A man remained in critical condition in Jamaica Hospital Medical Center on Wednesday a ernoon, two days a er he was violently thrown from the roof of his own Lexus SUV as he fought o three would-be carjackers in South Richmond Hill, according to police and published reports.
Tauree ompson, 28, was doubleparked and standing outside of his idling vehicle in front of the Taco Bell on Liberty Avenue near 120th Street around 9:45 p.m. Monday night when three suspects hopped into the luxury SUV and tried to swipe it. ompson clambered onto the car’s roof just in time for the SUV to slam into a pole roughly 200 feet away, sending ompson ying some 60 feet before coming to a stop on the pavement.
“He landed all the way over there, bounced three times and did like a baseball slide on his face,” a shaken eyewitness told the New York Post.
Cops noted that ompson su ered multiple skull fractures.
Security footage captured the whole incident, including the three wannabe thieves running away from the wreckage. Two were later collared by cops. Both are 15 years old.
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Queens District A orney Melinda Katz announced on Friday that a man has been charged in connection with ursday’s bizarre shooting in a South Ozone Park deli.
Donnie Hudson, 35, was arraigned ursday night on a criminal complaint charging him with a empted murder in the second degree, assault in the rst degree, four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and two counts of criminal possession of a rearm.
According to the charges, at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Hudson entered the Rockaway Express Deli on Rockaway Boulevard and confronted Fahmi Kaid, 47, who was working behind the counter. Hudson pointed a gun at Kaid and fired three shots, striking him once in the head.
Hudson le the store and returned immediately a erward brandishing an assault ri e, which he red multiple times at Kaid, as the clerk lay stricken on the oor.
Hudson was arrested at approximately 6:53 p.m. a few blocks from the deli, on 114th Street near 135th Avenue. Officers
recovered a .40-caliber Smith and Wesson pistol with an empty magazine, two loose .223-caliber rounds from inside the defendant’s sweatshirt. Additionally, officers recovered an American Tactical AR15 rifle semi-automatic assault weapon with one round in its chamber, as well as a magazine containing 85 .223-caliber rounds, a magazine containing 44 .223-caliber rounds, a magazine containing 18 .223-caliber rounds, and four loose .223-caliber rounds from inside the defendant’s backpack.
e victim sustained a grazed gunshot wound to his head, a gunshot wound to his
wrist, an injury to his radial artery and suffered a volar laceration that will require surgery to repair. e victim is stable and was treated at a local hospital.
“This was a brutal, calculated assault using battlefield weaponry. Under absolutely no circumstances are we going to stand for turning our communities into war zones. Given the firepower deployed in this violent attack, we asked for the defendant to be remanded into custody,” Katz said. “Thankfully, the judge agreed.”
If convicted, Hudson faces up to 25 years in prison.
Two area elected officials extolled the Adams administration’s effort to keep all public school entrances locked during the day as the mayor and Schools chancellor celebrated the fruits of said labor after the City Panel for Educational Policy recently voted in favor of the security measure.
e PEP approved a $43 million contract with Symbrant Technologies, Inc. at its monthly meeting Wednesday evening “to install automatic door-locking systems in Department of Education buildings to quickly lockdown schools from outside threats in an e ort to make NYC public school children safer.”
City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (DHoward Beach) both gave the result their own thumbs up.
“I’m proud to have been a leader in the ght to enhance safety at NYC schools. is is a long overdue step, and I’m glad that we will nally be seeing
the doors at our schools locked and monitored by school safety agents in the future,” Ariola said on ursday.
“I have long advocated for locking the entrances to our public schools, and I applaud the City’s Panel for Educational Policy for taking this step to protect our students and every other individual working in our schools,” Addabbo added on Friday. “I visit classrooms across my district and many times the doors to a public school will be open and you can be well into the school building before you encounter a school safety guard. Our private schools, Catholic schools and yeshivas all have locked doors where you need to be buzzed in, and I just want the same common sense security measures for our public schools. Over the years, I have introduced a bill that would require public and nonpublic schools be locked at all times during the school day, which now sits in the Education Committee. I am hopeful that we will get this initiative passed and better protect our children.”
sent to prison for a long time. As I nd myself o en having to tell women, confronting the reality that someone you love is dangerous can be painful and especially dif-
cult. It is absolutely necessary, however, in order to protect yourself and your loved ones from serious physical and emotional harm,” Katz said.
By Forum StaQueens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Monday that a Jamaica man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for viciously slashing his girlfriend as she sat at the hospital bedside of their sick baby. The victim required some 120 stitches to close all her wounds from the unprovoked attack.
Alexander Fitzpatrick, 28, pleaded guilty to assault in the rst degree on Sept. 14 before Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Yavinsky, who sentenced him to 17 years in prison to be followed by ve years’ post-release supervision.
According to the charges, the victim was in a room at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with her ill 6-month-old daughter. e mother fell asleep in a chair at her daughter’s bedside. Shortly a er 1:00 a.m., she awoke to see her child’s father standing over her with a sharp instrument. Fitzpatrick then said to his girlfriend, “I’m going to jail,” and began slashing the woman with the sharp object. The 25-year-old victim sustained deep wounds to her left arm and her face that required approximately 120 stitches to close.
“For brutally assaulting the mother of his baby daughter, this defendant has been
“[C]ononting the reality that someone you love is dangerous can be painful and especially di cult,” DA Katz said. “It is absolutely necessary, however, in order to protect yourself and your loved ones om serious physical and emotional harm.”
Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that Far Rockaway will receive $4.5 million in funding as one of the New York City region winners of the first round of NY Forward. Building on the momentum of the state's successful Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), the $100 million NY Forward program adopts the same “Plan-then-Act” strategy as the DRI to support a more equitable downtown recovery for New York's communities. As part of NY Forward Round One, two to three awards will be made to communities in each of the state’s ten economic development regions to support development and implementation of a revitalization plan for their downtowns.
NY Forward is a central component of the State’s economic development efforts, working together with DRI to accelerate and expand the revitalization of New York's downtowns and commercial corridors. NY Forward communities serve the immediate local residents and are more local in nature, as opposed to communities typically funded through DRI that focus on amenities and attractions that serve the regional community. For the New York City region, NY Forward communities are BID-scale business districts where projects are developed with input from local residents.
Like DRI, each NY Forward community will develop a Strategic Investment Plan that includes a slate of readily implementable projects. The Department of State will provide enhanced technical assistance to better support those communities with less internal capacity as part of the NY Forward program and fund projects appropriately scaled to the size of each community. Projects may include building renovation and redevelopment, new construction or
creation of new or improved public spaces and other projects that elevate specific cultural, historical qualities that enhance the feeling of smalltown charm.
“Sitting at the southernmost portion of Queens and the easternmost end of the Rockaway Peninsula, Far Rockaway is a diverse, strong community,” the Hochul administration described the South Queens community.
“It serves as a multi-modal transportation hub, with the Mott Avenue A subway station, the Far Rockaway Long Island Rail Road station, the QM17 Express bus to Midtown Manhattan as well as bus services to Queens and Nassau counties, informal car shares, dockless bike shares and a 20-minute drive to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Furthermore, Far Rockaway encompasses cross-peninsular roads with connections to multiple regional expressways to Manhattan. From Trinity Chapel to the post office designed by architect Eric Kebbon to the wedgeshaped bank building, Far Rockaway’s downtown has historic characteristics similarly found in smaller villages and hamlets located throughout Long Island and Upstate New York. It also has a diverse merchant community that is heavily dependent on local shoppers and serves as an entry point for immigrant entrepreneurs.”
According to the State, Far Rockaway aims to revitalize its downtown by enhancing its facades to create a more cohesive and beautified area as well as improving pedestrian and visitor wayfinding, bicycle infrastructure and streetscape amenities to emphasize proximity of Far Rockaway’s beaches to its downtown commercial core. It also seeks to establish itself as a destination for shopping and dining through partnership with the MTA and by creating seasonal, annual and/ or periodic events to attract families to shop and enjoy the area.
Presented by Frank Pantina, R.PhCardiovascular (CV) disease is a major American health concern. It is responsible for 1 out of every 3 deaths in this country.
ere are over 2 million strokes and heart a acks reported every year. Hypertension (high blood pressure) and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) are primary contributing CV health risks. ese conditions a ect more than 80 million Americans each year. Along with the huge loss of life comes the tremendous nancial burden resulting from cardiovascular disease.
Because of the crush imposed by cardiac diseases on the economy, Medicare, Medicaid and private payers, have really applied the push for health-care teams to manage disease collectively and efficiently.
e role of the pharmacist here is very clear: ensuring cardiac patients are compliant with their meds thereby preventing hospital readmissions.
Cardiac medications include many types of drugs including Lipid-Lowering erapies like statins and cholesterol absorption inhibitors, Blood Pressure Meds like Beta Blockers, Diuretics and ACE inhibitors and yroid meds like Levothyroxine. ese are just a few of the myriad of meds that a cardiac patient can face.
With new drugs constantly turning up, physicians are realizing the value of pharmacists'' expertise in medications– it is an essential piece in saving the lives of
patients.
At your local pharmacy there exists a real opportunity to learn about your meds. Not only what they do for your conditions, and safeguarding that you always have the ample supply you need, but whether you’re on the right one, at the appropriate dose. Another component monitored by your pharmacist is the possibility of any potential drug interactions between your particular medications.
e role of the pharmacist as a member of your cardiac health-care team is recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) which both recommend a team-based approach, which includes pharmacists, in the treatment of hypertension.
Community pharmacists are making a huge di erence by provide services like blood pressure screenings, as well as offering advice to patients on many lifestyle issues, such as diet and exercise. You can turn to us with any di culty you’re experiencing, even when trying to stop smoking.
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City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (ROzone Park) recently joined Woodhaven residents and City Small Business Services ofcials for a special slice at Sal’s Pizza on Jamaica Avenue near 85th Street as the beloved family-owned eatery celebrated its 62nd anniversary.
SBS sta also connected the small businesses along Jamaica Avenue with free compliance consultations and encouraged area entrepreneurs to visit nyc. gov/nycbest for help in avoiding violations.
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is set to partner next month with senior advocacy organization LiveOn NY to host a free webinar aimed at explaining the types of bene ts seniors are eligible for and how they would be able to apply for
them, Addabbo announced on Tuesday.
e live Zoom webinar will take place on Monday, March 13 at 11 a.m. ose interested in joining the virtual meeting can follow this link:
h ps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88133059 260?pwd=c kT2FnR0dKZGVidU10SXh ReEltZz09
e Meeting ID is: 881 3305 9260; the Passcode is: 456582.
During the webinar, representatives from LiveOn NY will provide information about their organization and what they do,
they will discuss the unfortunate stigma and misconceptions around receiving bene ts, review all of the bene t programs that are relevant to older adults — which includes discussing what these bene ts address, their eligibility criteria and the application process — and nish with a brief Q and A from the audience. e representatives will also give out their contact information so anyone interested in reaching out can get in touch with them to speak about their personal situation.
“With the cost of in ation raising the prices of so many products, and with many seniors living on a xed income, it is making it more di cult for these seniors to afford the rising cost of living in New York City,” the senator said. “Organizations like LiveOn NY are able to help seniors nd out if they are eligible for any of the avail-
able bene t programs and how they can apply. I want to thank LiveOn NY for their continued partnership and for helping my constituents with virtual webinars and inperson events.”
Some of the bene ts LiveOn NY can help constituents register for include SNAP, SCRIE, HEAP, the Medicare Savings Program, Medicaid, and property tax exemptions. While LiveOn NY cannot assist participants in registering for these bene t programs during this meeting, seniors are encouraged to contact LiveOn NY a er the webinar to talk about their speci c situations and to nd out if they qualify and how to apply.
For more information, call Addabbo’s district o ce at (718) 738-1111 or LiveOn NY at (212) 398-5045 or by email at bene ts@liveon-ny.org.
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State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is partnering next month with the City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) for a NYC Free Tax Prep webinar, the legislator announced on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, March 1, DCWP will host a live Zoom webinar between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to answer questions and assist people with accessing NYC Free Tax Prep. Families with dependents who earned $80,000 or less and individuals who earned $56,000 or less in 2022 can use this service to le for free with an IRS certi ed VITA/ TCE volunteer preparer and avoid having to pay expensive tax preparation fees. Anyone who lives or works in New York City and meets the income requirements can use NYC Free Tax Prep.
You can register to take part in the webinar on Zoom at: tinyurl.com/FTPWebinarSenatorAddabbo or you can stream the live feed on DCWP’s Facebook page at facebook.com/helloDCWP.
NYC Free Tax Prep o ers multiple options to le for free, including in-person, drop-o , virtual and online services.
Documents needed in order to le your taxes for free with the NYC Free Tax Prep program include:
• Government-issued photo ID (includes IDNYC) and Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identi cation Numbers (ITIN). ITIN determination le ers (original, copy, or electronic document) and birth dates for you, your spouse, and your dependents.
• Proof of income including Form W-2 (wages from each job), Form 1099INT (interest), Form 1099-DIV (dividends), Form 1099-R (retirement plans), Form W-2G (gambling winnings), and any other forms that may pertain to your speci c situation.
• Your banking information so you can receive your return via direct deposit.
“The deadline to file your taxes may seem far away right now, but April 18, 2023 will be here before you know it. That is why I am partnering with DCWP to bring an NYC Free Tax Prep event to my constituents this March,” Addabbo said.
“Since 2008, NYC Free Tax Prep has helped New Yorkers le more than 1.4 million tax returns, saving them more than $216 million in potential ling fees,” added DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga. “ is year, we’re helping more lers with the newly enhanced NYC Earned Income
Tax Credit (EITC) and our expanded NYC Free Tax Prep services for self-employed New Yorkers. ank you to Senator Addabbo and our amazing tax prep partners for working to help New Yorkers keep their hard-earned money.”
DCWP will also be announcing the new NYC Free Tax Prep service for selfemployed New Yorkers. If you work for yourself, you need to le taxes annually and make estimated tax payments quarterly.
Another program they will be mentioning is the NYC Financial Empowerment Centers which provide free one-onone professional nancial counseling and coaching to support New Yorkers in reaching their nancial goals.
For more information on how to le your taxes for free through the NYC Free Tax Prep program, visit nyc.gov/TaxPrep. To learn more about the NYC Financial Empowerment Centers, visit nyc.gov/TalkMoney.
In addition to this virtual event, Addabbo will be partnering with DCWP for an in-person NYC Free Tax Prep event at his Middle Village o ce this April. Contact Addabbo’s district o ce at (718) 738-1111 for more information.
Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council on Tuesday celebrated as Hizzoner signed several of the legislative body’s bills into law.
ese new laws include two packages focused on addressing pay disparities across the municipal workforce and improving the accessibility of buildings and homeless shelters for New Yorkers with disabilities, respectively. e nal bill signed into law requires quarterly reporting on family homelessness.
• Intro 515-A — sponsored by Council Speaker Adrienne Adams — requires city agency annual employment plans to include information on compensation and e orts to address pay disparities within their workforce.
• Intro 527-A — sponsored by Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa — requires DCAS to assess its e orts to provide equal opportunity for a diverse universe of applicants for municipal employment.
• Intro 541-A — sponsored by Councilwoman Farah N. Louis — amends the existing Pay Equity Law by requiring DCAS to collect and share additional data with the City Council in an e ort to identify and address pay disparities within the city workforce.
• Intro 92-A — sponsored by Councilwoman Diana Ayala — creates an
accessibility board to advise and make recommendations to the mayor, City Council, and city agencies on ways to increase accessibility for clients living in city shelters.
• Intro 141-A — also sponsored by Ayala — requires signage at each entrance or egress to a building required to have power-operated or power-assisted and low-
Housing Preservation and Development to report every three years on how many of their a ordable housing units are set aside for people living with disabilities and are rented to people with disabilities.
• Intro 676-A — sponsored by Councilwoman Crystal Hudson — requires HPD develop a list of universal
units in new housing development projects.
• Intro 421-A — sponsored by Councilman Kevin Riley — requires the City Department of Homeless Services to produce a quarterly report on families with children living in shelter and include the number of families in each type of shelter, their average length of stay, how many exit for permanent housing, and metrics on school enrollment and a endance.
“Addressing pay disparities within our workforce has been a top priority for this Council,” said Speaker Adrienne Adams. “Now signed into law, our Pay Equity package will provide crucial data and insights into pay disparities based on gender, race, and ethnicity in our municipal workforce, and help improve practices that promote diversity and pay equity. I’m also proud of the Council’s legislative efforts to make our city more accessible for all New Yorkers, including residents of homeless shelters, and increase transparency about homelessness. We will continue to focus on enacting solutions that eliminate long-standing inequities facing our communities.”
energy doors, directing people to that door.
• Intro 375-A — also sponsored by Ayala — requires the City Department of
design features and require developers who receive city financial assistance to incorporate universal design in all dwelling
Riley added, “It is a priority of this historic City Council to pass legislation that aims for a true means of equity and inclusion. I am looking forward to continuing the collaborative work with my colleagues to serve and protect all New Yorkers.”
A Far Rockaway pharmacist has pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, distribution and possession of oxycodone, and nine counts of ling false personal and corporate tax returns, prosecutors announced Friday.
As set forth in the indictment, court filings and in court Friday morning, Daniel Russo, 44, owned and operated Russo’s Pharmacy on Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway. Between March 2011 and
June 2014, Russo conspired with others, including medical professionals and employees, to fill fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone and dispense thousands of oxycodone pills in return for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. Over the course of the conspiracy, Russo’s co-conspirators delivered hundreds of fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions to Russo’s Pharmacy and would then retrieve the filled prescriptions—written out in various patients’ names—so that they could be dispensed elsewhere. Russo accepted payment mostly in cash for the prescrip -
tions. Russo then hid the proceeds from the scheme and filed false corporate income tax returns for his pharmacy for the years 2013 through 2016, omitting the illegal proceeds. Russo also filed false individual income tax returns for the years 2012 through 2016. In total, Russo failed to report over $1 million in earnings, much of it generated from his oxycodonedistribution scheme.
More than a dozen physicians for whom Russo lled prescriptions have since been convicted of crimes related to the distribution of oxycodone.
“Russo was a drug dealer in a white coat,” said Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace. “He abused his pharmacy license and the trust placed in him by the community to illegally distribute enormous amounts of oxycodone, spreading misery in the community and fueling addiction, all to enrich himself.”
When sentenced, Russo, a Long Island resident, faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment for each of the drug counts and up to three years’ imprisonment for each of the tax counts.
Queens District A orney Melinda Katz announced on Friday that a Jamaica man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for the death of a pedestrian struck by a stolen car he was driving before leaping out to evade police; and for driving into another woman, then beating her and stealing her purse.
Nigel Covington, 20, pleaded guilty to assault in the rst degree and robbery in the rst degree. Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder sentenced Covington to two concurrent terms of 19 years in prison followed by ve years of post-release supervision.
According to the charges, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2019, security camera footage captures Covington stealing a grey Hyundai Sonata from in front of a residence near the intersection of 110th Road and Sutphin Boulevard.
Other footage shows the defendant in several locations near the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica station driving the stolen car with its headlights o . Police in an unmarked vehicle noticed the car, followed and observed Covington go through a red light near the intersection of 165th Street and Jamaica Avenue. A er a check of the license plate showed that the vehicle was
reported stolen less than an hour earlier, the o cers activated their siren and lights. Covington pulled away at a high rate of speed, turning from 91st Avenue onto Sutphin Boulevard. Heading southbound, Covington jumped from the car to evade police. e still-moving, unoccupied vehicle careened into a crosswalk at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue, where it struck 60-year-old Bibi Zulaikah, pinning her under its wheels. She was pronounced dead later that night at a local hospital.
e next month, also according to the charges, on Dec. 15, 2019, at approximately 3:10 a.m., Covington was behind the wheel of a white sedan vehicle double-parked near the intersection of Booth Memorial Avenue and 153rd Street in Flushing. Covington accelerated the vehicle and struck 45-year-old Nortaliana Jimenez, as the woman stood near her own car.
The impact knocked Jimenez onto the hood of a car parked nearby. Covington put the car in reverse and drove into the victim again, pinning her body between
the sedan he was driving and a second car. Covington got out of his car and dragged the victim into a nearby gutter and punched her several times in the face and body. He verbally berated the woman and took her cell phone and purse, which contained her debit card and cash. Covington then got back behind the wheel of the white sedan and sped away.
Jimenez was discovered laying in the gu er by her son who heard her cries for help. A passing motorist called 911. Emergency responders took her to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries including a dislocated shoulder, broken leg and severe lacerations.
On December 19, 2019, police located a white Chevy Malibu sedan in Staten Island that was reported stolen from a residence in Queens six days earlier. e sedan contained several items, including a baseball bat and cigare e bu s. DNA recovered from the cigare e bu s matched database records identifying Covington. Jimenez identi ed Covington from a photo array as her a acker.
“For his violent, reckless disregard for the lives of others, the defendant is going to prison,” Katz said. “I hope the long sentence provides some measure of solace to the family of the deceased, and peace of mind to the victim of his brutal assault.”
Auditors found that the NYPD has created an impact and use policy for certain tools which recognizes the potential for bias in facial recognition so ware, particularly for groups other than white males. However, it has not set a standard of acceptable accuracy. e impact and use policy describes appropriate use of facial recognition technology, but the guidelines are part of NYPD’s broader surveillance policies and not speci c to some of the unique risks posed by AI.
At DOB, o cials said they have no governance policies or responsibility to oversee the use of AI, because they do not use it. However, DOB does allow the inspectors that carry out its facade safety inspection program to use AI tools to identify facade defects in addition to any required handson inspection. DOB does not require facade inspectors to report whether they used AI tools during inspections, which are required every ve years for buildings over six stories tall.
By Forum StaNew York City lacks needed guidelines and policies for agencies’ use of arti cial intelligence (AI), leaving it vulnerable to misguided, inaccurate or biased outcomes in several programs that can directly impact New Yorkers’ lives, an audit released ursday by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found.
e City O ce of Technology and Innovation (OTI) was created by the Mayor’s Executive Order 3 in January 2022, with responsibility for the oversight and governance of AI, which in the previous administration had been under an Algorithm Management and Policy O cer (AMPO).
When OTI replaced the AMPO, many of the previous administration’s goals for creating guidelines for the fair and responsible use of AI technologies, and handling complaints related to potential harm caused by an agency’s use of them, were incomplete and remain un nished today, the audit found.
DiNapoli’s audit looked at governance policies on AI use at four agencies: the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), the Department of Education (DOE), the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the Department of Buildings (DOB). e audit found signi cant shortfalls in oversight and risk assessment of arti cial intelligence.
Some agencies have taken steps to address risk of biased outcomes. For example, ACS removed certain types of racial and ethnicity data from its Severe Harm Predictive Model, which is designed to identify children most at risk of abuse and prioritize quality assurance reviews of cases. ACS has internal guidelines speci c to the use of AI and o cials said they were developing a more formal policy to ensure the guidelines are followed.
In contrast, DOE does not require an assessment for its use of AI tools, such as those that use voice technology to analyze classroom discourse pa erns, as professional development tools that can help educators improve their communication skills.
e audit also found that none of the agencies keeps a formal inventory of AI systems and tools they use and have in development, and that only ACS keeps an inventory of all of the data sets that its AI tools use.
None of the agencies had formal policies on the intended use and outcomes of AI tools or systems. As referenced, the NYPD’s policies on use and outcomes are for surveillance tools and not specific to AI.
DiNapoli’s audit recommends that OTI create a governance structure for the use of AI tools and systems by city agencies and assess the risk each poses. It also recommended a review of past AMPO policies to identify areas that need to be strengthened by OTI.
e Mayor’s O ce of Immigrant A airs (MOIA) on Tuesday released a newly de-
signed immigrant resource roadmap in 52 languages. e roadmap includes a list of City resources and protected rights for all New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status.
On Feb. 21, 1952, students in Bangladesh began the Language Movement for the right to speak, learn, and govern in their native language. Since then, International Mother Language Day (IMLD) became a national holiday that is observed to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. A mother language is the rst language that someone speaks.
Every New Yorker has a right to speak and engage with New York City in their language; this right is protected by Local Law 30.
On this year’s International Mother Language Day, the MOIA said it a rms and celebrates the linguistic diversity of the Big
Apple—where more than 400 languages are spoken.
“Every language is lled with a rich culture,” said MOIA Commissioner Manuel
Castro. “New York City would not be the incredible city it is without the 400-plus languages spoken in our ve boroughs. As we observe International Mother Language Day, our o ce celebrates the city’s diversity by ensuring communities can access information and connect with their city in their own language.”
According to the United Nations, IMLD “recognizes that languages and multilingualism can advance inclusion.” Additionally, the UN noted that “multilingual education based on mothertongue facilitates access to and inclusion in learning for population groups that speak non-dominant languages, languages of minority groups and indigenous languages.”
New Yorkers can access the immigrant resource roadmap by visiting nyc.gov/immigrantresources.
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O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 8740 165th St, Apt 4N, Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of formation of 47TH STREET LLC. Arts of Org led with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/1/23.
O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 22-45 47th St., Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: any lawful act.
75 PROPERTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/22. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 60 21 75th Ave., Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: any lawful activities.
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MJ-AN, LLC. Articles of Organization led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/24/2023. O ce location: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and address SSNY shall mail a copy of process is 143-07 Cherry Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
Notice is hereby given that a license No. 1358036 for beer, cider, and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, cider, and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 224-23 Union Turnpike, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364.
5M74 LLC, Arts. of Org. led with the SSNY on 02/07/2023. O ce loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Peter Demertzis, 24-13 26th Street, Apt 1, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
ACCU TE RELIABLE TIMELY BOOKKEEPING LLC Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY)12/19/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to DEBITA SINGH, 1044 130TH AVE APT 4B, JAMAICA, NY, 11434, USA. General Purpose
Notice of Formation of LRH Realty of Amsterdam LLC. Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/04/23. O ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Paregt Singh, 11 Allen St., New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Purpose: any lawful activities.
NORTHERN 409 LLC. Arts. of Org. led with the SSNY on 01/31/23. 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, 144-49 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1352447 for liquor, beer & wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer & wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 150-50 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354 for on-premises consumption. Applicant: 50 Bay Inc. DBA Fi y Bay
Russ & E e LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/6/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 63-55 74th St., Middle Village, NY 11379. General Purpose
UVP COMMUNICATIONS
LLC Arts. of Org. led with SSNY on 11/22/2022 O ce: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail to the LLC, 3418 NORTHERN BLVD. #B20, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101, USA. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
BRONTE NORTH LLC, Arts. of Org. led with the SSNY on 02/17/2023. O ce loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designat-ed as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: e LLC, 58-41 63rd St., Maspeth, NY 11378. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
J&J Maspeth Owner LLC. Arts. of Org. led with SSNY on 02/08/2023 Ofce: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail to the LLC, 57-48 49th Place, Queens, NY 11378. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
MVP SECURITY LLC Arts. of Org. led with SSNY on 02/16/2023 O ce: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail to the MVP SECURITY LLC, 3119 32ND ST. APT 11, ASTORIA, NY, 11106, USA. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
Notice of Formation of PRIYA LLC Arts. of Org. led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/12/13. 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 the LLC at the addr. of its princ. o ce. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Venture Net Holding LLC led w/ SSNY on 2/21/23. O ce: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 38-08 Union St., #9B, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful.
HI RANCH IN THE HEART OF HOWARD BEACH. HOME FEATURES 4 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHS, LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, EIK. NEW ROOF AND NEW BOILER. 1 CAR GARAGE, LOT SIZE: 40X100, BALCONY OFF PRIMARY BEDROOM, SLIDERS TO DECK AND LARGE BACKYARD.
