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Weprin’s and Turner’s campaigns for Congress intensify PAGE 5

Democrat David Weprin, top left, received the backing of three Queens politicians this week, while Republican Bob Turner, bottom left, was endorsed by former Democratic Mayor Ed Koch.

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First gay couples marry in Queens Record numbers wed citywide as historic state law goes into effect

by Paula Neudorf Associate Editor

cstatic,” “elated” and “equal” — these were just some of the words gay couples used to describe their feelings on Sunday at Queens Borough Hall, as they lined up to become the first ever married in Queens. The historic moment was set in motion a month ago, on June 24, when the state Legislature passed and the governor signed a law allowing same-sex marriages.

Applications for marriage licenses flooded the city clerk’s office, prompting the use of a lottery system that would allow record numbers to be married in all five boroughs on Sunday, the first day the law took effect.

In Queens, the couples arrived from all around the city and far-flung states. Many, like Astoria residents Greg Levine and Shane Serkiz, the very first gay couple married on Sunday, couldn’t wait.

“We got here a little before 7,” Levine told reporters outside the office, just minutes after exchanging vows with Serkiz. The office officially opened at 8:30 a.m., but the couple wanted to avoid crowds.

Levine and Serkiz have had to wait a long time to wed. When asked how long the couple had been engaged, Levine promptly answered: “4,223 days.”

The high school math teacher proposed to Serkiz, a special education teacher, on Dec. 31, 1999. “I got down on one knee and I said, ‘Shane, will you marry me?’” Levine said. The couple, with Levine’s family in attendance, seemed overjoyed that their nearly 12-year

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Jackson Heights resident Jim Rescigna holds up a sign showing his support outside Queens Borough Hall on Sunday. With short lines and no protesters, the atmosphere in Queens as the PHOTO BY PAULA NEUDORF borough’s first gay marriages took place was notably calm. engagement had come to an end.

For Serkiz, who was born near Binghamton, NY, being able to get married in his home state was particularly moving.

“It really to me is a statement by the people of New York saying ‘yes,’” Serkiz said.

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), one of two openly gay council members in Queens, was on hand to witness the historic first marriage between Levine and Serkiz, offi-

ciated by Judge Sidney F. Strauss. Immediately after the ceremony, Van Bramer said he felt “disbelief that I just watched two gay men from Astoria get married.” He added: “I’m so incredibly happy for them.”

Couple after couple who emerged from the clerk’s off ice as newlyweds echoed Van Bramer.

“I had never expected that this day would come,” said Sunnyside resident Lloyd Pasach,

who wed Val Mendoza, his partner of 33 years.

The two met at the University of Florida in September 1975.

Given the same-sex marriage bill’s history, it’s not surprising many doubted whether it would ever become law. The bill was defeated less than two years ago in the state Senate. This year, the bill struggled to make it to the floor for a vote.

Newlyweds Lou Rispoli and Danyal Lawson described how they watched the bill get approved by 33-29 votes just a little before midnight on television.

“It was like the Berlin Wall falling,” Rispoli said.

The bill’s successful passage has been attributed in part to Gov. Cuomo’s outspoken support, as well as activists’ continued efforts.

“We’ve been working on [the bill] for over a decade,” said Johanna Osburn, a representative of Empire State Pride Agenda who handed out “Just Married” sashes to couples throughout the day.

By Sunday’s end, a record-setting 659 couples were married or had received marriage licenses in New York City, 89 of them in Queens, according to the Mayor’s Office.

Van Bramer threw a party Sunday night at Claret, a wine bar in Sunnyside, to celebrate, where City Comptroller John Liu toasted the newlywed couples present.

“When two people love each other and are committed to each other, they should let nothQ ing hold them back,” Liu said.

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Race heats up in bid for Weiner’s old seat Turner, Weprin criticize each other to woo voters in special election

by Anna Gustafson Editor

he two candidates vying to represent the Congressional seat previously held

by Anthony Weiner ramped up their campaigns this week, touting endorsements and trading barbs in an effort to win over voters in the upcoming Sept. 13 special election.

Republican Bob Turner kicked off the week with an endorsement by former Democratic Mayor Ed Koch in a press conference in Howard Beach that included Koch’s praise for the GOP candidate and, at the same time, criticism for Congressional conservatives.

Turner is running against Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck) for the 9th Congressional District, which covers Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Hillcrest, Howard Beach, Jamaica Hills, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Rego Park, Richmond Hill, Rockaway Park, Rockaway Point, Woodhaven and parts of Brooklyn.

“I am here this morning to suggest that the contested race in the 9th Congressional District be turned into a referendum allowing the voters of this district, the largest Jewish district in the country, to register a protest against the positions of President Obama and the Republican leadership,” Koch said.

Specifically, the former mayor said he was endorsing Turner to send a message to Obama

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that the 87-year-old Democrat is furious with what he perceives as the president’s hostility toward Israel. Koch did not save all his criticism for Obama, but said he was also irate that Republican leaders have proposed privatizing Social Security and that U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the chairman of the House’s Budget Committee, has proposed privatizing Medicare and and turning Medicaid into a block grant — which would end these programs as entitlements.

He also called Republicans “scoundrels” for their handling of the debt ceiling crisis.

Koch, who noted he endorsed George W. Bush for re-election solely based on his support for Israel, and Turner said they agreed with one another on Israel, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

The former mayor said Turner told him he would “like to wage a campaign in this district that would send a message to both parties.”

Turner called Koch’s endorsement “maybe the single factor that, when votes are counted on the 13th, put me over the top.”

Koch notably did not endorse Weprin, a member of his own party, who is an Orthodox Jew who has visited Israel numerous times and is a staunch supporter of the country.

“It was very painful for me to respond to David, and he called me very upset,” Koch said. “I like him, his brother worked for my administration, I have the highest regard for

Republican Bob Turner, far left, is endorsed by former Mayor Ed Koch, while Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin, middle right, landed the backing of Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, left of Weprin, PHOTOS BY ANNA GUSTAFSON Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz and state Sen. Toby Stavisky. him on a personal level. He’s a major supporter of the state of Israel. But if David Weprin is elected, you think that sends a message? You think Obama will think, ‘oh my God, David Weprin was elected; they repudiated me?’ No.” Weprin said he was flabbergasted by the endorsement.

“He blasted Republicans, he was all over the place, it didn’t make any sense,” Weprin said of Koch.

Weprin also stressed his support for

maintaining Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as entitlement programs and not privatizing them.

The Democratic candidate held his own press conference Tuesday outside the SelfHelp Austin Street Senior Center in Forest Hills to voice his support for these programs.

He also landed the backing of state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone), state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) and Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest continued on page 34

A life in the minority prepares Deacy for run GOP candidate for 23rd Assembly District vows work on transit, toll

by Anna Gustafson Editor

Jane Deacy is the Republican candidate running to represent the 23rd Assembly District, which was previously covered by Audrey PHOTO BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE Pheffer.

Jane Deacy is used to being the odd woman out.

After all, the Republican running for the 23rd Assembly District, where registered Democrats outnumber members of her party by about three to one, began her career in the 1970s as a police officer in an NYPD where men ruled the roost.

“As females, we had issues with people not wanting to work with you,” Deacy, the GOP candidate for the seat previously held by Audrey Pheffer, said in an interview with the Chronicle on Tuesday. “You had to prove your salt.”

Deacy, who, while talking about the difficulties of being a female in the male-dominated NYPD, noted she’s not “a women’s libber, necessarily,” said the lessons she learned in the police force easily translate into the world of politics — being a workaholic, and a people person, pays off.

“People think police work is all cops and robbers, but it’s 90 percent problem solving, working with people,” said Deacy, who was part of a successful class action lawsuit against the NYPD that alleged there were discriminatory practices against women officers.

While it’s easy for Deacy to see the parallels between a life in blue and in politics, she’s the first to tell you she never gave being a legislator a whole lot of thought throughout much of her life.

She served as a police officer until 1983, when she left the force and began receiving a disability pension after being hospitalized with two herniated discs while pregnant. Afterward, she worked as a special education teacher and then at the St. Camillus School in Rockaway Park. Throughout much of that time, Deacy, who has also appeared in “Law and Order” and several other television shows and movies, said she focused on raising her three daughters with her husband, Ed, who accompanied her during the interview with this paper.

“It never occurred to me to pursue politics,” said Deacy, who is running in the special election against Phillip

Goldfeder, a Democrat and aide to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), for the seat Audrey Pheffer held for 24 years before resigning in May to become Queens county clerk. “It’s going to be a learning curve for me in Albany. I don’t come from a political family.”

The special election for the 23rd Assembly District, which covers the Rockaways, Ozone Park and Howard Beach, will be held Sept. 13.

However, about five years ago Deacy said her political aspirations changed when she met Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), with whom she has worked to rejuvenate a Republican base in the Rockaways, as well as elsewhere in the borough.

Because of this, she said, she is witnessing a growing conservative movement in the area, which she argued will give her an edge over Goldfeder, despite his ties to the politically powerful Schumer.

“I don’t know anything about Mr. Goldfeder except that he’s a protege of Chuck Schumer, and we’ve all seen enough of Chuck Schumer’s proteges,” Deacy said in reference to former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner.

As a Republican district leader for the past four years, Deacy said, she has spent much of her time in the volunteer position learning what her potential future constituents want, including better transportation to and from the Rockaways and the elimination of the Cross Bay Bridge toll that she said is strangling businesses.

“We have an A train that needs serious work, and the Cross Bay toll has to go,” Deacy said. “It’s a noose around the necks of small businesses.”

Deacy said she would hope to work with Ulrich for better transportation in the area, including adding express bus service which she said would help individuals trying to get to South Ozone Park once the racino at Aqueduct opens.

While Deacy would have a Republican ally in the Council continued on page 32

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A vow to battle plans to close boro schools Pols, union leaders say fight is not over despite a state court ruling

by Anna Gustafson Editor

While a state Supreme Court judge rejected an attempt by the teachers’ union to halt the closures of 22 schools, including Jamaica and Beach Channel high schools, borough legislators and union leaders are holding out hope that continued litigation could result in a reformed city Department of Education — and, they said, even change the city’s plans to shutter the institutions.

State Supreme Court Justice Paul Feinman late last Thursday night denied the United Federation of Teachers’ and NAACP’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have temporarily stopped the city’s plans to close the institutions that city officials say have low graduation rates and test scores. The injunction also would have halted city plans to co-locate or expand 18 charter schools at public schools throughout the city.

Despite the elation felt by DOE officials — the move was hailed as a victory for students by schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and many other city personnel who celebrated the decision at a bar in Tribeca on Friday night — co-petitioners in the suit emphasized Feinman did not entirely dismiss the suit. The judge did not address the portion of the lawsuit that states the school closures and co-locations would create inequities in education, and many of those who filed the suit said they expected Feinman to soon rule on that.

“Should the judge rule down the line that

A state judge ruled last week that city officials can move ahead with their plans to phase out Jamaica High School, an institution that was founded more than a century ago. Area legislators PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON and union officials have vowed to continue to fight DOE plans. part of the lawsuit is correct, things could stop immediately,” state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said of the city’s plans to close the schools.

But city officials for now have the green light from the judge to move ahead with their plans to phase out the schools — meaning close them over several years,

which they originally set out to do last year.

The UFT and NAACP filed a previous lawsuit in January 2010 following the city’s announcement it planned to shut down 19 schools, including Jamaica and Beach Channel. A state Supreme Court judge in March 2010 temporarily barred the closures, saying the city had not provided

enough information detailing the impact the move would have on the surrounding communities.

The most recent suit asserts the DOE ignored agreements it had reached as part of last year’s litigation to provide specific assistance to help many of the schools it tried to close last year — an argument made time and again by educators and students at Jamaica and Beach Channel high schools.

This time around, Feinman said the move to grant the injunction would have hurt students.

“If the failing public schools are not closed, students may be subject to substandard educational environments which will obviously cause them to be considerably harmed,” Feinman wrote in his decision Walcott, who lives in southeast Queens and has championed Mayor Bloomberg’s emphasis on closing large schools and replacing them with smaller institutions, was pleased with the judge’s announcement.

“I am incredibly heartened by the court’s decision,” Walcott said in a prepared statement. “From the beginning of the Bloomberg administration, we have said that a primary focus of our reform efforts would be to phase out schools that have failed our children year after year, and offer families new, high-quality options. … I know this decision will come as great comfort and relief to the thousands of children who have been in limbo, wondering what the outcome of this case would be, and for continued on page 21

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How about the Flushing Islanders? eople of Nassau County! Vote no on Monday! You don’t want to be saddled with those lousy New York Islanders anymore. Turn down that $400 million bond issue proposal for a new sports complex and let your hockey players go!

C’mon, you’re Nassau County. You can’t handle dollars like that — that’s why the state had to take over your finances. You’ve got some of the craziest property tax rates in the nation already; who needs another $30 or so a year? Besides, like everyone else, when a big piece of property has the chance to go vacant, you know what you want: more parkland.

Tell ya what. Vote no on the referendum. Then tell that Charles Wang that if wants to keep his team in the area — and who wants to go to Canada with a hockey squad like the Islanders in tow? — that he ought to come to Queens.

We too have a large parcel of dilapidated land on which we’re looking to build some major new stuff, you see. It’s known as Willets Point, to some the Iron Triangle — and you folks who stay east of the city line may remember it as part of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s depressing old ash heaps in “The Great Gatsby.”

These days it’s still depressing, but no longer filled with ash.

Check it out anytime you want to test your shocks.

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themselves to the progress this particular redevelopment will bring, it’s going to be home to new housing, a school, retail and more — plus a convention center. With a little creativity, we could incorporate a full-size ice hockey rink into the plan. And you’d still be able to get to see those Islanders play (is that the right term for what they’ve been doing in recent seasons?), with just a little farther to drive. You could even take the train.

What about the cost, our faithful readers in Queens might wonder? Hey, it’s an investment. Wang will take the biggest risks. We’ll just be on the hook for the bonds — just as we are for the Mets’ and Yankees’ new stadiums. You won’t notice the difference on your taxes, but you’ll notice the increased commerce that’ll commence when the project is done.

Consider these factors: The Islanders’ colors match those of our beloved Mets, so why not invite them next door? Their logo shows geographic Long Island, not political LI, so Queens and Brooklyn are represented right up front. They’re not the LI Islanders; they’re the NY Islanders. Given the scent wafting off the Flushing River, we’ll hardly notice if they stink on ice!

So dear readers, follow the lead of Queens Chamber of Commerce spokesman Jack Friedman, and back the idea of bringing the Islanders to Queens if Nassau votes no.

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When you add those working part-time with others who have given up looking, the real number of unemployed is over 17 percent. Under President Obama and a Democratic-controlled Congress, unemployment grew nationally from over 7 percent to almost 10 percent. Thirty-one months into the Democrats’ watch, 9 percent of New Yorkers are still out of work.

The $789 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has failed to reduce unemployment. We currently

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Post office closures he announcement had hardly been made before the first protest was scheduled against the possible closure of a post office in Queens.

We sympathize with those who would be inconvenienced, but look, the world has changed tremendously since the U.S. Postal Service was written into the Constitution. It faces challenges from UPS, FedEx and especially email and the Internet. It’s losing money hand over fist.

Something’s got to give.

One answer is the closure of some branches. Only five in Queens would shut down, two of them in the Rockaways. The last time the USPS eyed closures, 11 in the borough were on the chopping block, so it could be worse. Dozens of post offices throughout the borough will remain.

Change isn’t always easy, but this one is likely necessary. Something’s got to give.

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face the highest unemployment rate in 27 years, with 15 million Americans out of work. Too many states still face doubledigit unemployment.

Any expenditure of government funds can save or create jobs. The use of existing non-ARRA federal agency aid programs, state, county, town or city expenditures can do the same.

How many cities, towns, counties and states just substituted ARRA funding for existing funding as a means to balance out budget deficits, rather than for the intended purpose?

Has there been an audit to see how many billions in federal program funds are still available from previous years that no one applied for? What about those in receipt of federal funding who have yet to spend it? Will the Federal Recover y Accountability and Transparency Board investigate?

It is premature for Congress to consider adding hundreds of billions more to our $14 trillion debt by funding another new stimulus package, given our current

f inancial crises. Under the Democrats’ control of the White House, the Senate and House (until Dec. 31, 2010), the deficit increased by $1.75 trillion in 2009 and $1.8 trillion in 2010. So far it’s $1 trillion plus who knows how much more in 2011? Uncle Sam can’t keep borrowing forever, without consequences to our future financial solvency.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

Blame the president Dear Editor: Your July 21 editorial, “Senate moderates lay out a realistic debt plan,” indirectly points out the heart of the problem in solving the debt ceiling crisis.

The Chronicle, like most responsible people, wants to see a settlement. The biggest obstacle is that President Obama has never introduced a plan of his own since to do so would alienate voters who would be hurt by his proposed cuts. It is

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Support our veterans Dear Editor: I’m sure all Americans agree that we have a patriotic duty to see to it that returning veterans receive the full benefits they need to adjust to civilian life. While caring for our vets is a universal goal, I’m sorry to report that we, as a nation, have failed our hero warriors.

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairwoman, has drafted two bills to address this critical issue: the Hiring Heroes Act and the Veterans Employment Transition Act. Sen. Murray is calling for bipartisan support so that these bills are enacted into law. She believes America has an obligation to protect our retur ning IraqAfghanistan veterans. Chairwoman Murray said that thousands of our vets are out of work, and that it takes the Department of Veterans Affairs more than 400 days to get benefits to them. She added that the VA’s bureaucracy is stuck in a 1960s mode. Many vets need help with their physical and mental conditions, like posttraumatic stress disorder.

Dale Beatty, cofounder of pur ple hearthome.org, called this a “serious plight” for our vets. Tim Tetz of the American Legion pointed out that the jobless rate is “sparking many suicides.” Gen. Peter Charelli, vice chief of staff for the Army, stated that over 100,000 vets are homeless — calling the streets of America their home.

I urge all who read this letter to call, write or email the entire New York congressional delegation to support Sen. Murray’s two bills.

Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

The VA health system Dear Editor: President Obama’s recent efforts to pass healthcare reform legislation met with furious condemnation that his proposals amounted to “socialized healthcare.” The reality is that we have had socialized healthcare for over 370 years since 1636.

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the United States Department of Veterans Affairs: “The United States has the most comprehensive system of assistance for veterans of any nation in the world. This benefits system traces its roots back to 1636, when the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony were at war with the Pequot Indians. The Pilgrims passed a law which stated that disabled soldiers would be supported by the colony.

“The Continental Congress of 1776 encouraged enlistments during the Revolutionary War by providing pensions for soldiers who were disabled. Direct medical and hospital care given to veterans in the early days of the Republic was provided by the individual States and communities. In 1811, the first domiciliary and medical facility for veterans was authorized by the federal government. In the 19th century, the nation’s veterans’ assistance prog ram was expanded to include benef its and pensions not only for veterans, but also their widows and dependents.

“After the Civil War, many state veterans homes were established. Since domiciliary care was available at all state veterans homes, incidental medical and hospital treatment was provided for all injuries and diseases, whether or not of service origin. Indigent and disabled veterans of the Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, and Mexican Border [conflict] Period, as well as discharged regular members of the armed forces, were cared for at these homes ...

“The establishment of the Veterans Administration came in 1930. ... The VA healthcare system has grown from 54 hospitals in 1930, to include 171 medical centers; more than 350 outpatient, community, and outreach clinics; 126 nursing home care units; and 35 domiciliaries ...”

The term “socialized healthcare” is properly used only when the government owns and operates the healthcare facilities and hires the staff, a perfect description of the VA system but not of the inadequate Obama healthcare legislation.

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As with other talented artists who died young due to substance abuse, I find this very sad.

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easier for him politically to have it appear that he agreed to any proposal that does pass with much regret and hesitation.

The head of the Congressional Budget Office stated that the president has not provided anything with numbers that the CBO could evaluate. Yet, Obama has been quick to criticize the Republicans for their proposals.

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Too bad I cannot say the same thing about his leadership as president.

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Residents pleased with response to complaints Say 102nd Precinct officers acted quickly on quality of life issues

by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

The 102nd Precinct and other city agencies received good marks at last week’s council meeting from community residents for working to resolve complaints made at the group’s gathering last month.

Woodhaven residents, who demanded that the city Department of Buildings take action on the overcrowded house on their 98th Street block, received welcomed help.

The residents who live on the block between 87th and Jamaica avenues complained at last month’s council meeting that the one-family residence has been subdivided into four or five apartments and currently houses 20 to 30 adults and children.

DOB inspectors visited the home on July 8 and issued a vacate order for the cellar apartment because there is no secondary means of exiting the apartment.

Administration for Children’s Services representatives have visited the house to investigate complaints from neighbors about unsupervised children, about 3 to 4 years old, wandering around the property.

The ACS is continuing its investigation.

A spokesman for the 98th Street residents told Council President Maria Thom-

son that while they don’t consider their problems solved, they do consider it a step in the right direction.

Thomson said that fines pile up every day until the homeowner makes the necessary corrections. She added that, often in situations like these, the house will go into foreclosure.

“Hopefully that will happen here, and the house will be put up on the market and sold to a good person that appreciates it and will use it as a one-family house,” Thomson said.

According to a spokesperson from the DOB, the 98th Street homeowner was cited with two Environmental Control Board summonses.

One summons was issued for illegal conversion of the one-family home into a three-family dwelling. The second was for no secondary means of exiting the cellar apartment.

The spokesperson said the landlord faces maximum fines of $25,000 when the individual appears before an ECB judge.

According to the DOB, the homeowner can remedy the violations by restoring the house to its previous one-family condition.

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‘I now pronounce you married’ Couples vow ‘I do’ on Sunday, the first day same-sex marriage law took effect

Astoria residents Greg Levine, left, and Shane Serkiz, together for nearly 12 years, were first among the record numbers of gay couples married at Queens Borough Hall on Sunday.

Newlyweds Gregory Lane and Frank Daykin. The Sunnyside residents have been together for five years.

Randy Shoulders and Gustavo Medina from Reading, Pa.

Newlyweds Lou Rispoli and Danyal Lawson, Woodside residents engaged for, you guessed it, 31 years, at Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s celebration in Sunnyside.

Jay Sindo, left, Nikki Gonzalez and Gonzalez’s son, Eric. “She has a really nice gown,” Sindo said of Gonzalez. License in hand, the Pennsylvania couple planned to wed Friday.

DA: Drunk woman killed man An Ozone Park woman was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of second-degree manslaughter after she allegedly drove the wrong way for more than six miles on I-95 and collided with a car driven by a New Jersey man who died in the accident, according to the Westchester District Attorney’s office.

Tanisha Gomez, 26, of Ozone Park was allegedly intoxicated when she drove the wrong way for six miles on I-95 and hit a four-door Nissan around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday near New Rochelle, killing Reginald Lee, 29, of East Orange, New Jersey, the DA’s office said.

Gomez’s attorney, Salvatore Paszynsky, said it is premature to say whether

his client was intoxicated because the DA’s office did not have blood analysis results.

Gomez, who is hospitalized in the Bronx, entered a not guilty plea. Her attorney said she and her family consider this an “unbearable tragedy.”

The accident happened almost exactly two years after Diane Schuler, of West Babylon, LI, drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway and hit a car, killing herself and seven others, including her daughter and three nieces on July 26, 2009.

Schuler’s accident happened 12 miles Q from the site where Lee died.

— Anna Gustafson

New judge for Sheehan trial Queens Supreme Court Justice Barry Kron this week became the third judge to preside over the upcoming murder trial of Howard Beach resident Barbara Sheehan, who is charged with killing her ex-cop husband.

Kron on Tuesday replaced Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter, who recused himself earlier this month from the trial, citing a possible conflict of interest because his daughter works for the district attorney’s office. The DA’s office is prosecuting the case.

Sheehan, who is charged with shooting and killing her husband, former NYPD Sgt. Raymond Sheehan, in 2008 after

being the victim of physical and emotional abuse for the last 18 years of her 24-year marriage, will return to court this Friday.

Kron is expected to set up a schedule for the trial on Friday. The trial is expected to begin this fall.

Sheehan’s attorney, Michael Dowd, plans to ask the new judge to allow him to use expert testimony about the effects of long-term abuse during the trial, which the first judge, Justice Arthur Cooperman, had rejected.

While Dowd said he did not want Buchter to leave, the attorney said he is Q “fine” with Kron being appointed.

— Anna Gustafson

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Benefit to be held for dad with lung cancer Family supports Hamilton Beach man

by Anna Gustafson Editor

Kevin Kissane had always been the healthiest man his children knew.

The 53-year-old Hamilton Beach resident and former foreman at New Era Lumber in Ozone Park took off “maybe one day” from his job for as long as his daughter, Kerri Kissane, can remember.

But in March, the Howard Beach native fell on the job, and, following a number of trips to the doctor, he discovered in April he has stage four lung cancer.

Because of this, he is no longer working at the job he held for the past two decades. To make financial matters worse, he applied for disability benefits but was told there was a six-month waiting period before he’d be able to see any money from the government.

“He worked so hard since he was 17, and this is what he gets?” said Kerri Kissane, one of his five children who are part of a tightknit family, most of whom live in the Howard Beach area.

The Hamilton Beach man, who has started chemotherapy, has insurance through Medicaid, but with no revenue coming in and mounting medical bills, he is facing difficult financial times — which is why his family will hold a benefit for him in August.

The benefit will be held on Aug. 6 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Riley’s Boat Club on

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Russell Street in Hamilton Beach. Tickets will be $25 at the door, and there will be food, drinks and raffle prizes.

Individuals can also donate by sending checks to the Kissane family at 99-65 163 Q Road, Howard Beach 11414.

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Mets’ best secret: its backstage tour Learn facts about Citi Field and see where players prepare for games

by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

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ant to see what David Wright keeps in his locker or learn how many bricks it took to build Citi Field? All it takes is a tour of the Mets’ stadium, a little-known backstage look at a Major League facility.

The tours were implemented on Memorial Day weekend in 2010 and have been a popular attraction for out-oftowners, but many Queens residents don’t seem to know about them.

“We’re very proud of the tour and want people to come,” said one of the nine guides, Billy Woodward.

The friendly young man who hails from Oakland, NJ, knows all the minutiae about Citi Field and is a whiz at walking backward while conducting the one-hour tour.

The walks are limited to 15 people and are given when the team is playing out-of-town on Thursdays and Fridays for groups and Saturdays and Sundays for individuals. In the winter, tours are given on weekends.

The tour costs $10 for adults and $7 for children and seniors. For groups of 10 or more, it’s $8 for adults and $5 for all others. Season ticket holders get in free. Tour hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Robert Lock, a member of the Mets security team, said people have told him that the tour is better than the one in the Bronx. No name needed.

The outing begins at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, the main entrance to the stadium, and covers such locations as the suite level and the production area, featuring the Mets game announcer, the scoreboard, music technician and where other game features are operated. Then on to the press level, with walls filled with photos of former daily sports reporters and writing areas for the current crop.

Next is the f ield itself. Although visitors are only allowed on the warning track, it’s quite a view. From this angle, the scoreboard looks tremendous. Tour guide Woodward said the grass is mowed seven-eighths of an inch high to allow for faster play.

One of the highlights of the tour, according to Woodward and Lock, is a visit to the dugout, still strewn with spent sunflower seeds from the previous night’s game.

“Everyone wants their picture taken there, especially where the players stand by the railing,” the security guard said.

“One man said it would be his family’s Christmas card.”

Guests are even allowed to use the dugout phone, like the manager, to call the bullpen, which is next on the tour.

The glass-enclosed bullpen then leads to a behind-thescenes tunnel used by employees, pitchers and others.

For one thing, the tunnel features six huge vats used to store the equivalent of 50 kegs of beer per tank. Tubes connect them to beer dispensers throughout the ballpark.

Mr. Met, circa 1964, in the Citi Field Hall of Fame and Museum.

Every fan’s dream is to stand at the Mets dugout and pretend he/she is ready for his/her next at bat. Here, security guard Robert Lock PHOTOS BY LIZ RHOADES and tour guide Billy Woodward demonstrate the stance.

Depending on his status and years with the team, a player The tunnel includes a police holding cell and an area where players are screened by airport security before they has one to two cubbies. Jose Reyes and Wright have two each, which are located near the door. A family photo peeks leave for an away game via an airplane.

“They are scanned like any airport passenger,” Wood- out of Reyes’ locker. Wright’s sports a Giants football helmet ward said. “They are then escorted onto a bus that takes given to him by his friend, the former defensive end, Michael Strahan, according to Woodward. them directly to the plane.”

Each area features a closet for hanging clothes, freshly The ultimate highlight for most Mets fans is the visit to the clubhouse. It’s a large area, pampering to every need of laundered uniforms, shoes and an upper area with a safe the players. Unfortunately, no pictures are allowed to be for valuables. Forget benches. Here, every player has his own expensive Herman Miller Aeron chair, ergodynamitaken here. cally designed, to sit on.

There are a doctor’s and chiroThere is a shower room, sauna and practor’s offices, x-ray gear, a massteam room and a nearby laundry sage room and a giant workout room room, where staff wash 20 pounds of with every piece of exercise equipclothing after every game. ment known to man. “Players work How do they get out those tough out there either before or after a dirt and red clay stains? Without progame,” Woodward said, “whichever moting the product directly, it’s the they prefer to do.” one advertised on TV, that “tackles Before games, players congrehousehold dirt inside and out.” gate at the lounge. There’s a relaxBy the way, each player has four ation area with leather sofas to uniforms, three for home games and watch big screen TV or play the one for away outings. drums on Wii, plus a pool table left The tour then travels to the press over from a Rolling Stones concert briefing room, where Manager Terry at Shea Stadium.

Collins is on the “hot seat” for The specialty carpeting features reporters’ questions after a game. the Mets logo and replicas of the “People love posing for pictures there neon figures used to decorate the too,” the tour guide said. outside of Shea Stadium. There are The final destination is the Mets tables for dining, a salad bar, snack bar and candy and power bar section. Billy Woodward makes like the Mets manager Hall of Fame and Museum, which is open to everyone on game days. There Players can get any food of their and calls the bullpen from the dugout. you can see both the 1969 and 1986 choice prepared by a personal chef at the kitchen there. “If they don’t have the ingredients, they World Series trophies. Woodward said the Mets is the only send out for them or get them from one of the stadium Major League team to display the trophies, not replicas to their fans. restaurants,” Woodward said.

There are World Series rings, almost as big as a fist, hisDown the hall are two full-size batter’s cages and a short sprint track. Nearby are large mailboxes for the players. toric bats and even the original Mr. Met, circa 1964. It Popular third baseman Wright, not unexpectedly has the looks like he’s gotten dermabrasion on his face since then.

Fans can wander around as long as they want at the largest cubby. It looks like some of the other players haven’t checked their mail for months, with fan mail and museum.

Woodward said the tours are sold out every weekend so packages overflowing.

Then on to the piece de resistance, the locker room. That call to reserve early at (718) 507-TIXX (8499). There’s term does not begin to describe the luxurious country-club- free parking in Lot G off 126th Street.

About those bricks. It took 1.2 million to complete the like setting of the carpeted and wood-paneled changing Q stadium. room for the players.

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Law now requires state to remove non-rabid animals when asked

by Michael Gannon

officers could respond to remove foxes, skunks, poisonous snakes and raccoons,” Area officials have teamed up to help he said. “That was being interpreted to Queens residents combat masked mean that they could only respond to rabid scroungers that often come in the dark of raccoons. It was a flaw in the law and a stunight, and have been breaking into local pid interpretation.” houses, swimming pools and garbage cans Teresa Hubert of 75th Street said her with increasing regularity. family was visited by a raccoon last week.

The pests are rac“He had lifted the coons, and Assemcover and was drinkblyman Andrew ing from my swimHevesi (D-Forest ming pool,” she said.

Hills) and Council“I don’t want that. I t was a flaw in woman Elizabeth swim in there.” the law and a stupid Crowley (D-Middle Her son, Ricky, 6, Village) had bills said the animal ate interpretation.” recently passed that his noodle, referring allow residents to to one of his favorite — Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi remove nuisance swim toys. raccoons more easiAnd when a neighly and less expenbor three doors down sively. could not get the city to respond last week, Several residents on 75th Street in Mid- Hubert had to hire a contractor. dle Village have seen the critters in recent “It cost them $288,” she said. months. Hevesi, Crowley and CouncilThe new law now requires conservation woman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) officers to respond to a raccoon complaint, held a press conference there on Monday to rabid or not, just as they now do with foxes, publicize that help is now available. skunks, opossums and other wild animals.

Hevesi said his bill corrected a flaw in The number for the State Department of existing law that allowed environmental Environmental Conservation’s Region 2 officials to pass on raccoon complaints office is (718) 482-4900. unless the animal was demonstrably rabid.

All animals that are not rabid will be “The existing law read that conservation relocated and released.

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Teresa Hubert of Middle Village and her son, Ricky, 6, recount numerous and costly encounters they and their neighbors have had with raccoons.

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“Raccoons may seem cute, but they’re filthy and unsanitary, even if they’re not rabid,” Crowley said. Her bill gives similar guidelines to the New York City DepartQ ment of Health.

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JOHN ADAMS HS SPOTLIGHT

ADAMS’ TEACHER DOESN’T STOP WORKING, CARING FOR OTHERS IN THE SUMMER

by Mr. Trotta For many teachers, the summer represents an opportunity to rest from all of the hard work that took place from September through June. But for Ozone Park’s John Adams High School Resource Room/Learning Lab teacher, Ms. Friedman, her work continues – at the beach.

It’s been 16 summers that Ms. Friedman has served as a lifeguard at Jones Beach in Long Island; two “laps” more than the 14 she has spent teaching in the ISS department here at John Adams.

According to Ms. Friedman, most swimmers are unaware of the dangers that lurk beyond the shoreline at the beach. One of those dangers are rip currents, two waves in the ocean that bump each other and, instead of returning from the direction they came, the waves join at the midpoint and head out further into the ocean. If people are swimming between or nearby on the edge of the newly-formed rip current, they are pulled further out with the wave.

Some advice that Ms. Friedman has for those who love to swim is not to panic, be alert in the water, practice your swimming techniques and follow all the rules of the park, beach or pool you are visiting.

Before Jones Beach, Ms. Friedman worked at Jacob Riis Park beach in Queens. Back then, there were competitive events held — for men only — who were

preparing for the job as a lifeguard. “Why can’t there be a similar event for women?” she asked.

Well, after encouraging the idea with great persistence, Ms. Friedman’s voice was heard and her efforts paid off, as the f irst All Women Lifeguard Tournament commenced in July of 1985 at Jacob Riis Park beach.

Now, over 25 years later, the event is still taking place. This summer’s event is scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, in Sandy Hook, NJ. “It’s a fabulous event that motivates women to be someone, to be challenged, to be responsible, to work together, to promote athleticism and to be strong, as strong as they may need to be all their lives,” said Ms. Friedman.

In addition to what Ms. Friedman suggests, here are some other tips to remember. After all, although we think of summer as a time to have fun, it is also an important time to take certain precautions — to try to avoid accidents and injuries, to minimize the effects of the weather (mainly the heat) and more.

Eat healthy foods. When people are bored, they often eat. But don’t settle for junk food. Also, drink a lot of water. Be careful not to get dehydrated.

Avoid getting sunburned. Use sunscreen (with an SPF of at least 30 or higher).

Reapply every couple of hours (reapply

GIRLS VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM STRIKES SUCCESSFUL, TURNAROUND SEASON

by Ahjee Tiara Davis Last year, the girls varsity softball team was unable to capture a winning season, finishing under .500 with a 5-8 record. This season was marked by improvement and, therefore, greater success, as the Lady Spartans, under the coaching leadership of Mr. Maher, had a 9-4 season accompanied by a trip to the playoffs.

In the first round of the playoffs, the John Adams’ team, playing on its home field, came up two runs short against Beacon High School. Despite not being able to move on to the second round and, ultimately, win a championship, the players gave their all and represented their school with pride.

The Spartans’ biggest rivals this year were Springfield Gardens High School, Far Rockaway High School and Beach Channel High School. The Lady Spartans earned 3 wins and 3 losses combined against these three teams.

One of the highlights from the season, ironically, came after the season, as players gathered together and rooted on teammates who were acknowledged for their

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exceptional athleticism and efforts at the annual sports awards. Olinda Cespedes was selected as the team’s most valuable player. Seniors Emelyn Franco and Yvonne Williams both received the Coach’s Award for their efforts. And Lyam Lugo was named as the team’s most improved player.

Coach Maher, who has been coaching the girls softball team for the past 15 years, is hoping that his players for next season will practice more during this summer in order to sharpen their skills on the field. His goals? To continue improving and bring home a Q championship.

right away after being in water or after a sweaty activity like basketball). The sun is at its hottest between about 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. When possible, find an area with shade.

Don’t go swimming at a beach, pool or lake that does not have a lifeguard on duty.

If you don’t know how to swim, stay in shallow water. It is strongly advised that you don’t go swimming alone.

Watch out for bug bites – bees, mosquitoes, wasps. Insect repellents work.

Wear appropriate clothing. Hats and sunglasses are very good ideas. Light-colored clothes are the way to go. Cotton material is advised.

Keep a cell phone close by in case you have to call someone for an emergency.

Expect to be on a boat? Wear a life jacket.

Fireworks are not toys. Don’t play with them – watch them in the sky.

The street is not meant for play. A backyard or a park is. Wear a helmet and safety vest when riding a bike or rollerblading. If you see a car coming, don’t try to run across the street and beat the car. It’s not a competition.

Whether it’s your clothes, bike or backpack, have some sort of reflective gear or light for the nighttime.

Keepkidshealthy.com is a very good website to get more information on these and other topics related to summer fun and safety tips.

Ms. Friedman is a member of the ISS department here at John Adams.

Whether it’s in a school classroom or on a sandy beach, helping others is one of her greatest passions.

PHOTO COURTESY MS. FRIEDMAN

STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AT ANNUAL MODEL U.N. CONFERENCE

by Anil Drepaul, Kristina Joseph and Symone Simon Under the excellent leadership of Mr. Budhu, and Ms. Schiller’s guidance, 16 enthusiastic Model U.N. students from John Adams High School (see photo) made their way to the United Nations building in Manhattan on Thursday, May 12.

During the opening ceremonies at the General Assembly Hall at the U.N., a few lucky John Adams students got a special treat when the SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-Moon sat right next to them.

On Friday, the students took a trip to the Grand Hyatt Hotel, to begin two days of rigorous conferencing. Their efforts proved fruitful when two John Adams students, Ayah Innab and Symone Simon, walked away with awards for Honorable Mention.

At the conference were students from all over the world, including such countries as Japan, Spain, the U.K. and Italy, who flew thousands of miles to discuss topics such as the world drug trade, sports for peace and development and sustainable forest management. The goal was to pass resolutions to address these topics that would, ultimately, benefit the international community.

Each school was given a different country or countries to represent. A majority of the John Adams students were given Sudan, while others represented India and Guatemala.

PHOTO COURTESY MR. BUDHU

John Adams Model U.N. students gained even greater recognition when, soon after the conference, a camera crew in partnership with National Geographic came to John Adams HS to film a documentary about their Model U.N. experiences.

What makes this achievement even more extraordinary is the fact that John Adams was the only school chosen, out of over 100 schools from around the world, to be filmed by the network.

When asked why he felt the John Adams team was chosen for the documentary, Mr. Budhu responded, “My students worked very hard every day, and that showed when we were at the conference.

“The Global Classrooms International Model U.N. (GCIMUN) recognized this, so it was an easy choice for them to make.”

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DOA: Rockaway hospital may close Debt-ridden Peninsula may have to shut doors in 90 days

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Cash-strapped Peninsula Hospital in the Rockaways may close in three months if the 104-year-old institution cannot find other options to stay open.

The 200-bed facility employs 1,000 workers and its closing would also leave the Rockaways with only one hospital, St. John’s Episcopal, to serve the area’s 100,000 residents.

Borough President Helen Marshall in a statement released Monday said she does not know how St. John’s Episcopal will be able to handle the overcrowding as a result of the closing. “It comes at a time when unprecedented new housing and infrastructure improvements are being built,� Marshall said.

She noted that meetings took place last week in Albany to address Peninsula’s growing debt problem — estimated at up to $60 million. “I will call on state health officials to convene an emergency meeting to explain the future of healthcare� on the Rockaway peninsula.

The hospital is operated by the MediSys Health Network, which also runs Jamaica and Flushing hospitals. A statement released by the network said officials are working with the state Health Department and other parties “to try and find a workable solution to the deep financial crisis facing Peninsula Hospital.�

They recently met with representatives from St. John’s, Local 1199 and state officials, adding, “without a long-term solution that puts Peninsula Hospital on the path to fiscal recovery, an organized closure may be

Peninsula Hospital may close in three months, leaving area residents with only one medical center.

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Councilman James Sanders Jr. (D-Laurelton) said on Wednesday that he has been bombarded by hospital workers about the situation. “I am trying to make sense of it,� Sanders said. “I heard several entities are looking at the hospital to buy or merge.�

He called the potential closing “catastrophic� and said his priorities are to provide adequate healthcare in the Rockaways, make sure hospital workers are employed and find the best fit for the community.

In 2006, the state’s Commission on Health Care Facilities, known as the Berger Commis-

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Since then, three other Queens hospitals have closed: Mary Immaculate in Jamaica and St. John’s in Elmhurst, due to financial problems of Caritas Health Care and Parkway in Forest Hills, which was closed by the state based on the Berger Commission recommendations.

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that I am very happy.”

UFT President Michael Mulgrew had a different take on the ruling.

“If there is any shame in this matter, it belongs to the mayor and the administration that sat back and made no attempt to help schools and students that were struggling, an administration that favored charter schools while it ignored the needs of public school students,” Mulgrew said. “Judge Feinman’s decision affected only our request for an injunction rather than the underlying issues of inequity and broken promises on the part of the DOE. We look forward to the opportunity to defend these students’ interests as we vigorously pursue this case in court.”

Councilman Ruben Wills (DJamaica) also said he was hopeful change will come once the judge rules on the remaining portion of the suit.

“While I am disappointed in Justice Feinman’s ruling, he did not dismiss the case entirely and litigation is not complete,” Wills said. “Our case is about fairness, due process and equality in the public school system for every student. I am confident that the other aspects of our case will prove to be successful.”

Regardless of what happens with the lawsuit, legislators said the city should ensure students at schools being phased out receive equal treatment as their peers, though they said they have little faith this will happen.

“We can all assume there will be no

resources at Jamaica High School next year,” Avella said. “The 3,000 students affected by the proposed closing of Jamaica High School are like second class citizens because they’re not going to get anything. They’ve been forgotten by the DOE, chancellor and mayor.

They’ll have no after-school programs, huge class sizes, no new computers. It’s a disgrace.”

Students and teachers at Jamaica High School have said because the city plans to close it, they have had to live with dwindling resources, including a reduced number of advanced placement courses, few after school activities and no new technology.

The judge’s decision came just hours after state Education Commissioner John King approved the city’s closure plans it submitted to the state for a number of the schools, including Jamaica and Beach Channel high schools.

The approval makes it possible for the city to receive $5 million in federal funds to help with the school closures and establish smaller schools in those buildings.

King emphasized the need for the city to support schools that take in pupils from the closing institutions.

“We want to ensure that schools receiving students who would otherwise have attended a phased out school are not negatively impacted as a result of their now enrolling an increased number of high-needs students,” the commisQ sioner wrote in a letter to Walcott.

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Weekend heat wave hits Queens Two die in city as temperatures top 100 for three straight days

by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

Last weekend’s three-day heat wave killed two New York City residents, and made the rest scramble to keep cool while utility crews struggled to keep refrigerators and air conditioners running.

Queens was subject to brownouts beginning last Friday, as utility crews from Con Edison kept parts of the borough on reduced voltage throughout the weekend with its 100-plus degree temperatures.

Tommy Quinn of Belle Harbor enjoys a cool drink in the shade in Rego Park on Friday.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON

While the idea was to reduce stress on overheated equipment throughout the system, Con Edison spokesman Alfonso Quiroz said there were scattered blackouts of varying durations throughout the city.

Elizabeth Matthews, also of Con Edison, said most Queens customers were back on full power late Saturday and that most problems were under control by Sunday.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed on Tuesday that two deaths in Brooklyn on Saturday were directly attributable to the weather.

One was a 94-year-old woman who died from high temperatures with an underlying natural disease. The other was a 10-yearold girl who had what was called an “underlying medical condition.”

Residents in Queens who couldn’t stay inside were determined to just make the best of the heat on Friday afternoon.

“I was out and just decided to stop and rest,” said Leva Pavlova of Rego Park, seated in a tree-shaded park at 63rd Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard.

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“I decided to stop at Dunkin’ Donuts, and they either didn’t have air conditioning or didn’t have it on,” he said. “So I just walked over here.”

While there was not a cloud in the sky, numerous people resorted to umbrellas for some portable shade as they ran their

Jamayra Ortiz, left, and Marta Correa, standing with dog Shaggy, help youngsters beat the heat in Rego Park on Friday. In the pool, left to right, are Samantha Walsh, Joslyn Correa, Joseph Correa PHOTO BY DANIEL SCARPATI and Christian Correa daily errands.

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Challenge in store for new MTA chief Popular chairman Walder to resign in October for job in Hong Kong

by Michael Gannon

hard by staffing and service cuts.

Calls to his New York City and Albany When Jay Walder submitted his resigna- press offices seeking comment on timing tion notice last week as chairman of the for a new chairman were not returned.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Walder will resign in October after two Veronica Vanterpool of the Tri-State Trans- years to become chief operating officer of portation Campaign held no illusions about the MTR Corp. in Hong Kong. the challenges facing his successor.

In a statement issued by the MTA, he “He restored credibility to the MTA called the transit system the foundation of during his tenure,” Vanterpool said. “We the metropolitan region. were surprised by the “We are very fortuannouncement. There nate to have thousands are many hard chalof dedicated men and ny city in the world women who work so lenges ahead for that agency. They’re going hard to provide these would be lucky to to run out of money important services to next year, and there millions of people each have him.” aren’t suff icient and every day,” he said.

— Mayor Bloomberg resources on hand to The statement creditsustain the system. ed Walder with bring“So we hope Gov. ing fiscal stability to a Cuomo appoints someone who is efficient, system that serves 8.5 million people a day. and appoints him immediately.”

Mayor Bloomberg called him a worldOn Wednesday the MTA announced a class transportation professional and said tentative budget that funds capital projects “any city in the world would be lucky to through 2014, but her concerns for a new have him.” chief remain very real.

“He set a new course for the MTA durIn Cuomo’s own statement he praised ing an extremely difficult period when the Walder as a true leader and a f iscally agency was not given the resources responsible manager in difficult times. required to meet the City’s needs,” What the governor could not immediate- Bloomberg said. “He expertly shepherded ly say is who he intends to put in the popu- major projects like the 7 line extension and lar Walder’s place and when he will do so new bus rapid transit lines, and by embracwith a continued economic downturn and ing new technology, he made significant looming deficits at an agency already hit improvements to the customer experience Associate Editor

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MTA Chairman Jay Walder will step down in October. Gov. Cuomo will appoint his sucessor.

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— from gateless tolling on bridges to countdown clocks in subway stations — that the public will appreciate long after his departure. I was proud to work with him on these and many other projects.”

Walder was not a favorite of the agency’s unions. While Vanterpool credited him with saving millions of dollars through improved eff iciency, off icials with the

Amalgamated Transit Union said the savings had a cost of their own.

“Everyone is singing his praises,” said Daneek Miller, president of the union.

“Quite frankly we in Queens have seen service cuts because of his refusal to use stimulus money to reduce deficits. Those cuts and layoffs have come on the backs of our members and our community.”

Miller’s union represents 1,800 drivers and mechanics. He said Walder’s “big project” emphasis has hurt the authority.

“He has a capital prog ram background,” Miller said. “Technology is nice, but we’re short buses, and driving buses that should be scrapped. Sometimes you need to replace a window with glass and you have to use plastic. He cut 36 lines.

The priority was not service. It was building a legacy.”

Corey Bearak, the union’s policy and political director, said eliminating lines such as the Q75 and Q79, left riders along those routes without viable alternatives.

A 2010 performance review issued last week by the MTA’s Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee praised Walder, and presented caveats for his successor.

“Jay Walder has capably led the MTA through trials of severe budget constraints marked by fare increases and budget cuts ...

Despite money issues (or because of them), Mr. Walder has brought increased attention to efficiency improvements and technology Q applications,” the report said.

JFK Train cuts MTA report raises security Communications in emergencies night hours AirTrain JFK’s overnight service has been suspended temporarily to accommodate construction at Delta Airlines’ terminal at Kennedy International Airport.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey began night shuttle bus service from its Federal Circle, Howard Beach and Lefferts Boulovard stations July 18. The stoppage goes from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., and construction is slated to continue until Aug. 19.

“We will still have service between Jamaica Station and Federal Circle,” said Port Authority spokesman Hunter Pendervis on Thursday. “But there will be no [overnight] service on the Howard Beach line.”

He said the shutdown is necessary as the train makes a loop through the interior of the airport.

No exact numbers were available, though Pendervis said the train does have lower traffic at night, and that the time was expected to cause the least amount of disruption.

Pendervis said the construction is a Delta project, and that the airline is paying the entire cost of the construction.

Delta officials did not return calls Q seeking comment.

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by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

An annual report is calling on the Metropolitan Transit Authority and its agencies to make significant upgrades in areas of security and emergency communication procedures throughout the system.

But the 2010 Annual Performance Review of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee also praises the MTA for increasing efficiency, use of technology and coping with severe budget restraints in 2010.

The 30-page report, cited security at Penn Station as an ongoing concern.

“While the MTA officials assure riders that plans and coordination between public safety agencies does exist, rider’s experience at key stations during major delays and other incidents brings into question the readiness of authorities to deal with a substantial security issue that requires coordination between various transportation and public safety agencies, the report states.

While Long Island Rail Road management was praised for its emergency planning, it states that there is often “a lack of critical decision making and situation management.”

It cited Penn Station shutdowns in 2010 that were marked by poor communication and coordination. It said lessons were learned from a 2009 snow emergency that left numerous passengers stranded, though December’s blizzard revealed that there still are gaps in emergency response planning.

Of all the cuts made by the MTA and New York City Transit, the report said the worst was the decision to eliminate booth agents without providing the infrastructure and technology to replace them to summon “timely aid.”

“It was unconscionable to leave customers without the benefit of additional call boxes, intercoms and security cameras when the booth agents were eliminated,” according to the report. “The NYCT needs to focus on providing more safety and security improvements in light of the lack of human presence in much of the system.”

The report did say that the MTA and Police Department had activated more than 500 security cameras providing police with live feeds from Penn Station, Times Square and Grand Central Terminal. They added 1,400 cameras to the subway system in the last six months of 2010, bringing the total to more than 3,700.

The proposed MTA budget released on Wednesday appears to fund capital improvements through 2014, something that had been a concern when the report was written.

Again citing tough economic times, the report calls for more stringent oversight of capital projects; working with municipalities to improve parking availability at LIRR and Metro North stations; and continued efforts to improve on-time performance.

On the positive side, the report says management made great strides with an improved website, increased technology in

The annual performance review by the MTA’s Permanent Citizen Advisory Committee raises concerns about improving safety in major train stations. It also calls for better management and smoother communication with riders FILE PHOTO during emergencies. operations and communications, more and better green technology, and streamlining operations in “a gloomy fiscal environment.”

The committee also praised the LIRR for its right of way clean-up program, something that raised the ire of Queens residents around Forest Hills when numerous trees were cut down.

The committee would like to see the program expanded, with a set clean-up schedule and a dedicated budget.

The report also calls for more accountability with finances and operations both at the MTA itsef and within its agencies.

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Have some fun without leaving town Summer fun — exploring Ridgewood and Glendale

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chool’s out and, as usual, many of the kids are bored — and even some of the adults too. Deciding what to do and where to go this Summer becomes a lot more difficult and stressful when you take into consideration that our economy is pretty bad and gasoline prices went through the roof again at over $4 per gallon last weekend. So it’s pretty much a no-brainer that if you can find some great things to do that are closer to home, you can save a lot of gas and money. And, as it turns out, you can do just that if you come to Glendale and Ridgewood this summer.

Despite their being located in the southwestern corner of Queens, both easily accessible via the Jackie Robinson Parkway via numerous routes from just about anywhere in the borough.

Glendale and Ridgewood are very tightly knit communities that, once established, were largely inhabited by German and Italian immigrants — f irst German farmers and then German and Italian factory workers who came here more than 120 years ago seeking religious freedom and financial opportunities. Today, they are two lively neighborhoods bustling with middle-class families with strong community pride who hail from all over the world.

Both neighborhoods boast numerous influential community organizations who work hard to ensure that the two neighborhoods stay clean, safe and secure. One of these groups, the Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol is a group of volunteers who patrol the neighborhood daily to act as the eyes and ears of the police department.

They are always looking for new volunteers. If you are civic-minded and are interested in volunteering, call their new president Frank Kotnick at (718) 810-0010 or

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The Myrtle Avenue BID is an organization comprised of numerous small businesses who have banded together to create and maintain a thriving and exciting shopping and dining Mecca. On Myrtle Avenue from Fresh Pond Road to the Brooklyn border, you can find ethnic restaurants and great bargains on just about anything you want to buy. The BID’S fabulous Summer Sidewalk Sale will take place from August 4 to the 7 on Myrtle Avenue from Seneca to Wyckoff Avenues and on adjacent side streets — don’t miss it to get plenty of great bargains!

And while you are on Myrtle Avenue, stop by and pick up some of the freshest, straight-off-the-farm produce at the BID’s outdoor Youth Farmer’s Market at Memorial Triangle on the corner of Cypress and Myrtle Avenues. The market is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. but get there early for the best selection of the finest and freshest local produce, flowers, herbs, potted plants and home made edibles from the best local farms.

For more information about the BID or any of their events call (718) 366-3806 or (718) 381-7974.

The Glendale Kiwanis Club is another dedicated and powerful community organization that funds numerous important community projects and fun events including street festivals, picnics, parties and parades. The backbone of the Glendale Community, they meet every Thursday at 12:30 pm at Zum Stammtisch Restaurant at 69-49 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale and have been serving the community for over 50 years. New members are always welcomed. Stop on by on Thursday for lunch and inquire about membership in this amazing club or call Debbie Keuber at (718) 628-0100.

The Coliseum bouncy house takes over Myrtle Avenue for the day at last year’s street festival.

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Bobo the Hobo wows a crowd at last year’s Greater Ridgewood Historical Society annual Harvest Festival at the Vander Ende-Onderdonk PHOTO BY PJ SMITH House.

On Sunday, Aug. 7, break out your walking shoes and strollers and head back on over to Myrtle Avenue between Fresh Pond Road and Forest Avenue for the Glendale Kiwanis’ always fantastic Summer Street Festival starting at 10 a.m.

There will be exciting rides, fabulous games, delicious food, unique vendors and entertainment will be sure to delight your entire family. For more information, contact Mike at (718) 444-6028.

On Monday, Aug. 8 starting at 5 p.m., the club will host the Annual Night Out Against Crime in cooperation with the NYPD’s 104th Precinct at Mafera Park in Ridgewood. The park is located just east of Fresh Pond Road near the intersection of Shaler Avenue and 65th Street. This event is a wonderful celebration of community pride and solidarity and features free food, entertainment and more.

Bring the whole family, your friends and neighbors for fun, games and excitement.

Enjoy some great summer evening entertainment with some free fabulous concerts being offered by Maspeth Federal Savings Bank and Ridgewood Savings Bank.

On Tuesday, Aug. 9, dust off your cowboy hat, grab a beach chair and head on over to Ridgewood Savings Bank's parking lot at 71-02 Forest Ave. at 7:30 p.m. for a hootenanny hoe-down good time with some great country and western hits by Six Gun. Then on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m., bring your beach chair to the Maspeth Federal parking lot at 69th Street and Grand Avenue in Maspeth and groove to the memory invoking sounds of “Oh What A Night,” a Four Seasons tribute band.

On Tuesday, Aug. 23, get ready to polka dance with the Polish band the GB’s at Ridgewood Savings and then again on Wednesday, Aug. 24 enjoy Jimmy Sturr and

Greater Ridgewood Historical Society President Linda Monte leads a tour past a wooden sled believed to be more than 100 PHOTO BY ED GLAZAR years old. the Pollonaise Dancers at Maspeth Federal.

Then, when you are tuckered out from all that foot stomping and tapping, relax with the easy and sentimental big band sound of the war years, the ’40s, on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at Ridgewood Savings Bank with the Something Special Band.

Just when you think the summer is over, you can still get in some shopping at the Myrtle Avenue BID’s Labor Day Sidewalk Sale from Sept. 2 to Sept. 5. You’ll find everything your kids need and want for the new school year without breaking the bank.

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Summer fun in the communities of Glendale and Ridgewood and dates back to the mid 1600s.

The Harvest Festival is an all-day handicap- accessible family festival with face-painting, entertainment, rides, crafts and more. Don’t miss it for a quality educational and fun time with the kids. And don’t forget to bring grandma and grandpa to join in the fun.

Docents will be on hand to host tours of this historic gem and its interesting exhibits — a great opportunity to teach a little history to your children and have some fun at the same time. Admission is only $3 per adult and children are free.

Visit their website at onderdonk house.org or call the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society at (718) 456-1776 for more events and information.

Then on Saturday, Sept. 10, the Glendale Kiwanis Club will once again, host its super popular Glendale Community Day at The Shops at Atlas Park.

This is an all day fun family festival — a feast for the eyes, ears and palate.

Bring along a blanket and beach umbrella and plan to spend the whole day listening to the live entertainment and enjoying the fabulous goodies and freebies from the varied vendors while the kids enjoy the many rides and games. Be sure to stay all day to claim one of the fabulous raffle prizes you may have won.

We all know that real life is not always just about fun and games and with that thought in mind, you may want to show your respect for the victims of Sept. 11 by attending the Glendale/Ridgewood

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The police would not specify the amount of pot the rapper allegedly had on him or the location of the parking lot where he was arrested, but according to published reports the bust occurred at the Coliseum Mall in Jamaica.

The next day Waka tweeted that he was arrested, but not charged and accused the police of discriminating against him because he is a rapper, according to published reports. Still, the incident didn’t seem to phase him.

“Can’t no 1 stop with GOD got planned 4me no that,” the reports said he tweeted.

Malphurs, 25, a native of South Jamaica was given the name “Waka” by a cousin. It comes from the Muppets character Fozzie Bear’s catch phrase, “Waka Waka.”

His new album, entitled “Ferrari Boyz,” a collaboration with fellow rapper Gucci Mane, is scheduled to be released on Aug. 6. The 15-track album will feature guest spots by Rocko, Q Wooh Da Kid and Tity Boi. — AnnMarie Costella

Borders heads for unhappy ending Atlas Park store to close. Creditors reject lone bid to save the chain

by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

The checkout line at Borders bookstore in the Atlas Park mall had doubled back on itself Monday afternoon.

The shelves and display tables still looked well-stocked, but the store was in the fourth day of its going out of business sale.

The book chain was ordered liquidated last week by a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan after creditors rejected a $215 million bid by the Phoenixbased Najaf i Cos. to keep it going. All remaining 399 stores are expected to be lost, as well as 11,000 jobs.

The chain went into bankruptcy in February, and despite much publicity the Cooper Avenue store appeared to be doing business as usual on Thursday.

Come Friday morning, however, the windows were filled with large signs advertising massive discounts in an “everything must go” blitz. Robert Hartnett of Glendale came out on Friday with a few toys and a health book.

“I used to come here a lot when it opened, but not as much recently,” he said.

Hartnett said Borders was his main draw to Atlas Park.

Customer Robert Fitzpatrick of Belle Harbor worried about the impact the closing will have on Atlas Park’s remaining businesses as he came out to pick up a few last bargains.

“We would come here all the time,” he said. “Obviously, it wasn’t enough.”

Mary Davis, public relations manager for Borders, said Monday that there is not yet a set date for closing down any store.

“We expect them all to wind down by the end of September,” she said.

RJ Ryan, senior property manager for Macerich, which owns the mall, said the company is keeping its options open for filling the space soon to be vacated.

He said retail, being a cyclical business, lends itself to innovation.

“Our company is well prepared and has been monitoring the situation at Atlas as we carefully consider and continue research for the future of the center,” Ryan said in an e-mail.

“We take a long-term view and believe that situations like this

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criminal court summonses to individuals in the park. However, Estrella said that the problem with the park is the lack of a fence around it, meaning it cannot be locked at night, making their job much more difficult. Thomson said she would contact Parks Department officials to see what can be done.

Estrella said that he and two other community affairs officers arrested two suspects in Fitzgerald Playground for robbery at 5 p.m. on July 19.

The officers were flagged down by the victim, who told them that he was just robbed at gunpoint at 106th Street and Atlantic Avenue near the entrance to the park. He gave the officers a description of the alleged perpetrators.

The officers canvassed the park and, based on the description, apprehended the alleged armed culprits.

Richmond Hill residents who had requested police help in stopping fights on Jamaica Avenue and 108th Street thanked 102nd Precinct off icers for their swift action in resolving the situation.

The residents said that the early morning brawls broke out between bar goers, who they said spilled out of area bars and clubs around 4 a.m. on weekends.

A 108th Street resident commended precinct officers for their quick apprehension of a per petrator who had allegedly broken into and stolen electronics from several cars, including his,

on his block between 86th and Jamaica avenues.

The resident said he was woken up at 3 a.m. on July 5 by police officers, who told him that they had recovered his GPS that had been swiped.

Police said the individual was charged with possession of stolen property and petit larceny.

A precinct source said the suspect has 19 prior arrests.

A Kew Gardens resident complained about drivers double parking their cars in front of an apartment complex on 84th Avenue and Kew Gardens Road.

She said that the police have been ticketing the illegal parkers, but the condition continues.

“If there was a fire at the stores on Kew Gardens Road, how would the fire trucks get through?” she asked. “It’s just unbelievable. It’s unreal.”

Rowdy groups of youths who congregate late at night on the block of Lefferts Boulevard between Austin Street and Kew Gardens Road in Kew Gardens frighten local residents who are afraid to walk there, according to a spokesperson for the block residents.

She also advised the precinct community affairs officers that individuals are sleeping in the park next to the Lefferts Boulevard post office.

The next 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 20 at 8 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 87-25 118 St. in RichQ mond Hill.

The Borders book store at Atlas Park began its going out of busines sale on Friday. The chain is being liquidated in federal Bankruptcy Court.

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pave the way for new retail innovations and successes at Atlas.”

Macerich purchased the forclosed Atlas property for $54 million in February.

The store is the only Borders in Queens with the exception

of Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports.

A Borders company website states that Borders Bucks must be spent by July 31. Gift cards will be honored throughout the going out of Q business sale.

Senior center to host nutrition and elder law seminar State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. will co-sponsor a nutrition and elder law seminar at the Howard Beach Senior Center at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9.

The event is also being sponsored by the Brady & Marshak law firm and Ageless Home Health Care.

Linda Marshak, an attorney, will discuss elder law, addressing the topics of wills, trusts and estate planning.

A nurse will cover the topics of senior nutrition and fitness, including the senior food pyramid guidelines, vitamins and minerals and basic tips for wholesome eating.

The Howard Beach Senior Center is located at 156-46 84 St. Q Call (718) 738-8500 with any questions.

Residents can air concern at senior center A representative from state Sen. Joe Addabbo’s office will be at the Howard Beach Senior Center on the second Tuesday of every month.

The official will address constituent concerns, problems and questions.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Q The senior center is located at 156-45 84 St. The entrance is on 85th Street.

Howard Beach senior exercise classes The Howard Beach Senior Center will be hosting exercise classes every Monday from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and Thursday from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Senior center members and those over 60 are welcome to attend.

Q The Howard Beach Senior Center is located at 156-45 84th St.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. hosts veteran’s barbeque State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. is hosting his third annual veteran’s barbeque for all area veterans and their families on Saturday, Aug. 20. The event will take place outside his Howard Beach office at 160th Avenue and 102nd Street from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Those who plan on attending must reserve a spot by calling Addabbo’s office at Q (718) 738-1111 no later than Aug. 18.

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on a per-capita basis, according to Cuomo’s office.

The candidate admitted she knows more of the issues in the Rockaways, where she lives, than in Howard Beach or Ozone Park, but said she’s “open” to residents speaking with her about needs in those neighborhoods.

“I know Lindenwood’s having problems with car theft and vandalism,” she said.

She also noted she would hope to work with Genting officials on the Aqueduct racino.

“I hope they go forward with hiring in the local communities,” Deacy said in reference to concerns from some that the racino will not hire many residents from the area.

Genting officials have stressed they have prioritized hiring area residents and have conducted extensive outreach to residents from southern and southeast Queens about available jobs at the racino.

As the campaign progresses, the candidates will inevitably run into criticism, which Deacy has.

Some individuals have voiced concerns that she receives a disability pension but is also a ski instructor — which Deacy slammed, saying physical pain can cause her to fall into bed for the day and noted she works as a volunteer instructor for children with a wide range of disabilities, including autism and Down syndrome.

“I have good days and bad days,” Deacy said. “It was the police’s decision Q to have me leave the force.”

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Still, she said this doesn’t deter her and said she has learned how to work with people with whom she may be at odds with politically.

“I hope to work closely with Assemblyman [David] Weprin on ethics reform,” Deacy said of the Democratic candidate running for the Congressional seat previously held by Weiner. “The three men in a room mentality has to stop.”

While Deacy said she’s able to cross the aisle to pass legislation, she pointed out she does not agree with some tenets of the Gov. Cuomo’s administration, including the recent law allowing samesex couples to marry.

“I’m pro-life and against same-sex marriage,” Deacy said. “I didn’t think the governor was correct in lobbying for it, but it’s the law of the state now and I’ll respect that.”

Deacy said she does not support litigation that attempts to overturn the law.

“People are allowed to bring these suits, but I think it’s time to move on,” Deacy said. “I’d have preferred there was a referendum on this but it’s done.”

She also said she would want to fight for more oversight of the MTA, including a “forensic audit,” and hopes to curb Medicaid costs. New York spends about twice the national average on Medicaid

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Help available for seniors seeking employment The Queens Council for Social Welfare has contracted with the New York City Department for the Aging to offer people who are 55 and over and are living on a low income the opportunity to find temporary employment in nonprofit and government agencies where they would also receive training to upgrade their skills. The program, known as the Senior Employment Program, goal is to help participants find ongoing, unsubsidized employment. While in the program, participants will have the opportunity to expand their work skills, improve their language skills and write a resume — all while receiving a salary that is paid for by a grant from DFTA. The QCSW Senior Employment Program is located on the second floor of the George T. Douris Tower Building at 27-40 Hoyt Ave. South, Astoria. Telephone (718) Q 685-2802.

Multiple sclerosis self-help group The Queens Library Howard Beach will host a Multiple sclerosis self-help group every second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 1 until 2:30 p.m. People suffering from MS are encouraged to come and share their life experiences for support, education and mutual aid. The meetings will take place at the Queens Library Howard Beach at 92-06 156th Q Ave., Howard Beach.

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The 28th annual National Night Out Against Crime is set to take place across America on Tuesday. All Queens police precincts will participate.

NNO is held to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for local anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and send a message to criminals, letting them know that communities are fighting back.

Richmond Hill’s 102nd Precinct will set up at Buddy Monument Park, near the intersection of Park Lane South and 109th Street, from 7 to 9 p.m. Politicians will speak about crime and the community, and information tables will give out helpful safety tips. There will also be free food, drink and ice cream.

Officers from the 102nd Precinct will also be visiting the Richmond Hill East Business Persons Corporation’s night out against crime event from 6 to 9 p.m. on Jamaica Avenue, between 122nd and 124th streets. Politicians will attend, and there will be bouncy rides, games, music and refreshments.

Hollis’ 103rd Precinct will host its program at Rufus King Park on Jamaica Avenue, between 150th and 153rd streets from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. There will be kiddie rides, barbeque food, drinks, crime prevention information, a candle-lighting ceremony for victims of violence, an award given to an officer or citizen in memory of Officer Charles David, who was killed in the line of duty and a possible visit by a local celebrity.

The 104th Precinct will be setting up at Mafera Park, near the corner of 68th Avenue and 65th Place in Ridgewood, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be rides and activities for kids, visits from elected officials, hot dogs donated by Western Beef and crime prevention literature for the community.

The 105th Precinct will celebrate at Cabbell Park in Cambria Heights, near the corner of Francis Lewis Boulevard and 120th Avenue, from 5 to 9 p.m. The precinct plans to have information tables, horse rides, food, drinks, games and bicycle giveaways at their event.

Ozone Park’s 106th Precinct is going to celebrate at

Centreville Playground, near 96th Street and Albert Road, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. There will be music, giveaways for kids, police equipment for teaching children about the tools cops use, a bomb-sniffing dog, VIN etching for cars and bicycles, coupons for local businesses and dance presentations from local studios.

Flushing’s 107th Precinct is going to be at the Electchester Shopping Center, between Jewel and 71st avenues, from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a free barbeque with a live deejay, games, a blood drive sponsored by New York Hospital Queens, bouncy rides and information tables for local businesses. There may also be a portable bowling lane at this precinct’s event.

Long Island City’s 108th Precinct is setting up at the John Andrews Playground, near the corner of Vernon Boulevard and 49th Avenue, from 5 to 9 p.m. They’ll be plenty of food and entertainment for the whole family.

The 109th Precinct will set up at PS 20, near the corner of Barclay Avenue and Union Street, from 5 to 9 p.m. Besides food and entertainment, there will be horse rides and bouncy rides for the kids.

Elmhurst’s 110th Precinct is holding its night out at Flushing Meadows Park, across from the carousel near the 111th Street entrance, from 5 to 8 p.m. The precinct plans to hold one of the largest events in Queens. Last year they had over 1,000 visitors, and they hope to repeat their success this year.

There will be crime prevention, highway safety, domestic violence and bicycle and children’s safety sessions. There will also be a softball tournament, health screenings, barbeque food, a petting zoo, Italian ices, clowns, face painting, bouncy rides, raffles by Target for two bicycles, a Sears raffle for a portable car battery charger, a visit from Mr. Met and a youth olympics with prizes.

Bayside’s 111th Precinct is going to set up at the Douglaston Plaza Shopping Center, near 61st Avenue and Douglaston Parkway, from 6 to 9 p.m. The precinct plans to host VIN etching for vehicles and bicycles, raffles, games and refreshments. In addition, the Community Emergency Response Teams will be sponsoring a “shredfest” where visitors can

Officers from the 110th Precinct were joined by residents of Elmhurst and Spot, Target’s mascot, at their popular night out PHOTO COURTESY 110TH PRECINCT last year. have their important, private documents safely shredded for free.

Forest Hills’ 112th Precinct is setting up at McDonald Park, near Queens Boulevard and 70th Avenue, from 6 to 9 p.m. Local businesses will hold free giveaways and there will be food and tennis, karate and dance demonstrations.

Jamaica’s 113th Precinct will celebrate at Baisley Pond Park, between 156th and 157th streets, from 6 to 10 p.m.

There will be food, entertainment, contests and raffles.

Astoria’s 114th Precinct will set up at Astoria Park near the great lawn from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be light refreshments, a dunk-an-officer tank, pony rides and an “escape school” for children with instructions and tips on crime prevention.

Jackson Heights’ 115th Precinct will set up at Northern Playground outside PS 149 on Northern Boulevard, between 93rd and 94th streets, from 6 to 9 p.m. They will have Q refreshments, activities for kids and information tables.

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As I have stated, what a win, Engine Co. 294 will stay open. It was 20 years ago when this whole closing scenario played out and the Coalition to Save Engine Co. 294 was formed. In fact some of the same people involved then are here again. They are: Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz; state Sen. Joe Addabbo, (at that time a councilman); Simcha Waisman, at that time president of the Richmond Hill Block Association; myself, Maria Thomson, at that time president of the Woodhaven ResidentsÕ Block Association; and our leader, Dario Centrocelli of the Richmond Hill Block Association and a retired NYFD firefighter.

Now, there are new faces added. They are: Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley; Assemblyman Mike Miller; Councilman Eric Ulrich; Wendy Bown, president of the Richmond Hill Block Association — who took the leadership role in this fight with the support of the GWDC; the WRBA and the WBID from Woodhaven; and other local organizations. Also, Dario Centrocelli leader of the old coalition was in attendance. So, we did it again. Hopefully, we will not have to do this for another 20 years.

Unfortunately, we lost the fight against the increase in the parking meters. The meters were increased from 25 cents for 20 minutes now to 25 cents for 15 minutes — $1 for one hour. The GWDC and WBID fought very hard against this change when it was first proposed in January and we won at the time. But this time we lost. So check

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“What the Republicans in Congress are doing is shameful,” Weprin said. “They want to reduce the deficit on the backs of seniors, children and the working class. The Republicans want to end Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security as we know it.”

Stavisky called Weprin a “fighter for Queens’ seniors.”

“David Weprin understands how devastating the Republican cuts would be,” Stavisky said.

Hevesi and Koslowitz echoed Stavisky’s sentiment.

“We are in dangerous times in America,” Hevesi said. “Republicans are negotiating

the parking meter before parking your car.

Well, summer is here. I love the summer season but be careful for the sun can do damage and harm, so sunning should be done in moderation and with a good sunscreen lotion.

When you are indoors and working, air conditioners are a must. Remember the designated cooling center is the Woodhaven library located on Forest Parkway.

Every year the New York City Police Department, our local 102nd Precinct and our 102nd Precinct Community Council sponsor a National Night Out Against Crime. This year it will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Buddy Memorial on Park Lane South and Myrtle Avenue. Join us for an enjoyable evening to promote community spirit.

Free food, gifts, live music and entertainment. All are invited.

For more information, call the 102nd Precinct Community Council president at (718) 805-0202 or Community Affairs at the 102nd Precinct at (718) 805-3215, or Woodhaven’s CPOP at (718) 805-3237.

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Fly the American flag proudly in support of our troops and country. May God bless Woodhaven, and May God bless Q America. to cut programs to seniors. We need to fight it. We need David Weprin in Congress.”

Koslowitz said Weprin works to better the lives of seniors, who have not seen a cost-of-living increase in their Social Security checks for two years, leaving some of them unable to pay for things like medicine and rent.

Both campaigns have issued campaign literature slamming the other, over the past week.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent a statement calling Turner a Tea Party candidate with “radical goals.”

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Ask any native of Jamaica what the biggest event of the year is and they will undoubtedly reply JAMS, the annual Jamaica Arts and Music Summer festival.

Now in its 16th year, it mixes shopping and other activities with musical performances by top artists.

The two day extravaganza is expected to draw 175,000 people to the downtown area. It starts Friday, Aug. 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. with the JAMS Under the Stars Concert in Rufus King Park on Jamaica Avenue between 150th and 153rd streets.

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“My Lovely Ladies: The Dried Floral Art of Natalie Carbone,” will be on view now through Aug. 21 at the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Gallery hours are Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

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Theatre by the Bay will hold auditions for Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun” on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. at Bay Terrace Jewish Center, 13-00 209 St., Bayside. Men and women ages 16 and over are needed.

For information, call the temple office at (718) 4286363. Performances are set for November. Bring music and prepare to sing with piano. Also be prepared to dance to a combination that will be taught.

Senior Theatre Acting Repertory holds acting rehearsals on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at Hollis Public Library, 202-05 Hillside Ave. and on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. at Queens Village Library, 94-11 217th St. For information, call the director’s assistant at (718) 776-0529.

THEATRE Unity Stage Company is bringing the rustic Irish play “Spreading the News” to neighborhood parks in a mini tour of western Queens on July 28 at 7 p.m. in Sunnyside Gardens Park; July 29 at 7 p.m. in Dutch Kills Playground in Astoria; July 30 at 7 p.m. Rainey Park in Long Island City; and July 31 at 3 p.m. in Play Street at Travers Park in Jackson Heights.

Queens Theatre in the Park presents the comedy “A Jew Grows in Brooklyn” from July 28-Aug. 21 in Flushing Meadows Park. Tickets are $49.50-$39.50, QTP subscribers are $41 and are available at the box office, by phone (718) 760-0064 or online at queenstheatre.org.

Join SummerStage Theater for “Tunde’s Trumpet,” a commissioned musical production from playwright Chisa Hutchinson that celebrates the magical effect of music on the life of a young boy, performed with hand-crafted puppets that will captivate audiences of all ages, on Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30 at 8 p.m. at Springfield Park in Springfield Gardens.

Hip to Hip Theatre Company, celebrating its fifth season of free Shakespeare in the park in Queens, will be offering “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Othello” in repertory from Aug. 2-20. These 90-minute productions are free. Bring blankets or low chairs.

The schedule includes: Aug. 2, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, “Othello” and “Much Ado About Nothing on Aug. 9 at 7 p.m.; Aug. 3, Sunnyside Gardens Park, Long Island City, “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Othello” on Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 4, Fort Totten Park, Bayside, “Othello” and “Much Ado Abut Nothing” on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m.; Aug. 5, Voelker Orth Museum, Flushing, “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Othello” on Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 6, Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, “Othello” and

The Urban Rangers will lead a free canoe tour of Willow Lake on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. on the east side of Meadow Lake between the Van Wyck Expressway and the lake, just beyond the small foot bridge, near the Jewel Avenue overpass. The rangers will provide canoes, paddles, vests and other gear. The Flushing Meadows Corona Park Conservancy is sponsoring the tour.

“The Human Experience” can be seen on July 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Astoria PHOTO COURTESY AMAZON.COM during its weekly movie night.

“Much Ado About Nothing” on Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 7, Forest Park, Woodhaven, “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Othello” on Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.; Aug. 17, Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 92-14 63 Drive, Rego Park, “Much Ado About Nothing” at 7:30 p.m.; and Aug. 18, Flushing Meadows Park, Ederele Terrace, “Much Ado About Nothing” at 7:30 p.m.

St. Gregory’s Theatre Group presents the musical “West Side Story” Aug. 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and 8 p.m. and Aug. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. at Gregorian Hall, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $7 for children in advance; $2 more at the door. For tickets, e-mail tickets@sgtg.org or call (718) 989-2451.

The Jubilee Cluster Players present the musical “Stop The World I Want to Get Off” on Friday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. at United Methodist Church of Glendale, 66-14 Central Ave.; Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 7 at 3 p.m. at Trinity Reformed Church, 66-30 60 Place, Ridgewood; and Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children.

FILM The Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria, invites the public to its annual free Summer Film Festival which opens Friday, July 29 and ends Sunday, Sept. 4. This year they celebrate Greek actor/director Thanasis Veggos and Greek American actor/director/writer and two-time Academy Award winner, Elia Kazan. All films are in Greek, and will be shown every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m.

St. Joseph Catholic Church, 43-19 30 Ave., Astoria will hold weekly movie nights on Fridays through Sept. 2. On July 29 see “The Human Experience” and on Aug. 5 see “Secretariat” in the school yard. Bring chairs. Come at 7 p.m. for a free barbecue dinner. Movies follow at sundown.

Free movies in Cunningham Park at 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 1 see the “Karate Kid”; Monday, Aug. 8 “Breakfast with Scot”; Thursday, Aug. 11 “Rent”; Monday, Aug. 15 “Despicable Me”; and Thursday, Aug. 18 “Grown Ups.” The movies will take place near the bocce courts. Enter the park through the parking lot on Union Turnpike at 196th Place. Bring your own chairs.

Outdoor Cinema 2011: Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Queens on Wednesdays, Aug. 3, 10 and 17 at 7 p.m. at Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. This annual international film festival focuses on a different country or culture each Wednesday evening. Now in its 13th year, this program invites visitors to sample regional cuisine from neighborhood restaurants, picnic on the grass, see musical and dance performances, enjoy the cool waterfront breeze as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline and watch international films on an outdoor screen.

MUSIC New York native Chrisette Michele is a “soulful songbird” and will perform on Thursday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at Springfield Park in Springfield Gardens.

The Mary Lamont Band will perform at the Seuffert Bandshell, Forest Park Drive in Forest Park, Woodhaven, on Sunday, July 31 at 7 p.m., sponsored by the New York Metropolitan Country Music Association.

Queens College-based gamelan orchestra Yowana Sari plays music from the island of Bali. The music and dance performed by the group is made up of traditional Balinese masterpieces and newer compositions. The 25 members of the ensemble play on a collection of percussive metallophones (gangsas and reyongs) and flutes (sulings) on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. at Gantry State Park in Long Island City.

TOUR The Douglaston-Little Neck Historical Society will host a house and garden tour on Sunday, July 31 from 2-5 p.m. at 105 Depew Avenue, one of the oldest houses in the Douglaston Hill Historic District. The cost is $35. Tea, sandwiches and wine will be served along with a special chilled Madhatter cocktail. Call (718) 225-4403 or go to dlnhs.org/enchantedhouse for more information.

FOR KIDS “Wizard of Oz” at Alley Pond Park, 76th Avenue off Springfield Boulevard, on Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Plaza Theatricals presents a live performance of this classic. Bring low chairs or blanket.

Enjoy storytelling of children’s books along with a fun craft project. For children 10 and younger. on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m. at Alley Pond Park, 76th Avenue off Springfield Boulevard. Bring low chairs or blanket.

Enjoy a free outdoor concert featuring hits from the 50s and 60s with Squeaky Clean on Friday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at Alley Pond Park, 76th Avenue off Springfield Boulevard. Bring low chairs or blanket.

Summer science workshops for children at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens, with representatives from Alley Pond Environmental Center. On July 30, there will be a program on trees. Reservations on a first-come firstserved basis. Call (718) 544-3600. Friends of Maple Grove members are free, $5 for nonmember.

Friends of Maple Grove presents an afternoon of family magic and enchantment on Sunday, July 31 at 3 p.m. in Celebration Hall at the Center at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens.

See magician Peter Samuelson and others. Reservations required. Tickets are $10 per family, $5 for friends of Maple Grove members. Payment online through paypal at friendsofmaplegrove.org. For more information, call (718) 709-0390.

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‘Dedicated to bringing dance to Queens’ emotions, such as control and surrender and trust and instability, as well as the meaning of passion. The dance promises to create an intimate mood that is amplified by moments of stillness, closeness and sensitivity.

Also on the bill is the DeMa Dance Company, a contemporary group that will present “Bolero Stravaganza,” a dance for eight choreographed by Yesid Lopez. The piece is described as an introspection of Picasso’s masterful artwork, “Guernica,” and its representation of war and humanity.

Taiwanese Liu I-Ling will perform her own one-woman piece, “Factor,” inspired by the morning exercises that all elementary-age students were required to do each morning in her native country.

Members of Anahata Dance, a company founded in 2009 “for dancers with open hearts and courageous minds,” will perform a duet, “Pigeon City Part 3: Apres Moi,” which reflects on the economic crash of 2008 and its devastating effects on the artists of New York City.

Choreography is by Lauren Rosenstein and Natalie Teichmann.

“Some of these people are really established. We’re looking outside ourselves. It’s a free opportunity for dance groups to get new audiences. Serving the arts community is vital to our mission,” G-Bowley said. Q

Altogether, G-Bowley said, she received over 90 applications from dance groups interested in being involved.

“We’ve whittled it down to the top 10,” she said. “I think it will be a really exciting performance.”

Sunnyside resident Shauna Sorensen, a dancer with In-Sight since January, will bring Among the pieces to be performed is choreographer Joe in a troupe of dancers to Celej’s “What More?” The dance explores sensuality and the perform her new creation, “Service Bell,” PHOTO COURTESY DGARSON.COM dynamics of romance. which she describes as “a In-Sight will perform an original piece by modern contemporary piece, kind of dark Donna Manganello, the company’s assis- and sexy, about trying to strive for more in tant director, as well as “Echo Suite,” a pre- life and becoming complacent.” view of a newly reimagined story ballet For Sorensen, choreography is “a threecalled “An Extraordinary Echo,” which will part process” in which “I hear a piece of premiere in September, and “This Is ... A music. I let it sit. I come into the studio and Suite,” a selection of pieces from the com- formulate ideas.” pany’s newest full-length work, “This Is ...

Among the guest artists set to be repreNext Stop,” which premiered in April. sented in the festival is Joe Celej of Elisa Members of In-Sight will also dance a piece Monte Dance, who has choreographed by guest choreographer Jordan Fife Hunt “What More?” a dance for two. The “We’re dedicated to bringing dance to piece is an exploration of sensuality and Queens,” said G-Bowley. “We’re really the inherent dynamics of a romantic relaexcited to have a second festival.” tionship. It examines various contradictory

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Offering what artistic director Leeanne M. G-Bowley calls “a diverse mix of works that will excite audiences,” In-Sight Dance Company will produce the second annual Suite Summer Festival at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City July 28-31.

According to G-Bowley, the pieces, which will feature In-Sight dancers and nearly a dozen guest companies and choreographers, “are not only diverse in style, but also in concept. What binds all of the works together is that they all have a conceptual base.

“This reflects In-Sight’s emphasis on work where steps do not exist in a vacuum, but rather the movement gives insight into the meaning or motivation behind the piece,” she said.

In-Sight Dance’s Suite Summer Festival When: July 28-30, 8 p.m.; July 31, 2 p.m.

Where: The Secret Theatre 44-02 23 St., LIC Tickets: $15 advance; $18 at the door (718) 392-0722

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If you’re into watching live musical performances in a lovely setting with those big buildings in that other borough as a backdrop, Gantry Plaza State Park is the place to be on Tuesday nights.

The shows have been running since mid-July, and three dates are left.

On Aug. 2, Queens College-based Yowana Sari, a gamelan, or orchestra, largely from the island of Bali will hit the stage. The music and dance performed by the group is made up traditional Balinese masterpieces and newer compositions.

All 25 members of the ensemble play on a collection of percussive metallophones and flutes.

The artistic director and teacher of the group is Queens College faculty member I. Nyoman Saptayana. Saptayana received his music degree from the famous music school in Denpasar, STSI. The group is co-directed by Professor Michael Lipsey, another faculty member from the Aaron Copland School of Music. The group meets on Tuesday evenings and is open to the public. Call (718) 997-3807 for more information.

On Aug. 9, Percussia, a New Yorkbased chamber music ensemble, will show how to make percussion the foundation for a new sound. Playing percussion instruments from all over the world, the group melds the music of different lands into its own contemporary soundscape. The resulting international music crosses genres, styles and cultural boundaries, connecting people through the common thread of percussion.

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Snow writes the kind of tune that you might remember hearing just before a 4 a.m. last call at some Chicago dive on the tail end of an eight-hour long whiskey and cigarette binge. With the ability to deliver both desirous ballads and harder-hitting danceable tracks, listeners might recall “John Lennon’s solo material with a bluesy slant” according to Steve Mosco of the LIC Courier.

Singer-songwriter Mathew Snow draws his bluesy grit from a northeastern Ohio upbringing, while guitarist (and Japanese native) Hiro Suzuki plays like an old soul from New Orleans in the 1960s.

Drummer Matt Olley and bassist Chris Lavas sharpened their skills growing up in the Long Island indie rock scene. They all eventually found their way to the city and crossed paths in Astoria, forming what is now the foot-stomping bluesrock sound of Mathew Snow & the Way It Was. For more information about the band, their upcoming record, and more, visit mathewsnow.com and facebook.com/ Q thewayitwas.

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Nova, a Queens native, sang in the church choir most of his life and learned to play the drums by ear. It wasn’t long before he developed a passion for music, writing and producing his own songs and learning to play the piano. His delicate voice and emotion-filled ballads could easily draw comparisons to Usher or Justin Timberlake. Nova has released numerous mix-tapes and has performed in countless venues.

Thurman is a saxophonist, flautist, vocalist, composer and educator whose rich sound on the tenor saxophone has drawn comparisons to Gene Ammons, Stanley Turrentine and Lester Young.

Thurman leads her own quartet, which has performed at various jazz venues across the city and around the world.

JAMS festival When: Aug. 5, 6 to 10 p.m.; Aug. 6, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Where: Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. between Parsons Blvd. and 163rd St. Tickets:Free go2ccj.org/ijams.htm

On Saturday, Aug. 6, the entertainment and fun continues with an open air market from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. that will extend for ten blocks along Jamaica Avenue from Parsons Boulevard to 169th Street. It will feature free rides, popcorn, clowns and face painters for the children, a car exhibit, farmers market, area artist’s gallery and over 450 multicultural vendors presenting a variety of delicious foods and ethnic merchandise.

There will be two sound stages featuring entertainment. The first will include artists representing Caribbean, Indian, African, Latin music and more, while stage two will feature emerging artists.

The JAMS festival boosts tourism and economic prosperity for the borough while celebrating its diversity, according to Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, the group that organizes the event. This year the two main themes of the festival will be going green and health consciousness — two key factors in having a cleaner society and a healthier community, according to CCJ. Special guests have been invited to educate the community on how to maintain healthy lifestyles and there will be several sports activities including a rock climbing wall, basketball, football toss and double dutch — all run by fitness professionals.

City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), one of the event’s supporters,

said the festival exudes excitement and a sense of community, and he enjoys attending with his two children.

“They love to shop,” he said. “They like to maneuver up and down Jamaica Avenue and see all the sights and sounds.”

Comrie also added that the event helps to promote commerce along the business corridor, which makes it all the more important Thousands fill the streets each summer for the Jamaica JAMS and necessary especially festival.

PHOTO BY STEVE MALECKI since the area has been have one stomach, as most of us do, after struggling through the recession.

“It gives the community a chance to half a block, you’re done.”

Community Board 12 has long supportexperience Jamaica in a more casual and personal way,” Comrie said. “It also ed the festival and its chairwoman, gives businesses a way to expand their Jacqueline Boyce, said that she has faithborders and display their merchandise to fully attended the festivities over the last several years and always marvels at the consumers.”

Greg Mays, the founder of A Better amount of people who turn out, not just Jamaica, praised the festival for both its from Queens, but across the city.

“It brings the community together in a grandeur and distinctiveness. He attended last year’s festivities and had such a good place where people can enjoy themselves and be united with each other,” Boyce time he plans to go again this year.

“I was a little overwhelmed by the food said. “People really seem to be on one — all the choices and flavors,” he said. “It accord — happy to be there and happy to Q was a little bit of everything. If you only share the day with each other.”

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A slide show lecture on the geography and history of the Flushing River will be given by Sergey Kadinsky on Sunday, July 31 at 2:30 p.m. at the Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. The lecture cost is $5 for QHS members and $8 for nonmembers.

“The Wisdom and Madness of Rufus, William and Cyrus King,” a lecture by Joshua Smith, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 5 p.m. at King Manor, on Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica. Free; reservations required. Contact Rebecca Gavin at programs@kingmanor.org. Call (718) 206-0545, ext. 13.

CLASSES Tai chi will be taught on Saturdays, July 30 from 9:1510:30 a.m. at Idlewild Cricket Field, 223rd Street and 148th Avenue, Springfield Gardens. Learn the basics of this ancient Chinese martial art that combines exercise, moving meditation and self defense.

A points and insurance reduction defensive driving course will be held in the VFW Hall, 102-17 160 Ave., Howard Beach on Saturday, July 30 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost is $35 per person. Call Keith at (917) 5996674 or visit progressive-training-ltd.com to register.

Free self-defense seminar for teenage girls on Saturday, Aug. 6 at and Saturday, Aug. 13 both at 4 p.m. at Born-2-Win Martial Arts, 108-15 Jamaica Ave., Richmond Hill. Pre-registration is required.

Call (718) 724-4116. Participants will learn effective and easy to learn self-defense techniques and the three keys to situational awareness and how not to look like a potential victim.

A defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction will be given at St. Mel’s Church, 26-15 154 St., Flushing on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. For information and registration, call (631) 360-9720. The cost is $45.

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 12-01 at Fort Totten in Bayside, suggests preparing for the summer afloat by enrolling in one of their boating classes on Aug. 14 at Fort Totten in Bayside. Pre-registration is required. Cost starts at $75. Contact Mike Kaff at (917) 952-7014 or e-mail 12-01@verizon.net.

Yoga classes are now being held at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 76-11 37 Ave., Room 204, Jackson Heights. All levels are welcomed.

Classes are held Saturdays, from 10-11 a.m. and Sundays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Classes held during the week include, meditation, ayurvedic, yoga philosophy and Sanskrit language instruction. Minimum donation is $5. For information, call Rashid at (646) 912-1885 or Shree at (646) 417-2252.

Southeast Queens Camera Club presents “Introduction to Digital Photography,” free photography classes on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park, Administration Building, second floor, Baisley Boulevard and Merrick Road, Jamaica now through Aug. 23. Call (718) 723-6849 or (516) 328-3776.

Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing, offers Israeli folk dancing on Mondays from 7:159:45 p.m. Cost is $10 for nonmembers, $9 for members.

SPECIAL EVENTS The 33rd annual Thunderbird American Indian MidSummer Pow-Wow will be held at the Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 29, 30 and 31. Hours are as follows: Friday, gates open

at 6 p.m., performance time is from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, gates open at 10 a.m., performance times are 1-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Sunday, gates open at 10 a.m., performance time is from 1-5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults (adult all weekend pass is $15), children age 12 and under 12 are $5, (child’s all weekend pass is $7).

On Saturday, July 30 at 10 a.m. Independence Residences Inc. will hold its annual Queens Walk in Cunningham Pak in Fresh Meadows. All monies raised will support individual in residential, day and family sport service program. For more information on the walk, go to queenswalkabout.org.

Family camping will be held on Saturday, July 30 at 6 p.m. at Cunningham Park. For more information, go to nyc.gov/parks/rangers or call 311 and ask for the Urban Park Rangers.

REUNIONS Macedonia AME Church, Flushing, in celebration of its year-long bicentennial anniversary, is hosting a homecoming/reunion weekend on Aug. 5-7. A get acquainted reception and fish fry will be held on Friday at 6 p.m. Saturday will consist of an oldfashioned church picnic at Hempstead Lake Park at 9 a.m. with breakfast and concluding on Sunday at 9:45 a.m. with a homecoming worship service.

Friends of Macedonia are invited to attend the festivities. For more information, call the church office at (718) 353-5870.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES The Singles Center of the Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, presents Wednesday Nite Rap for singles 45+ on “Dealing With Difficult People,” on Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $9.

HEALTH Humanity Service Incorp., a nonprofit that helps the needy, has a free clinic of mental and medical health services from 6-8 p.m. every Friday.

There is also a food pantry that is open during this time. These services are located at 92-17 101 Ave., Ozone Park. For more information, call (718) 845-1901.

Join the Walkers for Wellness Club at New Hope Lutheran Church of Jamaica. Under the guidance of a walking leader, you will walk two to three times each week at a comfortable pace.

The club is open to walkers of all ages and abilities. The walking schedule is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Weather permitting, meet at the church, located at 167-24 118 Ave.

LISTING INFORMATION Items for the Community Calendar must be sent two weeks before the date of the event. Listings should be typed, from a nonprofit organization, either free or moderately priced, and be open to the public. Keep the information to one paragraph. Because of the large number of requests for the free calendar listings, we cannot include every event submitted.

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

SPORTS

Reyes,Wright are back

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

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Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

PHOTO BY DENIS DECK

like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said.

In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay offer on her ring from another area shop, but selling services.

Their cash loans program is straightforward and was looking to get a better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business acumen, she told simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who her new prospective buyer what her previous has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg offer was. Still, after examining her piece, he said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, buy their jewelry back before the end of the term.

Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.”

The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for talking about and we respect that.”

For those who are less Internet-savvy or cash in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias and Edward Goldberg can relate to just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying first-hand, having been laid off from their jobs offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what in jewelry manufacturing. They understand a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry that people get into situations where they just Buying would purchase, like a handbag or need a little cash fast to make the bills and Ice antique furniture, they can help find a buyer Jewelry Buying Service hopes to help out in on their eBay store. Elias consults with the customer to find a target the most honest way they can. price and let the internet STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re handle the rest. doing the community a service,” MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm auctioneers For anyone who has Elias said. “We’re in the business SAT. 10am - 5pm ever dealt with the hassle of helping people who are in a SUN. by Appointment of selling and shipping tough spot. They can come to an item on eBay — all the our store and know that we can educate them on what they have and we’ll give forms involved in setting up a user and paypal them what their items are worth. When that account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice woman told me her previous offer, it made me Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is wonder how many times this happens — how really a bargain deal.

“At the end of the day, I just want people many people who really need that money get to feel comfortable doing business with us. taken advantage of?”

Elias opened his Rego Park shop with People have this conception of gold buying Goldberg less than a year ago, and already stores as these slimy places with slimy they’re seeing a lot of repeat customers and people, and they’re typically right. But we referrals. This is a sign to them that they’re want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to doing something right — the pawn business see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in typically deals in one-time transactions but their counter for $800. We don’t do that.”

Ice Jewelry Buying Services is located at Elias is determined to break that mold, 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of building a reputation on trust.

“Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11am to days; you can go into the barber shop down 7:00pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday the road and sell your jewelry. The problem private appoinments are available. Call for Q with all these places is they treat everything more information (718) 830-0030.

by Denis Deck

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For much of July, the Mets were without shortstop Jose Reyes (recovering from a hamstring injury) and third baseman David Wright (recuperating from a fracture in the back since mid-May). Last weekend in Miami, Mets fans saw their beloved left side of the infield intact for the first time in over two months.

While the Mets look certain to trade outfielder Carlos Beltran before the weekend — a deal may even be already done — the good news is they aren’t looking to trade free agent-to-be Jose Reyes, in a reversal of what appeared inevitable at the season’s start.

Before being reactivated by the Mets last week, Jose played a rehab game for the Brooklyn Cyclones on a hot afternoon at Coney Island’s MCU Park. I asked Jose after the game if he enjoyed playing in a ballpark adjacent to a beach. He laughed and replied, “This is a nice place but I much prefer Citi Field!”

It was clear from his inflection that he was not just referring to playing a game in the majors as opposed to the NY-Penn League, but that he would like to keep playing his home games in Flushing. That should gladden the hearts somewhat of Mets fans who fear that Reyes will sign with another team this winter.

Will Gluck, the director/producer/screenwriter of the Justin Timberlake-Mila Kunis movie “Friends With Benefits,” that opened last Friday, clearly wants the Mets to re-sign Reyes. Gluck is undoubtedly a Mets fan as he shows Timberlake and Kunis’ characters exchanging high fives in her apartment after

watching Reyes hit a home run on SNY. Later on in the film, he shows a closeup of a Mets baseball cap on her character’s dresser.

Yankee fans should not have to worry that Hollywood has forgotten their iconic team.

Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira are slated to make cameo appearances in an upcoming episode of HBO’s “Entourage.”

While the media and Mets fans will undoubtedly be focusing on Jose Reyes for the rest of the season, the last two months of the 2011 campaign will be crucial for David Wright. It seems as if Wright has quickly gone from the cornerstone franchise player to the poster guy for all of the Mets’ collective failings over the last five years.

That is certainly unfair to David, but with Sandy Alderson in his first year running baseball operations for the Mets, combined with the fact that he was recruited from outside of the organization, it’s clear that Wright does not have the same reverence that he once did.

Julie Loria’s husband is Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who was in town last Monday to see his team beat the Mets. Loria was understandably excited to talk about his team’s new ballpark, which will open next spring on the site of the old Orange Bowl.

When I asked whether there would be buses running from Miami Beach to the Marlins’ stadium in downtown Miami, he claimed that he didn’t know. Considering that tourism is the Miami area’s top industry it would behoove him and the Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau to have mass transit operating between Q Collins Avenue and the stadium.

I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

The Park Terrace Cocktail Lounge and Catering Hall, on the left, Glendale, summer 1951.

One club, many lives

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

In 1950 the Park Terrace Cocktail Lounge & Catering Hall opened at 83-38 Woodhaven Blvd. in Glendale. It was an instant hit, popular with the large German and Irish communities in Glendale. Thousands of weddings, parties and banquets were held there over the next 30 years.

But by 1980 most of that population had aged and either passed or moved away. The building was sold, however, and found a new market in the lucrative baby boomer generation. It became a swinging singles meeting place named Remington’s. It was a success and a landmark of sorts for the Glendale singles community.

After a 10-year-run it was sold again

and renamed Choices. One other name it went by was Venom. That’s what it was called in 2003 when a man who had been ejected from the club came back with gun and shot into the crowd. One person was killed and three others wounded.

The club’s time was passing. As Internet dating became more popular, fewer people were meeting up at clubs. The old Park Terrace was reinvented again as the Bollywood Sangeet Bar. It was briefly successfully but when the novelty ended, it too closed.

The property has been listed for sale for $159,000. After 62 years of weddings, singles’ dating, and Indian dancing the building is waiting for its next new Q adventure.

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King Crossword Puzzle Satchmo’s sound lives in Corona, where jazzers play this Saturday

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The sounds of jazz will once again be heard at the Louis Armstrong House Museum on Saturday, July 30, when New Orleans-based Gordon Au and the Grand Street Stompers hit the Corona landmark for an afternoon performance.

With one foot stomping in vintage tradition and the other in modern style, Au’s band delights swing dancers and music lovers alike with everything from Armstrong hits and exciting originals to show tunes and movie themes.

The show, part of the museum’s Hot Jazz-Cool Garden concert series, starts at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10, or $7 for seniors over 65, students and children. The group rate for eight or more is $6 each.

Kids under 4 get in free. A guided tour of the museum that can be taken before or after the concert is included. Call (718) 478-8274 for more information. Q

Gordon Au’s band will perform at the home of legendary jazzman Louis Armstrong.

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Legal Notices K&G Global Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/17/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: General.

Fulton Development Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/27/11.

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, 33-14 212th St., Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

Notice of Conversion of SJS Associates, a partnership, to SJS Affiliates LLC. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/4/11.

Office location: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 136-48 39th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: for any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ARDAGH REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/02/11. 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, 53-46 70th Street, Maspeth, New York 11378.

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CITATION File No.: 2010-1531/A THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Monica Bosse, Walter Kaelber, Attorney General of the State of New York, The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of ELSA REXER A/K/A ELSE REXER, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of ELSA REXER A/K/A ELSE REXER, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 61-19 65th Street, Middle Village, NY 11379, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of ELSA REXER A/K/A ELSE REXER, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 15 day of September, 2011 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $16,670.29 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed, 18th day of July, 2011, HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queens County, Margaret M. Gribbon, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court, GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., (718) 459-9000, 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, New York 11374.

This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

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SAVE THE MEMORIES LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/3/11.

NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 15143 81st St., Howard Beach, NY 11414. General Purposes.

67-36 79TH STREET, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 4/19/11.

NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC, 40-48 Junction Blvd., Corona, NY 11368. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Feministing LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/31/2010. Office location is Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Vanessa Valenti, 34-19 29th St., Apt. 6B, Astoria, NY 11106. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LIFE ON PURPOSE, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/25/11.

NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The Bozeman Law Firm, LLP, Six Gramatan Ave., 5th Fl., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. General Purposes.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Case No: 1:10-cv-03864 (NG)(CLP) SUMMONS ON A THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT HAROLD LEWIN, an incapacitated person by his legal guardian MARIS GORDON, Plaintiff - against - HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Defendant. HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Third-Party Plaintiff - against - ANTOINE ROSA, Third-Party Defendant.

TO ANTOINE ROSA: This summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Cheryl L. Pollak, United States Magistrate Judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York, dated June 22, 2011. The Order has been filed with the ThirdParty Complaint in the office of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. This is a third-party action brought by Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, HSBC Bank USA, N.A (“HSBC”), against you as Third-Party Defendant. The third party complaint against you was filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, on February 24, 2011. The relief sought is indemnification and contribution, and for all the costs and expenses incurred in HSBC’s defending the action filed

by Plaintiff, Harold Lewin, an incapacitated person by his legal guardian Maris Gordon. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the amount of any judgment which may be obtained herein by the Plaintiff against HSBC, plus all the costs, disbursements, attorney fees and expenses incurred in HSBC’s defending the action filed by Plaintiff, together with costs, disbursements, attorney fees and expenses of this action. Currently, Plaintiff is claiming in excess of $700,000.00 against HSBC. Service of this summons is complete the twenty-eighth day after the first publication of this summons. Within 21 days after service of this summons on you is complete, you must serve on the Defendant and on the Plaintiff an answer to the thirdparty complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the Defendant or Defendant’s attorney, whose name and address are: Phillips Lytle LLP, Attn: Preston L. Zarlock, Esq., One HSBC Center, Suite 3400 Buffalo, New York 14203. It must also be served on the Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are: Gordon & Gordon, P.C. Attn: Peter S. Gordon, Esq., 108-18 Queens Blvd., 6th Floor, Forest Hills, New York 11375. If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the third-party complaint.

You also must file the answer or motion with the court and serve it on any other parties. Dated: New York, New York, June 23, 2011, PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, By Preston L. Zarlock, Esq., Andrew J. Wells, Esq., Attorneys for Defendant, Suite 3400, One HSBC Center, Buffalo, New York 14203-2887, Telephone No. (716) 847-8400, pzarlock@ phillipslytle.com, 437 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Telephone No. (212) 759-4888

SMALL BUSINESS VALUATION, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/16/11.

NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Humaira Choudhury, 8675 Midland Pkwy., 2B, Jamaica Estates, NY 11432. General Purposes.

111th Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/1/11.

Office in Queens County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 102-10 Metropolitan Ave., Ste. 200, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: General.

332 Starr Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/11/07. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 66-02 79th St., Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: General.

HD Endurance LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/18/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to HD Endurance, 13-25 141st St., Malba, NY 11357. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 11-30 46th ROAD, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/09/09. 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, c/o Ivar Goldart, 11 Bettina Court, Hampton Bays, New York 11946.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Frutas and Veggies, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/19/2011.

Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of process served against the LLC to 108-51 37th Drive, Corona, NY 11368.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

OB HOMES LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/13/11.

NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC, 67-58 Austin St., Forest Hills, NY 11375. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of 148 EAST 123RD STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Gloria LoSchiavo, 138-22 11th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Name: 3909 MAIN STREET, LLC. Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 6/7/2011.

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, 5708 39th Ave., Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Icorporate Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/18/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O Maria Contreras, Esq., 7261 113th St., Ste. 7-O, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: General.

Notice of Formation of 24-36 27TH STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/01/11. 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, 151 Valley View Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 7/12/11, bearing Index Number NC-000539-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to assume the name of Michelle Liu. My present name is Yue Meng Liu. My present address is 53-21 Metropolitan Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385.

My place of birth is China. My date of birth is April 17, 1993.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BONNIE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/22/99. The latest date of dissolution is 02/01/2045.

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, 31-50 31st Street, Astoria, New York 11106.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Resilient Care Physical Therapy, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/6/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Wang Chen Dental Care PLLC. Art. of Org.filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/05/2011. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 39-15 Main St., Ste. 505, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: practice the profession of dentistry.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GREENPOINT CITYVIEW, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/11/11.

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, c/o Law Offices of William Cafaro, 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1500, New York, New York 10036.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BEVERAGES TO-GO LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/16/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 136-20 Roosevelt Ave., Ste. #13, Flushing, NY 11354. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 420 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck, NY 11021. The regd. agent of the company upon whom and at which process against the company can be served is Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C., 1 Maiden Ln., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10038.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of NY EASTAR, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 6/21/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against in may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael X. Tang, Esq., 39-01 Main Street, Suite 203, Flushing, NY 11354.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: The Allman Dunbar Brokerage LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/29/2011.

Office location is Queens County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 118-42 Marsden Street, Queens, NY 11434. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1255622, for eating place beer has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 43-67 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, New York 11355 for onpremises consumption.

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GELEC LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 6/16/11. NY Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Geptulio Hernandez, 7600 Shore Front Pwy, Apt. 8X, Arverne, NY 11692. General Purposes.

Notice of Formation of SOLO REAL ESTATE MGMT. LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/22/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Antonio Di Saverio, 41-63 71 St., Woodside, NY 11377.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of 150-31 14TH AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Gloria LoSchiavo, 138-22 11th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 208 GREAT NECK REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/13/11. 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, 289 Fulton Street, Farmingdale, New York 11735.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 676 W. Merrick Rd., Valley Stream, NY 11580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 139-48 Queens Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435.

42 BERRIAN LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/5/11.

NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Della Mura & Ciacci LLP, 981 Allerton Ave., Bronx, NY 10469. General Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 7/6/2011, bearing Index Number 000513/2011, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to assume the name of Wilfredo Miranda. My present name is William Miranda aka Wilfredo Miranda. My present address is 94-10 60th Avenue, Apt. 2D, Elmhurst, New York 11373. My place of birth is La Paz, Bolivia.

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Howard Beach/Lindenwood, 2 BR duplex, pvt ent, new carpet, no smoking/pets, credit ck & ref req, $1,450/mo, incl heat/hot water, 718-835-0306 Howard Beach/Lindenwood, 3 BRs, 1 1/2 baths w/terr, close to all shops & trans, no pets/smoking, credit ck req. Call owner, 718-521-6013 Howard Beach/Lindenwood, 1 BR, use of yard, new kit, $1,100/mo.

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GLENDALE 1 BR Co-op, 4 Rooms, Hi-Rise Building, Unit on low fl. Maint $587 + additionals. Enclosed balcony, Convenient location. Asking $178K. Parking available immed.

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Howard Beach/Lindenwood, L shaped studio, board approval, $900/mo. Connexion I RE, 718- Howard Beach, co-op for sale, 3 845-1136 1/2 rms, 1 BR, hi-rise, new kit, Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, lg updated bath, hardwood fls, all studio apt, no smoking/pets, new appl, maint only $499/mo, $1,000/mo, util incl, 1 mos rent & move-in cond, asking $119/K. Call owner, 516-298-7422 sec, 347-231-4401

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