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Vol. 44, No. 15 April 10-16, 2014 • queenstribune.com

RALLYING FOR RIGHTS

PAGES 21-27

Airport workers rally with officials to demand higher pay and better benefits. By Natalia Kozikowska … Page 5.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CAPITOL FIRE SPRINKLER OF NEW YORK, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/31/14. 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, 401 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York 11747. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LJE HOLDING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/11/14. 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, 56-48 Oceania Street, Oakland Gardens, New York 11364. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of formation of The Law Office of Edwards & Bentham, LLP. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 11/12/03, exist date 1/1/14. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLP to: The Partnership,175-20 Wexford Terrace, Suite D1, Jamaica Estates, NY 11432. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose. ________________________ Notice of Qualification of 3725 81ST STREET, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/13/13. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/11/13. Princ. office of LLC: c/o A & E Real Estate Holdings, LLC, 1065 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Douglas F. Eisenberg at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ REN & CHEN’S PROPERTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/13/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall

mail copy of process to De Sheng Chen 51-30 Codwise PL Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ P.M.H. ACCOUNTING SERVICES, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/14/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Patricia M. Hans, 60-14 68th St., Maspeth, NY 11378. General Purpose. ________________________ I n te r n a t i o n s N YC L LC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/3/14. Office:Queens Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 95-60 Queens Blvd. #319 Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: any lawful activity ________________________ 7601 QUEENS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/3/2014. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7601 113th St., Ste. 4D, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of Formation of PINC International LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 1/14/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 108-24 63rd Road, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ CORONA 103 PROPERTIES LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Secretary of state (SSNY) On 10/29/2013. Office: Queens County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon Whom Process May be served. SSNY shall mail Process to 9126 Corona Ave Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ PIONEER ASIAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/18/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 91-06 Whitney Ave #2A Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of Formation of Gerlin Contracting and Development LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State on NY ( SSNY) on 2/7/14. Office Location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to

Gerlin Contracting and Development to 134-44 Francis Lewis Blvd. Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activities. ________________________ Notice of formation of Bluerock Property Management LLC, a limited liability company. Article of organization filed with the secretary of state of New York SSNY on 3/10/2014. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 6768 Groton ST, Forest Hills NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of formation of The Screening Group LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/18/2010 location: Queens County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to :108-41 Corona Avenue Flushing, NY 11368 Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of formation of Z & L ORIENTAL SKY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/02/2013 Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC. SSNY shall mail process to 39-15 Main ST Suite 301, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful activities. ________________________ Notice of Formation of DGF ENGINEERING LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 1/15/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 4601 39th Ave Apt 608 Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of Formation of 4248 AMG LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/6/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 136-19 Franklin Ave., #6A, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of Formation of W 407 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/20/2014. Office location: Queens County. Princ. bus. addr.: 451 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th

Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Term: until 12/31/2099. Purpose: all lawful purposes. ________________________ Name of LLC: Africa USA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 3/3/14. Office loc.: Queens Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. ________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO. 14854/10 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs. JUAN C. GREGORY A/K/A JUAN CARLOS GREGORY, TERESA GREGORY, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DAVID RODRIGUEZ, NEW YORK CIT Y ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE IRS, GREGORY RAMOS, PEDRO BERA, JOHN DOE (Said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises.), Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 37-29 98TH STREET, Corona, NY 11368 BLOCK 1761 LOT 56 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated

this 21st day of March, 2014, Gross, Polowy & Orlans, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s), 25 Northpointe Parkway, Suite 25, Amherst, NY 14228 TO: DAVID RODRIGUEZ, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. DAVID ELLIOT of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 27th day of February, 2014 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Juan C. Gregory A/K/A Juan Carlos Gregory and Teresa Gregory dated the 18th day of September, 2001, to secure the sum of $332,920.00 and recorded at Liber 6060 of Mortgages at Page 2378 in the Office of County of Queens, on the 29th day of October, 2001; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 7th day of June, 2010, and sent for recording in the Office of the of the Clerk of Queens County. The property in question is described as follows: 37-29 98TH STREET, Corona, NY 11368 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 1761 and Lot 56 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, known and designated as and by the Lot No. 123 on a certain map entitled “Map of Property in the Town of Newtown, Queens County, Long Island, belonging to Daniel B. Taylor, surveyed June 1854, drawn November 1854, Van Alst and Messerole, C.E. and C.S.” and filed in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on February. 23, 1856 as Old Map No. 364, New Map No. 2468, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly side of 98th Street, formerly known as 41st Street and Evergreen Avenue, distant 375 feet Northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Easterly side of 98th Street with the Northerly side of 38th Avenue, formerly known as Washington Place; RUNNING THENCE Easterly at right angles to the Easterly side of 98th Street, 100 feet; THENCE Northerly parallel with the Easterly side of 98th Street, 25 feet; THENCE Westerly again at right angles to the Easterly side of 98th Street, 100 feet to the Easterly side of 98th Street; THENCE Southerly along the Easterly side of 98th Street, 25 feet to the point or place of BEGIN-

NING. Premises known as 37-29 98th Street, Corona, New York DATED: March 21, 2014 Gross Polowy Orlans, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s) 25 Northpointe Parkway, Suite 25 Amherst, NY 14228. The law firm of Gross Polowy Orlans, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 223430 ________________________ CENTRAL HEALTH CHOICE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/16/2012. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Corporation Service Company, 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________ Notice of formation of SUGAR MAMAS PART Y CO LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State 02/13/2014. Office location Queens County. New York Secretary of State (SSNY) is the designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity ________________________ WORLDWIDE TECHNOLOGY USA LLC, filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/25/2014. Office location Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process against the LLC, 13525 96th St., Ozone Park, NY 11417. Any Lawful purpose. _______________________ Notice of formation of Forever Mrs. LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on February 19 2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 10023 195th Street Hollis NY 11423. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of formation of General Property Partners, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York [SSNY] on February 28, 2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 7119 67th ST, Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Queens DeaDline

EXCLUSIVE:

Investment Groups Eye Holliswood Hospital BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer

developer, the Holliswood Civic ty from Liberty Management Board has been in contact with will keep the community’s inthe management at Holliswood terest and needs in mind. “We just want to make The Queens Tribune has learned Hospital, advising the civic that sure that whatever the propthat at least three investment groups several businesses have expressed erty is used for, that it suits have submitted proposals and are be- interest. According to an email obthe neighborhood,” he said. ing considered for redeveloping Hol“I believe that we need some liswood Hospital in Jamaica, which tained by the Tribune, members facility that’s consistent with closed in August due to a significant of Community Board 8 and the office of Queens Borough Presithe services that have been loss in funding. there previously.” According to a source close to the dent Melinda Katz will be in Weprin noted that a nurssituation, the six-acre property lo- touch with the Holliswood Civic Three investment groups have submitted procated at 87-37 Palermo St., formerly Board “to schedule a meeting posals and are being considered for the rede- ing home would be a good option for the site, whereas a a psychiatric hospital, is being man- with the hospital management velopment of Holliswood Hospital. drug treatment facility may be aged by the Long Island-based Liberty to discuss the various proposals Management Group and has sparked for the site.” However, no date been into a residential building, which will met with opposition by residents who likely feature assisted living. live near the hospital. the interest of Park Nursing Home in scheduled as of press time. Liberty Management’s attorney Katz said her offices are looking into “I do not think that the community Far Rockaway, Advanced Care Staffing in Brooklyn and another unidentified the situation, but had no new informa- Eustis has not responded to requests would be receptive to a drug treatment for comment as of press time. facility,” he said. “I think in this case, investment group interested in trans- tion on the status of the hospital. While the future of Holliswood a nursing home would be a more acThe first key player, Park Nursforming the hospital into an assisted ing Home, provides nursing care for Hospital is still murky, Weprin said ceptable facility to put there.” living residential building. Reach Natalia Kozikowska at According to multiple sources, at seniors. The second key player, Ad- that he will “monitor the process very least two other investment groups, and vanced Care Staffing, is a healthcare closely” to ensure that whatever in- (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowspossibly more, have also expressed in- provider and a medical training facil- vestment group purchases the proper- ka@queenspress.com or @nkozikowska. terest in the property but have been ity for nurses and other staffers intershut out of the deal – despite offering ested in advancing their careers in the Liberty Management more than $10 medical field. Though little information regarding million – a figure which would have covered the debt the group has ac- the third player has been made public, quired upon purchasing the property a number of sources, including Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland last year. Though Liberty Management, rep- Gardens), have heard that the uniden- BY JOE MARVILLI Jasper added that NYCHA would resented by Massachusetts attorney tified developer has expressed their Staff Writer pay $350 towards any moving exRobert Eustis, is far from selecting the interest in transforming the property penses for those who decide to give up A City Councilman has expressed his their housing. NYCHA would also let frustration with a New York City Hous- the resident select any development in ing Authority policy called right sizing. the City for their new home. Right sizing is the process of making This portion of the presentation sure that NYCHA residents are living led to many murmurs and rumblings in an apartment that is not under-uti- throughout the crowd. lized or over-utilized. These rooms can Lancman was very upset at NYmoved to another location in Flushing be declared as such if there are either CHA about the right sizing policy. BY JOE MARVILLI Meadows Corona Park. Staff Writer more or less bedrooms than the resi“It’s awful. People have lived in “Our work is part of what distin- dents of that apartment need. Coun- their apartments for decades. Out of Mayor Bill de Blasio has added Tom guishes New York City as a cultural cilman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) all the challenges NYCHA has I would Finkelpearl’s name to the list of open epicenter and I look forward to work- railed against the policy, saying that it think kicking elderly people out would ing to fortify the already diverse of- is unfair to force people who have lived be pretty far down their agenda,” he commissioner positions he is filling. On April 7, the Mayor announced ferings of the City’s arts and cultural in the same home for decades to move. said. “NYCHA’s enthusiasm for this the appointment of Finkelpearl as the life,” Finkelpearl said. At the Pomonok Senior Center in cruel policy has waxed and waned over While Finkelpearl Flushing, representatives from NYCHA the years. After years of expecting NYCity’s new Commissionacknowledged that the met with seniors to talk about right siz- CHA to let this issue quietly die, we er of the Dept. of CulCity’s cultural scene is ing, a procedure that many seniors were learn from residents that NYCHA has tural Affairs. Finkelpearl great for its economy, notified about by a letter in the mail. decided to turn up the heat.” is the executive director he added that the social Carolyn Jasper, senior director for the of the Queens Museum, While NYCHA has said that fitvalue of the City’s art has lease enforcement dept. of NYCHA, ting people to the correct-sized the same location where been under-explored, a went over the letter with the dozens of apartments will help decrease the de Blasio made his decsituation he said he plans seniors who packed the center. laration. waiting list for housing, Lancman arto fix. “With Tom at the “This under-occupied letter says gued that the solution is not to hurt “What happens on the ‘When you first moved into your other residents. helm of DCLA, I’m conficommunity level with apartment, you were given an apartdent that New York City “George Orwell would be proud of will not only continue to Tom Finkelpearl, the artists in all the neigh- ment large enough to accommodate the phrase ‘correct-sized apartment.’ thrive as a global cultural new Cultural affairs borhoods of New York your family size. A review of our re- If this policy is even contained in NYCity, there’s something cords indicate that your family has CHA’s lease and regulations, it is burhub, but also make the Commissioner extremely valuable, mov- gotten smaller and your apartment is ied so deep that they are not aware of arts more accessible to New Yorkers in every neighborhood,” ing, that’s good for communities. And too large. Now it is time to give an- it for decades,” he said. “People are not I intend to try to understand how we other family who needs a larger apart- cogs in the machine that you can move de Blasio said. Finkelpearl joined the Queens Mu- can best express that value,” he said. ment the chance to get one,’” she said. around looking for the best fit.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357- “‘Moving to the correct-sized apartseum as its executive director in 2002. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357Recently, he oversaw a major expan- 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstri- ment is not only a requirement of your 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstrision of the space after the ice rink bune.com, or @Joey788. lease, it is the right thing to do.’” bune.com, or @Joey788.

Councilman Protests NYCHA Policy

Finkelpearl Named Cultural Affairs Commish

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Letitia James Talks Public Advocate Plans

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer Earlier this week, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James sat down with the Queens Tribune staff, where she discussed a number of issues relevant to Queens residents and offered her feedback on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first 100 days in office. James began the interview by describing the way she perceives herself as the City’s Public Advocate, expanding on her role as a checks and balances to de Blasio. “I see myself as a thorn in the side of the Mayor,” she said. “Even though the Mayor and I are part of the same party, I have criticized Mayor de Blasio.” The Public Advocate went on to highlight some issues she feels the Mayor has not addressed correctly or in a timely fashion, touching upon affordable housing, the City’s poor snowstorm response and the mishandling of school co-locations. She also criticized de Blasio, a former Public Advocate himself, for not allocating her office the proper funds that she believes she needs to operate most effectively. She noted that her $2.2 million budget is significantly less than former Public Advocates Mark Green, whose offices were allocated $8 million, and Betsy Gotbaum, whose offices were allocated $5-6 million.

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Public Advocate Letitia James sat down with the Tribune staff to talk about her role. “For a Citywide office, that’s unacceptable. The charter mandates that we be treated as a Citywide office and unfortunately, we’re not being treated the same,” she said. “Borough Presidents have a larger budget than we do and I believe this is a violation of the charter.” Despite her many criticisms, James said that she would give de Blasio an overall letter grade of B + for his performance during his first 100 days in office. She touted the Mayor’s progress in initiatives like universal pre-kindergarten, the advantage programs for the homeless and Stop and Frisk reform. But, while explaining why she docked de Blasio a few points, James playfully took a jab at the Mayor’s reputation for tardiness. While discussing issues relevant to Queens, James shared her opinions

regarding embattled Queens Library CEO Thomas Galante, who has been under fire by media and elected officials alike for his $391,994 annual salary and $140,000 in office renovations. “Mr. Galante should resign. I know it’s unlikely that he will walk away from $2 million [severance pay], but right now, it’s a distraction,” she said. “If he’s really concerned about the state of the library, then he should walk away. He should resign for the sake of the Borough.” James also took the time to discuss her controversial lawsuit against the City, which seeks to block the 36 charter school co-locations approved by de Blasio and the Dept. of Education earlier this year. “I’ve supported charter school colocations while in the Council, but the difference there was that the stakeholders came to the table and worked out the sharing of space with libraries and cafeterias,” she said. “The difference with these co-locations is that all the voices of the parents have not been heard, and my litigation basically says that they should be given more weight in the process.” The Public Advocate similarly noted that many of the City’s approved co-location plans did not take classroom size and building capacity into account. She cited the Richmond Hill High School co-location proposal as

a prime example of such an instance. “The school has 22 trailers all filled with children, mostly international children,” she said. “This is a big school that is being considered for a co-location and it’s unacceptable. They didn’t do a census and didn’t take into account the children who are being taught in trailers.” James also spoke to another hotbutton issue in the Borough and the City – workers’ rights and workers’ compensation. Citing two recent rallies, the Borough’s airport workers protest for better pay and the United Parcel Service drivers’ protest against the termination of 250 employees, James said she feels that middle-class Americans are struggling to make ends meet. “Middle class families are fighting for survival,” she said. “We need to come down hard on the employers that are treating their workers unfairly and unjustly.” She vowed that, in the case of UPS, which receives significant funding from the City and has refused to sit down with James, disciplinary measures will be taken to ensure to that workers are treated fairly – even if it means cutting the cord on some of the City’s crucial funding. Reach Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com or @nkozikowska.

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Airport Workers Rally For Better Pay BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer In September of last year, Wendy Arellano, a Queens mother of two, had to make one of the most difficult decisions in her life. “I had to send my kids to live with my mother in Long Island. They were spending too much time by themselves,” she said. “I couldn’t be a good mother because I had to make money. I couldn’t do both. I had to do one or the other.” Arellano, a cabin cleaner at LaGuardia Airport, is just one of 12,000 Queens airport workers who say they are struggling to make ends meet with their low hourly wages from the airport subcontractors at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy Airports. “It’s hard for me because I do miss them a lot, but I know they are doing fine and at least this way, they are not struggling with food. When they lived with me, it wasn’t fair to them because I couldn’t buy them what they needed,” she said. “We have families we have to take care of and $9 an hour is just not enough – especially for me, being a single mother.” Tapping into the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement marches, on April 4, hundreds of airport passenger service workers, including Arellano, rallied from JFK Airport to LaGuardia

Airport, a 10-mile walk, to cilmen and the adminisprotest for higher wages tration standing with you, and work benefits. understanding the value of The rally, organized by working people.” the advocacy group 32BJ The LaGuardia and JFK SEIU, comes just weeks afairport workers have beter the Martin Luther King gun a countdown to April Day civil disobedience 28 – the expiration date for mass-arrest of protestors a 90-day deadline set forth on the 94th Street Bridge by the Port Authority of across from LaGuardia AirNew York and New Jersey port. In commemoration, for major carriers and their workers at the protest held contractors to come up up signs reading “I am a with a plan to offer employman” and “I am a woman” ees sustainable wages. in English and in Spanish. The workers have alPhoto by Natalia KoziKowsKa “Every step that we took On April 4, hundreds of JFK and LaGuardia Airport ready seen some progress is a step towards our goal workers joined together to protest for better pay in their efforts. Most reand it’s without a doubt and work benefits. cently, the Port Authority that we will see change,” implemented a policy to said speaker Shareeka Elliott, one of Luther King died fighting for workers reform worker wages and benefits for the 32 protestors taken into police [and] what you did today by walking the employees of some contractors. custody at the Jan. 20 march. “Dr. 10 miles, something that the bosses Delta was the first to sign on to the King did more than I did, so to do this at the airport would never have done, plan, offering its JFK airport employis not great sacrifice – just like it was you stood up for your rights and for ees a $1 raise as of March 1. American no great sacrifice to get arrested here, justice – for men and women to be Airlines soon followed, but its workers treated fairly.” just over this bridge.” have not yet received the $1 raise. “Dr. King said you should not have A number of elected officials from In contrast, JetBlue Airlines has rethe Borough also took part in the rally a full-time job and receive part-time fused the policy and United Airlines, to show their support and urge airport salaries,” echoed Councilman Daneek the region’s most dominant carrier subcontractors to offer their employ- Miller (D-St. Albans), who chairs the with 70 percent of the passenger trafCity Council’s civil service and labor fic at Newark Airport, has remained ees livable wages. “I’m here to say that I’m with you committee. “He said that more than silent on the proposals. 100 percent. You’re making history 40 years ago, and we’re still fighting Reach Natalia Kozikowska at today,” said Assemblyman David We- the same fight today. The difference is (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowsprin (D-Fresh Meadows). “Dr. Martin today, you have a group of City coun- ka@queenspress.com.

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EDIT PAGE

In Our OpInIOn

Full Campaign Reform Needed New York State’s campaign financing needs a severe overhaul. This is not a radical concept, and it is a concept that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has led us to believe that he supports. So what need is there to selectively enforce a campaign reform measure on just one office, that of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli? While DiNapoli has been a proponent of campaign reform, and he stressed that his office should be included in the measure, it makes little sense to enact a “pilot program” for reform with just one office as a test run. If the state is willing to adopt a measure, it should be done state-wide. A more broad reform measure that was originally proposed by the Governor ended up as a political casualty as Cuomo faced opposition from State Senate Republicans. It is just another example of a governmental body that has long been considered broken. Many good government groups have expressed frustration with the pilot program, and with good reason. For too long, the State Legislature has been seen as a place for backroom deals and low on transparency. Gov. Cuomo had the opportunity to begin righting the ship with campaign finance reform this year. Instead, he agreed to continue the status quo and seemingly tried to punish only one office. Of course, many elected officials who have gone without these reforms would oppose it. It is Gov. Cuomo’s responsibility to force the issue and push these reforms through. It is time to stop letting the inmates run the asylum and introduce muchneeded control into the state election system.

In YOur OpInIOn World’s Fairs Too Costly

To The Editor: orld’s Fairs generally end up costing the tax payers of the host city tens of millions of dollars. Financially they are a bad investment. With due respect, if John Catsimatidis and other millionaires wish to underwrite a World’s Fair without taxpayer money, one would have no objection, pro-

vided it is understood its venue will not be Flushing Meadows Corona Park, or indeed in any other municipal park. Therein lies the rub. What non park land in New York City does Mr. Catsimatidis have in mind? (Why New York City Needs Another World’s Fair - Queens Tribune April 3-9. 2014). Benjamin m. Haber, Flushing

Typical Situation?

To The Editor: PS fires 250 workers yet CEO Scott Davis makes $11.5 million. They say these workers were terminated because they put children who need insulin at risk. Yet firing 250 employees and increasing the work load

of the remaining employees makes sense to them somehow? This is the GOP template in a nutshell. Pay workers less, destroy their unions if possible and let the CEOs reap obscene profits. robert larosa, Whitestone

Op-ED

Queens Schools Need More Arts Education Funding By Comptroller SCott Stringer Our City is getting a failing grade when it comes to Arts Education. My office just released a first-of-its-kind report, “State of the Arts,” showing that, after years of crippling cuts in Queens and other communities, 20 percent of our middle and high schools across New York City do not have a single, full-time certified arts teacher. I have a plan to help get us back on track, but we must first know how we got to where we are today. Arts Education can — and should — play a hugely important role in the lives of our children. A healthy exposure to the arts in school deepens students’ understanding of the world around them, and gives them the creative skills they’ll need to compete in the 21st century marketplace. This is

especially important in New York City, the cultural capital of the world. Unfortunately, our public schools are failing to provide quality arts education to all our students. While state law requires that middle and high school students be taught by a certified arts teacher, more than 400 of our middle and high schools do not provide one. We’ve created an interactive online map so you can check out the state of arts education in your neighborhood school. The gaps in arts education fall disproportionately on students in lower income neighborhoods. More than 42 percent of schools that lack either full-time or part-time certified arts teachers are located in the South Bronx and Central Brooklyn. Let’s take a closer look at

Queens: More than 25 percent of its public schools, 80 out of 318, don’t have a full-time certified arts teacher. Nearly 17 percent of all schools do not have an Arts and Cultural Partnership, to enhance students’ le arning, and 12.6 percent lack dedicated arts rooms. You’d think that with a $25 billion budget, our Dept. of Education could afford to provide arts education and comply with state law. But New York City’s financial support for arts education has been shrinking dramatically--with a 47 percent drop in spending on arts and cultural vendors, and an 84 percent cut in arts supplies and equipment in the last seven years. These reductions are unacceptable. As the City’s chief fiscal watchdog, I firmly believe that our economic future depends on the strength of our students’ skills and their

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to potential arts and cultural partners. Today, DOE hosts one “Cultural Fair” every year. Instead, the City should host annual fairs in all five boroughs. Adopt a “no-net loss” of space policy, ensuring that schools do not lose arts rooms when district schools are colocated with other district or charter schools. As a new administration takes the reins at City Hall, we have an opportunity to once again make arts education a critical part of a well-rounded curriculum. In a City bursting with culture, we must leverage our resources to ensure that schools in Queens and other communities provide every child with opportunities in visual art, music, theater, and dance. To read a copy of my report, go to my office’s website at www. comptroller.nyc.gov.

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qUEENS thiS wEEk Vallone Starts Student Ambassador Program

Community Board 11 Tackles Various Issues

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

When it comes to learning about leadership, a select few northeast Queens students are going to get the education of a lifetime. On April 4, Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) announced the Educational Ambassador Program for high school students within the 19th Council District. Featuring students from four high schools, the program will act as a semi-internship, giving them a glimpse at the responsibilities of a City Council office. Running from the beginning of September to the end of June, the Ambassador Program will include multiple hands-on experiences in the day-today work of a councilman. Throughout the course of the program, the students will help draft legislation, put together charity drives, assist local senior centers and work on community projects with civic organizations. According to Vallone, the students will get a chance to interact and work with people from the Comptroller’s office, the Queens Borough President’s office, the local police precinct, the District Attorney’s office and more. To qualify for the program, a student must attend a high school within the district, be an incoming junior,

Community Board 11 came together for the first time with its new executive board this week, using its April meeting to go over a variety of topics. Taking place on April 7 in MS 158’s cafeteria, the meeting was marked with resolutions and disagreements; announcements and adversity, as a mix of controversial and celebratory topics were taken on. One of the biggest arguments centered on Henry Euler’s request for a resolution stating the board’s disagreement with Mayor Bill de Blasio over affordable housing. The Mayor had mentioned that he is considering converting illegal basement apartment so they are up to code and can be sold as affordable housing. Euler and the majority of board members said that while they do support affordable housing, allowing these conversions would undo all of the effort the community boards put into rezoning their neighborhoods to preserve their characteristics. Chris Petallides argued that the conversions could alleviate the growing homeless problem in the City. Andrew Rothman countered that there should be more affordable housing for those in poverty, but they should be built, not illegally converted. In other news, board member Alim Gafar was named by Chancellor Carmen Fariña to a School Leaders School Space group. The assembly has been put together to look at overcrowding in schools throughout the City. While the role is strictly advisory, Gafar said he was encouraged by the selection of members in the group. Paul DiBenedetto mentioned that tickets are now available for the Bayside Historical Society’s 50th anniversary gala, taking place at 7 p.m. on May 3. Tickets are $75 or $85 and must be reserved by April 18. Those interested can call (718) 352-1548 for more information. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Councilman Paul Vallone speaks to the students taking part in his Educational Ambassador Program at his district office. be selected by a principal, guidance counselor or teacher from the school and have an interest in community service, politics or law. “Each high school in our district will be sending us the best and brightest to become the ambassadors for the rest of the City to see and emulate,” Vallone said. “Providing this opportunity that gives each student every possibility of future success is the least we can do for our children.” Vallone sat down with the first group of students, due to start next September, to explain what they would be doing over the course of their time in his office. At the end, he gave each of them a Big Apple pin, the same type of pin his father, Peter Vallone Sr., used to give out. The students will all come from the district’s four high schools: Bayside High School, Holy Cross High School, St. Agnes Academic High School and World Journalism Preparatory School. “The power of this office is now yours,” he said. “You will set the standards for the next juniors.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

CB9 Votes Down Illegal Basement Resolution

BY LuIS GRONdA Staff Writer

Reading Aloud State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. participated in PS 254 the Rosa Parks School’s annual Read Aloud. this year, school officials chose “Of thee i Sing” by President Barack Obama which is comprised of short biographies of influential and inspirational American heroes.

Community Board 9 voted against a resolution Tuesday night that would have opposed legalization of basement apartments in New York City. During the past few meetings, board members have discussed drafting a letter to take a stance on the issue, which is one area that Mayor Bill de Blasio will focus on in the upcoming months. During his campaign, de Blasio championed bringing more affordable housing to the City. The beginnings of that initiative has already started, with the $1.5 billion purchase of the vacant Domino sugar refinery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But he also wants to

bring basement apartments into the regulated housing system. “There are thousands of unsanctioned housing units across the city in basements and above garages — but the city doesn’t recognize them. That deprives tenants of legal protections, and prevents landlords from making the kinds of upgrades that would ensure the health and safety of families living in them,” it says on his campaign website. CB9 members were mixed on the issue: some are on board with the plan, because it would bring more affordable housing to neighborhoods like the ones that encompass CB9; others expressed concern for several reasons, including increasing population density as well as improper ventilation in those homes and leave open more opportunity to house fires. “This would be a slippery slope,” Sherman Kane said, reading from the resolution. “It’s difficult enough to enforce the current building codes.” Richard David, a CB9 member, has repeatedly asked the board to bring in someone with knowledge of basement apartments so the board could see both sides of the coin before deciding to oppose or support the measure. Although the presentation before the board never occurred, they wrote a resolution opposing it, with the caveat that a feasibility study should take place to determine if legalizing basement apartments would be beneficial to the community and the City overall. David, while complimenting much of the resolution the board created, asked why a study would be included after the fact. “Why would you say you want to do a feasibility study when you already have an opinion on the issue,” he said. “It just sounds very contradictory.” The board ultimately voted 20 to 20 with four abstentions on the resolution. It failed because the abstentions count as a “no” vote, according to Mary Ann Carey, CB9 District Manager. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUMMONS Index No. 1190/2013 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS EXTRACO BANKS, N.A. Plaintiff vs ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE ELFIE MOWATT, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, VALERIE ELAINE MOWATT, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TR ANSPORTATION PARKING VIOL ATIONS BUREAU, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, And JOHN DOE, Defendants This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 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 attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, 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. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated:

March 26, 2014 The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Hon. J. Robert J. McDonald , Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 28th day of February, 2014, Queens, New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: Block: 13106 Lot: 29 ALL that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of 225th Street (formerly Cortland Boulevard) distant 301.53 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of 225th Street and the southerly side of Merrick Boulevard, as said street and boulevard are shown upon a certain map entitled, “Laurelton, Borough of Queens, City of New York, Property of Laurelton Land Co., 50 Church Street, New York City, William H. Reynolds, President, Francis P. Murphy C.S.” and filed as map #987 on 7/12/1910; RUNNING THENCE easterly at right angles to the easterly side of 225th Street, 100 feet; THENCE southerly parallel with the easterly side of 225th Street, 25 feet; THENCE westerly again at right angles to the easterly side of 225th Street, 100 feet to the easterly side of 225th Street; THENCE northerly along the said easterly side of 225th Street, 25 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. These premises are also known as 134-31 225th Street, Laurelton NY, 11413. Victoria E. Munian, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 700 Crossroads Building 2 State Street Rochester, New York 14614 ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS Index No. 22497/2011 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR LVS TITLE TRUST I, Plaintiff, -against FATIMA CORCINO A/K/A FATIMA L. CORCINO, if she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by

purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint, HERNAN MEDINA A/K/A HERNAN A. MEDINA, BENJAMIN BEECHWOOD LLC, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF HARBOUR POINTE AT ARVERNE BY THE SEA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION II, INC., CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CROSSBAY IMAGING, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CIT Y ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD AND NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU , NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and STEVE DESLANDES, Defendants. To the above named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the amended complaint is not served with this supplemental summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within 20 days after the service of this supplemental 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); 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. Premies lying and beig in the Borough Of Queens. BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of beach breeze place, 191.44 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of Beach Breeze Place with the northerly side of Aquatic Drive; being a plot 93.17 feet by 93.17 feet by 22.92 feet. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTOR-

NEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Bernice D. Siegel, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Queens County, dated the 19th day of July, 2013 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT This is an action to foreclose a mortgage lien on the premises described herein. The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a First Mortgage to secure $268,750.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on February 7, 2005 in CRFN 2005000075832, which mortgage was assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment of mortgage dated June 1, 2006 which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on June 19, 2006 in CRFN 2006000346295; and a Second Mortgage to secure $179,750.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on June 19, 2006 in CRFN 2006000346291; which mortgages were consolidated by Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on June 19, 2006 in CRFN 2006000346292, consolidating the First Mortgage and the Second Mortgage to form a single lien in the amount of $448,500.00 (the “Consolidated Mortgage”), which mortgage was further assigned to U.S. Bank National Association Not In Its Individual Capacity, But Solely As Legal Title Trustee For LVS Title Trust I, by assignment of mortgage dated May 4, 2012, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on June 5, 2012 in CRFN 2012000219691, covering premises known as 248 BEACH BREEZE PLACE , ARVERNE , COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK (Block 16089, Lot 16 ). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants, HERNAN MEDINA A/K/A HERNAN A. MEDINA AND FATIMA CORCINO A/K/A FATIMA L. CORCINO, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged

in bankruptcy. Block 16089, Lot 16 Dated: Rego Park, New York _______________, 2014 SWEENEY, GALLO, REICH & BOLZ, LLP. By: Rosemarie A. Klie, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374 (718) 459-9000 ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 16769/2013 Date Summons Filed: Sept.5, 2013 Plaintiff designates the Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is CPLR §503 Plaintiff resides at 47-31 Union Street, 1st Fl, Flushing, NY 11355 SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ZHONG GAO, Plaintiff, -against- HUIFANG CHEN, Defendant. ACTION FOR A DIVORCE To the above named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State of New York, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated: September 05, 2013 Flushing, New York NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties, on the grounds: DRL §170 subd. (2) abandonment. A copy of the Notice of Automatic Orders (D.R.L.236) and the group health insurance plan under D.R.L§ 255 is attached. The automatic orders shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action. The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action. Automatic Orders and DRL § 255 The automatic orders shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified or amended by further order of the court upon motion of either of the parties or upon written agreement between the parties duly executed and acknowledged. The automatic orders are as follows: (1) Neither party shall sell, transfer, encumber, conceal, assign, remove or in any way dispose of, without the consent of the other party in writing, or by order of the court, any property (including, but not limited to, real estate, personal property, cash accounts, stocks, mutual

funds, bank accounts, cars and boats) individually or jointly held by the parties, except in the usual course of business, for customary and usual household expenses or for reasonable attorney’s fees in connection with this action. (2) Neither party shall transfer, encumber, assign, remove, withdraw or in any way dispose of any tax deferred funds, stocks or other assets held in any individual retirement accounts, 401K accounts, profit sharing plans, Keogh accounts, or any other pension or retirement account, and the parties shall further refrain from applying for or requesting the payment of retirement benefits or annuity payments of any kind, without the consent of the other party in writing, or upon further order of the court; except that any party who is already in pay status may continue to receive such payments thereunder. (3) Neither party shall incur unreasonable debts hereafter, including, but not limited to further borrowing against any credit line secured by the family residence, further encumbrancing any assets, or unreasonably using credit cards or cash advances against credit cards, except in the usual course of business or for customary or usual household expenses, or for reasonable attorney’s fees in connection with this action. (4) Neither party shall cause the other party or the children of the marriage to be removed from any existing medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage, and each party shall maintain the existing medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage in full force and effect. (5) Neither party shall change the beneficiaries of any existing life insurance policies, and each party shall maintain the existing life insurance, automobile insurance, homeowners and renters insurance policies in full force and effect. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to DRL § 255. Prerequisites for judgments under articles nine, ten and eleven of this chapter; health care coverage, that once the judgment is signed, a party thereto may or may not be eligible to be covered under the other party’s health insurance plan, depending on the terms of the plan. Provided, however, service upon the defendant, simultaneous with the service of the summons, of a notice indicating that once the judgment is signed, a party thereto may or may not be eligible to be covered under the other party’s health insurance plan, depending on the terms of the plan, shall be deemed sufficient notice to a defaulting defendant.

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Armenian Genocide Survivors Tell Their Stories BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Nearly a century ago, the Armenian Genocide took place, causing the deaths of between one million and one-and-a-half million Armenians. Now, 99 years later, two of the survivors shared their stories. At the New York Armenian Home for the Aged in Flushing, two women who have reached the milestone of being 100 years old talked about the struggles they went through as children. The Armenian Genocide was the Ottoman Empire’s systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects in 1915. Taking place in what is now present-day Turkey, the massacre started when Ottoman authorities arrested about 250 Armenian community leaders and intellectuals in Constantinople. From there, they forced Armenians from across their territory to leave their homes and march for hundreds of miles, without food or water, to the desert of Syria. One of those Armenians who was forced to march, but survived, is Azniv Guiragossian. Born in 1914 in Urfa, the genocide left her as an orphan. According to her testimony, Guiragossian was kidnapped when she was one year old and lived with a Turkish family until she was reunited with her family at the age of 4.

as maids for one of the TurkHer father was acish leaders. Eventually, they cused of a crime and fled to Syria where they stayed sentenced to hang by the for three years before heading Young Turks. While a to the United States, where Turkish friend saved him they reunited with her father, from that death sentence, who had successfully escaped he died within 40 days the genocide. of that incident from a In tribute to those who were heart attack. killed in the massacre, thouShe wound up marchsands of Armenian-Americans ing with her mother in and their friends will make the Syrian Desert. During their way to Times Square for that time, she witnessed the 99th Anniversary Comher mother give birth memoration of the Armenian to a child who died, and Genocide. The service will take then saw her mother die two months later. After PHOTO BY JOE MARVILLI place on April 27 from 2 p.m. the march, Guiragossian Perouze Kalousdian (left) and Azniv Guiragossian to 4 p.m. The theme of the cerwas placed in an Arme- are both survivors of the Armenian Genocide of emony is “Turkey is Guilty of nian orphanage. She was 1915. They reside in the New York Armenian Home Genocide: Denying the Undeniable is a Crime.” married at the age of 16 for the Aged. Turkey has been criticized to a choral director and teacher. They moved to New York in Harput. Kalousdian reported that for denying that the Ottoman governwhen the genocide happened when ment committed genocide, arguing the 1950s. Guiragossian said that while she she was 6 years old, she saw the Turks that the deaths were not as numerous does get sad thinking about those take males over the age of 15, includ- and only happened as a side effect of traumatic moments in her early life, ing her uncle, and threw them over a World War I. As of 2013, 21 countries, and 43 U.S. states, have recognized she acknowledged that she had the bridge into the Euphrates River. “They came and took us out of our those historic events as genocide. willpower and wit to survive. In recognition of Genocide Aware“I think and then I cry. I was a homes and took our homes for themlittle girl but I am strong. I was very selves. I was crying and asked my ness Month, Holocaust Remembrance smart,” she said. “Sometimes, I go to mother what happened to our home,” Day will also commemorated, as will bed thinking about my life. I open my Kalousdian said. “The Turks have other genocides that have occurred. done us much harm. We were living Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357eyes and it’s daytime.” 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstriAnother survivor is Perouze Ka- like animals. I hate them.” Kalousdian and her mother served bune.com, or @Joey788. lousdian, who was born in 1909 in

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Galante Avoids Indefinite Leave Of Absence By Luis Gronda Staff Writer Despite protests from elected officials, Queens Library head Thomas Galante will continue to serve the organization. The Queens Library Board of Trustees had a split, 9-9 vote during their meeting Thursday night. The tie meant that the body did not reach the majority vote needed, throwing out the option of forcing Galante to take a leave of absence. The board was voting on a resolution that would have taken Galante out of his Queens Library job while investigations of the system were ongoing, including an audit by Comp-

troller Scott Stringer. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz had previously called for Galante to take an indefinite leave of absence. According to the resolution, Galante would have been placed on leave from his duty with pay and the board would have revisited the situation three months after the date of that meeting, which was April 3. “…at this time, his continued critical role in the Library’s capital program is not in the best interests of the Queens Borough Public Library, since this investigation impacts upon his ability to effectively represent and lead the Library,” the resolution read. But the tied vote allows the em-

battled Queens Library head to keep his job. After the meeting, Queens Library released a statement announcing that the Board of Trustees has adopted several reforms to its policies, including an audit committee, which will add oversight to the library’s finances, and a review of Galante’s contract. They said that an evaluation will be made of his deal and compare it to other similarly-sized not-for-profit organizations. “In the last six weeks, the Board of Trustees has moved very swiftly to implement a series of significant changes in policies and governance that strengthen the institution,” the library said in its statement.

The reforms are similar to that of a bill, aptly named the Queens Library Reform Bill, that was announced earlier that day by State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Katz. The Borough President’s office also released a statement expressing their disappointment in the decision. “I remain committed to ensuring that transparency and meaningful internal controls are put in place at the Queens Library so that the public’s trust in it can be restored. Unfortunately, the Board of Trustees missed an opportunity to restore faith in the institution by its vote last night,” Katz said. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

State Kills InBloom Student Data Storage By JoE MarViLLi Staff Writer The State’s controversial plan to upload student data to an online cloud storage system has hit a dead end. The State Education Dept. confirmed last week that it killed its plan to store student data in a digital cloud created by InBloom, a nonprofit funded by the Gates Foundation. The data would have been identifiable, including information like

the students’ names and addresses. The State Legislature passed a bill last week as part of the budget that would prohibit the Education Dept. from giving student information to organizations that gather and store data for use in a data dashboard or portal. The Education Dept.’s commissioner, Dr. John King, will also appoint a “privacy officer” to write a parent bill of rights, after much of the outcry and complaints about InBloom came from parents.

The Presidents’ Council of District 26 heavily discussed the topic at its legislative breakfast. The parents and the council at that meeting had three levels of concern about InBloom. They felt the aggregation of data would be a high-profile target for breeches and identity theft. Parents said that sensitive data should be better protected to avoid violating the privacy of students and parents. Finally, the knowledge that third-party vendors could have access to and profit from their

children’s data without their consent made them upset. “Parent opinion on InBloom has been overwhelmingly and vociferously negative,” D26 president Kim D’Angelo said. “A data-sharing plan that will take all of our children’s personally identifiable information, store it on the cloud, and make it available to third-party vendors? No thanks.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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POLICE BLOTTER Custom & Border Patrol Drug Arrest – On March 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport stopped Yudishtir Maharaj, who was arriving on a flight from Port of Spain, Trinidad. During the course of the inspection, CBP officers discovered three large packages of frozen meat within his luggage. When probed, the packages produced a white powder that tested positive for cocaine. Maharaj was arrested for the importation of a controlled substance and was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations. The total weight of the cocaine seized was 7.35 lbs. Maharaj now faces federal narcotics smuggling charges and will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s office in the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York.

102nd Precinct

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BurglAry – The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following suspect wanted in connection with a burglary. On March 27, the suspect entered a residence in the vicinity of 80th Street and 90th Avenue through a rear storm cellar door and removed two laptops, headphones and a necklace before fleeing. Anyone with information should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS, visit www. nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

104th Precinct City employee ArresteD – At 5:40 a.m. on April 5, police arrested Felix Deleon, 34, an off-duty NYPD officer, and charged him with DWI and operator leaves the scene of an accident.

106th Precinct

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roBBery – The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance identifying the suspect wanted for a robbery within the confines of the 109th Precinct. At 1:30 p.m. on April 5, the suspect followed the victim, a 71-year-old female, into her apartment building in Flushing and then got into the elevator with her. When the victim was entering her apartment, the suspect pushed her in and removed her pocketbook, containing an unknown amount of money. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim was removed to a local hospital with a fractured bone in her leg. The suspect is described as a white male, possibly Hispanic, 30-40 years old, last seen wearing a yellow construction helmet, white surgical mask, dark jacket and carrying a tool bag.

Anyone with information should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS, visit www. nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

112th Precinct

BAnk roBBery – The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance with the whereabouts and identity of the following individuals wanted in connection to a robbery. At approximately 3 p.m. on April 4, two unknown males entered the TD Bank, located at 63-54 108th St., Forest Hills. The suspects approached the teller and demanded money. One of the suspects jumped over the counter and removed money from the drawer. Both suspects then fled the location to parts unknown with approximately $1,700. The first suspect is described as a Black male, 25-30 years old, 5-foot-11, with a dark complexion, a beard and a slim build. He was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses. The second suspect is described as a Black male, 24-25 years old, 6-foot-1 with a slim build. Anyone with information should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS, visit www. nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

114th Precinct

Collision investigAtion – At 10:37 p.m. on April 4, police responded to a 911 call of a car in the water at 19th Avenue and 37th Street. Upon arrival, responding officers discovered an automobile submerged in Steinway Creek and a male, later identified as the driver of the car, stating that there were four people in the car. FDNY divers arrived on the scene and extricated two men and two women from the vehicle. The passengers in the vehicle were removed to local hospitals, where they were pronounced dead. The passengers were identified as Darius Fletcher, 21, of East Elmhurst; Jada Butts, 19, of East Elmhurst; Crystal Gravely, 19, of East Elmhurst; and Jaleel Furtado, 20, of East Elmhurst. The driver of the automobile was removed to a local hospital for evaluation and was listed in stable condition, according to a police report. A preliminary investigation determined that the vehicle, a 2009 Honda Accord, was traveling westbound on 19th Avenue when it hit the curb and rolled over into the bay. The investigation is ongoing, conducted by the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad.

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LEGAL NOTICE

File No.: 2012-1421/C CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Regina Strauss, Regina Good, Margaret Schiller, Peter Laizik, TEM Management Corp., Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of INGEBORG FALKEN, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of INGEBORG FALKEN, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 81-45 Lefferts Boulevard, Kew Gardens, NY , in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens Count y, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of INGEBORG FALKEN, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the Count y of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 15th day of May, 2014 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $48,253.42 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of5.5% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the

expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the claim from TEM Management Corp. in the amount of $25,000.00 should not be rejected; and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 21st day of March, 2014 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County Margaret M. Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard 11th Floor Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation ________________________ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No.: 3575-13 Date of Filing: February 26, 2014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -against- USHA DEV AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said USHA DEV AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and the respective husbands, wives, widow or widowers of them, if any, all of whose names are unknown to plaintiff DEPRIKA DEV (INFANT) AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV; PRIYA DEV AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said; PRIYA DEV AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of any right, title or interest in and to the premises

described in the complaint herein, and the respective husbands, wives, widow or widowers of them, if any, all of whose names are unknown to plaintiff RISHA DEV AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said; RISHA DEV AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and the respective husbands, wives, widow or widowers of them, if any, all of whose names are unknown to plaintiff USHA DEV AS GUARDIAN OF DEPRIKA DEV (INFANT) AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said; USHA DEV AS GUARDIAN OF DEPRIKA DEV (INFANT) AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF AVINASH DEV, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and the respective husbands, wives, widow or widowers of them, if any, all of whose names are unknown to plaintiff NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; MOHAMMED B. QUAIZAR; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA; “JOHN DOES” AND “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants. TO THE ABOVENAMED 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 twenty (20) days after service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service of this summons is made by delivery upon you personally within this state, or within thirty

(30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, 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. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Timothy J. Dufficy of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on December 18, 2013, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by AVINASH DEV to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. in the principal amount of $225,000.00, which mortgage was recorded in Queens County, State of New York, on July 16, 2003, as CRFN #: 2003000233482. Thereafter said mortgage was acquired by the Plaintiff by merger agreement dated October 2, 2008. Said premises being known as and by 94-02 216TH STREET, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11428. Dated: December 10, 2013 Batavia, New York Tanisha Bramwell, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26 Harvester Avenue Batavia, NY 14020 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home.

You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www. banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. ________________________ 87-13 HOMELAWN REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/26/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Mohammed Nuruddin, 169-01 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432. General Purpose. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JAN 22 2014 bearing Index Number NC-001166-13/ 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) Hamza (Last) Giron My present name is (First) William (Middle) Eduardo Lozano (Last) Giron aka William Eduardo Giron aka William E Giron My present address is 211-18 93rd Ave, Queens Village, NY 11428 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is March 10, 1989 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on FEB 03 2014 bearing Index Number NC-001237-13/ 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) Summer (Middle) Dongge (Last) Lee My present name is (First) Summer (Last) Li (infant) My present address is 52-48 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is June 06, 2011 ________________________ Notice of Formation of 158 WEST 9TH STREET, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/17/14. Office location: QUEENS County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom

process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 167-41 147TH AVENUE JAMAICA NY 11434. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAR 04 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000030-14/ 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) Cristian (Middle) Andres (Last) Tenezaca My present name is (First) Cristian (Middle) Andres (Last) Tenezaca-Guallpa (infant) My present address is 43-23 40th ST Apt 5L, Sunnyside, NY 11104 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is January 06, 1997; Assume the name of (First) Oscar (Middle) Gabriel (Last) Tenezaca My present name is (First) Oscar (Middle) Gabriel (Last) Tenezaca-Guallpa aka Oscar Gabriel Tenezaca (infant) My present address is 43-23 40th ST Apt 5L, Sunnyside, NY 11104 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is September 27, 2001; Assume the name of (First) Adrian (Middle) Alexis (Last) Tenezaca My present name is (First) Adrian (Middle) Alexis (Last) Tenezaca-Guallpa (infant) My present address is 43-23 40th ST Apt 5L, Sunnyside, NY 11104 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is September 19, 2007 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAR 11 2014 bearing Index Number NC-00120513/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) Samiu (Last) Wadud My present name is (First) Mohammed (Middle) Samiuebne (Last) Wadud My present address is 132-30 83 St, Ozone Park, NY 11417 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is September 09, 1985 ________________________ Notice of Formation of EVK INVESTOR GROUP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 31-21 31 St., Astoria, NY 11106. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Edwin W. Weinberg, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 29th Fl., NY, NY 10112. Purpose: Any

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THe FirsT 100 Days

New City-Wide Officials Have Been Busy By Queens TriBune sTAff

April 10 marks the end of the first 100 days in office for the City-wide officials elected last year. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer have been involved in a number of issues throughout the City. Mayor Bill de Blasio Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first 100 days have been a mixed bag, with victories and missteps, praise and criticism along the way. When he was sworn in on Jan. 1, the Mayor outlined a liberal agenda for his term, with many goals that he hoped would address economic and social inequalities throughout the five boroughs. Although he has fought for and gotten some major policy changes, his office was also beset by several stumbles in the process of running the City. A significant portion of de Blasio’s first 100 days was dedicated to getting universal pre-kindergarten for New York City. The Mayor had planned to pay for the expense of this expansion by taxing the City’s richest members. This item caused some tension between him and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the State would need to approve such a tax for City residents. While universal Pre-K was included in the State budget, it will be funded by other means, giving de Blasio a partial victory. Several other items of his agenda went through during his first few

months as well. The number of workers eligible for paid sick leave was expanded significantly. De Blasio also withdrew the City’s challenge to federal oversight of Stop and Frisk, the controversial tactic that has been labeled as discriminatory towards minorities. So far, new Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and the NYPD have continued to keep crime at a low rate under the new administration. Although de Blasio’s pick of Carmen Fariña was welcomed by parents and teachers, his educational policy has been uneven at best. While Hizzoner did veto nine charter school co-locations, he did allow another 36 co-locations to slip through. Public Advocate Letitia James responded with a lawsuit against the City to block those colocations. De Blasio was also criticized for his handling of the never-ending snowstorms that hit the City continuously in January and February. He admitted that the City failed to plow several neighborhoods effectively during one of the storms and took flak for keeping schools open while telling people to stay indoors at the same time. The next few months will see the Mayor roll out his affordable housing policy, his Vision Zero plan to reduce pedestrian deaths and the continuing Superstorm Sandy recovery. -Joe Marvilli

Public Advocate Letitia James While Public Advocate Letitia James said that her job is to keep the Mayor on his toes, she noted that her first 100 days have shown that she is also dedicated to helping the City’s working class. Throughout the last four months, James and her office have been all over the five Photo by LuIs GRondA boroughs, protesting Public Advocate Letitia James spent the start unfair work practices, of her term supporting workers’ rights. announcing legislation

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While Mayor Bill de Blasio has won victories on universal Pre-K and Stop and Frisk, he has been critized for his charter school policies and the City’s response to this winter’s snowstorms.

and vocalizing her opinion on several key issues affecting the City. One of the biggest issues to come up recently in Queens is the firing of 250 UPS workers who walked off the job in February in protest of the termination of another former employee, Jairo Reyes. James has warned UPS that if it does not come to the bargaining table to resolve this issue, she will push the City to look into revoking some of UPS’ tax breaks and privileges. One victory for James and a portion of the City’s workforce was the expansion of the paid-sick-time law, which the City Council pushed through earlier this year. Businesses with up to five or more employees will be required to provide up to five paid sick days per year to employees. Despite her public agreements

with de Blasio on many subjects, like universal Pre-K, James came out strongly against the 36 co-located charter schools from the end of the Bloomberg era that the current administration let through. She has recently filed a lawsuit to block those co-locations. “Every CEC in the City of New York attended our meeting. I sat there for three hours and heard from every CEC in the City and they all told me the horror stories of co-locations,” she said. “As a result of that, we decided to file a lawsuit.” James has also gotten involved with the controversy surrounding Queens Library Director Thomas Galante’s salary and his use of taxpayer money to build a private smoking deck for his office. James (Continued on page 15)

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The FirsT 100 Days (Continued from page 14) has asked Galante to resign. When asked what grade she would give herself for her first 100 days, James answered with a B +. Some of the positives she mentioned were keeping Long Island College Hospital open and introducing more legislation than any other Public Advocate to date. Still, she said the office could do better with more funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of issues and we just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the staff to deal with all the issues. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really frustrating,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mayor should restore the budget of the Public Advocate.â&#x20AC;? -Joe Marvilli Comptroller Scott Stringer In his first 100 days in office, Comptroller Scott Stringer said he has hit the ground running, setting the precedent for the role of the office for years to come. Earlier this year, Stringer made history when he announced that he has appointed Carra Wallace as the City Comptrollerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever chief diversity officer of the City of New York. In her new role, Wallace will focus on increasing the number

look at performance and we will evaluate all the systems,â&#x20AC;? he told the Tribune in an earlier interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eighty-six percent of their revenue comes from City money, so I expect them to cooperate with the of contracts and sub-contracts City audit by the City Comptroller.â&#x20AC;? awarded to minority and womenStringer has also launched an owned businesses. She will also audit of the New York City Housbe responsible for implementing ing Authority, following a series of and monitoring a new letter-gradreports that claimed the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ing system for all City agencies administrators were sitting on milin an effort to determine whether lions of government dollars while goals for MWBE contracting are repair request continue to pile up. being met. While the Comptroller said he â&#x20AC;&#x153;To expand opportunities for miis proud of the progress nority- and womenhe has made internally, owned enterprises, I he noted that in his first was proud to appoint three months, he has the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever also been dedicated to chief diversity officonnecting with his concer overseeing City stituents. agencies,â&#x20AC;? Stringer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the last 100 said. days, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to every In addition to his corner of the City, talking historic hire, Stringer with New Yorkers about has been keeping issues that affect their busy, auditing Cityfamilies and neighborfunded agencies, hoods,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While most notably the these are only a few highQueens Library syslights of my first 100 days, tem. The nonprofit I look forward to continuand its CEO, Thomas ing this work to find new Galante, have been in and innovative ways to hot water after media sharpen the tools of the reports alleged that Comptrollerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office so taxpayer money was Photo by Luis Gronda that New Yorkers get the used to fund Galanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $391,594 salary Candidate Scott Stringer has launched an audit of all best bang for their hardand his $140,000 in three library branches and the New York City Housing earned money.â&#x20AC;? -Natalia Kozikowska lavish office renova- Authority. tions, which included a private outdoor smoking area. In light of the scandal, Stringer, who gave the library notice of the audit last month, said he will be making sure New Yorkers are getting the best bang for their buck by auditing all three of the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library systems, which operate in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there have been some serious issues raised and some allegations that I think need to be addressed. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to look at the financials, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to

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More Seniors Will Be Eligible For SCRIE Program

By Luis Gronda Staff Writer One program that helps seniors avoid sharp rent increases is getting a major boost in this year’s State budget. The Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program has gotten an increase in its income cap for the first time since 2009. The new threshold for seniors to be eligible for the program will be $50,000 or less beginning on July 1 of this year, when the new State budget that was adopted last month goes into effect. This is $21,000 higher than the previous cap, which was $29,000 or less. State Sen. Toby Stavisky (DFlushing) and Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), who announced the hike to the program at a press conference Tuesday morning, said the change is expected to allow about 10,000 more seniors to be eligible for the program. “Since I’ve been doing this job, I’ve had so many people that walked away and said ‘I can’t believe it, why can’t I get it’ and people are so close to that $29,000,” Stavisky said. The City Council must also vote to allow the increase of the program.

Koslowitz said she expects the full body to pass it. “I can’t imagine that anybody would deny this to happen,” she said. Susan Rabinowicz, the director of the Young Israel of Forest Hills Senior League, where the press conference was held, said this will greatly benefit thousands of seniors who were previously unable to get their rent stabilized. Stavisky said extra funding available in this year’s State budget is the main reason that money was allocated for the program. The new cap will last until 2016, when a new budget will be created. Seniors who are eligible for the SCRIE program can have their rent frozen at a specific rate, provided they meet all of the requirements. To be eligible for SCRIE currently, you must be at least 62-years-old and have a yearly income below $29,000. It can also depend on the type of housing where seniors live. If they live in a Mitchell-Lama or redevelopment company development under the private financing housing law or a federally-assisted co-op, they can also be eligible for SCRIE. SCRIE was first established in

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state sen. Toby stavisky (left) and Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz held a press conference in Forest Hills to announce a sCriE income cap increase to $50,000 or less.

1970 to protect seniors from rent increases in rent-controlled apartments. Six years later, it was expanded to residents that live in some rental or co-op apartments, or Mitchell-Lama as it is referred to today. With the SCRIE program well established, people also called for it to expand even further, this time to disabled tenants who are not senior citizens. In 2005, the City Council adopted the Disability Rent Increase Exemp-

tion, or DRIE. This measure protects low-income and disabled from rent increases. Although SCRIE and DRIE are similar, they do have different rules and regulations for who is eligible for each program. For more information on the SCRIE program and to ask about applying for the program, please call Stavisky’s office at (718) 445-0004. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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State Funding Saves Whitestone Senior Center BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer A Whitestone senior center that was on the edge of closing has been saved with funding from the State Budget. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) held a press conference at the Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Civic Association Senior Center to announce that $100,000 in funding has been secured to keep the center open. The center was on the brink of closing due to a lack of funding. Now, with this finance added in the 2014-15 State Budget, the venue has enough breathing room for another two to three years. The center’s financial woes began with the economic crisis of 2008, which led to cutbacks on funding. In 2010, the situation became dire when the executive branch of the State eliminated discretionary funds for the State Legislature. The establishment had all but run out of money, with plans to close in June. “I had made this a priority. It’s the only senior center in Whitestone. I would let the senior center close over my dead body,” Avella said. “I’m just happy that I’ve been able to save this center from closing because it means so much to them.”

The state senator added that the funds will go towards operating costs for the 28-year-old facility. Since the senior center is placed in the Whitestone Armory, it has to pay rent. The funding will go towards that payment as well as trips for the seniors and other costs. Joan Ubertini, Director of the Senior Center, said that the venue offers more than just activities or trips at a discount rate for its seniors. It also offers them a sense of community. “More importantly, we have seniors coming here three days a week, where they can have social interaction with their peers, which is so very important to seniors,” she said. Ubertini estimated that a total of 200 seniors pass through the center’s doors every week. While the State budget funding usually takes some time to come through, Avella said he plans to ask that the funds be expedited for the senior center, given how little money remains. “If it wasn’t for this place they could come to, they might be sitting at home, which is not good for them. I’m thrilled to do this for them,” Avella said. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Senior Leadership Award Winners Selected United Adult Ministries, the parent company of Flushing House, has announced the three winners of the Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Awards. The individuals will be honored during the annual fundraising gala on May 8 at Flushing Town Hall. This year’s honorees include: State Sen. Toby Stavisky (DFlushing), a seven-term state senator who has sponsored several pieces of legislation that would benefit New York’s senior population. Steven Goodman, the recently-retired long-time head of the Samuel Field YM & YWHA. Under his leadership, the Y focused a number of programs on the needs

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of older adults, their families and children. Alan Weinberg, LCSW, has served as a social work manager at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation. He is now a care manager of social work at Fidelis Care At Home, based in Rego Park. The awards were named after the late Rose Kryzak, a public advocate who fought for the rights of older adults and a resident of Flushing House for 13 years. Those interested in attending the gala should RSVP by April 28 to Robert Salant, director of community relations at Flushing House. For information, call (347) 5323025 or email rsalant@uam.org.

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A Bride’s Guide To This Year’s Wedding Season April may be known for its showers, but more so, it is known as the start of the wedding season. There is so much to do when it comes to wedding planning – the outfits, a venue, the DJ, the limo, flowers and decorations, the menu and the guest list. Above all, many brides go through the process of trying to keep both sides of the family happy. If you take a proactive approach, the stress level stays low and the couple can happily walk down the aisle to celebrate a lifetime of love and happiness. Where do most couples start their journey before tying the knot? Finding an accommodating venue with an elegant décor is a good place to start. That is when Claudia Hubbard, manager and owner at Douglaston Manor of Douglaston, and Daniella Silone, sales manager at Vivaldi’s of Bayside, lend a helping hand. Both Hubbard and Silone said their job is to keep the bride happy during the entire wedding planning process. The key to staying happy is to understand that you cannot please everyone, Hubbard said. The first step to wedding planning is the perfect venue, which should be booked a year in advance, she added. Hubbard said if a couple is on a tight budget, they advise them to choose a wedding date outside of prime wedding time, citing the months of January through March. Douglaston Manor also offers the ability to pay for the venue in monthly installments, Hubbard added. While choosing a venue that fits a couple’s needs, Hubbard said they must keep the views it provides in mind.

She said Douglaston Manor offers a completely renovated European mansion overlooking a lush, green golf course. “We are not a typical catering venue,” she said. “We also have an inside chapel for inclement weather.” Silone said when brides come to Vivaldi’s, their stress levels remain low because they help the bride step-by-step towards her big day. “We hold their hand during the entire process and offer customized packages to meet every couple’s needs,” Silone said. After picking the right venue, the most delicious part of wedding planning arrives. Hubbard said they sit down with the bride and groom to carefully pick the items on their menu. “We can customize their menu and have it fit their budget,” she said. The wedding is more than just a venue and the food, Silone said. It is also about how the bride looks and feels the day of, she added. Silone said because of websites like Pinterest.com and Etsy.com, she sees brides come to the venue with their own visions. “You want to make these visions come true for the brides,” Silone said. From the flowers, to the decoration pieces and to the gift bags, Silone said brides know what they want beforehand. Vivaldi’s Ristorante & Ballroom is located at 201-10 Cross Island Parkway Service Road, Bayside. For information on their wedding services, call (718) 352-2300. Douglaston Manor, at 63-20 Commonwealth Blvd., Douglaston, can be reached at (718) 224-8787. -Trisha Sakhuja

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Using Social Media To Plan Your Wedding Forest Hills resident Jillia Weinberger, who married in April of last year. “Nothing really inspired me [to use it]. I was just was looking for easy help. They [social media tools] were helpful for what I needed them for. I think social media is just good to help you manage different things and get ideas from other people.” For those budget-conscious brides and grooms, Brides-to-be are using social media more Pinterest can also be a great and more often to help plan their big day, tool to search for do-it-your- through apps like Pininterest, Instagram self projects. Whether you and Facebook. are looking for a bridesmaid gift that does not burn a hole in easy for brides to type in key phrasyour wallet, or you are looking to es. While many of the users are simget creative with your wedding bou- ply searching for ideas, Instagram quet and table centerpieces, Pinter- can be used as a way to shop online, connecting vendors to clients all est has got you covered. Though not as popular as Pinter- around the globe. It is not uncomest, brides are also using Instagram mon that, while searching for ideas, to gather ideas for their fairytale a bride stumbles upon the wedding wedding. Hundreds of thousands of dress of her dreams and reaches out wedding dress vendors, flower ven- to the vendor. Much like Pinterest, more and dors, cake vendors and even wedding venues are using Instagram more people are using Facebook to showcase their product, making to plan their weddings. According it simple for brides and grooms to to TheKnot.com, a popular wedfigure out what types of things they ding planning website, 49 percent of brides who have social media would like to see at their wedding. Instagram, like Pinterest, has a accounts use Facebook to keep in convenient search tool, making it touch with and browse through ven-

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BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Nowadays, it seems like everyone has Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest accounts. While they are great tools for keeping in touch with friends and keeping up to date with all the latest news, it turns out social media can also come in handy while planning your wedding. Perhaps one of the most popular social media platforms that bridesto-be use to plan their weddings is Pinterest. Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that helps users collect ideas for their different projects and interests by putting them all in one place. Its unique properties make Pinterest cyber ‘boards’ perfect for women who want to experiment with different themes and browse through the Pinterest boards of other brides for inspiration. Brides no longer have to visit dozens of bridal stores or even leave their house to discover what they would like to see at their dream wedding. When using Pinterest’s search bar, users can type in key phrases such as “wedding dress” or “wedding bouquets.” Often times, these search terms will yield tens of thousands of results for users to browse through, making it easier to find styles that suit every bride’s taste. “I used Pinterest for ideas,” said

dors. One in three brides/grooms similarly use Facebook to set up events like bachelor(ette) parties, bridal showers and engagement parties. Adhering to the ‘social wedding’ trend, more and more brides are also using the Facebook app Weddingbook. With this app, which can also be downloaded for free in Apple’s app store or the Google’s Play Store, members can create and manage their wedding details, invite friends to join their wedding profile, designate friends in the wedding party to facilitate communication and even create wedding playlists and registries. All the wedding-related information, including status updates, are then packaged into a custom wedding profile that friends can follow, sharing in the excitement about the big day. It comes as no surprise that in this digital era, ‘social weddings’ are becoming increasingly popular. Whether you are looking for inspiration, staying connected to your friends in the wedding party or making purchases for the big day, social media platforms are great, free tools for brides and grooms to utilize for the big day. Reach Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com or @nkozikowska.

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Wedding Gown Tips For Plus-Sized Brides The average clothing size of women in the U.S. is 14, and according to The Knot.com’s 2012 Real Weddings Study, the average bride spends approximate $1,211 on her wedding dress, which amounts to a $2.1 billion wedding dress market. With such a lucrative business opportunity, it is no wonder that designers have started paying closer attention to the plus-sized bride. Today’s plus-size gowns are not merely replicas of their smaller-sized siblings but rather dresses designed specifically for the curvier client with close attention to her specific needs. “There has been a shift in the overall fashion industry to include more plus-size options for the curvier body – with many retailers and designers providing better options for the plus-size client, bridal gowns was a natural progression in this trend. Additionally, television has played a major role in the bridal industry with shows such as ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and ‘Amsale Girls’,” said Natalie Reed, academic department director for the fashion

programs at The Art Institute of Indianapolis. Andrea Marcinkus, program coordinator for the fashion programs at The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg, shared, “Any designer’s biggest challenge is to make the bride look great on her special day; a well-designed dress should hide any flaws - this means brides of all shapes and sizes need to be guided on what looks best for her frame. That said, for off-the-shelf designs, designers need to be especially conscious that plus-sized garments are graded differently – plus sized women have a different bust-waist-hip ratio. ”

Numerous retailers now offer plus-size bridal gowns, including one of the largest bridal gown retailers, David’s Bridals and the bridal Mecca Kleinfelds. But there are also smaller retailers who offer a larger selection for the curvier bride. Alicia Zeller, whose family owns Unique Boutique and Bridal, is seeking a Bachelor of Science degree in fashion and retail management at The Art Institute of Indianapolis. She explained “We decided to carry a special line of bridal gowns two years ago after hearing the horror stories from so many brides who had difficulty trying on gowns. It now represents 1520 percent of our business.” Marcinkus, Reed and Zeller all agree that there are a few tips to keep in mind when shopping for the dress: Set a budget. Wedding gowns are expensive – know what your absolute ceiling is before you even begin the search and don’t try on any gowns above your budget. Know your body shape. If you’re bottom-heavy, try an A-line gown.

Apple-shapes look best in empire waists or ballgowns while top-heavy brides with hour glass figures tend to look their best in a trumpet silhouette. Size is just a number. Bridal gowns are notorious for being made much smaller than daily wear. If the number will affect how you feel about the gown, ask the consultant not to mention the size. Be flexible. While you may already have a silhouette in mind or on hand, trust your consultant and try on gowns that you may not have considered when you saw them on the rack or online – they may actually work. Choose the right fabrics. Keep in mind that thicker fabrics tend to work better on curves as they smooth things out. If you’re fuller busted, avoid heavy beadery in the bodice as it will draw attention to that area. Remember that you can always add cap sleeves to a strapless gown to help streamline the look. No matter a bride’s shape and size, the one piece of advice all experts agree on is confidence. If the bride has confidence and feels beautiful in her gown, she radiates that feeling. -BrandPoint

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Registry Trends Inspire New Traditions What are the hot trends of the season in bridal registry? For many bridal couples, it is mixing something old with something new to create updated dinnerware designs. The table looks refreshed and renewed while allowing couples to enjoy treasured family heirlooms. “After years of leaning toward casual dinnerware, we’re seeing a resurgence in interest for traditional bridal china, crystal and flatware,” said Replacements, Ltd. Product Marketing Manager Keith Winkler. “Not only are bridal couples buying current patterns, we’re seeing them reinvent ‘something old, something new’ by embracing vintage china and crystal passed down through their families. In our retail store, we’re showing couples how to spice up grandma’s refined pattern, say from the 1920s, by mixing it with contemporary patterns to create unlimited design options.” Replacements’ Visual Merchandiser John Griffith has dubbed this creative push, “pattern blending.” Griffith suggests bridal couples begin with cherished, inherited china, then build their tablescape by blending additional patterns and pieces, complementary shapes and sizes, solid colors and designs, reflecting their own esthetic and lifestyle. It is a great way to go from

the china you like to place settings you love. “You can choose many different directions by blending current patterns with vintage dinnerware, from dressing up cherished older patterns for elegant formal entertaining to creating something fun and funky for a casual evening with friends,” said Griffith. “Some of the more popular trends for us have been pairing pressed glass plates in coordinating or complementary colors and using porcelain or ceramic plates with metallic finishes.” Griffith said you can add a whole new dimension to a vintage place setting by switching out a salad plate; pairing a contemporary luncheon plate with an heirloom cup and saucer the couple already owns is great for creating brunch or a buffet setting. He also suggests blending crystal drinkware, which could be as easy as mixing colors or common characteristics such as bowl or stem shapes. “Here’s another fun example. I created my own flatware place settings by combining pieces with the monogram ‘G’ as the common characteristic,” he said. “You could also mix patterns with floral designs on the handles or other shared similarities. Choose the design element you love and run with it.”

Refresh cherished vintage patterns by blending fun, modern pieces.

Bridal registries are also trending back. In a new spin on tradition, Griffith said grooms are getting more involved in choosing registry selections. One of the hot items on their wish lists - barware. With the growing popularity of wine and the return to home entertaining, Griffith said couples are looking for the proper elements, such as stems and bowls, to complement various wine

varietals. And they are not limiting their barware to crystal; casual stemware, glassware and acrylics account for large percentage in the overall barware increase. Alternative metal serveware is also trending on today’s registries. Griffith defines these serving pieces as the perfect marriage of form and function. “Not only do these pieces come in fun designs - once heated, the alloy retains warmth to keep food warm longer or cooler if you chill these pieces. Alternative metal serveware is very durable and easy to clean and, with just a little care will maintain its shine for years,” he said. Griffith leads design seminars on creating trendy tables at the company’s retail store. Many of his insights appear on Replacements’ YouTube channel and Facebook page at www. facebook.com/Replacements. One challenge bridal couples often encounter with heirloom pieces lies in the fact the name of the pattern may have been lost or forgotten through the years. Griffith suggests taking advantage of Replacements’ free pattern identification service. Additional information is available on the company’s website, www.replacements.com. -BrandPoint

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With Summer Comes Camps For Queens Kids

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Spring is in the air and summer is right around the corner. With schools due to close up shop for the summer, children throughout the Borough will be looking for something to do. When it comes to summer fun, Mill Basin Day Camp should be near the top of the list for any kid’s vacation. With tons of activities available from June 30 to Aug. 22, this venue is ideal for children who want to stay in shape, form friendships, learn leadership skills and keep their minds sharp. Mill Basin Day Camp is located at 5945 Strickland Ave., Brooklyn, and has been open since 1998. Although it is not in Queens, owner Jack Grosbard said that many of the camp’s children come from the Borough. “We have a very large number of campers that attend from many parts of Queens,” he said. “We offer door to door transportation to Howard Beach, Belle Harbor, Rockaway, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven, just to name a few.” Once the kids arrive, they can enjoy a bevy of activities over either a four-week or eight-week period, with options for attending camp

three, four or five days a week. Mill Basin has an outdoor pool, basketball courts, a multimedia center, an arts and crafts studio, a karaoke studio, a baking center, a dance studio, a 6,000-square-foot turf field and a drama stage theater, to name a few. “Mill Basin Day Camp is dedicated to providing an exciting and fulfilling camp experience for both children and their parents by providing fun, recreational, social and educational activities,” Grosbard said. He added that since the focus for children has switched from the body to the brain, the obesity rate among kids has skyrocketed. He lamented the loss of the community and the neighborhood, saying that many children are also ill-prepared to deal with the challenges of adult life. “So, how do we prepare our children with the skills and more importantly, the competencies they will need to tackle changes in our world? We could start with a positive camp experience,” he said. “A quality camp experience provides our children with the opportunity to learn powerful lessons in community, character-building, skill development and healthy living — a meaningful, engaged and participatory environment.” Part of that learning and engag-

Mill Basin Day Camp will offer a ton of activities for kids over the summer, including a jungle gym, arts and crafts and an outdoor pool. ing environment comes from the camp’s counselors. All head counselors are certified in CPR and First Aid from the American Red Cross. While the camp would like all of the children to take part in all their activities, no one is forced to do anything they are uncomfortable doing. All of the activities promote fun and safety and are non-competitive. Good sportsmanship is encouraged all around. “We often think if it looks like fun it must be unimportant, but ‘fun’ is a

young person’s ‘work’ — to learn, to grow, to be productive, creative and happy,” Grosbard said. Mill Basin has open houses nearly every Saturday until the end of June, starting at 11 a.m. Registration is now open for the camp, which accepts boys and girls between 3 and 14 years old. For more information or to register, call (718) 251-6200 or visit www.millbasindaycamp.com. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Standing Up For Workers

Hosting A Hiring Event

Councilman Rory Lancman, Public Advocate Letitia James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and Councilman Donovan Richards joined together with UPS workers who were recently fired from their positions on the steps of City Hall.

Successful Night To Go Red Deputy Borough President Leory Comrie stands with David Aguado, director of operations for America Works of New York. The organization recently partnered with the office of the Borough President to host a hiring event for low-income Queens residents receiving public assistance.

A Community Calls For Action The American Heart Association recently held its seventh annual Queens Go Red For Women Dinner. Pictured are honoree Gail Grimmett (left) with event chair Rita Mercieca.

Climbing For A Cure

On Saturday, April 5, more than 120 members of DRUM South Asian Organizing Center, immigrant organizations and community members rallied in Jackson Heights as part of the National Day of Action to demand that President Obama end deportations and grant Administrative Relief.

James Riviezzo (left) of Long Island City and his partner, Jenna Marzorati of Manhattan, took part in the first-ever stair climb at 4 World Trade Center on April 3. The event raised more than $173,000 to date to support the research of young cancer researchers. Riviezzo was the top individual fundraiser.

Spring Tree Giveaway

Queens Park Clean-Ups

Members of the Bayside-Whitestone Lions Club have kicked off the annual Spring Tree Giveaway. Since its inception in 2012, the group has given away more than 500 trees. For information, email bwlionsclub@gmail.com.

Nearly 100 children from the Dwarf-Giraffe Athletic League took part in a volunteer clean-up project at the ballfields at Harvey Park as part of the ninth annual Pitch in for Parks day with the City Parks Dept. The children at Harvey Park were part of a group of 750 volunteers cleaning up parks throughout Queens.

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Mother of the Year CONTEST

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. Don't Delay: get your entry in today and pay tribute to your special "MOM" (and get Mother's Day gifts too!) ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 30TH, 2014

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CONTEST RULES 1. Submit 250 words as to why your mom is special. You or your mom must be a Queens resident. 2. Entries must be received by Wednesday, April 30th, 2014. 3. Give your age (18+ acceptable), address, phone number, plus mom's name and address. 4. Enclose a photo of mom or mom and her kid(s) where possible; put full names on back of photo. Sorry, photos can't be returned. 5. Mail entries to “Mother of the Year,” Queens Tribune, 150-50 14th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357 or email editor@queenstribune.com 6. 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.

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LEISURE

Queens Native Travels Roads Not Taken In New Musical Long before Queens-born Idina Menzel became a household name, she made her Broadway debut in the hit musical “Rent.” After that, she wowed audiences with her Tony-winning performance as the green-faced Elphaba in “Wicked.” More recently, she played Rachel’s mother on “Glee” and Queen Elsa in the movie “Frozen,” singing the Academy Award-winning song, “Let It Go.” Finally, Menzel has returned to Broadway in “If/Then,” a musical about a woman at the crossroads of her life. After 10 years of marriage living in Phoenix, Elizabeth (Menzel) gets a divorce and moves to New York City. She must choose between two lives: one as Beth, a career-oriented urban planner with no time for a relationship or family, or Liz, a teacher, wife and mother. In both lives, she has an outgoing friend named Kate (the delightfully effervescent LaChanze), who believes in fate, and Lucas (Anthony Rapp), a former boyfriend/college classmate. At every possible juncture, the show presents two options, showing the audience the road not taken. However, the delineation is quite clear as to which path Beth is on and which is Liz’s. Rapp, who co-starred with Menzel in “Rent,” is a confidant and sometimes-

The Queens-born Idina Menzel is appearing on Broadway in “If/Then,” a musical about a woman who moves to New York and faces two different paths.

lover of Elizabeth. Underutilized, he plays an activist showing the counterbalance to Beth’s work for the city government. Jen Collela plays Kate’s lover and Jason Tam is Lucas’ boyfriend. Elizabeth’s choices have an effect on them as well. “If/Then” generated great excitement as the first new musical by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winners Tomas Kitts and Brian Yorkey since “Next To Normal.” The music is good and many of the lyrics are quite clever. However, the theat-

rical gimmick gets old fast. How many songs does one show need about choice, chance and love? After a while, the audience glazes over, even with some predictably-tearful events. Instead of two-and-a-half hours, this show could have easily been 90 minutes. Instead of “If/Then,” perhaps the show would have been better named “What If?” It’s just the title of one of the many songs dealing with choices, decisions and chance. “Once every day, your life starts again.” “If/Then” is definitely a New York play. Not only is it set in the City, but it also has some sly insider jokes. One character tells another to never let her move to Brooklyn, and the PA voice on the subway is totally unintelligible. Beth goes to a Yankee game; Liz watches the Mets. It’s great to have Queens’ girl Idina Menzel back on Broadway. One can only wish it was a better vehicle. Only a voice like hers can make it worthwhile to sit in the cramped seats of The Richard Rogers Theatre for so long. “Wicked” fans come to hear Menzel’s glorious high notes and they are not disappointed. When she belts out her high notes- there are no “ifs” about it -it’s thrilling. -Elyse Trevers

Bayside Director Set For Film Premiere BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer A Bayside director is ready for his full-length premiere. Rick McDonald, with the help of his family, has put together a low-budget horror film that hopes to give audiences an original scare and maybe even find its way into a few festivals. Titled “Lucifer’s Angels,” this film focuses on three different stories combined into one. A group of friends go on their first camping trip together in the Catskill Mountains. A ghost hunter from New York City and his fiancé travel to the same mountains hoping to research and record any paranormal phenomenon. All of them unknowingly enter into a world of evil. Meanwhile, a father and son who live in the woods are forced to make life or death decisions. McDonald said the idea for the movie first came together in 2008. He was on a camping trip with his family and they made a short home movie while they were in the woods. From there, he was inspired to write a fulllength feature. The film was partially shot in Queens, as well as in upstate New York

and Strasburg, Pa. While pre-production and filming came with their own difficulties, McDonald said that he did all of the postproduction himself. “I work full time. I would get home at 7 p.m., go on my computer and work until 3 or 4 in the morning. I learned a lot. I did the editing and special ef- Bayside director Rick McDonald has recently fects myself,” he said. completed his feature-length horror film, “LuThe film cost be- cifer’s Angels.” The movie is three storylines t we e n $ 5 , 0 0 0 and tied into one, all of them centered around $8,000 to make. Mc- strange, terrif ying occurrences in the Catskill Donald paid for most Mountains. ror film, not the cheesy Hollywood of it, with his uncle, Brian McDonald, contributing a good stuff,” McDonald said. “I think it’s gritty. amount of money and the rest of his It’s an original story. It’s fresh.” There will be a private screening family chipping in where they could. “Since there was practically no bud- of “Lucifer’s Angels” on April 13 at get, we had to be super, super creative,” MovieWorld Cinemas in Douglaston. McDonald said he wants to try to get the McDonald said. He said he hopes that creativity film into festivals like Tribeca and plans comes across to audiences looking for to have it distributed early next year. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, something different than the typical Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, Hollywood movie. “I hope they see an extra-fresh hor- or @Joey788.

Famous Musician Will Get Plaque At Maple Grove BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer A famous African-American musician who lived in Queens will no longer have an unmarked grave after this weekend. Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens will honor George Washington Johnson this Saturday with a plaque at his gravesite, finally acknowledging the musician with a tombstone at his burial site. Johnson was a pioneer in the music industry during his prime, from 1891 until the early 1900s. He was the first African-American recording star of the phonograph. Music lovers would pay 20 cents to hear a twominute recording of the whistling that he became known for. His most popular song, “The Laughing Song,” was recently selected by the Library of Congress as one of 25 recordings to be preserved for posterity and placed in the National Registry of Recording Sounds. Carl Ballenas, who heads the Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery organization, said they are honoring him now because this year marks the 100th anniversary of Johnson’s death. He passed away in Queens on January 23, 1914. His exact date of birth is unknown but it is believed to be in October of 1846. Ballenas said it was a shock to many that his grave was unmarked, even though he was such an accomplished musician. “The cemetery wanted to honor him so that the public knew what his contributions were to the music world,” he said. The students from the honor society of the Immaculate Conception School wrote the text that will go on Johnson’s grave. The Grammy Foundation’s MusicCares program footed the bill for the plaque and the ceremony, paying a total of $3,000. The event will take place on April 12 at 2 p.m. at the cemetery. It will feature some special guests, including Tim Brooks, who wrote a biography about Johnson’s life. Maple Grove Cemetery is located at 127-15 Kew Gardens Road in Kew Gardens. For more information on the ceremony, contact Maple Grove at (347) 878-6614. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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QUEENS TODAY

FRIDAY 4/11 THE MARK WADE TRIO

Bassist and composer Mark Wade leads his dynamic trio in an evening of original jazz compositions at Flushing Town Hall. The trio, featuring Tim Harrison on piano and Scott Neumann on drums, will debut a lineup of music that is melody-driven and explores a combination of jazz styles and forms. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for members and students. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd.

THE NAZIS: A WARNING FROM HISTORY

The final segment of this three-part film presentation on how the Nazi Party came to power in Germany will start at noon. Taking place at the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center, the films will look at an account of mass killings in occupied territories after the invasion of the Soviet Union and will explore why Germany kept fighting when military defeat was inevitable. The center is located on the campus of Queensborough Community College. Call (718) 281-5770 for information.

QCA PRESENTS THE ART OF GHOST DUMPLINGS

Find out what happens when the Chinese Hungry Ghost festival and a Rockaway Beach block party falls under the same full moon! Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, QCA’s Executive Director and children’s book author/illustrator shows artwork from her newest children’s book, The Hungry Ghost, whose original manuscript and illustrations were lost in Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The QCA is located at 37-11 35th Ave. The event starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $75 and all Proceeds will support scholarships for QCA’s High School to Art School Portfolio Development Program.

SATURDAY 4/12

BLACK VIOLIN

American hip-hop duo, Kev Marcus (violin) and Wil B (viola), are classically trained string instrumentalists who meld highbrow and pop culture into a single genre-busting act. The two musicians will play songs from their second album, “Classically Trained,” at Flushing Town Hall at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $12 for the general audience, $10 for members and $8 for children.

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SATURDAY 4/12 DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

Join the Queens Museum for afternoon screenings of two documentaries exploring the work of the Los Angeles Poverty Department. “The Real Deal,” airing at 2 p.m., chronicles the evolution and impact of LAPD since the founding in 1985. “Agentes y Activos,” airing at 3:30 p.m., provides an in-depth look at the production and reception of one of their seminal works. Call (718) 592-9700 for information.

CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL

Join the Queens County Farm Museum in its apple orchard for a carnival this weekend. Rides, midway games and prizes, hayrides and children’s entertainment make this a fun-family event. The fair runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and repeats on April 13. It costs $11 per person for all ages to enter the grounds. Carnival rides are included with admission. The farm is located at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy.

THE NEW YORK TENORS

The New York Tenors will make their way to the Queensborough Performing Arts Center for a concert at 8 p.m. Taking inspiration from The Three Tenors, The New York Tenors are a trio of New York’s premier voices. Andy Cooney, Daniel Rodriguez and Michael Amante have joined together to honor New York with their singing. Rodriguez is well-known as the City police officer whose voice comforted the nation in the days following 9-11. Tickets are $40. Call the box office at (718) 631-6311 for information or tickets.

James Elkins, author of Artists with PhDs, will join BFAMFAPHD.com in a dialog about or a conversation about his work and our collective power. Taking place at the Queens Museum, the talk runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 4/16 GREEN GARDEN – GREEN PLANTS DAY Come get into the nittygritty and greener environment at the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Ave., Flushing. Celebrate Earth Day with some urban gardening from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Admission is $3 for members, $4 for the general public. Students and small children are free.

THURSDAY 4/17

EASTER CONCERT THE MONSTER WHO ATE MY PEASE

Join Forgotten NY’s Kevin Walsh and Rich Melnick of the Greater Astoria Historical Society in exploring the remnants of two World’s Fairs, 1939-40 and 1964-65, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, including where Pope Paul VI preached, the remains of a swimming amphitheater and a time capsule not to be opened until 6964. Meet at the boardwalk leading to FMCP south of the 7 train station at Willets Point at noon. The tour will last three hours. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for the general public.

Queens Theatre will present this new musical, based on the multi-award winning book written by Danny Schnitzlein and illustrated by Matthew Faulkner. It tells the story of a young boy who doesn’t want to eat his peas. When a crafty monster appears underneath his kitchen table, the boy is ready to make a deal with the monster. If the monster eats his peas, the boy will give the monster any of his possessions. First, it’s the boy’s soccer ball. But, when the monster raises the stakes, will the boy refuse the monster and make the difficult decision to face his own fears? Tickets are $14. The show will run at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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READ TO A CHILD WITH RIIS SETTLEMENT!

Looking for a way to give back to the Long Island City community? Join the Jacob Riis Settlement House to read to a child, starting at 4 p.m. The Riis Settlement is a communitybased non-profit organization that offers services to youth, adult and senior community members in western Queens and it’s looking for local volunteers. Join them to share the love of reading with a child at the Riis Academy - P.S. 166 Campus, located at 33-09 35th Ave. Light refreshments will be provided. To RSVP, contact Vinitha Shetty or Leslie Warren at (718) 7847447 Ext. 133 or volunteer@ riissettlement.org.

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK

The First Presbyterian Church of Newtown will present a joint Easter Concert of religious music by the church’s Chancel Choir and Harmonious Chorus at 7:30 p.m. in the 1895 Sanctuary, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For information, visit www.fpcn.org.

AMERICANA MUSIC

Award-winning roots musician D.B. Rielly and his band will perform a wide-ranging collection of Americana music, spanning several genres, including roots, Zydeco, blues and alt-country, from 9 p.m. to midnight at Rest-au-Rant, 30-01 35th Ave., Long Island City.

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EDUCATION.............. BELLY DANCE Thursday, April 10 Corona library. Register. ART DECO JEWELRY Thursday, April 10 Hollis library. Register. BORROW E-BOOKS Thursday, April 10 Central library. Register. BEGIN CROCHET Thursdays through April 24 McGoldrick library at 11:30. HSE/TASC PREP Wednesdays through April 30 Baisley Park library at 10. CHES CLUB Thursdays through April 24 East Flushing library at 4:30. HSE/TASC PREP Thursdays through May 1 Baisley Park library at 10. ORIGAMI FUN Thursdays LIC library at 3. LEARN CHINESE Thursdays North Forest Park library at 6.

ENTERTAINMENT.. MOVIE MATINEES Fridays through April 25 Rosedale library at 2:30. GAME DAY Fridays 4:30 Woodhaven library. GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays 2 Hillcrest library. KIDS CARNIVAL Weekends April 12, 13 11-6. $11. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347-FARM. HIS GIRL FRIDAY Thursday, April 10 film at the Central library at 2. NIGHTCLUB SONGS Thursday, April 10 Woodhaven library at 2:30. MOVIE MATINEES Thursdays through April 24 Rosedale library at 2:30. BINGO Thursdays McGoldrick library at 1. SPRING FLEA MARKET Sunday, April 13 St. Stanislaus, 61-17 Grand Avenue, Maspeth 9-3 in the gym. HIS GIRL FRIDAY Thursday, April 10 film at the Central library at 2. NIGHTCLUB SONGS Thursday, April 10 Woodhaven library at 2:30.

COMpUTERs............ BEGIN COMPUTERS Tuesdays through April 29 Corona library. Register. BEGIN COMPUTERS Tuesdays through April 29

Woodside library at 5:45. Central library. Register. BEGIN COMPUTERS Thursdays through April 24 11 Rosedale library

TEENs & KIDs...... TEEN HW HELP Weekdays Central library at 3. HW/COMPUTER HELP Contact your local library. KIDS’ MOVIE Fridays, April 4, 11 Baisley Park library at 3:30. PROJECT ART April 11 Corona library. Register. GRAFFITTI WORKSHOP April 11 East Elmhurst library at 4. FUN FRIDAYS Fridays through April 25 Central library at 4. Ages 6-12. TEENS GOT TALENT Fridays through April 25 Rosedale library at 3:30. MOVIE MATINEES Fridays through April 25 Rosedale library at 2:30 and Laurelton library at 3:30. TEEN HAPPY HOUR Fridays through April 25 Flushing library at 4. DISCOVERY SCIENCE Fridays through April 25 Corona library at 6. Grades 2+. YOUTH ADVISORY Fridays Laurelton library at 5. CRAFTS Fridays Ozone Park library at 3, Briarwood and East Flushing at 4, Pomonok and Flushing library at 4:30. STORYTIME Fridays Hollis library at 11:15. BOARD/VIDEO GAMES Fridays Rochdale Village at 4. Grades 1-6. Windsor Park at 4. Ages 5-12. GAME DAY Fridays 5:30 McGoldrick library and South Ozone Park library at 4. CHESS CLUB Fridays Auburndale library at 3:30 and Laurelton library at 3. WII GAMES Fridays Poppenhusen library and Hollis library at 4. CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2. MATH HELP Saturdays through April 26 Flushing library at 10. Grades 4-8. FAMILY MOVIES April 28 South Ozone Park library at 5. MUSIC & TODDLERS Mondays, April 14 Woodhaven library at 11:15. FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays Auburndale library at 3:30. Pre-K to 2. GAME DAY Mondays McGoldrick library at 5:30.

YOUNG MEN Tuesdays through April 29 Empowerment Group at 4 at the Laurelton library. WII GAMING Tuesdays, April 15 Astoria library at 4:30. DRAMA CLUB Tuesdays Central library. Register. TEEN MEDIATION Tuesdays Central library at 4. GARDEN PROJECT Tuesdays 4-6 Whitestone library. Call for details. ARTS & CRAFTS Tuesdays through April 29 Corona library at 5. K-2. TUESDAY CRAFTS Tuesdays through April 29 South Ozone Park library at 4:30. Ages 8-14. FRENCH Wednesdays, April 16 for those 9 months-3 years at the Ridgewood library at 2. TEAM SCIENCE April 6, 23 Corona library at 6. Grades 2+. CHESS CLUB Wednesdays through April 16 Pomonok library at 5. Over 10. CRAFTIVITIES Wednesdays East Flushing library. Register. DRAWING CLUB Wednesdays LIC library at 4. GAME DAY Wednesdays McGoldrick library at 5:30. READING FOR FUN Wednesdays Laurelton library at 3:30. READ-ALOUD Wednesdays South Jamaica library at 4. Grades K-3. YOUNG GIRLS Thursdays through April 24 Empowerment Group at the Laurelton library at 4. Ages 14-19. POETRY WORKSHOP Thursday, April 10 Lefrak City library at 4:30. TEEN HOUR Thursday, April 10 Woodhaven library at 4:30. EARTH HOUR Thursday, April 10 Broadway library at 4:30. SNOW WHITE Thursday, April 10 Hillcrest library at 5. Ages 3-5. FAMILY STORYTIME Thursdays, April 10, 17 Bay Terrace library at 11:30. COME, SIT, READ Thursdays, April 10, 17, 24 LIC library at 3. Ages 5-12. SEWING LAB Thursdays, April 10, 17, 24 Central library. Register. EASY READER Thursdays, April 10, 17, 24 Central library at 4. Ages 5-7. DECORATIONS CLUB Thursdays, April 10, 17, 24 Poppenhusen library at 4. Grades 3-6. CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Thursdays through April 24 Glen Oaks library at 11:30. Preschoolers.

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QUEENS FOCUS The Bayside Village Business Improvement District will host its annual arts and crafts festival from noon to 5 p.m. on April 26 near the LIRR station. The BID is looking for artist and creatives selling a wide range of goods. For information, call (718) 423-2434 or visit www.baysidevillagebid. com/artsandcraftsvendors. Chin Lin Huang of Flushing was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. Elder law and estate planning attorney Michelle A. McSweeney, 38, of Flushing, has joined Genser Dubow Genser & Cona (GDGC) in Melville as an associate attorney. Gregory Palermo of Bayside Hills, a student at SUNY Geneseo, was recently inducted into the college’s chapter of Phi Betta Kappa. Eun Hye Park of Bayside was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Caldwell College in Caldwell, N.J. Lauren Blachorsky of Flushing was named the recipient of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Blachorsky is a neuroscience major at Queens College. Nicholas Morici, a student at Archbishop Molloy High School in Flushing, has been accepted to CulverStockton College in Canton, Mo., for the fall 2014 semester.

can Marketing Association Alpha Mu Alpha international honorary marketing fraternity at Ithaca College. Tonika Forrester of Queens Village, a member of the women’s track and field team at Binghamton University, was named to the fall 2013 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. The American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s mobile no-cost screening program will visit the following areas in April: Joseph Addabbo Family Health Center, 6200 Beach Channel Drive, Arverne, April 11. Ecuadorian International Center, 37-47 76th St., Jackson Heights, April 12. Corona Spanish SDA Church, 4034 102nd St., Corona, April 20. To schedule an appointment, call (877) 628-9090. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz recently named Carl Seldin Koerner as her first appointee to the Queens Library’s Board of Trustees. As one of 19 members on the Queens Library’s Board of Trustees, Koerner will be responsible for helping to oversee all aspects of the library system’s strategy and operations in order to maximize efficiency and utility for all New Yorkers. Koerner takes the Board position previously held by Lillian Gavin. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has invited high school students in Queens to par-

ticipate in the first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math contest, titled, “The House STEM App Challenge.” Students who wish to enter the contest or obtain additional information should log onto Meng’s website at http://meng.house.gov/services/ stem-competition. Students taking part in the competition are required to provide a YouTube video demo explaining their app. All entries must be original in concept, design and execution. The deadline to enter is April 30. The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens and Sunday to Remember will host a spring celebration from 2:30-5 p.m. April 27 at El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42nd Ave., Corona. Program is free but donations are welcome. To reserve a seat, call (718) 2617664 or email LACCQ@aol.com. Vincent Smith School in Port Washington will hold an April admissions open house from noon to 3 p.m. April 26. Learn how students with learning disabilities such as ADD, ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, expressive and receptive language issues in grades 4-12 succeed. For information, call (516) 3654900 or visit www.vincentsmithschool.org. Army Reserve Pvt. Lobsang Rabten has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training,

Candace Burton of Flushing has been inducted into the Ithaca College chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.

Bernadette McCallion of Oakland Gardens was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. Rowena Wu of Kew Gardens Hills was recently inducted into the Ameri-

Upcoming events at the CCNS Howard Beach Senior Center include: Book Club, one Monday per month. Call for information. Tai Chi with Elaine Fleischman, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays. Chair aerobics, 10:45-11:45 a.m. Mondays. Tap dance, 9:30-10 a.m. Tuesdays. Project Staywell exercises, 10:1511:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Art Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursdays. Yoga, 10-11 a.m. Fridays. Stretching, balance and aerobics, 1 p.m. Fridays. The CCNS Howard Beach Senior Center is located at the 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. For information, call (718) 738-8100. Samantha Dunn of Rockaway Park was named to the Dan’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Elmira College. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz recently announced she has appointed Ann Kittredge to a position on the Community Education Council (CEC) for Community School District 28. The district covers all or part of the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Rego Park and Kew Gardens. Assemblyman Michael DenDekker announced that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $2,000 scholarships to be awarded at its annual Legislative Conference Day on June 9. Area students may request an application from DenDekker’s office by calling (718) 457-0384 or visit the office at 75-35 31st Ave., Suite 206-B, East Elmhurst. Applications are due by May 2.

Claudia Korzeniecki of Whitestone will be one of 50 students at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., who will conduct research with faculty through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program. Korzeniecki will be working with Professor and Chair of Chemistry Louis Liotta on a project titled “Various Synthesis Projects.” Army National Guard Pvt. Christopher A. Dunn has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills Dun is the son of Maria Dunn of Queens Village.

the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Rabten is the son of Sonam Chozam and Tsering Wangchuck of Woodside.

Grand Opening

Fidelis Care President and CEO Rev. Patrick J. Frawley cuts the ribbon to officially open Fidelis Care’s Ridgewood Community Office. Pictured (from left) are Abdo Almasmary, outreach specialist; Max Luna, health insurance program specialist; Lori Vavrinec, director, marketing; Mark Sclafani, vice president, marketing; David Thomas, executive vice president and chief operating officer; the Rev. Patrick J. Frawley, president and CEO; Assemblyman Mike Miller, Humberto Trimino, manager, marketing; Yevgeniy Kupin, supervisor, marketing; and Pablo Rendon, supervisor, marketing.

Army Reserve Pvt. Courtney D. Chapman has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills. Chapman is the son of Rashieda Chapman of Woodside.

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carpentry

GARY GRAY 718-658-7264

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exterminator

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handyman

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HOME IMPROVEMENT Inc.

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All Kinds of Woodwork We do it all! All household needs!

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windows

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contracting

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telephone serv.

gutters

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landscaping

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cleaning

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PAINTERS & TILES R US HANDYMAN I Will Beat Any Estimate Interior & Exterior - Over 20 Years of Experience

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accounting

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AGRO ACCOUNTING CPA

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COMPUTER HELP

computer services

Software/Hardware Problem Fixing, DSL/Cable Connection Internet Troubleshooting, Data Recovery, Tutoring, Upgrades, Performance Tuning, Networks Home or Office

Michael

718-261-8314

funeral services

birth injury

legal

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Unless Otherwise Specified Queens Tribune Policy: All advertisers are responsible to give correct advertising as it will appear. The Queens Tribune will assume no financial responsibility for errors or omissions. We reserve the right to edit, reject or reclassify any ad. All ads are prepaid! NO REFUNDS, FUTURE AD CREDIT ONLY. Ads ordered to run more than one week as part of a consecutive week rate may be cancelled after the first week but no refund will be issued!

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General Services

art studio

WJM, 62

personals

tutoring

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718-217-9788

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PROFESSIONAL VIDEO TAPING AVAILABLE

516-785-1976

5 HOUR BLOCK PARTY PACKAGE, MOON BOUNCE, CLOWN, COTTON CANDY, 5 HOUR DJ

psychic

RETIRED WIDOWED 62 Y.O. MAN (5’ 6”) WOULD LIKE TO MEET 55-68 Y.O. WIDOWED WOMAN (5’ 2”-5’ 5”) FOR COMPANIONSHIP (Non Smoker)

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merch. 4 sale BEDROOM SET Solid Wood Never used, w/fact warr $899, orig $3000. LIVING ROOM, Leather, still boxed $799, orig $2000 Can Deliver 718-499-4499

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CASH FOR RECORDS Blues, Rock, 50-80’s Collector travels. Also wanted, CDs, Coins & Hi-end Stereo Equipment

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Old Clocks & Watches Wanted By Collector, Regardless of Condition - Highest Prices Paid

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SingerS OF QUeenS

Regina Fierro

CONFIDENTIAL

QConf is edited by: Steven J. Ferrari Contributors: Bruce Adler, Luis Gronda, Natalia Kozikowska, Joe Marvilli, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Michael Nussbaum, Trisha Sakhuja, Michael Schenkler.

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Although Regina Fierro has been singing in school and at church for as long as she can remember, it was only a few years ago, at the age of 12, that she fell in love with opera and classical music. Fierro was drawn to the structure of operas and their arias, intrigued by how much attention was given to the placement of every note. “I saw that the compositions as a whole were written with so much thought. Each note was purposefully placed into the song and contributed to the meaning of the whole piece,” she said. The Fresh Meadows teen, a Loyola School junior, has since dedicated many hours to training and improving her voice and her understanding of opera. This past February, Fierro participated in the “High School Opera Singers Intensive” program at the Metropolitan Opera Guild studio at Lincoln Center. The singer got involved with that program through a subscription to the Metropolitan Opera Guild. The guild offers many discussions, interviews and

master classes, including the intensive program that Fierro auditioned to join. Over the course of its four days, Fierro learned about the college application process, vocal technique, acting, diction and how to begin her career in the field. “I was just so impressed by how talented, insightful and humble the teachers and students I met were and how professional yet welcoming the environment was,” she said. As part of the Intensive, Fierro toured the Metropolitan Opera House and meet Benjamin Bliss, who is currently in the Young Artists' Program at the Met. Fierro said she instantly felt comfortable around Bliss and enjoyed the chance to talk to him for a half hour. The tour itself was one of her highlights of the program. “It's amazing how huge the whole house is when you go behind the stage,” she said. “Every set piece, prop and costume is made and stored on the premises and the singers prepare and practice on the many floors beneath the stage itself.”

Late Show with Dennis Walcott?

Queens' Rising Star?

Here at QConf, we like to see hometown folk make good on a national stage. Last week, it was announced that Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) was the sole East Coast finalist selected by EMILY's List to take part in the organization's Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star awards. One of the youngest members of the New York State Assembly, Rozic is facing off against competition from

prominent women across the country, including the mayors of Dayton, Ohio and Compton, Calif., and state representatives from Nevada, Georgia, Colorado and Michigan. The women's organization backed Rozic's 2012 campaign for State Assembly. Voting is open on the EMILY's List website, action. emilyslist.org/page/s/gabriellegiffords-rising-star-finalists. Good luck, Assemblywoman Rozic!

Meet-up At Our Office The labor dispute at the UPS facility in Maspeth - a story this publication broke last month, has gained national attention over the last week. One of the outspoken defenders of the UPS workers has been Public Advocate Letitia James, and she discussed the issue in-depth during a meeting at our office on Monday, detailed elsewhere

While she learned plenty at the intensive, it was just part of Fierro’s continuous training, as she has been working for some time with Inessa Banayan to properly use her voice to the best of her abilities. “Ms. Banayan was the first music teacher of mine who taught me the proper methods and technique needed to do so properly,” she said. “I am so grateful for how much she has affected my musical habits.” Fierro is looking into colleges with strong vocal programs so she can keep improving. Although she has not settled on a school yet, she said she was impressed by New York University. She hopes to have a complete classical training and perform in a range of genres going forward. “Although I would love to have a career singing in a myriad of different styles, I believe that singing operatic roles requires the epitome of concentration, technique and effort and is a feat that I really want to accomplish in my lifetime,” she said.

in this issue. As the new Public Advocate was leaving, a UPS delivery man walked in with a package and spent some time speaking with James. They discussed how UPS workers were faring before heading on their separate ways. James parting message to the driver? "We're gonna win."

Now that David Letterman from the late-night comedy show, The Late Show With David Letterman, said he wants to retire by 2015, so guess who is up for his seat next? Queens’ very own Dennis Walcott, former schools chancellor! While speaking on TV last week, Walcott said since he is unemployed, he jokingly nominated himself

for the open position. He definitely has “swag” to be a late night comedy show host, don’t you think? Walcott and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg shared many funny, charismatic moments behind the podium, regardless of who they upset through the years. Watch out CBS, Walcott is on his way to fame!

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Getting National Attention Earlier this month, Assemblyman William Scarborough made his first appearance on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. But the embattled Queens pol was not on the show as a guest – instead, he appeared as a punch line. In the segment, entitled “Innocent Until…Who Are We Kidding?,” Stewart made fun of Scarborough’s recent legal troubles, poking fun of the Assemblyman’s notso-great defense while being bombarded by reporters the

day FBI raided his home and offices. “Well, I mean, they only gave me a very small sample of what they thought represented this. And based on that small sample, I think it’s very refutable,” Scarborough said in the news clip. “Because, there is so much that I have done,” Stewart sarcastically said after he played the clip. “That they didn’t mention the actual scale of my crimes and all of it, really, irrefutable. Did you know I have a lair?”

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7 Line Work Upcoming 2014 Planned Service Changes In 2014, we are continuing work to advance three major capital improvement projects: a new Communications-Based Train Control signal system, track replacement and infrastructure work, and Sandy Recovery and Resiliency work designed to reconstruct, replace, and rehabilitate components inside the Steinway Tubes connecting Queens and Manhattan. Stay informed We understand the inconvenience this may cause you, and we will do everything possible to help you get to your destination safely and easily. For updated information, visit mta.info to use TripPlanner+ , The Weekender, and to sign up for free e-mail/text alerts. You can also look for posters in stations, or call 511.

2014 Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Service Change Schedule 2 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon each weekend

Use EFG(Q) trains, r free shuttle buses and/or NY Waterway’s East River Ferry for alternate service. Dates Apr 12 – 14

Service Changes No 7 trains between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza

May 3 – 5 May 17 – 19

No 7 trains between Times Sq-42 St and 74 St-Broadway

May 31 – Jun 2 Jun 7 – 8*

No 7 trains between Times Sq-42 St and Queensboro Plaza and Reduced 7 service between Queensboro Plaza and 74 St-Broadway

*Service resumes early AM Sunday, June 8, for the Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Jun 21 – 23 Jun 28 – 30 Jul 19 – 21

Remainder of 2014 service change schedule will be released later in the year. While not expected, dates are subject to change.