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Vol. 43, No. 9 Feb. 28 - March 6, 2013

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Queens Deadline

More Fines For Outer Boro Businesses

Photo by Joe Marvilli

By LUIS GRONDA The City’s outer boroughs have become the target for increased inspections and fines, according to a report released by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio last week. The report, titled “Borough Bia$: How the Bloomberg Administration Drains Outer Borough Businesses,” shows that there have been increased fines and inspections to businesses outside of Manhattan in the past three years. Speaking to the Queens Tribune on his report, de Blasio said that it looks like communities such as Richmond Hill took on the majority of the increased fines and inspections because of its immigrant population. “That’s what I wonder and that’s what I fear,” he said. “We don’t have anything in this data, or some smoking gun, that 100 percent confirms that, but the circumstantial evidence is pretty strong.” According to the report, between 2010 and 2012, inspections by the Dept. of Consumer Affairs have increased by 66 percent; violations from that department have spiked by 153 percent and revenue from those fines have sky-rocketed by 102 percent. The same is true for the Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. The report says that, for that same time period, inspections visits have increased by 55 percent to the tune of over 98,000 visits. Violations and revenue from those violations also spiked for that city agency by 73 percent and 90 percent respectively. Businesses in the other four boroughs face more inspections and pay more fines than those in Manhattan. According to

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference in Richmond Hill, accusing the Cit y of fining small businesses in the Outer Boroughs more than Manhattan. the report, businesses in Queens face two percent more inspections and four percent more in fines compared to Manhattan. The Bronx is the hardest hit by the increased fines and inspections, showing eight percent and seven percent increases over Manhattan in the last three years. The report breaks those numbers down further by specific neighborhoods. For Queens, the neighborhoods with the highest rates of inspections and violations by the DCA are South Ozone Park, Woodhaven, St. Albans and Bellaire. South Ozone Park had 348 inspections from the DCA, 2.5 times more than the City average, the report states, while businesses in Woodhaven had 223 DCA violations issued, which is three times more than the average citywide.

Laurelton and Rosedale were the two neighborhoods that paid the most in fines issued by the DCA last year, according to the report. Shops in Laurelton paid $253,668 in fines in 2012, which is six times more compared to Manhattan, while Rosedale paid $193,400 in that same year. East Elmhurst also appears on the report’s list, paying $76,419 in fines last year. De Blasio has publicly criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council, specifically Council Speaker Christine Quinn, stating that the City targets the outer boroughs for more fines and inspections. At a press conference held Monday afternoon in Richmond Hill, de Blasio said that the City is using small businesses in Queens as an ATM. De Blasio also criticized Quinn, both

whom are running to be the next Mayor of New York, for not doing enough to prevent the imbalance of fines and inspections. “I don’t think it’s a state secret that the Council leadership has taken a big pass on this issue,” de Blasio said. “This is a case of [Quinn] looking the other way in a very big way because she’s not going to challenge [Bloomberg] on it.” In response to de Blasio’s comments, City Council spokesman Justin Goodman said in an email that Quinn has a record in coming up with results that positively affect small businesses including creating a penalty relief initiative that saved business owners and individuals $36 million in fines and interest. “Her record on supporting small businesses is second to none,” Goodman said in a statement. The Mayor’s office has not responded to requests for comment on the report as of press time, but Bloomberg spoke about it during his weekly radio appearance on WOR on Friday. He said that the reason for more inspections outside of Manhattan is because there are more small businesses in those outer boroughs. “Manhattan’s population is 1.5 million out of 8.4 million so that shouldn’t be a surprise that there are more places to inspect,” Bloomberg said. “Our job is to make sure that you don’t get sick, for example, if you eat their food.” Reporter Joe Marvilli also contributed to this report. Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or at lgronda@queenstribune.com.

Queens MLS Stadium Renderings Leaked alongside Perimeter Road and the show [you] so I am not goVan Wyck Expressway. ing to tell you where it is or Geoffrey Croft, president of what it is but it’s a new New York City Park Advocates, a stadium that should be angroup that has been critical of the nounced in the next couple proposed stadium since MLS’ of months,” Pasquarelli replans were made public, called the portedly said. stadium renderings “a nightVideo of the entire premare.” sentation, including the part “It shows the enormity of what where he discusses the they want to impose there,” he Queens MLS Stadium, was said. “Actually seeing its height posted Feb. 24 on and girth, it really puts it into netsdaily.com, a Brooklyn Nets blog on the sports news One of the renderings shown during a presentation perspective.” MLS President Mark Abbott outlet sbnation.com. The that was thought to be of the proposed MLS soccer denied that the sketch was a devideo has since been deleted. stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. sign for the stadium. He said the Reports of the presentation say that Pasquarelli went into stadium’s capacity would be 25,000 design process for the facility would not detail about the proposed design of but it would be built to allow expan- start until MLS finds an owner for the club in Queens. the soccer stadium, including the out- sion to 35,000. “This was simply a concept drawing side view of the stadium, which would According to empireofsoccer.com, have a see-through look, giving it an one of the other renderings gives a look that was done only to help determine the appearance that the facility was built at parkland that MLS would replace as a potential height and footprint. Any aswithout any walls. The skeleton-like requirement for building the stadium on sertion that these drawings represent appearance would give MLS the flex- parkland. One photo shows a soccer what a stadium will look like in Queens ibility to expand it if necessary. When field constructed on the bottom right is wrong,” Abbott said. Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at MLS Commissioner Don Garber first corner with the stadium and the presented the league’s plans to build Unisphere in the background. The soc- (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or at the stadium last year, he said that the cer field would be east of the stadium lgronda@queenstribune.com. Courtesy of empireofsoccer.com

By LUIS GRONDA Renderings assumed to be of the proposed Major League Soccer stadium in Flushing-Meadows Corona Park leaked online this week, giving people the first glance at what the stadium could look like if it is built, but MLS has denied that the sketches carried any weight. The renderings were shown during a presentation by Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP Architects, which is the company in charge of designing the stadium that MLS hopes to build in the park, at Columbia University. According to published reports, Pasquarelli was presenting to a group of students about the design and development of the Barclays Center. ShoP is the same company that designed the downtown Brooklyn arena, which opened last year for its main tenant, the Brooklyn Nets. During that presentation, according to the blog, empireofsoccer.com, he showed images of the stadium flashing on the screen, without saying specifically what stadium it is or its location. “The project I’m not supposed to

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By LUIS GRONDA A long-discussed plan to bring a music venue to Astoria may soon come to fruition. Parks Dept. officials discussed preliminary plans at a public meeting on Feb. 20 to build a brand-new amphitheater in the vacant Astoria Pool, situated between the Rober t F. Kennedy Bridge and the Hell Gate Bridge. The plan would renovate the historic pool while establishing a concer t venue for Astoria’s emerging music scene. The pool will be paved over with concrete and the area surrounding it will be renovated, including the famous diving board which will be left as a reminder of what used to be in that space. The theater will be, in its first carnation, 37,000-square-feet and will hold 500 people. Kevin Quinn, director of architecture for the Parks Dept., said that the theater will be built in a way that will allow them to expand the capacity to 2,500 in the future, if needed. Most of the residents at the meeting were elated to hear of the City agency’s plan to build the venue, as it will put to use the diving pool area, which has been closed since 1980. “It’s time that we had a world-class venue,” said Richard Khuzami, member of Community Board 1 and head of the board’s Parks & Recreation/Cultural Affairs commit tee. “It’s a great replacement for the mosquito-infested breeding ground that we’ve had there

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Officials Unveil Astoria Theater Plans

A rendering of the per formance for the last 35 years.” Two concerns raised during the presentation were the kind of bathrooms that would be available for concer t attendees as well as the wall separating the performance space from the area where the rest of the pool is located. When questioned by residents on the restrooms planned for the facility, Quinn said that, at least for the first phase of building the theater, they would install

CB 1 Vice Chairperson George Stamatiades was concerned with the wall, saying it is not high enough and people that are in the pool could potentially disturb an ongoing performance. “A four-foot fence on the nort h side is not going to cut it when you have a performance going on,” he said. Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (DAstoria) at tended the meet ing as well, saying people in Astoria have been waiting decades for their own music venue and that area will become a big par t of the community once again. “I consider it a great star t. I don’t think it’s going to be everything ever ybody wants, but it’s going to be a great start,” Vallone said. Many residents asked Parks Dept. officials about how it will be organized in terms of ticketing and pricspace proposed for the Astoria Pool. ing, with Quinn responding that that will be up to the theater’s operator. Construction on the project could port-o-pot ties, similar to what are used at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, surround- begin in 18 months, according to Parks ing the venue. The reason for this, ac- Dept. presentation. The pool was opened in 1936 while cording to Quinn, is that it would be too expensive to build permanent bath- Rober t Mose s was t he Cit y’s Parks rooms for this phase and have enough Commissioner and it hosted swim tr ymoney to complete the rest of the project. out for the Olympics on the year it “It’s either we have a bunch of opened and again in 1964. Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at restrooms with no reason for being there or we have the stage with no ( 7 1 8 ) 3 5 7 - 7 4 0 0 , E x t . 1 2 7 o r a t lgronda@queenstribune.com. restrooms,” Quinn said.

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Mittman, Group Clash Over Cash By JOE MA RV ILLI While a local political group has accused a former Congressional candidate of owing two of his campaign workers money, the candidate has shot back that the claims are false. COPOLA USA, a Latino political organization based in Queens and Brooklyn, sent a communication to the Federal Election Commission on Feb. 18, calling for a "stern punishment" of Dr. Robert Mittman, a Bayside physician who ran in the Democratic primary for the 6th Congressional district last year. According to the political group, workers and service providers are still awaiting payment for their assistance during his campaign. The notice sent to the FEC is the culmination of two separate complaints filed last summer against Mittman by Augusto Sevilla of iMedia 225 and driver Elliot Arroyo. A spokesperson for Mittman denied the claim, stating "It's completely bogus, it's false, it's fiction." iMedia 225 stated that they made two campaign videos for Mittman, which were used on his website and through campaign email blasts. The media company is still owed $9,944 for the productions, according to the complaint Sevilla registered with the F.E.C. The document also states that Mittman was sent invoices on June 25, July 3, July 17 and Aug. 3. A Demand for Payment letter was sent on Aug. 5. According to complaint, none of these resulted in payment, which led to the filing on Aug. 14.

Mittman's spokesperson refuted the complaint, saying that the videos were not produced by Sevilla and that he failed to deliver on the job he was paid for, which was to get the campaign a presence on Facebook and set up a credit card campaign donation system on Mittman's website. "He said he did two videos. He didn't produce any videos," the spokesperson said. "We ended up doing our own Facebook. We were complaining, 'Hey, what's going on with the credit card?' But he got paid anyway!" In the complaint filed on Aug. 27, Arroyo said that Mittman owed him $300 for working as a driver for the doctor's campaign RV, with shifts lasting up to 14 hours. He also said that

Mittman failed to disclose an expenditure of $3,800 made to Port Motors Daily Rentals/Cruise America of 1045 Northern Blvd. in Roslyn, for his campaign truck. Arroyo went to Mittman's office on July 3 and Aug. 20 to collect his payment, but said he received nothing. Mittman's spokesperson countered that Arroyo was paid in full and the RV was registered. COPOLA had previously endorsed Mittman on his Congressional run last year, but has changed its tune. "His actions are shameful and despicable. He demonstrated penny pinching pettiness and great disregard for fellow community members," Miguel Lopez Rodriguez, President of COPOLA, stated. Mittman's spokesperson said that

Literar y Landmark: On Feb. 23, the Langston Hughes Communit y Library and Cultural Center received the Literar y Landmark Award from United For Libraries. The Corona library is the first public institution named for Hughes, the famed poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Pic tured at the presentation (from left) are Borough President Helen Marshall, Queens Librar y Direc tor Tom Galante, Executive Direc tor of Langston Hughes Andrew Jackson, Rocko Staino, of United for Libraries; Grace Lawrence, chair of board of direc tors of Librar y Ac tion Commit tee; Assemblyman Jef frion Aubr y (D-Corona) and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst).

their camp believed the FEC complaints were all written by the same person in an attempt to create a false prejudice against the Latino community. "These complaints are not authored by these people. They're all the same. They're trying to make it look like there's some bias here," she said. "The campaign did everything we believed we needed to do. These people were fully paid. They're using the [media] as a pawn." Mittman lost the primary election held on June 26, 2012. The nomination went to U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Bayside), who went on to defeat Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) in November. Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

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No More Delays On Feb. 19, more than 8,000 voters in Council District 31 went to the polls to vote for a new representative. The seat had been vacant for nearly two months due to the election of James Sanders to the State Senate. With such a relatively small number of voters and a new electronic voting system meant to simplify the process, it is simply unacceptable that it has taken more than a week to finalize the proceedings. After the damage caused to the district by Superstorm Sandy, it should have been a priority to ensure that the people in the district had a representative on the City Council fighting for them. Instead, the Board of Elections once again provided the people of New York City with ineptitude. The new schematics for elections were designed to make the process easier while providing faster results. The BOE, however, seems to have not received the memo. In November, lines were as long as they have ever been, as Election Night was fraught with information delays. Instead of ensuring the new systems run smoothly in the future, the BOE is floating the idea of going back to the old machines for the September primaries. If the Board of Elections has trouble with one City Council district, what will happen when the whole City votes later this year? We can only imagine the problems. It is time for the Board of Elections to be held accountable for the consistent mess we experience on Election Day. With all the technology we have available to us, we should not have to wait more than a week to announce the winner of an election with less than 10,000 voters.

In Your Opinion: Home Run Needed To The Editor: The Queens Tribune editorial board is to be congratulated for asking “When Does It Stop?” (Feb. 21-27), referring to the ongoing assault on the integrity of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Acknowledging the importance in raising the question, with due respect, it is at best a single or two base hit. The issue however deserves a home run and hopefully at its next time at bat, the Queens Tribune hits that home run by without any ambiguity it opposes the USTA’s demand for not simply less than an acre of parkland, but the right to drastically increase its physical structures in the park, the purpose of which is to make more money and the park be damned. A second home run is on the board by rejecting Major Soccer League’s request to build a stadium in the park, this for the benefit of private

for-profit multi-millionaire sports club owners who are capable of purchasing non-parkland on the open market. A third home run would be rejecting Mayor Bloomberg’s end run around the difficulties he has encountered with his ill advised Willets Point plan, by tabling his original plan for decades if at all, and allowing the Mets to vacate its parking lots, which are on parkland and permit it to build new parking lots on Willets Point property. The purpose is then to permit Mets owners Wilpon and their Sterling Equities company to then construct a huge shopping mall on the vacated parking lot property. The answer to the question “When Does It Stop?” is a resounding NOW. One hopes the Queens Tribune steps up to the plate, accepts the challenge, and let right be done to the ringing approval of the park fans. Benjamin M. Haber, Flushing

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To The Editor: Regardless if you believe or do not believe in global warming and climate change, we can all do our part in promoting a cleaner environment (“Queens Reps Get Green Grades,” Natalia Kozikowska – Feb. 21). Recycle newspapers, magazines, glass, plastics, old medicine, paints and cleaning materials. For local neighborhood trips, walk or ride a bike and leave your car at home. For longer travels, consider many public transportation alternatives such as local and express bus, ferry, jitney, subway and commuter rail services. If none are available, join a car or van pool. All use less fuel and move far more people than cars. Ask your employer to periodically telecommute and work from home. Use a hand powered lawn mower instead of a gasoline or electric one. Rake your leaves instead of using gasoline powered leaf blowers. The amount of pollution created by gasoline powered lawn mowers or leaf blowers will surprise you. A cleaner environment starts with everyone. Larry Penner, Great Neck

Postal Mandate To The Editor: It is sad to contemplate the possible demise of our dear reliable Post Office. However that P.O. may very well fall victim to the onslaught of the P.P. (Privatization Pirates). The groundwork for the financial distress that the Postal Service is going through is caused by Congressional mandates that were imposed upon the Postal Service. The Republican-led Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA), which was signed into law by President G.W. Bush on Dec. 20, 2006. Under the guise of modernizing the Postal Service for the 21st Century, it actually doomed the Postal Service. If not for the PAEA, the Postal Service would be functioning fine even with the impact of email and the financial collapse of 2008. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act is an unprecedented piece of legislation that requires the USPS to prefund its pension benefits for 75 years through the $5.5 billion annual payment which no other government agency or private company is forced to do.

The Postal Service does not receive taxpayer dollars for operational costs, but is nonetheless under Congressional control. The USPS is legally obligated to deliver mail to every single house in the country, including in remote areas where UPS and FedEx won’t venture. Were the USPS to collapse, it would hit poor Americans the hardest. And while other private delivery companies have continued to grow and diversify, Congress has stymied the Postal Service from directly competing. The solution is simple; Repeal the prefunding mandate of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, implement common sense postal service reforms, and stop undermining the USPS with needless and unfair legislation.” Nicholas Zizelis, Bayside

No Comfor t To The Editor: According to the news, Mr. Peter Koo, a New York City Council member, is promoting a street renaming project in Flushing, Queens, to commemorate “comfort women” and the building of a monument there to praise them. As you may know, comfort women issue has discrepancy of recognition between Korean and Japanese, and now it is a hot controversy between us. I don’t think Councilman Peter Koo really understands this issue. I doubt if his action is simply for votes for the next election. Every street name represents the street’s history, and therefore should have a legitimate reason behind the name. [New York] is not related with the comfort women issue. If “Comfort Women Street” appeared in NY, many Japanese will be disappointed, and feel bad about both countries Korea and America. We believe that the American people cherish and enthusiastically defend fairness, justice and the truth. We hope that you will make a truthful, fair and objective judgment in regards to this issue. Miki Yamamoto, Tokyo, Japan

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Film Festival Returns To Queens By JOE MA RV ILLI Movie buffs, prepare yourselves. The Academy Awards may be over, but there are a whole slew of films coming to Queens in early March for your enjoyment. The Queens World Film Festival will return for its third year, running from March 5-10. The festival will bring 104 independent films made everywhere from New York City to Australia. Among those features will be 19 productions made by Queens filmmakers. A festival pass that includes a VIP ticket to opening night is $75. A ticket without attendance at opening night is $50 For this year’s festival, the films will be split up and showcased in thematic blocks, packaged together by a specific underlining topic. Some examples include “Tales of No Remorse,” whose characters are facing rarely seen sides of themselves, and “A Fork In The Reality,” which showcases films that deal with life on the fringes. These thematic blocks can be attended separately from the overall festival for their own individual price of $10 and $6 for students and senior citizens. “It positions them so we can market them with like-minded films,” Katha Cato, the festival’s co-director, said. “Audiences are coming to see that type of film.” Both Katha and Don Cato selected the 100-plus movies that make up this

“BQE,” a feature by direc tor Adrian Manzano of Jackson Heights, will have its world premiere at the Queens World Film Festival on March 8. The film is the story of a man, just about to turn 30, who loves women so much that he can’t have just one. Photo provided. year’s festival, narrowing down an initial list of about 200 pieces. Both technical proficiency and authenticity played big roles in deciding what made the cut. “What we’re looking for is very challenging films that stay true to themselves,” Katha said. “There’s technical evaluation, then there’s the gut.” In addition to the past viewing locations in Astoria, Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, the Festival is expanding its screenings this

year to include Long Island City. “You put a different breed of film in Long Island City than you would in Corona or the Rockaways,” Katha said. “It really has a huge artist population. It seemed like the next easiest step.” In addition to the bevy of films, the Queens World Film Festival will also feature industry panels, special screening events and youth-oriented workshops. The panels will focus on putting together a business plan and protecting

your investment when creating a film, which Katha says will help cultivate a long career for new artists. The opening night ceremony will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. During the celebration, two Spirit of Queens award receivers will be recognized. Academy Award nominated actress and 1970s icon Karen Black and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (DSunnyside), who is also Chair of the Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, will be honored. The closing ceremony will include a special showcase of the Festival’s winning films at the Secret Theatre, located at 44-02 23rd St., Long Island City. In addition, LGBT Films will be featured in an encore screening during the Queens Pride free film series. “Whether they like them or don’t like them doesn’t matter to us, but get engaged with the community,” Katha said. “See something that you normally wouldn’t have seen.” The other festival venues are the Jackson Heights Cinema at 40-31 82nd St. in Jackson Heights, P.S. 069 at 77-02 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights and the Renaissance Charter School at 3559 81st St. in Jackson Heights. The Queens World Film Festival’s founding sponsor is Amalgamated Bank. Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

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Queens This Week DOE In Hot Seat Over School Closure Dozens of angry parents, teachers and students gathered at a public hearing to express their outrage with the Dept. of Education’s recent proposal to phase out the Business, Computer Applications and Entrepreneurship High School in Cambria Heights. The proposal, released by the DOE on Jan. 7, placed 26 New York City schools on the chopping block. Magnet School of Law, Government and Community Service, another high school in the four that exist at the Campus Magnet Complex, was also among that list. “This decision to phase out BCAE is a difficult one and we do not take this decision lightly,” said Dorita Gibson, Deputy Chancellor of the DOE said to a distressed crowd on Tuesday evening. “We examine many factors and data before we propose this course of action.” “I would like to acknowledge the students who are here, and their families, and who feel their children are doing well and served well by BCAE and tonight, we will hear some success stories and we will honor these,” Gibson continued. “But we also need to consider the other students, whom the school is not serving well, and who have not had experiences that gain success. These students also deserve the best.” If approved, BCAE would phase out gradually over the next several years. The school would close in June 2016 after its phase out is complete. The DOE also plans to replace BCAE with a new school. But the BCAE family would not go down without a fight. More than 20 people took to the mic at the high school’s auditorium, at times even raising their voices, demanding the DOE reevaluate its assessment and help the struggling school rather than “abandoning” it. “I’m just saying, I have a problem wrapping my brain around you coming, talking about phase outs and you saying it’s a last ultimatum when it doesn’t seem like all the constructive measures have been exercised – at all!,” former PTA president Anne Barely proclaimed. “If you have the facilities to restructure, why don’t you use those same funds, materials, to restructure the existing structure?” she asked. Her com-

Night Of Thanks: On Feb. 16, Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) attended the Ayazamana Cultural Center’s Night of Thanks celebration at St. Patrick’s Church in Long Island City. Vallone addressed the crowd in Spanish and was presented with a certificate of appreciation from the center for his work in the City Council.

ment was followed by loud burst of applause. Even students brought some valid arguments to the table to defend the school’s low 47 percent graduation rate and letter D progress report grade. “Our principal changes – this has been one of the main reasons why students have not been able to produce a high level, or at least average level of performance academically,” claimed Josiah Butts. “The business school has had three principals within the past four years. You can not expect a school to change effectively after so many leadership changes.” Another member of the audience, teacher Joel Vigne, was so consumed by his emotions that he was asked to sit away from the panel, where representatives from the DOE and school sat, while awaiting to give his presentation. “I refuse to sit at this panel and I was told that I had to move. I understand that, I really do. I’m not blaming anybody for that, but I will not, and I can not sit with this going on!,” a passionate Vigne asserted. Loud cheers from the audience filled the auditorium. In his presentation to the DOE, Vigne, a math teacher, argued that only 13 students separated the school from achieving a 60 percent graduation rate – a rate Vigne determined would have been enough to lift BCAE off the chopping block list. He continued to argue that the DOE’s standard to measuring a school’s success was inaccurate, even a “lie.” According to his studies, another school with the same 47 percent graduation rate earned a letter B grade from the DOE because it had a high percentage of students earning more than 10 credits a year. However, this school’s average SAT scores – 332 in math and 319 in reading, were significantly lower than BCAE’s average scores – 420 in math and 390 in reading. This is the second time the high school has been proposed for phase out. Two years ago, the DOE made a similar proposal but BCAE was able to escape the fate. The DOE expects to consider the proposal at their March 11th Panel for Education Policy meeting at Brooklyn Technical High School at 6 p.m. Brook-

The Cast of “The Wizard of Oz,” presented by Theatre by the Bay in Bayside.

lyn Technical High School is located at 29 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn. Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com -Natalia Kozikowska

The Wizard Of Oz Lands In Bayside This March, Dorothy certainly will not be in Kansas anymore. She will be in Bayside, as the Bay Terrace Jewish Center holds its performance of “The Wizard of Oz.” Theatre by the Bay, the community theatre group of the Bay Terrace Jewish Center, will put on a musical adaptation of the classic story written by L. Frank Baum. A total of six performances will take place on three Saturdays, March 2, 9 and 16, and three Sundays, March 3, 10 and 17. Saturday’s shows will start at 8:30 p.m. while Sundays will begin at 3 p.m. The show will be directed by Lawrence Bloom, who has been involved in community theater for nearly 50 years. The musical director, Richard Louis-Pierre, has worked with Rockaway Theatre Company for the last 10 years as a musician, sound designer and vocal director. Taking care of choreography is Jessica McCuiston, a teaching artist for the Bronx Arts Ensemble, Hoboken Children’s Theater and Broadway Bound Kids. Starring as Dorothy is Isabel Robin, who is already a veteran of Theatre by the Bay, despite only being 13 years old. She played the title role in both “Oliver!” and “Annie.” Last year, she was part of a Musical Theatre Summer Workshop at the Lawrence Eisman Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College. Jay Gurka, a retired high school assistant principal, is taking on the part of the Tin Man, his first starring role. Jennifer Sanchez is another longstanding community theater actor, having worked in the field since she was six. Playing the Scarecrow, she also studies vocal, music and drama at CPSM Musical Theatre Summer Workshop at Queens College. Another educator, Joseph Rand, is part of the cast as well, playing the Cowardly Lion. He is cur-

rently a school principal and is now in his fourth production with Theatre by the Bay. Playing the Wicked Witch of the West is Jean Ann Kump, a 25-year acting veteran who has worked in community theater, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway shows. She also performed in several variety shows and charitable functions in Manhattan‘s night clubs. Lila Edelkind, the Sorceress of the North, is now in her 14th show with Theatre by the Bay. The former educator studies voice and acting at ArtHouse Astoria. Now in its ninth year, the theatre group already got some rehearsing in for their upcoming show. Dorothy, the Wicked Witch, Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion showed up at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children to sing a few songs to the kids, including “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead,” “If I Only had a Heart” and “Over the Rainbow.” Past productions presented by the troupe include “Grease,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Oklahoma!” and “Annie.” Tickets for “The Wizard of Oz” are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors ages 62 and over, and $18 for children ages 12 and under. If you wish to attend, doing so is easier than clicking together a pair of ruby slippers. You can reserve and pay for your tickets at http:// www.theatrebythebayny.com/WIZARD-OF-OZ-TICKET-ORDER.html. Cash payments, a check or a major credit card are all valid methods of payment. If you do not want to order online, you can reserve a spot through the website and choose to pay at the door. Please note that credit cards are not accepted on the day of a performance. If you would like to get involved with Theatre by the Bay’s performances, they will have auditions on June 4 and June 6 at 7:30 p.m. for their next production, “Guys and Dolls.” Bayside Jewish Center is located at 13-00 209th St. For more information, call (718) 428-6363 or visit http:// www.theatrebythebayny.com. Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at jmarvilli@queenstribune.com. -Joe Marvilli

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Senior Center Relocates After Sandy By LUIS GRONDA The Howard Beach Senior Center is just another example of the many businesses and homeowners that are still feeling the after effects of Superstorm Sandy. The center was based in the lower level of the Rockwood Park Jewish Center until the storm hit in late October. The flooding from the storm caused the center to close its doors and begin the rebuilding process. Judy Ascherman, the program manager for the senior center, said that they were forced to close down for a month after the storm and after searching for a new place to call their temporary home,

they were welcomed into Father Dooley Hall, located at 157 Avenue and across the street from their previous location. Ascherman said that the center lost a lot of equipment from the storm, including refrigerators and their desks and, although she was not sure of the exact amount, Ascherman said it cost them thousands of dollars in damages. "We also lost all of our history," she said. "All of the papers were gone; pictures had to be thrown out. Just like any family, we lost a lot." The senior center has now set up in the gymnasium of Father Dooley Hall, which was formally a disaster recovery center in Howard Beach in the initial

weeks after the storm. Ascherman said that while they can still hold many activities for the seniors, like bingo, Wii Bowling league and a crochet class, she said they are limited because they only have one large room to host everything. Before, they had several activity rooms where they could spread out the activities and schedule them for around the same time. Now, they must make sure they have room to fit everything in one place. "When the exercise class is going on, it's little hard to do some of the other groups at the same time, everyone has to be in a different section of the room," she said. "It's a great room, it really is." They also host a support group for people still dealing with the storm called Project Hope.

Tyronne Etwaroo and Andy Khan, two members of the project, said that they help seniors and any member of the community deal with the storm by letting people vocalize the problems they are going through and how its affected them physically and emotionally. Etwaroo said that they have seen several people so far and they plan to be there for the foreseeable future. Ascherman said that they will also remain at Father Dooley hall for now and they expect to move into a new apartment complex this summer being built at 155-55 Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach. Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or at lgronda@queenstribune.com.

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Woodhaven Library To Close for Renovation

The Howard Beach Senior Center was forced to relocate after Superstorm Sandy.

By LUIS GRONDA The Woodhaven library will be closed beginning on March 8 for a number of renovations that will occur to the building. According to Queens Public Library, the Woodhaven branch will see several improvements made to that location, including a new circulation desk, a fully automated 24/7 self check-in and a new ADA-compliant bathroom.

The library is expected to reopen this summer. There will be a temporary space will open in Late March in the lower level of the Woodhaven branch. Residents looking for a fully functional library can visit the three closest branches to the Woodhaven location, which are 78-60 73rd Place in Glendale, 98-27 Metropolitan Avenue in North Forest Park and 118-14 Hillside Avenue in Richmond Hill.

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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 15, 2013, at 10:00A.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: January 31, 2013 JOAN H. CORBISIERO, Secretary ___________________________________ Action for divorce: Tong Sop Cho v. Myung Hee Jeon You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or to serve a notice of appearance on plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney within thirty (30) days after the publication and in case of your failure to answer appear, judgment

will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below in the complaint. The object of this action is to obtain a judgement of divorce dissolving the marriage between the parties on the grounds that are in accordance with Sub (2) of the Sec 170 of the Domestic Relations law. Hong Kyung Choi, Esq. Attorney for plaintiff 141-25 Northern Blvd. #A30, Flushing, NY 11354 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on Feb. 11 2013, bearing Index Number NC-000108-13/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 8917 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Rachel (Last) Alishayev My present name is (First) Rakhil (Middle) Rafailovna (Last) Alishayeva aka Rakhil Alishayeva, aka Rachel Alishayev My present ad-

dress is 72-07 166th St., Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 My place of birth is Uzbekistan My date of birth is January 25, 1995 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 11/19/12, bearing Index Number NC-0007628-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 8917 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Victoria (Middle) Valery (Last) Ratner My present name is (First) Victoria (Last) Rimerman aka Viktoria Rimerman aka Victoria Valerievna Rimerman aka Victoria Ratner My present address is 172-14 Henley Rd., Jamaica, NY 11432 My place of birth is St. Petersburg, Russia My date of birth is September 19, 1975 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on Feb. 13, 2013,

bearing Index Number NC-001121-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 8917 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Anusha (Middle) Samantha (Last) Rahman My present name is (First) Anusha (Middle) Nawar (Last) Samantha (infant) My present address is 89-19 171 st ST., Apt. #1L, Jamaica, NY 11432 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is May 07, 2009 ___________________________________

Rosa (Last) Barrera De Logiudice aka Alba R Barrera, aka Alba Rosa Barrera, aka Alba Rosa Barrera De Lo Giudice My present address is 4915 Skillman Ave., Apt. 6C, Woodside, NY 11377 My place of birth is Argentina My date of birth is May 30, 1940 ___________________________________

of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/4/ 2013. Off. loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 82-32 165th St., Jamaica, NY 11432. Term: until 12/ 31/2112. Purpose: any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Ghumman Medical Care, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 237 Center St., Williston Park, NY 11596. Purpose: Medicine. ___________________________________ Favor Holdings LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 8/11/ 11. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 136-20 38 th Ave, #6F, Flushing, NY 11354. General Purposes.

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/11/13, bearing Index Number NC000972-12/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) Alba (Middle) Rosa (Last) Barrera My present name is (First) Alba (Middle)

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on Feb. 11, 2013, bearing Index Number NC-001120-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 8917 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Sumera (Last) Shahid My present name is (First) Sarah (Last) Pochi My present address is 84-06 253 rd St., Bellerose, NY 11426 My place of birth is Pakistan My date of birth is December 29, 1983 ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of PROSPER 99 LLC. Arts.

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102nd Precinct FATAL FIRE: On Feb. 24 at 2:35 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a residential fire inside 115-18 95th Ave., in South Richmond Hill. Upon extinguishment of the fire, officers observed the victim, a 43-year-old Asian male, unconscious and unresponsive with severe burns about the body. EMS also responded to the location and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The fire has been deemed suspicious and the investigation is ongoing.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by visiting nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to CRIMES (274637) then enter TIPS577. All calls are strictly confidential. 110th Precinct ROBBERY: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying a suspect wanted for a robbery. On Feb. 14 at 6:20 p.m., the victim entered her apartment in Elmhurst and found the suspect in her apartment. The suspect grabbed the victim, a 69-yearold woman, threw her to the floor and tied her up. The suspect then removed clothing, jewelry and cash from the apartment and fled. The suspect is described as a darkskinned Hispanic male in his 20s, 5foot-9 and weighing 150 lbs. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by visiting nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to CRIMES (274637) then enter TIPS577. All calls are strictly confidential. 114th Precinct BURGLARY: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying an individual for a burglary that took place on Feb. 18 inside of the Friendship Baptist Church, 38-35 12th St., Long Island City. The suspect broke the rear door of the church and removed electronics. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION: On Feb. 21 at 12:43 a.m., police assigned to PSA 9 responded to a priority emergency 911 call. At approximately 12:45 a.m., while traveling eastbound on 40th Ave., the officer’s patrol car struck an unidentified adult male who attempted to cross northbound on 40th Avenue, mid-block, in between 10th and 11th Streets. EMS also responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

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Legislative Update Addabbo Suppor ts Safety Measure State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (DHoward Beach) recently voted in the Senate Education Committee to approve legislation – S.738 - that would enable parents who are physically disabled, and whose children live close enough to walk to school, to obtain bus service for their children if they are unable to drive them, accompany them, or otherwise ensure that students arrive safely at their classrooms. Under the legislation, school districts could agree to provide transportation to the children of physically disabled parents or guardians on a caseby-case basis, even if they live close enough to the school that they would ordinarily be ineligible for bus service. In order to provide service, the school district would require proof of the physical disability from the parent or guardian. “This set of circumstances may not be common, but providing reasonable and responsive assistance to families living with physical disabilities is still very important,” Addabbo said. “ Every child deserves a chance to go to school, and to get there safely, and all parents deserve the peace of mind that their children are able to get an educa-

tion without falling prey to harm on the way to their classrooms. Addabbo also stated that there are a number of other proposed bills dealing with school transportation that he is considering. The legislation, which Addabbo voted to approve in the Senate Education Committee is now under consideration by the Senate Committee on Finance.

Legislation Seeks To Speed Up Breezy Point Recover y Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (DHoward Beach) recently announced that he authored legislation that will expeditiously approve applications with the Dept. of Buildings and wave the appeal process with the Board of Standards and Appeals, to allow hundreds of homeowners in Breezy Point to rebuild their Sandy-damaged houses immediately. This bill would authorize the reinstatement of previous work permits and waive certain requirements of General City Law for homeowners in Breezy Point. Presently, City homeowners are required to submit applications only with the Dept. of Buildings, however

in the unique areas of Breezy Point, due to the face that many homes do not have street frontage, they also require a submission to the BSA for permits. This application process and review can take between 6 and 18 months. The bill seeks to waive the requirements of Sections 35 and 36 of General City Law, which mandates BSA approval, for a period of 12 months so residents of Breezy Point who have been devastated by Superstorm Sandy may start the process of rebuilding their homes without further delay. “Requiring a filing for these destroyed homes is a clear example of bureaucratic red tape,” Arthur Lighthall, general manager of Breezy Point Cooperative, said. “These homes are no different than the hundreds that have been through the BSA appeal process in the past with waivers granted, except these homeowners do not have a home to live in and must obtain a permit. Adding six months to the permit paperwork process for what is now a formality is unconscionable.” “[Superstorm] Sandy was a devastating event for our community, and there is absolutely no reason we should delay families even a day longer than absolutely necessary,” Goldfeder said. “This legislation, if passed, would al-

low homeowners in Breezy Point affected by the storm to start the rebuilding process that is crucial for their immediate recovery.”

Rozic Gets Committee Assignments Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (DFresh Meadows) announced that she has been selected to serve on the Assembly committees on Children & Families, Corporations & Public Authorities, Corrections, Environmental Conservation and Labor. “These committees span issues relevant to the communities of Eastern Queens and build of the policy expertise I have developed over the years. There is much work to be done to keep our economy growing and our communities thriving and I am committed to working both in Albany and the community to further our interests,” Rozic said. “I look forward to collaborating with the committee chairs and my colleagues in government and having a productive legislative session.” Rozic is also a member of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force and the Legislative Women’s Caucus.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: INTERNATIONAL HOME CARE SERVICES OF NY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/20/ 12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 99-32 66th Road, Unit 5G, Rego Park, New York 11374. Purpose: For any lawful purpose

Francesco Biancorosso Attilio Bellomo Rosalia Bellomo Messina Francesco Bellomo Carmela Raia Concetta Raia Attorney General of the State of New York Chase Cardmenber Services The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of FRANCES CAMMARATA, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of FRANCES CAMMARATA, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 69-62 43 Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11

Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of FRANCES CAMMARATA, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens Gene r a l C o u r t h o u s e , 6 th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 11 th day of April, 2013 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $34,106.37 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be ren-

dered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the claim from Chase Cardmember Services in the amount of $2,645.21 should not be rejected; and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon

proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 13 th day of February, 2013 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County Margaret M. Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 9525 Queens Boulevard 11 th Floor Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation ___________________________________

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Queens Health Guide

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Queens Health Guide

Affordable Care Act

How Does It Affect Queens Hospitals? BY JOE MARVILLI

As 2013 moves forward, more and more provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will go into effect, impacting hospitals throughout the country and throughout Queens. Being the largest overhaul to the United States healthcare system since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the ACA will shape the future of both Queens hospitals and physicians in nearly every field. It will cause a complete restructuring of finances and how care is delivered. Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, the ACA has staggered its large amount of changes over a five year period, from 2010 to 2015. The Changes The initial slew of modifications to the health system in 2010 mainly dealt with increasing coverage and closing loopholes. The reach of Medicare and Medicaid was expanded; young adults are allowed to stay under their parent’s plan until they turn 26-years-old and insurance companies could no longer deny coverage due to technicalities or because of a pre-existing condition. In 2011, the provisions moved on to saving consumers money, both through cheaper healthcare options and through preventative programs. Consumer assistance programs were established to help people establish health policies, a Prevention and Public Health Fund was started, prescription drug and healthcare premiums costs were brought down and athome care was increased. Two of the most significant changes for hospitals occurred in 2012. The ACA encouraged physicians to form “Accountable Care Organizations,” which would coordinate patient care and reduce preventable hospital admissions. The law also created a Value-Based Purchasing program, which would give financial incentives for strong hospital performances. The provisions enacted on Jan. 1 of this year dealt with improving preventative health coverage and increasing primary care. The act will supply new funding to state Medicaid programs that cover preventive services for patients at little or no cost. It will also require states to pay primary care physicians no less than 100 percent of Medicare payment rates in 2013 and 2014 for primary care services, though this payment would be funded by the federal government. In 2014, the biggest impact to hospitals will be an increased access to Medicaid will be eligible for Americans who earn less than 133 percent of the

Hospitals are looking at changes as the provisions of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act begin to take hold. poverty level. The following year, 2015, will see the final provision of the ACA, which will tie physician payments to the quality of care they provide. While these are just a few of the many changes the ACA will cause, they are the ones that hospitals in Queens seem to be preparing for the most. The Impact If hospitals continue to operate as they have in the past, with no adjustments for the ACA, they seem unlikely to survive, warned Terry Lynam, the vice president of Public Relations at North Shore-LIJ Heath System. “If they don’t change the way they are delivering care, hospitals will not be able to sustain themselves financially,” he said. “They have to be much more pro-active.” One of the reasons hospitals are hurting is due to the decrease in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. According to Stephen Mills, president and CEO of New York Hospital Queens, the drop started when the hospital industry decided to help pay for their share of the ACA by taking $160 billion out of the Medicare program. As a result, there has been a $65 million revenue shortfall from Medicare and Medicaid to NYHQ over the last five years. Mills was also worried about the impact the sequestration would have if the cuts went through. The sequestration is an across-the-board spending drop enacted by the federal government in 2011. If a new deal is not reached by Congress and the President, $85 billion in cuts, split between defense and domestic programs, would go into effect in March. Looking forward over the next 10 years, it

would cost NYHQ about another $30 million in Medicare/Medicaid reductions. One of the other major provisions that will affect hospitals financially is penalties for subpar care. According to Lynam, if a patient is discharged from the hospital and readmitted within 30 days, the hospital gets penalized. There is also a term used by the federal government called “Never Events.” “Those are things like, to give an extreme example, operating on the wrong leg. The reason they call it ‘Never Events’ is that they should never happen,” he said. “You obviously don’t get paid for medical errors.” The Hospitals’ Response To adjust to these new changes, many hospitals are moving towards primary and preventative care. This is a move away from the emergency room and specialists and towards a system of primary physicians who oversee their patients’ medical wellbeing. Nurse practitioners would be a big part of this shift, as Lynam praised their skill at managing patients’ care. “In other words, having people get in the habit of selecting and going to a primary care physician who can oversee their care on an ongoing basis, become familiar with the patient and treat them much more efficiently than if they just show up to an emergency room every time they get sick,” Lynam added. NYHQ has opened primary care facilities in Whitestone and Maspeth so far. There are plans underway for additional locations in Astoria and Bayside later this year. In order to combat the combined financial shortfall of less hospital admittance and the Medicare/Medicaid reduction though,

the additional facilities may come at the cost of some programs. “The reaction to that can only be looking at programs we can no longer afford to provide, looking at reducing expense, but at the same time, trying to put out primary care practices in various communities,” Mills said. Mills also said that the ACA has caused the denial of one- and two-day admissions to the hospital, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, have deemed to be unnecessary. Instead, the patient is put in an observation unit for up to 24 hours and either allowed in as hospital admittance or sent home. This cutback on hospital patients with non-emergency issues and the shift to primary care in the community will completely rearrange what hospitals are used for. “The shakeout is that a hospital as we know it will be a trauma center and a large intensive care unit, my definition for very sick patients,” Mills said. “The routine trauma, broken bones, accidents, etc., we would certainly take care of through our emergency rooms and our level one trauma center.” North Shore-LIJ is taking a proactive move towards preventative care, adding programs to help those who get sick due to an unhealthy lifestyle. For example, the medical center would recommend fixation programs for those who smoke. “The reason being is that one of the primary factors behind spiraling health care costs in this country is the fact that a lot of what we’re paying for are health problems people bring on themselves,” Lynam said. Another adjustment North Shore is slowly making is how their contracts are laid out with insurers. At the moment, 95 percent of the hospital’s revenue comes from “fee for services” contracts, which means the organization is paid every time a patient walks through the door. As they move forward, a growing percentage of that fee will be through “value-based contracts,” which rewards accountability, quality care and prevention. Although the changes are numerous and the financial impact is significant, both Mills and Lynam believe that the ACA will work out for the best in the long run. “We’re doing things to move care out into the community, less expensively. That metamorphosis is changing the health care environment completely,” Mills said. “Patients will be better served if this works correctly.” Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

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Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities 820 River St. Inc. Alcoholism Supportive Living Facility 145-53 South Rd., Jamaica (718) 526-3803 www.pyhit.com Advanced Human Services Inc. Chemical Dependence Outpatient Program 112-15 72nd Rd., Forest Hills (718) 261-3437 Arms Acres Inc. Chemical Dependency and Drug Abuse Outpatient Clinic 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 704, Kew Gardens (718) 520-1513 www.armsacres.com

Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities Inc.

107-06 Northern Blvd., Corona (718) 651-0096 www.Elmcor.org Elmhurst Hospital Center Alcoholism Outpatient Clinic 79-01 Broadway, Comm Medical Ctr H Bldg Room H3135, Elmhurst (718) 334-3987

Cornerstone of Medical Arts Center 159-05 Union Tpke., 5th Floor, Fresh Meadows (718) 906-6700 www.cornerstoneny.com

Elmhurst Hospital Center Opiate Dependence Treatment Services 79-01 Broadway, Annex O 2nd Floor, Flushing (718) 334-3190

Counseling Service of EDNY 163-18 Jamaica Ave., Suite 502, Jamaica (718) 658-0010 www.csedny.org

87-08 Justice Ave., Suite C-7, Elmhurst (718) 899-9810 www.childcenterny.org City Hospital Center at Elmhurst Elmhurst Community Residence 81-30 Baxter Ave., Elmhurst (718) 334-4660

Daytop Village Inc. Queens Outreach Center Adolescents 147-32 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica

Child Center of NY Asian Outreach

(718) 523-4242 (800) 880-3598 www.daytop.org

Child Center of New York Jamaica Family Ctr Subst Abuse Program 89-56 162nd St., 3rd Floor, Jamaica (718) 297-8000 www.childcenterny.org

Creedmoor Addiction Treatment Center Addiction Inpatient Rehab Program 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Building 19D, Queens Village (718) 264-3740 www.oasas.state.ny.us

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Faith Mission Crisis Center Inc. 114-40 Van Wyck Expy., Ozone Park (718) 322-3455 www.fmacc.org Flushing Hospital and Medical Center

Chemical Dependence Unit Parsons Blvd. and 45th Ave., Flushing (718) 670-5540 www.flushinghospital.org Flushing Hospital and Medical Center Reflections Outpatient Program Parsons Blvd. and 45th Ave., 1982 Building Suite 306, Flushing (718) 670-5078

www.flushinghospital.org Fortune Society Inc. 29-76 Northern Blvd., LIC (212) 691-7554 www.fortunesociety.org HANAC Inc. HANAC 822 Chemical Dependency Program 31-14 30th Ave., Astoria (718) 204-1200 www.HANAC.org Interline Employee Assistance Prog Inc.

Alcoholism Substance Abuse Clinic 148-39 Hillside Ave., Jamaica (718) 206-1368 (631) 243-3062 Long Island Consultation Center Inc. Chemical Dependency Clinic 97-29 64th Rd., Rego Park (718) 896-3400 www.longislandconsultationcenter.com Long Island Jewish Medical Center Daehrs Outpatient Drug Free 75-59 263rd St., Littauer Building Zucher Hillside Hos., Glen Oaks (718) 470-8950 Long Island Jewish Medical Center DA Emergency Health and Referral Servs Littauer Building 1st Floor, 75-59 263rd St., Glen Oaks (718) 470-8950 (Continued on page 17)

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Long Island Jewish Medical Center Littauer Building 1st Floor, 75-59 263rd St., Glen Oaks (718) 470-8940

Outreach Development Corp. Outreach House I 16-14 Weirfield St., Ridgewood (718) 456-7820 www.opiny.org

MH Providers of Western Queens Inc.

Outreach Outpatient Services

Western Queens Recovery Services 62-07 Woodside Ave., Woodside (718) 898-5085 www.mhpwq.org

Medically Supervised Subst Abuse Prog

Narco Freedom Inc. Bridge Plaza 37-18 34th St., Long Island City (718) 786-3476 www.narcofreedom.com

Phoenix Intensive Residential Program

Methadone Maintenance Trt Program

New Spirit II Inc. Outpatient Chemical Dep Program 162-04 South Rd., Jamaica (718) 291-4844 www.jcapprograms.org NYTC Inc. Probation Ambulatory Program 92-02 Guy Brewer Blvd., 2nd Floor, Jamaica (718) 657-3525

117-11 Myrtle Ave., Richmond Hill (718) 849-6300 www.opiny.org 34-25 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City (718) 726-8484 www.phoenixhouse.org Reality House Inc. Chemical Dependence OP Service 34-51 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City (212) 281-6004x304 www.realityhouseny.org Queens Center for Change LLP 37-20 74th St., 3rd Floor, Jackson Heights (718) 424-6191 QSA Inc. /CD Outpatient Program

The PAC Program of Queens 40-15 Warren St., Elmhurst (718) 729-8686 www.thepacprogram.com Queens Village Committee for Mental Health Health/JCAP 116-30 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica (718) 322-2500x618 www.jcapdrugfree.com Queens Village Committee for Mental Health JCAP/Residential Re-Entry Unit 177-33 Baisley Blvd., Jamaica (718) 712-7777x206 www.jcapprograms.org Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Ctrs Methadone Treatment Queens Clinic II

147-18 Archer St., Jamaica (718) 526-0101 Saint Vincents Hospital Queens Clinic I 147-20 Archer Ave., Jamaica (718) 291-1888 Saint Vincents Services Inc. Outpatient Chemical Dependence Program 89-31 161st St., 6th Floor, Jamaica (718) 206-0218 Samaritan Village Inc. Admission and Assessment Unit 88-83 Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica (718) 657-6195 www.samvill.org

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Queens Hospitals Elmhurst Hospital Center 79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373 (718) 334-4000 nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/ elmhurst.shtml Centrally located amid the most ethnically diverse community in the world, Elmhurst Hospital Center is responsible for the care of more than 1 million Queens residents hailing from every ethnicity and cultural background imaginable. According to hospital Executive Director Chris Constantino, Elmhurst has counted more than 100 languages spoken in its patient population. With such an assorted patient base, this multicultural institution boasts an extensive interpretation service, access to an exorbitant range of specialties and serves as the major tertiary care provider in the borough. First and foremost, Elmhurst Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center, which means 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it is equipped to provide the highest level of surgical care to any patients suffering from serious or lifethreatening injuries. In addition to this distinction, the hospital also serves as an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 receiving Hospital. Additionally, it is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services. Running Elmhurst are more than 4,100 employees who operate 545 beds. Of those 177 are psychiatric, with the rest divided unevenly between ICU, maternity, medical-surgical, neonatal, pediatric, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. He also noted in terms of specialties, Elmhurst Hospital is especially proud of their highly-developed divisions of Women’s Health, Cancer Care and Cardiac Care. Elmhurst Hospital Center is affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and is a member of the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation. Flushing Hospital Medical Center 45th Avenue & Parsons Boulevard Flushing, NY 11355 (718) 670-5000 flushinghospital.org Flushing Hospital is Queens’ first and oldest hospital, opening in 1884. It has grown into the 293-bed health care hub, and not-for-profit teaching hospital. The institution’s Emergency Depart-

ment saw more than 44,000 patients in 2012, 39,200 patients were seen in the hospital’s Ambulatory Care Center and 2,836 babies were delivered. Flushing Hospital has a full service Emergency Department, consisting of separate adult and pediatric units. It is also a 911 receiving hospital and a state-designated stroke center. Flushing Hospital’s expanded Cardiology Department provides inpatient and outpatient testing. With the addition of state-of the art equipment and staff, the Cardiology Department now provides a wider variety of services and advanced testing with better diagnosis and quicker results for both the inpatient and outpatient services The Ambulatory Care Center has more than 40 general and specialty clinics, including Internal and Pediatric Medicine, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, OB/GYN, Dentistry and Mental Health, among others. The center offers internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, with five examination rooms, one procedure room and two-consultation rooms. In addition to multi-lingual staff, the center caters to patients by offering signage and medical forms in Chinese. Forest Hills Hospital 102-01 66th Road Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 830-4000 The 312-bed facility, formerly called LaGuardia Hospital, was acquired by LIJ in 1996. Its importance to public health in central Queens grew in the last few years with the closing of nearby Parkway Hospital in 2008 and St. John’s Hospital in 2009. Forest Hills saw a rise of over 40 percent in emergency room admittances in the years after those hospitals closed. Forest Hills Hospital is known for its Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program, where surgeon may perform minimally invasive procedures using fiber optic technology with little blood loss. Forest Hills-LIJ is also known for specializing in weight-loss surgery. Candidates must have a body mass index (BMI) of over 40, or those who are 100 pounds overweight, or anyone with a BMI of 35-40 who suffers from potential life-threatening conditions like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnea. Types of bariatric surgeries offered at Forest Hills-LIJ include an Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, in which a small pouch is created at the top of the stomach and connected to the small intestines via a bypass around the

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 8900 Van Wyck Expy. Jamaica, NY 11418 (718) 206-6000 jamaicahospital.org Resting at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center remains the predominant source of care for Southern Queens, serving about 1.2 million residents of Queens and Southeast Brooklyn. The hospital was established in 1891 in a rented four-bedroom home. With much of the borough’s healthcare system contracting, Jamaica added The Trump Pavilion, an adult nursing facility, with a total of 384 beds, in 2009. The hospital saw over 300,000 patients in its Ambulatory Care Centers in 2012, while the Emergency Department saw 130,000 patients. The Level 1 Trauma Center and Stroke Center rank among the City’s busiest. Jamaica is also one of Queens’ only hospitals offering mental health treatments. Inpatient and outpatient help is available, as well as a psychiatric Emergency Department. It provides professional counseling to adults, young children, adolescents, fostercare children, among others, treating anything from marital stress to depression. The hospital’s Pediatrics Department provides a wide variety of care for kids from birth into teenage years. The department consists of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a nursery and a playroom. Cash-strapped patients have the services of the Medicaid eligibility unit at no cost to the patient. They will perform an initial income evaluation and, if you qualify, will assist you with providing a list of necessary documentation, setting up appointments, completing and filing a Medicaid application. Long Island Jewish Medical Center 270-05 76th Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (718) 470-7000 northshorelij.com Number of beds: 880 Long Island Jewish Medical Center’s unique location on the border of Queens and Nassau Counties makes the 880-bed hospital an important medical facility for residents of both. 90 percent of its patients are from one of the two counties, but its patient populations reach even beyond to Brooklyn, Suffolk County and even New Jersey. LIJ is well known for its extensive cardiac program. The hospital has received high praise for its angioplasty procedures and treatment of cardiac ailments LIJ has also been recognized in the field of cancer treatment. In Nov. 2010, LIJ introduced the The TrueBeam system, a new state-of-the-art treatment

system for cancers that are treatable with radiotherapy. It uniquely integrates new imaging and motion management technologies within a sophisticated new architecture that makes it possible to deliver treatments more quickly while monitoring and compensating for tumor motion. LIJ’s Department of Otolaryngology is a leading department in treatment of injuries and diseases having to do with the nose and sinuses or brain surgery using nasal passages. A unique facility within the Department of Otolaryngology is the Schein Voice and Laryngeal Center, which exists to diagnose and treat patients with voice problems. The center treats patients with voice disorders caused by benign growths such as nodules or polyps as well as those with vocal demands, cancerous growths that affect the voice box or respiratory or neurological impairments. Also a part of the center is the Geriatric Voice Program addresses the special problems related to voice in the aging. Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens 25-10 30th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11102 (718) 932-1000 mshq.org Number of beds: 235 In March 2010, Mt. Sinai Queens instituted their first ever Department of Orthopedics, complete with a Chief of Orthopedics, which has helped doctors focus in increasing quality of care for patients. Hospital staff are sending patients home faster and in better shape through update protocols that find patients receiving rehabilitation services twice a day, rather than the old standard of once a day. Mt. Sinai offers speech and physical therapy on in and outpatient basis. Mt. Sinai of Queens is the Queens arm of Mt. Sinai of New York, which is based in Manhattan. Mt. Sinai of Queens has recently gone paperless with its emergency department records. The records are now tied to a common server, which makes them available to Mt. Sinai in Manhattan immediately. A CAT scan can now be done in Queens and looked over by a doctor in real time in Manhattan. Mt. Sinai Queens is a 235-bed community hospital, located at 25-10 30th Ave. in Long Island City. They offer what they herald as a full spectrum of sophisticated inpatient and outpatient services with a team of nearly 400 physicians representing 36 medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. Those include cardiology, breast health, minimally invasive surgery, vascular care and an orthopedic center. It is also a New York State designated Stroke Center – meaning it is highly equipped to treat stroke victims. Located in the most diverse county in the country and perhaps the most diverse place in the world, the physicians and staff speak more than 50 languages. (Continued on page 20)

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Queens Hospitals (Continued from page 19) New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 56-45 Main St. Flushing, NY 11355 (718) 670-2000 nyhq.org Number of beds: 519 With an extensive network spreading like a spider web around the borough, New York Hospital Queens continues to be one of Queens’high-impact hospitals. Stephen S. Mills, president and CEO of NYHQ, has followed through on his 2011 agenda, creating an expansion in care, services and locations. Last month, NYHQ celebrated the ribbon cutting of their Emergency Department’s Urgent Care Center. The new Center has allowed NYHQ to expand community access to health care, adding more hospital beds for people who need immediate medical attention and can be discharged within a few hours. In September of 2010, NYHQ opened its “West Wing,” an addition to its hospital. The seven-floor building has 190,000 square feet, and adds 80 beds to the hospital. The new wing

earned the hospital a place in the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s Building Hall of Fame. NYHQ has created an expansive network of care centers around the borough. With specialties ranging from dentistry to breast health, the hospital strives to have a center located within the borough that specializes in nearly any ailment. The 36-bed Telemetry and 6-bed Stepdown Units are designed for patients with heart disease who require heart rhythm monitoring, specialized diagnostic and interventional procedures, or specific therapy and monitoring. This unit is for those individuals who are recovering from cardiac surgery, coronary interventions such as stent placement, cardiac electrophysiological procedures such as pacemaker implantations, or patients needing specific drugs for heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias or angina. Parker Jewish Institute 271-11 76th Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (718) 289-2100 www.parkerinstitute.org

Queens Health Guide Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation is a 527-bed nonprofit for health care and rehabilitation of adults. The New Hyde Park-based Parker served more than 6,500 older adults and their families in 2011. It employs more than 1,100 and engaged in several clinical studies last year, including cardiovascular outcomes following treatment in type 2 diabetes and acute coronary syndrome, blood bank study for various diseases states, and study of a new diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease. In 2011, the teaching center was an affiliate of Adelphi University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dominican College, Hofstra University, Hunter College, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, among others. Topics taught included art therapy, audiology, occupational therapy, social work, speech pathology, and therapeutic recreation. Lakeville Ambulette Transportation, LLC provided nearly 37,000 trips in 2011. Parker, led by Henry T. Schwaeber and Michael N. Rosenblut, was founded over a century ago in 1907. Originally a shelter for 25 indigent men and women, Parker Jewish has evolved into a nationally-recognized health center. It is also a leading academic campus for the training of health care professionals and studies related to aging. Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th St. Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 883-3000

c i . n y c . n y. u s / h t m l / h h c / h t m l / queens.html Queens Hospital Center, one of two public hospitals in the borough, has been working to ensure everyone in Queens has access to the care they need. The hospital opened its doors as Queens General Hospital in 1935 and has since grown to a state-of-the-art facility with 316 beds. The Jamaica-based hospital, located at 82-70 164th St., serves Central and Southeast Queens. When St. John’s and Mary Immaculate Hospitals closed their doors in 2008, QHC felt a need to so whatever they could to offset the loss of healthcare in the borough. The hospital added 40 impatient beds by the end of 2010, which helped the hospital better serve the community. Encompassing 360,000 square feet, it now includes spacious ambulatory care suites featuring both primary and specialty services and cutting-edge equipment. It also houses four Centers of Excellence in Cancer Care, Diabetes Management, Women’s Health and Behavioral Health. Outside of the hospital, QHC partners with clinics in the community to provide free or low-cost healthcare to people in Southeast Queens. The South Jamaica Multi-Service Center, located at 114-02 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., has been providing care for more than 30 years. Pam Rios, associate director of the center, said the main mission of the center is to reduce the high rate of teen pregnancy in the area. For more information, call (718) 883-6699.

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Ambulance

Services Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps Building # 622 Fort Totten, Bayside Basic Life Support Bayside Community Ambulance Corps 214-23 42nd Ave., Bayside Basic Life Support

Flushing Paramedic Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps 92-29 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills Basic Life Support Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps 257-02 Union Tpke., Floral Park Basic Life Support Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps 65-11 Myrtle Ave. Glendale Basic Life Support

Broad Channel Volunteers 15 Noel Rd., Broad Channel Basic Life Support

Jamaica Estates-Holliswood-South Bayside VAC 207-07 Union Tpke., Bayside Basic Life Support

College Point Community Ambulance Corps 123-06 18th Ave., College Point Basic Life Support

Jamaica Hospital, Ambulance Department 89-00 Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica Paramedic

Corona Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps 104-38 47th Ave., Corona Basic Life Support

Lighthouse Inc. /d.b.a The Rock Volunteer Ambulance Service 14-20 McBride St., Far Rockaway Basic Life Support

Flushing Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps 43-14 162 St., Flushing Basic Life Support

Lindenwood Community Vol. Ambulance Corps 94-10 133rd Ave., Ozone Park Paramedic

Flushing Hospital Medical

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45th Avenue at Parsons Blvd.,

42-18 Marathon Pkwy., Little Neck Basic Life Support Long Island Jewish Medical 270-05 76th Ave., New Hyde Park Paramedic MediSys Ambulance Service 89-00 Van Wyck Expy., Jamaica Paramedic Middle Village Volunteer Ambulance Corps 66-76 70th St., Middle Village Basic Life Support New York Hospital Queens 56-45 Main St., Flushing Paramedic New York Racing Association Aqueduct Racetrack 110 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica Basic Life Support North Shore Ambulance and Oxygen Service 110-18 Corona Ave., Corona Paramedic NYC Police Relief Fund-EMS 38-13 Northern Blvd., Long Island City Basic Life Support Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Bldg 269 S. Service Rd. JFK Intl Airport, Jamaica Basic Life Support

Queens Village/Hollis/Bellerose Vol. Ambulance 235-01 Braddock Ave., Queens Village Basic Life Support Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps 756 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood Basic Life Support Rockaway Point Vol. Fire Dept/ Rescue/Ambulance Co. 204-26 Rockaway Point Blvd., Rockaway Point, Fort Tilden Basic Life Support Roxbury Volunteer Emergency Services 42 State Road, Rockaway Point Basic Life Support

Superior Medical Transportation, LTD 1224 Burnside Ave., Far Rockaway Basic Life Support

West Hamilton Beach Volunteers 102-33 Davenport Ct., Howard Beach Basic Life Support Whitestone Community Volunteer Ambulance Service 12-15 150 St., Whitestone Basic Life Support Woodhaven Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps 78-15 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven Basic Life Support Source: NYS Dept. of Health

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BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA EmblemHealth has just opened a new health guidance center in Cambria Heights that will help equip residents with the information they need to take advantage of the services around them. In an unprecedented effort to help the struggling neighborhoods of southeast Queens, EmblemHealth, the largest New York-based health insurer, is integrating its resources with those in the area to achieve a better standard of living. The center, EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care will give locals the chance to meet with experts who will listen to their health challenges and help them use their insurance coverage and other community facilities to live healthier lives – all at no cost. “We say we’re bringing care back to healthcare,” said Dan Shur, director of strategic planning and administration at EmblemHealth. “In care, we’ve actually brought in the whole technician of it – it’s not just about the provisioning of healthcare but its concerns, considerations [and] respect. It’s about being very effective and taking care of people’s needs.” The company’s qualified team of

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Opens Center in Cambria Heights wellness library, education classes and seminars, an Xbox Kinect fitness station, an iPad station and a ‘neighborhood room’ – a room where neighbors can interact. “One of our objectives is to teach people the tools that they already have can be used for healthcare purposes – an iPad, Officials celebrated the opening of the EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Cen- a lot of people have iPads these days. Xbox, pretty much everyter in Cambria Heights. one has those these days,” Shur experts is comprised of healthcare so- said. “We teach them about the [iPad] lution specialists, community liaisons, apps. We teach them things that they a registered nurse, a pharmacist and can get on their own at home.” even a behavioral health specialist. The center will also offer members Together, they assist people in and neighborhood residents access to finding a doctor, identifying affordable community meeting spaces, educaoptions, solving claims and billing is- tional materials and lectures and free sues, making sense of their medica- health screenings such as blood prestion, joining health and wellness pro- sure and body mass index. Their intergrams and finding in-network treat- active technology will provide visitors ment options. Each appointment is with information to help assess health about 20 minutes. risks and make more informed choices. In addition to its health guiding EmblemHealth’s initiative was to services, EmblemHealth Neighbor- select neighborhoods that had a need hood Care, a 2,800-square-foot facil- for such centers and their studies deity, has a wide variety of special fea- termined that Cambria Heights had a tures to members of the community high demand. that are available for free. “We looked to see where the deVisitors have access to a health and mand was. We saw where people were.

We saw where the best practitioners said they should be and we calculated what the gap was,” he said. “We went to the areas with the biggest gaps for everything – depression, mammography, cancer screenings, you name it.” This comes as good news to southeast Queens, which recently lost three healthcare facilities in a short period of time. “The challenge is to see how you can keep people healthier by just pointing them to things that already exist,” said David Flemister, director of brand strategy and community marketing at EmblemHealth. “It’s all about keeping people healthier.” The health insurer has also opened a location in Harlem, has made the arrangements to build a facility in Chinatown and will even look to expand to other areas in Queens. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care is located at 206-20 Linden Blvd., and is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For more information about the center, call (866) 539-0999 or visit www.emblemhealth.com/ehnc. Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com

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Op-Ed

The Impact Of The ACA On Queens By Stephen S. Mills, F.A.C.H.E rollment in Medicaid managed care What does the Affordable Care Act, organizations in recent years that has also referred to as “Obamacare,” mean resulted in more people with insurfor the people of Queens? Are the ance coverage. changes ultimately positive? How What does the ACA mean for hosdoes it impact hospitals and health pitals, including New York Hospital care delivery? I say yes, the ACA will Queens? Like all non-profit hospitals, bring positive changes to the one of our main revenue sources is rehealthcare system. Two examples of imbursement from government proexpected positive benefits include the grams like Medicaid and Medicare. Renew insurance exchanges and in- imbursement from Medicaid and creased attention to coordination of Medicare is down and is expected to healthcare. continue to decrease. The ACA presents “I say yes, the This is in part because opportunities for many reimbursement will who have not been able ACA will bring decline as more to get health insurance positive changes healthcare services are and now may be able to moved from the in-paobtain insurance begin- to the healthcare tient setting to outpaning in 2014 through system.“ tient facilities. These State or Federal governin Medi-Stephen S. Mills, reductions ment-operated insurcare and Medicaid reF.A.C.H.E. imbursement are chalance exchanges. Unrelentingly high unemlenging financially for ployment rates mean that many are non-profit hospitals. uninsured. The access to be provided Also, central to the ACA is the Value by the insurance exchanges will allow Based Purchasing program run by the many of these people to gain insur- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ance at reasonable rates. In Queens, Services (CMS). In this pay-for-perforthere has been a push to increase en- mance program, hospitals are held ac-

countable for the quality of care they deliver and the satisfaction of patients with their experience. Specifically, CMS withholds payment on a certain amount of our reimbursement and then releases it back to the hospital if they meet performance goals related to quality measures. One of these quality measures is a penalty on reimbursement for patients that have an unplanned read-

mission to the hospital within 30-days of being discharged. The real teeth of measures like these should push more hospitals, primary care, home health programs, and rehabilitation and nursing facilities to coordinate care for the benefit of patients. To address this issue, hospitals are being called to help facilitate a more coordinated system of communication and care for patients before they enter and after they leave a hospital. As more people enter the healthcare system with insurance coverage as a result of the ACA, there is an opportunity to link care with primary care and prevention services, which can work together with hospitals. You’ve likely heard a lot about electronic health records – this is just one example of tools that are being put in place to coordinate care and communication within the health care system. The result should be a more coordinated healthcare system that provides quality care to patients, but all of this will take time to implement. Stephen S. Mills, F.A.C.H.E. is the president and chief executive officer of New York Hospital Queens in Flushing.

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Battle Of The Boroughs Hits Queens By JOE MA RV ILLI Since Queens is the most diverse area in the world, it contains a large assortment of different musicians. Now, the best of these genres are coming together to bat tle it out for the chance to be the winner of the Battle of the Boroughs. In its fourth year, the Battle of the Boroughs is a music competition where artists face off in individual battles in each of the City's five boroughs. With Brooklyn's competition having already taken place, Queens is next up with their contest set for March 1 at 7 p.m. at the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton St., Manhat tan. Seven ar tist s from Queens are joining the 64 contestants overall, each v ying for a spot in the final stage of the competition, labeled as The Ultimate Battle. That will take place on June 21. Winners will be selected through votes from both the live studio audience and the online audience watching via a live telecast. Vot ing w ill be availa b l e o n l i n e a t w w w. w n y c . o r g / thegreenespace and via mobile phone by texting vote codes to 69866. Five of the bands will be chosen after the evening's votes are tallied and fans will have a chance to vote for another week to narrow it down to one Queens artist, who will be chosen on March 11. The Ultimate Grand Prize winner will receive a chance to per form at the Apollo Theater in Harlem during its Amateur Night. They will also win an exclusive concert at The Greene Space with a live video webcast, a professional, multitrack recording session and a Tekserve package including iPads, a professional photo shoot and a produced music video. Each of the seven Queens artists has their own unique style and personality.

Radio Jarocho

Cavelle-Nell Romeo

Pop rock band The Dirty Gems started in 2007 when Raycee Jones (vocals), Ulises Amaya (bass) and Cam Underhill (synth, vocals) were chosen by their college professor to form a jazz combo as part of a course at Hofstra University. Soon after, Mills (piano), Jack Goode (drums) and Gary Heimbauer (guitar) were added to the mix. The Astoria-based group plans to release their second EP in the near future. "We don't just want people to dance, we don't just want people to cry, we don't just want to make money and we don't just want to win battles. We want ever yone to feel every thing they've ever felt before while at one of our shows or while listening to our music," Goode said. Having formed in 2011, the Ridgewood-based Gentleman Brawlers moves between the lines of strong songwriting, theatrics and sonic experimentation, through the fusion of ambient and psychedelic melodies of guitarists Jim Thompson and Matt Walsh, the Latin funk polyrhy thms of bassist Alexis ArkusDuntov and drummer David Ashkenazy, and vocal combination and singer Becca Fox's moving stage presence. T he band's debut EP, "We Were Made For These Times," was released in December. "People seem to be connecting with it, and to us that's what music culture is: a connect ion, a way of ar t iculating the most important qualities of what it's like to live in the world day to day," Walsh said. Although Neo Blues Maki mostly performs outside of Queens, the band calls Astoria home. The group formed when bassist Soshi Uchida moved to the City from Japan. He ran into two friends and fellow musicians he knew from his home countr y, singer Kayo Yosh ioka a nd ke yboardist/ar ranger Junya Yamaguchi. The result is a sound that fuses Yoshioka's enka (sentimental Japanese ballads) singing with progressive rock/jazz fusion instrumentation. "If we were to be wor thy of w inning, I think it would be due to our good musicianship, uniqueness of style, enter taining showmanship, and colorful musicality," Uchida said. Sean Nowell is another journeyman. Having grown up with the blues and gospel in Alabama, the tenor saxophonist moved to New York where he was steeped in world rhythms concepts. The

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Dirty Gems now Astoria-based artist put together his band, the Kung Fu Masters, as a way to express the creative experiences he has had around the world. The group hopes Nicole Zuraitis to unite humanity through positive expressions of the human spirit with Martial Arts, Jazz/Funk Music, Breakdancing and Video Projection. "I'm just happy to be sharing good feelings through the beautiful and expressive avenue of jazz music!" he said. Nowell will have a CD release show on March 15 at 7 p.m. at T he Bit ter End in Manhat tan. Radio Jarocho lets you know what type of music they play right in their band name. The five-piece performs son jarocho, a regional folk dance style from Veracruz, Mexico. The members, which include Gabriel Guzman on jarana and vocals, Julia del Palacio on bailadora and vocals, Juan Carlos Marin on requinto and vocals, Emmanuel Huitzil on marimbol and Carlos Cuestas on leona and vocals, are based in Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The band released its first album, "Café Café," in May 2012. "We also found a great audience in [Queens'] neighborhoods, since there is a

Neo Blues Maki

Sean Nowell lot of Hispanics who understood our lyrics and not just the music," Guzman said. "The fact that we had an audience from the beginning made us gain confidence as a band." For Cavelle-Nell Romeo, singing has been a part of her life since she was five years old. Born in the Caribbean twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the R&B singer was strongly influenced by her mother, who was also a singer. Now based on St. Albans, Romeo's musical tastes include gospel, jazz, soul and afroCaribbean, all of which come through in her songs. She has performed at the Apollo Theater and sang the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden. Her first single, titled "Your Time To Shine," was recently released. "I sing because I am passionate about it and want to share my talent with the world," she said. Nicole Zuraitis is another singer who star ted at a young age. From the moment she sang Disney's "Zip-a-Dee-DooDah," music was never far from her mind. A few years ago, the singer/ s o n g w r i t e r s e t t l e d i n A sto r i a a nd formed a jazz trio, with various members moving in and out of the group. Zuraitis just released her sophomore album, "Pariah Anthem," and will have a CD release par ty at Rockwood Music Hall on April 14. "I self-produced both my albums, wrote the music, book all my gigs and tours, hire my musicians and work tirelessly as a pianist and jazz vocalist in event bands, restaurants and bars almost ever y day of the week," she said. Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

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Queens Today SECTION EDITOR: REGINA VOGEL

TEENS

SENIORS

Send announcements for your club or organization’s events at least TWO weeks in advance to “Queens Today” Editor, Queens Tribune, 150-50 14 Road, Whitestone NY 11357. Send faxes to 357-9417, c/o Regina or email to queenstoday@ queenstribune.com

BUKHARIAN LOUNGE Central Queens Y in Forest Hills. 268-5011, ext. 202. CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2. TEEN ZONE Monday, March 4 Queens Village library at 4. LAPTOPS Mondays-Thursdays Hollis library at 3. CHESS CLUB Tuesday, March 5 South Hollis library. Register. SISTER-TO-SISTER Tuesday, March 5 for girls 9 and over at the Pomonok library at 4:30. TEEN ZONE Wednesday, March 6 Queens Village library at 4. RUBIK’S CUBE Wednesday, March 6 Queens Village librar y. Register. ON LINE TEST PREP Wednesday, March 6 LIC library. Register. TALENT AUDITION Wednesday, March 6 at 5 aLefrak Cit y library. GAME DAY Wednesdays Howard Beach library at 4. CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 Queens Village library. ANIME CLUB Thursday, March 7 Flushing library t 4. VIDEO CLUB GAME Thursday, March 7 Peninsula library at 4. CROCHET WORKSHOP Thursday, March 7 Ridgewood library at 4. TEEN CHESS Thursday, March 7 South Hollis library. Register. COLLEGE RESEARCHG Thursday, March 7 Cambria Heights library at 5:30. CHESS CLUB Thursdays Rochdale Village library 4:30. KAROAKE & OPEN MIC Friday, March 8 Peninsula library at 4. SCARF Friday, March 8 at the Whitestone library at 4. CHESS CLUB Friday, March 8 at 4 at the Woodside library. MOVIE AFTERNOON Fridays Central library at 3:30. WII FRIDAYS Fridays at the Hollis library at 3:30. GAME DAY Fridays at 4 at the Sunnyside librar y. KNIT & CROCHET Saturday, March 9 a t the Peninsula library at 11.

DIRECTOR/ACTORS STAR is interviewing for a Director of the senior acting group and senior actors. 776-0529. SOUTH ASIAN Alternate Saturdays Selfhelp BR-PS Senior Center in Flushing. Indian-st yle activities, lunch. 886-5777. ALZHEIMERS Adult Day Care MondayThursday 9-4 in Flushing. 358-3541. AARP TAX HELP Monday, March 4 Pomonok library at 11:30. JACKSON SENIOR Mondays, March 4, 11, 2 5 Ta i - C h i a t 1 0 : 3 0 . March 14, 21 Zumba Gold 10:45. Fridays 1:30 ESL classes. Breakfast $1, lunch $1.50. Jackson Senior Center. 657-6500. MEN’S CLUB Mondays 10-noon Men’s club for those over 65 at the Central Queens Y in Forest Hills. 423-0732. POMONOK CENTER Mondays ESL 10-12 and 1 - 2 : 3 0 . Tu e s d a y s a n d Thursdays free ESL classes 9-10:30. Thursdays Dear Abby Group at 11 and Knitting and Crochet Club at 1 and Chinese Language Classes at 1. Pomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. 591-3377. SENIOR COMPUTER Tuesday, March 5 South Ozone Park library at 10. TAX HELP Tu e s d a y, March 5 Auburndale library at 1. NUTRITION CLASS Wednesdays through March 27 Nutrition and Health classes for seniors 2-4. 657-6500, ext. 1581. TAX HELP Wednesday, March 6 Winsor Park library at 1. STARS Wednesdays Senior Theatre Acting Repertory at the Hollis library at 11:15. BRIDGE Wednesdays Reform Temple of Fore st Hills. 261-2900. TAX HELP Friday, March 8 Pomonok library at 11:30. STARS Fridays Senior Theater Acting Repertory at the Queens Village library at 11. FASHION SHOW Saturday, March 9 10-2 at Jackson Center, 92-47 1 6 5 th S t r e e t , J a m a i c a . $10 donation. Lunch 11noon.

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THEATER OUR TOWN Through March 9 “Our Tow n ” a t Q u e e n s b o r ough Communit y College. 631-6311. MARISOL May 3-11 “Marisol” is an apocalyptic urban fantasy which urges societ y to ‘wake up.’ Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6311. HIT LIST March 7-17 at Queens Theatre in the Park. 7600064.

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TALKS APPLY FOR FUNDS Saturday, March 2 Flushing library at 2. Monday, March 4 Elmhurst Hospital at 6. Saturday, March 9 Fullness of Joy Ministries in St. Albans at 2. Discretionary funding workshops for 2014. TRUE LOVE Saturday, March 2 “True Love” discussed at UUCQ, Ash Avenue and 149th Street, Flushing. $5 donation. 380-5362. WINDSOR PARK Monday, March 4 “I’m Forbidden” discussed at the Windsor Park library at 2. ROCKAWAY WOMEN Monday, March 4 Forgotten Pioneers: Women of Rockaway Beach at the Peninsula library. Register.

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ISRAELI FOLK Mondays 7:15-9:45 at Hillcrest Jewish Center. $10 session. 380-4145. LINE DANCING Mondays 6:30-9:30 at Kowalinski Post 4. $7. Cake and coffee. 5652259.

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Queens Today YOUTH QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and preschool programs and more. Contact local branches. DR. SEUSS Saturday, March 2 Central library at 11. FAMILY STORY TIME Saturday, March 2 Flushing library at 11:30. WILDLIFE THEATER Saturday, March 2 Central Park Zoo Wildlife Theater presents Polar Opposites at 1 at the Central library. FAMILY FUN DAY Saturday, March 2 Far Rockaway library at 4. CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. MATH HELP Saturdays for grades 48 Flushing library at 10. SCIENCE LAB Saturdays Central library at 11. CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2. TODDLER TIME Sunday, March 3 at Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000.

S TORY T I M E Monday, March 4 at the Hollis library at 11:30. ECO-CRAFTS Monday, March 4 at the Astoria library at 3:30. FAMILY STORY TIME Monday, March 4 at the Auburndale library at 4. LANYARD MANIA Monday, March 4 Far Rockaway library at 4. LEGOS Monday, March 4 at the Ridgewood library at 4. GAME NIGHT Monday, March 4 Richmond Hill library at 5. CRAFT KIDS Mondays Flushing library at 3. BEGIN CHESS Mondays at 3:30 Windsor Park library. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays Douglaston library at 4. SCIENCE CLUB Tuesday, March 5 at the Peninsula library at 3. NATURE KIDS Tuesday, March 5 at the Sunnyside library at 3:15. DIGITAL PHOTO. Tu e s d a y, March 5 L aurelton library. Register. BOOK BUDDIES

Tuesday, March 5 East Elmhurst library at 4. COMPUTERS Tu e s d a y, March 5 Ridgewood library. Register. WORD PROJECT Tuesday, March 5 Central library at 4:30. BUGS AS PETS Tuesday, March 5 at the Broadway library at 5. HEALTH & SCIENCE Tuesday, March 5 t the McGoldrick library at 5. KNIT & CROCHET Tuesdays at 5 Rochdale Village library. ECO CRAFTS Wednesday, March 6 at the Broadway library at noon and at 2 at the Steinway library. SIGNING TIME Wednesday, March 6 Douglaston library at 1:30. READING FOR FUN Wednesday, March 6 at the Laurelton library at 3:30. ARTS & CRAFTS Wednesday, March 6 Auburndale library at 4. BUGS AS PETS Wednesday, March 6 Briarwood library at 4. SCIENCE PROGRAM

Wednesday, March 6 Central library at 4:30. TALENT AUDITION Wednesday, March 6 Lefrak Cit y library at 5. CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 Queens Village library and 4:30 Poppenhusen library. GAME DAY Wednesdays Howard Beach library at 5. CRAFTERNOONS Wednesdays at the Ridgewood library. Register. YOUNG LEADERS Wednesdays and Fridays Young Leaders Institute of Laurelton at the Laurelton library at 3:30. ECO-CRAFTS Thursday, March 7 at the Woodside library at 11:30 and 12:30. BUGS AS PETS Thursday, March 7 Far Rockaway library at 4. DR. SEUSS Thursday, March 7 Richmond Hill library at 4. ZUMBA Thursday, March 7 W i n d s o r Pa r k l i b ra r y. Register. DRAMA POSSE Thursday, March 7

Hillcrest library at 4:30. ECO-CRAFT Thursday, March 7 Broadway library at 5. READING BUDDIES Thursday, March 7 McGoldrick library at 5. GAME ON Thursdays at the Central library at 3:30. PRESCHOOL CRAFT Friday, March 8 at the W i n d s o r Pa r k l i b ra r y. Register. SHSAT PREP Friday, March 8 at the LIC library at 3:30. BOOK BUDDIES Friday, March 8 at the Douglaston library at 3:45 and at 4 at the Fresh Meadows library. ST. PATRICK’S CR AFT Friday, March 8 at the McGoldrick library at 5. KIDS ACTIVITIES Fridays at 3:30 Briarwood library. CRAFT TIME Fridays at 3 at the Ozone Park library. GAME DAY Fridays at 3:30 Queens Village library. ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays Briarwood library at 4. East Flushing Register. Ozone Park at 3.

GAME DAY Fridays Windsor Park at 4. WIZARD OF OZ Saturday, March 9 a t the Central library at 4.

PARENTS PARENT WORKSHOP Monday, March 4 at the Lefrak Cit y librar y at 11:15. ED TOWN HALL Thursday, March 7 Education Town Hall 6-8 at Mt. Moriah AME Church, 116-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Cambria Heights. PARENTING Saturday, March 9 parenting classes for possible behavioral and emotional disorders. Register LIC library. PSYCHOLOGICAL CTR Family and child therapy, parent management training and more. 5700500 sliding scale. ANIBIC Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children, Inc. sponsors programs for those through adulthood. 423-9550.

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Queens Today EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS COMPUTER BASICS Saturday, March 2 LIC librar y. Register. SOCIAL MEDIA Saturday, March 2 Far Rockaway library. Register. INTRO COMPUTERS Saturday, March 2 Central library. Register. ONLINE JOB APPLICA. Saturday, March 2 Flushing library. Register. INTRO INTERNET Saturday, March 2 Central library. Register. TANGO WORKSHOP Saturdays in March at Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside. 729-3880. JOB SEARCH Mondays free job search and computer help 11-2 at the Astoria librar y. BROADWAY CRAFT Monday, March 4 Broadway library at 12:30. METRIX LEARNING Monday, March 4 Central library. Register. JOB READINESS Monday, March 4 oneon-one job readiness and computer assistance at 2 South Jamaica library. WEARABLE ART

Monday, March 4 wearable art jewelry design Corona library. Register. MAC MONDAYS Monday, March 4 Central librar y. Register. BELLY DANCE Monday, March 4 ie: Flushing library. Register. EVENING CRAFTERS Monday, March 4 Fresh Meadows library at 6. BEGIN BUSINESS Monday, March 4 LIC library at 6. BALLROOM DANCE Monday, March 4 Forest Hills library at 6:30. KATHAK Monday, March 4 basic dance instruction. Lefferts librar y. Register. GED Tuesday, March 5 free GED assessment at the Central library. 480-4300 register. BEGIN COMPUTERS Tuesday, March 5 Flushi n g l i b r a r y. Re g i s te r. Rosedale library at 11. South Jamaica at 11:30. POWERPOINT Tuesday, March 5 LIC librar y. 752-3700 register. USE E-READER Tuesday, March 5 Glen

Oaks library 11:15. CRIMINAL RECORD Tuesday, March 5 Job Searching with a Criminal Record at 2 at the Far Rockaway library. JOB READINESS Tu e s d a y, March 5 Woodside library at 5:45. BEGIN EXCEL Tuesday, March 5 Central librar y. Register. SMALL BUSINESS Tuesday, March 5 Central librar y. Register. BEGIN COMPUTERS Wednesday, March 6 Central library. Register. Woodside at 10:30. Hollis. Register. Pomonok library. Register. Windsor Park. Limited space. INTERVIEW SKILLS Wednesday, March 6 Central library. Register. POTTERY Wednesday, March 6 South Ozone Park librar y. Register. ONLINE TEST PREP Wednesday, March 6 LIC library. Register. SOCIAL MEDIA Wednesday, March 6 Social Media to Promote the Small Business at the Sunnyside library at 4:30.

COMPUTER CLASS Wednesday, March 6 Woodside library at 5:45.

MEETINGS COMETS CIVIC Monday, March 4 at 7 at Bethzatha Church of God, 85-20 57 th Avenue, Elmhurst. QUEENS ACADEMY Mondays, March 4, April 1 Academy Charter School at 55-30 Junction Blvd., Elmhurst at 7. 212437-8351 to attend. TALK OF THE TOWN Tuesday s, March 5, 19 learn the art of public speaking in St. Albans at 7:15. 640-7092. BEREAVEMENT Wednesdays, March 6, April 3 Holy Family in Fresh Meadows at 7:30. 969-2448. ED TOWN HALL Thursday, March 7 Education Town Hall 6-8 at Mt. Moriah AME Church, 116-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Cambria Heights. WRITING CLUB Thursday, March 7 at 2 at the Peninsula library.

CHILDCARE GIVERS Wednesday, March 6 Professional Development Workshop for Childcare Providers at 6:30 Central library. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Wednesday, March 6

RELIGIOUS REGO PARK JC Friday, March 1 Shabbat Across America. Reservations required. Monday, March 25 Passover Seder. Reservations. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. 459-1000. WEEK OF PRAYER Sunday, March 3, Wednesday, March 6, Sunday, March 10 call for times. 917-254-7970. All Saints Episcopal in Sunnyside. WOMEN’S SEDER Sunday, March 10 Te m p l e T i k va h i n N ew Hyde Park. 516-7461120. PASSOVER SEDER Monday, March 18 at the Central Queens Y in Forest Hills. 268-5011, ext. 160 by March 11.

Central librar y. Register. MOCK INTERVIEWS Thursday, March 7 Central library. Register. WORD FOR RESUMES Thursday, March 7 Central library. Register. INTRO E-BOOKS Thursday, March 7 Hillcre st librar y. Register. COMPUTER TIPS Thursday, March 7, 14 Central librar y. Register.

ENVIRONMENT SUSTAIN YOUR RAIN Saturday, March 2 Horticultural Societ y of NY presents a workshop on NYC’s water at 3 at the Sunnyside librar y. Also, Monday, March 4 at 6:30 Steinway library.

ALUMNI IMMACULATE CONC. April 27 Immaculate Conception School in Astoria will host a reunion for all graduates. icsastoriaalumni@gmail.com

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“HILARIOUS!”

ENTERTAINMENT WORLD CASINO 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free admission. CHAMBER MUSIC March 1-3 L’Incoronazione di Poppea at Queens College. 9973800. MUSICA REGINAE Saturday, March 2 New Music Composers’ Forum featuring composers and artists from NYC at Church in the Gardens. 894-2178. BIG BAND Saturday, March 2 Flushing library at 2. RUSSIAN GYPSY MUSIC Saturday, March 2 Forest Hills library at 2:30. CHINESE NEW YEAR Saturday, March 2 Jackson Heights library at 2:30. FAMILY FUN DAY Saturday, March 2 Far Rockaway library at 4. IRISH CULTURAL DAY Sunday, March 3 12-5 at St. Mel’s, 154 th Street Avenue, and 2 6 th Whitestone. $6 adults. 746-3837. NU URBAN CAFÉ Saturdays live jazz, r&b, open mic 8-midnight. Free. 188-36 Linden Blvd., St. Albans. 917817-8653. BEL AIRES Sunday, March 3 Bel Aires perform tunes from the 50s-80s at the Central library at 3. FH SYMPHONY Sunday, March 3 at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 374-1627. SALSA Mondays Resorts World Casino holds Monday Night Salsa events. Lessons 7:30. 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone ark. 215-2828. Free. BINGO Tuesdays 7:15 American Mart yrs C h u rc h in Bayside. 464-4582. Tuesdays 7:15 (doors open 6) Rego Park Jewish Center. 459-1000. $3 admission includes 12 games. SCRABBLE Tuesday s Fresh Meadows library at 2. CHESS Tuesdays 4 Rosedale library. AMER. SONGBOOK Wednesday, March 6 at 3 at the North Forest Park library. SOUTH ASIA ON FILM Wednesdays through April 25 at 4:30 at the G o d w i n - Te r n b a c h M u seum at Queens College. 997-4747 for titles and other info. FRENCH DUOS

Thursday, March 7 Duo D’Amour: French Duos from the late 18 th to late 2 0 th c e n t u r i e s a t t h e Windsor Park library at 2. BLUES Thursday, March 7 Eddie Lee Isaacs and Friends perform at 5:30 at the Baisley Park library. OPEN MIC Thursday, March 7 Flushing library at 6:30. KARAOKE & OPEN MIC Friday, March 8 Peninsula library at 4. AFRO TANGO Fridays through March 17 Fridays through Sunday Afro Tango at Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside. 729-3880. CHAMBER MUSIC Fridays, March 8, 15, April 5, 12, 19, May 3, 10 10-noon at Queens College. 997-3800. NU URBAN CAFÉ Fridays live jazz and r&b 9-midnight. Free. 188-36 Linden Blvd., St. Albans. 917-817-8653. GAME DAY

Fridays 4:30 Woodhaven library. GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays 2 Hillcrest library. IRISH HISTORY Saturday, March 9 Aesthetic Realism presents “Humanit y’s Opposites: Beginning with Ireland” at the Flushing library at 3. WIZARD OF OZ Saturday, March 9 Central library at 4. Presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions. IMMIGRANT VOICES Saturday, March 9 “If It’s Sad, I Don’t Want to See It” at 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park. 7600064. FASHION SHOW Saturday, March 9 10-2 at Jackson Center, 92-47 1 6 5 th S t r e e t , J a m a i c a . $10 donation. Lunch 11noon. OPEN MIC Sunday, March 10 Central library at 2. Open Mic for Poets.

HEALTH ANGER MANAGEMENT Wednesdays and Saturdays Classes, individual, family, couples therapy in Briarwood. 374-6765. CHAIR YOGA Monday, March 4 Broadway library. Register. VISITING NURSE Monday, March 4 talk about Choice Health Plans and more at 11:30 at the Steinway library. SHAPE UP NYC Monday, March 4 LIC library at 6:30. GROUP NUTRITION Mondays at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays 11-12 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $5. VBARRE BAR Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays VBarre Bar Method Class for total body sculpting at NYSC in Whitestone. 917-7164678. CHAIR YOGA Wednesday, March 6 Briarwood library. Register. SHAPE UP NYC Wednesday, March 6 Central library at 4. GENTLE YOGA Wednesday, March 6 Woodside library. Register. OA Wednesdays Overeaters Anonymous Howard

Beach library at 11. PREVENT FALLS Thursday, March 7 Douglaston library at 2. SHAPE UP NYC Thursday, March 7 Lefrak Cit y librar y at 5:30. ZUMBA Thursday, March 7 Corona library at 6. SHAPE UP NYC Friday, March 8 Richmond Hill library at 5. ZUMBA Friday, March 8 South Jamaica library at 6.

FLEA MARKETS BOOK SALE Saturday, March 2 9-3 at United Methodist Church, 112-14 107th avenue, Richmond Hill. Light lunch served. FLEA & BAKE Sunday, March 10 flea market and Ethnic Polish Bake Sale 9-4 at St. Josaphat’s, 35 th Avenue Street, and 2 1 0 th Bayside.

MISCELLANEOUS TAX COUNSELING Wednesday, March 6 at the Windsor Park library. Register and call for needed documents. IMMIGRATIONSERVICE Saturdays 10-1 7763700 to schedule appt.

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Scooby Doo, Where Are You? At John Bowne!

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Scooby Doo and Shaggy visited PS 20 John Bowne in Flushing on Feb. 21. The cartoon duo were joined by the North Shore Animal League, who brought dogs and puppies available for adoption. Shaggy read a story about how he adopted Scooby Doo to the students. Photos by Ira Cohen.

Walking in Elmhurst

Swearing In

Councilmen Daniel Dromm and Peter Vallone Jr. were joined by community leaders for the inaugural Lunar New Year Parade in Elmhurst on Feb. 23. The festivities also included a community resource fair at St. James Episcopal Church. Photo by Ira Cohen.

Public Service Award Veronica Tsang (right) was sworn in as chairperson of the New York Hospital Queens Community Advisory Council by former chair Frank Macchio during a ceremony on Feb. 25. Photo by Ira Cohen.

Wheeler Fundraiser

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer attended a fundraiser for the Wheeler family, whose son was killed in the Newtown shootings. Pictured (from left) are Tonia Nelson Moore, Roger Hitts, Rebecca Wilkins, Jennifer Busnel, Van Bramer, Samantha Felixbrod and Gretchen Schmelz.

Queens DA Richard Brown presented the 2013 William Tucker Garvin Public Service Award to Executive Assistant District Attorney Jesse Sligh in celebration of Black History Month. The William Tucker Garvin Public Service Award was established in 2001 when District Attorney Brown held a ceremony to honor the memory of the first African-American Assistant District Attorney appointed in Queens County and is annually presented during Black History Month.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUMMONS NYCTL, 2011-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR NYCTL 2011-1 TRUST, Plaintiffs, -againstJOSEPH ALESSANDRO; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; CITY OF NEW YORK PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE# 100”, the last 100 names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being the owners, tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, and if any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiffs, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lost your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: July 25, 2012 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiffs 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. File No. 1633832 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robert J. McDonald a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County dated Jan. 8, 2013 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office, Jamaica, NY. The object of the action is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses to real property k/ a Block 3538, Lot 22. Dated: Jan. 25, 2013. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf. #82279 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Summons and Complaint You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. Sources of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are govern-

ment agencies, and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877BANK-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. Foreclosure rescue scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of M&M Tax Services LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of1 State (SSNY) on 8/27/12. Office loc: Queens. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to 93 05 97 Ave, Ozone Park, NY, 11416. Purpose: any lawful activity. ___________________________________ 57-38 VAN DOREN LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/4/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 59-05 55th Dr., Maspeth, NY 11378. General Purposes. ___________________________________ Notice of formation of Volonakis, Bedevian & Loucas, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/24/2012. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 5-44 47 th Ave, 3 rd Flr, LIC, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ HASNY LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/11/

12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 69 Horatio St., Apt. 2F, NY, NY 10014. General Purposes. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 156-18 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/28/12. The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/ 2018. 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, 156-18 Crossbay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 24-27 Steinway Street LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/27/2012. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC, 24-27 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ SOLE DI CAPRI LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 8/24/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Amparo Proano, 108-75 51 st Ave., Queens, NY 11368. General Purposes. ___________________________________ Notice of formation of Orr & Orr Contracting LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/23/12. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: PO Box 6224, Long Island City, NY 11106. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DMG EXPRESS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/23/

13. 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, 24-25 21st Street, Astoria, New York 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ WERBA REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/21/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 66-45 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, NY 11385. General Purposes. ___________________________________ HH & FF, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 01/ 03/2013. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to THE LLC 8 6 - 3 3 6 2 nd A V E N U E , REGO PARK NY 11374. General Purposes. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of Szul Management, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/7/13. Office loc: Queens. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to 4 3 - 2 8 4 2 ND S t , # 2 R , Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful activity. ___________________________________ 4 J’s Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/ 5/08. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: General. ___________________________________ JOTRUX GROUP, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/ 7/12. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 164-01 Jamaica Ave Jamaica, NY 11432. ___________________________________ HLI Logistics, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/ 24/11. Office in Queens

County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: General. ___________________________________ 2298 H.Z. LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/3/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 6941 Ingram Street Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of Omni Specialties Services LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 29-16 120 th St., Linden Hill, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Fresh Meadow Mechanical Plumbing, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/ 18/12. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: General. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: THE BENNINGTON, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/14/ 13. 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 Ciampa Organization, 136-26 37 th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of Murphy Art Conservation, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/19/12. Office loc: Queens. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to 2 1 - 3 8 3 1 st S t , # B - 1 G , Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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While Chantal Sade has had a lifelong interest in modeling, she saw it as an art form and a chance to find new forms of expression. “It just gives me a chance to creatively express myself,” she said. “I see myself as an artist and it allows me to get myself out there.” Although Sade has only started modeling this past May, the pursuit was instantly gratifying for her; an outlet that let her explore a longstanding passion for glamour. A dental assistant by day, the Queens native was drawn to modeling ever since she was a kid, when she used to dress up for fun. The real appeal for her was the art behind a photo shoot. “I was more attracted to the art of it,” she said. “You can capture a moment in a photo that people can remember forever.” Having lived her whole life in the house her grandfather built in East Elmhurst, Sade finds life in Queens nowadays to be peaceful. One of her pastimes involved going down to the bay near LaGuardia Airport and watching the sun set. If she wants to do something more active, she often heads up to Harlem and enjoys listening to jazz music. “I can be anywhere and I can have fun,” Sade said. While modeling is a creative hobby for her, Sade said she’s happy to pursue it as long as it allows. She also plans to take up dancing again, particularly ballet. For more information about her, visit chantalmyrick.wix.com/blacwynter.

Model Of Queens

Creative Expression

One Queens prankster has been arrested for organizing a flash mob of the popular internet dance craze, the “Harlem Shake” at his school. According to reports, hundreds of students at Forest Hills High School were ordered to disperse when they jammed to the song around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 15. The senior who organized the flash mob on Facebook, Arnis Mehmetaj, 17, was hauled away to the 112th

Precinct when he invited more than 500 students to attend. He was charged with disorderly conduct and was given a desk appearance ticket. To make matters worse, Mehmetaj was also given a five-day suspension from school. While it has become a worldwide phenomenon, to this QConf reporter, the “Harlem Shake” just looks like people suffering from a seizure.

Hidden Heroin

Chantal Sade Location: East Elmhurst Age: 23 Height: 5’5” Weight: 105 lbs. Stats: 38-25-32 Photo by Jim Chow

Trump Hall of Fame Bound

Donald Trump - the newest member of the WWE Hall of Fame

He's one of the richest men in the world, hosts a wildly popular television show and has even mulled running for office. But all of that pales in comparison to the latest honorific on Donald Trump's resume. On Monday, it was announced that the Queens native would be made the celebrity honoree for this year's WWE Hall of Fame class. Trump will be inducted during a ceremony at Madison Square Garden on April 6, the night before WWE's annual WrestleMania. The Donald is no stranger to the squared circle or to WrestleMania. Trump Plaza in Atlantic City hosted the event in 1988 and 1989, and Trump participated in a Hair vs. Hair (toupee?) battle with WWE owner Vince McMahon in 2007. Trump will be inducted alongside wrestling champions Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, Mick Foley and Trish Stratus.

Who We Are @ QConf QConf is edited by: Steven J. Ferrari. Contributors: Luis Gronda, Natalia Kozikowska, Joe Marvilli, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Mike Nussbaum, Mike Schenkler, John Scandalios. Email: Conf@QueensTribune.com.

Fries With That Shake?

Although Dominican singer Martha Heredia was a winner on “Latin American Idol,” she was a real loser when she got caught trying to smuggle heroin on to a plane bound for New York City. Heredia was arrested on Feb. 20 after police found 2.9 pounds of heroin stuffed into three pairs of platform shoes packed in her suitcase. Law enforcement is still attempting to determine whether she was working as a mule for a drug-trafficking organization. Back in 2011, the singer, also known by her nickname “La Baby,” called her first

Latin American Idol Martha Heredia album “Lose or Win.” Sadly, this case shows which of those categories she’s falling into.

Fashionable Pooch A Greek fashion publicist was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport last week for allegedly stealing a Salvador Dali painting from a Manhattan art gallery last year. According to reports, Phivos Istavrioglou was cuffed at JFK right when he got off of a flight from Milan, Italy. Istavrioglou reportedly walked off with the “Cartel de Don Juan Tenorio” painting while he was looking at paintings.

The alleged robbery was caught on surveillance video and he anonymously mailed the painting back to the United States, undamaged. The publicist pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court and will be due back in court. QConf would like to remind readers beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not the person holding the beautiful works of art.

Campaign Misstep Organizing a campaign is hard work on any level, but running a campaign for Mayor of New York City involves a lot of organization for candidates. Just ask John Catsimatidis, for instance. Last week, the candidate sent out a press announcement touting a recent endorsement.

At the bottom of the release was a link to Catsimatidis' website, www.johncatsimatidis2013.com. The link, however, directed readers to catsimatidis2013. com, which the candidate clearly never registered. It looks like someone could use a little bit of help on the campaign trail...

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