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Angry reaction to Gottlieb candidacy Congressional opponent Lancman says ploy is to divide Jewish vote

by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

he announcement over the weekend that Jeff Gottlieb, who is Jewish, has entered the Democratic primary race for the 6th Congressional District had drawn outrage from the other Jewish candidate, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, over tactics by the county Democratic Party and another of his opponents.

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Lancman discussed what he called the “complete sham candidacy” of Gottlieb on Monday, adding: “It’s an outrageous and cynical tactic. And I think it will backf ire badly.”

The Queens Democratic Party has endorsed Assemblywoman Grace Meng of Flushing for the seat. Lancman, of Fresh Meadows, and City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley of Middle Village are also running, forcing a June 26 primary.

Lancman, along with other political watchers, say the party leadership’s intent is for Gottlieb to take away some of his support in the Jewish community, leading to a Meng victory.

The City & State website reported that Queens Democrats first tried to involve Matthew Silverstein, a state committeeman, who is also Jewish, to run for the seat, but he turned the offer down. “Gottlieb listens to what they say,” Lancman said. “Just last week he was having petitions signed for Meng. He has no money, no website and is not a credible candidate. It was done to deceive the Jewish voters.”

Gottlieb, 70, is a retired Cardozo High School teacher who has held numerous appointed jobs with the county Democrats, having worked for lawmakers Martin Povman, David Weprin, Joe Addabbo Jr., Alan Hevesi and Brian McLaughlin.

He is now employed at the Board of Elections, another appointed job.

On Tuesday, Lancman issued a statement condemning Meng for her part in what he sees as a plot.

“Today, the Meng campaign has been caught red-handed in one of the most malicious schemes any of us have ever seen: an outrageous ploy to deceive Jewish voters with a fraudulent candidate designed to manipulate the electoral process in her favor,” he said. “Based on today’s revelations, Meng owes the voters an apology for concocting this sham, and Meng should fire her main campaign operative, Michael Nussbaum, for his role in perpetrating this fraud.”

On the City & State website, it was reported that Meng’s spokesman, Michael Tobman, conf irmed that Nussbaum had asked Silverstein to join the race, but indicated he was

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Sources told the Chronicle that

Silverstein informed Lancman what had transpired during a private discussion at a meeting of Community Board 7 in Flushing Monday night.

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In Ozone Park, factory takes a ride with vets Worksman Cycles builds bikes to benefit Wounded Warrior Project

by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Winding through a maze of welders bent over metal frames and workers painting bicycles everything from brilliant shades of red to what is known as “hell on wheels” khaki, two military men wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan toured the country’s only remaining bike factory in Ozone Park last week — which will now be donating money to a group helping others like them.

Worksman Cycles announced last Thursday it is issuing a new series of bicycles, and at least 10 percent of the revenue from each one sold will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. The WWP is a nonprofit that was founded not long after the Iraq War began in 2003 and helps returning soldiers with everything from finding employment to receiving benefits and physical programs, such as the “Soldier Ride,” an annual four-day cycling event held in New York and other cities across the country.

“Anything that can help the project is def initely a really good

thing,” said retired Cpl. Timothy Strobel, a 30-year-old from Bellport, LI, who was once told he may never walk again after being shot in the leg while serving in Iraq in 2007. “I was laid up with a hole in my leg when I first joined Wounded Warriors. I was depressed, and they made me feel like I’m not a statistic.

They helped me get my benefits.

They helped me get engaged.”

Strobel, who now not only walks, but rides bikes, joined retired Army Sgt. Stephen Siwulec, of Nesconset, LI; Wounded Warrior cofounder Al Giordano and Worksman Cycles representatives for last week’s tour of the manufacturer, during which time they got a glimpse of how the bicycles being made to support Wounded Warrior are constructed.

“We’re the last bike manufacturer in America, and over the last few years we’ve gotten more and more and more of a positive response that we’re made in America,” said Bruce Weinreb, director of custom programs and special markets at Worksman Cycles. “We decided to reach out to other organizations that are iconic American, and it took us five

minutes to say, ‘Wounded Warrior Project.’”

The bicycles being made for the group, which include models for men and women and come in two military-style colors — “haze grey” and “hell on wheels khaki” — range in price from a little more than $400 to the mid $600s. Currently, they’re available through the company’s website, worksmancycles.com, but Worksman President Wayne Sosin said the firm plans on soon rolling them out to retailers in places across the country.

“The Wounded Warrior bicycle will be on display in key cities,” Sosin said.

Sosin noted that the company will donate at least $50 from every purchase to Wounded Warrior and has no maximum limit to what it will give.

Founded in 1898 by Morris Worksman, the company first built its bikes in a small shop where the World Trade Center would come to be located. The company moved in the 1970s to a former candle factory — marked by blue windows that continued on page 37

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Worksman Cycles President Wayne Sosin, left, Army Sgt. Stephen Siwulec, Cpl. Timothy Strobel, Wounded Warrior Project cofounder Al Giordano and Bruce Weinreb, of Worksman Cycles, pose with the bicycles that an Ozone Park factory is PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON making to benefit Wounded Warrior.

Firefighters rescue Lindenwood woman More than 60 people battled blaze that erupted in apartment building

by Anna Gustafson

and she was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. A center spokeswoman said Making their way through thick black because Loughlin had burns covering more smoke that poured from a Lindenwood apart- than 50 percent of her body, she was brought ment building last Friday, Brooklyn firefight- to the hyperbaric chamber at New York Hospiers faced almost no visibility as they searched tal Cornell. She remains in critical condition.

“It feels great; this is why we do the job,” for — and rescued — a woman who was having a heart attack as the blaze swept through James Goelz, a firefighter from Ladder 107, said of the rescue. “It’s what this job is all the unit’s fourth floor.

The firefighters from Engine 225 and Lad- about.”

About 60 firefighters battled the flames der 107 pulled Marie Loughlin, 64, to safety, that broke out because of “careless smoking” on the fourth floor of a sixfloor apartment building on 88th Street around 7:30 a.m., the FDNY said.

When the firefighters arrived at the scene, they discovered a large crowd congregated in front of the building.

Rushing to the third floor to determine the building’s layout, the firefighters then climbed to the fourth floor, where they said they encountered incredibly intense heat and black smoke that forced them to use a thermal imaging camera to guide them.

Discovering Loughlin’s door was Firefighters respond to a blaze at a Lindenwood apartment left ajar, Goelz said he managed to PHOTO BY THEODORE PARISIENNE find the woman when he felt her foot. building last Friday.

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He and firefighter John Bunning, who had celebrated his 43rd birthday the day before, then carried her to the door of the apartment.

Another firefighter met them at the top of the stairs and helped to bring her outside.

After ensuring Loughlin’s safety, Goelz returned to the apartment to search for other victims.

Officials said four others from the apartment building were treated for smoke inhala-

tion, but they were not as seriously injured as Loughlin.

The FDNY said the fire began because of improperly discarded cigarettes in the building — which is something that a Bayside resident is fighting to keep from happening throughout the city.

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Firefighters from Engine 225 and Ladder 107 in Brooklyn gather at their firehouse after rescuing a PHOTO COURTESY FDNY PHOTO UNIT woman in a Lindenwood apartment building.

CB 9 votes down new election Says it should move on after wrong person named victor

by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Community Board 9 rejected a call by some members to re-do an election this week after the wrong person was crowned chairwoman during a mix-up last month.

At the board’s March 14 meeting in Woodhaven, CB 9 officials announced members voted 18-17 to elect Joan DeCamp as the new chairwoman. However, they recounted the votes the following morning and discovered the vote was actually 18-17 in favor of the sitting chairwoman, Andrea Crawford.

Since then, DeCamp filed a formal objection to Queens Borough President Helen Marshall’s office, which referred the matter to the city law

Joan DeCamp listens at the CB 9 meeting as members debate whether or not to hold a new vote.

department. The law department has said ballots were not counted incorrectly and that the matter boiled down to a misstatement by a CB 9 staff member who attributed the wrong name to the wrong ballot count.

“We went through our procedures at our executive committee meeting, and we realized we have to tighten up our procedures,” Crawford said at Tuesday night’s meeting at Villa Russo Il Palazzo in Richmond Hill. “There will be two counts done. People will be seated, and it won’t be done at the end of the meeting when everyone’s tired.”

At Tuesday’s meeting, some board members argued there should be another vote for chairperson, while others said the group should move on. Ultimately, they voted 25-15 to not hold another election, with f ive new members abstaining.

The group would have needed two-thirds of the members present to vote for a new election in order for it to be held.

“I feel a bit uncomfortable with the whole situation,” said board member Nick Comaianni.

“I feel very uncomfortable the election was overturned the next day behind closed doors.”

Sam Esposito, another board member, agreed with Comaianni.

“These ballets went home unaccounted for,” Esposito said. “None of us got to see them.”

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Board member Maria Thomson said she did not agree with holding another election.

“This is ridiculous,” Thomson said. “We have new members on the board who weren’t here last month. This is not correct. This is out of order.”

DeCamp, who has been working with CB 9 leaders to revamp the group’s election regulations, said another vote “would not be out of order,” and that the borough president would accept the results.

Alexander Blenkinsopp, who began serving on the board this month, said a vote on holding another election puts the new members in an “awkward position.”

“We don’t know what happened at the last meeting,” Blenkinsopp said.

Each of the five new members abstained during the vote.

Board member Sylvia Hack emphasized that the board should focus on moving on instead of focusing on past mistakes.

“We’ve always operated in a very congenial way,” Hack said. “You have the ballots; you know what the count is. To try and undo a legal election is truly unheard of.”

Still, board member Regina Santoro said last month’s mix-up has other ramifications.

“I would’ve nominated Joan for vice-chair, but I couldn’t because I thought she was chair,” Santoro said.

Councilman Eric Ulrich, center, speaks to Community Board 9 on Tuesday night, as CB 9 Chairwoman Andrea Crawford, right, and District Manager Mary Ann Carey listen.

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In other meeting news, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced the city has begun construction on what will be PS 316, a new elementary school slated to open at 90th Street and 101st Avenue in September 2014.

The school will house 416 seats.

“It’ll help alleviate the overcrowding at nearby schools,” Ulrich said. We’re very excited that’s underway.”

Meanwhile, CB 9 District Manager Mary Ann Carey reported she testified at the end of March on the mayor’s proposed budget, which she said would decimate the budgets of community boards across the city.

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Dirty tricks trump democracy he Queens Democratic leadership appears to be pulling out all the stops to ensure that Flushing Assemblywoman Grace Meng will be the party’s nominee for the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District this fall.

But the latest maneuver is infuriating to many of the rank and file and, above all, one lawmaker faithful to the party who’s been in office for nearly six years, Assemblyman Rory Lancman of Fresh Meadows.

Here’s what’s happened so far in this intraparty battle of the blue staters: Rep. Gary Ackerman of Bayside announced that he will not seek re-election in November. The party quickly picked rising star Meng as its nominee to succeed him. But then Lancman, as well as City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley of Middle Village, announced plans to run a primary challenge against Meng for the nomination.

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tionary who has never served in elective office but has worked for seemingly half the Democrats in Queens at one time or another, announced that he too will run in the primary. That’s what made Lancman flip his lid and cry conspiracy.

The problem is that both Lancman and Gottlieb are Jewish, and the assemblyman says — correctly — that his new opponent is not really serious about winning the primary.

He was put up to launching his run at the leadership’s behest just to divide the Jewish vote, making it easier for Meng to win.

There had already been concern that Crowley, a first cousin of Rep. Joe Crowley, the party leader, entered the race to divide the white vote, also to benefit Meng. Others say the congressman was not happy to see the councilwoman try to upset his plan for victory. But cynics might think that’s another canard, and that she also did it to make people think she’s more independent of her

cousin than her critics say.

The idea that Gottlieb is running as a spoiler is bolstered by a report in City & State that says Matthew Silverstein, an active Democrat from Bayside, was asked by party insider Michael Nussbaum to run but said no, just before Gottlieb announced. Silverstein too is Jewish.

Republican Councilman Dan Halloran, the likely GOP nominee, must be enjoying all this. Halloran has no primary opponent. Of course, his party has its own problems, like the ongoing legal battle over who’s in charge of it, and the probe into a party official who allegedly sought money from a company looking to do business with the city.

It’s a shame that ethnicity plays such a role in city politics, but it does. It’s a disgrace, however, that a party can’t just let its choice for office run on her own strengths, but insists on manipulating the system in such a manner. Not to mention the voters.

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Gambling is a winner Dear Editor: Assembly passage of legislation for a constitutional amendment that would legalize enhanced casino gambling at no more than seven facilities in New York State is a huge victory for Southern Queens. The constitutional amendment would need to be approved again by both houses in the legislature before a constitutional amendment would go to voters for consideration, but this is a great first step in bringing even more quality jobs to our neighborhood.

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In these tough economic times, it is so important to protect the vital jobs and local revenue we already have, while giving businesses the tools they need to succeed. Presently, billions of dollars leave New York State to other gaming states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania and it’s about time that we invest in ourselves!

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With voter approval Dear Editor: On behalf of Queens Library, I want to thank the voters on the Rockaway Peninsula and Council Member Eric Ulrich for allocating $700,000 in capital funding for improvements to Queens Library at Peninsula and for an automated library vender in Breezy Point. Through the participatory budget process, the community expressed their

Danger ahead he city has bigger issues, but the mess created at one corner in Rego Park reflects a lack of common sense quite well.

New stop signs went up on 63rd Avenue at Wetherole Street last week. But there was no warning, no line in the street, just new signs largely hidden by cars until you’re right on top of them. During two one-hour periods on Friday and Monday, cars blew by them at a rate of one every two minutes.

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I will be sending regular updates to the community on the progress of their projects and look forward to enriching lives on the peninsula.

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Save our Beacon Dear Editor: (An open letter to Mayor Bloomberg) At the Community Board 11 public meeting on April 2, members unanimously voted in support of a resolution opposing the closing of the Beacon Program at Marie Curie Middle School, MS 158. We received petitions from almost 900 people demanding that the program be saved.

Four members of the community spoke at the meeting, extolling the exemplary service this program provides to the children who attend.

For 20 years, the Samuel Field YMHA and now its current program director, Ms. Martenia Miller, have provided a vital after-school service

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Honor Flushing’s dead Dear Editor: (An open letter to Comptroller John Liu) As the co-chairman of the Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy, I am writing to ask for your assistance with a very crucial issue facing the 19th-century cemetery.

As you are aware, the conservancy has been advocating for years that the four headstones destroyed by the City of New York in the 1930s be replaced. We would also like to see recognition in the form of a permanent monument to

Gov’t efficiency? Ha ha.

Dear Editor: It was recently reported that the General Services Administration spent $823,000 for a conference. I am not writing to criticize President Obama about this since wasteful spending has occurred under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

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Good times, bad times Dear Editor: Ron Marzlock’s I Have Often Walked column last week, “The mysterious death near the Rainy Nighthouse,” was quite interesting. I was saddened by the death of the good Samaritan named Frederick Pirone, who tried to help a young girl who was being beaten. It is truly a tragedy that those involved were not charged.

As for the wine and cheese bar called the Rainy Nighthouse, I knew it well. I lived at the time at Alley Pond Apartments in Bayside, which was not far from the nightclub, and in the middle ’70s my girlfriend at the time and I would go there from time to time. They had very funny and promising comics.

I remember one night the comic was goofing on the two of us during one of the shows. “Well, how about that?” he said. “We have in the audience Fred and Ethel Mertz from the ‘I Love Lucy’TV show.” Of course the audience laughed.

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Dear Editor: There are a number of flaws to Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature’s passage of our recent state budget which have been overlooked. “$133B state budget OK’d” (April 5). Gov. Cuomo has adopted the age-old practice of pushing current operating budget expenses into future years. There are $3 billion in pension fund expenses deferred over the next 10 years.

He has also increased the debt ceiling by $7 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as a method to fully fund its Five Year Capital Program.

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That will also leave less money available for funding any system expansion projects, such as Phases 2 to 4 of the Second Avenue subway.

Only Washington, Albany, City Hall and perhaps California carry more long-term debt than the MTA. This is nothing to be proud of. It is a direct result of past governors and mayors — on a bipartisan basis, over decades — reducing hard cash contributions for their share of MTA operations. They have forced the MTA to borrow more money for funding of its capital program.

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honor all the others interred at this site, altogether about 1,000 souls, all well-documented.

Borough President Helen Marshall gave $100,000 to replace the headstones and honor the other deceased. But after various meetings with her and representatives from the Parks Department, Community Board 7 and the New York City Design Commission, we have not made any progress toward achieving these goals, and Parks dismisses any ideas we have.

As we look at city history, the prevailing attitude has been that people of color did not count, even when it came to preserving and respecting their burial grounds. Resting places for African Americans in Manhattan, for example, continuously shifted northward over time. My people were pushed from what is now Sarah Roosevelt Park to Washington Square to Bryant Park to Central Park Seneca Village. As the land was developed, graves were frequently uncovered and desecrated, paved over or built over. This was atrocious.

The dead must be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve, and the Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground must be identifiable as the cemetery that it is.

We implore you to help us honor those who are buried at this sacred site. Thank you for your anticipated response and assistance on the issue.

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and summer program for the children of this community. CB 11 also has the opportunity to use the school for our monthly public meetings.

Residents of Community District 11 should not be singled out and denied the opportunity to send their children to a free program paid for by their tax dollars. This is the only Beacon this district has ever had.

The closing of this Beacon will be devastating to the working parents and their children who depend on it for a safe, supervised afterschool program. Families whose budgets prevent them from paying for other programs will be left with nowhere to send their children.

The members of CB 11 hope that you recognize the damage that will be done if this Beacon program closes, and we urge you to keep it open.

Jerry Iannece Chairman Ted Teng Youth Committee Chairman Community Board 11 Little Neck

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Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway officially closed Monday, leaving residents reeling and elected officials scrambling to reopen the 104year-old institution that had employed more than 1,000 people.

The closure of the 173-bed facility leaves one hospital in the Rockaways, St. John’s Episcopal.

“This is a death sentence,” said Brett Scudder, a community activist who runs an online radio program in the Rockaways. “There’s 130,000 people here. St. John’s cannot, will not, sustain the people of the Rockaways.”

The end of Peninsula comes on the heels of a rocky seven months for the institution, including the state recently shuttering its clinical lab after documenting a long list of “serious deficiencies” with it. The hospital has also been rocked by financial problems, and Peninsula’s parent company, MediSys, ended its affiliation with the site last August. At that point, the state had targeted Peninsula for closure, but the Brooklyn-based Revival Home Health Care reached a deal to take over the facility.

Since the closure of the lab at the end of February, patients have been diverted from Peninsula, and civic leaders and elected officials said St. John’s is struggling under the weight of the additional people flooding its facilities.

“St. John’s is packed,” Lew Simon, a Democratic district leader in the Rockaways, said during a conference call led by state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis) on Tuesday afternoon. “People are waiting eight, nine hours in the emergency room.”

Smith, who began holding conference calls every other day on Peninsula beginning on Good Friday, and Borough President Helen Marshall said they were attempting to soon set up a meeting with Gov. Cuomo about reopening

the hospital. To participate in a conference call, contact Smith’s office at (718) 454-0162.

The state senator and others legislators had tried to stop the state Health Department from revoking Peninsula’s certificate of operation, saying that would make it far easier to find another investor for the hospital. Elected officials and board members attempted to save the hospital on Monday by bringing on the Chicago-based People’s Choice Hospital as Peninsula’s main investor.

However, Joe Mure, a former Peninsula Hospital board member, said People’s Choice would not commit to a specific amount it would invest in the hospital on Monday, which the hospital’s court-appointed trustee said had to happen that day to keep the state from pulling the certificate of operation.

A Health Department spokesman said the state is legally required to rescind a license once it signs off on a hospital’s closure plan, which it did on Monday. The spokesman said he did not know if the department physically had the certificate as of Wednesday afternoon.

But Mure said he had been informed that the certificate is not “usually pulled for a couple of months.”

“Why is there this urgency to pull it?” Mure asked during Tuesday’s conference call.

There has been an outpouring of resistance from community members and legislators against the closure. State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park), Simon, doctors and nurses rallied outside the Health Department’s Manhattan office last week in a final attempt to deter them from going through with its plan.

“This hospital is important to ensure that our families have access to quality, accessible and affordable healthcare on the Rockaway peninsula,” Goldfeder said. “We must not Q give up.”

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At Worksman Cycles, bikes for vets

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oldiers who once fought in Iraq and Afghanistan toured the Worksman Cycles factory in Ozone Park last week, getting a glimpse of how workers are crafting the bikes being sold to benef it individuals wounded while serving in the military.

Worksman Cycles, the last remaining bicycle manufacturer in the country, announced last Thursday that it is making a new series of bicycles and will donate at least 10 percent of revenue from each one sold to the Wounded

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As the soldiers, as well as others affiliated with Wounded Warrior, met workers like Errol Barrett, who has been a welder for more than four decades, they learned about the bicycles that will be sold for the project, which are being painted “haze grey” and “hell on wheels khaki.” The bicycles range in price from $419 to the mid $600s and are being Q sold at worksmancycles.com.

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Wayne Sosin, left, president of Worksman Cycles, explains how his company’s bikes are manufactured to retired Army Sgt. Stephen Siwulec, center, who served in Afghanistan, and retired Cpl. Timothy Strobel, who served in Iraq.

Bruce Weinreb, director of Worksman Cycles’ custom programs and special markets, shows off some of the bikes the company is selling to benefit the Wounded Warrior nonprofit.

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The Worksman Cycles factory is a maze of boxes of various bike parts, waiting to be shipped to places across the country.

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HB Kiwanis celebrates 50 years Looks back at five decades of serving the community

by Anna Gustafson

Since then, the group has grown rapidly, attracting members from all walks of life, and In 1962, the Cuban missile crisis rocked the on Friday, April 20, at its annual dinner dance, international political scene, Americans flocked it will mark five decades of doing everything to the theater to see “To Kill a Mockingbird,” from raising money for diabetes research to and the Beatles released their first single, sending children to summer camp.

“We’re celebrating 50 years of servicing “Love Me Do.” And in South Queens, a group of business the Howard Beach community,” said Bob men who wanted to make an impact on their LoCascio, the group’s president. “It’s one of community formed what is now one of the the oldest, if not the oldest, community oldest service groups in the neighborhood — organizations in Howard Beach. We’re very proud of it.” the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach.

The Kiwanis Club will hold its 50th annual dinner dance at Russo’s on the Bay beginning at 7 p.m. For the first time ever, the event will be open to the general public, and people can buy tickets for $125 a head.

The money raised during the event, which includes food and entertainment by the Rick Mango Band, will go toward the various charitable organizations and activities the club supports. The group John Spagnuolo, second from right, manager at the new Howard will also honor its past presiBeach branch of TD Bank, is inducted into the Kiwanis Club of dent, Steve Sirgiovanni, at the Howard Beach by state Supreme Court Justice and club member celebration.

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people, and most of the money stays in Howard Beach,” LoCascio said of the group’s efforts that include giving out more than $1,000 in gift certificates for families in need during Thanksgiving, supporting the Columbus Day Foundation and the International Society of SS Cosma and Damiano in Howard Beach, and sending youngsters to Camp Kiwanis during the summer.

The Howard Beach group, which meets every Thursday night at Lenny’s, is one of many Kiwanis organizations spread throughout Queens. Kiwanis International was founded in 1915 and has gone on to raise money for children worldwide.

The Howard Beach group also supports groups of younger Kiwanians in the Builders Club at St. Helen’s and the Key Club at Bayside High School.

“To keep it going for 50 years, that’s the milestone,” LoCascio said. “You see a lot of organizations that started, but couldn’t keep growing. We’re up to 50 members now, and we want to continue to grow by having new members and different fundraisers. We want to keep this organization strong.”

For more information about the April 20 dinner, call club member Dino Bono at (718) 848-3650 or (646) 401-2805. Those interested can also call LoCascio at (917) 805-3115.

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Making money with concerns The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association got more than a penny for their thoughts last week.

The civic group raised more than $500 during its first “311 Day,” during which businesses and individuals pledged donations for each complaint residents logged with the city about neighborhood problems.

The donations will benefit the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and the WRBA will present the group with a check at its next meeting on April 21 at 1 p.m. The meeting is held at the ambulance corp’s headquarters at 78-15 Jamaica Avenue.

“We’re always looking for new ways to help our members engage with and better the neighborhood,” WRBA President Ed Wendell said. “Our first 311 Day was clearly a successful experiment. Not only will Woodhaven be much cleaner and safer, but the ambulance corps will come out ahead too.”

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Titanic still thrills after a century Two victims of 1912 shipwreck now rest in Queens cemeteries

by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

George Rosenshine and Sinai Kantor likely had very little in common.

Rosenshine was a businessman from a prosperous Manhattan family. Kantor, by most available accounts, was a Russian Jewish emigre traveling to the United States with his young wife in search of a better life.

Rosenshine was 46 and Kantor 34 when they died in the north Atlantic Ocean on the night of April 14-15 in the sinking of the Titanic.

And both now rest in quiet corners of cemeteries in Queens.

The ship went down on its maiden voyage 100 years ago this week, a tale chronicled in books and movies, including the 1997 Oscar winner for best picture, “Titanic.”

It was the largest, most luxurious ship ever built at the time, and was carrying some of the world’s wealthiest and most prominent people.

It sank after striking an iceberg. It had enough life boat capacity for just over half of the more than 2,200 passengers and crew on board, leading to 1,503 deaths.

The wreck was discovered in 1985 by an international team led by American oceanographer Bob Ballard.

Kantor, a second-class passenger, was one of the last of 333 bodies recovered by ships hired by the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic.

He is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, his grave nestled at the end of a row on a sunny rise. His wife, 24 at the time, survived.

Rosenshine, one of the first recovered and whose death earned him an obituary in the New York Times, rests in his family plot at Bayside Cemetery in Ozone Park.

Most accounts report that he sailed from the French port of Cherbourg on a first-class ticket under the name of George Thorne, as he was traveling with his mistress, who also survived.

The Chronicle was unable to locate the Rosenshine plot in Bayside Cemetery, which has fallen into disrepair and legal troubles in recent years. But Richard Hourahan the collection manager at the Queens Historical Society, said it would not have been unusual for even socially prominent Manhattanites to be buried in Queens and the outer boroughs “When they started running out of land in Manhattan in the 1800s, many churches and congregations, particularly wealthy ones, bought land here. That’s how Queens came to have so many cemeteries,” he said.

Sinai Kantor, a Russian emigre taveling with his wife, Miriam, was 34 when he died 100 years ago in the sinking of the Titanic. He now rests in Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, one of two Titanic PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON victims buried in Queens.

Marisa Berman, executive director of the society, said she is not surprised that the story of the Titanic has kept the public’s attention for 100 years.

“I think people are always attracted to tragedies, particularly when there is some sort of conflict,” she said. Berman pointed to two New York disasters — the General Slocum

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Prescription drug abuse infests city Pills as addictive and deadly as street drugs popular among teens

by Janne Louise Andersen Chronicle Contributor

Americans consume more prescription drugs than any other country in the world.

With more prescription narcotics available than ever before, prescription drug addiction is the largest growing drug problem in the country — currently exploding among teens.

The Borough of Queens is no exception, and Far Rockaway ranks on the city’s top five for unintentional opioid poisoning deaths.

In a news series, The Queens Chronicle looks into the drug epidemic and the initiatives taken by legislators, law enforcement and nonprofits in the borough to combat it.

New Yorkers have since the 1980s seen several drug epidemics infesting youth and devastating communities. But while many people associate drug addiction to crack, heroin and cocaine — and most recently the cheap and accessible drug methamphetamine — most are unaware that the biggest killer in town is prescribed by their own doctor. Prescription

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration last year reported that the number of Americans aged 12 or older who used prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives nonmedically, was almost seven million. With an average of around 6,600 initiates per day countrywide, the biggest increase is among teens who find the narcotics in mom and dad’s medicine cabinets.

After an 80 percent increase in usage from 2000 to 2006, prescription drugs have become a more common narcotic than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls it an epidemic. While alcohol and tobacco dependency is decreasing, the misuse of prescription drugs is growing, and — although prescription drugs tend to be a

A poster from a prescription drug treatment campaign by the Department of Health.

more popular way to get high among middleto high-income white communities — it is growing across all ages, genders, social and ethnic groups, and the tablets are being crushed and snorted, smoked, injected or mixed with other narcotic drugs.

In New York City, a report released in May 2011 by the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, found that the rate of prescription pain medication abuse by New Yorkers aged 12 or older increased by 40 percent from 2002 to 2009. While deaths caused by heroin poisoning decreased by 24 percent in 2009, it rose by almost the same percentage for unintentional opioid analgesic overdose deaths. In Queens, the hospitals reported that an overdose of prescription pills took 28 lives in 2009. As prescriptions for hydrocone and oxycodone keep increasing — doctors in Queens in 2009 wrote close to 400,000 — and the treatment centers report steep increases of opioid addicts, especially among adolescents, experts fear the worst is yet to be seen.

Dr. Steven Kipnis is the medical director of the State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and oversees 12 addiction centers and 15,000 medical addiction programs in New York. One of them is Creedmoor Treatment Center in Queens Village, a facility with both in- and outpatient rehab programs. Last year most of Creedmoor’s 400 patients were admitted as opioids dependants, whether heroin or OxyContins.

“Patients are probably a bit younger now than 10 years ago. Alcohol has gone down, all other user addictions have gone up,” Kipnis said. “Queens is not unique to other boroughs or the rest of the United States, kids are starting relatively young.”

He said that teens get their first medication at home from the medicine cabinet, bottling without their parents’ knowing. And when they get addicted and need more drugs than are available, they start buying it from the street, oftentimes turning to heroin, which is cheaper and more accessible.

Research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that among teens aged 12-17 years-old, abuse of prescription drugs is second only to marijuana. The most commonly abused prescription drugs among adolescents are painkillers based on opioids like OxyContin and Vicodin. Opioids count for threefourths of prescription drugs addictions. Stimulants or uppers like Ritalin, are another group and primarily prescribed for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. When taken in higher doses, these drugs can produce euphoric effects. The last group is the benzodiazepines, or depressants, also known as sedatives and tranquilizers, like Valium and Xanax. With a rapid impact on the brain and a long duration of action, these drugs have high abuse and addiction potential. Mixed with alcohol, they can be deadly.

Many experts attribute the growth in prescription drug abuse in part to the recent availability of OxyContin, an effective oxycodone pain reliever. However, when crushed and snorted or mixed with water and injected, the drug delivers all its power at once, producing a high similar to that experienced with heroin,

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making heroin addicts actually favor OxyContin. In 2010 the number of reported new nonmedical users of OxyContin aged 12 or older was almost 600,000 people.

OxyContin, also known as Oxy, O.C., killer and hillbilly heroin, has taken hold both because it can be strongly addictive and because it generates high dollars on the black market, with a street value of as much as $80 per 80-milligram dose. Other cheaper Oxycodone formulations such as Roxies, Blues,

B&E Pharmacy owner Bruce Snipas showing opioid-based pain medicine, the prescription drug favored by abusers.

Berries, and “30s” are becoming popular.

As for the stimulants, such as Ritalin, Methylin and Concerta, their increased use for the treatment of ADHD has paralleled an increase in its abuse among teenagers, who crush the tablets and snort the powder to get high. Several police agencies have reported incidents of schoolchildren selling prescription drugs, particularly Ritalin, to classmates.

The National Drug Survey for 2010 shows that among persons aged 12 or older who used pain relievers non-medically, 55 percent got

the drug they most recently used from a friend or relative for free. Another 17.3 percent reported they got the drug from one doctor, 4.4 percent got pain relievers from a drug dealer or other stranger, and 0.4 percent bought them on the Internet. Among those who reported getting the pain reliever for free, 79.4 percent reported in a follow-up question that the friend or relative had obtained the drugs from just one doctor.

So far most efforts made to combat the problem deal with stopping prescription forgeries such as State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s Internet System for Tracking Overprescribing (I-STOP) bill, that if enacted would create a real-time online database enabling doctors and pharmacists to report and track certain controlled substances, or the Drug Enforcement Administration efforts to crack down on prescription forgery and meds sales on the black market (all of which next week’s article will shed light on). But if close to half of all drug abusers get them from friends and family, other methods are also needed.

More recently, public and educational institutions have been starting campaigns to raise awareness about the widespread abuse.

“Education campaigns and take-back programs are an important component to stopping prescription drug abuse especially with teens. I think these programs need to be implemented in unison with programs to stop fraud,” said Sheila Brocavich, assistant clinical professor at St John’s University. Along with her students she is setting the Jamaica campus up as a collection site for the National Drug Take Back, where students, families and businesses can drop off excessive and expired drugs. The Staten Island campus of St. John’s University will also participate to serve the needs of the Staten Island community — the city neighborhood with the record number of hydrocone and or oxycodone prescriptions and opioid overdose deaths.

The National Drug Take Back is scheduled for Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Go to justice.gov/dea to find a collection locaQ tion by ZIP code.

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Bay Terrace’s Phil Konigsberg pushes for new city legislation

by Maria Fitzsimons Chronicle Contributor

Phil Konigsberg, a Bay Terrace activist, has been fighting for smokefree causes for nearly 25 years and now hopes to widen smoking bans throughout the city to potentially include all multi-family residences, condos and co-ops citywide.

“I know several people who have died, who were heavy smokers,” Konigsberg said. “If someone is walking heavily above you, it’s not going to kill you. But if you are constantly getting smoke into your apartment, it’s definitely a health problem.”

Konigsberg suffers from breathing issues and attests to how secondhand smoke affects one’s quality of life. “[Secondhand smoke] goes under apartment doors, into hallways, common areas, air vents, electrical sockets,” Konigsberg notes, adding that smoking indoors “is perfectly OK if it’s an unattached residence, but when you live in an apartment, what you do affects other people.”

The smoke-free housing resolution bill he is proposing would have

to be f iled by a council member with the council speaker’s office to be introduced during a stated meeting and presented to an appropriate committee. Then it would have to be presented to one or more public committee hearings for testimony and debate. The bill may be amended, and then finally voted on by the committee.

If passed, it’s then sent to the full council for further debate and a final vote. If it has the support of at least 26 council members, it’s sent to Mayor Bloomberg, who will also hold a public hearing where he will choose to veto the bill or sign it into law.

Konigsberg hopes to officially submit his resolution to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn soon. It includes information on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke to humans inside buildings.

Yvette Jackson-Buckner, borough manager for Queens SmokeFree Par tnership, of the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City, is championing for this cause as well.

The coalition is working with community groups, elected officials and

key leaders to raise awareness about the harmful side effects of smoking in living areas.

“The U.S. surgeon general has reported that there is no safe level of secondhand smoke and thousands of Queens residents are exposed to it each day in their homes,” JacksonBuckner said.

“Queens is a rare borough in that it has a high concentration of immigrant communities. Unfortunately, many of these communities tend to have higher smoking rates …” she added.

During the last f ive years, Konigsberg has also been fighting to make two co-ops in his neighborhood smoke-free, one where he resides, after it received numerous complaints from residents, who voiced concerns with how the 50year-old building isn’t equipped to handle smoke that seeps through unsealed spaces.

The QSFP has offered support to Konigsberg in helping his co-op go smoke-free, and recently presented to his board the benefits of choosing this course of action. He knows this would be a controversial move, even

though research has shown the overwhelming support for this proposition — 66 percent of New Yorkers are interested in living in residences that are entirely smoke-free.

To date, the boards for both coops have not agreed to pass the residential smoke free-ban, but building shareholders have been asked to take measures to lessen smoking side effects caused to others.

“We request that [residents] get air-filters to do what they can to not cause this problem for others,” Konigsberg said, adding that no air-f ilter product documentation can prove the elimination of secondhand smoke entirely.

“I don’t expect this to be healed overnight. This will probably be rougher than the ban for restaurants, bars and parks. In my mind, there really isn’t any difference,” Konigsberg said, while remaining hopeful that smoke-free living can become a reality.

“If it’s passed, I’m confident that Mayor Bloomberg would sign it,” he added.

Konigsberg, who is first vice president of the Bay Terrace Community

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Alliance and a member of Community Board 7, was also active in having the city change its policy about smoking in parks. After the mayor dropped his opposition to the plan, smoking was banned last year in city parks as well as at public squares and beaches.

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The city has announced that residents are getting the message about the importance of colonoscopies with the rate now at 67 percent, compared to 42 percent in 2003.

“Colonoscopy screenings save lives,” said city health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. “Two-thirds of New Yorkers are getting screening, but one-third is not.”

The data was announced last week at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn in conjunction with the city’s partnership with the Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition.

Colonoscopy is a test that allows doctors to look at the inner lining of the large intestine. A flexible tube is used to help f ind polyps, tumors and inflammation. The test takes about 30 minutes and patients can be put under anesthesia for the procedure.

Colon cancer is one of the most common and deadly of cancers, but it is also 90 percent curable if found at an early stage.

Health off icials recommend people begin screenings at the age of 50 and every 10 years after that or sooner if there are concerns.

Over the last three years, the city has been tracking colonoscopy rates and led a drive to eliminate racial disparities. Over the past decade the DOH reports the difference in rates between whites, Asian, African Americans and Hispanics has been eliminated. In 2003, the Asian test rate was 24 percent; African Americans were at 35 percent and Hispanics at 38 percent, compared to whites at 48 percent. Today, the rates are statistically the same.

The DOH indicates, however, that the progress has been slower among the Russian-speaking community, whose colonoscopy rate of 56 percent is 10 percent below the city average. Farley said attempts are being made to reach out to this group.

Brooklyn Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, who emigrated from the Soviet Union, said that such prevention programs did not exist in Russia and the immig rants are unaware of the procedure. “With the help of the Department of Health and the local hospitals, we can educate the Russianspeaking community in preventative screenings,” Brook-Krasny said.

Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer, killing about 1,400 New Yorkers every year. In the last five years, the city’s Health and Hospital Cor p. facilities — including Elmhurst Hospital and Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica — performed more than 105,000 colonoscopies HHC President Alan Aviles noted that since 2003, his agency has aggressively urged patients over 50 to get a colonoscopy and has increased the number of tests by almost 400 percent.

Staten Island and Manhattan led the boroughs in the largest percentage of residents who have had the screening with 72 percent.

Queens and Brooklyn followed with 66 percent, followed by the Bronx with 64 percent.

Dr. Sang Kim, associate program director of gastroenterology at New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, leads the medical team performing colonoscopies. Kim has also seen an increase in the number of tests. continued on page 32

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$160M expansion means travel choices, jobs for Queens, NYC Delta Air Lines broke ground Tuesday on a $160 million renovation and expansion of its facilities at New York LaGuardia Airport.

The project, which includes a 630-foot connector bridge linking Terminals C and D, a new Delta Sky Club in Terminal C and expanded security lanes in both terminals, comes as Delta creates a new domestic hub at LaGuardia by July 11. It represents the largest expansion project at LaGuardia in more than 40 years.

A concurrent $1.2 billion expansion at Kennedy Airport is aimed at creating the airline’s international hub.

“All together, with our expansion projects at JFK and LaGuardia, Delta is investing nearly $1.4 billion in our New York airport facilities,” said Delta Chief Executive Off icer Richard Anderson in a statement issued by the airline Wednesday morning. “No other airline is approaching that level of commitment to New York in the next 12 months.”

The new bridge will allow Delta customers to walk between terminals behind security, providing easy access to departure and arrival gates and facilitating convenient connecting flights. Delta has operated out of both terminals since March 25, when it began expanded service at LaGuardia.

Delta’s renovations at LaGuardia will support 700 new jobs along with additional jobs for construction.

Numerous city, state and federal officials were present.

New York Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy called the project “a great partnership” between city and state officials and Delta.

“Today’s groundbreaking demonstrates how by partnering with businesses we can create hundreds of good jobs for New Yorkers,” Duffy said. “This announcement gives travelers more options for flying across our state and provides a significant boost to our local economy. “ Mayor Bloomberg said he was pleased with what the project means for the city in terms of economic growth.

“When our administration joined with Delta to support its application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for permission to expand service here at LaGuardia Airport,

we were excited at the prospect of better air service and 700 new permanent jobs for New Yorkers, as well as more than 100 new construction jobs,” Bloomberg said. “Working with the governor’s team and with the leadership of Queens’ own Congressman Joe Crowley, today we see the fruits of our labor.

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Crowley (D-Queens and the Bronx) called the project a significant milestone that will have a positive impact far beyond the airport. “[It] will bring many benefits to Queens and New York, including the creation of thousands of new jobs, increased economic activity in and around LaGuardia, improved air service and reduced noise pollution,” Crowley said.

Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said Delta is helping the region by laying the groundwork for future economic growth.

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Let’s Go Mets! — Opening Day 2012

Former Flushing resident Clarissa Santos, right, and Alessandra Allen of the Bronx, bring eight-week old Gabriela Pena to her firstPHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON ever opening day.

Astoria natives Mary Ann DiLuzio, left, and Jane Galaga make their annual trip to opening day festivities. Galaga, at right, was one of the many fans paying tribute to Mets legend Gary Carter, who passed away from cancer back in February. ll was as it should be for opening day of the baseball season at Citi Field on Thursday.

The weather was sunny, Johan Santana pitched five shutout innings in his first game in more than a year, and David Wright drove in the only run of the game as the Mets won, 1-0.

And it all happened against the Atlanta Braves.

The team also held a pregame ceremony honoring Hall of Famer Gary Carter, the Mets All-Star and 1986 World Series hero who died at age 57 in February.

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Carol Collins and Mary Lynn Green, who show up every year, once again have the hottest tickets in town. “We go to spring training every year too,” said Collins.

It’s four different caps and four different jerseys for Maggie, Grace, James and Rick Bodian of Astoria.

Katie Hay of Valley Stream and Sara Gouter of New Jersey arrive for opening day in style.

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Several events set for Yom Hashoah Queens groups and synagogues commemorate the Holocaust

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The 49th observance honors the six million Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust during World War II. At many of the programs, survivors give testimony about the nightmare they lived through during the Nazi regime.

With fewer of them still alive, the stories are even more poignant.

Here are some of the offerings in Queens: Kati Marton, former TV correspondent and author, will speak on Raoul Wallenberg on Monday, April 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Central Queens Y, 67-09 108 St. in Forest Hills. Cost is $3 for members and $6 for nonmembers.

Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who defied the Nazis to help up to 100,000 Jews avoid the death camps. In 1945, he disappeared into the Soviet prison system and his fate remains unresolved.

On Wednesday, April 18, at 1 p.m. the Kupferberg Holocaust Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave. Bayside, will present the film, “The Life of Primo Levi,” an Italian chemist who survived Auschwitz. Tickets are $5 at the door.

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On April 18 at 7:45 p.m. Columbia law Professor Menachem Rosensaft will discuss “Jewish Perspective on World War II War Crimes Trials” at the Young Israel of Hillcrest, 169-07 Jewel Ave. It is also sponsored by the Utopia Jewish Center, Ohr Moshe Torah Institute of Flushing and the Torah Center of Hillcrest.

Also on April 18, Temple Torah of Little Neck at 54-27 Little Neck Parkway will offer a talk by Holocaust survivor Ethel Katz. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is cosponsored by Little Neck Jewish Center and Marathon Jewish Center.

The Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd., will hold a commemorative program at 7:30 p.m. on April 18.

“The Whitestone Jewish Center, 12-45 Clintonville St., will commemorate Yom Hashoah on April 19 at 6:45 p.m.

Barbara Wind, director of the Holocaust Council of Metro West, will speak at a ceremony sponsored by the Brandeis Association at the Queens County Civil Court Jury Room, 89-17 Sutphin Blvd. in Jamaica on April 19 at 6 p.m.

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Service is a family tradition Joseph Carl Jr., left, of Howard Beach, receives several medals earned by his father, Joseph Carl Sr., in World War II from Congressman Bob Turner, right, on April 3 in a ceremony held in Turner’s Middle Village office.

Carl, joined here by his son Steven, who has continued the family’s traditio of service, sought Turner’s help after having trouble receiving the medals his father had earned.

Medals presented included the Good Conduct Medal, Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal, Honorable Service Lapel Button, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Marksman Qualification Badge, Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Clasp, and the Meritorious Unit Commendation. Turner is a veteran and a member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

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Victory for the St. Virgilius-St. Camillus team The St. Virgilius-St. Camillus Broad Channel Athletic Club Shamrocks girls swim team won the division championship at the end of March at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Long Island, elating athletes and coaches alike.

The Shamrock team members swam some of their best times ever at the March 25 com-

petition, and their coaches said they “couldn’t be prouder” of the athletes who have practiced twice a week since November and ventured out on many cold Friday nights to participate in meets.

Team members and coaches said they wanted to send out a special congratulations to Teresa Rissmeyer, a 9th grade student who

is graduating from the Shamrocks after swimming with them since she was in kindergarten.

The team is led by head coach Nancy Crocker and assistant coaches Barbara Corbett, Lynn Lynch, Jenn Walters, JoMarie Rissmeyer, Luann Montella and Gerri Trudden.

Members said they will miss Rissmeyer, who is retiring as a coach this year.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has a pretty cushy lead over her three Republican challengers, including U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens, Brooklyn), according to a Siena poll released this week.

“With a two-to-one favorability rating, and a majority prepared to re-elect her, [Gillibrand] continues to look strong seven months from her first re-election attempt,” said Siena pollster Steve Greenberg.

According to the poll, Gillibrand is leading Turner, Nassau Comptroller George Maragos and attorney Wendy Long by about 40 points.

Despite the lead, Turner’s camp said they are encouraged by the poll’s report that Republican voters believe by a twoto-one margin that Turner is the strongest candidate to challenge Gillibrand in November’s election.

“Once [Gillibrand] is forced to go on the record about her votes for Obamacare, to increase our national debt, and to raise gas prices, her numbers will take a nose dive,” Turner’s campaign said. While Gillibrand did not respond to Turner’s accusation, her camp recently noted that in March she raised more than $200,000 Q from about 5,000 people.

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Stefania D’Andrea, center, of Howard Beach, presents coupons she collected for soldiers serving abroad to Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach President Bob LoCascio, right, and Past President Steve Sirgiovanni.

D’Andrea has for months been collecting coupons for Kiwanis, which is giving them to a U.S Army program that uses the coupons to purchase food and supplies for soldiers serving in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

A member of Girl Scout Troop 4215 in Maspeth, D’Andrea has also been collecting food items for military men an women.

The Kiwanis club is still collecting the

coupons, which may be dropped off at the Queens Chronicle office at 62-33 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park by the end of the school year.

Coupons may be from newspapers, magazines or the Internet, and will be accepted up to six months after the expiration date.

Kiwanis members said they plan to collect the coupons again next year.

A number of organizations around the area have been collecting coupons for soldiers, including the Richmond Hill South Civic Association, which is led by Margaret Finnerty.

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Two bills introduced by state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) are designed to help superintendents and principals keep tabs on school employees with child abuse allegations in their records.

Under bill A.9600, school superintendents in New York State would be required to report all allegations of child abuse by school employees or volunteers when those individuals are in the process of transferring to new school districts.

Bill A.9598 would require the immediate termination of any school employee or volunteer convicted of of child abuse.

In a statement issued by his office on Tuesday, Hevesi said he crafted both bills following a spate of child abuse cases in New York City schools that have been made public this school year.

Fifteen employees of the city’s Department of Education have been arrested on sexual or other abuse charges this school year.

“These bills are a simple matter of doing what is right for our children to ensure their safety and welfare in school settings,” Hevesi said. “Principals should feel assured that they have the best possible information when making hiring decisions, and likewise superintendents should be responsible for facilitating the transfer of all essential information during school employee transfers.”

Hevesi said A.9600 is meant to ensure that both superintendents and hiring schools remain accountable for the safety of students, by validating the integrity of newly hired school employees and volunteers.

Additionally, bill A.9598 will tighten up provisions in state education law which allow convicted child abusers to remain in school settings until a superintendent deems them unfit for their positions.

He said for schools to maintain their reputability, parents should feel assured of the integrity of the staff that interacts with their children. “These bills are about accountabiliQ ty,” Hevesi said.

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Empty cabs take up residential parking Taxis use streets as parking lot, filling spots for area neighbors

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Roe Daraio, president of Citizens of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together, alleges that a livery cab company, Sensational Services Inc., does just that on 48th Avenue and 70th Street in Woodside.

“It’s a big problem in the community,” she said. “Those are 200 parking spaces being used up.”

She said it’s not only a burden for residents who live near the block, but also businesses that need employee parking.

For months, Daraio has fought this problem.

Zoning laws forbid dealerships from using the city streets as their lot, she said.

“Zoning specifically states that all businesses must operate 100 percent in their premises … not on the city street,” she said.

The civic leader asked the 108th Precinct to look into the issue. During the past eight months 12 summonses were issued, which included inadequate insurance coverage, lack of commission-required decal and invalid driver’s licenses, she said.

Daraio brought the issue to the Taxi and Limousine Commission, which grants permits for livery cabs. She was told that it wasn’t in the commission’s control to do anything about it.

“TLC said it’s not their problem, DOT is not looking at it as their problem. So whose problem is it?” she asked.”

However, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) has stepped in.

“It’s plain to us that they can’t find parking on their block or even close to where they live because we have hundreds of livery cabs taking up all the spaces,” he said. “You got a private business using the street as their own private parking lot and not paying for that privilege.

That’s unfair to local residents who live in the neighborhood.”

Van Bramer is working on a bill that would give the TLC the authority to write summonses to TLC regulated dealerships, which use city streets to conduct business.

The owner of Sensational Services Inc., Tom, who asked that his last name be withheld, said he hasn’t received any complaints.

He said his company takes up at most 10 or 12 spots and that the rest belong to other dealerships.

“There are five or six other shops that have vehicles in those spaces,” he said. “I feel we’re being unjustly painted as the bad guys.” “[I am] willing to work with the community Q to find a solution,” he said.

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Parents say exit was forced; city says new leader will help school

by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

August Martin High School students and their parents are accusing the city of forcing their principal to resign last week, in an attempt to limit dissent before an upcoming vote on whether or not to close the Jamaica institution at the end of the month, while education officials say the new principal has an extensive background in working with struggling students and will help the school to improve.

Anthony Cromer ended his tenure as principal at August Martin last Thursday, the city Department of Education said. The new leader, Gillian Smith, the founding principal of The Facing History School in Manhattan, began the same day, according to the city.

“They wanted him to resign,” said Jose Ferruzola, the Parent Teacher Association president at August Martin. “They put him in a spot where he could resign or be let go.”

Ferruzola said the principal had a strong connection with the parents and community and argued that the city wanted to axe that connection prior to the public hearing the city will hold April 16 on Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to shutter August Martin.

The mayor proposes closing 26 schools in the city, including eight in Queens, and reopening them with up to 50 percent of the teachers replaced and a new name. The city Panel for Educational Policy will vote on the measure at its April 26 meeting.

Under federal guidelines for the program Bloomberg wants to implement — known as the “turnaround” model — Cromer would have to be replaced if the city approves the plan to close the school. Principals at the 26 schools would be booted, unless they had been at the helm for less than two years.

Still, parents and students said the city should have waited until the end of the year to replace Cromer to limit the disruption in the teenagers’ lives.

Instead, parents argued the city cut Cromer loose because he has many allies in the community and was a vocal opponent of closing the school.

“He has the power with the parents and community, and they don’t like that,” Ferruzola said.

The PTA president said last Thursday that Cromer met with Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott on Monday, and the city “called him yesterday and told him he had to leave today.”

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The principal at August Martin High School in Jamaica resigned last week, upsetting parents and FILE PHOTO students who called him dynamic and well-liked.

The city DOE did not respond to a request for comment on Ferruzola’s accusations, but officials did say they believe the new principal will help August Martin, which has struggled with graduation rates and test scores, to improve.

“Our students deserve great principals, and Ms. Smith brings a wealth of experience in education,” said DOE spokesman Frank Thomas. “This is an opportunity for the faculty

and students in the August Martin community.”

They also stressed that Smith has a long background of working with underprivileged youth.

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In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 selling services. offer on her ring from another area shop, but Their cash loans program is straightforward and was looking to get a better deal. In what may simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who be viewed as poor business acumen, she told has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg her new prospective buyer what her previous said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to offer was. Still, after examining her piece, he buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.”

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WOODHAVEN Last year at this time an accomplishment of great magnitude began, the painting and repair of our Jamaica Avenue elevated J line.

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Isn’t it great to look up and see this clean structure. This was always an accomplishment that the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation envisioned and now it is a reality.

This brings us to one more plan, rezoning our Woodhaven that the GWDC began and has the support of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association, our elected officials — state Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Assemblyman Mike Miller, Councilmembers Elizabeth Crowley and Eric Ulrich — Community Board 9 and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District. The hearings were held on this rezoning plan for Woodhaven — and was unanimously approved by Community Board 9. This rezoning is the most important change that will affect Woodhaven for the next 50 years. It will protect our larger Victorian homes and the smaller homes in Woodhaven from being demolished and the building of small apartment buildings in their place. This would destroy the character and the “small town” atmosphere of our Woodhaven. I attended and testified in favor of this plan and I will keep you aware of the progress on this.

Colonoscopy continued from page 20 “We are very pleased and the outcome has been good,” he said.

He noted it’s typical not to have symptoms with colorectal cancer and pointed to a case at NYHQ. It involved a Korean man in his 50s who attended an outreach health program that recommended colonoscopies. “He decided to have the test and we found he had a Stage 1 rectal carcinoma,” Kim said. “We removed it and it cured him. Had he waited a year, he would have needed radiation, chemotherapy and a colostomy bag.”

Applications are available until June 1 for the Empire State Fellows Program, a full-time leadership program beginning in September, with a salary not to exceed $72,765 per year plus benefits. For more information go to newnyleaders.com.

Also, the NYPD’s Internship Program is available to high schools, college and graduate students. This program will provide academic credit and afford candidates practical experience in the justice field. For more information visit the Community Affairs website or call (212) 343-3676.

Now we look forward to the social event of the year, the GWDC’s “Everlasting Spring” 33rd Anniversary Dinner Dance on Friday, June 1 at the Cordon Bleu Caterers, 96-01 Jamaica Ave. — with our own chef. In line with this, the ladies are encouraged to wear warm spring colors.

Our honorees are: Woman of the Year 2012, Debbie Hoffer, project director of Catholic Charities Older Adults-Woodhaven Senior Citizen Center; Man of the Year 2012, Dr. Robert Castelli, a longtime Woodhaven podiatrist and foot specialist; Businessowner of the Year 2012, Michael “Mike” Brennan, owner of Mike’s Pub and Businessman of the Year 2012, Jame’ “Jimmy” Illescas, owner of the new Tropical Restaurant. This year our special recognition award goes to St. Luke’s Nursery School.

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Had the man not had the testing, it more than likely would have eventually cost him his life, the doctor added.

“It is a wonderful feeling for us when this kind of outcome happens,” Kim added.

To reduce the risk of colon cancer, the DOH recommends not to smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly, eat a diet rich in fiber, fruits and vegetables and get checked through screening.

Kim noted that family history also plays a role, so people with a genetic tendency should have a colonoscopy at an earlier age, even at 40.

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Politicians react to a spate of attacks in Queens neighborhoods

by Josey Bartlett Associate Editor

Police are searching for two men after separate incidents of assault committed against women.

At 5:45 a.m. April 8, Sunnyside resident Mike Novak heard a woman yelling for help.He ran outside and the suspect, a Hispanic man in his late 20s, took off northbound along 46th Street, according to spokesman for councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside).

“One sexual assault against any woman in this city is one too many,” Van Bramer said. “Sunnyside is one of the safest communities in New York City and we all must be vigilant as a community.”

The woman sustained minor injuries.

In the 108th Precinct where the incident occurred, misdemeanor sex crimes are up 85 percent so far this year when compared to the same four-month period last year. However, misdemeanor assaults decreased 11.6 percent in the same time frame.

“The recent uptick in sex-related attacks in our neighborhood is intolerable,” said state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D- Astoria).

Van Bramer and other elected off icials handed out fliers on Tuesday in the neighborhood detailing the perpetrator’s appearance.

Nearby, in Jackson Heights, a man is wanted for four reported gropings.

A spokesman for Van Bramer said as of now the two suspects are not linked.

The four separate incidents occur red between March 22 and April 2 between 5:15 p.m. and 4:20 a.m. Each time a Hispanic man would approach the woman, grab her lower region and then flee by foot or bike, according to a NYPD spokesman.

The man is described as between the age of 17 and 25 and between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall. A sketch was composed based on descriptions of him. No suspects are in custody.

“Keeping Jackson Heights residents safe is a top priority,” said Assemblymember

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, left, Mike Novak, Sunnyside resident who thwarted an assault and other local officials handed out pamphlets describing the man who attacked a woman on April 8.

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Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights). “The recent attacks of crude conduct cannot continue.”

Misdemeanor sex crimes in the 115 Precinct are up 100 percent from 9 incidents to 18 since last year during the same time period.

The off ices of Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) handed out bilingual pamphlets giving tips on how to keep safe and detailing resources to contact.

A few safety tips are walk on well-lit streets, have keys in hand before reaching home and intervene or yell for help.

Anyone with information about either perpetrator is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477).

The public can also submit tips by going online to nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

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Treating 15 million gallons of toxic water by 2030 is among legislation voted on in the City Council Environmental Scorecard. One such place that is expected to see this work over the next few years PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER is here, in Jamaica Bay.

Report card time for NY City Council NY League of Conservation Voters weigh environmental priorities

by Natasha Domanski Chronicle Contributor

The release of the Environmental Scorecard of the City Council shows that all five boroughs are heading in the right direction to sustain the environment in New York City.

Out of the 50 City Council members from each district in the five boroughs, and from both political parties that voted, 22 had a perfect score on the scale from one to 100 for voting in support of the 11 bills covering various environmental issues that the city faces now, and in the future.

With an average score of 90 given by The New York League of Conservation Voters, the council has climbed 22 points from the previous Environmental Scorecard that was covered in 2008 and 2009.

The NYLCV is a nonpartisan policy-making and political action organization whose main goal is to keep the environment at the top of priorities for elected officials and voters.

The NYLCV’s president, Marcia Bystryn, said that this is one of the most pro-environment council’s that has ever served New York.

“Our Environmental Scorecard reflects the strong environmental learnings of our individual council members,” Bystryn said.

Topics voted on included sustainable food, waste reduction, solar energy, clean air, indoor air, lighting efficiency, clean waterways, illegal dumping and safe streets.

They also voted on “green infrastructure,” which will increase the planting of stormwatertolerant native vegetation in order to regulate stormwater retention and filtration, and “green buildings” which require particular codes on commercial and residential building construction.

Of these topics, 22 council members scored 100 percent, while 15 scored 91 percent, and the remaining 13 council members’ scores declined from there.

Queens’ council members that were given the score of 100 were Peter Vallone (D-Asto-

ria), Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens), Jim Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows), Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Long Island City), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village).

From there, council members that received a 91 were Dan Halloran (R-Bayside), Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Julissa Ferrerras (D-Corona), Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and Leroy Comrie Jr. (D-St. Albans).

Council members Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) and James Sanders Jr. (D-Laurelton) scored a 73.

Bart Haggerty, the chief of staff for City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), said that their off ice is particularly proud of Ulrich’s 100-point voting status.

“We were the principal sponsors for the ‘green building’ initiative,” Haggerty said. “It’s common sense to update the laws of major construction.”

Ambition of this sort is what also inspired City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin (D-Manhattan) to introduce legislation for public recycling and textile recycling.

Michelle Feldman, Lappin’s press secretary said, “She is working on creating legislation that heightens the importance of waste reduction. We want to make recycling more accessible to the people of New York.”

Christine Quinn, the City Council speaker, is credited by the NYLCV for leading the council into passing 29 of the 111 recommendations, primarily for creating green buildings legislation that has been proposed over the last two years.

From this legislation, Urban Green, a campaign with the goal of becoming the leaders of the advancement of sustainability in urban buildings through education, advocacy and research, has estimated that the votes will result in saving 30 billion gallons of water through better plumbing regulations, save $400 million in overall energy costs and other Q environmental benefits by 2030.

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Residents may bring their unwanted electronic equipment, including computers, monitors, cell phones, fax machines, typewriters, televisions, scanners, copiers, printers, batteries, cameras, power strips, air conditioners, and telephones. Clothing and textiles, including coats, bedding, linens, paired shoes, scarves, belts and handbags; papers, cardboard, carpeting, dishes, glasses, silverware and eyewear are also being accepted.

The event will take place rain or shine.

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Oyebamiji said she believes many stuprincipal has been replaced, and many of them called Cromer a dynamic leader who dents will be less inclined to work hard in Cromer’s absence. was well-liked.

“Now that the principal is gone, I don’t “I felt really sad and bad, and I want to protest it,” said Deborah Oyebamiji, a think everyone is going to want to do what senior and member of the student govern- they’re supposed to do,” Oyebamiji said. ment. “I’m not happy about it. I don’t want “Seniors might say, ‘Oh I don’t know you,’ the new principal to sign my diploma. I’ve about the new principal, and might not do what they’re supknown Principal posed to. This Cromer for four years, school is closing, and and we had a and now we have a good friendship. All nly the CIA operates new principal? the students liked in this manner.”

Everything just him.” changed.”

Dmytro Fed— Dmytro Fedkowskyj, PEP member Like Oyebamiji, kowskyj, Queens BorFerruzola said he is ough President Helen Marshall’s appointee to the PEP, who has worried about the impact Cromer’s absence been a vocal opponent of closing the will have on the teenagers.

“A lot of the students looked up to him, schools, said he has written to Walcott for an explanation about Cromer, but has yet to and he was a mentor to them,” Ferruzola said. “Without him, I’m afraid they’re receive a response.

“Borough President Marshall is extreme- going to drop out.”

Lipy Begum, a senior, said she began ly disappointed, but I’m not surprised by this action,” Fedkowskyj said. “It’s a shame attending August Martin not long after that the DOE operates in this manner. The moving from Bangladesh, and credited her school community and members of the PEP former principal with helping her graduate deserve an explanation now. This decision on time.

“I’m a student from a foreign country, created a lot of confusion because the educational impact statement that was released but I made it because of Cromer,” she with the closure proposal made no mention said. “He did everything for me. I want of removing the principal before June 30. him signing my diploma, not the new Q This decision lacked transparency, and only principal.”

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continued from page 2 he would have no comment until after he has garnered the 900 valid signatures necessary to get on the ballot. The deadline is Monday, April 16. He has since put up a website with his biography, but left out his position at the elections board. A spokesman said he will be taking a leave of absence from the job to mount his campaign.

On Tuesday, he issued the following statement: ÒPeople are tired of elected officials who forget that representing the people is an honor and responsibility. Rory apparently believes he has become bigger than those he seeks to represent. Why does he proclaim he should be the only Jewish candidate to seek this office? I will show that my record, my philosophy and my values better represent not only the Jewish voters of this district, but a majority of the voters who reside in the 6th Congressional.”

Michael Reich, executive secretary to the Queens Democratic Party, said he probably hasn’t spoken to Gottlieb in about a year. But he lashed into Lancman for his allegations.

“Shame on Rory Lancman,” Reich said.

“He has no proof whatsoever to say that,” adding uncategorically that party leaders had not held conversations with Gottlieb.

“Whatever Jeff is doing he is doing on his own,” he said.

Meng’s campaign said it had no comment since “this has nothing to do with us.” It did not respond to inquiries later regarding Lancman’s charges. Crowley’s campaign did not respond at all for comments on the latest developments.

Gottlieb lives in Flushing and is president of the Queens Jewish Historical Society. In 2001 he attempted to run for the City Council in a race eventually won by Jim Gennaro. Prior to the primary, he was advised by the county Democrats to withdraw to give Barry Grodenchik a better chance of winning. He withdrew and Grodenchik lost.

In 2002, Gottlieb wanted to challenge then-incumbent Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn of Flushing, but was advised

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against it by the party and did not proceed.

Several well-placed political sources, who asked not to be identified, said they were unhappy with Gottlieb’s most recent decision to run and believe the party made the overtures to him.

Marc Haken, a community activist from Fresh Meadows and lifelong Democrat, who at one time did volunteer work for Lancman, thinks the Democrats are running scared. “They are afraid Rory will win so they did this,” Haken said. “I don’t think Gottlieb will draw votes away from Rory because he’s firmly established in Queens.”

Mulling over Gottlieb’s entrance into the race, Lancman said his take on it is that the party was shocked by the support he’s received from unions, the Working Families Party and former Mayor Ed Koch, and “they hatched this scheme. This time they crossed the line and it’s a new low,” Lancman said. “They are trying to exploit religious and ethnic differences.”

He added that the voters won’t be fooled and that in phone calls he has received since Gottlieb’s announcement, “people are very angry.”

The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Councilman Dan Halloran of Whitestone.

At a press conference on Monday, Lancman also outlined his agenda for helping small businesses if he’s elected to Congress by helping them access credit and reforming the corporate tax code.

His plan would focus on changing the code so that small businesses are competing on the same playing field as large corporations. Lancman supports the president’s plan to cut the 35 percent tax rate to 28 percent for all businesses and close loopholes, which will help small businesses compete.

He spoke at the Cornerstone Diner in Hillcrest, a business that was opened 14 months ago by Spiros Kaloudis. “We’ve been struggling,” Kaloudis said. “We would love to expand but we are not eligible for small business loans and it’s hard to make Q ends meet.”

Michael Gannon contributed to this story.

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A Maspeth group will pay tribute in a ceremony on Sunday to certain U.S. servicemen who never came home.

“These are guys who we know were killed, but whose bodies were never recovered,” said Diego Lodico of Maspeth. Lodico is the founder of Bella Italia Mia, an educational Italian culture organization, and a nonprofit offshoot with the aim of memorializing the country’s missing sons.

“My wife’s brother was killed over Germany in a bombing mission in World War II,” Lodico said. ”The plane was destroyed.”

Lodico is a veteran, having served as an Army medic toward the end of the Korean War. Sunday’s ceremony, scheduled for 2 p.m. at All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, where Lodico was successful in securing space for a monument in 2010 after a meeting with Daniel Austin, president of the cemetery.

“I went there to speak to him for about 15 minutes,” Lodico said. “It turned into 45.”

The memorial has been in place since December, and now Lodico is looking for families of those, who, like his brother-inlaw, have earned a plaque on the monument.

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“You need the next of kin, and I tried reaching out to the military,” Lodico said.

“But they told me they can’t give me that information. So I’m hoping with some publicity families will approach us.” Sunday’s ceremony will feature a color guard and a bugler from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.

Lodico said he always has been moved to help the nation’s veterans.

“You see these ads on TV where they ask for $19 contributions for veterans,” he said disapprovingly. “Not that I don’t think veterans should be taken care of. I think the government should do it.”

Gene Burch, past commander of American Legion Post 1424 in Forest Hills, said he and fellow members will be there in their personal and post capacities.

“We have the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but there’s really nothing for the “MIAs,” Burch said. “I think it’s wonderful that they’re doing this.”

The ceremony will take place during the regular monthly meeting of Bella Italia Mia, which takes is held at Christ the King Regional High School.

All Faiths, located at 67-29 Metropolitan Ave., is across the street from the school.

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Worksman Cycles continued from page 5 once kept the sunlight from melting the wax — in Ozone Park, and it makes industrialstrength tricycles and bicycles that are used around the world, from Queens pizza shops to a Mercedes plant in Alabama and the U.S. Army in the Middle East.

The company said in addition to helping out an iconic American group, the partnership helps to fuel a factory that employs about 60 people, especially in light of how the city recently rejected Worksman’s bid to provide thousands of bicycles for its bike share program last year. Sosin said Worksman could have added another 50 workers to the staff had the city tapped it for the program.

Not all is dire, however, and New York University recently began using Worksman Cycles for its bike share program, which has about 1,000 members, and similar programs in Tulsa, Okla. and Princeton use the Ozone Park manufacturer as well.

And, Sosin said, it seems as though more groups are seeking out American-made products, which makes him optimistic they will not go the way of its competitors — abroad.

“When bike companies were closing their U.S. operations and partnering with people overseas, we didn’t,” Sosin said. “We have 60 people working here, and they don’t deserve to be given up on.

“The story of a bike being made in

America shouldn’t be an amazing story, but it is,” he continued. “We’re very proud of what we’ve done.”

Giordano, of the Wounded Warrior Project, said the partnership is an important one for the group’s 20,000-plus members.

“We don’t take a penny in government funding; it’s all from the American public and mom and pop companies,” Giordano said.

Donations from Worksman will help the nonprofit fund a number of programs — all of them free, including counseling and help finding employment.

“Without Wounded Warrior, I’d probably be 400 pounds on my couch, or I don’t know if I’d even be here,” said Siwulec, who was riding in a vehicle in Afghanistan in 2004 when a bomb exploded in the road. “It hurt my hip, my back, I had traumatic brain injury and I still have a heart condition.”

Siwulec, now a federal police officer with the Department of Veterans Affairs and studying criminal justice at Empire State College, and Strobel said the nonprofit also provides a network of colleagues who understand what each other has gone through.

“You go from having an instant family to the civilian world, where it’s more dog-eatdog,” said Strobel, who is now studying to be a nurse practitioner at Stony Brook University on Long Island. “Wounded Warrior Q brings back camaraderie.”

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Cantor Cary Schwartz will present a program on music of the Holocaust.

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by Peter C. Mastrosimone The iceberg hit by the Titanic 100 years ago this Saturday didn't only fracture the great ship’s hull and spell doom for two-thirds of those aboard, it also fractured the comfort of the Edwardian Era, which then was shattered completely just two years later by the start of the First World War. Named for the king who succeeded Queen Victoria on the British throne, the Edwardian period is marked in the public imagination today as a time of leisure for the wealthy and rapid technological innovation. Both notions are accurate, but they leave out the plight of the poor, who mostly worked ungodly hours in conditions that would be illegal today, and had yet to benefit from most of the era’s inventions.

The Titanic, with its opulent first-class staterooms above and infamous third-class steerage accommodations below, reflected the divide perfectly. And when the ship was mortally wounded at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, class played a major role in who survived and who didn’t. More than 1,500 people died as the Titanic broke apart and sank two hours later, but as per the values of the day, 97 percent of women in first class lived, while 87 percent of men in third class did not.

But two weeks from now they will all be remembered, rich and poor, famous and unknown, in a unique event to be held in the heart of Queens — one that also will pay homage to the continued onon page 43 romantic Edwardian Era itself.

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Historical society will mark the tragedy’s 100th Anniversary in true Edwardian style

The Titanic about to depart Southampton, England, top, and a reproduction of the fictional Heart of the Ocean from the 1997 film “Titanic,” which Queens residents will get the chance to wear in two weeks.

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The Queens County Bird Club will meet on Wednesday, April 18 at 8 p.m. at Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston.

Seth Ausubel will give a presentation on reptiles and amphibians of the New York/New Jersey region.

EXHIBITS

An exhibit titled “Interwoven Worlds: Exploring Domestic and Nomadic Life in Turkey,” organized

by Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum, will be on view at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. through April 30. Exhibit hours are Wednesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m.

Queens Best Toastmakers Club meets the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to noon at the Elmhurst Hospital Center, Conference Room, 79-01 Broadway.

In honor of its major exhibition Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City, the Noguchi Museum at 9-01 33 Rd., Long Island City, offers free admission for all visitors until the exhibition closes on April 22.

For a schedule, call (718) 204-7088.

You Gotta Believe, a community-based older child adoption agency, is looking for families who would be willing to provide love and nurturing to a child in the foster care system. Join the agency on Sundays at 4 p.m. at Little Flower Children’s Services, 89-12 162 St., Jamaica. The next session will be on April 15. (No meeting on April 8).

Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria, will present “Street Digital,” an exhibition of JODI’s recent works in installation, software and video, now through May 20. Museum admission: $12 for adults; $9 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $6 for children ages 3-18. Open Tuesday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. SaturdaySunday, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Monday.

Ralph Weiss Photographs are on view through April 22 at the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Gallery hours: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

Continuing through April 24 the second of a twopart exhibition on the evolution of art will be on view at the Queens College Art Center, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Level Six, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Gallery hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, will exhibit the photography of documentary photographer Audrey Gottlieb now through May 19. “Vignettes from the Queens Project” is a photo collection that celebrates the diversity of the Queens community.

Joseph LoGuirato’s sketched collection of historic structures around the city will run through June 30 at the Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14 Rd., College Point. Call for hours: (718) 358-0067.

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The AARP Queens Chorus performs at Queens nursing homes and rehab/senior centers. If interested in joining call (718) 523-1330 for audition dates.

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The Gingerbread Players will cap their 2011-12 season with a six-performance run of “Annie” from April 21 PHOTO COURTESY GINGERBREAD PLAYERS through April 29 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Forest Hills. relations on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Little Theater, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. Tickets are $20 at door, $15 in advance. Call the box office at (718) 482-5151.

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Turkish-born Ucbasaran was a prizewinner in the 1996 and 2000 Los Angeles Liszt Competitions.

Tickets: $34-$36. Call (718) 793-8080.

The Gingerbread Players will cap their 2011-12 season with a six-performance run of “Annie,” the classic musical at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills on Saturday, April 21, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 22, at 2:30 p.m.; Friday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 28, at 2:30 p.m.; and Sunday, April 29, at 2:30 p.m. For reservations, call (718) 268-7772, or visit gingerbreadplayers.org.

Grammy-award winner and folk music legend Janis Ian will be at the Queens Theatre in the Park for two special concert performances on Saturday, April 21 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale on the Queens Theatre website for $44 and $60. The theater is located in Flushing Meadows Park.

“For Rent,” by acclaimed Turkish playwright, Ozen Yula, will be presented by the Kupferberg Center and the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave., in Long Island City now through April 18 — Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; and April 12 and 18 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $5-$10. Call (718) 482-5151.

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The Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra has openings in oboe, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass sections.

Auditions will be held during the regular rehearsals of the orchestra on Wednesday from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Interested players should contact the conductor, Franklin Verbsky at (718) 374-1627 or (516) 785-2532.

A free springtime concert of joy, with vocalists Natalia Salemmo, Jessica Bauch, pianist Mark Wilson, guitarist Jeffrey Starace and violinist Jennifer Johnson will be held on Saturday, April 14 at 1 p.m. at the Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14 Road, College Point. Historical tours will be conducted from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tours are conducted every half hour.

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Neil Berg’s “100 Years of Broadway” will be presented on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. at Colden Auditorium at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Tickets: $26-$28. Call (718) 793-8080.

OneHeart Productions, a nonprofit theater company, presents a single evening’s performance of “Birmingham Reunion,” a full-length play dealing with the present-day impact of slavery on race

Zeynep Ucbasaran will give a recital on Sunday, April 15 at 2 p.m. at the Lefrak Concert Hall at

The Sacred Music Chorale of Richmond Hill presents a spring concert on Sunday, April 22 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114 St. at 3 p.m.

The program is Faure’s “Requiem” and Ralph Vaughn William’s “Five Mystical Songs” with professional soloists and chamber orchestra. Reception follows in church’s Bowers Hall. Admission $15 — seniors and students $12. Tickets available at the door or in advance.

LECTURE Breathe life into your old paintings, a demonstration by Ann Bragg, will be held on Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston.

The Bayside Jewish Center Sisterhood, 203-05 32 Ave., Bayside presents Milton Pincus on Monday, April 16 at 3 p.m. who will discuss Jewish/Arab relations in a modern world.

Flushing Meadows Soap Box Derby has begun registering participants for this year’s Soap Box derby event. Registration can be obtained online at aasbd.org or GNB Auto Repair, 85-05 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights on Fridays between 6 and 8 p.m. Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 17 years. A copy of a birth certificate must accompany the application or another document affirming proof of age. Kits may be obtained from the All-American or through sponsorship from the Flushing Meadow Organization.

Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, announces its bilingual theatre movement and dance for children workshop, incorporating Flamenco and Mexican folkloric movement and dance. Classes are Saturdays from April 14 to June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop concludes with a performance of a piece created and performed by the children at Thalia Spanish Theatre. The free is $150 total; there is a discount for families who enroll several children. The age group is from 5-12 years old. For information and reservations contact Soledad Lopez or Kathryn Giaimo at (718) 729-3880, or visit the website at thaliatheatre.org.

CLASSES A parenting workshop with child psychologist Anthony Wolf will be held on Wednesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Central Queens Y, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Fee: $5 in advance, $10 at the door.

A defensive driving course for insurance and point reduction will be given at the American Martyrs Church, 79-43 Bell Blvd. in Bayside on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information and registration call (631) 360-9720. The cost is $45.

MEETINGS

A points/insurance reduction defensive driving course will be held in the VFW Hall, 102-17 160 Ave., Howard Beach on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $35. Call Keith at (917) 5996674 or visit progressive-training-ltd.com to register.

The Flushing AARP Chapter No. 1405 holds its meetings at the Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave. on Mondays at 1 p.m. The speaker on April 16 will be Bob Hogan, manager of the Quinn-Fogarty Funeral Home on living wills.

Mindfulness Meditation one-hour class with Rabbi Michael Weisser at Free Synagogue of Flushing, 4160 Kissena Blvd., on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, call (718) 961-0030 or email info@freesynagogue.org.

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of Dance Entropy, a dance company based at Green Space.

The annual Green Space Blooms dance Not only does Green mastermind the festival blossoms into a larger event each event, she will perform in the duet “Kin” year. In 2010, 25 choreographers partici- and her solo dance “Secret of the Girl of pated in the six-night festival. Now the the Flowers.” event welcomes 39.

During her solo One such choreogGreen shivers, rolls rapher is also the and flits through a event’s organizer: scattering of brightly Valerie Green, founder colored fabric flowers.

When: April 13-15 and 20-22 of Green Space, a Green performs 8 pm Long Island City stuwith emotion. At Where: Green Space dio rental location for one point she seems 37-24 24th St., LIC neighborhood dancers to shake with fear Tickets: $20 at door; $15 in advance and the venue for and at the end of (718) 956-3037 Green Space Blooms. dance, which repregreenspacestudio.org Growing the sents a nonlinear life Queens-based dance cycle, Green cackles scene is a cause Green as she slowly walks has worked on since 1998, and Green towards the back the dimming stage.

Space Blooms is the only dance specific Green’s flower-themed dance is just a festival in the borough, she said. pleasant coincidence; the festival is always The intimate performance space facing called Green Space Blooms. One night in Manhattan allows for 70 seats per show. February Green woke up from a dream of Green expects 300 attendees in total. herself surrounded by flowers, inspiring “We want neighbors to feel they can the piece. stay in Queens and see professional grade She soon began working with the fabric performances,” said Green, also the owner and movements. She collected flowers

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Dance Entropy Founder Valerie Green previews her solo dance “Secret of the Girl of the Flowers.”

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“If you know the performers you will want to support them,” said Green. “It’s a win-win. Dancers develop a repeat audience and the audience connects with Q art happening in their community.”

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Ella Fitzgerald praised her as “the best young singer in America.” Reviewers have said that her live performances are “overwhelming to the spirit and soul” and “drenched with such passion, the audience feels they’ve been swept up in a hurricane.” Fans of folk singer Janis Ian will get to experience that passion next Saturday as she will perform at Queens Theatre in the Park in Flushing Meadows Park.

“I’ve been performing since I was 15 and lived in the New York area so many years, I’ve never played Queens,” the singer said in a telephone interview.

Ian, 61, said “it’s great” to Folk singer Janis Ian will give her first concert ever in the be performing here for the borough at Queens Theatre in the Park. first time and that she is not PHOTO COURTESY PETER CUNNINGHAM a stranger to the area. “My best friend, Jane, used to live in Flushing, so as an “anthem for disaffected teenagers,” I’m reasonably familiar with it because we it brought her five Grammy nominations. would meet under the clock all the time,” She took home the Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. she said.

Ian said what appeals to her about Born in New York City, her talent for music was evident at a young age. She folk music is the ability to link with started playing piano at the age of 2, everyone. “There’s a connection to peobut switched to the guitar at 10, saying ple that I don’t think you get with that she hated scales and studying. “I pop,” she said. “It’s not limited. It figured out that while you couldn’t crosses genre, it crosses race, culture, carry a piano, you could carry a guitar, age, nationality.”

The audience can expect to hear and that was it,” she noted in her websome of her classics and new songs that site biography.

Among her influences, she lists Pete she has written. She will also perform Seeger and Woody Guthrie, but also the guitar solos.

Ian will perform at the Queens Thegenres of rock, pop and jazz.

She wrote her first song when she atre in the Park on Saturday, April 21 at was 12 and had her first hit single at 14, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. General admission “Society’s Child.” The song was about tickets are $44. Call the box office at Q an interracial romance between a black (718) 760-0064. boy and a white girl.

It was a controversial piece that was banned on numerous radio stations and was the cause of a radio station in When: Saturday, April 21, Atlanta being burned down. In the sumat 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. mer of 1967, the song reached 14 on Where: Queens Theatre in the Park the Billboard Hot 100. The single sold Flushing Meadows Park 600,000 copies and in 2001, Ian was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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The setting will be an Edwardian high tea, given by the Richmond Hill Historical Society and sponsored by the Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery, in honor of the Titanic’s centenary. It will be held at the cemetery’s Celebration Hall.

Attendees will not only get to enjoy a nostalgic afternoon in their best Edwardian finery, they’ll also get to look at much memorabilia related to the tragedy, including books, actual props from the 1997 Oscar-winning film “Titanic,” autographed photos of the movie’s stars and an authorized reproduction of the fictional Heart of the Ocean, the great jewel that also played such a major role in director

Edwardian tea When: 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, April 29 Where: The Center at Maple Grove 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens Tickets: $25; $20 for Richmond Hill Historical Society members (718) 704-9317

James Cameron’s masterpiece.

One unusual item that will be shown is an ushabti, a statuette believed to hold magical powers in ancient Egypt (King Tut was buried with 365 of them, one for every day of the year). An ushabti much like the one that will be displayed was carried during the Titanic’s only voyage by possibly its most famous survivor, the “unsinkable” Molly Brown.

A world-renowned musician, Cecilia Brauer of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, will perform the movie’s theme during the tea, as well as a hymn believed to be the last or second to last tune performed by the Titanic’s band as it famously played on while the ship foundered.

She will play them on the glass armonica, a rare, historical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin.

There will also be a couple of items making the admittedly tenuous link between the Titanic and Queens: an entry from a Richmond Hill woman’s diary in which she speaks of hearing about the tragedy, and photos of a wealthy area family whose lithography company lost valuable items that were in the ship’s hold.

[Two people who died aboard the

Attendees of the Edwardian tea honoring those lost aboard the Titanic will see various memorabilia, and even pose for photos wearing a reproduction of the fictional Heart of the Ocean jewel from the 1997 film.

PHOTO BY CARL BALLENAS Titanic are buried in Queens; see separate story in most editions, or at qchron.com.]

The one actual artifact from the disaster that will be on display is a piece of coal retrieved from the sea floor after the ship’s carcass was discovered in 1985.

None of what will be enjoyed during the event is to make light of what

happened on that long ago Night to Remember, however. Carl Ballenas, president of the Friends of Maple Grove, says the event is designed more to honor the ancient Egyptian proverb carved on the wall of Celebration Hall.

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CLASSES

Spring youth programs at the Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14 Rd., College Point, include: Drama Class (for ages 8-13) on Saturdays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. It is free; Art Class (for ages 12 and up) on Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. for beginners and from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for intermediate and advanced. Fee is $20 for supplies, adults $40; and Guitar (for ages 1117) on Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. for beginners and from 11-noon for intermediate. Special one-time introductory price - $120 for 12 one-hour sessions.

Pre-registration and payment are required. Starting date is Saturday, April 7. Programs run through June 30. Recital to be held in June for all youth programs.

Call (718) 358-0067.

The American Small Craft Association (TASCA) is offering a $300, seven-week, on the water, basic sailing course at the Boathouse at Flushing Meadows Park, from Saturday, April 21 to June 11. For more information and registration call (347) 438-1863 or visit sailtasca.org.

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The Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Flushing Hospital, enter at 45th Avenue and Burling Street on the first, third and fifth Wednesday of the month. For information, visit flushingcameraclub.org.

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Italian Charities of America at 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, offers Italian classes for adults and children. Adult classes are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. Children’s classes are on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon. The course is for 14 weeks. Price: adult — $80, children — $75 for first child, $50 for second and third child. Call (718) 478-3100.

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Dance with instructions at the Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, every Monday and Friday, 7:15 to 8 p.m., followed by a dance social. Music by Sal Escott. Admission $10.

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A one-hour auto clinic for women is held the third saturday of every month at 3:30 p.m. at Great Bear Auto Repair Shop, 164-16 Sanford Ave., Flushing.

Call to reserve at (718) 762-6212.’

The Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria, offers classes in Greek folk dance for adults and teens every Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The fee is $20 monthly or $150 for the whole year. Bouzouki lessons are also available every Saturday from 12:30-2 p.m. Registration is open to beginners as well as advanced players of all ages. Students are recommended to bring their own instruments to class. The fee is $40 to enroll and $60 monthly. For more information, call (718) 726-7329.

Senior Yoga is coming to Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32 Ave., conducted by Flo Meyers. There will be a series of 10 weekly sessions at $5 per session.

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The Jackson Heights Art Club offers art classes, all mediums. Daytime and evening adult classes are offered Monday-Friday; daytime children’s classes are offered during the weekend. Classes are held at St. Mark’s Church, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue. Cost: $75 for adults, for four sessions, $75 for children for eight sessions. Membership available. For information, call Geraldine at (718) 446-4709.

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The Wednesday Night Singles Group of the SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, invites you to social evenings with special guest speakers on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 Adult Center members, $9 nonmembers.

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Storyteller Barbara Aliprantis creates dramatic tales of immigrant hopes and traditions, drawing on her Greek heritage during a tea and talk on Sunday, April 15 at 3 p.m. at the Voelker Orth Museum, 14919 38 Ave., Flushing. Admission is $10 and $8 for members.

The Queens Alliance Baseball League and the Queens Kiwanis Baseball League have combined to provide recreational baseball, as well as tournaments in the RBI, Pony, Federation and Greater N.Y. Sandlot. Any teams or players looking to play baseball in a local competitive league can call (718) 366-7717 or (718) 821-4487 for more information.

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Helen Day, the RHHS vice president, who organized the event, agreed. “We thought it would be nice to highlight the fact that it’s the 100th anniversary of the Titanic, although it’s a horrible tragedy,� Day said. “It certainly was a horrific incident of the day, and to everyone who heard about it, whether they were connected to it or not, it was a great tragedy.�

As Richmond Hill resident Ella Flanders wrote in her diary on April 15, 1912: “Terrible news in the papers, the new White Star liner, The Titanic, the largest ship in the world, struck an iceberg off Newfoundland and badly injured in the night. Wireless news indefinite. Ships going to rescue, fear it might sink.�

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE WILSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 11 CVD 1994 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION BEATRIZ JIMENEZ, Plaintiff Vs. NORBERTO ROJAS GUZMAN, Defendant TO: NORBERTO ROJAS GUZMAN, Defendant Take Notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Complaint for Absolute Divorce and Child Custody.

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PUBLICATION OF HEARING STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT- FAMILY DIVISION PETITION NO. 11-0231-NA TO: SOPHIA PAULINE MALIK IN THE MATTER OF: TRINITY ANNETTE MALIK DOB 09/18/2011 A hearing regarding TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS will be conducted by the court on May 7, 2012 at 1: 00 in 55TH CIRCUIT COURT FAMILY DIVISION 225 W MAIN ST., HARRISON, MICHIGAN 48625 before THOMAS P. MCLAUGHLIN. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that SOPHIA PAULINE MALIK personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above. This hearing may result in THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. Date: March 27, 2012 Judge Thomas P. McLaughlin P26580

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Name: LAWRENCE HOLDINGS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/18/2012.

Office location is Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to John Lawrence, 300 Wheeler Rd., Ste. 101, Hauppauge, NY 11788. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of IBON GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/2012. Office Location: NASSAU County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 25 TOWNSEND RD., GLEN COVE, NY 11542.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 402 REALTY EQUITIES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/09/12. 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, 141-07 20th Avenue, Suite 402A, Whitestone, New York 11357.

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Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: LITTLE TREASURES-PETITS TRESORS, SLP & PSYCHOLOGY, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/22/2012.

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, 21207 102nd Ave., Ste. B-4, Queens Village, NY 11429. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

BBIC LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/19/12. Office location: Queens County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Diamond District Corneal, 60 Old Court House Rd., New Hyde Park, NY 11040. General Purposes.

JAMAICA REDEMPTION CENTER LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/6/12. Office location: Queens County.

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PROBATE CITATION File No.2011-4538 SURROGATE’S COURT QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Public Administrator of Queens County, Frances Cutrona, Pasquale D’Andrea as alternate executor, Rose Joy D’Andrea and Deborah Summer who have equal rights to letters of administration C.T.A., and the heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of Carolyn Barnewall, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence.

A petition having been duly filed

by Christine Rodriguez, who is domiciled at 53655 Annie Oakley Road, Pioneertown, California 92268 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, on 26th day of April, 2012 at 9:30 A.M. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Carolyn Barnewall lately domiciled at 196-51 45th Road, Flushing, New York admitting to probate a Will dated November 6, 2000, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Carolyn Barnewall, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters of Administration C.T.A. issue to: Christine Rodriguez March 12, 2012 Hon. Peter J. Kelly, Surrogate Margaret M. Gribbon, Chief Clerk Angelo A. Giordano, (718) 2662700, Attorney for Petitioner, 64 Avenue U, Brooklyn, New York 11223 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

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PROBATE CITATION FILE NO. 2012/123 SURROGATE’S COURT - QUEENS COUNTY SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent To: THE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEES OF CLARETTA FREEMAN KING, a/k/a CLARETTA KING, DECEASED, IF LIVING AND IF ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, TO THEIR HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN AND CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DUE DILIGENCE A petition having been duly filed by JANICE THOMPSON, who is domiciled at 5 ARCADIA DRIVE, DIX HILLS, NEW YORK 11746 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on May 17, 2012, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of CLARETTA FREEMAN KING a/k/a CLARETTA KING, lately domiciled at 137-30 228th Street, Laurelton, New York 11413, admitting to probate a Will dated December 15, 2008, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of CLARETTA FREEMAN KING, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [xx] Letters Testamentary issue to: Janice Thompson Dated, Attested and Sealed: March 29, 2012 HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk WARREN & WARREN, LLP BY Dawn P. Warren, Esq., Attorney For Petitioner, 516-223-5223, 11 WEST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, SUITE 2, FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION/FAMILY PART COUNTY: HUDSON DOCKET NO: FM-09-2577-11 TO: RAUL AGUDELO, Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED in a Civil Action in the Superior Court of New Jersey, wherein Amparo Betancur is the plaintiff and you are the defendant; and you are required on or before 35 days from publication, to serve upon ALUM & FERRER, ESQS., the attorneys for the plaintiff, at 501 70th Street, Guttenberg, New Jersey 07093, an answer to the complaint and you shall promptly file the answer with the proof of service, in duplicate, with the Clerk of Superior Court, 595 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306 If you fail to do so, an appropriate judgment will be rendered against you in favor of the plaintiff.

If you cannot afford to pay an attorney, call a Legal Services Office. An individual not eligible for free legal assistance may obtain a referral to an attorney by calling a county lawyer referral service. These numbers may be listed in the yellow pages of your phone book or may be obtained by calling the New Jersey State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service toll-free 800792-8315 (within New Jersey) or (609) 394-1101 (from out of state). The phone numbers for the county in which this action is pending are: Lawyer Referral Service 201-798-2727, Legal Services Office 201-798-6373.

This civil action was instituted to obtain a divorce.

CARLOS A. FERRER, Attorney for Plaintiff

CITATION FILE NO. 2012-604 SURROGATE’S COURT, QUEENS COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent To: The distributees, heirs-at-law, and next of kin of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR. a/k/a HENRY C. STUMP, deceased, if any be living and if any be dead, their respective distributees, heirs-at-law, next of kin, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence, being any person interested in the estate of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR. a/k/a HENRY C. STUMP, deceased, as distributees or otherwise, and Public Administrator of Queens Country, NYS Attorney General.

A petition having been duly filed by ADAM V. LICHTENSTEIN and WINIFRED M. GRANT, who are domiciled at 6768 Baron Road, McLean, Viriginia 22101 and 2447 Jackson Avenue, Seaford, New York 11783 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on May 10, 2012, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR., a/k/a HENRY C. STUMP, lately domiciled at 71-04 72nd Place, Glendale, New York 11385, United States, admitting to probate a Will dated March 8, 2011, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of HENRY CHARLES STUMP, JR., deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: [x] Letters Testamentary issue to: ADAM V. LICHTENSTEIN and WINIFRED M. GRANT Dated, Attested and Sealed: March 23, 2012 HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, MARGARET M. GRIBBON, Chief Clerk, KURT P. WIDMAIER, ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER, RUSSO, KARL, WIDMAIER & CORDANO, PLLC, (631) 265-7200, 400 Townline Road, Hauppauge, New York 11788 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company.

Name: NYC REGIONAL CENTER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/19/212. 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, 131-08 40 RD., 4F, Flushing, NY 11355. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: SCRIMP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/01/2012. 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, 22-21 48 Street, Astoria, NY 11105. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Meladi Beauty Salon LLC. Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 2/10/12. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 146-01 Holly Ave., Flushing, NY 11355.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: HL 78, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/01/12. 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, 136-40 39th Avenue, Suite 402, Flushing, New York 11354.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SBG REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/17/12. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Susan Batz, 85-15 Main St., Apt. 8P, Briarwood, NY 11435. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 132-13 LIBERTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/06/12. 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, 132-13 Liberty Avenue, Richmond Hill, New York 11419.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that a license number 1260060 for restaurant wine has been applied for by DOUGH JOE LLC (Assumed name: Hinomaru Ramen) to sell wine & beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 33-18 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, NY 11105 for onpremises consumption.

AVERY 133-12 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/28/12. 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, 64-65 210th St., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: JR ACCOUNTING, TAXES & SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/01/2012. 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, 229-22 LINDED BLVD., CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that a license number 1261849 for an On Premises Liquor License has been applied for by the HUFF N PUFF INC. under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law for premises located at 25-83 Steinway Street, Astoria, New York 11103, Country of Queens, for on-premises consumption.

AMERICAN UNITED COMPANY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/21/2012. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8658 Pinto St., Hollis, NY 11423. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: DONNA. G. L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/03/2012. 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, Dominick Gentile, 159-07 78th Street, Howard Beach, NY 11414. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: FERAZZOLI CREATIVE DESIGNS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/13/12. 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 Joseph & Terracciano, LLP, 2 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 200, Syosset, New York 11791.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

11-01 43rd Avenue Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/16/1999. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 11-01 43rd Ave., L.I.C., NY 11101.

Duration Date: 6/30/2050.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: VESNA D LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/16/2011.

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 302, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Chee Ming Choo LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/12.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Chee Ming Choo, 64-46 Utopia Parkway, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DTN DANCE GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/07/12. 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, 212-14 39th Avenue, Bayside, New York 11361.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ImaginAerial LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/22/12.

Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 189 2nd Ave., Apt. 3S, NY, NY 10003.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/20/12, bearing Index Number NC-000128-12/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, in Record Room 357, grants me the right to assume the name of Eiatzaz Arshad. My present name is Eiatzaz Arshad Butt AKA Eiatzaz A. Butt, AKA Eiatzaz Butt.

My present address is 96-08 25th Avenue, East Elmhurst, NY 113691546. My place of birth is Pakistan.

My date of birth is March 11, 1988.

Notice of Formation of Linda L Huang DDS MD, PLLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/10/12. 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 6820 Selfridge St., #5D, Forest Hills, NY 11375.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

MLB limits press access The Breezy Point post

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The 2012 season has brought an important change, and not one for the better, as sportswriters are no longer allowed to talk with ballplayers in a team’s clubhouse following batting practice. Apparently this stipulation was agreed upon between Major League Baseball and its players association in their new contract.

Less access makes it more difficult for an independent press to gather information for the public. It also makes it a lot harder to establish informal relationships with players. In life, most things are dependent on relationships.

Scott Hairston, the thoughtful Mets outfielder, defended the new policy by saying that it gave players more time to study film, do exercises, and other things to get ready for a game.

What Scott neglected to say, though, was that the media was always required to leave a clubhouse one hour before a game and that no one forced players to make themselves available to reporters even during the post-BP period.

Michael Weiner, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, is a very intelligent man and someone I greatly admire. He certainly realizes that the attention that the sporting press lavishes on his members is a very big reason for the high compensation that they receive. Without it baseball players would be in the same economic class as their

lacrosse counterparts.

Unfortunately too many players fail to make that connection and view the press as meddlesome intruders. With the exception of Chipper Jones and Jamie Moyer, none of them were around during the 1994 lockout. If they were, they would understand that cutting off access to media benefits management, not labor. Weiner knows this too but he understandably has to follow the wishes of his constituency.

Blame has to fall as well on the once mighty Baseball Writers Association of America. The BBWAA never understood the notion of safety in numbers. The organization limits membership to sportswriters from the daily newspapers and has failed to keep up with the times.

Both MLB and the players union have noticed the number of dailies that have folded and how the survivors have cut back on reporters. That’s why their access has steadily declined over time.

I have spoken with a few BBWAA reporters about allowing reporters from weeklies to join as “associate members.” Associates would not get to vote for the Hall of Fame or year-end awards but would have an advocacy group to represent them. The BBWAA would get more dues revenue. A win for all. According to my sources, however, influential members of the old guard will never allow their arcane bylaws Q to be amended.

office survives

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Breezy Point is located at the far west point of the Rockaway Peninsula and was largely inaccessible before the construction of the first Cross Bay Bridge in 1925 and the Marine Parkway Bridge in 1937.

Summer bungalows rented for $20 a season, largely to Irish immigrants. By the early 1940s it was upgraded to the playground of the “chic” Brooklyn Irish.

Because of the increase in summer population, a temporary post office was open from May to September at 3 Beach 209 St., in a leased converted bungalow.

The post office was under the jurisdiction of the Brooklyn post off ice. After World War II it was put under the legal authority of the Far Rockaway postmaster.

In 1960, 800 acres were sold to the Atlantic Improvement State Corporation for $17 million. Area residents got together and purchased half the land for $11 million and created the Breezy Point Cooperative.

On Sept. 13 of that year, Hurricane Donna hit, with 97 mph winds at Rockaway Point, seriously damaging or affecting 300

homes. This hurricane is still referred to as “the Big One,” when the ocean and the bay actually met over the submerged land.

Though it was sinking, the post office was open the next day.

The one-man station was run by Dave Sherry for many years. The final clerk to run it was Todd Weinstein.

In 1990, the Breezy Point lease ran out and the building was converted into a learning center. Residents of the area now must travel to Fort Tilden on Beach 169th Street for their postal needs. Despite not having its own post office, the area is still regarded by Q many as the Irish Riviera.

Council Member James F. Gennaro, Food Bank For New York City and The City University of New York

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The Breezy Point post office, still up and running, and with a line at the door, the day after Hurricane Donna hit on Sept. 13, 1960.

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HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE Lg Cape on 42x100, Updated Windows, H/W Fls on 1st Fl, Updated EIK w/9' Ceilings and Access to Bkyd, Det 2 Car Gar w/Pvt Dvwy, Full HOWARD BEACH/LINDENWOOD Fin Top Fl & Bsmnt, Pavers in Bkyd. All Brick, 2 Family 6 over 6 plus store, Asking. $649K Balcony. Asking $569K

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• 1 BR ............................... $100K • 2 BR 2 Baths, New Kit with Granite & S/S Appliances, New Master Bath, H/W Fls.....$179K • 2 BR, 2 Baths, Terrace, Move-in Condition! ........$189K HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE 2 Family Brick/Vinyl, 41x100, 6 over 6. • Beautiful 2 BR, 2 Bath, Detached Hi-Ranch, 4 BRs, 2.5 Basement Sheetrocked with High Hats.

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www.ConnexionRealEstate.com

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Call us for a FREE In-Home Market Evaluation:

OPEN HOUSE - SAT, April 14th 12:30pm-2pm • 162-31 83 St.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC. 161-14A Crossbay Blvd.

Howard Beach (Brother’s Shopping Ctr.)

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“Perfection Is Not An Accident” SPRAY BOOTH USI ITALIA

Sonn onnyy’s

No Job Too Big or Too Small

COLLISION SPECIALISTS We Only Use ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED PARTS

Where perfection is not an accident...

And at Sonny’s Collision Specialists that’s what we offer our customers - PERFECTION! We know how stressful it can be when you are without your vehicle.

At Sonny’s you will never be dissatisfied - in fact we’re so sure, that we offer you a rental vehicle

at our expense if you’re not completely satisfied with our work when we return your vehicle.

OUR LIFETIME GUARANTEE IS UNLIMITED.

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SPECIALIZING IN COLLISION AND THEFT REPAIRS

OUR UNLIMITED LIFETIME GUARANTEE “If You Are Not Completely Satisfied We Will Put You In A Rental Vehicle at Our Own Expense Until We Satisfy You!”

• FREE 24-Hour Towing With Any Collision Repair • We will deliver your vehicle upon completion • Rental Cars Available • Paintless Dent Removal • Computer Color Matching • Laser-measured Unibody Straightening • Full Down Draft European Heated SPRAY BOOTH USI ITALIA

1- 888-4SONNYS Tel: 718-738-6721 • Fax: 718-846-7755

106 -12 ATLANTIC AVE. RICHMOND HILL

We are not only a State-Of-The-Art Repair Facility, Our On-Staff Insurance Adjusters Will Help Settle Your Claim & Insure Prompt Service Reporting Your Claim.

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