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candidacy publicly. The Lancman campaign has worked to knock Mittman, who reportedly collected at least 2,700 signatures, from the ballot.

Mittman released a statement Tuesday afternoon - his only public statement thus far - decrying what he referred to as political games played in the 6th District race.

"The campaign for Congress in

the 6th District has already been filled with accusations, innuendos and finger pointing amongst competing camps," stated Mittman.

"Our campaign has thus far remained above the fray."

Lancman and Meng's campaign collected more than 4,000 signatures, while Crowley's campaign collected 2,700. Sources familiar with the Lancman campaign indicate that challenges to Mittman's candidacy will continue. Lancman has hired prominent election attorney Jerry Goldfeder to challenge Mittman's signatures.

The appeal will go to the State Supreme Court. The court will rule shortly on whether the BOE's decision will stand. A candidate needs at least 938 valid signatures to appear on the ballot.

Thomas Hillgardner, a Sheng spokesman, chastised Meng for her legal attempts to force Sheng from the ballot. Queens County Demo-

Stavisky Kicks Off Re-election Campaign Photo by Ross Barkan.

candidates. Sheng, an Asian with a name resembling Meng, could have similarly impacted Meng.

Councilman Dan Halloran (RWhitestone) will be the lone Republican on the ballot. Joseph Tiraco, a member of the Independence Party, was removed from the Independence Party line and they will field no candidate. Lancman will run on the Democratic and Working Families Party line. Evergreen Chou is the Green Party candidate.

Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.

Ulrich Announces Senate Campaign

By DOMENICK RAFTER While much of the borough's political focus is on the June and September primaries, there will be at least one battle on the November ballot to keep an eye on.

City Councilman Eric Ulrich (ROzone Park) announced last week that he will run against his Council predecessor State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) in the newly-drawn 15th Senate district in November.

"I'm ready to take the fight to Albany where I will be an independent voice for the taxpayers of Queens County," Ulrich states on his website. "I will be a State Senator that never stops fighting for the middle-class."

Addabbo, who was first elected in 2008 after defeating 20-year incumbent Serphin Maltese and was reelected in 2010 in a race against former Councilman Anthony Como, is considered one of the more vulnerable Democratic members of the State Senate. The district, which already included Republican-leaning neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Middle Village and Maspeth, was redrawn to include more GOP-friendly turf including Breezy Point, Broad Channel and Orthodox Jewish areas of Kew Gardens Hills and Far Rockaway, both of which have voted Democratic on the state level but Republican on the federal level. The inclusion of those areas could mean Addabbo's 2011 vote for marriage equality may become a liability; the bill was vehemently opposed by the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn and played a factor in

Councilman Eric Ulrich.

Councilman Lew Fidler (DBrooklyn)'s close race to succeed former State Sen. Carl Kruger in Southern Brooklyn.

The new district is one of the most Republican in the city. The district, under its new lines, voted for Mayor Mike Bloomberg in all three of his elections and voted for U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Breezy Point) in the 2011 special election to succeed former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner. It gave President Barack Obama 54 percent of the vote in 2008, while he won 61 percent under the old district lines.

Ulrich, 27, won his City Council seat in a special election in 2009 to replace Addabbo, who resigned after serving two terms on the City Council upon his election to the State Senate and was reelected November of that year, defeating Addabbo's former chief of staff and Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio.

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By ROSS BA RKAN to say thank you to her," said State Sen. Toby Stavisky Tu. "We need her to work (D-Flushing), surrounded by for us." the Asian allies she will now John Messer, an attorney need to rely more upon, who lives in Oakland Garkicked off her re-election dens, will again challenge bid last week on the steps of Stavisky in the primary. the Flushing Library.

Messer lost to Stavisky in The 73-year-old 2010. An Asian candidate Stavisky, who has served in has yet to emerge to run, the State Senate since 1999, however. S.J. Chung, presiwill run in the newly-drawn dent of MinKwon Center for 16th Senate District. The Community Action - a nondistrict encompasses down- State Sen. Toby Stavisky kicked off her re- partisan Korean-American town Flushing and spans elec tion campaign with the support of As- advocacy group - is a rueastward to the Cross Island semblywoman Grace Meng, among others. mored candidate and would Parkway and westward to not deny on Monday that he Elmhurst. State Sen. Tony Avella represent an Asian-majority dis- was considering running for the seat.

(D-Bayside) and Stavisky were trict. Supporters wore Stavisky After Queens Democrats drawn into the same district after stickers with English and Chinese chipped in their praise for Stavisky, the Senate and Assembly were lettering. Peter Tu, president of the she outlined some of the boilerplate tasked with creating new district Flushing Chinese Business Asso- issues championed by most of her maps to reflect the results of the ciation, hosted the press confer- Democratic colleagues. ence, introducing a revolving door 2010 Census.

"We must enact the DREAM Act For months, Stavisky was mum of prominent Democrats that in- so that undocumented immigrants on what her election plan would be: cluded Assemblywoman and Con- who have been here since childshe could either run against Avella gressional candidate Grace Meng hood receive help in paying for in a heated 11th District primary or (D-Flushing), Councilman Peter their college education," Stavisky leave her Whitestone residence to Koo (D-Flushing) and Comptroller said. "Hydrofracking which threatrun in a district that is now more John Liu, now in the midst of a ens our water supply must be reguthan 50 percent Asian. Stavisky controversial mayoral bid. Borough lated. Being a state senator is also President Helen Marshall and about making sure people in this opted for the latter.

Queens Democrats and Asian former Borough President Claire community have a job." leaders arrived in full force to back Schulman spoke in support of Reach Reporter Ross Barkan Stavisky and convey that the state Stavisky as well. at rbarkan@queenstribune.com "This is a time for Asian people or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127. senator, who is not Asian, is fit to

crats have endorsed Meng.

"It is a shame that Grace Meng feels the need to fight this election in the court room instead of the ballot box," Sheng stated.

Mittman and Sheng threatened Lancman and Meng respectively.

Mittman, with a name that appears Jewish, can potentially pull voters from the Jewish voting bloc that Lancman, who is Jewish, is depending upon to win the primary.

Mittman also resides in one of the district's swing neighborhoods, Bayside, which is not represented by any of the other Democratic

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By ROSS BARK AN The ballot for the Queens-only Congressional district is almost set.

On May 1, the Board of Elections ruled that four Democrats will appear on the ballot for the 6th Congressional District primary. As expected, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (DMiddle Village), Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) all made the ballot. One political unknown, Dr. Robert Mittman, also qualified as a Democrat.

A Chinese public access show host, Juan "Ada" Sheng, was disqualified after petitioning to run as a Democrat. Meng, originally endorsed by the Independence Party, did not qualify on that party line, according to the BOE. The primary will be held on June 26.

Mittman is a political unknown, a Bayside-based allergist who has skirted reporters' frequent phone calls and has yet to explain the particulars of his

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Challenges Rise To Sixth District Ballot

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Flushing Girl To Compete In State Pageant Caitlin Meier, 9, of Flushing will be participating in the 2012 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen New York pageant on May 20. She will be competing for thousands of dollars in prizes in one of four divisions. The young star, who enjoys playing basketball and swimming, will display her interviewing skills and personality in front of a panel of judges.

If she wins, she will represent New York and surrounding communities at a National Competition that would take place in Orlando, Fla. Over $30,000 in prizes can be won at the National Competition. Communities, business organizations and individuals have already pledged to support Caitlin in her quest to win. Her mother and grandmother are very excited.

"We had a letter sent to our house, mentioning they were having an interview, and we tried out," said Anna Caruso, Caitlin's mother. The try out was held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Flushing. "She's done some modeling for class and school and she did a magazine a couple of years ago. She's doing it for the fun of it."

Meier attends O.L.B.S. Elementary School in Bayside. The outgoing child, an altar girl at a local church, loves playing with her dog as well. She views the competition as just another fun hobby. Her grandmother, Ellen Caruso, is thrilled.

"I was very happy to know she likes what she's doing," she said. "It's amazing."

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DOT Reverses Liberty Avenue One-Way Rule Make a right onto Liberty Avenue. It's legal again.

The Dept. of Transportation reversed one of the most controversial changes it made during the reconfiguration of the intersection of Cross Bay Boulevard, Liberty Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard. The section of Liberty Avenue between 93rd Street and Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park reverted back two ways from one way eastbound on April 24, a move it mad when the busy intersection was altered in 2010.

The changes, especially the one-way implementation, were widely panned and local business owners blamed it for declining revenue in their stores and local officials

criticized the changes and its effect on commerce. Above the intersection is the Rockaway Boulevard "A" train subway station and numerous bus routes pass through the area. Much of the traffic includes people dropping off or picking up passengers from the subway and buses who sometimes frequent the delis, bodegas and take-out restaurants along this stretch of Liberty Avenue.

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan said the agency recognized the effect.

"Our streets are more than just travel lanes, they also drive our local economy," she said.

Since implementation, DOT said crashes at the intersection have declined by more than half. The agency said it will be restricting left turns from eastbound Rockaway Boulevard onto northbound Woodhaven Boulevard to help reduce traffic conflicts and make the flow of traffic better.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), a critic of the changes, credited DOT for rethinking the one-way designation.

"DOT is making things right again," Ulrich said. "Allowing two-way traffic along Liberty Avenue will boost small businesses there and offer drivers a more convenient commute in and around Ozone Park."

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), another critic said he would still like to see Liberty Avenue reopened to through traffic across Cross Bay Boulevard.

"The concerns of the small businesses in the vicinity have been partly addressed," he said. "but I believe will not be fully addressed until Liberty Avenue is totally opened to traffic, once again."

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BOE Adds Assistance In Three Languages Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi are coming to the voting booths of Queens.

After the Census Bureau required language assistance to Indian voters in the Voting Rights Act last fall, the Board of Elections decided that Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi would be the specific languages for which various levels of assistance will be provided.

Queens' growing South Asian community will play a greater role in this year's slate of elections.

"Now that Bengali, Hindi, and Punjabi have been chosen, many more South Asian voters will be able to engage in the political process," said Chi-Ser Tran, Voting Rights Coordinator at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

The BOE announced this month that it will designate Bengali and Hindi as the languages for oral assistance and will recruit Hindi interpreters who also speak Punjabi, and provide signs. In addition, the BOE has adopted Bengali as the language for written assistance.

The BOE aims to begin providing assistance in time for the next primaries on June 26.

AALDEF worked with the BOE in choosing the specific Indian languages that would benefit the greatest number of voters, submitting recommendations to the BOE after

consulting with South Asian community organizations in Queens, linguistic experts, and Census population data. AALDEF incorporated its own exit poll data on Asian American voters as well.

Within Queens' new 6th Congressional District, which spans from western Queens to the Cross Island Parkway, AALDEF has been working to engage South Asian voters in the electoral process. Of the 233,000 IndianAmericans in New York City, 60 percent of them are in Queens.

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Purple Hear t Recipient Earns Honor

City Tech Valedictorian Richard Fisher.

Astoria resident Richard Fisher being named the 2012 valedictorian at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech) would be achievement enough. But when you add in that he is a Purple Heart recipient and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, it is even more impressive.

Fisher, who admittedly did not excel academically in high school, graduated with a 3.968 grade point average. For comparison, his average in high school was in the high seventies.

“I had to go to summer school once in middle school and once in high school, both in math,” he said. “I also had to take chemistry twice because I failed it the first time.”

He grew up in Colonie, N.Y., a suburb of Albany, the youngest of five siblings and was the only one who joined the military. He said he saw his parents spending all their money to send his brothers and sisters to college, so he decided to do it differently.

Since he knew he did not want to go to college immediately, Fisher enlisted in the Navy in April of his senior year of high school. During the year between enlistment and activation, Fisher worked different jobs, including full-time with a construction firm, part-time with a volunteer fire department and at a retail store at the local mall. Sometimes he worked seven days a week.

After activation, he was assigned to the Seabees as a carpenter — with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133. Before being deployed to Iraq in 2005, he was stationed in Gulfport, Miss., an hour drive from New Orleans and just a mile from the Gulf of Mexico. Much of his base was damaged during Hurricane Katrina, and his unit helped clear downed trees and other storm debris and set up temporary quarters for service members’ families inside concrete ware-

houses.

He was in Iraq for only four months before being wounded by a mortar shell explosion on Feb. 20, 2006. He said the hardest thing about getting hurt was the phone call home to his parents. At the age of 19, Fisher was awarded the Purple Heart.

Fisher, now 25 and in the Naval Reserves, started at the lowest rank in the service and worked his way up to first-class petty officer.

“Before I knew it, I was a mentor to other sailors,” he said. “I came to see that no matter what your field is, there will always be someone to learn from and someone to teach.”

He said that becoming a teacher was always in the back of his mind, and he applied to Queens College for social studies education and City Tech for technology education.

He chose City Tech because he heard from them first.

Fisher made the Dean’s List each semester and said he was surprised by the diversity of background of the students and professors.

“I’ve been student teaching at Brooklyn Technical High School, and I’m finding the same cultures represented in the classroom there as at City Tech,” he said. “I am amazed how much I’ve learned from the students at Brooklyn Tech. I plan to never stop learning or teaching.”

His current plans are to further his dual career as an educator and military officer. He expects to teach high school in the fall, while taking evening courses toward a master’s in education.

He will deliver the valedictory address at City Tech’s graduation on Monday, June 4, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.

Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.

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Petition Calls For LIRR Line Activation

By DOMENICK RAFTER Cur rently Ne w York Cit y is constructing a new subway line, a connection to Grand Central Terminal for the Long Island Rail Road, and even a new bridge, but South Queens officials, including Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (DFar Rockaway), would like to see some of that infrastructure work come to their communities.

The abandoned Rockaway Beach LIRR line has been a mere ruin between Rego Park and Ozone Park for half a centur y.

Goldfeder and other transit advocates have made restoring the old line a major priority and are now looki ng to show Gov. Andre w Cuomo a nd the MTA just how needed it is. Goldfeder has initiated a petition and asking residents who want to see the line reactivated to sign it. The petition, which can now be accessed and signed at rockawaybeachrail.com, will be delivered to Cuomo, the Por t Authority of New York and New Jersey and MTA Chairman Joe Lhota.

The line, which connects to the LIRR Main Line in Rego Park, runs parallel to Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards through

Forest Hills, Glendale, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach and across Jamaica Bay to the Rockaway Peninsula. The section south of Rockaway Boulevard is occupied by t he A train. Nor t h of Rockaway Boulevard the line is abandoned, but the elevated trestle that carried it still exists. It carried its last train on June 8, 1962. The desire to bring trains back to the line is not unanimous.

Some, including Andrew Crawford, Chairperson of Community Board 9, want to see the line turned into parkland, a Queens ver sion of Manhat tan’s popular ‘high line,” but Goldfeder would like to see it reused for its original purpose. He noted that it would give a quicker transportat ion option for residents of South Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula – only 40 minutes to Midtown Manhattan.

The line would also serve JFK, Resorts World New York City Casino and improve access to other parts of the borough including Astoria and Flushing and help ease traffic on the borough’s congested northsouth routes, Woodhaven Boulevard and Van Wyck Expressway.

“Restoration of the abandoned

rail line as an efficient transportation alternative to the current subway lines would be welcomed news to the residents of Queens, who currently suffer with commutes of well over an hour to midtown Manhattan,” he said.

Goldfeder was joined by his colleague, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and other transportation activists earlier this year in Ozone Park to begin the push reactivate the line. Though no specific route or plan is in the

works, the duo proposed a series of possibilities, including extending the R subway line from Queens Boulevard or a new LIRR line.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or drafter@queenstribune.com

DREAM Team Rallies For Immigrant Students

By ROSS BARK AN With urgency in their voices, the New York State DREAM coalition joined with its political allies to rally for the passage of New York State Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. Hosted by S.J. Chung, the president of the MinKwon Center for Community Action and a rumored State Senate candidate, the April 30 press conference at Borough Hall called for state legislators to pass a bill that would help undocumented immigrant students attend college by increasing access to financial resources. The Assembly will vote on the DREAM

fund bill shortly: the legislation would create a commission to raise private funds for scholarships and open up tax-free education savings accounts. A vote has not been called for the DREAM Act, however.

“The act gives all students, including undocumented students, a chance to live up to their full potential and also make greater contributions to our state and economy,” Chung said. “This is a win-win situation.”

Comptroller John Liu and Queens College President James Muyskens were among the most prominent speakers in attendance.

Dermot Smythe, a United Federation of Teachers representative, spoke on behalf of UFT president Michael Mulgrew. Elected officials like Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) have spoken in support of the DREAM Act as well. Both are now congressional candidates.

The New York State DREAM coalition is an alliance of youth, community, labor and faith organizations that is advocating for the passage of DREAM legislation.

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A New Hope?

The chances were slim, yes, but that did not stop students, parents and officials from holding out hope that the Panel for Educational Policy would change its mind about closing seven schools in Queens. Before the vote last week, one school – Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood – got a last-minute reprieve. The decision gave some hope to those that were calling on the panel to keep schools open.

But the hopes were dashed April 26, when the proposal to close the seven schools was approved. The decision puts the lives of thousands – students and teachers alike – in a state of flux.

New schools will be opened over the graves of those shut down, closing the book on the storied legacies of these buildings. New teachers will be hired and those hired will hopefully provide our children with more opportunities to better themselves than have been previously presented.

Many have called the proposal to close the schools a political game, a way to get grant funding or to eliminate underachieving teachers. Whatever the motivations were to close these institutions, the decision has been made and we must live with the consequences.

We can only hope that the decision will result in a better standard of education for all the students in the borough.

In Your Opinion:

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Building A Better Queens To The Editor The Queens Chamber of Commerce describes its mission, summarized at its most direct and succinct, by using the phrase, “a better Queens is our business.” This phrase, although very brief, introduces two major goals towards which the Chamber constantly works in its daily operations with the use of two specific words: These words are “better” and “business.” The Queens Chamber seeks to “better” the borough of Queens in a variety of ways: to emphasize its diverse cultures, to educate its businesspeople, and to support and advocate its commerce.

In the aforementioned mission statement, the Queens Chamber claims that the betterment of Queens is its business; that it aims to make it

easier for people who own/are employed by businesses located in Queens to participate in savvy, successful, and efficient business practices. The Chamber has a variety of methods for helping businesspeople in Queens, each of which emphasize a strategic approach to networking and business practices.

One of the main vehicles through which the Queens Chamber aims to better Queens’ business is its full agenda of regularly occurring seminars. These seminars are often free and attended by owners and employees of both large and small local businesses. They cover a wide variety of topics and are often tailored specifically to target various ethnicities and languages, in order to ensure that each one of Queens’ over 100 distinct nationalities is properly serviced. Queens is a very large, very diverse borough; in fact, it is among the most diverse neigh-

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borhoods in the country, having over 40 percent of its population being foreign born and speaking over 138 different languages. To be universally inclusive of different ethnicities and cultures is among the Queens Chamber’s top priorities, and the diverse docket of Seminars which the Chamber regularly holds is a prime example of the Chamber’s efforts to embrace the multicultural DNA of Queens.

These seminars seek to provide vital information, some being tailored to specific industries, and others having a wider range of appeal and pertinence. For example, the Chamber regularly holds a seminar called “Restaurant Boot Camp,” in which restaurateurs and restaurant employees alike are taught methods and best practices regarding managing a successful restaurant and how to properly take advantage of government programs designed to aid local eateries.

The Queens Chamber has made it its mission, its “business” to improve, support, and advocate for businesses in Queens, and it strives to do so in the most inclusive, accessible manner. The Chamber’s extensive system of seminars, meetings, ceremonies, and courses exemplify the Chamber’s approach to building a better Queens through embracing diversity and striving to educate and facilitate networking and communication.

If you are interested in attending any of the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming events, a full listing can be found on their website, www.queenschamber.org.

Jack Friedman, Executive Director, Queens Chamber of Commerce

Thanks For The Suppor t To The Editor: I want to publicly thank Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Senate and the State Assembly for their incredible support of libraries in this year’s New York State budget. Libraries across New York State will receive a 3.3 percent increase in general aid. This is

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the first increase in many years and it will greatly benefit Queens residents in many ways. Queens Library is a critical provider of free educational opportunities for all ages. These include afterschool programs, homework help, free access to the internet, computer training, and resume and job seeking workshops, just to name a few.

Unfortunately, we still face an incredibly difficult challenge ahead with the City budget. To learn more and find out how to help, please go to www.savequeenslibrary.org.

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Capitalist World To The Editor: In spite of the bongo-banging 99 Percenters denouncing the evils of capitalism, something they have never actually seen in their lifetimes, billions are waking up to the empowerment of freedom and capitalism. Russians from the “old Soviet Union” are among the richest anywhere and almost everyone is pro-capitalism after living and surviving the horrors of communism.

China is on a free market bent and its people are looking to purchase property in Canada and the United States and are on the capitalist bandwagon. These phenomena are the results and vindication of the truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution that we are “endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Where these rights have been denied there has been despotism, tyranny, oppression, famine and death; it is a matter of historical record.

It seems the U.S. and Western Europe are the two places in the world where there is growing antipathy for capitalism. The good news is that their inhabitants represent only about 10 percent of the world’s population. This means freedom and capitalism will not die with the collapse of the American economic and political empire. Historians will eventually confirm that

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the U.S. government, with its unaccountable spending, redistribution of wealth, czars, bail outs, regulations and restrictions, not to mention the Federal Reserve, had become the biggest enemy to freedom and capitalism. One can hope this will inspire a renaissance and a new age of freedom and prosperity.

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Business Role Models To The Editor: President Obama, Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, Queens Congressmembers Ackerman, Crowley, Maloney, Meeks and Turner along with other state and municipal elected officials could have learned a great deal by having read “Queens Business Stories: The Secret To Our Success” (April 26).

Virtually all the companies you profiled, including Alma Bank, Argo Envelope, Cherry Valley Sandwich Shop, Dallis Bros. Coffee, Five Star Electric, Flying Food Group, Georgia Diner, Hellos Solar Systems, F&T Group, JetBlue, Martha’s Country Bakery, Major Homes, Melrose Credit Union, Queen of the Win, Rubies Costume Shop, SilverCup Studios, Studio Square, Tully Construction, Weisman Home Outlets, Whitestone Lanes along with thousands of others based in Queens, are role models to emulate. They have all already assisted our community, which faces an 8 percent unemployment rate and numerous vacant storefronts.

Many of these firms provided work for construction contractors and their employees. They also collectively continue providing thousands of jobs and more for suppliers. All pay taxes and are our neighbors.

The free enterprise system made our nation great. Economic growth and the creation of wealth comes from millions of small businesses such as the ones featured in your issue, without the assistance of “Stimulus” taxpayers dollars Larry Penner, Great Neck

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Not-For-Profits Battle Against Garbage Charge

By JASON PAFUNDI The consensus among all those in attendance was that non-profits and cultural institutions already donate time, energy and money to the city in all the work they do.

Therefore, they should not have to pay to have their trash picked up.

Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer (DSunnyside) and David Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) joined with numerous non-profit leaders to fight the City’s effort to start charging notfor-profits for Dept. of Sanitation garbage collection at a press conference at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.

The duo announced an amendment to new legislation that would exempt nonprofit organizations such as public libraries, museums, memorial buildings, zoos and other similar facilities.

“This legislation, along with the amendments I have proposed, will give many of the local cultural organizations and nonprofit groups he ability to financially stay afloat at a time when so many have already made cuts to their programming,” said Van Bramer, who chair’s the Council’s Cultural Affairs Committee.

The Bloomberg administration’s plan to charge for trash pickup would cost nonprofit groups an estimated $17 million per year. When trickled down to all the individual cultural institutions, the impact on

each of them would be severe.

“This short-sighted decision will have a major impact on these groups at a time they can least afford it,” Greenfield said. “These groups add to the fabric of our city and should not be taken for granted, and my bill ensures the city does not turn to them for revenue when it comes to a basic municipal service.”

Community and non-profit leaders such as Margaret Honey, president and CEO of the New York Hall of Science and president of NYC’s Cultural Institutions Groups, and Sheila Lewandowski, founder of the Chocolate Factory theater in Long Island City said that adding additional financial responsibility to groups and facilities that are already struggling could cause some programs to close completely.

Van Bramer said that these facilities are too important to the economy and culture of the city to be treated this way.

“Many of these nonprofit groups attract millions of visitors each year, and to ask them to spend millions of dollars on trash collection would cause an extreme economic hardship on those organizations at a time when charitable giving is at its lowest in four decades,” Van Bramer said.

Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.

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Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and David Greenfield are proposing legislation that would not require non-profits to pay for their own garbage pickups.

The Very Long Primary Season & Races Worth Following

By MICHAEL SCHENKLER This year will go down in New York political history.

There are 3 scheduled Primary elections and a November General election.

The first Primary – a Presidential Primary – was held on April 24. It came and went with little

note since the Presidential candidates from each party was pretty much a done deal.

The next Primary is for Federal office – Senate and Congress – and will be held June 26. The date was set by the courts to insure that absentee ballot turnaround for our overseas troops would allow sufficient time between for their absentee participation in the General Election. As we explained last week, the 6th C.D. is the Queens race worth watching in that one. Grace Meng, Rory Lancman, Liz Crowley and Robert Mittman square off for the vacant seat running across Queens from Hollis Hills through Flushing to Maspeth.

Then, on Sept. 11 – yes, it’s 9-11 again – the “regular” Primary for State Senate, Assembly and Party positions will be held.

This column will take a quick look at which of those races are shaping up to be fun for politicos to watch.

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Lies, Damn Lies .. and Polls Mark Green.

By TOM ALLON In 2005, Council When I was a teenSpeaker Gifford Miller ager I was struck by this was the leader in wisecrack: there are fundraising and looked three kinds of lies: lies, to be the stronge st damn lies ... and statischallenger to former tics.

Bronx Borough PresiLet’s extrapolate dent Freddy Fer rer. that and just insert the Miller’s run floundered word “polls” instead of Tom Allon and he was overtaken “statistics.”

There is no more misleading by a scrappy Congressman from thing in politics today than polls, Brooklyn, Anthony Weiner, who par ticularly those that are con- eventually lost to Ferrer.

Miller, the Council Speaker, ducted more than three months before a primary or general elec- suffered an even worse fate than his predecessor, Vallone, finishing tion.

Why? Because we have seen last in the primary w ith just ten what happens to the frontrunner percent of the vote.

Now the early polls for 2013 again and again.

In the recent GOP presiden- are out (16 months before the pritial primary, Rick Perry was thought mar y!) and a not her Counci l to be an early favorite until he ac- Speaker with lots of campaign tually went on television and had dough and high name recognition a hard time recalling the names of leads the pack. Christine Quinn three agencies he would abolish in polled recently at 32 percent (in a field of six where I polled last). government.

Will Quinn fall prey to the reRemember Herman Cain? The polls at one point showed him as cent curse of the Council Speakers the favorite for the GOP nomina- of the last 12 years? Will the reign tion, until he sank faster than a of Manhattan-based Mayors continue for the 35th consecutive year lead balloon.

New York Cit y mayoral his- (thus making Bill DeBlasio a tory is littered with early front run- longshot)?

Right now, it is much too early ners who stumbled and fell on their to even begin to speculate on this. way to the finish line.

In 2001, the reasonably well- The city and countr y will be foknown Speaker of the City Coun- cused on the presidential election cil, Peter Vallone Sr., was an early for the next six months while the prospective 2013 Mayoral candifavorite in the race for Mayor.

In t he September Primar y, dates jockey for campaign cash and Vallone wound up finishing third, endorsements.

Then comes the holiday seabehind Fernando Ferrer and

son. It won’t be until early 2013 before this city begins to listen to the ideas, vision and experience of the Mayoral candidates. There will be twists and turns in the electoral road; mud will be slung and gotcha moments exposed by the hungry New York press corps.

There will hopefully be many debates where the candidates can differentiate themselves and explain their vision for making New York a more prosperous and livable place for all.

But don’t be fooled by the early polls and their ability to predict who will win.

I know polling quite well. I worked in the NBC polling unit many years ago and learned firsthand about their fallibility. I also learned then and later as a journalist that polls are merely a snapshot in time. Even exit polls on election day can be suspect (Just ask “President Dewey.”)

The only “poll” that matters in New York City will be the one taken on Elect ion Day, Nov. 5, 2013 — more than 18 months from now.

Eighteen months is a lifetime in politics.

Eighteen months ago, the heav y favorite to be t he next Mayor was Anthony Weiner.

You could look it up.

Just check out the polls.

Tom Allon is a Liberal and Democratic candidate for Mayor in 2013. His first part-time job in high school, in 1979, was in the polling unit of NBC News.

State’s 63 Senate Districts. Yes, the price of democracy is indeed high.

Back to our program . . .

For the September 11 primary, in the State Senate, there are 2 Democrat ic race s wor th watching: Cit y Counci lman James Sanders Jr. plans to challenge incumbent Senator Shirley Huntley in her new District, which includes the Rockaways. While there may be an age disparity, Huntley, a senior citizen, has been known to out-campaign much younger opponents. Both candidates will need to demonstrate they can raise the necessary funds.

In the nor theastern par t of the borough, i ncumbent Toby Stavisky, who has been redistricted out of the 16th Senatorial District but plans to run there, faces a fierce challenge from businessma n/at torne y John Messer .

Messer, who challenged Stavisky 2 year s ago, has commit ted $500,000 in personal funds and intends to raise more in this new district which has been drawn in his favor. Stavisky, with her son’s political consulting firm, can expect to be put to the test since the district has the largest Asian population of any in the State. Messer’s wife is Chinese and Stavisky has not previously per formed well or established strong relationships in the Asian parts of her district. This could be the one to watch.

In the most interesting freefor-all around, look for a very large

field of Asian candidates to petition to replace Grace Meng – who is the frontrunner in the 6th Congressional District race — in the Assembly. We’ll need a little time to track down all the candidates for this one.

Also in the race for the 6th C.D. is Assemblyma n Rory Lancman, who has told this writer that even if he loses, he has no intention of returning to the Assembly. Perennial candidate Community Board 11’s Jerry Iannece has already declared his intention.

Rumors have former State Senate candidate and Lot to mi llionaire Isaac Sassoon as a potential candidate, as well as Austin Shafran, the Vice Chair of New York State’s Economic Development Coerporation and a skilled political operative in his own right.

Shafran, a lifelong resident of the area has a family network and presumably has built a fundraising network which would immediately make him competitive in this one.

There is still t ime for these potential races to take interesting turns and have surprise candidates jump in.

When all of this is done, we’ll have in the Genreal Election, Republican Councilman Eric Ulrich giving incumbent State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. a run for his life, a Rudy Giuliani challenging incumbent State Senator Tony Avel la a nd GOP’s Dan Halloran looking to do his magic in the 6th Congressional.

Have fun.

MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com

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Renovations Begin At Key LIRR Trestle leaving commuters frustrated and angry.

But the work being done is vital.

The LIRR’s Main Line bridge over Woodhaven Boulevard is 102 years old and is one of the most heavily trafficked railroad bridges in the city, carrying hundreds of trains daily. The closed lanes are part of an $11 million rehabilitation project that the MTA says will extend the life of the century-old bridge by another 30 years.

Inspections of the bridge done

by the LIRR showed corrosions in the steel structure and deterioration in the concrete on the span, necessitating the need for repair.

The work being done that is requiring the closure of the right southbound lane of Woodhaven Boulevard includes below deck rehabilitation on the west side of the bridge. The project will include a new drainage system, waterproofing and the replacement of components of the bridge’s superstructure and substructure. Most of the

work on the track level is being done during the weekends and overnight to prevent a major disruption of train service.

The work is expected to be complete by mid2013.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. Construction on the Long Island Railroad 125 o r overpass has closed the southbound right drafter@queenstribune.com. lane on Woodhaven Boulevard.

Photo by Ira Cohen

By DOMENICK RAFTER If you have driven on Woodhaven Boulevard south of Queens Center Mall lately, you might have noticed the work being done at the Long Island Rail Road overpass at the Eliot Avenue intersection in Rego Park. The right lane of southbound Woodhaven Boulevard under the overpass has been closed for more than a month and the closure has affected rush hour traffic as far away as Queens Boulevard and the Long Island Expressway,

Civic Groups Clip Coupons For Troops

By DOMENICK RAFTER Armed with scissors and circulars, a group of local civic leaders have been giving back to military families living overseas by simply helping them save. After more than half a decade, they have hit a milestone number.

Five and a half years ago, the Richmond Hill South Civic Association and the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit 118 began cutting out coupons on household items and sending them to military bases

overseas for families to use in in the bases’ commissaries for food or products such as shampoo and soap.

“It’s a no brainer. You’re helping people, sitting in your own house and you’re cutting coupons,” said Richmond Hill South Civic Association President Margaret Finnety said.

Eventually, more groups got involved, including senior centers in Ozone Park, Howard Beach and Ridgewood and the Linden Alliance and Our Neighbors Civic

Association.

“What we do is we have a list of bases that we have their APO code and we send [the coupons] there,” Finnety explained.

An APO code, which stands for Army Post Office, is a zip code for military bases. Finnety said due to security reasons, they do not know which bases the coupons are going to until they receive letters back thanking them. The bases that get the coupons are all over the world, including Europe, East Asia and

the Middle East and are Army, Naval and Air Force bases.

In March, the groups hit a landmark number; $1 million worth of coupons. To celebrate the achievement, the groups got together and had a party on April 26 at the Untied Methodish Church hall on 107th Avenue in South Richmond Hill.

“We had said if we ever hit a million dollars, we’d have a party,” Finnety said.

Finnety described the gathering

as “very patriotic” and featured a Boy Scout troop, a flag ceremony and appearances from local officials and staff. For many of the groups, it was first time they met each other.

“Everybody was very happy to come together last year,” Finnety said. “People got to meet each other who helped out. It was a nice way to see the community come together.”

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or drafter@queenstribune.com

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Queens Focus PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE

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The New York Lottery recently announced the names of area Lottery players who claimed a winning ticket from one of the Lottery’s live drawings. The following winners each received a cash prize valued at $10,000 or more.

Perez Pena of Flushing won $10,004 on the Powerball drawing April 7. Pena’s winning ticket was purchased at the New Shiv Ganga, 169-06 Crocheron Ave., Flushing.

Jacqueline Candelaria of Whitestone won $250,000 on the Mega Millions drawing March 27.

Candelaria’s winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven, 14952 14th Ave., Whitestone.

Jia Chen of Corona won $10,000 on the Powerball drawing Feb. 8. Chen’s winning ticket was purchased at Central Auto, 133-11 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing.

New York Army National Guard recently announced the promotion of members in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership.

Kyle Torres of Whitestone, serving with the 1156th Engineer Company was promoted to the rank of private.

Jose Hernandez of College Point, serving with the 719 Transportation Company (Medium Truck Cargo) is promtoted to the rank of sergeant.

William Brown of Whitestone, serving with the Company B (Military Intelligence), 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant.

Sebastian Caraballo of College Point, serving with Company E, 3-142nd Aviation, was promoted to the rank of private first class.

Daniel Malpica of Auburndale, serving with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-69th Infantry, was promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.

The New York Lottery recently announced the names of area Lottery players who claimed a winning scratch-off ticket and received a cash prize valued at $10,000 or more.

Sultana Islam of Richmond Hill won $25,000 on the 8’s Are Great! scratch-off game. Island’s

winning ticket was purchased at the PKG Enterprises, 118-17 Liberty Ave., South Richmond Hill.

Brian Williams of Rockaway won $150,000 on the Mega Money Multiplier scratch-off game. Williams’ winning ticket was purchased at Broad Channel Bagel, 1632 Crossbay Blvd., Broad Channel.

Army Reserve Pfc Christy L. Murray has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Murray is the daughter of Edward Murray of Howard Beach and Lynne Murray of Wake Forest, N.C. New York Army National Guard recently announced the promotion of members in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership.

Aliyah Hawkins of South Richmond Hill, serving with the 719 Transportation Company (Medium Truck Cargo), was promoted to the rank of specialist.

Brian Toribiogarcia of Woodhaven, serving with the Company A (Distrobution) 427th Brigade Support Battalion, was promoted to the rank of specialist.

Katherine Soto of Woodhaven, serving with Company G (Forward Support Company Field Artillery), 427th Brigade Support Battalion, was promoted to the rank of Private.

John Studiner of Richmond Hill, serving with the Joint Force Headquarters, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

The New York Army National Guard has announced the recent reenlistment of members in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard.

Sergeant Jose Hernandez of

College Point has reenlisted to continue service with the 719 Transportation Company.

Staff Sergeant Daniel Malpica of Auburndale has reenlisted to continue service with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-69th Infantry.

Specialist Artemio Molina of Woodhaven has reenlisted to continue service with the Company A, 1-69th Infantry.

Sergeant Patricia Schuett of Woodhaven has reenlisted to continue service with Company F, Forward Support Company Infantry, 427th Brigade Support Battalion.

Army National Guard Spec.

Divher A. Cordoba has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training.

Cordoba is the son of Sonia M. Hinestroza of Flushing.

New York Army National Guard recently announced the promotion of members in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership.

Eddie Vega of Kew Gardens, serving with Company C, 1-69th Infantry, was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Army Pfc. Nathaniel J.P. Santiago has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade and headquarters and fire support elements.

Santiago is the son of Josephine E. Pedron-Santiago of Rego Park.

Navy Seaman recruit Rainessia E. Clarke, a 2010 graduate of Forest Hills High School is deployed aboard. Clarke and fellow sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and Carrier Strike Group are conducting training and promoting the Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign.

The New York Lottery recently announced the names of area Lottery players who claimed a winning ticket from one of the Lottery’s live drawings. The following winners each received a cash prize valued at $10,000 or more.

Mario Hilario of South Ozone Park won $10,000 on the

Council Visit:

Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) recently visited YAI Network’s center in Bayside. The center provides programs specializing in treating people with developmental disabilities. “Programs like the YAI Network are invaluable for providing vital services to an underserved group, allowing them to become participating members of society,” Weprin said.

Powerball drawing March 31.

Hilario’s winning ticket was purchased at the Jay Newsstand, 10819 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills.

Local students were recognized for outstanding academic achievement at Buffalo State College’s 55th annual Honors Convocation.

Forest Hills: Cynthia Delaney.

Kaity Wong, an advertising major from Howard Beach, was a member of the winning student advertising team from Syracuse University’s SI Newhouse School of Public Communications that won first place at the 2012 American Advertising Federation regional competition.

Kerri White of Flushing, a senior at Pace University in Pleasantville, was named to the All-Met Second Team for basketball. White was third on the team in scoring with 10.2 points per game and led the team with 54 steals and 67 three-pointers. She

finished ninth in the NE-10 in steals, while tying for second place in three-pointers made.

White is a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School.

Maria Behrens of Flushing was selected to participate in the Berkeley College Honors Program.

Nabila Inak of Forest Hills will represent the Metropolitan PGA Section and participate in the 2012 Ryder Cup Junior Golf Academy in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Terry Daniels of Kew Gardens was inducted to the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.

Nicolette Teta of Bayside was part of a 16-member SUNY Oneonta student delegation recognized with an Honorable Mention award at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City.

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Botanical Garden Hosts Arbor Day Festival Tribune Photos by Ira Cohen

By BARBARA ARNSTEIN Lots of little children sang happy songs about subjects like growing a garden, singing along with Janice Buckner as they and some of their parents happily played with her colorful puppets. Her tent show was just one of the many fun family activities at the Queens Botanical Garden’s Arbor Festival on April 29.

Kids created various kinds of crafts at several tables full of materials, and visitors of all ages enjoyed listening to poems read by the Fresh Meadows Poets, watching the serene movements of Tai Chi exercising and learning how to paint glass.

Many children had their faces painted, flipped Frisbees and wore red plastic firefighter hats provided by the New York City Fire Department.

The Tai Chi Demonstration was performed by the Garden’s Tai Chi Group to traditional, relaxing music. The table created by the Queens County Farm Museum featured wool sheared from its sheep. The table showed off some of the wares available at the museum, located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, which includes fields of vegetables and events including

The Arbor Day Festival at Queens Botanical Gardens offered something for everyone. an annual county fair.

The food available included barbecued pork sandwiches, ears of corn, lemonade and beer brewed in Queens and Long Island. Natalia Paruz played the musical saw.

Various vendor tables featured items like handmade soap, knitted finger puppets and tote bags made from recycled cotton. One table featured booklets from TD Bank containing an offer to pay $10 to every child who reads ten books by the end of September. For information about this offer, visit

www.tdbank/summerreading.

The weather was perfect and the beautiful blooms around the garden included purple violas, lightcolored lilacs and pink rhododendrons. The numerous paths and special gardens lined with greenery, beautiful flowers and blossoming trees, enhanced with the spring songs of different birds, offered natural beauty and sweet serenity to every visitor. The beautifully landscaped Wedding Garden was full of tulips. Little girls and boys from numerous ethnic backgrounds scampered around the Circle Gar-

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den, and couples enjoyed the romantic atmosphere of various areas featuring ferns and other woodsy plantings, the Fragrance Garden and the pretty ponds fringed with reeds.

Any day of the year, the Queens Botanical Garden is a wonderful oasis from modern living. It is located at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing, amazingly close to very busy streets full of interesting stores, offering everything from excellent Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian food to fresh fruit of all kinds.

Exploring the neighborhood is

highly recommended. Take the easy walk to Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue (where the #7 train is available) or ride the 44 bus, which goes directly there. For more information on the year-round activities and events in the Garden, visit www. queensbotanical.org. Visit their website and you can download free admission vouchers for Friday, May 11 to celebrate National Public Gardens Day. The vouchers are also good for many other gardens nationwide, all of which are listed on the website providing the vouchers.

To reserve your space call 357-7400

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Small Businesses Balk At Rising Fine Rates

By JASON PAFUNDI According to a report released by Public Advocate and mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio, City Hall’s push to raise revenue is hurting small businesses, including those in Queens.

The report shows City revenue from fines has nearly doubled from $467 million in 2002 to $793 million in 2011 — with inspectors too often aggressively issuing fines for little-known regulations that have no bearing on health and safety.

To prevent job losses and spur small business growth, de Blasio is calling on Mayor Mike Bloomberg to end the City’s revenue-driven approach to enforcement, starting with this year’s Executive Budget. De Blasio has put forth a five-point plan to emphasize compliance over revenue, reduce red tape and ensure small businesses have input on future regulations and budgets.

“We cannot hold small businesses hostage to the City’s budget,” de Blasio said. “It’s time to stop treating small businesses like an ATM and take an honest look at what the fines are really costing the city. We can protect New Yor kers without running neighborhood businesses into the ground.”

De Blasio is calling for an overhaul of the enforcement with a fivepoint plan: * Develop a pilot project in one community district per borough to increase compliance through education rather than the immediate issuance of fines. * Release a full break down on agency revenue from fines by type of violation, neighborhood and business sector. The Public Advocate will introduce legislation requiring annual reporting to his office and the City Council. * De Blasio will support legislation to create a permanent Regulatory Review Panel to eliminate outdated rules used soley to generate revenue. To improve on models used in the past, the new panel should include small business owners. * Enable small business owners to avoid a trip to Lower Manhattan and the need to close their shop for a day by allowing them to contest all violations online, by phone or by mail. * De Blasio will appoint a team of 25 Red Tape Cutters made up of retired business owners and community leaders. The team will alert the Public Advocate to enforcement trends and assist businesses with navigating City bureaucracy.

“Immigrant entrepreneurs are the life blood of many communities across the city and harsh enforcement of non-critical violations are creating unnecessary obstacles to small business success,” said Cynthee Cortes, an organizer for Small Business United, a project of Make The Road NY. “We are excited that the Public Advocate is taking an interest in standing up for the city’s small business owners.”

In Queens, small business owner Juan Godines, who owns a cell phone shop on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, said he was fined $100 for a sign hanging in front of his store. He said he was given no warning and no opportunity to correct the violation.

“They just walked up to me and gave me the fine.”

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-Juan Godines

“They just walked up to me and gave me the fine,” he said.

These are just the types of incidents de Blasio is

hoping to cease with his proposals.

Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.

Compiled by JASON PAFUNDI 107th Precinct ROBBER WANTED: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the suspect wanted in connection to a robbery in Jamaica.

On April 19 at approximately 10:50 p.m. inside of a McDonald’s located at 181-25 Hillside Ave., a male suspect entered the location and hid in the bathroom. At approximately 1 a.m., after the store closed, the suspect exited the bathroom wearing a mask and produced a black semi-automatic handgun and forced two of the three workers into the freezer and the remaining worker to the safe. After gaining access to the safe, the suspect then removed money and flex cuffed the remaining worker. The suspect fled the location onto Avon Street.

The suspect is described as black male approximately 28-33 years old, 6-foot, 200 lbs., with long black hair, wearing a black ski mask, blue hooded sweatshirt and blue pants.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

MISSING WOMAN: The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of 82-year-old Feng Huang, of 153-09 79th Ave. in Jamaica.

She was last seen leaving her residence at 4 a.m. on April 27. She is 5-feet tall and weighs 110 pounds.

109th Precinct BANK ROBBER SOUGHT: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance with the

114th Precinct MISSING MAN: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 50-yearold Christopher Fallows.

Fallows was last seen leaving his mother’s residence located at 83 Perry St. in the West Village, within the confines of the 6th Precinct. Fallows is described as 6-foot-4 and weighing 230 lbs. He resides at 30-56 30th St. in Astoria and was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

Queens District At tor ney HOMELESS MAN CONVICTED: Queens DA Richard Brown announced that Eric Cherry, a 47-year-old homeless man who had been staying at a veteran’s residence in Long Island City, has been convicted of manslaughter in the September 2008 fatal assault of a Queens man who had come to the aid of a neighbor.

According to testimony during trial, on the evening of Sept. 3, 2008, a female neighbor of 65-year-old Nicholas Nowillo asked him to come outside because Cherry was hanging around and staring at her as she exited her car. Once outside, Nowillo observed Cherry standing in front of his house banging and kicking his car. When Nowillo told Cherry to leave, the defendant punched Nowillo numerous times, then grabbed him and threw him on the ground, where he proceeded to kick and punch him multiple times, causing his death.

The medical examiner determined that the victim suffered nine fractured ribs and blunt trauma to the body.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 6. Cherry faces up to 25 years in prison.

MAN SENTENCED: Queens DA Richard Brown announced that Carlos Quezada, 29, of East Elmhurst, has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for the sexual assault and rape of an eight-year-old girl in her home last year.

According to testimony, on Jan. 28, 2011, at approximately 5 p.m., the defendant, who was known to the victim’s family, sexually abused and raped the victim inside of a location in East Elmhurst.

Quezada was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child, first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

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108th Precinct SUSPECT SOUGHT: The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted in connection with three armed robberies that occurred in Sunnyside.

The first incident occurred on April 12, at approximately 3:50 p.m. in front of 50-38 46th St. The suspect approached the victim, displayed a firearm, forced him to remove an unknown amount of money from an ATM and fled on foot.

The second incident occurred on April 18, at approximately 7:30 p.m., opposite of 50-12 44th St. The suspect approached a male victim, produced a firearm, removed the victim’s ATM card, fled the scene on foot and withdrew an unknown amount of money with the card.

The final incident occurred on April 23, at approximately 7:35 p.m. at the intersection of 44th Street and 50th Avenue. The suspect approached a male victim, displayed a firearm, removed the victim’s iPhone, forced him to remove an unknown amount of money from two ATMs and fled on foot.

The suspect is a Hispanic male in his 20s, with a mustache, and was wearing a darkcolored hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored hat and glasses.

whereabouts and identity of the individual wanted in connection to an attempted bank robbery.

On April 23 at approximately 12 p.m., a white male walked into the Bank of America located at 39-12 Main St. and approached the teller, passed a demand note and also verbally demanded money.

The suspect then backed away from the counter and fled the location southbound on Roosevelt Avenue.

The suspect is described as being in his 20s, approximately 5-foot-9 and weighs 165 lbs. He was wearing a green windbreaker jacket, blue jeans and brown boots.

Turnaround:

By QUEENS TRIBUNE STAFF It was déjà vu all over again.

Packed into the auditorium of the Prospect Heights Campus in Brooklyn, students, teachers, parents, activists and officials made their voices heard, for and opposed, right up to the final moment. In a scene similar to that which occurred a year ago when Jamaica High School’s fate sat in the balance, seven borough high schools got their verdict: they would close at the end of the year and be replaced in another round of “tur narounds.”

The Panel for Educational Policy voted on April 26 to approve the closures of Flushing, Newtown, Long Island City, William Cullen Bryant, August Martin, John Adams and Richmond Hill high schools and more than a dozen others citywide.

The schools were closed as part of M a yo r Mike Bloomberg’s “turnaround” program where they were will be reopened with new names, new programs and new staff.

The turnarounds became necessary after the United Federat i o n o f Te a c h e r s a n d t h e Bloomberg administration failed to arrive at a deal on teacher evaluations. In order to be eligible for federal money, a deal had to be struck or the schools needed to be closed.

Losing Identities State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he had hoped Richmond Hill and John Adams would be saved, especially with the latter just recently placed in a “transfor mation” program aimed at increasing test scores and graduation rates.

“Both John Adams and Richmond Hill High Schools have very long histories in their respective neighborhoods and I believe valid, credible arguments were made to have them removed from the “turnaround” list,” he said. “In my statements made at the John Adams High School public hearing, I emphasized that it had improved its performance under the Restart program and should be permit-

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Students and officials rallied in front of August Martin High School last month. ted to continue its course. Perhaps there is still hope that both can at least retain their names and keep their respective faculties.”

In Western Queens, the outrage over the closure of Long Island City and William Cullen Bryant High Schools was quick and apparent, with a number of elected officials immediately releasing statements.

“The vote was disgraceful,” said Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria). “To spend millions of dollars to uproot students from a school like my alma mater, William Cullen Bryant High School, which has been successfully educating Western Queens children since the 19th century, is a waste of money and talent.”

State Sen. Mike Gianaris (DAstoria), a graduate of LIC High School, said throughout the process that he had yet to see one reason why closing these schools was in the best interest of the students.

“The vote to close our local high schools is extremely disappointing and will undoubtedly disrupt students’ ability to learn,” Gianaris said. “It is unfortunate that the Dept. of Education put politics ahead of our children’s educational needs.”

The sentiment was felt

among many of the schools’ students “I went to Bryant High for three years, but now, because of the mayor, I will graduate from a different school in the same building, and that is just wrong,” said a current junior at Bryant who did not want to be identified. “My friends and classmates are confused as to why this had to happen.”

Named for the first black commercial airline pilot, August Martin High School in South Jamaica is one of the youngest schools in the borough. Notable alums include Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and entrepreneur Russell Simmons. Now, after 41 years in the community, August Martin will be shut down and reopened as a new school with new staff.

“The name August Mar tin means something because if it wasn’t for a man like that and many people like that, guess what? The chancellor wouldn’t have his job because none of us would be where we are today,” said August Mar tin alumni Cleavon Evans.

Despite a late-April rally and joint public hearing, the concerns of the community were not enough to save the historic school across the street from Baisley Pond Park. People at

the rally worried that the closure would demoralize the students at the school, who will now lose at least half of the teachers they have relied on. August Martin was the last school in Southeast Queens to not be transformed by the DOE. One of the stipulations of the DOE’s turnaround proposal was implemented a month ago, possibly sealing the fate of the school before April 26. Principal Anthony Cromer was forced out of his job at the beginning of April, kicking off the overhaul of faculty and staff expected with the turnaround plan.

According to the Educational Impact Statement released in March, the August Martin campus has the capacity to hold a new high school as well as an alternative learning center at the start of the 2012-13 school year.

The Effect of New Immigrants At Flushing High School, students, parents and teachers fought loudly and often to keep the school open. Its April 18 public hear ing was a last chance for the stor ied high school to decry the DOE and the mayor, though the hearing also confirmed what would be inevitable: because Flushing had earned a “D” on its latest report card and failed to push graduation rates above 60 percent, it would be closed.

“The staff at Flushing High School is distraught over the senseless trade off of employees the DOE plans to enact,” said Jessica Dimech, chairperson of Flushing’s School Leadership Team and a mathematics teacher. “The decision to close a historic building such as Flushing without an EIS statement that calls for any changes other than those enacted by the very community that is being shut down is a r e c i p e f o r d i s a s t e r. M a n y highly qualified and distinguished staff members are deliberating staying on at the school due to the exuberant stress and red tape the DOE has laid upon us.”

Flushing’s high immigrant population has been cited as a reason for its struggles. Many students there are still learning English and more Americanized students opt for better-performing high schools not far away like Benjamin Cardoz o and Bayside.

“Now tell me, would you want your son or daughter taught by teachers that are trying to adapt to a new school atmosphere or teachers that can spend the same time developing and enhancing their delivery of content,” Dimech added.

A similar situation is being blamed for the statistics that led to Newtown High School in Elmhurst being on the list. The school takes in quite a few immigrant students who graduate in more than four years as they try to meet educational requirements while also learning a new language.

Cleveland Gets Last Minute Save One borough high school was spared; Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood got a reprieve only hours before the PEP was set to vote. The reasons Cleveland was given a pass were not completely clear, but the school, and the community it serves, celebrated the news anyway. As the school day come closer to an end on Thursday, Principal Denise Vittor announced the school’s save over the public address system to cheering students.

“This news is a testament to the hard work of the school community, the students, parents and teachers and Principal Vittor at Grover Cleveland. I was proud to stand with the community protesting the turnaround model, and I am relieved the DOE has listened to common sense and will keep the school open,” Councilman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) said.

Cleveland was spared along with Bushwick Community High School in Brooklyn. In a statement, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the two schools did not warrant a “turnaround” after a review by the DOE.

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Music Legend Performs In Queens as Mr. Las Vegas, brought his pass i o n fo r e n t e r t a i n i n g to Queensborough Community College in Bayside for a matinee concer t on April 29. The show was packed with songs and words from his five-decade career and those in the crowd, both young and old, were delighted to see a man who has been performing for over 50 years giving it his all like he was still trying to make it big.

Newton has spent the majority of his career performing in front of sold-out audiences, mostly in Las Vegas, but he has an affinity for playing in the Big Apple.

“New York has been really kind to me over the years,” he said.

“Many things came from the New

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Wayne Newton which he admit ted are about as diverse as it gets, then he feels like what he is doing is all right.

“Those four places give me a bet ter barometer of what I am doing.”

Newton, despite that his biggest hit “Danke Schoen” having been released in 1963, has endeared himself to younger generations through movies and television.

He had a role in “National L a mp o o n ’s Ve g a s Va c a t i o n ” , where he f lir ted a nd t hen had drinks with Ellen Griswold (Beverly D’Angelo), much to the dismay of her husband Clark (Chev y Chase).

“That was one of the most fun movies I have ever done. Between

[takes], Chev y and I would jam on stage and everyone was having a good time.”

Newton even shared something that might be a Queens Tribune exclusive: there is a scene when Rusty, the son, says to Clark Griswold that Way n e N e w to n i s “ h i t t i n g o n mom.” Well, according to Newton, sit t ing next to D’Angelo as he flir ted was his real-life mother-inlaw.

More recently, Newton was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars in 2007, where he was par tnered with Cher yl Burke. He was the third star eliminated, and t hough he said he loved ever y minute of it, because of the grueling 8-hour rehearsals, he was also happy to go home.

Newton said he never sees himself retiring and said that he would not leave the business before the business left him.

“When people quit coming and when they quit enjoying what I have to offer, then I will recognize that very quickly because I am too sensitive not to. Then I will probably slow down and take a walk. But until that happens, I really do not want to think too much about it.”

Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.

Festival Highlights New Queens Music

By JASON PAFUNDI Random Access Music, a New York-based composers collective, is hosting the first-annual Queens New Music Festival from May 1013 at the Little Secret Theatre in Long Island City.

The festival seeks to highlight and promote composers, musicians and ensembles living and creating new music in Queens.

“We wanted to create more action in Queens,” said Allen Schulz, president of Random Access Music. “There are so many composers and new music performers who live in Queens, but there are usually fewer than four or five concerts of new music offered in the borough each year.”

Schulz said that Manhattan is the center of new music performance in the United States and audiences can find at least one per-

formance pretty much any night of the year. He is tr ying to bring that to Queens.

“Even though hundreds of musicians live here, they have to travel to other boroughs to perform,” he said. “There are some performance spaces like Queens College or Flushing Town Hall, but most of them are fairly large and costly and just not suitable to the smaller audiences that are typical or for the chamber music that is usually presented.”

The festival features four days of per formance s, including 12 world premieres, chosen after more than 40 applications were submit ted for considerat ion.

R A M selected nine diverse programs for the first of what organizers hope becomes an annual event.

Even though he has some “pie

in the sky” wishes for the festival, Schulz said, at worst, that he expects to stay in a small venue since there are not that many choices in Queens.

“I’d like the festival to become a fixture in the culture scene of New York City,” he said. “I want groups saying ‘oh, we cannot schedule our concert that weekend. That is the Queens New Music Festival.’”

The festival is made possible, in part, by the Queens Council on the Arts and public funding from the city’s Dept. of Cultural Affairs.

Tickets for the festival are $14 per show or the all-festival pass is $50 and the all-day (Saturday or Sunday) pass is $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit queensnewmusicfestival.org.

Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.

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Ira is known as many things around the office of the Tribune, but being a big drinker is not one of them. But on this night, he was feeling randy and had a couple of dunkelweizens, one of the many German types of ale on the vast beer list. He loosened his tie a little On a sunny Saturday after- and decided on yellowfin tuna for noon, I was tr ying to dinner, while I settled on decide where I wanted RESTAURANT a n 1 8 - o u n c e s i r l o i n to go to dinner and steak. Our food arrived who I wanted to go and we both commented with. The lat ter decion the presentation and sion was an easy one, how that is the type of so I picked up the little detail that makes a phone and dialed legplace stand out from all endar y Queens Tr ithe others. As we ate, we bune photographer Ira discussed our fantasy Cohen. The conversabaseball teams and how tion went something Ira tries to field a roster like “Do you want to go to din- of Jewish-only ballplayers and how ner?” “Ye s.” “Okay, where?” difficult that is. I offered to trade “Sanfords in Astoria.” him Ryan Braun, but he balked I arrived at the restaurant and and went back to his tuna. while I waited for Mr. Cohen — My steak, which came with seahe was in Flushing taking pho- soned fries and a béarnaise sauce, tos at Sky view Center — I pe- was cooked to perfect ion. It was rused the menu of executive chef juicy, but not too juicy. It was Raymond Animas. thick, but not too thick. Basically, When Ira arrived, we set tled it was just the way I wanted it. The on filet mignon skewers for our same can also be said for Ira’s tuna, starter. They came out shor tly which he gave two stars, the highthereafter and for $25, we both est grade possible on the Cohen agreed that we got our money’s Scale. wor th. The skewers came in a Combined with my grade, yogurt and herb marinade with Sanfords is a 10. peppers, onions and a gluten-free -Jason Pafundi

York area, including many of my friends.”

Newton’s first national television break came in 1962 when, after performing for him at a luncheon in Arizona, comedian Jackie Gleason invited him to perform on his television show in New York City, a show Newton would appear on 12 times over two years with Gleason.

He said he considers it a challenge to perform in New York City because of the honesty of the fans.

“They are not shy, and they will tell you pret ty quick what they like or dislike,” he said. “When I’m trying new things, I’ll always head to New York because it gives me a basic insight into if what I’m doing is correct.”

Despite having done it successfully for the past half-century, Newton said that he has to approach a show in New York with a “prove it to me” at titude. The fans want to see that he still has it.

“It inspires me to not fall into the doldrums on mediocrity. I really enjoy being pushed.”

Outside of Las Vegas, Newton counts New York City as one of his favorite places to play — the list also includes Texas and Louisiana.

He said that if he is able to connect with those four audiences,

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By JASON PAFUNDI Whether singing on stage in front of thousands or dancing on television in front of millions, he has always brought the same energy in his performance. When he was four, his parents took him to see a Grand Ole Opry traveling road show in Roanoke, Va., where he learned what he wanted to be.

When he was six, he learned to play the piano, guitar and steel guitar and was doing a daily radio show before going to school. Before too long, he was playing in hotels, casinos, on television and in movies, selling out arenas around the world.

He is Wayne Newton.

Newton, affectionately known

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JACK COLE PROJECT Through May 20 musical tribute “Heatwave: The Jack Cole Project” at Queens Theatre in the Park. 7600064.

XOREGOS COMPANY Saturday, May 5 at the Forest Hills library at 2:30.

Monday, May 14 at the Flushing library at 6.

Xoregos Performing Company presents One Act Gems, one act comedies from Coward, Fitzgerald and more.

LAUGHTER Saturday, May 5 Laughter at the Library at 3 at the Fresh Meadows library.

JAZZ Saturday, May 5 York College Summer Jazz Program auditions. 262-2412.

PIANO & FRIENDS Saturday, May 5 French Chamber Music at Church in the Gardens in Forest Hills at 7:30. $20. 894-2178.

MARIACHI REAL Sunday, May 6 Mariachi Real de Mexico at the Central library at 3.

QUEENS FARM Sunday, May 6 celebrate Springtime at the Queens Count y Farm Museum, 7350 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park 11-4. $5. Sheep shearing, spinning demos, recycling, more. 347-FARM. GUERILLA ARTS Sundays, May 6, 13, 27 Guerilla Arts Ensemble at F l u s h i n g Tow n H a l l . 4 6 3 7700.

FOUR PREPS Sunday, May 6 Mal Z. Lawrence with special Guests The Four Preps at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6311.

LIVE JAZZ & R&B Sundays, May 6, 13, 20, 27 live jazz and r&b 6-10 at Déjà vu, 180-25 Linden Blvd., St. Albans.

WORLD MUSIC Monday, May 7 Charanams performs at 8 at LIC Bar, 4558 Vernon Blvd., LIC. Suggested donation $5.

PIANO CONCERT Monday, May 7 at the Flushing library at 6.

SALSA Mondays Resorts World Casino holds Monday Night Salsa events. Lessons 7:30.

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MUSIC MOVIE TIME Tu e s d a y, M a y 8 YC M C Music Movie Time at noon at York College. 262-2412.

JAZZ Tuesday, May 8 Jazz at the Chapel at 7 at York College.

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BINGO Tu e s d a y s 7 : 1 5 A m e r i c a n Mart yrs Church in Bayside.

4 6 4 - 4 5 8 2 . Tu e s d ay s 7 : 1 5 (doors open 6) Rego Park J e w i s h C e n t e r . 4 5 9 -1 0 0 0 . $3 admission includes 12 games.

CHESS Tuesdays 4:30 Rosedale library and 4 at LIC library.

LAUGHTER Friday, May 11 Laughter at the Pomonok Library at 2.

GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays 2 Hillcrest library.

GALUMPHA Saturday, May 12 Human Architecture performance at F l u s h i n g Tow n H a l l . 4 6 3 7700.

POETRY EVENT Saturday, May 12 A Poem as Big as NYC at the Flushing library at noon.

SUMMER JAZZ Saturday, May 12 York College Summer Jazz Program Auditions. 262-2412.

AMERICAN SONGS Saturday, May 12 Cantor Guy Bonne performs memorable American songs at Temple Tikvah in New Hyde Park.

Themnus2@optonline.net ILLUSION Sunday, May 13 Spencers Theatre of Illusion at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6311.

RELIGIOUS REALITY & GOD Saturday, May 5 at 2 the Queens Communit y for Cultural Judaism presents Adult Perspectives on Humanistic Jewish Philosophy.

First-timers free, others $5.

UUCQ, corner Ash Avenue and 149 th Street, Flushing.

380-5362.

MISCELLANEOUS PASSPORTS Saturday, May 5 passport application processing 10-3 at Majorit y Baptist Church, 115-21 Farmers Blvd., St. Albans. 776-3700 information.

TOUR OF ST. JOHNS Monday, May 21 tour of St. John’s Universit y at 4. 917376-4496.

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GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday, May 7 Little Sisters of the Poor’s 23 rd Annual Golf Tournament and Dinner. 464-1800.

SCHOOL SISTERS Tuesday, May 8 School Sisters of Notre Dame Educational Center’s “A Night Out Italian St yle” dinner/ fundraiser in Howard Beach.

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CARD PARTY/LUNCHEON Thursday, May 10 Sisterhood of the Jewish Center of Oak Hills will hold a card part y and luncheon in Bayside. 631-0100.

SAL VATION ARMY Thursday, May 10 the N a s s a u C o u n t y Wo m e n ’ s Division of the Salvation Army will hold a Mother’s Day Brunch and Fundraiser in Hempstead. 516-4854900.

RED FOR WOMEN Thursday, May 15 Queens Go Red for Woman Dinner.

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Queens Today EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturdays, May 5, 19, June 2, 16, 30 learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-436-7940.

SOCIAL MEDIA Saturday, May 5 learn about social media and how you can use it to stay in touch with loved ones, keep up with the news, more. Far Rockaway library at 10:30.

AMERICAN SIGN LANG. Saturday, May 5 at the Broadway library at 3.

INTERMED. COMPUTER Saturdays, May 5, 12, 19, June 3, 10, 17 at the LIC library at 2.

SEWING CLASSES Saturdays 12-3 at Maria Rose International Doll Museum in St. Albans. 2763454.

SCRABBLE CLUB Saturdays at 10 at Count Basie Jr. HS. 886-5236.

PET OWNERS Saturdays (not on holiday weekends) from 1-4 free Doggie Boot Camp at Crocheron Park in Bay JOB READINESS Mondays, May 7, 14, 28 at the Arverne library at 5:30.

LIC CRAFT CLUB Mondays, May 7, 21 at noon at the LIC library.

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays, May 7, 14, 21 at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4. Bring your own needles and yarn.

BEGIN CROCHET Mondays through May 21 at the Arverne library at 6.

COMPUTER BOOK CAMP Mondays through May 28 at the Far Rockaway library.

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BRIDGE Mondays except holidays 12-4 at Pride of Judea in Douglaston. Lesson & play $10. Partners arranged. 4236200.

LINE DANCE Mondays beginner to intermediate lessons in Bayside.

917-886-0519.

ADULT CHESS Mondays and Thursdays Queens Village library at 5:30.

UNDERSTAND COMPUTER Tu e s d a y, M ay 8 a t t h e Sunnyside library at 1:30.

Wednesday, May 9 at the Rochdale Village library at 10:30. Jargon-free talk to introduce you to computers, email, Internet and technology gadgets.

INTRO COMPUTERS Tuesday s through May 15 at the McGoldrick librar y.

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INTRO COMPUTERS Tu e s d a y eve n i n g s a t t h e Central library. Register.

OWN BUSINESS

Ever y Tuesday Owning Your Own Business: The Nuts and Bolts of Getting Started 6:30-7:30 at the Central library.

LI CHESS CLUB Tuesdays LIC library at 4.

KNIT & CROCHET Tuesdays Windsor Park library at 2.

PRACTICE LABS Tuesdays Arverne library at 10:30.

GET YOUR YARNS OUT! Tu e s d a y s a f t e r ev e n i n g Minyan at 8, knitters, crocheters, needlepointers, and others meet at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 2637000, ext. 200.

RESUME WORKSHOP Wednesday, May 9 at the Far Rockaway library at 10:30.

ACING THE INTERVIEW Wednesday, May 9 at the LIC library at 1:30.

JOB READINESS Wednesday through June 20 J o b R e a d i n e s s W o r k shops at the Central library at 6.

KNIT & CROCHET Wednesdays through May 30 at the South Ozone Park librar y. Bring needles and one skein of yarn. 1.

INTRO COMPUTERS Wednesday mornings at the Central library. Register.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE Wednesdays 10:30-3:00 Re f o r m Te m p l e o f F o r e s t Hills. $12 session, includes light lunch. 261-2900 DRAWING/WATERCOLOR Wednesdays Drawing and Wa tercolor classes at the National Art League.9691128..

OIL PAINTING CLASS Wednesdays Grace Lutheran Church in Forest Hills. 472-4055.

STAMP CLUB Thursdays, May 10, 17, 24, 31 at the Forest Hills library at 5:45.

MEMOIRS Thursdays through May 31 at the Langston Hughes library at 6.

BOOT CAMP Thursdays through May 24 at the Arverne library. Register.

LEARN TO DANCE Thursdays ballroom smooth and Latin dances at the Samuel Field Adult Center in Little Neck. 225-6750, ext. 236.

QUILTING CLASS Thursdays 11-3 Maria Rose Doll Museum in St. Albans.

276-3454 East Elmhurst library at 12.

CHESS CLUB Fridays through May 25 at the Auburndale library at 3:30.

HEALTH NAMI WALK Sunday, May 5 Queens/LI NAMI walk at Jones Beach.

Walk to change the face of mental illness. 347-7284.

WAITANKUNG Sundays at 2. Total-body workout. Flushing Hospital/ Medical Center. Free.

Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156.

CAREGIVERS Monday, May 7 at the St. Albans library at 2. Wednesday, May 16 at 10:30 at the North Hills library.

Caregivers Workshop includes understanding emotional dynamics of aging, preventing caregiver burnout and more.

FAMILY WII ZUMBA Monday, May 7 at the Lefrak City library at 6:30.

CANCER SUPPORT Mondays, May 7, June 4 Franklin Hospital’s Cancer Support Group 2-4 in the cafeteria. 516-256-6478.

ZUMBA Monday, May 7 Latin Dance fitness program at the Rosedale librar y. Register.

TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays at 11 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows.

670-1695. $5.

ALZHEIMERS Tuesdays, May 8, 22, June 12, 26 Caregiver Support Group in Forest Hills. 5925757, ext. 237.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT Tuesdays Western Queens Caregiver Network in Sunnyside. 5:30-6:30. 7846173, ext. 431. Also, 3:304:30 Selfhelp Clearview Sen i o r C e n t e r , 2 0 8 - 1 1 2 6 th Avenue, Bayside. 6311886.

AUTISM Tuesdays Qualit y Services for the Autism Communit y holds workshops for families and friends of autistic children and adults. 7-AUTISM, ext. 1219.

DAY TOP Tuesdays support for family and friends of those affected by substance abuse. 1-8002Daytop.

WELL SPOUSES Wednesday, May 9 Well Spouses or Partners of the Chronically Ill and Disabled meet at the St. Charles Rehab Center, 201 IU Willets Road, Albertson at 7. Free.

516-829-8740.

OVEREATERS ANON. Wednesdays through May 30 a t 1 1 a t t h e H o w a r d Beach library.

ZUMBA Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $10 class.

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MEETINGS TOASTMASTERS Saturdays, May 5, 19 learn how to communicate effectively at 10 at Elmhurst Hospital. 424-9754.

CIVIL AIR PATROL Mondays Falcon Senior Squadron at 7 at JFK Airport.

781-2359.

TELEPHONE PION. Tuesdays, May 8, June 12 Te l e p h o n e P i o n e e r s o f America meet in College Point. 463-4535.

LIONS CLUB Tuesdays, May 8, June 12 Lions Club of Ravenswood at 6:30 at Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 21-01 21 st Avenue, Astoria.

COMM. BD. 9 Tuesdays, May 8, June 12 Communit y Board 9 meets at 7:45. 286-2686 for location.

MEN’S CLUB SOCCER Tu e s d a y e ve n i n g s F o r e st Hills Jewish Center 8-9:30.

263-7000.

FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tu e s d ay s Fre s h M e a d ow s Camera Club. 917-6123463.

ADVANCED WRITERS

Tuesdays Advanced Bayside Writers’ Group meets at 6:30 in t he Terrace Diner, 212-97 26 th Avenue, upper level.

BARBERSHOP Wednesdays Jamaica Chapter of the Societ y for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet in Flushing. 468-8416.

UNITED 40S Thursdays, May 10, June 7 United Forties Civic Association, Inc. at 7 at St. Teresa P a r i s h C e n t e r , 5 0 - 2 2 4 5 th Street, Woodside.

98ST STREET BLOCK T h u r s d a y , M a y 1 0 9 8th Street Block association meets at the East Elmhurst library at 6.

JEFFFERSON DEMS Thursdays, May 10, June 14 Jefferson Democratic Club meets 7:30 at the Clearview Golf Course Clubhouse.

STAMP CLUB Thursdays, May 10, 17, 24, 31 at the Forest Hills library at 5:45.

CIVIL AIR PATROL Thursdays at 3 at August Martin HS, 156-10 Baisley

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LEADD CLUB Thursday evenings and one Saturday afternoon. Recreation Socialization Program for Learning Disabled Adults. 18+, able to travel on public transportation.

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ILION BLOCK Fridays, May 11, June 8 Ilion Area Block Association meets at the African Center fo r C o m m u n i t y E m p owe r ment, 111-92A Farmers Blvd., St. Albans at 7:30.

WOMEN’S GROUP Fridays Woman’s Group of Jamaica Estates meets at noon. 461-3193.

GOLD COAST ROTARY Fridays 516-466-3636.

CLUTTERERS ANON. Fridays Learn how to gain control of your life by eliminating your clutter. 7127656.

LIBRARY DIRECTORS Saturdays, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8 Friends Board of Directors of Queens Library at Cambria Heights meet at 4.

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SCIENCE LAB Saturdays Central library at 11.

MATH HELP Saturdays Flushing library at 10.

CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2.

S TORY TIMES Saturdays at 11 and Tuesdays at 10:30 weekly story times at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fresh Meadows.

LEARN TO CROCHET Mondays through May 21 at 5 at the Arverne library.

PAPER CRAFTS Mondays through April 30 at the McGoldrick library at 5.

FAMILY WII ZUMBA Mondays through May 14 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 6:30.

CHESS & CHECKERS Mondays through May 28 ):at the South Ozone Park library at 3.

CRAFT KIDS Mondays at the Flushing library at 3.

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 Douglaston/ Little Neck library.

YOGI KIDS Tuesday, May 8 at the Bay Te r ra c e l i b ra r y. M o n d ay, May 14 at the Windsor Park library. Register. Learn the basics of yoga, including poses, breathing and relaxation.

COLORS IN NATURE Tu e s d ay, M ay 8 e x p l o r e animals and their unique characteristics at the Queens Village library at 4.

CHESS & CHECKERS Tuesday s through May 29 at 3 at the South Ozone Park library.

S TORY T I M E Wednesdays through May 30 at the East Elmhurst library at 11:30.

HOMEWORK HELP Wednesdays through May 30 at the Far Rockaway library at 3.

CHESS & CHECKERS Wednesdays through May 30 at 3 at the South Ozone Park library.

CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library.

LIBRARY BUDDIES Wednesdays through May 30 at the Auburndale library at 4.

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HOMEWORK HELP Thursdays at 3 at the Far Rockaway library.

CHESS & CHECKERS Thursdays through May 31 at the South Ozone Park library at 3.

ARTS & CRAFTS Thursdays through May 10 at the Auburndale library at 4.

TERRIFIC KIDS Thursdays through May 24 at the Cambria Heights library. Register.

LOCKER ROOM Fridays through May 25 Life’s Locker Room is for young men in middle school and high school at the Pomonok library at 4.

HOMEWORK HELP Fridays through May 25 at the Far Rockaway library at 3.

CHESS & CHECKERS Fridays through May 25 at the South Ozone Park li-

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CHESS CLUB Fridays through May 25 at the Auburndale library at 3:30.

HOMEWORK HELP Fridays through May 25 at the Woodside library at 3.

LIBRARY BUDDIES Fridays through May 25 at the Auburndale library at 4.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays Briarwood library at 4.East Flushing at 4. Ozone Park at 4.

GAME DAY Fridays Windsor Park at 4.

CHESS CLUB Fridays Auburndale library at 3:30. .

CUB SCOUTS 351 Fridays at St. Nicholas of Tolentine. Boys in grades 15. 820-0015.

MOM’S STORY TIME Saturday, May 12 Mother’s Day Story time at 11 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Un i o n Tu r n p i ke , F re s h Meadows.

TEENS SIGN LANGUAGE Saturday, May 5 at 3 at the Broadway library. Monday, May 14 at 6 at the Pomonok library. Monday, May 21 at 6:30 at the Lefferts library.

SOCIAL MEDIA Saturday, May 5 at the Far Rockaway library at 10:30.

INTERNET DATABASE Saturday, May 5 at the Langston Hughes library at 2.

CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2.

FAMILY WII ZUMBA Mondays, May 7, 14 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 6:30.

TEEN STUDY Mondays through Thursdays at the Lefrak Cit y library at 4.

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4.

CHESS & CHECKERS Mondays through May 28 at 3 at the South Ozone Park library.

STOP BULLYING Wednesday, May 9 Stop the Bullying at the St. Albans library at 4.

CHESS & CHECKERS Wednesdays through May 30 at the South Ozone Park library at 3.

SISTER TALK Wednesdays through May 30 at the Pomonok library at 4:30.

GAME DAY Wednesdays St. Albans library at 4.

CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 Queens Village library.

PAINTING & LITERATURE Thursdays, May 10, 17, 24, 31 explore young adult fantasy literature theme through the mediums of watercolor, pencil and collage at 4 at the Langston Hughes library.

CHESS & CHECKERS Thursdays through May 31 at 3 at the South Ozone Park librar y.

TEEN THURSDAYS T h u r s d ay s Bay Te r ra c e l i brary at 3.

CHESS CLUB Thursdays East Flushing library at 5.Sunnyside library at 5.

CHESS & CHECKERS Fridays through May 25 at 3 at the South Ozone Park librar y.

LOCKER ROOM Fridays through May 25 Life’s Locker Room is for young men in middle school and high school at the Pomonok library at 4.

CHESS CLUB Fridays Auburndale library at 3:30.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays Briarwood library at 4.

GAME DAY Fridays Woodhaven library at 4:30.

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917-439-3264

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1065 Old Country Road, Suite 210 Westbury, NY 11590

apt for rent

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2BR........$1300 3br 1 ba........$1350 3 br 1 ba........$1700 ROCKAWAY BEACH BROAD CHANNEL - ADVERNE 1BR 1st Fl pets Sect 8........$1200 2Br hw fl brand new........$1600 3BR 1 ba yd Sect 8........$1725 RICHMOND HILL - WOODHAVEN 1BR........$1100 2BR........$1350 3BR LG........$1500 JACKSON HTS-SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE 1 Br........$1200 2br........$1475 3br mint pets renov........$2400 3br 2ba wd fl ne........$1700 ROSEDALE - SP GAR - ST ALBANS 1BR........$1050 2BR........$1350 3BR........$1500 3BR........$1600

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house for sale

co-op for sale FLUSHING DORIE MILLER CO-OPS 1-3 BR’s, nr transp, well maintained. nr Citifield, off G.C.P. $90K-$195K neg.

EILEEN ABRAHAM RE 718-454-2022

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Call Owner 718-767-2492

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house 4 sale

house 4 sale

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17 Linden St. Manhasset All Brick Cape-New to market & Priced to sell @ $719K 3BR-2 1/2 BA-Many X-tras Conv. to LIRR & Town School Dist. 6

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PA PENNSYLVANIA Marshall’s Creek poconos 4 Br, 3 full baths, fireplace, gar. amenity filled community possible owner finance $139K owner 570-982-6452

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Private Room With Own Toilet Washer, Dryer, Cable Private Entrance, Share Kitchen Near all transportation

Reg $60 / Now $50 Hot Shower Available Mention Queens Tribune for discount Middle Village, NY

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By Mature Chinese Woman

718-801-7976

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DAY SPA

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All Professional Services Provided at an

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house for sale

room for rent

718-969-1957

$40/hr

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BABYLON BRAND NEW

realtor

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516-286-0440

Electrical, in ground sprinklers, PVC fencing, formal dining RM & Den. Asking $385K

realtor

house for sale

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917-669-6302

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Bodywork By Nice Chinese Girls 1 hr $40 11am-11pm

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104-70 39th Ave.(orange sign) OPEN 10AM-9PM

133-22 39th Ave. - 2nd Fl

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massage therapy

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AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN & MEN AT FRESH MEADOWS STUDIO. CALL RICK FOR APPT.

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awnings

bed bugs

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appl. services

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research

(men and women, aged 21-55 yrs)

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Earn $500-$2300, depending on length of study. Call Substance Use Research Center

(212) 305-4970

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cleaning

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Call the Substance Use Research Center at

cleanouts

carpentry construction

construction

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cleaning

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floors

floors

floors

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contracting

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Contact Information

718-529-2244 917-825-6357

EURO-CONTRACTING

contracting

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fences

floors

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home improve

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locksmith

moving

moving

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pest control

EEC

EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Wildlife & Pest Control

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We also alter clothes in your home

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ars 20 yerience 347-457-0147 Lic. & Ins. Expe

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Residential/Commercial

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landscaping

landscaping

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718-357-7400 0

handyman

Ext. 151

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roofing

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OLD H.P.

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sewer & drain

sewer & drain

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Refrigerators, Ranges, Windows, Locks, Heating, Plumbing & Electric. $10 for service call.

24 HOUR EMERGENCY

Ext. 151

electrician

$50 Per Room

handyman

PLACE YOUR AD

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Mr. G’s Home Improvements

painting

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roofing

General Services

rubbish removal

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auto glass

auto glass

1994 BUICK Roadmaster Running condition, needs compressor, $1200.

Call Joey 718-627-8607

ACE SERVICE

BMW 1997 23 ROADSTER 5 Speed Manual, 2.8 L, Silver Hard-Top, Loaded Built In Radar Detector, Leather Seats. $11,500 212-982-3147 L.I.C Loc.

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auto for sale

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mini van 4 sale autos wanted

autos wanted

FORD 2001 WINDSTAR 6 CYL 99K AC, all pwr, excellent condition. $3,950 631-385-0929

590 Atkins Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11208

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JP MUSSO ROOFING AND SIDING • • • • • •

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• • • • • • •

Painting Plastering Taping Sheet Rock Tile Work Kitchen Bathroom

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tree services

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Lic. & Insured

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718-600-5186 telephone serv.

TELEPHONES, TV, COMPUTER JACKS Installation, Repair, Lifetime Warranty, Anytime

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windows

Windows Falling Down?

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While performing at the Laughing Devil Comedy Club in Long Island City, comedian Rich Vos from the Opie & Anthony radio show and “Last Comic Standing,” found himself on the receiving end of an intoxicated antagonist. In a twist, a camera crew was on the scene, filming a documentary, so the whole event was caught on camera.

Video of the event, which has surfaced on YouTube, shows club owner and comedian Steve Hofstetter stepping in to calm the heckler down and remove him from the venue. Despite being yelled at – and even shoved – by the heckler, Hofstetter keeps his cool throughout the incident and even got the guy to pay his bill before being removed from the premises.

Perhaps this could be the start of a reality show pitch for the club owner – “Last Heckler Standing.”

Funny men: Rich Vos and Queens comedy club owner Steve Hofstetter

Phone, My iPhone Reports coming out of Astoria say that two N and R train stations have become hotbeds of criminal activity in recent weeks, as a number of riders have reported having their iPhones snatched while waiting for a train at the above ground stations.

Despite a number of available apps that are designed to prevent losing the popular mobile device, police report that none of the nine phones reportedly stolen at the stations have been recovered.

The rash of thefts do raise an important question, however: There are people who still don’t have iPhones?

The worlds of modeling and film frequently go hand in hand, as models are usually comfortable in front of any kind of camera. It’s rare, though, that you find a model who wants to go behind the camera to direct, but that’s where Icela wants to be.

Icela’s passion is producing and directing, having worked at various TV studios, including MTV, where she produced, edited and logged video.

Modeling has been a side gig for the Richmond Hill resident, and it’s been one that she’s enjoyed. When we last featured Icela, she was attempting to build up her portfolio with fitness and lingerie shoots for various agencies.

She’s still working on getting her face out there, getting experience both in front of the camera and behind it.

“I haven’t devoted 100 percent of my time to it,” she said. “It’s more fun than anything.”

While she keeps herself busy with the camera work, Icela also enjoys being active, and you can usually find her at the gym lifting weights, running or playing racquetball.

“I try to keep myself busy. I get bored quickly,” David said.

To read her blog, go to shapelyalterations.com.

Which Bridge Where?

Navigating the borough while avoiding traffic can be difficult at times. Luckily, the Dept. of Transportation posts signs to notify drivers of the best route to take. Things were a little confusing, however, for drivers heading to the Bronx last Wednesday afternoon.

While driving northbound on the Cross Island Parkway near Bell Boulevard, a sign simply read “Best Route To The Bronx: Bridge.”

Well, yeah. Unless you’re swimming, the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridges would obviously be the best route to the Bronx. Thanks, DOT.

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Where To, Lamar?

When South Jamaica’s Lamar Odom was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks, though he went to the defending NBA champions, the situation was not right for him.

After a couple of private spats with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Odom and the team decided it was best to just part ways, so he was moved to the inactive list for the remainder of the season.

Cuban told ESPNDallas that he tried to make the situation positive the “first 17 times” and added that he hopes it is “addition by subtraction.” Odom will get his full pay for the season and will then become a free agent.

Speculation has already started about him coming to New York, but he does not fit with the Knicks.

Perhaps the Brooklyn Nets could use a hometown guy to help sell tix

Confidentially, New York . . .

Queens kid Lamar Odom in their new Barclays Center.

At least Lamar still has his wife by his side — Khloe Karshashian.

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Queensbridge’s Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) was suspended seven games for elbowing the Oklahoma City Thunder’s James Harden in the head. The blow knocked Harden to the ground, giving him a concussion, and revived memories of World Peace’s role in an infamous 2004 brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons.

Since the brawl, World Peace had worked to handle his anger issues and redeem his public image.

This blow, unfortunately, will only mean more negative press for the Queens product.

Let’s hope we don’t have a Metta World War on our hands.

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