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JUST SAY NO

Hundreds gathered on Sunday to protest plans to develop Willets Point, ahead of an Oct. 9 City Council vote. By Trisha Sakhuja … Page 3

Queens Reacts To Government Shutdown

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Hundreds Rally Against Willets Point Project By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer Close to 500 residents, community, faith and clergy leaders marched from Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Corona to the redevelopment site at Willets Point on Sept. 29. Together they protested against the proposal put forth by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Queens Development Group, a joint venture between Sterling Equities and Related Companies Inc., to build a 1.4 millionsquare-foot mall on parkland, across the street from Citi Field. “This was the biggest manifestation that I have ever seen in Queens,” said Ivan Contreras, community organizer for the Queens Housing Coalition. “While NYC could greatly benefit from equitable development, the proposal to build a massive 1.4 million square foot shopping mall inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park is a poster child for everything that is wrong with development in our City,” said Msgr. Thomas Healy of Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Executive Director Joseph McKellar for Faith in New York said residents living in neighborhoods surrounding Willets Point want to call the attention of the City before the City Council votes

Hundreds of protestors rally against the proposed Willets Point development project. on the development project on Oct. 9. “The City Council needs to vote ‘no’ on this project because it is a bad deal for the community,” McKellar said. “Voting ‘no’ will buy us more time to see a better deal.” According to a community survey administered by the Fairness Coalition of Queens, which collected the opinions and concerns of more than a 1,200 local residents, 71 percent of the respondents feel left-out of the decision making process that would fundamentally change the character of FMCP. The survey concludes that 70 percent of the respondents disapprove

the project without a guarantee of affordable housing. Overall, 83 percent of the respondents do not feel another mall is needed in the area. McKellar recalled the broken promises Bloomberg and the Economic Development Corporation made in 2008 while finalizing the Willets Point development project. Some of the big promises included close to 2,000 units of affordable housing at Willets Point and a relocation site for all of the auto shop owners. According to projections of the project, the phase of building affordable housing will start in 2025, which

is contingent upon the City building ramps off the Van Wyck expressway. Some of the recommendations put forth by the Fairness Coalition of Queens in a report titled, “A Bad Deal,” state the need for equitable economic development that combines protections for existing workers and local small businesses. Other requirements include an accelerated timeline for a permanent number of affordable housing units, a mitigation of traffic impact by installing more public transit options and more parkland. Jose Lopez, lead organizer at the Make the Road New York, said residents living in Corona, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Woodside and Flushing echo a similar message, “we cannot build a mall without affordable housing at the same time.” Lopez said the community is not opposed to economic development in the area, but they want to see a better deal. Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (DEast Elmhurst) said before she votes next week, she understands the project must address the priorities of the local workers and residents. “I am in on-going negotiations over the proposed Willets Point redevelopment.” Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja1.

Western Queens Seeks More Traffic Safety Regulations By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer Over the last three months, five pedestrian casualties have occurred along busy corridors in several Western Queens neighborhoods. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) has been on the forefront advocating for safety measures from the Dept. of Transportation and better NYPD crash investigations. “It is the Department of Transportation’s obligation to keep New Yorkers safe when it is obvious lives are at risk,” said Van Bramer. “Every death needs to be met with a forceful response that this is intolerable.” During a two week period, two fatal casualties have occurred - Karen Pheras, 20, was walking across Queens Plaza on the morning of Sept. 13 when the driver of a blue Honda CRV struck her at the intersection of 27th Street and Queens Plaza North; and the second Luis Bravo, 19, was walking east on Broadway near 58th Street in Woodside around 11 p.m. on Sept. 28, when a dark-colored Sedan struck him and drove away. Following the death of Pheras, on Sept. 28, Van Bramer stood at the busy intersection of Queens Plaza North and 27th Street to call on the DOT, the City and the NYPD to follow and respond to the changes happening

in the growing neighborhood, along with other elected officials and community leaders from the Long Island City Partnership and Dutch Kills Civic Association. Van Bramer said additional time for pedestrians crossing Queens Plaza could be implemented right away if the DOT permits. Other recommendations includes more signage so pedestrians are better aware of the bike paths, and an expansion of the $6 million federally-funded Western Queens Transportation Safety study to include Dutch Kills and Queens Plaza. DOT spokesperson Nicholas Mos-

quera said even though it is not feasible to significantly increase the area of the Western Queens Transportation Safety study at this stage, they are currently reviewing 27th St. and Queens Plaza North to see if there are ways to further enhance safety and possibly upgrade signage. Following the death of Bravo, Van Bramer stood at the intersection of 58th Street and Broadway in Woodside on Oct. 2, along with local elected officials and Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives Paul White, to once again alert the DOT to the hazardous conditions along Broadway in Woodside.

According to previous requests by Van Bramer to the DOT, highlighting the urgent need to implement trafficcalming measures and study the timing of traffic lights on Broadway between 69th Street and Northern Boulevard, the DOT responded in May by saying, since their investigation did not lead to any speeding problems, “no signal timing changes are recommended at [that] time.” Mosquera said “they will again review conditions on the Broadway corridor, including the intersection with 58th Street, making use of the most recent data to assess signal timing and intersection controls.”

Muyskens To Step Down From Queens College By sTeven j. Ferrari Editor In Chief Queens College President James Muyskens will step down from his position on Dec. 31, according to an email sent out to college staff earlier this week. Muyskens took over as the college’s ninth president in July 2002 and has been credited with adding a number of new programs to Queens College, including business administration, Chinese language and neuroscience. “I must confess that I did not originally plan to stay at Queens College as

long as I have,” he said in his email. “But then, I did not know how much I would come to love and value the people I have had the privilege to work with.” According to his email, Evangelos Gizis, the former Queens College Provost, will serve as interim president. Praising the college’s achievements under his tenure, Muyskens noted that he would like the opportunity to return to teaching, do more writing and spend time with his family. “[His wife] Alda and I are now grandparents of two boys whom we don’t see as much as we would like,” he said.

Muyskens also praised CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein and Interim Chancellor Bill Kelly for their faith in him. A nationwide search for a new president will begin immediately, he said, in the hopes that a new president will take over this summer. “I hope that I am leaving Queens College a better place than when I arrived,” he said, “and am certain that the best days of this college lie ahead.” Reach Steven J. Ferrari at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 122, sferrari@queenstribune.com or @stevenferrari.

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Queens Reacts To U.S. Gov. Shutdown

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

While many may not seem to be affected by this week’s federal government shutdown, the longer it continues, the worse things may get for Queens, the City and the nation. The Queens Economic Development Corporation said that it is still operating at full strength, but the longer the shutdown goes on, the greater the chance of damage occurring to the organization and the Borough. “So far, everything is okay. QEDC continues to offer all the services that we offered before the shutdown,” Rob MacKay, director of public relations at QEDC, said. “However, our ability to apply for federal grants and our access to certain federal workers are on hold. So time is not on our side, and I hope the politicians can resolve their issues as soon as possible.” The Republican-led House of Representatives and the Democratic-controlled Senate could not come to an agreement for a budget or short-term spending measure to fund federal agencies by the Sept. 30 deadline, leading to an Oct. 1 shutdown. Ideological differences between the parties got in the way of negotiations, bringing the process to a grinding halt. On Monday, the last day the two government bodies had a chance to

work out an agreement, the House re- who come to see our National Parks. peatedly sent a spending resolution to They spent a lot of money for noththe Senate that would either defund or ing,” Riepe said. “There needs to be a delay the Patient Protection and Af- law stating that the government can’t fordable Care Act, popularly referred shut down for political reasons. A handful of extremist to as Obamacare. The politicians [are] holdSenate rejected that ing us hostage.” section of the resolu“There needs to be Additionally, tion, sending the rest a law stating that the Department of of the text back to the the government Homeland Security’s House. This back-andE-Verify program, forth has continued can’t shut down for which lets businesses with no end in sight, political reasons. A check on the legal imas of press time. handful of extremmigration status of The shutdown, the possible employees, first one since Decemist politicians [are] has been shut down. ber 1995, has resulted holding us hostage.” The Dept. of Housing in the loss of several – Don Riepe and Urban Developservices throughout ment can no longer the nation. About send out payments to 800,000 workers are furloughed indefinitely without pay, the nation’s 3,300 public housing auwhile 1.3 million employees consid- thorities, though most of them have ered to be essential will continue to enough funding to last a month or work, although their paychecks may two. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped its seabe delayed. National parks and museums are sonal flu program. While Social Security payments are closed, including the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The closure has can- still being sent out, other functions celled many events planned at the of the Social Security Administrarefuge, such as a walk to see migrat- tion, such as replacing benefit cards ing hawks that was scheduled by Don or scheduling hearings for disability Riepe of the American Littoral Soci- cases, are delayed for the length of the shutdown. ety. Throughout Queens, members of “The people I most feel sorry for are the visitors from other countries the public voiced displeasure with

the shutdown, but others believed it would not last long enough to cause any significant problems. “Congress sucks,” one Forest Hills resident said. “It will only be two or three days,” countered another man from the neighborhood. Steve from Woodhaven mentioned that the nation has gotten through many shutdowns before and that it is “not the end of the world.” “We’re going to survive it. It’s happened many times before. I remember it happened one time in the 70s and I didn’t even realize it happened. It lasted about eight days and nobody noticed it,” he said. “Maybe we should do it every year. Cut their salaries a couple of months out of the year and then continue. They don’t seem to do that much. Do they know what they’re doing?” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Four Hour School Bus Trip Leaves Parents Fuming BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Sept. 18 ended just like any other school day for the students at PS 115. They packed up their books and got on a school bus for the trip home. Most of them arrived with no problems. But one group of students found themselves stuck on a bus for about four hours. A parent, who wished to only be identified as Ed to avoid retribution against his daughter, said her school bus left at 2:30 p.m. from PS 115 in Floral Park and arrived at Bell Boulevard and 73rd Avenue in Oakland Gardens at 6:20 p.m. Under normal circumstances, the complete bus route would take around 45 minutes. According to Ed, the bus driver was a temporary replacement and did not know the area at all. He was asking the students, who are second-graders, for directions and wound up in Flushing at one point. Despite all the problems, none of the parents received any word from Atlantic Express Bus Company about the delay, leading them to worry about their children’s safety. “The parents and kids were crying because they didn’t know if the bus was in an accident, we didn’t know where the bus was. We didn’t get any phone calls from the bus company,” Ed said. “An hour later, two hours

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An Atlantic Express bus like this one took nearly four hours to bring some students home from PS 115 on Sept. 18.

later, this driver could be in another state already. Parents are thinking the worst.” Besides the stress caused to the parents and the children, the kids also suffered physically from the incident, due to the long length of time they went without any food or water. “Four hours on a bus, the kids were dehydrated, confused, dizzy and scared,” he said. Ed reported that his daughter often feels ill after riding in the school bus, due to the bad shape the buses are

in. There is no air conditioning in the warmer months of the year and the bus runs on diesel fuels, rather than green, clean alternatives. “At the end of the school year, kids have to be on buses that are over 100 degrees on the bus,” Ed said. “My daughter gets a headache after an hour and feels nauseous because of the fumes.” In a follow-up conversation, Ed reported that the same bus broke down the next day before arriving to pick up the students in the morning, leaving

parents to scramble to get their kids to class on-time. The day after that, the bus pick-up was 40 minutes late. “Obviously, there’s something wrong with them. They’re breaking down, there’s no AC. It’s ridiculous,” he said. While Ed was very upset with the Dept. of Education and Atlantic Express, he also was critical of 911, which he called during the incident and did not receive a response for 40 minutes. “I called 911 and another parent did too. The police didn’t respond for over 40 minutes. The police not coming? These are children. I’m upset about that,” he said. Ed said that PS 115 had been helpful in doing everything it could to assist with the situation. When reached for comment, the DOE said it needed the name of the parent and the student to look into the incident before commenting. The Atlantic Express Bus Company could not be reached for comment either. “The kids can’t get an education like this. It’s supposed to be a good program and now I have to worry about these concerns,” Ed said. “Why would [Atlantic] get these contracts when they aren’t qualified drivers and the buses aren’t inspected to be running?” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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In Our OpInIOn

Stop The Shopping Mall

A Costly Run-Off Councilwoman Letitia James won an election earlier this week, but it seems like very few people actually cared. James defeated State Sen. Daniel Squadron in the run-off for the Democratic nomination for Public Advocate Tuesday night. James and Squadron led the pack of five candidates after Sept. 10’s Primary election, but neither were able to garner 40 percent of the vote. So, the City held a run-off election earlier this week, drawing in less than 190,000 voters. As a point of reference, James garnered nearly that many votes herself on Sept. 10, while Squadron trailed not far behind. But because of antiquated election laws, the City spent an estimated $13 million for Tuesday’s run-off, for a position allocated just more than $2 million. With no Republican running in the Nov. 5 General Election, James’ win on Tuesday means that she is virtually guaranteed to be sworn in as Public Advocate. While no candidate was able to sway a majority of voters on Sept. 10, Tuesday’s results mean that a miniscule fraction of the City’s voters determined the fate of the position. While some will say that the position is unnecessary – we did so last week, in fact – the Public Advocate is the individual who will take over in the event that the Mayor cannot perform his duties. With that in mind, should we not come up with a more efficient and cost-effective way to determine the position? Should someone elected by such a small percentage of voters be a heartbeat away from being Mayor? Perhaps the first cause our new Public Advocate should take up is reforming election policies.

In YOur OpInIOn Obamacare Delusion

To The Editor: long-time friend sent me an E-mail the other day about defunding Obamacare, and hoping his side would shut down the government in protest. He’s in that Tea Party, Republican, Libertarian loop of e-mailers who continually send out crazy, racist, bigoted, mean E-mails mocking president Obama, and any of the Dems. I used to get the same crap from a couple of other friends and relatives, until I told them flat out not to send them. Now and then he fires one off to me hoping to convert me to his side, or maybe just to bug me…I’m not sure which. I sent a reply asking him why he didn’t want 40 million uninsured people to have healthcare insurance. He answered, “because it’s socialism.” I replied, saying the plans were underwritten by the major

insurance companies, not the government. I said, “You’re on Medicare. Don’t you like it?” He said he didn’t like “the government telling him what to do”. So I asked, “what are they telling you to do?” No answer. I asked why he didn’t opt out of Medicare and pay out-of-pocket for another plan of his choosing. He said, “Obamacare will cost too much.” I said that wasn’t true. Free annual preventive care checkups would catch health problems earlier, saving money in the long run, and new fraud detection methods would also save money. I asked if he didn’t like the fact that kids could stay on their parents plan until age 26 now, and pre-existing conditions were no longer a reason to deny coverage. In the near future, the drug prescription donut hole will be closed saving us

more money on drugs. I said if he had a better healthcare plan to tell me about it or, better yet, tell his party about it, because they offer no alternative. “What is your answer to the uninsured?”, I asked. He had no answers. All he had was party-line rhetoric, Obama-hater quips and the same bumper sticker language used by the right-wing pundits. It’s a shame. I can’t have a logical discussion with him because he gets his news from Fox television and right-wing radio shows, and is ignorant of the facts. When questioned, he thinks raising his voice and swearing will make him right. This last stand by Republicans will not work, and will cost them dearly in future elections. I’m not sorry for them. Tyler Cassell, Flushing

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To The Editor: s we approach a City Council vote expected for October, give the developers of a massive shopping mall project called Willets Point West credit for this: together they possess a fabulous imagination. They predict their project will lead to a revitalization reminiscent of 42nd Street. The mall proposed for the Citi Field parking lot will transform Willets Point into a destination, a magnet for shoppers who then will provide spillover benefits when they dine at the restaurants of Corona and Jackson Heights. But how likely is that vision? Not very on either point. That’s because the scheme presented by the developers is an anti-city plan that would result in more cars, congestion, air pollution, and wasted energy. While Brooklyn, other parts of New York City, and indeed cities around the world look to sustainable, smart, transitoriented growth, Queens is being served up a leftover dish of 1960s auto-dependent development. If a 1.4 million square foot shopping and entertainment center is going to be successful, it’s going to need a lot of people coming and going. That’s truckers transporting goods to be sold, sales people selling them and shoppers buying them – lots of shoppers. How do the builders plan to move all these people – along with residents of the already approved 5,500 housing unit, also by Sterling Equities and Related Companies? The nearby No. 7 train that stops at Citi Field is already overcrowded. At a City Hall public hearing earlier this month, the developers didn’t spend much time on transit improvements. Even minor improvements such as additional exits from the elevated station didn’t seem likely. “The Alan Goldsher Director of Marketing Maureen Coppola Advertising Administrator

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Willets Point station is not a priority for the MTA,” one official told members of the City Council. Instead, the developers are counting on road improvements, including new and hugely expensive highway ramps. That means more cars, congestion, air pollution, and wasted energy, not just in the immediate area, but also along nearby highways, which are also overcrowded. The developers should know better. Malls suck business out of nearby commercial areas, such as downtown Flushing. And it’s highly unlikely that mall shoppers would bypass the food court, cross over the Grand Central Parkway and search out restaurants in Corona and Jackson Heights. This is nothing like patrons at Lincoln Center strolling across Broadway to dine at Upper West Side eateries. They must know that their comparison to 42nd Street is flawed. If location, location, location are the three most important rules of real estate, it’s clear Willets Point is not Times Square. Times Square is the “Crossroads of the World,” served by eight subway lines. Willets Point is served by the aforementioned No. 7 train, and it’s not the center of anything, expect the frustration of Mets fans. A better comparison might be another famous metro location. Like Willets Point, it’s built on filled-in marshland, was used for dumping, has a big sports arena, is ringed by highways and also would be home to a huge shopping mall. Willets Point just might be the next Meadowlands. And that’s a comparison no modern environmentally sustainable city would want. Len Maniace, First Vice President, Jackson Heights Beautification Group

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QUeeNS tHIS week Cardozo Students Protest Funding Cut

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

Hundreds of students gathered outside Benjamin N. Cardozo High School to rally against cuts enacted by the Dept. of Education. Cardozo is facing a $400,000 cut to its budget, resulting in the loss of some Advanced Placement courses and the limiting of electives like physical education. As a result of these sudden drawbacks, students flocked onto the school green, holding makeshift signs and shouting in protest loud enough to be heard two blocks over. The event happened just one day after principal Gerald Martori sent a letter to parents on Oct. 1, informing them about the financial situation. In the letter, he said that Advanced Placement courses that were taught in a double period will instead be conducted in a “blended learning model” with the second period devoted to student research, problem solving and portfolio development. “I assure you that these necessary adjustments will not impact on our students’ ability to meet New York State’s graduation requirements and college and career readiness,” the letter said. Many of the students disagreed. “We’re definitely an underdog and we’re trying to survive. We want to hold our high academic standards,” Tom Dinegar, a senior and the student government president who also planned the rally, said. “These changes not only impact our ability to expand our fields of knowledge but also obstruct our path to college and universities as well just furthering our knowledge into our fields of interest,” Chase Lin, a junior and one of the rally’s organizers, said in a statement. Throughout the protest, students screamed statements like “Save our schools!” and “Fund Cardozo!” Some teachers were on hand to protest the cuts as well. One teacher who wished to remain anonymous due to fear of retribution said, “For a Mayor that tries to make a very strong case about how he’s supporting education, this seems to fly in the face of that. Here are kids that are dying to have an education and this money doesn’t seem to be there.” In response, the DOE said the change in budget would not strongly affect AP classes and that the cuts were partially because Cardozo is 15 students below its enrollment projections. “School budgets fluctuate annually based on the number of registered students,” Marcus Lim, deputy press secretary for the DOE, said. “We are working closely with Principal Martori to make sure that the school’s programming is aligned with their budget

and continues to focus on providing rigorous courses to prepare our students for college and careers.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Forest Hills’ Midway Theater Sold

BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer

A historic Forest Hills property has been sold to a trio of investors. The Midway Theater, which sits on Queens Boulevard right off of Continental Avenue, has been sold for $20.5 million. The theater was bought by a group of New York City-based real estate companies, which include Brick Capital, BLDG Management and Eastern Consolidated. The company that sold the theater is another real estate company, Federal Realty Investment Trust. A spokeswoman for Federal Realty, Lisa Geiger, said the limited potential for income is the main reason the company sold the theater. “We are continuously reviewing our portfolio and concluded that the Midway Theater building was a good candidate for disposition because of its limited opportunity for near to medium-term income growth,” she said in an email. Geiger added the process for selling the theater has been ongoing since June and they will continue to invest at their other property in Queens, which is at 188th Street in Jamaica Estates. It is unclear what will become of the Midway Theater, if it will remain a theater or be converted into another business. A spokesperson for Eastern Consolidated declined to comment on the sale, while calls placed to Brick Capital and BLDG were not returned as of press time. Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio said the board has not heard from any of the companies that purchased the property, adding they are not required to reach out to the board unless they are requesting a change to the zoning laws of the building. Gulluscio said he looks forward to meeting with the investors to discuss any plans they might have for the theater. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

Sikhs Rally Against Hate In Richmond Hill

BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer

In response to a hate crime late last month, members of the Sikh community and several elected officials gath-

ered to say the hate must stop. On Sept. 21, Dr. Prabhjot Singh, a Sikh-American professor at Columbia University, was attacked while walking in Harlem on Sept. 21. The attackers reportedly yelled slurs, including “Osama” and “Terrorist” while they assaulted Singh. The professor was punched in the face multiple times and sustained a broken jaw as a result of the incident. The Sikh community in Richmond Hill condemned the attack at the Sikh Cultural Society last Sunday. “We are all troubled by the rising number of hate crimes in a City that we all refer to as home. Today marks an opportunity for us to pool our resources, minds and resolve to ensure that we have a safe and nourishing environment for all New Yorkers. A safer New York for all people is a stronger New York City,” said Sona Simran Kaur Rai, a spokesperson for Prabhjot Singh and a member on the Board of Directors of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund in a statement. According to a report released by the SALDEF, a civil rights and education group, there have been more than 300 crimes against Sikh-Americans since 9/11 and the victims are often subjected to intimidation or vandalism of their personal property. Assemblyman David Weprin (DFresh Meadows), whose district includes part of Richmond Hill, also attended the rally and spoke out against the attack. “In a nation that thrives because of its long standing commitment to diversity, religious tolerance and freedom, it is unacceptable that Sikh Americans have been the repeated targets of hate crimes. Mass violence and hate crimes against any group of people are intolerable and preventable,” he said in a statement. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

Residents Demand Playground Repairs

BY TRIshA sAkhuJA Staff Writer

Volunteers want to improve conditions at the Astoria Heights playground because concerned parents

who take their children to the playground say it is not a safe or clean environment. The Dept. of Parks and Recreation, however, has not given them the green light to do so. Rev. Larry Mayberry of Connection Church New York City said his team of volunteers can build a retaining wall that would fix the park’s eroding hill and excessive dirt problem. He said the Parks Dept. responded to their plea by saying they did not have the staff to supervise such a project. Members of the newly formed group, Friends of the Astoria Heights playground, attended the Community Board 1 meeting on Sept. 17 asking for a change, so their children can play safely without having to worry about trash, broken glass, drugs, condoms and off-leash dogs. Some of the bigger problems mentioned were the eroded areas of the playground, exposed tree roots and poor sewer drainage. They hope the playground’s maintenance and upkeep can climb from priority number 20 out of 34, to the top of the board’s list of priorities, which will be sent to the City for consideration. “My son blew up a condom like a balloon,” Mara Smith said, a mother of a four-year-old son. Lynn Kennedy, founder of the Friends of Astoria Heights playground, said she brings her two-yearold to other parks in the neighborhood even though she lives only a few blocks away from the playground. The petition she started has more than 200 signatures now. Jenny Rando, a mother who visits the park with her eight-year-old and five-year-old daughter, said she has caught teenagers having intercourse in the bathroom. A spokesperson from the Dept. of Parks said the Astoria Heights playground is cleaned at least five times every week. “The park’s multi-purpose play space was reconstructed last year, its handball and basketball courts are now in the process of being reconstructed, and we are currently seeking funding to renovate the playground and fix eroded areas,” spokesperson said. The Friends of Astoria Heights Playground will organize a clean-up day in the upcoming weeks. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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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 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 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. ________________________ 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. ________________________ 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. ________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF B. Y. NEW CITY LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC); Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04-25-2013. Office location: Queens County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to the LLC at 46-17 SMART STREET, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11355. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. ______________________ SUPREME COURT – COUNT Y 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 #8162385. 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 ________________________ 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 10939 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 Count y, 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 ________________________ 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. _______________________ HUA 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. ________________________ 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. ________________________ 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 LIMITED LIABILIT Y 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 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 the process to the LLC, 147-06 2nd Avenue, Whitestone, New York 11357. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________ PROBATE CITATION File No. 2012-4846 SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS COUNTY SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO To the heirs at law, next of kin, and distributes of JOAN NOWAK deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributes, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having been duly filed by Annette Russo, who is domiciled at 90-02 24th Road, East Elmhurst, New York 11369. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on October 10, 2013, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of JOAN NOWAK lately domiciled at 62-53 69th Street, Middle Village, New York 11379, admitting to probate a Will dated May 12, 2007, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Joan Nowak deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [X] Letters Testamentary issue to: Annette Russo (State any further relief requested) HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk Dated, Attested and Sealed AUG 30 2013 Joseph Urso Attorney for Petitioner (718) 894-4600 Telephone Number 73-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, New York 11379 Address of Attorney [NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object

to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] ________________________ 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 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. ________________________ 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 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 ________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. NAME: 20-70A STEINWAY STREET FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Application for Authority was filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/15/13. The LP was originally filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on 01/23/01. The duration date is perpetual. Office location: Queens Count y. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LP, 23-19 Broadway, Astoria, New York 11106

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Three Queens Schools Win Blue Ribbon Award BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Although the semester just started, three Queens schools have something to be proud about. They were named as National Blue Ribbon Schools. PS 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Richmond Hill, PS 221 The North Hills School in Little Neck and PS 46 The Alley Pond School in Oakland Gardens were named as Blue Ribbon Schools for 2013. The award recognizes schools that have students excelling academically. Queens has the most Blue Ribbon schools this year out of the five boroughs. They are joined by PS 199 Jessie Isador Straus in Manhattan, PS 222 Katherine R. Snyder School in Brooklyn and PS 247 in Brooklyn. The three Queens principals each said they were honored to have their schools earn Blue Ribbon recognition for 2013, mentioning that the students, teachers and parents all worked together to help their programs excel. “It’s truly through the hard work of our conscientious students, dedication of our talented staff and support of our parents that we have become a school of excellence. PS 221 is truly a special place,” principal Patricia Bullard said. “We’re extremely excited and over the moon. We are a community that’s joined together in excellence. We are dedicated to giving our children the

best education possible,” PS 46 principal Marsha Goldberg said, adding that other schools should “keep focusing on each child and giving them the best education possible. I hope everybody achieves this great accolade.” “It’s been a culmination of a 12 year journey for me and the staff who’s been with me to see such accolades on the school,” PS 66 principal Phyllis Leinwand said. “What’s really one of the main contributing factors is every-

one works as a community. Everyone has a common goal. We’re very happy and we hope we made the Borough proud.” The Department of Education will honor 236 public and 50 private schools at a ceremony on Nov. 18 and 19 in Washington, D.C. “Excellence in education matters and we should honor the schools that are leading the way to prepare students for success in college and careers,” U.S.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement. “I congratulate the principals, students, teachers, and parents at these six schools for receiving this honor; it is a testament to all of their hard work and dedication to student achievement,” City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said in a statement. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Volunteers Master The Art Of Tree Pruning BY TRIshA sAkhuJA Staff Writer In New York City, where there is limited money for tree maintenance but significant need, the Citizen Pruner Tree Care course prepares volunteers to not only plant trees, but also protect and preserve them. By using trees as a vehicle for environmental education and action, Trees NY, an urban forestry nonprofit organization, offers the Citizen Pruner Tree Care course, which allows tree lovers to become certified by TreesNY and the Dept. of Parks to legally prune the City’s trees. The $100 course consists of five sessions that includes a comprehensive manual. The first four classes will take place indoors, where par-

ticipants will learn about trees in the urban environment, the benefit of trees, the different species of trees and ways to care for and prune trees. The fifth session will include handson work where the participants will learn how to care for and prune trees. Residents who were affected by the 2006 blackout and live in Astoria, Woodside or Sunnyside can enter to win a scholarship through North Star Fund’s Greening Western Queens fund, which would reduce the total course fee to $15. Education Director Samual Bishop said the only requirement a participant must have before signing up for the course is a love for trees. He said even though most people come in knowing little or nothing about trees,

it is fun to meet people who love trees and want to save them. “Most people only look at planting trees, but we look at a tree’s ongoing care,” Bishop said. Bishop said because of strong storms like Superstorm Sandy, properly pruning trees is necessary because it strengthens a tree’s resistance to damage and breakage. Pruning can also influence a tree’s shape, while removing limbs in danger of falling. The course starts on Oct. 10 and meets at the Bohemian Beer Garden in Astoria. Please visit treesny.org to learn more about the Citizen Pruner Program or call (212) 227-1887. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

When It Comes to Cancer Screening, It’s Time to Start Using Your Head (and Neck) Head and neck cancers affect the tongue, mouth, lips, throat, voice box, nose, salivary glands and thyroid. This year, more than 53,000 people will develop new cases of head and neck cancers. Are you at risk? You might discover early indications of head and neck cancer, such as sores, pain, lumps or red/dark patches in your mouth, but the best way to determine your risk is to be screened by a doctor. Come to the screening at the Hearing and Speech Center at Long Island Jewish Medical Center on October 10. It’s free and the actual screening takes just 10 minutes. Plus, it can save your life. Now that’s using your head.

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Two Years After Blaze, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reopens By Luis Gronda Staff Writer

who blew off steam at the bar, wellknown figures like the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets, and other celebrities were known to visit Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and sign memorabilia. Since that time, the Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill family has been rebuilding their business from the ground up and, after multiple delays; it has resulted in a brand new version of an old neighborhood favorite. Tara Pyle, George Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, said the family was elated to finally reopen the bar, after the long rebuilding process, which she

Two years and 140 days. That is how long Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was closed before reopening last week. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Restaurant, located at 64-21 53rd Drive, recently reopened in the neighborhood, holding a ceremony last week. The bar burned down in May 2011 after a kitchen fire. The five-alarm blaze destroyed the establishment, along with the autographed memorabilia that decorated Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. In addition to the community residents

called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;never ending project.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people are excited that something is back. Before, walking past here, it was so desolate, so to bring a little life back to the plateau is nice,â&#x20AC;? Pyle said. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, one of the owners of the establishment, said they held a soft reopening a couple of weeks prior to its official opening and residents packed the bar that week as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We opened the door at four oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock in the afternoon and at 7:30, you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get in the door,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how excited the people were to get here.â&#x20AC;?

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customers are happy to see the bar make its return as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even better than it was before,â&#x20AC;? said Salvatore Tedesco, who lives in Maspeth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the greatest thing to happen in Maspeth.â&#x20AC;? The reopening ceremony included firefighters from Rescue 4, based in Woodside, presenting Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the American flag that stood over the restaurant the day of the fire. The flag survived the blaze and was presented in a special protective case. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

Group Wants To Restore Steinway Mansion By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer

With support from the community, the Friends of Steinway Mansion launched the Steinway Mansion Music Festival on Sept. 28 at SingleCut Beersmiths in Astoria. A series of local bands will play at bars and restaurants over the course of the next few weeks to raise awareness and funds for the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Using music to raise awareness for the plight of the Steinway Mansion was frankly a no-brainer,â&#x20AC;? Singleton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Steinwaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; revolutionized modern music and modern New York.â&#x20AC;? The music festival is one of the ways

A group of local activists, artists and elected officials have united to restore a historic landmark in Long Island City. The Steinway Mansion at 18-33 41st St., means so much to the community, said Bob Singleton, founder of the Friends of Steinway Mansion and executive director of the Greater Astoria Historical Society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mansion represents the spirit of New York City,â&#x20AC;? Singleton said.

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POLICE BLOTTER 103rd Precinct Collision investigation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; At approximately 11:37 a.m. on Sept. 27, at the intersection of 160th Street and Archer Avenue, a 50-year-old male was struck by a black Mercury Mountaineer, driven by a 42-year-old female, as he crossed the street in the crosswalk. The aided was transported to Jamaica Hospital via EMS, where he was later pronounced deceased. The driver of the Mountaineer remained on the scene. The NYPDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad is conducting the investigation.

104th Precinct RobbeRy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The NYPD is asking the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistance identifying and locating the following suspect wanted in connection to a robbery. At approximately 6:50 p.m. on Sept. 15, the suspect entered the Radio Shack located at 70-01 Grand Ave., displayed a firearm and demanded cash. The victim complied and the suspect fled with cash. No injuries were reported at the incident. The suspect is described as a male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, mask and white headphones.

108th Precinct Collision investigation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; At approximately 11:05 p.m. on Sept. 28, police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Broadway and 58th Street. Upon arrival, officers observed a 19-year-old male, identified as Luis Bravo of Jackson Heights, unconscious and unresponsive, with severe trauma about the body. EMS also responded to the location and transported Bravo to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigation revealed that the pedestrian was walking eastbound on Broadway at 58th Street when a darkcolored sedan, traveling southbound

on Broadway, struck him and subsequently fled the scene. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. Collision investigation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; At 11:38 a.m. on Sept. 26, police responded to a 911 call for a pedestrian struck on 47th Avenue between 32nd Place and 33rd Street. Upon arrival, police discovered an 18-year-old male, identified as Alexander Ciszewski of Sunnyside, unconscious and unresponsive with severe trauma to the body. EMS responded to the scene and transported Ciszewski to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigation revealed that the pedestrian was skateboarding while holding on to the passenger side of a white 2005 GMC box truck traveling eastbound on 47th Avenue when the pedestrian apparently lost control while riding the skateboard and fell underneath the rear wheel of the vehicle.

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Expo Showcases Queens Businesses By Luis Gronda Staff Writer

ness after a few quips made people laugh. Yale said he started writing more puns and compiling them together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found that it was giving me a sense of empowerment. I could walk around and make people laugh,â&#x20AC;? he said. Yale has since self-published two books of puns and A resident paints a line on Sandra Vucicevicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (left) will judge a pun- canvas, as part of her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brush Votes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Creating The off competition in Creatorâ&#x20AC;? project. Austin, Texas next year. Yaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is available online at Amazon and to only looking at what the artist has created. Barnes and Noble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The point is to include the comArtist Sandra Vucicevic was also at the expo, continuing her project munity in this project and make them â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brush Votes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Creating The Cre- feel like an artist,â&#x20AC;? said Vucicevic, who is based in Long Island City and ator.â&#x20AC;? As someone walks by, Vucicevic lives in Briarwood. She has taken her project offers the brush and asks to paint a straight line on the canvas. Then, throughout Queens, including at a you write your initials on a separate community arts day last month in canvas, which allows her to keep Kew Gardens, and will host another track of how many have contributed â&#x20AC;&#x153;brush votesâ&#x20AC;? performance in Long Island City later this month. to the project. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 357According to Vucicevic, her project is aimed at getting the public in- 7400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstrivolved in a piece of art as opposed bune.com, or @luisgronda.

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and feed six to eight people. The cookies cost $13 for a dozen and $7 for a half dozen. The goods are available for order at pieladynyc. com. Rothstein said her friends were the primary reason she started a baking company. While she attempted to qualify for the green market in Union Square, she would often ask her friends to taste her desserts and give their opinion. Several friends enjoyed what she baked, she said, and put in orders for more baked goods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just kept ordering and ordering and it just became a ripple effect,â&#x20AC;? Rothstein said. She added that the expo presented a terrific opportunity to present what she offers and promote her business. David Yale is a Bayside-based author who was at the expo promoting his new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homes Pun Humor.â&#x20AC;? Yaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is a complied series of original puns, play-on-words and clever satire. This is his second book, following 2010â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pun Enchanted Evenings.â&#x20AC;? He got into the pun-writing busi-

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Notice of Formation of Winter Solutions LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/5/13. 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: 220-25 Hartland Ave., Hollis Hills, NY 11427, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ N & L TRANSPORTATION, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/3/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 145-40 Rockaway Blvd Jamaica, NY 11436. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BUSHWICK ARMS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/11/13. 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 LLC, 161-02 Union Turnpike, 2nd Floor, Flushing, New York 11366. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 19 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000785-13/ 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) Fatima (Last) Sheikh My present name is (First) Moshammad (Last) Fatima aka Fatima Moshammad My present address is 88-19 163rd St., Jamaica, NY 11432 My place of birth is Bangladesh My date of birth is November 27, 1989 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 19 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000823-13/ 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) Hailey (Middle) Victoria (Last) Yuen My present name is (First) Hailey (Last) Yuen (infant) My present address is 6715F 190th Ln., Apt. #F, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is June 10, 2008 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on AUG 20 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000675-13/

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) Irene (Last) Chen My present name is (First) Irene (Last) Wu (infant) My present address is 4242 195th St., Flushing, NY 11358 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is November 15, 2007; Assume the name of (First) Tony (Last) Chen My present name is (First) Jian (Last) Yang My present address is 4242 195th St., Flushing, NY 11358 My place of birth is People’s Republic of China My date of birth is October 02, 1982 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 19 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000833-13/ 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) Jerome (Last) Williams My present name is (First) Male (Last) Williams aka Jerome Williams My present address is 215-37 112th Ave., Queens Village, NY 11429 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is February 23, 1961 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 19 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000791-13/ 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) Ashton (Middle) Bhalram (Last) Deonarine My present name is (First) Bhalram (Middle) Ashton (Last) Deonarine (infant) My present address is 114-13 121st St., South Ozone Park, NY 11420 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is June 06, 2012 ________________________ Notice of formation of MTC Holdings Group LLC. Articles of Org. filed w/ Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 2/12/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 8424 120th St, #1, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on AUG 22 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000705-13/ 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)

Sean (Middle) Antonio Errington (Last) Davis My present name is (First) Sean (Middle) Antonio (Last) Rainford aka Sean Antonio Errington Rainford, aka Sean Antonio E Rainford My present address is 232-20 South Conduit Ave., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is May 11, 1990 ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 19503/2012 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon County in which premises are situated. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Tax Lien Foreclosure Block: 16134; Lot: 10 a/k/a 178 Beach 92 Street NYCTL 2011A TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Collateral Agent and Custodian, Plaintiffs, -against- 178 BEACH HOUSE LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF WATERFALL VICTORIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2011-SBC3, LISA SIRABELLA AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST CREATED UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF RAISA FUTTERMAN, GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC., ARMANDO PORTO, if living, and if he/she be dead, his/her representative heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the amended complaint herein, HENRY P. WEINSTEIN, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, “John Doe No. 1” through “John Doe No. 100” inclusive, the names of the last 100 defendants being unknown to plaintiff, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the tax lien premises and/or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in or a lien upon the subject property, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and the assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title, or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the

complaint herein, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants. To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Notice of Nature of Action and Relief Sought The Object of the above entitled action is to foreclose a Tax Lien in the original Tax Lien Principal Balance of $2,613.57 with interest as described in a certain Tax Lien Certificate dated November 16, 2011 and recorded in the Office of the City Register for the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, on November 23, 2011 in City Register File Number (“CRFN”) 2011000408634 upon premises described as follows: ADDRESS:178 Beach 92 Street BLOCK:16134 LOT: 10 COUNTY: Queens The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Tax Lien described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county where the Property being foreclosed upon is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Plaintiff who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and complaint and protect your property. Sending a payment to the Plaintiff will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: June 11, 2013 New York, New York THE LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS P. MALONE, PLLC By: Thomas P. Malone Attorneys for Plaintiffs 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1540 New York,

New York 10165 Ph: (212) 867-0500 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Court dated May 30, 2013 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office ________________________ File No.: 2004-2930/B CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Reginald Stuart, Maurice Stuart, Vincent Stuart, Warden Barfield, Linnea Stuart, Tonya Stuart Martin, Jennifer Turini, Circle Group and Associates Corp., Attorney General of the State of New York. The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of JOSEPH STUART, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of JOSEPH STUART, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 225-30 Mentone Street, Laurelton, NY 11413, 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 Temporary Administrator of the Estate of JOSEPH STUART, 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 14th day of November, 2013 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Temporary 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 $15,349.11 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 the claim from Maurice Stuart in the amount of $16,537.41 should not be rejected; and why the claim from Maurice Stuart in the amount of $14,686.50 should not be rejected; and why the broker commission on real estate in the amount of $7,650.00 should not be paid as determined by the court; 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 16th day of September, 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 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on AUG 07 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000669-13/ 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) Lauren (Middle) Helman (Last) Foley My present name is (First) Lauren (Middle) Ann (Last) Foley aka Lauren Ann Helman My present address is 3415 31st Ave., Apt. 5D, Astoria, NY 11106 My place of birth is Boston, MA My date of birth is June 10, 1984 ________________________ Notice of Formation of HL GLOBAL INT’L LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/04/2013. Office located in Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: HL GLOBAL INT’L LLC, 226-46 76th Road, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Dual Hotel Development Coming To Flushing BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer A new two-in-one hotel development will rise in Flushing in two years. Starwood Hotel and Resorts recently announced that a new dual hotel will be coming to Flushing in September 2015. A short trip from LaGuardia Airport, Element Flushing and Four Points by Sheraton Flushing will combine Element’s eco-friendly brand with Four Points’ style. The building, which is still being designed, will be located at 134-37 35th Ave. The two hotels will cater to different customers, according to Brian McGuinness, Starwood’s senior vice president for Specialty Select Brands. “We have a transient hotel in the Four Points for a quick trip and Element for those three-night stays, et cetera. It was a good balance between the two brands,” he said.

Element Flushing will have 118 rooms, a select-service restaurant and 1,015 square feet of meeting space. Element Flushing will be the second hotel of that brand in the City. The Element brand is known for its environmental-friendliness, mandating that all its hotels meet the U.S. LEED Certification for high-performance buildings. Four Points by Sheraton Flushing will have 178 rooms, 1,585 square feet of meeting space and a dining service. It will be the brand’s fourth hotel in the City. The two hotels will share a 24-hour fitness center and an indoor pool. The buildings will be around 15 stories, though that number is an estimate. Since the hotel is still in the design phase, there is no solid price tag or start date for construction. However, McGuinness said the traditional average price for such a structure is between $20 million and $30 million.

Even though there is already a Sheraton branch in the region, Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel at 135-20 39th Ave., McGuinness says that there is room for another development nearby. “We certainly think so, based on the demand from the existing hotels,” he said. “Sheraton East is a full service hotel that targets different customers than the Element or Four Points.” Rob MacKay, director of the Queens Tourism Council, felt that the new developments signaled the continuation of the Borough’s flourishing hotel scene. “The entire Borough is experiencing a hotel boom, but the one in Flushing is particularly impressive. We’re seeing everything from high luxury to no frills and the major emphasis is on serving the Asian traveler. Since most of the new construction is by major international brands, I assume that their research departments have studied the

area and see it as a great place to invest, despite the stiff competition,” he said. “Common sense says that eventually Flushing will get saturated with hotels, some will go under and the construction will stop, but it doesn’t look like this is going to happen in the near future.” MacKay mentioned that Flushing is one of four hotel hubs, each with their own characteristics. In Long Island City, there are 21 hotels, which cater to those looking for a long-term stay near Manhattan. The two other hubs are near the two airports, which are mainly for people who have missed their flight or are waiting for a connecting flight. The branch will be operated and owned by Century Construction Group, a real estate development and holding company based in Flushing. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Brewery To Open Next Month In Glendale Ficalora

BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer

Soon, you will be able to drink craft beer made in Queens. The Finback Brewery will open its doors in mid-November, offering ales made in the Borough and shipped to local establishments. The brewery, which will be located at 78-01 77th Ave. in Glendale, was created because its co-founders, Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford, have a great passion for making beer. Lee said they always had an interest in the process of making beer, the different kinds of ingredients you need to create beer and drinking it as well. He said they felt there was a need to open a local brewery in the City. “New York City needs more good and local craft beer. There aren’t that many local craft beer breweries,” Lee said. Then, an 18-month search began to find a location big enough to accommodate the equipment they need for the brewery. They said they looked all over the City, but knew they found the right

and allow people to taste the alcohol they make at Finback. “We want to provide good, fresh beer in a fun place to see it and have people be able to come see how it’s made. We’re New Yorkers. We live here, we make it here,” Lee said. The brewery is named after a Finback Photo by Luis Gronda Whale that was found Kevin Stafford (left) and Basil Lee will open in Breezy Point last year. the Finback Brewery next month. The pair said they place once they inspected the site in will be distributing their beer to bars in the Borough but it is not yet known Glendale. “As soon as I saw this space, I knew where exactly it will be sold. There is also a Kickstarter camthis was the one,” Stafford said. “I saw paign to raise funds for the brewery. it and it screamed brewery.” The duo describe their beer as So far, they have raised more than “thick” and “piney” and they will fo- $18,000 and it ends on October 10. To cus on making ales for the time being donate, visit kickstarter.com and type and not so much on lagers or pilsners. “Finback Brewery” in the search bar. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 357They also want to invite residents to see how their beer is made and they 7400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstriwill be hosting tours of the brewery bune.com, or @luisgronda.

Build It Back Program Extended Until October BY LuIs GROndA Staff Writer Homeowners still rebuilding from Superstorm Sandy will have more time to apply for a City program that aids them in that process. The City’s Build It Back program has been extended another month and the new deadline to apply for it is now October 31. According to a press release from NYC Build it Back announcing the ex-

tension, almost 5,000 people have registered for the program in the last two weeks and more than 22,000 people have signed up for it in total since its inception in June. That number includes more than 9,000 residents of Queens. “With an influx of new registrants in the past two weeks, we are extending the deadline so that more New Yorkers have the opportunity to sign up for NYC Build it Back,” said Brad Gair, director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations.

The Build It Back program is funded with about $648 million in federal disaster recovery funds that was passed by Congress this year. It was created to help families rebuild their residential properties by giving them several different options, including helping repair their properties or giving them money to help pay for costs related to rebuilding damaged homes. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

Named Bank Vice Chair

Joseph Ficalora has been named the vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, according to a statement released earlier this week. The president and chief executive officer of New York Community Bank, Ficalora will serve in the position through 2014. He takes over for Jose Gonzalez, who resigned from the board on Sept. 30. “I believe our board has made an excellent choice in electing Joe to serve as vice chairman,” Michael Horn, chairman of the bank board, said in a statement. “His expertise and experience will help guide the Home Loan Bank as we continue our mission to meet the needs of our members and the communities we all serve.” Ficalora also serves on the boards of a number of Queens institutions, including the Queens Library Foundation, the New York Hall of Science, New York Hospital Queens and the Museum of the Moving Image. He said he looks forward to his new position. “The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is an extremely talented group of banking industry leaders and housing and community development experts,” he said. “I have seen how important it is to the Bank’s membership to have an active and involved Board, and I look forward to continuing to serve the cooperative in my new role.”

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Klein Comes To Queens

Scenes From Maker Faire

At left, Comedian Robert Klein performed two shows at Queens Theatre in the Park on Sept. 28-29. Above, Klein took time after each show to speak with fans and sign autographs. Photos by Ira Cohen.

North Flushing Grand Opening It seems like everyone made their way to the annual Maker Faire, held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Sept. 21-22. Above, a man in a full-sized Iron Man costume greets people outside the New York Hall of Science. Below, actress Geena Davis tours the event. Photos by Andrew Kelly for NYSCI.

Thomas Galante, president of the Queens Library system, addresses the audience at the grand reopening of the Mitchell-Linden branch of the library, located at 31-32 Union St. Galante was joined by Assemblyman Ron Kim, State Sen. Toby Stavisky and Councilman Peter Koo. Photo by Xin Ping Tian.

Happy Retirement Celebrating 100 Years

Borough President Helen Marshall participated in the 100th Anniversary celebration for FDNY Engine Co. 286 and Ladder Co. 135, based in Glendale. The two fire companies were founded in 1913 as part of an FDNY expansion program aimed at creating more professional firefighters. Marshall was joined by Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, to her immediate left, and Queens Borough Commander Robert Maynes to Cassano’s left. Photo provided by the Borough President’s office.

Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan recently presented a joint proclamation from herself and Assemblyman Mike Miller to David Bishop, principal of PS 88Q, on the occassion of his retirement. Bishop was a teacher, assistant principal and then principal over the course of 30 years. Pictured (from left) are Assistant Principal Robert Quintana, Nolan, Bishop and David Aglialoro, from Nolan’s office.

Dining & Entertainment

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Astoria Native To Compete For ‘Top Chef’ Title By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer Astoria native Benedetto Bartolotta will take his cooking skills to New Orleans, where he will compete with 16 contestants for the title of Bravo’s “Top Chef.” Bartolotta said he is ready for this season’s cook-off because he expects intense cooking with close to impossible cooking limitations. For its 11th season, the chef ’testants will battle head-to-head for $125,000 f ur nishe d by He a lt hy C hoice, a feature in Food & Wine magazine, a showcase at the Annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen and the title of “Top Chef.” As this season’s show premieres on Oct. 2, the chefs will be tasked with serving food for top entertainers, culinary stars and celebrity guest judges. The contestants will have to pass the taste-test from lead judges like

Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse, alongside host Padma Lakshmi. Bartolotta comes from a family who loves to cook and who stays true to their “culinary rituals.” Since his parents would often entertain family and friends with homemade feasts, he said he would always help out in the kitchen. Growing up in Astoria also inspired Bartolotta to cook because fresh groceries at the retail fruit stands on Ditmars Boulevard, and all cuts of meat from the butcher shops lining Broadway were always readily available. When asked how he will handle any surprises during the competition, he said, “You have to be light on your feet and expect the unexpected.” Since Bartolotta was recently a sous chef for Chef Odette Fada on Bravo’s “Battle of the Sous Chefs,” which is a part of “Top Chef Masters” culinary competition, he said he is a bit more familiar with

the geography of the kitchen. “Plus I have been an executive chef in real life for many years before the show, so I took a step down to get a step up,” Bartolotta said. Bartolotta left Astoria at the age of 18 to pursue a degree in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America. In addition to his degree, Bartolotta studied extensively in Europe and Asia, where he said he was able to hone his skills and bring back innovative ideas. Bartolotta has not only worked as the executive chef for acclaimed New York City restaurants such as San Domenico NY, Cipriani and Osteria del Circo, but he is also the founder of Indulge by Bene’s, an event-planning and catering company. If he wins the title of “Top Chef,” Bartolotta said he would use the winning prize money towards a store front for his catering business.

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

Event Raises $55K CMJ Music Marathon Returns Dribble When Steve Lavin told the particiBy jOE MarViLLi Staff Writer

Music fans, it is that time of year again. The CMJ Music Marathon is set to kick off for the 33rd time this October. From Oct. 15-19, CMJ will fill more than 80 venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn with more than 1,400 performances and 100 conference events. This is not your typical festival, with big names and crowds in the thousands. Instead, CMJ focuses on tomorrow’s superstars, spreading them throughout clubs, concert halls and theaters. CMJ, which originally stood for College Media Journal, held its first iteration of the music marathon in 1981 with only two bands. From there, it has grown to become one of the most well-known and respected showcases for new artists ready for their big break. The festival’s attendance is now around 120,000, giving these unknown musicians plenty of people on which to make an impression. Many artists that have played CMJ in the past are now at the forefront of their particular genre, with some having broken into the mainstream. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs played at CMJ in 2002, one year before “Maps” made them famous. In 2004, Arcade Fire played at the 250capacity Mercury Lounge for CMJ. Six years later, the band performed at Madison Square Garden. Mumford & Sons had a CMJ showcase in 2009, one year before their debut album went multi-platinum, and four years before playing a sold-out show at the

tennis stadium in Forest Hills. So what does CMJ have to offer this year? There is an expansive variety of artists and bands that will be playing over the course of the festival. Most of these bands are unknown, though quite a few have built up some buzz over the last couple of years. Savages is a post-punk revival band from London that is becoming well-known for their ferocious live performance. Glasser is an experimental singer-songwriter that combines ethereal sounds with solid songwriting. Father John Misty is a folk singer that dips into psychedelic rock and is a former member of Fleet Foxes. P.O.S. is an alternative rapper from the underground Minneapolis scene. Additional artists are still being added to the line-up. If you are low on cash, keep an eye out, as there are often many free shows open to the public during CMJ. One example is KEXP’s Live Broadcast at Judson Memorial Church, located at 55 Washington Square South. From Oct. 16 to Oct. 18, a number of bands and DJs will keep the music playing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To purchase tickets to this year’s festival, visit www.cmj.com/marathon/attend. Discounts are offered for those with a valid student ID. If you do not want to shell out the money for the entire week and are only interested in a couple of showcases, contact the venue of that specific show, as there are sometimes tickets for individual concerts available. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

pants in the Dribble for the Cure that they were “soldiers in a fight against cancer,” they listened. The head coach of St. John’s men’s basketball team has been cancer-free for about 20 months and addressed a crowd at Carnesecca Arena last Saturday. Lavin, who was diagnosed in 2011 with prostate cancer, expressed that “the most powerful form of leadership are your actions.” Members of the team expressed how they were affected by the diagnosis and what the Dribble for the Cure event means to the man who recruited them to St. John’s. “Our coach survived cancer, it’s like seeing our father survive cancer,” said Red Storm center Chris Obekpa. “I can’t wait to lead the kids in here and see the smiles on their faces.” “This is my favorite time of year,” said St. John’s point guard Phil Greene IV. “This is about giving back to kids who have cancer. For a day, they can take their minds off their troubles and take them away.” Junior guard D’Angelo Harrison commented that it was a good opportunity for the team to “count our blessings and put smiles on their faces.” Jakarr Sampson said he was pleased to be a part of it. “It means a lot to us and St. John’s,” said last season’s Big East Rookie of the Year. “It’s about giving back to the community and serving. Lavin always talks about the struggle and these kids are going through it, so you can just imagine what they’re going through.” Also appearing at the event was legendary St. John’s basketball coach Lou Carnesecca.

Former SJU Athletic Director Jack Kaiser (from left), former SJU coach Brian Mahoney, early 70s basketball star Billy Schaeffer at the Dribble for the Cure event last week.

“The cause is wonderful. People give themselves up. The big thing about this is you help people,” he said. “It’s good for the young people to see that there are other people in this world. It’s wonderful really. St. John’s has always done that.” The event raised more than $55,000 this year, the most in the three years the event has been held at St. John’s. More than 500 people came out to help the cause. The Pediatric Cancer Research has raised more than $30 million since being established in 1982. Red Storm sharpshooter Max Hooper said the event gave “perspective to see what kind of impact we have on the community as St. John’s studentathletes.” “It’s pretty special if we can raise money for people who have experienced cancer,” remarked Mel Davis, who played for St. John’s from 1970 to 1972. “We’re on board to help as many people as we can.” -David russell

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Queens today

FRIDay 10/4 QUintEssEntiAL QUEEns

Queens College will hold an all-day conference called “Quintessential Queens: Celebrating America’s Fourth Largest City,” in a celebration and study of the Borough’s diversity, vitality and heritage. The all-day conference will feature discussions on Queens’ culture, natural landscape, history, neighborhoods and future. The conference costs $20 to attend and it includes lunch. For more information, call (718) 9973603, email qqc75@qc.cuny. edu or visit www.qc.cuny. edu/QuintessentialQueens/ Pages/default.aspx.

saTURDay 10/5

BEAUtiFiCAtion DAy

AUDRA McDonALD

Help clean up and beautify your local street trees with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Partnership for Parks, BIG!Compost, the Sunnyside/Woodside Boys and Girls Club, TreesNY, the Girls Scouts and New York Cares. Volunteers are needed and you are invited. Volunteers will add soil and mulch to tree pits, remove weeds and plant daffodil bulbs. These efforts will go a long way to beautify Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue, and ensure that our street trees stay healthy. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Nick Gulotta at ngulotta@council.nyc. gov. The clean-up starts at 10 a.m. under the Sunnyside Arch at 46-02 Queens Blvd.

pEt BLEssinG MAnUEL vALERA

Cuban artist, pianist and composer Manuel Valera will bring his New Cuban Express to Flushing Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. The free, first-come, first-served jazz performance will feature Yosvany Terry on sax, Ton Guarna on guitar, John Benitez on bass, Ludwig Afonso on drums and Mauricio Herrera on percussion.

The Emanuel United Church of Christ in Woodhaven will host its annual blessing of the pets at 11 a.m. There will also be a pumpkin patch after the ceremony. The church is located at 9312 91st Ave. in Woodhaven. To contact the church for more information, please call them at (718) 849-1153.

saTURDay 10/5

ContinEntAL AvE. spRUCE-Up

Join the Forest Hills Green Team as they clean up the tree pits on Continental and 71st avenues in Forest Hills on Saturday, Oct. 5. Volunteers will weed, dig, plant and mulch around trees. There is no experience necessary and it is open to all ages. Tools and work gloves will be provided. The event will run from 10 a.m. until noon. Volunteers will be meeting at the HSBC Bank on 71st Avenue. For information, please send an email to info@queensblvd.org.

FALL FUn DAy

Friends of the Ridgewood Library will host a fall fun day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring a flea market with more than 25 vendors,

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK

free face painting, a free cartoonist and more. The event will take place outside the Ridgewood Library.

Singer Audra McDonald will start the season of Queens College’s Kupferberg Presents with a concert in Colden Auditorium. The Tony Award-winning Broadway legend will perform her favorite show-tunes as well as songs from her new album, “Go Back Home.” The show will run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Ticket prices range from $30 to $89. For more information, visit kupferbergcenter.org. son, Reba McEntire and Garth Brooks, playing hits from the musicians’ respective catalogs. For tickets and info, visit www.visitqpac.org or call (718) 631-6311.

sUNDay 10/6

oktoBERFEst

The Bayside Historical Society will hold its first annual Oktoberfest from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate at Fort Totten Castle with beer, bratwurst, pretzels and other traditional German foods and beverages. Attendees will be entertained by free music and games all day long. Admission to the festival is free, but reservations are suggested. Bayside Historical Society members will receive a free commemorative stein. For more information, call (718) 352-1548.

FALL FEstivAL CAR show A MovinG soUnD

Flushing Town Hall will present Taiwan-based world music group, A Moving Sound, at 7:30 p.m. The band combines traditional Chinese instruments and melodic themes with modern compositions and musical experimentation. Tickets cost $15 for members, $10 for students and $20 for general admission.

ALL-stAR CoUntRy tRiBUtE

The Queensborough Performing Arts Center will hold an “All-Star Country” tribute concert at 8 p.m. Costing $35, this show will feature look-alikes of Dolly Parton, Willie Nel-

The East Coast Car Association will host their annual car festival show at the Forest Park Bandshell in Woodhaven. Come by and look at antique and specialty vehicles. There will also be trophies and door prizes handed out at the event. There is also an optional $20 donation you can give at the show. All donations will go to St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children. The show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Bob at (917) 385-2322 or call Lou at (917) 682-5362.

whAt’s nEw?

If you want to learn more about Long Island City, take the tour, sponsored by Community Board 2 and Long Island City Part-

nership. During the tour, you will walk from Queens Plaza to the East River waterfront. It will be an opportunity to learn about the rezoning and demographic change in the community. You will also see a lively arts community and restaurant scene that has developed. The tour starts at 4 p.m. at the fare booth on the lowest level of the Queensboro Plaza station. The fee is $15. For more information, visit www.geognyc.com/?page_ id=7.

moNDay 10/7 MystERy wRitERs

The Queens Library and the Mystery Writers of America will present “How I Became a Mystery Writer” at the Queens Central Library. Terrie Farley Moron, Laura Jon Rowland, Nancy Bilyeau and Joel Gomez-Dossi will all attend the event and discuss how they got into the genre of mystery writing. The event will take place at the Queens Central Library at 89-11 Merrick Blvd. in Jamaica. Admission is free. It will begin at 6:30 a.m. and run until 8 p.m. For more information, call the library at (718) 990-0700.

TUEsDay 10/8 noRMAn RUsh

National Book Awardwinning author Norman Rush will be interviewed by Leonard Lopate as part of Queens College’s Evening Readings series. Taking place in LeFrak Concert Hall at 7 p.m., Rush will be read-

ing from his work, which includes the forthcoming book “Subtle Bodies.” Tickets can be purchased for $20 at the box office the evening of the event.

sMALL BUsinEss sEMinAR

If you want to learn how the Small Business Administration can help your business, then you must attend the seminar starting at noon. Man-Li Kuo Lin, an economic development specialist from New York District Office of U.S. Small Business Administration, will present ways in which SBA can assist small business owners. The seminar will take place at 41-26 27th St., Long Island City. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Man-li. lin@sba.gov.

WEDNEsDay 10/9

MARRiAGE EQUALity on thE CUttinG EDGE

Looking to learn what’s ahead in the fight for LGBT marriage equality in the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court decisions. The evening will consist of speakers, including Mariko Hirose of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Elizabeth “Ez” Cukor of the New York Legal Assistance Group, and Moderated by CUNY Law Professor Richard Storrow. The seminar will take place the CUNY School of Law, located 2 Court Square in Long Island City starting at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.cuny.edu/ index.html.

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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!

tALK BASKetBALL Saturday, october 5 “Basketball Slave: Andy Johnson Harlem Globetrotter Story” discussed with the author at the Central library at 2:30. KoreAn BooK Monday, october 7 McGoldrick library at 1. WindSor PArK Monday, oc tober 7 “A Week in Winter” discussed at 2. LeFrAK citY Monday, october 7 First Monday Book Club at 6. ArcHitectUre Mondays, october 7, 21, 28 at 6:30 at the Flushing library. FLUSH.reMonStrAnce tuesday, october 8 Queens Village library at 2. WHiteStone tuesday, october 8 “Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History” discussed at 2. retireMent thursday, october 10 “Planning Your Great Escape” at the Hillcrest library t 2. GLendALe t h u r s d ay, o c to b e r 1 0 “Strength in What Remains” discussed at the Glendale library at 6.

SeniorS Senior FitneSS through november 1 tennis and yoga. Call 760-6999 for 0065act times and locations. cPr Monday, october 7 Sunnyside library at 2. AArP4158 tuesday, october 8 North F l u s h i n g c h a p te r 4 1 5 8 meets at noon at Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 th Avenue, Flushing. New members and visitors welcome. deFenSiVe driVinG tuesday, october 8 Auburndale library. Register. YoGA thursdays, october 10, 17 Flushing library at 1.

teenS cHeSS cLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2. Wii GAMeS Mondays and Fridays McGoldrick library at 5:30. tHeAter WorKSHoP tuesday, october 8 Bayside library at 4. teen AdViSorY tuesday, october 8 Flushing library at 4. ArAB AMericAn tuesday, october 8 ArabAmerican stories and live music at 6 at the Flushing library. ArtS & crAFtS tuesdays & Fridays 5:30 at the McGoldrick library. needLeWorK cLUB tuesdays through november 26 Bayside library at 4. Green crAFtS Wednesday, oc tober 9 Steinway library at 4. decoUPAGe BrAceLet Wednesday, oc tober 9 Pomonok library at 4:30. cHeSS cLUB Wednesdays, october 9, 16, 23 Queens Village library at 3:30. BoArd GAMeS Wednesdays 5:30 McGol-

drick library. Green crAFtS t h u r s d ay, o c to b e r 1 0 Woodside library at 3. ScrABBLe cLUB thursdays through november 26 East Flushing library at 3:30. Wii GAMeS thursdays, october 10, 17, 24, 31 5:30 at the McGoldrick library. cHeSS cLUB thursdays through november 21 East Flushing library at 4:30. BooK BUddieS Fridays through november 22 Bayside library at 4. teen FUn HoUr Fridays, oc tober 11, 25 Jackson Heights library at 4. crocHet Fridays, october 11, 18, 25 Woodside library at 5:30. teen HAPPY HoUr Fridays through november 29 Flushing library at 4. cHeSS cLUB Fridays through november 22 Woodside library at 4. HiSPAnic FeSt S a t u r d ay, o c to b e r 1 2 Langston Hughes library starting at 11.

YoUtH cHeSS cLUB Saturdays at the Flushing library at 2. crAFt tiMe Mondays, october 7, 21, 28, november 4, 11 Steinway library at 11. MotHer GooSe Monday, october 7 11:15 at t he Douglaston and Ridgewood libraries. FAMiLY StorYtiMe Mondays, october 7, 121, 28, november 4, 18 Auburndale library at 3:30. SoLAr one tuesdays, october 1, 8, 15 Astoria library at 4:30. eco crAFtS tuesday, october 8 LIC library at 3:30. PenGUin eXPLoreS tuesday, october 8 Broadway library at 4:30. oriGAMi tuesdays Richmond Hill library at 5. ArtS & crAFtS tuesdays at the North Hills library at 2:15. nAtUre KidS tuesdays Sunnyside library at 3:00 and Woodside li-

enVironMent LeAFdroP tuesdays, oc tober 8 at 5:15. Saturdays, october 12at 10:30 and 1. Broadway, Steinway, Sunnyside and Wood-side libraries. Bring your bags of leaves to be turned into mulch.

brary at 4:15. BooK BUddieS tuesdays through november 26 Windsor Park library at 4. eco crAFtS Wednesday, oc tober 9 Broadway library at noon. PreScHooL crAFt Wednesday, oc tober 9 Windsor Park librar y at 1:30. oriGAMi SHAPeS Wednesday, october 9 East Elmhurst library at 4:30. crAFtiVitieS Wednesdays through november 27 East Flushing library. Register. KniGHtS oF QUeenS Wednesdays at the Queens Village library at 3:30. FAMiLY StorYtiMe t h u r s d ay, o c to b e r 1 0 Steinway library at 11:30. ScArY StorieS t h u r s d ay, o c to b e r 1 0 4 at the Queens Village library. Wednesday, october 16 Briarwood library at 4.

FLeA MArKetS FLeA MArKet Saturday, october 5 St. Mark’s Church, 82nd Street and 34 th Avenue, Jackson Heights from 9-4. FLeA MArKet Saturday, october 5 Our Lady of Hope, Eliot Avenue and 71st Street, Middle Village 9-5.

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Queens today edUcAtion/GAMeS/crAFtS MAtH For AdULtS Saturdays, october 5, 12, 19, 26, november 2 LIC library at 10. Wire ScULPtinG Saturday, october 5 Steinway library. Register. MAtH For AdULtS Mondays through november 25 LIC library at 5:30. BALLrooM dAncinG Mondays, october 7, 28 Forest Hills library at 6:30. BeLLY dAncinG Mondays, october 7, 21, 28, november 4 Broadway library at 1. oFFice SUite Mondays, october 7, 21, 28, november 4, 18, 25 Poppenhusen library at 1. 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. 4236200. AdULt cHeSS Mondays and thursdays Queens Village library at 5:30. BeLLY dAncinG tuesday, october 8 North Forest Park library. Register. deFenSiVe driVinG

tuesday, october 8 Auburndale library. Register. Pc BASicS tuesdays, october 8, 22 Ridgewood library. Register. tecHnoLoGiSt iS in tuesdays through november 26 Pomonok library. Register for 30 minute appointment. coMPUter cLASS tuesdays, october 8, 15, 22, 29 sponsored by NY Cares at 5:45 at the Woodside library BeGin coMPUterS tuesday, october 8 Flushing library at 10. BeLLY dAncinG tuesday, october 8 North Forest Park library. Register. FAceBooK tuesday, october 8 Flushing library at 6. intro Word PoetrY WritinG tuesdays, october 8, 22 Langston Hughes library at 5:30. BeGin coMPUterS Wednesdays, october 9, 16, 23 Windsor Park library at 11:30. BeGin internet Wednesday, oc tober 9 Central library at 9:30. JoB SKiLLS Wednesday, oc tober 9 Central library at 10.

entertAinMent AMAZinG MAiZe MAZe Weekends through october 27 maze and pumpkin patch 11-4:30. $9. Queens County Farm Museum, 7350 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347-FARM. red VioLin Saturday, october 5 Musica Reginae Productions presents “Red Mendelssohn” at Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills at 7:30. $20 adults. 894-2178. PUMPKin PAtcH Saturday, october 5 9-4 All Saints Church, 214-35 40th Avenue, Bayside. coUntrY triBUte Saturday, october 5 tribute singers for Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson at 8 at Queensborough Community College. 631-6311. AUtHor eXPo Saturday, october 5 Peninsula library at 1. en diABLAdA BAnd Saturday, october 5 Flushing library at 1:30. BeLLe oF AMHerSt Saturday, october 5 Forest Hills library at 2:30. MonA LiSA Sunday, october 6 “Who Stole the Mona Lisa?” at the Lefrak Concert Hall at Queens College at 3. $20,

seniors $10, Kids 13 and under $10. 793-8080. GAteKeePerS Sunday, october 6 “The Gatekeepers” f ilm with English subtitles at 2 at the Rosenthal Library 230 at Queens College. 9975730. KicKoFF to FALL Sunday, october 6 11-4. Apples, fresh cider, apple pie. Free. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347-FARM. MoVie tuesday, october 8 “Warm Bodies.” tuesday, november 12 “Quartet.” tuesday, december 10 “Identity Thief.” Queens Village library at 3. triBUte tuesday, october 8 tribute to Sinatra, Manilow, Sedaka and more at 3 at the Poppenhusen library. ArAB AMericAn tuesday, october 8 ArabAmerican stories and a live concert at 6 at the Flushing library. SePHArdic APProAcH Wednesday, oc tober 9 “A Sephardic Approach to Tradition and Modernity” at 7:30 at Rosenthal Library 230 at Queens College. 997-5730.

WAtercoLor Wednesdays all techniques and subjects at the National Art League.969-1128. MicroSoFt oFFice thursdays, october 10, 17, 24, 31 Poppenhusen library at noon. BeGin coMPUterS thursdays, oc tober 10, 17, 24 Ozone Park library. Register. JoB StrAteGieS thursdays, october 10, 31 Flushing library at 3. MocK interVieWS thursdays, october 10, 17, 24, 31 Central library at 9. citiZen cLASS thursdays, oc tober 10, 17, 31 Broadway library at 11:30. BUtton JeWeLrY thursday, october 10 Whitestone library. Register. PHotoGrAPHY thursdays, october 10, 17, 24, 31 Life and the Opposites: A Photography Series. Flushing library at 6. LeArn cHineSe thursdays North Forest Park library at 6. intro coMPUterS Fridays, october 11, 18, 25 Poppenhusen library at noon.

MeetinGS AcAdeMY cHArter Monday, october 7, Central Queens Academy Charter School meeting 7-9:30 at 5530 Junction Blvd., Elmhurst. 261-6200 to register. ScrABBLe cLUB tuesday, oc tober 8 East Flushing library at 3:30. Knit & crocHet tuesdays, october 8, 15 Windsor Park library at 2. needLeWorK cLUB tuesdays, october 8, 15 Bayside library at 4. ScrABBLe cLUB tuesday, oc tober 8 Bellerose library at 5:30. teLePHone Pion. tuesday, october 8 Telephone Pioneers of America meet in College Point. 4634535. AdMin. ProFS tuesday, october 8 Queens County Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals meet at 6:30 at Bourbon Street Restaurant in Bayside. 357-7887. 98tH St. BLocK ASSn. thursday, october 10 East Elmhurst library at 6. KnittinG cLUB Fridays, october 11, 18, 25 Maspeth library at 11. cHeSS cLUB Fridays, oc tober 11, 18 Woodside library at 4. LA LecHe LeAGUe Friday, october 11 Forest Hills library at 2.

LEGAL NOTICE

File No.: 2007-777/E CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Patricia Gartland Valle, Estate of Joseph Lee Harrison, Denise Chamberlain, Successor Executor, Gerard Foray, Carolyn Foray McNeill, Agnes Gartland Gaas, George Foray, Jr., Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of Evelyn Cayard, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of Evelyn Cayard, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 52-29 241st Street, Douglaston, NY, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens Count y, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Evelyn Cayard, 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 21st day of November, 2013 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator CTA 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 $24,571.15 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 24th day of September, 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 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/6/11 bearing Index Number NC-001142-11/ QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Elizabeth (Middle) Ann (Last) Mayo-Chancey My present name is (First) Elizabeth (Middle) Ann (Last) Mayo aka Elizabeth A. Mayo My present address is 28-50 37th Street, Apt. #4C, Astoria, NY 11103 My place of birth is New York, NY My date of birth is March 14, 1980 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 24 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000766-13/

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) Hedyann (Last) Goldstein My present name is (First) Hedy (Last) Goldstein aka Hedyann Goldstein My present address is 210-02 42nd Ave., Apt. 2B, Bayside, NY 11361 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is September 21, 1946 ________________________ Notice of Formation of 34 STEINWAY GROUND LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/15/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Met Tel, 55 Water St., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10041. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 20 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000780-13/ 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) Ryan (Middle) Samuel (Last) Khokon My present name is (First) Rayan (Middle) Samuel (Last) Khokon (infant) My present address is 50-64 45th St., 1st Fl., Woodside, NY 11377 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is July 30, 2009 ________________________ Notice of formation of EFL Transportation LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/6/2013. Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 175-11 148th Road, Jamaica NY 11434. Purpose: any lawful act.

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QUEENS FOCUS Animals, in honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, starting at 4 p.m. on Oct. 4. Sufficient control of pets is requested. For information, call the parish office at (718) 347-6070 or visit www.olsnows.org. The Sisterhood of the Jewish Center of Oak Hills will present the musical talents of Mitch Kahn, who will celebrate the Great American Popular Songbook, at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20 at the center, located at 50-35 Cloverdale Blvd., Oakland Gardens. Cost for nonmembers is $10. For information, call (718) 631-0100. Ivan P. Rivera

Air Force Airman Ivan P. Rivera 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. He is a 2012 graduate of John Adams High School in Ozone Park. Air Force Reserve Airman Kimberly M. Mendez 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. Mendez is the daughter of Yesika and Alberto Mendez of Ozone Park and is a 2010 graduate of Stella Maris High School in Rockaway Park. The Sri Chinmoy Heart-Garden two-mile race and Oneness-Home Peace Run will take place on Oct. 12 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park’s Meadow Lake. The race is free to enter and is open to all ages. Festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. with a Peace Run Torch relay from the Heart-Garden. For information, (347) 968-2120 or (718) 291-6637, email prakhara@ peacerun.org or visit www.srichinmoyraces.org and www.peacerun.org. In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Astoria Federal Savings recently held its eighth annual essay contest for children ages 5-12, asking them to complete the statement, “If I save a lot today, in the future I could…” Astoria Federal Savings judges selected one winner from each branch, with Brianna Maher, 10, submitting the winning entry at the Flushing branch. Our Lady of Snows RC Church, located on 259th Street in Floral Park, will hold its annual Blessing of the

New York Hospital Queens in Flushing recently announced that the Transitional Care program has earned a five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Queens Library at Fresh Meadows, located at 193-20 Horace Harding Expy., will close at the end of business on Oct. 12 for renovations. When it re-opens for public service in winter 2014, library customers will see fast RFID self-service check out and check in, a bright new décor, a laptop work desk with power outlets and more computers. Beginning Oct. 21, the Mobile Library will provide limited service Mondays and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For information, visit www.queenslibrary.org. The Northeast Queens Multicultural Democratic Club will meet 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at Carlyle Towers, 43-10 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Natalia Fernandez of Bayside has enrolled at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the fall 2013 semester.

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. Jones is the son of Constance Waller and brother of Jasmine Jones, both of Jamaica, and a 2012 graduate of Richmond Hill High School. Local students received degrees during summer commencement ceremonies at SUNY Buffalo State. They include: Far Rockaway: Adelola Tinubu, Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Rockaway Park: Shantel Thomas, Bachelor of Arts degree in history. State Sen. Joseph Addabbo has announced evening office hours at selected Queens Library locations, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The office hours include: Oct. 3 – Queens Library at Howard Beach, 92-06 156th Ave., Howard Beach. (718) 641-7086. Oct. 24 – Queens Library at Woodhaven, 85-41 Forest Parkway, Woodhaven. (718) 849-1010. For information, call Addabbo’s district office in Howard Beach at (718) 738-1111 or his Middle Village Office at (718) 497-1630. Army Reserve Pvt. Andrew A. Alicea has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Alicea is the son of Karen Sanabria of Soth Richmond Hill. NY Diamond Boutique, located at 71-46 Austin St., Forest Hills, will support the American Cancer Soci-

ety’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk on Oct. 20 with donations from fine jewelry sales and its gold buying service. A percentage of sales until Oct. 20 will be donated to the American Cancer Society. In addition, the boutique has created several bracelets and necklaces featuring the charity’s symbol, of which 50 percent of sales will be donated. Upcoming events at the Kew Gardens Community Center include: Flu Shots, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3. Walking With Eric, weekly tour of the neighborhood, beginning 2 p.m. on Oct. 7. The Kew Gardens Community Center is located at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Jeremy Dauber will speak at the Central Queens YM&YWHA, located at 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills, at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 on his new biography of Sholem Aleichem. For information, call (718) 268-5011, Ext. 151, email pkurtz@cqy.org or visit www.cqy. org. Jonathan Roman of Jackson Heights helped the University of Evansville in Indiana win its secondstraight All-Academic Award in the Missouri Valley Conference. The University of Evansville finished the 201213 academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.283. The award is given to the institution that finishes with the highest GPA among its student-athletes that participate in the Valley. Elizabeth Lusskin was recently appointed as president of the Long Island City Partnership. In her new role, she will strengthen ties between the private and public sectors to promote the area.

The Cross Island YMCA, located at 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, will host a fall family festival, beginning with an 8 a.m. 5K run, on Oct. 12. The 5K will be followed by a community fair from noon to 4 p.m. Registration for the run begins at 7 a.m. For information, visit www.ymcanyc.org/crossisiland. The Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation will host the 33rd annual Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 30 on Jamaica Avenue from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard. For information, call the GWDC office at (718) 805-0202. Army Pvt. Eric N. Jones 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

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Comment Consequences It looks like Bobby Valentine comments about the Yankees’ absence after 9/11 has cost him some money in his wallet. According to a report, the former Mets manager was set to be an analyst for TBS’ coverage of this year’s MLB playoffs, but has been canned because of the comments he made. Last month, Valentine said the Yankees were not seen in public in the immediate time after the planes hit the towers on 9/11. “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 said during an appearance on WFAN radio last month.

In addition to various reports disproving Valentine’s bizarre rant, TBS has elected to move in another direction, going with Tom Verducci and Pedro Martinez, who was a starter on the Mets from 2005 until 2008, as analysts for their playoff coverage. Although we’re sure Valentine will be fine money-wise, as he still has his job as Athletic Director at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, the comments cost him a chance to get some face time on TV and maybe, although it seems doubtful at this point, get consideration for a manager’s job in Major League Baseball. The old adage “think before you speak” applies here.

Nicki's Blue Light Special If you are looking to add some color to your wardrobe, you must check out Queens’ rapper Nicki Minaj’s new clothing line at Kmart. Actually, let me rephrase, adding some color to your wardrobe is an understatement. The 13 looks Minaj posted of herself on her Instagram includes six dresses and five matching top and bottom combos. She makes ripped jeans look R-rated and bright animal print with skin-tight pants look over the top gaudy. Minaj said since her fans can’t afford the brand names she rocks, she wants to give them a clothing line they can afford. We thank her for being so considerate, but really, who models their own clothing line? No one! However, we do give her credit for being “real” enough to admit she will wear what she sells to her fans.

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Mark Lane

CONFIDENTIAL

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio’s son, Dante, was in the news for his hairdo almost every week inching up to the Primary. Some may even argue that Dante’s afro helped his dad seal the Democratic nomination for New York City Mayor. And it appears as though Dante took his style after his father, formerly Bill Wilhelm. Pictured in this photo is a scruffy de Blasio in his New York University yearbook photo. De Blasio completes his suave 70s look with a matching beard and lost gaze. We here at QConf can’t help but wonder if Dante’s fro was such a hit, why did dad lose the winning do?

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Talk about kicking someone when he’s down. While basketball player and South Jamaica native Lamar Odom has been struggling with drug addiction and marital problems, his father has blamed his woes on his marriage to Khloe Kardashian. Joe Odom gave an interview to gossip website RadarOnline. com where he said that the marriage was the “worst mistake” his son had ever made. “It's simple,” he said. “They brought him down. He would be better off without them. Let him go and get his life together.” From there, the elder Odom attacked Kris Jenner, Khloe's mother, as well, saying she tried to push Lamar out of the marriage. Lamar did not take the interview lying down, responding to the interview his dad gave on Twitter. “He wasn't there 2 raise me. He was absent ALL of my life due to his own demons,” he said. We’ll see you next time on “As Lamar Odom Turns.”

Mark Lane of Little Neck has a long-time passion with the written word. He takes his life’s observations and experiences from home and work and transforms them into humorous anecdotes and short tales that blend in some fiction. He enjoys “turning the real into the surreal,” with endings that often have an Alfred Hitchcock style twist. “My style? It's just my personality coming out. I'm more reserved in person,” he said. “Writing really gives me a venue to display my imagination.” When it comes to his comedic pieces, Lane talked about the various comedians he has seen throughout his 63 years. Their style and humor have left an impact on him and his writing. “ I loved most of the standup comics over the years, seeing just about every name from Rodney Dangerfield, Billy Crystal, Robert Klein, Jerry Seinfeld, Howie Mandel, too many to list,” he said. “Actually, one stands out in my mind, Steven Wright. I liked the humor you need to think about for a second, plus his deadpan way of delivering.”

Lane has lived in Little Neck his whole life and began writing as a teenager. Back then, he used to put together stories using his friends as the participants. His main form of writing though was in a letter format. “On vacations, I used to write humorous lengthy letters to friends describing my traveling and what and where I was visiting,” Lane said. “My wife saved some old letters I used to write her when we were just friends and she was just another person I wrote to.” Married for 28 years with one daughter, Lane managed a family pharmacy for years and now works for a national sales and marketing company in supermarkets. Writing gives him an outlet for the various occurrences in his day-to-day life. Lane said he often writes on social sites dedicated to creative writers like him. “These are short pieces I write. These social sites mostly for baby boomers have really given me a great way to share my writing,” Lane said. “I'm on every day, enjoying the responses I get and befriending folks online who have been so encouraging over the years."

Who's Got Talent Got Talent? Talented individuals of all kinds should email editor@queenstribune.com for inclusion in a future edition. QConf is edited by: Steven J. Ferrari Contributors: Luis Gronda, Natalia Kozikowska, Joe Marvilli, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Michael Nussbaum, Trisha Sakhuja, Michael Schenkler.