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With the new lines placing neighborhoods like Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven in Brooklyn-heavy districts, civic leaders and legislators stress they need fair representation.

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Fed up, pols aim to curb mayoral control Senate, Assembly legislation would change makeup of schools panel by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

s Mayor Bloomberg presses forward with his proposal to close 26 public high schools, including eight in Queens, some state legislators are crying foul over his newest attempt to shutter the institutions and are looking to curb the leader’s power he has had over the city’s education system for the past decade. State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblyman Keith Wright (D-Manhattan) have introduced legislation that would change the makeup of the city Panel for Educational Policy, the decision-making body that votes on such matters as school closures, and decrease the number of mayoral appointees in the group. Currently, the PEP includes 13 appointed members and the schools chancellor. Each borough president selects a member of the PEP, many of whom are often opposed to the plans to close schools, and the mayor appoints the remaining eight. Because there are more people representing the mayor than anyone else, the PEP is often criticized as being a rubber stamp for Bloomberg. “They all just fall in line with whatever he wants,” said state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica), a cosponsor of Senate bill S6915. “The mayor cannot have that kind of power. This would change that and would

State lawmakers have proposed legislation that would curb the power Mayor Bloomberg has in the city school system. They aim to change the makeup of the Panel for Educational Policy, which will FILE PHOTOS vote on the closures of eight Queens high schools, including Grover Cleveland. give parents more input.” The mayor’s office did not respond to a request for comment. While Huntley and other supporters said they do not expect a vote anytime soon on the bills — and state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Long Island) vowed there would be no vote at all — they did say they are optimistic change could come to a system that likely will ensure the closures of the eight Queens schools, slated to be voted on by the PEP at its April 26 meeting. The schools pegged for closure —

which would then reopen with up to half the teachers replaced, a new name and potentially another principal — include August Martin High School in Jamaica, Richmond Hill High School, Flushing High School, Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Long Island City High School, Br yant High School in Long Island City, John Adams High School in Ozone Park and Newtown High School in Elmhurst. The Senate and Assembly bills vary slightly as to plans for a new PEP. Montgomery’s

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legislation stipulates that the borough presidents would continue to appoint one member each, the City Council would tap four members, and the mayor would select four. Of those appointed by the Council, there must be a representative of a college or university, a member of a parent organization and a representative from a community district education council. The Senate bill would also mandate that the PEP would elect the schools chancellor, now selected by the mayor. “By removing mayoral control over the selection of a chancellor, there will be checks and balances, and a chance for public review of decisions made by the board, to ensure transparency and accountability,” the bill reads. The Assembly legislation would again task each borough president with selecting a PEP member, but also mandate that the state Commissioner of Education appoint one member, the City Council one and the mayor two. It would not grant the PEP the right to vote for a schools chancellor. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he supports granting parents more of a voice on policy, though he stressed that the mayoral control system — granted by the state Legislature to the mayor in 2002 — has been more functional than the previous one run by the Board of Education. continued on page 31

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In South Queens, new districts deliver fear Residents worry they will get the shaft in Brooklyn-heavy areas by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Before new Congressional lines were finalized in March, a group of residents held a rally in downtown Brooklyn against the proposed districts and waved signs with such statements as “Where is Ozone Park?” and “Howard Beach and Bed-Stuy — why?” Flash forward a month later, as the Congressional races are heating up, and South Queens residents are worried those running to represent them could be asking the same questions as the protesters, considering neighborhoods like Howard Beach, Ozone Park and Woodhaven have been placed in Brooklyn-heavy districts. “It’s unfair and counterproductive to the representatives, and to us, to split up communities,” said Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. Woodhaven had been in the 9th Congressional District, represented by U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens, Brooklyn), who grew up in Woodhaven and now lives in the Rockaways. Anthony Weiner, who previously represented the district, grew up in Brooklyn but had lived in Forest Hills for years. Now, Woodhaven is in the 7th Congressional District, which includes such communities as Williamsburg and Chinatown, and none of the candidates running for that district are from Queens. The same goes for Howard Beach and Ozone Park, which are in the new 8th

South Queens’ neighborhoods, such as Howard Beach, Ozone Park and Woodhaven, have been FILE IMAGE placed in Brooklyn-heavy Congressional districts. Congressional District that includes neighborhoods like Canarsie and Coney Island. Those vying for the 8th CD are from Brooklyn. “We’re onto our third congressman in a year and a half, and I’m not sure what our relationship is going to be like,” Wendell said. “These people we have no rapport with are coming in, and we’re going to feel like a second thumb.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) also said he fears South Queens could get the short end of the stick. “I’m hoping our residents don’t get shortchanged on their federal issues in terms of representation,” Addabbo said. “Frequently, elected officials don’t pay attention to every corner of their district, those in another borough or on the

fringe of their district. That’s why I’ve advocated to keep districts in the same borough.” Candidates running for the 7th and 8th districts insisted that while they are not from Queens, they are quickly trying to learn the issues in the borough and a number said they’re reaching out to different civic groups and other residents in the borough. “I look forward to getting to know the residents of the Queens portion of the Congressional district,” said Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn), who attended the Ozone Park Civic Association meeting this week. “I look forward to spending time in Ozone Park, Howard Beach and Lindenwood. My record in the legislature has been designed to provide representation to everyone and serve communities regardless of their racial, socioeconomic and religious diversity.” Jeffries is running in the Democratic primary against Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn) for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Ed Towns, who announced earlier this week that he would not seek re-election after 30 years in Congress. The two agreed on a number of issues they said were of utmost importance in the district, including quality schools and safe neighborhoods. “There are many things we have in common,” Barron said of Queens and Brooklyn. “We need good salaries, quality education, continued on page 40

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Richmond Hill native awarded Purple Heart Anton Dietrich, 93, was seriously wounded during World War II by Anna Gustafson

award given to those wounded or killed in battle and which was established by President George Washington when he was comMore than 70 years after Anton Dietrich Jr. left his Rich- mander in chief of the Continental Army. Dietrich almost gave mond Hill home to fight in World War II — during which he up, but turned to the congressman for help after the Richmond was on a ship torpedoed by the Germans, spent 16 hours float- Hill man attended a ceremony Turner held for Rego Park native ing in the Mediterranean before being rescued, and was struck and fellow World War II veteran Arno Heller, who was awarded the Bronze Star. by a mortar shell in France — the veteran “You’ve accomplished something that I finally received his much-deserved Purple could not do,” Dietrich told Turner. “Even Heart last week. with all the evidence I submitted — U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens, Brookt is an award that telegrams, newspaper articles, and other lyn) presented the Purple Heart to Dietrich, a no one seeks, but documents, I could not accomplish this on 93-year-old lifelong resident of Richmond Hill my own.” who once lived across the street from the Marx an award I am As for receiving the Purple Heart, DietBrothers, at the Sgt. Edward R. Miller VFW rich said “it is an award that no one seeks, Post 7336 in Richmond Hill last Wednesday. proud to wear.” but an award I am proud to wear.” “Anton Dietrich has shown the type of — Anton Dietrich Jr., Dietrich joined the Army in July 1941, bravery and resilience that every American Purple Heart recipient believing he would likely be in the military should aspire to,” Turner said. “Neither a for no more than a year. That quickly changed German torpedo that left him stranded in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, nor injuries he sustained once Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, and Dietrich from the shrapnel of a German mortar in Sedjenane, could ended up serving just short of six years. Assigned to the 39th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Dietrich break Mr. Dietrich’s will. His actions in battle are a testament to why he and all of the other heroes that fought during World War II helped to invade Algeria as part of Operation Torch in November 1942. During that invasion, Dietrich’s ship was torpedoed by a are truly part of the Greatest Generation.” Dietrich, who has also served on Community Board 9 since German airplane, and he spent 16 hours in a landing craft in the 1971, said he had spent years trying to convince the federal Mediterranean Sea before being rescued by a British ship. government that he was eligible for a Purple Heart, the military continued on page 24 Senior Editor

After receiving the Purple Heart for his service during World War II, Anton Dietrich Jr., right, is congratulated by U.S. Rep. Bob Turner, center, and Capt. Christiana Mouradijian of the Fort Hamilton PHOTO COURTESY U.S. CONGRESS Army Garrison in Brooklyn.

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Jamaica group says it will reopen the facility A Jamaica group wants to purchase the recently closed Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway, revamp the facility and integ rate it into a larger healthcare provider system. If granted approval, Community Wellness Centers of America plans to work closely with the state Department of Health to reopen the hospital. Their new strategy would focus on clinical treatment of chronic illnesses and diseases, preventive screenings and educational programs. CWCOA, led by president and founder Robert Evans, claims “it has the expertise, resources and affiliations with medical institutions, medical schools and local physicians to systematically integrate the hospital’s services into a community-wide program and provide the State of New York relief from further f inancial burden and loss of critically needed hospital services.” The shuttering of Peninsula, a 173bed, 104-year-old institution that had employed more than 1,000 people, left

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Every Tuesday, it has become commonplace to see a line of hundreds of people snaking around the United Methodist Church at the corner of 113th Street and 107th Avenue in Richmond Hill. The people in the crowd — young mothers with toddlers in tow, elderly residents with walkers and everyone in between — wait patiently until they About 20 people volunteer at the United Methodist Church’s get a chance to receive food, food pantry in Richmond Hill weekly. PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON including eggs, rice and veg“came knocking on our door” for help once etables, from the church’s pantry. More than 2,000 people have signed up to the economy turned sour. Now that the food pantry has grown sucuse the food pantry, which is manned by about 20 volunteers, since it was founded in cessful, the church is looking for other ways to help its neighbors and has launched a 2010. “We were looking at our community, and drive to collect prom attire for teens who we wanted to be more effective so we started cannot afford the often expensive wear. Residents who wish to help can drop off the food pantry,” said Lloyd Edwards, the new, or lightly worn, gowns and tuxedos at pantry’s director. The church’s pastor, the Rev. Moonsook the Queens Chronicle’s off ice at 62-33 Kim, added that members were inspired to Woodhaven Blvd. or at the church in RichQ create a pantry after a number of individuals mond Hill.

the community with only one hospital, St. John’s Episcopal, which began to swell with new patients. Peninsula Hospital had been in trouble for about seven months before it was shut down with the state recently closing its clinical lab citing a long list of “serious deficiencies.” The hospital also had financial problems. Peninsula’s parent company, MediSys, ended its affiliation with the facility last August, and the state slated it for closure, despite public outcry. Doctors and nurses even rallied outside the DOH’s Manhattan office earlier this month to try and halt the plan. Lawmakers tried to stop the DOH from pulling Peninsula’s certificate of operation, because, they said, it would make it far easier to find another investor for the hospital, but they were unsuccessful. Evans stated that his organization has the financial resources required to purchase the hospital and re-engineer its services and capacity despite the state’s cost Q constraints.

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Misplaced priorities housands of Queens families rely on Beacon after-school programs to give their children a safe place to go while they’re at work, a place to learn, to socialize, have fun and stay out of trouble. Two of those programs, located at JHS 190 in Forest Hills and MS 158 in Bayside, are slated for closure at the end of the fiscal year, which runs through June 30. Together they cost about $700,000 to run. Combined with other closures in other boroughs, the shutdowns are expected to save the city $2.1 million. What the cost to society will be is unclear. The same goes for the cost of having fewer police on the street, fewer firefighters on the job, fewer teachers in the classroom, fewer arts and music programs, fewer schools being built with gyms. All because of a lack of money. And yet while the city is cutting programs like the Beacons — driving hundreds of protesters into the streets and furthering their cynicism about the government — it’s also funding a useless, $14 million addition to Borough Hall. An atrium. The powers that be need a nice place to gather as

they plot new ways to spend your money on other questionable undertakings, you see. And they need something they can put a plaque on bearing Borough President Helen Marshall’s name after she completes her time in office. This is her trophy project. We believe Borough Hall is large enough as it is. And those left in Queens who still have some aesthetic taste know that however the atrium is designed, it won’t match the existing building. It will look like the add-on it will be. Not that Borough Hall is the prettiest thing; it’s clearly an institutional building, but it has the imposing grace and symmetry of its kind. It’s a case of form following function, the way design should be. Incidentally, the project has already cost Queens some beauty, as a grove of cherry trees is coming down to make way for it. In full bloom. Nice timing. Officials will tell you the money’s already allocated and can’t be diverted elsewhere. But new laws can always be written redirecting funding. Choose which you prefer your taxes spent on, vital services or trophy projects, and let your City Council member know. It’s about priorities, people. Priorities.

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No school closures Dear Editor: Our kids are our future, and a sound education is their oyster to success. We therefore protest the proposal of New York City's Department of Education (DOE) to close 33 schools and reopen them under the Turnaround method, and condemn the abrupt closures of these historic institutions. These citywide schools include John Adams High School in Ozone Park, Richmond Hill High School, Long Island City High School, Flushing High School, Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Newtown High School in Elmhurst, August Martin High School in Jamaica and Bryant High School in Long Island City. There are about 21,000 students in total at the eight schools. Mayor Bloomberg announced the plan in his State of the City address recently in an effort to secure about $58 million in education aid that the state has withheld because the city and the teachers’ union have not reached a deal on new evaluations for educators. This ill-conceived plan was made without any real planning, strategy or parental input. Comprehensive high schools are necessary to mold our children to become good citizens and prepare them for college and careers. DOE should be working to improve and enhance these schools in our increasingly competitive global economy. It is wrong to use state and federal programs to close these © Copyright 2012 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y. 11374-7769.

Gottlieb’s reckless action ueens sets a notoriously low bar for its elected officials. Many have been convicted of serious crimes committed while they were in office. But there should be some standard below which the voters should not go. We suggest drawing the line at arson. That’s the charge that Jeff Gottlieb, then a teacher at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, was hit with in late 1971. He pleaded guilty to criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, but the fact is he took some gasoline and set his apartment on fire. It was in a multi-family building. Outside of random gunfire, you could hardly think of an act showing a more callous disregard for human life. Luckily, no one was hurt, according to sources who spoke to the New York Post, which broke the story Sunday. Gottlieb, who lives in Flushing, served no prison time, took a couple months off from teaching, was treated at a psychiatric hospital and returned to work the next school year. Now he’s running for the 6th Congressional District in a fierce primary, one of six Democratics in the running. His supporters should ask themselves if he’s really the candidate they want to back. People can change, but purposely setting a building on fire is just too reckless an act to ignore.

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schools without even a phase out. Unnecessary chaos and doubts will be wrought. Current high school juniors do not even know the name of the school they will be attending in September. Questions remain, such as what sport teams will be cut, who will their teachers be, what educational opportunity programs will be eliminated, what will the mission and theme of these schools be, what will happen to the current parents’ associations, what art and music programs will these schools offer, what remedial programs, if any, will be retained. Existing programs like media and communication, business, environmental issues, health and sports careers, and law and international relations may be scrapped. With half of the teachers gone, who will write their college recommendations, and serve as trusted mentors? These, and other concerns, must be answered before changes are considered. We urge the DOE and Chancellor Walcott, himself a graduate of these comprehensive high schools, to immediately halt this destructive and counter productive process that will affect our communities and neighborhoods

and grieve our students and parents. Instead, we should allocate resources to improving existing schools and stop creating chaos for September. To ignore our kids' welfare will send the wrong message to them-that we don’t care about their future, or their success in life. The plan to close the schools will be voted on April 26 by the city’s Panel for Educational Policy, notoriously regarded as a rubber stamp for all of the mayor’s schools plans because it has never rejected any changes he has proposed in the past. Our children will be the ones who suffer most. Albert Baldeo South Ozone Park

Romney misfires on guns Dear Editor: It looks like the Obama vs. Romney race is about to begin. Gentlemen, start your engines! Let’s get the show on the road with the guns and Second Amendment issue. Mitt Romney spoke some powerful words at the recent NRA convention. He declared that he

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Dear Editor: I fail to understand the brouhaha over the candidacy of Mr. Jeff Gottlieb in the Sixth Congressional District, with the claim it is a ploy to deprive candidate Rory Lancman of the “Jewish vote” (“Angry reaction to Gottlieb candidacy,” April 12). The criteria for one seeking public office is intelligence, honesty and a commitment to seek and support legislation that serves the needs and the interests of all the people and not just the few with political and financial connections. Excluded are a person’s religion and candidates who wear their religion on their sleeves, pander to a specific religious group and violate the constitutional requirement of separation of church and state by seeking legislation that infuses their religious beliefs. A claim that Jews will only vote for a Jewish candidate is demeaning and an insult to the many Jews who support a candidate based upon his or her merits and not religious persuasion. In his quest for elective office, I wish Mr. Lancman luck but suggest he focus on important issues he will face and not on a dubious and irrelevant question of religion. As to Mr. Gottlieb, it should be noted in passing, he has spent decades toiling for the Queens Democratic Party without ever being nominated for elective office by the party bosses. The Queens Democratic Party leadership, far from being anywhere within the realm of a democracy — and I say this as a lifelong registered Democrat — is known, together with boss politics in the other boroughs, as the nepotism capital. In heavily entrenched one-party districts, primaries are expensive and rare and the boss’ selection gets the nod. The nod is often the wife or the son of an off icial retiring or seeking other office. Mr. Gottlieb was never genealogically qualified as a member of the nepotism club. If he wishes to seek office, as does Mr. Lancman, they should be judged on their merits, not their religion. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing Editor’s note: This letter was written before it became publicly known that Jeff Gottlieb had committed a crime in 1971.

Dear Editor: On March 29 Republicans in the Senate, calling the bill a political stunt, blocked legislation to strip billions of dollars in tax breaks for the biggest U.S. oil companies. A last minute entreaty by President Obama wasn’t enough to convince senators to strip the oil and gas industry of tax incentives. The Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies bill failed to advance by a vote of 51-47. It needed 60 votes to overcome a procedural hurdle. “With record profits and rising production, I’m not worried about the big oil companies,” Obama said in the White House Rose Garden. “... I think it’s time they got by without more help from taxpayers, who are having a tough enough time paying their bills and filling up their tanks.” Some Senate Democrats, mostly from oilrich states, were not supportive of the legislation. They included Sen. Mark Begich (DAlaska), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), and Jim Webb (D-Va.). Voting with the Democrats was Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Me.). President Obama had argued the tax breaks were more than Americans could afford. “Last year, the three biggest U.S. oil companies took home more than $80 billion in profit. Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour,” he said, citing an analysis showing that the big companies pocket another $200 million in quarterly profits every time the price of gasoline goes up by 1 cent. The bill, sponsored by Robert Menendez, a Democrat, would have cut billions of dollars in tax breaks for the “big f ive” oil companies: Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, ConocoPhillips, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Same ‘ol, same ‘ol: Republicans representing their benefactors such as big oil, the mega wealthy and corporations (“Supreme Court Person”) and the Democrats, the American people (“real Person”). What boggles the mind is how any middle-class American could be so hoodwinked as to vote against their best interests. Perhaps they feel that voting so, somehow makes them a member of the 99 percent or even 98 percent country club. They dream on while they get stepped on. Ah, to dream. Joanna Livingstone Bayside

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Great story, great company Dear Editor: Three cheers for Workmans Cycles and their Wounded Warrior Project (“In Ozone Park, factory takes a ride for vets,” April 12, multiple editions). Your coverage was a delight to read. Where is this wonderful factory in Ozone Park? Can they rehab old bikes for veterans’ families? Do they manufacture adult tricycles, also? Please tell us more. I once worked for manufacturers of flavors and fragrances on the Brooklyn-Queens border and for a pasta machine factory nearby. I knew of several doll manufacturers and knitting plants in Queens and Brooklyn, long gone. Wouldn’t it be benef icial to revive some of these companies, which hired many employees? BK Brumberg Howard Beach

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stood for firm protection of the NRA philosophy. Gov. Romney added that in his presidency, he will defend the Second Amendment for the people. I wonder if he supports the “stand your ground” laws that are sweeping the country? He attacked Obama, by saying that the president, in his second term, has a secret plan to take away guns from Americans! What Romney failed to tell the NRA boys is that as governor of Massachusetts he signed legislation which permanently banned assault weapons in his commonwealth. He neglected to say the President Obama signed into law the right of National Park visitors to carry concealed guns — subject to state laws! Time for a truth check. Gov. Willard Mitt Romney is fast becoming Mr. Flip Flopper. Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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Cooley’s Anemia Foundation holds annual dinner dance Hundreds gather at Russo’s on the Bay for event on Good Friday by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

he Queens chapter of the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation held its annual dinner dance on Friday, April 6 at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach. The organization honored Assemblyman Michael DenDekker (D-Jackson Heights) as its Man of the Year, and Steven Cimino and Paul Blasucci as the humanitarians of the year. Elizabeth Delaney, 27, the daughter of Angela DenDekker and step-daughter of the assemblyman, passed away earlier this year. The assemblyman and his wife asked for donations to be made to the Queens chapter of the CAF in her honor. Hundreds of people attended the event, which raises money for research on Cooley’s anemia, an inherited blood disease. The Cooley’s Anemia Foundation was founded in 1954 by Frank Ficarra, whose two sons were afflicted by the disease. Howard Beach resident John Mancino started the Queens chapter in 1994 and has been doing fundraisQ ing since 1991.

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Residents pack meeting of the Community Council in Ozone Park by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

There was standing room only at last week’s gathering of the 106th Precinct Community Council in Ozone Park, as residents packed the police station’s meeting room to voice their complaints about such issues as drivers evading red lights, speeding cars, exhaust fumes and loose dogs. Before addressing the complaints, Capt. Thomas Pascale, the precinct’s commanding officer, asked residents to notify the police with any information they have that may help the police solve a crime. Noting a 22 percent increase in robberies of Apple products citywide, the captain advised the audience members to be aware of their surroundings when walking with such items as smart phones. “Please be discreet when you use these devices,” Pascale said. The captain urged smart phone owners to never turn off their devices, in case of theft. Most have GPS tracking, he noted, which the police can use to locate the stolen equipment and arrest the perpetrator. Pascale cautioned residents to be careful when using such websites as Craigslist to make purchases. He told the audience of there were two recent incidents in the precinct when prospective buyers were robbed by sellers of automobiles listed for sale on Craigslist when they met the seller with their cash in hand to buy the vehicle. Pascale warned residents to know who they are dealing with when they answer ads. Several residents at the council meeting expressed their own concerns to Pascale. Ozone Park resident Joseph Wolt complained about what he called a continuing dangerous condition at the Rite Aid Drug store parking lot at 96th Street and Rockaway Boulevard.

He said that motorists not wanting to wait for the long red light at that intersection are taking a short cut through the Rite Aid parking lot. Although Community Affairs Officer Ken Zorn said police have been issuing summonses to motorists for the violation, Wolt said the problem persists. William Ruiz, of Ozone Park, was concerned about cars being broken into on 78th Street between Liberty Avenue and Glenmore Avenue.

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He said that two or three cars have been broken into about every other week. Pascale said that police believe they know who is responsible for the break-ins and the individual is now in jail and when the suspect is released from jail, police will be keeping an eye on him. Ruiz said he was also concerned about cars speeding up 78th Street, noting that many children play on the street. Frank Dardani, president of the council, suggested to Ruiz that the installation of a speed bump may be the answer. South Ozone Park resident Carmen Miranda complained that her next door neighbor has rented her driveway, which is located in the vicinity of 122nd Street and 111th Avenue, to another neighbor who parks his racing car in the driveway.

Miranda said the car has been giving off fumes that waft into her home. “Those fumes are coming into my house and making me sick,” she said. Dardani told Miranda that when a resident calls the city’s 311 system for such quality of life complaints, they are not a priority. “You know how that makes me feel — I’m not a priority; it doesn’t matter what I feel, how I live,” Miranda said. “Where’s my quality of life?” she asked. Pascale told Miranda the police would cite the racing car owner for noise violations if officers find that he is violating the law. Dardani said that the police department staffing is down six or seven thousand officers from prior years. “When we had that six or seven thousand other police officers our communities weren't like this,” he said. Complaints made at last July’s council meeting about unleashed pit bulls being walked by their owner on Rockaway Boulevard between 106th and 107th streets were brought up again. Terrence, who asked that his last name not be published, said that he is the landlord of the house on 106th Street and Rockaway Boulevard, where the pit bulls and their owner resides. He said that not only does the owner continue to walk his dogs unleashed, but he also lets the dogs run loose in the building’s hallways, scaring the other tenants and their children. “It's becoming a problem,” Terrence said. In other meeting news, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) said the graffiti removal program is still in effect and urged residents to call his office to report any graffiti locations that they see in the community. The next meeting of the 106th council will be held on Wednesday, May 9 at 8 p.m. at the precinct station house, at Q 103-53 101 St. in Ozone Park.

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106th officers honored at council They arrested individuals with alleged illegal firearms by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

106th Precinct Police Officers Jason Sessa, Eric Blake and Russell Graziano were honored with the Cop of the Month award at the community council meeting last week for capturing three individuals allegedly in possession of two illegal firearms. According to Capt. Thomas Pascale, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, on March 30 at 10 p.m. officers from the 102nd Precinct observed an illegally parked car in

the vicinity of 107th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Ozone Park. Pascale said the officers attempted to talk to the driver, but he instead took off with the cops in pursuit. Pascale said that Sessa, Blake and Graziano were directed to 103rd Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, the border line of the 102nd and 106th Precincts. The captain said the officers observed the car involved in the pursuit collide with another vehicle, causing that car to go into a 360-

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Our hometown heroes for 50 years by Joseph Levy Chronicle Contributor

As the late Tug McGraw said, ya gotta believe. Yes, if you are a Mets fan ya gotta believe that in 2012, the Mets will celebrate their 50th anniversary as members of the National League, and the first of their next 50 years right here in Queens. This is a team that has made its indelible mark on our national pastime. It is a team that

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E-readers are compact, lightweight and can hold many books simultaneously — and now you can borrow one for free at the Queens Library’s central branch in Jamaica. The pilot program began on April 12 with the location equipped to lend 50 e-readers. It is the first time such items have been available at a public library in the city. People can check one out for seven days, and renew it twice. There is a cost of between $85 and $130 for customers who lose or damage an e-reader.

The e-readers will have books in five categories — best sellers, romances, mysteries, teen’s or children’s books. There are 25 new books and 50 works of classic literature loaded onto each one. The readers will be refreshed every three months with more works. Jasmine Baker, 22, who gives job training classes at the library as part of the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program, appeared excited about the chance to borrow the device. “This is exciting and really awesome,” she said after taking one out for the first time, but

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Legislators urge Finance to speak up, comptroller to continue probe by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

A pair of audit reports issued by Comptroller John Liu last week led to scathing attacks on the Department of Finance by elected officials in Queens who had asked Liu to probe the process by which DOF reassessed condominium and co-op tax assessments in 2011. Speaking on April 13 at the Cryder Point condominium complex in Beechhurst, Liu said DOF still has not completely answered to his satisfaction just how it arrived at preliminary assessment increases that often topped 100 percent. Cryder Point, for example, was initially increased 147 percent while other buildings in the same block went up in single digits. “While real estate taxes are an important source of revenue for the city, homeowners should not have to endure the stress of being unable to anticipate their property taxes year to year,” Liu said. “DOF’s recent arbitrary decisions will affect families for years to come and raise serious questions.” Liu said that even after the outcry from the public and elected officials, and the very highprofile audits conducted by his office, DOF still has no explanation for many of its measurements of market value for condos and co-ops in 2011. His office was universally praised by both residents and elected officials at the Cryder Point press conference.

Comptroller John Liu at Cryder Point on Friday announcing the results of two audits critical of the Department of Finance’s performance in its reassessment of co-op and condominium values in PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON 2011. “After this went public, our assessment [increase] went down from 147 percent to 6 percent,” said Phyllis LaPerchia, treasurer of the Cryder Point Condominium Association. “I was a math teacher, and I’ve never seen a mathematical error like that,” she said. Councilmen Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) and Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone), who

represent some of the hardest-hit complexes, praised Liu’s staff and unleashed broadside attacks on DOF. Halloran said 92 complexes appear to have been greatly overassessed, most of them in his and Weprin’s districts. “There is no way assessment values should be going up nearly 150 percent when the property value hasn’t changed at all,” Weprin said.

“This shows we were right. Something is broken.” Weprin said the DOF offered one explanation after another when he, Halloran and others began inquiring as to why its initial numbers were correct. “First it was that we just didn’t understand their system, “ Weprin said. “Then they said it was the complexity of their computer system.” Finally, Weprin said, officials said they discovered a glitch in the computer system. “My favorite,” said Warren Schreiber, president of the Bay Terrace Co-op, “the ‘dog ate my homework’ excuse.” Elected officials, including Borough President Helen Marshall, said DOF has not yet explained how assessors could have overidden the program to put in the values that initially caused so much consternation, something the department also said occurred in some cases. Freshman Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (DBayside), who was just coming on board when the issue flared up, called the numbers “arbitrary and capricious. State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, whose own complex was hit with a 101 percent increase, agreed. “The integrity of the system is at stake,” she said. Liu’s auditing staff found that a lack of transparency on the part of DOF and some arbitrary decisions led to confusion. continued on page 40

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At Newtown HS, pleas to keep school open Students and teachers pack hearing to protest Bloomberg’s closure plan by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Before the city’s public hearing on closing the 115-year-old Newtown High School in Elmhurst had even begun, the jeers from hundreds of irate students overpowered the Department of Education’s representative urging quiet. They, along with teachers and parents, demanded that the city delay the hearing until the deputy schools chancellor slated to preside over the meeting arrived, which officials did, and the decision buoyed a crowd hoping the move could foreshadow the mayor himself heeding the shouts of those lambasting the proposal to close the storied institution. “Personally, I think this school is amazing,” said Marc Anthony Green, a student who helped make a video touting Newtown’s various achievements — from its robotics club, which just won the city regionals to a guitar program serving at-risk students — that was shown during the hearing. “It’s the best school I’ve ever been to in my life.” Mayor Bloomberg aims to shutter Newtown, along with seven other Queens schools, and reopen it in Sep-

tember with up to half the teachers replaced, a new name and potentially a new principal. The city Panel for Educational Policy is expected to vote on the closures of the eight Queens high schools, as well as 18 others throughout the city, at its April 26 meeting. Deputy Schools Chancellor David Weiner — whose arrival allowed the hearing to begin — said the city has proposed the closure in part because of low graduation rates. Last year, the school’s graduation rate was 62 percent, which students and teachers stressed was up from 53 percent in the 2008-09 school year, and is expected to be around 65 percent this year. “Tonight we’ll hear success stories about what’s happening here, and there are many success stories,” Weiner said. “But you have to consider the students who started with your students who haven’t experienced the same kind of success. “Though graduation rates have risen to 62 percent, that still places Newtown in the bottom third of city schools,” Weiner continued. Teachers and parents said the graduation rate needs to improve, but they stressed that they have been working

hard to improve it and have since seen promising results when the school was placed in a federal improvement program and partnered with Johns Hopkins University at the beginning of this school year. Each of the schools pegged for closure was placed in a similar program, which was expected to last for three years. Bloomberg announced he did not plan to continue these programs in January, and instead aimed to implement what is known as the more aggressive “turnaround model.” “We do not want to be part of some school improvement experiment,” said Dmytro Fedkowskyj, the Queens borough president’s appointee to the PEP and a vocal critic of the closures. “Our school community has suffered enough through budget cuts and increased class size and are not in the market for another DOE band-aid approach to fixing our school.” “Instead of the three years promised, we’ve been given only six months,” said Jessica McDermott, an English teacher and the school’s United Federation of Teachers chapter leader. “Johns Hopkins has referred to us as a model site, but we’ve been given six months for one reason and

Hundreds of students, as well as teachers, parents, legislators and civic leaders, protested Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to close Newtown High School PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON at a hearing this week. one reason only — Mayor Michael Bloomberg.” In addition, teachers noted that they are also working with the nonprofit Queens Community House, which works to stay on top of students who are chronically late to school. Students also participate in what is

known as a credit recovery program, for which they attend school during evenings and on weekends in order to graduate on time. Debra Martinez, a parent who serves on Newtown’s school leadership team, and Shirley Lopez, the Parent continued on page 24

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This month, residents and environmentalists took issue with Borough Hall when the city cut down about 10 blooming cherry trees near the complex’s rear courtyard. The city first said the trees were cleared to make way for construction equipment needed to begin work on a $14 million atrium; then said the trees were diseased; and then that some of the trees were diseased and the others were to be studied by arborists. The construction is continuing less than two weeks after a series of rallies aimed at saving two Queens-based afterschool Beacon programs that serve tens of thousands of residents and cost about $334,000 apiece. The construction also comes one month after Borough President Helen Marshall presented a $258 million plan to fund programs in Queens that her office claimed could be fully funded with $1.23 billion in “suggested savings and revenues,” several of which were questioned at the time and most of which have not materialized. Marshall spokesman Dan Andrews said Tuesday that the project is being funded completely by Borough Hall’s discretionary funds. He also said stopping the project because of the economic downturn was not feasible, that the money could not be allocated for things like Beacon programs if it was delayed.

Cherry logs await their trip to the wood chipper in the courtyard behind Borough Hall, where PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON preliminary work has begun on a $14 million atrium. Andrews also said there was no consideration of listing the project in the suggested savings column in the March budget address by either delaying it until better economic times or eliminating it altogether.

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Eminent domain is key to Willets Point Workers, owners, elected officials condemn condemnation plan by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Workers, business owners and elected officials turned out Thursday in Willets Point to support a bill that would prohibit the use of federal funds for the use of eminent domain by cities or states when the purpose is economic development. Holding signs and cheering speakers, the group gathered at a gas station on Northern Boulevard to again protest the city’s $3 billion plan to transform the 62-acre area, also known as the Iron Triangle, into a mixed-use development. The city has said it will proceed with condemnation for the businesses that refuse to leave. Though speakers lauded the legislation, which passed the House but must still pass the Senate, it won’t help at Willets Point. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Whitestone) said the measure would not apply because proceedings at the project site have already begun. Avella believes that eminent domain should only be used for “real public purposes such as building schools or roads, not to line the pockets of Mayor Bloomberg’s rich developer friends.” Michael Rikon, attorney for Willets Point United, made up of members who do not want

to leave, said 44 states have passed legislation against eminent domain and that it’s time for the federal government to act. He pointed to the 2005 decision by a divided U.S. Supreme Court which ruled in favor of the municipality in a similar case in New London, Conn. It decided that economic growth qualifies as a permissible public use, permitting eminent domain. Homeowners in the affected areas were forced to move, but the project never materialized because the main company involved left. Rikon said condemnation “is unconscionable” for the mayor to use in a way that he said will hurt minorities and women. “While Bloomberg often talks of the city’s support of small business people, the truth is completely the opposite,” he added. The attorney believes that using eminent domain “will have a devastating effect on the Hispanic community that works 12 hours a day, six days a week to achieve the American dream.” Rikon noted that a WPU lawsuit on eminent domain is pending in the state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division Ben Haber, a Kew Gardens Hills activist, told protesters that he has no financial interest in Willets Point, but opposes the destruction of more than 200 small businesses and the

Tana Quillubangui speaks for her family, who work in Willets Point, at a rally Thursday on Northern PHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES Boulevard to protest the use of eminent domain and support new legislation. loss of employment to thousands of workers. “I am upset at people who believe a Gucci store and luxury apartment buildings serve a greater public interest than repair and body fender shops; who believe their constituents are the privileged few and fat cat real estate interests rather than the poor, the middle class and small businesses; and who knowingly participate in the prostitution of the time-honored concept of eminent domain,” Haber said to cheers. Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) said he can’t live under the yoke of a government that supports eminent domain for such a

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Combating illicit prescription drugs Legislators and police crackdown on diversion of narcotic meds by Janne Louise Andersen Chronicle Contributor

mericans consume more prescription drugs than any other country in the world. With more prescription narcotics available than ever before, prescription drug addiction is the largest growing drug problem in the country — currently exploding among teens. The Borough of Queens is no exception, and last week’s article in our news series on the issue, showed that prescription drugs are readily available — with teens getting them from even their own parents’ medical cabinet. But the availability is not only due to over-prescribing and the circulation of unused drugs. Prescription forgeries, pharmacy robberies and black market dealing are increasing methods to acquire the drugs. And legislators and police are escalating efforts against the problem.

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For more on this SEE story in video and graphics visit MORE ONLINE qchron.com The past three months the State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has unraveled three rings of drug forgery operations. On April 4, four ringleaders were arrested and indicted for distributing black market prescription HIV drugs. On March 27, 52 members of a narcotics network who were distributing massive quantities of cocaine, heroin and OxyContins and other prescription medications were arrested. And in February, a female ringleader was sentenced for stealing 250 prescriptions from city hospitals and trading them in at pharmacies around town. Queens is on the route of the Long Island Expressway, which has recently been named “Heroin Highway” by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Investigations in January revealed a pattern of suburban Long Islanders going to the city to buy heroin, and stopping in Queens on the way back to deal at diners, newsstands and other meeting spots. The Drug Enforcement Agency spokesperson Erin Mulvey said the Tactical Diversion Squad found seven organizations that diverted drugs in 2000 and 143 in 2011. Following last summer’s robbery at Haven Drugs in Medford, where David Laffer killed two employees and two customers before

Poster from the DA’s office from a drug bust on the “Heroin Highway”/Long Island Expressway.

grabbing 8,000 hydrocodone pills for his addicted wife, the DEA raided a doctors’ office in Great Neck, known to be associated with the imprisoned couple’s hydrocodone prescriptions. In another operation they arrested a doctor from Baldwin Harbor, on Long Island, who had allegedly been prescribing oxycodone from his car. The squad now has its eye on Queens. “Queens is right between Long Island and Manhattan with pharmacies that cater to the ones diverting illegal drugs,” Mulvey said. The DEA reports that armed robberies at pharmacies rose 81 percent between 2006 and 2010, from 380 to 686. In New York State, the number of armed robberies rose from two in 2006 to 28 in 2010. Rxpatrol.com, sponsored by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, says it has tracked 1,258 pharmacy burglaries since 2002. Neither agency has recorded prescription drug pharmacy shootings in Queens, but Queen’s pharmacists are aware of their at-risk position Norman Hansman, the owner of Woodhaven Boulevard Pharmacy in Rego Park, was robbed several times in the past. Back then, he said, it was another popular prescription drug that attracted the robbers. Today, Hansman has installed cameras, and signs in the store and popular narcotics are hidden behind the counter. “You are supposed to use judicial common sense. Somebody comes here with a prescription for narcotics, and they don’t look right, I don’t have it,” Hansman said. “You are trying to protect the pharmacy and yourself. Why would they come here from Staten Island or the Bronx, they don’t live here?” Hansman said suspected prescription drug abusers come by a few times a week. “Everyone who comes here with a narcotic prescription, first of all we ask to see ID, then we call the doctor and ask them, did you write this? If they say yes, we can’t ask them why,” he said. Bruce Snipas, the owner of B&E Pharmacy also in Rego Park, IDs and double checks with the doctor as well. Yet, he said there is still no guarantee. “I can call the prescription to the pharmacy as myself leaving my own number,” he said. “There are ways to get around it and believe me they know how to do it.” St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions invited pharmacists to a seminar on prescription drug abuse and safety and security in the pharmacy this past February. Sheila Brocavich, assistant clinical professor at the Jamaica campus, informed participants about the various forms of prescription fraud. The first resort of many users of legally prescribed drugs who become addicted is to alter a legitimate prescription to change the type of drug, increase the number of refills, increase the quantity, or add drugs. Another tactic is to copy legitimate prescriptions for multiple uses or to phone in fraudulent prescriptions posing as an employee of a doctor’s office. Theft of prescription pads is also common. Or the person simply visits various doctors, complains about pains and collects several prescriptions, also known as “Doctor Shopping.”

Pharmacist Bruce Snipas of B&E Pharmacy shows a faxed in fraudulent prescription with the PHOTO BY JANNE LOUISE ANDERSEN words VOID at the top. “The age group more likely to obtain a fraudulent prescription or doctor shop would typically be an older person,” Sheila said. Snipas confirms this tendency at his pharmacy. The latest numbers from the Department of Health show ER visits for overdoses of opioids were reported to be the greatest among 45-to-54-year-olds followed by the 35-to-44year-old age group. Pharmacists are required by law to report any prescription drug diversion to the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. Suspected diversion includes practitioners who may be prescribing in bad faith, as well as instances when controlled substances are lost or stolen. But many pharmacies don’t always do that. “If it’s something really important, we do it. But we try not to get involved because it’s going to require a lot of your time,” Hansman said. “We are not the FBI.” Snipas echoed his colleague. When the DEA discovered a forgery conspiracy between a doctor from the Bronx and her patient who came to Snipas to fill her prescription, he had to daily contribute to the investigation. So he is hesitant to involve the police. Also, he says, “how do you know who is an addict and who is a criminal? It’s a difficult situation.” The existing database is in place to monitor when and where prescriptions are being filled is DOH’s Controlled Substance Information on Dispensed Prescriptions. Its purpose is to provide prescribers of narcotic substances secure on-line access to their patients’ recent prescription history to help provide them optimal treatment and prevent over-prescribing. It also helps pharmacists check the validity of the prescriptions. “Once I keyed it to the computer, I am prompted for the serial number. If done incorrectly, the state will notify me. They already know which numbers go with which prescription,” Snipas explained. However, the database only displays prescriptions written within the past 30 days and because the database is not real-time, there is a 45-days delay. To better the system, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has proposed the ISTOP bill, the Internet System for Tracking

Over-Prescribing, that if enacted, would create a new real-time online database enabling doctors and pharmacists to report and track the prescriptions. While Schneiderman’s proposal currently sits in the state Senate’s Health Committee, its chairman, Kemp Hannon, is pushing his own set of proposals, favored by the industry, that would reform the exisiting database and cost less to implement. Schneiderman’s Press Secretary Jennifer Givner said that while the off ice doesn’t object to Hemp’s bill, they feel it is not ambitious enough. “We are continuing to work with government members of the Senate and Assembly to ensure that I-STOP is passed in the coming weeks,” she said. The AG has for months been building a bipartisan coalition of supporters from elected off icials to law enforcement and healthcare experts including Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) and Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria).

Attorny General Eric Schneiderman’s proposal for an online database to track prescriptions. “By allowing e-prescriptions for controlled substances New York State will improve our ability to track these drugs and reduce the prevalence of prescription theft, forgery and error,” Simotas said. “This measure would add a layer of protection for small business owners while cracking down on addicts and those who Q enable them.”

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Avella pushes tax break on gas Legislation would prevent city from hiking rate by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

As gas prices hover around $4, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) wants to do something about it and is introducing legislation to relieve city drivers. At a press conference Friday at Kramer’s Shell service station in Whitestone, Avella said his bill would require the city to compute

its sales and compensating use taxes on gas and diesel fuel at a flat, cents per gallon rate, instead of the percentage per gallon rate that is in effect now. “This would give consumers a break at the pump, especially young families and seniors,” the senator said. “At $4 a gallon, the difference between the percentage and the flat rate would save someone buying 20 gallons of gas

Kenny Wurtz, owner of Kramer’s Shell service station in Whitestone, says he’s lost business due to PHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES high gas prices and favors legislation that would tax drivers less.

a week roughly $80 over a year.” He noted that the state taxes consumers a flat rate of 8 cents per gallon for retail gas. The rate remains constant regardless of any fluctuation in price. But city residents are charged a percentage of the sale price per gallon of gas on top of the state’s sales tax. In 2005, while a city councilman, Avella promoted similar action, which the state approved, but Mayor Bloomberg refused to implement. “That money is a windfall to the city at the expense of consumers,” he said. He said his new legislation would force Bloomberg “to do the right thing ” and urges residents to support his bill, S6852, by writing or calling their elected officials. Kenny Wurtz, who owns the Whitestone gas station on Willets Point Boulevard, said he favors the bill since he thinks it will help his business. “People are more likely to come in and fill up,” Wurtz said. “A couple of cents makes a difference.” Wurtz indicated that rising gas prices have hurt his family-run business, which has been located in Whitestone since 1949. “Business is down somewhat,” he said. “With this legislation, there would be no hidden tax.” Avella believes his bill has a good chance of passage. “It’s a simple thing and ironic that I brought it up in 2005 and am now in the state Senate to get it implemented,” he said. Q “Pennies add up.”

Family ties for Sliwa and Katz Former City Councilwoman Melinda Katz always wanted to be a mother, and did in recent years with in-vitro fertilization. In 2008 the current GreenbergTraurig shareholder gave birth to her first son, Carter. At that time she declined to discuss the identity of the sperm donor, but now Curtis Sliwa, the Guardian Angels founder, has revealed that he is the father of Carter, and her other son, Hunter, whom she gave birth to in 2010, according to the New York Post. Katz and Sliwa met 19 years ago when Katz was running for the Assembly, and Sliwa had just been divorced from his wife of 12 years, Lisa Evers, now of Fox News. They dated for two years, but decided the relationship was too high profile. In 1998 Katz asked Sliwa for a sperm donation, she told the Post, only as a friend, and after years of IVF she got pregnant. Sliwa told Good Day New York that they never meant to hide his identity, but simply did not mention it to the public. The couple now lives in Forest Hills with their two sons. They plan to marry. The office of Karen Koslowitz, the current 29 District coucilwoman said, “I am very happy for them and wish them all the Q best.”

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In response to public outcry from the Southeast Queens community, the city will begin implementing a plan next month, which it hopes will help alleviate the persistent flooding problems that have plagued the area for decades. Carter Strickland, the commissioner of the city Department of Environmental Protection, and other representatives from the agency presented the ideas at Monday’s Borough Cabinet meeting in Kew Gardens, where the panel includes the district managers of Queens’ 14 community boards. DEP will be installing two reverse seepage basins next month as part of a pilot program. They will be placed at 155th Street and Linden Boulevard, and 165th Street and Linden Boulevard. The process involves sinking a pipe or chamber into the aquifer to draw groundwater out and dispense it into the storm drains. “We are looking forward to this because the way that we understand it, this system will help the St. Albans area community,” said Jacqueline Boyce, the chairwoman of Community Board 12. “We are hoping it will happen because there is an awful lot of flooding damage at an awful lot of homes.” DEP calculates that each of these sites will draw two million gallons of groundwater per day and residents living nearby should begin to get flood relief soon after the project is operational. However, the initiative requires a sewer line to be in proximity to the area where the basins are installed. It cannot be used in areas where there are no sewers. If all goes well, the project will be expanded to as many as 12 sites throughout Southeast Queens late this year or early next year, with about two to four basins at each location. In May, DEP will also begin pumping at Station 24, a former Jamaica Water Supply well at 180th Street and 106th Avenue

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polluted by chemicals from the West Side Corp., an adjacent dry cleaning plant. Some 800,000 gallons of groundwater will be extracted daily, but not for drinking purposes. The toxins will be filtered out and the water emptied into Jamaica Bay, according to DEP. The agency is also in the process of identifying which other wells are safe for use and can be reactivated. “With regard to the groundwater system, not every well will help the immediate area, and that’s what we are going to be looking at,” Strickland said. “They all go to different areas, so a well that’s super deep is not going to help. There is a cone of depression.” The agency also intends to extract 60 million gallons of water from wells located throughout the borough to offset losses during the repair of the Delaware Aqueduct in 2018 and 2019. It is one of three tunnels that brings in the city’s water supply from upstate, and it has been leaking. Asked whether the wells would be utilized after the tunnel is fixed, Strickland did not provide a direct answer. He said DEP and the state Department of Environmental Conservation have been floating ideas about what to do with the water when a backup supply is not needed. “It’s very expensive to pump wells and maintain those wells, so that’s a very difficult issue,” Strickland said. “That’s also the reason why we are piloting this low technology, low energy use technology.” From fiscal year 2010 to 2011, DEP spent $217 million on sewers and $120 million on water mains in Southeast Queens, Strickland said. For FY 2013 to 2016, the agency will spend $179 million on borough sewers alone — $64 million of which will go to Southeast Queens. Some $35 million will be allocated for water mains, and of that $22 million is for high level storm sewers.

DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland shows where two reverse seepage basins will be installed as part of a pilot program to reduce flooding in Southeast Queens. PHOTO BY ANNMARIE COSTELLA Flooding is not the only area of concern DEP is seeking to address, Strickland said. Over half of the sewer blockages in the city are caused by the disposal of residential grease. While there is a market for some of the substance, turning it into biodiesel fuel, most brown and yellow grease has no value, Strickland said. In an effort to curb the problem, the agency is considering making special containers available. “There are little plastic bags that can withstand temperatures of up to 400 degrees,” Strickland said. “You can pour the grease Q in there, let it solidify, roll it up and throw it in the trash.”

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WORKS Little League kicks off season by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

undreds of children and adults participated in the 54th annual WORKS Little League Opening Day parade that marched down Jamaica Avenue and through Forest Park on Saturday. Marchers gathered early in the morning at PS 90 on 109th Street in Richmond Hill, anxious to kick off the season for the league that includes 35 teams with more than 500 players from Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens and South Ozone Park. League President Terence Flanagan and the Beach Channel High School marching band led the players and their families along Jamaica Avenue. The event wrapped Q up at the Forest Park bandshell.

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Players shouted out cheers to mark the beginning of the baseball season. The Community Photography team was created by Nick Beneduce, of Howard Beach, in memory of his son, Jonathan.

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Camp experience is for every child by Peg L. Smith Watching my son after he returned from summer camp was the first hint that remarkable growth was under way. He was engaged, giving and confident. Viewing the camp experience as a respite from the real world is somehow to miss the point, it is the real world. Simply getting dirty, trying to pull harder so your team wins, finding the friend you always wished for and being yourself — it’s the time of your life and the promise of the future. As a parent, I constantly ask where do children have their mental, personal, emotional and physical needs nurtured? Where will they learn to get along with others, to take safe risks, to deal with conflict in a constructive way that encourages them to be creative, to explore and discover, to learn by actively doing, to try — to fail and try again? In the camp community, I find what I intuitively know as a parent — to be a positive, productive adult one needs the opportunity to truly experience childhood … that is how one grows. The entire experience of American camping began with a single camp — The Gunnery Camp in 1861. As I write, I am buoyed by the recognition of just how dynamically this idea has taken flight. Over 11,000,000 children and adults participated in camping last year. Overall, the numbers continue to grow, and this popular movement testifies so loudly to the extraordinary benefits that camp provides to our young people — responsibility, exploration, engagement, not to mention the spiritual dimension of the camp experience. Is camp quantifiable? Maybe not — but as a parent, I can only react with extreme pleasure as my son displayed those acts of kindness and generosity of spirit that follow so naturally from his time at camp. His chance to develop and grow was

marked by constant changes. Our camps meet those challenges every day of every session and that’s why doing what we do becomes so vital. Camp is about firsts — a first campfire outdoors, leading a pony, catching a frog, enjoying the evening stories and being chosen to be part of a community that values each child and his or her special gifts. It’s about making memories, and honoring the traditions of those who have come before. Children are thrilled with the idea that their acorn hangs from a rafter where their parents and aunts and uncles placed theirs so many years before. The American Camp Association has grown through its commitment to research and education in the field of child development. We communicate these best practices for each camp member: from waterfront safety to healthy diets and enriching activities carefully tailored to children’s inherent curiosity and sense of discovery. From camper-to-counselor ratios to medical care, we understand what makes a camp community safe and fun, and our member camps make the extraordinary commitment to meet and surpass those standards. We love what we do at the American Camp Association, for every child and every family, every camp staff director and counselor. The bar couldn’t be higher for us knowing that our goals and standards are the ones that support the highest aims of the camp community — safe environments; caring, competent adult role models; healthy activities and learning experiences; service to the community and the environment; and opportunities for leadership and personal growth. Throwing the doors wide open to allow generations of children and families to enjoy the value of experiential learning and growth, a path to self-esteem and independence, is what

Having some fun in the water at Camp Echo, part of Coleman COURTESY ACA PHOTO GALLERY Family Camps, in Merrick, LI. camp is all about. From urban and rural settings to international camp opportunities, we revel in watching children discover their place in the world, making a difference is truly what makes the difference. The American Camp Association is the only national association that accredits camps. With up to 300 safety and regulation standards, ACA promotes a safe and fun camp experience with developmental benefits backed by independent research. To learn more about the American Camp Association, visit Q campparents.org or acacamps.org. Peg L. Smith is chief executive officer, American Camp Assoc. — American Camp Association

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Never too old for camp by Alysoun Sherwood After a few years of traditional summer camp — bunking in cabins, swimming in lakes — many teens think they have become too old, or too sophisticated, to continue attending. Others have never tried sleep-away camp at all, thinking it is “just not for them,” and have outgrown their local day camps. Working families then face the dilemma of finding fun, safe, and productive ways for their older teens to fill those long summer days. The good news is that each year, there are more and more programs tailored especially to the needs and interests of teenagers, and the options that are currently available far exceed what one typically thinks of when considering “summer camp.” Some traditional camps do offer more advanced programs for older campers. These programs might include more extreme sports and adventures, as well as wilderness activities like rock climbing, white-water rafting, or mountain biking. Many teens relish the opportunity to develop their orienteering and “survival” skills and wilderness challenges can teach the importance of both teamwork and self-reliance. The older child can also choose to spend the summer scuba diving, sailing, or even skiing and snowboarding! Senior campers may participate in leadership or counselor-in-training programs, or train towards lifeguard certification. All of these programs help teens develop the interpersonal skills and self-confidence that will contribute to their later successes. For the young adult who has already developed a strong interest in a particular sport or other activity, specialty camps offer intensive, professional-level instruction, as well as the opportunity to socialize with others who share the same interest. Specialty camps are offered in virtually every sport, from

golf and tennis to lacrosse and ice hockey, and in a broad range of performing arts, including f ilmmaking, acting, dance, singing and musical theatre. These programs are typically staffed by professionals, who can often provide career guidance and mentorship beyond the camp experience. Due to the intense focus of specialty programs, they are often of shorter duration than traditional camps, leaving teens’ summer schedules flexible for their other activities. Another option available to the older teen is the academic program. Whether a student requires remedial assistance in a particular subject, or help developing study and test-taking skills in general, there are programs that teach these skills while improving the student’s self-esteem and motivation. All of the teen programs can provide the kinds of experiences and skills that can be used to build resumes and college or scholarship applications. Because of their importance to a teen’s future, as well as their expense, these programs should be chosen with perhaps even more care than a younger child’s summer camp. Parents should not rely simply on the glossy advertisements or pervasive Internet presence some marketers use to appeal primarily to teens. Nor should they feel overwhelmed by the vast array of programs available and the prospect of discerning reputable, wellrun, long-standing programs from those that are not. Organizations like the National Camp Association are staffed by knowledgeable camp and teen program professionals, who can consider a family’s specific needs and interests, and make appropriate recommendations. These referrals can be requested at summercamp.org/CampQuest. Armed with this customized information, parents should of course do their own homework, and check the references of any programs they are considering.

There is no longer any reason for teens to feel they are too old for summer camp. In today’s camp environment, they can still enjoy the fun, freedom and independence of summers past. There is no longer any reason for teenagers to think that their best summer adventures are behind them, and that there is nothing better for them to do than play video games or hang out at the local mall until school starts again. Now, they can still enjoy the fun, freedom and independence of summers past, while building the life skills that can enhance their futures. Q — National Camp Association

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DIVINE MERCY CATHOLIC ACADEMY Easter fun Here comes the Easter Bunny Hopping down the trail, Wiggling his bunny ears, Wiggling his tail. Hurry, Mr. Easter Bunny! Deliver all your eggs! Then hop away down the bunny trail on Your Easter Bunny legs. The Easter Bunny visited the Divine Mercy Catholic Acaemy, Ozone Park, nursery through third grade, leading them down the trail to the Easter egg hunt. The students looked on tops of objects, under boxes — all over — to see how many eggs they could find.

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New district takes in parts of Queens from Whitestone to Little Neck by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Years after U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Long Island) first spent much time in Queens, newly drawn congressional maps are sending him back to his childhood roots. “I spent every Sunday of my youth in Queens,” Israel, who is running for re-election in a district that will now include parts of northeast Queens, said during a sit-down interview with the Chronicle on Thursday. “My grandparents lived in Flushing. I feel I have Queens in my blood.” A panel of federal judges in March approved new political boundaries for New York’s Congressional districts, which added Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, Whitestone, Douglaston, Little Neck, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park, Floral Park and Whitestone to the district for which Israel is vying. He now represents the 2nd Congressional District, made up solely of neighborhoods in Suffolk and Nassau, and is running to represent the newly drawn 3rd CD. Republican Stephen LaBate, a Deer Park resident who graduated from St. John’s University in Jamaica, is challenging Israel. During Israel’s interview with the Queens Chronicle, the congressman said he began meeting with civic leaders, borough politicians and other Queens residents immediately after the judges approved the new lines. “I said, ‘Gary, I’ve got a lot to learn,’” Israel said in reference to U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens, Long Island), who recently announced he would not be running again. After being drawn into the new 3rd Congressional District, Ackerman announced he would not run against Israel, nor would he make another bid for the 6th Congressional District, which will represent much of northern and Central Queens. “It won’t be very long until people in Queens say, ‘We can’t

get rid of this guy,’” Israel joked about outselves. Describing himself as leaning right on issues regarding Israel and national security, and left on civil rights, gay rights, education and the environment, Israel was tapped by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) to head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2012. Now the fifth highest-ranking Democrat in the House, Israel said he has particularly focused on veterans’ issues, infrastructure and middle-class economics while in Congress. His focus on economics has not always landed him in the same camp as President Obama, Israel said. “The president said, ‘We should raise taxes on the rich,’ and I said, ‘Fair enough, but what’s your definition of rich?’” Israel said. “He says $250,000. Two hundred fifty thousand dollars may make you rich in Nebraska, but $250,000 does not make you rich in Little Neck, where you’re paying the highest cost of living in America.” As for other Queens issues, Israel said he would likely not be a fan of expanding JFK Airport’s runways into the Jamaica Bay. “I would lean against anything I’d consider to be potentially degrading to the environment,” Israel said. On a more international scale, Israel said he believes the United States “should use all the tools in our tool box” when it comes to addressing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, including keeping the possibility of a military strike on the table. “Right now the sanctions are crippling the Iranian regime,” Israel said. “We need to continue applying those sanctions.” Israel knows he has to gain the trust of Queens voters and that’s why he’s seeking their opinions on issues facing their neighborhoods. “I have to earn the confidence of the people by listening to them and hearing their priorities,” he said. “So far,

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Two Democrats enter race Producer and allergist file for congressional primary by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Waiting until the final day to file, “Ada” Juan Sheng, a virtual unknown in political circles, entered the Democratic primary race for the newly created 6th Congressional District seat. The Board of Elections also confirmed on Tuesday that Bayside allergy doctor Robert Mittman has filed petitions to get on the Democratic ballot. Mittman, 53, emailed a short statement on Wednesday saying he looked forward to discussing the healthcare crisis during the campaign, “which desperately needs reform.” He and Sheng, 53, of Briarwood, a public access television and video producer, are hoping to have enough valid signatures to be placed on the June 26 ballot. Others in contention are Assemblywoman Grace Meng of Flushing, Assemblyman Rory Lancman of Fresh Meadows, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley of Middle Village and Jeff Gottlieb, a retired teacher and Board of Elections employee. The winner will face Republican Councilman Dan Halloran of Whitestone in the November election. The new district runs from Flushing, Fresh Meadows and Bayside to Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale. The district is 37 percent Asian, and there is a large Jewish population as well. Last week, Gottlieb entered the race, drawing the ire of Lancman, who blamed the Democratic

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Report fuels 6th CD storm The congressional campaign of Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) has denied allegations from Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) that it has encouraged Jeff Gottlieb to enter the race for the Democratic nomination in the 6th Congressional District. Lancman has alleged that the move was made to dilute the district’s Jewish vote in the June 26 primary. And the news website City & State on Wednesday ran a story saying that Meng advisor Michael Nussbaum has a history of planting such candidates dating back to 2009, when Nussbaum’s company, Multi-Media, was a consultant for Council candidate Kevin Kim. The report alleges that Nussbaum lent assistance to candidate Tom Cooke in order to siphon white votes away from two white Kim opponents. Kim is Korean-American and won the primary before losing the election to Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone). Halloran is running unopposed as the GOP candidate in the 6th Congressional District. Nussbaum also is the associate publisher of the Queens Tribune. Cooke could not be reached for comment on Q Wednesday.

leaders in Queens for trying to split the Jewish vote between him and Gottlieb to aid in the victory of their candidate, Meng. Now, another Asian candidate has also entered the race. Sheng said she is running because “Congress is broken and none of the other candidates are addressing the problem with the influence of money in Congress.” She said she wants to work for “the weak and the meek, especially persons with disabilities,” adding that there are not enough job opportunities for them and that the disabled can be productive members of society. Her press release indicated she is a person with a disability, but did not elaborate. A graduate of the University of Sichuan in China, she received her master’s degree from Brooklyn College. For the last 10 years Sheng has served as reporter and producer of “The Chinese New Yorker” on public access television in Queens and Manhattan. Many Queens Democrats are scratching their heads at the large number of entries, three of whom have never held elected office. If Gottlieb entered to take votes away from Lancman, what about Sheng siphoning votes from Meng? Now it will be up to the parties and candidates to challenge petitions. It’s likely the county party will take a close look at Sheng’s signatures to disqualify as many as possible. Candidates must have 900 valid signatures to appear Q on the ballot.

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Candidate charged with arson in ’71 apt. blaze Got plea deal; primary now 6-way race by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Sixth Congressional District candidate Jeff Gottlieb’s spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the accuracy of a New York Post story that said Gottlieb pleaded guilty to criminal mischief 40 years ago after setting his own apartment on fire in 1971, using gasoline as an accelerant. The article, which appeared on Sunday, said Gottlieb, now 70, was charged with second-degree arson, a felony, but then pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief. The fire destroyed his Flushing apartment and damaged several others in the building. No one was hurt, the Post’s sources said. A teacher at Benjamin Cardozo High School at the time, Gottlieb took an unpaid leave for “restoration of health” from April 15, 1972 until the end of that school year. He was treated at a psychiatric hospital and never imprisoned for the crime. Gottlieb eventually retired from teaching and has served in a number of political positions since, most recently as a clerk at the Board of Elections, a job he is required to

leave in order to run for office. Gottlieb is in a six-way primary contest to be the Democratic nominee for the 6th Congressional District. Rep. Gary Ackerman (DQueens, Nassau), who now holds the seat, said he would not run again after the district was reconfigured following the Census. Whoever wins the primary will face City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone), the presumptive Republican nominee. Jay Golub, Gottlieb’s spokesman, said he believes the Post story was accurate. “This is something that happened 40 years ago,” Golub said. “He made a mistake, and I think he’s lived his life the last 40 years in a manner that most people would be confident in supporting him for office.” Golub added that in the two weeks he has been working for Gottlieb, he has seen “scores” of supporters come out to assist the campaign. The other candidates in the June 26 Democratic primary are Assemblywoman Grace Meng, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, Dr. Robert Mittman and “Ada” Juan Sheng. Q

Congress continued from page 5 safe communities, pensions, and good housing stock.” Bar ron said he also plans to go around the districts he does not know as well in Queens. “I’m open to hearing what the people of those new areas need,” he said. In the 7th district, U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens) is being challenged by Councilman Erik Martin Dilan (D-Brooklyn) and Manhattan economist Dan O’Connor. Velazquez, who already represented a tiny slice of Woodhaven, said she is focusing on job creation and securing federal resources for small businesses, particularly for those owned by women. In a statement emailed to the Queens Chronicle, Velazquez said she has been involved in expanding financing options for startup businesses and wants to ensure there are federal dollars for public housing developments and environment cleanup projects. O’Connor has cited a number of priorities, including supporting school vouchers, drawing down the number of troops serving abroad, lowering taxes and creating a more transparent Federal Reserve. He said he would also push for term limits in Congress. Dilan did not respond to repeated Q requests for comment.

Liu audit continued from page 21 He said that in the 2008-09 f iscal year the department switched its assessment methodology, resulting in some volatility in market values and taxes. But for 2011-12 it switched back to the old system. “The DOF’s changes to its market value calculations, while permissible, particularly affected condos and co-ops of 11 units or more,” said Liu’s audit. It stated that while co-op owners citywide saw average increases of 12 percent in one year, those in Queens averaged 32 percent. One Forest Hills complex went up 227 percent. Liu’s people found that in many cases DOF ignored the practice of assessing coops and condos by comparing them to similar rental properties nearby. It also found cases such as a co-op in Brooklyn that was assessed by comparing it to a parking lot. Liu’s recommendations include more transparency; a re-evaluation of overassessed and underassessed properties; and better public notification of any changes. A statement emailed from the DOF did not address the audit directly. “The Finance Department works each year to assess more than one million properties transparently and accurately,” it said. “We continue to work with New Q Yorkers throughout that process.”

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Meng lands mayoral hopefuls while CWA union pledges for Lancman by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

The two leading Democratic candidates for the 6th Congressional District nomination traded major endorsements on Monday. Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) the Democratic Party choice, picked up the endorsements of four prominent Democrats seeking the mayoral nomination in 2013, while Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) won the backing from locals of the Communications Workers of America. Lancman also used the day before federal and state taxes were due to call for the elimination of tax breaks utilized by corporations and wealthy individuals. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Comptroller John Liu, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and 2009 Democratic mayoral nominee Bill Thompson all endorsed Meng at a press conference at City Hall. “Grace Meng is a serious legislator with a clear, realistic vision for how our representatives in Washington should work together to address the serious problems we face: creating jobs, supporting and growing small business, and protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare,” Quinn said in a statement issued by Meng’s campaign on Monday, while de Blasio called her a champion of the middle class. Liu said Meng has the personal and legisla-

tive experience to tackle the issues that will spring up in Washington, and Thompson said she has the ability to make the tough choices that are needed as Congress addresses topics like building the middle class, protecting seniors and promoting education. The assemblywoman said she was honored to receive their endorsements. “Each of these superb public officials has a vision for New York City that includes creating jobs for our residents, keeping the city affordable for the hardworking families that are its backbone, and protecting the safety net that allows our seniors and most vulnerable neighbors to live in dignity,” Meng said. Lancman accepted the the CWA endorsement outside of the Verizon building on 70th Road in Forest Hills. Union officials welcomed the assemblyman to the site, where he joined Verizon workers on their picket line last summer during a contract dispute. Pete Sikora, legislative and political director for the the CWA in the northeast, saidLancman has been a friend of labor. He said the assemblyman has worked hard to force workplace safety to the forefront in Albany. “Several people have been with us when it was easy,” Sikora said. “Rory Lancman has been with us when it was hard.” Lancman said while Verizon is embroiled in contract disputes with its workers, it did not

pay any federal corporate taxes last year. “In fact, they receive tax benefits,” Lancman said. “They pay negative taxes.” Lancman used the day before tax day to push his support of the so-called Buffet Rule, legislation named for billionaire Warren Buffet that would eliminate many tax breaks for people who make more than $1 million. Lancman would eliminate the lower federal rate for capital gains, such as investment income and dividends, which are now taxed at 15 percent. “That is why people like Mitt Romney can make $40 million over a few years and people who work here at Verizon pay almost double that rate,” he said. Lancman said he would like all income — earned, capital gains and other sources — taxed at the same rate. “It’s about fairness,” he said. Lancman said he is not concerned that such changes to the tax structure would harm New York City and the state, which are heavily reliant on the banking and financial sectors. “Inherent in that question is the idea that if we raise taxes, those people will leave New York,” he said. “Well, they haven’t. We increased taxes on the wealthy in the state and they paid a little more in taxes and still enjoy what being in New York has to offer.” Lancman also dismissed Meng’s endorsements.

“They are looking for the support of the Queens Democratic establishment,” he said. “They will back the Queens establishment’s candidate.” Late last week, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), who also is seeking the nomination, secured the support of the Mason Tenders Council District, which represents construction workers, hazardous material workers, waste and recycling handlers, building laborers and Catholic school teachers. “Elizabeth Crowley has fought for workers’ rights throughout her entire career,” said Mike McGuire, political director for the mason tenders, in a statement issued by Crowley’s campaign. “She understands that people need safe workplaces, fair wages and secure retirement.” Crowley said infrastructure, such as the work done by the mason tenders, “is one of the best ways to create good jobs with prevailing wages,” Crowley said. “Our communities are better because of the work they have done, and I am proud that the Mason Tenders have endorsed me for Congress.” The three are vying with Jeff Gottlieb and Juan Sheng for the Democratic nomination in a primary on June 26. The winner will take on Republican city Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) in the general election in November for the seat being vacated by Democrat Gary Ackerman. Q

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The Mets’ 50th anniversary continued from page 18 1986 only to come back and win. Literally, the Mets have done it all. They have had some spectacular successes to go along with some horrible failures. They have had some Hall of Fame players, like Tom Seaver and some hall of shame players like Marv Throneberry. They have had such famous names as Seaver, Darryl Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, Mike Piazza and Jose Reyes, and some not so famous names, such as Ted Schreiber, Rich Puig, Bill Almon, and Phil Mankowski. They have been the lowly Mets; they have been the mighty Mets, but they have always been the AmazinÕ Mets. Both in the regular season and in the post season, they have played some of the most memorable and unbelievable games in baseball history. Perhaps most significantly, they have developed a loyal and enduring fan base in New York City, perhaps the toughest city in the world, despite having to share the spotlight with the Yankees, a name synonymous with baseball excellence. Yes, win or lose, they are our Mets. As Roger Kahn wrote in his immortal work, The Boys of Summer, “You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat.” Over the next number of weeks I’ll give you a brief recap of each of the first 50 Mets seasons. I have also added my all-time Mets team. Some of you, of course, can remember as far back as 1962, while others can only

recall the past few years. Regardless of which category you are in, I hope this trip down memory lane will help you to appreciate one of the most unique franchises in the history of professional sports.

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The Mets by the years: 1962 Record: 40-120, 10th in the National League. With Casey Stengel returning to New York as a manager, the Mets set a modern major league record of 120 losses. After losing their first nine games, Jay Hook gets the club’s first win, 9-1 over Pittsburgh; the team goes on to endure losing streaks of 17, 11 and 13 games. Mets fielders commit 210 errors, and Mets pitchers allow 948 runs, 801 earned. Ken MacKenzie (5-4) is the only Met pitcher to post a winning record. Roger Craig leads staff in wins with 10, and the majors in losses with 24. Al Jackson leads staff with 4.40 ERA and 4 shutouts, while going 8-20. Hook goes 8-19. Craig Anderson leads with 4 saves, while going 3-17. Offensively, Richie Ashburn leads the club with a .306 batting average. Frank Thomas leads with 34 homers and 94 RBIs; Marv Throneberry, acquired early on from Baltimore, hits 16 home runs while becoming the symbol of the club’s futility. Despite the futility, the fans welcome National League Baseball back to New York, as the Mets draw 922,530 to their f irst Q home, the Polo Grounds.

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The former clubhouse manager for the New York Mets was sentenced to five years’ probation on Monday for criminal possession of almost $2.3 million worth of game-used Mets memorabilia and other collectibles. Charlie Samuels, 55, of Arverne, pleaded guilty in February to second-degree criminal possession of stolen property and third- and fourth-degree criminal tax fraud, according to a statement issued by the office of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Samuels started working for the Mets in 1976, and became equipment manager in 1983. He eventually became clubhouse manager and travelling secretary. Samuels took autographed jerseys, bats and balls belonging to the Mets and evaded both city and state taxes on the items. He was fired by the Mets in 2010. Samuels was sentenced by Queens Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho. “The defendant betrayed the trust of his longtime employers, the New York Mets,” Brown said in the statement. “He had a baseball fan’s dream job, but allowed greed to get in his way. He now has lost his job and his reputation.” ©2012 M1P • WOOP-057092

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Brown said that according to Samuels’ plea, he knowingly possessed hundreds of autographed and unsigned Mets jerseys, bats, balls, helmets and other equipment between Sept. 1 and Nov. 13, 2007, which had been stolen from the team, with an appraised value of more than $2.28 million. The equipment was recovered from a Madison, Conn., home of a friend in November 2010. The investigation included Major League Baseball’s Department of Investigations and the Sheriff ’s Office of Port St. Lucie, Fla., where the Mets hold spring training. Samuels also pleaded guilty to underreporting his income on his 2009 state tax return, including the underreporting of tips and gratuities he had received from players and others. Samuels has agreed to pay restitution of more than $20,000 to the state; more than $14,700 to the city; nearly $25,000 to the Mets; and $15,000 in forfeiture to Brown’s office. In addition, Samuels is banned from Citi Field, the team’s minor league park in Brooklyn and spring training facilities in Florida. Q

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continued from page 26 speak little English. “Everyone is hard-working and we want to stay,” Quillubangui said. The redevelopment plan is now scheduled to be done in three phases, though no developer has been announced. Phase 1 involves using 20 acres across from Citi Field on 126th Street and calls for building 400 apartments, retail space, a hotel and two acres of open space. Recently, the Federal Highway Administration announced it had approved new on and off ramps for the Van Wyck Expressway as part of the overall project.

The city’s Economic Development Corp., which is overseeing the project, maintains that it does not need to build the ramps for Phase 1, though some of the housing, hotel and stores are expected to bring in a lot of vehicles. The remaining phases include building a public school, 5,100 apartment units and a small convention center. The city still needs approval from the state Department of Transportation on the ramps, but with the federal agreement, that is not expected to be a problem. WPU, however, opposes the ramps and believes the expressway will not be able to handle the estimated additional 80,000 Q cars a day that would use them.

Israel continued from page 39 program there, and co-op and condominum owners remain angry at the city’s hikes in property taxes. Saying he has a work ethic “that can’t be beat,” Israel has promised if elected he will have an office for constituents either in Queens or in western Nassau County. “I want it to be a convenient drive,” he said. He remains a strong advocate for veterans’ rights and although his new district does not take in the St. Albans Veterans Facility, he said if Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) asked him for assistance,

“I’d consider it a labor of love.” He said it’s vital to provide good healthcare for veterans and “just now we’re catching up with the needs of the Vietnam veterans.” On education, Israel said that the United States ranks 17th in the world and needs to go in a different direction. “We should end the subsidy to oil companies and use that money for kids in schools,” he said. He believes that city teachers should be given more creative ability. “Now it’s one size fits all,” Israel said. “We should give kids the basics, but let them pursue what’s fulfilling to them.” Israel, 53, was first sworn into Congress Q in 2001.

Calling all chocolate lovers The Rotary Club of Southwest Queens and Our Lady of Grace Church will host a “chocolate lovers brunch” on Sunday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, which benefits the rotary and the church’s food pantry, will be held in the school hall adjacent to the Our Lady of Grace Church at 101st Street and 159th Avenue in Howard Beach. The cost is $15 per adult, $10 per child under 12 years old and $35 per family. There will be a chocolate fountain, chocolate pancakes, chocolate muff ins, chocolate cake, chocolate cookies and more. For more information, call (718) 8451429, visit southwestqueensrotary.org or Q go to facebook.com/SWQRotary.

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They’re calling it the biggest, greenest night of the year — the New York League of Conservation Voters Spring Gala, to be held on Monday, May 21. One of the nation’s premier environmental organizations, the NYLCV will honor Richard Gelfond, the CEO of Imax, with an award to be presented by Richard Leakey, the renowned paleoanthropologist. Imax is the entertainment technology and theater company also known for promoting environmentally conscious films, such as “To the Arctic,” which will be released April 20. Gelfond also supports research at Stony Brook University, where Leakey teaches, into the effects of mercury on people. The event will be held at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, starting at 6 p.m. For more information, tickets or sponsorships, call (212) 361-6350 ext. 204 or email development@nyclv.org. Q

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

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

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April is shaping up to be a big month for Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, and not just because he won his first two starts of the season. Dickey is one of the subjects of the baseball documentary “Knuckleball,” which will make its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival this Saturday evening. R.A. will speak to the audience after the screening. This Sunday at 6 p.m. he will be signing copies of his autobiography, “Wherever I Wind Up” (Blue Rider Press), at the Barnes & Noble in Fresh Meadows. The Mets are partnering with Dickey as well, as they are offering a package on Wednesday, April 25 in which, for $100, one can take part in a pre-game Q&A with him, get an autographed copy of his book, and watch the Mets take on Jose Reyes and the Miami Marlins in the Champions Club, where one can enjoy food and soft drinks. Dickey’s revelations about the sexual abuse he endured as a youngster have generated a lot of buzz, but that is only a tiny part of his story. What really sticks out in the narrative is his struggle to economically provide for his family by toiling away in the minor leagues after continually being released by major league teams. Belying his placid nature, R.A. has

always had a daredevil side to him, as evidenced by his climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this past winter. Dickey details how he nearly drowned trying to swim across the Missouri River from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Omaha, Neb. after being egged on by some of his minor league teammates. The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, an organization that was started by the late tennis great to help fund careers in the health sciences for those who otherwise couldn’t afford it, as well as educating everyone about important medical issues, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala at Chelsea Piers last Thursday. There was definitely a Queens feel to the event as the AAIUH chief exec is Jamaica obstetrician Dr. Edgar Mandeville. Tennis commentator and Douglaston native Patrick McEnroe and Mike Weisman, the Emmywinning veteran sports television producer who grew up in Flushing, were also on hand. Gail Marquis, a member of the 1976 silver medal-winning U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team who played at Queens College, was one of the honorees. The event was coemceed by New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden and NY1 news anchor Q Cheryl Wills, who grew up in Queens. Find a longer version of this column, covering even more topics, at qchron.com.

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At the city line, where the street had two names by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

State Route 25 bears many names. In Queens, from west to east, it is called Queens Boulevard, Hillside Avenue and Braddock Avenue before merging with Jamaica Avenue, its easternmost name in the borough. In Nassau and western Suffolk counties, it’s Jericho Turnpike. Further east, the name changes again, and the road Jamaica Avenue/Jericho Turnpike looking east to Little runs all the way to Orient Point. At the city line, where Belle- Neck Parkway on the left, Tulip Avenue on the right and rose meets Nassau’s Floral Park, it an LIRR bridge that no longer exists, winter 1927. used to be called Jamaica Avenue on the northern, or Queens side, and Jeri- right of the photo is a Buick-Pontiac dealcho Turnpike on the southern, or Nassau ership that is now the site of a USA Gas side. That caused problems, and in June Station. A Sinclair HC Gas Station on the 2005 Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill mak- same side is now home to a Jiffy Lube. The hump on the left is the start of Little Neck ing it simply Jericho Turnpike in that area. A Long Island Rail Road trestle used to Parkway, which was never leveled by the run across Route 25 near Little Neck Park- city. Where the Stewart Manor Real Estate way, with tracks going to the Creedmoor Sales sign stands in front of the trestle is Psychiatric Center from Floral Park. That today a used van and truck dealership. Two blocks to the east, or two steps to was torn down in the mid-1970s. Barely visible in the background on the the south, and you’re in Nassau County. Q

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

Carol Sudhalter of the Astoria Jazz Band with her flute, right. The group will play with multi-instrumentalist David Amram this weekend in the first of a series of four concerts it will perform in 2012.

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by Josey Bartlett “I’m a senior citizen, I won’t say my age,” acclaimed jazz musician Carol Sudhalter said with a laugh, “and I wonder what I will do when I’m 80. Then I look around at all these musicians still performing into their 80s.” And so the theme “Octogenarian of Jazz” arose for a four-show jazz series, which begins Saturday.

Her band, Astoria Jazz Band, will play with guest of honor musician and composer David Amram, 81, at the Sunnyside Reformed Church at 7 p.m, April 21. The other shows will be on May 18, Sept. 16 and in early October. (Check the website for exact locations.) So how does Amram stay energetic? “It’s really good for our health to do what

you love to do. That’s true with everyone and every line of work,” said Amram, who performs on stage with swathes of jeweled necklaces and an infectious amount of enthusiasm. He plays the piano, penny whistle and is acknowledged as one of the first musicians to improvise jazz with the French horn. Continued page continued ononpage 50

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An exhibit titled “Interwoven Worlds: Exploring Domestic and Nomadic Life in Turkey,” organized by Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum, will be on view at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. through April 30. Exhibit hours are Wednesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m.

New York Hospital Queens is offering free oral cancer screenings on Tuesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the NYHQ Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, 174-11 Horace Harding Expressway in Fresh Meadows. To schedule an appointment call (718) 670-1060.

In honor of its major exhibition Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City, the Noguchi Museum at 9-01 33 Rd., Long Island City, offers free admission for all visitors until the exhibition closes on April 22. For a schedule, call (718) 204-7088.

MEETINGS Queens Best Toastmakers Club meets the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to noon at the Elmhurst Hospital Center, Conference Room, 79-01 Broadway.

Ralph Weiss Photographs are on view through April 22 at the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Gallery hours: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Continuing through April 24 the second of a two-part exhibition on the evolution of art will be on view at the Queens College Art Center, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Level Six, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Gallery hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free and open to the public. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, will exhibit the photography of documentary photographer Audrey Gottlieb now through May 19. “Vignettes from the Queens Project” is a photo collection that celebrates the diversity of the Queens community. 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.

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. 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.

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THEATRE Face Off Unlimited presents “Improvius Maximus” at The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Some of the best improv teams from all corners of the land gather to compete. Three Saturday performances: April 21, April 28 and May 5 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 at door or online at secrettheatre.com, or call box office at (718) 392-0722. OneHeart Productions, a nonprofit theater company, presents a single evening’s performance of “Birmingham Reunion,” a full-length play dealing with the present-day impact of slavery on race relations on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Little Theater, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. Tickets are $20 at door, $15 in advance. Call the box office at (718) 482-5151.

Ozone Park AARP Chapter 4163 meets the last Tuesday of the month at noon at Christ Lutheran Community Center, 85-15 101 Ave., Ozone Park. The next meeting will be on April 24. New members are welcome.

ber orchestra. Reception follows in church’s Bowers Hall. Admission $15 — seniors and students $12. Tickets available at the door or in advance.

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. Join the agency on Sundays at 4 p.m. at Little Flower Children’s Services, 89-12 162 St., Jamaica. The next session will be on April 15. (No meeting on April 8).

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Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. performs on Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. at Colden Auditorium in Flushing. Tickets are $12-$18. Call (718) 793-8080.

The Bellerose Jewish Center will hold its spring rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 254-04 Union Turnpike in Floral Park on Tuesday, April 24.

Flushing Meadows Soap Box Derby has begun registering participants for this year’s Soap Box derby event. Registration can be obtained online at aasbd.org or GNB Auto Repair, 85-05 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights on Fridays between 6 and 8 p.m. Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 17 years. A copy of a birth certificate must accompany the application or another document affirming proof of age. Kits may be obtained from the All-American or through sponsorship from the Flushing Meadow Organization.

Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. will be performing at the Colden Auditorium in Flushing on Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY FREDGARBO.COM

The Gingerbread Players will cap their 2011-12 season with a six-performance run of “Annie,” the classic musical at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills on Saturday, April 21, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 22, at 2:30 p.m.; Friday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 28, at 2:30 p.m.; and Sunday, April 29, at 2:30 p.m. For reservations, call (718) 268-7772, or visit gingerbreadplayers.org.

MUSIC Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, 190-04 119 Ave., presents New Vision’s second annual Tribute to the Gospel Legends Concert on Saturday, April 28 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20; children under 12-$10. For tickets contact M. Greene (347) 351-8036 or S. Henningham (718) 749-4084. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, will hold a fundraiser John Flynn Earth Day Concert on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. Internationally renowned critic, author and lecturer Rex Reed hosts a tribute to Ira Gershwin at Queensborough Community College’s Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., in Bayside on Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. The all-star cast performs 27 numbers. For more information about this event, call the QPAC Box Office at (718) 631-6311; tickets are available online at visitqpac.org, $35 all seats. Grammy-award winner and folk music legend Janis Ian will be at the Queens Theatre in the Park for two special concert performances on Saturday, April 21 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale on the Queens Theatre website for $44 and $60. The theater is located in Flushing Meadows Park. The Sacred Music Chorale of Richmond Hill presents a spring concert on Sunday, April 22 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114 St. at 3 p.m. The program is Faure’s “Requiem” and Ralph Vaughn William’s “Five Mystical Songs” with professional soloists and cham-

LECTURE A free lecture by Alfred Ronzoni on New York and the Legacy of the War of 1812 will be held on Monday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at York College, Academic Core Building Room 3D01. It’s sponsored by King Manor Museum. LaGuardia Community College will host a lecture on the biology and bioethical issues surrounding the case of Henrietta Lacks, a poor Southern tobacco farmer in the 1940s whose cells — taken without her knowledge — become one of the most important tools in medicine. The lecture is free and will be held on Monday, April 23 in the Mainstage Theater at 31-20 Thomson Ave., Long Island City at 1 p.m. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Les Payne will give a lecture on the invaluable role that serious journalism plays in a healthy democracy at LaGuardia Community College on Wednesday, April 25 at 3 p.m. in the Little Theater at 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. The Adult Education Committee of the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing, presents Professor Mark Rosenblum, director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Queens College, who will discuss “Queens College: A Model for Combatting Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Sentiment,” on Sunday, April 22 at 10 a.m.

Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, announces its bilingual theatre movement and dance for children workshop, incorporating Flamenco and Mexican folkloric movement and dance. Classes are now through to June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop concludes with a performance of a piece created and performed by the children at Thalia Spanish Theatre. The free is $150 total; there is a discount for families who enroll several children. The age group is from 5-12 years old. For information and reservations contact Soledad Lopez or Kathryn Giaimo at (718) 729-3880, or visit the website at thaliatheatre.org.

CLASSES The YWCA of Queens, 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, has expanded its GED preparation program to include free adult classes. Tracks vary in length from 10 to 20 weeks depending upon entrance test results. Contact the YW and sign up for the next placement examination. Call Stacy McKelvey at (718) 353-4553 for more information or to reserve your placement exam seat.

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Queens resident Pascal Imperato spent six years administering smallpox vaccinations in West Africa. As the resident medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he worked with “medicine societies” where the political leaders would treat their people with spiritual and herbal remedies. Imperato needed to gain the trust of these leaders, who were all women, in order to vaccinate, he said.

Bundu Mask Exhibit When: April 19- June 29. Closed Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues. and Fri. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed. and Thurs. and 12-5 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Where: Queensborough Community College 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside Tickets: Free qcc.cuny.edu/artgallery 718-631-6396

He became interested in these femalerun Bundu (also called Sande) societies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and their rituals. One ceremony is an induction ceremony wherein the elders of the Bundu society welcome the younger women. The inductees wear elaborately sculpted masks or Sowei headpieces. Men never wear the headpieces. However, men sculpt the masks, never women. “I became interested in the masks after I became aware of the medical society structure,” said Imperato. His wife, Eleanor, and later his son Gavin, who also worked as a physician in West Africa, became interested in the masks. The family began to collect them. After ceremonies the different chapters of Bundu societies sell the masks. So the Imperato collection grew into the 60-mask exhibit displayed from April 19 to June 29 at the Queensborough Community College. “It’s the only society that uses masks only worn by women. It’s a little special,” said Gallery Director Faustino Quintanilla. “It also fits very well in Queens because of the diversity. It’s a very interesting subject to study because women play a big role.” The masks depict many reoccurring motifs

Sowei headpieces worn by women of the Bundu society during induction ceremonies. PHOTOS QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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“E.L. Doctorow may have read here Senior Editor more than any other writer,” said Joseph Born in 1976 out of a desire to nudge Cuomo, the founding director of the writers and readers from their cocoons of evening reading series. “He first read here isolation, the Queens College evening in 1977 with John Cheever. He often reading series has become a major literary reads work that hasn’t been previously feat that draws hundreds of people to see published.” authors who make anyone remotely fond Doctorow, who will be interviewed by of the written word salivate — this year WNYC radio host Leonard Lopate, is a alone there was MarBronx-born writer garet Atwood, Ha Jin whose canon includes and Nicole Krauss, “Billy Bathgate,” among others. about a poor boy When: Tuesday, April 24 Everyone from growing up in the 7 p.m. Beat poets — Allen Bronx who becomes Where: Queens College Music Bldg. Ginsberg, for examthe surrogate son of 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing ple — to political Dutch Schultz, a Tickets: $20 activists and writers, mobster, and “The (718) 997-4646 such as South Africa’s March,” which tells qcreadings.org Nadine Gordimer, the story of General and heroes of the William Tecumseh short story, including Jhumpa Lahiri and Sherman’s famous march of about 60,000 Jamaica Kincaid, have graced the Flushing Union soldiers through Georgia and the college’s stage in a series beloved by stu- Carolinas in 1864 and 1865. Both books, dents and longtime neighborhood resi- the first published in 1989 and the latter in dents alike. After a successful year, which 2005, were Pulitzer Prize finalists and landincluded a crowd of more than 500 people ed Doctorow the prestigious National Book who packed in to see lyricist Stephen Critics Circle Award. Sondheim be interviewed by The New Doctorow’s “Ragtime” has been named York Times’ Frank Rich, the series will wrap one of the 100 best novels of the 20th up — until the next school year, that is — century by the Modern Library editoriwith novelist E.L. Doctorow on April 24 at al board, and the 81-year-old literary icon 7 p.m. in Queens College’s music building. continued on page 00 53

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involved,” she said. Sudhalter and Amram met at the Cornelia Sudhalter began playing the piano at age 7, the flute her senior year of college Street Cafe in Greenwich Village where as a biology major at Smith, and the sax Amram lived for 30 years before moving to when she was 32. She will play the flute the small farm he now lives on upstate. Sudhalter originally went there to hear and sax at Saturday’s performance. Also in the Astoria Jazz Band are Jack Amram play, and later joined him on stage. A spot in the concert series cropped up Davis of Flushing on the trombone, Eric and Sudhalter asked Lemon of Jamaica on Amram to join. the bass, Doug “I automatically Richardson of Mansaid yes. When I get a hattan on the drums When: Saturday, April 21, 7 p.m. chance to do someand possibly on the Where: Sunnyside Reformed Church thing with such a nice 21st a guitarist. 48th Street/Skillman Avenue nature I do it without Audience members question,” he said. Tickets: Free. of all ages can bring Amram has shared their instruments to Sudhalter.com the stage with big participate in a showname stars ranging ending jam session. “Real music eliminates that age barrier,” from Willie Nelson to Dizzy Gillespie, and Amram said. “My job is to encourage all the shared cups of coffee with Beat Generayoungsters to hang in there. It can be very tion legends such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. rewarding to spend a lifetime as an artist.” Amram worked with Kerouac on the Sudhalter received a Queens Council of the Arts grant to produce the series in the bor- Beat Generation-centric short film, “Pull My Daisy.” Ginsberg was a star performer ough she has called home for about 30 years. Throughout the years Sudhalter has active- in the film. The Beat Generation began with a group ly brought jazz concerts to Queens parks. “It’s a nice way to get the community of New York City writers in the 1950s.

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“One thing we had in common is we weren’t part of any club. We were just trying to be the best artists and people.” Amram still embraces the nomadic ideals of the Beat Generation by visiting the world. Sudhalter also has the travel bug and makes annual six-week trips to Italy where she performs and teaches a “masQ ters class,“ English diction for singers.

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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.

The American Small Craft Association (TASCA) is offering a $300, seven-week, on the water, basic sailing course at the Boathouse at Flushing Meadows Park, from Saturday, April 21 to June 11. For more information and registration call (347) 438-1863 or visit sailtasca.org. A defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction will be given at the American Martyrs Church, 79-43 Bell Blvd. in Bayside on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information and registration call (631) 360-9720. The cost is $45. A points/insurance reduction defensive driving course will be held in the VFW Hall, 102-17 160 Ave., Howard Beach on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $35. Call Keith at (917) 5996674 or visit progressive-training-ltd.com to register. Mindfulness Meditation one-hour class with Rabbi Michael Weisser at Free Synagogue of Flushing, 4160 Kissena Blvd., on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, call (718) 961-0030 or email info@freesynagogue.org.

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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. An afternoon tea party called “April in Paris,” hosted by the Nativity B.V.M. Columbiettes will be held on Saturday, April 21 at noon at Nativity B.V.M. Church Hall, 91st Street and Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park. Tickets are $12 per person. Call Annette Curran at (718) 843-1046. Madeira and Mozart: The Dryden Strings on Friday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Cost is $25 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets call (718) 206-0545 ext. 13. Earth Day will be celebrated at the Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, on Sunday, April 22 from 1-4 p.m. Free with garden admission. Join the Alley Pond Environmental Center for a fund raising walk-a-thon on Sunday, April 22; 9 a.m. is registration, walk begins at 10 a.m. at 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Fee is $10 per walker, children under 6, free. Pre-register by calling (718) 229-4000.

TOURS The world of the #7 train tour will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. led by Queens Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum. Tour fee is $39 and you need to pre-register by check to Jack Eichenbaum, 36-20 Bowne St. #6C, Flushing, NY 11354 (include name, phone and email address). The full day’s program and other info is available by email at jaconet@aol.com Join Queens Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum for a walking tour of historic Jamaica Avenue on Saturday, April 21 at 11 a.m. Meet at the entrance to the Air Train accessible by escalator from 94 Ave/Sutphin Blvd. or elevator from J,E,LIRR trains at Jamaica station. Cost is $10 members/$15 nonmembers. No reservations required.

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has worked with such other greats as Ayn Rand and Ian Fleming, when he was an editor at the New American Library. As with almost all the writers in the series these days, Doctorow will undoubtedly draw hundreds of people to the college — a far cry from the more intimate affairs the readings were when Cuomo began them in the 1970s. The first reading featured Marie Ponsot, a poet from Jamaica, Queens who was such an admired professor at Queens College that she would have “students come sit in her office just to be in her presence,” Cuomo said. “I wanted us to be able to meet with writers on a regular basis,” Cuomo said of the series’ origins. “Reading and writing are solitary occupations, and this was a way to make us social.” In the beginning, about 80 to 100 people would come for the readings — many of whom would then return to Cuomo’s Bayside apartment, or Ponsot’s home in Jamaica, to discuss literature far into the night. “But then one day, we had Allen Ginsberg come, and 500 people showed up,” Cuomo said. “I couldn’t have them all come back to my apartment, and I realized

the series had changed.” While it has grown, Cuomo — who still resides in Bayside — said the mission of the readings has stayed the same. “Students have come up to me and said meeting or seeing an author has changed their life,” Cuomo said. “For the Queens writing community, this is the fuel for us to go back to our own work,” he continued. “We get to talk to writers we admire, and that’s always a terrific thing for all of us.” For more information about the event, Q visit qcreadings.org.

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PUBLICATION OF HEARING STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT- FAMILY DIVISION PETITION NO. 11-0231-NA TO: SOPHIA PAULINE MALIK IN THE MATTER OF: TRINITY ANNETTE MALIK DOB 09/18/2011 A hearing regarding TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS will be conducted by the court on May 7, 2012 at 1: 00 in 55TH CIRCUIT COURT FAMILY DIVISION 225 W MAIN ST., HARRISON, MICHIGAN 48625 before THOMAS P. MCLAUGHLIN. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that SOPHIA PAULINE MALIK personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above. This hearing may result in THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. Date: March 27, 2012 Judge Thomas P. McLaughlin P26580

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE INDEX No.: 6781/12 NO MOTION FEE, FILED ON COMMENCEMENT At a lAS Part 17 of the Supreme Court, State of New York, held in and for the County of Queens, at the Courthouse located at Jamaica, New York, on the 2nd day of April, 2012. PRESENT: HON. ORIN R. KITZES, JUSTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF WAHID HOOSEIN, HOLDER OF FIFTY PERCENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF MINGLE #1 INC., Petitioner, -againstRAYMAN HOOSEIN, Respondent, FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF MINGLE #1 INC. PURSUANT TO BCL §1104 Upon reading and filing the annexed Petition, duly verified on the 29th day of March, 2012, the Affidavit of Wahid Hoosein sworn to on March 29, 2012, and the Affirmation of Bruce A. Feldman, Esq. dated March 28, 2012, from which it appears that Mingle #1, Inc., is a domestic corporation, located in the County of Queens, State of New York, and that the Petitioner is the owner and holder of 50% of the voting shares of said corporation, and that the shares of the corporation are equally divided into no more than two (2) independent ownerships or interests and it further appearing from the said Petition, there is a controversy among, by and between the two (2) equal shareholders of said corporation who are the sole principals thereof and it further appearing from said Petition that the corporation is deadlocked in that (i) the parties are so divided respecting the management of the corporation, that the votes required for action by the Board cannot be obtained, (ii) the internal dissension between the two (2) shareholders has so divided them that it would be beneficial to the interests of the shareholders and to the corporation that the corporation be dissolved and its business and affairs liquidated, and it further appearing that this proceeding is brought pursuant to N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 1104; Let Mingle # 1, Inc., Rayman Hoosein, a 50% shareholder in MINGLE #1 INC., the New York State Tax Commission by the Attorney General and all interested persons, Show Cause at an lAS Part 17 the Court at Room 116 thereof, to be held at the Courthouse located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435 or 25-10 Court Square, Long Island City, NY 11101 on the 9th day of May, 2012 at 9:30 A.M., in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard for an Order: (a) why the corporation should not be dissolved in accordance with N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law Article 11, particularly N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law §1104(a)(1), (2) and (3); (b) why an accounting of all receipts and deposits for MINGLE #1, INC. and payments to Respondent for the period commencing January 2005 to August 15, 2011 should not be granted; (c) why damages for Respondent’s breach of fiduciary duty should not be granted; and (d) why such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper under the circumstances should not be granted, together with costs and disbursements of this proceeding to petitioner, as well as reasonable counsel’s fees, and it is further, ORDERED, that pending the hearing of this matter the Respondent, Rayman Hoosein, is enjoined and restrained from destroying any ledgers, journals, deposit slips, copies of checks, corporate books, records, stocks, minutes, agreements of MINGLE #1 INC.; and it is further ORDERED, that a copy of this order shall be published in Queens Chronicle once in each of the three (3) weeks before the time appointed for the hearing thereon; and it is further ORDERED that copy of this order and the documents on which it is based shall be served upon the corporation MINGLE #1 INC., each person named in the petition, who is not a Petitioner, the New York State Tax Commission, the Attorney General of the State of New York and all interested persons, in the manner prescribed in New York Business Corporations Law Section §1106, no later than April 20, 2012. ENTER, J.S.C NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 402 REALTY EQUITIES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/09/12. 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, 141-07 20th Avenue, Suite 402A, Whitestone, New York 11357. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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PROBATE CITATION FILE NO. 2012/123 SURROGATE’S COURT - QUEENS COUNTY 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 CLARETTA FREEMAN KING, a/k/a CLARETTA KING, 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 JANICE THOMPSON, who is domiciled at 5 ARCADIA DRIVE, DIX HILLS, NEW YORK 11746 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on May 17, 2012, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of CLARETTA FREEMAN KING a/k/a CLARETTA KING, lately domiciled at 137-30 228th Street, Laurelton, New York 11413, admitting to probate a Will dated December 15, 2008, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of CLARETTA FREEMAN KING, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [xx] Letters Testamentary issue to: Janice Thompson Dated, Attested and Sealed: March 29, 2012 HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk WARREN & WARREN, LLP BY Dawn P. Warren, Esq., Attorney For Petitioner, 516-223-5223, 11 WEST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, SUITE 2, FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520 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.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: HL 78, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/01/12. 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, 136-40 39th Avenue, Suite 402, Flushing, New York 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 132-13 LIBERTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/06/12. 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, 132-13 Liberty Avenue, Richmond Hill, New York 11419. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Chee Ming Choo LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Chee Ming Choo, 64-46 Utopia Parkway, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: DONNA. G. L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/03/2012. 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 the LLC, Dominick Gentile, 159-07 78th Street, Howard Beach, NY 11414. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

CITATION FILE NO. 2012-604 SURROGATE’S COURT, QUEENS COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent To: The distributees, heirs-at-law, and next of kin of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR. a/k/a HENRY C. STUMP, deceased, if any be living and if any be dead, their respective distributees, heirs-at-law, next of kin, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence, being any person interested in the estate of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR. a/k/a HENRY C. STUMP, deceased, as distributees or otherwise, and Public Administrator of Queens Country, NYS Attorney General. A petition having been duly filed by ADAM V. LICHTENSTEIN and WINIFRED M. GRANT, who are domiciled at 6768 Baron Road, McLean, Viriginia 22101 and 2447 Jackson Avenue, Seaford, New York 11783 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on May 10, 2012, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR., a/k/a HENRY C. STUMP, lately domiciled at 71-04 72nd Place, Glendale, New York 11385, United States, admitting to probate a Will dated March 8, 2011, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR., deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: [x] Letters Testamentary issue to: ADAM V. LICHTENSTEIN and WINIFRED M. GRANT Dated, Attested and Sealed: March 23, 2012 HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk, KURT P. WIDMAIER, ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER, RUSSO, KARL, WIDMAIER & CORDANO, PLLC, (631) 265-7200, 400 Townline Road, Hauppauge, New York 11788 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.

SBG REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/17/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Susan Batz, 85-15 Main St., Apt. 8P, Briarwood, NY 11435. General Purposes.

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Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: JR ACCOUNTING, TAXES & SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/01/2012. 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 the LLC, 229-22 LINDED BLVD., CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Ozone Park, 2 BR, 1 bath, pvt ent, 1 fl, $1,500/mo, all utils incl, credit ck/refs req, no smoking/pets, DELAWARE: Multiple 1 Family NEW Ranch Homes! Peaceful 917-922-9300 Setting, 55+ Community. Close to shopping, beach, bay & I-95. Low 100’s, low taxes. CALL: 302-6595800 www.bonayrehomes.com Woodhaven, furn rm w/pvt ent, util incl, no kit, no smoking/pets, no cable, $520/mo w/$200 dep, 718-721-6035 Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, Sat 4/21, 12-3, 163-13 91 St; Howard Beach Old Side, Sat 4/21, 12-2:30, 97-05 160 Ave; HOWARD BEACH, CO-OP FOR Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, SALE 3 1/2 rms, 1 BR, top fl, new Sun 4/22, 12-2. 164-49 88 St. kit, updated bath, hardwood fls, Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136 all new appl, maint only $506/mo, move-in cond. Asking $114,900. Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, Sat 4/21, 3-4:30pm, 164-11 85 St. CALL NOW! 516-298-7422 Hi-ranch, full bsmnt, $649/K. Our Classifieds Reach Over Broker Joseph Baretta @ Metro 400,000 Readers. Call 718-205- Net Realty, 718-208-7011 or 7188000 to advertise. 323-2814

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Hi-Ranches are the most popular home in new Howard beach, however not all hi ranches are created equal, the vary greatly in size. Most howard Beach hi-ranches are 48 ft long and have 2 baths total, much rarer are the 2 subject properties below which are 55ft deep and have 4 baths total, that extra 7ft makes a huge difference! HOWARD BEACH

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Beautiful Waterfront Property On The Canal In Old Howard Beach, New Construction, Custom Built Home, 3 Large BRs, 2.5 Baths, 2 Kitchens, FDR, New Dock, Beautifully Landscaped Backyard. Call Today!

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Cozy 1Br Condo, Eff, Terrace, H/W Flrs, Newly Renovated, Dining Area, Washer and Dryer In Bldg, NEW TO MARKET!

Beautiful All Brick Modern 1-Fam Colonial, 3 BRs, Full Finished Bsmt, Formal Dining Room, Mint Condition, Parquet Floors Thru-Out, In-Ground Pool, Move Right In!

163-46 92 St. $699,000

3pm-4:30pm 164-11 85 St. $649,000

Multi Family Home w/3 Kits, Low Taxes, Great Income. Each (3) Fls Have 1 BR & 1 Bath. Brand New Renov Apts. H/W Fls, Marble Baths, Ultra Mod Open Kits.

160-10 Cross Bay Blvd, Howard Beach, NY

2 BR Penthouse Co-Op. Ultra Modern, Top Fl, Corner Unit. Manhattan View, Amazing Sunlight. Mod Kit, SS Appl, Ceramic Tile Backsplash. Newly Renov Hall, Terr is PVC Fence, Laundry on every floor!

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Seeking Developer for MTA Site in Queens NYCEDC is now seeking proposals from qualified developers to purchase and redevelop a property owned by the City of New York and leased to the MTA which is no longer required for transit-related operations. To download a copy of the RFEI, please visit: www.nycedc.com/MTAPortfolio

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HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK One of a kind custom colonial, 72x100 Totally redone in 2008, Large quaint colonial on 40x100, 4 Beautiful Large Hi-Ranch (50x25) 4 BRs, 3 Baths, Radiant Heat, BRs, 2.5 baths, LR w/Enclosed Porch, on 100x45 Lot, 3 BRs, 2 Full Baths, Lg Maricured Lawn, Pvt Dvwy & Security Cameras, Alarm, IGS, Unique Fireplace, EIK, Fin Bsmnt, Pvt Dvwy Oversized Garage. $669K Cabinetry, Huge Rooms, $1,199,000 for 4 cars. $549K

Open houses open doors to buying opportunities! So what could be better than a weekend full of open houses, encouraging people to tour homes and learn more about the benefits of home ownership. That’s the promise of the 2012 REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend. Plan to be a part of the campaign, hosted by the Long Island Board of REALTORS® and participating state and local REALTOR® associations on Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th. The Nationwide Open House Weekend offers buyers a stress-free way to visit homes for sale in different neighborhoods where they might want to live. For sellers, the weekend provides a high-visibility effort to promote traffic and drive home sales.

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HOWARD BEACH 3.5 Rooms, 1 BR Hi-Rise Co-op, Window in Kitchen, Must Sell! Price Lowered! $85K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE 1 Family Colonial, 3/4 BRs, Full Fin Bsmnt, Pvt Dvwy, Garage, Walk to Cross Bay Blvd. Asking only $549K

Legal 2 Family, 3 BRs, 2 Baths over Studio Apt. 2 Car Pvt Dvwy, Updated Kitchen & Baths. $619K

HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE Lg Cape on 42x100, Updated Windows, H/W Fls on 1st Fl, Updated EIK w/9' Ceilings and Access to Bkyd, Det 2 Car Gar w/Pvt Dvwy, Full HOWARD BEACH/LINDENWOOD Fin Top Fl & Bsmnt, Pavers in Bkyd. All Brick, 2 Family 6 over 6 plus store, Asking. $639K Balcony. Asking $569K

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HOWARD BEACH Hi-Rise Condo, 5 Rooms, 2 BRs, 2 Baths, HUGE Terrace. Asking $229K

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Cape on 50x100 lot, 4 BRs, 2 Full Baths, Full Basement. Large Backyard, Private Driveway. Asking $569K

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• 1 BR ............................... $100K • 2 BR 2 Baths, New Kit with Granite & S/S Appliances, New Master Bath, H/W Fls.....$179K • 2 BR, 2 Baths, Terrace, Move-in Condition! ........$189K HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE 2 Family Brick/Vinyl, 41x100, 6 over 6. • Beautiful 2 BR, 2 Bath, Detached Hi-Ranch, 4 BRs, 2.5 Basement Sheetrocked with High Hats. Terrace .......................... $215K Baths, 1 Car Garage, Great Block, High Ceilings. Asking $649K

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Colonial, 30x100, 3 BRs, 1 New Bath, 1.5 Garage and Pvt Dvwy, New Lower Price! Must See! $449K

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