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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

INSIDE: • Hospitals, Biz Leaders Discuss ACA • Problems Plague Marketplace’s First Weeks • Borough Plans Breast Cancer Awareness Events Pages 17-33

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Queens DeaDline

Former Pres. Carter Comes To Queens By naTaLia KoZiKoWsKa Staff Writer Last Friday, former President Jimmy Carter, his wife Rosalynn Carter and the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity visited St. Albans to help renovate a one-family home for a Queens family who may not have been able to afford it otherwise. As part of a week-long October celebration, which is part of the 30th Annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project, Carter, his wife and more than 1,000 volunteers have been renovating five single-family homes in Queens, as well as 10 homes in Staten Island that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy. In addition to the renovations in New York City, an estimated 3,000 volunteers will also join the Carters to help build and repair more than 80 homes in five locations across the United States. Since 1984, President Carter has been the face of Habitat for Humanity, inspiring thousands of volunteers to give a week of their time each year to help build homes and raise awareness of the important role that decent, affordable housing plays in breaking the cycle of poverty. “[The Carters] are an inspiring couple,” said Neil Hetherington, CEO of Habitat for Humanity New York City. “To have the President and Mrs. Carter come to Queens, and then to Staten Island to show their love for

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Former President Jimmy Carter works on a home in st. albans with other Habitat for Humanity volunteers. New York City and affordable housing in general, is moving. It’s inspired a whole lot of volunteers across the United States to come out and build.” “In general, it is the hardworking families who simply need a break – they need the opportunity that Habitat could afford to them,” he added. For more than two hours, 89year-old Carter and his 86-yearold wife joined 25 Habitat for Humanity volunteers to work on the St. Albans home, building a deck at the rear of the house that sits on 112th Road. In total, Habitat for Humanity purchased 38 one and-two-bedroom

Queens GOP Leadership Debate Heads To Court By Luis Gronda Staff Wrtier The first court hearing to decide the Queens GOP Party leadership was heard in court earlier this week. The two sides have gone to court after a dispute over a Sept 27. reorganizational meeting, which saw Republican Leader Phil Ragusa retain the position over former U.S. Rep. Bob Turner. The vote has been challenged over concerns about how the meeting was run, including the vote being held on a weekday afternoon, which allegedly prevented some members from attending the meeting. According to Robert Hornak, the party’s executive director, although nothing of note happened at the first court hearing, the sides will reconvene on Nov. 7 to discuss more specific legal actions the Turner side is taking to overthrow Ragusa. Hornak was not present at the hearing. He added that the opposition is

allegedly hoping to have some proxy votes counted that were submitted after the deadline set for the vote in addition to their complaint about the time of the meeting. “It seems to me they’re throwing stuff against the wall and hoping it sticks,” Hornak said, adding he has no doubt the court will find the meeting was organized in the proper manner and Ragusa will be declared the winner. Last week, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) accused Ragusa’s side of stifling support for Turner at the Sept. 27 meeting. Others countered that Ulrich and his associates were bullying the opposition and disrupting the meeting. Ulrich declined to comment on the court case. Tom Ognibene, a former councilman and lawyer who is representing Turner in the case, could not be reached for comment as of press time. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

homes in the Borough from the New York City Housing Authority. Many of the homes, including the five that will be renovated in Councilman Donovan Richards’ (D-Laurelton) district, have been vacant and unlivable for quite some time. “NYCHA boarded up these houses because they could not afford to operate them and so Habitat came in and

said, we would love to make a transformative difference,” Hetherington said. “It’s a beautiful neighborhood, but there was this boarded up house that had vermin, animals living in it… the neighbors weren’t thrilled, so we came in and decided to renovate it. Let’s bring hope to where there’s despair.” “They are going to be working on a couple of homes in my district that were eyesores for over a decade,” Richards told the Tribune last week. “The neighborhood has been crying about these sites. We were pushing NYCHA to do something about these properties so we were very overjoyed when Habitat came in.” Habitat for Humanity is putting an emphasis on helping local families who rent apartments into the homes which will range anywhere from $200,000 to $300,000 and rather then a typical mortgage, Habitat will offer loans that require only a one percent down payment with a 30-year interest rate at two percent. A qualified family must earn between 50 percent and 80 percent of the neighborhood’s median income and put in between 200 and 400 hours of volunteer time – also referred to as “sweat equity.” For more information about the project visit http://habitatnyc.org. To learn how you can volunteer, contact Councilman Donovan Richards’ district office at (718) 527-4402. Reach Natalia Kozikowska at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@ queenspress.com or @nkozikowska.

Simon Released From Hospital After Heart Surgery By Luis Gronda Staff Wrtier City Council Candidate Lew Simon has been released from the hospital after undergoing a heart procedure last week. Simon was admitted to the hospital last Thursday after experiencing heart problems. He had to undergo an angioplasty, which requires inserting a stent into his heart to remove partial blockages of the artery. “Lew is truly grateful for all the kind words and encouragement he has received from so many people in recent days. He’s looking forward to getting back out on the campaign trail as soon as it’s medically advisable,” Doug Forand, Simon’s cam-

paign spokesman, said in a statement announcing the candidate’s heart procedure. After a short time in the hospital following the surgery, Simon was released on Tuesday and has partially resumed campaigning. Forand said Simon is still recovering from the surgery and will campaign as much as doctors allow him to. This includes making some public appearances and being in contact with supporters. Forand said there is no firm timetable for when Simon will fully return to campaign trail but they expect him to be return fulltime in about one week. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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Republican BP Candidate Talks About Queens By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer The son of Italian immigrants and union workers, Aurelio “Tony” Arcabascio, vying for the Queens Borough President seat on the Republican line, visited the Queens Tribune to sit down with the editorial board on Oct. 14. Some of the topics discussed included his top priorities, immigration, education, the Stop and Frisk policy, technology, the Willets Point development project and Community Board members. A life-long lover of Queens, Arcabascio said he has experience in the technology sector and business for the last 33 years. After college, Arcabascio played a year of minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and worked at General Electric. Later, he owned Crimson Technologies for 13 years. Currently, he is a Team Lead Project Manager for North Shore Long Island Jewish-Health System in the IT/infrastructure perspective. He ran against State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) in 2012 because he said “Democrats shouldn’t be the only one running and once in a while, they should be opposed.” At the time, he garnered 15 percent of the vote. As Queens Borough President,

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Republican Borough President candidate Tony Arcabascio is challenging Democratic candidate Melinda Katz in the General Election. his priorities will be better education, healthcare, overall better quality of life, beautification efforts, redeveloping empty warehouses to create urban enterprise zones and creating a small business satellite office in the Borough, so employers do not have to travel to the Manhattan to process their paperwork. “The quicker we get them up and running, the quicker we start collecting taxes,” Arcabascio said. Arcabascio said he wants to give incentives to business owners, like one year tax cuts.

“My job for the 2.3 million people is to lean on the pockets of the people,” Arcabascio said. “I am a people’s candidate.” Arcabascio said his priority on day one is to assess the real state of Queens, so he can define the resources or get rid of the ones the Borough President’s office does not need. In terms of appointing a Deputy Borough President, he said he wants someone who is knowledgeable of politics and has legislative experience. Arcabascio said he has spoken to two Democrats about the position. When the Arcabascio family of five first moved to Astoria, Arcabascio said his parents had to borrow money to come to this country. His father was a laborer and his mother was a seamstress. Arcabascio said he understands assimilating to a new culture is difficult, especially because of the language barrier. “We can’t accommodate everyone, but we have to be sensitive to the language barrier,” he said. “If I have any major impact as Queens Borough President, it’s for us to be more tolerant and accepting.” When it comes to spreading the word about his campaign, Arcabascio said he does not have scripted routines when he goes to events. In terms of his social media campaign, he said he

posts on Twitter and Facebook himself. “You can’t say something that will make everybody happy, but the important thing is, whatever you say, they believe you and it’s the truth,” he said. Arcabascio said he does not agree with Democratic candidate Melinda Katz’s proposal to build a tech center in Long Island City because it is too close to the waterfront and the rent for the luxury high-towers is too high for young adults to afford. Instead, he said he wants to renovate buildings in Maspeth, so it too can grow like the other parts of Western Queens. On the topic of Stop and Frisk, he said the police are doing their jobs to prevent crimes, but “sometimes we have bad cops making bad stops.” He said even though he is not a public safety expert, but having some knowledge of criminal justice, more cops need to walk their beats to understand their communities better, instead of riding in patrol cars. Arcabascio promised to revamp the Queens Borough President website and upgrade Borough Hall. On a final note, he said he would like the World’s Fair to come back to Queens. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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CB 5 KOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knockdown Center Liquor License By Luis Gronda Staff Writer A controversial Maspeth establishment had its liquor license application rejected by Community Board 5 last week. The Knockdown Center, based on Flushing Avenue in Maspeth, will not be able to sell alcohol for now, as its application was voted down by CB 5 at its last meeting. CB 5 refused the license because the center does not have a certificate of occupancy for the area and they do

not want to give the business the liquor license until they obtain one. The center is a former glass factory located at 52-19 Flushing Ave. in Maspeth that was turned into a venue hosting music and art events. Concerns have been raised about the center in recent months, with residents saying that area could become overcrowded when it hosts events. Caitlin Shann, a Ridgewood resident, said she does not want her neighborhood to become like Willamsburg and Bushwick and they cannot afford to be driven to another area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What follows is high rents, what

follows is people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about our neighborhood,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about our livelihood. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want 5,000 people roaming into our neighborhood.â&#x20AC;? CB 5 District Manager Gary Giordano also has concerns about the center, saying he is worried about thousands of people drinking alcohol at the facility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very, very concerned about giving a license to serve more than 600 people,â&#x20AC;? he said. Tyler Myers, the owner of the Knockdown Center, said they appreciated the input from CB 5 and the com-

munity and they still want to get that license for their establishment. Myers said they are in the process of applying for the certificate of occupancy and expect to host events once again at the center in Spring 2014. He added that, while they do expect to host events that will bring large amounts of people into the area, it will be infrequent. Myers estimated that the large crowds would only be at the center about three times a month. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

LaGCC Gets $240K Green Jobs Training Grant By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer LaGuardia Community College recently received a substantial grant to train adults for jobs in the green jobs sector. The $240,000 Robin Hood Foundation grant will go toward the green jobs training program, which provides participants with the necessary industry-specific and job readiness skills that will prepare them for environmentally-friendly jobs. Andria Villanueva graduated from

the LaGCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adult and Continuing Education Division in April, which supervises the grant-funded program. She was on public assistance when she enrolled in the program and is now working at the Lower East Side Ecology Center, a community-based recycling program. Villanueva said she is blessed to have enrolled into the program because through the program she was able to land a new job, where she works with a team of professionals bringing light to the e-waste recycling program.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are using the help correctly, they will help you,â&#x20AC;? Villanueva said. The three green sectors in which the program aims to assist participants include green cleaning and housekeeping, operations and maintenance and waste management. According to a study done by Labor/Insight, a labor market information software that aggregates employment opportunities and skills required by employers, indicates that in the last quarter of 2012, there were 3,090 job postings in operations and maintenance in the five boroughs; 494 in

recycling, maintenance and biofuels, which represent waste management opportunities; and 380 in the green cleaning field. The program is designed so that the participants can develop job readiness skills, learn how to apply for green jobs and connect with employers who prioritize sustainable practices. To learn more about the Green Jobs Training Program, call (718) 6338407. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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Time To Come Together President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act has become one of the country’s most divisive issues, shutting down the Federal government over the last three weeks and leading to a potential fiscal crisis not seen since the Great Depression. The particulars of the law have been debated from the halls of Congress to the Supreme Court and back. Regardless of opinions, however, portions of the law have gone into effect this month, as millions of people have started the process of searching for an insurance provider through the Healthcare Marketplace that opened Oct. 1. How much longer will voters allow these entitled “leaders” to act like petulant children before they have had enough? Americans are not better-served by a Congress that refuses to work together. We need our elected officials to put their personal feelings aside and serve the interests of their constituents, not their own. It’s unfortunate that mid-term Congressional elections are not held this year. Such an unpopular action as the government shutdown would never happen so close to putting Congressional seats up for grabs. The Tribune hopes this issue answers some questions and provides a guide as we move forward, enacting a law on which only history can be the final judge.

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Cyber Bullying Never Acceptable By CounCilman mark Weprin This year, a girl who attends middle school in the district that I represent in Eastern Queens tragically took her own life; a friend of hers attempted suicide a few weeks later and was saved only by a classmate’s timely intervention. What could cause two twelve-year-old girls such intense pain that they no longer wanted to live? Persistent, mean-spirited, merciless taunting by their peers. Most adults have developed the skills needed to defuse potentially serious interpersonal conflicts. Children, on the other hand, often lack the experience and emotional maturity necessary to cope with mistreatment by their peers. As a result, young people can be especially vulnerable, and today’s youth are facing a radically transformed environment thanks to modern communication technology,

which can become a powerful tool for a schoolyard bully. When I was a child, playground teasing and taunting certainly existed, but the bully had to be in close proximity to torment his or her victim. Confrontations might sometimes escalate, but they were mostly confined to school property. Even the child whose school life was made miserable by a classmate could count on going home to a sanctuary to which the bully had no access. Today, even a child’s own home provides no haven from virulent electronic communications, because cyber bullying knows no boundaries. Yesterday’s face-to-face mocking and name calling have given way to harassment via email, text messaging, social networking sites and a variety of online forums that allow bullies to reach their victims anytime and anywhere.

Hearing directly from middle school and high school students in Queens about pervasive cyber bullying led me to introduce legislation, approved by the City Council and signed into law that requires the Commission on Human Rights to work with the Dept. of Education to address cyber bullying through anti-harassment programs. While my bill was a positive step, the heart-wrenching recent incidents compel me as a leader to take further action. As the father of three children, this issue is personal to me as well. I am therefore calling for a comprehensive citywide initiative to institute training on bullying prevention for every student, teacher and administrator in the City of New York. The message that bullying is never acceptable and will not be tolerated must ring out loudly and clearly until every single child feels safe.

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The Return of Voter Dissatisfaction In NYC By Henry Stern It has been some months since we last wrote about New York City’s shifting political tides. During that time, there have been a number of reversals of fortune with regard to candidates and their prospects for reelection. There has been a greater willingness by the public this year to turn the rascals out than there was in the recent past. Reputations rise and fall. Reelection once appeared to be perfunctory in New York’s gerrymandered, machine controlled one-party districts. That is no longer the case, but there is still a long way to go on the road to fair and competitive elections. The Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark Federal law, was adopted a generation ago to offset attempts to suppress the popular vote or create obstacles for those who tried to vote. For many years this pattern of unofficial discrimination kept minority voters from the polls, thus diluting their political influence. In districts with substantial minority populations, election outcomes did not necessarily reflect the will of the majority of the voters. There are no intentional extra-legal restraints to voting in New York City. The relatively low percentage of citizen participation here has been prompted in part by popular disillusionment with the political process. There is a perception of the futility of reformers’ efforts to change the existing institutions which determine the size and shape of districts, often shaping the electoral outcome to meet their political objectives. The reasons for dissatisfaction in the election process have morphed over the years. Today, it comes from cronyism, the establishment and growth of local political dynasties based Alan Goldsher Director of Marketing Maureen Coppola Advertising Administrator

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on blood or marriage. We read dreary accounts of investigations, arrests, trials and convictions of elected officials for scandal, corruption, conflicts of interest and sexual improprieties with staff or social media followers. All of these have a negative effect on public regard for the political process. In a reflection of general displeasure with local government, Democratic voters displayed incumbent fatigue with Mayor Bloomberg by nominating the candidate who ran stubbornly as his ideological opposite. Even though polls showed a constituency generally favoring Mayor Bloomberg’s initiatives and satisfied with the changes in the City over the last 12 years, they, at the same time, have grown tired of a mayor they believe to be increasingly tone-deaf to their concerns and unsympathetic to them as individuals. This result should be not be a complete surprise. Mayor Ed Koch was defeated in the Democratic primary in 1989 when he sought a fourth term and Governor Mario Cuomo was defeated by George Pataki for similar reasons when he sought a fourth term in 1994. This election may also herald a return to political party patronage, which was largely absent for the last 12 years. Mayor Bloomberg clearly saw the parties as an obstacle to his style of governing, which emphasized executive decision making and nonpartisan appointments. He would use the political parties when he needed them, preferring to rent their ballot lines rather than owning them. After winning his last reelection in 2009 by a surprisingly narrow margin, Bloomberg left all the parties behind and pursued an agenda based on his principles for government citywide, nationally and globally.

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QUEENS THIS wEEk 5Pointz Artists Sue To Prevent Demolition

BY TRIShA SAkhUJA Staff Writer

One day after the City Council approved a special permit to build a pair of luxury apartment buildings in place of the iconic graffiti-splattered warehouse in Long Island City, the founders of 5Pointz filed a lawsuit to block the demolition. Marie Flageul, a volunteer at 5Pointz, said the team of artists, supporters and the attorneys are excited to have their first hearing at Brooklyn’s Federal Court on Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. The federal action, filed on Oct. 10, is the first in the nation in which graffiti artists have sought legal protection for their artwork. Through the years, 5Pointz has been recognized as the “Graffiti Mecca” of the world because it is home to more than 350 original works of aerosol art on its exterior and interior walls. The lawsuit alleges violation of the Visual Artists Rights Act and copyright law. It seeks to prevent the owner of the commercial property from destroying 5Pointz to build a proposed apartment complex. “Art plays an important place in our society,” said Jeannine Chanes, Esq. of the Law Office of Jeannine Chanes, P.C. “Through VARA, the artist rights are protected.” In the future, Chanes said her clients would love to set a reasonable market-value price on the building. The owners of the building, Jerry and David Wolkoff, have been granted a special permit, which allows them to change their current zoning to build on a larger floor area that consists of two buildings, measuring 47 and 41 stories tall, with a total of 1,000 apartment units. The Wolkoffs agreed to a series of concessions after discussions with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (DSunnyside) to garner the support of the artists, members of Community Board 2 and City Council members. The concessions include a commitment to the arts in this building by increasing the amount of artist studio and gallery space from 2,200-squarefeet to 12,000-square-feet. Another part of the agreement gives Jonathan Cohen, the curator of 5Pointz, the opportunity to aerosol on the 10,000-square-feet of art panels and walls along Davis Street. Furthermore, this space will be available to local artists at reasonable rents. David Wolkoff of G&M Realty previously said they are hopeful the artists will come back to the new high-rises to aerosol the walls of the building. Flageul said the lawsuit is not just for the artists at 5Pointz, but for the community.

Level 1 is considered a low risk for repeated offenses, level 2 is a medium risk and level 3 is a high risk. Level 2 and 3 offenders are listed on the online State registry. The levels are based on a system that considers factors like the age of the PHOTO BY IRA COHEN victim and use of violence. An alliance of artists who display their work at Saffran also 5Pointz in Long Island City have filed a lawsuit released a map to prevent the demolition of the “Graffiti Mecca,” that displayed 22 citing violations of copyright law and the Visual registered sex ofArtists Rights Act. fenders that live in the 19th Council “There wouldn’t be a 5Pointz with- district. A level 3 offender lives two blocks away from Hermon A. Macneil out the audience,” she said. “Change is good, but demolition Park in College Point. Two offenders, is dangerous,” Flageul said. “Families one level 2 and one level 3, are based and kids come here everyday, it means one block over from St. Luke’s School a lot for them to see the performances in Whitestone. While Saffran’s Democrat oppoand the art without spending a fornent, Paul Vallone, agreed with the tune.” At this point, no pre-demolishing idea behind the legislation, he felt the work can take place at the building be- method was not suitable for Queens. “We are clearly in favor of cracking cause they have filed for a restraining down on sex offenders,” Vallone said. order, Chanes said. The Wolkoffs did not comment in “The problem is when you force sex offenders into less populated residential time for press. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 357- areas or push them out of urban areas 7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstri- to create these buffer zones, where you pushing them? You are pushing them bune.com, or @Tsakhuja13. right into our district.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357Saffran Backs Sex 7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstriOffender bune.com, or @Joey788.

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BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer City Council 19 candidate Dennis Saffran wants to follow Nassau County’s example and stop sex offenders from living near playgrounds and schools in Queens. Saffran said he had won an appellate court victory on behalf of Nassau County that allowed more than 100 municipalities throughout New York State to continue to bar registered sex offenders from living near schools, playgrounds or their own victims. He is calling on the City Council to enact similar legislation and plans to introduce the bill himself if he is elected. Saffran brought up the issue at a press conference at Willets Point Playground. One block away from the playground is the residence of a level 2 sex offender, convicted of sexually abusing a girl who was younger than 11 years old. “It is unacceptable that parents in Northeast Queens have to send their children to schools and playgrounds within walking distance of convicted child rapists and sexual predators,” Saffran said.

St. Mary’s Dedicates Educ. Center To BP

BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer

St. Mary’s Hospital dedicated an early education center to one of its biggest supporters: Borough President Helen Marshall. St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children honored Marshall at a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Oct. 9. Paying tribute to her commitment to the children of Queens, the hospital opened the Queens Borough President Helen Marshall Early Education Center in her name. The education center is the only preschool in the City that is designed to serve the needs of children with high levels of medical difficulties. The school takes care of more than 50 students, most who have come from underserved neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs. As these children’s medical conditions are too severe for them to leave St. Mary’s campus, the center offers them a chance to be educated, as well as treated. At the ceremony, Marshall was

joined by former Borough President Claire Shulman, senior principal of the Briarwood Organization Vincent Riso, and St. Mary’s leadership members. “St. Mary’s is truly a unique institution,” she said. “The childhood education center is the fulfillment of a dream I share with all of you.” The school is also an integrated classroom, teaching general education students at the same time as those with special needs. “Educating our children is a critical part of the work we do here at St. Mary’s,” Dr. Eddie Simpser, Interim President and CEO of St. Mary’s, said. “We strive to provide for the holistic care of our children.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

Educational Toy Store Opens In Howard Beach

BY LUIS GRONDA Staff Writer

Kids in southern Queens now have an alternative to a national toy chain when they beg their parents for toys. A specialty toy store opened in Howard Beach last week, offering a variety of toys and games for children of all ages. The store, called Learning Express Toys, is a national retailer specializing in selling educational toys for children. They have stores in Staten Island and Long Island, and in other parts of the country, including Texas and Florida. Now, the chain has come to 16118 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach, aiming to sell the same educational toys to kids in the Borough. Howard Beach residents Robert and Maria Degano are the husband and wife duo that run the Howard Beach branch of the store. Both have been in the pediatric field for more than 30 years, as Robert was a pediatric dentist and Maria was a pediatric nurse. Robert said they opened this store because they saw the need for this type of establishment in the area and they want to continue helping children develop the skills they need as they get older through the toys the store offers. “We want Learning Express of Howard Beach to be the toy store where children come in and play with our toys, attend our special events and interact with our toy experts,” Robert and Maria said in a joint statement. Learning Express Toys is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. To reach the store, call (718) 3221001 or email howardbeachny@ learningexpress.com. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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LEGAL NOTICE

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 P-urpose: to engage in any lawful act. ________________________ 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. ________________________ 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. ________________________ 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. ________________________

ants 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 Cit y 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 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 ________________________ Notice of Formation of Winter Solutions LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/5/13. Office location: Queens County. 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 LIABILIT Y 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 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.

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. ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y 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 2011-A 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 2011SBC3, 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, ten-

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Comp. John Liu’s Former Aides Sentenced BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Two aides who worked on the Mayoral campaign of Comptroller John Liu have been sentenced, ending a long investigation that had followed Liu throughout his run. Jia “Jenny” Hou, the treasurer, received a 10-month jail sentence and faces the possibility of deportation. Xingwu “Oliver” Pan, the fundraiser, will spend four months in prison. Both sentences were the results of their roles in a straw donor scandal that suppos-

edly funneled illegal contributions to Liu’s campaign fund. In May, Pan was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and attempt to commit wire fraud. Hou was found guilty of attempted wire fraud, obstruction of justice and making false statements. Hou was arrested in early 2012 and Pan was arrested in late 2011. Liu, upset with the turn of events, strongly criticized the U.S. Attorney’s Office about the prosecution. The court case led the Campaign Finance Board to deny him matching public

funds, severely damaging his Mayoral aspirations. “For reasons I may never fully understand, the U.S. Attorney’s Office set out to destroy me with what has been described as an extraordinarily intrusive and exhaustive investi-

Jenny Hou was sentenced to 10 months in jail.

gation. Failing to find that I had done anything wrong, they proceeded to set up a weak man and a wonderful young woman,” Liu said. “Jenny Hou does not deserve this ordeal and injustice she has been put through. I am very sad but even more angry at what has occurred. The U.S. Attorney’s Office was wrong and should not be proud of its conduct.” Pan and Hou plan to appeal their convictions. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

New Apple Green Cabs Roam The Streets BY TRIshA sAkhuJA Staff Writer If you have seen an apple-green cab pass by you on the street, hail for it next time because it is a new taxi service. “Apple green is very fitting for the new Boro Taxis,” Limousine Commission Chairman and Commissioner David Yassky said in a statement. “It’s pleasing to the eye, easy to see from a distance and blends well with the urban landscape.” According to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Taxi Boro program provides safe, less costly and legal ser-

vice outside of Manhattan. Erika Leyva, external affairs analyst for the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, presented the plan during Community Board 2’s meeting on Oct. 3. Leyva explained, once you hail a cab, you will not need to negotiate the fare with the driver because he or she will use a metered fare, which is the same as the yellow taxi rate. The Five Boro Taxi program aims to expand taxi service to all boroughs, not just Manhattan and the airports. TLC spokesperson Allan Fromberg said “there are a number of vitally active shopping and transit hubs in

Western Queens that we see are already benefiting from the availability of Boro taxis, and we anticipate that their popularity will only increase with time and the number of vehicles.” The program was proposed by Bloomberg in his 2011 State of the City address, which was then passed by the NYS Court of Appeals in June. “The new Apple Green vehicles will bring thousands of hard-working livery drivers out of the shadows and into the legal economy, increase transportation options for those in need of accessible vehicles,” Bloomberg said. Since June, the TLC began licensing livery vehicles that are legally picking

up the seven million New Yorkers, except in Manhattan, below West 110th Street and East 96th Street. The City is allowed to sell 18,000 special hail licenses in the next three years, as well as 2,000 new medallions for yellow cabs that must be handicapped-accessible. All Boro Taxis will have roof lights, indicating their availability, a taximeter, to standardize the fares, a GPS, a credit and debit card reader, and every taxi comes with a unique number, so you can use it to file a complaint. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 3577400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13

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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 C TA 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 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. ________________________ 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. _______________________ Constant Consulting LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/2/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General. ________________________ CAZZORLA APARTMENTS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY)

9/20/2013. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1703 210th St., Bayside, NY 11360. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________ Ding & Wong LLC, Arts of Org filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/14/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated for service process. SSNY shall mail process served against the LLC to 35-05 Parsons Blvd #5C, Flushing NY 11354. General Purposes. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Five Star Food & Beverage Company Inc. d/b/a Masala Box to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 42-02 Bell Boulevard Bayside NY 11361. ________________________ SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NE W YORK COUNT Y OF QUEENS Index No.: 11451/13 Date Summons Filed: 6/13/13 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is Plaintiff’s residence. SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Plaintif f resides at 57-45 224th St., 2nd Fl. Bayside, NY 11364 CHUNG KIL CHO, Plaintiff -against- HYUN RYE CHO, Defendant. ACTION FOR DIVORCE TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s Attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State of New York, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner. In case of your failure to answer or appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE: the nature and object of this action if for an absolute divorce in accordance with Subdivision (2) of Section 170 of the Domestic Relations Law, based upon defendant’s willful abandonment of the plaintiff without cause or justification. The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in the action, child support, and granting Plaintiff such other and further relief as the court may deem just and proper. Upon your failure to

appear, a judgment will be taken against you by default, granting an absolute divorce to the Plaintiff. Dated: Bayside, New York May 22, 2013 LAW OFFICES OF T. STEPHEN SONG, P.C. By: Stephen Song Attorneys for Plaintiff 154-08 Northern Blvd., Suite 2G Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 321-0770 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on OCT 03 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000893-13/ 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) Zef (Last) Mernacaj My present name is (First) Zef (Last) Gjeka (infant) My present address is 42-45 Kissena Blvd., #1A, Flushing, NY 11355 My place of birth is Albania My date of birth is March 05, 1997 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on OCT 02 2013 bearing Index Number NC-00089413/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) Joana (Last) Mernacaj My present name is (First) Xhoana (Last) Gjeka My present address is 42-45 Kissena Blvd., #1A, Flushing, NY 11355 My place of birth is Albania My date of birth is May 03, 1994 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 11 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000750-13/ 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) Pranaya (Last) Thipfan My present name is (First) Busharakam (Last) Thipfan aka Pranaya Thipfan My present address is 3950 60th St., Apt. A-20, Woodside, NY 11377 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is December 18, 1990 ________________________

Kong (Last) Law My present name is (First) Mickey (Last) Kong aka Mickey Kong Law My present address is 158-16 77th Rd., Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 My place of birth is Manhattan, NY My date of birth is August 26, 1981 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 19 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000801-13/ 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) Anna (Last) Xia My present name is (First) Die (Last) Xia (infant) My present address is 56-52 E. Hampton Blvd., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 My place of birth is China My date of birth is May 30, 2002 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 20 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000776-13/ 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) Jalyse (Middle) Yahaira (Last) Torres My present name is (First) Jalyse (Middle) Yahaira (Last) Delacruz (infant) My present address is 80-19 Sutter Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11417 My place of birth is Town of Islip, NY My date of birth is December 26, 2008 ________________________

whose name(s) and place(s) of residence is/are unknown, and if she died subsequent to the decedent herein, to her executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose name(s) and place(s) of residence is/are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and dsitributees of ELIZABETH SOLURI, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained; AND to Public Administrator of Queens County. A petition having been duly filed by Frank Ammendolea who is/are domiciled at 88-18 Sabre Street, Bellerose Manor, New York 11427 YOU ARE HEREABY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surroate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on November 14, 2013, at 9:30 o’clock in the Fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Elizabeth Soluri lately domiciled at 212-40 Hillside Avenue, Queens Village, New York 11427, United States admitting to probate a Will dated February 27, 1995 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Elizabeth Soluri deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: x Letters Testamentary issue to Frank Ammendolea Dated, Attested and Sealed, OCT 02 2013 Seal HON. Peter J. Kelly Surrogate Margaret M. Gribbon Chief Clerk Angelica M. McKessy Print Name of Attorney Angelica M. McKessy, Attorney at Law Firm (347) 688-3561 Telephone 29 Seventh Street, Suite 305, Garden City, New York 11530 Address 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 is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on OCT 03 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000914-13/ 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) Mickey (Middle)

CITATION File No. 20132 6 4 7 S U R R O G AT E ’ S COURT, Queens COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Carole Jurgens, Frank J. Falkowski, Harold Doidge AND to Johanna Costanzo a/k/a Joan Costanzo, if living, and if dead to her heirs at law, next of kin and distributes,

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 25 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000866-13/ 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) Victoria (Last) Kalontarova My present name is (First) Viktoriya (Last) Kalontarova aka Victoria Kalontarova My present address is 83-80 118th St., Apt. 5N, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 My place of birth is Uzbekistan My date of birth is March 03, 1987 ________________________

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 20 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000770-13/ 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) Daniela (Middle) Soraya (Last) Sandoval Garcia My present name is (First) Soraya (Middle) Daniela (Last) Sandoval Garcia (infant) My present address is Nacaome, Valle, Honduras, C.A. My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is September 13, 2005

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Jackson Heights-Corona BID Is Downsized

By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer The proposed Jackson HeightsCorona Business Improvement District has been downsized by 10 blocks and its budget has also been significantly reduced, but some merchants still oppose the proposal. While some business and property owners oppose the BID, according to officials at the 82nd Street Partnership, about 100 businesses have come forward to support the proposed formation of the BID, which will help keep the business district clean and safe. Seth Taylor, executive director of 82nd Street Partnership, said the BID is the “small businesses survival strategy,” and now the BID is “more affordable and manageable.” Some of the additional resources local business owners can expect after paying the annual fee is an increase in sanitation workers, graffiti removal, advocacy, event planning, beautification, street furniture maintenance and marketing. Each commercial property lot would be assessed annually, based on a front footage and assessed value combination formula, according to officials at the 82nd Street Partnership. The average annual cost for a typical commercial property tax lot

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Opinions from businesses seem to be mixed about the proposed Jackson Heights-Corona Business Improvement District. is approximately $900, which comes out to $75 a month. Depending on the property owner, the assessment could be divided among multiple tenants. Cheryl Tse, project consultant for the 82nd Street Partnership, said the original amount each property owner would have paid annually was under $2,000. Some store owners have expressed concern over the proposal. “The BID caters to an affluent market where small shops will be displaced,” Roosevelt Ave. Community Alliance spokesperson Marty Kirchner said. “Even if they reduced the budget and have taken out 10 blocks,

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that doesn’t mean the [annual] fee is any less.” Kirchner said the new annual fee of approximately $900 “is a lie and misleading because the assessment formula is the same.” What could be one of the largest business corridors in the City must be voted on by every stakeholder and resident living in the proposed area, from 104th Street to 81st Street. The district boundaries were originally from 82nd Street to 114th Street, as well as commercial stretches along National Street and Junction Boulevard. The proposed BID’s original budget was $1.75 million when it includ-

ed approximately about 1,100 businesses. Since the boundaries have been trimmed, the budget was shaved down to $860,000, which encompasses 850 businesses. “The proposed district boundaries were cut down after conducting our public outreach and after the Steering Committee members heard feedback from community stakeholders in Corona that businesses there aren’t ready for a business improvement district,” Tse said. “From 104th Street to 114th Street, the foot traffic isn’t as heavy and there are more residential properties.” Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) proposed the BID earlier this year as a part of her New Deal for Roosevelt Avenue, which would be an expansion of the 82nd Street Partnership. Andy Hong, owner of Optima Beauty Supply, at 84-15 Roosevelt Ave., said the business owners opposing the BID are thinking “shortterm.” “We should use the voice to garner a change in the community,” he added. Judith Garcia, a licensed real estate broker at 95-09 Roosevelt Ave., said “we do not need extra sanitation, we need law and order.” Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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POLICE BLOTTER 109th Precinct Fatal Collision – At 5:35 a.m. on Oct. 13, police responded to a 911 call of a motorcycle accident on the northbound Cross Island Parkway, near the Whitestone Expressway. Upon arrival, police observed a 27-year-old male, identified as David Wilson of South Richmond Hill, with severe trauma about the body. EMS also responded to the location and pronounced Wilson dead at the scene. Further investigation revealed that Wilson was operating a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle, traveling northbound on the Cross Island, when he lost control of the motorcycle near the Whitestone Expressway, striking a barrier. A passenger was also on the motorcycle at the time and was transported to a nearby hospital via EMS and was listed in stable condition with abrasions about the body. No other vehicles or individuals were involved. The investigation is ongoing.

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fled the scene. There were no reported injuries. The suspects were described as two Black females and one Black male.

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Fatal Collision – Police arrested Gilbert Echeverria, 35, of South Ozone Park in regards to an incident earlier in the evening At 9:50 p.m. on Oct. 11, police responded to a 911 call of a child struck by a vehicle at the corner of Junction Boulevard and Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights. Upon arrival to the scene, police determined that a white SUV was traveling northbound on Junction Boulevard and allegedly struck the victim, Jaied Figueroa, 2, of Corona, while crossing Junction Boulevard with his mother. The operator of the vehicle, Echeverria, stopped and transported the victim and his mother in his vehicle to a local hospital, where the child was pronounced dead. Upon arrival to the hospital and upon further investigation, police arrested Echeverria and charged him with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated.

Burglary Pattern – The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying and locating the following suspect wanted in connection with three burglaries within the confines of the 112th unlawFul surPrecinct. In all three This suspect is wanted veillanCe – The incidents, the suspect in connec tion with NYPD is asking the gains entry by breaking three burglaries within public’s assistance identhe glass front door. the conf ines of the tifying and locating a The first incident oc- 112th Precinct. suspect wanted in concurred on Sept. 28 at apnection an unlawful surproximately 10 p.m. The suspect en- veillance incident. tered the Bellal Mini Mart, located at At 8:17 a.m. on Oct. 2, at the 101-22 Queens Blvd., Forest Junction Boulevard and Hills, and removed cash. Roosevelt Avenue 7 train The second incident ocsubway station, the suspect curred on Oct. 4 at approxiwas observed recording a mately 2:30 a.m. The suspect video under the skirt of an entered BNX 99 Cent Store, 18-year-old female. The 98-88 Queens Blvd., and resuspect continued to record moved cash. under the victim’s skirt as The third incident ocshe walked up the staircase curred on Oct. 9 at approxileading to the southbound mately 4:18 a.m. The suspect platform. The suspect was entered JMD Convenience confronted and fled on Store, 95-13 Queens Blvd., foot. and removed cash. There were no reported T his suspec t is injuries as a result of this wanted in regards 114th Precinct to an unlaw f ul incident. roBBery – The NYPD surveillance inciThe suspect is described is asking the public’s assis- dent within the as an Hispanic male, earlytance identifying the sus- conf ines of the to mid-30s, last seen wearpects wanted for a robbery. 115th Precinct. ing a black tank top, blue At approximately 8:50 jeans and black sneakers. p.m. on Oct. 7, the victim, a 21-year-old female, was walking in front of 11-43 30th Rd. in Astoria when the suspects approached her, pushed her on the shoulder and removed her iPhone. The suspects then

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on OCT 03 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000917-13/ 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) Alex (Last) Chen My present name is (First) Long (Last) Chen My present address is 42-20 Kissena Blvd., Apt. F10, F lushing, NY 11355 My place of birth is China My date of birth is May 15, 1989 ________________________ KARAN & JASHAN LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/24/12. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 104-88 128th St Richmond Hill, NY 11419. Purpose: Any lawful activity. ________________________ TNJ MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/3/13. 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, 59-46 56th Rd., Maspeth, NY 11378. General Purposes. ________________________ INDEX NO.: 27414/10. Filed Date: 10/01/2013. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE. MORTGAGED PREMISES: 150-24 84TH AVENUE, QUEENS, NY 11432. (BL #: 9750 – 46). Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK. SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF THE INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR25, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR25 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 1, 2005, Plaintiff, -againstBALADEVA SAMANICH, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their

respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, MAXIM MELENDEZ A/K/A CARLOS MELENDEZ A/K/A MAX MELENDEZ, CITIBANK, N.A., NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, BIN SOO PARK, PETER OZELIUS, ZACK OZELIUS, BRETT GARNET, HO SOO PARK, JUN PARK, 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 attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU C AN 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 PROTEC T YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $ 508,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens on October

7, 2005, at C.R.F.N. No. 2005000561056, covering premises known as 150-24 84th Avenue, Queens, NY 11432 – BL #: 9750 – 46. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant BALADEVA SAMANICH, the foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication to an Order of the Hon. TIMOTHY J. DUFICY of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed on October 1, 2013, with the Complaint in the County of Queens, State of New York. The property in question is described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Fourth Ward of the Borough and county of Queens, City and State of New York, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE (FORMERLY FLORIAN AVNEUE), DISTANT 228.90 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE CORNER FORMED BY THE INTERSEC TION OF THE EASTERLY SIDE OF 150TH STREET (FORMERLY ALSOP STREET) WTH THE SAID SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE; RUNNING THENCE SOUTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 100 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 41.60 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY AGAIN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 100 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF 84TH AVENUE, 41.60 FEET TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. Dated: New Rochelle, N.Y. September 27, 2013. McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. By: /s/________________ Leroy J. Pelicci, Jr., Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210 New Rochelle, NY 10801 p. 914636-8900 f. 914-636-8901 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE

SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-226-5697 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. ________________________ The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on the following application: Variance (§72-21) to permit a hotel (UG 5) contrary to use regulations (§42-00). M2-1 zoning district. Address: 13210 149th Avenue aka 132-35 132nd Street, bounded by 132nd Street, 149th Avenue and Nassau Expressway Service Road, Block 11886, Lot 12 and 21, Borough of Queens. Applicant: Patrick W. Jones, P.C., for Canyon & Cie LLC c/o Mileson Corporation, owner; Risingsam Management LLC, lessee. Communit y Board No.: 10Q This application, Cal. No.: 262-12-BZ, has been calendared for Public Hearing Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 10:00 A.M. session, in Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, Borough of Manhattan. Interested persons or associations may appear

at the hearing to present testimony regarding this application. This application can be reviewed at the Board offices, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This notice is published by the applicant in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Standards and Appeals. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 18 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000826-13/ 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) Johnny (Last) Dalencour My present name is (First) Jean (Last) Felix (Seniority) Jr aka Jean Jr Felix My present address is 14708 235th St., Rosedale, NY 11422 My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY My date of birth is August 01, 1993 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 24 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000850-13/ 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) Harper (Middle) Lilly Lazarus (Last) Sanders My present name is (First) Harper (Middle) Lazarus (Last) Sanders (infant) My present address is 218-32 85th Ave., Queens Village, NY 11427 My place of birth is Manhasset, NY My date of birth is May 01, 2004 ________________________ Notice of formation of Stoneview Management L.P. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 09/24/2013. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LP 71-11 Astoria BLVD, East Elmhurst, NY 11320. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on AUG 20 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000692-13/ 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) Isaac (Middle) Ashkan (Last) Arasteh My present name is (First) Ashkan (Last) Arastehmanesh My present address is 75-25 153rd St., #250, Flushing, NY 11367 My place of birth is Iran My date of birth is August 24, 1981 ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 2 day of October, 2013, bearing Index No. 935/13, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York 11435-3710, in room 357, grants me the right to: Assume the name Christina Victoria Evangelista. My present name is Christina Vicotria Goriah a/k/a Christina Goriah My present address is 97-12 99th Avenue, Ozone Park, New York 11416; The date of my birth is January 9, 2004; My place of birth is Queens County, New York ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 25 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000860-13/ 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) Elaine (Middle) Jean (Last) Esnes My present name is (First) Elaine (Middle) Jean (Last) Kim (infant) My present address is 19921 48th Ave., 2nd Fl., Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is February 07, 2005 ________________________ Notice of Formation of 48-21 5TH ST 2F LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/7/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 48-21 5th St., #2F, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activity. ________________________ Notice is hereby given that an onpremises license, Serial Number 1273820 has been applied for by Nonna’s of Whitestone LTD to sell beer,wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under ABC Law at 2230 154th street Whitestone NY 11357

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How Hospitals Are Reacting To The ACA BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Now that registration is open and the Affordable Care Act is ramping up for 2014 and beyond, the effects of the landmark reform will begin to be felt in a broader capacity. Many of Queens’ hospitals are getting ready for the impact by changing the way they take care of patients. Some hospitals in the Borough have made plans for the upcoming changes, slowly moving away from reactionary healthcare. Rather than waiting until someone is sick enough to need a hospital bed, locations like New York Hospital Queens, Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital want to use preventative care to keep patients healthy all year around. According to Stephen Mills, President and CEO of New York Hospital Queens, all hospitals across the country have collectively faced billions of dollars less in Medicare, Medicaid and commercial services. Observation rooms are being pushed to make sure patients in hospital beds absolutely have to be there. “The goal is to get rid of beds, because they’re not needed,” Mills said. “The other incentive is to take care of populations of people in the community. Primary care and specialty care out there in the community is where we’re going.” As part of its move in that direction, NYHQ is setting up primary care and office centers throughout the Borough, in neighborhoods such as Astoria, Maspeth, Whitestone and Clearview, with more to come. These centers are open in evenings and on Saturdays, in order to accommodate the needs of their patients better. New technology and medicine has allowed hospitals to perform simple surgeries and other procedures over the course of a day, limiting the need for long hospital stays. “We are not utilizing in the hospital as many beds as we had,” Mills said. “We are moving to a smaller in-patient service and we are focusing on the out-patient.” Mills added that the switch to a focus on primary care will help take the stress off of emergency rooms, since patients will have other ven-

ues to utilize. While a few hospitals in Queens have closed over the past several years, he said the impact to patients who have severe medical problems is minimal. “Five or six hospitals in Queens have closed in the last few years. Has anyone not gotten a hospital bed when they really needed one as a result of that? The answer is no,” he said. “The real demand has been to our emergency rooms, not for emergency care as much as primary care. That’s why growth has been in the primary care arena. The more we can do in the community, the better off the system will be.” NYHQ is not the only hospital making these moves. Both Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital are moving to keep their patients healthier, with specialized care that handles their needs efficiently. Flushing Hospital recently opened a new ambulatory care unit with 32 examination rooms, meant to increase its out-patient services rather than focusing only on helping sick in-patients. “This is about health maintenance, prevention. This is the innovative model of the future. This

is what healthcare needs to look like,” Dr. Robert Crupi, the hospital’s chairman of ambulatory care, said at the opening ceremony. Jamaica Hospital is focusing its resources on accessibility, having signed on to about 90 percent of the plans available under the ACA healthcare exchange. It is working to partner with the remaining 10 percent as well. “We continue to be a low-cost provider. We continue to be a highquality provider,” David Evangelista, director of managed care at Jamaica Hospital, said. “In Queens County, we’re certainly going to be the leader.” The hospital is also putting resources towards education, not just for its own staff, but for private physicians and community residents as well. “Most people in the community don’t truly know what to expect from the exchange. We’ve done presentations of education with everyone in our organization,” Evangelista said. “We are now going into the community, educating private physicians, letting them know what the exchange is. We’re going to community events and

doing education to the public.” While these Queens hospitals have been preparing for the massive healthcare reform, the results of the legislation are far from certain. Hospital administrators are supportive of the law, saying that it will help some of the 400,000 Queens residents who do not have insurance. “What will be the impact of the health exchanges? I don’t know,” Mills said. “The way it’s headed now is genuinely a good thing. NYHQ has been supportive of the law itself.” Evangelista said that the ACA will force hospitals to further rethink how they do business, moving focus away from the individual and towards managing a population. “The focus is going to be on keeping people healthy. It’s going to force providers to manage patients outside of the hospital,” he said. “Because of the reduced reimbursement, it’s going to force providers to transform how they think and focus on quality, not volume.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

What Is The Healthcare Exchange? One of the factors that has many people confused about the Affordable Care Act is its healthcare exchange program. What is the healthcare exchange? Who qualifies for it? How can I apply? What happens if I decline to apply? What research should be done beforehand? All of these questions have likely passed through the minds of many Queens residents about the legislation. The most basic answer is that the healthcare exchange is an organization marketplace that allows consumers to compare insurance options and choose a plan to enroll in. In each state, the product’s name is different. In New York, the official name of the program is New York State of Health. “The creation of the exchange was to afford healthcare coverage for those who are currently unin-

sured,” David Evangelista, director of managed care at Jamaica Hospital, said. It applies to any U.S. citizen who does not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. If you apply for either of those programs or you are an illegal immigrant or a non-resident, you do not qualify for the healthcare exchange. The biggest benefit to enrolling with the program is the availability of care when it is needed. By enrolling, individuals will have access to a primary care physician and a hospital, all at a low cost. The enrollment period will last until March 31, 2014 for the first year of the healthcare plan. Coverage will go live on Jan. 1. There is a tax penalty for those who qualify and choose to opt out of enrollment. It will be $95 or one percent of your gross salary, whichever is higher. In subsequent

years, the penalty will increase. But if you are not eligible for a tax return, then you will not be penalized. The easiest way to apply for the plan is to visit nystateofhealth. ny.gov and sign up for the exchange. According to Evangelista, the process is similar to booking a vacation online. “It’s very much like going to Travelocity. You’re going to put in what you’re looking for. It will ask some basic questions about yourself, your family size, your family income,” he said. “It will take you to a page that lists all the insurance and give you different purchasing options.” There are also certified enrollment specialists who you can call if you do not have Internet access. To find the specialist for you, call the State’s health help line at (855) 355-5777 or visit the website.

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Glitches Plague Marketplace Website After Launch By Luis Gronda Staff Writer Since its launch on Oct. 1, the HealthCare Marketplace website has run into a variety of problems, preventing some people from signing up for the healthcare they need. New plans under the Affordable Care Act allowed residents to sign up for the healthcare marketplace online and get them on their way towards enrolling in the healthcare plan before the Jan. 1 deadline. The marketplace was established after the 2010 Affordable Care Act passed, allowing people to apply for healthcare if they are not covered by their employer or through other programs such as Medicaid or Medicare. But the website, HealthCare. gov, has had several glitches since it first launched, including a server overload that has timed out the website in the middle of registration and long delays when registering on the website. A spokesperson for the State Department of Health said the high volume of traffic on the site was the primary reason for the delays, as many people were accessing the website at the same time, overloading their servers. The spokesperson noted the website has improved since its

initial launch, as they boosted its server capacity and fixed other technology associated with running the webpage. “Each day since its launch on Oct. 1, the online NY State of Health marketplace has been enhanced to provide better and smoother access for thousands of individuals and small business owners across New York to select quality, low-cost health insurance plans,” said Donna Frescatore, the Executive Director of New York State of Health Dept., in a statement a few days after problems about the website were reported. “The State’s customer service center operators have provided information to and answered questions from nearly 10,500 New Yorkers. We are continuing to work to improve the site’s access and navigation to handle the heavy traffic we have seen and allow New Yorkers to easily get low-cost health insurance plans.” The federal Dept. of Health also responded to reports of problems with the website, saying they have seen strong interest in the marketplace website and they have greatly reduced many of the problems that plagued the site after it launched. “We won’t stop improving HealthCare.gov until its doors are

as people logged onto the HealthCare Marketplace website, they experienced problems, including long delays while registering for healthcare.

wide open, and at the end of the six-month open enrollment, millions of Americans gain affordable coverage,” said Fabian Levy, a U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services spokesperson. According to the U.S. Dept. of Health, interest in the website continues to remain high, with the site receiving 14.6 million unique visits in the first 10 days after it launched. New tools have been introduced

to streamline the process of signing up for Obamacare as well, including allowing people to sign up over the phone if they want to use that method instead of logging online. Residents are also able to see how much they will likely pay for their healthcare plan based on their situation and which state they live in. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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Navigating The Cyber Marketplace BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer As of Oct. 1, Americans have been able to shop for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act. But while the concept of shopping for your health insurance online seems convenient, users have reported problems and complications with the website. “Early, the first couple of days, because of the overwhelming volume, people have said it was slower and harder to navigate,” said Jeffrey Hammond, spokesperson for the New York State Dept. of Health. “But since then, we have done things to increase server capacity and those problems have gone away.” Although many of the first reported problems have since been resolved, and although there are a number of resources available to the residents of Queens, not everyone has the time or ability to find the facilities that will help clarify the process. So the Queens Tribune has put together a condensed and easy-to-follow guide to help the technologicallychallenged navigate the cyber ‘marketplace.’ In order to browse the healthcare options available to you on the Affordable Care Act’s website, www.healthcare. gov, you must first enter click the green ‘Apply Now’ button on the page. Prior to browsing the health care packages available for you and your family, you will be required to create an account. Be sure that before you create your account, you have selected the state in which you are looking to purchase insurance. If you live in New York, New York State Dept. of Health is the Health Insurance Marketplace to serve you and instead of using healthcare.gov, you will be directed to use the New York State of Health website, www.nystateofhealth.ny.gov, to apply for coverage, compare plans and enroll. Before you are ready to enroll, you will need to have some important information on hand. Be prepared to enter your household size, your age, the ages of other household members, your zip code, your social security number and any previous medical conditions. In your first step, you will be re-

quired to come up with a NY.gov ID user information, in which you must select your login ID information, a primary email address and a preferred user ID. Before you will be able to answer any questions, you must first confirm your NY.gov ID via email. The email will contain an activation link which will have you fill out three shared secret questions, which will come in handy should you ever forget your password or login information. After answering and selecting your security questions and answers, you will be directed to reset your password. As a safety measure in selecting a password, try to avoid using your user name, real name, birthday or company name. You may also want to pick a password that is significantly different from previous password so that your account and information is not easily hacked. Once you are finally logged in, the website will direct you to its first set of personal questions so that your identity is verified. When

doctors and facilities that participate in the plan network as well as the cost of enrolling in the plan. On the following pages, you will be able to select and filter plans based on quality ratings, cost, metal level or even by doctor or facility. In choosing the right plan for you, you will also get the option of selecting three types of health insurance plans – a medical plan without dental coverage, a medical plan with dental coverage and a medical plan with dental coverage only for children. At every tier level, most individuals will be offered a wide The NY State of Health web- range of prices from site is the online portal for a variety of insurance New Yorkers who want companies. According to participate in the new to Hammond, it was a Healthcare Marketplace. To goal for the New York find a health insurance pro- State Dept. of Health vider suited to your needs, to make sure the webvisit www.nystateofhealth. site is easy to follow and user-friendly. ny.gov. “We did try to filling out this first make [the website] questionnaire, you user-friendly and we provided the will need to know [demonstration] video, so we are your social security trying to make it easier for folks to number. The web- use,” he said. site is completely After you have selected the right secure, so there is health insurance plan for you and no need to be weary your family, you are most likely still of your social security number be- not insured. While you may have ing compromised. In this section, been able to start shopping for the you will also be able to select your plan, coverage purchased through language preferences. the marketplace will not begin unAfter you have been verified by til 2014. To ensure that you are the website, you will begin the sec- covered on Jan.1, you must send ond portion of the questionnaire in your payment by Dec. 15. If you process. In the following steps, are still not covered by March 31, you will be asked to list everyone 2014, you will be obligated to pay a in your family – even if they do penalty on your annual taxes. not file taxes or are not looking for For a full video demonstration healthcare coverage. It is impor- of the individual and families aptant to note that the website does plication, visit http://www.healthask you for your race and ethnicity, benefitexchange.ny.gov/resource/ but you are not obligated to fill out video-demonstration-individualsthis information. and-families-application. When you have entered and reFor more information about viewed your household informa- how you can sign up for health tion, you will be asked to agree to insurance, you can call the New the Marketplace’s policies on pri- York State of Health’s hotline at vacy, which you are given the op- (855)-355-5777. Representatives tion of downloading and printing are available to speak to customers for your own safekeeping. on Monday through Friday from 8 In the third section, you will be a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from able to select a health insurance 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. plan for yourself and your family Reach Natalia Kozikowska members. The website will deter- at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or mine which plans are available for nkozikowska@queenspress.com you, the benefits of the plans, the or @nkozikowska.

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Dr. Robert Crupi, chairman of ambulatory care at Flushing Hospital, speaks during the grand opening of the new care center. Photo by Ira Cohen BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Flushing Hospital has made a new addition to its services, as it transitions to a new model meant to keep helping patients into the future. On Sept. 26, Flushing Hospital celebrated the grand opening of its new ambulatory care unit. The room is part of the healthcare organization’s efforts to transition from a hospital-centric system to patient-centric preventative care. The 9,000-square-foot facility includes 32 examination rooms, allowing them to take care of twice as many patients as before. A radiology suite, an ophthalmology suite and an emergency medical technician suite have been added as well, increasing the services Flushing Hospital can provide. “We hope people will take advantage of our services and we hope they will take advantage of our services when they’re healthy,” Bruce Flanz, the hospital’s president and CEO, said. “Having outpatient facilities like the one you’re in today is critically important to our patients, to the citizens of our community and to the future wellbeing of those individuals.” A feature that Flanz highlighted was the hospital’s electronic health records, which will be available for patients to access through a product called MyChart. Four thousand patients are already putting the system to use. “We hope to incorporate more patients into their own care and having their clinical information readily available to them will be

tremendously important,” Flanz said. The ambulatory unit sits next to Flushing Hospital’s retail pharmacy, making prescriptions easy to pick up. “This is a clinic that’s going to provide comprehensive care from pre-natal to pediatrics to adult to geriatrics,” Dr. Robert Crupi, chairman of ambulatory care, said. “This is the innovative model of the future. This is what healthcare needs to look like.” Several hospital administrators, members of the board of trustees, State Sen. Toby Stavisky (DFlushing) and Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) were on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of the new unit. It was built through the use of a $4 million Heal New York grant from the State and was assembled in less than a year. According to Flanz, Flushing Hospital’s plans for the near future include expanding its dental program and emergency department and creating a new observation area. The latter will be used for patients who may not need to be admitted to the hospital, giving doctors 24 or 48 hours to make a decision. “Previously, as hospitals, we used to focus on taking care of only sick people,” he said. “We have changed our focus and we want to keep people healthy through their entire lifespan. That’ll benefit our community immensely.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Seminar Seeks To Explain Healthcare Confusion By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer Since Oct. 1, changes to the healthcare system have been on the minds of many concerned citizens of Queens. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) organized a forum to explain the Affordable Care Act. The informational seminar was held on Oct. 15 at the Elmhurst Hospital auditorium, in conjunction with healthcare professionals and local elected officials. An attendee at the forum, Tullock Elena, 69, of Corona, said forums like these are very informative. “I am planning to switch my insurance plan and the information given today was very detailed,” she said. “With the health insurance exchanges up and running, it is imperative that Queens residents know how to navigate through this new Marketplace, so those in need of coverage can select a plan that best fits their needs,” Meng said. “I was happy to sponsor this important forum and look forward to holding more so that all the people of Queens can finally have access to affordable, quality healthcare coverage.” Alice Yaker, director of community outreach for the New York

State of Health, said nearly 2.7 million New Yorkers under the age of 65, about 16 percent, do not have health insurance coverage. That number includes primarily workers and their families. Yaker said this is an extraordinary moment for all of us because “we know that when someone has insurance, they have greater access to health services, which leads to better health outcomes.” Yvette Martinez, associate state director for New York’s AARP, said “if you have Medicare or Medicaid, you do not need to do anything.” Instead, she said the new law strengthens Medicare by including more preventive benefits and lowering the price of prescription drugs. She also denied the myth that the ACA will increase the costs of Medicare. The goal over the course of the next three years, Yaker said is to enroll 1.1 million New Yorkers into health plans. Since open enrollment began on Oct. 1, Yaker said the New York State of Health Marketplace website has seen four million unique page views and 614,000 unique visitors. The Marketplace website allows for a one-stop shopping for subsidized and unsubsidized healthcare plans. It also allows people seeking

insurance to easily compare health plan options, while being reassured that they will not be denied on the basis of pre-existing conditions. “It is a place for individuals and small businesses to enroll into a health plan that meets your medical needs, the kinds of benefits you are looking for, and what your pocket books will allow you to do,” Photo by trisha sakhuja Yaker said. She said individ- alice yaker, director of community outuals will have the reach for the New york state of health, exoption to shop out- plained the affordable Care act to individuside of the Market- als at the Elmhurst hospital. place for a health plan, but no financial subsidizes credits to help them pay for coverage. will be available. For more information about Yaker said only about 17,000 New Yorkers are enrolled into their the health care law, or to enroll in own health plans, not affiliated with a health coverage plan, visit www. their employers. That number will nystateofhealth.ny.gov/PlansMap, rise because healthcare premiums or to speak to a Navigator, call rates will be reduced by 53 percent. (855) 355-5777. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) About 75 percent of individuals who enroll through the New York 357-7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenState of Health will qualify for tax stribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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ACA Gives More Options To Students By Trisha sakhuja Staff Writer Before President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, many young adults were being cut out of their parents’ health plan policies because of their age. One of the most appealing aspects of the law is addressing the health insurance problems of young adults because it allows adult children to remain on their parents’ health insurance up to the age of 26. More so, beginning in 2014, New York law gives the option to permit young adults to remain on their parents’ policies until their 29th birthday. That includes nearly all young people, even if they are married, financially independent and no longer living with their parents. Also, young adults can opt to stick with their parents’ plan instead of their employers. Deepti Sakaria, 26, a graduate student in the Physician Assistant program St. John’s University, said she previously thought she would have to find a health coverage plan, but the ACA helps her because she is a graduate student with a lot of loans and is able to stay under her parent’s plan. Even though Melissa Molfetas,

students and young adults have more options for healthcare through the recently-opened marketplace, as part of the affordable Care act.

26, a third-year law student concentrating in health law at CUNY School of Law, has been studying the ACA since September, she said some parts of the law are still confusing for her to understand. “Not only is it difficult to understand, but there is a lot of banter with politicians and media outlets,” Molfetas said. She said this leads to people forming their opinions about the plan without actually learning

about the ACA for themselves. “All we know is, it is bad, but we don’t know why it’s bad,” Molfetas said. “For me, the law has become a political battle about money, whether or not it is the government’s function to reimburse people for healthcare.” Mofletas and Nick Widzowski, 28, also a third-year law student and the President of CUNY Law Democrats, want to hold a healthcare seminar in the near future to

educate their peers about the new options they have. Currently, Molfetas is insured through her parent’s health coverage and her goal is to qualify for insurance through her future employer, but if that does not happen, she said, “Thank God there is a website I can go to now to shop for health insurance.” Young adults up to the age of 30 will have the option to buy an insurance plan that will cover only minimal services. According to the HealthCare.gov website, the “catastrophic” plan’s premium is much lower than the other the four precious-metal plans - Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum - but it covers the 10 essential health benefits and three annual primary care visits at no cost. It is known as the safety net coverage plan in case you have an accident or a serious illness. “We know that most young people consider themselves invincible, so if they want to avoid paying the fee of not buying into the four-tier plan, just go to ‘catastrophic,’” Molfetas said. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@ queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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Queens’ Biz Community Preps For ACA BY JOE MARVILLI Staff Writer Businesses in Queens are preparing for the Affordable Care Act, which will go into effect on Jan. 1. The healthcare legislation includes provisions meant to give small business owners new options for providing health coverage to their employees. However, the law is also looking to make life easier for small businesses, helping them find affordable insurance. Several business leaders expressed concern over how the law will impact business, and are looking to get as much information out as possible. Some of Queens’ Business Improvement Districts are working to make sure their business owners are as knowledgeable about the law as possible, such as a session held by the Flushing BID that drew 200 business owners. “We will probably host smaller ones for four or five people, so they can have a personal touch. I think that will be a more effective way,” Dian Yu, executive director of the BID, said. Felicia Tunnah, executive director of the Jamaica BID, agreed, adding that owners could always call the BID with any questions they have.

entrepreneurship of Queens residents,” he said. “I predict that some local residents will find niches within Obamacare as consultants or care providers and create new companies. Watch. It’ll happen.” Before the ACA, small businesses paid 18 percent more in premiums Many Queens businesses have expressed than large firms for concern over the Affordable Care Act. the same benefits Business Improvement District leaders package. Premiums have been reaching out to its members to for healthcare could explain the new law. Photo by Ira Cohen. also increase drastically if an employee “I think everyone should get as gets cancer or has a heart attack, informed as they can,” she said. according to a document given “We will help fill in whatever gaps out by U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (DJackson Heights) during a discusthere are in information.” Rob MacKay, director of public sion with small business owners in relations, marketing and tourism August. The document said that busiat the Queens Economic Development Corporation, said the impact nesses with fewer than 50 emof the ACA on local businesses was ployees will not have an employer not yet clear, though some will responsibility requirement when that part of the law goes into effect thrive. “We don’t know if the local in 2015. Beginning next year, businesses economy has been affected yet, but I have incredible faith in the with fewer than 50 employees will

have a sliding scale tax credit to help them afford to offer employee coverage if they have average annual wages of less than $50,000. By gaining the ability to join a large pool through the Small Business Health Options Program, small businesses will be given access to the same affordable coverage that large businesses have today. In 2015, businesses with 50 or more employees will have a shared responsibility requirement. They will have to offer affordable health coverage and have at least one fulltime employee receiving a premium tax credit to avoid a penalty. The SHOP Marketplace Call Center, a resource to help small businesses get information about the new regulations, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to answer any questions. It can be reached at 1-800-706-7893. Employers can also visit www.business.usa.gov/healthcare. “These new provisions in the law will significantly improve the previous market, where small businesses often had difficulty obtaining affordable insurance or predicting their costs,” Crowley said. Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 3577400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

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Jamaica Church To Hold Pink Balloon Release BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Wrtier In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Christ Church International of Jamaica will hold its second annual pink balloon release in remembrance of loved ones who have lost their lives and to express hope for all survivors. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer among females, is also the second leading cause of death among women, with an estimated 40,000 deaths per year. Although breast cancer death rates have steadily decreased nationwide, Kelly Riggins, associate pastor at Christ Church International, said that she has been hearing more stories about women who have been diagnosed with the disease. “It seems like the number of women diagnosed is going up and the age of the women are going down,” said Riggins. “I’m hearing about it more and more in the Black community.” After hearing from some of her parishioners who have been strug-

Nearly 300 Southeast gling with breast cancer, Queens residents came Riggins was inspired to out to show their support create an event that will for the cause. bring awareness to the “Some people drew cause – not only as a hands on the balloons to means of recognition, release the situation into but as a means of eduGod’s hands,” she excating the public of the plained. “We have to supimportance of mammoport the cure and make grams. sure we are aware. All we “We did it last year can do is hope and pray to really just raise and the rest is in God’s awareness. We have hands.” had members who had “When the balloons breast cancer and gone are gone and in the sky, through the experireleased from your hands ence,” she said. “This year will be a little Last year, nearly 300 Southeast Queens resi- – that’s it,” she added. more sentimental as dents joined Christ Church International for its “All we have is God and one of our dear mem- first ever pink balloon release in remembrance of we need to have faith in bers passed this year of loved ones who have lost their lives and to express God – no matter what the hope for all survivors. outcome is.” breast cancer.” The pink balloon re“That’s why this is so important,” she went on to explain. “Every Sunday this month, we lease will be held at Christ Church “Early detection is key. We should have information that we give out International on Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. It be more aware and conscious. Tell – even to the little girls because is free to attend and all are welcome your daughters and tell your nieces they also need to be aware,” she to join. Christ Church International to start checking themselves early. said. “It is our responsibility to is located at 122-21 Merrill St., JaIt’s so important and it saves lives.” care for our brothers and sisters, maica. For more information about the Riggins said she feels that it is our neighbors and ourselves. We the responsibility of Christ Church have to come out of the church event, you may call the church ofInternational, and all religious in- and educate the community. We fice at (718) 276-2799. Reach Natalia Kozikowska stitutions, to educate the commu- want to save souls, but we also at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nity about breast cancer and the want to save lives.” nkozikowska@queenspress.com importance of getting screened for Last year’s pink balloon release the disease. was a great success, Riggins said. or @nkozikowska

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Queens

By Luis Gronda Staff Writer October is breast cancer awareness month and hospitals around Queens are hosting events to commemorate the occasion. Every year in October, breast cancer awareness is celebrated across the country to bring attention to the disease that affects many women. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 232,000 new cases of breast cancer have been diagnosed this year so far and there is a one in eight chance that a woman will get the disease during her lifetime. In light of this month, two hospitals in Queens, Mount Sinai Queens and North Shore-LIJ, are hosting events concentrating on bringing its awareness and new trends in treating the cancer. LIJ launched a program this week that asks women in Queens to raise more awareness about the disease. The program, called the Breast Health Ambassador Program, gathered about 25 women who will encourage other women to get a mammogram test or to quell any fears they may have about the diagnostic test. The 25 women selected were either breast cancer survivors or have a history of the disease in their family.

Twenty-five women attended a free program at North ShoreLIJ to become breast health ambassadors.

“By recruiting committed, personally-invested ambassadors in the community, we can potentially increase the detection rate, enhance prevention and lower the death rate of breast cancer,” said Dr. Jill Rabin, co-chief of the division of ambulatory care and women’s health programs-Pcap Services at the North Shore-LIJ Health System; and head of urogynecology at LIJ. “LIJ is committed to reducing any barriers for women to get mammograms.” One example of this is Maxine Mahlstadt, a breast cancer survivor and a mom to three children. Following a mammogram on her breasts that turned out to be a

calcium build-up, doctors did additional tests and found a tumor deep within her breast that could not easily be felt. Although she has survived since being diagnosed in 2011, she urged people who participate in the program to always check yourself and speak with your doctor if there is a potential problem. Mount Sinai Queens will host a symposium on Oct. 22 that will discuss new trends in breast cancer treatment and prevention. According to their website, six health professionals will be on hand to discuss the emerging trends for treating the disease, including Dr. Howard Greenberg, who is associ-

ate chief of hematology and oncology and director of Mount Sinai Queens Cancer Program; and Panagiotis Manolas, who is the Chief of Surgery at Mount Sinai Queens. Mount Sinai offers a multitiered approach to treating women who have breast cancer at their facility, the Mount Sinai Queens infusion center, which is right across the street from their main facility in Astoria. “We take a compassionate, comprehensive view to screening, diagnosing and treating the patient. We provide many services while navigating the patients through the complex system of cancer prevention and treatment,” said Dr. Gloria Morris, assistant professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a medical oncologist at the program specializing in the treatment of all types of cancers with a particular niche in breast and ovarian cancers. Morris will also be at the panel hosted by the hospital. The symposium will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Ricardo’s By The Bridge at 21-01 24th Ave. in Long Island City. To reserve a seat for the discussion, call (718) 267-4333. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune.com, or @luisgronda.

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Jamaica Doc Helps Girls Regain Confidence

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA Staff Writer It has been nine years since Dr. Cheryl James overheard that fateful conversation between her daughter and a classmate, Taylor. Taylor, a second grade student at the time, suffered from a brain aneurism which left her bald, and although she was well enough to return to school, she worried about being teased. Moved by what she heard, James, a minister from Jamaica, felt as though she needed to do something to help Taylor regain her self confidence and feel comfortable about going back to school. So, rather than buy Taylor a Barbie doll or another toy, she came up with an idea. “I credit God with giving me an idea. I had always played around with a lot of wigs or hair pieces. I never had a cosmetology degree or license, but it was something I always had a love for, so it was easy for me to try to create things,” James said. “I recalled having a beautiful yellow scarf and I took some of my hair pieces and cut them up a little bit and placed a bang on the scarf.” Excited by her creation, James

and her daughter visited Taylor in the hospital with the headpiece in hand and wrapped it around her head. “The smile on her face was so big and I was pleased that she was so happy,” she said. “It looked like her real hair.” And before she had known it, James had paved the way to the start of Where There’s A Need – a nonprofit that seeks to provide support and encouragement to women and children with cancer and other diseases that result in hair loss and baldness. The nonprofit creates scarves, hats, baseball caps and turbans with hair, giving women and girls suffering from medical conditions such as cancer, alopecia, discoid lupus, scalp eczema and female baldness the appearance of having hair. “I tell you, you feel a lot of joy,”

It has been nearly a decade since Jamaica resident Dr. Cheryl James started Where There’s A Need – a nonprofit that helps children and women from diseases that result in hair loss.

James said. “There’s emotion behind it because you realize the difference that this really makes for some. Sometimes, you don’t understand until you’re in

the position or you know a close friend that is in the position – it really hits home.” Since it was founded, Where There’s A Need has given away hundreds of headpieces and hundreds of wigs to children, women and seniors who would not normally be able to afford them on their own. “You leave happy and you leave with a sense of purpose, but sometimes, you also leave with tears in your eyes because you understand that it might be minor for someone, but it’s major for someone else,” she said. “It’s hard to comprehend what these women are going through. They are fighting for their lives.” For information about Where There’s A Need, visit www.wheretheresaneed.org or call Dr. Cheryl James at (347) 223-2774. Reach Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or nkozikowska@queenspress.com or @nkozikowska

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Celebrating Columbus Day

Brandeis Installation

The Brandeis Association recently installed its officers and honored Appellate Division Justice Sheri S. Roman. Pictured (from left) are the Hon. Joseph A Zayas, administrative judge, 11th Judicial District, criminal term; Neda Melamed, associate with Israel, Israel & Purdy LLP and president of Brandeis; the Hon. Jeremy Weinstein, administrative judge, 11th Judicial District, civil term; the Hon. Sheri Roman; the Hon Bernice Siegal; chair of the board of directors; and the Hon. Randall Eng, presiding judge, Appellate Division, second department.

Pictured at the Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan on Monday (top, from left) are former Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., Paul Vallone, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.; (middle) Gov. Andrew Cuomo served as an honored guest at the parade; (bottom) Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch made a special appearance. Photos by Ira Cohen.

Checkmate for Goldfeder

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder did not win, but he played a strong match against 4th Graders at P.S. 114 in Belle Harbor during an after school program last week. The chess program is sponsored weekly by Linda and Danny Ruscillo and the 100th Precinct Community Council.

Climbing High

Daniel Leone, president and CEO of Queens Public Television, prepares to speak during a reception and screening of “QPTV Presents: Understanding Mental Illness,” an award-winning series on mental health, at Queens College on Oct. 9. Photo by Ira Cohen.

H-Mart Autumn Celebration

H-Mart Bayside and Garden World held the inaugural Autumn Celebration over the three-day weekend at the new H-Mart Bayside location, 46-40 Francis Lewis Blvd., Bayside. The event featured an outdoor barbecue, a pumpkin painting contest, horse riding and free ice cream and corn, along with other rides and games. The Autumn Celebration continues this weekend. Photos by Ira Cohen.

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Disabled Actor/Writer Inspires In One-Man Play BY JOE MARVILLI

Staff Writer

While he was born without his right hand, David Harrell did not allow this to hold him back in his life goals or become the centerpiece of who he is. The Astoria-based actor, speaker and advocate’s award-nominated solo play, “A Little Potato and Hard To Peel,” takes a humorous and insightful look at his own life with a disability, chronicling his journey towards awareness that he cannot let his situation define him. He said he hopes the play makes that message clear to others who may be struggling with a disability. The show was created in its raw form when Harrell was in North Carolina. Initially called “The Quest,” the performances shared his life through comedy and heroics. Once he got to New York though, he examined the show and changed it to match his new views on confidence. “I think it was more important about not letting circumstances define us. The fact that I was born without a hand doesn’t define all I am,” he said. “It became this idea of finding what would make me normal.” The title, “A Little Potato and Hard To Peel,” came from a story Harrell’s grandfather told him when he was young. His grandfather said that the

baseball team he used to play on was called “Little Potato and Hard To Peel.” Later in his life, after his grandfather had passed away, Harrell learned that the story was a tall tale with a message - do not let circumstances peel away your humanity. “To tell his grandson this tall tale in a humorous way, it’s my way of celebrating that love he had for me,” Harrell said. “It’s easy to tell the story because in some ways it’s a celebration about it. I certainly had difficulties growing up. But I think because of a lot of support I had, I’m not embarrassed by it.” Initially, this interest in acting came from an unlikely source in high school. Harrell had a crush on a girl. This girl said he would look cute and be funny onstage, leading him to audition in the hopes of getting a date. The date never happened, but the love of acting stuck. Writing was a more difficult process. “The writing part of it is still very scary,” he said. “It’s been a process to trust my writing, trust my storytelling process and trust the collaborators I’ve brought in.” Harrell is also the Disability and Programming Associate for Inclusion in the Arts. He works with casting directors to encourage them to cast disabled actors, particularly if the role calls for a disabled person. His hope is to

Another Baseball Team Could Call Queens Home BY LuIs GROndA

Staff Writer

An upstart baseball league is looking to establish one of its teams in Queens. The Independent Professional Baseball League is looking for a local investor to own a proposed baseball team that would play its home games in the Borough. The IBL will be a league similar to the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is an independent league not affiliated with Major League Baseball. There are three divisions for the IBL, the Eastern, Midwestern and Southern. At least four teams would be in each division and the Queens team would play in the Eastern division. Dan Malley, Director of Operations for the IBL, said Queens is a highly diverse and populous borough and they would like to tap into that market for the league. He added that they would like to bring a cheaper option for Queens residents that may not be able to afford a Mets or a Yankees game. “It’s about bringing affordable family entertainment to the average person,” Malley said.

He added they would like the owner to be from the area and someone who is familiar with the community that it would play in and the entire Borough as well. They are still looking for an owner and are hopeful of finding someone that wants to invest in the team. Malley even posted a rough estimate on their website, investinibl.com, to show a potential owner how much it would approximately cost to run the team. According to their website, it would cost about $64,000 for expenses related to the team including $20,000 for payroll and $10,000 for travel to away games. Malley said he could not speak specifically about where the team would play, but he did say they are looking for a currently existing stadium to play in and not build a brand-new stadium in the Borough. The league is expected to begin this summer, with the mid-western division starting play, and the eastern portion of the league is slated to start play next year, according to Malley. Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 3577400, Ext. 127, lgronda@queenstribune. com, or @luisgronda.

David Harrell, an Astoria-based actor and writer, uses the story of his life with a disability to encourage those with similar circumstances.

expand the diversity that has happened in Hollywood over the last 25 years to include disabled people as well. “We want disability to start being part of that conversation. We still can’t see a person with a disability and think it’s not a plot point,” he said. “Little Potato and Hard To Peel” will be performed on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., Oct. 25 at 7 p.m., Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. and Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. “The Boy Who Would Be Captain Hook,” which is a variation geared towards children, will take place on Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. and Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. Both shows will occur at

the Cherry Lane Theatre, located at 38 Commerce St. Both shows will be presented as part of the All For One Theater Festival, a showcase that specializes in displaying one-man or one-woman performances. To buy tickets to the shows, visit www. afofest.org. “I think it’s a powerful way to exercise the shared connection we have as human beings,” Harrell said. “You are who you are and that’s important.” Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, jmarvilli@queenstribune.com, or @Joey788.

New Food and Crafts Market Comes To Long Island City BY TRIshA sAkhuJA

Staff Writer

A new food and crafts market is coming to the historic Standard Motor Parts building in Long Island City. With food, jewelry, arts and crafts, photography and furniture, the market looks to be a one-stop shop for all the local City vendors. The market, known as the QNS Urban MKT, will be open year-round, starting on Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. and on Oct. 19th at 11 a.m. “The goal of the market is to garner a sense of community in Queens,” said Cassie Jones, program director of the QNS Urban MKT. “We are trying to honor all of the innovation happening here, as well the different cultures.” Some of the cultures the vendors will showcase are Filipino, Caribbean and Peruvian. It will operate on the first floor of the building on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6

p.m. within a spacious area next to the COFFEED shop and right below the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm. On Fridays, the market offers extra perks with live music, food, beer and wine. On Saturdays, access to the farm is until 3 p.m. Aside from the usual facilities of the market, it will organize Ted Talk-style events that will showcase entrepreneurs in food, drink and tech, who will share their start up stories and teach short lessons about their craft. Jones said the market is unique because it also provides an outlet for chefs through the pop-up restaurant program. A Vietnamese restaurant, Bunker, will showcase its food on the weekend of Oct. 25. The building is located at 37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City. For more information, visit www.qnsurbanmkt.com/#!contact/cz76, or call Cassie at (203) 247-9824. Reach Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, tsakhuja@queenstribune.com, or @Tsakhuja13.

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FRIDay 10/18

http://queenscouncilarts. org/qca-3rd-space-queensliterary-town-hall.

satURDay 10/19

sAtURDAY NIGht LIvELY

If you need a comedic night out, go to The Laughing Devil for Saturday Night Lively, headlining Andy Hendrickson, Joe Larson, Jenny Z, Phil Hunt, Scott Sharp and Troy Alan. Don’t be surprised if something unusual happens. This is the late show - the crowds are drunker, the comics are looser - this is the show where the best of the best push the envelope right off the table. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit http://laughingdevil.com/ tickets.cfm?ShowID=1285.

CYNDI LAUPER

FALL hARvEst FEstIvAL

CALPULLI MExICAN DANCE

New York City’s own Calpulli Mexican Dance Company will return to Queens Theatre at 8 p.m. for a performance dedicated to the rich traditions of Mexico. The troupe will debut several new works with the help of artistic director Noemy Hernandez, musical director George Saenz and costume designer/co-founder Alberto Lopez. Tickets are $35 for general seating and $25 for rear side seating. The show will also take place on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.

Come to the Fall Harvest Festival at Victory Field in Forest Park from noon to 3 p.m. There will be fall-themed activities like a pumpkin patch, various games, face painting, live entertainment and much more. Victory Field is located at Woodhaven Boulevard between Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park Drive. For information, call (718) 235-4100 or visit nyc.gov/parks.

hALLowEEN toUR

Greater Astoria Historical Society will host a tour of murder and mystery along the Long Island City waterfront starting at noon under the Hell Gate Bridge in Astoria Park. Bring water and sturdy shoes. Cost is $20 for non-members, $15 for members.

sUNDay 10/20

FREE CoNCERt

QUEENs LItERARY towN hALL

The inaugural 3rd Space event features “The Queens Literary Town Hall,” organized by Queens based artist, Audrey Dimola. The evening will be part performance, part soapbox and part networking opportunity, and will serve as a platform for local writers/literature lovers to connect to each other and to the literary organizations and reading series in Queens. The event will take place at the Queens Council on the Arts, at 37-11 35th Ave., Astoria, running from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Admission is $5. For more information visit,

sUNDay 10/20

Kupferberg Presents will invite the Queens-raised Cyndi Lauper to the Colden Auditorium stage. For her “She’s So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour,” the singer will perform her debut album in full, including hits “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” and “Time After Time.” In between numbers, Lauper will tell the audience never-before-stories about the album’s recording process. The show will start at 7 p.m. and tickets range from $35 to $125.

BALé FoLCLóRICo DA BAhIA

Kupferberg Presents will open Colden Auditorium for a performance by Balé Folclórico da Bahia, a 25-member troupe of Brazilian dancers, musicians and singers. Together, they will display the region’s most important cultural manifestations through an energetic theatrical vision of rhythm and choreography. The show begins at 8 p.m. For more information, or to buy tickets, call (718) 793-8080 or visit www.kupferbergcenter. org.

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK

JAMEs DARREN AND sAL RIChARDs

James Darren and Sal Richards will perform at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Darren has had a five-decade career that has spanned from film to television to music. His latest record is “Because Of You,” a collection of standards and big band swing. Richards is a notable comedian and impersonator who has gotten rave reviews all over the East Coast. Tickets cost $40.

The Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center will present a community-wide free concert, Shirathon 5, of noted area cantors, choirs and accomplished singers. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The Jewish center is located at 193-10 Peck Ave. For more information, call (718) 3575100.

wooDhAvEN stREEt FAIR

The Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. will host the Woodhaven Street Fair from noon to 6 p.m. on Jamaica Avenue, from 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard. This event will feature food, rides for kids and adults, live entertainment, many vendors and more.

ARt FoR FAMILIEs

Make costumes with your kids, from ages 5 to 11 at the Noguchi Museum. Advanced registration is required. The Museum is located at 9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City. The arts-and-crafts day starts at 10:30 a.m. For information visit, www.noguchi.org/programs/education/families.

band King of the World at 8 p.m. Come see the band play Steely Dan classics like “Deacon Blues,” “Hey Nineteen” and “Kid Charlamagne.” Resorts World Casino is located at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park.

MUsIC FoR AUtIsM

The Central Queens Y will host Music for Autism, starting at 1 p.m. The free show will feature Eric Schoene Rene, who is the main cellist of the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra. The Central Queens Y is located at 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills.

moNDay 10/21

5th ANNUAL CoMMUNItY PARtNERshIP CELEBRAtIoN

Since the Fortune Society is grateful to its partners, it wants to celebrate and honor certain individuals and organizations that have provided vital services and support to formerly incarcerated communities. The evening will begin at 4 p.m. with networking, tours and food prepared by Fortune’s Culinary Arts program. The evening will continue with entertainment, the awards ceremony and dessert till 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Fortune Society, located at 29-76 Northern Blvd., Long Island City.

WEDNEsDay 10/23 stEELY DAN tRIBUtE

Resorts World Casino will host Steely Dan cover

tHURsDay 10/24 It’s GREEk (AND RoMAN) to ME

The Adult Education Committee of Hillcrest Jewish Center and Rabbi Manes Kogan will present “It’s Greek (and Roman) to Me,” a program on Jewish life under the Greeks and Romans. Liora Ben-Harari will discuss this period of Jewish history, going over topics like Alexander the Great, the Hasmoneans, Herod, the Bar Kokhba Revolt, the start of Christianity and the origins of rabbinic Judaism. The event is free, starts at 7:30 p.m. and takes place at 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows.

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Send announcements for your club or organization’s events at least tWo weeks in advance to “Queens today” editor, Queens tribune, 150-50 14 road, Whitestone nY 11357. Send faxes to 357-9417, c/o regina or email to queenstoday@ queenstribune.com Yearly schedules and advanced notices welcome!

FLEA MARKET KEW GARDENS FLEA Saturday, October 19 8-5 (raindate october 26) Lirr north Parking Lot, 82-60 Austin Street, Kew Gardens. Heavenly Angels Animal rescue. Adoptions 12-4. Benefits JHMc Pediatric department. CRAFT & FLEA Saturday, October 19 St. elisabeth’s church, 6 Harvard Street, Floral Park 9-4. RUMMAGE SALE S a t u r d ay, O c t o b e r 2 6 9-4 with ethnic foods. St. Josaphat, 35th Avenue and 210th Street, Bayside.

MISC. REHEARSALS Saturdays, Sacred Music chorale of richmond Hill holds rehearsals at St. John’s in richmond Hill. www.richmondhillny.com/ArtsSMc. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED experienced in community outreach, social media, public relations and assisting in various activities with seniors at the Jackson Adult center. 657-6692. FH VAC the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance corps needs volunteers. 793-2055. FOOD PANTRY Thursdays, November 7, December 5 corona congregation church’s Food Pantry 10-noon at 102-18 34 th Avenue, corona. to register, bring photo id and proof of family size.

TALKS RIDGEWOOD Monday, October 21 “the Language of Flowers” discussed at 6:30. ARCHITECTURE Monday, October 21at 6:30 at the Flushing library. QUEENS VILLAGE Wednesday, Oc tober 23 “Gone Girl” at 11.

TEENS HALLOWEEN FEST S a t u r d ay, O c t o b e r 1 9 Flushing library at noon. HOMEWORK HELP Saturdays through november 30 volunteer to help children at 10 at the Bayside library. CHESS CLUB Saturdays Flushing library at 2. MANNERS JEOPARDY M o n d a y, O c t o b e r 2 1 Flushing library at 4. WII GAMES Mondays and Fridays McGoldrick library at 5:30. TEEN ZONE Monday-Thursday Queens Village library at 3. register. ARTS & CRAFTS Tuesdays & Fridays 5:30 at the McGoldrick library. KNIT & CROCHET Tuesdays, October 22, 29 Bellerose library at 3. NUTRITION WORKSHOP Thursdays, October 17, 24 Lefferts library at 6. Learn to prepare food and manage weight and more. NEEDLEWORK CLUB Tuesdays through November 26 Bayside librar y at 4. CHESS CLUB Wednesday, Oc tober 23 Queens Village library at 3:30. HALLOWEEN CRAFT Wednesday, Oc tober 23 Queens Village library at 3. BOARD GAMES Wednesdays 5:30 McGoldrick library. SCRABBLE CLUB Thursdays through November 26 east Flushing library at 3:30. WII GAMES

Thursdays, Oc tober 24, 31 5:30 at the McGoldrick library. DRUM WORKSHOP Thursday, October 24 Lic library at 4. GREEN CRAFTS T h u r s d ay, O c to b e r 2 4 Broadway library at 5. CHESS CLUB Thursdays through November 21 east Flushing library at 4:30. BOOK BUDDIES Fridays through November 22 Bayside library at 4. TEEN HAPPY HOUR Fridays through November 29 Flushing library at 4. CHESS CLUB Fridays through November 22 Woodside library at 4. CRAFT TIME Mondays, October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, 25 Steinway library at 11. BABY AND ME Mondays, Oc tober 21, 28, November 4, 18, 25 Bayside library at 11. FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays, October 21, 28, November 4, 18 Auburndale library at 3:30. DANCE PARTY Tuesday, October 22 Baisley Park library at 4. GET ELECTRIC Tuesdays, Oc tober 22, 29 Woodhaven librar y 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 library at 4:15. BOOK BUDDIES

SENIORS SENIOR FITNESS Through November 1 tennis at Astoria Park, tennis and yoga at cunningham Park, tennis at Flushing Meadow Park and tennis and yoga at roy Wilkins Park. call 760-6999 for 0065act times and locations. AARP 3334 Mondays, October 21, November 18, December 16 at St. Kevin’s Parish center in Flushing. 224-0478. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Monday, October 21 Hollis and Laurelton libraries. register. CHAIR YOGA Mondays, October 21, 28 Arverne library at noon. CLEARVIEW SENIORS M o n d a y, O c t o b e r 2 1 dance aerobics at 10. Tuesday, October 22 music appreciation at 12:45. Friday, October 25 “A Little Bit of Heaven” movie at 12:45

and “You never Have to Stop Learning new things” at 10.Monday, Oc tober 28 dance aerobics at 10. clearview Senior center, 208-11 26 th Avenue, Bayside. 224-7888. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Tuesday, October 22 Forest Hills library. register. STAR Wednesday, Oc tober 23 Glen oaks library at 2. StAr Senior theater Acting repertory presents a variety of drama/comedy scenes and musical numbers. Free. YOGA Thursdays, October 24, 31 Flushing library at 1. DRIVER SAFETY Friday, October 25 Glen oaks library. register. ONGOING EVENTS SOUTH ASIAN Alternate Saturdays Selfhelp Br-PS Senior center in Flushing. indian-style activities, lunch. 886-5777.

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Queens today HEALTH ZUMBA Mondays, October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, 25 Bayside library at 6:30. AFFORDABLE HEALTH M o n d a y, O c t o b e r 2 1 Woodside library at 1. ZUMBA Mondays, October 21, 28 corona library. register. ALZHEIMERS Tuesdays, October 22, November 12, 26, December 10, 24 caregiver Support Group in Forest Hills. 5925757, ext. 237. PILATES Tuesdays, Oc tober 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, 26 Queens Village library at 5:45. YOGA STRETCH Wednesdays, October 23, 30 richmond Hill library at 5:30. GENTLE YOGA Wednesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27 Woodside library at 5:45. DIABETES WELLNESS Thursdays, Oc tober 24, 31, November 7 Jackson

Heights library at 1. SHAPE UP NYC Fridays, October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Briarwood library at 11:30. DANCE FITNESS Fridays, October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 richmond Hill library at 5:30. ONGOING GROUPS ANGER MANAGEMENT Wednesdays and Saturdays classes, individual, family, couples therapy in Briarwood. 374-6765. SUPPORT GROUPS Alcohol, drugs, domestic violence, martial issues, depression, anxiet y, phobia, etc. Woodside clinic. 779-1234. DOMESTIC VIOL. 24 hour domestic Violence Hotline. 657-0424. PSYCHOLOGICAL CTR individual and group counseling, family and couple therapy and more. 5700500 sliding scale. WAITANKUNG Sundays 2 - 5 . to t a l -

ENTERTAINMENT COMEDY/DINNER SHOW S a t u r d ay, O c t o b e r 1 9 fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Ben’s in Bayside. $50. 229-2367. AMAZING MAIZE MAZE Weekends through October 27 maze and pumpkin patch 11-4:30. $9. Queens count y Farm Museum, 73-50 Little neck Parkway, Floral Park. 347-FArM. PRELUDE TO KISS Oc tober 16-20 rathaus Hall at Queens college. 793-8080. HALLOWEEN FEST Saturday, October 19 Halloween Blood Fest at the Flushing library starting at noon. JAMES DARREN Saturday, October 19 at 8 at Queensborough community college. 631-6311. IMMIGRANT VOICES Saturday, October 19 “the day After My Suicide” at Queens theatre in the Park. 760-0064 for free tickets. CALPULLI October 19, 20 Mexican dance company at Queens theatre in the Park. 7600064. DANSE MACABRE Saturday, Oc tober 19 at 3 at the Jackson Heights library. Sunday, Oc tober 20 at 3:30 at the central library. Saturday, Oc tober 26 Flushing library at 1:30. Xoregos Performing company. CYNDI LAUPER Sunday, Oc tober 20 at

colden Auditorium at 7. 793-8080. STAMP SHOW Sundays, October 20, November 17, December 15 Bayside Stamp Show at the ramada Hotel 10-4:30. Free admission and parking. 645-7659. JACKSON HEIGHTS Sunday, October 20 “images of America: Jackson Heights” discussed 2:304:30 at the Queens Historical Society. 939-0647. FOREIGN LETTERS Monday, October 21 film screening and discussion at the Glen oaks library at 2. PORTRAIT OF HEALING Monday, October 21 and Wednesday, October 23 at 6 at the Langston Hughes library. Spoken-word performance and follow-up poetry workshop in recognition of domestic Violence Awareness. CHRISTIE MYSTERIES Tuesday, October 22 Glen oaks library at 3. Wednesday, October 23 5:30 at the Windsor Park library. BIG BAND SINGERS Tuesday, October 22 Howard Beach library at 5:30. BINGO Tuesdays 7:15 American Martyrs church in Bayside. 464-4582. Tuesdays 7:15 (doors open 6) rego Park Jewish center. 459-1000. $3 admission includes 12 games. SCRABBLE Tuesdays Fresh Meadows library at 2 and east Flushing library at 3:30.

body workout. Flushing Hospital/Medical center. Free. Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156. SCHIZO. ANON. Sundays in rego Park. 896-3400. TAI CHI Mondays and thursdays 11-12 at the cardiac Health center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. $5. VBARRE BAR tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays VBarre Bar Method class for total body sculpting at nYSc in Whitestone. 917-716-4678. YOGA Wednesdays at the nYHQ cardiac Health center. 670-1695. 5:30. $10. MASSAGE THERAPY Wednesdays and Fridays half and one hour massages at the cardiac Health center in Fresh Meadows. 670-1695. OA t h u r s d ays o ve re a te r s Anonymous Howard Beach library at 11.

EDUCATION GET YOUR GED Saturday, October 19 10noon at the renaissance charter School, 35-59 81st Street, Jackson Heights register. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Saturday, October 19 at All Saints church in Bayside. $50. 229-4631. MATH FOR ADULTS Saturdays, October 19, 26, November 2 Lic library at 10. ART DECO JEWELRY Monday, October 21 McGoldrick library at 4. SMALL BUSINESS Monday, October 21 Jackson Heights library at 6. BELLY DANCING Mondays, October 21, 28, November 4 Broadway library at 1. OFFICE SUITE Mondays, October 21, 28, November 4, 18, 25 Poppenhusen library at 1. BEGIN COMPUTERS Tuesdays, October 22, 29 McGoldrick library at 11. BEGIN EXCEL Tuesday, October 22 Flushing library. register. DOWNLOAD E-BOOKS Tuesday, October 22 Flushing library. register. BEGIN INTERNET Tu e s d a y, O c t o b e r 2 2 Queens Village librar y. register. KNIT & CROCHET Tuesday, October 22 Bellerose library at 3. 3D DESIGN Tuesday, October 22 Flushing library at 6. 3d design and Printing.

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QUEENS FOCUS St. Luke’s Church in Forest Hills will hold a centennial celebration starting at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18. The procession will start from Station Square, where the church’s first services were held, to the church, located at 85 Greenway South. Upcoming events at the Kew Gardens Community Center include: “Back Pain: Causes and Cures,” with Dr. Nilesh Soni, 11 a.m. Oct. 29. The Kew Gardens Community Center is located at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew Gardens. Church of the Resurrection, 35-09 113th St., will host its annual parish fair, Rez Round-Up 2013 from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 2. The fair will include baked goods, antiques and collectibles, Christmas items, raffles and more. For information, visit resurrectionrichmondhill.com. The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery will present the Josephine Foundation Actors in a murder mystery dinner beginning 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Tickets cost $25 for members and $35 for non-members. For information, call (347) 878-6614. The Central Queens YM&YWHA will host investigative journalist Sheri Fink, who will tell the story of life and death and the decisions in a hospital fighting for its life during Hurricane Katrina at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21. The Central Queens Y will also host journalist Lawrence Malkin, who will speak about his new book, “The War Within: Israel’s Ultra-Orthadox Threat to Democracy and the Nation,” at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 28. The events have a suggested donation of $7 and is open to the public. The Central Queens Y is located at 6709 108th St., Forest Hills. For information, call (718) 268-5011, Ext. 151 or email pkurtz@cqy.org.

upcoming screenings in Queens. They include: Oct. 19: Kalusugan Coalition, 3904 63rd St., Woodside. Oct. 20: Tabernacle Community CME Church, 115-62 Farmer’s Blvd., Jamaica. Oct. 27: Holy Child Jesus School, 111-02 86th Ave., Richmond Hill. To schedule an appointment, call (877) 628-9090. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng recently announced that the government shutdown has forced her to cancel the U.S. Service Academy Information Forum scheduled for Queens high school students and their parents, planned for Oct. 18 at Forest Hills High School. Despite the cancellation of the forum, Meng is still accepting applications from students. Deadline for submission is Nov. 1. To receive an application packet, call (718) 445-7860 or (718) 445-7861 or visit http:/// meng.house.gov. Queens Council for Cultural Judaism will hold a presentation of Jewish Philosophy on Ethics with a humanistic viewpoint beginning 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at the UUCQ building on Ash Avenue and 149th Street in Flushing. The suggested donation is $5 for firsttime attendees. For information, call (718) 380-5362. The Queens Library branch in Bellerose will close for renovations at the end of business on Oct. 25, reopening in the spring of 2014. The mobile library will provide limited service Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Oct. 31. Noel: A Night of Everlasting Love, the story of Christmas in concert, will take place at 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at Douglaston Immaculate Conception Center Theater, 7200-7250 Douglaston Blvd., Douglaston. Ticket prices begin at $25 and will go on sale Oct.

Grand Marshal Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) served as the grand marshal of the Howard Beach Columbus Day parade on Sept. 29. 28. Tickets are available at www.thejosephinefoundation.org or by calling (516) 334-1536. Holy Family Church in Flushing will host a defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the church, 175-20 74th Ave., Flushing. Cost is $45. For information, call (631) 3609720. Community Education Council District 25 and The Parent Academy will present a Parent Empowerment Summit from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at PS/MS 200, 70-10 164th St., Flushing. To register, visit nycparentacademyqueens.eventbrite.com. The 109th Precinct Community Council will sponsor a defensive driving course from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at the precinct, 37-05 Union St., Flushing. The cost is $30 per person. Space is limited, so registration is re-

The Sciencetellers will present a show at the Queens Library for Teens, 2002 Cornaga Ave., Far Rockaway, at 3:30 and 5 p.m. Oct. 31. The theme of the show will be “Potions!” For information, call (908) 334-2525 or email celebrations@piccirillo.org. Alyssa Pannizzo of Rego Park was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year. Artist H. David Stein’s exhibit “Deconstructed Flowers” will be on display in the visitor and administration building at Queens Botanical Garden from Nov. 5 through Jan. 26. The Italian-American Cancer Foundation’s mobile no-cost breast cancer screening van will hold three

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Local students were awarded scholarships from SUNY Potsdam for the 2013-14 academic year, in recognition of their achievements and educational experience. Timothy Chan of Douglaston was awarded the Anne Pease Breaky Scholarship. Sebastian Howard of Queens Village was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship. A Sunnyside/Woodside community blood drive will be held from 2-8 p.m. Oct. 21. The drive will be held at the bus by the Sunnyside sign on 46th Street and Queens Boulevard. No appointments are necessary and walkins are welcome. For information, call Joe Ferrara at (516) 805-1637. Dr. Alexandra Khaimov is hosting a good deed contest through her dental office, located at 69-77 Grand Ave., Maspeth. The contest is open to anyone aged 18 and younger. Enter by doing a good deed and write a short essay about what you did. The contest ends Nov. 8. Khaimov is also hosting a Halloween Candy buy back at her office. The office will give $1 for every pound of candy brought in between Nov. 1 and Nov. 8. For information, call (718) 2551381 or visit www.grandsmiledental. com. Queens Community Board 3, along with funding from Councilman Daniel Dromm and in cooperation with the Dept. of Transportation, recently installed 13 benches along Northern Boulevard.

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Sir Paul Sings at Sinatra A music legend surprised Astoria students with a live performance last week. Sir Paul McCartney, the iconic former member of The Beatles and current solo artist, rocked the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts last Wednesday. McCartney appeared in support of his new album, appropriately titled “New,” which is his first album featuring new songs in six years. The music legend played a 13-song set for the crowd at the school, including Beatles classics “Blackbird,” “Back in the USSR” and “Lady Madonna.” He also played Wings tracks like “Band on the Run” and three songs from his newly-released album. From the looks of the set list, it sounds like it was a terrific show. This QConf reporter is eter-

Jenn Dodd

Talented individuals of all kinds should email editor@ queenstribune.com for inclusion in a future edition. nally jealous of everyone that got to witness that show live. Come back to Queens soon, Paul!

The demonstrations will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lawrence Cemetery, located at 216th and 42nd Ave., Bayside. Admission for both shows is $8 for Bayside Historical Society members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. To reserve your tickets, call (718) 352-1548.

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

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While walking through the East Village two weeks ago, this QConf reporter saw an awning for “Bayside! The Musical!” Unfortunately, this stage show is not a sendup of life in Northeastern Queens. Instead, it is a parody of the 90s sitcom “Saved By The Bell.” Still, it got us thinking of what neighborhoods would make for great musicals. Think about it. You can have an Astoria musical that

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Who Ya Gonna Call? Looks like Queens residents are no longer going to have to call Ghostbusters now that the Bayside Historical Society is in town. On Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, the Seekers Club will be holding a live paranormal investigation, explaining the tools and techniques used to discover ghosts and other forces beyond.

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pits hipsters against the Greek population, ala “West Side Story.” And instead of a musical like “Mamma Mia,” which is based on the songs of ABBA, we can have a musical based on the Ramones called “Rockaway Beach!” A rap musical based on Southeast Queens would be another first. As for some of our elected officials, we think something like “American Idiot” might fit quite well!

Let’s say you want to travel between Long Island City and Central Park. It’s a nice day and you don’t want to get cooped up in a subway car. Well, one project has come up with an idea: expand the tram. The Forum for Urban Design recently put together a list of 46 proposals as part of its Next New York project. The projects are all speculative imaginings of what the future of the City could look like. One concept is to extend the Roosevelt Island Tramway from Central Park South to Queens Plaza. Of course, none of the projects listed are include in the yearly budget and many of them would surely be pricey. But the view would definitely be nicer than the inside of a tunnel. While it may be expensive and an offbeat idea, this QConf reporter thinks it would be a big hit. After all, some people will do anything to avoid taking the subway!

What happens when comedic actress Jenn Dodd doesn’t show up to her onewoman show? Dodd recently premiered her first solo show, "No Show: A One-Woman Show," on Oct. 10. The show runs through Oct. 25 at Stage Left Studios in Manhattan. Dodd said she's been working on the show over the course of the past year. “By the last show, I will have it exactly how I want it,” she said. After she fails to arrive for her own show, many different personalities take advantage of the empty stage. In this quirky, fast-paced comedy, Dodd’s inspiration to portray each oddball character is through an “amalgamation” of ideas. By coming on stage from different parts of the theatre, Dodd plays characters like Trish Casino, a Psychic medium and a "drunk chick laugh-pukes at wedding" YouTube star; Kyle Baxter, a technician by night, video gamer and role-play expert by day; Rhonda Tuttle, Dodd's Southern, cougar aunt hoping to meet husband number seven; and last but not least, Tiffani-Tori-Amber Sweetin, a washed-up child star and Dodd’s understudied understudy. The show goes through many costume and wig changes, which Dodd said are an important part of the show because visual cues help the audience identify the character she is embodying. From the age of 14, Dodd

was acting in class plays and at the local medieval fair in Texas. Acting brought her to New York after she was accepted into the Circle in the Square Theatre School. Since graduating, she has created more than 50 original characters. Most recently, she joined the cast of the off-Broadway play, “The Gong Show,” in which she plays multiple original characters. She is a member of The Final Edition Radio Hour, a satirical, political comedy program that airs on the Progressive Radio Network. Dodd is also last year’s Andy Kaufman Award finalist, which she said “was a great experience” and wants to compete again this year. Oddly enough, Dodd moved to the City on the day of the blackout in 2003, where she moved to Astoria and hasn’t left since. By living and working in Astoria, she said “there is a lot of competition, but it is very healthy.” Dodd said watching other comedians and actors in the Western Queens area keeps her on her toes. When asked how she expects her audience to react to the show, she said “I would like to capture the element of surprise.” In the future, Dodd wants to play a pre-school teacher who reads an inappropriate book to her class. Tickets for the show are $20 with a $5 discount for seniors, students and military personnel. For more information, visit www.stageleftstudio.net, or call (212) 838-2134.

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