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Queens Center Owners Buy Atlas Pk.

By DOMENICK RAFTER The Shops at Atlas Park, the struggling Glendale mall that has been in foreclosure for the last two years, was sold at auction to a Chicago-based real estate capital firm for $53.7 million; sources close to the deal tell the Queens Tribune that the real owner is shopping mall magnate Macerich, owner of the Queens Center Mall Walton Street Capital, based in Chicago, bought the shopping center at an auction last Friday, Jan. 29. The mall was placed in receivership in 2009 after developer Atlas

Park LLC defaulted on a $128 million loan to French banks Calyon and Societe Generale.

Paul Millus, the court-appointed receiver of the mall, confirmed Macerich's involvement in the deal. Millus said Walton Street Capital paid a down payment of 10 percent of the $53.7 million, a little more than $5 million. He said the property will be turned over to the new owners in 30 days, perhaps sooner, but he did not know whether the owner would be Walton Street, Macerich or another entity when the property is officially turned over. Macerich

declined to comment on the sale.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (DMiddle Village) also confirmed Wednesday that Macerich will be the owner of the property "Macerich, the owners of Queens Center Mall, will be managing the Shops at Atlas Park by Feb. 28 and, once they fully close on the purchase, we can finally move forward with developing Glendale's own shopping center," she said in a statement. "The community welcomes the new leadership with open arms and is eager to help Atlas become an engine for economic growth."

Macerich, based in Santa Monica, Calif., owns a handful of malls in the New York area, including Queens Center Mall, considered the most profitable retail space the country, as well as malls in Westchester, Freehold, N.J. and Danbury, Conn.

The banks hoped to sell the property for close to the $128 million price of the mortgage, nearly twice what Walton Street ended up paying, and will take a huge loss on the sale.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

Little Egypt Is United With Homeland Woes Hassan, whose father lives in Alexandria, said citizens in Egypt suffer from police brutality and election fraud at the hands of what she called "Mubarak's thugs." She said Mubarak, who is 82, was grooming his son, Gamal, to take his place as President when he retires or dies and Mubarak would fix any election to see to it that his son wins.

Salah Anwar, 21, an Egyptian-American from Alexandria, pointed to a picture on a poster of an Egyptian student, Khaled Saeed, a 28-year-old who studied in the United States. Saeed died under mysterious circumstances in Alexandria last June when he was taken by police from an Internet cafĂŠ and allegedly beaten to death. The picture, showing Saeed in a grey hooded sweatshirt, appeared on the poster alongside a picture of his dead, beaten corpse that appeared on the internet last year.

"That is what happens in Egypt," Anwar said.

Mariam Allam, an American of Egyptian descent, said she was surprised by the lack of freedoms in Egypt when she visited the country two years ago.

"I said something negative about Mubarak and my family shushed me, told me to keep quiet," she said.

Ali Meleis, an Egyptian permanently living in New York, said it was important to stand with his country, even if he doesn't live there anymore.

"If you were living in another country, you'd still care about what happens in the U.S.," he said. "We may not live in Egypt anymore, but it's still our home country, and we care about what happens there. We want to see freedom there."

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By DOMENICK RAFTER As protesters took to the streets of Cairo to demand reform and regime change, Egyptian-Americans in Queens took to our borough's streets in solidarity with their fellow countrymen back home.

Nearly 100 protestors stood on a snowcovered sidewalk on Steinway Street and 25th Avenue in the "Little Egypt" section of Astoria, outside the Al-Imam Mosque after Friday prayers on Jan. 28. Chanting in both English and Arabic, the protestors waved Egyptian flags and held signs decrying the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

"Out, out Mubarak!" chanted the protestors as they waved Egyptian flags and carried signs that read "Dethrone King Mubarak."

Some honked horns and joined the chants as they drove by on Steinway Street.

Mubarak, a staunch ally of the United States, has been President of Egypt since 1981, when he took power after the assassination of former President Anwar El-Sadat.

Egypt has been besot with high unemployment and rising food prices which triggered the revolt, led by young Egyptians, mostly recent college graduates, looking for work and seeking freedoms enjoyed by Western democracies. Fellow Arab-Americans from Tunisia, which also had an anti-government uprising last month, joined the protestors.

One protestor on Steinway Street carried a Tunisian flag.

"I'm here trying to support my country," said Nihal Hassan, 22, an American of Egyptian descent living in Astoria. "We want to show people in Egypt that we support them."

Protesters in Astoria call for an end to Hosni Mubarak's regime.

Allam said she was not optimistic about change in her home country.

"Mubarak knows what he's doing; even if he's gone, someone will take his place," she said. "I don't see things changing there."

The Obama administration has begun preparing for a post-Mubarak Egypt. U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, said this was a "historical turning point" in the region and warned that the U.S. could not get directly involved.

"We have to be careful what we do, what we say, how we are perceived," he said. "We don't know who will replace [Mubarak], but

we need to be proactive. Whoever they pick, the Egyptian people need to see that we are on their side."

Ackerman also warned that the protests could spread across the Arab world, having already made their way to Egypt from Tunisia. On Tuesday, King Abdullah of Jordan fired his government after some Jordanians took to the streets in Amman. In the West Bank, Palestinians have begun protesting President Mahmoud Abbas' government.

"Wildfires don't know boundaries," Ackerman warned.

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By DOMENICK RAFTER The Councilman who claimed to have been visited by members of the Dept. of Sanitation who allegedly were told not to clean up adequately following the Dec. 26 blizzard has come under fire from media outlets and is now claiming to be the victim in the matter.

Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) met with federal investigators at the office of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, who is investigating claims that Sanitation supervisors purposely engineered a slowdown of snow cleanup after December's blizzard.

Halloran was the subject of a New York Times article last week casting doubt on his claims that Sanitation workers and supervisors came to him to blow the whistle that some DOS supervisors were staging a slowdown to protest Mayor Mike Bloomberg's cuts.

According to The Times, he declined to speak directly to a reporter. He took that same stance when called for this story, only

allowing comment to come from spokesman Steven Stites.

Stites said Halloran spoke to federal investigators this past Friday and Monday, and he slammed The New York Times article, claiming it was "biased."

"It was a deliberate attack on the councilman by using his personal life to try to discredit him," Stites said.

Besides casting doubt on his claims, the article noted that Halloran is in the middle of a divorce from his wife, who filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy because of tens of thousands of dollars worth of debt. It also went into detail about previous Buildings Dept. violations and the denial of a permit request to build an extension to his house.

The article cited anonymous sources saying that the DOT workers who came to Halloran's office on Dec. 28 did not back up Halloran's claim of what they said. Stites called the article a "lie" and said the initial meeting was set up by a North Queens resi-

dent, a longtime friend of the councilman.

Halloran met with two DOT workers who were temporarily employed by the Sanitation Dept., one of whom he has publically named, to inform the councilman of the slowdown.

Stites added that within a day or so of the original meeting, Sanitation workers approached Halloran on Bell Boulevard to ask for legal advice as a lawyer and not a council member. It is for this reason that Halloran has claimed to not need to identify the men who approached him, due to lawyer-client confidentiality.

"They were worried about any legal repercussions," Stites explained. "The councilman told them to seek legal assistance."

Stites noted that Halloran was not the only person on the City Council who agreed that a slowdown took place. Councilwoman Letitia James (D-Brooklyn), chairwoman of the Sanitation Committee, said on The John Gambling Show that she saw evidence of an ordered slowdown.

"Now I don't think there was any organized effort on the part of these managers to engage in a wildcat strike. I don't believe that for one minute. But I do believe that there were a few that in fact engaged in a slowdown," she said on the program on Dec. 31 - after Halloran made his alleged meeting public.

Some Sanitation workers who worked out of the garage, where the supervisors who allegedly ordered the slowdown were based, denied it took place to the Tribune last month, saying the conditions of the Dec. 26 blizzard were unprecedentedly bad, and a large number of cars were trapped on major roads, which prevented plows from functioning normally.

Federal investigators have not yet convened a grand jury to explore charges against supervisors, but Stites said he expects there will be indictments.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

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Queens Friendly Skies:

Report Calls For Runway To Rikers

By DOMENICK RAFTER A new report suggesting modifications to area airports to meet projected increased demand may mean big changes to communities and the environment around Queens' two major airfields.

The Regional Plan Association released a comprehensive report last week on potential expansion of New York-area airports. Some of the options to expand JFK and LaGuardia include new runways, modification of existing runways and flight pattern changes that

could affect residents living in neighborhoods like Astoria, College Point, Flushing, Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Rosedale, South Jamaica and the Rockaways, as well as the ecosystems of both Flushing Bay and Jamaica Bay. The report acknowledges the challenges facing potential expansion projects, but notes they are not unprecedented.

"Any expansion of these airports is bound to face serious opposition because of their location in a highly developed region," the

Lawsuit Aims To Stay Plans For Trash Site

By JOSEPH OROV IC A nonprofit group filed a lawsuit in the Queens Supreme Court to stop the construction of the North Shore Marine Transfer Station, a key part of Mayor Mike Bloomberg's trash management plans.

The suit, filed by Friends of LaGuardia Airport, calls the City's insistence in building the proposed garbage transfer site close to the airport is "unlawful, arbitrary and capricious."

"Indeed, the FAA and USDA warned of the 'risk posed to safe aircraft operations by birds' that 'would likely occur' unless 'the design and operation of the proposed MTS [marine transfer station]' address these 'wildlife issues,'" the complaint said.

The garbage transfer facility first drew the ire of local residents after it was found the station would be located less than 2,000 feet from a LaGuardia Airport runway. Aviation safety activists, congressmen and biologists lambasted the plan, claiming it would serve as an attractant for birds.

The City's Dept. of Sanitation and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation are listed as the complaint's respondents.

"The North Shore Marine Transfer Station is a key component of the Mayor's solid waste management plan," said Christopher

King, senior counsel at the Environmental Law Division of the City's Law Dept. "The plan will equip the City with a more equitable and environmentally sound waste management infrastructure and will reduce truck traffic in the city. It will be totally enclosed and is specifically designed to prevent attracting birds and other pests. The FAA and an independent panel of experts has reviewed this issue and found that the transfer station is compatible with air safety. Additionally, the City has agreed to implement the panel's recommendations to ensure that it will not attract birds."

The State DEC declined to comment, citing the litigation is ongoing.

The $125 million facility would be located at 31st Avenue and 122nd Street. Closed Sanitation trucks filled with garbage would line up as much as 17 deep to enter the facility. Once inside, the trucks would tip their load into chutes where compactors would then press the waste into containers.

The containers, each holding about 22 tons of waste, would then be loaded onto barges capable of carrying as many as 48 containers - or more than a million pounds of containerized garbage per load.

Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.

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Soccer Club Arrives At St. John's Belson

By JOSEPH OROV IC With Europe's own club football - er, soccer - schedule reaching its peak, Queens residents can look forward to a brand of the world's game all their own.

F.C. New York, the United Soccer League's foray into the City, announced St. John University's Belson Stadium will be its home turf for its inaugural 2011 season.

"Belson Stadium is an ideal home for us to start and the administration and athletic staff at St. John's University really worked hard and wanted us here as much as we wanted to be here," FCNY President Doug Petersen said. "I had always said our first choice was to build a permanent home in Queens; working with St. John's is a step in the right direction. In the past year, our plans and visions have been embraced by a number of area leaders and, equally importantly, the fans on the street."

The club will also play four preseason games against local colleges: LIU Brooklyn, Hofstra, Adelphi and St. John's. The first will be on March 16 against Hofstra at 7:30 p.m.

FCNY's new home will give the club an

essential central location in New York's most diverse county - and arguably its most soccer mad.

"I always wanted to play at St. John's," said the club's Technical Director and coach Matt Weston. "It's crucial that we get the relationship there."

Aside from the home field, Weston hopes his roster will soon be full of St. John's and local talent.

"I'm looking to sign some lads from St. John's," he said. "We could use it as a great feeder system for the club."

Weston's ambition for the club spans beyond just the current inaugural season. He's hoping to scoop up as much local talent and interest from the diverse community as possible.

"I want to get to the point where we're turning people away in a smaller stadium," Weston said.

You can find out more about F.C. New York at fcnewyorksoccer.com.

Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.

report read. "Yet, expansion is not unheard of in our region historically, elsewhere in the United States more recently, and around the world today."

John F. Kennedy At JFK, options presented in the report could lead to the construction of up to three new runways, which could mandate the demolition of cargo areas along Rockaway Boulevard in Springfield Gardens for a runway that would run parallel to or replace runway 13L/ 31R. Other options include construction of a new single runway on the west side of the airport or a runway running parallel to the busy "bay runway" that was reconstructed last spring. Construction of that runway would require filling in part of Jamaica Bay, which is federally protected property.

The RPA listed some mitigation ideas that the Port Authority would have to explore if they filled in part of Jamaica Bay, including restoring wetlands along the south shore of Long Island, and rehabilitation waterfront areas around the airport and the city. Further options call for a third new north/south runway in the east side of the airport and a complete reconfiguration of the airport's north/south runways to a northeast/southwest direction.

Fiorello LaGuardia At LaGuardia, the RPA presented four options. The first keeps the airport's two runways, but would decouple them, extend-

ing the east/west runway further into Flushing Bay, forcing the taking of some commercial properties in College Point and affecting traffic to Flushing Marina.

The other three keep the two runways intact and add a third. In one option, the third runway would run north/south on the west side of the airport next to the existing Runway 4/22. The second option constructs a runway further to the west, but would limit impact outside the airport.

The third option would build a second north/south runway that would require demolition of nearly half of the Rikers Island city jail complex and would affect parts of Astoria. A fourth option would build a second east/west runway that would require razing some of Rikers Island.

Dreaming Big? Past expansions of JFK and LaGuardia, as well as recent and current projects in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia are outlined in the report.

The RPA also studied possible changes to arrival and departure routes that could send planes over neighborhoods like South Jamaica and Ozone Park and move them away from routes over Howard Beach, Rosedale and Flushing that are used to them.

The full 156-page report can be seen at the Regional Plan Association Web site rpa.org.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

VA Plans Unchanged

By SASHA AUSTRIE Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) has joined the litany of voices calling for a fullservice hospital at the St. Albans Community Living Center.

Ackerman is merely bolstering the views of veterans, the community and U.S. Rep. Greg Meeks (D-Jamaica). At a town hall meeting in September, Meeks said the project had to be stopped.

"A full-service hospital would benefit veterans in the New York Metropolitan area," Meeks said.

Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) said he was excited Ackerman supported the community's need for a full-service hospital.

Besides Ackerman, Meeks has gathered support from others. He said the two New York Senators, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Chuck Schumer as well as, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-Rochester) are also supporting the call for a full-service hospital.

"We hope nothing happens," Meeks said.

"We hope that we stop the process."

In a letter to Eric Shinseki, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' secretary, Ackerman urged Shinseki to stop the proposed project and "conduct a comprehensive study" detailing the needs of veterans.

"I am concerned that the current St. Albans facility, under the [Enhanced Use Lease], would be inadequate for the burgeoning needs of returning Afghanistan and Iraq veterans," Ackerman wrote. "The EUL process should be suspended until an appropriate study of veterans needs is conducted, and a plan for a fullservice Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) at St. Albans is developed."

In response to Ackerman's letter, Jennifer Sammartino, VA public affairs officer, said the process was going to continue as planned.

"The goal of the EUL is to provide new state-of-the art facilities for Veterans at the St. Albans Community Living Center," Sammartino said. "Veterans using the St. Albans campus will continue to receive the same health care services they are currently receiving, but in a modern healthcare facility. The EUL process is ongoing and no further action has been taken."

The EUL allows the VA to lease underutilized land and offer improvements to a selected developer for a term of up to 75 years.

The VA site has been at the epicenter of a tug of war between veterans and the VA. Veterans insist the site should house a fullservice hospital and the VA's current plan includes replacing the existing facilities with a new nursing home, psychosocial rehabilitation domiciliary and expanded outpatient facilities.

Including the new digs, the developer, St. Albans Village, LLC, would lease 25 acres of land for 75 years and build non-veteran housing.

We don't want anything," Meeks said.

"We just want a full-service hospital."

Ackerman said the current plan was constructed using Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES), a study that was released in 2006. He also took umbrage to the scaling back of mental health services in the new proposal.

"I do not understand how any rational study could have led to the conclusion that demand for mental-health services will significantly decline in the coming years," Ackerman wrote. "All evidence suggests Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans will require a significant increase in VA mental-health services."

Reach Reporter Sasha Austrie at saustrie@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 123.

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In Our Opinion:

Good For Queens We're not sure at this point what the exact plans are for the Shops at Atlas Park, the beleaguered Glendale mall that has languished in foreclosure for the last two years.

Frankly, it suffers from many ills, not the least of which is its location - fairly inaccessible for the majority of Queens residents.

The fact that Macerich, the company that owns and operates the Queens Center Mall - which has historically been the highest grossing mall per square foot in the United States - will take control of Atlas gives us hope.

The last thing we want to see is the site simply fall apart.

We believe it can work. We believe that with the right plan, the right marketing, the right mix of stores and the right partnerships with public transportation (as well as smarter parking options), the Shops At Atlas Park can be not only viable, but successful.

Yes, it is limited by its location, but surely there are smart people out there who can figure out how to make that work.

They may very well be at Macerich.

We await their plans.

In Your Opinion: Hardly An 'A'

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To The Editor: In the wake of our most recent snowstorm, Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed that the city had proven that it had learned its lesson. City Council Member Peter Vallone of Astoria obviously agreed, saying, "I would give them an A for preparation, snow removal, and communication." And The New York Times said that the Mayor's image was reborn, calling it "one of the most dramatic reversals of fortune in the annals of modern politics."

The residents of Woodhaven hold an entirely different view of the city's performance. After the postChristmas blizzard last month, the Woodhaven Residents' Block Association began signing up residents to serve as "Block Captains" so that we could quickly file comprehensive reports on emergency conditions in our community. In just under a month, we've signed up 36 Block Captains covering 59 blocks, approximately 25 percent of Woodhaven.

The unintended result of our efforts was that we ended up with solid, reliable information showing the residents of Woodhaven what lousy attention we received last week. Between our Block Captains and what we saw for ourselves, we reported 29 separate roads in Woodhaven that hadn't been plowed more than 12 hours after the storm ended. By Friday night that list had only been reduced to 16 roads.

Please keep in mind that some of

those roads cover multiple blocks (such as 89th Avenue, which was a disaster zone from Woodhaven Boulevard to 85th Street -- a stretch of eight blocks).

If 16 unplowed roads 36 hours after the storm ends is an "A" then we must be grading on one heck of a curve.

On Saturday afternoon, more than 48 hours after the storm had stopped, we began getting reports of salt trucks in our midst. With temperatures soaring all the way up to 39 degrees, the salt had an impact and many of the remaining roads began to get relief. But as late as Tuesday, five days after the storm ended, we were still getting calls from residents complaining that their streets had not been plowed.

Please excuse us if we aren't in the mood to shower the city with praise for such a performance.

The WRBA plans to call on our local elected officials to work with us and the Department of Sanitation to ensure that communications and snow removal is improved to the point where we can happily report that the city does deserve an A. The residents of Woodhaven are invited to our next public Town Hall meeting, which will be held Feb. 12 at the Woodhaven Volunteer Ambulance Corps (78-15 Jamaica Ave).

More information about signing up to be a Block Captain can be found at woodhaven-nyc.org or by calling us at (718) 296-3735.

Edward Wendell, President, Woodhaven Residents' Block Association

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To The Editor: I think Wal-Mart should come to Atlas Park. Wal-Mart appeals to different kinds of people, whether they are rich or working class. They would be an asset to the surrounding communities of Atlas Park.

Wal-Mart offers a wide range of products at reasonable prices. We are all looking for bargains in this economy.

Also, they would offer jobs to people in the community. People would be able to work in their own community. A cashier at K-Mart on Metropolitan Avenue told me to let her know if Wal-Mart opens, she would apply for a job there. Wal-Mart pays their workers more than KMart does, according to this cashier.

Also, there is a lack of affordable supermarkets in this area. Wal-Mart sells all kinds of food at reasonable prices. Many people are looking for that here.

It is also convenient to reach by bus especially since the Q54, Q45 and Q29 buses now stop at or near Atlas Park.

Also, this is a well populated area.

They would never be crying for shoppers. A lot of people like to shop nearby, especially if the prices are right.

I know I live in Maspeth and I would walk out there more often if Wal-Mart opened there. They have a lot of bargains. I shop on their Web site a lot, so a store opening up will save me postage.

I hope the local politicians will try to lure Wal-Mart to Atlas Park. It will help the community a great deal, especially in this economy.

Please consider this. Thank you.

Charlene L. Stubbs, Maspeth, NY

Abandon Ship?

To The Editor: The election results of last November were a repudiation of the deficit-busting wealth redistribution programs passed by Congress.

Since 2007, the national debt has increased from $8.6 trillion to $14 trillion, so both political parties share responsibility for delivering us to the brink of economic collapse.

The new members of Congress were elected to change the paradigm. They are now being vilified by the progressives for obstructing compromise, not "working together," being too partisan, for not "moving forward." Anyone with a modicum of intellectual honesty must acknowledge both parties have for decades "worked together," spent, borrowed, printed money, compromised, indebted and moved us forward to the brink of bankruptcy. The rising number of bank-

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ruptcies of cities and states are a preview of the fiscal calamity we will inevitably face as a nation as a result of our unsustainable national debt.

The voters are demanding a new paradigm; a non-negotiable commitment to cease spending money we do not have. The power to determine the course of our nation is in the hands of the Republicans who must balance the budget and uncompromisingly stop the progressives from spending money they don't have, borrowing money they will never be able to pay back and passing legislation they will never read.

Our nation is like the Titanic; we've struck an iceberg and the new Congress must do more than rearrange the deck chairs and take food and beverage orders from the passengers.

Ed Konecnik, Flushing

Tax Rich For Schools To The Editor: Instead of further cutting education, the Governor should continue the tax on high-earners, which would provide more than $5 billion in critical revenues. Wall Street bankers can afford to pay a little more to help our kids receive a better chance to learn, especially as their mistakes caused the economy to collapse in the first place.

Competitive grants are a terrible idea. We don't provide health care on the basis of a contest, why should education, a basic human right, be any less important?

Leonie Haimson, Executive Director, Class Size Matters

No To Brotherhood To The Editor: There has been a tendency for our Democratic legislators, as well as liberal columnists, to compare the Tea Party movement in this country to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, each trying to influence their nation's policies through democratic activism. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1927 by a devoted follower of Adolf Hitler. From that connection can be drawn a straight line to the infamous Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the raising of a Muslim, Waffen SS Division authorized by Himmler.

After World War II, the Arab world gave sanctuary to many Nazis, fleeing the Allied War Crimes Commission, still intent on killing Jews and the nascent State of Israel. Is it any wonder then, that Hosni Mubarak banned the Brotherhood Alan J. Goldsher Advertising Director Shelly Cookson Corporate & Legal Advertising Account Executives Tony Nicodemo Joanne Naumann Earl Steinman Larry Stewart Shari Strongin

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for the last 30 years?

The thought that the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered for participation in any Egyptian coalition government should bring chills to the soul of every American David Rivkin, Jamaica

Keep Marquee To the Editor: In the years when the marquee of the RKO Keith's Theater was still part of a working theater, I was not a resident of the borough. Yet, I can still remember how wonderfully it served as a landmark. It was particularly striking at night, when the marquee's lights emitted a warm glow. At any hour, when one drove over the bridge into Flushing, that theater served as focal point at the key intersection of Main Street and Northern Boulevard, and it announced the approach to eastern Long Island in a manner that both reminded us that Brooklyn and Queens are on the same island as Nassau and Suffolk counties, and that a newer, different island lay ahead, a kind of frontier.

The fact that Main Street ended at the theater, forming an impressive "T", gave its location a unique architectural impact, something not quite Versailles, yet special as New York City vistas go. Fortunately, that will not disappear, and we should take full advantage. Ideally, I, (and I suspect many Queens residents), would have preferred that the entire building had been landmarked and therefore subject to a mandate to be restored whole.

In the real world, particularly during difficult economic times, that may be impractical. On the other hand, as designs go, the one proposed seems to have some architectural interest and may be acceptable.

Thus, what I would like to urge upon the present developers is that they consider a compromise. If the current design has one disappointing feature, it is the entrance to the building, which has a depressing institutional aspect we associate more with second-rate office buildings or large hospitals, rather than cultural centers. By restoring the marquee to its original splendor, and making it a signature component of the new building as well as for the area as a whole, I believe that the interests of both the developers and the larger community will be served.

A vintage marquee on a modern building may be a bit "edgy" as artistic expression goes, but that would be entirely in keeping with the area's new, youthful, diverse and talented citizens and light the way to a promising future for the area.

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LEGAL NOTICE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS In the Matter of a Proceeding under SUMMONS KEVIN MUNIZ KATHERINE MUNIZ DOCKET NO. JONATHAN MUNIZ NA-13357-9/10 Article 10 of the Family Court Act GUILLERMO MUNIZ Respondent SUMMONS CHILD NEGLECT CASE IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN YOUR LOSS OF YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD, IF SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. TO: GUILLERMO MUNIZ A Petition under ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT having been filed with this court, and annexed hereto YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court at 151-20 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432, Part 10; On MARCH 2, 2011 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT. ON YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT HON. JUDGE MARIA ARIAS JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT DATED: OCTOBER 22, 2010 FURTHER NOTICE Family Court Act (statute symbol) 154(c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a violation of an order of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a Respondent who is not a resident of domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for obtaining personal jurisdiction over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this provision, the exercise of the personal jurisdiction over the respondent is limited to the issue of the request for, or alleged violation of, the order of protection. Where the Respondent has been served with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family Court may proceed to a hearing with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection.

tion, pursuant to an order of HON. VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 15th day of December, 2010 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by HWANG YOUNG KIM, CHANG KYU LEE A/K/A CHANG XYU LEE and HAE SOON YI dated the 17th day of March, 2006, to secure the sum of $600,000.00 and recorded at Instrument No. 2006000199491 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, on the 11th day of April, 2006; which mortgage was duly assigned by an assignment dated the 27 th day of July, 2009, and sent for recording in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York. The property in question is described as follows: 46-47 162ND STREET, FLUSHING, NY 11358 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 5461 and Lot 13 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, designated by Lot Number 481 and 482 in Block Number 12 on a Map entitled, “Map of 1255 Lots belonging to William Ziegler situated in the Town of Flushing, Queens County, New York, surveyed November 1889 by G.A. Roullier, C.E. Flushing, L.I.” and filed in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on July 1, 1890 said premises being described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly side of 22 nd Street, now known as 162 nd Street, distant 234.18 feet Northerly from the Northeasterly side of 162 nd Street and Labumum Avenue; RUNNING THENCE Easterly 106.32 feet; THENCE Northerly 40.34 feet; THENCE Westerly 101.04 feet to 162 nd Street; THENCE Southerly along 162nd Street 40 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 4647 162 nd Street, Flushing, New York HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking

LEGAL NOTICE assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any suchpromises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 3, 2011 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 52/10 Mortgaged Premises: 89-66 210TH PLACE QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11427 SBL #: Block 10575 Lot 73 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. ALFRED WILLIAMS, KAREN ANDERSON, SHEILA WILLIAMS, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, CLOVER COMMERCIAL CORP., CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITT SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION, LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDI-

LEGAL NOTICE CAL CENTER, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE IRS JOHN DOE (Said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged prem, Defendant(s) TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office or business in the County of Queens. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the Location of the Mortgage Premises. Dated the 18th day of January, 2011, Pillar Processing, LLC, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s), P.O. Box 1291 Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 TO: ALFRED WILLIAMS, KAREN ANDER, Defendant(s) In this Action.

The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of , a of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated 12/23/2010 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by ALFRED WILLIAMS, KAREN ANDERSON, SHEILA WILLIAMS, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, CLOVER COMMERCIAL CORP., CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITT SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION, LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE IRS JOHN DOE (Said name being fictitious, it being the intention

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of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged prem dated to secure the sum of $187,100.00 and recorded at The property in question is described as follows: 89-66 210TH PLACE QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11427 SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION DATED: the 18th day of January, 2011. PILLAR PROCESSING, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s), P.O. Box 1291 Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURENEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE IS A COMPLEX PROCESS. SOME PEOPLE MAY APPROACH YOU ABOUT “SAVING” YOUR HOME. YOU SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL ABOUT ANY SUCH PROMISES. THE STATE ENCOURAGES YOU TO BECOME INFORMED ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS IN FORECLOSURE. THERE ARE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LEGAL AID ENTITIES AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU MAY CONTACT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FORECLOSURE WHILE YOU ARE WORKING WITH YOUR LENDER DURING THIS PROCESS. TO LOCATE AN ENTITY NEAR YOU, YOU MAY CALL THE TOLL-FREE HELPLINE MAINTAINED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT AT 1-877BANK-NYS OR 1-877-2265697 OR VISIT THE DEPARTMENT’S WEB SITE AT WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. THE STATE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADVICE OF THESE AGENCIES. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of 3636 MAIN LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 12/3/10.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The L L C , 2 1 5 - 0 6 4 9 th A v e , Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose: all lawful activities. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: EASTERN REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/03/ 10. The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2110. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 37-08 Main Street, Suite 301, Flushing, New York 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ EURO CRAFT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LLC, Articles of Org. filed N.Y. Sec. of State (SSNY) 8 th day of October 2010. Office in Queens Co. at 30-72 37 th Street, Astoria, New York 11103. SSNY desig. agt.

Upon whom process maybe served. SSNY shall mail copy o f p r o c e s s t o 3 0 - 7 2 3 7 th Street, Astoria, New York 11103. Reg. Agt. Upon whom process may be served: Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C. 1 Maiden Lane, NYC 10038 1 800 576-1100.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation G.W. ACCOUNTING, LLC. Art of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/ 27/2008 Off. Loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC 135-30 Roosevelt Ave., Ste 202, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of Connect Global, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 29, 2010. Office Located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o the LLC to 41-25 Kissena Boulevard, Suite 119, Flushing, NY 11355-3150. ________________________________________________________________ 1059 Manhattan Avenue, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/27/10. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 60-43 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________ Name: M 309, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. Of State of NY 01/02/2003. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY to mail copy of process to THE LLC, 20-74 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11105.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LCR 90 HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/18/10. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Catherine Romano, 147-19 8 th Avenue, Whitestone, New York 11357. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of Experienced Care Staffing, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/29/10.

Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: c/o Elaine Vinitsky, 7137 147th St., Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 24745/09 AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, vs. HWANG YOUNG KIM, CHANG KYU LEE A/K/A CHANG XYU LEE, HAE SOON YI, ET., AL Defendant(s).

MORTGAGED PREMISES: 46-47 162ND STREET FLUSHING, NY 11358 SBL #: BLOCK 5461 LOT 13 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens.

The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises.

Dated this 3rd day of January, 2011, TO: HAE SOON YI, Defendant(s) In this Action.

The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publica-

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Vallone: Fluoride – If In Doubt, Keep It Out ride in water, at lower levels than

By PETER VALLONE Jr. Did you know that the govern- what the EPA considers “safe,” to ment is putting toxic chemicals in lower IQ in children. While four our water which come from the out of five dentists may be enough to pick a gum, ALL scrubbing systems of should agree before we the fer tilizer industry force-medicate the puband are classified as lic (a practice which “hazardous wastes” (somany, including myself, dium fluorosilicate and would oppose under alfluorosilicic acid). Are most any circumstance). you concerned? You Fluoride is a toxic should be. Unfor tusubstance which accunately, when t he se mulate s in our bone s chemicals are called and tissues throughout “fluoride,” safety conour lives. Only 50% of cerns go down the Peter Vallone Jr. it is excreted. While all drain.

There is a growing body of evi- poisons have “safe” levels, comdence that fluoride does more harm mon sense dictates it is impossible than good. One need only do a to monitor fluoride intake in indimodicum of research to find the viduals when it is in almost everymany ant i-fluoride websites and thing we eat and drink, and the studies. One of the most useful is amount of water and food people “50 Reasons to Oppose Fluorida- ingest varies widely. A 2008 ret ion,” by Dr. Paul Connet t port prepared for Congress by the (w w w.slwebb.org), where the Congressional Research Service sources for much of the medical concluded the allowable amounts of fluoride should be lowered in orinformation I used can be found.

Most recently, a study published by der to prevent children from dethe National Institute of Environ- veloping severe enamel fluorosis mental Health (Dec. 17) linked fluo- and reduce the lifetime accumula-

tion of fluoride in bone which “is likely to put individuals at greater risk of bone fracture and possibly skeletal fluorosis.” This finding has been ignored.

Proponents of fluoride admit it is deadly at certain levels (one teaspoonful can kill an adult), but maintain that its effectiveness at fighting tooth decay offsets any potential harm. However, studies prove that tooth decay has decreased in areas without water fluoridation at the same levels as areas that fluoridate. Additionally, in areas and countrie s that have discont inued fluoridation, dental decay has actually decreased. The main reason for this is, as the Center for Disease Control has now acknowledged, any benefits from fluoride are topical. Fluoride toothpastes are effective and are not meant to be swallowed (because of the fluoride).

Since I recently introduced my legislation to ban fluoridation, the Daily News wants to put a “tinfoil hat” on me, while the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) had called me “hysterical,” “bizarre and unscientific,” and

stated that “the evidence of diminished IQ may be st be observed among certain city Council Members.” More importantly, since my law, the Government just released studies confirming the harm caused by ingesting fluoride and recommending that allowable levels be decreased to an amount lower than what exists in N YC water right now! The Government, and industry funded hacks like the ACSH, cannot now admit they were wrong - because of the huge potential liability - so this is their first step toward a future elimination of this toxin. Expect soon to read a government release saying that fluoride is being removed because of the huge costs involved, and the fact that we can all get enough of it from other sources. There will be no admission of fault, nor any apology to the growing chorus of those “hysterical” voice s which tried to protect the public.

So before the Daily News fits me for my tinfoil hat, they should probably pick up a few extra rolls of foil for the many doctors, scientists, Nobel Prize winners and coun-

tries who support my position (or rather, whose position I support).

France has rejected fluoride for “ethical as well as medical considerations,” Austria and Denmark have stated, “toxic fluorides have never been added to our water,” while Belgium echoed most of Western Europe when it stated, “it is not the task of drinking water to deliver medicinal treatment to the people.”

Even the union representing the scientists at EPA headquarters has said, “The toxicity of fluoride is so great and the purported benefits are so small – if there are any at all – that requiring every man, woman and children in America to ingest it borders on criminal behavior…”

It’s time for an intelligent discussion to be had on this controversial practice. I believe after that occurs, most people will support the City using the “Precautionary Principle,” which says, if in doubt, leave it out.

Peter Vallone Jr. is a New York City Councilmember representing the 22nd District.

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Dean Skelos Iffy On Redistricting Promise He Made

By HENRY J. STERN Word is out that Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos may not intend to comply with the promise he made to New York Uprising t hat the Republicans in the state senate would suppor t an independent commisHenry sion to redraw Senate and Assembly district lines for the 2012 elections. New York Uprising has Skelos’ signed pledge and a copy of his letter to Mayor Koch.

The entire Republican caucus in the Senate endorsed New York Uprising’s proposal for an independent non-political redistricting. The G.O.P. Senators and candidates for seats held by Democrats were recognized for their decision by being authorized to use the New York Uprising logo and the designation “Hero of Reform.” The approval by the group headed by former Mayor Ed Koch was valuable to Republican candidates, who won control of the Senate by the narrowest of margins, 32 to 30. Several of the seats won by Republicans were carried by margins of a few hundred votes. Twenty-nine Republicans agreed to the pledge, the total number of Republicans serving in the Senate at that time. One Republican passed away in July.

Mayor Koch has written several letters to Mr. Skelos, proposing a meeting to discuss compliance with the commitment to an independent commission, but has not received a re sponse. Other politicians say that when the Re-

publicans were in the minority in the State senate, from 2009 through 2010, it was easy to make promise s wh ich would never have to be kept unle ss a nd unt il they won control of the Senate. They did win control in December Stern 2010 when the last race, in Nassau County, was decided in favor of the Republican challenger over the Democratic incumbent, who had lost at the polls and appealed to the courts, which found no reason to inter fere w ith the decision of the voters.

The United States Constitution (Art. 1, Sec. 2) requires a census to be taken every ten years, and the Congress to be reapportioned pursuant to the results of the census. As a result of the 2010 census, New York State will lose two seats in Congress (going from 27 to 25 districts). Under the 1930 and ’40 censuses, New York held 45 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. In the following seventy years, the New York delegation shrank by 44 per cent. Since present trends in the movement of population to the south and west and away from the rust belt and blizzard states are expected to continue, it is reasonable to assume that New York will suffer a further loss of House seats in 2020 and the years beyond.

Within the state, the population loss came upstate rather than downstate (New York City and suburbs) so the northern seats should

be vulnerable. In the 111th Congress, there were only three Republicans in the state’s 29-member delegation. In the 112th Congress, which has just begun its work, there are eight Republicans, following a turnover of four seats upstate and one on Staten Island.

It is the State Legislature that draws the lines of the new Congressional districts. Since the Senate is Republican and the Assembly Democratic, it is likely that the results will represent a compromise between the political leaders of both major par ties. Governor Cuomo has stated that he will veto any redistricting legislation that does not contain a provision for an independent districting commission. It will require some tw isting for the three men in a room to reach agreement.

If they do not agree, the state cour ts will eventually take over the redistrict ing process (unle ss federal laws are violated). The cour t w ill bring in independent experts to draw the lines, subject to judicial review and approval. Equitable and reasonable district boundaries are usually unacceptable to both political parties. After the rivals see what the court has done, the Republicans and Democrats scurry to make a deal to create or abolish districts so as to protect their favorites and discommode their known enemies, rivals or potential adversaries.

The leaders of the Assembly and the Senate can use their power of districting to reward or punish legislators who do not obey their

instructions, or who demonstrate undue independence in voting and sponsoring legislation. The leaders also determine the legislative payroll; giving ordinary members more or fewer staff members, depending on their fidelity to the wishes of the powers that be. They also award member items, for local improvement s a nd expenditure s, again on the basis of political subservience rather than community need.

Once in place, speakers or majority leaders are extremely difficult to displace, and a failed attempt at a coup, which happened in the Assembly in 2000, can re-

sult in the political destruction of the plotters, and a period of exile for those aware of their intentions.

This political dance must be performed at the same time as the Legislature grapples with a $10 billion budget shortfall. The fact is that honest, impartial district ing does not cost any more than gerrymandering, so the issues we discuss are not que st ions about money. They are, however, issues of power, and those are often more difficult to resolve than situations where people can simply be bought off, some quite cheaply as a matter of fact.

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Familiar Scenes On The Silver Screen Call it Hollywoodhaven.

At least three times in the past year, a caravan of trailers and vans packed with video production equipment, directors, producers and film stars have descended on Woodhaven, turning the sleepy Southwest Queens neighborhood into a popular shooting location.

Last week, a scene from the upcoming film "Tower Heist," directed by Brett Ratner, was filmed at the historic Neir's Tavern on 78th Street. The film, which features an allstar cast that includes Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Gabourey Sidibe shot its scenes on Wednesday and Thursday overnight, despite the snowstorm, in and around the tavern in the middle of a heavily residential part of Woodhaven.

In November, 20th Century Fox filmed "The Sitter" at the shuttered Forest Park Carousel starring Jonah Hill of "Superbad."

Last winter, crews working on the comedy film "Morning Glory" with Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams came to shoot a few scenes on 94th Street off Woodhaven Boulevard featuring McAdams and rapper and Queens native 50 Cent.

Woodhaven Residents Block Association President Ed Wendell said there was minimal disruption to the neighborhood from the shoots.

"I was worried about parking, but it actually wasn't that bad," Wendell said. "They really worked with the community on this."

He said that despite the "No Parking" signs along 78th Street, cars that were buried in the snow were not towed, and some crew members parked at the Seuffert Bandshell parking lot in Forest Park and took a shuttle bus to Nier's.

"It's exciting when they're filming a movie in your neighborhood," Wendell added. "It makes people feel good about where they live."

Queens has played host to Hollywood before, though the most common places in the borough for shooting locations are Astoria and Long Island City near Kaufman and Silvercup studios. In 2006, filming for "Spiderman 3" shut down streets in Kew Gardens and Forest Hills for days.

Woodhaven as a shooting location is less common, but the neighborhood is no stranger to Hollywood. "Goodfellas" featured a scene shot at Neir's in 1989 and the 1975 Emmyaward winning TV movie "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom" also shot scenes in Woodhaven. The neighborhood is also the childhood home of 20th Century film and stage icon Mae West, whose 88th Street home is marked with a historical plaque in front. Oscar winner Adrien Brody is a native and composers George and Ira Gershwin also grew up for a time near the neighborhood's border with Brooklyn.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

—Domenick Rafter

CP Won't Stop Eagle From Soar ing Steven Marchia of Jamaica Estates is the seventh man in his family to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, but was never assured of achieving the honor. The 20-year-old has cerebral palsy, an abnormality of the brain that can impair functions such as learning, movement, hearing, seeing and thinking.

"Normally you have to make Eagle by 18," said Pat Marchia, his mother. "Because of his disabilities, they were able to give him an extension. He made it just before his 20th birthday."

Some requirements, like swimming, were impossible. Instead, he was assigned a 20mile hike, which he was able to complete with a little help from his friends and family. To keep him company and provide encouragement, groups of Scouts from his troop walked with him, rotating in and out.

"Even his sister got in on it to help him and keep him company," his mother said. "The last mile, they just about carried him. They had his arms around two of them. They were singing to get him moving."

When he reached the end of the hike, Steven collapsed, then slept the rest of the day.

"I stuck through it because people stuck by me," he said. "They made me keep going."

Without Boy Scouts, Steven might never have made such a solid group of friends, Pat Marchia said.

"The other boys are incredible," she said.

"The other families are incredible. I never met anything like them in my life."

Making Eagle Scout has given Steven a sense of accomplishment, and more in common with his fellow Eagle Scouts.

"I can be officially one of the older scouts who shares the knowledge," he said. "It's just work to make it to Eagle. It's hard to start from the beginning and make it all the way up there."

At his Eagle Scout ceremony, Steven Marchia shared with the crowd his feelings about Scouting.

"Through Scouting, I have realized that I can make a difference," he said in his speech.

"By living the Scout Law, I have learned how I can help in my community. Through my Eagle project, 'Clothes for the Needy,' I became aware that many people rich or poor are struggling due to the poor economy. By helping the Salvation Army, I felt that I could help make many lives easier in these trying times. That made me happy."

With no plans to let his condition stop him, Steven plans to be a special education kindergarten teacher, and is currently attending Queensborough Community College.

"I am very proud for what he's accomplished," said his father, Steven Sr. "Scouting has helped him greatly. My buttons are popping right now. For a kid with his disabilities to make Eagle. The whole family is very, very proud of him."

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.

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Pols Offer Cash Against Graffiti The growing graffiti problem in Western and Southern Queens has led three lawmakers to come together and offer a $500 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and prosecution of graffiti taggers, as local civics find ways to combat the ongoing problem.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), Assemblyman Mike Miller (DWoodhaven) and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) are offering the reward after a spike in vandalisms in their districts.

Some 102 people have been arrested in the 104th Precinct since Jan. 1 for graffitirelated incidents around Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village - more than 50 percent the total number arrested in all of 2010. Five people were arrested last Tuesday alone.

"It's getting bad here," said Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association. He said last year he drove around Woodhaven for about an hour, covering only about a third of the neighborhood, and

managed to find hundreds of incidents of graffiti.

"Most people walk around and don't notice," he said. "We've become so numb to it that we just accept it and move on. When you decide to open your eyes and look at it, you really see how bad it is."

One recent incident really struck Wendell.

A tagger vandalized a monument in Whiting Square, a plaza at 84th Street and 90th Road in Woodhaven dedicated to veterans.

A vulgar word was painted on the rock on the site.

"It's a slap in the face," he said. "That is the incident that should cause people to say 'enough.'"

Wendell said he hopes to utilize Woodhaven's "block captain" system, which Wendell restarted in the aftermath of the December blizzard, to put together a comprehensive list of graffiti hotspots in the neighborhood to share with law enforcement and local officials.

"If we don't do something about it, then what's going to happen is all the kids that walk past it every day will subconsciously grow up with the idea that this is normal," Wendell added.

Wendell said business owners along Jamaica Avenue are offering to put in more money to increase the $500 award.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

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Meng Derided For Wanting Apology Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) got more than a handful of threats from Rush Limbaugh devotees last week, after demanding the radio firebrand apologize for his impersonation of Chinese president Hu Jintao.

As a result of her public demand for an apology, Meng's office was inundated with about 50 e-mails and phone calls threatening, mocking or decrying the Assemblywoman's request for an "I'm sorry."

"I didn't think it was a big deal to ask for his apology," Meng said, adding the angry emails and voicemails have subsided since the weekend.

"Rush does not owe you or anyone else an apology," read one e-mail Meng's office provided to the Tribune. "How about instead of thrying [sic] to grab headlines with crap you get out and actually do your job which is helping AMERICANS. Yeah did you forget we still live in this country and you work for us. Anyone who is Asian and has such thin skin when THEY are in OUR country should leave. So here is a suggestion for you. Either get a little thicker skin or take your a-- back to where it is you came from. Back to your ancestry that you think we are picking on.Ching chong,chang!"

Meng took offense at Limbaugh's Jan. 19 segment regarding Hu's speech during a joint press conference alongside President Barack Obama.

The AM radio politico dusted off a very un-PC impression of the Chinese leader, with lines that included "Ching chong, chi baba" and "Cheen che chi!" and "Zhing zha bomba denbe chiche cha chi!"

Meng took offense to the impersonation, citing childhood mockery she experienced and insensitivity towards Chinese American citizens.

She also took umbrage to accusations by some that she was looking to stifle Limbaugh's right to free speech.

"He can say anything he wants about the president," Meng said, adding there are more productive ways to show his distaste. "He should say it, for example, in English. The way he did it was something that even third-

graders know not to do."

Lost in the surrounding kerfuffle was Limbaugh's original point - Fox News did a bad job translating for Hu. "Hu Jintao is speaking and speaking and speaking with no translator," he said. "[They] wait until he finishes and then they read what he says in total. And of course, we don't know.

The translator could be making it all up."

The minute point was lost upon those who contacted Meng's office, who were primarily from outside New York.

According to the Assemblywoman, many pointed out Meng's lack of outrage towards impersonations of Sarah Palin and President George W. Bush.

Those impersonations were not of a racial nature, Meng said.

"I realize that it's a business," Meng said.

"Rush Limbaugh, as incendiary as his speech is, draws listeners for advertisers."

Limbaugh seemed to relish the outrage, saying he did a "remarkable job" impersonating Hu. "Today, the left says that was racism; it was bigotry; it was insulting," he said. "And it wasn't. It was a service." He went on to liken himself to comedian Sid Caesar, whose impersonations of foreigners earned him notoriety in the 1950s.

"I haven't been personally made fun of like that since grade school," Meng said.

It should be noted her grade school years happened well after Caesar's comedic and cultural peak. It seems Limbaugh's window for a sincere mea culpa has also passed.

"At this point, I don't think he'll apologize," Meng said.

Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.

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Stavisky Gets No. 2 Dem Post Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) has been appointed Vice Chairwoman of the Minority Conference of the New York State Senate.

In this role, Stavisky will work with the chair to make sure all legislators are briefed.

"We take our job seriously, we work hard and try to produce results," she said.

Stavisky works alongside Minority Leader Senator John Sampson to promote issues important to the state such as the economy and job development. "An important issue is unemployment," said Stavisky. "Many people in Queens are unemployed."

Stavisky said she hopes to pass an on-time budget that will take into account people's needs; including students and senior citizens.

Her educational priorities include making sure the tuition does not go up at CUNY and SUNY, and to merge smaller school districts across the state to create efficiencies, a point highlighted Tuesday in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget address.

"If someone is qualified [to go to college], they should not be denied admission because they can't afford tuition," said Stavisky.

Along with her recent appointment, Stavisky has also returned to her position as the ranking member of the Higher Education Committee. She has been newly appointed to serve on the State Senate's Judiciary Committee and re-appointed to the Aging, Education, Finance and Transportation Committees Reach Intern Angy Altamirano at aaltimirano@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.

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Queens CLOSEUP Satchmo & Race Louis Armstrong was one of the world’s greatest entertainers. He was loved and revered internationally as the father of jazz. He was a genius trumpeter and singer, a goodwill ambassador, charismatic movie star, and prolific writer. But he was rarely viewed as someone who influenced race relations in the United States and abroad.

On Saturdays, Feb. 12 and 26, at both 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the Louis Armstrong House Museum (LAHM) will explore the subject of Louis Armstrong and race, from the musician’s humble beginnings in segregated New Orleans, to his often quiet but powerful protests for civil rights throughout his remarkable 50year career. Join the museum’s “Satchologist” Ricky Riccardi for a fresh look at one of America’s most influential figures. Riccardi will present this unexplored side of Armstrong through private tape recordings and rare footage, including a chilling version of his performance of “Black and Blue” from East Berlin. All presentations are followed by a guided tour of the museum.

Reservations are required as space is limited. To make a reservation, email reservations@louisarmstronghouse.org or call the museum at (718) 478-8274.

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Incredible Acrobats Kupferberg Center Performances is pleased to welcome back The Incredible Acrobats of China on Saturday, March 6, at 3 p.m. with a spectacular production of circus art in Colden Auditorium.

Founded in 1951 as the Shanghai Acrobatic Theatre, The New Shanghai Circus has won more Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in domestic and international circus competitions to date than any other Chinese acrobatic company. Regarded internationally as

Camera Club The Flushing Camera Club is celebrating its 40th season of serving all of Queens, Long Island and New York City. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Flushing Hospital, on the first, third and fifth Wednesday of the month, at 146-01 45th Ave., enter at 45th Ave & Burling Street.

Come and spend an evening with us to learn about good photography and to enjoy excellent photography related programs.

Validated free parking is available.

For more information call (718) 7490643 or go to flushingcameraclub.org.

12-Step Program Nar-Anon Never Alone is a 12-Step support group for anyone affected by a loved one’s use and/or abuse of drugs. There are no dues or fees. Meetings are held at the VFW Hall in Whitestone, 19-12 149th St., every Thursday from 7:30-9 p.m. Newcomers are welcome.

For further information, please contact Norma at (718) 217-0364.

Secular Humanistic Judaism On Saturday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m., Queens Community for Cultural Judaism will present a DVD of Rabbi Sherwin Wine lecturing on Secular Humanistic Judaism, an international Jewish movement, developed in Michigan less than 50 years ago. Location -Unitarian Congregation of Queens, 149th Street and Ash Avenue, Flushing. Schmooze over dessert, tea, coffee. Adm: $5. Info (718) 3805362.

feature an evening of cocktails, musical entertainment, and passed hors d’oeuvres for more than 200 guests. The reception is designed to bring together young professionals from all industries to help educate and raise awareness of the disorder now affecting one in every 110 American children.

Autism Speaks celebrated its first Autism Speaks to Young Professionals gala at the New York Stock Exchange on August 5, 2009 raising over $40,000 and drawing more than 700 guests. Through this initiative, the Autism Speaks to Young Professionals events have raised nearly $150,000 to date, bringing more than 1,800 people together to join Autism Speaks for the celebration.

Individual tickets for the event start at $100 and range to $5,000 for a VIP Package which includes six admission tickets, one reserved table with two premium bottles. For additional information about the event, sponsorship opportunities, and/or to purchase tickets please visit the Autism Speaks to Young Professionals website or contact Justine Benisch at (917) 475-5070 or jbenisch@autismspeaks.org Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism – bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder.

Fresh Air Camps Join The Fresh Air Fund in its 135th summer of providing free summer experiences to NYC children! The Fresh Air Fund is currently registering boys and girls, six to 12 years old, in all five boroughs for twoweek visits to volunteer host families in 13 Northeastern states or at one of the five Fund camps in upstate New York. On a Fresh Air Fund experience, a child will see a world outside New York City, full of meadows, streams and lakes. Wherever children go, they may learn new skills like riding a bike, swimming or gardening. Children often make friends that last forever.

In 2010, close to 5,000 children visited volunteer host families in suburbs and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada through The Fund’s Friendly Town program. Additionally, 3,000 children attended five Fresh Air camps on a 2,300-acre site in Fishkill, New York.

Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from lowincome neighborhoods. Community agen-

cies in all five boroughs register children for Fresh Air programs. For a referral to a participating agency, visit freshair.org or call The Fresh Air Fund at (800) 367-0003.

Hall Of Science 1001 Inventions, Through April 24: Uncover 1,000 years of science & technology.

The “dark ages” were a golden age! Discover a forgotten history of science and scholarship in this hands-on exhibition. The New York Hall of Science hosts the U.S. premiere of 1001 Inventions, which opens Dec. 4. Free with general admission. 1001 Inventions is sponsored by ALJ Community Initiatives.

Design Squad Nation Family Day, Jan. 15, noon to 5 p.m.: Engage your creative and inventive side with tabletop design challenges, just like the PBS Kids! show Design Squad Nation! In addition to hands-on activity challenges, you can view clips from upcoming episodes of Design Squad Nation, participate in trivia time with Design Squad hosts, get photos and autographs with the show’s hosts, and cheer on a large scale, design challenge. Best for kids ages 7 – 14.

Free with general NYSCI admission.

Digital’10: Planet Earth, Through Jan. 30: The digital prints in this exhibition are the result of the 12th annual juried, international competition organized by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. The exhibition’s purpose is to demonstrate how digital technology is enabling new aesthetic imaging possibilities and conceptual statements. For Digital’10, artists and scientists were invited to submit original digital prints that reflect their perceptions of our planet. Free with general NYSCI admission.

Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, through Feb. 27: The oldest and most respected competition of its kind, Nikon Small World has become the top forum for showing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope.

It honors the world’s best photomicrographers who capture vibrant images that represent the intersection of science and art. This year’s winner is Jonas King who took a photo of a mosquito heart magnified 100 times, and using fluorescence technology. King’s image, along with the other winners, will be showcased at NYSCI. Free with general NYSCI admission.

The New York Hall of Science, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, is open Tuesday.

- Thursday. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $11, $8 for ages 2-17 and seniors. To learn more go to ny

Goldilocks Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents Ricitos and the Three Bears / Ricitos y Los Tres Ositos (Goldilocks and the 3 Bears) on Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing. Tickets: $12 ($10 multi-show) and are available by phone at (718) 760-0064.

Drug Aid Narcotics Anonymous hold meetings throughout Queens every day. For the helpline, call (718) 932-6244. You can also visit them online at westernqueensna.org.

Help Fight Autism Autism Speaks will host its fourth Autism Speaks to Young Professionals gala on Thursday, Feb. 3 from 7-10 p.m. at Avenue lounge in New York City. The gala, co-chaired by Amanda Niederauer and Danny Ryan, will

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Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 3100 47th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Ekmel Anda at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of DAVIDA REALTY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/10. Office location: Queens County. Princ. of-

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my Minor infant the right to assume the name Tiffany Huang. Her present name is Jia Xin Huang. Her present address is 143-24 Poplar Avenue, 1 st Floor, Flushing, NY 11355. Her place of birth is Flushing, New York. Her date of birth is 05/02/06. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation PGE Metrony Realty LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 11/4/10. Off. loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 23-35 Steinway St, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

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The Voelker Orth Museum is exhibiting a series of drawings by Seongmin Ahn, a Korean-born artist based in New York. This exhibition offers an exquisite series of works on mulberry paper drawn from Korean folk art motifs and techniques.

Her previous gallery exhibitions in the US and abroad have focused on abstract and conceptual installations. This series of images are based in Minwha, popular Korean traditional folk art. They are rendered in Korean ink and colored powders with rabbit skin glue on mulberry paper. Multiple thin layers of different tones were applied to create profound depth and saturation.

The Voelker Orth Museum is based in the former home of an immigrant who published German newspapers to keep cultural connections and the flow of news between émigrés and their hometowns. Ms. Ahn’s contemporary approach to working with cultural connections through writing and images in the Korean press was particularly interesting to the museum as it resonated with the aspirations of the Voelcker family one hundred years ago. The artist states that she came to a question of how to identify herself as an immigrant Korean-American. This question compelled her to research her cultural heritage in relation to her life in New York.

“I began to write and draw about what I learned and felt by living in Brooklyn, New York. I would love to reflect a little story of my life and identify as a mom, teacher and painter in New York through my artworks”.

Ahn will teach a workshop at the Voelker Orth Museum, introducing Minwha Folk Art on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Workshop admission is $4 and $3 for Museum members.

Children participate free of charge.

the top troupe of acrobats in the People’s Republic of China, these phenomenal performers have toured extensively throughout Europe and North America.

Breathtaking and polished to perfection, the singular skills performed by The New Shanghai Circus have their roots in everyday lives of the village peasants, farmers and craftsman of the Han Dynasty. Enhanced by high-tech lighting, fabulous choreography, exotic costumes and dramatic music, these astounding contortionists, awesome acrobats, masterful jugglers and clever comedians “reach literally breathtaking heights of skill.” (The New York Times) Tickets for The Incredible Acrobats Of China are still available at $18; $12 children 12 and under. Orders may be charged online at KupferbergCenterArts.org, by phone at (718) 793-8080, or purchased at the Colden Auditorium Box Office.

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by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website 105th Precinct MAN MISSING: The NYPD is asking at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their the public's assistance in locating the follow- tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering ing man reported missing in Queens Village. TIP577. All calls will be kept strictly confidential.

On Tuesday, Feb.1, at 114th Precinct 12:15 a.m., Robert Hoyte, QUEENSBRIDGE 62, of 79-25 Winchester DEATH: On Saturday Jan. Blvd, Queens Village, was 29 at approximately 1:27 last seen leaving his home. a.m., police responded to a He is described as 5-foot911 call of a man shot at the 10, 165 lbs, with black eyes corner of 41st Avenue and and black hair and was last 12th Street, in seen wearing a red jacket, Queensbridge. Upon arrival, green hooded sweatshirt police observed Clarence and blue jeans.

Williamson, 39, of 176-57 Anyone with information 133rd Rd., Locust Manor, is asked to call NYPD Crime with one gunshot wound to Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS the left shoulder.

(8477). The public can also Police are looking for EMS responded and submit their tips by logging Robert Hoyte. transported the victim to onto the Crime Stoppers Cornell Medical Center website at where he was pronounced nypdcrimestoppers.com or dead. There were no arrests by texting their tips to 274637 at this time and the investi(CRIMES) then entering gation was ongoing.

TIP577. All calls will be kept strictly confidential.

MISSING AS WELL: The NYPD is looking for a 108th Precinct missing Astoria man.

DWI TOW: On Jan.31 at Cody Goudeau, 28, of approximately 3:30 p.m., 21-63, 36th St. in Astoria, Louis Carbon, 52, an onwas last seen on Jan. 30 at 1 duty Traffic Enforcement a.m. inside of 25-01 Ditmars Agent assigned to the Queens Blvd in Astoria.

Tow Pound was arrested and He is 5-foot-5, 190 lbs charged with DWI. P o l i c e a r e l o o k i n g f o r and was last seen wearing a blue shirt, tan sweater, tan 112th Precinct Cody Goudeau. pants and brown boots. He MUGGER SOUGHT: has a tattoo on his right bicep The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the follow- of "Guapo Batman."

Anyone with information is asked to call ing man wanted for a robbery in the vicinity of Saunders Street and 64th Avenue in Rego NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips Park.

On Monday, Jan. 24, at approximately by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website 5:15 p.m., a 66-year-old white woman was at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their approached from behind by the suspect who tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering punched the victim, removed her pocket- TIP577. All calls will be kept strictly confibook and fled on foot towards 65th Avenue dential. on Saunders Street.

The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic man, approximately 20 years old, 5foot-11 or 6-feet, 160 lbs, thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hat, black jacket, black scarf and gloves, blue jeans and white YOU DON'T HAVE TO REVEAL sneakers.

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Book Emergency Leads To Novel Ideas

By JESSICA ABLAMSKY In what it has dubbed a book emergency, the Queens Library system has stopped buying new books using capital funds until the end of the fiscal year on June 30.

This unprecedented step in the library's history kept doors open - and has volunteers from across the borough coming together to raise money so book buying can continue.

"When a child is having trouble in math and reading, having enough books on hand is pretty important," said Tienya Smith, library manager for the Long Island City branch. "There are a lot of people who are out of work and are having a hard time finding new positions. They come here for test booklets. And when we don't have them people are at a loss."

The Queens Library Foundation is the private fundraising arm of the library. Featured on its Web site is the buy-a-book campaign, which started on Jan. 1. With Foundation employee salaries paid for out of the Queens Library budget, 100 percent of donations go towards book buying.

Friends of the Library are volunteer groups formed to support individual library branches. While there are 62 branches, 40 have Friends groups. Using private donations, the Foundation is offering matching grants to Friends groups, up to $500.

Several have already hit that target.

"Say you live in Cambria Heights and you give a $5, $10, or $25 donation, it goes right into that library," said Jennifer Manley, spokeswoman for the Queens Library." I think it is something that communities could really get behind because of that."

A $25 donation buys one book, and brings the donor acknowledgment in the form of a

book plate inside that book that includes the donor's name.

Some Friends groups have come up with creative ways to raise funds, like Kew Gardens Hills, which makes a cookbook every year. This year, funds from the sale will go towards buy-a-book.

Other groups are setting up information tables in local branches, and going around to local businesses and asking for funds and a place to put donation envelopes.

"That is a very big part of the campaign," Manley said, of support from local business.

In Long Island City, the seven active members of the newly formed Friends group have already raised $600, Smith said. While $600 may not sound like a lot of money, it represents one new shelf of books, with an additional shelf from the matching grant.

In addition to working with local schools and businesses, LIC Friends has held bake and brownie sales.

"They've been really popular," Smith said.

"The Friends group has also set up a table in the library. Those customers have really been helping out too."

Going above and beyond is PS 111, which is donating proceeds from their Valentine's Day dance to the buy-a-book campaign.

"All the other schools have equally contributed," she said.

Local businesses have also been very receptive.

"They've been very open to it," she said.

"They are very shocked about the state we are in."

For their part, the Foundation is pleased with response so far, said Diana Chapin, executive director of the Queens Library Foundation.

"I have been getting individual donations from people who are responding to the fact that there is this emergency," she said. "It's been going well, but obviously it has just begun."

Every little bit helps. To donate money, go to your local branch, call the Queens Library

Foundation at (718) 480-4273 or go to their Web site at queenslibraryfoundation.org and click donate now, or buy-a-book.

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.

Helping Out:

Devon O'Connor, 19, of Welcome to Whitestone presents a $750 check to support innovative programs and services at St. Mary's Hospital for Children, one of the region's premiere providers of post-acute pediatric care for children with special needs.

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Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 128-15 26th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lowenstein Sandler PC, Attn: Daniel J. Barkin, Esq., 65 Livingston Ave., Roseland, NJ 07068-1791.

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The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: Eclipse Photography 162-10 Powells cove Blvd Unit 4B Beechhurst, NY 11357 USA Yury A. La Fontaine (signature of organizer) Yury A. La Fontaine (print or type name of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of Therapeutic Nutrition, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY(SSNY) on 10/04/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of process served against LLC: 12-06 36th Ave Apt 2B, Long Island City, NY 11106. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________

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“Notice is hereby given that license number 1250391 for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at 37-03 31 Avenue, Astoria, N.Y. 11103 for on premise consumption.

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'Never Give Up' Attitude May Help

By JASON BANREY The "third time's the charm" is not the encouraging clichĂŠ one Forest Hills rower wants to hear before making his final attempt at crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Once again, Victor Mooney is putting his oars to the test and preparing to row across the pond to increase HIV/AIDS awareness.

"I have a divine mission to fulfill," said Mooney as stared ahead, focusing on his row machine repetitions in Rego Park. "Up until there's a cure, there's no time to give up."

Compelled to raise awareness about the deadly disease after his brother died of AIDS in 1983, Mooney choose his childhood passion of rowing to highlight the cause.

In commemoration of Black History Month, Mooney will set off on a 5,000-mile trek, tracing the "Middle Passage," the transatlantic slave trade route which transported enslaved Africans from Western and Central Africa to the Caribbean and the colonies of the New World.

Despite his chosen month for departure, the 45-year-old father of four stresses this awareness is not limited to just African Americans.

According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), more than over 33 million people worldwide were living with the virus in 2009.

Mooney will begin his journey from the Cape Verde Islands and propel his way west to the Caribbean, then heading north up the eastern seaboard, hoping to end at the Brooklyn Bridge.

"I'm not fearful of the journey," said Mooney.

"Being alone on the ocean is like being in the womb of my mother. It's comforting."

After two previous failed attempts, Mooney believes the alterations made to his

boat, the aptly-named "Never Give Up," will successfully land him in the East River within six to eight months.

His state-of-the-art carbon-fiber rowboat is fully kitted and equipped with a water purification system, solar panels, a wind turbine and a high-tech offshore GPS navigation system which will direct him back home to Queens.

If Mooney successfully completes the journey, he will be the first African American to ever achieve the solo cross-Atlantic feat.

Mooney is scheduled to begin his journey in the middle of February and leaves for the Cape Verde Islands this Sunday.

Readers interested in following Mooney's progress live or sponsoring his challenging mission can go to Goreechallenge.com.

Reach Intern Jason Banrey at jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

Victor Mooney inside "Never Give Up."

Weiner Defends Healthcare Bill

By JASON BANREY Marisa Bearak, 22, of Bellerose is looking to make a smooth transition between adolescence and adulthood.

Fearful of that transition being affected by a repeal of the historic health reform law, Bearak is now scared she may find herself among 385,000 uninsured Queens residents that would be prevented from receiving basic health insurance options if House Republicans have their way.

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Kew Gardens) released, a report outlining the impact the Republicans proposal to repeal the law would have on the borough.

Standing outside former Parkway Hospital in Forest Hills, Weiner stood with Bearak and criticized GOP efforts that would also leave nearly 8,000 young adults between the ages of 19-25 without affordable health insurance.

In January, House Republicans voted overwhelmingly along party lines to repeal the 10-

month-old law, keeping a campaign promise that landed them in the majority last November.

After graduating from college last May, Bearak became ineligible to receive coverage under her parents' health insurance plan.

Awaiting low-cost health insurance options to become effective under the health care reform law this April, Bearak now finds herself in limbo.

"Although I am fortunate to have parents that can afford to pay for care that I [may] need, they're bearing the burden," said Bearak. "It doesn't seem fair."

Weiner believes the health care reform law is a rational way to pay for health care and eagerly suggested reopening the debate on the issue to re-educate Republicans about its financial benefits.

"It is an opportunity for us to take stock of exactly what this law, which is widely misunderstood by some of our neighbors, mean to Queens and mean in New York,"

Weiner said. "In the county of Queens, it would mean that nearly 400,000 people 385,000 residents of Queens - who are getting health insurance as a result of this program, will not get it."

Weiner also said Republican efforts "would bite the Big Apple," saddling the city with more than $3 billion in health care expenses over 10 years. Under the health care reform, the Medicaid Expansion Program would alleviate those costs according to the New York City Office of Management and Budget.

It is unlikely the Republican battle will make its way past the Democratic controlled Senate, whose leaders have said they will not engage in repealing the legislation. A federal district court in Florida overturned the law this week, setting the stage for a Supreme Court showdown on the constitutionality of the bill.

Reach Intern Jason Banrey at jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

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Power Site Gets OK From Regulators

By JESSICA ABLAMSKY The State Public Service Commission recently granted energy company NRG approval for a repowering project that would replace an existing 600 megawatt facility in Astoria with a cleaner 1,040 megawatt unit.

NRG's Astoria Generating Station uses inefficient turbines that produce too little power from too much oil. With the full support of a slew of community organizations, politicians and unions, construction will replace 31 vintage turbines with four new, energy-efficient units.

"We're pleased to have received our last major regulatory approval," said NRG spokesman David Gaier.

The two-phase, $1.4 billion construction will take 30 months for each phase, but NRG has yet to produce a construction schedule.

"We are working with the various parties to get an

offtake agreement," he said. "The offtake agreement is to get somebody to actually purchase the energy that is produced. Once the offtake agreement has been produced, we can project a construction schedule."

Construction would produce 700 construction jobs, and increase energy capacity in New York City, said Commission Chairman Garry Brown.

"The new units will provide reliability and environmental benefits, and will be significantly cleaner and more

Buses Pick Up OTB Patrons

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By DOMENICK RAFTER Since OTB ceased operations in December, The New York Racing Association has provided bus service from former OTB sites to Aqueduct Racetrack on racing days. This week, they announced a change in the route for one of the buses.

Starting this week, Bus 3, which began at 160-38 Northern Blvd. in Flushing at 11 a.m. on live racing days, will add a stop at 136-55 Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing at 11:15 a.m., eliminating its previous stop at 24519 Jamaica Ave. in Bellerose, due to lack of ridership.

On racing days, the buses run from three routes in Queens. The first route runs from Liberty Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park, former site of an OTB parlor, picking up passengers at 11:30 a.m. The second route begins at 62-17 Roosevelt Ave. in Woodside at 11:15 a.m. and picks up passengers at O'Neill's at 64-21 53rd Dr. in Maspeth at 11:30 a.m. The third is Bus 3, which serves the aforementioned Flushing stops.

The buses leave Aqueduct 15 minutes after the final post, board at the clubhouse entrance and drop patrons off at the same pick-up points.

In addition, NYRA offers shuttle service from the Queens Village LIRR stop to the Belmont Café simulcast center at Belmont Park. The bus leaves the Queens Village station at 11:45 a.m. and then leaves Belmont Café for its return trip to Queens Village at 4 p.m., 6:25 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

According to NYRA, the buses will run "until further notice."

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

Buses have been picking up clients at former OTB sites and dropping them off at Aqueduct.

efficient than the existing units," he said.

The project has the reluctant support of Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria).

"Our preference is for fewer power plants in Astoria, which we know will not happen at the moment," he said.

"Failing that, repowering is the second best option and I support it."

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.

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Singers, Musicians Dance Their Way Into Waltz-Astoria’s Welcoming Arms

By ALESSANDRA MALITO Singers and songwriters were lining up through the Waltz-Astoria café on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week to perform two of their songs to the talent-hungry judges and audience members.

It was not your typical contest. The rules included two songs, all original, only piano or guitar, and no electronic help. You could have one other person perform with you.

Sign-up was at 6 p.m. every day, but often times, Pedro Gonzalez, the coowner and co-creator of this event, had to turn musicians away at the door.

"It was jam-packed every night," said Gonzalez, who owns the venue with his wife, Song. "We had to send people home."

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Some performers were not new to the environment, having played contests or performed during the café's weekly Tuesday- and Wednesday-night open mics.

But others were new to Queens, let alone Waltz-Astoria.

"I played once before," said Meika Pauley, one of Sunday's 10 finalists. "I barely play in Queens. It's a nice community [Pedro has] been fostering. It's nice in the City to feel it's a community supporting each other."

Pauley, who has been performing live since 2002, played two songs on Saturday night, one a cappella with just the rhythm of her fist against her guitar, and another strumming its strings. While attending Harvard University, she realized that performing was something she wanted to do, after having made some money doing street performances.

All types of talents were seen throughout the three-day contest.

Whether it was a musician strumming his guitar or banging the keys of a baby grand, audience members, as well as judges, were bobbing their heads back and forth and clapping at the end of each performance. Lyrics revolved

around a medley of topics, like songs about picking the worst guy in the world or even being a bad Catholic school boy. Artists ranged from teenagers to seniors.

Some musicians even used both instruments.

Eric Contractor, a regular at the Waltz-Astoria, played "Visions of Aphrodite" on the piano and "Driving Down the Coast" on the guitar.

"I like the attention everyone will be paying to everyone's music," said Contractor, who hails from New Jersey, but now lives in Brooklyn.

He displayed the same mentality as so many other musicians from the contest - to play his music and show everyone else what he can do.

"I just want to play for a lot of people," he said. "That's what I like, regardless of the outcome.

The more people I can play for, the better."

His album, "Night Escape," Catherine Lena Stephani, singing along to her will be released in the spring. brother Nicholas Stephani’s guitar playing, was the first-place winner for the Waltz-Astoria’s Ultimate Singer-Songwriter Contest.

And The

Winners Are… Gonzalez joked that some people seemed more interested in the trophy than the $500 cash award for taking first-place.

Eventually, after four nights of performances and 60 contestants, the finalists were chosen by an audience vote. The first-place winner was Catherine Lena Stephani. Second-place was Bryce Larsen and third place went to Robinson Treacher. The other seven finalists included Pauley, Erin Lindsay Dragan, the band August Glory, Justin Bohr, Elizabeth Devlin, Stephanie Nash and Jeff Jacobs. Larsen was the one wild card.

"People just want to get involved and get more exposure," Gonzalez said.

The contest brought out musicians

Singers and songwriters line up for sign-up at 6 p.m. on Saturday for Waltz Astoria’s Third Annual “Ultimate Singer-Songwriter Contest.”

from Connecticut, New Jersey, Staten Island and Long Island.

"I'm really glad they're out there in Astoria," said Valeria Mize, a guitarist from Washington Heights who performed on Friday.

Waltz-Astoria is constantly supporting live music and the musician's community, she said.

A Piece Of Cake

Finalist Meika Pauley performed two songs for a chance to win $500.

"My wife is a classical musician," said Pedro. "It's a struggle to put yourself out l a r l y s c h e d u l e d o p e n m i c s a n d there. [The contest] actually helps them shows.

Overall, the contest was well-refor their albums and EPs." Musicians got all the help they could, ceived. And like Gonzalez says at the while the audience watched from the end of every night, "The show is over, intimate seating area, drinking lattes and have a drink."

Waltz-Astoria is located at the corner eating sandwiches and cake.

In fact, that's how the contest came to of 24th Street and Ditmars Boulevard. To learn more call (718) 95-MUSIC (68742) be: with a piece of cake.

"It was an open mic, maybe six per- or go to waltz-astoria.com. formers," said Gonzalez, reminiscing about that night, with its bad snowy weather and all. Because of the inclement weather, he and his wife decided the person who received most of the audience's votes would get a free piece of cake.

"That's how the idea began."

Since then, of course, the contest has expanded and it's only continuing. Another contest will happen in about seven months. Until then, they plan on having a c o m e d i a n ' s c o n t e s t , Eric Contractor, a Waltz-Astoria regular, performed “Vias well as their regu- sions of Aphrodite” on the piano.

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DA Brown’s Legislative Public Safety Briefing

Joining Queens DA Richard Brown (c., at podium) at his annual public safety briefing to elected officials from Queens County were (l. to r.) Councilman Eric Ulrich, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, Councilman Mark Weprin, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, Assemblyman Francisco Moya, Assemblyman Jeff

Aubry, Assemblyman Mike Miller, Assemblyman Mike DenDekker, Councilman Dan Halloran, Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr., Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, Councilman James Sanders, Jr.’s Chief of Staff Donovan Richards and Councilwoman Diana Reyna.

Welcoming Liu

State Committee Member John Dorsa, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, District Leader Mary Ann Dorsa, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, City Comptroller John Liu, Former Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. and President Paul Vallone at the Clinton Democratic Club’s first meeting of 2011.

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Queens Churches

Mayor Mike Bloomberg stopped in at Terrace on the Park last Friday night to pay tribute to the Queens Federation of Churches.

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A Towering Project

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FAA officials joined U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Boro President Helen Marshall and other local politicians to cut the ribbon at the new Air Traffic Control Tower at LaGuardia Airport last month.

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Islanders at St Mary’s

Chin-Lung Hu, the first MLB player to have a two-letter last name on his jersey, was introduced by the New York Mets last week at Citi Field as a back-up shortstop and utility infielder. We can’t wait for him to play first base.

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St. Mary’s kids and staff attending the NY Islanders vs.

NJ Devils game Jan. 17 at Nassau Coliseum, courtesy of the Islanders. Sparky the Dragon created smiles for St. Mary’s kids who were overjoyed to have the opportunity to cheer on their favorite hockey team.

Flushing Chinese Business Association

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (l. to r.), Sen. Joe Addabbo, Councilwoman Diana Reyna, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Assemblyman Mike Miller and 37th Assembly Democratic District Leader Tom Bornemann at the Ridgewood Democratic Club Member Brunch Jan. 22.

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The Flushing Chinese Business Association held its annual gala at Terrace on the Park Jan. 28. At l., Council members Karen Koslowitz and Peter Koo mingel in the crowd. At r., Queens GOP Vice Chair Vince Tabone and Chair Phil Ragusa have a seat.

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Leisure

QC Exhibit Asks: Does Home Matter?

For many New Yorkers, one's zip code determines the pizza they eat, the baseball team they cheer, and their general att itude about life. But can it influence the art they make?

By bringing New York-area ar tists to the Queens College Ar t Center in Flushing for a month-long residency, EXPRESS+LOCAL: NYC AESTHETICS explores the possible effect of locale on their work.

A total of 15 artists from diverse disciplines, divided into three groups, will share gallery space for one month at a time (Jan. 28-Feb. 28; March 1-31; and April 1-29). The public will have the oppor tunity to view the worksin-progress and talk with the par ticipants during an Open Studio one night each month, and at varied times during their residency. A free culminating exhibition (May 5June 30) will showcase pieces created during their time in Queens and feature artists' talks with the curator, Tara Mathison.

Depending on their chosen residency, the visual ar tists, writers, musicians and curators will work separately or together within the gallery space to respond to the idea of place. EXPRESS+LOCAL aims to offer insight into the varied studio practices documenting their creative response to New York and specifically, the borough of Queens.

While some of the art ists are ver y familiar with Queens and Queens College, others have had no direct experience before the

“Lady With Earmuffs” from photographer Tommy Mintz’s “Cheap Shots” exhibit in 2009. He will photograph life at the Queens College campus through Feb. 28 as part of the exhibit. residency; EXPRESS+LOCAL may lead each ar tist to forge a new sense of place.

"This exhibition is a curatorial experiment investigating whether or not art ist s are affected by New York Cit y and the borough of Queens, and, in turn, whether Queens and Queens College will be affected by them," says Mathison. "EXPRESS+LOCAL will also tr y to learn whether a collective effort to explore Queens will reveal a regional New York Cit y aesthet ic."

Through EXPRESS|LOCAL, the Queens College Art Center continues its support of

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be held Thursday, Feb. 17, 5-8 p.m.

The March 1-31 par t icipants all live in Brooklyn. Graphic designers Carl Gambrell and Rob Kimmel will physically explore Queens to create a map that illustrates their newfound understanding of the borough's car tography.

Photographer and web programmer Derek Vadala captures the decaying manufacturing areas of Queens. Czech-born artists Kristyna and Marek Milde explore issues of consumerism within their New York home. The sculpture of Howard Lerner, recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Painting and a Connecticut Commission on the Arts Individual Artists Grant, is made from local found objects. The Open Studio will be held Thursday, March 24, 5-8 p.m.

The April 1-29 par ticipants include Manh a t t a n - b a s e d p a i n te r A n n e S he r wo o d Pundyk, who strips away the pretenses of painting and art-making in a studio, hidden from those who see the final product-creating new work centered on the private vs. public. Mixed-media art ist Naomi Grossman of Long Island City explores the body through sound. Sculptor Antonia Perez, also of Long Island City, reconstructs barriers and divisions of personal space by reusing ever yday materials such as plast ic bags. Inspired by the work of Ray Johnson, mail artist April Nett will use the U.S. Postal Service to construct a Queens Utopia. Musician and new media ar tist Jonathan Wohl of Astoria will compose a visual musical piece in response to Queens. The Open Studio will be held Thursday, April 14, 5-8 p.m.

Bayside Historic Opens A Castle Just For Kids Bayside Historical Society has created an inviting space within its headquarters, The Castle, where children can learn about ever yday life in Queens, circa 1906. A grand opening recept ion and Victorian Valent ine workshop will be held on Sunday, Feb. 6 from 2-4 p.m. to mark the occasion.

Geared for those ages 3 and older, the newly dedicated room gives children an opportunity to learn about their community at the turn of the 20th Century through photographs, toys, tools, kitchen utensils, puzzles and literature.

Visitors can also dress up in the styles of the time and view a Victorian dollhouse.

"The whole idea behind designating an area just for children stems from experiences I had with children who visited this building on class trips," said Denise Johnson, BHS Vice President of Education. "They would come in and marvel at the beauty of the place, the size of it, but there wasn't much here for them to do.

They loved the building, but that wasn't enough.

We wanted to create an area where children could be engaged. And we now have that - a place where they can explore history through play, because after all, that is how they learn."

Focusing on t he turn of the centur y as a point in history was an easy decision, according to Johnson, because many of BHS's educational programs for children concentrate on that era. Also, she noted, 1906 seemed the per fect year to paint the stark comparison of rural Queens with its modern-day counterpart.

"If we would have chosen a year, say, a decade later, things changed drast ically in terms of fashion, music, inventions," said Johnson. "This was the perfect year to teach children about the simple life, the rural life in Queens. By engaging in self-explorator y activities in this room, they'll have some con-

Young girls enjoy the period costumes and play space inside The Castle at the Bayside Historical Society. cept of what life was like for children at that time[...] working in the kitchen, they'll know what mama did, for instance. Histor y begins at home, and in order to understand the present, we have to know about the past and where we came from."

The children's room will be open on selected weekends during the spring. Call (718) 352-1548 in advance, or visit baysidehistorical.org for hours. Special programming and activities will be announced. There is a $5 fee per child for the Victorian Valentine workshop ($10 per family) on Feb. 6, which will include the Valentine workshop, period games, activities, crafts, cross-stitching, costumes and more.

Call in advance to register.

The Bayside Historical Society is located within For t Tot ten Park, in Bayside, and is accessible by both public transportation (Q13 or Q16 bus to Fort Totten) and car.

Housed in a New York City landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Bayside Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of Bayside and offers a variety of cultural and educational programs, exhibits and events for the community.

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contemporary artists living and working in New York City. The featured artists range in age, medium and scale of work, with their New York residencies extending from the present to a lifetime, but each has a constantly evolving artistic relationship with the city. Given the borough's size, diversity and proximity to Manhattan, Queens may be able to offer unique insights on the contemporary art world.

An artist herself, Mathison received an MA and MFA in printmaking while teaching drawing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A member of the Brooklyn artist collective 3rd Ward, she has exhibited extensively in the United States and internationally. Her work is in collections around the world. During her 10 years of curating experience, Mathison has focused on contemporar y artists and visual culture. At the Queens College Art Center, she has worked with more than 25 artists and 15 exhibitions since 2007.

The Jan. 28-Feb. 28 part icipants include Ellis Aver y, a Manhattan-based novelist who teaches fiction writing at Columbia University and focuses on writing haiku influenced by the city. Becky Franco, a large-format muralist from Brooklyn now living in Por t Washington, Long Island, explores extravagance within domestic life. Erin Hanke, a harpsichordist working in New York City, will webcast her daily practice sessions for v ie wers. Tommy Mintz, a photographer whose work captures the day-to-day life of city dwellers, will photograph the Queens College community to showcase the borough's diversity. The Open Studio will

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Send typed announcements for your club or organization’s events at least TWO weeks in advance to “Queens Today” Editor, Queens Tribune, 174-15 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Send faxes to 357-9417, c/o Regina.

IF YOUR ORGANIZATION MEETS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SEND ALL DATES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

TALKS HOMEOWNERSHIP Saturday, February 5 Basics of Homeownership: What You Need To Know To Get Started at 11 at the Sunnyside library.

SEASIDE Monday, February 7 “Giovanni’s Room” will be discussed at the Seaside library at 6:30.

GLENDALE Thursday, February 10 “Gone with the Wind” will be discussed at the Glendale library at 6:30.

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PARENTS OPEN HOUSE Sunday, February 13 Temple Tikvah’s Early Childhood Education Program will host an Open House from 11-12:30 at 3315 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park.

OPEN HOUSES Tuesday, Februar y 15 at 6 and Tuesday, March 15 at 9 at the Renaissance Charter School. 803-0060, ext.

106 BOARD OF TRUSTEES May 4, June 1 the Renaissance Charter School’s Board of Trustees meet at 6:30. 803-0060.

ADHD OR PDD Daily after school programs to meet the needs of elementary school aged children who have learning disabilities and ADHD or PDD at the Bay Terrace Center, 212-00 23 rd Avenue, Bayside from 2:30-6:00. 225-6750, ext.

266.

ANIBIC Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children, Inc. sponsors programs including Saturday Play Group (5-17), Tutorial (5 to adult), Weekend Respite (17+), Young Adult Program (17+) and Adult Respite Program (21+). 423-9550, ext.

243.

PLAYGROUP The CUMC Playgroup is accepting registration for its preschool parents’ cooperative program in Middle Village. Children 18 months to 4 years eligible. 894-2293.

TOUGH LOVE Tu e s d a y s at 7:30 p.m.

Toughlove International Parent Support Group for parents of out-of-control children (teens, pre-teens and adult children) meet at IS158 in Bayside. 393-7788.

EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS AWARENESS One-on-one discussion on Awareness Building (Get Back to Work ASAP) with the C Network in Forest Hills.

263-3501.

RESUME WORKSHOP Saturday, February 5 at the LIC library at 10:30.

INTERACT WITH ART Saturdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 Interact with Art: Create, Lecture, Trip at the Flushing library. Register.

PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturdays, February 5, 19 learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital.

646-436-7940.

US CITIZENSHIP Saturdays, February 5, 12 Pathway to US Citizenship at 2:30 at the Jackson Heights library.

SCRABBLE CLUB Saturdays at 10 at Count Basie Jr. HS, 132 nd Street and Guy R. Brewer Blvd. 8865236.

PET OWNERS Sundays (not on holidays) from 1-4 free workshops on pet behavior at Crocheron Park in Bayside (weather permitting). 454-5800.

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

DRAWING CLASS Mondays at the National Art League in Douglaston. 3610628.

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

BALLROOM DANCE Mondays, February 7, 14 Standard Ballroom Dance and Waltz Class at the Flushing library. Register.

BALLROOM DANCE Mondays, February 7, 14, 28 Ballroom Dancing with Jing Chen at the Forest Hills library at 6:30.

COMPUTER CLASS Tuesdays, Februar y 8, 15, 22 at the Arverne library at 10.

COMPUTER CLASS Tuesdays at the Sunnyside library. Register.

KNIT & CROCHET Tuesdays at the Windsor Park library at 2.

SCRABBLE CLUB Tuesdays at the East Flushing library at 3:30.

GET YOUR YARNS OUT! Tuesdays after evening Minyan at 8, knitters, crocheters, needlepointers, and others meet at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000, ext. 200.

CRAFT CLUB Tu e s d ay s , F e b r u a r y 8 , 2 2 LIC Craft Club at 1 at the LIC library.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE Wednesdays 10:30-3:00 at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills. $12 session, includes light lunch. 261-2900.

WATERCOLOR CL ASS Wednesdays at 9:30 at NAL. Traditional and contemporary, all levels. 969-1128.

INDOOR SOCCER – DADS Wednesday evenings at the Forest Hills Jewish Center.

263-7000.

ZUMBA Wednesdays, February 9, 16 Latin Dance Fitness program for adults at the Briarwood

library. Register.

QUILTING CLASSES Thursdays 10-2 at the Maria Rose Doll Museum in St. Albans. 276-3454 or 917817-8653 to register.

CHESS CLUB Thursdays at the East Flushing library. Register.

COMPUTER CLASS Thursdays at the Queensboro Hill library. Register.

KNIT & CROCHET Thursdays at the Fresh Meadows library at 6.

JIC ORIENTATION Thursday, February 10 and Saturday, February 26 career resources, assistance with job searching and more at 1 at the Central library.

ENGLISH Thursday, February 10 register for classes at the Astoria library.

WRITER’S WORKSHOP Thursdays, February 10, 24 at the Bayside library. Register.

KNITTING CLUB Fridays at the Maspeth library at 10.

KNIT & CROCHET Fridays at the Fresh Meadows library at 10:30.

SCRABBLE Fridays Bananagrams and Scrabble at the Windsor Park library at 2:30.

PLANT PROJECT Friday, February 11 Intergenerational Plant Project at the Hollis library. Register.

POETS Saturdays, February 12, 26 the Fresh Meadows Poets meet to discuss and critique their work at 10 at the Forest Hills library.

SINGLES SINGLES SOCIAL & DANCE Sundays, February 13, 27 singles social and dance from 2-6. $10. Over 45. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Que e n s B lvd. , R e go P ar k .

459-1000.

FLEA MARKETS FLEA & BAKED GOODS Sunday, February 6 F l e a Market plus Ethnic Polish Bake Sale from 9-4 at St. Josaphat, 35 th Avenue and 210 th Street, Bayside.

DANCE COUNTRY WESTERN Saturday, February 12 Mary Lamont performs at the Valentine’s Day Dance. The NY Metropolitan Country Music Association. $12.

Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Avenue at 7:30.

763-4328.

ISRAELI FOLK Mondays 7:30-10:00 at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 18202 Union Turnpike. $10 session. 380-4145.

LINE DANCING Mondays 6:30-9:30 at Kowalinski Post 4, 61-57 Maspeth Avenue. $7. Cake and coffee. 565-2259.

SENIORS AARP 4158 Tu e s d a y s , F e b r u a r y 8 , March 8, April 12 AARP Chapter 4158 meets at Church on the Hill, 167-07 3 5 th A v e n u e , F l u s h i n g a t noon.

STARS Wednesdays, February 9, 16, 23 at 10:30 at the Hollis library and Fridays, February 4, 11, 18, 25 at 10:30 at the Queens Village library. Senior Theater Acting Repertory meets.

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MEETINGS BEREAVEMENT New bereavement group forming at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000, ext. 223 for information.

FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Meadows Camera Club meets.

917-612-3463.

LIONS CLUB Tu e s d a y s , F e b r u a r y 8 , March 8 the Lions Club of Ravenswood meets at 6:30 at Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 21-01 21 st Avenue, Astoria.

WOMANSPACE Wednesdays Womanspace, a discussion group devoted to issues concerning women, meets 1-3 at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Avenue. New members welcome.

COMM. BD 6 Wednesdays, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, Thursday, June 16 at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road at 7:45.

QUEENS CENTRAL ROTARY Thursdays 6:30-8:30 Come learn if Rotary is for you.

465-2914.

JEFFERSON DEMS Thursdays, February 10, March 10, April 14 the Jefferson Democratic Club meets at the Clearview Golf Course Clubhouse at 7:30.

202-12 Willets Point Blvd., Bayside.

ILION BLOCK Fridays, February 11, March 11, April 8 Ilion Area Block Association, Inc. will hold a general membership meeting at the African Center for Communit y Empowerment, 111-92A Farmers Blvd., St. Albans at 7:30.

WOMAN’S GROUP Fridays the Woman’s Group of Jamaica Estates meets at noon. Call 461-3193 for information.

BELLA ITALIA MIA Sundays, February 13, March 20, April 10 Bella Italia Mia will meet.4574816.

March 26 at Church of the Resurrection in Kew Gardens. 847-2649 reservations.

AARP 3654 Tuesdays, March 1, April 5, May 3 AARP chapter 3654 meets in Bayside. 423-4237.

ALLEN COMMUNITY Keyboard lessons, Spanish, crocheting and knitting, art lessons, computer classes for beginners and advanced, Allen Singers, Drama Club, Hair Care, Aerobic, Beginners Bridge, Advanced Bridge, Creative Design, storytelling and rap sessions.

Allen Communit y Senior Center, 166-01 Linden Blvd., Jamaica. 658-0980.

ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT Every other Wednesday Alzheimer Support Group meets at the Elmhurst Senior Center. 478-7171, ext. 27 ART CLASSES Thursdays free craft classes, general arts and crafts, at the Middle Village Adult Center.

Call 969-1128.

BAYSIDE CENTER Tuesdays line dancing 9:30 and Thursdays 10:00. Fridays ballroom instruction at 10:15, ballroom and social dancing 1-3. Bayside Center for classes in movie, ping pong, bridge instruction, healthy lifest yle, card games, Wii bowling, painting, ESL, computer, exercise, dance, wellness workshops, etc.

Lunch at 11:30. 225-1144.

BEN. ROSENTHAL Wednesdays and Fridays dancing from 1-4. Line dancing, bingo, sing-a-Long, ballroom dancing, computers, Alert & Alive Discussion Group, Israel Today Discussion, Social Action, News & Views. Daily hot Kosher lunch from 11:30-12:30. $1.75 contribution. Cards and games at 1. Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center, 45-25 Kissing Blvd. Flushing.

886-5777.

BFFY ALZHEIMER The BFFY Alzheimer’s Adult Day Care Center offers a socialization program to those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia. 358-3541.

BRIDGE Wednesdays bridge at the Re fo r m Te m p l e o f F o r e st Hills, 71-11 112 th Street from 11-3. $10. 261-2900.

CERC Crafts, canasta, bridge, line dancing, shape-up, quilting, discussion group, movies, dancercise, current events, singles chat, shape-up, couples club, duplicate bridge, dancercise, recently retired group. Lunch at 11:30 ever y day. Reser vations 423-8174.CERC, 51-60 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck.

CUNNINGHAM PARK Monday-Friday 9:30-4:30 sit, relax or socialize at the Cunningham Park Field House, 196-10 Union Turnpike. 740-1999.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE Mondays 12-4 $9. Lunch, lesson and congenial play.

Partners arranged. Pride of Judea Communit y Services, 243-02 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. 423-6200.

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FREE TAX PREP Saturdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 at the Langston Hughes library at 11. 6511100.

ORATORIO SOCIETY Mondays through April the Oratorio Society of Queens rehearses at the North Presbyterian Church. 279-3006.

AUXILIARY OFF. The 105 th Precinct Community Council invites all interested in becoming an Auxiliary Police Officer to contact 776-9268.

BARBERSHOP Wednesdays the Qu ee n s chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Societ y meets at the school hall, 175-20 74 th Avenue, Flushing. 381-8689.

COMMUNITY SINGERS Mondays through May the Communit y Singers of Queens, Inc. rehearses at Messiah Lutheran Church, 42-15 165 th Street, Flushing.

New members welcome.

658-1021.

FOOD PANTRY Fridays Grace Episcopal Church, 14-15 Clintonville Street, Whitestone, from 1011. 767-6305.

FH VAC The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps needs volunteers. They will sponsor you for a NYS EMT course at no cost to you once you qualif y. 793-2055.

FH SYMPHONY Wednesdays the Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra will rehearse at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 374-1627.

FREE FLAGS The Lipsky-Blum Post #764 of the Jewish War Veterans offers free flags to all families of deceased veterans for use at cemeteries. 4634742.

GLEE CLUB Tuesdays the Bayside Men’s Glee Club rehearses at 8 at All Saints Church, 214-33 40th Avenue. 424-5769.

MEMORY LOSS? Caregivers need a break?

631-1886.

SALVATION ARMY Weekdays food pantry by appointment. Groups include AA Day Group, Jolly Seniors, Bible Study, ESL, Guitar, Band, Choir, Fellowship Dinner, Arts and crafts and more. Salvation Army, 69-23 Cypress Hills Street, Ridgewood. 497-4356.

ST. MEL’S CHOIR Wednesdays 7:30-9:00 rehearsals at St. Mel’s in Flushing. 393-7580.

STAY WELL Wednesdays at 10:15 at the East Elmhurst library for exercise and other health related programs.

WOMANSPACE Wednesdays Womanspace, a discussion group devoted to issues concerning women, meets 1-3 at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Avenue. New members welcome.

AARP 29 Thursdays, February 10, March 10 AARP Chapter 29 meets at Grace House, 15502 90 th Avenue, Jamaica at noon.

AARP 4977 Wednesdays, February 16, March 16 the Corona/E. Elmhurst AARP 4977 meets at 1:30 at Corona Congregational Church hall, 102-18 34th avenue. 458-7429.

FREE LUNCH Saturdays, February 19, March 19 at All Saints Church in Richmond Hill.

849-2352 reservations.

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FAMILY STORY TIME Saturday, February 5 at the Flushing library at 11.

KIDS’ THEATER Saturdays, February 5-April 9 LaMicro Children’s Theater Workshop at the Sunnyside library. Register.

TEEN TUTORING Saturdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 at the Bayside library at 10.

MATH HELP Saturdays at the Flushing library at 10.

SCIENCE LAB Saturdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 at the Central library at 11.

CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2.

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

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 at the Douglaston/Little Neck lib ra r y. B r i n g n e e d l e s a n d yarn.

AFTERSCHOOL TIME Mondays, February 7, 28 at the Arverne library for those 7 and over.

TEEN TUTORING Mondays, February 7, 14, 28 at the Bayside library at 3:30.

HOMEWORK HELP Weekdays at the Lefrak Cit y library at 3. Call 592-7677 to confirm.

JEWELRY Monday, February 7 design and create your own jewelry at the Rosedale library. Register.

PJ TIME Monday, February 7 story time at the Pomonok library at 7.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays, Februar y 8, 15, 22 at 3:30 at the Hillcrest library.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Tuesdays, Februar y 8, 15, 22 at the Baisley Park library.

Register.

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

FAMILY COLORING TIME Wednesday, February 9 at the Queensboro Hill library at 11:15. For those 18-36 months.

FAMILY STORY TIME Wednesday, February 9 at the Queensboro Hill library.

For those 12 months to 3.5 years. Register.

STORY TIME Wednesday, February 9 at the Hollis library at 10:30.

STORY TIME Wednesday, February 9 at the East Elmhurst library Register.

WINTER CRAFT Thursday, February 10 at the Pomonok library at 3:30.

KIDS CLUB Thursday, February 10 at the Hillcrest library at 4:30.

AFR. AMER. DANCE Thursday, February 10 at the Far Rockaway library at 5.

ARTS & CRAFTS Thursdays, February 10, 17, 24 at the Auburndale library.

AFTERSCHOOL TIME Thursdays, February 10, 17, 24 at 3 at the Arverne library.

NUTRITION WORKSHOP Thursdays, February 10, 17, 24 at the Cambria Heights library. Register.

CHESS CLUB Fridays at the Poppenhusen library at 3:30.

GAME DAY Fridays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library.

GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays at the Hillcrest library at 4.

PLANT PROJECT Friday, February 11 Intergenerational Plant Project at the Hollis library. Register.

GAME TIME Fridays at the Windsor Park library at 4.

CHESS CLUB Fridays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library. Register.

BOOK BUDDIES Fridays, February 11, 18 at the Bayside library at 4.

MAGNET CRAFT Friday, February 11 Glass Stone Magnet Craft at the C a m b r i a H e i g h t s l i b r a r y.

Register.

LANGSTON HUGHES DAY Saturday, February 12 at the Langston Hughes library starting at 11.

CHINESE NEW YEAR Saturday, February 12 at the Flushing library starting at noon.

KRIK KRAK Saturday, February 12 at the Cambria Heights library at 3.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT Monday, February 14 at the South Jamaica library at 6.

AFR. AMER. DANCE Tuesday, February 15 at the South Jamaica library at 4.

ORIGAMI FUN Wednesday, February 16 at t h e W i n d s o r Pa r k l i b ra r y.

Register.

AFR. AMER. DANCE Thursday, February 17 at the Rochdale Village library at 3:30.

AFR. AMER. CRAFTS Thursday, February 17 at the Hillcrest library at 4:30.

AFR. AMER. SONGS Wednesday, February 23 at the Central library at 2.

ORIGAMI FUN Wednesday, February 23 at the East Flushing library. Register.

AFR. AMER. DANCE Wednesday, February 23 at the Laurelton library at 4.

ORIGAMI FUN Thursday, February 24 at the Steinway library. Register.

BOOK TALK Thursday, February 24 at the Poppenhusen library at 3:30.

TALENT SHOW Friday, February 25 at the East Elmhurst library. Register.

PHAT LITERATURE Saturday, February 26 at the Langston Hughes library starting at 10.

PJ STORY TIME Monday, February 28 at the Pomonok library at 7.

TEENS CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2.

TEEN TUTORING Saturdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 at the Bayside library at 10.

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

TEEN TUTORING Mondays, February 7, 14, 28 at the Bayside library at 3:30.

LAPTOPS Mondays, February 7, 14 at the Hollis library at 4:30.

TEEN CHESS CLUB Mondays, February 7, 14, 28 at the Bayside library at 6.

DESIGN JEWELRY Monday, February 7 design and create your own jewelry at the Rosedale library. Register.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays, Februar y 8, 15, 22 at the Hillcrest library at 3:30.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Tuesdays, Februar y 8, 15, 22 at the Baisley Park library.

Register.

LAPTOPS Tu e s d ay s , F e b r u a r y 8 , 1 5 learn how to use a laptop at 4:30 at the Hollis library.

LAPTOPS Wednesdays, February 9, 16 learn how to use a laptop at 4:30 at the Hollis library.

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

DRAMA POSSE Thursdays, February 10, 17, 24 at the Hillcrest library at 3.

LAPTOPS Thursdays, February 10, 17, 24 learn how to use a laptop at 4:30 at the Hollis library.

HAPPY HOUR Fridays, February 11, 18, 25 at the Flushing library at 3.

GAME PLAYERS Fridays Hillcrest library at 2.

BOOK BUDDIES Fridays, February 11, 18 at the Bayside library at 4.

PLANT PROJECT Friday, February 11 Intergenerational Plant Project at the Hollis library. Register.

LANGSTON HUGHES Saturday, February 12 annual Langston Hughes Day Celebration starting at 11 at the Langston Hughes library.

CHINESE NEW YEAR Saturday, February 12 starting at noon Flushing library.

KRIK KRAK Saturday, February 12 Cambria Heights library at 3.

OPEN MIC Sunday, February 13 at 2 at the Central library.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT Monday, February 14 at the South Jamaica library at 6.

TEEN TUESDAY Tuesday, February 22 at the Hillcrest library at 4.

TALENT SHOW Friday, February 25 East Elmhurst library. Register.

PHAT LITERATURE Saturday, February 26 Langston Hughes library at 10.

DANCE THEATER Saturday, February 26 Charles Moore Dance Theater: Across the African Diaspora at 2 at the Flushing library.

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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 14/11, bearing Index Number NC-001307-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Harry (Middle) Bholanauth (Last) Modone My present name is (First) Harry (Last) Abdul My present address is 84-25 261 st Street, Floral Park, NY 11001 My place of birth is Guyana My date of birth is June 30, 1973 ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PELAGOS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/13/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o John Giovanis, 33-21 21 st Street, Long Island City, New York 11106. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________

levard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Fiorello (Middle) C. (Last) Cambe My present name is (First) David (Middle) Wernher C. (Last) Cambe aka David Wernher Cordero Cambe aka Fiorillo C. Cambe aka Fiorello C. Cambe My present address is 34-20 30 th Street, Apt #5G, Astoria, NY 11106-3605 My place of birth is Philippines My date of birth is July 11, 1956 ________________________________________________________________

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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 11/11, bearing Index Number NC-001278-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Bou-

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 7/11, bearing Index Number NC-001291-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) AnneLaure (Last) Bertolaso My present name is (First) Anne Laure (Last) Bertolaso-Perez aka Anne Laure Perez aka Anne Laure Bertolaso Perez My present address is 69-11 Yellowstone Blvd., Apt B53, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is Nancy, France My date of birth is November 18,1983 ________________________________________________________________ 3076 43 STREET LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/10/2011. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 20/11, bearing Index Number NC-000003-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Eliliyah (Middle) Ruth (Last) Levy My present name is (First) Andrea (Middle) Narcisa (Last) Noriega aka Andrea Noriega My present address is 78-12 35 th Avenue, Apt. #4K, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is April 15, 1985 ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of PEACHTREE 50 DAYCARE, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on July 30, 2010. Office location: Queens. Secretary of State of New York has been designated for service of process.

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Queens Today ENTERTAINMENT COFFEEHOUSE Saturday, February 5 at the Forest Hills Jewish Center.

263-7000.

MENTALIST Saturday, February 5 internationally acclaimed mentalist David Levitan will entertain at 7:30 at Temple Tikvah in New Hyde Park. $20 advance, $25 at the door. 516746-1120.

KENNY BARON Saturday, February 5 at 7 at York College. $20, $10 students, seniors. 262-3750.

AMER. SONGBOOK Saturday, February 5 Arnie Gruber and the Great American Songbook – Porter, Kern and Gershwin at 2 at the Forest Hills library.

HARLEM Saturday, February 5 Harlem on My Mind with the Xoregos Performing Company at 2 at the Peninsula library.

MARACATU NY Sunday, February 6 concert at the Central library at 3.

CONCERT ORGANIST Sunday, February 6 concert organist Katherine Meloan performs at 4 at the Communit y Church of Douglaston. 229-2169 tickets.

MOVIE & TALK Mondays the Friends of Pomonok present a movie and discussion. Bring lunch.

1 at the Pomonok library.

BINGO Tuesdays at 7:15 at American Mart yrs Church, church basement, 216-01 Union Tu r n p i k e , B a y s i d e . 4 6 4 4 5 8 2 . Tu e s d ay s at 7:15 (doors open 6) at the Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3 admission includes 12 games.

OLDIES DANCE-ORLEANS Saturday, February 12 St. Francis Prep Fathers’ Guild presents the 70s band Orleans (“Still the One”) with contests, dj, food and more. $35. 423-8810, ext. 324.

LANGSTON HUGHES Saturday, February 12 annual Langston Hughes celebration starting at 11 at the Langston Hughes library.

CHINESE NEW YEAR Saturday, February 12 starting at noon at the Flushing library.

KRIK KRAK Saturday, February 12 at the Cambria Heights library at 3.

CLASSICS FOR KIDS Sunday, February 13 Classic Hits for Kids: Percussion at LeFrak Concert Hall, 3pm. $12. 793-8080.

MADELINE Sunday, February 13 “Madeline and the Bad Hat” at Queens Theatre in the Park. 760-0064.

OPEN MIC Sunday, February 13 at the Central library at 2.

FILM SCREENING Monday, February 14 “The Drummer” will be shown at the Fresh Meadows library at 2.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT Monday, February 14 at the South Jamaica library at 6.

OPEN MIC POETRY Mondays, February 14,

March 14 at 7:30 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows.

INKSPOTS Saturday, February 19 Bill Godwin’s Ink Spots: A Concert of Hits That Span the Decades at the Central library at 2.

TANGO BUENOS AIRES Sunday, February 20 at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6311.

OPEN MIC Thursday, February 24 at the East Elmhurst library at 6.

PHAT LITERATURE Saturday, February 26 starting at 10 at the Langston Hughes library.

CHARLES MOORE Saturday, February 26 Charles Moore Dance Theater: Across the African Diaspora at the Flushing library at 2.

STAMP SHOW Sundays, February 27, March 27 at the Ramada Inn, 220-33 Northern Blvd., Bayside. Free. 10-4:30.

MOVIE BASED ON BOOK Friday, March 4 “The Painted Veil.” Friday, April 1 “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Watch a movie based on a book at 2 at the Flushing library.

GERI ALLEN Saturday, March 5 at York College at 7. $20, $10 students and seniors. 262-3750.

HEALTH CAREGIVER SUPPORT Queens Communit y House at 268-5960, ext. 226. Counseling, support groups, education, respite services, referral services, more.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 7 days a week. 932-6244.

WAITANKUNG Sundays at 2. Waitankung is a great total-body workout.

Join these ancient Chinese exercise classes in the Flushing Hospital/Medical Center auditorium on 45 th Avenue between Parsons and Burling. Free. Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156 information.

NICOTINE ANONYMOUS Mondays 6:45-8:00 at the Center for Tobacco Control, 2 2 5 C o m m u n i t y D r i ve , Great Neck. 516-510-7826.

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

670-1695. $5 a class.

CANCER SUPPORT Mondays, February 7, March 7, April 4 Franklin Hospital’s Cancer Support Group meets 2-4 in the cafeteria.

516-256-6478.

ALZHEIMERS Tuesday s, Februar y 8, 22, March 8, 22 Caregiver Support Group in Forest Hills.

592-5757, ext. 237.

WELL SPOUSES Wednesdays, February 9, March 9 Well Spouses or Partners of the Chronically Ill and Disabled meet at 7 at St. Charles Rehab Center, 201 IU Willets Road, Albertson. Donation. 516829-8740.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT E ve r y Tu e s d a y We ste r n Queens Caregiver Network in Sunnyside. 5:30-6:30.

784-6173, ext. 431.

ZUMBA Wednesdays the Sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Cent e r , 1 3 - 0 0 2 0 9 th S t r e e t , bayside, will hold Zumba Fitness classes from 7:30-8:30. $8 members, $10 others.

428-6363.

YOGA Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 6701695. $10 class.

OA Thursdays at the Howard Beach library at 10:30.

OA Fridays 6:30-8:30 at Unit y Center of Flushing, 42-11 1 5 5 th S t r e e t . S a t u r d a y s 10:30-noon at Resurrection Ascension, Feely Hall, 85-18 61 st Road, Rego Park. Beginners meeting except the last Friday of each month, which is a writing meeting.

CO-DEPENDENTS ANON. Fridays 10-11:45 at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral C e n t e r , 8 5 - 1 8 6 1 st R o a d , Rego Park. Women only.

EXHIBIT QUEENS HISTORICAL Tu e s d ay s , S a t u r d ay s a n d Sundays 2:30-4:30 new exhibit “For Love of the Games: A History of Sports in Queens,” with other exhibits, “Unraveling History: Using Textiles to Date the Past,” “Kingsland: From Homestead to House Museum,” “Persistence: A Celebration of Landmarks in Queens – Past, Present, Future,” and “The Civil War’s La sting Memory.” Queens H i s to r i c a l Societ y at Kingsland Homestead, 1443 5 3 7 th a v e n u e , F l u s h i n g .

939-0647, ext. 17. $2 seniors and students, $3 adults.

AMER. CIVIL RIGHTS February through April “Bindu Masks from the Imperato Collection.” February through June “QCC Art Gallery: 20 Years of Collecting.” May through June “Department of Art and Design’s Juried Student Exhibition.” QCC Art Gallery.

631-6396.

SMALL WORKS Through February 26 at the National Art League, 33-21 Douglaston Parkway. Monday-Thursday and Saturday 14. Free.

CULTURAL BLENDING Through March 31 “Culture Blending in Ceramic Arts” at F l u s h i n g To w n H a l l . 4 6 3 7700, ext. 222 NY REGIONAL AESTHETICS Through June 30 “Express: L o c a l / N ew Yo r k Re g i o n a l Aesthetics” at the Queens College Art Center. 9973770.

Queens Focus

At the year’s first City Council meeting in Manhattan, traditionally called the “charter meeting,” Council Member Dan Halloran proudly introduced a local rabbi, Yossi Blesofsky, to perform the ceremonial invocation and prayer.

Each year, the Council Speaker appoints one Member to choose the religious leader for this unique honor.

“Rabbi Blesofksy has been a spiritual leader in Northeast Queens for over two decades,” Halloran said. “I appreciate his leadership and guidance for thousands of my constituents, and I am proud to call him a friend.”

Blesofksy grew up in Australia. He came to the United States to further his rabbinical studies in 1987 and was ordained as a rabbi in 1990. The next year, he moved to Bayside and founded the Chabad of Northeast Queens.

The Chabad House is a Jewish social outreach program that provides services to Northeast Queens residents of all colors, faiths, and backgrounds. Its services include a summer camp, soup kitchen, lending library, senior programs, family counseling and much more.

“What began in a rental apartment in Bayside has blossomed into a full community service center with an early learning center and academy with 130 students,” Halloran said.

Later in the meeting, Rabbi Blesofsky led

a prayer for several victims of FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion National), a terrorist organization that shocked Americans with hundreds of bombings in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

The victims, including a widow who lost her husband in a terror attack, were on hand at Halloran’s invitation, along with members of the NYPD and officers of the Detectives Endowment Association, including President Michael Palladino.

Among the victims on hand was Detective Anthony Senft, whose family hails from College Point in Halloran’s district. Senft was badly injured by a FALN bombing at One Police Plaza in Manhattan on New Year’s Eve 1982.

“I want to thank Speaker Quinn for presenting me, a freshman Council Member of the other political party, with this opportunity,” said Halloran. “Most of all, I am proud to give Rabbi Blesofksy this opportunity. His poignant words and commitment to faith were the perfect way for the Council to begin the year 2011.”

Bridget Quinn-Carey will join Queens Library as Chief Operating Officer on April 4. She succeeds Maureen O’Connor who retired in July 2010. Quinn-Carey has been Director of Buffalo and Erie County Public Library since 2008 and is chair of the New York State Regents Advisory Council on Libraries.

Answering Questions: Photo by Bob Harris

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Manhattan D.A. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. is shown answering questions after a presentation of Fighting Terrorism during the Ruth and Arthur Coller Memorial Lecture at Hillcrest Jewish Center. Vance told of cooperation against terrorism with other city, state and federal agencies as he balances between safety and protecting civil liberties. His Cyber Crime Bureau learns from the enemy by using the Internet. He can prosecute terrorists for traditional criminal activities and feels that fines against big banks make them realize that they will pay for money laundering. He would like all convicted criminals to have their DNA taken and have enhanced punishment for domestic crimes.

In making the announcement, Queens Library CEO Thomas W. Galante said, “Queens Library is one of the premier library systems in the world, known for the quality of its collections, innovative programs that serve a diverse community, world-class facilities and cutting-edge technology. QuinnCarey earned her Master’s Degree in Library Science right here in Queens at St. John’s University. I am pleased to welcome her back. I know that leveraging her skills, we will continue to enrich lives.”

“I am thrilled to be joining the Queens

Library as COO,” said Quinn-Carey. “I look forward to continuing the critical work of developing quality programming, collections and services for the Queens community and to working with such an esteemed group of library professionals.”

At Buffalo and Erie County, Quinn-Carey had oversight of 37 libraries. Prior to that, she was Director of the Essex (CT) Library Association. She has been a librarian and library administrator since 1991 and has been actively involved in many professional associations.

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We’re No. 4?

Where can you get the best Chinese food? Sure, many local favorites may come to mind, but according to Chinese Restaurant News, only one from Queens made the nationwide Top 10.

With 6,000 Chinese restaurants in New York City only two made the cut. Szechuan Gourmet in Flushing ranked fourth and Congee Village on the Lower Eastside took the ninth spot.

There was only one other NYC restaurant that made the top 100 list. China Sun Asian Cuisine on West 39th Street – Who doesn’t like Queens Chinese food? placed 98th.

The top dog was Yangming’s in Bryn Mawr, Penn.

Really? Pennsylvania? We refuse to believe that only three restaurants in this City made the list. This is a snub, a farce, a downright slap in the face. We demand a dim sum throwdown to settle this lunacy!

Jillian Bernstein Home: Forest Hills Age: 25 Height: 5’ 4" Weight: 105 lbs Stats: 32-26-32

It’s All About The AAAs

The Artist As Models Of Queens As a child, Jillian Bernstein grew up with a mother who enjoyed taking her picture.

It’s a long story – her mom as a child was a photographer – was born with cleft lip.

“She liked to photograph me, and with bizarre theatrical things; she would wrap ivy around me,” Jillian said.

The eye for figure and form rubbed off, and Jillian found herself in art school where she was drawing models.

“And I said, ‘Hey, I can do this.’”

After seeing an ad at her school, she started posing for art classes, and after a few years realized that maybe she could do the same thing

for photographers. After all, “they pay more and I can run my own show.”

So Jillian set up her portfolio on a bunch of Web sites, answered some ads and has been modeling professionally for the last five years.

“Even though I do mostly nudes – and winter’s not great for that – it’s been working out fine,” she said. “I’m very expressive and I have a certain look about me that people like. I do go through periods when I’m poor.”

But between the work, teaching art classes and selling her own art pieces, Jillian is able to make a living as a model.

Originally from Huntington, she has lived in Astoria the last few years and just moved to Forest Hills in the last week or two.

“I love it here,” she said. “It’s a melting pot – and so different from Long Island.

She enjoys hanging out at Flo and the Grand Café in Astoria, but also enjoys the shopping of Austin Street.

As for her future, modeling and art will soon go hand-in-hand.

“I see myself as a live canvas,” she said as she described the cellohole tattoos on her back that accentuate her feminine form. “I’ll probably be doing a lot more performance pieces.”

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Not Fay Da Way be a hit and make the weary trav-

A popular Chinese bakery with seven locations in Queens and three in Manhattan is moving to a place where the money flows freely and the Asian market is very strong – Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.

Fay Da Bakery, which has shops in Bayside, Forest Hills, Flushing and Elmhurst, has now taken a spot in Rainmaker Square, inside the home of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe.

Joining neighbors Junior’s Cheesecake of Brooklyn and the Hard Rock Hotel, Fay Da is sure to

Why Did The Chicken?

Why did the chicken cross the road? Go to Jamaica and find out.

A reader sent us this picture last week of an inquisitive and brave rooster jaywalking across Jamaica Avenue near the busy intersection of Sutphin Boulevard in Downtown Jamaica. The chicken appeared from behind a snow pile, and walked across the street without an ounce of fear, before scurrying away from oncoming traffic.

Our reader tried to catch him, but told us the rooster charged at her so she had nothing to crow about.

eler from our borough feel right at home as he or she loses money by the wheelbarrow full.

The rapper whose “Mama Said Knock You Out” doesn’t pull punches or take chances when it comes to his investments, it seems.

Hollis native Todd Smith, aka LL Cool J, helped Jeff Schacter launch Cedarview Capital a few years ago with a $150 million investment, and has turned around some serious profits since then for himself and his partners.

Turns out that they were on a flight from LA to New York and happened to be sitting next to each other and reading the same book – “Think and Grow Rich,” by Napoleon Hill. The 1937 book profiled the business magnates of the day, describing how they approached money.

“I invest only in AAA munis. I look at duration and I don’t reach for yield,” Cool J told his future business partner, according to businessinsider.com.

The partnership is highlighted in a new book coming out by Katherine Burton, titled “Hedge Hunters,” and talks about the relationship between our Queensbased multi-talented artist and Jeff Schachter.

LL knows all’s well with his dollars.

Spring Chicken

Confidentially, New York . . .

The Mets are hopin’ that Pelf will be Amazin’.

Someone should remind Mets manager Terry Collins of that saying about counting your chickens before they hatch.

The Amazins’ new skipper named his opening day starter, Mike Pelfrey, almost three full months before opening day.

Can someone remind Collins the Mets’ awful health history during spring training?

You’re our guy now Terry, and we hope you do nothing but the best. But read up on a little bit of history and understand that you’re now at the helm of the most jinxable club in baseball history, then act accordingly.

According to the New York City Council, 3 million people lack adequate access to grocery stores.* Here’s how special interests would solve the problem: I keep my prices high and my overhead low.

- CEO of NYC-based supermarket chain, (Progressive Grocer, 1986)

If you want a bargain, you get in your car and you go to the bargain.

You don’t ever want to bring the bargain into the neighborhood.

- A lobbyist for the grocery workers’ union, (The New York Times, 2010)

A Walmart store in your neighborhood would offer a different solution.

Join Walmart’s Community Action Network at WalmartNYC.com or 1-855-NYC-JOBS (1-855-692-5627)

Support us at facebook.com/WalmartNYC *SOURCE: “FoodWorks: A Vision to Improve NYC’s Food System”