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Vol. 41, No. 45 Nov. 10-16, 2011

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The Bridges Of Queens County:

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A report released last week by the Feds listed both the Throgs Neck (l.) and Whitestone (r.) Bridges as structually deficient, among a slew of troubled large and small bridges borowide. State and local officials insist there’s nothing to worry about, and current and planned projects will address any concerns.

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QC/Boro Library Seek Memories From Old-Timers

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Boro Bridges In Need Of Help: Feds overpasses and highway viaducts around the borough including four along the Van Wyck Expressway, the Long Island Expressway overpass over the Grand Central Parkway, the Cross Island Parkway overpass over Bell Boulevard, and the Hempstead Avenue overpass over the Cross Island Parkway near Belmont Racetrack.

Structurally deficient does not mean the bridge is unsafe for travel, and on MTA bridges like the Whitestone and Throgs Neck, it could mean simply that there is no shoulder on the road, or the roadway is too narrow.

Weight restrictions would be placed on bridges that had any structural issues, and there are no restrictions on any bridge on the list in Queens.

The list was released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a part of the US DOT and comes as the Obama Administration is pushing a bill to fund reconstruction and rehabilitation of the nation's bridges and highways as part of job creation.

U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) whose district includes parts of the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges, said New York State and City Depts. of TransportaThe Kosciusko Bridge is slated for replacement starting tion have done a great job maintaining them. next year.

By DOMENICK RAFTER If you are leaving Queens by car, chances are the route you are taking desperately needs repairs.

According to a recent study done by the research arm of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, four of the borough's major bridges are in dire need of repair, as are more than a dozen overpasses and highway viaducts.

The Bronx Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Kosciusko Bridges all made the list of "structurally deficient" spans, as did the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge viaduct over Randalls Island. Also on the list were a handful of

Neighbors In Uproar Over Swastika Graffiti Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center at Queensborough Community College, said he believes the timing of the vandalism was tragic as the 73rd anniversary of "Kristallnacht" was just around the corner.

Known to the Jewish community as the "Night of Broken Glass," the infamous evening of Nov. 9, 1938, gave witness to a series of attacks as SS stromtroopers ransacked Jewish homes, businesses and nearly 2,000 of synagogues in Nazi Germany and in parts of Austria.

"This event has reignited horrendous memories of those who once experienced that terror in the Jewish Community," he said.

Officials at the Queens Library branches in Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst said they believe the swastikas were painted between the evening of Nov. 3 and the morning of Nov. 4.

The incidents also occurred less than a week before the Anti-Defamation League released a nationwide survey that found antiSemitic attitudes have risen slightly in the nation. According to the survey, 15 percent of Americans - nearly 35 million adults - still hold anti-Semitic views, an increase of 3 percent from a similar survey conducted in 2009.

As of print time, no arrests had been made in connection to the vandalism and the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is still investigating the incidents. Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or visit nypdcrimestoppers.com.

All calls remain confidential.

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

federal money, and it is currently in the design phase with construction expected to start in 2014. New York State DOT spokesman Adam Levine said the state has been doing constant repair work to maintain the structure until a new one is built. Also, the Kew Gardens Interchange is undergoing a massive reconstruction that includes constructing new bridges and new ramps.

The overpasses and viaducts on land that made the list do use state and federal money for repairs. More help from the federal government is needed Crowley said, because these links are key to not only Queens's daily life, but the entire nation's.

"We need to look at this from a security point of view, and a commerce point of view," he said.

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

Occupy Queens Meet Friday In Jackson Hts

By JASON BANREY As Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan begins to burst at the seams with an abundant amount of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, one Queens resident is planning to help alleviate that growing population by bringing an occupation to Queens.

With the support of the Occupy Wall Street General Assembly, which helped jumpstart the now-nationally recognized movement, Whitey Flagg of Jackson Heights is attempting to organize Queens' first planned gathering right in the heart of the borough.

At first, after spending some time at Liberty Plaza, Flagg became intrigued by the organization of the central hub for New York City's OWS demonstrators. But after getting arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge and witnessing other demonstrators get maced while with his 3-year-old son at a Union Square march, Flagg realized it was important to take the movement's message back in to his community as opposed to going down to Zuccotti Park all the time.

"Eventually Zuccotti Park won't be there, and it will have to spread into other communities," said Flagg who expects at least 100 people to show up at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, located at 37-06 77th St. which is hosting the assembly on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. "And once this starts breaking into people's communities I believe it's going to explode."

According to Flagg, the objective of the first meeting will be to provide participants with an educational forum where they will discuss the organization and implementation of various working groups necessary to run and facilitate their own general assembly.

"There is this misconception that a general assembly is an encampment," Flagg said.

"It's not. It's a meeting in the community with the community."

Some of the issues the Occupy Queens movement hopes to address are overcrowding in schools, job security and the lack of public space in the borough, "but that will be eventually up to the borough's GA to decide," Flagg said.

Although he does admit Occupy Queens will be a completely different from the OWS downtown, he did stress the occupation will have the same "organic process," which has birthed an international following.

So far, occupations in Brooklyn and the Bronx have begun to sprout. With many demonstrators who dwell outside of Manhattan looking for financial backing from downtown's General Assembly to acquire the supplies necessary to reach a broader audience, organizers say they are willing to receive proposals for funding to support occupations in the outer boroughs.

As of mid-October, the general assembly at Zuccotti announced a net income of nearly $400,000 in funds received from donations.

"After Friday's meeting, we hope to begin working on a proposal to get funding from the General Assembly at Zuccotti Park," Flagg said of the resources he believes are needed to purchase the necessary equipment, supplies and educational material required to get a movement going.

Queens' elected officials in the City Council seem to have mixed views on the OWS movement migrating into their territory.

Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), in whose district the event will be held, said he has been generally supportive of OWS's motives. As a participant of three OWS demonstrations in Zuccotti Park himself, he said he believes many of the issues Occupy Queens wishes to address fall in line with the same concerns he mentioned while campaigning for office.

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria), on the other hand, has been a vocal critic of the OWS movement in lower Manhattan, stating the Zuccotti Park demonstrations were draining the city's limited resources, particularly the NYPD. He said the borough's offshoot of the nationally recognized movement will be no different and his main concern will be whether or not they obey the laws.

"They have every right to come to Queens and have an assembly," Vallone said. "But there's is a fine line between the right to protest and the rights of others to the use of their streets and to a safe, clean environment.

That line has been crossed in Manhattan. If they break any laws, I will be insisting that the NYPD enforce them" For more information about Occupy Queens go to occupyqueens.net.

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

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By JASON BANREY Local elected officials are offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the people responsible for painting six swastikas on a Jewish temple and two Queens Library branches in Northern Queens.

Standing outside of the Queens Library's Jackson Heights branch, one of the locations vandalized, officials and Jewish Community leaders condemned the acts, which they say occurred in a "diverse community of compassion, tolerance and understanding."

"We stand here today to say that hate and fear have no place in our community," said Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights). "We stand here today to say to those that committed these heinous crimes you will be found, you will be prosecuted, and you will not intimidate us. We will defeat you and your ugly ideas."

One swastika was painted on the Congregation Tifereth Israel in Jackson Heights; four swastikas were found on the faรงade of the Jackson Heights library branch; and another on the library branch in East Elmhurst.

Community officials said it is not the first time the 75-year-old temple has been vandalized with Nazi symbols. They are asking the NYPD to take the incidents seriously after video of a similar incident attack was captured in July outside a popular community center.

Members of the Jewish community condemned the swastikas painted on the temple and feared it would rehash memories and instill fear in of those still living in the borough who survived the Holocaust.

Arthur Flug, executive director of the

"We have stayed on top of our bridges here," Crowley said. "Our infrastructure is critical to the lifeblood of the city."

The Whitestone Bridge is in the middle of a multi-year renovation that includes replacing the entire deck on the span; infrastructure work is also being planned for the Throgs Neck and RFK Bridges.

"The safety and maintenance of our bridges and tunnels is our highest priority, and we cannot stress strongly enough that each crossing is safe and well-maintained," said MTA Bridges and Tunnels spokeswoman Judie Glave.

MTA Bridges and Tunnels do not take any federal money, however, and finance their projects through toll and bond revenue.

The Kosciusko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens is managed by the State DOT. Plans to replace the span entirely were unveiled last year, a project that could use

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Experts Eye Casino’s Dire Potential

By ROSS BARKAN The sepia footage looks dated for several reasons – the overwrought narrator’s voice, the maladroit and seemingly staged smashing motions, the flowery string music – but nothing makes it seem more like an anachronism than one of the most powerful politicians in the United States lifting up a sledge hammer to pulverize a pile of dilapidated slot machines.

Back in the autumn of 1934, New York’s tiny yet pugnacious mayor Fiorello LaGuardia brought down a mallet on a trash heap of slot machines to demonstrate to Getty Pictures and the struggling city how much he reviled the presence of gamblers within city limits.

Today, just 77 years later, an equally tiny mayor, more little finance than little flower, has welcomed, along with a host of other politicians, the opening of Resorts World New York City in Queens, the city’s only casino. No one will catch Mayor Michael Bloomberg wielding a sledge hammer on slot machines anytime soon. Cheerleading for the casino, led by the likes of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) have drowned out dissenters.

The casino’s actual economic impact will not, according to several experts on the effects of casinos on neighboring communities, be at all like Resorts World New York City President Michael Speller’s rosy vision.

They agree that Resorts World will create a host of new problems that will do little to bolster Queens’ economic health.

“Social costs at casinos are $3 for every $1 in new tax revenue,” said Dr. John Warren Kindt, a professor of business administration at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. “And that’s a conservative esti-

And the most comprehensive study of gambling in America, the 1999 National Gambling Impact Study, conducted by a Congress-charged commission to find out the impact of legalized gambling, recommended a moratorium on the building of new casinos. Kindt estimates, because of Queens’ population, each slot machine will possibly be taking in $500,000 in lost consumer activity every single year.

Some of the statistics Kindt cited are the product of Dr. Earl L. Exper ts warn the economic impac t of New York Grinols, a professor of economics Cit y’s first casino in the borough and the state at Baylor University in Texas. The author of Gambling in America: may not be the jackpot many are expec ting.

Costs and Benefits, he has also mate. In Queens, the cost will probably will be extensively studied the outcomes of legalized $6 in new social costs. That’s because people gambling on communities.

“Queens is uniquely situated to virtually won’t be buying the necessary items – food, clothing, and other necessities – for their guarantee this casino’s economic impact will be on the negative side of the ledger,” Grinols families.”

Kindt has written about the effects of said. “What New York has done is shrunk the legalized gambling on economies for de- economy and given out special favors to cades. His research has unequivocally led to connected people, and created some social one fact: casinos do far more harm than costs related to gambling.”

Grinols described Resorts World as a glogood. In his estimation, consistent gamblers spend 10 percent less on food and 25 percent rified restaurant or entertainment venue that will simply take dollars that would have been less on clothing.

Each slot machine, according to Kindt, on poured into a City location, like a local average takes $100,000 a year out of con- restaurant or retail outlet, and instead pour it sumer spending. This is lost spending on into the casino. The difference between Reconsumer goods like cars, refrigerators, and sorts World and an ordinary business is that computers, and lost money to Queens busi- Resorts World has an exclusive monopoly to nesses. A 2006 study by the Federal Reserve operate in New York City. Empire Raceway of Boston found casinos bring in no new and Casino, just above New York City, is money to local markets, and simply substitute located in Yonkers. They will compete for gambling for other goods and services. Con- dollars but Resorts World can advertise itself necticut, which has two large casinos, has as the only casino within the five boroughs.

Though Resorts World claims it will probeen the worst job-creating state since 1987.

vide $350 million annually in tax revenue to the state to support education, Grinols argues the impressive number will not mean New York reaps any additional net revenue because of the social costs that come with legalized gambling. He is concerned that the casino will encourage pathological gamblers who will throw away their savings, and once destitute or near destitute, will turn to crime or in more tragic cases, suicide. Because it can take some time for people to become addicted, Grinols estimates that many of the casino’s social costs will not become apparent for three to four years.

“All things considered, adding up winners’ wins and losers’ losses, is this going to be good for New York State? The answer is no.”

And the jobs Resorts World casino generates will mostly likely be low-paying: according to the National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; in 2010 the median wage for gambling industry employees including tips was $11.25 an hour.

Dr. Sigmund C. Shipp, a professor in the department of urban affairs and planning at Hunter College, said the work the casino provides will not lead anyone to prosperity.

“Locals are usually employed at the lowest level as porters, janitors, and unskilled workers who do backbreaking work at very low levels of pay and without worker related benefits,” he said. “Minorities and the poor are often the victims of these activities.”

This is the first story in a series about the impact of Resorts World Casino on Queens.

The next story will focus on the casino’s potential sociological impact.

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

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Keep Memories Alive With the recent introduction of our mobile apps for iPhones and iPads, clearly we are looking toward the future of news delivery, and the future readers of our borough. We encourage anyone with those devices to search for us in the App Store under Queens Tribune and download us today.

But not all of our readers have mobile devices. Many of our Trib regulars are the rotary phone set, people who have lived long and full lives in our borough and who rely on our print editions for bringing them the borough’s news.

Today, those same readers offer something that we can never hope to capture on our own – their memories. As we offer our readers a glimpse of the future of our newspaper, we encourage those with more years under your belts to help share your memories of life in Queens with the Queens Memory Project, featured on Page 16 in this week’s edition.

Your stories are an invaluable part of our borough’s history, and should be shared and saved. We urge you to call Project Director Natalie Milbrodt at (718) 997-3650 to get involved; and for those who have embraced new technology, go to queensmemory.org to learn more about how you can preserve the tales of past generations for the children of our future generations.

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Deny ICCC To The Editor: The Queens Civic Congress, the umbrella coalition for more than 100 Queens civic organizations, congratulates CB 13 on its vote to oppose construction of two multistory apartment buildings on the Creedmoor campus adjacent to several low-density Bellerose neighborhoods.

QCC supports services for seniors and indeed supported development of low rise, low-density senior housing elsewhere on the Creedmoor site. We are opposed to out of scale non-contextual development that negatively affects built out neighborhoods like Bellerose.

ICCC’s proposal, which seeks to effectively change the existing zone to a higher density residential one, is clearly out of character with the nearby low density housing and just as clearly negatively affects its nearby neighbors—with nine-story buildings less than fifty feet from many one family, one-story homes.

Without any public notice or hearing, the State sold the property to ICCC for far less than market value, an action that Attorney General Schneiderman is investigating.

Queens residents should be especially wary of how ICCC acquired the Creedmoor property – stateowned land. Creedmoor is not the only state-owned land in Queens.

The MTA, desperate for funds, owns train yards and bus depots across Queens. In the past developers have eyed both the Sunnyside Yards and the Jamaica Yards for high density housing.

Now ICCC’s plan goes to Queens Borough President Marshall for a hearing and her advisory opinion.

QCC calls on BP Marshall to turn down ICCC’s plan and instead support the Creedmoor Master Plan which calls for responsible development that will better serve Queens and the Bellerose community.

And we call on the Board of Standards and Appeals to reject this development, which will jeopardize a thriving community.

Patricia Dolan, President, Queens Civic Congress

Just Another Mob To The Editor: It is not clear why and what the OWS occupiers are protesting, but their anger is directed at the wrong people. Only the government has the power to levy and collect taxes, regulate banks and commerce, print money and to employ force to implement the edicts that annoy them.

Since the government is the only institution allowed to steal lawfully, citizens have formed collectives to manipulate the system for their own ends. Politicians increasingly ignore the Constitution and use their influence to reward groups that will keep them in power. The state is no

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longer a protector of individual rights but a facilitator of mob rule.

To wit, tax laws enable the rich like Warren Buffett to have a lower tax rate than his secretary. The rich also benefit as a result of governmental licensing requirements, tariffs, taxes and regulations designed to stifle competition and protect their wealth and status. On the other hand, proponents of the welfare state want to increase taxes on the rich in the name of “fairness” and “social justice,” even though almost 50 percent of citizens pay no income tax and 30 percent of those receive welfare in the form of Earned Income Tax Credits. The poor complain about the rich, the rich complain about the poor and both complain about the government… and everybody hates capitalism.

The misguided and uninformed protestors are railing against the wrong “ism,” since government bailouts, regulation and investments in businesses is not capitalism. We are besieged by collectives vying for power and wealth without regard for the Constitution and individual rights. What we have is mob rule, the antithesis of capitalism and individualism. Under a system of individualism, each man has the same rights whether he is alone or has a million others with him. Under collectivism whoever has the biggest gang at the moment holds all rights.

It is not against an individual that man needs protection, but from a group and mob rule.

The occupiers are just another mob with a claim on other peoples’ property.

Ed Konecnik, Flushing

Save The Trees To The Editor: An open letter to Jim Lau, State DOT: I understand you are the landscape architect of the NYS Dept of Transportation, who is assigned to the Kew Gardens Interchange Project. Many of my colleagues and I have read in local papers such as the Queens Tribune, that 600 trees would be slated for the chopping block, as the roads undergo reconfiguration in Kew Gardens and Briarwood. I have some creative ideas, which I encourage you and the NYS Dept. of Transportation to consider.

We feel there is no replacement for our beautiful, mature trees. The September 2010 tornado and the August 2011 hurricane were responsible for the loss of about 4,000 trees cumulatively in our borough.

Natural disasters are beyond our control, but proactively preserving our trees is within our control. The

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State DOT’s potential plans to cut down 600 trees goes against my morals as a citizen and humanitarian. What may be “as of right” is not always right for the citizens. Trees convey life, beauty, are nature’s pride, purify our air, keep the ground cool, are home to wildlife, and are historic to our Queens landscape.

Statistically speaking, the significant and very successful tree giveaway event that I coordinated in MacDonald Park in June 2011, as well as the tree plantings and giveaways occurring citywide through MillionTreesNYC, will not exceed the beauty and benefits posed by our mature trees in our lifetime.

Applying measures towards their maintenance is most beneficial towards our community.

I urge the DOT to creatively revise their Kew Gardens Interchange plans, in order to preserve the endangered trees. The roads can be reconfigured alternatively.

In sections where revision is not at all possible, then Plan B would be to have the endangered trees moved by tree moving companies that specialize in commonly moving medium to larger size trees. Then they can be planted either in parks or on private property, and could be named in honor of victims of 9/11, or in the memory of loved ones in a broader perspective. It could be financed by any combination of the State, Parks Dept, green organizations, banks, elected officials, and citizens. Some of the trees can also be given to the tree moving companies which have nurseries, and they can be sold.

Rather than New York State potentially using the funds to chop down these trees, NYS should allocate those funds towards their salvation via transport. As long as our graceful and mature trees along the Kew Gardens Interchange are saved, that is what bears the greatest significance. It would be a sad day or time period in our history to witness the mass destruction of our mature trees, so please work with us by exploring our ideas, and hopefully a compromise can be reached for all parties.

Michael Perlman, Forest Hills

Pension Reform To The Editor: New York is one of the world’s financial capitals, and yet our pension investment system exists in an outdated backwater. Dating from the 19th Century, it is unwieldy, inefficient and heavily politicized.

The City’s five pension funds are governed by five separate boards, and no two funds are managed the

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same. The result is a mess – even as it is responsible for $120 billion in retirement funds for 700,000 hardworking and retired New Yorkers.

Pension Reform NYC will change things. Labor leaders, elected officials, and pension trustees themselves have joined forces to replace this outmoded system with a streamlined structure that will lower pension costs, improve returns on workers’ pension investments, and ensure greater accountability. It will save money right from the start by in-sourcing the management of certain assets. And, it will save more money over time by focusing on long-term investment decisions, strategic risk management, and all the elements one would expect in a top-tier financial center like New York.

Under the plan, the City’s five pension funds would cede authority to a new Pension Investment Board – with representation from municipal employees and the Mayor and Comptroller — that would set policies and objectives for the system as a whole. The Bureau of Asset Management would move out of the Comptroller’s Office and be reestablished as the NYC Investment Management Company, headed by a Chief Investment Officer whose term would not coincide with any elected official.

This new structure will be more efficient and more nimble – allowing it to increase investment results while lowering taxpayer costs. It is important to note that the biggest driver of pension cost escalation over the past decade has been poor market performance. And amid looming risks of a double-dip in our economy, long-term strategy is more essential than ever.

Full implementation of Pension Reform NYC requires state and city legislative approval.

The Comptroller’s Office is committed to working with all stakeholders to shepherd this proposal to fruition in the months to come.

Municipal workers’ and retirees pensions should be entrusted to a modern, professionally managed system that can withstand the volatility and unpredictability of markets for years to come. This is our best chance to create a public pension system that New York City deserves. There is no time to waste.

John Liu, NYC Comptroller

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Free Politics From Corporate Money

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By ED KOCH troller, president of the City Council Remember the ma xim, (now Public Advocate), five bor“Money is the root of all evil?” It ough presidents and all members is certainly true with respect to our of the City Council, and all candielectoral politics. While it is nec- dates running for all of these poessary for candidates to raise funds sitions in opposition, could spend, for election campaigns, as well as how much the fact is the system is an individual could connow out of control. The tribute to a candidate. vast sums pouring into Both the national politics today has corand Ne w York Cit y’s rupted our elections, and effor ts at reasonable decisions of the U.S. Suregulation to limit the preme Court have made impact of money have it impossible to protect been rendered useless the electoral system from

by U.S. Supreme the corruption of money.

Court decisions. Both Ed Koch Vast sums contributed disystems, federal and rectly and indirectly to candidates, municipal, required the candidate the unlimited spending of a candi- to submit to the federal and mudate of his or her own wealth on nicipal limitations in order to behis or her own candidacy, the use come eligible for the matching of ancillary organizations to direct funds. Neither the federal or mufunds indirectly to campaigns, and nicipal government could mandate most ominously the unlimited a candidate participate in order to spending in support of any candi- run for public office. However, most date in any election by corpora- candidates at the municipal level tions and unions, taken together wanting and needing the matchhave distorted our system. ing funds have voluntarily accepted I was a member of Congress the limitations. from 1969 to 1977. In 1972 we Several decisions of the U.S. enacted legislation that created Supreme Court totally destroyed public fina ncing of pre sidential the federal and municipal efforts to elections, providing candidates for effectively regulate and limit the president and vice president with amounts of money contributed and matching funds while limiting how the amounts legally spent in the much an individual could contrib- course of the election. The first case ute to a candidate. Candidates who was Buckley v. Valeo (1976). Unreceived matching funds were der that decision, candidates were bound by those limitations. lawfully permitted to spend their In t he Cit y of Ne w York, own monies on their ow n camwhere I was mayor from 1978 to paigns without limitation, provided 1989, we enacted legislation in they didn’t voluntarily enter the 1988 that was proposed by then matching fund system, giving a corporation counsel Peter Zimroth. wealthy person an extraordinary The legislation limited how much advantage in any campaign. The citywide candidates – mayor, comp- U.S. Supreme Cour t equated

spending money to speech and the spending of personal wealth for one’s own candidacy was protected under the First Amendment.

An even more devastating decision of the U.S. Supreme court was rendered in a recent decision Citizens United v. FEC (2010). That decision granted to corporations and unions the same free speech rights as individuals have giving corporations and unions the right to spend unlimited funds in support of a candidate for public office.

The President of the U.S. has said, as is his right, that he will raise and spend in the next election a billion dollars. His Republican adversaries will undoubtedly seek to raise and spend as much or more.

That is the background. Many good government agencie s and individuals are appalled by the corrupting of our election process with these decisions, allowing unlimited funds to pour into general and primary elections, and giving an overwhelming advantage to special interest groups and corporate interests who can raise massive war chests and direct them to candidates who then become dependent upon, and subservient to, these special intere sts. L ast week, a group of seven Senators led by Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) introduced a joint re solut ion to address t he problems besetting efforts to limit the spending of money in federal, state and municipal elections. The other senator s were Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (DOR) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-

RI). In introducing the legislation, Udall said: “Over the past 10 years, the influence of corporations and special interests in political campaigns has exploded. Each time a regulation is put in place, special interests circumvent the rules through legal loopholes or use the courts to strike down the law. The problem isn’t one particular law or judicial decision; it’s the fact that Congress can no longer effectively regulate the flow of money into campaigns. The only sure fix is a constitutional amendment that gives Congress the authority to reform the campaign finance system.

“We didn’t get here over night. The Supreme Court has issued a series of bad decisions that have crowded and distorted our elections with a flood of corporate and special-interest money that can swing an election one way or the other. In 1976 the Supreme Court laid the groundwork for a broken system in the Buckley v.

Valeo decision. In that case, the Court incorrectly decided that imposing modest restrictions on campaign expenditures violates the First Amendment right to free speech. This established the flawed precedent that money and speech are the same thing - something I strongly disagree with.

“More recently the Supreme Court issued an even worse decision in Citizens United v. FEC. In this case, they granted the same free-speech rights to corporations and other special interests that the Constitution guarantees to individuals. With Buckley v. Valeo equating money to speech, and now Citizens United giving Free Speech rights to large corporations and interest groups, the political system is becoming evermore unbalanced.

“While the average American only has one vote and limited re-

sources to contribute to political candidates, these organizations can now pour vast sums of money into advertising that influences the outcome of our elections. As a result, in the elections of 2010, New Mexicans and all Americans saw a new breed of attack ads from outof-state interests. The vast majority were negative. These new organizations raised and spent unlimited funds for the first time since before there was television.

In the upcoming 2012 election, you can certainly count on even more.”

“This constitutional amendment would: Authorize Congress to regulate the raising and spending of money for federal political campaigns, including independent expenditures. Allow states to regulate such spending at their level.

Not dictate any specific policies or regulations, but instead would allow Congress to pass campaign finance reform legislation that withstands constitutional challenges.”

Prior to the Senators introducing their bill, I decided to convene a meeting of likeminded citizens – nationwide – to support a constitutional amendment to rid the electoral system of the corrupting burden of unlimited contributions and spending. We now have the Udall constitutional amendment to rally around and support in the Congress and, if enacted, then in every state legislature. The amendment must be adopted in both Houses of Congress by a twothirds vote and in the state legislatures with three-fourths of the states or ratifying conventions held in three-fourths of the states. Ever y state will need people to organize support for this amendment.

If you want to be a part of the effort to free our electoral process from the corrupting grip of big money, please let me know.

Not 4 Publication.com by Dom Nunziato

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Newhall Avenue, 100 feet to the Southerly side of Newhall Avenue; THENCE Westerly along the Southerly side of Newhall Avenue, 30 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 241-18 Newhall Avenue, Rosedale, New York. 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-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. 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. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON

LEGAL NOTICE THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: October 21, 2011 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt.

Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ___________________________________ At an IAS Part 34 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Queens, located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on the 18 day of October, 2011 PRESENT: HON. ROBERT J. McDONALD J.S.C. Index No. 23545/11 Pursuant to BCL 1104/1140(a) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the Matter of the Application of WAI MEI HO, & MAN HO IP, The holders of fifty percent of all outstanding shares of stock of NEST & GINGSENG, INC. Petitioner(s), for the Judicial Dissolution of NEST & GINGSENG, INC. Order to Show Cause Dissolution of a Corporation Pursuant to the Business Corporation Law (Section 1104/1104(a)).

Upon the reading and filing of the Petition of WAI MEI HO and MAN HO IP, the shareholders of fifty (50) percent of NEST & GINGSENG, INC. (hereinafter “Corporation”) entitled to vote at an election of the directors, verified on the 11 th day of October, 2011; LET NEST & GINGSENG, INC., the New York State Tax Commission, the New York State Attorney General and all other registered persons, or their attorneys, show cause at IAS Part 34, Room 304 of this Court, to be held in and for the County of Queens, at the Courthouse located at 25-10 Court Square, Long Island City, New York 11101 on the 1 st day of December 2011, at 10:30 A.M., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, why the Corporation should not be dissolved and why schedules should not be furnished and it is further; ORDERED, that a copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in: Queens Tribune, Fresh Meadows, NY once a week for a period of three weeks, beginning on the 1 st day of November, 2011; and it is further ORDERED, that a copy of this order shall be served personally upon the Corporation, each person named in the petition who is not a petitioner, the New York State Tax Commission, the New York State Attorney General, and all other interested persons in a manner prescribed

by BCL §1106 by the 4 day of November, 2011 which shall be deemed good and sufficient service. ENTER: J.S.C. HON. ROBERT J. McDONALD ___________________________________ Notice of formation of L & Z Broadway LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Sec-

LEGAL NOTICE retary of State of New York SSNY on 09/29/2011. Office located in Queens County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 2 Bay Club Drive, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ Riverside Group NY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/ 25/10. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 310 Riverside Dr Apt #1222, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: General. ___________________________________ Notice of formation of Beach 96 th Realty LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/6/2011.

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: 5318 Avenue N, Brooklyn NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful act. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens county on 10/ 11/11, bearing Index Number NC-000951-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First)

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Stephanie (Middle) Pok Sze (Last) Diu My present name is (First) Pok (Middle) Sze (Last) Diu aka Stephanie Diu, aka Stephanie Pok Sze Diu, aka Pok Sze Stephine Diu, aka Pok Sze S. Diu (infant) My present address is 141-02 78th Rd Apt 3L, Flushing, NY 11367 My place of birth is Hong Kong My date of birth is April 27,1994 ___________________________________ DOGS PROWLING SOUTH LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 6/9/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to Jamie File, 13 Station Sq., Forest Hills, NY 11375.

General Purposes. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of SMILE NEW YORK OUTREACH, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/04/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: Richard J. Zall, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, Eleven Times Sq., Rm. 2572, NY, NY 10036. 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. ___________________________________ 5-21 BROWNSTONE OWNER LLC Articles of Org.

filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/14/11. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Law Offices of Arthur J. Israel, 260 Madison Ave., 17 th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ MINA’S PIZZA LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/09/ 2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Monique Donigan, 169-13 110 th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11433. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ___________________________________ Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1257702 for beer has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer at retail in an eating place under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 131-44 40 th Road, Basement, Flushing, NY 11354 for on-premises consumption, Xin Miao (NY) Inc.

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 23918/10 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Plaintiff, vs.AUDYE VOLTAIRE, ET. AL.Defendant (s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 241-18 NEWHALL AVENUE ROSEDALE, NY 11422 SBL #: BLOCK: 13544, LOT: 29 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: 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 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 21st day of October, 2011, TO: AUDYE VOLTAIRE, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. MARGUERITE A. GRAYS of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 13thday of October, 2011 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by AUDYE VOLTAIRE dated the 5th day of August, 2009, to secure the sum of $303,403.00 and recorded at Instrument No. 2009000274978 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, on the 27th day of August, 2009.

The property in question is described as follows: 241-18 NEWHALL AVENUE, ROSEDALE, NY 11422 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 13544 and Lot 29. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Rosedale, in the Fourth Ward, Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of Newhall Avenue, distant 150 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of Newhall Avenue with the Easterly side of 241stStreet; RUNNING THENCE Southerly at right angles to Newhall Avenue, 100 feet; THENCE Easterly parallel with Newhall Avenue, 30 feet; THENCE Northerly again at right angles to

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Larger Loans Sought

By V ERONICA LEWIN Queens’ U.S. Reps. have signed a petition to increase federal protection to prevent more homeowners in the borough from being at risk of losing their homes.

More than 100 members of Congress, including U.S. Reps. Gary Ackerman (DBayside), Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) and Greg Meeks (D-Jamaica), wrote a letter last week to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urging the leaders to support restoring the loan limits to $729,750 in an upcoming HouseSenate appropriations conference committee.

The higher loan limits were put in place to prevent homeowners from seeking more costly private loans. Despite the housing market showing little improvement, the federal loan guarantee expired on Sept. 30, when the limit dropped to $625,500 in most areas of the country.

“Many of us have hoped that private lenders would be ready to return to the housing markets and enable us to reduce the federal role, but this has not yet happened,” the letter states.

If the limits are restored, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration would be allowed to guarantee mortgages of up to $729,750 in high cost areas such as Queens. The federal government backs Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac in order to provide stability in the housing market. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase mortgages from banks to ensure lenders have enough money to create new loans and promote home ownership. The FHA provides mortgage insurance on loans and provides lenders protec-

tion when homeowners default on their mortgages.

The lawmakers worry lower loan limits will make it harder for potential homeowners to obtain financing, causing house prices to continue to fall. This could trigger an increase in defaults, greater negative equity and distressed home sales, and prolong economic recovery.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, one in nine homeowners in the borough are more than 90 days delinquent on mortgage payments or in foreclosure.

Foreclosures are highly concentrated in Corona, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and Southeast Queens, where foreclosure rates are as high as 17 percent. As a result, the house price index shows a yearly decline of 5 percent as of February 2011.

“Forcing this transition in a weak market, before the private market has shown the willingness to take on additional mortgage risk, is not wise policy during a housing crisis,” Ackerman said.

The U.S. Senate passed a fiscal spending bill last Tuesday that includes a bipartisan amendment to restore the higher conforming loan limits and extend them for two years.

It was not included in the House version of the bill. The Senate amendment is based on The Conforming Loan Limit Extension Act of 2011, introduced by Ackerman and Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) earlier this year that does the same thing. The House-Senate conference committee will reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of the appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year.

Reach Reporter Veronica Lewin at vlewin@queenspress.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 123.

Eyeing A Parking Fix

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By DOMENICK RAFTER “The people, don’t have to pay to park in Alternate side of the street parking may the neighborhood [now],” Koo said. “Just soon require a permit in some parts of the because you have a permit doesn’t guarantee borough. that you have a space.”

The City Council passed a home rule Koo said he would have considered the resolution last week to support legislation proposal if he had more information. He said proposed in Albany that would mandate making the system free or having a “nominal parking permits for residents in certain fee” would change his opinion, but a signifineighborhoods where parking is a problem. cant fee he considers “another tax.”

The legislation, proposed by State Sen. Koo’s other concern was the effect it Dan Squadron (D-Brooklyn) and Assembly- would have on small businesses in Flushing. woman Joan Millman (D-Brook“When people can’t find lyn), would give New York City parking on main streets, they the authority to organize and park on side streets,” he said. run its own residential parking “Just because “If parking there requires a permit program. It would still be you have a permit, it will create a lot of up to the city to put together the permit doesn’t confusion.” program and the give final ap- guarantee that Councilman Eric Ulrich (Rproval. The permits would likely Ozone Park) told a meeting of you have a carry a small cost.

Community Board 10 he supSupport for a program was space.” ported the measure – he was the overwhelming in the council —Peter Koo only Republican on the Council with many representatives from to do so – because he believed neighborhoods where parking the idea had some merit. is difficult voting yes, including Council“I’m open to this idea,” he told CB 10 last woman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) week. “You’re not entitled to a spot in front whose district is notorious for parking prob- of your house, but you are entitled to a spot lems. on your block.”

“I voted for [the bill] because it is imporUlrich noted that his district, though tant that we create the needed parking spaces mostly populated by residential homes with for residents who live and work in our city,” driveways, suffers parking problems beshe said. “This resolution supports legisla- cause of people from outside the area drivtion in the State Senate and Assembly that ing into the neighborhood and parking will provide relief for residents and neighbor- near the A train, or travelers parking in hoods, without harming our important com- Howard Beach near the AirTrain to access mercial areas.” the airport instead of paying for long-term But some representatives from other parking. neighborhoods where parking is often an He said the permits would not be citywide issue were opposed. and could be limited to only specific blocks Council members Peter Vallone Jr. (D- that are problem areas.

Astoria), Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) and Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at Peter Koo (R-Flushing) all opposed the mea- drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357sure.

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102th Precinct BANK ROBBERY: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a woman wanted for a bank robbery that occurred at the Chase Bank located at 90-14 Jamaica Ave. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, at approximately 2:46 p.m., a woman entered the bank and demanded cash. She threatened that she was in possession of a firearm but never displayed the weapon. The teller handed over an undetermined amount of cash and the suspect fled the bank. She was last seen walking westbound on Jamaica Avenue.

The suspect is described as a white woman in her 30s, 5-foot-8 , 150 lbs. with blonde hair and wearing glasses. She was last seen wearing a black and white Adidas nylon top with blue jeans.

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106th Precinct GUNPOINT ROBBERY: The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for robbery. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, at approximately 1:20 p.m., the victim, 21-year-old woman, was walking in the vicinity of 87th Street in Ozone Park when the suspect, armed with a gun, approached her and demanded her property.

The suspect fled with cash, jewelry, her cell phone and iPod. There were no reported injuries.

The suspect is a 22-year-old black man, between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8, weighing 130150 pounds, wearing a blue sweatshirt, dark jeans and a black baseball hat.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

108th Precinct BURGLARY: The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating and identifying two men wanted in connection with a burglary. On Sunday, Oct. 30, at approximately 4 p.m., two suspects entered the Himalayan Mini Market located at 39-02 64th St. and removed cash, calling cards, and cigarettes. Both suspects fled on foot. The suspects are described as two black men in their 40’s; the first is approximately 5-foot6, and the second is approximately 5-foot-8.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

108th Precinct HIT AND RUN: At 5:55 a.m. on Nov. 3, police responded to a pedestrian struck on the eastbound Long Island Expressway near the 48th Street exit. An individual was struck by an unknown vehicle in the right lane of the lower level of the Long Island Expressway.

EMS also responded and pronounced the pedestrian dead on arrival. The pedestrian was not identified as of press time. The vehicle fled to parts unknown. No arrests were made and the investigation was ongoing.

113th Precinct STABBING SUSPECT: On Friday, Oct. 28, at 11:05 a.m., police responded to a report of a man stabbed in the vicinity of 11734 142nd St. Upon arrival, responding officers discovered Patrick Dixon, 17, with a stab wound to his neck. EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Stephon Huffman, 17, has been arrested and charged in the murder.

114th Precinct APARTMENT ROBBERY: The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for burglary. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at approximately 1:30 p.m. a suspect entered through the front door of an apartment in Astoria, removed jewelry and computer equipment and fled the location.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO REVEAL YOUR IDENTITY TO HELP SOLVE A CRIME.

Queens This Week Ack Voices DC Fr ustration U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) touched down at Community Board 11's meeting on Nov. 7 with a message: Washington ain't what it used to be.

"I've been prevented from doing the kind of legislation I'd like to," said Ackerman, telling those assembled in MS 158 that the contentious, partisan atmosphere in Washington, D.C. is unlike any he had seen before.

Though he said publicly that earmarking - a legislative process that directs funds to district-specific projects - has been tougher than ever, he said privately that it was less an issue of earmarking than a general sense of intransigence he felt in Congress that left him shaking his head.

"There are politicians in Washington that specifically want to bring down the president and do nothing else," said Ackerman, not naming any specific legislators, but implying the new class of Republican congressmen the so-called "Tea Party" faction - was contributing to increased hostility.

"I see Congressmen that can't even accept President Obama is an American," he said.

"They say this will be his Waterloo and want to make things as bad as possible so the president doesn't get credit for an economic recovery. Some of them have signed up for suicide missions."

Ackerman delivered these words gently, but a tinge of frustration was evident in his voice. He said New York City is in desperate need of infrastructure repairs. Describing the City's "crumbling" infrastructure, he argued mass transportation requires more funds

and upgrades, and traffic congestion and gridlock needs to be alleviated. The money, though, is hard to come by these days.

"Harry Truman had an old expression," the congressman said, grinning. "Any jackass can kick down a barn."

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

—Ross Barkan

Contractor To Stars Has Book, Show Since the age of 8, Stephen Fanuka was forced to go to work with his father, who had a custom cabinet shop, and sit on a bucket in the corner and watch his father work during summer vacations. By the age of 17, Fanuka was a master craftsman, and years later the “kid on the bucket” became known as “contractor to the stars.”

Fanuka has worked for celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Nate Berkus, Michael J. Fox and Tina Fey. Fanuka is becoming a celebrity himself due to his new show “Million Dollar Contractor,” on DIY and his book, What’s a Homeowner to Do? 442 Things You Should Know coming out Nov. 22.

Fanuka was born in Astoria and grew up in Kew Gardens. He graduated from St. Johns University where he majored in Marketing because “I knew at some point I would be selling myself. I just didn’t know in what shape or form.”

After briefly working in advertising, Fanuka got his contracting license and joined forces with his father to create Fanuka Custom Cabinets, which is now

part of Fanuka Inc., based in Maspeth.

Since then, Fanuka Inc. has been successful by word of mouth – Fanuka refused to advertise because he bases success on thriving solely on customer reviews.

Fanuka Inc. has a reputation in Manhattan and the Hamptons, and the company has done work all over the world, even for a prince in Saudi Arabia.

Although Fanuka lives in Manhasset with his wife and two kids, he is still a Queens boy at heart.

“You never have to leave Queens,” Fanuka said. “Everything is there from baseball to parks to beautiful homes and malls.” Fanuka loves that there is a major sense of community in Queens.

“Million Dollar Contractor” premiered on Oct. 16 and shows Fanuka renovating highend homes in Manhattan.

“Million Dollar Contractor” is not about million dollar jobs,” Fanuka said. “It’s about million dollar ideas that you can take to your home.”

Fanuka is filmed every day for a few hours commuting around the City and doing jobs that, according to Fanuka, are 100 percent unadulterated reality.

“You can’t fail in my world,” Fanuka said.

“Because it’s a small circle of people we work for, so if you want to stay in the major leagues of renovating you really can’t mess up.”

Fanuka said he believes that contractors have a bad reputation, and he wants that to change. His goal is to be the leader of the contracting industry.

“It’s time to change the industry,” Fanuka said. “I want to be the one to do it.”

Fanuka said he believes in strong customer service and that being a contractor is

not a full-time job, but a full-life job. He had returned to customers’ homes to fix the smallest things, which is why he doesn’t have any disappointed customers.

Fanuka said choosing a contractor is extremely important, and money should not be involved when searching. When looking for contractors, do not choose someone based solely on advertising – ask friends and hardware stores for suggestions, he said.

Also, ensure that there is a contract that stipulates the amount of time the work will be completed, that they will remove all garbage, have weekly on-site meetings and when payments will be made.

Fanuka’s first book, What’s a Homeowner to Do? 442 Things You Should Know, is an informative home improvement guide.

“It’s a great book to take to the loo,” Fanuka said. “Because once you’re finished your business you’ll have learned something.”

According to Fanuka, an educated consumer scares contractors into fair prices.

Reach Intern Monica Ganesh at interns@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 124.

—Monica Ganesh

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of EVERGREEN ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/27/2011. The office is in QUEENS. SSNY shall mail all documents to 43 EMMETT STREET, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040 for any lawful purpose. ____________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of GRACE BRIDGE ACUPUNCTURE, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 08/10/2011. Office located in QUEENS. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 136-20 38 TH AVENUE, SUITE 5B FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MEMBERS ONLY BOARD LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/24/ 11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 35-01 30 th Avenue, Suite 405, Astoria, New York 11103. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________________________________ BND2, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/13/2011. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 14-23 110 th St., College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ___________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of M. Shafique, CPA, PLLC. Article of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/08/2011.

Office location Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the PLLC to: 7409 37 Ave, Ste 306F, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose of PLLC: to engage in any lawful act or activity. ___________________________________ File No.: 2010-4657/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Isidore Kowalski Shimon Kowalski JochewedSchifter Aliza Rachel Rubner Shulamith Steinberg Shalom Rosenbaum Hana Gvili Chava Leah Guvitz Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, heirs at law and assignees of FAY ROSEN, 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,

LEGAL NOTICE distributees or otherwise in the Estate of FAY ROSEN, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of Atria Assisted Living, 117-01 84 th Avenue, Kew Gardens, NY 11418, in the County of Queens, State of New York.

SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of FAY ROSEN, 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 Courth o u s e , 6 th F l o o r , 8 8 - 1 1 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 1 st day of December, 2011 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $3,231.60 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 sad 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 29 th day of September, 2011 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County MARGARET M. GRIBBON Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 4599000 95-25 Queens Boulevard 11 th 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

LEGAL NOTICE unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-atlaw appear for you. ___________________________________ File No. 2011-207 SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: The heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of LILLIAN GENTILE deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence; and P.A. of the County of Queens A petition having been duly filed by Robert Schlegel, who is domiciled at 63-14 Dieterle Crescent, Rego Park, New York 11374 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on December 15, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Lillian Gentile lately domiciled at 87-27 Union Turnpike, Glendale, New York 11385 admitting to probate a Will dated September 24, 2007, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Lillian Gentile deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [x] Letters Testamentary issue to: Robert Schlegel (State any further relief requested) HON. Peter J. Kelly Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk Dated, Attested and Sealed OCT 04 2011 Gary F. Smith Attorney for Petitioner 631-952-5555 Telephone Number 330 Motor Parkway, Suite 300, Hauppauge, New York 11788 Address of Attorney [NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] ___________________________________ File No. 2011-886 CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, Queens COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: THE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES, AND ASSIGNEES OF FRANK SCHINELLER a/k/ a FRANK J. SCHINELLER, DECEASED, OR THEIR ESTATES, IF ANY THERE BE, WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN AND IF ANY OF THEM BE DEAD TO THEIR ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, LEGATEES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN AND CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DUE DILIGENCE, and PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, QUEENS COUNTY A petition having been duly filed by BARBARA

LEGAL NOTICE HAGSTRAND who is/are domiciled at 2064 CHESTNUT STREET, BALDWIN, New York 11510, United States YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 SUTPHIN BLVD, JAMAICA, New York, on November 17, 2011, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of FRANK SCHINELLER, aka FRANK J. SCHINELLER lately domiciled at 1869 SUYDAM STREET, RIDGEWOOD, New York 11385 United States admitting to probate a Will dated August 7, 2010 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of FRANK SCHINELLER deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: x Letters Testamentary issue to BARBARA HAGSTRAND Dated, Attested and Sealed, OCT 12 2011 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk E. MICHAEL ROSENSTOCK, PC Print Name of Attorney LAW OFFICES OF E. MICHAEL ROSENSTOCK, PC Firm (516) 766-7600 Tel. No. 55 MAPLE AVENUE, STE 206, ROCKVILLE CENTER, New York 11570 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 of formation of [Fly Guy Apparel LLC] Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on [7/29/11].

Office located in [Queens].

SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC [444 b e a c h 5 4 th s t r e e t . # 9 - c Arverne, NY 11692]. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ Notice of formation of INFINITY ENERGY TRADING, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 08/12/ 2011. Office located in QUEENS COUNTY. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 135-27 77 TH AVENUE FLUSHING, NY 11367. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ Well Progress LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/ 23/11. 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, 143-50 Barclay Ave., #1D, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. ___________________________________ Notice of Formation of Bayside Periodontics and Dental Implants PLLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/27/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC

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upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 22215 Northern Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: any lawful activities. ___________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TMK DEVELOPERS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/05/11.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 98 Stratford Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ___________________________________ H2LC PROPERTIES LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/ 28/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 6903 228 th St, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Reg Agent: Tom Romano c/o Nyscorporation.com, 1971 Western Ave. # 1121, Albany NY 12203. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ___________________________________ At an IAS Part 19, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Queens located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, 11435 on October 12, 2011. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Index No.: 23274-2011 PRESENT: HON. BERNICE D. SIEGAL HON. JUSTICE In the Matter of the Application of T H E O D O R O S SPYRONASSIS, Petitioner, For the Judicial Dissolution of HSX RE CORP. Upon the Verified Petition of Petitioner Theodoros Spyronassis, by and through his attorneys, Ateshoglou & Aiello PC, and upon the affirmation of Steven D. Ateshoglou, Esq, and upon all the papers and prior proceedings heretofore had herein, Let HSX RE CORP., show cause at a Term of this Court to be held at the Courthouse, Part 19 located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York on Nov. 29, 2011 at 9:30 in the forenoon or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, why an order should not be entered for the Judicial Dissolution of HSX RE CORP. and appointing a receiver and/or a referee to oversee its dissolution, for an accounting of all its assets and liabilities, and for an order directing that any sale, mortgage, conveyance, transfer, security interest, or payment of debt by HSX RE CORP. shall be void, pending such dissolution; and for such other & further relief as is deemed proper.

Pending a hearing on the temporary restraining order on Friday, 10/14/2011 at 10 am HSX RE CORP is restrained from selling, mortgaging, conveying or transferring any real property of HSX RE CORP. Sufficient reason appearing therefore,

let service of a copy of this order together with the papers upon which it was granted, be made upon each of the following parties, by Personal Service October 13, 2011: HSX RE CORP., 23-39 BQE West, Astoria, New York 11103 and by overnight mail on or before October 21, 2011 New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Attention Office of Counsel, Building 9, W.A. Harriman Campus Albany NY 12227; Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 24 th Floor, New York, NY 10271, and such service shall be deemed sufficient service, with a courtesy copy to J. Iannece, Esq.

by October 13, 2011. Petitioner shall publish a copy of this order once per week for three consecutive weeks in the following newspaper: Queens Tribune. Petitioner shall file with the court proof of such service, filing, and publication, on or before Nov. 30, 2011. ENTER /S/ J.S.C. ___________________________________ File No. 2011-3302 PROBATE CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT - QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent, TO: The heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of JEAN A. WOOD, aka JEAN WOOD, JEAN A. KING. JEAN GILCHRIST KING, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence.

P.A. of the County of Queens A petition having been duly filed by INGRID E. STURGIS, who is domiciled at 135 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on 15 th day of December, 2011 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of JEAN A. WOOD aka JEAN WOOD, JEAN A. KING, JEAN GILCHRIST KING lately domiciled at 35-21 80 th Street, Jackson Heights, New York admitting to probate a Will dated May 14, 2003 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Jean A. Wood, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to Ingrid E. Sturgis. October 18, 2011 (Seal) HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON Chief Clerk LINDA M. BELLER (516) 3269608 Attorney for Petitioner 250-A Jericho Turnpike/ Floral Park, New York 11001 Address of Attorney [NOTE: This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.]

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“Keeping History Alive”

Queens Memory Project Sets Stage To Capture, Preserve Borough’s Past

By JASON BANREY Rising out of the swamp and ash dumps of what was once a desolate and deserted area, Flushing Meadows Corona Park became a sight to see in 1939.

From a barren wasteland, Rober t Moses, one of the nation’s most prolific urban planners, carved from a wasteland his very own international spectacle, which gave more than 44 million spectators a glimpse of “the world of tomorrow,” right here in the county of Queens.

From a population of a little over one million residents who helped play host to that great World’s Fair of 1939, Queens is now more than double in size and boasts a community of the most ethnically diverse denizens in the nation, if not the world.

Today, many of the borough residents cannot recall those days of just 80 years ago – most of us are either immigrants or the children of immigrants, so it is not woven into our family’s history. Although the searing heat of that grand opening day of April 1939 will always resonate as one magnificent moment in the minds of scores of individuals who once lived to see it, that generation is fading, and it is unclear if the memories they carry will pass to future generations.

That is about to change.

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The Project Begins In the 1920s, before the borough’s first World’s Fair was even a glimmer in Moses’ eye, Annalou Christensen was whisked from her home on West 14th Street in Manhattan by her father to live in Waldheim, Queens, a neighborhood in the process of being developed for wealthy families as a summer getaway.

“When we came there were dirt roads,” said Christensen of the surrounding area of her home, which stood on Cherry Avenue at the northern end of Smart Street, just a couple of blocks from Flushing Hospital.

“This was an area of summer homes.

Traveling from Manhattan was a long journey,” she said. Today, it’s only a 20minute trip to downtown Flushing from our island neighbor.

Borough President Helen Marshall said “will go a long way in restoring our collective memories by depositing them in one place.”

The Library Helps

A photograph of Annalou Christensen from 1924 is available to viewers who log on to the Queens Memory Project Web site.

Christensen’s memory, of a Flushing which once was, remains with us today even after her passing, and is the first of what some hope to be the beginning of a vast collection of oral histories donated by the borough’s residents to become a part of the unprecedented undertaking now known as the Queens Memor y Project.

What began as an independent study project has laid the foundation for a creative and interactive process that is capturing the borough’s history seen through the eyes of our oldest residents before their recollection slips through the cracks of time.

One year ago, as a Special Collections and Archives Fellow in the Queens College Libraries, Natalie Milbrodt, now director of the project, single-handedly began conducting interviews, recording history as it was remembered by its participants of the past.

With a $25,000 grant from the Metropolitan New York Library Council in 2010, Milbrodt was able to establish collaboration with the Archives of the Queens Library. With the funds and a team of able student archivists, Milbrodt was able to combine images, interviews and records, to form the first-ever digital archive of contemporary and historical records of life in the borough.

Harnessing Web 2.0 technology, the Queens Memory Project’s Web site, queensmemoryproject.org, allows visitors to contribute their own photographs, sounds and videos in a project Queens’

Nearly a century ago, the Archives at the Queen Library began a similar quest by collecting any and all materials, documenting the natural, social, economic and political histor y of Long Island’s four counties: Queens, Kings, Nassau and Suffolk.

As the library’s special collections continued increasing, the 115-yearold institution became recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent resources for Long Island research.

Along the way, the emergence of the digital age presented itself as a viable tool to retain historical artifacts and documents for newer generations smitten by the popularity and availability of the home computer. But in the 90s, as Queens Library officials and local historical societies seriously began to discuss digitizing the vast collection the institution had amassed, plans were quashed due to a lack of resources and the always looming constraints to the library’s budget.

Today, the borough’s Central Library, located in Jamaica, is home to the Digital Assets Management department, which has been actively digitally capturing and preserving its century-old archives, which it soon will display on its own interactive Web site. The Queens Tribune is proud to An inside look of the Central Library rehave its entire history as part of the veals the digitization process which is currently underway. library’s digital archive.

“With the Queens Memory Project Queens’ communities, viewers are not providing an introduction of displaying only able to experience the past first contemporary information, it will help hand, but also understand history as it draw people into what we have been unfolded. doing here,” said John Hyslop, Digital “I can talk about the Old Quaker MeetAssets Manager at the Queens Library. ing House, but I can best talk about it in “It also provides us with a venue to draw front of it,” he said of the historical site young people in toward information which where Dutch freeholders signed the has been on record for decades.”

Flushing Remonstrance of 1657, the preAlthough the Queens Library has cursor of what would eventually set the dedicated itself to digitally preserving stage for the United States Constitution’s documents of all of Long Island’s four provision on the freedom of religion in counties, it has focused efforts to pre- the Bill of Rights. serve the history of Queens, dedicating Over the years, Eichenbaum has seen hundreds of thousands of dollars to digi- a decline in people interested in the sigtally archive primary as well as second- nificance the borough holds in history, ary sources of information and make it noting that the borough’s younger genreadily available at the fingertips of those eration of ethnically diverse residents are willing to access it, as oppose to crowd- often unaware of the history their home sourced information generated by popu- holds. lar Web sites such as Wikipedia.

As the average age of members of the

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John Hyslop, Digital Assets Manager of the Queens Library shows off a state of the art flatbed scanner which will soon be used to digitize its book collection.

Borough Historian Jack Eichenbuam has set himself apart. As both student and teacher of the borough’s history, he stands out in a technological age, offering city residents a more tactile experience than the internet can offer.

For more than three decades, Eichenbaum has guided thousands of participants on his historically niche and diversified walking tours, discussing many of the world’s greatest moments in history which are interwoven into each of the borough’s neighborhoods.

By geographically molding tours to

Queens Historical Society continues to rise, Eichenbaum worries and wonders who will carry the torch of history to future generations. There’s a lot riding on the Queens Memory Project.

“With a lot of people coming from outside the country and from all around the states that don’t know about this great place, I continue to wonder who will carry all this on,” Eichenbaum said reminiscing over his career as a historian. “New York City has certianly changed a lot.

We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Reach Repor ter Jason Banrey at jbanrey@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128.

BP Calls For Free Tuition At CUNY

By ROSS BA RKAN Borough President Helen Marshall returned to her alma mater to celebrate the beginning of CUNY month and emphasize the importance of affordable education for all New Yorkers.

“The CUNY system is one of the best education buys in the whole world,” said Marshall at Queens College’s Jefferson Hall on Nov. 4. Marshall, Queens College President James Muyskens, and various CUNY administrators from York College, LaGuardia Community College, Queensborough Community College, and CUNY School of Law gathered together to proclaim the month of November CUNY Month.

With the goal of raising awareness of CUNY’s academic and cultural reputation, CUNY Month arrives at a particularly contentious time for public education in New York.

In August, the CUNY Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition, angering students across the City University’s campuses.

CUNY’s approximately 1,700 adjuncts were also told that month that unless alternative funding was found, they would lose their employee-sponsored health insurance.

Marshall, who attended Queens College when tuition was free – CUNY began charging tuition in 1975 – said that barring today’s financial constraints, CUNY should return to an era of more affordable or free tuition.

“I would love that,” Marshall said of free CUNY tuition. “A lot of us really benefited from the free tuition. I do think we should be doing more to help our students go to public and state colleges.”

The celebratory day focused on how far a CUNY education could take a student in the working world. Ramone Segree, vice president of student advancement at LaGuardia Community College, touted the power of

community colleges, claiming 20 percent of all PhDs have attended a community college.

“Community colleges are truly the lifeblood and fiber of education in America,” Segree said. “There are about 195 countries in the world, and we’ve got about 160 of them represented at LaGuardia.”

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

Ice Rink Just Part Of Stadium Idea

By DOMENICK RAFTER Less than a year after a plan to put condos in the West Side Tennis Club failed, a new plan eyes a different, but familiar, use for the site.

A newly proposed concept for the former site of the U.S. Open in Forest Hills Gardens looks to turn the site into a sports and entertainment complex.

The plan was put forward by a nonprofit group Stadium Arts Alliance, whose President is Kevin McCabe, founder of Aviation Sports Center, a recreation center in Floyd Bennet Field, Brooklyn that also operated a skating rink at Atlas Park in Glendale. It calls for the grounds to add a hockey rink to the site, and to reduce the number of seats in the stadium to 9,700.

The stadium, which hosted the U.S. Open from the 1920s until it moved to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1977, would host

concerts and art festivals during the warmer summer months.

But the plan would have some hurdles to overcome. It would have to pass by a twothirds vote of the West Side Tennis Club’s voting members and then it must be approved by the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation. The Stadium Arts Alliance plan is one of a few that will be considered for the site.

A winning bid is expected to be chosen next year.

Cord Meyer had proposed a plan to turn the site into condos last year, but that was rejected by the West Side Tennis Club’s members. The stadium had been considered for landmark status by the city Landmark Preservations Committee, but it was rejected by the committee in May. Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at drafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 125.

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AIDES GET RAISE, BUT JOBS MAY SLOW

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By ALISON DENISCO Angelica Chayka, 39, is one of more than 80,000 home health aides who ventures out into the city each day to care for some of New York’s most vulnerable people. She makes beds, takes blood pressure, and helps with bathing and dressing, among other tasks. And yet she makes only $8 an hour, generally less than parking lot attendants and housekeepers.

But come next March, wages for Chayka and other New York City home health aides will begin an incremental increase to the area’s living wage of $10 per hour, due to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget for the upcoming year.

However, the budget also includes cuts to Medicaid, which could damage the home care industry as a whole.

On a recent Monday, a group of some 20 home health aides convened at the Sunnyside Community Services building for an annual in-service training, which allows them to maintain certification.

Many women in attendance expressed the need to be better paid for the diligent care that they said they provide.

“You are giving care one-on-one, and it’s very personal and important for the patient,” said Chayka, who attended the in-service class. “If they go to a hospital or nursing home, it’s not the same type of service.”

The low wages of the home health aide industry are a major factor in the field’s

high turnover rates, which are estimated at 40 to 60 percent nationally per year, according to PHI PolicyWorks, a national strategy center that works to strengthen the direct-care workforce.

“I’m a strong advocate for home care workers to get more money,” said Andrea Thomas-Randall, associate executive director of the privately-funded homecare services branch of Sunnyside Community Services. “I think it will impact the quality of care, and cause people to stay longer and provide better services.”

Sunnyside Community Services offers free governmentfunded home health aide training and certification through two licensed programs that provide home care services. One of them provides home attendant services under a city contract, and the other has clients who can pay out-of-pocket.

Despite the occupation’s low wages, the 12 three-week training cycles offered each year are flush with people, primarily women, looking to enter the home care field. Most begin working for an agency within one week of completing their training.

“The home care industry is one of the only fields consistently hiring individuals, when so many people are being laid off,” said Thomas-Randall. “There is still a need for care for elderly and disabled clients.”

And the need is only expected to grow, with the aging Baby Boomer population

and rising life expectancy rates. Home health aides and personal care aides currently represent the second and third fastestgrowing jobs in New York City, respectively. They also top the list of occupations expected to generate the greatest number of new jobs between now and 2018, according to the State Department of Labor.

“There has been a lot of progress in this field in the past decade, but for Sunnyside Community Services holds one of its home health the future, there is a need aide training sessions. to invest in this growing workforce, and try to meet the growing tion to what happens in the transition, and demand for it,” said David Ward, director provide support to the aides.”

Rodat said that, though there will be of policy and planning at the non-profit advocacy group Direct Care Alliance. challenges, home health aides will eventu“How we do this is a real challenge, and it ally play a larger role in patient care.

“Over time, there will be a far greater will be a conversation we have for years to integration of professional care givers come.”

Gov. Cuomo’s executive budget calls and home health aides. Technology will for cutting $2.85 billion of Medicaid fund- also play a larger role, and hopefully aides ing. Carol Rodat, the PHI New York State will also be trained to be computer literpolicy director, said she expects to see a ate,” Rodat said.

Many aides, like Chayka, said they were consolidation of home health care employers and agencies as a result of the simply grateful to be employed.

“There are not many jobs out there, cuts.

“Agencies will close, and employees will and you have to find yourself opportunimove to larger ones,” Rodat said. “Aides ties,” she said before the training session may get fewer hours initially, and there may began. “Sunnyside gives people the opbe some migration from one employer to portunity to do this work and help another. It will be important to pay atten- people.”

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Phobia Leads Boro Gal To Reality TV

By RAMIRO FÚNEZ They crawl, they fly, they infest and they simply freak some people out.

Just the word “cockroach” is enough to give even the most stoic of people chills.

For one Woodside woman, her phobia of the creepy crawlies had been so severe that it hurt her fami ly and has now landed her national at tention.

Laura Aguinaga, 28, appeared on Animal Planet’s “My Extreme Animal Phobia” this past Friday, highlighting her fear of cockroaches. The episode showed Aguinaga’s experience through an intensive five-day exposure therapy where she directly confronted her fear of the ubiquitous pest.

“I’m excited and very nervous.” Aguinaga said before the episode aired. “I’m going to see myself through the eyes that my family saw me. This is the first time I see how I react to my phobia.”

Aguinaga’s intense fear began at a young age after travelling to see family in Puer to Rico and discovering the bed in the outhouse where she was sleeping was covered with hundreds of cockroaches. The reaction to the insects on her bed was so intense, she was unable to make any future visits to the island.

Aguinaga stopped visiting her late grandmother in Puer to Rico while she was sick because she was scared the roaches would

infest the house. Since her grandmother’s death, she vowed to overcome her fears.

“I can’t live with this phobia because it came between me and my grandma,” she said. “I’m hoping when people watch it somebody else will know how I feel and leave their phobia. If someone can have their lives changed from this, I’ll be happy.”

Licensed Clinical Therapist Dr. Robin Zasio treated Aguinaga at the Anxiet y Treatment Center of Sacramento, where she completed fear-relieving exercises while being filmed for the television show.

“Laura’s been extremely motivated after re-

alizing that her fear of cockroaches abducted her life deeply.” Zasio said. “She conquered a situation that she couldn’t otherwise handle.”

Zasio, currently appearing in television network A&E’s hit show “Hoarders,” is also publishing a book on phobias and anxiety disorders.

For more information on the television show, visit animalplanet.com. For information on Zasio’s anxiety clinic, visit anxiety treatementexperts.com.

Reach Intern Ramiro Fúnez at interns@queenstribune.com or (718) 3577400, Ext. 124.

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Dr. Robin Zasio, known for her work on “Hoarders,” comforts Aguinaga during a session.

NYPD, FDNY Battle For Boxing Supremacy

By MONICA GANESH McGuire was an original member of The 29th annual Bat tle of the Badges will FDNY Boxing in 1992, when it was cretake place on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the The- ated. ater at Madison Square Garden, and the “It’s very hard fought,” McGuire said.

FDNY Bravest Boxing Team will once again “And ever y year it comes down to the last compete against N YPD Fighting Fine st to round of the last fight to determine who’s support charitie s. going to be the w inner.”

The match, which star t s at 8 p.m., will According to McGuire, only prides are feature 12 three-round matches. In the past injured, because the teams follow USA boxthe charity event has been sold out, with ing rules and regulations. approximately 5,000 people suppor t ing The president of N YPD Fighting Finest these charities. The winners agreed with McGuire and from each match receive a said he believes that the “It’s important to championship belt. depar tment’s pride is based The FDN Y leads the se- give back in life. on these matches. ries 15-13 and has been do- This is a great The NYPD will donate its nating to the Homes for He- night. It is enterproceeds to suppor t amateur r o e s o r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e tainment and it boxing for kids 21 and N YPD donate s to the Cops The money goes togives back to a great younger. and Kids boxing program. ward three gyms in Brooklyn The proceeds are split evenly cause.” and Staten Island to give these —Bobby McGuire, kids a place to train alongand donated to both chariPresident, FDNY side cops. ties. Over the years the FDNY Bravest Boxing team “We work five days a Boxing has donated more than week, and we try to get in as $100,000 to various charities. much [practice] as we can,” NYPD Fighting This year the FDN Y proceeds will be Finest President Dave Siev said. donated to renovate the home of Marine Tickets are available at Ticketmaster and Corps 1st Lt. James Byler, 25, of Hunt ing- at the Madison Square Garden Box Office ton. Byler stepped on an improvised explo- and cost $30, $50 and $60. sive device in Afghanistan on Oct. 17, 2010 “It’s impor tant to give back i n life.” and lost both legs under the knee and both McGuire said. “This is a great night. It is enpinky fingers. tertainment and it gives back to a great cause.”

“I think both are good causes,” said Reach Intern Monica Ganesh at Bobby McGuire, president of FDNY Box- interns@queenstribune.com or (718) 357ing. “It’s a great t ime for a good cause.”

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of these two-bite delights offered a sym5 NAPKIN BURGER phony for the palate – crunchy meets silky, 35-01 36th St., Astoria sweet blends with heat.

(718) 433-2727 The Mac and Cheese comes in a large 5napkinburger.com bowl with shell pasta baked in a mix of CUISINE: Burgers HOURS: 11:30 am-11 pm Mon-Thu; cheddar and gruyere, swirling in a sea of 11:30 am-midnight Fr i; 11 am-mid- parmesan cream with hints of onion and leek. The bubbling mix is certainly a great night Sat; 11 am-11 pm Sun meal for one, but split between the three it PARKING: Street offered spoonfuls of homey goodness to CREDIT CARDS: All Major prep us for our main dishes.

RESERVATIONS: Yes, Open Table My first guest, visiting from Virginia, The burger: in its more pure form, it is a delicious, drippy taste explosion of beef had never experienced 5N before, so she – you decide your favorite toppings. Some went straight for the Br unch Burger, a prefer to drape it with condiments, layer it generous 10 oz. of ground beef topped with a variety of veggies or simply eat it with ham, American Cheese and a fried egg, slathered w ith the proprietar y 5N bare, enjoying the mix of meat and char.

It is no wonder, then, that burger joints sauce (a sweet and spicy ketchup blend), and served on a sesame bun. It have been popping up all over the a revelation, and I fear we place. One of the City’s premier RESTAURANT was have ruined her for any future burger hotspots opened an outburgers she may enjoy down post in Astoria th is past year, South. Perhaps it can be viewed across from the newly renovated as a play on Steak and Eggs Museum of the Moving Image, but (which is also on the menu), but to set itself apart from the madthe burger combines richness, ding crowd, it has reminded cussweetness, tang, chew and snap tomers that it has chefs, originalin every bite – the perfect blend ity and creativity on its menu; in of breakfast and lunch. short, it’s not just a burger joint.

My second guest, who has The humorously-named 5 Napkin Burger – a fairly apt description dined at 5N with me in the past, went for of their mainstay, the signature version of the Sausage & Egg Sliders – simplicity on which is topped with Gruyere cheese, cara- a biscuit. The fresh made breakfast saumelized onion and rosemay aioli – has sage was paired with scrambled eggs and melded its fare with the resurgent brunch topped with American cheese – a classic concept to offer a menu that will delight done just right.

For me, I tackled the breakfast burrito, carnivores and critics alike.

Yes, for br unch you can st ill get your a flour wrap holding a mix of scrambled burgers – in beef, lamb and tuna form eggs, chorizo and Monterrey Jack, served (though the Inside Out and Veggie ver- with a spicy tomato sauce to dip into. sions don’t make the brunch menu) – but Though the dishes all are naturally served 5N offers a wide range of other dishes spe- with fries, I opted to substitute for the Tater cially prepared for the glassy-eyed and Tots, which are closer in internal texture groggy. A new Bloody Mar y bar allows to a knish, but still have the breadcrumb diners to create their own version of the crispness on the exterior.

We barely scratched the sur face of the classic concoction, with a wide range of fre sh mixtures all prepared to order. Tr y brunch offerings, which include Cinnamon the straight tomato, horseradish and cel- French Toast w ith bana nas and but tered ery stalk with a spear of bleu cheese-stuffed maple syrup, a variety of pancakes, salads, olive s. Don’t worr y – the vodka’s already omelets, fish tacos and even Lobster Roll in there. Bellinis and Mimosas are also Sliders. The menu is enormous and, like their lunch and dinner fare, ever yt hing is ready for the asking.

If you’re into appetizers at brunch time, cooked to order, fresh and immaculate.

We’ll be back, sure to take on the chalthe Hell’s Kitchen Wings w ill cer tainly wake you up, and the Chicken Noodle lenge of some of the other dishes, or just to Matzoh Ball Soup will warm you from head grab another burger. The location is fanto toe, but my guests and I decided to go tastic, an ironic twist on a slaughterhouse, with the Pork Taquitos and split an entrée and there’s now a play room set aside durof the Macaroni and Cheese. The taquitos ing brunch for kids to enjoy a lit tle… well… came in a row of six, with pernil-style pork kid time while the adults enjoy a peaceful filling tiny fresh-made shells, topped with moment, a slider and a glass of refreshment.

—Br ian M. Raffer ty queso fresco, sour cream and salsa. Each

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

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

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

DANCE COUNTRY WESTERN Saturday, November 12 Neil Scott Johnson. $13.

Thanksgiving celebration with heroes served. Saturday, December 10 Gunsmoke performs at the Christmas Dance with a visit from Santa. $12. Glendale Memorial Building, 72-02 Myrtle Avenue at 7:30. 7634328.

LINE DANCING Saturdays 2-4 at Holy Family RC Parish Church, Msgr.

Mahoney Hall, 175-20 74 th Avenue, Fresh Meadows.

Light refreshments. Bring friends!

ISRAELI FOLK Mondays 7:15-9:45 at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 18202 Union Turnpike. $10 session. 380-4145.

LINE DANCING Mondays 6:30-9:30 at Kowalinski Post 4, 61-57 Maspeth Avenue. $7. Cake and coffee. 565-2259.

DINNER GREEN GALA Thursday, November 15 2011 Green Gala at Alley Pond Environmental Center.

229-4000.

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ENVIRONMENT GREEN FILM Saturday, November 12 “Bag It!” will be shown at the Steinway library at 3.

PL ASTIC ALTERNATIVES Monday, November 14 Safer Alternatives to Plastics: Cracking the Code on Plastic Labels at 6 at the Astoria library.

PESTICIDE EXPOSURE Thursday, November 17 Pesticide Exposure in our Everyday Life at 6 at the Broadway library.

TREE CARE Saturday, November 19 Become a Tree Care Steward at 2:30 at the Sunnyside library.

RELIGIOUS ASTORIA CENTER Saturdays, November 12, 19 Shabbat Yout h Program at 9:30. Saturday Shabbat Services at 9:30, followed by Kiddush. Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria. 278-2680.

EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP Saturdays, November 12, 19, 26 Becoming a US Citizen and Building Your Civic Knowledge at the Jackson Heights library at 2:30.

BALMS Saturday, November 12 at 3 at the Sunnyside library.

Monday, November 14 at the Woodside library at 4:30. Thursday, November 17 at 6 at the Astoria library.

Saturday, November 19 at 3 at the Broadway librar y.

Balms for the Body: Making Natural Body Care Products.

Register.

INTRO POWERPOINT Monday, November 14 at the Central library. 990-5102 to register.

BALLROOM DANCE Monday, November 14 ballroom dancing at the Forest Hills library at 6:30.

HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS Monday, November 14 at the Ridgewood library at 2.

Make holiday clay ornaments.

BELLY DANCING Monday, November 14 at the Langston Hughes library.

Register.

WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE Monday, November 14 workplace etiquette and behavior at the Central library at 6.

SEARCH FOR A JOB Monday, November 14 search the internet for a job at 6:30 at the Central library.

POETRY WRITING Tuesday, November 15 poetry writing workshop at 7:30 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows.

INTRO INTERNET Tuesday, November 15 at the McGoldrick library. Register.

BASIC COMPUTER Tuesdays, November 15, 22 at the Rosedale library at 10:30.

BASIC COMPUTER Tuesdays, November 15, 22 at the Arverne library at 10:30.

BOLLYWOOD Tu e s d a y, N o ve m b e r 1 5 Bollywood dance instruction at the Bellerose library. Register.

PRACTICE LAB TIME Tuesdays, November 15, 22 computer practice lab time at the Far Rockaway library at 4.

INTRO COMPUTER Tuesday, November 15 at the Queens Village library at 10:30 and at the Ridgewood library. Register.

LEARN TO DRAW Tu e s d a y, N o ve m b e r 1 5 learn to draw or learn to draw better at the Hillcrest library. Register.

INTRO POWERPOINT Tuesday, November 15 at the Central library. 990-0769 to register.

TANGO CLASS Wednesdays, November 16, 23, 30, December 7, 14, 21, 28 at Buenos Aires Tango in Forest Hills. 347-642-4705.

NOOK NIGHT Wednesday, November 16 Nook Night at 7 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows INTRO WORD

Wednesday, November 16 at the Central library. 9900769 to register.

BASIC COMPUTER Wednesday, November 16 at the Windsor Park library at 10:30.

COMPUTER TUTORIAL Thursday, November 17 at the Woodside library at 6:30.

INTRO POWERPOINT Thursday, November 17 at the Pomonok library. Register.

SOCIAL MEDIA & JOBS Thursday, November 17 Social Media and the Job Search at the Central library at 4.

BPI CONTRACTOR Thursday, November 17 Become a BPI Certified Contractor at 6:30 at the Steinway library.

INTRO E-MAIL Friday, November 18 at the Poppenhusen library. Register.

INTRO FACEBOOK Saturday, November 19 at the LIC library at 10.

JOB SEARCH Saturdays, November 19, December 3, 17 Job Search Boot Camp at 10:30 at the Central library.

NEWSLETTERS & CARDS Saturday, November 19 Newsletters and Cards.

Learn how to use Publisher and Word templates to create newsletters and cards at 2 at the LIC library.

BEE KEEPING Wednesday, November 19 begins a bee-keeping course at the Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing. 359-6227.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING Saturday, November 19 at the Knights of Columbus in Valley Stream. 341-0452 to register.

PUBLIC SPEAKING Saturdays, November 19, December 3, 17 Learn to communicate effectively at Elmhurst Hospital. 646-4367940.

BOATING SAFELY Sunday, November 20 the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-01 will give an 8 hour “About Boating Safely” class. 12-01@verizon.ne t to register and further information.

FLEA MARKETS GOLDEN BAZAAR Saturday, November 12 at Church in the Gardens 114. 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills.

ANNUAL FAIR & FLEA Saturday, November 12 at Emanuel Church, Woodhaven Blvd. and 91 st Avenue from 10-8. Baked goods, books, granny’s attic, vendors, more.

MINI BAZAAR Sunday, November 13 mini bazaar and rummage sale 103 at the Forest Park Jewish Center, 90-45 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale.

TREASURE SALE Saturday, November 19 106 & Sunday, November 20 10-5 Holy Family School, Utop i a P a r k w a y a n d 7 5 th A v enue.

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MEETINGS December 7, 21 Queensview Lodge 433 meets in Whitestone. 917754-3093.

MEN’S GROUP Thursdays, November 17, December 1 Queens Pride House Men’s Group from 79 for gay, bi, trans men.

TOASTMASTERS Thursday, November 17 Advance for Leadership/ Toastmasters meeting at the Briarwood library at 5:45.

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

P-FLAG Sundays, November 20, December 18 P-FLAG, a support group for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays, meet in Forest Hills. 271-6663.

TALKS AMERICAN DOCUMENTS Saturdays, November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, March 10 What do you know about our important American documents 1pm at the Greater Astoria Historical Societ y, 35-20 Broadway, 4 th floor, LIC. $5. $ EMPOWERMENT Monday, November 14 Financial Empowerment at 2 at the LIC library.

INVESTOR SEMINAR Monday, November 14 St. John’s Universit y Securities Arbitration Clinic presents “Investor Education Seminar” at 6 at the Central library.

GET ORGANIZED Monday, November 14 Get Organized at 6 at the Steinway library.

FAR ROCKAWAY Monday, November 14 “The Housekeeper and the Professor.” Monday, Dec e m b e r 1 9 “A C h r i st m a s Carol.” Books discussed at 6:30 at the Far Rockaway library.

ARCHITECTURE Mondays, November 14, 21, 28, December 5 Architecture and You series at the Flushing library at 6:30.

SEASIDE Monday, November 14 “Infidel” discussed at 6:30 at the Seaside librar y.

CIVIL WAR Thursday, November 17 “The Forgotten Legacy” with Willie Cooper at the Queens Historical Societ y. 45 members, $8 others. 143-35 37 th Avenue, Flushing. 939-0647, ext. 17.

GRANTS Thursday, November 17 Grant Seeking talk at 2 at the Steinway library.

BAY TERRACE Friday, November 18 “Changing Habits’ discussed at 10:30 at the Bay Terrace library.

HISTORY ROUNDTABLE Saturday, November 19 Civil War Roundtable at 1 at the Greater Astoria Historical Societ y, 35-20 Broadway, 4 th floor, LIC. $5.

SINGLE SERVICE Friday, November 18 Single Service Friday Night Shabbat at 8 at the Little Neck Jewish Center, 49-10 Little Neck Parkway. 516-487-0674.

THEATER S’WONDERFUL Through November 13 at Queens Theatre in the Park.

760-0064.

HARD WALL Through November 19 “A Hard Wall at High Speed” will be presented at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. 866-811-4111.

TWO PIECES OF… Through December 11 “ With Over Two Pieces of Luggage” will be presented at the Greek Cultural Center in Astoria. 726-7329.

TWELFTH NIGHT Saturday and Sunday, November 12, 13 at St. Luke’s in Forest Hills. Presented by the Gingerbread Players.

268-7772.

HAIRSPR AY Saturdays and Sundays, November 12, 13, 19, 20 at the Free Synagogue of Flushing. 229-8547.

SENIORS BASIC COMPUTERS Tuesdays, November 15, 22 computer classes for older adults at the Baisley Park librar y. Register.

HOWARD BEACH Tu e s d a y, N o ve m b e r 1 5 Jokercize and Exercise at 10:15. Wednesday, November 30 Metro Van 10-noon.

Howard Beach Senior Center, 156-45 84 th Street. 7388100.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING Tuesday, November 15 at the Auburndale library. 6413911 reservations.

AARP DRIVING Wednesday, November 16 at the Forest Hills library at 1.

BASIC COMPUTERS Wednesday, November 16 at the Central library. Register.

STARS Wednesdays, November 16, 23 Senior Theater Acting Repertory at the Hollis library at 10:30.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING Friday, November 18 defensive driving for veterans at the Rosedale librar y. 4798914 to register.

MAMMOGRAMS Saturday, November 19 nocost mammograms with Communit y Board 6. Appointment needed. 7381111.

PARENTS CHILD CARE GIVERS Monday, November 7 CUNY Child Care Givers workshopLangston Hughes library at 5:30.

FIT KIDS Saturdays, November 12, 19 Fit Kids Nutrition Program in Flushing. 661-7687.

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CAMBRIA HTS LIBRARY Saturdays, November 12, December 10, January 14 Friends Board of Directors of Queens Library at Cambria Heights meet 4-5:15.

BELLA ITALIA MIA Sundays, November 13, December 11 Bella Italia Mia meets at Christ the King High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village. 426-1240.

VFW 4787 Mondays, November 14, 21, December 12, 26 Whitestone VFW Community Post meets. 746-0540.

AMERICAN LEGION Mondays, November 14, December 12 American Legion Post 510 meets at St. Robert Bellamine in Bayside Hills. 428-2895.

CATHOLIC VETS Mondays, November 14, December 12 American Mart yrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1771 meets in Bayside. 468-9351.

BRANDEIS Monday, November 14 the Brandeis National Committee meets at the Great Neck library at 10:30.

AMER. LEGION 131 Tu e s d a y s , N o ve m b e r 1 5 , December 20 American Legion, Post 131, meets at 8 at 10-20 Clintonville Street, Whitestone. 767-4323.

AUBURNDALE Tuesday, November 15 the Auburndale Association meets at St. Kevin’s, 45-21 194th Street at 7:30.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Tu e s d a y s , N o ve m b e r 1 5 , December 20 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 175-20 174th Street, Fresh Meadows at 7:30.

TALK OF THE TOWN Tu e s d a y s , N o ve m b e r 1 5 , December 6, 20 learn the art of public speaking in St. Albans at 7:15. 640-7092.

MEN’S CLUB SOCCER Tuesday evenings at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 2637000.

FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Meadows Camera Club meets.

917-612-3463.

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

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

TOASTMASTERS Wednesdays, November 16, December 7, 21 learn the art of public speaking at the Voices of Rochdale Toastmasters Club in Jamaica. 9780732.

FLUSHING CAMERA Wednesdays, November 16, 30, December 7, 21 Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:15 at Flushing Hospital.

479-0643.

KNIGHTS OF PY THIAS Wednesdays, November 16,

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Dinner Includes: Choice of Appetizer or Cup of Soup or Juice, Celery and Olives, House Salad with Choice of Dressing, Entree, Vegetable, Potato, Challah Bread & Rolls, Any Pastry and Beverage, Dried Fruit and Nuts

Beer

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Baked Stuffed Clams ........... 7.50 Buffalo Wings .....................

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Children’s Menu ROAST TURKEY with Apple Raisin Dressing ................................

ROAST LEG of LAMB with Mint Jelly ...........................................

CHEESE RAVIOLI topped with Mozzarella ....................................

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CAMBRIA HTS LIBRARY Saturdays, November 12, December 10, January 14 Friends Board of Directors of Queens Library at Cambria Heights meet 4-5:15.

BELLA ITALIA MIA Sundays, November 13, December 11 Bella Italia Mia meets at Christ the King High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village. 426-1240.

VFW 4787 Mondays, November 14, 21, December 12, 26 Whitestone VFW Community Post meets. 746-0540.

AMERICAN LEGION Mondays, November 14, December 12 American Legion Post 510 meets at St. Robert Bellamine in Bayside Hills. 428-2895.

CATHOLIC VETS Mondays, November 14, December 12 American Mart yrs Catholic War Veterans Post 1771 meets in Bayside. 468-9351.

BRANDEIS Monday, November 14 the Brandeis National Committee meets at the Great Neck library at 10:30.

AMER. LEGION 131 Tu e s d a y s , N o ve m b e r 1 5 , December 20 American Legion, Post 131, meets at 8 at 10-20 Clintonville Street, Whitestone. 767-4323.

AUBURNDALE Tuesday, November 15 the Auburndale Association meets at St. Kevin’s, 45-21 194th Street at 7:30.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Tu e s d a y s , N o ve m b e r 1 5 , December 20 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 175-20 174th Street, Fresh Meadows at 7:30.

TALK OF THE TOWN Tu e s d a y s , N o ve m b e r 1 5 , December 6, 20 learn the art of public speaking in St. Albans at 7:15. 640-7092.

MEN’S CLUB SOCCER Tuesday evenings at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. 2637000.

FRESH MEADOW CAMERA Tuesdays the Fresh Meadows Camera Club meets.

917-612-3463.

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

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

TOASTMASTERS Wednesdays, November 16, December 7, 21 learn the art of public speaking at the Voices of Rochdale Toastmasters Club in Jamaica. 9780732.

FLUSHING CAMERA Wednesdays, November 16, 30, December 7, 21 Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:15 at Flushing Hospital.

479-0643.

KNIGHTS OF PY THIAS Wednesdays, November 16,

December 7, 21 Queensview Lodge 433 meets in Whitestone. 917754-3093.

MEN’S GROUP Thursdays, November 17, December 1 Queens Pride House Men’s Group from 79 for gay, bi, trans men.

TOASTMASTERS Thursday, November 17 Advance for Leadership/ Toastmasters meeting at the Briarwood library at 5:45.

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

P-FLAG Sundays, November 20, December 18 P-FLAG, a support group for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays, meet in Forest Hills. 271-6663.

TALKS AMERICAN DOCUMENTS Saturdays, November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, March 10 What do you know about our important American documents 1pm at the Greater Astoria Historical Societ y, 35-20 Broadway, 4 th floor, LIC. $5. $ EMPOWERMENT Monday, November 14 Financial Empowerment at 2 at the LIC library.

INVESTOR SEMINAR Monday, November 14 St. John’s Universit y Securities Arbitration Clinic presents “Investor Education Seminar” at 6 at the Central library.

GET ORGANIZED Monday, November 14 Get Organized at 6 at the Steinway library.

FAR ROCKAWAY Monday, November 14 “The Housekeeper and the Professor.” Monday, Dec e m b e r 1 9 “A C h r i st m a s Carol.” Books discussed at 6:30 at the Far Rockaway library.

ARCHITECTURE Mondays, November 14, 21, 28, December 5 Architecture and You series at the Flushing library at 6:30.

SEASIDE Monday, November 14 “Infidel” discussed at 6:30 at the Seaside librar y.

CIVIL WAR Thursday, November 17 “The Forgotten Legacy” with Willie Cooper at the Queens Historical Societ y. 45 members, $8 others. 143-35 37 th Avenue, Flushing. 939-0647, ext. 17.

GRANTS Thursday, November 17 Grant Seeking talk at 2 at the Steinway library.

BAY TERRACE Friday, November 18 “Changing Habits’ discussed at 10:30 at the Bay Terrace library.

HISTORY ROUNDTABLE Saturday, November 19 Civil War Roundtable at 1 at the Greater Astoria Historical Societ y, 35-20 Broadway, 4 th floor, LIC. $5.

SINGLE SERVICE Friday, November 18 Single Service Friday Night Shabbat at 8 at the Little Neck Jewish Center, 49-10 Little Neck Parkway. 516-487-0674.

THEATER S’WONDERFUL Through November 13 at Queens Theatre in the Park.

760-0064.

HARD WALL Through November 19 “A Hard Wall at High Speed” will be presented at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. 866-811-4111.

TWO PIECES OF… Through December 11 “ With Over Two Pieces of Luggage” will be presented at the Greek Cultural Center in Astoria. 726-7329.

TWELFTH NIGHT Saturday and Sunday, November 12, 13 at St. Luke’s in Forest Hills. Presented by the Gingerbread Players.

268-7772.

HAIRSPR AY Saturdays and Sundays, November 12, 13, 19, 20 at the Free Synagogue of Flushing. 229-8547.

SENIORS BASIC COMPUTERS Tuesdays, November 15, 22 computer classes for older adults at the Baisley Park librar y. Register.

HOWARD BEACH Tu e s d a y, N o ve m b e r 1 5 Jokercize and Exercise at 10:15. Wednesday, November 30 Metro Van 10-noon.

Howard Beach Senior Center, 156-45 84 th Street. 7388100.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING Tuesday, November 15 at the Auburndale library. 6413911 reservations.

AARP DRIVING Wednesday, November 16 at the Forest Hills library at 1.

BASIC COMPUTERS Wednesday, November 16 at the Central library. Register.

STARS Wednesdays, November 16, 23 Senior Theater Acting Repertory at the Hollis library at 10:30.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING Friday, November 18 defensive driving for veterans at the Rosedale librar y. 4798914 to register.

MAMMOGRAMS Saturday, November 19 nocost mammograms with Communit y Board 6. Appointment needed. 7381111.

PARENTS CHILD CARE GIVERS Monday, November 7 CUNY Child Care Givers workshopLangston Hughes library at 5:30.

FIT KIDS Saturdays, November 12, 19 Fit Kids Nutrition Program in Flushing. 661-7687.

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ELECTRIC COMPANY Saturday, November 12 at the Central library at 2.

LIBRARY EXPLORERS Saturday, November 12 at the Central library. 990-0114 to register.

PRESCHOOL CRAFT Monday, November 14 at the Windsor Park library at 1:30.

CRAFT KIDS Mondays, November 14, 21 at the Flushing library at 3.

GOING GREEN Mondays, November 14, 21 Going Green with LEAP at the Broadway library at 4.

WORD PROJECT Monday, November 14 C o m m u n i t y Wo rd P ro j e c t with BOOST at the Central library at 4:30.

BOOST MATH Monday, November 14 at the McGoldrick library at 5.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Tuesdays, November 15, 22 at the Glen Oaks library at 11.

READ TO A DOG Tuesday, November 15 at the North Hills library. Register.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays, November 15, 22 at 5 at the Windsor Park library.

JUDY SIERRA Tuesday, November 15 Best of Judy Sierra Storytime at 10:30 at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fresh Meadows.

GOING GREEN Tuesday, November 15 Going Green with LEAP at the Steinway library at 4.

BOOST MATH Tuesday, November 15 at the Central library at 4:30.

CRAFTS Wednesday, November 16 at the Steinway library at 11.

MY THS & MONSTERS Wednesday, November 16 at 3 at the North Hills library.

S TORY T I M E Wednesday, November 16 Squanto’s Storytime at 3:30 t the Bay Terrace library.

MOVIE DAY Wednesday, November 16 at the Baisley Park library at 4.

GLITTER TURKEY Wednesday, November 16 at the East Flushing library at 4.

LEARN TO SAVE Wednesday, November 16 at the Peninsula library at 4.

BOOST SCIENCE Wednesday, November 16 at the Central library at 4:30.

READ TO ME Wednesdays, November 16, 23 at the Bay Terrace library at 10:30.

STORY TIME Wednesdays, November 16, 23 at the Arverne library at 10.

HAPPY HAPPY STORY TIME Wednesdays, November 16, 23 t the LIC library at 10:30.

NUTRITION Wednesdays, November 16, 23 at the Cambria Heights library. Register.

BOOST HEALTH Wednesdays, November 16, 23 at the McGoldrick library at 5.

NUTRITION WORKSHOP

Thursday, November 17 at t he Bay Terrace libra r y at 3:30.

WILD WEATHER Thursday, November 17 Wild Weather Fun at the Far Rockaway library at 4:30.

THANKSGIVING Thursday, November 17 arts and crafts at the Hillcrest library at 4:30.

BOOST READING Thursday, November 17 at the McGoldrick library at 5.

YOGA AND ME Friday, November 18 yoga for preschoolers at the Douglaston library. Register.

CRAFTS Friday, November 18 at the Sunnyside library. Register.

GOING GREEN Friday, November 18 going green with LEAP at the Astoria library at 3:30.

NUTRITION WORKSHOP Friday, November 18 at the Bay Terrace library at 3:30.

THANKSGIVING CRAFT Friday, November 18 at the Broad Channel library at 3:30.

MATH CLUB Friday, November 18 at the McGoldrick library at 4.

GAME DAY Friday, November 18 at the Rochdale Village library at 4.

BOOST GAME DAY Friday, November 18 at the Central library at 4:30.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays at 2 at the Queens Village library.

ARTS & CRAFTS Fridays at the LIC library at 2.

GAME DAY Fridays at the Queens Village library at 2.

FLASH FRIDAYS Every Friday at 3 at the Ozone Park library.

GAME PLAYERS Every Friday at the Hillcrest library at 4.

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

GAME DAY Fridays at the Rochdale Village library at 4.

GAME TIME Fridays at the Windsor Park library at 4.

CHESS TUTORIAL Fridays at 4 at the Woodside library.

BOOST GAME DAY Fridays at the Central library at 4:30 and at 5 t the McGoldrick library.

CUB SCOUTS 351 Fridays at St. Nicholas of Tolentine school cafeteria, Parsons Blvd. and Union Turnpike. Boys in grades 15. 820-0015.

LIBRARY EXPLORERS Saturday, November 19 at the Central library. Register.

THANKSGIVING STORY Saturday, November 19 Thanksgiving Storytime at 11 at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows.

THANKSGIVING CRAFT Saturday, November 19 at 11:30 at Barnes & Noble, 1 7 6 - 6 0 Un i o n Tu r n p i k e , Fresh Meadows.

FAMILY STORY TIME Saturday, November 19 at the Flushing library at 11.

TEENS LEARN TO KNIT Saturdays, November 12, 19 at the Steinway library at 1.

RESUME WRITING Saturday, November 12 at the Broadway library at 3.

OPEN MIC Sunday, November 13 at the Central library at 2.

RELATIONSHIPS Monday, November 14 Healthy Adolescent Relationships at 4 at the Pomonok library.

COLLEGE CLUB 2011 Mondays, November 14, 21 a t 5 a t t h e P o m o n o k l i b ra r y.

WORK ETIQUETTE Monday, November 14 workplace etiquette and behavior at 6 at the Central library.

WRITING ESSAYS Monday, November 14 writing college essays at the LIC at 6.

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

LAPTOP USE Weekdays Ne: at 3 at the Laurelton library.

HOMEWORK HELP Weekdays at the LIC library at 3.

TEEN JEOPARDY Tuesday, November 15 at 4 at the Flushing library.

CAREER & COLLEGE Tuesdays career and college exploration from 3-5 at the Central library.

LIC CHESS CLUB Tuesdays at the LIC library at 4.

BOOK BUDDIES Tuesdays at the Windsor Park library at 4.

GAME DAY Every Wednesday at the Howard Beach library at 4.

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

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

KNITTING CLUB Wednesdays at the Bayside library. Register.

TEEN REC ROOM Wednesdays, November 16, 23, 30 at the Steinway library at 4.

YOUNG REFORMERS Thursday, November 17 at 4 at t he Laurelton librar y.

Register.

CAREER & COLLEGE Thursdays career and college exploration from 3-5 at the Central library.

TEEN THURSDAYS Every Thursday at the Bay Terrace library at 3.

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

GIRL & BOY SCOUTS Friday, November 18 at the Laurelton library. Register.

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

SAT PRACTICE Saturday, November 19 practice test. Register Flushing library 800-273-8439.

JOB SEARCH Saturdays, November 19, December 3, 17 job search boot camp at the Central library at 10:30.

Queens CLOSEUP 9/11 Memorial Heidi Harrison Chain, President 112th Precinct Community Council and Deputy Inspector Tamola, Commanding Officer of the 112th Precinct, announce a very special trip. The 112th precinct community council Nov. meeting is a trip to the 911 Memorial.

On Nov. 16 you will meet at the precinct at 4 p.m. There is free bus transportation from the 112th Precinct, or you could meet us at the 9/11 memorial at 5:15 p.m.

You must have a reservation with the precinct. Tickets are on a first-come ba-

sis. Please call Community Affairs at the precinct (718) 520-9321 to reserve your ticket.

Free Flu Shots Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz is pleased to announce that he has partnered with Visiting Nurse Service of New York and New York Hospital Queens to provide free flu vaccinations to the community. Call (718) 969-1508 to schedule an appointment.

Tuesday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

The Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Road, College Point; and Wednesday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Office of Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, 159-06 71st Ave.

Thanksgiving Ser vice The Reform Temple of Forest Hills will host a Thanksgiving Day Interfaith Service, honoring community first responders, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 4 p.m. Clergy and congregants from the Temple will be joined by clergy and congregants from First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, The Forest Hills Jewish Center, Our Lady of Angels Roman Catholic Church, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Grace Lutheran Church, The Church-in-the-Gardens, and St Luke’s Episcopal Church.

The Reform Temple of Forest Hills is located at 71-11 112th St.

Twelfth Night The Gingerbread Players of Saint Luke’s Church launched their 42nd season with Twelfth Night, or What You Will, on Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Mischief, mirth and merriment abound in Shakespeare’s nimble comedy of misplaced alliances, mistaken identity and general misunderstanding. The Gingerbread Players cast blends old favorites James Chamberlain (Feste), Andrew Dinan (Malvolio), Lori Feren (Olivia), David Friedman (Sir Toby Belch), Louise Guinther (Viola) and Eric Leeb (Fabian) with exciting newcomers, including Kenneth Eckert (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) and Guy

Ventoliere (Orsino). The troupe has made something of a specialty of Shakespeare, having produced seven of the Bard’s plays since first venturing into Shakespearean waters in 2000.

Twelfth Night runs for four performances only – Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2:30 p.m. at Saint Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South in Forest Hills, between Ascan Avenue and Harrow Street, a short walk from the Continental Avenue subway station.

The troupe’s trademark gingerbread will be on sale at intermission. The suggested donation is $12, with a discount rate of $10 for groups of six or more.

For further information and ticket reservations, visit gingerbreadplayers.org, or call (718) 268-7772.

Senior Dance The Howard Beach Senior Center, located at 156-45 84th St., is featuring “Latin Dance” Lessons and Exercise Program every Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. Sara will be teaching mambo, salsa, cha-cha, meringue and other Latin dances to interested seniors.

Community House Relax, improve your health with meditation, every Thursday at 10 a.m. with Ronnie at the Queens Community House Kew Gardens, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202.

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Marathon In Queens

Queens Dems Prep For Election Day

On Sunday, tens of thousands of the best runners in the world ran their way through a very narrow sliver of Queens as the New York City Marathon made its way through the five boroughs.

Photos by Ira Cohen

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Queens Events Edited By Harley Benson

Unisphere’s Fun In The Park Gala

The 2011 Unisphere Fun In The Park gala was held Oct. 27 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Top l: Borough President Helen Marshall welcomes guests. Top c.: FMCP Administrator Estelle Cooper (l.) and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski. At r.: City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe.Photos by Ira Cohen

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This past Sunday Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver (c.) participated in the local installation ceremonies for newly-elected Assemblymen Phil Goldfeder (l.) and Mike Simanowitz (r.).

Photo by Ira Cohen

Queens County Democrats gathered at Antun’s last Thursday in a pre-election party. Clockwise from top left: Sean Crowley (l. to r.), Assm. Grace Meng, former BP Claire Shulman and DA Richard Brown; the band gets happy; Assm. Rory Lancman (l.) and Jeff Gottlieb; Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (l. to r.), Assm. Aravella Simotas, Paul Vallone; U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer riles up the crowd; Assm. Ed Braunstein (l.) and Assm. Mike DenDekker; BP Chief of Staff Alex Rosa (l.) and Dep. BP Barry Grodenchik.

Photos by Ira Cohen

Models Of Queens

Ginny: Body and Mind

Ginny Jamaica Age: 28 Height: 5’ 7" Weight: 120lbs Stats: 34-26-34

Jump in your Wayback machine and set the dial for 2003.

If you step out and look around, you may see Jamaica Queens’ Ginny working to make her mark on the modeling world.

Then again, you would have had to look quick – her first foray into modeling didn’t last long – life got in the way, and her dreams of being splashed across the pages of Vogue had to be put on hold – until now.

“I just decided to pick it back up again,” she said in a recent interview. “It’s mostly something for fun; I enjoy taking pictures, and I’d love to try to see what happens.”

An office manager at CUNY who is working on a Masters of Public Administration degree, Ginny doesn’t exactly have a lot of time to focus on being in front of the camera, but it certainly is enjoyable.

“It’s something that’s fun,” she said. “I’ve tried to do more, but I haven’t gotten to that point. It takes time to network, to meet the right people. I’m just going to try setting up some profiles on modeling sites.”

In her downtime, Ginny goes to the movies, reads, rides her bike through the park and goes on strolls at the Queens Botanical Garden. “It’s just beautiful there,” she said. “Right now it’s getting colder, so I won’t be there as much.”

She’s also a bit of a gourmet. “I like to eat a lot,” she said. “It doesn’t look it, but I like to eat out a lot, too.”

She knows that her academic work is going to point her career in one particular direction, but if the modeling works out, “It’s always good to have a plan B.”

What The Cluck?

Queens' very own Caped Crusader rides his “Boulevard” Batcycle

He’s No Bruce Wayne Boulevard as co-grand marshal.

Vigilante justice has a new name.

The day before Halloween, the kiddies of Astoria were stunned by the likes of a superhero – well, maybe not so super, but a community hero nonetheless.

Dressed as Batman, Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. jumped on his Harley Davidson batcycle, posing for pictures at the annual Astoria Halloween Family Parade.

Beginning at PS 85, Vallone greeted school kids, leading the popular parade down Ditmars

Atop his grumbling hog “Boulevard,” his cape flapped in the wind as spectators looked on in awe of his spectacular physique.

We’re not too sure if the costume was for the enjoyment of the neighborhood kids or if Vallone genuinely felt at home in the Dark Knight’s costume; either way he’s a definite shoo-in for the heroic role in reality.

He’s buff, tough, and will always fight for truth, justice and the American way.

We all know not to count our chickens before they hatch, but it turns out that some people had to be explicitly told that their birds should be inspected before they get sent to grocery stores.

According to the New York Times, the 44th Avenue Joe Crowley’s tweet Halal Poultry Corp. in Corona had been selling thousands of pounds of uninspected poultry to local supermarkets before the Dept. of Agriculture caught on. The slaughterhouse is exempted from federal laws In the world of social media and witty Twitter messages, headshaking mandating chicken inspections because it’s supposed celebrity moments like the abrupt end of famous-for-no-reason Kim to sell chickens only for at-home consumption. ApparKardashian’s 72-day marriage can turn into a trending topic in a matter ently, they mistook grocery stores for homes and have of hours. been selling their hens to retail stores uninspected.

After she announced her divorce from husband, New Jersey (soon Though there have been no reports of anybody to be Brooklyn) Nets player Kris Humphries, the general public took to getting sick from the meat, there IS a reason why the Twitter using the hashtag, #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage. To The FDA hopes to keep Queens chicken eaters FDA requires certain oversight on poultry purveyors mock the marriage with examples of things that lasted longer than it, healthy.

– ever heard of salmonella? some offered serious tweets, like So keep your eyes open if you’re buying chicken in Corona. If you one woman’s cancer treatment, Confidentially, New York . . . see thumbprints, bruising, an icky sheen – or if the breasts and thighs the NBA lockout, a college semesjust plain stink – that chicken is probably not right for you. ter, and some joking, such as “this And why is it okay to sell uninspected poultry for in-home use? tweet.”

Anybody want a burger?

Even our elected officials got

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Sowing Seeds A Westchester County pastor, the Rev. Steven Smith, recently asked his fans to pray for College Point. The reason? It needs a church.

“Please pray that God will call Apostolic church planters to raise up a United Pentecostal Church in College Point, Queens, NY,” Smith wrote on his blog, along with a logo that shows an arrow heading for a target – no, not the one on 20th Avenue. The end of the post includes a copy of College Point’s Wikipedia entry.

We’re not really sure what Apostolic church planters are, but we assume it’s a type of farming even us urbanites can do.

A quick glance at Smith’s blog shows he has asked his parishioners to pray for other local areas, including Huntington and Flushing. No word if Apostolic church planters raised up a church in those communities.

into the act. U.S. Rep. and Queens Democratic Party chair Joe Crowley used the Kardashian “marriage” for a political attack against Congressional Republicans. He tweeted: “The number of days without a #GOP jobs bill #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage.”

Hey Joe, it also works with #DontHoldYourBreath and #WhenPigsFly.

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