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OF THE The Queens Tribune and its advertisers are pleased to once again present our “Mother of the Year” Contest. Our Mother’s Day issue will feature winning entries plus thoughts from the children of Queens. This is our small way of paying tribute to the moms out there who help make Queens a better place to live. The contest rules are simple. Just submit 250 (typewritten when possible, otherwise legible) words or less as to why your mom is special. You or your mom must be a Queens resident. Entries must be received by Friday, April 27, 2012. Enclose a photo of mom, with her kids if possible (sorry they can't be returned). Mail entries to “Mother of the Year” Queens Tribune, 150-50 14th Rd., Whitestone, NY 11357. The entries will be judged in three age groups: A) 8 and under; B) 9-12 and C) 13 - adult. Judging will be based on content, creativity and sensitivity. We are open-minded about this contest and even mother-in-law entries will be accepted. Don't Delay: get your entry in today and pay tribute to your special "MOM" (and get Mother's Day gifts too!)
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Willets Development Clears Hurdle argued that the NYCEDC’s plan would trigger skyrocketing congestion on the Van Wyck Expressway and Grand Central Parkway, traffic that they have called disastrous and unsustainable. WPU hired a traffic engineer, Brian Ketcham — known for helping to slay the Ed Koch-era Westway proposal — to prove this point in a lengthy report. “The findings and approval from the Federal Highway Administration for the Van Wyck Expressway Ramps is a significant milestone for Willets Point, and the next step in realizing this ambitious project,” said Jennifer Friedberg, a NYCEDC spokeswoman. In a March 22 letter from the FHWA’s Director of Engineering Chris Gatchell to NYSDOT Regional Director Phillip Eng, Gatchell detailed the NYCEDC’s proposal for a new off bound ramp from the northbound Van Wyck and a new on bound ramp to the southbound
Iannece Announces Bid For Assembly Douglaston, Douglas Manor, Little Neck, Hollis Hills and Oakland Gardens. Iannece has been its chairman for eight out of the last 10 years and was the long-time president of the Bayside Hills Civic Association. Spanning horizontally across the borough from south Flushing to approximately Douglaston/Little Neck, the Assembly district is 52 percent Asian and includes less than 50 percent of CB 11’s coverage area. Earlier this year, Lancman said he played a major role in drawing the district. “Iannece would be a great candidate, considering his dedication to the community,” said Clinton Democratic Club member Adam Lombardi. “CB 11 is so huge. It’s given him an ear to all needs throughout the district.” Multiple Democratic Party insiders have also mentioned Dominic Panakal, Lancman’s chief-of-staff, as a potential Assembly candidate. Were Lancman to be defeated, he could also seek Councilman Jim Gennaro’s (D-Fresh Meadows) overlapping district. Gennaro is term limited and will step down in 2013. A Lancman endorsement would carry weight in the race as well. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com.
Willets Point workers rally against alleged police abuse in early Februar y the National Environmental Policy Act, a federal highway act and other laws in making a finding that is contrary to the clear conclusion of the City’s own studies that these ramps would lead to intolerable conditions on the Van Wyck,” said Michael Gerrard, a lawyer for WPU. “The final environment assessment statement the City released several years ago indicated major traffic issues. The record is clear.” Gerrard said WPU is considering its legal options. Many local elected officials have lined up in support of a Willets Point development, a notable exception being State Sen. Tony
Avella (D-Bayside). Last month, the Queens Tribune reported that U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), the Queens Democratic leader, had met with FHWA officials in early January to expedite the ramp approval process. WPU has challenged many facets of the project thus far, including the City’s use of eminent domain to begin seizing properties and the failure of the NYCEDC to publicly disclose which developers have bid for Phase 1 of the project, although the deadline for proposals has passed. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com.
Man Convicted In Murder Of Pizzeria Owner’s Son By DOMENICK RAFTER The suspect charged with the shooting of a pizzeria owner’s son that shocked a quiet South Queens neighborhood has been convicted of his murder. A jury Monday convicted Francis LaCorte, 29, of Ozone Park on a slew of charges including seconddegree murder, burglary and conspiracy charges. LaCorte stood trial for the murder of Gerardo Antoniello, the 29-year-old son of Bartolomeo Antoniello, former owner of Romeo’s Pizzeria on Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park. Antoniello was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at his parents’ home on North Conduit Avenue near the Belt Parkway on Sept. 9, 2009. LaCorte was also convicted of orchestrating two other home robberies in Queens in
August and September 2009. Three other individuals arrested in connection with the Antoniello murder have previously pleaded guilty in the case. According to trial testimony, LaCorte and another man, Vincent Mineo, met in the days before the attempted robbery to discuss and plan the home robbery of Antoniello. During this time period, Mineo and/or LaCorte identified Antoniello’s home to accomplices and, on Sept. 9, 2009, Mineo and/ or LaCorte provided certain accomplices with items that would be used during the robbery – including duct tape and a loaded firearm. As Antoniello arrived home, the robbers approached him and forced their way into his home. A struggle then ensued as Gerardo Antoniello came to his father’s aid. One of the
robbers pulled out a weapon and shot Gerardo Antoniello in the head before fleeing empty-handed. He later died. Mineo, who lived just blocks from the scene of the murder, pleaded guilty in February to firstdegree attempted robbery, firstdegree burglary and fourth-degree conspiracy and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Two other accomplices – Jason Burrell, 39, of Brooklyn, and Rashod Cowan, 32, of the Bronx – pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and first-degree attempted robbery and are currently awaiting sentence. LaCorte faces up to 75 years to life in prison; he will be sentenced on April 16. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or drafter@queenstribune.com.
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By ROSS BARK AN Community Board 11 chairman Jerry Iannece announced on Tuesday he will be launching a bid for the 25th Assembly seat currently occupied by Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest). Lancman, who is running for the vacant 6th District Congressional seat, has said he will not seek reelection in the Assembly. The 52-year-old Iannece, also an attorney, ran as a Democrat in a 19th District City Council primary in 2009, losing to Kevin Kim. At the time, he had the backing of the Queens Democratic Party. By opening an exploratory committee, Iannece becomes the first candidate to publicly express interest in the 25th Assembly District. “This district came out of the clear blue and people were immediately reaching out to me,” Iannece said. “It’s drawn very favorably for someone like me. The district takes in approximately 90 percent of Bayside Hills, my home. I’m one of the most proactive community board chairmen in the county. My law office is in the middle of the district, since 1990. My roots in this new district run from west all the way to east.” Community Board 11 encompasses Auburndale, Bayside,
Van Wyck at the existing Van Wyck Northern Boulevard interchange near exit 13. FHWA sided with the NYCEDC, finding that their proposal would not result “in any significant impacts related to land use, zoning, or public policy…” The NYSDOT has yet to approve the ramp proposal. Joan McDonald, NYSDOT’s commissioner, was also former vice president of transportation for NYCEDC, a fact that WPU contends would create a conflict-ofinterest in any ultimate ruling. Their appeals to the Inspector General’s office have so far been ignored. Since the days of master builder Robert Moses, mayoral administrations have sought to transform Willets Point, a 62-acre swath of auto repair shops, scrap yards and pockmarked streets, into a neighborhood akin to downtown Flushing. Since the City Council greenlighted the development in 2008, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NYCEDC have dreamt of hotels, apartments and shopping centers rising in the Iron Triangle. Claire Shulman, president of the Citysponsored Flushing Willets Point Corona LDC, still believes a convention center can be built there too, despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for a convention center at Aqueduct Racetrack. “We think that FHWA violated
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By ROSS BARK AN The Federal Highway Administration has wiped away a significant hurdle for Willets Point development advocates, declaring that the New York City Economic Development Corporation’s Van Wyck Expressway ramp plan would have “no significant effect on the human environment.” Supporters and opponents of the development plan have eagerly awaited the FHWA’s ruling because the NYCEDC had promised a judge that they would not invoke eminent domain to take Willets Point properties until a highway ramp plan was approved by the FHWA and the New State Dept. of Transportation. In the NYCEDC’s multi-phase plan to transform Willets Point into a bustling urban center, new Van Wyck Expressway ramps would be required. Willets Point United, a collective of Willets Point land owners who oppose the development, have
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By ROSS BARK AN Anyone strolling outside of Flushing High School on Northern Boulevard can look west and see, beyond the Van Wyck Expressway, the skyline of Manhattan. The hundreds of students, teachers and supporters that poured onto the boulevard’s sidewalk could see Manhattan too, and they wanted Mayor Michael Bloomberg to know that they would not accept the increasingly inevitable: 33 schools in New York City will look very different next year. Banging plastic drums, ringing cowbells and urging the morning traffic to honk in support, the crowd marched up and down the boulevard on an early, sun-dappled March 30 morning. “Save our school” chants intermingled with whistles and waving signage. Pockets of protesters poured onto the boulevard’s traffic island. Police patrolled nearby. At stake for the teachers and students, according to their testimonies, is the integrity of their more than a century-old school. The Dept. of Education recently announced they would close 33 Persistently Low Achieving Schools in the City as a way to secure nearly
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Teachers: Turnaround Doesn’t Work model would work. “Closing down and phasing out poor performing schools gives parents more options,” Walcott said. “We need to make more quality seats available. With more seats, people will migrate to different schools.” Flushing students and teachers did not agree. With a public hearing about the high school’s future less than a month away, the rally served as a prequel for what could be a raucous April for high schools across Queens. “I think our school is doing quite great,” said Aaron Bautista, a sophomore at Teachers and students protest Flushing High’s planned closure outside Flushing “We think that, in the school. the Board of Education, it’s bureaucrats who are work$60 million in federal School Im- high schools. Schools classified as ing there, not educators themprovement Grant money. In order “turnaround” would be reopened selves.” to be eligible for the funds, under new names and with roughly The Queens high schools tarBloomberg and the DOE had to half of its original staff. Teachers, geted for closure— Flushing, Wilimplement a federally approved im- elected officials and parents have liam Cullen Bryant, Long Island provement plan. denounced the measure as disrup- City, Grover Cleveland, August “Close” does not literally mean tive and counterproductive. At a Martin, Richmond Hill and John shuttering a school. Rather, the February town hall meeting at Oak- Adams—grapple with similar isDOE has used the word “turn- land Gardens’ Nathaniel Hawthorne sues that can depress graduation around” to describe the process Middle School, Schools Chancellor rates and test scores. Many of the that would impact eight Queens Dennis Walcott said the turnaround students are immigrants who know
English as their second or even third language. They tend not come from affluent families, and researchers have drawn direct correlations between family wealth and the performance of students on standardized tests. “We are a very large high school and have a large English language learner population,” said Flushing art teacher Donald Williams. “We have the challenge of dealing with those students and helping them to graduate. In addition, you have kids with social and economic problems.” State Sen. Toby Stavisky (DFlushing), Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) rallied in February with United Federation of Teachers representatives and the NAACP to protest Flushing’s announced closure. Despite assertions that its graduation rate has been rising over the last three years, the DOE said that its graduation rate, currently at 60 percent, is not high enough. Flushing earned a “D” on its latest DOE report card. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com, Ext. 127.
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Grace Meng received the endorsement of the Italian American Political Action Committee on Monday.
Candidates Pile Up Endorsements day. The Independence Party, known for crossing party lines in their endorsements, did the same on Tuesday. “New Yorkers are not used to voting in June,” said political consultant Henry Sheinkopf. “Unions get bodies, bodies create turnouts. EMILY’s List is certainly helpful, it has tremendous symbolic value. Getting union endorsements known for providing real assistance matters most.” James McClelland, Councilman Peter Koo’s (D-Flushing) chief of staff and a veteran campaign manager, believes endorsements can be overrated. “Endorsements look great on a piece of literature,” he said. “How many union members are registered in the district? Endorsements are great to have, but they’re only as good as what they’re willing to do on the streets for you.” Meng can counteract Lancman’s growing union support with the Queens Democratic Party machinery. Led by U.S. Rep Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), the Democrats endorsed Meng. Democratic district leaders will be mobilizing their local political clubs to organize a voter outreach effort for the Assemblywoman. The backing of the Democratic Party in a short primary season is critical, McClelland argued, but they must avoid the stumbles that doomed Assemblyman David Weprin’s (DLittle Neck) Congressional campaign against U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village). Campaign coffers will officially become public knowledge on April 15. Meng’s campaign said she raised $300,000 thus far. Lancman said he has between $200,000 and $250,000, a haul that he has been building up for months during his original bid to unseat Turner. Crowley boasted raising at least $100,000, though City and State reported $30,000 of that money was refunded from her City Council campaign account to donors, who then re-donated the money to her Congressional campaign. “If the Democratic machine stumbles, or grinds slowly, anyone can win,” McClelland said. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com.
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By ROSS BA RKAN Though the fire truck’s growl was drowning out Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s (D-Middle Village) public safety address, the big red symbol had made its point. Crowley had secured a crucial endorsement, though she still lagged behind her Democratic rivals in the always competitive race to net moneyed supporters. An unusually short primary season - Democrats will choose their 6th Congressional District nominee on June 26 - ensures that endorsements and the ability to rapidly line up endorsements and raise funds will play a key role in the election. Crowley’s first endorsement, the Uniformed Firefighters Association, represents a significant type of support that all the candidates will be vying for: organized labor. On that front, Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) is in the lead. On Monday, the Working Families Party, a progressive labororiented party, endorsed Lancman. The Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, a union representing 100,000 U.S. and Canadian retail and food-processing workers, the Communication Workers of America Local 1182, representing roughly 2,500 traffic and sanitation enforcement agents and the Service Employees International Union Local 32 BJ, all backed Lancman as well. Former Mayor Ed Koch also announced Monday he was endorsing the Assemblyman. The district’s labor-heavy enclaves like Electchester make any union support coveted, especially since unions can mobilize Democratic voters in primaries that typically have an overall lower voter turnout than general elections. DC 9, the 11,000-member local chapter of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades workers, endorsed Crowley yesterday. EMILY’s List, a political action committee that backs female candidates, recently announced they were endorsing Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing). Meng, along with Crowley, have each declared they could be the first woman from Queens in Congress since Geraldine Ferraro. During the 2009-2010 election cycle, EMILY’s List raised $38.5 million for the candidates it endorsed. The Italian American Political Action Committee also declared they were endorsing Meng on Mon-
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Let’s Go Mets It was a long offseason, filled with bad news for the New York Mets. There isn’t a lot of hope coming into the new season. Many analysts have predicted doom and gloom for the Amazin’s. But it’s time to put the trials and tribulations that troubled the Kings of Queens throughout the offseason behind them, because our National Pastime is back in the borough. The 2012 season has finally started and fans of the game – and the Mets – have reason to rejoice. Baseball is a game of patience – and Mets fans may need a lot of it in the coming months. The new season, though, will give fans a chance to see some of the team’s homegrown talent come mature into the stars of the future. Lucas Duda, Ruben Tejada and Jon Niese will all bring talent to the table and set up possible future playoff runs for the team. The return of Johan Santana should also bring a smile to the face of Mets fans. So forget about all the bad news that came out in the offseason and let’s root, root, root for the home team.
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Good Luck, Gar y To The Editor: I was surprised to read that Congressman Gary Ackerman has decided not to run for another term in Congress. I had met the Congressman on a number of occasions and shaken his hand and I had written him on matters that I needed help and he was always willing to help me. There are those who have disagreed with him on various issues, including myself. But let no one doubt the fact that the Congressman has devoted himself over the past 30 years to make America a better place. Added to the fact he has worked hard and has been dedicated and committed to helping those in the local communities for whom he was elected to serve. He has tried to help veterans and has worked hard to keep the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point open. I work in Great Neck for Northeast Plumbing and do business with the Academy and those in maintenance tell me that they are thankful for Congressman Ackerman’s support for the Acad-
emy over the years. Congressman Ackerman you will be missed but never forgotten. Good luck on whatever you decide to do next. Frederick R. Bedell Jr., Glen Oaks Village
Power Outage To The Editor: With all the hoopla concerning the decision of Congressman Gary Ackerman not to run for another term in Congress, people often forget that the power in Washington is based on seniority; the longer you’re there, the more you can deliver for your district. Queens and Long Island have lost 30 years of muscle to be replaced by zero seniority and a representative at the bottom of the barrel of 435. Kenneth Lloyd Brown, Forest Hills
Whose Mandate? To The Editor: Surely there must be something
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more important for today’s version of the Republican Party than merely, as Mitch McConnell so proudly stated, “making President Barack Obama a one-term president” as the most important goal. Country, be damned; taking back the Presidency is all that matters. Just one of the countless examples of Republican obstructionism is the present “Individual Mandate” in Obamacare (great name). In fact, the “Individual Mandate” originally came from the very Conservative Heritage Foundation and adopted by many prominent Republicans. Among those supporting the “Individual Mandate” were Nixon, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, Tim Pawlenty, Jim Demint, George Brown, Conrad Burns, Daniel Coats, Larry Craig, Duncan Faircloth, Judd Gregg, Frank Murkowski, Alan Simpson, Malcolm Wallop, Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms, Kay Hutchison, Dick Kempthome, Trent Lott, Peter Lugar, Ted Stevens, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Orrin Hatch, Bill Frist, Charles Grassley, Robert Bennett, and Christopher “Kit” Bond; in all, representing about 20 of our States. Ironic, that almost all are of those States are located in the middle of our country which most enthusiastically want “making Obama a one term President” by opposing his “Individual Mandate.” George H.W. Bush actually had a bill written which within it had an “Individual Mandate”. In 1994 New Republic had an article in which then Senate candidate Mitt Romney told John Judis, senior editor of the New Republic that if he were elected, he’d support Sen. John Chafee’s health-care reforms which again included a national “Individual Mandate.” Strange how amnesia suddenly sets in when it is championed by President Obama. The same scenario applies concerning President Obama’s infrastructure jobs bill...but that’s yet another story of political hypocrisy. Zack Pal , Bayside
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To The Editor: There has been much discussion about the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, when drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale areas in New York State. Governor Andrew Cuomo will have the final say as to whether to allow this controversial technology to be used. Please contact him with your thoughts about this issue. The gas and oil companies have been blanketing the media with ads proclaiming the safety of this process and the million jobs drilling supposedly will create. They are spending huge amounts of money, not only for their rosy ads, but also in terms of contributions to the campaign coffers of many of our elected leaders. Many questions still remain unanswered about fracking and the fluid used in the process. Scientists, environmental and community groups in our state are asking: Why is fracking fluid exempted from being regulated as hazardous waste when it contains many toxic and carcinogenic chemicals? How close to watershed areas should drilling be allowed? What will be the impact on public health and safety if fracking fluid seeps into water sources such as wells, reservoirs and waterways? In other states, fracking fluid has contaminated wells and streams. What contingency plans have been put into place in New York if drinking water becomes contaminated by fracking fluid? Why hasn’t a cumulative impact analysis and a health risk assessment been done to determine the effect that fracking will have on
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residents and communities near where the projected 65,000 wells will be operating? Where will the billions of gallons of water required in the fracking process come from and what will happen in times of drought? Why hasn’t a comprehensive plan been established to determine how the projected billions of gallons of wastewater generated during drilling be disposed of? Will the wastewater, which contains residue fracking fluid, be stored in open pits or will it be trucked off to other destinations? No matter where or how it is stored, how will the wastewater be handled given its toxicity and radioactivity? Does drilling using fracking and/or storage of wastewater from fracking procedures precipitate earthquakes? Areas in Ohio have experienced these events and many believe there is a link to the fracking process. Natural gas obtained in the Marcellus Shale and other regions contain high levels of radon gas, a known carcinogen. How will things be monitored to make sure that the health of those receiving this natural gas is not threatened? Just how many jobs and what kind of jobs will actually be created if fracking moves forward in New York and will these jobs benefit area residents? Governor Cuomo should provide answers to these and other questions. I believe the responses will show that fracking is not worth the risks and that we need to move forward with renewable, safe energy alternatives like solar and wind power! This will create jobs that we need, while protecting our environment. Henry Euler, Bayside
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Notice of formation of WM BILLING CONSULTANTS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 8/13/10. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC. 31-16 87 th st. Jackson Heights NY 11369. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ JANUS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/14/2012. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 144-42 Jewel Ave, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation, Basicroot LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/2011 Office loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of process served against LLC to: Basicroot LLC c/o Business Filings Incorporated, 187 Wolf Road, Suite 101, Albany, New York 12205 Purpose: all lawful activities. __________________________________ NOTICE of formation of Triple Win Healthcare Management, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY SSNY on January 30, 2012. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/ o 133-18 41 Road, Suite 1R, Flushing, NY 11354. Triple Win Healthcare Management at the princ. office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Notice of formation of Kerosene Studios LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 16, 2011. County: Queens. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served, SSNY shall mail copy of process toKerosene Studios LLC, 4705 Center Blvd #1904, Long Island City, NY 11109. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLC’s maybe formed under the New York LLC Law. __________________________________ Notice of Formation of Career Outcomes Matter, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY SSNY on January 24, 2012. Office location: Queens County. Princ.
office of LLC: 25-70 37 th Street, Long Island City, New York 11103. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Career Outcomes Matter, LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. __________________________________ 221-75 BRADDOCK AVENUE LLC a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/24/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Law Offices of Marvin Evan Schiff, P.C., 1 Country Rd., Ste. 125, Carle Place, NY 11514. General Purposes. ___________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE– SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS – GALAXY ASSETS CORP. against VANESSA WILLIAMS AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF RITA MUNGIN A/K/A RITA D. MUNGIN A/K/A RITA SINISTERRA, DefendantsIndex no. 42842/10. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial situs of the real property. To the above named Defendants–YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or , if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David Elliot filed on March 5, 2012. The object of this action is to declare the interests of the parties concerned and for sale of the premises and partition of the proceeds in accordance with the declared interests against real property situated in the County of QUEENS, City and State
of New York: 137-55 234th STREET, ROSEDALE, NY located at Block 12658 and Lot 16.0. Dated: October 12, 2011 Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Jonathan M. Cohen, Esq., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 2226200. __________________________________ Notice of Formation of Kollabo Media LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY SSNY on 1/24/12. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 214-43A Hillside Avenue, Queens Village, New York 11427 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Kollabo Media., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. __________________________________ 126-15 Liberty Avenue Holding LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/23/12. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 1954 Homecrest Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11229. Purpose: General. __________________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Index No. 1911/12 Assigned To Hon. Darrell L. Gavrin GAGENDRA KAMPTA & BIBI HACKIRAN KAMPTA Plaintiffs, -againstRUTH STENERSON, Defendant. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. The Plaintiffs reside at 45-15 156 th Street, Flushing, New York 11355. County of Queens. Queens County is designated as the basis of venue because the real property which is the subject of this action is located within the County of Queens. The
relief sought in this action for a discharge of a mortgage of record for real property located at 45-15 156 th Street, Flushing, New York 11355, County of Queens and more particularly described in the complaint herein. The nature of this action is for a discharge of a mortgage of record pursuant to Article 15, RPAPL §1501(4). Dated: January 12, 2012 New York, New York Annie Ma, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiffs Fine, Olin & Anderman, LLP 39 Broadway, Suite 1910 New York, NY 10006 Tel: (212) 2671650 __________________________________ YALGAM ASSOCIATES, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/7/12. 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, 76-33 167 th St., Fresh Meadows, NY 11366. General Purposes. __________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 23 EQUITIES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/08/12. 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, c/o Sacco & Fillas, LLP, 31-19 Newtown Avenue, 7th Floor, Astoria, New York 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. __________________________________ Notice of Formation of GOLDEN HILL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/6/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: 38-12 222nd St., Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: any lawful activity. __________________________________ Notice of Formation: 200 & 202 Knickerbocker LLC. Arts of Org filed with sec of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/02/2011. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 & 202 Knickerbocker LLC, 43-31 192 nd Street, Flushing, New York 11354. Purpose: Any lawful activity. __________________________________ CITATION File No. 20084433 SURROGATE’S
COURT, Queens COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: IRMGARD FREUND, FRIEDA KERL, MARGARET VESTERLING, ANNA MARIE RICHLING, HUGO MOOG, TANJA LOHNE, TOBIAS MOOG, ERIKA HEINS STITT, HELGA KRAFT, GISELA FRANK, and any and all unknown distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of MARIE AUER a/k/a MARIE J. AUER and MARIA AUER, deceased, if living, whose names, whereabouts, and addresses are unknown to petitioner herein, and, if dead, having survived the decedent, their distributees, heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, executors, administrators, successors in interest and assigns whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown to the petitioner herein, and any other person who might have an interest in the estate of MARIE AUER a/k/a MARIE J. AUER and MARIA AUER, deceased, as distributees or otherwise, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown to petitioner herein, and cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained by the petitioner A petition having been duly filed by JAMES F. ROONEY who is/are domiciled at 86-07 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, New York 11421 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on April 19, 2012, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of MARIE AUER, aka MARIE J. AUER and MARIA AUER lately domiciled at 9007 Albert Road, Ozone Park, New York 11421, United States admitting to probate a Will dated March 9,1992 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of MARIE AUER deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: X Letters Testamentary issue to JAMES F. ROONEY Dated, Attested and Sealed, MAR 08 2012 Seal HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk JOHN M. McFAUL Print Name of Attorney RIVKIN RADLER LLP Firm (516) 3573043 Telephone 926 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556-0926 Address NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to
the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you. ________________________________ Notice of Formation of Avoid Obvious LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/14/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Registered Agents, Inc., 875 Ave of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001, also the registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. __________________________________ BZ CONSTRUCTION OF NY LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/12/12. 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, 75-15 35 th Ave., Jackson Heights, NY 11372. General Purposes. __________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 30-06 HOBART STREET LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/23/11. 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, 30-06 Hobart Street, Woodside, New York 11377. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. _________________________________
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Notice of Formation of GWest Dental Center, LLC”. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY SSNY on March 8, 2012. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 105-25 65 th Ave., Suite P3, Forrest Hills, NY 11375. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o G-West Dental Center., L.L.C. at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any Lawful activity. Notice of Formation of CX Tower LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/6/ 12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Jiashu Xu, 13403 35th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Just Another Chapter: A Spoof, Redistricting, A Crime By MICHAEL SCHENKLER
GUILTY AS CHARGED Yes, my column of two weeks ago, titled: “Ackerman Act IV: The True Story Of Gary’s Retirement,” was indeed, a spoof. I wanted to have a little fun with my friend, the retiring Congressman, and continue the longstanding Tribune tradition of publishing an April Fool’s gag. Last week’s issue was devoted to celebrating the 42nd Anniversary of the newspaper founded by Gary Ackerman and therefore no April Fools’ space was planned. With Gary’s story and the Mets’ story breaking so quickly, I seized the moment and decided to kid the kidder. I published a story – containing April Fools’ clues – declaring Gary was to be announced on April
1, as the new managing par tner and head of a financial combine which purchased the Mets. The responses were interesting and amusing. With an interview on John Gambling’s radio show and stories or columns in the New York Times, Forward and more, and the blogs abuzz, all of which appeared to initially accept my column as the gospel, Gary only had a singular reaction to me. Gary emailed: “I’d rather play shortstop.” REDISTRICTING FIASCO Some time has passed. I’ve sat back and reflected on Gov. Cuomo’s mega-deal made with the State Legislature in exchange for allowing them to draw their own district lines. The reformer’s blood that flows through my veins has been boiling. After clearly stating and maintaining he would veto any lines not drawn by an independent commission, how could “Andrew the Amazing” cave? Perhaps he’s not so amazing. Perhaps he’s not so different from the self-serving “public servants” who share that
miserable upstate corruption inducing town, Albany. Now, we saw the Governor slowly back off his position as deadlines approached and other deals were put on the table. He publically wanted a “less hyper political” map, a constitutional amendment to fix the problem forever – starting in 10 years, and a back-up law in case the constitutional amendment wasn’t ratified. He became critical of the judicial results on the Congressional lines and laid the groundwork to approve the pathetic self-serving maps drawn to please the Senate Republicans and Assembly Dems. In the backroom, pension reform, on-time budget, a Constitutional Amendment legalizing gambling, teacher evaluations, a DNA database, and who knows what other deals the Governor may have tied to his threat to use the veto pen on the legislature’s dishonorable maps. At the end of the day, the Governor got much of his agenda approved by the legislature and/ or leadership. However, when it came to redistricting, he got a couple of
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Budget Disputes Vary In Intensity By HENRY STERN Like nature itself, city government deals with different matters in different seasons of the year. First is the season of the budget, which begins with reque st s for funds by agencies and advocates, most of which are politely Henry ignored because there are insufficient resources to fund them. The word most heard at budget time is “no.” Agency budget hearings can be helpful if public attention is called to new issues, or important questions which have been neglected. Many years ago these hearings, especially those on the education budget, were considered important public events. Hundreds of witne sse s from communit ie s al l around the city would wait hours for their group to be heard at City Hall. The relevant borough president would stay and hear the parents and others who came to testify on overcrowding and school construction. Over the years, the custom of
mass par t icipat ion in school budget hearings declined. Because of years of disappointment, people were less inclined to believe that real change would re sult from their participation. Increasingly, subst itutes were sent to represent elected officials Stern at hearings. One early memory I have to the contrary is that of Mayor Rober t F. Wagner, in his third term, presiding over the old Board of Estimate. People were encouraged by the fact that this mayor was listening to them in person. And Wagner felt it was part of his responsibility to do that - to listen to requests that he could at best meet only in part. Toward the end of the Boards existence the proceedings took on a mechanical cast. Neither side had the power to change the balance of the relationships that ossified as quickly as they had developed. Public hearings were theoretically held for each city agency. By throwing a batch of agencies to-
gether, and scheduling the hearings for Friday afternoon, the bureaucratic schedule makers essentially ended the practice of citizen review of agency budgets except in the most egregious cases which may independently have attracted attention from the media. For the last four years, Mayor Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn have reached agreement on the city budget. With $60 bil lion spent each year, it should not be difficult to find some way in which the funds can be divided to the satisfaction of all the players. If a peaceful settlement is not reached, it will be because personal rivalries trumped legislative goals. One could call the years from 2002 to 2005 the era of ambition. That should not exclude other political periods from that signification. The core problem from 2002 may have been that too much of the talent was in their mid-twentie s after senior members were forced to retire in 2001, an issue which has not arisen since. StarQuest@NYCivic.org
tweaks and promises concerning a Constitutional Amendment and signed a bill which continued for another decade, the pathetic selfserving process which betrays the people and defies good government. Andrew Cuomo was a giant, our hero, who was elected Governor to bring us reform, change and good government. Instead, he played the inside deal-making game – only bigger and better than it has been played before. Andrew Cuomo was elected Governor to change the Albany culture and at the end of the day, the Albany culture changed him. And I wonder if it matters that the State and its people may be better off because of the Coumo deals? PENSION REFORM, HUMBUG Talking about pension reform, here’s something that hasn’t been addressed. Former State Sen. Carl Kruger, one of Brooklyn’s finest example s of why Albany needs change, pleaded guilty to Federal corruption charges. Kruger takes his place in a long line of modern day thieves who used their elected office to enrich themselves. So Kruger, who served in the State Senate since 1994 and prior to that worked for the Democrats in the State Assembly, had a total of 36-plus years of State service. According to the generous state pension system, counting his last three years salary of $79,500 plus his last three years “lulus” (the
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Carolyn Maloney: “I decided to take the afternoon off, borrowed a neighbor’s old bike, and went cycling in Central Park. I love New York.” extra doled out by leadership for committee chairs and the like) – for Kruger, as high as $34,000 for two of the years he served as Finance Chair — plus other calculations, yielded a lifetime pension of about $70,000 annually. He admitted to abusing his office; he resigned; yet he collects a State pension for the rest of his life. I wonder why the State legislature doesn’t simply pass a law that anyone who is convicted of or pleads guilt y to abusi ng h is State office sacrifices his State pension? I wonder? MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com
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Queens This Week
William Cullen Br yant H.S. is one of the schools on the list slated for closure by the DOE.
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Community Rallies To Save Br yant High A raucous and passionate crowd pleaded for Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the Dept. of Education to save their school at a rally and public hearing at William Cullen Bryant High School in Astoria on April 3. Bryant High is on the chopping block as one of 26 schools set to be closed at the end of the school year for failing to meet certain requirements as outlined by the mayor. Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (DAstoria) and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), both Bryant graduates, were joined by State Sen. Mike Gianaris (DAstoria) and representatives of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) and U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), as well as community leaders, parents and students. Simotas and the other elected officials are hopeful that meetings and rallies will be enough to convince Bloomberg that Bryant is not a failing school. “It is a school that the community cares about,” Simotas said. “It is a school that the teachers care about and a school that the parents care about. And that is what is most important. Our students come first.” Gianaris, who is a graduate of another school on Bloomberg’s death list — Long Island City High School — said that the decision to close Bryant is being made for no reason. “I have yet to hear one single reason from those that want to close these schools as to why it would be good to do so,” Gianaris said. “[The Mayor] has us hostage. He is trying to use all of [the students] to make his political points and to take it out on the teachers. We are not going to let him do it.” Bryant was in a similar position last year, but the community and elected officials were able to convince the mayor to just implement changes rather than shut the school down. Simotas said that there just has not been enough time to see the results of those changes. “To close the school as a political ploy and close down a comprehensive program to open up an individualized school is wrong,” Simotas said. “It’s wrong for the students,
it’s wrong for the teachers and it’s wrong for the community.” On April 26, the Dept. of Education will take a final vote on whether or not to close Bryant, which is currently designated as a transformation model. If the plan is approved, Bryant would become a “turnaround school,” meaning a potential overhaul of 50 percent of the faculty and the implementation of a new teacher evaluation and incentive system. Van Bramer said that he would not be where he is today — the City Council — without the teachers at Bryant High. “This plan is so reckless and detrimental,” Van Bramer said. “To get rid of half of the teachers in Bryant and all these other schools and then the next day, hire new teachers, is a bad plan for New York City. It is dead wrong, and we have to make sure that it never ever happens.” The school, which has been around since 1889, is in one of the more diverse neighborhoods in the borough — which is commonly referred to as the most diverse county in the nation. An English teacher at the school even yelled to the crowd to respond if anyone was from such countries as Mexico, Guatemala, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Greece, which got the loudest response. Student body president Sotiria Zouroudis summed it all up as she spoke on behalf of the 3,000 plus students at Bryant. “Save our school,” she said before the crowd headed inside for the public hearing. Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com. -Jason Pafundi
Buses Back For College Pt. Students For the middle schoolers of College Point, the morning commute will now be far less stressful. A bill, co-sponsored by State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) and Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island), passed in the State Legislature will restore funding for school bus service for seventh and eight graders in College Point and Staten Island. In
College Point, parents and students said they had found out that school bus service was being revoked in College Point before the start of the school year. In May 2010, the Dept. of Education had announced it would end yellow school bus service for more than 4,000 seventh and eighth grade school children citywide, though originally exceptions had been made for College Point and Staten Island. Outraged parents, students and elected officials protested the decision, which was made due to funding issues. The bill would exempt New York City from the "like circumstances" clause of New York State Education Law, which has been the crux of the City's argument for pulling the variance to allow College Point bus service. Isolated from the 7 train and lacking a middle school of its own, College Point middle school students attend JHS 194 in Whitestone or JHS 185 in Flushing. "It's about time that we see a common sense solution to a ridiculous problem," said Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone). "The City literally left these kids out in the dark, adding hours to their commute to school." Assemblyman Mike Simanowtiz (D-Flushing) cheered the bill's passage as well. Simanowitz, Halloran, Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) and other elected officials had rallied with frustrated College Point residents last November. "It boggles my mind to see nearly-empty school buses operating along their normal routes in College Point when children can use them to get safely to school," Simanowitz said. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com. -Ross Barkan
Program Seeks To Improve Attendance For most kids, waking up for school is not the highlight of their young lives. Though there are some kids who enjoy spending their day with their peers engulfed in the challenge of learning, but ask most kids and they’ll tell you school is more like a chore than an adventure. Add in the problem of bullying, and school for some could be downright terrifying. Often that leads to chronic absences that could affect grades. PS 91 in Glendale is seeking to solve that problem by giving students a nudge in the mornings to get them to enjoy coming to school more. The “Every Student, Every Day” campaign began earlier in the year as an effort to improve attendance among students who had a high number of absences. As part of the program, teachers at the school act as “mentors” and greet the students in the morning and help them with some of their concerns and problems. Students who took part also suggested ways to improve attendance. On Thursday, March 29, the school held an assembly with the students and some parents in the school’s auditorium to see a
presentation from the students and the teachers involved. The presentation touted the success of the program, which was praised by the school’s Principal Victoria Catalano. Attendance at the school jumped 2 percent since the program started and students receive an average of five new instruction days. One fourth grader said the program has made a difference in how she feels while at school. “It makes me feel special and it makes me feel important,” she said. For the teachers the program has the added effect of giving them another opportunity to reach out to their students “One of my students always looks up the stairs for me [in the morning],” said one teacher. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or drafter@queenstribune.com -Domenick Rafter
Sewer Discharge Into Bays Reduced The Dept. of Environmental Protection is championing its clean-up of Northeast Queens waterways, announcing the reduction of sewer discharge into Flushing and Little Neck Bays. The cleaning of 40,171 feet of large sewers - called interceptors - removed roughly 2,204 cubic yards of debris weighing 3,416 tons. The DEP said crews and a contractor will increase the amount of flow that local sewers can carry to the Tallman Island Wastewater Treatment Plant because cleaned interceptors can convey more stormwater during heavy rains. "The cleaning of the Northeast Queens interceptors will prevent up to 45 million gallons annually of combined sewer overflows from being discharged into Flushing and Little Neck Bay," DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland said. "This cost-effective and efficient solution to one of the city's longest-standing water quality challenges will maximize the value of existing infrastructure, without having to pay for costly new capital projects." The Tallman Island sewer system consists of three interceptors - College Point, Whitestone and Flushing/Main - covering 14.1 miles, including many smaller sewers attached to the interceptors. The Northeast Queens drainage area of approximately 23.3 square miles conveys about 65 million gallons a day to the Tallman Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. Northeast Queens is one of the areas that DEP has targeted to be cleaned after an inspection of the entire sewer system. Southeast Queens was the first area to be cleaned, with workers removing 1,562 tons of debris from the interceptors. The DEP also said optimizing the wastewater system is a key element of the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan that was unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in September 2010. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com. -Ross Barkan
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110th Precinct MAN SHOT AND KILLED: On March 25 at 8:33 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a vehicle accident at Horace Harding Expressway and Junction Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers determined that a male operator of a 1997 Acura sedan crashed into another vehicle at the location. Police observed that the operator of the Acura, identified as 32-year-old Tesfari Davis, had a gunshot wound to the neck and multiple gunshot wounds to the leg. EMS responded and removed Davis to Elmhurst Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. There are no arrest(s) at this time and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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ELDERLY MAN KILLED: On March 26 at approximately 8:30 a.m., police responded to a report of an unconscious person located at 95-19 43rd Ave. in Corona. Upon arrival, police observed 89-year-old Demaso Llano lying inside on his back unconscious with trauma to the face. EMS responded and pronounced him dead at the scene. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Distr ict Attor ney WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY: Queens DA Richard Brown announced that 24-yearold Dawa Lama pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for having thrown her newborn daughter in the trash and leaving the hospital without alerting anyone. Lama gave birth in a bathroom of Elmhurst Hospital on May 10, 2011. Brown said that in pleading guilty, Lama admitted that after registering at the front desk for prenatal care, she experienced a strong pain in her abdomen and back and needed to use the restroom. While in the restroom, Lama went into labor and delivered the baby — who was later named Mingmar Gurung. Lama then detached the baby from the umbilical cord, threw the baby in a garbage bin and left the bathroom. Before exiting the hospital, she went back to the front desk and retrieved her identification card. Mingmar, who was born alive and full term with no obvious deformities, was placed on life support and died seven days later. Judge Lenora Gerald scheduled sentencing for April 16, at which time she said she will sentence Lama to 10 years in prison. Lama is currently being held in jail in lieu of $250,000 bail. “The defendant has been held accountable for what was a serious but avoidable crime,” Brown said. “New York’s Safe Haven law allows a parent to anonymously sur-
render their unwanted newborn infant to personnel in a safe place — such as a hospital, police station or fire station — and not have to worry about getting in trouble. [This plea] is a just and fair disposition to a sad case involving a very troubled young woman.” U.S. At tor ney QUEENS MAN GUILTY: Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Patrick Nayyar, a citizen of India who had been living illegally in Queens, was found guilty in Manhattan federal court of five counts related to support he attempted to provide to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Nayyar was convicted after a seven-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet. According to the superseding indictment filed in Manhattan federal court and the evidence presented at trial, between July 2009 and Sept. 2009, Nayyar and his coconspirator, Conrad Stanisclaus Mulholland, agreed to provide weapons, ammunition and vehicles to Hizballah, a U.S. designated terrorist operation based in Lebanon. During a series of meetings with a confidential informant working with the FBI, who represented himself as able to deliver materials to Hizballah, Nayyar and Mulholland agreed to sell guns, ammunition, vehicles, bulletproof vests and night vision goggles to the confidential informant. During these meetings, Nayyar and Mulholland provided the informant with a handgun, a box of ammunition and a pick-up truck, believing he would deliver the items to Hizballah in Lebanon. He was convicted of one count of conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, one count of conspiring to make or receive a contribution of funds, good or services to, and for the benefits of, Hizballah, one count of attempting to make or receive a contribution of funds, good or services to, and for the benefits of, Hizballah and one count of conspiring to traffic in firearms and ammunition. The first two counts each carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison; count three and count four each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and count five carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. In total, Nayyar faces a maximum sentence of 75 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Sweet on Sept. 25. Mulholland, who is not a citizen of the U.S. and resides abroad, left the country before charges were filed and remains at large.
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JetBlue Opens New HQ In Long Island City By JASON PAFUNDI JetBlue, New York’s hometown airline, officially opened its new world headquarters at Queens Plaza in Long Island City at an event on April 4. Joined by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria), Borough President Helen Marshall, State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye, JetBlue’s CEO Dave Barger cut the ribbon on the new facility with oversized scissors bearing the company’s logo. “Since our start up in New York in 1998 and our first flight from JFK in 2000, JetBlue’s home, heart and soul have always remained in New York,” Barger said. “[We] are proud to stay here in New York, grow here in New York and continue being New York’s hometown airline.” The company previously occupied office space in Forest Hills, and its new headquarters combines that operation — and more than 900 employees — with its Darien, Conn. office where approximately 70 employees worked. “This is just another example of why JetBlue is truly New York’s hometown airline,” Schumer said. “By opening their new headquarters right here in Long Island City, JetBlue is once again demonstrating their commitment to New York.” Schumer joked that JetBlue was smart to not leave the State and the City. “They learned, because look what happened when TWA and PanAm left New York. They went under,” Schumer said. “And I remember when American left New York. Mr. [Albert] Casey left to go to Dallas. They are bankrupt. When you leave New York as an airline, something bad happens.” The new state-of-the-art headquarters is located at 27-01 Queens Plaza North in the historic Brewster Building. In the early 1900s, the building was used as a production facility for the Brewster Buffalo — the first monoplane fighter used by the U.S. Navy in World War II — and with JetBlue having made some of its first flights to Buffalo of 10 years ago, the airline has come full circle. JetBlue is just another company that has set up shop in the revitalized Queens Plaza area and in Long Island City. MetLife is the landlord in the building, Citi has a large building a short walk away and the City’s Dept. of Health has a major operations center just across Queens Plaza. “JetBlue’s move to Long Island City is a thrilling addition to a neighborhood that continues to emerge as a hub for jobs, revenue and economic development,” Gianaris said. “[It] is excellent news for job creation in western Queens, which continues to see more large companies, small businesses and economic development initiatives succeed here.” Bloomberg said that one of the reason’s JetBlue chose to stay in New York was because of the firstclass workforce and the revitalization of LIC and Queens Plaza. “We couldn’t be prouder that JetBlue has cast a major vote of confidence in Long Island City as a great place to do business,” Bloomberg said. The company adds another dimension to the Queens Plaza enhancement project, which includes improvements to the pedestrian and bicycle environment, as well as traffic flow, offering a respite for the mixed-use neighborhood. One of the improvements is the newly named Dutch Kills Green, a 1.5 acre park in the eastern end of Queens Plaza.
“The arrival of JetBlue and the opening of a new park in Long Island City represent milestones in the ongoing transformation and rebirth of Queens Plaza,
the gateway of Queens,” Van Bramer said. Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.
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Francis Lewis High School Patriot Battalion Drill Team recently won first place in the Northeastern Region Drill competition. Local students received academic honors from the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University. They include: East Elmhurst: Liana Chen. Flushing: Gina M. Galizia, Jennifer T. Reyes. Little Neck: Sungha Suh. Oakland Gardens: Grace Y. Park.
Samantha Yu of Flushing, a student at Ithaca College, was one of 10 students chosen to be a delegate at the 30th annual San Francisco International AsianAmerican Film Festival. The New York Lottery announced the names of area Lottery players who claimed a winning scratch-off ticket March 1824 and received a cash prize valued at $10,000 or more. Anne Hogan of Glendale won $50,000 on the Set For Life scratch-off game. Hogan’s winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven, 101-04 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. Anthony Zafferese of Flushing won $10,000 on the Monopoly scratch-off game. Zafferese’s winning ticket was purchased at Rich-
Isaac Acosta of College Point traveled to Dade City, Fla., with Lake Forest College for the annual Spring Break Service Trip, which gives students the opportunity to practice key leadership, team building and communications skills. Acosta is a graduate of Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows. Local students received degrees during commencement ceremonies at Excelsior College in Albany. Esther Schechter of Flushing earned a Bachelor of Science in business. Akiva Schwartz of Flushing earned a Bachelor of Science. William Shlomo Wasserman of Flushing earned a Bachelor of Science. Bo-hyun Moon of Flushing was named to the Dean’s List for the 2012 winter term at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn. Jessica Ng of Flushing was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at Elmira College. Keara Bynum, a sport management major from Flushing, is a member of the Syracuse University Sport Management Club, a
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Air Force Airman Jessica S. Lee graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Lee is the daughter of Myung Hoon Lee and sister of Tina Lee of Flushing and is a 2011 graduate of Queens Academy High School in Flushing. Air Force Airman Landel X. Thorman graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. He is the son of Wendell and Terresalyn Thorman of Jamaica and is a 2011 graduate of Bayside High School. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steve Y. Kim graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. He is the brother of Yoon Kim of Bayside and is a 2005 graduate of Bayside High School. Local students received academic honors from the School of Management at Binghamton University. They include: Bayside: Alexander V. Zoitos, Chris J. Caron. Bellerose: Jash K. Mathuria. Douglaston: Wilson Lin. East Elmhurst: Kenneth Chan. Forest Hills: Tiffany Choi. Flushing: Puyan Zhu, Justin K. Chernow, Yang Qiu Q Zhou, Kenneth J. Eng, Christine Wong. Fresh Meadows: Meng Meng Zhu, Yenis Hung. Queens Village: Elie S. Woolf. South Richmond Hill: Ikram Hoque. Whitestone: Hilary A. Ramirez. Woodside: Chi Hyung Lee, Kevin Hsu. Local students received academic honors from the Thomas J.
Allstate Insurance agent Martin Levy (right), whose office is in Forest Hills, was awarded the Agency Hands in the Community Award for his commitment to volunteering in the community. With this award came a $1,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation for the Jewish Education Program of Long Island in Lawrence, where Levy volunteers. He is pictured with Rabbi David Shenker, director of JEP. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University. They include: Astoria: Robert A. Dextre. Bayside: Eileen Wang, Lin Yuang Wang. Floral Park: Brandon N. Greenberg. Fresh Meadows: Alfredo Hung, Brandon S. Chan. Glen Oaks: Wasi Ahmed. Little Neck: Alan Kim. Middle Village: Aaron H. Lin. Richmond Hill: Stephanie C. Diaz, David X. Wang. Woodhaven: Thomas P. Huzij. Woodside: Ho Yee Chan, Kevin Hsu, Jason A. Ng. Emanuel Efraim of Kew Gardens earned a Bachelor of Science during commencement ceremonies at Excelsior College in Albany. Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. They include: Karen Chen, daughter of Hui Zhu of Flushing. Yana Mayayeva, daughter of Olga Mayayeva of Forest Hills and Mured Mayayev of Richmond Hill. The New York Lottery announced the names of area Lottery players who claimed a winning ticket from one of the Lottery’s live drawings March 1824. Eftali Nikpreljevic of Astoria won $10,000 on the mega Mil-
lions drawing March 16. Nikpreljevic’s winning ticket was purchased at the SMJ Services, 31-88 21st St., Long Island City. Oussama Eljai, a ninth-grade student from Astoria, has been named to the Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2011-12 school year at the Kent School in Kent, Conn. Martin Luther School recently crowned spelling bee, Bible Challenge, geography challenge and mathematics challenge champions in the second annual Academic Challenge for students in grades 3-8. Winners from Queens include: Bible Challenge: Theodora Armanios, Woodside, grade 7, second place. Spelling Bee: Pedrojade Torino Lopez, Elmhurst, grade 8, first place; Luigi dePalma, Ozone Park, grade 8, second place; Vincent Pruchnick, Glendale, grade 6, second place; Alyssa Santos, Glendale, grade 3, second place. Mathematics Challenge: Luigi dePalma, Ozone Park, grade 8, first place; Skye Foy, Jamaica, grade 8, second place; Sally Kremer, Woodhaven, grade 6, first place; Ryan Boettcher, Middle Village, grade 5, second place; Anthony Davis, Glendale, grade 4, first place. Geography Challenge: George Yankey, Springfield Gardens, grade 5, first place; Anthony Davis, Glendale, grade 4, second place.
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Bob’s Discount Furniture recently announced that it will donate $1,000 to PS 138-01 Queens Valley School in Flushing as part of a program to support arts and education programs. The school is one of seven New York schools to receive the grant.
ard Enterprises, 205-01 35th Ave., Bayside.
student-run organization that has raised and donated more than $155,000 for local charities.
Mock Debate Takes On GOP By ROSS BARK AN With the Republican primaries winding down, GOP candidates took to the stage at Queensborough Community College last week to try and boost their cause, only something was not right. Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum looked a bit different. Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich did too. On March 29, members of the college’s mock trial team debated high gas prices, immigration, the economy and a host of other topics in front of a live audience at its Bayside campus. Four students played the remaining GOP candidates, and other students served as debate moderators and journalists posing incisive questions. Though the candidates had notes in front of them, they did not know the questions in advance and were expected to concoct well-reasoned right-wing answers. “We think the mock trials teach critical thinking, the ability to think on your feet,” said Leslie Francis, a Queensborough assistant professor of business. “Most of our students get involved with mock trials not because they want to be lawyers, but because they want to develop those skills.”
Queensborough’s mock trial team, in existence for five years, competes nationally in the American Mock Trial Association. Mock trials are what they sound like: court room trials conducted for sport and the intellectual rigor they require. The Queensborough team has netted numerous awards. Jace Dunn, who drew titters from the audience for his passing resemblance to Gingrich, adopted the showmanship of the former Speaker of the House, declaring he could easily make gas $2.50 a gallon. One of his opponents, Shirley Aguilar — playing Ron Paul — declared the enemy is not high gas prices but the Federal Reserve. A tad impish, much like the congressman, Aguilar anointed herself the true champion of liberty, the only candidate committed to truly reducing taxes and clearing that intrusive leviathan, government, out of the lives of its aggrieved citizenry. Every candidate agreed that governmental spending is out of control and taxes are too high. Anthony Rivera, like his well-coiffed real-life counterpart Mitt Romney, proposed slashing the American corporate tax from 35 percent to 20 percent.
The debate was fact-laced and informative but did not yet match the surreal nature of a true GOP debate until Aguilar, wanting to clear up the misconception that the 76-year-old congressman is too old to be president, leapt in front of her podium and challenged any of the candidates to a 25-mile bike race.
And Gbenga Omotade, declaring as Rick Santorum that he is the only candidate who can defeat Barack Obama, derided Romney as an “etch-n-sketch” candidate, alluding to a comment a Romney staffer made about how Romney would treat his general election campaign like an etch-n-sketch, tell-
ing a reporter, “You can kind of shake it up and we start all over again.” All of the candidates then brandished etch-n-sketches as Rivera looked on, smiling. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com
Prostitution Arrests Close Two Motels By DOMENICK RAFTER Two Briarwood motels were shut down last week and five employees were arrested after police uncovered evidence of alleged prostitution at both locations. The Kew Motor Inn at 139-01 Grand Central Parkway and the Par Central Motor Inn at 82-85 Parsons Blvd. were both shuttered under the City’s nuisance abatement law early last week. Par Central desk clerks Harripersa Ramjattan, Bhaskar Chaniha and Wojuech D. Sady and Kew Motor Inn desk clerks Atm
Raham, and Masum Chowdhury were arrested and charged with prostitution-related offenses and accepting bribes. If convicted they face anywhere from four to seven years in prison depending on the severity of the charges. The hotels have been the targets of numerous complaints from local residents. According to the criminal charges, undercover police officers posing as prostitutes and customers have visited the two motels since December 2011 during which time they witnessed various acts of illegal
activity. It is alleged that the defendants accepted bribes, allowed the undercover officers to rent rooms without proper identification, knowingly allowed actual prostitution activity on the premises and, in some cases, assisted in the illegal activity. In one instance, the undercover officers posing as prostitutes allegedly instructed the desk clerks to call their rooms when a customer arrived for them and then direct the customer to the room. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or drafter@queenstribune.com.
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Queens CLOSEUP ‘World of Animals’ Comes To APEC
except for Opening Day and the Subway Series, June 22-24.
Alley Pond Environmental Center will host the “World Of Animals” 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 13 at the center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. The event is for children ages 2-10 with parental participation. The spring break program will take kids on a trip around the world without ever leaving the center. APEC’s educators will introduce kids to animals from Australia, South America, North America and Africa and will give kids the opportunity to touch live animals, make animal crafts and spend some time learning about the creatures of the world. Cost is $10 for members, $16 for nonmembers. For information, or to register, call (718) 229-4000.
Forum To Discuss Social Media
Community Council To Meet The 109th Community Council will meet 7:30 p.m. April 11 at 37-05 Union St., Muster Room, Flushing. The agenda will include community news updates, crime stats report, recognition and presentation of awards to the Police Officer of the Month and a question and answer session with community affairs officers. The Precinct will also hold elections for the Executive Board during the April meeting. Community members who have attended three meetings in the previous 12 months are eligible. For further information, email 109precinctcc@gmail.com.
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Chapter Celebrates 60 Years The Queens Chapter of Jack & Jill of America Inc. will kick off its diamond anniversary with a fundraiser 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 11 at Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, Manhattan. This year’s grants will be awarded to the Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, the National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities and Jack and Jill of America Foundation. For further information, visit www.jackandjillfoundation.org.
Student Tickets Discounted The New York Mets announced high school and college students can purchase $10 tickets for 77 of the 81 Mets games at Citi Field this season. Student Rush tickets are available online at www.mets.com/students and must be picked up on the day of the game using a valid student ID at windows labeled “Ballpark Pickup,” adjacent to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. Student Rush tickets can also be purchased on the day of the game at the ticket window, subject to availability. The offer includes all Mets home games
The Queens Forum will host “The Impact of Social Media on Teen Health” 9 to 11:30 a.m. May 8 at LaGuardia Community College E building, room 242, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. The event will feature professionals from non-profit, health, community and faith-based sectors. Registration is $10. To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/qfteensmedia.
Child Psychologist Comes To Y Child psychologist Anthony Wolf will speak at the Central Queens YM&YWHA, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills, at 7 p.m. April 18. Wolf will discuss his handbook for parenting, “The Secret of Parenting: What Works and What Doesn’t with Today’s Kids.” Cost is $5 in advance, $10 at the door and reservations are strongly suggested. For information, call (718) 268-5011, Ext. 151, or email pkurtz@cqy.org.
State Bar Association. The QVLP provides pro bono legal assistance to hundreds of Queens residents and refers others in need of assistance to free legal service providers. Each year, approximately 5,000 people contact the QVLP for help with evictions, Family Court cases, divorces and wills. Since 2008,the QVLP’s Queens Foreclosure Conference Project has provided free legal assistance to homeowners facing courtmandated foreclosure conferences. It assisted more than 150 homeowners in 2010 and 121 in 2011.
Development Corp. To Meet The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation will hold its monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. April 24 at St. Thomas the Apostle School, 87-49 87th St., Woodhaven. The agenda will include a discussion of general business matters, including plans for the group’s “Everlasting Spring” annual dinner dance on June 1 and the Wonderful Woodhaven street festival on Oct. 16. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
Holocaust Museum To Host Poetr y Remembrance Salon A Yom HaShoah Holocaust The Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137th St., Flushing, will a gathering of stimulating people in a salon-like atmosphere 2:30 to 5 p.m. April 15. The Poetry Salon, produced by award-winning literary artist Juanita Torrence-Thompson, publisher and editor in chief of “Mobius: The Poetry Magazine,” will offer readings from outstanding poets. Conversational engagement and light refreshments will be offered. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and children ages 12 and older. Reservations are suggested. For information, call (718) 961-8585.
Ensemble To Perform The Astoria Music Society will present Call to Hounds: New Music for Horn and Ensemble, performed by Lost Dog New Music ensemble, 8 p.m. April 12 at the WaltzAstoria Café, 23-14 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria. The free concert will feature Miranda Cuckson on the violin, Emily Brausa on violoncello, Laura Barger on piano and guest artist Nathan Koci on French horn. The group will also perform at Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W. 13th St. A, Manhattan, 8 p.m. April 13. Tickets for the April 13 concert $20, $15 for students and seniors and can be purchased at www.astoriamusic.org.
Law yers Project Honored The Queens Volunteer Lawyers Project has been honored with the 2012 Angelo T. Cometa Award, given by the Committee on Lawyer Referral Service of the New York
Remembrance Day service will take place at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112th St., Forest Hills, at 8 p.m. April 20. Cantor Cary Schwartz will present a program on “Music of the Holocaust” – musical works of diverse origin and style that were composed during the Nazi period and performed in ghettos across Europe.
Temple Announces Seder The Reform Temple of Forest Hills will hold a Passover Seder, conducted by Rabbi Mayer Perelmuter, Rabbi Elizabeth Wood and Cantor Cary Schwartz, 5:30 p.m. April 7 at the temple, 71-11 112th St., Forest Hills. Cost of the dinner is $63 for adults and $24 for children ages 12 and younger. The dinner is free for children younger than 3 years old. For further information or to make a reservation, call the Temple at (718) 2612900.
Church Star ts Group For Questioners The Church-in-the-Gardens, a Congregational Christian Church located at 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills, will host a group for religious seekers, “The Journey Home.” The group will meet 7-8:30 p.m. for eight weeks starting May 17 in the Parish House Lounge.
The group is for people who are questioning God’s place in their life and wonder how contemporary thinking about lifestyle and social issues fit in with the Christian church. The group will be limited to eight people. For information, call (718) 268-6704 or email churchinthegardensnv@juno.com.
Ironworkers Recruit Apprentices The Ironworkers Local Union Nos. 40 and 361 will conduct a recruitment through May 24 for 100 ironworker outside apprentices. Applications will be available at the local union office, 35-23 36th St., Astoria from noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays of each week during the recruitment period. All applications must be picked up in person, along with a $25 money order payable to Ironworkers JAC, valid photo ID with proof of age and proof of high school diploma or GED. For information, call (718) 433-4195.
Honor Society Named Top Chapter For the second consecutive year, Alpha Theta Phi, LaGuardia Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society of the two-year college chapter was this year’s top chapter in the New York region, receiving the Most Distinguished Chapter Award. The chapter also took the main prize in the following categories: Outstanding Honors in Action Project and Outstanding Research Project for the issue of Education. In the individual categories, Emilia Kowalczy was the winner of the Outstanding Chapter Member Award. Yosep Lee received the Visual Arts Award for his poster design.
Photos On Display “Receipts,” a solo exhibit of black and white photographs by Greg M. Stowell, will be on display in the Maram Windows Gallery at Maram Pharmacy, 77-01 37th Ave., Jackson Heights, through April 20. Photographs will be visible from the sidewalks. For further information, visit www.frankfrdgallery.net.
Entrance Exams Offered Martin Luther School, 60-02 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth, will administer its entrance exam to students in grades 5-9 who are interested in either middle or high school admission for September at 8:30 a.m. April 21. A parent’s information meeting will be held during the exam and tours of the facility will be given. Parents will also be counseled on applying for financial aid. Students must first apply to the school. For information, call (718) 894-4000.
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Subway Cars Coming From Upstate company will both manufacture and assemble the stainless steel rail car shells, which had previously been manufactured elsewhere. It will lead to 300 direct factory jobs, 200 jobs among local suppliers and an estimated 100 other jobs in the Plattsburgh area. Downstate, new subway cars will hit the rails replacing a fleet that is, in some places, over two decades old. The R-179 cars will feature bright interiors, a stateof-the art climate-control system, digitized voice announcements and route signage, airbag suspension and energy-saving regenerative braking. Robert Furniss, vice president for business development and US sales for Bombardier Transit Corporation said the contract will allow New Yorkers to ride trains built by fellow New Yorkers. “We are also proud that the new R-179 cars will be built in New York, by New Yorkers, providing benefits to the state’s economy and to the millions of people who ride New York’s subway system every day, “ he said. The cars will be financed by $306 million in federal funds al-
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to all our friends and neighbors for a very
ready in place in the MTA’s recently completed capital plan and other pending and future federal grants.
The contract was approved unanimously by the MTA Board of Directors on March 28.
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Marshall: Chopped Cherry Trees Diseased By DOMENICK RAFTER Parks advocates are calling it a massacre, while the city says they had no other choice. A grove of cherry trees behind Borough Hall were chopped down last week, leading some to cry foul. Geoffrey Croft of NYC Park Advocates called it “arborcide” and said the trees were chopped down to prepare for the construction of a $21 million atrium which will be used as a multipurpose center, a project that has been in the works for at least three years. The trees, which number about a dozen, were in the park behind Borough Hall, not on the site where the atrium will be built. Croft said he believed the trees
were torn down to make way for construction equipment. But Borough President Helen Marshall and the City Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services both denied the nearly four-decade old trees, which were covered in their iconic white flowers a few weeks earlier than usual last month, were torn down because of the project. Marshall told NY1 News that the trees were diseased. A spokesperson for DCAS said the trees were discovered to have “fungal and bacterial growth” during preparation work for the atrium project behind Borough Hall. DCAS added that the trees will be replaced, though Croft suggested that all but one tree seemed healthy
Photo: A Walk In The Park
By DOMENICK RAFTER New subway cars are coming to our rails via the New York State Thruway. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the MTA will purchase 300 new rail cars that will be built and manufactured a mere 300 miles away in northern New York. The $600 million order for the R179 cars will be built by Bombardier Transit Corporation in Plattsburgh. The cars are due for testing in 2014 and for delivery in late 2016 and will replace the oldest subway cars currently running. The governor made the announcement last week as work was being completed on the state’s budget, which including financing for the MTA’s capital program. “This order for 300 new cars comes on the heels of a landmark budget agreement that ensures a fully funded MTA capital budget, allowing the agency to complete major projects and continue to provide top quality service to New Yorkers,” Cuomo said. The contract will allow for the creation of Bombardier’s new Transportation Center of Excellence in Plattsburgh, where the
Nearly a dozen cherr y trees behind Borough Hall were chopped down last week. and a tree removal permit was not posted at the site when they were taken down. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125.
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Schedule of Events 12:00 noon The Music and Poetry of Gil Scott-Heron 1:00 a.m. Film Screening: “Black Wax Is That Jazz” Gil Scott-Heron (1998) 2:15 p.m. The Poetry of Gil Scott-Heron David Mills 3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion “The Life and Contributions of Gil Scott-Heron” Herb Boyd, Moderator Panelists: Dr. Keith Gilyard, Dr. Tony Medina, Dr. Aldon Nielsen, Sistah Sonia Sanchez; Nana Camille Yarbrough, Atiba Wilson 4:30 p.m. Professin’ the Blues B 4 Quo’tet * program subject to change
Free Admission · All are Welcome 100-01 Northern Boulevard Corona, New York 11368 For more information call: (718) 651 1100 www.queenslibrary.org · www.libraryactioncommittee.org Funding for this program is provided in part through grants received from the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City Council Discretionary Grant from Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, Queens Library, Library Action Committee of Corona-East Elmhurst, Inc., and from private donations and contributions.
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Spectacular Saturdays @ the Library Series Good Vibrations… A Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron Saturday, April 7, 2012
2012 New York Mets:
Five Players To Watch of 2007 and 2008 at least lent credence to the illusion that the team, without a few unlucky breaks, could keep contending for years to come. With the Mets’ finances ranging from precarious to disastrous, de-
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By ROSS BARKAN New York Mets baseball is upon us, and it is hard to remember Mets fans, an already pessimistic bunch, viewing an upcoming season so negatively. The epic late-season collapses
Mr. Met is excited for the new season.
pending on which news report you read, and an offseason noted for its inactivity, the season is looking especially miserable when contrasted with Jose Reyes’ defection to the Marlins, the suddenly-hyped Nationals, the pitching-r ich Braves and a Phillies franchise that seemed to do everything right while the Mets did everything wrong. The grim outlook is justified, but it is not the only reality. Yes, the Mets are cash-starved. Yes, Reyes is gone. Yet this team is not as pathetic as it looks. If a few key players can realize their potential and stave off injury, the Mets could be playing competitive baseball into the summer and maybe, just maybe, make a run at the strange new second
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By JASON PAFUNDI The New York Mets open the 2012 season without one of the most beloved members of the franchise’s family - Gary Carter. The Hall of Fame catcher died on Feb. 16 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. Carter’s family — wife Sandy, son D.J. and daughters Kimmy and Christy and their families — will be on the field during a moment of silence and the ceremonial first pitch. “Our family is so honored to be part of the Mets’ Opening Day at Citi Field,” Sandy Carter said. “The Mets and the fans of New York always had a special place in Gary’s heart and that admiration will live on in our hearts for years to come.” The Mets are wear ing a patch on their right sleeve featuring a black home plate with “KID 8” in white lettering to honor Carter during the 2012 season. Carter was an 11-time AllStar and three-time Gold Glove winner. He was traded to the Mets from the Montreal Expos prior to the 1985 season. “The genesis of the trade was that we wanted to add a big bat to the lineup,” former Mets general manager Frank Cashen said. “He did that right away, but more importantly was the way he handled our young pitchers. He was the perfect guy for so
many reasons.” One of those young pitchers was Dwight Gooden, who went 17-9 and won Rookie of the Year in 1984 as a 19-year-old. In 1985, his first year with Carter behind the plate, Gooden went 24-4 with a 1.53 ERA en route to winning the Cy Young Award. “I relied on Gary for everything when I was on the mound including location, what pitch to throw and when,” Gooden said. “Even when I didn’t have my best stuff, he found a way to get me through the game. He was just a warrior on the field.” Carter’s help with the young pitchers on the team, including Gooden, Ron Dar ling, Sid Fernandez and Bobby Ojeda, was a big factor in the team’s success, especially in the 1986 championship season, when the team won 108 games. “Gary was a one-man scouting system,” said Davey Johnson, who managed the team during Carter’s years and currently manages the Washington Nationals. “He was the ideal catcher for our young pitching staff.” The Mets won the World Series in 1986 in a classic sevengame series against the Boston Red Sox. Carter hit two homers in the series and kept the Mets alive with a single in the bottom of the 10th inning in Game Six, which the Mets later won when
Mookie Wilson’s dribbler went through the legs of Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner. “The one thing I remember about Gary was his smile,” Wilson said. “He loved life and loved to play the game of baseball.” In his first game as a Met, Carter hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Opening Day in 1985. “What he added to the team was character,” said Mets great Darr yl Str awberr y. “His approach to the game was contagious and it spread to the rest of us. He helped each of us understand what it took to win.” Carter finished his career with 324 home runs and 1,225 RBI. He was elected to the Mets Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. “No one loved the game of baseball more than Gar y Carter,” legendary Hall of Famer Tom Seaver said. “No one enjoyed playing the game of baseball more than Gary Carter. He wore his heart on his sleeve every inning he played. He gave you 110 percent and played the most grueling position on the field and that was something special.” Reach Repor ter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.
wildcard slot. Here are those players: Jason Bay- There are many players that can lay claim to being a microcosm for the Mets’ recent woes. The oftconcussed Bay is one o f t h o s e p l aye r s. O n c e a R e d S ox and Pir ates star, his offense has been dreadful since he joined the Mets. Hope springs from the wise decision to make the dist a n c e s h o r t e r b e t we e n home plate and Citi Field’s distant fences. A less cavernous park may rejuvenate Bay. If he can shake his concussion aftereffects and play like his old self, the Mets will have a legitimately great left fielder. Lucas Duda- In limited time last year, the now 26-year-old had a respectable .292/.370/ .482 line. He will be another beneficiar y of the slightly smaller Citi Field. Duda should progress and the Mets could have a strong middle-of-the-order power threat, a lefty slug-
ger with 25-homer potential. Johan Santana- Remember when this guy was the best pitcher in the much tougher American League? That seems like a lifetime ago. Santana did not pitch in 2011 after undergoing shoulder surgery. At 33, his days as a Hall of Fame-level pitcher are gone, but he appears healthy and is crafty enough to get by on a diminished fastball. If Santana can be among the better pitchers in the National League, the Mets rotation will not look so awful. Jon Niese- A resurgent Santana and an improved Niese can actually keep the Mets in contention. Known right now chiefly for his nose job, the left-hander is only 25 and struck out 138 batters last year while only walking 44. That’s a good ratio: look for Niese to take a step forward. Mike Baxter- Baxter is from Whitestone, he went to Archbishop Molloy and made the roster out of spring training. He is on the bench and not quite as important as Santana, but anytime a Queens boy makes the Mets roster, he deserves a spot in our hearts. Reach Repor ter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queens.tribune.com.
2012 Series To Watch April 24-26 Miami Marlins Former Met superstar Jose Reyes returns to Citi Field for his first game as a Marlin. Reyes signed a six-year, $106 million deal with Miami in December after playing the first nine years of his career in Flushing. May 28-30 Philadelphia Phillies The rival Phils bring their pitching staff of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, along with slugger Ryan Howard and shortstop Jimmy Rollins. June 22-24 New York Yankees The annual Subway Series comes to Citi Field, where fans can sing a belated happy 40th birthday to the out-of-retirement Andy Pettitte or jeer any of the other guys in pinstripes.
July 20-25 Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals Magic Johnson brings his new $2.1 billion toy to their original home city, led by 2011 Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw and superstar outfielder Matt Kemp. Plus, after the game on July 20, ‘80s band Cheap Trick will be in concert. Then, check out the upstar t Nationals and flamethrower Steven Strasburg and 19-yearold phenom Bryce Harper. September 7-9 Atlanta Braves This could be the final chance for Mets fans to say goodbye to longtime nemesis Chipper Jones, the should be future Hall of Fame third baseman who has announced his intention to retire after the season. Jones, who has a son named Shea, has a .318 average with 48 home runs and 154 RBIs in his career against the Mets. -Jason Pafundi
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As we turn the calendar page to spring, wedding season is just around the corner. Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and it’s important that every detail is perfect. The Queens Tribune Bridal Guide is here to help. In this special section, you can find tips to make your special day even more special. From giving your traditional wedding a contemporary flair to finding budget-friendly honeymoon destinations, you can find whatever you’re looking for.
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Contemporary Flair For Traditional Weddings If long-standing wedding traditions seem a little confining and out of date for your modern nuptial celebration, you’re not alone. Lifestyles are trending toward practical and tasteful simplification. An easy-going elegance and a balance of formality and fun is now the norm. So you might ask, “How can creative couples introduce more contemporary options to their celebrations yet still craft a memorable, classy wedding?” Here are a few ideas to get you started: Instead of a traditional bachelor or bachelorette party, have a get-together that plugs into everyone’s socially connected and active lives. Combine both parties and consider a hike, beach party, bike ride, cook-out and croquet or an evening of fun at a skating rink or bowling alley. Book a local attraction such as an art museum, university facility, park or historical building to serve as a unique setting for the rehearsal dinner or the wedding reception itself. Find a vintage dress or off-
the-rack model and seek out a creative local designer or dressmaker to turn out a truly individual, inspired bridal dress. Grooms can do the same with a vintage, never-out-of-style tuxedo, having a local tailor alter it for an impeccable red-carpetworthy fit. Stretch your dollar and earn style points by supplementing pricey florist’s roses, lilies and stephanotis with native wildflowers, leaves, twigs, fruits and herbs from a local grower or farmers market. Provide the wedding party with a budget and suggestions for color, style and theme. Then trust them to put their own spin on their wedding attire. Don’t worry, they’ll likely invest in something that’s stylish, fits and flatters their frames - and can be worn more than once. Prime rib, chicken breast and salmon are popular go-to options for the reception meal, but consider hiring a local chef, favorite eatery or culinary school program to put a unique spin on expected menu items. Think about marrying treasured fam-
ily culinary traditions from both sides in the food you offer. If an elaborate sit down meal is hard on your finances, consider offering a reception of small plate foods, limited cocktail menu and cake. Your guests will enjoy it just as much. Rather than a costly and extravagant open bar, consult a local mixologist to create a simple menu of two or three custom cocktails and soft drinks that reflect your personalities, wedding theme and season. If a full band, disc jockey or orchestra are straining your budget but you still want to dance, plug your smartphone into a good sound system and use a service, like Pandora, to create a custom stream of music. Take the time to craft truly personalized gifts for your honored friends in the wedding party or as table favors for your guests. Tom Havran, aromatherapy expert at Aura Cacia, suggests choosing a natural body care theme and filling a basket with homemade personal care items such as an
aromatherapy spritzer to calm nerves, a foot soak to soothe tired and sore dancing feet, and a bath and body oil for takeaway skin care. Weddings aren’t what they used to be for many reasons, from tighter budgets to a contemporary desire for a celebra-
tion that is elegant yet simple. Couples can apply these ideas and be confident of breaking out of the mold to create a unique and memorable wedding. Visit www.auracacia.com to learn more ways to incorporate aromatherapy into your modern lifestyle.
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Make Your Own Gifts Calming Aromatherapy Spray Ingredients: 4 ounces water 18 drops lavender essential oil 6 drops sweet orange essential oil Directions: Place ingredients in a spray mister bottle. Shake and lightly mist face, or use as a room spray. Fizzy Foot Soak Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sea salt 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon citric acid powder 6 drops lavender essential oil 3 drops peppermint essential oil Directions: Mix ingredients and
place in a fancy glassine envelope. Dissolve in a basin of warm water and soak feet. Lite and Natural Bath and Body Skin Care Oil Ingredients: 2 ounces sweet almond or apricot kernel oil 1 ounce jojoba oil 1 ounce grapeseed oil 12 drops lavender essential oil 6 drops sweet orange essential oil 6 drops patchouli or sandalwood essential oil Directions: Mix ingredients in a nice bottle and include directions for use: Add 2 tablespoons to bathwater, or apply a thin layer to nourish skin after shower or shaving.
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take thee to have and to hold. To honour and cherish. From this day forward I will take you on a journey of unimaginable discovery.
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And vow to never forget this moment. I will, with you,
Life didn’t begin in Barbados, it was just perfected here. Learn how at VisitBarbados.org or contact your local travel professional.
Budget-Friendly Honeymoon Destinations After stressing out over the wedding location, the food, the guest list, the dress, the hair, the colors, the music and making five seating charts, your reward is to be whisked away for the best vacation of your life with your new better half. Though an amazing honeymoon can be expensive, here are some prime locations that are easy on the newlywed budget: Barbados The most eastern island in the Caribbean, Barbados offers a lot of luxury-lodging bang for your buck relative to other Caribbean islands. And this tiny island, at only 21 miles long and a smile wide (as the locals say), is ripe with exciting and affordable activities to fill your days, from surfing the spot known as the Soup Bowl to playing through the more than 99 holes of golf to zip lining. If you’re looking for endless white-sand beaches, stay on the west and south coasts of the island, from St. Lucy to Christ Church. But if you crave adventure, explore Harrison’s Cave in St. Thomas or learn to windsurf on the east-
ern side of the island. With average temperatures between 75 and 85 degrees, Barbados is a year-round destination, which means that honeymooners can enjoy the sun and get a taste of the island’s famous rum any time they please. Canadian Rockies If climbing a mountain provides you with more post-wedding stress relief than just vegging out on the beach, then head north to the Canadian Rockies, says Alistair Wearmouth, senior editor at Away.com. “Visiting an outsidethe-box, laid-back mountain town like Banff in Alberta will save you money compared to a place like Mexico or the Caribbean that specifically targets honeymooners.” Lodging in the Rockies runs the gamut from affordable, cozy lodges to expensive, ritzy chalets. If you’re honeymooning in the summer, plan on hiking in Banff National Park and canoeing on Lake Louise. Also consider taking the train from Vancouver; the ride features panoramic views of the mountains, meadows and wild-
life. Wearmouth also recommends Banff and Lake Louise in the colder months. “If you go in winter, you’ll have access to three world-class ski resorts within minutes of Banff, which is like a less-stuffy version of Aspen,” he says. Riviera Maya Mexico’s Riviera Maya is a sure bet for great deals this year, according to Orbitz.com’s Insider Index. With the largest hotel infrastructure in Mexico, the Rivera Maya has a lot of hotel rooms to fill. And competition to stay full is fierce, which means newlyweds can often find a bargain for the beach honeymoon they always dreamed of. Staying at one of the many allinclusive resorts will allow you to forget all the responsibilities and focus on each other, while enjoying amenities like swimming in the magnificent pools, catching rays on the white-sand beaches, or getting a massage as the ocean sounds calm your souls. The Riviera Maya also boasts the largest coral reef in the northern hemisphere, so plan a snorkeling or scuba div-
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Barbados can be a fun, budget-friendly honeymoon destination. ing trip to this underwater world. Go On A Cruise The best thing about a cruise is that you get to visit several different destinations without repacking your suitcase multiple times. Plus, it’s often pretty affordable. You’ll have a few days to relax while the ship is at sea, and then a few days to explore the different ports where your
ship docks. If you want to go all out, you can book a couples massage, special dinners and onshore excursions, but you can still have a good time without all the extras. Like any vacation, do some research on the culture of a cruise line or ship; if you want a quiet, romantic honeymoon, stay away from the ships that focus on families and kiddos.
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Bridal Registry Trends Reflect Old and New Amanda Davis grew up listening to stories of her grandmother’s beloved china. When her grandmother surprised her by giving those cherished pieces to Davis to celebrate her own wedding, the precious gift marked a dream come true. “I cannot tell you how much it meant to me to receive this piece of family history,” Davis says. “I can already picture myself as a mother and grandmother pulling this same china out of my own hutch as I tell stories of my grandmother. I hope that in the future my children will feel the same sense of family history and pride and that I will one day be able to pass it on to my own granddaughter. To know that it will be used in future generations of my family in the same way it was used in past generations is an amazing gift.” Davis’ grandmother chose the pattern more than 60 years earlier when she married, but unfortunately through the years the cups and saucers were lost. To complicate her story, the manufacturer stopped making the pattern decades ago, which
Replacements’ bridal registry combines heirloom and new patterns. meant the missing pieces seemed nearly impossible to find. Their search led them to Replacements, Ltd. Known as the world’s largest retailer of old and new china, crystal, silver and collectibles, the North Carolina retailer specializes in discontinued and hard to find patterns.
The company’s researchers not only identified the pattern, they helped Davis’ family complete the set in time for her big day. With more than 360,000 patterns in stock, Replacements’ bridal registry staff hears from brides looking for something old and something new. The company receives requests for a mix of discontinued heirloom patterns that have been in families for generations, along with those being produced today. As for current trends, many dinnerware manufacturers are refocusing their pattern mix around brides’ changing preferences. “For the last six years, bridal registrations shifted to more casual every day dinnerware, but recently we are experiencing a resurgence of brides in their twenties returning to fine china for the clean lines and versatility,” says Robin Long, Replacements’ vice president of product marketing and business development. “Shades of white are a staple on the tables of new brides and offer a great canvas to add seasonal accent plates which can give a table a whole
new look without purchasing an entire new pattern.” Long adds that among current patterns, platinum trim patterns are the best sellers, but gold trim patterns are also high on the list for millennial brides. “Some of the biggest trends we’re seeing are designs inspired by nature, such as flowers and birds. Bridal patterns are moving away from neutrals and pastels; color is everywhere,” Long says. “Some of the hottest colors right now include turquoise, lime green and tangerine tango, which the experts at Pantone named color of the year.” For brides like Davis, opting for “something old,” Replacements’ bridal registry marks a valuable resource in tracking down cherished older pieces. “We’re one of the few retailers brides can depend on for help filling out heirloom patterns because of the breadth and depth of our discontinued pattern inventory,” says Long. “Because we offer a mix of old and new patterns, Replacements’ bridal selection is truly unmatched. We’ve put together a group of associates to specifi-
Platinum-trimmed patterns are among top bridal picks. cally handle all registry requests. Since this team is familiar with our bridal customers, we can offer more personalized attention. It’s almost like having your own personal shopper.” Long adds the company offers other valuable resources for brides. For example, if the bride doesn’t know the name of her pattern or the company that produced it, Replacements offers a free pattern identification service. Other tools include dinnerware care tips and place setting guides for various meals on the company’s website, along with etiquette and decorating tips on the company’s YouTube channel.
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Planning a wedding in a more “attainable� destination is popular among couples who want to enjoy a warm or unconventional location while also offering guests an affordable and fun getaway. Check out these tips to help you easily organize everything, even from afar. * Location - Myrtle Beach, S.C., has 60 miles of public beaches, gorgeous waterfront reception venues, breathtaking gardens and historic plantation settings that provide plenty of options for the perfect
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TV Show Disrupts Sunnyside Streets The hour-long drama, starring Dylan Walsh and Poppy Montgomery, is wrapping up it s fir st season. The show follows a female detective with an unusually detailed memory. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D- Astoria) — who championed the legislation giving the film industr y a tax credit — have
dents in the area. “These shows come in and take over the entire neighborhood,” said Ph ilipe Mar t inez, a resident of a building on 43rd Street and 43rd Avenue. “They end up taking up more than just one block, usually stay all day and then whatever they film ends up on screen for just a brief minute.” “U nforget table” fi lmed i n a couple of different spots in Sunnyside. They filmed inside a pizzeria on 43rd Avenue and inside an apar tment building on 43rd Street. But the scene that got the most attention from the locals involved a stunt driver, a suped-up Dodge Charger and a couple of guns. Montgomer y spots blood dripping out of a parked van and calls
long supported any endeavor that brings people and new business to their districts. But despite the thoughts of Van Bramer, Gianaris and other elected officials, not everyone likes having Hollywood in Queens. And though having film crews on local streets brings nice attention to the community, it cer tainly also adds some inconvenience to the lives of resi-
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By JASON PAFUNDI Residents of Queens are used to having their lives disrupted by movie and television crews who take over their neighborhoods and line the streets with trucks, trailers and equipment. Recently, it was Sunnyside’s turn as CBS’ “Unforgettable” took over 43rd Avenue around 43rd Street to film a couple of scenes.
Walsh and Michael Gaston to help her investigate. The Charger sped down 43rd Street and slammed on its breaks — the three then drew their weapons and opened the back doors of the van. You’ll have to watch the show to see what was inside. “It was pret t y intere st ing to watch them film,” said Louisa Palmero, who watched with her two young children after picking them up from school. “My kids were focused on all the activity from the actors and the crew. They thought it was really cool.” “Unforgettable” air s on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. on CBS. Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.
Gingerbread Players To Present ‘Annie’ Stars Dylan Walsh (left) and Michael Gaston spent time filming “Unforgettable” in Sunnyside.
and overbearing eating manner Mediter ranean Gr ill ensured I would devour most of 160-24 Willets Point Blvd., the hummus. I have been duped Whitestone by many a weak hummus in my (718) 281-4210 day, but this hummus was thick, CUISINE: Mediterranean fresh and roaring wit h flavor. A DELIVERY: Yes nice piece of let tuce lay beneat h HOURS: Monday Closed, and I gladly used it to scoop up Tues-Fr i 11:00 a.m. to 10 the last bit s. Perhaps I looked like p.m., Sat-Sun 11:00 a.m. to a ruffian to observers, but I was 11 p.m. Mediterranean food is invari- enjoying myself. That is all that ably a good bet. Souvlaki, fish, matters. With the hummus dishummus, pasta and a patched, and Craig host of other staples RESTAURANT shooting me one of his make up a Mediterrapart icularly intense yet nean diet. At dazed looks, we emWhitestone’s Mediterrabarked on the fried nean Grill, great taste calamari tossed in sweet and a classic touch comchili glaze. Craig wished bine to make any dining we were literally eating a experience memorable. giant octopus and I too Though my longmused about the feat of time food reviewing consuming a sea moncompanion, Craig, showed up late, the dining un- ster; we soon realized that the folded smoothly. Our gracious calamari was zesty and crunchy hosts recommended several dishes enough to make us forget about and I agreed, glad to be freed of any fearsome octopi For entrees, I had the mushthe burden of picking my meal. We opened up with pita bread room crusted salmon with parsnip and hummus. Though Craig and puree, sautéed spinach and black I split the pita bread, my appetite truffle sauce. Craig was given the
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pan roasted pork loin stuffed with spinach, art ichoke, red roasted peppers and mozzarella. The salmon’s flavor drenched my mouth, recalling the delectable salmon my mother cooks for me at home. In a world of mediocretasting salmon, Mediterranean Grill’s salmon stands above, occupying rarified air with my mother’s salmon. As for Craig’s dish, it too pleased my palet te. Usual ly I am not a pork enthusiast. Mediterranean Grill won me over. Each pork loin rocketed through me like the tastiest of spaceships. It was a brave new world for Mediterranean dining. Our hosts capped our meal w it h de sser t. Si nce Craig’s meal had been par t ially devoured by yours truly, I, in my endless benevolence, allowed him the desser t pick. He chose the larger and more decadent of the desser ts, ice cream topping a cinnamon roll, while I settled for classic cheesecake. Luckily, I love cheesecake. Luckily, I was at Mediterranean Grill. - Ross Barkan
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Grace Farrell and Andrew Dinan as F.D.R. Kennet h Ecker t a nd Joanna Guinther play the villainous duo Rooster Hannigan and Lily St. Regis. The production will debut April 21 with shows at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Other performances are planned for April 22 at 2:30 p.m., April 27 at 7:30 p.m., April 28 at 2:30 p.m. and April 29 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 with a discount rate of $10 for groups of six or more. For information or to make reservations, call (718) 268-7772 or visit w w w.gingerbreadplayers.org.
Miles Palminteri as Sandy and Caroline Rosenblum as Annie in the Gingerbread Players produc tion of the Broadway classic.
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The Gingerbread Players will cap the 2011-12 season with six p er fo r ma nce s of “Annie,” t he Broadway hit based on the comic strip “Lit tle Orphan Annie,” at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Forest Hills. The tale of a little orphan girl who wins the love of a tycoon in Depression-era New York was a smash hit during its premiere run in the 1970s. A cast of 45 children and adults is headed by Caroline Rosenblum, making her Gingerbread Players debut as Annie. She is joined by David H. Friedman as Daddy Warbucks, Ngan Ping Chiang as Miss Hannigan, Terri Matassov as
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Choice of Appetizer or Cup of Soup or Juice, Celery and Olives, House Salad with Choice of Dressing, Entree, Vegetable, Potato, Challah Bread & Rolls, Any Pastry and Beverage, Dried Fruit and Nuts
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CREAM of TURKEY — MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER CHICKEN CONSOMME with Rice, Noodles or Matzoh Balls
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ROAST MARYLAND TURKEY with Apple Raisin Dressing .................................................. 25.95 VIRGINIA HAM STEAK Served with Wild Berry Ragu ......................................................... 24.95 ROAST LEG of LAMB with Mint Jelly .................................................................................... 26.95 ROAST PRIME RIB of BEEF Au Jus ..................................................................................... 27.95 CHICKEN PARMIGIANA with Spaghetti ............................................................................... 23.95 ROAST CHICKEN with Apple Raisin Dressing ...................................................................... 23.95 BROILED VEAL CHOP ............................................................................................... 32.95 BROILED HEAVY NY CUT SIRLOIN STEAK with Mushroom Caps ...................................... 33.95 BROILED FILET MIGNON with Mushroom Caps ................................................................. 34.95 BROILED FILET of SOLE ALMONDINE Topped with Roasted Almonds ...................................... 30.95 BROILED STUFFED FILET of SOLE with Crabmeat Stuffing ............................................... 33.95 BROILED SEAFOOD COMBINATION: Shrimp, Scallops, Filet of Sole, Halibut and Baked Clams ...................................................................................................... 34.95 BROILED LOBSTER TAILS with Drawn Butter .................................................................... 45.95 BEEF & REEF: FILET MIGNON & TENDER ROCK LOBSTER Served with salad, potato and veg ......................................................................................... 46.95 VEGETABLES: Green Beans Almondine • Sweet Peas • Glazed Baby Belgian Carrots • Broccoli Spears • Creamed Spinach • Corn on the Cob • Mashed Turnips POTATOES: Baked • Fresh Garlic Mashed • French Fried • Candied Yams
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ROAST TURKEY with Apple Raisin Dressing ........................................................................ 15.95 ROAST LEG of LAMB with Mint Jelly ..................................................................................... 15.95 CHEESE RAVIOLI topped with Mozzarella ............................................................................. 15.95 CHICKEN PARMIGIANA with Spaghetti ................................................................................ 15.95
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THEATER RENT April 11-14, 18-20 at LaGuardia Performing Arts. 482-5151. ANNIE April 21-29 “Annie” pre sented by the Gingerbread Players at St. Luke’s. $12. 268-7772.
TALKS ARCHITECTURE Monday, April 9 “The Column, Arch, Door…” at 6:30 at the Flushing library. SEASIDE Monday, April 9 “Let the Great World Spin” at the Seaside library at 6:30. BELLCOURT Wednesday, April 11 Know Your Neighborhood at the Bayside Historical Societ y, 208 Totten Avenue, Bayside. $12 non-members. GLENDALE Thursday, April 12 “Mrs. Astor Regret: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach” at 6:30 at the Glendale library. PAX ETHNICA Saturday, April 14 “Pax Ethnica” author at 2:30 at the Forest Hills library.
YOUTH QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs and more. Contact local branches. FAMILY STORY TIME Saturdays, April 7, 21 at the Flushing library at 11. CHILDREN’S THEATER Saturdays, April 7, 14, 21 LaMicro Children’s Theater a t t h e S u n ny s i d e l i b ra r y. Register. MANY ANIMALS Monday, April 9 meet animals from around the world at the Baisley Park library at 3. Tuesday, April 10 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. Thursday, April 12 at the Rochdale Village library at 3:30. APRIL ACTIVITIES Monday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13 at the Poppenhusen library at 3. COMPUTERS Monday, April 9 at the Hillcrest library at 10. For grades 3-6. ETIQUETTE Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, 30 Etiquette and Character Education at 4:30 at the Hollis library. LEARN TO CROCHET Mondays through May 21 at 5 at the Arverne library. PAPER CRAFTS Mondays through April 30 at the McGoldrick library at 5. FAMILY WII ZUMBA Mondays through May 14 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 6:30. CHESS & CHECKERS Mondays through May 28 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Tuesdays, April 10, 17, 24 at the Glen Oaks library at 11. JEWLERY MAKING Tuesday, April 10 at the Briarwood library at 2. ASTRONOMY Tuesday, April 10 at 3:30 at the B ro a d wa y l i b r a r y. Wednesday, April 11 at the Langston Hughes library at 4. BOOST MATH DAY Tuesday, April 10 at the Central library at 4:30. BASIC GUITAR Tu e s d ay, A p r i l 1 0 a t t h e Woodhaven librar y. Register. CHESS & CHECKERS Tuesdays through May 29 at 3 at the South Ozone Park librar y. WORD OF THE WEEK Tuesdays, April 10, 24 at the McGoldrick library at 5.
SEWING GROUP Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 11, 12, 13 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. RAINFOREST BUTTERFLIES Wednesday, April 11 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 3:30. Thursday, April 12 at the R i d gewo o d l i b ra r y. Re g i s ter. KIDS ACTIVITY Wednesday, April 11 at the Bellerose librar y. Register. PAPER BUT TERFLIES Wednesday, April 11 at the Middle Village library. Register. BOOST MATH Wednesdays, April 11, 25 at the McGoldrick library at 5. COMPUTERS Wednesday, April 11 at the Hillcrest library. Register. BINGO Wednesday, April 11 at the Central library at 2. POETRY Wednesday, April 11 at 2:30 at the Flushing library. SPLAT THE CAT Wednesday, April 11 Splat the Cat Story time at 11 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 U n i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fr e s h Meadows. FAMILY STORY TIME Wednesdays, April 11, 18, 25 at the Bay Terrace library at 10:30. FAMILY COLORING Wednesdays, April 11, 18 at t he Bay Terrace librar y at 11. DESIGN DAY Thursdays, April 12, 19, 26 at the Central library at 4. COLORS IN NATURE Thursday, April 12 at the Queens Village library at 4. CREATIVE ARTS Thursday, April 12 at the Windsor Park library. Register. ORIGAMI BUGS Thursday, April 12 at the Flushing library. Register. TERRIFIC KIDS Thursdays through May 24 at the Cambria Heights librar y. Register. WII GAMES Thursdays through April 26 at the McGoldrick library at 5:30. NYS PRACTICE ELA Friday, April 13 at the Central library at 4. LEARN TO CROCHET Fridays, April 13, 20, 27 at the McGoldrick library at 4. MAGNETS Friday, April 13 at the Rego Park library. Register. GAME DAY Fridays, April 13, 20 at the McGoldrick library at 5. COMPUTERS Friday, April 13 at the Hillcrest library. Register.
TEENS Thursday, April 12 at the LIC library at 6. CREATIVE ART Thursday, April 12 at the Windsor Park library. Register. CHESS & CHECKERS Thursdays through May 31 at 3 at the South Ozone Park library. TEEN GAMING Thursdays, April 12, 19 at the Fresh Meadows library at 3:30. ANIME CLUB Thursdays, April 12, 19, 26 at the Flushing library at 4. LAPTOPS Thursdays through April 26 at the Hollis library at 4. COOL COMICS Friday, April 13 at the Hollis library at 3:30. BOOK TALK Friday, April 13 monthly book talk at the Broadway library at 4. LEARN TO CROCHET Fridays, April 13, 20, 27 at the McGoldrick library at 4. CHESS & CHECKERS
Fridays through May 25 at 3 at the South Ozone Park librar y. MAH JONGG Fridays, April 13, 20, 27 at the Woodside library. Register. BOOK BUDDIES Fridays, April 13, 20, 27 at the Fresh Meadows library at 4. LAPTOPS Fridays through April 27 at 4 at the Hollis library. LOCKER ROOM Fridays through May 25 Life’s Locker Room is for young men in idle school and high school at the Pomonok library. COLLEGE FAIR Saturday, April 14 at the Langston Hughes library at 10. CRAFT FOR A CAUSE Saturday, April 14 decorate a tote bag to be given to HIV/AIDS patients at 2 at the Central library. OPEN MIC Sunday, April 15 at the Central library at 2.
SENIORS SENIOR EXERCISE Saturdays at SNAP of Eastern Queens in Queens Village. 453-2100 information. AARP 4158 Mondays, April 10, May 8, June 12 North Flushing Chapter 4158 meets at noon at Church on the Hill, 16707 35 th Avenue, Flushing. TAX COUNSELING Monday, April 9 Hillcrest and Sunnyside libraries at 1. KEW GARDENS Monday, April 9 American Architect and designer Stanford White program at 1. Fridays tai chi/Chi Kung at 10 and Chorus at 11. Kew Gardens Communit y Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, suite 202. SENIOR COMPUTERS Register Tuesday, April 10 at the Selfhelp Maspeth Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Avenue at 10. TAX COUNSELING Tuesdays, April 10, 17 at 1 at the Auburndale librar y. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 at 1 at the Hollis library. TAX COUNSELING Wednesday, April 11 at 10 at the Laurelton and Windsor Park libraries. COMPUTER BASICS Wednesday, April 11 basic computer use at the Central library. Register. AARP 29 Thursday, April 12 AARP 29 meets at noon at Grace
House, 155-02 90 th Avenue, Jamaica. HORIZONS CLUB Thursday, April 12 Horizons Club for those 55 and over, meets at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 711 1 1 1 2 th S t r e e t a t 1 2 : 3 0 . Passover program. $3 includes coffee and cake. AARP 29 Thursdays, April 12, May 10 AARP 29 meets at noon at Grace House, 155-02 90 th Avenue, Jamaica. TAX COUNSELING Thursday, April 12 at 1 at the Fresh Meadows and North Forest Park libraries.. AARP 3698 Fridays, April 13, May 11 AARP Chapter 3698 meets at Zion Episcopal Church, 243-01 Northern Blvd., Douglaston at noon for social hour, meeting at 1, program at 2. 229-3394. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Friday, April 13 at the M c G o l d r i c k l i b ra r y. 3 3 5 7547 DRIVER SAFETY Friday, April 13 at the C a m b r i a H e i g h t s l i b ra r y. 276-6790. INTRO COMPUTERS Friday, April 13 at the Far Rockaway library at 10:30. STARS Fridays through May 25 Senior Theater Acting Repertory meets at the Queens Village library at 10:30.
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INTERNET DATABASE Saturday, April 7 Internet database sessions for teens at the Langston Hughes library at 2. SOCIAL MEDIA Saturday, April 7 learn about social media at the Far Rockaway library at 10:30. ESSAY WRITING Saturdays, April 7, 14 at the Far Rockaway library at 2. SAT PRACTICE TEST Monday, April 9 at the Auburndale library at 3:30. TEEN GAMING Mondays, April 9, 23, 30 at the Fresh Meadows library at 3:30. LAPTOPS Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, 30 laptops for use at the Hollis library at 4. ART LESSONS Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, 30 learn drawing techniques at the Langston Hughes library. Register. FAMILY WII ZUMBA Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, May 7, 14 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 6:30. CHESS & CHECKERS Mondays through May 28 at 3 at the South Ozone Park library. MANGA MY THOLOGY Tuesday, April 10 at the Poppenhusen library at 3:30.Thursday, April 12 at the Ozone Park library at 2. Explore the mythology of manga. JEWELRY MAKING Tuesday, April 10 at the Briarwood library at 2. TEEN GAMING Tuesdays through April 24 at the Fresh Meadows library at 4. LAPTOPS Tuesdays through April 24 at the Hollis library at 4. CHESS & CHECKERS Wednesdays through May 30 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. YU-GI-OH Wednesday, April 11 at 1 at the Flushing library. SEWING GROUP Wednesday-Friday, April 11-13 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. TEEN SPACE Wednesday, April 11 at the Windsor Park library at 3. TEEN GAMING Wednesdays, April 11, 18, 25 at the Fresh Meadows library at 4. LAPTOPS Wednesdays through April 25 at the Hollis library at 4. SISTER TALK Wednesdays through May 30 at the Pomonok library at 4:30. SIGN LANGUAGE
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Queens Today ENTERTAINMENT EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 7 barnyard Easter Egg Hunt at the Queens Count y Farm Museum 12-4. $5. 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347-FARM. LIVE JAZZ & R&B Sunday, April 8 live jazz and r&b 6-10 at Déjà vu, 180-25 Linden Blvd., St. Albans. SINATRA AND MORE Monday, April 9 tribute to Sinatra, Manilow, Sedaka and more at the Glendale library at 6. OPEN MIC Mondays, April 9, May 14, June 11 at 7:30 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows. MUSIC 30S-70S Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 0 g re a t music from the 30s-70s at 1:30 North Hills library with Eddie Lee Isaacs. FOR RENT April 11-18 “For Rent,” a story of Istanbul’s Dark Underground, at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. 482-5151. COMMUNITY ARTISTS Thursday and Friday, April 12, 13 at the St. Albans library at 2. Exhibition of arts and crafts works of local communit y artists. MEET THE MAESTRO Thursday, April 12 at the Central libra ry. Thursday, April 19 at the Flushing library. Meet the Maestro – Queens Symphony Orchestra Arts and Music Festival at 6. CALL TO HOUNDS Thursday, April 12 at 8 at Waltz-Astoria Café, 23-14 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria. New music for horn and ensemble, performed by Lost Dog New Music Ensemble. FLAMENCO Thursday, April 12 Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana presents Flamenco in the Boros at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. 6587400. SCRABBLE GAME DAY Thursdays, April 12, 19 at the Bellerose library at 6:30. GREEN SPACE BLOOMS April 13-22 Dance Entropy 6 th a n n u a l G r e e n S p a c e Blooms, a Queens Celebration of new dance and music in LIC 956-3037. PAX ETHNICA Saturday, April 14 meet Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac, authors of “Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversit y Succeeds” at 2:30 at the Forest Hills library. DINO ROSI Saturday, April 14 concert of International Songs with Dino Rosi at 3 at the Broad-
way library. TITANIC Saturday, April 14 “A Night to Remember,” the Titanic disaster depicted without the addition of fictional subplots at 1 at the Greater Astoria Historical Societ y, 35-20 Broadway, LIC. 2780600. ITALIAN RENISSNCE Saturday, April 14 A Day in the Italian Renaissance featuring the Adventures of Don Giovanni and His Servant Arlecchino at 2 at the Flushing library. BENGALI NEW YEAR Saturday, April 14 celebration of Bengali New Year at 3 at the Central library. JUST THE TWO OF US Saturday, April 14 vocalist Roz Corral presents a potpourri of musical selections at the Fresh Meadows library at 3. KIDS’ CARNIVAL Saturdays and Sundays, April 14, 15, 21, 22 at the Queens Count y Farm Museum 11-6. $10. Carnival
rides, midway games, prizes, hayrides, kids entertainment. 347-FARM. UCBASCARAN Sunday, April 15 Turkishborn pianist Zeynep Ucbscaran performs at Queens College. 7938080. SPOKEN WORD Sunday, April 15 Spoken Word Poetry Salon in the historic home of Lewis H. Latimer, 34-41 137 th Street, Flushing 2:30-5:00. $10 suggested adult donation, $7 seniors, students. STAMP SHOW Sundays, April 15, May 20 Bayside Stamp Show at the Ramada Hotel, 220-33 Northern Blvd., Bayside 104:30. Free admission and free parking. 645-7659. OPEN MIC Sunday, April 15 at the Central library at 2. ROBERT KLEIN Sunday, April 15 Robert Klein and Stewie Stone at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6311.
MEETINGS TOASTMASTERS Saturdays, April 7, 21, May 5, 19 learn how to communicate effectively at 10 at Elmhurst Hospital. 424-9754. CHARTER SCHOOL Monday, April 9 Central Queens Academy Charter S c h o o l B o a rd o f Tr u ste e s meeting 7-9:30 in NYC. 212381-5460. AMER. LEGION Mondays, April 9, May 14 American Legion Post 510 at St. Robert Bellamine in Bayside Hills. 428-2895. CATHOLIC VETS Mondays, April 9, May 14, June 11 American Martyrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1772 in Bayside. 468-9351. VFW 4787 Mondays, April 9, 23 Whitestone VFW Communit y Post meets. 746-0540. TELEPHONE PION. Tuesdays, April 10, May 8, June 12 Telephone Pioneers of America meet in College Point. 463-4535. LIONS CLUB Tuesdays, April 10, May 8, June 12 Lions Club of Ravenswood at 6:30 at Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 2101 21 st Avenue, Astoria. COMM. BD. 9 Tuesdays, April 10, May 8, June 12 Communit y Board 9 meets at 7:45. 286-2686 for location. HORIZONS CLUB Thursday, April 12 Horizons Club for those 55 and
over, Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112 th Street at 12:30. Passover program. $3 includes coffee and cake. TOASTMASTERS Thursday, April 12 Briarwood library at 5:45. STAMP CLUB Thursday, April 12 Queens Stamp Club at the Forest Hills library at 5:45. 98 TH STREET BLOCK Thursday, April 12 at the East Elmhurst library at 6. UNITED 40S Thursdays, April 12, May 10, June 7 United Forties Civic Association, Inc. at 7 a t S t . Te r e s a , 5 0 - 2 2 4 5 t h Street, Woodside. JEFFFERSON DEMS Thursday, April 12 Jefferson Democratic Club meets 7:30 at the Clearview Golf Course Clubhouse. NAL Friday, April 13 “Breathe Life into Your Old Paintings” demo National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway. ILION BLOCK Fridays, April 13, May 11, June 8 Ilion Area Block Association meets at the African Center for Communit y Empowerment, 111-92A Farmers Blvd., St. Albans at 7:30. CAMBRIA HTS LIB. Saturday, April 14 Friends Board of Directors of Queens Library at Cambria Heights meet 4-5:15. 5283535.
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EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS SOCIAL MEDIA Saturday, April 7 at 10:30 at the Far Rockaway library. ESSAY WRITING Saturday, April 7 at the Far Rockaway library at 2. LEARN TO SAIL Saturday, April 7 free open house at the Boathouse, Flushing Meadows/Corona Park 11-3. 347-438-1863. INTERMEDIATE COMP. Saturdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28 at the LIC library at 2. PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturdays, April 7, 21 learn to communicate at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-436-7940. LIC CRAFT CLUB Mondays, April 9, 23, 30 at noon at the LIC library. MEDICAL OFFICE Monday, April 9 Center for the Women of NY trains medical office assistants at 1 at the Forest Hills library. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, 30 at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4. Bring your own needles and yarn. JOB READINESS Mondays, April 9, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 28 at the
Arverne library at 5:30. COMPUTER CLASS Tuesday, April 10 at the Sunnyside library. Register. RESUME WORKSHOP Wednesday, April 11 at the Far Rockaway library at 10:30 and at the Flushing library at 6. ACING THE INTERVIEW Wednesday, April 11 at the LIC library at 1:30. LEARNING LAB Thursdays, April 12, 19 Far Rockaway library at 10. COMPUTER BASICS Thursdays, April 12, 19 Glen Oaks library. Register. INTRO EXCEL Thursday, April 12 at the Pomonok library. Register. INTRO COMPUTERS Thursdays, April 12, 26 Pomonok library. Register. CREATIVE ART Thursday, April 12 Windsor Park library. Register. INTRO COMPUTERS Wednesdays, April 11, 25 Windsor Park library. Register. US CITIZENSHIP Thursdays through April 26 at the Forest Hills li-
brary at 5:30. SMALL BUSINESS Thursday, April 12 at the Jackson Heights library at 6. SIGN LANGUAGE Thursday, April 12 LIC library at 6. RESUME WRITING Thursday, April 12 at the Steinway library at 6. WRITING GROUP Thursdays, April 12, 19 at 6:30 at the Broadway library. EVENING CRAFT Thursdays, April 12, 19, 26 Fresh Meadows library at 6:30. MAH JONGG Fridays, April 13, 20 at the Woodside library. Register. LEARN TO CROCHET Fridays, April 13, 20, 27 at the McGoldrick library at 4. FAMILY RESOURCE DAY Saturday, April 14 at the Flushing library. Information about a variet y of communit y resources and summer programs at 11. CRAFT FOR CAUSE Saturday, April 14 at the Central library at 2. Decorate a tote bag to be given to people living with HIV/AIDS.
ZUMBA FITNESS Mondays, April 9, 16 Latin dance fitness program at the East Elmhurst library. Register. FAMILY WII ZUMBA Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, May 14 at 6:30 at the Lefrak Cit y librar y. Bring a towel and bottle of water. ZUMBA Mondays, April 9, 30 at the Corona library. Register. TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays at 11 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $5. HEALTHY COOKING Monday, April 9 healthy cooking with spices at the Far Rockaway library at 6. FEMALE CANCER Monday, April 9 Look Good – Feel Better, female cancer support group. 800-ACS2345. ALZHEIMERS Tuesday, April 10 Caregiver Support Group in Forest Hills. 592-5757, ext. 237. CHAIR YOGA Tuesday, April 10 introduction Douglaston/Little Neck
library. Register. NATIONAL MS SUPPORT Tuesday, April 10 Nationall MS Societ y Support Group Howard Beach library at 1. BLOOD DRIVE Tuesday, April 10, Thursday, April 12, in Flushing. 670-6324. Saturdays, April 14, 28 in Jamaica. 6701211. INTRO CHAIR YOGA Tuesdays, April 10, 17 at the Ridgewood library and Rego Park library. Register. MASSAGE THERAPY Wednesday, April 11, Friday, April 13 at NYHQ Cardiac Health in Flushing. 670-1695. ZUMBA Wednesdays, April 11, 18 at the Astoria library. Register. YOGA INSTRUCTION Wednesday, April 11 at the Woodside library at 4. WELL SPOUSES Wednesdays, April 11, May 9 Well Spouses or Partners of the Chronically Ill and Disabled meet at the St. Charles Rehab Center, 201 IU Willets Road, Albertson at 7. Free. 516-829-8740. YOGA CLASS
Wednesdays, April 11, 18, 25 a t t h e C a r d i a c H e a l t h Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. MALE CANCER Wednesday, April 11 Mant0-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. ZUMBA Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $10 class.
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RELIGIOUS PASSOVER SEDER Friday, April 6 the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills will host a Passover Seder. 263-6500. Reservations required. SEDER Saturday, April 7 Seder at 5:30. Reservations. Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 7111 112 th Street. 261-2900. EASTERFEST Sunday, April 8 11-3:30 at Ascension Church in Forest Hills. Egg hunt, band, games and more. 575-0024.
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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/21/12, bearing Index Number NC-000131-12/ 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) Ajredin (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Ajredin (Last) Fejzulovski My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Macedonia My date of birth is April 21, 1968; Assume the name of (First) Advije (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Advije (Last) Fejzulovski aka Advije Lika My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is January 07, 1970; Assume the name of (First) Azis (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Azis (Last) Fejzulovski (infant) My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is February 27, 1996; Assume the name of (First) Ajrije (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Ajrije (Last) Fejzulovski (infant) My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is September 16, 1998 _________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/21/12, bearing Index Number NC-000130-12/ 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) Nexhail (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Nedzail (Last) Fejzulovski My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Yugoslavia My date of birth is January 01, 1965; Assume the name of (First) Bedrije (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Bedrije (Last)
Fejzulovski aka Bedrije Mustafa Lika My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Yugoslavia My date of birth is July 15, 1964; Assume the name of (First) Nezhdet (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Nezhdet (Last) Fejzulovski (infant) My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is July 08, 1995; Assume the name of (First) Emine (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Emine (Last) Fejzulovski (infant) My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is December 12, 1996; Assume the name of (First) Fetije (Last) Fejzullaj My present name is (First) Fetije (Last) Fejzulovski (infant) My present address is 243-08 72 Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is January 20, 1999 _________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JR Accounting, Taxes & Small Business Solutions, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/01/2012. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon her, 229-22 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights, NY 11411. Purpose of LLC: To engage in any lawful act or activity. _________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LIVE VIDEO MONITOR LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/07/12. 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, 10723 71st Road, Suite
212, Forest Hills, New York 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. _________________________________ Notice of Formation of CENTRE METRO REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/28/08. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 1647 Weirfield St., Ridgewood, NY 11385. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: The ownership and disposition of real property and all activites ancillary thereto. _________________________________ Notice of formation of GREINER-MALTZ PROPERTY SALES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/11/ 2012. Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o GreinerMaltz Company of New York Inc., 42-12 28th Street, Long Island City, NY 11530. Purpose: any lawful act _________________________________ Horsing Around LLC, A domestic LLC, Art. of Org. Filed with the SSNY on 1/ 12/12. 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, 31-49 35 th Street Apt. 3 Astoria, NY 11106 _________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/21/12, bearing Index Number NC-000139-12/ 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) Light (Middle) Fook (Last) Leung My present name is (First) Fook (Middle) Light (Last) Leung aka Light Fook Leung, aka Light F. Leung My present address is 14807 58 th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355-5411 My place of birth is Bronx, NY My date of birth is September 28, 1952 _________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/23/12, bearing Index Number NC-000145-12/ 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) R. Lewis (Last) Tanner My present name is (First) Raymond (Middle) Lewis (Last) Tanner aka R. Lewis Tanner, aka Lewis Tanner My present address is 35-28 80 th Street, Apt. #32, Jackson Heights, NY 11372-4972 My place of birth is Toms River, NJ My date of birth is September 27, 1963 _________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/16/12, bearing Index Number NC-000124-12/ 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) Jesse (Middle) Ang (Last) Co My present name is (First) Jessie (Middle) Ang (Last) Co My present address is 65-70 Booth Street, Rego Park, NY 11374-4180 My place of birth is Philippines My date of birth is February 06, 1976 _________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/21/12, bearing Index Number NC-000134-12/ 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) Preciosa Lee (Middle) Briones (Last) David My present name is (First) Preciosa (Middle) Lee (Last) Briones aka Son Preciosa Lee De Castro B r i on es , a k a P r ec i os a D. Briones My present address is 119-49 Union Turnpike 7C, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is Philippines My date of birth is October 25, 1979 _________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/15/12, bearing Index Number NC-000109-12/ 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) Rakeem (Middle) Gideon Tamall (Last) Talley My present name is (First) Raquem (Middle) Gideon Tamall (Last) Talley aka Rakeem Talley My present address is 4116 Vernon Blvd. 2E, Long Island City, NY 11101
My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is January 28, 1967 _________________________________ Notice of Formation of Idea Mobile LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/15/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Jaspreet S. Mayall, Certilman, Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, 90 Merrick Ave., East Meadow, NY 11554. Purpose: any lawful activity. _________________________________ The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on the following application: Variance (§72-21) to permit in an R2A zoning district the development of a new two-story chapel (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), contrary to floor area ratio (§24-111) and contrary to permitted obstructions in the side yards and rear yard (§2433). Address: 145-15 33 rd Avenue, north side of 33 rd Avenue approximately 400’ east of Parsons Boulevard, Block 4789, Lot 81, Borough of Queens. Applicant: Daniel H. Braff, Esq., for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, owner. Community board No.: 7Q This application, Cal. No.: 174-11-BZ, has been calendared for Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 1:30 P.M., session, 40 Rector Street, 6 th floor Hearing Room “E”, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. This application can be reviewed at the Board offices, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This notice is published by the applicant in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Standards and Appeals. Dated: 3/28/12 Daniel H. Braff, Esq., Applicant _________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 2/9/12, bearing Index Number NC-000051-12/ 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) Justin (Middle) William (Last) Morgan My present name is (First) Denzel (Middle) William (Last) Morgan My
present address is 116-67 155 th St., Jamaica, NY 11434 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is November 04, 1991 _________________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS: CIVIL TERM Index # 1112/ 12 Plaintiff designates queens County as the place of trial SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Plaintiff resides at 132-20 60 th Avenue, Flushing, N.Y. 11355 County of Queens GARY BARR, Plaintiff, -against- TARCISA AMPAC MERCADO BARR, Defendant. ACTION FOR A DIVORCE TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. NOTICE: The object of this action is to obtain a Judgment of Divorce, dissolving the marriage between the parties on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown in the marriage for a period of six months or more immediately preceding the initiation of these proceedings (DRL Section 170(7)). The Relief Sought Is: A Judgment of Divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving forever the bonds of matrimony between the parties. The nature of the ancillary relief demanded is: 1. Declaration of the Separate Property of Plaintiff. 2. Declaration of Title of Plaintiff’s Separate Property to Plaintiff. 3. Awarding Plaintiff exclusive use and occupancy to the Plaintiff’s residence located at 130-20 60 th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11355. 4. Granting each party the right to resume the use of any maiden name or other premarriage surname. 5. Granting Plaintiff such other, further, and different relief as this Court deems just and proper. Dated: Mineola, New York January 4, 2012 Yours, etc. MICHAEL L. FISHMAN, ESQ. Attorney for Plaintiff GARY BARR 194 Old Country Road Mineola, New York 11501 (516) 746-1987 TO: TARCISA AMPAC MERCADO BARR Address unknown
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Haircut For A Cause
Martini and Rhoads show off their new looks. Photos by Ira Cohen.
Math Competition
Jack Martini and Chris Rhoads got their heads shaved during a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation at LaGuardia Airport. Photo by Ira Cohen.
On The Hunt
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Queens Events Edited By Harley Benson Kids and adults gathered for a picture with the Easter Bunny after an Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Ozone Tudor Civic Association. Photo by NYPhotoByNick
Luck O’ The Irish
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer recently visited the main production facility of Crystal Window & Door Systems. Schumer is pictured with Crystal President Thomas Chen.
Free Assistance
State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. recently co-sponsored a free tax lien assistance outreach event. Pictured are Assemblyman Mike Miller, Lee Fiorino, Dept. of Finance; Addabbo, Pat Hendricks, Dept. of Environmental Protection’s head of collections; Michael Arroyo, Dept. of Finance; and Robin Washington, Dept. of Finance.
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U.S. Rep. Bob Turner met with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny during Kenny’s recent visit to Washington D.C.
Site Visit
The 2012 Queens County Middle School Math Tournament was hosted by the soon-to-open Museum of Mathematics. One of this year’s winners was Fahmeda Akther (pictured above) from The Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria. The Museum of Mathematics will open in Manhattan in the fall.
Adventurous Atlanta
Shirletha Jordan Home: Richmond Hill Age: 23 Height: 5’ 3" Weight: 115 lbs Stats: 34-27-30
Models Of Queens
Shirletha Jordan has always been adventurous. Having grown up in Atlanta, on a whim she followed a friend up to New York. “I’m single and I wanted to do something different,” Shirletha said. "I had another friend suggested I go for it. You’re young, not committed,’ she said. And she was right.” Shirletha got into modeling just as nonchalantly. She’s been told for some time that she has a good look, and had a friend who had been told that he had a good eye with a camera. The two decided to help each other out. “It was just to kinda play around, find something to do,” she said. “But when I saw the photos I was like, ‘Wait a minute these are really good.’” Modeling is just the latest in a line of challenges Shirletha has established for herself. With an undergrad degree in marketing, she figured finding a job in Manhattan would be a breeze – not so much, it turns out. She’s now working toward her Masters in international business and working as a freelance personal assistant. She is also trying to find the right church. A woman of faith, Shirletha has hooked up with a couple of churches. “I am an avid visitor of good ministries,” she said. “I love to attend bible studies.” When she gets a free moment, Shirletha usually heads over to the AMC theater in Fresh Meadows. “It’s very small and quiet, and I don’t have to worry about major lines or being sold out,” she said. “And if I’m hungry after, I can go next door (Hooters) to get some wings. There’s also Kohl’s and Nine West. That’s my little quiet spot.”
They're blue at the L.I.C. Corporate offices of Jet Blue due to another staff malfunction.
Pilot Problems meltdown. Passengers told media
Clayton Osborn, the JetBlue pilot who went berserk last week on a flight from JFK Airport to Las Vegas, has been suspended by the Long Island City-based airline as a multi-agency investigation begins. The pilot was restrained by passengers at the urging of the copilot, who gave instructions over the plane’s loudspeaker. Apparently Osborn left the cockpit to use the restroom and was locked out by the co-pilot, triggering a
She Got Game?
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Queens Idol Idled Queens can’t catch a break.
Francis Lewis H.S. Yearbook pic of American Idol finalist Hee Jun Hun
Past contestants like Howard Beach’s Pia Toscano and Astoria’s Michael Lynche gained the support of the borough’s American Idol fans, but both failed to make it into the finals. Now, Queens lined up behind another one of its own on the talent show, now in its eleventh season. Hee Jun Hun, a Francis Lewis High School grad, found himself in the top 10 finalists after making through the first weeks of the season impressing the judges with his renditions of Stevie Wonder’s
Bad Timing A day after Peninsula Hospital announced its closing, things took a turn for the worse. Beep Helen Marshall was traveling with members of her staff when they were struck by a Channel 4 news van carrying reporter Roseanne Colletti in the Rockaways. No one was hurt – thankfully, since Peninsula’s doors were already locked. The Beep and company were on their way to St. Dan Andrews John’s Episcopal Hospital to check the condition of the emergency room due to Queens’ ever-decreasing number of hospitals. In response to police at the scene who inquired if all were okay, Dan Andrews, Marshall’s spokesperson, a passenger in the Beep’s car, told NY’s Finest they were on the way to the hospital. Oooops . . .not quite what Andrews meant to suggest. “It’s so foolish to say to the responding police officers, ‘We’re going to the hospital, all of us,’” Andrews later explained, according to a published report.
“All In Love Is Fair” and Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting.” But it was his version of Donny Hathaway’s “A Song For You” that despite rave reviews from the judges - including fellow New Yorker J Lo - got him voted off the show, leaving Queens with a third heartbreak on 10 years of American Idol.
outlets that Osborn ran down the aisle of the plane screaming “say your prayers” and was reportedly ranting and raving about Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2010, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater claimed he was attacked by a passenger on a flight and after the attack, deployed the emergency slide and slid down it after the plane landed. What do they put in the water at JetBlue?
Karen "Fleet of Foot" Koslowitz?
Confidentially, New York . . .
Somebody wants Karen Koslowitz to buy some pretty awesome sneakers. Councilman James Sanders Jr.’s chief of staff Donovan Richards is selling his Air Jordan 11 Retro sneakers for only $100 on Facebook. This same fellow has tagged more than 40 people in just one photo of such sneakers -- and the scam seems to be spreading. One of the tagged people is Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz. Has she, who does not seem like the baller-type, taken an interest in the shoes? Will she be showing up at her next press conference in large red and black sneakers? We like the sound of "Air Koslowitz."
A Bad Call? It’s one of our basic instincts to call 911 when we’re in danger. However, drug dealers should probably clean up first before calling the cops. One Queens man learned this lesson a little too late. As most would do, Michael Cokley called the police to report a gunpoint home invasion. When the cops arrived, he became a suspect himself when police found 34 grams of heroin, envelopes, marijuana grinders and an electronic scale. He now faces federal heroindistribution charges.