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Mayor Mike Bloomberg joined Queens and City officials in Long Island City Wednesday to show off the new designs for the Long Island City waterfront, including more than 650 affordable housing units, parks, a school and shopping.

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LEGAL NOTICE 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 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 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

LEGAL NOTICE 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 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 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 pro-

LEGAL NOTICE cess 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. ________________________________________________________________ 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, Avenue, 147-19 8 th 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. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of SPARTAN GREEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/07/10.

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.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of BH Seven LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization was filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/9/2010. 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 any process served against the LLC to: 160-20 79 Ave, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of Sparklize U LLC, a limited liability company, d/b/a EMMIE’S. Articles of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/6/10. 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

LEGAL NOTICE copy of any process served against the LLC to: 111-74 42 nd Ave., Corona, NY 11368.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION, Book of Numbers LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 12/ 03/2010. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: Book of Numbers LLC, 74-33 45 th Ave, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of Casa Borghesi LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/10/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 183 Beach 141st St., Belic Harbor, NY 11694. Purpose: any lawful activities. ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Eclipse Photography L.L.C. (Insert name of Limited Liability Company) Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: Eclipse Photography L.L.C SECOND: The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. 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 36 th Ave Apt 2B, Long Island City, NY 11106. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________ 3076 43 STREET LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/10/2011. Office in

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Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 36-01 30th Ave., Astoria, NY 11103, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ 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.

Secretary of State of New York shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to PEACHTREE 50 DAYCARE, LLC, at 12215 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, New York 11434. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of LI GAS STATION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/18/11.

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. office of LLC: 82-40 217TH St., Hollis Hills, NY 11427. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Cyruli Shanks Hart & Zizmor LLP, 420 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10170. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ 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 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 20/11, bearing Index Number NC-001328-10/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) Maayan (Last) Aviv My present name is (First) Maayan (Last) Shavit aka Maayan Aviv My present address is 6634 108 St., Apt 5A, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is New York, NY My date of birth is July 28, 1982 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/1/10, bearing Index Number NC-001133-10/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) Mala (Middle) Dia (Last) Bethelli My present name is (First) Mala (Middle) Dia (Last) Mekhuri aka Mala Mekhuri My present address is 146-17 115 th Avenue, South Ozone Park, NY 11436 My place of birth is Guyana My date of birth is January 01, 1986 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/22/10, bearing Index Number NC-001261-10/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) Jessica (Middle) Jiaojiao (Last) Wu My present name is (First) Jiao (Middle) Jiao (Last) Wu My present address is 143-40 Roosevelt Avenue, Apt 3K, Flushing, NY 11354 My place of birth is China My date of birth is October 21, 1988 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/10/10, bearing Index Number NC-001182-10/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) Carol (Middle) Rebecka (Last) Harbajan My present name is (First) Caroline (Middle) Rebecca (Last) Harbajan aka Caroline R Harbajan My present address is 81-04 256 th Street, Glen Oaks, NY 11004 My place of birth is New York, NY My date of birth is June 01, 1989 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01/24/2011, bearing Index Number NC-000007-11/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) Aaron (Middle) S (Last) Nathans My present name is (First) Aaron (Middle) S (Last) Fuzaylov aka Aron Fuzaylov aka Aron Semenovich Fuzaylov My present address is 105-15 62 nd Drive, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is Khazakstan My date of birth is January 11, 1989 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 24/11, bearing Index Number NC-000006-11/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) Milana (Middle) S (Last) Nathans My present name is (First) Milana (Last) Fuzaylova aka Milana Semenovna Fuzaylova My present address is 105-15 62 nd Drive, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is Khazakstan My date of birth is July 17, 1992

Queens Deadline

Mayor Unveils Hunters Point Design

By DOMENICK RAFTER Mayor Mike Bloomberg was on hand Wednesday to unveil the plan for the largest affordable housing development in New York City in more than 30 years – at Hunters Point South in Long Island City.

The first phase of the proposed development will include two mixed-used buildings compromising more than 900 housing units – 75 percent of which will permanently target low-, moderate- and middle-income families – and around 20,000 square feet of new retail space. The development will be constructed along the now-vacant plot of land adjacent to the Long Island City LIRR station, north of Borden Avenue and south of the Queens West development. The plot has sweeping views of Midtown and Lower Manhattan.

“At Hunters Point South, not only will we build the largest new affordable housing complex in more than three decades, we’ll do it on long-vacant waterfront property that has incredible views and sits adjacent to one of New York City’s fastest growing neighborhoods,” said Mayor Bloomberg.

The original Request For Proposals called for 60 percent of units to be affordable. The winning bid, a development team, consisting of Phipps Houses, Related Companies and Monadnock Construction, decided to up that number to 75 percent. The permanently affordable units will be targeted to families with household incomes ranging from $32,000 to $130,000 per year for a family of four; 20 percent of the units will be available to families earning between 40 percent and 80 percent of Area Median Income (AMI), which as of 2010 was around $78,000; 20 percent to families earning up to 130 percent AMI; and 35 percent to families earning up to 165 percent AMI. “Today, we move forward on the road that leads to the creation of an entirely new

Looking west from the new development offers a clear view of the U.N. and the Chr ysler Building. community on the East River waterfront,” said Borough President Helen Marshall, who joined the mayor and other officials Wednesday at the Waterfront Crab House in Long Island City. “This community will enjoy the benefits of much-needed affordable housing, retail space and parkland, located in a unique setting. Major infrastructure and surface improvements will complement the attractive housing and retail opportunities and help to make Hunters Point South a success story in this second decade of the 21st Century.”

Hunter’s Point South is the largest affordable housing development in the Bloomberg Administration’s New Housing Marketplace Plan, and the largest in New York City in more than three and a half decades since the Starrett City and Co-Op City developments in the early 1970s.

The first phase, to be completed in 2014, also includes five acres of new waterfront parkland, a new 1,100-seat intermediate and high school, new retail space and

Landmark Decision, Though Rare, Not New “Those 20 are a pretty small percentage of buildings, which is why we work so hard at the outset of the process to educate the owners and help them understand the implications of designation.”

There are 27,000 buildings in New York City with landmark status. Many are located in historic districts, but 1,280 are individual landmarks, such as Grace Episcopal Church.

Memorial Hall does not set a negative precedent, de Bourbon said. The Commission enjoys a good relationship with City Council, and its members are supportive of their mission.

“Council has to consider a different set of circumstances,” she said. “We respect that and we respect the process.”

The Commission could revisit Memorial Hall in the future. It took three separate votes before the landmark designation of Jamaica Savings Bank “stuck.” The designation was overturned twice, once in 1974 by the Board of Estimate and in 1992 by City Council.

“I’m not saying that’s going to happen, but there is that possibility for any building whose designation is overturned,” de Bourbon said. “We plan to identify and designate sites in Queens and around the City that are worthy of landmark designation.”

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

Eminent Domain Comes To Willets Pt.

By JOSEPH OROVIC The City took the first legal steps towards acquiring land via eminent domain in Willets Point in an effort to kick start the controversial redevelopment.

The Economic Development Corp. hopes to acquire the full 20 acres of land needed to begin Phase 1 of the project through negotiations with landowners, as it said it has up until now, according to spokeswoman Julie Wood. It holds the prospect of eminent domain as an effective Plan B it would rather not employ.

It has already initiated the eminent domain process.

“As we seek to reach agreements with the nine remaining businesses, we will also begin the legal process that gives us the option to condemn these properties if needed, so that we can continue to move forward,” she said.

The area of Phase 1 rests in the southwest corner of the triangle resting farthest from the Van Wyck Expressway.

The EDC also hopes to put out a Request For Proposals for the project this spring. The first phase will include infrastructure, affordable housing, retail, a hotel and two acres of open space within 1.3 million square feet.

Opponents of the project – largely landowners within the Iron Triangle – cried foul, claiming the EDC was backing out of an earlier agreement to withhold the use of eminent domain until new ramps off the Van Wyck Expressway were approved.

The plan’s leading opposition group, Willets Point United, successfully gummed up the redevelopment’s gears by calling into question the EDC’s assessment of the proposed ramps’ environmental impact. The City twice promised to not bring about the specter of eminent domain until its ramps were up to environmental par, most recently in 2009.

According to Wood, the EDC’s new phasein plans divorce it from earlier promises, allowing it to move forward with eminent domain despite not having final approval on the ramps.

“What we said in 2009 was true in 2009,” she said. “Our plan has changed and our current plan doesn’t require the ramps.”

This map shows the area where the City is preparing to use eminent domain.

WPU sent a cease and desist letter to the EDC via its attorney, Mike Gerrard, stating “The City represented to the court, in a sworn affidavit, that it would not take my clients’ property by eminent domain until the FHWA has approved the ramps.”

Gerrard promised to take legal action against any eminent domain maneuvers until the ramps are approved.

“I believe [the EDC] are legally bound because they represented this to the court in the course of a litigation,” he said.

The Willets Point Redevelopment Plan was approved in 2008, having navigated the ULURP process with an eminent domain provision intact. It calls for the rejuvenation of an area maligned by some with the creation of a wholly new neighborhood, including some mandatory affordable housing and a school.

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

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By JESSICA ABLAMSKY When City Council denied landmark status for the nearly 100-year-old Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Hall, it did not signal an easing of preservation rules for local developers, said Councilman Dan Halloran (RWhitestone), a member of the Landmarks Subcommittee.

While the Memorial Hall landmark was overturned, the Jamaica Savings Bank Building was landmarked over the objections of its owner.

“In the same session, we voted to go with the owner in one case and against the owner in another,” Halloran said. “It shows that the committee is really looking at it case by case.”

Grace Church and its cemetery were previously landmarked. Owners were opposed to landmark status for the Memorial Hall due to the financial burden it would place on the parish, but Halloran said he has no doubt that the church will protect the edifice.

“This was such a unique set of circumstances,” he said. “When you have the local elected official joining the parish to say ‘no,’ you have to take that into consideration.”

City Council rarely overturns decisions by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, said commission spokeswoman Lisi de Bourbon.

“It has happened only 20 times since the commission was founded in 1965,” she said.

parking. Infrastructure work, including the installation of sewers, water mains, roadways, sidewalks and parking, will begin next month and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2013. Park con-

struction will begin this summer.

The two residential buildings, which will house the retail space, will begin construction in 2012 and are expected to take up to 24 months to complete. The new school, which will be built by the New York City Schools Construction Authority, will open in the fall of 2013. The plan would also create a vibrant retail corridor along 50th Avenue and Second Street. Last week, the NYC Economic Development Corp. announced it would pour millions into ferry service that would connect Hunters Point South to various parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Hunters Point South was originally planned to be the third and fourth phases of the Queens West development in the 1990s, but those plans later fell through. The site was to be part of the Olympic Village in New York City’s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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

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Council Debates Wal-Marts In City

By DOMENICK RAFTER With an eye on opening its first store in New York City, Wal-Mart has become the subject of a heated political debate with many politicians and labor unions aiming to keep the retailer, notorious for its perceived antilabor practices, out of the city.

The City Council held a hearing on WalMart, taking the corporate goliath to task over its perceived negative influence on a local economy.

Wal-Mart was absent from the hearing, informing the Council that it would not take part as it has not officially confirmed a store would be opening in the city. There has been discussion swirling about the possible location of a Wal-Mart at a new Gateway shopping center, near the Brooklyn-Queens border.

"Since we have not announced a store for New York City, I respectfully suggest the committee first conduct a thoughtful examination of the existing impact of large grocers and retailers on small businesses in New York City before embarking on a hypothetical exercise," wrote Philip H. Serghini, a community affairs liaison for Wal-Mart.

But that wasn't good enough for many members of the Council including Speaker Christine Quinn "Wal-Mart's absence and refusal to attend only leads me to further skepticism about them as a company," she said.

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) said Wal-Mart's reputation makes them a special case.

"Wal-Mart is not your ordinary big box retailer," she said. "It is in a category by itself."

Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn) who represents East New York, home to the Gateway Mall, was blunt about his opposition.

"Don't even think about coming into East New York," he said. "We're desperate for jobs, but we're not going to take 'anything.'

We want jobs with dignity, jobs with integrity, jobs with self-respect. We will not be slave workers on your plantation."

Wal-Mart shot back, saying it has polled residents of New York City and 70 percent of citizens they spoke with want to see WalMart here, including large numbers over every demographic. The retailer said the New York metropolitan area is its No. 1 market even without a store in New York City, and many city residents already shop and work at Wal-Marts in New Jersey, Westchester County and Long Island. One Wal-Mart store, in Valley Stream in Nassau County, is literally steps from the county border in Rosedale and is frequented by many Southeast Queens shoppers.

Many Council members were concerned about the possible effect Wal-Mart could have on small businesses.

"The long term effects could devastate New York and everything New York stands for," Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) said.

But Wal-Mart said its stores do not hurt small businesses. They said a store they opened on the West Side of Chicago about five years ago drew additional, new small business to the site to settle around the WalMart anchor.

The company also promoted its new program with First Lady Michelle Obama aimed at selling healthy, affordable groceries at its stores as another reason why it would be good for New York City, noting the rise in popularity of farmers markets in the city.

Wal-Mart has the support of Mayor Mike

Bloomberg and did have some allies on the council, including the three Queens Republicans, Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Peter Koo (R-Flushing) and Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone).

"Wal-Mart wants to come here and provide union construction jobs and permanent positions that offer pay wages equal to or higher than many of their competitors, and allow people to save substantially on their

grocery bills," Ulrich said. "Why should my constituents - many of whom are on fixed incomes - pay more for a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread? It's not the job of politicians or special interests groups, especially in today's economy, to block economic development."

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

Genting Hires Local Security Firm

By DOMENICK RAFTER A Jamaica-based security company has been contracted to head security operations at the Resorts World New York Casino construction site at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Cannady Security, a minority-owned business based in Downtown Jamaica, won a multi-million dollar contract to provide security at the site during its construction phase.

"As the owner of a certified Minority Business Enterprise from the community, I am very appreciative of receiving this contract to provide around the clock security during construction at Resorts World," said Henry Cannady, president. "It is encouraging to have such a prominent company in the Queens community to follow through on its stated commitment to diversity."

Hiring among minority and womenowned local businesses was a promise Genting, the parent company of Resorts

World, made to the communities around Aqueduct Racetrack when it won the bid to develop the casino at the track last summer.

According to Resorts World, since construction began in the fall, Tutor Perini, the general contractor, has awarded $45.8 million - more than a third of its total bids - to minority and women-owned businesses from the area.

"Resorts World New York is fully committed to providing meaningful and substantial contractual opportunities for minority, women, and locally-owned business enterprises in the construction of our new facility at the historic Aqueduct Racetrack," said Michael Speller, President of Resorts World New York. "From the beginning, we have made MWBE and local participation on this project a top priority."

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

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Edit Page In Our Opinion:

Genuinely Affordable The middle class of Queens has felt neglected for some time. Too often, "affordable" housing that comes to our borough is not. It is either low-income housing, rife with the bad element that such locations attract, or actually not affordable at all. The latter is known as market rate.

The problem is that our market is set by the people on the other side of the East River. Yes, there is a bone thrown to us to mitigate for the difference in property costs, cost of living and actual income, but it too often seems that the middle class of Queens is on the short end of any savings.

Queens West, and the Hunters Point South plan unveiled this week, seems to be a great first step toward offering the hard-working people of our borough a leg up. To see that quality housing, with short commutes to Manhattan, will be made available to people below or at median income levels is a welcome change from the distant shores of the Rockaways where similar housing has been created.

This is a great first step, and we look forward to seeing more truly affordable housing develop as this project enters its future stages.

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To The Editor: At a time when unemployment, in real terms, is 17 percent nationwide, the idea that there are some, like unions and craven politicians, who are conspiring to prevent WalMart from opening stores and creating jobs in New York City is mindboggling.

This commercial obstructionism may in fact be unconstitutional.

Nowhere in either the Constitution of the United States or the State of New York, or for that matter in the City Charter, does government have the power to favor one big box store over another. It would be like saying, in Orwellian terms, "All stores are equal but some stores are more equal than others."

If the stores are successful, everybody benefits. If they are not, the people have spoken. Let the market place decide.

David Rivkin, Jamaica

Potential Loss To The Editor: This past June our express bus, the QM22, was discontinued by the MTA Bus Company. Although the QM22 had just two trips in each direction per weekday, its discontinuation shows the lack of thought put into the MTA's service cut proposals. The QM22 might have only 62 riders daily, according to the MTA's statistics, but out of all the

routes that were discontinued, the QM22 had the most potential.

It has more potential than most bus routes that the MTA operates under the MTA Bus Company, New York City Transit and Long Island Bus brands. Astoria and Long Island City has grown tremendously over the past decade and the current public transportation resources cannot continue to satisfy existing or potential demand, given that Q69 buses are overcrowded, N and Q trains are overcrowded, and that the Astoria Line (where the N and Q trains run) cannot handle anymore trains than it could now due to track capacity.

The QM22 would have had additional ridership because realtors advertised the service to purchasers of coops and condos being built in the area, renters in the area, as well as home buyers. However the limited schedule of two trips in each direction hindered any growth of the QM22 because it failed to attract any new ridership, despite the QM22 getting as much as 40 passengers per trip shortly before the recession hit. Now, the QM22's discontinuation has hurt property values along its route; such is evidenced by a realtor not being able to sell a $999,000 condo because the realtor could not advertise the option of the QM22 to the buyer who was interested in the condo.

The QM22 had many people who were elderly and mostly consisted of older women who had to work, and

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could not be able to climb subway stairs. Many people only found out about the QM22 out of curiosity or through word of mouth from existing riders, given that not too many people even saw a QM22 on the streets due to the limited nature of the service.

The MTA also failed to think creatively on how to provide for the long term transportation needs of Astoria and Long Island City. For Midtown service, they should not have ran the QM22 as is; what I would have done is run the Q69 into Midtown via the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and 34th Street rather than having the Q69 run to and from Queens Plaza. There is also potential for the QM22 to run as an express bus between Astoria, Long Island City and Jackson Heights and Lower Manhattan operating via the same routing in Queens and via the QM7, QM8, QM11 and QM25 routing in Manhattan which would be via Water and Church Streets.

Such an Express bus would be beneficial given that since the W train's discontinuation, there is no oneseat access between Astoria and Long Island City and Lower Manhattan.

The W train carried 5,600 riders between Astoria and Long Island City and Lower Manhattan; if half of those riders elected to take the QM22, this would amount to 2,800 riders, which would amount to more ridership than most Express routes aside from the BxM7 in the Bronx as well as the X1, X10, X12 and X17 in Staten Island. If a third of the W riders elected to take the QM22, the ridership of the QM22 would still amount to more riders than the QM2 Express bus.

Any of these moves will not come at any cost to the MTA Bus Company because as part of the takeover agreement with the MTA, the City of New York is responsible for fully subsidizing the difference between the operating costs and farebox revenue on all MTA Bus Company lines. The only reason why the QM22 was discontinued was because the MTA had to show to the City of New York that they are saving money and so the public would not really know about the subsidy agreement, given that the only routes that the MTA Bus Company cut was the Q89, QM22, as well as the QM23 routes.

The QM23 only had one trip in each direction and ran a similar route to the QM15. The Q89 ran once an hour during mid days.

Therefore the MTA should reinstate the QM22 Express bus in a format that would be much more successful than the two trips in each direction.

Ali Fadil, Queens

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Armed Citizenr y To The Editor: There was a study done in 1995 titled "Armed Resistance to Crime" regarding the fact that law abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals as many as 2.5 million times every year.

Firearms are used 60 times more often to protect the lives of honest citizens than to shoot with criminal intent. Of these defensive shootings, more than 200,000 are by women defending themselves against sexual abuse. Citizens shoot and kill more criminals than police do every year.

While the police have an error rate of 11 percent when it comes to the accidental shooting of innocent civilians, the armed citizens rate is only 2 percent, making them five times safer than the police.

These are interesting figures that show that law-abiding citizens should have the right to own guns as indicated in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Janet McCarthy, Flushing

Tyrannical To The Editor: The Little King has worn out his welcome and the masses can now see that he clearly has no clothes.

And what an ugly sight it is.

Bloomberg does not even get our streets plowed properly because he spends all his time trying to figure out how to do away with public school teachers. His oft-stated and long-term goal is to eliminate the pensions of all public employees. Let me remind him that the Civil Service system was created as a direct result of the favoritism, corruption, nepotism, foul play and treachery of people like Boss Tweed and the outrageous political practices of Tammany Hall. How fitting that this out of control little despot moved his education department and his mindless, gutless, rubber stamp "Panel for Educational Policy" into the building that is the ultimate symbol of corruption.

Bloomberg arrogantly proposes the layoffs of veteran teachers who service children, while he employs hundreds of highly paid consultants whose positions have nothing to do with children whatsoever. He even employs a second chancellor so he can keep his fellow, Upper East Side millionaire and uncertified Chancellor while no-bid contracts are signed off on with impunity in his notorious Tweed Courthouse.

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from politicians like the current tyrant. Bloomberg claims new teachers are better only because they are cheaper. There are thousands of senior firefighters and police officers who are probably not in such solid physical condition as recent graduates of the Fire and Police Academies, but their professional knowledge and many years of experience in the field more than make up for the cost of their higher salaries.

Don't let Bloomberg fool you with his talk of better teachers. It is a charade, as is his whole campaign to eliminate public schools through charter school expansion.

Bloomberg has no interest in anyone other than his fellow millionaires. He disguises his argument as a crusade for "Children First," yet neither he nor any of his uncertified chancellors has ever sent their children to a public school. His goal is to divide union workers. Do not allow Bloomberg, nor his allies in the major media, to do away with the Civil Service seniority rights of teachers, or those of all other Civil Servants will follow.

Remember: America's best days followed the creation of the Civil Service system and job protections from tyrannical politicians like our current third-term emperor.

Mario Scioscia, Richmond Hill

PCBs & Safety To The Editor: With the recent news story regarding the discovery of PCBS in certain public schools, the UFT needs to issue a statement regarding this potentially serious health hazard. Michael Mulgrew, the UFT president, must voice his concerns publicly. Teachers, students, administrators and staff in these affected schools must be relocated to other school sites and those affected schools need to be decontaminated and thoroughly cleaned. Our schools need to be safe environments for all who enter them; not potential sites for serious illnesses.

Let us hope that this serious problem will be eradicated very ,very soon.

John Amato, Fresh Meadows

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Some Chilling Thoughts For Our Time

By MICHAEL SCHENKLER There’s no science or reporting here, just the observations of a guy who has been experiencing Queens for more than half a century – and watching carefully.

There’s more big snow on the ground for more days then I recall -- ever. The piles are higher, the parking more difficult, the intersections less visible and the sidewalks less passable than any other extended period in recent history.

The difficult y caused by the snow seriously impacts small busine ss. Retai l suffer s when their stores are not easily accessible by car and foot. Small business suffers when delivery times increase greatly. And the city and private

business are seeing their snow removal budgets busted.

I’m not complaining, but we’ve had more January lost work hours at the Trib than any other month since I took over the paper in 1979.

Hey the snow costs.

No, I am not complaining about the road clearing. On the contrary, after the December “blizzard,” the Sanitation Department has done a remarkably quick and efficient job. But if they don’t truck the snow away, the problem can’t be solved.

Everyone but the kids seems to have had enough – more than enough.

So what do the kids know or do, that we don’t?

If the snow season is not over, I’m going to look for some much younger friends.

BANANA REPUBLIC ECONOMY Why is there such a chill in New York?

The Gotham Gazette reported that New York has the greatest disparities in income of any major U.S. city, with the top 1 percent

of the population earning 44 percent of the income in the city.

New York Cit y has extreme wealth and extreme pover ty, and lots of both, but the share of the wealthiest has increased by four times over the past 30 years. The problem is national – not just local in scope – but New York has the largest share of those at the very top of the wealth pyramid.

New York State is the most polarized among the 50 states, and New York City is the most polarized among the 25 largest cities in the United States.

The report explains that Federal ta x policy has contributed greatly to the disparity.

“The moves to reduce top tax rates and capital gains tax rates — as Presidents Ronald Reagan (Sunday was the centenniel of his birth) and George W. Bush did — and to maintain glaring loopholes have all had a major effect.”

Suggested policies that would both stimulate robust economic growth and reverse excessive income polarization include: increasing the minimum wage, expanding living wage requirements, in-

creasing labor union membership, making investments in economic growth, helping small businesses grow, provide real assistance on home foreclosures, and investing in public higher education.

The most impor ta nt step needed to reverse economic polarization accor ding to the repor t would be enacting progressive tax policies at all levels of government.

In New York Cit y for example, while the top one percent earns 44 percent of city income, they account for only one-third of total New York City tax revenue.

The defense of Wall St. bonuse s a nd exce ssive cor porate compensation packages continue by those who are engineering the economy. But they fail to address the role/import of the worker, professional and small business people – the 99 percent of us who work hard and keep this country going?

In some “Banana Republic” countrie s, dispar it ie s like t h is would be the seeds of revolution.

But it’s cold here in New York.

THE COLDEST WIND OF ALL But the coldest of all winds

continues to blow through Albany.

The frigid chill emanating in the legislative halls of goverment, saps the energy and cultivates the diseases which have resulted in the woeful decline of the once mighty New York State.

The once large and powerful Empire State continues its decline and the members of the State Legislature have sowed the seeds, planted the weeds, and done the deeds that have brought us to this seminal moment.

On its knees and facing the tipping point with a new reforming hand on the controls the legislature faces the Governor. But Andrew Cuomo is neither perfect nor omnipotent.

The legislative leadership has demonstrated in the past that they can upset the best laid plans. . .

The members of the legislature have demonstrated an inability to accept responsiblity for the immobilizing dysfunction.

Sadly, if you’re waiting for a weather change in the New York State Legislature, you might have to wait for hell to freeze over.

MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com

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Cuomo Takes on Dragons, Can He Win Submission?

By HENRY STERN Governor Cuomo kept his word and presented a state budget of $132.9 billion for Fiscal Year 2011-12, which begins April 1.

This figure, believe it or not, is a sharp brake on spending. He also gave a fine speech, with Henry greatly improved visual aids, to make the state’s financial distress evident to anyone willing to see, including the legislature.

For eight year s, Ne w York Civic has been preaching that state spending is irresponsibly high, a notion that has gradually gained acceptance even though nothing is done about it.

On Sept. 22, 2002, we wrote an article headlined “Drifting from Erie Toward Ontario.” T he geographic reference to the two Great Lakes is intended to imply to readers just what happens to ships that try to drift from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario: they go over Niagara Falls, a natural wonder but a disaster for shipping. Vessels can use the multiple locks of the Welland Canal, which forms the boundary between the United States and Canada.

The point of our 2002 article, which was written when Governor George Pataki was in his second (of three) terms, was that New York State was r unni ng out of money. In the intervening eight years, during the administrations of Pataki, Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson, disaster was postponed

by borrowing billions of dollars in the name of various public authorities which are euphemistically referred to as off-budget entities. That is an Enronian phrase that should rank with ‘collateralized debt obligations’ in the vocabulary of fiscal irresponsiStern bility.

In his remarks Tuesday, the new governor also referenced Enron, once No. 7 in the S & P 500, and now a synonym for fiscal flim-flam. Governor Cuomo said: “When you use reality-based budgeting, as opposed to Albany-based budgeting, which is where Albany meets Enron, in our opinion, the Albany-based budgeting institut ionally assume s a n exorbitant growth rate that is disconnected from fiscal realit y. And this has been going on for many, many years.”

It is too early in the budget season, for us, any way, to offer judgments on the individual appropriations that the governor proposes for agencies. But he is definitely inclined in the right direction. It is ironic that his message has resonated most with Republicans and Conservatives, and least with the Democratic left. That shows that the principal fault line in fiscal policy is not between the t wo par t ie s, but bet ween spenders and savers, with the Democrats evenly divided.

REMEMBERING THINGS PAST

It has been a generation since New York had a governor of whom we could be proud. A swallow does not make a summer, but think of where we were on Groundhog Day four years ago. The new governor had already described himself as “a fucking steamroller,” was preparing for the Troopergate war against Senate Major ity Leader Joe Bruno, and was trying to impose his choice for State Comptroller, Martha Stark, on the state legislature to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alan Hevesi following his first felony conviction.

The legislature chose one of it s ow n, Assemblyma n Tom DiNapoli, for the plum position. DiNapoli was a bet ter choice than Spitzer’s candidate, who was subsequently compelled to resign as City Finance Commissioner because of sundry irregularities whose details you can find with the aid of Google. DiNapoli is not as bright as Hevesi, but there are more important qualities, like decency and integrity, that high public office demands. The Comptroller is a good man, highly affable and liked by his colleague s. His industry and devotion are unquestioned. Nonetheless, it is ridiculous that he be the sole trustee of a pension fund that exceeds $120 billion. That should be corrected.

MORE THINGS PAST When I was Parks Commissioner, February 2 was the day of an annual ritual, consulting a

groundhog who would advise what the season would bring. If the day were clear, and the groundhog saw his shadow, that meant that winter would continue for six more weeks. In 2011, winter is not over, no mat ter what the groundhog indicates.

The groundhog custom is most closely associated with Punxsutawney, Penn. Its spread to New York zoos (Queens and Staten Island) was flagrantly derivative. The Borough President of Queens, Claire Shulman (park name “Queen Bee”), a good friend of parks, came to the Queens Zoo every year to open the little door behind which the animals hovered,

awaiting their annual fifteen seconds of fame.

We had a difficult experience one year with Claire’s predecessor, the late Borough President of Queens, Donald Manes. On a similar occasion, he saw a pair of otters climbing out of a pond in the zoo, and he threw rocks at them, even when asked to stop. To me, that was as bad as all the money he extor ted from parking meter operators. You can Google him, too, for a sad chapter in New York City history. Who ever heard of a great big borough president stoning an innocent family of otters?

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Queens This Week The recent record snows left the borough struggling to navigate around giant hills of the white stuff. In some neighborhoods like Broad Channel, where most residential streets are dead-ends, the giant mounds of snow became more than just a nuisance - they posed a great danger.

When the Dept. of Sanitation plowed the narrow roads of the neighborhood along Cross Bay Boulevard, they pushed the snow to the end of the dead end streets. On West 12th Road, the snow was cleared, but piled at the end of the street into a 13-foot high mound; it could have been pushed slightly farther into Jamaica Bay, but that is not allowed.

It is illegal to dump snow in waterways without an emergency permit from the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, which Sanitation did not receive. To some residents in Broad Channel, that seemed ridiculous.

"I guess [their] logic is that whatever pollutants may be present in this snow pile will somehow disappear by the time it is washed away by rain or melts in the spring, at which time it will all...wait for it....drain into Jamaica Bay," Peter Mahon, president of the West 12th Road Block Association, wrote on his organization's Web site last week.

A bigger problem existed for the residents of West 12th Road: the pile blocked the street's ability to drain rainwater into Jamaica Bay, and when the ice and rain began to fall last Tuesday night, the mound of snow acted like an "ice dam," allowing the water to pool into the middle of West 12th Road. The resulting backup caused a flood engulfing the residential street in the middle of an ice storm as temperatures threatened to drop below zero.

Broad Channel residents immediately called local officials and 311, desperately trying to get the City to cut a passage in the mound of snow to drain the water before temperatures dropped below freezing, turning the street into Queens' largest ice skating rink.

"We fully understand and appreciate the difficulties faced by our terrific Sanitation workers in addressing the extensive amount of snowfall we have recently experienced but, nevertheless, if snow is to be dumped at the bay end of West 12th Road, a cut out should be provided to allow for sufficient run off to prevent this type of dangerous situation from happening," Mahon said.

Shortly after noon Wednesday, as the ice turned to rain, Sanitation arrived with snowremoval equipment and removed enough to

create a channel in the pile so the water could drain, just in time for the arctic cold to come through.

Conor Green, spokesman for Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), said flooding has been an ongoing problem along West 12th Road and Borough President Helen Marshall has been working to allocate money to alleviate the problem.

"We are aware of the problem," said Marshall's Spokesman Dan Andrews. "Design is underway on flood relief for West 12th and surrounding blocks."

Andrews said Marshall has prioritized the project.

"Borough President Marshall feels that residents have already waited too long for relief and will continue to do all that she can do to get the project done," Andrews said.

"She has already worked with the Bloomberg Administration to move the project up from its old scheduled start of 2015."

He added that a task force meeting will be held at Borough Hall Feb. 16 on the project, which will begin on West 12th Road and incorporate surrounding streets based on severity of flooding.

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

—Domenick Rafter

Sanitation crews worked at first to quickly remove now from Bell Boulevard, but later slowed down.

Sanitation Snow Job On Bell Blvd.

Anyone who has tried to run a quick errand in downtown Bayside knows that parking spots on Bell Boulevard and its cross streets are at a premium.

With January bringing New York City the most snowfall in recorded history, the giant mounds consuming precious parking spots were a problem that the Bayside Business Improvement District decided to handle with disappointing results.

Working directly with the Dept. of Sanitation, the lackluster job left the BID less than impressed, and the job half done.

A major unloading spot on Bell, the Long Island Rail Road overpass was a snowed over mess that no agency took responsibility for clearing. After speaking with Gregg Sullivan, executive director of the Bayside BID, a very cooperative daytime Sanitation supervisor helped bring plows to Bell Boulevard.

"I go, 'we've got to take care of this - this is where the major focus of your efforts need to be, along with the Boulevard itself,'" Sullivan said. "He worked with me and agreed that he would get some of those major piles cleared up that were taking up some of our parking spaces."

The hotspots were located at the heart of Photos by: Peter Mahon

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Tenants To Boro: Move Snow Dam

A task force will meet Feb. 16 to discuss ways to ensure that West 12th Road doesn't have to live with a massive ice dam during the winter.

Bell, from 38th to 40th Avenues, but Sanitation agreed to clear the Boulevard from 35th Avenue to Northern Boulevard.

A night crew cleared a block and a half, from the Long Island Rail Road to 40th Avenue. A promise to return the next night was fulfilled, with Sullivan keeping watch from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.

"We had a problem with the Sanitation guys the following night," he said. "Right in the middle of the evening when they were really starting to work, they just stopped.

They did not finish down to 35th Avenue like they said they would."

Despite an army of machines and manpower, they barely finished clearing 38th and 39th avenues, Sullivan said.

Sullivan wanted to see plowing completed with a minimum of effort, but things came to a head when a worker drove off and pelted him with salt.

"He didn't like that I was over there taking pictures of the way they were working," he said.

In preparation for the third night of plowing, the BID plastered the streets with 'no parking' signs, but Sanitation never returned.

"They didn't even do half the job," he said.

"They just walked off and never came back."

Left to suffer are local businesses, which hurts the economy, Sullivan said.

"I've made several return phone calls to have [Sanitation] come finish it, but they seem to be ignoring us," he said.

Unplowed parking spots are definitely affecting business, said Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens).

"I'm sure by May this problem will be solved, but I can't guarantee before that," he said. "Mother Nature has dealt us quite a hand this winter."

Sanitation never caught up with snow removal after the failed response to the Christmas weekend blizzard, said Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone).

"Part of this has to do with the fact that in each of the snowstorms we hadn't caught up with the storm before," he said. "It was a domino effect."

The restoration of alternate side of the street parking could help, because cars buried since Christmas weekend will have to be moved, Halloran said.

"Let's not downplay that this was the worst snow that we got in many years," Weprin said. "I don't expect it to be this bad every year."

Considering the amount of snow that has fallen on New York City, Community Board 11 has not received many snow related complaints, said CB 11 District Manager Susan Seinfeld.

"I think there's a certain understanding that this was unusual," she said.

Grievances have ranged from weeks overdue garbage pickup to plows blocking recently shoveled driveways. Most snow-related callers report giant mounts of snow at intersections, or unshoveled intersections.

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at

jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.

—Jessica Ablamsky

Locals Mourn Loss Of Sunny Kellerman Area residents are mourning the loss of a dedicated resident, community activist and a voice of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce.

Sunny Kellerman, 84, died in January after dedicating the last decade of her life to the community she actively served and with which was so closely involved.

Serving as the Chamber's office manager and outreach representative, Kellerman interacted with local businesses.

Known to some shopkeepers as "the lady with the big sunglasses," Kellerman had her own style and a spirited attitude that helped get the job done.

More than 15 years ago, Kellerman's feisty character helped rid Forest Hills of an exotic establishment that had neighborhood residents hot and bothered.

After spearheading a 2-1/2-month campaign to close the neighborhood's all-nude strip club, Runway 69, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) recalls Kellerman standing by her side at many community protests.

"She was there no matter what," said Koslowitz. "Rain or shine she was there protesting. She was very committed to the cause."

After noticing Kellerman's dedication to the community, Koslowitz helped her get a job at the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce in 1994 - where she stayed until her death.

"She will be sorely missed in the community," said Koslowitz. "We thank her for all the work she's done throughout the years."

Leslie Brown, President of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, knew Kellerman for more than 15 years. Brown spent all of her years at the Chamber working with Kellerman, addressing the needs of its members.

"Sunny was my right hand," said Brown.

"She was the day-to-day voice of the Chamber. When you called us, it was she who pointed you in the right direction."

Kellerman's vast knowledge of the community, past and present, surpassed any search engine that contained information about Forest Hills, said Brown.

"She didn't use the computer much," said Brown. "She had all the information about the neighborhood in her head."

Kellerman's untimely death came as a shock to some community residents.

Frank Gulluscio, District Manager of Community Board 6, admired the motivation she emanated while serving under her post at the Chamber.

"She was always there and effervescent," said Gulluscio. "This loss was a surprise to us.

We can't believe it."

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

—Jason Banrey

Aqueduct Flea Lives On At Merrick

By DOMENICK RAFTER Some vendors from the now-defunct flea market at Aqueduct Racetrack have found a new home in Southeast Queens. The Merrick Flea Market, an indoor site located in a former warehouse at 221-02 Merrick Blvd. in Laurelton, has had success attracting vendors who once hocked their wares at Aqueduct.

Because of the construction of the Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack, the flea market that occupied the north parking lot of the racetrack every weekend and Tuesdays from spring through Christmas was shut down permanently on Dec. 31 after more than 30 years at the site along Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park.

Efforts to relocate the flea market to sites like Citi Field or Belmont Racetrack failed, leaving vendors with no place to sell their merchandise.

Until now.

Merrick Flea Market's managers, BP Real Estate Fund, a Philadelphia-based real estate company that manages a few flea markets in Pennsylvania, brought on Brian Baxter, the former manager of the Aqueduct Flea Market, to manage the new market. Baxter said in the month he has been on the job at Merrick, the number of vendors at the site increased from 30 to about 80, half of whom were formerly at Aqueduct, along with other new vendors.

"Local vendors saw the influx of new

vendors from Aqueduct and decided to come," he said.

Baxter said the new site is fairly different, but vendors were adapting well. At Aqueduct, vendors were able to drive their trucks or cars up to their site and unload their merchandise. While they can't at Merrick, their sites are permanent because the building is locked up at night.

"Vendors make each site like their own store," Baxter said.

Baxter anticipates Merrick will develop with the same sense of community Aqueduct was known for.

"I hope that we'll have the same community love and response that we had [at Aqueduct]," he said.

Many of the vendors who worked at Aqueduct live in Southeast Queens. Another flea market opening March 4 in Downtown Brooklyn is also actively trying to recruit former Aqueduct vendors.

Merrick, though smaller than the Aqueduct space, is open longer hours. The outdoor flea market at Aqueduct was only open three days a week for about eight months a year, while the indoor Merrick Flea Market is open Thursday through Sunday year-round.

For more information on the Merrick Flea Market, call (718) 341-FLEA or go to merrickfleamarket.com Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

Property Task Force Protects Homeowners

By DOMENICK RAFTER New procedures announced by Mayor Mike Bloomberg last week will make it easier to track down those committing mortgage frauds.

The program, created by the city's Financial Crime Task Force with help of the district attorneys of all five boroughs, seeks to catch questionable trends that could be signs of fraud taking place.

The Financial Crime Task Force conducted an analysis of mortgage fraud in New York City and nationwide to identify common traits of fraud and develop a search methodology to find fraud in City data, called "digital fingerprints." With input from experienced mortgage fraud

prosecutors from the five DA offices, the methodology was improved and refined.

The task force will apply its new tactics to ACRIS, the City's public property records database, and with information accessed from other City databases, compile "Unusual Property Activity Reports" for distribution to law enforcement agencies for follow up.

Examples of what the task force considered "strong indicators of fraud" include: homes or properties that changed owners multiple times in a short period of time at varying sale prices; transfers of title at far below market prices; and properties sold at values just below thresholds for mandatory reporting or tax filings.

"Mortgage fraud has quite literally stolen the American Dream of owning a home from many New Yorkers, especially in Southeast Queens which lies at the epicenter of what has become a national problem," said Queens DA Richard Brown, who joined the mayor and Staten Island DA Dan Donovan last week to announced the new program. "While we have made some headway in prosecuting these cases, the programs which Mayor Bloomberg is unveiling today will be useful weapons to add to our arsenal in the fight against those who prey upon unsuspecting homeowners and lending institutions."

Homeowners will be able to stay alert on possible fraud as well. In order to help

homeowners detect possible mortgage fraud involving their own homes, the Financial Crimes Task Force is teaming up with the Dept. of Finance to institute a program that will allow homeowners to be alerted when any transaction involving their property is entered into the City's database. Homeowners can receive an email, text message, or letter by mail, any time certain property related documents are filed with the City, so homeowners will immediately know if unauthorized transactions are taking place.

Homeowners can register at nyc.gov or by calling 311.

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

Valentine's Day in Great Neck Plaza Surprise that special person in your life with a bouquet of roses, some chocolates, or a one-of-a-kind gift….Great Neck Plaza has it all. And on Valentine’s Day, enjoy a romantic night out…or take the whole family to dinner…it’s all right here in Great Neck Plaza.

A $1,000 SHOPPING SPREE COULD BE YOURS!* We have 1,000 reasons Great Neck Plaza is the perfect place for Valentine’s Day. Just mail in a receipt showing us you shopped or dined in Great Neck Plaza between Saturday, February, 12th and Monday, February 14th, and we’ll enter you in our $1,000 SHOPPING SPREE IN THE PLAZA drawing. It’s that simple. So go ahead and join us for Valentine’s Day. Who knows….we might be giving you a Valentine’s Day gift!!!

For information, call 1-516-829-1301 or visit www.shopgreatneck.com * Restrictions apply. Employees and family members of the Village of Great Neck Plaza, GNP BID, and merchants of Great Neck Plaza are not eligible. Receipt submitted must show a purchase of $15 or more. Receipt must clearly indicate date of purchase and store name.

Only receipts from stores in Great Neck Plaza plus stores on the west side of Middle Neck Road from Gussack Plaza to Cedar Drive are eligible. When submitting eligible receipt, please provide name, address, phone number and email address. Any entry not including this information will be disqualified. Mail or drop off entries to: Great Neck Plaza BID Drawing, 5 Bond Street, Great Neck Plaza, New York 11021. Entries can also be faxed to (516) 829-8354. All entries must be submitted by March 5, 2011.

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Queens CLOSEUP Musical Revue FSF Community Theatre Group, 41-60 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, is holding auditions for “The Magic of … A Musical Revue, Scenes and Songs from Broadway, Movies, TV and Radio.”

Auditions will be held Tuesday, Feb. 15 (ages 10-19); and Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Wednesday, Feb. 23 (Adults) beginning at 7:30 p.m. for performances May 14, 21, 22.

The show will be directed by Amanda Doria and Mark Lord.

The group is looking for dancers and singers ages 10 thru adult; stage crew ages 16 and up. For more information call (516) 3545210, go to spotlightonstage.com/fsfctg.htm, or e-mail fsfctg@yahoo.com.

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 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.

Korean Ar t

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 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 50-year 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.

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.

“Being outside the city is a lot different!

I like the open spaces and breathing in the fresh air,” explains one Fresh Air child.

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 low-income neighborhoods. Community agencies 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) 3670003.

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 December 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 Tue. Thur. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is $11, $8 for ages 2-17 & seniors. To learn more go to nysci.org or call (718) 699-0005.

Arbor Day The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced that the Long Island Arboricultural Association will host its annual Arbor Day event at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay. This event is a collaborative effort between New York State Parks, The Planting Fields Foundation, and LIAA. The Arbor Day event will take place on Saturday, March 26, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This one day volunteer effort includes pruning and general cleanup of the historic trees and shrubs at the Carshalton Gates, Main Drive, and Taxus Field located on the south west side of the arboretum off Chicken Valley Road. The work also includes the removal of hazardous trees in these areas culminating with the planting of a new tree.

For more information please contact Planting Fields at (516) 922-8601 or LIAA at (631) 415- 4535.

Financial Counseling In partnership with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment, Queens Library will host free, confidential financial counseling sessions at libraries in Jackson Heights and Long Island City. The counseling will be conducted under the auspices of the NYC Financial Empowerment Center. It is intended to help manage credit and debt, and help families re-establish solid financial footing. Counseling is given in English and Spanish. Other languages

may be available upon request.

To make an appointment, please register at (646) 810-4050, ext. 112.

Appointments are available at: Queens Library at Jackson Heights, 3551 81st Street; Tuesdays and Fridays at 2-6 pm through March; Queens Library at Long Island City, 37-44 21st Street; Mondays and Thursdays at 4-8 pm through March.

Second Language Target Margin Theater (David Herskovits, Artistic Director) continues its 20th Anniversary Season with a new work, Second Language, created by the company in collaboration with the Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College. Directed

by David Herskovits, and featuring TMT Artists Purva Bedi and Yehuda Hyman, and the students from LaGuardia Community College: Ayhan Aktas, Therese Benoit, Mark Casino, Daniel Glass, Sharif Griggs, Katie Hoffacker, Dana King, Lakia Lewis, Hoi Lun Lui, Bruce Pavia, Michelle Sanchez, Steven Sowell, and Fernando Torres.

Performances begin Saturday, Feb. 17, for a limited three week engagement through March 5 at The Chocolate Factory (5-49 49th Ave. Long Island City, Queens).

The challenge of facing a world where we do not speak the native tongue is universal: alienation and the struggle to communicate are our themes. How can people connect?

How do we adapt to our failures to connect?

How does the world respond to an alien tongue? How can our whole culture grow and adapt to difference? In a certain way, we all speak a second language.

Second Language will play Thu-Sat at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased online at chocolatefactorytheater.org, targetmargin.org, by calling TheaterMania at (212) 352-3101.

Harlem On My Mind Queens Library will host Xoregos Performing Company’s “Harlem On My Mind” at multiple performances in honor of African American History Month. Admission is free.

It is suggested for adults and children over age 8.

The show will be performed Saturday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m., Queens Library at Long Island City, 37-44 21st St. The show is a 70-minute celebration of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, when so much of black music and literature began to enrich American culture.

It consists of four works that epitomize the literary dynamism of the Harlem Renaissance. These will be interspersed with early songs by Duke Ellington and Fats Waller and Irving Berlin’s “Harlem On My Mind,” which was written for Ethel Waters. Poems by Langston Hughes and other poets of the era will also be featured.

SAT Prep To help high school students prepare for spring SAT exams (March 12, May 7 & June 4) LaGuardia Community College’s Teen Academy offers intensive SAT test prep.

These Saturday courses prepare students for both sections of the test: Critical Reading/ Writing and Math. Intensives run through May. Free college planning workshops on careers, choosing a major, financial aid and scholarships are included.

Classes will be held in the college’s main building at 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City and take place from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration is now taking place. Limited family discounts are available. Those who are interested in attending may call (718) 482-5334 or register online at peopleware.net/ace.

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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.

New Tether Law Will Protect Dogs

By JESSICA ABLAMSKY Pay at tention, dog owners.

Mayor Mike Bloomberg recently signed into law two bills that will fundamentally improve the lives of a nimals in New York City, and change the way outdoor dogs are treated.

Legislation introduced by Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. (D-Astoria) makes it illegal to restrain dogs outdoors for longer than three hours in a continuous 12-hour period of time. Repeat violations within one year carry fine s of up to $500 and three months in prison.

When the law takes effect on May 1, dogs restrained outdoors for less than three hours will need adequate food, water and shelter.

It will also be illegal to restrain a dog

for any amount of time with a device that is a choke or pinch collar; has weights attached or links that are more than onequar ter i nch t h ick; is likely to become entangled; is long enough to allow movement off t he ow ner’s proper t y; or could allow the animal to move over an object or edge that could result in strangulation or i njury to t he a nimal.

Chaining as a way of life is something that exists for too many dogs, said Vallone, a lifelong animal rights activist.

“It’s a cruel way of treating an animal,” he said. “If you see something like this, we will be able to do something about it before the animal is injured. It was never okay to injure an animal, but we had to wait until a chain grew into an animal’s neck. That unfortunately happens.”

LaGuardia Kept Open Despite Steady Snow of the airport, such as the grass and concrete between the taxiways and runways, unused parts of the airport where the Port Authority stores equipment in the summer, or underutilized parking lots. In the alleyways and around the concourses in the terminals, snow is melted by contractors who use the airport’s 11 in-ground snow melters, which can melt 40 tons of snow per hour. Beyond that, more private contractors can be hired who bring in portable melters capable of melting 600 tons per hour.

Pappalardo said planning for a storm usually begins days before one hits.

“Everything is forecasting,” he said. For this storm, airlines helped a great deal by getting planes out of the airport before the storm hit.

Between 1989 and 1994, three airplanes skidded off of LaGuardia’s runways, giving the airport’s runways a bad reputation.

Pappalardo said beyond the anti-icing agents deployed on the surface before the storm, the airport uses a mix of sand and what he termed “two environmentally-benign” chemicals to keep the runways from icing up during sleet and freezing rain and cold nights.

LaGuardia is unique, Pappalardo said, because parts of its two runways sit elevated over the East River.

“The runways ice up just like any bridge or elevated roadway,” he said. “We’re always mindful of that.”

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

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By DOMENICK RAFTER If you were able to get a flight out of LaGuardia Airport during or immediately after last month’s snowstorms, you can thank modern equipment, hard-working staff and a generous helping of luck.

During the Jan. 26-27 storm that dropped 19 inches of snow on the borough, LaGuardia was the only area airport to function, albeit with some delays, throughout the storm.

While JFK and Newark were forced to close for a time, LaGuardia remained open.

Joe Pappalardo, chief maintenance officer at LaGuardia, said his staff and updated equipment should be given credit for keeping the airport open.

“We have exceptional staff,” he said. “That is one of the primary reasons we were open.

They showed a lot of fortitude and didn’t stop snow removal for the entire storm.”

Pappalardo said the airport, like JFK and Newark, has state-of-the-art equipment that came to the airport in 2004 and 2006 capable of plowing, sweeping and blowing snow from the runways. The runway is treated with “anti-icing” chemicals before the storm hits so snow and ice do not immediately stick to the surface. Pappalardo noted that LaGuardia, unlike JFK and Newark, only has two runways, which intersect, and it is imperative that both remain operational.

“During most of the storm, the runways were clear. You were able to see blacktop,” he said.

The snow was then piled on unused parts

Enforcement will be provided by t he NYPD and ASPCA. Dogs tethered as a way of life can be more aggressive due to their constant confinement, lack of interaction with humans and inability to escape from perceived threats.

“The flight or fight response; you are eliminating the flight option,” said Michelle Villagomez, a spokeswoman for the ASPCA. To a dog, a tether can demarcate a ter r itor y A dog’s life should not be spent chained up all day, acline, of which the dog cording to the Cit y Council. can become very protective. When somebody enters that area, the benefits include admission to City dog dog can react aggressively. runs, and the tag itself, which serves as a Tethering also exposes that animal to in- tracking mechanism for lost pets via the jury from other animals, the tether itself and tracking number.

New York Cit y’s extreme weather condiAfter the tethering law takes effect tions.

May 1, to repor t i nstance s of il legal tet hTaking effect immediately is a law that eri ng, cal l 311 or the ASPCA’s Huma ne raises the licensing fee for unfixed dogs from Law Enforcement at (212) 876-7700, Ext. $11.50 to $34. Every dog in New York City 4450. must be licensed annually.

To license your dog, call 311 or go to The $25 surcharge goes into a special nyc.org/health. account to fund the City’s Animal Care and For more information about low cost Control program, which operates the mu- o r f r e e s p a y a n d n e u t e r i n g f r o m t h e nicipal animal shelter system.

ASPCA, cal l (877) SPAY-N YC, or go to “It really does have the potential to bring their web site at aspca.org/aspca-nyc/ in a lot of revenue,” Villagomez said. “If we mobileclinic. could really increase compliance, we could Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at bring in millions of dol lars.” jablamsky@queenstribune.com or (718) In addit ion to licensing bei ng t he law, 357-7400, Ext. 124.

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Ozone Park man has been convicted of three counts of firstdegree robbery for robbing a Hollis Hills nail salon and its seven occupants in December 2009.

Kevin L. Cheeks, 44, of 115-36 125th St., South Ozone Park, who was employed as an ambulance driver at the time of the robbery, used his assigned ambulance – which was equipped with P o l i c e n e e d h e l p a GPS – as his getaway vehicle Cheeks was found guilty Feb. locating Alexander 7 of three counts of first-degree Cousley. robbery following two hours of jury deliberation.

According to trial testimony, Cheeks en109th Precinct SHOT IN HOTEL: On Saturday, Feb. 5 tered the Shinki Nail Salon, located at 212-08 at 5:10 p.m., police responded to an aided Union Tpke. in Hollis Hills at approximately case inside of the Flushing Motel located at 34- 1 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2009, and implied to the 50 Linden Pl. in Downtown Flushing. Upon four customers and three employees inside arrival, police found Juan Henao, 139-09 that he had a gun. He then forced everyone 34th Rd., Linden Hill, lying on the bed with a to the rear of the store, telling one customer gunshot wound to his head. EMS also re- who was holding her cell phone that if she tried sponded to the scene and pronounced him to make a phone call he would kill her.

He then relieved the store’s occupants of dead at the scene. There have been no arrests their valuables, as well as the money from the made and the investigation was ongoing. cash register.

As Cheeks was about to leave, he realized SUICIDE CALL: On Sunday, Feb. 6 at around 12:14 p.m., police responded to a call that he could not find his cell phone and ran to of a woman shot inside a security officer’s the rear of the store to look for it. In the residence at 14-42 160th St. in Whitestone. meantime, one of the employees ran out of the EMS arrived and declared the woman dead at store and into a nearby diner, where she alerted the scene. According to police reports, the people that the nail salon had just been robbed.

The employee identified Cheeks as he walked woman shot herself inside the residence. past the diner. Several witnesses from the diner then saw Cheeks get into an ambulette marked 113th Precinct ARREST IN MURDER: On Sunday, Feb. “Sigma Ambulette No. 16,” which he was 6 at 4:22 a.m., police responded to a 911 call hired to drive two months earlier by Sigma of a woman shot inside of 177-48 119th Rd., Transportation, Inc. of West Hempstead, NY, in St. Albans. Upon arrival, police observed and speed away before police arrived. He was Avalisa Morris, 26, of 189-06 114th Dr., St. not on duty at the time of the robbery.

A review of the vehicle’s GPS tracking Albans, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the head and abdomen. records confirmed that the ambulette was in EMS responded to the location and pro- the vicinity of the salon at the time of the crime and thereafter had traveled to the nounced Morris dead at the scene.

Police have arrested Mairs O’Neil, 23, of Bronx and then to Cheeks’ residence before 119-60 178th Pl. in St. Albans on charges of returning to the Sigma base, where Cheeks murder, criminal possession of a weapon and was arrested.

Sentencing is set for March 23, at which reckless endangerment time Cheeks faces a minimum of 20 years to life in prison as a mandatory persistent vioFrom the DA GETAWAY AMBULANCE: A South lent felon.

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105th Precinct MISSING MAN: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man missing from Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Belleorse.

Alexander Cousley, 26, who resided at 80-45 Winchester Blvd. in Bellerose, part of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, went missing from the hospital on Feb. 6.

He is described as being 6foot-1, 215 lbs with brown eyes and black hair.

Major Track Work Set The MTA announced two major projects slated for Astoria in 2011 that will affect several weekend and some weekday schedules during off-peak hours.

The first project is track panel installation at 36th Avenue. This work is scheduled for Feb. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, March 5-6, 12-13, Aug. 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, Sept. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25. On these weekends, the Manhattan-bound N train will operate as an express from Astoria Boulevard to Queensboro Plaza bypassing 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday. The work entails the replacement of 39-foot sections of elevated track including ties, running rails, third rail and walkways - all part of NYCT's In-house Capital Construction Program.

Work will also go on during the week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Feb. 2 to March 18. On those weekdays, Manhattan-bound N trains will run express from Astoria Boulevard to Queensboro Plaza and Q trains will terminate at 57th Street-7th Avenue. Manhattanbound customers should plan for additional

travel time as these service changes may add up to 15 minutes to their trip. Customers at the bypassed stations may backride to Astoria Boulevard for Manhattan-bound service or consider taking the R at Steinway or 36th Streets, the F at 21st Street-Queensbridge or walking to Queensboro Plaza.

The second project is structure painting from 40th Avenue to the 60th Street Tunnel portal west of 21st Street, which is planned for some weekends in May, June, July and one weekend in October to be announced at a later date. The work will run through the entire weekend from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Finally, during one minor project, on the weekend of March 19-21, there will be no N service between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square. Customers will have to use the 7 line for service into and out of Manhattan. This will be due to track maintenance work at 57th Street and in the 60th Street tube.

Customers can visit mta.info to check for Current Service Status as well as to plan their trip with Trip Planner or call Travel Information at (718) 330-1234, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily.

Addisleigh Park Gets Landmark Status

By DOMENICK RAFTER of New York City, but also the nation,” Addisleigh Park, the historic section of said LPC Chairman Robert Tierney. “Their St. Albans known for its unique houses and contributions were so significant that we former home of notable 20th thought it was fitting to Century black icons, received honor them with these votes at the start of Black landmark status this week. “It’s really History Month.”

The two-dozen block area significant that we Originally built as a was given landmark status white neighborhood in by the Landmarks Preserva- begin Black the early 20th century, tion Commission. It contains History Month by blacks were not allowed 426 buildings and is bor- beginning the to move into the commudered by Linden Boulevard, nity, barred from buying Merrick Boulevard, Sayers landmarking homes there until the Avenue, 112th Avenue and process to make the Long Island Rail Road Addisleigh Park an 1940s, when white neighjust north of the St. Albans bors sued homeowners historic district,” LIRR station. who had sold their homes — Councilman to members of the black “Addisleigh Park and Leroy Comrie community. A 1947 court Sandy Ground attracted ruling allowed the ban on generations of African Americans who influenced the cultural and sales to blacks to continue. In 1948, the economic development and history not only Supreme Court declared restrictions on selling homes to blacks unconstitutional.

The neighborhood is over 90 percent black today and the average household income is one of the highest in the borough. In its proposal to landmark Addisleigh Park, the LPC noted its “remarkable history that illuminates African-Americans’ struggle for and achievement of the basic civil right of home ownership. “Over the years, the neighborhood has been home to icons like Count Basie, John Coltrane, W.E.B. Addisleigh Park was given landmark status by the DuBois Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Horne, Joe Louis, Jackie

The landmarked area of Addisleigh Park.

Robinson and Fats Waller.

“It’s really significant that we begin Black History Month by beginning the landmarking process to make Addisleigh Park an historic district,” Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) said in a statement.

“The Southeast Queens community takes tremendous pride in the acknowledgement of this neighborhood and I am hopeful that the rich history and legacy of Addisleigh Park will be used as a teaching tool in schools across the City.”

Comrie added that he hoped some other parts of Southeast Queens would also be protected.

“I believe it is even more important now to preserve not only this community, but the areas surrounding Addisleigh Park now so that overdevelopment doesn’t impact this historical neighborhood,” he said.

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

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65 YEARS? THAT’S CALLED DEDICATION

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Photo By Jason Banrey

BY JASON BA NREY After 65 years of service with the same employer, one Jamaica Estates resident shows no signs of ever retiring.

Celebrating a lifetime achievement this week, Elsie Cantor, 88, cannot see leaving a job that has helped give her a place to live and a salary that permits her to pay for trips around the world.

Cantor has spent nearly seven decades working for the same employer and has seen three generations manage the family business. In charge of the many administrative duties at ADI Management in Jamaica Estates, Cantor interviews potential tenants, processes rental payments

and, most importantly, makes sure everyone gets paid.

“There’s always something that needs to be done in this office,” said Cantor, as she itched to get back to her desk and finish signing employee checks. “How can I retire now?”

Cantor was one of 19 million women who filled vacant positions that became available after the draft for World War II left vacancies in factories and offices from coast to coast.

Assisting with creating maps for the Allied Forces, Cantor recalled having a hand in making the maps of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the two cities that suffered the wrath of two atomic bombs.

When the war ended, she was laid off in an effort to make positions available to servicemen returning home from overseas.

It was hard to find a job during those “changing times,” Cantor said, but she was Elsie Cantor sits at the same desk she has occupied for the past happy to find an office job with the textile 65 years.

company that would later evolve into ADI Management.

“This office isn’t like it was back in the 40s,” said Cantor about how technology has changed her office’s productivity since coming on board in 1946. “I used to do everything by myself, by hand.

Now there’s a machine for everything.”

Cantor’s daughter, Mandy, was more excited by the milestone. She remembers her mother’s routine getting ready for work every single morning since she was a little girl.

“I was always amazed by her loyalty over the years,” said Cantor’s daughter.

“She’s hardworking and should be considered an inspiration to everyone.”

Herb Donner, current owner of ADI Management, was eight months old when Cantor started with the company.

Donner imagined what his father would say if he were to walk into the office from the beyond to see Cantor at the same desk she has occupied for the past 65 years.

“He’d say, ‘Elsie, why aren’t you out enjoying yourself,’” said Donner with a chuckle. “’And why are you still in the same place I left you.’”

“A job’s a job,” Cantor replies with a smile. “I’m not going anywhere.”

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

GIANT FLEA AT FLUSHING

A giant Flea Market will be held on Saturday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St., Flushing.

The Flea Market will be held in the Large Game Room on the ground floor of Flushing House. A huge variety of goods will be on sale, including jewelry, arts and crafts, collectibles, new and gently used clothing, white elephant items, etc. Admission is free.

For details about vendor openings,

call Katie at (347) 532-3012. A portion of the proceeds support the Flushing House activities fund, which pays for many of the programs enjoyed by the residents who live there.

Built in 1974, Flushing House is one of the first nonprofit retirement communities to offer “Independent Living” with supportive services right on the premises.

To learn more go to flushinghouse.com or call (718) 762-3198.

Final Bell Tolling?

PEP Votes Again To Shut Jamaica HS

By SASHA AUSTRIE For Kevin Gonzalez, Jamaica High School is more than a series of intersecting hallways. It is his home away from home. It is a legacy that has spanned 119 years and many supporters of the school fear the end is near.

“The Depar tment of Education is treating Jamaica High School students unequally,” said Gonzalez, 17.

On Feb. 3, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to phase out 12 schools, including Jamaica and Beach Channel High School.

“We knew way before they voted,” said James Eter no, United Federation of Teachers chapter leader. “Ever ybody knew the votes were preordained.”

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A Disgraceful Action?

Before the PEP voted on the proposed phase out, about half of the 2,000 who attended the public hearing walked out en masse.

“The students led the way,” Eterno said. “Personally, I feel like I’m being evicted from my second home.”

Jamaica’s supporters did not get the outcome they fought for, but the battle is not over. He vowed to fight for the school’s survival until the decision is finalized. Gonzalez was offended by Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s remarks that protestors who attended the public hearings and staged a walkout on Thursday were an embarrassment to their city, state and nation.

“When we didn’t let Ms. Cathie Black speak it just represented how we felt,” said Gonzalez, a senior and member of the school leadership team. “Mr. Bloomberg had the audacity to say we are a disgrace to democracy.”

While members of the PEP did not listen to their voices, Gonzalez hoped they heard their actions.

“I just want them to hear us,” Gonzalez said. “If this is a democracy don’t have hearings because you have to. Have them because you want to listen.”

Fond Memories With the school’s future in limbo, current students are at a loss and alumni are trying to cope with a paused legacy.

Faren Lalchan, a 2005 graduate, called the dismantling of Jamaica sad and ridiculous. She questioned the validity of her high school diploma.

“It was the best four years you could ever have,” the former senior class president said. “It was a great school.”

Lalchan, 23, thought of the lost legacy she would not be able to share with her future children. What of her 10-year high school reunion? Could it still take place though the school may cease to exist?

“There is no history anymore,” she said.

Brenda Jackson-Mobl ey, a 1977 graduate of Jamaica, remembers her tenure at the school fondly.

“We had hands-on love,” she said.

“The love that I was shown made me the

survivor I am today.”

Kenneth Suzan, a 1989 graduate and salutatorian, said though Jamaica High School had a hard-lined reputation it was a place to excel.

“I am saddened by the fact it will cease to exist,” he said. “It’s a part of my histor y…an important part of my upbringing in Queens.”

Fait Accompli Thursday was the second time the PEP voted to phase out Jamaica.

“Their minds were made up since November 2009,” Gonzalez said. At that time, the DOE unveiled plans to phase out 19 schools, which included Jamaica and Beach Channel high schools. A lawsuit filed by the UFT and NAACP foiled the proposal to phase out the schools.

Joan Lobis, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge, rendered “null and void.” the PEP vote to phase out the schools.

Neither the UFT nor the NAACP committed to legal action this time around; both organizations said they were exploring their options.

“We are going to take necessary actions to ensure that the students get a

quality education,” said Leroy Gadsden, Jamaica Branch NAACP president. “The DOE is neglecting their responsibility to educate all children.”

James Vasquez, UFT Queens High School representative, said the union is “looking at all options.” He said the DOE’s decision is not based on student achievement or instruction, but “about doing what they wanted to do.”

He said the only solution DOE has offered is “closure.” For Vasquez the most troubling aspect of the proposal is what happens to special education students.

“They have no answers on what is going to happen to these kids,” he said.

The question was put to Chancellor Cathie Black at a town hall meeting for Community Education Council, District 25 on Feb. 8 and Vasquez said her only answer was, “we believe in choice.”

United, Yet Unequal Gadsden said the phase out process ensures that the “cream of the crop” is taken care of and the rest of the students are displaced and disregarded. He likened DOE’s tactics as another Tuskegee Experiment – for 40 years the U.S. Public Health Service conducted a study on 399 black men on the effects syphilis has on the body.

“We are not going to accept segregation,” he said. “The DOE is a co-conspirator of the failing school.”

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) a vocal proponent of Jamaica High School, dubbed the phase out process racist and unfair.

“I have never seen a more blatant example of racism than what is happening in Jamaica High School, and I am sure that this is indicative of other schools facing closure throughout the City,” Avella said. “Here you have three specialized high schools within the campus. I took a tour of two of those schools.

The lowest class size was 14. They had smart boards, flat screen televisions and

Our Children Deserve Better As every good educator knows, a struggling student very often needs a little extra focus, a little extra attention, and at times a somewhat different approach. Our struggling schools are no different.

The political game the Mayor is playing with our schools needs to be brought out of the shadows into full public view.

To look inside a school that has been stepped away from by the Mayor, and the Department of Education, is to see a shameful and immoral example of blatant educational neglect.

One such example (although there are many) is Jamaica High School here in Queens. What is happening inside those walls is an example of what happens when our leaders turn their back on one of our struggling high schools and leave the children there to flounder, robbing them of some of the most valuable years of their education.

Housed in this building, once home to a single Jamaica High School, there are now currently four different schools, each with its own principal, four fully staffed main offices and support systems, all of it paid for by the taxpayer.

Three of these schools exist in the 21st century, while the largest, with twelve hundred students, exists as though left behind in the 19th century.

Twelve hundred students, who like so

many thousands throughout this city, have been abandoned, left behind in the closed off shadows of their neglected classrooms, the unwitting pawns caught up in this grandstanding game of Improving Our Schools.

It is shameful and it is wrong. These schools share the same corridors. What they do not share are the same resources.

In the three newest schools, each is given the resources to keep classrooms under 24 students, which is conducive to a solid learning environment. Each has the most moder n of technology, laptops, smar tboards, and in some cases plasma TV’s.

Each of these three new small schools provide afterschool and community involvement programs.

Those enrichment programs are varied, and indeed impressive.

The teachers, school leaders and most importantly, the students all feel a sense of enthusiasm, which we all know is contagious and should be applauded.

Jamaica High School, whose classrooms sit side by side these other small schools, are overcrowded, the smart boards none existent, as are the plasma TV’s, the enrichment programs, and after school tutoring.

There is a shortage of paper, scantron sheets, and all the other assorted supplies that are in abundance in the other

computers. In Jamaica High School, the class size was 34 and there were no computers, no smart boards and teachers are still writing on a blackboard.”

As of press time, DOE officials did not respond to Avella’s comments.

Even though the schools were given a stay of execution, Gonzalez said Jamaica High School has suffered. Since 2009, the school has lost 24 teachers and more than 20 programs and classes.

“The total atmosphere of the school is different,” he said. “It feels like the Department of Education doesn’t give two craps about the students.”

The school has lost its music and engineering programs, AP Spanish and Government, Latin American Literature, Caribbean Studies, creative writing and pre-calculus courses.

“It’s as if Jamaica High School don’t deserve it or don’t have the privilege,” Gonzalez said.

Throughout the phase-out process DOE officials have been adamant that current students would receive the resources necessary for a proficient education.

“We didn’t believe them last year,” said Vasquez. “We know that the DOE has failed the kids of Jamaica High School and the school community.”

Jack Zarin-Rosenfeld, DOE spokesman, said a school’s total budget is based on its population, which directly correlates to available programming and staff. He dubbed Jamaica an “unpopular” school with a steady declining population throughout the last 10 years.

Eterno dubbed the students of Jamaica “casualties of school reform.”

“I am firmly convinced that if we had a 98 percent graduation rate and 50 percent of our kids were going to Harvard they would still find [a way to phase out Jamaica,]” he said.

Reach Reporter Sasha Austrie at saustrie@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 123.

schools that share the same roof.

In struggling schools such as Jamaica High School, there is a sense among staff that they have been abandoned by the city, and a sense among the students that they were all but forgotten by those outside their classrooms.

Jamaica High School, like all schools in this situation, has the look and feel of a school that has been all but starved of the needed resources that would allow the staff and school leader to turn around what is so often pointed out as being a failing school.

Its educational air has been sucked out of its rooms.

The children in Jamaica High School are learning lessons every day, but often not the lessons they need to be taught.

They are being taught by the city that they are second and third class citizens.

This is not the lesson Department of Education, or our Mayor, should be allowed teach our children, not only in Jamaica High school, but in any of our struggling schools where we see this obvious neglect by the city. We are saying in a collective voice that there has to be a better way of addressing our school needs.

Our children, their parents, our teachers and this city deserve i0t.

Signed by the following Queens City Council members: Leroy Comrie, Elizabeth Crowley, Daniel Dromm, Julissa Ferreras, Peter Koo, Karen Koslowitz, James Sanders, Jimmy Van Bramer, Mark Weprin and Ruben Wills.

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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 20/11, bearing Index Number NC-000002-11/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) Julie (Middle) Nusca (Last) Bourke My present name is (First) Julie (Middle) A. (Last) Bourke aka Julie Anne Nusca My present address is 161-06 Jewel Avenue, Apt. #2K, Fresh Meadows NY 11365 My place of birth is Albany, NY My date of birth is June 10, 1979 ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF MEETING: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the members of FLUSHING CEMETERY ASSOCIATION will be held at the office of the Cemetery, 163-06 46 th Avenue, Flushing, Queens County, New York on Friday, March 18, 2011, at 11:30A.M. for the purpose of electing Trustees, approving the renewal of its policy of indemnification insurance for its Trustees, Officers and Employees and the transaction of other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

Dated: February 1, 2011 JOAN H. CORBISIERO, Secretary ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation MJ Optometry, PLLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY)

11/29/10. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Martin S. Kim, 79-04 37 th Ave., Jackson Hts, NY 11372.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation Wu Global Opportunities, LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 9/29/10. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 41-50 Main St, Ste 209, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of LOGIC DATA INFORMATION, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/18/2011. 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 any process against the LLC to: 84-15 124 th Street, Apt. 2, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________

name of the limited liability company is; Thai Rock LLC SECOND: The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served.

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: Robert M. Kaskel 101-02 Shore Front Parkway 1 st Floor Rockaway Park, NY 11694 USA (Scott Weddle, Mgr of EZonlineFiling (signature of organizer) Scott Weddle, Mgr of EzonlineFiling (print or type name of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Kimmy Ma ArtStudio LLC Under Section 204 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST. The name of the limited liability company is Kimmy Ma ArtStudio LLC SECOND. The county within this state in which the limited liability company is to be located is Queens. THIRD. The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served.

The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process accepted on behalf of the limited liabil-

ity company served upon him or her is: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

FOURTH: The name and street address in this state of the registered agent upon whom and at which process against the limited liability company may be served is: United State Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on the following application: Variance (§72-21) to allow a one story commercial building (UG 6); contrary to use regulations (§22-00). R3X zoning district. Address: 40-38 216 th Street, between 215 th Place and 216 th Street, 200’ south of 40 th Avenue, Block 6290, Lot 70, Borough of Queens.

Applicant: Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector, LLP, for For Our Children, Incorporated, owner. Community Board No.: 11Q This application, Cal. No.: 201-08-BZ, has been calendared for Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 1:30 P.M., session, 40 Rector Street, 6 th floor Hearing Room “E”, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. This application can be reviewed at the Board

offices, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This notice is published by the applicant in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Standards and Appeals.

Dated: 2/2/11 Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector LLP, Applicant ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/17/10, bearing Index Number NC-001239-10/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) Marguerite (Middle) Ann Collins (Last) Sobieszczanski My present name is (First) Marguerite (Last) Collins aka Marguerite Ann Collins My present address is 141-30 Perching Crescent, Apt #2J, Jamaica, NY 11435 My place of birth is Mt. Kisco, NY My date of birth is April 06, 1984 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 09/02/2009, bearing Index Number NC-000756-09/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) Anthony (Middle) Ian Kareem (Last) Flanagan My present name is (First) Anthony (Middle) Ian Kareem (Last)

Thomas aka Anthony Ian Kareem Flanagan My present address is 259-41 148 th Road, Rosedale, NY 11422 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is March 13, 1991 ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 14/11, bearing Index Number NC-001302-10/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) Yvette (Middle) Que (Last) Lou My present name is (First) Que (Last) Yun My present address is 67-15 102 nd Street, Apt #6H, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is China My date of birth is October 17, 1977; Assume the name of (First) Evan (Middle) Iuanjyh (Last) Lou My present name is (First) Iuan-Jyh (Last) Lou aka Iuan Jyh Lou My present address is 67-15 102 nd Street, Apt #6H, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is Taiwan My date of birth is June 28, 1974

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Winter Warriors

Happy Lunar New Year

Festivities were held in Fluhsing to honor the Year of the Rabbit. At left, Comptroller John Liu and Councilman Peter Koo join local officials outside Flushing Crossing to celebrate the Chinese New Year. At right, Koo and Liu take charge of percussion during the New Year celebration.

Photos by Ira Cohen

Pro football player Marco Battaglia, a local success story who attended and played at St.Francis Prep. then graduated Rutgers University, now has a son enrolled in Queens Falcons Youth Football League and volunteers his time there. Marco threw out the first ball of the season and Valerie Femenias sang the National Anthem.

Photo by Nick Beneduce

Coats For AIDS

Dems Celebrate

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Queens Events Edited By Harley Benson

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Comptroller In Town

State Sen. Jose Peralta’s annual coat drive yielded more than 250 winter coats, as well as scarves, hats and gloves, thanks to the help and generosity of Good Morning America, Burlington Coat Factory and One Warm Coat. Pictured: Andre Clark (l.) of the AIDS Center of Queens County, accepting bags of winter clothing from Peralta.

Mosque Matters

On Feb. 4, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer met with neighbors at the Madani Masjid in Woodside, taking part in a special prayer and addressing questions and concerns from members about local libraries and schools in the district.

Comptroller John Liu and Council Member Daniel Dromm (above) listen carefully to suggestions and complaints offered by community residents at Comptroller’s Town Hall Audit Community Meeting on Monday.

Eduardo Geraldo (below), representing the Queens Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, addressed issues important to the Latin and immigrant community in Queens.

Photos by Dan Miller

The Queens County Democrats celebrated the winter last week at their annual mid-winter fund-raiser at Antun’s. Above: Peter Vallone Sr. (l. to r.), David Weprin, Gary Ackerman, Mark Weprin, Jimmy Van Bramer and Paul Vallone.

Photos by Ira Cohen

Nettie Mayersohn (l. to r.), John Liu and Vivian Cook.

Queens Dems Chairman Joe Crowley.

Rooted in the Community, Growing to Meet Your Needs

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Over the past 125 years, Flushing Hospital has been dedicated to providing the highest quality of care.

Even with our recent growth, this is one thing we refuse to change

To find out more about Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center, please call 718-670-4542 or visit www.flushinghospital.org

• One-on-one doctor/patient assessment and ongoing care • Specialty dressings, such as MediHoney and Apligraf • V.A.C. therapy • Home care services • Evaluation for and referral to hyperbaric unit • Education materials and resources

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ommitted to the needs of our patients, Flushing Hospital’s Wound Care Center, which treats chronic and non-healing wounds, is just one of the many services branching out to better meet your needs.

The recently expanded, state-of-the-art Wound Care Center offers the following comprehensive services:

Leisure

A Slice Of Queens In Grown-Up CD kiss offs to Manhat tan to an explorat ion of

By JOSEPH OROV IC For a borough used to melancholy ar tis- love, marriage and fatherhood.

“It felt kind of natural to kind of be writtic interpretations of its status as “one of ing about a theme or have those other boroughs,” a continuous narrative in singer/songwriter Mark the new record,” Bacino Bacino has managed to said. “A couple of tune s in, scrape together enough I realized this is what the pride to take Queens serirecord is supposed to be.” ously.

The thematic narrative The Glendale native’s latof the album, as well as its est album, “Queens Eninherent heaviness, is a glish,” uses our borough as noted departure for Bacino. the backdrop for a sincere Before the album, he was exploration of growing up known for lighthearted pop and growing old – but not of a bygone era when soda disillusioned. fountains and V8 engines “This is somewhat of a were common. ver y per sonal recor d for The record’s maturity, me,” Bacino said. “It’s de(Bacino balks at the term scribing the sor t of things I “concept album”) has went through for the last driven away some of the seven years, melded tofans expecting more teengether with the outer borage love pleas and innoough life.”

Since the release of his G l e n d a l e n a t i v e M a r k cence.

Instead, “Queens Enlast record, 2003’s “Million B a c i n o ’ s next album Dollar Milkshake,” Bacino “ Q u e e n s E n g l i s h ” i s i n - glish” provides a tender swapped his Manhattan digs spired by the borough he glimpse at life for the 42year-old. for a Middle Village home, grew up and now lives in.

There is the man’s realgot hitched, started a fami l y a n d s t a r t e d u p h i s o w n l a b e l , ization he is now an exhausted father in “Camp Elmo” and the sentiment of wearing used DreamCrush.

“Queens English” follows Bacino’s jour- threads on your wedding day in “Blue Suit.”

The lyrics, at times more melancholy than ney from the appropriately tongue-in-cheek

the music lets on, reveal a sly depth bordering on coy.

“Sometimes I wake up cr ying, must be tears of joy I weep/‘Cause I sit right up and count my blessings like sheep,” he sings in “Happy.”

“I think lyrically this record is probably the closest in sort of realizing that creative dream I’ve come,” The cover ar t to “Queens English” includes a picture Bacino said.

Thankfully, that lyrical of an iconic brick stoop. maturity has a tendency to promote our bor- norm, reaching fans via social networking ough and downplay the other one… what’s it sites, blogs and any other means of technolcalled again? Oh right, Manhat tan. ogy available.

“Make Manhattan disappear/‘Cause no “There’s a whole bunch of other things one’s really from here/So give ‘em all a Bronx now to sor t of reach out to your fan base or cheer/Just for me…/‘Cause the but t of all people who might be interested in what you their jokes/Are the wheels and the spokes…of do,” he said. “Even seven years ago, none the city,” Bacino sings in “Bridge & Tunnel.” of the social media stuff was in play. The The album’s cover ar t even feature s a interact ion is amped up.” stoop, and the back is a Mr. Softee truck.

The interaction, however, has not fea“I like turning the idea of ‘bridge and tured much feedback from the Queens-ites tunnel’ on its ear,” he said. “I sort of flip it themselves. over, and make it a point of pride. T he hard “I hope that they identify with it, get work, the living and the dying of New York some feeling of local pride out of it,” Bacino City happens here.” said. “I think they’ll also get the idea that, The hardworking nature translates into “Hey, we all are going through the same Bacino’s music career as well. Session work sor t of th ings.” and jingles help pay the bills.

You can check out more of Bacino’s album Gone are the days of a vinyl LP or mixed at markbacino.com or dreamcrushmusic.com. tapes getting passed around. Now, musicians Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic at and artists live and die online, full-time. And jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357Bacino has been a hear ty adopter of the new 7400, Ext. 127.

In Love With Arturo With Art Or Without At Godwin-Ternbach

REVIEW

A retrospective of more than 70 works, organized in conjunction with Queens College’s “Year of China,” reveals the inspiration for Mansheng Wang’s serene, contemplative creations in relation to centuriesold Chinese art, which Wang interprets in a modern idiom.

The exhibit, “Art and Artle ssness,” on view at the Godw in Ternbach Museum Feb. 15 to May 27, includes landscapes, botanical studies, iconic Buddhist imagery and calligraphy, as well as Wang’s ink and color works on paper and canvas. It explores the ways in which Buddhism and Chinese tradition have influenced Wang’s form and content, and shows how he transforms classical subjects and conventions into personal interpretations that intersect with Western culture.

In Taiyuan, a city in north central China, Wang began studying Chinese calligraphy and painting on his own at the age of seven.

Following graduation from the Classical Chine se Literature Depar tment of Shanghai’s Fudan University in 1985, he worked for over a decade as a director and producer of documentary programs on Chinese and Tibetan ar t and culture at China Central Television in Beijing. He is also an essayist, and h is writ ings as wel l as his artwork can be seen in the catalogue accompanying this exhibition and on his website, manshengwang.com.

Wang recently held solo exhibitions at the Today Ar t Museum – a museum of contemporar y art in Beijing – a nd at Sarah Lawrence College. His work has been featured at many venues, including Wave Hill House and Kaikodo Galler y in New York and the University of Pit tsburgh Ar t Galler y, where he showed with celebrated Ch inese avant-garde artists Gu Wenda, Xu Bing

and Zhang Hongtu.

Wang’s st yle is informed by the ar t istscholar tradition of self-cultivat ion and art as a meditative practice. His recent work touches upon environmental challenges, the need for balance, and the loss of silence in modern life. Wang quotes the Analects of Confucius as a source for both his philosophy of art and the t itle of this exhibit ion: “Wildness results when nature overpowers adornment. Super ficialit y re sult s when adornment overpowers nature. One can only become a gentleman when adornment and nature are balanced.”

“In this,” Wang says, “Confucius was reflecting on how to be a person, but I think the statement applie s equally to ar t. I enjoy reading the Analects because, although the sayings are short and simple, they are rich in meaning. They make me think about how to be a person and how to do my art, balancing adornment and nature, ar t and artlessness.”

Chinese objects from the GodwinTernbach Museum’s collect ions, chosen by Wang, will help to contextualize the art ist’s sources and inspirations, as will objects from his personal collection of material related to China’s tradit ional arts.

Related public programs include an opening reception with a talk and exhibition walk-through with France Pepper, executive director of Shen Wei Dance Arts and former director of arts a nd culture programs at the China Institute; a talk and calligraphy demonstration by Mansheng Wang; and a film series on the “old” and “new” China.

For information about the exhibition and programs, call (718) 997-4747 or visit qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/godwin_ternbach.

Exhibit ion entry and public programs are FREE.

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Alfredo, should always be so good it makes ARTURO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO A DDRESS: 246-04 Jer icho Tpke., you moan. This did.

In the words of my guest, “I could fall in Floral Park love over this pasta.”

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Informed that we were not to Quickly seated, we are ofleave w ithout tr ying the everfered a basket of warm, crunchy bread and a plate of br uschet ta. Not nor- popular Zabaglione Per Due (For Two), hot mally a tomato lover, I nonethele ss loved marsala custard served on vanilla ice cream theirs. Dripping with olive oil and tasting with strawberries, we placed our order— along with a slice of chocolate brownie cake of basil, we requested seconds.

From the cold antipasto cart we chose that sounded too good to resist.

A lit tle dish of pure happine ss, t he the Torta Primavera, layers of red pepper, spinach, mortadella, tomato, salami and pro- zabaglione is prepared tableside with the volone with a touch of mayo. Plated with aid of a small hot plate. I dare anyone to eggplant, artichoke, roasted red pepper and not relish this one. Fears that the brownie cake would pale in comparison proved zucchini, this appetizer is nearly a meal.

Delicious on its own, the eggplant unfounded. To tr uly enjoy, this must be c o mp l i m e n t e d p e r fe c t l y a fo rk f u l o f eaten slowly and savored.

After forcing my already full-to-brimprimavera, with each bite highlighting a ming self with cake, I sat back and enjoyed different flavor.

Ar turo’s features four different kinds the glow that comes from a truly great meal.

Under Ar turo’s spell, I vow now to return. of homemade pasta. We tried them all.

—Jessica Ablamsky The h ighlight of our meal, Fet tuccini

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Queens Today SECTION EDITOR: REGINA VOGEL

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.

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ALUMNI ST. JOHN’S PREP Saturday, March 26 for the classes of 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001. 721-7200, ext. 686.

DANCE COUNTRY WESTERN Saturday, February 12 Mary Lamont performs at the Valentine’s Day Dance. Saturday, March 12 St. Patrick’s Dance. The NY Metropolitan Country Music Association. $12. Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Avenue at 7:30. 7634328.

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.

FLEA MARKETS THRIFT SHOPS Saturdays 11-4 at Bargain Boutique Thrift Shop, Queens Baptist Church, 9323 217 th Street, Queens Village.465-2504.

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THEATER INDEPENDENCE Fridays and Saturdays, February 25, 26, March 4, 5 at 8 and Sunday, February 27 and Saturday, March 5 at 2. The Douglaston Commun i t y T h e a t re p re s e n t s t h e drama “Independence” at the Zion Episcopal Church in Douglaston. $15. 4823332 reservations.

OTHELLO March 4-12 at Queensborough Community College. 631-6284. $10, seniors $5, facult y and students $3.

IN ARABIA May 6-13 “In Arabia We’d All Be Kings” by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Queensborough Communit y College.

631-6284. $10, seniors $4, facult y and students $3.

KILLING KOMPANY The Killing Company performs mystery dinner shows.

1-888-SHOOT-EM for information.

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.

CRAFT CLASSES Saturdays 11-3 at Maria Rose International Doll Museum in St. Albans. 2763454.

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

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

SIGN LANGUAGE Saturday, February 12 at Alley Pond Environmental Center for all ages. 229-4000 to register.

US CITIZENSHIP Saturday, February 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.

BEGIN ENGLISH Mondays and Wednesdays free Beginners English Classes 10-11:30 at the Pomonok Senior Center, 6709 Kissena Blvd., Flushing.

591-3377.

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

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

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

WATERCOLOR 101 Tuesday, February 15 at the Hillcrest library. Register.

POETRY WRITING Tu e s d a y s , F e b r u a r y 1 5 , March 15, April 19 Poetry Writing workshop at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows at 7:30.

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, crochet-

ers, needlepointers, and others meet at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000, ext. 200.

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 Wednesday, February 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.

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.

PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturday, February 19 learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital. 646436-7940.

BOATING SAFELY Sunday, February 20 the About Boating Safely class will be taught by qualified US Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors from Flotilla 12-01 at Fort Totten, Bayside. 917952-7014 to register.

RELIGIOUS REFORM TEMPLE Friday, February 11 Father Jean-Pierre M. Ruiz in a dialogue with Rabbi Perelmuter at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112 th Street during the Shabbat service at 8. 261-2900.

WOMEN IN JUDAISM Sunday, February 13 Women in Judaism at the Rego Park Jewish Center at 12:30 features Cynthia Zalisky with a discussion on the novel “ The Red Tent.” $10. Reservations 459-1000.

REGO PARK Saturday, February 19 Parashat and Haftarat Club at the Rego Park Jewish Center at 12:30. 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. 459-1000.

CULTURAL JUDAISM Saturday, February 19 at 2 the Queens communit y for Cultural Judaism will present a DVD of Rabbi Sherwin Wine at the Unitarian Congregation of Queens, 149 th Street and Ash Avenue, Flushing. $5 includes dessert and coffee. 380-5362.

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Queens Today ENTERTAINMENT Jonathan Franzen reads at the Music Building at Queens College at 7. $20 at the door.

LIVE JAZZ Fridays through December 13 at 180-25 Linden Blvd.., St. Albans. 347-262-1169 ticket information.

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.

SATCHMO Saturday, February 26 at 1 and 3 Louis Armstrong & Race will be explored at the Louis Armstrong House. 4788274 reservations.

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.

INCREDIBLE ACROBATS Saturday, March 6 Incredible Acrobats of China perform at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College. $18, $12 children 12 and under.

793-8080.

HEALTH 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.

ALZHEIMERS Tu e s d a y, F e b r u a r y 2 2 , Caregiver Support in Forest Hills. 592-5757, ext. 237.

TALKS WOMEN IN JUDAISM Sunday, February 13 Women in Judaism at the Rego Park Jewish Center at 12:30 features Cynthia Zalisky with a discussion on the novel “ The Red Tent.” $10. Reservations 459-1000.

NOGUCHI MUSEUM Sunday, February 13 “Woodstock Artists’ Colony.”

Sunday, March 13 “American Muralists in Mexico in the 1930s.” Sunday, April 10 “INTERsections.” Sunday, May 8 “Best of Friends.” Noguchi Museum, 32-37 Vernon Blvd., LIC. $10 admission. 204-7088.

LIC BOOK CLUB Tu e s d a y, F e b r u a r y 1 5 “Piece of Cake” will be discussed at 10 at the LIC library.

SASANIAN BABYLONIA Tuesday, February 15 Sasanian Babylonia: Backdrop to the Talmud will be discussed at 1:30 at the Kew Gardens Hills library.

GEORGE WASHINGTON Saturday, February 19 “George Washington’s Long Island Spy Ring” will be discussed at 10 at the Poppenhusen Institute in College Point. 358-0067 to register.

PARANORMAL Saturday, February 19 the Paranormal/Mystery Book Club meets at the LIC library at 3:30.

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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.

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.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT Every Tuesday 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886.

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

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LIONS CLUB Friday, February 11 the Lions Club of Ravenswood will host a free event from 7-9 at the Variet y Boys and Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30th Road. Find out how the Lions benefit thousands and see and hear from those helped locally. Door prizes, entertainment, light refreshments.

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 L a n g s to n H u g h e s l i b r a r y.

11am – film screenings of “Langston Hughes Working Toward Salvation.” Noon author talk with Sharifa RhodesPitts. 1pm “Langston’s Simple Stories.” 2:30pm lecture “The Relevance of Langston Hughes in the 21st Century.” 3:30pm Music for the Soul for Jah Makin’ F u n k y. 4 : 3 0 Po e t r y o f Langston Hughes. 6:30pm Jazzin’ in the Key of Langston with Goussy Celestin Ensemble.

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.

ASTRONOMY Saturday, February 12 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000 to register.

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.

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.

JONATHAN FRANZEN Tu e s d a y, F e b r u a r y 1 6

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

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

CATHOLIC VETS Mondays, February 14, March 14 American Martyrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1772 meets in Bayside. 4689351.

VFW 4787 Mondays, February 14, 28, March 14, 28 Whitestone V F W C o m m u n i t y Po s t meets. 746-0540.

POMONOK Monday, February 14 Friends of Pomonok meet at 1 at the library.

CATHOLIC VETS Mondays, February 14, March 14, April 11 American Mart yrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1771 meets in Bayside. 468-9351.

AMERICAN LEGION Mondays, February 14, March 14, April 11 American Legion Post 510 meets at St. Robert Bellamine in Bayside Hills. 428-2895.

FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Meadows Camera Club meets.

917-612-3463.

BEREAVEMENT Tuesday, Februar y 15 Bereavement Support Group at Holy Family Catholic Church, 175-20 174 th Street, Fresh Meadows t 7:30. 969-2448.

AMERICAN LEGION Tu e s d a y s , F e b r u a r y 1 5 , March 1, 15 Edward McKee Post 131 meets in Whitestone. 767-4323.

AUBURNDALE Tu e s d a y s , F e b r u a r y 1 5 , March 15 the Auburndale Improvement Association meets at St. Kevin’s Church, 4 5 - 2 1 1 9 4 th S t r e e t . E n t e r through parking lot. Meet neighbors and address communit y concerns.

FLUSHING CAMERA Wednesdays, February 16, March 2, 16, 30 F l u s h i n g Camera Club meets at Flushing Hospital at 7:15. 4790643.

TOASTMASTERS Wednesdays, February 16, March 2, 16 learn the art of public speaking at the Voices o f Ro c h d a l e To a st m a ste r s Club in Jamaica. 978-0732.

KNIGHTS OF PY THIAS Wednesdays, February 16, March 2, 16 Queensview Lodge 433 meets in Whitestone. 917-754-3093.

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.

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

465-2914.

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

P-FLAG

Sundays, February 20, March 20 PFLAG, a support group for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays, meet in Forest Hills.

271-6663.

FRIENDS OF RH Thursday, February 24 Friends of the Library meet at 6:15 at the Richmond Hill library.

LA LECHE LEAGUE Thursday, February 24 at the Forest Hills library at 5:30.

ADVANCED TOASTMASTER Thursdays, February 24, March 17, 31 learn the art and science of public speaking in Queens. 525-6830.

ST. ALBANS CIVIC Sundays, February 27, March 27 St. Albans Civic Improvement Association meets at St. Albans Lutheran C h u r c h , 2 0 0 th S t r e e t a n d 1 9 9 th A v e n u e in the undercroft at 1:30.

JEWISH VETS Sundays, February 27, March 27 Jewish War Veterans of the USA Lipsky/Blum Post meet at the Garden Jewish Center. 463-4742.

JEWISH WOMEN Sunday, February 27 the National Council of Jewish Women will meet at the Palace Diner in Flushing. Free vouchers for a Queens College concert available. 3439029.

SENIORS COMPUTER CLASSES The Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Senior Center in Flushing is offering a series of computer classes. 445-3864 for information.

TAI CHI CLASSES Mondays at 9 at the Pomonok Senior Center, 6709 Kissena Blvd, Flushing.

591-3377.

CLEARVIEW Monday, February 14 Music Appreciation at 12:45.

Friday, February 18 Current Events at 12:45. Thursday, February 24 shopping trip to Trader Joe’s at 9:30 and “Foods That Help Your Digestion” at 10:15. Friday, February 25 “Up in the Air” movie at 12:45. Monday, February 28 Music Appreciation at 12:45. Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 224-7888.

SENIOR SINGLES Monday, February 14 Senior Singles of the National Council of Jewish Women will hold a current events discussion. 343-9029.

CAREGIVERS Ever y Tuesday Caregivers Support group at 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886.

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

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

FREE LUNCH Saturdays, February 19,

March 19 at All Saints Church in Richmond Hill.

849-2352 reservations.

FREE LUNCH Saturdays, February 26, 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.

AARP 4158 Tuesdays, March 8, April 12 AARP Chapter 4158 meets at Church on the Hill, 16707 35 th Avenue, Flushing at noon.

AARP 29 Thursday, March 10 AARP Chapter 29 meets at Grace House, 155-02 90 th Avenue, Jamaica at noon.

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

MISCELLANEOUS FREE TAX PREP Saturdays, February 12, 19, 26 at the Langston Hughes library at 11. 651-1100.

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.

SINGLES 35+ Tu e s d a y, F e b r u a r y 1 5 Havurat Yisrael Singles 35+ w i l l h o l d Te q u i l a a n d Mariachi, Mexican Food.

Rabbi Algaze will speak on “Marriage! Do We Really Need It?” $20, $25 at the door. 261-5500.

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Queens Today YOUTH QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs. Contact your local branch for dates.

KIDS’ THEATER Through Saturday, April 9 LaMicro Children’s Theater Workshop at the Sunnyside library. Register.

LANGSTON HUGHES DAY Saturday, February 12 at the Langston Hughes library starting at 11. See “Entertainment” for full listing.

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.

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

ART FOR FAMIIES Saturdays, February 12, March 5, April 23 for families with children 5-11 at the Noguchi Museum. 204-7088 to register.

MATH HELP Saturdays at the Flushing library at 10.

SCIENCE LAB Saturdays, February 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.

STORY OF MITTEN Saturday, February 12 for those 5-6 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 2294000.

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.

TEEN TUTORING Mondays, February 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.

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.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays, February 15, 22 at 3:30 at the Hillcrest library.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Tuesdays, February 15, 22 at the Baisley Park library.

Register.

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

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.

ARTS & CRAFTS Thursdays, February 17, 24

at the Auburndale library.

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

NUTRITION WORKSHOP Thursdays, February 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.

GAME TIME Fridays at the Windsor Park library at 4.

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

BOOK BUDDIES Friday, February 18 at the Bayside library at 4.

ANIMAL CARE TRAINEE Saturday, February 19 for those 8-12 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 2294000.

ART FOR TOTS Saturdays, February 19, March 19, April 16, Sundays, February 27, March 27, April 10 Art for Tots 2-4 at the Noguchi Museum.

204-7088.

ART FOR FAMILIES Sundays, February 20, March 13, 20 for families with children 5-11 at the Noguchi Museum. 2047088.

RECESS – POPPENHUSEN

Monday and Tuesday, February 21, 22 “Let Your Fingers Do The Walking,” an introduction to Sign Language through storytelling.

Wednesday, February 23 “Crafting a Collage.” Friday, February 25 “Freedom Quilts by the LI Children’s Museum.” Register 3580067. Poppenhusen Institute in College Point.

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.

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

TEENS CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2.

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

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 at the Flushing library.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays, February 15, 22 at the Hillcrest library at 3:30.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Tuesdays, February 15, 22 at the Baisley Park library.

Register.

LAPTOPS Tuesday, February 15 learn how to use a laptop at 4:30 at the Hollis library.

LAPTOPS Wednesday, February 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 17, 24 at the Hillcrest library at 3.

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

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

GAME PLAYERS Fridays at the Hillcrest library at 2.

BOOK BUDDIES Friday, February 18 at the Bayside library at 4.

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

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

PHAT LITERATURE Saturday, February 26 at the 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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The Francis Lewis High School Varsity Boys’ Indoor Track Team won the Mayor’s Cup Competition on Nov. 28 which was held at The New Balance Armory Track & Field Center. This was the first indoor track meet of the 2010-1011 season. With more than 2,100 boys and girls participating from all five boroughs from both private, parochial, and public schools, Lewis boys came in first place!

Chuck Enekwechi had an exceptional performance in the Shot Put Relay- throwing the shot the farthest distance down the field.

All were amazed when Chuck’s mark of 61’ 1 ¼” was announced. The throw was the 2nd best in PSAL history falling two feet short of the record (63 Feet) set in 1960! His throw is nationally ranked. Mike Delligatti also displayed his outstanding skills with a second place 1000 meter finish of 2:39.95. As a result, Chuck now qualifies for both State and City Championships and Mike moves on to the City’s.

By day’s end the Francis Lewis squad walked home with first place. Two thumbs up for all the boys and Coach Montanaro for a victorious season opener.

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.

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.

The New York Lottery announced the names of area Lottery players who claimed a winning ticket from one of the Lottery’s

recent live drawings. The following winners each received a cash prize valued at $10,000 or more.

Russell Dawber of Bayside who won $81,723 on the Take Five drawing of Dec. 14. Dawber’s winning ticket was purchased at the Tianyou Liquor at 47-31 Bell Blvd. in Bayside.

Luis Garate of East Elmhurst who won $10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing of Jan. 7. Garate’s winning ticket was purchased at the Five Star Mart at 4015 104th St. in Corona.

Barry Myrick of Fort Totten who won $10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing of Jan. 4. Myrick’s winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven at 208-22 Cross Island Pkwy. in Bayside.

John Munnelly of Flushing who won $10,000 on the Win 4 drawing of Sept. 7.

Munnelly’s winning ticket was purchased at the Optimo Candy & Grocery Store at 74-29 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village.

Asdrubal Monzon of Astoria who won $10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing of Jan. 11. Monzon’s winning ticket was purchased at the Andy Grocery at 42-20 34th Ave. in Long Island City.

Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 49th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 5-12 in Washington, D.C. Ji Won (Jenny) Choi of Flushing and Benjamin Weiss of Lido Beach were chosen from across the state to be part of the group of 104 student delegates who will attend the program’s 49th annual Washington Week.

The USSYP was created by Senate Resolution 324 in 1962 and has been sponsored by the Senate and fully funded by The Hearst Foundations since inception. Originally proposed by Senators Kuchel, Mansfield, Dirksen and Humphrey, the impetus for the program as stated in Senate testimony was “to increase young Americans’ understanding of the interrelationships of the three branches of government, the caliber and responsibilities of federally elected and appointed officials, and the vital importance of democratic decision making not only for America but for people around the world.”

Ji Won “Jenny” Choi attends Hunter College Campus High School where she serves as chairperson of the Hunter College High School Student Life Committee, senator (2007-2010), and treasurer. In addition, Jenny is the features editor of her school newspaper, a Mock Trial lawyer, and a Peer leader who builds consensus.

She won a first place in the U.S. Institute of Peace National Essay Contest and was selected to participate in a Summer Seminar on Gender & Politics. She was a Johns Hopkins CTY Talent Search Mathematics Winner and belongs to the Public Schools Athletic League. Jenny speaks, reads and writes English, Korean and Spanish and has served as an intern with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

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Watchin' Steph “Ever since I was a little girl my two sisters and I always loved the camera,” Stephanie said. “We were in beauty pageants.’

But Steph and her family moved to Tampa, the modeling was on hold and she was miserable.

“I love Queens; I live in Bayside, which gets kinda boring, but I would never trade Queens to go back to Tampa.”

A senior at Bayside High School, Steph is thoroughly enjoying being back in town, hanging out at Cherry Valley in Whitestone and walking the Franny Lew drag in good weather.

And she’s taking a stab at modeling, “When I moved back to New York I signed up for Model Mayhem and just started doing it,” Steph said.

It might not be a career that I want to do forever – maybe until my mid 20s – but it’s really good experience.”

Steph sees herself as a medical technician or nurse some day, and is looking forward to going to college in the fall, which would be a first for her family.

“I find out about school in a week or two,” she said.

“I might stay around for a while,” but she really has her eye set on Penn State. “I really don’t think my mom wants me to leave yet.”

Say what you will about Steph, but for a girl who’s got an idea of her future, she’s doing all right. Just don’t mention tomatoes to her.

“They are my worst fear,” she said. “I hate them.”

Stephanie Home: Bayside Age: 18 Height: 5’ 2" Weight: 90 lbs Stats: 34-23-32

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Science Fiction and reality have been inching closer to one another for years. After all, the communicator, phasers and cloaking technology that started as science fiction in “Star Trek” have all become reality.

Unfortunately, now we’re talking about reality TV, and instead of Science Fiction, its SyFy, the Science Fiction channel.

In the network’s premiere reality show, “Face Off,” special effects artists – specifically those who deal with creating alien faces – are… well… facing off against one another for a $100,000 prize and a chance to be loved by “Dr. Who” and “Battlestar Galactica” fans everywhere.

Anthony Pepe, a 35-year-old from Queens, is one of the dozen contestants and was able to make it past the first round.

Adrien Brody sings to his true love.

Adrien Sings To Stella Sundays, as the commercials that provided the real entertainment between football plays were beamed into the brains of millions of beer-loving consumers, an offbrand put out by Anheuser-Busch made a local star even more famous.

Oscar winner Adrien Brody, who hails from Woodhaven, sang for his supper in a commercial for Stella Artois, taking on the look and allure of a 1960s lounge singer.

The ladies swooned, but they were not the object of his affection. He was more interested in the bubbly blonde named Stella.

“It pushed me past my own comfort lines with singing, because I’ve never done that before,” Brody said. “That was very exciting.”

Hey Brody, if you’re as into the beer as you were into Halle Berry when you picked up your Oscar, we might give this brew a try.

I (Heart) New York’s CityStore Quick, somebody buy a Love Lotto ticket before the City shuts down a firehouse!

To shore up empty coffers, CityStore, New York City’s official store, is selling Valentine’s Day themed swag, featuring must have items like Sweetie and Hubby Stats (never forget a bra size Love Lotto tickets might get you a or anniversary again), To- romantic night at the $9.95 price tag but gether Forever Toasting don’t expect to win big money – it’s not part of the New York Lottery.

Flutes (the couple that imbibes together thrives together?) and a Love Always Paperweight (because nothing says ‘I love you’ like desk accessories).

Husbands, beware of the “Do You Know Your Wife” quiz book.

What you don’t know may get you in trouble.

Mets great Mike Piazza will Go: www.nyc.gov/citystore address all of the mysteries and

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That’s The Ticket!

Hey you, yes, you with the pen and summons pad in hand.

Make sure that is a legitimate ticket because if not, Assemblyman Michael DenDekker (DJackson Heights) is hoping to make the City pay.

DenDekker is working on legislation that would fine all municipalities – including NYC – $100 for doling out an erroneous parking ticket.

DenDekker got the idea after his 74-year-old mother reHey, you writing the ticket. You’d ceived a summons for violatbetter be right if Mike DenDekker ing alternate-side of the street gets his way. Photo by Ira Cohen parking. Allegedly, she received the ticket on a Thursday, even though the regulation is in effect on Friday. She sent the Department of Finance pictures of the sign and a copy of the ticket only to be told to send more pictures of the street sign.

Though the legislation came out of his mother’s fight with the City, we here say thank you, Assemblyman.

Now what can we do about those broken meters?

Confidentially, New York . . .

rumors that surrounded his baseball career in a memoir.

The undoubtedly greatest offensive catcher of all time has reportedly promised to keep all subjects on the table – from his turbulent exit out of L.A. to his stint at Shea Stadium – while also finally addressing the steroid rumors that quietly dogged his statistics.

We’re hoping the 42-year-old doesn’t forget three other very important issues: 1) How hard is it to throw from home plate to second base?

2) How can one hit a career .300 average and 400 homeruns without once stepping into his swing?

3) How to stop a Roger Clemens fastball with your head?