THE FORUM NEWSGROUP | JANUARY 7, 2021

VOL. 21 • NUMBER 1 • JANUARY 7, 2021

GOOD READ-DANCE! The Forum Bids Adieu to an Awful Year by looking back at 2020’s Top Stories

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Sanders Ordered to Pay $15K Fine for Allegedly Accepting Gifts from Nonprofit

By Michael V. Cusenza While he was a city councilman, current State Sen. James Sanders, Jr. (DSouth Richmond Hill) allegedly accepted 18 valuable gifts from a not-for-profit organization that was doing business with the City, including by receiving $841,000 in discretionary funding sponsored by Sanders, according to the City Conflicts of Interest Board.

Sanders allegedly accepted from the Margert Community Corporation: free accommodations at an all-inclusive resort in the Pocono Mountains for himself on five occasions, for his wife on four occasions, for his son on two occasions, and for his sister and nephew on one occasion; free tickets to a dinner cruise for family members (his sister, niece, and two nephews); and free flowers for his wife on another dinner cruise. In accepting each of these gifts, the now-former Council Member violated the City Charter, which prohibits a public servant from accepting any gift or series of gifts valued at $50 or more from a firm engaged in business dealings with the City. The board issued an order, after a full hearing before an Administrative Law Judge at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, imposing a $15,000 fine—the amount recommended by the OATH Administrative

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Law Judge—on Sanders.

The State senator’s comment to the 21page COIB report, submitted by his attorney, made no new arguments to challenge the findings of the Administrative Law Judge, which are supported by documentary and testimonial evidence. Instead, Sanders repeated his closing argument that his acceptance of free accommodation at Woodloch for himself, his wife, his son, his sister, and his nephew and the free tickets to the September 2011 dinner cruise for his sister, niece, and two nephews did not constitute valuable gifts because the recipients of this free accommodation and attendance were serving as volunteers at events for seniors and, therefore, their at-

tendance served a government purpose.

These arguments were specifically considered and rejected by the Administrative Law Judge.

As required by the City Charter, the board commences an enforcement action by sending a Notice of Initial Determination of Probable Cause detailing alleged violations of the City’s conflicts of interest law. The respondent has an opportunity to retain counsel, to respond to the Notice in writing, and to negotiate a pre-hearing settlement to resolve the allegations. If the respondent chooses to submit a response, the board reviews that response and any supporting documents and, only if the board finds that probable cause continues

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to exist to believe the alleged violations occurred, directs that a hearing be held at OATH to determine whether the alleged violations occurred. At OATH, the respondent is afforded another opportunity, prior to the hearing, to resolve the matter through a negotiated settlement.

Following the hearing, the OATH Administrative Law Judge issues a report and recommendation detailing the factual determinations, legal conclusions, and recommended penalty. The board considers the report and recommendation in determining whether to issue an order finding that violations of the conflicts of interest law were committed and what fine, if any, to impose.

City Sets Ambitious Goal of 1 Million Vaccine Doses Administered in January

By Michael V. Cusenza The City will administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of January—at least that’s Mayor Bill de Blasio’s bold New Year’s resolution.

However, Hizzoner said on Monday that he recognizes that the goal cannot be hit by the City alone, without expanded support and increased coordination at every level of government.

With the Vaccine Command Center helping to manage, triage, and coordinate the effort, the City aims to double its weekly capacity for vaccination—from hospitals, to community health care centers, to urgent care clinics—through a threepronged plan. First, COVID-19 Vaccine Hubs will be launched across the city in January, where New Yorkers in neighborhoods across the city will ultimately be able to go to access a vaccine. Conveniently located NYC Heath + Hospitals COVID-19 testing sites will also serve as vaccination centers, in addition to continuing to provide ongoing COVID-19 testing. The City is also calling on local organizations to scale up their capacity to administer vaccines quicker.

While the City is building out its capacity to ramp up vaccinations, continued and

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“This is going to be a banner year, an extraordinary year, and it all begins with the biggest vaccination campaign in the history of New York City,” Mayor de Blasio said on Monday.

increased assistance from the State, Federal government, and private partners is needed to truly achieve these goals, including: Receiving more concrete and comprehensive guidance in advance so that NYC can expand the number of eligible New Yorkers Ensuring supply of the vaccine re-

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mains consistent, allowing the City to expand its reach to vaccinate more New Yorkers Private partners: pick up pace of getting shots into arms and increase ability to offer more vaccines to more New Yorkers every day and every week With all these pieces in play, this New

Year’s Resolution is ambitious, but achievable, de Blasio said.

“This is going to be a banner year, an extraordinary year, and it all begins with the biggest vaccination campaign in the history of New York City. I want people to be clear about this: We put down this goal of 1 million doses by the end of January. Why do we put down this goal? Because we are convinced we need it and we can do it,” the mayor added. “And this is what is crucial to understand here, this is a moment where we’re going to ask everyone to join together in the spirit of extraordinary efforts of the past. We’re going to ask all New Yorkers to be part of this effort, every City agency, every hospital, every part of our society has to pull together to make these million vaccinations happen by the end of January, and then much, much more beyond. To get this done, we need help. We need flexibility from the State of New York. We need support from the federal government. We need the federal government to simplify the rules and to join us in making things move quicker. We need the manufacturers of the vaccine to keep delivering on schedule. There is so much that can be done if everyone acts in partnership. And I think that’s what everyone’s impulse is, that’s the good news.”

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On Friday, the Umbrella Hotel on 82nd Avenue near Queens Boulevard hosted the city’s first homicide of 2021.

By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Bill de Blasio said this week that he wants violence-magnet Umbrella Hotel shuttered “immediately.”

The Kew Gardens inn was the site of the city’s first homicide of 2021. Robert Williams, 20, was murdered as part of a tripleshooting at the hotel in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Friday’s deadly melee is just the latest in a long line of serious trouble for the hotel located just across Queens Boulevard from Queens Borough Hall and the criminal courts building.

“I do want that hotel closed. I’ve instructed my team. I saw the very, very painful report a few days ago. I instructed my team to move to close that hotel immediately. We’re checking obviously all of our legal powers here to make sure that what we do is legal and appropriate, but I want

it closed. I think it’s been a blight on the community and it should not be that going forward. So we’re going to use all the power of the city government to get that closed and stop having the community suffer from what’s happened at that hotel,” de Blasio said on Monday.

“Today’s fatal shooting at the Umbrella Hotel near Queens Borough Hall was a sad and troubling way to start the New Year,” added Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. “Whoever is responsible for this heinous crime must swiftly be brought to justice. It is also time for the Umbrella Hotel, which has already been cited for numerous public safety violations, to be shut down. This hotel is a public nuisance that has no place in Kew Gardens or anywhere in our borough or city. The hotel’s guests and residents of the surrounding community should not be subjected to its dangerous conditions.”

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Two Queens Men Sued in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme

By Forum Staff The United States has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Brooklyn seeking damages and penalties against three individuals—including two borough residents—and multiple companies alleged to have engaged in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme to defraud the government, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

The complaint alleges that Iskyo Aronov, of Middle Village; Ron Borovinsky, of Hollis Hills; and Michael Konstantinovskiy, of Roslyn Heights, and companies that they owned or controlled, engaged in fraudulent short sales of residential properties insured by the Federal Housing Administration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The suit is brought pursuant to the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act. Pursuant to HUD’s Pre-Foreclosure Sale Program, qualifying homeowners with defaulted, FHA-insured mortgages may sell their properties in a “short sale” for less than the balance of the mortgage if the sale is for the fair market value of the property.

If a homeowner obtains approval for a short sale, the lender releases the mortgage after the short sale and submits an FHA insur-

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One of the many companies also named in the civil suit is 1178 Gates Ave. Inc., which is the address of the above building in Brooklyn.

ance claim to HUD to cover the outstanding mortgage balance net of the short sale proceeds, plus approved costs and interest.

HUD, in turn, pays the lender’s claim from federal funds.

Aronov was the founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of defendants My Ideal Property Inc., My Ideal Propery Group LLC and MIP Management Inc., and also controlled other affiliated corporate entities that he allegedly established to help him fraudulently acquire residential prop-

erties. Borovinsky identified himself as a co-founder with Aronov of My Ideal Property. Konstantinovskiy worked as an agent for My Ideal Property where he allegedly conspired with others to fraudulently obtain properties.

As alleged in the complaint, from at least 2013 through 2016, the defendants defrauded HUD by manipulating the short sale process to acquire residential properties from numerous distressed homeowners for below-fair market value prices in non-arm’s-length transactions. The indi-

vidual defendants used various corporate entities in furtherance of the fraudulent scheme. In the process, defendants made a host of material misrepresentations in critical transaction documents. As a result, defendants not only acquired the properties for below-fair market value prices, but obtained broker fees in the transactions and induced lenders to release the FHAinsured mortgages at a loss. In turn, HUD paid the lenders’ claims for FHA insurance from federal funds. These payments by HUD were artificially inflated as a result of the defendants’ fraudulent conduct.

“As alleged, these defendants fraudulently obtained homes at depressed prices at the expense of a taxpayer-funded program designed to assist borrowers seeking the American Dream of home ownership,” said Acting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme.

The government’s complaint intervenes in a lawsuit originally brought by under the “qui tam” provisions of the FCA. Under the FCA, private citizens with knowledge of fraud against the government can bring a lawsuit on behalf of the United States and share in the recovery. The act also permits the government to intervene in such actions, as the government has done in this case.

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Co-Ops Eligible for Virus Relief Funds

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“Financial relief is finally available to housing cooperatives in Queens that have faced declining revenues and increasing costs during COVID-19,� Rep. Meng said.

By Forum Staff Housing cooperatives are now eligible to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program, which is the Small Business Administration’s signature coronavirus relief initiative to assist struggling small businesses during the national health crisis, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) recently announced.

The change was included in the $900 billion coronavirus relief package that was signed into law on Dec. 27.

In April, Meng and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Queens and LI) led members of the New York congressional delegation in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza urging them to make co-ops and condominiums eligible to participate in PPP. In May, Meng along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Reps. Velåzquez (D-Queens and Brooklyn) and Eliot Engel (D-Bronx), and other New York lawmakers called on SBA to clarify guidance on PPP eligibility for co-ops.

The House passed the Heroes Act in May and the updated Heroes Act 2.0 in October that expanded PPP eligibility to include co-ops.

PPPÂ provides forgivable loans if 60 percent is used for payroll and 40 percent is used for non-payroll expenses like rent, mortgage interest payments, or utilities.

The program closed on Aug. 8 despite over $130 billion remaining.

The $900 billion coronavirus relief measure reopens PPP and expands eligible expenses to also include personal protective equipment, supplier costs, and business operations software and human resources needs. “Financial relief is finally available to

housing cooperatives in Queens that have faced declining revenues and increasing costs during COVID-19. I am relieved that they will soon be able to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program and get the assistance they need,� said Meng. “COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on the affordable cooperative housing units in New York City alone. Leaving out co-ops from PPP was a disservice to them despite their economic hardship. I was proud to press the Administration on this issue, and to help secure language in the Heroes Act and Heroes Act 2.0, which passed the House in May and October, respectively. While the Senate Republicans needlessly held up for months any relief for working families, I am glad that we finally secured eligibility for co-ops in the recent coronavirus relief package. Cooperatives remain a critical source of affordable housing for Queens and New York families and they must be made whole in the midst of this unprecedented public health and economic crises. Opening up the PPP to these entities will give them this lifeline. I want to thank my congressional colleagues and the president’s Co-op & Condo Council for their partnership on this issue. I encourage all to apply once the program resumes, and I will continue to push for more assistance to help families and workers in Queens in the coming months.�

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De Blasio Announces Extension of Open Storefronts Program Ticketmaster Pays $10M Fine for Intrusions into Competitor’s Computer Systems

By Forum Staff Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million fine to resolve charges that it repeatedly accessed without authorization the computer systems of a competitor, federal prosecutors recently announced.

The fine is part of a deferred prosecution agreement that Ticketmaster has entered with the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office to resolve a five-count criminal information charging computer intrusion and fraud offenses. Previously, on Oct. 18, 2019, Zeeshan Zaidi, the former head of Ticketmaster’s Artist Services division, pleaded guilty in a related case to conspiring to commit computer intrusions and wire fraud based on his participation in the same scheme.

According to Ticketmaster’s admissions and publicly filed court documents, Ticketmaster, a wholly owned subsidiary of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., was primarily engaged in the business of selling and distributing tickets to events and concerts.

The victim company offered artists the ability to sell presale tickets – sold in advance of general ticket sales – on an online ticketing platform. It also offered artists an Artist Toolbox, which was a password-protected app that provided real-time data about tickets sold through the victim company.

Instrumental to the criminal scheme was Coconspirator-1, a former senior employee of the victim company, who worked in the company’s Brooklyn offices from approximately May 2010 to July 2012. In approximately July 2012, Coconspirator-1 signed a separation agreement with the victim company, in which he agreed to maintain the confidentiality of that company’s confidential information. He then joined Live Nation in approximately August 2013.

In November 2013, while employed by Live Nation, Coconspirator-1 shared with Zaidi and another Ticketmaster employee the URLs for draft ticketing web pages that the victim company had built for an artist, but had not disseminated to the public.

In response to a Ticketmaster executive explaining that the goal was to “choke off [victim company]” and “steal back one of [victim company]’s signature clients,” Coconspirator-1 offered that Ticketmaster could “cut [victim company] off at the knees” if they could win back presale ticketing business for a second major artist that was a client of the victim company.

In January 2014, Coconspirator-1 emailed Zaidi and a second Ticketmaster executive multiple sets of usernames and passwords for Toolboxes. Coconspirator-1 encouraged the executives to “screen-grab the hell out of the system,” but also warned, “I must stress that as this is access to a live [victim company] tool I would be careful in what you click on as it would be best not [to] giveaway that we are snooping around.”

(Emphasis in original.) The information from the Toolboxes was then used to pre-

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“[This] resolution demonstrates that any company that obtains a competitor’s confidential information for commercial advantage, without authority or permission, should expect to be held accountable in federal court,” said Acting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney DuCharme.

pare a presentation for other senior executives that was intended to “benchmark” Ticketmaster’s offerings against those of the victim company.

In early May 2014, a senior executive of Live Nation (Corporate Officer-1) asked Zaidi and others how Ticketmaster’s presale online offering compared with the Toolbox. Coconspirator-1 was then asked to “do a screenshare/demo” at an upcoming “Artist Services Summit.” Coconspirator-1 agreed to “pull together a list of the log-ins and URL’s that I still have access to for this so I can give the team as much insight as possible.” At least 14 Live Nation and Ticketmaster employees attended the Artist Services Summit, in San Francisco.

There, in front of those employees, Coconspirator-1 used a username and password he had retained from his employment at

the victim company to log in to a Toolbox, and provided a demonstration. Coconspirator-1 later also provided Zaidi and other Ticketmaster executives with internal and confidential financial documents he had retained from his employment at the victim company.

In January 2015, Coconspirator-1 was transferred to the Artist Services division, promoted to director of Client Relations, and given a raise. Following the promotion, Coconspirator-1 emailed another Artist Services employee, “Now we can really start to bring down the hammer on [Victim Company].” Ticketmaster employees continued to access password-protected victim company Toolboxes through December 2015.

Between approximately July 2014 and June 2015, Coconspirator-1 and others

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Under the terms of the deferred prosecution agreement, Ticketmaster will pay a criminal penalty of $10 million.

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monitored draft-ticketing web pages created by the victim company. Although these pages were not password-protected, they were not indexed in search engines, and therefore could not be located without determining the exact URLs, which included a series of numbers. Until the victim company or artist publicly disseminated a URL, the victim company intended to restrict access to itself and the artist.

After joining Live Nation, Coconspirator-1 explained to Zaidi and others how the “store ID” numbers in the URLs were numbered sequentially, enabling Ticketmaster employees to monitor new pages and to learn which artists planned to use the victim company to sell tickets. Coconspirator-1 used this information to search for new victim company ticketing web pages, and sent the URLs to Ticketmaster executives. In or about January 2015, a Ticketmaster employee was assigned to learn about this system from Coconspirator-1, and maintained a spreadsheet listing every victim company ticketing web page that could be located, so that Ticketmaster could identify the victim company’s clients and attempt to dissuade them from selling tickets through the victim company. Zaidi explained that “we’re not supposed to tip anyone off that we have this view into [the victim company’s] activities.”

Under the terms of the deferred prosecution agreement, Ticketmaster will pay a criminal penalty of $10 million and will maintain a compliance and ethics program designed to prevent and detect violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and other applicable laws, and to prevent the unauthorized and unlawful acquisition of confidential information belonging to its competitors. Ticketmaster will also report to the United States Attorney’s Office annually during the three-year term of the agreement regarding these compliance measures. If the company breaches the agreement, it will be subject to prosecution for the charges in the criminal information that was filed today, charging the Company with one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, one count of computer intrusion for commercial advantage, one count of computer intrusion in furtherance of fraud, one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of wire fraud.

“Ticketmaster employees repeatedly – and illegally – accessed a competitor’s computers without authorization using stolen passwords to unlawfully collect business intelligence,” said Acting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme. “Further, Ticketmaster’s employees brazenly held a division-wide ‘summit’ at which the stolen passwords were used to access the victim company’s computers, as if that were an appropriate business tactic. Today’s resolution demonstrates that any company that obtains a competitor’s confidential information for commercial advantage, without authority or permission, should expect to be held accountable in federal court.”

Forum Looks back at the Top Stories of 2020, ‘a Year Unlike any Other in the Modern Times of Queens’

By Michael V. Cusenza As we do on the first Thursday of every year, The Forum will take this opportunity to reflect on the top stories of the past 12 monthswhich have “been unlike any other in the modern times of Queens,” as District Attorney Melinda Katz put it in her End of Year Message.

While the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020 (with no sign of slowing up), not all of them were negative. The Forum highlighted the work of Howard Beach residents like Nick “the Balloonatic” Rotondo and the Connolly sisters, who through their talents sought to uplift their beloved community.

In April, Rotondo crafted a large set of balloon rosary beads and displayed them for all to see on his lawn.

“I said: This is for my neighborhood, to come by and say a quick prayer,” the Balloonatic told The Forum.

That gesture turned into a worldwide phenomenon. Rotondo estimates that the rosary picture has been tagged and shared hundreds of times across all social media platforms.

And who can forget the Balloonatic’s inimitable “Kiss my Eggs Coronavirus” creation, which brought more smiles and cameras to his lawn.

“I just try to spread joy,” he said.

Also in April, Rachel, Joanna, and Shannon Connolly—that talented Howard Beach trio with virtuosic voices--volunteered vocals in a livestream event on Facebook for Our Lady of Grace Church that garnered thousands of dollars in donations and was shared all over the world.

“The Connolly Sisters in Quarantine” was viewed by former OLG parishioners now living in Ireland, London, Florida, California, Arizona, and Hawaii, to name a few of the far flung locales that tuned in to hear the siblings sing.

Asked how the idea came together, the

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girls pointed to their parents, Gerard, who had been working 12-hour shifts as a hospital administrator at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn since the COVID-19 outbreak, and Joanne, a pair that have been the sisters’ musical inspirations for years.

“We’ve always had music in our lives— we were singing before we could talk,” Joanna said. “Once my dad, who’s a very talented musician, heard the suggestion, he was like, ‘You’ve gotta do this!’”

For perhaps the most inspiring local pandemic story, The Forum turned to the “Miracle of Manhasset.”

That’s the moniker that Howard Beach resident John “Johhny Boy” DiLorenzo earned from Long Island hospital staff as he slowly fought his way back from the brink of death, eventually conquering COVID. He spent no less than 59 harrowing days in the hospital, only to be transferred to an inpatient rehab facility that he was forced to call home for another 21 days.

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“The only thing I remember is my wife dropping me off at Syosset Hospital emergency room,” Johnny Boy told The Forum in June. “I didn’t know it was [COVID-19] until I woke up in Manhasset with all these tubes running in and out of me.”

Unsurprisingly, crime played a significant role in the story of Queens 2020.

Some of the most harrowing incidents occurred in Forest Park.

According to an indictment, before sunset on Saturday, July 25, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, 32, approached a woman as she walked on a trail inside Forest Park. He tapped her on the shoulder, and when she turned toward him Cardenas allegedly hit her in the face and tried to kiss her. The sudden blow knocked the woman, 51, to the ground. Cardenas then allegedly dragged the victim into the bushes, pulled down her pants and sexually assaulted her.

As the victim fought back, Cardenas allegedly wrapped a cloth around her neck that restricted her breathing. The victim was

able to scream for help, which alerted a passerby. Cardenas then ran away from the area. The victim was treated at a nearby hospital for her injuries. Cardenas was apprehended two days later after surveillance photos of him were circulated in the press.

“What should have been an idyllic stroll through the park turned into a maelstrom of violence for the victim in this case, who courageously fought off her attacker,” DA Katz said.

In November, a Richmond Hill man was charged with allegedly grabbing and pulling on the clothing of two women and a teenager in a three-hour span in Forest Park.

Also this past November, City Councilman Donovan Richards won the race to succeed Katz as Queens Borough President. And as expected, incumbents State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (both D-Howard Beach) cruised to victory.

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Cuauhtemoc Cardenas is indicted in October on first-degree rape and other offenses for allegedly attacking a woman this summer in Forest Park.

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City Handled Record 23.5M 311 Calls in 2020

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NYC 311 is available 24/7, 365 days a year in nearly 180 languages through the call center, online, a mobile app, social media, and by texting 311-NYC (692).

By Forum Staff The City’s 311 call center handled a record 23.5 million calls this year—the highest volume in 311’s nearly 18 years of operation, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.

The spike, the mayor noted, was driven

by New Yorkers’ need for essential services and life-saving information during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the height of the pandemic, 311 became a lifeline for New Yorkers seeking access to meals, healthcare, testing, remote learning devices, and more. Hundreds of call-center representatives remained on-site to serve their fellow New Yorkers in need.

These essential workers are among the unsung heroes of the pandemic, de Blasio said.

“When New Yorkers need assistance with finding food, testing, remote learning devices and more, they turn to 311,” Hizzoner added. “It’s hard to imagine a more difficult time than 2020, but think for a moment how lost we would be without the essential workers at 311. Even if you didn’t have the need to pick up the phone and call them this year, take a moment to offer your thanks and solidarity to these humble and dedicated public servants. Our city is stronger because of them.”

This year’s call volume shatters previous records of approximately 21 million calls in 2015 and 22 million calls in 2011, and represents a 20-percent increase over 2019 call volumes. And despite the unprecedented demand, the 311 team has driven down average customer wait times to approximately 33 seconds.

“311 is a service every single New Yorker

can rely on, especially as we continue to respond to COVID-19,” said Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin. “Whether a New Yorker is looking to get information on food resources, testing, or learn about alternate side parking, 311 is always there to help. I thank Commissioner Tisch and her staff for their extraordinary work during these trying times.”

In addition to optimizing operations to address the increase in calls during the pandemic, 311 has remained a trusted source for everyday information such as alternateside parking, trash collections, and school closures.

NYC 311 is available 24/7, 365 days a year in nearly 180 languages through the call center, online, a mobile app, social media, and by texting 311-NYC (692).

NYC 311 can also be reached through video relay service at 212-NEW-YORK (6399675) and through TT Y at (212) 504-4115.

“Even at a time of record call volumes, the team’s data-driven approach allowed us to deliver the same high-quality customer service that New Yorkers have come to expect out of 311,” said DoITT Commissioner and Citywide Chief Information Officer Jessica Tisch. “I especially want to thank our dedicated call center representatives for their unwavering commitment to the people of New York City.”

First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan added, “This year, New Yorkers turned to 311 more than ever before to navigate City services. Thanks to the hard work of many public servants, 311 represents government accessibility at its best. I commend Commissioner Tisch and everyone at 311 for a job well done during this challenging year.”

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HEALTHY RESOLUTIONS We start out this week by wishing all a happy new year. Although we have experienced holiday traditions in a very non-traditional format this year, one thing is probably more in effect than ever before: packing on the holiday pounds. You should not at all seem surprised if guilt of over indulgence is even greater this year, especially after so many of us spent our lockdown times in the kitchen.

But the soundest advice we can offer you to get healthy in the new year is to forget about the crash diets and follow a simple, sane plan we’ve come up with to start and finish your new year feeling and looking better.

1- Get more and better sleep. Experts agree on these simple rules: Read a book 30 minutes before bed, avoid food two hours before turning in, no caffeine after mid-afternoon and make your bed as comfortable as possible.

By the way the same experts agree that better sleep aids weight loss!

2- Change when you eat. Your metabolism is highest around 10 a.m. and slowest in the middle of the night. Eat 75 % of your calories by 2 p.m.

3- Foster face-to-face relationships. Although in the past we have encouraged you to spend more in-person time with family and friends, we are biting our tongues this year and instead encouraging Zoom, Face Time and all

other on-line face to face chat options, when in person contact poses a risk. Seeing your loved ones at least twice a week is a guaranteed stress reliever. It increases your endorphin production and could increase your life span!

4- Get and stay mobile. Shoot for 150 minutes of exercise each week. You’ll increase awareness and burn those calories as well.

5- Check in with your primary doctor. It will ensure you take care of things like blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring. Bring up your concerns-no matter how minor they may seem.

6- Reduce stress. It won’t just help your mental health. Between 60-8- percent of all primary care visits are in some way related to stress. Reducing stress is a lot simpler than you think. Stretch for a few minutes each morning, place photos of loved ones in your designated workstation and walk outside at least once a day. Spend five minutes in the morning and the afternoon by concentrating on deep mindful breathing. Believe it or not if you’re thinking about your breathing you won’t be thinking of anything else!

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City Shutters Illegal Maspeth Club

In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, City deputy sheriffs shut down an illegal nightclub in Maspeth.

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City Touts 5-Percent Decrease in Fire Deaths

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“While 2020 was filled with tremendous pain for our department, with 12 of our members lost to COVID-19, this year also demonstrated once more the unwavering bravery and tremendous resilience of the FDNY,” Fire Commissioner Nigro said.

By Forum Staff The city had 63 civilian fire deaths in 2020, 5 percent fewer deaths than in 2019, when 66 people lost their lives in fires, City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro announced Tuesday.

This marks the 15th consecutive year there have been fewer than 100 fire-related deaths, Nigro noted.

“While 2020 was filled with tremendous pain for our department, with 12 of our members lost to COVID-19, this year

also demonstrated once more the unwavering bravery and tremendous resilience of the FDNY,” Nigro said. “Our EMTs and paramedics faced the busiest period in EMS history during the height of the pandemic, responding day and night to thousands upon thousands of calls for help, with the utmost professionalism and care for their patients. Our firefighters raced into burning buildings as they have for 155 years and continued to reduce the number of lives lost to fire. The life-saving efforts of all our members during this horrific year

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2020 marked the 15th consecutive year there have been fewer than 100 fire-related deaths in the five boroughs.

– especially as so many of our members themselves battled COVID-19 – are truly remarkable.”

At the height of the pandemic in March and April, EMS responded to the most medical emergencies on a daily basis in New York City history. Call volume increased by thousands, with the highest total ever coming on March 30 when there were 6,527 medical emergencies.

FDNY EMS responded to 1,412,690 medical emergencies in 2020, down 8 percent from 2019, when the de-

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As the commissioner noted, EMS responses fall into one of two broad categories: Segment 1-3, which include lifethreatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, unconscious and choking calls; and Segment 4-8, incidents which are triaged as non-life-threatening incidents. FDNY EMS responded to 530,354 Segment 1-3 calls in 2020, and 882,336 Segment 4-8 incidents.

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