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STRANGE LOVE Cuomo and de Blasio, Once the At-Odds Couple, Suddenly Join Forces to Unveil Plan to Transform and Fund the MTA

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Grateful City Bids Farewell to Hero 102nd Precinct Cop

By Michael V. Cusenza The overcast sky last Wednesday cast a gray pall on the somber sea of dress-blue uniforms on Montauk Highway below as thousands of fellow Finest joined the family and friends of Det. Brian Simonsen to bid farewell to the hero cop at his funeral at the Church of St. Rosalie in Hampton Bays, Long Island.

Simonsen, 42, was shot and killed by friendly fire on Tuesday, Feb. 12, after re-

sponding to calls of an armed robbery at a T-Mobile store on Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill.

“Today, New York City is heartbroken.

We have a tremendous sense of loss in our community—a city so large, and yet we’re all united right now in profound grief because we have lost such a good man,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in remarks delivered during the service. “With every passing day all of us have come to know Brian, come to understand how exceptional he truly was,

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how much goodness, how much heart, how special a person who we miss so deeply now.

Our hearts go out to the Simonsen family.

We can only begin to imagine your pain, but we feel at one with you and we all should feel at one with the men and women in uniform.”

Police Commissioner Jim O’Neill posthumously promoted Simonsen to Detective First Grade as he eulogized the South Queens cop who made the ultimate sacrifice.

“To the men and women of the 1-0-2, and all members of the NYPD who bravely

go out every day with the sole mission of fighting crime and keeping people safe— and it does take courage—thank you for your dedication,” he said. “Please don’t ever forget why you chose to become police officers. Always remember who you are, what you do, and why you do it. Continue to be proud of that and never forget that Brian lived to protect all New Yorkers, and his legacy protects us still.”

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Ulrich is Runner-up in Special Election for Public Advocate

Eric Ulrich (c.) greets supporters after delivering his concession speech.

By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) on Tuesday night finished in second place with 19 percent of the vote in the special election for public advocate. Fellow Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) emerged victorious with 33 percent of all tallies in the race that saw low voter turnout and no less than 17 candidates toss their hats into the proverbial ring for a shot at a citywide office.

“Congratulations to Public AdvocateElect Jumaane Williams on winning a hard fought campaign. The people of our great city have put their trust and faith in you,”

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Ulrich said. “I am asking all New Yorkers to join me in rooting for your success!”

Williams profusely thanked his supporters at his victory party at a Brooklyn nightclub.

“I am honored to serve as your next public advocate,” he said to a raucous crowd. “I’m so grateful to be standing here with all of you—my friends, my family, and this community that I love. You all stood by my side through every challenge, every obstacle, every opportunity. And your presence and support has meant more to me than I can express.”

Initially a favorite to win it all, former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viver-

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Ulrich backers gathered at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach Tuesday night to take in the race results.

ito, who ran on the Fix the MTA line, finished a distant third, pulling in 11 percent of the vote.

“I know this is not the outcome we had hoped for, and that we all worked so hard for. But I also know that in this campaign, we helped change this city in so many important ways,” she said in a statement. “We pushed the broken transit system to the forefront in this campaign—and demanded New York’s leaders start addressing the city’s crumbling subways. We stood up for ignored NYCHA residents—and demanded transparency and accountability for New Yorkers living in dangerous public housing conditions.

We brought to light the horrifying increase

Pols Lead Shelter Security Meeting

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (both at lectern) recently discussed security concerns and details with the City and the operator of the Ozone Park Laurel Hill homeless shelter.

By Michael V. Cusenza Area elected officials on Friday met with representatives from the City Department of Homeless Services, Lantern Community Services, and the NYPD to discuss security measures regarding the Ozone Park Laurel Hall homeless shelter located at 85-15 101st Ave., as it opens its doors to new residents.

During the confab, shelter service provider Lantern assured State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach),

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach), and Ciara Donley of Councilman Eric Ulrich’s (R-Ozone Park) office, that it has begun to develop its role as a cooperative Ozone Park community partner.

Security details discussed during the meeting included: six security officers on site at all times; 69 video cameras inside and outside of the facility; frequent contact with the 102nd Precinct; on-site case management and employment services; and a 24-hour community phone number.

Lantern also indicated that it intends to be present at local community meetings to introduce themselves and answer any questions regarding the shelter.

The temporary housing shelter began welcoming single men in February, and over a period of time it will host a maximum of 113 residents, according to Lantern.

Last June, the de Blasio administration sparked uproar in the area when a City official indicated that DHS had already notified elected officials and the community board that “we’re opening a new shelter [at] 85-15 101st Avenue, Ozone Park, for 113 single adult males with mental illness.”

Following several rallies, demonstrations, a lawsuit, and even a hunger strike, administration officials recently informed the Ozone Park community that the Laurel Hall shelter population would not include men with mental illness.

in ICE arrests in New York’s courthouses— and demanded the city’s chief judge ban ICE from all courthouses across the state. And we highlighted the shameful lack of diversity in citywide leadership.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio, a former NYC public advocate, also offered his congratulations to Williams.

“As a former public advocate, I know firsthand how important this office is to our city. The public advocate holds our entire City government accountable and amplifies the voices of all New Yorkers,” Hizzoner added. “I look forward to working with Public Advocate Williams to continue making this the fairest big city in America.”

Cops Search for Missing Ozone Park Teen Detectives recently reached out to the public for help in locating a missing girl who was last seen leaving her Ozone Park home last week.

According to police reports, witnesses observed Lorienny Rodriquez, 16, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, leaving her residence near 92nd Street and 97th Avenue.

Rodriquez is described as 5-foot-2, 180 lbs, has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the 102nd Precinct Detective Squad at (718) 805-3212.

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By Michael V. Cusenza If politics makes strange bedfellows, it seems the Metropolitan Transportation Authority can pair previous bitter enemies.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, once at very public odds over many issues, including the control and funding of the MTA, announced on Tuesday a proposal to transform the MTA and create dedicated and sustained funding streams for the agency.

Highlights of the MTA Transformation Plan: • The MTA will develop a reorganization plan to make the agency more efficient and effective. All common functions such as construction management, legal, engineering, procurement, human resources, advertising etc. will be consolidated and streamlined in a central operation. The individual divisions will focus on day-to-day management of their primary operation.

The restructuring plan will be completed

by June of this year. The restructuring plan must be coupled with a change in culture, which will generate fresh ideas and new perspective from new and recently appointed senior and mid-level management recruited from the private sector and other cities and states.

• The plan would include a congestion pricing financing model. Electronic tolling devices would be installed on the perimeter of the Central Business District defined as streets south of 61st Street. in Manhattan.

The tolling system will account for tolls previously paid by drivers entering Manhattan from designated crossings. Tolls would be variable providing discounts for off-peak hour travel. Emergency vehicles will be exempt from congestion pricing tolls. Congestion pricing tolls would be

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supplemented with State and City revenue from a fixed amount of the new internet sales tax derived from sales in the city, with a growth factor, and a percentage of the State and City revenue from the cannabis excise tax. Congestion pricing revenue and these two taxes will be placed in a “lockbox” to provide a funding source necessary to ensure the capital needs of the MTA can be met, with priority given to the subway system, new signaling, new subway cars, track and car repair, accessibility, buses and bus system improvements and further investments in expanding transit availability to areas in the outer boroughs that have limited mass transit options. Tolls will be set once the electronic infrastructure is in place and a Capital Plan is finalized but will in no event be set later than December 2020, Cuomo and de Blasio said.

• The MTA fares for mass transportation must be controlled in future years through cost containment actions and improved management.

• The State will work with the MTA, City and district attorneys to develop an enforcement strategy for fare evasion, with both personnel and station design modifications that do not criminalize fare evasion but instead prevent fare evasion, sanction violators and increase enforcement.

• The Capital Plan will be reviewed by a committee of transportation, engineering and government experts who have no existing financial relationship with the MTA (the Regional Transit Committee).

The committee will have appointees by the governor, mayor, Assembly and State Senate, and organizations representing subway riders and driving commuters. The RTC will also review the toll and fare increases proposed by the MTA as necessary to fund the Capital Plan.

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Deportations Soar 150 Percent in NYC: Stringer

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Comptroller Stringer’s report found that overall ICE arrests are up 88 percent in the five boroughs—the third highest increase of any major city in the U.S., with Queens now home to half of all immigration court proceedings in NYC.

By Forum Staff Deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in NYC skyrocketed by 150 percent between the final year of the Obama administration (FY 2016) and the first full fiscal year of the Trump administration (FY 2018)—from 1,037 to 2,593, according to a new report released on Thursday by City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

“The Demographics of Detention” also found that overall ICE arrests are up 88 percent in the five boroughs—the third highest increase of any major city in the U.S., with Queens now home to half of all immigration court proceedings in NYC. Additionally, deportations of individuals with no criminal convictions rose even more between FY 2016 and FY 2018, going from 313 to 1,144, or a 265.5 percent rise—the largest increase of any ICE field office in the country, the comptroller said.

Stringer also noted that the report found that administrative arrests (an arrest made for a civil violation of immigration law) by ICE officers in the city rose by 88.2 percent, going to 3,476 in FY 2018 from 1,847 arrests in FY 2016, the third-highest increase of all ICE field offices.

More “Demographics of Detention” findings: • ICE detainer requests (a request made

by ICE to local law enforcement agencies to hold an immigrant in custody longer than they would otherwise so that ICE can gain custody of the immigrant) sent to entities located in the city have risen more than sixfold during the Trump administration. Specifically, detainer requests have increased to an average of 312 per month, reaching a high of 522 requests in April 2018, after

averaging about 50 per month during the final year of the Obama administration.

• Immigration court records indicate that the number of new deportation cases involving an immigrant living in the five boroughs grew to an all-time high in FY 2018 of over 19,750 cases—more than 30 percent higher than in FY 2016.

• Chinese immigrants make up the largest nationality of NYC immigrants undergoing immigration court proceedings, with more than 10,000 immigration cases (21 percent of cases) opened/started since FY 2016. Immigrants from India comprise roughly 10 percent of all cases, followed by immigrants from Guatemala and Ecuador at roughly 7 percent each.

• Some detained immigrants may have the ability to obtain release by posting a bond to immigration court—but immigration bonds are more costly than bail set in criminal court. Between FY 2014 and FY 2017, the median bond amount set by immigration judges in the city was $7,500, which is 50 percent higher than median bail set in felony cases in criminal court in the city. During the first half of FY 2018, the latest data available, bond amounts ranged from $1,500 to $100,000, remaining prohibitive for many immigrants who are detained, Stringer noted.

The report also made a number of recommendations, including: the City should work toward providing truly universal representation for individuals in immigration proceedings by expanding existing funding for legal services and removing the criminal carveout that restricts certain immigrants’ access to City-funded services; and the State should move to restrict immigration enforcement operations in and near New York courthouses by enacting the Protect Our Courts Act.

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EDITORIAL Do the Right Thing On Oscar Sunday, newly minted Academy Award winner—and, more importantly, native New Yorker—Spike Lee implored all watching to “do the right thing.”

Yes, this was a nod both to his 1989 classic film and those poised to vote in the next presidential election in 2020. But we’d like to co-opt the four-word title for the purpose of this editorial: The State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo must do the right thing and enact the Home Stability Support Act. The HSSA aims to curb the dependence on shelters and temporary housing remedies that have plagued the homelessness crisis for decades. The measure would set up a program to provide a statewide rent supplement for families and individuals who are eligible for public assistance benefits and who are facing eviction, homelessness, or loss of housing due to domestic violence or hazardous living conditions. According to Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), who unveiled HSS back in 2016,

the program would be 100 percent federally and State-funded, and will replace all existing optional rent supplements.

According to Hevesi, as a result of inaction by the State, the shelter allowance has failed to keep up with the rising cost of housing. For a household of three, the shelter allowance ranges from $264 to $447 per month, where-

as actual average rental costs for two-bedroom apartments – suitable for a three-member family – ranges from $658 to $1,608 per month in New York.

HSS would cost $11,224 per year for a household of three in the city, Hevesi noted. Meanwhile, the cost of shelters in NYC is $38,460 for a family with children. The net savings for taxpayers is $27,236

per year. Similar savings would be realized in counties throughout the state, according to HSS proponents, including savings on related services such as emergency room visits, law enforcement costs, housing court costs, and programs and shelters for runaway youth.

An analysis by the NYC Bar Association found that preventing the evictions of roughly 5,000 house-

holds could save $251 million a year in New York City alone.

The de Blasio administration recently notified Rockaway elected officials that it is planning to cite a shelter on Beach 101st Street in Rockaway Beach for more than 100 single men. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach), a co-sponsor of the Home Stability Support Act, joined local leaders in voicing concerns regarding the shelter, specifically lack of area resources and proximity to several schools.

“Placing vulnerable individuals in a vulnerable area with no resources is a huge mistake and just goes to show how the City has no idea how to help the increasing homeless population. HSS is the approach we need to solve longterm homelessness,” Pheffer Amato added.

Home Stability Support and its backers know you can’t shelter your way out of the homelessness crisis. We hope the State Legislature and Gov. Cuomo quickly learn the same lesson.

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Rockaway Park Nurse Accused of Padding Pay with Phony Visits

By Forum Staff A grand jury has indicted a registered nurse with the City Health + Hospitals Corporation for allegedly filing false timekeeping records through an electronic system designed to document the duration of her home care visits, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced on Friday.

Catherine Bodiongan, 49, of Rockaway Park, was arraigned last week on a 62-count indictment charging her with first- and second-degree falsifying business records and fourth-degree grand larceny. Bodiongan was released on her own recognizance and ordered her to return to court on May 14.

According to the indictment, on Aug. 10, 2017, Bodiongan used an electronic medical records system to document a visit to a patient who lived in Queens Village. A routine follow-up inquiry was made at which time officials learned that the patient had actually died on July 30, 2017. Following this dis-

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Bodiongan was paid for home visits at various locations throughout Queens; however, the investigation allegedly showed license plate readers from the Cross Bay Bridge placed Bodiongan near her home at the same time as the visits.

covery, officials launched an investigation, Brown noted.

According to the charges, during the month of August 2017, and February and March of 2018, Bodiongan was paid for home visits at various locations throughout

Queens; however, the investigation allegedly showed license plate readers from the Cross Bay Bridge placed Bodiongan near her home at the same time as the visits. Official records from Bodiongan’s employer-provided cell phone, as well as her personal mobile

phone, also allegedly showed she was in locations other than patients’ homes at the time of the alleged visits.

Surveillance conducted by law enforcement officials allegedly showed that on Feb. 20, 2018, and March 1, 2018, the defendant entered and exited patients’ homes for periods of time ranging from 10 minutes to up to 45 minutes, yet her official filings for pay stated she visited for much longer.

Brown said Bodiongan “is accused of bilking her employer—funds that could have been used to provide health care for the indigent and uninsured of New York City. A registered nurse, she was entrusted to provide quality care for patients as well as to honestly disclose the hours she worked providing that care. Instead, this defendant allegedly found a way to scheme the system and fill her pockets with thousands of extra dollars she did not earn. She now faces prison time for her alleged greed.”

If convicted, Bodiongan faces up to four years in prison.

LIC Man Charged with Raping Woman on Sunnyside Street

By Forum Staff A Long Island City man has been charged with rape for allegedly pursuing and sexually assaulting a woman shortly after she exited a bus earlier this month in Sunnyside, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

Matthew Luna, 27, was arraigned last week on a complaint charging him with first-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act. Luna was remanded and ordered to return to court on March 15.

According to the charges, on Friday, Feb. 15, between 10:30 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., Photo Courtesy of NYPD Luna allegedly boarded a city bus where he Video surveillance and photos allegedly of Luna were spotted a woman and followed her when circulated throughout the city by investigators.

she got off of the bus near 54th Street and Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. A short while later, Luna allegedly approached the woman and asked her for directions to a nearby subway station. He continued by telling the woman that she was pretty and asked for a hug. The victim, who was startled by Luna’s request, backed away from him. Luna then allegedly grabbed her arms and said, “Just give me what I want so I don’t have to kill you.”

According to the complaint, Luna then allegedly struck the woman, shoved her against a parked vehicle, ripped off her clothes from the waist down and sexually assaulted her. He then allegedly threw the woman to the ground where he raped her.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she was treated for her injuries.

On Monday, Feb. 18, Luna walked into a precinct surrendering to police after video surveillance and photos were circulated throughout the city.

“The defendant viciously attacked an unsuspecting woman shortly after she exited a bus in Sunnyside. This was a violent assault that should not have happened,” Brown said. “Every woman should feel safe—day or night—traveling throughout Queens County. The defendant is in custody and will be held accountable for his alleged actions.”

If convicted, Luna faces up to 25 years in prison.

Reputed MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Fatal Shooting on Jackson Heights Subway Platform

By Forum Staff Two additional men—who were being sought for the beating and shooting of a man killed on a subway platform— have been charged with murder and other crimes for the Sunday, Feb. 3 incident, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced on Friday.

Victor Lopez, 20, and Tito MartinezAlvarenga, 19, both of Flushing, are alleged members of the violent MS-13 street gang.

They were arraigned on Friday on a complaint charging them with second-degree murder, first-degree gang assault, first-degree kidnapping and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Lopez and Martinez-Alvarenga were remanded and

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The attack and shooting took place on a platform at the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue subway station in Jackson Heights.

ordered to return to court on March 8.

According to the criminal complaint, at approximately 12:45 p.m. on board a 7 train, Martinez-Alvarenga pointed a gun at Abel Mosso as his co-defendants struck the man. Moments later, Martinez-Alvarenga,

Lopez and Ramiro Gutierrez, 26, allegedly pulled the 20-year-old victim from the train onto the 90th Street subway platform in Jackson Heights and continued to pummel the victim with punches and kicks.

Surveillance video of the incident alleg-

edly shows the victim attempt to stand up, just as Gutierrez allegedly points a firearm in his direction, followed by the sounds of gunshots. The three defendants run from the platform. Mosso was pronounced dead at the scene.

“What started out as an alleged violent gang assault quickly turned into a heinous public slaying. The victim was killed during a brazen broad day light attack with dozens of fellow subway riders as witnesses.

The two men—along with a third previously charged individual—are alleged to have pulled the victim from the train, rain punches and kicks on him before the man was shot several times in the head,” Brown said. “The defendants now face the possibility of being locked away for life.”

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City to Scrap Parking Placard System

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A digital system featuring stickers and scanable license plates will replace the oft-abused parking placards by 2021.

By Forum Staff A digital parking management system featuring stickers and scanable license plates will replace the oft-abused placards by 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged on Thursday.

The mayor indicated that his administration aims to phase out the use of physical City-issued placards throughout NYC in 2021 and eliminate the use of fraudulent placards. This will be accomplished, de Blasio said, with an increase in penalties, a strict three-strike policy for misusing a placard, culminating in revocation, and a dedicated Department of Transportation placard enforcement unit. At the same time, a new census of placard misuse will provide data to measure progress and inform the public, Hizzoner noted.

According to the administration, the DOT is currently conducting a pilot program that replaces paper placards with window stickers on 300 DOT-owned vehicles.

By making it impossible to move an official placard to a different vehicle, the sticker program will eliminate a significant aspect of placard misuse. Replacing placards with stickers is also a stepping stone towards a fully virtual permit system, and this sticker system will provide a bridge until the payby-plate system is fully implemented.

The DOT and City police Department also will roll out a state-of-the-art parking management system, the administration promised. An integrated parking management system will eventually link parking meters, hand-held enforcement devices and license plates. Government employees that have authorization to park at certain places and times, which are currently identified with a parking placard, will have those stipulations attached to a license plate that

will automatically register as legally or illegally parked—eliminating discretion and confusion in placard enforcement. It will cost $52 million for installation and new equipment, and the first edition of the system, focused on pay-by-plate meters, will be fully operational by 2021.

Additionally, through DOT and Department of Finance rulemaking, the City will create a three-strike policy that will lead to permanent revocation for misusing an official placard three times. This rule would make misuse or fraudulent use an additional, separate violation on top of a parking violation. This rule will be in place by spring of 2019. De Blasio said that he will also advocate for changes to State law to raise the penalty for a placard violation from $50 to $250.

The City Department of Transportation will create a new team of 10 Traffic Enforcement Agents dedicated to targeted enforcement of placard rules, according to the administration. The team will focus on particular hot spots in Lower Manhattan or Downtown Brooklyn, the two areas most plagued by placard abuse. Working with NYPD, DOT will hire, train and acquire the equipment for this team within one year. They will be empowered to ticket vehicles abusing their placard privileges or using fake placards.

According to the City, in 2018, there were roughly 125,500 City-issued placards.

The DOT issued 50,000, NYPD issued 44,000 and DOE issued 31,500. This total number does not include State or federal placards. Since the 2017 announcement, there has been a 93 percent increase in NYPD summons for illegal parking while displaying a placard (from the 2016 baseline.) There were 28,269 summonses in 2016; 41,931 in 2017; and 54,608 last year.

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The large crowd gathered at 107th Avenue and Inwood Street, where Byrne, a rookie City cop just seven months out of the academy and assigned to the 103rd Precinct,

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Thermos Bottle Possible Cause of Flushing Bus Crash

By Michael V. Cusenza A dropped Thermos bottle lodged between the brake and accelerator pedals could not be ruled out as a possible cause for the fatal 2017 collision between two buses in downtown Flushing, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s report issued Thursday.

In September 2017, three people were killed and another 17 injured after a tour bus barreled into a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus at a high rate of speed at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Main Street. Raymond Mong, 49, was behind the wheel of the Dahlia Group Inc. charter when it plowed into the rear of the Q20 at approximately 60 miles per hour.

Mong and two pedestrians died.

According to the NTSAB, its investigators used data from telematic systems on the motorcoach and the transit bus and security video footage to establish the timeline of events, including respective vehicle location tracking, lane positions, and pre-crash speeds. The investigation was aided by a GPS device on the motorcoach which pro-

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NTSB investigators re-enact a possible scenario in which a dropped Thermos bottle causes runaway acceleration and prevents braking.

vided video and audio from its forward facing camera, the NTSB report noted.

Investigators found no evidence that Mong’s experience, training, route familiarity or pre-crash activities were factors in the collision. The GPS recording indicates that Mong was conscious and aware of the hazardous conditions preceding the crash but was unable to control the vehicle’s speed.

Security camera video of the crash shows no illumination of the motorcoach brake lights

before impact, but no mechanical or operational issues were found with the motorcoach. NTSB investigators ruled out a deliberate intent by the driver to crash his vehicle.

Investigators then considered the possibility that an object became lodged beneath or between both the brake and the accelerator pedals, resulting in uncontrolled acceleration and the inability to apply the brakes. At the scene of the crash, investigators found a metal Thermos bottle near the control pedals. The

Thermos could potentially explain the metal rattling heard on the audio recording. Mong’s wife said he had taken his Thermos for the trip.

Board officials examined the audio to determine if a dropped Thermos could have created the sound, but the results were inconclusive. Metallurgists from the NTSB Office of Research and Engineering examined marks on the Thermos to determine if they could have been caused by contact with the vehicle control pedals, but no physical evidence was found. Investigators also obtained a similar Thermos and attempted to lodge it in the pedals of an exemplar motorcoach. They found that it was possible to position the Thermos beneath and between the pedal controls such that it prevented brake application while depressing the throttle.

The NTSB concluded that though an obstructed brake pedal could not be discounted as a factor in the crash, it also could not be determined as causal to the crash. The NTSB’s official finding of probable cause was “the driver’s unintended acceleration of the motorcoach and inability to brake for reasons that could not be conclusively determined from the information available.”

Woodhaven to Honor Hero WWII Priest

By Forum Staff City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society are set to host a celebration next week that will honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Lawrence Lynch, an Irish-American priest from Woodhaven who comforted soldiers during World War II. Ulrich sponsored legislation last year that called for renaming the triangle at Rockaway Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue after Lynch. The renaming ceremony is scheduled for next Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

According to the WCHS, Lynch often sought out the most dangerous battlegrounds to assuage the wounded and give dying soldiers their last rites, a Catholic ritual. On April 25, 1945, during the battle on Okinawa, Lynch was Photo Courtesy of Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society traveling with a soldier when a shell struck and killed him The Rev. Lawrence Lynch

instantly. He was just 38 years old. More than 4,000 servicemen attended Mass at his graveside in Okinawa at the end of June, after victory had been secured.

“Everyone loved Rev. Lynch. After he was killed in the battle of Okinawa, thousands of soldiers showed up at his funeral. He sacrificed his life and touched the hearts of so many. He was a priest and a local guy. His death was tragic,” said WCHS President Ed Wendell. “Over time, people tend to forget important pieces of history, which is why this memorial triangle is so important. I am thrilled that his name will live on and glad that Councilman Ulrich saw the value in honoring Rev. Lynch’s important legacy.”

Neir’s Tavern, located at 87-48 78th St. in Woodhaven, will host a St. Patrick’s Day celebration in honor of Lynch immediately following the March 9 triangle renaming ceremony.

Two Charged in Assault on Correction Officers

By Forum Staff A grand jury has indicted two men on assault charges for a violent attack on three City Department of Correction officers last month inside the Queens Detention Center following the defendants’ scheduled court appearances, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

Brandon Bledman, 23, of Queens Village, and Nicholas Morris, 22, of Jamaica were arraigned on a five-count indictment charging them with one count of assault on a peace officer, three counts of second-degree assault, and one count of obstruction of governmental administration. Bledman and Morris were remanded and ordered them to return to court on April 23.

According to the indictment, on Jan. 15, inside the Queens Detention Center Annex the two defendants were waiting to be transported File Photo back to Rikers Island following a scheduled The two suspects were waiting to be transported back to Rikers Island following a scheduled court appearance court appearance. The two men have pending when they allegedly attacked three Correction officers.

cases in which they are being held in lieu of bail.

Bledman and Morris exited a holding space without authorization and when they were instructed by members of the Department of Correction to re-enter the holding space, the two men allegedly refused. At that point, Bledman and Morris allegedly attacked three Correction officers. All three officers received extended medical treatment, Brown noted.

“The defendants in this case are accused of attacking three Correction officers, who were simply doing their job and coordinating transport for defendants going back to Rikers Island following court appearances,” Brown added. “The two men accused in this case allegedly refused to comply with orders and attacked the officers, causing serious injuries.

This kind of conduct is not acceptable and the defendants will be held accountable for their alleged actions.”

If convicted, Bledman and Morris both face up to 15 years in prison.

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First Responders, Elected Officials Call for Permanent Reauthorization of Sept. 11 Victim Fund

By Michael V. Cusenza September 11 first responders and survivors on Monday joined a group of bipartisan elected officials on Capitol Hill to introduce the Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act and call for its swift passage.

The measure would ensure that all Sept.

11 first responders and survivors who have been injured by the toxins at Ground Zero and have certified Sept. 11 illnesses would receive their full compensation through the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund now and into the future as more become ill with Sept. 11 cancers. The bill would also close the funding gap recently announced by VCF Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya.

Earlier this month, Bhattacharyya indicated that a VCF funding shortfall has forced her to significantly decreasing future payouts.

For any claim or amendment submitted on or before Feb. 1, 2019, the payout will be reduced by 50 percent. For any claim or amendment submitted on or after Feb. 2, 2019, the payout will be reduced by 70 percent.

“The stark reality of the data leaves me no choice,” Bhattacharyya said.

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The Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act is designed to ensure that the VCF is fully funded and will remain open for those that will become ill in the future.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Monday noted that the Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act is designed to ensure that the VCF is fully funded and will remain open for those that will become ill in the future.

“Just over a week ago, 9/11 heroes all over the country learned the horrible news

that the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund will need to make severe cuts.

Cancer rates in the 9/11 first responder community are rising faster than ever before, and that means our 9/11 heroes are going to need the VCF more urgently than ever before. Congress must not sit idly by ignoring this suffering and passing it off as someone else’s problem while drastic cuts

are made to the VCF program,” Gillibrand said. “We must pass this bipartisan bill to make the VCF permanent with full funding so that when our 9/11 heroes get that terrifying call from the doctor, they’ll at least have the peace of mind that the VCF will be there for them and their families. We must honor our 9/11 heroes, and that means giving them the support they earned and deserve and urgently need.”

Uniformed Firefighters Association President Gerard Fitzgerald added, “Though money doesn’t replace the victims’ lives cut short or adversely impacted by 9/11, it does help ease the tremendous burden of financial distress caused by the loss of life or the chronic injuries sustained by first responders. It would be unconscionable for Congress to allow this to expire and immoral to leave families without the very little compensation their loved ones earned on one of the most tragic days in American history. Sept. 11 wasn’t only an attack on New York, it was an attack on America—and New York’s first responders heroically answered. Still today, the actions of terrorists continue to attack New York’s first responders, and America and the United States Congress needs to answer.”

Rego Park Man Gets 15 Years for Child Porn

By Forum Staff A Rego Park man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.

Keith Liwanag, 27, pleaded guilty last June to sexual exploitation of a child. Upon completion of his sentence, he must register as a sex offender.

According to officials, in September and October 2016, Liwanag used a Facebook account to direct women in the Philippines to engage in sexual acts with children in exchange for money, and to produce and send child pornography over Facebook’s private messaging service. On Sept.

8, Liwanag sent several messages to a woman asking her to sexually abuse a six-year-old boy as part of a “show” in exchange for money. Three days later, Liwanag sent and received messages from another woman about a “show” with Keith Liwanag

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the woman’s son and offered her money to perform a sex act on him. On Oct. 12, Liwanag sent a message to a third woman soliciting photographs of the sexual abuse of her child. In response, on Oct. 27, the woman sent Liwanag two images depicting child abuse.

As set forth in court filings, the evidence obtained during the course of the investigation includes 10 recorded video conferences between Liwanag and women engaged in the sexual abuse of children.

“Liwanag paid others to victimize children for his own pleasure,” said Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge Angel Melendez. “His use of women in the Philippines to exploit children for the production of child pornography is not just criminal, it’s evil. Because of the great work of law enforcement and the prosecutor’s office, he will now serve 15 years for his unfathomable acts, facing the full justice of his actions behind bars.”

Nazi Graffiti Found at Borough School

By Michael V. Cusenza Anti-Semitic phrases and symbols, including swastikas and “Hail Hitler,” were discovered at a Rego Park schoolyard on Friday.

The City Police Department is currently investigating the incident at PS 139, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to assist with the probe. The NYPD is offering up to $2,500 for information regarding the hate crime.

“Let me be very clear: In New York, we have zero tolerance for anti-Semitism and hate of any kind, and no student should ever feel discriminated against or threatened

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The anti-Semitic graffiti was scrawled all over the PS 139 playground.

because of their religion or ethnic origin,” Cuomo said. “New York is a beacon of tolerance and hope, and we will do everything in our power to make sure the perpetrators of these vile acts are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

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Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) echoed the governor’s sentiments and denounced the vandalism.

“I am outraged and sickened that hate has reared its ugly head in our community.

The drawings found in the playground of

PS 139 are disgusting and unacceptable and everybody throughout this diverse and welcoming borough must condemn these anti-Semitic images,” she said. “There is no place for hate in Queens or anywhere in our society and these acts will not be tolerated.

I thank the hardworking detectives of the NYPD who are investigating and I hope the perpetrators are found and swiftly brought to justice.”

City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) posted pictures of the incident on social media.

“I am horrified, disgusted, and nauseated, to say the least, of what I have witnessed today,” she posted on Twitter.

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