Queens Tribune Epaper

Vol. 42, No. 3 Jan. 19-25, 2012

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The NO. 7:

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Blame It On The Train As the MTA updates and rehabilitates the 7 Train, straphangers will have to live with planned service disruptions for the next 6 years, starting with 11 weekends of no service.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of HCRD Enterprises LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/ 9/10. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Howard Smolen Esq., 360 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck, NY 11021.

Purpose: any lawful activities. ___________________________________ 400 JAY SCUTTI BLVD LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/22/ 11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 216-16 28 th Rd., Bayside, NY 11361.

General Purposes. ___________________________________ Notice of formation of Liquor World LLC, a limited liability company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 08/05/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to:792794 Elmont Road, Elmont, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 129-17 91 AVE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/15/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 129-17 91 st Avenue, Richmond Hill, New York 11418. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ Name of LLC: Santos Bay Logistica USA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 11/17/11. Office loc.: Queens Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. ___________________________________ GNR LUCKY CHARM LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/7/ 11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michele Trotti, 13823 10 th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357. General Purposes.

Latest date to dissolve 12/1/ 2050 ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: KILBAH, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/27/11. 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

LEGAL NOTICE process to the LLC, 64-05 77th Street, Middle Village, New York 11379. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ CREATING A BETTER WORLD LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/9/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 7026 Groton St., Forest Hills, NY 11375. General Purposes. ___________________________________ 144-02 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/11, Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 144-02 69 th Rd, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: General. ___________________________________ Name of LLC: PenNink Paisley Design LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 11/23/11.

Office loc.: Queens Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. ___________________________________ VAGCO REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/18/11.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 10-18 148th St., Whitestone, NY 11357.

General Purposes. ___________________________________ CITATION File No. 20063313 SURROGATE’S COURT, Queens COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: To the heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of FLORENCE T. MOSER, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence; and to Public Administrator of Queens County, and the Attorney General of New York State.” A petition having been duly filed by Eugene Doyle who is/are domiciled at 102-12 164 th Avenue, Hamilton Beach, New York 11414 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on February 16, 2012, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Florence T Moser, aka Florence Moser, Florence Horn lately domiciled at 99-40 Davenport Court, Hamilton Beach, New York 11414, United States admitting to probate a Will dated April 22, 2005 (and

LEGAL NOTICE Codicil(s), if any, dated), a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Florence T Moser deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: x Letters Testamentary issue to Eugene Doyle Dated, Attested and Sealed, DEC 14 2011 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate /S/ MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk Henry C. Tanck Print Name of Attorney Law Offices of Vollmer & Tanck, P.C. Firm 350 Jericho Turnpike Suite 206 Jericho, NY 11753 Address (516) 8700335 Telephone 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. ___________________________________ STEWART ENGINEERING SERVICES, PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/17/11.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 12-11 Frisco Ave., Far Rockaway, NY 11691. Purpose: Engineering ___________________________________ ESLR Translations LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/15/ 11. Office in Queens County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 31-84 Crescent St, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: General. ___________________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 20595/11 Date of filing: September 1, 2011 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate.

TD BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO COMMERCE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff(s), -againstK O N S T A N T I N O S EVIRPIOTIS, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who maybe deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows of her, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, CITY OF NEW

LEGAL NOTICE YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10”, the last 10 names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the verified complaint, 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 attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the 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 appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. If the United States of America is named as a Defendant in this action, it only, shall have Sixty (60) days to answer the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $245,000.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on August 7, 2006, in CRFN: 2006000444976, covering premises known as 106-08 27 th Avenue, in Flushing, New York (Block 1665, and Lot 4). 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. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant(s) Konstantinos Evirpiotis for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the defendant, Konstantinos Evirpiotis, the foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. James A. Rios of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed on December 14, 2011, with the complaint in the County of Queens, State of New York.

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 THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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: Mineola, NewYork December 23, 2011 William M. Roth Cohn & Roth By: William M. Roth Attorneys for Plaintiff 100 E. Old Country Road Mineola New York 11501 (516) 747-3030 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 non-profit 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 877-BANKNYS (877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us.

The State does not guarantee the advise of these agencies. ___________________________________ SUMMONS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS, Index No. 27820/ 2011, date Purchased 12/12/ 11, GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC, Plaintiff, vs.

2115 BRIDGE PLAZA NORTH ASSOCIATES, a New York Partnership, Defendant. To the above-named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

The basis of the venue designated is the location of subject property, which is in Queens County. Dated: New York, New York, December 9, 2011, by Jeffrey Schreiber, Esq., Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, 2 Grand Central Tower, 140 East 45 th Street, 19 th Floor, New York, New York 10017, (212) 655-3500, attorneys for plaintiff. Notice To Defendant 2115 Bridge Plaza North Associates, a New York Partnership: the foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Hon. Allan B. Weiss of the Supreme

Court of the State of New York, dated the 14 th day of December, 2011 and filed with the complaint in the offices of Queens County Clerk. This is an adverse possession action brought pursuant to Article 15 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (“RPAPL”) through which Plaintiff, which, since 1951, has used in its business, and been in continuous and uninterrupted, open and notorious, adverse and exclusive possession of a certain parcel of real property located in the Borough of Queens (as described in more detail below), and has paid the real estate taxes for the parcel, seeks a judicial determination that it is the record owner of that parcel. Alternatively, Plaintiff seeks, under Article 15 of the RPAPL, to quiet title of the ownership of the property in question arising from the existence of inconsistent property descriptions in the last two deeds in the chain of title. The property subject to this action is a certain parcel of land located in the County of Queens, City and State of New York and designated on the tax map of the City of New York as Block 411, Lot 56, being a triangular-shaped parcel of property of approximately 22.54 feet, by 13.98 feet, by 19.01 feet, or less than200 square feet. ___________________________________ WHITESTONE GROCERY SHOPPING CENTER, LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/7/11. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o BlumbergExcelsior Corporate Services, Inc., 62 White St., NY, NY 10013. General Purposes. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS, MID-ISLAND MORTGAGE CORP., Plaintiff, vs. REGINALD FENTON, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on December 07, 2011, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County General Courthouse, Courtroom 25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY on January 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 166-03 Nadal Place, Jamaica, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block 10194 and Lot 31. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 24930/ 2010. Nora Constance Marino, Esq., Referee We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik, LLP, 401 Franklin Avenue Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff

Queens Deadline

More Disruptions Promised For 7 Train

Subway riders wait for a 7 train at the 74th Street station platform.

Even off-peak, the 7 train is a busy line. Many residents living along it are immigrants who work early and late shifts and use it all hours of the night. Between April and September, it is heavily utilized for Mets games and runs frequent service during the US Open.

But it was never designed to serve so many commuters. The line has three tracks between Flushing and Queensboro Plaza,

Astoria Residents Arrested In Drug Ring and other illegal drugs. The suspects would talk to customers, who would drive from the eastern end of Long Island to pick up the illegal drugs, and warn them of possible police surveillance and chose the meeting locations because they perceived them to be safe. The customers were under surveillance, however, and more than 100 of them were arrested by the NYPD over the last 14 months and officers and Brown’s office sought to bust the 100-mile long drug ring.

Most of the suspects were from Suffolk County, with a handful from other places including Nassau County, Queens, Upstate New York and New Jersey.

Through court-authorized wiretaps, investigators learned that the defendant allegedly arranged hundreds of controlled substance transactions by directing customers to various locations in Queens, including a Sunnyside hotel and a Subway restaurant in Woodside where associates Crabb, Kirkland, Fortune and others allegedly delivered the drugs to the customers.

The suspects are charged with various crimes, the most minor being against Martinez, for allegedly acting as a lookout, to the most serious being against Broadhust.

He, Crabb, Kirkland and Kirkland’s father Marcos Feliciano, are facing weapons-related charges stemming from a Nov. 14, 2011 bust where Broadhurst allegedly attempted to store an assault rifle at Felicano’s house in Far Rockaway. They face anywhere from a year in prison for the least serious charge to 25 years to life in prison for Broadhurst.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400 Ext. 125.

Fire Damage:

A three-alarm blaze tore through a south Flushing apartment building on Jan.16, injuring nine firefighters. The fire at Georgetown Mews on 67-67 152nd Street and Melbourne Avenue broke out Monday evening, and everyone in the building was successfully evacuated. There were no deaths or injuries to residents from the fire, which burned on the second floor of a twostory dwelling. The exact cause is not known as of press time.

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By DOMENICK RAFTER District Attorney Richard Brown announced 12 people have been arrested for running a Long Island-sized illegal drug ring.

The defendants, Brown said, sold illegal narcotics in Queens to customers, mostly in Suffolk County, “virtually turning the Long Island Expressway into a ‘heroin highway.’”

“In carrying out drug sales, it is alleged that customers– including 90 from Suffolk County and 15 from Nassau County who were arrested in the investigation– would call the main dealer, drive into New York City and meet the dealer’s runners at various locations in the city – including hotels, restaurants, diners, electronic stores and even a 99-cent store – in an effort to thwart surveillance,” Brown explained.

The alleged ringleader was identified as Jermel Broadhurst of Astoria. Others facing various charges include Broadhurst’s cousin, Shandell Crabb of Brooklyn, and his girlfriend, Chelene Nelson of Astoria, as well as Kenneth Kirkland, Melissa Franqui, Denise Martinez, Carmen Donatiu, Esteban Bello, Wilfred Ortiz and Patrick Fortune, all of Brooklyn.

According to the investigation, officers seized more than 8,000 glassine envelopes of heroin, more than five kilograms of heroin, 2.7 kilograms of cocaine and five pistols (four of them loaded), a shotgun and an assault rifle during the 14-month investigation.

In addition to the arrests this week, officers executed three court-authorized search warrants and allegedly recovered heroin inside a grinder, scales, packaging, a loaded semi-automatic pistol, as well as various quantities of heroin, cocaine, marijuana

the center track serves the express trains.

But between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square, the line only has two tracks and the century-old Steinway tube, which carries the 7 train under the East River, is not able to allow work to be done while the trains are running. The tunnel is too narrow to allow a person and a train to be in the tube at the same time safely. That means any work done on the tube- and there is plenty of it- must be done without trains running through it.

“The Steinway tube is a unique tube,” said Lois Tendler, MTA’s Vice President of Government and Community Relations.

“When we do work in the tube, we must close it down for it to be safe.”

Sixty-three percent of the signal system in the tube is not modernized. An entirely new system, the Communications Based Train Control, which the MTA said will allow count-

down clocks and more frequent service, is being installed and that installation will require closure of the tunnel this winter and more disruptions are guaranteed until its completion, scheduled in 2018.

So why all the delays in previous years?

MTA officials at the town hall said the closures and delays were due to “preparation” work and repair work on the existing system. In 2011- Phase I of the Steinway tube overhaul is what shut down service so often.

The MTA cleaned the rail bed, cleaned 4,200 feet of track on the Manhattan-bound side and 4,400 feet on the Queens-bound side, laid 8,000 new track plates and installed 8,000 feet of fiber optic cable and installed new switches and power components. As part of Phase II, which begins this year, all signals in the Steinway tube will be modernized, the tube will be made larger to allow for future repairs to occur while trains are running, the track between Court Square and Queensboro Plaza will be replaced and work will continue on the 7 train’s expansion from Times Square to West 34th Street and 10th Avenue.

Attendees at the town hall took the opportunity to sound off on the effects the 7 train disruptions have had on their lives and communities.

Karen Dimit, chairwoman of the LIC Arts Open said the disruption hurt the growing arts community in Long Island City by cutting off its only subway route into Manhattan during weekend events. A Hunters Point resident asked why shuttle bus service, which connects Hunters Point to transfer points at Court Square and Queensboro Plaza could not just be routed through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel into Manhattan. Van Bramer admitted that he had allocated $250,000 for direct bus service between Long Island City and Manhattan, rather than shuttle buses that end at Queensboro Plaza, but it was rejected by the MTA. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400 Ext. 125

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By DOMENICK RAFTER The more you use something, the more likely it is that it will break or wear out and need repair. It happens with household appliances, cars, computers, and according to the MTA, subway lines.

After years of anguish over repeated closures and service changes along the 7 train, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (DSunnyside) and MTA officials held a town hall meeting Jan. 11 at Sunnyside Community Services to explain the reasons why the 7 has had so many disruptions- and is expecting so many more. The 7 will be off line west of Queensboro Plaza for 11 consecutive weekends starting this weekend through April 2. Besides the weekend closures, Court Square station will be closed at all times for 10 weeks starting Jan. 21 for rehabilitation.

“Why 11 weeks, why now, why in the dead of winter, why is it so important and why is it taking so long?” Van Bramer asked.

The MTA’s reasoning for the constant closures stemmed from one simple point- it is one of the busiest lines in the system.

The 7 line runs nearly 600 trains and carries more than 425,000 people on any given weekend. According to Demetrius Crichlow, the 7 train’s deputy general manager, there are 26 trains running per hour during rush hour- or one every 2.1 minutes.

The line serves the two busiest subway stations in the city; 42nd Street/Times Square and Grand Central, and the two busiest stations in Queens; Flushing-Main Street and 74th Street/Broadway/Jackson Heights.

Community Victorious Over Strip Club

By JASON PA FUNDI The community spoke and its voice was heard by the State Liquor Authority, who denied the 21 Group Inc.’s application for a liquor license for the Gypsy Rose establishment in Long Island City during a hearing Jan. 18 in Manhattan.

It wasn’t long ago that the area in LIC where strip club Gypsy Rose is located — 21st Street directly across from Silvercup Studios — was home to prostitutes, drug dealers and criminals.

But the message from those assembled at a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, to protest the proposed club was clear: “Those days are over. Those days are over.”

Community Board 2 Chairman Joe Conley led the group, which included Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Sunnyside), State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), along with business leaders and members of the community, in expressing outrage over the planned adult establishment.

“Long Island City is not a dumping ground and is not going to be a place where we exploit women,” Nolan said. “We are not accepting [Gypsy Rose’s] vision for our community. Our vision is where children and young women can walk safely and where degradation is not a part of it.”

Those opposed to the strip club’s opening do so for two main reasons; first the negative image an adult establishment brings to the area and secondly, the owners of Gypsy Rose, the 21 Group Inc., have seemingly tried to circumvent the system in attempting to get a liquor license approved.

“They applied [for a license] before and it was rejected [by the state’s liquor authority],” Van Bramer said. “They threatened to create an

even seedier and dirtier establishment. They have no intention to uplift or contribute to the growth and vibrancy of this community.”

“This is the gateway to Queens, and this is not what we want for our neighborhood,” Van Bramer said.

The location is down the street from Information Technology High School in one direction and from Queensbridge Houses, the largest public housing development in North America, in the other.

“You are going to try and build a strip club 500 feet from 5,000 kids? We cannot allow that to happen,” Bishop Mitchell Taylor, founder of the East River Development Alliance, said. “Let’s send this strip club to Fifth Avenue, to Madison Avenue, to Jamaica Estates. This is a new day. Let’s shut this down from now and forever more.”

Business and community leaders spoke at the rally and echoed the sentiments of the elected officials. Everyone seems to agree that a strip club at this location is a bad idea, especially because of the tremendous growth that LIC has seen over the last decade.

“This is such a negative impact on our community from where we were to where we are today,” Jerry Walsh, from the Dutch Kills Civic Association, said. “It would bring back drugs and killings and everything that’s bad.”

Silvercup Studios, where Sex in the City and The Sopranos were filmed and currently the home of Gossip Girl and Person of Interest, among others, is right across the street from the proposed club. It is a Queens landmark with giant signage when approaching the borough on the Queensboro Bridge, signage that might be obstructed if Gypsy Rose’s owners get their way.

The president of Silvercup, Stuart Suna, said that he opposes this establishment not

Bishop Mitchell Taylor, along with Communit y Board 2 chair Joe Conley, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Sen. Mike Gianaris, speaks at a rally opposing the opening of an adult establishment in Long Island Cit y. only as the boss of the studios, but also as a father.

“As a resident of Queens when this neighborhood wasn’t as wonderful as it is now and as a man with two daughters, this is the wrong thing to teach our children,” he said.

Studies have shown that adult establishments tend to attract a lower level of person, with questionable character and often times criminal tendencies. Gianaris said that type of person and business is not welcome in LIC. “There is no room for sex-related businesses in Long Island City,” he said. “We have put a lot of effort over the last several

years to make sure LIC in taking steps forward. It’s becoming a place where more and more reputable businesses are opening and this establishment would take us back in the wrong direction. LIC is open for reputable business and open for families.”

Terry Flynn, the attorney representing 21 Group Inc., did not return requests for comment. It is not known how the 21 Group plans to proceed after this latest denied application.

Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at jpafundi@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

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Boro Gets New Immigration Office

BY VERONICA LEWIN For years, residents of the borough trying to become American citizens have had to venture to Manhattan and wait with immigrants from all around the city. Now, they will no longer have to cross the river to make an appointment. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have, at last, officially opened a field office where the immigrants are – Queens.

The new two-floor office, located at 27-35 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City, opened its doors on Dec. 13. Before the office opened, residents would have to travel to the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in Manhattan to take care of their naturalization needs. The new office serves the population of Queens and Brooklyn.

Dennis Bunce, field office director, said the government attempts to place offices where the people are. Queens, the most diverse county in the country, is bustling with immigrants. According to the 2010 US Census, nearly half of the borough is foreign born, with the largest number of people emigrating from China, Guyana and Ecuador. The USCIS plans to eventually open more offices throughout the five boroughs.

Immigration Services Officers will be able to conduct 120 naturalization interviews every day at the new center. The spacious office includes a support center for identification photos and fingerprinting. New citizens can be sworn in at the site’s ceremony room.

Make The Road New York, an immigration advocacy group, hopes USCIS partners with organizations in the community to spread the word about the naturalization services

offered. Deputy Director Javier Valdes said there is a negative stereotype about immigration offices because many confuse USCIS with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which detains and deports illegal immigrants. Partnering with community organizations could make residents less hesitant to seek assistance.

Irwine Clare, managing director of Caribbean Immigrant Services based in Jamaica, is pleased the borough finally has an immi-

gration office to recognize the diverse population. He said many of the people he serves in Southeast Queens were traveling up to 90 minutes on the bus or train to visit immigration offices in Manhattan or Long Island. “It will make the whole process of those who seek immigration and benefits a whole lot easier, especially for those in Southeast Queens,� he said.

Though the office has been open for more than a month, USCIS is planning a grand

opening celebration Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. Guests will have the opportunity to take a tour of the new facility and learn about all of the services the site has to offer. Bunce anticipates the USCIS will serve 300 to 500 people daily after the grand opening. The office is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Reach Reporter Veronica Lewin at vlewin@queenspress.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 123.

QC Bans Smoking On Campus

By ROSS BARK AN If you’re going to light up a cigarette at Queens College these days, you’ll have to stroll out to Kissena Boulevard and smoke with the traffic.

The has joined its CUNY siblings by banning all tobacco products on campus, including cigarettes and chewing tobacco.

The ban, which went into effect New Year’s Day, arrives earlier than the tobacco-free policy which will soon govern all CUNYs in the fall of 2012.

Even smoking outside is now prohibited on all of Queens College’s 77-acres, a policy championed by the university as another step toward a more environmentally-conscious campus.

Several other CUNYs are located in denser urban areas, where a quick elevator ride down to the lobby and a short walk outside are all that is needed to light up. If you crave your nicotine in the center of Queens College’s expansive campus, better tie your shoelaces tight and start walking.

According to Katharine Cobb, vice president for finance and administration and head of the Queens College’s sustainability committee, there was a reason the school decided to become tobacco-free before other CUNYs. “We wanted to see the policy implemented earlier because we felt it would be easier educating the student body if we laid the groundwork for implementation in the fall and rolled it out in the spring,� Cobb said. “If we implemented it in the fall of 2012, the long summer period could lead to students forgetting about the policy when it began.�

Cobb said there are no disciplinary measures for tobacco-users. “Social pressure� will serve as a way to keep people from smoking. Signs will be posted throughout campus, featuring the slogan “Breathe Easy,� a creation of Queens College’s communications department. She said education efforts in the fall had made students well-aware that this policy would greet them

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Will Sammon, editor-in-chief of the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student newspaper, The Knight News, does not think enough students will be aware of the ban and it will be difficult to enforce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problem is that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of campus apathy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a commuter school,â&#x20AC;?

Sammon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to enforce that sort of ban. So many people are used to smoking.â&#x20AC;?

Audrey Silk, the founder of New York City Citizens Lobbying Against Smoking Harassment is not too happy to hear about Queens Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new policy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no justification for a ban this expansive,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s punitive, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discriminatory. This is just outright punishment of a segment of a society for daring to choose to smoke.â&#x20AC;?

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Here Comes A Headache Improvements to the 7 train are a welcomed thing. The 7 services some of the City’s busiest stops, including the end of the line at Flushing-Main Street. As it carries more than 425,000 people on any given weekend, should any part of the subway line be any less than state-of-the-art? Unfortunately, as the 7 train gets an overhaul, its customers get a headache from the service disruptions.

With weekend service suspended between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza, it makes it difficult for anyone to visit Queens from outside the borough. The burgeoning arts community in Western Queens will suffer from the loss of direct public transportation. Other parts of the borough will also likely feel a pinch as some may avoid coming to Queens rather than figure out the most convenient way to travel without the 7 train.

While there are benefits – Queens residents and their money may choose to stay in the borough rather than deal with the headache of going to Manhattan – the downside seems to be much more grave.

As the disruptions will continue through April 2 – thankfully ending before the Mets begin the first home stand of the season against the Atlanta Braves – the city needs to find more ways to provide transportation into the borough. Once that happens, maybe Queens residents won’t feel so much like afterthoughts when City officials make their plans.

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No President Needed To The Editor: I have the highest respect for Henry J. Stern both as a former public official and commentator and always make it a point to read his Queens Tribune articles. Without in any way lessening that respect but simply to take the opportunity to add my two cents to the subject of Borough Presidents, which was the subject in his column, “Politics Can Help Cities to Prosper If Leaders Wise” (Queens Tribune Jan. 1218).

Suffice it to say the Office of Borough President as it currently exists does not in any way whatsoever resemble that in which 50 years ago Mr. Stern served. Fifty years ago, Borough Presidents sat on the Board of Estimate and possessed significant power in the operation of this city. The United States Supreme Court correctly decided The Board of Estimate was unconstitutional, because it allocated power to members of the Board that was disproportionate to the size of the population in the various boroughs.

The Board of Estimate was abolished and legislative and administrative authority placed in the hands of the Mayor and the City Council,

where it rightfully belonged.

The office of Borough President did remain, but without any real legislative or administrative authority. In the absence of any real authority, it became nothing more than a useless patronage mill. The Borough President could dole out some money, usually to favored entities, but the amounts in question were insignificant in terms of the city’s overall budget and its economy that annually ran into the billions of dollars. Before the advent of term limits, which all Borough Presidents opposed notwithstanding the public’s support for term limits, and since New York City for all practical purposes was on the local level a one political party town, it meant Borough Presidents could hold the office for life. With the advent of term limits, the office will now become the dumping ground for other politicians who will be term-limited out of other offices.

Since we have a Mayor and elected officials in each election district who do possess real power and who if they wish to remain in office need to be concerned about their constituents, there is no need to squander millions of taxpayer dollars on a useless patronage mill that serves no significant public purpose. The time has come to give

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serious consideration to abolishing the Office of Borough President.

Benjamin M. Haber, Flushing

7 Train Issues To The Editor: There is still much more to do after completion of Mayor Bloomberg’s feasability study for extending the 7 subway train to New Jersey. Future success is dependent upon many issues.

In the past, construction of any major new freight, tunnel or bridge project has taken decades by the time all feasibility studies, environmental reviews, planning, design, engineering, real estate acquisition, permits, procurements, construction, budgeting, identifying and securing funding prior to opening day service.

Remember that the proposed new subway station to be built at 42nd Street and 10th Avenue had to be deleted from the current 7 subway extension from Times Square to the Javits Convention Center. No one could find $500 million dollars to cover the anticipated costs. The original cost of the overall project was $2.1 billion and is now $2.4 billion not counting the subway station that had to be dropped from the original scope of work. How do we now find $10 billion more for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit 7 subway extension from the Javits Convention Center on Manhattan’s west side to New Jersey Transit’s Secaucus Junction station on the New Jersey Turnpike?

The anticipated final potential cost will not be known until completion. Costs will be refined by award of construction contracts followed by change orders to contracts during the course of construction.

It is difficult to predict when we will see a shovel in the ground, followed years or even decades later by beneficial or the final price tag to taxpayers.

Larry Penner, Great Neck

Adopted Life To The Editor: I am a retired NYC public school teacher who resides in Fresh Meadows with my beautiful wife and our two cats. My wife and I just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary this past October. I would like to share with you my life as an adopted child.

This was a dedication I wrote and read to my parents on my wedding day. When I was about 9 years old, my parents sat me down to explain to me that I was adopted.

They told me I was special, since

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Four Questions To The Editor: In his letter, “Wrong Mandate,” Mr. Zizellas shows great passion. I appreciate and respect that. My view is that we mere mortal, ordinary citizens will never know the truth about the happenings in any political arena. We can go only on the reporting of “the news” by the media.

To all the citizens who are still eager to re-elect President Obama; I have four questions: 1) What about “Solyndra”?

2) What about “Fast and Furious”?

3) What about the quality of the President’s appointments - Secretary of the Treasury, ( tax problems) Mr. Geithner and Homeland Security Chief, (there are no terrorists, only purveyors of man-made destruction), Ms. Janet Napolitano?

4) What about all of the above?

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Regardless of what happens in November, I am certain our great country will survive.

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they were able to choose their baby.

I grew up in a home with a lot of love and understanding. My other two siblings, my sisters Theresa and Michelle were also adopted. We have never loved our parents any less the bond of family togetherness grew even more throughout the years.

There was never ever a time that our parents were not there for us. I look back and realize how fortunate I and my two sisters were to have been adopted by the two most loving and caring people in the world.

They made so many sacrifices for us. My father’s mother came to live with my parents in 1958, shortly after my grandfather passed away.

My grandmother was stricken with MS at the age of 28, and from that point on was wheelchair-bound until her death in 1980. My parents were truly amazing. Not only did they raise 3 children, but took care of an invalid grandparent, worked, and always made time for so many other people - family, friends and neighbors. As an adopted child, I have never felt any less love for my parents. They once told me that if I wanted to find my natural parents, they would not mind, but I said to them that they were the only parents whom I loved and still do.

I am grateful for all that my parents have done for me. They were always there, offering support, love and encouragement. Thank you, mom and dad for selecting me. I am proud to have you as my parents.

John Amato, Fresh Meadows

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A Giant Win To The Editor: New York Giants win, Giants win, Giants win! The Giants had a giant victory against the Green Bay Packers, who were 15-1. A Giant win for a giant team. Who knew?

The Giants have proven what they are made of and that’s a beautiful thing. Now, hopefully, it’s all the way to the Super Bowl. Giants fans know only too well that hope springs eternal. So let’s go Giants!

Frederick R. Bedell Jr., Glen Oaks Village

Hydra Speak To The Editor: Senate Majority Leader Mitch “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one term president.” McConnell is very upset with his targeted victim.

President Obama has appointed former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, without approval of the Senate which was not in session; an appointment known as Recess Appointment.

McConnell says that President Obama’s appointment was a “power grab,” which “fundamentally endangers the Congress’s role in providing a check on the excesses of the executive branch.” The Hydra of Lema is a Greek mythological many-headed serpent. It would require the Hydra, with the multiple sides of many mouths from which to speak, in order to equal the antiObama double talk emanating from the opposite side of the aisle.

As for McConnell’s concern about Obama’s power grab, the following is a scoreboard comparing the Obama grab to past gropings per year: Reagan: 240; Bush HW: 77; Clinton: 140; Bush GW: 171; Obama: 28.

As our dear old liberal Mother Jones magazine put it, “Obama’s move seems less like a power grab and more like the proverbial 98pound weakling taking a second to wipe the sand out of his eyes.”

Dating myself a bit, I would add, “Come on Charles Atlas, please infuse a little dynamic tension into this 98-pounder and morph him into that legendary ass-kicking machine of yours.” Unfortunately it is the only language that these self admitted Repubstructionists understand.

Nicholas Zizelis, Bayside

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By HENRY J. STERN ment. This is not to say While national atthat one level of government should yield to antent ion focuses on the Presidential race, now in other simply to promote the early stage in both pardomestic tranquility. As a reformer, I have always ties, New Yorkers should remain concerned about sought to have decisions how the cosmic plans of on public policy made on the merits, not on the aspiring leaders of the Free World will affect our power that can be exHenry Stern burgeoning metropolis. erted by one public offiThe New York political stage cial or cabal over another, and, in now has two performers who are a worse case, decisions made on used to governing, rather than to the basis of the financial strength being governed. Both Governor of the opposing parties.

Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg are Even assuming that the merits men of stature and prestige. It is of an issue are the first and best, if inevitable that they will come into not the only reason for determining conflict with each other, on one a question of policy, it is also true issue if not on many. If they en- that opinions of the merits may genugage in battle, the most likely re- inely differ as they affect different insult of their failure to get along terests within a constituency. will be an impasse on a spreading “What’s sauce for the goose is range of issues, which would pre- sauce for the gander”, is contraclude the full adoption of either dicted by, “One man’s meat is anofficial’s vision for the future. other man’s poison.” In the ModIt is therefore important that ern Midrash which we periodically the two principals - who share cite, Rules are allowed to contramany but not all their personal dict each other because different qualities - work together as much circumstances may result in differas they can, and not be diverted ent outcomes, depending on which by those in either man’s adminis- Rules are deemed governing.

Three areas which transcend, tration who might prosper from conflict. If the aim of government but do not overrule formal Rules is to accomplish good things, are good manners, sound judgment which it should be, let it be known and respect for others. The most that division and strife do not pro- enlightened rules will not long survide fer tile soil for accomplish- vive corrupt, heavy handed or sim-

ply stupid administration.

Since people differ widely in behavior, judgment and character, there can be no guarantee that any thing, no mat ter how nobly conceived, will be managed properly. That is just the way things are, “Here on Earth” and that guiding principle is: “What can’t be cured must be endured.”

One should never take too large a portion of anything in one sitting, so I will leave our readers to ponder these observations the week after celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You are welcome to send us your own thoughts on this and other topics which would be helpful in our effort to maintain a free, just and democratic society. It is not a bad idea to occasionally pause and look at ourselves, as long as we are not overly taken with ourselves and our own views at the expense of broader discourse.

We hope that ideas which are shared can provide social betterment, even if they are not set forth by geniuses, literary or philosophical. The thoughts of sages will not, however, be excluded. We intend to judge all contributions on their merits, and we hope that the resulting stew will help us to better manage the difficult world we share with other creatures.

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Queens This Week Nonprofits Announce Jobs Program Three Asian-American nonprofit groups have come together to announce a new jobtraining and placement program for low-income individuals. CMP (formerly the Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc.) will work together with Chhaya Community Development Corporation and Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. to manage the "Food Stamp Employment Training Program."

The program is intended to serve recipients of food stamps.

"This is the first initiative that we worked together to bring significant government money to provide work force development, job training and placement skills from a panAsian perspective," said Hong Shing Lee, executive director of CMP. "Our goal is to enable each community to have its own capacity to provide training to its members but at the same time expand the scope and service available."

Held at United Healthcare in downtown Flushing, the press conference highlighted the need for job-facilitating programs in lowincome immigrant communities. The program is funded by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and will run initially for five years. Each nonprofit group will have unique programs and ever y member of the respective staffs will be bilingual.

CMP w i l l host training for cer t ified nurses aids as well as computer training.

KCS will host training classes for home health aid workers and Chhaya CDC will be offering energy auditing. English-language training will be incorporated into all the programs. Resume writing and interview preparation will also be stressed.

"We all know that language barriers are one of the largest reasons why some of our community members don't have access," said Linda Lee, associate executive director of KCS. "To be able to provide the job training on top of the ESL is just an added benefit, I think, for our community members."

-Ross Barkan

Open Proper t y Raises Infrastructure Questions

Street Changes Meet Opp osition A plan to change the directions of some streets in Woodhaven is being met with intense community opposition, forcing a final vote by Community Board 9 to be delayed.

The Dept. of Transportation is planning to alter the traffic directions on two streets; 84th Street in Ozone Park and 89th Avenue in Woodhaven. 84th Street, which is currently a one-way northbound street in Ozone Park between Atlantic and Liberty Avenues would be changed to a one-way southbound south of Atlantic Avenue. Traffic will remain one-way northbound north of Atlantic Avenue.

Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association said the change would eliminate one of only three entrances to Woodhaven from Ozone Park.

"Once this change goes into place, only Woodhaven Boulevard and 76th Street will be left as northbound roads that cross Atlantic [Avenue]," Wendell wrote on his blog, Project Woodhaven. "How will this impact emergency services? How will this impact Engine 293 when they are returning from a run on the other side of Atlantic? We don't know - and if there was a study done that asked these questions, the WRBA was never made aware of their results."

89th Avenue, which is a two-way street east of Woodhaven Boulevard would be changed to a one-way heading east, directing traffic away from Woodhaven Boulevard.

Though Wendell said that change was less controversial, he noted that it would eliminate an important route across Woodhaven Boulevard, forcing some traffic to travel to already-busy Jamaica Avenue to get from one side of the neighborhood to the other.

Both changes will occur near schools and senior centers. Scott Gastel, a spokesman for DOT said the 84th Street change was requested by a local business, but he did not

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Police Officer John Zamot received the Cop of the Month award during the Jan. 16 meeting of the 110th Precinc t Communit y Council, held at the VFW Hall in Corona. Pic tured (from left) are Zamot, Evelyn DeCoursey, 110th Precinc t Communit y Council; and Deput y Inspec tor Richard Napolitano, Commanding Of ficer, 110th Precinc t. name which one, after the route was converted from two ways to a one-way northbound in 2008. The 89th Avenue conversion was requested by CB 9 in 2008.

CB 9 planned a vote on the changes at its Jan 10 meeting, but unanimously voted to table the proposal until at least February.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. on Feb. 1 at St. Elizabeth's School at 84th Street and Atlantic Avenue.

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DOT Plans Under pass Meeting A vital Glendale route is undergoing renovation and the public will get a chance to hear the plans for reconstruction.

Communit y Board 5's Tra nspor tat ion Service a nd Public Transit Service s Commit tee s will hold a public se ssion for local residents and business owners where the Dept. of Transportation will outline the plans to rehabilitate the Cooper Avenue underpass below the Long Island Rail Road's Long Island City branch at 75th Street. The stretch of Cooper Avenue is a busy route between the neighborhoods of Glendale and Middle Village.

The $5.7 million project will include reconstructing the retaining walls in the sunken part of Cooper Avenue between 74th Street and 69th Drive supporting the LIRR overpass and road over Cooper Avenue adjacent to the railroad tracks. The parapet walls that are on top of the retaining walls will be replaced, and the retaining walls themselves will be resur faced. DOT will also install wider sidewalks will be installed, along the length of the underpass, steel bar fencing will be installed on top of the parapet walls, and the project will also include new curbing and new catch basins.

The DOT's plans also include a change in the direction of 74th Street, between Cooper and 78th Avenue on the west side of IS 119.

Community Board 5 opposed the direction change. Currently 74th Street runs southbound from Cooper Avenue. DOT is planning to change that direction northbound from 78th Avenue to Cooper Avenue.

The meeting with be held on Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room,

on the third floor of the Shops at Atlas Park Mall. DOT representatives will be there to answer questions and listen to concerns from area residents and business owners.

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LIC Housing Moves Along Counci lma n Jimmy Va n Bramer (DSunnyside), along with Community Board 2, hosted a town hall meeting on Thursday, Jan. 12, to update residents on the affordable housing component of the Hunters Point South project in Long Island Cit y.

The meeting was also attended by the City’s Housing and Preservation and Development department along with the Economic Development Corporation, who gave a presentation and answered questions regarding the Hunters Point South neighborhood.

“This was a chance for my constituents to get answers to the questions and concerns they had about this development,” Van Bramer said. “Community members who part icipated were able to become a par t of an active and productive dialogue about the future of Hunters Point.”

A crowd of more than 200 people asked about the availability of affordable housing as well as the overall future of LIC. The meeting was part of an effor t by Van Bramer and A s s e m b l y wo m a n C a t he r i n e N o l a n ( D Sunnyside) to get city agencies in the community to field the community’s questions per taining to their neighborhood.

Phase 1 of the Hunters Point South development will create 900 units of affordable housing. The first phase will include approximately 20,000 square feet of new retail space, five acres of new waterfront parkland, a new school and 200 parking spaces.

This is the beginning of the complete transformation of 30 acres of waterfront propert y, wh ich will provide more middle- and moderate-income housing to City residents.

The first phase broke ground in February 2011 a nd is scheduled to be completed in 2014.

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The largest vacant land parcel in Queens await s an owner, and t he fate of the propert y has the potential to set off yet another land bat tle in a borough that has known many. Located on 151-46 6th Rd., the 13acre proper t y in W hitestone was an industrial site rezoned for 52 one-family homes in 2008.

It is a very desirable property and attracting an unusual number of offers, according to the real estate agent handling the site, Steven Preuss of Massey Knakal Realty Services.

"We've had a very good amount of interest thus far," he said. "We've been marketing the proper ty for a month and have gotten in the range of 50 plus interested parties."

Preuss said it was a shor t sale and there is no asking price. The propert y is not to be confused with another vaca nt propert y on 150th Street and 6th Avenue. Though the Daily News reported that the value of the property is $40 million, Nellie Andrushenko of Power Realty Inc. in Whitestone said she would have to know several criteria before she could place an actual figure on the propert y.

"I need to know the total size of the propert y," Andrushenko said. "I don't know the size of each plot, how much land is devoted to each. The value of the proper t y would depend upon the value of the house that is built on it, and how much it would sell for."

The $40 million figure is ver y tentative, she explained, and no true figure can be at tached. She also said, from speaking with developers, that it may be difficult for them to build the 52 house s that the proper ty is zoned for simply because the faltering economy will prevent them from making all the sale s. Since it is waterfront propert y, each house could be valued at $1 million or more. Houses in Whitestone typically sell for around $700,000.

If the houses are built and people come, this will be great for Whitestone, said Devon O'Connor, pre sident of the Welcome to Whitestone Civic Association.

"The only situation I can think of where it would be a problem is that there is a lot of overcrowding in local schools," O'Connor said. "The more neighbors, the bet ter. That's good for business and we're for business in the community."

Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) said the developer who purchases the proper t y can do whatever he or she wants w ith it. However, he agreed with O'Connor that Whitestone's schools and even sewer systems might not be able to handle an additional 52 homes.

"I think that area's infrastructure isn't ready for 52 new homes," Halloran said. "I don't think the schools are sufficient, assuming there are two children in each home.

Even just assuming two, there's not sufficient desk space at the local schools to put those kids in."

Halloran said he hopes to sit down with the future developer and talk to about "different spacing possibilities," like green space and open parks, along with homes.

-Ross Barkan

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Tour Pushes Queens As Economic Priority ideas in Downtown Jamaica, including at the former site of Wonder Bread and Mary Immaculate Hospital, as well as the longtouted Airport Village development around the Jamaica LIRR station. There, Assemblywoman Vivian Cook (D-South Jamaica) had one simple message to Queens-native Cuomo’s economic development czar to bring back to the state’s chief executive; “Come home, Andrew.”

Cook implored Adams to push Downtown Jamaica as a priority in Gov. Cuomo’s economic development plans, noting that

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By DOMENICK RAFTER Mega convention centers at Aqueduct, housing developments at Hunters Point, and the redevelopment of Willets Point were not the main focuses when Kenneth Adams, chairman of the Empire State Development Corp. came to Queens last week. Instead, Adams, who met with Borough President Helen Marshall and then toured the borough, stopping in at sites in Long Island City and Southeast Queens, said small businesses and “main streets” took center stage in discussions about how to lift the borough out of economic doldrums.

“Our focus was more on small businesses and commercial strips in the borough,” Adams said. In his early morning meeting at Borough Hall, Adams noted the borough’s uniquely diverse economy and the importance of Queens’ commercial corridors like Bell Boulevard, Steinway Street and Austin Street. Adams discussed ways Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council aims to help small businesses including increased access to and streamlining loan applications to make it easier for entrepreneurs to start businesses.

Adams toured the 12,500-sq.-ft., Citysponsored food-and-business incubator and business center in Long Island City, which features a fully equipped commercial kitchen, offices and classrooms. State Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis) took Adams on a tour of Jamaica and the Rockaway Peninsula including the Beach 116th Street retail corridor in Rockaway Park and Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway.

Earlier, he met with the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. and other Southeast Queens officials to discuss development

Cuomo is a native of Southeast Queens and his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo- grew up in South Jamaica.

“We need [Gov. Cuomo] to bring his vision home,” she said.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400 Ext. 125 Empire State Development Corp. Chair Ken Adams (right) took a tour of Queens last week with local officials.

Marsh To Get $7M For Restoration

By DOMENICK RAFTER The ongoing efforts to bring Jamaica Bay back to its natural glory got a boost last week worth $7 million.

The U.S. Army Corps. Of Engineers, who have been helping restore marshland in the bay, announced they are granting $7,293,547.50 to fund restoration of 50 acres of the Yellow Bar Hassock salt marsh, located near the geographic center of the bay about a mile west of Broad Channel. The grant will allow work to begin on the third of three major marsh restoration projects in the bay. The Elder Point West and Elder Point East marshes in the northern end of the bay near Howard Beach were restored in 2006 and 2009.

As part of the project, 300,000 cubic yards of dredged material will be placed on the 50-acres of Yellow Bar Hassock Island to allow a new marshland to form. The project is part of the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers

Continuing Authorities Program (CAP). The NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection and New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation asked the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers to help restore Jamaica Bay’s lost marshland as part of CAP and the first project, at Elder Point West, began in 2006. The marshland restoration is part of a series of ongoing projects aimed at restoring the once notoriously polluted body of water. Jamaica Bay’s ecosystem was nearly destroyed by decades of sewage discharge and pollution.

“This grant will help restore the delicate ecosystem of Jamaica Bay to its former greatness,” Assemblyman Philip Goldfeder (D-Far Rockaway) said.

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) said he was pleased with the marshland restoration projects in the bay and the attention the bay, which is part of the federally-managed Gateway National Recreation Center, is receiving from the U.S. Dept. of Interior.

“During the summer, we did a tour with some local elected officials and some community people and some environmentalists around Jamaica Bay and I did see substantial progress,” Meeks said. “It’s not being neglected as it once was and we do have to keep that pressure on.”

The marshland restoration project will impact travel around the bay this winter.

Because of the ongoing dredging work, the Gil Hodges-Marine Parkway Bridge will periodically be closed to be raised to allow dredging equipment moving sand from the Ambrose Channel in Lower New York Park to the restored marshland to pass the bridge. The closures will begin Thursday, Jan. 26 and last through the month of February. If possible motorists are advised to use the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge as an alternate.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400 Ext. 125

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City Considers Closing Beacons

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By ROSS BA RKAN Lost in the clamor over charter schools, overcrowded classrooms and teacher evaluations, the closure of afterschool programs in Queens have Beacon advocates worried that families who depend on them to provide a safe space for children in the afternoon will suffer.

The City has targeted 16 for closure; of those targeted, seven will be closed by July.

Queens is home to seven of the targeted Beacons.

Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) has become a vocal advocate for saving two Beacons, the Parsons Education Center and MS 216, which are located in his district. A majority of the Beacons targeted for closure are located in areas not deemed “high-need” by the Dept. of Youth and Community Development; many of the Beacons are located in northern and eastern Queens.

“I am so fortunate to have that Beacon because I’m a single parent,” said Victoria Brown-Douglas, a parent of an 11-year-old daughter who attends the Parsons Beacon. “I work two jobs, and if it were not for that Beacon, my kid would be a latchkey kid. God knows what else would be going on in her life.”

Deep Ghosh, director of Youth Development at the Child Center of NY, a charity dedicated to providing counseling and intervention programs for youth that supervises several Beacons, believes DYCD is failing to understand who needs Beacons the most.

“If you take away schools in (Councilman Mark) Weprin’s district, for example, you are

really most probably impacting lower income folks in those identified zip codes,” Ghosh said. “The disparity between rich and poor in some Eastern Queens areas will grow.”

The Beacons will operate with a $34.4 million budget in the 2013 fiscal year, down from $39.1 million the year before. Heriberto Barbot, chief of staff of DYCD, would not specify how certain Beacons are targeted for closure. According to Barbot, the list has not been finalized.

Ghosh explained that lower-income families, even living in areas that are considered wealthier relative to the rest of the borough, cannot afford to provide the same supervision for their children as more affluent families.

Beacons were created during the David Dinkins mayoral administration in the early 1990’s as a campaign against the rising tide of violence and crime that was then afflicting the City.

Currently, there are 80 Beacons. They feature literacy programs, tutoring and college prep classes, and athletics, among other services. Since they are public, they are free and open to anyone. Beacons also offer adult programs in parental skills, familial relations, tenant advocacy, and classes for Englishlanguage learners.

“I will be destroyed should we lose our beacon programs,” said Marc Haken, Chair of the Youth Education and Library Committee on Community Board 8. “They’ve become such hubs for the community.”

Reach Reporter Ross Barkan at rbarkan@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 127.

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locations, Fresh Meadows and F a r Rockaway, will be closed for one Saturday each to complete work. The Fresh Meadows location will be closed Jan. 21; Far Rockaway will be closed Jan. 28.

Other libraries that will be converted within regular public service schedules are branches at Mitchell-Linden, Richmond Hill, Lefrak City, North Forest Park, South Ozone Park, Queens Village, Glendale, Astoria, Hollis, Howard Beach, Whitestone and North Hills.

For information, call the library at (718) 990-0700 or visit www.queenslibrary.org.

Councilman James Gennaro and Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway.

Councilman James Gennaro recently presented Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway with the Alley Pond Environmental Center’s Green Leadership Award at the center’s 2011 gala and silent auction.

Gennaro, chairman of the council’s Environmental Protection Committee, praised Holloway for his prior work as commissioner of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, where he appointed the agency’s first deputy commissioner for sustainability and directed the creation of a green infrastructure plan to improve water quality in New York Harbor.

Tshiring Gurung of Flushing was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia Ark. Home Instead Senior Care seeks entries for the “I Will Remember For You” family reunion giveaway contest. To enter the contest, submit a story in written or video form about your experience with a family member living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias for a chance to win a family reunion.

Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.

Jan. 31. Three finalists will be notified by Feb. 15. For information and contest rules, visit www.rememberforalzheimers.com.

Annual Kids Party: Enterprise Rent-A-Car recently teamed up with Protravel International to host their Annual Kids Party. The event supported the more than 400 children patients of Beth Israel Hospital and the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation and collected toys for donation.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at SUNY New Paltz. They Include: Forest Hills: Lauren Gao, Sarah Hefetz, Jacob Herter, Ingrid Maryansky, Nelly McCarthy, Emily Rouse.

Kew Gardens: Kasper Garlicki, Dean Jones, Allison Sofer.

Rego Park: Michael Amador, Rachel Blum, Alexandra Zielinska.

Local students received degrees during fall 2011 commencement ceremonies at SUNY New Paltz. They include: Rego Park: Michael Amador, BA in psychology.

Assemblyman David Weprin is encouraging local teens to create videos for entry into the national Collaborative Summer Library Program “2012 Teen Video Challenge.” One winning video, submitted by a

U.S. Rep. Bob Turner recently met seniors at the Howard Beach Senior Center.

Turner discussed current issues facing seniors with the group and wished them happy holidays.

teen or group of teens, will be chosen as the New York State winner and will receive $275, plus $150 will be awarded to the teen’s local library. Winning videos from each state will be used as official 2012 CSLP promotional videos and will be shown nationwide.

The Summer Reading Program is an annual program that promotes increased literacy by keeping children, teens and their families involved in reading and other library-centered activities throughout the summer months. In 2011, more than 1.6 million young New Yorkers participated in the program at roughly 1,100 libraries across the state.

For information, visit www.summerreadingnys.org.

Army Pvt. Neil S. Ramtahal has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. He is the son of Batto K. Ramtahal and Shirley Ramdial of Ozone Park.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at SUNY New Paltz. They Include: Ozone Park: Sandra Arellano.

Richmond Hill: Kaitlyn Day. South Richmond Hill: Amanda Dallara.

Local students received degrees during fall 2011 commencement ceremonies at SUNY New Paltz. They include: Ozone Park: Jessica Giler, BS in childhood education B-2.

Richmond Hill: Kaitlyn Day, BA in journalism.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at SUNY Geneseo. They include: Ozone Park: Joel Pineda.

Richmond Hill: Marilyn Yang.

The New York Lottery recently announced the names of area players who claimed a winning ticket from one of the Lottery’s live drawings Jan. 1-7.

Nfri Deveraj of Richmond Hill won $10,000 on the Win 4 drawing Dec. 30.

Deveraj’s winning ticket was purchased at the Md And M Lottery, 114-07 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica.

Ralph Mastruzzo of Jamaica Estates won $10,000 on the Powerball drawing Oct. 22. Mastruzzo’s winning ticket was

purchased at the MCM Farm Deli Grocery, 179-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows.

Eugene Englese o f B a y s i d e w o n $10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing Dec. 13. Englese’s winning ticket was purchased at the Nor-Cross Service Station, 17-55 Francis Lewis Blvd., Whitestone.

Celine Pelerin of Jamaica won $29,207 on the Take Five drawing Dec. 24. Pelerin’s winning ticket was purchased at the Palak Mini Market, 85-45 164th St., Jamaica.

Yong Ouyang of Maspeth won $10,000 on the Powerball drawing Dec. 28. Ouyang’s winning ticket was purchased at the Ming Xing Gift Shop, 46-17 Kissena Blvd., Flushing.

Ricardo Serrano of Ridgewood won $10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing Jan. 3. Serrano’s winning ticket was purchased at the 1115 Pennsylvania Meat Corp in Brooklyn.

Hsin Yang of Bayside won $10,300 on the Powerball drawing Oct. 29. Yang’s winning ticket was purchased at the Yogi 19, 61-19 Springfield Blvd., Bayside.

John Munnelly of Flushing won $25,000 on the Win 4 drawing Dec. 22.

Munnelly’s winning ticket was purchased at the Pramukh 71, 107-36 71st Ave., Forest Hills.

Da Ruan of South Richmond Hill won $67,193 on the Take Five drawing Jan. 2.

Ruan’s winning ticket was purchased at the Mickey Grocery, 113-07 Liberty Ave., South Richmond Hill.

Jamar Roberson of Jamaica won $250,000 on the Mega Millions drawing Jan. 3. Roberson’s winning ticket was purchased at the F&B Deli Mini Mart, 138-02 Farmer’s Blvd., Jamaica.

Christopher Syntilas of Astoria won $10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing Dec. 20. Syntilas’s winning ticket was purchased at the Astoria Convenience at 2255 31st St., Astoria.

Lillian Barron of Jackson Heights won $80,409 on the Take Five drawing Oct. 4.

Barron’s winning ticket was purchased at the Bayside Ems Pharmacy, 40-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside.

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Fourteen Queens Library locations will be converted to RFID check-in and checkout over the next couple of months. All work will be done over weekends. Two

Stephanie Rosen of Whitestone has been awarded approximately $15,700 per year for the “Excellence in Education” scholarship to attend Alfred State College. Rosen will graduate from Bayside High School in June and plans to enroll in the school’s veterinary technology program.

Local students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at the University of New Haven in West Haven, Conn.

Students recognized include: Francisco Alvarez of Astoria, Audra Clyburn of South Ozone Park, Tania Gonzalez of Woodside, Grace Kazlusky of Glendale, James Kazlusky of Glendale, Iajhiah Lucas of Jamaica, Eliot Pacheco of Ozone Park, Michelle Peralta of Ozone Park, Annamaria Primiani of East Elmhurst, Louis Rizzo of Whitestone, Ariel Schiffer of Bayside and Joseph Totino of Whitestone.

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102nd Precinct The public can also submit their tips by MAN WANTED: Police are looking for a logging onto the Crimestoppers website, man wanted for questioning in a nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by grand larceny that occurred on texting their tips to CRIMES Monday, Nov. 28, at 88-01 (274637) and then entering Queens Blvd., outside the Best TIP577.

Buy in the Queens Place Mall.

All calls are strictly confiAccording to police, the incidential. dent took place at 5:18 p.m. The DA’s Office suspect used a stolen credit card MAN SENTENCED: to purchase items at the locaQueens County DA Richard tion.

Brown announced that Luis He is described as being in Zeledon, a 27-year-old from his 20s, 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, Richmond Hill, was sentenced and was wearing a dark-colored to 10 years in state prison after baseball hat, black hooded pleading guilty to first-degree sweatshirt, black sweat pants and manslaughter charges. Zeledon gray and white sneakers. admitted to stabbing his Anyone with information is roommate’s friend in the heart asked to call Crimestoppers at Police seek this man in January 2010 following a (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The pub- in regards to a grand verbal misunderstanding that lic can also submit their tips by larceny. escalated into a fight. logging onto the Crimestoppers According to the criminal website, nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by charges, on the evening of Jan. 10, 2010, texting their tips to CRIMES (274637) and three roommates were hanging out in their then entering TIP577. apartment with 28-year-old Andy Herrera, a All calls are strictly confidential. friend of one of the roommates. During an argument, Zeledon cut one of his roommates FATHER, SON DEAD: On Saturday, with a large kitchen knife.

Jan. 14, at 4:40 p.m., police responded to a Herrera came to his friend’s aid, using a 911 call of a wellness check at 90-08 101st chair as a shield, and was stabbed once in the Ave. in Jamaica. chest. He dropped the chair, ran out of the Upon arrival, officers discovered two apartment and collapsed in the building’s males, both unconscious and unresponsive. vestibule. He was pronounced dead shortly EMS responded to the scene and pronounced after his arrival at Jamaica Hospital. the two DOA. Zeledon has been held in jail since his Investigators have ruled that the men died arrest in Jan. 2010 and was sentenced by of carbon monoxide poisoning but have not Queens Supreme Court Justice Gregory pinpointed the source. The apartment’s fuel Lasak. burning devices checked out fine.

The first victim was Kuo-Kung Chen, a TEA PARTIER GUILTY: DA Richard 66-year-old Asian male. Victim No. 2 was Brown announced that Mark Meckler, a coAaron Chen, a 29-year-old Asian male. Both founder of the Tea Party Patriots, has pleaded victims lived at 90-08 101st Ave. guilty to disorderly conduct in connection The two are father and son. with his possession last month of a handgun at LaGuardia Airport.

107th Precinct Meckler, 49, of Grass Valley, MISSING MAN: The NYPD is California, was immediately senseeking the public’s assistance in tenced to one-year conditional dislocating a missing man last seen charge and to pay a $250 fine. His inside of his residence at 84-50 weapon will be forfeited.

169th St. in Jamaica.

According to Brown, Meckler Carl Snow, a 61-year-old black presented a locked gun box to a male, is described as approximately Delta ticket agent at around 5:20 140 pounds with gray hair and a.m. on Dec. 15, 2011, during Carl Snow beard. He was last seen wearing check-in. The box contained a Glock brown pajama bottoms and a black sweatshirt 277 pistol and 19 9mm cartridges. Meckler with white lettering. told authorities that he had the weapon beAnyone with information is asked to call cause he gets threats and added that he did Crimestoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). not have state carry permit.

Grant Will Provide ‘Cradle To Career’ Services

By JASON PAFUNDI Students in the Zone 126 Promise Neighborhood have something to look forward to, as the U.S. Dept. of Education recently awarded it a $500,000 planning grant that will be used to deliver “cradle to career” support for the more than 1,600 children living in Astoria Houses and kids from the surrounding neighborhoods.

The grant will be combined with $350,000 in seed funding from the Elmezzi Foundation and an additional $400,000 in private funding.

“I can’t think of a more wonderful New Year’s gift for our kids,” U.S. Rep Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) said. “The grant promises to do a world of good for the children of western Queens. It will get the ball rolling on an education support program for the young people in Astoria Houses and the surrounding community.”

The planning grant is just the beginning of what Zone 126 and elected officials hope becomes a multi-year, multi-million dollar implementation federal funding stream. That grant, for which there is an extremely competitive application process, could bring in another $4 to $6 million in federal funds, which would be matched by private donations.

“This grant is a great investment in the future,” Borough President Helen Marshall said. “It will support hundreds of children in western Queens in their

quest to pursue educational opportunities and help them to meet the challenges they face as they place their feet on the path to success.”

Zone 126 was created by the Elmezzi Foundation in 2011 in response to the needs of the Astoria and Long Island City communities.

In 2009, the foundation surveyed 3,000 area residents on their access to education, health services, jobs, safety, early childhood development and technology. Education was the overwhelming area of concern, and results showed that the odds were stacked against area chil-

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dren from a young age.

Chris Cutter, the executive director of Zone 126, made a passionate speech to those in attendance and lauded the decision to award his group the planning grant.

“This grant is an exciting milestone for all of us; our staff, our partners — the residents, schools, nonprofits, public officials and funders who invest in education in Astoria,” Cutter said. “We have been working together on this initiative for the past four years and now have the backing we need to plan a cradle-to-career continuum of support for children in our community.”

According to Cutter, in the next year Zone 126 will be developing a detailed

plan of action on what types of services and supports are most needed by the children in the community. Staff will incorporate the recommendations of work groups and the organization’s advisory council into a final business plan, which will serve as the basis for Zone 126’s application for a federal implementation grant.

Beginning in June, Zone 126 will implement a program that allows residents with ideas for events and small programs for children, to apply for minigrants of up to $2,000 to make their ideas a reality.

Reach Reporter Jason Pafundi at jpafundi@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 128.

$7M Awarded To Raise College Awareness The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation recently announced a $7 million College Access Challenge Grant to improve college awareness, readiness, and attendance among low-income students in New York. HESC will distribute the grant funds to community groups and other institutions working directly with at-risk populations that are traditionally underserved.

HESC will administer the grant, which was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. HESC has administered New York’s CACG award for the past three years. Like previous federal grants, the funds will be distributed through a competitive process to schools, agencies, and community-based

organizations across New York.

Acting President of HESC Elsa Magee said, “With this funding, HESC will take a comprehensive approach to improve college enrollment and completion among disadvantaged students through intervention strategies and activities.”

Regional services and activities provided through CACG sub-grantees include: • College readiness, academic skill building, and tutoring programs.

• Stay-in-school support programs for college students at risk for dropping out.

• College admission application and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion assistance.

• Training for college advisors and counselors serving high need, low-income and educationally at-risk students in the state.

• Family workshops on college financing, completing FAFSA and applications.

• Debt management and financial literacy workshops.

• Extracurricular and summer residence opportunities.

In the 2010-11 academic year, CACG-funded programs served more than 47,000 New York State resident students and families. Previous recipients of CACG sub-grant awards and their projects are described on the HESC website, hesc.com.

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Fighting For Representation

Battles On The Horizon Over Redistricting In Burgeoning Asian Communities

By ROSS BARKAN A map is sometimes a piece of greenish paper with pretty red lines, or an innocuous portrayal of your hometown on Google’s bright screen. After the U.S. Census, a map becomes something else entirely—a fight for just representation, or more simply, a fight for survival.

The magic four letter word of the next few weeks will be “maps,” and the people and politicians of Queens are preparing for war, though the maps they plan to battle for have yet to be made public.

Already, a skirmish is underway between the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside). AALDEF, along with the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the National Institute for Latino Policy, came together to create a “Unity Map,” a proposal for redistricting Congressional, Assembly, and State Senate lines in the City.

AALDEF, along with these other groups, seeks to take into account the shifting demographics in the 2010 Census, including the surge in the Asian population of northeast Queens.

The Queens Chinese population has grown by nearly 43 percent since 2000, and the Asian Indian population has jumped almost 8 percent. Overall, the Asian population in Queens is roughly 23 percent.

Avella said AALDEF is “gerrymandering in reverse,” carving up new district lines to fit ethnic enclaves without any regard for the existing communities.

AALDEF shot back that Avella is misreading their maps.

“We want to work with Senator Avella,” said Jerry Vattamala, staff attorney for AALDEF. “We’re not for or against any representative. We’re working for the community so the community has a meaningful opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.”

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United and Divided Eastern Queens United, a coalition of more than 10 civic associations, has banded together to exhort the State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment, a body of State lawmakers tasked with drawing new district lines, to unite the communities of Glen Oaks, Floral Park, New H y d e Par k , Q u e e n s V i l l a g e , a n d Bellerose into a single Assembly and Senate district. At a rally held on Jan. 12, Bob Friedrich, president of the GlenOaks Village Co-Op and an organizer of Eastern Queens United, asked Avella and Assemblyman David Weprin (DLittle Neck), along with Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens), to sign a pledge that they would vote against any proposal that would not entirely corral these communities into a single district.

“We don’t want to be sliced and diced,” said Friedrich. “We want to be in a single Assembly, State Senate, and Congressional district. We’re 75,000 people, this can easily be done.”

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The Unity Map’s proposed Assembly and Senate Districts. for do share three Assembly members, Weprin, Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside), and Barbara Clar k (D-Queens Village), though Weprin said he represents about “80 percent” of those communities.

Friedrich, Weprin, and Avella are united, however, in their distaste for the Unity Map proposed, which AALDEF has argued is a fairer way to create districts that give representation to booming Asian voting blocs.

“I think districts will look a lot different than they do now,” Weprin said. “This is not necessarily a good thing. I know what they’re (AALDEF) trying to do; they want to create another Asian district. I don’t want to see an Asian district at the expense of a crazy gerrymandered situation.”

Queens’ Asian community is not the only group looking for more representation. Richmond Hill is represented by seven different Assembly members, four different Council members, two State senators and two Congressmen- none of them live in the neighborhood. The community is home to a large West Indian, South Asian and Hispanic population.

SEVA, a Richmond Hill community group, held a town hall meeting on Jan. 16 urging residents to fight for the neighborhood to unite and demand an end to what they view as an unfair redistricting process.

“They divide the neighborhood because we don’t stand up, we don’t unite,” said Gurpaul Singh of SEVA. SEVA defined their “community of interest” as the neighborhoods of Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Ozone Park, and Woodhaven, a 240,000 person area composed mostly of immigrants

from South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, only Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) live in SEVA’s “community of interest” borders and represent the area.

Underrepresented, But What to Do? Senate District 13, extending from Flushing to Bayside, is a slice of the Unity Map that has especially irked politicians.

The district would enable an Asian representative to be elected to the State Senate, which currently has none. Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) is the only Asian in the State Legislature.

It would also, according to Avella, create a district that would not share common concerns; it conceivably could endanger Avella’s reelection bid, too.

“My hunch is that Asians are underrepresented,” said Dr. Michael Krasner, a professor of political science at Queens College. “Their population has grown so fast and districts haven’t kept up, in part because the districting procedure is not driven by fairness and participatory democracy. It’s driven by wanting to protect the interests of incumbent politicians and their parties.”

AALDEF, Avella, Weprin, and a host of other politicians also support independent redistricting, though it appears that the Republican-controlled Senate and Democrat-controlled Assembly have already seen the preliminary district lines, putting independent redistricting on “life support,” in Avella’s words. The real clash then will be between politicians strain-

ing to keep their districts intact while also acknowledging, or failing to acknowledge, a surge in the Asian population that has spurred AALDEF to propose a larger Senate district.

Creating a New District Ultimately, whether or not the Asian population deserves more favorable district lines, their advocates’ efforts will most likely fail because the legal process will foil them, said redistricting consultant and Queens College sociology professor Dr. Andrew Beveridge.

“The law is that to have the ability legally to get a district, you need several criteria,” he said. “One is that you have to have a history of polarized voting, with non-Asian groups that frustrate the ability to form a voting bloc. You need Asians voting cohesively as a bloc. And a third thing you need to show is that there is a district where they would have a majority if you drew it.”

Beveridge explained that at least 50 percent of citizens of a voting age population are needed to form a specific voting coalition. Although the Asian population in the district created may exceed 50 percent, those who cannot vote—especially non-citizen immigrants—will lower that percentage. An “Asian influence” district could be formed, but it would be up to politicians to accommodate the expanding minority.

Beveridge said he does not think they will.

Reach Repor ter Ross Bar kan at rbarkan@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127.

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nization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 12/20/2011. 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 120-04 Graham Court, College Point, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that a License, number 1259369 for a Restaurant Wine License has been applied for by the undersigned to sell alcoholic beverage at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 218-21 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11428 for on-premises consumption. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/8/11, bearing Index Number NC-001154-11/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) Jaden (Middle) Alexander (Last) Gonzalez My present name is (First) Jaden (Middle) Alexander (Last) Benson (infant) My present address is 142-07 Lakewood Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11435 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is July 30, 2005 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 10/12, bearing Index Number NC-001184-11/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) Rui Hong (Last) Lo My present name is (First) Qi Jin (Last) Lo (infant) My present address is 4535 215 th Place, Bayside, NY 11361 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is October 01, 2011 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/12/11, bearing Index Number NC-001158-11/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) Terry (Middle) Minjung (Last) Kim My present name is (First) Min Jung (Last) Kim (infant) My present address is 42-34 Corporal Kennedy Street, 1st Floor, Bayside, NY 11361 My place of birth is South Korea My date of birth is May 09, 1994 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 11/21/11, bearing Index Number NC-001099-11/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) Roberto (Last) Roman My present name is (First)

LEGAL NOTICE Roberto (Last) Roman aka Robertito Roman My present address is 121-16 Ocean Promenade, Rockaway Park, NY 11694 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is September 04, 1956 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 8 day of December, 2011, bearing Index Number 1145/2011, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, in room number 357 grants me the right, to assume the name of Victoria C. Lin. My present address is 64-42 228 th Street, Bayside, NY 11364, County of Queens. The date of my birth is 07/17/2006; and the place of birth is County of Queens, State of New York, U.S.A. My present name is Amanda Chen Lau ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 15 day of December, 2011, bearing the Index Number 1175/11, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Queens County Clerk, located at 8917 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11435, in room number 357 grants the petitioner the right to assume the name Iris Yonai. Her present address is 75-03 196 th Street Fresh Meadows, NY 11366; She was born on May 13, 1958 in Israel; Her present name is Iris Cohen-Jonay aka Iris Cohen ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 14 day of December, 2011, bearing the Index Number 1174/2011, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Queens County Clerk, located at 8917 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11435, in room number 357 grants the petitioner the right to assume the name Yaacov Yonai. His present address is 7 5 - 0 3 1 9 6 th S t r e e t F r e s h Meadows, NY 11366; He was born on August 15, 1946 in Israel; His present name is Yaacov Jonay aka Yacov Jonay ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 22 day of December, 2011, bearing the Index No. 1107/11, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, grants me the right to assume the name of Kimmy Rivera. My present address is 50-15 Broadway, #6B, Woodside, NY 11377, the date of my birth is April 12, 1976, the place of my birth is Brooklyn, NY, my present name is Kim Carrero Rivera aka Rosie Rivera aka Rosie I Rivera aka Rosie Ivette Rivera ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court of Queens County, on 3 day of January, 2012, bearing Index No. 1104/2011, a copy of which may be exam-

LEGAL NOTICE ined at the office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, grants me the right, to assume the name of Candy Lee and grants my daughter the right to assume the name of Coco Lee. Our present address is 68-81 Bell Boulevard, 2 nd Floor, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364; I was born in the People’s Republic of China, my date of birth is November 20, 1972; my daughter was born in the People’s Republic of China, and her date of birth is March 11, 2007. My present name is Wensheng Luo, a/k/a Wenshen Luo and my daughter’s present name is Menghan Xu. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens, County, on the 8 day of December, 2011 bearing Index number 910/ 11, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York in room number 357 grants me the right to assume the name of Tangerla Denise Conley. My present address is 331 Beach 31 st Street Far Rockaway, NY 11691; the date of my birth is December 15, 1966; the place of my birth is Queens, New York; my present name is Tanja Denise Conley ___________________________________ Notice is hereby givaen that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on January 4, 2012, bearing Index No. NC 1225-11, 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) Josef (Middle) Patrick (Last) Daxbock. My present name is (First) Jozef (Middle) Patrick (Last) Daxbock, a/k/ a (First) Jozef (Middle) P. (Last) Daxbock, a/k/a (First) Josef (Middle) P. (Last) Daxbock a/k/a (First) Josef (Last) Daxbock a/k/a (First) Josef (Middle) Patrick (Last) Daxbock a/k/a (First) Jozef (Middle) P. (Last) Daxbock III a/k/a (First) Joseph (Last) Daxbock, a/k/a (First) Josef (Last) Daybock My present address is 103-11 68 th Drive, Apt. 4A, Forest Hills, NY My

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place of birth is Amityville, NY My date of birth is March 21, 1978 ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of 14115 82 nd DRIVE REALTY COMPANY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/11. Office location: Queens County.

Princ. office and regd. Agent of LLC is: c/o Mr. William C h u p a , 2 4 6 - 1 1 8 6 th R d . , Bellerose, NY 11426. Latest date on which the LLC may dissolve is 12/31/2099. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: QUEENS COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006 FRE1 ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, Pltf. vs. MONA LILAVOIS, et al Defts. Index #19610/10.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Dec. 13, 2011, I will sell at public auction at the Queens County Supreme Court, Courtroom 25, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY on Feb. 17, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., prem. k/a 9911 193 rd St., Hollis, NY. Said property located on the easterly side of 193 rd St. (Cornwall St.) 100 ft. southerly from the SE corner of 193 rd St. and 99 th Ave. (Atlantic Ave.), being a plot 100 ft. x 45 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $527,863.47 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

MICHAEL DIKMAN, Referee. COHN & ROTH, Attys. for Pltf., 100 East Old County Rd., Mineola, NY #80798 ___________________________________

BY VIRTUE OF A DEFAULT IN A SECURITY AGREEMENT MADE BY D&E PANCHO FOOD CORP. DBA ASSOCIATED SUPERMARKET TO ASSOCIATED FOOD STORES LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES, I WILL HEREBY FORECLOSE UPON AND SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION SALE ON THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 2012 AT 10:00 A.M. AT 163 ROCKAWAY AVE., BROOKLYN, N.Y.

11233 THE CHATTELS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SECURITY AGREEMENT CONSISTING OF FIXTURES, INVENTORY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES OF A SUPERMARKET BUSINESS. THE SECURED PARTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO BID AND/OR PURCHASE AT THIS U.C.C. FORECLOSURE AUCTION SALE. ELIOT B.MILLMAN CO.AUCTRS. LLC. AUCTIONEERS AS AGENTS FOR THE SECURED PARTIES 718327-7697 ___________________________________

BY VIRTUE OF A DEFAULT IN SECURITY AGREEMENTS MADE BY BX SUPERMARKET CORP.& BX1 SUPERMARKET CORP. TO ASSOCIATED FOOD STORES LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES, AFS CAPITAL, LLC. AND LB FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC., I WILL HEREBY FORECLOSE UPON AND SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION SALE ON MONDAY, JAN. 23, 2012 AT 11:00 A.M. AT 312 EAST 194 TH STREET, BRONX, NEW YORK 10458 THE CHATTELS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SECURITY AGREEMENTS CONSISTING OF FIXTURES, INVENTORY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES OF A SUPERMARKET BUSINESS. THE SECURED PARTIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BID AND/OR PURCHASE AT THIS U.C.C. FORECLOSURE AUCTION SALE. ELIOT B.MILLMAN CO.AUCTRS.LLC. AUCTIONEERS AS AGENTS FOR THE SECURED PARTIES. 718327-7697 ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given a License Number (PENDING) for on-premises Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 23-02 31 st Street, Astoria, NY 11105 for on premises consumption. INNER CIRCLE BAR & LOUNGE INC.

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Notice of Formation: MD GOLDEN REALTY, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/21/ 2011. Office Loc.: QUEENS COUNTY. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 39-07 PRINCE STREET, STE. 4C, FLUSHING, NY 11354 Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ CGI INTERNATIONAL LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/26/ 11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13 th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. General Purposes. ___________________________________ LONG ISLAND CARE CENTER LOCATED AT 144-61 38 th AVE., FLUSHING, NY 11354.

A PARTICIPANT IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ITS POLICIES REGARDING ADMISSIONS, EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BECAUSE OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, HANDICAP, SOURCE OF PAYMENT, RELIGION, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR AGE. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DK NEWTOWN LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/08/11.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 49-04 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, New York 11377.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, PURSUANT TO LAW, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at 66 John Street, 11 th floor, on a petition from Kumar Foods Group LLC to establish, maintain, and operate an unenclosed sidewalk café at 70-53 Austin Street in the Borough of Queens for a term of two years. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of Lamuz Enterprises, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY SSNY on 10/5/2011. Office location: Queens County.

Princ. Office of LLC: 7014 13 th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lamuz Enterprises, LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ___________________________________ Notice of formation of China US New Immigrant Service Center LLC. Articles of Orga-

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Honoring Their Service

Queens Auxiliary Police Officers graduating class. Photo by Ira Cohen

Meeting Time

During the Jan. 11 meeting of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation’s Downtown Committee, Daniel Gutzmore (from left), Dhamana Shakespeare-Turner and Chairman William Martin discuss the meeting agenda.

Photo by Walter Karling.

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Roundtable Discussion

Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras and boxer Sergio Martinez recently hosted an introductory roundtable discussion with New York City organizations working to end domestic violence.

Adams Visit

Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of the Empire State Development Corp., visited the Entrepreneur Space in Long Island City. Pictured (from left) are Seth Bornstein, Queens Economic Development Corp. CEO; Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, Gail Roseman, Adams, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, QEDC Board Chair Andrew F. Manger, Katherine Gregory and Bill Driscoll.

Queens Tribune photographer Ira Cohen (center) was recognized for his 40 years of service as an auxiliary police officer with the NYPD. He is pictured with Brian McCarthy, Executive Officer Chief of Patrol and Phylis Byrne, NYPD deputy inspector.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo throws the first ball during opening day ceremonies for the Victory Field Warriors football team.

Opening Day

US Senator Charles Schumer joins Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Far Rockaway) and Assemblywoman Michele Titus (D-Far Rockaway) in the Chamber of the NYS Assembly in Albany on opening day of the 2012 legislative session.

Councilman Jim Gennaro visited PS/IS 499 for the opening of the school’s new media center. Gennaro helped to obtain new laptops and other technology for educational use in the school. Gennaro is pictured with Principal Helene Jacob and PS/IS 499 students. Photo by Ira Cohen.

Students at PS/IS 499 wait for a visit from Councilman Jim Gennaro after the grand opening ceremony for the school’s new media center. Photo by Ira Cohen.

Blood and Baseball

Mr. Met meets with a fan who decided to donate blood during a recent blood drive at CitiField. Photo by Ira Cohen.

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Comedian Brings One-Man Show To Queens The show debuting at the Queens TheBy STEV EN J. FERRA RI Comedian John Fugelsang is no stranger atre is “a new and improved version” of an to the stage. In addition to touring his own older Off Broadway performance Fugelsang act and making appearances on television, toured with four years ago. Since the show’s Fugelsang is part of “Stephanie Miller’s Sexy maiden voyage, Fugelsang’s father has passed away, which inspired the L i b e r a l C o m e dy To u r, ” new tour of the show. which recently became the The comedian said first political comedy althere’s been a number of bum to reach No. 1 on the changes to the show since comedy char ts for iTune s, it premiered, which he Amazon and Billboard. said he hopes will make it But when he takes the a more enjoyable experistage at the Queens Theence. atre on Jan. 28, he will be “It’s a more efficient doing something different, version of the show,” he something more personal. said. “You do these things “Guilt: A Love Stor y” and you take them on the is billed as “a comedy of road and they get so much terrors.” Fugelsang calls it better.” a comedy-drama-suspenseFugelsang said he was romance. The one-man a fan of solo theater and show tel ls the stor y of h is the challenges a one-man p a re n t s ’ c o u r t s h i p , a Comedian John Fugelsang. show represents.

Catholic nun and a “It’s ver y, ver y chalFranciscan brother who broke their vows and married. He said it’s lenging to focus on myself and focus on relia tale of people choosing love over reli- gion,” he said.

Some of the stories Fugelsang said he gion. With his father’s health failing, his mother makes a request that leads to the plans to put in the show includes one of comedy of terrors, featuring Homeland his many appearances on “Polit ically IncorSecurity disasters, celebrity white suprema- rect With Bi ll Maher,” w ith David Duke, c i s t s , b a d b e h a v i o r a n d u n e x p e c t e d the well-known former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. On the miracles.

“It’s a show that’s both edgy and whole- air, Fugelsang offered Duke sexual services some,” Fugelsang said. “It’s like George if he would stop saying racist things on the show.

Carlin and Spalding Grey had a child.”

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Celebrity Chefs Shine In Sun’s Winefest ’12

By BRIAN M. RAFFERTY Though Queens is now home to a casino of its own, the beautiful Re sorts World Casino at Aqueduct, there are still options outside the borough for those looking for a bit more from their gaming experience.

Sure, Re sor ts World has goo d food and some excellent dining, but Mohegan Sun, just a couple of hours away in Connecticut, has Iron Chefs and some of the best cooks in the world – some you know, ot her you may want to get to know bet ter – taking par t i n t he casino’s Sun Winefest 2012 held Jan. 2729.

Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Marc Forgione joi n Foo d Net work stalwar t s Donatel la Arpaia, Robert Irvine and Elizabeth Falkner – along with celebrity chefs Jacques Tor res, Todd English and many more for the annual tribute to finding the perfect pairing of food and drink.

The Grand Ballroom at Mohegan Sun will be transformed into the most soughtafter dining location on the East Coast Jan. 28 for the Celebrity Chef Dine Around. All of the above mentioned chefs, as well as Michael Ginor of Great Neck’s Lola and a slew of others will create oneof-a-kind dishes paired with wines selected by some of the best sommeliers in t he countr y for a $175-a-head meal t hat cannot be beat.

The Elite Cru tasting earlier that afternoon will feature select vintages from premium wineries and producers, with guests noshing on oysters, shrimp and specialty food while hobnobbing with the winemakers themselves. At $200 a person, it is less expensive than the per-bot tle cost of some of the vintages being poured.

Ginor has helped organize this year’s event, working to bring together some of the talent – and to throw a couple of his own

moves into the mix. The owner of Hudson Valley Fois Gras, Ginor w ill merge his delicacy with an organic egg producer’s product to make a foie gras flan.

“It will be a crème brulee-like dish that is a combination of foie gras, eggs and truffle with a wild mushroom fricassee,” Ginor said. “I want to expose guests to products they don’t really see.”

Other events include bourbon tastings, a cigar bar and the decadent Bubbles & Bon Bons, a celebration of chocolate, desser ts and champagne hosted by Jacque s Torres and featuring Elizabeth Falkner as well as Emily Luchett i and Lynn Mansel.

But perhaps the most fun is to be had at the t wo-day Grand Tasting, where the Convention Center at Mohegan Sun will be taken over by more than 1,000 wines, spirits and beers with food as well – for $70 a day of $120 for the two-day affair.

Tickets for the Grand Tasting, Elite Cr u Tasting, Celebrity Chef Dine Around, Bourbon Tast ing and Bubble s & Bon Bons may be purchased online at t icketmaster.com, sunwinefest.com, over the phone at (800) 745-3000 or in person at Mohegan Sun’s Box Office.

Ginor said he is looking forward to seeing his old friends from the basketball court – Flay, English and others – but is par t icularly interested in seeing “Iron Chef” runner-up Falkner’s dishes. “She has transformed herself from a pastr y chef to the savor y side,” Ginor said. “That is just a microcosm of the variety you can enjoy” at Sun Winefest 2012.

For more information on Sun WineFest 2012 events, including featured personalities and hours and area hotel information, visit sunwinefest.com or Facebook and Twitter at facebook.com/sunwinefest andtwitter.com/sunwinefest.

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The brunch menu is filled with a mix of fine breakfast items, salads and sandwiches. Our party was partial to the breakfast items on the menu, including eggs Benedict and eggs nova. The French toast and Belgian waffles – both served with fruit – were also popular choices at our table. I opted for the Sidetracks steak and eggs – steak well done and eggs over easy A bir thday can be a good opportunit y – served with home fries. I also got a side to tr y a new re staurant. So the occasion of bacon, because the sign of a good breakfast place is the quality of of a friend’s birthday gave me t he oppor tunity to head i nto RESTAURANT the bacon.

The food was on the table Sunnyside to tr y t he br unch pret t y fast considering we were menu at Sidetracks Restaurant a big par t y that ordered a lot of and Lounge. food. My plate was delivered last, The restaurant and bar are so I got to watch ever yone else’s separated by a media wall of flat food come across. Watching the screen televisions. The restaurant delicious selection of brunch go has three areas – a front area that by made me hungrier for my own has booth alcoves, a central meal. I almost regret ted my sespace for communal seating and lection when I saw how good the a back area separated by clear glass that can fog up with the flick of a French toast looked.

When I order eggs out at a restaurant, I switch for private par t ies. On the other side of the media wall is a 40-foot bar find that I’m disappointed a lot more often than not. I almost always order my eggs with seating space.

Sit t ing at a table in the back of the bar over easy. Usually, the eggs come back area, in view of the bar staff, the service anything but. The eggs at Sidetracks came was at tent ive as the part y waited for the back per fect, the yolk running over my last of the arrivals. For brunch, Sidetracks plate as soon as I pierced them, making a offers diners a complimentary mimosa or good dipping sauce for the delicious steak Bloody Mary. W hile some of my friends that came with them. Even the home fries sipped mimosas before eating, I opted for were done well, seasoned just enough to a cup of coffee. Once ever yone showed not be overpowering.

The steak and eggs was just right to meet up and ordered more java, the waitress brought over a carafe so we could refill my appet ite, a nd the re st of my par t y seemed satisfied, too. A good happy birthour own cups.

While she didn’t have to bring us more day brunch was had by all. With such a coffee, the waitress was on top of bring- good brunch selection, I’m looking forward ing more water and mimosas to everyone to tr ying lunch and dinner at Sidetracks.

—Steven J. Ferrar i at the table.

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“My parents didn’t talk to me for a week show has included guests like Rob Reiner after that, because I was talking dirt y on and Lily Tomlin. television,” he said.

The trio’s tour has yet to hit New York T he p er formance at t he Queens T he- City, but Fugelsang said there were plans to atre is one night only and bring the show to the Big after that, Fugelsang said Apple before the 2012 eleche was taking the show tions in November. b a c k o n t h e r o a d . “It’s a show Until then, Fugelsang Fugelsang said he fell in that’s both said he was focusing on his love with the theater after one-man show. He said he doing a play reading there edgy and was looking forward to y e a r s a g o w i t h R i c h a r d wholesome. It’s b r i n g i n g t h e r e v a m p e d Kind. The theater offered show back on tour and that h im a spot for a p er for- like George he hopes the people that m a n c e , h e s a i d a n d h e Carlin and come out enjoy the per forjumped at the chance. mance.

“It’s this incredible, gor- Spalding Grey “It’s a one-man show for geous space that I didn’t had a child.” people who hate one-man know existed,” he said. shows,” he said. “It’s the —John Fugelsang sort of thing you can bring In addition to performing “Guilt: A Love Stor y,” the whole family to.”

Fugelsang is preparing for a Tickets for “Guilt: A tour of the “Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour,” Love Story” start at $40 and are available at with Stephanie Miller and Hal Sparks. The ww w.queenstheatre.org. polit ical tour star ted in Madison, Wis., last For information, visit the website or call spring as an effort to raise money for the (800) 300-6985. recall efforts of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

Reach Managing Editor Steven J. Since then, the tour has gone nationwide, Ferrari at sferrari@queenstribune.com or raising money for progressive causes. The call (718) 357-7400, Ext. 122.

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Queens Today SECTION EDITOR: REGINA VOGEL

Send typed announcements for your club or organization’s events at least TWO weeks in advance to “Queens Today” Editor, Queens Tribune, 150-50 14 Road, Whitestone NY 11357.

Send faxes to 357-9417, c/o Regina.

IF YOUR ORGANIZATION MEETS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SEND ALL DATES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

THEATER CHERRY ORCHARD February 2-11 LaGuardia Performing Arts Center presents Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard in two versions – classical and e4xperimental. $5, $8 both performances. 482-5151.

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TALKS ORGANIZED PEOPLE Monday, January 23 The 7 Habits of Ver y Organized People at 6 at the Baisley Park library.

AFRICAN PRESENCE Monday, January 23 Broader View: Exploring the African Presence in Early N e w Yo r k a t 6 a t t h e Laurelton library.

THINK POSITIVE Monday, January 23 The Art of Thinking Positive: You Are What You Think! At 6 at the Ridgewood library.

HOWARD BEACH Monday, January 23 “Tears of the Giraffe” will be discussed at 6:30 at the Howard Beach library.

SOCIAL SECURITY Tuesday, Januar y 24 at the Howard Beach Senior Center at 10:30. Social Securit y Informational Meeting.

POMONOK Wednesday, January 25 “The Historian” will be discussed at 2 at the Pomonok library.

FRESH MEADOWS Wednesday, January 25 “The Devil in the White Cit y” will be discussed at the Fresh Meadows library at 2:30.

LAURELTON Thursday, January 26 Images of America: Laurelton at 6 at the Laurelton library.

LITERARY ENCOUNTERS Thursday, January 26 Literary Encounter at 6 at the Corona library.

EAST FLUSHING Thursday, January 26 East Flushing Book Discussion meets at 10:30 at the library.

CONG. MACHANE Sunday, January 29 “Insights and Experiences of an Israeli Diplomat Representing the State of Israel in Countries Throughout the World” with Israeli Consul Shahar Azani. 7:30. Congregation Machane Chodosh, 67-29 108a: th Street, Forest Hills. 793-5656.

TEENS SCI FI MOVIES Saturday, January 21 sci fi movie marathon for teens at the Flushing library starting at 10:15.

PRACTICE SAT Saturday, January 21 Pract i c e Te s t f o r S AT a t t h e Ridgewood library at 10:30.

CHESS CLUB Every Saturday at the Flushing library at 2.

LAPTOP USE Weekdays at 3 at the Laurelton library.

HOMEWORK HELP Weekdays at the LIC library at 3.

3-D ECO ART ON CANVAS Mondays, January 23, 30 at the B r o a d wa y l i b r a r y.

Wednesday, January 25 at the Maspeth library. Create an environmentally themed painting. Register.

MAKE A WALLET Monday, January 23 make functional wallets using ordinary duct tape at the Windsor Park library. Register.

CHINESE NEW YEAR Monday, January 23 crafts, music and learn Chinese culture at the Briarwood library.

Register.

KING TRIBUTE Monday, January 23 tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr at the East Elmhurst library at 7.

TEEN STUDY Mondays through Thursdays at the Lefrak Cit y library at 4.

KNIT & CROCHET Mondays at the Douglaston/ Little Neck library at 4.

TEEN CHESS Mondays at 6 at the Bayside library.

HOMEWORK & GAMES Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays homework help and teen gaming at the Fresh Meadows library at 4.

AUDITIONS Starting January 24 rehearsals for Seussical Jr. at the Variet y Boys and Girls Club in LIC. 728-0946 information.

TEEN PICTIONARY Tuesday, Januar y 24 at the Flushing library at 4.

WORK WITH ANIMALS Tuesday, January 24 Working With Animals, Careers with Critters at the Broadway library at 3:30.

SAT PRACTICE Tuesday, Januar y 24 SAT Practice Test with Kaplan at 3:30 at the Whitestone library.

COMIC BOOK Tuesday, Januar y 24 at the Broadway library at 4. Write and create comic books.

LIC CHESS CLUB Tuesdays at the LIC library at 4.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays at the Windsor Park library at 4.

CROCHET & KNIT Wednesdays, January 25, February 1 at the Far Rockaway library at 2:30.

JEWELRY MAKING Wednesday, January 25 learn the art of beading at the Briarwood library. Register.

TEEN CRAFT Wednesday, January 25 at

the Flushing library at 4.

RESUME WRITING Wednesday resume writing for young adults at 4 at the Arverne librar y.

GAME DAY Wednesdays at the Howard Beach library at 4.

GAME DAY Wednesdays at the St. Albans library at 4.

CHESS Wednesdays at 3:30 at the Queens Village library.

KNIT & CROCHET Wednesdays at the South Ozone Park library at 1.

KNITTING CLUB Wednesdays at the Bayside library. Register.

MOTIVATIONAL WORK. Thursday, January 26 deal with every day issues at 5 at the Laurelton library.

OPEN MIC Thursday, January 26 Open Mic at the East Elmhurst library at 6.

ANIME Thursday, January 26 Anime Club at the Flushing library at 4.

KARAOKE NIGHT Thursday, January 26 at the Arverne library at 5:30.

TEEN THURSDAYS Thursdays at the Bay Terrace library at 3.

CHESS CLUB Thursdays 4-5:30 at the Douglaston/Little Neck library.

CHESS CLUB Thursdays at the East Flushing library at 5.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays crafts at the Briarwood library at 4.

YOUNG REFORMERS Friday, Januar y 27 Young Reformers Group at the L a u r e l t o n l i b r a r y. R e g i s ter.

GREEN COMIC Fridays, January 27, February 3 make a green comic at the Woodside library at 3:30.

TEEN HAPPY HOUR Fridays at 4 at the Flushing library.

BOOK BUDDIESS Friday, January 27 at the Fresh Meadows library at 4.

ORIGAMI CLUB Friday, January 27 at the McGoldrick library at 4.

TEEN FRIDAY Friday, January 27 at the Seaside library at 4.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays at the Briarwood library at 4.

CHESS CLUB Fridays at the Auburndale library at 3:30.

CHESS TUTORIAL Fridays at the Woodside library at 4.

GAME DAY Fridays at the Woodhaven library at 4:30.

GAME PLAYERS CLUB Every Friday at 4 at the Hillcrest library.

TEEN FRIDAYS Fridays at the Seaside library at 4.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 1 Every Friday Men 12-17 who are interested in fun, friendship and adventure are invited to join Boy Scout Troop 1 Flushing/Bayside 8-10 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 36-01 Bell Blvd.

YOUTH FAMILY STORY TIME Saturday, January 21 at the Flushing library at 11.

PRE-SCHOOL CRAFT Monday, January 23 at the Windsor Park library at 1:30.

CRAFT KIDS Monday, January 23 at the Flushing library at 3.

MEDITATION Monday, January 23 meditation for children at the Forest Hills library. Register.

CHINESE NEW YEAR Monday, January 23 Chinese new year story and craft at 4 at the Ridgewood library and at 5 at the Briarwood library.

BOOST MATH Mondays, January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 Math games at the McGoldrick library at 5.

LEGOS BUILDERS Mondays, January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27 at the LIC library at 6:15.

PJ STORY TIME Mondays, January 23, 30 at the Central library at 7.

AUDITIONS Starting January 24 rehearsals for Seussical Jr. at the Variet y Boys and Girls Club in LIC. 728-0946 information.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays, Januar y 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28 at the Hillcrest library at 3:30.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesday, Januar y 24 at the Windsor Park library at 4.

BOOST WORD Tuesdays, Januar y 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28 BOOST Word of the Week at the McGoldrick library at 5.

WORLD STORIES Tuesday, Januar y 24 Stories from Around the world at 4 at the Mitchell-Linden library.

BOOST MATH Tuesday, Januar y 24 at the Central library at 4:30. For those 6-12.

ARTS & CRAFTS Tuesdays, January 24, 31 for those 5-12 at the Auburndale library at 4.

HAPPY HAPPY STORY Wednesdays, January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 story time at the LIC library at 10:30.

JEWELRY MAKING Wednesday, January 25 at the Briarwood library. Register.

BOOST COMPUTER Wednesday, January 25 intro to PowerPoint and Excel at the Central library. For those 9-12. Register.

WINTER OUTFITS Wednesday, January 25 design paper winter outfits at the East Flushing library.

Register.

LIBRARY BUDDIES Wednesdays, January 25, February 8, 15, 22, 29 at the Auburndale library at 4.

BOOST HEALTH Wednesdays, January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 BOOST health and science at 5 at the McGoldrick library.

S TORY T I M E Wednesday, January 25 for 18 months-3 years at the East Flushing library at 11:30.

BOOST READING Thursdays, January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23 BOOST Reading Buddies at 5 at the McGoldrick library.

ORIGAMI Thursday, January 26 Year of the Dragon origami at the Lefrak Cit y library. Register.

WINTER CRAFTS Thursday, January 26 winter crafts at the Seaside library at 4.

SCAVENGER HUNT Thursday, January 26 at the Windsor Park library at 4.

KIDS CLUB Thursdays, January 26, February 16 at the Hillcrest library at 5. For those 8-12.

DESIGN DAY Thursday, January 26 build, write, draw, paint and more at the Central library at 4.

For those in K-3.

FAMILY STORY TIME

SENIORS Thursday, January 26 at the Auburndale library at 4.

WINTER CRAFT Thursday, January 26 at the Queens Village library at 4.

COLOR & CRAFT Fridays, January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24 Kids Coloring and Craft at 11 at the Queensboro Hill library.

ACTIVITY TIME Fridays, January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24 at the Briarwood library at 3:30.

LIBRARY BUDDIES Fridays, January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24 at the Auburndale library at 4.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays, January 27, February 10, 17 at the East Flushing library. Register.

BOOK BUDDIES Friday, January 27 at the Fresh Meadows library at 4.

GIRL SCOUTS Friday, January 27 at the Central library at 4:30.

PRE-SCHOOL CRAFTS Fridays, January 27, February 3, 10, 17 at the Sunnyside library. Register.

ORIGAMI Friday, January 27 at the McGoldrick library at 4.

TWEEN ZONE Fridays, January 27, Februar y 3 Tween Zone activities at the LIC library at 2:30.

FREE LUNCH Saturdays, January 21, February 18, March 17 All Saints Church in Richmond Hill. 849-2352 reservations.

KEW GARDENS Monday, January 23 Men Only workshop at 10.

Wednesday, January 25 Line Dancing Class at noon.

Friday, January 27 learn how to self-manage diabetes with North Shore LIJ rep at 1. Mondays Falun Gong (to purif y mind and body) at noon, comedy writing 2:303:30. Mondays and Tuesdays Get in shape, lose weight and feel good class at 1:30. Wednesdays Spanish conversation at 10 and Building muscle and strength at 11. Fridays Tai Chi/Chi Kung classes at 10 and Drawing/Painting at 1 (no experience needed). Kew Gardens Communit y Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, suite 202.

STAY WELL Mondays at the Central library at 10. Learn how special exercise and relaxation techniques make a difference in your life.

SNAP BELL PARK Tuesday, January 24 11 am Medicare eligibilit y and coverage. Tuesday, January 31 11 am Tobacco sales and advertising that influences our

youth. SNAP Bell Park Senior Center, 227-02A Hillside Avenue, Queens Village.

HOWARD BEACH Tuesday, January 24 seminar on changes to social security and Medicare at 10:30. Tuesday, February 7 Home Safet y for Seniors lecture at 11. 6 week computer classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced. $25. Wednesdays mah jongg at 10 and Zumba Gold 1:30-2:30. 156-45 84 th Street. 738-8100.

CAREGIVERS Ever y Tuesday Caregivers Support group at 3:30-4:30 at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886.

CHAIR EXERCISE Tuesdays low impact chair exercise at 11 at the Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center. $5. 357-5100.

STARS Wednesdays, January 25, February 1, 8 Senior Theater Acting Repertory meets at 10:30 at the Hollis library.

STAY WELL Wednesdays at 10:15 at the East Elmhurst library for exercise and other health related programs.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING Friday, January 27 AARP Defensive Driving at the Laurelton library. 479-8914 to register.

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT

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Queens Today MEETINGS PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturday, January 21 public speaking and effective communication 10-12:15 at the Elmhurst Hospital Center Conference Room. 4249754.

ST. ALBANS CIVIC Sundays, January 22, February 26, March 25 St. Albans Civic Improvement Association meets at 1:30 at St. Albans Lutheran Church, 200 th Street and 119 th Avenue in the undercroft.

JEWISH VETS Sundays, January 22, February 26, March 25 Jewish Wa r Ve te ra n s o f t h e U SA Lipsky/Blum Post meet at Garden Jewish Center. 4634742.

VFW 4787 Mondays, January 23, February 13, 27 Whitestone V F W C o m m u n i t y Po s t meets. 746-0540.

MEN’S CLUB SOCCER Tuesday evenings at the Forest Hills Jewish Center 89:30. 263-7000.

FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Mead-

SINGLES SIMCHA SINGLES Friday, January 20 Simcha Singles for those 30s-60+ at the Little Neck Jewish Center, 49-10 Little Neck Parkway at 8. Friday Night services followed by discussion.

Refreshments. 516-4871466.

SINGLES Wednesday, January 25 “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda.”

Wednesday Night Singles Group of the Samuel Field Y in Little Neck. 7-9. $7 Adult Center members, $9 others.

Hot beverages and bagels.

225-6750, ext. 236.

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PARENTS AUDITIONS Starting January 24 rehearsals for Seussical Jr. at the Variet y Boys and Girls Club in LIC. 728-0946 information.

BABY FOOD CHOICES Wednesday, January 25 Healthy Food Choices for Baby at t he Lefrak Cit y library at 11.

INTERNET SAFETY Thursday, January 26 Internet Safet y for Parents at the Cambria Heights library at 6.

SPECIAL ED. WORKSHOP Friday, January 27 Communit y District Education Council 29Q will host a Special Education workshop for parents and others 6-8:30 at Springfield Gardens HS. 341-5408.

SUMMER CAMP Saturday, January 28 parents of children and teens with special needs can meet experts from over 60 summer programs at the Special Camp Fair 11-3 at Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan. 212-677-4650, ext.

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ows Camera Club meets.

917-612-3463.

ADVANCED WRITERS Tuesdays Advanced Bayside Writers’ Group meets at 6:30 in the Terrace Diner, 212-97 26 th Avenue, upper level. Get feedback on your writing and develop your skills.

FH VAC Wednesdays, January 25, February 22, March 28 Fore st Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corp. 793-2055.

WOMANSPACE Wednesdays Womanspace, a discussion group devoted to issues concerning women, meets 1-3 at the Great Neck Senior Center, 80 Grace Avenue. New members welcome.

CDEC 26 Thursday, January 26 CDED 26 meeting at MS67, room B44A, 51-60 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck. Business meeting at 7, public meeting at 8. 631-6927.

LEADD CLUB Thursday evenings and one Saturday afternoon. Recreation Socialization Program for Learning Disabled Adults. 18+, able to travel on public transportation.

Arn310@aol.com information.

WOMEN’S GROUP Fridays the Woman’s Group of Jamaica Estates meets at noon. Call 461-3193 for information.

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST REHEARSALS Monday, January 23 Oratorio Societ y of Queens will start rehearsing at 7 at Temple Beth Sholom in Flushing. 279-3006 if interested in becoming a member. Reservations required.

AUDITIONS Wednesdays, January 25, February 1 auditions for new members of the Queens College Choral Societ y 67:15 in room 246 of Queens College’s Music Building.

997-3818 to schedule an audition.

RELIGIOUS WHY I AM A JEW Saturday, January 21 Queens Society for Cultural Judaism group participation session on “Why I Am A Jew” at 2 at the UUCQ building, corner 149 th Street and Ash Avenue, Flushing. 380-5362.

MELAVA MALKA Saturday, January 21 Melava Malka and Concert f e a t u r i n g Yo e l S h a r a b i a t Congregation Machane Chodosh in Forest Hills. $28 at the door. 793-5656.

CONG. MACHANE Sunday, January 29 “Insights and Experiences of an Israeli Diplomat Representing the State of Israel in Countries Throughout the World” with Israeli Consul Shahar Azani. 7:30. Congregation Machane Chodosh, 67-29 108 th S t r e e t , F o r e s t Hills. 793-5656.

Queens Today FLEA MARKETS WINTER TREASURE Saturday, January 21 9:302:30 and Sunday, January 22 11:30-3:30 Winter Treasure Sale, Bake & Book Sale at Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 th Street, Richmond Hill.

INDOORFLEA MARKET S a t u r d a y s 9 - 5 a t Tr i n i t y United Methodist Church, 1 0 8 th S t r e e t a n d 8 6 th A v enue, Jamaica.

THRIFT SHOPS Saturdays 11-4 at Bargain Boutique Thrift Shop, Queens Baptist Church, 9323 217 th Street, Queens Village.465-2504. First and Third Wednesdays through June at Grace Church, 1415 Clintonville Street, Whitestone. 767-6305.

DINNER DEMOCRATIC CLUB Saturday, January 21 the Ridgewood Democratic Club will hold their annual membership brunch. $20 renewal dues include brunch. 229-4201.

ENVIRONMENT FILM SERIES Monday, January 23 “Fresh” celebrates farmers who are re-inventing our food system at the Astoria library at 6.

HEALTH KOREAN GREENS Saturday, January 21 at the Sunnyside library. Supplies limited. Be Healthy and Eat Korean Greens.

WILLING HEARTS Monday, January 23 at the East Flushing library at 4.

Tuesday, Januar y 24 at the Bellerose library at 1:30.

Tuesday, Januar y 31 at 1:30 at the St. Albans library.

“Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands” provides elderly with care and supervision.

ZUMBA Mondays, January 23, 30, February 6 Latin Dance Fitness Program at the Corona library. Register.

ZUMBA Monday, January 23 at the Arverne library at 6:15.

ALZHEIMERS Tuesdays, Januar y 24, February 14, 28 Caregiver Support Group in Forest Hills.

592-5757, ext. 237.

GAM-ANON Tuesdays Free Synagogue of Flushing and Zion Episcopal Church. Thursdays Free Synagogue of Flushing and Zion Episcopal Church. Call 1-877-664-2469.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLE. Wednesday, January 25 at 3:30 at the Bellerose library.

Monday, January 30 at the Pomonok library at 6:30.

“Understanding Today’s Nutritional Supplements.”

JOBS IN HEALTHCARE Thursday, January 26 Jobs in Health Care at the Central library. 990-5102.

ENTERTAINMENT JACKSON HTS 3AM Through January 22 “Jackson Heights 3AM” world premiere involving car dispatchers, drag queens, emergency room staffers, gamblers and insomniacs.

Free at PS69, 77-02 37 th Avenue, Jackson Heights at 7 and 8.

ADVANCE MAN Through January 29 part 1 of Mac Roger’s sci-fi epic “The Honeycomb Trilogy” at 3 and 8. $15 students and seniors, $18 general admission. Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 rd Street, LIC. MELAVA MALKA Saturday, January 21 Melava Malka and Concert f e a t u r i n g Yo e l S h a ra b i a t Congregation Machane Chodosh in Forest Hills. $28 at the door. 793-5656.

PEKING OPERA Saturday, January 21 Chinese Opera Societ y presents Peking Opera Performance at the Flushing library at 2.

DIVAS OF JAZZ Saturday, January 21 Divas of Jazz performed at the Peninsula library at 2.

ELVIS & CULTURE Saturday, January 21 Elvis Presley and the Birth of the American Youth Culture at 1 at Greater Astoria Historical Societ y, 35-20 Broadway, 4 t h floor, LIC. 278-0700. $5 nonmembers.

PRE-LUNAR GALA Saturday and Sunday, January 21, 22 10-5 Annual PreL u n a r N ew Ye a r G a l a & Flower Market. Kung Fu and cooking demos, Dragon Dance performance, music, Feng Shui talk and more at the Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main street, Flushing.

ART SHAMSKY Sunday, January 22 Grand Slam Luncheon with a meet and greet with Art Shamsky at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. $30 adults. 2637000 reservations.

QUEENS MEMORY Sunday, January 22 Queens Memory Project 2:30-4:30.

Digital archive including maps, photographs and news clippings with recorded oral history. $5 members, $8 others at the Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37 th Avenue, Flushing. 939-0647, ext. 17.

STAMP SHOW Sundays, January 22, February 19, March 25 Bayside Stamp Show at the Ramada Hotel, 220-33 Northern Blvd., Bayside 10-4:30.

ARE YOU MOM? Sunday, Januar y 22 “Are You My Mother?”is a colorful musical adventure for the family at Queens Theatre in the Park. 760-0064.

LIVE JAZZ & R&B Sundays, January 22, 29, February 2, 12 live jazz and r&b 6-10 at Déjà vu, 180-25 Linden Blvd., St. Albans.

RUSSIAN SONGS Monday, January 23 concert featuring Russian vocals Forest Hills library at 6:30.

CHICAGO SOUL Monday, January 23 at the Rosedale library at 6:30. Tribute to Curtis Mayfield and

Sam Cooke.

ML KING JR Monday, January 23 tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr East Elmhurst library at 7.

SINATRA, DARIN… Tuesday, January 24 songs

by Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Natalie Cole and more at the Briarwood library at 2.

TASTE OF BAYSIDE Wednesday, January 25 69 at the Adria Hotel in Bayside. $35 at the door.

261-3517.

OPEN MIC Thursday, January 26 Open Mic at 6 East Elmhurst library.

LAURELTON HISTORY Thursday, January 26 learn about the history of Laurelton at the Laurelton library at 6.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT Thursday, January 26 Jenga and Scrabble, Rubik’s Cube and more at 7 at the Victor Hansen Recreation Center, 133-39 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica.

FADING ADS OF NYC Thursday, January 26 6:308:00. Join author and photographer Frank Jump for a look at his new book “Fading Ads of NYC” at Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37 th Avenue, Flushing. 939-0647, ext. 17. $5 members, $8 others.

INTERNATIONAL SONGS Thursday, January 26 International songs with Dino Rosi at the Howard Beach library at 2.

GREAT LYRICISTS Thursday, January 26 Naomi Zeitlin’s tribute to great lyricists at the Windsor Park library at 2.

WORLD MUSIC Thursday, January 26 Music from Around the World at the Auburndale library at 2:30.

TANGO January 27 through March 18 world premiere musical at Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside. 729-3880.

EDUCATION/CLASSES/GAMES PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturdays, January 21, February 4, 18 learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-436-7940.

INTRO COMPUTERS Mondays, January 23, 30 at the Central library. 990-5102 to register. Also at the Fresh Meadows library at 10:30.

Limited seating.

LIC CRAFT CLUB Monday, January 23 LIC library at 1.

RESUMES Monday, January 23 R e sumes: The Impact of Your Resume at the Queens Village library at 2.

CREATIVE WRITING Monday, January 23 creating writing workshop at the Seaside library at 2.

JOB SEARCH Mondays, January 23, February 6 strategies at the Central library. 990-5102.

INTRO EXCEL Monday, January 23 at the Maspeth library at 6.

INTRO E-MAIL Tuesdays, Januar y 24, 31 at the McGoldrick literary. 4611616 and the Queens Village library. 776-6800.

SEARCH INTERNET Tuesday, Januar y 24 at the Maspeth library at 1.

LEARN TO DRAW Tuesday, January 24 learn to draw/draw better Hillcrest library. Register.

RESUMES Tuesday, January 24 Impact of Your Resume with tips and techniques at the Glendale library at 3.

INTRO COMPUTERS Tuesday, Januar y 24 introduction to computers at the Central library. Register.

MEMOIRS Starting Wednesday, January 25 “Memoirs and More: What ’s Your Stor y” at the Adult Center of the Samuel Field Y in Little Neck. 2256750, ext. 236.

ONLINE LEARNING Wednesdays, January 25, February 8 learn about free

online learning opportunities at t he Central librar y.

990-5102.

INTRO COMPUTERS Wednesdays, January 25, February 8 at the Windsor Park library at 10:30.

LEARNING LAB Wednesdays, January 25, February 1, 8 s e l f - p a c e d learning on library laptops at the LIC library at 1:30.

RESUME WRITING Wednesdays, January 25, February 1 for those under 24 Arverne library at 4.

BUSINESS CARDS Wednesday, January 25 create your own business card using Microsoft Publisher at the Central library.

990-5102 to register.

BECOME A CITIZEN Thursday, January 26 at the Rego Park library at 5:30.

MAH JONGG Thursday, January 26 American Mah Jongg at 6 North Forest Park library.

SOCIAL MEDIA Thursday, January 26 “Introduction to Social Media.”

Central library. 990-8501.

JOBS IN HEALTH CARE Thursday, January 26 Central library. 990-5102.

RESUME WRITING Thursday, January 26 at the Arverne library at 5:15.

BOOT CAMP Fridays through January 27 Computer Boot Camp at the LIC library at 2.

INTRO TO PCS Friday, January 27 Introduction to PCs at the Samuel Field Y in Little Neck. $30.

225-6750, ext. 236.

INTRO E-MAIL Friday, January 27 at the Poppenhusen library.

INTRO POWER POINT Friday, January 27 at the Central library. 990-5102.

BASIC COMPUTERS Friday, January 27 Auburndale library at 11, 11:30 and 12.

ORIGAMI CLUB Friday, January 27 McGoldrick library at 4.

Staying Mr Met

Reports came out this week that the Mets are close to selling between four and seven minority shares of the team, valued at $20 million a piece. Though an anonymous Met told New York Magazine that maligned owner Fred Wilpon needs to sell the team, he has not indicated he will sell his majority stake. For now, Mets fans will have to accept this relatively small revenue may help the team fight their way out of the National League basement.

The stakes only represent a tiny share of the team. With the Mets in financial freefall, it’s not clear how great an investment it will ultimately be.

For Met fans, 2012 promises to be an adventure, and we hope not in the worst way possible.

Models Of Queens

Worth Every Dyme Crystal Dyme Home: Arverne Age: 24 Height: 5’7" Weight: 180 Stats: 38-28-25

Fred Wilpon is hanging on as the owner of the Mets

Jay-Z Gets 50 Cents Worth

While most celebrities rushed to Twitter to congratulate Beyonce and Jay-Z on the birth of Blue Ivy, some took it as a chance to make jokes.

Hollis native 50 Cent showed off his Photoshop skills last week by tweeting photos of a baby with Jay-Z’s face superimposed on it. Keeping things classy, Fiddy ended the tweet with the hashtag #BlueIvyCarter IS GEORGOUS. If making fun of babies isn’t a sign that your career is over, we don’t know what is.

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Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems Earlier this month, Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City sent out a press release announcing that a woman from Astoria - the Donald's home borough - was selected for a visit from the casino’s prize patrol.

Upon arrival at her house, the prize patrol asked her to choose from three briefcases. Each case had one check for either $10,000, $15,000 or $25,000.

Everyone involved was excited when the woman chose the case holding the check for $15,000.

The excitement died down, however, when representatives from Trump Taj Mahal asked the woman to sign a release, allowing them to give her name out to the members of the press in attendance. She didn’t want her name published, she said. If she had known this was going to be for public consumption, she would have never agreed to it.

We’re not sure what she must have been thinking

Though she had thought about modeling, Crystal Dyme did not begin for real until 2009, when a manager got her started working in promotions for the Better Business Institution. She took a break and got back into it with photographer Derrick Jones in 2011.

She is a mother to three boys — Jaylen, 6; Michael, 5 and Jaifir, 1 — and attends LaGuardia Community College. She said that she is interested in modeling as a career, but admitted that it will require additional resources and more connections.

being photographed or raising her children, Crystal enjoys going out to clubs with her girlfriends, playing pool and going to concerts.

She is a music lover and is especially into Drake and Rick Ross.

She is originally from the Bronx but said there are more opportunities in Queens for her and her children in education and business.

“There are a lot of things I can do here with my kids that I maybe couldn’t do in the Bronx,” she said.

Crystal, welcome to Queens!

Family Biz

The Ramsundar family, Shane, Gomatee and daughter Shantal were convicted of grand larceny and other charges in connection with the scheme, which took money from immigrants seeking a better life in the United States.

The Richmond Hill family was sentenced to a combined 418 years in prison. At least they’ll be together for the holidays.

Queens is notorious for being home to “crime families,” but perhaps never any this nuclear.

A father, his wife and their daughter were convicted of defrauding 19 immigrants from the Caribbean of more than $1.8 million Prize patrol but who's the lucky lady? when the limos and the cameramen showed up in front of her house. Maybe she was just waiting for Ed McMahon to jump out of one of them.

A Giant Bet The NFC Championship isn’t the only thing on the line when the Giants play the 49ers Sunday.

Mayor Mike Bloomberg and San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced Wednesday that the two cities had a friendly wager on the game. If the Giants win, Mayor Lee will drape Giants flags over one of San Francisco’s iconic cable cars and send some sourdough bread to New York City.

In return, if the 49ers pull out a win, Mayor Bloomberg will rename 49th Street in Manhattan “49ers

“It’s something I definitely enjoy doing, and I really like taking pictures,” she said. “Sometimes you don’t feel like doing it, but it can be pretty enjoyable most of the time.”

Crystal said the worst experience she has had was during a photo shoot outside in sub-freezing temperatures while wearing next-to-nothing.

“It makes it harder to take a good picture and be focused on your pose and what you’re doing,” she said.

When she is not in school,

Street.” He will also send Mayor Lee a dozen New York bagels from Bagel Oasis in Flushing, a frequent winner of the Queens Tribune’s Best Bagel in Queens award.

“Just like Hakeem Nicks ran right past the Packers’ secondary, the Giants are going to breeze by the 49ers on their way to the Super Bowl,” Bloomberg said. “After Sunday, Niners fans will be left with a taste as sour as their famous bread, and the Giants will have their sights set on another trophy.”

On this, the Queens Tribune wishes him Lox.

Mayor Bloomberg looks forward to some sourdough.

Confidentially, New York . . .