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VOL. 12 • NUMBER 46 • November 14, 2013

Killer Noise Maspeth and Middle Village residents, pols plead with Port Authority to control airplane noise they say is making life unbearable.

Story on page 16

Christ the King Slams Diocese Over Lawsuit Page 3

Eat, Drink & Be Merry A Forum Special Page 17-23

Honoring Queens' Veterans Page 31

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Christ the King HS Issues Harsh Words Over Diocese Lawsuit

By Anna Gustafson Following the Brooklyn Diocese’s recent announcement that it was suing one of its own facilities, Christ the King High School in Middle Village, both the diocese and the school have gone on a warpath of words, accusing the other of wrongdoings that they argue could spell the demise of the more than 50-year-old Catholic school with close to 1,000 students.

“As Bishop of Brooklyn, it was with great sadness and reluctance that the Diocese was left with no other option than to initiative a lawsuit against Christ the King High School,” Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio said in a letter that was read during mass in various churches in the community last weekend. “I wish to personally assure each and every student, faculty members, and parent of Christ the King High School that the Diocese of Brooklyn has no intent or desire to seek the closing of your high school.”

This, however, is exactly what Christ the King officials are accusing the Diocese of attempting to do with its lawsuit that was filed Nov. 4 in Queens Supreme Court. Christ the King officials argue that with the lawsuit, which aims to force Christ the King to turn over the school property to the Diocese when the Diocese determines there is no longer a Catholic

Christ the King High School board members are slamming the Brooklyn Diocese for a lawsuit recently filed against the school.

school being run at the site, is an attempt on the part of the financially struggling Diocese to shutter the Middle Village school.

“We’ve operated for 37 years without a nickel from the Diocese,” said Thomas Ognibene, a former city councilman who sits on the board of the nonprofit that operates Christ the King High School. “We’re not going to let them destroy what has taken us 37 years to build.”

“They wanted us to sign a contract that says we can operate so long as we continue as a Roman Catholic High School - we agreed to that,” Ognibene continued. “But they wanted us to say they get to decide when we can’t oper-

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ate anymore. They’ve already closed numerous grammar schools - we know they need money desperately and are going to close high schools.

If they got to decide when we were no longer operating as a high school, they could come back and say, ‘We don’t like the way you’re operating,’ and close us down. We said no thank you to that.”

Essentially, Ognibene said he and others on the board believe “the Diocese is getting out of Catholic education.”

According to the Diocese, the suit follows “two years of futile negotiations” that left the religious organization “no other recourse” but

to sue the school to force Christ the King to agree to turn over the school property to the Diocese once the Diocese determines there was no Catholic high school being run on the property. The suit, the Diocese says, comes on the heels of Christ the King leasing space, beginning in September, to the Middle Village Preparatory Charter School - which it argues poses as direct competition to the Catholic school and could draw pupils away from Christ the King.

Christ the King, however, said that the Diocese approached the high school in 2011 and “demanded” that it be given the authority to control the opening of a charter school in the building.

“They asked for 40 percent of the rental of the charter school, and we said we understood the Diocese is hurting financially - we’ll give 40 percent to Catholic education, but not the whole percent to the Diocese,” Ognibene said.

Ognibene also lashed out against the Diocese for the letter that was read last weekend.

“The church did something that was appalling to me as a Catholic,” he said. “To have a priest read a letter attacking Christ the King High School? I know people who walked out.’

“They were trying to put a dagger in the heart of Christ the King High School,” Ognibene continued.

104th Precinct's G-COP Collecting Food for Those in Need (718) 497-1500.

“There are a lot of people out there who need our help,” Kotnik said.

“That’s why we do this more than once a year.”

G-COP has been sponsoring food drives for more than 25 years - but the help has been increasingly needed in recent years as families struggle under the weight of a floundering economy.

Sister Margaret Raibaldi, who runs the food pantry at Sacred Heart, said residents should give whatever they can.

Photos Courtesy Glendale/104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol “We need food, food, food - we’re Members of the Glendale/104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol and some of their sons gather after making a delivery of non-perishable very low,” said Raibaldi, whose pantry food to the Sacred Heart Food Pantry. helps about 125 families in the area.

“Now I have people coming in The president of the civilian Heart Food Pantry.

By Anna Gustafson patrol, known as G-COP, Frank KotMembers will accept donations at tears saying, ‘My food stamps are The 104th Precinct’s Glendale nik, said the group will be collecting their next meeting, Thursday, Nov. 14 Civilian Observation Patrol is on the non-perishable goods, including at 8 p.m. at the Saint Pancras School lookout for more than just bad guys canned foods, coffee, tea, household at 69th Street and Myrtle Avenue in this time of year - they’re searching items such as toilet paper, and a vari- Glendale. For those who are unable for much-needed food to stock the ety of other products throughout the to attend the meeting, they are always shelves of the Sacred Heart Food holiday season, all of which the orga- welcome to contact G-COP to Police from the 104th Precinct are nization will donate to the Sacred arrange for donations by calling doing everything they can to track Pantry. down a man who exposed himself to two 16-year-old high school girls as they waited for the bus to school on the corner of 80th Street and Penelope Avenue in Middle Village last Friday morning.

The victims told police that the perpetrator continued to follow them up and down the street until the MTA bus arrived to pick them up.

“There will be increased patrols by 104th Precinct personnel in Civilian patrol members pick up donations from Glendale resident marked vehicles and unmarked Dorie Opitz Figliola.

Civilian patrol members with Sacred Heart's Father Fullum.

going to be cut - what am I going to do now?’” she said.

Raibaldi said any kind of food is welcome - pasta, canned goods, soup, and macaroni are among a list of various goods that are often well-liked.

More and more people have turned to Sacred Heart in recent years for a leg up - and Raibaldo said there have also been individuals from places like Poland who are seeking help.

“Your heart just breaks for the whole thing,” she said.

The food pantry also accepts donations directly, and if residents wish to drop goods off, they may go to the rectory and ask for Sister Margaret.

Sacred Heart is located at 83-17 78th Ave. in Glendale.

Cops on Lookout for Man who Exposed Self to Two Girls vehicles, as well as by the 104th Precinct School Unit in the area of concern until further notice,” Det. Thomas Bell, the community affairs officer, said in an email to the community.

Police said the suspect is a man in his 40s or early 50s and has a mustache. He donned a basketball hat that was pulled down to cover much of his face.

Anyone who has information about the individual or incident is asked to contact the 104th Precinct at (718) 386-2723.

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At City’s Airports, Fighting A Life of Poverty Hundreds protest companies’ low wages, no benefits

Photos Courtesy William Alatriste

Shareeka Elliott makes about $12,000 a year as a full-time cleaner at JFK, leaving her with little money to take care of her two young daughters.

By Anna Gustafson The stories of hardship came as fast as the rain slapping the concrete outside John F. Kennedy International Airport last Thursday - of a man supporting a family while earning $4.15 an hour lugging passengers’ bags; of a mother of two who, after working full-time at JFK for more than 11 years, makes $8.91 an hour cleaning Terminal 8; of another mother who supports her two young girls on $7.90 an hour.

They spoke of long hours and little pay, of rising early to trek across the borough to get to a job that gives them no health care and no sick time, of wondering how they would afford to support their families - and of being harassed by bosses when they spoke out against their conditions.

More than 100 people rallied outside JFK Airport last Thursday - and hundreds more protested at LaGuardia Airport this week - against two companies that workers and legislators are accusing of paying “slave wages” - and, in some case, even illegal wages.

“I’m 26 years old and I already have back

problems from my job - and no health care,” Shareeka Elliott, a terminal cleaner, said at last week’s protest outside JFK. “I have two little girls, and I want to send my babies to college. I can’t do that on $12,000 a year. We need to eat; we need to move out of my parents’ home. I’m a young woman; life shouldn’t be like this. We need to live.”

Hundreds of workers are calling on Airway Cleaners and Alstate Maintenance - two of the largest private contractors at the city’s airports to provide a living wage and benefits - including health care and sick time. More than 500 airport workers recently signed a petition asking the companies to do so - but after they turned the petition in last month, they said the companies have stepped up harassment and even laid individuals off.

After years of what workers said are poor working conditions, they have now turned to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and in October Alstate Maintenance skycaps - individuals who carry luggage outside the airport

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Councilman Donovan Richards, center at podium, addressed more than 100 workers who protested working conditions at JFK Airport last week.

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FORUM CRIME

Man Convicted of Transgender Murder Faces Up To 40 Years To Life In Prison

62nd Road and within minutes screams and arguing were heard. He left nearly 17 hours later carrying two black plastic bags that were later found to have contained Ms. Andujar’s camera, keys, laptop, suitcase, coat and cell phone.

Family members went to the apartment about three days later and found Ms. Andujar’s body on the bleach soaked bed.

The Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death had been manual neck compression.

Everett will face up to 40 years in prison NYPD when he is sentenced.

The man who strangled a transgender woman in her Glendale apartment in March of 2010 has been convicted of murder and other charges, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

Rasheen Everett, 32, of 65 Jefferson Street in Manhattan was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree burglary and tampering with physical evidence following a four-week jury trial before Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard L. Buchter.

At the time of her death, law enforcement officials say that the victim, Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar, had been advertising her services as a prostitute, although it was unclear as to whether Everett was responding to the ad.

File Photo According to trial testimony, Ev- Rasheen Everett will now face up to 40 years in prison after his conviction in the strangulation erett entered the Glendale apt near murder of 29-year-old transgender woman Amanda Gonzalez Andujar.

Perv Elementary Teacher Gets 35 Years Behind Bars Abuses five students ages 8-10 Queens elementary school teacher Simon A. Watts, 42, of 197th Street in St. Albans will spend the next three and a half decades in prison for sexually abusing five of his students–four females and one male who ranged in age from eight to ten.

The abuse took place over a three-year period, all at the school, P.S. 15 (Jackie Robinson School), located at 121-15 Lucas Street in Robert Stridiron/The Forum News group

Simon Watts was sentenced to 35 years in prison for reprehensible acts he committed against his students

Papa John Pizza Owner Gets Cooked By Feds Fails to pay over 600k in sales tax due state

The owner of a popular pizza franchise has found her feet to the coals after being arrested for evading $610,000 in sales tax due the government.

Uchenna Onuaguluchi, 46, of 244-19 136 Avenue in Rosedale, the owner of Papa John’s pizzeria franchises located at 11702 Atlantic Avenue, 63-110 Woodhaven Boulevard, 94-31 Rockaway Boulevard and 31-16 Farrington Street in Queens and 1011 Broadway and 2838 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn has been charged with a $610,000 state sales tax theft in connection with her operation of the pizzeria franchises in Queens and Brooklyn.

The franchises allegedly under reported sales between March 1, 2005 and May 31, 2009, resulting in the remittance of approximately $60,630 in sales tax for that period instead of the approximately $671,576 which the defendant is alleged to have actually collected but did not for-

ward to the State Department of Taxation and Finance.

The defendant was charged with second-degree criminal tax fraud, seconddegree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property, first-degree falsifying business records and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing.

According to the criminal complaint filed in the case, between March 1, 2005, and May 31, 2009, she allegedly stole $610,000 in sales tax that she collected from customers In conducting an audit of the corporation for 2005 through 2009, the State Tax Department concluded that the defendant had collected approximately $671,576 in sales tax but only reported $60,630 of it to the State.

If convicted, the defendant faces up to fifteen years in prison.

Springfield Gardens, and charges include of three counts of second-degree, sexual conduct against a child, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of forcible touching and five counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Trial testimony states that Watts was the third- and fourth-grade teacher of the five students whom he sexually abused – sometimes on multiple occasions – between September 1, 2007, and March 9, 2010, often by making them touch him in a sexual manner.

On March 9, 2010, Watts was sitting at his desk in the classroom reviewing a 9-year-old’s

schoolwork when he took her hand and placed it on his penis over his clothing. The child told her mother that night what had happened and the police were called and Watts was immediately suspended from school. A month after Watts was removed from the school and after his arrest, three more female students came forward and disclosed that Watts had either touched them in a sexual matter or made them touch him. Shortly thereafter, the male victim came forward. On at least one occasion, according to the testimony, Watts told a student, “Don’t tell anybody.”

102nd Nabs Alleged Latin Kings Members

By Anna Gustafson Four alleged members of the Latin Kings gang were recently arrested on the border of Woodhaven and Ozone Park following an intensive investigation by the 102nd Police Precinct, relieving residents who said they have long been concerned about gang activity in the area.

Deputy Inspector Henry Sautner, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, said this week that the precinct arrested the four individuals on Oct. 24 around 88th Street and 95th Avenue - right by the London Planetree skate park.

The arrests follow what Sautner said was a long-term investigation by the precinct's gang division.

“These criminals are known to be Latin Kings members and have extensive criminal records,” the 102nd Precinct said in a prepared statement. “We are very thankful of

lets off the street that could have done harm to somebody,” the civic leader said. “Who knows whose life was saved because of this arrest…

Thinking about the young people the men and women of the NYPD who were arrested, their lives have making the community safer.” been potentially changed as well.

The precinct did not release the They were going down a bad path names of those arrested, but police hopefully they’ll take this as an opnoted that the gang members were portunity to turn their lives around.” also nabbed with a loaded firearm.

Still, Wendell stressed someThe arrests have brought relief thing that has been echoed time to Woodhaven residents and civic and again by civic leaders and area leaders, who said they have been legislators alike for years: The 102nd concerned by gang activity in the needs more officers. neighborhood for a while. Wood“We need more boots on the haven Residents’ Block Association ground,” he said.

President Ed Wendell noted, for Reportedly, the skate park has beexample, that a 102nd police of- come a hotbed of gang activity - speficer told a woman who had been cifically the Latin Kings, and residents mugged near the London Planetree said change needs to come to the area. skate park in August that “there was “If they’re in there, and they’re a lot of gang activity in the park.” armed, that’s scary,” Wendell said.

“That was a scary thing to be “How do you keep people out of told,” Wendell said. “We see people the park? Parks need to be better lit in there at night - no one’s supposed that’s one thing. Secondly, no one is to be there after dark.” supposed to be in a park after a cerWendell praised the 102nd for tain time - they should enforce that. the recent arrests.

Laws are not made to be broken; “They’re taking guns and bul- they’re made to be enforced.”

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A Happy Reader Dear Editor: I am writing about your 10/31 issue with cover page headline, “Giving Thanks.”

As a reader, I just had to stop and comment on the incredible job your newspaper, and especially your staff did in compiling what was a heart wrenching and happy issue all in one. Let's face it, Sandy hit us all very hard. The damage and debris that swept in was followed by the united celebration of vommunity all throughout your readership.

You did a great job in capturing both.

As part of the residential and business community in Howard Beach, I just had to tell you “GREAT JOB!” If there is an award for journalism, you should win it….

Andrew Baumann CEO of NYFAC & Resident Howard Beach

Liberty & Justice Denied Dear Editor: Tea Party patriots, led by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, have been violating two of America’s historic documents and our Pledge of Allegiance. This is their strategy to implement a grand scheme: Keep white power in control of America!

Thomas Jefferson, author of our Declaration of Independence, inserted the phrase, “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” To this writer, the word pursuit means the act of striving to achieve those life experiences which will bring liberty and happiness to our citizens. I would like to believe former President Ronald Reagan supported this idea. I happen to agree with his now famous statement, “Government is not the solution–government is the problem.” This is especially true in 2013. The rise of the ultra-right Tea Party brought this notion.

Here are three illustrations to prove that government is the current problem.

1) GOP/Tea Party state leaders have denied LGBT folks the right to same-sex marriage.

Congress is currently debating the LGBT Employment Discrimination Act. GOP speaker John Boehner said the House will not consider the issue. It is my opinion that these GOP/ Tea Party policies are in violation of Jefferson’s pursuit of 6 | THE FORUM NEWSGROUP •

happiness.

2) The preamble to our Constitution states, “In order to form a more perfection union… we need to promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.”

Let’s look at how the patriots, who profess to respect the Constitution, promoted their version of welfare. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House budget chief, called for a $40 billion cut over ten years to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the food stamp program. On another issue, the House voted 45 times to defund the Affordable Care Act. Both these House actions are acts of war on millions of poor families and elderly citizens. They have denied the protection of a social safety net. With decisions like these, no wonder Republican and Tea Party approval has recently fallen to 22 percent. Red states have declared war on women by restricting reproduction rights. Nine southern red states have denied same-sex marriage benefits to their national guards.

Is this the way the GOP/Tea Party honor and support our military? And they call this, “security the blessings of liberty?”

3) Tea Party legislator have been violating their oath of office, the Pledge of Allegiance, which concludes with, “liberty and justice for all.” They have enacted numerous voter I.D. suppression laws to deliberately disenfranchise elderly seniors, ethnic minorities, and young voters from voting because they tend to vote for Democrats.

North Carolina is “ground zero” for all state suppression laws. Here is an example of how the Tea Party intends to discourage college students from voting. The North Carolina State Election Board voted to relocate the Appalachia University polling station several miles off campus. Liberty and justice denied.

Anthony Pilla Forest Hills

What About the Shutdown?

Dear Editor: In their continuing attempts at illusion, Republicans are trying to get people to believe that the GOP members are the patriots of America. How long before we hear a speech along the lines of, "The tyranny of November 14, 2013

Obamacare forces insurers to cover everyone, even people with pre-existing conditions.

How can insurance companies stay in business if they have to insure a bunch of sick people?

American healthcare should be profit-driven. Preferably based on one’s employment status. No job? That's what emergency rooms are for.”

But now back to reality–I guess it’s time to forget all the damage the Republicans did to our country with the government shutdown. Let’s forget the $24 billion hit to our economy. Stop thinking of the cancer sufferers, adults and children, who were turned away and denied treatment.

Don't even think about the fact that in this day and age, a person can get fired in 29 states just for being gay. Tolerance? Compassion? Equal rights? These are not Republican priorities.

Instead let’s focus all our attention on the latest Republican talking point: continually repeating that Obama's claim that "a person could keep their current health insurance if they wanted" is the biggest presidential lie ever. Really? I seem to remember a president lying about weapons of mass destruction, causing almost 5,000 soldiers to lose their lives, tens of thousands to lose limbs and countless others to suffer brain injuries in a war based on lies. Wasting billions on a war that drove our country's economy into a ditch. Yet, asking people to pay for a better healthcare plan is heinous?

Where is the outrage at the GOP, who just a few days ago reduced the food stamp waivers of over $47 million of our poorest Americans? The same day our military industrial complex unveiled the DDG1000 Zumwalt, a new stealth destroyer costing $3 billion.

Robert La Rosa Whitestone

Toxic Healthcare Dear Editor: House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi stated, "We have to pass the bill (Obamacare) so that we can see what's in it."

And now, over five weeks into its launch, the program is dropping like a 747 below stall speed. The events of the past weeks have given a clearer vision of why you would want to pass this particular healthcare legislation without knowing

its specifics as Pelosi demanded her fellow legislators do.

To their credit, or perhaps dumb luck, a Republican did not vote for this. As the problems snowball, it is important that this failure be placed where it belongs...on the backs of every Democrat who voted for it.

As the polls reflect, there is a pushback from those that otherwise supported the President up until now. As the administration tries to spin the millions of healthcare policies cancelled because of Obamacare by falsely claiming the policies were inferior, owners of the policies are stating just the opposite: They liked their insurance and it served their medical needs.

Instead of ruining people’s lives, why didn't he just focus on those without insurance?

Besides, even with Obamacare, the Congressional Budget Office projects there will still be 30 million uninsured in a decade.

The website will not only not

be up to speed come November 30, but as more people lose their individual coverage they will find only more expensive insurance with high deductibles on the Obamacare exchange because generous subsidies for most are as mythical as youngsters enrolling.

But it's the younger persons who will collapse things further when they decide to take their chances with a small penalty, which the government has no intention of collecting if no income tax refund is available to the taxpayer.

The North Dakota insurance commissioner reported that while 35,000 lost coverage due to Obamacare, only 30 have signed up to date. What a great law.

This stinks and it's toxic for Obama.

And it scares the Dems so bad, fifteen of them told him so last week.

John T. Urban Howard Beach

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EDITORIAL

Will The Real Bully Please Stand UP We watched a CBS News report last week, with great concern and upset. At the center of the story, one of the jewels in the public school system of Queens. The coveted Scholars Academy in Rockaway, has found it's way into the spotlight on the heels of allegations by one of its students that she has been so badly bullied in her years at Scholars she contemplated suicide twice and had to be admitted to the hospital on one of those occasions.

In the videotaped broadcast appearing on CBS, Caitlin Rocco, a 16-year-old, Howard Beach resident reveals that a classmate once pushed her into a bus lane saying "I wish a bus would have been coming. Then you would have been dead and I would have been happy."

But as the interview went on, emotions like concern and upset were joined by others and questions as well.

How long was this going on? What had the school done about it? How could this girl have taken such terrible torture from her classmates?

Classmates she had been in school with for the last six years. What was the school doing about it?

How much of what had happened had Caitlin reported to the school? Why had she stayed?

Further into the report, it was clear that the network had no intention of asking or answering any questions or supplying any answers, spare the ones they had planned as part of their broadcast.

While we find it difficult to understand what was really gained by the interview––none of the allegations were supported or, for the most part even clearly defined. What concerns us far more

is what could potentially have been lost--a piece of the great reputation that has been earned and maintained by Scholars Academy.

In this case irresponsible journalism, without absolutely one shred of back-up detail or fact, has cast aspersion on a school that has in no way been proven to have earned the distinction of being a torture chamber of bullying.

Serious allegations against the school and the Department of Education were addressed in the report.

We take offense to the lack of investigation and supportive detail that was omitted in the CBS reporting.

Statements made by Caitlin Rocco were not explored––individual troubling circumstances introduced were not further investigated or commented on, nor were the circumstances of any situation named in the report.

To further inflame the issue, The New York Post published an article filled with inference and totally unsupported by source or fact.

The Post wrote, " Caitlin has faced bullying since middle school, and administrators even had her skip a grade in an attempt to settle her among kinder classmates — but it didn’t work." (Mom Sues Parents of Mean Teens Who Tormented Daughter, November 7, 2013) In what universe would the Department of Education condone promotion as a route of escape from bullying as is implied in the Post article.

We feel that Scholars Academy is due a pubic apology from the New York Post and from CBS News for their total failure to pursue any avenue

other than the one they wished to promote in their coverage. News stories should remain as such, never crossing the boundaries which instead inflict opinion. Such privilege is reserved for space such as this.

If Caitlin Rocco has been bullied at Scholars Academy to the point that she considered taking her own life on two separate occasions then without a doubt, those responsible should be held accountable and punished for their actions.

If Caitlin Rocco or any other student is bullied to a point far short of suicidal contemplation then those bullying must be identified and pun-

ished.

We must stop that type of bullying at all costs wherever it occurs.

But what we must also stop is the one sided bullying by the media that surreys reputations without cause and without merit.

We urge you to recognize that the real victims of incomplete reporting in this case are the students who have been victimized by the illegitimate targeting of their school.

And though the tough guys in this case go by a different name, they are bullies none the less––we sometimes call them the media.

Report Your Concerns to Your Child’s School If you are concerned that your child is the target of bullying behavior, please report your concerns to your child’s school. Depending on the age/grade level of your child and the circumstances of the incident(s) you are reporting, you may decide to report to a teacher or counselor, an assistant principal, the RFA Liaison, Parent Coordinator, or the principal.

You can find contact information for your school on your school’s web portal. You can find your school’s web portal using “School Search" (in the center of our home page).

When you open the school’s web portal, the office phone number will be listed in the right margin under “School Details.”

If, after reporting to your child’s school, you require additional assistance, please contact your school’s District Family Advocate (for elementary and middle schools) or Borough Family Advocate (for high schools), or email RespectForAll@schools.nyc.gov.

This information can be found on NYC Department of Education website. For further information visit: http://schools.nyc.gov/RulesPolicies/RespectforAll

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Scholars Student Casts Shadow on Beloved Academy Lawsuit naming DOE, principal, students and parents on the way

BULLYING

BY THE NUMBERS

By Patricia Adams In stories released last week by CBS News and the The New York Post, a Howard Beach teen and her mother have introduced serious allegations that a bullying problem exists at Scholars Academy, in Rockaway, where Caitlin Rocco, 16, attends classes.

Although she has been in attendance at the school since the sixth grade, and is scheduled to graduate this year, she has just now stepped forward to paint an ugly portrait of her time at the school.

In an interview with CBS News she said, “I thought that I would never have friends, and that I would never live a happy, fulfilling life.” Because of that said Caitlin, “I sort of just lost the will to live.”

The bout with what she and her mom allege has been torturous and tormenting bullying over the last 4-5 years, has now led to their hiring Manhattan attorney, Tedd Kessler, to legally rectify the actions that the Rocco’s say drove Caitlin to consider suicide––not only once, but twice.

According to unconfirmed sources however, the teen never actually tried to take her own life–– hospital reports show her as admitted on one occasion last year, for having suicidal thoughts.

Now Caitlin's mother, has decided they will take action against those they hold responsible.

They're planning to sue the bullies and their parents.

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"It's about making a statement," Marah Rocco Photo Scholars Academy told a 1010 WINS reporter, "It's about letting people know that you have to hold parents responsible The attorney representing Scholars Academy student Caitlin Rocco and her mother, Marah , says he will file for what their children are doing."

"Allegations of bullying we take very, very seriously."

– Councilman Eric Ulrich

Attempts to get a statement from Scholars Academy were answered by Marge Feinberg, Department of Education (DOE) spokesperson, who spoke to The Forum through an e-mail that said “the school is aware of the student’s claims and taking the matter seriously. We cannot comment further because of pending litigation."

According to the DOE statement, they “take bullying very seriously and work closely with schools to ensure that schools provide safe and respectful learning environments for all students.

Under this administration, schools for the first time have regulations and procedures for reporting and tracking bias-based incidents.”

Feinberg also explained that literature, specifically a Respect For All brochure, and posters are distributed at the beginning of each school year to let students, parents and staff know where they can go if they witness or are victims of bullying.

And more encouragingly, the DOE has seen a dramatic decrease in major school crime down 56 percent over the last 10-12 years and a 55 percent decrease in violent school crime over the same period.

When asked if the DOE had yet been served Feinberg said the Law Office "had not received the case yet.”

And Kessler confirmed that the DOE has not yet received a copy of the suit but provided details of the document as follows: “the allegations made

a law suit on their behalf in December, naming Scholars Principal Brian O'Connell, as well as other school administrators, students who allegedly were bullying Caitlin and their parents as defendants.

in the suit are based on claims of a non-stop, incessant bullying campaign and the inability of the administration at the Scholars Academy to bring it under control.”

The suit, he confirmed, would name the Department of Education, Scholars Principal Brian O’Connell and assistant principals who were directly involved, and in particular, any of the bullies who chastised his client; and any parents who had been made aware of their children’s bullying actions and who had failed to address them.

“When this woman came to my office,” Kessler said of Marah Rocco, “it was because she had no where left to turn to. It was her last resort.”

Despite the fact that her daughter has chosen not to go to school in several weeks, the attorney says Caitlin Rocco "wants very much to go back".

While stories continue to swirl around the school community about the expectations and the motivations behind the allegations, one thing remains very clear––neither the DOE, Scholars Academy, or any students implicated by bullying allegations were contacted or asked to speak on the issue by any of the reporting news outlets.

But alleged bullies and their parents were not the only ones implicated by accusations that little to nothing has been done to help Caitlin Rocco.

In her opening statement during a radio interview, Marah Rocco made very clear her attempts to pursue numerous avenues to attack the problem at hand, “Hitting brick wall after brick wall, I reached out for politicians… I reached out for a number of different people,” she said, “I did whatever I could”.

But the local officials to whom Rocco reached out, maintained that they did everything they

could to help her remedy the situation.

Deputy Chief of Staff for Councilman Eric Ulrich (Rep. -Ozone Park), Sal Simonetti, said the office handled the situation exactly as mandated by policy. A full report was made to the office of the District Family Advocate and the District Superintendant's office. He communicated the action taken to Mrs. Rocco and after that, he said he never spoke to her again.

He also noted, that Mrs. Rocco had called to ask for the Councilman's help not on direct connection to specific bullying actions, but to get the school to allow her daughter to take an AP class on line, because she claimed she was being bullied in the classroom. Inside sources at the school, who refused to be named, said that internal inquiry of the allegations supported the schools handling of the situation and offered a number of alternative solutions.

“Allegations of bullying we take very, very seriously,” said Councilman Ulrich, "and it is most unfortunate that unsubstantiated information may have cast a shadow of aspersion on such an educational gem in our community."

Ulrich said that he himself has rigorously reviewed the services provided by his staff to assist Mrs. Rocco and that he was satisfied with the service delivered. "At the end of the day," Ulrich said, "this does not have a political solution."

More of the same came from the office of Assemblyman Goldfeder who also confirmed that his staff reported the situation to the district office and was assured that the situation would be passed through the proper channels and properly investigated.

Echoing his colleagues confidence in Scholars Academy, Goldfeder emphatically stated that in his associations with the school, nothing has compromised it's pristine reputation.

Now, in the weeks ahead, it appears those named in the impending law suit will be notified and have to prepare to answer allegations against them.

Please see the related editorial on page 7.

Next week, we'll take a closer look at bullying and how it affects our schools.

• Every 7 minutes a child is bullied; 85% of the time, there is no intervention of any kind • Each day, 160,000 students miss school due to bullying • Bullying is a leading factor in suicide among kids 11-16 years old • By age 24, 60% of bullies have been charged with a crime • 34% of all children report being bullied regularly at least several times a year • 43% of middle school children avoid the bathroom and locker rooms at all costs due to certainty of being bullied • 1 out of 4 kids are bullied • 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally, & physically.

• Cyberbullying statistics are rapidly approaching similar numbers, with 43% experiencing cyberbullying • Of the 77% of students that said they had been bullied, 14% of those who were bullied said they experienced severe (bad) reactions to the abuse.

• 86% of children aged 12-15 report at least some form of bullying has interfered with their studies moderately or severely • 1 in 5 students admit to being a bully, or doing some "Bullying."

• Each day 160,000 students miss school for fear of being bullied • 43% of kids fear harassment in the bathroom OR LOCKER room at school.

• 100,000 students carry a gun to school. 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.

• More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school.

• Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year.

Statistics compiled through the use of www.dosomething.org, www.a4kclub.org, and www.bullyingstatistics.org

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What Will Mayor Bill de Blasio Mean for Queens?

Pols, community members react to incoming administration

By Alan Krawitz With the general election now in the rearview mirror and Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio poised to become the city’s first Democratic mayor in more than 20 years, Queens politicians and community members are registering their thoughts on what the new administration might mean for the borough.

De Blasio, a Brooklyn native who defeated Republican Joe Lhota in a landslide win with 73 percent of the vote in last week’s mayoral election, served as the city’s public advocate since 2010.

And, from 2001 to 2009, he represented Brooklyn’s 39th Council District, which includes Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, and de Blasio’s home neighborhood of Park Slope.

Melinda Katz, who will assume the office of Queens’ borough president in January, is well acquainted with the incoming mayor, having served alongside de Blasio in the city council from 2002 to 2009.

Katz spoke of de Blasio as someone who knows Queens.

“I have found that Bill doesn’t need a GPS to get to Queens, he knows exactly where we are and what we need,” Katz said.

She pointed out that as the city’s public advocate, de Blasio conducted studies about the outer boroughs and the inequalities that existed regarding the treatment of small businesses.

“The main thing about Bill is his keen awareness that there should be more services in the other boroughs when it comes to tourism and business,” Katz noted, adding that his attitude toward the outer boroughs in general is one of concern.

In speaking about a planned initiative to help spur business activity in the borough, Katz expressed optimism that the new administration will be supportive.

“I plan on undertaking a very large effort to promote tourism in Queens

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Queens legislators and civic leaders said they believe they will work well with the incoming de Blasio administration.

and let people know that if they come to NYC, they have to stop in Queens,” Katz said. “I think Mayor de Blasio will be very helpful with this effort.”

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach), who represents the 23rd District in South Queens, simultaneously expressed hope for the new administration while also delivering a parting shot to outgoing Mayor Bloomberg.

"Finally, we'll have a mayor that will listen to the concerns of residents in southern Queens and Rockaway,” Goldfeder said, adding that de Blasio will be a “breath of fresh air and unlike Bloomberg, he will put the best interest of our communities first."

Goldfeder was not alone in his eagerness to usher in a new administration.

Dmytro Fedkowskyj, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall’s appointee on the Panel for Educational Policy for the past five and a half years, gave Mayor Bloomberg a less-than-glowing report card regarding his educational policies.

“It's been 12 years under the same mayor who has had control of our

schools and I believe it's about time for change and new vision for our public schools,” Fedkowskyj said.

“Some things worked, but others were met with opposition that divided community supports to make them work.”

He also offered his hopes for how things will work with the change in administrations.

“A change in vision that will hopefully include the collaboration of parents and community leaders so that our school communities can get what they want and need and not some forced agenda without consultation.”

Among the educational recommendations made by Fedkowskyj include full funding of the borough’s capital plan, a greater focus on college readiness at the high school level and a return to the "Chancellors District," where struggling schools are assigned stronger supports with dedicated staff.

“At the end of the day, it will take a partnership effort to improve the quality of education in NYC, not divisive plans such as phase-outs and

overcrowded co-location proposals,” he said.

Alexander Blenkinsopp, a spokesman for the Woodhaven Residents' Block Association (WRBA), was pleased to welcome Mayor-elect de Blasio, mainly based on his past support for the local community.

“As public advocate, de Blasio showed great concern for Woodhaven and the surrounding area,” Blenkinsopp said.

As evidence, Blenkinsopp pointed to a report de Blasio’s office authored which argued that shuttering Engine 294, Woodhaven’s fire company that had been perennially slated for closure by the Bloomberg Administration, would be a grave mistake.

“It was important to receive support from a citywide official on a lifeand-death matter like this one,” Blenkinsopp said.

He also explained that the WRBA saw de Blasio's support following complaints about the city Department of Sanitation's practice of issuing tickets to storefronts for trash dumped on their property in the wee hours of the morning, when the busi-

ness owners had no chance to clean the trash before being issued the tickets, which were also written in the early morning hours.

“De Blasio heard our complaints and promptly wrote a letter to Sanitation, asking them to change their policies,” Blenkinsopp said. “It was encouraging to know someone was listening to us.”

Blenkinsopp echoed a sentiment also expressed by Katz, that de Blasio had “established a track record of looking out for communities beyond Manhattan.”

Bob Holden, president of the Juniper Valley Civic Association, noted some issues of concern with incoming Mayor-elect de Blasio.

“I wasn’t too impressed with de Blasio’s campaign,” Holden said, pointing out that de Blasio never attended several town hall meetings he was invited to speak at while his opponent Joe Lhota made two appearances in Middle Village.

Holden, while pointing out that most of the city’s poorer neighborhoods voted for de Blasio, said that he disagrees with de Blasio’s opposition on the city’s controversial stop and frisk policy. Holden, a supporter of the policy, said “Stop and frisk is effective at getting guns off the streets, we know this. I know that de Blasio isn’t a supporter.”

But, Holden also said he’s willing to give the new mayor a fair chance and simply hope for the best.

“We just hope that he’s a good mayor and that he doesn’t try to increase taxes for the middle class and that he doesn’t forget the borough of Queens.”

Others who supported Lhota, including Councilman Eric Ulrich (ROzone Park), said they are optimistic they will be able to work with the de Blasio administration.

“I know I can pick up the phone and get them on the line, and they’ll be responsive,” Ulrich said of both de Blasio and Katz. “

De Blasio, Bloomberg Work on Transition for Incoming Mayor

By Anna Gustafson Following Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s victory last week, the city is preparing for its new leader in 12 years - including Mayor Bloomberg weighing in on his predecessor and the current public advocate assembling what the Brooklyn politician is calling his “transition team.”

Bloomberg, in his weekly Sunday radio address, said he and de Blasio - who has been a vehement critic of the current mayor - would routinely spend time together in the weeks leading

up to de Blasio taking the reins of the city government come January.

The mayor went on to say that “no new administration ever gets handed a completely blank slate” and the members of Bloomberg’s administration have “worked to prepare clear, concise memos explaining the issues the next administration will confront, both immediately and in the longer run.”

Bloomberg, who did not endorse any mayoral candidate and is often at ideological odds with de Blasio, said during the radio address that “if

the experience of our administration offers any guide, some things that may look at the outset as if they’ll be easy going to the next team at City Hall could prove a lot harder once they really wade in.”

De Blasio - whose support in Queens came strongly in the borough’s western neighborhoods but who lost in much of South Queens and parts of mid and central Queens - announced his “transition team” last week. The group is being co-chaired by Jennifer Jones Austin and Carl Weisbrod.

Austin is the chief executive officer and ex-

ecutive director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies - a prominent city social policy and advocacy organization. Weisbrod has led a career leading several public and private initiatives focused on revitalizing city neighborhoods.

“We’re building a team that’s devoted to building one great city where everyone shares in our prosperity,” de Blasio said in a prepared statement.

For more information about the incoming de Blasio government, visit www.transition2013.com.

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FORUM SPORTS

For Martin Luther's New Basketball Coach, Victories are on the Horizon

By Michael Florio Randal Gast will look to right the ship for the Martin Luther School Cougars varsity basketball team, which has not won a championship since 2005 nor made the playoffs since 2009.

While the team’s new head has not coached a high school basketball game since 1989, Gast, who also serves as the school’s executive director, holds a breadth of experience. He coached for nine years in Baltimore in the 1980s and was the head coach of the Division II Concordia Clippers - the basketball team at Concordia College in Westchester - from 1990 to 1994.

While Gast has been on a coaching hiatus for the past 20 years, he doesn’t foresee today’s world of basketball to be terribly different from the one he left two decades ago. As he launches his game plan, Gast expects to run an up-tempo offense.

“I told the kids the other day games are 32 minutes long; I’d love to see us with 65 to 70 possessions,” he said. “Which means we would have ball in our hands three to four times a minute, which means we are not going to be eating time off the clock.”

Photo Courtesy Martin Luther School

Randal Gast, third from left in the back, plans to bring change to this year's varsity basketball team - including a few more victories.

In order for this to happen, the Cougars will have to not only play sound defense but they will need to force the other team to make mistakes and turn the ball over.

“We are looking to create a lot of our offense off of pressure defense,” Gast said. “We are going to be only as good as the defense we play and the turnovers we create allows us to be.”

In order to play at such a quick

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pace and press so much, the coach will have to rely heavily on his bench.

He plans to have an eight or nine man rotation.

Gast is looking to rebuild a program that saw its varsity team go 2-18 last year, while its junior varsity game went 1-12. The main thing he looks to improve on this team is their confidence. If, the coach stressed, his players believe in themselves and the

team, and they give it their all, the victories will come.

“I think the wins come if the desire is there, if the willingness to work together is there, and if the attitude is there,” he said.

Gast knows that coming into the season there are low expectations for himself and his squad. While he does not have a goal for the number of games he expects to win this season,

he does foresee improvement.

“We are going to be competitive,” he said. “I think we are going to sneak up on teams and they will be surprised by where these kids are and where they can go.”

While the coach is not talking about playoffs, he is hopeful that his team could find their way in. In order to do this he will rely on a lot of underclassmen, as the team only has three returning varsity players. He can count on last year’s leading scorer, sophomore, Devin Berrios. Berrios will start at the two guard spot, but will play some point guard as well.

Perhaps the player he will rely on the most is the team’s starting point guard, Cameron Thompson, who is only in eighth grade.

“The kid can play; he has a chance to special,” he said. “Physical maturity is the only thing that can hold him back.”

Gast will have the benefit of having Ken Johnson, the last coach to win a championship for the Cougars, as his assistant coach.

Gast is hoping to not only teach the kids the game of basketball, but to teach them to be good students, leaders, and, most of all, good people.

Jamaica Bay Documentary Filmmaker Searches For Sandy Footage

Photo Courtesy Don Riepe

Director David Sigal, wildlife cameraman Dan Gold, and Project Founder Dan Hendrick work on their featurelength documentary, "Jamaica Bay Lives."

By Hannah Sheehan Conservationist Dan Hendrick is reaching out to the Queens community for home videos, smart phone footage, and still photographs of residents preparing for Superstorm Sandy, as well as images of the hurricane’s aftermath, for use in his forthcoming documentary, "Jamaica Bay Lives."

The filmmaker began shooting in 2011, a full year before Superstorm Sandy ravaged the bay and its surrounding neighborhoods at the end of October last year. Hendrick said the event dramatically reshaped the storyline of his film, which he now describes as “Sandy plus one.”

“After Superstorm Sandy, people are looking at Jamaica Bay with fresh eyes,” Hendrick said.

“We’ve been capturing that.”

bered thinking.

Almost 20 years later, many New Yorkers are still shocked to learn that such crucial wildlife habitat exists on their doorstep.

“The biggest reaction people have when I show them is surprise,” Hendrick said.

According to Hendrick, Jamaica Bay is “shaping up to be a laboratory for ideas” in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. The fight to restore the salt marshes and protect the bay from JFK International Airport's proposed expansion has garnered increased attention due to recent interest in environmental management’s potential role in combating global climate change.

Filling, dredging, illegal dumping, leakage from three nearby inactive landfills, and nitrogen discharge from sewage treatment plants have long plagued the site, which provides nesting ground for hundreds of species of migratory birds.

Hendrick is first to admit that he’s new to the medium of documentary filmmaking, but says he was fortunate to have “plugged into a really professional crew,” including director and cinematographer David Sigal and editor Trevor Laurence.

The filmmakers plan to wrap principal photography for the project in the next few weeks.

The project is slated to become the first-ever feature length documentary about the urban estuary, which lays claim to the duel titles of largest outdoor space in New York City and the only wildlife refuge in the country that is accessible by subway.

A Queens transplant by way of Michigan, Hendrick has spent nearly two decades living in the borough and previously authored a book on the bay for Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America” series.

“I grew up with the Great Lakes, and that always had me connected to water issues,” Hendrick said.

The longtime environmentalist easily recalls his first trip to Jamaica Bay and its powerful initial impression on him.

Jamaica Bay is home to numerous species, including this “'Who knew this was here?'” he remem- diamondback terrapin.

CB 9 Plagued by "Dark Times"

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By Anna Gustafson Community Board 9, once again, erupted into chaos at its Tuesday night meeting, which ended with one member, who had faced being booted from the group, remaining part of the organization and another individual resigning over a convoluted ordeal that, depending on with whom one is speaking, involves power plays among board members or anti-Semitic remarks - among a slew of other issues.

Members of CB 9 - which covers Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, and Kew Gardens - voted 34-10 to keep longtime member Sam Esposito on the board. Esposito, an Ozone Park resident who has served on the board since 1988, said he believed the vote happened because “executive committee members,” including CB 9 Chairman Jim Coccovillo, were upset with him for support-

ing CB 9 District Manager Mary Ann Carey after some members had wanted to remove her earlier this year.

Coccovillo, however, said there were concerns over Esposito’s conduct on the board, including being absent from meetings. Three members of the board - Wallace Bock, Evelyn Baron, and Jan Fenster - had recently complained to the board’s leadership about Esposito and alleged he had made anti-Semitic remarks to them following CB 9’s June meeting - which Esposito fiercely denied.

After members voted to keep Esposito on the board, Bock said he “cannot in good conscience” continue to sit on a board with Esposito and resigned. Fenster and Baron left the meeting with Bock, though they did not say if they planned on resigning. All three refused to comment further.

“This vote, 34-10 - that’s a big win for me,” said

Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the documentary in the meantime can check out the official extended trailer Hendrick posted to his Youtube channel in January.

"Jamaica Bay Lives" is funded, in part, by a small grant from Queens Council for the Arts and is sponsored by the New York City Audubon Society. Hendrick says he will seek major institutional support once the film is completed. Donations from individuals can be made at https://ioby.org/project/jamaica-bay-lives.

Community members interested in sharing images and videos of Superstorm Sandy can get in touch with Dan Hendrick at (917) 207-8715 or jamaicabaylives@gmail.com.

“We’ll give them full credit,” Hendrick said.

Esposito went on to write that, “if that is what being Jewish is all about, I would rather be atheist because I was raised proper with respect and much different than you three.”

Bock, Baron and Fenster then submitted a request to Coccovillo that Esposito be removed from the board, saying that his statements were offensive and anti-Semitic.

Esposito did, however, say he was sorry to see Bock resign.

“We always worked well together - until now,” Esposito said of himself and Bock. “Since the incident with Mary Ann happened, board members have been very hostile with me.”

Several board members had wanted to remove Carey from her longtime post as district manager in June but had instead voted to place her on probaWallace Bock resigned after the board voted to retain tion. Esposito was a vocal critic of those who had Esposito. criticized Carey, including Coccovillo, who became Esposito, who went on to say that the vote “had to chairman this year.

Coccovillo said he plans on discussing with the do with Mary Ann Carey - it had nothing to do with borough president’s office as to whether or not the any remarks.”

The “remarks” to which Esposito is referring entire process surrounding Esposito’s vote was legal, were statements he made in an email to Baron, including the fact that Bock did not get a chance to Bock and Fenster after they aired complaints that publicly speak prior to the vote.

“Anybody who leaves the board because of anfood served at the board’s June meeting did not include items suitable for individuals with a Kosher other person is something to really look at,” Coccovillo said following the meeting. diet.

When asked if he would attempt to persuade Esposito said after Tuesday night’s meeting that their complaints riled him because he “spent over Bock to remain on the board, the chairman said, “the man has too much integrity to accept what I $1,000 on food and it wasn’t appreciated.”

After one of the members told board member consider to be an ambush… He should’ve been alRabbi Daniel Pollack that it seemed unfair for those lowed to speak.”

Board member Andrea Crawford said during with a Kosher diet to have nothing to eat at the meeting, Esposito said in an email that the mem- the meeting that the incident marked a “very dark bers were “acting like little children” who “did not time” for the organization, and Coccovillo and Esget their way at the playground, calling daddy on posito said they hoped that, following the vote, tensions among members would dissipate. the phone complaining.”

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Board votes to keep Esposito, but Bock resigns

Community Board 9 voted to keep Sam Esposito on the board after three individuals asked for a vote to remove him.

Photos Courtesy Dan Hendrick

Part of the film deals with Jamaica Bay in a post-Sandy world.

In Rockaway, Remembering Flight 587 Victims

Howard Beach Man to Lead Puerto Rico's Police Force James Tuller, chief of the NYPD's Transportation Bureau and a Howard Beach resident, has been selected to lead Puerto Rico's police force.

Tuller, who recently served as the commanding officer of Patrol Borough Manhattan South and has also commanded Patrol Borough Queens North, was recently named as the new leader by Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla. He will begin his new job Dec. 1.

Though Tuller was born in New York, he lived in Puerto Rico as a child and began his service in the NYPD in November 1973, when he

Photo Courtesy NYC Mayor's Office/Spencer T. Tucker

Family members and friends of the 265 people who died in the crash of Flight 587 in Belle Harbor on Nov. 12, 2001 gathered Tuesday morning at the memorial site constructed for the victims at Beach 116 Street.

All 260 people on the plane were killed after it crashed shortly after taking off from JFK International Airport. Five individuals on the ground died.

The disaster, the second deadliest plane accident to happen on U.S. soil, occurred just two months after the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks, leading many to originally fear that it had been another terrorist at-

tack. That, however, was ruled out, and it was determined that pilot error caused the crash.

The tragedy rocked New York's Dominican community, many of whom had routinely flown on Flight 587 to the DR - a trip that residents have said garnered almost a cult status because so many people had taken it.

Belkis Lora, of Ozone Park, lost her brother, Jose Lora, in the crash.

He was flying home to the DR after celebrating his nephew's birthday.

"It's been 12 years remembering him, crying, as I feel like he is going to come back one day," Lora said.

was appointed to the city Housing Police Department. He was promoted to sergeant in August 1983, lieutenant in December 1984, captain in December 1990, deputy inspector in May 1992, deputy chief in December 1994, and assistant chief in July 1999.

Tuller, who will take Puerto Rico's police force's reins from former FBI official Hector Pesquera, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Police Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Master in Public Admin- James Tuller NYPD istration degree from Marist College.

He is also a graduate of the FBI Na- versity of Virginia's Division of Educational Academy and attended the Uni- tion Program in Criminal Justice.

Queens Throws Support Behind Expanded Casino Gambling Some say this could change Cuomo's reluctance to bring facility to NYC

By Anna Gustafson Queens residents were some of the strongest backers of a state Constitutional amendment that allows for full casino gambling in select New York facilities, according to results from the state Board of Elections - leaving some residents to question whether that support could change Gov. Cuomo's original plan to not bring a Las Vegas style casino to New York City for seven years.

"You can make the assumption that the people of Queens are not dissatisfied," with casinos, Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton said at

her group's meeting last week.

"There will be ramifications from this," she continued. "That will change the conversation with elected officials."

The amendment passed by 57 percent of residents statewide, with the state BOE recording Queens as one of the top 10 as far as the number of people who backed the proposal that paves the way for seven Las Vegas-style casinos to open in the state. The proposition faced opposition in western New York, Manhattan and around Albany.

The amendment will allow casinos to offer full gambling, as opposed to the electronic games currently permit-

ted at places like Resorts World. The governor has pushed the amendment, saying it will give a much-needed economic boost to New York.

Queens legislators and civic leaders had expressed frustrations with Cuomo's plan to hold off on bringing the expanded gambling to the city, with Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (R-Rockaway Park) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), as well as representatives from the Queens Chamber of Commerce, saying such a facility would give a jolt to an economy lagging after Hurricane Sandy.

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Airway Cleaners and Alstate Maintenance did not return requests for comment.

A protester outside JFK Airport last week shows off the hundreds of signatures from workers advocating for better working conditions.

“I’ve been working at Alstate for six years, and I make $4.15 an hour,” said David Harrison, a Cambria Heights resident who works as a skycap at JFK. “The company provides us with cars, but we have to fix them ourselves. My cart’s wheels broke recently, and I had to take $40 out of my pocket to fix them. I ask you - is this fair?”

Legislators are throwing their support behind the workers, including U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), both of whom attended last week’s rally organized by 32BJ SEIU - the country’s largest property service union - at JFK. “We have heard multiple stories from these workers which are really disheartening,” Meng said. “...They have taken very brave steps, like signing petitions and going to the attorney general, just to make sure justice is served.

“You will not stand alone,” Meng continued.

“We will stand with you every step of the way.

Our city needs you, our Queens economy needs you, and our Queens families need you.”

Richards, who last weekend penned an oped in the Daily News about this issue, has called on the airlines, which contract with these private companies, to kick them out of the airports if they cannot provide a fair wage and benefits.

“If you can’t treat workers with respect, give them a living wage, and give them health care, then you don’t deserve to be here,” Richards said.

Over the last two decades years, airlines throughout the country have increasingly

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U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, center, is one of numerous legislators who is supporting workers in their fight against private contractors who are accused of doling out jobs with low wages and no benefits.

turned to private companies to run services like cleaning and carrying luggage. A new report from the University of California at Berkeley found that airlines outsourcing baggage porter jobs has more than tripled in the past 20 years jumping from 25 percent to 84 percent - while the wages of workers dropped by 45 percent.

According to the same report, 37 percent of cleaning and baggage workers live in or near poverty.

The private companies that employ people at JFK and LaGuardia have gotten into legal trouble elsewhere, and in September, Massachusetts’ attorney general cited Airway Cleaners, which shares common management with Alstate, with

violating the state’s wage and hour laws by failing to make timely payments of wages to workers at Logan International Airport from 2008 to 2012.

The attorney general ordered the contractor to pay workers restitution of back wages.

Workers at JFK said they would like to see back wages, though, at this point, they said they’d be happy just to receive a living wage and benefits.

“I’m proud of my work as a cleaner - which I’ve done for 11 years,” said Maria Rodriguez.

“But, even working full-time, I can only afford to live in public housing with my two children.

I hope one day my co-workers and I will have a better life.”

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After Airing Complaints About Plane Noise, Residents Hope for Change

By Michael Florio Assemblywoman Marge Markey (D-Maspeth) gathered officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address residents from Maspeth, Middle Village, Elmhurst and other neighborhoods in flight paths approaching LaGuardia Airport, on Wednesday at Maspeth Town Hall.

The meeting allowed the two agencies to present to the residents in attendance, addressing their complaints, and then took questions and listened to the issues facing these communities.

“I think it was an informational meeting that answered a lot of questions from the community,” said Markey, who convened the meeting following numerous complaints from residents throughout her district who have said the noise from airplanes has been making life nearly unbearable.

The Port Authority presented their plans to replace 11 permanent noisemonitoring terminals and seven portables ones. They are confident that this system will track planes more efficiently.

“The whole system will be more accurate,” said Ed Knoesel, manger of the Port Authority's Environmental Services Aviation Department.

The FAA is also working to control

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Ed Knoesel, of the Port Authority, left; Assemblywoman Marge Markey, FAA representative Mark Guiod, and Brian Simon, also of the Port Authority, at a meeting about airport noise last week.

Port Authority representative Ed Knoesel presents a plan to mitigate noise at last week's meeting, which was organized by Assemblywoman Marge Markey.

noise in these communities. According to Mark Guiod, Air Traffic Manager with the FAA, 73 percent of departures are from runways away from these communities. Only 27 percent of departures go the other way.

“Arrivals noise is nothing like departures,” he said.

Another complaint brought up by residents was the arriving planes flying low over the communities. Guiod explained that the pilots use landmarks such as the Long Island Expressway to navigate and that could lead to them flying over these neighborhoods.

The FAA is working on a system called Next Gen, which would use satellite navigation to try and prevent this.

ence you see.”

Air quality was also a concern raised by those in attendance. The agencies acknowledged the concern.

“This is the most congested complex airspace on the face of the earth,” said Guiod. “There is very little room to operate with.”

“We have projects that require environmental assessment and air quality test as well,” said Knoesel. “Anything that we do we have to show the elite federal agency, the FAA, that we are not contributing to any significant increase in air pollution. If we do have that significant increase, we have to show ways that we can bring it back down.”

Some residents found the meeting very informative.

Tragedy Strikes Queens Boulevard Again Two pedestrians struck by out of control driver The man who killed two pedestrians on Queens Boulevard early Monday morning was driving with open warrants out against him, according to police.

The 22-year-old driver has yet to be identified, but is known to be a resident of Queens. No charges have been filed against the driver however, witnesses on Queens Boulevard say he was speeding.

The 2014 Camaro was headed in the westbound direction when it struck two parked cars at Van Loon Street and jumped the curb. The vehicle then struck a phone booth, street utility pole and finally two pedestrians.

Man Chit Cheng, 59, a construction worker was identified as one of the victims. He was on his way to work and leaves behind his wife and four children. The other victim, identified as Muang Lin, 41 died at Elmhurst Hospital.

The driver was also taken to the hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and placed under arrest for failure to answer two outstanding warrants on unknown charges.

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Signs like this are posted all along the Queens Boulevard corridor which has become known throughout the world as "The Boulevard of Death."

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“With Next Gen, using GPS and our procedures what we’re doing is we have a define path that is developed under a procedure using satellite navigation,” said Guiod. “When the aircraft follow that procedure they would pretty much be following a line to the airport.

LaGuardia Airport is also dealing with the loss of a localizer due to Hurricane Sandy that has led to a shift in which the planes arrive.

“We have had a lot of issues with that [the loss of the localizer],” said Bill Neuendorf, an FAA operations manager. “When we have lost that we have done what we call a VOR approach. It is not as precise and it brings it [aircrafts] a little more towards Maspeth and is the differ-

“The FAA and Port Authority gave us a lot of information tonight,” said Richie Doyle, vice president of the Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET).

Others in attendance would prefer to see more done.

“It didn’t solve any problems, but they answered some questions,” said Roe Dario, president of COMET. “I think it was good to bring it up, but I would like to see some solutions.”

Markey plans to have another meeting, to confirm the agencies are complying.

“I think we will have another meeting is six to nine month and see if there is any relief from the air traffic,” she said.

Maspeth Musician From Iran Kills Three Before Shooting Self, Police Say

By Anna Gustafson An Iranian musician who had been living in Maspeth shot and killed three men in East Williamsburg before turning the gun on himself early Monday morning, according to police.

Ali Akbar Mohammadi Rafie, 29, who had resided at 55-03 Metropolitan Ave., killed two members of the Iranian postpunk band Yellow Dogs - brothers Arash Farazmand, 28, and Soroush Farazmand, 27 - and another Iranian musician and writer, Ali Eskandarian, 35, by shooting them with a .308 caliber rifle while the three were together in an East Williamsburg apartment, the NYPD said. Another man was shot but survived, according to police. After Rafie shot the four individuals, he killed himself on the building’s rooftop, the NYPD said.

According to other published reports, Rafie had been a member of the band the Free Keys, which had played at some of the same concerts at the Yellow Dogs. Rafie had reportedly been kicked out of the Free Keys after he allegedly sold band equipment without informing the other members of the group.

After forming in Iran, the Yellow Dogs fled Tehran, Iran in 2010 and became an underground success in the United States - as they had been in their home country. The group played across

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An Iranian musician living in Maspeth shot and killed three musicians in East Williamsburg on Monday.

the country, from their home borough of Brooklyn to the popular South by Southwest music event in Austin, Texas - and beyond. Fans around the world mourned the band members’ deaths, remembering those who died as influential musicians who had rebelled against their home country’s conservative religious values. Even the U.S. State Department had taken note of the band prior to their arrival in the U.S., and in a diplomatic cable from 2009 that was released by WikiLeaks, the U.S. government called the band the “Ayatollahs of Rock and Rolla.”

The band’s two surviving members

Ali Akbar Mohammadi Rafie

expressed shock over the incident on their facebook page.

“Thanks everyone for all your prayers and condolences,” they wrote.

“We still can’t believe this tragedy.”

The band members said they are planning an event to help raise money following the tragedy and are accepting donations at www.neverheardinc. com/donate.

A Forum Special

Last year, many communities were unable to celebrate the holidays as they would have hoped due to Hurricane Sandy’s disruption.

So now, as the holiday season rolls around once again, it is time to make the most of it. If you’d like to minimize stress and fuss, go out and enjoy a holiday feast at one of the many restaurants we suggest for you. If you do feel like playing host,we have a few menu suggestions to mix things up a bit as well as tips for first-timers. Or you could get the best of both worlds–stay in the comfort of your own home and have the food catered. Whatever you decide to do and wherever you decide to go, be sure to surround yourself with the ones you care about most, because that is what the holidays are all about.

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Holiday Menu Planning for First-Time Hosts Novice holiday hosts often have a lot on their plates.

Whether hosting family or friends or a combination of both, first-time hosts typically want to impress their guests while ensuring they get enough to eat and have an enjoyable evening.

Since dinner is such a big part of holiday gatherings, hosts often place extra emphasis on what to serve, and that can be tricky when this is the first time they are hosting.

When planning the menu for your holiday soiree, consider the following tips.

• Get a head count. Though other factors will influence what to serve, the size of your guest list may ultimately dictate what to serve. For example, a small gathering of four to five people will likely rule out turkey, as even a small turkey will prove too much effort and produce too much extra food. On the same note, a small dish like lasagna might not be doable for a larger crowd, as it will force you to prepare multiple entrees, which means more time in the kitchen juggling the various cooking duties and less time with your guests. Once you have confirmed just how many guests you will be hosting, you can then choose a main course that suits the size of your guest list.

First-time holiday hosts can take a number of steps to ensure their menus appeal to all of their guests.

• Decide which type of party you want to host. The type of party you want to host also will influence what you serve. A formal gathering should include an appetizer, a main course and a dessert, including both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees. A less formal gathering gives hosts more leeway. For example, whereas a formal gathering may include soup as an appetizer, hosting a less formal gathering allows hosts to put out some snacks or bread for guests to whet their appetites before everyone sits down for the meal. The more formal the gathering, the more formal the

menu. Hosts of less formal gatherings may even want to host a holiday pot luck buffet, inviting guests to bring a favorite dish or side dish while the hosts take care of the main course.

• Ask guests if they have any dietary restrictions. Upon being invited to a holiday dinner, some invitees may let hosts know if they have any food allergies or medical conditions that restrict which foods they can eat. Solicit such information from all of your guests, and do your best to cater to each of your guests' needs. Some guests might be on a gluten-free diet while oth-

ers may need to limit their sodium intake.

You might not be able to meet everyone's demands. Let guests know if they should bring an appropriate snack if you cannot provide one for them.

• Include traditional holiday fare.

People have grown to expect certain things from holiday meals, be it sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving, brisket for Chanukah or holiday cookies or even eggnog at Christmas parties. When planning the menu, be sure to include at least one of these traditional items, even asking guests for suggestions. Such fare will give the party a genuine holiday feel, and guests will appreciate seeing some items on your dinner table they have enjoyed at their own holiday celebrations over the years.

• Don't overdo it. First-time hosts want to ensure everyone gets enough to eat, so it's easy to overdo things and prepare too much food. This can be expensive, and guests may feel obligated to overeat so hosts don't have to discard any of the food they worked so hard to prepare. Though it might once have been a holiday tradition to overeat, many men and women now prefer moderation, and hosts should keep that in mind when preparing their holiday meals.

Hosting a holiday dinner for the first time can be nerve-wracking. But there are a variety of steps first-timers can take when preparing their menus to come off looking like old pros.

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Taking A Break From Turkey Holiday dinners vary from household to household.

Some might prefer a traditional meal of turkey with all of the trimmings, while others might want to try their hands at something new.

For those among the latter group, the following recipe for "Winter-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin," is sure to make a splash at your holiday dinner table this season.

A less traditional yet tasty take on a holiday dinner

Directions Mince the apricots, cherries and figs by hand or in a food processor.

Slice the tenderloins lengthwise, almost all the way through. Open them up and lay them flat. Place each tenderloin on a large piece of plastic wrap. Cover with another piece of plastic wrap and pound each piece of meat with a meat tenderizer until it is about 1/2-inch thick. Remove the top piece of plastic.

Season the surface of the pork with the salt and pepper. Divide the fruit mixture Ingredients in half and spread evenly on 1/2 cup dried apricots the cut surface of each tender1/2 cup dried cherries loin. Top each with half of the 1/2 cup dried figs cheese. Roll up each tenderloin, 2 pork tenderloins using the bottom piece of plas(about 3 pounds total) tic to help you, tucking in the 1 teaspoon salt fruit and cheese as you go. Tie 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper kitchen string every 2 inches 1 cup crumbled blue cheese around the tenderloins, con2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil tinuing to push in any fruit or 4 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup honey, preferably sourwood cheese that may fall out.

Preheat the oven to 450 F. honey

Winter Fruit-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

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Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the tied tenderloins, turning as each side is browned.

Be careful when searing the open side, as some fruit and cheese might fall out. You are just trying to seal in the meat juices, not trying to cook the pork all the way through.

Combine the butter and honey in a microwaveable bowl and microwave on high for about 20 seconds, or until the butter is melted. Drizzle the butter over the tenderloins.

Place the tenderloins on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 150 F. Remove the baking sheet and allow the tenderloins to sit for at least 10 minutes before slicing. This will keep the juices in the meat rather than all over your kitchen counter.

Snip off and discard the strings. Slice the pork into 1-inch-thick pieces and serve.

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Trick-Or-Treat Overload Many uses for leftover Halloween candy

GINGERBREAD HOUSES Christmas is just two months after Halloween. Put candy into sealable baggies and use it come the holiday season when building gingerbread houses. You will have a variety of different candies from which to choose and won't have to purchase anything new in order to decorate your creations.

ADVENT CALENDARS

Halloween is certainly known for the spooky decorations that adorn homes and for the creative costumes children put on to canvas the neighborhood.

But for many youngsters, Halloween is all about the candy.

In just a few hours, trick-or-treaters can accumulate a substantial amount of assorted chocolates, confections and other sweet treats. Once everyone has had their fill of their favorite items, candy often gets relegated to a giant bowl on the kitchen table, where it beckons each resident who

Halloween candy can be saved to make an Advent calendar. This calendar traditionally counts down to Christmas, revealing a date and a sweet treat behind each door. Instead of purchasing a ready made Advent calendar, families can get together and make one for a family craft as a way to recycle Halloween candy.

passes by.

Rather than submitting to the call GOODY BAGS of the candy and sacrificing your dental Candy is a crowd-pleaser, and leftover health as a result, enterprising individu- candy can be used in goody bags doled out at als can repurpose that leftover Halloween birthday parties. Keep the candy well-sealed candy. to store away until it is needed to fill goodie bags. Add a few trinkets that tie in with the INCENTIVES theme of your party, and you're all set.

Parents can store extra candy to use as On a similar note, leftover candy can be rewards for good behavior. Many parents used to stuff a pinata for a party. Pinatas use sweet treats as rewards for children are available in many different themes and learning to potty train. Rewarding older styles, making any occasion ripe for a pinata. children for a job well done cleaning up their rooms or as a special treat for scoring BAKING a good grade on a test also can be a way to Cookies, brownies and cake bars taste put the candy to good use. even better with peanut butter cups, chips

and chocolate candies baked inside. Some candy can be frozen for later use in baked goods. Baked goods can be enjoyed by the family or used for bake sales for schools and other organizations.

DONATIONS Hospitals, doctors' offices and nursing homes may appreciate donations of candy for staff and visitors. You can visit different places to see if they would appreciate a candy donation.

ADULT BEVERAGES Hard candies can be used to add some flavor to adult beverages. Let the candy sit in the alcohol for a few hours and the candy will dissolve. Use a coffee filter to strain out any candy remnants.

There are many different ways to put Halloween candy to use so it doesn't go to waste or end up ruining teeth and waistlines.

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forum Fun & Games ACROSS

1. Trigonometry ratio 6. *It offers three games on Thanksgiving 9. Beauty salon sound 13. Throat dangler 14. Chapter in history 15. Connect by dialing 16. An episode of "The Brady Bunch," e.g.

17. Boozehound 18. Sty sounds 19. Edit for publication 21. *Thanksgiving cause for celebration 23. Tokyo, formerly 24. Done to a heart?

25. Loquacious person's gift 28. Medicinal house plant 30. Be owned by 35. *You don't want turkey cooked this way 37. *Running all day?

39. Mekong or Zaire 40. Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g.

41. Relating to birth 43. ___ Scotia 44. Shaped like a cone 46. Stretched ride 47. Capital of Ukraine 48. Catch in a snare 50. Vegas glow 52. Brut, as in champagne 53. Type of carpet 55. Wicked Witch of the West to Dorothy 57. *Thanksgiving dessert ingredient 61. *Presidential act 64. Quick 65. Toothpaste type 67. "M*A*S*H" extra 69. Traction aid 70. Swedish shag rug 71. _____ acid 72. Windshield option 73. Asian capital 74. Bowling alleys

DOWN 1. Mutt 2. Ham radio ending 3. "Absolutely!"

4. Circumvent 5. *One of two countries celebrating Thanksgiving 6. *It fills once again on Turkey Day 7. "To" follower 8. Wood turning device 9. Gangster's blade 10. "All or ____" 11. Signs 12. Exterminator's target 15. Hotel employee 20. Part of gastro-intestinal system 22. Priestly garb 24. Get-together 25. *Followed with "amen" 26. Packers' quarterback 27. Force of the blow 29. West Wing's office 31. Clickable text 32. Shaped like an egg 33. "Never say _____" 34. *Meal topper 36. Arab ruler 38. Christening acquisition 42. Washing sponge 45. Last resting spot 49. Sigma ___ Epsilon 51. Everyday 54. Ticked off 56. Swelling 57. End to hostilities 58. Wrinkly fruit 59. Demeanor 60. Surveyor's map 61. Blueprint 62. Thor's father 63. Typical start of workday 66. Part of the beholder 68. As opposed to "sin" in trigonometry

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SOLUTIONS FROM LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE

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1. What was the first department store to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade?

2. What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came over on?

3. In Canada, they celebrate Thanksgiving in what month?

4. What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?

Answers from Last Week: 1: The Little Engine That Could.

2: Four. 3: His nose grows longer. 4: Bugs Bunny.

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THE HAPPENINGS Thursday, Nov. 14

Howard Beach Senior Center Art Class 155-55 Crossbay Blvd.

The Howard Beach Senior Center will offer art classes with a certified teacher from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., as well as from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. All individuals age 60 and older are welcome to attend. The center is located on Crossbay Boulevard across from Waldbaums.

For more information, call (718) 738-8100.

Friday, Nov. 15

Howard Beach Senior Center Bridge 155-55 Crossbay Blvd.

The Howard Beach Senior Center offers a variety of bridge playing experiences. There is supervised bridge on Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and duplicate bridge is offered on Fridays from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

The Howard Beach Senior Center is now located across from Waldbaums on Cross Bay Boulevard and is open to anyone 60 or older.

For more information, call (718) 738-8100.

Yoga in Howard Beach

the holidays. People who join the tour at 1 p.m. will get is held each November and typically averages a free list and addresses of all the shops. about 100 cars and motorcycles filled with toys for the patients of St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside. During the ceremony at the hospital that concludes the run, ECCA presents St. Mary’s with its annual donation.

The run begins at the Forest Park bandshell parking lot and makes its way through Queens with a police escort to St. Mary’s.

Every car, truck or motorcycle involved in the run is asked to bring one unwrapped education gift; please do not bring stuffed animals. If a club or organization would like to present a check as a donation on the day of the run, please make it out to St. Mary’s Healthcare System.

For more information, visit http://www.eccatoysfortots.org/toyrun.html.

Boy Band Reunion

Gingerbread Lane at Hall of Science Queensborough Performing Arts Center 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside 8 p.m.

All-4-One and Color Me Badd will entertain the crowd with songs that dominated the pop charts in the 1990s, including the tune “I Swear” that won a Grammy in 1995 and had an 11-week run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Tickets are $45.

For more information, visit www.visitqpac.org.

Legally Blonde

Howard Beach Senior Center 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Free Synagogue of Flushing All seniors, ages 60 and over, are welcome to attend 41-60 Kissena Blvd., Flushing 8 p.m. yoga with Charlie Roemer every Friday morning.

This musical is based on the blockbuster movie of the For more information, call (718) 738-8100. same name and is about a sorority girl who struggles to win back her ex-boyfriend by earning a law degree.

Tickets are $18 for the general public and $15 for seniors and children ages 10 and younger.

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100-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park 9 p.m.

Another performance of the musical will be held Nov. 17 This throwback musical event is hosted by Denny Terrio at 3 p.m. at the same place. and features Luci Martin and Norma Jean, formerly of

Disco Inferno IV

Le Chic, Lime, Barbara Roy of Ecstasy, Passion & Pain, and others. Tickets are $25.

For more information, visit www.rwnewyork.com.

Saturday, Nov. 16

Community Conversations for Kids

New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th St., Corona Chef Jon Lovitch created this 1.5 ton, 300-squarefoot village made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing and candy at the Hall of Science. It includes an estimated 1,900 pounds of icing, 400 pounds of candy, and 500 pounds of gingerbread dough. It is comprised of 152 gingerbread houses, 65 trees, four gingerbread and cable cars, five gingerbread train crs, an underground candy subway station, candy trees, and sugar signage.

The public will be able to see the gingerbread village from Nov. 17 through Jan. 12, 2014.

For more information, visit www.nysci.org.

Monday, Nov. 18

The Kingsland Homestead 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing 1 p.m.

This program explores Patricia Palacco’s “The Keeping Quilt,” which tells the story of a handmade quilt that was Emanuel United Church of Christ created from the author’s great grandmother’s dress Howard Beach Senior Center Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue and babushka and brought with her from Russia.

155-55 Cross Bay Blvd. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The event is free, but please RSVP by calling (718) All seniors, ages 60 and over, are welcome to attend The Emanuel United Church of Christ’s annual fall fair 939-0647. the tai chi classes, taught by Elaine Fleischman. will include numerous vendors, a giant auction table, For more information, For more information, a raffle to win three $100 prizes, a 50/50 raffle, used visit www.queenshistoricalsociety.org. call the center at (718) 738-8100. books, breakfast, lunch, supper, and refreshments.

Admission is free.

For more information, call (718) 849-1153.

Woodhaven Fall Fair

Ridgewood’s Secret Frock Shop Tour

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Sunday, Nov. 17

Toys 4 Tots Run

Howard Beach Chair Aerobics

Howard Beach Senior Center Forest Park, Woodhaven 12:30 p.m.

155-55 Cross Bay Blvd. 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

The East Coast Car Association will hold its annual All seniors, ages 60 and over, are welcome to attend Begins at Fresh Pond Rd., ends at Wyckoff Ave. Toys 4 Tots Run to benefit St. Mary’s Hospital for chair aerobics with Charlie Roemer.

1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, Children in Bayside.

Tour the best thrift and resale shops in Ridgewood and call the center at (718) 738-8100. find affordable and fashionable shopping right before The run, begun by ECCA’s founder, Eddie Walter,

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Polish-Jewish Reconciliation

and spiritual development to important aspects of our crafts, and more. lives. She will present a practical technique of meditation There will be a snack bar, and there will be raffle tickets that can positively impact your life. to win a $25 Pathmark gift certificate.

For more information, call (718) 641-7086.

To rent a table at the event,

call Marge Colace at (718) 843-4680.

Wednesday, Nov. 20

QueensWay Workshop

Central Queens Y 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills 1:30 p.m.

Author Louise Steinman will speak about her new book examining today’s Polish-Jewish reconciliation movement through the lens of her own family’s history.

During the Holocaust, nearly the entire Jewish population of Poland was murdered. Steinman, whose book is titled “The Crooked Mirror: A Memoir of Polish-Jewish Reconciliation,” co-directs the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities at the University of Southern California.

There is a $7 suggested donation for the talk, and more information is available at www.cqy.org.

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Ozone Park Civic Association

Ozone Park Senior Center 103-02 101st Ave., Ozone Park 7 p.m.

This meeting will discuss the proposed QueensWay, an initiative to turn 3.5 miles of former rail line into a 55acre park through Forest Hills, Rego Park, Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park. The workshop is an opportunity for community input.

The event is free, but please RSVP to shelma@ hesterstreet.org.

Ridgewood Market

Gottscheer Hall 657 Fairview Ave., Ridgewood 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More than 40 independent and local artisan vendors will be at the Ridgewood Market’s holiday event. Local, artisan and vintage gifts will be available for purchase, and there will be food, pastries, and brunch.

Vendors are welcome to reserve space by going to www.ridgewoodmarket.com/sell-here.

For more information, email contact@ ridgewoodmarket.com, call (347) 460-7549, or visit www.fb.com/ridgewoodmarket or www.ridgewoodmarket.com.

This event will be held again on Sunday, Dec. 15, Howard Beach Library 92-06 156th Avenue 4 p.m. at the same time and place.

Every Wednesday, teens are welcome to enjoy friendly competition with a variety of board games, including Monopoly, checkers, Scrabble, and more.

For more information, call (718) 641-7086.

Game Day in Howard Beach

Toddler Time Howard Beach Library 92-06 156th Avenue 1:30 p.m.

Join us for stories and fun for children ages 12 months to 36 months and their caregivers.

For more information, call (718) 641-7086.

97-14 135th Dr., Ozone Park 7:30 p.m.

The Ozone Park Civic Association will hold its monthly meeting, at which the speaker will be Christopher Hogan of the FDNY. He will discuss fire safety. Victor Calise, commissioner of the mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities will be present to discuss available programs for individuals with disabilities.

7:30 p.m. Emanuel United Church of Christ All members of the public are welcome to attend. Corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue Attendees are asked to use the entrance at Centreville All members of the public are welcome to attend the Street and 149th Avenue.

Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association’s monthly meeting, at which issues impacting the neighborhood will be discussed.

Thursday, Nov. 21

Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association

QueensWay Workshop

Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School 91-30 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills 7 p.m.

This meeting will discuss the proposed QueensWay, an initiative to turn 3.5 miles of former rail line into a 55acre park through Forest Hills, Rego Park, Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park. The workshop is an opportunity for community input.

Queens Tabernacle 86-03 96 St., Woodhaven The event is free, but please RSVP to shelma@ Queens Tabernacle is giving away free turkeys at two hesterstreet.org. services - one at 8 a.m. and one at 11 a.m. Residents must attend one of the services to be eligible for the free turkey.

For more information, call (718) 846-7575.

Howard Beach Library 92-06 156th Avenue 4 p.m.

Join fellow chess players each Tuesday at the Howard Beach Library. All ages and levels are welcome.

For more information, call (718) 641-7086.

Sunday, Nov. 24

Free Turkey Giveaway

Chess Club

Meditation for Body, Mind and Spirit

Sunday, Dec. 8

Flea Market at Nativity Church

Nativity Church Hall 101-41 91st St., Ozone Park 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A giant indoor flea market will be held, rain or shine, at Nativity Church Hall. There will be a wide variety Howard Beach Library of items for sale, including records, books, games, 92-06 156th Avenue 3 p.m. coins, leather goods, antiques, jewelry, toys, crafts, Psychotherapist Renate Lanotte connects meditation magazines, household items, VCR tapes and DVDs,

Queens Holiday Historic House Tour

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Queens Historical Society will kick off the holiday season by offering its 26th annual holiday historic house tour, during which individuals will be able to get a glimpse into what life was like in the borough more than a century ago. Seven sites are participating in the tour: The Kingsland Homestead, Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden, Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, Friends Meeting House, Flushing Town Hall, the Bowne House, and, new this year, the Louis Armstrong House Museum.

The Kingsland Homestead, which will feature musical performances and a special holiday gift shop sale of local history books, is located at 143-35 37th Ave. in Flushing. Piano performances and a special gift and plant sale will be held at the Voelker Orth Museum, located at 149-19 38th Ave. in Flushing. The Lewis H. Latimer House Museum will offer house tours and traditional holiday refreshments and is located at 34-41 137th St. in Flushing. The Friends Meeting House will feature performances by the John Scardinia Musical Ensemble, will be open for tours all day, and is located at 137-16 Northern Blvd. in Flushing. The Bowne House is under restoration, but its parlor will be decorated for the holidays and open to visitors. Beginning at 1:30 p.m., there will be a talk on traditional American Christmas customs at the Bowne House, located at 37-01 Bowne St. in Flushing. The Louis Armstrong House will feature rare audio clips from the musician’s personal recordings, and visitors will get to hear Satchmo’s magical voice reading “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” and other seasonal recordings. The Armstrong museum is located at 34-56 107th St. in Corona.

Advance all-access tickets are $10 and provide admission to all seven sites. These tickets can be purchased online at HolidayHouseTour2013.eventbrite. com or from the Queens Historical Society. Tickets will be sold at the door on Dec. 8 for $12.

A complimentary trolley service from each site is included with all tour tickets.

For more information about the tours, contact the Queens Historical Society at (718) 939-0647 or email info@queenshistoricalsociety.org.

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Legal Notices Parsons Plaza Development LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 07/22/13. Office Location: Queens County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 37-20 Prince St., #4A, Flushing, NY 11354.

Purpose: to engage in amy lawful act.

Astoria Distilling Company LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 09/10/12. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P.O. Box 6410, 2117 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106. General Purposes.

GREEN TARA INFINITY, LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 06/07/13.

Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 13235 41 Road, Apt. 2D, Flushing, NY 11355. General Purposes.

1446 Gates LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 05/02/13. Office: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC: P.O. Box 640691, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364.

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Legal Notices DATE WRITE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/28/13.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: James Swierczewski, 79-17 Pitkin Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11417. General Purposes.

NO CAP LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 10/23/13.

Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P Samant 2323 33rd Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11106. General Purposes.

161 COLUMBIA STREET LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/8/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 33-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11106. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of MWB PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/05. 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, 32-75 Steinway St., Ste. 212, Astoria, NY 11103.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of NY SKYLINE ASSOCIATES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/11/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kamil Grabowski 110-31 73 Road, Ste 2H, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of CAPOEIRA TRAINING CENTER, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/18/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC 30-06 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

ASL CLARKSON LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The LLC: 40-47 Junction Blvd, Corona, NY 11368. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

FE & MW LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/10/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Georges Wolecki, 240 Alameda Ave., Douglaston, NY 11362. General Purpose.

Touchstone Clinical Research LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 04/22/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Touchstone Clinical Research LLC 203 42 27th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11360. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: NY QUEENS DEVELOPMENT LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/25/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 58-32 218th Street, Oakland Gardens, New York 11364.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Legal Notices Notice of Formation of JOHN H.JOSEPH PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/19/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC 7153 Nansen Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of GREEK CONCERT STATUS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/5/2012. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 19664 49th Avenue Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Majestic Realty Prestigious Homes And Estates LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/5/12. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 71-27 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385.

Purpose: General.

444 MIDDLE NECK RD LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 04/26/2013. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 4 Sands Court, Great Neck, NY 11023. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

90-08 Queens LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 10/8/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 118 Eldridge St, #8, NY, NY 10002. General Purposes.

SPANGLISH LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/11/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the United State Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

PRIORITY REALTY CAPITAL, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/3/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 35-23 30th Ave., Astoria, NY 11103. General Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 3168 35th STREET LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/04/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, P.O. Box 575042, Whitestone, New York 11357. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 58th FLUSHING REALTY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/23/13.

Office location: Queens County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 150-18 58th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11355.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of HOM CITY LIVING LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/13/2013. Office in Kings County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3258 31st St Flr 2 Queens, NY 11106. Purpose: Real Estate COOKIE MA-ME LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/28/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The LLC: 61-88 Dry Harbor Road, Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

CAZZORLA STORES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/20/2013. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1703 210th St., Bayside, NY 11360.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of Black Box Productions, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/18/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. bus. addr.: ­­­­­6464 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 800, Los Angeles, CA 90028. LLC formed in DE on 7/11/13. NY Sec. of State designated Notice of Formation of MAY agent of LLC upon whom process SQUARED REAL ESTATE LLC. Arts against it may be served and shall mail of Org. filed with NY Secy of State process to: c/o CT Corporation System, (SSNY) on 4/24/13. Office: Queens.

111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. upon whom process against it may be DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., served and shall mail process to The Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form.

LLC, 255-07 61st Avenue, 1st Floor, filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: any St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful activity. lawful purposes.

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HONORING OUR VETERANS

Honoring the Nation's Bravest in Queens Veterans, civic leaders, pols gather at Resorts World to pay tribute

By Anna Gustafson Sitting above the hum of slot machines at Resorts World Casino New York City in South Ozone Park on Veterans Day, Audley Coulthurst slowly lowered himself into his seat, placed his folded hands on his chest and recalled a life that, now, is hard to imagine - a life of being prepared to give up everything for a country that wouldn’t let Coulthurst, a black man, fight for his country against Germany in World War II. “I was part of the bomber group, and they didn’t allow us to go into combat,” said Coulthurst, a selfdescribed “New York City boy” who grew up in Harlem, now lives in Jamaica, and served as a Tuskegee airman from 1942 to 1946. “We went through training mission after training mission, but they wouldn’t let us fight.”

Ultimately, Coulthurst, who joined fellow military men at a Veterans Day ceremony at Resorts World on Monday, and his fellow World War II bombers - all members of the now famous Tuskegee Airmen, the first black pilots in the history of American combat - were told to prepare to fight in Japan, but the atomic bombs were dropped on the country before they arrived.

The only black air units to go into combat during World War II were the 99th Pursuit Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group - and they had to fight more than just the enemy, Coulthurst said.

“They fought two wars - a war overseas and a war

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Tuskegee Airmen Richard Braithwait, left, and Audley Coulthurst, attended the Veterans Day ceremony Sgt. Sean McCabe, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, with his daughter, Kiera, 5, at a Veterans Day ceremony at Resorts World Monday. in South Ozone Park.

of discrimination,” he said.

One of six black students in his class at the City College of New York’s business school in the early 1940s, Coulthurst finished his freshman year and decided to enlist in the Army as the country braced itself for a war that was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.

“Growing up in New York, there was passive discrimination - you wouldn’t, for example, be served at Longchamps,” the Jamaica veteran said of a pricey chain of restaurants popular in New York City around the time of the Second World War. “Really,

my first time experiencing discrimination was on the train to Charleston, South Carolina for training.”

Coulthurst’s story was one of a number remembered at the Veterans Day ceremony at Resorts World, during which Sgt. Sean McCabe, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and now sits on South Queens’ Community board 10, stressed how important it is for everyone to remember the men and women who have experienced lives of pain and loss so others would not have to experience the same.

“If there’s anything you take away from Veterans Day, let it be pride and honor,” said McCabe, who

Flag Flies Atop Historic Ozone Park Clock Tower Once Again

Photos Courtesy Ed Wendell

State Assemblyman Mike Miller, left, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., and area veterans congregated Friday at the clock tower in Ozone Park to fly an American flag for the first time in nearly 10 years.

Veterans, civic leaders and legislators rejoiced Friday, when an American flag was raised at the historic LaLance-Grosjean Clock Tower in Ozone Park for the first time in nearly a decade.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-How-

ard Beach) hosted the flag raising ceremony, which was attended by veterans from VFW Post 2565 in Howard Beach, American Legion Post 1404 in Broad Channel, and American Legion Post 118 in Woodhaven.

Additionally, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association President Ed Wendell, Greater Woodhaven Business Development Corporation Executive Director Maria Thomson, Patrick Ruddin and Dr. Andrew RuThe Lalance-Grosjean Clocktower in Ozone Park was once the site of a bin of the Medisys factory that employed around 2,000 people.

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Veterans from Howard Beach, Broad Channel and Woodhaven said they were thrilled see the red, white and blue flying atop the clock tower once again.

Christina Maratino from Delta Flag & Sign Co. in Glendale took part in the ceremony.

Delta Flag & Sign Co. supplied the drapeau, which was flown in time for Veterans Day. The LaLance-Grosjean Clock Tower, now known as the Medisys Clock Tower in the Pathmark Shopping Center on Atlantic Avenue in Ozone Park, was built during the 1860s. It was the site of the former Lalance and Grosjean enamel cookware factory, which had once employed some 2,000 people who lived in its surrounding factory village homes. The plant also manufactured pressed tin and made mess kits for the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I. Most of the factory was razed in the 1980s and the portion that remains is used as a medical clinic.

served in the U.S. Army in Iraq from 2005 to 2006 and in Afghanistan in 2010.

McCabe, who was celebrating his anniversary with his wife, Melanie, on Veterans Day, said he was inspired to volunteer with the Army after the Sept.

11, 2001 attacks - which happened just after he graduated from high school.

“You want to be part of something larger than yourself - it’s a total commitment,” said McCabe, who honored the day with his wife, his 5-year-old daughter Kiera - and a little boy, Liam, who his wife was expecting to give birth to at any minute.

Richmond Hill South Civic Supports Soldiers At the Richmond Hill South Civic Association's October meeting, members gathered toiletries to support the nation's soldiers as part of a joint project with the American Legion Auxiliary #958 in East Rockaway.

When civic members learned of the project from the auxiliary's president, Mary Hansen Sterger, they were eager to help. This Monday, civic President Margaret Finnerty and her husband delivered eight large boxes of supplies with the help of the civic and friends from the city Department of Education.

"I am very happy to say delivering these boxes on Veterans Day was a quick reminder that we must never forget the soldiers away from their families," Finnerty said.

Pictured are Sterger, Finnerty and members of the American Legion and Auxiliary.

Photo Courtesy Margaret Finnerty

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Keeping Our Furry Friends

Safe & Warm During Cold Weather When temperatures drop, humans are not the only ones who feel the chill. Cold weather also can take its toll on animals, including dogs, cats and birds.

Protecting pets when winter arrives involves modifying care tactics.

A major winter snowfall or simply a snap of cold weather can cause many problems for pets. Much like humans, dogs and cats can experience frostbite on extremities when subjected to cold temperatures.

Ears, noses and paws all may bear the brunt of cold weather, increasing the risk of injury.

Provide warm shelter Although it may appear that pets are well insulated against cold temperatures, fur or feathers do not make pets impervious to the cold. According to the ASPCA, fur wetted by snow may not dry quickly, putting animals at risk for a chill or even hy-

pothermia. As a precautionary measure, keep companion animals inside when temperatures drop below 30*F. If yours is an outside dog, be sure that he or she is equipped with dry, draft-free shelter. A dog house that is too large will not retain heat, so keep this in mind.

Reduce wind chill by placing the dog house where it will not be in the direct line of wind. You may want to think about keeping the dog in an insulated shed or garage if you prefer not to move the pet inside.

Cats can easily freeze while outdoors; therefore, it is safer to keep them inside. Also, outdoors a cat may seek unsafe shelter, such as under the hoods of cars where they can be injured or killed if the car is started.

Dress warmly A mammal's system for regulating heat can be compromised

when there is excessive cold. No matter its type of fur, a dog or cat may not be able to tolerate long periods of cold weather, unless it is a breed that was specifically bred for remaining outdoors in the cold, like a Malamute or Husky. When venturing outside, consider the use of a sweater or vest on short-haired dogs, but keep an eye on the pet. Wearing a coat doesn't mean he should be left outdoors unattended.

Cats probably will not tolerate any type of clothing. If going outdoors to a vet appointment, use a carrier that is insulated from the cold with thick blankets.

Limit drafts Address drafts around the house, which will increase your comfort and that of your companion animals. Dogs and cats lie on the ground, where colder air tends to collect. It may be several degrees cooler near the floor where they reside.

Check windows and doors for drafts. If repairs or replacements aren't financially possible, consider the use of draft guards or insulating curtains.

These measures also will protect pet birds.

Most birds that are kept as pets are from tropical climates and cannot tolerate severe colder temperatures. Reduce risk of illness by keeping birds away from drafty windows and doors that open and close frequently during the winter.

Keep them leashed Many dogs like to frolic in the snow, but snow can cause a pooch to lose his scent on the ground and get lost. A dog also may run off and get smothered by tall snowdrifts or slip through thin ice when not being able to gauge its surroundings. It is best to keep dogs on leashes during any type of inclement weather.

Be mindful of pets young and old Puppies and kittens as well as older dogs and cats may be less tolerant of colder weather.

Young animals are lacking the fat stores and thick coats of their adult counterparts that can help protect them against the cold.

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Housebreaking a puppy during the cold weather could be challenging.

Senior dogs may feel aches and pains from the cold, which can irritate existing conditions like arthritis. Limit their time outdoors to bathroom breaks.

Remove chemical poisons Antifreeze and specialized non-icing window cleaners used in automobiles are commonly used in winter. These chemicals are often sweet to the smell and taste and very attractive to curious pets. But only a few laps of antifreeze can be deadly.

Keep any dangerous winterizing chemicals -- even salt used to melt snow -- away from pets to avoid accidental ingestion.

Provide extra food and water Pets need extra calories in order to keep their bodies warm in the cold weather. You may need to feed them a little extra during the winter. Extra water may also be necessary when the pet's me-

tabolism is working harder.

If a pet is kept outdoors, be sure to check if its water has frozen and replace it frequently.

Watch for symptoms of hypothermia Even well-meaning pet owners may be unaware if their pet is suffering from the effects of too much cold. Here are some symptoms of hypothermia.

• violent shivering, followed by listlessness • weak pulse • lethargy • muscle stiffness • problems breathing • lack of appetite • rectal temperature below 98*F • coma • cardiac arrest Companion animals may experience anything from discomfort to serious problems when cold weather arrives. Take precautions to keep pets safe and healthy all winter long.

Did You Know?

Being a responsible dog owner means taking your pet for annual veterinary checkups. At the appointment, the veterinarian will check the dog's vital signs, ears and teeth and ask questions regarding eating and elimination habits. A fecal test also may be conducted to check for various parasites in the dog's gastrointestinal system. These parasites may include roundworms, hookworms and coccidium. Additionally, a blood draw may be ordered to check for heartworm and to ensure that the dog's blood levels are where they should be. Routine immunizations will be administered if the pet is healthy. New shots enable certain shots, such as the one administered to protect dogs against rabies, to be given every few years instead of annually.

The animal's weight also will be recorded, and the vet will ask if there is anything out of the ordinary going on with the animal.

Annual checkups are vital to a dog's health, and dog owners should stick to an annual checkup schedule.

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