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CHAMP STAMP City Board of Elections Officially Declares Katz Winner of Dem DA Primary—but Court Contest Looms

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After the official recount, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (r.) bested upstart Tiffany Cabán by just 60 votes. Cabán has not conceded, instead promising to take the BOE to court.

Photo Courtesy of the Katz Campaign

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Community Cares: Woodhaven Comes out to Combat Litter, Graffiti on Jamaica Avenue

By Michael V. Cusenza With help from area residents, the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, small business owners, Community Board 9, and City Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village), the Woodhaven Business Improvement District over the weekend organized its first Community Cleanup.

On Sunday, participants swept, raked, and scooped up litter along Jamaica Avenue from Dexter Court down to 85th Street. The inaugural Community Cleanup joined recent graffiti removal efforts as the WBID “Happy to join the Woodhavlooks to polish the historic thor- en Residents’ Block Association, oughfare during the crucial sum- Woodhaven BID and community mer shopping season. members in their cleanup of Jamai-

ca Avenue! It’s always great seeing According to the BID, the folks volunteering to beautify their group achieved its goals for the neighborhood,” Holden tweeted on event: “shining light on Jamaica Sunday. “Thanks for having me!”

Avenue’s litter plight, creating a

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sense of mindfulness among those who populate the avenue, bringing people together and of course improving the quality of the avenue.”

City Board of Elections Declares Katz Winner of Democratic Primary for Queens DA

By Michael V. Cusenza It’s official—for now, at least.

Following a recount, the City Board of Elections on Monday declared that Queens Borough President Melinda Katz beat upstart public defender, Tiffany Cabán, by a mere 60 votes.

Cabán has vowed to take the fight to court. But the BOE has indicated she has no case.

“The parties were given full, fair, open and transparent access to every step of these proceedings,” said BOE Executive Director Michael Ryan, according to the New York Post. “At the conclusion, the faith of the public will rest easy.”

Forest Hills native and resident Katz is already looking ahead.

“While it is everyone’s right to avail themselves of the judicial process, I urge all participants in this hard-fought election to come together and join me in beginning the hard work of reforming the criminal justice system in Queens,” she said in a statement.

Monday’s official declaration is the latest stop on what has been

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Borough President Melinda Katz launched her campaign for Queens DA in December 2018.

a wild rollercoaster ride of a race.

Cabán shocked most pundits by seemingly striking an upset win way back on primary night on June 25. As of Wednesday, June 26, the Richmond Hill native led Katz by nearly 1,100 tallies following an election day marred by a paltry turnout (roughly 90,000 voters).

“We won the District Attorney’s Office!” Cabán, 31, beamed

to her elated supporters at her election night party in Woodside.

Katz, 53, and her allies would not concede.

“I want everyone to know we are doing a recount,” she asserted at her own reception in Forest Hills.

“This thing ain’t over folks,” Queens Democratic Party Chairman Greg Meeks added. “Every

Public defender Tiffany Cabán notched 34,860 votes.

vote will be counted.”

After approximately 4,000 absentee ballots were counted in the week after the primary, Katz took a razor-thin 16 vote advantage. And according to the BOE, a recount of all ballots is required when the margin of victory is less than one half of one percent of all votes.

Under the watchful eyes of attorneys on both sides, BOE staffers

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manually recounted all tallies at the agency’s Queens voting machine facility inside of Metro Mall in Middle Village.

In the end, Katz bested Cabán 34,920 to 34,860.

In a heavily Democratic borough, Katz is expected to cruise past the GOP nominee, which as of press time is Daniel Kolgan.

Woodhaven Rocked by Traffic Accidents

By Michael V. Cusenza The inquiry is not exactly novel, but two violent traffic accidents roughly 30 hours apart this week has brought it back to the fore.

Is Woodhaven Boulevard the new Boulevard of Death?

With the original BOD, Queens Boulevard, enjoying an extended period of relative calm, it would seem that the Woodhaven thoroughfare is at least a candidate for the ignominious mantle.

On Thursday morning, a 56-year-old man was fatally struck in a hit-and-run on the southbound side of the boulevard near

91st Avenue. According to the New York Post, the victim was hit around 5 a.m., then the driver dragged the man’s dismembered body nearly 300 feet before peeling away.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

“All day every day people fly through here,” Louis Calderon, a 49-year-old who owns a business on 91st Avenue, told The Post.

Last Wednesday morning, around 1 a.m., a cyclist was struck by an SUV near the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue, police said. The motorist remained at the scene while the victim was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medi-

Photo Courtesy of Jenna DeAngelis/CBS New York

A cyclist was struck last Wednesday by an SUV near the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in one of two major accidents on Woodhaven Boulevard in a 30-hour period.

cal Center, where he was listed in critical condition. So far, no charges have been brought as a result of the incident.

“This accident occurred in my district,” City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) tweeted hours later. “Clearly more

needs to be done to protect cyclists and pedestrians at busy intersections. @NYC_ DOT should start by planning and installing safer bike lanes. The current network (or lack thereof) in South Queens is a big part of the problem.”

Cops Hunt Treacherous Trio

Investigators on Friday reached out to the public via Twitter for help in identifying and locating three men wanted in connection with a violent robbery last Monday in Lindenwood.

According to police reports, the three suspects (pictured) approached the victim around 12:30 a.m., punched him, and then “forcibly drove” him to a nearby bank

where they compelled the victim to take out $300 from the automated teller machine. The trio fled on foot with the cash.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call (718) 520-9200 or the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS (8477); reference case #2019-114.

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By Michael V. Cusenza South Queens communities—and the cops that patrol them—are eagerly anticipating that annual rite of summer: National Night Out Against Crime.

In the 106th Precinct, which serves Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach, Lindenwood, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, and Resorts World Casino New York City, its National Night Out is set for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at the Addabbo Playground section of Tudor Park, located at 133rd Avenue and 82nd Street in Ozone Park. The free event will feature refreshments, music, giveaways, activities for children and adults, as well as information on many topics.

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“Join us for FREE food & drinks, raffle prizes, entertainment & informative literature,” precinct officials wrote on Twitter.

In 1984, the National Association of Town Watch, founded to connect community watch programs across the country and provide them the resources they needed to make a difference in their neighborhoods, officially introduced the National Night Out as an event in which community members and local police officers would band together to meet with each other, discuss community safety concerns, and celebrate the neighborhoods where they live.

It has become an American tradition for residents to forge a positive bond with the law enforcement officers who are tasked with protecting their community.

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Permanent Authorization of 9/11 Fund now Law

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“Today, we come together as one nation to support our September 11th heroes, to care for their families, and to renew our eternal vow: Never, Ever Forget,” President Trump said.

By Michael V. Cusenza President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law The Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The act extends the VCF’s claim-filing deadline to Oct. 1, 2090, from Dec. 18, 2020, and appropriates such funds as may be necessary to pay all approved claims.

“We have already lost too many 9/11 heroes, and sadly, many more will become sick and die in the years to come. But now, because this bill is finally the law of the land, our 9/11 first responders, survivors, and their families can finally have some peace of mind as they continue to fight through their illnesses linked to the 9/11 attacks,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said. “We will never forget the sacrifice they made for us, and I am grateful to every single person who helped pass this bill and to President Trump for signing it quickly into law.”

In February, VCF Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced that due to a funding shortfall, injured and ill Sept. 11 responders and survivors would receive cuts to the awards that they were expecting of 50 percent for pending claims and 70 percent for future claims.

Trump’s signature on Monday ended award reductions and kick-started the process of restoring previously reduced awards.

“Today, we come together as one nation to support our September 11th heroes, to care for their families, and to renew our eternal vow: Never, Ever Forget,” the President said.

“This is a momentous day for the VCF and the 9/11 community, and we are extremely grateful for this show of confidence from Congress and the President,” Bhattacharyya said. “The entire VCF team is ready and eager to move forward into the next phase of this successful program with renewed energy and a reinvigorated clarity of purpose, and, as always, we remain dedicated to serving the needs of the 9/11 community.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer added, “Finally, nothing can get in the way of our first responders getting the help they are due and they very much need. It has been a long struggle, but because of the courage of the many who joined the cause, the memory of people like James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, Luis Alvarez and so many others will live on in this law.”

The bipartisan legislation to make the VCF permanent was re-named last month to add Sept. 11 first responders Luis Alvarez and Ray Pfeifer, who joined NYPD Det. James Zadroga, as honorees of the bill. Gillibrand noted that the original 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and its reauthorization were named after James Zadroga, a NYPD detective who passed away from cancer and other health problems linked to his time at Ground Zero. As of July 8, the legislation also honored City Police Det. Alvarez and City Firefighter Pfeifer, who fought for the Sept. 11 bill for years and spent the last months of their lives coming to Washington to urge members of Congress to make the fund permanent.

Alvarez succumbed to cancer on Saturday, June 29. In 2009, Pfeifer was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer; he passed away on May 28, 2017.

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EDITORIAL Douse Trap For any New Yorker, the pictures and videos involving City cops were striking.

Many had even gone viral shortly after they were posted.

This was Dec. 27, 2014. Not July 2019.

During the gut-wrenching Glendale funeral for hero NYPD Det. Rafael Ramos, dozens of fellow Finest turned their backs to Mayor Bill de Blasio as soon as he uttered the first syllable of his eulogy.

We said it back then and we’ll say it again now: Those cops deserve a standing ovation. Hizzoner deserves their backs.

Because he’s never had theirs.

In yet another stunning example of self-serving inaction, our fearless leader has shown that he’s more concerned with his spot on stage at the Democratic presidential debates in Detroit than he is with the safety of the men and women who have handed him—month after month, year after year—nothing but record lows in crime during his tenure in Gracie Mansion.

While police officers are being pelted with water and buckets—and demonstrating nearly saint-level grace and restraint in the aftermath—de Blasio is more interested in how he can use the NYPD’s recent achievements to his advantage nationally.

“What if the buckets of water were not filled with water? What if it was harmful

liquid, like bleach or acid?” a concerned Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) rightly observed.

“This is what happens with knee-jerk disrespect for police,” former Mayor Rudy Giuliani tweeted, laying blame for the brazen attacks at the feet of de Blasio.

“Our anti-cop lawmakers have gotten their wish: the NYPD is now frozen,” Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch said. “It’s not the fault of these police officers. It’s the end result of the torrent of bad policies and anti-police rhetoric that has been streaming out of City Hall and

Albany for years now. We are approaching the point of no return. Disorder controls the streets, and our elected leaders refuse to allow us to take them back. As police officers, we need to draw a line. In situations like this, we need to take action to protect ourselves and the public. The politicians may not care about the dangerous levels of chaos in our neighborhoods, but police officers and decent New Yorkers should not be forced to suffer.”

Mr. Mayor, get your own house in order. Take care of the people who have been taking care of you before concern-

ing yourself with a race to which you were never invited.

“Mayor de Blasio needs to allow police officers to do their jobs,” Miller added.

“Why did these police officers feel inclined to walk away from the individuals who were harassing and taunting them and not make an arrest? The mayor needs to stand with police officers and make them feel empowered to do the job that they are trained to do- to protect and enforce the law.

Take the handcuffs off the police officers and let them do their jobs.”

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MTA Board Approves Massive Reorganization Plan

By Michael V. Cusenza The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board has approved a comprehensive reorganization plan, the beleaguered agency announced last Wednesday afternoon.

The recommendations for this historic reorganization were made following an extensive evaluation process conducted by the consulting firm AlixPartners.

“The MTA’s reorganization plan is a good start, but now it comes down to execution and sound management,” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “The timelines should provide hard dates to assess progress.”

To that end, the MTA also released critical deadlines and milestones for several of the major initiatives to make the reorganization plan a reality.

“This reorganization builds upon the progress made and will transform every aspect of our service and deliver modern, fully accessible transit to riders,” MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford said last Wednesday.

• According to the MTA, the transformation plan contains the following key recommendations: In the new organization, the agencies should focus exclusively on service delivery, safety, day-to-day operations and maintenance, rather than general support functions.

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“This reorganization builds upon the progress made and will transform every aspect of our service and deliver modern, fully accessible transit to riders,” MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford said.

• To address slow, costly, and bureaucratic processes and to create accountability, all Capital-related functions across the MTA should be merged into a central group. This new capital group will be accountable for planning, development, and delivery of the Capital Program. This group would identify optimal project delivery (groupings, timing, delivery), increase competition in a historically constrained supplier market, and complete important capital projects that improve service and customer experience quicker.

• To address many existing differing communication types (i.e., service updates, timetables, customer feedback, etc.) from several different agencies, MTA should

centralize communications to clearly and consistently manage the message, medium and content.

• The MTA should create a centralized human resources department focused on attracting, developing, and retaining the talent required to improve MTA performance and service delivery. This new entity will be tasked with clearly articulating a new talent strategy. This will help to resolve issues of duplication and improve analytics, data consistency, and data integrity.

According to the MTA, to drive the transformation, the agency will require a selection of new leadership roles and capabilities: • A Chief Operating Officer should lead the team of agency leaders including sub-

way, commuter rail, bus, and bridge/tunnel transportation systems to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation services. The COO will shape operations with a regional, multimodal view of service design and delivery.

• A Chief Transformation Officer is responsible for leading the execution of ongoing and new initiatives across the $18 billion enterprise. These efforts will include reorganization, development of strong center-led business functions, streamlining business processes, quality assurance and establishing internal controls. According to the MTA, the CTO will play a crucial role in quality assurance and should focus on building and embedding cross-functional capabilities that ensure intended results from vendors and suppliers, including on-time performance and accountability.

Waste, fraud, abuse and possible legal violations remain the jurisdiction of the MTA Inspector General. However, the two offices could work collaboratively. This Chief Transformation Officer will report directly to the MTA Board and work closely with the MTA Chief Executive Officer and COO. • To accelerate the creation of a fully accessible transit system, AlixPartners recommended that the MTA should hire the first-ever network-wide MTA Accessibility Officer reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

Gillibrand Bill Aims to Protect Infrastructure from Sea-Level Rise, Extreme Weather, Climate Change

By Forum Staff U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.) on Monday announced new legislation to provide more flexibility for New York and states across the country to use their federal transportation funding for projects that make bridges and highways more resilient to the impacts of sea-level rise, extreme weather, and climate change.

The Resilient Highways Act of 2019 would incentivize investments in strengthening highway infrastructure to protect against future floods and natural disasters, saving money in the long-term, according to Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

“Families and business owners across our state are already seeing firsthand the enormous damage that rising sea levels and extreme weather—the consequences of climate change—are having on our roads and bridges,” New York’s junior senator said. “Congress has a responsibility to make sure our states have the resources they need to protect their most essential infrastructure from the worst damage, and that’s what the Resilient Highways Act would help do.”

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“Congress has a responsibility to make sure our states have the resources they need to protect their most essential infrastructure from the worst damage, and that’s what the Resilient Highways Act would help do,” Sen. Gillibrand said.

Gillibrand said the RHA would do the following: • Allow states to use up to 15 percent of the funds apportioned under the National Highway Performance Program for projects to mitigate the risk of recurring damage from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters on infrastructure that is in the National Highway Sys-

tem. These include raising and relocating roadways out of flood or slide-prone areas, constructing new protective features like drainage structures and scour protection, and using natural infrastructure to mitigate flood risk.

• Incentivize states to include resiliency protective features in federally funded transportation projects and infrastructure

by authorizing the federal cost-share for those features to be 100 percent.

• Make changes to the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Program to authorize Emergency Relief funds to be used to pay for new protective features on highways and bridges when repairing and rebuilding infrastructure after a natural disaster.

This will help ensure that states are not just rebuilding back what was lost, but that they are also making critical improvements to protect the infrastructure against future damage from floods, wildfires, and other disasters.

The Empire State has experienced significant infrastructure damage in recent years due to extreme weather like Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, and Tropical Storm Lee. This legislation would help states like New York better prepare their highway infrastructure for future risks by incorporating design features that protect against damage from flooding, storm surge, sea-level rise, and other climate impacts.

The Resilient Highways Act of 2019 is expected to be marked up this week in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee as part of America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, which reauthorizes federal highways programs.

“I’m proud to introduce this urgently needed bill,” Gillibrand added.

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‘Green Wave’ Plan to Address Cycling Fatalities: Mayor

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By the end of 2021, the City Department of Transportation will install more than 80 miles of protected lanes.

By Forum Staff At least 17 cyclists have died in street accidents so far this year—the highest number through July of any year since the launch of Vision Zero in 2014. To confront this alarming rise in fatalities, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday unveiled a $58.4 million plan that, according to Hizzoner, combines design, enforcement, legislation, policy and education to make city streets safer for cyclists—and all street users.

According to the administration, “Green Wave: A Plan for Cycling in New York City” is a multi-prong, multi-agency approach to curtail bike injuries and fatalities at a time when cycling popularity is on the rise, the City continues to expand its bike network, and Citi Bike is expanding into new neighborhoods and boroughs. The new plan includes six major elements: create citywide protected bike lane network; improve and update intersection design; expand NYPD enforcement; promote legislation and implement policy; target trucks in major safety initiative; and continued expansion of outreach/helmet safety.

To implement the Green Wave plan, the City has committed $58.4 million in new funding over the next five years, with 80 additional new staff. It will build 30 miles of protected bicycle lane annually. By the end of 2021, the City Department of Transportation will install more than 80 miles of protected lanes.

DOT has also identified 10 Brooklyn and Queens community boards as Bike Priority Districts, which together represent 16 percent of community boards and 14 percent of the bike lane network—yet have 23 percent of all NYC’s bicycle fatalities.

DOT has committed to build 75 miles of bicycle infrastructure in these districts by 2022.

DOT has pledged to build upon innovative intersection designs with a focus on areas where the majority of fatalities occur.

Fifty intersections will receive turn calming treatments in 2019 and where possible, protected intersection designs will be added for new projects after streets are resurfaced or reconstructed. Among innovations, DOT will in 2019 pilot so-called “Green Wave,” progressive signal-timing that discourages speeding and encourages steady cycling speeds—and it will identify other corridors for implementation in 2020. The agency will also install Green Skip Bars at key intersections to increase cyclist visibility.

Under the Green Wave plan, the NYPD will ramp up enforcement at the 100 most crash-prone intersections and target enforcement on highest risk activities: speeding, failing to yield, blocking bike lanes, oversized trucks/trucks off route. The department has pledged to maintain continuous citywide implementation of “Operation Bicycle Safe Passage” initiative— extending elevated enforcement of blocked bike lanes and hazardous driving violations. And specialized units and precincts will increase enforcement against oversized and off-route trucks.

DOT officials also noted that the agency will implement local legislation that passed the City Council last week that allows cyclists to proceed on the pedestrians signal and will work with the speaker and council members to pass additional legislation requiring a three-foot passing distance between car and cyclist and enhanced requirements for truck sideguards.

“Whether it’s the $58 million the mayor is spending or the $50 the average speed violator pays, every cent is worth it compared to the price victims of traffic violence pay due to politics, delays, and callous community banter,” said Cristina Furlong, cofounder of Make Queens Safer.

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The Pharmacist’s Corner Presented by Frank Pantina, R.Ph ENJOY YOURSELF: A PHARMACIST’S ADVICE FOR SAFE TRAVEL

It may be easy to overlook the cautious side of going on vacation and at this time of the year when so many people are jetting off –hopefully to some tropical relaxation spot—your local pharmacist can be of great help in assuring you make the most out of your vacation time.

Follow these simple tips and travel without complication—especially if you’re traveling out of the country or to a destination with a different climate and/ or geographical changes, many things can occur and you definitely want to be prepared for them.

First of all, ask your pharmacist what you’ll need to include in order to have a travel kit that can address the issues that arrive most commonly while on vacation. That list would surely include–sunscreen, painkillers, antiseptic, insect repellent and anti-diarrhea pills. No matter what, these will be useful.

We’ve spoken to you about skin cancer in this column before, and when traveling, the sun exposure that we are accustomed to on a daily basis, is different than that of our travel destinations.

Extra care must be exercised following these general rules is strongly advised in order to protect yourself from the sun: • Spend time in the shade between 11am & 3 pm.

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• Cover up with a T-shirt, hat and sunglasses.

• Use factor 15 or more sunscreen.

• See your doctor about any changes to moles or any unusual skin growths.

• When taking care of children’s skin-plain and simple-- cover them up and keep them in the shade.

When traveling for a long period of time without moving, you may have concerns about deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that can occur in your legs and thighs when immobile for extended periods and lead to blood clots. Although instances of DVT are fairly rare, they have the potential to be fatal.

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Members of the Epiphany Mar Thoma Church in Ozone Park stopped by the 106th Precinct stationhouse on Sunday to drop off special “Survival Kits” for the officers.

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Rare Art Valued at $200K Found in Woodside Thrift Store

By Forum Staff A drawing by famed Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele valued as much as $200,000 was recently discovered at the Habitat for Humanity New York City ReStore in Woodside, according to Galerie St. Etienne in Manhattan, where the previously unknown sketch is currently on view.

A part-time art handler, picker and collector found the pencil-on-paper work at the Northern Boulevard thrift store. The drawing, along with related material, is now part of the Galerie St. Etienne exhibition, “The Art Dealer as Scholar,” on display at the celebrated West 57th Street space.

The anonymous finder of the rare depiction confirmed its authenticity with Jane Kallir, director of Galerie St. Etienne and the world’s leading expert on Egon Schiele.

According to Kallir, it was sketched by Schiele in 1918, not long before he died in Vienna at age 28 in the Spanish flu pandemic. Other drawings of the same series are currently in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Leopold Museum in Vienna, Kallir noted.

The buyer, who also wishes to remain anonymous, immediately recognized a striking similarity to Schiele and contacted

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The rare drawing was discovered at the Habitat for Humanity New York City ReStore in Woodside.

Galerie St. Etienne soon after purchasing the work to confirm its authenticity.

“A while ago, we were sent a rather blurry [computer file] of a drawing that had been purchased at a thrift store,” Kallir recalled. “‘Antiques Roadshow’ notwithstanding, works of genuine significance are

seldom discovered in such a setting. So we did not expect much when, finally, the buyer of this drawing brought it in for us to examine. Nevertheless, based on the fluidity and spontaneity of the line, this drawing is, in my opinion, clearly by the hand of Egon Schiele. The subject, too, is unmistakably

his: a little girl who regularly posed for the artist, alone and with her mother, in 1918.

“In over 30 years of authenticating Schiele’s work, I have only once before encountered a drawing with such an unlikely provenance,” Kallir added.

The owner has committed to donating a portion of the proceeds to Habitat for Humanity New York City. The Habitat NYC ReStore sells high-quality overstock and lightly-used furniture, appliances, building materials and home décor at steep discounts.

“We are so very grateful for their generosity and willingness to give back. And, maybe a little bit in shock but ultimately really happy for all involved,” said Karen Haycox, CEO of Habitat for Humanity New York City. “I can’t help but think that were it not for the Habitat NYC ReStore, this piece of art history might have ended up in a landfill, lost forever. Instead, like many of the excellent pieces of furniture, appliances and home items that we sell every day, it has been given new life. And I know that the gift to Habitat NYC will ensure that a hardworking, low-income family will have the opportunity for a simple, affordable place to call home. That is a life-changing gift that will last for generations to come.”

“The Art Dealer as Scholar” will be on display at Galerie St. Etienne through Oct. 11.

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‘Mighty Whitey’ Sentenced for Lying to Feds

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By Forum Staff Scott Brettschneider, a former criminal defense attorney from Forest Hills also known as “Mighty Whitey,” has been sentenced to 60 days of confinement in a community center, four years of probation, 80 hours of community service, and fined $2,000 for his role in writing a false letter to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to assist an inmate to gain entry to a substance abuse program and thereby obtain an early release from prison, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

Brettschneider, 62, was convicted of conspiring to make, and making, a false statement to the BOP following a five-day jury trial in April 2019. According to federal officials, Brettschneider and two codefendants—Charles Gallman, 57, and Reginald Shabazz-Muhammad, 63, both of Queens—agreed to prepare and submit a phony letter to the BOP about the drug treatment history of inmate Richard Marshall—Brettschneider’s client and a source of client referrals. If successful, their scheme would have resulted in Marshall’s gaining entry to the Residential Drug Abuse Program in prison, and potential early release from custody. Brettschneider tasked his part-time paralegal, Shabazz-Muhammad, with the job of writing the fraudulent let-

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ter, and Gallman acted as the middleman between Marshall and Brettschneider.

Marshall pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make false statements, and was sentenced on Oct. 6, 2018 to three years’ probation and a fine of $1,500. Shabazz-Muhammad pleaded guilty to making false statements, and was sentenced on Jan. 30 to two years’ probation and a fine of $1,000. Gallman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make false statements and to violating the Travel Act for bribing a witness, and was sentenced on March 20 to three years’ imprisonment.

Lawyer Charged with Swiping Client’s Cash

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By Forum Staff A Brooklyn woman, who has a law office in Rosedale, has been charged with stealing more than $200,000 from a client following the sale of a residential property in Brooklyn in November 2013, Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan announced Tuesday.

Audrey Thomas, 49, turned herself in to law enforcement early Monday morning and was arraigned several hours later on a criminal complaint charging her with second-degree grand larceny. Thomas was released on her own recognizance and ordered to return to court on Sept. 12.

According to the charges, in May of 2013, a Brooklyn woman hired Thomas to represent her in the sale of a home she owned on Madison Street in Brooklyn. The contract for the sale of the property was $1 million, and during the closing in Novem-

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ber of 2013, several checks were issued.

Thomas was to hold all funds in escrow for the client. The checks were deposited into Thomas’s Bank of America account, but in May of 2014, that account was closed and the balance was transferred to a JP Morgan Chase account.

Over time, Thomas allegedly engaged in a pattern of activity depleting the account, using the funds for both personal and business expenses. By November 2014, the Chase bank account balance was down to just $25. Thomas, when confronted by the victim’s daughter, allegedly said that she had lost all proceeds from the sale of the home.

Ryan said Thomas allegedly “acted without regard for her client to benefit her own greed. Such alleged actions cannot go unpunished.”

If convicted, Thomas faces up to 15 years in prison.

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Legal Notices RIKARIKA STUDIO LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/4/2019. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: RikaRika Studio LLC, 90-11 35th Avenue, APT. 3N, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

RAISIN LABS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/10/2019. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Amandeep Singh, 115-12 124 Street, South Ozone Park, NY 11420. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

168 ASTORIA REALTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/03/19. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 15043 6th Avenue Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

POSEIDON PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 06/18/2019. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Nicholaos Georgopoulos, 32-82 33rd. Street, Astoria, NY 11106. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

84-27, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/04/19. Off. loc.: Queens Co. SSNY des. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 254-02 39th Avenue, Little Neck, NY 11363. Purpose: General.

KDCSH REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/20/19. Office: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, 2269 24th Street,Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 11th day of July, 2019, bearing Index No. 000400-19/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 8917 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, 11435, grants me the right to assume the name of (first) JEREMY (middle) SERGIO (last) INSUASTI. My present name is JEREMY INSUASTI (infant). My city and state of my present address is HOWARD BEACH, NY. The month and year of my birth are JANUARY 2007. The place of my birth is QUEENS, NEW YORK. Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the11th day of July, 2019, bearing Index No. 000398-19/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, 11435, grants me the right to assume the name of (first) JONATHAN (middle) FRANCO (last) INSUASTI. My present name is JONATHAN INSUASTI. My city and state of my present address is HOWARD BEACH, NY. The month and year of my birth are JULY 2000. The place of my birth is QUEENS, NEW YORK.

25-40 23rd STREET LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/20/19. Office: 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, 25-16 38th Street, Apt. B, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

J FIXEDIT! LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/29/19. Office: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 J FIXEDIT !

LLC, 11952 FARMERS BLVD., ST. ALBANS, NY 11412 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

PASSION & PRIORITIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/12/19. Off. loc.: Queens Co. SSNY des. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the TIFFANY EASON, 15330 89th AVE., APT.637, JAMAICA, NY 11432.

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EVERLASTING ARTS, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 5/22/19. Off. Loc: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served shall mail process to: 86 Greenway Terrace, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Respect Auto Queens II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/01/19. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Telos Legal Corp, 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210. Purpose: any lawful activities.

WOLF PHONE REPAIRS LLC Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/09/19.

Off. loc.: Queens Co. SSNY des. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the NATAN WOLF, 144-37 76th AVE, FLUSHING, NY 11367. Purpose: General.

MADELINE JUNE AND COMPANY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/22/2018.

Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC. 1967 WEHRLE DRIVE, SUITE 1-086, BUFFALO, NY 14221. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

BLOSSOM BY GIGI LLC Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/01/19. Off. loc.: Queens Co. SSNY des. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the BLOSSOM BY GIGI LLC, 11570 209TH STREET, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411. Purpose: General.

GITALI & DAUGHTERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/26/19. Office: 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, 14826 86th Avenue, Briarwood, NY 11435. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KREFT INTERNATIONAL LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/12/19. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: KREFT INTERNATIONAL LLC 8614 55TH ROAD, ELMHURST, NY 11373.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

GREENCITY CONTRACTING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/03/2019.

Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Daniel O’ Sullivan, 86-04 88th Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of CASSEY’S COOKIES AND COBBLERS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/16/13.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC, 257-48 144 TH AVENUE, ROSEDALE, NY 11422. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Murray Park Owners, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 11/30/18. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 35-06 Leavitt St. CF-A, Flushing NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Lampros Communications LLC Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/21/19. Off. loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as an agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 253-35 61st Avenue, Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: General.

Notice of Formation of Briarwood Fulcrum WTC LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/19. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 36-35 Bell Blvd, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: any lawful activity.

PROGRESSIVE CREDIT REPAIR SERVICES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/24/19. Office: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 progressive Credit Repair Services LLC, 21825 132nd Avenue, Springfield Gardens NY 11413. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

101-22 99TH STREET Filed w/ SSNY on 7/15/19. Office: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 101-22 99TH REALTY LLC, 101-42 99TH STREET, OZONE PARK, NY 11416. Purpose: Law

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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Name: WFHA Newkirk LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on June 14, 2019.

N.Y. office location: Queens County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to WFHA Newkirk LLC, c/o Workforce Housing Group, 5-14 51st Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

QUEENS LUXURY HOMES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/31/17. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 91-16 Suthin Blvd., Ste. 2018, Jamaica, NY 11435. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Chen & Cheng LLC. Art. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/6/2019. Office location: Queens County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 4728 Union St, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful activity.

HOUSE OF RIIRA LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/14/19. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to HOUSE OF RIIRA LLC, 41-20 77TH ST. ELMHURST, NY 11373. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

OMANG SERVICES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/18/2019. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 10-02 44th Dr., Long Island City, NY 11101.

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