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Queens Deadline Hunters Point South:

City Seeks Bids On Massive Project By STEFAN SINGH The plan to bring new affordable housing units to Queens took a giant leap forward Monday when the New York City Department of Housing Pre servat ion and Development announced the release of an RFP to develop the first phases of Hunter’s Point South. The project will be the largest affordable housing development i n New York Cit y since the 1970s, with 3,000 new affordable housing units. Hunter’s Point South is bounded by 50th Avenue to t he north, Second Street to the east, Borden Avenue to the south, and Center Boulevard to the west. Sites A and B will be developed first, creating approximately 1,000 new residential units – 60 percent of which will be deemed “affordable,” a new school, retail space and parking. Affordable housing is available to families that bring in an about $63,000 to $130,000 per year for a family of four. The Queens Affordable Housing Coalition has been concerned with the plan since it was announced a few years ago, stating that people who already live in adjacent neighborhoods would not be able to afford the “affordable housing.” In the late 1980s, Hunter’s Point South

An artist’s rendering of what Hunters will look like once developed. was slated to be part of the New York State Economic Development Corp’s Queens West Development. Later it was envisioned to become the Olympic Village in the city’s 2012 Olympic bid. In 2006, Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced the city’s intention to acquire the site from the ESDC. Last summer the city followed through and purchased the 30-acre site for $100 million. Work to

demolish any existing structures on the site began last fall and is ongoing. The HPD believes extensive infrastructure work will begin in early 2011. With the Request For Proposals being issued, a bidding process that will crown the developers who will construct the neighborhood-to-be, bidders will create a plan for the city, explain how much it will cost, how they plan to get it done, why they are qualified to do this job and how long it will take. The HPD will then review all the bids and choose the lowest, most responsible bidder to Point South head up the project. Final bids are due Sept. 1. “It has been decades since New York has seen a project of t his scale with the aim of creating a haven of affordability for our hardworking families – the teachers, health care workers, veterans, municipal employees, and first-responders who are the irreplaceable backbone of our City,” said HPD Commissioner Rafael Cestero. “At Hunter’s Point South we are not just brining life to the Queens water-

front, we are building a stronger, sustainable, and more affordable New York for the people who make this the greatest city in the world.” In addition to residential housing, 22,000 gross square feet of commercial space, 144 parking spaces, and a brand new 1,100 seat intermediate/high school will also be developed. After the initial phase is complete, the rest of Hunter’s Point Sout h will be developed. The entire project will build approximately 5,000 new housing units. The HPD est imate s that Hunter’s Point South w ill bring in more than $2 billion in private investment and create more than 4,600 jobs. The project is the large st part of the Bloomberg administration’s New Housing Marketplace Plan (NHMP), and the largest in New York Cit y since Co-op City a nd Starret t City were completed in the early 1970s. The NHMP was created by Mayor Bloomberg to build or preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing by 2014. Since its conception in 2003, it has financed more than 100,000 units, making it the most productive and comprehensive municipal housing plan in the nation. Reach Intern Stefan Singh at ssingh@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

Tourney Skates Is Way Into Borough petitions in what is touted as “the world’s greatest skateboarding event.” After two grueling days of heat and humidity, Pro Skateboarder Chris Cole took home the first prize cup and $100,000 at the Volcom Street Pro Finals, with second and third place going to Paul Rodriguez and Torey Pudwill. Pudwill also won the Best Trick Contest taking home an additional $10,000. Originally conceived and held in California by the Maloof Brothers Joe and Gavin, owners of the Palms Resort and Casino, Las

NJ Terror Duo At JFK N YPD undercover officer recorded numerous meetings and conversations with the men, during which the defendants discussed and prepared to carr y out their plan. Those preparations included saving thousands of dollars, physically conditioning themselves, engaging in paintball and other tactical training, acquiring militar y gear and apparel for use overseas, and purchasing airline tickets to Egypt with the intent to then travel to Somalia. The arrests come as the Obama Administration announced it was beginning a new focus on homegrown terrorism in the wake of last year’s attempted bombings of the NYC subway system by Najibullah Zazi, an Afgha n immigrant who at tended Flush ing High School and lived in Flushing for a time, and last month’s attempted car bombing in Times Square. The suspect in that bombing attempt, Faisal Shahzad, is a Pakistani-born naturalized citizen who once worked on Wall Street and previously had no ties to terrorist organizations. He was also arrested at JFK. Officials also say the two had no direct ties to terrorist groups in Somalia and their plans were “unsoph ist icated.” Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (781) 3577400 Ext. 125

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Chris Cole skates his way to the Maloof Cup win and a $100,000 prize. Local skateboarders came out in droves on Saturday and Sunday to cheer on their favorite pro riders, with more than 25,000 in attendance. They had the chance to test out the park on Friday, right after the skate park’s ribbon cutting ceremony, and were “stoked” to see this facility in their neighborhood. Luis Tolentino, a World Industries Amateur Skate Board competitor from Queens, summed up the excitement over the location: “I’m just waiting for this to be over so we can just skate here whenever we want.” Reach Intern Rebecca Sesny at rsesny@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

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By DOMENICK RAFTER Two New Jersey men were arrested at John F. Kennedy Internat ional Airport last weekend on terrorism charge s wh ile trying to leave the country Mahmood Alessa, 20, of Nor th Bergen, N.J., and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, of Elmwood Park, N.J., were taken into custody on Saturday, June 5, as they were arriving at the airport to board t wo separate flights to Cairo. Officials said the duo was planning on going to Somalia to join designated Foreign Ter rorist Orga nizat ion Al Shabaab and wage violent jihad. Law enforcement were waiting at the airport for the two to ar rive, holding arrest warrants issued by the United States District Court of New Jersey. The homes of the two suspects were raided Sunday morning. The defendants appeared before a Federal judge in Newark on Monday, June 7, and were arraigned on charges of conspiring to kill, maim, and kidnap persons outside of the United States. Both Almonte and Alessa are American citizens. Alessa is of Palestinian descent while Almonte is a naturalized citizen born in the Dominican Republic. According to the criminal complaint, in October 2006, the FBI received a tip concerning the defendants’ activities, and an

Vegas, and the Sacramento Kings, the Maloof Money Cup seemed to be perfectly suited for New York City and the East Coast in its third year. ”We wanted to expand it, and what better place than to have it in the greatest city in the world?” Joe Maloof asked. The Maloof Brothers first approached the city with the idea of bringing the skateboarding competition to New York and were met with open arms – and several location choices – from the Parks Department. “We approached the city and they embraced us and said ‘let’s get it done,’” Joe Maloof said. “And we got such great response from the people in this area in Queens, we said we have to have it here. It’s perfect for us.” Having fallen in love with the Astral Fountain site at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, they decided to invest $1.5 million for construction and three years of maintenance in the skate park. They also gave the City an intact site to keep once the event was over. Built for the Money Cup by the Maloof Brothers, in conjunction with California Skateparks, it will remain permanently at the former Astral Fountain site for local New York skaters as well as the entire Queens community to enjoy. Legendary skateboarder, New York City resident, and 5boro owner Steve Rodriguez is hopeful about the park’s impact on the city. “It is now part of the landscape of New York City, skate board culture,” he said. “It’s going to be great for local business, and for the kids that live in this area. It’s a win/win situation.” The 16,000-square-foot park was designed with well known New York skating locales in mind, including the Union Square Rail, Brooklyn Banks, Astral Fountain, and the Exchange Place Gap. The design ideas were taken directly from local New York skaters, including Rodriguez, who helped consult on the project. “It’s just as good, if not better, than the original spots. I definitely think its going to make Queens a [skateboarding] destination.”

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By REBECCA SESNY The New York skateboarding community welcomed the inaugural New York City leg of the Maloof Money Cup Skateboarding Competition in Flushing Meadows Corona Park at a newly built skate park this past weekend. Professional and amateur skateboarders from all over the world descended on Queens for two days to compete for more than $250,000 worth of cash and prizes in the Volcom Street Pro, for professional skaters, and World Industries Am, for amateurs: com-

Boro Rallies To Save Queens Library

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1321 President Margalit Susser. Galante said the library hasn't decided which branches would close, but on its Web site, the library said it has worked out "many different service models" based on what the final budget looks like. Some branches, like Arverne, Glen Oaks, Ridgewood and McGoldrick in Flushing have been under renovation, which has allowed the library to cut back on staff in those branches. Galante is concerned some of the newly renovated branches would have to close as well. "It is a wonderful thing to celebrate new and expanded buildings," he said. "It would

be a terrible injustice to have to keep these libraries locked due to lack of funding to staff them." Choosing to close the library branches would teach children a bad lesson, said some at the protest. "Losing [the Woodhaven] library would send a bad message that books and reading are not important," said Ed Wendell, President of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association. "We're calling for calmer and saner heads to prevail." Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

More Data Sought On Jailed Kids By JESSICA ABLAMSKY About a year and a half ago, three corrections officers at Rikers Island were charged with turning a teenage wing of the jail into a fight club they called "The Program," where inmates who took part were allowed to extor t commissar y money, and other privileges, from other inmates. The abuse came to light after they beat to death 18-year-old Christopher Robinson incarcerated for a minor parole violation, missi ng cur fe w - wh ile guards al legedly stood by and did nothing. The incident prompted legislation, recently passed by City Council, which is the first step towards fixing a broken juvenile justice system, said Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), a member of the Commit tee on Juvenile Just ice. "We've received a lot of complaints about violence in some of these juvenile detention facilities," said Dromm. "We don't have the data to understand what's going on." The DJJ each year admits about 5,500 youths ages 7-15 into three secure and 16 non-secure detention facilities in the city. All teenagers in the city ages 16 and up are charged as adults. In 2009, about 850 were admit ted to Rikers. Though the Depar tment of Juvenile Justice, now under the auspices of the Administration for Children's Services, publishes some data about detained youth, the information is of limited use and not legally mandated, according to a report from the Cit y Council Commit tee on Juvenile Justice. To promote transparency and prevent abuse, the DJJ must now post on its Web site ever y year a repor t regarding the age, gender, race and zip code of residence of youth in the city's detention facilities. Also required are quarterly reports on the use of physical and mechanical restraints by department staff on children, injuries to children from restraints, fights between children,

injuries to children as a result of those fights, injuries to children from any means not previously mentioned, the number of room confinements and the length of each stay. A yearly repor t must indicate the number of allegations made during the year that a child i n a department detention faci lity was abused or neglected, and the number of substantiated findings during the year of abuse or neglect. In 2009, there were 201 allegations of abuse or neglect, according to the Mayor's Management Repor t. A "significant proportion" resulted from staff intervening in aggressive youth behavior. In the same year, 1 in 3 children were in a fight that resulted in an injury. In 2010, there were 10 substantiated allegations of abuse or neglect in four months. Incidents do not necessarily occur within the reporting timeframe. "When you take children away from their families and put them under the purview of the state, you want to really know what is happening with them," said Mike Schweinsburg, a spokesman for Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez (D-Brooklyn), head of the juvenile just ice commit tee. To track where racial disparitie s star t, advocates would like to see demographic data repor ted at each step of the judicial system. "DJJ reports that about 97 percent or more of youth in custody are African-American and Latino," said Charisa Smith, of the New York City Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System. "This is really a crisis." Some City Council members, particularly the Commit tee on Juveni le Justice, would like to move away from a detention model. "We should be keeping kids in their neighborhood, with their families, but with support services to keep them on a straight and narrow path," Dromm said. Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch For The Home Team:

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and laying off more than 400 workers, about one-third of the entire staff. "Library services would be reduced to their lowest levels ever," said Queens Public Library CEO Tom Galante, who testified last week before the City Council. "This means as many as 3,000 adults would miss out on crucial literacy classes, as literacy centers would be closed more often than they are open. This means as many as 5,000 students a day would have to find somewhere else to go for homework help and a safe place after school. It could mean half as many books in the hands of Queens residents, half as many opportunities for free programs for seniors and young parents. It means 25,000 people a day could show up to their local library to find it closed." According to the Queens Public Library, more than 50,000 people utilize the system's 63 branches per day - and that number has been climbing steadily for the past 20 years. The Queens Public Library is the busiest library system in the nation. "That number includes this year, even with our hours being cut and book budget being cut," said library spokeswoman Joanne King. On Tuesday, June 1, representatives from the Queens Library Guild Local 1321 and City Councilmen Leroy Comrie (D-St Albans) and Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) gathered outside of the Central Library Branch in Downtown Jamaica to let their opposition Dozens of children and parents camp out in front of to cuts be known. the Woodhaven branch of the Queens Librar y to call "Worst case scenario, the for restored funding. Similar rallies have taken place library will be going back to across Queens. the Dark Ages," warned Local

By DOMENICK RAFTER Fearing the loss of what they call their "town square," Woodhaven residents and children demonstrated on the front lawn of the 86-year old Woodhaven Public Library on Thursday, June 3. "This library has served this community since the days of Andrew Carnegie," said Maria Concolino, president of Friends of the Woodhaven Library. "He would be devastated to hear that it may close." The demonstration in Woodhaven was one of numerous protests boroughwide, pleading with the City Council to reject the mayor's proposed budget, which would slash funds to the Queens Public Library. As part of the budget, the Queens Public Library may have to suffer draconian cuts, including the closure of 14 branches, elimination of half the library's hours, forcing 34 branches to be open two or three days a week

Hundreds of crochet hobbyists and Mets fans flocked to Citi Field on Saturday to take part in an attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the “Most People Crocheting Simultaneously.” Run by the National Needlearts Association, the Stitch ‘N’ Pitch event took place in Sec tion 531 before the team’s win against the Florida Marlins.

Rethinking Recycling By JESSICA ABLAMSKY The statistics are gloomy. Despite an increase in public awareness about the importance of the three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle – New Yorkers generate about the same amount of waste today as in 1990, and only about 20 percent of municipal solid waste is recycled. A draft plan by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation seeks to change that. “This plan is about changing the way we do things – by minimizing packaging, using better and ‘greener’ materials and reducing trips to the local landfill,� said DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis. “Ultimately, it will result in decreased reliance on waste disposal facilities and foster new jobs and a cleaner environment here in New York.� The key is waste prevention, which is examined from a number of angles, including composting food waste and other organics, and incentives for businesses and consumers to produce less waste. First suggested in the state’s 1987 solid waste management plan, product and packaging stewardship could revolutionize waste management, said Resa Dimino, special assistant in the commissioner’s policy office for the DEC. Following trends in Canada and Europe, a law passed recently by state legislators that takes effect next year requires manufacturers of electronics to establish free and convenient recycling programs. “We think it is a great model for how we want to go forward,� Diminio said. It will give manufacturers an incentive to produce lightweight, recyclable products and packaging. The program could eventually be applied to other products, such as carpets

and roof shingles, hazardous household waste and mercury containing items. At 24 percent of the waste stream, food and other organics make up a significant part of landfill material. “There are lots of private companies that are interested in getting into food composting,� Diminio said. “The question is can we get the right incentives in place to get them into it.� The plan makes no single recommendation because the needs and infrastructure capabilities vary dramatically across the state. “New York City has taken a very strong public-private partnership approach, and I think that is a good model,� she said. “There are communities that will rely on the private sector, and that is fine too, as long as they are meeting the goals.� The state should lead by example, the goal being a 100 percent recycling rate for organic material produced by state agencies. Significant waste reduction will require increased funding. Possible sources include bonds, fees and product and packaging stewardship. One option is to require communities to implement “pay as you throw programs,� unless they can demonstrate alternative methods to achieve waste reduction and recycling targets. These programs charges residents for the garbage they produce and give consumers an incentive to reduce waste. An alternative is a program that rewards households with points, redeemable as coupons and credits with participating retailers, based on the amount of material put out for recycling. Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.

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In Our Opinion:

No Entitlement By all appearances, it would seem that the process for selecting the bidder who will ultimately operate 4,500 video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Racetrack is far better than any of the previous attempts. Gathering this week at the racetrack, the prospective winner was in the room – along with the five other entities bidding on this decade-long process. The questions were wise, the answers were straightforward and the discussion all happened in front of writers, photographers and film crews. It seems, though, that some of the bidders may have felt that their involvement in previous bids – their patience and their money spent time and again – gives them a leg up, a free pass on certain aspects of the bid. It seems as though they are trying to do what they want – not what the state is asking for. Our friends in Albany may have botched this process a handful of times, but that does not give any bidder the ability to change the rules in the middle of the game just because he’s played a similar version before. This is about doing what is right for the people of Queens and New York State. If you don’t like the game the way it’s played, don’t play. But certainly, don’t try to change the rules – especially when we’re all watching.

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MTA Budget To The Editor: If things do not change, the MTA stands poised to radically cut and eliminate bus service throughout Queens: Q14, Q15, Q24, Q26, Q30, Q31, Q42, Q48, Q74, Q75, Q76, Q79, Q89, QM22, and QM23, X51. Residents, whether riders or not, must unite to oppose these misguided and harmful actions. As a first step, contact your state legislator to press the Governor and the MTA. Second, call 3-1-1 and demand that the Mayor, who found the time to tape a commercial to urge Lebron James to play here, to prevail upon the MTA to restore these cuts. The MTA and its chairman/CEO Jay Walder refuse to exercise other options that would avert these cuts. Instead, they chose to balance their books on the backs of working people who depend on these bus lines each day. The issue is not money; it’s policy. The public needs to know MTA chair Walder, once of Queens but late of London, testified to the NYS Assembly that he would NOT (emphasis added) apply new funding or saved resources to restore service cuts and eliminations. This is just an outrage. For many Queens residents, buses provide the only transit option. Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1056, which represents drivers and mechanics who work for MTA New York City Transit’s Queens bus division, had

made the case for funding. Legislators support the restorations. It remains a question of priorities. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand sponsor legislation to direct federal operating aid, previously denied NYC transit, to the MTA. The City Council proposed averting service cuts through $90 million in unused federal stimulus monies to cover operations and applying some $50 million in funds currently allocated to pay-as-you-go capital. The public needs to weigh in and make clear its preference for bus service over massive projects that offer meager service to Queens – and nothing for decades! Morevoer, we cannot let these harmful cuts stand at a time when MTA management takes care of folks at the top, perpetuates wasteful policies and practices and advances costly megaprojects that benefit connected developers and other insiders. The bottom line is public transportation cannot be viewed as just a private sector, market-driven service. It provides the economic and social hub of our society and the lifeline of all our citizens, and no reasonable person or entity can support these harmful service cuts. ATU Local 1056 will continue to rally, lobby and organize against the service cuts. Add your voice. Make it heard. I. Daneek Miller, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056, Rosedale

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To The Editor: As school children ready for the summer, with homework and tests replaced by days of fun in the sun, I am concerned about second-hand smoke, which is often disregarded as a danger in the outdoors. With 25,000 tobacco-related deaths in New York State annually, and 15.5 percent of Queens residents being smokers, including an estimated 6,000 children, one-third of whom will die prematurely. We must be concerned about the air youngsters breathe. Parents tell their kids to “get some air” and surely, during these summer months, we’ll hear more of that. But are we putting children at-risk when the beach blanket next to theirs has smokers? Young people are exploited by flashy advertising, provocative packaging and readily available store displays of cigarettes which make them think smoking is cool. In addition, nothing spoils the bucolic setting of our parks, or the majestic beaches on our shores, more than cigarette butts... not to mention the negative impact that they have on our environment. Clearly, nothing is less “green” and environmentally-friendly than a brown, burnt-out, discarded filter tip. With a healthier, cleaner summer in mind, the Queens Health Coalition is joining Queens Smokefree Partnership in its efforts to rid our outdoors of second-hand smoke, especially where it impacts children. We urge everyone to do the same. The “great outdoors” can only be great if we can breathe the air and enjoy the sights without them being compromised by tobacco. We need to protect the vulnerable segments of our population—such as our children—so when mommy says, “why don’t you go out and play,” she is not inadvertently placing her child in harm’s way. Phyllis S. Shafran, Queens Health Coalition

Closeted GOP? To The Editor: I couldn’t help but notice that something was missing at Senator Frank Padavan’s recent ribbon cutting ceremony for opening his campaign reelection headquarters on Bell Boulevard in Bayside. Isn’t he running for reelection on the Republican and Conservative Party lines? You would think, looking at his campaign signs, that he was running on the “Nobody Cares Like Frank” party line. I miss the old Frank Padavan who, in earlier times, proudly proclaimed his Republican/Conserva-

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tive party endorsements on buttons, bumper stickers, literature, campaign posters and storefront signs. Every two years, you never see any signs, buttons, posters, campaign literature etc. in his campaign headquarters for any Republican/Conservative Party running mates for other public offices. Frank, it’s okay to come out of the closet! Larry Penner, Great Neck

Biblical Proportion To The Editor: The BP oil disaster has now reached monumental proportions. It has now reached the Florida beaches and is spreading and maiming the environment and killing wildlife and destroying jobs. I’ve seen pictures of small birds and pelicans that are covered with the oil. I find it to be most appalling. All of this seems to be reaching a disaster of Biblical proportions. I feel President Obama and his administration have not done enough from day one to deal with this problem, which is the worst in American history. Now we’re in day 45 and the oil is still spilling out. This oil spill, according to scientists, could travel further up the Atlantic coast. The apocalypse is now upon us and we wonder what is next? I think if our wild life who depend upon us could speak they would say, “Why us Lord?” Fred Bedell Jr., Glen Oaks

Do Something To The Editor: As the oil continues to leak into the Gulf and spread, there is no doubt that the federal government must and can do everything humanly possible to help with the massive cleanup of this ecological disaster-the worst in U.S. history. Thousands of lives are being disrupted due to this disaster, affecting the local and state economies of those areas being impacted by the spill. Also, the ecological damage from this is just heartbreaking: birds and mammals coated in oil, many dead, others dying. My question is: How could something like this have ever happened? BP certainly has a lot of explaining to do to the American people, and the president should be on their backs relentlessly to get the answers. This spill will have long lasting effects on the ecology of the Gulf region-effects that could severely impact marine and wildlife for years to come. John Amato, Fresh Meadows Alan J. Goldsher Advertising Director Shelly Cookson Corporate & Legal Advertising Account Executives Risa Pilicer Gil Spadoni Earl Steinman Shari Strongin

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Do Nothing? To The Editor: I think that continuing to blame BP is counterproductive. They are professionals who do their best. Let’s stop filing lawsuits (at least for the time being) and give our support to BP. Do you understand how it is difficult to work on an emergency when everybody criticizes you? Besides, who will pay for the cleanup if BP goes out of business? Victor Maltsev, Rego Park

Arizona Law To The Editor: It is time to clear up some facts about Arizona’s new law, SB 1070, which allows police to inquire about a person’s immigration status if they were first stopped for an unrelated offense. First off, the law doesn’t give the police the right to profile Latinos. The only thing it gives the police is the right to protect the citizens of Arizona from the onslaught of illegal immigration. Arizona’s new law is not racist. I’ll tell you what it is – it’s necessary. Arizona is under siege from illegal immigration. Illegal immigration costs the state of Arizona billions of dollars from providing social services to illegal immigrants, healthcare, free schooling to illegal immigrant’s kids and other services. Not to mention the fact that drug cartels and criminals who entered America illegally are terrorizing the border towns. Crime is rampant at the border and spreading to the interior of Arizona. Phoenix is the kidnapping capital of America. That is why the people of Arizona support SB 1070. Not because they are racist, but because they are desperate. Secondly, illegal immigrants no more deserve the title of “undocumented immigrant” than a drug dealer deserves the title of “undocumented pharmacist.” The act of illegally entering the United States is a felony punishable by six months in jail, not a sob story to be rewarded with amnesty. Illegal aliens have earned deportation just as much as bank robbers have earned a jail cell. In both cases, the punishment fits the crime and is what the law demands. Lastly, many media outlets and activist groups want you to believe that the new law is controversial. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Poll after poll shows the overwhelming majority of Americans support it. In fact, the law is so popular several other states are planning to introduce their own versions. Tim Freeman, Richmond Hill Mitch Kronenfeld: Classified Manager Elizabeth Mance: Administrative Assistant Classified Ad Representatives: Nadia Hack, Peggie Henderson, Fran Gordon, Marty Lieberman, Chris Preasha, Lorraine Shaw, Sheila Scholder, Lillian Saar

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Another Poem By MICHAEL SCHENKLER “When will you stop with poems and write words again?” Brian asked, My column he missed and his Trib job was assigning such tasks. “I’d like to comply,” thought I, but really needed to make a point, The abysmal State Legislature really had things way out of joint. System all broken, we’re chokin’ and the Governor fails every test; Can’t take action, partisan factions, and leaders can’t lead the rest. No budget, no movement; just dysfunction, misfunction, a mess, The State Legislative stalemate, a failure, much worse than we guessed. And now, Silver is certainly not shining and Sampson is surely not strong; The folks up in Albany seem to get most everything wrong. They were elected to office to serve the people of New York State; Self interest and partisanship has destroyed what used to be great. So instead of my column I’m stuck here just writing in verse. As bad as my poems are, the State Legislature is significantly worse. So I’ll rhyme and I’ll rhythm untill a budget is finally law, Then I’ll keep on writing in order to demand significantly more. It’s time for a change, for reform, for public service as really intended; It’s time that the Albany Legislative stalemate is finally ended. So Senators and Assemblymembers, I’m asking, no I implore, The rhymes don’t come easy and my brain is all blurry and sore. So please pass a budget and perform your job; stop playing the game. Please enact reform, bring change, stop looking for blame. Cause I’m stuck here rhyming, just waiting for the budget to pass, And you’re all stuck in Albany plugging a hole in New York State’s assets. MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com

By HENRY STERN It is rare for us to depart from the precincts of public policy to comment on an area in which we have no particular expertise. Yet this is a moment where we can learn from a recent event in Major League Baseball which raises basic issues of common sense and simple justice. In the June 2 game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit pitcher, Armando Galarraga, retired the first 26 batters he faced. The 27th hit a grounder to the infield, which the second baseman stopped, throwing the runner out while the pitcher covered first base. The first base umpire, however, miscalled the play, ruling the runner safe, thus spoiling the perfect game and the no-hitter Galarraga had thrown. This would have been only the 21st perfect game in major league history. Upon viewing a TV replay, the contrite umpire readily agreed that he had blown the call. His error was an unusual but unavoidable part of baseball. People make mistakes. Umpires, who are human beings after all, can make hundreds of decisions in the course of a game. There is no persuasive reason, however, for such an error to remain uncorrected when it is proven beyond doubt that an umpire’s call was mistaken, and the outcome of the

game, if he had ruled properly, would have been clear. A situation like this is one reason Major League Baseball has a commissioner. There is an impartial higher authority who can decide such questions on the merits, hopefully in what is described as “the best interests of the game.” This does not mean that every call will be subject to review by the Commissioner, even when it is proven to be erroneous. But when such a rarity as a perfect game is involved, and a player has clearly achieved it, his accomplishment should not be nullified by an umpire’s admitted mistake. The press has commented on this unusual situation, recommending that the umpire’s oversight be corrected by the Commissioner. This can be done at no expense, and would prevent an understandable, momentary error from becoming a perpetual injustice. Ironical ly, steroid-laced Bar r y Bonds remains the all-time home run champion, while an honest young pitcher who threw a perfect game is denied his honor. Baseball can be a compelling sport to watch, or even to play if you can. For many of us seniors, it remains the national pastime. That is why people are concerned about fairness and justice in baseball as well as in politics.

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Albany Deadlock Continues; Donovan Is GOP’s Best Shot By HENRY J. STERN Day 71 - without a budget. This problem need not be restated at length. Of a budget gap of over $9 billion (out of $130 or so), the players (Senate, Assembly, Governor) Henry have agreed on about $6.5 billion in reductions. They disagree on the remaining $2.5 billion. The Senate is bizarrely insisting on a billion-dollar property tax reduction, which would add to the deficit. The Assembly - Sheldon Silver and the UFT - wants $1.4 billion more for education, which they say they would find a way to fund elsewhere in the budget. Governor Paterson’s emergency budget extension legislation, adopted by the legislature weekly to keep government agencies operating, will include substantive reductions this week, he said. He added that he doesn’t want to govern that way, but the legislature, through its inaction, has forced him into it. “The Devil made me do it.” The City, complying with its Charter, is in the midst of its budget adoption process, holding hearings this week on individual agency budgets. It is not easy to consider a budget when one doesn’t know how much money is available to spend, but at a salary of $112,500 per member, the Cit y Counci l should be able to figure out what to do, at least after they are enlightened by the Speaker and the Mayor. This principle of budgeting in a deficit, of course, applies to cit-

ie s, states, aut hor it ie s and private busi nesses: the longer necessary cuts are postponed, the deeper they will have to be in order to eliminate the deficit. Our solons in Alba ny presumably know that, but for the four and Stern a half months since Governor Paterson presented the execut ive budget on Ja nuar y 19, the two houses, including the divided senate, have not come close to reaching agreement. NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS In 2003 Mayor Bloomberg, through a Charter Revision Commission headed by former Schools Chancellor Frank Macchiarola, proposed nonpar tisan elect ions for municipal office s. The idea has merit for a number of reasons. First, is that there is no Republican or Democratic way to clean streets, as Mayor LaGuardia is supposed to have said. Second, par t isan nominations in what is essentially a one-par t y city deny all other voter s t he right to par t icipate meaningfully in the selection process. Third, they make party clubhouse s centers of act ivit y, and smoke-filled rooms, as they used to be, are often repellent to people who want to make up their own minds on whom to suppor t. Ne ver t hele ss, nonpar t isa n elections are highly unlikely to be adopted, because nearly every organized group opposes them. It is easier to exert pressure on legislators through their leaders, who operate through the party system. For many years, including the time

I served on the City Council (197483), the Democratic county leaders made important decisions, including the choice of a Speaker, who in turn dominated the members. Aware of this tradition, and wanting to test it, during my first year on the Council, an issue arose on which I had no opinion. I called Alex Rose, the Liberal Party leader, and asked him what he thought of a finance proposal by Mayor Beame, the details of which escape me in 2010. I vividly remember his answer, delivered in his inimitable Yiddish accent, “You decide. Thats vy ve elected you.” Direct political domination of the City Council is on the wane, but it has been replaced by deference to special interest groups, labor unions with phone banks and splinter parties. Some people always need someone else to tell them what to do, and if their old master falters or is over thrown, they will look for a new one. They lack confidence in their own judgment, and in that attitude at least, they are entirely justified. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION The Republicans last week nominated one candidate who has the potential to be elected. He is Daniel M. Donovan, district attorney of Richmond County. We do not know how much money he has or will be able to raise, but he will oppose the winner of a five-way Democratic primary, in which the supporters of the four losing candidates are potential votes for the Republican. Donovan starts out as an underdog because of the weak-

ness of the rest of the ticket - no well-known candidates for the two Senate seats or Comptroller, and Rick Lazio for governor. However, there is some merit in having an At torne y General from a different par t y than the Governor - that is one reason the position is elected independently. The two would presumably keep their eyes on each other, especially since they are likely to compete directly in some even-numbered year. Donovan would need a program to run on, showing himself as tough but fair and impartial. He should offer innovations in crimefighting, as well as assuring the public that he, although a Republican, will not abandon the investigations into corporate practices

which Attorney Generals Spitzer and Cuomo conducted. He should maintain the professionalism of the AG’s office, rather than staff it with failed Republican candidates and polit ical favorites. Relatively unknown to the public outside of Staten Island, he has the chance to define himself and create a public personality before negative commercials define him. Until September, we will listen to what his five Democratic rivals say about each other. The percentage the winner will receive will be a strong indicator of how he or she is likely to fare in November against Donovan. At this point, the race is the Democrats’ to lose. StarQuest@NYCivic.org

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 23396/09 U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N. A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK N. A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, vs. DAWN N. BRYANT, SAM

BARNUM Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 143-56 229TH STREET ROSEDALE, NY 11403 SBL #: BLOCK: 13506, LOT: 183 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 19th day of May, 2010, TO: DAWN N. BRYANT and SAM BARNUM, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. JAIME A. RIOS of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 3rd day of May, 2010 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by DAWN N. BRYANT and SAM BARNUM dated the 2nd day of January, 2007, to secure the sum of $548,000.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2007000054492 in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, on the 30th day of January, 2007; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 19th day of August, 2009, and sent for recording in the Office of the Queens County Clerk. The property in question is described as follows: 143-56 229TH STREET, ROSEDALE, NY 11403 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of 229 th Street distant 270 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 144 th Avenue and the westerly side of 229 th Street; RUNNING THENCE westerly parallel with the northerly side of 144th Avenue and part of the distance through a party wall, 100 feet; THENCE northerly parallel with the westerly side o f 2 2 9 th S t r e e t , 3 0 f e e t ; THENCE easterly parallel with the northerly side of 144th Avenue 100 feet to the westerly side of 220 th Street; THENCE southerly along the westerly side of 229the Street, 30 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. HELP

LEGAL NOTICE FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: May 19, 2010 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst,

LEGAL NOTICE NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of Congregational Advancement Services LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/19/2010. Office location: Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: PO Box 40264, Glen Oaks, NY 11004. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of 41 DRIVE HOLDINGS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/ 31/2010 Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: c/o Ann Irimia Casella, 74 Stallion Trail, Brewster, NY 10509 Purpose: Real Estate Management ___________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of C & H ALLIANCE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/7/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 195-28 McLaughlin Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423. Purpose: any lawful activity. ____________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF9, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF9 Plaintiff, vs. NORMA GARCIA, ORLANDO DE LA CRUZ Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: INDEX NO.: 1206/10 MORTGAGED PREMISES: 87-15 SUTTER AVENUE OZONE PARK, NY 11417 SBL #: BLOCK: 9148 LOT: 38 You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the

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County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 19th day of May, 2010, TO: ORLANDO DE LA CRUZ, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. JANICE A. TAYLOR of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 6 th day of May, 2010 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by NORMA GARCIA and ORLANDO DE LA CRUZ dated the 7th day of March, 2006, to secure the sum of $485,000.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2006000173113 in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, on the 28th day of March, 2006; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 12th day of January, 2010, and sent for recording in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County; The property in question is described as follows: 87-15 SUTTER AVENUE, OZONE PARK, NY 11417 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 9148 and Lot 38 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Sutter Avenue, distant 40.69 feet Westerly from the comer formed by the intersection of the Northerly side of Sutter Avenue with the Westerly side of88to Street, formerly Boyd Avenue; RUNNING. THENCE Northerly parallel with 88th Street, 103.41 feet; THENCE Westerly at right angles to 88th Street, 25 feet; THENCE Southerly and again parallel with 88to Street, 99.08 feet to the Northerly side of Sutter Avenue; THENCE Easterly along the Northerly side of Sutter Avenue, 25.38 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. TOGETHER with an easement or right of way for ingress and egress to a garage erected in the rear of the premises hereinbefore described over the most Easterly 6 feet of the premises immediately adjoining to the West. SUBJECT to an easement or right of way for ingress and egress to a garage erected in the rear of the premises immediately adjoining on the West over the most Westerly five feet of the premises hereinbefore described. Premises known as 87-15 Sutter Avenue, Ozone Park, New York HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE

IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: May 19, 2010 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G , Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Art and Business Management LLC, a limited liability company. Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/16/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o William Eagen, 118-11 84 th Avenue, #201, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________________________________________

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Queens This Week

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Crazed Streets To Get Traffic Sanity The Department of Transportation announced last week that it plans to perform a massive reconstruction project for the busy and dangerous intersection of Rockaway Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park. The three roads, which intersect at a triangle directly below the elevated Rockaway Boulevard "A" train station, are notorious for traffic tie-ups and pedestrian accidents. The project, presented to Community Board 10 at its June meeting, will close some streets to traffic as well as streamline and add crosswalks to discourage jaywalking, a common problem in the area. A short one-and-a-half-block stretch of Liberty Avenue between Cross Bay Boulevard and Rockaway Boulevard will be closed completely to traffic. The stretch currently is one-way heading eastbound and used by traffic turning from the northbound Cross Bay Boulevard to head eastbound on Liberty Avenue or Rockaway Boulevard. There is a bus stop on Cross Bay Boulevard at the corner that serves multiple buses. According to the DOT, the buses sometime back up, forcing traffic to make sharp right turns around the buses onto Liberty Avenue at a time when pedestrians are crossing. Traffic turning off the northbound Cross Bay Boulevard to head east on Liberty and Rockaway will be forced to turn east on Rockaway Boulevard, which is only about 50 feet to the north. Eastbound thru traffic down Liberty Avenue will be forced north on 93rd Street, one block west of Cross Bay Boulevard, and eastbound on Rockaway Boulevard. The stretch of Liberty Avenue between 93rd Street and Cross Bay Boulevard will be one way eastbound, with all traffic being forced to turn south on Cross Bay. The DOT said closing the short stretch of Liberty Avenue will allow traffic to flow more smoothly on Cross Bay Boulevard and will allow more cars to use the left turn bay on Cross Bay onto Rockaway, which currently only allows three or four cars in the short space between Rockaway and Liberty. Also to be closed is 94th Street between Rockaway Boulevard and Liberty Avenue. 94th Street, currently one-way southbound, merges onto Cross Bay Boulevard just south of Liberty Avenue. The closure will force traffic heading south on 94th Street to turn right onto Rockaway Boulevard away from Cross Bay. Two bus lines, the Q7 and Q41, currently turn left onto 94th Street to merge onto Cross Bay. At high traffic times, the buses waiting to make the left sometimes block oncoming traffic heading south on Woodhaven Boulevard. The southbound bus stop on Cross Bay Boulevard, which is currently on the island between Cross Bay and 94th Street north of Liberty Avenue, will be moved back south of Liberty, where it had been until a few years ago. The sidewalk will be expanded out to take up the section of road where 94th Street now merges with Cross Bay. The project will also add a left turn lane on Rockaway Boulevard for vehicles heading south on Cross Bay. Currently there is no left turn lane and traffic queuing to make the left often leads to backups on westbound Rockaway and Liberty Avenue, almost as far back as 98th Street. The DOT will add "drop off" zones for transporting passengers who use the subway. Some members of Community Board 10 expressed concern about the proposal. Member Tony Cosentino asked Queens Transportation Commissioner Maura McCarthy to delay implementation of the proposal, which had a tentative September start date, until the community board meets again after the summer.

"This isn't the final plan," McCarthy told the Community Board. "We will tweak it based on feedback from the community." Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125. — Domenick Rafter

Locals Sur prised By Totten Pool Close The City Parks Department describes Fort Totten Park as a place where swimmers can take a dip in the pool on hot summer days and sunbathe around its grassy edges. Parks is going to have to update its Web site, because the pools at Fort Totten Park will not be opening this year due to budget cuts. "Parks plans to close four outdoor pools this summer, and to shorten the pool season by two weeks, which will save the city $1.4 million," said Trish Bertuccio, a spokeswoman for Parks. "Our decision was based on our judgment of several factors, including attendance figures, proximity to other pools, access to public transit and the location of the pools relative to residential communities." The pools at Fort Totten, which are free to the public, include a one-foot deep baby pool and a four-foot deep intermediate pool. They are the only pools in Queens that will close. "This intermediate pool had the lowest attendance of the three intermediate pools in Queens," she said. While Fort Totten had 27,000 visitors last summer, Liberty Pool in Jamaica had about 30,000 and Fisher Pool in East Elmhurst had 41,000. In a letter to Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Councilman Dan Halloran (RWhitestone) questioned the decision to close the pools. "To my knowledge, there is no record keeping regarding usage of this or any other public pool in New York City," he said. "From my own personal experience, every time I have walked past the pool, it has been crowded. Could you please indicate the objective methodology used by Parks to make this determination?" The last-minute nature of the decision severely impacts Halloran's ability to address the issue. Alternative funding sources could have included borough delegation funding, discretionary spending and Parks Department requests. The closure also caught members of Community Board 7 unaware. "Do you know something that I don't," said CB7 District Manager Marilyn Bitterman. "It would be very nice if we're notified, because we have to answer the questions." It is the middle class that will suffer, she said. "When people do not have money, they go to the parks," she said. "It is a very, very utilized park. What are you going to do with these kids?" Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at jablamsky@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124. —Jessica Ablamsky

Fair way Still A Fair Way Off Area residents will have to wait a little bit longer for the eagerly anticipated Fairway Market, which is slated to take the place of the now closed Waldbaum's at 242-02 61st Ave. in Douglaston. Although Fairway CEO Howie Glickberg is not ready to commit to an opening date, sources say the store will open in the spring of 2011. Construction has been delayed by the landlord, who is waiting for Con Edison to supply the building with sufficient electrical

power. "As of yet, this hasn't been done, although I understand that the power is available and everyone is waiting for Con Ed to complete the installation," Glickberg said. Construction plans include adding 15,000 square feet and an elevator to the shopping center's rooftop parking, which will take five or six months to complete. "We will have shuttles available for local groups as soon as we open," he said. Members of Community PS 91 students held a yard sale at their school to Board 11 have received nu- raise money for their community. merous inquiries from concerned citizens who no longer have a local grocery store, said CB 11 District Manager Susan Seinfeld. ping, but all of them were talking about "There have been rumors that they have giving back to the community. pulled out and everything," she said. "People “We’re trying to donate to the two shelters are getting afraid that it is not going to because we want to help a lot,” said Angjelos happen." Marto, 10. The closest comparable supermarket is “The kids over there need the help and an Stop & Shop, nearly a mile away. education,” said Cynthia Gaita, 11. “With That is too far in what is a particularly the money they can buy books to help them public transportation-starved area, said Eliott read and write.” Socci, president of the Douglaston Civic Jacquelyn Winkler, 11, was helping to Association. Local seniors are grossly incon- manage the money and make sales; however, venienced. she was also a buyer at the yard sale. “Some The store's opening date was never an- of us are doing double donations,” said nounced, but Socci hoped the Fairway would Winkler. “We’re buying something and dobe open by October or November. nating it back to the shelter.” "It is important because there are many Community service goes a long way in people who get there on foot, and now there's schools. Not only does it expose children to no place they can get to on foot," he said. "I the harsh realities facing the world, but it don't know how they're coping." teaches them that they can make in a differReach reporter Jessica Ablamsky at ence in the life of someone less fortunate. jablamsky@queenstribune.com, or (718) Reach Intern Stefan Singh at 357-7400, Ext. 124. ssingh@queenstribune.com or (718) 357—Jessica Ablamsky 7400, Ext. 128. —Stefan Singh

PS 91 Kids Hold Sale For Charities

From donating blankets to an animal shelter to raising money for Haiti, the kids at PS 91 in Glendale are deeply involved in community service, and they’re at it again. On June 2, the children held a yard sale to raise money for two community organizations. Since new Principle Victoria Catalano took over in September, she has tried to raise the children’s awareness about community service. “We encourage community service,” said Catalano. “This is the new initiative we brought in this year. It’s the children’s idea and it has been really taking off.” The children of class 5-401 and 5/4-504 came up with the idea for the yard sale. “One of the students said ‘wouldn’t it be nice if we can do a garage sale,’” said Frank Sciarratta, the school’s guidance counselor. “Since we don’t have a garage, we decided to do a yard sale.” The items were donated by children and faculty members, and sold back to the students and staff, in the fourth and fifth grades. The children wanted to raise at least $200 and they did better than expected, raising $342. Half of the money will be donated to animal rescue group Bobbi and the Strays and the other half to the Metro Family Residence, a halfway house for homeless families. Arlene LoMastro, the Democratic District Leader for the 38th Assembly District who is a school aide at PS 91, said the unsold toys and books will also be donated to the kids at the Metro Family Residence. The concentration on community service has changed students at PS 91. They understand why they are doing it and they want to help. According to Sicarratta, “The children are more conscious of things.” With the fourth and fifth grade classes gathered together in the schoolyard, their eyes bloomed at all the toys and books. Some were helping with the sale, others were shop-

Reser voir Plan Foes Get Big Ally The Parks Department’s planned renovation of the former Ridgewood Reservoir may be on life support after local activists opposed to the plan got a powerful ally, City Comptroller John Liu. Some activists, including members of Community Board 5, have come out against a plan to renovate the site of the defunct reservoir. Though no plans have been finalized, the renovations could include athletic fields and new parkland. The reservoir, which became inactive in 1989, has since become a natural swampland and many locals want to keep it that way. They met with Liu last week, asking him to freeze contracts awarded in relation to the renovation of the site, which Liu hinted he might do. “We’re working to figure out a way to make sure the project addresses the concerns, and meets the needs of the community,” Liu said. “Even in a city like New York, there are many opportunities to preserve natural environments.” The Parks Department renovations would include the removal of dozens of decades-old trees and a century old fence, according to Community Board 5’s Parks Committee. The Ridgewood Reservoir sits between Ridgewood, Glendale and Cypress Hills, Brooklyn right on the border of Queens and Brooklyn just south of the Jackie Robinson Parkway. It was constructed in 1856 and was used for 133 years as a location to store the back-up water supply for Brooklyn and Queens. Since closing, the 58-acre site has become a natural marshland teeming with wildlife. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125. —Domenick Rafter

Queens CLOSEUP Employment Fair The Queens Library will host a fair to help polish the skills for people seeking jobs, those who would like to further their careers or start their own businesses. The fair will be held on June 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Queens Library at Flushing, 41-17 Main St. Admission is free. Pre-registration is required by phone, (718) 990-0746.

Jewish Culture Queens Community For Cultural Judaism continues its Jewish Culture Series: Music, Art, Dance, the creators & symbols. What makes all these Jewish? Saturday, June 19, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 149th Street and Ash Avenue in Flushing. Refreshments served. Non-members $5, For info call (718) 380-5362; email madrikh@peoplepc.com

Mannahatta Concer t Quintet of the Americas woodwind ensemble will present Mannahatta, a concert on Saturday, June 12, 2 p.m., at Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. in Flushing. This event is part of the Quintet’s Mannahatta concert series, presenting environmentally-themed music throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Repertoire for this concert includes Mannahatta Windows by Robert Deemer and Hudson River Quintet by Brooklyn-based Christopher Kaufman for woodwind quintet with surround-sound audio tape and video of the Hudson River and environmental paintings. The Quintet will also perform Ellis Island by L.A. film composer Stuart Balcomb and other nature-inspired works including Duke Ellington’s Azalea, Queens resident James Cohn’s Strutting Butterflies and Colombian composer Jorge Olaya Munoz’ El Picaflor. Special guest will be environmental artist Ken Cro-ken. The June 12 concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call (718) 661-1200, or visit http://www.quintet.org/ concerts.html.

YMCA Summer Camp

Voelker Orth Exhibition The Voelker Orth Museum announces a new photography exhibition, “Flushing Main

Community House The Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202 is very fortunate to present a diverse program of music. Sunday, June 13, at 2 p.m. Aaron Copland School of Music will perform. On Tuesday, June 15 at noon, Pepe Santana and Chris Lefkarites will present Songs and Traditions. An Afternoon with Michael Sennely, pianist, will be on Thursday June 17, at 2 p.m. Banjo Rascals on Tuesday, June 22. Finally on Sunday, June 27, an Afternoon with Megan Western (Opera Singer) and Michael Sennely (Pianist) at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited. The next poetry reading will take place June 16, at 1 p.m. Join beginners and experienced members for an inspirational afternoon. Irma Wesley’s last class for the Spring Semester will take place on June 14, at 1 p.m. The topic will be “The grand lifestyle of the late 19th and 20th Centuries.” Everyone is welcome. Monday June 21, at 1 p.m., Dina Mehta will talk and demonstrate Yoga. This is a one time workshop. He will be offering information on Yoga meditation, Yoga walking and Yoga exercise. Line Dancing is taking place on Wednesday June 23, at noon. No experience is necessary. For further information about these and other events, call (718) 268-5960.

Lubavitch Discussion One of the largest and most dynamic Hasidic movements today, the Lubavitchers are also among the most controversial. On Tuesday, June 22, at 1:30 p.m., Professor David Berger will speak at the Central Queens YM and YWHA in Forest Hills on his recent book on the controversy surrounding the messianic beliefs current in a large segment of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The event will be held at at 67-09 108th St. All events are open to the general public, with a $5 donation suggested. For more information, call (718) 268-5011, Ext. 151, or email pkurtz@cqyjcc.org or visit our website at www.cqyjcc.org.

Religious Unity An unprecedented religious alliance is being forged today around environmental issues. At a time when we face huge challenges in climate change, religious groups, from Muslims to Evangelical Christians, to Jews are stepping forward to take the lead in reaching into their communities to create change. On Tuesday, June 15, at 1:30 pm., Rabbi Lawrence Troster, a national environmental leader, will speak on the challenges this new movement faces. How can we communicate the need for rapid and deep change in our approach to the environment? Indeed, how do we change minds? Can we forge a hopeful, sustainable vision for the future? Climate change, population growth, and consumption patterns are all radically altering earth’s ecosystems. Can religion play a special role in creating a powerful international movement and in reshaping a more reverent relationship to the natural world? Religious groups are working together, going beyond environmentalism alone to embrace a vision of a world in which human needs are met equitably and within the re-

newable resources of the earth, and material wellbeing and spiritual fulfillment are in balance. Rabbi Lawrence Troster is Fellowship Director of GreenFaith, an environmental organization of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Rabbi Troster’s is presented by the Hevesi Jewish Heritage Library of the Central Queens YM & YWHA, at 67-09 108 Street in Forest Hills. All events are open to the general public, with a $5 donation suggested. For more information, call (718) 268-5011, ext. 151, or email pkurtz@cqyjcc.org or visit our website at www.cqyjcc.org.. The Central Queens YM&YWHA is a non-profit Jewish center offering recreational, educational, cultural and social events to enhance the quality of life in the Central Queens community. The Y is an agency of UJA-Federation .

Camera Club The Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Flushing Hospital, at 146-01 45th Ave. on the first, third and fifth Wednesday of the month. Enter at 45th Avenue and Burling Street. We meet on the first, third and fifth Wednesday of the month. For more information, contact (718) 441-6210 or flushingcameraclub.org.

Free Prostate Exam More than 192,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010. Yet with early detection of this disease, it is one of the more treatable forms of cancer. Men across New York City, especially those age 40 and older, are encouraged to receive a free prostatespecific antigen (PSA) blood test to determine their status regarding this serious men’s health issue. This free prostate cancer testing is sponsored by Integrated Medical Foundation, Inc. and New York Daily News in collaboration with ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer, which tours the U.S. for a variety of events to raise awareness of the importance of early detection of prostate cancer for men at risk. This is one of many stops for the Drive Against Prostate Cancer, an initiative to educate and test men from coast to coast, which has provided free testing to more than 100,000 men since the program began in 2002. “I encourage all men, particularly those 40 years and older, to be tested,” said Rhonda Samuel, Executive Director of Integrated Medical Foundation. “More lives are being saved every day through early detection,” said Skip Lockwood, CEO of ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer. “This 10-minute test could save your life.” The screening will be held Thursday, June 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd.

GWDC Meeting The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation’s monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m., at St. Thomas Apostle School, 87-49 87th St., Woodhaven. The special guest will be Seth Bornstein, Executive Director, Queens Economic Development Corporation.

Exercise Class Every Monday at 10:15-11:15 a.m. and 1:15-2:15 p.m., tai chi with Elaine Fleischman, Every Wednesday and Friday at 10:15-11:15 a.m. , chair aerobics with Charle Roemer every Thursday at 10:15-11:15 p.m., Project Staywell exercises with Irma Mains. If you are a senior center member, or are over 60 years of age, you are welcome to attend.

Any questions, call the center at (718) 7388100. The Howard Beach senior center is located at 156-45 84th street (entrance on 85th street). The center is funded under contract to the New York City department for the aging and is open to anyone age 60 and over.

Cyber Bullying Heidi Harrison Chain, President of the 112th Precinct Community Council, and Deputy Inspector Tamola, Commanding Officer of the 112th Precinct, announce an important forum open to the entire community relating to the problems of cyber bullying and other internet related issues to be held on June 16, 7 p.m. at the Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens. Guest speakers will be from the NYPD Internet Crimes Unit and the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Location: The Queens Criminal Court, 125-01 Queens Blvd. Kew Gardens. For more information call community affairs at (718) 5209321 or email council112@yahoo.com

Flag Day Parade We got your history right here! At 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, you are invited to New York City's Oldest And Only Flag Day Parade, run by the Kiwanis of Sunnyside. All groups are welcome to the 42nd annual event. Sign up to march be calling Tony Lana at (718) 786-4141 or e-mailing superscoop@verizon.net.

Megan's Law Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. will host a Parents for Megan's Law lecture at PS 58, located at 72-50 Grand Ave, Maspeth on Wednesday, June 16, from 7-7:30 p.m.

Mini-Tr iathlon The Cross Island YMCA invites you to the Building Strong Kids Mini-Triathlon Sunday, June 13. Pre-Register at the Cross Island YMCA Member Services Desk. Schedule of Events: 7 a.m., check-in and additional donation/pledge drop off; 7:30 a.m. official start (Rain or Shine). The cost is $15. It will be held at Cross Island YMCA 238-10 Hillside Ave. and is open to youth ages 8-14 . All participants must be at least at Shark level. (Must be able to swim 10-16 laps with no aid.). Items needed to race: bathing suit, bathing cap, goggles, sneakers, socks, shorts, t-shirt, towel, water bottle, Change of dry clothes, Bike. Call (718) 479-0505 or visit ymcanyc.org/ crossisland for more information.

It’s So Tasty Bayside Historical Society on Friday, June 11 will present It’s So Tasty, Too, a unique discussion about women and food inspired by a 1920s cookbook by the Bayside Woman’s Club at Fort Totten Park at 7 p.m. in the Officers’ Club. The lecture will be followed by a sampling of desserts from the book. The event will feature guest speaker Megan Elias, associate professor of history at Queensborough Community College, who will show how representative the cookbook is of the lives of a particular class of women at a particular time, in the particular town of Bayside. She will then compare this group to the lives of local women of past generations, talk about how the foods within the book differ from that of contemporary Bayside, and discuss the role that women play in food preparation today. The fee is $15 ($10 for BHS members). Call 718-352-1548 to reserve. Limited parking is available on site; additional parking can be found in Little Bay Park, just outside the Fort Totten gate. Visit the Society online at baysidehistorical.org.

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The Flushing YMCA Summer Camp offers a safe place for kids and teens to stay active and engage in spirit, mind, and body. We offer a safe place for kids and teens to make friends, swim, play sports, go on trips, build strong core values, develop new skills, participate in fun summer learning activities and at the end of summer leave camp as a stronger, more well-rounded individual. At the Flushing YMCA, we offer two locations (The Bayside YMCA, located at 214-13 35th Ave., Bayside and The Flushing YMCA, located at 138-46 Northern Blvd.) to make your child’s wish list come true. The Flushing YMCA and Bayside YMCA Camps are ACA accredited. New for summer 2010, Swim Camp (ages 7-12) offers the opportunity for beginning and intermediate swimmers, who love to be in the water, a chance to strengthen their skills by following the National YMCA Model for swimming four times a week. Swimming camp will emphasize mechanics, technique, stroke, and personal safety tips in and around water. In addition campers will participate in traditional camp activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, theme days, group games, field trips, and more. For more information, parents can contact the camp at (718) 961-6880, or visit the camp’s Web site atymcanyc.org/flushing.

Street, USA,” featuring work by Norma Felsenthal-Gerber, through June 27. The series of images captures the vibrancy and bustling activity of downtown Flushing. The exhibition is open to the public Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 6/ 1/10, bearing Index Number NC-000512-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Stuphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) Ruben (Last) Borukh My present name is (First) Ruben (Last) Borukhov My present address is 64-33 99 th Street, Rego Park, NY 11374 My place of birth is Uzbekistan My date of birth is October 12, 1961 ___________________________________________________________________

vs. JAMES WILLIAMS, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LUCIOUS WILLIAMS, JR. A/ K/A LUCIOUS WILLIAMS, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF LUCIOUS WILLIAMS, JR. A/K/A LUCIOUS WILLIAMS Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 168-49 92ND ROAD JAMAICA, NY 11433 SBL #: BLOCK 10210 LOT 248 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 19th day of May, 2010, TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF LUCIOUS WILLIAMS, JR. A/K/A LUCIOUS WILLIAMS, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. ROGER N. ROSENGARTEN of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 7th day of May, 2010 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by LUCIOUS WILLIAMS, JR. A/K/A LUCIOUS WILLIAMS (who died a resident of Queens County and the State of New York on the 20th day of April, 2008)dated the 21st day of June, 2005, to secure the sum of $1 00,000.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2005000463399 in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, on the 17th day of August, 2005; The property in question is described as follows: 168-49 92ND

ROAD, JAMAICA, NY 11433 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 10210 and Lot 248 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of 92nd Road, 164.03 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Northerly side on 92nd Road with the Easterly side of 168th Place; RUNNINGTHENCE Northerly at right angles to 92nd Road, 94.12 feet to land now or formerly of Henry L. and Daniel B. DeMilt; THENCE Easterly along said land, 24.66 feet to land now or formerly of the Estate of James Van Siclen; THENCE Southerly along last mentioned land, 44.30 feet; THENCE Westerly parallel with 92nd Road, 2.03 feet; THENCE Southerly at right •angles to 92nd Road, and part of the distance through a party wall, 51.34 feet to the Northerly side of92nd Road; THENCE Westerly along the Northerly side of 92nd Road, 20 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 16849 92nd Road, Jamaica, New York DATED: May 19, 2010 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ___________________________________________________________________

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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/ 16/10, bearing Index Number NC-000136-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Prince (Middle) Edward (Last) Hunt My present name is (First) Edward (Middle) Edgar (Last) Hunt aka Edward Hunt My present address is 162-07 45 th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11358 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is May 07, 1961 ___________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 5/ 14/10, bearing Index Number NC-000310-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Michael (Middle) John (Last) Walsh My present name is (First) Michael (Middle) John Agung (Last) Sugiharto aka Michael Sugiharto aka Michael J. Sugiharto aka Michael John Sugiharto My present address is 47-30 59 th Street, Woodside, NY 11377 Apt. 6B My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is June 23, 1982 ___________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 1501/10 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FLEET NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff,

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on the 25 day of May, 2010 bearing index number 496/2010, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, New York, in room 357, grants me the right to assume the name of Fangfang Liu, My present name is Tiffany Liu, a/k/a Fangfang Liu. My present address is 105-04 Martense Avenue, Floor 2, Corona, NY 11368. My place of birth is Changchun City, Jilin Province, China. My date of Birth is November 15, 1980.

Compiled by DOMENICK RAFTER

105th Precinct MOTORCYCLE DEATH: On Sunday, June 6, at approximately 7:50 p.m., in the vicinity of 221st Street and 145th Road in Springfield Gardens, police responded to an accident involving a motorcycle. After an investigation, it was determined that a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle traveling northbound on 221st Street with one occupant lost control, left the roadway, and struck a tree, ejecting the driver off the bike. The victim was transported by EMS to Franklin General Hospital in North Valley Stream, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 10:20 p.m. An investigation was ongoing.

critical condition with head trauma. The operator of the vehicle remained on scene. Following an investigation, the driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk and failure to obey school crossing guard directions.

114th Precinct MISSING WOMAN: The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of a missing Astoria woman. Iman Nacarez, 20, of 1-25 Astoria Blvd., Astoria was last seen in the vicinity of 1310 Pitkin Ave., Brooklyn at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with “New 107th Precinct York” written on it, white jeans SHOT IN HEAD: On Saturday, June 5, at approximately I m a n N a c a r e z i s and white sneakers. Anyone with information is 4:58 p.m. inside of the Par Cen- missing. asked to call Crime Stoppers at tral Motor Inn, at 82-85 Parsons Blvd. in Jamaica Hills, police responded to a (800) 577-TIPS (8477).The public can also 911 call for an unconscious man. Upon ar- submit their tips by logging onto the Crime rival, responding officers discovered a His- Stoppers Web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com panic man in his 40s shot in the head. EMS or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) also responded to the location and declared then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly the man dead on arrival. There were no confidential arrests and the investigation was ongoing. From the DA GANG RAPE: A Maspeth teenager who 109th Precinct GAMESTOP ROBBERY: The NYPD is orchestrated and participated in the June seeking the public’s assistance in identifying 2008 brutal gang rape of a 16-year-old girl an individual wanted in connection with a whom he befriended on myspace.com and robbery, which took place on Tuesday, June induced to send him nude photographs of 1, at 9 a.m. inside of the Gamestop store at herself has been convicted after trial of first136-51 Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing. The vic- degree rape and other charges. Four other tim was opening the front door of the busi- individuals who took part in the rape have ness when a Hispanic man armed with a knife previously pleaded guilty to first-degree rape. approached him. The suspect entered the A fifth indicted individual is presently being location, removed money from the safe and sought after failing to appear for a scheduled court appearance last year. fled the location. Harpreet Singh, 18, of 86-33 55th Ave, He is described as a Hispanic man in his 40s, approximately 5-foot-6, wearing an Un- Maspeth, was found guilty June 4 of six counts of first-degree rape, five counts of der Armor hat. Anyone with information in regards to first-degree criminal sexual act, one count of this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers first-degree sexual abuse, three counts of at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).The public can also third-degree rape (statutory), five counts of submit their tips by logging onto the Crime third-degree rape and one count of secondStoppers Web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com degree coercion following two hours of jury or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) deliberation. Sentencing is set for Wednesthen entering TIP577. All calls are strictly day, June 23. Singh, who has been held in jail in lieu of bail since his arrest in July 2008, confidential faces up to 25 years in prison. According to trial testimony, Singh beGUARDRAIL DEATH: On Wednesday, June 2, at 9:50 p.m., police responded to a gan communicating on myspace.com with motor vehicle accident on the northbound the 16-year-old girl in early 2008. At first he Cross Island Parkway at the south bound requested head and shoulder photographs of W h i t e s t o n e E x p r e s s w a y o v e r p a s s i n her and then progressively asked for more Whitestone. Upon arrival it was determined photos – including ones of her in her bra and a 27-year-old white man was operating a ones without clothes. She complied with his 2001 Suzuki GSX R600 motorcycle; travel- requests. On June 23, 2008, Singh told the girl ing northbound on the Cross Island Parkway m a k i n g a t u r n o n t o t h e s o u t h b o u n d that he would post the nude photographs of Whitestone Expressway when the operator her on the Internet and send them to his lost control of the motorcycle and collided friends if she didn’t have sex with him. The following afternoon, at the 71st Street home with the guardrail. EMS responded to the scene and trans- of several of the co-defendants, Singh sexuported the operator to NYHQ where he was ally abused and raped her, after which four later pronounced dead. The investigation of the other co-defendants – Noman Gondal, 18, Anjam Shahzad, 24, both of 41-55 71st was ongoing. St, Woodside, Vikram Singh, 18, of 83-06 60th Ave., Maspeth, and a juvenile of111th Precinct HIT OUTSIDE SCHOOL: On Friday, fender – each took turns going separately June 4, at 9:10 a.m., police responded to into the room where she was and raping 201st Street and 53rd Avenue in Bayside to and sexually abusing her despite her cries investigate a pedestrian struck. Upon arrival of no. A sixth defendant – Arsalan Gondal, 22, officers discovered a 37-year-old Asian woman had been crossing eastbound on of 41-55 71st St, Woodside – is also charged 53rd Street when she was struck by a blue with participating in the rape. A bench warHonda van, which was operated by Teng Lu rant was issued for his arrest when he failed to appear for a court appearance on April 15, Hsin, 61, of 38-33 217th St., Bayside. The pedestrian was removed to NYHQ in 2009.

New Final Home Underway In Boro The addition on the corner of 49th Street and Astoria Boulevard, St. Joseph's, represents a change, something rather uncommon to an industr y concerned with consistency and preservation. "We're not making tombs, we're making places to come and celebrate," said Ed Horn, St. Michael's Director of Community Relations. "You can either be a warehouse of the

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CUNY President Jay Hershenson (l. to r.) welcomes State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to a business breakfast hosted by Queens College. They are pictured with Dale Nussbaum, Iris Weinshall and QC President James Muyskens.

past or you can realize that you're here to help people remember and celebrate their loved ones." St. Joseph's represents a continuation of that belief, according to Horn. The multi-million dollar structure will have 2,700 units of permanent real estate, as it were. It is far and away St. Michael's largest building. The interior, st ill largely unfinished, features large swaths of open space, openings in floors and large windows. The place feels like any- The new mausoleum at St. Michael’s in on schedthing but a repositor y for the dead, ule to open in September. which it will be when it opens in September. vice members who lost their lives on 9/11 The creation and design of the building and before. follows changing att itudes about memorials To the right of the cemetery's main offor the dead. Younger generations tend to fice stands the Christopher Santora memoshy away from classic holes in dirt and step- rial, which honors 76 firefighters who lived ping over other graves to reach loved ones, or worked in Queens that died on Sept. 11, Horn said. 2001. Horn hopes a memorial for all 343 St. Joseph's is the first of what will ulti- firefighters lost, funded with help from U.S. mately be a Holy Trinit y of buildings, w ith Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria), will be the next two being added when room be- completed and dedicated next year. gins running shor t. Lastly, but most uniquely, the cemetery But on a larger scale, the motivations for has created a new tradition of holding an St. Joseph's are the same as any thing else a n n u a l b a r b e q u e a n d c e l e b r a t i o n o f the cemeter y undertakes. Or maybe it is Ragtime's godfather, Scot t Joplin, who was Horn's passion. interred at the cemetery in 1917. "This is really a human driven business," The most recent celebration, on May 22, he said. "One of the things that build societies saw about 600 people in at tendance, enjoyis the honoring of the dead. We all need to i n g f r e e f o o d a n d m u s i c a m o n g t h e remember those people who came before us." cemeter y's many eternal residents. And remember the cemetery doe s. The "I don't care if it's common or not," Horn memorials to outstanding humans are said. "We're here to celebrate life." sprinkled about the premises. Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic at The main office alone is surrounded by a jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 357slew of memorials devoted to the City's ser- 7400, Ext. 127.

Photo by Joseph Orovic

By JOSEPH OROV IC The drive east on Astoria Boulevard can seem a somewhat gloomy stretch. Zooming past the spread of green and gray that is St. Michael's Cemeter y, one could easily miss the growth happening before them. Among the mausoleums, headstones and expansive fields of green, a new structure has risen.

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NORTH SHORE STROKE CENTER RECERTIFIED

North Shore University Hospital was recently recertified for two years by The Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center, earning the Gold Seal of Approval, the organization’s highest distinction. The hospital demonstrated that its stroke care program follows national standards for safety and quality care that can significantly improve the outcome for stroke patients. Initially certified by the Joint Commission in 2008, NSUH underwent a rigorous recertification process

that evaluates areas covering stroke care services, including patient safety, credentialing and training of staff members, and 10 core measures for care, such as timely administration of tPa, a clot-busting drug; initiation of appropriate stroke prevention medications; providing stroke education; and other components. The Joint Commission also conducts an unannounced onsite review to determine how a hospital evaluates and improves its own stroke care and interviews

TIETZ NURSE HONORED

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In honor of Nurses’ Week, Margaret Tietz Adult Day Health Care in Jamaica honored one of their most outstanding nurses whose care and compassion truly does make a difference in the lives of their registrants. Nurse Coordinator Judith Pohl was honored for her outstanding dedication to the program’s registrants. Judith’s caring and compassion is often demonstrated in her willingness to escort program registrants to their doctors’ appointments and effectively advocate on their behalf. Through her smile, warm touch and non-verbal gestures, Judith communicates with all the registrants enrolled in the program, even if she doesn’t verbally speak their language. In addition to ensuring that registrants

patients, family members and clinicians. “We are proud to be recertified by The Joint Commission, which evaluates the neurovascular program on multiple levels and validates the continuum of care for patients —from admission to hospital treatment to discharge,” said Jeffrey M. Katz, MD, director of stroke and vascular neurology at NSUH. “Very few hospitals in our region have earned stroke distinction from The Joint Commission; recertification is even more difficult because the hospital must demonstrate that our stroke center is not only following evidencedbased guidelines to achieve the best quality stroke care, but that we can maintain excellence over time.” “Our stroke patients and their families are the motivation behind our drive and commitment to constantly challenge ourselves to strive to do better,” added Joanne Turnier, RN, stroke coordinator at NSUH

Each year about 700,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke, which is the country’s third leading cause of death. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds and someone dies of a stroke every 3 minutes. Stroke is a leading cause of serious disability in the United States, with about 4.7 million stroke survivors alive today. The stroke center at NSUH provides a complete spectrum of services from diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation. It operates a Stroke Rescue Program, which gives patients rapid transport from neighboring hospitals to NSUH for more advanced and comprehensive stroke care, and involves quick assessment in NSUH’s emergency department and the availability of specialized, high-tech stroke interventions. NSUH provides stroke education and prevention. It is also a New York State designated primary stroke center.

CITY PARKS SENIOR FITNESS

Judith Pohl takes the blood pressure of Bunya Natis, a MT-ADHC registrant. receive the proper care in a timely manner, Judith also facilitates training sessions for nursing assistants and coordinates the schedule for the nurses.

City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, ages 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness. The spring season of Seniors Fitness programs began the week of May 3, and offers free tennis lessons, yoga instruction and fitness walking in 11 parks across the city, including the following parks and classes in Queens: Astoria Park: Tennis, Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m., at the tennis courts at 21st Street and Hoyt Avenue South; Cunningham Park: Tennis, Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m., at the tennis courts

at Union Turnpike and 193rd Street; Yoga, Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m., at the same location; Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Tennis, Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m., at the park’s tennis courts on Meridian Road; Yoga, Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m., at the same location; and Roy Wilkins Park: Tennis Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m., at the tennis courts at Baisley Boulevard and 177th Street; Yoga, Tuesday and Friday, 11 a.m., in the same location.

As Family Arrives, Safety Issues Linger By STEFAN SINGH One day before her 38th bir thday, what seemed like a normal Friday morning for Binhui Zheng ended in tragedy. On June 4 Zheng dropped off her 6-year-old son to school at PS 162 in Bayside. While crossing the street to return home she was struck by a speeding van. She was taken to New York Hospital Queens, where she is in a coma and on life suppor t. Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) and U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (DBayside) have come to the aid of the Zheng family to make sure that she has the support she needs and that accidents like this one don’t happen again. Wepr in has been tr yi ng to p er suade the New York Cit y Depar tment of Tra nspor tat ion to safeguar d 53rd Avenue and 201st Street, where the school is located, since 2002. When Weprin was an Assemblyman he submit ted a letter to then-DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall stating that constant speeding motorists have created dangerous traffic conditions and that members of the community are concerned for the safety of the students. Weprin asked that the DOT investigate the matter, but t he DOT ne ver addre ssed t he issue in question. “This time it was a parent; it could easily have been a child,” Weprin said. “I have been after the DOT since 2002 to install speed humps, traffic lights or other traffic calming devices in and around the school. Once again I am calling on the DOT to take positive action and prevent this tragedy from happening again.” Ackerman has ensured that Zheng’s mother and father were able to come to America from China to be with their daugh-

ter. The family contacted Ackerman for help with their visa applications. Ackerman contacted the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China and asked that their visa interview be rushed. The Consulate understood the situation, immediately interviewed the family and granted them visas. “The approval of the mother and father’s

visa will allow the parents to be by their daughter’s side during this ver y difficult time” said Ackerman. The family was scheduled to arrive at JFK Airpor t from Fuzhou, China on Wednesday. According to police, the driver of the van, Lu Hsin Teng, 61, was arrested for driving with an expired license and not obeying

the instructions of the school crossing guard. Zheng, who is a naturalized citizen, lives in Bayside with her husband and son. As of press time, the DOT did not respond to questions raised by Weprin. Reach Intern Stefan Singh at ssingh@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

City OTB Chief Resigns In Frustration By DOMENICK RAFTER around, in a letter he sent to Frucher. New York City OTB CEO Meyer "Sandy" Frucher had called the bonds the "corFrucher abruptly announced his resignation nerstone" of NYC OTB's restructuring this past weekend, once plan. Also, former again putting into quesQueens Sen. John tion the future of the orSabini, Chairman of ganization that has been "I have determined the New York State in Chapter 9 bankruptcy that it is time for Racing and Wagering since December 2009 and Board, banned NYC nearly shut down opera- me to step aside OTB from taking wations two months ago. gers on races run on In his letter to Gov. and allow you and tracks outside of New David P a t e r s o n , your staff the opYork State, unless Frucher, who was apfunds due to the inpointed by Paterson to portunity to decide state industry from head the city's OTB a wages on out-of-state year ago, said he was the next steps to races were placed in a resigning because his re- resolve NYC OTB's segregated account, structuring plan, outsomething Frucher oplined in April to prevent situation." posed. a complete shutdown of "In light of Mr. — OTB CEO Megna's letter and Mr. operations, was "no longer possible." The Meyer "Sandy" Sabini's actions and state's budget director, effects on the reFrucher their Robert Menga, also restructuring plan, I have fused to sign off on $300 determined that it is time million in municipal bonds that would have for me to step aside and allow you and your been used to finance the company's turn- staff the opportunity to decide the next steps

to resolve NYC OTB's situation," Frucher wrote in the letter. OTB had announced in April it would completely shut down operations on Sunday, April 18, but in an eleventh hour announcement, Frucher said the firm would instead pursue a plan aimed at keeping OTB afloat for the rest of the year, including job cuts, closing two-thirds of betting shops and slashing management payroll and its vehicle fleet. Frucher also said he wanted to put 1,500 betting kiosks in sports bars and other entertainment venues around the city to make up for closing the OTB betting halls. Many in the state legislature, which would have to approve it, including Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D-Maspeth), opposed that idea. Gov. Paterson appointed one of his chief aides, Lawrence Schwartz, to take over as head of NYC OTB, at least temporarily. Schwartz had served as CEO of Westchester County OTB. OTB said there were no imminent plans to shut down operations, as plans to keep the company afloat are worked out. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

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IN THE PUBLIC EYE:

Bidders Seek Another Shot At VLT’s, But Through A Closely Watched Lens By JOSEPH OROVIC & DOMENICK RAFTER Major players in the competition for Aqueduct’s Video Lottery Terminal contract assembled for a mandatory bidder’s conference and tour of the racetrack on Tuesday. The six companies in attendance included familiar names like Delaware North, Penn National and SL Green, which all bid in the most recent failed attempt at creating the racino. Representatives from Clairvest, Delaware North-Saratoga Raceway (a.k.a. Aqueduct Gaming LLC), Empire City GamingYonkers Raceway, Genting New York LLC, Penn National Gaming and SL Green-Hard Rock International were in attendance. The meeting was part of a reformed process, one aimed at clarity and transparency, offering a notable departure from last year’s much-maligned and clandestine proceedings. What’s Next June 15 – Second bidders’ questions due June 22 – Lottery responds to questions June 29 – Bidder proposals due Aug. 3 – Lottery recommendation made then passed onto Governor, Assembly and Senate leaders for final approval. Requirements $1 million entry fee $300 million minimum upfront payment All investors properly licensed Plans must stay within footprint parameters set in 2008 No mixed-use deviation in developing Payment of $25 million NYRA debt A workforce and ownership that is at least one-quarter minority and women

“We’re all aware of the errors of the past,” said Lottery chief Gordon Medenica. The rules this time are clearer; so were the disappointed looks on many bid-participants’ faces as the rules were fleshed out. Gone are the opportunities to lobby; advertising dollars are limited; no refunds; all submissions will become public; and there will be no negotiations after the contract is awarded. The meeting provided a brief forum to question the State Lottery’s Aqueduct Request for Proposals evaluation committee, as they ironed out the details of the proposals before the June 29 bid deadline. The Unofficial Minutes “This is the hottest ticket in town, since it’s $1 million just to be here today,” Medenica said. Soon it became apparent the $1 million would be just the first in a litany of costs, as potential bidders’ questions surrounded additional financial burdens, possible competition and the parameters of the project. The contract features a required $300 million minimum bid, an assumption of the New York Racing Association’s $25 million debt to the State, as well other potential fees or taxes from the City that could reach up to $10 million. “We’re looking at $60 to $70 million in additional fees on top of the $300 million,” said Hard Rock International Chief Executive Officer Jim Allen after the meeting, adding his company must figure out a way to navigate the extra costs. Medenica set out the goals of the reformed bidding process: de-politicizing the process, objectivity, speed and transparency. He especially focused on the tight deadline of the entire project. “The sooner we move, the sooner the

State of New York and the people New York benefit from [the project],” he said. Whereas previous iterations of the RFP process were publicly unclear as to what exactly was up for grabs, companies were told this bid was strictly focused on the project’s 4,500 VLTs. “I think we’ve been through this process enough to know that it’s important to singularly focus on the VLT,” Medenica said. The process also requires a new level of scrutiny, both from the public and the Lottery’s committee. All private investors must be disclosed up front, and the committee will dig deeper if it needs to. Jamie Hartman, executive vice president of Saratoga Raceway, expressed concern over the contract’s permanent nature – no refunds. “Yes, the bid winner will take on a substantial business risk,” Medenica replied. The tight schedule also became a sticking point, as the winner must pay off its $300 million-plus bid, as well one-third of NYRA’s debt, within 10 days after the contract is awarded. “Our sense is there is no significant embedded party who has any interest in delaying this,” Medenica said in response. Delaware North representatives expressed concern over future competition in the form of New York’s Indian tribes opening gambling operations. Put shortly, the committee reassured the potential bidders the State and its tribes have not reached a compact allowing any such maneuvers. By the end of the Q and A session, the room had attained a slight dose of tension. Some in attendance had privately murmured that some companies may not even submit a bid. Medenica may have used the phrase “business risk” a handful of times too many.

Faces Old And New

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Among the six bidders, four are already familiar with the process. Two are new. Most have some degree of experience within the gambling industry.

Keeping Score The new process will follow a numbered system where each bid will be scored out of 100 points; 90 of which will come from evaluating the proposal, including the impact on the local economy, the number of jobs the plan creates and security, while the other 10 points will be awarded based on how much money up-front the bidder is willing to offer. Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic at jorovic@queenstribune.com, or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.

Aqueduct Racino Timeline Oct 2001 - Triggered by the loss of state revenue after the dot com bust and 9/11, the state legislature and Gov. George Pataki approve VLTs at Aqueduct April 2003 - The first bidding process ends with MGM Mirage being chosen by NYRA to run the 4,500 VLTs at Aqueduct Aug 2003 - a federal probe into NYRA leads MGM Mirage to drop its bid. 2006 - During the 2006 gubernatorial campaign, Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer promises to begin a new bidding process for the racino, thought to be dead after nearly three years. Sept 2007 - Gov. Spitzer reopens the bidding process. Oct 2008 – Gov. David Paterson, who took over from Spitzer in March, chooses Delaware North, but Senate Republicans, who hold a majority in the body, object. March 2009 - Blaming the recession, Delaware North pulls out of the racino project. Gov. Paterson immediately restarts the bidding process July 2009 - Seven groups submit bids, including the ill-fated Aqueduct Entertainment Group, whose investors include former Jamaica Congressman and influential Democrat Rev. Floyd Flake Jan 2010 - After weeks of delays, Paterson chooses AEG, not long after Flake hints he may support Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over Paterson for Governor in 2010. Feb 2010- Amid complaints by losing bidders of political favoritism in Paterson’s choice, the state inspector general and the feds begin probing the selection of AEG

Clairvest The lone investment wolf in the group, this Toronto-based equity firm was the financial backbone to Aqueduct Entertainment Group’s winning bid.

Delaware North-Saratoga Raceway The hospitality and service giant already owns a number of video lottery/racing hybrids, and is partnering with Saratoga Raceway, which features its own VLTs.

Empire City/Yonkers Raceway This consortium is a double team of racino regulars, featuring experience installing and running VLTs at the Yonkers Raceway.

March 9, 2010 - Flake and Jay-Z leave AEG, leaving the deal nearly dead March 11, 2010 - Division of the Lottery fails to issue a license to AEG, effectively killing the deal. Lottery Officials say AEG was “unlicensable” May 11, 2010 - Division of the Lottery releases new Request for Proposals (RFP). Gov. Paterson says he will back whatever bid Lottery does June 8, 2010 - Six bidders appear at the bidder’s conference at Aqueduct Racetrack

Genting New York LLC This Malaysian gaming and resort giant considers the Aqueduct VLT bid its chance to get a foot in the door to the American gaming industry.

Penn National Gaming This Central Pennsylvania gaming consortium already manages a VLT/Racetrack facility, “Hollywood Casino.”

SL Green/Hard Rock International The real estate and gaming combo submitted a shovel-ready plan five years ago. Hard Rock has a nationally recognized casino and hotel brand.

Aug 3, 2010 - Winning bid to be announced by Division of Lottery Feb 2012 - All 4,500 VLTs must be operational at Aqueduct by this date.

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In Tight Times, A Good Time To Build By STEFAN SINGH Despite the economic downturn, business is booming at Major Homes. “Most companies are hurting pretty badly,” said Mitchell Kersch, President of Major Homes. “But our business is up from the past year.” Major Homes has been a leader in the home improvement industry in Queens and Long Island for 91 years. They provide quality service at affordable prices and have thousands of satisfied customers. Kersch said the home improvement market is like any other business today, it

has been affected by the drop in home prices, the stock market and the increasing unemployment rates. “Because of all these reasons, there is no better time to buy than now,” he said. “Not only are the suppliers giving great discounts, the government is offering up to a 30 percent tax credit on lots of home improvement projects.” Major Homes has also lowered its prices to help customers do work on their homes. The family owned and operated business has been handed down to four gen-

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erations of Kersch men: Morris Kersch founded the company in 1919. Being in business for such a long time must mean that the Kersch family is doing something right. Perhaps they have been successful because everyone in the family plays a part in the business. Maybe it’s the tons of community service they do. Or perhaps, as Kersch said, “There is a reason we are in business for over 91 years – we are good.” The company specializes in everything that is home improvement, from windows, doors and roofs to kitchens, bathrooms and basements. They are licensed, insured and bonded, which aids in delivering “experience, expertise and excellence,” according to the company Web site.

Major Homes also gives back to the community. The company holds a contest for needy families in the community; the winner receives a free remodeling. Kersch and his son Jason, who helps run the business, read letters from needy families and interview the homeowners. They decide together which family they want to work for and do the job for free. “The last job we did a few months back was a $12,000 job and we did it at no cost,” said Kersch. To learn more about Major Homes, go to majorhomes.net or call (718) 229-5741. Reach Intern Stefan Singh at ssingh@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.

Improve Your Home’s Curb Appeal If you think having great curb appeal is only important if you’re trying to sell your home, think again. Your house is one of your biggest investments and making a great first impression will leave everyone – not just potential buyers – wanting to see what’s inside. With these simple improvements, you can easily transform your home into the best looking house on the block. In a day * Replace old hardware. It’s the little things that make a big difference. Update your dated or dingy house numbers, entry door lockset and overhead light fixture. * Make over your mailbox. Your mailbox should complement the style and color

of your house. Restore your existing mailbox with a fresh coat of paint or stain that matches the trim, color and woodwork of your house. * Illuminate your walkway. Adding lowvoltage solar lighting to your front walkway can have a big impact on your home’s curb appeal. It also provides added safety and security. * Freshen up the front door. The front entry is the focal point of your home’s curb appeal. To keep it looking free of abuse from the elements and use, clean off any dirty spots and remove any loose paint. In a weekend * Renew paint and trim. You’ll auto-

matically update the look of your home by fixing any obvious defects, like loose paint, fading colors or cracks in your trim and fence. * Replace gutters and downspouts. If your gutters are loose and worn out, not only do they look neglected, but they’re also a danger to guests. Install a new, snapfit gutter system that go together with a few tools for an easy and important upgrade. * Add shutters or accent trim. To mirror the pulled-together appearance of your indoor rooms, install shutters and trim to provide an extra layer of interest on the exterior. In a month * Upgrade railings. Porch and stoop

railings deteriorate over time and can become loose. If yours are past their prime, look for quality wood or metal replacements. Make sure the color, scale, design and details coordinate with the rest of your home’s main features. * Dress up the drive. If your driveway is cracked, stained or has weeds sprouting up from it, now may be time to show it some TLC. Upgrade it without completely starting over. Repair any cracks or stains and be sure to kill the weeds and then add some extra character by staining the concrete or affixing flagstone. For additional flair, add stone, bricks or pavers to the sides for a completely custom look.

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Queens Artists Come To The 7 Train By STEFAN SINGH For four days, artists and merchants w ill come together in a celebration of ar t in Queens. Some 38 art organizat ions and 80 local merchants, all located around the “7” train, will collaborate for the Queens Ar t Express Festival. QAX 2010, r unning June 10-13, will be highlighted by outdoor art shows, dance performances, film screenings and discounts to customers. The event will launch a brand new initiative by the Queens Council on the Arts called

Ar tful Busine ss. The QCA is focused on developing the arts in Queens and supporting ar tists and art organizations in the community. Artful Business is a par tnership bet ween the QCA a nd the MTA to benefit small, local retailers in Queens. Anyone who at tends the fest ival and visits one of the 80 par ticipat ing merchants w ill receive a discount just by flashing their MetroCard. In the QA X’s second year, the organizers have had tremendous growth. “We went from 23 venues and zero businesses to 38 venues

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will be hosted by Kahlil Alumstafa and students from LaGuardia. At 7 p.m. the Art Center w ill show three shor t films from the LaGuardia community, including a 10minute film called “Seven World Pairs for the No. 7 Train.” The film was created by a LaGuardia student and is a journey through Queens on the seven train. Handan Ozbilgin, LaGuardia’s assistant art istic director said, “Queens residents should come out to see this because its about them.” A major part of this year’s festival will be the outdoor ar t shows. In Sunnyside there will be a curated art fair. In Corona, an ar tist-led walking tour of neighborhood restaurants, and in Jackson Heights 37th Avenue is being turned into a galler y. All the restaurants and stores will display art in the storefronts. For a full list of QA X events and par ticipating merchants, visit queensartexpress.com or call (877)-7IS-4ART. Reach Intern Stefan Singh at ssingh@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

A Love For Chocolate Turns Into ‘Sweetness’

By JESSICA ABLAMSKY ary, the w inter was tough for business. Now What’s not to love about Zaharenia, a cus- that summer has finally arrived, she hopes tom chocolate gift shop in Oakland Gar- things will improve. dens? It’s filled with chocolate. “We’re a custom shop,” Eglezos said. “Any “I’ve had a lot of jobs, but somehow or occasion, we will accommodate it.” another, I always found myself going back Her favorite pieces are two custom orto chocolate,” said owner Alexandra Eglezos. dered caramel apples that were decorated to A brightly colored store that features cup- look like a bride and groom. cakes, coffee, pastries, two small tables, and, A Bayside resident, Eglezos arrives by 8 of course, chocolate, Zaharenia means sweet- a.m. to do the baking. ness in Greek. It is a word her mother al“Once you get on a roll, it’s not so bad,” ways used, and it stuck with her. she said. “I don’t get bored doing this. If I “It describes what the store is all about,” did, I should have star ted this business.” Eglezos said. What you get at Zaharenia is homemade Chocolate making has been her passion desser t made with all natural ingredients, at for more than 25 years. She made gifts for a fair price. friends and relatives as a hobby, and there “It’s a fun place,” Eglezos said. “Everywas a demand for it, especially around the one likes chocolate.” holidays. Zaharenia is located at 222-20 Union TurnOpening the shop is her dream fulfilled. pike in Oakla nd Gardens. Hours are TuesNow that her two girls are teenagers, Eglezos day-Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunfound herself with enough time to make her day from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Chocolate is longing a reality. $14 per pound, with baskets priced accordHer family has been ver y supportive. Her ingly. husband, a bui ldings maintenance worker, Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at helps out in the shop ever y morning. Their jablamsky@queenstribune.com, or (718) girls come in on the weekend. 357-7400, Ext. 124. “It’s like a lit tle café,” Eglezos said. “It’s a nice place to have your coffee and dessert.” One of Zaharenia’s regulars, Francesca Graham, stops by three or four days a week to buy herself dessert. Her favorite is the dark caramel chocolate. “They’ve taken all the stores away from here with decent food,” she said. “I think [Zaharenia is] lovely, and I hope she stays in business.” Food has a way of bringing people together; Eglezos’ regulars are almost like family. “You get in their lives,” Alexandra Eglezos stands behind the counter at she said. Open since late Janu- Zaharenia.

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sashimi on its own can be a little overwhelming. By turning the Japanese classic into a dish suited for Queens tastes, Shiro has created the perfect amalgam of flavors, textures and desires into this single, simple dish. It is a masterpiece. Between bites of appetizers we enjoyed the fried onion soup, which was rich in flavor and offered up the sweetest crisp and caramelized onions from the bottom of the bowl. The salad that comes with the hibachi dinner is simple greens served with a carrot ginger dressing. Even in its simplest dishes, Shiro doesn’t fail to impress. And then came Armando. Bedecked in For a great night out, people in Queens may w ish to try something a bit out of the chef’s whites, complete with toque, he ordinary. Maybe it’s heading to a top-notch wheeled our food over to the hibachi stasushi bar, where you can see the master t ion at our table and star ted the show. Enchefs prepare your fish in front of you. gaging, creative, charming and skilled, he Perhaps you’d be interested in h ibachi, quickly went to work preparing the mushwhere the chef prepares the food on a rooms, onion and zucchini. As they were flattop at your table, adding showmanship set aside, he began work on my filet miand enter tainment to your dining experi- gnon, cooked per fectly, sliced for chopstick size and neatly presented. It was tenence. der and but ter y soft, a per fect If you go to Shiro of Japan at piece of aged beef. the Shops at Atlas Park in GlenAs the filet cooked, the duck dale, you have your choice of RESTAURANT breast was next, developing a tanboth. talizing sear on the fat ty side, reThe restaurant is split in half, leasing the flavors and steaming with two Asian styles coming tothrough. As it was completed and gether in one location to offer a served, Armando moved on to the stellar experience, whichever side seafood, prepping shrimp, lobster of the restaurant you choose to tail and a tuna steak, all while the enjoy. noodles and sprouts were cooking On Saturday night, we chose over lower heat. His knife and hibachi. spatula flying across the flattop, Seated at a standard hibachi table, we perused the menu and were Armando delighted us all, especially my 10quickly on our way to a culinar y delight. year-old daughter, who laughed out loud at Having added appetizers to the hibachi some of the antics that hibachi is famous for. With dinner served and our bellies menu, we were in for a long night. The full hibachi dinner includes soup, salad, hiba- quickly filling, he bid us farewell and chi shrimp, noodles, rice, sprouts, veg- headed off to his next assignment. The place was busy, and eager diners could be heard etables and your main choice of protein. But first came our appetizers. The cheering and clapping as on chef after antempura bat tered Popcorn shrimp was light other prepared the fresh food. We ended our meal with green tea and and tender, but no baby shrimp – it was full size with tails removed and served with an assor tment of de sser t s, i ncluding a a warmed but ter y honey a nd mustard Limoncello sorbet flute, a cappuccino sauce. Fried calamari was the best we have tar tuffo w ith an e spresso center and deep had in Queens. The bat ter was light, the fried cheesecake. The servers never let the water glass rings were tender and t he mild cur r y dipping sauce was a welcome change from the empty, yet stayed in the periphery allowing weighty marina that so often accompanies us to enjoy the meal, which was easy. Though the place was crowded, we never the delicate dish. A green soba noodle salad came with felt rushed, and the servers and chefs let us steamed shrimp, mixed greens, avocado take the time to enjoy all that Shiro has to and more with a light rice w ine vinaigrette. offer. On a side note, Shiro will hold a Father’s Though it was dazzling, and beautifully presented, the highlight appetizer was the Day special June 20 with the full hibachi dinner, including an 8 oz ribeye and jumbo Fish & Chips, Shiro Style. Four large, yet single-bite sandwiches shrimp, also including all the hibachi trimof alternating Sashimi-quality tuna and mings, for $32.95 per person. The price is great, the food is fantastic salmon were served on the thinnest possible fried sweet potato chips, with just a and the atmosphere is warm, soothing and touch of wasabi mayo and a sprout placed inviting. Enjoy. –Br ian M. Rafferty on top. For the American palate, sometimes SHIRO OF JA PAN 80-40 Cooper Ave., Glendale (718) 326-8704 shiroofjapan.com CUISINE: Hibachi/Sushi HOURS: Lunch Mon-Fr i Noon-2:30 pm, Sat Noon to 11 pm; Dinner MonThur 5-10 pm, Fr i 5-11 pm, Sun Noon-9 pm PARK ING: Lot (free w ith $50 purchase) CREDIT CARDS: All Major

and 80 businesses,” said David Bromley, communications coordinator of the QCA. “I think this speaks to the percentage of art ists now living in Queens, but also perhaps that individual organizations and merchants see the benefit of working together as a community. They finally are seeing that people will take notice if you huddle together.” In an at tempt to help promote the African American inventor Lewis H. Latimer, the Latimer House Museum is offering free admission to a nyone who displays a MTA card. According to manager Vivian War field, the Latimer House, located on 137th Street in Flushing, is one of the 23 historic houses owned by New York Cit y. The festival kicked off with a par ty on June 9 at L Haus, located at 11-02 49th Avenue in Long Island Cit y. The par ty featured DJ Velvet & mult imedia ar t ist Renzo Or tega of Local Project. On June 10, the LaGuardia Per forming Ar ts Center w ill open it s doors to fe st ival goers at 4:30 p.m. Their first event is a poetr y slam called “Growing Up Queens” that

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Send typed announcements for your club or organization’s events at least TWO weeks in advance to “Queens Today” Editor, Queens Tribune, 174-15 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Send faxes to 357-9417, c/o Regina. IF YOUR ORGANIZATION MEETS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SEND ALL DATES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

SINGLES SINGLES 45+ Wednesdays, June 16, 23 at 7:30 at the Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway. $7.

PARENTS SUMMER DAY CAMP Starting July 6 with the Salvation Army Astoria Center. 721-9046. SPIRITUAL SUPPORT Friday, June 18 support group for parents seeking spiritual support with a biblical look at parenting in St. Albans. 454-4044.

RELIGIOUS ASTORIA CENTER Saturdays, June 12, 26 Adult Bat Mitzvah Classes. Astoria Center of Israel, 2735 Crescent Street, LIC. 2782680. CONCERT Sunday, June 13 Hillcrest at 70 Celebration Concert at Hillcrest Jewish Center. 3804145 tickets.

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FLEA MARKETS OUTDOOR FLEA Saturdays and Sundays until November 28 St. Nicholas of Tolentine from 9-5 at the intersection of Parsons Blvd. and Union Turnpike, Jamaica. CLOTHING GIVE-A-WAY Saturdays, June 12, 19 Hollis Presbyterian Church, 100-50 196 th Street 11-3.

ENVIRONMENT TREE CARE WORKSHOP Saturday, June 12 at 1:30 at the Woodside library. BIRD WALK Saturday, June 12 at the Queens Botanical Gardens. 886-3800, ext. 213. HORSESHOE CRABS Monday, June 14 Horseshoe Crabs of LI Sound with the Alley Pond Environmental Center. 229-4000. $5 non-members. WORLD OF REPTILES Saturday, July 24 Erik’s Reptile Edventure: The world of Reptiles and Amphibians at Alley Pond Environmental Center. For the family. 229-4000 to register.

SENIORS STAY WELL Mondays at 10 at the Central library. Tuesdays at 2 at the Flushing library and Wednesdays at 10 at the East Elmhurst library. Special exercises and relaxation techniques. SENIOR GAMES Mondays, June 14, 21, 28 at 1 at the Queens Village library. INTERNET BASICS Monday, June 14 at the Central library. Register. INTRO WORD Monday, June 14 at 10:30 at the Far Rockaway library. CLEARVIEW Tuesday, June 15 book sale from 10-2. Thursday, June 17 Alert and Alive discussion at 10. Friday, June 18 movie “It’s Complicated” at 1:45 and Jokesercise at 1. Thursday, June 24 “Capitol One Bank Service” at 10. Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26th Avenue, Bayside. 224-7888 to register. STARS Wednesdays, June 16, 23 come join our galaxy of STARs to perform theatrical works at the Hollis library at 10:30. PCS FOR SENIORS Wednesday, June 16 at the Central library. Register. AARP 4977 Wednesday, June 16 t h e Corona/East Elmhurst AARP 4977 meets at ‘:30 at Corona Congregational Church hall, 1 0 2 - 1 8 3 4 th A v e n u e . 4 5 8 7429. DRIVER’S SAFETY Thursdays, June 17/24 sponsored by AARP at the Pomonok Senior Center. 591-3377. INTERNET BASICS Thursday, June 17 at the Bayside library. Register. INTRO EXCEL Thursday, June 17 and Monday, June 21 at the Central library. Register. STARS

MISCELLANEOUS SOUP KITCHEN Saturday, June 12 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 147-54 Ash Avenue, Flushing from 12-2. 353-3860. FLAG DAY Monday, June 14 Queens Flag Day Celebration at 1 by the Lake at Maple Grove Cemeter y. ADOPTION TODAY Tuesday, June 15 at 7. Two hour information meeting by Family Focus Adoption Services in Little Neck. 2241919. PERSONAL GROWTH Starting Thursday, June 17 and again on Thursday, June 24 an 8 week Personal Growth/Relationship Group with Assertiveness Training workshop will be held at the Samuel Field Y. 225-6750, ext. 243. KUTSCHERS July 16-19 ARMDI will hold a 4 day weekend. All profits to Israel for medical supplies. 224-7989.

Fridays, June 18, 25 join STARS and perform theatrical works at 10:30 at the Queens Village library. INTRO EXCEL Friday, June 18 at the Flushing library. Register. INTERNET BASICS Friday, June 18 at the Jackson Heights librar y. Register. FREE LUNCH Saturday, June 19 a t A l l Saints Church in Richmond Hill. 849-2352 reservations.

HEALTH FREE ACUPUNCTURE Sunday, June 13 from 9-1 at Qi Wellness Center, 1410 5 3 3 rd A v e n u e , F l u s h i n g . Call 886-6898 for a reservation or walk-in. Group setting. TAI CHI Mondays and Thursdays at 11 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $5 a class. FEMALE CANCER Mondays, June 14, 28 “Look Good, Feel Better” program for women undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy in Flushing. 1-800ACS-2345. YOGA Mondays, June 14, 21, 28 EZ Yoga with Certified Yoga Instructor at the Flushing librar y. Register. MEDITATION Monday, June 14 Meditation for Body, Mind and Spirit at 6 at the Queens Village library. YOGA DANCE Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 at the Cardiac Health Center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1948. $10 class. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT E ve r y Tu e s d a y We ste r n Queens Caregiver Network in Sunnyside. 784-6173, ext. 431. COPD Wednesdays, June 16, July 21, August 18 Jamaica Hospital holds free Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease support groups. 206-8410. WOMEN & HEART Thursdays, June 17, July 15, August 19 National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease in Forest Hills. 8301511. OA Thursdays at the Howard Beach library at 10:30. MEMORY LOSS Fridays Couples with one partner experiencing memory loss meet at the Samuel Field Y. 225-6750, ext. 236. CO-DEPENDENTS ANON. Fridays 10-11:45 at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral C e n t e r , 8 5 - 1 8 6 1 st R o a d , Rego Park. Women only. SHARP Saturdays, June 19, July 17 Selfhelp Alzheimers Resource Program (SHARP). 631-1886. MAMMOGRAMS Sunday, June 20 n o - c o s t mammograms for those eligible at the Mobile Van at St. Paul’s in Corona. Appointment necessary 1-800453-8378, ext. 1

YOUTH Thursday, June 17 at the Queens Village library. Register. YOUNG SCIENTISTS Thursday, June 17 at the Richmond Hill library. Register. WET & WILD EDVENTURE Thursday, June 17 at the East Elmhurst library at 3:30. KNIT & CROCHET Thursday, June 17 at the Bellerose library at 4. T WILIGHT TALES Thursdays, June 17, 24 at the Douglaston library. Register. PAPER MASKS Friday, June 18 Cut Paper Masks at the Middle Village library. Register. TALENT SHOW Friday, June 18 and Thursday, June 24 at the Woodhaven librar y. Register. GAME DAYS Fridays, June 18, 25 at 3:30

at the Queens Village library. FASHION DESIGN Friday, June 18 at the East Elmhurst library. Register. KIDS LOUNGE Fridays, June 18, 25 at 4:30 at the LIC library. ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays, June 18, 15 at the East Flushing library. Register. GAME PLAYERS CLUB Fridays, June 18, 25 at 4 at the Hillcrest library. GAME TIME Fridays, June 18, 25 at 3:30 at the South Hollis library. TIGERS Saturday, June 19 DVD exhibit at 3 at the Woodhaven library. PAPER CRAFT Saturday, June 19 Father’s Day Special: Paper Crafts for Kids from 2-4 at the Queens Botanical Gardens. 8863800, ext. 230 to reserve. $5.

TEENS CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library at 4. HOMEWORK HELP Monday-Friday at 3 at the Baisley Park library. DUNGEON AND DRAGON Mondays, June 14, 21 at the Baisley Park library. Register. GAME NIGHT Monday, June 14 multigenerational game night at 6:30 at the South Jamaica library. TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays, June 15, 22, 29 at 3 at the Arverne library. TEEN CHESS CLUB Tuesdays, June 15, 22, 29 at 3:30 at the Bayside library. CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library. GAME DAYS Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30 at 4 at the Howard Beach

library. WII TOURNAMENT Wednesday, June 16 at the Queens Village library. Register. B’NAI B’RITH YOUTH Thursdays for high school s t u d e n t s a t Te m p l e B e t h S h o l o m , 1 7 2 nd S t r e e t a n d Northern Blvd., Flushing at 7:30. CROCHET CLUB Thursdays, June 17, 24 at 4 at the Baisley Park library. KNIT & CROCHET Thursday, June 17 at 4 at the Bellerose library. KARAOKE Friday, June 18 at 3:30 at the Maspeth library. GAME TIME Fridays, June 18, 25 at 3:30 at the South Hollis library. FASHION DESIGN Friday, June 18 at the East Elmhurst library. Register. GAME DAY! Fridays at the Queens Village library at 3:30.

TALKS GLENDALE BOOK Saturday, June 12 “The Glass Menagerie” will be discussed at 11 at the Glendale library. DELICIOUS LEFTOVERS Saturday, June 12 Erisbelia Garriga discusses her book and brings samples at 2 at the Broadway library. CONTEMPORARY ART Saturday, June 12 Latin American and Caribbean Modern and Contemporary Art at 2:30 at the Corona library. SEASIDE BOOK CLUB Monday, June 14 “That Old Cape Magic” at 6:30 at the Peninsula library. ELDER LAW Tuesday, June 15 at 1:30 at the Bay Terrace library. Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Asset Protection. LIC BOOK Tuesday, June 15 “Eat, Pray, Love” will be discussed at 10

at the LIC library. BASEBALL IN 1941 Wednesday, June 16 at 6 at the Flushing library. BROOKLYN DODGERS Thursday, June 17 at 6:30 at the Poppenhusen library. Also, Saturday, June 19 at 2:30 at the Douglaston/Little Neck library. LITERARY SOUP Thursday June 17 at 6:30 at the Queens Village library. SPORTS FANS Thursday, June 17 author Jeffrey Kroessler presents “The Greater NY Sports Chronology” at 6:30 at the Sunnyside library. COMMUNITY ARTISTS Friday, June 18 Artists in the Community lecture series at 6:30 at the Flushing library. POP ART Saturday, June 19 NY in the 1960s: Pop Art, Minimalism and Beyond at 2:30 at the Jackson Heights library.

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QUEENS LIBRARIES Many branches of the Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs. Contact your local branch for dates. FOOTBALL Saturdays until June 19 from 10-1 in South Ozone Park. 529-7911 information. CHESS CLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. S TORY TIMES Saturdays at 11 and Tuesdays at 10:30 weekly story times at 7 at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i ke , Fresh Meadows. DUNGEON AND DRAGON Mondays, June 14, 21 at the Baisley Park library. Register. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 at the Douglaston/Little Neck lib ra r y. B r i n g n e e d l e s a n d yarn. MOVIE NIGHTS Mondays, June 14, 21, 28 Family Movie Nights at 4:30 at the Arverne library. CRAZY ROBOTS Monday, June 14 at the Queensboro Hill library. Register. CHESS & GAMES CLUB Mondays, June 14, 21 at 4:30 at the Woodhaven library. CAVE WRITING Monday, June 14 at the Ro c h d a l e V i l l a g e l i b r a r y. Register. GAME NIGHT Monday, June 14 multigenerational game night at 6:30 at the South Jamaica library. CRITTER CLOSE-UPS Monday, June 14 at the Sunnyside library. Register. PLANET PROTECTORS Monday, June 14 at the Sunnyside library. Register. GEORGE WASHINGTON Monday, June 14 at the N o r t h F o re st Pa r k l i b ra r y. Register. CREATIVE WRITING Tuesday, June 15 at 4 at the Mitchell-Linden librar y. STAINED GL ASS Tu e s d ay, J u n e 1 5 a t t h e Rego Park library. Register. FATHER’S DAY CRAFT Tuesday, June 15 at 4 at the Queens Village library. SELF PORTRAIT Tuesdays, June 15, 22 at the Elmhurst library. Register. BALLOON SCULPTURE Tuesday, June 15 at the East Elmhurst library. Register. FATHER’S DAY CARDS Wednesday, June 16 at the Bay Terrace librar y. Register. TODDLERS Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30 stories and crafts for toddlers at 10:30 at the Bay Terrace library. S TORY T I M E Wednesdays, June 16, 23 at noon at the Broad Channel library. BBQ COLLAGE Wednesday, June 16 at the East Flushing library. Register. FATHER’S DAY CRAFT Wednesday, June 16 at 4 at the Fresh Meadows library. CHESS Wednesdays at the Queens Village library at 3:30. BALLOON SCULPTURE

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 1515/10 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, vs. NIKEYA S. KELLY, ANDREA A. EVANS, Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 102-06 163RD ROAD HOWARD BEACH, NY 11414 SBL #: BLOCK 14247 LOT 1277 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 19th day of May, 2010, TO: ANDREA A. EVANS, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you

by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. JAIME A. RIOS of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 3 rd day of May, 2010 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by NIKEYA S. KELLY and ANDREA A. EVANS dated the 11th day of May, 2009, to secure the sum of $363,298.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2009000150741 in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, on the 20th day of May, 2009; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 18th day of January, 2010, and sent for recording in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County; The property in question is described as follows: 102-06 163RD ROAD, HOWARD BEACH, NY 11414 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 14247 and Lot 1277 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of strip of land 20 feet wide extending from 104th Street, formerly Ocean Avenue, on the East to Hawtree Creek on the West, called Burlingame

Court, distant 368 feet West of said 104 th Street; RUNNING THENCE Westerly along the Southerly side of said 20 foot strip, 24 feet; THENCE Southerly parallel with 104th Street, 80 feet; THENCE Easterly at right angles to l04th Street, 24 feet; THENCE Northerly parallel with said 104th Street, 80 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 102-06 163rd Road, Howard Beach, New York HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that

you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: May 19, 2010 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ Ajani Therapy Services, LLC. Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 5/10/10. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 60-41 Wetherole Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: XIANG RUI LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/19/07. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Jin Ming He, c/o Ying Lin 67-41 173rd Street, Flushing, New York 11365. Purpose: For any lawful purpose _____________________________________________________________________ Check Ride Media LLC. Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 4/14/10. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 2106 33 rd Street, Suite C1, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful activity _____________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: VAN DAM REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/20/09. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Kordas & Marinis, LLP, 5-47 47 th Road, Third Floor, Long Island City, New York 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of CASTLE VIEW II, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/ 10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Demetrios Kastanis, 32-70 30 th St., #2R, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PARKVIEW QUEENS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/23/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 73-47 185 th Street, Fresh Meadows, New York 11366. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: PRIME IMPORTING INTERNATIONAL LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/28/ 2010. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: C/O PRIME IMPORTING INTERNATIONAL LLC, 15-17 126 th Street, College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ___________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of LET’S TALK WITH LAKSHMEE, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/ 27/2010. 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: Lakshmee Singh, 116-39 130th Street, Jamaica, NY

11420. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: FISMA FLUSHING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/11/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o FonMay Fan, 136-40 39 th Avenue, Suite 403, Flushing, New York 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of 248 SUNRISE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/17/10. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 248-30 S. Conduit Ave., Rosedale, NY 11428. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Nicholas Tembelis at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ____________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: EZ PASS DRIVING SCHOOL LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/21/ 10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 666 Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood, New York 11385. Purpose: To establish an automobile driving school in which persons of both sexes may be taught the art of the proper operation and control of motor vehicles of all kinds, as shall fit them to secure the requisite license from the proper authorities to operate such motor vehicles on public highways. Nothing herein shall authorize the LLC to operate or maintain a charter, nursery, elementary or secondary school, a college or university, or to advertise or offer credit bearing courses or degrees in New York State. ____________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of [Jasmine E. Photography] LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on [April 9, 2010]. Office located in [Queens County]. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC [209-01 Hollis Ave., Queens Village, New York, 11429]. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ____________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of MyArtistree, LLC.. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. Of State of NY(SSNY) on 03/29/ 2010. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC 45-08 4 0 th S t r e e t , A p t . D 2 4 , Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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MEETINGS AMER. LEG. AUX. Saturdays, June 12, July 10, August 14 Leonard Unit 422 American Legion Auxiliary meets in Flushing. 463-2798. CAMBRIA HTS Saturday, June 12 Cambria Heights Friends of the Library meet at 4 at the library. TOASTMASTERS CLUB Mondays, June 14, 28, July 12, 26 learn the art and science of public speaking in Queens. 525-6830. FRIENDSHIP CLUB Monday, June 14 semi-annual Gala. Reservations. Monday, June 21 D a n c e The Night Away with Elliot Goldberg. 7. 592-0178. CATHOLIC VETS Mondays, June 14, July 12, August 9 American Martyrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1772 meets in Bayside. 4689351. AMERICAN LEGION Monday, June 14 American Legion Post 510 meets at St. Robert Bellamine in Bayside Hills. 428-2895. WATCH Mondays, June 14, July 12, August 9 Women at the Chapel Hall (WATCH) meet at the Communit y Church of Little Neck. 229-2534. VFW POST 4787 Mondays, June 14, 28 Whitestone VFW Post 4787 meets at 8 at 19-12 149 th Street. 746-0540.

TALK OF THE TOWN Tuesday s, June 15, July 6, 20 learn the art of public speaking in St. Albans. 5275889. AMERICAN LEGION Tuesday s, June 15, July 6, 20 Edward McKee Post 131 meets in Whitestone. 7674323. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Tuesday, June 15 a t H o l y

ENTERTAINMENT Family Catholic Church, Fresh Meadows. 969-2448. AUBURNDALE CIVIC Tuesdays, June 15, July 20, August 17 Auburndale Improvement Association meets at the Reception House, 16717 Northern Blvd. at 7:30. FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Meadows Camera Club meets. 917-612-3463.

EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS WATERCOLOR Registration deadline June 11 for 8 week class beginning Saturday, June 19 at the Bayside Historical Societ y. $150. 352-1548. SCRABBLE CLUB Saturdays at 10 at Count Basie Jr. HS, 132 nd Street and Guy R. Brewer Blvd. 8865236. KNIT AND CROCHET Saturdays at the Seaside library at 2:30. TREE CARE Saturday, June 12 Million Trees NYC Tree Care Workshop at the Woodside library from 1:30-3:30. TEA ROSES Sunday, June 13 presentation and tour of the Rose Garden and lunch at the Queens Botanical Gardens. $20. 886-3800, ext. 230. PET OWNERS

Sundays (not on holidays) from 1-4 free workshops on pet behavior at Crocheron Park in Bayside (weather permitting). 454-5800. KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at 4 at the Douglaston/Little Neck library, 249-01 Northern Blvd. INSTRUCTION & DANCE Mondays and Fridays 7:15-8:00 dance lessons, dance from 8-11. Italian Charities of America, 8320 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $10. ADULT CHESS Every Monday at 6 at the Queens Village library. JOB SEEKERS Monday, June 14 at 6 at the Central library. COMPUTER CLASS Mondays, June 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 at the Lefferts library.

QUINTET OF AMERICAS Saturday, June 12 at 2 at the Flushing library. STR AWBERRY FESTIVAL Saturday, June 12 from 116 at All Saints Church, 46 th S t r e e t a n d 4 3 rd A v e n u e , S u n ny s i d e . Ve n d o r s a n d more. CHINESE OPERA Saturday, June 12 at 2:30 at the Forest Hills library. BRAZILIAN MUSIC Saturday, June 12 Mistura Perfeita performs at 2 at the Steinway library. SAM COOKE Saturday, June 12 tribute to Sam Cooke, the Drifters and Ray Charles at 2:30 at the Queens Village library. BIG BAND SOUNDS Saturday, June 12 at 2 at the Whitestone library. GATSBY SUMMER PARTY Saturday, June 12 Roaring Twenties music at 3 at the Fresh Meadows library. ECUADORIAN MUSIC Saturday, June 12 at 6:30 at the Flushing library. INTERNATIONAL TEAS Saturday, June 12 at 2 at the Hollis library. Learn tea culture and its influence on other cultures. POETRY Saturday, June 12 afternoon of poetry with DeLana RA Dameron at 3 at the Langston Hughes library. ASTRONOMY PROGRAM

Saturday, June 12 Alley Pond Environmental Center holds an astronomy program for the family. $12 non-member adults, $7 children 7-12. 229-4000 to register. SUMMER FIESTA Saturday, June 12 from 1-4 in the Parish School Yard at St. Joan of Arc, 82-00 35 th avenue, Jackson Heights. OUTDOOR ART EXHIBIT Saturday and Sunday, June 12, 13 Jackson Heights Art Club presents “On the Fence” from 10-5 at PS69, 37 th Avenue between 77 th and 78 th Streets. OPEN MIC Sunday, June 13 at 2 at the Central library. MOTOWN OLDIES Monday, June 14 Flo Michaels performs Motown hits at 6 at the East Flushing library. OPEN MIC POETRY Mondays, June 14, July 12, August 9 at 7:30 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike. BANGLADESH Monday, June 14 music and dance at 6:30 at the Astoria library. ELLA FITZGERALD Monday, June 14 Flo Michaels performs at 6 at the Richmond Hill library. BALLROOM DANCE Monday, June 14 students give a grand finale ballroom

dance event at 6:30 at the Forest Hills library. OPENING RECEPTION Tuesday, June 15 opening reception for “For Love of the Games: A History of Sports in Queens” at the Kingsland Homestead. 9390647, ext. 17. $20 non-members, $15 members. WALKING TOURS Tuesday, June 15 Forest Hills to Corona. Tuesday, June 22 #7 Sunnyside to Jackson Heights. Tuesday, June 29 South Richmond Hill. Tuesday, July 6 Flushing’s Chinatown. Tuesday, July 13 Woodside Avenue. Tuesday, July 20 Astoria. Tuesday, July 27 #7 Jackson Heights to Sunnyside. Educational walking tours start at 6pm. Contact Dr. Jack Eichenbaum, urban geographer, at jaconet@aol.com. BINGO Tuesdays at 7:15 at American Mart yrs Church, church basement, 216-01 Union Tu r n p i k e , B a y s i d e . 4 6 4 4 5 8 2 . Tu e s d a y s a t 7 : 1 5 (doors open 6) at the Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3 admission includes 12 games. BLUES Wednesday, June 16 swingin’ side of the blues with Eddie Lee Isaacs at 2 at the Pomonok library.

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Notice of formation of HARCO CONSTRUCTION LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/2009. Office location, County of Queens. The street address is: 213 Beach 88th Street, Rockaway, NY 11693. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 213 Beach 88th Street, Rockaway, NY 11693. Purpose: Any lawful act.

Financial Freedom SFC, Plaintiff, -against- Patricia DudleyWorthy, as Administratrix and heir of the Estate of Raymond Dudley, Thelma LoweDudley, as heir of the Estate of Raymond Dudley, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America – Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau and "JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE # 10”, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Mortgage premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within

sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Reverse Mortgage to secure payment of an amount, up to $532,500.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Queens on November 21, 2007 in CRFN 2007000581938 covering premises known as 13942 233 rd Street, Jamaica, NY 11422 The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure

action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York July 14, 2009 Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP BY: Todd Falasco Attorneys for Plaintiff 20 West Main Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 31250

SEcy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/6/09. Ofc in Queens Cty. SSNY designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail process to8615A 65 th Dr, Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: Medicine ___________________________________________________________________ M3K REALTY, LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/5/10. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, c/o Darrin Schafer, 149-56 18th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357. General Purposes.

been duly filed by MARIA C. MALANCO, who is domiciled at 34-44 84 Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on July 15, 2010 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of TOMAS IBANEZ, lately domiciled at 34-44 84 th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, United States admitting to probate the Last Will and Testament dated July 1, 2008, as the Will of TOMAS IBANEZ, deceased, relating to real and personal property and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to MARIA C. MALANCO. HON. ROBERT L. NAHMAN, Surrogate, Queens County. MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Acting Chief Clerk. Dated, Attested and Sealed, May 26, 2010 CROWLEY & KAUFMAN, P.C. 84-56 Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, New York 11373, (718) 4578585. This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief request. You have the right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.

____________________________________________________________________ TZELL CARBER TRAVEL LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 4/ 22/10. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 58-20 Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, NY 11377. General Purposes. ____________________________________________________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No.: 09-16077 Filed: 7/16/ 2009 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.

___________________________________________________________________ New York Counseling for Change, LCSW, PLLC Notice of the formation of the above named Professional Limited Liability Company (“PLLC”) Articles of Organization filed with the Department of State of NY on 3/12/ 2010. Office Location: County of Queens. The street address is: 37-20 74th St., 3rd Fl., Jackson Heights, NY 11372.. The Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The LLC, 37-20 74th St., 3rd Fl., Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose: Any lawful act. ___________________________________________________________________ Marie L. Eloi-Stiven, MD PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with

___________________________________________________________________ File No.: 2009-805 CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT TO: Public Administrator Queens County, Attorney General of New York State, heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of Tomas Ibanez, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having

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LEGAL NOTICE

Queens Focus PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . . PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE ...PEOPLE . .PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE.. PEOPLE. . .PEOPLE . . .PEOPLE... The following local residents are among more than 1,700 students who recently received undergraduate degrees from the State University of New York at New Paltz: Andrea Paz, a resident of Floral Park, received a degree in Spanish; Daniel Hason, a resident of Little Neck, received a degree in Speech Communication; Samantha Lynn, a resident of Fresh Meadows, received a degree in Childhood Education B-2; Louis Reid, a resident of Floral Park, received a degree in English; Roland Salazar, a resident of Floral Park, received a degree in Marketing; Danielle Santopietro, a resident of Glen Oaks, received a degree in Childhood Education 1-6; Jennifer Shapiro, a resident of Douglaston, received a degree in Psychology; Alexander Silverberg, a resident of Fresh Meadows, received a degree in English; Andrew Stamatis, a resident of Fresh Meadows, received a degree in Biology; and Loretta Yeung, a resident of Douglaston, received a degree in Communication Disorders. The following residents graduated from Marist College the weekend of May 21; Stephen Ginter of Richmond Hill received a BS in Criminal Justice; James R. Hayden of Belle Harbor received a BS in Business Administration/Emphasis: Market-

ing; Allen E. MacSaveny of Breezy Point received a BS in Business Administration/ Emphasis: Finance; Thomas J. McVeigh of Belle Harbor received a BA in History; Kevin T. Quinn of Neponsit received a BA in Psychology; Maxine Sgouros of Forest Hills received a BA in Psychology; Michael John St.Germain of Forest Hills received a BS in Biology; and Kristin Susanne Wilson of Forest Hills received a MA in Communication. Marist is an independent comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,542 full-time undergraduate students from 36 states and 13 countries. Founded in 1929, Marist offers 32 major fields of undergraduate study and 10 graduate degree programs. Marist is included in The Princeton Review’s guide to the top colleges and universities in the U.S., The Best 371 Colleges, placing Marist in the top ten percent of all institutions of higher education in the United States. Some 30 high school graduates and college students -eight of them from Queenswere awarded scholarships for undergraduate and graduate education from the Building Service 32BJ Thomas Shortman Training, Scholarship and Safety Fund, a joint labor-management program. The students, who come from throughout the greater New

York area and are dependents of Local 32BJ York, Massachusetts Institute of Technology members, were honored at a luncheon at and Fordham University among others. 32BJ headquarters in lower Manhattan. “Overcoming language and cultural bar“We are proud to honor these remarkable riers, caring for ailing family members, and young men and women, who are our future holding part-time jobs to help family fiprofessors, doctors, scientists and so much nances are just a few of the inspirational more,” said Michael Fishman, President of challenges these young people faced and 32BJ. “The Thomas Shortman Fund is one wrote about in their application essays,” of the hallmarks of 32BJ membership – said Linda Nelson, Director of the Shortman through education and training for mem- Training Fund. The Queens winners are Qirat Nadeem bers, and academic scholarships for their children, 32BJ members have the chance to of Astoria, Julielsa Sosa of Astoria, Anbuild a better life for themselves and their drea Lee Torres of Woodside, Katarzyna families.” Wrobel of Ridgewood, David Alvarez of This year, 22 high-school graduates go- Flushing, Karinna Berrospi of Little Neck, ing on to college and eight students going on Farisha Mohammed of Richmond Hill and to graduate school received academic schol- Diana Mosquera of Kew Gardens. arships. Each undergraduate scholarship provides $4,000 annually for four years at the students’ college of choice, while each graduate scholarship provides $8,000 annually for the life of the program. The Scholarship awards students for accomplishments beyond the academic realm. Scholarship winners will attend Brown University, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Queens winners of 32 BJ Awards. City College of New

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Third Time’s The Charm

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For Inna, the jump into modeling has come a bit later in life than for most. At 34 years old, she knows that she’s up against tough odds, but she’s just looking to have some fun and make a few bucks on the side. A licensed clinical aesthetician, Inna has been told by many that she’s got the right look for runway. “I always wanted to try,” she said. “Everywhere I go I always hear, ‘Are you a model,’ or ‘you should be a model.’” So she has since set out on building her portfolio and looking for offers. A native to Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, Inna has lived in Flushing for the Inna last five years. Home: Flushing “It’s a big difference living in Queens,” she said. Age: 34 “There’s more air; it’s just Height: 5’ 11" Weight: 125 lbs bigger to me.” Living close-by to the Stats: 34-27-38 Queens Botanical Garden, she loves heading over with her 7-year-old daughter and enjoying the serenity the garden offers. Her job keeps her pretty busy, seeing clients in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. And she has tried to get her foot in the door modeling twice before – but figures this time around, the third time’s the charm. “I’m not taking it too seriously,” she said. “It’s not like I’m building a career.” In her downtime, Inna is a bit more conservative than some of her fellow models might be. “I’m not 19 years old, I’m not really a nightclub person,” she said. “Sometimes I love to go to a club and relax, but mostly I spend my free time playing tennis. I also like nature, to love to just take a walk outside.”

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Models Of Queens The Chicks Two peregrine falcon chicks

Queens Pride Parade Grand Marshall Danny Dromm shows off the Tribune 2010 Pride Issue, "We're All The Same," at the Pride Breakfast before the Parade. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney looks on.

found in an “unsuitable” nesting place in Queens were relocated to the top of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge’s Brooklyn tower where they were welcomed into the nest by a mother falcon already caring for three new chicks of her own. “The mother took in the adopted chicks without question and has been feeding them and watching over them as if they were always part of her brood,” according to bridge manager Daniel DeCrescenzo. Though the MTA didn’t specify from where in Queens the falcon chicks were rescued, the progress of these beautiful babies at their new home can be viewed at mta.info/video. Oh, with petitioning about to

Flying High and Higher Though Queens does not have a basketball team, it is making headlines during the NBA playoffs. Queens natives Lamar Odom and Ron Artest are making waves on the basketball court. Both are contributing to Kobe Bryant’s fifth and Coach Phil Jackson’s 11th championship ring. New York Knick Wilson Chandler also made headlines in Queens. The forward was stopped for driving with his headlights off in Queens Village and then was subsequently arrested for marijuana possession. Hopefully this is some violation of his contract so we can unload an additional player to free up some money for Lebron James’s contract. Chandler is expected back in court the same day King James will become a free agent – July 1. Can you say destiny? (left) Wilson Chandler was caught with the one thing that may help him forget the Knicks season.

Was the banker busted for beauty?

Asset Watch The dudes at Citibank are really devoted to eliminating distractions in the workplace. How else can you explain Debrahlee Lorenzana’s lawsuit, which claims the Queens looker was fired for her stunning features? The 33-year-old clearly had genetics smile favorably upon her, and we assume sure she has the brains to match. We’re just glad our publisher does not use the same criteria for continued employment, otherwise this humble, smart-assed, damn sexyQConf staff would be looking for new employment. Hey, we missed out on Miss USA. Could we get Lorenzana in our Models of Queens section?

Who We Are These Queens chicks have moved to Brooklyn mark the beginning of election season, where do these chicks vote? Brooklyn or Queens?

Edited by: Michael Schenkler. Contributors: Jessica Ablamsky, Sasha Austrie, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Mike Nussbaum, Joe Orovic, Brian Rafferty, Domenick Rafter.

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