Vol. 42, No. 19 May 10-16, 2012
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City Withdraws Willets Point Bid By ROSS BARK AN A rare event occurred last week in New York City: the Bloomberg Administration, at least temporarily, gave up. In a move that surprised Willets Point observers and activists, the City decided on May 2 that it would withdraw its bid to condemn properties on a 12.75 acre slice of Willets Point. The City had planned to use the power of eminent domain to push forward the first phase of a multi-phase project that was going to include 680,000 square feet of retail space, a hotel and up to 400 apartments. With their case dropped, the City will now strike a deal with Related and Sterling Equities to build retail outlets of a
potentially smaller scope at the Iron Triangle. The Related and Sterling Equities proposal involves zoning changes that require a new environmental impact study and City Council approval, delaying the project for a year or more. Sterling Equities is headed by Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, the owners of the neighboring New York Mets. Mayor Mike Bloomberg will not be in office to see the completion of any development at Willets Point, a goal that has eluded developers and urban planners since the Robert Moses era. “Most challenges to condemnations are usually defeated,” said Michael Rikon, an attorney for
Willets Point United, the opposition group that fought the City’s eminent domain bid. “This particular case the City would not have won because the City did everything wrong.” Rikon believed the City knew it would lose in court because it failed to follow proper procedures. WPU had long argued that the City, by not providing Spanish translators at a condemnation public hearing, violated civil rights laws. Many workers and property owners at Willets Point are Hispanic and they have protested alleged NYPD harassment that they believe is an organized attempt to force them out of Willets Point. When Spanish speakers began making statements
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next great neighborhood and continue the historic progress we’ve already made there,” said Julie Wood, a spokeswoman for Bloomberg. “Last week’s action ensures that our plan will comply with the site’s myriad technical and legal requirements.” The City denied that any fear of being defeated in court spurred their decision to withdraw their condemnation bid. Rather, according to the City, because the developer’s proposal would differ from what the City originally intended to create when it condemned the properties, it did not make sense to begin the proceedings. State Sen. Tony Avella (DBayside), one of the few elected officials to criticize the Willets Point project, did not believe the City was telling the truth. “It just reinforces everything I’ve said, WPU has said. The City’s plan was a house of cards and a little wind came by and blew it down.” Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com.
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on the site of the RKO Keith’s “It took a long time, but the process is actually quite routine for any building of any significant height near LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports,” said Howard Goldman, Thompson’s land use attorney. “The project has a green light.” The Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation will expire on Oct. 30, 2013. Kellberg could not be reached for comment. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com.
By JASON PAFUNDI Disgraced former Democratic State Senator and City Councilman Hiram Monserrate pleaded guilty last week to using taxpayer dollars to fund a losing 2006 political campaign. He faces up to two years in prison, according to sentencing guidelines, and was ordered to return to court on Sept. 14. The 44-year-old Monserrate, who represented Jackson Heights and Corona, was expelled from the state senate in 2010 after being convicted of domestic assault. The campaign funding corruption was from when Monserrate was a member of the City Council. An indictment accused him of funneling more than $100,000 from a group in Queens, the Latino Initiative for Better Resources and Empowerment. It also said that LIBRE spent $30,000 on a petition drve and $31,000 to help register voters. They also paid $48,000 in salary to employees for allegedly doing nothing.“At the time I knew my conduct was wrong and not legal, and I take full responsibility for my
Hiram Monserrate actions,” he told federal judge Colleen McMahon. Elected to the state senate in 2008, the former NYPD officer was convicted of misdemeanor assault and sentenced to three years probation a year later for dragging his bleeding girlfriend down a hallway in their apartment. He was expelled from the senate by a 53-8 vote, the first time in nearly a century that the body ousted a member from office. Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.
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By ROSS BA RKAN The Federal Aviation Authority ruled again that the height of a planned mixeduse building would not interfere with the flight path of LaGuardia Airport planes, clearing the way for apartments to rise on the sight of the famed RKO Keith’s theater. Having fallen into disrepair, the once regal theater in downtown Flushing has been a battleground for competing visions over the last decade. Preservationists want the theater restored, while developer Patrick Thompson has successfully pushed to build an apart- A rendering of the plans for the hotel ment building, now with theater. rental units instead of condominium units, on the site of the nis Roberts, director of airspace theater. services at FAA, to Kellberg. “AcFAA’s ruling ensures a hurdle cordingly, your request for discreis cleared for Thompson: the build- tionary review is denied, and the ing, at 195 feet above sea level, above referenced Determination of will not be hazardous to low-fly- No Hazard to Air Navigation is ing planes, according to a letter final.” sent from FAA to Christian Four years ago, FAA originally Kellberg, a civil engineer and pres- ruled that Thompson’s development ervationist who was appealing a would require certain types of lightdetermination FAA made back in ing in order to not interfere with January. flight paths. After returning to the “You failed to provide any new Board of Standards and Appeals facts or information that would for an approval to be re-issued, change the basis on which the de- Thompson finally gained FAA aptermination was made,” wrote Den- proval.
at a public hearing, Rikon claimed, the stenographers took their fingers off their machines. WPU also attacked the City’s Economic Development Corporation for refusing to release the names of bidders for the first phase of the project, though the deadline for proposals had long passed. Robert Freeman, executive director of the New York State Committee on Open Government, concurred with WPU. The Federal Highway Administration recently approved new ramps for the Van Wyck Expressway, a crucial rubberstamp that would have allowed the City to begin the massive mixed-use development it had always dreamed of. Though WPU argued that a Willets Point development would create an unsustainable traffic burden, FHWA was not swayed. The road to this development, in light of the City’s decision, has grown much longer and more uncertain. However, the City was sanguine about the outcome. “We’re very close to having a deal in place that will transform Willets Point into New York City’s
Cuts Would Close 18 Library Branches BY V ERONICA LEWIN The borough’s comprehensive public library system is at risk, once again, for funding cuts that would cripple their ability to serve the people of Queens. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Executive Budget calls for $26.7 million in cuts to the Queens Public Library system. Manhattan and Brooklyn’s libraries are also at risk, totaling $100 million in cuts to the City’s three public systems. The
funding loss would be effective at the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1. Since 2008, Queens Library has lost $48.5 million in funding. According to Queens Library, the funding cut would force the outright closing of 18 branches. More than 600 jobs would be on the line and Sunday library service would be eliminated boroughwide. The Central Library in Jamaica would be the only library in the system to offer Saturday service.
“We spoke in a unified and loud voice that a $100 million cut to libraries is unacceptable and cannot happen,” said Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), who chairs the Cultural Affairs and Libraries Committee. Over the years, the Queens Public Library has evolved into a onestop shop for the borough. Much like community centers, library branches offer educational classes, entertainment and safe places for
young people to hang out. Last month, the library began lending ereaders at the Central Library to allow customers to take multiple books with them at once. The Queens Public Library is working on renovations across the borough, including the expansion of the Adult Learning Center at the Rochdale Village branch. The center serves hundreds of adult students each year who are learning to read, write and speak English, as
well as students who are taking preGED classes. The center is one of seven in the borough. The Cultural Affairs and Libraries Committee is having a hearing on Monday, where people will have an opportunity to testify on the effects of the proposed cuts. A rally is planned for May 31 on the steps of City Hall Reach Reporter Veronica Lewin (718) 357-7400, Ext. 123 or vlewin@queenspress.com.
Mittman, Sheng Decry ‘Political Maneuvers’
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By STEV EN J. FERRA RI Two candidates seeking a spot in the Democratic primary for the 6th Congressional District race have made new allegations of political maneuvers from opponents seeking to keep them off the ballot June 26. Dr. Robert Mittman, an allergist from Bayside whose candidacy was certified by the Board of Elections on May 1, was in court this week defending against challenges to the signatures he submitted. Mittman said that he hoped the legal process would be resolved quickly, and that
he would not kick off his campaign until the situation was over. The State Supreme Court sent his petition for inclusion on the ballot back to the BOE Tuesday for a recount. “I’m being diverted from commencing the campaign because of these legal challenges,” he said in an interview Tuesday. In a statement released Monday, Mittman said he was “eager to take the issues that really matter to the voters of our community,” but that he was being attacked as an “opponent pays his high-priced attorney
to thwart our campaign.” Meanwhile, a representative for Chinese public access show host Juan “Ada” Sheng sent out a statement late Tuesday night, calling for sanctions against Assemblywoman Grace Meng. The Sheng campaign alleges that Meng’s campaign has made “materially false allegations” in a court petition to throw Sheng off the ballot. The BOE concluded last week that Sheng’s petition lacked the 938 valid signatures needed to make the ballot. Before that determination, the Meng campaign went
to the State Supreme Court with claims that Sheng’s petition was fraudulent and invalid. “Apparently, Grace Meng couldn’t be satisfied with finding that many of the signatures of my petition were people who wrongly believed that they were eligible to vote in the June 26, 2012, primary,” Sheng’s statement read. “She obviously felt the need to make outrageously false allegations of criminal wrongdoing against me.” The Meng campaign shot back against the accusation, calling it “completely frivolous.” Campaign
spokesman Michael Tobman stressed that Sheng’s campaign did not obtain the proper amount of signatures. “Ms. Sheng’s lawyer should have explained this better and kept the name-calling and accusations out of what should be about communicating with voters on repairing gridlock in Washington and protecting vital social services for our neediest neighbors,” he said. Reach Managing Editor Steven J. Ferrari at sferrari@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 122.
Carousel To Open By End Of May By DOMENICK RAFTER Block Association President Edward Wendell, It has been three years since the last who has been pushing for the carousel to be person rode the Forest Park Carousel. Since reopened since it shut down in 2009. then, the 109-year-old ride has sat boarded The carousel closed after its previous up behind tall chain-linked fencing, the land operator, New York One, did not renew its around it unkempt with the fallen leaves of contract to operate the site. In April, 2011, two autumns. an audit from Comptroller John Liu’s office But at the end of this month, accused New York One of overthe music will play again and the charging customers, violating horses will spin to the enjoyment health codes and milking city of young and old alike. taxpayers out of more than The Parks Department has $450,000. New York One operselected an operator — New York ated the Forest Park Carousel Carousel Entertainment — to opand the one in Central Park until erate the attraction, which sits 2009. The Parks Dept. had tried atop a hill only steps from to find a new operator for the Woodhaven Boulevard and the carousel last year, but failed to Seuffert Bandshell. The agency find any bidders. is working on finalizing the ar- Forest Park Carousel New York Carousel Entertaingument, but the company has will reopen at the ment will also operate the caroualready received permits to do end of the month. sel in Flushing Meadows Corona some work on the site, including Park as part of the deal. The carcleanup and maintenance. ousels are expected to be operational by “The carousel is part of our community’s Memorial Day. identity. We couldn’t be happier that the Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at Parks Department has done the right thing ( 7 1 8 ) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or something we’ve requested for years and drafter@queenstribune.com.CAPTION: gotten a deal done so that our community can With a new operator, the Forest Park Carouenjoy it again,” said Woodhaven Residents sel will reopen Memorial Day Weekend.
Queens’ Asian Boom Expected To Continue majority neighborhoods in the borough. Civic engagement improved in the Asian community, though the report found that Asians are still reluctant to participate in the voting process. Over the last decade, the Asian voting age population grew by 53 percent, though the report revealed that Asians were less likely to be registered to vote than the other three major race and ethnic groups. Language barriers, along with disinterest in the electoral process, are reasons cited for lower participation. Asians were more than twice as likely to cite being too busy as the reason for not voting. From Shih’s perspective, the biggest surprise of the report was not the rapid growth of Asians in Queens or anywhere but a split that has emerged between families with children and senior citizens. Forty-nine percent of all Asian children still live in Queens, the highest percentage of the borough, though more Asian families are migrating to Brooklyn, which has the largest share of Chinese children. The report also found that the stereotype of the academically-gifted Asian does not always match reality: Asians had the second highest rate of adults with no high school diploma in the City. However, Asian adults also had the second highest rate of college and post-graduate degrees. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at rbarkan@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.
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By ROSS BA RKAN By 2020, the borough’s largest ethnic group may be Asian, with Flushing, Queensboro Hill and Elmhurst leading the way. That is one of the many findings detailed in the Asian American Federation’s demographic report on the surging Asian population in New York City. Culling numbers from the 2010 Census and the American Community Survey, the report, titled, “Asian Americans in New York City: A Decade of Dynamic Chance 2000-2010” delves into the particulars of the Asian boom, examining the lingual, economic and educational attainments of the myriad Asian groups living in Queens . “A lot of it is still immigration driving the growth in Queens,” said Howard Shih, census program director for the Asian American Federation. “There are jobs, first and foremost, for new immigrants. There are services that help them adapt to life in the United State and New York City, and there is affordable housing.” Citywide, Asians were the fastest growing ethnic group in the last decade, now comprising 13.9 percent of the population, up from 10.9 percent in 2000. Asians are now the third largest ethnic group, trailing nonHispanic whites and Hispanics. For the first time, more Asians than blacks live in Queens. Flushing, East Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Murray Hill and Elmhurst are the five Asian-
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Saluting Our Moms The Queens Tribune has enjoyed celebrating the Mothers of Queens for more than a decade now, and the participation is always overwhelming. This year was no different, as we received so many great essays from people all over the borough, regaling us with tales about the greatness of their mothers. Our most sincere congratulations go out to not just the moms who won and those who are listed in this special edition, but to all of the mothers of Queens who make life better for their kids, their families and the rest of us. Happy Mothers Day!
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No Relief To The Editor: In the April 12 Queens Tribune, there was a letter from Joanna Livingstone relating to the March 29 vote to block legislation which would strip billions of dollars in tax breaks for the biggest U.S. oil companies. It was blocked by all Republican Senators save one brave, Olympia Snowe (R-ME). All Democrats voted to stop the tax breaks. This repeated behavior is hardly shocking. As Ms. Livingstone stated the obvious, anyone not duped or downright disingenuous must be blind to these repeated facts. As she aptly put it, “Republicans represent their beneficiaries - big oil, the mega wealthy and corporations (Supreme Court Person), and the Democrats the American People (real Person, persons).” It will be interesting to see how Keystone XL will be painted as a benefit to the American real persons when it in fact is just one more give away to big oil. In fact XL is nothing but a risky viaduct to bring dirty “sands” oil from Alberta, Canada, to Port Arthur, Texas, where it is refined, sold and shipped tax free, overseas. Americans get no relief at the pump, but do get the inevitable oil spills across our country while Big Oil continues to reap
additional record profits and is incredulously still being subsidized by the American taxpayers. What’s wrong with this picture?? Nicholas Zizelis, Bayside
Teach CPR To Youth To The Editor: New Yorkers Have the Opportunity to Save Lives. What does it take to get citizens involved in their government and community? We’re all guilty of thinking an issue may be important but then not taking action. Yet sometimes, by taking action we can do something that is incredibly important. What could be more important than knowing your action will save lives? Every year 383,000 people suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest and only 11 percent of them survive. Bystander CPR can double or triple that survival rate. The question is how do we get more people trained in CPR so they can help if they witness a cardiac arrest? The best answer is to teach a whole generation of people and what better venue than high school. There is proposed legislation (A3980/ S2491) that will require schools to provide about 30 minutes of CPR instruction as part of an existing
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health or fitness class. And now that CPR is hands-only (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is not necessary for CPR effectiveness) schools can teach CPR with little or no costs. I hope it doesn’t take a personal tragedy to motivate New Yorkers to take action. My life was forever changed when in 2001 my husband died at age 56 from cardiac arrest. Hopefully New Yorkers will ask their representatives to pass the CPR bill before their lives are directly impacted. On May 2, I joined an American Heart Association group of 80-plus advocates who traveled to Albany to ask our representatives to pass this legislation. Meeting others who had lost their children (as young as 5 years old) or their spouse (as young as 30 years old) was heartbreaking, but hearing the stories of several young people (ages 11-15 years old) saved by CPR and the use of an AED was inspiring. Please take a moment to go to www.supportcprinschools.org to let your state representatives know we need this legislation passed now. It will put thousands of qualified lifesavers into our community every year. Your action will save lives in New York State. Wendy Mono, Forest Hills
Too High A Cost To The Editor: Queens residents are plagued with high taxes, high home foreclosures and high auto insurance rates – all making it harder for our friends and neighbors to make ends meet, whether they are hardworking middle class folks trying to raise and family or seniors on a fixed income. High taxes are the result of years of excessive spending and a failure to prioritize. High foreclosure rates are the result of myriad factors, including the Obama economy and bad loans. We need to address these problems and implement common sense legislation to enable us to control public spending and get the private sector economy moving again. High auto insurance premiums in Queens result from a number of factors, including Queens having
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been the auto theft capital of the nation and rampant auto insurance fraud. The NYPD has taken great strides in tackling this and I commend them for their efforts. We need to support the NYPD with resources and were it makes sense with enhancements to the penal code. This requires legislative action. Auto insurance fraud literally costs New Yorkers over a billion dollars a year. While the financial cost is shocking, what is even more troublesome is that this activity feeds organized crime and endangers life and limb. Too often tragedy must strike for our Legislature to act and tragedy struck all too often when it comes to auto insurance fraud. For instance, a 71-year-old grandmother was killed in Queens in 2003 as a result of a staged auto accident. Mrs. Alice Ross was on her way to her daughter’s house when she was intentionally struck from behind by a vehicle carrying three men looking to stage an accident. The impact forced her off the road where she struck a tree and was killed. The three perpetrators were taken to a medical center where they feigned an assortment of injuries in order to collect on phony injury claims. Too often women and elderly drivers are targeted for these accidents by auto insurance scammers. The State Senate recently, on the ninth anniversary of Ms. Ross’ death, passed legislation (S.1685). Republican Senator Seward’s bill would establish a new felony level crime of staging a motor vehicle accident. A person who operates a car and intentionally causes a collision with intent to commit insurance fraud would now face the charge of staging a motor vehicle accident. It would be a class D felony, punishable by up to seven years in prison. Another measure (S.4507B) passed by the senate would enable insurance companies to retroactively cancel policies taken out by people who commit fraud. This will take away the incentive for committing these crimes. The Republican controlled Senate has also passed legislation (S.2004) that would make the use
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of “runners” illegal in New York. A “runner” is a person who steers sham patients to participate in insurance fraud driving up premiums for everyone. It is high time the Democratic controlled State Assembly take action on these bills and help safeguard the lives and property of Queens residents. Doing so will help bring down insurance premiums, tackle crime and help make our streets safer. Juan Reyes, Esq.. President. American Eagle Republican Club, Forest Hills Gardens
Obesity Epidemic To The Editor: The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current 34 percent to 42 percent by the year 2030, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and discussed at Monday’s “Weight of the Nation” conference in Washington. Diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease, and other obesity-related ailments account for countless premature deaths and as much as 18 percent of the $2.6 trillion national cost of medical care. The leading causes of obesity are consumption of fat-laden meat and dairy products and lack of exercise. This is particularly critical during childhood years, when lifestyle habits become lifelong addictions. A five-year Oxford University study of 22,000 people, published in the International Journal of Obesity in 2006, found that those on a vegetarian or vegan diet gained the least weight. A review of 87 studies in Nutrition Reviews concluded that a vegetarian diet is highly effective for weight loss. The time has come to replace meat and dairy products in our diet with wholesome grains, vegetables, and fruits and to undertake a regular exercise program. Parents should insist on healthy school lunch choices and set a good example at their own dinner table. Felix Britt, Fresh Meadows
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Sex Trafficking, Newspaper Advertising and Leadership
Grace came asking for my input, thoughts and ideas about the role of newspaper advertising and sex trafficking. We’ve known each other for a number of years and she knew without asking I was prepared to join in any effort which would effectively address the problem of sex trafficking. And I knew that she would certainly give considerable thought to avoid any effort which would compromise freedom of the press or freedom of speech. Several years earlier, I met with Ann Jawin, a leader in Queens’ effort to eliminate adult ads from newspapers. I explained to Ann back then that I would cooperate with her effort if the re sponsibi lit y to change acceptable advertising standards was done legislatively but felt that communit y groups a nd newspaper publishers should not censor commercial speech. I told Ann I would accept advertising from groups such as the American Nazi Par ty, the Communist Party, activist Pro Life groups and a large number of other groups I oppose – I even accept ads from Republicans. All kidding aside, one of the important and valued roles of a free press is to provide an outlet of expre ssion for t hose we don’t believe in or agree with – as long as the activity is legal. Sex trafficking is not legal and it should and must be addressed. The question Assem-
bly woman Meng and I discussed: What should the effort be to effectively impact and impede sex trafficking? BASIC AGREEMENTS Although I don’t speak for the Assembly woma n, I belie ve we agree on certain basic issues. 1) We both respect and advocate for the rights of women. 2) We both will take whatever steps that are within our power to end sex trafficking here and/or abroad. 3) We both recognize that “freedom of speech” is a cherished constitutional right that must not be trampled. 4) That “commercial speech” is speech and as such, should be re spected, protected and not trampled. 5) T he re sponsibi lit y of righting societal wrongs rests with the legislature – in New York State, the State Legislature. Therefore, Assembly woman Meng and I agreed to cooperatively develop a legislative solution to address the concerns that some women’s groups have about newspaper advertising and sex trafficking. ONE LIKELY SOLUTION Toget her, we belie ve we
quickly found one clear pathway to have all the diverse parties and diverse opinions come together on one part of this issue. “Massage” in New York State is a profession licensed and regulated by the State Department of Education. And as such, advertisements for “massage” can and should be regulated by the State. In the same manner government jurisdictions – New York State and New York City included – have the right and do regulate advertising for chiropractors, doctors, Lawyers, plumbers electricians, etc., they can for those who offer “massage.” “Plumbers” must put their license numbers in all ads. What if anyone offering a “massage” service (ie: massage, body rub, body work, etc.) had to put the number of their massage license in the ad? Does that eliminate many of the adver t isement s t hat are bei ng pointed to as promoting sex trafficking? I don’t know if there is a direct correlation between such ads and illegal sex trafficking but if the State Legislature acts, not only am I onboard, so are all the newspapers in the State – unless the legislature chooses to exclude adult publications. That’s not my decision. CREATING A LAW Step one: Grace and I agreed she would ask Albany Assembly staff to draft an appropriate law requiring advertisements for “massage” or any service that would be provided from someone with a massage license, be required to clearly display their license number in the ads. Step two: Appropriate legislation would be drafted and introduced by Assembly woma n Meng after legal and expert staff has vet ted it and assured enforceability and constitutionality. Step three: The groups involved in the stop sex trafficking cause would be asked to lobby Albany for expedited passage. Step four: A large portion of the ads that have been the focus of
those groups opposing sex trafficking would be gone throughout New York State and only those possessing a professional license for massage would be permit ted. Step five: We will have avoided issues of censorship in the communit ies throughout the state preserving our treasured First Amendment rights, while empowering State regulator y authoritie s to oversee and enforce the professional licensing law. TAKING IT FURTHER Phase II: Grace and I also agreed on a second and equally important phase of addressing the ads which some groups say result in sex trafficking. Grace will ask Albany Legislative staff to address the “Escort” business and recommend legislative remedie s – including regulating advertising – where “escort” business cross the line and result in activities that may cause sex trafficking. Again, groups would be asked to te stify and exper ts would be called upon to focus the legislation on appropriate regulation of the “escort” business. The legislature would then decide if “escort” services should have their adver tising regulated, and what limitations and controls should be placed on their business. APPROPRIATE ACTION At the end of the day, Assemblywoman Meng will have appropriately picked up the gauntlet and
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By MICHAEL SCHENKLER I met last week with Assemblywoman Grace Meng. She asked for the meeting to discuss an issue of concern to her and concern to women’s groups in Queens and elsewhere.
Grace Meng and Mike Schenkler taken t he regulat ion que st ions about sex trafficking to the State Legislature where it belongs, resulting hopefully in the passage of legislation that would provide a Statewide standard of appropriateness and legality – or illegality. Newspaper publishers, women’s groups and the rest of the community would not have to worry about threats to our First Amendment rights or be concerned about their rolls in infringing upon free speech. Ne w York State would and should lead the nation in correctly addressing the problems of societ y. Finally, it will be demonstrated that leadership can be most effective when intelligent, focused, thoughtful, collegial, and non confrontational. You don’t get that every day. I am happy to follow the leadership of Grace Meng on this issue. MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com
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Diving Platform Focus Of ‘I Love My Park’ Day The Dept. of Parks and Recreation, as part of the State’s “I Love My Park” day hosted an event at Astoria Park on May 5 featuring music, performances and activities. In addition to the free day of fun, residents were encouraged to vote in a contest for the Astoria Park Olympic High Dive to win the “Partners in Preservation” grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express. The diving platform, built in 1936 under Robert Moses, will form the centerpiece of a new performance center to be constructed on the site of the old diving pool in Astoria Park, which has been out of use for several decades. Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria), who played the bass guitar with Greek-American rock band Iskandar during their cover of “There’s No One Like You” by the Scorpions, said that the plans for the diving board would be a boost to the community. “The Astoria park pool and diving board has been a centerpiece in the Astoria community since 1936,” he said. “Now the diving board will be the literal centerpiece for our upcoming performance space.” The pool complex was recently given landmark status, meaning any changes to it would have to be approved by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. Vallone Jr. announced plans to remake the diving pool in December, and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski said that the threetiered diving platform will remain. Voting for the contest runs through May 21. Astoria Pool faces strong challengers from the likes of the Guggenheim Museum, the Apollo Theater, the Intrepid and the New York Botanical Garden. For more information or to vote, visit pipvoting.nationaltrust.org/list/all or Facebook.com/partnersinpreservation. Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718)
357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com. -Jason Pafundi
CB10 OKs Liv ing Facility Community Board 10 held a public hearing at its May meeting to discuss a plan to use a South Ozone Park home as an independent living facility for men with developmental disabilities. Independent Residences Inc., a Woodhaven-based organization that helps assist people with developmental disabilities such as autism live independently, has acquired a home at 118-05 Nor th Conduit Ave. and is planning on turning it into a home for six young disabled men. The house, located near the intersection of Lefferts Boulevard and the Belt Parkway, will house the men, who will all be around the age of 20, and will be staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by aides. The house was unanimously approved by Community Board 10, who had the authority to either approve the site or suggest another site, but under state law, could not reject it. Board members did not express opposition, but did register concerns, including the issue of traffic and street parking. Representatives from Independent Residences Inc. said the men living in the house will be supervised by staff when they are out in the public and if they can work, will be assisted in gett ing jobs in the community. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or drafter@queenstribune.com. -Domenick Rafter
Cuts May End Pomonok Program The children of Pomonok Houses, one of the oldest and largest public housing devel-
opments in New York City, may not have anywhere to go when school doors snap shut for the day. Pomonok Community House will be forced to end all after school services if the budget cuts imposed by the Bloomberg Administration are finalized. Funding has been drying up for several years at Pomonok Community House, though there was always enough public money leftover to continue paying staff and hosting after school programming. Over the past two years, a slew of murders shook the housing development, built 61 years ago, and led to the creation of a nonprofit anti-violence group Let's Succeed, Empower, and Motivate. One of its founders, Crystal McMoore, a mother of three, believes the cessation of an after school program at Pomonok will lead to more violence. "We have nothing else," a distraught McMoore said. "Our kids are the brain surgeons and doctors of the future. With these cuts, it's a set up for them to fail. Parents have to work." Pomonok Houses is not situated near other after school programs. It is one of 22 sites operated by Queens Community House, a City-funded settlement house that provides an array of social services. In 2006, Pomonok Community House had a budget between $600,000 and $700,000. $400,000 came from the City's Dept. of Youth and Community Development, which has since seen its meager budget reduced. No money now comes from DYCD. Pomonok Houses' overall budget, before Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced his City budget, was $300,000. The City Council and Bloomberg will soon negotiate a new budget. If Bloomberg's budget stands, there will be no money for Pomonok Houses. New York City Housing Authority grants and private foundations used to prop up the after school program, which once included GED classes, fitness classes, summer camps and SAT tutoring. Those grants, in a frail economic environment, are gone. As funding decreased, activity specialists were replaced with minimum wage-earning college students. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com . -Ross Barkan
New Civ ic Group Holds First Meeting Forest Park may be one of the most prominent geographic boundaries in the borough. Neighborhoods like Glendale, Ridgewood and Fore st Hills to the north of it are often segregated from Woodhaven and Richmond Hill that lie to the south. You can count the number of vehicular routes through the park on one hand. Even political boundaries note the park's segregating presence. North of the park, zip
codes star t w ith the Flush ing-based 113 while the southern communities have Jamaica-based 114 zip codes. When redrawing Congre ssional line s th is year, Judge Roann Mann connected the communities south of Forest Park to Brooklyn and Southeast Queens and lumped those north of it in with Western Queens neighborhoods of Flushing and Bayside. But Paul Gagliadot to, a lifelong Queens resident who has lived on both sides of Forest Park is looking to unite the neighborhoods with a new civic association that seeks to solve issues that all the communities deal with together. The Forest Park Civic Association held its first meeting at the Shops at Atlas Park on May 2 with about two dozen people in at tendance. Gagliadot to said t he group would act as an "umbrella" organization for the neighborhoods of Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Kew Gardens, Glendale and Forest Hills. The groups name comes from the geographic feature that connects the neighborhoods- Forest Park. "Glendale and Woodhaven; we only have a little park separating us," said Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) who represents both neighborhoods in Albany. Though most of the pilot meeting was focused on the 6th Congressional district race with four of the candidates appearing before the group to discuss their campaigns for the seat that includes Glendale, Kew Gardens and Forest Hills, a handful of local issues were brought up for discussion including the status of the beacon at Russell Sage Junior High School in Forest Hills, slated to be closed at the end of June because of budget cuts. The group also discussed the possibility of building a dog park in Forest Park near Myrtle Avenue and 82th Street and the proposed reactivating of the Rockaway Beach LIRR which runs along the Glendale/Forest Hills border and would affect residents at the Forest View Crescent building. Education was also discussed with Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Ridgewood), chairwoman of the House Education Commit tee present. She discussed teacher evaluations and Grover Cleveland High School, which was saved from closure during the recent rounds of school closures that shut tered seven borough high schools. Gagliadot to also asked at tendee s to spread the word about the organization and asked for volunteers to be officers and discussed future meeting dates before adjourning. "You had a good first meeting," Miller told him. For more information, visit the group's webpage at facebook.com/ ForestParkCivicAssociationOfQueens. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter or (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or at drafter@queenstribune.com. -Domenick Rafter
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Bill Would Fund Jobs, Public Safety, Teachers By JASON PAFUNDI Across the city and throughout the country, schools, police stations and fire houses are closing, and teachers, police officers and firefighters are losing their jobs. In front of the under-construction College Point police academy, and flanked by elected officials and leaders from the NYPD, FDNY and United Federation of Teachers, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) announced his plans to introduce legislation to protect and create thousands of jobs for police officers, firefighters and teachers. The Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act, a part of President Barack Obama’s American Job Act, will authorize $70 billion in federal funding to help states and local governments retain or create much needed jobs in public education and public safety. “When teachers are taken out of the classroom, fewer cops are patrolling our streets and firehouses close, we all pay the price,” Crowley said. “Teachers and first responders are the backbone of our communities and my bill will give cities like New York the ability to retain these critical jobs and ensure we are
oed the thoughts of his meeting the demands of our colleagues in government growing community.” and said that the roles perCrowley said despite a formed by police officers, similar measure being prefirefighters and teachers sented but not even put to a are vital to the commuvote in the Senate last year, nity. this piece of legislation is “It is a common sense different because it does not solution that brings real call for any additional burjob growth to Queens,” den on the taxpayers. He Simanowitz said. said it is an emergency situWhile some in governation and that the money ment, particularly on the would come from the fedright side of the aisle, may eral government. see the number of $70 bilState and local budget lion to be staggering, the cuts around the nation have numbers from FDNY, either eliminated or put atrisk thousands of education U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley announces funding to NYPD and UFT are even and first responder jobs. get teachers and first responders back to work. more so. Captain Alexander Crowley’s bill will allocate $70 billion over the next two fiscal firehouses and police precincts open. Hagan, president of the UniState Sen. Tony Avella (D- formed Fire Officers Association, years — $30 billion in competitive grants per year to states to help local Bayside) said that the most impor- said that there are 1,000 fewer school districts avoid lay-offs, re- tant jobs — teachers, firefighters firefighters and fire officers in the hire teachers who have lost their and police officers — are constantly city than on the morning of Sept. jobs due to budget and hire new being put on the chopping block, 11, 2001. “The need for additional federal t e a c h e r s t o h e l p m e e t t h e as unions and public employees are often made the scapegoat for the funds to help maintain adequate community’s educational needs. staffing in the [FDNY] has never The bill also provides $5 billion budget crisis in the State. “This is unacceptable and endan- been more critical,” Hagan said. in competitive grants per year to support jobs for police officers, gers our public safety and the educa- “The Fire Dept. has a long way to go before it is whole again.” firefighters and first responders. The tion of our children,” Avella said. In the NYPD, the numbers are Assemblyman Michael funds can also be used to maintain current resources, such as keeping Simanowitz (D-College Point) ech- even more alarming.
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According to Patrick Lynch, the president of the NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, there are nearly 7,000 fewer police officers patrolling the streets today than just 10 years ago, and many of those who have remained have been diverted from street patrol to antiterrorism duty. “The NYPD is grossly understaffed and we are paying a price for it in the number of illegal guns and shootings on our streets,” Lynch said. “This important legislation will help us put more desperately needed police officers back on patrol in the neighborhoods and that is good for our citizens and for the city’s economy.” And in education, in the shadows of the Panel for Educational Policy’s decision to close schools across the city and reorganize faculty, the need for any type of educational funding has never been greater. “With our class size numbers in New York City at record levels, this funding is more important than ever,” said Michael Mulgrew, president of the UFT. Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, or jpafundi@queenstribune.com.
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112th Precinct GRAND LARCENY: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the following individuals sought in connection with a grand larceny. On April 22 at approximately 2 a.m., while inside 104-08 Metropolitan Ave. (St. James Bar), a 31-year-old female had her pocketbook stolen by an unknown person. The victim’s credit card was then used to purchase various items at a CVS and Duane Reade in Forest Hills. The suspects are a male and female in their twenties. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1800-577-TIPS(8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential. 113th Precinct GUN-POINT ROBBERY: The NYPD is trying to identify and locate two suspects wanted in connection with a gun point commercial robbery of two locations. On April 21 at approximately 5:10 p.m., two suspects, described as black males between 20-25 years old, entered a barber shop located at 134-18 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. One suspect displayed a firearm and both suspects removed an undetermined amount of money from the establishment as well as from five patrons at the establishment, then fled the location in an unknown direction. Later that afternoon, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the suspects entered a check cashing business located at 114-08 Merrick Blvd. where one suspect displayed a firearm and both suspects approached a patron, a 39year-old male and removed an undetermined amount of money from his pockets, then fled north onto Linden Boulevard. The first suspect was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, light pants and black and white sneakers. The second suspect was wearing a black zippered sweatshirt, dark pants, a dark baseball cap with a green visor and black sneakers. 114th Precinct ROBBERS WANTED: The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects wanted for a grand larceny in Astoria. On April 20 at 9:05 p.m., the three suspects entered the Rite Aid Store, located at 32-87 Steinway St., and removed numerous high priced items, such as Rogaine, Zyrtec, Crest White Strips, Allegra and Mucinex, and then fled the location. The first suspect is a black man between 20-30 years old and wearing a black jacket with white jeans and red sneakers. The second suspect is described as a black man who was wearing a yellow hard hat and green traffic vest. The third suspect is described as a black man wearing a white T-shirt and black jogging pants.
115th Precinct POLICE IMPERSONATION: The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects wanted for impersonating a police officer while committing a robbery. On March 9 at 4:50 p.m., the two suspects, armed with switchblade knives, forcibly entered the victim’s apartment in Jackson Heights and, while identifying themselves at police officers, demanded money. The victim, a 36-year-old Hispanic man, complied and the suspects fled. Julian Rodriguez is wanted in connection with this incident. He is 25 years old, 5-foot7 and weighs 169 lbs. He has short black hair. Queens District At tor ney MAN SENTENCED: DA Richard Brown announced that Jamaica resident Yahya Abdul-Aleem, 32, has been sentenced to 37 years to life in prison for the August 2006 drive-by shooting murder and attempted murder of two men. The defendant, who had been on the run for more than two years and whose case was featured on “America’s Most Wanted,” was caught in West Virginia after being pulled over for speeding. According to trial testimony, AbdulAleem and a friend had gotten into a physical altercation on Aug. 6, 2006, with two men they new from the neighborhood — Stanley Pierre-Paul and Donald Niles. Shortly thereafter, Abdul-Aleem drove a light-colored rental SUV by a vehicle parked at the intersection of Remington Road and Lakewood Avenue. Niles was sitting in the driver’s seat and Pierre-Paul was in the front passenger seat. Abdul-Aleem fired four rounds at the vehicle. Three rounds struck the driver’s door and a fourth round struck the rear passenger window and then hit Pierre-Paul in the head, causing his death. Abdul-Aleem fled scene and drove the rental vehicle to West Virginia where he eventually abandoned it. HATE CRIME PLEA: DA Richard Brown announced that a Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as a hate crime stemming from the stabbing of one of two gay men walking in Jackson Heights last August. Christian Flores, 28, was ordered to return to court on May 16, where he will be sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison and two-and-a-half years of post-release supervision. According to the charges, Carlos Aleman was walking with his boyfriend down Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights early in the morning on Aug. 21, 2011, when Flores and several unapprehended individuals began following them while shouting antigay slurs. They began pushing Aleman and his boyfriend, and then at one point, when Aleman attempted to come to his friend’s aid, Flores pulled out a knife and stabbed Aleman in the right bicep, causing a deep laceration. As the police approached, Flores ran away but was tackled and held by Aleman.
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Notice of Formation of Idea Mobile LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/15/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Jaspreet S. Mayall, Certilman, Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, 90 Merrick Ave., East Meadow, NY 11554. Purpose: any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of 32-78 47TH STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/12. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 31-16 30th Ave., Ste. 304, Astoria, NY 11103. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ MONNIES LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/15/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 81-12 170 th St., Jamaica, NY 11432. General Purposes. ___________________________________ Busiandre LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/12/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: The LLC, 4813 39 th A v e . S u n n y s i d e , N Y 11104. Any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ SUPREME COURT - QUEENS COUNTY In the Matter of the Application of PETER M. WOLF, as Successor Ancillary Guardian of the Property of ROBERT CHERRY, an incapacitated person to sell certain real property pursuant to an order of this court dated April 20, 2012, by Hon. Robert L. Naham, a Justice of this Court, an application to sell premises 133-15 148 Street South Ozone Park, N.Y. 11436 Block 12115 Lot 25 being a plot 25 feet by 98 feet will be made on the 5th day of June 2012, at 9:30 A.M. at I.A.S. Part 25g of the Supreme Court at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard Jamaica, N.Y. 11435. Said property is presently under contract, subject to the approval of the court, for the price of $201,000.00. Contact PETER M. WOLF, ESQ. of Kew Gardens, N.Y. Attorney for the
Guardian 125-10 Queens Boulevard Kew Gardens, N.Y. 11415 (718) 261-7580. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of Amazing Worldwide LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/27/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 22-12 124 th St., College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: any lawful activities. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 18-10 ASTORIA BLVD LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/ 18/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 18-10 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, New York 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ AMAZIN MEDIA LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/30/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Daniel Perez, 1124 31st Ave., Ste. 7C, Long Island City, NY 11106. General Purposes. ___________________________________ DJ Maple, LLC. Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 7/22/11. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 134-43 Maple Ave., #C1C, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Success 88 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/27/ 12. Office Location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 33-14 212 th St., Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LA HOME HOLDINGS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/28/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 42-26 147th Street, Flushing, New York 11355. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ MISTRAST HOLDINGS LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. Of State of NY 03/16/2012. Off Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to THE LLC, 718 Longacre Avenue, Woodmere, NY 11598. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. ___________________________________ Homeweb LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/12. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 167-18 Hillside Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: General. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 4/ 24/12, bearing Index Number NC-000208-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Pedro (Middle) Herminio (Last) Diaz My present name is (First) Pedro (Middle) Elminio (Last) Diaz aka Pedro Diaz My present address is 55-04 111 Street, Corona, NY 11368 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is December 30, 1979 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 4/24/12, bearing Index Number NC-000207-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Rena (Last) Hershberger My present name is (First) Rosanna (Middle) Irini (Last) Hershberger aka Rena Hershberger My present address is 40-45 62 St, Woodside, NY 11377 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is September 26, 1980 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/14/12, bearing Index Number NC-000112-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Sadie (Last) PerezAponte My present name is (First) Sadie (Last) Perez Guzman aka Sadie Perez, aka Sadie Aponte, aka Sadie Perez-Aponte My present address 18-29 Stephen Street, Apt. #1R, Ridgewood, NY 11385 My place of birth is Dominican Republic My date of birth is September 10, 1976 ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of 7011 GRAND LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/19/2012. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 7014 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, New York 11378. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 4/24/12, bearing Index Number NC-000209-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Karen (Last) Budhu My present name is (First) Kowcilya (Last) Budhu aka Karen Budhu My present address is 69-35 75 th Street Apt 5, Middle Village, NY 11379 My place of birth is Guyana My date of birth is May 04, 1978 ___________________________________ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No.: 11533/11 Date of Filing: April 26, 2012 Block: 06978 Lot: 0014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS NYCTL 2010-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR THE NYCTL 2010-A TRUST, Plaintiffs, -against- JANET BAKER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF ROSA BAKER SIMON, IF LIVING, OR IF EITHER OR ALL BE DEAD, THEIR WIVES, HUSBANDS, HEIRS-ATLAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS
HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY OR THROUGH SAID JANET BAKER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF ROSA BAKER SIMON, BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, AND THE RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES, WIDOW OR WIDOWERS OF THEM, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF; CHARLES A SIMON; ALVA BAKER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF ROSA BAKER SIMON; COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT; CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK INC; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; KATHLEEN BAKER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF ROSA BAKER SIMON; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY; WILLIAM BAKER II AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF ROSA BAKER SIMON; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOES” AND “JANE DOES”, SAID NAMES BEING FICTITIOUS, PARTIES INTENDED BEING POSSIBLE TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES, AND CORPORATIONS, OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS WHO CLAIM, OR MAY CLAIM, A L I EN A GA I NST THE P R EMISES, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Amended Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiffs’ Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of ser-
vice where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Darrell Gavrin of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on April 4, 2012, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. The nature of this action is to foreclose a tax lien certificate recorded against said premises. The Tax Lien Certificate was dated August 5, 2010 and was recorded August 12, 2010 as CRFN: 2010000272817. Said premises being known as and by 73-15 170TH STREET, FLUSHING, NY 11366. Dated: March 22, 2012 Batavia, New York Virginia Grapensteter, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiffs Batavia Office 26 Harvester Avenue Batavia, NY 14020 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.
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History Repeats Itself For Newtown Teacher By DAV ID RUSSELL When the Dept. of Education voted to close down seven high schools, including Newtown High, many were upset. One physical education teacher felt the pain twice as much. “It’s a feeling of deja vu�, said Pat Torney, who was the chairman of the physical education department at Power Memorial Academy in Manhattan when the school closed in 1984. “There are a lot of parallels between Power and Newtown. I put in 25 years in a place never expecting to leave. The uncertainty on whether I’m coming back is the hardest thing.� Newtown will close at the end of June and re-open with all of the students returning, but possibly half of the teachers being replaced. While Torney loves Newtown, he has never fully gotten over the closing of his beloved Manhattan school. “I still wear the Power ring (Torney graduated in 1974). I didn’t drive past Power for 15 years. It was an open wound,� he said. “In the last 28 years I’ve driven past it less than a dozen times. I purposely avoid it. I actually have dreams where I’m back teaching at Power.� Torney remembers his start at
Newtown in the late 1980s. “The most drastic change was that Power was an all-boys school. That certainly was different. I taught at Bishop Loughlin, which was coed. Then I was at JHS 210 for one year, which was my intro to public schools. Luckily everything fell together, and I was also coaching at Richmond Hill. I had two worries, about it not being very good, and about the school being excessed; but I did my homework and I liked it. It was a lot of working-middle class school like Power. Not a lot of rich kids, but they were diverse and tough, tough in a good way. I never considered it work.� He received accolades for his coaching abilities, over twenty years after he played for Power Memorial and future NBA coach Brendan Malone. Many are blaming the system and not the schools for these closings. “I feel as though the DOE doesn’t have a handle on what’s going on�, said Torney. All the schools that were closed were given three year plans to improve, but they couldn’t come to an agreement on teacher evaluations. There is no justification; 32 percent of our school doesn’t speak English
as a first language. Six hundred students had no formal education. To expect them to learn a language and graduate in four years can’t happen.� Torney also believes if Newtown is going down, it is doing so with integrity. “Other schools cheated to get grades up. Fictitious grades were made up. Newtown doesn’t cheat. We have integrity. It’s a trib-
By DOMENICK RAFTER More work to fix the aging Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge will require a lane closure that will last through the summer. One of the three southbound lanes on the bridge will be closed to traffic weekdays between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. starting Monday, May 14 and will last through the fall. The lane closure is required to accommodate equipment being used for work being done is on the concrete piers beneath the bridge’s span.
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completed in 2013. The bridge’s main roadway and ramps on the Rockaway side were entirely reconstructed in a three-year $57 million project that was completed in 2010 and required intermittent lane closures during peak travel times. More than 20,000 cars use the bridge daily and it is especially busy during the summer months when it serves traffic heading to Rockaway Beach. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125 or drafter@queenstribune.com.
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AGENCY HELPS SENIORS SAFELY LIVE AT HOME BY VERONICA LEWIN There comes a point in a life when taking care of yourself becomes a challenge. For seniors who are not yet ready for a nursing home, options can be limited. One budding agency in Jamaica is helping seniors maintain some sense of independence. Lamoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agency was founded last August by Suziane Campbell. The agency provides non-medical home care for those in need. For the past 15 years, Campbell has been a home health aide employee, sparking her interest in starting an agency. Home attendants from Lamoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agency take care of the cooking, cleaning and grocery shopping for older adults, while also reminding them to take their medications. Attendants will stop by for a few hours a day, or be there 24 hours a day if constant care is needed. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
one-third of adults over 65 fall each year, making it the leading cause of injury death. Falls are also the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma. In 2008, nearly 20,000 adults over 65 died from accidental falls. According to the CDC, many people who fall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether they experience injury or not â&#x20AC;&#x201C; develop a fear of falling. This fear could lead to seniors reducing their mobility, a change that puts them at a greater risk for falls. Lamoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agency hopes by helping seniors with their activities, it can prevent seniors in the borough from becoming another statistic. Campbell said the organization is beneficial to Southeast Queens because there are many low-income seniors in the area who do not qualify for Medicaid or private insurance, leaving their options for care quite limited. Lamoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agency offers clients the option of paying for home atten-
dants out of pocket. Prices vary depending on a seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs, but hourly care rates begin around $18 an hour. Nonstop care runs as much as $180 a day, rates Campbell says are affordable compared to their competition. Campbell hopes to expand Lamoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agency to extend their reach in Southeast Queens and create jobs in the community. The agency currently provides care with just three staff members â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Campbell, President Jodi Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Aneisha Campbell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to take it as big as I can go. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that I love to do,â&#x20AC;? she said. (l. to r.) CEO Suezien Campbell, President Jodi Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Human Lamoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agency works Resources Manager Aneisha Campbell. closely with Southside Queens House Calls, founded visits from a treating physician patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment of health by Larry Love. SSQ House Calls can play a vital role in providing outcome. The vision of House helps provide at-home visits by the information necessary to Calls is to build a healthier comlicensed physicians. This service medical problems from growing munity by tending to the elderly eliminates people spending into something more life-threat- and homebound from block to hours waiting to been seen by a ening. Doctors also get an op- block. Reach Reporter Veronica Lewin doctor or arranging transporta- portunity to learn more about tion. social, emotional and economic at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 123 or SSQ House Calls said home problems that could affect a vlewin@queenspress.com.
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Danbie Moon, 7. Mom: Emma Moon, Woodside My mother, Ms. Emma Moon, should become mother of the year. My mom works very hard for me, my sister and my brother. She goes to LaGuardia Community College Nursing School after she drops us off. She has to go to 54th Street every morning to drop my baby brother off because the Rainbowland is the only place that changes diapers. She looks very tired when we walk back home after we pick up my brother in the evening. My mother is tired every day but she makes delicious cupcakes and brownies for me and my friends. My mom always says yes when I ask her if I can have a picnic with my friends outside of my house. She brings me a big beach parasol, plastic play tables and chairs. When she is done cooking she calls me from the window. She gives us
small paper plates and cups, a big plate of cupcakes and brownies and five dollars to buy juice. My friends say my mom cooks the best and some of them want the recipe. My mother always finds a solution when I have a problem. One time I had a problem with a girl in the Rainbowland after school. Her name is Isabella. Even the principal knows that Isabella is a misbehaved girl. She pushed me in the stairs while I was walking so I tripped over but she did not say sorry. She called me dumb. I started to cry when I got home. My mom worried a lot. She called the teacher and told what happened because I did not tell the teacher. The next day my mom brought candys for the class and a special gift for Isabella. She was
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Diamond Keller, 10, Mazell, Jamaica Kaya Berger, 11, Jo Ann, Maspeth Tymone Jones, 9, Tiffany, Qns. Tarek Braly, 9, Fatiha Oummili, Astoria Latrell Barker, 9, Latoya, Fl. Shaniah Singleton, 9, Valerie Williams, Wht Plns. Adrianna Morris, 10, Lesa Willie, Qns. Adenike Taylor, 10, Bolanle Ogundokun, St. Albans Samantha Bedosky, 12, Rose, Whtstn Grace Nathy, 9, Kathleen, Fr. Meadows Tiara Mobley, 10, Tawana, Qns. Auber Porter, 10, Mavis Kiaiber, Qns. Kathleen Rugiero-Lopez, 30, Pauline Ruggiero, Mdl Vlg. Katrine Zlatnik, 10, Elena, Rego Pk. Robin Han, 10, Angela Liu, FH Colter Korsmore, 01, Lah Trinh, FH Lucy Lui, 38, Judy Chas, Fl. Ronald Izzo, 51, Constance Izzo, Fl. Kalissa Persaud, 10, Ketna, FH Rosemary Torres, 20, Blanca Convic, Fl. Yachilt Cabrera, 19, Olga Isayaras, Hollis Calvin Chia, 10, Li-Chuan Won, FH Kevin Mitchell, 11, Teresa, FH Sania Hussain, 10, Shazzia Khan, FH Audrey Huang, 10, Linh, FH Andrea Stanley, 10, Kesha Woods, Qns. Elizabeth Montanez, 49, Regalada Castillo, Fl. Maclin, 9, Adiyba, Qns. Tajane Coy, 10, Theresa, Qns. Niyeh Suydan, 9, Ciara Hutto, Qns. Nyla Jackson, 9, Dana Hunter, Jam. Trevon Artis, Jennifer, Jam. Kion Bennett, St. Albans Mamadou Diallo, St. Albans Chester Richards, Devienne Brown, St. Albans Brandon Thomas, Mirianne, St. Albans (Continued on page 19)
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Nayelli Lopez, 10. Mom: Sara Soria, Jamaica My Mother is my life. She is the best Mom you could ever have. When she smiles I smile. I love spending every minute with her. Her eyes gloom as a new flower blooming. There are many reasons why my Mother is special. She is special to me because she raised me starting as a baby til now. Also she helps me when she can. She tries very hard for me to keep me fed and well taken care of. She works for my family and myself. My Mother buys me everything that I want. Well, not everything but almost everything. I LOVE my Mom with all my heart. On each of my special events my Mom tries hard to make it the very best event of my life. On Sunday, which is my church day, my family and I always spend the most time together, which helps my family and I bond. My Mother says that I was the best thing that happened to her. She also says that I’m a great daughter to her. I love my Mother and she loves me. Like I said in the beginning, “Sarah Soria is the best thing that is in my life and of course other family members.” My Mother NEVER treats me wrong. She treats me like an angel, and my Mother cares for me every second. My Mother is my soul that she keeps a memory of me every day. My Mom is part of me that no one is going to keep. She glows like a sparkling diamond. Sarah Soria (who is my Mommy) is my hero!
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(Continued from page 17) Shana Williams, Andrea, St. Albans Minya Chism, Jamaica Dale Martin, Jamaica Imani Earle, 10, Demetria Catterell, Qns. Iyanna Earle, 10, Jewel Harrigan, Jam. Dirkeligah DeRoche, 11, Alicia, St. Albans Michaela Abrams, 9, Minnie, Qns. Joshua Toussain, 7, Kimberly Adams, St. Albans Teneil Meyer, 11, Karen Providence, St. Albans Nicole Roberts, 10, Annie, Cambria Hts. Jonathan Peters, 11, Michelle, St. Albans Sheneene Robinson, 11, Marcia Virtue, St. Albans Sharia Morgan, 11, Sharon, Brown, St. Albans Danell Campbell, 10, Kerry-Kay Brown, St. Albans Allen Magalashvili, 11, Natalia, FH Harold Vargas, 11, America, FH Alla Agaiani, 11, Elena Auctisova, Mdl. Vlg. Allen Davydov, 11, Bella Zauruova, Rego Pk. Gabriel Fattakhov, 10, Marrinna Yukobova, Qns. Rachel Comitini, 10, Charlotte, Qns. Breanna Borrero, 11, Carmen Santiago, Qns. Oscar Wong, 11, Mei, Rego Pk. Silvia Adrian, 53, Cristina Alvarez, Wdhvn. Doreen Wu, 12, Pearl Huang, Bysd. Abegail Donesa, 7, Maria, Elmhst. Jasmine Bishl, 7, Malti, Elmhst. Michael Aguilar, Maria,Woodside Tasnuva Shaborny, 8, Razia Islam, Wdsd Jason Sedeno, 8, Maria Lean, Elmhst. Bijay Thapaliya, 7, Krishna, Wdsd, Dylan Adonis, 18, Andrea, Far Rkwy. Marsha Shvets, Adult, Sofia Bikhovskaya, FH Alexandra Brody, 11, Yulya, Mdl. Vlg. Sarah Khan, 12, Samreen, Bayside Brittney Beroe, 18, Lesley Rodriguez, College Pt. Sarah Weisman, 5, Christine, Bellerose Mnr. Joshua Weisman, 7, Christine, Bellerose Mnr. Rafael Aminov, 11, Margarita Plishtiyeva, Rego Pk Yare Tigressos, 10, Tatiana Caciedo, FH Pablo Berdon, 10, Erika Mendoza, FH Carlos J. Gaballero, 10, Paola Angel, FH Roshel Babayev, 10, Angela Radovskaya, Rego Pk Angelina Davydov, 10, Yelena, FH Liana Quiles, 10, Lynette Quiles, FH (Continued on page 20)
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Michelle Taormina, 19. Mom: Patricia Taormina, Elmhurst It appears a challenging task to write about my mom and be able to fully embody her spirit in 250 words or less. To illustrate such essence would take novel equivalence. I can go on about her disease, or how she visits her parents every weekend, but instead I’ll talk about something she has morally passed down to me, which is her disposition in life to put others first: a true curse, yet an exemplifying quality in any person. Praise worthy in the beginning, but inevitable unappreciated after a while. My mom used to work at a school for the severely handicapped, but now she works at a regular school as a para for second graders. But in both instances, her arrival home at 3:45 always followed with complaint and a seldom smile. This wasn’t because of the kids, it was the consequence of stubborn school teachers who looked down on my mom for being older and not an official teacher. Though well equipped with a masters degree, she has been trying for years to acquire a legitimate position. It’s been a rough few years, but she never gave up. At any point in time she can go to the Principal’s office and put in her two weeks, but she doesn’t – because of the kids. As aggravating as her days may make her, she continues on because she’s not doing it for herself, but for the satisfaction of being a part of the essential developmental stages in these children.
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Honorable Mentions (Continued from page 19) April Matatov, 11, Stella, FH Jonny Davydov, 11, Sveltana, FH Jennine Elazegui, 11, Grace, FH Tasmia Prami, 12, Shahana Begum, Ozone Pk. Reshmi Bridgelall, 12, Scuita, Ozone Pk. Zamaad Khan, 12, Bushra Khunsheed, Ozone Pk. Keeshan Goberelhou, 12, P., Ozone Pk. Silria Amanullan, 12, Nasima Siddique, Ozone Pk. Gozi Rafshanjani Ohi, 12, Rowshen Zahan, Wdhvn. Jagjot Singh, 13, Surinder Kaur, Ozone Pk. Najnin Sultana, 13, Nazma Begum, Ozone Pk. Jasmine Mahabir, 12, Uma Mahabir, Wdhvn. Ramanand Sookdea, 12, Kamlawattie Kuball, Ozone Pk. Ashley Ramdeo, 12, Shanceza, South Queens Raymond Vargas, 12, Gisel, Qns Ishrat Tasnim, 13, Mila Yeasmin, Ozone Pk. Tasnim Amanulan, 12, Nasima Siddiqua, Ozone Pk. Namara Carr, 13, Lotoya Hill Campbell, Qns. Nyeem Newsome, 12, Monique Hodge-King, Bklyn. Angisselle Suarez, 13, Paula Barrera, Wdhvn. Lissette Batista, 14, Elisalda Suarez, Bklyn. Anthony Gerace, 10, Kimberly, Wdhvn. Kayla Boateng, 9, Josephine Asiedu, Qns. Jayvon Toussaint, 8, Kimberly Adams, St. Albans Susan Murray, 34, Lynette Y Ferdinand, St. Albans Caithlyn Sookram, 11, Nalenie, Bellerose Emily Tiwary, 6, Dolly Persaud, Qns. Vlg. Arielle Bond, 8, Adrienne, Jamaica Alexis Bond, 6, Adrienne, Jamaica Laurah Perrin, 9, Jessy Etienne, Jamaica Demani Clarke, 7, Delores Walton, Sprngfld. Runald Izzo, 52, Delia Giamfrancesco, Fl. Ariella Navydova, 11, Regina Shamalova, Rego Pk. Ricardo Gallegos, 10, Sandra, NY Asher Avezbakryev, 10, Yelena Kusseh, FH ARTHUR Eliazarov, 11, Olesia, FH Patricia Jordan, 11, Grace, Rego Pk. Michelle Mengual, 11, Marie, FH Larry Wilkes, 60, Theresa Zara, Jcksn Hts. Isabelle Kazakov, 11, Velena Fuzalova, Rego Pk. Paul Patrick, 57, Helene, Bayside Richard Granelli, 29, JoAnn, Astoria Yasmin Belkhg, 15, Fatiha Oummih, Astoria (Continued on page 22)
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(Continued from page 20) Cameron Jardine, 9, Andrea Davilar, St. Albans Ruth Kojiashvili, 10, Margaret, Rego Pk. Tamara Dzhanov, 11, Linda, Rego Pk. Joshua Pinkhasov, 11, Violetta, Rego Pk. Michelle Davydov, 11, Bella Mavashev, Rego Pk. Karina Lalmiyev, 10, Nelya Bodalova, Rego Pk. Aissa Cherilus, 10, Sophia Jean, Cambria Hts. Marlon Strong, 10, Venetia McDonald, Jam. Shemar Chester, St. Albans Kiara Anderson, St. Albans Darius Pair, Jamaica Ashley Thomas, Queens LeKane Brown, Jamaica Gabriela Zanko, 11, Halina Zanko, Mspth. Jona Doko, 11, Altina, Rdgwd. Shannon Ali, 10, Sultana, Wdsd. Tyler Clarke 11, Sidia Burke, Rosedale Tyler Moore, 10, Andrea, Jamaica
Felix Montgomery, 10, Taeko, FH Anta Noor, 10, Saifa Khan Munni, FH Jibril Abbasi,10, Rish Bachu, Kew Gdns Faith Chau, 10, Luz Deras, FH Tiffany Chan, 14, Miaoyi, Elmhst Chetna Dawda, 7, Sonal Dawder, Wdsd. Joe McNally, 6, Kathleen, Fr. Mds. Danbie Moon, 7, Emma, Wdsd. Tanim Miah, 7, Musammath Asma Begum, Wdsd Harmandeep Kaur, 12, Parveen Kumari, Floral Pk. Kimberly Leone, 27, Eileen Miller, Bysd. Nathaniel Leviyeva, 11, Nina, Rego Pk. Tyler Bond, 9, Adrienne, Jamaica Joseph Rivera, 14, Jodi Braue, Fr. Mds. Eden Arellano, 12, Madeliene, Qns. Kathleen Huang, 13, Fangchen Liu, Hollis Hls. D. Hamilton, 10, Sabrina, Qns Sarinar Khrimian, 11, Susan Kirby, Mdl Vlg. Marcelina Jajak, 11, Magdalena, Maspeth
Cervelle Vidal, 9, Debbie, St. Albans Assitan Toumognon, 10, Marie Awa Mare, St. Albans Brandan Kum, 9, Karen, St. Albans Kavian Williams, 10, Carmen England, Cambria Hts. Brittany Bernard, 10, Yvette Richardson, St. Albans Katherine Aylon, 13, Glorilel, Qns. Keshan Goberdhan, Indira, Queens Angiselle Suarez, Queens Zabbad Khan, Queens Mike Cui, 9, Fl. Frank Vasquez, 9, Fl. Lenny Yuller, 9, Fl. Anthony Bono, 9, Fl. Alani Johnson, 9, Fl. Eric Guo, 9, Fl. James Chun, 9, Fl. Fernando Rodriguez, 9, Fl. Johnathan, 9, Fl. Christy Qu, 9, Fl. Arrind Retha, 9, Fl. Victor Pan, 9, Fl. Beverly Lim, 9, Fl. Anthony Peralta, 9, Fl. Eduardo Sanchez, 9, Fl. Kashimira Mohamed, RH Ivy Zheng, 9, Fl. Precious Cintron, 9, Fl. Jason Chen, 9, Fl. Selena Lee, 9, Fl. Luke Loi, 9, Fl. Horya Barak, 9, Fl. Leah Seo, 9, Fl. Isaiah Taylor, 9, Fl.
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Psychic Medium Comes To Queens By BARBARA ARNSTEIN John Edward, a charismatic native Long Islander, has hosted two internationally syndicated television shows, authored New York Times bestsellers and frequently speaks to large audiences worldwide at lecture halls and through radio shows and televised appearances. At every appearance, he apparently demonstrates a talent for rapidly accessing random details about the lives of various individuals present in the room, or on the phone that he has never met before, such as dates that are important to them, the names of some of their relatives, or how some of them passed on. As he describes
visual and auditory details, typically some, but usually not all of them, are verified as accurate by the people he is “reading.” The controversy surrounding his ongoing career concerns his claim that all such information he accesses originates from what he called in a recent phone inter v ie w, “indirect vo i c e m e d i u m s h i p .” I n o t h e r words, communicating with the dead. Edward will bring his talents to the Colden Auditorium for a sold out show 7 p.m. May 12. Helen LeGotti, who apparently regularly demonstrates a similar abilit y known as “psychometr y,” (believed to be the ability to pick up mental impressions about
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John Edward consciousness research. It’s true to say that the experiments have brought for t h some remarkable events. So many, in fact, that to dismiss them is to commit the ultimate scientific sin.” In his 2006 book, “Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality,” Dr. Dean Radin (who served as a scientist on a program investi-
gating psychic phenomena for the U.S. government) theorized that “psychic experiences are momentar y glimpses of the entangled fabric of reality” and, on the following page, that “a few gifted individuals are able to direct their conscious awareness at will to surf through the entangled unconscious.” Edward believes that he owes his career (and significant times in his life) to the lifelong help of a team of “spirit guides,” disembodied energies that work with him by showing him symbolic mental images (and occasionally conveying sounds) relating to those he “reads,” which he says he must interpret, and sometimes interprets incorrectly. He also believe s that ever y individual can potentially access such a team of helpers. “I recently did a private reading where information came through about a family member that had been murdered,” he said in the phone interview. “I got information that the family didn’t know but the police did. People like myself have access to information at a higher level but it’s not like we’re special. We’ve just been paying at tention longer.”
Giorgio’s Salon Runs Beauty Package Contest By ROSS BARK AN Bridal season is here. The air is warm, the sun is shining and the Mets are not actually out of contention yet. Gett ing mar ried ca n be a costly endeavor—the price to pay for love these days is high. But a few lucky women in Queens are about to be pampered. For free. Giorgio’s Salon and Spa in Whitestone is offering three lucky brides and their maids of honor a complete beauty package, gratis. That include s a hair cut, blow dry, conditioning treatment, up-do, mini facial and make-up. Stella Castriota, owner of Giorgio’s, said she wanted to help brides in this weak economy who may not be able to afford all the pleasures of a weddi ng. To get the free beauty package, all you need to do is write
a let ter bet ween 250 and 750 words stating why the bride in question is deserving to be pampered like a princess. “We decided to do this because, with this economy the way it is, I feel that the se young girls gett ing married, young, old, in the middle, it’s nice to give them something on that special day,” Castriota said. A person who knows the bride may write the let ter. Castriota said that an outside panel, yet to be picked, will determine the winner. Brides who have overcome obstacles, are in financial need, or just have a great story to tell will be considered. L et ters ca n be submit ted to Wedding Makeover, c/o Giorgio’s of Whitestone, 153-35 Cross Island Parkway , Whitestone , NY 11357.
All let ters w ill become the proper t y of Giorgio’s and will not be returned. Submissions need to include the writer’s name and a phone number where he or she can be reached, as well as the name of the bride. “After more than 30 years in this community, we can’t think of a bet ter way to say thank you to our loyal clients than by offering three new brides and their maids of honor a ver y special day,” Castriota said. “This is our way of keeping to our mission…to make ever y woman feel as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside.” Free things can indeed be beautiful. Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127 or rbarkan@queenstribune.com.
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people’s lives from objects they regularly wear or touch), which she says has nothing to do with the deceased, recently appeared at the Flush ing librar y. She asked her audience to lend her such objects (for the record, something Edward never does) and, as she held them, one by one, relayed a number of random images and some accurate pieces of information. In one instance, she held a bracelet, saying that she got “the names Joseph and Lawrence” and the bracelet’s owner later confirmed that the name of the person who gave it to her was Joseph Lawrence. John Edward’s apparent ability was thoroughly tested and the results were documented in a book published in 2002 called “The Afterlife Experiments” by Gar y E. Schwar tz (w ith William Simon). Dr. Schwar tz, who received his doctorate from Harvard and became a professor of psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatr y and surger y at the Universit y of Arizona, states, “When people ask us, ‘Are you advocating survival of consciousness?’ we say, ‘No, what we are advocating is survival of
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DANCE ARMDI June 9 at the Bay Terrace Jewish Center. 224-7989. LINE DANCING Saturdays 2-4 at Holy Family RC Parish Church, Msgr. Mahoney Hall, 175-20 74 th Avenue, Fresh Meadows. Light refreshments. Bring friends!
PARENTS LA LECHE LEAGUE Thursday, May 17 information and support to mothers who breastfeed at 6 at the Forest Hills library.
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DINNER SISTERHOOD Tu e s d ay, M ay 1 5 S i ste r hood of Bayside Jewish Center will hold their spring luncheon. LIONS CLUB Thursday, May 17 BaysideWhitestone Lions Club Scholarship Dinner at Verdi’s in Whitestone. 4287285. ELMHURST HOSPITAL Thursday, May 17 180 Years celebrating women’s health.maerkerj@nychhc.org. DISTRICT 26 Thursday, May 31 6 th Annual District 26 Scholarship Dinner Dance at the Floral Terrace.
MISCELLANEOUS TOUR OF ST. JOHNS Monday, May 21 tour of St. John’s Universit y at 4. 917376-4496. KUTSHER’S July 20-23 ARMDI trip to Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello. 224-7989.
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TEENS POETRY EVENT Saturday, May 12 A Poem as Big as NYC at noon at the Flushing library. CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2. FAMILY WII ZUMBA Monday, May 14 at the Lefrak City library at 6:30. SIGN LANGUAGE Monday, May 14 at 6 at the Pomonok library. Monday, May 21 at 6:30 at the Lefferts library. TEEN STUDY Mondays through Thursday s at the Lefrak Cit y library at 4. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4. CHESS & CHECKERS Mondays through May 28 at 3 at the South Ozone Park librar y. TEEN JEOPARDY Tuesday, May 15 at 4 at the Flushing library. HOMEWORK & GAMES Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays homework help and teen gaming at the Fresh Meadows library at 4. LIC CHESS CLUB Tuesdays LIC library at 4. BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays Windsor Park library at 4. COLLEGE CLUB Wednesday, May 16 information about the college entrance process at 4 at the Central library. CHESS & CHECKERS Wednesdays through May 30 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. SISTER TALK Wednesdays through May 30 at the Pomonok library at 4:30. GAME DAY Wednesdays St. Albans library at 4. CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 Queens Village library. PAINTING & LITERATURE Thursdays, May 17, 24, 31 explore young adult fantasy literature theme through the mediums of watercolor, pencil and collage at 4 at the Langston Hughes library. CHESS & CHECKERS Thursdays through May 31 at 3 at the South Ozone Park librar y. TEEN THURSDAYS T h u r s d ay s B ay Te r ra c e l i brary at 3. CHESS CLUB Thursdays East Flushing library at 5.Sunnyside library at 5. CHESS & CHECKERS Fridays through May 25 at 3 at the South Ozone Park librar y.
LOCKER ROOM Fridays through May 25 Life’s Locker Room is for young men in middle school and high school at the Pomonok library at 4. CHESS CLUB Fridays Auburndale library at 3:30. ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays Briarwood library at 4. GAME DAY Fridays Woodhaven library at 4:30. ONLINE LEARNING Saturday, May 19 at the Far Rockaway library. Register 327-2549. SHSAT TEST Saturday, May 19 free practice test. Register 800-2738439. Ridgewood librar y. YOUNG WOMEN Saturday, May 19 African Center for Communit y Empowerment will kick-off its Girls’ PRIDE Initiative 12-5 in St. Albans. 111-20 Farmers Blvd.
SENIORS STAR Looking for actors to audition for established Senior Repertor y Company. 7760529. KEW GARDENS Mondays Falun Gong (to purif y mind and body) at noon, French class 12-1, get in shape at 1:30, comedy writing 2:30-3:30. Mondays and Tuesdays Get in shape, lose weight and feel good class at 1:30. Wednesdays Spanish conversation at 10 and Building muscle and strength at 11. Thursdays 10-12 Relax and improve your health. Fridays Tai Chi/ Chi Kung classes at 10 and Drawing/Painting at 1 (no experience needed). SENIOR COMPUTERS Tuesday s through May 29 basic computer class at 10 at the South Ozone Park library. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Thursday, May 17 AARP Defensive Driving. Register Auburndale library. AARP DRIVING Friday, May 18 at the C a m b r i a H e i g h t s l i b r a r y. 528-3535 to register. STARS Fridays through May 25 Senior Theater Acting Repertory meets at the Queens Village library at 10:30. FREE LUNCH Saturdays, May 19, June 16 All Saints Church in Richmond Hill. 849-2352 reservations.
QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs and more. Contact local branches. MOM’S STORY TIME Saturday, May 12 Mother’s Day Story time at 11 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 U n i o n Tu r n p i ke , F re s h Meadows. STORY BOOK LADY Saturdays 12:30-1:30 reading enrichment program for 6-9 year olds at Maria Rose International Doll Museum in St. Albans. $7.50. 2763454. SCIENCE LAB Saturdays Central library at 11. MATH HELP Saturdays Flushing library at 10. CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2. S TORY TIMES Saturdays at 11 and Tuesdays at 10:30 weekly story times at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fresh Meadows. YOGA KIDS Monday, May 14 at the Windsor Park library. Register. Learn the basics of yoga, including poses, breathing and relaxation. LEARN TO CROCHET Mondays through May 21 at 5 at the Arverne library. FAMILY WII ZUMBA Mondays through May 14 at the Lefrak Cit y library at 6:30. CHESS & CHECKERS Mondays through May 28 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. CRAFT KIDS Mondays at the Flushing library at 3. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 Douglaston/ Little Neck library. CHESS & CHECKERS Tuesday s through May 29 at 3 at the South Ozone Park library. TIMELESS TALES Wednesdays at 10 at the Central library. S TORY T I M E Wednesdays through May 30 at the East Elmhurst library at 11:30. HOMEWORK HELP Wednesdays through May 30 at the Far Rockaway library at 3. CHESS & CHECKERS Wednesdays through May 30 at 3 at the South Ozone Park library. CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library. LIBRARY BUDDIES
Wednesdays through May 30 at the Auburndale library at 4. HOMEWORK HELP Thursdays at 3 at the Far Rockaway library. CHESS & CHECKERS Thursdays through May 31 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. TERRIFIC KIDS Thursdays through May 24 at the Cambria Heights library. Register. LOCKER ROOM Fridays through May 25 Life’s Locker Room is for young men in middle school and high school at the Pomonok library at 4. HOMEWORK HELP Fridays through May 25 at the Far Rockaway library at 3. CHESS & CHECKERS Fridays through May 25 at the South Ozone Park library at 3. CHESS CLUB Fridays through May 25 at the Auburndale library at
3:30. HOMEWORK HELP Fridays through May 25 at the Woodside library at 3. KIDS ACTIVITIES Fridays at 3:30 at the Briarwood library. GAME DAY Fridays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library. LIBRARY BUDDIES Fridays through May 25 at the Auburndale library at 4. ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays Briarwood library at 4.East Flushing at 4. Ozone Park at 4. GAME DAY Fridays Windsor Park at 4. CHESS CLUB Fridays Auburndale library at 3:30. . CUB SCOUTS 351 Fridays at St. Nicholas of Tolentine. Boys in grades 15. 820-0015. PHOTO WORKSHOP Sunday, May 20 at the Bayside Historical Societ y. 352-1548 to register.
HEALTH WAITANKUNG Sundays at 2. Total-body workout. Flushing Hospital/ Medical Center. Free. Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156. FAMILY WII ZUMBA Monday, May 14 at 6:30 at the Lefrak Cit y library. Bring a towel and bottle of water. TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays at 11 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $5. DAY TOP Tuesdays support for family and friends of those affected by substance abuse. 1-8002Daytop. CAREGIVERS Wednesday, May 16 at 10:30 at the North Hills library. Wednesday, May 23 at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 11. Caregivers Workshop includes understanding emotional dynamics of aging, preventing caregiver burnout and more. NAMI Wednesday, May 16 National Alliance on Mental Illness meets at 7:30 in Sloman Auditorium of Zucker Hillside Hospital, 266 th Street a n d 7 6 th A v e n u e , G l e n Oaks. Support group for families meet at 6. OVEREATERS ANON. Wednesdays through May 30 a t 1 1 a t t h e H o w a r d Beach library. ZUMBA
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Saturdays, May 19, June 2, 16, 30 learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-436-7940.
MEETINGS LIBRARY DIRECTORS Saturdays, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8 Friends Board of Directors of Queens Library at Cambria Heights meet at 4. QUEENS ACADEMY Monday, May 14 Central Queens Academy Charter S c h o o l B o a rd o f Tr u ste e s meeting 7-9:30 at 70 Lafayette Street, 2 nd floor. 212-608-2795. AMER. LEGION Mondays, May 14, June 11 American Legion Post 510 at St. Robert Bellamine in Bayside Hills. 428-2895. CATHOLIC VETS Mondays, May 14, June 11 American Mart yrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1772 in Bayside. 468-9351. VFW 4787 Mondays, May 14, 28 Whitestone VFW Commun i t y Po st m e e t s a t 1 9 - 1 2 149 th Street, Whitestone. All those who served in the military overseas are invited to attend. 746-0540. CIVIL AIR PATROL Mondays Falcon Senior Squadron at 7 at JFK Airport. 781-2359. REGO HILLS REPUBLICANS Tuesday, May 15 Rego Hills Republican Club 28 th A D , representing Kew Gardens Rego Park, Forest Hills and part of Middle Village, meets at 7:30 at the Sizzler, 100-27 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills. 2756005. TALK OF THE TOWN Tuesday, May 15 learn the art of public speaking 7:15 in St. Albans. 640-7092. AMER. LEGION Tuesdays, May 15, June 19 Post 131 meets at 8 at 10-20 Clintonville Street, Whitestone. 767-4323. AUBURNDALE CIVIC Tuesdays, May 15, June 19 Auburndale residents meet at St. Kevin’s, 45-21 194 th Street at 7:30. BEREAVEMENT Tuesdays, May 15, June 19 Bereavement Support Group at Holy Family in Fresh Meadows at 7:30. 969-2448. 102 PRECINCT Tuesdays, May 15, June 19 102 nd Precinct Communit y Council meets at 8 at Moose Hall, 87-34 118 th Street. FRESH MEADOW CAMERA
Tu e s d ay s Fre s h M e a d ow s Camera Club. 917-6123463. ADVANCED WRITERS Tuesdays Advanced Bayside Writers’ Group meets at 6:30 in the Terrace Diner, 212-97 26 th Avenue, upper level. KNIGHTS OF PY THIAS Wednesday, May 16 Queensview Lodge 433 in Whitestone. 917-754-3093. FLUSHING CAMERA Wednesdays, May 16, 30, June 6, 20 Flushing Camera Club at Flushing Hospital. 479-0643. TOASTMASTERS Wednesday, May 16 learn the art of public speaking at t h e Vo i c e s o f R o c h d a l e To a s t m a s t e r s C l u b i n J a maica. 978-0732. BARBERSHOP Wednesdays Jamaica Chapter of the Societ y for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet in Flushing. 468-8416. AFRO-AMER. CORVETTE Thursdays, May 17, June 21, July 19 National AfroAmerican Corvette Club meets 7:30 at Roy Wilkins Park and Recreation Center, 177-01 Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. 347-744-0819. STAMP CLUB Thursday, May 17 at the Forest Hills library at 5:45. LA LECHE LEAGUE Thursday, May 17 information and support to mothers who breastfeed at 6 at the Forest Hills library. MEN’S PRIDE GROUP Thursday, May 17 Queens Pride House Men’s group 79. 429-5309. FDR DEMOCRATS Thursdays, May 17 the FDR Democratic Association meets at 7:30 at the Chabad Center, 212-12 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 460-8285. WOMEN’S GROUP Fridays Woman’s Group of Jamaica Estates meets at noon. 461-3193. TOASTMASTERS Saturday, May 19 learn how to communicate effectively at 10 at Elmhurst Hospital. 424-9754. P-FLAG Sunday, May 20 P-FLAG, a support group for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays meet in Forest Hills. 271-6663.
DINING & ENTERTAINMENT
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Queens Today ENTERTAINMENT JACK COLE PROJECT Through May 20 musical tribute “Heatwave: The Jack Cole Project” at Queens Theatre in the Park. 7600064. GALUMPHA Saturday, May 12 Human Architecture performance at F l u s h i n g To w n H a l l . 4 6 3 7700. POETRY EVENT Saturday, May 12 A Poem as Big as NYC at the Flushing library at noon. SUMMER JAZZ Saturday, May 12 York College Summer Jazz Program Auditions. 262-2412. AMERICAN SONGS Saturday, May 12 Cantor Guy Bonne performs memorable American songs at Temple Tikvah in New Hyde Park. ILLUSION Sunday, May 13 Spencers Theatre of Illusion at Queensborough Communit y College. 631-6311. GUERILLA ARTS Sundays, May 13, 27 Guerilla Arts Ensemble at Flushing Town Hall. 463-7700. LIVE JAZZ & R&B Sundays, May 13, 20, 27 live jazz and r&b 6-10 at Déjà vu, 180-25 Linden Blvd., St. Albans. XOREGOS COMPANY Monday, May 14 at the Flushing library at 6. Xoregos Performing Company presents One Act Gems, one act comedies from Coward, Fitzgerald and more. OPEN MIC Mondays, May 14, June 11 at 7:30 at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fresh Meadows. SALSA Mondays Resorts World Casino holds Monday Night Salsa events. Lessons 7:30. 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone ark. 215-2828. Free. BIG BAND Wednesday and Saturday, May 16, 26 York College Big Band Spring Concert. 2622412. ANNUAL TAP Friday, May 18 Annual Tap Extravaganza at Flushing Town Hall. 463-7700. AURORA GALLERY Friday, May 18 jazz with the Aurora Gallery at 7 at the Art House Astoria Conservatory for Music and Art. $35. 917-667-5331. SLAVIC SOUL Saturday, May 19 Slavic Soul Part y performs at 2 at the Flushing library. SPRING FESTIVAL Saturday, May 19 Re-
deemer Lutheran Church, 2 1 7 th S t r e e t a n d 9 2 n d A v enue, Queens Village, will hold a Spring Festival from 10-5 with games, face painting, rummage sale, crafts, music, food and more. INTERNATIONAL DAY Saturday, May 19 11-4 at Russell Sage JHS, Austin Street and Yellowstone Blvd. Food, drinks, raffles and games. ROMANCE OF SPRING Saturday, May 19 Community Singers of Queens presents “The Romance of Spring” at Church on the H i l l , 1 6 7 - 0 7 3 5 th A v e n u e , Flushing t 8. 658-1021. GOSPEL CHOIR Sunday, May 20 York College Gospel Choir at 3. 2622412. STAMP SHOW Sundays, May 20, June 17 Bayside Stamp Show at the
Ramada Hotel, 220-33 Northern Blvd., Bayside 104:30. Free admission and free parking. 645-7659. MEN’S GLEE CLUB Sunday, May 20 Bayside Men’s Glee Club will present its Spring Concert at 3 at Church on the Hill, 1 6 8 th S t r e e t a n d 3 5 th A v enue, Flushing at 3. ST. GABRIEL’S Sunday, May 20 St. Cecilia’s Guild of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church presents a program of music for the 125th anniversary of the church at 1 at 196 th Street and Jamaica Avenue, Hollis. $20 advance, $25 at the door. $10 children. 4652876. ORATORIO SOCIETY Sunday, May 20 Oratorio Societ y of Queens performs at Queensborough Communit y College. 279-3006.
FLEA MARKETS CARNIVAL & FLEA Saturday, May 12 10 th Annual Street Carnival and Flea Market at Redeemer Lutheran School, 6926 Cooper Avenue, Glendale 11-4. FLEA MARKET Saturday, May 12 at Grace Episcopal Church, 14 th Avenue and Clintonville Street, Whitestone. 25 cents admission 10-5. ART SHOW Sunday, May 13 art show at LeHavre in Whitestone. 11-3 at 168-68 9 th Avenue. Handmade jewelry, photos, quilts and more. 767-2277. INDOOR FLEA MARKET Mondays through June 25 10-3 at the Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd. GALA THRIFT SALE Thursday, May 17 at 7pm, Sunday, May 20 at noon and Monday, May 21 at 4. Bayswater Jewish Center, 2355 Healy Avenue, Far Rockaway. 471-7771. SPRING FESTIVAL Saturday, May 19 Re-
SINGLES SIMCHA SINGLES Friday, May 18 Simcha Singles for those 30-60+ at the Little Neck Jewish Center, 49-10 Little Neck Parkway at 8. Friday night services followed by discussion “Success In Your Relationship: Taking Responsibilit y F o r Yo u r O w n F e e l i n g s . ” 516-487-0674.
deemer Lutheran Church, 2 1 7 th S t r e e t a n d 9 2 n d A v enue, Queens Village, will hold a Spring Festival from 10-5 with games, face painting, rummage sale, crafts, music, food and more.
TALKS ST. ALBANS Thursday, May 17 “The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir” will be discussed at 6:30 at the St. Albans library.
RELIGIOUS MARC ANGEL Monday, May 14 renowned contemporary Jewish leader Rabbi Marc Angel speaks at the Central Queens YMYWHA at 1:30. 268-5011, ext. 151. $6 donation. CULTUR AL JUDAISM Saturday, May 19 at 2 Queens Community for Cultural Judaism presents its Adult Perspectives Session on Spinoza. Free to first timers, $5 others. UUCQ, Ash Avenue, corner 149th Street, Flushing. 380-5362. ST. GABRIEL’S Sunday, May 20 St. Cecilia’s Guild of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church presents a program of music for the 125th anniversary of the church at 1 at 196 th Street and Jamaica Avenue, Hollis. $20 advance, $25 at the door. $10 children. 4652876.
Immigration Honors
Dream Rally
Councilman Daniel Dromm recently honored immigration clinics and externship programs at each of the City’s law schools for their service to the immigrants of the City.
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall addresses a rally on the steps of Queens Borough Hall to support the New York State Dream Act. Among those on hand were members of the MinKwon Center for Community Action, City Comptroller John Liu (second from right) and Queens College President James Muyskens (right).
Hospice Opening
40 Years
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Queens Events Edited By Harley Benson
Councilmen Peter Koo and Dan Halloran were on hand for the opening of New York Hospital Queens’ new Hospice center. Photo by Ira Cohen.
Adoption Day
New York Mets pitcher Manny Acosta plays with a dog he adopted during a recent adoption event at CitiField. Photo by Ira Cohen.
Just A Taste
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. recently met with the founders of Blissful Bedrooms, an Astoria-based non-profit that improves the lives of children with special needs by transforming and brightening their bedrooms.
New York 1 Anchor Rocco Vertuccio and Queens Tribune reporter Veronica Lewin served as judges at last week’s Taste of Queens event. Photo by Steven J. Ferrari.
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Queens Library’s Board of Trustees recently congratulated Terri Mangino on her 40th anniversary serving as a library trustee. Pictured (from left) are Terri Mangino, Queens Library Board Chiar Jacqueline Arrington and Thomas W. Galante, president and CEO.
Blissful Bedrooms
Queens Focus PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE...PEOPLE..PEOPLE... Laura A. Pu of Flushing is scheduled to receive a degree in history during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies at SUNY Oswego. Katerina Johnson of Flushing was recently inducted into the Tau Delta chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication honor society at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Ogechi Onyechere of Flushing was honored during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies at SUNY Institute of Technology in Marcy, NY. Shelley Park of Flushing received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Art & Design during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies at Alfred University. Park is the daughter of Jung Gil Park of Flushing and is a graduate of Francis Lewis High School.
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Local students were named to the Dean’s
List for the fall 2011 semester at Villanova University. They include: Whitestone: Helen Lin, Paul Masi. Bayside: Hyo Youn Kim. Bellerose: Steven Teixeira. Floral Park: Brian Biscotti. Fresh Meadows: Rafael Dilones. Little Neck: Andrew Kim. Allian Gentille of Queens Village was honored during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies at SUNY Institute of Technology in Marcy, N.Y. Christopher Roth of Bayside was honored during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies at SUNY Institute of Technology in Marcy, N.Y. Local students were recognized for outstanding academic achievement at Buffalo State College’s 55th annual Honors Convocation. Douglaston: Amanda Metz. Queens Village: Martha Chery.
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation: L & M FLUSHING REALTY, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/ 17/2012. Office Loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 149-49 BARCLAY AVE. FLUSHING, NY 11355. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ CUDDLE BUDDIES LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/ 21/2012. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 86-05 60th Rd., Apt. 2H, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Reg Agent: Maria Monique S. Maralit, 86-05 60th Rd., Apt. 2H, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. __________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/23/12, bearing Index Number NC-001285-11/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) Durre (Last) Kausar My present name is (First) Durre (Last) Kauser aka Durre Kausar My present address is 6055 55 th Street, Maspeth, NY 11378 My place of birth is Bangladesh My date of birth is May 25, 1954 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on January 23, 2012, bearing Index No. 1290/11, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the Clerk of the Civil Court, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, in Room 357, grants me the right to: Assume the name of Aiden Joseph Melly. My present name is Joseph Aiden Melly, my present address is 22457B 64 th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364, my place of birth is Sligo, Ireland , my date of birth is April 30, 1964 ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of CLINRON LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/18/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-
cess to: 1423 123 Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11436. Purpose: any lawful activity. __________________________________ Notice of Formation of Efficient Staffing Solutions LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/17/12. Office location: Queens County. Princ. bus. addr.: 75-25 153rd St., #743, Flushing, NY 11367. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: P.O. Box 670958, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 4/25/12, bearing Index Number NC-000216-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Peter (Middle) Kittisak (Last) Srepoomseth My present name is (First) Kittisak (Last) Srepoomseth My present address is 34-10 42 nd Street #1R, Astoria, NY 11101 My place of birth is Thailand My date of birth is August 21, 1981
Local students are scheduled to receive degrees during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies at SUNY Oswego. They include: Fresh Meadows: Ryfaro C. Matombo, broadcasting and mass communication; Elaine Wu, public relations. Queens Village: Sidney B. Delince, human development; Damaris C. Dunn, history; Raymond B. Intriago, public justice. The New York Lottery announced the names of area lottery players who claimed a winning ticket from one of the lottery’s live drawings. The following winners received a cash prize valued at $10,000 or more. Nilda Ramirez of Woodside won $10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing April 10. Ramirez’s winning ticket was purchased at the Trio Market, 34-10 Union St., Flushing. Silvano Grech of Whitestone won $250,002 on the Mega Millions drawing April 20. Grech’s winning ticket was purchased at the M&R Newsstand, 30-09 36th Ave., Astoria. Joseph Somers of Whitestone won $10,000 on the Cashword scratch-off game. Somers’ winning ticket was purchased at the Whitestone Dairy Farm, 22-26 154th St., Whitestone. Ernest Butler of Queens Village won $17,500 on the Win 4 drawing April 17. Butler’s winning ticket was purchased in New Hyde Park. Queens Theatre recently announced that it has elected Linda DeSabato, president of Vallo Transportation Ltd., to its Board of Directors. DeSabato is the owner of an independent school bus company in Whitestone and has been a resident of Queens for more than four decades. In her role as a small business owner, DeSabato will provide guidance and over-
sight of the operations of the theater and help to raise funds for this local institution. BaysideLiveTV will give away tickets to Mets and Yankees baseball games and to the US Open to residents of Bayside. Search for BaysideLiveTV and “like” the page or register at www.youtube.com/ BaysideLiveTV for a chance to win free tickets. Albert F. Pennisi was recently unanimously voted at the new president of the Board of the Queens Council of the Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America. Pennisi will be responsible for giving support to the missions of expanding the scouting program in Queens and financially supporting the program. New York Hospital Queens announced that Pierre F. Saldinger, M.D., has been appointed chairman of the Dept. of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief. Saldinger is a professor of clinical surgery at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He previously held academic appointments at New York Medical College and Harvard Medical School. The Samuel Field Y will host its fifth annual golf classic on May 14 at the newly redesigned North Shore Country Club in Glen Head. The event will offer numerous options for participation, including golf and scholarship opportunities. This year’s honorees include Don and Karen Ashkenase, David Fried and Judy Corn. For information, call Jennifer CollettiMembreno at (718) 225-6750, Ext. 238, or visit www.sfy.org/events/golf.
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Sing Along:
Z100’s Danielle Monaro sings with kids from St. Mary’s Hospital’s Bayside campus at a celebration of the children in St. Mary’s Inpatient, Young Adult and Early Education program.
The next time you meet Tanya Rios, she may be Agent Rios. The 20-year-old from Bayside, a cashier in the gift shop at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, has her eyes on joining the FBI. Tanya graduated from Benjamin Cardozo High School and is looking for the path least taken, or at least the path that can take her straight to a job nabbing criminals. For now, Tanya enjoys listening to metal, hardcore and techno music. From time to time, she’ll taken in a horror flick. She also loves watching the great Canadian pastime, hockey. Watch out, Henrik Lundqvist. “I love hockey,” Tanya said. “I’m not actually good at it, but I like to watch it” On top of that, Tanya models. It’s not a potential career path, she said, although she considered moving to Los Angeles and pursuing it further, but decided against it. Los Angeles is a tough town. [Modeling]’s a lot of fun,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s something I want to stick with” Her involvement with Shortstack Modeling has been a boon for her self-confidence, she said. At Shortstack, the models that aren’t so tall get a chance too. “Shortstack has helped a lot,” she said. “It’s also a self-esteem program. We also learn how to walk and learning how to pose, take better care of ourselves and our body”
Tanya Rios
LaGuardia Airport came in first.
Worst U.S. Ariport: We Win Put this in the not-so-shocking file. A new poll by Travel & Leisure Magazine rated LaGuardia Airport as the worst in the United States. Baggage handling, check-in time and security procedures were among the reasons as to why the airport rated so poorly. The poll also showed LaGuardia as the worst when it
comes to staff communication and lack of WiFi hotspots. The two other major airports in the area, JFK and Newark Liberty, were not much better. JFK, despite its new terminals and fancy AirTrain, was ranked fourth worst and Newark Liberty was fifth worst. Minneapolis-St. Paul International was voted as the best in the nation.
Apples Everywhere
Home: Bayside Age: 20 Height: 5’ 4" Weight: 128 lbs Stats: 32-22-31
Keep It Clean, Boys
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Setting An Example: Avella and Halloran
Dan Halloran and Tony Avella each want credit for cleaning up an “eyesore” in Whitestone. An empty lot at 24-19 Francis Lewis Blvd. became another battleground between the two political mavericks when both pols sent out releases trumpeting their efforts to clean up the lot. Then they took digs at each other in the Daily News. Politics can be a dirty game, kids, but Halloran and Avella are cleaning it up, one lot at a time. Well, not quite. Maybe we could find a sandbox for the two rivals to play in?
Bad Timing The man who captured video
Grant Cardone
Birthday Bash A group of teens took the phrase “bring the house down” a little too seriously recently. The third floor of a Rockaway home came crashing down while 100 teens were at a 13th birthday party. No one was seriously injured, but the entire house was ordered to vacate. Congratulations, your 13th birthday did end up being the talk of the town.
of birds clogging a plane engine at JFK has been getting a lot of national attention. However, not all of it has been positive. The FAA has slapped Grant Cardone with an official complaint, saying his iPad video shouldn’t exist in the first place. As most know, electronic devices are supposed to be turned off during takeoff and landing for everyone’s safety. “If there is even a minute chance that an iPad could take a plane down then it is the FAA’s obligation to ban the devices from flights or require the airlines to confiscate them,” Cardone said. He must have been too busy playing Fruit Ninja to catch the FAA announcement made on every flight.
Confidentially, New
Queens College students do their best Johnny Appleseed. Maybe it is easy being green. York . . . At least, it is at Queens College. Not long after being named in the Princeton Review’s list of 322 Green Colleges, students came together to plant 75 apple trees in front of Rathaus Hall. Eventually, the college hopes to rival the apple orchard that existed on campus in 1937, when the college was founded. The trees were donated through an initiative that looks to bring the historic Newtown Pippin apple – first grown 300 years ago in what is now known as Elmhurst – to public spaces throughout the City. Other varieties included in the orchard include Burgundy, Hudson’s Golden Gem, King of Tompkins County and Dutch Colonial Swaar, among the many others. Not a bad apple in the bunch.