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Vol. 43, No. 32 Aug. 8-14, 2013 queenstribune.com

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Queens Biz Helps Needy Families

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PAGE 11 As the Campaign Finance Board doled out the first round of matching funds, Mayoral candidate John Liu was refused matching funds due to impropriety from former staffers.

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Candidates Spat With Weiner At Forum Issues Take Back Seat To Personal Criticisms

By Luis Gronda Staff Writer A mayoral forum in Laurelton last Thursday night discussed issues of importance to Southeast Queens residents, but also saw the much-talkedabout Anthony Weiner sexting scandal brought up once again.

Two of the candidates at last week’s forum, Comptroller John Liu and Republican candidate George McDonald, criticized Weiner for sending lewd messages to several women during his time as Congressman while pumping up their own candidacy.

“You can rest assured that at night I’ll be resting up for the next day’s work and at night, I certainly won’t be taking pictures of myself,” Liu said, while answering the question about

CFB Denies Liu Matching Funds

By Luis Gronda Staff Writer Comptroller John Liu’s mayoral campaign was dealt a major blow earlier this week when he was denied money for his bid.

The Campaign Finance Board denied public matching funds to Liu because of alleged violations his campaign made while fundraising.

“The Board did not approve a public matching funds payment to John Liu’s campaign for mayor during today’s meeting, because there is reason to believe that violations of the Act and Board rules have been committed by his campaign. The evidence suggests that the potential violations are serious and pervasive across the campaign’s fundraising,” Campaign Finance Board Chairman Joseph Parkes said in a statement.

Two Liu associates, Jenny Hou and

Oliver Pan, were convicted earlier this year of recruiting people to donate to Liu’s campaign, concealing their identities and later reimbursing that money given to them.

Liu has vowed to continue his campaign despite the funding denial.

Liu’s four main Democratic rivals each received funds from the CFB on Monday. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn received the most, $3,357,585. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio received $2,189,283; Anthony Weiner received $1,464,267 and Bill Thompson was given $1,428,686 in matching funds.

“I am disappointed in the CFB’s decision to not only deny my campaign but to deny thousands of New Yorkers of their ability to leverage their own dollars,” the Comptroller said in a statement. “The CFB has chosen to make certain characterizations of my campaign.”

Candidates Receive Matching Funds The Campaign Finance Board doled out more than $23 million to City candidates who qualified for matching funds on Monday. The program provides public funds at a rate of $6 for every $1 contributed, up to $175, for a maximum of $1,050 per contributor. Below is a list of candidates who received matching funds: Borough President Matching Totals Tony avella ................................... $274,620 ............ ($345,392.57) Melinda Katz .................................$480,333 .........($1,120,071.05) Peter Vallone Jr. .............................$643,918 ............. ($1,686,346) District 19 John Duane .................................... $87,780 Paul Graziano ................................. $87,780 austin Shafran ................................ $87,780 Paul Vallone ................................... $87,780 Chrissy Voskerichian....................... $87,552

................. ($167,975) ................. ($111,088) ................. ($189,567) ................. ($169,775) .................($107,587)

District 22 Costa Constantinides...................... $87,780 ................. ($218,593) Gus Prentzas ........................................... $0 ................. ($25,345) District 24 rory Lancman ................................ $87,780 .................($205,579) Mujib rahman ................................ $61,987 ...................($76,182) District 32 Lew Simon ...................................... $64,457 ...................($88,838) William ruiz ............................................ $0 ..................... ($3,281)

what is the primary role of the Mayor of New York City.

McDonald was even more aggressive in his attacks at Weiner, calling him a “selfpleasuring freak” at one point during the night.

“There are some people here that work in public service and I commend them and then there are others that do self service. And I believe we just heard from one of them,” he said, speaking after Weiner’s turn.

McDonald, who is the president and founder of The Doe Fund, continued on with his PhoTo By Ira Cohen criticism, telling a story about anthony Weiner listens to opponents how he was unable to explain during a candidates’ forum in laurelthe scandal to his granddaugh- ton last week. ter when she asked about the former Congressman.

Weiner responded to the criticism “How do you explain to a 10-year- by the other candidates, although he old, who’s smart and watches the news did not address either by name. every night, what this campaign is “I’ve had a lot of people chirping about,” he said. “I’m telling you what at the fringes, you heard from one of it’s about. It’s about putting personal them earlier. People trying to slow me interests above your [the voters] inter- down, people saying ‘you don’t want to ests.” wage this fight, sit down, we don’t want After the “self-pleasuring freak” to hear from you,’” he said. “This is the comment, the forum’s moderator, way it’s going to be when I’m Mayor.

Roger McMillan, threatened to cut off People…trying to push me and I’m McDonald’s microphone if he did not going to keep fighting for the middle stop dissing Weiner. class and those struggling to make it.”

“We have to stick to the issues.

Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 357There is no one here that is sin-free,” 7400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstriMcMillan said. bune.com, or @luisgronda.

Pregnant Woman Killed By Falling Tree

By JoE MarViLLi Staff Writer A pregnant woman was killed on the evening of Aug. 4 by a falling tree in Kissena Park.

Yingyi Li-Dikov, 30, of Flushing, was sitting on a bench in Kissena Park when a dead oak tree fell over and struck her. Officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a call of a female in need at 6:24 p.m.

Upon arrival, emergency services transported Li-Dikov to New York Hospital Queens, where she was pronounced as dead on arrival, according to the NYPD. Li-Dikov was six months pregnant at the time of her death. She was married to Alexsander Dikov, a member of the U.S. National Guard.

According to the Parks Dept., the tree that struck Li-Dikov was about 70 years old and 50 feet tall.

It snapped about eight feet from the ground when it fell.

“Trees along pathways, roadways and playgrounds inside of parks are regularly inspected by Park Supervisors,” Parks spokesman Arthur Pincus said. “There have been six zone inspections in 2013 in this area of Kissena Park, the last one on June 20.”

U.S. Rep Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said she secured entry to the U.S. for Li-Dikov’s father, Zhong Liang Li, even though his visa expired on Aug. 7. He arrived at JFK Airport from China Tuesday night.

“The death of Yingyi Li-Dikov is a terrible and heartbreaking tragedy,” said Meng. “We send our deepest condolences to them at this very difficult time.”

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Parents, Teachers Rally Against PS 29 Principal

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Parents, students, teachers and an elected official came together outside of PS 29 to give its principal a failing grade.

A press conference was held outside the College Point school on Aug. 1. Parents, teachers, students and State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) listed a litany of actions that Principal Jennifer Jones-Rodgers is reported to have done during her three years on the job.

They called for the principal’s removal and for a full investigation.

Multiple parents and teachers have accused the principal of violating Special Education laws, failing to provide copies of the budget to the School Leadership Team and the United Federation of Teachers Chapter Leader, using high-priced consultants who are not on the Dept. of Education’s recommended list, not following protocol for scheduling fire drills and more.

Many of the parents and one teacher talked about Jones-Rodgers’ use of retaliation against those who protest her decisions, such as removing the desks of teachers.

“The current administrator at our school has created a working and learning environment that is detrimental to all,” PS 29 second-grade teacher Stephanie Flunory said. “Our

good teachers are finding places to work in other schools because they cannot deal with the pressure of working under this administration.” “[Retaliation] gives an atmosphere to our children of fear. Our kids are not stupid. They’re smart. They know something’s going on,” Gloria Huachamber, parent of a 4th grader at PS 29, said.

Some parents said Jones-Rodgers did not like those from a different cultural background and that they and their children have been discriminated against.

“She placed my son in special education. Just because he had a medical diagnosis, does not mean he has to be special ed,” Marisol Chavez, whose nine-year-old son attends PS 29, said.

“She’s very disrespectful. I don’t feel welcome in this school.”

When asked to comment on the matter, DOE spokesman David Pena said, “The Department of Education is aware of the concerns and we will work with our various stakeholders to address any issues.”

Mark Cannizzaro, executive vice president of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, said that the organization 100 percent backed Jones-Rodgers.

“This is a typical case of a handful of disgruntled people -- and a politician who is looking to further his

constituent base in an election season -- ganging up on an effective school leader,” he said.

Many parents said that they would be keeping an eye out for any mistreatment from Jones-Rodgers.

“If I have one single ounce of my

son feeling left out, not attended to and his education being substandard as a form of retaliation, you will not hear the end of it,” Huachamber said.

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Station Meet and Greet

Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson and his supporters, including State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), met with straphangers at the Broadway-74th Street subway station in Jackson Heights last week. The stop was part of Thompson’s 24-hour City tour on Aug. 1, which included a candidates’ forum in Laurelton, a rally with bridge and tunnel workers in Long Island City and a meeting with livery cab drivers in Corona.

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Avella Aims To Be The Borough’s Missing Voice

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), an outspoken pol and self-proclaimed ‘independent candidate’ in the race for borough president, said that Queens has been missing a voice for 12 years. “Helen Marshall may be a nice person, but we’ve had an absentee landlord for the last 12 years. We really need leadership in the Borough of Queens,� Avella said.

And with an extensive background in community activism and politics, having served as Councilman for eight years and now, as Senator, Avella is confident he could be that vocal leader Queens needs to turn a new leaf. “I always take my role in government as a community activist and I’ve always wanted to do public service,� he said. “I hate politics – it’s a nasty business, but I always try to separate politics from my public service.�

Avella, who admits he is not one to beat around the bush on issues, said he has witnessed Queens get shortchanged for far too long and has thrown his hat in the race to make a real change. “Historically, Queens hasn’t gotten its share of City services. We know we’re getting short-changed.

There’s an outer-borough mentality that Manhattan gets all the resources and it doesn’t,� he said. “I don’t think

Queens has spoken up enough – especially in the last 12 years.�

According to Avella, many of the minority and ethnic communities in Queens, especially in Southeast Queens, are missing representation in government. “I think Southeast Queens needs the most help. I think the Muslim community, the Sikh community and the South Asian community are often ignored. There are parts of this Borough that have significant populations that have been left out of the process,� he said.

This holds true to the Black and Latino population as well, which Avella said has been missing an advocate against the NYPD’s Stop, Question and Frisk policy. “I am one of the only candidates that thinks Stop and Frisk should go entirely. Katz won’t even tell you how she feels and Vallone – he won’t even answer the question. I think those communities – communities of color, need to have a straight answer from those running for office,� Avella argued. “I don’t want to handcuff the police but this policy of just stopping anybody on their way to school or church – it’s absolutely disgraceful and goes against the Constitution.�

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State Sen. Tony Avella He noted that if elected as Borough President, his Deputy Borough President would likely be a person of color, although he would not comment on who he would select.

Although Avella argued that Stop and Frisk needed to go, he does not support the Community Safety Act, a set of bills that would create more oversight in regards to Stop, Question and Frisk. “I think the Community Safety Act went too far because of the way it will interfere with the policing,� he explained. “They [police] will not be able to do their jobs.�

Avella expressed concern for a number of other ways Queens has been short-changed during Helen

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He adamantly opposed bringing the Major League Soccer Stadium to Queens – particularly turned off by the lack of public engagement in its development and he said he supported reviving the Rockaway Beach Long Island Rail Road line.

Avella also said that if elected, he would like to shift away from mayoral control of public school system. “BP should have more power in terms of education. We need to have a comprehensive approach to make sure every school has a computer, that every student has a desk, that every classroom has a smart board and I think we can do that,� he said. “I’m also going to fight mayoral control. I think the mayor should have input but not total power.�

One of the ways he hopes to have the financial flexibility to improve conditions in the Borough – pushing government to allow table gaming at Resorts World Casino in Queens. “We have to start looking outside the box to raise revenue,� he said. “I do think the Borough President should be pushing to get table gaming in Resorts World.�

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com or @nkozikowska

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EDIT PAGE

Fixes needed

In Our OpInIOn

Sad State Of Queens Parks

The tragic death of Yingyi Li-Dikov on Sunday night should be a stirring condemnation of the way the City negligently treats its parks.

The pregnant 30-year-old woman was sitting on a bench at Kissena Park when a dying tree fell over, killing her. Her death was the 12th tree-related injury in the last two months, and it begs the question of why the City continues to allow for the disrepair in its parks, from their facilities right down to the trees that grow within.

The Dept. of Parks and Recreation is tasked with maintaining trees within parks, which should prevent these incidents from becoming such a regular occurrence. But when it comes to its green space, the City continues to show apathy and negligence.

Park goers should not have to fear for their own safety when looking to spend a day out in the open air.

Instead of spending time, money and effort to build new trees, building malls on parkland and looking for ways to reduce the availability of green space, the City needs to crack down on the Parks and Recreation Dept. to ensure that residents’ safety is protected.

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To the Editor: he School Construction Authority (SCA) says that if residents do not want a new elementary school on the Keil property in Bayside, an alternate site should be recommended.

The SCA should be told (again) that we have another site for a school in District 26 and that site is PS 130 on Francis Lewis Boulevard and 42nd Avenue. The school is geographically in District 26, but as many know, it was stolen from the community many years ago. After several incarnations, it was turned over to District 25 with local students effectively shut out and bused off to overcrowded schools like PS 31 (near the Keil property), PS 162 and PS 159. If PS 130 were to be reclaimed for District 26, it would take the pressure off of those other schools. A new elementary school may be appropriate in other District 26 areas and/or in District 25.

The Auburndale Improvement Association Inc., a local civic organization, has collected over 200 petition signatures

from residents living around PS 130 demanding that the school be returned to our community.

Many of the petitions have detailed statements demonstrating just how upset and outraged local residents are.

Property values are affected in this area as well. What family would want to buy a home in an area where children cannot readily use their local school and have to be bused off to other overcrowded schools?

So far, we have received no response from Chancellor Walcott, the Department of Education, SCA, or the two local superintendents regarding the petitions. Copies of the over 200 petitions were sent to each party as well as to local elected leaders, Marshall, Avella, Braunstein and Halloran.

The community around PS 130 will not give up until that school is returned to use for local children. We have no problem with the program for special needs children currently in the building remaining there. And we understand that the changeover to local use would be gradual so as not to disturb the education of children currently attending the school.

If there is room for other students not living locally, I do not think that the community would object to having them come to our school. But local children must be given first priority.

Our fight will continue until we are successful.

Henry Euler, First Vice President Auburndale Improvement Association, Inc.

CorrECTIon:

In a story in last week’s issue of the Queens Tribune, the amount of money the United States Tennis Association is giving to a new Flushing Meadows Corona Park improvement fund was incorrectly reported. The correct amount is $10.05 million.

We regret the error.

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To The Editor: ueens Boulevard and numerous roads in Forest Hills among other NYC neighborhoods are unsafe without a doubt. On Sunday, Aug. 4, I witnessed a 31-yearold woman fall into a section of a caved-in road at the corner of 68th Road on the north side of Queens Boulevard, with her baby carriage in hand. She intended to take a leisurely early Sunday evening stroll with her husband and baby, but wound up fracturing her ankle and cutting her leg. It is the mission of the NYC Department of Transportation to repair sink holes and pave roads, but why wasn’t this issue addressed in advance?

My family and I remained by the woman’s side, as she was on the ground, crying and chattering from the immense

pain. I got ice from the corner 7-11 shop, and then called 911.

The paramedics arrived within minutes. I borrowed her husband’s iPhone to photograph the scene of the accident. A pedestrian came to the scene shortly after and said he witnessed another injury at that spot two days prior. I am sure this is more than two injury accounts too many.

As citizens, we should not wait for an accident waiting to happen, but survey our area and call 311 proactively. Our elected officials and Community Boards should join us in prioritizing such issues. I filed a service request with 311, and I urge the City and my fellow citizens to follow through on my call, to make sure this timesensitive issue is addressed.

Michael Perlman Forest Hills

Prophetic Statement?

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To The Editor: hat with today’s political morass, I thought back to my introduction to voting and political parties. Back then, young people were not as politi-savy as they are today, at least not in my Lower East Side (since gentrified to East Village). I questioned Democratic President Truman’s wisdom concerning the atomic bombings in Japan and it was upsetting. Although I admired FDR, I decided that I would always be an Independent voter.

But then I heard this introspective proclamation which embodied the very essence of America’s greatness. Corny no doubt, but it was as though the Statue Liberty could talk. It stated: “Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are Texas Alan Goldsher Director of Marketing Maureen Coppola Advertising Administrator Shelly Cookson Corporate Advertising Account Executives Wazeer Ali Elizabeth Rieger Merlene Carnegie Shari Strongin Tom Eisenhauer Maury Warshauer

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oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man and they are stupid.”

That was Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, what a guy. I thought to myself at the time, “his party is my party.” Ah, but that was then, a long, long time ago, and this is now and the party’s over. It seems as though that “splinter” he mentioned has festered and has sadly infected the once Grand Old Party. As for those “Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politician or business man,” stupid as suggested or not, their greed more than compensates for any intelligence they may or may not lack. They have put our country up for sale to the highest bidder in the process of their goal: “for profit” privatization of America.

Hopefully Ike was prophetic about the demise of any party who would destroy the very tenets, the foundation of what had made this country great and the envy of the world.

Nicholas Zizelis Bayside

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QUEENS thiS wEEk Burial Ground Gets Maintenance Funds

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer While the Olde Towne Flushing Burial Ground has been left in a state of disrepair for a long time, some of the community’s prominent members have supplied funding to change that.

Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Green Earth Urban Gardens, Community Board 7, the NYC Parks Dept. and the Olde Towne Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy are joining forces to clean up and maintain the historical site.

The Councilman donated $1,300 to fund a maintenance project for the burial ground, which will have volunteers clean up and beautify the area three times a year, in the spring, summer and fall. Volunteers from multiple schools and communities, including IS 237 in Flushing, will lend a hand to maintain the land. The first clean-up took place on July 31.

“For a long time, this burial ground has been under-repaired and undermaintained. We should on a yearly basis, maintain and clean up the place and make sure those who passed away a long time ago receive the proper respect,” Koo said.

Don Capalbi, president of the Queensboro Hill Neighborhood Association, helped connect Koo’s office to Green Earth Urban Gardens, since the non-profit’s head, Maureen Regan, is also QHNA’s vice president.

“This burial ground, it’s very important in African-American history and Native American history. There’s about a thousand souls that are interred there,” Capalbi said. “We hope not only to restore the condition of the burial ground but also instill in the community some of the history of this burial ground.”

The volunteers will work closely with the Olde Towne Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy. Its co-chair, Mandingo Tshaka, had written a letter to Parks Commissioner Veronica White about the burial ground’s poor state, sending it to Koo and CB 7 as well.

“The site must be recognizable as the resting place that it is, just as Flushing Cemetery across the street is recognizable as a resting place,” the letter said. “The dead must be respected and remembered by us all, no matter where they are buried.”

CB 7 district manager Marilyn Bitterman offered the board’s full support in the clean-up efforts. She mentioned that four lineages of those buried still had descendants living in Queens today.

“What I am going to do under my district service cabinet meeting is put this on for discussion to make sure that the commitment is there in perpetuity,” she said.

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Brownfield Comment Period Announced

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer The public comment period on a Brownfield site cleanup in Fresh Meadows is underway.

The public has been invited to remark on a proposed cleanup being reviewed by the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation to address contamination at the former site of New York Express Dry Cleaners in the 73rd Avenue Shopping Center, located at 69-60 188th St. The cleanup plan the NYSDEC has proposed is the operation of a subslab depressurization system, which will negate the potential of vapor infection from residual contamination at the site.

It was discovered in 1997 that New York Express Dry Cleaners, which was located in the north end of the shopping center, had become contaminated with chlorinated volatile organic compounds. They were discovered during the removal of an underground storage tank, which had been used to store heating oil. Several hundred cubic yards of polluted soil containing the VOCs and petroleum were removed after the discovery.

After investigating, the NYSDEC and the State Dept. of Health determined that the site, which is surrounded by mixed residential/commercial property, does not pose a significant threat to public health or the environment. The decision was made after reviewing the existing contaminants at the site, the potential for the migration of the pollutants through groundwater and the chance for human exposure through soil vapors.

The written comment period will run through Sept. 13. The project documents, are available at the Central Library at 89-11 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica, and at the NYSDEC Region 2 office, located at 47-40 21st St, Long Island City.

Comments can be submitted to Jane O’Connell, NYSDEC’s project manager, at the Region 2 office.

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Long Response For Injured Ozone Park Man

BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer An Ozone Park man took a fall outside of his home last week and it took

emergency services about 25 minutes to get to the scene.

According to witnesses at the scene, Ralph Franzese fell outside of his Tudor Village home on 133rd Avenue between 86th and 87th streets and was bleeding from his head as a result of the injury.

Frank Dardani, president of the Ozone-Tudor Civic Association and resident of that same area, said that when he arrived at the scene, Franzese was being attended to by another resident and an ambulance was called 10 minutes prior to his arrival.

Dardani said that they waited about another five minutes before he dialed 911 again to ask for an emergency vehicle. Another 10 minutes passed when two ambulances finally arrived, one from the FDNY and another from Long Island Jewish Hospital.

The civic association president said that he asked first responders from both trucks where they drove from to the scene and they said from Woodside and Corona respectively.

Although Franzese’s injury was not serious, Dardani said he is concerned about how long the response time was for that situation and it could have been a lot worse if his injury was severe.

“If the guy was having a heart attack, he’s dead, there’s no question about that,” Dardani said. “It’s very surprising how long it took them to get there.”

Upon hearing about this incident, State Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) said that he will send a letter to FDNY Commissioner Sal Cassano and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly expressing his concern about the response time.

“This is certainly an issue of life and death,” he said. “Nobody should have to wait that long for an ambulance.”

Frank Dwyer, a FDNY spokesman, said that the reason for the long response time was because it was called in as a non-critical injury, which made it a lower priority call for them.

He said they had units that were closer to where Franzese was in Ozone Park, but they were already engaged with other patients in the area. Dwyer added that volunteer ambulances don’t receive calls through the 911 system and rely on a police scanner for their jobs.

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

Creedmoor Psychiatric Farm Shuts Down

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Creedmoor Psychiatric Center’s Stress Reduction Learning Program, known informally as the Creedmoor Farm, closed earlier this month, despite the disappointment from current and former patients.

The Farm closed on Aug. 2 due to a decrease in both the scope and number of participants in the program. This decision came weeks after the Queens Tribune received a package with 145 signatures petitioning it to stay open.

According to Ben Rosen, the public information officer for the State Office of Mental Health, only four outpatient consumers were still involved with the stress reduction program at the Farm.

“In preparation of the closure, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center staff worked with these four remaining individuals to find alternate outpatient programs within Creedmoor Psychiatric Center and within the community,” he said. “Two of these individuals have begun new volunteer opportunities with animal care organizations.”

The patients are not the only ones who have found replacements for the Farm. The remaining animals have been given new homes as well. Ten roosters and seven turkeys were transported to the Double D Bar Farm, a rescue farm in Manorville, NY. Two of the six rabbits were moved to a farm on the grounds of Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, NY. One of the remaining rabbits was adopted by the individual who donated it to the Farm.

The other three were adopted by a small chicken farm on the east end of Long Island.

For the four individuals who still want farm animals as part of their stress reduction program, arrangements are being made for them to visit Double D Bar Farm and Pilgrim Psychiatric Center.

Michael Mopps had worked at the Farm for 20 years and expressed his discontent that it was going to close.

“Being a part of this program gives me a sense of pride and accomplishment,” he said. “If this program closes, it will be a great determent to me.”

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 41-17 Crescent St, STE PH2E, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: QUEENS COUNTY GREENPOINT BANK; Plaintiff(s) vs. HOWARD SALTEN; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, NY 12524 (845)897-1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about March 28, 2013, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Queens County Supreme Court located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, in Courtroom #25, Jamaica, NY 11435. On August 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM Premises known as 95-14 67th Avenue, Rego Park, NY 11374 Section: 00 Block: 3164 Lot: 2 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING THE SECOND WARD OF T H E B O RO U G H A N D COUNT Y OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $249,465.83 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 11916/04 Joseph Risi, Esq., REFEREE ______________________ Notice of Formation of Huaping Usa LLC Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/12/13.

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LaGCC Will Expand Its Muslim Awareness

By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer LaGuardia Performing Arts Center will expand its awareness and understanding of Muslim societies through a grant awarded by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

LaGuardia Community College is the only community college in the nation to receive a $5,000 grant that will enable LPAC to develop artistic projects, which will open avenues for intellectual conversation about the Muslim religion, culture and its stereotypes.

Through APAP’s Building Bridges: Campus Community Engagement Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, LPAC is among the nation’s 15 arts organizations that will apply the grant towards community building.

The first grant could lead to a second grant of up to $200,000 to eight of the 15 recipients in December.

Steven Hitt, LPAC’s managing director, said the campus and the surrounding community of the college is culturally diverse with Muslim men and women, who consider themselves a part of the City, but they face daily prejudice and disenfranchisement in connection with their faith and background.

“Our goal is to change people’s per-

spective and behavior surrounding the Muslim religion by partnering the arts with education,” said Hitt.

LPAC’s focus is on social justice, which ties in well with the grant’s goal to explore and develop academic discussions pertaining to the Muslim culture.

Hitt said, post Sept. 11, the misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and fear of the Muslim faith and culture has grown, which calls for partnership with LaGCC and the CUNY network to host a wide range of cultural events that in-

By Luis Gronda Staff Writer A worldwide sportswear company is starting a program to benefit sporting clubs around the country – including one in Queens.

LUTA Sportswear, an athletic equipment and clothing website, started a program called the “LifeChanging Project” which will see half of its profits donated to various boxing clubs in New York and around the country.

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“If these clubs are already in existence, why not support them?” Dowdney said.

Brotherhood Boxing has been in existence for the past 15 years. It trains people of all ages the craft of boxing, martial arts like jiu jitsu and karate as well as self-defense classes for women.

Ray Cuadrado, who runs the boxing club, said that their goal is not only to train people in combat sports like boxing, but to improve and develop their character as a person and keep kids off the streets who otherwise may find themselves in dangerous situations.

Cuadrado added that with the revenue to come from LUTA’s project, he anticipates buying new fighting equipment for his club.

If you would like more information on the Life Changing Project, please log onto luta.us/lifechangingproject.

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

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Major Homes Helps Needy Families

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer While Major Homes repairs homes for a cost, they put their prices to the side when it comes to helping the neediest families.

For the last 10 years, Major Homes’ owner Mitch Kersch and his son, Jason, have dedicated some of their time to doing free renovations and construction projects for families who cannot afford to pay for them.

“There is absolutely no cap and no cost,” Mitch said. “We help whoever we know is needy.”

There are no restrictions to the type of family or construction job that Major Homes is willing to take on, he noted. If it is a service they provide normally, the company will take care of it for you. The work is available for those in Queens and Nassau counties.

The inspiration for this charitable endeavor came from an unusual place, a 2000 film starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt.

“I saw that movie, ‘Pay It Forward.’

I saw that and it inspired me to do work,” he said. “We do ads for needy families to either write in for themselves or someone else.”

Mitch said he decided to provide free work because that is the field

where he could do the most.

“That’s what I know best. I’ve been in business for 45 years. We believe truly in giving back to the community.

Obviously, we get a lot out of helping others,” he said. “Today, it is a me, me, me society. People don’t know the art or the skill of giving back.”

Windows, roofing, siding, doors, awnings, kitchens, bathrooms, basements, dormers and extensions are all services that Major Homes provides.

One example of the work Major Homes has done involved a family

where all three children had cystic fibrosis. Major Homes came in and gave them a new, free kitchen.

If you would like to contact Major Homes about their needy families’ assistance, send an email to mkersch@ majorhomes.com, call (718) 229-5741 or send a letter to their Bayside office, located at 48-52 Clearview Expressway. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Major Homes’ owners Mitch Kersch (right) and his son, Jason (left).

Community Full Disclosure Act Passed

BY TRIshA sAkhuJA Staff Writer Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas’ (D-Astoria) legislation, the Community Full Disclosure Act, has been signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo just weeks after the State Liquor Authority denied a local establishment in Astoria its liquor license because the community questioned the intentions of the business owners.

The bill that takes effect in 60 days will increase transparency and the quality of information accessible to local community boards and municipalities in determining what types of

establishments are appropriate for their communities.

The owners of Racks, a bikini bar, located at 19-26 Steinway St., applied for a liquor license with Community Board 1 last year and this spring.

However, the board denied their proposal because they feared the owners would turn the bikini bar into a fully topless venue.

The proposed adult establishment would be in close proximity to a nearby school and playground.

Simotas said this new law mandates the SLA to amend their application and renewal form to clearly ask the intentions of the business. The law

will also redefine the term, “adult establishment.”

“This legislation, at its core, is wholly aimed at expanding the voice of citizens,” Simotas said. “It should be absolutely clear from a liquor license application what kind of business an applicant intends to conduct in our community.”

Simotas said, if the business owner lies in their application about the true intentions of their business, then “that is the basis to revoke their license.”

Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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POLICE BLOTTER 102nd Precinct AssAult – The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance identifying and locating the following suspect wanted in connection with an assault.

At 11:25 p.m. on July 29 in the vicinity of 85th Street, a male suspect wearing a hooded sweatshirt approached a female victim and stabbed her multiple times in the torso and back. The victim is in stable condition at Jamaica Hospital.

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Homicide – At 5:11 a.m. on Aug. 3 in front of 89-32 163rd St., police responded to a call of a male shot. Upon arrival, police observed the first victim, a 33-year-old Hispanic male with a gunshot wound to the chest and a second victim, a 32-year-old Hispanic male, with a gunshot wound to the ankle. Both victims were removed by EMS to Jamaica Hospital, where the first victim was pronounced dead. The second victim was listed in stable condition.

The investigation is ongoing.

105th Precinct investigAtion – At approximately 5:10 a.m. on Aug. 1, police responded to a 911 call of an aided male at 230th Place and Lansing Avenue.

Upon arrival, police observed an unidentified Hispanic male, in his 20s or 30s, with multiple injuries about the body, who was bleeding heavily and unconscious. EMS also responded and pronounced the male dead at the scene.

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QUEENS FOCUS ar at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. He will enter the school as a freshman in the fall.

Navy Lt. j.g. Yong Choi of Flushing along with other Sailors stationed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Naval Station Norfolk, VA., marking the start of the ship’s eight to nine month deployment to the Arabian Gulf.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J. They include: College Point: Bilal Abdallah.

Flushing: Menachem Jeger, Jonathan Steinberg.

Postal Return State Sen. Joe Addabbo recently secured the return of a U.S. Mail collection box in front of Catholic Charities Senior Housing Apartments in Howard Beach. The box was removed in June.

St. Mel’s RC Church of Flushing, 2615 154th St., will hold a defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 24. Cost is $45. For information, call (631) 360-9720.

The New York Army National Guard recently announced promotion of members in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership.

Chen Han of Flushing, serving with the 14th Finance Detachment, is promoted to private.

Joshua Silva of Flushing, serving with the 719th Transportation Company, is promoted to specialist.

Michael Hsu of Flushing, serving with the Company B, 1-69th Infantry, is promoted to specialist.

Jose Baez of College Point, serving with the Company E, 3-142rd Aviation is promoted to the rank of private first class.

Alain Seraphin of Flushing, serving with the Company C, 642nd Support Battalion, is promoted to private.

Isaac Acosta of College Point received a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics during spring 2013 commencement ceremonies at Lake Forest College in Illinois.

Local students have reserved placement as freshmen at SUNY Oswego for the fall 2013 semester. They include: Flushing: Imani Cruz, Dolly Pao. Whitestone: Max Arm. Edmond Cheung of Flushing was named an Enterprise Holdings Schol-

Christopher Rossi of Whitestone earned Faculty Honors for the spring 2013 semester at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. They include: Flushing: Joseph Kim, Jun Jie Lin, Nicholas Tantisujjatham, Kristel Velez.

Whitestone: Brian Lui, Dana Shin.

English and Russian Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and English and Spanish, Thursdays 1 to 2:30 p.m. For information, call (718) 699-1010.

Pomonock Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Social workers available include: English and Russian Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; English and Spanish Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and English and Mandarin Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (718) 591-3377.

Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. Social workers available include: English and Spanish Thursdays 9 a.m. to noon; English and Mandarin, Fridays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Russian speakers available as well. For information, call (718) 8968511.

Local students have reserved placement as freshmen at SUNY Oswego for the fall 2013 semester. They include: Corona: Jennifer Asitimbay, Micole Gomez.

East Elmhurst: Kyriaki Bougalis, Stacy Palacios. Kyriaki Bougalis received a $3,000 Merit Scholarship.

Glendale: Zulaika Crespin.

Woodside: Sade Perez.

Middle Village: Victoria Goldbach, Shannon McLaughlin.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. They include: Astoria: Edward Dimio, Matthew Pellerzi.

Corona: Jie Hu. Jackson Heights: Khalil Drayton.

Woodside: Jennifer Lema.

Army Staff Sgt. Rachel R. Farber has re-enlisted in the U.S. Army. She is the mother of Esther Farber of Astoria.

Kristina Stoilova of Long Island City was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Marist College in Poughkeepsie.

Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps will hold a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10 at 92-29 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. High-end antiques and collectibles will be on sale.

Avrohom Norowitz was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J.

Bo-hyun Moon of Flushing received a diploma during commencement ceremonies on June 2 at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J. They include: East Elmhurst: Diana Bernal.

Jackson Heights: Corey Eiferman.

Ridgewood: Kimberly Ortiz.

Woodside: Angela Sanchez.

Alejandro Hidalgo of Flushing was named to the President’s List for the spring 2013 semester at LIM College in Manhattan.

Ericka Sanchez of Glendale received a diploma during commencement ceremonies on June 2 at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn.

Franklin Park of Bayside was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J.

Angela Kim of Flushing was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at St. Bonaventure University.

Local students received degrees during spring 2013 commencement ceremonies at SUNY Oneonta. They include: Astoria: Radenko Sarac, Bachelor of Science degree in sociology.

Glendale: Michael Hodgins, Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.

Maspeth: Jesse Leisenheimer, Bachelor of Science degree in economics.

Sunnyside: Andrew Troy, Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

Mary Cole of Bayside was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at St. Bonaventure University.

Erin Goode of Flushing and Rosemarie White of College Point were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh.

Local students were named to the Provost’s List for the spring 2013 semester, earning a perfect 4.0 GPA. They include: Beechhurst: Teresamarie Governale.

Flushing: Andres Olavarria.

Whitestone: Konstantinos Stathopolous.

Queens Community House offers assistance to those applying for benefits including Medicaid, Medicare and public assistance. Locations include: Forest Hills Senior Center, 10825 62nd Drive, Forest Hills. Social workers available include: English and Mandarin Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at St. Bonaventure University.

They include: Astoria: George Anthony.

East Elmhurst: Michael Marin.

Glendale: Samantha Arias.

Middle Village: Edward Caraccioli, Nazarine Caraccioli.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh. They include: East Elmhurst: David Cleveland.

Jackson Heights: Angela Oliveri.

Laura Corrigan of Forest Hills received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English writing during spring 2013 commencement ceremonies at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind.

Local students received degrees during spring 2013 commencement ceremonies at SUNY Oneonta. They include: Bayside: Victoria Barrett, Bachelor of Science degree in childhood education (1-6); Nicolette Teta, Bachelor of Science degree in political Science.

Bellerose: Michael Greene, Bachelor of Science degree in communications studies; Christine Sito, Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.

Fresh Meadows: Sara Lebowitz, Bachelor of Science degree in Spanish.

Oakland Gardens: Dana Weingart, Bachelor of Science degree in psychology; Amanda Pizzutiello, Bachelor of Science degree in child and family sciences.

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Discusses Ideas In Western Queens

By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer In an effort to avoid scandalrelated questions, Mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner released a second booklet of 61 more “Ideas to Keep New York the Capital of the Middle Class,” bringing the total to 125.

Weiner campaigned through Western Queens on Aug. 5, starting at the Elmhurst Senior Center, where Weiner took photographs with the seniors and walked around the room to distribute cookies.

A senior from Woodside, Dusan Kolbasovsky, said he has been following Weiner’s career and will vote for him.

“He’s got balls and he is ambitious. People will forget everything when he is Mayor,” he said.

The second stop of Weiner’s campaign trail was at Gantry State Park in Long Island City, which allowed for more of a question and answer session regarding his ideas and how he distinguishes himself from his opponents.

“Campaigns are an opportunity to give citizens a sense of how you think of problems and how you deal with challenges,” Weiner said.

Weiner said he decided to run a campaign based on ideas because Democrats have not won the Mayoral seat in the last 24 years.

“Sometimes I think we have not deserved to win,” he said.

“We have been running very oldfashioned campaigns that are stuck in a place that maybe worked in the 70s and the 80s, but do not work today,” Weiner said.

Weiner highlighted a few of the ideas from the book, like Idea no.

100, which would bring back the “barnes dance.” His idea would hold all car traffic at a red light while it gives the “walk” signal ahead of time to pedestrians, which specifically aims at giving senior citizens a head start to walk in any direction without competing with cars.

Weiner spoke about his 108th idea, which is to make more of the 27,000 cars driven by the City’s fleet, including cars used by the NYPD,

Photo by Trisha sakhuja

Weiner

the FDNY and the DEP, energy efficient by 30 percent more in five years.

Another idea he spoke about was no. 124, which would provide students with snacks throughout the day to increase their academic performance.

By placing “grab-and-go” hallway food stands in schools, students can grab a breakfast to bring to their first class.

Weiner calls his book of ideas a “problem solving document.”

Among his other ideas: anthony Weiner visited the Elmhurst increase parking space by senior Center on Monday, as part of a allowing cars to park 10 feet tour to discuss his ideas to improve the from a fire hydrant instead of City.

15; offer tax credits to those who are able to reduce the amount swer on-topic questions by those who of trash they generate; gain more are following his campaign seriously.

At last, Weiner answered to the control of the Metropolitan Transit Authority from Albany; restart well buzz about his scandal-frenzy, forwater pumping in Queens so that mer texting partner, Sydney Leathland in Southeast Queens can be ers, who announced the release of properly drained; give teachers a ca- her new adult film, by straying away reer ladder; add Wi-Fi to the City’s from Leathers doings.

“I am going to keep talking about building code requirements; install bombproof garbage cans on subway these things, and you and the press platforms; impose an “oligarch tax” have to decide what you will talk on luxury New York real estate, end about,” he said.

Awilda Cordero, a community acarrests for small amounts of marijuana and require beat cops to wear tivist from the Bronx followed Weiner cameras, so there is proper docu- to Queens to support him because mentation of cases between an of- she said he was a good Congressman and she does trust him. ficer and a citizen.

“The press needs to get off his Weiner said he considers himself the underdog in this race, “given the back because the future of our City way I left public life the first time, the is on the line,” she said.

Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) challenges I face.”

When asked any scandal related 357-7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenquestions, Weiner said he wants to an- stribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

Lhota Starts Small Biz. Tour in Queens By jOE MarViLLi Staff Writer

Photos by ira Cohen and joe Marvilli

Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota kicked off his Citywide small business tour on Monday by visiting a manufacturing company and a deli. The only connection?

Both are based in Queens.

Lhota spent Aug. 5 speaking with the owners of the JAD Corporation in College Point and the owner of Mini Star Restaurant and Gourmet Deli in Astoria. He discussed how New York could become a better place for small businesses by encouraging start-ups and cutting down on bureaucracy.

“I want to make sure small businesses are treated well in New York and the best way for me is to go and listen to all the folks who run small businesses here,” Lhota said.

The day started with a tour of the JAD facilities in College Point.

The corporation provides janitorial supply and building maintenance supplies. One of the owners, Joe Dussich, showed Lhota the 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse, where JAD creates rodent-repellent garbage bags called Mint X. The mayoral candidate was

pleased that nearly everything used in the warehouse was made in Queens. The success of JAD was something that Lhota felt Queens, and New York City as a whole, needs more of.

“Find areas that are not going to be residential and make them into commercial space. Make them available for businesses in New York,” Lhota said. “We’re exporting a product from New York, made by New Yorkers. We need more of that.”

The company, which has been in College Point since 1977, is also energy-efficient, having installed solar panels on its roof two years ago. These types of incentives were something that Lhota would like to continue if elected.

“A lot of people don’t like change, but one of the ways you can induce change is using our tax policy to convert over to environmentally-friendly and better ways to get energy,” he said.

In terms of policies Lhota would get rid of, he said that taxing capital would discourage start-ups from staying here.

The candidate also said incentives should be given to companies that hire New Yorkers and that small businesses can help

facilitate entry-level positions.

“We’re not just a white collar City. We never were meant to be,” he said. “We’re also a City of immigrants. We need to find lots of entry level jobs.”

Dussich felt that Lhota understood the obstacles that were in the way of growth.

“He gets what it takes to keep small businesses healthy,” he said.

Later that afternoon, Lhota met with Maria Pakkou, an owner of Mini Star Restaurant and Gourmet Deli.

While the restaurant is doing well with three A ratings, the deli has been under renovation for two years.

Not helping matters, according to

republican Mayoral hopeful joe Lhota visited two small businesses in Queens on Monday, jaD Corporation in College Point and Mini star restaurant in astoria.

Pakkou, are the large amounts of regulations, fines and tickets imposed by the City.

“They’re looking for everything, whatever they can find to write a violation of,” she said.

“It shouldn’t take two years to get the first dollar in revenue.

It’s too much bureaucracy,” Lhota said. “We need to make sure there are jobs for New Yorkers.

Let the government get out of their way.”

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Life Lessons From A Master Winemaker The things you pick up from past generations go well beyond how to catch a baseball and grill the perfect burger - even though those things are important. Traditions and lessons learned from fathers, grandfathers and even friends can be the most important in your life – they will shape who you are and how you live, as long as you live. And if you have not had the opportunity to ask your elders what they would choose to impart, there is no time like the present.

The family behind the Louis M. Martini winery knows quite a bit about inherited wisdom.

They have been crafting wines for 80 years and three generations - and that is plenty of time to live and learn. They have learned not just how to pursue their trade, but to become masters - and the lessons they have learned over that time apply outside the wine world, too.

Mike Martini, now the third-generation master winemaker of the Louis M. Martini Winery, shares eight lessons from his family’s 80 years of expertise - which you might just learn from, too.

Great creations reflect the per-

sonality and strengths of the person who created it. Your strengths shine through when you are passionate about something. Whether it is your secret-recipe barbecue sauce or the way you play a favorite song on a guitar, your own style will make something not just great - but uniquely your own.

There are many different paths to the same goal. Not everyone approaches their work the same way - and that’s OK. As long as the goal is the same, keep an open mind about how to reach those goals, particularly when working with others.

You have got to learn to make your own mistakes. While you can learn from others’ mistakes, sometimes the knowledge that comes from making your own mistakes can be just as valuable. Do not be afraid of mistakes; instead, see them as an opportunity to improve.

The most fundamental skill is patience. With winemaking, you get one shot a year at harvest, and just about any good wine is worth waiting for. Develop your patience as you would any other necessary skill and in the end, you will be

happier with the result.

If our neighbors succeed, we all succeed. There’s a saying that you are as only as strong as your weakest link, but if you flip that, you can also be as strong as your strongest link. Over time, the success of any one of us brings all of us up.

Perseverance pays off. There will be times in life when giving up seems like the best option but really, it is only the easiest option. Stick to your plan through the difficult times and you will be rewarded in the end.

To master anything, you need to learn everything that goes into it. When times do get tough, you need to rely on more than just surface-level information. A deep understanding will make it easier for you to think creatively, find solutions and excel.

If you are passionate about what you do, the clock doesn’t matter. How many golfers check the clock while they are on the course? How many surfers abandon the waves to go see what time it is? Not many. If you have a passion for something, it is no longer work but a pursuit of doing what you love. If your job is something that you enjoy as much as a hobby, putting in the time and effort will not ever feel like a burden.

Passing on life lessons is an important job for older generations.

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Beatin’ The Back To School Slump

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again.

College students are gearing up for the school season. Some will be just beginning their college experience and others will be faced with the reality that post-college life is right around the corner.

But no matter what stage in their academic careers students are in, experts agree making the transition from summertime to the start of a new school semester is not always so easy.

“Students of all ages tend to view summer vacation as a well-deserved reprieve from the demands of a regimented school year. However, no matter how well deserved or welcome summer break is, it always ends,” said Monica Foote, president of the Long Island Business Institute. “The shift from summer break to the school year represents a transition phase for all children.”

The biggest challenge for students, Foote said, is getting back on track after the summer. Summer vacation habits, like staying up late, need to be curbed.

“Obviously, going from a relaxed and easygoing momentum of the summer to having to be in homeroom by 8:15 a.m. has to take place gradually or else it will be a dreadful experi-

ence for all involved,” she said.

Foote suggests the best way to prepare to for the school season is to adjust a student’s bedtime before they have to.

“Two weeks before the first day of classes start the bedtime routine 10

minutes earlier each night, so if your child has extended summer bedtime by an hour, you will need at least a week to get her/him back on a school –friendly bedtime,” she said.

This advice, Foote said, is also great for college students who wish to be prepared and ready to tackle the new school semester. She also noted it was just as important for highereducation students, especially freshman, to know about the school.

“Although less concerned about bedtimes and eating schedules, college students must also transition to a new and unfamiliar environment.

That transition can be extremely nerve-wracking,” she said. “Orientation assists students in learning more about the campus, which courses to take and how to get help from various departments on campus.”

“Failure to attend, or participate in, the orientation program can jeopardize proper academic advising and course enrollment, so I can’t be emphatic enough about the importance of going through this process to ensure a successful transition to college,” she added.

This may be good advice for the more than 1,000 students enrolled in LIBI’s two campuses.

Anyone interested in pursuing a career education at LIBI can contact the admissions office at (718) 9395100 to schedule a tour of the campus. Those looking for more information can also visit www.libi.edu.

Reach Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com or @nkozikowska

Back To School Road Trip Back To School Road Trip Whether you are a parent driving your college-age student to school or you’re heading out on your first soloroad trip back to campus, you can make sure your trip is stress-free and prevent unnecessary break downs on the road.

Check your tires While you cannot avoid all debris

on the road that could cause a flat tire, you can make sure your tires are in the best shape possible before you set out on your trip. Inflate your tires to the air pressure recommended by the manufacturer. This can be found on the inside of the driver’s door. Do not inflate them based on the numbers on the sidewall of your tire.

Update your GPS Summertime is notorious for road construction and driving around to take an alternate route or sitting in traffic can waste time and gas. That is why it is important that you update your GPS before you hit the road.

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Queens Hosts National Night Out Against Crime

Police precincts across the City held community events in celebration of National Night Out Against Crime, an anti-crime rally held in conjunction with businesses and community groups. At left, officials gather to speak at the 109th Precinct’s event. Pictured (from left) are Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, Councilman Peter Koo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Queens DA Richard Brown and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. At right, residents grab some food at 107th Precinct’s event. Photos by Ira Cohen.

QJCC Opening Ceremony

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Ecuadorian Parade Elected officials and civic leaders gathered on July 31 to celebrate the grand opening of the new headquaters of the Queens Jewish Community Council, located at 60-69 Main St., Flushing. Photo by Ira Cohen.

Honoring Secreto Mayoral candidates Adolfo Carrion Jr. and Bill Thompson, Borough President candidate Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. and Gus Prentzas, candidate for Vallone’s City Council District 22 seat, gathered at the Ecuadorian Parade that marched down Northern Boulevard on Aug. 4. Below, groups celebrated Ecuadorian heritage. Bottom photos by Walter Karling.

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall presented a certificate of appreciation to NYPD Assistant Chief James Secreto on July 31, in recognition of his service as commander of the NYPD’s Patrol Borough Queens South, a post he left on July 30 after he was assigned to take command of Patrol Borough Manhattan North.

Talking Hoops With ‘Melo

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (center) meets with Queens College President James Muyskens and his wife, Alda, before Anthony’s youth basketball camp at Queens College on Saturday. For more on the camp, see the story on Page 22.

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Notice of Formation of MEDICAL CARE EXPRESS, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) 05/21/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. as process agt. Process service address: 7211 Austin St, #372, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity _______________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS Index No. 9834/2012 Date of Filing: 5/9/2012 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon County in which premises are situated. SUMMONS Tax Lien Foreclosure Block: 10161; Lot: 30 a/k/a 104-52 164th Street NYCTL 2011-A TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Collateral Agent and Custodian, Plaintiffs, -against- THE HOLY TRINTIY BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST INC., ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR – NEW YO R K S TAT E D E PA R T MENT OF LABOR, TANYA WARTERS, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, “John Doe No. 1” through “John Doe No. 100” inclusive, the names of the last 100 defendants being unknown to plaintiff, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the tax lien premises and/ or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in or a lien upon the subject property, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and the assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title, or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint herein, Defendants. To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within twent y (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of

New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Notice of Nature of Action and Relief Sought. The Object of the above entitled action is to foreclose a Tax Lien in the original Tax Lien Principal Balance of $150,823.04 with interest as described in a certain Tax Lien Certificate dated November 16, 2011 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on November 23, 2011 in City Register File Number (“CRFN”) 2011000408634 upon premises described as follows: ADDRESS: 104-52 164th Street BLOCK: 10161 LOT: 30 COUNTY: Queens 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 Tax Lien described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county where the Property being foreclosed upon is located. 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 Plaintiff who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and complaint and protect your property. Sending a payment to the Plaintiff will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: May 7, 2012 New York, New York THE LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS P.MALONE, PLLC By: Thomas P. Malone, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1540 New York, New York 10165 Ph: (212) 867-0500 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is being served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Court dated July 2, 2013 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office _______________________ Corona United Condo Management LLC. Arts. of Org.

filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/29/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 102-23 43 Ave, Corona, NY 11368. Purpose: General. _______________________ NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME CO U R T CO U N T Y O F QUEENS STATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY, Plaintiff, -against- Racquel Clarke, et al., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated 5/15/2013 and entered thereafter. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Courtroom 25, Jamaica, NY 11435, in the County of Queens on September 6, 2013 at 10:00AM, premises known as 186-09 Jamaica Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block: 9908 Lot 15. Approximate amount of judgment is $228,854.06 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 6402/12. Guy R. Vitacco, Esq., Referee Schiller & Knapp, LLP 950 New Loudon Road Latham, NY 12110 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1045746 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 08/29/2013 _______________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on APR 03 2013 bearing Index Number NC-00008713/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) Jeanleshea (Middle) Renee (Last) Ellis My present name is (First) Jean (Middle) Lesha (Last) Ellis aka Jeanleshea R Ellis, aka Jean Leshea Renee Ellis, aka Jeanleshea Ellis My present address is 102-33 188th St., Hollis, NY 11423 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is January 22, 1986 _______________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 31 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000621-13/ 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) Leela (Middle) Lilloutie (Last) Persaud My present name is (First) Leela (Last) Persaud aka Leela Lilloutie Persaud,

aka Leela Lilloutie Soniprasad, aka Lilloutie Persaud, aka Lilloutie Soniprasad, aka Lilloutie Leela Persaud My present address is 8462 Homelawn St., Jamaica, NY 11432 My place of birth is Guyana My date of birth is February 19, 1964 _______________________ Notice of formation of Foundation Risk Management Services LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on June 18, 2013. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 111-29 209 Place, Queens Village, NY 11429. Purpose: any lawful purpose. _______________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court, Queens Count y, on JUN 26 2013, bearing Index Number 499/2013, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, 11435, grants me the right to assume the name RAMON LUIS PARIS. My present name is RAMON (N) VIDAL aka RAMON LUIS PARIS aka RAMON L. PARIS aka RAMON PARIS. My present address is: 10642 80th Street, Ozone Park, NY 11417 and the date of my birth is July 31, 1960. The place of my birth is Jacksonville, North Carolina _______________________ Phoenix Medical Office PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/5/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 52-23 Van Loon St, Elmhurst, Queens, NY 11373. Purpose: Medicine. _______________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 03 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000528-13/ 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) Tabata (Middle) Stephanie (Last) Borda My present name is (First) Tabata (Middle) Stephanie (Last) Espinoza aka Tabata Stephanie Borda Dongo, aka Tabata S Borda Dongo My present address is 160-01 Grand Central Pkwy, Jamaica, NY 11432 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is July 12, 1982 _______________________ SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF COCHISE Case Number

CV201300475 Date of Filing: 8/6/2013 SUMMONS Plaintiff: Stephen K. Shields vs. Defendants: Blanche Schulman and JOHN DOE I-X AND JANE DOE I-X, The unknown personal representatives and devisees of any of the above named Defendants, if deceased. THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: YOU ARE SUMMONED and required to appear and defend within the time applicable in this action in this Court. If served in Arizona, you shall appear and defend within 20 days of service on you of the Summons and Complaint, excluding the day of service.

If served outside of Arizona, you shall appear and defend within 30 days of service on you of the Summons and Complaint, excluding the day of service. Direct service is complete when made. Service by publication is complete 30 days after the first publication.

Service on the Arizona Motor Vehicle Superintendent is complete 30 days after filing the affidavit of Compliance and return receipt or Officer’s Return.

Where process is served on the Arizona Director of Insurance as an insurer’s attorney to receive service of legal process against it in this State, the insurer shall not be required to appear, answer or otherwise plead until 40 days after service on t he Director. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that if you fail to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgement by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file an Answer or other proper response in writing with the Clerk of this Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you must serve a copy of any Answer or Response on the Plaintiff. A copy of the pleading being served may be obtained from the Clerk of the Superior Court, Cochise County Court House, 100 Quality Hill, Bisbee, AZ 85603. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court division assigned to the case by parties at lease three working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding. SIGNED AND SEALED

this date: August 6, 2013 MARY ELLEN DUNL AP Clerk of the Superior Court

By Deputy Clerk: _______________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 31 2013 bearing Index Number NC-00061313/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) Shanni (Last) Subryan My present name is (First) Christine (Middle) Dharshaney (Last) Subryan aka Christine D Subryan, aka Christine Subryan My present address is 71-40 112th St., Apt. 711, Forest Hills, NY 11375 My place of birth is Guyana My date of birth is March 30, 1989 _______________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 25 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000606-13/ 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) Ayden (Middle) Johnathan (Last) Corona My present name is (First) Ayden (Middle) Johnathan (Last) Corona Zuniga (infant) My present address is 64-22 231st St., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is June 24, 2010 Assume the name of (First) Alexander (Middle) Delso (Last) Corona My present name is (First) Alexander (Middle) Delso (Last) Corona Zuniga (infant) My present address is 64-22 231st St., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is July 25, 2009 _______________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 24 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000597-13/ 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) Nithya (Last) Gitananda My present name is (First) Purushotam (Last) Sookdeo My present address is 90-46 78th St., Woodhaven, NY 11421 My place of birth is Guyana My date of birth is September 06, 1967

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LEISURE

Knicks’ Melo Comes To Queens College

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Staff Writer

When he was a kid, New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony said he did not have a basketball camp he could go to when he wanted to shoot hoops.

This is why, Anthony said, it was important for him to give back to the kids in New York by offering them an opportunity he wishes he had growing up.

“I like to be in an intimate setting with my campers – laugh and joke with them and show some humor and

personality with them,” Anthony said.

“This is a moment they will never forget and something I wish I had when I was young.”

For nine years, Anthony has been directing Melo Camp – his own youth basketball camp that aims to promote a healthy lifestyle through basketball.

And this year, on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, Anthony launched the camp at Queens College.

“I think its more than just basketball camp – it gives the kids an opportunity to look forward to doing something in the summertime right before school,”

Classic Greek Food With a new World twist Located on the corner of 34th Street and 30th Avenue, Ovelia has become one of Astoria’s best eateries over the last seven years. Familyowned and operated by the Giannakas family, chef Peter and his brother Chris always look to take traditional Greek dishes they grew up with and blend them with today’s new culinary flavors. The menu tries to cater to every type of eater, from the typical carnivore to vegans. They even mark their gluten-free and vegetarian dishes. It’s nice to see an establishment accommodate all crowds.

As Chris was going over the menu with us, he pointed out some of their signature cocktails, including the award-winning Ovelia Sikatini. A mixture of Metaxa brandy and Skyy vodka-infused with figs and white cranberry juice, my guest couldn’t pass that up. As for me, I chose to enjoy their Passion de France, Bombay Sapphire mixed with a passion fruit puree, some simple syrup and lime.

For starters, we decided to share a few dishes. Chris recommended their Xtapodi Stin Folia: balsamic and maple-glazed octopus with sweet potato chunks, candied quince and smoked ham served in a filo nest. The flavors of this dish were complex, yet so sweet and delicate it left me yearning for more. The best appetizer we both tried was the Myelo Ton Oston: buttery roasted beef bone marrow in lemon oregano brine, accompanied with diced spiced red onions and sea salt. Paired with their homemade grilled pita points, this was the perfect combination to kick off the meal. Just as I was about to take my first bite, Etta James’ “At Last” played over their sound system and it was like poetry in motion.

As for the entrées, my guest and I decided to share two dishes and have a Greek surf and turf. We ordered their

REStaURant REvIEw

he said. “It also helps kids keep active.

Nowadays, it’s kind of hard to get kids out of the house because of video games and technology, so for me to be able to help these kids with basketball – that was a no-brainer.”

This year marks the first time Anthony has used Queens College’s Fitzgerald Gym as the venue. Last year, St. John’s University hosted the camp.

“This setting is a little more intimate than it was at St. John’s – a lot more courts,” Anthony said of Queens College. “St. John’s was separated into two gyms, so hopefully, we can figure it out and come back next year.”

More than 640 children were registered for the camp and were given the opportunity to take pictures, ask questions and of course, play with the NBA superstar.

When asked what he loves best about directing the youth basketball camp, Anthony simply responded, “Just seeing how happy the kids are –

Photo by Ira Cohen

Carmelo anthony speaks to attendees of Melo Camp at Queens College on Saturday.

just when I walked in, you could see the excitement and you could feel the energy from the parents and from the kids too. Not a lot of kids have that opportunity.”

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com or @nkozikowska

Kravitz To Headline USTA Opening Night Ovelia 34-01 30th ave., astoria (718) 721-7217 Ovelia-ny.com CUISInE: Greek CREDIt CaRDS: Yes DELIvERY/taKEOUt: Yes OUtDOOR SEatInG: Yes

lamb and fig kebob accompanied by their prosciutto-wrapped grilled scallops. The scallops were served with sautéed asparagus in a light butter citrus reduction, perfectly balancing out the flavors of the scallops and the prosciutto. The cubed lamb was glazed a beautiful smoky char flavor and cooked to perfection, juicy and tender, along with candied figs, yellow squash and cherry tomatoes.

For dessert, I had to try their homemade fried chocolate bar, a beer battered chocolate bar-infused with caramel and peanuts. Did I really have a choice here? Chris then wanted us to try a traditional homemade Greek pastry, portokalopita, a moist orange filo cake served with vanilla ice cream.

It was like a Greek creamcicle when you took a taste of cake and paired it with the vanilla ice cream, though that vanilla went great with both dishes.

The Giannakas family has created something special in a town known for its Greek food. They really set themselves apart from their competition.

-Eric Jordan

The United States Tennis Association announced this week that Grammy Award-winning musician Lenny Kravitz will headline the opening ceremonies for the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament on Aug. 26.

Kravitz, who has sold 38 million albums worldwide, will perform his hit “Are You Gonna Go My Way” during the ceremony.

In a d d it i on , May or M i c h a e l Bloomberg will make his 12th and final appearance as mayor to welcome fans to New York for the start of America’s Grand Slam.

Opening night ceremonies will conclude with the “Star Spangled Banner,” performed by 11-year-old Frenie Acoba, who is in the midst of her Broadway debut in the musical “Matilda.” This will be the fourth appearance for Acoba, a former winner of the U.S. Open casting call, in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

ESPN will carry the opening ceremonies live, and Kravitz’s performance will be incorporated into the U.S. Open’s international feed. The US Open will run from Aug. 26 through Sept. 9, with the qualifying tournament scheduled to begin on Aug. 20.

$10,000 Cricket Tournament Set For Labor Day Weekend Bedessee Sports announced this week that they will sponsor the inaugural national T20 cricket tournament in New York City, in association with the New York Cricket Region, American Cricket League, Brooklyn Cricket League, the Metropolitan District Cricket Association and the USA Cricket Umpires Association.

The tournament will be held between Aug. 30 and Sept. 2, with the majority of games being played at Marine Park in Brooklyn. The winning team will net a grand prize of $10,000, with the runner-up receiving $2,500.

Top performing players will also receive cash and equipment prizes.

Chubb Bedessee, president of Bedessee Sports, said he was approached by several leagues and clubs to stage

a cricket tournament in the Tri-State area, as it lacks a private national tournament. Bedessee said he hopes the tournament will contribute to cricket development while building a stronger foundation for the game in New York.

Bedessee Sports is the largest importer, wholesaler, retailer and distributor of cricket equipment in North America, with locations in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

The tournament is open to all clubs, groups and leagues. Entrance fee is $1,500 per team and rosters must be supplied by Aug. 23. For information, or to enter a team, call Bedessee at (718) 272-1300, option 4, or Lester Hooper of the New York Cricket Region at (347)538-2696.

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FRIDAY 8/9

mation, visit http://www. socratessculpturepark.org/.

FRIDAY 8/9

RUNWAY SHOW

Teens who attend the Queens Library branch at LeFrak City, 98-30 57th Ave., Corona, will put on a runway show to encourage teens to celebrate who they are, starting at 7:30 p.m.

‘LES MISERABLES’

OPENING: WORLD UPSIDE DOWN

Daylight Curfew and Low Brow Artique present an artist most famously known for his graffiti work on wall, Bisco Smith.

He will display his collection of visual art and photography at the opening ceremony of his solo exhibit starting at 6 p.m. and it will run till 10 p.m.

The exhibition will be on view till Sept. 7 at 5Pointz, located at 45-46 Davis St., Long Island City.

FILM SCREENING AT MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

Watch “As Tears Go By,” directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and Jackie Cheung at the Museum of Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, starting at 7 p.m. The story follows a gangster and drifter Ah Wah as he tries to protect his friend Fly from slipping into fatal danger with a large gang.

SATURDAY 8/10

TONY DEMARCO

The Queens Botanical Garden will present Irish/ Celtic folk fiddler Tony DeMarco as part of its Music in the Garden series. He will be joined by bouzouki player Eamon O’Leary and Irish step dancer, Siobhán Butler, a percussive dancer who has performed internationally with the Celtic Crossroads and Cherish the Ladies. The concert is free with garden admission, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

FAMILY DAY

Councilman Leroy Comrie, the City Dept. of Parks and Recreation and Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica will present the 12th annual Family Day from noon to 4 p.m. at Liberty Park. The event will host an afternoon of free games, rides, health screenings, food and more. For information, call (718) 776-3700 or visit www.leroycomrie.com.

SUNDAY 8/11

LONG ISLAND CITY YOUTHMARKET

The Long Island City Youthmarket provides residents with access to fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables. The farm stand, located at 48th Avenue and Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, is sponsored by a collaboration effort through GrowNYC and LIC YMCA. It runs from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m.

DANCE AT SOCRATES: JULIA K. GLEICH/GLEICH DANCE

Come watch a free performance by a new choreogpraher at Socrates Sculpture Park, located at 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. You can witness the full working process of the dancers and experience the full production starting at 3 p.m. For more infor-

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK A production of “Les Miserables” will be held at the Immaculate Conception Center Theatre at 7200 Douglaston Pkwy. Tickets are $25 and the show starts at 8 p.m.

All proceeds go to benefit the Josephine Foundation.

For tickets, call (516) 650-3231 or visit www.thejosephinefoundation.org. This performance will also take place on Aug. 10.

mance. An hour beforehand, at 1 p.m., dance instructor Zeina al Qamar shows attendees how to belly dance.

TOUR AND PHOTO CONTEST

The Flushing Meadows Corona Park Conservancy will host a free tour of Willow Lake along with a photo contest. The group will meet at the Albert Mauro Playground at Park Drive East and 73rd Terrace at 10 a.m. For information, email Jean Silva at fmcpconservancy@gmail.com.

Astoria Park Shore Fest: Build it Green! NYC Day – call Astoria Park Alliance The Astoria Park Alliance will host its 5th annual car-free celebration. Bring your family and friends to participate in fun-filled, family-friendly reuse-activities. Valued sponsors like GrowNYC, Big!Compost, Recycle-A-Bicycle and many more will host activities all day. Live music starts at 1 p.m.

Summer Stage travels 5Pointz in Long Island City, to the world’s premiere “graffiti Mecca” for a day of music and art, featuring DJ Kool Herc, considered the “The Founder of Hip-Hop Culture.” The program runs from 5-7 p.m.

Flushing Town Hall will present Music from Morocco as part of its free summer concert series. At 2 p.m. in the venue’s garden, authentic Moroccan band Layali El Andalus, will use exotic instruments like the “Oud,” “Bendir” and “Dumbek” in their perfor-

BLOOD DRIVE

New York Hospital Queens and Deepdale Gardens Community Council will host the 23rd annual community blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Pwy., Little Neck. To register, call (718) 428-5050.

Plus from 7-9:30 p.m. on 70th Road between Queens Boulevard and Austin Street.

For information, call (718) 268-6565, visit www.foresthillschamber.org or email fhchamber@aol.com.

TUESDAY 8/13

ASTORIA PARK SHORE FEST

HIP-HOP ANNIVERSARY

MUSIC FROM MOROCCO

Scott Sharp, Mark Riccadonna, Chris Di Fate and Chrissie Mayr. Cost is $10.

AD-LIB CIRCUS

The Laughing Devil Comedy Club in Long Island City will feature the City’s top comedians as they riff about whatever is on their mind or whatever is in front of them, starting at 8 p.m. The event will star Ben Rosen, Joe Larson, Mike Trainor, Joyelle Johnson,

MAGIC AND COMEDY

Jim McClenahan will bring his zany mix of comedy and magic to Crocheron Park, Bayside, to entertain children and adults alike.

The free performance will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Buz O’ Rourke Playground in the park. Please bring a blanket or low chair. For more information, call (718) 352-4793, ext. 301.

THURSDAY 8/15

SAKE UNDER THE STARS

Savor one of Japan’s enduring traditions starting at 7 p.m. at Shiro of Japan, 80-40 Cooper Ave., Glendale. Besides imported sakes, there will be Samuel Adams on tap and a choice of dinner which includes dessert. Cost is $45.

JAZZ THURSDAYS

The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce’s free outdoor concerts will feature L.A. Blacksmith and Jazz

“NORTH BY NORTHWEST”

Friends of Cunningham Park will present will present a screening of “North by Northwest” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The free event will take place in the Main Park House of the park, located at 196th Street and Union Turnpike. Free popcorn will be provided, though attendees have to bring their own lawn chairs. For more information, call (718) 2176452.

FRIDAY 8/16 CRAFTSMEN DAYS

Families can watch demos of crafts from the 1800s, like spinning and broommaking, and enjoy traditional music and discounted guided museum tours from noon to 4 p.m. at the King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Continues on Aug. 17.

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Send announcements for your club or organization’s events at least TWO weeks in advance to “Queens Today” Editor, Queens Tribune, 150-50 14 Road, Whitestone NY 11357. Send faxes to 357-9417, c/o Regina or email to queenstoday@ queenstribune.com Yearly schedules and advanced notices welcome!

MiSceLLAneoUS KidS tooLS Bring donations of new school supplies or cash to purchase supplies to any of Astoria Federal Savings’ 85 branches.

enVironMent Food WASte droPoFF Saturdays 1-3 at the Broadway and LIC library. coMPoStinG tuesdays Woodside library 5:15-6:30.

JH ScrAPS tuesday 6-8pm and Saturdays 10-2 35 th Avenue between 69th Street and the BQE. Bring coffee, tea, fruit, veggie scraps.

WorMS! Wednesdays, August 21, 28 Steinway library at 3.

ALUMni BLAnd HoUSeS Saturday, September 7 reunion of former Bland Houses residents. 815-6697.

dAnceS Line dAncinG Mondays 6:30-9:30 at Kowalinski Post 4, 61-57 Maspeth Avenue. $7. Cake and coffee. 565-2259. coUntrY Line Wednesdays 7-10 at the STARS Building, 8 Coleman Square, Howard Beach. $10.

PArentS PArent edUcAtion Monday, August 12 Lefrak City library at 11:30. Upon completion of at least 8 sessions and passing the final, participants receivecertificate.

KidS MUSic cLASS Wednesdays newborn to 4 with guardian at the JCC in Jackson Heights. 609-0066.

MeetinGS centrAL AcAdeMY Mondays, August 12, September 9 Central Queens Academy Charter School Board of Trustees meeting 7-9:30 at 55-30 Junction Blvd., Elmhurst. 261-6200 to register.

VFW 4787 Mondays, August 12, September 9 Whitestone VFW Communit y Post meets.

746-0540. cAtHoLic VetS Mondays, August 12, September 9 American Martyrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1772 in Bayside. 4689351. cHeSS cLUB Mondays, August 12, 19 Woodhaven library at 2:30.

Knit & crocHet Mondays, August 12, 19, 26 Douglaston library at 4.

Knit & crocHet tuesdays, August 13, 20, 27 Whitestone library at 2 and Windsor Park library at 2. cHeSS cLUB tuesdays Windsor Park library at 5:30.

Knit & crocHet Wednesdays, August 14, 21, 28 South Ozone Park library at 1. cHeSS cLUB

Fridays, August 16, 23, 30 Woodside library at 4.

P-FLAG Sundays, August 18, September 15 P-FLAG, a support group for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays meet in Forest Hills. 271-7773. onGoinG MeetinGS GArdeninG cLUB Saturdays in the Steinway library courtyard at 4. orAtorio SocietY Mondays at 7:45 at Temple Beth Sholom in Flushing.

279-3006. Auditions required. coMMUnitY SinGerS Mondays Community Singers start rehearsals for their spring concert at 8 at Messiah Lutheran in Flushing.

658-1021.

GLee cLUB tuesdays Bayside Men’s Glee Club rehearses at 7:30 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 214-35 40th Avenue, Bayside. 961-6852.

ScrABBLe cLUB tuesdays at the East Flushing library at 3:30.

FM cAMerA tuesdays Fresh Meadows Camera Club. 917-6123463.

entertAinMent

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LiBertY PArK Saturday, August 10 Libert y Park Family Day at Liberty Avenue and 173rd Street from 12-5.

HiP HoP Sunday, August 11 Kool Herc at 5POINTZ celebrating the 40 th anniversary of hip-hop at 45-46 Davis Street, LIC at 5.

Morocco MUSic Sunday, August 11 Music from Morocco at Flushing Town Hall. 463-7700, ext.

222. trAVerS PArK Sunday, August 11 RTronika at 3.. Sunday, August 18 Calpulli Mexican Dance Company at 3..

Sunday, August 25 Cit y Parks Puppet Show at 11.

Travers Park, 78 th Street between 34 th and Northern Blvd. oPen Mic Mondays, August 12, September 9 Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows at 7:30.

MoVieS tuesday, August 13 “Lincoln” at the Queens Village library at 3.

BinGo tuesdays 7:15 American Martyrs Church in Bayside.

464-4582. tuesdays 7:15 (doors open 6) Rego Park Jewish Center. 459-1000. $3 admission includes 12 games.

ZUMBA Saturdays, through August Ridgewood library at 10.

YoGA Saturdays through September 8 9:30-10:30 and 11-12 and Sundays 10-11.

Socrates Sculpture, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC. tAi cHi Sundays through September 9 11-12 at Socrates Sculpture, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC. BreASt cAncer Mondays Women Newly Diagnoses and Post Treatment 10:30-noon and Young Women with Breast Cancer 7-8:30 at Adelphi Breast Cancer Program. 516-877-4314.

MetAStAtic BreASt Second and Fourth Mondays 1:30-3:00 at Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.

516-877-4314.

Men BreASt cAncer Second Mondays 7-8:30 at Adelphi Breast Cancer Program. 516-877-4314.

ALZHeiMerS tuesdays, August 13, 27 Caregiver Support group in Forest Hills. 592-5757, ext. 237.

YoGA StretcH tuesdays, August 13, 20, 27 Richmond Hill library at 5:30.

YoGA cLASSeS through thursday August 22 yoga class at the Hillcrest Jewish Center. 646-250-5379.

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QUeenS LiBrArieS M a ny b ra n c h e s o f t h e Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs and more. Contact local branches. cHeSS cLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. eco crAFtS Monday, August 12 LIC library at 11 and Steinway library at 4:30.

SUMMer crAFtS Mondays, August 12, 19 Howard Beach library at 2.

ScrAPBooKS Monday, August 12 Pomonok library at 4:30.

BABY & Me Mondays, August 12, 19 Bayside library at 11.

MAGic oF ActinG Mondays, August 12, 19 Pomonok library. Register.

SteM cLUB Monday, August 12 Richmond Hill library at 2:30. cHeSS cLUB Mondays, August 12, 19 Woodhaven librar y at 2:30. cHeSS cLUB Mondays, August 12, 19 Poppenhusen library at 3.

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ArtS & crAFtS tuesdays at the North Hills library at 2:15. nAtUre KidS tuesdays Sunnyside library at 3:00.

FAMiLY FUn tiMe Wednesdays, August 14, 21, 28 Broadway library at 11:30.

ArtS & crAFtS Wednesday, August 14 North Hills library at 2:15.

Science cLUB Wednesday, August 14 Astoria library. Register. diG into reAdinG Wednesdays, August 14, 21 Lefrak City library at 2:30.

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WritinG cLUB Wednesdays, August 14, 21 Corona library at 3.

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Word FUn thursdays, August 15, 22 Pomonok library at 11:30. nAtUre KidS thursdays, August 15, 22, 29 Astoria library at 1:30.

GAZette thursday, August 15 North Hills library at 2:15.

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mond Hill library at 2:30.

KidS crAFt tiMe thursday, August 15 Howard Beach library at 3:30.

BoArd GAMeS thursday, August 15 Auburndale library at 3.

ArtS & crAFtS Fridays Briarwood library at 4. East Flushing Register.

Ozone Park at 3. cHeSS cLUB Fridays Auburndale library at 3:30 and Windsor Park library. Register.

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MAKinG MoVieS Monday, August 12, 19 Woodhaven library at 4. cHeSS cLUB Mondays, August 12, 19, 26 Bayside library at 6. teen tiMe Wednesday, August 14 North Hills library at 4.

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SeniorS BAYSide SeniorS Movies, health presentations, Zumba, chair yoga, W i i b ow l i n g , s t r o l l e r s , line dancing, duplicate bridge, Senior Sing, duplicate Bridge, low-impact aerobics, tai chi, basic computer, advanced computer, social dancing and more. CCNS Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expressway, Bayside. 225-1144. driVinG cLASS tuesday, August 13 Forest Hills library. Register.

AArP4158 tuesdays, August 13, Septe m b e r 1 0 , o c to ber 8 Nor th Flushing chapter 4158 meets at noon at Church on the Hill, 16707 35 th Avenue, Flushing.

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enue, Bayside. 631-1886.

Men’S cLUB We d n e s d ay s 1 0 - n o o n Men’s club for those over 65 at the Central Queens Y in Forest Hills. 423-0732.

ALZHeiMerS Adult Day Care MondayThursday 9-4 in Flushing.

358-3541. cLeArVieW Senior M o n d ays Q i G o n g a t 1 0 : 4 5 , c a rd p l ay i n g a t 1 2 : 3 0 . tu e s d ay s a n d thursdays Wii Time at 1 2 : 4 5 . tu e s d a y s a n d Wednesdays drawing and painting at 9:30. Wednesdays bingo at 12:45, tai chi at 2. thursdays scrabble at 12:45. Fridays dance f itness at 10:45.

Movies, computer classes, more. Clear view Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 224-7888.

FriendSHiP center Breakfast and lunch.

Friendship Center for the Mentally and Physically Frail, 92-33 170 th Street.

Trips, music, dance, computer skills, arts and crafts, exercise, conversation, independence. 657-6500, ext. 1593.

SeLFHeLP LAtiMer tu e s d a y s a n d F r i d a y s drawing class 9:30-noon.

Hot nutritious lunch, ESL, Tai Chi, Ballroom Dancing, drawing, ping pong, mah jong. Selfhelp Latimer Gardens Senior Center, 34-30 137 th Street, Flushing. 559-4395.

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SuperVallone To The Rescue?

We at QConf have to say, this is a pretty fresh approach to campaign material.

But if Vallone is elected as BP, he should take a lesson from

Weiner Hates On Hipsters Everybody likes to give hipsters a good drubbing from time to time and Anthony Weiner is no exception.

According to a published report, the disgraced pol who is running for mayor criticized the Parks Dept. last week for repairing the “hipster” concession stands along Rockaway Beach’s boardwalk in their response after Superstorm Sandy.

“The City came in and for reasons that maybe you understand, but I don't, was obsessed with concessions, was obsessed with their own idea for a hipsterlooking concessions on the beach, rather than really giving some real thought to the community about how to restore the

boardwalk and how to restore the community,” Weiner said during a candidates night in Far Rockaway, according to the article.

The Rockaways have become a popular hangout for the younger demographic with popular stands like Rockaway Taco becoming all the rage and shuttle buses from Brooklyn running to the peninsula for hipsters from another borough looking for a change of scenery.

Perhaps he was just taking an easy pot shot at hipsters, but Weiner should know that the problems the Rockaways are facing run much deeper than what the concession stands at the beaches look like.

Dan's At It Again The recently indicted Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) is hard at work…just not in City Council.

Ha l l o r a n recently posted a listing on the website www.normannii.com – a website dedicated to the practice of the religion known as Theodish Belief.

Under the pseudonym, Dan O’Halloran, the Councilman writes it is his “turn to kick back in life after politics and discuss the things that matter” to him.

Dan Halloran, in easier times for the embattled Councilman.

But isn’t Mr. O’Halloran still on public payroll?

This QConf reporter can’t help but think that he might have too much time on his hands.

another Queens superhero: Forest Hills’ Spiderman.

Just remember, with great power comes great responsibility!

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CONFIDENTIAL

Faster than a disappearing Civic Virtue statue! More powerful than the City Council! Able to leap the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in a single bound! It’s Super Vallone!

Recently, Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria)’s campaign for Borough President sent out fliers displaying the candidate as a superhero for Queens. In one panel, there is even a drawing of him ripping his shirt open like Superman.

Instead of the famous S symbol though, there was a V on his hidden costume.

“Police respect him. Criminals fear him. He’ll keep our neighborhood safe,” the flyer said. “Queens has its own crimefighter.”

Too Sexy

Queens students from public school PS/MS 114 in Rockaway Park will have one less book to read on their summer reading list.

Parents were furious to learn that their 11-year-old children would read passages about masturbation in a book, titled “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.”

Author Sherman Alexie’s award-winning young adult book is about a young Native American boy who transfers to an all white-town high school.

The book not only talks about masturbation, but also goes into detail about issues relating to racism and sexism.

This is not the first time parents were outraged by their children reading Alexie’s. It was pulled off from the shelves in a classroom in Oregon in 2008.

However, the author defended the book by saying 11 year olds deal with these issues in their every day lives, so they should be able to read about it.

We here at QConf wonder if the students were actually looking forward to reading this one or are they just relieved they have one less book to worry about over the summer?

MUSICIANS OF QUEENS

The Lucky Tones

Queens based musical trio the Lucky Tones are slowly making a name for themselves around the Borough, playing original and cover songs in unique genres. Members Steven, Jack and Nemo have played gypsy jazz, classical rock, American roots and well known standards for two years, but have all known each other longer.

“We’ve all known each other for about 12-13 years.

We just decided to get together one afternoon and jam,” explains member Steven Peppas. “My neighbor is also a musician. He introduced me to Jack. Jack knew Nemo, who plays bass.”

At first, the men got together to write and play original music; with that notion came a few gigs around Queens. However, the reception wasn’t always positive.

“People like songs they know, and they didn’t know us. Today, we incorporate standards into our gigs because they’re well known songs,” he said.

The members disbanded for a while after that, playing in other side projects, but they never lost touch. One day, they all got together to try gypsy jazz and American

roots songs, the latter being a mix of western and folk music songs. They enjoyed what they heard.

“Hank Williams and Django Rhineheart, who is a gypsy guitarist, are some big influences. [Rhineheart] is legendary, the best there was. We’re inspired by him,” Peppas said.

The Lucky Tones has been able to book an impressive amount of gigs around New York and accompanying states for a band only around for two years. They’ve played in coffee shops, restaurants, wine bars and bazaars.

They’ve also auditioned for Music under New York, which is a subway performer series sponsored by the MTA. “We didn’t make it, but we did get a call back from one of the judges. They suggested we audition for ‘Music that Heals’, which is a hospital and hospice performance series. We were selected for that one,” Peppas explained.

For the future, the Lucky Tones would love to play at cocktail hours and private parties, but are enjoying the nice weather park sessions they have now. Catch them on Aug. 17 at the Clovis Point Winery, located at 19-35 Main Road, in Jamesport.

Who's Who at QConf QConf is edited by: Steven J. Ferrari Contributors: Asia Ewart, Luis Gronda, Natalia Kozikowska, Joe Marvilli, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Michael Nussbaum, Trisha Sakhuja, Michael Schenkler.

Got Talent? Performers and artists should email editor@queenstribune.com.