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QUIET RALLY

Eastern Queens residents call for less airplane noise overhead. By Jackie Strawbridge … Page 11.

New Library Head Looks To Future

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Queens DeaDline

Stats Show Crime Way Down At Pan Am

By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer

Statistics from the 110th Precinct indicate a dramatic drop in crime around the Boulevard Family Center, a homeless shelter in Elmhurst’s former Pan American hotel, since its opening. Crime in the area dropped 35 percent in the last month and 15 percent since the shelter opened in early June, compared to the same time periods last year. The “7 major index crimes” – murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of a motor vehicle – have dropped more substantially: 62 percent in the last month and 42 percent since the shelter opening. Deputy Inspector Ronald Leyson of the 110th Precinct said he could not attribute the area’s crime drop to one specific cause. He noted that he has not brought any extra personnel into the area, because there has been no need to. Leyson had already started to notice a crime decrease in the area in mid July, he told reporters at the time. These statistics do not include

Asian community faces crime within the shelter and its effect on crime reitself, where there have porting. been 17 “domestic relatWilliam Melfi is the ed” cases, which Leyson manager of Speed World he said is “not unusual” Incorporated next door for this type of facility. to the shelter. He said he “We take any domeswas not worried about tic violence complaint crime when the shelter very seriously,” said DHS first moved in, but bespokesperson Chris Millcame wary after witnesser. “We work closely with ing “general altercations” NYPD on any domestic outside of his store. violence case.” “I’m pretty surprised, The Boulevard Family actually,” Melfi said, reCenter vicinity makes up garding the crime drop. about a third of the 110th “Definitely glad to hear Precinct’s command. Crime has dropped statistics indicate that crime is down in the area sur- about it as well.” At Community Board throughout the entire rounding elmhurst’s Boulevard Family Center, other4’s monthly meeting last precinct as well, although wise known as the Pan am shelter. week, District Manager not quite as dramatically, Christian Cassagnol noted the crime Leyson said. crime statistics.” Since the shelter opened, residents There has been one incident outside drop and also addressed education of have voiced concerns about security the Boulevard Family Center attribut- the shelter’s children, which has been there and neighborhood safety. able to its residents. Two individuals another major concern among resi“I can understand people’s appre- have been charged with robbery and dents. He said that “the majority” of Bouhension about a facility of that size their families have since been relolevard Family Center students are atcoming into their community,” Ley- cated. son said. “I think it’s misguided – it’s Roe Daraio, president of the civic tending schools in their original places not factually based, obviously, by the group Communities of Maspeth and of residence, as opposed to in already Elmhurst Together, said she is not overcrowded Western Queens school convinced that the statistics reflect re- districts. “[That] might be some form of reality. “I suspect crime is occurring but lief to some of our residents,” Cassagit’s not being reported,” Daraio said, nol added. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) adding that she has long worried, even before the opening of the shelter, about 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ employees to make sure he conferred the language barrier that the area’s queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge. with every stakeholder. “I need to do it in coordination with all the other committees in the Council that already have jurisdiction over the public safety system or the immigration system,” he said. “I envision lots of joint hearings, where the By JOe MarViLLi Tantoco’s history hits all the notes legal system’s impact on the subject Staff Writer of a technology-based career. She atmatter at hand is an important part tended Bronx High School and while of whatever substance of policy we’re New York City’s first Chief Tech- in college, moved to Silicon Valley, trying to affect.” where she founded Manageware Inc. nology Officer hails from Queens. Some early items on Lancman’s Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed After selling the start-up five years agenda include making sure the court- Minerva Tantoco as the City’s first later, Tantoco has involved herself in houses in all five boroughs are up-to- CTO, as part of an effort to make New championing initiatives like artificial date and in working condition, so the York the most technology-friendly intelligence, e-commerce, online marcourts can run more efficiently. He place in the world. The Mayor made keting and mobile applications. She also said that getting adequate repre- the announcement during the 10th holds four U.S. patents on A.I. and sentation for unaccompanied minor anniversary of the New York Tech workflow systems. immigrants in New York and looking Meetup last week. When she worked as senior prodinto witness intimidation are some of In her new role, the Flushing-raised uct manager at Palm, Inc. in the early the issues the committee will tackle. Tantoco will direct the Mayor’s Office 2000s, Tantoco established mobile enJoining Lancman on the com- of Technology and Innovation, under terprise solutions that were part of the mittee are Councilmembers Carlos First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris. genesis of the world’s earliest mobile Menchaca (D-Brooklyn), Vincent She will be responsible for the develop- applications. Ignizio (R-Staten Island), Ben Kallos ment and enactment of a citywide tech “I have dedicated my career to cre(D-Manhattan) and Vanessa Gibson innovation strategy. “Our City’s digital ating and deploying forward-thinking, (D-The Bronx). infrastructure should reflect the 21st innovative technology,” Tantoco said. “It’s a good committee with smart century innovation hub we want New “There is a great opportunity in New people who have important roles in York City to be,” said Mayor de Blasio. York City for government and the the Council,” Lancman said. “Minerva is an experienced technolo- tech community to work together to Lancman will receive an $8,000 sti- gist with vision and technical expertise challenge the status quo and improve pend for his new chairmanship. to make New York City the number people’s lives.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357- one center for tech and innovation in Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstri- the country, and I am thrilled to have 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli. bune.com, or @JoeMarvilli. her join my administration.”

Lancman Heads New Council Committee By JOe MarViLLi Staff Writer City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced the formation of a new committee last week, with a Queens councilman as its chair. Councilman Rory Lancman (DHillcrest) is going to lead the Committee on Courts and Legal Services, a new venture that will promote access to free or affordable legal representation. Rather than this subject being lumped in with other committees on a case-by-case basis, the new committee will work with the other 37 City Council committees from a legal standpoint. “Lots of the issues we care about, whether it’s access to affordable housing or education or veterans, all have a legal component to it,” Lancman said. “It was thought that we should really focus the courts and the legal system to make sure all these great ideas we have about making the City fairer and more affordable were not being unrealized at the level of the legal system.” As chair, Lancman has to plan an agenda, working from a blank slate since the committee is a new addition. He said he had between 75 and 100 meetings with legal service providers, Bar association leaders, advocacy organizations, judges in the court system and unions who represent court

Minerva Tantoco Named As City’s First CTO

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Quinn Carey Talks About The Library’s Future BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

a library I’m passionate about. To be asked to lead is an honor and a privilege,” she said. “I think we really are It is a new day at the Queens Li- looking forward to focusing on all the brary, as Bridget Quinn Carey has wonderful programs we offer for the taken over as interim president and community. By introducing things like expanded early-learning opporCEO. Quinn Carey, who served as the tunities, that really demonstrates that library’s executive vice president and the library is moving forward. We’re chief operating officer, moved up after looking to a bright future.” Those early learning programs are the Board of Trustees, featuring several new members, approved a motion for both children and their families, on Sept. 11 to put Thomas Galante applying mainly to those younger on paid administrative leave. Galante than 5 years old. The Queens Library had been at the center of controversy is part of the Early Childhood Literacy surrounding the Queens Library this Initiative, along with the Brooklyn year, due to his salary and outside ac- Public Library and the New York Public Library systems. It is tivities. also launching new proBefore joining the “This is an grams like Family Place, Queens Library, Quinn Carey was the director amazing institution an interactive learning experience that kids and of the Buffalo and Erie and a library I’m parents/caretakers can County Public Library passionate about. share. System. She is also a for“Parents and caregivmer member and chair of To be asked to lead ers are the first teachers, the New York State Re- is an honor and a so we want them to know gents Advisory Council privilege” not only what the library on Libraries. — Bridget Quinn has to offer, but what the Quinn Carey said she Carey community has to offer,” was happy to be named as she said. the interim CEO for the One of Quinn Carey’s stated first Queens Library, stating that she plans to move the library past its troubles by goals is to look at increasing transparpromoting all the programs it offers ency and communication between the library and the public. At the same for Queens residents. “This is an amazing institution and meeting where Galante was put on

Bridget Quinn Carey leave, the Board of Trustees voted in favor of giving Comptroller Scott Stringer full access to all financial documents he requested for his audit. A more open library is something that Quinn Carey plans to look into. “We can certainly look to provide more information about what we do. I’m looking at how to enhance access to that information,” she said. “That’s one of my first orders of business, to take a comprehensive review of how we [reveal information].” In terms of technology, Quinn Carey said that the library’s mobile tablet application and platform have been very successful so far. She added that the Nexus tablets available for rent at eight south Queens and Rockaway locations will soon spread to all of the

Borough’s branches, hopefully by the end of the year. The renovation of existing branches and the construction of new ones will continue under Quinn Carey’s leadership. She said that many branches need upgrades or expansions to serve their communities. “A lot of libraries are on the small side. A lot of those facilities aren’t big enough to serve. Some of them are complete renovations or new builds,” she said. “The capital program is still ongoing. That not only enables us to better serve our community, but it makes our buildings more energyefficient.” Quinn Carey added that the Queens Library also plans to discuss the needs of each neighborhood with civic leaders, such as the community boards and friends groups, to make sure it is serving Queens residents the best it can. She said the library is looking forward to continuing its important role as part of the Queens community. “The future of the Queens Library is bright and we look forward to continuing to bring world-class services to the community and welcome them in to our community libraries with open arms and give them what they’re looking for,” she said. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

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St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Expands Remembrance Run By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer Thirteen years later, Astoria resident Maureen Santora said she feels the loss of her son Christopher on September 11 as strongly as the day of the attacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We lost our only son and you never get over that,â&#x20AC;? Santora said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You change in a lot of ways and you cope perhaps better than you did years ago, but the hole is there and the missing of the person is a constant reminder that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not at the table.â&#x20AC;? Christopher Santora, a firefighter, was 23 years old and a first responder at the attack on the World Trade Center. Maureen Santora and her husband Alexander visited St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery in East Elmhurst last weekend for its annual memorial service for the first responders lost in 9/11, as well as the preceding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember Me Run.â&#x20AC;? St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s introduced the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember Me Runâ&#x20AC;? four years ago to support the generation growing up in the wake of the attacks. Funds raised by the run were donated to the children of fallen first responders. This year, the memorial event has expanded again by adding a fundraising component for Visions, a nonprofit rehabilitation and social service organization for the visually impaired, and Share-ing & Care-ing, an Astoria-

based breast cancer support services second consecutive organization, to the run. year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hope was to expand it by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very imunderstanding the fact that cancer portant to rememvictims are survivors, too, and also ber whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going people who have suffered the affliction on. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m running of visual impairment deserve recognifor the memory of tion [and] all the support we can give 9/11, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why them as well,â&#x20AC;? said Ed Horn, director Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here,â&#x20AC;? Romano of Community Relations at St. Misaid. chaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Eighteen-yearThe cemetery has old Jackson Heights similarly grown its meresident Omar morial efforts to recogCecere said that nize survivors and the participating in the persistent harm caused run has special significance as an by the attacks as more act of remembrance. 9/11 anniversaries â&#x20AC;&#x153;On 9/11 a lot of people were pass. running from the towers. But you In 2011, St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a lot of firemen and police created an ongoing meofficers were running into it,â&#x20AC;? morial for firefighters Cecere said. who have died from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my way of saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;we after effects of working remember you,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he added. on the World Trade Santora said she feels fortuCenter pile. Names are nate for the continued support of added to bricks as they Photos by Jackie strawbridge the Queens community. pass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very grateful that our Kids and adults visited St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery So far this year, 13 this weekend to remember first responders lost neighbors have chosen to refirefightersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names have in 9/11. member,â&#x20AC;? Santora said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a been added to the metragedy that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ended yet...itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morial, according to Alexander San- well as others from across the Borough a continuing story.â&#x20AC;? tora. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) and across generations hoping to show Visitors to St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery their support. 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ on the day of the memorial included Jamaica resident Maria Romano queenstribune.com or @JNStrawfriends and family of the Santoras, as was participating in the race for the bridge.

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In Our OpInIOn

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More Stadium Games

It seems as though the concept of bringing a new soccer stadium to Queens is the idea that just will not die. A proposal to bring a new Major League Soccer stadium to the Borough’s mostused green space, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, was abandoned after residents, officials and community leaders raised considerable opposition to the proposal. The loss of parkland, the traffic congestion caused by events and the lack of transparency with the proposal was too much, even for those who would champion a new stadium in Queens. MLS eventually abandoned the idea and skipped over to the Bronx. The new NYC Football Club will play its inaugural season at Yankee Stadium while it searches for a home. While many expected the Bronx to now house the stadium, reports are circulating this week that MLS might want to come back to Queens, this time building the stadium adjacent to the Aqueduct racetrack in South Ozone Park. While we certainly feel that the Aqueduct location, also close to the Resorts World Casino, would be a better spot for the stadium than in the middle of a well-used and much-beloved park, the concept still raises some concerns. Increased traffic, a need for more public transportation and the impact on the quality of life of surrounding residents could all cause problems. Soccer is the fastest-growing sport in terms of popularity in the country, and certainly a soccer stadium housing a quality team at the major-league level could be a significant boon for the Borough. But if a soccer stadium is to be built, MLS and the City must make the process transparent, so we do not feel as though the league is making an end run around the necessary bureaucracy.

Stop Rewarding Bad Behavior

To The Editor: he N F L shou l d b e called the National Felons League because a rap sheet is a requirement for landing on team rosters. Those responsible for hiring & harboring violent offenders must pay for their atrocious conduct. Firing Roger Goodell isn’t enough. Let’s sack the the NFL on the bottom line by ending its tax exemption. This $10 billion money machine, which pays its CEO $35 million annually, is designated by the IRS as a non-profit, tax exempt trade association. The NFL is the only major professional sports league enjoying this privilege. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced a bill to end this tax dodge, which drew poor early support because NFL

lobbyists have the best congress money can buy. But 16 women senators now demand the NFL’s zero tolerance for domestic violence. They must reinforce their demand by backing Sen. Coburn’s bill and urging their colleagues to pass it. This is a chance for red and blue state legislators to show their true colors. Are they true champions of women’s well-being or testosterone-fueled NFL cheerleaders? Contact N.Y. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, and House Representatives Grace Meng and Joe Crowley. Tell them to stop pro football from ripping off taxpayers and rewarding greedy owners and officials for bad behavior. The NFL deserves a penalty flag for its failures. dick Reif, Flushing

Op-ED

In Support Of The People’s Climate March Sept. 21 By CounCilman Costa Constantinides

ext week the United Nations will convene a climate summit designed to bring the nations of the world together to find innovative solutions to climate change. Before the summit begins, however, New Yorkers of all walks of life will join millions more around the world in marching to show just how crucial it is that we as a global community make real progress on reducing carbon emissions. At this moment in time, we must be clear and honest with ourselves - virtually every climate scientist in the world agrees that (1) humans have created the problem by pumping trillions of tons of carbon

into the atmosphere, and (2) if we’re going to talk about sustaining our civilization, we need to start switching to renewable energy sources now. That’s why I’ve introduced a bill to the City Council (Introduction 378) that would put New York City on the road to meeting this goal by requiring that the city lower its carbon emissions 80% by 2050. New York State, by executive order of former Governor David Paterson, has already set this as a benchmark - and I believe that, by enshrining this standard into law locally, we will demonstrate to the nation and the world that we are truly serious about tackling climate change. Setting this goal, moreover, will only help to spur more innovation in the renewable energy sector, leading to the growth of new

industries and better jobs right here in the five boroughs. As the largest urban market in the country, we have tremendous influence over how the private housing and energy sectors approach new development and by setting a strong goal, we can help spur the same types of public/private partnerships that gave us Silicon Valley and the Apollo Program. To do all this, however, we need to demonstrate to the world that we stand united in recognizing the scope of the problem before us, and the work that lies ahead. If we don’t act, we may see Sandy-type hurricanes become commonplace and droughts ravage our food supply. Worse still, our grandchildren may not even have an opportunity to experience local treasures like Jamaica Bay,

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Rockaway Beach, or Flushing Meadows Park, as all these Queens landmarks are threatened by rising sea waters. Several weeks from now, our city will mark the second anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy. Although the flood waters have long since receded, far too many New Yorkers are still struggling to rebuild their lives that were shattered in the storm’s wake. New York City suffered not only an economic blow, as tens of billions of dollars of economic activity were lost as a result of the storm, but a terrible human cost, as 53 New Yorkers died as a result of Hurricane Sandy. That terrible tragedy is just one of many stark reminders of the immense challenges we face in the future if we do not act now. I urge you to join me and tens Maureen Coppola Advertising Director Howard Swengler Major Accounts Manager Shanie Persaud Director Corporate Accounts/Events Account Executives Helene Sperber Tom Eisenhauer Shari Strongin Donna Lawlor Maury Warshauer

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of thousands of your fellow New Yorkers to march with us this Sunday as we seek to turn back the tide on climate change. The People’s Climate March will take place on Sunday, September 21, 2014; at 12 PM. Marchers will convene on Central Park West between Columbus Circle and 86th Street. Costa Constantinides represents the New York City Council’s 22nd District, which includes his native Astoria along with parts of Long Island City, Woodside, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. He serves as the chair of the City Council’s Subcommittee on Libraries and sits on on seven standing committees: Civil Service & Labor, Contracts, Cultural Affairs, Environmental Protection, Oversight & Investigations, Sanitation, and Transportation.

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Dear Residents of Queens and Friends of the Queens Borough Public Library: We are the six former Trustees of the Queens Library who Melinda Katz, the Queens Borough President, recently removed. Since she took office, Ms. Katz embarked on a campaign to improperly discredit and dismantle the Library Board of Trustees for her own ends. Ten of the Trustees who were on the Board at the beginning of the year are no longer there. We write this letter to explain who we are and what we have fought to preserve in this wonderful institution.

We brought a federal lawsuit to preserve the Library’s independence from an individual politician. Ms. Katz removed us from the Library Board when we refused to agree to her political demands. But that is not what she told the public. Ms. Katz claimed that our actions were not in furtherance of the Library’s educational purpose. That is simply false. Ms. Katz’s actions have been harmful to the people of Queens. She manufactured a crisis by spreading false accusations about the Library. She threatened to, and then did, withhold City money from community libraries in need of repairs because we refused to vote her way. She misled the public by claiming that the Board had refused to allow the City Comptroller to audit taxpayer funds, when in fact the City Comptroller had been auditing Library records for City taxpayer funds since February 2014. In fact, the City has always had complete access to audit the Library’s City funds. What Ms. Katz really wanted was access to private donations - information that we believed we had an obligation to protect. Ms. Katz’s tactics to disparage the Library and our stewardship were so egregious that they sparked a whistleblower complaint under New York law. We supported that investigation. Six days later she removed us from the Board.

Library independence preserves Freedom of Thought, or your library is Katz’s political poker chip. Andrew Carnegie founded the Library on the principle that a public library must be free of undue political influence. For over 100 years, the Queens Library has operated as an independent, self-governing private corporation. Ms. Katz decided to unravel that. She engineered a new law that allowed her to remove trustees at will. She then used her power to remove us because we refused to be bullied. We obeyed our duty to follow our best judgment - not her political agenda. She responded by maligning us in the press and misleading the public. The American Library Association called Katz’s law a “dangerous precedent for libraries and library boards around the nation,” and warns that “[f]reedom of information and freedom of thought cannot exist in a system where undue political influence can be brought to bear arbitrarily.”

We faithfully and successfully worked to further the Library’s educational purpose. We six served the Library for a collective 120 years. We are long-time residents of Queens. We volunteered countless hours to the Library because we cared. During our tenure, the Library was awarded the prestigious “Library of the Year” award, selected as the best library in the nation, and won over 50 national and local awards. It was the first library in NYC to lend patrons e-readers and Google tablets. We opened doors to immigrants by providing information, English classes, and cultural literacy. We secured a $6 million private grant to perpetually fund an Adult Learning and English as a Second Language program, and built the world’s largest 24/7 auto book return system. Success like this does not just happen. It was cultivated through years of responsible stewardship, strong leadership and smart management. Queens Library employees are committed to our mission and are the best anywhere in the world. Our President & CEO for the last 11 years has been critical to our success, and our decision to compensate him at par with his peers was appropriate. It has been an honor and privilege to serve you and it is unfortunate the Borough President has decided to disregard our dedicated years of service. Sincerely, JACQUELINE E. ARRINGTON WILLIAM JEFFERSON

TERRI C. MANGINO JOSEPH R. FICALORA

GRACE LAWRENCE GEORGE L. STAMATIADES

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Dolores Rizzotto

Former CB2 Manager Remembered

By Jackie StrawBridge Staff Writer

Dolores Rizzotto, former Community Board 2 District Manager, passed away last week at the age of 70, after a battle with cancer. Rizzotto served as District Manager for 15 years, retiring about eight years ago, her son Michael Rizzotto said. Before taking that job, she worked as a clerk for CB4 in her hometown Corona, as well as at the community assistance unit under former Mayor Ed Koch. Michael said he has received an “amazing outpouring” of messages from his mother’s friends and acquaintances. “Everybody says the same thing: my mother was just a fair person. Some called her a classy lady. She always did the right thing, did what was right for the community and her people,” Michael added. Michael will remember his mother as a “no-nonsense person,” he said. “She wasn’t impressed by people that had big titles or lots of money, things like that.” CB2 chairman Joe Conley echoed these sentiments.

“Dolores had a very big heart and a great manner, but she was no pushover,” he said. “She was a true champion for the community and a great listener, and was able to navigate through the red tape of city government to help make Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City a better place to live.” Conley recalled a number of Rizzotto’s major accomplishments as district manager, including creating a syringe exchange program to combat loose needles in the streets and bringing a veteran’s shelter to Borden Avenue. According to Conley, Rizzotto’s involvement with the community did not end with her retirement as district manager. “She was still in touch with many people from the community and she would come back often for trips and would stop by to make sure she said ‘hello,’” he said. Even after moving to Florida for retirement, Michael said, his mother continued her community engagement, volunteering at a local politician’s office. “We felt that we’ve lost a good friend,” Conley added. A wake is scheduled for tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Edward Guida Funeral Home, 47-20 104th St. in Corona. A funeral mass will take place on Saturday at St. Leo’s Church in Corona, starting at 10:45 a.m. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

Crime Stats, Noise Among Talk At The 102nd Precinct

By LuiS gronda Staff Writer

Two police officers from the 102nd Precinct received the Cop of the Month award during the monthly 102 Com-

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JUL 09 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000538-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Charles (Last) Brown My present name is (First) Male (Last) Brown aka Charles Brown My present address is 257-22 145th Ave, Rosedale, NY 11422 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is May 02, 1961 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on AUG 18 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000640-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office

of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Elisheva (Last) Weinman My present name is (First) Milana (Last) Tokova My present address is 147-20 69th Road, Flushing, NY 11367-1732 My place of birth is Uzbekistan My date of birth is December 13, 1977

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munity Council meeting for stopping a robbery in the early morning hours. The two police officers, Derrick Singh and Patrick McBride, responded to a call for a robbery in progress on Aug. 28 at around 2 a.m. According to Sgt. Andrew Goldenberg, while the officers were talking to the victim of the robbery, the perpetrators were in the middle of another robbery. Eventually, Singh and McBride got into a pursuit with the suspect and arrested him. The perpetrator had a firearm and threw it under a car while running away from the Photo by Luis Gronda police. Goldenberg said the person the City Landmark Preservation arrested has a long criminal past. Commission again rejected an ap“This is why we wear the uniplication to consider the Maspeth form, these guys personify it,” Goldenberg said. “They put their firehouse a landmark. lives on the line. While everyone responding to the planes crashing the is sleeping in bed, they are out there Twin Towers 13 years ago. patrolling.” According to Steve, they have sent Then, the officers went over some multiple requests to the LPC’s rerecent crime statistics for the 102nd search staff to evaluate the building Precinct, which covers Woodhaven, for possible consideration. But they Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill and have been rejected each time because Ozone Park. The data presented it does not meet the agency’s criteria mostly good news for the patrol, with for landmark designation. crime down in several categories. According to a letter sent to Fisher According to the 102nd, they are earlier this year, the firehouse does down in robberies, felony assault, bur- not meet its requirements because of glaries and grand larceny. Particularly, its “architectural significance.” They they are down 67 percent in robberies. also said that Landmarks Law requires There have also been no rapes or mur- an event attached to a site to be older ders in the 102 so far this year. than 30 years for it to be considered. The only crime category that has Steve said they, with the backing of increased in the patrol is Grand Lar- Community Board 5, have asked LPC to ceny Auto, which has increased four waive that second requirement but the percent compared to last year. Gold- agency has told them they cannot do that. enberg said they are “aggressively “We feel that we shouldn’t have to handling” that problem by allocating wait until 2031 to determine if it’s hisits conditions unit to crack down on torically significant,” Steve said. cars being broken into. The LPC sent them another reReach Luis Gronda at (718) 357- sponse to an inquiry late last month, 7400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. rejecting the proposal again. Fisher com or @luisgronda. sent out an email with the latest update, effectively giving up the pursuit of landmarking the firehouse. Siblings Give Up On “But with this latest letter from Landmarking the LPC, we feel quite defeated in our quest. From our standpoint, unless Firehouse our elected officials and community By LuiS gronda leaders can take action that would inStaff Writer fluence the LPC’s position, there isn’t The brother-sister duo that has led the anything else that we can think of to push to landmark the Maspeth firehouse do,” he wrote in the email. Fisher said they have done all they can appears to have given up the cause. For the past year and a half, Steve do and they do not know what the next and Maxine Fisher have been pushing step is for this project, if there is any. “Me and my sister feel like we’re at for the Landmark Preservation Commission to consider the Maspeth fire- a dead end now,” Steve said. He added that while there’s a house, located at 59-29 68th St., as an chance that building could one day be official City landmark. The reasoning for the consider- turned into apartments, the landmark ation, according to Steve, is two-fold: designation would at least force it to the firehouse has long been a staple in retain much of exterior if it was no the community, celebrating its 100th longer a fire house. The LPC did not respond to reanniversary this year, and because of the historical significance the fire- quests for comment by press time. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 357house has on the tragic events of 9/11. Nineteen firefighters who were sta- 7400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. tioned at that firehouse lost their lives com or @luisgronda.

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Carey Reflects On Time As CB9 District Manager By Luis Gronda Staff Writer Mary Ann Carey waved goodbye to the Community Board of which she has been a longtime member. She had her final meeting as District Manager of Community Board 9 last week, bidding farewell to the position she has held for the past 35 years. Carey, originally from Ozone Park but currently living in Howard Beach, announced her intention to retire from the position last month. Her retirement is effective Oct. 1 and the search is underway to find her replacement. Carey looked back at her time as District Manager in an interview with the Queens Tribune last week. She said she very much enjoyed her time as District Manager and they were able to see through many important projects that benefitted the community to its completion. Among the projects that Carey mentioned were working to revive the Forest Park Carousel, which reopened a few years ago and was also landmarked, and improving the park itself overall. She described the park as a “drug haven” and the community board had a role in turning the public space around. “The park went from a disaster to a beautiful, lush facility, now with the

covillo is “water under state-of-the-art carthe bridge” and they ousel as well,” Carey agreed to work together said. in a meeting while CocAnother memocovillo was still Chair. rable project was the Now, she said they still reconstruction of talk and he wished her Kew Gardens Road, good luck at the end of which Carey said last week’s meeting. was the first project She also praised the she worked on when current chairperson, she became District Ralph Gonzalez, saying Manager. According he’s doing well in the to Carey, the board, position, and is makalong with the Kew ing changes that will Gardens Civic Assoimprove CB9, despite ciation, were able to some difficulties like get a repaved street along with new Photo by Luis Gronda getting to know each curbs and sidewalks Mary Ann Carey reflects on her times as Community Board person on the board as much as possible. as well. 9 District Manager. “It’s very rough beAs for why she decided to retire now, she said she but was put on six months probation. cause you’re dealing with almost 50 wanted to go out during a less turbu- Then, the board considered removing people. To get to know 50 people, it’s lent time within the board and focus board member Sam Esposito after he not an easy thing, but he really is tryon other groups and projects that she was accused of making anti-semitic ing,” she said. As for whoever succeeds her as is a part of, including the Kiwanis Club remarks to other board members in an email. Carey also lashed out at district manager, Carey said you must of Ozone Park. Last year, there was much conflict Coccovillo publicly during a meeting, have a strong will and not let anything within the board and also between saying he intimidated some people at get to you. “They better be able to take the Carey and former CB9 chairperson its office. With all of that behind her now, slings and arrows and let it roll off of Jim Coccovillo. you,” she said. “You can’t be too sensiFirst, Carey was nearly fired from Carey said it is better to walk away. “I wasn’t going to retire when peo- tive in this job.” the District Manager position after Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 357some members called for her to be re- ple were trying to force me out, and I moved for being unreliable and disor- just felt that this is the time,” she said. 7400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. Carey said her conflict with Coc- com or @luisgronda. ganized. The board elected to keep her

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New Faces Join Push Against Airplane Noise

More voices are joining in a growing shout against airplane noise. Protestors came to Cunningham Park Sunday afternoon to speak out against low flying and noisy planes from LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports. The rally was hosted by advocacy group Queens Quiet Skies. While veterans of the fight against aviation noise represented a large portion of the rally’s participants, several were getting involved for the first time. Dennis and Loretta Occhino said they found out about the rally through a recent parish function. “We’re here to support the rally because we agree. We complain every day how we can’t even hear each other talk over dinner,” Loretta Occhino said. For the Occhinos, airplane noise also presents a danger to their children’s learning. Their five-year-old son entered school in North Flushing soon after the FAA instated a new flying procedure that increased the traffic over Northeast Queens. “We feel that it’s a distraction to their learning each and every day,” Dennis Occhino said. “Some kids have a hard enough time concentrating at school, and to have something like that as a distraction makes it a lot worse.”

Bayside resident and GrowNYC board member Dr. Arline Bronzaft took the stage to speak about her decades of experience studying the effects of noise on children’s learning. She cited in particular her research indicating that learning improved after noise abatement. “The research is overwhelming that noise is not just annoying,” Bronzaft added. Ero Hatzidimitriv came to the rally with her daughters, who attend 6th and 8th grade in Bayside. Her daughters held a sign reading, “I can’t hear my teacher.” Other rhetoric at the rally largely touched on topics Queens Quiet Skies has been pushing for months. Namely, protestors and elected officials said they want the Federal Aviation Administration to lower the bracket of what it considers acceptable noise levels. Other areas of concern include the structure of aviation community roundtables and pollution from jet noise. A large number of elected officials spoke at the rally, including Borough President Melinda Katz, U.S. Rep Grace Meng (D-Flushing), U.S. Rep Steve Israel (D-Melville), State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing). Earlier this month, Meng and Is-

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NYHQ Starts Health Initiative Program BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer New York Hospital Queens is reaching out to the surrounding Chinese community, and many others, with a new initiative. Last week, the hospital announced the launch of the Community Health Initiatives Program, which provides culturally-sensitive services to better help the members of Queens’ diverse population. Since 30 percent of NYHQ patients are Chinese and Chinese is the second most common language spoken by NYHQ patients, that community is the first focus of this new program. To start, the Health Initiatives Program is establishing a 25-member board of advisors that includes physicians and business leaders. This board will meet regularly to design educational programs for the Chinese community that promote healthy living and disease prevention. The hospital has also started an inlanguage service line. Members of the Chinese community only need to call (718) 670-1178 for information, assistance or appointments. According to Dr. Wai Lap Leung, medical director of the Community Health Initiatives, NYHQ has recruited several bilingual volunteers to help patients at the hospital. These volunteers offer transla-

States,” Zuar said. “I tion services, emotional am so pleased that the support and navigation hospital is expanding with hospital and comits cultural sensitivity munity resources. In the program, because it last two months, these volis definitely the right unteers have helped about thing to do.” 500 patients at the MotherAssemblywoman Baby unit and another 500 Nily Rozic (D-Hillon other medical floors. crest), who represents “The program is dethe district that insigned to eliminate lancludes NYHQ, praised guages barriers, customize the hospital for its iniand create new programs for the Chinese communiPhoto by Joe Marvilli tiative, as language acty,” Leung said. “Internally, Elected officials and community leaders gathered to cess is a critical issue our division is to act as the help kick off New York Hospital Queens’ new Commu- for the neighborhood. “Language access is Chinese experts and work nity Health Initiatives Program. the number one issue as a team to improve the existing service and to create new projects nese population has a tremendous that we get calls and visits on. It is our that are needed in our community.” amount of talent, prosperity and a mission to make not only government, NYHQ also created a Chinese-lan- significant future in this community. but all sorts of agencies, schools and guage breast cancer support group at This is your community and we are hospitals open and available to anyone in the community,” she said. the hospital’s Breast Center, expand- your community hospital.” Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushed authentic Chinese meal options, Gary Zuar, senior vice president started delivering Chinese and Korean of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, ing) also congratulated the hospital on newspapers to patients, founded a Chi- added that this program will build on its new endeavor. “This is a great day. Hospitals nese religious service and established a Queens’ reputation as the most dilecture series in Chinese on health. verse Borough in the world. While it should be engaging, should be reachStephen Mills, the hospital’s presi- is starting with Chinese, the program ing out to everyone in the community, dent and CEO, said that this effort is will reach out to other communities in and have a welcoming feel,” he said. To learn more about NYHQ and all part of NYHQ’s continued goal of be- the future as well. ing a welcoming place for the whole “When you think about Queens, its services, visit www.nyhq.org or call community. the one thing that comes to mind is (718) 670-2000. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357“We have worked with you in many the incredible diversity that exists. It is different ways, both as patients and in well-known that this is one of the most 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstriyour celebrations,” he said. “The Chi- culturally-diverse areas in the United bune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of SLG SHOP LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 06/16/2014. Office location: Queens County. Secretary of the State of New York has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State of New York shall mail process to the LLC at 35-10 36th Avenue, Second Floor, Long Island City, NY 11106. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of Formation: Mattbeth Artisan Foods LLC Articles of Organization filed with The Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) On 04/25/2014. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o: United States Corporation Agents, INC, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: Any lawful purpose of activity. ________________________ SUMMONS Index No. 702308/2014 D/O/F: April 7, 2014 Premises Address: 116-32 155 ST JAMAICA, NY 11434-1531 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstJOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF TERESITA M. FLORES WHO WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 17, 1939 AND DIED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2010, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPEC TIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCEAREUNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING, LLC; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ AND ‘’JANE DOES’’, SAID NAMES BE-

ING FICTITIOUS, PARTIES INTENDED BEING POSSIBLE TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES AND CORPORATIONS, OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS WHO HAVE, CLAIM, OR MAY CLAIM, A LIEN AGAINST, OR OTHER INTEREST IN, THE PREMISES, Defendant(s), TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The amount of the Debt: $291,972.13 consisting of principal balance of $231,872.06 plus interest of $43,767.83, a surrogate fee of $21.73, escrow/ impound shortages or credits of $13,749.88, late charges of $572.25; Broker’s Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $215.00; attorney fee $1,300.00 and title search $483.38. Because of interest and other charges

that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector. If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: April 6, 2014 Christopher E Medina, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Main Office 51 E Bethpage Road Plainview, NY 11803 516-741-2585Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “sav-

ing” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. ________________________ Notice of formation of HELPFUL TAXI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 4/30/2014. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 525 GRAND AVENUE JOHNSON CITY, NY 13790. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: Tiff’s LIC(k) Dogwalking & Playgroups, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/21/2014. Office location: Queens Count y. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Meri Minatel, 22-33 19th Street, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Dogwalking and any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice of formation of AAA PARTNER LLC. Articles of org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/02/2014. Office located in Queens country. SSNY has been designated for service process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: AAA PARTNER LLC, 738 E. 5th Street, #5G, New York, NY 10009. Purpose: Any Lawful activity or purpose. ________________________ S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS Index No.: 10595/13 Date of Filing: June 11, 2014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -against- ATIF A. ABASSI, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said

ATIF A. ABASSI, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and the respective husbands, wives, widow or widowers of them, if any, all of whose names are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, 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 twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served

upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Robert J. McDonald of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on May 8, 2014, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by ATIF A. ABASSI to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION in the principal amount of $388,000.00, which mortgage was recorded in Queens County, State of New York, on January 2, 2008, in CRFN 2008000000391. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC by assignment of mortgage dated December 13, 2007 and recorded on August 5, 2008 in CRFN: 20080000310534. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is successor by merger to CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC, and therefore, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is now the real party in interest in the proceeding. Said premises being known as and by 160-63 122nd Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434. Date: April 25, 2014 Batavia, New York Virginia C. Grapensteter, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26 Harvester Avenue Batavia, NY 14020 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. ________________________

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MLS Looking At Aqueduct For New Stadium By Luis Gronda Staff Writer Major League Soccer has its eye on Queens once again. Rumors surfaced earlier this week that the league is reportedly looking to build a new soccer stadium at Aqueduct Racetrack that would be home to its new team, New York City FC, which begins play next year. This is the second time the league has looked in Queens to build a soccer-specific stadium. It was originally kicking the tires on building the arena at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, but that controversial plan was killed after much protest from elected officials and residents. The stadium proposal drew the ire of many opponents, as it would have forced the City to give up parkland if the stadium was built there. A deal was later struck to build the stadium in the Bronx, but that fell through as well, as developers were unable to reach a deal with a tenant that owns land needed to build the stadium there. Now the league may be looking to South Ozone Park for its new stadium. NYC FC will be the second New Yorkarea team to play in MLS, joining the Harrison, N.J.-based New York Red Bulls, which was one of the original franchises when it began play in 1996.

MLS is reportedly looking at putting a new soccer stadium adjacent to the Aqueduct race track.

NYC FC has six players on its roster as it builds towards its first season, including English midfielder Frank Lampard, who played at Chelsea FC in London prior to signing with NYC FC, and Spanish forward David Villa, who has played at prestigious Spanish clubs such as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. The team will play its home games at Yankee Stadium until it can find a permanent home. MLS did not mention the Aqueduct site in a statement about the situation. “NYCFC is looking at sites all over

New York City. We are working with the de Blasio Administration to find a world-class site for a soccer-specific stadium,” the spokesperson said. Elected officials representing the area expressed mixed feelings about the plan in statements released this week. “Currently, I am extremely hesitant to welcome a soccer stadium to the Aqueduct site. Exact location and size of the stadium, traffic patterns, public safety and the certain impact on the surrounding neighborhood quality of

life are just some of the issues that I would need answers to in examining this proposal. My constituents need as many facts as possible now, as we start to have discussions on this issue,” State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D- Middle Village) said. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (DOzone Park) said he has not been told of any plans to build the stadium at Aqueduct. “I have yet to be informed about any plans, but if City Hall hopes to be successful, any planning must include the local community. There are obvious obstacles, including transportation and access, however I am open to any conversation that will increase economic development and create jobs,” he said. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), on the other hand, looked more positively on a potential soccer stadium within his district. “A soccer stadium would create jobs, stimulate economic development and make Queens the city’s premier sports destination,” he said. “In the days and weeks ahead, I will be working closely with the community and my fellow elected officials to see if the proposed site in my district is the right fit before making a final decision.” Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. com or @luisgronda.

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POLICE BLOTTER 102nd Precinct RobbeRy – The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance with the location and identity of the following individual wanted in connection to a robbery. At approximately noon on Sept. 11, an unknown male entered the Prime Convenience Store, located at 78-21 Atlantic Ave. The suspect displayed a silver-handled gun and demanded money from the store worker. The suspect received about $2,500 and fled the store westbound on Atlantic Avenue. The suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 25 years old, 6-foot, 175 lbs. The suspect was last seen wearing a black and gold baseball hat, black sweatshirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

104th & 112th Precincts

police responded to a 911 call of a male struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, police observed the aided, a 24-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive with severe blunt force trauma to the body. EMS responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The collision investigation determined that the aided was operating a motorcycle when it became disabled in the right lane of Rockaway Boulevard. The aided was met by several individuals to assist in loading the motorcycle on a pickup truck parked in front of the motorcycle. While doing so, a Chevy van traveling east on Rockaway Boulevard struck the rear of the pickup truck and the pedestrians. A second vehicle traveling behind the van then struck the rear of the van. Four additional pedestrians and the operator of the van were all removed to Jamaica Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing.

109th Precinct

RobbeRy – The NYPD is asking RobbeRy PatteRn – The the public’s assistance identifying the NYPD is asking the public’s assistance following individual wanted for a robbery of a livery cab that identifying the followtook place at 2 p.m. on ing individuals wanted Sept. 1 at 131-25 Avery in connection with two Ave., within the confines robberies within the of the 109th Precinct. confines of the 104th The suspect was and 112th Precincts. picked up at 85th Avenue The first incident ocand Parsons Boulevard curred on Aug. 16 at and asked the driver to approximately 12:20 make numerous stops in p.m., when the suspect Queens. When they got entered a jewelry store to the above location, located at 69-31 Myrtle the suspect simulated a Ave. and displayed a firearm. The suspect struck T his individual is firearm and demanded a 64-year-old male vic- wanted in regards to money from the driver tim with the butt of the a robbery within the before fleeing the scene firearm before fleeing. confines of the 109th on foot. The suspect is deNo property was taken Precinct. scribed as a male Hisand the victim did not panic, 5-foot-6, 200 lbs., with a scar on go to the hospital. The second incident occurred on his forehead. Anyone with information is asked Sept. 5 at 1:51 p.m., when the suspect from the previous incident, acting in to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers concert with two other suspects, en- at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypdtered a jewelry store located at 97-18 crimestoppers.com or text tips to Queens Blvd. One of the suspects dis- 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. played a firearm and discharged one All calls are confidential. round into the floor. The suspects then removed numerous pieces of jewelry 110th Precinct RaPe aRRest – On Sept. 11, the and fled in a gray BMW X3. No victims NYPD arrested an individual in conwere injured. The suspects are described as Black nection to an attempted rape that occurred within the confines of the 110th males between 30 and 40 years old. Anyone with information is asked Precinct on Aug. 16. According to a police report, ofto call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypd- ficers arrested Jorge Chabla, 31, of crimestoppers.com or text tips to Elmhurst, and charged him with first274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. degree attempted rape, second-degree robbery, sex abuse and third-degree All calls are confidential. assault in regards to an incident where 105th Precinct the suspect allegedly approached a 23PedestRian stRuck – At 8:26 year-old female, punched her and atp.m. on Sept. 12 on Rockaway Boule- tempted to grab the victim while she vard just west of Brookville Boulevard, was on the ground.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of GOLDEN LOTS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/1/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 4633 66th St., Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: all lawful activities. ________________________ 3805 31ST STREET LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/09. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Anastosios Matsikas 21-19 40th Ave LIC, NY 11101. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ 42-11 Northern, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/24/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O Mark D. Mermel, Esq., 2001 Marcus Ave. Ste W180, Lake Success, NY 11042. Dur. Date: 06/23/2114. Purpose: General. ________________________ 7900 DEVELOPMENT LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/18/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Solomon Borg 630 3rd Ave New York, NY 10017 Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of Formation of STUDIO BKBZ LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Attn: Cynthia G. Fischer, 140 Broadway, Ste. 3100, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ Rich Man Dan LLC filed Art. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) 6/19/14. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail process served against the LLC to 30-70 35th St, 2nd Fl, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ THE QUEENS ATTIC, LLC Articles of Organization were filled with Secretary of State Of NY SSNY on 7/30/2014, Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as service for process. SSNY shall mail process to LLC at 80-17 221st Street, Queens Village, NY 11427. Any lawful purpose. ________________________

Notice of formation of Pan Ocean Develop LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/11/2013. Office located: Queens County. SSNY has been assigned as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 50-11 188 Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS AND NOTICE Index No. 11496/2013 Date Filed: 2/13/2014 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, against Rolester Fludd, if he be living or if he be dead, his spouse, heirs devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; The United States of America acting through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau, State of New York; and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10”, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the person or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, Defendants. PROPERT Y ADDRESS: 225-02 Mentone Avenue, Laurelton, NY 11413 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $469,342.50 and interest, recorded in the QUEENS County Office of the City Register on August 5, 2005, in CRFN: 2005000439006 covering premises known as 225-02 Mentone Avenue, Laurelton, NY 11413. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment

directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: October 9, 2013 Frank M. Cassara, Esq. Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14624 (585) 247-9000 Our File No. 13-025362 Premises known as 225-02 Mentone Avenue, Laurelton, NY 11413. All that certain property situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Block 13193 Lot 1 ________________________ Notice of formation of FIT. Connections, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on June 20th 2014. Office location in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to c/o United Stated Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ SUMMONS Index No. 21854-13 D/O/F: November 27, 2013 Premises Address: 159 04 84th Rd JAMAICA, NY 11432 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS LIVE WELL FINANCIAL, INC, Plaintiff, -against- JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF SOFIA MICHAIL WHO WAS BORN ON MAY 6, 1916 AND DIED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2011, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE N A M E S A N D P L AC E S OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF,; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK CIT Y ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ AND ‘’JANE DOES’’, SAID NAMES BEING FICTITIOUS, PARTIES INTENDED BEING POSSIBLE TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES, AND CORPORATIONS, OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS WHO CLAIM, OR MAY CLAIM, A LIEN AGAINST THE PREMISES, Defendant(s), TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an

attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of the debt as of the date of this summons: $437,949.69 consisting of principal balance of $362,456.37 plus unpaid accrued interest of 53,285.78, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $1,900.68; MIP Insurance of $16,446.86; Servicing Fees of $1m820.00; Broker`s Price Opinion/ Appraisal, Property Inspection and miscellaneous charges of $565.00; attorney fee $1,200.00 and title search $275.00. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: LIVE WELL FINANCIAL, INC. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector. If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the

original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS, except: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: November 26, 2013 Susan A. West, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Main Office 51 E Bethpage Road Plainview, NY 11803 516-741-2585 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. ________________________ Notice of Formation of 63rd Street Woodside LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 203 Park Lane, Douglas Manor, NY 11363. Purpose: any lawful activity. You Can E-Mail Your Legal Copy to: legals@queenstribune.com

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Ice Cream Company Rises To Cream Of The Crop By Luis Gronda Staff Writer

Six-Building LIC Waterfront Development Filled To Capacity By Jackie sTraWBridGe Staff Writer A 12 year endeavor to bring a slew of luxury residences to the Long Island City waterfront saw a swift culmination this summer. TF Cornerstone announced Monday that 4610 Center Boulevard, the sixth and final building of their East Coast development, reached 100 percent occupancy after five months on the market. The 26-story, 584-unit tower is located in front of Long Island City’s iconic Pepsi Cola sign. 6,000 people now reside in all six waterfront buildings, according to TF Cornerstone. At 4610 Center Boulevard’s Grand Opening in June, TF Cornerstone chairman Tom Elghanayan said he expected the building to lease up in seven to eight months. Sofia Estevez, TF Cornerstone executive vice president, said Tuesday that she was not surprised the leasing finished as quickly as it did. “I think we were certainly helped by the fact that there was always pent up demand,” Estevez said. “They were lining up before we opened the door.” Estevez also noted that two of

the development’s other buildings – 4615 and 4540 Center Boulevard – reached 100 percent occupancy more rapidly, in about four months. “That was remarkable,” she said. “The incredible speed with which these buildings fill up is really, really something to marvel at,” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said at the grand opening. “Everybody wants to come to Long Island City, live in Long Island City.” For Estevez, one of the more significant aspects of 4610 Center Boulevard’s lease-up was that the bigger, more expensive units were nabbed before the studios. “In all my years opening buildings, I’ve never had that experience before,” Estevez said. She suggested that the neighborhood’s suitability for families, including the nearby elementary school and playground, caused this shift. TF Cornerstone’s work in the area is not finished. The firm is also developing phase two of Hunters Point South, a 5,000 unit waterfront complex also in Long Island City. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@queenstribune.com or @ JNStrawbridge.

Malcolm stogo is the chief operating officer of FaL Foods, which makes the dF Maven brand.

Photos by Luis Gronda

quarters earlier this week. The company uses a non-dairy base and no sugar to make its deAn ice cream company based in licious ice cream. Instead, it uses Astoria has quickly made a name three different bases: coconut, soy and almond. for itself in its short existence. Stogo said using soy and cocoFal Foods makes its dairy-free ice cream, called DF Mavens, in nut as a base for making ice cream a variety of flavors for customers has become popular in recent looking for a healthier alternative years, so they used that as a base to the bigger ice cream company to create the dessert. When asked why they want to make non-dairy brands. The company’s Chief Operat- ice cream, Stogo said they perfecting Officer, Malcolm Stogo gave ed the idea of making ice cream the Queens Tribune the inside without it tasting like soy because scoop of how it operates during a while some people like soy, there tour of its Western Queens head- are others who do not. “The problem with soy is when you eat soy-based ice cream, it tastes like soy,” he said. “When we realized that we can make it without tasting like soy, we thought we had something there.” The alternative to soy was making it with coconut, Stogo said. They wanted sotero san Miguel, the director of plant op- to reach an audierations, gives tour of the factory where dF ence that preferred Mavens and other brands are made. a coconut-based ice

cream instead of the soy. “It almost tastes like real ice cream,” he said, describing how their coconut-based ice cream. Part of the company’s goal when they first started was to make a product that stands out among the competition in the dairy-free ice cream business, according to Stogo. “Our goal is to make a product that is exceptionally better than our competitors, about three times as good,” he said. “That was our goal: To be very different from our competitors.” Stogo believes he has accomplished that goal because of the feedback they get from their customers as well as awards they have won, including the best nondairy dessert award at the Expo West Convention in 2013. Getting its name out there was not an easy process, Stogo said. It took attending a lot of trade shows and giving away free samples to potential customers to introduce people to their product. “When you’re an unknown it is hard to become known,” he said. Now DF Mavens is sold in 32 Whole Foods

Supermarket locations in the tristate area and starting to get into more chain supermarkets as well, including some Associated Supermarket stores in Queens and the other boroughs as well. The company’s next big project is opening its first retail store in the East Village section of Manhattan. The store will offer its signature ice cream along with non-dairy baked goods, juice bar and coffee. It is slated to open at the end of October, Stogo said. They are also working on opening the second store, most likely in Manhattan as well, but they would like to expand further into the other Boroughs, including Queens, he said. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com or @luisgronda.

above: Workers package ice cream to be sent out to a supermarket. Below: one worker prepares a sorbet for FaL Foods’ desserts That Matter line.

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LEGAL NOTICE

RAMPERTAB ENTERPRISES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/16/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Mahadeo Rampertab 217-02 77th Ave Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ NOTICE TO LARRY SANDERS IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to S.C. Code 15-9740, that you are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint filed April 14, 2014 by Desa Ballard and in the Orangeburg County Probate Court, Case No. 2012-GC-38-00041 captioned “Michael Jeffcoat, Petitioner vs. James Delton DeWitt et al.,” and to serve a copy of your answer to the Complaint upon the attorney listed below at the address listed below within thirty days after the service hereof, and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, by judgment by default. A hearing for this matter has been set for October 23, 2014 at 10AM EST at the Orangeburg County Probate Court, Orangeburg, SC. ANSWER TO: Desa Ballard, Esquire Ballard & Watson Post Office Box 6338 West Columbia, South Carolina 29171 ________________________ S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M M O N S I N TA X L I E N FORECLOSURE–SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS – NYCTL 2012-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR THE NYCTL 2012-A TRUST, Plaintiffs, against ROBERT R. BERKLEY, if living, et al. Defendants. Index no. 5578/13. Plaintiffs designate Queens Count y as the place of trial site of the real property. To the above named Defendants–YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county in which the property a lien upon which is being foreclosed is situated. The foregoing summons is

served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Bernice D. Siegal filed on August 11th, 2014. The object of this action is to foreclose a New York City Tax Lien as evidenced by a certain Tax Lien Certificate No. 4A, dated August 8, 2012, recorded August 20, 2012, CRFN 2012000329364 and covering the premises known as 120-30 178th Street, St. Albans, NY 11434 located at Block 12482 Lot 144. Dated: August 28, 2014 WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF LLP, Attorney for Plaintiffs, By: Amy E. Korn, Esq. 156 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019 (212) 237-1014. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending for beer and wine has been applied for by Md Azizur Rahman DBA Desert Rain Lounge, Inc. to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant lounge under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 10729 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills, NY 11375 for on premises consumption. ________________________ S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS WITH NOTICE INDEX NO.: 701312/2014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial situs of the real property. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. JULIUS MACK WILLIS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE ROBINSON any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, LORNA DAVIS; LINDA WRIGHT; “JOHN DOE # 1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 10915 217th Street, Queens Village a/k/a Jamaica, NY 11429 Block: 11120 Lot: 23 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 within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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 caption action is to foreclosure a Mortgage to secure $622,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York in the County of Queens on February 18, 2010 in CRFN: 2010000057239, covering premises known as 10915 217th Street, Queens Village a/k/a Jamaica, NY 11429. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an

attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: August 13, 2014 RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff By: Gerry Careccia Leonti, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite LL-5 Westbury, NY 11590 14-29784 ________________________ KIEVITS & ALVAREZ, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/31/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process The LLC, P.O. Box 150336, Kew Gardens, NY 11415-0336. General Purposes. ________________________ AVRA REALTY LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/14/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 38-08 Bell Blvd Fl 2, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: General. ________________________ Roraima Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 1 Cross Island Plaza Ste 114, Rosedale, NY 11422. Purpose: General. ________________________ S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS Index No.: 1370-14 Date of Filing: August 29, 2014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -against- EFRAIN RUIZ, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said EFRAIN RUIZ, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and the respective husbands, wives, widow or widowers of them, if any, all of whose names are unknown to plaintiff; WENDY RUIZ A/K/A WENDY JACKSON RUIZ; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOL ATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT

ADJUDICATION BUREAU; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, 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 twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Thomas D. Raffaele of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on August 19, 2014, and filed with sup-

porting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, State of New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by EFRAIN RUIZ WENDY RUIZ A/K/A WENDY JACKSON RUIZ to PROFESSIONAL MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP., its successors and or assigns in the principal amount of $199,850.00, which mortgage was recorded in Queens County, State of New York, on March 1, 2000, in Liber/ Reel 5529 at page 1499. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, by assignment of mortgage dated February 11, 2000 and recorded in Reel 5529 at Page 1506 in the County of Queens on March 1, 2000. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the successor by merger to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, and therefore Plaintiff is the real party in interest. Said premises being known as and by 115-39 208TH STREET, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411. Date: August 5, 2014 Batavia, New York Meredith Larsen, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26 Harvester Avenue Batavia, NY 14020 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. ________________________

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Middle School Afterschool Seats To Double This Year Middle school afterschool in New York City will see its biggest expansion in history this school year. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Bill Chong announced last Friday the launch of School’s Out New York City, which will nearly double the total number of middle school afterschool seats to more than 78,000 throughout the course of the 2014-2015 school year. SONYC is a DYCD model that brings sixth, seventh and eighth grade students out of the classroom to learn about topics of their choice, with activities ranging from cooking to dance to fashion design to sports. The SONYC expansion will put $145 million in new funding towards creating 271 new programs and extending programs to be open Monday through Friday, 36 weeks per year. SONYC programs are offered at no cost to students and are strategically located throughout communities in public and private schools, community centers, religious institutions, public housing and recreational facilities. There are more than 70 SONYC sites in Queens, according to the DYCD website. “These high-quality SONYC pro-

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grams come at a time in a young person’s development when they become ‘consumers’ and make their own life choices about what – and how – they learn. It is our responsibility to offer youth positive programming that is engaging, educational and fun, so they can make the transition from early adolescence to becoming responsible young adults,” Chong said in a statement released last week. “Adolescence is such a critical and challenging period for our students, and enriching and engaging after-school programs give them the support they need during this time,” Fariña said. “This historic expansion of after-school is going to open new doors for our middle-schoolers, and bring us closer to our goal of meeting the whole needs of every child.” Two middleschoolers from Jackson Height’s IS 230 voiced their ap-

proval of expanded afterschool at the launch as well. “Afterschool gives us a safe place to be when the streets can seem scary. It feels like a family to me,” said one student named Justin in a statement released last week. His classmate, Stevan, added, “the after-school program has been my favorite part about school. I couldn’t wait for this new year to start with SONYC.”

Applications for middle school and elementary school afterschool programs are ongoing and available at nyc.gov/afterschool. Interested parties can also contact DYCD Youth Connect at (800) 246-4646 for further information. Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, jstrawbridge@ queenstribune.com or @JNStrawbridge.

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Discussion On ‘Broken Windows’ At St. John’s BY JORDAN GIBBONS Staff Writer

To kick off Constitution week at St. John’s University, Brian Browne decided to organize a discussion about the highly-debated topic of broken windows policing. Browne, assistant vice president of government relations, said the timing was ideal to discuss the theory, considering the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island and the shooting of Michael Brown in Missouri over the summer. It also involves the fourth and fifth constitutional amendments, which prohibit unreasonable search and seizures without a warrant and requires that felonies can only be tried upon indictment by a grand jury, respectively. “In anticipation of Constitution Day, we’re looking at the broken windows theory of policing and the constitutional issues that are raised surrounding that issue,” Browne said. “We want students to have an understanding of their rights.” Last year, to honor the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, Browne organized a similar discussion about “stop, question and frisk.” Broken windows is the criminological theory that maintaining order in urban environments in well-ordered condition may stop further vandalism and help reduce crime. Essentially, it is the idea that cracking down on

crats, agreed with the small, petty crimes will premain points presented by vent bigger, more serious the Republicans but addcrime in a community. ed a little more skepticism The students debating the of the policy. validity and necessity of the “We have to figure out policy were representatives to what extent this change of the College Republicans in policing has had an efand the College Democrats. fect on this change in New Matthew Larkins, a senior York City,” Taranto said. and member of the College Andriamaherimanana Republicans, said that there said that arresting people is not enough communication for small offenses places in the community and that Photo by Jordan Gibbons an unfair burden on the while the policy may have an effect on crime, there has St. John’s University students (from left) Erica Andria- community that is hard to been an unfair amount of fo- maherimanana, Andrew Taranto, Daniel Cahill and recover from. Matthew Larkins took part in a panel on “Broken Win“By going after petty cus on minorities. crimes, it is detrimental to “I believe the main issue dows” to kick off Constitution Week. the community,” she said. and the main topic, which we need to focus on, is communi- broken windows in regards to the “It is harder for formerly incarcerated cation in our neighborhoods and theory,” Cahill said. “It’s a two-way individuals to find employment.” Councilman Rory Lancman (Durban communities,” Larkins said. street. At an early age, in education “I believe that the broken windows they should be teaching to respect Hillcrest) was just named the Chair policy has been effective to where authority. At the same time, authori- of the new Committee on Courts and we’ve seen a reduction in crime, but ties need respect for the communi- Legal Services and made an appearat the same time, we’re seeing more ty, especially for people of different ance at the discussion. Lancman said that he thinks there minorities being targeted and feeling backgrounds.” Browne pointed out some sta- should be a more concerted effort somewhat persecuted.” Another issue he brought up is tistics to support the theory, even for officers to know the communithe flooded prison systems, which though there are other contributing ties they are policing so they can still are filled with individuals who are ar- factors to the drastic reduction in address quality of life issues, while crime in the City. maintaining a positive presence in rested for petty crimes. “Homocide dropped 82 percent, the neighborhood. Daniel Cahill, also a senior and “We need to put more police ofmember of the College Republicans, rapes dropped 77 percent,” he said. said that the relationship between “New York City is a laboratory of bro- ficers on the beat interacting with the public in a regular way,” he said. the community and authorities is a ken windows.” Both Andrew Taranto and Erica Reach Jordan Gibbons at key factor in the situation, as well. “Community relations is probably Andriamaherimanana, sophomores (718)357-7400 Ext. 123, jgibbons@ the biggest issue when it comes to and members of the College Demo- queenspress.com or @jgibbons2.

What A Site To See Flushing Hospital welcomes the da Vinci robotic surgical system to our team. The new, state-of-the-art, robotic surgical system gives Flushing Hospital the opportunity to perform a wide variety of minimally invasive procedures with unprecedented precision. Through the addition of single-site capabilities, doctors at Flushing Hospital can perform a variety of advanced surgical, urological, and gynecological procedures through a single incision, leaving a nearly invisible scar hidden in the patient’s navel. Flushing Hospital is the only hospital in Queens to offer single-site technology. Benefits include minimal pain, faster recovery time, less blood loss, and shorter hospital stays.

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QUEENS FOCUS 2014 semester at Colgate University in Hamilton. American Martyrs Church of Bayside, located at 79-43 Bell Blvd., will host a defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction sponsored by the National Safety Council from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 11. Cost is $45. For information or to register, call (631) 360-9720.

Saying Farewell

Hundreds of families gathered to honor outgoing Kiwanis Governor Joe Aiello for his excellent service and years of dedication to the community at the Howard Beach Kiwanis’ Farewell Dinner in Howard Beach. Pictured (from left) are Kiwanis Governor Joe Aiello, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, Senator Joe Addabbo and Councilman Eric Ulrich. Our Lady of Fatima Church, located at 25-02 80th St., Jackson Heights, will host a defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction, sponsored by the National Safety Council from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 27. Cost is $45. For information and registration, call (631) 360-9720. Jeffrey Silber of Jackson Heights was awarded $3,000 Merit Scholarships to attend SUNY Oswego beginning fall 2014. Local students were given the Dean’s Award for academic excellence for the spring 2014 semester at Colgate University in Hamilton. They include: Corona: Ying Lin. Jackson Heights: Julie Wan. Woodside: Brandon Triminio. Army Pvt. Mark Mills has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills Mills is the son of Byrel Melford of Rosedale and is a 2013 graduate of Academy for Careers in TV and Film in Astoria. Did you know that according to the American Association of Suicidality suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15-24, and the eighth leading cause of death among all persons? Experts believe that most suicidal individuals do not want to die. They just want to end the pain they are experiencing. When suicidal intent or risk is detected early lives can be saved. The West-

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District Council 16 Cement and Concrete Workers Training and Education Fund will hold a recruitment Oct. 1-15 for 12 skilled construction craft labor apprentices. Applications can be obtained from the DC 16 Training Center, 29-18 35th Ave., Long Island City, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays during the recruitment period, excluding Columbus Day. Only the first 300 people to respond will receive an application. For information, call (718) 392-6970. Jaisy Kim, an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadet at State University of New York - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y., has graduated from the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Fort Knox, Ky. The 29 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support Kim is a 2011 graduate of Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows. Jessica Benmen of Queens Village and Karra Puccia of Beechhurst were given the Dean’s Award for academic excellence for the spring 2014 semester at Colgate University in Hamilton. Brian W. Cheung, an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadet at State University of New York - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y., has

graduated from the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Fort Knox, Ky. The 29 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support. Cheung is a 2011 graduate of Benjamin Cardozo High School in Oakland Gardens. Queens Community for Cultural Judaism will host a Rosh Hashanah high holiday program at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the UUCQ building on Ash Avenue in Flushing. To RSVP, call (718) 923-9196. The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Construction and General Building Laborers, Local Union No. 79, will conduct a limited recruitment from Oct. 10-23 for 100 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices. The recruitment will be offered online from 9-10 a.m. each business day during the recruitment period and will be offered for 10 business days or until 1,000 applicants are reached, whichever comes first. For information, visit www.mttf.org. Local students have been awarded $3,000 Merit Scholarships to attend SUNY Oswego beginning fall 2014. They include: Flushing: John Karlya, Min Koo. Little Neck: Katherine Cortez. Kimberly Lombardi of Whitestone has been named a 2014 URI 101 mentor at the University of Rhode Island. Send Your People News to: Queens Tribune 150-50 14th Road Whitestone, NY11357

Catholic Charities Howard Beach Senior Center has announced that daily lunches are now catered by Russo’s On the Bay. All seniors over the age of 60 are welcome to join in for a nutritious meal. A $2 donation is requested. The Howard Beach Senior Center is located at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach. The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Shop Forest Hills 2014 Fall Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 28 on Austin Street, between 69th Road and 72nd Road. For information, visit www.foresthillschamber.com. Kim Brian Fadul of Richmond Hill was awarded $3,000 Merit Scholarships to attend SUNY Oswego beginning fall 2014. Gisselle Perez-Leon of Kew Gardens was given the Dean’s Award for academic excellence for the spring

Closing Ceremony

Councilmen Mark Weprin and Peter Koo join in recognizing the students of the Asian-American Coalition for Education (AACE) and celebrating the completion of yet another successful summer program. AACE is a nonprofit educational organization for elementary, middle and high school students, serving primarily Asian-American students and new immigrant children.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS Index No.: 4615/14 SUMMONS Plaintiff resides at 6 Birchwood Lane Great Neck, NY 11024 SHARON KALIN and GARY G. KALINICH, Plaintiffs, -against- SAINT MARY’S BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Defendant, TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear in this action by serving a notice of appearance on Plaintiffs’ Attorney within 20 days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service or within 30 days after service is complete, if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to answer, Judgment will be taken against you be default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The basis of the venue designated is the place of incident. Dated: New York, New York March 20, 2014 Yours, etc., By: Andrew C. Laufer Law Office of Andrew C. Laufer, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiffs 255 West 36th Street, Suite 1104 New York, NY, 10018 (212) 422-1020 DEFENDANT’S ADDRESS: SAINT MARY’S BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 246 East 15th Street, New York, New York 10003 This action is pursuant to Art. 15 of the RPAPL to quiet title for the property located at 144-45 85th Avenue, Queens, New York; Block 9723, Lot 109. ________________________

Drive, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on 9th day of October, 2014 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Francisco Ros lately domiciled at 2 Bay Club Drive, Apt. 1V, Bayside, N.Y. 11360 admitting to probate a Will dated February 1, 2013, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Francisco Ros deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: Liliana Chiu AUG 26 2014 (Seal) HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate Margaret M. Gribbon Chief Clerk Bruce Montague & Partners Attorney for Petitioner 718-279-7555 Telephone Number 212-45 26th Ave, Suite #7, Bayside, N.Y. 11360 Address of Attorney [Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] (Pro Cit./4-99) ________________________ Notice of Formation of Classy & Cooking, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/3/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 32-00 Skillman Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on AUG 21 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000667-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Joy (Last) Carry-Miles My present name is (First) Joy (Middle) M (Last) Carry aka Joy Michelle Miles Carry aka Joy Miles-Carry aka Joy Carry aka Joy Michelle Carry aka Joy M Miles Carry My present address is 31-42 100 St, East Elmhurst, NY 11369 My place of birth Trinidad & Tobago My date of birth is November 21, 1961 ________________________ Notice of Formation of MDMD REALT Y LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/05/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom

process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 157-06 10th Ave, Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. ________________________ Notice of formation of STAT MEDICAL SERVICES OF NY PLLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/2/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against PLLC to: 132-59 41st Rd., Ste 1A & 1B, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: Medicine. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on AUG 21 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000671-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Angelica (Middle) Debby (Last) Mastellos My present name is (First) Angeliki (Middle) Despina (Last) Mastellos (infant) My present address is 43-42 204th St, Bayside, NY 11361 My place of birth is Greece My date of birth is December 04, 1997 ________________________

Queens, NY 11367. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________ SUMMONS Index No. 703286/2014 D/O/F: May 13, 2014 Premises Address: 104-14 171 ST JAMAICA, NY 11433 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY, Plaintiff, -againstCHRISTINA WINSTON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DOROTHY WINSTON; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY WINSTON WHO WAS BORN ON JUNE 24, 1926 AND DIED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2011, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE N A M E S A N D P L AC E S OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE ; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ AND ‘’JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises and corporations, other entities or persons who have, claim, or may claim, a lien against, or other interest in the premises, Defendant(s), TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made

in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of the debt as of the date of this summons: $338,165.21, consisting of principal balance of $335,565.38 plus unpaid accrued interest of $406.53, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $0.00, Mortgage Insurance Premium charges of $133.30; Service Fees of $35.00; Broker’s Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $0.00; attorney fee $1,750.00 and title search $275.00. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. If you notify Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any

judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law suit is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: May 13, 2014 Joshua P. Smolow, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Main Office: 51 E Bethpage Road Plainview, NY 11803 516-741-2585 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-2265697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

PROBATE CITATION File No. 2014-2208 SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent To Augustin Ros if living and if dead, to his heirs at law, next of kin and distributes and if any of them be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributes, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence, whose names and places of residence are unknown and if he died subsequent to the decedent herein, to his executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and to all his heirs at law, next of kin and distributes of Francisco Ros, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained. A petition having been duly filed by Liliana F. Chiu who is domiciled at 49 Harvest

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 16 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000433-14/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Manuel (Middle) Alexander (Last) Garcia Marquez My present name is (First) Manuel (Middle) Alexander (Last) Ceron-Marquez (infant) My present address is 1410 128th Street, Apt. #2, College Point, NY 11356-2336 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is September 12, 2002 Assume the name of (First) Matteo (Middle) Alejandro (Last) Garcia Marquez My present name is (First) Matteo (Middle) Alejandro (Last) Ceron Marquez (infant) My present address is 1410 128th Street, Apt. #2, College Point, NY 11356-2336 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is August 06, 2011 ________________________ 161-06 46th AVENUE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/22/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 138-60 63rd Avenue,

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PIX

Oratorio Society Golf Outing

Citi Field Knitting Party

The Oratorio Society of Queens kicked off its season with a golf outing on Sept. 4 at Clearview Park Golf Course. Pictured (from left) are John Murphy, Ed Blatz, Al Kondur, Mike Rooney from Merrill Lynch (Bayside).

Close to 1,000 knitters came out to Citi Field on Sunday for the fourth annual Stitch and Pitch, an event hosted by Lion Brand Yarn Company. Knitters had the opportunity to stitch 7-inch by 9-inch squares to benefit Warm Up America, a non-profit that collects and distributes knit products to social service agencies nationwide.

The Champs Are Here

Pictured at the OSQ golf outing are David Close, artistic director; Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and OSQ President Charlene DeGregoria.

Fall Cleaning Honors Heroes

Members of the Briarwood Task Force came together over the weekend for a community clean-up to remove leaves and branches. On Sept. 14, the group worked on a garden to honor the memory of 9/11 victims. Members of Big Apple Cricket Club posed with their trophy after they were crowned champions of the Eastern American Cricket Association Power-40 tournament last Sunday, when they defeated Atlantis Cricket Club at Baisley Pond Park in Southeast Queens. Photos by Shiek Mohamed.

Councilman Ruben Wills along with Mohammed Hack, from the office of the Queens Borough President, stand with officials and captains of the game.

Pasta Dump Whitestone Library childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s librarian Susan Scatena honored her promise to sit in a vat of pasta on Friday, a reward for summer readers hitting their target of books during the school break.

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LEISURE

‘Talk Radio’ Revived At Chain Theatre

By Steven J. Ferrari Editor-in-Chief The show may be set almost 30 years ago, but the message that resonates throughout “Talk Radio” is just as pertinent today as it was during the Me Decade of the 1980s. The new show by Variations Theatre Group, on stage at the Chain Theatre in Long Island City, tells the tale of Barry Champlain, a Cleveland talk radio host, on the night he dis-

covers that his show will soon be picked up nationwide. “Talk Radio” follows Champlain, played by Kirk Gostkowski, over the course of a two-hour broadcast where things slowly begin to unravel for him. Written by playwright Eric Bogosian and inspired by the 1984 murder of shock jock Alan Berg, Champlain spends the show going back and forth not just with his coworkers but with a variety of off-thewall characters who call in to

harangue the host. Discussions run the gamut from politics to pets, a bomb scare and a drug-addled admirer appearing to join the host as he tries to finish the show. Bogosian, a staple of the New York theatre scene, was nominated for a Pulitzer for the show. In an intimate setting like the Chain Theatre, a small space that puts the audience just feet away from the characters as they interact, it is easy to be drawn in to the drama unfolding in front of you. Just a one-act play, the show’s 90 minute running time flies by. Several of the show’s characters – Champlain’s coworkers – address the audience in asides to give more insight into Champlain’s personality. Gostkowski, who is on stage for most of the show, has an undeniable charisma and an impressive presence that

40 Years Of Fantastic Food Forest Hills’ family-owned Italian restaurant Portofino has been in business for 40 years. Given the quality of food, the delightful ambiance and the impeccable service, that should come as no surprise. My girlfriend and I were instantly taken with the cozy feel and low-key decor of the restaurant. An accordion player offered music that was pleasant and not the least bit intrusive to our dining experience. As soon as we sat down, we were cared for by our attentive waiter, who always made sure we had everything we needed. Of course, what makes or breaks a restaurant is the food. Portofino exceeded every single expectation I had. The quality and portions from start to finish were absolutely fantastic. By the end of the meal, my girlfriend and I were already discussing our next visit. We started with hot antipasto and bruschetta to whet our appetites. The former featured shrimp, clams, mussels, stuffed mushrooms, eggplant

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rollatini and zucchini oreganata in a light red sauce. Each item was delectable, blending wonderfully with the sauce. It was a great serving for two to share. The latter was softer and thicker than bruschetta at other restaurants, but still full of flavor, a nice take on an Italian classic. When it comes to dinner, it’s all about the entrée, and Portofino’s were perfect in nearly every way. I ordered the Veal Della Casa, intrigued

by its mix of veal scallopini, shrimp and asparagus in a light cream sauce. The veal was beyond tender, slathered in a sauce that invigorated all of my taste buds. The shrimp and asparagus were excellent companions to the veal, throwing in a whole new world of flavor. My girlfriend, who is not big on hyperbole, ordered the pork ossobuco in a brown sauce over rice and called it one of the most delicious things she has ever eaten. From the bite I tried, I was in complete agreement. After a delicious dessert of coffee and chocolate cake, my girlfriend and I were left completely satisfied with every aspect of our evening at Portofino. Maybe next time, we will try the Tuesday night buffet, which runs from 6 p.m. until closing, or the restaurant’s Sunday brunch, which goes from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Either way, I know we, and anyone else who enters Portofino’s doors, will end their experience with a meal to remember. –Joe Marvilli

easily captivates the audience. Champlain is a larger-thanlife character and Gostkowski plays him with a swagger that would be familiar to many of the talking heads featured on radio and television. That swagger begins to fade as Champlain faces a series of increasingly volatile confrontations, and Gostkowski draws you in as the cracks in Champlain’s façade become more evident. During a conversation with Gostkowski and the show’s director, Greg Cicchino, the pair told the Queens Tribune that Variations Theatre Group chose “Talk Radio” to capitalize on the buzz created by their previous show, “Hurlyburly,” another show set in the 1980s, also starring Gostkowski. “We hit something with

‘Hurlyburly’ and we wanted to see if we could keep it going,” Gostkowski said. The actor noted that the themes in the show were still relevant today and credited the playwrights in the 1980s for being daring. “A lot of these guys kind of hit their stride writing about the present day, and it just happened to be in the 80s,” Cicchino said. Variations Theatre Group’s production of “Talk Radio” will continue at the Chain Theatre, 21-28 45th Road in Long Island City, through Sept. 27. For information, or to purchase tickets, visit variationstheatregroup.com. Reach Steven J. Ferrari at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 122, email sferrari@queenstribune.com or @stevenferrari.

Art Transforms NYSCI Entrance

By JOe MarviLLi Staff Writer

For the next year, the entrance to the New York Hall of Science will look a little different. As of Sept. 12, the entrance to the science museum now features Scattered Light, an exhibit by artist Richard Esterle. It is made of 528 pieces of 26foot long strips of fluorescent orange and pink flagging tape. This tape is often used in surveying and forestry to mark utilities, boundaries and trees. Due to the nature of the tape, the exhibit will look different throughout the day, as the sunlight hits the circular entrance to the museum from different angles. Esterle is an artist, architect and the inventor of the Nobbly Wobbly ball, the Klackeroo, Space Chips, and the Amazing Geometry Machine. He often combines science and art for his exhibits, a factor that led him to NYSCI. “He has done some beautiful work in other museums, and we had the opportunity to create a new installation for our entrance rotunda,” the museum’s director and chief content officer, Eric Siegel, said. Esterle said he was drawn to the design of NYSCI’s entrance rotunda and open space, with large windows letting the sun through and allowing his ex-

hibit to constantly change. He added that he hopes the exhibit will cause patrons to stop and think about science and its place in society. “ The NYSCI rotunda’s shape geometry, windows and skylights offer a great space to expand on my Light series, providing a place to observe the rotation of the Earth and its relationship to the sun, and by association, our relationship to the world,” he said. “Since the art piece is in a science hall, it offers the added chance to think about the origins of science and quest for understanding and ‘seeing’ the world.” In addition to the tape, Scattered Light uses paper clips, mirror balls and metal rods. This simple, DIY method to art and science fits right into the mold of this weekend’s Maker Faire, according to Siegal. “Dick represents the essence of the maker movement. He looks at simple materials and reimagines them in entirely new ways,” he said. “This is one of the messages of the maker movement: that you don’t need all kinds of high end materials to foster creativity and to make something beautiful.” Scattered Light will be on view until Sept.13, 2015 and is free with NYSCI admission. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@ queenstribune.com, or @JoeMarvilli.

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QUEENS TODAY

FRIDAY 9/19 ARTURO O’FARRILL QUARTET

There will be two sessions, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Flushing Library is located at 41-17 Main St.

Come to Flushing Town Hall for a night of hot Latin jazz with Grammy award winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O’Farrill. He will perform with his quartet featuring Zack O’Farrill on drums, Adam O’Farrill on trumpet and Walter Stinson on bass. $25 for general admission, $20 for members, $10 for students. Music starts at 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 463-7700.

SATURDAY 9/20

QUEENS COUNTY FAIR

The Queens County Farm Museum will hold its 32nd annual Queens County Fair on Saturday and Sunday. Taking place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the fair will feature blue ribbon competitions in livestock, home crafts, arts & crafts, pie-eating and corn-husking contests, pig races, hayrides, carnival rides, midway games and kids’ entertainment by Big Apple Circus To-Go. Visit the Bavarian Garden for Irish music on Saturday and German music on Sunday. Admission is $9 per adult and $5 per child.

VILLALOBOS BROTHERS

Blending the indigenous rhythms and melodies of their native Veracruz with the intricate harmonies of jazz and classical music, the Villalobos Brothers deliver an intoxicating brew of musical virtuosity that awakens the senses as it redefines notions of Latin music. The concert at the Flushing Library will include a question-and-answer session with the artists.

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK FRIDAY 9/19

JASON MRAZ Two-time Grammy award winner Jason Mraz will perform at Queens College’s Colden Auditorium at 8 p.m. Best known for songs like “I’m Yours” and “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry),” Mraz is touring in support of his latest album, “YES!” He will be accompanied by pop band Raining Jane. Tickets cost between $25 and $75. To buy tickets, visit http://kupferbergcenter.org or call the box office at (718) 793-8080.

WORLD MAKER FAIRE

A festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, the fifth World Maker Faire will arrive at the New York Hall of Science. Highlighting what people are making, it provides a forum to learn by sharing knowledge and experience. Around 600 makers will exhibit their projects in addition to performances, demonstrations and a speaker roster including authors, innovators and leading thinkers in the Maker movement. The faire will take place on Saturday and Sunday, opening at 10 a.m. To learn more, visit http://nysci.org/event/worldmaker-faire-2014.

JULIE AND JULIA AT HUNTER’S POINT

Saturday on the Long Island City waterfront, the Hunters Point Park Conservancy, NestSeekers International and LIC Landing present the Oscar winning movie “Julie and Julia.” The Hunters Point Park Conservancy selected this movie because much of the movie was filmed in Long Island City and it was inspired by Long Island City resident Julie Powell, who will attend the movie and answer questions. The movie starts at 7:30 p.m. on the oval by the NY Waterways Ferry, at Borden Avenue and 2nd Street. For more information, email robbasch@hunterspointparks.org.

LIVE MUSIC IN CORONA

Stop by the Florence E. Smith Senior Center in Corona this Saturday afternoon for some live music. Patrick Poladian will be performing on piano with David Shaich on bass and drums. Performance from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more

RIDGEWOOD MARKET

information, call Teresa or Annette at (718) 899-0553.

VIVA LA COMIDA!

Viva la Comida! is a festival presented by the 82nd Street Partnership, highlighting Queens culture with food and food trucks, music, art, dancing, entertainment and more. The open air festival will take place Saturday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call (718) 335-9421).

PASTA DINNER PARTY

The WRBA is hosting a fundraiser for the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Beginning at 5 p.m., the theme for the event will be a ’50s pasta dinner party. All proceeds raised from the event will go towards the ambulance corps, which has come under financial trouble.

“Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art.” Video screenings, a gallery walkthrough and “Offerings,” an artistic performance by Tenzing Rigdol, will all take place during the ceremony, which runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. To learn more, visit www. queensmuseum.org/events/ opening-reception-foranonymous-contemporarytibetan-art.

KAYO DOT

Kayo Dot will perform a set at Trans Pecos in Ridgewood. Supporting them will be Islaja and III Convoy. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for the performance cost $10. Trans Pecos is located at 915 Wyckoff Ave.

CAPTAIN FAUST

The Amazing Captain Faust will perform two shows to entertain the kids at the Forest Park Carousel. The shows are part of the weekly live entertainment that perform at the merry-go-round. Captain Faust’s shows will take place at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

SUNDAY 9/21 ANONYMOUS OPENING RECEPTION

Join the Queens Museum for its opening reception for

PRESERVING THE HARVEST

At Flushing Town Hall at 1 p.m., a hands-on workshop will demonstrate the basics of canning and lacto-fermentation in foods such as sauerkraut and kimchi. Learn to preserve local, seasonal produce in healthful ways. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for members and $5 for children.

ST. LUKE’S CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble will appear at Flushing Library as part of its five-borough library tour. The group is performing music for wind quintet by Barber, Bach, Bozza, Ligeti and Paquito D’Rivera. The concert takes place in the lower level auditorium, starting at 2 p.m.

The Ridgewood Market will take place at Gottscheer Hall. There will be plenty of food, pastries and alcohol for everyone to enjoy. There will also be live music and other forms of entertainment at the market. It is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

MONDAY 9/22

AUTUMN BEGINS

TUESDAY 9/23

POETRY READING

Some Queens-based poets will perform at Neir’s Tavern. Come have a beer, eat some food and listen to some terrific poetry. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Neir’s Tavern is located at 8748 78th St. in Woodhaven.

WEDNESDAY 9/24

ROSH HASHANAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN

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Senior FitneSS Mondays and Wednesdays @ 10 a.m. CityParks Senior Fitness Tennis, Astoria Park, 21st Street and Hoyt Avenue South. Mondays and Wednesdays @ 10 a.m. CityParks Senior Fitness Tennis, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 9 a.m. CityParks Senior Fitness Tennis, Cunningham Park. Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 9 a.m. CityParks Senior aFitness Yoga, Roy Wilkins Park. Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 10 a.m. CityParks Senior Fitness Yoga, Cunningham Park. Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 10 a.m. CityParks Senior Fitness Tennis, Roy Wilkins Park. Senior theater Sept. 19 @ 11 a.m. Queens Village Library, 94-11 217th St. 718-776-6800. ChallengeS oF retirement Sept. 24 @ 1 p.m. “Boredom” Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew Gardens. Cell Phone literaCy Sept. 25 @ 10:30 a.m. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Center, 206-20 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights.

cOmputERS............

email For BeginnerS Sept. 19 @ 10 a.m. Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. 718-661-1200. ComPuterS For BeginnerS Sept. 19 @ 11 a.m. Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd. 718-352-2027. intro to ComPuterS Sept. 19 @ Noon. Poppenhusen Library, 121-23 14th Ave. 718-359-1102. teChnologiSt iS in Sept. 19 @ 5 p.m. Pomonok Library, 158-21 Jewel Ave. 718-591-4343. miCroSoFt exCel Sept. 20 @ 9:30 a.m. For Spanish Speakers. Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. 718-661-1200. miCroSoFt Word Sept. 20 @ 2 p.m. For Spanish Speakers. Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd. 718651-1100.

tEENS & KIDS...... drama CluB Sept. 18 @ 6 p.m. Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd. 718-990-0778. toddler time Sept. 19 @ 11:30 a.m. For ages 2-5. Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd. 718-352-2027. Sept. 19 @ 11:30 a.m. South Ozone Park Library,

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ENtERtAINmENt.. Corn maze Saturdays @ 11 a.m. Through Oct. 26. $9/$5. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park. SCraBBle Sept. 19 @ Noon. Whitestone Library, 151-10 14th

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JoB Fair Sept. 18 @ 10 a.m. Sponsored by Assemblyman Mark Weprin. Boys and Girls Club, 110-04 Atlantic Ave., Richmond Hill. moBile oFFiCe hourS Sept. 18 @ 5:30 p.m. State Sen. Joe Addabbo. Ozone Park Library, 92-24 Rockaway Blvd. aStoria homeoWnerS CiviC Sept. 18 @ 7:30 p.m. Guest Speakers Melinda Katz, Costa Constantinides and Deputy Inspector Kevin Maloney. St. Francis of Assisi School basement, 21-17 45th St., Astoria. Community Board 3 Sept. 18 @ 7:45 p.m. IS 227 – The Louis Armstrong School, cafeteria, 32-02 Junction Blvd., East Elmhurst. BuSineSS Forum BreakFaSt Sept. 19 @ 8 a.m. Growth of the NYC Tech Ecosystem and Opportunities, with guest speaker Jukay Hsu. Queens College Student Union ballroom. CB7 CaBinet meeting Sept. 19 @ 9 a.m. District Service Cabinet Meeting. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. reCovery international Sept. 19 @ 4:45 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave. 718-268-7934. aarP Sept. 22 @ 1 p.m. Flushing Chapter 1405. Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing. Panel For eduCational PoliCy Sept. 23 @ 6 p.m. Prospect Heights Campus, 883 Classon Ave., Brooklyn. CeC diStriCt 26 Sept. 23 @ 7 p.m. MS 67 Room B44A, 51-60 Marathon Pkwy., Little Neck. greater Woodhaven Sept. 23 @ 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting. St. Thomas the Apostle School café, 87-40 88th St., Woodhaven.

SALES......................... rummage Sale Sept. 19-20 @ 9 a.m. United Methodist Church of Richmond Hill, 112-14 107th Ave., South Richmond Hill.

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contracting

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Home Services

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gutters

plumbing

heating

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General Services

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The New King of Queens?

CONFIDENTIAL

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Musicians OF QuEEns

Billy Conahan

QConf is edited by: Steven J. Ferrari

State Sen. James Sanders and his wife, Andrea, at the Sept. 9 Primary victory party, from Sanders' Facebook page.

Incumbent State Sen. James Sanders (D-South Ozone Park) easily defeated his opponents in the 10th District Primary election on Sept. 9, but he may have his sights set on a bigger title. After his win over Everly Brown and Gian Jones, Sanders showed up to his victory party at Liberty Palace party hall in his usual dapper attire along with his wife, Andrea. After they were embraced

by their supporters the couple kicked back and relaxed on what can only be described as "his and her thrones." While Sanders has already made the jump from City Councilman to State Senator, we here at QConf think the Senator may be setting the stage for his run at being the King of Queens. We wonder if Kevin James has anything to say about that.

Contributors: Bruce Adler, Jordan Gibbons, Vladimir Grjonko, Luis Gronda, Walter Karling, Joe Marvilli, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Michael Nussbaum, Michael Schenkler, Jackie Strawbridge. Follow us on Twitter: @QueensTrib @SEQueensPress Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ QueensTrib facebook.com/ QueensPress

Queens On Candid Camera

Photo by Inaki Vinaixa, from Lincoln Center Local Facebook page

Quiet Dance Party In LIC Last Friday evening, while much of the Borough was enjoying after work drinks, heading out to a movie or packing for a weekend trip, a number of Queens people – including some elected officials – could be found quietly boogying at a park in Long Island City. “Silent Disco,” an outdoor dance party thrown by Lincoln Center Local, brought two DJs to spin some tunes at Hunter’s Point South Park. Instead of blasting the music through speakers, the partiers enjoyed it through

headphones, so dancing could go through the night without disturbing the surrounding area. Participants included Borough President Melinda Katz, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski. Sounds like a lot of fun, but we here at QConf can only wonder what the scene - with hundreds of people in strange headwear shaking, jumping and shimmying in the quiet evening - must have looked like to an uninformed passerby.

Got Talent?

Email us at editor@queenstribune. com for inclusion in an upcoming edition of QConfdential!

The classic TV show Candid Camera brought its cameras out to Queens this week, filming segments in two different areas in the Borough. First, it stopped at a house in Jamaica Estates, delivering eight color-coded trash cans to confuse residents. During that segment, they explained to the residents that a new law requires them to use all the cans to dispose of their trash. There was even a violetcolored can that the person from the show said to use if you have any toxic waste. “In the occasion that you have any toxic waste, that goes in the violet [can],” he said, with a laugh track playing in the background. Eventually, they tell them they are on Candid Camera, ending the seven-minute segment. “You want to get a good reaction to a garbage routine, go to Queens, New York,” the cohost said after the segment. Unfortunately, the show failed in its second stop, at the Silver Barn in Middle Village, which they mistakenly identified as being in Brooklyn.

Astoria’s Billy Conahan has one of the stranger path transitions out there, but one that feels classically New York. Born and raised in the City, Conahan got his start as a stand-up comedian when he was 13 years old. Playing several comedy clubs, the experience gave him the first taste of the live stage. Flash forward to today and Conahan is still dominating the stage, this time as a rapper and songwriter. As a student at Talent Unlimited High School For The Performing Arts, Conahan was writing verses and prose in every spare moment. After receiving his first guitar, he started putting his words to music. When he reached the senior year, Conahan started unveiling his talents in a rap collective called K.O.P. “K.O.P. was a rap group I formed in high school for a school project. It was an outlet to have fun with some friends,” he said. “One summer, we started writing a song a day. So, it definitely kept me on my toes. Trying to show up with the best piece created a friendly competition amongst us.” That competitive attitude found its way onto Conahan’s mixtapes, where he mixes live instrumentation with samples to form an ear-grabbing platform to share his rhymes. The mash-up lets Conahan combine his favorite parts of rock and rap music. “I always wanted to be a frontman for a band. Love the energy and messing with arrangements. It also creates an exciting dynamic to work with, which leads into my use of samples,” Conahan said. “I am a hip-hop purist, and a band allows for recreating

songs I cannot loop or sample without rearranging.” The rapper’s latest mixtape, “Episode III: Illation,” is the conclusion of his “Episode” series, which he said matched with changing aspects of his life. Describing the theme of 2014 as a time of growing pains, Conahan wrapped the series with the strong, hungry 11-track effort. His recent efforts have paid off as well. Conahan was a finalist at the 2013 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Show and Prove. Conahan’s time in standup gave him a foundation and lessons for life on stage in front of an audience. Engaging and connecting with a crowd are some of the most important elements of a live performance, he said. “The stand-up comedy scene provided a space to improvise, experiment, interact with an audience and constantly engage the fourth wall,” he said. “The people are right there. You cannot only hear them, you can feel them. Having a sense of humor is also a great way to make an audience feel comfortable. Be genuine, humble, human.” Now that the “Episode” trilogy is behind him, Conahan said the future holds new songs, music videos and bigger, better concerts. If you want to see his stagecraft at work, you can catch Conahan at Hostel International on Sept. 21, Spike Hill in Williamsburg on Sept. 23, 220 South Bronx on Oct. 3 and Tantra Lounge in Astoria on Oct. 26. For the latest on the Astoria rapper, visit http://billyconahan.com www.facebook. com/billyconahan.

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Working to be YOUR Hospital of Choice Meet our leaders of WYCKOFF’s Centers of Excellence… Gustavo DelToro, MD Chief Medical Ofﬁcer Dr. Gustavo Del Toro leads our medical team of highly skilled physicians. A University of Michigan Medical school graduate, widely published and Sloan Kettering trained, Dr. Del Toro exempliﬁes our medical commitment to providing excellent patient care, ensuring that the physicians under his charge are meeting the highest standards of medical care.

Stephen Carryl, MD Laparoscopic Surgery Highly specialized, board certiﬁed and an experienced surgeon, as the chairman of surgery Dr. Carryl oversees our surgical department. From minimally invasive ambulatory surgery to the complexities of neurosurgery Dr. Carryl says, “It is my job to ensure that we are providing the best possible care with the most experienced doctors in what is and often can be a highly stressful moment.”

Ralph Ruggiero, MD OB\GYN As a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and assistant professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology at New York Medical College and having overseen more than 7,000 deliveries, Dr. Ruggiero has the knowledge, clinical experience and leadership skills to head a team of vibrant and excellent OB\GYN physicians.

Punukollu Gopi, MD Cardiology Trained at the highly acclaimed Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Punukollu has more than 20 years’ of cardiac care experience, successfully performing numerous complex, life sustaining cardiac procedures. Dr. Punukollu brings a highly advanced clinical approach and commitment to patient care in rendering this vital clinical medical service to WHMC.

Jacqueline Nieto, MD Oncology Trained at Mount Sinai, Dr. Nieto has 23 years of experience rendering excellent medical care to patients suﬀering from hematological and oncological conditions. She has dedicated her life to the care of cancer patients not only providing medical care, social support but also improving the quality of life of her patients.

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