By Michael V. Cusenza
Talk about on the money.
A lo o money.
The record-setting April 14 Mega Millions jackpot ticket worth a staggering $476 million was sold at an Ozone Park store, according to the New York Lottery.
e winning numbers for Friday’s drawing are 23-27-41-48-51 and the Mega Ball is 22. e ticket matched ve numbers and the Mega Ball.
e ticket was purchased at Liberty Beer & Convenience at 93-18 Liberty Ave., steps from the staircase to the A train. e store’s owner will receive $10,000 from the State Lo ery.
e winning numbers for the Mega Millions game are drawn from a eld of one to 70. e Mega Ball is drawn from a separate eld one to of 25. e Mega Millions drawing is televised every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
e winning ticket is worth a New York record $476 million. However, the New York City cash value of the jackpot a er the
winner kicks up to the Tax Man is $156.7 million.
e previous record jackpot prize of $437 million was won on January 1, 2019 by New Life LLC of Huntington. e second-highest jackpot prize of $432 million was won by Goodtimez LL of New York. Winning draw game tickets expire one year from the date of the draw.
By Forum Staff
Community Board 9 and State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) are set to help close out April—Autism Awareness Month—by hosting a community walk event in South Richmond Hill to support those with autism and other developmental disabilities, the senator announced on Friday.
All are invited to participate in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Walk on Saturday, April 29, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. During the event, participants will meet at the corner of 95th Avenue and 125th Street where they will proceed to walk around the perimeter of Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park/Smokey Oval
four times. The walk will take place rain or shine.
Along the route River Fund will have snacks and juice to give out; Heart of Gems will also be handing out snacks; and the Trinidadian and Tobagonian USA group will pass out small slices of pizza and mini cheese sandwiches for the walkers. Bena Homecare Agency will provide an autism backdrop for photos, and EmblemHealth will have a table set up to help sign up families that might need health insurance.
“Autism can come in many different forms and affects each person with it differently, so because of that, each person with autism—and the families and loved ones that care for them—require differ -
ent levels and types of care,” Addabbo said. “That is why it is vitally important that we are out here raising awareness for Autism Awareness Month. However, we are also walking to raise awareness of other developmental disabilities that impacts so many lives right here in Queens, let alone across the country and the world.”
Autism is a complex brain disorder that often inhibits a person’s ability to communicate, respond to their surroundings, and form relationships with others.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020 more than 5.4 million adults across the country—or 2.2 percent of the population— are on the autism spectrum; and, using
data from 2020, the CDC estimates that 1 in 36 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with autism in 2023.
“As the mother of a son with autism, I am personally excited to have Sen. Addabbo sponsor this walk with Community Board 9,” said CB 9 Chairwoman Sherry Algredo. “This is not just a walk, but being able to also engage and speak with participating families and hearing about their struggles and need for more equitable and fair services for people with special needs. We are also very excited for the participation of other elected officials and their support. We encourage folks to come out and join us in support of this great cause and keep this awareness going.”
By Michael V. Cusenza
Mayor Eric Adams recently appointed Kathleen Corradi as the City’s first-ever citywide director of rodent mitigation, also known as the “rat czar.”
In this newly created role, Corradi will coordinate across city government agencies, community organizations, and the private sector to reduce the rat population in New York City – building a cleaner, more welcoming city and tackling a major quality-of-life and health issue.
According to the administration, as the citywide director of rodent mitigation, Corradi will lead and implement a unified strategy to reduce rats in neighborhoods across New York's five boroughs, with a focus on innovative ways to cut off rats' food sources, as well as through testing and deploying new technologies to detect and exterminate rat populations. Corradi will play a vital role in developing and executing the city’s rat mitigation efforts, harnessing both the expertise and operational capacity of several city agencies including the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the New York City Department of Education (DOE), the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), in addition to different private sector partners.
According to Adams administration officials, Corradi began her career as an elementary teacher in Central Brooklyn and program lead at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. At the DOE's Office of Sustainability, Corradi developed New York
City's Zero Waste Schools program, the nation's largest zero waste program that reached over 350,000 students, and led the agency's rodent reduction efforts, coordinating and implementing pest mitigation plans across nearly 120 public schools that led to 70 percent compliance on the Neighborhood Rodent Reduction taskforce. Most recently she has served as DOE's Queens Director of Space Planning, managing $500 million in capital development funds to optimize New York City public schools’ building utilization and ensure fair distribution of resources.
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City also recently received a generous donation of over 1,000 Tomcat rodent control products, including 100 bait stations, 1,000 rat snap traps, and refillable bait for use in NYCHA, NYC Parks, and DOE gardens for use.
“We appreciate the opportunity to support New York City's mitigation efforts,” said Jodi Lee, vice president of controls, Scotts MiracleGro Company, which owns Tomcat. “Rodent control starts with preventive measures, such as removing access to water and food sources, and includes proven rodent control products for challenging settings. Tomcat’s solutions are an effective tool in the fight to stem rodent infestations.”
“New York City has done a lot recently when it comes to fighting public enemy number one: rats. But it was clear we needed someone solely focused on leading our rat reduction efforts across all five boroughs, and today I’m proud to announce Kathy Corradi as New York City's first-ever ‘rat czar,’” said Adams. “Kathy has the knowledge, drive, experience, and energy to send rats packing and create a cleaner, more welcoming city for all New Yorkers.”
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) is once again hosting his free, senior-only job fair in Kew Gardens next month, he announced on Friday.
On May 5, residents aged 55 and older are invited to visit the Kew Gardens Community Center, located at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to apply for jobs with companies that are speci cally looking to hire senior workers. A endees are asked to please use the 80th Road entrance.
is is the rst time Addabbo is organizing a senior job fair since prior to the pandemic.
“With the cost of living in New York City continuing to rise, many people over the age of 55 are finding that they are having a difficult time meeting their financial needs and have to return to the workforce to make ends meet,” Addabbo said. “That is why I am hosting this Senior Job Fair so residents aged 55 and older can come and look for jobs in companies that are looking to hire. Seniors are a valuable part of our population, and
we need to ensure that they have the necessary tools to find the work they need in order to sustain independent and healthy lives. Participants should come dressed in professional attire with plenty of copies of their resumes to give to the businesses in attendance.”
The senator said he has invited businesses and organizations from a wide range of career fields, such as health care and retail. Some of the companies that will be in attendance at the job fair include New York Life Insurance, AHRC NYC, Personal Touch Home
Care, the Council for Airport Security, and more.
Representatives from each company will accept resumes and meet with potential candidates to discuss openings within their organizations.
e fair is free, and interested job-seekers are asked to dress professionally and bring several copies of their résumés to hand out to sta members of companies to which they’d like to apply.
For more information about the job fair, contact Addabbo’s district o ce at (718) 738-1111.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams recently announced the unsealing of a four-count indictment charging Flushing resident Patrick Lau, Lars Winkelbauer, Abilash Kurien, Carlton Llewellyn, Robert Schirmer, Skye Xu, Benjamin Wei, Alvaro Lopez, Fabiola Cino, and Orlando Wong, in connection with a massive scheme to defraud Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (“Polar”), a leading cargo airline, of tens of millions of dollars in revenue and the honest services of its employees.
As alleged in the indictment:
From at least in or about 2009 through in or about July 2021, the 10 defendants participated in a massive scheme to defraud Polar. At all relevant times, Winkelbauer, Kurien, Llewellyn, and Schirmer (collectively, the “Executive Defendants”) were senior executives of Polar. Lau, Xu, Wei, Lopez, Cino, and Wong (collectively, the “Vendor Defendants”) owned and operated various Polar vendors and customers. The Executive Defendants agreed to accept millions of dollars in kickbacks from the Vendor Defendants and also reaped substantial financial benefits as a result of their secret ownership interests in certain Polar vendors, in exchange for ensuring that those vendors received favorable business arrangements with Polar. The fraud they perpetrated — which involved a substantial portion of Polar’s senior management and at least 10 customers and vendors of Polar — led to pervasive corruption of Polar’s business, touching nearly every as -
pect of the company’s operations, for over a decade. Polar’s business involved numerous outside vendors and customers. Polar relied heavily on third-party, general sales agents (“GSAs”) in the United States to sell cargo space on its planes. In turn, the GSAs hired by Polar often sold available cargo space to freight forwarding vendors, which had been hired by downstream customers to coordinate transportation logistics for large quantities of goods. Polar also contracted with ground handling vendors to load and unload cargo and with trucking vendors to transport cargo from domestic locations to the appropriate airports. In addition, Polar contracted with other partners for a variety of business reasons, including to secure cargo space on airline routes not serviced by Polar flights. The scheme to defraud Polar touched on each aspect of these operations.
Together, the Executive Defendants and the Vendor Defendants defrauded Polar by corrupting Polar’s relationships with GSAs, freight forwarders, and other vendors, including those providing ground handling and trucking services. Unbeknownst to Polar, the Executive Defendants utilized their positions within Polar to secure, among other things, favorable contracts, valuable cargo space, favorable shipping rates, and enrollment in various incentive programs for the Vendor Defendants and their entities. In return, the Vendor Defendants paid the Executive Defendants kickbacks in various forms, including, for example, in payments calculated per kilo of cargo shipped with Polar or as a percentage of the revenue earned as a result of a vendor’s relationship with Polar. In addition, the Executive Defendants, in various combinations, held concealed ownership positions in certain companies which contracted with Polar and that were, in at least one case, associated with the Vendor Defendants. As a result, the Executive Defendants received ownership distributions based, in large part, on revenue derived from contracts with Polar — contracts that had been secured and, oftentimes, renewed due to, in large part, the recommendation of the Executive Defendants with conflicts of interest.
A financial analysis estimates that, as a result of the fraudulent scheme, Polar suffered at least approximately $52 million in losses between in or about 2009 and in or about July 2021.
e anticipation of summer includes thoughts of relaxation, fun, sand and of course time spent in the sun. Guarding against the harmful e ects of the sun is crucial.
Most experts seem to agree that pre y much everyone, should use a daily sunscreen of minimum 15 SPF. It's important that even those with minimal exposure protect their skin in order to avoid the harmful, sometimes deadly e ects of the sun.
It takes a mere 20 minutes for skin to turn red with no protection. While application of sunscreen is advised for almost everyone, it is generally agreed that babies under 6 months should be protected with clothing as opposed to sunscreen.
e huge amount of product available on the open market can be confusing to the consumer, and a good place to start nding out what the right protection level is for your use is with your local pharmacist.
ere are some common myths about sunscreen oating around out there and
this week we'd like to point them out to you.
#1. I'm not in the sun that much and I don't need it--WRONG--IT'S NOT JUST FOR SUN WORSHIPPERS-it's for anyone with even minimal exposure.
#2. e small amount in foundation make-up will likely not be enough to o er adequate protection.
#3. All sunscreens are created equal... NOT. You should look for a sunscreen that has an SPF of 30 or higher that provides broad-spectrum coverage against both UVA and UVB light.
#4. A li le sunscreen will get me through the day. e general principle is to reapply every two to four hours.
#5. If I put it on my face, arms, leg, back, and neck -- I'm set. Nope--you'd have missed some key areas like your ears and the back of your neck.
#6. Last year's bo le is still OK?–this is not the place to economize, if you still have it le over, odds are you're not applying it correctly. Check the expiration date on your sunscreen bo le!
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A Long Island man was hit by a car and later died on Friday after attempting to cross North Conduit Avenue, according to police reports.
Shortly after noon on Friday cops responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck at North Conduit Avenue and Cohancy Street. Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive man with trauma about the body. EMS responded and rushed Steven Aragona, 73, to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Further investigation by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that a 25-year-old man driving a black Honda Accord was traveling westbound on North Conduit Avenue when he struck Aragona, who was crossing north to south on the thoroughfare. The driver remained on scene, cops noted. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Tuesday joined NYC Department of Design and Construction, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, the New York State Department of Transportation, the General Contractors Association of New York, National Grid and other entities working on City streets and highways to promote National Work Zone Awareness week, observed this year from April 17-21.
At the start of the annual construction season, transportation and highway departments across the control publicize their campaigns to slow motorists down, promote work zone safety and honor colleagues killed in past work zone intrusions. Tuesday’s event was held at the jobsite for a Vision Zero Street Improvement Project along Meeker Avenue under the BQE in Brooklyn. DOT also announced the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building will be lit orange this evening and that New York State DOT will light the Kosciuszko Bridge orange Wednesday evening, both in recognition of Work Zone Awareness Week.
According to Rodriguez, throughout the year, DOT maintains its commitment to workers through comprehensive work zone training provided by the American Tra c
Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and E-PRO Safety Solutions, ongoing safety assessments of job sites and improvements to eet equipment such as back-up cameras and retro-re ective markings.
In addition to its internal education and training e orts for employees, DOT o cials said the agency places a strong emphasis on its external public awareness campaigns. is season the campaign will focus on ads via the digital and social plat-
forms and highlighting the importance of work zone safety.
DOT experienced 12 work zone intrusions last year, seven of which resulted in injury. Overall, 45 DOT workers have been injured in work zone incidents since 2009 and ve have died from work zone-related events during the past two decades.
is week marks the ve-year anniversary of DOT losing Bridge electrician George Staab when he was fatally struck
at his worksite on the Hutchinson Parkway in the Bronx. Last month, six construction workers were killed on I-695 near Baltimore when a car broke through a gap in protective barriers. Preliminary National Transportation Safety Board reports indicate that the driver was speeding.
e project along Meeker Avenue highlighted by DOT today con gures the area under the BQE to provide speci c space and connections for pedestrians and cyclists, including a connection to the Kosciuszko bike and pedestrian path. e enhancements in this project require the greatest amount of concrete poured this season at DOT and will greatly clarify movements for all users under the BQE.
DOT’s Sidewalk & Inspection Division mobilizes nine Safety Improvement Project crews each season, along with 22 pedestrian ramp crews and as of yesterday now features two additional Green Wave crews. Last season the division poured over 42,000 cubic yards of concrete for DOT work.
As part of the Meeker project DOT showcased its new volumetric concrete mixer, which allows the Citywide Concrete crews to make pours from one to 10 cubic yards without experiencing any waste and gives DOT the ability to perform work on nights and weekends when vendors would not be available or charge premium prices.
City Department of Transportation
Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez recently announced that the agency has undertaken an innovative pilot program to use advanced technology to improve street safety by better measuring transportation uses on NYC streets. The pilot, using technology created by Viva, has placed street activity sensors at 12 locations around the five boroughs to collect data and generate detailed reports that will allow planners to better understand the uses of city streets – and inform future street redesigns.
Data collected from a network of new street activity sensors will help NYC DOT better understand how street activity varies throughout the year. The agency will use this data to:
• Analyze the effectiveness and safety of programs and street designs
• Prioritize projects for areas most in need of safety and other street improvements
• Better understand how people are using our streets (i.e. how people access bus stops, use loading zones, visit businesses, or where people prefer to cycle)
Currently, NYC DOT collects much of its traffic counts manually. A staff member either stands on a street or reviews videos of traffic, counting the
different modes during a specific timeframe. This process is costly and limited in duration, location, and types of data points collected.
Authorized for installation by NYC DOT, street activity sensors are small devices mounted onto street light poles. The device views the street via a camera, then classifies and counts roadway users in real-time. Video frames from the sen -
modes of travel, including pedestrians, bicyclists and standing e-scooters
• Count modes of travel in realtime, and witness travel patterns that change with seasonality
• Represent paths of travel (by mode)
• Measure speed of travel
• Count turning movements
• Detect “near-miss” events be -
that sensors will be a key component for the agency in building traffic models that can more accurately forecast the number of people walking and biking along city streets.
Data collected by these devices includes counts of different types of road users, paths of travel, and travel speeds. Counts include: cars, trucks, bicycles, scooters, buses, pedestrians, and more. The data does not include any other identifying information about the roadway’s users.
Viva will also provide street activity count data by analyzing video footage from temporarily installed cameras or existing live feeds. The City of New York owns the data collected by these devices and data sets will be available at the end of the pilot via NYC Open Data.
DOT is installing a total of 12 street activity sensors in a variety of locations around the city. From roads primarily serving vehicles to pedestrian priority areas, the variety of areas will help determine how well the devices work in different types of urban environments.
The Queens pilot locations are:
• 34th Avenue and 77th Street in Jackson Heights
sors are deleted nearly instantaneously— and only anonymous features are stored.
During the pilot, the devices will:
• Identify up to nine different
tween road users
If the street activity sensor pilot is successful, DOT will scale up use of the sensors citywide -- in the expectation
• Broadway and Vietor Avenue in Elmhurst
• 11th Street and 44th Drive in
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is Tuesday, April 25, at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Rising—the month-long, multi-disciplinary arts celebration created to highlight e World’s Borough’s culture and creative diversity—will o cially launch its June 2023 Initiative.
During next week’s event, Queens Rising will o cially announce lead sponsor Northwell Health and major sponsor, South Ozone Park-based casino Resorts World New York City, both of whom were supporters of the inaugural Queens Rising last June.
Speakers will include: Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.; Je Rosenstock, AVP for Governmental Relations and External A airs, Queens College; a representative from Northwell Health, a representative from Resorts World NYC; and two representatives from the Queens Rising Advisory Board.
is initiative arose from an Arts Advisory Board meeting of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Flushing, where leading individuals representing various Queens-based arts and culture organizations gathered to form a Planning Commi ee. e larger Queens artistic and cultural community were invited to join various working groups to help with Queens Rising’s programming, operations, marketing, and fundraising.
Participating organizations will present work that highlights the variety of traditions and cultural expressions that make Queens
one of the most diverse regions in the world, a borough whose resiliency and strength will overcome any present—or future— challenges. While Queens Rising’s core programming will take place within Queens, the celebration will be extended throughout New York City, with arts and cultural institutions in other boroughs showcasing Queens-based artists and organizations.
Some current collaborators include:
A Be er Jamaica | Allure Art Studio | Aimi Cultural Center | APAC | Art House Astoria | Ashreynu | Astoria Park Alliance | Bayside Historical Society | Bayside Village BID | Bowne House Historical Society | Center for the Women of New York | e
Chocolate Factory | e Church-in-theGardens | Culture Lab LIC | Dance Entropy/Green Space | Dancing Classrooms | Diverse Street Initiative | Espresso 77 | FitzgeraldArt | Flushing BID | Flushing
Town Hall | Forest Hills Choir | Forest Hills Stadium | Friends of the Crocheron & John Golden Park | Glow Community Center |
e Godwin-Ternbach Museum | Greater Astoria Historical Society | Indo-American Arts and Cultural Forum | Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning | King Manor Museum | Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. | Kupferberg Center for the Arts | LaGuardia Performing Arts Center | Lewis Latimer House Mu-
seum | Long Island City Partnership | Louis Armstrong House Museum | Make Music New York | Maspeth Squash | MoMA PS1 | Museum of the Moving Image | Musica Reginae Productions | New York Hall of Science | NYC Department of Transportation | Oratorio Society of Queens, Inc. | QED | e Queens Borough President’s O ce | Queens Botanical Garden | Queens Chamber of Commerce | Queens Council on the Arts | Queens Economic Development Corporation | Queens Historical Society | Queens Museum | Queens Night Market | Queens Public Library | Queens eatre | Queens Together | Queens Tourism Council
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Queens District A orney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday that Viktoria Nasyrova has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for poisoning a woman who resembled her with sedative-laced cheesecake and then stealing her identi cation and other property.
Nasyrova, 47, of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, was convicted in February of attempted murder in the second degree, at-
tempted assault in the rst degree, assault in the second degree, unlawful imprisonment in the rst degree and petit larceny.
Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder sentenced Nasyrova to 21 years in prison to be followed by ve years’ postrelease supervision.
According to the evidence, on Aug. 28, 2016, Nasyrova visited the Forest Hills home of Olga Tsvyk, then 35, and brought her cheesecake. At that time, the victim and Nasyrova resembled one
another—both had dark hair, the same complexion and other similar physical traits. Additionally, they were both Russian speakers.
A er eating the cheesecake, Tsvyk felt sick and passed out. Her last memory was of seeing Nasyrova walking around her room. e following day, Tsvyk was discovered unconscious in her bed with pills sca ered around her body—as if she had a empted to kill herself. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
When Tsvyk returned home, she realized that her passport and employment authorization card were missing, along with a gold ring and other valuables. Agents with the Department of Homeland Security discovered phenazepam, a highly potent sedative, in cheesecake residue found on the dessert container. e Drug Enforcement Administration tested the pills found on the oor near the victim and identi ed the same drug.
“A ruthless and calculating con artist is going to prison for a long time for trying to murder her way to personal pro t and gain,” Katz said. “ ankfully, the victim survived the a ack on her life and we were able to deliver justice to her.”
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz recently announced that Yaser Ibrahim, 18, has been charged for his role in a crash last Monday night that left a 14-year-old boy dead in Astoria.
Ibrahim, 18, of Long Island, was arraigned on a complaint charging him with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. He was also issued violations for
speeding, having tinted windows, no insurance and driving without a license.
According to the charges, on April 10, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Jaydan McLaurin of Long Island City was riding an electric Citi Bike through the intersection of 21st Street and 21st Avenue in Astoria. He was hit by a 2022 BMW X7 going south.
The car was then located several blocks away from the collision
scene with significant front end damage to the bumper and to the windshield. Ibrahim admitted he was driving the SUV at about 45 to 50 miles per hour and hit the bicyclist. The posted speed limit at 21st Street and 21st Avenue is 25 mph. He told police he stopped and saw the debris, got nervous and fled the scene.
Ibrahim could not produce a valid driver’s license nor insurance, and had only a learner’s permit.
The car’s windows were also heavily tinted.
Jaydan was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead from severe head and body trauma.
“The rules of the road like speed limits and licensing requirements exist to prevent tragedies like this one,” Katz said. “We will seek justice for the young victim and his loved ones.”
If convicted, Ibrahim faces up to seven years in prison.
State Attorney General Tish James on Friday co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general and the Inspector General of the District of Columbia in support of a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would require the disclosure of certain ownership, managerial, and other information regarding nursing facilities, particularly from private equity investors and real estate investment trusts.
In a le er to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the coalition indicated that it supports a proposal by CMS to require nursing facilities and their owners to disclose the true decision makers exercising control over nursing facilities’ operations.
e coalition contends that such disclosure would improve the ability of a orneys general and their Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) to hold bad actors accountable for providing substandard care in nursing facilities.
“We trust nursing homes to protect our state’s most vulnerable communities and to provide them with the quality care they deserve,” James said. “Transparency and accountability with regard to who is managing these facilities and the services they
provide are vital to our ability to protect residents. e health and safety of New Yorkers remains our top priority, and as part of our ongoing e orts to monitor nurs -
glect of residents and misappropriation of residents’ funds in these facilities.
As the COVID-19 pandemic and its a ermath exposed, many nursing facilities
other causes. e coalition of a orneys general assert that these tragic outcomes are too o en re ective of facilities that are chronically understa ed resulting in the failure to provide basic support to residents, including hygiene, wound care, feeding, and hydration.
ing homes to keep people safe, we will continue to take every measure to hold those who cause harm accountable.”
A orneys general are charged with protecting the safety and well-being of residents of nursing facilities. eir o ces, through MFCUs or other units, have authority to investigate and prosecute those responsible for commi ing abuse or ne-
continue to deliver substandard care to their residents. More than 200,000 nursing facility residents and sta died due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, accounting for at least 23 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. Recent analyses have found that, for every two victims of COVID-19 in nursing facilities, there was another resident who died prematurely of
In their le er, the a orneys general noted that the quality of care delivered by nursing facilities operated on a for-pro t basis, particularly when those for-pro t owners and/or operators include private equity investors, is o en worse than at non-pro t nursing facilities. A recent study found that nursing facilities with private equity ownership had increases of short-term mortality by 10 percent; this study also found worsening mobility of residents, declines in nurse availability per resident, and elevated use of antipsychotic medications in nursing facilities owned by private equity. e le er further emphasizes that corporate owners and operators, including but not limited to private equity investors and real estate investment trusts, continue to structure acquisitions of nursing facilities to avoid disclosing to CMS the extent of their ownership or involvement in the facilities’ operations. is lack of transparency hampers and delays law enforcement e orts from identifying the true decision makers at nursing facilities—who may be responsible for the root causes of substandard care.
By Michael V. Cusenza
On Monday, Manuel Castro, Commissioner of the Mayor’s O ce of Immigrant A airs kicked o the “We Love Immigrant NYC” campaign during this year’s Immigrant Heritage Week.
is year, MOIA will be highlighting and promoting city and community events celebrating the city’s immigrant community will run through Immigrant Heritage Week and the national celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month in June.
For the rst time in MOIA history, the o ce will be releasing a series of 25 illustrations li ing diverse immigrant enclaves across the ve boroughs.
“New York City has always been a place for dreamers and doers, and our immigrant heritage is the lifeblood of our city. It is through the diversity of our cultures, languages, and traditions that we have become the greatest city in the world," said Mayor Eric Adams. “Immigrant Heritage Week is a celebration of the countless contributions that immigrants have made, just like those who came to this country through Ellis Island looking for a better life and contributed to our city's cultural richness and economic prosperity. We honor their resilience, courage, and unwavering commitment to building a better future for themselves and their families. Thank you to all the immigrants who have built this great city and continue to make it thrive.”
“New York is a city of immigrants. Whether you have roots in the Caribbean, like me, or another place around
the world, NYC is where so many come to make a be er life,” said Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom. “Immigrant Heritage Week is a time to upli immigrant communities all around the city and show every New Yorker the beauty and richness of one another’s cultures.”
“MOIA is a bridge between City government and immigrant communities. Our work is rooted in the community, we learn about the challenges immigrant are facing and address them to ensure we serve all New Yorkers,” Castro added. “Our campaign, We Love Immigrant New York City, looks to a rm and celebrate the contribution of all of our immigrant communities and our status as the ultimate City of immigrants.”
First launched in 2004 in New York City, Immigrant Heritage Week is a week-long celebration commemorating the 116th anniversary of April 17, 1907, the day in New York City history on which the largest number of immigrants – 11,000 – entered the U.S. through Ellis Island.
A full list of programs and events is available at nyc. gov/immigrantheritage.
Queens Public Library branches are hosting several events, including Community Day at Middle Village: Eastern European Music with Litvakus, this Saturday, April 21, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Middle Village branch located at 72-31 Metropolitan Ave.
Litvakus, a ve piece critically acclaimed ensemble, founded and led by the clarinetist, vocalist, and composer Zisl Slepovitch performs a mix of traditional Eastern European melodies along with original selections.
e following day, Sunday, April 23, visit the Kew Gardens Hills branch at 72-33 Vleigh Place for a special program of great traditional well-known Hebrew and Yiddish songs, such as “Havah Nagilah,” “My Yiddishe Momme,” “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon,” medley from “Fiddler on e Roof” and many more; performed by Gennadiy Vysotskiy, who hails from Ukraine.
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MRFA Studio LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/3/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 1008, Albany, NY 12260. General Purpose
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NY Analytics LLC filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2 April 2023.
O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25-46 32nd Street, Apt B, Queens, NY 11102. Purpose: Any lawful activity. is notice is published in accordance with the requirements of Section 206 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law.
Rocky Bay LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/5/2020. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Steven Manesh Esq., 22317 Hempstead Ave., Queens Village, NY 11429. General Purpose
Notice of Formation of ACTIVE LINK INSU NCE BROKE GE LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/23/23. Ofce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC 6933 76TH STREET, MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY, 11379, USA. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of Yates Exterior Restoration Services LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/24/2023. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Central Construction Management, 25-04 40th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of VM 1112 44th LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/15/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o e Vorea Group LLC, 44-02 11th St., Ste.312, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of PSYLAX LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/25/2023. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PSYLAX LLC, 80-24 138TH STREET,#2, QUEENS, NY, 11435, USA. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of GULAQUIN DC LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/20/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100-10 34th Ave., Corona, NY 11368. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of Igloo 548 50th LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/20/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Adam Joly, 44-02 11th St., Ste. 312, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of MEHAR REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/07/22. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Dinesh Jain, 104-40 Queens Blvd. Apt. 22 B, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of FULL TIME SEWER LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/21/2023. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: F NK DERESPINIS JR 11714 NEWPORT AVENUE ROC WAY PARK, NEW YORK11694. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of RYPHEN PRODUCTS LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/17/23. O ce location: Queens County. Princ. o ce of LLC: 179-36 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: RYAN SOLOMON & DAVID JEFFREY, 215-03 JAMAICA AVENUE, #1901, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY, 11428, USA. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
407 E. 85TH, LLC. Arts. of Org. led with the SSNY on 03/17/23. Ofce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 101 Horseshoe Road, Mill Neck, NY 11765. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
METICULOUS DETAILS LLC
Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/07/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to THE LLC, 34-21 21ST STREET, 5E, ASTORIA, NY, 11106, USA. General Purpose
MEADOW 56 LLC Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 02/21/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to MEADOW 56 LLC, 6134 SPRINGFIELD BLVD., AKLAND GARDENTS, NY, 11364, USA. General Purpose
VW VIP Protection & Consulting Services, LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/27/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 141-33 253rd St., Rosedale, NY 11422. General Purpose
Notice of Formation of 3908 FORT HAMILTON PROPERTIES LLC.
Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 35-01 Vernon Blvd. Astoria, NY 11106 Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of 3904 FORT HAMILTON PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 35-01 Vernon Blvd. Astoria, NY 11106 Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of 1074 39th PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 35-01 Vernon Blvd. Astoria, NY 11106 Purpose: any lawful activities.
Supreme Supplies & Restaurant Services LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/20/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Xavier Iriarte, 4812 65th Pl., Flushing, NY 11377. General Purpose
Jeedosa, LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/28/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Ese Eweka, 13041 217th St., Spring eld Gardens, NY 11413. General Purpose
W1SECON LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/25/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to UNITED STATE CORPOTION AGENTS, INC, 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN , NY, 11228 USA. General Purpose
M0NOSPACE HOME LLC Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/17/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to MONOSPACE HOME, 3046 45TH ST, APT 2R, ASTORIA, NY, 11103, USA. General Purpose
WEI YEN LLC. Arts. of Org. led with the SSNY on 03/16/23. O ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 39-07 Prince Street, #5B, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Quali cation of US EVENTS, LLC Appl. for Auth. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/03/23. O ce location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/13/22. Princ. o ce of LLC: 2375 Antelope Ridge Trail, Parker, CO 80138-4235. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at theprinc. o ce of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 919 N. Market St., Ste. 950, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. led with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of 1074 39th PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/09/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 35-01 Vernon Blvd. Astoria, NY 11106 Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of S STUDIO SERVICES LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC, 5254 66TH STREET #1, MASPETH, NY, 11378, USA. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of LIGHTWORKS LASER CLEANING LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/09/2023. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LIGHTWORKS LASER CLEANING LLC, 54-40 ARNOLD AVE, MASPETH, NY, 11378, USA. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of Corvidian CPA Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/22/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Northwest Registered Agent LLC, 418 Broadway, Ste N, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Practice the Profession of Public Accountancy.
Notice of Formation of 3904 FORT HAMILTON PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 35-01 Vernon Blvd. Astoria, NY 11106 Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of 3908 FORT HAMILTON PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 35-01 Vernon Blvd. Astoria, NY 11106 Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of GMF Holdings Group LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/13/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 25-04 40th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of S.J.H. ENTERPRISES LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/28/2023. Ofce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: S.J.H. ENTERPRISES LLC, P.O BOX 200800, SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY, 11420, USA. Purpose: any lawful activities.
41-20 49TH STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. led with the SSNY on 04/17/23. O ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 41-20 49th Street, Apartment 2R, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
“Notice is hereby given that a license number 1350140 for a liquor, beer, wine, liquor and cider license has been applied for by FERJE’S PIZZERIA CORP T to sell liquor, beer, wine, liquor and cider at retail in a bar/ tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at 87-82/84 Parsons Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11432 for on premises consumption.”
SO KLEAN AUTO DETAILING LLC. Arts. of Org. led with the SSNY on 04/11/23. O ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 4135 45th Street, Apartment 6C, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of Michelis ZC Investor LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/3/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 42-15 235th St, Douglaston, NY 11363. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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