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Vol. 43, No. 38 Sept. 19-25, 2013 queenstribune.com

CITY RISING

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Brazillian artisans recreated a miniature shanty town on Queens College’s campus as part of the college’s Year of Brazil. By Joe Marvilli … Page 14.

JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL BREAKFAST BUSINESS FORUM DISCUSSING THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NEW YORK CITY 8 a.m. Sept. 23 at the Student Union in Queens College. Special guests include: U.S. Rep. Steve Israel – moderator Don Graves, deputy assistant secretary at U.S. Dept. of Treasury – keynote speaker Former Gov. David Paterson For more information, see page 2.

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Conflict Over Expansion Of Roosevelt Avenue BID By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer As Roosevelt Avenue continues to grow with more mom-and-pop shops, Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (DEast Elmhurst) proposed the Jackson Heights-Corona Business Improvement District earlier this year as part of the New Deal for Roosevelt Avenue. However, the proposal has caused some business owners to rally against the idea. The 82nd Street Partnership currently encompasses eight blocks and 125 businesses, but if the Jackson Heights Corona BID is approved, it would cover Roosevelt Avenue from 82nd Street to 114th street and include roughly 1,000 businesses, said Executive Director of the 82nd Street Partnership, Seth Taylor. Taylor said the BID will work sideby-side with the local community “to go above and beyond the services the City provides,” such as sweeping the sidewalks, plowing snow, removing graffiti, adding trash bins, taking

in favor of chain stores. down unwanted fliers Andy Hong, who has and keeping the area owned Optima Beauty safe. The BID would help since 1996, located at 84-15 market and promote Roosevelt Avenue, said he is businesses through its concerned about the annual website and teach them fee, but “the overall outcome valuable social media will be worth it.” strategies. “The 82nd Street PartSince City funding is nership is getting better and low, Taylor said, the BID better because they host would be more effective many events, which has rein advocating for more vived the block,” Hong said. amenities and resources. He said business owners “The BID supports who are against the BID are and strengthens the PHOTO BY IRA COHEN “thinking short-term” becommunity,” Taylor a sanitation worker from the proposed Jackson cause they will benefit from noted. Taylor said the annual Heights-Corona BiD diligently cleans Roosevelt av- the expansion of the BID. Dario Ramirez, owner of cost for business owners enue. will be based on a shop’s square foot- they receive from various City agen- El Dorado Bookstore at 84-02 Roosevelt age, but “majority of the properties will cies, “it would be difficult for them to Avenue, said “this is not the time to be assessed on an average annual fee pay an additional annual fee towards fight, but instead come together to make a change in the neighborhood.” of $900, so that comes out to $75 per the BID.” Instead of implementing the BID, Ferreras began a preview of the BID month, or $2.50 a day.” Liquor store owner and communi- Pena proposed that local elected offi- through a new program titled, “The Taste ty activist Ruben Pena said, consider- cials offer more programs where busi- of the BID,” earlier this year, which gave ing the high price in rent most owners ness owners can learn about marketing business owners an idea of what a BID pay their landlords and the hefty fines and organization, so they too can com- can do to improve the neighborhood’s pete with the new mall after the Willets quality of life. She remains confident Point project is complete. that expansion of the BID will provide Eduardo Jiraldo, a business owner essential resources and organize the and a neighbor of the BID, said expand- business and property owners. ing the BID will not solve the social Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 357problems in the area and eventually the 7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstrismall business owners will be displaced bune.com, or @Tsakhuja13. The Parks Dept. disagreed with this assessment though, saying that the newly created “young adult” permits led to a slight membership increase between 2011 and 2012. The young adult membership costs $25 and is for those between the ages of 18 and 24. By sTEVEn j. FErrari votes have not been counted, and it’s According to Philip Abramson, direc- Editor-in-Chief by no means clear when they will be tor of media relations for the Parks counted,” Thompson said. “Under Dept., 42,709 full-season and singleCity Democrats are putting their those circumstances, it is impossible to play tickets were purchased in 2012, support for Mayor behind Public Ad- even campaign, let alone offer a meancompared to 42,411 in 2011. There are vocate Bill de Blasio in November, ingful choice to Democratic voters.” 7,128 active 18-24 year old members, a including the lone hold-out from last The Public Advocate has also garnear 3,000 person increase from Sept. week’s Primary. nered declared support from officials 2012. Former Comptroller Bill Thompson who had backed other candidates in This increase is the second time officially backed de Blasio during a press the Primary, most notably Council adult seasonal passes have doubled in conference on Monday, almost a week Speaker Christine Quinn, who came price. In 2003, the cost jumped from after he declared that he would stay in in third last week. $50 to $100. As the prices have gone until all votes were counted. With thouWith the question of a Democratic up, the number of adult seasonal passes sands of affidavit and absentee ballots run-off election behind him, de Blasio has gone from around 19,000 in 2001 left after Primary night, de Blasio had now heads toward the General Election to 7,000 in 2011, a 63 percent drop. just over 40 percent of the vote, the on Nov. 5, against Republican nominee “Our early warnings about the im- magic number to avoid a run-off. Joe Lhota. The former MTA head won pact of increasing recreation fees were Thompson came in a distant sec- a commanding victory last week over warranted: permits and memberships ond, with 26 percent. businessman John Catsimatidis. Indehave plummeted,” Holly Leicht, ex“Bill de Blasio and I want to move pendent Party candidate Adolfo Carecutive director of New Yorkers for our city forward in the same direc- rion will also appear on the ballot. Parks, said. “We’re glad that the Parks tion,” Thompson said on Monday. Riding the wave of support over Department tweaked fees this year “We share the fundamental same the last several weeks, de Blasio also in response to these outcomes, but views and values. This is bigger than was the heavy favorite in the first postit’s penny-wise and pound-foolish to either one of us.” Primary survey released earlier this price thousands of New Yorkers out of While uniting the party behind de week. The Marist poll of 632 likely the City’s rec centers and off its tennis Blasio, Thompson also took a shot at voters showed de Blasio with 65 percourts, especially for such minimal fis- the City Board of Elections, decrying cent support, with 22 percent of those cal benefit to the City.” its lack of efficiency and inability to fi- surveyed supporting Lhota. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357- nalize a count with a potential run-off Reach Steven J. Ferrari at (718) 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstri- looming just two weeks away. 357-7400, Ext. 122, sferrari@queenbune.com, or @Joey788. “But the reality is right now the stribune.com or @stevenferrari.

City Faults With Tennis Fee Hikes, Says Study By jOE MarViLLi Staff Writer While the U.S. Open was once again a great success for Queens and New York, an increase in tennis permit fees has led the City out-of-bounds. In November 2010, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration announced that it would be increasing fees for playing on tennis courts, memberships at City-run recreation centers and permits for City ball fields, starting in March 2011. According to the NYC Independent Budget Office, the City expected these increases to generate $6.3 million in additional revenue. However, it only grew by $1.1 million. Queens has 29 different tennis locations, equaling about 200 individual courts overall, more than a third of the 80 tennis venues found in the City. The IBO’s research discovered that when the higher fees kicked in at the start of the 2011 tennis season, the number of adult seasonal tennis permits dropped 43 percent, from 12,774 members in 2010 to 7,265 members in 2012. Single-play permits have decreased by 46 percent, going from 23,512 members to 12,755 members. “The failure to achieve the expected revenue gains was the result of a greater-than-projected fall-off in the number of permits sold for tennis and memberships for recreation centers following the price rise,” the document said.

Thompson Concedes, Backs de Blasio For Mayor

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LGBT Forum Discusses Stop And Frisk Policy By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer Members of the LGBT community, along with a panel of experts, held a forum on Sept. 11 at the Queens Pride House to discuss the implications of the Stop and Frisk policy enacted by the New York Police Department. The controversial Stop and Frisk tactics were deemed unconstitutional by Judge Shira Scheindlin in late August because she said the policy violated the constitutional rights of minorities in the City. Even though Scheindlin did not order an end to the Stop and Frisk policy, she called for a federal monitor to oversee the policy and mandated police officers to wear cameras. “The NYPD’s Stop and Frisk policy has an enormous impact on members of the LGBT community in Queens, especially transgender people and LGBT people of color in Jackson Heights,” said Pauline Park, president of the Queens Pride House board of directors and acting executive director. “This public forum will be an opportunity for those who feel that they have been subjected to a campaign of harassment and intimidation by the NYPD to speak out on Stop and Frisk as well as to hear from experts on the implications of Judge Scheindlin’s ruling for members of the LGBT community in Queens.”

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From left to right: Pauline Park, president of the Queens Pride House board of directors, Andrea Ritchie, co-coordinator for Streetwise and Safe, Jennifer Ching, project director for Queens Legal Service, Lynly Egyes, staff attorney at the Sex Workers Project for the Urban Justice Center, Ivan EspinozaMadrigal, a legal director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy and Bianey Garcia, LGBTQ justice project co-organizer at Make the Road New York. Bianey Garcia, LGBTQ justice project co-organizer at Make the Road New York, said “the police cannot profile us based on our race or any other factor.” She said the LGBT community wants the police to “treat them like human beings and call them with their preferred names and pronouns.” A report released by Make the Road NY found that 76 percent of the people who are subject to stop-and-frisk are LGBT. Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, a legal director of the Center for HIV Law and

Policy, said “the City distributes one million condoms a year, but if the police happen to find condoms on you, they will use it against you” because they assume you are involved in prostitution practices. He said the City is dealing with a conflict between public health and criminal laws. Andrea Ritchie, co-coordinator for Streetwise and Safe, explained different ways women can carry condoms, such as putting them inside small containers that may look like makeup. Ritchie said there are various ways

people from the LGBT community can feel safe, one of them being, “know your rights.” She said the nonprofit organization conducts “know your rights” workshops specifically tailored to the LGBT youth of color where they share critical information about rights in the criminal legal system as well as strategies to reduce the harms of interactions with the police. Jennifer Ching, project director for Queens Legal Service, said the consequences people face when stopped for crimes they did not commit are severe and it destroys their lives. “It is time to turn the word enforcement on its head,” she said. Ching explained the Community Safety Act, which was introduced by the City Council in October 2012. It is a landmark police reform legislative package aimed to ending discriminatory policing and bringing accountability to the NYPD. Lynly Egyes, a staff attorney at the Sex Workers Project for the Urban Justice Center, said it is hard to hear her clients recount stories of the police stripping them to check their gender. She said people do not feel safe reporting crime even if they see it happening from afar because previous encounters with the police have terrified them. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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Community Unites Against Possible FAA Rule BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer When the Federal Aviation Administration enacted the TNNIS IV climb last year, it got a categorical exclusion to implement the new flight procedure without an environmental review. Now, the FAA is working on plans to broaden categorical exclusions, allowing them to make more changes without looking into how it impacts the surrounding communities. Community leaders and elected officials from northeast Queens met on Sept. 17 in Little Bay Park to protest the new rule and make sure LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports are exempt from the plan if the FAA goes ahead with it. All in attendance agreed that the Borough does not need further impacts to its quality of life from passing airplanes. U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Steve Israel (D-Melville) and Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) sent a letter to FAA administrator Michael Huerta, asking him to continue environmental studies for New York, so that future changes to the flight path do not impact Queens harmfully like the TNNIS climb did. “We have a very large population that’s impacted by airplane noise. This is not the time to pull the rug out from these communities and say that envi-

without community inronmental reviews don’t put. count and shouldn’t be “It’s so loud, you can’t implemented,” Israel said. hear yourself think. This “The route has caused is not how you do legisunbearable airplane noise lation in America,” John from early morning to Kelly, a board member late at night,” Meng addof the Kissena Park Civic ed. “The FAA’s plan to Association, said. “I can further sidestep this critilive with airplanes, but I cal process is really a slap can’t live with airplanes in the face to all of us who landing in my attic.” live in Queens.” “Flushing is a hugely This rule, scheduled to densely populated area. go into effect on Sept. 30, There are many little would expand the criteria to avoid an environmenPhoto by Joe Marvilli kids in the area. There tal impact review to in- Elected officials Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, U.S. are many elderly in the clude procedure changes Reps. Grace Meng and Steve Isarel and State Sen. Tony area,” Flushing resident affected by the implemen- Avella joined civic leaders to slam the FAA’s proposed Susan Carroll said. “It’s tation of the NextGen air rule to broaden its exclusion from environmental re- just really sickening to me.” transportation system. views for new flight procedures. To voice your opinState Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), Assemblyman Edward We’ve been bothered by just one,” ion to the FAA on this rule, you can Braunstein (D-Bayside) and members Bob Whitehair, the vice president of mail comments to U.S. Department of of the community expressed their an- Queens Quiet Skies, said. “Can you Transportation, Docket Operations, noyance with the FAA for disregard- imagine if the FAA is allowed to go M-30, West Building Ground Floor, ing environmental and noise studies through with the categorical exclu- Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. sion process with all 85 flight proce- S.E., Washington D.C., 20590. You in the busiest airspace in America. can also send a fax to (202) 493-2251 “The FAA has a really serious re- dures?” For many residents, this proposed or log on to www.regulations.gov. sponsibility, to manage the country’s “The community needs to galvaairports. It doesn’t mean they can ig- ruling reminds them of the installanore the environmental impact that tion of the TNNIS climb, which led to nize to make sure that our voices our these airplanes have on local commu- planes flying over Flushing, Douglas- heard,” Israel said. “It’s not too late.” ton and other eastern Queens neighReach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357nities,” Avella said. “There are 85 direct flight proce- borhoods at heights as low as 2,500 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstridures out of Kennedy and LaGuardia. feet. That procedure was changed bune.com, or @Joey788.

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In YOur OpInIOn

In Our OpInIOn

Elections Need Reform On Monday, former City Comptroller Bill Thompson decided to end his call for a Mayoral run-off and back Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who took a commanding lead during last week’s Primary election. Thompson decided against dragging out the campaign another three weeks under a cloud of uncertainty, created by a Board of Elections unsure of when the final Primary votes would be counted. While conceding the race to de Blasio, Thompson also called out the BOE on its inability to finalize the vote count in a timely manner, with thousands of absentee and affidavit ballots yet to be counted. Thompson was right to criticize the board, which consistently has proven to be incapable of handling the voting process from year to year. It is far past the time for the City to reform the BOE, to ensure that future elections are completed quickly and accurately, without dragging out the process. The board also needs to be able to adapt to the new technologies that will no doubt determine future elections without resorting to the use of 50-year-old machines, many of which were not ready for use when the polls opened last Tuesday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried and failed to get much-needed reforms within the Board of Elections during his tenure. We hope that whoever is sworn in as Mayor in January makes these reforms a priority for the good of the City.

In YOur OpInIOn Some Poll Spots Do It Right

To The Editor: pon reading your article in the past edition of the Tribune (“BOE Receives Mixed Reviews From Voters,” Sept. 12-18), I was amazed to read about so many problems at polling sites. At our site, PS 234 in Astoria, we had none of these, and we are one of the largest with nine election districts and serviced 1,414 voters. Let us take a look at the problems reported. 1 – Voters denied the option to cast a paper ballot. All my inspectors were told by us and the BOE that if a voter requested a paper ballot, they will not be denied. It’s that simple and was done. We had 87 affidavit ballots. 2 – BOE staffers offering little assistance. This is our expertise. Our main objective at PS 234 is service to the voters. My staff of 45 workers consists of 11 people who have 10 years of experience or more.

The BOE, our district leaders and myself have recruited the very best with the emphasis on service. We have people coming to our site from ADs 30, 34, 36, 37 and 23, which is in Ozone Park. We recruit only the best and service-minded. 3 – Inspectors not trained sufficiently. Even though our inspectors are trained every year at the BOE, that of course is only the start of the process of a quality inspector. Each new inspector is put at a table with experienced workers for OJT training. For example, at one of our tables, which I also vote at, there are three inspectors with a total 27 years, the other who has two years experience is placed with them to further gain and learn from their experience. That’s how they learned when they started and they just pass this right along readily. 4 – Lack of inspectors. The BOE is mandated by law to furnish interpreters but at our

site we greatly added to it. The following languages are spoken by our inspectors: Greek, Italian (2), Filipino (2), Chinese (2), Bengali (2) and Arabic; but our main language is Spanish, with eight interpreters. In conclusion, I’d like to end this letter by reporting how our Primary Night ended. At about 8 p.m., monitors from the Manhattan main office came to audit our closing. After their introduction, I told them to “watch the show.” A performance by our inspectors in the proper procedure of closing the polls left them in a state of awe. The problems part of their audit was a total blank. Myself and my fellow coordinator, Sarah Jonker-Burke, are extremely proud to be a member of this team of fine and dedicated people. Robert Moratti, Sarah Jonker-Burke Coordinators, PS 234, Astoria

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Lies At Willets Point?

To The Editor: here are many reasons for the City Council to reject the application of Sterling Equities and Related Companies that seek to amend the 2008 approved Willets Point Plan. The amendment which seeks to build a parking lot at Willets Point is a ploy to sneak through the back door a transfer of the Citi Field parking lots to allow construction on the vacated lots, a 1.4 million square foot shopping mall, without a ULURP and without replacing park land since Citi Field is in fact located on land that is part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Affordable housing will not be built until 2015, if ever. At the top of the list of deceptions is the claim they require a prioritized Citi Field shopping mall as a financial engine to generate enough funds with which to construct the original Willets Piont Plan, suggesting

Better Ways To Spend Money To The Editor: Over the last month I’ve received well over 100 flyers in the mail, and what seemed like an equal number of calls, regarding New York City primary elections. In the five mail delivery days before the Primary, I counted 38 flyers, which I had saved for recycling. This doesn’t even take into account the endless TV commercials. I recently read that most of the young people who move to New York don’t bother to register to vote, and only 10 percent of New Yorkers vote in the Primaries. Most of them are women, older, affluent or educated, and candidates are persistent in their efforts to contact those dependable voters. We are inundated with junk mail and phone calls. This turns us off and doesn’t do a thing to help them get elected. If Alan Goldsher Director of Marketing Maureen Coppola Advertising Administrator

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that without it, the original plan cannot be accomplished. It is simply untrue and a ploy to have the mall which is what the application is all about. The Related Companies are the developers of the $20 billion development currently underway over the Hudson Yards in Manhattan. The claim is an in insult, unworthy of belief and in and of itself a reason to reject the application. The original Willets Point plan approved by the City Council in 2008 is one thing. A deceptive huge shopping mall is something totally different and unacceptable. It remains to be seen if the word from the City Council is that its constituents are not just billionaire real estate moguls, but the little people, the poor, the middle class and small businesses which are the backbone of an urban society, and it rejects the application. Benjamin M. Haber, Flushing

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we’re interested enough to vote, we’ve probably already investigated the candidates and made our decisions. After a while, I don’t bother to answer the phone and throw all the flyers right in the trash. I can’t convey how really annoying all of this is. The huge amount of money being spent nationwide makes me wonder what a political office actually offers to those who are so focused on getting elected. There must be many unknown rewards and perks, because it’s doubtful they all have altruistic reasons for running. We need to put limits on election spending. Just think of the good that could be done with the billions of dollars wasted on campaigning, both in New York City and across the nation. Linda Imhauser, Whitestone

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QUEENS thiS wEEk Vote On Pedestrian Plaza Delayed To Oct. By Luis Gronda Staff Writer

A proposed pedestrian plaza on the Queens-Brooklyn border was presented at last week’s Community Board 9 meeting but the board’s vote was delayed until its next meeting in October. As part of the City’s effort to create more open spaces, the Dept. of Transportation is proposing to turn a section of 101 and Liberty avenues and Drew Street in Ozone Park into a plaza. A local civic organization, the Brooklyn-based Bangladeshi American Community Development & Youth Services, originally submitted the idea for the plaza. Misba Abdin, the group’s president, said the plaza would give residents of both areas a place to congregate during the day. “This is a place that people can sit down, eat and chat,” Abdin said. There were some concerns raised that the plaza could bring more crime and public drinking to the area because of how open the area would be to the public. CB 9 member David Adorno, who supports the idea of creating the plaza in that area, said while that concern is valid, it should not mean that it should be rejected. Another CB 9 member, Alexander Blenkinsopp, was noncommittal on the idea, saying that he would like to know more about the plaza before taking a side on the issue. He also said he hopes to speak with residents who live close to the proposed plaza to hear their opinions on the project. CB 9 District Manager Mary Ann Carey said the board will send out a letter to residents and businesses in the immediate area informing them about the plaza and that a vote is set for the October meeting to decide its fate. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda

Improved Bus Services Comes To Western Queens By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer

As of Sept. 9, commuters living and working along the Astoria and Long Island City waterfront are experiencing faster and more reliable bus service. The Q103 line, which runs between Astoria and Hunters Point, will run 30 times a day, as opposed to 25 times day. The new service is concentrated during the morning rush-hour, starting at 5:40 a.m. instead of 6:10 a.m. The bus runs every 15 minutes, as opposed to every 20 minutes. The last round the bus will make is at 7:50 p.m.

instead of 7:18 p.m. Bobby Preti, Riders Alliance member and Astoria bus rider, said, “Knowing that my bus will come more often and according to schedule is a welcome change.” These improvements have come after advocacy from State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) and the Riders Alliance. During the spring, the Riders Alliance surveyed riders to identify their problems with the Q10 line. Those concerns included the lack of frequency and reliability of the bus service. “As western Queens continues to include our City’s fastest growing neighborhoods, we need to make sure public transportation keeps up,” Gianaris said in a statement. Amy Hau, director of administration and external affairs at The Noguchi Museum, highlighted their excitement and the importance of expanded bus service because many tourists and commuters rely on the Q103 to connect vital points along the Western Queens waterfront. However, she said, “based on my unscientific findings, during the last two weeks, services was not at all reliable [starting] from early morning through the day, but we’re hoping that the schedule will settle down soon.” Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

Concerns Over Proposed DOT Changes By Luis Gronda Staff Writer

Proposals for two street changes within Community Board 6 drew ire from residents last week. At the board’s first meeting since June, the Dept. of Transportation presented two plans they say would help driver and pedestrian safety within CB 6. The first would install a left turn lane at Metropolitan and 71st Avenues in Forest Hills. The City agency says the lane is necessary to improve the safety for drivers and pedestrians along that busy intersection. According to the DOT, there have been 17 injuries in that area since 2007, including one fatality in 2011. Sixty percent of those injuries, according to the city agency, occurred when the pedestrian had the right-of-way and the vehicle was making the turn. “There is a lot of things you have to think about when making a left turn, so putting the left turn bay reduces the back pressure motorists feel when they’re trying to make a left turn,” said Ann Marie Doherty, a DOT representative. But CB members and residents expressed concern over the potential parking loss that the area could sustain if the plan is implemented. The traffic change calls for 14 parking spaces to be converted to no standing zones. “While you’re monitoring it, you’re

taking away 14 parking spaces away from the merchants,” said Joseph Hennessy, CB 6 president. Another CB 6 member, Steven Goldberg, suggested installing a left turn light signal on the intersection instead of creating the lane. Dalila Hall, Queens DOT Commissioner who also attended the meeting, said even if they were to put the light on that corner, the lane would still be necessary to prevent rubbernecking on Metropolitan Avenue. The second proposal would create a buffer area for pedestrians at Union Turnpike and Austin Street. DOT says this would make it safer for people walking in that area and prevent drivers from making an illegal right turn onto Austin Street. Christine Beydoum, a Forest Hills resident who has three children that attend the nearby Kew Forest School, was concerned about that plan, as it calls for a removal of a guard rail in that area. She said the rail serves as protection for kids walking to the school and it should be kept if possible. CB 6 will vote on the two proposals at its next meeting in October. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

Capo Auction Comes Back For Its Third Year By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer

After two years of dealing fine art, antique furniture, rare and unusual decorative pieces, estate jewelry and MidCentury Modern furnishings, the Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques is back to host its third auction on Sept. 21. The auction’s preview started on Sept. 18 and will continue on Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and on Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The preview and the auction will take place at 36-01 Queens Blvd. in Long Island City. In celebration, Capo Auction will host its third year anniversary cocktail reception during the preview on Sept. 19 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The organization will make a donation of furniture and many other items to a Queens based nonprofit organization, Hour Children, which helps troubled single mothers and children build and lead a healthy life. While Capo Auction specializes in high-end estate pieces, antiques, art and jewelry, Larry Bermam, owner of Capo Auction, said people are more comfortable walking into their auction gallery as opposed to many galleries in the City because they feature a selection of affordable household furnishings and accessories that appeal to buyers in all income brackets. Berman said they like to combine “the old-world charm of treasure-hunting for antiques with the modern convenience of bidding by phone or online.”

The highlight of the auction will be a selection of items from an apartment on Park Avenue in the City, which were hand chosen by a legendary contemporary interior designer, Robert Metzger. In addition to his pieces, a Russian Parcel Gilt Mahogany Chest, worth anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000, and a 19th Century Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Marble Console, will take center stage at the auction. Berman noted that the merchandise available at the auction is accessible to just about everyone, including an art dealer or someone looking to decorate their new home or apartment. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

Pat Boone Kicks Off QPAC’s Fall Season

By joE MarViLLi Staff Writer

This fall, Queensborough Community College’s genre-busting lineup has something for everybody. The Queensborough Performing Arts Center has filled its fall with shows that feature a variety of different genres, including Pat Boone, a country tribute, Michele Lee, James Darren/ Sal Richards, two pop R&B acts, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and “Broadway’s Next H!T Musical.” To begin this season, Boone will perform on Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. for $45. Do you like country music? Then the “All-Star Country” tribute concert on Oct. 5 will satisfy that desire. Costing $35 and starting at 8 p.m., this show will feature look-alikes of Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire and Garth Brooks. On Oct. 13 at 3 p.m., Lee, who is known for her role in “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” will hit the stage to perform a variety of Broadway hits. Tickets are $40. Darren and Richards will offer a night of comedy and music on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. for $40. Richards, a comedian, will loosen the crowd up with laughs. Darren will sing songs from “Because Of You,” a new collection of standards. For those who loved the pop music of the 1990s, keep Nov. 16 open on your calendars. Color Me Badd and All-4-One will hit the stage at 8 p.m. The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble will arrive on Nov. 17, playing at 3 p.m. with tickets ranging from $35 to $42. On Nov. 24 at 3 p.m., QPAC will hold “Broadway’s Next H!T Musical,” an improvised show where everything is made up on the spot. To see this feat, the cost is $25. To purchase tickets, call the box office at (718) 631-6311 or visit www. qcc.cuny.edu/QPAC/boxOffice.asp. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Phoenix Medical Office PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/5/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 52-23 Van Loon St, Elmhurst, Queens, NY 11373. Purpose: Medicine. _______________________ URBAN PALATE GROUP LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/19/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 195-30C Peck Ave., Flushing, NY 11365. General Purposes. _______________________ Notice of formation of AL CAPITAL CONSULTANTS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 5/22/13. 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: THE LLC at P.O. Box 520615, Flushing, NY 11352. Purpose: Any lawful activity. _______________________ REAL REHAB SOLUTIONS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/02/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 35-15 84th Street 2H, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. _______________________ Notice of formation of 4212 H&S LLC, Articles of Org. filed with Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 7/30/2013. Office located in Queens Count y, SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: The LLC at 210-12 39th Ave., Suite #2, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose. _______________________ D & C Empower LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 07/24/13. Office Location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 104-51 90th Ave., Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. _______________________ Power Plus USA LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/29/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of

LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kevin Chen, 40-42 Main St 5/Fl, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: General. _______________________ 143-19 38TH AVE LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 07/30/13. Office Location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 136-20 38th Ave., #3B, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. _______________________ Notice of Formation of 8827 179 ST LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/24/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against is may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Dhanpaul Naraine, 220-29 Jamaica Ave., Queens Village, NY 11428. Purpose: any lawful activities. ________________________ Notice of formation of PKB GLOBAL LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 8/2/2013. Office located in Queens Count y. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: THE LLC at: 10025 Queens Boulevard, Suite 2BB, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose. _______________________ Notice of formation of Stoneview Capital LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 8/1/2013. Office located in Queens county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process against the LLC to: THE LLC at 71-11 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, NY 11370. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose. _______________________ At a IAS Part 17 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, at the Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens on the 30th day of July, 2013. PRESENT: HON. ORIN R. KITZES, JSC ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE INDEX NO. 14428/2013 DATE OF ENTRY: JULY 30, 2013 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS NISSIM KASSAB, PETITIONER Against AVRAHAM KASSAB, 92-30 ASSOCIATES LLC and CORNER 160 ASSOCIATES INC, RESPONDENTS Upon the reading and filing of the Verified Petition of Nissim Kassab, dated May 8, 2013, and the exhibits annexed

thereto; the Affirmation of Emergency of Raffi Melkonian dated July 30, 2013; the Affirmation of Raffi Melkonian In support of the Order to Show Cause, dated July 30 2013, and the attached Memorandum of Law, dated May 8, 2013; LET ALL interested parties show cause at Part 17 Room 116 of this Court at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, at the Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens, New York, on September 18, 2013 at 9:30am or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard why (a) Mall 92-30 Associates LLC should not be dissolved under Section 702 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law (“N.Y. LLCL”); (b) a receiver should not be appointed for 92-30 Associates LLC under CPLR 6401(a); (c) Petitioner withdraw as a member of the LLC and be paid the reasonable value of his membership interest; (d) Corner 160 Associates Inc. should not be dissolved under Section 1104-a of the New York Business Corporation Law (“BCL”); and (e) a receiver appointed under BCL §1202(a)(1), to oversee the dissolution and distribution of Corner 160 Associates Inc.; (f) damages for breach of contract be awarded to Petitioner; and (g) damages for breach of fiduciary duty be awarded to Petitioner; and it is further ORDERED, that pending the hearing of the within petition, (a) respondent Avraham Kassab, and his agents, are enjoined from destroying, altering or secreting any of the books and records of Mall 93-20 Associates LLC or Corner 160 Associates, Inc. (the “Companies”); (b) are enjoined from transferring, removing, hypothecating, secreting or in any way disposing of any and all income and property of the Companies, except in the ordinary course of business; (c) are enjoined from issuing, delivering, selling or granting shares of common stock or membership interest of the Companies; (d) are enjoined from acquiring any material asset from the Companies; (e) are enjoined from removing Nissim Kassab from his position as a member/shareholders of the respective Companies, from making a capital call on the shareholders or members of the companies, or the insurance benefits enjoyed by Nissim Kassab arising from his status as a shareholders or member of the Companies; and (f) are enjoined from proceeding with any meeting of the members or shareholders of the Companies for which the

agenda proposes to remove Nissim Kassab from the management of the Companies or to make a capital call on the shareholders; and it is further ORDERED that service of a copy of this Order to Show Cause and verified petition, together with the papers upon which it is based upon Respondent’s Counsel and upon the NYS Attorney General and NYS Tax Commission by hand on or before August 30, 2013 will be deemed good and sufficient service; and it is further ORDERED, that a copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Queens Tribune at least once in each of the three weeks before the time appointed for the hearing thereon; and it is further ORDERED that Corner 160 Associates, Inc. and Mall 93-20 Associates LLC, its officers and directors, furnish the Court with a schedule of the account of the said corporation, together with a statement of corporate assets and liabilities, and the name and address of each shareholder and of each creditor and claimant, including any with whom the Corporation has unfulfilled contracts; ORDERED, that Parties and their counsel shall appear on the return date of this application. This order is signed on consent, pursuant to a stipulation between the parties dated 6/12/13. ENTER: J.S.C. (SIGNED) _______________________ Notice of Formation of Wong Brothers Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/16/13. Office location: Queens Count y. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 41-33 149th Place, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of formation of SCENERY FAMILY GROUP, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/12/2013. NY office location: QUEENS County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 65-40 108th STREET, FOREST HILLS, NY 10375 Purpose/character of LLC: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS ACTIVITY. _______________________ Notice of Formation of 80-12 Rockaway Boulevard LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/2/13. Office location: Queens

County. Princ. bus. addr.: 616 Lowell Rd., Concord, MA 01742. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Mark B. Elefante, Hemenway & Barnes LLP, 60 State St., Boston, MA 02109. Purpose: all lawful purposes. ________________________ Notice of Formation of Lewis Foods LIC-31, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/24/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. bus. addr.: 32-55 31st St., Long Island City, NY 11106. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Robert Braumuller, Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP, 1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activity. _______________________ Notice of formation of Bright Sky Group LLC. Article of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) on 7/9/2013. Office located in Queens county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to; The LLC at Broadway, Jackson Heights, NY Purpose; Any lawful activity or purpose. ________________________ SAPP TRANS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/07/2012. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 5853 77 Place, Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. _______________________ HA TING REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Org. Filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) on May 2, 2013. Office in Queens Co. SSNY Desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 36-15 215th Place, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: Real Estate Agency & Management. _______________________ Samantha 30 LLC Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/26/13. Office: Queens. SSNY is design. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail process to 48-21 30th Ave Long Island City, NY 11103. Purpose: any lawful activity. _______________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF GAO & LEE CAPITAL REALTY LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/8/13. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal address: 4306 159th St Flushing, NY 11358. Purpose: any lawful act. ________________________ Notice of formation of Mercure LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 06/04/13. 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 Mercure LLC, C/O United States Corporation agents, INC. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________ Edward & Brian Real Estate LLC Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/29/13. Office: Queens. SSNY is design. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail process to 10861 44th Ave. Corona, NY 11368. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ Parissii Capital LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 07/31/13. Office Location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, PO Box 5152, New York, NY 10185 Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. ______________________ SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF QUEENS ONEWEST BANK FSB, Plaintiff against SHENG LI ZHU A/K/A SHENG L. ZHU, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 8, 2013, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Queens County General Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Bouelvard, Court Room # 25, Jamaica, N.Y. on the 11th day of October, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Said premises known as 38-02 Little Neck Parkway, N.Y. 11363. Tax account number: SBL #8162-385. Approximate amount of lien $ 483,215.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 30871-09. Christopher Renfroe, Esq., Referee. Fein Such & Crane, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 1800 First Federal Plaza Rochester, N.Y. 14614 ________________________ You Can E-Mail Your Legal Copy to: legals@queenstribune.com

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Group Calls For Udalls Cove Preservation

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer In Eastern Queens, a preservation committee is asking the City to finish what it started and purchase the rest of Udalls Cove for conservation. The City has gradually been safeguarding a 14-acre area of forests and wetlands between Douglaston and Little Neck, known as the Udalls Cove Parks and Preserve. The Udalls Cove Preservation Committee is asking the City to purchase five privately owned parcels, equal to about 1.4 acres, to prevent them from being developed. “The committee learned that the

owner of most of the remaining privately-owned parcels within the designated boundary of Udalls Cove Park is now seeking to sell those parcels,” Udalls Cove Preservation Committee president Walter Mugdan said. “That’s why it is important for the City to act now.” The parcel is privately owned by Anne Turiano, who Mugdan believes is looking to sell, as she had recently cleared a weed-choked access point, possibly in an attempt to lure prospective buyers. In a letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg from Aug. 10, Mugdan thanked him for allocating funds in

2004 to purchase several acres of the park slated for development. However, he mentioned the privately-owned land now in discussion has a high risk of development because it has access points from 247th Street and 243rd Street. “Nearly a decade ago, you acted decisively to protect Udalls Cove Park from a previous, grave threat,” the letter said. “We hope and trust that now, in the final months of your administration, you will do the same again.” “Strengthening Udall’s Cove Park is a priority for the administration and we are exploring every possible means of preserving these parcels,” a Parks

Maspeth Dentist Hosts Food Drive BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer A Maspeth dentist is doing her part to feed those in need of food. Dr. Alexandra Khaimov of Grand Smile Dental is hosting a food drive at her Grand Avenue location. Residents can come to her office and drop off any canned goods, which they will ship to a local organization. Khaimov said she organized the drive to help people in the community who are going hungry and are looking for something to eat. This is also an-

other way for her to stay involved in the communities she works in. “I’m not just a dentist, I want to be a people’s person,” said Khaimov, who also has an office in Elmhurst. According to City Harvest, a New York-based food rescue organization, 1.5 million people in New York live in poverty. The office has been accepting food donations for the past two weeks and even though the food drive is set to officially end soon, Khaimov said she will continue to accept food after the drive ends. She added they have gotten some

donations because they have promoted the drive locally, but they are looking to get out the word throughout the Borough in hopes of collecting more food. In addition to providing food for the hungry, people who donate will get $50 off towards any dental service at Khaimov’s office. For more information, contact Dr. Khaimov’s office at (718) 255-1381. Her office is located at 69-77 Grand Ave. in Maspeth. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

Dept. spokesperson said. “Parks is committed to working with the community and its elected officials to secure the funds to complete this acquisition in order to best strengthen our natural wetlands.” The City has designated the natural areas in Udalls Cove as “forever wild,” meaning that it is parkland that will not be used for active development. Instead, it is a nature preserve for passive activities like hiking or birdwatching. Community Board 11 sent a letter over the summer to the City as well, in support of the preservation effort. “Udalls Cove is something we need to save in perpetuity for all our residents. It’s nature at its best,” CB11 chair Jerry Iannece said. “If we don’t do it now, we’ll never be able to do so.” The Udalls Cove Preservation Committee was founded in 1969 and is dedicated to the preservation and protection of the natural habitat. “It is a sliver of wilderness that provides a small but vital habitat area for wildlife, including many species of birds and also turtles and salamanders, muskrats, raccoons and foxes,” Mugdan said. “It has considerable beauty.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Food Pantry Advocates Against Food SnAP Cuts By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer As mothers and children waited their turn to pickup their supply of food, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (DAstoria) stood in front of the Hour Children Food Pantry in Long Island City, advocating the Republican-led House of Representatives to not cut the food stamps budget. The House of Representatives could pass a bill that would slash spending by about $40 billion over 10 years, further scaling back the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food stamps to millions of families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The other side claims that this is about fraud,â&#x20AC;? Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the fraud rate in the SNAP program is 1.3 percent. Some people are claiming these arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cuts to real people. But the vast majority of the recipients are hard working families trying to survive.â&#x20AC;? Sister Tessa Fitzgerald, founder of Hour Children, a nonprofit organization that aims to help formerly incarcerated women and children successfully rejoin their communities, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;over the past years, we have seen the number of participants grow.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even buying a box of cereal for some mothers is very hard to do,â&#x20AC;? Fitzgerald added.

Abigael Burke, the food pantry and outreach coordinator at Hour Children, said they see over 45 new participants a month, but its becoming harder to order more supplies. Both Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) echoed the same concerns against the proposed cuts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We as a nation have an obligation to feed children,â&#x20AC;? Van Bramer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who in their right mind would take money

and food out of the mouths of children?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The greedy would!â&#x20AC;? said Rita Normandeau, an artist and activist, who comes to the food pantry three times a week. The bill proposes $20 billion in SNAP cuts, which would come from removing childless adults, between the ages of 18 through 50, from the program if they cannot find a part-time job after three months of receiving benefits. According to reports by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, these

cuts would remove at least four million people from the SNAP program. Starting November 1, the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, more commonly known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;stimulus package,â&#x20AC;? will mandate a $25 to $40 monthly cut to many SNAP recipients. Hunger advocates have launched the www.stopthehungerclock.org, a countdown to these cuts. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

Deadline near For Build It Back Program By Luis Gronda Staff Writer With the registration deadline for the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Build It Back program inching closer, one Queens pol walked door-to-door in part of his district urging people to register for the program. As part of helping homeowners recover from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the Build It Back Program, which allows property owners to apply for assistance either by rebuilding or repairing their home. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (DOzone Park) walked around parts of Howard Beach on Tuesday afternoon informing his constituents about the

program and its Sept. 30 deadline. Goldfeder said the City has done well to get the word out about the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To their credit, this has been as organized as possible. The City, together with local partners, has done a really great job of putting the word out there and ensuring that everyone still in need of funding, or everyone that needs to be paid back, is going to get it,â&#x20AC;? he said. Doug Caffarone, who was among the Howard Beach residents Goldfeder visited while canvassing for the program, said he is aware of Build It Back but is not sure if he and his wife, Toni, will register because they are afraid it will be a frustrating process.

Caffarone said they have been trying to get money from their flood insurance, and while they received some money, they were told that a pre-existing condition disqualified them from getting all of the insurance money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get the runaround until you get so frustrated [that] you give up, I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their game,â&#x20AC;? said Caffarone, describing how he feels dealing with the insurance problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m worried about with this thing too.â&#x20AC;? For more information on Build It Back or to register, log onto nyc.gov/ recovery. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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QUEENS FOCUS During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Guailacela is the daughter of Maria and Jose Guailacela of Jackson Heights and is a 2006 graduate of Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows.

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Air Force Airman Michael N. Mohammed graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Mohammed is the son of Rocky Lynch and nephew of Shazam Mohammed, both of Richmond Hill. The Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. will hold its monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at St. Thomas the Apostle School, 87-40 88th St., Woodhaven. On the agenda includes the annual Sept. 11, 2001 evening of rememberance, a candidates night and general business discussion. Refreshments will be served. The GWDC has also announced the 33rd annual Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival will take place Oct. 20 from noon to 6 p.m. on Jamaica Avenue. For information, call the GWDC office at (718) 805-0202. Army National Guard Pfc. Tannya S. Martinez-Ramirez has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Martinez-Ramirez is the daughter of Anna Ramirez of Far Rockaway. Army Pvt. Lourdes M. Guailacela has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo will hold mobile office hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the following locations: Queens Library Maspeth branch, 69-70 Grand Ave., Maspeth, Sept. 19. Queens Library Glendale branch, 78-60 73rd Place, Glendale, Sept. 26. For information, call Addabbo’s district office in Howard Beach at (718) 738-1111; in Middle Village at (718) 497-1630; or in Rockaway at (718) 318-0702. Upcoming events at the Howard Beach Senior Center include: Acting Workshop, 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays. Art Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursdays. Chair Aerobics, 10:45-11:45 a.m. Mondays. Duplicate Bridge, 12:45-2:45 p.m. Fridays. Project Staywell Exercises, 10:1511:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Supervised Bridge, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays. Tap Dance and Exercise, 9:30-10 a.m. Tuesdays. Yoga, 10-11 a.m. Fridays. The Howard Beach Senior Center is located at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach. For information, call (718) 738-8100 or visit howardbeachseniorcenter.org. Upcoming programs at the Kew Gardens Community Center include: Comedy Workshop with Jody Oliver, Mondays and Fridays from 9:3010:45 a.m. Flu Shots, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3. Sign-ups in the center office required, covered by Medicaid and Medicare. The Kew Gardens Community Center is located at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew Gardens. The Queens Community for Cultural Judaism will host an open house for anyone who would like to learn about the Jewish community. Light refreshments will be served. The open house will take place Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. in the UUCQ building at the corner of 149th Street in Flushing. Jillian Knee of Broad Channel

Generations Of Readers Three generations of the Thampi family came together during the grand opening celebration at the Glen Oaks branch of the Queens Library. Pictured are Thankamma Thampi (left), Sharlene Thampi and her sons Mathew and Melvin Kurian. has enrolled at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa., for the fall 2013 semester. Elmhurst Hospital Center’s Dept. of Psychiatry nursing staff will host a breast cancer dinner dance benefit from 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 4 at Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant, 6296 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park. For information on buying tickets, call Kamini Lall at (718) 334-2011. Local students were among the new enrollees at American International College in Springfield, Mass., for the fall 2013 semester. They include: Arverne: Darryl Sanford. Far Rockaway: Anthony Cutler. Nina Lygeris of Flushing has enrolled at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa., for the fall 2013 semester. Queens Botanical Garden has announced that Gary Park, Esq., has been named the new president of Korean-American Friends of QBG. The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens will sponsor a course on English as a Second Language: Practical English for Employment and Citizenship from Sept. 28 through Jan. 25 at the ARROW Community Center,

35-30 35th St., Astoria. Registration will take place from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 21 and 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. The LACCQ will also sponsor the 15th annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration from 2:30-5 p.m. Sept. 29 at El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42nd Ave., Corona. For information or to RSVP, call (718) 261-7664 or email LACCQ@ aol.com. The Center for the Women of New York will sponsor the fifth annual walk at Fort Totten Park starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 21. Registration costs $15, or $20 to register and receive a T-shirt while supplies last. Sponsorship packages are also available. For information, visit www.cwny. org. St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children will offer free car seat inspections on Sept. 21 at its Bayside campus, 29-01 216th St., Bayside. Appointments are required. To schedule an appointment, call (718) 281-8571. Caeser Cabiness of Bellerose has been admitted into the Master of Divinity online program at United Theological Seminary, based in Dayton, Ohio, for the fall 2013 semester.

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Projecto Morrinho Comes To Queens College BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer If you are on the Queens College campus and walk up the quad towards Cooperman Plaza and Rosenthal Library, you will notice a miniature city rising out of the ground. This work is the first display of Projecto Morrinho in America. As part of the college’s Year of Brazil, visiting Brazilian artisans have built the first U.S. installation of the morrinho, which is Portuguese for “little hill.” The project is a miniature recreation of a favela, a Brazilian shanty town. The project was started by favela teens in the Laranjeiras neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro in 1998, as a means of play and an escape from the realities of violence and corruption surrounding their community. Since then, it has transformed into a social and cultural project that raises awareness about favela life. “We started this only to play. We didn’t have ideas to show this for people to see,” Raniere Dias, one of the artisans, said. “Now, we are showing our work because it’s our reality.” Built over the past three weeks,

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The first installation of Projecto Morrinho in the u.S. can be found on Queens College campus. the installation is meant to start a dialogue between the artisans and students on how the project is helping to challenge the perception of favelas. Often, in fictional media, the favelas are depicted as full of drugs and crime. This project shows it is actually a community like anywhere else, with families living their daily lives. “Favelas are not only drugs, guns,

crime. There are other sides,” Dias added. “If they go to Rio de Janeiro, they should go to favelas. It’s very beautiful.” Professor John Collins, director of the Latin American and Latino Studies program, hosted the artisans and helped to bring them to Queens College. While the morrinho has been built in several major cities and coun-

tries such as Venice, Paris, Barcelona, Austria and Germany, Dias said they always wanted to come to New York. “We always thought maybe one day we can do this in New York,” he said. “This was our dream, to show this in New York.” Two more installations have been built outside Queens College’s science building. Some Queens College students were also involved in building the project, helping out with the painting and some of the construction. “I love it. They’re very friendly and the project itself is really cool,” anthropology major Monica Awad said. “It’s really interesting being able to interact with people from such a different culture,” anthropology minor Peter Himmelman added. “We are diverse, that’s what we’re known for,” Mohshin Chowdhury, an anthropology major said. “It’s nice to have a landmark structure that symbolizes that.” The official opening ceremony of the project took place on Sept. 18. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Immigrants Celebrate Their U.S. Citizenship BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, 71 immigrants from 18 different countries proudly waved their American flags for the first time as U.S. citizens. The Naturalization Ceremony fittingly took place at the King Manor Museum at Roy Wilkins Park – former residence of the late Rufus King, a signer of the Constitution and a vocal opponent of slavery. “More than 18,000 people will become citizens this week alone as we celebrate the Constitution and Citizenship Day,” said Timothy Houghton, field office director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services. “Today, we come here not only to recognize Rufus King, but the men and women here who have earned the right to become U.S. citizens.” “All of us want the same goals. A safe home, a secure job, a good education for our children and a chance to succeed in America,” said Queens Borough President Helen Marshall in the opening remarks. “Today, you are taking a giant step in making that a reality for you and your family.” Shortly following Marshall’s remarks, Houghton did a role call of all cultural backgrounds of the candidates. Inductees came from countries all over the world, including Bangladesh, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philip-

pines, South Korea, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom. One by one, the candidates stood until no candidates remained seated and the Hon. Judge William Kuntz of the Eastern District of New York was ready to administer the Oath of Allegiance. After the candidates repeated the oath, Kuntz gave the new citizens a moment to celebrate and cheer before he shared a few words of wisdom. “I know that you will always remember and keep close to your heart your native land – the people of your native lands, the customs of your na-

tive land and above all, the food of your native land,” Kuntz joked. “America today is as much your country as it is the country of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Abraham Lincoln,” he continued. “This land is your land. This land is my land – from California to the New York Island.” Reach Natalia KoziPHOTO BY IRA COHEN kowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska On Tuesday, Sept. 17, 71 immigrants cel@queenspress.com or ebrated their u.S. citizenship at King Manor Museum. @nkozikowska

After Primary Win, Simon Set For Ulrich BY LuIS GRONdA Staff Writer After winning last week’s Democratic primary, Lew Simon is gearing up to face incumbent Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). Simon bested little-known challenger William Ruiz in last week’s primary by a comfortable margin, finishing with just over 65 percent of the votes compared to Ruiz’s 35 percent. Nearly 6,000 people in District 32, which runs from Woodhaven to the Rockaways and includes Howard Beach and Ozone Park, with Simon receiving over 3,800 of those votes. Ulrich did not have a Republican challenger for the primary. Simon said he was ecstatic for

last week’s win and his victory was in large part to the large number of doors he knocked on, talking to people in the district. “It goes to show that if you go out and talk to people, people will believe in you and come out and vote,” he said. According to Simon, three issues he will focus on in the coming months leading to November is fixing transportation problems within the district, health care for D32 residents and recovering from Superstorm Sandy. Regarding transportation, he said traffic along Cross Bay and Woodhaven Boulevards is a major concern to residents and it needs to be addressed. His idea is to create a HOV lane that drivers can

use during peak hours starting near the Belt Parkway entrance on Albert Road and run down Cross Bay Boulevard into Woodhaven. He said this would improve traffic along that thoroughfare and speed up the commute. Preventing hospitals from closing is another priority for his campaign, he said. Peninsula Hospital closed last year and now St. John’s Episcopal Hospital had to outsource some staff last month and could suffer the same fate as its former neighbor. Ulrich’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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File No.: 2006-3891/C CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Leonard Pascall, Alexandrina Mariecheau, Sylvester Patrick Mariecheau, Tessie McKenzie, Juanita Hercules, Mazie Babb, Jeanette Job, Zakia Abdul Hakim, Chris Edwards, Gloria Graham-Freeman, Lincoln Mariecheau, Sherwin Marryshow, Susan Marryshow, Estate of Fitzroy Cummings, Nyron Alexander, Attorney General of the State of New York. The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of DORIS WINKLER, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Elton Ellis, if living and if dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if they died subsequent to the decedent herein, to their executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of DORIS WINKLER, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 109-39 132nd Street, South Ozone, NY 11343, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of DORIS WINKLER, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 24 day of October, 2013 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal

services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $18,794.43 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 28 day of August, 2013 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County Margaret M. Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard 11th Floor Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation ________________________ DIVING INDIAN FILMS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/19/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2141 34th Ave., Apt. 7D, Long Island City, NY 11106. General Purposes. ________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MAJOR BLOSSOM FARM, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/05/13 office

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Autism Conference To Be Held In Glendale By Luis Gronda Staff Writer When her son was diagnosed with autism, Lisa Quinones-Fontanez and her husband Joseph got their child the immediate treatment he needed. The organization that provides help for children with that disorder is hosting an event to tell parents their options if their kid has autism. The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, or CARD, will hold a Parents of Children with Special Needs Conference next week in Glendale to inform parents about the options they have if their child has autism and the treatment their child can get for the disorder. Autism is a developmental disor-

der that affects the brain’s development including a person’s social and communication skills. Children living with the disorder are often treated with Applied Behavior Analysis, a treatment that teaches kids the communication skills they lack due to having autism. Deidra King, a clinical manager at CARD and an expert on autism, said the young kids learn using that treatment either through positive or negative reinforcement. For example, King said, an autistic child could do a specific move, like bobbing his or her head, indicating they are asking for something. Using that treatment, they get the child to learn how to vocalize what they are asking for and reward

them each time they do that. Quinones-Fontanez got her sevenyear-old son, Norrin, on that treatment as soon as he was diagnosed with the disorder five years ago. She said her son has made significant improvement on his communication skills and other aspects of his life since starting the ABA treatment. “It helps with everyday life skills, like getting him dressed in the morning,” said Quinones-Fontanez, who lives in The Bronx but grew up in Elmhurst. Earlier this year, the New York Autism Insurance Mandate was revised to allow Board Certified Behavior Analysts to supervise the ABA treatment. This change allowed many families to get the insurance coverage

needed for the treatment. Quinones-Fontanez said this change has allowed their family to afford the therapy for their child, as the costs for taking care of Norrin have added up over the years. “If I didn’t have the health insurance, I know I wouldn’t be able to afford it,” she said. The conference will be on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Christ Tabernacle at 6434 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale. It will run from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, please contact CARD at (855) 345-2273 or log onto centerforautism.com. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda

James McClelland, Koo’s Chief of Staff, Resigns By JoE MarViLLi Staff Writer Councilman Peter Koo’s (D-Flushing) long-time chief of staff has decided to move on, taking a position with a Brooklyn State Senator. James McClelland announced on Friday that Sept. 14 would be his last day as Koo’s chief of staff, moving on to fill the same position for State Sen. Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn). He plans to stay involved with the councilman

though, helping out on his re-election campaign. As the councilman’s chief of staff in a heavily Asian neighborhood, McClelland found the decade-long experience to be a memorable and educational one. “It was pleasure working for the Councilman. He’s a hard-working kind of guy,” he said. “As a non-Asian, I was able to learn a lot about the Asian community.” From their first meeting, McClelland said he got along well with Koo.

“When we first had the meeting when he was looking for someone to run his campaign, I walked away with a sense that this was a man serious about running and he had the right intentions,” McClelland said. “He was the councilman before he ever ran for council.” From there, the relationship grew as McClelland was asked to join Koo as his chief of staff, a position he readily accepted. He said they hit the ground running. Throughout his years on the job,

McClelland also said his staff was a huge help. “I had a phenomenal staff that made me look like I knew what I was doing most of the time,” he said. Even though his new office will be in Brooklyn, McClelland said he will remain a man of Queens and hopes to keep in touch will all the friends he made over the last 11 years in Flushing. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Three Schools Share Space In LIC By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer Three schools will share a new building facing the Long Island City waterfront. On Sept. 16, students, faculty, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria), State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) and President of the School Construction Authority Lorraine Grillo celebrated the opening of the first middle school in Hunters Point, the Hunters Point Community Middle School, as well as the Academy for Careers in Television and Film and the Riverview School, a District 75 special education program. The new building, built within green-requirements, features science labs, an auditorium, and music and art classrooms. It will serve up to 1,071 students in grades six to 12. “It is groundbreaking to have three new schools situated in this new state-of-the-art building,” said Van Bramer. “It is great to see their curriculums are linked, which will put our kids at an advantage.” Sarah Goodman, the principal of the Hunters Point Community Middle School, which currently houses only sixth graders, said the building is a “beautiful and inspiring space.” “The students will be able to learn

(From left to right) Principal of the hunters Point Community Middle school sarah Goodman, President of the school Construction authority Lorraine Grillo, Principal of P.s. 277 susan McNulty, u.s. rep. Carolyn Maloney, Councilman jimmy Van Bramer, state sen. Michael Gianaris and students cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the new building at the hunters Point campus auditorium.

in a new and clean environment, while developing partnerships with students from the other schools, like District 75 students,” Goodman said. She said the students will use a problem-based learning approach, which means the students will work together in groups. They will also take advantage of their waterfront location by raising oysters and conducting water quality testing. Susan McNulty, principal of the

special education school, P.S. 277, said “collaborating with the other two schools will be wonderful for the students.” Eight students from the D75 school will be included in the middle school’s general education curriculum. McNulty said inclusion will make it easier for them to “model off their peers and it also helps them become independent and integrate with the community.”

Since the administrations from all three schools have met on a weekly basis, McNulty said they have learned how to best use the building by sharing one calendar in order to conduct school-wide fire drills and events. Edgar Rodriguez, principal of the Academy for Careers in Television & Film, which opened in 2007, but moved into the new building, said “the potential with what we can do with the other two schools is limitless.” He said students from the Hunters Point middle school who are interested in film and television “will be at an advantage because they will build a relationship with us from the start,” which will make it easier for them to apply to the high school. “We have a program that begins with two years of general courses and by the time they get to the 11th grade, they will focus more on television and film,” Rodriguez said. He said when it comes to internships, the school has partnerships with the Silvercup Studios in Long Island City and the Kaufman Astoria Studios. Since 2002, the SCA, which the DOE oversees, has created 126,000 new seats throughout the City. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@ queenstribune.com, or @ Tsakhuja13.

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Office Grand Opening

Gator Gets To Reading

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic opened her new district office at 159-16 Union Turnpike in Flushing, along with spelling bee champ Arvind Mahankali and his family. Photo by Ira Cohen.

QABA Inaugural Gala

Queens Library Whitestone branch librarian Susan Scatena (left) reads “There’s An Alligator Under My Bed” to Wally, a five-foot female alligator, and her trainer Erik Callendar, last week. Scatena held the reading event as a prize to the 300 readers in a summer reading program who read more than 4,000 books. Photo by Joe Marvilli.

The Queens Asian Bar Association held its first gala last week at Dae Dong Manor in Flushing. Pictured, the group’s president, Jeffrey Kim (left) presents the Hon. Randall Eng, who served as the evening’s keynote speaker, with an award for his service. Photo by Ira Cohen.

Hindu Festival Honoring Trimboli

Hundreds of people came out to Flushing over the weekend to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi. Photo by Xin Ping Tian.

Councilman Daniel Dromm recently co-named the corner of Whitney Avenue and Ketcham Street in Elmhurst as Steven R. Trimboli Way, in honor of one of Elmhurst’s most active residents, who passed away in 2003. Pictured (from left) are Robert Valdez Clausell, treasurer of the Newtown Civic Association; Carol Aldridge, Trimboli’s daughter; Tom McKenzie, president of Newtown Civic Association; Dromm, 110th Precinct Deputy Inspector Ronald Leyson, Lin Trimboli Brock, Trimboli’s daughter; and Assemblyman Francisco Moya.

Queens DA’s Office Swears In New ADAs Queens DA Richard Brown (center) recently swore in 20 law school graduates as Assistant District Attorneys for Queens County. Included in the photo with Brown and the graduates are ADAs Kevin Duddy, director of trial advocacy (far left) and Jennifer Naiburg, deputy director of trial advocacy (far right).

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LEISURE

Cyndi Lauper Headlines QC Season BY JOE MARVILLI

Staff Writer

Queens native Cyndi Lauper will come home to headline the new season of Kupferberg Presents at Queens College, with a concert that will have the audience cheering time after time. And given the rest of the lineup, it looks like Lapuer will not be the only person who just wants to have fun. Kupferberg Presents has outlined its roster for the coming months, featuring an array of artists that are guaranteed to draw a crowd. The season is part of the college’s continuing cultural growth, which included a $10 million gift made by Max Kupferberg for renovations to the performance facilities and for support of the cultural organization. One of the biggest attractions of the season is Lauper, who will perform on Oct. 20 with the “She’s So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour.” In Colden Auditorium, the singer will perform her debut in full, which includes hit singles “Girls

Just Want To Have Fun” and “Time After Time.” In between songs, Lauper will tell never-before-heard stories about the recording process behind the album. The pop star is not the only highlight in this season of A-list talent. Singer Audra McDonald will start the season on Oct. 5 in Colden Auditorium, her only concert in the City this fall. The Tony Award-winning Broadway legend is returning to the stage after four seasons on the TV show, “Private Practice.” She will perform her favorite show-tunes as well as songs from her new album, “Go Back Home.” Next up will be Brazilian performance sensation Balé Folclórico da Bahia on Oct. 18 in Colden Auditorium. The ensemble of 25 dancers, musicians and singers will display the region’s most important cultural movements with an energetic theatrical show that includes danceable rhythms and eyecatching choreography. On Dec. 8, attendees can celebrate

Science Fair Returns To Flushing Meadows Maker Faire, the fair of science, invention and fantastic imagination, returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the fourth year the weekend of Sept. 21-22. Visitors can pose for 3-D portraits, encounter all types of robots, see acrobats make amazing moves, hear musicians singing Shakespearean scenes, watch exciting demonstrations, make all kinds of arts and crafts, and do much, much more. One of the exhibitors, “The Great Fredini,” will present his 3-D portrait studio, using equipment he invented. Posing customers stand on a rotating turntable as multiple cameras turn images of their entire bodies into 3-D illustrations on a computer screen, which are eventually transferred to a 3-D printer that creates small white figurines, six inches tall. “People use them as cake toppers,” Fredini, whose real name is Fred Kahl, said. Anyone posing at the fair will receive the finished product in the mail days later, because of the time required for the 3-D printing. Adam Weppler and Jake Green, the two members of “Bard Rock,” will perform a variety of scenes set to music from Shakespeare’s plays, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Romeo and Juliet” and others. Their performances give Shakespeare’s dialogue a modern feeling of fun by giving it a

rap-like rhythm. You can build your own instruments or underwater robots, make a helicopter, play with perspective, drive a Mars rover, learn to knit or about 3-D printing machines, materials and applications; enjoy light and projection art, and electronic insects; participate in Power Wheel Racing and listen to speakers discuss topics including “Experiment Your Way to a Better Life” and “The Future is What We Choose to Make.” One of the many freebies to be offered is from Zazzle, one of the fair’s sponsors, which will offer free photo buttons. They are one of the many items available for custom designing on its website, which offers everything from T-shirts, notebooks and postage stamps to cat sympathy cards and photo cards featuring scenes of Queens (zazzle.com/beautyunlimited). The fair will be held at the New York Hall of Science, at 47-01 111th St., rain or shine. It is open Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission for adults is $35, seniors $30, students $25 and children $20. Children younger than two are admitted free. For information or to view all the Innovation Stage presentations live, go to www.makerfaire.com/live. -Barbara Arnstein

the most wonderful time of the year temporary dance to create a passionate with the Boston Pops Esplanade Or- performance for audiences of all ages. A special Valentine’s Day perforchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart for their Holidays Pops concert. Tak- mance at LeFrak Concert Hall will feaing place at Colden Auditorium, the ture theater and cabaret singer Christine Andreas in “Love is orchestra will perGood.” The show, which form their signature includes Martin Silvestri “Sleigh Ride,” along on the piano, will focus on with other holiday songs featuring humorous classics. couple antics. Valerie Simpson To end the season, w i l l a ls o p er for m Broadway legend Barthat month, taking bara Cook will perform the stage at LeFrak at Colden Auditorium on Concert Hall on Dec. May 10. The singer and 14. The famed songactress came to promiwriter will perform nence with her performusic recorded with mances in the mid-50s her l ate husb and, musicals “Plain and FanNickolas Ashford. cy,” “Candide” and “The Ashford and SimpMusic Man.” son wrote such hits Tickets for all of these as “Ain’t No Mountain Queens native Cyndi High Enough” and Lauper is one of the events are on sale now, “Solid” and worked main attractions in the available at www.Kupferwith legendary R&B upcoming season of bergPresents.org or at the Presents Colden Auditorium Box artists Marvin Gaye Kupferberg at Queens College. The Office on the Queens Coland Diana Ross. On Feb. 8, Ballet singer will hit the stage lege campus. The box office hours are from noon Hispanico will ap- on Oct. 20. to 6 p.m. Monday through pear in the Goldstein Theatre to explore and celebrate the Thursday and one hour before events. diversity of Latino culture. Referred to For more information, call (718) 793as the “Alvin Alley of the Latino dance 8080. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, companies” by Kupferberg Presents director Leon Denmark, the company Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, fuses together classical, Latin and con- or @Joey788.

Nonprofit Offers Low-Cost Writing Workshops BY TRIshA sAkhuJA

Staff Writer

A local nonprofit organization will offer low-cost workshops for those looking to improve their writing skills. Newtown Literary, an Elmhurstbased literary group that publishes a semi-annual literary journal featuring the work of Queens’ writers and poets, will offer e-book classes and short fiction writing workshops, starting by the end of September. The president and founder of the Newtown Literary Alliance, Tim Frederick, said the organization’s goal is to provide opportunities for writers looking to improve their writing or publishing their work without having to spend a lot of money. “Writing classes in New York City can cost anywhere from two to four times the amount we will be charging for our classes,” Fredrick said. The first course, “E-Books 101: A DIY Introduction,” will take place on Sept. 28 and will be taught by Katherine Garrigan, the production editor of the Journal. Her aim is to help participants learn about the new technology avail-

able to writers. The hour-and-a-half session will cost $20. “E-readers offer authors more control over their work, the ability to self-publish with little to no additional costs,” Garrigan said. “All you need to do is tinker a bit and familiarize yourself with the free programs out there.” Starting in October, Fredrick will teach the Queens Short Fiction Writing Workshop, which will cost $200 for 10 two-hour sessions. “I want to give the short story writers in Queens an opportunity to improve their writing without breaking the bank,” Fredrick said. The classes will take place at the Greater Historical Society, at 35-20 Broadway in Long Island City. For more information about the writing workshops, visit newtownliterary.org/classes. Newtown Literary Alliance will publish its third issue this fall. They have also started a borough-wide Youth Writing contest that will close on Dec. 20. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune. com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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Queens today

FRIday 9/20

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK

tuesday 9/24

COLUM McCANN

CrOssING Frets FOr tAppING

Flushing Town Hall will present Crossing Frets for Tapping, a cross-cultural live improvisation featuring contemporary and traditional world artists. Taking place at 8 p.m., the evening of music will feature virtuoso Chinese pipa player Min XiaoFen and Korean komungo player Jin Hi Kim as they team up with rhumba tapper Max Pollak. Tickets are $15 for members and $10 for students. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd.

interactive art, dancing and culture. With food trucks hand-selected by Queens Ambassador Jeff Orlick, an art exhibition from Hibridos Collective, a market from Design For You and an open dance competition amid music from a collection of live bands, this is a pure celebration of what makes this area the heart of the City. The event will take place on 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue from 4 p.m. till 10 p.m.

Theatre Time Productions will put on a performance of Agatha Christie’s “A Murder Is Announced” at the Colonial Church of Bayside, located at 54-02 217th St. Directed by Kevin Vincent, the show will take place at 8 p.m. It will also run on Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $16 general admission and $14 for students and seniors. For tickets, call (347) 358-8102 or go to www.theatretime.org.

satuRday 9/21

seCONd ANNUAL VIVA LA COMIdA!

The food and music festival will feature the best food in the City, combined with great music,

and more. Attendees will entertained by circus acts, musical performances, historical reenactments, pig racing and more. Admission costs $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under. Free parking is available. The fair will also take place on Sunday, Sept. 22 at the same time.

CONCert serIes

MApLe GrOVe CeMetery tOUr

“A MUrder Is ANNOUNCed”

The first entry in Queens College’s evening readings will feature National Book Awardwinning author Colum McCann. The author of titles such as “This Side of Brightness,” “Let the Great World Spin” and “TransAtlantic” will read from his works and be interviewed by Leonard Lopate at 7 p.m. in LeFrak Concert Hall. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $20 at 6:45 p.m. on the night of the reading.

The Briarwood Action Network invites the community to join them for a Mysteries of History lecture and walking tour of Maple Grove Cemetery at 4 p.m. Learn the stories of former slaves, artists, Queens’ founders and more as you walk through the 65-acre Victorian cemetery. The cost is $8 per person for Briarwood Action Network members and $10 for non-members. Make your check payable to Briarwood Action Network and mail to PO Box 356068, Briarwood, NY 11435. If you have any additional questions, please contact ssherman.ban@ gmail.com.

QUeeNs COUNty FAIr

The Queens County Farm Museum invites the community to its 31st Annual Queens County Fair, running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This family event is a traditional county fair with Blue Ribbon competitions for livestock, produce, home crafts, arts and crafts

The annual Lhevinne Classical Concert Series makes its return to the Center at Maple Grove Cemetery The concert this year will feature the Lautreamount String Quintet. The show starts at 8 p.m. and the quintet will play for about one hour. Wine and cheese will be served prior to the show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 dollars. It is $20 for seniors and $15 for members of Maple Grove. The Center at Maple Grove Cemetery is located at 12715 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew Gardens. For more information on this event, please call (347) 878-6614 or go on friendsofmaplegrove.org.

sUNset CONCert serIes 2013

Enjoy the musical talents of one of New York’s most artistically active neighborhoods, at the beautiful Gantry Plaza State Park waterfront in Long Island City, Queens. As you watch the sun set behind the City, listen to great music from 5 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. The Gantry Plaza State Park is located at 4-09 47th Rd.

sunday 9/22

the stAte OF retIreMeNt 2013

The Adult Education Committee of Hillcrest Jewish

Center and the Coller family will present a breakfast forum as part of the Ruth and Arthur Coller Memorial Lecture series. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will speak on the state of retirement at the 10 a.m. event in the Prince Room. He will discuss recent efforts to weaken public pension plans and the rising retirement savings gap for private sector workers. The center is located at 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing.

tuesday 9/24 trIVIA

Bridie’s Bar & Grill will host its weekly trivia night at 8 p.m. First place gets a $50 gift certificate, second a $25 gift certificate and third a $10 gift certificate. The bar will also offer special deals to the players including two for one burgers. Topics for the game vary and include TV, sports and geography. Bridie’s is located at 63-28 Woodhaven Blvd.

wednesday 9/25 CONNeCt NyC: INFOrMAtIONAL MeetING

If you are growing a business that depends on secure and reliable high-speed Internet as a part of your daily business operations, join the New York City Eco-

nomic Development Corporation as they connect small and medium-sized businesses to high-speed Internet by providing free fiber optic construction to qualifying companies. The meeting will be held at the LIC Partnership Conference Room, located at 27-01 Queens Plaza North on the ninth floor. Please RSVP to Deb Mesloh at (718) 786-5300 x 32 or dmesloh@ licpartnership.org.

thuRsday 9/26

OktOberFest At edIsON pLACe

Edison Place in Glendale will host Oktoberfest starting on Sept. 26 and ending on the 29th. The last day will feature live music from the Papa Bavarian Accordion Singer. The performance is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Edison Place is located at 71-28 Cooper Ave., Glendale. For more information, call the restaurant at (718) 821-8401.

ONGOING

the seCret theAtre: A VIew FrOM the brIdGe

The Secret Theatre presents its latest production, “A View From The Bridge.” Set in the 1950’s, Arthur Miller’s compelling drama is about love, belonging, prejudice and betrayal. Catch an evening show on Sept. 19 and Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. or watch the matinee performance on Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. The Secret Theatre is located at 44-02 23rd St., Long Island City. Tickets are $18. For tickets or more information, visit www. secrettheatre.com.

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

FLeA MArKetS tHriFt SHoP oPenS thursday, September 26 10-1 at All Saints Church, 214-35 40 th Avenue, Bayside.

YoUtH QUeenS LiBrArieS M a ny b ra n c h e s o f t h e Queensborough Library offer toddler and pre-school programs and more. Contact local branches. cHeSS cLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. creAtiVe MoVeMent Monday, September 23 Lefferts library at 1. GAMe niGHtS Mondays, September 23, 30, october 7, 14 Richmond Hill library at 5. MAMMALS tuesday, September 24 Briarwood library at 4:30. Wednesday, September 25 Ridgewood library at 3. ArtS & crAFtS tuesdays at the North Hills library at 2:15. nAtUre KidS tuesdays Sunnyside library at 3:00 and Woodside library at 4:15. ceLeBrAte HAndS Wednesday, September 25 Poppenhusen library at 11:30. crAFt Wednesday, September 25 Windsor Park library. Register. SoLAr enerGY Wednesdays, September 25, october 2 Sunnyside library at 4. KniGHtS oF QUeenS Wednesdays at the Queens Village library at 3:30. crAFt tiMe Fridays Ozone Park library at 3. GAMe dAY Fridays at 3:30 Queens Village library. ArtS & crAFtS Fridays Briarwood library at 4. East Flushing Register. Ozone Park at 3.

MeetinGS JeWiSH VetS Sundays, September 22, oc tober 27, november 24, december 22 Jewish War Veterans of the USA Lipsky/Blum Post meet at the Kissena Jewish Center in Flushing. 463-4742. Korean War Vet Soccer Team also meets. eXHiBit re-oPeninG Sunday, September 22 Queens Historical Society’s annual meeting 1-3, exhibition re-opening reception 3:30-4:30 (Quaker Beginnings and Walking Our Talk Today, Quaker Values in Action: The Work of the AFSC). Exhibit tours 4:305:00. Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing. 939-0647. nY cAreS Monday, September 23 at the Forest Hills library at 3. NY Cares meeting to recruit new volunteers.

Knit & crocHet Monday, September 23 Douglaston library at 4. eVeninG crAFtS Mondays, September 23, 30 Evening Crafters Circle at 6 at the Fresh Meadows library. Knit & crocHet tuesday, September 24 Windsor Park library at 2. needLeWorK cLUB tuesday, September 24 Bayside library at 4. ScrABBLe cLUB tuesday, September 24 Bellerose library at 5:30. cHeSS cLUB tuesdays Windsor Park library at 5:30. FH VAc Wednesday, September 25 Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corp. 793-2055. cdec 26 thursday, September 26 at MS67. Business meeting at 7, public meeting at 8.

HeALtH cHAir YoGA Monday, September 23 Baisley Park library. Register. ZUMBA Mondays, September 23, 30 Bayside library at 6:30. HULA HooP FitneSS Mondays, September 23, 30, october 7 Lefrak City library. Register. MetAStAtic BreASt Mondays 1:30-3:00 at Adelphi School of Social Work. 516-877-4314. YoUnG BreASt Mondays young women with breast cancer meet 7-8:30 at Adelphi School of Social Work. 516-8774314. YoGA StretcH tuesday, September 24 Richmond Hill library at 5:30. PiLAteS tuesday, September 24 Queens Village library at 5:45.

MoVinG For LiFe tuesday, September 24 Flushing library at 2. Eastern and Western music and elements of tai chi and yoga. ALZHeiMerS tuesdays, September 24, october 8, 22 Caregiver Support Group in Forest Hills. 592-5757, ext. 237. Art oF MeditAtion Wednesday, September 25 Bay Terrace library at 1:30. MeditAtion cLUB thursday, September 26 Bellerose library at 5:30. SHAPe UP nYc Friday, September 27 Briarwood library at 11:30. cArdio toninG Friday, September 27 Laurelton library at 6:30. dAnce FitneSS Friday, September 27 Richmond Hill library at 5:30. MASALA GHAnGrA Saturday, September 28 Central library at 10.

SeniorS StAr Senior Theater Acting Repertory is looking for seniors interested in performing short, classical scenes for upcoming performances. 776-0529. Senior FitneSS through november 1 tennis at Astoria Park, tennis and yoga at Cunningham Park, tennis at Flushing Meadow Park and Tennis and yoga at Roy Wilkins Park. Call 7606999 for 0065act times and locations. deFenSiVe driVinG Monday, September 23 Q u e e n s V i l l a ge l i b ra r y

at 1:30. Line dAncinG tuesdays, September 24, october 1 Queens Village library at 2. Line dAnce LeSSonS tuesdays through october 22 Coed Mixed Level at the Robert Couche Adult Center in Springfield Gardens. 646-229-0242. StAr Wednesday, September 25 Glen Oaks library at 2. STAR Senior Theater Acting Repertory presents a variet y of drama/comedy scenes and musical numbers. Free.

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Queens today edUcAtion/GAMeS/crAFtS MAtH For AdULtS Mondays, September 23, 30 LIC library at 5:30. BeAded BrAceLet Monday, September 23 LIC library. Register. BALLrooM dAncinG Mondays, September 23, 30 Forest Hills library at 6:30. JoB SeArcH Mondays free job search and computer help every Monday 11-2 at the Astoria library. BridGe Mondays except holidays 12-4 at Pride of Judea in Douglaston. Lesson & play $10. Partners arranged. 423-6200. AdULt cHeSS Mondays and thursdays Queens Village library at 5:30. coMPUter cLASS tuesday, September 24 Woodside library at 5:45. JoB reAdineSS tuesday, September 24 Woodside library at 5:45. tecHnoLoGiSt iS in tuesday, September 24

Pomonok library. Register. BeGin coMPUterS tuesday, September 24 Queens Village librar y. Register. BeGin eXceL tuesday, September 24 Flushing library. Register. doWnLoAd e-BooKS tuesday, September 24 Flushing library at 10. BeGin PUBLiSHer tuesday, September 24 LIC library. Register. BeLLY dAncinG tuesdays, September 24, october 1, 8 North Forest Park library. Register. Line dAncinG Wednesday, September 25 Queens Village library at 2. MocK interVieWS Wednesday, September 25 Flushing library at 1:30. BeGin coMPUterS Wednesdays, September 25 Windsor Park library at 11:30. Art deco JeWeLrY Wednesday, September 25 Poppenhusen library. Register.

WAtercoLor Wednesdays all techniques and subjects at the National Art League.969-1128. oFFice SUite thursday, September 26 Poppenhusen librar y at noon. BeLLY dAncinG thursday, September 26 Richmond Hill library. Register. Accent redUction thursday, September 26 Flushing library at 6. LeArn cHineSe thursdays North Forest Park library at 6. coMPUter BASicS Friday, September 27 Poppenhusen library. Register. driVer SAFetY Friday, September 27 Glen Oaks library. Register. coVer Letter Friday, September 27 LIC library. Register. Knit & crocHet Fridays Fresh Meadows library at 11. BeAded BrAceLet Saturday, September 28 Steinway library. Register.

entertAinMent coMedY/dinner tickets available for Saturday, october 19 fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Ben’s in Bayside. $50. 229-2367. cHUrcH in GArdenS Friday, September 20 Jazz Vespers with the Junior Mance Quartet at 6:30. Sunday, September 22 Con Brio Ensemble at 4:30. Queens Oratorio Societ y presents its Holiday Concert at Queens-borough Community College. 8942178. triBUteS Saturday, September 21 at the Broadway library at 3. Tribute to Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. WALKinG toUr Saturday, September 21 wa l k i n g to u r o f M a p l e Grove Cemetery 4-6, optional wine and cheese buffet at 7:30, followed by classical music concert at 8. $8 Briarwood Action Network members, $10 others. briarwoodactionnetwork@ gmail.com SoUndS oF MotoWn Saturday, September 21 Rochdale Village library at 3. PArK FAir Saturday, September 21 10-6 food, rides, games, music, raffles, vendors at Forest Park, Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South. nY BooGALoo Saturday, September 21 Eliot Rivera and His New York

Boogaloo Orchestra at the Flushing library at 1:30. WeSt AFricAn Saturday, September 21 Bodoma Grifuna Band performs 2-3 at the Langston Hughes library. BWAY coMPoSer Saturday, September 21 Classic Broadway Composers at the Fresh Meadows library at 2:30. AMer. SonGBooK Saturday, September 21 Bayside library at 3. coUntY FAir S a t u r d ay a n d S u n d ay, September 21, 22 11-6. $8. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347FARM. AMAZinG MAiZe MAZe Weekends September 21 through oc tober 27 114:30. $9. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347-FARM. nU UrBAn cAFÉ Saturdays live jazz, r&b, open mic 8-midnight. Free. 188-36 Linden Blvd., St. Albans. 917-817-8653. eXHiBit re-oPeninG Sunday, September 22 Queens Historical Society’s annual meeting 1-3, exhibition re-opening reception 3:30-4:30 (Quaker Beginnings and Walking Our Talk Today, Quaker Values in Action: The Work of the AFSC). Exhibit tours 4:305:00. Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing. 939-0647.

MUSic! Monday, September 23 Sinatra Duets, Bobby Darin and the Great Ladies of Jazz at 2 at the Auburndale library. Green FiLM Monday, September 23 “Fall and Winter” shown at 6 at the Steinway library. JAZZ PLUS tuesday, September 24 Jazz Plus presents Songs from the Catalog of Whitney Houston at 2:30 at the East Flushing library. oPerA AriAS tuesday, September 24 Opera Arias and Israeli and Russian Songs at the Forest Hills library at 5:30. BinGo tuesdays 7:15 American Martyrs Church in Bayside. 464-4582. tuesdays 7:15 (doors open 6) Rego Park Jewish Center. 459-1000. $3 admission includes 12 games. ScrABBLe tuesdays Fresh Meadows library at 2 and East Flushing library at 3:30. SinAtrA triBUte Wednesday, September 25 Middle Village library at 2.

MiSceLLAneoUS BoY ScoUtS September 20-22 Boy Scout and volunteer leaders will conduct its 4th Annual Urban Campout. 917324-6102.

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Visitors at the Socrates Sculpture Park are not quite sure what to make of the park’s new raunchy addition. The new sculpture, “Bear Eats Man,” by artist Thordis Adalsteinsdottir, oddly depicts a grizzly attacking an aroused man from the back.

Some have called the ‘art’ sick and distasteful but others have interpreted it to mean that mankind should be punished for constantly messing with Mother Nature. But no matter how it’s interpreted, it’s sure to give rise to a conversation.

Minaj Accused of Stealing Nicki Minaj has been accused of stealing another artist’s song and making it into a smash hit. Clive Tanaka, a Chicagobased electronic artist, has filed a lawsuit against Minaj and her producers for copyright infringement. According to published reports, Tanaka is alleging the Jamaica native’s hit single “Starships” is a copy of his song “Neu Chicago,” which was released in 2009. The electronic artist said, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune, that the beat in Minaj’s song is similar to that in his song and “Neu Chicago” had already gotten a lot of play on the radio before Minaj’s single was released. Minaj’s camp has not publicly responded to the lawsuit or the allegations. Upon listening to both

songs, although they do sound similar in nature, this may just be a strange coincidence. Perhaps cooler heads can prevail and they can go their separate ways.

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QConf reporters were walking down Clintonville Street in Whitestone when we came across this crosswalk signal. Something seems wrong about it...

Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine certainly knows how to put his foot in his mouth, and he did it again last week. While giving an interview on WFAN radio, Bobby V. went off the rails a little bit, attacking the New York Yankees. As a former manager of two of the Bronx team’s most famous rivals – the Mets and the Red Sox – it’s understandable that B obby has some distaste for them. But many feel he crossed the line when he accused the Yankees of being conspicuously absent during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. “Let it be said that during the time from 9/11 to 9/21, the Yankees were (not around),” Valentine said. "You couldn't find a Yankee on the streets of New York City. You couldn't find a Yankee down at Ground Zero, talking to the guys who were working 24/7.” He made sure to add, “many of the Yankees don’t live here, and so it wasn’t their fault.” Despite some brushback from a number of media outlets, Valentine stood firm to his stance. We worry about the former manager’s memory however, as it was well documented that the Yankees visited Ground Zero, the Armory, the Javits Center and many other places where they honored the victims and responders in the days that followed. Maybe Valentine should stay away from microphones for a while and focus on his day job as athletic director at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut…

Grace Anker is the owner of The Potter’s Wheel, a teaching studio of a community of ceramic artists who work to support and guide novice artists. As the owner, Anker is able to take her passion for pottery and pass it on to others. Anker first got involved with pottery in her early 20s, immediately falling in love with the art. “I loved it right away. It was in a small studio in midtown where I learned a little wheel-throwing and hand-building,” she said. “It felt very natural from the start.” While she spent about 30 years away from the practice, focusing on her career and family first, she was drawn back and wound up at the Potter’s Wheel. The studio was founded 35 years ago by Sandy Klein. “For most people, it's a bit of a hobby, for a few it's a career. Almost without exception, it's a passion,” Anker said. “It provides people with an opportunity to explore avenues for selfexpression and creativity.” When she teaches, Anker places her emphasis on sharpening her students’ techniques and processes. She also leads discussions about each student’s expression of creativity. “There are discussions about creative interpretation and artistic vision, the two

are separate during the lesson, and it's also very personal for each person,” she said. “It's important for everyone to find their inner voice.” Anker said that influences for her own pottery work come from those she has worked with in classrooms and workshops, calling potters “a very nurturing community.” In terms of historical inspirations, Anker’s varied tastes include 20th century Austrian Impression, 9th century Persian, Canadian Inuit and First Nations Art, and Paleolithic Art of the Old Stone Age. Another long-lasting influence on Anker’s artistic output was her time growing up in Astoria, which did not have many opportunities for art classes at the time. “It wasn't in my family's budget when I was growing up,” she said. “Instead, I was introduced to needlework, and learned to stitch using lots of types of materials: thread, yarn, fibers, canvas, fabric.” The Potter’s Wheel is located at 120-33 83rd Ave., Kew Gardens. Its phone number is (718) 441-6614. Classes range from novice to advance, from hand-building to sculpture, and from private lessons to family lessons. “Sometimes I see people don't realize it takes time to understand how the clay works, it changes with time and hardens. Each requires something different,” Anker said. “It's helpful to have fun with it.”

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JUL 24 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000768-13/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Elving (Last) Castro My present name is (First) Elving (Last) Castro Borrero aka Elving Castro My present address is 101-14 103rd Street, Ozone Park, NY 11416 My place of birth is Puerto Rico My date of birth is June 25, 1968 ________________________

Panagiotis Peter Theodorou, aka Panagiotis Theodorv My present address is 60-40 Madison Apt., Ridgewood, NY 11385 My place of birth is Greece My date of birth is July 18, 1954

princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice of Formation of ARISTACAR 113 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/2012. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25-20 48th St., Astoria, NY 11103. Term: until 12/31/2111. Purpose: any legal purpose. ________________________

at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard Jamaica, N.Y. 11435. Said property is presently under contract, subject to the approval of the court, for the price of $445,000.00 Contact PETER M. WOLF, ESQ. of Kew Gardens, N.Y. Attorney for the Guardian 125-10 Queens Boulevard Kew Gardens, N.Y. 11415 (718) 261-7580 ________________________

Haar-Patton My present name is (First) Julie (Middle) Ann (Last) Haar My present address is 4728 39th St., 1st fl., Sunnyside, NY 11104 My place of birth is Pontiac, MI My date of birth is January 05, 1983 ________________________

on SEP 11 2013, bearing Index Number 744/13, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, grants the Petitioner’s children the right to assume the names of Dolores Guerrier-Pamphile and Daniel Guerrier-Pamphile; the Petitioner’s children’s present address is 294 Osbourne Street, Apt. 1C, Brooklyn, New York 11212; and the Petitioner’s children’s present names are Dolores Guerrier and Daniel Guerrier, Jr.; the Petitioner’s child, Dolores Guerrier was born on August 7, 1998, and the Petitioner’s child Daniel Guerrier, Jr. was born on April 30, 2003; the place of birth of the Petitioner’s children is Brooklyn, New York; the Petitioner’s present name is Judith Pamphile

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 11 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000723-13/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Peter (Middle) Albert (Last) Miller My present name is (First) Panagiotis (Last) Theodorou aka Panagiotis P Theodorou, aka

________________________ T H E N E W YO R K TA X GROUP LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/12/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O Joern A. Volkers, 4739 40thSt., Ste. 6A, Sunnyside, NY 11104. General Purposes. ________________________ Notice of Formation of HANGAR PARTNERS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/05/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 63-23 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village, NY 11379. 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

SUPREME COURT – QUEENS COUNTY In the Matter of the Application of PETER M. WOLF, as Guardian of the Property of MARY BETTIS, an incapacitated person to sell real property pursuant to an order of this court dated September 12, 2013, by Hon. Lee A. Mayersohn, a Justice of this Court, an application to sell premises 120-04 Springfield Boulevard Cambria Heights, N.Y. 11411, Block 12694 Lot 41 being a plot 55 feet by 105 feet will be made on the 22nd day of October 2013, at 9:30 A.M. at I.A.S. Part 22g of the Supreme Court

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 11 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000732-13/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Killian (Middle) Vidal (Last) Patton-Rivera My present name is (First) Killian (Middle) Vidal (Last) Rivera aka K Patton-Rivera, aka Killian Vidal Patton-Rivera My present address is 4728 39th St., 1st fl., Sunnyside, NY 11104 My place of birth is San Diego, CA My date of birth is June 15, 1983; Assume the name of (First) Julie (Middle) Ann (Last)

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 11 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000965-13/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Marie (Middle) Frances (Last) Colon My present name is (First) Mary (Middle) Frances (Last) Locicero aka Marie Frances Colon, aka Marie Colon, aka Marie Rodriguez, aka Marie F Colon My present address is 78-13 73rd Pl., Ridgewood, NY 11385 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is October 13, 1948 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by 5the Civil Court, Queens County,

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