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Subways delays mixed for SE Queens riders QGuide, Pages 25-28

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Elmhurst architects move to Jamaica

DEP tackles flooding at meeting Planned pumping station will eventually ﬁx St. Albans deluges: Commissioner

BY IVAN PEREIRA

A Queens business that has been helping to redesign and update the borough airports is bringing that energy and excitement to downtown Jamaica. The architecture firm Graf & Lewent Architects moved from the Elmhurst location it had been operating out of since its inception in 1989 to 90-30 161st St. in March and has already made its mark in the neighborhood. Its offices stand out from the

The city Department of Environmental Protection’s plans to alleviate the flooding in southeast Queens by pumping out the ex-

cess underground water may not be happening in the near future, but officials reassured residents last week that they were working hard to prevent problems from worsening. Administrators from the

agency, along with several elected officials from the community, addressed a crowd of more than 60 people at the Robert Ross Life Family Center in St. Albans last Thursday night about the flooding that affects their streets and

homes. State Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-St. Albans), who organized the meeting along with City Councilman Leroy Comrie

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jamal Keling and Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel Thomas of Jamaica hold the flags during the Laurelton Memorial Day Parade ceremony, Photo by Christina Santucci held at Veterans Triangle at 225th Street and North Conduit Avenue. See coverage on Pages 2, 20.

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Make FDNY diverse: Council

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Comrie legislation entices city’s minorities to become ﬁreﬁghters

August Martin kids get after-school help BY IVAN PEREIRA

The City Council is seeking to change the way prospective FDNY members are chosen.

BY IVAN PEREIRA City Hall last week backed a bill sponsored by City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) to bring more diversity to New York’s Bravest. The full Council passed Legislation No. 647-A last Thursday that calls for a resolution that would push the state Legislature to introduce a measure to give more credit to FDNY applicants who are New York City residents with high school diplomas or equivalents. Such a law would give inner-city minorities an advantage in becoming firefighters, according to Comrie. The force is currently made up of 87 percent whites and the councilman said those numbers need to be changed. “It is my hope that Albany will move with all deliberate speed to allow our city to address one of the most

embarrassing statistics regarding its workforce,” he said in a statement. The FDNY said it was “exploring adjustments to the residency requirements for new applicants” in a statement. Under the bill, New York City high school graduates and city GED recipients would receive five credit points for their test to be firefighters. Currently the Fire Department only gives extra points to city residents, regardless of their academic background. Comrie said drives to recruit more minorities were made in the 1990s, but that still did not do anything to make the FDNY more diverse. The FDNY is made up of 3.8 percent black, 7.8 percent Hispanic and 0.9 percent Asian, compared to the city’s population from the 2000 census which is 27 percent black, 27 percent Hispanic and 10 percent Asian, according to the

Photo by Christina Santucci

councilman. That year’s census data did not differentiate between white and black Latino members. Comrie added that the number of black firefighters has declined nearly 6 percent over the last two decades. “We live in the largest city and one of the most diverse cities in the world, yet the racial makeup of our Fire Department hovers around 10 percent minorities. In major cities like Los Angeles, the fire department minority makeup is more than 44 percent,” he said. A spokesman for the FDNY said its graduating class in 2008 was the most diverse class hired by the department. Aside from making the force more diverse, Comrie said the added points would help the FDNY save lives more efficiently. Continued on Page 15

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Southeast Queens activist Larry Moore noticed that the youth in the area needed an extra push to get them to mature into hardworking adults, so he took matters into his own hands. Moore has started a new after-school group at August Martin High School and has been helping 20 teens not only to improve their academics, but their self-esteem. The co-creator of the nonprofit outreach group A Cause, A Concern, A Solution, said he was concerned when he spoke with the youth and found their outlook on life was pessimistic. “I’d ask them where did they see themselves in the future and a lot of them said they didn’t know,” he said. “But when I asked

them how many of them wanted to be president, they all suddenly raised their hands.” Moore worked with August Martin’s principal, Anthony Cromer, to develop a program to unleash that potential as productive citizens. Moore visits the group every day after school and engages them in peer discussions about their futures. “It’s all about focusing on where they want to go,” he said. The biggest message Moore gives to the students is to stay in school and do well. A solid education helps the students achieve a lot later in life, according to Moore. The students have taken that message to heart. Nateja Smith, 16, said she is strongly considering Continued on Page 15

Larry Moore (l.) has helped August Martin High School students Photo by Ivan Pereira stay on the right track.

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Laurelton Memorial Day Parade honors fallen veterans

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Children and civics front and center in procession down Merrick Boulevard to remember lost soldiers An early morning downpour threatened to cancel the festivities Monday, but as Ladder 158 began its slow crawl along Merrick Boulevard, the sun was just beginning to break from behind the clouds to shine down on the Laurelton Memorial Day Parade. This was by no means a grandiose procession: There were no columns of marching Marines in crisp uniforms or seas of sailors in their impeccable whites. The sidewalks weren’t packed with patrons lining either side of the wide boulevard — rather a singular spectator waved from this or that street corner, or a small group of neighbors gathered outside a home as the parade route turned south on 225th Street.

But what this parade lacked in grandeur it more than compensated for with a community spirit that could be felt in one’s gut just as well as the rhythmic reverberations coming from the drums of the Pathfinder Marching Band. Aside from the handful of veterans marching toward the front, the parade consisted mostly of children — youths from the local Boy and Girl Scout troops, kids from the Kickers league dressed in their soccer uniforms and, of course, the talented musicians of the marching band who seemed to propel everyone with a hop in their step. Shelley Williams of Cambria Heights followed the parade along its route, cheering and waving at her 11-year-old daughter, Sid-

Parade participants line up for the Laurelton Memorial Day Parade Photo by Christina Santucci ceremony. ney. “I love the parade,” she beamed. “It’s a great way to commemorate our soldiers who make the world a better place.” Wherever the route went, Williams stopped to talk to the neighbors who gathered outside their

homes to watch. Thomas Alonzo had set up a video recorder on a tripod to tape the parade as it passed by his home on 225th Street. He said he had taped the parade every year for the past five years. When asked what he would do with the tape, he replied:

“I’ll watch it next year.” As the members of the Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens and St. Albans Lions Clubs, along with VFW Posts 5298, 1896 and 2788 and their Ladies Auxiliaries walked along the street, they waved and chatted with friends who came out to support them and to honor and pay their respects to the nation’s soldiers. George Cadet stood on a shaded corner with his Haitian flag. “I’m a Haitian-American, and this flag is to support all the American people,” he said. “We need our soldiers to come back — they’ve been gone for so many years.” The parade route ended at the Laurelton Veterans Memorial Triangle, where elected officials and com-

munity leaders expressed the sentiment of the day. “Memorial Day needs a public revival. Far too many Americans genuinely appreciate the sacrifice made on their behalf,” said VFW Post 5298 Commander Leroy Barnes. “Few too many Americans are touched personally by the conflicts overseas. We, as leaders in the veterans community must remind all Americans how important it is to remember — especially the young and the foreigners now in America.” Afterward, Barnes read a list of more than 200 names of members of his VFW Post from World War I and the Korean and Vietnam wars who have died, as Sgt. Master Jackie Wilson softly rang a bell after each name. Continued on Page 15

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Stars align for finale parade

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Little Neck-Douglaston procession draws city, state, national pols

Stavisky bill provides more benefits for vets BY CONNOR ADAMS SHEETS

BY RICH BOCKMANN Black SUVs challenged fire trucks for space and the star power shined nearly as bright as the radiant sun at the Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade Monday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg all marched down Northern Boulevard in the borough’s final and most spectacular parade of the weekend. Bloomberg wore a long-sleeved, yellow shirt and khakis as he walked at a leisurely pace alongside City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) and Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan). State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and state Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside), along with their contingent, waited on a side street for Cuomo, a former Douglas Manor denizen, to join the parade. Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck) and his brother, Councilman

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (l.) greets City Councilman Mark Weprin and Weprin’s son Isaiah during the Little Photo by Christina Santucci Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade. Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens), both walked and waved. Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing), state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone), city Comptroller John Liu, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley

(D-Middle Village), city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and Borough President Helen Marshall all made a showing for the day’s grandiose event. Schumer said he thought back to the days af-

ter 9/11 and called the killing of Osama bin Laden a “turning point” in the war on terrorism. “On a day like today, we remember it’s the bravery of our soldiers that Continued on Page 32

Boro synagogues seek extra security BY JOE ANUTA Forest Hills synagogues and schools want federal grant money to make their facilities more secure, but a Kew Gardens rabbi thinks none of them should get a dime. Representatives from various 501(c)(3) nonprofits gathered Friday to seek guidance on how to apply for funds from the federal government in an information session hosted by U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills). “We have seen — unfortunately, you don’t have to go far back — where religious institutions have been targeted by potential terrorists,” Weiner said, referring to a recent incident involving a plot to attack a synagogue in Manhattan. “There are some things the Police Department can do, and there are some things we need to rely

Steve Tierney explains the application process for grants from the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to a roomful of hopeful recipiPhoto by Joe Anuta ents. on these religious institutions to do themselves.” The idea is that nonprofits can apply for a grant for up to $78,000 to spend on security hardware like closed-circuit televisions and locks or fencing to prevent against terror at-

tacks or burglaries. But the feds are flushing away their money, according to Rabbi Gary Moskowitz, who trains synagogue leaders on how to prevent and deal with attacks. “It’s an incredible waste of money,” he said. “It’s a cosmetic effect on security.” Security cameras, for instance, are only useful after an accident or break-in has occurred, he said, although they might provide the illusion of security. “Cameras cannot stop anybody when they attack, they are only good to investigate after people are dead,” Moskowitz said. Instead, the program should focus on prevention and training, he said. In the case of a synagogue, leadContinued on Page 32

Just in time for Memorial Day, the state Senate approved a legislative package supported by Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone) that would help the nation’s veterans and soldiers. The nine bills would expand or launch new benefits programs for New York’s servicemen and women, both past and present, with provisions targeted at assisting disabled veterans, active-duty military members, veterans with families and others. “As we approached Memorial Day, we passed a package of bills to assist veterans,” Stavisky said. “It’s our attempt not to repeat what happened when service members returned from Vietnam. They were treated so abysmally that we don’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past, especially for returning veterans who have been disabled.” Two other bills will help soldiers’ families by creating a program to provide short-term military guardians and keep courts from using deployment status against parents in custody fights. “Military status

should not be used in child custody issues,” Stavisky said. “A child should not be penalized because they have a parent overseas in the military.” One bill would provide for documents to inform veterans about real property tax exemptions they may qualify for and would allow for otherwise eligible service members not yet discharged from current combat duty status to benefit from an additional veteran real property owner exemption. The bills would also provide a lifetime sportsman license for honorably discharged disabled veterans, develop a permit system to give disabled veterans access to certain restricted bodies of water through the use of float planes and authorize the state Department of Environmental Conservation to designate fishing events as rehabilitation for veterans and active service members. The package has been sent to the state Assembly for consideration. Reach reporter Connor Adams Sheets by e-mail at csheets@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4538.

State Sen. Toby Stavisky (r.) marches in the Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade with city Comptroller John Liu (l.) and City Photo by Christina Santucci Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (c.)

De Blasio lobbies against Bloomy’s layoffs

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Collects signatures and attends rallies as proof of widespread parental frustration over budget cuts Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) visited Corona’s PS 19 last week and collected about 100 signatures from parents and students within an hour imploring Mayor Michael Bloomberg not to fire 4,100 teachers from city schools. He then took his call for action to the borough streets last Thursday. “The issue here is to get parents engaged and make sure parents’ voices are heard,” de Blasio said. The May 24 visit was part of a campaign de Blasio has been waging to prevent Bloomberg from laying off 4,100 teachers as proposed in his city budget. Wylie Norvell, a spokesman for de Blasio, said the public advocate has been collecting signatures, testi-

mony and videos of parents who do not want teachers laid off. As part of the campaign, de Blasio has also been going to schools throughout the city, and Norvell said last week he planned to visit one in each of the five boroughs. PS 19, at 98-02 Roosevelt Ave. in Corona, one of the most crowded schools in the city, was where de Blasio decided to appear in Queens. The public advocate said the layoffs would create an “unprecedented danger” to the city school system and would constitute the largest number of teachers lost at one time since the 1970s. “We’re going to make a bad situation worse in those schools that are overcrowded,” de Blasio said. Ferreras, who went to PS 19 as a child, said she remembers the school bursting at the seams as a

Author’s novel recalls Slocum ship disaster BY JOE ANUTA More than 1,000 people died when the General Slocum steamship burned in 1904, but borough residents got a peek into the minds of those who lived at a lecture last Thursday. Author Stefanie Pintoff used the disaster as a focal point in her new historical fiction novel “The Secret of the White Rose” and discussed how she thought the incident might have affected the Lower East Side community called Little Germany at the turn of the 20th century. “It was something that resonated with me,” Pintoff said before the talk. “Nobody had to die that day,

and it just decimated the community.” Some 1,300 women and children boarded the giant steamboat hoping for a relaxing day at a picnic in Long Island as it pulled away from a Third Street pier. But the near-absence of safety regulations, a poorly trained crew and a spark sent the ship into flames. It eventually sank into the East River, leaving about 1,000 dead behind. Those who were not identified were buried at a memorial site in All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, where a memorial will be held June 11 to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Continued on Page 32

Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (l.) and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio (r.) speak to PS 16 PTA president Photo by Rebecca Henely Maria Quiroz at a signature drive at the school against teacher layoffs. student there. She said that as the school is now, special education is taught in the hallways and lunch periods begin at 10:30 a.m. “This is not a new is-

sue. The problem is that we haven’t applied new solutions,” Ferreras said. Yoselin Genao, Ferreras’ chief of staff, said PS 19 has the capacity for

1,305 students but there are 2,012 students currently enrolled. “In the average class there’s 30 students,” said Maria Quiroz, president of

the PTA who has two children at the school. “Where would all these students go?” Eddie Paez, a fifthgrade student at the school who lives the Corona, said he signed the petition to help his teachers. “They teach us a lot and they show us how to improve in life and what to do,” Eddie said. De Blasio and state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) gathered more signatures and support with a series of rallies in Queens last Thursday. The public advocate’s supporters met at the Parsons BoulevardArcher Avenue subway station, PS 40 and PS 30 in Jamaica, the Queens Plaza subway station and the Roosevelt Avenue subway station to voice their disdain against the city. “That is 4,100 less teachers that our children Continued on Page 32

Mets pick Einhorn as new partner BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ The financially strapped owners of the New York Mets have selected hedge fund manager David Einhorn as their preferred partner to sell a minority stake in the club worth $200 million, the team said last Thursday. The agreement comes as Mets coowners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, who lost $500 million in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, are fighting a $1 billion lawsuit from the trustee of the Madoff bankruptcy. The $200 million stake is worth roughly 33 percent of the team, which means Wilpon and Katz will remain majority owners of the Flushing franchise. The Mets need cash to cover operating expenses and pay off a $30 million emergency loan from Major League Baseball. If they wind up losing the lawsuit, the owners may be forced to sell off their remaining stake in the team. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) introduced legisla-

New York Mets prospective minority owner David Einhorn (r.) waves before the start of the Mets-Phillies game at Citi Field. If Einhorn’s ownership is approved by Major League Baseball, his stake would be worth about 33 percent of the team. AP Photo/Bill Kostroun

tion to provide assistance and expand protections to Madoff victims. “If enacted, this legislation will go a long way towards finally providing the relief that the innocent victims of Bernard Madoff and other Ponzi scheme swindlers deserve,” Ackerman said. “More than 2 1/2 years since the Madoff fraud was uncovered, too many victims are still

hanging in limbo. Prohibiting claw backs, extending insurance to indirect investors and defining net equity in a fundamentally fairer manner will finally allow victims to receive some much-needed justice. Congress has a responsibility to come to the aid of those defrauded by these unconscionable scams, and that is what this legislation does.” Wilpon and Katz have insisted they are victims of the Madoff scheme, while Madoff trustee Irving Picard is alleging the owners knew their gains were ill-gotten. In an article appearing in The New Yorker, Madoff said Wilpon was not stock market savvy and that he could not have known Madoff was duping investors. “We are very excited about David joining our ownership groups for several reasons. David’s investment immediately improves the franchise’s financial position,” said Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon. “Equally important, David’s inContinued on Page 32

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BY REBECCA HENELY AND IVAN PEREIRA

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MTA track, signal work blamed for longer train wait times

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Number of late subway trips jumped 10 percent in March due to construction: Report BY PHILIP NEWMAN Straphangers endured longer waits in March compared with a year ago due, in part, to MTA track and signal work on the numbered lines, including the No. 7. Some lettered lines, meanwhile, reported improved on-time records over 2010 such as the F, R and G. Overall, the number of late trains increased by 10 percent citywide over March 2010, the New York City Transit Authority reported. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Kevin Ortiz said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delays on the numbered lines are largely attributable to track and signal work done during that time.â&#x20AC;? NYC Transit Authority statistics showed that the No. 7 ontime record was down by 1.2 percent from 2010 and the N down by 7.6 percent. Other trains with worse late

records than in 2010 included the Q by 4.8 percent, the J/Z at 3.4 percent, the M by 7.5 percent, the Rockaway shuttle at 0.4 percent, the No. 1 at 2.3 percent, the No. 2 at 4.5 percent, the No. 3 at 2.8 percent, the D at 0.6 percent, the B at 0.7 percent, the No. 4 at 2.3 percent and the No. 5 at 1.2 percent. Among lines that improved, the R was up by 1.4 percent, the F was up 3.8 percent, the G by 2.6 percent, the No. 6 at 2.3 percent, the L at 2.4 percent, the 42nd Street shuttle by 4.8 percent, the Franklin Avenue shuttle at 0.5 percent, the A at 2.5 percent, and the C at 2.1 percent. The E was unchanged from 2010. NYC Transit President Tom Prendergast told the MTA Transit Committee, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still bound by the principle that evenness of service is by far the most important thing rather than just late, although weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to do both. But evenness of service is more im-

Tom Prendergast, president of the New York City Transit Authority, which operates subways and buses, leaves the MTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly meeting last week. Photo by Philip Newman

portant because that way youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having less impact on customers.â&#x20AC;? Prendergast also said the measurement system for lateness might need fixing, since a train is graded as late no matter whether it is five seconds late or five min-

utes late. In other transit news: â&#x20AC;˘ The MTA said it had bought 700 new buses at a cost of more than $400 million, with some scheduled to go into service in late summer. â&#x20AC;˘ MTA Chairman Jay Walder

said major repairs and renovations are under way to restore 53 dilapidated subway stations and plans are to begin work soon on fixing up more than 170 others. â&#x20AC;˘ The MTA Board has approved the purchase of 328 lowfloor, articulated buses to be manufactured in Plattsburgh, N.Y., protecting 220 jobs and contributing to the New York state economy. â&#x20AC;˘ The MTA has refurbished its website, mta.info, to provide easier access to key travel information and add new features, including a new Trip Planner and App Center. It was the first redesign of the site since January 2010. The agency said the site had gained 65 percent more visitors since then. Reach contributing writer Philip Newman by e-mail at timesledgernews@cnglocal.com or phone at 718-260-4536.

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Two boro teens tried to rob man: Brown OZONE PARK — Two teens were arrested and arraigned last week for allegedly trying to rob a man in the middle of the street, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Tamundra Persaud, 17, of Queens Village, and Rebecca Sidal, 18, of South Ozone Park, were charged with attempted robbery May 15, according to the DA’s office. A day earlier, the two approached a man at the corner of 134th Street and 109th Avenue around 2:17 p.m. and ordered him to empty his pockets, the criminal complaint said. Persaud allegedly pushed the victim and moved his hands toward his pockets, according to the complaint.

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Teen gets 2 to 6 years for Highland Pk. stab: DA RIDGEWOOD — A 15-year-old girl was sentenced Tuesday to two to six years in jail for the 2010 attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy, the Queens district attorney said. Carina Parache, of 128 Norwood Ave. in Brooklyn, was in Highland Park with her boyfriend Jan. 9 at around 8 p.m. when the couple attacked the victim by kicking and slashing him, the DA said. The two also stabbed him a total of 10 times, severing two of the victim’s jugular veins, the DA said.

Jax Hts. man caught trying to steal car: DA JACKSON HEIGHTS — A Corona man was arraigned last week for reportedly assaulting a man while he was trying to steal his car, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Juan Cabas, 27, of 41st Avenue, was charged with assault, possession of burglar’s tools and unauthorized use of a vehicle May 23, the DA’s office said. Cabas was observed by the owner of a 2001 Toyota Highlander in front of a house at 31st Avenue and 84th Street inside the car with the driver’s-side door open, the criminal complaint said. When the owner approached the suspect, Cabas allegedly punched him in the chest, according to the criminal complaint. The police were called to the scene and an officer found four screwdrivers, a hammer and a sock in Cabas’ backpack, the criminal complaint said.

City Council, mayor to mend co-op taxes The City Council and the Bloomberg administration reached an agreement Saturday to temporarily limit increases in the taxable values of co-ops and condos after borough developments received higherthan-expected property tax assessments with some facing a jump of more than 150 percent over last year. The city had already agreed to a one-year property tax cap of 10 percent but has now agreed to come up with a proposal that will fix the disparity that co-ops and condos have lived under, Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) said. Currently, co-ops and condos are treated separately from homes, which in part caused the mistake that saw co-op and condo tax assessments soar earlier this year. Weprin, founder of the Council Co-op and Condo Caucus, said the city Finance Department agreed to come back next year or in 2013 to push a plan in Albany that would prevent the out of whack assessments. The assessments affected co-ops and condos throughout the borough, including Glen Oaks Village, Le Havre in Whitestone and Bay Terrace. “This fixes the problem,” Weprin said. “Co-ops

are finally going to be treated fairly.” The city has no authority to set assessments, so it needs approval from the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fix the assessment system. State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone), a resident of Cryder Point, which saw its assessment increase by 147 percent under the old tabulation, said the agreement was a “tremendous victory. “The shareholders and the elected officials fought the Department of Finance and we won,” she said. “The middle-class tax revolt was successful. If we hadn’t come together and fought the assessment increases, people would’ve been forced out of their homes.” Stavisky has legislation pending along with Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and state Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) that she said would resolve the problem by putting co-ops and condos into their own category for assessments. She said the agreement is “a temporary fix because long term, we’ve got to continue the fight,” she said. “We look for a long-term solution.”

Reach reporter Howard Koplowitz by e-mail at hkoplowitz@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4573.

City Councilman Mark Weprin says an agreement on co-op and condo property tax assessments will give more equal treatment to those properties.

Congressman calls lawyer after lewd photo sent from his account TIMESLEDGER, JUN. 2-8, 2011

BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ

Weiner says Twitter hacked

BY JOE ANUTA Someone took the Weiner jokes a little too literally. U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) said a hacker broke into his Twitter account and sent a photo of a man’s groin to a Seattle college student Friday. The lewd photo, which depicts a male crotch clad in gray underwear, was sent to 21-year-old Gennette Nicole Cordova — although it was visible to all of Weiner’s roughly 45,000 followers until it was removed shortly afterward. Weiner has used the social networking site in the past to deliver witty barbs at his political opponents — like his May 18 tweet which read “RT @CapitalTonight: AP: Pete King is considering a presidential run in 2012. #DamnThoseEndof TheWorldPredictionsMayBeRight” — and said that both his Facebook and Twitter accounts were recently hacked. Weiner played off the incident with lighthearted tweets the next day that read: “Touche Prof Moriarity. More Weiner Jokes for all my guests! #Hacked!” and “Tivo shot. FB hacked. Is my blender gonna attack me next? #TheToasterIsVeryLoyal.” But Dave Arnold, a spokesman for Weiner said they are seeking legal advice while trying not to blow the issue out of proportion. “We’ve retained counsel to explore the proper next steps and to advise us on what civil or criminal actions should be taken,” Arnold said in a statement. “This was a prank. We are loath to treat it as more, but we are relying on professional advice.” Weiner released a statement Monday which said he was focusing on the bipartisan battles in Washington instead of the taw-

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner says a hacker commandeered his Twitter account and was responsible for sending a lewd photo to a 21-year-old student in Seattle. dry tweet. “At a time when the GOP is playing games with the debt limit, a member of the Supreme Court is refusing to recuse himself from matters he has a financial interest in and middleclass incomes are stagnant, many want to change the subject. I don’t,” the statement said. “This was a prank, and a silly one. I’m

focused on my work.” Cordova issued a statement Sunday to the New York Daily News, which said another user alerted her to the illicit tweet and that this user had harassed her before with regard to the congressman. The harassment began, she said, after she mentioned “my boyfriend @Rep-Weiner” as a joke in

one of her tweets. But Cordova said in her statement that she believed Weiner was not responsible. Conservative writers like Dan Riehl disagreed and offered meticulous dissections of Weiner’s tweeting habits and of Weinergate itself to suggest that the married congressman was behind the photo.

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LET THE HEALING BEGIN The family and friends of Sean Bell have succeeded in turning a terrible tragedy into an opportunity to build something of lasting value in southeast Queens. On a Sunday morning, they marched from the place where Bell died in a hail of bullets to the site of a community center that was built to honor his memory. It would have been easy for this same group to be consumed in anger and bitterness. Bell was shot and killed by police who fired 50 bullets at Bell and his unarmed friends. Plainclothes police were investigating the sale of drugs at the Kalua Cabaret where the friends had taken Bell for a bachelor party. Bell was to be married later that day. The shooting was a mistake that never should have happened. The pain turned to outrage when a judge acquitted the police officers of any crime related to the shooting. The shooting and subsequent trial threatened to seriously divide the local police from the people they had sworn to serve. That would have been a double tragedy for a community that has lost so many young lives to gangs, drugs and gun violence. Instead his fiancée, Nicole Paultre-Bell, her family and Bell’s family have demonstrated courage and strength of character. They worked with the community to create the Sean Elijah Bell Community Center blocks from where the shooting occurred. Because of her, in particular, the healing has begun. Bell’s father said his family “always wanted to help the community, regardless of what happened to my son, but that gave us more drive to do it. He was a good man, determined and very direct. He was a good young man, for the most part.” Shawn Williams, a crime victims’ advocate, said the Bell family is “trying to bridge the community with love.” Joseph Guzman, also injured in the same shooting, called the community center “a beautiful thing.” Experts can argue about whether the shooting was an understandable mistake or an act of recklessness. It was probably both. But no one can deny that Nicole has demonstrated remarkable grace since that fateful morning. We hope Nicole, her children and the Bell family will take comfort and pride in the opening of the community center.

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.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside), a self-proclaimed supporter of Israel, failed to criticize President Barack Obama for urging that Israel begin the negotiating process with the 1967 borders. I wrote Ackerman about this and I received a two-page letter gushing with unconditional support and praise of Obama. Unbridled party loyalty should not silence a congressman from speaking out, even against members

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of his own party, as others have done. Ackerman understands the importance of diplomatic nuance. It is in this context that we saw Obama’s support of Israel, lukewarm at best. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to lecture the president about the realities on the ground and the 1967 borders during that unprecedented and uncomfortable White House exchange during the prime minister’s visit.

Only afterward did the administration begin to do some backpedaling. But Ackerman writes a two-page letter, unabashedly praising the president’s policy and position. My congressman was not elected to be the president’s apologist. I find this lack of independent thought on his

part and blind support of party politics troubling. I am a lifelong Democrat but willing to criticize party members when appropriate because moral clarity must always trump party loyalty.

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Obama wrong in wanting 1967 borders of Israel to return supply route to Asia and amassed troops on its borders with the Sinai. Syria attacked from the Golan Heights. Jordan started shelling Jerusalem. Arab terrorist attacks grew more frequent, with 37 attacks in just the first four months of 1967. For anyone to discuss the ’67 borders without mentioning this is like discussing our war with Japan without mentioning Pearl Harbor. We saw how the ill-fated U.S. demand for a total “settlement” freeze wound up grinding peace talks to a halt when the Palestinians then demanded nothing less before they would even sit at the bargaining table. The call for a 100 percent stop to all building activity did not take into account ongo-

ing construction of buildings in naturally growing areas, as well as several areas like Gilo that are certainly not settlements. Soon even Israel’s capital was called a settlement. The Obama administration eventually withdrew this condition, but not before the damage was done. The Palestinians have refused to even start talking unless this impossible and unreasonable condition is met. The president has now repeated the mistake by giving the Palestinians yet another American-created precondition: 1967 borders. We will now certainly hear a new refrain from them — that they will not talk about any “swaps” until the ’67 borders are returned.

The president expressed many important sentiments in the speech that reflected our values as a nation. For example, he rightly called Hamas a terrorist organization, but how is that fact compatible with the demand that Israel make concessions? The sad truth is that it is no longer possible to pretend that there is a “good” and “bad” Palestinian entity. As Hamas and Fatah move closer to formalizing their reconciliation through a power-sharing agreement, the more moderate elements in Fatah are being pushed out. Furthermore, Hamas has still yet to make any progress in moving away from its militant stand against Israel. Even the European Union calls its members

terrorists, and United States law makes this clear. The merger of Hamas and Fatah must put an end to the myth that the Palestinian Authority seeks peace in the region. A “negotiated settlement” is what we all want, but it is unrealistic and unfair to demand it of Israel until Hamas is gone. I honor the president for his desire for peace. The Israelis have demonstrated they share the same aspiration. But being correct in our history and realistic in our description of today is vital to that goal.

Anthony Weiner U.S. Representative (D-Forest Hills)

Stop Whitestone street conversions Tell city not to close Engine 306 An open letter to Whitestone residents: here is a planned, one-way conversion of 11th and 12th avenues between 152nd and 154th streets. A request was made to Community Board 7 on behalf of the Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Association to convert these streets to one-way streets to alleviate traffic problems — which only occur one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon on school days. Is this going to change the amount of parents who feel the need to drive their children to school or change their driving habits? Is this going to make it safer for the children, which they claim? One-ways make people drive faster. Children being dropped off on 12th Avenue on the lefthand side, anxious to see their friends, will swing open the passenger-side door and get hit. Joe Franco is planning a huge catering hall on 154th Street between 11th and 12th avenues. This will take up half a block. Does anyone really believe he will have his deliveries made by small, box-type trucks? What about the catering trucks? These trucks will have to pass the school on both streets to get back onto a truck route like 154th Street. And let’s not forget about the luncheon affairs for up to 300 people. How can this be safer for the children, especially during the summer when they

visit the park? CB 7 put fliers on the homes on 11th and 12th avenues Oct. 22 after 4 p.m. for the Oct. 25 Monday meeting. People were not given enough notice. CB 7 held the meeting anyway and voted 17-15 for the conversion. The city Department of Transportation said the board Transportation Committee chairwoman visited each of the homes on the affected blocks, yet no one can remember. Petitions were circulated on 11th and 12th avenues and 12th Road. All but a handful were against the conversion. In the immediate area, 125, including the businesses, are opposed. These signatures should have been given special consideration since they are the ones most affected. We are in possession of at least 100 more, but the DOT does not care. We need to take a stand before it becomes another College Point. Many believe this is harmful to the safety of our children and the community. Gene Kelty of CB 7 and the DOT do not want our voices heard. As taxpayers and homeowners, we deserve to be heard. Please contact your local officials before it is too late.

Audrey Neilan Whitestone

CORRECTIONS In TimesLedger Newspapers’ May 26-June 1 edition, we neglected to mention that the Queens Jewish War Veterans host the yearly Haym Salomon memorial at Haym Salomon Square in Flushing. In the May 26-June 1 edition, the state Department of Transportation was erroneously portrayed as already committed to building a park at the St. Saviour’s site.

n May 22, I attended a rally protesting Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to close 20 firehouses throughout New York City. The demonstration took place outside Engine 306, a firehouse at 40-18 214th Place in Bayside. Engine 306 is one of the 20 houses the Bloomberg administration deems unnecessary to protect the members of our community. At the rally, several elected officials, members of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and community leaders spoke out against the proposed closing. Speakers included state Assemblyman Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside), state Sen. Tony Avella (DBayside), UFOA President Al Hagan and Community Board 11 Chairman Jerry Iannece. I want to thank the speakers for their dedication and support on this issue, but preventing the closure of Engine 306 and the other 19 firehouses will require increased pressure from local residents and strong representation from elected officials at the city level.

The city must not compromise our safety. There is no denying that the city is facing financial difficulties, but most New Yorkers would consider the safety of the city’s residents the highest priority. Unfortunately, the Bloomberg administration is more concerned with balancing the budget than protecting the most vulnerable members of our community. Generally, senior citizens and children are those most affected by dangerous fires. Personally, I am not willing to balance the budget on the backs of those who have served our community for the longest or those who are too young to understand the repercussions of a mayor who is out of touch with the residents he is supposed to serve. The fight to keep firehouses open and protect the residents of our community has already begun, but it is

up to us to make sure our voices are heard. One of the best ways to reach out to city elected officials is a phone banking operation targeting City Council members’ district offices. Phone banking enables concerned residents to put pressure on elected officials throughout the city. I will be spearheading a phone banking effort in the first week of June. Hopefully, the mayor will receive the message from our community loud and clear: We will lie down in front of our fire trucks before we allow the city to compromise our safety. If the mayor does not heed our call the first time, we will continue until he does. The power of democracy rests with numbers. Together, let’s show the mayor where the masses he is supposed to represent stand on this issue. If you are interested in receiving more information on the phone banking operation, please e-mail me at tmeara27@gmail.com.

Tom Meara Member Community Board 11 Little Neck

TIMESLEDGER, JUN. 2-8, 2011

hen the president spoke recently of the opportunities presented by the Arab Spring, he got a lot right. His calling out of the Arab states was long overdue and deadon. But he got some big things wrong. When the president said Israel should withdraw to the 1967 lines with mutually agreed-upon swaps, he missed an opportunity to put the issue of borders in an important historical context for the world. The borders of Israel changed because then, like today, the Jewish state came under attack from all sides. The Arabs rejected the ’67 borders with Israel by waging war. Egypt cut off Israel’s only

QTP’s gala comes back strong after an absence of one year

TIMESLEDGER, JUN. 2-8, 2011

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his past week was one that would make Attila the Hun cry out for mercy. It was nonstop, go-go ad infinitum! You know, it’s nice to be retired since it entitles you to work 24/7 instead of 9/5 five days a week. How lucky can you get? The Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade took up quite a bit of time and space this week. It started off last Friday with the children’s art and essay contests at the Ernie Pyle Building in Fort Tot-

ten. On May 25, there was a cocktail party to celebrate the honorees on Il Bacco’s new rooftop garden. What a great place to have that type of party, as it is just lovely. It is like being in your own private garden. You can enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres, but it is not yet equipped for regular meals. Have a drink up there first, then take the elevator downstairs for dinner. It’s a wining combination. On Sunday, the Little Neck-Douglaston Parade held its annual honoree reception at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, L.I. This is a lovely place to hold a great party. U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman hosts his annual holiday party there and that is one party everyone looks forward to.

One honoree was Maj. Gen. William D. Waff, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve 99 RSC at Fort Dix, N.J. The other honoree was Michael A. “Tony” Vaccaro, who is credited with generating the greatest single collection of World War II photographs taken by a single person. There are more than 8,000 images. Tony is also the recipient of a Purple Heart as well as numerous other medals. Some of his photos are on display in the War College in Carlisle, Pa., as well as many other collections. A most fascinating man in his 90s. Monday, of course, was the big day. The day of the parade itself, despite the fact the weatherman had predicted rain, turned out to be a hot, sunny day — just what you need for a

parade. After the parade, some of the ladies and I held an impromptu party of our own at Il Bacco. It was great to get out of that heat. The cold drinks and pizza hit the spot and those ladies are always lots of fun. The entire week was not totally dedicated to the LNDP, even though it may seem so. Tuesday night was the annual May Queens Theatre in the Park Gala, which is always its biggest fund-raiser of the year. This year the main honoree was Farrell Fritz and special honoree former QTIP Executive Director Jeff Rosenstock. The gala always starts with a cocktail party prior to the main event, entertainment of one form or another. Then there is a coffee and dessert extravaganza to wind up the evening. The

night was bittersweet in a way because if it hadn’t been for Jeff’s talent plus Claire Shulman’s financial support, there would no QTIP. The new executive director, Ray Cullom, seems personable and capable. He has big shoes to fill, as Jeff began QTIP in 1989 and raised its budget from an annual $89,000 to its present $3.5 million. We will miss you, Jeff. The entertainment this year was Sandy Hackett’s “Rat Pack Show.” It turned out to be one of my favorite May gala productions so far. My absolute favorite QTIP event has always been the “Legislative Review.” For some reason, QTP canceled the last one with no satisfactory explanation. I do hope it plans to continue it.

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State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (l.) discusses the investigation into a Photo courtesy of NY state AG’s office massive auto theft ring. ment. The joint investigation between the attorney general’s office and the police included wiretaps and surveillance of the suspects and ended with a series of raids and take-downs that net-

ted the members from all five boroughs. Cruz allegedly took orders from the black market and ordered the lower-ranked members of the ring with the specific thefts, according to Schneiderman. Mi-

chael Torres of Ridgewood was Cruz’s second in command and would give orders to the other thieves if Cruz became unavailable, the attorney general said. Henry Morel and Nathaniel Urena of Brooklyn would forge title, registration and other documents so they could conceal the vehicle’s status from being listed as stolen and not reduce its resale price, Schneiderman said. Rockaway Park siblings Dennis Aviles, who worked at Plaza Acura in Brooklyn; Joseph Aviles; and Eddie Aviles, who worked at Plaza Toyota and Lexus in Brooklyn, allegedly used their resources at the dealership to find corresponding codes for the keys for the vehicles, according to the attorney general. Vicente Abreu of Jamaica and another associate, Jose Miguel Mejia-Rodriguez, would take the codes and make the keys, Schneiderman said. Several men, including Adam Jiminez and Edwin Mercado of

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Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton), who chairs the Council’s Civil Service and Labor Committee, agreed and also JT pushed for the state to make the changes to the test. “The department is 87 percent white, yet over 60 percent of New Yorkers are black, Latino or Asian,” he said in a statement. “How could such an important institution as the FDNY so poorly mirror New York’s cultural identity?”

The architecture firm Graf & Lewent, which opened a new office in downtown Jamaica, helped to crePhoto courtesy of Graf & Lewent ate this repair facility at JFK Airport.

Architects Continued from Page 1 rest of the neighborhood, which is filled with buildings that date back to the 1950s, and have a stylized modern look with glass walls and new lighting that allows pedestrians to get a good look at the 17 architects at work. Howard Graf, the cofounder and partner of the firm, said he wanted to create a welcoming atmosphere not only for his staff but for the community. “Most people are working on drawings, but it’s something fun to watch,” he said. Graf said the move was made because of the geographical advantages it gave the firm. Not only has the office’s proximity to the Long Island Rail Road and subway made it easier for the architects — 13 of whom live in the borough — to commute, but it also gives them faster access to their work. Graf & Lewent’s specialty is in designing spaces for LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and John F. Kennedy International airports. Over the years, it has made everything from conveyor belts to cafés and waiting areas at the airports.

Access to the AirTrain is beneficial for the staff and their clients, according to Graf. “This particular location not only gave us access to the places we need, but also allows us to expand and grow over time,” he said. The Greater Jamaica Development Corp. helped to sway the group to come to the downtown area. Andy Manshel, the executive vice president of the nonprofit community development group, said it was looking for a well-established firm to set up shop and reinvigorate the area. Graf & Lewent’s offices complement the art studio chashama that is located next door, according to Manshel. Like the architects’

space, the chashama studio has a glass wall and is open late at night for visitors. “It’s a big difference to walk down the block and have the lights on and see the art gallery and architects instead of a business with a rolled-down gate,” the vice president said. Graf said he and his staff have been taking in the sights and sounds of the downtown area over the last few months and have been enjoying the exploration. “A lot of neighborhoods have a lot of pluses and this neighborhood has a lot of them,” he said. Reach reporter Ivan Pereira by e-mail at ipereira@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4546.

The architecture firm Graf & Lewent has opened a new office in Photo by Ivan Pereira downtown Jamaica.

After-school Continued from Page 2 going to college after finishing her time at August Martin, thanks to Moore’s talk. “It helped me pick up my grades and pushed me more to become better,” she said. Another aspect Moore said needed work was the teens’ appearances. The activist said he was fed up with the way they

presented themselves, wearing sagging pants and tacky clothes. The members of the group are not only wearing slacks, shirts and ties and other casual business attire to school, but also taking a liking to the new fashion. “When he talked to us, it helped me to develop into a better adult inside and out,” said 17-year-old Destiny Dowdell. Moore said he wants to reach out to more teens next semester and urge them to rethink their goals and the ways to attain them.

DEP Continued from Page 1 (D-St. Albans), said he was grateful the agency took time to listen to the concerns and update them on their projects. “DEP has caught up with the neglect that has gone on here for years,” he said. The biggest cause of the flooding is the high water table that exists underground, according to Scarborough. Several homes have their basements on the same level as the water table and when it rains, there is a backflow into the buildings, the assemblyman said. “It’s very close to the surface of the ground, so that means it doesn’t take a lot of rain to flood,” he said. Scarborough said the problem has been compounded over the years because the water pumps that would provide the community with fresh water have been shut down for nearly two decades due to pollution. The DEP has been working to create a station at 167th Street and 108th Avenue that would clean and pump the water, but it has been stalled. DEP Deputy Commissioner Jim Roberts told the crowd the agency is committed to the station, but needs more time and planning. Roberts said the agen-

Parade Continued from Page 3 “I strongly encourage every American and all of you to spend Memorial Day as it was intended,” Barnes

Two southeast Queens residents inspect a map of the sewer infraPhoto by Ivan Pereira structure work in the neighborhood. cy is mulling the use of the Jamaica water pumps as an alternative water supply source when it repairs the upstate Delaware Aqueduct, but that is several years away and would cost nearly $67 million. “We’re committed to not pumping [out] water that’s not acceptable,” he said. “We’re in a situation where we have to balance what we spend and what we can do.” Linda Caleb, who lives on the block where the station is being built, did not accept his explanation. Caleb, who survived pancreatic cancer, said she suffered from drinking the tainted water and she and her neighbors are suffering again with the floods.

“Nothing ever gets done and we hear the same story over and over again,” she said. Roberts, however, did note that the agency had spent close to $1.7 billion on infrastructure work in Queens from 2002-10, including new storm sewers in Springfield Gardens, Rosedale and St. Albans. The agency also intends to spend $43 million over the next four years in southeast Queens and has plans for green projects to prevent flooding such as the blue-belt water system at Springfield and Twin Pond lakes. “We’ve done a lot of work and there’s a lot more to do,” Roberts said.

said. After all the speeches had been made and the ceremonies were over, the band started up again and snacks were served to the children, who far outnumbered the few remaining

veterans. Reach reporter Rich Bockmann by e-mail at rbockmann@ cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4574.

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BY JOE ANUTA The auxiliary trailers outside Richmond Hill High School are a physical reminder of overcrowding in the district, but students in an after-school program claimed them as their own last Thursday with a largescale art project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The trailers are the first thing you see,â&#x20AC;? said Irina Weiss, the art instructor for the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided we needed to make them a better place.â&#x20AC;? The students in the South Asian Youth Action after-school program unveiled a series of five murals that will permanently hang on the side of one of the trailers and will be visible from 114th Street. Each mural represents a different aspect of growing up in Queens. The themes of the five posters are friendship, diversity, struggle, peace and unity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a guy who has been through a lot,â&#x20AC;? said 11th-grader Carlos Ortiz, referring to the struggle mural, which depicts a young man trudging up a mountain dragging a weight, a symbol of teen hardship.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg (l. to r.) looks on as LaGuardia Community College President Gail Mellow shakes graduate Laura Catana’s hand at the college’s second Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Photo by Christina Santucci graduation.

BY REBECCA HENELY Eight months have passed since the first graduates of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative received their diplomas at Long Island City’s LaGuardia Community College, but much has changed. What began as a pilot program born between the partnership of the Wall Street powerhouse and the college at 31-10 Thomson Ave. that gave 23 small business owners throughout the city an education in growing their business, networking and mentorship has become a national program held not only in New York but also in Los Angeles; Long Beach, Calif.; New Orleans; and Houston. LaGuardia’s second class has also increased, with 30 local business owners having graduated from the program this year. “All of the graduates embody the ambition, diversity and sense of community that is the American Dream,” said Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs, at the graduation held May 25. The investment banking giant’s program is designed to help 10,000 small businesses in underserved areas grow throughout the next five years. Blankfein said so far 300 businesses have gone through the program. Speakers at the graduation included Mayor Michael Bloomberg and MSNBC “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinksi. “I do know what it’s like to be in charge of your own business, so I know how proud

you all must feel today,” Bloomberg said. The mayor said he would try to reduce bureaucracy and increase public safety and affordable housing to make the city a more attractive place for businesses to set up shop. “I hope you make a lot of money and pay a lot of taxes,” Bloomberg said. Scarborough said his father was a small business owner and taught him the importance of following a dream and saving money. “You will have the thrill everyday of knowing that you have control of your own destiny,” Scarborough told the graduates. Laura Catana, a graduate of the program, said she joined to help grow the fullservice landscape design firm that she and her sister had inherited from her father, a Romanian immigrant who built it with a $700 loan. When her father died in 2006, she and her sister had to learn how to run the business by themselves. After Catana got a degree in landscape design from Columbia University, she eventually took over the firm completely and jumped at the chance to participate in 10,000 Small Businesses. “It’s been tremendous,” Catana said. “It taught me how to identify the core issues of my business and adjust them.” Gail Mellow, president of LaGuardia Community College, said she believed the college had been chosen as the anchor school for this initiative because of the small business growth programs it offers such as the business incubator. “I think he saw that we really had a sort of an outsized ambition in our community,” Mellow said of Blankfein.

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Memorial Day Tribute Dozens of people paid tribute to those who served during the Laurelton Memorial Day Parade. (Clockwise from top l.): Lucille Walker, president of the Ladies Auxiliary in American Legion Post 1946, holds her flag; Pierre Jaebets (l.) of the Kickers Junior Soccer Club, walks with Rakiya Abubakar, who sports a blue tongue; Jabari Platts waves a flag on 225th Street; members of the Laurelton Lions carry their banner; active military members and veterans lead the parade; state Assemblyman David Weprin (l. to r.), city Comptroller John Liu and state Sen. Malcolm Smith march together; and veterans salute during the Pledge of Photos by Christina Santucci Allegiance.

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Photo by Ariel Flores BY ARLENE MCKANIC Tom Zlabinger is a professional bass player, the director of the York College Big Band, the York College Blue Notes and the Summer Jazz Program, the artistic director of Jazz at the Chapel at the Illinois Jacquet Performance Space and the faculty adviser of the York College Music Club. Where does one find the time to do all this? “I don’t have time, but I make time,” he says. “‘Cause I believe in all that I do — and I want to do what I’m doing — I’ve always loved music and I’ve tried to leave things

The York College Summer Jazz Program brings music to life in Queens and encourages high school talent better than I find them. I’m fortunate to have a lot of different things going on. It’s like a train on the tracks, so I really believe we need to keep things going, keep things happening, keep on keeping on.” The big band is a product of the jazz

workshop at York College and is part of the college’s jazz forum. They rehearse on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Jazz at the Chapel features local jazz performers, while the York College Summer Jazz Program ‘11 will have an audition

Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the York College Performing Arts Center. The Summer Jazz Program ‘11 is a tuition-free, college-credit program for students from New York City public high schools. The students study jazz performance for six weeks (July 5 to Aug. 11, Mondays - Thursdays) in a big band setting with professional jazz musicians. The students have to bring their own instrument and be able to read music, though no jazz experience is necessary. The Blue Notes are alumni from summer jazz programs. Continued on Page 28

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Mekong East: Vietnamese fusion welcome in Bayside

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BY SUZANNE PARKER You come home from work too tired to cook. You don’t want to get dressed up or spend a fortune, but you do want to relax while someone else brings your food and cleans up after you. Not too much to ask. At one time, the solution would have been the neighborhood Chinese restaurant, but increasingly they have given way to take-out joints where you don’t want to spend a nanosecond more than necessary. If you’re looking for a little atmosphere, and food that is exotic without being too challenging, Mekong East on Bell Boulevard in Bayside could just fit the bill. Vietnamese food is a rare example of a fusion cuisine that comes across honestly. As a French colony, both sides of the equation benefited, if not from

colonialism at least from the cross pollination of the two exceptional culinary traditions. Pho, the national dish of Vietnam is a hot pot rooted firmly in the Asian cooking style. The country’s second most famous dish, banh mi, is a hero sandwich on a baguette that combines ham, pate, and mayo with more Asian ingredients. In Vietnamese cooking, you will find dishes flavored with lemongrass, but sautéed in butter. Definitely order some appetizers at Mekong East. Fried calamari au beurre is an irresistible Indochine marriage of batter-fried squid served over vegetables sautéed in butter. The chicken salad would also make a fabulous lunch dish. Shredded chicken is blended with red and green cabbage and roasted peanuts in a chili lime dressing. It is redolent of lemongrass,

with bean sprouts and lime to balance the flavors and textures to taste. The broth should have been hotter in temperature. In fact, at some Vietnamese restaurants you add raw beef that cooks quickly in the scalding broth. The tepidness could be accounted for by the fact that the pho was shared, and the restaurant couldn’t scrounge up a ladle for serving the soup. We had to use our ceramic tablespoons for apportioning the broth. Iron-pot lemongrass curry was the frontrunner of the entrees. It came in an iron pot, as advertised, and exuding the aromas of lemongrass and curry. It is not as spicy as its Thai counterpart, but satisfyingly rich and flavorful. We asked for “seafood,” which turned out to be a combo of shrimp and squid, but Continued on Page 28

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Mekong East, 43-13 Bell Boulevard in Bayside, offers a genuine Vietnam cuisine, capturing the culinary fusion expected of the forPhoto by Suzanne Parker mer French colony. basil and other less easily identifiable herbs. Crispy shrimp rolls are a nice variant of deep-fried crunchy things, filled with whole shrimp, pork, carrots, glass noodles and cloud ear fun-

gus. Of course, we had to try the pho, a meal in itself if ordered by only one diner. The fragrant broth was beefy and herbal as it should be. Asian basil leaves were served on the side along

Mekong East 43-13 Bell Blvd, Bayside, NY 11361 (718) 357-6860 Price Range: Apps $6$8, Mains $10-$14 Cuisine: Vietnamese Setting: Small, simply decorated but inviting. Service: Accommodating but unpolished Hours: Lunch & Dinner Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Monday. Reservations: No. Alcohol: BYOB Parking: Street Dress: Casual Children: Welcome Music: No Takeout: Yes Credit cards: Yes Noise level: Acceptable. Handicap accessible: Yes

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St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble — St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble performs a free one-hour chamber music concert at Flushing Town Hall. The concert will feature American-inspired favorites for strings, including Gershwin’s Lullaby, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and the Dvorak “American” Quartet. When: June 4, 7 p.m. Where: Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd., Flushing Contact: 718-463-7700 x. 222 Laura Leon - Piano Works of Steven Rosenhaus — This special concert celebrates the piano music of NY composer Steven Rosenhaus, who was a 2010 Flushing Town Hall Composer-in-Residence. When: June 5, 2 p.m. Where: Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd., Flushing Contact: 718-463-7700 x. 222 Future Music @ York College — York College Blue Notes at Union Hall Block Party When: June 23, 6 p.m. Where: York College, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., #1A12, Jamaica Contact: Tom Zlabinger tzlabinger@york.cuny.edu Thursday Open Mic Music Nights — Regularly presented

from the stage of the RAA’s T-7 Gallery, this year-round weekly event gives performers of all kinds the spotlight to be seen and heard on Thursdays. Musicians, singers, poetry and prose readers, stand up comics and more have played to welcoming audiences there. When: Thursdays, 7 p.m.; signup starts generally at 7:30 p.m. Where: Rockaway Center for the Arts, Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area, Rockaway Contact: Dominique Roberts info@raa116.org 718-474-0861 Website: www. rockawayartistsalliance.org

KIDS & FAMILY Big Apple Circus — The spectacular Big Apple Circus leaps into its 33rd Season with a thrilling All-New Show, Dance On! The World’s Greatest Circus artists swing into action in the spotlight under our intimate Big Top, where no seat is more than 50 feet from the ring! Where: Cunningham Park, 196-22 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows When: June 2 - June 5, Tues Fri, 10 a.m. - 8p.m.; Sat - Mon, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Cost: Tickets start at $15 Contact: To purchase tickets call 888-541-3750 or visit bigapplecircus.org. Web site: bigapplecircus.org Hot Peas’ N Butter — Firstcome, ﬁrst-served. Interactive children’s musical group that melds elements of traditional Latin and Afro-Caribbean

Circus! Science Under the Big Top — Walk a tightrope, practice elastic acrobatics, learn how to juggle, and explore the science behind the circus in this special exhibition. Free with general NYSCI admission. When: June 4 -Sept. 4 Where: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Flushing Contact: Mary Record mrecord@nyscience.org Weekly Storytimes — Foster the love of reading with weekly children’s storytimes and a cookie break. Event may change. Please call ahead to conﬁrm. When: Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Thursdays, 7 p.m. Where: Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows Cost: Free Contact: 718-380-7077

EVENTS Queens Pride — Parade ends at 7th Street with festival on 37th Road from 74th to 77th streets. When: June 5, noon Where: 85th Street and 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights Contact: info@queenspride. com 718-228-7599 Victorian Tea — The Richmond Hill Historical Society is holding a Victorian Tea, sponsored by the Friends of Maple Grove in the

Celebration Hall at the Center in Maple Grove. Victorian attire optional. See updates on the web site: richmondhillhistory.org or call 718-704-9317 after May 15. Email richmond.hill.historical@ gmail.com for ticket prices and reservations. When: Sunday, June 12, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Where: The Center at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens (between 127-129 Sts) Contact: The Richmond Hill Historical Society richmond. hill.historical@gmail.com 718704-9317 Web site: richmondhillhistory. org

Where: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Flushing Contact: Mary Record mrecord@nyscience.org

Dragon Boat Science — Learn the science behind dragon boats in this one-day event. Test your strength and race on rowing machines, and experience a Lion Dance, a form of traditional Chinese dance. Forty-foot-long dragon boats will be on display. These dragon boats will be participating in the boat races of the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival of New York in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Presented by NYSCI and the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival of New York. When: July 16

World Maker Faire — Through Sept. 18. A family fun festival to MAKE, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle, build, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Admission requires purchase of a World Maker Faire ticket. When: Through Sept. 18 Where: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Flushing Contact: Mary Record mrecord@nyscience.org

Makers Market — An open air marketplace featuring a curated selection of skillfully crafted products presented in a series of large tents within Socrates Sculpture Park. Be among the ﬁrst to shop. Cost: $50 When: June 24-25, 11 a.m . to 7 p.m., June 26 11 a.m. to5 p.m. Where: Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City Contact: es@ socratessculpturepark.org

Astoria Comedy All Stars — Ben Rosenfeld hosts ﬁve different comics each

week. Comics range from underground NYC acts to nationally touring headliners. The show is absolutely free, no cover charge and no drink minimum. When: Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Where: Gleason’s Pub, 33-08 Broadway, Astoria Contact: Ben Rosenfeld ben@ bigbencomedy.com Website: http://www. bigbencomedy.com/blog/ archives/astoria_comedy_all_ stars/ Greek Night at Cavo — Cavo announces Greek night every Wednesday. There will be a live musical performance by Aphrodite Daniel and Panos Chrysovergis, plus guest singers, along with Greek specials on the menu. Dinner reservations are recommended. When: Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. Where: Cavo, 42-18 31 Ave., Astoria Cost: Free Contact: 718-721-1001 First Sundays for Families — The Queens Museum of Art and MetLife Foundation invite families of all ages to an exciting array of interactive dance, art and music workshops. Continued on Page 27

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North Shore Playwrights Circle Meeting — Formerly known as the Playwrights Circle of Great Neck, this open group features discussion, workshopping and writing exercises for playwrights in Queens and Nassau counties. When: Every other Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Where: Sterling Glen of Great Neck, 96 Cutter Mill Rd., Great Neck Cost: Free membership Contact: Robin Gorman Newman - robin@lovecoach. com 516-732-0911

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Future Music @ York College — York College Big Band at commencement reception. When: June 3, noon Where: York College Academic Core Plaza Contact: Tom Zlabinger, tzlabinger@york.cuny.edu

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music with jazz, folk, and rock, inspiring creativity in all ages! The McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids is a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. When: June 4, 1 p.m. Where: Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd., Flushing Contact: 718-463-7700 x. 222

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Continued from Page 25 On May 12, the York College Big Band performed at the CUNY Jazz Festival at Aaron Davis Hall on the City College campus with guest saxophonist Chris Potter. “The big band did great,” Zlabinger says. “They threw down! It’s nice because it’s a chance to get off campus. The classroom shouldn’t be an island, es-

pecially in music.” The band is also developing a relationship with University of the Streets, an institution on 7th Street and Avenue A that advocates for known and unknown artists and has been around since the 1960s. The band performed there in March and will be returning on June 4. Jazz at the Chapel is a series of concerts that take place in a renovated chapel

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near the campus, the Illinois Jacquet Performance Space, 94-15 159th St., Jamaica. “We’ve produced concerts over there for three years,” says Zlabinger. “We have musicians from all over the world, jazz musicians from Australia and Korea.” The space, named after jazz great Illinois Jacquet, is small and seats about 50 to 70 people. “It feels like a jazz club,” Zlabinger adds. “You walk in and the world disappears. All the walls

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Program Director Tom Zlabinger conducts the York College Summer Jazz Program at the Louis Armstrong House in Corona Photo by Ariel Flores during the 2010 concert series. are covered with curtains. So there’s no echo and it’s very well insulated. The only thing you might hear is the train passing by, if that.” Other programs scheduled for this summer and into the fall are the Union Hall Block Party by the Blue Notes on June 23, a concert by the York College Summer Jazz Program at the Louis Armstrong House on Aug. 6, and their graduation concert at the college on Aug. 11. Zlabinger, a Leo, was born in 1971. “According to my mom, I was into music before I was born,” he says. “When she was pregnant with me she went to a concert and she could feel me kicking to the beat!” He started piano training at age 3, progressed to the trombone, then punk rock guitar, then finally found the bass. He started performing professionally and after a peripatetic life he and his wife

moved to New York. He went to Queens College, got his master’s degree in jazz performance and a degree in ethnomusicology at the CUNY graduate center. He began teaching at York College in 2003. “It was my goal to play and teach and I’m doing both,” he says. “This music has been powerful for me. I can say it saved my life and put me on the path, and focused my vision. We need jazz.” Zlabinger takes a holistic approach to music making, and believes the ultimate experience is hearing musicians perform live. “I think music is just as much a part of your life as anything else. If you go back to the Greeks, one of the biggest liberal arts was music. Right up there with astronomy and mathematics. Our logo is a microphone because it symbolizes the live event. Headphones are beautiful but let’s talk about live music.

“Dizzy Gillespie is my greatest example, or Cab Calloway. They put on a show. The music let’s you feel stronger, better, makes you stomp a foot or two. It needs to be hot and push you forward. The tradition of the New Orleans funeral, and the rent party, if you’ve ever been to one or the other, they got your foot stomping. I watch Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie — even Jimi Hendrix — not just jazz guys. This guy, who walks on stage, you gravitate toward him. He makes your brain go ‘What the…?!’” Zlabinger wants to inspire such passion in his students in the Summer Jazz Program. “If you set the bar high enough the students will jump over it. It’s important to keep the bar high. I think if you expect the world from your students, your students will give you the world.”

Cover photo: Trombonists Denzel McKenzie and Jafari Wade, rear from left, perform with saxophonists Cleveland Dixon, from left, Jaedon Alvira, Queenette Anokam, Jenn Lin, Justin Harris and Rachel Bickley during the York College Summer Jazz Program at the Louis Armstrong House in Corona last summer. Photo by Ariel Flores

Dining Out Continued from Page 26 it would work equally well with any of the choices. Water spinach sautéed with basil sauce ordered with beef was indistinguishable from Shanghaicabbage or baby bok choi. It is a seemingly healthy dish, long on the vegetable component and short on the grease. Fried bean curd sautéed with mixed vegetables was the least distinguished dish of the meal, bland and indifferently seasoned. We followed our meal

with iced Vietnamese coffee, a traditional concoction of very strong coffee and sweetened condensed milk, and banana tart, a very sweet meeting between East and West. Suzanne Parker is the TimeLedger’s restaurant critic and author of “Eating Like Queens: A Guide to Ethnic Dining in America’s Melting Pot, Queens, N.Y.” She can be reached by qnsfood@aol.com.

The Bottom Line Mekong East is a good neighborhood resource for casual dining. The flavors are both exotic and simpatico with the average Western palate. The prices are modest and the service is well-intentioned if not polished. It’s definitely worth a try when you don’t feel like cooking.

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Continued from Page 4 ers who are there every week should be trained to watch out for suspicious activity, not the NYPD. “Anybody could put on a skull cap and blow the place up,” he said. “Only the people who go there can possibly stop intruders ... the response time needs to be zero.” That is why Moskowitz visits synagogues around the borough and trains worshipers how to defend their turf from attackers. But a stipulation of the grant is that no money can be used to pay personnel because it only covers hardware. Even training on how

Teachers Continued from Page 5 will have to educate them, 4,100 less teachers our children can go to for help and guidance and 4,100 less teachers to make our schools tolerant, safe and productive,” Huntley said in a statement. At the PS 19 drive, Ferreras said now that Dennis

Slocum Continued from Page 5 tragedy. The incident was documented extensively, but the characters in Pintoff’s book paint a picture — which cannot be found in any textbook — of how the tragedy might have affected individuals like her protagonist Simon Ziele, a detective in lower Manhattan who has been the focus of the two previous books in her three-part series. In the first book, Ziele boards a rescue boat immediately after the fire breaks out and frantically searches for his fiancée amid the burning wreckage. But he does not find her. In truth, nearly every household in Little Germany lost at least one

to use the hardware would be beneficial, he said. “A training base is needed,” Moskowitz said. “You shouldn’t get a dime unless you do training.” But Moscowitz was not the only one dissatisfied with the grants. Many of the nonprofit’s representatives who attended the information session complained that there were only 17 days to get their applications into the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “It’s ludicrous,” said Stuart Warsawsky, who is applying for closed-circuit cameras and other security improvements for a girls’ school he runs. To make matters

Walcott has become city schools chancellor, the lines of communication have been better. She said previous Schools Chancellor Cathie Black never returned her calls, but Ferreras was one of the first electeds to meet with Walcott. “For me personally, it’s been day and night,” she said. But the public advocate said Walcott needs to

relative aboard the General Slocum. The immigrants left in droves for Astoria, Yorkville and the Bronx to escape reminders of the General Slocum, and Ziele moves to Westchester County in the novel, Pintoff said. But Ziele is haunted by the sinking wherever he goes, after he injured his arm searching for his wife, Pintoff said. Every change in the weather or slight inconvenience brings back the anger and resentment over the fire. And the subject of Pintoff’s latest novel is the anarchists in the Lower East Side, who tap into that shared anger over the lack of safety regulations on the boat and spread anti-capitalist messages, often with violence.

worse, the Jewish holiday of Shvous falls within the 17-day application period, even though last year roughly two-thirds of the roughly 300 applicants from New York were synagogues. But he will do his best to compete with the other organizations in the five boroughs along with Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester counties, which are the only areas that can apply for the roughly $18 million in funds allocated for New York state. “We have an opportunity of putting ourselves in a better position,” he said. “Why wouldn’t you?” Reach reporter Joe Anuta by e-mail at januta@ cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4566.

demonstrate that policy has changed among the administration. “He has to show people there’s a change in direction at the Department of Education,” de Blasio said. Visit parentsforteachers.com for the petition. Reach reporter Rebecca Henely by e-mail rhenely@ cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4564.

Ziele did not exist, but Pintoff said she takes great care in her fiction to write about what could have feasibly happened. And she is accurate right down to the clothes, attitudes and technology. “I’m very secure that the things I describe could be true, but are not,” she said. “That’s usually the line for all historical fiction. I like everything I read to be so invested in the time period the things ring true even though they are imagined.” Pintoff said she plans to take a break in the series, but hopes Ziele will return in subsequent installments. The talk was hosted by the Queens County Historical Society at 143-35 37th Ave.

Parade Continued from Page 4 makes us prevail,” he said. Nathan Abel, a midshipman from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, L.I., said the part that registered with him most was seeing the parade’s grand marshal, Maj. Gen. William Waff. Waff is the commanding general of the 99th Regional Support Command of the U.S. Army Reserve, which includes the New England and mid-Atlantic states. “I listened to his speech yesterday,” said the midshipman from Arizona, who was visiting the parade with his sponsor family. “He’s an excellent man who really cares about what he does.” World War II veteran Joe Miceli said he offered a prayer at the interfaith reception at St. Anastasia’s Church earlier in the day. “I hope and pray that all of our troops come home soon,” he said. “That’s my

Mets Continued from Page 5 telligence, integrity and success in both business and civic affairs provide us with another prospective in evaluating what is best for this organization and our fans, and we welcome his input,” Wilpon said. “In partnership with David, we look forward to achieving our ultimate goal of again becoming World Series champions.” The sale of the minority stake is subject to approval from MLB and Einhorn would have no decision-making authority on the team’s operations or transactions. “Having an opportunity to become part of the Mets franchise is exciting beyond my wildest childhood dreams,” said Einhorn, president of the private investment firm Greenlight Capital Inc. “I spent my first seven years living in New Jersey and

wish and I think it’s everyone else’s wish.” Both New York City and Nassau County were well-represented with groups ranging from the Girl Scouts to Emerald Society police marching bands to volunteer ambulance corps. Charlie Lercara, an 84-year-old lieutenant colonel, stood to salute the flag as it passed the spot he was sitting on with his wife. “You have to respect the flag and respect those who died,” he said. Lercara said he normally attends the parade in Manhattan, but this year he came out to watch his granddaughter Sharinne, who was marching with the Flushing High School Honor Guard. Under the day’s glaring sun, the 7-11 on the corner of Northern Boulevard and Willow Street was awash with the green uniforms of the honor guard, as the youths refreshed themselves with cold drinks.

rooting for the Mets. In 1975, I even dressed in a homemade jersey as a Met for Halloween. I have been a baseball fan for my entire life and have enjoyed teaching the game as the coach of my daughter’s Little League team. “I look forward to partnering with the Wilpon and Katz families through the good seasons, the tough seasons and especially the championship seasons,” Einhorn said. The announcement came after Wilpon shot himself in the foot in the same New Yorker story that quoted Madoff when Wilpon called the Mets “a s----- team.” Wilpon also took shots at Mets stars David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes. He said Wright was “a very good player” but “not a superstar.” Wilpon said Beltran, who has one year left on a seven-year, $119 million contract with the Mets, is “65 to 70 percent of what he was” and criticized himself

Manvere Singh said the parade was his second of the weekend. The ninthgrader said that over the course of two days the honor Guard was split into various battalions, depending on where its members lived — but for the Little NeckDouglaston parade, the entire group came together to march as one battalion. “It feels great to be marching here together,” he said. This was Singh’s first year in the guard. “Be prepared for the heat” was the advice fellow members gave him. Tom Focigna stood at the end of the route of the parade, which was looked on by thousands, in his Army uniform. The World War II veteran said his military training had helped him deal with the day’s heat. Pointing up the boulevard he said, “It’s all downhill anyway!” Reach reporter Rich Bockmann by e-mail at rbockmann@ cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4574.

for signing the outfielder to such a lofty deal based on the 2004 playoffs, when Beltran hit eight home runs with the Houston Astros. “We had some schmuck in New York who paid him based on that one series,” Wilpon said. Wilpon said Reyes “thinks he’s going to get Carl Crawford money” in free agency, referring to the seven-year, $142 million contract Crawford signed with the Boston Red Sox. “He’s had everything wrong with him,” Wilpon said, referring to Reyes’ injury woes. “He won’t get it.” Of the players brought up in the article, only second-year first baseman Ike Davis received praise from Wilpon, yet he still took a swipe at the team. “Good hitter,” Wilpon said. “S----- team, good hitter.” Reach reporter Howard Koplowitz by e-mail at hkoplowitz@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4573.

Sports BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI Mary Louis’ first trip to a girls’ lacrosse final showed just how far the program has come and gave it a new goal to strive for. The Hilltoppers didn’t play their crispest game of the season in an 18-8 defeat to unbeaten St. Dominic in the CHSAA Class A girls’ lacrosse championship game May 24 at C.W. Post, but Allison Moloney scored four times and Anna McGovern found the back of the net twice. Regina Paskoff and Sara Ecklas each added scores. “It’s a big step up for the program,” first-year Mary Louis Coach Keri La Magna said of reaching the final. “They definitely have improved. Girls who weren’t starting at the beginning of the season because they didn’t have the skills improved their skills and they played in the final.” TMLA had the best season in the program’s seven-year history after becoming the first CHSAA girls’ lacrosse team in Queens in 2005 and joining the Nassau/Suffolk league in 2006. A year ago, the Hilltoppers were 1-9 and this season finished 7-6-2 overall and 4-3-1 in league play, which including a win over rival St. Francis Prep. They won their semifinal game 6-5 over St. Mary’s after it was called with 12:00 remaining because of lightning. The two teams split two one-goal contests during the regular season. “We went into the game knowing that we had

Molloy wins softball title Shutdown pitching leads to ﬁrst city championship since 2007

to keep ahead because after halftime at any moment the game was going to end,” La Magna said. McGovern, who was named the league’s most valuable player, was TMLA’s offensive star out of the midfield all season. She got goal-scoring help from Moloney, Kristina DiRe and Lindsey Spangel. Ellen Peiser, Ariana Galluscio and Paskoff excelled at midfield and Nicole Bongiovi and Ecklas led a solid

It’s a big step up for the program. Keri La Magna Mary Louis coach

defense. “Some of the girls who play have never picked up a stick before,” said La Magna, who previously coached at Cold Spring Harbor. “This is their first year. They acquired the skills really fast and picked it up. A lot of them haven’t seen lacrosse aside from what they got at school.” She is hoping the run to the title game will help change the perception of the program both in the school and in the league. Mary Louis is known for its basketball, soccer and softball teams and she hopes to attract more of the school’s athletes to the sport, along with incoming freshmen.

Jen DeMaria (r.) goes to hug Victoria Goldbach after the win.

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI Maria Palmeri let Moore Catholic know early that her Archbishop Molloy team had different plans for this year’s city title game. The junior drilled a Kelly Graham pitch more than 200 feet over the left centerfield fence for a tworun homer during a threerun first inning. Those were all the runs the Stanners needed, despite scoring five times in the seventh, for an 8-1 win over host Moore Catholic for the CHSAA softball city championship last Thursday. It is Molloy’s first crown since 2007, after losing the last two seasons

to St. Joseph by the Sea. “I really didn’t think it was that far,” Palmeri said. “Even when it went out I didn’t think so. It was great because we did get a jump ahead.” Starter Victoria Goldbach allowed a run in the fifth on a ground out, four hits and struck out four. Dana Moss went 4-for4 with an RBI and a run scored and younger sister Taylor had three hits and two RBIs for Molloy (16-0). The Stanners pounded out 10 hits. Kristen Ponticelli, Dana Moss and Taylor Moss each drove in runs in the seventh after their team didn’t score in the sixth de-

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spite two on with no outs. “Today we were hot again,” Molloy Coach Maureen Rosenbaum said. “The middle of our order is really doing their job.” It was Goldbach’s third time in the circle in the last three days. She started Game 1 against St. Francis Prep in the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens championship and came on in relief in Game 2 and threw 42 pitches. Against Moore her screw ball was working early and she mixed in her change late to keep hitters off balance. She caught Krissa Sagona looking at it to end the game and spark a celebration pile in front of

the rubber. “I was a little sore, but I was so determined to win I did not want to come out of the game,” Goldbach said. After a four-error game against the Terriers May 25, the Stanners’ defense was pristine. Left fielder Jackie Perillo ran a long way, stuck her glove out and made a diving grab in the gap in the fourth to rob Taylor Krupa of a sure double and Moore (14-4) of a run. Heading back to the dugout, she was told it was the catch of the year and heard the jokes thanking God she was tall enough to reach it.

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Murry Bergtraum’s Cori Coleman committed to Cleveland State.

Cori Coleman had junior college on her radar. Or prep school. The Murry Bergtraum senior guard didn’t think she had a shot to qualify to play Division I or II basketball until the middle of the season. When she found out there was a glimmer of hope, Coleman threw herself into academics. She worked harder in the classroom, spent time in the library before practice and took the SAT again as well as the ACT. “I did more than what the teacher asked for, so they wouldn’t have an excuse to give me a bad grade,” Coleman said. “I always put effort in, but I put in way more effort. I gave 150 percent. I think my hard work paid off a lot.” In early April, she found out she would be a qualifier. And, after the recruiting process began

anew, Coleman committed to Cleveland State May 23, choosing the Vikings over Stony Brook, Iona and Canisius. East Carolina and Colorado State had also shown preliminary interest. Bergtraum Coach Ed Grezinsky says she has to continue taking care of business, but she’ll be signing with Cleveland State soon. “I’m proud of her,” he said. “She works hard in the classroom. She works hard with basketball. It was a pleasure to deal with her.” Coleman, who led Bergtraum to a 13th-straight PSAL city championship in March, visited Cleveland State, Stony Brook and Iona in recent weeks. She decided on Cleveland State before visiting Canisius, citing the school’s presence in a city area, her relationship with the coaching staff and players and that it had her prospective major: mar-

keting. Coleman also hoped to leave New York. “I realized that I wanted to get away and go somewhere new, like a new adventure, see things I’ve never seen,” she said. “New challenges. New chapter in my life.” Grezinsky joked that she was the “anti-LeBron” after choosing the city LeBron James left for Miami. Coleman found out that the bitterness toward the former Cavaliers star runs deep. “I was speaking about LeBron and the people out there really hate him,” she said. “I’m a LeBron fan. I had a LeBron shirt in my bag and thank God I didn’t wear it. I probably wouldn’t have made it back to New York if I did.” Coleman, who was the new York Post’s AllManhattan Player of the Year and a first team AllCity selection, might also be the anti-LeBron in an-

other way: She’s extremely adept at closing out games. The 5-foot-7 sharpshooter hit huge three-pointers in the fourth quarter in Bergtraum victories this season John F. Kennedy, Manhattan Center and H.D. Woodson (D.C.). The biggest might have been the buzzer-beater that sent a game against St. Peter’s into overtime, where the Lady Blazers eventually won. There was not a more clutch player in the city. “Any time we needed a big shot, it seemed like she made it for us,” Grezinsky said. Coleman also had a challenging season. The Springfield Gardens native played with severe asthma after an already-present condition worsened last spring. She also had to deal with the pressure of being Bergtraum’s lone returning starter. She handled

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Lallave, Lewis stops Wagner surge in quarterfinals BY MARC RAIMONDI Samantha Lallave remembers a few years ago when her sister Priscilla fainted and had to be rushed to the hospital. Priscilla Lallave was playing softball all day in hot weather and became dehydrated. Samantha had a flashback to that Tuesday. “I thought that was gonna happen again,” the Francis Lewis sophomore shortstop said. Priscilla Lallave, the Lewis pitcher, cruised through the first four innings. But the sun came out and the temperature was climbing toward the 80-degree mark. The wilting junior ace, who pitched a complete game a day earlier, gave up four runs in the fifth, two more in the seventh and suddenly the tying run was on second base with one out.

“All I kept saying to myself was, ‘I can do it, I can do it,’” Priscilla Lallave said. “I’m not gonna let myself down. I kept pushing myself. I wasn’t putting any negative energy into me. I just kept pitching.” Breathing heavy and with sweat glazing her face, the righthander got Susan Wagner’s Dayna Williams to ground out to Samantha at shortstop and, with the tying run on third, calmly induced Halle Siegel into a foul popup to catcher Theodora Alexandrou. No. 4 Lewis would hold on for a heart-stopping, 7-6 win over No. 5 Wagner in the PSAL Class A softball quarterfinals in Fresh Meadows. “I’m very proud of Priscilla, because she was able to fight,” Lewis Coach Bryan Brown said. “The heat all of a sudden starts draining you and she pitched yesterday. She was

Lewis catcher Theodora Alexandrou receives a bear hug from Coach Bryan Brown after winning in the Photo by Robert Cole PSAL quarterfinals. also batting today and she ran.” It’ll be the first appear-

ance for the Patriots (15-1) in the semifinals since 2004 and the Falcons (16-4) had

stood in their way in two of the previous four seasons. Brown was not the coach

the last time Lewis advanced to the final four. He has guided the squad to the quarterfinals in each of his six seasons, though. “Not a monkey, a gorilla — it feels like a gorilla off my back,” Brown said. “And every year it seems that Wagner is the one that takes us out.” Lewis got things started with its best hitting performance of the season. The typically offensively challenged Patriots rapped out seven runs on seven singles in the second and third innings. Neileni Esmeral, one of the heroes in the second round May 24, had two RBI hits and two runs scored to lead the charge. “I was like, ‘Who is this team?’” Brown said. “‘Who are these girls?’ We have not hit all year and all of a sudden now we’re hitting.” Continued on Page 36

IS8 commish: Sean Bell title ‘tainted’ BY ZACH BRAZILLER

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IS8, the renowned biyearly, Nike-sponsored AAU 19-and-under tournament played in a tiny junior high school gym in Jamaica which draws teams from several states and high-caliber talent nationwide, may be changing its motto from “bring your game, not your name” to simply “bring your birth certificate.” That’s at least one change iS8 Commissioner Pete Edwards said he will implement when it was revealed this year’s champion, the Sean Bell All-Stars, used two ineligible players — Louisville signee Angel Nunez out of Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) and Kansas recruit Naadir Tharpe from Brewster Academy (Mass.) — during pool play and through the quarterfinals. “It’s a tainted victory because illegal players were used to achieve it,”

Edwards said. “He’s not the first one to get away with it, but he’s the first one I know of that got to a championship.” The two, who turned 20 this year, which breaks an iS8 rule, didn’t play over the weekend in the semifinals or the final. In Tharpe’s place, Arizonabound point guard Josiah Turner led Sean Bell to a 7160 victory over Real Scout, composed of St. John’s recruits Maurice Harkless, D’Angelo Harrison and Jakarr Sampson. “I don’t think [Coach Raheem Wiggans] meant to do it, but he could’ve also tried to police his team a little better,” Real Scout Coach Nate Blue said. “It’s sad and unfair to the coach that kids knew they were too old to play in the tournament and didn’t tell their coach. But congrats to Rah for winning the championship and I hope we meet again next year.”

IS8 Commissioner Pete Edwards said the Sean Bell AllStars’ title is “tainted” because they used overage players. Photo by Erin Edwards

Edwards said he is considering suspending Sean Bell and Wiggans from the fall league, though he isn’t convinced Wiggans knew either one was too old to play. “He probably will be suspended,” Edwards said. Wiggans denied being aware of Nunez’s age until recently, a notion which

was backed up by Eric Martinez, Nunez’s adviser. Edwards said future coaches who break the rule will be suspended at least one year and second-time offenders will be banned for life. “I’m not worried about that,” said Wiggans, an MRI operator from South Jamaica. “I’m not an AAU coach, I’m a streetball coach. I’m

IS8’s Sean Bell All-Stars won the Nike AAU 19-and-under tournament this year, though iS8 Commissioner Pete Edwards is calling the victory into question. Pictured is Sean Bell All-Stars’ Sir’Dominic Pointer, who led the team to victory this year. Pointer’s eligibility for the team has not been questioned. Photo by Denis Gostev

doing this for the community. If he wants to suspend me, that’s fine.” “Nunez played for all these AAU coaches [with teams in the tournament],” he added. “If they knew his age, they should’ve spoken up and said something.”

While it has been reported opposing coaches told Edwards about the infractions, he said he became aware of it while reading a story about Tharpe online prior to the semifinals and

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ST. FRANCIS PREP CLASS OF 2011

It’s More than Just a “Job” Well Done! Before we congratulate the Class of 2011, we must pause and give thanks to our faculty, staﬀ, administrators, moderators and coaches who have nurtured and cared for our students over the past four years. For them, it’s not merely a job. They enable St. Francis Prep students to achieve in Science, Music, the Arts, Math, English, Languages, Religion, History and Athletics. They care as if these students were their own children. And it’s not just about great individual achievements or team championships either. It’s about ALL of the “victories,” both large and small. It’s about those who

go the extra mile for students whether they are succeeding, or slipping behind. It’s about the students that go the extra mile for other students, whether it’s someone in their homeroom, in a peer mentoring group, or halfway across the world at our “sister” Franciscan school in Kenya. We are ALL part of an 800-year-old Franciscan tradition. It’s not a job, it’s a mission! And to all of you we say, “well done!”

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Lallave

two-RBI single. Down three runs, Jeri Gennaro led off the top of the seventh with a single and Samantha Lallave robbed Locke of a line-drive hit with a full-extension dive to her right, which ended up being a massive out. Kristine Ciurcina reached on an error that pushed Gennaro to third and Sarcone drove both of them home with a single. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a little bit nervous, but I think our whole

Continued from Page 34 Esmeral said all the hitting practice Lewis had done finally started to pay off. But then Wagner starter Taylor Sarcone settled down, allowing just three hits the rest of the way. The Falcons batted around in the fifth and scored four runs, including star center fielder Danielle Lockeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

perspective and our whole mentality was we got this,â&#x20AC;? Esmeral said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is ours. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked hard for this, this is ours.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when Priscilla Lallave bore down. She got Williams to bounce out and, with no margin for error because of the runner on third, induced the Siegel pop-up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She knows what she has to do â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just breathe in, breathe out, just relax,â&#x20AC;? Samantha Lallave said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If she thinks about being tired and she feels like sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna faint, all she has to do is put her mind to it, because you know the mind controls everything.â&#x20AC;? When the game ended, the Lewis players mobbed each other around home plate. Priscilla Lallave had just enough energy left to celebrate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tired, but pumped up and excited,â&#x20AC;? she said with a bright smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to the semis.â&#x20AC;?

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Continued from Page 35 later found out about Nunez on his own. Martinez, Nunezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adviser, thinks

Coleman Continued from Page 34 both things with aplomb. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was harder, because before the season started people said it was my team, but at the end of the day itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really Mr. Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team,â&#x20AC;? Coleman said. Coleman wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a heralded player coming into high school and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see

the rule should be changed to allow all players technically in high school to play in the tournament, but Edwards said he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t budge on the age limit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want 20-year-

significant minutes until her junior year, when she became a star. She worked hard and got better under Grezinsky and Coach Rock Rosa of the New Heights travel program, the same way she worked hard to achieve her dream of playing Division I basketball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m shocked still,â&#x20AC;? Coleman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I would make it this far at all.â&#x20AC;?

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