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Despite Outcry, Bridge Name Changes By JASON BANREY It is written. After months of opposition and an unsuccessful effort to keep one of the borough's most significant landmark icons as is, the Queensboro Bridge name is officially no longer the same. Suffering the same fate as the formerlyknown Triboro Bridge, the Queensboro Bridge was declared the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge on Monday. Despite much of the controversy surrounding the renaming of the bridge, former Mayor Ed Koch was proud to be associated to the structural link between Queens and Manhattan. "It's a bridge everyone loves," said Koch of the newly named bridge which was once in his congressional district. "It doesn't have the aspiring heights of the George Washington Bridge; it's better than the George Washington Bridge." Signing legislation that would forever alter the borough bridge's name - which
endured for more than a century - Mayor Mike Bloomberg was joined by Koch, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and members of the City Council. Lauding Koch's accomplishment to revitalize the city during a time of fiscal crisis within his tenure, Bloomberg pointed out the bridge's connection to the former mayor. Pioneering efforts that restored much of the city's transportation infrastructure, Koch restarted the Dept. of Transportation's capital program, gaining control of the city's bridges and eventually repairing them. "It's only appropriate that we name something iconic, something great after Mayor Koch," said Bloomberg. "His work in literally saving this bridge and the rest of the city's bridges is symbolic of his overall legacy of bringing our city back and building for the future." In a last effort to gain Bloomberg's attention and sway his hand from signing the controversial bill into law, Community Board
2 met last week to voice their outrage over the renaming of the bridge. Drawing the attention of many residents from Western Queens, "Save the Bridge," a committee organized by members of CB2 to protest the renaming, created a petition that collected more than 500 signatures. Patricia Dorfman, chair of the newly formed protest committee, criticized the Mayor's ability to easily take a borough icon and give the new name as a "gift" to the former Mayor. "To shove through this legislation is not leadership," Dorfman said. "It is an abuse of [Bloomberg's] power." Other members of the committee pledged to not give up their efforts to keep the bridge's former name. "This issue will not go away," said Luke Adams, who is also a "Save the Bridge" committee member. "We will continue to collect [petition] signatures, and ask that a
law be passed to repeal it." After proposing the name change last December at Koch's 80th birthday celebration, the bill swiftly made its way to a vote in the City Council in March. A recent Quinnipiac University poll found 64 percent of city voters were opposed to the renaming of the bridge and that 70 percent of Queens residents wanted the bridge to keep its original name. Despite the fact that a majority of the public was opposed to the legislation, many of Queens' City Council members sponsored the bill last month, which eventually led to a 38-12 vote in favor. The total cost for replacing all 178 signs is $255,000 and will be paid for with private donations raised by the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City. Reach Reporter Jason Banrey at jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.
Call For Investigation In Qns Plaza Crashes By DOMENICK RAFTER In the wake of two similar disastrous car accidents on the Queens side of the Queensboro Bridge, local officials are asking the city to change the traffic pattern that they say has caused two accidents that killed two and destroyed a business - twice. In the span of two weeks, two Volkswagen Jettas crashed into a store on Queens Plaza South and Crescent Street. Both cars collided with the store after jumping the curb exiting the Queens-bound outer roadway of
the Queensboro Bridge. Both accidents occurred at about 4 a.m., when the normallycongested bridge is nearly empty. Tragically, both drivers each lost an arm. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (DSunnyside) joined State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Sunnyside), Community Board 2 Chair Joe Conley, local residents and business owners at the site of the crashes to announce they had drafted a letter to Queens Dept. of Transportation Commissioner Maura
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Bramer said, adding that people who used the bridge could be surprised by a sudden, unexpected change, which could lead to accidents. The letter urges DOT to review all offramps on the Queensboro Bridge for safety. The Queens-bound outer roadway, which was originally built to service trollies, is especially perilous. The route, which is used by cars accessing the bridge from First Avenue in Manhattan, is mostly straight and is a single lane. Cars often speed down the stretch on the Queens side, forcing them to stop suddenly before the end of the bridge at Crescent Street. At the press conference, Van Bramer noted that the DOT had installed a jersey barrier along the curb in front of the store that was twice hit, and placed a traffic cop on the site that specific day. "The very fact that we have to put a jersey barrier to protect pedestrians is evidence that this is unsafe," he said. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.
St. John’s Hospital Plan Would Keep Structure By JOSEPH OROVIC Nearly two years after its closure, plans to replace St. John's Hospital in Elmhurst are taking shape. Through filings with the Dept. of Buildings, owner Jack Guttman and his architect Nicholas Scire-Chianetta of the firm NSC Architecture reveal a planned mixed use for the building, which will house commercial, office and residential space. Guttman did not return calls requesting an interview. According to a proposed certificate of occupancy and work application filed by Scire-Chianetta, the $3.3 million plans for the former hospital's site include nearly 108,000 sq. ft. of commercial space, comprising retail on the building's cellar and first two floors and office space on the third. The fourth would include a 34,000 sq. ft. community facility. The remaining floors would be residential apartments.
Scire-Chianetta was not available to comment. On Tuesday, the DOB disapproved of the plans. As of printing, the agency did not return calls asking to explain the decision. According to Community Board 4 District Manager Richard Italiano, Guttman planned to present the plans to the CB's zoning committee next week. Until then, Italiano said the board had no take on the plans. The site was one of two major hospitals to close in the borough in 2009. Along with Mary Immaculate, St. John's represented the collapse of Caritas Healthcare, the hospitals' parent company. Their closure, along with the closing of Parkway Hospital, has increased the burden on the borough's remaining healthcare facilities, especially in handling Medicaid and uninsured cases. Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.
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By BRIAN M. RAFFERTY T h e Q u e e n s Tr i b u n e w a s awarded this past weekend for its coverage of the disastrous September 2010 tornado that tore across the borough, leaving a trail of destruction that spanned from Middle Village to Bayside. At The Ne w York Press Association spring convent ion, N YPA announced the winners of its annual editorial contest. The Tribune won first place for spot news coverage for its Sept. 23 issue, which was almost entirely dedicated to coverage of the storms, with more than 20 stories that focused on the event from a variety of angles. The "staff did [an] exemplary job of recapping [the] destruction caused by [the] tornado and offered nuggets of history, tips and voices of residents," the judges wrote in their description of the coverage. The "writing was clear and vivid. Excellent!" The Tribune also racked up a series of awards for its special glossy sections, including a first place The winning edition of the Tribune’s Best Spot award for our 2010 Holiday Edi- News coverage of last September’s tornado. tion, a second place award for our 40th Anniversary Edition and two third place Rookie of the Year award for Repor ter awards for our "Look Inside Queens Health" Amanda Linder, and with second place for and "Best of Queens" editions. coverage of crime and cour t s. Our sister newspaper group in HuntingReach Editor Brian M. Rafferty at ton, the Long Islander Newspapers, were brafferty@queenstribune.com or (718) honored by N YPA w ith t he pre st igious 357-7400, Ext. 122.
McCarthy demanding that they investigate factors besides speed that may have contributed to the eerily similar accidents. In response, the DOT said both cars hit a barricade on the bridge prior to the crash, which they say is evidence the pattern on the street had nothing to do with the accidents. Gianaris said DOT has shrugged off the problem, noting that it has not changed traffic patterns on the bridge since 2007, but he said the problem was not on the bridge, but with recently placed orange cones on Queens Plaza directing traffic from the bridge to the south side of the Plaza at Crescent Street. The cones make the turn onto the plaza from the bridge sharper and angles traffic toward the stores. The old lines in the street are still painted, which Gianaris said confused drivers. "DOT needs to stop saying they have nothing to do with this," he said. "When there's been a series of accidents like this, accept responsibility." Van Bramer noted that when the DOT put up the cones, they didn't give anyone notice. "People are creatures of habit," Van
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giving 250,000 daily motorists driving by on the Grand Central Parkway a better view of the institution's new faรงade. Finkelpearl also touted a roving art piece and new lighting which will keep the building illuminated throughout the day. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (DSunnyside) poked fun at the former rink's current state. "Isn't this beautiful?" he asked, noting the pigeons flying around, taking several lighthearted jabs at how the museum "spent" $65 million. But as the Council's Cultural Affairs Committee chair, Van Bramer touted the fiscal commitment behind the museum. "Now is not the time to retreat from funding our cultural organizations, now is
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By JOSEPH OROV IC Art will have a bigger home in Queens by 2013. Standing amid the gutted remnants of the borough's old ice skating rink, elected officials, donors and executives ceremoniously kicked off the expansion of the Queens Museum of Art. The $65 million expansion essentially doubles the museum's size, adding 50,000 square feet of space, tripling its gallery space and doubling its classrooms. The building hosted two World's Fairs, the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, the creation of the state of Israel and a locally-famed skating rink mentioned often by many who spoke. "I came to ice skate," Mayor Mike Bloomberg quipped. "Where's the ice?" "This expansion will let the QMA play a bigger and more important role in the life of this wonderful borough, the life of this city and the life of this country," he said. Museum Executive Director Tom Finkelpearl called the groundbreaking the institution's "third most optimistic moment." (President Harry Truman's address before the U.N. General Assembly and the announcement of Mayor Mike Bloomberg's 2030 plan constituted the other two.) The mayor and Borough President Helen Marshall welcomed the expansion not just for its addition to Queens' cultural scene, but also the possible boom in tourism. "Projects like this bring tourists, and that brings money to our borough," Marshall said. Of the $48 million of City money going toward the expansion, $22 million was allocated by Marshall. The project will also relocate trees in front of the Queens Museum's western faรงade,
the time to reinvest in our cultural organizations," he said. Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127. At the groundbreaking for the Queens Museum of Art Tu e s d ay, l . t o r. : C l a i r e Shulman, Liz Crowley, Leroy Comrie, Jimmy Van Bramer, M i k e B l o o m b e r g , To m Finkelpearl, Helen Marshall, Peter Vallone Jr., Julissa Ferreras and Danny Dromm.
Aiding Veterans' Realities By DOMENICK RAFTER Reality House, a substance-abuse treatment center that served the communities of Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx for nearly 40 years, broke ground last week on its new veteran's treatment facility in Astoria. The facility at 8-13 Astoria Blvd., in the shadow of Astoria Houses, will house a 30-bed veteran's treatment center and will be home to an extensive outpatient program to help veterans suffering from drug and alcohol abuse. "Behind me, there's not much to see today," said Heweitt DePass, Vice Chairman of Reality House, in front of the future site of the center. "But I promise you, there will be a lot to see soon." Ground was broken on the project on April 8 after a ceremony which featured a
number of veterans and local officials, as well as Astoria residents. Also present were members of J-CAP, the substance abuse prevention group founded by late Councilman Tom White Jr. (D-Jamaica). Of all five boroughs, Queens has the most veterans at 80,000, and many of them come back with physical and emotional trauma from their time on the battlefield, which often leads to drug and alcohol abuse. State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) said the number of veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, coupled with Vietnam and Gulf War veterans make Reality House's mission important. "We're getting new veterans coming home by the day," he said. DePass said he hopes the center will become
a place where those veterans can find treatment for their problems, often left unnoticed. Reality House closed for restructuring in 2006 and reopened in a temporary Queens office on Vernon Boulevard in 2009. Bishop Mitchell Taylor, president of the Long Island City-based East River Development Alliance, said the new center will trigger a boom in the Hallets Cove section of Astoria, which has not had the same population and development boom as the rest of the neighborhood. "The building, as it rises, the neighborhood will rise with it," he said. The building is expected to be finished next year. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.
Walcott In, Black Out As Schools Chancellor
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By JASON BANREY person on all City educational and youth After a rocky reception and only three policy, planning and programmatic efforts. months on the job, Cathie Black stepped Walcott has played an integral part in every down as New York City Schools Chancellor key educational policy decision of the Adminlast Thursday. Replacing the former pub- istration and the Dept. of Education, helping lisher will be Dennis Walcott, Deputy Mayor to champion mayoral control of the City schools for Education and Commuin 2002 and securing its reaunity Development and a thorization; ending social proQueens native. motion; developing the Dept. of After Black's appointment Education's capital program; last November began to overoverseeing the opening of 474 shadow her position, Mayor new schools; supporting the esMichael Bloomberg and Black tablishment of 109 charter came to an agreement April 7 schools; and championing the and decided her resignation was lifting of the charter school cap. best for New York City's schools. Technically, Walcott needs "We both agreed the story to be granted a waiver by the had really become about her Dennis Walcott walks State Dept. of Education and and away from the kids, and h i s k i n d e r g a r t e n e r the Board of Regents to assume t h a t ' s n o t g o o d , " s a i d grandson to school as the position as schools chancelBloomberg at a press confer- PS 36 in Jamaica. lor. ence. "We've got to focus on In the past, despite having what's good for the kids." an extensive background within the City's Walcott welcomed the appointment, be- DOE and multiple degrees within the field lieving he is capable of grasping the oppor- of Urban Affairs, Michele Cahill, former tunity to successfully serve the City's school- senior educational policy adviser to the City's children. former schools Chancellor Joel Klein, was "My family now represents four genera- denied a state waiver to serve as deputy tions of New York City public school chil- chancellor. Both Klein and Black had been dren, and I am determined to ensure that we granted waivers. deliver what our parents expect and deserve Despite the need for specific qualifica- a higher quality education," said Walcott. tions, the Mayor was sure that Walcott's Despite the new appointment of an offi- background and experience would be sufficial with an extensive background within cient grounds to clear him through that New York City's public school system, some process. are still not convinced much will change. Reach Reporter Jason Banrey at Since 2002, Walcott, a life-long resident of jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 357Southeast Queens, served as the Mayor's point 7400, Ext. 128.
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Welcome Aboard, Dennis Last week's announcement of Dennis Walcott's appointment to replace beleaguered Schools Chancellor Cathie Black was welcome. Though we feel the jury is still out on the selection, there is no doubt about Walcott's credentials - as an educator, a person who works for social justice and someone with intimate knowledge of the schools of New York City, having administered their operation in his role as deputy mayor for the last nearly 10 years. We also love the fact that he's one of our own - a Queens guy through and through. But how will he stack up as the person ultimately responsible for the education of 1.1 million of our children? Time will tell. We can be a little patient. We welcome him with open arms and wish him nothing but the best in the endeavor he faces. And surely, we embrace the mayor's wisdom to realize he had made a mistake in selecting Cathie Black. If only he could see the mistake he made in renaming the Queensboro Bridge.
In Your Opinion: Suppor ting Walcott To The Editor: The Queens Civic Congress agrees with Mayor Bloomberg's decision to replace schools Chancellor Cathie Black. The issue is not Ms. Black; it is the future of the 1.1 million NYC children and their parents who depend on the schools. We look forward to working with Chancellor Dennis Walcott, who we know to be a seasoned professional educator. We trust Walcott will address the educational policies that most concern parents. Patricia Dolan, QCC President
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Data Reliance To The Editor: There has been a cavalcade of postmortems in the aftermath of Cathie Black's resignation. Certainly she was her own worst enemy, yet she bore the burden of an even worse enemy: the principles and policies that she was forced to inherit and defend, probably not against her own better-even suppressed-judgment. The 17 percent approval rating she got is widely construed as a vote of no confidence in her as a particular leader. But was it not also a vote of condemnation, or at least robust skepticism, of the convictions and rabid anti-union policies of her predecessor? Is it not possible that only 17 percent of those questioned in the reliable and scientific Marist poll
are now embracing the much trumpeted and now largely discredited so-called "reforms"? Let's not forget that 61 percent of parents with kids in public schools think that the union, so dumped on by City Hall and Tweed, are predominantly a force for good in this city. And our public schools are rated even higher by parents whose kids attend our public schools than they are by parents with no such personal experience whose judgment is clouded by the cataract of City Hall's press office. The tide is turning against lies and bullying. That's what the data says and we know that data is the love object of City Hall and, at least until a few days ago, Tweed. Walcott: look not only at the data but through it. A world of truth, some of it quite splendid, will open up and invite your friendship. Ron Isaac, Fresh Meadows
Grow A Backbone To The Editor: Back in 2009, NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe told members of the Maspeth community, in a nutshell, that if our elected officials secured funding to purchase the St. Saviour's site, the Parks Department would pursue it. The electeds complied and in a December 2010 letter, Benepe stated that Parks now has enough money on hand to kick off the Universal Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), a prerequisite for property acquisition by the City. Accord-
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ing to the City Charter, a ULURP must be completed before any monetary transactions can take place. So why has the City been preoccupied with negotiating price without having initiated ULURP, especially knowing full well that title to the property cannot be taken until this lengthy process is finalized? It is the duty of our elected officials to make sure that the Parks Department starts ULURP now. There is absolutely no excuse for further delay as the site is in danger of being built upon. ULURP sends a message that the City is serious about acquisition. Delaying the process indicates otherwise. We are just one bureaucratic process away from securing this historic site for generations to come. The community has been patient for five years, but has grown tired of waiting in limbo, unsure of what the outcome of our efforts will be. What happens over the next few weeks will reveal whether or not our elected officials possess the necessary political muscle and diplomatic skills of true leaders or if they are simply well-versed in how to write nice letters and pose for cameras. I pray it's the former and not the latter for the sake of current and future generations of Maspeth. If our representatives were to drop the ball at this point it would be tragic and unconscionable. Christina Wilkinson, President, Newtown Historical Society
Restore Funds To The Editor: As a New Yorker, I was disheartened to hear that the New York State Tobacco Control Program has been slashed to $41 million. This will no doubt be a disservice to the people of New York. Over the years, the Tobacco Control Program has helped the rate of smoking among the youth of New York drop from 27.1 percent to 12.6 percent. The Tobacco Control Program funds smoking cessation centers, the New York State Quitline, distribution of nicotine replacement therapy, and media campaigns to let people know the program was available. This program helped the 116,000 New Yorkers who called the Quitline last year for help with their smoking habit which is the greatest risk factor for cardiovascular disease. While we can applaud the fact that the budget was on-time, these cuts to tobacco control will mean higher healthcare costs down the road as fewer smokers are supported to quit and more children become addicted. Jeffrey Bernstein, Chairman, American Heart Association Deputy Editor: Joseph Orovic
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To The Editor: Queens Democratic State Assembly member David Weprin's proposal to introduce a bill in Albany which would implement a 1 percent non-resident commuter tax is disappointing. His proposal, which if enacted would result in any revenues generated split equally between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City of New York, sounds great, but missed the potential consequences of his position. Democratic Assembly Speaker Silver only needs 75 votes plus his own for passage of this new tax. With Democrats controlling 59 of 61 seats in NYC, Silver starts off with 59 votes including his own. It will be interesting to see how the only two NYC based Republican Assembly members (Nicole Malliotakis and Lou Tobacco of Staten Island) will vote. All Silver needs is 17 more out of the remaining 30 fellow Democratic Assembly members who make up 99 of the 150 members of the State Assembly Weprin also needs a colleague such as neighboring Democratic State Sen. Tony Avella to sponsor his bill in the Senate for approval. Republican Senate leader Dean Skelos only has a onevote margin should he desire to defeat reinstitution of a commuter tax on non-residents. If either two City-based members (Staten Island Sen. Andrew Lanza or Bay Ridge Sen. Marty Golden) join the Democratic Senators this legislation might actually pass both chambers. Remember that all 22 of 24 Citybased Democratic Senators will likely vote in favor. In today's global economy, boundaries that end at the city line mean very little. We are all neighbors and thankfully there has never been a Berlin Wall between us. The United States is in economic competition against other nations. Within the U.S., residents of the Northeastern states compete against other state coalitions based in the geographic South, Rocky Mountains, West and other regions. Our Metropolitan New York area is in competition against other metropolitan areas around the nation and world. I work in the City. My wife and I travel around the five boroughs enjoying shopping, dining, going to the movies, visiting museums and taking advantage of the diverse different neighborhoods. Each weekday several hundred thousand Long Island residents travel to jobs in the City - the economic engine of our Metropolitan region. Many others enjoy sporting events, the theater, museums, restaurants and shopping. A growing number of City residents have become reverse commuters to jobs in Nassau, James Mammarella
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Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties along with New Jersey and Connecticut. Other City residents attend sporting events, shop, dine and visit other places on Long Island. It is naive to believe that the City can survive economically in today's ever-changing technology and global economy without Long Island and the rest of Metropolitan New York. The suburbs around the Big Apple are equally dependent on the success of the City. Residents of Long Island and the City in the end have much in common. We should work together as neighbors and not adversaries. Reintroduction of a commuter tax on one set of non-residents could trigger an economic tariff war among neighbors. With the financial crises on Wall Street followed by our economic recession, thousands of commuters residing outside of the City lost their jobs. As a result, the reintroduction of any non-resident commuter tax will not bring in the same level of revenues as was the case during the 1990's when it was last in place. It could result in a retaliatory commuter tax by the impacted suburban county or neighboring state on City residents. At the end of the day, everyone could lose. Larry Penner, Great Neck
Tax Wisely To The Editor: With the annual tax filing date just around the corner, pundits are searching for ways to make our tax code fairer and more reflective of our social incentives and burdens. In this regard, there is a growing interest in a tax on meat, eggs and dairy products designed to curb the self-destructive health impacts of their consumption and to effectively compensate society for the associated devastating environmental impacts. The concept is hardly radical. We already pay similar taxes on tobacco and alcohol products. A number of states have or are considering imposing taxes on soft drinks and other junk foods. The revenue would reimburse the Medicare and Medicaid programs for treating victims of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and other chronic killer diseases that have been linked conclusively with consumption of animal products. It would pay for restoration of waterways and wildlife habitats that have been devastated by production of these items. Mark Twain said that nothing is certain except death and taxes. Yet, the first can be deferred and the other reduced selectively by a tax on meat and dairy products that reflects the associated social costs. Freddy Green, Flushing Mitch Kronenfeld: Classified Manager Elizabeth Mance: Administrative Assistant Classified Ad Representatives: Nadia Hack, Peggie Henderson, Fran Gordon, Marty Lieberman, Chris Preasha, Lorraine Shaw, Sheila Scholder, Lillian Saar
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Mayor Fires Black After 97 ‘Unsatisfactory’ Days By HENRY J. STERN We were surprised today to learn that Mayor Bloomberg dismissed his hand-picked Schools Chancellor, Cathie Black, after 97 infelicitous days as ch ief of Ne w York City’s school system. Ms. Black was never Henry able to counter the wave of negative judgments that followed her appointment by Mayor Bloomberg on Nov. 9, 2010, a scant hour after the departure of Joel I. Klein, who had set a record for length of service. Klein was chancellor for more than eight years, Bloomberg having appointed him on July 29, 2002. Ms. Black also set a record, for brevity of service. In general, Mayor Bloomberg has been praised for the quality of h is appoi ntment s to h igh cit y positions. He has a Committee on Appointments, led by the highly respected former Deput y Mayor (under Koch), Nat Leventhal. The Black selection was out of character and did not follow the normal pattern of vetting potential candidate s. It is suspected t hat t he mayor was more than willing to dispense with the services of Chancellor Klein, whose luster had been dimmed by Federal statistics indi-
cating that the academic achievement of New York City students was not as great as Mr. Klein had led New Yorkers, including perhaps the mayor, to believe. The beleaguered mayor de ser ve s some credit for firing Ms. Black Stern before she became a further embarrassment. He showed that he could dismiss his own appointees, even if that leads to the conclusion that he made an error in hiring them in the first place. It should also be pointed out that although this is the tenth year of his mayoralty, it is the first time that such an inappropriate appointment was made, and he corrected it on his own. We were highly skeptical of the Black appointment from the start, and wrote about it twice. On Nov. 10, we wrote, under the headline “Klein Out, Black In. Does She Know How To Teach The 3R’s?” we wrote: “One would imagine that if one were seeking to fill the most important school superintendency in the United States, some person could be found who was both a brilliant manager and had some experience in public or private education. The appointment was
not required to have been announced w it hin minutes of t he news of Joel Klein’s resignation to enter the field of publishing.” Two days later, under t he headline, “Unweighted By Experience, Cathie Black Seeks Waiver. Will Mayor’s Wish Previal?” we wrote: “No truly independent screening panel of educators is likely to conclude that no experience whatsoever in their professional field is adequate preparation for the most difficult and complex job in local public education. If they felt that way, they would be expressing the view that their own professional qualifications had little value, and that any corporate executive could fill the positions they now hold... “It could be said that the chancellor, a person whose importance is comparable to that of the police commissioner, should be a person of impeccable and undisputed credentials, a Horace Mann of the 21st century, if such a person could be found and persuaded to take the job. To select a chancellor with no background whatsoever in education is certainly a daring leap of faith.” The leap of faith has not led to a happy landing, and the plug has pitilessly been pulled on the publisher. President Kennedy and thousands of others have said that
public service is the highest calling, if it is done wisely and well. If it is not, one finds another person to serve. The republic will endure. So will Ms. Black. The task now falls on Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcot t. We have known him for many years, and we like and respect him. This will be the most challenging task he could possibly attempt. We hope he succeeds. One piece of advice for Mr.
Walcott: Call Diane Ravitch and Sol Stern. You don’t have to do everything they say, but you should listen to them carefully. They can tell you a lot about the system. They are not bound by the mistakes of the past, and neither should you be. There are over a million children out there for whom you should be a great hope. Do everything you can not to let them down. StarQuest@NYCivic.org
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Immigrant New Yorkers at Risk – A Call to Action By SCOTT M. STRINGER, Manhattan Borough President It’s an immigrant nightmare that’s become a daily reality at Rikers Island: People who are here legally and have no criminal record are suddenly transferred into Scott M. federal custody for depor tation. Their due process rights are violated and they’re sent to detention centers in far away states, where they’re subject to inhumane conditions. Finally they are sent back to their country of origin, devastating their families in New York a nd sendi ng wave s of a nxiet y through the entire immigrant community. Today this is a sad fact of life at Rikers Island. But the worst part of the nightmare is that it doesn’t have to be happening. New York City has been turning people—including many innocent and lawfully present people—over to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency as part of a strictly voluntary collaboration. The controversial Criminal Alien program, as it is known, could be ended tomorrow, and that’s exactly what we’re calling on Mayor Bloomberg to do. New York has no obligation to hand people over at Rikers Island, in clear violation
of their rights, and it’s time for our voices to be heard on this outrage. Under the program, some 3,200 New Yorkers have been funneled into ICE custody each year, then detained and depor ted. Nearly 50 percent of t he se Stringer deportees had no prior conviction at the time of their arrest. While the federal government has launched controversial and aggressive efforts to depor t immigrants, New York City has no business embracing a misguided and overly broad program that destroys the lives of thousands of law-abiding people. Immigrant communities have been caught up in a vicious cycle of politics, punishment and deportation, and the horror storie s are hear tbreaki ng: New York detainees are being detained as far away as Texas and Lousiana, isolated from family and support. The se centers have i nadequate medical care, and those held in detention are subject to physical and mental abuse. Some 107 people died in immigration detention centers from 2003 to 2010, according to an article in The New York Times. It’s bad enough that the human rights of these detainees have been violated. But the program is also costing New York tens of mil-
lions of dollars that could be better spent at a time of fiscal crisis. Under the Criminal Alien Program, the City must house prisoners at Rikers much longer than it normally would, because New York policy forbids anyone who might be sent into deportation proceedings from being released on bail. The costs mount—and so does the toll on law enforcement. The City’s program deters many in the immigrant community from comi ng for war d and repor t ing crimes, knowing what the consequences of an arrest can be. As a result, the bonds of trust so necessary to police and the communities they serve are weakened. In addition, database s used by the federal government to identify people for detention have been significantly flawed for years and their process is often too rushed to ensure accurate identification. How can we expect to instill faith in fairness and justice with all communities when the government is so willing to ignore rights and use questionable data to deport people? The Rikers Island crackdown is similar to Secure Communities, a federal program that has enlisted states in the drive to deport immigrants in custody regardless of their offense. But the crucial distinction is that in New York City there is no mandatory requirement
that the Department of Cor rections take such action. New York’s activities come amid a heightened national campaign to boost the number of people who are deported every year. Last December, published reports of internal emails from the Department of Homeland Security showed how ICE has been frantically competing with itself to boost numbers, regardless of human consequences. For al l t he se reasons, t he City’s partnership with ICE must end now. New York was built and shaped by immigrants, and we are
a greater city as a result of people who come here for a better life from somewhere else, often at much risk to themselves. It’s the last place you would expect to find a program that so undermines immigrant rights and dignity. Indeed, various cities around the country, such as Arlington, VA and Santa Clara, CA have chosen to end this harmful practice. Please join our campaign to end this program in New York City once and for all. Please call my office at (212) 669-8300 to pledge your support.
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against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: SUNGHYE HAN 211-18 45 DRIVE, 2FL BAYSIDE, NY, 11361, USASUNGHYE HAN (signature of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation Losana LLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 9/16/10. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 48-07 30 th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any lawful purpose, managed by members. _______________________________________________________________ SB HOMES LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/27/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to The LLC, 108-50 172nd St., Jamaica, NY 11433. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________ File No.: 2009-1067 CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT TO: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR QUEENS COUNTY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK STATE Heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of Helen Courtney a/k/a Helen Eileen Courtney, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having been duly filed by MICHAEL TURCK and MOIRA TURCK, who are domiciled at 29-38 166 Street, Flushing, NY 11358. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on April 21, 2011 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of HELEN COURTNEY a/k/a HELEN EILEEN COURTNEY, lately domiciled at 79-10 34 Avenue, Jackson Heights, New York, United States admitting to probate the Will dated May 10, 2007, as the Will of HELEN COURTNEY a/k/a HELEN EILEEN COURTNEY, deceased, relating to real and personal property and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to MICHAEL TURCK and MOIRA TURCK. HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queens County. MARGARET GRIBBON, Chief Clerk. Dated, Attested and Sealed, March 8, 2011. CROWLEY & KAUFMAN, P.C. 84-56 Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, New York 11373, (718) 457-8585. This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not
LEGAL NOTICE required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief request. You have the right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BLOCK 2281 LOT 1, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of Sate of New York (SSNY) on 01/24/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/ o Cosmopolitan Associates, LLC, 58-47 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Suite 201, Bayside, New York 11364. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of 16804 LIBERTY AVENUE LAUNDROMAT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/ 10. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 95-25 Queens Blvd., 10th Fl., Rego Park, NY 11374. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Laundry Capital Co., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. _______________________________________________________________ Mishi2x Designs LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/10/ 11. Ofc in Queens Cty. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O United States corporation agents, Inc, 7014 13 th Ave Ste 202, Bklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General. ________________________________________________________________ Name of LLC: When We Grew Up: The Documentary, LLC. Arts. Filed with NY Dept. of State: 12/13/10. Office loc.: Queens Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Sarah Spencer, 23-35 Broadway, Apt #5G, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: any lawful act. ________________________________________________________________ PARK LANE RENTAL, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 11/ 3/10. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 65-19 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, NY 11385. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 5305/10 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. Plaintiff, vs. KEHINDE
LEGAL NOTICE ANIMASHAUN, 3101 SEAGIRT CORPORATION, ALADE R. ANIMASHAUN,ET, AL., Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 3101 SEAGIRT AVENUE FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 SBL #: BLOCK 15808 LOT 109, (FORMERLY P/0, LOTS 1, 6) 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 10th day of March, 2011, TO: ALADE R. ANIMASHAUN, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. DUANE A. HART of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 24th day of February, 2011 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by ALADE R. ANIMASHAUN and KEHINDE ANIMASHAUN, dated the 15th day of February, 2006, to secure the sum of $315,000.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2006000138986 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, on the 13th day of March, 2006; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 1st day of March, 2010, and sent for recording in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York; The property in question is described as follows: 3101 SEAGIRT AVENUE, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 15808 and Lot 109 (f/k/a p/o lots 1 & 6) 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 Southerly side of Seagirt Avenue, distant 142.02 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of Seagirt Avenue and the Easterly side of Beach 32nd Street; RUNNING THENCE Southerly parallel with Beach 32nd Street, 100 feet; THENCE Easterly 17.673 feet along a course to from an interior angle of 89 degrees 54 minutes 42 seconds; THENCE
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Norther 100 feet along a course to a point on the Southerly side of Seagirt Avenue to form an interior angle of 90 degrees 05 minutes 18 seconds; THENCE Westerly 17.75 feet along the Southerly side of Seagirt Avenue to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 3101 Seagirt Avenue, Far Rockaway, New York. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure
action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: March 10, 2011 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. __________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation A Therapeutic Concept LCSW/PLLC art. of org. filed Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 10/18/10. Off. Loc. in Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: PO Box 534, Glen Oaks, NY 11004. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMP A N Y . N A M E : 3 2 7 0 4 9th STREET LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/01/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 91-10 Metropolitan Avenue, Rego Park, New York 11374. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. _______________________________________________________________ HBJ ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 3/2/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to The LLC, 30-50 Whitestone Expressway, Ste. 204, College Point, NY 11354. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of 560 CARROLL STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 10/1/ 09. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 22-60 46th St., Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of Errands You Hate LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 02/ 10/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 3134 78 Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11370 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF XMAC, LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: XMAC, LLC SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 67-57 Ingram Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Chin H. Huang (signature of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ANAF HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/15/11. The latest date of dissolution IS 12/31/2061. 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, 104-66 Roosevelt Avenue, Corona, New York 11368. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. _______________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 18-32 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/08/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 18-32 127th Street, College Point, New York 11356-2334. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ Slimarous World Music LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/ 27/11. Ofc in Queens Cty. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 138-30 233 St, Rosedale, NY 11422. Purpose: General. ________________________________________________________________ Nello Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/15/06. Ofc in Queens Cty. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 79-63 68 Rd, Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: General. ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF WALKWITHU, LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: WALKWITHU, LLC SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: QUEENS THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process
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Queens This Week
With Astoria Federal, Chase, Citibank, Marathon National and Sovereign, Whitestone has never been at a loss for banking options. A sixth bank hopes to join the fray, as TD Bank revealed plans to build a location at 148-02 14th Ave at Community Board 7's monthly public hearing this week. The board approved a zoning amendment that would allow the bank to build at the
Officials planted the first tree (top) while volunteers took care of the rest (inset). on April 9, our Yellowstone Park, as well as other historic sites, which include PS 303, The James Madison & The Benjamin Franklin apartment houses (communal gardens included). The diversity of the tree species in MacDonald Park increased with newly planted Japanese Zelkovas, Red Oaks, Winter King Thornless Hawthornes, and more. Around 180 trees were planted within a few hours' time, proving how each person can account for a major difference in our communities. Also, a huge thank you to the NY Restoration Project, JetBlue, Million Trees NYC, PlaNYC, NYC Parks, my colleagues at RegoForest Preservation Council, Queens Boulevard Restoration Group, The Beacon Program, KTU 103.5 FM, Z100, and 106.7 Lite FM, BNP Paribas, Toyota, etc. Volunteers numbered around 870, which was far more than the expected 500-600, and spanned many generations. It was very inspirational to see everyone who arrived early, with the face of civic pride and a vision. What a great sense of community! When volunteers registered, they received color-coded wristbands, which determined which group they would be placed in, and where they would plant trees. Volunteers were served breakfast, and listened to opening speeches by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), Borough President Helen Marshall, Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik, radio station personalities, a JetBlue safety expert, and a representative of the NY Restoration Project. Then everyone repeated a green empowerment slogan, ending in "Now I
A Community Unites For 'One Thing' Hats off to One Thing That's Green - or what some may refer to as Forest Hills Community Day. It became more of a citywide community cause in the heart of Forest Hills on April 9 and is one day for the records. Forest Hills was one neighborhood which sustained some of the worst devastation during the Sept. 16, 2010, tornadoes, when a total of 3,113 trees were lost in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Rego-Forest Preservation Council had documented the tornado's fury, nominated Forest Hills for tree replanting, and assisted NYRP in the property survey over the course of the last few months, which became the basis for the April 9 event. On March 26, Steve Melnick of the Queens Boulevard Restoration Group and I joined forces, and erected a table and poster board on Continental Avenue, distributed flyers, signed up volunteers on a netbook, and thankfully received permission to use wi-fi from the Starbucks at 107-12 Continental Ave. Let's extend a huge thank you to local and citywide volunteers who planted 79 trees in our MacDonald Park (the center of the event)
The possible site of a future TD bank.
will do my one thing that's green." Besides planting at MacDonald Park, volunteer groups crossed Queens Bouelvard with NYRP staff, carrying huge banners reading "Million Trees NYC" and "Do One Thing That's Green." Groups cheered at each other when arriving at each site within close proximity (symbolic of a competition). A tree planting demonstration was done by The James Madison curb tree pit. Some street trees were also planted elsewhere. As a token of appreciation, around 1,000 catered buffet-style lunches were provided by Dallas BBQ, and families and friends sat in the newly planted MacDonald Park, admiring their accomplishments. Children participated in a number of additional activities, such as hula hoops and a match game. An owl, bird, turtle, iguana, and a snake were available for petting. Queen of Freestyle Judy Torres performed her classic hits, including "No Reason To Cry," "Come Into My Arms," and "Faithfully," and the crowd cheered her on. Then, a few raffle drawings were held, and people won complimentary flights on JetBlue. Amy Freitag, Executive Director of the New York Restoration Project, thanked volunteers, waving adieu. The new 14-foot trees in MacDonald Park are at least 5 years old, and have quite a way to mature, to match the small quantity of 3060 year-old trees which survived the storm. A child said they will return in 20 years to see the tree they planted grow much taller. Not only was a tree planted, but a heart in Forest Hills. With deep gratitude to all, —Michael Perlman, Rego-Forest Preservation Council, Chairman
QC Scholar At Large: Photo by Ira Cohen
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TD Bank Lands Approval From CB7
current site of Whitestone Lumber by a vote of 30-3-1, with a proviso. The 3,800 sq. ft. location required an amendment to the current R3A zoning by establishing a C1-2 commercial district bounded by 14th Avenue, the Cross Island Parkway Service Road South, 148th Street and a line 100 feet north of 15th Avenue. TD's Senior Vice President of Government and Community Banking Jack Rainey assured aesthetics, landscaping and safety were primary concerns for the company, and said its design for the land reflected those issues. The bank would include a sizable amount of greenery, as well as a 21-car parking lot and a drive thru. The building would also be LEED certified, a label that ensures it is environmentally friendly. The board's main concerns swirled around traffic safety. The bank's plans call for entrances and exits on both 148th Street and the Parkway's service road. After CB Chair Gene Kelty's initial motion to ensure all exiting traffic headed onto the service road was withdrawn, the board approved the plan with the provision that all drive-thru traffic exit onto the service road. The Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Association and State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) opposed the plan, with traffic and zoning changes fueling the Senator's position. TD has a 20-year lease for the site, pending their proposal's approval. The amendment will next face the borough board, before navigating its way to the City Council. Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127. —Joseph Orovic
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Citizens of Northern Boulevard's eastern half were treated to an unusual site on Thursday - car dealer's merchandise hitched to the back of an NYPD tow truck. Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Star Nissan and Star Toyota saw some of their cars towed away after repeated complaints from civic associations led the 111th Precinct to act. The cars violated one of two laws - being parked on the sidewalk or street - without registrations. According to Lieutenant Dan Heffernan, his decade on the job has seen dealers' cars towed a handful of times. "It's frustrating from my point of view," he said. "They've all been spoken to, numerous times." The lack of a registration makes typical methods of enforcement (tickets) ineffective. If the car is not registered, the Dept. of Finance will not process the ticket. "It is like a Catch-22," Heffernan said. "We can still put a ticket on it; under aggressive towing we can pretty much tow it without a problem." The issue first arose within local civic groups, namely the Bayside Clear-Spring Council and the Auburndale Improvement Association. The Association's First Vice President Henry Euler said a lack of space may be fueling dealerships' moves. "They're bursting at the seams," he said. "What they really need is to get themselves some additional space." Safety was the primary motivation for the civic's complaints. Euler said cars on sidewalks force many pedestrians to walk onto the street. "We don't want to put anybody out of business; we don't want to hurt anyone's business," he said. "They just need to be more considerate. They're all anxious to make money, of course, that's natural. But be considerate of their neighbors." Since Thursday, Heffernan said dealerships have changed their practices. "Once you tow, then it's cleared up," he said. "Let's hope it lasts forever. Usually they start to slip and slide after a few months though." Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.
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Cars Towed Along Northern Stretch
Who can argue that Queens is not full of brainiacs? Queens College Political Science Professor Michael Krasner is now a Fulbright U.S. Scholar. The academic will teach three courses in Denmark this fall, hopefully showing off his expertise on government and politics. Krasner is considering teaching is an undergraduate course on the Obama presidency and a graduate course on food politics.
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Bay Area Locals Fret Over JFK Plans By DOMENICK RAFTER Residents and environmentalists living around Jamaica Bay are concerned a recent report detailing possible expansion plans for JFK Airport will severely impact the environment around one of the East Coast's largest wetlands. Earlier this year, the Regional Plan Association released a 158-page report on the future of air travel in the New York area. Among its recommendations was to expand all three major airports, including JFK. Three of the four options the RPA outlined would require building new runways into Jamaica Bay, reclaiming as much
as 400 acres of the bay. The report sparked outrage among residents in neighborhoods around the bay, including Howard Beach, Broad Channel, Rosedale and the Rockaways. The Jamaica Bay Task Force, a group of private citizens and organizations concerned about the bay, met April 7 at the American Legion Hall in Broad Channel to discuss the potential the RPA's plan has to damage the ecological makeup of Jamaica Bay. The meeting was attended by more than 150 residents and civic leaders, including U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Kew Gardens), who flew back to New York from Washing-
Futbol Clubs Compete For $$
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By JOSEPH OROV IC Parents of the borough's mini-Maradona's, unite! The City's premiere soccer club, the New York Red Bulls, has launched a "New York's Got Wings" campaign in an effort to promote the love of the world's sport. The drive will help fund local soccer programs. But our borough's local clubs need your support. Redbullusa.com features seven local soccer programs within the borough and is currently open to voting. The winning club will win new soccer equipment from the Red Bulls.
The roster of borough clubs competing includes Auburndale, F.C. New York United, F.C. Vipers, Forest Hills Little League, Queens Village, Rosedale Rockets and Woodhaven. At the moment, Auburndale is in the lead. In a touch of scandal, Red Bull Web sites notes some clubs tried to game the system, voting several times a day. Yellow card for them. The vote tally has since been adjusted. Play fair - one vote per person per day. Reach Deputy Editor Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.
ton D.C. during last week's budget negotiations just to make an appearance at the meeting. "I'm against this and I'm not going to let this happen," Weiner said to the crowd, noting that any reclamation of land needed to expand JFK would require federal legislation. Most of Jamaica Bay is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, owned by the federal government and managed by the National Park Service. Dan Mundy Sr., of the Jamaica Bay Eco Watchers, criticized RPA for both the general tone of the report and for a lack of outreach to civic leaders and groups around Jamaica Bay. Mundy also said the plan showed RPA did not have good knowledge of the bay. A section of Grassy Bay, part of Jamaica Bay directly off the main runway of JFK, was termed "dead" by the RPA because of a lack of oxygen does not support life, but local fishermen fought the accusation, saying the location was anything but dead. "The people in the back of the Bay, they know the Bay," he said. Don Riepe of the American Littoral Society showed photos of birds and animals that live 150 yards or less from the airport. Some of them live and thrive along the boundaries of the airport. The bird populations, he said, could interfere with air traffic coming in and out of new runways in nesting areas. "Birds like the snow goose can really get into trouble with aircraft," he said. Capt. Vincent Calabro, a fisherman who fishes in Jamaica Bay, fought the labeling of Grassy Bay as "dead," showing pictures of
fish he has caught within yards of JFK, including two-to-three-foot-long striped bass, flounder and fluke. "We have to speak up for the Bay," Calabro said. "The Bay asks nothing for us." An expansion project reclaiming land in the bay would be a "disaster," he added. Mundy suggested that the Port Authority, which will use RPA's report to examine how to deal with future air traffic growth, should utilize airports like MacArthur on Long Island, Westchester County, and Stewart Airport in the Hudson Valley before expanding any of the existing ones, which is another option named in RPA's report. Besides environmental concerns, some were worried about noise issues and the potential for disasters like the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 into a Rockaway neighborhood in 2001. One proposal calls for a new runway to be constructed on the west side of JFK that would send air traffic directly over Broad Channel at low altitudes, a problem that has already plagued Howard Beach, South Ozone Park, Rosedale and the Rockaways. "Putting aside the potential environmental catastrophe, what about the quality of life issues," asked Councilman Eric Ulrich (ROzone Park). The implementation of NextGen, new air traffic control technology, will allow planes to fly closer together, meaning planes would be flying over residential neighborhoods as often as every 30 seconds. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.
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109th Precinct HIT BY DRIVER: On Thursday, April 7, at approximately 9:28 p.m., police responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at Elder Avenue and Colden Street in Flushing. Upon arrival, police found an unidentified Asian woman between 30 and 40 years old unconscious and unresponsive with severe head trauma. She was transported by EMS to New York Hospital Queens where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Police later determined that the victim was crossing Colden Street northbound when she was struck by a 2007 Jeep Laredo that was traveling eastbound on Elder Street. The operator of the vehicle remained on the scene. There was no criminality suspected at this time. The investigation was ongoing. From the DA: PIMP SENTENCED: A Queens man who forced a 19-year-old girl into working for him as a prostitute by intimidating and threatening her with murder has been sentenced to up to eight years in prison. Reginald Cooke, 22, of Lefferts Boulevard in South Ozone Park, pleaded guilty last month to sex trafficking and second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He was given an indeterminate sentence of two to six years in prison on the sex trafficking charge and a consecutive term of two years in prison on the weapons charge. Upon his release, Cooke must register as a sex offender. According to the criminal charges, the victim worked for Cooke at various “tracks” (known prostitution locations frequented by prostitutes and their customers) in Queens and elsewhere during the month of August 2010. Cooke also advertised her services on craigslist.com and backpage.com. The victim, who was staying at Cooke’s house, turned over all the money she earned from prostituting herself to him. However, Cooke became increasingly violent and threatened to shoot her if she did not make money for him. In one instance, Cooke choked her with a belt while striking her about the face and body and threatened to get his gun and kill her for failing to make him enough money.
On Sept. 9, 2010, Cooke was arrested on gun charges and repeatedly called the victim from jail, ordering her to go out and prostitute herself to raise money for his bail. A few days later, he called her and told her that he was going to be bailed out by a family member and that when he saw her, he would kill her because she did not make enough money for his bail. 20 FOR MURDER: A Jamaica man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the October 2009 death of his girlfriend whose remains were found the following month by a kayaker in the Delaware River in New Jersey. Collin Ballah, 38, of 97th Avenue, Jamaica, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on March 24. He was sentenced to 20 years in state prison. According to the charges, Farisha Rahamult-Ali, 38, was last seen alive entering her Richmond Hill apartment with Ballah on the evening of Oct. 24, 2009. In reporting her missing, Ballah told police that he, the victim and her 9-year-old son had arrived at her home sometime between 9 and 10 p.m. that evening and that he went to bed at approximately 2 a.m. and did not wake up until about 8 a.m. Ballah also told police that Rahamult-Ali stated that she was going to an appointment in New Jersey the following morning with an unnamed individual. However, interviews with the unnamed individual determined that although Rahamult-Ali had expressed an interest in going to New Jersey for an appointment, she never made it. Also, video surveillance located at Rahamult-Ali’s residence showed Ballah entering the building alone between 4:30 and 5 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2009. In conversations with his cousin, Brian Ballah, at 10 a.m. that morning, the defendant said that he had a body in his truck and that he wanted his cousin’s help in getting rid of the body far away and into moving water. Between 10 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2009, and 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2009, Ballah, his cousin and another individual transported Rahamult-Ali’s body from Queens to New Jersey, where they threw the body into the Delaware River. On Oct. 27, 2009, Ballah reported Rahamult-Ali missing – although such personal belongings as the victim’s cellular phone, wallet and pocketbook were found at her residence. On Nov. 14, 2009, RahamultAli’s naked body was discovered on the banks of Newbold Island on the Delaware River wrapped inside of garbage bags and placed inside a green laundry bag, which was consistent with one that had been at her residence. Brian Ballah, 40, of 107th Street in Richmond Hill, pleaded guilty to first-degree hindering prosecution on Jan. 24. His sentencing is scheduled for April 28.
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Queens CLOSEUP In observance of Holy Thursday, the Queens County Conservative Party will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 20, at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 10715 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. The guest speaker will be George Maragos, Nassau County Comptroller, elected in 2010 with both the Conservative and Republican lines. Prior to his current position as fiscal watchdog of Nassau County, Maragos had over 35 years of senior management experience with leading organizations in banking, consulting and information systems. Maragos will speak about the effects of unfunded mandates and the difficulties they impose on local and state governments in balancing their budgets. The public is invited to hear Maragos discuss how the federal government is responsible for state and local taxes. The meeting will be open for questions from the floor. For more information or directions contact Tom Long at (718) 474-3826.
WRBA Meeting The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association has rescheduled its monthly Town Hall meetings to the third Saturday of each month, at 1 p.m. at the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps (7815 Jamaica Ave.). The next Town Hall meeting will take place on Saturday, April 16, and will feature a self-defense demonstration performed by Sensei Juan of Born 2 Win Martial Arts
(located at 108-15 Jamaica Ave.) and his associate Kioshi Victor Mozquera R. This demonstration was arranged by Assemblyman Mike Miller. The WRBA Town Hall meetings allow Woodhaven residents to discuss issues of concern with fellow residents and elected officials. Recent meetings covered the dangers of abandoned houses and led to the WRBA’s successful efforts to get an abandoned house in the neighborhood – which was being used illegally as a hangout – sealed up.
Senior Dance The Howard Beach Senior Center, located at 156-45 84th St., is featuring “Latin Dance” Lessons and Exercise Program every Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. Sara will be teaching mambo, salsa, cha-cha, meringue and other Latin dances to interested seniors.
Easter Bunny Our Woodhaven Business Improvement District Easter Bunny will be visiting on Saturday, April 16, with free pictures, between 1 and 4 p.m. in our renovated Forest Parkway Plaza Area off Jamaica Avenue (weather permitting) with other attractions.
Dreams Into Reality Independence Residences, Inc. (IRI) will hold its Annual Spring Gala “Turning Dreams Into Reality” on Friday, May 6, 6 p.m., at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle. This year’s honorees are Nadine O. Vogel, Founder and President of Springboard Con-
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KISS In Queens Music writer Ken Sharp is working with KISS on an official book about their early days circa 1972-1975. In the book, there’s a chapter about Coventry, site of their first live show. We’re in need of an exterior photo of Coventry as well as images of KISS performing at the club. The club was located in Queens on 47-03 Queens Blvd, Long Island City from 1973 to 1976. If you can help, please email sharpk@aol.com.
Jewish Treasure In 1896 two eccentric Scottish sisters traveling in Egypt discovered scraps of documents in an attic in Cairo, which became one of the most famous historical finds in Jewish history, revolutionizing the understanding of a thousand years of Jewish life in the Muslim world. Co-authors Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole will discuss the story of the Cairo geniza, this treasure trove of documents, on Tuesday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m. at the Central Queens Y, 67-09 108th St. in Forest Hills. Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole’s talk is open to the general public, with a $6 donation suggested. Unsure of the value of the discarded scraps of documents, the twin Presbyterian Scottish sisters, Agnes Lewis and Margaret
Gibson, called in a Romanian born scholar of Jewish history, Solomon Schechter, who immediately recognized the enormous significance of the documents. The papers of the Cairo geniza, over 280,000 pages of rare manuscripts and Jewish texts written from 870 A.D. on, opened up an entire history of Jewish life in the Muslim world. Widely recognized as the most vital cache of Hebrew manuscripts ever discovered, the geniza provides a detailed picture of the economic and cultural life of North African and Eastern Mediterranean Jewish life, a wealth of information about which very little had been known before. The documents, which include private letters, also provided information about such major figures in Jewish history as Maimonides, the famous medieval Jewish philosopher, and Yehuda Halevi, renowned medieval Jewish poet. Hoffman and Cole’s new book, Sacred Trash: The Lost & Found World of the Cairo Geniza, has been praised for its vivid millennium-crossing story of this discovery, a tale of both personal adventure and redemption. Peter Cole is a MacArthur Award winning poet and translator. Co-author Adina Hoffman is also an award winning poet, as well as a biographer and film critic. Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole’s talk is one event in Spring Author Programs presented by the Hevesi Jewish Heritage Library of the Central Queens YM & YWHA. More information is available at (718) 268-5011 ext. 151, or pkurtz@centralqueensy.org, or at www.centralqueensy.org/Authors.
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CITATION File No. 2011-577 SURROGATE’S COURT Queens COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Linda Corsetti, Veronica Meyer, Gerard Bayer, Public Administrator of Queens County, and any and all unknown distributees of CONSTANCE ILTGEN, deceased, and if any of the aforesaid persons be dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names are unknown and if the persons died subsequent to the decedent herein, to their executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of CONSTANCE ILTGEN, the decedent herein, whose names are unknown and cannot after due diligence be ascertained. A petition having been duly filed by Richard H. Freeman who is domiciled at 118 Fire Island Avenue, Babylon, New York 11702 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on May 19, 2011 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Constance Iltgen lately domiciled at 235-03 88 th Avenue, Queens Village, New York 11426, United States admitting to probate a Will dated July 26, 2001 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Constance Iltgen deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to Richard H. Freeman HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk Dated, Attested and Sealed MAR 18 2011 ATTORNEY RICHARD H. FREEMAN, ESQ., Cullen and Dykman LLP 177 Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201 TEL. 718-780-0155 NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of CAS REALM PUBLISHING LLC, a limited liability company. Ar-
ticles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on January 12, 2011. 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 THE LLC 146-14 20th Avenue, Whitestone NY, 11357. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Famous Accountants LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: Famous Accountants LLC SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: The Company 1673 Gates Avenue Ridgewood, NY 11385 Michael D. Shanabrook. Esq. (signature or organizer) Michael D. Shanabrook. Esq. (print or type name of organizer) ________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1252500 for a “Restaurant Wine License” has been applied for by the undersigned to serve Beer/ Wine at retail in the restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at AI Dining Corp., located at 2002 Utopia Parkway, Whitestone, New York 11357 for on premises consumption. _______________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 169 WEST 85 th STREET LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/04/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Ruth Shore, 169-12 Gothic Drive, Jamaica, New York 11432. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT QUEENS COUNTY NYCTL 2008-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN, Plaintiffs, vs. GEORGE BROWN; FIRST FEDERAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF NY; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (QUEENS); NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; FIA CARD SERVICES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MBNA AMERICA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A.; UM CAPITAL, LLC; BENEFICIAL NEW YORK INC., A/K/A BENEFICIAL NY INC.; HSBC BANK NEVADA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO DIRECT MERCHANTS CREDIT CARD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CAPITAL ONE BANK; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU and “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 12420-09 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Queens County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: February 3, 2011 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Joseph G. Golia a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated February 22, 2011, and filed with supporting papers
in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 11427 199th Street, St. Albans, New York and being a parcel of land designated as Block 11016 and Lot 62. The relief sought is the sale of the subject property at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $9,911.23, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the property. Richard M. Beers, Jr. Phillips Lytle LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs Office and Post Office Address 1400 First Federal Plaza Rochester, New York 14614 Tel. No. (585) 2382000 _______________________________________________________________
Dennis (Middle) Dongkyu (Last) Lee My present name is (First) Dong (Middle) Kyu (Last) Lee aka Dennis Lee (infant) My present address is 50-03 194 th Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 My place of birth is Korea My date of birth is February 07, 1994 ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation (LLC). Name: 142-82 REALTY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/ 06/10. Office location: Queens COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: 142-82 ROCKAWAY BLVD., JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11436. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of 52 STREET LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/27/2011. 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: 106-16 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. _______________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of DT Event Planning, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on January 10, 2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 137-48 Francis Lewis Blvd Laurelton, NY 11413 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. _______________________________________________________________ NOTICE is hereby given that a license, # 12500020P for liquor has been applied for by El Mariachi Corp. to sell liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 33-11 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106 for on premises consumption. _______________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/ 29/11, bearing Index Number NC-000228-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Jennifer (Last) Pittelkow My present name is (First) Jenifer (Last) Pittelkow aka Jennifer Pittelkow My present address is 35-42 73 rd Street, Apt #D3, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 My place of birth is Miami, Fl. My date of birth is January 24, 1991 _______________________________________________________________ NOTICE is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 18 day of March 2011, bearing Index # 161/2011, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435, grants Francis Philip Grillo a/k/a Francis P. Grillo the right to assume the name
of Frank P. Grillo. His present name is Francis Philip Grillo a/k/a Francis P. Grillo. The date of birth is February 15, 1967. The place of birth is Queens, New York. His present address is 157-24 82 nd Street, Howard Beach, New York 11414. _______________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of HVAC O.G.R. GENERAL CONTRACTOR LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 03/16/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 88-05 MERRICK ROAD #5G, Jamaica, NY 11432 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. _______________________________________________________________ “Notice of formation of NYC Triad LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/21/2011. Office Location: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process to C/O The LLC, 150-24 25th Drive, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful activity”
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Notice of Formation (PLLC). Name: CHOI ENGINEERING PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/29/10. Office location: Queens COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: 6838 YELLOWSTONE BLVD., Suite A15, Forest Hills, NEW YORK 11375. Purpose: to practice the profession of engineering. ________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of Hunters Point Veterinary Hospital, LLC, a professional service LLC (PLLC). Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/23/11. Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation, 111 8 th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: practice veterinary medicine. __________________________________________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Steinway Auto Sales LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: Steinway Auto Sales LLC SECOND: The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Queens THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: John Salvio 20-02 Steinway St Astoria, NY 11105 USA John Salvio (signature of organizer) John Salvio (print or type name of organizer) _______________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/17/10, bearing Index Number NC-000974-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First)
_______________________________________________________________ GNL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/23/11. Ofc in Queens Cty. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 6015 Putnam Ave 1 Fl, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: General _______________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 4/ 5/11, bearing Index Number NC-000262-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Jessie (Middle) S. (Last) Garciaguirre My present name is (First) Jessy (Middle) S. (Last) Garceaguirre aka Jessie S. Garciaguirre aka Jessy Stefany Garciaguirre aka Jessie S. Kraish My present address is 35-20 Leverich Street, Apt #C640, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 My place of birth is El Salvador My date of birth is August 29, 1982 _______________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 1 st day of March, 2011, bearing the Index Number 1194/2010, copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, in room number 357 grants petitioners’ infant child the right to assume the name of Elliot Thomas Debrosse. His present address is 115-15 196 Street, Saint Albans, New York 11412, his date of birth is December 1, 1995; the place of his birth is Jamaica, New York; his present name is Elliot Thomas Nixon, A.K.A. Elliot Nixon.
Queens Loses Beach To Growth, Progress vacant lot further away from the construcBy JASON BANREY Borough residents looking for fun under tion, just south of the existing parking lot," the summer sun on the sands of Long Island Fox said on the site. Despite developing a new design that City's only beach are in for a disappointing expanded the beach, adding a nine-hole miniseason. After five years of riverside recreation golf course and a newly configured volleyball and countless numbers of sun seekers set- court, Water Taxi Beach was shut down by ting foot on the award winning urban oasis, the EDC. According to Fox, since the location Water Taxi Beach announced last week it is opened in 2005, more than 240,000 people shutting down. have visited the site for a In an effort to build variety of popular events, combined storm water including volleyball outfalls for the new Hunt“I think it’s leagues, political ers Point South developfundraising events, DJ conment, the City's Economic going to be an certs, local school graduaDevelopment Corp., economic loss tion parties and even an which is coordinating the episode of "Top Chef." project, told Tom Fox, to the the popular owner of the WTB site, it neighborhood.” LongAlthough Island City site has seen would need to vacate the its last sunset, the new Huntcurrent location to make ers Point South project room for the new promises the development development's infrastrucof an extensive layout of ture. "It is what it is," Fox said about the closure public space on the East River which proof the site, which employed 42 people. "I poses the development of a new beach and think it's going to be an economic loss to the water taxi location. Also within in the proposed mix-used, neighborhood." Announcing the news on the company's middle-income housing development which Web site last Tuesday, Fox said he made a will bring approximately 5,000 housing units last-ditch effort to save the sandy site, which to Long Island City's ever-developing riverhas been internationally recognized in vari- side, the EDC plans to create 11 acres of ous publications throughout Europe, Asia waterfront parkland, a grove, two overlooks, and South America for its rare city-side a pier, and a promontory. Reach Reporter Jason Banrey at beach setting. "We asked the NYC EDC for permission jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 357to move this unique urban environment to a 7400, Ext. 128.
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Boro Pols Join Chorus To Defend City Water place. The third, sponsored by Addabbo, would require testing of waste from drilling for radioactivity and finally the fourth, sponsored by Avella, would ban hydrofracking altogether. "It is clear to me, that until we can be assured that the practice of hydrofracking presents absolutely no threat to New York's residents and their drinking water, we must completely ban fracking," said Avella. Banning hydrofracking would be difficult. The practice is supported by Upstate politicians, and President Barack Obama included natural gas drilling as part of his energy agenda. The first three bills in the package would provide a structure to protect water while developing a political appetite to ban hydrofracking all together, the three Senators say. Supporters of hydrofracking have argued that the practice would help the United States become more energy efficient and rely less on foreign oil while bringing jobs to Upstate New York. They say the risks have been overstated by the EPA and hydrofracking opponents, but much of the EPA's findings come from effects hydrofracking caused in groundwater in Pennsylvania, where there are few regulations on the industry. Former Gov. David Paterson issued an executive order before leaving office that put a moratorium on hydrofracking until a state environmental study is done. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he expected the study to take until mid-to late-summer. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.
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By DOMENICK RAFTER Two Queens State Senators are joining with State Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) to introduce a package of bills aiming to defend the state's water against the effects of hydrofracking, the controversial procedure aimed at extracting natural gas from rock formations. The bills, sponsored by Kreuger, State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a staunch opponent of hydrofracking, and State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), ranking member of the Environmental Protection Committee, would put regulations in place to regulate hydrofracking and ultimately ban the process entirely. The package of bills comes in the wake of studies conducted by the EPA that shows that wastewater produced by hydrofracking is far more dangerous than originally thought. Some of the prime natural gas deposits exist in the Marcellus Shale rock formation which covers a wide swath of Southern New York State including in the vicinity of important reservoirs in the Catskills. The Marcellus Shale continues under much of Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio and West Virginia, where hydrofracking is already done. The natural gas industry says some of the best untapped deposits are in New York. The first bill, sponsored by Krueger, would place greater regulations on the use of fluids used in the drilling, including prohibiting the use of "frac fluids," which can often contain carcinogenic materials. The second bill, sponsored by Avella, includes a more comprehensive regulation of the operations; including limiting the area drilling can take
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STILL FOOLING EVERYONE AT 100 YEARS of six girls and sickly as a child, Coopersmith was sheltered from an early age and was not expected to live long. "She also has mild epilepsy and that's why she has never learned to drive," said her son, Lewis Coopersmith. She defied the odds and is as healthy as ever. Olga Kadina, who for the past five years has aided Coopersmith in her daily routines said, "She is the most amazing woman I have ever known. She doesn't need my help; she does everything on her own." "Amazing" seemed to be the magic word that day, as everyone from Coopersmith's
C ONGRATULATIONS :: Henna Boucher, from Jackson Heights, was voted second runner up for this year’s Ms. Senior America Pageant 2011, an entity of the National Ms. Senior America Organization. It is founded on the philosophy that seniors are the foundation of America and our most cherished treasures. Because of their resources, wisdom, skills and knowledge, younger generations have an opportunity to learn and build a better society. The Ms. Senior America Pageant is the world’s first and foremost pageant to emphasize and give honor to women who have reached the “Age of Elegance.” It is the search for the gracious lady who best exemplifies the dignity, maturity and inner beauty of all senior Americans.
great granddaughter to her daughter's childhood friend described the elderly lady as such. Coopersmith's amazing spirit for life, in spite of her rough start, eventually led her to her husband, Hyman Coopersmith, whom she met at the tender age of 14 when the family moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn the year before. "I knew he was the one. We walked to school everyday. There was an ice-cream parlor on the way on Church Avenue," Coopersmith reminisced. "Coming home, on hot days, Hy Gertrude Coopersmith (r.), catching up with great-grandand I would get ice- daughter, Ariel Rubin. cream sodas for 10 Coopersmith's daughter, Miriam cents." The couple married in 1934 and re- Feinstein, replied, "She remained the same. mained together for 61 years until Hyman She's strong." After a few seconds, Miriam quickly died of a sudden heart attack in 1995. After her husband's death, Coopersmith added, "She has become more vocal. Daddy moved back to New York to be closer to used to talk so much and never let her get her family, having lived in Florida since a word in." Coopersmith smiled and only rethe mid 1970s. She has three children, seven grand- sponded, "I didn't change. He changed children and 11 great-grandchildren, all me." Reach Intern Jing Chen at of whom attended the birthday celebration. When asked if her mother has jchen@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, changed since her late husband's death, Ext. 124.
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BY JING CHEN Atop the rooftop deck of Flushing House, resident Gertrude Coopersmith celebrated 100 years of life in an intimate setting surrounded by close friends and family last Sunday. Born Gertrude Klein on April 1, 1911, in Pittsfield, Mass., Coopersmith had everyone fooled since the day she was born. "I was supposed to be a boy. My parents wanted a son. I came out on April's Fools' Day; I fooled them," Coopersmith said fondly. Coopersmith fooled them many times throughout her life. The youngest out
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DEALING WITH HEARING LOSS HEAD ON One in three Americans suffer from diabetes and about 57 million are prediabetic. A study conducted by the National Institutes of Health revealed that those with diabetes are at twice the risk of developing hearing loss. Pre-diabetics have a 30 percent greater risk of developing hearing loss. Although the cause is not clear, it is believed that diabetes can damage the nerves and blood vessels of the
inner ear thereby causing hearing loss. To educate this high risk group about how to protect their hearing, Advanced Hearing Center (AHC), Floral Park and Albertson, held a recent program at their facility during National Diabetes Month. Attendees also received complimentary hearing screenings, ear wax removal, health information and hearing aid discounts. “Because hearing loss is a gradual pro-
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Assemblyman Rory Lancman presented an award to former Assembly Member Ann Margaret Carrozza, with Corey B. Bearak, Chairman, and Jack Friedman, President, of North East Queens Jewish Community Council at the Parker Jewish Institute, March 6.
cess, you may not notice it right away.” explained Dr. Amy Sapodin, audiologist and co-owner, Advanced Hearing Center. AHC recommend that those with diabetes and anyone over age 55 get a simple baseline hearing test from a qualified audiologist. This painless, non invasive test takes about 10 minutes to administer and is normally covered by most health insurance. Dr. Sapodin also disDr. Amy Sapodin speaks with seniors about hearing loss. cussed how diabetes “Be sure the hearing aids allow for can lead to blindness, kidney failure and amputations as the high glucose levels flexibility in programming so settings can damage the nerves and blood vessels in be changed and adapted to the individuals hearing loss and lifestyle needs,” noted your body. If the blood vessels in the inner ear are Dr. Sapodin. The audiologist who fits damaged and there is a lack of blood flow, your hearing aids should also be skilled at hearing can be affected as well. That’s why programming. Dr. Amy Sapodin and Dr. Alison it’s critical for diabetics to maintain proper blood pressure and cholesterol levels, get Hoffmann, co-owners, Advanced Hearannual eye exams, monitor blood sugar ing Center, diagnose and treat hearing loss as well as perform hearing aid evaluand get yearly hearing tests. Most people with hearing loss can be ations, testing and maintenance and dishelped by wearing hearing aids. If the pense hearing aids, assistive listening denerves in the ear are stimulated by an aid, vices, and custom ear molds. Advanced Hearing Center has offices it may prevent further deterioration. The consequences of untreated hearing loss in Albertson, L.I. and Floral Park, Queens can result in depression and isolation as and can be reached at (516) 484-0811. most people avoid social situations be- They also offer a free guide to “Coping with Hearing Loss.” cause they can’t participate easily.
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By BRIAN M. RAFFERTY In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. This is one of their stories; in the end, justice prevailed, though probably not the way the DA or police had hoped. The author of this story served as a juror on this trial.
The Characters Frank Williams lived with his girlfriend, Shavala Jenkins, at 111-58 Inwood St. in Jamaica leading up to May 12, 2009. The couple rented a 10-by-12 room in a single-family house that had been illegally converted to have two apartments on the first floor, four on the second and one in the basement. They shared an upstairs bathroom and a downstairs kitchen. Their landlord, Emanuel Harrison, also known as Emanuel Haze or, as he puts it, “Mr. Haze,” collected $175 a week in rent from the couple – plus $10 a week for use of a cable box – for the privilege of living in the “luxury” of his home, he said. Living in the room next door to Williams and Jenkins was Brian Joyner, an ex-con who has done time for robbery and other offenses.
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The Backstory Williams was unhappy about the conditions in the house, and after living there for more than a year, decided to withhold rent until a leak was fixed in the bathroom and until the refrigerator, which would not keep cold enough to store his meats, was fixed. Mr. Haze was upset about this and on May 12, 2009, confronted Williams outside the house and told him that he was going to enter his room the next day and take back the cable box. “You don’t pay the rent, you don’t get to enjoy the luxuries of living here,” Mr. Haze said on the stand at a Queens Supreme Court trial last week. The next day, things turned ugly. Mr. Haze showed up at the house with at least one thug in tow. He said he only brought his friend Tabar, who he described as “big,” to “act as a statue” and to be a menacing figure. Joyner, who said he witnessed the entire scenario play out, said there was a second thug there as well. According to Joyner, when Mr. Haze and the two men came up the stairs, Joyner and his cousin got up and stepped out of their room to see what was going on. Mr. Haze had knocked on Williams’ door, and the tenant opened it. Mr. Haze and
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Through Juror’s Eye Bonny had managed to track down Mr. Haze, who had driven to Brooklyn to drop off his friends and was now on his way back to the house. Mr. Haze called his brother, who, it turned out, had been alone inside the house the entire time since the incident. The brother opened the door for the police. Bonny and other officers entered, and went Above: 111-58 Inwood St. was the scene of the crime. upstairs to Williams’ Below: Examples of the weapons found in Frank Williams’ room. When they got possession. there, the room was the two men entered the room, with in disarray. A pile of clothes was dumped Joyner and his cousin following right into the middle of the floor where previbehind. With a total of six men in a small ously six large men had been gathered. room, five standing and Williams sitting Sticking out from under the clothes was on the bed, Mr. Haze went to take the the visible barrel of a .45 caliber pistol. Bonny called in to the precinct, and a cable box. The next minute or so is murky, and exactly what happened at detective showed up to evaluate the scene. The detective went to court in Kew that moment could never be proven. Gardens and obtained a warrant, returning with the authority to enter the room. The Conflict When cops went into the room they According to ADA Brian Hughes, Wil- found not only a gun, but also a set of liams reached into a metal knuckles. bag and pulled out a .45 semi-automatic The Weapons pistol outfitted with a Frank Williams owned a laser sight and pointed .45 semi-automatic Hotpoint it at Mr. Haze, who said pistol. He purchased it in he was “shocked” to 2006 in South Carolina, and see the light of the laser was legally licensed to own it sight dancing around his body – until he moved to New York and the room. Undeterred, Mr. Haze and failed to register it. Willcontinued taking out the cable box and iams admitted in court that left the room. Williams followed Mr. the gun police found in his Haze down the stairs and out of the room was his – but he said house, but with no gun in hand. he kept it in a Timberland Mr. Haze called 911 and reported shoebox in his closet. that there was a man in his house with a He also said that he kept the gun a gun. He did not say anything to the operator about a weapon being pointed at secret from his girlfriend, Jenkins – the him. He also chose not to leave his name, closet was his and a dresser was hers, she said on examination at the trial. She making the report anonymous. Tabor and the other friend followed Mr. said she did not know Williams had a gun Haze and Williams down the stairs, as until that night. Williams admitted that he owned the did Joyner and the cousin. Mr. Haze’s metal knuckles, having purchased them buddies left with him in Mr. Haze’s car, leaving Williams, Joyner at a flea market in South Carolina several years ago. He could not explain why and the cousin outside the house, and no he bought them. other paying tenants The Charges inside. Williams was hauled in to the 113th, A few minutes later, at 4:50 p.m., police as was Jenkins when she returned home showed up, including of- from work. Though initially charged with ficer Edward Bonny of the crimes related to the incident, all charges 113th Precinct. Williams, some against Jenkins were dropped – the posay, reached back and closed the lice had identified the gun as belonging door to the house. Given the report to Williams. In a written statement given of a gun, Bonny put the three men in in the early morning following his arrest, handcuffs, but without a warrant was Williams admitted ownership of the gun, unable to enter the home. He knocked but said he never pulled it out or pointed repeatedly for anywhere between 45 min- it at Mr. Haze. Williams was charged with three utes to an hour.
crimes: 2nd Degree Criminal Posession of a Weapon, which involves ownership of the gun with intent to use it to harm another; 2nd Degree Menacing, which involves using a weapon to threaten or cause physical harm to another; and 4th Degree Cr iminal Possession of a Weapon, which is the mildest form of the charge, and simply means that the accused has possession of an illegal weapon.
The Trial ADA Hughes offered testimony from Mr. Haze, Officer Bonny, a weapons expert and the search warrant officer. He provided no witnesses besides the landlord to show what had actually happened that evening. Defense Attor ney Kathleen Gallo brought Joyner, Jenkins and Williams to the stand to give their take on what happened that night. In cross examination, Hughes revealed Joyner’s criminal history, as well as his previous times of lying under oath at trials. He also sought to discredit Jenkins’ memory of events, and was cautioned a few times by Justice John B. LaTella for being argumentative with Williams. The jury seemed to think he was trying to get Williams to shed his soft-spoken, well-mannered disposition.
Deliberation And Verdict Following four days of testimony, the 12 men and women from diverse walks of life gathered in the jury deliberation room and immediately voted to find Williams guilty on the weapons charge involving the metal knuckles – he admitted they were his and they were found in his room. Rather quickly, the jury was unanimous on the menacing charge – not guilty. The ADA had failed to prove that Williams had actually taken out his gun, and it seemed additionally unlikely that it was plausible that the events transpired the way Mr. Haze had explained it. Instead, there was a belief that Williams had been set up. Mr. Haze admitted to performing “inspections” of the locked rooms he rented, and Williams, Jenkins and Joyner had all testified to seeing him enter other people’s rooms. The jury assumed that Mr. Haze knew about the gun, and found setting up Williams as the easiest way to push out a tenant behind on his rent. The jury believed that after leaving the house, Mr. Haze called his brother, who was alone in the building, and had the brother go upstairs, find the gun in the closet, and place it where the police would find it. That, the jury felt, would explain the amount of time it took for the brother to open the door after police arrived. With that thought, and a lack of proof on the menacing charge, the jury chose a not guilty verdict on the 2nd Degree weapon charge for the gun. However, Justice LaTella had instructed the jury to also consider a 4th Degree charge if the 2nd Degree one would not stick. After considerable deliberation and a few notes passed to the judge about whether, if the brother moved the gun, Williams had effectively lost possession of it, the jury convicted on the lesser weapons charge. With no prior arrests and facing sentencing on two 4th degree weapons misdemeanors, the jury agreed that it would be unlikely that Williams would serve any time in jail, assuming he would have to pay a fine and face some stiff probation. They all felt that Williams learned a serious lesson, and that justice – though not the ADA’s version of it – had been served. Reach Editor Brian M. Raffer ty at brafferty@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 122.
Mets Return Home To Citi Field For 2011 Season
Original Met and broadcasting legend Ralph Kiner throws out the first pitch on Mets Opening Day April 8 (top r.). The Amazin’s are back for another season, and fans (including Astoria Sen. Mike Gianaris and Brooklyn Councilman Lew Fidler, lower r.) turned out in droves to cheer on our home team. Photos by Ira Cohen
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Hero Firefighter Honored At Forest Hills Opening Day
Firefighter Antonio Velez was honored on Opening Day at the Forest Hills Little League for saving the life of league member Jesse Iacovetta, who he is pictured with at left. Above, Velez throws out the ceremonial first pitch. Right: Jessica Rechner and Bill Humphrey perform for the hundreds who attended the ceremonies. Photos courtesy of FHLL
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By JASON BANREY Each day, many without realizing, riders hop aboard one of the borough’s most historic structural ar terie s, traveling back and forth, for both leisure and labor. But regularly riding the 7 train has be-
both economic growth and significant residential development throughout Queens. In a n effor t to educate t he masse s, Queens Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum will be touring the transpor tation corridor April 30, offering inquisitive trekkers an opportunit y to get a glimpse of the past in the present. Nearly 15 years ago, Eichenbaum began offering his “signature tour” after the MetroCard was introduced to the city’s subway system. Since then, the tour has become a popular fixture within his long list of Queenscentric sightseeing excursions, drawing the at tention of history lovers from all over the city. Focusing on the historical geography and ethnic and technological changes that have evolved over the decade s, par ticipants w ill be guided through five key locations from Long Island City to the rail line’s end in Flushing. “Most of the neighborhoods along the train line were created by the development of this train line,” Eichenbaum said, “forever changing the borough as the [rail] slowly extended into Flushing.” T he tour w ill begin i n Ma nhat tan at
Grand Central Stat ion, where par ticipant s will get an overview and chronology of the 7 train, eventually disembarking in Flushing’s Asian business district. Bouncing back and for th between riding the rail and touring the towns, sightseers will draw a storehouse of researched facts and biased memories of bygone eras says Eichenbaum. [Queens residents] usually don’t know that they are interested in their borough’s h istor y unt i l t he y get involved in it,” Eichenbaum said. “Events like this help expose them to their borough’s past.” Reminiscing their way through history while riding the rumbling 7, par ticipants will get an appreciation for the different neighborhoods which breach the borough’s “International Express” route. The tour requires registration and advance payment, and runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information about The World of t he No. 7 Train tour, contact Eichenbaum at jaconet@aol.com or (718) 961-8406. Reach Reporter Jason Banrey at jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.
The tour will focus on neighborhoods along the No. 7 train that are as diverse as the people who ride it.
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By DOMENICK RAFTER A group of high school students at Juan Morel Campos Secondary School in Brooklyn are curat ing a unique ar t exhibit this summer and are looking for art ists to submit their work for consideration. T he show, cal led “Blood, Sweat a nd Tear s: The Work of Ar t And Tragedy,” w i ll focus on ar t inspired by recovering and renewing after some of the last decades’ worst tragedies. The students are working under the guidance of independent curator Krista Saunders, who said the theme of the exhibit came from the students themselves. The students were learning about the Disaster, including the September 2010 tornado that c e n te n n i a l o f t he Tr i a n g l e wreaked havoc across Queens, is the theme of the S h i r t w a i s t F a c to r y f i r e i n new exhibit. Manhat ta n and watch ing ne ws repor t s of t he ear t hquake a nd tsu- paragraph bio, link to Web site, if you nami in Japan when contemplating ideas have one, two-three jpegs of proposed for the exhibit. work, a separate document w it h ful l ar t“We had brainstorming sessions about work captions (title, date, medium/a, didifferent themes,” Saunders said, “and di- mensions) and a shor t statement about saster was on everyone’s minds.” the work, two-four sentences long. This Saunders noted that for the students, s h o u l d all be e-mailed to their young lives have been affected by world- projectcurate@gmail.com. The deadline to wide disasters, which seem to occur fre- submit is April 22, though Saunders said quently, including Sept. 11, Hurricane any projects “do not need to be realized” Katrina, t he ear thquake a nd tsunami in by that date. The submissions could be South Asia, the ear thquake in Hait i and photographs, paintings, videos and can more locally, last year’s tornadoes that swept be either new work or already existing through Brooklyn and Queens. The exhibit, work. she said, would be focused on the rebuildThe show will open June 3 at ing and recovery effor ts that came after the NUTUREArt’s Gallery, located at 910 Grand disasters. St. in East Williamsburg, less than a mile “They were also interested in the idea of from the Queens border at Ridgewood and renewal,” Saunders said. walking distance from the Grand Street staThe curators are looking for eight to tion on the L train. 10 ar t ist s, Saunder s said. Ar t ist s i nterReach Reporter Domenick Rafter at e sted i n submit t i ng work to be consid- drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357ered for the exhibit should submit a one- 7400, Ext. 125.
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The calamari was sized for sharing. An attractive platter of rings and whole pieces, with a silver bowl brimming with marinara sauce as its centerpiece, the calamari was crispy and lightly fried. A garnish of thinlysliced cucumbers topped off the plate. Although I am not generally a fan of marinara, the smooth flavor offset the wellseasoned calamari wonderfully. For our entrees, we chose the Linguini Walk in the front door of Alba’s Mediterani, Ch icken Font ina and Veal Ristorante & Pizzeria and the view is mis- Portobello. T he Linguini Mediterani was leading. An unsuspecting customer will served in a lobster sauce with clams out of see nothing more than the small, cramped the shell, salmon, scallops and shrimp. The tables and long dinner line that can be lobster sauce was truly delightful and the seafoo d por t ions generous. It found at any pizzeria in the City. Don’t give up yet. A walk to- RESTAURANT was an excellent choice for the seafood aficionado. wards the back of the restaurant The Chicken Fontina was is wor th the effor t. layered with mixed vegetables On a recent Tuesday we venand potato wedges, chicken tured out for a late dinner and breast topped by prosciutto di were quickly seated by the Parma and spinach fontina, in a knowledgeable and friendly wait white wine sauce. The seasoned staff. The open and air y room is potato wedges are tasty all on filled with well-spaced tables, their own. With the chicken and topped by the usual white tablespinach, they added a wondercloths. Hanging on the cream colored walls are large mirrors and Italian ful burst of flavor. The Veal Portobello was served with themed paintings. The room is filled with the pleasant din of couples and families steamed broccoli surrounded by potato wedges, and topped by veal and Portobello enjoying a meal. After listening to the waiter’s recom- mushrooms. The veal was tender and tasty. mendations, we ordered a variety of start- A m u s h r o o m l o v e r ’ s d e l i g h t s , t h e e r s a n d s p e c i a l s , s t a r t i n g w i t h t he Portobellos were sautéed in bra ndy and mescalina and house salads, pasta fagioli port wine, imparting an earthy flavor that and calamari. The Pasta fagioli was both did not overpower the dish. Stuffed from dinner, with much regret beautiful and fragrant, with a plentiful serving of pasta and cannellini beans. It we opted out of desser t. Next time, we will leave room for the Chocolate Mousse was a feast for the eye and the stomach. The mescalina salad was a mixture of and Cannoli. Prices range from a low of $6.50 for chopped greens with olives, thick cut tomato and onion. The ingredients were an appetizer to a high of $23 for the fresh and the house Italian dressing had a N Y Shel l Steak. Our verdict: wel l wor th light taste without the usual bite. The the price. If you are thinking about takhouse salad was a mix of chopped iceberg ing the family to Applebee’s or some with the same combination of olives, to- other chain, make a trip over to Alba’s instead. matoes, onions and dressing. ALBA’S RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA 137-65 Queens Blvd., Br iar wood, (718) 291-1620 CUISINE: Italian HOURS: Sun-Thus 11 am-11 pm; Fri & Sat 11 am-midnight PARKING: Street RESERVATIONS: Accepted CREDIT CARDS: All Major
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ALUMNI ST. AGNES Saturday, April 16 St. Agnes Academic HS in College point for all years, especially those ending in 1 or 6. 3536276. WOODSIDE REUNION Saturday, May 21 Woodside Reunion will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall. 631-467-6091.
ENVIRONMENT WORK IN WETLANDS Saturdays, April 23, 30 help eradicate invasive plant species from the wetland of Alley Pond Park with a volunteer crew. 229-4000.
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DINNER LUNCH & BRIDGE Monday, April 11 luncheon and bridge with the National Council of Jewish Women. 343-9029. CHRIST THE KING Saturday, April 16 Christ the King Regional HS Alumni Association will induct individuals into their Hall of Fame at an Induction Ceremony and Dinner Dance. 366-7400. SONS OF ITALY Friday, April 29 29 th Annual Golden Lion Awards Dinner. 800-322-6742. WOOD-HEIGHTS DEM. Thursday, May 5 WoodHeights Democratic Club w i l l h o l d t h e i r 8 th A n n u a l Wood-Heights Democratic Club at Dante’s Caterers in Jackson Heights. 457-0733.
MISCELLANEOUS CLOTHING DRIVE Through April 24 at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 2637000.
FLEA MARKETS CRAFT & PLANT Saturday, April 16 10-4 and Sunday, April 17 9-3 Easter Craft and Plant Sale plus Ethnic Polish bake sale at St. Josaphat’s, 210 th Street and 35 th Avenue, Bayside. THRIFT SHOPS Saturdays 11-4 Queens Bapt i s t C h u r c h , 9 3 - 2 3 2 1 7 th Street, Queens Village.
EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS JH ART CLUB Classes in all art forms days and evenings for children and adults. 454-0813. PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturdays, April 16, 30 learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-436-7940. CRAFT CLASSES Saturdays 11-3 at Maria Rose International Doll Museum in St. Albans. 2763454. SCRABBLE CLUB Saturdays at 10 at Count Basie Jr. HS, 132 nd Street and Guy R. Brewer Blvd. 8865236. PET OWNERS Sundays (not on holidays) from 1-4 free workshops on pet behavior at Crocheron Park in Bayside (weather permitting). 454-5800. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library at 4. DRAWING CLASS Mondays at the National Art League in Douglaston. 3610628. ADULT CHESS Mondays and Thursdays at the Queens Village library at 5:30. BEGIN ENGLISH Mondays and Wednesdays free Beginners English Classes 10-11:30 at the Pomonok Senior Center, 6709 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. 591-3377. COMPUTER CLASS Tuesdays at the Sunnyside library. Register. KNIT & CROCHET Tuesdays at the Windsor Park library at 2. SCRABBLE CLUB Tuesdays at the East Flushing library at 3:30. GET YOUR YARNS OUT! Tuesdays after evening Minyan at 8, knitters, crocheters, needlepointers, and others meet at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000, ext. 200. COMPUTER BASICS Tuesdays, April 19, 26 at the Astoria library. Register. POETRY WRITING Tuesday, April 19 Poetr y Writing workshop at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows at 7:30. BASIC COMPUTER Tuesdays, April 19, 26 at the Glendale library. Register. INTRO INTERNET Tuesday, April 19 introduction to the Internet for adults at the Queens Village library. Register. DUPLICATE BRIDGE Wednesdays 10:30-3:00 at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills. $12 session, includes light lunch. 261-2900 INDOOR SOCCER – DADS Wednesday evenings at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000. WATERCOLOR CL ASS Wednesdays at 9:30 at NAL. Traditional and contemporary, all levels. 969-1128. SCRABBLE Wednesdays, April 20, 27 at the Forest Hills library at 2. TANGO DANCE & CLASS Wednesdays, April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 Buenos
Aires Tango, 111-08 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills 7-11. $15. Beginners welcome, no partn e r n e c e s s a r y. 3 4 7 - 6 4 2 4705. QUILTING CLASSES Thursdays 10-2 at the Maria Rose Doll Museum in St. Albans. 276-3454 or 917817-8653 to register. CHESS CLUB Thursdays at the East Flushing library. Register. COMPUTER CLASS Thursdays at the Queensboro Hill library. Register. FINANCIAL SEMINARS Thursdays, April 21, 28 at the Steinway library at 6. WRITER’S WORKSHOP Thursday, April 21 at the Bayside library. Register. KNIT & CROCHET Thursdays at the Fresh Meadows library at 6. PAINTING WORKSHOP Fridays through June 24 N e w C re a t i v i t y a n d A d vanced Painting Workshop at National Art League. 1-646546-2296. KNITTING CLUB Fridays at the Maspeth library at 10. KNIT & CROCHET Fridays at the Fresh Meadows library at 10:30. SCRABBLE Fridays Bananagrams and Scrabble at the Windsor Park library at 2:30. GAME DAY Fridays, April 22, 29 at the Bay Terrace library at 2:30. INTRO FACEBOOK Saturday, April 23 introduction to Facebook at the LIC library at 10. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Saturday, April 23 at the Knights of Columbus in Valley Stream. 341-0452.
TALKS LIC BOOK CLUB Tuesday, April 19 “The Thin Executioner” will be discussed at the LIC library at 10. LEFFERTS BOOK Wednesday, April 20 book discussion at 4 at the Lefferts library. LITERARY SOUP Thursday, April 21 at the Queens Village library at 6:30. PARANORMAL Saturday, April 23 “Halfway to the Grave” will be discussed by the Paranormal and Mystery Book Club at the LIC library at 3:30.
THEATER TWO GENTLEMEN Thursday-Sunday, April 1417 at Rathaus Hall at Queens College. 793-8080. GREEK COMEDY Through April 17 “Babies Are Brought By the Stork” with the Greek Cultural Center in Astoria. 726-7329. IN ARABIA May 6-13 “In Arabia We’d All Be Kings” by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6284. $10, seniors $4, facult y and students $3.
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DANCE QUEENS PRIDE FLING Saturday, April 30 Queens Pride House will hold a Spring Fling. 429-5309. COUNTRY WESTERN Saturday, May 21 Savannah Sky performs at the Mothers Day Dance. $12. Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Avenue at 7:30. 7634328. ISRAELI FOLK Mondays 7:30-10:00 at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 18202 Union Turnpike. $10 session. 380-4145. LINE DANCING Mondays 6:30-9:30 at Kowalinski Post 4, 61-57 Maspeth Avenue. $7. Cake and coffee. 565-2259.
(doors open 6) at the Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3 admission includes 12 games. CHAMBER MUSIC Friday, April 22 Windscape. Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 2 6 L u c y Shelton and Friends. Friday, M a y 6 C l a r e m o n t Tr i o . LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College at 10. Free parking. $95 series. 9973802. LIVE JAZZ Fridays through December 13 at 180-25 Linden Blvd.., St. Albans. 347-262-1169 ticket information. BWAY SHOWSTOPPERS April 22-May 1 Neil Berg’s Broadway Showstoppers at Queens Theatre in the Park.
760-0064. FM POETS Saturday, April 23 the Fresh Meadows Poets meet to discuss and critique their work at the Forest Hills library at 10. EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 23 Barnyard Easter Egg Hunt at the Queens Count y Farm Museum 12-4. $5. 73-50 Little Neck Parkway. 347-FARM. KUNQU SOCIETY Saturday, April 23 Chinese Opera performance at 2 at the Flushing library. SLEEPING BEAUTY Saturday, April 23 Russian National Ballet Sleeping Beaut y at Queensborough C o m m u n i t y C o l l e ge . 6 3 1 6311.
MEETINGS P-FLAG Sundays, April 17, May 15 PFLAG, a support group for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays, meet in Forest Hills. 271-6663. MEN’S CLUB SOCCER Tuesday evenings at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 2637000. FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Meadows Camera Club meets. 917-612-3463. TALK OF THE TOWN Tuesdays, April 19, May 3, 17 learn the art of public speaking at 7:15 at the Johnson Family Center on Linden Blvd. 640-7092. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Tuesday, April 19 Bereavement Support Group at Holy Family, 175-20 174 th Street, Fresh Meadows at 7:30 in the church basement. 9692448. AUBURNDALE RESIDENTS Tuesdays, April 19, May 17, June 2 Auburndale Improvement Association meets at S t . K e v i n ’ s , 4 5 - 2 1 1 9 4 th Street at 7:30. AMERICAN LEGION 131 Tuesdays, April 19, May 17, June 21 the American Legion, Post 131, meets at 8 at 10-20 Clintonville Street, Whitestone. 767-4323. FLUSHING CAMERA Wednesdays, April 20, May 4, 18 Flushing Camera Club meets at Flushing Hospital at 7:15. 479-0643. TOASTMASTERS Wednesdays, April 20, May 4, 18 learn the art of public speaking at t he Voices of Rochdale Toastmasters Club in Jamaica. 978-0732. KNIGHTS Wednesdays, April 20, May 4, 18, June 1, 15 Queensview Lodge 433 of the Knights of Pythias meets in Whitestone. 917-754-3093. BIRD CLUB Wednesday, April 20 the Queens Count y Bird Club meets at 8 at Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. WOMANSPACE Wednesdays Womanspace, a discussion group devoted to issues concerning women, meets 1-3 at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Avenue. New
members welcome. QUEENS CENTRAL ROTARY Thursdays 6:30-8:30 Come learn if Rotary is for you. 465-2914. MEN’S GROUP Thursdays, April 21, May 5, 19, June 2, 16 Queens Pride House Men’s Group meets 7-9 to discuss issues that affect them as gay, bi, trans men. WOMAN’S GROUP Fridays the Woman’s Group of Jamaica Estates meets at noon. Call 461-3193 for information. FM POETS Saturday, April 23 the Fresh Meadows Poets meet to discuss and critique their work at the Forest Hills library at 10. JEWISH VETS Sundays, April 24, May 22, June 26 Jewish War Veterans of the USA Lipsky/Blum Post meet at the Garden Jewish Center. 463-4742. ST. ALBANS CIVIC Sundays, April 24, May 22, June 26 St. Albans Civic Improvement Association meets at 1:30 at St. Albans L u t h e r a n C h u r c h , 2 0 0 th Street and 119 th Avenue in the undercroft. 276-4263. VFW 4787 Mondays, April 25, May 9, 23 Whitestone VFW Comm u n i t y Po s t m e e t s . 7 4 6 0540. FH VAC Wednesday, April 27 Fore st Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corp meets. 793-2055. ADVANCED TOASTMASTER Thursdays, April 28, May 12, 26 learn the art and science of public speaking. 5256830. 111 TH PRECINCT Tuesday, May 3 111 th Precinct Communit y Council meets at 7:30. HAM RADIO CLUB Tuesday, May 3 Emergency Communications Service in Briarwood. 357-6851. TELE. PIONEERS Tuesdays, May 10, June 14 Te l e p h o n e Pioneer of America in College Point. 463-4535. LIONS CLUB Tu e s d a y, M ay 10 Ravenswood Lions Club meets at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Astoria at 6:30.
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ASTRONOMY Saturday, April 17 an evening with the stars at Alley Pond Environmental Center. $12 non-members. 229-4000 to register. WALKS Saturday, April 16 “Corona Circuit.” Saturday, April 30 “The World of the #7 Train”. Jack Eichenbaum’s Public Walks961-8406. CHARLOTTE’S WEB Saturday, April 16 at Queens Theatre in the Park for the entire family. 7600064. EBERSOLE & STRITCH Saturday, April 16 Christine Ebersole and Billy Stritch in concert at Queens Theatre in the Park. 760-0064. IMMIGR ATION HERITAGE Saturday, April 16 Quintet of the Americas: Immigration Heritage Celebration Concert at 2 at the Flushing library. KIDS’ CARNIVAL Saturday and Sunday, April 16, 17 at the Queens Count y Farm Museum from 11-6. $10. 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. STAMP SHOW Sundays, April 17, May 22, June 26 Bayside Stamp Show at the Ramada Inn in Bayside. 10-4:30. Free. ART RAFFLE & EXHIBIT Sunday, April 17 National Art League raffle and exhibition 2-4 at 44-21 Douglaston Parkway. $9 includes raffles and buffet. MOSAICOS DEL PERU Sunday, April 17 the Hispanic Societ y of St. Joan of Arc Church will present performances from Peru’s different regions at 3 at the Boylan Auditorium in Jackson Heights. $10 includes lunch 12:30-2:00. ALICE IN WONDERLAND Sunday, April 17 Alice in Wonderland Follies with the NY Theatre Ballet at Queens College. 793-8080. MOVIE & TALK Mondays the Friends of Pomonok present a movie and discussion. Bring lunch. 1 at the Pomonok library. BINGO Tuesdays at 7:15 at American Mart yrs Church, church basement, 216-01 Union Tu r n p i k e , B a y s i d e . 4 6 4 4 5 8 2 . Tu e s d ay s at 7:15
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Queens Today HEALTH NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 7 days a week. 962-6244. CHAIR YOGA Saturdays, April 16, 30 Introduction to Chair Yoga at the Fresh Meadows library. Register. WAITANKUNG Sundays at 2. Waitankung is a great total-body workout. Join these ancient Chinese exercise classes in the Flushing Hospital/Medical Center auditorium on 45 th Avenue between Parsons and Burling. Free. Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156 information. NICOTINE ANONYMOUS Mondays 6:45-8:00 at the Center for Tobacco Control, 2 2 5 C o m m u n i t y D r i ve , Great Neck. 516-510-7826. TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays at 11 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $5 a class. GAM-ANON Tuesdays Free Synagogue of Flushing and Zion Episcopal Church. Wednesdays All Saints Episcopal Church in Bayside, First Presbyterian Church in Forest Hills, Church on the Hill in Flushing and United Methodist Church in Middle Village. Thursdays Free Synagogue of Flushing and Zion Episcopal Church. Call 1-877-6642469. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT E ve r y Tu e s d a y We ste r n Queens Caregiver Network in Sunnyside. 5:30-6:30.
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RELIGIOUS ST. THOMAS Saturday, April 16 Annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. May 7 Mother’s Day Concert. May 14-15 Homecoming Mass, brunch and t o u r s . 1 0 0 th A n n i v e r s a r y Events for St. Thomas the Apostle, 87-19 88 th Avenue, Woodhaven. SACRED MUSIC Sunday, April 17 S a c r e d Music Chorale of Richmond Hill perform their annual Spring Concert at St. John’s Lutheran, 86-20 114 th Street, Richmond Hill. $15, $12 seniors and students at the door. LUTHERAN REDEEMER Sunday, April 17 Palm Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:30. Thursday, April 21 Holy Thursday 7:30pm service. Good Friday, April 22 Tr e O re S e r v i c e 1 2 - 3 , tenebrae service at 7:30. Sunday, April 24 Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at 7, festival service at 10:30. Sundays regular worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 and 10:30. Sunday School, Adult Bible Class and Friendship Hour at 9:30. Yo u t h G r o u p a t 1 2 : 3 0 . Wednesday prayer group and Bible Study at 7. Lutheran Church of the Red e e m e r , 1 5 7 - 1 6 6 5 th A v enue, Flushing. 358-2744. REFORM TEMPLE Tuesday, April 19 a seder will be held at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills. 2612900.
784-6173, ext. 431. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT Every Tuesday 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886. ZUMBA Wednesdays the Sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Cent e r , 1 3 - 0 0 2 0 9 th S t r e e t , Bayside, will hold Zumba Fitness classes from 7:30-8:30. $8 members, $10 others. 428-6363. YOGA Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 6701695. $10 class. OA Thursdays at the Howard Beach library at 10:30. INES’ STORY Thursday, April 21 learn how to prevent and protect your family from HIV. Co-
rona library at 6. OA Fridays 6:30-8:30 at Unit y Center of Flushing, 42-11 1 5 5 th S t r e e t . S a t u r d a y s 10:30-noon at Resurrection Ascension, Feely Hall, 85-18 61 st Road, Rego Park. Beginners meeting except the last Friday of each month, which is a writing meeting. CO-DEPENDENTS ANON. Fridays 10-11:45 at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral C e n t e r , 8 5 - 1 8 6 1 st R o a d , Rego Park. Women only. WEIGHT LOSS EXPO Saturday, May 21 a medical and surgical weight loss expo will be presented from 10-4 at the Uniondale Marriott. $5 at the door; free in advance 516-374-8631. Professionals, screenings, cooking demos, samples, more.
SENIORS AARP CHORUS Like to sing? The AARP Queens Chorus holds practice rehearsals for performances at nursing homes, rehab and senior centers. 523-1330. FREE LUNCH Saturdays, April 16, May 21, June 18 at All Saints Church in Richmond Hill. 849-2352 reservations. TAI CHI CLASSES Mondays at 9 at the Pomonok Senior Center, 6709 Kissena Blvd, Flushing. 591-3377. AARP 1405 Monday, April 18 Flushing AARP Chapter 1405 meets at the Bowne Street Communit y Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Avenue at 1. CAREGIVERS Ever y Tuesday Caregivers Support group at 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886. CLEARVIEW Tuesday, April 19 “Singing in the Rain” movie at 2. Thursday, April 21 Blood pressure check at 9:30. Monday, April 25 music appreciation at 12:30 and “Emotional Wellness Bingo” at 10:15. Thursday, April 28 “Importance of Exercise” at 12:45. Friday, April 29 Current events at 12:45. Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 224-7888. STAY WELL Wednesdays at 10:15 at the East Elmhurst library for exercise and other health related programs. WOMANSPACE Wednesdays Womanspace, a discussion group devoted to issues concerning women, meets 1-3 at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Avenue. New members welcome. AARP 2889 Wednesday, April 20 AARP Chapter 2889 meets at 12:30 at the Elks Lodge Annex, 82-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention discussion. AARP 4977
Wednesdays, April 20, May 18 C o r o n a / E a s t E l m h u r s t AARP 4977 meets at 1:30 at Corona Congregational Church hall, 102-18 34 th avenue, Corona. STARS Fridays, April 22, 29 at 10:30 at the Queens Village library. Senior Theater Acting Repertory meets. AARP 3654 Tuesday, May 3 AARP chapter 3654 meets in Bayside. 423-4237.
TEENS COLLEGE FAIR Saturday, April 16 at the Langston Hughes library starting at 9am. CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library at 4. COMPUTER LOUNGE Monday, April 18 at the Ro c h d a l e V i l l a g e l i b r a r y. Register. TEEN GAME DAY Tuesdays, April 19, 26 at the Rochdale Village library at 4. CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library. TEEN COMPUTER Wednesday, April 20 at the Ro c h d a l e V i l l a g e l i b r a r y. Register. SAT PRACTICE Wednesday, April 20 with the Princeton Review at the Pomonok librar y. 800-2REVIEW to register. POETRY SLAM Thursday, April 21 with Shanelle Gabriel at 4 and again at 5 at the Pomonok library. GAME DAY Fridays, April 22, 29 at the Bay Terrace library at 2:30. TEEN HAPPY HOUR Fridays, April 22, 29 at the Flushing library at 3. FUTURE WRITERS Saturdays, April 23, 30 at the LIC library at 11.
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Queens Today YOUTH QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs. Contact your local branch for dates. ART FOR TOTS Saturdays, April 16, Sundays, February 27, March 27, April 10 Art for Tots 2-4 at the Noguchi Museum. 204-7088. STORY TIME Saturday, April 16 at the LIC library at 3. SPRING STORY TIME Saturday, April 16 Spring is in the Air Story time at 11 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows. S TORY T I M E Saturdays, April 16, 23, 30 at the Ridgewood library at 11. MATH HELP Saturdays at the Flushing library at 10. SCIENCE LAB Saturdays, April 16, 23, 30 at the Central library at 11. CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. S TORY TIMES Saturdays at 11 and Tuesdays at 10:30 weekly story times at 7 at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fresh Meadows. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 at the Douglaston/Little Neck lib ra r y. B r i n g n e e d l e s a n d yarn. MATH MONDAY Mondays, April 18, 25 at the Ridgewood library at 4. EASTER CRAFT Monday, April 18 at the LIC library. Register. WET & WILD Monday, April 18 Edventures at the Rosedale library. Register. CHESS Wednesdays at the Queens Village library at 3:30. CRAFTS Wednesday, April 20 at the Steinway library at 11. First come, first served. TODDLERS Wednesdays, April 20, 27 stories and crafts for toddlers at the Bay Terrace library at 10:30. POETRY PORTFOLIO Wednesdays, April 20, 27 poetry portfolio workshop at the Ridgewood library at 4. S TORY T I M E Wednesday, April 20 at the Steinway library at 10:30. RAINFOREST BUTTERFLIES Wednesday, April 20 at the Peninsula library. Register. JAPANESE FOLK Thursday, April 21 Japanese Folk Dance workshop for children at the Flushing library at 2:30. CHESS CLUB Fridays at the Poppenhusen library at 3:30. GAME DAY Fridays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library. GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays at the Hillcrest library at 4. GAME TIME Fridays at the Windsor Park library at 4. CHESS CLUB Fridays at the Douglaston/
Little Neck library. Register. ACTIVITY TIME Fridays at the Briarwood library at 3:30. CRAFTERNOONS Fridays, April 22, 29 at the Ridgewood library. Register. GAME DAYS Fridays, April 22, 29 at the
Bay Terrace library at 2:30. PRESCHOOL CRAFTS Friday, April 22 at the Sunnyside library. Register. ART FOR FAMILIES Saturday, April 23 for families with children 5-11 at the Noguchi Museum. 204-7088 to register.
EXHIBIT QUEENS HISTORICAL Tu e s d ay s , S a t u r d ay s a n d Sundays 2:30-4:30 new exhibit “For Love of the Games: A History of Sports in Queens,” with other exhibits, “Unraveling History: Using Textiles to Date the Past,” “Kingsland: From Homestead to House Museum,” “Persistence: A Celebration of Landmarks in Queens – Past, Present, Future,” and “The Civil War’s La sting Memory.” Queens H i s to r i c a l Societ y at Kingsland Homestead, 144th 35 37 avenue, Flushing. 939-0647, ext. 17. $2 seniors and students, $3 adults. AMER. CIVIL RIGHTS Through April “Bindu Masks from the Imperato Collection.” February through June “QCC Art Gallery: 20 Years of Collecting.” May through June “Department of Art and Design’s Juried Student Exhibition.” QCC Art Gallery. 631-6396. ISAMU NOGUCHI Through April 24 “On Becoming An Artist: Isamu Noguchi and His Contemporaries: 1922-1960” at the Noguchi Museum, 32-37 Ve r n o n B l vd . , L I C . $ 1 0 adults, $5 seniors and students. 204-7088. MANSHENG WANG Through May 27 “Mansheng Wang: Art and Artlessness” a t t h e G o d w i n - Te r n b a c h Museum. 997-4747. NY REGIONAL AESTHETICS Through June 30 “Express: L o c a l / N ew Yo r k Re g i o n a l Aesthetics” at the Queens College Art Center. 9973770. FLUSHING COUNCIL Through September 2011 “Within the Emperor’s Gard e n : ” T h e Te n T h o u s a n d Springs Pavilion.” Through November 14 “Endangered Art/ists: China.” November 19 through January 7 “Korean Painting Exhibition: A Walk Through Nature.” Permanent displays include “Jazz Live!”, “Flushing Town Hall:” Fact or Folklore,” an historical exhibition on Flushing Town Hall and its place in history, “Legends of the Queens Jazz Trail” 463-7700. DOLL MUSEUM Wednesday through Saturdays 12:30-4:30 the Maria Rose Doll Museum in St. Albans. 276-3454. “”Love Connects Us All” and international doll collection. BAYSIDE HISTORICAL “The Castle,” “Native Bayside/Native Voice,” “If The Hat Fits,” “The Women of Bayside” and “Bayside Life” On the Edge of Modernity” are on display at the Bayside Historical Societ y,
352-1548. Tuesday-Sunday 11-4. $3 donation. LOUIS ARMSTRONG Guided tours at the Corona museum. $8 adults, $6 seniors, students, groups. 4788274. ANTHROPOLOGY The Anthropology Museum of the People of New York and the Armenian Cultural Educational Resource Center Gallery are open at Queens College. 428-5650 to visit. LI ARCHIVES L aGuardia and Wagner Archives display various exhibits exploring the history of NYC. LaGuardia Communit y College. 482-5709. Free. ALLEY POND CTR. Va r i e t y o f e x h i b i t s a n d a chance to see nature upclose in the mini-zoo and aquarium. 229-4000 for a current program guide. KING MANOR Pre-Hampton 19th century get-away Village, Jamaica Village, is recaptured at King Manor Museum, in the middle of King Park. $2 adults, $1 children. Limited winter hours, by appointment only. 206-0545. ONDERDONK Self-guided tours of the national landmark building, built circa 1709. School programs, craft courses, horticultural activities and historical slide shows. Greater Ridgewood Historical Societ y, 1820 Flushing Avenue, Ridgewood. 456-1776. BOWNE HOUSE Original 17th, 18th and 19th century furnishings. 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing. 3590528. $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students and children. POPPENHUSEN Visit the kindergarten room, Victorian Hall, old village jail cells and current exhibits, including the “September 11 Memorial,” “College Point Then and Now” and the “Native American Exhibit.” 10-2. 358-0067. BOTANICAL GARDEN 38 acre garden provides recreation, formal and informal educational opportunities. Queens Botanical Gardens, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing. 886-3880. COUNT Y FARM Tours available of historic Adriance Farmhouse, which dates back to 1772. Queens Count y Farm Museum, 7350 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347-FARM. FISHER LANDAU The Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 th Street, LIC. 937-0727. Free. Recent acquisitions and core holdings in photography, painting and sculpture.
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1st Lt. Jarrod Prill (l.) and Capt. Dara Dawe , the commander of the 442nd MP Company pose with Iraqi Police General Khalid, Dean of the Al Anbar Police Training Center in September 2010.
Kids from St. Mary’s check out the police car.
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Young adults in St. Mary’s Pediatric Day Healthcare Program (PDHC) toured the New York Police Department 111th Precinct and had the opportunity to meet with real life heroes and learned about the important role police officers serve in the community. St. Mary’s kids, some of whom have dreams of becoming a police officer one day, were led on a special tour by Community Affairs Officer Gary Poggiali who showed them firsthand how a police station works.
Patients observed criminal cells, role call, and conference rooms. The most exciting part of the tour was saved for last as the kids had the opportunity to check out a real police car and all the gadgets used to respond to emergencies. Officer Poggiali and the entire 111th Precinct have created a unique friendship with the children of St. Mary’s over the years, often visiting the hospital and even distributing toys and gifts near the holidays. At the
end of the tour, St. Mary’s kids were very eager to hear all about Officer Poggiali’s experiences at the NYPD and had lots of questions. The 160 Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 442nd Military Police Company arrived back in the United States here on Saturday, April 2, after almost nine months of service in Iraq. The 442nd Military Police Company was based in Ramadi, Iraq as part of the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade assigned to the Third Infantry Division. They are based at the State Armory in Jamaica.
The unit served at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and was deployed to Iraq in 2003-4, where it earned a Presidential Unit Citation and helped reestablish a training academy for the Iraqi police. Approximately a third of the unit’s members are civilian law enforcement professionals from across the New York City region and almost a fourth of the unit’s members had already completed at least one overseas deployment. The unit’s members are expected to return to their home base at the New York State Armory in Jamaica.
OF THE
T he Queens Tribune and its advertisers take pleasure in once again presenting
our “Mother of the Year Contest.” Our Mother’s Day Issue will feature winning entries plus thoughts of the children of Queens. This is our small way of paying tribute to the moms out there who help make Queens a better place to live.
The contest rules are simple. Just submit 250 (typewritten when possible, otherwise legible) words or less as to why your mom is special. You or your mom must be a Queens resident. Entries must be received by Friday, April 29, 2011. Enclose a photo of mom or mom and her kid(s) where possible (sorry they can't be returned.) Mail entries to “Mother of the Year” Queens Tribune, 15050 14th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357. The entries will be judged in three age groups: A) 8 and under; B) 9-12 and C) 13 - adult. Judging will be based on content, creativity and sensitivity. We are open-minded about this contest and even mother-inlaw entries will be accepted. Don't Delay: get your entry in today and pay tribute to your special "MOM" (and get Mother's Day Gifts Too!)
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Mail to “Mother of the Year” Queens Tribune, 150-50 14th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357.
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 Friday, April 29, 2011. 3. Give your age (18+ acceptable), address, phone number, plus mom's name and address. 4. Enclose a 4x6 photo of mom or mom and her kid(s) where possible; put full names on back of photo. Sorry, they can't be returned. 5. Mail entries to “Mother of the Year,” Queens Tribune, 150-50 14th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357. 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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Stephanie Revisited
Stephanie Fedor Home: Forest Hills Age: 19 Height: 5’ 7" Weight: 115 lbs Stats: 34-32-33
Aliens, Anyone?
Nick Knack
Black is back. No, not former New York City’s former Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, but the Men in Black. Currently filming the third installment at Kaufman Astoria Studios, the cosmic sci-fi duo, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, have made a return to Queens. Although it is not certain whether or not the galaxy defenders will be running amuck throughout our borough, Queens can be proud of being chosen as a production point. Rumors have been circulating, stating that the production has been struggling to put together a solid script which has pushed back the film’s debut.
Come on, you know you've thought about it -- trying to get out of jury duty by telling the judge you’re a racist or a bigot, even if you’re not. Well for one woman, the much suggested-though-notever-tried excuse to avoid serving on a jury backfired badly. At a Brooklyn federal court, a young woman tried to get herself dismissed from serving on the jury for the trial of a mob boss by stating that she hated “AfricanAmericans, Hispanics and Haitians.” She also suggested that police were lazy and use their sirens to escape sitting in traffic. The prosecutor asked for her to be dismissed from the case, and she was, but Judge, and former Queens Tribune legal counsel, Nicholas Garaufis, was not go-
Queens Super Duo in Black: Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are filming at Kaufman Astoria Studios Hey producers, if gets too tense for ya’ we know some good writers who could jam out a spacey Queens centric script.
2 Slow, 2 Furious
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Models Of Queens
In the nearly two years since we last spoke with Stephanie, this gal’s career has taken off. A Forest Hills transplant from Connecticut, Stephanie grew into her role as a model, at one time considered too short to be taken seriously. Recently she has worked at some trade shows, hung out with great photographers and hooked up with a couple of couture designers to model their new fashions. Though getting into the business was slow, Stephanie has been able to get the ball rolling. She is networking herself on a slew of modeling Web sites and is working with photographers to build her portfolio. “This is definitely something I am really passionate about,” she said. “I see myself doing a lot of photo shoots for magazines. I would do runway, commercial.” When not hard at work in college or in front of the lens, Stephanie Stephanie enjoys hanging outFedor at the shops, Hills on movieHome: theatersForest and restaurants and around Austin Street and keepAge: 19 ing close to home. Height: 5’ 7" “I don’t go clubbing or anything,” Weight: 115 lbs she said. “I’m not really Stats: 34-32-33into that.”
Astoria comedian Mark Malkoff set out on a challenge to prove what we all already know: how slow the city buses are. Riding on a child’s tricycle, the comedian raced the M42 for a mile, beating it by more than 2 minutes. The city’s campaign that promises faster bus service is evidently failing, not surprising given the MTA’s track record. Anyway, why wait for the Q15 in the morning to get to the Tribune office? Might as well walk; you’d probably get here faster. Left: Mark Malkoff beat the M42 by a landslide
Wiki Woes What happens when you crowdsource information? People rename bridges The new sign, sigh. too early. The many, many folks curating information on Wikipedia put the cart before the horse and renamed our beloved bridge the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge at least a full week before the mayor was set to sign the renaming into law. Though still just the Queensboro Bridge (as it will always remain in our hearts), those Wiki warriors just couldn’t wait for the wheels of bureaucracy to do their grind. We happily invite our readers to correct the entry often, and remind the world the bridge is ours – even after it changes. Feelin' Groovy?
Sign Of The Times A long-time Tribbie got quoted in The New York Times. The old gray lady ran a story about cricket – the sport, not the insect – and quoted our Production Manager Shiek Mohamed, who also maintains newyorkcricket.com, regarding the growing popularity Shiek Mohamed of the “sport.” This represents an astounding number of firsts. Shiek has apparently worked here for 15 years and, quite frankly, we have never heard of him. We’re not even sure what his job is. And besides, since when is cricket considered a sport? Regardless, this guy from the art department managed to find time to talk to a another newspaper and maintain a Web site? Can someone find some work to keep him busy?
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis ing to let her go unscathed. “This is an outrage, and so are you!” Judge Garaufis scolded the woman before sentencing her to more jury duty…indefinitely. In his early days, we hear Judge Garaufis would fall for the old “talking to yourself” scam. But it is apparent by his impressive track record that the Federal Bench fits our old friend Nick quiet nicely.
Confidentially, New York . . .