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Vol. 44, No. 29 July 17-23, 2014 • queenstribune.com

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LIRR STRIKE LOOMS With negotiations between the MTA and the unions in flux, Queens commuters prepare for the worst. By Jackie Strawbridge … Page 3.

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Notice of Formation of Gypsy a gogo, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 03/24/2014 office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 71-11 70th Street Glendale New York 11385. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. ________________________ TIME PROPERT Y MANAGEMENT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/13/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jikun Zheng, 19624 50th Ave., Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Reg Agent: Jikun Zheng, 19624 50th Ave., Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________ Notice of formation of HITMOUSE PRODUC TIONS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 04/21/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to HITMOUSE PRODUCTIONS LLC, 51-18 71st Street, Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX# 22827/2013 FILED: 6/6/2014 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, against John Dietz, Esq., as Temporary Administrator for the Estate of Nelson P. Roane, his respective heirsat-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NELSITA ROANE WILLIAMS, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FI-

NANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 ATTORNEYS 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 YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTEC T YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not serviced with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage executed and delivered to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., solely as nominee for Residential Home Funding Corp.,, which was duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on April 23, 2013, as CRFN 2013000159932 and the Recording Tax was duly paid. Said mortgage was then assigned to Plaintiff by an assignment of Mortgage recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on November 14, 2013, as CRFN 2013000469744, covering premises known as 150-26 116th Avenue, Jamaica NY

11434 (Block 12201 Lot19). The relief sought within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Orin R. Kitees, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, filed along with the supporting papers in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on 05/07/2014. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens and City and State of New York. BLOCK 12201 LOT19. Said premises known as 15026 116th Avenue, Jamaica NY 11434. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: By virtue thereof, plaintiff has heretofore elected and by these presents hereby elects to accelerate the entire unpaid principal balance of $314,049.65 with interest from June 1, 2013, to be immediately due and payable under the mortgage herein foreclosed. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY

LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State 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, 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 New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS 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. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving the 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 may 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 AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Stiene & Associates, P.C., Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 ________________________ Ming Properties, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 5/15/14. Office: Queens Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to princ. address & RA: Ming Yuan Li 196-16 67th Ave. #2F Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: any lawful activity ________________________ Notice of Formation: 8 Ave L & A Realty LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/28/2014. Office Loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 42-28 Forley Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of Formation of 17511 Liberty Realty LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 4/21/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 175-11 Liberty Ave., Jamaica, NY 11433. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________

Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 3100 47th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Ekmel Anda, D.C. Group, Inc., d/b/a Unique Settings of New York at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ ZANETIS PROPERTIES LLC Arts. Of org. filed with the SSNY on 2/19/2014 Office loc. Queens County. Agent of LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail copy to 100-04 Shorefront Parkway Ste 22B Rockaway N.Y. 11694 Purpose: Any lawful activity ________________________ Notice of Formation of CYNK LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/13/14. 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, c/o Segan LLC, 33-00 Northern Blvd., 2nd Fl., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activity. ______________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 25-62 REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/24/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Konstantinos Vasilopoulos, 149-24 Cross Island Parkway, Whitestone, New York, 11357. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of Formation of ZIMBA PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/15/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kelsy Zimba, 71-37 70th St., Apt. #B, Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: SHERWOOD TRADE LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/27/2014. 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: 136-14 Northern BLVD., Apt 2F, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of formation of Grand Forest USA, L.P. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 06/13/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the L.P. to 36-34 Maint Street, RM 6F, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of Formation of UNIQUE BRACELET, LLC

Muevete LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General.

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Queens DeaDline

No Deal Yet Between LIRR And Unions

By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer

Days before a possible LIRR strike would commence, negotiations between the MTA and LIRR came to a standstill Monday. The strike would begin Sunday at 12:01 a.m. and would impact about 300,000 commuters. According to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a strike could cost $50 million in lost economic activity daily. At a press conference after Monday’s negotiations with labor leaders broke down in only 45 minutes, MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said that there is a “gulf” between the parties. The MTA’s latest offer at that point, according to Prendergast, was a contract with a 17 percent pay raise over seven years and workers beginning to contribute to their health care – future employees would contribute more than those who already work for the LIRR. Future employees would also have to work twice as long as current employees to achieve full pay. “They haven’t moved at all – slightly, very smally [sic] from their position. Until they’re ready to move, there’s no reason to have negotiations,” Prendergast said. Negotiations reportedly resumed on Wednesday afternoon, after prodding from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Last Friday, the MTA released a contingency plan for commuters in the case of an LIRR strike. Three hundred and fifty buses are planned for service

Photo By Jackie StrawBridge

Rush hour at the Bayside liRR station days before a possible strike.

between eight locations in Nassau and Suffolk counties to the Citi Field, Howard Beach and Woodhaven Boulevard stations in Queens. Citi Field would also have 4,000 dedicated park-and-ride spots available and Aqueduct Racetrack will have 3,000. A free ferry service is planned from Glen Cove to East 34th Street in Manhattan. Prendergast acknowledged that no contingency plan would be able to accommodate all of the LIRR’s regular capacity. “You cannot replace the LIRR,” he said. Whitestone resident Mimi Burnham said that she uses the LIRR several

times a week to commute to her job as a bartender in Manhattan. In the case of a strike, she said she would take the bus to the 7 train to get to work. “I’m just preparing for the worst, throwing in another two hours [to my commute],” Burnham said. Burnham also said that although she is pro-union, “I don’t think the people are with them on this one,” citing dirty trains and the “abysmal” state of some LIRR stations. Ahmed Iftikhar runs the S & W Coffee Shop at the LIRR Bayside station. He said he is worried about the imminent strike. “I have no other business – nothing,” Iftikhar said. “I depend upon

them, the people who walk around here. I have no option.” With negotiations collapsed, the MTA and labor have tossed blame back and forth. In a statement released after Monday’s failed negotiations, chief labor spokesman Anthony Simon wrote, “make no mistake about it. The timing of this strike, with its devastating impact on Long Island’s summer season, is MTA’s decision. The unions repeated our offer to agree to…delay the strike until September. MTA would not agree.” The MTA began running print and radio advertisements on Wednesday that assert, “unionized Long Island Rail Road workers are the best paid in the nation…the MTA offered to up their salary 17 percent without raising fares or delaying service improvements, by making modest changes for workers who haven’t even been hired yet.” “Yet the unions are still threatening to strike. When is enough enough?” the advertisement continues. Bayside resident Sally Hastings said she takes the LIRR to meet up with her husband, while her son takes it every day to commute to Manhattan. “I feel bad for the people that count on it to go to work,” Hastings said. “With the economy and jobs – it’s just very bad timing.” Although Cuomo has previously stated that an LIRR strike is “not an option,” he said Tuesday that a strike is “a real pain maybe, but not a disaster.” Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Proposed Glendale Shelter Threatened With Lawsuit By LuiS gronda Staff Writer With the project inching closer to becoming a reality, opponents of the proposed Glendale homeless shelter are considering taking legal action to stop the City from creating the shelter. A group of residents, led by civic leaders Kathy Masi and Bob Holden, have been speaking with lawyers about pursuing litigation for what they say is an inaccurate environmental report of the abandonded building at 78-16 Cooper Ave., where the proposed facility would be built. Masi heads the Glendale Civic Association and Holden is the president of the Juniper Park Civic Association. Both Holden and Masi, along with several other residents, said the report released last week contained a lot of misinformation about the surrounding neighborhood itself, including the amount of open space available in the Glendale/Middle Village area. Among the inaccuracies in the re-

port, according to Holden, is that it includes cemeteries as public open space. The report identifies public open space as “space that is accessible on a constant and regular basis” and “may be under government or private jurisdiction.” Holden called the inclusion of cemeteries in that category “ridiculous.” Other points of contention from Holden include not mentioning a chemical company, called Independent Chemical Co, that operates nearby and carries barrels of hydrochloric acid. Holden also said the report does not mention that the site is located near a brownfield site in Glendale. When asked to respond to criticism of the report, Dept. of Homeless Services Spokesperson Chris Miller said the agency stands by the report. “Our process, as documented by the environmental study, has been thoughtful and thorough. We stand behind the report and its findings,” he said in an email. Holden and Masi said there is high interest from lawyers looking to take

on the case and they believe they do have standing to pursue the case. “We are definitely looking at our legal options,” Masi said. Both Holden and Masi declined to elaborate on the specifics of what they are pursuing, saying they cannot yet discuss those details. Three elected officials who represent the area, Council member Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Middle Village) and Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (DForest Hills), all had differing view points as to the potential shelter coming to the neighborhood. Crowley said the site should be turned into a school instead of a shelter because District 24, which includes schools in the Glendale/Middle Village area, is the most overcrowded school district in New York City. “They estimate 300 students will further burden this already burdened, overcrowded school system,” she said during last week’s Community Board 5 meeting, referring to the environmental report. “It’s simply not acceptable.”

Addabbo said he wants to continue fighting to prevent the City from building the shelter at the site and then move on to the next step after that. “Personally, I won’t stop until the ground is broken and there’s a ribbon cutting, which I won’t attend,” he said. “The bottom line is that we don’t stop fighting on this.” Hevesi called the situation a “done deal” and there is no doubt in his mind that the shelter is coming to Glendale. “If this process was about the ideas and that this is not a good place… we’d be in the game, if this process was about the people in this room and the community, who doesn’t want this, we’d be in the game. It’s not about that and for that reason, I’m sorry to be the one to tell you, we’re not in the game. This game is over,” he said. Hevesi said the City will most likely ignore community and elected official concerns and build the shelter. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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Public Advocate James Talks Development In Astoria By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer Public Advocate Letitia James stopped by Hallets Cove playground on Saturday, where community volunteers were giving the grounds a facelift. Hallets Cove playground serves the residents of NYCHA’s Astoria Houses. Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) hosted a cleanup event attended by representatives of Partnerships for Parks and Goodwill Industries, where Astoria Houses residents and other volunteers swept the ground and painted benches. Constantinides also took James on a tour of Hallets Cove alongside Claudia Coger, president of the

Public Advocate Letitia James visited Hallets Cove Playground last weekend.

Astoria Houses Residents Association. James said that this visit was her first to the peninsula and she was struck by the view. “This is a jewel,� James said. “This is a hidden secret.� Both James and Constantinides shared their vision for ferry service between Hallets Cove and Manhattan, which they believe would be an asset to the area and its residents. The City Council approved Lincoln Equities’ $1 billion Hallets Point development last October, and committed $500,000 to a study on the feasibility of bringing ferry service to Hallets Cove. As a councilwoman in Brooklyn, James said, she represented many NYCHA residents, and thus believes in “planning from the bottom up.� Part of this mentality, she said, involves creating opportunities for local labor as development progresses along the Astoria waterfront. For her part, Coger said that she knows some fellow residents wonder “how [Lincoln Equities’ development] will affect them that already live there.� However, she said she does not share those concerns, adding, “where there’s money, there’s strength.� In the meantime, cleanup volunteers said they hope the cove receives more attention like the playground beautification, which might in turn increase residents’ interaction with the waterfront. “We know that we’re sitting on prime property,� Coger said. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Women’s Economic Summit At End Of Month By JOe MarViLLi Staff Writer An economic forum is scheduled to take place at the end of July. Samuel Field Y will host the Women’s Economic Summit on Monday, July 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The event will feature several elected officials talking about various financial topics over the course of an hour. The four elected officials taking part in the event are U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Melville), U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Hillcrest). There will be questions and input from Brooklyn-Queens NOW, Center for the Women of New York, Sanctuary for Families and the Korean American Family Service Center. The venue itself has a nearly 60-year history in the northeast Queens community, providing programs and services to individuals of all ages. More than 35,000 people use the community center, which offers a full range of camping, mental health, Jewish cultural, educational and recreational activities. Samuel Field Y is located at 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck. For more information or to RSVP, call Garrett Armwood at (718) 875-7610 or email him at Garrett.Armwood@mail.house.gov. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

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Forest Hills Rhythmic Gym Group At MSG By Luis Gronda Staff Writer A group of Forest Hills kids took their performance act to Madison Square Garden earlier this week. At halftime of Wednesday’s New York Liberty game, the Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics group performed their routine in front of thousands of people at the World’s Most Famous Arena. The group practices in the basement of the Forest Hills Jewish Center, located at 106-06 Queens Blvd. The group’s school director, Alex Spivha, described rhythmic gymnastics in an email. “It involves a lot of grace, choreog-

raphy, acrobatics and dance,� he said. “Unlike artistic gymnastics, which is done on parallel bars and balance beams, rhythmic gymnastics combines dance and acrobatics with the supple manipulation of equipment such as ribbon, hula hoops, jump ropes, clubs and balls.� About 18 kids performed at MSG on Wednesday, dancing to the song “The Chairman’s Waltz� from the “Memoirs of a Geisha� soundtrack. Milana Spivha, the group’s coach and Alex’s mother, was elated to see her kids perform on the big stage. “When my kids finished, I started crying,� she said. “I’m proud of these kids and this country for giv-

The Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics group performed their routine at Madison Square Garden at halftime during a New York Liberty game.

ing me this opportunity.� Alex and Milana are originally from Ukraine, where the sport is very popular, and is performed on the Olympic level. Approximately 80 kids practice on a daily basis, Alex said. The 18 that performed at the Garden are from the group’s advanced class, according to Alex. They also have an intermediate and beginners class. They got this opportunity after a representative from MSG saw the

group’s Father’s Day show. Alex said the rep approached him about possibly doing the performance and they eventually agreed on a date for the show. After the biggest show of their lives, Alex said it is back to business as usual for the group. “It’s back to practice, back to training,� he said. “We want them to be stronger and healthier.�

Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

Divorce DIY Program Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of the New York City Courts, Honorable Fern Fisher, with the City University of New York at York College School of Arts and Science, will inaugurate the Uncontested Divorce DIY Program in the Queens County Supreme Court on July 17. The program will provide the public online access that allows them to prepare uncontested divorce papers for free. The program will be available at the New York State Courts website at www.nycourts.gov. The second floor of Queens County Supreme Court has also been dedicated as the first public space for the DIY program. At the space, the public will have access to court-provided computers to

help them complete the step-by-step program. “We are very pleased to be able to provide the public hands-on access to this vital service,� the Administrative Judge for the Queens Supreme Court, Civil Term, Hon. Jeremey Weinstein said. The DIY service is an initiative of Fisher, who is also the Director of the New York State courts access to Justice Program. The program is part of Fisher’s dedication to providing the public “meaningful access to justice for all.� The opening ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in Courtroom 23 of the Queens County Supreme Court, located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica. All are welcome.

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EDIT PAGE

In Our OpInIOn

Op-ED

Resume Talks Now

The potential for disaster with the impending Long Island Rail Road strike over the weekend is a far-reaching situation that would damage not only municipal revenue, but the earning potential for everyone who relies on the LIRR to get to work every day. While the MTA has released suggested “contingency plans” to get around without the LIRR, if the union chooses to go on strike on Sunday, these plans would create ridiculous inconveniences that would no doubt clog subway cars, buses and the roads into and out of the City beyond belief. And let’s not pretend that the City’s subways and buses have an extraordinary infrastructure that would easily handle the influx of straphangers. With days until a potential strike, both sides seem to be focusing more on getting the public on their side by lambasting the other through the media and ad campaigns. But finding new ways to lambast the other side and getting sympathy for their plight should be the lowest priority. No one wins if the LIRR is shuttered for a strike, and commuters will no doubt blame both the MTA and the Union if a strike carries on for too long. We want to see an equitable agreement for both sides, but when the combatants in this little war refuse to sit down and work out a détente, it gets exceedingly more difficult to find a sympathetic face, outside of those who would have hours added to their morning commute. Congress has not intervened. The Mayor and the Governor have not intervened, all hoping that the MTA and the union would find some middle ground. With days until the planned strike, perhaps it is time for our elected leaders to force their hand and make sure that an equitable deal is negotiated. Otherwise, too many New Yorkers may be negatively affected.

In YOur OpInIOn Changing Qualifications

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To The Editor: hancellor Carmen Fariña is requiring school superintendents to reapply for their jobs. She is also setting a minimum of seven years as an educator as a qualification and reinstating the former stipulation that superintendents be mature adults. Currently, many of the division heads and policy-making executives at the Dept. of Education only a few birthdays ago became eligible to attend “R”rated movies unaccompanied by an adult. We’ve got a good shot at recapturing the high bar of 1563 England, when the Statute of Artificers required craftsmen to be apprenticed for seven years. Of course, most of the breed of

active superintendents are not craftsmen, but it would be a step up for them if they were. Having a hook or bag-man is no substitute for training, skills, purity of motivation and experience. We can learn even more from the past by revisiting the Middle Ages and appreciating the flip side of the Black Death. Sure, it killed around one-third of Europe’s population, but thanks to the law of supply and demand, that extinction strengthened the bargaining power of surviving workers. Around that time, forerunners of modern unions went on strike for higher wages. They had less to fear from the Sheriff of Nottingham than they would have had from Walmart’s goon squads.

Let’s hope that Chancellor Fariña continues to diversify her perspectives. By no means a return to the ancient past of the cathedral-building guilds, whose members had as much discretionary income as Red State senators would allow workers. But let’s at least resuscitate aspects of the recent history of education that served America so well: meritocracy for teachers, principals and superintendents. Ron isaac, Fresh Meadows

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS AND NOTICE Index No. 1510/2014 Date Filed: 6/24/2014 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-1, Plaintiff, against Dayawati Mohabir, if he be living or if he be dead, his spouse, heirs devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Brooklyn Union Gas Go dba National Grid; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau; State of New York; 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 person or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s). PROPERTY ADDRESS: 10452 118th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11419 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $206,250.00 and interest, recorded in the QUEENS County Office of the City Register on April 9, 2003, in CRFN 2003000084084 covering premises known as 104-52 118th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11419. 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. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. 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 14, 2014 Frank M. Cassara, Esq. Associate Attorney Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14624 (585) 247-9000 Our File No. 13031197 Premises known as 104-52 118th Street , Richmond Hill, NY 11419. All that certain property situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Block 9571, Lot 31 ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS Index No.: 8931/07 Date Purchased: 4-6-07 SUMMONS Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is: Location of Occurrence Plaintiffs reside at: 30-63 14th Street, Apt. 2R, Astoria, NY 11102 County of Queens DENNIS L. MARTINEZ and LUIS MARTINEZ, Plaintiffs, -against- WALTER McSWEENEY, WALTER McSWEENEY as Executor of the Estate of ELLEN LASZCZEWSKI and GILBERTO RIVAS, Defendants. To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the state, or, within30 days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated: Bronx, New York

April 2, 2007 RICHARD E. NUNEZ Corpina, Piergrossi, Overzat & Klar, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) DENNIS L. MARTINEZ and LUIS MARTINEZ 2344 Eastchester Road Bronx, New York 104695911 718-515-6000 Our File No. 16223 TO: GILVERTO RIVAS 611 Onderdonk Avenue Ridgewood, NY 11385 WALTER MCSWEENEY 611 Onderdonk Avenue Ridgewood, NY 11385 WALTER MCSWEENEY as Executor of the Estate of ELLEN LASZCZEWSKI 611 Onderdonk Avenue Ridgewood, NY 11385 “In this negligence action, the plaintiff, DENNIS L. MARTINEZ (female), seeks to recover damages for serious personal injuries she sustained on June 25, 2006, when a defective window in the living room of an apartment at the premises located at 611 Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgwood, New York, ownerd by Walter McSweeney and the Estate of Ellen Laszczewski, fell on her hand. The subject window was located in an apartment, which at the time, was occupied by Gilberto Rivas. The plaintiff, LUIS MARTINEZ, seeks to recover for loss of services due to the injuries sustained by his spouse, DENNIS L. MARTINEZ. Plaintiffs seek judgment against the defendants on both causes of action in a sum which exceeds the jurisdictional limits of all lower courts which would otherwise have jurisdiction, together with the costs and disbursements of this action. ” ________________________ SUMMONS Index No. 11204/11 D/O/F: 5/9/2011 Premises Address: 63-41 110TH ST FOREST HILLS, NY 11375-1881 BLOCK 2182 LOT 103 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNT Y OF QUEENS WELLS FARGO BANK, NA DBA AMERICAS SERVICING COMPANY 3476 Stateview Boulevard Ft. Mill, SC 29715, Plaintiff, -against- BHARGAVI PATEL, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CIT Y PARKING VIOL ATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED INTERNATIONAL BANK, JOHN DOES (said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises and corporations, other entities or persons who have, claim, or may claim, a lien against, or other interest in, the premises.), Defendant(s) TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in

this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. 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. Queens County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises foreclosed herein. Dated: May 5, 2011 Stuart P. Frame, Esq. Steven J. Baum, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G Amherst, NY 14228 Tel.: 716-204-2400 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at

1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. ________________________ At the Commercial Division Part D of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, held at the Courthouse located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on the 1st day of July 2014. Index No. 703993/2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE PRESENT: Honorable MARTIN E. RITHOLTZ JUSTICE In the Matter of the Application of GERALD RUGGIERO, the Holder of Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of all Outstanding Shares entitled to vote in an election of directors, Petitioner, for the Dissolution of 87-04 REALTY CORP., a Domestic Corporation, under Section 1104-a of the Business Corporation Law. Petitioner GERALD RUGGIERO, representing Twenty-five Percent (25%) of all Outstanding Shares OF 8704 REALTY CORP. moves this Court for an Order requiring 87-04 REALTY CORP. and all persons interested in said corporation to Show Cause Why said corporation should not be dissolved, pursuant to and in accordance with section 1104-a of the Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) of the State or New York, together with related relief. NOW, UPON READING AND FILING the Petition of GERALD RUGGIERO, verified on the 9th day of June 2014, the Affirmation of Alexandr Guiss dated June 9, 2014 and the exhibits annexed thereto; it is: ORDERED that 87-04 REALTY CORP. and all persons interested in said corporation show cause before this Court at a hearing at Commercial Civision, Part D, at the Courthouse in Courtroom 313, located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, to be held on the 12th day of September 2014, at 2:15 p.m., why an Order should not be entered herein dissolving 87-04 REALTY CORP. and winding up its affairs in an orderly fashion under the supervision of this Court, pursuant to BCL 1104-a; and it is further ORDERED that, on or before the 25th day of July 2014, the Petitioner cause to be served personally upon CAROL ANTONUCCI, JANET EBERHART and 8704 REALTY CORP., with the Clerk of the Commercial Division Part D; and it is further ORDERED that, within ten days after this Order is entered, the Petitioner file with the Queens County Clerk of the Supreme Court a copy of the Petition, this Order and the papers upon

which this Order is based; and it is further ORDERED that, at least once in each of the three (3) weeks before the time appointed for the hearing on this Order, Petitioner cause to be published a copy of this Order in The Queens Tribune; with petitioner to serve and file affidavit of publication and proof of payment and it is further ORDERED that, before the time appointed for said hearing, 87-04 REALTY CORP., cause to be served a copy of the Petition, this Order and the papers upon which this Order is based upon the New York State Tax Commission, and the New York State Attorney General and upon each and every creditor or claimant of the corporation, except upon a person whose address is unknown and cannot with due diligence be ascertained – said service to be (a) made personally, at least ten days before the time appointed for the hearing, or (b) by mailing a copy of the order, petition and exhibits certified mail return receipt requested, at least twenty days before the time so appointed, addressed to the person to be served at his last known address; and it is further ORDERED that, before the time appointed for the aforesaid hearing, 87-04 REALTY CORP., furnish the Court and the Petitioner with (a) a statement of the corporate assets and liabilities and (b) a schedule of the name and address of each and every creditor or claimant of the corporation; and it is further (c) the name, address, of each and every emplo9yee from inceptions ORDERED that, within ten days after the furnishing of said statement and said schedule, 87-04 REALTY CORP. file with the Clerk of the Supreme Court for Queens County a copy of each; and it is further ORDERED that Pending the Hearing of this Order to Show Cause, all creditors of and/or other persons or entities interested in said corporation, and their representatives, attorneys and assigns, be and they hereby are RESTRAINED AND ENJOINED from beginning any action against 87-04 REALTY CORP., and from taking any proceedings in any such action already commenced, or in any other proceedings or filings, except by permission of this Court, on Application and Notice to the Petitioner. ENTER J.S.C. HON. MARTIN E. RITHOLTZ

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qUEENS thiS wEEk Jen Silvers Named As New Flushing Y Director

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

The Flushing YMCA has a new executive director. Jen Silvers has taken charge of the Flushing branch of the YMCA. Bringing 12 years of management and fundraising experience to the organization, Silvers said she looks to improve customer service and community outreach as part of the Y’s efforts to gain new members while keeping regulars satisfied. Silvers officially started on May 12 and has settled into her new role. Originally from Florida, the new director said she had long wanted to make her way up to New York City. “I’ve actually been trying to get to the New York YMCA for quite a while. I wanted to work in the largest and best association for a while, so here I am,” she said. “I’m looking to bring some new ideas that others haven’t done before and bring some positive changes to Flushing.” One of Silvers’ top priorities is improving customer service at the Flushing Y, to make sure that its members have the best experience possible when dealing with the organization’s staff. She said she wants to create the “ultimate member experience” for those who walk through the branch’s doors. “Some of the biggest things are with member experience and making sure that members are having the best experience in terms of customer service,” she said. “A lot starts with our staff, making sure they’re receiving the proper training and understanding the members’ perspective.” Besides improving customer service, Silvers said that upkeep is another significant challenge. The Flushing Y is housed in an old building, meaning that it constantly has to keep an eye on its infrastructure, such as water pipes. Although the outside is old, it does not mean the Y is behind the times. “A lot of people from the outside, they see an old building. What they don’t see on the inside is state-of-theart equipment, two swimming pools, a hotel,” she said. “We’re trying to make this a place we can be proud of.” A longtime runner, Silvers plans to take part in the New York City Marathon this year. She had originally signed up to run in 2012, but the marathon was cancelled that year due to Superstorm Sandy. Silvers added that she is adjusting well to New York so far. “So far, so good. But ask me again in January! Summer time is a good time for a Floridian to move north,” she said. At the moment, the Flushing Y has 3,600 units of membership, which equates to about 7,000 people. It has 125 hotel rooms, high-end swimming

Jen Silvers, seen here with her dogs tucker (left) and tully, recently became the new executive director for the Flushing YMCA. and fitness facilities and dozens of classes for all age groups. The YMCA also works to help its surrounding community. “We provide services for folks who just emigrated from other countries. We’re helping to get them acclimated, getting them green cards, jobs,” Silvers said. “The YMCA is the largest charity in the United States. We hope to be the community’s charity of choice.” The Flushing YMCA is located at 138-46 Northern Blvd. For information on all its services, call (718) 9616880. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

Student Goes On Bahamas Research Trip

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

A Queens student looking to pursue a career in marine biology got the trip of a lifetime this summer. Aerin Toskas, who hails from Douglaston, spent a week in early July in the Bahamas as part of Shedd Aquarium’s High School Marine Biology program, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Every summer, the program gives 20 students across the nation the chance to study marine life in the Bahamas, alongside professional researchers and biologists. “It’s really about giving our stu-

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Douglaston resident and Archbishop Molloy high School alumnus Aerin toskas (center) worked with several other students during a research trip to the Bahamas as part of Shedd Aquarium’s high School Marine Biology program.

dents hands-on experience, conducting research and exploring a marine environment,” Joy Kubarek-Sandor, Shedd’s vice president of learning, said. “It really opens up a new perspective of the marine diversity and the marine life around them.” Toskas, who recently graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School, traveled to Chicago, where Shedd is based, to meet her instructors and fellow students. From there, they headed down to Bimini, Bahamas on July 2. For the next week, Toskas lived aboard Shedd’s research vessel, the R/V Coral Reef II, and conducted research, examining coral reefs and looking at the effect humans had on the environment. “It was amazing. We snorkeled three or four times a day,” she said. “After we snorkeled, we did briefs and talked about what we’ve seen. I had a really intense discussion about sting rays and how people are affecting the behavior of sting rays and other fish.” Even though Toskas was one of several students living on this vessel for a week, she said that they all worked together to get their research done and that she was happy to work with like-minded people. “It was really cool. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting but it was really nice. I would be comfortable living there for longer than a week,” Toskas said. “It was nice to be with a group of people just as interested in science as I am. I don’t think anyone was clashing. I feel like everyone meshed very well.” Kubarek-Sandor said that the staff on the boat also thought the trip went well, saying that this group of students worked excellently together for the week. “They said this is one of the best weeks they’ve ever had. They absolutely love this group of teens. They said they were really invested and engaged,” she said. “Aerin had such passion and excitement for the work they were doing.” The Bahamas adventure concluded on July 8, though Toskas has a final week of in-class activities at Shedd from July 30 to Aug. 1 to wrap up her time with the program. Then in the fall, Toskas will undertake a new challenge when she starts her time at Assumption College in Worchester, Mass. Later this summer, the HSMB program will celebrate its 40th anniversary by inviting its alumni throughout the years to talk about their time with Shedd and how the experience changed their lives. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

Nearly $3 Million Funded To Fix Glendale Library

BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer

The Glendale Library is undergoing a much-needed renovation.

the Glendale Library will undergo several renovations, improving service and restoring it to resemble the facility’s look from when it opened in 1935.

Almost $3 million has been allocated to renovate the Glendale branch, located at 78-60 73rd Place, to make it more handicap accessible and restore some aging parts of the library. According to a presentation shown at last week’s Community Board 5 meeting, the project will design a new accessible entrance and book drop on Myrtle Avenue. A new elevator will also be built that will serve the branch. The garden behind the library will be spruced up as part of the renovation. Matthew Baird, who is from Matthew Baird Architects, said their main focus is to improve the library’s handicap accessibility but the rest of the building will also get a renovation that is sorely needed. “Over the years, it’s had some neglect and there’s been a series of renovations that at each time was probably great in its own way, but some of them have yielded an ad-hoc result that we think we can improve,” he said. Matthew Baird Architects was hired by the Dept. of Design and Construction to work on several projects throughout the City, including the Glendale Library. According to a fact sheet of the project provided by Queens Library, another goal of the project is to restore it to make it closely resemble how it once looked when the facility opened in 1935. Baird said the completion of the design is set for next year and it is scheduled to finish in the spring of 2017. They are hoping to beat that projection, Baird said. As for what will happen to the library during its reconstruction, Jennifer Manley, director of Government and Community Affairs at Queens Library, said it will be closed for a period of time, but they will provide interim service in that area while it is shut down. Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) footed the majority of the $2.8 million price tag for the project. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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Notice of Guardianship sale of real property pursuant to the Order of the Hon. Lee A. Mayersohn entered in the Supreme Court, Queens County, New York on June 27, 2014, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, bearing Index No. 16927/2012 of all that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements erected situate, lying and being at 42-90 Saull Street, Flushing, New York 11355, Block 5109, Lot 115 owned by Florence Y.P. Tso, are to be sold by the Co-Guardians of Florence Y.P. Tso, Christopher V. Chow and Linda Moon-Ying Chow on August 5, 2014 at 9:30 AM subject to a contract of sale. An auction will be held at which time others may bid beside the contract vendee. Premises will be sold subject to the Courts consent and provisions of the Order before the Justice presiding at an IAS Part 22G of the Supreme Court held in the County of Queens at the Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435. ________________________ Notice of Formation of 37-15 11TH STREET, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/25/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 37-20 12th St., Long Island City, NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ RJ&CT LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/2/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process against itmay be served. SSNY shall mail process to 41-25 Kissena Blvd 101E, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: General. ________________________ Notice of Guardianship sale of real property pursuant to the Order of the Hon. Lee A Mayersohn entered in the Supreme Court, Queens County, New York on June 27, 2014, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, bearing Index No. 16927/2012 of all that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements erected situate, lying and being at 133-36 Blossom Avenue, Flushing, New York 11355, Block 5109, Lot 109 owned by Florence Y.P. Tso, are to be sold by the Co-Guardians of Florence Y.P. Tso, Christopher

V. Chow and Linda MoonYing Chow on August 5, 2014 at 9:30 AM subject to a contract of sale. An auction will be held at which time others may bid beside the contract vendee. Premises will be sold subject to the Courts consent and provisions of the Order before the Justice presiding at an IAS Part 22G of the Supreme Court held in the County of Queens at the Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435. ________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: STIX WATER STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/30/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 31-19 Newtown Avenue, 7th Floor, Astoria, New York 11102. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________ 59-37 56TH ROAD LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/30/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Anthony Persico, 242 Randolph St., Brooklyn, NY 11237. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________ 191 PATCHEN LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 6/27/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, P.O. Box 750456, Forest Hills, NY 11375. General Purposes. ________________________ NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-HE2, Plaintiff, against LIZ BUITR AGO, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 3/3/2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse in Courtroom #25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on 08/08/2014 at 10:00AM, premises known as 179-39 144TH ROAD, Springfield Gardens, NY 11434 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, BLOCK

13089 LOT 91, FORMERLY PART OF, LOT 38. Approximate amount of judgment $737,657.71 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 22987/12. Gregory M. Laspina, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 Dated: May 19, 2014 1094746 ________________________ Notice is hereby given a license, number (PENDING) for on-premises Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at Laguardia Airport Terminal B, Flushing, NY 11371 for on premises consumption. Mar Air Foods Inc. d/b/a Angelina’s Gourmet Kitchen ________________________ DOMENICK MARINO LICENSED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/30/2014. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 48-16 70th St., Woodside, NY 11377, also the principal business location. Purpose: Electrical contracting and any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of Formation of 2856 Astoria LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/20/14. Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Werber Management Inc., 40-52 75th St., Elmhurst, NY 11373, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 23 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000480-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Rebecca (Last) Borges My present name is (First) Rebecca (Last) Borges Soto aka Rebecca Borges My present address is 209-01 42 Ave #26, Bayside, NY 11361 My place of birth is San Juan PR My date of birth is December 28, 1983 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 18 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000449-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name

of (First) Anthony (Last) Ally My present name is (First) Anwar (Last) Ally My present address is 133-42 116th Street, South Ozone Park, NY 11420 My place of birth is Canada My date of birth is June 30, 1982 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 25 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000495-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Linda (Last) Oh My present name is (First) Ockhui (Last) Ow aka Ock Hui Ow My present address is 42-32 201 St #6D, Bayside, NY 11361 My place of birth is S. Korea My date of birth is May 13, 1957 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 11 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000408-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Jayden (Middle) Anik (Last) Hardowar My present name is (First) Jayden (Last) Hardowar (infant) My present address is 93-02 104 Street, Ozone Park, NY 11418 My place of birth is N Hempstead, NY My date of birth is March 23, 2012 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 25 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000493-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Jayee (Last) Fu My present name is (First) Jane

(Middle) Yee (Last) Fu (infant) My present address is 762 Point Cres, Whitestone, NY 11357 My place of birth is Great Neck, NY My date of birth is January 25, 2008 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 25 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000498-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Habiba (Middle) Jannati (Last) Choudhury My present name is (First) Habiba (Middle) J (Last) Choudhury aka Habiba Jannati Chowdhury, aka Habiba Jannati Choudhury, aka Habiba Choudhury, aka Habiba Chowdhury My present address is 3457 60th Street, 1st Fl, Woodside, NY 11377 My place of birth is Bangladesh My date of birth is September 11, 1991 ________________________ 105 Corona Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 4/18/14. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 35-16 105th St, Corona, NY 11368. General Purposes. ________________________ Samos Lane Realty LLC Articles of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 05/19/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 134-01 Atlantic Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of the formation of St. Albans Cycle of Life Development LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on May 30, 2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service

of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served again the LLC to Rev. Dr. Edward Davis, 190-04 119th Avenue, St. Albans, New York 11412. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. ________________________ Public Notice: In accordance with our policy of non-discrimination and applicable Federal and State statutory provision, UNION PLAZA CARE CENTER, 3323 Union Street, Flushing NY 11354, declares that this institution operates without regard to race, religion, creed, color national origin, age, sex, sexual preference, handicap or source of payment. ________________________ Notice of formation of MaRTaB Solutions LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 3/26/14. Office in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 13302 133 Ave, SOP, NY 11420. Any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 27 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000507-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Allen (Last) Shen My present name is (First) He (Last) Shen (infant) My present address is 4330 195 Street, Flushing, NY 11358 My place of birth is China My date of birth is February 07, 2000 ________________________ Notice of Non-Discriminatory Policy This is to advice the Community that Chapin Home For The Aging, Jamaica, NY admits and treats all patients regardless of age, sex, creed, color, national origin, sexual preference or source of income.

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Mets Fans Line Up To Meet Keith Hernandez By Jordan GiBBons Staff Writer

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Collin (left), Mark, Caidin and Paul Taeschner came up from Maryland for a game and got to meet Keith Hernandez (bottom right).

World Series. “We’re true Mets fans; we’re diehards,� Barbara Granickas of Howard Beach said. “We appreciate winning more.� Hernandez signed everything from baseballs, photographs and bats to the Magic Loogie bobblehead that was given out during the Brooklyn Cy-

clones’ Seinfeld night on July 5. Sal Isabella of Woodhaven came down with his younger brother and said he tries to make it to all their events. “I like how Citi teams up to go to all

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Paul Taeschner raised his family to be diehard Mets fans, even after they moved to Maryland from Upstate New York. Last Friday, he made the five-hour trip up to Queens with his son and two grandsons to meet Mets legend Keith Hernandez at the Citibank in Forest Hills, and catch the game against the Florida Marlins. “We blame him,� his son Mark said, referencing the tough times Mets fans have experienced. “This is the first time I’m taking my boys to Citi Field.� Mark’s sons Collin, 13, and Caidin, 10, were waiting on a line with around 200 other people sporting their Mets pride with baseballs in hand. “I’ve been a Mets fan since the start, so I’ve had enough years,� Paul said. “Mark was born in ’69, so it was a very good year.� Hernandez was signing autographs at the branch as part of the Mr. Met Tour that Citi is hosting at more than 20 locations in the Tri-State area. Mr. Met was also on-hand to take photos with fans after they met Hernandez and got their memorabilia signed. Fans gladly battled the heat and humidity as they lined up along 71st Avenue for the chance to meet the last first basemen to help the Mets win a

the banks,� he said. “I was at Seinfeld night and I’m getting my bobblehead signed.� Before Hernandez lifted up his pen, he asked fans some trivia questions from the SNY special, Battle of the Broadcasters, which aired the previous night and featured a trivia game show battle between the WOR radio broadcast team and the SNY television team, along with the host Kevin Burkhardt. “Kevin Burkhardt was tremendous in his role, so I got a big laugh out of him as the classic trivia game host, but I really enjoyed the chance to hang out with the radio team,� Hernandez said. “Howie [Rose], Josh [Lewin] and Seth [Everett] do a great job over at WOR and it was a pleasure to go up against them in this format. It is something that the fans have really wanted to see.� Fans who answered the questions correctly were rewarded with autographed bats, baseballs and tickets. Anthony Furia came over from Brooklyn to get his Magic Loogie bobblehead signed as well. “The passion that the fans have, not only for the Mets, but the Cyclones too is amazing,� he said. “Anytime there’s an event like this, you want to turn out and show your true orange and blue.� Reach Jordan Gibbons at (718)3577400 Ext. 123, jgibbons@queenspress. com or @jgibbons2

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Latino Cultural Festival Opens This Weekend By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer The Queens Theatre is putting local and international Latinas in the spotlight. For its 17th annual Latino Cultural Festival, the Queens Theatre chose the theme “Extraordinary Women, Illuminated.” The six-day celebration of Latin culture begins on July 29, and will feature Latina artists from the worlds of theater, dance and music. According to Willy Mosquera, Queens Theatre’s house manager and programming director for the festival, “the original idea [of the Latino cultural festival] was to bring international artists, but at the same time be a platform for a lot of the local artists in New York.” He said he aims to design diverse programming that brings interesting artists into contact with one another. The 2014 program includes a reading of Barbara Colios’ play, “Cuerdas,” a bolero celebration with singers spanning three generations and a performance by the female mariachi group Mariachi Flor de Toloache. The concept behind this year’s theme was “taking things out of the ordinary,” Mosquera said. “One of the acts is a salsa band – all women. People are probably used to seeing mainly men, with some women singing.” “I feel that it doesn’t matter whether it’s men or women doing concerts. I want people to really enjoy themselves, and probably go home thinking, ‘that was different,’” Mosquera added. Whitestone resident Johanna Castañeda is a singer who will perform traditional and folkloric Co-

Glamour Tango will perform at opening night of the Queens Theatre Latino Cultural Festival. lombian music at the festival. She has performed in previous Latino cultural festivals, but this year’s will be her first as a solo artist. “I actually thought it was a great idea to have a female concert,” Castañeda said. “It’s a woman power show, which I love.” Castañeda said that working in a male-dominated music scene has been challenging at times. “There’s always this attitude like we are not able to do it as well, but actually I don’t think that’s the case,” she said. “I worked in music for a long time and I’ve traveled all over the place with a lot of guys, and I think one of my messages is always trying to show that we are also able to do it.” “Extraordinary Women, Illuminated” kicks off with a multi-media tango show from the group Glamour Tango, July 29 on the Queens Theatre mainstage at 8 p.m. Tickets for the festival performances range from $14 to $30. For a full listing of festival programming, visit queenstheatre.org. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Plans for Ridgewood Theater Approved By LuiS gronda Staff Writer Plans are moving forward to turn the historic Ridgewood Theater into apartments. According to records filed on the Dept. of Buildings website, plans were approved last week for part of the former theater to be converted to 50 apartment units. More than 37,000-square-feet in the five-story building will be used for the apartments, leaving more than 13,000 for another use, according to the records. There has been no information released about the use of the rest of the space. Ted Renz, who runs the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, said they have met with the owners, Bushberg Realty and they hope to see it turned into a cultural or entertain-

ment space that the neighborhood can enjoy. He said it would fit in with the character and history of the theater. “We don’t need another drug store or 99 cent store. We have enough of those,” Renz said. He said the BID was given a $15,000 business attraction grant, to work on bringing diverse establishments to Myrtle Avenue and the organization hopes part of that will be used towards that site. Renz said he has not seen the site plans yet, but they will continue working with the owners until a decision is made. Much of the building will be renovated, except for the theater’s exterior, which is an official New York City Landmark. Bushberg did not return phone calls requesting comments by press time. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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POLICE BLOTTER 105th Precinct InvestIgatIon - At approximately 11:28 p.m. on July 10, police responded to report of an aided at 222-47 141st Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 10-month-old Jerimiah Willis-Hurley unconscious and unresponsive. EMS transported the baby to Franklin General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There were no physical signs of trauma and the Medical Examiner’s Officer will determine the cause of death.

sponded to the scene and transported the victim to North Shore Forest Hills Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.

108th Precinct

Burglary - The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect connected to the following burglaries. Between the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on June 22, the suspect entered Manducatis Restaurant, located at 4633 Vernon Blvd., by breaking the front glass door and removed two Apple iPads, two Apple iPad minis and $700. Between 2 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on June 25, the suspect entered Woodbines Restaurant, located at 47-10 Vernon Blvd., by breaking the front door window and removed a Galaxy 10 electronic tablet and $100. Between 7 p.m. on June 27 and 5:30 a.m. on June 30, the suspect entered Seattle Café, located at 32-02 Queens Blvd., by breaking the front door glass and removed approximately $850 in cash from two cash registers. At approximately, 4:22 a.m. on July 4, the suspect entered LIC Bar, located at 45-58 Vernon Blvd., through a window but fled the location without removing anything. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

110th Precinct

arrest - At approximately 4:07 p.m. on July 6, police responded to a 911 call of a baby not breathing at 9042 52nd Ave. Upon arrival, officers were advised that 11-month-old Felix Jr. Kiam was brought from the location by private conveyance to Elmhurst General Hospital. At the hospital, Kiam was pronounced dead. The medical examiner will determine cause of death. Nicole Kelly, 22, has been arrested in regards to this case and charged with Murder 2. HomIcIde - At 9:52 p.m. on June 17, police responded to a 911 call of a male stabbed in the rear at 97-20 57th Ave. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim, Andre Ramirez, 21, unconscious and unresponsive with a stab wound to his torso. EMS also re-

This individual is wanted in connection with a Burglary within the confines of the 114th Precinct.

114th Precinct

Burglary - The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a commercial burglary. At approximately 4 a.m. on June 11, the suspect entered Andres Pizza, located at 25-19 40th Ave. by breaking the glass front door. The suspect removed the cash register, which contained $20 in cash and fled to parts unknown. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

115th Precinct

Burglary-The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the following individual wanted for a burglary. At 6 p.m. on June 7, the suspect forcibly entered the front door of an apartment located at 32-20 This individual 70th St. and fled is wanted in conthe apartment nection with a without taking Burglary within any property. the confines of The suspect is the 115th Predescribed as a male cinct. Hispanic, in his 40s, walks with a limp and uses a cane. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

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Profiles Of The Rich And Famous

State Financial Disclosures Reveal Additional Income For Electeds

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer The 2013 financial disclosure statements for the State Legislature have been released, displaying which investments and income sources Queens’ State Senators and Assemblymembers have aside from their day jobs. The disclosure statements are required filings for State Legislators each year and come from the State Joint Commission on Public Ethics. On these documents, State Legislators are required to list any income, job positions, retirement plans, securities, stocks and owned property that they have in addition to their role in State government. While no Queens official has as large an outside income as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who earned up to $750,000 from a law firm, many Borough officials brought in some outside income. State Sen. Toby Stavisky’s (D-Flushing) financial disclosure statement was notable for the large amount of securities she listed for last year. The senator has several stocks valued between $5,000 and under $20,000 in companies that include American Electric Power, American Express, AT&T, Con Edison, MDU Resources, Microsoft and Verizon. She also has a Biogen stock that is worth between $20,000 and under $50,000. Biogen is an American biotechnology company specializing in drugs for neurological disorders, autoimmune disorders and cancer. Besides stocks, Stavisky also

State Sen. Toby Stavisky (left) and Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas had some of the highest additional sources of income on their disclosure reports. has bonds with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, a multinational financial services corporation that specializes in retail brokerage, valued between $500,000 and less than $750,000. She also has exchangetraded funds with the company, valued between $150,000 and under $250,000. Stavisky’s investments in Morgan Stanley paid off in 2013, as she listed in her income a total of $22,000 to $60,000 earnings. State Sen. Malcolm Smith (DHollis) also listed investments on his disclosure form. The embattled senator has securities in a market value between $5,000 and under $20,000 from Fidelity OTC, International Active Equity, Principal Large CAP, T. Rowe Price Equity and Vanguard Institution Index. His Stable Income Fund is valued between $20,000 and less than $50,000. State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) put down some investments as well, specifically noting his stocks in Century Link Inc., valued between $1,000 and less than $5,000, and a mutual fund in Fidel-

ity Large Cap Value worth $5,000 to under $20,000. State Sen. James Sanders’ (DSouth Ozone Park) disclosure form was notable not for what he earned, but for what he owed. According to the document, Sanders said he owes $30,000 to the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Assemblyman Michael DenDekker (D-East Elmhurst) earned some income for a part-time job, specifically as an actor. He earned a salary in the range of $1,000 to under $5,000 for appearing as an uncredited detective on the CBS Sherlock Holmes series, “Elementary.” According to IMDB. com, DenDekker has appeared in several bit roles in the past, on films such as “Miracle at St. Anna,” (2008) “The Happening,” (2008) “American Gangster” (2007) and “Inside Man” (2006). DenDekker is also an owner and member of ATL-NYC Productions LLC., a DVD, film and television production and sales company based in Atlanta, Ga. Another elected official in the Assembly who had a prosperous 2013 is Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria). She is an active attorney in commercial litigation practices at Bickel & Brewer, a law firm based in Manhattan. The salary of that position earned her income in the range of $100,000 to under $150,000. The assemblywoman also listed income between $1,000 and under $5,000 from renting out an apartment in Astoria. She owns 4.7 acres of land in Warren, Vt. as well, property she acquired in March 2009. The

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Assemblyman Michael DenDekker earned income in 2013 from acting roles, a longtime hobby of his. land’s market value falls between $100,000 and less than $150,000. Simotas is not the only elected official who owns and rents property. Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-Jamaica) owns property in Shokan, NY with his spouse, a market value of $250,000 to under $500,000. For 2013, that property earned him $20,000 to under $50,000 in rent payments. Assemblymen Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) earned income last year from rentals as well. Miller earned between $5,000 and less than $20,000 in rent from an apartment in his primary residence. Moya took in up to $5,000 from his rented-out property located in Long Island City. Several members of the State Legislature have also supplemented their income with other jobs or work. Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) listed himself as a senior vice president of public finance at Sterne, Agee & Leach. This position, which he also described as an investment banker, earned him income in the range of up to under $250,000. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

IKEA Helps City Harvest, QJCC Food Pantry BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer An effort by IKEA to fight hunger, especially in children, is trickling down to help a local food pantry in Queens. IKEA partnered with Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to sponsor in-store programs that support children’s hunger relief. One of the local food banks associated with Feeding America is City Harvest, which donates food to pantries like the one at the Queens Jewish Community Council. Therefore, donations to IKEA’s Feeding the Future program will help local Queens residents who need a good meal.

Through July 31, IKEA will donate one dollar to Feeding America for every healthy kids’ meal purchased in any U.S. IKEA restaurant. The meal costs $1.99. Customers can also add donations of their chosen amount to food purchases in the IKEA restaurant, Swedish Food Market and Bistro. These donations will assist food banks like City Harvest, which has been partnered with the QJCC for at least five years, according to the council’s executive director, Cynthia Zalisky. “City Harvest provides us with fresh produce. They have a kosher division,” she said. “Since 2011, we have had a spike in families coming to us in the food pantry by 30 percent. City Harvest has been very

helpful to us, so we can provide fresh produce for the pantry. I’ve been excited about that because it helps the personal value of the package we give the families.” Zalisky added that the QJCC pantry gives about 1,500 packages of kosher food per month to needy families. She said she was appreciative of IKEA’s efforts to support food pantries. “I thank IKEA without knowing for helping City Harvest because City Harvest has been a tremendous help for us,” she said. “For Passover, City Harvest gave us four pallets of vegetables, as well as for Thanksgiving. It was really able to enhance the holidays for our clients.” Feeding America’s mission

is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of more than 200 member food banks. City Harvest helps fight hunger by collecting excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers and farms, and delivering them to more than 500 community food programs throughout the City. The QJCC food pantry is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday. It is located at 119-45 Union Tpke., Forest Hills. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@ queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

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The Castle at Fort Totten houses the Bayside Historical Society.

Society Has Called Fort Home For 50 Years BY JORDAN GIBBONS Staff Writer Fort Totten was originally built during the Civil War to protect the East River approach to New York Harbor. Now, its Officers’ Club, also known as The Castle, is home to the Bayside Historical Society. The historical society celebrated its 50th anniversary this year and currently features an exhibit about the construction of the Throgs Neck Bridge. The exhibit focuses on the impact the bridge and the Clearview Expressway has had on Bayside. The Castle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and still has the same structure as when it was originally designed by Robert E. Lee, pre-Civil War when he was a military engineer. It was restored in the 90s. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, made the original presentation before Congress for its construction, prior to the start of the Civil War. Davis went on to be President of the Confederate States of America and Lee commanded the Confederate Army of Virginia. The Fort is a City Historic District and the Club is a designated landmark. “The main office was originally the cigar room,” Alison McKay, executive director of the society, said. “And the exhibit space was the bar and the lounge.” The society features rotating exhibits such as the Throgs Neck display, which will be up until the end of the year. There is also an exhibition space and work lounge for children to study or work on projects for the educational programs the society offers.

During the first World War, the Fort served as a staging point for troops on the way to the war zone. During World War II, the Fort was the headquarters of the Antiaircraft Command of the Eastern Defense Command. It was the headquarters of the North Atlantic region of the Air Transport Command, which was in charge of troop movements flying out of LaGuardia Field. It was also the location of major army hospitals since the Civil War. After more than 100 years, Congress approved the closing of Fort Totten in September 1995. Many of the original structures are still standing The former United States Army installation still has an Army Reserve presence on the property. The City Fire Dept. controls one-third of the property as a training center. There is a public park that is open for tours by the Dept. of Parks and Recreation. There is also a sport complex with an outdoor pool, baseball and soccer fields. The Historical Society also has a holding space for other local historical societies, such as Douglaston and Little Neck, that do not have their own buildings to come and study. On Sunday, July 27, they will be hosting their first Jazz Brunch at the Castle during the summer. Brunch is served in the ballroom of the Castle with a trio of jazz musicians who will perform for two hours. “It’s a nice afternoon,” McKay said. “They were so successful, so we decided to have one in the summer.” Pre-paid reservations are required by Friday, July 25 and they cost $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Reach Jordan Gibbons at (718)3577400 Ext. 123, jgibbons@queenspress. com or @jgibbons2

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City Comptroller Audit Reveals DOE Flaws By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer

documented, and the DOE did not track the efficacy of recommendations. “What gets measured gets manWhile overcrowding continues to stifle City schools – Queens schools aged and in this case, DOE didn’t in particular – an audit conducted keep records of the remedial acby City Comptroller Scott Stringer tions it took to reduce overcrowdreveals that the Dept. of Education ing, let alone what worked and what did not properly address overcrowd- didn’t,” Stringer said in a statement ing in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 released last week. In a response atschool years. tached to the audit, According to the the DOE said, “we audit, a third of City find the text of the schools were overaudit deliberately crowded in the 2011misleading…the re2012 school year, port inaccurately running at more than describes the goals 138 percent capacity. and responsibilities The audit also noted of the Office of Portthat overcrowding in folio Management primary and middle as solely focused on schools appears to be and owning responworsening, despite the sibility for resolving addition of 16,359 new City Comptroller overcrowded condiclassroom seats in Scott Stringer tions.” Fiscal Years 2011 and Queens is the 2012. The predominant DOE problems most overcrowded borough, with identified by the audit involve poor 47 percent of schools running over capacity in the 2011-2012 school record keeping. According to the report, the two year. Of the 59 most severely overoffices charged with recommend- crowded schools identified in the ing ways to reduce overcrowding audit, 19 are in Queens, the most – Portfolio Management and Space of any borough. Forest Hills High School and PS Planning – did not maintain written policies and procedures or process 303 were two of the most grossly flow charts. Also, actions taken by overcrowded, operating at 186 and these offices were not adequately 188 percent capacity, respectively.

PS 51, PS 228 and Francis Lewis High School all operated at over 175 percent capacity. Isaac Carmignani is a public school parent and co-president of the Community Education Council for District 30, one of the City’s most crowded districts. He spoke about the daily repercussions of overcrowding on students and families. “Not having a locker, a place to put your stuff, having to carry your enormous backpack all day from class to class. It makes a difference to these kids,” Carmignani said, adding that the high numbers of students sharing the cafeteria demands that many take a lunch periods in the morning. By their last class, “it’s really hard for them to concentrate because they’re starved by that point,” Carmignani said. While the DOE has not alleviated overcrowding, Carmignani and his peers are left grappling with its symptoms. He said some “creative solutions” he has devised might include staggering school breaks or putting lunch periods in the classrooms. The Comptroller’s audit also indicated that school overcrowding might be even worse than it seems. According to the Comptroller, certain DOE statistics failed to account for enrollment in Transportable

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Classroom Units (TCUs) – known informally as trailers – that house extra classrooms next to permanent school buildings. The TCUs are themselves overcrowded. The Comptroller examined in particular 65 TCUs running over capacity and found that more than half of them either became more crowded or showed no improvement between 2010 and 2012. In their response to the audit, the DOE also said, “numbers without context can be used to mislead. An accurate picture of building overutilization would also have to take into account that citywide enrollment experience growth” during the years studied. Moving forward, the Comptroller recommends a number of DOE actions, including documentation on proposed recommendations, implementation of a system to track overcrowded buildings, and the possible termination of classroom trailers at certain undercapacity schools. School Chancellor Carmen Fariña said in a statement, “our 20152019 capital plan will add tens of thousands of new seats to directly address the issue, and we will work closely with communities to mitigate overcrowding.” Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@queenstribune.com or @ JNStrawbridge.

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Bill Would Add ‘Comfort Women’ To Curriculum

Best of Queens 2014 On August 28th 2014, the Queens Tribune will publish a special edition showcasing the places, people and things readers love about Queens. The staff will comb the borough to find that great slice of pizza, that phenomenal rib shack, that beautiful vista or building that is part of what makes living in Queens so special. But we need your help. Send in the form below, name your “personal bests” and we’ll print your entry. Need more room? Send as many pages as you'd like or email bestofqueens@queenstribune.com.

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YOur NAmE: State Sen. Tony Avella (center) stood with Korean American civic leaders, asking for the passage of his bill that adds the “Comfort Women” issue to the State’s curriculum.

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer A bill meant to educate youth on atrocities committed during World War II passed the State Senate last month. State Sen. Tony Avella’s (D-Bayside) legislation to require educational instruction on these victims of the eastern theater of World War II passed on June 18 by a vote of 41-18-2. Although the State Legislature session is over for the year, Avella joined members of Korean American organizations on July 10 to press for his bill’s passage. The legislation, numbered S7759A, would amend the State Education Law to include curriculum on violence against women during periods of armed conflict, such as the “Comfort Women.” The Japanese Imperial Army forced these women, mostly from Korea, China and the Philippines, into sexual slavery during its occupation of those territories during World War II. There is not an exact count of how many women were affected, with numbers ranging from the tens to hundreds of thousands. The “Comfort Women” issue has garnered controversy due to efforts from right-wing revisionists in Japan, who argue that the women taken by the Japanese army were far fewer in number or were willing participants. Avella said this pushback furthers the need for a factual account to students on what happened. “It is now just as important, if not more so, to mandate an unbiased teaching of these events to our students as part of the State Education curriculum,” Avella said. “I am now calling on the State Assembly to follow suit, whether during a special session before the year ends or in January once the new legislative session resumes.” David Lee, president of the Korean American Public Affairs Committee, was happy to see the

legislation move forward. “This is a big milestone. There a lot of conflicts going on throughout the world but the basic foundation of protecting historic facts is to recognize and teach events of history to our students,” he said. “This is a human life issue and we must prevent it from happening in the future.” Korean American Parents Association member Christine Colligan added that children should understand that what happened is a violation of human rights and that the revelation of this event should not harm the relationship between South Korea and Japan. “This issue is very important because it is a human rights violation issue. We must teach our children about these events and allow them to understand what happened,” she said. “Both parties should acknowledge these events so that we can learn from past mistakes made in history.” Students also argued for the bill’s passage, with recent Francis Lewis High School graduate and President of the Korean American Young Leadership, Jae Yeong Kim, stating that history is as important a subject as math or science. “We need to learn from our past mistakes so we do not make them again in the future. If we only teach the positive aspects of history, and not the negative, then the students are not really learning,” he said. The bill passed in the State Senate with all six of Avella’s fellow Queens State Senators voting in approval. “We need to recognize these historic events for what they are - human rights violations against women,” Avella said. “If we do not learn from our past mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them in the future.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@ queenstribune.com, or @ JoeMarvilli.

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Huey Lewis and the News performed at Citi Field over the weekend as part of the facility’s post-game concert series. Photo by Bruce Adler.

German Cup Celebration

After their team’s World Cup win over Argentina, German fans showed their team spirit, waving flags down Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. Photo by Walter Karling.

Women of Distinction

Mets legend Keith Hernandez signs his jersey during a Citibank event in Forest Hills last week, one of multiple stops in the tri-state area. For more on the tour, see the story on page 10. Photo by Bruce Adler.

Turning Two In Queens

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (third from right) called for nominations of local women leaders who helped shape the community. She presented awards to (from left) Leora Meirov, Sara Reback, Ginger Schulman, Janet Hammelbacher, Bertha Strauss, Margot Aal and Sharon Shwartz (not pictured), recognizing each as an outstanding woman of distinction.

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Jackson Heights resident Tristan Ng waits to swing at the next pitch during a baseball clinic hosted by Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation in Flushing last week. The clinic allowed kids between 8 and 13 to practice the fundamentals of baseball and get tips from local coaches. Photo by Luis Gronda.

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Motivational speaker Dr. Sampson Davis was the special guest at this year’s clinic, giving kids advice on life and the struggles he went through to earn his doctorate degree. Photo by Luis Gronda.

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Revelations Quintet Comes To Flushing

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

If you are a fan of classical music, then head to Flushing this Sunday for a concert not to be missed. Mary’s Nativity Church will present “The Magic of the Baroque,” a performance by the Revelations Quintet. The five-piece band will perform some masterpieces by legendary composers like George Frideric Handel. The Revelations Quintet is becoming well-known as one of Queens’ most popular ensembles for classical music. Founded by music director and harpsichordist/organist John Wolfe, the young musicians often perform famed pieces of the Baroque repertoire. In addition to Wolfe, the group features Erik Andersen on the cello, Kate Goddard on the violin, Tod Hedrick on the viola da gamba and soprano vocalist Candace Matthews. The five musicians met when they were students at Queens College’s Aaron Copland School of Music. The group formed at first as an offshoot of the college’s Baroque ensemble. “We were blessed to meet each other

at Queens College, but I believe we would’ve found each other even if we hadn’t gone to school together, since we share a common passion for the masterpieces of ancient music,” Wolfe said. The Revelations Quintet will perform selections from Handel’s “Nine German Arias,” as well as lesser-known songs by Le Sieur de Machy, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and François Couperin. While those artists may not be household names, Wolfe said their unfamiliarity was part of their appeal. “Our artistic aim is to spread and preserve music that no one would hear otherwise, music that we believe deserves greater exposure,” he said. “We’re not interested in sticking to ‘Classical Music’s Greatest Hits.’” Wolfe also said Mary’s Nativity was a great location for spiritual, musical performances. He first played there as an organist when he was invited by the church’s musical director, Paul Joseph. The music that the Revelations Quintet plays is not light entertainment, but an opportunity for spiritual uplifting, according to Wolfe. He said he hopes attendees experience such a moment of transcendence and peace when

Italy At Home In Corona What the chefs at Corona’s Cucino A Modo Mio can make, they make well, and what they can’t, they import straight from Italy. A homemade Cabernet, served slightly chilled, will hit your table first if you ask the Cucino servers for their recommendation. The wine is rich and strong – a good accompaniment to their array of Italian cheeses and spicy meats on their antipasti menu. Of the many quality antipasti items offered at Cucino, some favorites include andouilette spread on coarse toasted bread and fried potato with eggplant. As for the pasta course, Cucino A Modo Mio makes all of their pastas except spaghetti and linguini by hand. The spinach gnocchi – one of Cucino’s specials, served with bacon and mushroom – are fluffy and carry the sauce well. The star of the primo menu, however, was the risotto with mushrooms and truffle oil, which was filling but not heavy, and clearly cooked with patience and skill. Cucino A Modo Mio is unique not only for its food, but for its eclectic design and attentive staff. Customers in the main dining room eat among Western pottery and on benches made from wagon wheels, wrapped by brick and bamboo walls. When the restaurant starts to fill up – around 6 p.m. on a weekend

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evening – staff and customers chat and mingle. Owner Andrea’s father Gregory will probably be found ringing a row of bells and crying “buon appetito!” to cheers and applause at least once during the night. For dessert, try the tiramisu or chocolate mousse with an espresso. Either one is a sweet cap to the Cucino menu, and will have guests stretching out their taste of homemade Italy as long as possible. -Jackie Strawbridge

listening to the performance. “When we experience it together, as a dialogue between the audience and the performers, we attempt to transcend the boundaries between us and to communicate a message more powerful and intimate than the spoken word,” Wolfe said. “We’re honored and humbled to have the opportunity to play some small part in this process, and we hope the message we’re sending is one that the public will be happy to receive. Mary’s Nativity Church is located at 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. The concert begins at 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 359-5996. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @ JoeMarvilli.

Soprano Candace Matthews will perform as part of the Revelations Quintet on Sunday.

QNSMADE: Art From And For The Borough BY JACKIE STRAWBRIDGE Staff Writer A local artist wants to depict our Borough face by face, conversation by conversation. QNSMADE, a web-based project created and curated by Amy Wu, features makers and doers in Queens through a series of portraits and interviews. The project will officially launch Friday evening at Queens Council on the Arts’ 3rd Space. Inspired in part by “Humans of New York,” an ongoing collection of street portraits in the City, Wu conceived QNSMADE to define Queens through interviews with Queens natives and local transplants. She posts the interviews and accompanying photos online at blog.qnsmade.co. “I just wanted to do something for my hometown,” Wu said. “A lot of my life, I didn’t realize this, but I went to school in the City, I worked five years in the City, I measured success in Manhattan.” “Now I’m realizing I can measure success here, where I’m from, and give back to my community,” Wu continued. Wu’s budget comes entirely from the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, and she sent out an online survey to bring local Queens artists, entrepreneurs and residents onto the QNSMADE production team. “I really wanted to do something big, with lots of entries, lots of photographs, and data – and I knew I couldn’t do it alone,” Wu said. Her teammates include a CNN

reporter who conducts video interviews, as well as illustrators and other artists. QNSMADE also has an entrepreneurial angle, in that Wu seeks out local businesses to produce QNSMADE merchandise. She enlisted local embroiders and printers to produce caps, beanies and other items. “Everyone wants to rock the Brooklyn brand, but I haven’t seen anything I wanted to wear,” Wu said. “Amy’s project QNSMADE is all about honoring the work and lives of everyday folks, small business owners, as well as up and coming artists which felt really in line with our mission here at Queens Council on the Arts,” 3rd Space coordinator Lauren Zelaya said. 3rd Space is the Queens Council on the Arts’ answer to limited work and show space for artists in the Borough. Wu said she became interested in working with 3rd Space, “[in order] to have a physical space of QNSMADE, because it’s so digital.” The QNSMADE launch at 3rd Space will feature some QNSMADE contributing artists, with new portraits by Jaina Teelcuk and a live reading by poet Audrey Dimola, as well as new photos from the project and Queens food and drink vendors. The launch party will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday evening. Tickets are $5 – interested parties can register at queenscouncilarts.org/qcas-3rdspace. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

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Join the Seekers Club for a special evening investigation of the 1887 Fort Totten castle. Follow along as “The Seekers” explore dark corners using the latest technology in the field of paranormal investigation. Tickets are $5 for Bayside Historical Society members and $8 for non-members. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. RSVP by calling (718) 352-1548.

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Friday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Queens Council on the Arts’ 3rd Space presents the launch of QNSMADE, a web-based project that celebrates the stories of Queens through a series of portraits and interviews. The site features artists, makers, and doers who were either born and raised in Queens or live in Queens now. Admission is $5. For more information or to RSVP, call (347) 505-3010.

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Join the Hall of Science for scavenger hunts, demos, information and workshops about making health and fitness easy, fun and delicious. Learn helpful tips for a healthier life, gain important skills for improving your fitness level and learn about the damaging myths surrounding food and exercise. Enjoy Parkour with the Movement Creative, with drop-in sessions from noon to 2:30 p.m. and a

Raise a glass and celebrate the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the New York World’s Fair at Queens Botanical Garden’s inaugural Brew Fest. Enjoy a selection of more than 50 craft beers from 20 local and international breweries. There will also be food, tours, vendors, music and homebrew demonstrations by Glen Cove Home Brew and Bitter & Esters of Brooklyn. Tickets are $45 in advance, $50 at the door. The event is two sessions, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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This Saturday, a new exhibition opens at the Musuem of the Moving Image. “What’s Up, Doc?” will feature the animation and art of Charles Martin “Chuck” Jones, the hand behind Bugs Bunny, Pepe Le Pew and Wile E. Coyote. The exhibit explores Jones’s creative genius, his legacy and the influences he drew on from the fine arts and popular culture. The exhibition runs until January 2015. For information, call (718) 777-6800.

FLIC-nIC

This Sunday at dusk, grab a picnic and pull up a blanket at Travers Park for the Queens World Film Festival. The festival features screenings of international and local independent films, including shorts and features, animation and live action. The festival will return to Travers Park on the evening of July 26. For information, call (718) 429-2579.

IntErACtIvE Art At thE sECrEt thEAtEr

Long Island City’s Secret Theatre brings an interactive performance so immersive, you may forget it is make believe. Performance group “Playing with Reality”

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK sUNDay 7/20

FoLKCoLoMBIA The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and FolkColombia Música y Danza, in conjunction with the Queens Museum, present “FolkCOLOMBIA en el Parque 2014.” This free celebration of Colombian Independence Day will showcase the diverse music and dance traditions of the country. The concert will take place at the Queens Museum, running from noon until 5 p.m. Call (718) 5929700 for more information. will show “Look Away, Look Away” at 10:30 p.m. Here is your chance to play onstage with highly skilled actors and co-create the story. Or, just sit back and enjoy. For more information, call (718) 392-0722.

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Picnic Days at the historic Onderdonk House and Grounds run from noon to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, children 12 and under are free with an adult. Enjoy the beautiful Onderdonk House and gardens and picnic with your friends and neighbors. It includes grills and picnic tables (first come, first served – five grills are available). Groups are limited to 8 -10 individuals. You supply the charcoal, all your food and supplies. You can bring additional chairs, additional tables, blankets, portable grills, umbrellas, pop up shelters. No alcohol allowed. Tours of the Onderdonk House are included. Onderdonk House is located at 1820 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood.

sUNDay 7/20

ECuAdorIAn FILM showCAsE

The Ecuadorian Film Showcase of New York kicks off its seventh annual event at the Queens Museum, bringing the most diverse and contemporary selection of Ecuadorian cinema to Spanish and Englishspeaking audiences. The free film festival will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. For the complete lineup, visit www.queensmuseum.org/ events/ecuadorian-filmshowcase-2014.

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The Poppenhusen Institute will host the Yianni Papastefanou Orchestra for an evening of music as part of its summer concert series. Enjoy traditional Greek music and dancing at this show in the garden for the cost of $4. Refreshments and raffles will be sold. Poppenhusen is located at 114-04 14th Road, College Point.

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“CyMBELInE”

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The Flushing Library will hold a free screening of the 1988 film, “Satisfaction,” in its lower level auditorium. Starring Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson and Trini Alvarado, this movie follows the adventures of a female rock band over a hot and crazy summer at the beach. The screening starts at 6 p.m.

BAsKEtBALL CAMp

Queens Tabernacle will host a five-day basketball camp beginning on July 21. There will be two sessions a day, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The early session will be for boys and girls entering grades 3-5 in fall 2014. The second session is for boys and girls entering grades 6-8. The camp has experienced instructors that teach shooting, ball handling, defense, rebounding, individual and team offense stations. The Queens Tabernacle is located at 86-03 96th St. in Woodhaven.

Hip to Hip Theatre Company is celebrating its eighth season of Free Shakespeare in the Park with the romantic action-adventure fairy tale, “Cymbeline.” The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, on the lawn near the Queens Museum. Bring blankets, low chairs and picnic fare. Seating is first come, first served. If you have children, stop by at 7 p.m. for an interactive kids workshop about Shakespeare.

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52nd Street, a Billy Joel cover band, will play Resorts World Casino on July 23. If you cannot catch the man himself at The Garden, come watch a band play many of his hit songs. The show will begin at 8:00 p.m. Resorts World is located at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park.

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Queens today SENIORS.................... ExErcisE class with lisa Garcia Fridays @ 1:15 p.m. Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach. 718-738-8100. actinG rEpErtory July 18 @ 11 a.m. Queens Village Library, 94-11 217th St., Queens Village. 718-776-6800. smart DrivErs July 21 @ 11 a.m. $20/25. Call 718-641-3911 to register. Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Blvd. 718-468-8300. EstatE planninG July 21 @ 1 p.m. Woodside Library, 54-22 Skillman Ave. 718-429-4700.

cOmputERS............ computEr classEs July 19 @ 9:30 a.m. Navigating the Internet, in Spanish. Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. 718-661-1200. microsoft ExcEl July 19 @ 2:30 p.m. Calculations and Worksheets (in Spanish). Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona. 718-651-1100.

tEENS & KIDS...... picturE Book timE July 18 @ 11 a.m. For children 4 and under. Ozone Park Library, 92-24 Rockaway Blvd. 718-845-3127. toDDlEr timE July 18 @ 11:15 a.m. For children ages 18-36 months. North Hills Library, 57-04 Marathon Parkway. 718-225-3550. “Girlz” tEch July 18 @ 3 p.m. Girls in grade 3 and up. Corona Library, 38-23 104th St. 718-426-2844. GamE Day July 18 @ 3 p.m. McGoldrick Library, 155-06 Roosevelt Ave. 718-461-1616. Duct tapE crafts July 18 @ 3:30 p.m. Fresh Meadows Library, 193-20 Horace Harding Expressway. 718-454-7272. oriGami for tEEns July 18 @ 3:30 p.m. Queens Village Library, 94-11 217th St. 718-776-6800. DrawinG sEriEs July 18 @ 4 p.m. For teens and tweens. Whitestone Library, 151-10 14th Road. 718-767-8010. fun friDay July 18 @ 4 p.m. Children ages 6-12. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd. 718990-0778. chilDrEn’s moviE July 18 @ 4:30 p.m. “The Little Mermaid,” Corona Library, 38-23 104th St. 718-426-2844. younG DiscovErErs

July 19 @ 10:30 a.m. “Pond Scum,” for ages 8-12. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Cost is $24. 718-229-4000. Down By thE Bay July 19 @ 1:30 p.m. Learn about sea life, for ages 5-6. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Cost is $18. 718-229-4000. mEDia mania laB July 21 @ Noon, Corona Library, 38-23 104th St. 718-426-2844. north hills GazEttE July 21 @ 2:15 p.m. North Hills Library, 57-04 Marathon Parkway. 718-225-3550. summEr rEaDinG zinE July 21 @ 3 p.m. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. 718-990-0778. arts & crafts July 21 @ 3 p.m. For ages 10 and up. Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St. 718-359-8332. summEr rEaDinG crafts July 21 @ 3 p.m. For teens. Lefferts Library, 103-34 Lefferts Blvd. 718-843-5950. BoarD GamEs July 21 @ 4 p.m. McGoldrick Library, 155-06 Roosevelt Ave. 718-461-1616. ruBik’s cuBE July 22 @ 1:30 p.m. For all ages. East Elmhurst Library, 95-06 Astoria Blvd. 718-424-2619. Book BuDDiEs July 22 @ 2 p.m. Summer Reading Club, up to age 12. Ridgewwod Library, 20-12 Madison St. 718-821-4770. catapult laB July 22 @ 3 p.m. For grades 7-12. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. 718-990-0778. tEEn sciEncE JEoparDy July 22 @ 3:30 p.m. East Elmhurst Library, 95-06 Astoria Blvd. 718-424-2619. lanyarD workshop July 22 @ 4 p.m. For teens. Briarwood Library, 85-12 Main St. 718-658-1680. DEsiGn a BanDana July 22 @ 4 p.m. Douglaston/Little Neck Library, 249-01 Northern Blvd. 718-225-8414. tEEn summEr fun July 22 @ 4:15 p.m. Crafts, movies and fun. Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Blvd. 718-468-8300. GaminG wEDnEsDays July 23 @ 3 p.m. Play & design board games. Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St. 718-359-8332. wii GamEs July 23 @ 4 p.m. McGoldrick Library, 155-06

Roosevelt Ave. 718-461-1616. tEEn timE July 23 @ 4 p.m. North Hills Library, 57-04 Marathon Parkway. 718-225-3550.

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JEnny marino BanD July 17 @ 7 p.m. Woodside Summer Concert Series, Sgt. Collins Park, 58th Street and Broadway. oscar winninG sonGs July 18 @ 3 p.m. Mitch Kahn performs, Maspeth Library, 69-70 Grand Ave., Maspeth. 718-639-5228. kinG konG July 18 @ 8:24 p.m. Classic Film Fridays, A Better Jamaica. Rufus King Park. www.abetterjamaica.org. vic DiBitEtto July 18 @ 8 p.m. Comedy night, $15-25. Resorts World NYC Casino, Jamaica. mEEt mr. mEt July 19 @ 12:15 p.m., Citi Bank, 38-17 Main St., Flushing. zyDEco BanD July 19 @ 1 p.m. Dr. Zsa’s Powdered Zydeco Band, Cambria Heights Library, 218-13 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights. GrEat amErican sonGBook July 19 @ 2 p.m. Mitch Kahn performs. Ridgewood Library, 20-12 Madison St. 718-821-4770. lovE sonGs anD moDErn Jazz July 19 @ 2:30 p.m. Jacob Varnus and Friends. Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadway, Astoria. 718-721-2462. frEEstylE rEunion iv July 19 @ 8 p.m. Performances by TKA, Sugar Hill Gang, Soave and more. $25-125, Resorts World NYC Casino, Jamaica. Bria skonBErG QuartEt July 19 @ 2 p.m., Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th St., Corona. $18. www. louisarmstronghouse.org or 718-478-8274. noshwalks July 20 @ 1 p.m. Latin American Jackson Heights. Meet in front of Capital One Bank, 37-02 82nd St., Jackson Heights. $54. Noshwalks.com. victorian strawBErry social July 20 @ 2 p.m. Richmond Hill Historical Society, at the Forest Park Carousel. RSVP required. 718-704-9317. sunDay at thE moviEs July 20 @ 2:30 p.m. “Philomena,” $5. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. 718-459-1000.

maGic of thE BaroQuE July 20 @ 4 p.m., $15 at the door. Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. 718-359-5996. QuEEns family Day July 20 @ 4 p.m. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Part of SummerStage 2014, Queensbridge Park. DancE EnsEmBlE July 22 @ 10:30 a.m. Ifetayo Youth Assemble, Arts In The Parks, Rufus King Park, Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica. moviE maDnEss July 21 @ 2 p.m. East Flushing Library, 196-36 Northern Blvd. 718-357-6643. film scrEEninG July 21 @ 4:45 p.m. “Gone With The Wind” North Hills Library, 57-04 Marathon Parkway. 718-225-3550. maDEa’s family rEunion July 21 @ 8:22 p.m. Family Movies in the Park, A Better Jamaica. Cambria/Cabbell Park, Francis Lewis Blvd. 718-657-2605. moviE July 22 @ 1 p.m. “The Bridges of Madison County,” Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew Gardens. vic vincEnt Duo July 22 @ 3 p.m. Musical History of Rock, Doo Wop, Pop. Hollis Library, 202-05 Hillside Ave. 718-465-7355. family GamE Day July 22 @ 3:30 p.m. Bay Terrace Library, 18-36 Bell Blvd. 718-423-7004. irish niGht July 22 @ 7 p.m. Juniper Valley Park Concert Series with Tommy Clyne and Rumor Has It. Free. tom finnEGans rainBow July 24 @ 7 p.m. Woodside Summer Concert Series, Sgt. Collins Park, 58th Street and Broadway. thE DEvotions July 24 @ 7:30 p.m. Central Astoria Waterfront Concert Series, Great Lawn of Astoria Park. 718-728-7820.

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Jackson hEiGhts art cluB Classes all mediums, days, evenings, adults and children. Call Geraldine, 718-446-4709. EnGlish lanGuaGE class July 18 @ 11 a.m., Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Blvd. 718-468-8300. BirDs of QuEEns July 18 @ 4 p.m. Douglaston/Little Neck Library, 249-01 Northern Blvd. 718-225-8414.

nEw immiGration laws July 19 @ 2 p.m. In Korean. Fresh Meadows Library, 193-20 Horace Harding Expressway. 718-454-7272. July 19 @ 3 p.m. In Hindi. Jackson Heights Library, 35-51 81st St. 718-899-2500. astronomy aDvEnturE July 19 @ 8 p.m. Star Gazing with professor Mark Freilich. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Cost is $16 for adult, $7 per child. 718-229-4000. EnGlish convErsation July 21 @ 11 a.m. Corona Library, 38-23 104th St. 718-426-2844. July 21 @ 1:30 p.m. Douglaston/Little Neck Library, 249-01 Northern Blvd. 718-225-8414. citizEnship class July 21 @ 4 p.m. McGoldrick Library, 155-06 Roosevelt Ave. 718-461-1616. BuyinG a homE July 21 @ 5 p.m. Presented by Chhaya CDC. Jackson Heights Library, 35-51 81st St. 718-899-2500. local author sEriEs July 21 @ 7 p.m. Carl Ballenas, Briarwood Library, 85-12 Main St., Briarwood. 718-658-1680. acrylic paintinG July 23 @ 1:30 p.m. Central Queens YM&YWHA, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills. $70/80. www.cqy. org or 718-268-5011, Ext. 160. acrylic, oil & watErcolor paintinG Fridays @ 1:30 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens.

HEALtH...................... zumBa July 18 @ 8:30 a.m. Space is limited. Corona Library, 38-23 104th St., Corona. 718-426-2844. July 21 @ 6:30 p.m. Space is limited. Bayside Library, 214-20 Northern Blvd. 718-229-1834. movinG anD GroovinG July 18 @ 11:30 a.m. Briarwood Library, 85-12 Main St. 718-658-1680. carDio sculpt July 18 @ 5:30 p.m. with Nital Doshi, Richmond Hill Library, 118-14 Hillside Ave. 718-849-7150. mEDicarE minutEs July 18 @ 10 a.m. Teleconferenced program. Queens Village Library, 94-11 217th St., Queens Village. 718-776-6800. unDErstanDinG hEpatitis B July 19 @ 12:30 p.m. In

English and Chinese. Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. 718-661-1200. pilatEs July 21 @ 11 a.m. With Miriam Acevedo. Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadway, Astoria. 718-721-2462. GEntlE yoGa July 21 @ 3:45 p.m. With Mirelle Netelle. Woodside Library, 54-22 Skillman Ave. 718-429-4700.

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chEss cluB July 18 @ 3:30 p.m. Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd. 718-352-2027. July 21 @ 5:30 p.m. Queens Village Library, 94-11 217th St. 718-776-6800. alzhEimEr’s support July 19 @ 3 p.m. Caring for a Person with a Memory Problem (in Chinese). Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. 718-661-1200. QuiltinG cluB July 21 @ 1 p.m. Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Turnpike. 718-831-8636. summEr rEaDinG cluB July 22 @ 5 p.m. For teens. Corona Library, 38-23 104th St. 718-426-2844. summEr nEtworkinG niGht July 23 @ 5 p.m. Long Island City Partnership, 52-10 Center Blvd., LIC. $20-30. 718-786-5300, Ext. 21. knit anD crochEt cluB QuiltinG cluB Mondays Alley Pond Environmental Center 2:30. $5. 229-4000. rh QuiltErs Tuesdays noon at the Richmond Hill library. watErcolor classEs National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128.

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QUEENS FOCUS Local students received degrees during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at the College of Saint Rose in Albany. They include: Astoria: Ashley Torres, Rosanna Sfferrazza, Christina Michaelides, Daemian Passarelli, Francisco Tamayo, Alexandra Raskin, Jeffrey Farley, Francesca Gentile-Laygo, Michael Miller, Steve Bernstein. Corona: Linda Nelson. East Elmhurst: Jennifer Lopez Contreras, Eric Cortes, Michael Potwardski, Karen Guzman-Brown, Michelle Frankson. Glendale: Cindy Valentin. Jackson Heights: Daniel Gil, James Petty. Long Island City: Sarah Espanol. Middle Village: Giovanna Accardo, Adriana Celis, Philip Porzio. Ridgewood: Jessica Mondesi, Tracy Martinez, Emanuela Preda, Tracyavon Ford, Jennyvi Fajardo. Sunnyside: Erika Romero, Lorell Chalas, Jessica Burch, Tracy Sullivan. Woodside: Yamilette Vargas, Nathaniel Wight, Arnold Arrozal, Nermin Ozcelik, Ying Ying An. Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Fairfield University in Connecticut. They include: Glendale: Katherine Kraus. Maspeth: Anna Cedrowski. Woodside: Megan Kagahastian, Alyssa Paolicelli. Upcoming programs sponsored by the Center for the Women of New York include: CWNY is accepting registration for a new session of the Job Club, a support group to provide information on job leads and resume writing. The group meets at Queens Borough Hall

Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CWNY is accepting registration for a session of the Legal Clinic, a service that provides information and referrals to women for a variety of issues. The sessions are held at Queens Borough Hall twice a month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. For information or to schedule an appointment, call (718) 783-0672 or email centerwny@yahoo.com. The Howard Beach Senior Center invites seniors ages 60 or older to become members. The center offers exercise, yoga and tai chi classes, crafts, weekly dances with a DJ, painting and sketching classes, Bingo, Wii Bowling and the center also goes to Empire City Casino once a month. The Center is located at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (718) 738-8100. Teina Lochan of Richmond Hill was named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2014 semester at Becker College in Worcester, Mass. Local students received degrees during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at Boston University. They include: Bellerose: Premdharan Meyyan, Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering. College Point: Renee Chen, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in business administration and management, cum laude. Douglaston: Erica Morelli, Bachelor of Science degree in communications, cum laude; Valerie Capili, Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, magna cum laude; Michael Kolesnik, Master of Science degree in medical science.

Autism Car Wash

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, Chairman of the Assembly SubCommittee on Autism retention, joined Andrew Baumann, President and CEO of New York Families for Autistic Children (NYFAC) and dozens of volunteers at the 8th Annual NYFAC Car Wash. All proceeds raised went toward special programs and support services for families with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Flushing: Yudi Xu, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in business administration and management; Peter Baek, Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics, cum laude; Naveen Gupta, Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering; Camy H. Kuit, Master of Science degree in banking and financial services management; Michelle Lee, Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering; Jennifer Kang, Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, cum laude; Yin J. Chong, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Citizenship Award On June 25, Maspeth High School held its third Annual Awards Ceremony. Awards were distributed to distinguished members of its 30 clubs in addition to over 30 academic awards. The Citizenship Award was presented to Joshua Vazquez (center).

degree in business administration and management; Monika E. Pascu, Master of Science degree in banking and financial services management; Christina A. Lupoli, Bachelor of Arts degree in biology, magna cum laude; Szewan L. Johnson, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in business administration and management, cum laude; Rebecca N. Suzuki, Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature, cum laude; Sinyee Tan, Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental analysis and policy, cum laude; Judy Lu, Bachelor of Arts in political science and East Asian studies, magna cum laude; Karen Campos, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in business administration and management. Fresh Meadows: Gina He, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in business administration and management, cum laude; Allison Chen, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in business administration and management, cum laude; Carl Zhang, Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training. Oakland Gardens: Eric Y. Wong, Bachelor of Arts degree in architectural studies, summa cum laude; Ashley F. Adler, Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality administration; Joanne Han, Master of Science degree in occupational therapy; Yin Kay Wong, Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering; Aggeliki Psonis, Bachelor of Arts degree in political science; Jamie Chew, Bachelor of Science degree in communication.

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A Pretty Hot Calendar

There might still be five months left in 2014, but during the hottest point of the year, the FDNY is releasing its 2015 Calendar of Heroes. Debuting at an event on Tuesday, the fundraising calendar features Queens firefighter Joseph Conforti, of Ladder Co. 163, on the cover. For info, check out www. FDNYFoundation.org.

of meat-free options, including veggie dogs and burgers, dairy-free cheese-topped pizzas, vegetable sushi rolls, tacos and more. "Citi Field is as strong a force on PETA's lineup as David Wright is on the Mets," a statement from the organization read. San Francisco's AT&T Park took the top spot.

Whitestone's Pointless Pylon

It’s very convenient when an incident as dumbfounding as this falls right onto the QConf doorstep. Last Friday afternoon, a pair of 109th Precinct officers placed a traffic cone with police tape on the corner of Clintonville Street and 14th Road in Whitestone, blocking off traffic heading north on Clintonville. They quickly sped away, leaving the lonely cone for more than 20 minutes. Being that this is New York, the majority of drivers ignored the cone and drove into oncoming traffic, since there was no sign of any reason to block the road. As confused motorists jammed up the corner, it

punsters OF Queens

David Yale

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No Meat? No Problem

Fourth place isn't usually something to be proud of for baseball, but we think the New York Mets will take this one. Earlier this week, Citi Field was named the fourth-best spot for vegetarian-friendly food out of all 30 baseball stadiums in the nation. According to PETA, who released the lineup, Citi Field has a top-of-the-order lineup

Q

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seemed that this unmanned cone was causing more dangerous situations than it may have hoped to avoid. Eventually, an NYPD emergency vehicle arrived to handle the reason for this mysterious obstruction. A cable had come loose over the sidewalk on the east side of the road, which caused pedestrians to limbo their way up the path. Before even finishing their work on the cable, the seemingly pointless pylon was removed, allowing traffic to now get jammed up behind the emergency vehicle. Perhaps the cone should have been placed on the sidewalk, or even nowhere at all for that matter. Either way, bang up job NYPD.

Steven J. Ferrari

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Smith Tops In Legislation? It might not have been a great year overall for embattled State Sen. Malcolm Smith, but he seems to have had a successful session in Albany... Smith, who recently had his trial pushed back so Yiddish conversations could be translated for trial, was among the Top 10 drafters of resolutions adopted by both houses of the Legislature for the 2014 session. The information was compiled by the New York Public Interest Research Group. According to NYPIRG, Smith was the only Queens lawmaker to land on the group's Top 10 Legislators List. What makes Smith's feat even more impressive was the fact that it was reported that the Hollis State Senator drafted those resolutions that were passed while missing more than 100 votes this session. It's clearly not easy to vote while preparing for trial. Smith will no doubt herald the figures as he faces multiple Primary challenges in September, notably from former Councilman Leroy Comrie.

When it comes to puns, David Yale is definitely one of the best. The Bayside-based author has published not one, but two fun-filled, pun-packed books that are chockfull of mondegreens and clever satire. If you love the ins and outs of language or have a good sense of humor, then Yale’s creative way with words will be right up your alley. Since he was a child, Yale said he heard words differently than everyone else. He would often hear words as a mondegreen, which is a misinterpretation that results in a word being heard as a different, similarly sounding one. When used properly, the results can be funny. “Since my Dad and my Uncle Arthur loved punning, it wasn't long before I became a pint-sized punster myself,” Yale said. “One of my first puns was when I asked my Dad, ‘Did you know that there used to be two streets named Stone Avenue in Brooklyn, but on one they took the Rockaway?’” When Yale was in fifth grade, he got his first writing break, with his poetry published in the East New York Savings Bank newsletter. The author has been hooked on words for most of his life, majoring in English in college and learning from an “old-school” reporter during his time in public relations with the Oakland Parks and Recreation Dept. Yale’s first book, “Pun Enchanted Evenings,” came out of puns he would write down on slips of paper as he went through his day-to-day life. Several of his friends encouraged him to put them

in book form, which he did. The challenge though was getting the book published. It took some time and a few tries, but the book was released in 2010. “I really had to proofread it carefully because the editor had type-O blood! But that one won a Global eBook Award for Humor,” Yale said. “That gave me a lot of inkcouragement, and the second book was easy.” “HomesPun Humor” was released in September 2013. Containing 823 pieces of wordplay, the publication was a finalist in the Indie Excellence® National Book Awards. Yale said he was thrilled about the success of “HomesPun Humor.” “It feels wonderful! It's

good to see a book of wordplays recognized because puns are so into wit-ive! They're more than jest for kids -- groan-ups love them, too, even awe-ful puns,” he said. Yale plans to continue his string of successes with another book of puns in the near future, with the possible title of “Awe! Some Puns!” Otherwise, Yale said he might spread his skills to other markets, keeping his sense of humor along the way. “I may start a multi-level marketing company to sell my books. And I'm looking into launching a line of pun tee shirts,” Yale said. “But I don't plan to enter any live punning contests, because even though I've written two books of puns, I have a hard time thinking on my feat!”

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