little bit more than other neighboring states. It’s unlikely to cost more than a few jobs and won’t break the bank. Tell your lawmakers to support a raise for the working man and woman.

to this Alice in Wonderland convention center madness Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for a mega convention center at Aqueduct. When that one is built, the Javits Center, despite the expenditure of $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars, will be demolished. Ignoring for the moment there exists a glut in convention space in this country and madness notwithstanding, on the horizon comes Her Royal Highness Helen Marshall insisting, whether one be at Aqueduct or Javits or both, there will be a taxpayer-funded convention center in Willets Point. Her rational is that it will “complement Aqueduct.” This kind of nonsense makes Alice in Wonderland a book of science and the Queens Borough President’s Office a fairyland. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

Bury power lines Dear Editor: Over the last few years, we have experienced tornados, snow and ice storms, hurricanes and other major rain storms. During these events, power is often lost and lines are down making roads impassable and walking treacherous. Sometimes injuries and fatalities result. The problems are acute during the

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The truth on taxes Dear Editor: During his recent State of the Union, President Obama once again stated that the “rich” do not pay their fair share of taxes. Let’s look at the 2009 statistics as released by the IRS. The top 1 percent of taxpayers (those earning over $343,927) had 16.9 percent of the total reported Adjusted Gross Income and paid 36.7 percent of the total income taxes paid. Their average tax rate was 24.01 percent. The bottom 50 percent of taxpayers had 13.5 percent of reported AGI and paid 2.3 percent of the total income taxes paid. Their average tax rate was 1.85 percent. Most of them paid no taxes. If one wanted to be in the top tenth of 1 percent of taxpayers in 2007 you had to earn $2,155,365. In 2009 the number was $1,432,890. I am not arguing that we should all feel sorry for the rich, but the numbers imply that things are not as rosy for them as Democrats make it seem. Since letter writers like Anthony Pilla and John Molnar seem to think that they are more moral than the rest of us, I would like to ask them if the above numbers are not “fair” what is? Vice President Biden once stated that it was “patriotic to pay taxes.” Should the almost 50 percent of taxpayers who pay no taxes pay something? I am not including the most impoverished in the question, so please do not call me heartless. Democrats never quote statistics in backing up their claim because they know the numbers do not support them. I urge Chronicle readers, rather than relying on political rhetoric, to go on the web to taxfoundation.org, where they will see several tables with the actual statistics. It will take some time to fully digest all the information, but it is better than talking out of ignorance. Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

Dear Editor: I would respectfully disagree with “Of age to wage” (Editorial, Jan. 26), concerning your support of state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.’s legislation to raise the legal age for gambling to 21. At 18, you are old enough to vote, pay taxes, own a car, take out a bank loan, serve in the military, die for your country or be sentenced to life in prison with no parole for the murder of others. So not being able to legally gamble makes no sense. At 18, there are no legal restrictions for other forms of gambling, including purchasing New York State and out of town lottery tickets. Anyone can go to the racetrack or legal or illegal betting parlor and place a bet. Creative entrepreneurs will always provide products or services to meet the citizens’ desire, regardless of government approval including access to gambling for those between 18 and 21. Our tax dollars would be better used if police and judges spend more time prosecuting those who commit real crimes against individuals or property than going after those under 21 who attempt to gamble. Citizens have more to fear from murder, arson, rape, muggings, robberies, auto and identity theft or home break-ins, along with ever-increasing levels of confiscatory taxation and debt by government than allowing individuals 18 to 20 gambling. Law enforcement authorities should be free to pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property. There is more to fear from poor and middle class people over 21 becoming addicted to government-sanctioned gambling and spending their life savings going broke than allowing 18- to 21-year olds access. Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and marketplace. Eighteen year olds are adults and should be treated as such. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

Obama the divider Dear Editor: The economy of our nation still has not signif icantly improved since President Obama took office. All of his promises of turning everything around and improving our economic state and reducing unemployment and reducing taxes have not come to pass. The president seems to be in his own world — the world of wanting everyone to believe that he has actually done something significant to help turn our nation around. What a bunch of overbloated baloney! The only thing that he has done is to further divide the nation. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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See you in ‘district’ court Experts say state’s redistricting process has just gotten started by Michael Gannon

be held June 26. The presidential one will be April 24 and the Senate and Assembly priLaw and government experts at St. John’s maries will be on Sept. 11. And does Browne University and its law school are saying that think the timing of the draft’s release was accithe release of draft legislative district lines in dental? New York State is only the beginning. “I don’t,” he said. Brian Browne, vice president of governShould the process wind up in court, St. ment relations at St. John’s and adjunct profes- John’s Law Professor Janai Nelson said all sor of government and politics, said Senate will have to consider the Jan. 20 ruling by the Republicans, with their slim majority, protect- U.S. Supreme Court in Perez v. Perry. ed themselves in their redistricting plan, as did In a 9-0 decision, the court ruled that a lower Assembly Democrats with their huge majority. court improperly threw out new districts drawn He said the Senate lines could give Gov. up the Republican-led Texas Legislature. Cuomo good reason to stick to his promise to The court ruled that a three-judge panel veto districts seen as too politically motivated. “did not give enough deference to the Legisla“But I’m not hearing any problems with the ture’s plans,” said Nelson, who teaches elecAssembly,” he said. “The problem here is with tion law and legal ethics. the Senate lines.” The Texas lines “My view is that were opposed by Histhe Republicans were panic and other minornot just partisan; they ity groups. y view is that the went rogue,” he said. Unlike New York, “They went beyond Texas also comes Republicans were partisan with a tough under provisions of map, forcing six the Voting Rights Act not just partisan; Democrats into three that require preclearthey went rogue.” districts, putting ance by a federal member vs. member. court or the U.S. — Brian Browne, adjunct professor of “What’s important Department of Jusgoverment and politics, St. John’s University is what it means for tice of all new voting New York City and districts in nine downstate in particusouthern states that lar. District density in New York City is far had histories of voter discrimination. more than it is upstate,” Browne said. “That Nelson said trial judges in the Perez case dilutes the votes in downstate districts if you have been ordered to form interim district want to go by ‘one man, one vote.’” lines that will allow Texas elections to proceed Districts must be drawn so that their popu- while preclearance is sought. lations fall within a certain range. The Senate She also said the potential success of any plan generally has populations at the lower court appeal in New York will depend upon end of the range in upstate districts, and at the what grounds the new lines are challenged. higher end in downstate districts where “The New York Senate lines will probably Democrats have the edge. be challenged under the Voting Rights Act Browne believes after the mandatory public by minority groups, good government group hearings it will go to court and then a special and others,” Nelson said. “In Perez they have master. been ordered to form interim lines because He said that while Cuomo came out in the while [the Texas Legislature’s] lines have not media on Friday as calling the lines unaccept- been precleared, they also have not been able, he was not really specific about where ruled illegal.” they come up short or whether he would veto Nelson said the two-week public comment the plans. period, which began on Jan. 30, will be an “He’s really running against the clock,” important opportunity for opponents of the Browne said, citing the time to have public new New York State lines to make their objechearings and negotiations before primary and tions known to the legislative task force. election season this year. “They can participate in how our state is A U.S. district court judge last week ruled reshaped,” Nelson said. “They should take part Q that New York’s congressional primaries will in the hearing process.” Associate Editor

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Robles, civil rights Longtime Woodhaven leader dead at 78 activist dies at age 63 A fighter and businesswoman who moved to Howard Beach in 1971

Residents remember Susan Farrell as always fighting for Woodhaven by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Ines Robles, left, with her daughter, Deputy Mayor Carol Robles-Roman, and her husband, COURTESY PHOTO Emilio Robles, at Mayor Bloomberg’s 2002 inaugural.

by Frances Robles Whether up against an enraged neighbor furious over the arrival of a Puerto Rican family to an all-white neighborhood or a government bureaucrat disenfranchising the poor, Ines Robles was a fighter. The 78-year-old Howard Beach resident died Thursday from a massive stroke. The longtime Queens civil rights activist and businesswoman spent more than four decades speaking truth to power. She demonstrated that with education and strong will, all children could achieve the impossible. “My mother raised six children — f ive girls — so it was particularly important to her to teach us, as women of color, that women can have a voice and can have a powerful voice,” said her daughter, New York City Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs Carol Robles-Roman. “Many women never learn that. That’s the gift she gave me.” Robles was born Ines Diaz Diaz in the rural village of Naranjito, Puerto Rico. She studied education for three and a half years at the University of Puerto Rico, ultimately becoming a welfare investigator on the island. “This job made me realize that what I wanted to do were things that involved helping people,” she told her daughter, Brooklyn College psychology professor Sally Robles, who interviewed her mother for an entry about her in “Latina in the United States, a Historical Encyclopedia.” Robles moved to Bridgeport, Conn., in 1956, and two years later settled in Brownsville, Brooklyn. She and her husband Emilio owned and operated Los Robles Travel Service, a combination travel agency and insurance brokerage in East New York. Robles became an advocate for

low-income residents who needed help tackling government beaucracy. She taught them their rights and founded several organizations that would help people with everything from voter registration to education. She founded or helped run a variety of organizations, including Accion Civica Hispana, the Puerto Rican Organizations of Brownsville and the East New York and Brownsville Community Council. For two years, she directed the council’s Action Center No. 4, a multi-service agency that helped people tackle housing and healthcare. She moved to Howard Beach in 1971, where she was undaunted by racially-motivated vandalism. As the crack epidemic exploded in East New York, and the neighborhood’s homicide rate soared to the city’s highest, the Robles’ business was beseiged by crime. She held firm. She enjoyed recounting the story about how she and other Latino business owners locked arms in front of the travel agency to protect it during civil disturbances. The Sutter Avenue business closed in 1999, when the couple retired. Besides her daughters Carol and Sally, Robles is survived by her husband of 55 years, Emilio; son Daniel; daughters Edna, Melisa and Frances; and seven grandchildren. A viewing will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at James Stephen Romanelli Funeral Home, 89-01 Rockaway Blvd. in Ozone Park. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:45 a.m. Monday at St. Helen’s Church, 15710 83rd St. in Howard Beach. Burial will be immediately following the Mass at St. John’s Cemetery at 80-01 Q Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village.

Susan Rae Farrell never stopped fighting for Woodhaven. Less than two weeks before the Community Board 9 member died near the end of January, Farrell, 63, had alerted residents to what is quickly becoming one of the area’s more controversial topics thus far this year — the city’s proposal to change traffic directions on 84th Street and 89th Avenue. “She’s the one who emailed me about the whole 84th Street mess, and that gave us enough time to make a stink about it,” said Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association President Ed Wendell. “She’s the one who brought all of this to our attention.” Farrell, who died Jan. 19 at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center after coming down with pneumonia, had long been involved in civic affairs and began serving on Community Board 9 in 2002. She also was a member of the WRBA and regularly attended meetings of the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society. “She came to every board meeting, every hearing, no matter what,” said Community Board 9 District Manager Mary Ann Carey. “She was such an asset to the community.” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) echoed Carey’s sentiment. “She was a good friend and a lovely lady,” Ulrich said. “She was at my wedding. She was a big fan of mine, but I was an even bigger fan of hers. She was dynamite, and she’ll be sorely missed.” Like Carey, Wendell also emphasized Farrell’s dedication to Queens, and particularly Woodhaven. “This is a woman who had respiratory problems and who could barely walk the last year or so of her life,” Wendell said. “She could barely walk and had trouble breathing, but she’d walk the four or five blocks to WRBA meetings. It was a real

Residents remember Susan Farrell as a dedicated activist who never stopped fighting for PHOTO COURTESY WRBA Woodhaven. effort for her, and that said a lot to me that someone was willing to go through pain to get to be involved.” Described as a feisty character who was quick to stand up for what she believed in — Carey remembered her also as a “diehard Republican.” Farrell also had a sense of humor that often kept her friends laughing, Wendell said. “She was a very active, very intelligent young woman who was really smart, really on the ball,” Carey said. “She was very active in the community, and we’ll miss her very much.” Farrell is survived by her mother, Lillian, as well as other family members and friends who say they hope her legacy will inspire residents for years to come to become deeply-rooted in community issues. “We need more people like Susan,” Wendell said. “She was such a character, with such a good sense of humor. We are Q heartbroken.”

Addabbo pushes road safety State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is sponsoring a package of bills he said will ensure safer streets by cracking down on unsafe drivers. One bill, S.1271, would increase the fines and potential jail time for driving with a suspended or revoked license. Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree would carry a fine between $500 and $1,000. A second-degree offense would be between $1,000 and $5,000 with up to 180 days in jail. A first-degree offense would carry between one and five years in jail. He also recently voted for three related bills. S.164C would charge intoxicated drivers who are supervising an inexperienced

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At Woodhaven school, a focus on community St. Thomas the Apostle students celebrate Catholic Schools Week by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Parents and area residents got to glimpse the inner workings of St. Thomas the Apostle in Woodhaven in recent days, as the school joined institutions across the country to celebrate Catholic Schools Week — at which time the Queens pupils feted a 90year-old school that has evolved to mirror the rapidly changing community around it. Over the past nine decades, the pupils at the Woodhaven school have come to represent the diversity that makes up Queens and are not solely Catholic but hail from a variety of backgrounds, including Buddhist and Muslim.

Cynthia Rodriguez, left, Victoria Capasso, and Melany Caceres celebrate Catholic Schools Week at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Woodhaven.

“During religious lessons, everyone — Buddhists, Muslims, Christians — are encouraged to share their beliefs,” Principal Katie Quinn said. “The message we focus on is we’re all called to a higher message.” During the past week, anyone from the community who’s interested in the school was able to walk its floors and get a look at that diversity, as well as what life is like for the 194 students in nursery school through eighth grade. As residents traversed the hallways, students, teachers and Quinn said they hoped the institution’s emphasis on the arts, technology and community service — each presented in a way that makes sense in the context of an increasingly diverse student body — quickly became apparent to onlookers. “For our class today, people can see the students are writing about the gifts that God gave them, and then how they can use those gifts in the world,” Sister Maria Barbera, OP, who has taught at St. Thomas the Apostle for 20 years, said during a religion class she taught on Tuesday. Lynn Alaimo, a science and language arts teacher, said the basis of Catholic education revolves around the notion that life should be about something more than the individual. “It’s not just about learning math or science but about creating people who want to go out and change the world,” Alaimo said. “It’s about the whole world and not just academics.” Eighth graders Cynthia Rodriguez and Melany Caceres said they’ve enjoyed the

Michael Mariano, left, Sister Maria Barbera, OP, and Amanda Capasso have fun in the religion class that includes discussions on a variety of beliefs, including Buddhism and Islam. PHOTOS BY ANNA GUSTAFSON

service aspect of their curriculum, particularly tutoring. “I used to go to public school, and it’s so different here,” Melany said. “Here, they support you. You realize how important education is here.” Cynthia emphasized that her peers “are like family” to her. “People here don’t just support you as

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Lending soldiers a helping hand St. Helen students collect coupons for military by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

For students in St. Helen’s Kiwanis Builders Club, changing the world can be as simple as picking up a pair of scissors. The young activists are conducting a coupon drive to support military families — and all residents have to do to participate is cut out supermarket product manufacturers’ coupons and drop them off at St. Helen School at 83-09 157 Ave. in Howard Beach, the Queens Chronicle office at 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park or Councilman Eric Ulrich’s office at 93-06 101 Ave. in

Ozone Park. “This is really important because it will help the military families financially and let them know we care,” Jenna M., a seventh grade student and president of the Builders Club, said at her group’s meeting this week. St. Helen administrators asked that students’ last names not be used because they did not have parental consent. The students in the Builders Club, which is supported by the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach, have already collected $20,000 worth of coupons and hope to donate as much as $100,000 in coupons to a U.S. Army pro-

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gram that uses them to purchase food and supplies for military men and women. The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach and Giovanni Distributors will award $250 each to two students, one from the Builders Club and another from the general student body, who bring in the greatest amount in coupons. Steve Sirgiovanni, the immediate past president of the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach, noted he found out about the coupon program from Richmond Hill South Civic Association President Margaret Finnerty, who has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in coupons. “I felt this would be a good project for the children, because what else is better than to help the people fighting for our freedom?” Sirgiovanni said. Students will be collecting coupons until the end of the year. Coupons may be from newspapers, magazines or the Internet. The effort is one of many projects the group has undertaken since the service club was formed at St. Helen last spring. Under the guidance of Kiwanis members and faculty advisor Amy Baumgarten, students organized bake sales to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s and Mount Sinai hospitals. They also raised funds for victims of the devastating tornado last year in Mississippi. Nicholas A. said the club has helped to make him and his peers believe they can make a dent in the world’s problems. “It feels good to be able to help people,” Q he said.

Hike minimum wage to $8.50? State lawmakers are eyeing a hike in the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50, a figure that would be more in line with those in neighboring states in New England, but far higher than in New Jersey. The plan has set off a familiar debate, with proponents saying it is necessary to raise the working classes’ standard of living, and opponents saying it will reduce the number of jobs available by forcing employers to pay more for each worker. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) introduced the bill Monday, according to media reports, saying that it will be a priority for this legislative session. He told The New York Times that the increase is part of a legislative package he wants to pass to address income inequality. State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Long Island), however, called the planned hike a potential job killer. And the Times reported that Russell Sykes of the Empire Center for New York State Policy said the state would lose tens of thousands of jobs even if the wage were raised to $8.25, much less $8.50. Some opposing advocates say it should be raised to $10. The minimum wage in New Jersey is $7.25, according to the federal government, while in Connecticut it is $8.25, in MassaQ chusetts $8, and in Vermont $8.46. — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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The condition of Jamaica Bay has been on the minds of many Queens residents in recent years, and one man is getting behind the camera to talk about it. Dan Hendrick, spokesman for the New York League of Conservation Voters, and director David Sigal are shooting a documentary about Jamaica Bay and the issues it is facing. Hendrick hopes that the film will highlight both the bay and the environmental issues that have been plaguing the bay for years. “I’ve always thought that Jamaica Bay is a hugely fascinating part of New York that has never gotten its due,” Hendrick said. “ I hope this film can help accomplish that.” Hendrick, a former editor in chief of the Queens Chronicle who had written a book on the history of the bay in 2006, said that he hopes to highlight many of the environmental challenges that the bay has faced. Most recently, residents responded negatively to a proposal to expand John F. Kennedy Airport further into the bay. Currently, the airport can no longer legally do that, but Hendrick said that it raises some interesting questions about what will happen with the bay. “There’s a new concerted effort to help with the bay’s environmental health, but there are also more development projects that involve the bay. The real question going forward will be whether to restore

Dan Hendrick, right, with Shewen Bian of the Army Corps of Engingeers at Black Wall Marsh in Jamaica Bay. Hendrick has been an advocate for the bay’s environmental recovery, and he will PHOTO BY PATRICK CONWAY soon put his advocacy on film. the bay to what it once was or to merge development with the bay,” Hendrick said. Since the 1940s at least, Jamaica Bay has run into its fair share of environmental trouble. The construction of Floyd Bennett Field and JFK Airport resulting in several thousand acres of marshlands in the bay being filled. More marshlands are being lost because of rising water levels, and sewage plants dumping waste into the bay

have made the water dangerous. The rising water level has been a concern for the residents of Broad Channel for some time. The neighborhood, which sits in the center of Jamaica Bay, has suffered from flooding and rising water levels for many years. The city has taken steps in recent years to improve the environmental quality of the bay. In 2005, Mayor Bloomberg signed the

Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan, which outlined a strategy to restore wetlands, increase the water quality and make the bay safe for the wildlife that lives there. The Army Corps of Engineers has also been involved in the restoration project by constructing new marsh islands and restoring islands that had been lost to rising water levels. To date, the Army Corps has spent $7.3 million on restoring three islands so far. Sigal, who had previously worked as a producer on the 2010 film “Fair Game,” said that he became fascinated with the area after reading Hendrick’s book. “I became fascinated with this beautiful part of the city that I hadn’t known much about before,” Sigal said. During production, Sigal said that what interested him most were the residents of Broad Channel who have become very active in the fight to save the bay. “Some of these people are the last people you’d expect to become environmental activists,” Sigal said. “These are regular people who care about this beautiful part of their neighborhood and they’re trying to make a difference.” Hendrick and Sigal plan to spend a year shooting footage of the bay during each season. Sigal anticipated finishing shooting by Sept. 2012, but he had no release date for the film, but he hopes to take it to festivals and said that a screening on public Q television would be great.

Restoring wetlands in Jamaica Bay Marsh restoration moving forward; worries about new airport runway by Kevin Korber Chronicle Contributor

Jamaica Bay has had its fair share of environmental problems, but it appears as if progress is being made. A deal reached in 2011 between the city Department of Environmental Protection, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and local environmentalist groups has resulted in a concerted effort to restore the bay to its previous environmental state. The deal, which was organized in part by the National Resources Defense Council, focuses on cleaning the bay by reducing nitrogen input in the water and restoring marsh islands that have been lost to rising water levels. The greatest concern for many groups has been the nitrogen levels found in the bay’s water. Nitrogen is dumped into the bay daily by four sewage plants in the area. A statement from the NRDC claims that nitrogen levels measured in the bay are among the highest in the world. Elevated nitrogen levels are blamed for the buildup of harmful algae in the water. The algae is blamed for suffocating plant and animal life underneath the water. Under the new agreement, nitrogen levels are expected to be decreased by 50 percent. According to Brad Sewell of the NRDC, that goal is expected to be accomplished by the year 2020, barring any complications. “We’re working with the DEP to make structural improvements to these sewage plants to cut their nitrogen output,” Sewell said. Dan Mundy of the Jamaica Bay Eco Watchers, one of the organizations represented by the NRDC, said that the deal was necessary to keep track of a pollution threat that had not been considered before. “Previous pollution tests looked for things like toxins and fecal matter,” said Mundy. “Nitrogen wasn’t included in any readings because it was something that occurred naturally.”

“However, too much of anything isn’t good,” he added. The deal, which had existed in principle in 2010, is now a legally binding contract. If the city and state do not fulfill their obligations according to the deal, environmental groups represented by the NRDC can take legal action against the city and state. The DEP had issued a comprehensive plan to help restore the bay in 2007, and they had increased their efforts in 2010 and 2011. Part of their plan has involved the introduction of new wildlife such as — oysters, mussels, and eel grass — into the bay in an attempt to improve water quality. The task of restoring the bay islands has been given to the Army Corps of Engineers, which has been bringing in sand to restore islands that previously had been submerged. To date, two islands in the bay have been restored, and a third is expected to be completed by this summer. The Corps also plans to restore two more islands in the near future. The islands are created using sand and dredging techniques to fill in footprints of previously existing islands. Sand is then shifted to create high and low marshes, after which plants are either grown or transplanted onto the sites. The creation of the first two islands resulted in the creation of 900,000 plants, and the planned third island would result in the creation of 89,000 plants. The cause of the disappearance of the islands, however, is still a mystery. “A scientific study done on this subject concluded that there isn’t a single definitive cause as to why these islands have disappeared,” said Lisa Baron, a spokesperson for the Corps of Engineers. “However, there are a number of things that could contribute to this phenomenon, such as rising water levels in the bay, the erosion of sediment at the bottom of the bay, and the putrefication of water in the bay.” While work continues to be done, there are still concerns about the future of the bay. Recently, the Regional Plan

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Association proposed an expansion to John F. Kennedy International Airport that would likely result in wetlands being filled in to make way for new runways. The New York/New Jersey Port Authority, which would have to approve any airport expansion, could not be reached for comment by press time. A statement issued by the Eco Watchers said that any expansion into the bay “would irreversibly harm what is not simply New York City’s ecological crown jewel but a wetlands and estuarine area of national importance.” Barring that, Mundy was optimistic about the future of the bay. “We’re trying to get to a tipping point where the marshes can become a self-sustaining environment again, and we’re Q getting there,” he said.

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A longtime vocal proponent of the Voice Charter School in Long Island City, Community Education Council 30 member Valarie LaMour was looking forward to her son potentially being selected to attend kindergarten at the school that focuses on music education. However, when she recently went to fill out an application, she was taken by surprise to learn that her son was ineligible to apply because Voice had changed its admissions policy and was Community Education Council 30 members Valarie no longer considering students for LaMour and Isaac Carmignani discuss concerns with kindergarten who were born later in charter schools’ admissions processes at a meeting the year. Irate to discover this, LaMour this week. PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON said that the move would allow the school to accept older students and leave the concerns, they said the fact that it could younger, potentially more immature students quietly overhaul its admissions process is a red flag in regards to the entire charter systo attend area public institutions. “I find this completely wrong,” LaMour tem and worried that a charter school anysaid at a CEC 30 meeting in Long Island where in the city could revamp policy withCity on Monday night. “Charter schools are out notifying groups like a community edusupposed to be giving our children the cation council. Under state law, if a charter school wants choice to go to their schools.” After LaMour contacted Voice’s princi- to change its admission policy, it must pal, the charter’s board decided to overturn receive approval from the state education its original decision and implemented the commissioner. Something like a change to same admissions policy it had before — admission would not require a formal charwhich allows children born up until the end ter revision hearing. De Luna stressed that the school would of the year to apply to kindergarten, just as not have been allowed to unilaterally traditional public schools do. “We decided we didn’t want to make that change its admissions process and would change, though we may look at it in the need a stamp of approval from the state. Still, because of their concerns, CEC 30 future,” said Bob de Luna, a member of Voice’s board. “It’s not as though our dis- members are considering drafting a proposcussions about them are private. Our board al that would encourage charter schools that meetings are all open to the public. Parents accept public funds, as Voice does, to notify are on our board. It’s not as though the dis- the public when they are making policy cussion had been without parental conver- changes. LaMour also emphasized that charter sation.” De Luna said the school had originally schools are often colocated in buildings that considered changing the cutoff date because house public schools, and said she believes officials noticed “that some of our younger the two should have the same admissions students were more likely to have problems criteria. Voice, for example, runs out of the achieving the standards to advance than we same building as PS 111. “It seems to me there’s a fundamental would’ve liked.” While CEC 30 members said while they question of fairness and equality,” CEC 30 Q were pleased Voice heeded residents’ President Isaac Carmignani said.

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Interrupting the governor Queens College professor learning to ‘Occupy’ by Will Sammon

“As soon as she found out, she emailed as many people as she could from Occupy Queens,” said Katie Ferrari, who graduated Grace Davie is a Queens College history professor who earned from Queens College in 2011, and Occupy Queens facilitator a Ph.D in African history, a mother of two boys, a scholar and an who Davie has befriended at the meetings in Jackson Heights. award-winning author, but her new title, that of “activist,” is one Moments after Cuomo took the stand, Davie did something that she said would not had been attributable 10 years ago. that she said only she was aware would happen. Davie, 37, now known for what is being called her “mic“I just felt like I absolutely had to interrupt him,” she said. check” during Gov. Cuomo’s speech at Queens College on Jan. A staunch believer in non-violent protests, she stood up and 19, was fixated on achieving her career aspirations and was never asked for a “mic-check.” Occupy protesters use the “mic check” previously involved hands-on with any call as a signal to repeat in unison what brand of activism. As of September 2011, the lead demonstrator is about to say. that much has changed. The tenured proDavie received no support after she called fessor is bringing her prior knowledge of out, but managed to make her point before Gandhi’s work and social-political being asked to sit down while the goverinequality issues in South Africa to the nor tried to talk over her. Davie asked forefront of conversations during Occupy Cuomo to do more for the 99 percent, just felt like I absolutely Queens — a group which stemmed from with the 99 percent. had to interrupt him.” the Occupy Wall Street movement — gen“I want Gov. Cuomo to double his comeral assembly meetings in Jackson mitment to public education, to create — Grace Davie, Queens College professor Heights. even more jobs,” Davie said as she Davie said it is easier for her to get remained standing. “Occupy Wall Street is involved now because she has immersed a non-violent movement; we are fighting herself in the history of Africa, where peofor justice and freedom. Please join us.” ple confronted obstacles such as slaveThe professor explained that she felt her trade, colonial conquest, and unrepresentative and abusive gov- actions were necessary because she wanted to represent the stuernments. dents who protested CUNY’s tuition increases in recent months. “We have the power to change ourselves,” Davie said. “We Her interruption, she said, actually does not even have much to have the power to imagine different societies. We can learn about do with being against Cuomo himself. the past, we can think about the future, we can learn about differ“When I found out I was so happy and proud that I know her,” ent cultures and we can say ‘it doesn’t have to be this way; this Ferrari said. “I feel like the student population never had a voice reality is not the only possibility.’ We have the power to put pres- and it may have worked well because she was a professor.” sure on elected leaders and on each other.” Davie started to get involved with the Occupy Wall Street Davie did not receive word that Cuomo was arriving at movement somewhat by chance because her mother-in-law, Queens College until the night before his scheduled visit. But whom she visits on the weekends, lives a few blocks from Zucthat did not stop her from attending and ultimately trying to make cotti Park, the site that protestors occupied for weeks. She continued on page 36 a difference. Chronicle Contributor

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JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT 2011 ends with many ‘Headin’ for a Weddin’’ T he fall semester play, presented at the John Adams HS in Ozone Park, “Headin’ for a Weddin’,” was a big hit with audiences. Directed by drama teacher, Mrs. Novak, two shows took place in the school auditorium on Thursday, December 15 at 7 p.m., and on Friday, December 16 at 4 p.m. The wonderful acting skills and hilarious dialogue of this three-act romantic comedy were received with plenty of laughs and applause from family members, school faculty

members and friends. The story takes place in Virginia, and revolves around a young hillbilly, named Homer Hollowbone, who pretends to be someone he really isn’t in order to impress a young lady, named Melissa, someone whom he only knows through mail correspondence. When Melissa shows up to marry the man of her dreams, she plots revenge on Homer for deceiving her … and the rest of the zany story was all in the script.

Students hold assembly, look to counterattack bullying with kindness

Students in Ms. Panzer’s Leadership class take a moment to smile for the camera, as they work together to create a large display that reads: “I Accept Rachel’s Challenge.” The sign was only one element of a powerful and moving presentation that focused on confronting the issue of bullying by promoting the idea of doing kind deeds for others. The presentation, given in November, was inspired by 17-year-old Rachel Scott, who was killed in the Columbine High School shooting massacre in Colorado in 1999. Students and faculty were speechless, yet filled with emotion, as they watched the presentation in the school auditorium.

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Lots of “cents” and a big heart by Symone Simon To honor the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the John Adams HS’s Leadership class, along with Ms. Panzer, organized the “Penny Harvest — a program of Common Cents.” After a week of collecting pennies from faculty and students, the school raised an impressive $231. The money was donated to the National September 11th Memorial located at the site of the World Trade Center. “The idea is that we are all the ‘pen-

by Symone Simon On November 2, 2011, John Adams HS hosted one of the most moving and emotional assemblies that this school has ever experienced. Ms. Panzer and the Leadership class came together with the rest of the school to present “Rachel’s Challenge.” During the assembly which was held in the school auditorium, a tribute was made to Rachel Joy Scott, the first victim of the 1999 Columbine shooting tragedy. Prior to her death, Rachel had come up with ways to be a better person, and she wanted to start a chain reaction of kindness. The goal was to influence students to be kinder individuals, and think before they act. After the assembly, the students were so moved by the presentation that it decided to take Rachel’s Challenge one step further. Members of the Leadership class came up with “Random Acts of Kindness Week.” Throughout the week, also in November, students were presented with opportunities to show a better side of themselves, whether it was making a new friend, or simply saying, “Good Morning” and opening the door for someone. If someone did something kind for another person, or if someone witnessed a kind act, “Thank You” cards were given and filled up with the signatures of those who performed such acts of kindness. Eventually, the signatures from the cards were taken and written on paper chains of people holding hands in unison. Students volunteered their time to make the paper chains which now grace the walls on the third floor at John Adams.

The talented John Adams students from Ms. Novak’s period 9 Theater Arts class provided great entertainment, and left those in attendance excited about the future plays that will be taking place. “Headin’ for a Weddin’,” written by Le Roma Greth, was presented by the English department in conjunction with the Media and Communication Arts SLC and York College.

nies of New York.’ It might be hard for one penny to make a difference, but if we all come together, we can be a part of the memorial,” said Ms. Panzer. People who donated a handful of pennies received a pin with the 9/11 Memorial logo on it, and those who donated a dollar or more in pennies had their names written on one of 220 floors on a display of the original Twin Towers. The towers are located across from Ms. Panzer’s office on the third floor.

Ms. Panzer and her Leadership class point to the Twin Towers display on the third-floor wall, as part of their “Penny Harvest” project. In the center is a large plastic container filled with $231 in pennies that were collected and donated to the National September 11th Memorial. PHOTO BY DION PIERRE

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State Dream Act faces uphill battle Stripped of major provisions, bill inches toward vote in Legislature by Paula Neudorf Associate Editor

After gaining some momentum at the end of last year, the New York State Dream Act, referred to committee in both the state Senate and Assembly, faces an uphill battle, especially in the Republican-led Senate, immigrant advocates and lawmakers say. Before it was amended at the end of November and beginning of December, the bill included a slew of provisions, such as allowing illegal New York students to obtain state ID cards. Like the federal Dream Act, the state bill has always honed in on immigrant students in good standing who were brought to the country as minors. Now the state bill focuses solely on granting non-U.S. immigrant students, both legal and illegal, access to public financial aid for higher education. As hopes for a federal Dream Act have faded, immigrant advocates seemed to view the state Dream Act as the best vehicle for giving illegal students as many rights as possible, although only the federal government can grant citizenship. When the New York Board of Regents threw in its support for legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants access to state funds, the bill gained momentum. But since it’s been amended, some are finding themselves disappointed with its limited scope, while acknowledging that cutting away the Dream Act’s more comprehensive

and controversial provisions and honing in on the element with the broadest support has given it a fighting chance at passing. “We knew we were going to have too much opposition,” explained Rocio Cruz, the staff director for Assemblyman Guillermo Linares (D-Manhattan), of the decision to amend the bill. Linares is the bill’s sponsor in the Assembly, which has a large Democratic majority. “We’re pretty sure it’s going to pass the committee,” Cruz said, adding that the goal is to have the bill voted on at the end of this year’s legislative session, in May or June, to give it time to garner support. Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), an outspoken advocate of the state Dream Act, pointed to the accompanying Dream Fund bill he introduced in November, which would set up a state-run nonprofit charged with administering private — not public — funds to would-be immigrant college students. Because it lacks the public provision, it’s chances are much higher of passing, many indicated. “There is a great deal of optimism that this bill will make it to the floor and become an important stepping stone in immigration policy in New York,” Moya said in a statement of the Dream Fund bill. State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights), a cosponsor of both the Dream Act and Dream Fund bills in the Republican Senate, also emphasized his support for the Dream Fund.

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After the city revoked yellow bus service for some elementary students at PS 229 in Woodside last year, parents say they fear for their children’s lives and many will not allow the youngsters to walk to school along the route suggested by the Department of Education that includes crossing a busy intersection near an off ramp for the BrooklynQueens Expressway. Parents and their children, many of whom live in the Big Six towers in Woodside, gathered at the intersection of 61st Street and Laurel Hill Boulevard this week to protest the DOE’s refusal to grant them a hazard variance, which would allow students in third through fifth grade to take the yellow school bus to class and which Woodside residents had received from the city for about four decades before 2010. The city eliminated a policy that allowed entire schools to seek variances and now only accepts individuals to apply for them. “I really am scared for my daughter’s life,” said Michelle Kates of her 9-year-old child. “I lost my job because I was late after bringing her to school. But for me, it’s worth it knowing my daughter is safe. I’m outraged that the city gave us this route.” The DOE only provides bus transportation for students in kindergarten through second grade in the city, which parents and education officials say leaves buses more than half empty and forces children to traverse dangerous roadways to walk to school. The city will not pay for transportation for students who live less than a mile from a school, forcing them to walk or find their own rides — which the Woodside parents said is a disaster waiting to happen. Parents noted that the route the DOE suggests to get to PS 229 is eight-tenths of a mile, while another route, which runs along Queens Boulevard but which some said could be minimally safer, is a little more than a mile.

“Last year my wife and I paid $1,000 for a private transportation service to bring my son to and from school, and this year we’re paying $500 out of pocket for a service to bring my son to school because there’s no way we’re going to let him walk this route,” Tom Haggerty said. Marge Feinberg, a DOE spokeswoman, said the city has taken efforts to ensure students’ safety. The city Department of Transportation “created a crosswalk and NYPD provided a crossing guard at an intersection students use to get to school,” Feinberg wrote in an email. “A parent, based on where he or she lives, may still apply for an individual variance.” Parents said while the crosswalk still exists, there is no crossing guard this year to aid students. “The Department of Education’s decision to discontinue this bus was wrong and reckless and needs to be reversed,” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said. “That’s why we’ve supported the parents and families all the way through this process as they ultimately head toward litigation and suing the DOE.” Community Education Council 24 President Nick Comaianni said his group last week unanimously threw its support behind a proposal by Dmytro Fedkowskyj, the Queens borough president’s appointee on the city Panel for Educational Policy, to create a program that would require the city to better inform the public as to how it grants variances — and why the officials often don’t. “This problem has become enormous,” Comaianni said. “The route these kids are taking is dangerous.” CEC 24 member Bill Kregler agreed. “This would not cost the city anything more to provide busing for these kids because the bus is more than half empty already,” Kregler said. “The city is playing Q Russian roulette with our kids’ safety.”

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Emergency care upgrade in Flushing New York Hospital Queens opens new unit beds; more to follow in ’12 by Michael Gannon

Simanowitz (D-Flushing). Meng became a mother at the hospital. When three Queens hospitals closed in Marshall said both she and her husband have 2008 and 2009, more and more people who been treated there. use emergency rooms for primary care “I remember when it was Booth Memorwere faced with fewer and fewer options. ial,” the borough president said. Now New York Hospital Queens in Kindschuh and Stephen Mills, the hospiFlushing has taken the first of two big steps tal’s president and chief executive officer, aimed at improving their care. said all remaining area hospitals, including The hospital on New York Hospital Jan. 26 cut the ribbon Queens, felt the on its Emergency impact after ParkDepartment’s new way Hospital in Forust sitting [patients] urgent care facility, est Hills closed in an area with seven 2008. down in the waiting stations all aimed at St. John’s Hospiroom doesn’t address treating patients who tal in Elmhurst and require treatment but Mary Immaculate in their needs.” who will not need to Jamaica followed be admitted. suit in 2009. — Dr. George Heinrich, chairman, New “We see 125,000 “All the other hosYork Hospital Queens board of trustees patients a year in our pitals had to take up emergency room,” the slack,” Mills said Dr. Mark Kindsaid. schuh, vice chairman of emergency mediHe said the new facility, in a space that cine. “Break that down per day.” used to house office and administrative He said such urgent care patients make space off of the ER facilities, was paid for up about 25 percent of the emergency with a $4 million grant from the Healthcare room’s daily caseload. Efficiency and Affordability Law for New The new unit was unveiled with much Yorkers program. fanfare in a ceremony that included BorThe same grant will pay for 10 new acute ough President Helen Marshall, state Sen. care beds in the emergency room, which Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Whitestone) Kindschuh said will be ready in 2012. Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-FlushKindschuh said the urgent care stations ing) and Assemblyman Michael will make people’s stay in the waiting Associate Editor

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Borough President Helen Marshall, center, and Stephen Mills, with scissors, the president and CEO of New York Hospital Queens, cut the ribbon on a new urgent care center at the hospital’s emergency room on Jan. 26. The unit, paid for with a state grant, will care for patients whose needs will PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON not require them to be admitted to the hospital. area shorter. “Just sitting them down in the waiting room doesn’t address their needs,” Dr. George Heinrich, chairman of the hospital’s board of trustees, said. All still will have access to basic health care, 24-7 emergency dental service and opthalmology services while freeing other

staff and resources — including the hospital’s Level 1 trauma unit — for the more seriously afflicted patients and dire emergencies. “Queens has two airports, three major highways and two major sports facilities,” Mills said. “We are going to have a major Q emergency someday.”

Jewelry maker gives pets 2nd chance Unwanted NYC Pets rescues and rehabilitates pets from kill shelters by Benjamin Kabin Weitzenkorn Chronicle Contributor

About a week and a half ago Betina Wassermann of Flushing went to a city animal shelter and saw something horrific — a sick pitbull mix with an untreated exposed bone.

“This wound was rancid,” Wassermann said. “We didn’t know how sick she was. Under her right arm the bone is showing through ... all the skin is missing so she has a cast on that arm.”

Betina Wassermann (right) and Kristin Livan of Unwanted New York City Pets. Wassermann founded the operation whose mission is to rescue pets from kill shelters. Livan volunteers her Brooklyn grooming service to turn rescues into what Wassermann describes as “show dogs.” PHOTO COURTESY BETINA WASSERMANN

As a part of her new nonprofit venture, Unwanted New York City Pets, Wassermann rescued the dog, named Sally, that she said would have been euthanized otherwise. Since then they’ve treated Sally’s wound and continue to pay for the vet visits she needs once every four days. Wassermann and several of her friends began their effort to rescue dogs from kill shelters about eight months ago after she had a life-altering experience. “I was diagnosed with lymphoma two years ago,” she said. I pulled through after several bouts of chemo and losing my hair.” She thought, “what have I done for the greater good — and the answer was nothing.” The idea for Unwanted NYC Pets, which Wassermann runs from her Flushing home, seemed to came to her naturally. “My mom never passed a stray she didn’t pick up,” Wassermann added. Back when I was a kid in Queens there were strays all over the place and they would wind up in our house. It’s all thanks to my mother who raised me to respect all creatures ... It’s in the blood.” Wassermann said her organization does not discriminate

based on a dog’s age or breed. “We’ll pull a pitbull one day and then a poodle another day. They’re all mutts. Sometimes it’s a very, very diff icult choice,” Wassermann said. “I go to sleep every night thinking about the ones I couldn’t save. It’s really, really hard.” She said that ever y day between f ive and 25 city dogs are put down. Her mission is to rescue as many as she can, but resources are limited and she relies on the kindness and willingness of others. “If people didn’t donate, we’d be in trouble,” Wassermann said, “but when people see a crisis they tend to help us, which is wonderful.” Unwanted NYC Pets is not a shelter, all the dogs rescued go to foster homes while they are rehabilitated and given the veterinar y care they need. That means Wassermann needs people not just to donate, but to open their homes. Our mission is to rescue animals from kill shelters ... It’s all dependent on having a foster home and having funding. There’s only six of us and only a few foster homes. We will foster dogs [ourselves],” Wassermann added. “I personally have four dogs that

are rescues that are mine and I’ll foster one on top of that.” Wassermann gained media attention in 2009 after she made and sent actor Mickey Rourke a pendant in memory of his dog who had recently passed away. Rourke wore the pendant to the Oscars and was quoted as saying “I got it on and I ain’t takin’ it off.” A l t h o u g h Wa s s e r m a n n n o l o n g e r m a ke s j ewe l r y, s h e maintains two stores on Etsy, a popular retail website where artists and designers can sell their original and handmade clothing, jewelry and art. She sells what’s left from her jewelry-making days in her online store called, “Wicked World” and T-shirts and photographs at unwantednycpets.etsy.com. All proceeds from the Unwanted NYC Pets Etsy store go toward her rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Sometimes, Wassermann said, pets she rescues turn out to take more care and resources than originally anticipated. “Right now we’re in a financial stalemate. “We haven’t even hit the final total of what she [Sally] is going to cost us,” Wassermann said. “We run very slowly on the continued on page 40

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Valentine’s Day romance for the young at heart by AnnMarie Costella Assistant Editor

alentine’s Day is perhaps the most romantic day of the year; at least Hallmark would have it so. Older readers should remember the adage: just because there’s snow on the roof, doesn’t mean there’s no fire in the furnace. The key is remembering to keep those flames burning. As long as people enjoy love and romance, there is reason to celebrate and demonstrate to that special someone in their lives that they are treasured and appreciated. And the occasion doesn’t have to be fancy or over the top. There are lots of little things that can be done to collectively make the holiday a hit. One idea is to decorate the house in a Valentine’s Day theme. Use plenty of reds and pinks, hang cutouts of hearts and Cupid, place roses on the kitchen table or in the bedroom and put out bowls of cinnamon heart candies, rich chocolates, heart-shaped cookies or serve a detectable red velvet cake to conjure up images of love. One of the many advantages to having the same partner for decades is all the wonderful memories these couples have together. Reignite the flames by exchanging cards or love letters that look fondly back on those times. Seeking to add an extra touch of elegance to the typical quiet dinner at home, have the meal catered. Afterwards, live entertainment could be provided courtesy of a friend or neighbor who is a musician or singer.

Even though older adults may not be in the same physical shape as they were when they were in their 20s, they can still dress up for Valentine’s Day. An elegant evening dress or finely tailored suit can go a long way to make the day feel special. Cardinal Sandiford, 82, of Springfield Gardens has been married to his wife, Belle, for 56 years and he said they are still as in love as on the day the day they were wed. He said the key to a long and happy marriage is compromise. After more than five decades together the couple aren’t just husband and wife, they are best friends too, Sandiford said. He plans to go out to dinner with his wife and their children on Valentine’s Day. Sandiford usually enlists the help of his daughter to choose the perfect gift for Belle. Oftentimes he buys her jewelry. “When buying something for a woman, you really have to think about what she would enjoy,” Sandiford said. “I’m not a flower buyer. My grandson and son-in-law are great flower buyers, so there are usually two or three bouquets of flowers in the house on Valentine’s Day.” Last year, City Councilman Leroy Comrie (DSt. Albans) took his wife of 21 years, Marcia, out to dinner and bought her chocolates. He didn’t want to reveal this year’s plans because he didn’t want to spoil the surprise for her. The lawmaker, 53, said the keys to keeping the romance alive with one’s significant other are

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The Phoenix area has quietly become a rival to South Florida in attracting visitors from the Northeast who are looking for a respite from cold weather. What I found intriguing about Phoenix is how its diverse lodging properties can truly shape a getaway. As Queens residents are fully aware, the days of having to travel for the privilege of gambling in a casino are in the past. The executives at the Talking Stick Casino, located in ritzy Scottsdale, realize this as they entice visitors not just with slots and card games, but with reasonable room rates, Vegas-style entertainment, and very good food. Most casino buffets that I have sampled throughout the country offer quantity at the expensive of quality. The Talking Stick’s Wandering Horse Buffet cooks nearly everything from scratch and its $9.95 breakfast can fill you up for the entire day and is very popular with the locals. You can’t help but feel good taking a dip after taking dip at the Talking Stick’s outdoor pool and relaxing in the hot tub with mighty Red Mountain in the background. The Talking Stick’s sizable collection of southwest Native American art work and artifacts rivals that of downtown Phoenix’s Heard Museum. The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, located a few miles away on the North Phoenix-Scottsdale border, has everything a vacationer can desire. The Desert Ridge’s Wildfire Golf Club features two championship golf courses that were designed by PGA legends Nick Faldo and Arnold Palmer respectively. The Wildfire is a terrific place to either learn the

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Valley consists of 34 single-story hacienda-style rooms. Combine the Hermosa’s architecture with the cholla and other cactus that are integral parts of its landscaping and you feel like you are living in the Arizona of Barry Goldwater’s childhood. (2012 incidentally marks the centennial of Arizona being admitted as our 48th state.) The rooms all have canopy beds so it’s best to enjoy the Hermosa Inn with that special someone. Lon’s is the Hermosa’s signature restaurant, and an outdoor dinner under the starry sky is a truly memorable experience. Many of the fruits and vegetables served here are grown on the premises. Papago Park, which is home to both the highly regarded Phoenix Zoo and the Desert Botanical Garden, is a fifteen-minute drive from the Hermosa Inn. Downtown Phoenix, which was until recently a very sleepy area home to faceless government office buildings, has been transformed by the recently constructed Phoenix Convention Center and by professional sports. Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks play at Chase Field while the NBA’s Phoenix Suns play across the street at the US Airways Center. The 31-story Sheraton Phoenix Downtown opened a couple of years ago and it has over 1,000 rooms making it Arizona’s largest hotel. With that kind of available occupancy, leisure travelers can get great deals, particularly on weekends. The Sheraton’s main restaurant, District, has become popular for its happy hour. If you want to blend in with the locals, stop by after 5 p.m. and enjoy sloppy joe sliders, Tepary bean hummus, and a cold glass of white peach sangria. If you are looking for value, the city of Mesa is

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by Nancy J. Brady, RN, Esq., Partner, Brady & Marshak, LLP, Attorneys at Law Many clients ask us if it is a good idea to give their home to their children, usually the intention is to protect the value of the home from long-term medical costs. While it is, of course, possible to do this, transferring a house can have major tax consequences, among other unintended results, unless done properly. When you give anyone property valued at more than $13,000 in any one year, you have to file a gift tax form. Also, under current law you can gift a total of $5 million over your lifetime without incurring a gift tax. If your residence is worth less than $5 million, you likely won’t have to pay any gift taxes, but you will still have to file a gift tax form. (And Congress may change the gift tax exemption, which is now scheduled to revert to $1 million at the end of 2012 unless Congress acts.) While you may not have to pay gift taxes on the gift, if your children sell the house right away, they may be facing steep taxes. The reason is that when you give away your property, the tax basis (or the original cost) of the property for the giver becomes the tax basis for the recipient. For example, suppose you bought the house years ago for $150,000 and it is now worth $350,000. If you give your house to your children, the tax basis will be $150,000. If the children sell the house, they will have to pay capital gains taxes on the difference between $150,000 and the selling price. The only way for your children to avoid the taxes is for them to live in the house for at least two years before selling it. In that case, they can exclude up to $250,000 ($500,000 for a couple) of their capital gains from taxes. Inherited property does not face the same taxes as gifted property. If the children were to inherit the property, the property’s tax basis would be “stepped up,” which means the basis would be the current value of the

property. However, the home will remain in your estate, which may have estate tax consequences. Beyond the tax consequences, gifting a house to children can affect your eligibility for Medicaid coverage of long-term care. There are other options for giving your house to your children, including putting it in a trust or selling it to them (for fair market value). Before you give away your home, consult your elder law attorney, who can advise you on the best method for passing on your home. In our office, the preferred method of protecting one’s home is by transfer to an Irrevocable Trust. This type of planning requires transfer of the property to the trustee with all the required supporting documents and deed recording. The property will be outside of the lookback period for Medicaid eligibility after 60 months, or five years. Additional assets can be held in title of the trust as well. Liquid assets and/or real property fall within the lookback period if the asset or property was transferred within the five years immediately preceding nursing home placement. This type of planning can often be done in conjunction with the purchase of a long term care insurance policy (remember it does take five years to protect assets transferred, long-term care insurance can be used during that lookback, or waiting period). This type of planning requires the involvement of the property owner, the trustee, the attorney, and sometimes the assistance of the client’s financial advisor or accountant. Once the trust is completed and the assets transferred, the effort is well worth it to protect one’s home and savings from potential nursing home costs! If you have any questions about this type of planning, or other estate planning matter, please do not hesitate to contact our office, we would love to speak to you! We can be reached at (718) 738-8500. P

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wandered into the park only about three times, but the individuals she encountered inspired her to learn more and try to raise awareness at Queens College. “The first thing to know about Occupy Wall Street is that whatever you think you know, you probably don’t,” she said. “Every week I learn it’s a lot more complex and diverse than I thought it was.” The history professor-turned activist then started to organize a teach-in on the Flushing campus with the help of two other faculty members and invited guest activists from the movement. In late November, she participated in a walk-out with students at the college on a date that was labeled as a day of action in universities nationwide. Davie invited Hadas Fruchter, a student activist and senior at Queens College, to her class on social movements last semester to help coordinate a discussion on the Occupy Wall Street protest and other social movements. “I was so thrilled that she devoted class time to a genuine discussion about the role of student activism,” Fruchter said. “Even though I was just meeting her, I immediately got the sense that she is a force and an incredible changemaker.” Davie is now part of the city-wide general assembly planning, and she is also working on inter-occupy conference calls, which enable different general assemblies throughout the city and

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country to communicate with each other about once a week and share ideas and issues. The married mother of two boys, ages six and three, admitted it is hard juggling family, her career and her newfound passion for activism and “horizontal,” or essentially grassroots, democracy. She once had her 6-year-old son attend a meeting in Jackson Heights with her. “It is hard, and some people are trying to f igure out how to have fewer meetings,” Davie said. “The rules are so horizontal. It’s not like ‘OK, we are going to get things done.’ It can seem like it takes too long to get things done.” Despite the drawbacks, Davie is steadily involved with more planning for some of the movement’s ideas this spring. “It’s not a leaderless movement; it’s kind of like a leader-full movement,” she said. “One reason I’m involved in this is that so many people are no longer feeling powerless.” Her participation is something that would not have happened a decade ago because she has said she was so concentrated on earning her degree and later working for her students that activism was not on her mind. “It was just the right time in my life for this,” Davie said. Ferrari and other members of the Occupy Queens movement said they are Q grateful for the timing.

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Gospel singer Dorothy Self is a passionate and talented woman whose deep devotion to her faith has helped her cope with poverty and loss. Throughout her life her powerful and soulful voice has been the vehicle that has helped her accomplish many great things. Self, 60, can be heard singing gospel songs most every Sunday at Tiberian Baptist Church in St. Albans, where she has been a parishioner for the last 29 years. Self gave a powerhouse performance of the tune “Victory is Mine” at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 16 at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center. She had the crowd clapping and singing along as she belted out the spiritual number a capella. She has never made an album, but Self has performed at concerts, weddings and on public access television. She said people often ask her if she has a CD and where they can buy it. Though she has considered self-producing one, she’s just never gotten around to it. “God made a way for me with my voice,” Self said. “It was the vehicle for me to come to New York and get an education.” Self was born in Natchez, La., a tiny town with a population of around 600. When she was two years old she watched as her mother collapsed and died of a stroke. When she was 13, her father was

struck by a car and died from a brain injury. Self was raised by two of her older brothers. Decades later she would suffer another heartbreaking loss. Self broke down in tears as she recalled how her only daughter, Shamari, was struck and killed by a car on her 12th birthday in 1994. The driver had taken her eyes off the road for only a second when she ended up on the sidewalk, hitting the young girl as she waited for a bus. “I can’t describe what it’s like to lose a child,” Self said. “I lost my mother and my father, but it is nothing like losing a child. I can’t describe it. But through it all, I felt God had a plan for me, so I lift him up in song. He has always been there for me, through the bad times and the good.” Self began singing as a youngster, participating in the children’s choir at her church. Then she began imitating songs she heard on the radio. And although she says she has eclectic taste in music, gospel has always been her first love. Coming from a poor family, Self never dreamed that she would be able to attend college. But thanks to her voice, she got a music scholarship to Grambling University in Louisiana, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in music education with an emphasis on voice. One of her teachers at Grambling encouraged her to move to New York City because he said there would more opportunities for her to develop a singing

career. After consulting with her sister, Self decided to make the move in 1974. She was a soloist at Carter Community AME Church in Jamaica from 1974 to 1976. After that she continued to sing at various other churches. She was once offered a chance to professionally record music and travel, but Self said the deal never came to fruition. Self has a master’s degree in early childhood education from St. John’s University and another master’s in special education from Queens College, where she also received a professional diploma in administration. For the last 29 years Self has worked as a senior school improvement special education specialist at the Department of Education. Asked how she feels when people compliment her on her singing, Self replied, “I feel good. I feel anointed. The Lord keeps lifting me up so that I can continue what I am doing.” Self of St. Albans is divorced and lives alone, but has many friends. The singer may be leaving the Queens community in coming years, however. She is considering moving back to Louisiana to be closer to her family. She has seven brothers — three are deceased — and one sister. But even if she does move, she said she will continue singing. “Gospel is embedded in me,” Self said. “I pray to God that I can minister to someone and touch them through song.” Q

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Jamaica teen killed in crash A freshman at Thomas Edison High School in Jamaica was killed in a car accident last week, police said. Leon Ramroop, 14, was driving a gray 2000 BMW with an 18-year-old passenger on Jan. 26 at approximately 5 a.m. He was traveling westbound on the Grand Central Parkway service road near 172nd Street when he crashed into the fencing which separates it from the highway and then hit a tree, according to the NYPD. Police from the 107th Precinct and FDNY personnel responded to the crash. Ramroop, of Foch Boulevard in Jamaica, was transported to Queens Hospital Center with head trauma and pronounced dead on arrival. The passenger was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with injuries to his abdomen, groin, and hip and is in stable condition, police said. Marge Feinberg, the spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said Friday that the teen’s mother had notified the school of his death and grief counselors have been stationed there to help students deal with the tragedy. On his Facebook page, Ramroop listed Bob Marley, Drake and Sean Paul among his favorite musicians and “South Park,” “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” as some of his Q favorite television shows. — AnnMarie Costella

Help find runaway Jassmyn, 15 Missing since Jan. 13, Jamaica girl has been troubled by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

A distraught Jamaica mother is asking the public’s help in finding her troubled 15-year-old daughter, who ran away from home Jan. 13 and hasn’t been heard of since. Jassmyn Car r was born to a crackaddicted prostitute of a mother but was

taken in as a foster child and then adopted by Erica Carr, a nurse who works in Forest Hills. Jassmyn has had her issues, according to her mother, and has run away twice before, but came home quickly. Things seemed to come to a head recently, though, and the last time anyone saw her for sure was three weeks ago, at the Walgreens at the corner of Hillside

Jassmyn Carr is attractive and physically mature for her age, her mother notes, adding to her worry COURTESY PHOTOS about what kind of trouble she might get into.

Avenue and 175th Street. Carr believes her daughter may have gone or be trying to get to Virginia, where the family used to live and some relatives remain. She wants Jassmyn to know that her problems — which include allegedly having stolen money from a nonprof it group where she was volunteering, trouble at school and recent pressure to use drugs — are not her mother’s top concerns now. Getting her home safely is. “My love is unconditional,” Erica Carr said. “No matter what she’s going through, no matter what she feels, even in light of what she’s just done, my love is unconditional. I’m here to listen, and I’d do anything I can to help her.” Jassmyn’s worried family includes a biological brother her mother also adopted, another brother and a sister. The teen was wearing a white blouse, black pants, gray and purple high top sneakers and a red Old Navy pea coat with large black buttons when last seen. She was born on May 25, 1996, has brown eyes, is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. Jassmyn’s disappearance is classified as that of an endangered runaway and listed as case number USNY15740 on missingkids.com, the website of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at Q (212) 694-7781.

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Hundreds attend benefit for Glendale mom Glendale resident Eileen DiBenedetto has always dropped everything for a friend — so when she needed a helping hand, it was no surprise that hundreds of people came to her side. More than 200 people attended a fundraiser for DiBenedetto, pictured center in hat, who is battling stage 4 lung cancer, at Yerman’s Irish Pub in Glendale last Saturday night. Those who attended donated more than

$5,000, all of which is going into an account for DiBenedetto’s 8-year-old daughter, Crystal Anne, pictured next to her mother. DiBenedetto also has a son who is in his 20s. “Eileen’s the type of person who’s always doing things for other people, and we wanted to have something done for her,” said Lori Donaldson, a Glendale resident who organized the event along with Susan Weissmeier, also of Glendale. “She’s an amazing lady with the

strength of an ox. She’s a fighter.” Saturday’s event included music provided by a dee-jay, food and a raffle. “It was an amazing night for an amazing lady,” Donaldson said. “It was really nice to do something good for her start to finish.” Donations for DiBenedetto’s daughter are still being collected. For more information, email Donaldson at loredore8@msn.com.

The Ridgewood Saving Bank board of trustees approved the promotion of Peter Boger to chairman and chief executive officer on Jan. 27. Boger also will continue to serve as the bank’s president. He joined the bank in March 1999 and will succeed William McGarry, who is retiring after serving in both capacities since January 2004. “As we pass our 90th anniversary, I look forward to continuing our bank’s mutuality and unwavering mission as a ‘community first’ bank,” Boger said in a prepared statement. Ridgewood Savings Bank is the largest mutual savings bank in New York State, with $4.8 billion in assets.

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Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke’s ‘white paper’ suggests that Washington consider allowing banks and government entities that own foreclosed properties to offer them for rental when sale is not likely in the immediate future. Bernanke does say that the proposal could have some trade-offs, including but not limited to more downward pressure on housing prices in the short term. The district offices of Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Queens) and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) did not respond to calls seeking comment on the Bernanke proposal.

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she has spent seven years fighting for the bill. “It’s been very hard to continue to work so many years on this and see that it goes nowhere,” she said. Some members of Congress and other politicians “want to continue to pass laws to make life so miserable for immigrants.” “New York could be an example for the rest of the country,” she added of passing the state Dream Act. Only three states allow immigrant students access to public tuition assistance regardless of status: California, Texas and New Mexico, according to an October

numbers are still going up. People are still struggling to maintain their loan payments.” — City Councilman Leroy Comrie

The Chronicle could not determine whether or not such a proposal could work within the city’s zoning regulations Q by Wednesday’s deadline.

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2011 report by the National Immigration Law Center. Gabriel Aldana, 24, a member of the New York State Youth Leadership Council, a Dream Act advocacy group largely made up of illegal students, said the organization has given up hope on a federal Dream Act passing in the foreseeable future. Calling his own experience growing up undocumented as “damaging,” he said that despite the challenge of passing the Dream Act in the state Senate especially, his organization is hopeful. In addition to the Regents, Mayor Bloomberg, the State University of New York and the New School have all recently backed the bill publicly. “We’ve garnered a lot of support,” Q Aldana said.

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like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay offer on her ring from another area shop, but selling services. Their cash loans program is straightforward and was looking to get a better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business acumen, she told simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who her new prospective buyer what her previous has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg offer was. Still, after examining her piece, he said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for talking about and we respect that.” For those who are less Internet-savvy or cash in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias and Edward Goldberg can relate to just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying first-hand, having been laid off from their jobs offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what in jewelry manufacturing. They understand a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry that people get into situations where they just Buying would purchase, like a handbag or need a little cash fast to make the bills and Ice antique furniture, they can help find a buyer Jewelry Buying Service hopes to help out in on their eBay store. Elias consults with the customer to find a target the most honest way they can. price and let the internet STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re handle the rest. doing the community a service,” MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm auctioneers For anyone who has Elias said. “We’re in the business SAT. 10am - 5pm ever dealt with the hassle of helping people who are in a SUN. by Appointment of selling and shipping tough spot. They can come to an item on eBay — all the our store and know that we can educate them on what they have and we’ll give forms involved in setting up a user and paypal them what their items are worth. When that account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice woman told me her previous offer, it made me Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is wonder how many times this happens — how really a bargain deal. “At the end of the day, I just want people many people who really need that money get to feel comfortable doing business with us. taken advantage of?” Elias opened his Rego Park shop with People have this conception of gold buying Goldberg less than a year ago, and already stores as these slimy places with slimy they’re seeing a lot of repeat customers and people, and they’re typically right. But we referrals. This is a sign to them that they’re want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to doing something right — the pawn business see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in typically deals in one-time transactions but their counter for $800. We don’t do that.” Ice Jewelry Buying Services is located at Elias is determined to break that mold, 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of building a reputation on trust. “Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11am to days; you can go into the barber shop down 7:00pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday the road and sell your jewelry. The problem private appoinments are available. Call for Q with all these places is they treat everything more information (718) 830-0030.

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Park stabber sentenced A Brooklyn teenager has been sentenced to between five and 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of a 12-year-old Queens boy in Highland Park in January 2010. Wayne Henderson, 17, of East New York, was convicted in December of repeatedly stabbing the boy. He was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder and two counts of f irst-deg ree assault. “The defendant participated in a vicious attack with his girlfriend on someone whom he once called a friend,” said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown in a statement released by his office on Thursday. Brown said the victim suffered more than a dozen stab wounds. Henderson’s girlfriend, Carina Parache, now 16, pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder in March 2011 and is now serving a sentence of two to six years. Parache admitted to kicking the victim and stabbing him in the neck and leg. The victim sustained four stab wounds to both his back and torso and two to his neck. Both his left internal and right external jugular Q. veins were cut in the attack.

Richmond Hill man killed wife in front of kids: DA She had order of protection against him A South Richmond Hill man was arraigned on murder and other charges on Jan. 25 after he allegedly killed his wife in front of their three children. He has been ordered held without bail and must return to court on Feb. 2, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said last week. Oscar Novakovsky, 37, is accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife, Diane Sharma, 32, in the neck, according to the DA. The killing allegedly took place between midnight and 1 a.m. on Jan. 15 inside the victim’s apartment on 117th Street in South Richmond Hill. The murder occurred in front of Sharma’s children — ages three, five and nine — who saw her with lacerations to her hands and arms and the knife protruding out of her neck. In statements made to the police at the time of his arrest, Novakovsky allegedly said, in part, “... The kids were screaming. The kids were trying to pull me off and were crying.” He was taken to an area hospital for treatment of cuts to his hands and arms, according to the DA. Sharma had obtained an order of protection against Novakovsky after he allegedly tried to strangle her in September. It was still in effect at the time of the murder, according to the DA. “He’s a brutal monster,” Sharma’s father, Mazuras Ali, 56, told the Chronicle the day after the incident.

Murder victim Diane Sharma’s father, Mazuras FILE PHOTO Ali, cries while holding a friend. A trail of blood from the house and along the sidewalk led police to the accused killer, Ali said. The NYPD asked him to identify the suspect at the scene and he did, stating that it was his son-in-law. “I was totally shocked,” Ali said. “I never thought he could do something like this to her.” Novakovsky, of 121st Street, is being charged with one count of second-degree murder, one count of aggravated criminal contempt, three counts of second-degree criminal contempt, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourthdegree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. Q

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funding. We’re apprehensive to pull [dogs from shelters] right now because we don’t know what this could cost us. Without the funding and without the fosters, we can’t pull because these rescues are in desperate need of medical help.” Wassermann said that because the whole operation is run on a volunteer basis, sometimes scheduling and transportation can be hard to manage and help is always welcome. “We always need people with transportation ... that can drive a dog to a vet, to a permanent home ... We have a dog that’s now going to New Hampshire. We can use all the help we can get.” Wassermann, who said the organization has rescued 25 dogs and several cats to date, hopes that in a year’s time she will have a financial sponsor and more foster homes and more adoptees so she can increase the size of her rescue operation. “We just want to create awareness that so many dogs are being put down. There’s no reason to go out and buy a dog,” she said. “Walking out of there with a dog you know you saved is the greatest feeling in the world. I recommend everyone do it at least once in their life.” For information on how to volunteer and donate visit unwantednyQ cpets.org.

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Promoter Todd P keeps turning Queens’ music scene on its head by Kevin Korber

odd P seems like an ordinary guy. At his Ridgewood home, he talked about everything from his changing life — he has just become a father — to his fondness for Thai food in Elmhurst. Affable and forthcoming, the man known formally as Todd Patrick doesn’t

strike you as the kind of person who has put on some of New York City’s most popular and notorious rock shows, someone revered by Brooklyn and Queens hipsters and detested by cops in just about equal measure for just about the same things. But Patrick, 37, an Indiana native who has spent the better part of a decade

The crowd at a recent show in Ridgewood, featuring the bands Real Estate and Black Dice.

making a name for himself in New York, is that man, even if he’s not sure that’s who he wants to be anymore. “I’m older now,” Patrick said in between sips of tea. “It’s probably better to leave that underground stuff to someone younger.” Continued onpage page continued on 46

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G

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10 classes is $40. Free onsite parking. For more information call (718) 961-0030 or freesynagogue.org.

Small Works Members’ Exhibition runs Feb. 3 March 6 at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. Gallery hours: 1-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Saturday. Admission is free.

An astronomy class with Mark Freilich will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7-9 p.m. at Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Cost is $10 for adult members, $12 for adult nonmembers and $7 for children ages 7-12. Pre-register by calling (718) 229-4000.

The exhibit, “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World,” has been extended through March 4 at the Museum of Moving Image at 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. The work of the internationally renowned puppeteer, filmmaker and television pioneer is explored in this Smithsonian traveling exhibition which features more than 120 artifacts, including drawings, storyboards, props, video material and 15 iconic original puppets of such characters as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Bert and Ernie. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday to 8 p.m. and weekends to 7 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, $6 for children 3-18. Joseph LoGuirato’s sketched collection of historic structures around the city will run through June 30 at the Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14 Rd., College Point. Call for hours: (718) 358-0067. Dorsky Gallery, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City, announces that “Video<>Object,” will remain on view through March 18. It explores the relationships between video-art and narcissism. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed Tuesday and Wednesday), and by appointment. For further information contact David Dorsky at (718) 937-6317 or via email: david@dorsky.org. “Long Island City Works,” a photo exhibit by students, will run now through Feb. 29 at the LaGuardia Community College Gallery of Photographic Arts, in the college’s B-building, 3rd floor at 30-20 Thompson Ave., Long Island City. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Duality,” an exhibit of stoneware and bronze, continues at Queensborough Community College’s art gallery in Bayside through Feb. 3. Hours are Thursday, 10 a.m.-7p.m. and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

THEATRE The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in February is presenting Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard,” in two versions — classical and experimental — at the Mainstage Theater, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, on Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. for the classical version. The experimental version will be presented on Feb. 8 - 9 at 6 p.m.; Feb. 10 - 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for one performance and $8 for two performances held on marathon days, Feb. 8 and 9. To purchase tickets contact the ticket box office at (718) 482-5151 or visit laguardiaperformingarts.org.

The Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Senior Center at 45-25 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing offers a series of computer classes geared towards seniors. Whether you are a beginner or more advanced computer user, there is a class for you. Sign up now for our winter classes. For information call John at (718) 559-4329. A class on how to look at modern art will run Tuesdays from 12:15-1:15 p.m. through March 6 at the Central Queens YM&YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. The cost is $45.50 members, $56 nonmembers. Call (718) 268-5011, ext. 151.

The Queens College Choir will perform a free concert of Feb. 8.

DANCE For the Lunar New Year, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., hosts a New Year’s sampler of dance performances from China, Korea, India, Thailand, Taiwan and the Pacific Islands on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. It’s free.

AUDITIONS The AARP Queens Chorus performs at Queens nursing homes and rehab/senior centers. If interested in joining call (718) 523-1330 for audition dates. FSF Community Theatre Group is holding auditions for the musical “Gypsy” on Tuesday, Feb. 7 and Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 7:30-10 p.m. at 41-60 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Needed are dancers and singers ages 10 through adult. For info call (516) 354-5210. The Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra has openings in oboe, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass sections. Auditions will be held during the regular rehearsals of the orchestra on Wednesday from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Interested players should contact the conductor, Franklin Verbsky at (718) 374-1627 or (516) 785-2532.

FILMS Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave. in Astoria, presents a retrospective of David Cronenberg’s films, including all his features, plus some rarely screened short films and a conversation with the director, through Feb. 12. Call for details. (718) 777-6800. Costs $12 for adults.

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“Jackson Heights 3 AM” will be presented at Queens Theatre in the Park in Flushing Meadows Park through Feb. 5, Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20. Call (718) 760-0064.

Violin virtuoso Hahn-Bin, born in Seoul, Korea, will perform on Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Tickets are $25/$20 members/$10 students.

“Tango 5 Senses” will be presented on through March 18 at Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. Hours are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets are $30, students and seniors $27, Fridays only $25. Call (718) 729-3880 or visit thaliatheatre.org.

The Queens College Choir of the Aaron Copland School of Music will perform a free public concert on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 12:15 p.m. in LeFrak Hall at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. The choir will perform a program of well-known works by Victoria, Brahms, Rautavaara and Penderecki.

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Teatro Lirico D’Europa will present the opera “Rigoletto” on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Tickets range from $35-$42. Call (718) 6316311 or reserve online at visitqpac.org.

FLEA MARKETS The Kissena Jewish Community Council is offering a weekly flea market at the Kissena Jewish Community Council, 43-43 Bowne St. in Flushing, every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LECTURES The National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, presents a free demonstration of “Proper techniques for the display and exhibition of fine art” by photographer AnnMarie Tornabene on Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Andy Court, a producer for the CBS television program, “60 Minutes,” will speak at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112 St. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8:30 p.m. He will talk about his career in journalism and describe some of the stories he has worked on for “60 Minutes.” This event, sponsored by the Temple’s sisterhood, is open to the general public at no charge.

MEETINGS The Flushing AARP Chapter No. 1405 holds its meetings at the Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., on Mondays at 1 p.m. The next meetings will be held on Feb. 6 and Feb 27. New members welcome. You Gotta Believe, a community-based older child adoption agency, is looking for families who would be willing to provide love and nurturing to a child in the foster care system. To learn more join the agency every Sunday at 4 p.m. at Little Flower Children’s Services, 89-12 162 St., Jamaica.

Tai Chi classes sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC will run through Feb. 24, for people with arthritis or limited mobility, Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Cost is $25. Register at (718) 463- 7700 x222 or flushingtownhall.org. Dance with instructions at the Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, every Monday and Friday, 7:15 to 8 p.m., followed by a dance social. Music by Sal Escott. Admission $10. The Jackson Heights Art Club offers art classes, all mediums. Daytime and evening adult classes are offered Monday-Friday; daytime children’s classes are offered during the weekend. Classes are held at St. Mark’s Church, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue. Cost: $75 for adults, for four sessions, $75 for children for eight sessions. Membership available. For information, call Geraldine at (718) 446-4709. The Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria, offers classes in Greek folk dance for adults and teens every Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The fee is $20 monthly or $150 for the whole year. Bouzouki lessons are also available every Saturday from 12:30-2 p.m. Registration is open to beginners as well as advanced players of all ages. Students are recommended to bring their own instruments to class. The fee is $40 to enroll and $60 monthly. For more information, call (718) 726-7329. Italian Charities of America at 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, offers Italian classes for adults and children beginning this month. Adult classes are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. Children’s classes are on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon. The course is for 14 weeks. Price: adult — $80, children — $75 for first child, $50 for second and third child. Call (718) 478-3100.

CLASSES

Yoga with Lorain at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Drop in and start anytime. Six week series $60 members/ $80 nonmembers. Single class $15 members/ $20 nonmembers. Classes are held on Wednesdays, one at 6 p.m. and one at 8 p.m. The first class will be complimentary. Call (718) 263-7000 ext. 200.

A beginner’s Hebrew class is held on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. through March 29 at the Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd. Registration required. Cost for nonmembers is $5 per session. Prepayment of

Ongoing drawing class every Wednesday 1-4 p.m. at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston. Instructor, Marc Jasloff. Call (516) 223-7659. Fee: $25 per class.

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After sold-out performances in her hometown of Reykjavik, avante-garde musician Bjork will begin touring to support her new album “Biophilia,” with a six-performance residency at Flushing’s New York Hall of Science starting Feb. 3. In a partnership with the Creators Project and the Hall of Science, Bjork will bring a unique, multi-sensory experience to the iconic Great Hall, a building first unveiled at the 1963-64 New York World’s Fair. But “Biophilia” at the Hall of Science is about more than just performance — 60 lucky middle schoolers will take part in interactive science and music workshops relating to the album. They will learn about subjects touched on in “Biophilia,” including crystalline structures and lunar phases. And they will use the iPhone apps that come with “Biophilia” as tools for music composition,

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delving into the study of how musicology relates to nature. Dan Wempa, the Hall of Science’s spokesman, said Bjork was very involved in crafting the custom education series. “We developed the education piece around the content of the songs,” Wempa said. “Each song is based on a different scientific theme ranging from dark matter to viruses to DNA. It was really important to her that the education component picked up on those themes.” Bjork’s six shows will be performed in the round, with no audience members more than a few yards from the stage, and will feature custom, one-of-a-kind instruments, including 10-foot pendulum harps and twin musical Tesla coils. The Icelandic singer-songwriter has a following as eclectic as her music, with fans who enjoy genres ranging from classical to electronic dance music, rock ’n’ roll to jazz. She has been nominated for 12 Grammies and won the award for best actress at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for “Dancer in the Dark.” “Biophilia” is Bjork’s seventh full-length studio album. It’s been called the “first app album” because of the iPhone programs that can be downloaded to accompany its songs. Bjork said in a statement that she wanted “to prove science nerds wrong, to

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Bjork brings her science-inspired album “Biophilia” to Queens, with six performances and an education program to boot. PHOTO COURTESY NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE

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The portrayal of disabled characters in mainstream film has had an uneven history. Actors like Dustin Hoffman (“Rain Man”) and Tom Hanks (“Forrest Gump”) have been praised for their depictions of people afflicted with mental and physical disabilities, but too often, in films ranging from 1932’s “Freaks” to 2008’s “Tropic Thunder,” onedimensional portraits or insensitivity toward the disabled have been the norm.

‘ReelAbilities Film Festival’ When: Feb. 9-14 (Feb. 11-13 in Queens), various dates/times. Where: Central Queens Y, Samuel Field Y and the Museum of the Moving Image Tickets: (646) 505-5708 newyork.reelabilities.org/films

Hoping to steer clear of stereotypes, the citywide ReelAbilities Film Festival, which kicks off on Feb. 9 in Manhattan and includes several screenings in Queens, seeks “to change perceptions in our society and to bring to the spotlight a large minority in America that is often shied away from,” according to Isaac Zablocki, the fest’s co-founder. “Often people hear the word disability and say ‘I’m not interested,’” he said. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the festival, which highlights films made by or starring disabled people. From over 100 submissions, the final roster of 11 full-length and seven short films were chosen for their quality and “how the disability is perceived in the film,” Zablocki said. Another goal of the festival is to give films that would be written off by Hollywood because of their subject matter a chance. “The American market hasn’t opened up to the topic of disability yet,” he noted. One film being screened in Queens is “Girlfriend,” writer and director Justin Lerner’s first feature,

A still from “The Flood,” screening this month during ReelAbilities. about a young man with Down syndrome who romantically pursues a young mother. Lerner wrote the lead role for his friend Evan Sneider, who has Down syndrome. Lerner said he didn’t set out to make an “issue movie,” which is the last thing he wants people to think when they watch “Girlfriend.” “I would never in a million years want to make a film about a disability. I think that that is trite and preachy,” he said. “It’s more empowering to make a film about life and human beings and cast someone with a

disability in a role that An image from the poster for the film doesn’t necessarily “Girlfriend,” also screening at ReelAbilities. have to be played by COURTESY IMAGE AND PHOTO someone with a disability,” he added. Nattiv spent three years Another film on the roster is researching autism to make the “Mabul,” whose English title is film, visiting families with autistic “The Flood,” directed and co- members. He said he wanted to written by Guy Nattiv. Nattiv, an do something different with the Israeli-born filmmaker, based the film than was done in Hollyfilm on an award-winning short wood’s popular movie about an he had shot previously. autistic character, “Rain Man.” The film focuses on a family Zablocki welcomes everyone whose 17-year-old autistic son to see not just Nattiv’s depiction comes back to live with them of the disabled, but all the films, after the hostel where he was saying, “Every year we get great Q staying shuts down. audiences.”

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That “underground stuff” has been Patrick’s stock and trade. As Todd P, Patrick has become synonymous with underground and experimental rock music in the city, staging shows in rundown garages, apartments and warehouses, across Ridgewood and North Brooklyn.

Todd Patrick, better known as Todd P, staged his first music show in Ridgewood in at least six months last week.

His shows became sensationally popular with young people — both for the acts he could draw and the antidote they presented to Manhattan’s typically expensive and more regulated scene — while occasionally drawing the ire of the NYPD, which has shut down Patrick more than once for violations ranging from noise to over-occupancy. Patrick brushed off his dealings with the law: “No venue is 100 percent up to code. If the NYPD need a reason to shut a venue down, they’ll find one.” Now, after a string of misfortunes that have cost Patrick some of his favorite spaces — a police raid at Market Hotel in Brooklyn, for example, preceded its closing — he’s making what appears to be an effort to go legit. This past weekend, Patrick held his inaugural show at Ridgewood’s K&K Super Buffet, a Chinese restaurant that allowed him to rent the space as a venue. It’s a far cry from Patrick’s previous spaces, most of which were semi-abandoned buildings like Monster Island and Market

Hotel, which he “occupied” in the name of music. K&K also represents Patrick’s first foray into Ridgewood since the abrupt “temporary” closure of music venue the Silent Barn in July 2011. After the place was robbed, its proprietors got enough money from a Kickstarter fundraiser to move out of the area. Since then, Ridgewood has been relatively quiet in comparison to the noisy Brooklyn neighborhood on the other side of the elevated train tracks. That changed with Patrick’s show last Saturday, when the crowd started gathering in the K&K parking lot for what many anticipated to be an exciting night of music headlined by indie-pop darlings Real Estate and experimental post-punk favorites Black Dice. The evening had a slapdash feel to it: the stage was still under construction when people started showing up. Expectant rock fans mingled with the few remaining couples and families finishing up their dinners. In the crowd, Evan Weiner said

Fresh off the buzz and critical acclaim of their sophomore effort, “Days,” Real Estate played at K&K Super Buffet, a Chinese restaurant promoter PHOTOS BY KEVIN KORBER Todd Patrick took over for the night. he was happy to attend an event that broke the “every-night mold of attending a Bowery Presents show where drinks are exorbitantly expensive,” referring to the New York promotion company that runs a slew of large, established music venues, including the Bowery Ballroom and the Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Going against the grain is Patrick’s specialty. “I like to bring people out of their comfort zone,” he said. When the bands started playing, the all-ages crowd — a hallmark of Patrick’s shows is the ever-present under-21s — whipped itself into a frenzy for continued on page 48 00

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SPECIAL EVENTS The Queens Alliance Baseball League and the Queens Kiwanis Baseball League have combined to provide recreational baseball, as well as tournaments in the RBI, Pony, Federation and Greater N.Y. Sandlot. Any teams or players looking to play baseball in a local competitive league can call (718) 3667717 or (718) 821-4487 for more information. The Salvation Army-Astoria Corps, 45-18 Broadway, Long Island City, will be hosting a Valentine’s Day spaghetti lunch on Saturday, Feb. 11 from noon-3 p.m. Donation is $15. Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Kew Gardens, will host a Valentine’s Day spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. Tickets are: adults $12 ($15 at the door), children $8 (11 and under — $10 at the door). For tickets and information call (718) 847-2649. The Church of the Nazarene in Richmond Hill is sponsoring a free pasta lunch for those in the community on Saturday, Feb. 4 from noon-2 p.m. The church is located on the corner of 95th Avenue and 108th Street. Seating is limited, call and reserve you place at (718) 849-5734.

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In today’s marketplace we are constantly bombarded with mattress commercials as if the sale of such items is a whole new concept. It isn’t. Restful Mattress, the granddaddy of the business in Queens, was located at 168-40 and 168-50 Jamaica Ave. in downtown Jamaica. Charles Greenbaum, with partner Abe Horowitz, had two furniture stores, one at 104-12 150 St. and the other in the two adjoining buildings on the avenue. You could buy a complete three-piece bedroom set for $29.99. By 1937 they saw there might be more money in the mattress business and expanded the store to carry every type of mattress. Most were made of straw, feathers Restful Mattress, at 168-40 Jamaica Ave., center, and or horse hair with coil springs. 168-50, the single-story attached building to the left, The store also sold a full line of on Dec. 4, 1939. reconditioned mattresses starting at $2.95, for those who could not afford a into the 1970s but had stopped selling new one. At the time, many poor black used mattresses by then. Today 168-50 is gone, with a broad Americans were migrating from the South and making their new home in the south- grassy lot where the building had stood. ern part of Jamaica, and the used mattress At 168-40, the signs still advertise home furnishings and mattresses, being sold business boomed. Q Restful continued to sell furniture well under the Ace Furniture name.

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PROBATE CITATION File No. 2011-4345 SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS COUNTY AMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: The heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of BEATRICE HERRERA, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having been duly filed by HILDA ALEGRE who is domiciled at 162-04 87th STREET, HOWARD BEACH, NY 11414. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on 8th day of MARCH, 2012 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of BEATRICE HERRERA lately domiciled at 162-28 87th ST., HOWARD BEACH, NY 11414 admitting to probate a Will dated JANUARY 8, 2010, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of BEATRICE HERRERA deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: HILDA ALEGRE. January 25, 2012 (Seal). HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate. MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk. THOMAS J. WHITE, Attorney for Petitioner 69-34 GRAND AVE., MASPETH, N.Y. 11378, (718) 639-1100 (Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.)

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SQ page 56 File No.: 2011-185/B CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Bradford Benjamin, Robert Benjamin, Taffy Benjamin, Miriam Price, Barbara Gordon, Judith Buchalter, Patricia Freeman, Michael Brooks, Audrey Guttin, Richard Brooks, Marjorie Brooks, Attorney General of the State of New York, the unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of ADRIENNE BROOKS, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of ADRIENNE BROOKS, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 119-19 Graham Court, Flushing, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of ADRIENNE BROOKS, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 23rd day of February, 2012 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $26,905.59 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 5.5% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the claim from Bradford Benjamin in the amount of $9,295.00 should not be rejected; and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 23rd day of December, 2011, HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queens County; Margaret M. Gribbon, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court; GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., (718) 459-9000, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374. This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

CITATION File No.: 2009-3873/D THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Barbara Prunchak, Robert Prunchak, Barry S. Seidel, NYC Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services, Attorney General of the State of New York, The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of ANNA KRUK, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of ANNA KRUK, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 101-55 97 Street, Ozone Park, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of ANNA KRUK, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 8th day of March, 2012 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $9,918.45 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the claim from Barry S. Seidel for services as Guardian ad Litem should not be paid in an amount to be determined by the court; and why the claim from NYC Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services in the amount of $310,298.21 should not be paid to the extent of the net residuary estate, Dated, Attested and Sealed 10th day of January, 2012 HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queens County Margaret M. Gribbon, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., (718) 459-9000, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: 85-22 JAMAICA AVE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/30/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 23-15 24th Ave., Astoria, NY 11102. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BELAIR PARK 5 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/06/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 166-07 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11432. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that a License, number 1260656, has been applied for by Comales Restaurant Corp. to sell wine and beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 107-02 Corona Avenue, Corona, NY 11368 for onpremises consumption.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: LAW OFFICES OF JJAIS A. FORDE, ESQ., ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR-AT-LAW, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/18/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 115-63 232nd STREET, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411-1432. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MESSI EQUITIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 140-25 Queens Blvd., Briarwood, NY 11435. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: 29 NORMAN AVE. REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/5/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LEVY, STOPOL & CAMELO, LLP, 1425 RXR PLAZA, NY 11556. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SAKZEN44, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/09/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 31-44 48th Street, Long Island City, NY 11103. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: MARINA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/23/2012. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Joel Bondy, 29-44 215th Place, Bayside, NY 11360. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK-COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX# 11772/2011 FILED: 5/13/2011 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. DUETSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR5, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR5 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATES MARCH 1, 2005, Plaintiff, against MAURICIO ZAPATA, CARMEN M. RODRIGUEZ, if she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint herein, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS, INC., UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, HERITAGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, EQUITABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL, LLC, WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD OF NEW YORK STATE, CAPITAL ONE BANK, NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NYC PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NYC TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU and “JOHN DOE” and “JANE DOE”, the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the Complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of the summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service hereof. In case of failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on 10/1/2004 in CRFN: 2004000615862 covering premises known as 89-15 86th St., Woodhaven, NY 11421. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. To the above named defendants: the foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. David Elliot, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, filed 5/13/2011 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. Block: 8968 Lot: 50 said premises known as 89-15 86th St., Woodhaven, NY 11421. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THERE IS DUE AND OWING TO PLAINTIFF THE SUM OF $267,862.72 WITH INTEREST THEREON AT 2.652% PER ANNUM FROM 7/1/2010, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE INTEREST, LATE CHARGES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, ESCROW ADVANCES, ETC. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD. THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR IF DEFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOUSE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during the process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877 Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www. banking.state.ny.us FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they completed all such promised services. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to 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. The Law Offices Of Jordan S. Katz, P.C., Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 395 N. Service Rd., Suite 401, Melville, NY 11747 (631)454-8059 Our file #: JSK 15102.

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Legal Notices Notice of Formation of THE WARRIORS PEST MANAGEMENT L.L.C., a domestic or foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State on AUGUST 30, 2011. NY Office location: Queens County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon who process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC service upon him/her to C/O 215-14 46th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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LEGAL NOTICES To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 File No.: 2010-4680/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Gyula Andor Fendt, Attorney General of the State of New York, The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of JULIUS LISKA, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of JULIUS LISKA, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 82-45 Grenfell Street, Kew Gardens, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of JULIUS LISKA, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 1 day of March, 2012 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $8,101.65 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 3rd day of January, 2012, HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queens County; Margaret M. Gribbon, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court; GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., (718) 459-9000, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374. This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-atlaw appear for you. Accounting Citation PROBATE CITATION File No. 2011-439 SURROGATE’S COURT - QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Public Administrator, Queens County, Attorney General of New York State To the heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of Elena L. Solomon deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence A petition having been duty filed by Alice Martin who is domiciled at 33-45 82nd Street, #2 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on 22nd day of March, 2012 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Elena L. Solomon lately domiciled at 35-45 82nd Street, #32, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 admitting to probate a Will dated September 23, 2010 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Elena L. Solomon deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: Alice Martin JAN 20, 2012 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk Strauch & Kiernan LLP, Attorney for Petitioner, Address of Attorney 34-21 87th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, Telephone Number 718-478-6744 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. lf you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

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Housing prices dropped some more in ’11 Report for fourth quarter shows another decline in Queens market by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

There’s not much in the latest real estate report on the Queens market to make anyone looking for a turnaround in housing to be optimistic about. Overall, sales and prices were both down in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same time period the year before, and it took longer to sell homes, according to the quarterly report from Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate and the Miller Samuel appraisal firm, which is considered a gold standard in the industry. The average, or mean, sale price for all homes in the borough fell 2.5 percent year-to-year, from $398,710 to $395, 264, the report found. The median SALES price dropped 7 percent, from $369,000 to $343,000, fueled by a surge in lowprice co-op sales compared to higher-end real estate. “The decline in the overall price indicators was primarily due to the large shift in the mix toward co-op sales, the lowestpriced property type,” the report said. “As buyers took advantage of record-low mortgage rates during the quarter, the lowerpriced market quintiles saw larger yearover-year declines in median sales prices.” Meanwhile the time it took to sell a home increased by just under 20 percent, from an average of 99 days to 119.

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Overall prices for homes in Queens have been relatively flat for about three years, top, while the number of sales has fluctuated but has not come anywhere near pre-recession totals. One- to three-family houses remain the most common type of home sold in the borough, above, as coops and condos have frequently traded position as the second most often sold. At right are breakdowns of sales among those three types, as well as the luxury market. CHARTS COURTESY PRUDENTIAL DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

The full report is available at elliman.com and millersamuel.com. It

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Precinct commander reaches out to residents, community groups Associate Editor

Since taking command of the 104th Precinct last summer, Capt. Michael Cody has seemingly spent almost as much time meeting with residents and community organizations as he has at the station house. On Jan. 25, he made the rounds with the Glendale Civic Association, which was meeting jointly with the the 104th Precinct Community Council in the community oom at The Shops at Atlas Park. More than 60 residents turned out for the session, which began routinely with the captain delivering mostly good news about crime statistics, including a slight drop in major crimes in 2011. As for January 2012, robberies and burglaries were up slightly as opposed to the same week in 2011, but felony assault, grand larceny and auto theft were down. Cody also touted the 104th’s highly successful anti-graffiti campaign, and used that as a transition to discussing quality of life concerns, such as how the precinct will work with changes coming in connection with the Cooper Avenue underpass. “It’s a work in progress,” he said in response to a question from the floor.

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Mint Tudor, Large LR w/Fireplace, Formal Dining Room, Updated EIK, 3 Large BRs, 2 New Baths, 9' Ceiling on 1st Fl, Radiant Heat in Kit & Bath, Sliding door to deck off kit, Basement framed & plumbed, 1 Car gar, Pvt Dvwy, New Roof, Asking $679K

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HOWARD BEACH/HAMILTON BEACH All new throughout, Corner 1 Family HOWARD BEACH/LINDENWOOD Waterview! 3 BRs, Nice yard, Own All Brick Store + Dwelling - 6 over 6 your own home for the price of a condo! Asking $309K + Store + Studio. Asking $569K

Move-in Condition Hi-Ranch 40x100, New Kitchen, Updated Baths, New Carpeting, 5 BRs, 2 Baths, Asking only $659K

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OLD SIDE Lg BRs, 2.5 Baths, All new sheetrock, Mint corner colonial, Huge master BR, Siding, Windows, Roof, Stunning EatUpdated kitchen, All new baths, Large in-Kit, Baths, Lg LR, FDR, Brick Pavers, living room w/skylight, Hardwood floors, Front & Back, New PVC Fencing, Pvt Dr Full-finished basement. for 2 Cars, 1 Car Gar. Asking $829K Asking Only $549K

HOWARD BEACH CO-OPS • Studio, Move-in Cond ..... $65K • Hi-Rise 1 BR Co-op ......... $89K • Hi-Rise, 1 BR ..................$103K • 1 BR Garden "Courtyard" ...$107K HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK • 1 BR w/Terrace .........$114,900 Large Hi-Ranch, 27x53 on 40x100 Lot, 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, Beautiful • JR4, Hi-Rise ...................$119K Hardwood Floors Under Carpet, • 2 BR, Garden w/DR ........$136K 2 Car Pvt Dvwy, 1 Car Garage + • Hi-Rise, 1st Fl, 1 BR Mint $149K Large Walk-in. Asking $649K • 2 BR, 2 Bath Hi-Rise ......$165K REDUCED $459K • 3 BR 1 Bath Garden, Excellent Condition, Parking available, Dogs OK .................... $158,999 • Brand New 2 Brs w/Terrace, New Ceramic Tiled Bath, Granite Kit w/Wood Cabinets, WAKEFIELD Owner Motivated! ..........$176K (114 Street Vicinity) Beautiful 1 family 3 BRs, 2.5 baths, Walk up attic. • 2 BR 2 Baths, New Kit ww/ Updated kit with breakfast nook, 3 Granite & S/S Appliances, New skylights. Pvt dvwy, fully det. $459K Master Bath, H/W Fls.....$179K OUR EXCLUSIVE! • 2 BR, 2 Baths, Terrace, Move-in Condition! ........$189K

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Cody said one of his two executive officers, Capt. John Travaglia, is a veteran of the department’s highway division, and is well-suited to deal with traffic issues that should arise, particularly those which might occur after 74th Street changes from one-way south to one-way north at the project’s conclusion. He also said he will be trying to set up an adequate crossing guard deployment for nearby IS 119. Cody spoke after the meeting with residents about specif ic incidents or complaints they have. One resident during the meeting spoke of an incident in which an officer did not take a complaint. “I’ll speak to you later about that, but I will say that officer was called into my off ice, and the matter was addressed,” Cody said. “And he’s not going to be at the precinct very long.” Also on hand was Lt. James Lombardi, Cody’s special operations officer, whose unit deals with ongoing but not emergency nuisance problems. Community Affairs Officer Thomas Bell said homeowners who want to schedule a free security check of their homes can call the precinct at (718) Q 386-6223.

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