Tribune epaper 080714 by Michael Nussbaum

Vol. 44, No. 32 Aug. 7-13, 2014 • queenstribune.com

WORK OF ART? Building designs for the site of the former 5Pointz have been released. By Jackie Strawbridge … Page 3.

Katz Says No To Astoria Cove Housing Plan

Back To School: Unique Program Teaches Math

QCulture: Queens TV, Film & Music

PAGE 5

PAGES 16

PAGE 20-27

Page 2 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ www.queenstribune.com

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 3

Queens DeaDline

Elmhurst United Sends Signatures To The Top By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer The push against Pan Am continues. Members of the recently formed civic group Elmhurst United gathered Monday morning to announce their collection of about 3,000 signatures in protest of the Pan Am homeless shelter. This shelter was installed in Elmhurst’s Pan American hotel in early June, to the surprise of elected officials and the community. “Our schools in District 24 are overcrowded. Elmhurst cannot bear to burden the services of another homeless shelter,” the petition reads. “We

demand that the City listen to us, the residents, when it comes to changes that affect our safety and community.” According to Jennifer Chu, Elmhurst United collected signatures from Elmhurst residents at three previous protests against the shelter, as well as by going door-to-door. They intend to drop off the petitions at City Hall by the end of this week. Copies are also being sent to City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Borough President Melinda Katz and other elected officials in the area. Chu said she hopes the petitions result in direct contact with Mayor Bill de Blasio and the DHS. “I would like a sit-down meeting,” she said.

Former Qns Library Trustees Sue BP Katz

By JOe MarViLLi Staff Writer

Six of the recently removed Queens Library trustees have filed a lawsuit against Borough President Melinda Katz. The six trustees that Katz removed are suing her, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the State of New York. The lawsuit stated that it means to halt a “brazen, and unconstitutional, power grab by the Queens Borough President to transform the Queens Borough Public Library into an organ of City Government controlled by the Queens Borough President and Mayor.” On July 23, Katz removed board chairman Joseph Ficalora, Jacqueline Arrington, William Jefferson, Grace Lawrence, Terri Mangino and George Stamatiades “because they failed in their duty to properly oversee the finances of the Queens Library.” Among the grievances Katz mentioned were the board’s rebuff to suspend CEO Thomas Galante, its blocking of an audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer and its refusal to share the contract for the renovation that added a smoking deck to his office at Central Library. The suit claims that the recently passed State legislation that allowed the Borough President and Mayor to remove board trustees violated the Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution. That clause prohibits a state from enacting any law that retroactively impairs contract rights. “The 2014 Amendment shatters the independence central to the Library’s civic mission and the Legislature’s 1907 grant of corporate status,” the suit said.

Katz countered in a statement sent out Wednesday afternoon that the suit was without merit, noting that the trustees had “no constitutional right” to be on the board. She added her goal was to place the Queens Library on the “proper path of transparency and good governance.” The document accused Katz of wanting to take control of the Library for political use, telling the trustees how to vote and engaging in a “public smear campaign” when they did not follow her lead. “The trustees have long been careful stewards of the public’s funds,” the trustees’ spokesman, Richard Mahony, said. “The actions by the Borough President are nothing more than a naked power grab that would harm the Library and the people it serves.” The suit said that Katz’s ability to add or remove trustees would create a chilling effect, where trustees may feel that they have to vote in agreement with the Borough President, or risk removal. The plaintiffs are looking for the legislation to be declared unconstitutional and void in its entirety, for their positions as trustees to be restored and for damages awarded against Katz. The removed trustees had seven days to file an appeal, which they did. This week though, Katz rejected their request. “The former trustees are making a federal case out of something that is very simple,” Katz said. “You can’t make a federal case out of disappointment.” A hearing is set for Aug. 11 in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

Residents Cecilla Gullas and Howard Moscowitz expressed their frustration with the DHS’ lack of response after a June 30 public hearing. Both noted that the community presented the DHS with a number of written questions and it is still waiting for answers from the agency. The DHS did not respond to requests for comment as of press time. Some of the focus of the press conference was on the media’s portrayal of the community’s opposition to the shelter. Since community members began protesting against the shelter, publications including the Queens Tribune reported on the violent language hurled at the shelter’s residents. “It seems there has been some misunderstanding in the media about our protests and concerns regarding the Pan Am shelter,” Chu said, adding that the movement’s focus has always been de Blasio’s response to homelessness in the City. Chu spoke in front of signs reading, “Help the homeless! Stop warehousing!” and “Samaritan Village & DHS LIES.” Bob Wong of the Elmhurst Neigh-

borhood Block Association, who said he has met and befriended some of the Pan Am shelter residents, decried as “unfair” a letter to the editor of the New York Times penned by Councilwoman Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan) and Councilman Peter Koo (DFlushing), following an article on the protests. The council members had written that they were “saddened” by the response of the Chinese community in Elmhurst to the shelter. “Asking the community to show tolerance and compassion is not an indictment of the community’s behavior,” Koo’s Chief of Staff, Jonathan Chung, said on behalf of the councilman. Koo was out of the country at press time. “It would be a mistake for anyone to think that the comments of a few reflect the entire Asian-American community there,” Chung added. “We do have compassion for everybody who lives on the street or don’t have a house,” Wong said. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

A Closer Look At 5Pointz’s Replacement By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer From colorful graffiti icon, to whitewashed cube, to twin angular towers, the spot where 5Pointz once sat has shifted identity rapidly. Last week, HTO Architect released renderings for the development that will be built on what was once the 5Pointz site. Construction permits were filed with the Dept. of Buildings in late July. The renderings depict two beige towers of 48 and 41 stories, each capped with glass penthouses. An aerial site plan depicts more greenery than is visible in the renderings, along Davis Street and to the south of the towers. The site plan also shows exterior art walls hugging this green space, as well as an interior art wall and interior art windows and artist studios. “It’s a beautiful design,” said owner Jerry Wolkoff. “It’s nicer than any of the buildings going up.” The City Council approved the development in October 2013, after developers promised to allocate designated art space and 210 affordable housing units. Wolkoff said that he is aiming for 20 percent of the development to be set aside for affordable housing, and for that housing to be spread through-

HTO architect revealed renderings for the development that will replace 5Pointz.

out the building. The former 5Pointz building is slated for demolition imminently. Wolkoff said that the development will be completed in 2016. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Page 4 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ www.queenstribune.com

John Liu Unveils Education Reform Plan BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

Education Policy by adding three appointments that would create greater community input. Those three representatives would be a retired educator, a parent from the Community Education Councils and someone from the CUNY system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Panel for Educational Policy has left parents and the community out of the equation. We need to bring

them back in so they can have meaningful input,â&#x20AC;? Liu said. Assemblyman David Weprin (DFresh Meadows) joined Liu for his announcement, along with several parents and educators concerned about the state of education in District 11. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

Calling For Station Renaming On Aug. 1, State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) joined the Briarwood Community Association at the corner of Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive to call for the renaming of the Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard subway station. Community residents argued that changing the E and F train stopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to Briarwood Station more accurately reflects the neighborhood that station serves. They added that it would lessen confusion between the Briarwood Station and the next E-train stop, Jamaica-Van Wyck. A bill that would change the name is waiting for Gov. Andrew Cuomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature.

NYCB

John Liu revealed his community education reform plan last week, touching on some major policies he would revise if elected. Liu, a candidate for State Senate District 11, announced the plan outside of Bayside High School on Aug. 1. He said the reforms came out of concerns from parents and teachers in the area, who are looking for changes at the State level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Education is a key issue and a fundamental responsibility of State government,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Education is something we all think about on a daily basis. Education is the foundation of our society in the first place.â&#x20AC;? The three totems of Liuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reform plan are making changes to the Common Core, reducing class sizes and altering mayoral control. For the Common Core, Liu advocated common-sense changes that would take the importance off of high-stakes standardized testing. It would also require the disclosure of test questions and answers so parents, educators and teachers can review the exams. It would establish an appeals process for parents who believe their child received an inaccurate score. The Commissioner of the State Education Dept. would have to issue an annual report on the testing system

and its fairness as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A common-sense, Common Core reform will seek transparency and accountability in the system but also seek to reduce this outsized emphasis on these high-stakes exams,â&#x20AC;? Liu said. The former Comptroller said that smaller class sizes were essential for a positive learning environment and that the classroom trailers have gotten out-of-hand in Queens. Liuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan would prioritize capital planning based on population analysis for schools, establish a three-year sunset for the use of school trailers and reform school planning through datadriven methods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know in Queens, we have some of the most severe overcrowding in the entire City, where we still have so many thousands of students going to classrooms in trailers that were supposed to be temporary in the first place,â&#x20AC;? Liu said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My plan calls for the Dept. of Education to work with other City and State agencies to project out the demographics, to understand where the communities are growing fastest and where the needs for classroom space are going to grow the quickest in the coming years.â&#x20AC;? Finally, Liu called for the revision of mayoral control, making input from parents, students and teachers count for more. Liu said he wants to restructure significantly the Panel for

0.51 9-Month CD

APY1

1.05

18-Month CD

APY1

)/(;,%/( ,1 %5$1&+ 3(1$/7< )5(( :,7+'5$:$/62 Minimum to open is $2,500. Minimum balance to earn interest is $2,500.

P\1<&% FRP Â&#x2021;

Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) are accurate as of date of publication and are subject to change without notice. The minimum balance to earn the stated APY for the 9 or 18-month /LTXLG &' LV 7KH LQWHUHVW UDWH UHPDLQV Ă&#x20AC;[HG XQWLO PDWXULW\ )HHV FRXOG UHGXFH HDUQLQJV 7KH &' PXVW EH RSHQHG ZLWK QHZ PRQH\ QRW FXUUHQWO\ RQ GHSRVLW ZLWK the Bank. Please ask a Bank Representative for the full terms and conditions of the Liquid CD. 2 $ SHQDOW\ PD\ EH LPSRVHG IRU ZLWKGUDZDOV EHIRUH PDWXULW\ 7KH SHQDOW\ ZLOO EH ZDLYHG LI WKH ZLWKGUDZDO LV PDGH DIWHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VL[ GD\V RI WKH DFFRXQW WHUP RU DIWHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VL[ GD\V IROORZLQJ DQ\ SDUWLDO ZLWKGUDZDO 1

2IIHU PD\ EH ZLWKGUDZQ DW WKH GLVFUHWLRQ RI WKH EDQN DW DQ\ WLPH 7KH EDQN LV QRW UHVSRQVLEOH IRU W\SRJUDSKLFDO HUURUV

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 5

BP Katz Recommends Against Astoria Cove By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced last Thursday that she has recommended the rejection of Alma Realty’s proposed development at Astoria Cove. Among Katz’s cited reasons for disapproval were overburdened public transportation in the area, the fact that a proposed school is scheduled to be built in the last – rather than the first – construction phase, necessary provisions for the use of local skilled labor in construction and insufficient affordable housing. In a statement released after Katz’s decision, Howard Weiss, who represents the developers, said they were “disappointed” by the recommendation. However, he noted, “for the most part, the concerns expressed by Community Board 1 and echoed by the Borough President that are within the control of the applicant have been addressed by 2030 Astoria Developers.” At a June meeting, CB1 also denied the development proposal unless a number of conditions were met, including setting aside 35 percent of the residential units for affordable housing. Since CB1’s decision, Alma Realty modified their proposal to increase the

number of affordable housing units from 295 to 345, making affordable housing 20 percent of the entire project. They have also proposed a zoning text amendment that mandates affordable housing on the site, which is unprecedented for a residential development of this size, according to Katz’s recommendation documents. Katz applauded this measure but stated that 20 percent affordable housing is insufficient, and added that the projected rents for the proposed affordable housing would still be out of range for what local Astorians could afford. These projected rents come from calculations based on the City’s definition of affordability. Alma Realty has not stated what rent they would charge for affordable housing. “One cannot predict presently what the market will be like when the project actually gets developed through its various phases over a 10-year period,” Weiss said in conversation with the Queens Tribune. Community advocates have been pushing for even more affordable housing than CB1 and Katz. On the eve of Katz’s decision, the housing coalition Real Affordability For All sent her an open letter calling for a recommendation of 50 percent affordable housing The coalition sent a similar letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio Wednesday,

Queens BP Melinda Katz recommended against Alma Realty’s Astoria Cove development. The proposal now moves to City Planning.

calling Astoria Cove a “litmus test for the future of development” under his watch. Weiss, however, contends that 20 percent affordable housing is the limit of what the development can afford with respect to the other amenities it proposes, such as a public esplanade and the school. “Those who would oppose this project may assure that not one unit of affordable housing units get built at this site,” Weiss said. “To try to push the envelope any further could kill this project.”

The proposal now moves for review to the City Planning Commission, which held a public hearing on the development Wednesday. The commission has 60 days to issue its decision. “We remain confident that the City Planning Commission and City Council will recognize that Astoria Cove will be the crown jewel in the revitalization of the Queens waterfront,” Weiss said. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Page 6 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

EDIT PAGE

In Our OpInIOn

Op-ED

A Call For Understanding Queens Offers A A vehicular attack on a Sikh individual earlier this week is another chilling reminder that, despite Queens being the most diverse Borough in the world, there are still issues of tolerance and understanding that need to be addressed. At a rally on Tuesday morning, members of the Sikh Coalition called for the attack – where an unidentified individual in a truck struck and then ran over a 29-year-old man – to be treated as a hate crime. The man who was attacked stated that he heard the driver shout out slurs at him moments before the incident. Nearly 13 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, it seems as though we have not made significant strides in distinguishing between those few individuals who wish to bring harm to others and the greater majority who simply wish to live their lives as American citizens. The individual attacked this week was not a terrorist, plotting an attack on our country. He was a citizen, much like the man who attacked him. If the attack committed earlier this week was in fact done purposefully because the victim identified as a Sikh, we hope that the NYPD does in fact treat the assault as a hate crime, and charge the perpetrator as such. It is well past time for people to understand that we should all want to live in peace with each other, not in fear for our lives.

In YOur OpInIOn Briarwood, Here I Come!

to the editor: would like to respond to Barbara D’Ambrosio’s letter (“Good Things Going On” – Queens Tribune, July 31-Aug. 6) in which she touts the “good things going on here in Briarwood.” First, Hoover Park is inaccessible because of the Kew Gardens-Van Wyck Interchange Project construction boondoggle, and the Playground sits adjacent to a trail of smog from the Van Wyck Expressway, posing severe health issues for the children as well as adults. Second, there is only one supermarket chain, Key Food, with inflationary pricing, Chiu’s Garden Chinese dining with a “C” sanitary code rating, and limited banking needs now with the closure of Sterling Bank’s Briarwood office (no Citicorp, no Capitol One, no Bank of America). Third, the Doe Fund for street collection of trash is only necessary here because the people and businesses are gen-

erally dirty and discard trash on the streets and household/ business garbage in the City sanitation receptacles causing trash overflow. Fourth, we have a pedestrian “mall,” managed by City Parks & Recreation, which has benches without backs loitered by homeless drunks, and an unsafe situation with a dislodged concrete ball (part of its design as a “mall of balls”) with metallic posts jutting outward. Fifth, we have a homeless shelter, which is a blight since it drives down property values for coops and private homeowners. Sixth, Briarwood Action Network’s (BAN) organized park days involving planting will not replace the massive ecologic deforestation along the Van Wyck Expressway and Hoover Park due to the Kew Gardens Interchange perennial construction. Seventh, the Briarwood E/F subway station has been detoured out of the way with commuters having to juggle dangerous

vehicular traffic. Eighth, there is rowdy loitering 24/7 outside a Briarwood bodega with drug trafficking necessitating a recent police raid of the store just last week. Ninth, we have BAN field trips to Maple Grove Cemetery, technically part of Kew Gardens, to visit dead men’s bones! Gosh. Tenth, we have Samaritan Village drug rehabilitation for social deviants, another one of its social welfare programs amongst its homeless shelter deals with the City of New York in the Pam Am hotel in Elmhurst. So, as that BAN publicist says (to reiterate), “there are good things going on here in Briarwood.” My eyes are wide open, and the only positive institution I see here in Briarwood is the Roman Catholic Archbishop Molloy High School. The whole commercial strip is socially and environmentally ghetto. Briarwood, here I come! Joseph N. Manago, Briarwood

Michael Nussbaum Publisher

Queens County’s Weekly Newspaper Group

Steven J. Ferrari, Editor-in-Chief

Shiek Mohamed, Production Manager

Queens Tribune (718) 357-7400 E-mail Address: news@queenstribune.com 150-50 14th Road Whitestone, NY 11357 www.queenstribune.com

Marcia Moxam Comrie Contributing Editor Ria MacPherson Comptroller

Reporters: Joe Marvilli, Luis Gronda, Jackie Strawbridge, Jordan Gibbons Intern: Esther Shittu Photographers: Bruce Adler, Walter Karling

Wealth Of Culture By MelindA KAtz I invite you to join me in discovering the wealth of cultural vitality and artistic vibrancy in “The World’s Borough,” the Borough of Queens. Queens is a unique destination in that it provides visitors and residents with global cultural experiences reflecting its incredibly diverse population, which includes people born in more than 100 countries and speakers of more than 160 languages. If you imagine a musical instrument from any part of the world, someone in Queens will be playing that instrument. If you think of a movie or television show, there is a good chance it was filmed in Queens at Kaufman Astoria or Silvercup Studios. If you want to feast on an international array of artistic talent, you’re in the right borough. Artists from around the world have made new homes for themselves in Queens and are shaping our cultural destiny. From contemporary visual and performing arts institutions like PS 1 and the Chocolate Factory to those who preserve a distinct culture and heritage such as Afrikan Poetry Theatre and Thalia Spanish Theatre, our borough’s large roster of arts organizations are building their own legacies through embracing the needs of an ever expanding audience. And our audiences participate in the arts not only as a leisure time activity, but also as a way of life since the arts are a part of who they are and where they came from. Our cultural future is shaped by our past. The great Louis Armstrong, whose home in Corona is now a museum and whose music is listened to by Maureen Coppola Advertising Director Howard Swengler Major Accounts Manager

Contributors: Melissa Hom, Eric Jordan, Barbara Arnstein, Tammy Scileppi, David Russell

Shanie Persaud Director Corporate Accounts/Events

Art Department: Rhonda Leefoon, Lianne Procanyn, Karissa Tirbeni, Barbara Townsend

Account Executives Helene Sperber Tom Eisenhauer Shari Strongin Donna Lawlor Maury Warshauer

Webmaster: Shiek Mohamed Office Intern: Leo Ye

Accounting: Lisbet Espinal, Elizabeth Mance

audiences all over the world. We can also boast of the ever popular Tony Bennett, who helped establish the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria. Queens is a borough rich with artists of renown. It is even richer with emerging artists whose dedication to their crafts will make them artists the world will soon recognize and celebrate. I grew up knowing that Queens is a cultural haven. My father started the Queens Symphony Orchestra 60 years ago. My mother founded Queens Council on the Arts. Today, both of those organizations are major parts of the cultural life of Queens. I also spent a great deal of time in my youth backstage at Colden Auditorium at Queens College hearing some of the legendary classical artists sharing their music and their stories with my father and the audiences who filled the auditorium to hear great concerts in Queens. We have the best of the best today in Queens. There is no need to go over a bridge or through a tunnel to discover a wealth of talent. That’s the reality my parents wanted to create 60 years ago. As their daughter and as your Borough President, I will do everything I can to strengthen our cultural life, our opportunities for top notch entertainment and the ability of our school children to receive a quality education in the arts. Explore the arts, culture and entertainment in Queens, and in turn you will discover what Queens is all about. We are The World’s Borough! Melinda Katz was sworn in as Queens Borough President in January.

Mitch Kronenfeld: Classified Manager Classified Ad Representatives: Nadia Hack, Peggie Henderson, Fran Gordon, Susan Jaffe, Marty Lieberman, Chris Preasha, Natasha Robbins, Lorraine Shaw, Sheila Scholder, Lillian Saar An Award Winning Newspaper

New York Press Association National Newspaper Association The Tribune is not responsible for typographical errors beyond the cost of the space occupied by the advertisement.

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 7

LEGAL NOTICE

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. ________________________ 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. ________________________ 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 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. ________________________ 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. ________________________ 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. ________________________ 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 of formation of “EE Realty Services LLC.” Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on April 4th 2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designed for service of process. SSNY shall mail

copy of any process served against the LLC to: “The LLC, 21-33 21st Avenue #2R, New York, NY 11105.” Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of Formation: HW ASTORIA I LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/04/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: THE LLC, 41-60 Main Street, Suite 207B, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: Any lawful purpose of activity. ________________________ Notice of formation of GANDAR, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York on 6/11/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as an 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: United State Corporation Agents, Inc. Suite 202, 7014, 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. ________________________ 50-23 103RD STREET LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/30/14. 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, 154-40 21st Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357. General Purposes. ________________________ Notice of formation of BOVOM STORAGE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as service for process. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 219-26 Peck Ave, Queens Village, NY 11427. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS Index No. 22641/2013 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens Count y as the place of trial. Venue is based uponthe County in which the Mortgage premises is situated. RECEIVED 7/18/2014 COUNTY CLERK QUEENS COUNTY Capital One, N.A. –against- Charis Sachtouris, if living and if any be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, m0ligagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributes, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributes and successors

in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, Fleet National Bank, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau United State of America-Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons if not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgement 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 $100,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS on June 30, 1992 in Book 3346, Page 906, which was consolidated with the mortgage recorded on October 15, 1996, in Book 4443, at Page 1523 in the amount of $38,750.00 by a Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement dated August 20, 1996, recorded October 15, 1996 in Book 4443 at Page 1535, which created a single lien in the amount of $138,750.00, covering premises known as 149-35 12th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case if 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: WILLIAMSVILLE, New York JUNE 26, 2014 By: Stephen J. Wallace Esq. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-033536-FOO TO: Charis Sachtouris 149-35 12th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357 and/or 116 East 83rd Street, New York, NY 10028 United State of America-Internal Revenue Service New York State Department of Taxation and Finance ________________________ File No.: 2013-1186/D CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Parminder Kaur, Jashandeep Singh, Supreet Sandhu, Gurkirt Singh Sandhu, Gurleen Kaur Sandhu, NYC Human Resources Administration, Audrey Lutz Parma Esq., Sovereign Bank, Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of AVTAR SINGH, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of AVTAR SINGH, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 116-15 95th Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11419, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens Count y, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of AVTAR SINGH, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 18th day of September, 2014 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as

Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $29,687.81 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why NYC Human Resources Administration should not be paid $22,573.74; and why the claim from Audrey Lutz Parma Esq. in the amount of $569.32 should not be rejected; and why the claim from Sovereign Bank in the amount of $163.00 should not be rejected; and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship. Dated, Attested and Sealed 18th day of July, 2014 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County Margaret M. Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard 11th Floor Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

You Can E-Mail Your lEgal CopY to: legals@queenstribune.com or call the tribune at (718) 357-7400, ext. 149

Page 8 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Bay Terrace Library Gets $1 Million

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer The Bay Terrace branch of the Queens Library received $1 million from Councilman Paul Vallone (DBayside) to help revamp and fully upgrade it. The announcement was made on Aug. 4 in the library, after a meeting between Vallone, library representatives and surrounding school and civic leaders to determine what renovations are most needed. Although it is still in the planning stages, the funding looks to completely transform the library, taking advantage of its indoor and possibly its outdoor space. “We want to hear from you, we want to hear from everyone to what you would like to see here in your library. Libraries have changed. They’re now more of a community center, a place for everyone,” Vallone said. “This library presents a real unique opportunity. We have an outside that we can utilize along with the inside.” The councilman said that he wanted to put big chunks of his capital funds into libraries and parks in his district, which he said have not received funding for years. Due to the high volume of patrons at Bay Terrace Library, it was the first one to get capital funds from Vallone for improvements.

Suggestions for the library so far include separate sections for children, teens and seniors, upgraded technology, a larger computer lab, an expanded program area, outdoor seating and an outdoor garden. Although Vallone said that the scope of the project would require more than $1 million, it was a good start that will encourage further funding. Eve Hammer, the community library manager for Bay Terrace, said she was thrilled to get the funding and excited by the potential changes it will allow for at the branch. “My first thought was we can make a great library even better,” she said. “We serve a cross-section of the community. We want to serve the community as best we can and that is serving all ages of the community.” Several civic leaders also spoke in support of a collaborative renovation process. “This library has great potential. I look forward to the ribbon-cutting here,” Community Board 7’s district manager, Marilyn Bitterman, said. Vallone said that he would like to see the project completed by the end of 2016. “We saw this library as one that hadn’t been touched in 40 years so we started here first,” he said. “My vision for each year going forward is to pick a

The Sanctuary at Mount Lebanon

The only Indoor Jewish Community The only Indoor Mausoleum in NewJewish York’s Community Five Boroughs

Mausoleum In New York’s Five Boroughs Special Prices and Choice Locations in the All New Building for a limited time

• Single & Companion Gravesites • Family Plots • Niche Space for Cremated Remains Affordable Payment Plans • Credit Cards Accepted

AANot-For-Profit serving the the Jewish Jewish Community Communitysince since1914 1914 Not-For Profit Cemetery serving

7800 Myrtle Ave • Glendale, Queens, NY 11385 718-821-0200 • www.MountLebanonCemetery.com

library to do the same thing.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@ queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli. Councilman Paul Vallone (standing) speaks to library and civic leaders about how to use the $1 million in funds for Bay Terrace Library. PHOTO BY JOE MARVILLI

Nearly 900 Needles Found In Forest Park Last Week BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer A bag full of hypodermic needles was found late last month in Forest Park. About 868 needles were discovered in the southern Queens park, but was later cleaned up by the Parks Dept. Geoffrey Croft, who first wrote about the discovery on his blog, “A Walk in the Park,” said the needles were found under a guardrail near Park Lane South and 112th Street in the park. Croft said it was disturbing that people discard that many needles in a public place where families and

children go on a daily basis. “That could have potentially been quite dangerous because we don’t know what the needles were used for,” he said. A Parks Dept. spokesperson confirmed that the needles were found by their personnel and were disposed of. The agency also alerted the NYPD, the spokesperson said. It is unclear who left the needles at the park, but it could have been a company who did not want to pay to discard the needles, Croft said. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. com or @luisgronda.

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 9

Do you have a Medicare and a Medicaid card? Need help paying your Part B premium? Member Name: Member Identification #: Primary Care Physician (PCP): PCP Phone Number: Subscriber Effective Date: Health Care Center: RxBIN-004336 RxPCN-MEDDADV RxGRP-RX8541 Issuer (80840)

Plan: <code>

CMS-H0423-001

We can help you save over $1,200!

Join us at one of our free Medicare seminars to find out how to enroll in a Medicare Savings Program! BELLEVUE HOSPITAL

ELMHURST HOSPITAL

462 First Avenue, Saul Farber Auditorium Manhattan

79-01 Broadway, Room A1-22 Queens

August 11 • 8:30AM to 11:30AM

August 12 • 9:30AM to 12:00PM

QUEENS HOSPITAL

82-70 164th Street, Pavillion Lobby Queens

August 14 • 11:00AM to 3:00PM

September 10 • 11:00AM to 3:00PM

For detailed location information and to RSVP, please call us at: 1.866.986.0356 – TTY Users: 711 Hours of operation: Mon - Sat, 8AM - 8PM www.metroplusmedicare.org MetroPlus is a health plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in MetroPlus depends on contract renewal. This information is available for free in other languages. Please contact our customer service number at 1.866.986.0356 and TTY number at 711, Monday – Saturday, 8AM – 8PM. Esta información está disponible gratuitamente en otros idiomas. Por favor contacte a nuestro Servicio de Atención al Cliente al 1.866.986.0356 o a nuestro número TTY para personas con problemas auditivos 711, lunes a viernes 8AM – 8PM. A sales person will be present with information and applications. For accommodation of persons with special needs at sales meetings, call 1.866.986.0356 and TTY number at 711, Monday – Saturday, 8AM – 8PM. H0423_MKT1250 File&Use 04222014

Page 10 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Sikhs Want Attack Called A Hate Crime

By Luis Gronda Staff Writer

Sikh officials gathered in Richmond Hill earlier this week to call for justice for Sandeep Singh. Tuesday morning’s rally was in response to an incident that occurred at 99th Street and 101st Avenue in Ozone Park involving Singh, who was run over by a truck and dragged 30 feet. The driver sped off and the person responsible for the incident has yet to be found. Sandeep has remained hospitalized as a result of the altercation. The Sikh Coalition, the group that organized the rally, is calling on the NYPD and federal agencies to investigate the incident as a hate crime. The group alleges that moments before the driver ran over Singh, the person yelled racial and religious slurs at him, calling him a “terrorist” and telling him to “go back to your country.” Amardeep Singh, the program director of the Sikh Coalition, said Sandeep told him the driver said those slurs before hitting him with a pickup truck. Amardeep said he visited Sandeep in the hospital and that he is still in a lot of pain and was only able to speak after taking painkillers. “At one point, he said, ‘you don’t do this to people,’” Amardeep said. Amardeep said that Sandeep will

be “incapacitated for a while” but will survive the incident. The Sikh Coalition released a statement from Sandeep himself, expressing his desire for an arrest to be made for the incident. “I am in a great deal of pain, but I will survive,” Sandeep said. “I was attacked because I am a Sikh and be-

cause I look like a Sikh. Justice should be served so that no one else goes through what I have been through. We need to create a world without hate.” According to the NYPD, the type of car the driver was using was a light colored 2007-2009 GMC 1500 Series Sierra pick-up truck. They said the two involved in the incident argued

until the driver accelerated, hitting Sandeep and dragging him until fleeing the scene. Law enforcement said he was treated at Jamaica Hospital for abdominal and back injuries as well as multiple abrasions. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. com or @luisgronda.

Alzheimer’s Fundraiser At Carousel By Luis Gronda Staff Writer Later this month, you will be able to ride the Forest Park Carousel and raise money to help fight Alzheimer’s. The New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host the third annual “An Evening Ride on the Forest Park Carousel to End Alzheimer’s” on Aug. 22. The now-annual fundraiser is primarily organized by Kew Gardens resident Carol Lacks, who became involved in the organization after her mother, Rose, was diagnosed with dementia about 11 years ago. Lacks said events like the carousel fundraiser are important because, in addition to raising money to fight a disease that currently has no cure, it brings people together who are going through the same thing of taking care of a loved one with this disease.

“There are many people who have a story about someone in their lives that has Alzheimer’s,” she said. Lacks said her mother, now 96 years old, is doing well and still has some awareness of her surroundings. Diane Marinconz is helping take care of her mother, Lillian, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about nine years ago. Marinconz said she was not involved in the Alzheimer’s community when her mom was first diagnosed, but started assessing her options as the disease got worse. She said her mom started losing her memory quicker and become more forgetful of who she was. “I didn’t know what to do when I saw the changes happening,” said Marinconz, a Howard Beach resident. She then became involved in the Queens Walk to End Alzheimer’s, an annual event at Flushing Meadows

Corona Park, which also raises money for the Alzheimer’s Association, raising about $3,500 her first time in the walk. Since then, she has been heavily involved in fundraising, becoming the co-chair of the Queens Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee. Marinconz said fundraisers like the one at the carousel help fund research to find some kind of remedy for Alzheimer’s. “The more money we can throw at it, the better,” she said. According to Lacks, there will be prizes raffled off at the carousel fundraiser and Cido the Clown will entertain the audience with a performance as well. The Alzheimer’s fundraiser at the Forest Park Carousel is scheduled to run from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. com or @luisgronda.

www.queenstribune.com â&#x20AC;˘ Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 11

Page 12 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

POLICE BLOTTER 102nd Precinct AssAult - The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection with an assault. At approximately 12:09 a.m., the suspect, operating a light colored 2007-2009 GMC 1500 Series Sierra pick-up truck, was traveling southbound on 99th Street when he was stopped by the victim, a 29-year-old male, who was exiting a parked car, preventing the suspect from passing. Both the suspect and victim argued verbally until the suspect accelerated slightly, bumping the victim. The suspect then accelerated again, running the victim over and dragging him several feet before fleeing the scene on 101st Avenue. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital for abdominal and back injuries as well as several abrasions. 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. BurglAry - The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying a suspect wanted for burglary. At 2:15 p.m. on June 27, the suspect entered a home in Richmond Hill through an opened bedroom window and removed a Galaxy tablet and Dell laptop. There was no one home at the time of the burglary. The suspect, described as a light skinned female with black hair, was captured on surveillance video. 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.

113th Precinct

AnimAl Cruelty - At approximately 3 p.m. on July 31, members from 113th Anti-Crime Team, NYPD

Animal Cruelty investigation Squad and ASPCA forensic investigative team, executed a search warrant inside of 117-30 196th St. in connection with an investigation into dog fighting. Upon the execution of the warrant, 20 emaciated and scarred pit-bulls were rescued from inside of the location and immediately taken to the ASPCA main office for medical care. Addison Holder, 44, of St. Albans, and Keisha Hall, 33, of St. Albans, were taken into police custody and charged with multiple counts connected with Animal Cruelty, Animal Fighting and Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine).

114th Precinct

Collision investigAtion - At 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 1, officers responded to a motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of Astoria Boulevard and 41st Street. Upon arrival, police officers discovered Balazs Pusztahazi, a 39-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive. The NYPD’s Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad determined that Pusztahazi was traveling westbound on Astoria Boulevard on a 2011 Yamaha motorcycle. The operator swerved into the left lane and then attempted to swerve back into the center lane when he lost control, striking a parked 2007 Kia Sedona and a parked 1998 Toyota 4-Runner. Pusztahazi was ejected from the motorcycle after the impact. EMS responded and pronounced him dead. No other injuries were reported.

115th Precinct

HomiCide - At approximately 2:13 a.m. on Aug. 3, police responded to a 911 call of an aided male lying on the corner of 97th Street and Northern Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers discovered Fabian Carreno, 30, with slash wounds to his face and neck. EMS also responded to the location and transported Carreno to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There are no arrests and investigation is ongoing.

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 13

QUEENS FOCUS practices for using primary sources in the classroom, while exploring some of the millions of digitized historical artifacts and documents available on the Library’s website.

New Addition

The Major Homes Family had a new addition on June 20, as Jason and Hava Kersch announced the birth of their daughter, Eliana. Grandparents include Mitch and Allison Kersch, Ave and Debra Gold and Abraham and Ester Alfassi. Theatre By The Bay, the community theater group of the Bay Terrace jewish Center, will present a Festival of One Act Plays at 1 p.m. Aug. 10 at the center, 13-00 209th St., Bayside. Complimentary refreshments will be included in the $10 event admittance fee. For information, call (718) 4286363 or visit www.theatrebythebayny. com. Craig Silver of Oakland Gardens was named to the Honors List and Mark Camphor of Queens Village was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J. Robert Klein and Daniel Wagner, both of Bayside, were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. Local students have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego for the fall 2014 semester. They include: Bellerose: Jonathan Miller. College Point: Sandra Wong. Flushing: Caroline Brooks, John Karlya, Stephen Karlya, Min Koo. Fresh Meadows: Joseph DeMarco. Little Neck: Katherine Cortez. Queens Village: Aleisha Benjamin. LaToya Patterson of East-West School of International Studies in Flushing has been selected to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute. During the five-day program, participants work with Library education specialists and subject-matter experts to learn effective

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Binghamton University. They include: Bayside: Daniel Szeto, Hao Jie Huang, Hannah Cho, Christina Herrmann, Carly Dawkins, Elizabeth Adams, Joseph Dibenedetto, Anna Tong, Sandy Wu, Denee Jenkins, Steven Huang, Zhi Jing Huang, Charles D’Oria, Habin Kwak, Stephanie Ren, Moses An, Matthew Ehrlich. Bayside Hills: Jae Chung, Brianna Desimone, Jet Lem. Bellerose: Samantha Perez, Kristen Mulvena. College Point: Willis Park, Karen Tong. Douglaston: Iris Wang, Christopher Koulouris, Yook Teng Lam, Jane Chun. Floral Park: Brandon Greenberg, Denis Loredan, Kasun Navarathna. Flushing: Daren Ma, Vivian Mo, Javier Lee, Michelle Xia, Chaeyeon Lim, Brian Hum, Jo Wang, Yoojin Park, Chang Wang, Shiran Porat, Alice Cheung, Kristin Eggers, Yuen Phillip, Jennifer Reyes, John Linitz, Justine Teu, Larissa Feldhoff, Stephanie Wood, Betty Chu, Pei Qi Yang, Stephanie Park, Jeffrey Kyon, Seung Mo Yoon, Alyssa Moya, Gina Baglieri, Nicholas Nguyen, Christine Janos, Kathy Benhamou, Gabriela Acobo, Sylvie Yudin, Sung Wha Yang, Nun Ra, Minji Kim, Xintong Li, Shelley Chun, Xiaonan Guo, Elizabeth Kim, Alexander Hart, Matthew Moya. Fresh Meadows: Han Zhu Wang, Dean Kouris, Christopher Zhang, Brian Tan, Yenis Hung, Weiling Tai, Damien Chan, Edward Lopez, Dasom Hong, Chenfei Huang, Michael Schwarz, Kevin Zhang, Michelle Zigelstein, Ruchi Jain, Jaeyeun Oh, Edric Chung, Ricki Zimmerman, Keqing Zhang, Samier Trabilsy, Katie Yau, Sean Chee, Tongbo Xu. Glen Oaks: Michael Gross. Little Neck: Alan Kim, Douglas Chau, Victor Oza, Carla Kuzmyak, Matthew Goldfine, Doreen Liang, Kevin Tran, Jaclyn Gabler. Oakland Gardens: Vincent Mu, Edward Chiang, Kai Yan Li, Nancy Lan, Esther Ahn, Theodore Hsu, Meifang Jiang, Sally Zhang, Luija Guo, Eddie Leon, Joseph Arra, Chik ShunTsui, Chloe Chan, Rocco Bavuso, Michele Pflug. Queens Village: Rameisha Allen, Kathleen Zabala, Anjan Saha, Tonika Forrester, Arjun Guha. Whitestone: Andrew Rafalowitz, Morgan Tau, Nancy Gao, Matthew Durso, Shirley Tse, Maria Varella, Istishna Hussain, Sadie Schwartz, Jason Ng, Louis Calabro, Maggie To-

daro, Ying Ting Hu, Thomas White, Joanna Sanchez, Jacqueline Robins, Tiffany Pappalardo, Carolyn Ma, Matthew Siano, Doris Wong. Local students received degrees during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. They include: Bellerose: Nichelle King. Flushing: Meghan Chamoff, Tori Watson. Shannon Minihane of Broad Channel, a member of the softball team at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa., was named as a student athlete for the 2013-14 school year by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Alfonsina Ramon of South Ozone Park received a Bachelor of Arts degree in marine biology during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Shannon Roche of Rockaway Park served as an orientation assistant for incoming freshman at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. Louis Maiocco of Rockaway Park received a degree during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. Local students have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego for the fall 2014 semester. They include: Broad Channel: Richard Henglein. Far Rockaway: David Munoz. Forest Hills: Samuel Glick, Ian Ramazan, Henry Schwartz. Kew Gardens: Yherelly Almanzar. Rego Park: Tenzin Tseyang. Richmond Hill: Ossamah Alsaedi, Kim Fadul, Yan Carlos Minaya. Rockaway Park: Jamie Bernstein, Meaghan Shevlin. South Ozone Park: Vaughn Coleman, Bakari Morris.

Lauren Genovesi of Astoria received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in literature and creative writing during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at the University of Houston in Texas. Local students have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego for the fall 2014 semester. They include: Astoria: Alexander Ibrahim. Corona: Reggie Debrah. East Elmhurst: Genesis Felipe, Gabriela Rojas. Jackson Heights: Jeffrey Silber. Ridgewood: Jocelyn Quito, Karolina Trojanowski. Sunnyside: Ashley Hiatt. Woodside: Dawa Dolma, Brian Lin, Sabrina Singh, Yingying Xia. Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Binghamton University. They include: Astoria: Melissa Bougdanos, Mohammed Hasan, Lindy Chiu, Galina Majstorovic, Maria Papaioannou, Walaa Ahmed, Dimitri Michaloutsos, Gilat Mandelbaum. Corona: ChanDan Qu, Jacky Xie, Aying Li, Disi Chen, Anabel Tejada. East Elmhurst: Kenneth Chan, Daniel Morales, Jacqueline Prieto, Khasim Lockhart, Lina Rodriguez. Glendale: Cynthia Vlad, Lisa Wadolowski, Amber Bryce, Daniel Fernandez, Eugene Cullivan, Jordan Betsch, Jessica Schabowski. Jackson Heights: Amanda Fong, Anna Kristina Madrazo, Ian AmannRao, Patrick Hao. Long Island City: Lissett Ortiz. Maspeth: Cheng Lin, Didi Zhang, Karina Hain, Kenneth Barretto. Middle Village: Gregg Arquero, Dominique Cuoco, Jean Krebs, Priscilla Zhao, Michelle Haro. Ridgewood: Alicia Kam, Nora Le, Yafen Huang, Joseph Estevez, Jillian Kaufman, Kasey Brenner, Karen Coronel, Xiao Liu.

Honoring Vets Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder recently paid a special thank you to local veterans at the American Legion Post 1847’s Annual Independence Day Breakfast. Here, he is pictured speaking with former U.S. Rep. and veteran Robert Turner.

Page 14 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ www.queenstribune.com

www.queenstribune.com â&#x20AC;˘ Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 15

Page 16 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Math Program Goes Back To The Abacus BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer A math program in Bayside is showing students a new method of learning. Tactile Brain’s Abakidz class at Bayside’s New York Academy teaches students between the ages of 5 and 10 years old advanced math skills, using one of the oldest calculation tools: the abacus. With the abacus, the 26 students in the class learned to add together multiple numbers up to three or four digits long, without the use of a calculator. The class, which had its graduation ceremony on Aug. 1, was taught by Jeonghee Lee, the world’s only 11th degree abacus master. After teaching in South Korea, she came to Queens to see if her teaching method would translate. While American teachers engage students visually or audibly, the abacus relies on tactile learning. “You’re actually engaging all three learning styles when you use the abacus,” Kevin Kim, co-founder of Abakidz, said. “If somebody works on it for about three years, he or she ends up being able to visualize the abacus and do the calculations without an abacus.” Lee’s students were able to do their calculations without an abacus at the end of a four-week session, due to the intensity of the classes, which ran for two-and-a-half hours each day. Although the students get

much better at math, the method also improves their learning overall. “They are able to concentrate and focus better, which helps their test scores in all subjects,” Kim added. “You find that they’re able to read at a faster rate.” During the graduation ceremony, Lee displayed her own abilities. She accurately added 100 four-digit numbers that flashed on a screen for .3 seconds each, without the use of any instrument except her mind. During an earlier class in Englewood, N.J., Lee set three world records for mental calculation. In one scenario, she completed 10 sets of problems that each involved 10 numbers that were 10 digits long. She did the calculations in 100 seconds, shattering the previous record of 173 seconds. Lee said she was proud of her students and happy about the program’s success. “The students worked very, very hard,” she said. “Even from this small beginning, I am very hopeful some students in this room will carry on my legacy and perhaps even break some of my records.” Kim said Lee wants to continue the program going forward, from an August session to after-school programs in the fall. For more information about the class, visit www.tactilebrain.com. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

PHoToS BY JoE MArvilli

(Top): Abakidz students raise their hands to answer the advanced addition question that flashed on the screen, as a demonstration of their new math skills after a four-week class. (Above): Teacher Jeonghee lee (left), seen alongside PJ Kim, is the only 11th degree abacus master in the world. She recently set three world math records.

Ed. Committee Asks SUNY To Halt New Charters BY JAckIE StRAwBRIdgE Staff Writer It is back to school season for students and teachers, and back to charter school issues for the City Council Education Committee. The committee, chaired by Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), submitted an open letter Thursday to the SUNY Board of Trustees, urging a halt in the authorization of new charter schools until a number of concerns are addressed. Though public, charter schools are not subject to the same City oversight as traditional public schools. The New York City Charter School Center reports that about 70,000 students were enrolled in City charter schools this past year. City Charter Schools are slated to receive about $14,000 per student from the City in the 2015-2016 school year, according to the SUNY Charter Schools Institute. In its letter, the education committee stated charter school concerns that arose during a May 6 oversight hearing, including harsh discipline practices, high teacher and student attrition,

exclusionary admissions, discriminatory marketing and lack of transparency in the use of public funds. A May 2014 report by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform noted exclusionary enrollment practices, such as requiring social security numbers at enrollment, requiring student interviews or requiring parents to volunteer during the school year. The report also indicated that students with disabilities are underrepresented in City charter schools, representing 12 percent of students as opposed to 17 percent in traditional public schools. English language learners meanwhile represent only five percent of charter students, compared to 14 percent of traditional public school students. In a response statement, New York City Charter Schools Center CEO James Merriman asked, “Is this New York City or the Twilight Zone?” “How else to explain why a group of council members, some of them representing communities with the lowest performing schools and largest waiting lists for public charter schools, would try to block more of

these schools from opening?” Merriman continued. “They should take the time to meet with the authorizers and other officials so that they understand New York’s strong system of oversight and accountability,” Merriman said. Dromm said that he does not universally oppose charter schools, citing the Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights as one he appreciates for being transparent, unionized and not drawing huge profits. However, Dromm said, he has problems with other charters such as the Success Academies, “where you have a woman who has enriched herself paying herself $500,000 a year.” Dromm was referring to Eva Moskowitz, Success Academy CEO, who reported making $475,244 in 2012. “I have questions about oversight over somebody who is making that type of dollars. That’s where my concerns lie,” Dromm said. “Since 82 percent of students at Success Academies pass the state math tests compared to 30 percent at district schools, Dromm’s

obsession with investigating Success is plainly about kowtowing to the teachers union, not helping kids,” Moskowitz said in a statement to the Queens Tribune. 2013 data published by the Dept. of Education indicates that City Charters outperformed traditional public schools on third through eighth grade Common Core math tests, while traditional schools slightly outperformed charters on third through eighth grade Common Core English tests. According to Catherine Kramer, director of charter school information at the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, SUNY is slated to vote on 17 proposed charter schools in October and is taking public comments until then. “All these comments, including those from the New York City Council, will be taken into consideration by the trustees when they make their final determination on the applications,” Kramer said in a statement. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@queenstribune.com or @ JNStrawbridge.

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 17

Get Back To School With Supplies Drives By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer It is time to get those backpacks stocked. However, the cost of supplies can put a burden on many families as the first bell of the school year approaches. According to a 2014 report by the National Retail Federation, families spent an average of $90.49 on school supplies last year, and spending is expected to rise this year. To relieve those costs for Queens families, a number of elected officials and community organizations are holding school supplies drives throughout the end of summer break. On Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) will host his annual school supplies giveaway at St. Paul Apostle Church. The church is located on 98th Place off of 57th Avenue in Corona. The drive will move to the church’s parish hall, located at 98-16 55th Ave., in the case of rain. More than 1,800 backpacks, most of which will be stuffed with supplies such as notebooks, pens and pencils and calculators, will be distributed at the drive on a first-come, first-served basis. After picking up a backpack, students can get some end of summer fun with face painting, a bouncy house and a rock climbing wall.

Back to school drives throughout the Borough will provide backpacks stuffed with school supplies to help lower the cost for Queens families.

Community members looking to donate school supplies should head to the nearest Astoria Bank branch. Throughout August, Astoria Bank is holding its 15th annual Kids Tools for School drive, collecting school items and cash donations during branch hours. According to a statement released in late July, the bank will match up to $10,000 in cash donations to purchase additional supplies. Supplies will be distributed to more than 60 lo-

cal schools, shelters and service organizations. Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria), in conjunction with the Queens Library and St. Michael’s Cemetery, is holding a drive from July 31 to Sept. 5. Donations can be dropped off at Constantinides’ office at 31-09 Newtown Ave. in Astoria, Quontic Bank at 31-05 Broadway in Astoria and the Steinway and Astoria branches of the Queens Library.

Supplies from this drive will be donated to education advocacy group Zone 126, community group Urban Upbound and a local high school, middle school and elementary school. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) will hold his fifth annual school supplies drive, starting at a to-be-determined date this month until mid-September or longer, depending on need. The Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Broadway and Court Square branches of the Queens Library will be accepting new, unused school and art supplies for this drive, as will Van Bramer’s office at 47-01 Queens Blvd. The supplies will be distributed to area schools. Volunteers of America will also host its annual Operation Backpack, distributing stuffed backpacks to homeless children throughout the City. To donate supplies, New Yorkers can visit a number of official drop off locations. Queens locations accepting Operation Backpack donations include the office of Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) at 11835 Queens Blvd. and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish at 92-96 220th St. in Queens Village. Every Duane Reade location in the City will accept Operation Backpack supplies as well. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Page 18 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Women’s Economic Summit Talks Challenges BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Elected officials and experts on women’s equality came together at the Samuel Field Y for the Women’s Economic Summit last month. On July 28, U.S. Reps. Steve Israel (D-Melville) and Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Borough President Melinda Katz and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Hillcrest) spoke on economic policy and women’s rights in front of a packed room at the community center. Four female leaders followed and touched on various challenges women face. Israel started the event by talking about economic history and the gridlock in Washington D.C. that is preventing any movement on legislation for women. He specifically called out the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives for blocking women’s equality bills from being put up for a vote. “Right now, we are in a climate where our middle class feels intense pressure and acute anxiety,” he said. “One of the contributing factors to that pressure is the fact that women facing rising challenges in the workplace, rising challenges from the Supreme Court that just doesn’t get it, rising challenges from a group in Congress that are proactively hostile towards women.” Meng concurred about the need for equal rights legislation, adding that the number of female representatives in the federal government is not even close to half. Meng added that better education for children is another es-

sential to growing the middle everything. Further training and class. education is required to make “Children are really our sure women are working to the most important investment in best of their abilities and are this country,” she said. “As a taking on all jobs, not just what mom of two little kids, I often Jawin called “women’s work.” cringe when I think not every “Women’s work was valued by four-year-old has equal access word, not by pay. What we have and opportunity to a good eduto do is get women not to settle cation.” for women’s work,” she said. Rozic focused on the ecoAmanda Norejko, director nomic challenges at the State of economic justice at Sanctulevel, particularly the need for a ary for Families, talked about higher minimum wage and more domestic abuse and its effect PHOTO BY JOE MARVILLI progressive work practices. The Women’s Economic summit featured on every aspect of a woman’s “I introduced a [Flex Time] (from right) u.s. Rep. Grace Meng, u.s. Rep. life, including her economic inbill at the State level that would steve Israel, Borough President Melinda Katz dependence. allow people flexible work ar“In the U.S., an estimated and Assemblywoman nily Rozic. rangements and work schedone of every four women will ules,” she said. “I introduced a Fair of color, which is a wider margin experience domestic abuse at some Wage Act that would make the mini- than the gap between white men and point in their lives,” she said. “The mum wage for these big box compa- white women. She also touted the question we always hear is ‘why nies elevate to $15 an hour. I think need for the Paycheck Fairness Act. don’t they just leave?’ It’s impossible the good people of “In 2012, women only earned 77 to break the cycle without addressWalmart or McDon- cents on the dollar for every dollar ing their economic situation. Abusald’s can afford to white men have earned. The pay ers often withhold information about pay their employees gap becomes increasingly signifi- household finances.” a fair wage.” cant for Black and Hispanic women. Jungsook Grace Yoon, executive Katz touched African-American women have only director of Korean American Family on the strength of earned 64 cents on the dollar and Service Center, discussed how reQueens’ economy, Latina women have only earned 54 form and training is needed to help particularly as a nu- cents for each dollar earned by white immigrant women gain economic cleus for small busi- men,” she said. “The Paycheck Fair- stability. nesses. ness Act requires employees to “There are a lot of immigrant “Queens has over 44,000 busi- demonstrate that wage differentials women in New York City. Immigraness and small businesses. Two- are based on factors other than gen- tion is something we have to talk thirds of our Queens businesses der.” about when we talk about equality,” have less than five employees,” she Ann Jawin, founder of Center for she said. said. “The economy in this Borough the Women of New York, expressed Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357is going to thrive.” her support for equality legislation, 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstriBesides the elected officials, the but warned that it would not solve bune.com, or @JoeMarvilli. summit had four female panelists from various civic organizations that deal with women’s rights. Rachelle Suissa, from BrooklynQueens NOW, spoke about the pay gap between white men and women

Shopping Center Opening In Ozone Park Later This Year BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer After an empty lot sat there for several years, a shopping center will open in the coming months in Ozone Park. Platinum Realty Associates, a Forest Hills-based real estate company, are planning on opening a new shopping center at 150-01 Cross Bay Blvd., right on the corner where Cross Bay and North Conduit meet. The center, slated to open on Dec.1, will have about five to 10 stores in it, depending on what businesses they can get to open an establishment there, according to David Koptize, a spokesperson for the company. Koptize said they have not secured any companies for the area yet but the company hopes to lure a supermarket to serve as the anchor for the shopping center. There will also be parking on site, but he is unsure of the exact number

of spots that will be available. Howard Kamph, the president of the Ozone Park Civic Association, said while the center is a positive for the community, he would have liked to see one big department store open up there instead of the multiple smaller storefronts that are more likely to do business there. “It would make more sense for the neighborhood,” he said, Kamph said he believes smaller businesses, like a pizzeria and a laundromat, will most likely open there. Koptize did not provide many details about the company’s plans, other than targeting a supermarket. Nonetheless, Kamph said the shopping center will be beneficial to the community and should help some property values in that area. “It’s much better than an empty lot,” he said. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com or @luisgronda.

Meng Announces Small Business Services BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng’s (DFlushing) continued advocacy for additional small business resources has paid off. The Congresswoman announced on July 21 that Small Business Development Center services are now available in Flushing for small businesses in the community. A business advisor from the center at LaGuardia Community College will be on hand at the Flushing branch of the Queens Library every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. XiaoYuan Hanson will be available in the library’s downstairs meeting room, assisting any small business owners who come his way. Services available at the library for small businesses include one-to-one advisement sessions, entrepreneurial training, gaining access to capital, business plan and financial projections development, loan package preparation, loan referrals, marketing, advertising and assistance with sustainability, disaster recovery, women/ minority-owned businesses and more.

This new resource in Flushing came because of Meng’s Congressional field hearing at Queens College this past spring. During the hearing, witnesses expressed the need for another Small Business Development Center in the Borough, as the locations at LaGuardia and York College are insufficient to meet the requests of business owners. Specifically, the witnesses mentioned an additional facility in northeast Queens would be a huge help to the economic hubs in those neighborhoods. “While this is not a full-fledged SBDC, it is a great first step to securing one in the future, and it will serve as an outstanding asset to local small business owners,” she said. “I urge all small business owners to take advantage of this valuable resource to help grow their business.” Appointments are required for the Flushing advisory. To schedule a meeting, call (718) 482-5315 or email xhanson@lagcc.cuny.edu. Flushing Library is located at 41-17 Main St. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

www.queenstribune.com â&#x20AC;˘ Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 19

t NZ/:$# DPN *

Established in 1859, Queens County Savings Bank was the the first savings bank in Queens. ÂŠ 2014 New York Community Bank - Member FDIC

Q CULTURE

Page 20 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Scenes Of Queens On The Big Screen

BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer Although Manhattan gets much of the love in terms of the big screen, there have been plenty of well-known movies that were shot and take place in our beloved Borough. One movie that prominently displays Queens is the 1988 comedy classic, “Coming to America.” The romantic comedy, which stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones, tells the story of an African crown prince, played by Murphy, who travels to the United States in hopes of finding a woman to be his queen. The royal family chooses to move to Queens, renting out an old and worn out apartment in Long Island City. At one point during the movie, Murphy’s character, Prince Akeem Joffer, said the Borough’s namesake is the reason they decided to live in Queens. “What better place to find a queen than the City of Queens?” Akeem asked in the movie. The prince and the rest of the royal family pass themselves off as poor residents, taking a job at a McDowell’s

fast food restaurant, an obvious spoof of McDonalds. The location where the McDowell’s scenes were filmed was a Wendy’s restaurant on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. The building was mostly unchanged in the years after the flick was released, but was torn down in 2013 to make way for a six-story apartment building. Murphy’s character eventually falls in love with Cleo McDowell’s daughter, Lisa. The couple travel to her house in St. Albans to meet other members of Lisa’s family. In the movie, the location of the McDowell home is 24-32 Derby Ave., although that is a fake address on a street that does not actually exist. The movie grossed about $288 million worldwide, including more than $128 million in the United States. It is still one of the most famous movies of Murphy’s career. Another classic film, “Goodfellas,” also featured several scenes that were filmed in Queens. Among the neighborhoods the mobster flick was filmed in were Astoria, Maspeth, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven.

Target Your

Future

Local, Optimized Job Search Results

The Eddie Murphy comedy “Coming to America” (left) and Martin Scorsese’s crime drama “Goodfellas” are two of the most successful features filmed in Queens.

One scene in the movie was portrayed as “Idlewild Airport” in Queens, but used a few cargo buildings at John F. Kennedy Airport to show its location in the movie. The real-life location of those scenes is the Jackson Hole Diner on Astoria Boulevard. In the scene, Tommy Devito, played by Joe Pesci, and Henry Hill, played by Ray Liotta, steal a truck for their gang. Scenes from the same movie were also filmed at Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven.

According to the watering hole’s website, most of the movie’s famous stars, including Liotta, Pesci, and Robert DeNiro, filmed scenes that made it into the film and regulars usually point out scenes that were at Neir’s while watching the movie itself. In the Neir’s scene, the three men are discussing business while throwing down some alcohol. Later on, Jimmy Two-Times is demanding that Liotta’s character gives him some money that is owed to him. Liotta calms him down (continued on page 22)

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 21

The

NEW

LeFrak City

Freshly renovated, spaciously comfortable apartments. Beautiful new lobbies and landscaped grounds, community amenities, 24/7 security, great laundry facilities and more. Stop by for a personal walk-through today! We’d love to show you everything that’s NEW about LeFrak City.

877-699-3369

LEFRAKCITY.COM

NO FEE

APARTMENT RENTALS

Page 22 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Scenes Of Queens

(continued from page 20)

and reassures him that he will get the money in due time. Immediately after that scene, they decide that Jimmy is likely to get “whacked” before he can ever collect his cash. One film that came out in the early 1990s, called “Queens Logic,” was exclusively filmed in Astoria and part of its plot involves the northern Queens neighborhood. The movie, which stars Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Malkovich, Tom Waits and others, is about an old group of friends getting together for their mutual friend’s wedding. During the comedy, they face the challenges of adulthood and how their lives have changed compared to when they were growing up in Astoria. They also deal with their living situations and what that has been like since they lived in Astoria. Several well-known scenes of Astoria are shown in the movie, including the Triborough Bridge. The iconic Unisphere was prominently displayed in the 1997 film “Men In Black,” when it was destroyed by a flying UFO ship that Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones

battled in the movie’s climax. Queens is also home to one of most famous film studios on the East Coast, which hosts both movies and television shows. Kaufman-Astoria Studios is the only backlot studio in New York City. A backlot is an area adjacent to a movie studio that has permanent buildings for outdoor scenes. Some recent films that have used Kaufman-Astoria to film movies include “Men In Black 3,” “The Bourne Legacy” and “The Smurfs Movie.” According to its website, the studio first opened in the 1920s and eventually became the headquarters of Paramount Studios. In the 20 years that followed Paramount’s establishment, more than 120 silent and sound movies were filmed there. The studio evidently fell into disrepair until a production company filmed “The Wiz” at Kaufman-Astoria in 1977. In 1980, real estate developer George Kaufman renovated the studio, allowing it to become a premiere production studio once again. Last year, Kaufman-Astoria unveiled the 34,800-square-foot back-

CULTURE

Kaufman-Astoria Studios continues to flourish in western Queens, with a backlot on 35th Avenue unveiled last year. lot located on 35th Avenue. Officials from the studio and elected officials celebrated the new backlot, saying it will boost its film production. “The backlot at Kaufman Astoria Studios is going to add to the life of the campus and will help us attract more productions to New York,” Kaufman said at the unveiling last year. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com or @luisgronda.

Call TELEBEAM to meet your telephone network, and telecom and data cabling needs! We are an authorized dealer of Avaya IP products and are certified by Panduit on all types of copper and fiber cable.

! !

!"#$%&!#'()$$$$!*!+++,-./.0.12,342! 5()6'!5#78!97:;;7<!=>?@!A9=B?C!DA7E<!?;F!E>:G!$$$'$! ! !

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 23

KCA Queens Tribune ad 2014_Layout 1 8/6/14 1:02 PM Page 1

COMING EVENTS JASON MRAZ

MOSCOW STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FIVE BOROUGHS TOUR FEATURING RAINING JANE Friday, September 19, 2014 8 PM Colden Auditorium Tickets: $25 - $75

Saturday, November 15, 2014 8 PM Colden Auditorium Tickets: $25 - $45

JOHNNY MATHIS

VIENNA BOYS CHOIR

PERFORMING AT HOMECOMING 2014! Sunday, October 26, 2014 7 PM Colden Auditorium Tickets: $35 - $115

Sunday, December 7, 2014 3 PM Colden Auditorium Tickets: $20 - $30

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM

LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S MASS

Sunday, January 18, 2015 3 PM Colden Auditorium

PRESENTS

PRESENTED BY THE AARON COPLAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC Saturday, November 1, 2014 8 PM Sunday, November 2, 2014 | 3 PM Colden Auditorium Tickets: $20

CESAR MILLAN Sunday, April 19, 2015 3 PM Colden Auditorium Tickets: $35 - $69 VIP Meet & Greet Packages are Available. Call for Details.

2014-2015

SEASON

AN EVENING WITH GLADYS KNIGHT

NEW YORK

COMMUNITY BANK Queens County Savings Bank Division

NOVEMBER 7 | 8PM COLDEN AUDITORIUM Tickets: $35-$109

65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367-1597 Exit 24 off the LIE

The Max and Selma Kupferberg Family Foundation

For more events and tickets:

KupferbergCenter.org 718.793.8080 or visit the Box Office

Q CULTURE

Page 24 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Tune In To Queens

BY JORDAN GIBBONS

From Kaufman Astoria Studios to Silvercup Studios, Queens has been a prime location for television shows to film since the 1950s. But the Borough also offers a distinct setting that has added personality to a variety of programs throughout the years. “All in the Family,” which was set in Astoria, is one of the most wellknown and successful sitcoms from the 1970s. The tales of Archie and Edith Bunker broke plenty of barriers that were considered inappropriate for network television at the time. Archie was a working class World War II veteran who was an outspoken bigot, prejudiced against anyone who did not share his views as a U.S.-born, conservative, heterosexual, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant male. The show tackled controversial themes, such as racism, homosexuality, women’s liberation, rape, miscarriage, abortion, breast cancer, the Vietnam War, menopause and impotence. The series aired from 1971 to 1979, when a new show, “Archie Bunker’s Place,” picked up where the original

show left off when Archie purchased a neighborhood tavern in Astoria. The show was actually filmed in Hollywood, Calif. The exterior of the home shown in the opening credits is located on Cooper Avenue in Glendale. More recently, “The King of Queens” brought viewers into the home of Doug and Carrie Heffernan, a working class couple who lived in Rego Park with Carrie’s father, Arthur Spooner, played by Jerry Stiller. Arthur complicated their lives with his needy personality and eccentric demands. The successful comedy, which aired from 1998 to 2007, helped catapult the career of co-star Kevin James. Although the show’s opening credits had scenes from the Unisphere and the Lemon Ice King of Corona, it was filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. Exterior footage of their home was shot in New Jersey. Another series set in Rego Park, “Dear John,” aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. Judd Hirsch played a high school teacher named John Lacey, who is dumped by his wife and forced to move into an apartment in Rego Park. The show’s plot is based around the

“All in the Family,” a classic sitcom from the 1970s, was set in Queens and tackled the controversial issues of the day.

One-2-One-Club he joined, which was a self-help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. In the early 1950s, the radio show “Meet Millie” made a transition to television featuring a wisecracking secretary named Millie who lived in an apartment with her mother in Jackson Heights. Millie’s mom was always on the look-

out for a possible husband for her. The show ran from 1952 until 1956. In 2006, “Ugly Betty” premiered on ABC, featuring a 22-year-old Mexican American woman from Jackson Heights who lacked a fashion sense, though her boldness and good heart

(continued on page 26)

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 25

music in the Garden!

The Ebony Hillbillies

Saturday, August 16 6:15 to 7:45pm Free with Garden Admission ($4 for adults; $3 for seniors; $2 for students and children; free for QBG members) Join us for an evening with The Ebony Hillbillies, keeping alive an important musical legacy and delighting audiences with the heart-lifting sounds of bluegrass/country/ pop. Pack a picnic snack to enjoy on the Oak Allée and bring the entire family!

Painting ©Zina Saunders 2009 www.OverlookedNewYork.com

Sponsored by Astoria Bank

Page 26 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Tune In To Queens (continued from page 24)

man Astoria Studios in Long Island City. They have also been seen filming in front of Sunswick 35/35 Bar, located at 35-02 35th St., Astoria, as well as by Bartunek Hardware on 23rd Avenue and 27th Street and Lockwood at 32-15 33rd St. The USA Network series, “White Collar,” which is about a con artist working as an informant for the FBI, films scenes all over the Borough. They have filmed at Jackson Avenue and Court Square in Long Island City, 45th Street and Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside and at Fort Totten in Bayside for the mid-season finale during its fifth season. Normally, they film at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City. Kaufman Astoria Studios has been a locale for movie productions since the silent movies during the Roaring 20s, but it has also been a venue for some popular television series and episodes. “Sesame Street” has called the studio home since 1993. The children’s game shows in the 90s, “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” and “Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego,” were also filmed at Kaufman Astoria, as well as the Showtime drama “Nurse Jackie.” Kaufman Astoria also had episodes of

Q CULTURE

helped her land a job at a high fashion magazine based in Manhattan. The scenes shot in Queens with her family showed the vast contrast between the two boroughs. The house that was used for the interior and exterior scenes is on 92nd Street near Elmhurst Avenue. Lately, the crew from “Orange is the New Black” has been filming at Kauf-

“The King of Queens” depicted the life of a Rego Park man, his wife and eccentric father in law.

“The Cosby Show,” “Law & Order,” and “Spin City” taped at the studio. Since Silvercup Studios first opened in the former flour silo room of the landmark Silvercup Bakery in 1983, it has grown into a full-service film and television production facility with 13 shooting stages on its main lot and five on its East Lot on 34-22 Starr Ave. Silvercup hosted the productions of two of HBO’s most popular series, “Sex in the City” and “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego,” a classic 90s children’s show, filmed “The Sopranos.” Currently, the HBO show at Kaufman Astoria Studios. “Girls” is filmed there, along with CBS’ “Person of Interest,” and “El- Johnny Lee Miller as a recovering drug ementary.” NBC’s “30 Rock” just com- addict version of Holmes and Lucy Liu pleted production after seven success- as his sober companion, Dr. Joan Watful seasons. son. The pair assists the NYPD with “Girls” was created by and stars solving crimes. The show has been reLena Dunham in a comedy drama that newed for a third season. follows a group of twenty-somethings “30 Rock” was a sitcom that aired living in the City. The show has con- on NBC from 2006 to 2013. Created cluded its third season and has been by Tina Fey, the show was loosely renewed for a fourth season, premier- based on her experiences as head writing in 2015. er for Saturday Night Live. “30 Rock” Jim Caviezel stars in “Person of In- starred Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy terest,” as former CIA operative John Morgan. It won several major awards, Reese, who is recruited by mysterious such as Primetime Emmy Awards for billionaire Harold Finch to prevent vio- Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, lent crimes before they occur in New 2008 and 2009. York City. Finch built a computer sysKaufman Astoria Studios is located tem that uses surveillance to predict at 37-11 35th Ave., Long Island City future crimes. CBS renewed the show and Silvercup Studios is located at 42for a fourth season, which is set to pre- 22 22nd St., Long Island City. miere in September. Reach Jordan Gibbons at (718)357A modern update of the classic 7400 Ext. 123, jgibbons@queenspress. Sherlock Holmes, “Elementary” stars com or @jgibbons2

CULTURE

When It Comes To Music, Queens Rocks

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Queens’ diversity has always been one of its strongest points and that is just as true in terms of music. From the time the record business came into being to the present day, Queens has constantly been home to some of the biggest names in the industry. Whether the genre was jazz, pop, rock, rap or something inbetween, the Borough has had many famous faces that greatly contributed to the musical landscape over the last century. JAZZ One of the Borough’s most vibrant scenes was in jazz, particularly during the genre’s heyday in the first half of the 20th century. One of the most legendary jazz musicians, Louis Armstrong, made his home in Queens. The trumpet and cornet player was responsible for shifting the focus on jazz collectives to soloists. Although he was not born in Queens, he later became highly associated with the Borough, to the point where his house in Corona now serves as the Louis Armstrong House Museum. While Armstrong was the biggest name, he was by no means the only name in jazz to call Queens his home. Pianist and bandleader Count Basie, vocalists Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne and saxophonist John Coltrane all moved to St. Albans during their lifetimes, particularly in the historic district of Addisleigh Park. Jazz singer Tony Bennett also comes from the Borough, born and raised in Astoria. Even after decades of success, Bennett remained close to the neighborhood, selecting it as the home for the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. Then there is Les Paul, the famed jazz and blues guitarist who lived in Jackson Heights and pioneered the solid-body electric guitar, the very basis of rock and roll.

The Ramones

Tony Bennett (top) and Les Paul are a couple of the many famous musicians that hail from Queens.

ROCK In the 1960s, rock and roll dominated the musical landscape of the United States. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and The Doors brought their songs to the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, exposing Queens residents to a new musical language. Among all of these bands, a duo from Forest Hills would become one of the biggest stars of the folk movement. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon and vocalist Art Garfunkel made their big breakthrough with “The Sound of Silence” in 1965. For the next five years, they would continue to release successful and influential records that were notable for their beautiful harmonies and memorable lyrics. Simon would go on to have a successful solo career. Equipped with a harder edge and a confrontational attitude, the crop of 1970s Queens bands matched the increasingly chaotic political and

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 27

social landscape of the country. Gene Simmons (Jackson Heights) and Paul Stanley (Kew Gardens) met to form KISS, while Astoria’s Dee Snider joined Twisted Sister in 1976. Of course, no conversation about hard-edged rock bands from Queens is complete without Forest Hills’ The Ramones. Their early performances, appearing onstage in black leather jackets and unleashing a frantic blast of noise, helped to create the punk rock movement. Queens’ music scene did not lose its aggression in the 1980s. Instead, it gave the world Scott Ian, a guitarist from Bayside who co-founded the thrash metal band, Anthrax. Around the same time, Queens native Perry Farrell moved to Los Angeles and joined the alternative rock scene, forming Jane’s Addiction. He would also go on to found the Lollapalooza Music Festival. Two more musicians who left Queens to achieve success were Kevin Shields, who went on to form My Bloody Valentine, and John Frusciante, a guitarist who was part of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and wrote some of their biggest hits.

viewed as jazz rap essentials. In the 1990s, another classic album was created by one of rap’s biggest names: Nas. The artist took his life experiences in the Queensbridge Housing Projects and used them to create his debut, “Illmatic.” You can even see the buildings of the neighborhood in the background of the album cover. Mobb Deep came up around the same time as Nas. Also from Queensbridge, the duo was responsible for popularizing hardcore East Coast rap, particularly with “The Infamous” and “Hell on Earth.” Some stars of the 21st century also came from Queens. One of the biggest names is 50 Cent, a South Jamaica rapper who became an overnight sensation with “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Two members of the G-Unit crew that 50 Cent is part of, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, are also from Queens. The latest successful rapper to come out of the Borough is Nicki Minaj, who hails from Jamaica. Her debut, “Pink Friday,” helped her become the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously charting on the Billboard Hot 100.

RAP POP If you were to think of the biggest In terms of successful debuts, one names in rap, chances are high that of the best is “She’s So Unusual,” you would pick someone from Queens. by Cyndi Lauper. The Ozone Park From the 1980s to today, from western musician just celebrated the 30th Queens to Southeast Queens, some of anniversary of the album, which the best in the business came from included hits like “Girls Just Want To here. Have Fun” and “Time After One of the biggest rap Time,” with a tour that icons in the world is Hollis’ included a stop at Queens own Run-D.M.C. The group College. was the first in the genre Burt Bacharach, who to have a Gold album. They grew up in Forest Hills, never forgot their roots was responsible for 73 Top though, releasing songs 40 hits in the U.S., with like the holiday single, the pieces performed by “Christmas in Hollis,” Dionne Warwick, Dusty Idina Menzel that talked about their Springfield, The Carpenters hometown. and Tom Jones. Coming up around the same time Harry Belafonte, who lived in was LL Cool J, who also hailed from Elmhurst, was known as the “King Hollis. He was discovered by another of Calypso” for popularizing the Queens resident with close ties to the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. rap community: Russell Simmons, the In terms of hit-makers, one Queens founder of Def Jam Recordings. native is still on the charts today. When it comes to early pioneers, That person is Idina Menzel and her A Tribe Called Quest is one of the performance on “Let It Go,” the smash most influential. The hip-hop group hit from Disney’s “Frozen.” from St. Albans is regarded as an icon Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) in alternate rap, with “The Low End 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@ Theory” and “Midnight Marauders” queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

Run-D.M.C.

Page 28 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Queens Comes Together For National Night Out Against Crime

Police Precincts throughout the City held festivities on Aug. 5 in recognition of National Night Out Against Crime, an annual event dedicated to creating safer communities. At left, new 109th Precinct head Thomas Conforti welcomes attendees to Bowne Playground in Flushing. Center: Kids attending the 108th Precinct’s event had some bouncy houses to play in. At right, Queens DA Richard Brown meets with members of the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills. Photos by Joe Marvilli, Jackie Strawbridge and Luis Gronda.

PIX

Summertime Singing

Kids Videoconference With NASA Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is shown singing “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess during the 16th Annual Great Lawn Summer Concert held July 30, on the Queens campus of St. John’s University.

Performance Art At Falchi

The One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center recently held its Videoconference Science and Technology Program. During the two-week program, students had the opportunity to speak through videoconferences with NASA Space Centers across the country

Grand Re-Opening

Dancer Amanda Waal occupied the Falchi Building’s bright orange vitrines in late July, bringing a dynamic display to Long Island City passersby. Waal used Falchi’s indoor window space to perform “100 dances | 100 scores,” a series of dances based on 100 commissioned works from designers, musicians, visual artists, filmmakers, writers and dancers. Photo by Jackie Strawbridge.

Summer Artists Show Their Work

Queens Library in Bellerose recently celebrated its Grand Re-Opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Pictured (from left) are Seth Urbinder, representing State Sen. Tony Avella; Jerry Wind , Bellerose-Hillside Civic Association; Michael Stinson, representing U.S. Rep. Steve Israel; Queens Library COO Bridget Quinn-Carey; Community Library Manager Michelle Chan; Queens Library President and CEO Thomas Galante; Councilman Member Mark Weprin; Queens Library Board Chair Gabriel Taussig; Jim Delaney, Bellerose Commonwealth Civic Association.

Zovinar Khrimian of Middle Village (left) stands with her oil pastel work “Icarus” and Isabel Levit of Astoria/LIC stands with her watercolor “I Just Want to Wear My Monster Boots.” Both students were wrapping up their third year at the Summer Arts Institute’s Finale Exposition on July 31. Read more exclusively online at queenstribune.com. Photo by Jackie Strawbridge.

www.queenstribune.com â&#x20AC;˘ Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 29

LEGAL NOTICE

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. ________________________ NEW LOTS 310, LLC, Arts. Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/06/2010. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1578 Gates Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________ D S J M D L LC A r t . O f Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 07/22/2014. Off. Loc.:Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 66-20 108th St., Suite 1A, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. ________________________

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) Elizabeth (Last) Sierra My present name is (First) Maria (Middle) Elizabeth (Last) Sierra aka Maria Elizabeth Cruz Noguera, aka Elizabeth Sierra My present address is 8949 215th St, Queens Village, NY 11427 My place of birth is Phillipines My date of birth is June 04, 1973 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 14 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000428-14/ 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) Timur (Last) Benjamin My present name is (First) Timur (Last) Rozenblit aka Timur Albertovich Agadzhanov My present address is 118-60 Metropolitan Ave Apt 3L, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 My place of birth is Russia My date of birth is February 05, 1979 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUN 23 2014 bearing Index

Number NC-000479-14/ 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) Mark (Last) Ballew My present name is (First) Mark (Middle) Anthony (Last) Jones aka Mark Ballew, aka Mark A Ballew, aka Mark Anthony Ballew My present address is 218-04 138th Avenue, Laurelton, NY 11413 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is September 26, 1963 ________________________ Notice of Formation of GOLDEN LOTS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/1/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 4633 66th St., Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: all lawful activities. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 14 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000565-14/ 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) Jason (Middle) Chik Shun (Last) Tsui My present name is (First) Chik (Middle) Shun (Last) Tsui My present address is 51-25 216th St, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 My place of birth is Hong Kong My date of birth is December 25, 1992 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 14 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000576-14/ 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) Camille (Middle) Shu Yan (Last) Ye My present name is (First) Camille (Middle) Shu Yan (Last) Huang (infant) My present address is 12206 25th Ave Apt 1B, College Point, NY 11356 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is August 14, 2010 ________________________ Notice of Formation of JELB Y15, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/29/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: Douglaston Development, 42-09 235th St., 2nd Fl., Douglaston, NY 11363. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom

process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ ORIGIN WEALTH ADVISERS LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/7/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Morgen J. Beck, 212 Beach 136th St., Belle Harbor, NY 11694. General Purposes. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on

JUN 30 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000514-14/ 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) Shaquia (Middle) Avanelle (Last) Providence My present name is (First) Skaquia (Middle) Avanelle (Last) Providence aka Shaquia Providence, aka Shaquia A Providence, aka Shaquia Avanelle Providence My present address is 134-27 244 St, Rosedale, NY 11422 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is August 03, 1992

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 14 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000590-14/ QU, a copy of which may

You Can E-Mail Your lEgal CopY to: legals@queenstribune.com to place Your legal advertisement or Call the tribune at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 149

Page 30 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

LEISURE

Secret Theatre Launches Fundraising Campaign By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer Can you help keep the Secret? This is the question that Richard Mazda, founder and artistic director of the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, is asking of local theater and art fans. Having run into financial obstacles, Mazda launched a fundraising campaign Tuesday titled “Can You Keep The Secret?” on crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Mazda said he is hoping to raise a minimum of $10,000 by the first week of September. “The Secret in the last year has had to lay out a lot of money that was not budgeted for, that we didn’t expect,” Mazda said. “So there is this danger that we would either reduce in size, and instead of having two spaces, go down to one, and the worst case scenario is closing the theater.” According to Mazda, the theater’s financial problems have sprung from building permits and Dept. of Buildings fines, rather than shrinking audiences. “Many nights [we] sold out ‘Oliver,’ but we didn’t make any profit at all,” Mazda said. Luna Ramirez, a work based learning coordinator at Information Tech-

nology High School in Long Island City, worked with Mazda to create an internship program at the Secret Theatre last year. “Half of my students live in the neighborhood and many of them have said to me that they have gone visiting the Secret Theatre,” Ramirez said. “When we decided to have the internship, they said, ‘oh my God, we’re going to be famous!’” Ramirez said that the Secret’s value for her students is that “it is part of the community. Students are welcome there [and] feel a social responsibility to be part of LIC’s artistic growth.” Besides staging plays, musicals, operas and other performances, the Secret Theatre offers children’s musicals every weekend and improv comedy throughout the week. Rehearsal and performance space at the Secret is also available for rent by community groups and artists. Mazda said he is not considering relocating the Secret Theatre, citing the difficulty of finding a new and more affordable space with rising rents in the area. Mazda added, “there’s something about the location here that is really quite special.” He said that with high ceilings and 3,000 square feet of floorspace, the

Richard Mazda (lower right) with the cast of “Pirate Pete’s Parrot” and audience members after a show.

theater is one of the few independent, affordable venues suitable for dance. Set back from the subway, it is also a quiet spot for filming. “It’s just a happy accident that the building is ideal for what we do now,” Mazda said. For Mazda, fundraising does not just help keep the Secret alive, but also allows the theater to connect with its community.

“This is the way that people can directly affect the outcome of a situation, and I think that makes people feel really empowered,” he said. More information about the “Can You Keep The Secret” campaign can be found at www.indiegogo.com/projects/ can-you-keep-the-secret. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Shakespeare Returns To Botanical Garden To Hold Concert This Month Voelker Orth Museum

By JOe MarViLLi Staff Writer

If you are looking to enjoy a great, local concert this month, there is no better place to go than the Queens Botanical Garden. The garden will host The Ebony Hillbillies, New York City’s only African-American string band, on Aug. 16, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The concert is part of the venue’s Music in the Garden summer series, where different artists perform under the stars and among the flora and fauna. The Ebony Hillbillies’ vibe embraces traditions such as bluegrass, folk, jazz, ragtime, country and more to create a joyful sound. Led by violinist and vocalist Henrique Prince, the group includes Norris Bennet (banjo, dulcimer, guitar and vocals), two-time Grammy winner William “Salty Bill” Salters (bass and vocals), Newman Taylor Baker (washboard, percussion, vocals), and Gloria Thomas Gassaway (bones and vocals). By performing string band music, the Ebony Hillbillies are helping to keep a legacy that played a big role in the gestation of all-American music, according to Prince. “Documented fiddling by Black

musicians goes back to the 1600’s in New York,” he said. “And the banjo, of course, came to the U.S. from West Africa, and nobody but Black musicians played a banjo until the 19th century. They were all handmade instruments.” Black string bands were in high demand during the 19th century. One of the most famous musicians from that era is Solomon Northup, whose life was immortalized on film in “12 Years A Slave.” This style of music would eventually lead to ragtime, jazz, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly and rock and roll. As such, the Ebony Hillbillies keeps the genre alive with a set of traditional and original tunes. The concert, made possible with the support of Astoria Bank, is free with Garden admission. Admission costs $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children between 3 and 12 and students with ID. Botanical Garden members can visit the Garden for free. For more information, call (718) 886-3800. Queens Botanical Garden is located at 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

William Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” - a romance that includes a wicked stepmother, a female character masquerading as a man, swordplay, and an offstage decapitation - is an exciting showcase for acting talent and the cast makes the most of it! One of the two plays the Hip to Hip Theatre group will perform this summer in parks all over Queens, it was presented on July 30 in the beautiful garden of the Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing. The plot involves a princess, Imogen, beautifully played by Joy Marr, who secretly marries Posthumous (Jason Marr), whom her father banishes. Her stepmother (played by Nancy Nichols, who is wonderfully regal) wants her to marry her son Cloten (also played by Jason Marr, who does an incredible job switching from a noble character to an overemotional one). While they’re apart, Posthumous meets Iachimo (well played by T.J. Gainley), who gets him to bet on whether he can seduce his wife. Failing to do so, he tricks her husband into believing he has succeeded and Posthumous sends a servant, Pisanio (the excellent Lawryn Lacroix), to kill her. Mercifully, he lets her escape to the woods, where, disguised as the male Fidele, she finds refuge with Belarius (the very talented Guy Ventoliere), and his

adopted sons, Guiderius and Arvirigus (played by talented newcomers Drew Bloom and Amanda Thickpenny). In the end, she is reunited with her husband (after he learns the truth about her innocence) and her long-lost brothers... Guiderius and Arvirigus! Before each performance begins, a short session called “Kids and the Classics” introduces children to theatrical basics. At Voelker Orth, Caitlin Cassidy led kids from the audience through a couple of fun noise-making exercises, described the Shakespearean poetry rhythm of iambic pentameter as sounding “like a pirate with a wooden leg” and then introduced a death scene contest. “Move apart,” she said. “I don’t want anyone dying on anyone else.” On Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m., “Cymbeline” takes place in Crocheron Park; on Aug. 9 the show will go on in Gantry Plaza State Park; on Aug. 14 in Cunningham Park; and on Aug. 16 in Agawam Park. On Aug. 13, the group returns to Voelker Orth with “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” which will also be presented on Aug. 8 in Sunnyside Gardens Park, and on Aug. 10 in Socrates Sculpture Park. Admission is free, and souvenir T-shirts are available. For more information, visit www.hiptohip.org. –Barbara arnstein

Dining & Entertainment

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 31 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

OPEN 7 DAYS 6AM-MIDNITE

“Summer Picnic ... with us!” “Our Maine Lobster Fest Continues” Served 12 noon-10pm 7 days a week

$19.95

1¼ lb. Maine Lobster

Corn on the cob, baked potato, choice of soup or salad (Manhattan or New England Clam Chowder)

New: Latin Favorites CHURRASCO GAUCHITO New York sirloin grilled with garlic and fresh herbs, served with rice and soup or salad............................................................................ $19.95 ARROZ CON POLLO Sautéed chicken served with a caldera of saffron rice served with soup or salad ..................................................................... $16.95 POLLO GIARDINO Sautéed chicken breast in garlic with broccoli served over penne pasta ............................................................................................................... $15.95 PERNIL ASADO Tender roast baby pork with Spanish rice served with vegetables and salad................................................................................................................... $16.95

or Enjoy our Full Course Dinners

$19.95

Served 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Mon-Fri, except holidays Includes: Cup of Soup, Entree, Potato and Vegetable or Pasta, Dessert & Coffee, Tea or Soda

HAVING AN EVENT? Our party room seats 80!

Dining & Entertainment

Page 32 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Queens today

FRIDay 8/8

RuRAl ROuTE FIlM FESTIvAl

This weekend at the Museum of the Moving Image, the Rural Route Film Festival showcases international films on the unique people and places found far outside urban areas. Film screenings will be accompanied by live world/folk music, and by food from guest chefs. Tickets are $10 for the public and free for museum members. For more information, call (718) 777-6888.

WEEKEnD KIcKOFF

Dean Scala and DJ Soul Sonic will perform at Resorts World Casino as part of their weekly weekend kickoff series. The live band plays between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., the DJ and dancers then come on at 11 p.m. and finish at 2 a.m. Resorts World Casino is located at 110 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park.

for shows at 3 p.m., Aug. 10, 8 p.m., Aug. 16 and 3 p.m., Aug. 17. Tickets cost $18 or $15 for children and seniors (Sunday matinees only). For information, call (718) 894-8654.

saTURDay 8/9

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK saTURDay 8/9

SMOKEY BEAR’S 70TH BIRTHDAY Come celebrate Smokey Bear’s 70th Birthday Bash at Alley Pond Park. The event will promote fire safety and environmental awareness from noon to 3 p.m. During the festivities, visitors can engage in hands-on activities, environmental games, crafts and more. Free parking is available on 76th Avenue between Springfield Boulevard and 226th Street. The event will be held adjacent to the parking lot.

WATER ExplORATIOn

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964-65 World’s Fair at the New York Hall of Science. Learn about the different technologies and advancements made in the past 50 years in the water. Ocean cartoons, building rafts and an ocean exploration table will be part of the fun during this event from noon to 4 p.m. Free with NYSCI admission. To learn more, call (718) 699-0005.

readings from comedies, mysteries, dramas and more. The event costs $10. Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center is located at 13-00 209th St., Bayside. Call (718) 428-6363.

moNDay 8/11 lIvE MuSIc AnD FunDRAISER

ART SHOW

Grace Episcopal Church in Whitestone will present an art show featuring local artists, including Adam Hardy, Blanche Isabella, Ann McLoughlin and Dasha Bazanova from 7-10 p.m. at the church, 1415 Clintonville St. The free event will include refreshments and live music.

‘GODSpEll’

St. Gregory’s Theatre Group will present “Godspell, 2012 Broadway Revival” as part of the theater’s 35th year. Showtimes include Aug. 8-9, 13-16 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. at the St. Gregory’s Gregorian Hall, Cross Island Parkway and 87th Avenue in Bellerose. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and $7 for children. For information, email tickets@sgtg.org or call (718) 989-2451.

‘BYE BYE BIRDIE’

The JC Players will present “Bye Bye Birdie” with an opening show at 8 p.m. at the Glendale-Maspeth United Methodist Church, 66-14 Central Ave., Glendale. A second show will take place at 8 p.m., Aug. 9. The show will then move to the Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village

STROnGEST ARM

The New York Arm Wrestling Association will present the 37th annual Queensboro Arm Wrestling Championships at Cheap Shots Sports Bar, 149-05 Union Tpke., Flushing, beginning at 1 p.m. For information, call (718) 544-4592 or visit www. nycarms.com.

sUNDay 8/10

EvEnInG cOncERT

Come see an evening concert at Trans Pecos in Ridgewood. The following four bands will be performing: Starchild, Lord Raja, Heathered Pearls and Tallesen. The show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Trans Pecos is located at 915 Wyckoff Ave. in Ridgewood.

OnE-AcT plAYS FESTIvAl Theatre By The Bay, the community theatre group of Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, will hold a series of public readings of original plays by emerging playwrights. Starting at 1 p.m., the performance will feature six different

welcome, from beginner to professional. The event begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $20 for members. Call (718) 463-7700 for more information.

BRIAn clAYTOn

Brian Clayton and The Green River Band will play a free concert at Flushing Town Hall at 2 p.m. Influenced by Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, John Mellencamp and Creedence Clearwater Revival, the band blends modern contemporary country music with today’s commercial pop rock sound. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd.

LIC Bar on Vernon Boulevard is putting on a show for a good cause. A fundraiser for animal rescue with live music kicks off at 7 p.m. Rocking the bar will be Red Handed Jill, the Wendy Hackett Group, the Elsa Nilsson Quintet and Stephen Badcock. For more information, call (718) 7865400.

KIDS SHOW

Atlas Park hosts its weekly kids show and concert on the lawn outside the shopping center. The kids show runs from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., then the concert will begin after that. Zongo Junction will be the group performing. Atlas Park Mall is located at 80-00 Cooper Ave. in Glendale.

TUEsDay 8/12 pOpulAR DIvAS

Full MOOn DRuMMInG

Join Flushing Town Hall for a drum circle in its garden with master drummer, Babloe Shankar. The workshop begins on Indian tabla drums and other percussive instruments, followed by a jam with the entire group. Drums are provided. All are

Dynamic female vocalist JayCee will perform songs from some of the country’s most popular divas. She will cover Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Celine Dion and others at two branches of the Queens Library. You can catch her at the Briarwood Library from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. On Thursday, Aug. 14, she will sing at the MitchellLinden Library from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

WEDNEsDay 8/13 cOME TO THE cABARET

Take a trip down memory lane at the Whitestone Library with singer Diana Templeton, who performs all-time favorites from her 27 years in cabaret, including “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “Teach Me Tonight” and more. The performance will run from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call (718) 767-8010 for more information.

BOn JOuRnEY

Bon Journey, a Bon Jovi Tribute band, will play Resorts World Casino beginning at 8 p.m. The band is playing the casino as part of its Wednesday tributes series it hosts every Wednesday.

THURsDay 8/14

pASSpORT THuRSDAYS

Head out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park near the Unisphere for this free, weekly presentation of live music, dance and film, hosted by the Queens Museum. For this week’s show, celebrate the sights and sounds of Cuba, with a performance by The Cimarron Project and a screening of the film, “Habanastation.” The event runs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call (718) 592-9700.

vARIETY SHOW

Come see a performance at this Ridgewood-based bar while enjoying a cold beer. The show will run from 9 p.m. until 11 p.m. Queen’s Tavern is located at 6869 Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood.

Dining & Entertainment

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 33

Queens today SENIORS....................

Medicare OptiOns Aug. 7 @ 1:30 p.m. With Ron Ziffer and Amala Brown. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202. driver safety Aug. 8 @ 11 a.m. Sponsored by A ARP. Minimal Fee, call 718-641-3911 to register. Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Tnpk. 718-641-3911.

cOmputERS............ Beginners excel Aug. 8 @ 10 a.m. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd. 718-990-0078. cOMputer fOr Beginners Aug. 8 @ 11 a.m. Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd. 718-352-2027. Aug. 9 @ 2 p.m. In Spanish. Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd. 718-651-1100. intrO tO cOMputers Aug. 11 @ 10 a.m. Cambria Heights Library, 218-13 Linden Blvd. 718-528-3535. Aug. 11 @ 11 a.m. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd. 718-990-0778.

tEENS & KIDS...... faMily gaMes Tuesdays @ 1 p.m. Kew Gardens Community Cen-

ter, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202. nature phOtOgraphy Aug. 9 @ 9:30 a.m. Digital edition for ages 8-13. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $50/62 yOung chefs Aug. 9 @ 10:30 a.m. Ice Cream in a Bag for ages 7-12. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $24. sand fun Aug. 10 @ 10:30 a.m. Adventure Hour for kids 18-36 months. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Bird Brains Aug. 10 @ 10:30 a.m. Animal Adaptions for ages 8-12 years. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $24 per child. $10/16. preschOOl cOncert Aug. 11 @ 11 a.m. With Anna Epstein Kravis. Flushing Library, 4117Main St. 718-661-1200. Minecraft MOndays Aug. 11 @ Noon. Astoria Library, 14-01 Astoria Blvd. 718-278-2220. Maker MOndays Aug. 11 @ 2 p.m. For ages 6 and up. Glendale

Library, 78-60 73rd Place, 718-821-4980. Making MOvies Aug. 11 @ 4 p.m. For ages 8-15. Woodhaven Library, 85-41 Forest Parkway. 718849-1010.

ENtERtAINmENt.. sinatra triBute Aug. 8 @ 2 p.m. Castoria and Rose. Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156th Ave. 718-641-7086. shrek the Musical Aug. 8 @ 8 p.m. HCJ Teen Drama Group at M. Murray Hall, 111-02 86th Ave., Richmond Hill. Also Aug. 9 @ 8 p.m. and Aug. 10 @ 3 p.m. $10/8. 718-847-1860. sunnyside strOlls Aug. 9 @ 1 p.m. Sunnyside Shines BID, 46th Street between Greenpoint Ave. and Queens Boulevard. chinese Music Aug. 9 @ 1 p.m. TungChing Chinese Center for the Arts 30th Anniversary. Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. 718-661-1200. Bang On a can Aug. 10 @ 3 p.m. JACK Quartet, Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, LIC. Free with museum admission. suMMer Jazz Aug. 13 @ 9 a.m. York College Summer Jazz Program at College Now Graduation,

Academic Core Atrium.

EDucAtION.............. art cluB Classes all mediums, days, evenings, adults and children. Call Geraldine, 718-446-4709. acrylic, Oil & WatercOlOr painting Fridays @ 1:30 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. spanish Mondays @ 1 p.m. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. french Thursdays @ Noon, with Joseph Puglist. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew Gardens. english cOnversatiOn Aug. 8 @ 11 a.m. Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Blvd. 718-468-8300

HEALtH......................

lung cancer screenings Wednesdays @ 10 a.m. Forest Hills Hospital, 102-01 66th Road, Forest Hills. 855-375-5864. MeditatiOn Aug. 7 @ 1:30 p.m. With Anjali Chugh. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road,

Suite 202. lOW iMpact zuMBa Aug. 8 @ 11:30 a.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Center, 206-20 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights. WOrkOut ashthMa – zuMBa style Aug. 8 @ 1 p.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Center, 206-20 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights. yOga in the eleMents Aug. 9 @ 9:15 a.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $12. suMMer WOrkOut Aug. 9 @ 2:30 p.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Center, 206-20 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights. lOW iMpact zuMBa Aug. 11 @ 10:30 a.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Center, 206-20 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights

mEEtINGS................

knit, crOchet, Quilting cluB Mondays Alley Pond Environmental Center 2:30. $5. 229-4000. 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. recOvery internatiOnal Aug. 8 @ 4:45 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave. 718-268-7934.

ExHIbIt.....................

Opening receptiOn Aug. 8 @ 4 p.m. Artistin-residence Rosanne Kaloustian. Douglaston/ Little Neck Library, 249-01 Northern Blvd. 718-225-8414. art shOW Aug. 8 @ 7 p.m. Featuring local artists. Grace Episcopal Church, 14-15 Clintonville St., Whitestone.

ENVIRONmENt.......

fOOd Waste drOpOff Saturdays 1-3 at the Broadway and LIC library. Jh scraps Tuesday 6-8pm and Saturdays 10-2 35th Avenue between 69th Street and the BQE. Bring coffee, tea, fruit, veggie scraps. cOMpOst infO Aug. 9 @ Noon NYC Compost Project info table at Smokey Bear’s Birthday Bash at Alley Pond. 76th Ave between Springfield Blvd. and 226th Street. 718-482-6404.

Classifieds

CALL: 718-357-7400

Page 34 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

help wanted

E-mail: queenstribuneads@aol.com

help wanted

SCHOOL BUS/VAN DRIVERS

help wanted ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦

♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Best Pay Package in the Industry! Start at $21.57* Bus, $18.83* Van Equal Opportunity Employer Free CDL Training 25 hrs. a week minimum extra work available Full Benefit Package

HUNTINGTON COACH

631-271-8931 *Attendance Bonus Included

Real Estate

♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦

apt for rent

WHITESTONE • BAYSIDE

Houseman & Housekeepers Exp OUTSOURCE CO. $8.50-$12 per hr. Send Res. TLCresumes@hotmail.com or Call @ 718-705-8634 M-F 9-3pm

situation wanted

VERY RELIABLE MULTI TASKER W/EXCELLENT OFFICE EXPERIENCE SEEKS PT JOB FLEXIBLE IRMA 718-639-2983

HHA, PCAs Live in/out

Work in your neighborhood Start Immediately Permanent Cases Flexible & Long HRs Available Bilingual a plus Span/Eng 2wk vac, sign on bonus QUEENS, BKLYN, MANH, BX & NASS. CTY

718-261-6400

Email: lynnagency@aol.com

www.lynnhomecare.com

DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM P/T Evenings. In Queens,

14 Days Ony $340 Job Placement Assistance Flexible Payment Plans Available Licensed by NY State Ed.

QUEENS 718-480-1804 FORDHAM INSTITUTE, INC.

business/finance

BECOME A SEMINAR MILLIONAIRE!

HOW? THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS MAKE ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR REGISTATIONS AND ATTENDANCE. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. PARTNERSHIPS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. NO COMPETITION ANYWHERE.

305-546-3745

egg donation

$8,000 COMPENSATION

Egg Donors Needed. Women 21-31. Help Couples Become Families Using Physicians from the BEST DOCTOR’S LIST Personal Care 100% Confidential 1-877-9-DONATE 1-877-936-6283 www.longislandivf.com

KEW GARDEN HILLS

PORT WASHINGTON Mill Pond

INSIDE SALES

We are looking for Sales Reps. No Exp. Paid Training $400 Draw Unlimited Potential W-2 med 401L Vacay Limited Positions Available

Call 516-829-8083

business/finance

WEALTH BUILDING OPPORTUNITY

business opp.

co-op for sale

condo for sale

1-888-595-3282 ext 18 HOME HEALTH AIDE TRAINING

Real Estate

Charlescorteserealestate.com

Brooklyn & Nassau

Placement Assistance Licenced by NYSED Established 30 Years

21 Days Only $535

EXP’D CHAUFFEURS -NYC TLC CDL Lic. a plus for immediate employment. Signing bonus $300 for new applicants payable after 1 yr of employment. Vacations matched for Seniority Drivers from other companies. Call Peter at 212-647-8400 x 130

Garden Complex Fully Ren. 1 & Jr 4 2BD RM Sponsor Apt. No Board Approval Req. $170-195K Charlie 917-319-2047 Kathy 917-853-0242

training

NURSES AIDE TRAINING

Fire Sprinkler Co. loc. in the Bronx seeking to hire F/T Draftsman/Estimator. Immediate hire! Min 7 yrs exp. Call 516-250-0424

We are one of the fastest growing privately held companies expanding in the NYC & NJ area. We are looking for men & women interested in earning a full time income on a part time basis. This is not a job this is a business opportunity no exp. nec. we will train. MEETINGS EVERY THURSDAY, 7 P.M.

CROWN PL AZA 138-10 135TH AVE (9 FLR.) JAMAICA NY 11436 TEXT TO: PODERL ATINO @ 55469 FOR FURTHER INFO CALL: 347-672-0585

LUXURY SENIOR CONDO 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH $595K

718-291-2172

Stunning 3BR, 2BA, 1450 SF, custom built ....................................$2200 Gorgeous 3BR, updated kitchen, new baths, new carpets, HW, freshly painted, heat incl...........................................$2100 Fabulous 2BR, Renovated kitchen, ren. bath, HW, freshly painted .......$1,850 Spacious 2BR, PVT entrance, HW, heat included .................................$1,600 Lovely 2BR, 1st floor, 5 rooms total, plus heat ....................................... $1,500 Good Loc., 2 BR, 1st floor, heat inc....$1,500 Great 1 BR, 1st floor, Heat Inc.......$1,350

ADRIANNE REALTY

718-767-0080

unfurnished apt.

FLUSHING 158TH ST.

Near Northern Blvd. & LIRR. New 1 BR - $1,200 2nd flr. walkup. No Pets. No brokers. No Fee

718-358-3564 718-575-9600

house for sale BROOKLYN

HIGHLAND PARK/CYPRUS HILL 6 Fam Apt Bldng. Great shape, 6 huge 4 BR Apts. Huge Bldng + parking. Great opp. for investors! Close to all amenities & trans. Won’t Last! $1,699,000. Owner 917-392-3571

BEST DEAL! Live for FREE

Own a brand new Renov. Multi -family home QUEENS VILLAGE Only $5000 down on contract $239K Call 646-932-8000

east end L.I

CUTCHOGUE 5.31 ACRES RARE WATERFRONT OPPTY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE TO BUILD YOUR DREAM Endless possibilties await down a long secluded drwy w/extended views of the East Creek Very Private, Existing Cottage on lot. Lot may be divided. $1.6M 631-744-3566

house for sale

GLENDALE

New Brick - 3 Family Garage - $989K

Commercial 1,200 Sq. Ft. Ridgewood Wanted

20,000-40,000 Sq. Ft.

Call: 718-386-4680

investment prop. UNIONDALE SD. TOP CHOICE Excel. Location. Brick bldg. Investors welcome. 6,600 sq. ft. $Neg.

516-502-5013 FOWLKES RE

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 35

Real Estate

WHAT IS YOUR HOME WORTH?

house wanted

Free, quick over the Net evaluation of your home. Learn about homes that have been sold and are currently listed in your neighborhood. GET THE FACTS WITHOUT THE PRESSURE. Based on this information, you will know what your home is worth. This is a complete confidential market analysis and is absolutely free!!

Visit: www.PriceMyHouse.us or call 1-800-882-6030 Ext 607 24/7 FREE Community Service

house for sale

1563 TOWER MOUNTAIN ROAD STAMFORD, NEW YORK

New Construction built 2006-2007 3700 sq. ft Contemporary Cape on 2.8 acres located 2 and a half hours from the GWB. Features scenic mountain views, good school system, new heating system, flash hot water heater, heated garage, radiant heat, cathedral ceilings in LR, large country kitchen, Den/TV room or formal dining room, Tulikivi Wood Stove, Pella doors and windows, 3 car garage, 1200 sq ft loft, lots of closet space, and a recently drilled well. For pictures http://www.zillow.com/homes/1563-TowerMountain-Road,-Stamford,-NY-12167_rb/ $500,000 or best offer. Charles747Beehner@gmail.com.

banker

HOUSES BOUGHT ALL CASH ANY CONDITION

house wanted

townhouse 4 sale

ESTATE SPECIALIST

718-224-0648

BAYSIDE

NICE ASIAN GIRLS

718-217-2000 house for sale

FOREST HILLS BODY WORK

3 Bedroom 2 bath SD Colonial. Hdwd Floors, Full fin bsmnt. Beautiful Eat in Kitchen. Call Today!!

TMT Realty 718-229-5200 NEW LISTING RVC English Tudor sold by owner Great location 4 lrg bedrooms 2 ½ baths. Master br suite, EIK, lrg den, 2 fireplace, cac, alarm, igs. $829K. Appts only Please call 516-650-9821

properties 4 sale

7 UNIT INVESTMENT PROPERTY

In Ozone Park. Rental 120K 2 Family Custom Built New House In Wakefield $799K Contact Raj 917-957-9969

banker

7 Days 10am - 12am

718-520-6688

warehouse 4 sale

RIDGEWOOD-QUEENS WAREHOUSE 2nd Floor Loft 4000 Sq. ft. Clean- Secure- 3 phase pwr. Gas Heat- Heavy Floor Load $3500/mo.

516-946-7771 r.e. seminar CALL DAVE DAYS

*FREE REAL ESTATE SEMINAR

Call now to register and get additional details. Inviting all Buyers and Sellers. Don’t miss out. Complimentary snacks and refreshments will be served.

PLACE YOUR AD

Health Services

GRAND OPENING BODY WORK 347-644-6652

body work

houses sold

massage therapy

200-12 44 AVE BAYSIDE

718-357-7400 Ext. 151

houses sold

$40/hr

body work

PLUS 30 MINUTES FREE FOOT RUB

718-454-9000

houses sold

Health Services

162nd St. & Northern Blvd.

109-09 72nd Road 2nd Fl. Bet. Queens Blvd. & Austin St.

$35

90 Minutes 60 min. Body Work 30 min. Free Foot Massage 7 Days 10:00am - 9:30pm

718-357-8889 192-04 Northern Blvd. Flushing, NY 11358

$35 90 min 60 min Body Work 30 min Free Foot Massage

718-631-5888

7 Days 10:30am-9:30pm 45-43 C Bell Blvd Bayside, NY 11361-3352 FREE Parking

BAMBOO SPA $35 / 1 hr

BACK & FOOT MASSAGE 7 Days 10am-10pm 43-30 162nd St. Flushing EZ Parking

718-717-9577

BEST BODY RUB BY BEAUTIFUL ASIAN GIRLS $50/HR

347-233-7662

Grand Opening

MASSAGE

ACUPUNCTURE

347-348-6584

Applehealingspa.com 41-28 71st St. Woodside

HOT SPA

Pretty Asian Massage Clean and Relaxed Environment Free Sauna •Table Shower Open 7 Days a week from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Call 718-961-2229

140-14 Cherry Ave. Flushing NY 11355

QUEENSTRIBUNE.COM

research study Do you have

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE also known as

COPD?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. If you have COPD you may be interested in volunteering for our COPD CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY Qualified participants must: • Have COPD • Be 40 years of age or older • Be a current or former smoker Those who qualify receive study-related exams, evaluations and study drug or placebo at no cost. Medical insurance is not required and compensation for time and travel may be provided. For more information call

212-777-6977

massage therapy

acupuncture

CHINESE GUY MASSAGE WAXING TREATMENT FULL DETOX CALL ANYTIME

917-251-9689

SUMMER PROMOTION

$35

We treat many health issues NYS Licensed Call

718-321-2235 6am-8pm

143-25 41 Ave Flushing NY 11355

GRAND

OPENING

ACU SPA

11am-10pm • 1 hr. $40

718-205-2502 85-14 Queens Blvd. 2nd Fl. Elmhurst NY

Medical Medical Acupuncture Acupuncture

RRoonnggllaann ((RRhhooddaa))ZZhheenngg,, M MDD MDD YYaallii LLii,, M We treat the following problems and many more

•Neck, Back pain • Arthritis joint and spine pain •Rotator cuff syndrome, shoulder bursitis •Tendonitis, Fibromyalgia • Various headaches •Allergies, Dry cough • Infertility, PMS •Menopause Syndrome • Acne, and other skin problems •Peripheral neuropathy, Post-chemo reactions • Weight loss Most Insurance Accepted

(718) 961-9618 39-07 Prince Street, 4J, Flushing, NY 11354 (Tue, Thurs & Sat)

Page 36 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Health Services

elder care consult

ELDER CARE SERVICES, INC.

MEDICAID PROFESSIONALS

• Over 18 years experience filing Medicaid Home Care and Nursing Home applications • Apply for pooled income trusts • Protect your home, assets and income • Advocate for additional Home Care hours • Nursing Home placement of your choice • Full service including challenge denials, JACK LIPPMANN recertification representation & much more

FREE Consultation www.eldercareservicesny.com

108-18 Queens Blvd. Suite 801, Forest Hills, N.Y. 11375

(718) 575-5700

medical care Sexually Transmitted Diseases Dermatology Rapid, Effective Treatment, Confidential. HIV test. Dr. D. Park, MD, Specialist 40-44 82 St., Elmhurst, Queens (1 blck frm Roosevelt Ave. #7 Train) Accept Major Insrnce, Credit Cards

718-429-3800

Home Services

air conditioning

Home Services

carpentry

GARY GRAY 718-658-7264

•Kitchens •Bathrooms •Custom Closets •Windows •Doors •General Contracting Lic #858480 Approved by NY Rising & EPA for Sandy Repairs •Quality Workmanship

air conditioning

Home Services

awnings

CLASSICAL CUSTOM

AWNINGS ALUMINUM • LEXAN RETRACTABLE

exterminator

ACE PEST CONTROL Over 35 years service to the community Residential/Commercial Call for all your pest problems

718-225-8585 Lic. & Ins.

FREE ESTIMATES SINCE 1980 CLASSICAL-IRON.COM

718-528-2401 LIC#1069538

sheetrock taping SHEETROCK TAPING 30 YRS. EXP LABOR ONLY RICH 718-961-3414 718-216-8642

AVELLINO CONSTRUCTION CORP

construction

SQUARE CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN EXTERIOR: EXTERIOR: Roofing • Siding • Decks Concrete • Brick Driveways Pavers • Stoops We do it•all!All household•needs! INTERIOR: INTERIOR: Remodelling • Kitchens • Bathrooms Basements • Carpentry • Painting • Sheetrock • Wood Floors

FREE ESTIMATES Cell: 347-662-0651 Lic. #1470188 / Insured Off: 718-659-0405 squareconstruction22@gmail.com

construction

GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSED & INSURED

• Kitchens • Painting • Bathrooms • Concrete

• Landscaping • Basements • Roofing • Carpentry

• Extensions • Sidewalk • Point

917-804-0531 Lic#28584

bathrooms

construction

bathrooms

MIKE'S LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION One call we do it all - big or small. 25 years of experience, thousands of satisfied customers, licensed. Driveways Clean ups Brick work Design Patios Planting Side walks Lawns Fences Rock Garden Repairs Waterfalls Power washing Tree Service

Call at (516) 270-0443

NEW HEIGHTS CONSTRUCTION LLC Siding • Windows • Roofing Fences • Kitchens • Painting • Baths Basements • Decks • Doors Awnings • Patio Enclosures Brick Pointing • Concrete Stucco

VISIT OUR ONLINE SHOWROOM

FALL SPECIALS ON WINDOWS NYC License #1191201 FREE ESTIMATES

800-525-5102 718-767-0044

www.newheightsconstructionllc.com

MURPHY’S MAIDS

cleaning

Old Fashioned Irish Cleaning”

(718) 279-3334 Specializing in all phases of Domestic Service (one time, weekly or monthly service)

S&S CONSTRUCTION QUALITY WORK THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPECIALIZING IN BATHROOM, KITCHEN AND BASEMENT DESIGNING AND REMODELING EXTENSIONS, SHEETROCK, FLOORING, FRAMING, PAINTING, WINDOWS & DOORS LICENSED WITH NYC AND DOB INSURED CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE

347-665-3832

AHMED CONSTRUCTION CO. Brickwork, Sidewalks, Waterproofing, Roofing, Painting, Silicone Coating, Steam Cleaning, Pointing, Sheetrock

Tel. 718-740-2532 Cell 917-862-1632

Free est.

Lic # 1001349

roofing OLD H.P.

WATERPROOFING & ROOFING

• Steam Cleaning • Brick Pointing • Cement & Brickwork • Stucco • Windows • Shingling • Flat Roofs • Gutters & Leaders • Painting • Scaffold Work

Free Estimates All Work Guaranteed Fully Insured/Lic. #883368

(718) 969-6752

Your Ad Could Be

HERE

718-357-7400

Home Services

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 37

contracting

construction

contracting

home improve

handyman For all the Repairs You Need Around Your House YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HANDYMAN

Painting * Plumbing Electrical * Yard Clean-Up Basement & Garage Clean-Out * Power Washing * Gutter Cleaning * Window Washing * Cleaning Services

We Can Do It All FREE ESTIMATES

Ray 718-791-7726 Stacy 347-276-0742

HANDYMAN JOE

Painting Specialist, Tile Work, Bathrooms & all types of Installation

Free Estimates Reasonable Rates

718-907-0618 • 917-865-5033 Lic. & Insured

K&B

chimney cleaning

Your Friendly

HANDYMAN

chimney cleaning

Improvement Ltd.

Chimney Cleaning $39.99 “Safeguard Your Home”

Chimney Cleaning • Repairs FREE Caps • Relining ESTIMATES Licensed & Insured NYC# 2005308

718-819-0200 www.kbchimneyny.com

Place Your Ad 718-357-7400 Ext.151

Painting, Wallpapering, Tiling, Clogged Tubs, Carpentry, Roofing. No Job is too small for us! We also alter clothes in your home

Call William (718-793-3531)

home improve

COST RITE CONTRACTING

FreeEstimates • Licensed&Insured • Kitchens • Tile Work • Painting • Doors

• Bathrooms • Sheetrock • Wood Floors • Carpentry • Windows

718-945-6612 917-676-0021 Ken LIC# 1210212

VISIT US AT: QUEENSTRIBUNE.COM

home improve

Mr. G’s Home Improvements

Bathrooms • Carpentry • Kitchens Painting • Decks • Windows Doors • Tiles • Wallpaper • Free Estimates No Job Too Small • Lic. 1035048

718-762-1442

reglazing

L&B H OME IMPROVEMENTS • Painting • Cleanouts • Sheetrock • Framing • Taping • Walls

• Tiles (Ceramic & Vinyl) • Roofing • Siding

Licensed & Insured CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

718-801-6657

reglazing

Create A New BathroomWithout Replacement

TUBS & TILES REGLAZED 5 Yr. Guarantee USE 12 HOURS LATER

All Work Done in Your Bathroom FREE Estimates Lic. H3804880000

European Reglazing, Inc.

PL ACE YOUR AD 718-357-7400 Ext. 151 516-932-8110

Page 38 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Home Services

furniture repair

floors

painting

roofing

ON TOP CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING

Lic.# 1301530

WOOD FLOORS Sanding & Refinishing

J&S FLOOR SERVICE •Scraping •Polyurethane •Staining •Bleaching White Floors •Waxing •Stripping •Repairs & Installation We also do Painting, Wallpaper Removal, Tiling & Dry Wall

89¢sq.ft.

718-926-4621

Place Your Ad

DECK RESTORATIONS

Reasonable Prices • Free Estimates

PETE’S PAINTING

Handyman Services YOU WANT IT DONE RIGHT-

YOU NEED TO CALL ME! •Painting 10% Off •Plastering w/Ad Landlord & •Cleanouts

718-357-7400

917-459-2421 718-464-4535

Ext. 151

24/7

home improve

INSURED

Senior Citizen Discounts

646-533-9982

PLACE YOUR AD

718-357-7400 Ext. 151

plumbing

handyman

roofing

Insured Bonded

• Roofing • Shingles • Rubber Roofs • Skylights

Family Owned 25 Years Exp.

We Start / We Finish

• Soffits • Rip-Outs • Waterproofing • Carpentry

• Masonry • Sheetrock • Painting • Power Washing

15% Senior Discount - FREE ESTIMATES All Work Guaranteed - Owner Operated Every Job CELL:

786-763-5888

telephone serv.

tree service

LOCAL PAINTER/ HANDYMAN

No job too big or too small. Free Estimate. Senior Citizen Discount. Work area cleaned daily. Polite, professional service.

718-352-2181

heating

handyman

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

BASEMENTS • KITCHENS • BATHROOMS • • • • • •

Painting/Skincoating Waterproofing Custom Tile Installation Sheetrock & Taping Flooring Carpentry/Doors

• • • • • •

Wallpaper Removal Tile Repair Water Damage Repairs Wood Floors Plasterwork & Moldings Custom Decks

15% OFF Fully Insured • Free Estimates LOW with this ad Call Anthony 347-226-0202 PRICES ALL WORK GUARANTEED!

gutters

FIVE STAR CARTING INC

rubbish removal

Roll Off Service Phone: (718) 349-7555 Fax: (718) 349-7668 58-35 47th St Maspeth NY, 11378

Garbage Removal Cleanouts Shredding/Records Destruction Construction Debris Removal (Discount With Mention Of Ad)

Windows Falling Down?

windows

Glass Fogged or cracked? Need Caulking or rescreening? Window & Door Repairs & Replacements.

SAVE $20 ON JOBS OVER $100 WITH THIS AD

windows &screens

That Guys’s Coupon

Window & Screen

CALL DEN-MAR:

Repair or Replacement Call or Text Adam Ortiz

den-marcontracting.com

Quality Work in Exchange For Monetary Compensation

718-457-8068 License # 0672990

(917) 771-2748

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 39

General Services autos wanted

autos wanted

attorney

attorney • FALSE ARRESTS • CRIMINAL DEFENSE • PERSONAL INJURY

attorney • ACCIDENTS • POLICE BRUTALITY • TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

LAW OFFICES OF

MICHAEL J. LARSON, P.C. 401 Broadway, Suite 806, New York, NY 10013

FIRED? OWED OVERTIME?

212-286-1425

WANTED: USED CARS!! HIGHEST CASH PAID!! WE VISIT YOU!!

LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM C. RAND 488 Madison Ave., Suite 1100, New York, NY 10022 wcrand@wcrand.com

auto repair

Free Consultation • 212-528-0886

Email: Michael@mlarsonlaw.com • www.mlarsonlaw.com *No fee on false arrest or personal injury cases unless you recover*

PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY Former prosecuter and United States Army Attorney

Car Accidents • Slip/Trip & Fall Construction Accidents • All Injury

PL Pospis Law, PLLC

233 Broadway, Ste 2707, New York, NY 10279 The Woolworth Building www.pospislaw NO FEE UNLESS YOU RECOVER

212-227-2100

ANY YEAR CONDITION & MILEAGE OR DONATE TAX DEDUCTIBLE - PLUS CASH!

CALL JOHNNY: 516-297-2277 ANY CONDITION

bus tours

birth injury

auto instruction

computer services COMPUTER SERVICES

Home / Business, Repair, Upgrades, Tune-Ups, Tutoring, Sales, Tablets, Smart Phones Web Design, Networking BEAT ANY PRICES. REFERENCES. MicroSoft Certified Systems Engineer 18 Years Experience Call Ash

718-687-3096

COMPUTER HELP

computer services

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

Michael

718-261-8314

ALL SEASONS AUTO SCHOOL

41-23 Bell Blvd. Bayside, NY 11361 5 Hour Class DDC - Course

“Like” us

718-225-8438 on Facebook

Queens Tribune Newspaper

legal

car for sale

1999 Nissan Maxima

Blk on Blk Mint Condition Original Owner. Garaged Bose Sound System Leather, Sunroof Call Jane

631-886-2036

pet sitter

PET SITTER AVAILABLE Local dog groomer with 27 years experience will pamper your pet in my home or yours: Fenced in yard, Daily walks available, Unlimited Hugs and kisses, References available, Boarding charges $25 & up per day. Lisa- 917-478-5493

FAST DIVORCE

divorce

ANNULMENT PROXY MARRIAGE

THE PROCESS IS QUICK, EASY, LEGAL & AFFORDABLE WWW.DIVORCEFAST.COM

978-443-8387

WE ARE HERE TO HELP! Visit us online or Call Now!

SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 50 YEARS

Page 40 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

dating service

DJ’S SHORT NOTICE

DJs/Parties

Energetic DJ’s. Professional Sound Systems. Light and Smoke Show. $295.00 Wedding Specialist. Karaoke Available. Waitresses, Waiters & Bartenders. Guitar Sing-a-Long, Children’s Pop Show, Clowns, Characters. Reasonably Priced

PROFESSIONAL VIDEO TAPING AVAILABLE

516-785-1976

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

funeral services

General Services

office furniture

advisor/reader

personals

****MISS****

RASTAFARI Sent by God to help. Helping in Love, Family, removing Bad luck, Business, blocking enimies. Call for a free reading.

GUARANTEED ***RESULTS***

704-974-2502

psychic

self help

wanted to buy

DWF SEEKING OUTGOING LADY FRIENDS

MASPETH MIDDLE VILLAGE AREA

IRMA - 718-639-2983

WJM, 62

5’11”, 300 LBS Looking to meet a sweet woman. Please give me a call

718-217-9788

TOOLS, ALL KINDS.

Watches, broken or working lighters, cameras, knicknacks, toys, trains, pens, costume jewelry, statues, clocks, mirrors & pre-1965 furniture! Call me first, I will buy it all! No matter what condition. Courteous & pleasant. Immediate payment & removal. In business 38 years. You’ve seen me on PBS & NY1 (347) 256-7981, LV. MESSAGE.

CASH FOR RECORDS

LETS LEARN KOREAN AND VISIT SEOUL! Korean Level 1 Class Open (Adults Only)

*EARLY BIRD BENEFIT - $220.00 UNTIL 8/20/14 * LECTURED BY: PROFESSOR NYO CHUNG AT: ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY * SCHEDULED TO VISIT SEOUL MAY 2015 CONTACT: PROFESSOR CHUNG PHONE 718-463-3107 EMAIL: chungnyo@gmail.com

tutoring

Ph.D.

PROVIDES OUTSTANDING TUTORING in Math, English, S.A.T., Regents. All levels.

Dr. Liss 718-767-0233

VISIT US ONLINE QUEENSTRIBUNE.COM

tutoring

Home Tutoring Experienced Teachers Reasonable Rates, Elementary Thru College, All Subjects & Exams

HIGH GRADE TUTORING SERVICE

Call 718-740-5460

wanted to buy

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

learn korean

PLACE: KLS CTR. 35-56 159 St., Flushing, N.Y. 11358 START: 9/6/14 -12/13/14 TIME: 10:00 AM -12:00 Noon (SATURDAY ONLY) TUITION: $225.00+TEXT BOOK ($25) TOTAL $250.00 REGISTRATION: 8/5/14 - 9/3/14

917-748-7225

psychic

wanted to buy

learn korean

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

MISS GABBY

Are you feeling Worried or Sad? Solves - Love, Marriage, Relationships. Returns Happiness and Passion FREE Sample Reading

214-400-2653

SERIGNE Spiritual Reader & Coach

Bring Back Loved ones, reunite lovers, court cases SUCCESS/BUSINESS/CAREER FAST LUCK - $$ BLESSINGS Remove Black Magic Stop enemies! PROTECTION

FAST RESULTS!

917-674-1518

www.spiritualrestore.com

VISIT US AT: QUEENSTRIBUNE.COM

HIGHEST CASH PAID

203-377-3449

SISTER JUNE Spiritual Reader & Advisor She specializes in Love, Money, Career, Business. Past, Present & Future Tarot Card, Palm, Aura Cleaning, Chakra Balance Restoring Relationship 3 Free Questions

818-390-8709

WE BUY ANYTHING OLD

Costume jewelry, fountain pens, old watches, working or not; military & World’s Fair items, cigarette lighters, anything gold. Call Mike

BUYING/SELLING Gold, gold coins, sterling silver, silver coins, diamonds, fine watches (Rolex, Cartier, Patek Philippe) paintings, clocks, estates Call for appointment

718-357-7400

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE Monday Before 5 P.M. 718-204-1402

Unless Otherwise Specified

PLACE YOUR AD

917-696-2024 JAY

Ext. 151

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

www.queenstribune.com • Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 41

Adult Services adult

adult

YOUNG ASIAN BODYWORK

Energetic Excellent Body Rub Back: $35 1hr Foot: $25 1hr Relief from Pain • Stress Fatigue & Insomnia 1) 36-18 Union St. Flushing 347-978-3778 2) 43-55 162nd St. Flushing 646-937-1909 3) 255-08 Northern Blvd. 347-628-2838 4) 66-47 Grand Ave Maspeth 718-205-8818 5) 157-08 Northern Blvd 347-200-6678 Open 24 hrs • Walk ins welcomed

HOT PARTY TIME ASIAN Northern Blvd/Parsons

3 4 7 -3 2 0 -2 0 1 8

By Pretty American Girl Flushing Area

718-445-3595 By Appt. Only

BODY WORK Pretty Spanish Ladies

718-343-0726

BLAKE M4M 39 y.o

Handsome Asian Man Discreet Rub Down For Mature Gentleman BlakeB39@aol.com

GRAND OPENING

Beautiful Asian Girl Table Shower Available 24/7

646-407-5432 147th Street & Northern Blvd. Free Parking

adult

Sa

NEW GIRL IN TOWN

SEXY 646-377-4606

FUNGIRLS HOT SUMMER FUN

$25 OFF

IN/OUT 718-644-7300 w w w.fungirlselite.com

NEW FACE 347-852-8000 PRETTY ASIAN GIRL adult

Near Queens Blvd.

BEAUTIFUL ASIAN GIRLS BEST BODY WORK HOT SHOWER 7 Days •10:30am-10pm

718-628-1688 6214 Myrtle Ave, Glendale

International Escorts adult

Grand Opening 1st Time in NY NOBODY BEATS OUR RATES

718-530-0039 516-620-0070 Mention this ad & get $35 OFF

$10 OFF w/Ad

BODY WORK

adult

By Appt. Only Bayside Area

AROMA BODY RUB Private Discreet In/Out Calls For Mature Men 929-234-1724

adult help wanted Hiring Ladies Full/Part Time AM/PM Shifts Available Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads 18-39 For Incalls. Queens Area Very Professional Very Clean & Discreet Call For Interview

917-602-5608

VISIT US AT: QUEENSTRIBUNE.COM

THE MEN’S CLUB

Queens Location - Upscale - Incall Several Ladies To Choose From Blondes, Brunettes & Red Heads Bubble Bath Sessions Available Open 7 Days A Week 10:30am - 2:30am Cash/All Major Credit Cards Accepted Discreet Billing Assured Call to Schedule An Appointment

718-640-2808|Hiring Daily Always

PLACE YOUR AD HERE 718-357-7400 Ext. 151

Like us on Facebook Queens Tribune Newspaper

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

You Can't Have Him, Yanks!

CONFIDENTIAL

Page 42 Tribune Aug. 7-13, 2014 • www.queenstribune.com

Actors oF QUEENs

Gerald Cordero

QConf is edited by: Steven J. Ferrari

QConf reporter Jordan Gibbons (right) interviewed Dwight "Doc" Gooden last week. Last week, Dwight “Doc” will always be a Met. At the very Gooden made an appearleast, the release could have ance at PS 223 in Jamaica to mentioned he was a former help spread awareness about Met as well, since we are sure the City’s free summer meal it is no coincidence they picked program for kids. him for the Queens event. What bothered us here at But it completely ignored the QConf was the press release existence of the Yankees’ cross that called him New York town rival. Yankees Great Dwight “Doc” He did record his only Gooden. Yes, we are aware that no-hitter in his career as a the event was put together by Yankee in 1996, but he spent the Yankees as part of their less than three seasons in the tour around the boroughs with pinstripes. various Yankees of the past and Hey Yankees, you have too present. much already. You cannot have But, Gooden has been and Doctor K too.

Burger Time In The City

Here at QConf, we’re all about celebrating the great things that come out of Queens, and we’re hoping to have another City-wide winner this month. Four Queens establishments have made their way to the finals of Time Out New York’s Battle of the Burger competition. The entries will participate in a cook-off to determine the best burger in the City.

Forest Hills-based Twist and Smash’d, which also has an Astoria location, took second place in an online voting contest. The restaurant will join Corner Bistro in LIC, Petey’s Burger in Astoria and Donovan’s Pub in Woodside as Queens’ representatives in the 15-burger contest this month. Here’s hoping that one of those four Queens restaurants take home the top prize!

She Knows Better

U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-Buffalo, inset) may not be from around here, but she knows better than to park on the street without paying a Muni-meter. Andrew Cuomo's choice for new lieutenant governor was in Queens on Friday, touring local businesses. As she left the first stop, with an entourage of local electeds (including Councilman Rory Lancman and Assemblymembers Nily Rozic and Mike Simanowicz), a meter maid asked the group if a car he was about to ticket belonged to anyone in the group. Hochul's answer as she wandered away? "I'm not that stupid." Photos by Steven J. Ferrari.

Contributors: Bruce Adler, Jordan Gibbons, Luis Gronda, Walter Karling, Joe Marvilli, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Michael Nussbaum, Michael Schenkler, Jackie Strawbridge.

7 Train Simply The Best

You could have it much worse, 7 train riders. In a rating released last week by riders advocacy group the Straphangers Campaign, the 7 train was voted the best line in the City. According to published reports, the 7 train scored high in service frequency, seat availability, cleanliness and delays. The line did receive demerits in the categories of announcement adequacy and service regularity. 7 train riders could have already told us that. Commuters have taken to Twitter throughout the summer to express their frustration with long commutes and missed stops. Since the news of the ranking broke, some residents Tweeted their surprise. “really? mta 7train being the best service train?” asked user @shawnchoi. Besides the pleasantly surprising news about our train, what we here at QConf enjoyed most about this year’s Straphangers ranking was the following fact: this was not only the seventh time the 7 train has won, but also the second time the 2 train has come out on bottom.

Acting has been a longtime passion for Gerald Cordero. Along with bodybuilding and martial arts, the Astoria actor has honed his skills since the mid-1990s, building up an impressive body of work along the way. Cordero first pursued his acting career in the late 1990s, with bit parts in films like “The Siege” and television programs like “Law & Order.” Now, he has moved up to starring roles in two upcoming television shows and a movie, all scheduled for release next year. Originally from San Jose, Cordero’s skills in bodybuilding and martial arts have helped in his acting careers, especially for any action scenes he takes part in. “Bodybuilding helped me stay healthy and build a nice physique. It also became the foundation for character roles that required a certain look and at times called to be physically demanding,” he said. “My martial arts training enabled me to perform all of my own fight scenes. I take pride and enjoy performing my own stunts and not requiring a stunt double.” Although Cordero has acted in both television and film during his 16-year career, he said that there is not a big difference between the two mediums for him. “I don't see a difference as an actor between TV and film production, because I focus more on the craft than the logistics behind the production,” Cordero said. While Cordero said he has loved so many of the productions he has been involved with, including short films, web series and music videos, he said that the latest film he

worked on, “Memoirs from the Streets of New York” is one of his favorites. “I actually worked with the director, Joe Gawalis, previously on a TV series pilot, ‘Precipice,’ which is currently being entertained by a few networks. Having won Best Action Actor on a short film for ‘Nostrae Realitate’ gave me an opportunity to work with Joe Gawalis very closely,” Cordero said. “Joe had mentioned ‘Memoirs’ to me and a character that he thought I might like. We had a meeting, I auditioned for the role and nailed it.” The film takes the audience through one week in New York City, from the perspectives of multiple protagonists who are brought together by an incident that will drastically change their futures. Cordero plays Sammy Prato, a mixed martial artist whose future rests with a knockout punch. Besides “Memoirs,” Cordero has a couple of TV series for 2015. He is appearing in “Organized Crimes,” a show that revolves around different crime families in Philadelphia. He plays Frank Capone, a nononsense hard-hitting mobster looking for revenge. The second series is “South Side,” based on true events surrounding one of the biggest drug lords in South Jamaica, Queens, in the 1980s. Cordero plays Detective Jerry Rothman, who earned the nickname Big Bird for his unorthodox methods to get information and capture criminals. To keep with these upcoming appearances and anything Cordero has or will work on, visit his website, www.gerardcordero.com.

www.queenstribune.com â&#x20AC;˘ Aug. 7-13, 2014 Tribune Page 43

Best of Queens 2014

PR WIN IZ ES

On Aug. 28, the Queens Tribune/PRESS of Southeast Queens will publish a special edition showcasing the places, people and things readers love about Queens. The Staff will comb the Borough to find things that make living in Queens so special. But we need your help!

Fill out our form online at queenstribune. com/best-of-queens-2014.

Lucky winners will be chosen from online submissions to win prizes, including Mets tickets and dinners to area restaurants. Or, fill out the form YOUR NAME: YOUR AddRESS: YOUR EMAIl:

Mail To: THE BEST OF QUEENS 2014 C/O The Queens Tribune, 150-50 14th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357 email us at: bestofqueens@queenstribune.com Food & dining Bagels: Bakery: Breakfast: Burgers: Butcher: Coffee Shop: Deli: Desserts: Diner: Ice Cream: Pizza: Seafood: Steak: Ethnic Food Asian: French: Indian: Italian: Latin: Other Ethnic:

REtail Book Store: Clothing Store: Florist: Hardware Store: Jewelry Store: Liquor Store: Mall/Shopping Center: Pharmacy: Supermarket: hEalth & BEauty Hair Salon: Doctor: Massage Therapist: Day Spa/Nail Salon: Veterinarian: Gym:

Museum: Local Musician: Movie Theater: Theater Group: Park: Athletic Facility: SERvicES Auto Repair: Cleaning Company: Contractor: Electrician: Handyman: Landscaper: Painter: Plumber: Roofer: youR PERSonal BEStS:

EntERtainmEnt Bar/Nightspot: Local Band: Please attach any additional comments, photos or information about your entries to this coupon.

For Advertising Information On "The Best Of Queens 2014" Edition Call The Tribune At (718) 357-7400