By Michael V. Cusenza
Two construction workers died on Monday in an accident at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Francisco Reyes, 41, and Fernando Lagunas Pereira, 28, were working in a 30foot trench and became trapped when a concrete slab fell on top of them just before 11:10 a.m. at Building 49 on the airport grounds, according to a New York Post report.
Elite City re ghting units rushed to the scene and, with the help of the Port Authority Emergency Service Unit, were able to pull the pair from the rubble.
“A stop order for all construction at JFK has been issued. e Port Authority is conducting a thorough investigation and will be cooperating with all other investigative agencies,” airport o cials said in a statement.
e City Council also issued a statement on Monday, noting that construction worker deaths have been on the rise recently.
“Our communities are devastated to learn about the death of two construction workers who lost their lives while on the job at a generating plant at JFK International Airport. Our hearts go out to their families and loved ones, and we express
our condolences during this di cult time. Construction worker deaths have reached a recent ve-year high, and this incident marks the second serious workplace incident to occur at JFK International Airport in the past month alone,” Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilwoman Selvena N. Brooks, chairwoman of the Commi ee on Transportation and Infrastructure, wrote.
“JFK International Airport is not just a gateway to New York City, but also an essential part of our Southeast Queens community. Residents, workers, and visitors alike deserve to be safe — and that must include the essential workers who contrib -
ute to the daily activity and success of the airport and surrounding communities,” they continued.
“As the New York City Council representatives for the JFK International Airport community, we are steadfastly committed to working alongside all stakeholders to protect the frontline workers who are building and strengthening New York’s transportation infrastructure. As we await more details about what led to their deaths, we will work with our colleagues at the Port Authority to support those healing from the trauma of losing a loved one, and ensure that this never happens again.”
By Michael V. Cusenza
Last month, the City Council voted unanimously in favor of a bill sponsored by Councilwomen Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Far Rockaway) aimed at removing marine debris from City shores and bodies of water. e cleanup is already underway in Ja-
Ariola on Friday tweeted a series of photos depicting crews clearing waste and discarded boats from the beloved body of water.
“ e mission to clean Jamaica Bay is ongoing. Crews successfully removed more abandoned vessels and marine debris from our waters this week. I promised to clean up our bay when I was elected, and that is a promise I intend to keep!” Ariola said.
Bay Ecowatchers and NYC Parks for helping to identify and remove these blights.”
e bill, Intro. 210-A, would help keep City waterways clean and clear by amending the New York City Charter to create a marine debris disposal and vessel surrendering o ce. is will make it easier to clear City shores of vessels, o en abandoned in the outer boroughs, and environmental justice communities like Jamaica Bay, Coney Is-
land, the Arthur Kill, and the Kill Van Kull. “Int. 210 is vital towards enhancing the health and wellbeing of New York City’s waterways,” Ariola said last month. “By creating an o ce speci cally for marine debris disposal and vessel surrendering, we can be er streamline the services necessary for beautifying our waters while o ering boatowners viable alternatives to abandonment for their old or unwanted vessels.”
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Suzette Olin was convicted on Friday of manslaughter for her role in the death of Shaka Ifil, her daughter’s boyfriend and the father of her daughter’s newborn.
Ifil was shot once in the back while in his Woodhaven home.
Olin, 68, of Far Rockaway, was convicted by a jury on March 31 in Queens Supreme Court of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
According to the trial testimony:
On July 26, 2020, at approximately 2 p.m., an upstairs neighbor of Ifil’s on 91st Avenue heard a commotion in his apartment and, a few minutes later, walked downstairs and found his door open. Ifil was on the floor with a gunshot wound to his back.
The neighbor called 911 and when police arrived, the 40-year-old Ifil told them he was dying and that his girlfriend’s mother shot him. He was
taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and later pronounced dead. The bullet hit several major organs and blood vessels.
Security camera video showed a woman who appeared to be smoking a cigarette get out of an Access-A-Ride car service vehicle near Ifil’s home at about 1:51 p.m. July 26, 2020, and then leave the home at 2:01 p.m. The woman was identified as Olin and a DNA test of a cigarette butt found in the apartment was linked to her.
An investigation revealed that three days before the shooting, Olin’s daughter filed a domestic incident report with police alleging Ifil broke a door in their apartment. Police responded, and bodycam footage showed the broken door. The girlfriend did not appear to be injured.
Olin was arrested on Sept. 18, 2020.
“The jury convicted this defendant in the cold-blooded death of the father of her grandchild,” Katz said. “She is being held to account.”
Olin faces a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.
A Flushing man has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for his organizing role in the armed robberies of 10 pharmacies—including three in Queens—in 2018, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Jordan Velez, 24, pleaded guilty to a Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy and firearm charges in October 2021.
Between February 2018 and May 2019, Velez participated in 10 separate armed robberies of pharmacies. Dur -
ing each robbery, acting on Velez’s orders, Velez’s co-conspirators donned masks and entered pharmacies in Long Island, Queens and New Jersey armed with semi-automatic weapons. They demanded prescription pills and money from the pharmacy’s employees. During a robbery that took place in April 2018, Velez’s crew duct-taped a victim inside a CVS pharmacy in Port Jefferson Station, New York. Velez and his crew stole more than $200,000 worth of prescription pills and money during their robbery spree. Co-defendants Ricky Torres
and Steven Valenzuela previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced by Judge Joanna Seybert to 102 months’ imprisonment and 84 months’ imprisonment, respectively.
The robberies:
Feb. 17, 2018, CVS in Valley Stream, Long Island
Feb. 19, 2018, Walgreens in Bethpage, Long Island
Feb. 23, 2018, Walgreens in Linden, New Jersey
March 7, 2018, Walgreens in South Ozone Park
March 11, 2018, CVS in Queens Village
March 15, 2018, CVS in Glen Cove, Long Island
March 21, 2018, CVS in Rahway, New Jersey
March 30, 2018, CVS in East Orange, New Jersey
April 3, 2018, CVS in Port Jefferson Station, Long Island
May 22, 2018, Walgreens in South Ozone Park
“Today, Velez has been justly punished for these violent crimes,” said Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace.
We've noticed that many of our customers are expressing concern over the future of community pharmacies. Folks are genuinely concerned with the feasibility of our survival. eir concerns stem from the struggle against chain drug stores and the surging online presence of Internet giants, suddenly so taken with dabbling in pharmaceuticals.
What can be di cult for some customers to perceive, is that pharmacists operating community pharmacies, do so with a level of dedication and commitment which can never be matched by chains or online competitors.
health care to be directly involved in a patients medical care, our roles have become greatly expanded. Our responsibility has increased tremendously.
By Michael V. CusenzaThe April 1 State budget deadline has come and gone, and Gov. Kathy Hochul this week called for a 10-extension from the Legislature.
“New Yorkers are concerned about public safety, the rising cost of housing, and ensuring high-quality schools for all our kids, and any budget deal must make progress on these core issues. I have been negotiating in good faith with the Legislature, but it is clear there is more work to be done before we reach an agreement. For that reason, I am submitting a bill to the legislature that would extend the budget deadline to April 10th, giving us the time we need to deliver a final budget that is responsive to the urgent needs of New Yorkers. We must make real progress to make New York more affordable, more livable and safer.”
Senator Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) said he’s disappointed, but not
necessarily discouraged.
“I do believe it’s more important to adopt a fiscally responsible budget that includes funding for programs and services essential to New Yorkers than to focus on the missed deadline. Today we passed a short-term extender to ensure public employees will continue to get paid and state operations will go uninterrupted as budget negotiations continue,” the senator said on Monday. “I look forward to adopting a State budget we can all be proud of.”
Last month, the State Senate passed a one-house budget resolution in response to the 2023-2024 Executive Budget submission.
“In our One-House Budget Resolution, we are putting forward a proposal that prioritizes investments in working and middle-class families and centers the most pressing concerns of all New Yorkers,” said Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
For many, owning a business is primarily tied to one concept–earning money. But for us, that is a consideration which naturally holds a place within the practical realm of life, but is relatively small when weighed against the bigger picture–– the health and well being of our customers and their entire families.
Owning a community pharmacy and serving the population at large is not merely a business. It is a pledge–to provide the best, most comprehensive care in dispensing medications, monitoring progress and constantly making sure every "i" has been do ed and every "t" crossed. It is a promise–to go to whatever extent we must, to make sure you feel secure with us managing such a critical aspect of everyday life. But most of all, it is a privilege to be entrusted with maintaining the standard of health care that saves lives and protects families.
With the advances of the medical community steering the pharmacy segment of
ere is no denying that the competition of big retailers, shrinking pro t margins, the ever decreasing reimbursement schedules from insurance providers– accompanied by consistent increase of various fees from one in the same– and the advent of online drug sales, all contribute to painting a less than a bright horizon. But the somewhat intangible factor, that can go unnoticed, is the thing that will help bolster and maintain the community pharmacy in its present state, for the foreseeable future.
Very simply, it is the fact that you, our customers and patients, recognize the fact that we are not just the people who count pills and put them in bo les for you. We are the people that carefully note every detail of what you need to make sure you get the maximum bene t from your medication. We are the people who know your names and ask how your kids and grand kids are. We are the people who answer your questions and call to check on you. We are the people you trust with your lives. We are the friendly faces and the personalized service you'll not nd behind the counters of the state of the art, impersonal chain stores or staring back at you from a glaring computer screen. We are your community pharmacists. And we are not going anywhere!
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An illegal card reader, also known as a skimming device, was discovered on the credit card machine inside 7-11 at 112-11 Liberty Ave. in South Richmond Hill, police announced Sunday.
According to the NYPD, skimming occurs when a criminal attaches a phony card-reading device over the real card reader. The duplicate device looks identical to the real one and is equipped with electronic recorders that will capture the financial information from unsuspecting customers’ credit or debit cards. This data is later used to create “cloned” cards which will later be used to withdraw money.
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State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) has co-sponsored legislation to increase penalties for crimes against retail stores and their workers, the lawmaker announced Monday.
According to Addabbo:
• S.4448 - Raises Petit Larceny crimes to Grand Larceny when the individual is convicted of Petit Larceny twice in two years.
Retail stores have seen an increase in shoplifting incidents adversely affecting their businesses, including higher insurance rates, lost revenue due to theft and customers feeling unsafe to shop, loss of state sales tax revenue, and dangerous confrontations for retail workers.
• S.5479 - Elevates the assault of a retail worker to a Class D Felony in the second degree.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail workers and rst responders were essential, so it is ing that they receive the same protections, especially with the spike in verbal and physical assault against retail workers. Aside from serving as a deterrent for these crimes, this legislation would allow judges to set bail for the accused perpetrators because second-de-
gree assault is among the crimes not covered by bail reform.
“As I’ve said before, it isn’t uncommon for a plan designed to overhaul a deeplyrooted system like public safety to need modi cations before fully achieving its intended purpose. ese changes will help fairly address crime-related ma ers negatively impacting the safety of our neighborhoods," Addabbo said.
e senator also announced on Monday that he has co-sponsored legislation to help ease the discovery process for district a orneys which, according to the senator, has
resulted in far too many dismissed criminal cases.
• S.5885 - Modi es criminal justice law relating to the discovery of material, non-material, and impeachment information and the required timeframe for such discovery. e bill would stagger discovery into three phases to allow District A orneys time to meet obligations while taking into consideration material or information not in their possession despite diligent efforts.
New York’s 2019 discovery reforms created a substantial workload for district at-
torneys under tight deadlines. Discoverable information is usually voluminous, duplicative, and di cult to obtain from agencies possessing the materials, causing disclosure delays. is can be particularly problematic with law enforcement disciplinary records or civil proceedings. ese tight timelines and di culty obtaining information o en result in the dismissal of cases.
“ is bill improves the important reforms made to the criminal justice system by making the process fairer for victims while retaining the protections for criminal defendants,” Addabbo explained. “ e prosecution must still provide defendants with all the information relating to their cases, but the consequence of the current law has been an unprecedented dismissal of cases because it applies an ‘all or nothing’ timeframe to provide all the materials in the case — regardless of whether the information is critical or inconsequential. is bill recognizes the di erence and sets realistic time frames that allow both victims and defendants to have their day in court.” ese bills are currently before the Senate Codes Commi ee.
“ e legislation elevates the crime of stealing for repeat o enders, improves protections for retail workers, and helps to ease the burdens of the discovery reforms for district a orneys,” Addabbo added.
Assemblywoman Stacey Phe er Amato (D-Howard Beach) recently led a rally in Albany with well over 300 members of the City Fire Department and leaders of the Uniformed Fire ghters Association (UFA) in Albany to encourage fellow legislators to support and pass her bill, A.5055, which aims to correct a
portion of Tier III for members of the City Fire Department Pension Fund for those who previously served as an emergency medical technician with the FDNY in order to receive Fire Department Pension service credit for their service and have it apply to their pension.
“I introduced this bill to stand up for our City’s bravest, the men and women who respond to re and emergencies to ensure they
get parity and the respect they deserve. Our rst responders deserve equity and fairness for their pension! e time is now to do the right thing and get this done,” Phe er Amato said to a cheering crowd of rst responders.
“ is bill is common sense—our time is worthy of being counted and respected towards a full pension. We’re glad to have the assemblywoman as a partner, a true cham-
pion for this bill and actively working to get this over the nish line.We are looking for equity, for fairness, like all rst responders deserve—nothing more! Let’s get it done,” said Robert Eustace, vice president of the Uniformed Fire ghters Association.
Phe er Amato’s bill is sponsored in the State Senate by Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn).
e Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Tourism Council, and Queens Together will host Queens Taste 2023 at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, May 16, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
QEDC has organized Queens Taste every May since 2003, but had to discontinue the feast in 2019 for three years due to the government shutdown during the COVID pandemic. e 2023 return is expected to
a ract more than 500 a endees with at least 30 food and beverage purveyors that will offer samples of their products, according to QEDC o cials.
Registration is still open but a endees can expect Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Caribbean, Central American, Colombian, Indonesian, Mexican, Quebecois, Southern, and ai cuisine. Borough-based breweries, alcoholic beverage vendors, and juicers are expected, too, along with chocolate makers and artisan bakers.
Here’s the list of the entities that have expressed interest so far: Althea’s Tropical Delights; Applebee’s Grill + Bar; Arepalicious; de Mole; F. O omanelli Burgers & Belgian Fries; Julia’s Kountry Kitchen; Hello Bangladesh; London Lennie’s; M. Wells; MadeFresh Organic; MumsKitchens NYC; Neir’s Tavern; Pa-Nash; QNSY Sparkling Cocktails; Rincon Salvadoreño; Schmidt’s Candy; SingleCut Beersmiths; Taste of Surabaya; Zaab Zaab
Isaan ai; and Zhego: Taste of Bhutan. Queens Taste 2023 is a celebration, but it’s also a great place to network, QEDC ofcials noted. Almost all of the anticipated 500 a endees either live in Queens or do business there. (Some do both.) Many are executives and captains of industry. Proceeds from Queens Taste 2023 go to QEDC’s ongoing e orts to a ract, create, and maintain jobs in the borough. Tickets cost $125 each (two for $200); but as QEDC is a 501 (c)(3) nonpro t, they are partially tax deductible as permi ed by law.
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Commi ee for consideration, Addabbo said. e senator also announced this week that he is planning to hold his annual Senior Job Fair next month, with a tentative date of Friday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. e event will be co-sponsored by Queens Community House, and will be held at the Kew Gardens Community Center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd.
“ is legislation recognizes that older workers are projected to make up 25 percent of the labor force by 2024, and will help to ensure these experienced employees are provided with the information and support they need to succeed in a changing work environment,” Sen.
By Forum StaA bill that would establish an O ce of Older Adult Workforce Development in the State O ce for the Aging was recently approved by the Senate, one of the proposed law’s co-sponsors, Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (DWoodhaven), noted on Tuesday.
“ is legislation recognizes that older workers are projected to make up 25 percent of the labor force by 2024, and will help to ensure these experienced employees are provided with the information and support they need to succeed in a changing work environment,” the senator said. “ e coordinator of this new o ce will be tasked with planning
and implementing e orts to aid seniors in the workplace; creating a centralized website including pertinent resources for older employees, and providing important information to the public about age discrimination and remedies that are available to combat this illegal behavior.”
e bill now goes to the Assembly Aging
“We are pu ing the nishing touches on planning for this Senior Job Fair, and I urge all local residents 55 and older who might be interested in this event to mark their calendars,” Addabbo added. “ ese gatherings have been highly successful in the past in helping older adults nd employment and explore new career options. For some, entering or staying in the labor force is a ma er of personal choice. For others, it is a ma er of nancial necessity. Either way, I am happy to provide this opportunity each year to celebrate and help further the invaluable contributions senior employees make every day to our city, state and nation.”
For further information about the Senior Job Fair, constituents are encouraged to call Addabbo’s district o ce at (718) 738-1111 or email him at addabbo@nysenate.gov.
City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez was joined on Monday in Times Square by community partners, advocates, and elected officials to announce programming for the largest-ever celebration of Open Streets: CarFree Earth Day – an annual event hosted by DOT to promote activism and education surrounding climate change, sustainability, and more sustainable modes of transportation. This year’s celebration, to be held on Saturday, April 22, will include seven signature event locations and 23 community produced locations featuring programming that includes performances, fitness trainings, giveaways, and educational activities.
“Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day is about encouraging New Yorkers to leave their vehicles at home and enjoying our city’s parks, plazas, and expanded network of Open Streets,” said Rodriguez. “This celebration offers an opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy activities at dozens of locations in communities around New York City. It also serves as a reminder that we only have one planet—and we must all do our part to reduce our carbon footprint and pay homage to the one beautiful planet we have.”
Through the support of Lyft, on Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day, Citi Bike will offer unlimited 30-minute rides on a classic Citi Bike for 24 hours. Riders can take advantage of the offer by using the promo code CARFREE23 in the Citi Bike app.
First launched in 2016, Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day originally converted select Manhattan streets into public plazas and car-free streets for pedestrians, cyclists, and local businesses. The event has since expanded to include 30 locations located throughout the five boroughs, connecting over 80
open streets, plazas, and accessing over 1,000 miles of New York City's bike network.
Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day kicks off NYC DOT’s 2023 Open Streets and Public Space Programming season. In 2023, NYC DOT is excited to work alongside community partners to execute Open Streets and programming in all five boroughs. The first set of 2023 Open Streets and Public Space Programming events will be announced on Earth Day, with more sites and events to be announced later in the year. This season includes support for partners through the Public Space Equity Program, more formal infrastructure reflecting Open Street operations (e.g. parking regulation changes), and permanent changes to the streetscape at successful Open Streets sites.
Signature Car-Free Earth Day Queens event locations:
Woodside Avenue
Open Streets Partner: Thai Community USA
Route: 76th Street to 79th Street
Programming Highlights: Horticultural Society of New York, Queensboro Dance, 511 Rideshare, Zing! For Kids, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, NYC Commission on Human Rights, Metro Plus Health, NYCDOT, Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement, Civic Engagement Commission, DSNY Compost.
Additional Open Street Locations can be found at nyc.gov/carfreenyc.
“Car Free Earth Day is a commitment to creating safer streets and a reminder of the public spaces our city has to offer,” said City Councilman Shekar Krishnan (D-Jackson Heights). “As the Open Streets in my district show, pedestrianized streets are safe streets. Car Free spaces are vital to pro
tecting our children from car crashes and climate change.”
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Barrera also hit Delia Chimbay, Lliguicota’s girlfriend who came to his aid, with the baseball bat.
e couple retreated to their nearby apartment as o cers from the 108th Precinct responded. Following a 20-minute stando , both defendants were arrested inside of their apartment building.
Lliguicota was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with several lacerations and blunt force trauma. He underwent treatment for severe brain trauma that required sur -
gery and the removal of a portion of his skull.
Cell phone videos posted to social media depicted most of the a ack.
“As alleged, the husband stabbed the victim and the wife hit him with a baseball bat, working in tandem and leaving the injured man with no chance to retreat from this rage- lled a ack,” Katz said. “We will seek justice.”
If convicted, Cuevas and Barrera each face up to 25 years in prison.
By Forum StaQueens District A orney Melinda Katz announced that Arturo Cuevas and Daisy Barrera were indicted by a grand jury on Monday for a brutal a ack on their neighbors, allegedly as revenge for a previous ght over a parking spot.
Cuevas, 30, and his wife, Barrera, 27, of Woodside, were arraigned on a six-count indictment charging them with a empted murder in the second degree, assault in the rst degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. Barrera was also charged with assault in the second degree.
According to the charges:
On March 17, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Cuevas approached his neighbor, Wilson Chabla Lliguicota, 28, who had just arrived home and parked his car on 47th Avenue in Woodside. As Cuevas began repeatedly stabbing him with a folding knife, Barrera hit Lliguicota on the head multiple times with a baseball bat.
A er the injured Lliguicota fell to the ground, Cuevas repeatedly stomped on him and slashed him in the face while Barrera continued to hit him on his head with the bat.
By Forum Sta
Queens District A orney Melinda Katz announced that Dewayne Henry was sentenced on ursday to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 65-year-old grocery clerk during a botched robbery in Jamaica in 2011.
Henry, 45, has been incarcerated on unrelated charges for much of the time since the murder.
Henry, a Jamaica resident, was convicted in February of murder in the second degree, a empted robbery in the rst degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Queens Criminal Court Judge Michael Aloise sentenced Henry to 25 years to life in prison to be followed by 5 years’ post-release supervision.
According to the charges, on July 8, 2011, at approximately 10 p.m., Henry, wearing a white cloth mask, entered the Melani Grocery on Guy Brewer Boulevard near 112th Street. Working behind the counter was Jorge Marte. A friend of Marte’s was also in the store. Henry approached the counter carrying a semi-automatic pistol. He took a brown pillowcase from his pocket, tossed it on the counter and demanded that Marte put cash from the register in it.
Henry then approached Marte’s friend and forced him to the front of the store. Marte picked up a kitchen knife and ran to the door of the store. Henry followed Marte and shot him once in the chest. He ed down 112th Road towards Dillon Street.
A passerby, who arrived at the store a er Henry ed, called 911. Police responded.
Marte was taken by ambulance to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
A search for evidence at the Melani Grocery turned up a spent 9mm cartridge casing. Additionally, security camera video footage captured Henry approaching and later eeing the location on foot. e footage also showed a Mitsubishi Eclipse mak-
ing multiple passes near the store in the minutes leading up to the crime.
Henry was arrested weeks later in connection with another grocery store robbery, for which he was convicted and sentenced to prison. It was subsequently determined that the rearm used in the second robbery was the same one used in the a empted robbery and slaying at the Melani Grocery. Additionally, a Mitsubishi Eclipse was spo ed near the scene of the second robbery and found to belong to Henry. A mixture of DNA found on the pillowcase le at the Melani Grocery also implicated Henry.
Although convicted and sentenced to 18 years for the second robbery in June 2012, Henry was released in May 2017 due to potential juror misconduct. e second robbery case was later dismissed when the civilian witnesses to the crime moved out of the country. A er being re-arrested on a weapons charge in 2018, Henry was charged while in custody with the murder of Marte.
“Today’s sentencing provides long overdue closure for the family of Jorge Marte. I trust they took comfort in describing to the defendant the anguish and pain he violently forced upon them. I hope they nd solace in knowing that the man who killed their loved one is going to prison for a very long time,” Katz said.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 710658/2022
Date Filed: 3/10/2023
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Plainti designates Queens County as the Place of Trial Designation of Venue is based upon the situs of the Subject Property
Subject Property: 129-34 155th Street a/k/a 12934 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434.
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 Mortgage Pass- rough Certi cates, Series 2005-FRE1, Plainti , -againstAnn Marie Hurgus a/k/a Ann Marie A. Hurgus, if she be living or if she be dead, her spouses, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plainti ; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated November 1, 2005 MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 Mortgage Pass- rough Certi cates, Series 2005-FRE1; State of New York
“JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being ctitious and unknown to plainti , the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Subject Property described in the Complaint, Defendants.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plainti ’s A orney within twenty (20) days a er the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days a er the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days a er the service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: e foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Tracy Catapano-Fox, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered March 8, 2023 and led with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s O ce.
THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a mortgage recorded on August 22, 2005 at CRFN 2005000469726, in the Public Records of the County of Queens, State of New York, covering premises known as 129-34 155th Street a/k/a 12934 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434 a/k/a Block 12259, Lot 57, part of Old Lot 54.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the a orney for the mortgage company who led this foreclosure proceeding against you nad ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an a orney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.
Sending payment to the mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE A ORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: July 22, 2022
Rochester, NY
LOGS Legal Group LLP
By: Frank M. Cassara, Esq.A
orney for Plainti175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624
Telephone: (585) 247-9000
#100251
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